UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21348
Name of Fund: | BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) |
Fund Address: | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809 |
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 04/30/2021
Date of reporting period: 04/30/2021
Item 1 Report to Stockholders
(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
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APRIL 30, 2021 |
2021 Annual Report |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)
Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value No Bank Guarantee |
Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Section 19(a) Notices
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.s (MUA) (the Fund) amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Funds investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
April 30, 2021
Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Period |
% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Period |
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Income |
Net Realized
Capital Gains Short-Term |
Net Realized
Capital Gains Long-Term |
Return of
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Total Per
Common Share |
Net
Income |
Net Realized
Capital Gains Short-Term |
Net Realized
Capital Gains Long-Term |
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MUA |
$ | 0.605743 | $ | | $ | | $ | 0.032977 | $ | 0.638720 | 95 | % | | % | | % | 5 | % | 100 | % |
(a) |
The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholders investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Funds investment performance and should not be confused with yield or income. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Funds net asset value per share. |
Section 19(a) notices for the Fund, as applicable, are available on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com.
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2 0 2 1 B L A C K R O C K A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
Dear Shareholder,
The 12-month reporting period as of April 30, 2021 reflected a remarkable period of adaptation and recovery, as the global economy dealt with the implications of the coronavirus (or COVID-19) pandemic. As the period began, the response to the viruss spread was well underway, and countries around the world felt the effect of economically disruptive countermeasures. Stay-at-home orders and closures of non-essential businesses were imposed in many parts of the world, workers were laid off, and unemployment claims spiked, causing a global recession.
As May 2020 began, stocks had just begun to recover from the lowest point following the onset of the pandemic. This recovery continued throughout the reporting period, as businesses continued re-opening and governments learned to adapt to life with the virus. Equity prices rose through the summer, fed by strong fiscal and monetary support and improving economic indicators. The implementation of mass vaccination campaigns and passage of an additional $1.9 trillion of fiscal stimulus further boosted stocks, and many equity indices neared or surpassed all-time highs late in the reporting period. In the United States, both large- and small-capitalization stocks posted a significant advance. International equities also gained, as both developed countries and emerging markets rebounded substantially.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) had fallen sharply prior to the beginning of the reporting period, which meant bonds were priced for extreme risk avoidance and economic disruption. Despite expectations of doom and gloom, the economy expanded rapidly, stoking inflation concerns late in the reporting period, which led to higher yields and a negative overall return for most U.S. Treasuries. In the corporate bond market, support from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) assuaged credit concerns and led to substantial returns for high-yield corporate bonds, although investment-grade corporates declined slightly.
The Fed remained committed to accommodative monetary policy by maintaining near zero interest rates and by announcing that inflation could exceed its 2% target for a sustained period without triggering a rate increase. To stabilize credit markets, the Fed also continued purchasing significant quantities of bonds, as did other influential central banks around the world, including the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
Looking ahead, while coronavirus-related disruptions have clearly hindered worldwide economic growth, we believe that the global expansion will continue to accelerate as vaccination efforts ramp up and pent-up consumer demand leads to higher spending. While we expect inflation to increase somewhat as the expansion continues, we believe the recent uptick owes more to temporary supply disruptions than a lasting change in fundamentals. The change in Fed policy also means that moderate inflation is less likely to be followed by interest rate hikes that could threaten the economic expansion.
Overall, we favor a positive stance toward risk, with an overweight in equities. We see U.S. and Asian equities outside of Japan benefiting from structural growth trends in technology, while emerging markets should be particularly helped by a vaccine-led economic expansion. While we are underweight overall on credit, global high-yield and Asian bonds present attractive opportunities. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability can help provide portfolio resilience, and the disruption created by the coronavirus appears to be accelerating the shift toward sustainable investments.
In this environment, our view is that investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in todays markets.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Total Returns as of April 30, 2021 | ||||
6-Month | 12-Month | |||
U.S. large cap equities
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28.85% | 45.98% | ||
U.S. small cap equities
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48.06 | 74.91 | ||
International equities
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28.84 | 39.88 | ||
Emerging market equities
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22.95 | 48.71 | ||
3-month Treasury bills
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0.05 | 0.11 | ||
U.S. Treasury securities
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(6.26) | (7.79) | ||
U.S. investment grade bonds
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(1.52) | (0.27) | ||
Tax-exempt municipal bonds
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2.42 | 7.40 | ||
U.S. high yield bonds
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7.98 | 19.57 | ||
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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Municipal Market Overview For the Reporting Period Ended April 30, 2021
Municipal Market Conditions
Municipal bonds posted strong total returns during the period despite a considerable rise in interest rates as the economy normalized from the pandemic-induced economic shutdown. The asset class benefited from favorable supply and demand dynamics and improved credit fundamentals amid considerable fiscal stimulus and a quicker-than-expected rebound in state and local government revenues. As a result, municipal bonds generated substantial excess returns versus duration-matched U.S. Treasuries and longer duration and lower credit quality strategies outperformed. Despite broad strength, the market contended with brief periods of volatility surrounding U.S. election uncertainty as well as a temporary valuation-based market correction in late February.
Technical support was strong throughout the period as robust demand outpaced supply. During the 12 months ended April 30, 2021, municipal bond funds experienced net inflows totaling $99 billion, with January producing the largest monthly net inflow on record (based on data from the Investment Company Institute). For the same period, the market absorbed $477 billion in issuance, materially elevated compared to the $417 billion issued during the prior 12-month period. However, taxable municipal issuance, which typically draws a different and unique buyer base, was proportionally elevated, making supply less onerous on the traditional tax-exempt market. |
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S&P Municipal Bond Index | ||
Total Returns as of April 30, 2021 | ||||
6 months: 2.42% | ||||
12 months: 7.40% | ||||
A Closer Look at Yields
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From April 30, 2020 to April 30, 2021, yields on AAA-rated 30-year municipal bonds decreased by 69 basis points (bps) from 2.28% to 1.59%, while 10-year rates decreased by 47 bps from 1.46% to 0.99% and five-year rates decreased by 66 bps from 1.09% to 0.43% (as measured by Thomson Municipal Market Data). As a result, the municipal yield curve bull steepened over the 12-month period with the spread between two- and 30-year maturities steepening by 12 bps, led by 34 bps of steepening between two- and 10-year maturities. |
Consistent municipal outperformance has resulted in stretched valuations. After dislocating at the height of the pandemic, municipal-to-Treasury ratios posted all-time lows in February and remain well below historical averages. |
Financial Conditions of Municipal Issuers
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented shock to the system impacting nearly every sector in the municipal market. Fortunately, most states and municipalities were in excellent fiscal health before the crisis, and the federal government is delivering another $350 billion injection. Direct state and local government aid will provide additional support to own-source government tax receipts, which have outperformed the dire predictions made in early 2020. Essential public services such as power, water, and sewer remain protected segments. State housing authority bonds, flagship universities, and strong national and regional health systems have absorbed the impact of the economic shock. While some segments still confront financial pressures, the combination of new federal stimulus and vaccine distribution is boosting economic activity and, consequently, increasing revenue receipts in these sectors as well. Critical providers (safety net hospitals, mass transit systems, airports) with limited resources may still experience fiscal strain, but the additional aid and the re-opening of the economy should support operating results in the second half of 2021. BlackRock anticipates that a small subset of the market, mainly non-rated stand-alone projects, will remain susceptible to credit deterioration. Again, however, ongoing vaccine distribution and consequent rebound in economic activity could reduce the number of potential defaults in riskier non-rated credits. While credit fundamentals have improved noticeably across the municipal space, BlackRock advocates careful credit selection as the market must still navigate near-term uncertainty.
The opinions expressed are those of BlackRock as of April 30, 2021 and are subject to change at any time due to changes in market or economic conditions. The comments should not be construed as a recommendation of any individual holdings or market sectors. Investing involves risk including loss of principal. Bond values fluctuate in price so the value of your investment can go down depending on market conditions. Fixed income risks include interest-rate and credit risk. Typically, when interest rates rise, there is a corresponding decline in bond values. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the bond issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments. There may be less information on the financial condition of municipal issuers than for public corporations. The market for municipal bonds may be less liquid than for taxable bonds. Some investors may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Capital gains distributions, if any, are taxable.
The S&P Municipal Bond Index, a broad, market value-weighted index, seeks to measure the performance of the U.S. municipal bond market. All bonds in the index are exempt from U.S. federal income taxes or subject to the AMT. Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
M U N I C I P A L M A R K E T O V E R V I E W |
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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging
The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the distribution rate on, and net asset value (NAV) of, their common shares (Common Shares). However, there is no guarantee that these objectives can be achieved in all interest rate environments.
In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of leverage, which is based on short-term interest rates, is normally lower than the income earned by a Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of each Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Funds shareholders benefit from the incremental net income. The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage (after paying the leverage costs) is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings (less the leverage liability) is reflected in the per share NAV.
To illustrate these concepts, assume a Funds Common Shares capitalization is $100 million and it utilizes leverage for an additional $30 million, creating a total value of $130 million available for investment in longer-term income securities. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and longer-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, a Funds financing costs on the $30 million of proceeds obtained from leverage are based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased by a Fund with the proceeds from leverage earn income based on longer-term interest rates. In this case, a Funds financing cost of leverage is significantly lower than the income earned on a Funds longer-term investments acquired from such leverage proceeds, and therefore the holders of Common Shares (Common Shareholders) are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.
However, in order to benefit Common Shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other costs of leverage exceed a Funds return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if a Fund had not used leverage. Furthermore, the value of the Funds portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the amount of each Funds obligations under its respective leverage arrangement generally does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Funds NAVs positively or negatively. Changes in the future direction of interest rates are very difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Funds intended leveraging strategy will be successful.
The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in each Funds NAV, market price and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. In a declining market, leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV and market price of a Funds Common Shares than if the Fund were not leveraged. In addition, each Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause the Fund to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a Funds ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Fund incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by Common Shareholders and may reduce income to the Common Shares. Moreover, to the extent the calculation of each Funds investment advisory fees includes assets purchased with the proceeds of leverage, the investment advisory fees payable to the Funds investment adviser will be higher than if the Funds did not use leverage.
To obtain leverage, each Fund has issued Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (VMTP Shares or Preferred Shares) and/or leveraged its assets through the use of tender option bond trusts (TOB Trusts) as described in the Notes to Financial Statements.
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), each Fund is permitted to issue debt up to 33 1/3% of its total managed assets or equity securities (e.g., Preferred Shares) up to 50% of its total managed assets. A Fund may voluntarily elect to limit its leverage to less than the maximum amount permitted under the 1940 Act. In addition, a Fund may also be subject to certain asset coverage, leverage or portfolio composition requirements imposed by the Preferred Shares governing instruments or by agencies rating the Preferred Shares, which may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act.
If a Fund segregates or designates on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a value not less than the value of a Funds obligations under the TOB Trust (including accrued interest), then the TOB Trust is not considered a senior security and is not subject to the foregoing limitations and requirements imposed by the 1940 Act.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. The Funds successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment advisers ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 | BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) |
Investment Objective
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.s (MUA) (the Fund) investment objective is to provide high current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of medium- to lower-grade or unrated municipal obligations, the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax). The Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in municipal bonds that are rated in the medium to lower rating categories by nationally recognized rating services (for example, Baa or lower by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) or BBB or lower by S&P Global Ratings, or securities that are unrated but are deemed by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality at the time of investment. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.
No assurance can be given that the Funds investment objective will be achieved.
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange |
MUA | |
Initial Offering Date |
June 25, 1993 | |
Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2021 ($15.26)(a) |
4.13% | |
Tax Equivalent Yield(b) |
6.98% | |
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c) |
$0.0525 | |
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c) |
$0.6300 | |
Leverage as of April 30, 2021(d) |
11% |
(a) |
Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results. |
(b) |
Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 40.8%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields. |
(c) |
The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain. |
(d) |
Represents TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments. |
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | Change | High | Low | ||||||||||||||||
Market Price |
$ | 15.26 | $ | 12.48 | 22.28 | % | $ | 15.96 | $ | 12.47 | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value |
14.77 | 12.83 | 15.12 | 14.84 | 12.83 |
Market Price and Net Asset Value History for the Past Five Years
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 (continued) | BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) |
Performance
Returns for the twelve months ended April 30, 2021 were as follows:
Returns Based On | ||||||||
Market Price | NAV | |||||||
MUA(a)(b) |
27.89 | % | 20.41 | % | ||||
Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Funds(c) |
26.37 | 18.81 |
(a) |
All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Funds use of leverage. |
(b) |
The Fund moved from a discount to NAV to a premium during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV. |
(c) |
Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper. |
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
More information about the Funds historical performance can be found in the Closed End Funds section of blackrock.com.
The following discussion relates to the Funds absolute performance based on NAV:
Despite rising U.S. Treasury yields, municipal bonds delivered strong returns in the 12-month period. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) When the period began in April 2020, the market was still suffering the dislocations caused by COVID-19. Tax-exempt bonds subsequently recovered off their pandemic-driven lows due to the release of multiple coronavirus vaccines, better-than-expected growth, improving municipal finances and robust investor demand. The prospect of substantial fiscal stimulus was an additional tailwind for the market. These factors fueled a decline in yield spreads versus U.S. Treasuries, leading to impressive gains for municipal debt.
The Funds positions in long-dated below investment-grade bonds made the largest contribution to performance. At the sector level, holdings in tax-backed, education, tobacco and development district issues were key contributors. An allocation to Puerto Rico, which strongly outperformed the broader market, also aided results.
The Funds use of leverage, which enhanced portfolio income and amplified the impact of rising prices, was an additional contributor. The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures, which was a modest detractor from performance late in the period.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 (continued) | BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) |
Overview of the Funds Total Investments
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector(a)(b) | 04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | ||||||
County/City/Special District/School District |
16 | % | 19 | % | ||||
Education |
14 | 10 | ||||||
Transportation |
13 | 17 | ||||||
State |
13 | 6 | ||||||
Utilities |
12 | 15 | ||||||
Tobacco |
11 | 14 | ||||||
Health |
9 | 11 | ||||||
Corporate |
8 | 5 | ||||||
Housing |
4 | 3 |
CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE
Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c) | Percentage | |||
2021 |
22 | % | ||
2022 |
6 | |||
2023 |
10 | |||
2024 |
9 | |||
2025 |
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CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
Credit Rating(a)(d) | 04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | ||||||
AA/Aa |
17 | % | 20 | % | ||||
A |
8 | 8 | ||||||
BBB/Baa |
12 | 15 | ||||||
BB/Ba |
9 | 11 | ||||||
B |
7 | 7 | ||||||
CC |
| 3 | ||||||
C |
3 | | ||||||
N/R(e) |
44 | 36 |
(a) |
Excludes short-term securities. |
(b) |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Funds sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
(c) |
Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
(d) |
For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moodys Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
(e) |
The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of April 30, 2021 and April 30, 2020, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 2% and 2%, respectively, of the Funds total investments. |
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 | BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) |
Investment Objective
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.s (MHD) (the Fund) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax). The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 75% of its assets in municipal bonds rated investment grade or, if unrated, are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser at the time of investment and invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years at the time of investment. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.
On June 16, 2020, the Board of Directors or the Board of Trustees, as applicable, of BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (BAF), BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK), BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH), BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS) and the Fund each approved the reorganizations of BAF, BBK, MUH and MUS into MHD. At a special shareholder meeting on December 15, 2020 for the Fund and BBK, and on January 21, 2021 for BAF, MUH and MUS, the requisite shareholders approved the reorganization, which was effective March 8, 2021.
No assurance can be given that the Funds investment objective will be achieved.
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange |
MHD | |
Initial Offering Date |
May 2, 1997 | |
Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2021 ($16.33)(a) |
4.45% | |
Tax Equivalent Yield(b) |
7.52% | |
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c) |
$0.0605 | |
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c) |
$0.7260 | |
Leverage as of April 30, 2021(d) |
38% |
(a) |
Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results. |
(b) |
Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 40.8%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields. |
(c) |
The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. |
(d) |
Represents VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments. |
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | Change | High | Low | ||||||||||||||||
Market Price |
$ | 16.33 | $ | 13.91 | 17.40 | % | $ | 17.25 | $ | 13.80 | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value |
17.30 | 15.18 | 13.97 | 17.73 | 15.18 |
Market Price and Net Asset Value History for the Past Five Years
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 (continued) | BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) |
Performance
Returns for the twelve months ended April 30, 2021 were as follows:
Returns Based On | ||||||||
Market Price | NAV | |||||||
MHD(a)(b) |
22.90 | % | 19.31 | % | ||||
Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged)(c) |
24.58 | 17.88 |
(a) |
All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Funds use of leverage. |
(b) |
The Funds discount to NAV narrowed during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV. |
(c) |
Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper. |
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
More information about the Funds historical performance can be found in the Closed End Funds section of blackrock.com.
The following discussion relates to the Funds absolute performance based on NAV:
Despite rising U.S. Treasury yields, municipal bonds delivered strong returns in the 12-month period. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) When the period began in April 2020, the market was still suffering the dislocations caused by COVID-19. Tax-exempt bonds subsequently recovered off their pandemic-driven lows due to the release of multiple coronavirus vaccines, better-than-expected growth, improving municipal finances and robust investor demand. The prospect of substantial fiscal stimulus was an additional tailwind for the market. These factors fueled a decline in yield spreads versus U.S. Treasuries, leading to impressive gains for municipal debt.
The Funds holdings in long-dated investment grade bonds performed well due to persistent investor demand, diminished supply, and waning credit concerns brought about by expectations for robust federal support for state and local municipalities. Positions in high yield securities (those rated below investment grade) also benefited from significant yield spread compression at a time of robust investor demand for yield.
At the sector level, holdings in tax-backed, transportation, health care and tobacco issues were strong performers. The Funds use of leverage, which enhanced portfolio income and amplified the impact of rising prices, was an additional contributor. The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures, which was a modest detractor from performance late in the period.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 (continued) | BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) |
Overview of the Funds Total Investments
SECTOR ALLOCATION
|
||||||||
Sector(a)(b) | 04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | ||||||
Transportation |
21 | % | 26 | % | ||||
County/City/Special District/School District |
16 | 13 | ||||||
State |
15 | 10 | ||||||
Health |
15 | 15 | ||||||
Utilities |
10 | 17 | ||||||
Education |
8 | 7 | ||||||
Tobacco |
6 | 7 | ||||||
Housing |
4 | 1 | ||||||
Corporate |
4 | 4 | ||||||
Other |
1 | |
CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE
|
||||
Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c) | Percentage | |||
2021 |
11 | % | ||
2022 |
6 | |||
2023 |
11 | |||
2024 |
5 | |||
2025 |
3 |
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
|
|
|||||||
Credit Rating(a)(d) | 04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | ||||||
AAA/Aaa |
3 | % | 5 | % | ||||
AA/Aa |
41 | 34 | ||||||
A |
26 | 26 | ||||||
BBB/Baa |
14 | 16 | ||||||
BB/Ba |
4 | 6 | ||||||
B |
1 | 3 | ||||||
C |
| (e) | | |||||
N/R(f) |
11 | 10 |
(a) |
Excludes short-term securities. |
(b) |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Funds sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
(c) |
Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
(d) |
For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moodys Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
(e) |
Rounds to less than 1% of total investments. |
(f) |
The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of April 30, 2021 and April 30, 2020, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 2% and 2%, respectively, of the Funds total investments. |
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 | BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) |
Investment Objective
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.s (MUI) (the Fund) investment objective is to provide common shareholders with high current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 75% of its assets in municipal bonds rated investment grade or, if unrated, are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser, at the time of investment. The Fund expects to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration, as calculated by the investment adviser, of three to ten years. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.
No assurance can be given that the Funds investment objective will be achieved.
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange |
MUI | |
Initial Offering Date |
August 1, 2003 | |
Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2021 ($15.09)(a) |
4.29% | |
Tax Equivalent Yield(b) |
7.25% | |
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c) |
$0.0540 | |
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c) |
$0.6480 | |
Leverage as of April 30, 2021(d) |
38% |
(a) |
Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results. |
(b) |
Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 40.8%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields. |
(c) |
The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. |
(d) |
Represents VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments. |
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | Change | High | Low | ||||||||||||||||
Market Price |
$ | 15.09 | $ | 13.13 | 14.93 | % | $ | 15.34 | $ | 12.80 | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value |
16.11 | 14.62 | 10.19 | 16.35 | 14.62 |
Market Price and Net Asset Value History for the Past Five Years
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 (continued) | BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) |
Performance
Returns for the twelve months ended April 30, 2021 were as follows:
Returns Based On | ||||||||
Market Price | NAV | |||||||
MUI(a)(b) |
20.02 | % | 15.08 | % | ||||
Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds(c) |
18.96 | 13.59 |
(a) |
All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Funds use of leverage. |
(b) |
The Funds discount to NAV narrowed during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV. |
(c) |
Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper. |
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
More information about the Funds historical performance can be found in the Closed End Funds section of blackrock.com.
The following discussion relates to the Funds absolute performance based on NAV:
Despite rising U.S. Treasury yields, municipal bonds delivered strong returns in the 12-month period. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) When the period began in April 2020, the market was still suffering the dislocations caused by COVID-19. Tax-exempt bonds subsequently recovered off their pandemic-driven lows due to the release of multiple coronavirus vaccines, better-than-expected growth, improving municipal finances and robust investor demand. The prospect of substantial fiscal stimulus was an additional tailwind for the market. These factors fueled a decline in yield spreads versus U.S. Treasuries, leading to impressive gains for municipal debt.
The Fund benefited from its positions in bonds with maturities in the 10- to 15-year range. Holdings in lower-rated investment-grade bonds, including those rated A and BBB, performed particularly well as spreads tightened. At the sector level, positions in state tax-backed and transportation issues generated robust returns. In the former category, lower-rated issuers such as Illinois, New Jersey and Puerto Rico were especially strong performers. The Funds use of leverage, which enhanced portfolio income and amplified the impact of rising prices, was an additional contributor. The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures, which further contributed to results given that U.S. Treasury yields rose.
Conversely, the Funds positions in shorter duration debt, including pre-refunded securities, underperformed. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.) Reinvestment risk remained a headwind since the proceeds from bonds that matured or were called needed to be reinvested at lower yields compared to those that were issued when yields were higher.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 (continued) | BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) |
Overview of the Funds Total Investments
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector(a)(b) | 04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | ||||||
Transportation |
24 | % | 29 | % | ||||
State |
21 | 14 | ||||||
County/City/Special District/School District |
13 | 14 | ||||||
Education |
12 | 13 | ||||||
Health |
12 | 10 | ||||||
Utilities |
7 | 11 | ||||||
Corporate |
4 | 2 | ||||||
Tobacco |
4 | 5 | ||||||
Housing |
2 | 2 | ||||||
Other |
1 | |
CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE
Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c) | Percentage | |||
2021 |
12 | % | ||
2022 |
5 | |||
2023 |
13 | |||
2024 |
10 | |||
2025 |
1 |
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
Credit Rating(a)(d) | 04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | ||||||
AAA/Aaa |
3 | % | 4 | % | ||||
AA/Aa |
33 | 31 | ||||||
A |
33 | 36 | ||||||
BBB/Baa |
17 | 15 | ||||||
BB/Ba |
5 | 5 | ||||||
B |
1 | | (e) | |||||
N/R(f) |
8 | 9 |
(a) |
Excludes short-term securities. |
(b) |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Funds sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
(c) |
Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
(d) |
For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moodys Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
(e) |
Rounds to less than 1% of total investments. |
(f) |
The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of April 30, 2021 and April 30, 2020, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade each represents less than 1% of the Funds total investments. |
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 | BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) |
Investment Objective
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.s (MVT) (the Fund) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax). The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 75% of its assets in municipal bonds rated investment grade or, if unrated, are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser at the time of investment and invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years at the time of investment. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.
No assurance can be given that the Funds investment objective will be achieved.
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange |
MVT | |
Initial Offering Date |
March 29, 1993 | |
Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2021 ($15.15)(a) |
4.63% | |
Tax Equivalent Yield(b) |
7.82% | |
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c) |
$0.0585 | |
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c) |
$0.7020 | |
Leverage as of April 30, 2021(d) |
37% |
(a) |
Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results. |
(b) |
Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 40.8%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields. |
(c) |
The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. |
(d) |
Represents VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments. |
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | Change | High | Low | ||||||||||||||||
Market Price |
$ | 15.15 | $ | 12.55 | 20.72 | % | $ | 15.93 | $ | 12.48 | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value |
15.60 | 13.60 | 14.71 | 15.93 | 13.60 |
Market Price and Net Asset Value History for the Past Five Years
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 (continued) | BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) |
Performance
Returns for the twelve months ended April 30, 2021 were as follows:
Returns Based On | ||||||||
Market Price | NAV | |||||||
MVT(a)(b) |
26.52 | % | 20.22 | % | ||||
Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged)(c) |
24.58 | 17.88 |
(a) |
All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Funds use of leverage. |
(b) |
The Funds discount to NAV narrowed during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV. |
(c) |
Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper. |
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
More information about the Funds historical performance can be found in the Closed End Funds section of blackrock.com.
The following discussion relates to the Funds absolute performance based on NAV:
Despite rising U.S. Treasury yields, municipal bonds delivered strong returns in the 12-month period. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) When the period began in April 2020, the market was still suffering the dislocations caused by COVID-19. Tax-exempt bonds subsequently recovered off their pandemic-driven lows due to the release of multiple coronavirus vaccines, better-than-expected growth, improving municipal finances and robust investor demand. The prospect of substantial fiscal stimulus was an additional tailwind for the market. These factors fueled a decline in yield spreads versus U.S. Treasuries, leading to impressive gains for municipal debt.
The Funds holdings in long-dated investment grade bonds performed well due to persistent investor demand, diminished supply, and waning credit concerns brought about by expectations for robust federal support for state and local municipalities. Positions in high yield securities (those rated below investment grade) also benefited from significant yield spread compression at a time of robust investor demand for yield.
At the sector level, holdings in tax-backed, transportation, tobacco and health care issues were strong performers. The Funds use of leverage, which enhanced portfolio income and amplified the impact of rising prices, was an additional contributor. The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures, which was a modest detractor from performance late in the period.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2021 (continued) | BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) |
Overview of the Funds Total Investments
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector(a)(b) | 04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | ||||||
Transportation |
21 | % | 23 | % | ||||
State |
18 | 9 | ||||||
Health |
18 | 16 | ||||||
Utilities |
11 | 16 | ||||||
County/City/Special District/School District |
11 | 14 | ||||||
Tobacco |
8 | 9 | ||||||
Education |
8 | 7 | ||||||
Corporate |
4 | 5 | ||||||
Housing |
1 | 1 |
CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE
Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c) | Percentage | |||
2021 |
8 | % | ||
2022 |
7 | |||
2023 |
6 | |||
2024 |
5 | |||
2025 |
4 |
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
Credit Rating(a)(d) | 04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | ||||||
AAA/Aaa |
5 | % | 4 | % | ||||
AA/Aa |
32 | 32 | ||||||
A |
27 | 24 | ||||||
BBB/Baa |
16 | 18 | ||||||
BB/Ba |
7 | 7 | ||||||
B |
2 | 2 | ||||||
C |
1 | 1 | ||||||
N/R(e) |
10 | 12 |
(a) |
Excludes short-term securities. |
(b) |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Funds sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
(c) |
Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
(d) |
For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moodys Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
(e) |
The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of April 30, 2021 and April 30, 2020, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 2% and less than 1%, respectively, of the Funds total investments. |
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April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds |
|
|||||||
Alabama 1.6% |
|
|||||||
County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, Series D, Sub Lien, 6.00%, 10/01/42 |
$ | 3,745 | $ | 4,314,427 | ||||
Hoover Industrial Development Board, RB, AMT, 6.38%, 11/01/50(a) |
2,725 | 3,438,514 | ||||||
Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB(b) |
||||||||
Series A, 4.50%, 05/01/32 |
380 | 428,454 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 05/01/44 |
485 | 561,261 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,742,656 | ||||||||
Alaska 0.5% | ||||||||
Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.63%, 06/01/23 |
70 | 70,108 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/46 |
2,790 | 2,825,126 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
2,895,234 | ||||||||
Arizona 3.1% | ||||||||
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB(b) |
||||||||
7.10%, 01/01/55 |
1,790 | 1,801,205 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/39 |
250 | 283,247 | ||||||
Series B, 5.13%, 07/01/47 |
665 | 746,050 | ||||||
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB(b) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.13%, 07/01/37 |
960 | 1,074,413 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/47 |
1,765 | 1,952,602 | ||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/52 |
1,775 | 1,919,272 | ||||||
Glendale Industrial Development Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 05/15/41 |
100 | 112,936 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/15/56 |
405 | 450,247 | ||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, RB(b) |
||||||||
Series A, 6.50%, 07/01/34 |
570 | 655,147 | ||||||
Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/44 |
1,000 | 1,168,010 | ||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Refunding RB(b) |
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/35 |
625 | 683,693 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/45 |
1,425 | 1,538,255 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35 |
260 | 284,981 | ||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/56(b) |
480 | 495,139 | ||||||
La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.88%, 06/15/48(b) |
875 | 925,155 | ||||||
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, RB(b) |
||||||||
5.25%, 10/01/40 |
465 | 487,557 | ||||||
5.50%, 10/01/51 |
465 | 486,288 | ||||||
Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, 5.00%, 12/01/37 |
1,650 | 2,292,493 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
17,356,690 | ||||||||
Arkansas(b) 1.8% | ||||||||
Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49 |
2,815 | 3,091,799 | ||||||
AMT, 4.75%, 09/01/49 |
6,090 | 6,844,673 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
9,936,472 | ||||||||
California 4.5% | ||||||||
California Community Housing Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/47(b) |
1,790 | 1,898,188 | ||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, RB(b) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 08/01/34 |
315 | 337,847 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 08/01/44 |
665 | 715,128 | ||||||
Series A, 6.13%, 08/01/49 |
580 | 622,850 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
California (continued) | ||||||||
California Public Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 6.25%, 07/01/54(b) |
$ | 1,780 | $ | 2,037,050 | ||||
California School Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
6.65%, 07/01/33 |
435 | 469,752 | ||||||
6.90%, 07/01/43 |
975 | 1,050,757 | ||||||
Series A, 6.40%, 07/01/48 |
1,570 | 1,733,845 | ||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, 5.25%, 12/01/38(b) |
580 | 703,923 | ||||||
California Statewide Financing Authority, RB, Series B, 6.00%, 05/01/43 |
1,650 | 1,654,125 | ||||||
City of San Jose California Hotel Tax Revenue, RB |
||||||||
6.50%, 05/01/36 |
900 | 903,825 | ||||||
6.50%, 05/01/42 |
2,220 | 2,229,235 | ||||||
CMFA Special Finance Agency I, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/56(b) |
3,300 | 3,488,529 | ||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, 5.25%, 06/01/47 |
610 | 632,198 | ||||||
Series A-2, 5.00%, 06/01/47 |
790 | 816,623 | ||||||
Hastings Campus Housing Finance Authority, RB, CAB, Sub-Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/61(b)(c) |
1,705 | 936,130 | ||||||
Riverside County Transportation Commission, RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.75%, 06/01/48 |
2,885 | 3,171,221 | ||||||
San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, TA, CAB(b)(d) |
||||||||
Series D, 0.00%, 08/01/26 |
1,250 | 981,538 | ||||||
Series D, 0.00%, 08/01/43 |
1,500 | 500,100 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
24,882,864 | ||||||||
Colorado 1.8% | ||||||||
9th Avenue Metropolitan District No.2, GO, 5.00%, 12/01/48 |
910 | 965,310 | ||||||
Arista Metropolitan District, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/38 |
1,240 | 1,328,846 | ||||||
Centerra Metropolitan District No.1, TA, 5.00%, 12/01/47(b) |
575 | 602,962 | ||||||
Green Valley Ranch East Metropolitan District No.6, GO, Series A, 5.88%, 12/01/50 |
935 | 1,007,126 | ||||||
Karls Farm Metropolitan District No.2, GO, Series A, 5.63%, 12/01/50(b) |
545 | 587,287 | ||||||
North Holly Metropolitan District, GO, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/48 |
500 | 538,145 | ||||||
Palisade Metropolitan District No.2, GO, Subordinate, 7.25%, 12/15/49 |
1,211 | 1,301,740 | ||||||
Prairie Farm Metropolitan District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/48 |
760 | 814,545 | ||||||
Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority, TA, 4.75%, 12/01/45(b) |
1,365 | 1,518,467 | ||||||
Rocky Mountain Rail Park Metropolitan District, GO(b) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/41 |
500 | 543,960 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/51 |
500 | 536,370 | ||||||
Southlands Metropolitan District No.1, Refunding GO, Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/47 |
410 | 447,958 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,192,716 | ||||||||
Connecticut(b) 0.9% | ||||||||
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/45 |
325 | 356,038 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/55 |
435 | 472,088 | ||||||
Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, RB, 7.00%, 02/01/45 |
1,390 | 1,428,350 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Connecticut (continued) | ||||||||
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, RB, Series A, 6.75%, 02/01/45 |
$ | 963 | $ | 975,461 | ||||
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Refunding RB, Series C, 6.25%, 02/01/30 |
1,835 | 1,889,536 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
5,121,473 | ||||||||
District of Columbia 0.6% | ||||||||
District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., RB, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 06/15/46(d) |
15,400 | 3,309,460 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Florida 10.2% | ||||||||
Boggy Creek Improvement District, Refunding SAB, Series 2013, 5.13%, 05/01/43 |
1,335 | 1,391,457 | ||||||
Capital Region Community Development District, Refunding SAB, Series A-1, 5.13%, 05/01/39 |
1,495 | 1,660,631 | ||||||
Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB |
||||||||
0.00%, 07/01/61(b)(d) |
53,225 | 3,554,898 | ||||||
Series A, 8.25%, 01/01/44 |
515 | 10,300 | ||||||
Series A, 8.25%, 01/01/49 |
1,105 | 22,100 | ||||||
Series A, 5.75%, 06/01/54(b) |
940 | 997,312 | ||||||
Charlotte County Industrial Development Authority, RB(b) |
||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/34 |
245 | 276,835 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/49 |
1,170 | 1,267,285 | ||||||
Collier County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 8.13%, 05/15/44(b)(e)(f) |
630 | 485,578 | ||||||
County of Osceola Florida Transportation Revenue, Refunding RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/50 |
730 | 274,049 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/51 |
875 | 314,851 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/52 |
875 | 302,593 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/53 |
2,325 | 772,690 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/54 |
875 | 279,108 | ||||||
Florida Development Finance Corp., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.75%, 06/15/29 |
690 | 745,552 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 06/15/34 |
835 | 902,785 | ||||||
Series A, 6.13%, 06/15/44 |
3,180 | 3,416,656 | ||||||
Series A, 5.13%, 06/15/55(b) |
3,645 | 3,732,699 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/29(a)(b) |
1,550 | 1,602,669 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 7.38%, 01/01/49(b) |
2,475 | 2,569,817 | ||||||
Greeneway Improvement District, SAB, 5.13%, 05/01/43 |
1,675 | 1,726,724 | ||||||
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, SAB |
||||||||
4.00%, 05/01/21 |
54 | 53,750 | ||||||
4.25%, 05/01/26 |
135 | 141,476 | ||||||
4.95%, 05/01/29(b) |
395 | 447,365 | ||||||
5.50%, 05/01/39(b) |
400 | 463,576 | ||||||
5.13%, 05/01/46 |
810 | 865,388 | ||||||
5.65%, 05/01/48(b) |
665 | 764,896 | ||||||
Series 1B, 4.75%, 05/01/29 |
565 | 633,602 | ||||||
Series 1B, 5.30%, 05/01/39 |
645 | 738,493 | ||||||
Series 1B, 5.45%, 05/01/48 |
1,150 | 1,306,825 | ||||||
Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 01/15/48 |
915 | 1,032,889 | ||||||
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, RB, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21(g) |
4,550 | 4,682,951 | ||||||
Midtown Miami Community Development District, Refunding SAB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/37 |
845 | 873,358 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 05/01/37 |
495 | 511,612 | ||||||
North River Ranch Community Development District, SAB |
||||||||
Series A-1, 4.00%, 05/01/40 |
310 | 322,880 | ||||||
Series A-1, 4.25%, 05/01/51 |
530 | 552,223 | ||||||
Series A-2, 4.20%, 05/01/35 |
450 | 468,810 | ||||||
Series A-3, 4.75%, 05/01/40 |
600 | 600,204 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Florida (continued) | ||||||||
Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 7.25%, 06/01/34 |
$ | 500 | $ | 539,040 | ||||
Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority, RB, 6.25%, 07/01/28(e)(f) |
3,404 | 2,931,689 | ||||||
Seminole County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.50%, 11/15/49 |
1,235 | 1,239,372 | ||||||
5.75%, 11/15/54 |
985 | 995,520 | ||||||
Tolomato Community Development District, Refunding SAB, Series 2015-2, 6.61%, 05/01/40(c) |
805 | 579,568 | ||||||
Tolomato Community Development District, Refunding SAB, CAB, Series A-4, 6.61%, 05/01/40(c) |
305 | 291,635 | ||||||
Tolomato Community Development
District,
|
||||||||
3rd Series, 6.65%, 05/01/40 |
710 | 7 | ||||||
Series 2015-1, 6.61%, 05/01/40(c) |
1,305 | 1,192,705 | ||||||
Series 2015-3, 6.61%, 05/01/40 |
875 | 9 | ||||||
Trout Creek Community Development District, SAB |
||||||||
5.38%, 05/01/38 |
430 | 484,154 | ||||||
5.50%, 05/01/49 |
1,105 | 1,232,506 | ||||||
Village Community Development District No.9, SAB |
||||||||
6.75%, 05/01/31 |
1,345 | 1,345,000 | ||||||
7.00%, 05/01/41 |
2,210 | 2,210,000 | ||||||
5.50%, 05/01/42 |
1,065 | 1,086,279 | ||||||
West Villages Improvement District, SAB |
||||||||
4.75%, 05/01/39 |
455 | 498,357 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/50 |
940 | 1,028,736 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
56,421,464 | ||||||||
Georgia 0.9% | ||||||||
George L Smith II Congress Center Authority, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/54 |
410 | 463,579 | ||||||
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/35 |
560 | 767,822 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/36 |
560 | 774,267 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/37 |
615 | 858,294 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/38 |
340 | 480,100 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49 |
1,130 | 1,675,191 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
5,019,253 | ||||||||
Guam 0.2% | ||||||||
Territory of Guam, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series a, 5.00%, 11/01/40 |
540 | 669,395 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/35 |
385 | 485,797 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,155,192 | ||||||||
Idaho 0.1% | ||||||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association, RB, Series A, 6.95%, 06/15/55(b) |
580 | 611,198 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Illinois 5.6% | ||||||||
Chicago Board of Education, GO |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42 |
1,020 | 1,060,117 | ||||||
Series C, 5.25%, 12/01/35 |
1,655 | 1,840,178 | ||||||
Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
2,155 | 2,348,839 | ||||||
Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
720 | 826,668 | ||||||
Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO |
||||||||
Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/35 |
745 | 768,780 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/25 |
725 | 845,886 | ||||||
Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,190,880 | ||||||
Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/44 |
2,150 | 2,476,585 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding GO, Series A, 6.00%, 01/01/38 |
1,260 | 1,530,409 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
6.60%, 07/01/24 |
560 | 564,099 | ||||||
6.00%, 02/01/34 |
365 | 383,454 | ||||||
6.13%, 02/01/45 |
860 | 894,641 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Illinois (continued) | ||||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 06/15/53 |
$ | 2,370 | $ | 2,745,218 | ||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/57 |
1,020 | 1,191,799 | ||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/52(d) |
3,430 | 1,224,064 | ||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 12/15/54(d) |
20,700 | 6,734,952 | ||||||
State of Illinois, GO |
||||||||
5.50%, 05/01/30 |
530 | 684,543 | ||||||
5.50%, 05/01/39 |
1,055 | 1,342,878 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/33 |
740 | 760,550 | ||||||
Village of Lincolnshire Illinois, ST, 6.25%, 03/01/34 |
1,448 | 1,449,593 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
30,864,133 | ||||||||
Indiana 1.9% | ||||||||
City of Anderson Indiana, RB, 5.38%, 01/01/40 |
580 | 597,354 | ||||||
City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB |
||||||||
AMT, 6.75%, 01/01/34 |
825 | 912,466 | ||||||
AMT, 7.00%, 01/01/44 |
2,000 | 2,233,880 | ||||||
City of Vincennes Indiana, Refunding RB, 6.25%, 01/01/29(b) |
1,885 | 1,885,679 | ||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 6.75%, 05/01/39 |
1,060 | 1,323,633 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/44 |
470 | 502,820 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48 |
1,555 | 1,676,974 | ||||||
Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority, RB, 5.38%, 10/01/40(b) |
1,230 | 1,273,013 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,405,819 | ||||||||
Iowa 1.5% | ||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/25 |
150 | 162,391 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/50(a) |
2,085 | 2,275,798 | ||||||
Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
0.00%, 06/01/65(d) |
1,275 | 222,934 | ||||||
Series C, 5.38%, 06/01/38 |
4,900 | 4,901,029 | ||||||
Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Series B, 5.60%, 06/01/34 |
795 | 795,183 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,357,335 | ||||||||
Kentucky 0.8% | ||||||||
Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/49 |
4,000 | 4,401,120 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Louisiana 2.0% | ||||||||
Juban Crossing Economic Development District, Refunding RB, Series C, 7.00%, 09/15/44(b) |
2,380 | 2,295,653 | ||||||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/54(b) |
930 | 958,448 | ||||||
Parish of St. James Louisiana, RB, 2nd Series, 6.35%, 07/01/40(b) |
1,580 | 1,996,899 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/35 |
5,570 | 6,034,204 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,285,204 | ||||||||
Maine 0.5% | ||||||||
Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 6.75%, 07/01/21(g) |
2,955 | 2,985,880 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Maryland 1.1% | ||||||||
County of Frederick Maryland, Refunding TA, 4.63%, 07/01/43(b) |
1,970 | 2,261,324 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Maryland (continued) | ||||||||
Maryland Economic Development Corp., RB, 5.00%, 07/01/56 |
$ | 360 | $ | 427,910 | ||||
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 7.00%, 03/01/55(b) |
3,010 | 3,455,992 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,145,226 | ||||||||
Michigan 1.2% | ||||||||
Advanced Technology Academy, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/44 |
415 | 458,550 | ||||||
City of Detroit Michigan Sewage Disposal System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 07/01/22(g) |
2,785 | 2,947,616 | ||||||
City of Detroit Michigan, GO |
||||||||
5.00%, 04/01/34 |
285 | 336,380 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/35 |
285 | 335,388 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/36 |
200 | 234,750 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/37 |
320 | 374,522 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/38 |
145 | 169,242 | ||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, RB, Series C-2, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/22(g) |
415 | 437,161 | ||||||
Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/48 |
1,200 | 1,441,632 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,735,241 | ||||||||
Minnesota 0.4% | ||||||||
City of Minneapolis Minnesota, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/55 |
1,480 | 1,653,145 | ||||||
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.75%, 09/01/46 |
195 | 222,684 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 09/01/51 |
290 | 332,491 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
2,208,320 | ||||||||
Missouri 0.3% | ||||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the City of St. Louis Missouri, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.38%, 11/15/35 |
685 | 690,610 | ||||||
Series A, 4.75%, 11/15/47 |
760 | 768,254 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,458,864 | ||||||||
Nevada 0.2% | ||||||||
Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/40 |
315 | 367,715 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/45 |
395 | 455,171 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/51 |
420 | 479,346 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,302,232 | ||||||||
New Hampshire 0.7% | ||||||||
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.13%, 08/15/40 |
530 | 538,141 | ||||||
Series A, 4.25%, 08/15/46 |
595 | 600,414 | ||||||
Series A, 4.50%, 08/15/55 |
1,235 | 1,247,017 | ||||||
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB(b) |
||||||||
Series B, 4.63%, 11/01/42 |
1,015 | 1,055,539 | ||||||
Series C, AMT, 4.88%, 11/01/42 |
485 | 506,888 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,947,999 | ||||||||
New Jersey 4.5% | ||||||||
Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.25%, 11/01/39 |
1,065 | 1,140,359 | ||||||
5.25%, 11/01/44 |
770 | 819,388 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB |
||||||||
6.00%, 10/01/43 |
1,530 | 1,688,737 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
21 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
New Jersey (continued) | ||||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB (continued) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32 |
$ | 165 | $ | 178,185 | ||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37 |
260 | 277,360 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 11/01/54(b) |
1,675 | 1,704,999 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/43 |
2,245 | 2,697,637 | ||||||
AMT, 5.38%, 01/01/43 |
2,155 | 2,413,622 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 6.50%, 04/01/31 |
1,940 | 2,085,345 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.00%, 08/01/49(b) |
500 | 526,090 | ||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/41 |
1,140 | 1,327,496 | ||||||
Series S, 5.25%, 06/15/43 |
2,345 | 2,905,361 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46 |
5,970 | 6,997,079 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
24,761,658 | ||||||||
New Mexico 0.6% | ||||||||
New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Refunding RB, 5.50%, 07/01/42 |
2,970 | 3,135,162 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
New York 6.5% | ||||||||
Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45 |
2,890 | 2,914,883 | ||||||
Huntington Local Development Corp., RB, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/56 |
185 | 194,890 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series C-1, 4.75%, 11/15/45 |
1,740 | 2,092,959 | ||||||
Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/50 |
565 | 688,842 | ||||||
Series C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/55 |
840 | 1,040,777 | ||||||
New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/37 |
250 | 269,972 | ||||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/39 |
250 | 267,883 | ||||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/40 |
175 | 187,378 | ||||||
New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 6.25%, 06/01/41(b) |
5,200 | 5,278,156 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/42 |
3,155 | 3,186,676 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45 |
1,185 | 1,196,850 | ||||||
New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A-2-B, 5.00%, 06/01/45 |
2,655 | 2,847,992 | ||||||
Series A-2-B, 5.00%, 06/01/51 |
1,900 | 2,006,438 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB(b) |
||||||||
Series 1, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44 |
6,205 | 6,755,880 | ||||||
Series 2, Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34 |
455 | 508,617 | ||||||
Series 2, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40 |
1,080 | 1,215,238 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., RB |
||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35 |
395 | 499,545 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40 |
1,120 | 1,393,146 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.38%, 08/01/36 |
1,490 | 1,844,843 | ||||||
Westchester County Healthcare Corp., RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 11/01/44 |
1,234 | 1,372,575 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
35,763,540 | ||||||||
Ohio 2.3% | ||||||||
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series B-2, Class 2, 5.00%, 06/01/55 |
5,000 | 5,616,150 | ||||||
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 07/01/46 |
65 | 75,619 | ||||||
4.00%, 07/01/51 |
95 | 110,209 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Ohio (continued) | ||||||||
County of Hamilton Ohio, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/46 |
$ | 875 | $ | 931,945 | ||||
County of Hardin Ohio, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/30 |
240 | 260,374 | ||||||
5.25%, 05/01/40 |
480 | 512,616 | ||||||
5.50%, 05/01/50 |
1,130 | 1,206,478 | ||||||
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/49(b) |
840 | 930,182 | ||||||
Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, RB, 4.25%, 12/01/50(b) |
385 | 387,749 | ||||||
Southern Ohio Port Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 7.00%, 12/01/42(b) |
2,315 | 2,613,820 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
12,645,142 | ||||||||
Oklahoma 2.3% | ||||||||
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
7.25%, 09/01/51(b) |
4,615 | 4,722,437 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/38 |
2,990 | 3,637,873 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 08/15/43 |
2,690 | 3,290,812 | ||||||
Tulsa County Industrial Authority, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 11/15/37 |
750 | 801,510 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
12,452,632 | ||||||||
Oregon 0.5% | ||||||||
Hospital Facilities Authority of Multnomah County Oregon, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/49 |
1,765 | 1,873,318 | ||||||
Oregon State Facilities Authority, RB(b) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/29 |
115 | 119,901 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/39 |
565 | 571,605 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
2,564,824 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania 1.5% | ||||||||
Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/42 |
2,140 | 2,223,995 | ||||||
Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 07/01/46 |
100 | 109,526 | ||||||
4.00%, 07/01/51 |
100 | 109,072 | ||||||
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.38%, 01/01/50 |
1,135 | 1,151,934 | ||||||
Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, TA, 7.00%, 07/01/32 |
1,765 | 1,873,230 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44 |
2,710 | 2,866,042 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,333,799 | ||||||||
Puerto Rico 12.9% | ||||||||
Childrens Trust Fund, RB(d) |
||||||||
Series A, 0.00%, 05/15/57 |
23,995 | 1,513,845 | ||||||
Series B, 0.00%, 05/15/57 |
11,915 | 636,857 | ||||||
Childrens Trust Fund, Refunding RB, 5.63%, 05/15/43 |
850 | 859,656 | ||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO(e)(f) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/22 |
145 | 128,023 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/26 |
50 | 44,146 | ||||||
Series A, 5.13%, 07/01/31 |
515 | 454,702 | ||||||
Series A, 5.38%, 07/01/33 |
500 | 441,458 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/38 |
750 | 671,923 | ||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Refunding GO(e)(f) |
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/18 |
90 | 75,975 | ||||||
Series A, 8.00%, 07/01/35 |
9,295 | 7,432,970 | ||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/39 |
1,265 | 1,061,384 | ||||||
Series A, 6.50%, 07/01/40 |
1,110 | 949,513 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41 |
2,230 | 1,788,112 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Puerto Rico (continued) | ||||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Refunding
|
||||||||
Series B, 6.00%, 07/01/39 |
$ | 110 | $ | 98,549 | ||||
Series D, 5.75%, 07/01/41 |
165 | 142,376 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/33 |
170 | 177,213 | ||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.13%, 07/01/37 |
200 | 208,676 | ||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.75%, 07/01/37 |
1,290 | 1,355,235 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB(b) |
||||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/35 |
1,780 | 2,111,988 | ||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/47 |
3,135 | 3,664,627 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RB |
||||||||
3rd Series, 5.40%, 01/01/22(a)(e)(f) |
90 | 83,030 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/29(e)(f) |
660 | 610,781 | ||||||
Series A, 7.00%, 07/01/33(e)(f) |
3,295 | 3,123,386 | ||||||
Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/36(e)(f) |
1,140 | 1,080,625 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42(e)(f) |
1,315 | 1,216,935 | ||||||
Series A, 7.00%, 07/01/43(e)(f) |
375 | 355,469 | ||||||
Series A-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(e)(f) |
323 | 298,988 | ||||||
Series B-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(e)(f) |
323 | 298,988 | ||||||
Series C-1, 5.40%, 01/01/18(e)(f) |
887 | 821,272 | ||||||
Series C-2, 5.40%, 07/01/18(e)(f) |
888 | 821,405 | ||||||
Series C-4, 5.40%, 07/01/20(e)(f) |
90 | 83,030 | ||||||
Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/26(e)(f) |
260 | 240,611 | ||||||
Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/28(e)(f) |
145 | 134,187 | ||||||
Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/25(e)(f) |
100 | 92,543 | ||||||
Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/26(e)(f) |
225 | 208,221 | ||||||
Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/19(e)(f) |
1,375 | 1,272,461 | ||||||
Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/20 |
1,595 | 1,196,250 | ||||||
Series WW, 5.25%, 07/01/33(e)(f) |
120 | 111,051 | ||||||
Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/38(e)(f) |
205 | 189,712 | ||||||
Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/49(e)(f) |
145 | 134,187 | ||||||
Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/27(e)(f) |
110 | 101,797 | ||||||
Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/35 |
585 | 513,337 | ||||||
Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/35(e)(f) |
60 | 55,526 | ||||||
Series XX, 5.75%, 07/01/36(e)(f) |
85 | 78,661 | ||||||
Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/40(e)(f) |
1,020 | 943,935 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Refunding RB(e)(f) |
||||||||
Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/22 |
2,545 | 2,355,209 | ||||||
Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/29 |
95 | 87,915 | ||||||
Series UU, 1.00%, 07/01/19(a) |
55 | 44,825 | ||||||
Series UU, 1.16%, 07/01/19(a) |
60 | 48,900 | ||||||
Series UU, 1.00%, 07/01/20(a) |
495 | 413,429 | ||||||
Series UU, 0.84%, 07/01/31(a) |
580 | 484,422 | ||||||
Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/19 |
455 | 421,069 | ||||||
Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/21 |
50 | 46,271 | ||||||
Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/24 |
345 | 319,272 | ||||||
Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/26 |
40 | 37,017 | ||||||
Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/49 |
145 | 134,187 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Refunding RB, BAB, 6.13%, 07/01/40 |
1,085 | 981,925 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, Refunding RB(e)(f) |
||||||||
Series F, (GTD), 5.25%, 07/01/24 |
235 | 232,326 | ||||||
Series M-2, (GTD), 10.00%, 07/01/34 |
155 | 163,525 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53 |
2,453 | 2,723,247 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 5.00%, 07/01/58 |
5,234 | 5,879,928 | ||||||
Series A-2, Restructured, 4.33%, 07/01/40 |
6,129 | 6,699,120 | ||||||
Series A-2, Restructured, 4.54%, 07/01/53 |
21 | 22,963 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Puerto Rico (continued) | ||||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB (continued) |
||||||||
Series A-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58 |
$ | 2,080 | $ | 2,315,560 | ||||
Series B-1, Restructured, 4.55%, 07/01/40 |
2,402 | 2,660,023 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/24 |
1,570 | 1,476,742 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/29 |
1,079 | 913,373 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/31 |
686 | 531,437 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/33 |
337 | 242,401 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46 |
10,261 | 3,235,396 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/51 |
3,047 | 695,082 | ||||||
Series B-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46 |
883 | 278,613 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
71,327,793 | ||||||||
Rhode Island 2.0% | ||||||||
Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., Refunding RB, 7.25%, 07/15/35(e)(f) |
4,190 | 628,500 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/40 |
980 | 1,095,630 | ||||||
Series B, 4.50%, 06/01/45 |
5,055 | 5,474,515 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50 |
3,330 | 3,722,041 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,920,686 | ||||||||
South Carolina 0.1% | ||||||||
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/54 |
345 | 375,867 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Tennessee 0.4% | ||||||||
Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board, Refunding TA |
||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/37 |
925 | 945,840 | ||||||
Series A, 5.63%, 01/01/46 |
1,085 | 1,091,423 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
2,037,263 | ||||||||
Texas 6.4% | ||||||||
Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, 5.00%, 01/15/51 |
715 | 751,129 | ||||||
Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 08/15/41 |
370 | 402,031 | ||||||
Brazoria County Industrial Development Corp., RB, AMT, 7.00%, 03/01/39 |
675 | 723,060 | ||||||
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
0.00%, 01/01/28 |
1,000 | 904,150 | ||||||
0.00%, 01/01/29 |
2,000 | 1,758,440 | ||||||
0.00%, 01/01/30 |
1,170 | 997,109 | ||||||
0.00%, 01/01/33 |
3,690 | 2,872,148 | ||||||
0.00%, 01/01/34 |
4,000 | 3,015,440 | ||||||
City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/27 |
250 | 291,788 | ||||||
City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB |
||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/29 |
730 | 800,460 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 07/15/38 |
2,890 | 2,923,235 | ||||||
Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/27 |
1,615 | 1,883,930 | ||||||
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series B,
|
475 | 528,675 | ||||||
Mission Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB, AMT, Senior Lien, 4.63%, 10/01/31(b) |
785 | 832,610 | ||||||
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.88%, 04/01/23(g) |
1,210 | 1,341,152 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 04/01/23(g) |
1,845 | 2,049,371 | ||||||
Series A, 10.00%, 12/01/25(b) |
1,140 | 1,138,199 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Texas (continued) |
|
|||||||
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/36(b) |
$ | 1,085 | $ | 1,091,792 | ||||
Newark Higher Education Finance Corp., RB(b) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 08/15/35 |
290 | 334,834 | ||||||
Series A, 5.75%, 08/15/45 |
580 | 662,824 | ||||||
Port Beaumont Navigation District,
Refunding
|
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 3.63%, 01/01/35 |
650 | 666,731 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 01/01/50 |
1,400 | 1,445,528 | ||||||
Red River Health Facilities Development Corp., RB |
||||||||
5.13%, 01/01/41 |
900 | 907,407 | ||||||
7.25%, 12/15/42(e)(f) |
2,895 | 1,915,234 | ||||||
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/49 |
865 | 937,245 | ||||||
Texas Transportation Commission, RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
0.00%, 08/01/46 |
1,420 | 479,960 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/47 |
2,120 | 681,813 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/48 |
2,235 | 682,345 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/49 |
2,100 | 607,299 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/50 |
3,015 | 823,999 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/51 |
1,770 | 456,324 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/52 |
1,770 | 430,924 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/53 |
160 | 36,838 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
35,374,024 | ||||||||
Utah(b) 0.3% | ||||||||
Mida Mountain Village Public Infrastructure District, SAB, 4.00%, 08/01/50 |
905 | 927,851 | ||||||
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/41 |
205 | 228,405 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/52 |
265 | 288,723 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,444,979 | ||||||||
Virginia 1.8% | ||||||||
Lower Magnolia Green Community Development Authority, SAB(b) |
||||||||
5.00%, 03/01/35 |
495 | 536,758 | ||||||
5.00%, 03/01/45 |
505 | 542,011 | ||||||
Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/29 |
300 | 314,814 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/34 |
485 | 522,869 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/49 |
955 | 1,014,582 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47 |
2,370 | 2,394,364 | ||||||
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, AMT, Senior Lien, 6.00%, 01/01/37 |
4,440 | 4,710,263 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,035,661 | ||||||||
Washington 1.0% | ||||||||
Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.50%, 09/01/42 |
1,495 | 1,519,742 | ||||||
Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 07/01/31 |
1,315 | 1,500,704 | ||||||
4.00%, 07/01/58 |
795 | 861,931 | ||||||
Washington State Housing Finance Commission, RB(b) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/50 |
225 | 253,060 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/56 |
255 | 282,275 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Washington (continued) | ||||||||
Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Refunding RB(b) |
||||||||
5.75%, 01/01/35 |
$ | 315 | $ | 340,115 | ||||
6.00%, 01/01/45 |
850 | 913,682 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
5,671,509 | ||||||||
Wisconsin 5.1% | ||||||||
Public Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 06/15/39 |
175 | 205,072 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/41(b) |
345 | 362,188 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/42(b) |
605 | 632,164 | ||||||
6.85%, 11/01/46(b) |
900 | 946,539 | ||||||
7.00%, 11/01/46(b) |
570 | 603,453 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/49 |
530 | 606,760 | ||||||
5.63%, 06/15/49(b) |
2,500 | 2,515,375 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/50(b) |
115 | 132,778 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/53 |
355 | 404,991 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/55(b) |
4,925 | 5,001,362 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/56(b) |
1,470 | 1,509,469 | ||||||
Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/31(b) |
605 | 635,970 | ||||||
Series A, 5.38%, 06/01/44(b) |
555 | 563,419 | ||||||
Series A, 7.00%, 10/01/47(b) |
605 | 634,125 | ||||||
Series A, 5.63%, 06/15/49(b) |
2,950 | 3,111,689 | ||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 06/01/54(b) |
680 | 681,544 | ||||||
Series A-1, 4.50%, 01/01/35(b) |
1,225 | 1,357,141 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.50%, 12/01/48(b)(e)(f) |
20 | 6,578 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 01/01/55(b) |
2,640 | 2,945,184 | ||||||
Series B, 0.00%, 01/01/35(b)(d) |
1,780 | 822,378 | ||||||
Series B, 0.00%, 01/01/60(b)(d) |
35,940 | 3,008,178 | ||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 11/01/46 |
470 | 505,302 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/01/54 |
785 | 833,018 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
28,024,677 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 90.6%
|
|
500,611,261 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(h) |
|
|||||||
Illinois 2.7% |
|
|||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, RB, Series A, (AGM), 6.00%, 08/15/41 |
7,180 | 7,292,941 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/27(g) |
4 | 4,201 | ||||||
Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/41 |
1,495 | 1,674,796 | ||||||
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40 |
5,056 | 5,854,998 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
14,826,936 | ||||||||
Massachusetts 0.5% | ||||||||
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/45 |
2,268 | 2,542,881 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
New York 14.3% | ||||||||
City of New York Water & Sewer System, RB, Series CC, 5.00%, 06/15/47 |
14,181 | 15,544,265 | ||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB(i) |
||||||||
5.75%, 02/15/47(g) |
1,047 | 1,052,216 | ||||||
5.75%, 02/15/47 |
644 | 647,292 |
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2 0 2 1 B L A C K R O C K A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing |
||||||||
Series C-1A, 4.15%, 11/01/39 |
$ | 1,893 | $ | 1,981,170 | ||||
Series C-1A, 4.20%, 11/01/44 |
3,470 | 3,631,415 | ||||||
Series C-1A, 4.30%, 11/01/47 |
2,840 | 2,971,712 | ||||||
Series D-1B, 4.25%, 11/01/45 |
8,996 | 9,587,763 | ||||||
New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, Series HH, 5.00%, 06/15/31(i) |
8,610 | 8,658,647 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., ARB, 5.25%, 12/15/43 |
18,104 | 18,646,177 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.75%, 11/15/51(i) |
6,600 | 6,787,282 | ||||||
New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/60 |
1,444 | 1,668,921 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/47 |
6,956 | 8,037,772 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
79,214,632 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania 0.6% | ||||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/42 |
2,505 | 3,051,766 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Rhode Island 0.3% | ||||||||
Narragansett Bay Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/22(g) |
1,710 | 1,797,107 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Texas 0.4% | ||||||||
Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding, RB, 4.00%, 05/15/43 |
2,271 | 2,343,827 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Washington 1.5% | ||||||||
City of Bellingham Washington Water & Sewer Revenue, RB, 5.00%, 08/01/40 |
7,966 | 8,057,182 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Wisconsin 0.2% | ||||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 12/01/46 |
1,142 | 1,272,598 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
|
|
113,106,929 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Investments 111.1%
|
|
613,718,190 | ||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.4% |
|
7,462,181 | ||||||
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable (12.5)% |
|
(68,807,784 | ) | |||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% |
|
$ | 552,372,587 | |||||
|
|
(a) |
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available. |
(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) |
Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end. |
(d) |
Zero-coupon bond. |
(e) |
Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. |
(f) |
Non-income producing security. |
(g) |
U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par. |
(h) |
Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(i) |
All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between May 15, 2021 to February 15, 2047, is $10,356,969. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended April 30, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer |
Value at
04/30/20 |
Purchases
at Cost |
Proceeds
from Sales |
Net
Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at
04/30/21 |
Shares
Held at 04/30/21 |
Income |
Capital Gain
Distributions from Underlying Funds |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class(a) |
$ | 2,764,208 | $ | | $ | (2,763,928) | (b) | $ | (280 | ) | $ | | $ | | | $ | 696 | $ | | |||||||||||||||||
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(a) |
As of period end, the entity is no longer held. |
(b) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description |
Number of
Contracts |
Expiration
Date |
Notional
Amount (000) |
Value/
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Short Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note |
69 | 06/21/21 | $ | 9,117 | $ | (48,152 | ) | |||||||||
U.S. Long Treasury Bond |
38 | 06/21/21 | 5,978 | (39,981 | ) | |||||||||||
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$ | (88,133 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity
Contracts |
Credit
Contracts |
Equity
Contracts |
Foreign
Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest
Rate Contracts |
Other
Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 88,133 | $ | | $ | 88,133 | ||||||||||||||
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(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current days variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the year ended April 30, 2021, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Commodity
Contracts |
Credit
Contracts |
Equity
Contracts |
Foreign
Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest
Rate Contracts |
Other
Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (88,133 | ) | $ | | $ | (88,133 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts |
||||
Average notional value of contracts short |
$3,773,625 |
For more information about the Funds investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Funds financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Investments |
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Long-Term Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds |
$ | | $ | 500,611,261 | $ | | $ | 500,611,261 | ||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts |
| 113,106,929 | | 113,106,929 | ||||||||||||
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|
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$ | | $ | 613,718,190 | $ | | $ | 613,718,190 | |||||||||
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) |
||||||||||||||||
Liabilities |
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Interest Rate Contracts |
$ | (88,133 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | (88,133 | ) | ||||||
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(a) |
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, TOB Trust Certificates of $68,781,335 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
See notes to financial statements.
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds |
|
|||||||
Alabama 1.1% | ||||||||
County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer Revenue,
|
||||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/44 |
$ | 570 | $ | 633,572 | ||||
Series A, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.25%, 10/01/48 |
1,090 | 1,215,938 | ||||||
Series D, Sub Lien, 6.00%, 10/01/42 |
2,875 | 3,312,144 | ||||||
Series D, Sub Lien, 7.00%, 10/01/51 |
1,545 | 1,827,488 | ||||||
Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville, RB |
||||||||
Series B1, 4.00%, 06/01/45 |
315 | 364,354 | ||||||
Series B1, (AGM), 3.00%, 06/01/50 |
865 | 899,479 | ||||||
Opelika Utilities Board, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/01/41 |
960 | 1,087,584 | ||||||
Selma Industrial Development Board, RB, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/35 |
900 | 924,831 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,265,390 | ||||||||
Arizona 3.6% | ||||||||
Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/42 |
2,200 | 2,273,524 | ||||||
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB |
||||||||
4.38%, 07/01/39(a) |
575 | 617,952 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39(a) |
480 | 508,488 | ||||||
Series A, (BAM), 4.00%, 06/01/44 |
425 | 477,135 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49(a) |
550 | 576,323 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/54(a) |
425 | 443,275 | ||||||
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB(a) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/52 |
130 | 140,566 | ||||||
Series G, 5.00%, 07/01/47 |
435 | 483,337 | ||||||
City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., ARB,
|
670 | 728,625 | ||||||
Glendale Industrial Development Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 05/15/41 |
65 | 73,408 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/15/56 |
575 | 639,239 | ||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46(a) |
2,120 | 2,326,276 | ||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, RB(a) |
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/34 |
400 | 426,848 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/47 |
840 | 858,976 | ||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/15/52(a) |
260 | 272,782 | ||||||
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/39(a) |
215 | 250,193 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/54(a) |
490 | 554,641 | ||||||
Series A, 4.13%, 09/01/38 |
775 | 892,963 | ||||||
Maricopa County Pollution Control Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, 3.60%, 04/01/40 |
1,400 | 1,543,570 | ||||||
Pinal County Electric District No.3, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.75%, 07/01/21(b) |
680 | 684,998 | ||||||
4.75%, 07/01/31 |
3,070 | 3,091,981 | ||||||
Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/32 |
3,500 | 4,637,115 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/37 |
6,845 | 9,510,375 | ||||||
University Medical Center Corp., Refunding RB, 6.00%, 07/01/21(b) |
900 | 908,370 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
32,920,960 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Arkansas 1.1% | ||||||||
Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/47 |
$ | 385 | $ | 456,980 | ||||
AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49(a) |
4,925 | 5,409,275 | ||||||
City of Benton Arkansas, RB, (AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/39 |
505 | 556,333 | ||||||
City of Fort Smith Arkansas Water & Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, Subordinate, 4.00%, 10/01/40 |
840 | 936,491 | ||||||
City of Little Rock Arkansas, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/41 |
1,835 | 1,955,486 | ||||||
Pulaski County Public Facilities Board, RB, 5.00%, 12/01/42 |
465 | 513,416 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
9,827,981 | ||||||||
California 9.3% | ||||||||
California Educational Facilities Authority, RB,
|
1,545 | 2,403,587 | ||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33 |
1,320 | 1,445,888 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/45 |
1,030 | 1,186,251 | ||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, ARB, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/31/43 |
800 | 954,960 | ||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing |
||||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 08/15/39 |
185 | 203,450 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 08/15/49 |
460 | 501,474 | ||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/42 |
285 | 336,425 | ||||||
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 11/21/45(a) |
1,755 | 1,834,449 | ||||||
California State Public Works Board, RB |
||||||||
Series F, 5.25%, 09/01/33 |
1,230 | 1,369,052 | ||||||
Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/30 |
2,500 | 2,821,500 | ||||||
Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/31 |
3,965 | 4,472,322 | ||||||
Series I, 5.00%, 11/01/38 |
955 | 1,061,607 | ||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 03/01/42 |
1,000 | 1,122,440 | ||||||
4.00%, 03/01/48 |
1,345 | 1,491,080 | ||||||
Carlsbad Unified School District, GO, CAB, Series B, 6.00%, 05/01/34 |
1,000 | 1,163,580 | ||||||
City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding ARB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/31 |
245 | 327,320 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/32 |
295 | 393,055 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/33 |
290 | 382,893 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/34 |
305 | 400,730 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/35 |
480 | 627,710 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/38 |
210 | 272,011 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/39 |
225 | 290,572 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/40 |
465 | 598,855 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/41 |
505 | 648,885 | ||||||
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Farm & Home Purchase Program, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, 2.45%, 12/01/45 |
850 | 851,573 | ||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47 |
2,335 | 2,413,689 | ||||||
Series A-2, 5.00%, 06/01/47 |
4,350 | 4,496,595 | ||||||
Hartnell Community College District, GO, CAB, Series D, 7.00%, 08/01/34(c) |
1,650 | 2,107,677 | ||||||
Kern Community College District, GO, Series C, 5.50%, 11/01/23(b) |
2,445 | 2,766,615 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
California (continued) | ||||||||
Montebello Unified School District, GO, CAB,
|
$ | 2,405 | $ | 2,387,155 | ||||
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, Refunding GO, CAB, Series E, (AGC), 0.00%, 08/01/38(d) |
8,000 | 5,025,920 | ||||||
Palomar Community College District, GO, CAB |
||||||||
Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/30(d) |
1,500 | 1,345,755 | ||||||
Series B, 6.20%, 08/01/39(c) |
2,605 | 3,331,013 | ||||||
Redondo Beach Unified School District, GO, Series E, 5.50%, 08/01/21(b) |
1,335 | 1,352,328 | ||||||
Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series J, 5.25%, 05/15/23(b) |
5,005 | 5,520,615 | ||||||
Series J, 5.25%, 05/15/38 |
1,420 | 1,557,428 | ||||||
Riverside County Public Financing Authority, RB, 5.25%, 11/01/40 |
2,500 | 3,001,725 | ||||||
Riverside County Redevelopment Successor Agency, Refunding, TA, Series A, (BAM), 4.00%, 10/01/39 |
1,550 | 1,783,321 | ||||||
San Diego Community College District, GO, CAB, 6.00%, 08/01/33 |
2,800 | 3,675,532 | ||||||
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, ARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/47 |
1,405 | 1,656,917 | ||||||
San Diego Unified School District, GO, CAB(d) |
||||||||
Series A, 0.00%, 07/01/29 |
5,315 | 4,788,868 | ||||||
Series A, 0.00%, 07/01/29(e) |
685 | 614,760 | ||||||
San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San Francisco International Airport, Refunding ARB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 05/01/28 |
1,085 | 1,192,437 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 05/01/33 |
850 | 927,622 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/44 |
1,090 | 1,228,441 | ||||||
State of California, Refunding GO |
||||||||
5.00%, 02/01/38 |
3,000 | 3,242,100 | ||||||
3.00%, 12/01/46 |
1,395 | 1,507,981 | ||||||
Stockton Public Financing Authority, RB, Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/23(b) |
440 | 504,346 | ||||||
Visalia Unified School District, COP, (AGM), 4.00%, 05/01/48 |
1,225 | 1,227,536 | ||||||
Washington Township Health Care District, GO, Series B, 5.50%, 08/01/40 |
920 | 1,042,516 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
85,860,561 | ||||||||
Colorado 1.9% | ||||||||
Arapahoe County School District No.6 Littleton, GO, Series A, (SAW), 5.50%, 12/01/43 |
1,260 | 1,652,969 | ||||||
City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, ARB |
||||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/32 |
3,250 | 3,636,847 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/28 |
1,000 | 1,122,700 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/30 |
340 | 381,205 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/31 |
405 | 453,770 | ||||||
City & County of Denver Colorado, RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 08/01/37 |
1,490 | 891,527 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 08/01/38 |
915 | 519,025 | ||||||
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.50%, 07/01/40 |
2,510 | 2,518,935 | ||||||
5.00%, 03/01/50(a) |
360 | 365,803 | ||||||
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, Class A, 5.00%, 10/01/59(a) |
1,690 | 1,813,387 | ||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44 |
1,285 | 1,461,469 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Colorado (continued) | ||||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB (continued) |
||||||||
Series A, 3.25%, 08/01/49 |
$ | 1,415 | $ | 1,468,048 | ||||
Denver International Business Center Metropolitan District No.1, GO, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/48 |
555 | 569,874 | ||||||
State of Colorado, COP, Series O, 4.00%, 03/15/44 |
930 | 1,074,299 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
17,929,858 | ||||||||
Connecticut 0.7% | ||||||||
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series F, 5.00%, 07/01/21(b) |
550 | 554,240 | ||||||
Series I-1, 5.00%, 07/01/42 |
590 | 693,569 | ||||||
State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/36 |
240 | 287,602 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/39 |
150 | 177,639 | ||||||
State of Connecticut, GO |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 01/15/38 |
2,260 | 2,669,760 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/15/38 |
985 | 1,213,609 | ||||||
State of Connecticut, Refunding GO, Series E, 5.00%, 09/15/37 |
970 | 1,205,050 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,801,469 | ||||||||
Delaware 0.7% | ||||||||
County of Kent Delaware, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/40 |
330 | 367,095 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/48 |
900 | 987,156 | ||||||
Delaware State Health Facilities Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 06/01/43 |
820 | 988,215 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/48 |
1,395 | 1,657,609 | ||||||
Delaware Transportation Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/55 |
1,790 | 2,051,752 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,051,827 | ||||||||
District of Columbia 2.6% | ||||||||
District of Columbia, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 04/01/35 |
315 | 377,105 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/48 |
1,695 | 1,989,439 | ||||||
District of Columbia, TA, 5.13%, 06/01/41 |
1,520 | 1,525,578 | ||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/53 |
1,475 | 1,528,115 | ||||||
Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 10/01/49 |
1,255 | 1,422,543 | ||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB,
|
||||||||
Series B, 2nd Senior Lien, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/34 |
10,170 | 7,689,435 | ||||||
Series B, 2nd Senior Lien, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/35 |
13,485 | 9,854,973 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
24,387,188 | ||||||||
Florida 7.4% | ||||||||
Capital Projects Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/32 |
140 | 170,590 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/33 |
155 | 187,786 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/34 |
155 | 186,739 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/35 |
50 | 59,998 | ||||||
Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45(a) |
480 | 504,062 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/49 |
160 | 176,050 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/54 |
140 | 153,661 | ||||||
Central Florida Expressway Authority, Refunding RB, |
||||||||
Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/48 |
2,760 | 3,371,230 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Florida (continued) | ||||||||
City of Jacksonville Florida, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/21(b) |
$ | 4,525 | $ | 4,619,799 | ||||
City of Pompano Beach Florida, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/01/50 |
420 | 449,581 | ||||||
City of Tampa Florida, RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
Series A, 0.00%, 09/01/49 |
285 | 102,158 | ||||||
Series A, 0.00%, 09/01/53 |
300 | 89,397 | ||||||
Collier County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/45 |
1,755 | 1,980,026 | ||||||
County of Broward Florida Airport System Revenue, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/45 |
2,845 | 3,265,975 | ||||||
County of Broward Florida Port Facilities Revenue, ARB, Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 09/01/49 |
1,070 | 1,193,339 | ||||||
County of Lee Florida Airport Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.38%, 10/01/32 |
1,500 | 1,521,195 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT,
|
2,900 | 3,090,443 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department, ARB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.38%, 10/01/33 |
1,015 | 1,131,197 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/38 |
5,215 | 5,876,106 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/38 |
460 | 518,379 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/42 |
615 | 691,734 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department, RB, Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/31 |
4,135 | 4,653,736 | ||||||
County of Osceola Florida Transportation Revenue, Refunding RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/41 |
275 | 146,630 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/42 |
370 | 189,466 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/43 |
335 | 164,833 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/44 |
345 | 163,395 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/45 |
285 | 129,912 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/46 |
625 | 273,931 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/47 |
605 | 255,346 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/48 |
430 | 174,782 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/49 |
355 | 138,908 | ||||||
Cypress Bluff Community Development District, SAB, Series A, 3.80%, 05/01/50(a) |
430 | 435,611 | ||||||
Escambia County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/15/45 |
1,725 | 1,977,298 | ||||||
Esplanade Lake Club Community Development District, SAB, Series A-1, 4.13%, 11/01/50 |
615 | 639,440 | ||||||
Florida Development Finance Corp., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/40 |
155 | 176,206 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/50 |
520 | 579,764 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/55 |
310 | 344,562 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/29(a) |
270 | 291,638 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/29(a)(f) |
105 | 108,568 | ||||||
Florida Development Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 09/15/50(a) |
270 | 290,039 | ||||||
Florida Housing Finance Corp., RB, S/F Housing, 1st Series, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 3.75%, 07/01/42 |
315 | 338,496 | ||||||
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, Refunding RB, Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 10/01/29 |
1,735 | 1,940,164 | ||||||
Lee County Housing Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A-2, AMT, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 6.00%, 09/01/40 |
60 | 60,802 | ||||||
Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/40 |
3,465 | 3,956,649 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Florida (continued) | ||||||||
Miami-Dade County Florida Aviation Revenue, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/37 |
$ | 235 | $ | 280,256 | ||||
Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/38 |
235 | 279,375 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/39 |
175 | 207,177 | ||||||
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, RB, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21(b) |
3,620 | 3,725,776 | ||||||
Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 08/01/41 |
1,305 | 1,450,194 | ||||||
Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/42 |
210 | 252,216 | ||||||
Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/15/49 |
1,185 | 1,358,792 | ||||||
Reedy Creek Improvement District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/23(b) |
1,785 | 1,973,300 | ||||||
Sarasota County Florida Utility System Revenue, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/45 |
310 | 399,243 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/50 |
465 | 594,656 | ||||||
Southern Groves Community Development District No.5, Refunding SAB, 4.00%, 05/01/43 |
220 | 230,364 | ||||||
Stevens Plantation Community Development District, SAB, Series A, 7.10%, 05/01/35(g)(h) |
800 | 506,893 | ||||||
Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/21(b) |
3,995 | 4,079,135 | ||||||
Trout Creek Community Development District, SAB |
||||||||
4.00%, 05/01/40 |
635 | 663,689 | ||||||
4.00%, 05/01/51 |
1,055 | 1,083,306 | ||||||
Village Community Development District No.10, SAB, 5.13%, 05/01/43 |
2,360 | 2,451,474 | ||||||
Volusia County Educational Facility Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/15/49 |
1,265 | 1,551,358 | ||||||
Westside Community Development District, SAB, 4.00%, 05/01/50 |
815 | 845,399 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
68,702,224 | ||||||||
Georgia 2.7% | ||||||||
Development Authority for Fulton County, RB, 4.00%, 06/15/49 |
470 | 541,299 | ||||||
Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (GTD), 5.50%, 08/15/54 |
640 | 741,645 | ||||||
George L Smith II Congress Center Authority, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/54 |
990 | 1,119,373 | ||||||
Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing |
||||||||
Series A, 3.95%, 12/01/43 |
120 | 125,070 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/48 |
170 | 178,007 | ||||||
Series B, 2.50%, 06/01/50 |
520 | 521,331 | ||||||
Griffin-Spalding County Hospital Authority, RB, 4.00%, 04/01/42 |
2,310 | 2,610,924 | ||||||
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/35 |
360 | 493,600 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/36 |
1,860 | 2,571,673 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/37 |
400 | 558,240 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/38 |
1,265 | 1,786,256 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/43 |
330 | 396,742 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49 |
4,575 | 6,782,300 | ||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/48 |
835 | 994,861 | ||||||
4.00%, 01/01/49 |
2,105 | 2,360,149 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/56 |
350 | 417,669 |
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BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Georgia (continued) | ||||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB (continued)
|
$ | 1,335 | $ | 1,486,109 | ||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB, Sub-Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/49 |
700 | 788,578 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
24,473,826 | ||||||||
Hawaii 0.3% | ||||||||
State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/45 |
1,500 | 1,701,375 | ||||||
State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, COP |
||||||||
AMT, 5.25%, 08/01/25 |
425 | 467,262 | ||||||
AMT, 5.25%, 08/01/26 |
460 | 505,581 | ||||||
State of Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 11/15/37 |
400 | 425,440 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,099,658 | ||||||||
Idaho 0.4% | ||||||||
Idaho Health Facilities Authority, RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 12/01/43 |
670 | 767,163 | ||||||
Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
540 | 648,972 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 03/01/39 |
500 | 558,685 | ||||||
Power County Industrial Development Corp., RB, AMT, 6.45%, 08/01/32 |
2,000 | 2,008,580 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,983,400 | ||||||||
Illinois 11.4% | ||||||||
Chicago Board of Education, GO |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/36 |
985 | 1,218,258 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/38 |
610 | 749,245 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/40 |
730 | 885,278 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/41 |
480 | 579,701 | ||||||
Series C, 5.25%, 12/01/35 |
2,655 | 2,952,068 | ||||||
Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
3,480 | 3,793,134 | ||||||
Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/36 |
585 | 686,416 | ||||||
Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
240 | 275,556 | ||||||
Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO |
||||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/25 |
1,120 | 1,306,744 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/27 |
500 | 605,725 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/30 |
605 | 720,289 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/34 |
475 | 560,970 | ||||||
Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/25 |
435 | 507,532 | ||||||
Series F, 5.00%, 12/01/22 |
455 | 486,199 | ||||||
Series F, 5.00%, 12/01/23 |
310 | 343,173 | ||||||
Series F, 5.00%, 12/01/24 |
340 | 387,365 | ||||||
Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/34 |
315 | 372,740 | ||||||
Chicago Midway International Airport, Refunding ARB, Series A, 2nd Lien, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/41 |
1,870 | 2,065,995 | ||||||
Chicago OHare International Airport, ARB, Series D, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/42 |
430 | 504,025 | ||||||
Chicago OHare International Airport, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 01/01/29 |
1,600 | 1,637,440 | ||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/37 |
675 | 792,592 | ||||||
Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund, RB, 5.25%, 12/01/21(b) |
10,900 | 11,219,588 | ||||||
Chicago Transit Authority, Refunding RB, (AGM-CR), 5.00%, 06/01/28 |
3,000 | 3,006,750 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois Special Assessment Revenue, SAB, 6.75%, 12/01/32 |
1,437 | 1,440,837 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois Wastewater Transmission Revenue, RB, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/42 |
3,530 | 3,632,582 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Illinois (continued) | ||||||||
City of Chicago Illinois Waterworks Revenue, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 11/01/42 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,059,270 | ||||
Cook County Community College District No.508, GO |
||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/38 |
3,075 | 3,363,281 | ||||||
5.25%, 12/01/43 |
2,935 | 3,157,209 | ||||||
County of Will Illinois, GO, 5.00%, 11/15/25(b) |
600 | 722,484 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/37 |
820 | 910,364 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 08/15/41 |
1,885 | 1,915,047 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/47 |
240 | 262,498 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/50 |
130 | 141,782 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 03/01/35 |
1,290 | 1,462,924 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/45 |
1,205 | 1,390,474 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/41 |
555 | 662,581 | ||||||
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40 |
2,980 | 3,451,049 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/45 |
930 | 1,182,328 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/37 |
2,000 | 2,307,560 | ||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/57 |
2,370 | 2,769,179 | ||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/15/50 |
2,550 | 2,841,133 | ||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 06/15/43 |
3,765 | 2,023,725 | ||||||
Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 06/15/47 |
22,775 | 10,539,359 | ||||||
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB(b) |
||||||||
5.50%, 06/01/21 |
2,050 | 2,058,220 | ||||||
6.00%, 06/01/21 |
3,110 | 3,123,591 | ||||||
State of Illinois, GO |
||||||||
5.25%, 02/01/31 |
1,485 | 1,633,351 | ||||||
5.25%, 02/01/32 |
2,365 | 2,595,919 | ||||||
5.50%, 07/01/33 |
3,000 | 3,238,740 | ||||||
5.50%, 07/01/38 |
695 | 747,236 | ||||||
5.00%, 02/01/39 |
1,910 | 2,064,996 | ||||||
5.50%, 05/01/39 |
795 | 1,011,932 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/38 |
4,545 | 4,809,746 | ||||||
Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/28 |
900 | 1,077,183 | ||||||
State of Illinois, Refunding GO, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/27 |
90 | 109,864 | ||||||
University of Illinois, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/44 |
1,225 | 1,367,492 | ||||||
Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 01/01/55(a) |
390 | 411,407 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
105,142,126 | ||||||||
Indiana 1.7% | ||||||||
City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB |
||||||||
AMT, 6.75%, 01/01/34 |
975 | 1,078,369 | ||||||
AMT, 7.00%, 01/01/44 |
2,355 | 2,630,394 | ||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 1st Lien, 5.25%, 10/01/38 |
3,935 | 4,014,920 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/40 |
565 | 606,866 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/44 |
535 | 572,359 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48 |
1,770 | 1,908,839 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 01/01/51 |
500 | 545,645 | ||||||
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/15/40 |
1,520 | 1,637,922 | ||||||
Series F, 5.25%, 02/01/36 |
3,055 | 3,066,426 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
16,061,740 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Iowa 1.0% | ||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/48 |
$ | 1,900 | $ | 2,159,065 | ||||
Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/25 |
1,260 | 1,364,089 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/50(f) |
2,445 | 2,668,742 | ||||||
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, AMT, 3.00%, 12/01/39 |
1,715 | 1,738,101 | ||||||
Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.63%, 06/01/46 |
980 | 980,225 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,910,222 | ||||||||
Kansas 0.2% | ||||||||
Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, ARB, AMT, (AGM), 4.00%, 03/01/57 |
615 | 705,454 | ||||||
Seward County Unified School District No.480 Liberal, Refunding GO, 5.00%, 09/01/39 |
720 | 765,915 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,471,369 | ||||||||
Kentucky 1.1% | ||||||||
County of Boyle, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/37 |
2,500 | 2,980,400 | ||||||
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, RB(b) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/23 |
1,230 | 1,334,009 | ||||||
Series A, 5.38%, 01/01/23 |
1,830 | 1,988,533 | ||||||
Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, CAB(c) |
||||||||
Series C, 6.45%, 07/01/34 |
500 | 598,165 | ||||||
Series C, 6.60%, 07/01/39 |
830 | 985,185 | ||||||
Series C, 6.75%, 07/01/43 |
1,770 | 2,104,689 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
9,990,981 | ||||||||
Louisiana 1.2% | ||||||||
City of Alexandria Louisiana Utilities Revenue, RB, 5.00%, 05/01/24(b) |
860 | 982,739 | ||||||
Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, ARB, Series B, AMT, (AGM), 5.50%, 01/01/29 |
1,500 | 1,697,040 | ||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB, 6.50%, 05/01/21(b) |
400 | 400,000 | ||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 05/15/47 |
1,635 | 1,911,511 | ||||||
Parish of St. John the Baptist Louisiana, Refunding RB, Sub-Series B-1, 2.38%, 06/01/37(f) |
650 | 677,632 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 05/15/30 |
960 | 961,565 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/31 |
990 | 992,059 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/32 |
1,320 | 1,378,819 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/33 |
1,430 | 1,493,392 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/35 |
605 | 655,421 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,150,178 | ||||||||
Maine 0.0% | ||||||||
Maine State Housing Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series C, 3.95%, 11/15/43 |
335 | 373,816 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Maryland 1.5% | ||||||||
Anne Arundel County Consolidated Special Taxing District, ST |
||||||||
5.13%, 07/01/36 |
170 | 175,624 | ||||||
5.25%, 07/01/44 |
170 | 174,507 | ||||||
Howard County Housing Commission, RB, M/F Housing, 5.00%, 12/01/42 |
1,430 | 1,730,872 | ||||||
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
305 | 366,625 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Maryland (continued) | ||||||||
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB (continued) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/42 |
$ | 1,760 | $ | 2,115,256 | ||||
Series B, 4.00%, 04/15/45 |
795 | 920,292 | ||||||
Maryland Stadium Authority, RB, 5.00%, 05/01/34 |
2,700 | 3,392,469 | ||||||
Maryland State Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 2.50%, 07/01/47 |
4,915 | 4,932,202 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
13,807,847 | ||||||||
Massachusetts 2.6% | ||||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/48 |
1,115 | 1,306,602 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/48 |
830 | 874,862 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/42 |
1,110 | 1,309,334 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/47 |
1,570 | 1,809,943 | ||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 07/01/39 |
1,140 | 1,280,950 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/15/40 |
400 | 431,396 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/43 |
750 | 890,167 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/35 |
500 | 585,915 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40 |
435 | 515,057 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43 |
750 | 865,290 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/49 |
225 | 252,941 | ||||||
Series P, 5.45%, 05/15/59 |
2,010 | 2,638,366 | ||||||
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series B, AMT, 2.63%, 07/01/36 |
475 | 487,350 | ||||||
AMT, Subordinate, 3.75%, 07/01/47 |
1,865 | 1,926,414 | ||||||
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 3.63%, 07/01/32 |
1,250 | 1,303,000 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 3.63%, 07/01/34 |
815 | 850,444 | ||||||
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing |
||||||||
Series A, 3.80%, 12/01/43 |
160 | 173,019 | ||||||
Series A, 3.85%, 06/01/46 |
205 | 223,249 | ||||||
Series C-1, 3.15%, 12/01/49 |
400 | 418,736 | ||||||
Series C-1, 3.25%, 12/01/54 |
1,475 | 1,550,830 | ||||||
Series D-1, 2.55%, 12/01/50 |
420 | 422,843 | ||||||
Massachusetts Port Authority, RB, Series E, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/51 |
3,100 | 3,922,926 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
24,039,634 | ||||||||
Michigan 2.8% | ||||||||
City of Detroit Michigan Sewage Disposal System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 07/01/22(b) |
5,320 | 5,630,635 | ||||||
City of Detroit Michigan Water Supply System Revenue, RB, Series B, 2nd Lien, (AGM), 6.25%, 07/01/36 |
5 | 5,022 | ||||||
Eastern Michigan University, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/47 |
1,170 | 1,305,837 | ||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 11/01/44 |
1,555 | 1,807,205 | ||||||
Series C-2, AMT, Senior Lien,
|
240 | 252,816 | ||||||
Series C-1, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/22(b) |
455 | 480,248 | ||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/41 |
5,560 | 6,619,680 | ||||||
4.00%, 11/15/46 |
570 | 629,029 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49 |
590 | 678,305 |
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BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Michigan (continued) | ||||||||
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/47 |
$ | 215 | $ | 271,878 | ||||
Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/22(b) |
2,100 | 2,185,680 | ||||||
Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing |
||||||||
Series A, 3.80%, 10/01/38 |
1,690 | 1,897,093 | ||||||
Series A, 4.15%, 10/01/53 |
940 | 1,038,174 | ||||||
Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/49 |
230 | 243,605 | ||||||
Michigan State University, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 02/15/48 |
730 | 913,296 | ||||||
Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/48 |
1,795 | 2,156,441 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
26,114,944 | ||||||||
Minnesota 1.2% | ||||||||
City of Maple Grove Minnesota, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 05/01/37 |
880 | 991,188 | ||||||
City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/49 |
560 | 677,040 | ||||||
City of Otsego, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/44 |
425 | 444,546 | ||||||
City of Spring Lake Park Minnesota, RB, 5.00%, 06/15/39 |
1,080 | 1,196,078 | ||||||
Duluth Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.25%, 02/15/48 |
3,800 | 4,294,760 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 02/15/53 |
1,500 | 1,826,670 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 02/15/58 |
520 | 633,251 | ||||||
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/43 |
575 | 642,758 | ||||||
Minneapolis-St Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission, Refunding RB, Sub Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/41 |
290 | 341,452 | ||||||
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, RB, Series 8-K, 4.00%, 03/01/43 |
385 | 411,280 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,459,023 | ||||||||
Mississippi 1.0% | ||||||||
County of Warren Mississippi, RB, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/35 |
400 | 411,072 | ||||||
Mississippi Development Bank, RB, (AGM), 6.88%, 12/01/40 |
3,595 | 4,123,213 | ||||||
Mississippi State University Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 08/01/23(b) |
2,000 | 2,226,020 | ||||||
State of Mississippi, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/37 |
330 | 403,719 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/38 |
1,650 | 1,879,862 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
9,043,886 | ||||||||
Missouri 1.2% | ||||||||
Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, RB |
||||||||
5.25%, 10/01/21(b) |
500 | 509,960 | ||||||
4.13%, 02/15/43 |
300 | 307,224 | ||||||
4.00%, 06/01/53 |
2,075 | 2,389,383 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/23(b) |
500 | 555,225 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/42 |
540 | 649,680 | ||||||
Series C-2, 5.00%, 10/01/34 |
1,000 | 1,104,900 | ||||||
Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.50%, 05/01/43 |
305 | 327,710 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Missouri (continued) | ||||||||
Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Refunding RB (continued) |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/46 |
$ | 1,670 | $ | 1,960,747 | ||||
Missouri Development Finance Board, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/41 |
900 | 917,946 | ||||||
Missouri Housing Development Commission, RB, S/F Housing |
||||||||
2.35%, 11/01/46 |
1,180 | 1,188,555 | ||||||
2.40%, 11/01/51 |
1,230 | 1,238,524 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,149,854 | ||||||||
Montana 0.0% | ||||||||
Montana Board of Housing, RB, S/F Housing |
||||||||
Series B-2, 3.50%, 12/01/42 |
95 | 101,674 | ||||||
Series B-2, 3.60%, 12/01/47 |
150 | 159,727 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
261,401 | ||||||||
Nebraska 0.3% | ||||||||
Central Plains Energy Project, RB |
||||||||
5.25%, 09/01/37 |
575 | 612,444 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/42 |
600 | 636,750 | ||||||
Douglas County Hospital Authority No.3, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/45 |
400 | 464,440 | ||||||
Nebraska Public Power District, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/32 |
250 | 257,948 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/44 |
400 | 407,564 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
2,379,146 | ||||||||
Nevada 1.3% | ||||||||
City of Carson City Nevada, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/01/42 |
650 | 779,643 | ||||||
City of Las Vegas Nevada Special Improvement District No.809, SAB, 5.65%, 06/01/23 |
230 | 230,869 | ||||||
City of Reno Nevada, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, (AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/43 |
1,570 | 1,739,230 | ||||||
Series A-1, (AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/46 |
1,250 | 1,374,175 | ||||||
County of Clark Department of Aviation, Refunding RB, Series A-2, Sub Lien, 4.25%, 07/01/36 |
1,000 | 1,109,680 | ||||||
County of Clark Nevada, GO |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/36 |
1,205 | 1,505,153 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/37 |
3,000 | 3,736,110 | ||||||
Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/40 |
285 | 332,695 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/45 |
350 | 403,316 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/51 |
380 | 433,694 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,644,565 | ||||||||
New Hampshire 0.6% | ||||||||
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB(a) |
||||||||
Series A, 3.63%, 07/01/43(f) |
430 | 444,384 | ||||||
Series B, 4.63%, 11/01/42 |
2,095 | 2,178,674 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 3.75%, 07/01/45(f) |
395 | 407,225 | ||||||
Series C, AMT, 4.88%, 11/01/42 |
1,140 | 1,191,448 | ||||||
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, RB, M/F Housing, (FHA 542(C)), 4.00%, 07/01/52 |
800 | 863,584 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
5,085,315 | ||||||||
New Jersey 11.4% | ||||||||
Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.25%, 11/01/39 |
1,265 | 1,354,511 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
New Jersey (continued) | ||||||||
Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Refunding RB (continued) |
||||||||
5.25%, 11/01/44 |
$ | 1,885 | $ | 2,005,904 | ||||
Hudson County Improvement Authority, RB, 4.00%, 10/01/46 |
1,195 | 1,403,910 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 06/15/36 |
460 | 573,257 | ||||||
4.00%, 11/01/38 |
370 | 419,288 | ||||||
4.00%, 11/01/39 |
295 | 333,347 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/49 |
1,670 | 2,011,198 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/47 |
2,500 | 2,939,425 | ||||||
Series B, 4.50%, 06/15/40 |
1,270 | 1,487,995 | ||||||
Series EEE, 5.00%, 06/15/43 |
160 | 192,525 | ||||||
Series EEE, 5.00%, 06/15/48 |
2,705 | 3,203,261 | ||||||
Series LLL, 5.00%, 06/15/34 |
365 | 456,141 | ||||||
Series WW, 5.00%, 06/15/36 |
210 | 243,753 | ||||||
AMT, 5.13%, 09/15/23 |
1,895 | 2,017,758 | ||||||
AMT, (AGM), 5.00%, 01/01/31 |
790 | 874,672 | ||||||
AMT, (AGM), 5.13%, 07/01/42 |
200 | 220,500 | ||||||
AMT, 5.38%, 01/01/43 |
3,000 | 3,360,030 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 5.63%, 11/15/30 |
660 | 744,817 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/47 |
1,060 | 1,214,251 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series UU, 5.00%, 06/15/24(b) |
80 | 91,808 | ||||||
Series UU, 5.00%, 06/15/40 |
345 | 381,877 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding SAB |
||||||||
6.50%, 04/01/28 |
5,000 | 5,498,300 | ||||||
5.75%, 04/01/31 |
2,675 | 2,814,688 | ||||||
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42 |
1,450 | 1,698,283 | ||||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/47 |
300 | 332,316 | ||||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/37 |
685 | 807,855 | ||||||
Series A, 4.63%, 07/01/21(b) |
510 | 513,631 | ||||||
Series A, 5.63%, 07/01/21(b) |
1,700 | 1,714,807 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/25 |
500 | 527,945 | ||||||
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, RB, Series B, AMT, 3.50%, 12/01/39 |
680 | 721,235 | ||||||
New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 3.80%, 10/01/32 |
1,255 | 1,342,223 | ||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 06/15/46 |
2,070 | 2,470,276 | ||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 06/15/21(b) |
2,600 | 2,615,886 | ||||||
Series AA, 4.13%, 06/15/39 |
1,040 | 1,189,874 | ||||||
Series AA, 5.50%, 06/15/39 |
3,510 | 3,857,174 | ||||||
Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/44 |
1,835 | 2,002,017 | ||||||
Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/45 |
1,325 | 1,541,979 | ||||||
Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/46 |
400 | 450,832 | ||||||
Series AA, 3.00%, 06/15/50 |
130 | 133,615 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 06/15/36 |
3,940 | 3,961,788 | ||||||
Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/50 |
1,980 | 2,186,395 | ||||||
Series BB, 5.00%, 06/15/50 |
3,720 | 4,397,710 | ||||||
Series S, 5.25%, 06/15/43 |
2,810 | 3,481,478 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
New Jersey (continued) | ||||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/35(d) |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 700,660 | ||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 12/15/39 |
510 | 583,848 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/32 |
1,600 | 1,967,152 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/36 |
720 | 878,983 | ||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/22(b) |
715 | 755,090 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/42 |
845 | 1,001,764 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/48 |
270 | 307,492 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/22 |
1,120 | 1,182,821 | ||||||
Series E, 5.00%, 01/01/45 |
4,450 | 5,106,820 | ||||||
South Jersey Port Corp., ARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/35 |
625 | 730,269 | ||||||
South Jersey Transportation Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/50 |
275 | 315,147 | ||||||
State of New Jersey, GO |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/31 |
925 | 1,149,562 | ||||||
Series A, 3.00%, 06/01/32 |
935 | 1,070,594 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35 |
1,340 | 1,653,118 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/37 |
500 | 575,205 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/46 |
4,955 | 5,957,694 | ||||||
Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46 |
10,110 | 11,849,324 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
105,576,078 | ||||||||
New Mexico 0.1% | ||||||||
City of Santa Fe New Mexico, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/44 |
200 | 216,042 | ||||||
New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Refunding RB, Series VIC, 5.00%, 08/01/44 |
450 | 519,417 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
735,459 | ||||||||
New York 7.9% | ||||||||
City of New York, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/42 |
805 | 1,025,361 | ||||||
Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45 |
3,585 | 3,615,867 | ||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, 5.75%, 02/15/47 |
940 | 944,380 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/21(b) |
1,565 | 1,607,474 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/39 |
1,000 | 1,099,910 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/38 |
2,970 | 3,356,219 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series C-1, 4.75%, 11/15/45 |
1,950 | 2,345,557 | ||||||
Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/50 |
370 | 451,100 | ||||||
Series C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/55 |
1,040 | 1,288,581 | ||||||
Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/56 |
2,670 | 3,080,299 | ||||||
Series C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/56 |
10 | 11,895 | ||||||
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 12/01/46 |
1,000 | 1,148,050 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50 |
770 | 893,215 | ||||||
New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing |
||||||||
Series A, 3.00%, 11/01/55 |
1,505 | 1,542,369 | ||||||
Series I-1, 2.55%, 11/01/45 |
1,200 | 1,202,724 | ||||||
Series I-1, (FHA 542 (C)), 2.65%, 11/01/50 |
3,205 | 3,215,865 | ||||||
Series I-1, (FHA 542 (C)), 2.70%, 11/01/55 |
950 | 953,259 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB |
||||||||
(AGM), 3.00%, 03/01/49 |
$ | 775 | $ | 805,543 | ||||
3.00%, 03/01/49 |
605 | 620,639 | ||||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/37 |
155 | 167,383 | ||||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/39 |
155 | 166,087 | ||||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/40 |
110 | 117,780 | ||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB |
||||||||
Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/42 |
1,050 | 1,086,120 | ||||||
Series C, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/45 |
1,615 | 1,884,915 | ||||||
Sub-Series C-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/40 |
310 | 369,371 | ||||||
New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, Series CC, 5.00%, 06/15/47 |
1,000 | 1,092,140 | ||||||
New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/38 |
1,415 | 1,416,358 | ||||||
Series A, 6.25%, 06/01/41(a) |
3,200 | 3,248,096 | ||||||
New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB, Series A-2-B, 5.00%, 06/01/45 |
500 | 536,345 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB(a) |
||||||||
Series 1, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44 |
6,005 | 6,538,124 | ||||||
Series 2, Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34 |
420 | 469,493 | ||||||
Series 2, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40 |
1,450 | 1,631,569 | ||||||
New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/60 |
670 | 774,580 | ||||||
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB, Series B, Subordinate, 5.00%, 06/15/48 |
1,305 | 1,630,885 | ||||||
New York State Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing |
||||||||
Series L-1, (SONYMA), 2.50%, 11/01/45 |
1,605 | 1,622,190 | ||||||
Series L-1, (SONYMA), 2.60%, 11/01/50 |
810 | 822,725 | ||||||
New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, Subordinate, 3.00%, 01/01/46 |
900 | 949,266 | ||||||
New York State Urban Development Corp., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/49 |
5,700 | 6,637,536 | ||||||
Series A, 3.00%, 03/15/50 |
930 | 977,765 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., RB |
||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35 |
640 | 809,389 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40 |
1,825 | 2,270,081 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Series 223, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/41 |
1,075 | 1,265,189 | ||||||
State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series 211, 3.75%, 10/01/43 |
1,190 | 1,280,107 | ||||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/54 |
710 | 823,302 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/54 |
610 | 767,398 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/56 |
2,480 | 3,152,526 | ||||||
TSASC, Inc., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/41 |
535 | 622,612 | ||||||
Westchester County Healthcare Corp., RB,
|
467 | 519,083 | ||||||
Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Sub-Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/42 |
400 | 434,804 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
73,291,526 | ||||||||
North Carolina 0.9% | ||||||||
County of Union NC Enterprise System Revenue, RB, 3.00%, 06/01/51 |
5,740 | 6,205,686 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
North Carolina (continued) | ||||||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 11/01/52 |
$ | 400 | $ | 459,408 | ||||
Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/50 |
115 | 126,319 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/50 |
305 | 358,778 | ||||||
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, RB, 5.00%, 02/01/49 |
550 | 846,318 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
7,996,509 | ||||||||
North Dakota 0.1% | ||||||||
County of Burleigh North Dakota, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/21(b) |
480 | 483,711 | ||||||
County of Cass North Dakota, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.25%, 02/15/58 |
695 | 843,980 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,327,691 | ||||||||
Ohio 3.6% | ||||||||
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/37 |
210 | 246,569 | ||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/38 |
210 | 245,971 | ||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/39 |
210 | 245,255 | ||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 3.00%, 06/01/48 |
1,505 | 1,547,592 | ||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/48 |
550 | 618,948 | ||||||
Series B-2, Class 2, 5.00%, 06/01/55 |
10,765 | 12,091,571 | ||||||
City of Dayton Ohio Airport Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, (AGM), 4.00%, 12/01/32 |
2,000 | 2,067,780 | ||||||
County of Franklin Ohio, RB |
||||||||
Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
290 | 349,676 | ||||||
Series A, 6.13%, 07/01/22(b) |
50 | 53,459 | ||||||
Series A, 6.13%, 07/01/40 |
770 | 809,285 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49 |
365 | 422,290 | ||||||
County of Hamilton Ohio, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 08/15/50 |
1,085 | 1,258,947 | ||||||
Series A, 3.75%, 08/15/50 |
755 | 847,925 | ||||||
County of Montgomery Ohio, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 11/15/42 |
655 | 738,663 | ||||||
4.00%, 08/01/51 |
810 | 933,890 | ||||||
Northwest Local School District/Hamilton & Butler Counties, GO, 4.00%, 12/01/50 |
1,135 | 1,204,939 | ||||||
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/49(a) |
1,335 | 1,478,326 | ||||||
Ohio Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 4.00%, 09/01/48 |
100 | 108,955 | ||||||
Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, RB, Series A-1, Junior Lien, 5.25%, 02/15/31 |
2,470 | 2,697,265 | ||||||
State of Ohio, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/53 |
1,000 | 1,118,650 | ||||||
State of Ohio, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/15/41 |
1,500 | 1,546,725 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 01/15/50 |
2,250 | 2,580,097 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
33,212,778 | ||||||||
Oklahoma 0.8% | ||||||||
Oklahoma City Public Property Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/39 |
720 | 822,463 | ||||||
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 08/15/48 |
1,460 | 1,767,943 | ||||||
Series B, 5.50%, 08/15/57 |
625 | 762,369 | ||||||
Oklahoma State University RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/46(i) |
500 | 604,835 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
35 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Pennsylvania (continued) | ||||||||
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, RB, Series B, AMT, Subordinate, 3.00%, 06/01/47 |
$ | 100 | $ | 95,384 | ||||
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/15/49 |
1,680 | 1,951,774 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing |
||||||||
Series 125B, 3.65%, 10/01/42 |
1,000 | 1,084,780 | ||||||
Series 128B, 3.85%, 04/01/38 |
965 | 1,070,600 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series 119, 3.50%, 10/01/36 |
1,150 | 1,214,055 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44 |
1,380 | 1,583,978 | ||||||
Sub-Series B-1, 5.25%, 06/01/47 |
1,170 | 1,416,507 | ||||||
Series A, Subordinate, 5.00%, 12/01/44 |
2,080 | 2,571,171 | ||||||
Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 12/01/49 |
1,075 | 1,228,284 | ||||||
Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 12/01/50 |
610 | 704,800 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB |
||||||||
2nd Series, 5.00%, 12/01/41 |
1,250 | 1,521,700 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/23(b) |
1,305 | 1,463,858 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/43 |
415 | 461,003 | ||||||
Pottsville Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/45 |
1,250 | 1,489,050 | ||||||
Springfield School District/Delaware County, GO |
||||||||
(SAW), 5.00%, 03/01/40 |
865 | 1,064,962 | ||||||
(SAW), 5.00%, 03/01/43 |
590 | 724,166 | ||||||
Swarthmore Borough Authority, RB, 5.00%, 09/15/48 |
1,900 | 2,386,837 | ||||||
Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 5.00%, 08/15/36 |
1,290 | 1,567,518 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
45,332,254 | ||||||||
Puerto Rico 5.4% | ||||||||
Childrens Trust Fund, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.50%, 05/15/39 |
1,115 | 1,142,240 | ||||||
5.63%, 05/15/43 |
1,200 | 1,213,632 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/33 |
4,505 | 4,696,147 | ||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.13%, 07/01/37 |
1,270 | 1,325,093 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53 |
9,061 | 10,059,250 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 5.00%, 07/01/58 |
17,440 | 19,592,271 | ||||||
Series A-2, Restructured, 4.33%, 07/01/40 |
2,508 | 2,741,294 | ||||||
Series A-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58 |
2,097 | 2,334,485 | ||||||
Series B-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53 |
425 | 470,624 | ||||||
Series B-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58 |
412 | 457,205 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46 |
18,474 | 5,825,037 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/51 |
1,442 | 328,949 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
50,186,227 | ||||||||
Rhode Island 1.9% | ||||||||
Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, (AGM, GTD), 3.75%, 05/15/32 |
1,155 | 1,319,241 | ||||||
Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp., RB, M/F Housing, Series 3-B, (FHA INS), 4.13%, 10/01/49 |
480 | 500,885 | ||||||
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 3.63%, 12/01/37 |
945 | 1,005,745 |
36 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Rhode Island (continued) | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,149,810 | ||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/40 |
2,050 | 2,291,879 | ||||||
Series B, 4.50%, 06/01/45 |
6,005 | 6,503,355 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50 |
4,500 | 5,029,785 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
17,800,700 | ||||||||
South Carolina 4.4% | ||||||||
Charleston County Airport District, ARB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 07/01/38 |
1,000 | 1,102,850 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 6.00%, 07/01/38 |
1,695 | 1,887,450 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 07/01/41 |
1,000 | 1,101,190 | ||||||
County of Berkeley South Carolina, SAB |
||||||||
4.25%, 11/01/40 |
315 | 347,124 | ||||||
4.38%, 11/01/49 |
470 | 516,727 | ||||||
County of Charleston South Carolina, ARB, 5.25%, 12/01/38 |
3,705 | 4,152,231 | ||||||
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/40(a) |
485 | 506,830 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/44 |
200 | 219,148 | ||||||
4.00%, 04/01/49 |
200 | 204,950 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/49 |
270 | 294,610 | ||||||
4.00%, 04/01/54 |
210 | 214,589 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/54 |
490 | 533,688 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/55(a) |
845 | 859,889 | ||||||
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 02/01/38 |
2,875 | 3,413,401 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/43 |
1,680 | 2,011,548 | ||||||
Series A, 4.25%, 05/01/48 |
1,445 | 1,621,767 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/48 |
3,030 | 3,578,006 | ||||||
South Carolina Ports Authority, ARB |
||||||||
AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/25(b) |
1,650 | 1,963,918 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/55 |
710 | 844,360 | ||||||
South Carolina Public Service Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/54 |
4,450 | 5,065,435 | ||||||
Series E, 5.00%, 12/01/48 |
440 | 487,027 | ||||||
Series E, 5.50%, 12/01/53 |
2,500 | 2,793,425 | ||||||
South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/36 |
175 | 208,653 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/50 |
1,035 | 1,181,173 | ||||||
Series E, 5.25%, 12/01/55 |
4,685 | 5,481,778 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
40,591,767 | ||||||||
South Dakota 0.2% | ||||||||
City of Rapid City South Dakota Sales Tax Revenue, RB, 4.00%, 12/01/48 |
740 | 811,861 | ||||||
South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/50 |
705 | 812,146 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,624,007 | ||||||||
Tennessee 1.6% | ||||||||
Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, RB, Series A,
|
3,650 | 3,956,563 | ||||||
Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44 |
115 | 129,976 | ||||||
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/44 |
875 | 955,990 | ||||||
Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/40 |
375 | 418,474 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Tennessee (continued) | ||||||||
Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/42 |
$ | 800 | $ | 841,336 | ||||
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/40 |
1,530 | 1,824,663 | ||||||
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/49 |
230 | 242,202 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/58 |
2,860 | 3,304,101 | ||||||
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, ARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/40 |
2,500 | 2,902,625 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
14,575,930 | ||||||||
Texas 6.2% | ||||||||
Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., RB, Series 1B, AMT, Subordinate, 3.00%, 04/01/40 |
65 | 61,885 | ||||||
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, RB, Series E, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/50 |
1,555 | 1,774,131 | ||||||
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB, Sub Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/23(b) |
430 | 464,314 | ||||||
City of Austin Texas Airport System Revenue, ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/39 |
440 | 499,145 | ||||||
City of Austin Texas Electric Utility Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/37 |
1,500 | 1,605,150 | ||||||
City of Beaumont Texas, GO, 5.25%, 03/01/23(b) |
2,340 | 2,556,076 | ||||||
City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/27 |
130 | 151,730 | ||||||
City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Sub-Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/37 |
1,175 | 1,463,227 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/27 |
125 | 145,781 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 07/15/38 |
225 | 227,588 | ||||||
Sub-Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/47 |
690 | 782,729 | ||||||
City of San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/48 |
850 | 1,048,721 | ||||||
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, ARB, Series H, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/21(b) |
2,200 | 2,251,568 | ||||||
El Paso Independent School District, GO, (PSF), 4.00%, 08/15/43 |
890 | 1,036,610 | ||||||
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series B,
|
565 | 628,845 | ||||||
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Refunding RB, Series G, Senior Lien, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 11/15/41(d) |
11,690 | 4,603,405 | ||||||
Leander Independent School District, Refunding GO, CAB(d) |
||||||||
Series D, (PSF), 0.00%, 08/15/24(b) |
370 | 218,137 | ||||||
Series D, (PSF), 0.00%, 08/15/35 |
3,630 | 2,124,675 | ||||||
Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB, 5.50%, 05/15/33 |
2,240 | 2,465,210 | ||||||
Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No.1, RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
Series A, 0.00%, 09/15/38 |
10,760 | 5,559,369 | ||||||
Series A, 0.00%, 09/15/40 |
2,525 | 1,159,328 | ||||||
Series A, 0.00%, 09/15/41 |
1,395 | 607,495 | ||||||
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/25(b) |
145 | 170,967 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/50(a) |
455 | 475,384 | ||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Series A, 5.50%, 09/01/21(b) |
3,150 | 3,204,904 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Texas (continued) | ||||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 09/01/31(b)(d) |
$ | 2,415 | $ | 1,299,536 | ||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.25%, 01/01/49 |
3,165 | 3,642,535 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/48 |
1,060 | 1,276,240 | ||||||
Red River Education Finance Corp., RB, 5.25%, 03/15/23(b) |
1,820 | 1,991,553 | ||||||
San Antonio Public Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/15/42 |
1,355 | 1,406,273 | ||||||
San Antonio Water System, Refunding RB, Series A, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 05/15/48 |
945 | 1,173,454 | ||||||
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB |
||||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/35 |
1,500 | 1,877,265 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/48 |
3,330 | 4,056,007 | ||||||
Texas City Industrial Development Corp., RB, Series 2012, 4.13%, 12/01/45 |
255 | 276,547 | ||||||
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (GNMA), 4.25%, 09/01/43 |
195 | 216,668 | ||||||
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/58 |
1,095 | 1,312,949 | ||||||
Texas Transportation Commission, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/57 |
1,085 | 1,255,562 | ||||||
Texas Transportation Commission, RB, CAB(d) |
||||||||
0.00%, 08/01/35 |
270 | 163,420 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/36 |
145 | 83,416 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/37 |
195 | 106,347 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/38 |
200 | 103,586 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/39 |
1,000 | 491,850 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/43 |
795 | 317,674 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/44 |
870 | 328,347 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/45 |
1,135 | 403,617 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
57,069,220 | ||||||||
Utah 0.5% | ||||||||
County of Utah, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 05/15/43 |
155 | 184,114 | ||||||
Series A, 3.00%, 05/15/50 |
710 | 748,631 | ||||||
Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue, ARB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/43 |
530 | 634,288 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/47 |
665 | 776,042 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48 |
640 | 757,888 | ||||||
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
(UT CSCE), 5.00%, 10/15/48 |
360 | 415,933 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/39(a) |
200 | 215,292 | ||||||
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 06/15/40(a) |
150 | 173,136 | ||||||
4.00%, 04/15/42 |
400 | 426,512 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/55(a) |
385 | 432,736 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
4,764,572 | ||||||||
Vermont 0.3% | ||||||||
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 10/01/37 |
500 | 555,245 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Vermont (continued) | ||||||||
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Refunding RB (continued) |
||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/43 |
$ | 1,470 | $ | 1,802,749 | ||||
Vermont Student Assistance Corp., RB, Series A, AMT, 4.13%, 06/15/30 |
330 | 351,114 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
2,709,108 | ||||||||
Virginia 1.6% | ||||||||
Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority, TA, Series A, 5.38%, 03/01/36 |
490 | 495,826 | ||||||
Hanover County Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/47 |
970 | 992,339 | ||||||
Henrico County Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/45 |
160 | 173,277 | ||||||
Lexington Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 01/01/22(b) |
940 | 970,174 | ||||||
Virginia Beach Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/44 |
585 | 653,936 | ||||||
4.00%, 09/01/48 |
375 | 396,758 | ||||||
Virginia Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing |
||||||||
Series 1, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 2.55%, 11/01/50 |
840 | 845,561 | ||||||
Series B, 4.00%, 06/01/53 |
385 | 418,191 | ||||||
Series D, 3.90%, 10/01/48 |
1,430 | 1,557,985 | ||||||
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB |
||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/48(a)(f) |
470 | 474,272 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/52 |
2,330 | 2,720,135 | ||||||
AMT, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 01/01/32 |
950 | 1,001,167 | ||||||
AMT, Senior Lien, 6.00%, 01/01/37 |
3,900 | 4,137,393 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
14,837,014 | ||||||||
Washington 2.3% | ||||||||
Grant County Public Utility District No.2 Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/26(b) |
1,555 | 1,870,105 | ||||||
King County Housing Authority, Refunding RB, 3.00%, 06/01/40 |
440 | 468,644 | ||||||
Port of Seattle Washington, ARB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/43 |
1,470 | 1,728,882 | ||||||
Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/40 |
930 | 1,054,880 | ||||||
Series C, AMT, Intermediate Lien, 5.00%, 05/01/37 |
1,450 | 1,733,954 | ||||||
State of Washington, COP |
||||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/36 |
1,000 | 1,250,810 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/37 |
3,910 | 4,890,315 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/38 |
650 | 812,773 | ||||||
State of Washington, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 02/01/36 |
1,300 | 1,624,207 | ||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 01/01/23(b) |
2,820 | 3,074,392 | ||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/55 |
285 | 355,352 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44 |
250 | 280,860 | ||||||
Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Refunding RB(a) |
||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/38 |
600 | 692,508 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/43 |
900 | 1,031,112 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
20,868,794 |
38 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
West Virginia 0.4% | ||||||||
West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/51 |
$ | 2,910 | $ | 3,232,253 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
Wisconsin 1.3% | ||||||||
Public Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/37 |
100 | 113,632 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/39(a) |
100 | 112,411 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/40(a) |
425 | 464,742 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/41 |
270 | 324,270 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/49(a) |
245 | 270,774 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/50(a) |
540 | 582,244 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/54(a) |
115 | 126,119 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/55(a) |
300 | 311,322 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/55(a) |
560 | 600,214 | ||||||
Series A-1, 4.50%, 01/01/35(a) |
230 | 254,810 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 01/01/55(a) |
305 | 340,258 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/49 |
320 | 366,864 | ||||||
Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/49(a) |
165 | 168,311 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/15/49 |
335 | 374,235 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/54(a) |
130 | 132,388 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/49 |
2,000 | 2,267,700 | ||||||
AMT, 4.00%, 08/01/35 |
280 | 281,294 | ||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 04/01/44 |
2,005 | 2,505,929 | ||||||
Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing |
||||||||
Series A, 3.15%, 11/01/44 |
480 | 505,762 | ||||||
Series A, 4.45%, 05/01/57 |
575 | 630,407 | ||||||
WPPI Energy, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37 |
665 | 757,395 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,491,081 | ||||||||
Wyoming 0.0% | ||||||||
Wyoming Municipal Power Agency, Inc., Refunding RB, Series A, (BAM), 5.00%, 01/01/27(b) |
330 | 411,566 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 117.7%
|
1,086,605,200 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(j) |
|
|||||||
Arizona 0.1% | ||||||||
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/41 |
915 | 1,041,801 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
California 3.3% | ||||||||
Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/42(k) |
3,896 | 4,475,669 | ||||||
Los Angeles Unified School District, GO, Series B-1, 5.25%, 07/01/42(k) |
1,451 | 1,806,602 | ||||||
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding SAB |
||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/47 |
8,384 | 9,957,702 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43 |
2,775 | 3,306,940 | ||||||
San Marcos Unified School District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 08/01/31(b) |
10,680 | 10,812,325 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
30,359,238 | ||||||||
Colorado 1.6% | ||||||||
City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB(k) |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/43 |
1,901 | 2,337,709 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Colorado (continued) | ||||||||
City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB(k) (continued) |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/48 |
$ | 1,664 | $ | 2,033,326 | ||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB(k) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/44 |
1,950 | 2,400,801 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/49 |
2,490 | 2,807,201 | ||||||
County of Adams Colorado, Refunding COP, 4.00%, 12/01/45 |
4,650 | 5,153,500 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
14,732,537 | ||||||||
Connecticut 0.7% | ||||||||
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/45 |
5,687 | 6,789,427 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
District of Columbia 0.7% | ||||||||
District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series B-2, (FHA), 4.10%, 09/01/39 |
1,300 | 1,475,617 | ||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, Subordinate, (AGM), 4.00%, 10/01/53 |
1,299 | 1,477,684 | ||||||
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/42 |
2,992 | 3,612,105 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,565,406 | ||||||||
Florida 1.3% | ||||||||
City Of South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Inc., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 08/15/47 |
1,290 | 1,552,799 | ||||||
City of Tampa Florida, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/46 |
1,932 | 2,151,943 | ||||||
County of Broward Florida Port Facilities Revenue, ARB, Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 09/01/49 |
2,350 | 2,620,885 | ||||||
Escambia County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/15/45(k) |
1,771 | 2,029,671 | ||||||
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, ARB, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/49(k) |
3,543 | 4,037,280 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
12,392,578 | ||||||||
Georgia 0.7% | ||||||||
Dalton Whitfield County Joint Development Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/15/48 |
3,647 | 4,099,864 | ||||||
Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 3.60%, 12/01/44 |
1,042 | 1,129,342 | ||||||
Series A, 3.70%, 06/01/49 |
1,057 | 1,173,171 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,402,377 | ||||||||
Idaho 0.2% | ||||||||
Idaho State Building Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/48 |
1,700 | 1,915,475 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Illinois 1.1% | ||||||||
City of Chicago IIllinois Waterworks Revenue, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien, (AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33 |
480 | 481,805 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/27(b) |
5 | 5,713 | ||||||
Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/41 |
2,033 | 2,277,722 | ||||||
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40 |
825 | 955,563 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/40 |
3,329 | 3,939,545 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/38 |
2,252 | 2,596,718 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,257,066 | ||||||||
Iowa 0.2% | ||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 4.00%, 08/15/46 |
1,455 | 1,593,982 | ||||||
|
|
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BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Louisiana 0.9% | ||||||||
City of Shreveport Louisiana Water & Sewer Revenue, RB |
||||||||
Series B, Junior Lien, (AGM), 4.00%, 12/01/44 |
$ | 2,043 | $ | 2,304,122 | ||||
Series B, Junior Lien, (AGM), 4.00%, 12/01/49 |
4,105 | 4,628,894 | ||||||
State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 1st Lien, 4.00%, 05/01/41 |
1,245 | 1,383,618 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,316,634 | ||||||||
Maryland 1.7% | ||||||||
City of Baltimore Maryland, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46 |
3,014 | 3,570,724 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/49 |
3,122 | 3,659,704 | ||||||
Maryland Stadium Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/42 |
1,740 | 2,162,977 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/47 |
4,894 | 6,068,596 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
15,462,001 | ||||||||
Massachusetts 1.9% | ||||||||
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/45 |
1,502 | 1,684,027 | ||||||
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/46 |
1,982 | 2,454,189 | ||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/47 |
3,359 | 3,970,987 | ||||||
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, RB, Series A-1, (FHA), 3.10%, 06/01/60 |
1,111 | 1,155,045 | ||||||
Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/21(b) |
7,713 | 7,880,535 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
17,144,783 | ||||||||
Michigan 2.6% | ||||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, RB(k) |
||||||||
4.00%, 02/15/47 |
5,486 | 6,290,825 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 02/15/44 |
1,912 | 2,195,418 | ||||||
Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series I, 5.00%, 10/15/45 |
5,670 | 6,641,555 | ||||||
Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 4.05%, 10/01/48 |
2,337 | 2,599,353 | ||||||
Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series C, 3.90%, 12/01/33 |
5,385 | 6,001,098 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
23,728,249 | ||||||||
Nebraska 0.0% | ||||||||
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 3.70%, 03/01/47 |
102 | 101,716 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Nevada 0.7% | ||||||||
County of Clark Nevada, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/48 |
2,260 | 2,772,341 | ||||||
Las Vegas Valley Water District, Refunding GO, Series C, 5.00%, 06/01/28 |
4,100 | 4,115,088 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,887,429 | ||||||||
New Jersey 0.3% | ||||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Series B, 5.25%, 06/15/36(k) |
2,401 | 2,423,347 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
New York 9.7% | ||||||||
City of New York Water & Sewer System, RB, Series CC, 5.00%, 06/15/47 |
6,001 | 6,577,263 | ||||||
City of New York, GO, Sub-Series-D1, Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/43(k) |
2,620 | 3,247,935 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
City of New York, Refunding GO, Series B, 4.00%, 08/01/32 |
$ | 3,990 | $ | 4,402,087 | ||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB(k) |
||||||||
5.75%, 02/15/47(b) |
1,256 | 1,261,727 | ||||||
5.75%, 02/15/47 |
773 | 776,176 | ||||||
New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 4.15%, 11/01/38 |
2,970 | 3,321,648 | ||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-1, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/42(k) |
1,395 | 1,453,897 | ||||||
New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series BB, 5.25%, 06/15/44(b) |
4,993 | 5,149,665 | ||||||
Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/47 |
3,660 | 3,862,764 | ||||||
Series FF, 5.00%, 06/15/45 |
3,019 | 3,171,657 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., ARB, 5.25%, 12/15/43 |
22,829 | 23,512,412 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.75%, 11/15/51(k) |
12,111 | 12,453,633 | ||||||
New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/60 |
947 | 1,095,229 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/47 |
4,317 | 4,988,962 | ||||||
New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/31 |
1,560 | 1,587,425 | ||||||
Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/50 |
2,083 | 2,377,764 | ||||||
New York State Urban Development Corp., RB, Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/46 |
4,846 | 5,529,091 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Series 221, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/60 |
854 | 969,006 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55 |
3,210 | 3,817,075 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
89,555,416 | ||||||||
North Carolina 0.8% | ||||||||
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/25(b) |
5,550 | 6,660,666 | ||||||
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series 39-B, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 4.00%, 01/01/48 |
819 | 910,226 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
7,570,892 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania 2.4% | ||||||||
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO(k) |
||||||||
1st Series, 4.00%, 03/01/36 |
1,559 | 1,824,740 | ||||||
1st Series, 4.00%, 03/01/38 |
3,650 | 4,265,463 | ||||||
County of Lehigh Pennsylvania, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/49(k) |
2,996 | 3,451,729 | ||||||
Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/01/38(k) |
2,596 | 3,003,527 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/42 |
4,018 | 4,895,759 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB, Sub-Series B-2, (AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/35 |
1,640 | 1,994,142 | ||||||
Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 5.00%, 08/15/38 |
2,533 | 2,936,044 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
22,371,404 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Rhode Island 0.4% | ||||||||
Narragansett Bay Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/22(b) |
$ | 1,140 | $ | 1,198,072 | ||||
Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/15/47 |
1,982 | 2,201,308 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,399,380 | ||||||||
South Carolina 0.2% | ||||||||
South Carolina Ports Authority, ARB, Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/49(k) |
1,665 | 1,880,418 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Texas 5.7% | ||||||||
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/43 |
3,842 | 4,063,932 | ||||||
City of San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, RB, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 02/01/23(b) |
4,560 | 4,941,991 | ||||||
County of Hidalgo Texas, GO, Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/43 |
2,297 | 2,634,839 | ||||||
El Paso Independent School District, GO, (PSF-GTD), 4.00%, 08/15/48 |
2,999 | 3,525,876 | ||||||
Harris County Toll Road Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 08/15/43 |
1,858 | 2,299,156 | ||||||
Houston Community College System, GO, 4.00%, 02/15/23(b) |
4,393 | 4,691,642 | ||||||
Howe Independent School District, GO, (PSF-GTD), 4.00%, 08/15/43 |
1,095 | 1,244,314 | ||||||
Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding, RB, 4.00%, 05/15/43 |
1,504 | 1,552,204 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Sales & Use Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/21(b) |
4,060 | 4,155,126 | ||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Series A, 5.50%, 09/01/41(b) |
2,310 | 2,350,263 | ||||||
San Antonio Public Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/15/42 |
3,794 | 3,937,738 | ||||||
San Antonio Water System, Refunding RB, Series C, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 05/15/46 |
1,515 | 1,832,423 | ||||||
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series A,
|
4,456 | 4,890,868 | ||||||
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, RB, S/F Housing |
||||||||
Series A, (GNMA), 3.63%, 09/01/44 |
1,389 | 1,516,759 | ||||||
Series A, (GNMA), 3.00%, 09/01/45 |
905 | 943,785 | ||||||
Series A, (GNMA), 3.75%, 09/01/49 |
1,191 | 1,301,304 | ||||||
Series A, (GNMA), 3.00%, 03/01/50 |
905 | 943,785 | ||||||
Texas Water Development Board, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/49 |
5,020 | 5,939,011 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
52,765,016 | ||||||||
Virginia 1.7% | ||||||||
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 04/01/47(k) |
2,320 | 2,808,453 | ||||||
Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, RB |
||||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/48 |
1,996 | 2,430,017 | ||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.50%, 07/01/57(k) |
1,338 | 1,671,987 |
(a) |
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(b) |
U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par. |
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BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) |
(c) |
Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end. |
(d) |
Zero-coupon bond. |
(e) |
Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations. |
(f) |
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available. |
(g) |
Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. |
(h) |
Non-income producing security. |
(i) |
When-issued security. |
(j) |
Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(k) |
All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between May 15, 2021 to February 15, 2047, is $39,471,889. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(l) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(m) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended April 30, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer |
Value at
04/30/20 |
Purchases
at Cost |
Proceeds
from Sales |
Net
Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at
04/30/21 |
Shares
Held at 04/30/21 |
Income |
Capital Gain
Distributions from Underlying Funds |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class |
$ | 5,685,668 | $ | 2,157,616 | (a) | $ | | $ | 2,361 | $ | (1,744 | ) | $ | 7,843,901 | 7,842,333 | $ | 702 | $ | | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description |
Number of
Contracts |
Expiration
Date |
Notional
Amount (000) |
Value/
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
Short Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note |
187 | 06/21/21 | $ | 24,707 | $ | (130,530 | ) | |||||||||
U.S. Long Treasury Bond |
104 | 06/21/21 | 16,361 | (109,351 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
$ | (239,881 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity
Contracts |
Credit
Contracts |
Equity
Contracts |
Foreign
Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest
Rate Contracts |
Other
Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 239,881 | $ | | $ | 239,881 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current days variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the year ended April 30, 2021, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Commodity
Contracts |
Credit
Contracts |
Equity
Contracts |
Foreign
Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest
Rate Contracts |
Other
Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (239,881 | ) | $ | | $ | (239,881 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD) |
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts |
||||
Average notional value of contracts short |
$ | 10,266,969 |
For more information about the Funds investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Funds financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds |
$ | | $ | 1,086,605,200 | $ | | $ | 1,086,605,200 | ||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts |
| 375,630,927 | | 375,630,927 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
7,843,901 | | | 7,843,901 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 7,843,901 | $ | 1,462,236,127 | $ | | $ | 1,470,080,028 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments(a) |
||||||||||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Contracts |
$ | (239,881 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | (239,881 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
TOB Trust Certificates |
$ | | $ | (213,103,519 | ) | $ | | $ | (213,103,519 | ) | ||||||
VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value |
| (347,800,000 | ) | | (347,800,000 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | | $ | (560,903,519 | ) | $ | | $ | (560,903,519 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds |
||||||||
Arizona 4.0% | ||||||||
Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/30 |
$ | 2,685 | $ | 2,780,586 | ||||
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB(a) |
||||||||
4.00%, 07/01/29 |
500 | 546,515 | ||||||
Series A, 3.55%, 07/15/29 |
1,360 | 1,452,222 | ||||||
Series B, 4.25%, 07/01/27 |
440 | 471,526 | ||||||
City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., ARB, Series B, AMT, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/35 |
4,000 | 5,071,040 | ||||||
Glendale Union High School District No.205, GO |
||||||||
Series C, (BAM), 5.00%, 07/01/24 |
1,945 | 2,140,278 | ||||||
Series C, (BAM), 5.00%, 07/01/27 |
500 | 549,790 | ||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/24(a) |
620 | 661,025 | ||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/25 |
300 | 340,323 | ||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, RB(a) |
||||||||
4.13%, 06/15/29 |
350 | 354,956 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/29 |
300 | 322,467 | ||||||
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 07/01/29(a) |
295 | 324,659 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/32 |
1,000 | 1,257,330 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/33 |
800 | 1,002,696 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/34 |
1,000 | 1,250,620 | ||||||
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority, ARB |
||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/27 |
700 | 738,276 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/32 |
1,925 | 2,028,296 | ||||||
Pinal County Electric District No.3, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/21(b) |
1,600 | 1,612,400 | ||||||
University of Arizona, RB, 5.00%, 08/01/28 |
2,000 | 2,023,640 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
24,928,645 | ||||||||
Arkansas 0.6% | ||||||||
City of Benton Arkansas, RB, (AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/29 |
1,055 | 1,204,188 | ||||||
University of Arkansas, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 03/01/31 |
2,315 | 2,708,156 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,912,344 | ||||||||
California 6.6% | ||||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/29(a) |
420 | 458,262 | ||||||
City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/36 |
3,670 | 4,790,891 | ||||||
County of Santa Barbara California, COP, Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/33 |
10,330 | 12,965,390 | ||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/33 |
6,715 | 8,203,850 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/35 |
5,785 | 7,043,989 | ||||||
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/32 |
1,000 | 1,288,750 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/33 |
1,030 | 1,320,553 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/34 |
1,000 | 1,275,270 | ||||||
State of California, GO, 5.50%, 04/01/28 |
15 | 15,061 | ||||||
Transbay Joint Powers Authority, TA Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/35 |
700 | 880,033 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
California (continued) | ||||||||
Transbay Joint Powers Authority, TA (continued) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/36 |
$ | 800 | $ | 1,002,352 | ||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/37 |
1,000 | 1,249,060 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
40,493,461 | ||||||||
Colorado 1.9% | ||||||||
City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/32 |
5,000 | 6,250,550 | ||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 11/09/22(b) |
270 | 289,780 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/34 |
1,500 | 1,916,625 | ||||||
Park Creek Metropolitan District, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/01/34 |
500 | 584,265 | ||||||
Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District No.4, Refunding GO, 3.50%, 12/01/29 |
515 | 539,329 | ||||||
University of Northern Colorado, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/31 |
2,000 | 2,279,720 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,860,269 | ||||||||
Connecticut 3.5% | ||||||||
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series C-2, AMT, 2.20%, 11/15/34 |
1,250 | 1,248,825 | ||||||
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/30(a) |
130 | 145,322 | ||||||
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series F, 5.00%, 07/01/21(b) |
4,330 | 4,363,384 | ||||||
Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/27(a) |
100 | 116,015 | ||||||
Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/28(a) |
100 | 117,868 | ||||||
Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/29(a) |
100 | 119,604 | ||||||
Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/30(a) |
100 | 119,107 | ||||||
Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/32(a) |
150 | 177,397 | ||||||
Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/34(a) |
125 | 146,879 | ||||||
State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/35 |
1,750 | 2,269,155 | ||||||
State of Connecticut, GO |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/15/30 |
5,000 | 6,288,600 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/15/31 |
4,000 | 5,002,800 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/15/34 |
1,185 | 1,499,677 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
21,614,633 | ||||||||
Delaware 0.8% | ||||||||
County of Kent Delaware, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/29 |
880 | 1,012,088 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/30 |
1,030 | 1,180,370 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/31 |
750 | 856,860 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32 |
375 | 427,001 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33 |
1,190 | 1,350,852 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
4,827,171 | ||||||||
Florida 8.0% | ||||||||
Capital Projects Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/31 |
1,500 | 1,843,440 | ||||||
Capital Region Community Development District, Refunding SAB |
||||||||
Series A-1, 4.13%, 05/01/23 |
200 | 205,266 | ||||||
Series A-1, 4.63%, 05/01/28 |
500 | 547,475 | ||||||
Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/29(a) |
625 | 661,637 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/29 |
400 | 464,236 |
44 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Florida (continued) | ||||||||
Charlotte County Industrial Development Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/29(a) |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,136,110 | ||||
County of Lee Florida Airport Revenue, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 10/01/23 |
1,000 | 1,014,680 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/27 |
1,635 | 1,655,634 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Florida Transit System, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/22(b) |
1,500 | 1,584,375 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department, ARB |
||||||||
Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/28 |
3,470 | 3,913,084 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/29 |
3,480 | 3,921,856 | ||||||
County of Osceola Florida Transportation Revenue, Refunding RB, CAB(c) |
||||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/28 |
500 | 442,195 | ||||||
Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/29 |
800 | 685,720 | ||||||
Escambia County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 08/15/35 |
3,100 | 3,931,079 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/31 |
1,000 | 1,289,980 | ||||||
Esplanade Lake Club Community Development District, SAB |
||||||||
Series A-1, 3.63%, 11/01/30 |
370 | 390,472 | ||||||
Series A-2, 3.63%, 11/01/30 |
225 | 237,449 | ||||||
Florida Development Finance Corp., RB, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/29(a) |
2,255 | 2,435,716 | ||||||
Florida Gulf Coast University Financing Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 02/01/34 |
800 | 991,416 | ||||||
5.00%, 02/01/35 |
850 | 1,048,738 | ||||||
Harbor Bay Community Development District, Refunding SAB, Series A-2, 3.30%, 05/01/29 |
960 | 996,195 | ||||||
Harbor Bay Community Development District, SAB, Series A-1, 3.30%, 05/01/29 |
600 | 622,620 | ||||||
Hills Minneola Community Development District, SAB, 3.50%, 05/01/31(a) |
1,100 | 1,143,846 | ||||||
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, SAB |
||||||||
3.65%, 05/01/22(a) |
145 | 147,103 | ||||||
4.00%, 05/01/22 |
350 | 356,272 | ||||||
3.60%, 05/01/24 |
375 | 384,943 | ||||||
4.30%, 05/01/27(a) |
520 | 557,679 | ||||||
3.80%, 05/01/29 |
720 | 769,046 | ||||||
Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/32 |
5,020 | 5,819,736 | ||||||
Midtown Miami Community Development District, Refunding SAB, Series A, 4.25%, 05/01/24 |
695 | 719,144 | ||||||
Osceola Chain Lakes Community Development District, SAB, 3.50%, 05/01/30 |
350 | 369,827 | ||||||
Pinellas County Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/29 |
2,200 | 2,535,566 | ||||||
Sarasota County Health Facilities Authority, RB, 5.00%, 05/15/33 |
610 | 702,628 | ||||||
School District of Broward County, Refunding COP, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/21(b) |
4,000 | 4,030,920 | ||||||
Southern Groves Community Development District No.5, Refunding SAB, 3.25%, 05/01/29 |
300 | 316,926 | ||||||
Sterling Hill Community Development District, Refunding SAB, Series B, 5.50%, 11/01/10(d)(e) |
143 | 90,783 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Florida (continued) | ||||||||
Talavera Community Development District, SAB |
||||||||
3.50%, 05/01/25 |
$ | 365 | $ | 374,716 | ||||
3.85%, 05/01/30 |
540 | 577,028 | ||||||
Tolomato Community Development District, Refunding SAB, Sub-Series A-2, 3.85%, 05/01/29 |
180 | 191,556 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
49,107,092 | ||||||||
Georgia 6.5% | ||||||||
City of Atlanta Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/32 |
8,315 | 9,786,256 | ||||||
Cobb County Kennestone Hospital Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 04/01/32 |
1,250 | 1,535,625 | ||||||
4.00%, 04/01/33 |
200 | 242,384 | ||||||
4.00%, 04/01/34 |
275 | 331,290 | ||||||
4.00%, 04/01/35 |
275 | 329,948 | ||||||
4.00%, 04/01/36 |
300 | 358,275 | ||||||
George L Smith II Congress Center Authority, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/36 |
1,750 | 2,045,680 | ||||||
Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series A, 2.75%, 12/01/35 |
3,000 | 3,171,330 | ||||||
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 09/15/28 |
2,500 | 3,242,500 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/33 |
5,000 | 6,208,700 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/34 |
5,250 | 6,497,242 | ||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/34 |
700 | 858,235 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/35 |
1,225 | 1,499,155 | ||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/34 |
2,295 | 2,860,993 | ||||||
Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/35 |
925 | 1,150,644 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
40,118,257 | ||||||||
Illinois 14.8% | ||||||||
Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/28 |
385 | 472,892 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/29 |
470 | 584,163 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/30 |
1,580 | 1,958,442 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/26 |
4,730 | 5,633,146 | ||||||
Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/26 |
4,185 | 4,983,916 | ||||||
Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 12/01/25(c) |
420 | 392,225 | ||||||
Chicago Midway International Airport, Refunding ARB |
||||||||
Series A, 2nd Lien, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/32 |
5,000 | 5,551,450 | ||||||
Series A, 2nd Lien, AMT, 5.50%, 01/01/32 |
1,500 | 1,619,910 | ||||||
Chicago OHare International Airport, Refunding ARB |
||||||||
Series C, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 01/01/28 |
1,350 | 1,455,867 | ||||||
Series C, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 01/01/29 |
3,020 | 3,255,862 | ||||||
Chicago OHare International Airport, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/32 |
3,745 | 4,334,538 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/23 |
13,000 | 13,982,410 | ||||||
Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund, RB, 5.25%, 12/01/21(b) |
3,700 | 3,808,484 | ||||||
Cook County Community College District No.508, GO, 5.13%, 12/01/38 |
1,000 | 1,084,350 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/28 |
810 | 917,390 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/29 |
400 | 451,704 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/30 |
500 | 563,125 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
45 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Illinois (continued) | ||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, RB (continued) |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/31 |
$ | 500 | $ | 561,950 | ||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/32 |
500 | 560,685 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 03/01/30 |
550 | 673,216 | ||||||
5.00%, 03/01/32 |
920 | 1,118,803 | ||||||
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/34 |
9,140 | 9,830,984 | ||||||
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/31 |
4,220 | 5,041,845 | ||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/15/28 |
1,200 | 1,452,408 | ||||||
State of Illinois, GO |
||||||||
5.25%, 07/01/29 |
5,000 | 5,413,300 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,098,360 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/31 |
5,010 | 5,515,509 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/01/34 |
5,000 | 5,833,100 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 03/01/35 |
2,000 | 2,520,480 | ||||||
Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/28 |
350 | 418,905 | ||||||
State of Illinois, Refunding GO, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/27 |
120 | 146,485 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
91,235,904 | ||||||||
Indiana 1.9% | ||||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 1st Lien, 5.25%, 10/01/31 |
10,000 | 10,208,200 | ||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.13%, 12/01/26 |
1,270 | 1,366,698 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,574,898 | ||||||||
Iowa 0.1% | ||||||||
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/26 |
775 | 920,770 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Kansas 1.3% | ||||||||
Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, ARB, AMT, 4.00%, 03/01/35 |
1,480 | 1,736,173 | ||||||
Seward County Unified School District No.480 Liberal, Refunding GO |
||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/22(b) |
3,990 | 4,248,193 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/33 |
2,010 | 2,138,178 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,122,544 | ||||||||
Kentucky(b) 0.5% | ||||||||
Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 06/01/22 |
120 | 126,280 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/22 |
2,750 | 2,893,907 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,020,187 | ||||||||
Louisiana 2.9% | ||||||||
City of Bossier City Louisiana Utilities Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/24(b) |
2,000 | 2,289,920 | ||||||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/21(b) |
7,160 | 7,360,551 | ||||||
New Orleans Aviation Board, ARB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/33 |
1,000 | 1,156,750 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Louisiana (continued) | ||||||||
State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A-1, 4.00%, 05/01/34 |
$ | 3,000 | $ | 3,112,080 | ||||
Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/23(b) |
3,660 | 4,041,299 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
17,960,600 | ||||||||
Maine 0.6% | ||||||||
Finance Authority of Maine, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, AMT, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/28 |
1,000 | 1,198,700 | ||||||
Series A-1, AMT, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/29 |
2,300 | 2,383,260 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,581,960 | ||||||||
Maryland 1.3% | ||||||||
City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding
|
||||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 2.95%, 06/01/27 |
175 | 179,365 | ||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 3.05%, 06/01/28 |
190 | 195,713 | ||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 3.15%, 06/01/29 |
200 | 207,232 | ||||||
City of Baltimore Maryland, TA, Series B, 3.38%, 06/01/29(a) |
285 | 289,144 | ||||||
Maryland Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/29 |
1,835 | 2,179,007 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/30 |
1,015 | 1,200,654 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,173,650 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/32 |
1,000 | 1,168,210 | ||||||
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/22(b) |
1,140 | 1,202,928 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
7,795,903 | ||||||||
Massachusetts 1.6% | ||||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/29 |
2,700 | 3,338,793 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/30 |
3,125 | 3,849,844 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/31 |
1,730 | 1,984,967 | ||||||
Series G, 5.00%, 07/01/35 |
400 | 517,452 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
9,691,056 | ||||||||
Michigan 2.6% | ||||||||
City of Detroit Michigan, GO |
||||||||
5.00%, 04/01/26 |
265 | 307,032 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/27 |
210 | 248,669 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/28 |
235 | 283,744 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/29 |
235 | 282,501 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/30 |
180 | 219,107 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/31 |
265 | 316,108 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/32 |
225 | 267,372 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/33 |
295 | 349,365 | ||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series C-3, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/31 |
4,000 | 4,558,640 | ||||||
Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series II-A, 5.00%, 10/15/21(b) |
2,500 | 2,553,900 | ||||||
Michigan Strategic Fund, RB |
||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/33 |
2,415 | 2,997,498 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/33 |
2,000 | 2,480,060 | ||||||
Michigan Strategic Fund, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/29 |
440 | 513,374 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/15/34 |
490 | 557,066 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
15,934,436 | ||||||||
Minnesota 2.0% | ||||||||
City of Minneapolis Minnesota, RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 06/01/30 |
150 | 161,729 |
46 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Minnesota (continued) | ||||||||
City of Minneapolis Minnesota, RB (continued) |
||||||||
4.00%, 06/01/31 |
$ | 50 | $ | 53,433 | ||||
City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/33 |
2,370 | 2,960,888 | ||||||
Duluth Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/33 |
1,000 | 1,234,190 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/34 |
1,185 | 1,458,652 | ||||||
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota, RB, Series A, 4.75%, 07/01/29(a) |
250 | 274,727 | ||||||
University of Minnesota, RB |
||||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/36 |
1,000 | 1,010,900 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/27 |
1,390 | 1,537,507 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/28 |
740 | 818,181 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/29 |
1,555 | 1,718,244 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/30 |
835 | 922,149 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
12,150,600 | ||||||||
Missouri 0.3% | ||||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the City of St. Louis Missouri, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.88%, 11/15/29 |
350 | 347,725 | ||||||
St Louis County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/27 |
360 | 418,863 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/32 |
1,015 | 1,175,350 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,941,938 | ||||||||
Montana 0.1% | ||||||||
Yellowstone County School District No.2 Billings, GO, 5.00%, 06/15/24(b) |
500 | 573,830 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Nebraska 0.7% | ||||||||
Douglas County Hospital Authority No.3, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/30 |
800 | 950,696 | ||||||
Nebraska Public Power District, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/30 |
1,000 | 1,032,000 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/32 |
2,000 | 2,063,960 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
4,046,656 | ||||||||
Nevada 1.2% | ||||||||
City of Las Vegas Nevada Special Improvement District No.814, SAB |
||||||||
3.50%, 06/01/28 |
160 | 172,264 | ||||||
3.25%, 06/01/30 |
350 | 361,753 | ||||||
City of Reno Nevada, Refunding RB, Series A-1, (AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,217,380 | ||||||
County of Clark Department of Aviation, Refunding RB, Series A-2, Sub Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/33 |
5,000 | 5,677,800 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
7,429,197 | ||||||||
New Hampshire(a) 0.3% | ||||||||
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, RB, AMT, 2.95%, 04/01/29 |
1,000 | 1,013,650 | ||||||
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/27 |
795 | 824,614 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,838,264 | ||||||||
New Jersey 22.4% | ||||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB |
||||||||
AMT, 5.13%, 09/15/23 |
4,670 | 4,972,523 | ||||||
AMT, 5.50%, 01/01/26 |
1,500 | 1,696,095 | ||||||
AMT, 5.50%, 01/01/27 |
1,000 | 1,130,000 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding ARB AMT, |
||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/26 |
2,135 | 2,558,093 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
New Jersey (continued) | ||||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding ARB (continued) |
||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/27 |
$ | 1,680 | $ | 2,057,614 | ||||
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/15/28 |
10,000 | 11,359,100 | ||||||
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/25(b) |
1,966 | 2,339,933 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/30 |
3,034 | 3,555,181 | ||||||
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, RB, Series B, AMT, 3.50%, 12/01/39 |
2,130 | 2,259,163 | ||||||
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
1st Series, AMT, 5.50%, 12/01/26 |
590 | 603,505 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/27 |
1,000 | 1,223,800 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/28 |
1,000 | 1,212,450 | ||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 06/15/21(b) |
2,785 | 2,801,237 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/30 |
2,000 | 2,373,240 | ||||||
Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/31 |
12,000 | 13,190,880 | ||||||
Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/32 |
2,250 | 2,646,180 | ||||||
Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/35 |
3,000 | 3,672,150 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 06/15/26 |
3,500 | 3,519,775 | ||||||
Series B, 5.50%, 06/15/31 |
11,780 | 11,850,091 | ||||||
Series C, 5.25%, 06/15/32 |
10,000 | 11,582,000 | ||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/30 |
1,695 | 2,011,456 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/33 |
2,285 | 2,803,581 | ||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB, Series E, 5.00%, 01/01/32 |
12,000 | 13,893,600 | ||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/23(b) |
6,000 | 6,480,780 | ||||||
Newark Housing Authority Scholarship Foundation A New Jersey Non, RB, M/F Housing |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/23 |
1,230 | 1,334,980 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/25 |
1,345 | 1,483,010 | ||||||
South Jersey Port Corp., ARB |
||||||||
Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/29 |
250 | 299,098 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/30 |
200 | 238,226 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/31 |
350 | 414,375 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/32 |
425 | 500,552 | ||||||
State of New Jersey, GO, 5.00%, 06/01/28 |
5,000 | 5,870,400 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/30 |
850 | 1,059,933 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/32 |
11,980 | 14,880,358 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/33 |
220 | 272,545 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
138,145,904 | ||||||||
New Mexico 1.2% | ||||||||
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 07/01/33 |
2,510 | 2,862,203 | ||||||
Albuquerque Municipal School District No.12, GO, Series 2017, (SAW), 5.00%, 08/01/30 |
1,250 | 1,525,488 | ||||||
City of Santa Fe New Mexico, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/34 |
170 | 188,142 | ||||||
New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/31 |
2,500 | 2,955,950 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
7,531,783 |
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
New York 10.9% | ||||||||
Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/22 |
$ | 410 | $ | 416,839 | ||||
Series A, 4.50%, 06/01/27 |
1,710 | 1,920,245 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35 |
415 | 469,884 | ||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., RB, Series A, 4.88%, 05/01/31(a) |
450 | 504,005 | ||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 08/01/35 |
665 | 807,230 | ||||||
Huntington Local Development Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/36 |
940 | 969,563 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/38 |
3,145 | 3,553,976 | ||||||
Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 11/15/40 |
2,355 | 2,703,681 | ||||||
Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/21(b) |
2,300 | 2,359,386 | ||||||
Sub-Series B-4, 5.00%, 11/15/21(b) |
1,500 | 1,538,730 | ||||||
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/23(b) |
5,695 | 6,289,843 | ||||||
New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB |
||||||||
(AGM), 4.00%, 03/01/32 |
1,030 | 1,251,399 | ||||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/35 |
500 | 548,080 | ||||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/36 |
1,000 | 1,085,370 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/21(b) |
900 | 907,236 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/27(a) |
900 | 1,085,553 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/28(a) |
1,800 | 2,169,180 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/32 |
3,060 | 3,549,753 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32 |
9,000 | 10,573,830 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., RB, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/30 |
2,775 | 3,279,550 | ||||||
Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, 3.50%, 11/01/24(a) |
1,000 | 1,039,530 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Consolidated, 221st Series, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/36 |
2,650 | 3,133,121 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB |
||||||||
Series 223, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/36 |
1,625 | 1,949,382 | ||||||
Series 223, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/37 |
3,250 | 3,882,222 | ||||||
Troy Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/32 |
3,000 | 3,908,430 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/33 |
860 | 1,116,246 | ||||||
Westchester County Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 11/01/21(b) |
6,125 | 6,271,735 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
67,283,999 | ||||||||
North Carolina 0.3% | ||||||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/31 |
1,500 | 1,597,470 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Ohio 2.1% | ||||||||
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/37 |
1,000 | 1,174,140 | ||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/38 |
1,000 | 1,171,290 | ||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/39 |
1,000 | 1,167,880 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Ohio (continued) | ||||||||
County of Allen Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/35 |
$ | 850 | $ | 1,090,278 | ||||
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Refunding RB, 3.25%, 09/01/29 |
1,550 | 1,681,471 | ||||||
Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, RB, Series A-1, Junior Lien, 5.25%, 02/15/31 |
6,000 | 6,552,060 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
12,837,119 | ||||||||
Oklahoma 1.2% | ||||||||
Oklahoma City Public Property Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/27 |
1,190 | 1,388,730 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/28 |
1,265 | 1,475,155 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/29 |
1,400 | 1,631,364 | ||||||
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/29 |
1,200 | 1,510,752 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/33 |
1,305 | 1,607,290 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
7,613,291 | ||||||||
Oregon 1.1% | ||||||||
Klamath County School District, GO |
||||||||
(GTD), 5.00%, 06/15/30 |
1,000 | 1,100,370 | ||||||
(GTD), 5.00%, 06/15/31 |
1,000 | 1,099,790 | ||||||
State of Oregon, GO, Series H, 5.00%, 05/01/22(b) |
2,000 | 2,096,640 | ||||||
Umatilla County School District No.16R Pendleton, GO, Series A, (GTD), 5.00%, 06/15/24(b) |
2,000 | 2,296,900 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,593,700 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania 7.2% | ||||||||
Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, RB(a) |
||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/22 |
550 | 570,598 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/23 |
335 | 353,706 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/28 |
835 | 976,641 | ||||||
Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/35 |
1,100 | 1,339,536 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/36 |
1,250 | 1,519,113 | ||||||
Commonwealth Financing Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 06/01/33 |
2,000 | 2,464,660 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/34 |
3,750 | 4,610,287 | ||||||
County of Allegheny Pennsylvania, GO, Series C-67, 5.00%, 11/01/21(b) |
5,075 | 5,195,227 | ||||||
County of Allegheny Pennsylvania, Refunding GO, Series C-68, 5.00%, 11/01/21(b) |
2,515 | 2,574,580 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 04/15/35 |
1,450 | 1,864,134 | ||||||
Series A-1, 4.00%, 04/15/36 |
1,545 | 1,834,688 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/28 |
115 | 137,221 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB |
||||||||
Sub-Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/21(b) |
4,000 | 4,116,480 | ||||||
Subordinate, 4.00%, 12/01/43 |
3,000 | 3,485,010 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB |
||||||||
2nd Series, 5.00%, 12/01/30 |
2,620 | 3,254,276 | ||||||
Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/32 |
5,000 | 6,124,950 | ||||||
School District of Philadelphia, GO |
||||||||
Series A, (SAW), 5.00%, 09/01/30 |
1,200 | 1,521,432 |
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Pennsylvania (continued) | ||||||||
School District of Philadelphia, GO (continued) |
||||||||
Series A, (SAW), 5.00%, 09/01/31 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,261,110 | ||||
Series A, (SAW), 5.00%, 09/01/32 |
1,200 | 1,506,984 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
44,710,633 | ||||||||
Puerto Rico 4.5% | ||||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 4.50%, 07/01/34 |
4,365 | 4,780,548 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53 |
350 | 388,559 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 5.00%, 07/01/58 |
2,209 | 2,481,613 | ||||||
Series A-2, Restructured, 4.33%, 07/01/40 |
1,919 | 2,098,100 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB(c) |
||||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/27 |
11,890 | 10,580,792 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/29 |
446 | 377,539 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/31 |
1,464 | 1,134,146 | ||||||
Series B-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/27 |
2,521 | 2,237,665 | ||||||
Series B-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/29 |
4,466 | 3,784,801 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
27,863,763 | ||||||||
Rhode Island 1.6% | ||||||||
Providence Redevelopment Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/29 |
1,000 | 1,097,290 | ||||||
Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., RB, Series C, 5.00%, 05/15/30 |
2,305 | 2,418,775 | ||||||
Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/01/32 |
2,000 | 2,213,300 | ||||||
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/27 |
1,000 | 1,208,540 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/28 |
1,000 | 1,221,130 | ||||||
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/24 |
750 | 858,180 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/25 |
850 | 994,891 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,012,106 | ||||||||
South Carolina 2.9% | ||||||||
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/15/27 |
730 | 774,844 | ||||||
South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/30 |
5,500 | 6,658,685 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/31 |
5,660 | 6,846,166 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/32 |
200 | 241,686 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/33 |
800 | 963,296 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/34 |
2,100 | 2,537,094 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
18,021,771 | ||||||||
Tennessee 1.0% | ||||||||
Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board, Refunding TA, Series A, 4.75%, 07/01/27 |
190 | 190,228 | ||||||
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35 |
4,000 | 4,822,760 | ||||||
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/29 |
350 | 401,513 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/34 |
450 | 513,436 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
5,927,937 | ||||||||
Texas 8.1% | ||||||||
City of Grapevine Texas, GO, 5.00%, 02/15/33 |
5,685 | 6,162,028 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Texas (continued) | ||||||||
City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB |
||||||||
Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/31 |
$ | 1,430 | $ | 1,770,269 | ||||
Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/32 |
1,515 | 1,872,070 | ||||||
City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB(b) |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, Sub Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/21 |
1,500 | 1,511,115 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, Subordinate Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/22 |
1,010 | 1,064,348 | ||||||
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, ARB, Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/21(b) |
8,290 | 8,482,411 | ||||||
Love Field Airport Modernization Corp., RB, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/28 |
1,000 | 1,066,580 | ||||||
Mission Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB, AMT, Senior Lien, 4.63%, 10/01/31(a) |
1,360 | 1,442,484 | ||||||
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB(a) |
||||||||
Series A, 3.63%, 08/15/22 |
70 | 70,356 | ||||||
Series A, 4.25%, 08/15/27 |
160 | 160,848 | ||||||
Red River Education Finance Corp., RB, 5.00%, 03/15/23(b) |
1,340 | 1,460,077 | ||||||
San Jacinto River Authority, RB, (AGM), 5.25%, 10/01/25 |
2,910 | 2,919,952 | ||||||
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/33 |
8,485 | 10,672,772 | ||||||
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/15/32 |
3,450 | 4,640,699 | ||||||
Via Metropolitan Transit, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 08/01/23(b) |
6,305 | 7,016,835 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
50,312,844 | ||||||||
U.S. Virgin Islands 0.6% | ||||||||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.25%, 10/01/24 |
3,600 | 3,865,716 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Utah 1.0% | ||||||||
Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/33 |
3,500 | 4,320,260 | ||||||
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 3.63%, 06/15/29(a) |
480 | 495,437 | ||||||
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 4.50%, 06/15/27(a) |
1,500 | 1,587,510 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,403,207 | ||||||||
Vermont 1.0% | ||||||||
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/30 |
5,565 | 6,232,021 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Virginia 0.1% | ||||||||
Henrico County Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/33 |
495 | 552,435 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Washington 0.8% | ||||||||
Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District RB, 4.00%, 07/01/31 |
1,730 | 1,974,311 | ||||||
Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Refunding RB(a) |
||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/27 |
1,560 | 1,850,597 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/28 |
750 | 888,787 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
4,713,695 | ||||||||
West Virginia 0.2% | ||||||||
West Virginia University, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/21(b) |
1,500 | 1,529,835 | ||||||
|
|
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Wisconsin 1.4% | ||||||||
Public Finance Authority, RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 04/01/30(a) |
$ | 500 | $ | 588,310 | ||||
5.00%, 06/15/34 |
430 | 512,719 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/30(a) |
445 | 463,089 | ||||||
Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 09/01/29(a) |
150 | 150,147 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/28 |
4,765 | 5,013,924 | ||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
(AGM), 4.00%, 02/15/35 |
750 | 898,920 | ||||||
(AGM), 4.00%, 02/15/36 |
800 | 954,392 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,581,501 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 133.7%
|
825,011,345 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(f) | ||||||||
California 6.1% | ||||||||
Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, 3.07%, 04/01/31(g) |
8,080 | 9,609,948 | ||||||
State of California, Refunding GO |
||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/35 |
12,500 | 15,068,249 | ||||||
4.00%, 03/01/37(g) |
10,775 | 13,026,110 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
37,704,307 | ||||||||
Iowa 1.3% | ||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 4.13%, 02/15/35 |
7,500 | 8,223,600 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Massachusetts 3.2% | ||||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/32 |
7,500 | 9,361,800 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/21(b) |
4,950 | 4,988,162 | ||||||
Series L, 5.00%, 07/01/21(b) |
5,225 | 5,265,282 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
19,615,244 | ||||||||
New Jersey 1.4% | ||||||||
New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series BB, AMT, 3.70%, 04/01/28 |
4,367 | 4,804,153 | ||||||
Series BB, AMT, 3.70%, 10/01/28 |
3,384 | 3,722,920 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,527,073 | ||||||||
New York 9.7% | ||||||||
City of New York, GO, Sub-Series 1-I, 3.61%, 03/01/32 |
7,009 | 7,892,702 | ||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 08/01/36 |
9,444 | 11,343,036 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/36(g) |
5,505 | 6,652,627 | ||||||
New York State Urban Development Corp., RB, Series A-1, 3.79%, 03/15/32 |
5,501 | 5,976,417 | ||||||
New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4.00%, 03/15/42 |
10,000 | 11,764,699 |
(a) |
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(b) |
U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par. |
(c) |
Zero-coupon bond. |
(d) |
Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. |
(e) |
Non-income producing security. |
(f) |
Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(g) |
All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between September 15, 2024 to March 1, 2028, is $17,439,023. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(h) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(i) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended April 30, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer |
Value at
04/30/20 |
Purchases
at Cost |
Proceeds
from Sales |
Net
Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at
04/30/21 |
Shares
Held at 04/30/21 |
Income |
Capital Gain
Distributions from Underlying Funds |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class |
$ | | $ | 127,048 | (a) | $ | | $ | (529 | ) | $ | | $ | 126,519 | 126,493 | $ | 381 | $ | | |||||||||||||||||
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Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description |
Number of
Contracts |
Expiration
Date |
Notional
Amount (000) |
Value/
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Short Contracts |
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10-Year U.S. Treasury Note |
262 | 06/21/21 | $ | 34,617 | $ | 482,424 | ||||||||||
U.S. Long Treasury Bond |
26 | 06/21/21 | 4,090 | 85,537 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 567,961 | |||||||||||||||
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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity
Contracts |
Credit
Contracts |
Equity
Contracts |
Foreign
Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest
Rate Contracts |
Other
Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets Derivative Financial Instruments |
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Futures contracts |
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Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 567,961 | $ | | $ | 567,961 | ||||||||||||||
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(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current days variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the year ended April 30, 2021, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Commodity
Contracts |
Credit
Contracts |
Equity
Contracts |
Foreign
Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest
Rate Contracts |
Other
Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from |
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Futures contracts |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 1,004,936 | $ | | $ | 1,004,936 | ||||||||||||||
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Futures contracts |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 567,961 | $ | | $ | 567,961 | ||||||||||||||
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts |
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Average notional value of contracts short |
$ | 27,460,273 |
For more information about the Funds investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI) |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Funds financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets |
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Investments |
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Long-Term Investments |
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Municipal Bonds |
$ | | $ | 825,011,345 | $ | | $ | 825,011,345 | ||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts |
| 160,127,405 | | 160,127,405 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
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Money Market Funds |
126,519 | | | 126,519 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 126,519 | $ | 985,138,750 | $ | | $ | 985,265,269 | |||||||||
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Assets |
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Interest Rate Contracts |
$ | 567,961 | $ | | $ | | $ | 567,961 | ||||||||
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Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Liabilities |
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TOB Trust Certificates |
$ | | $ | (93,068,875 | ) | $ | | $ | (93,068,875 | ) | ||||||
VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value |
| (287,100,000 | ) | | (287,100,000 | ) | ||||||||||
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$ | | $ | (380,168,875 | ) | $ | | $ | (380,168,875 | ) | |||||||
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2 0 2 1 B L A C K R O C K A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
Schedule of Investments April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds |
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Alabama 1.5% |
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County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB |
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Series A, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/44 |
$ | 805 | $ | 894,781 | ||||
Series D, Sub Lien, 6.00%, 10/01/42 |
3,575 | 4,118,579 | ||||||
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5,013,360 | ||||||||
Alaska 0.0% | ||||||||
Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 4.63%, 06/01/23 |
70 | 70,108 | ||||||
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Arizona 0.7% | ||||||||
Glendale Industrial Development Authority, RB |
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5.00%, 05/15/41 |
90 | 101,642 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/15/56 |
360 | 400,219 | ||||||
Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46(a) |
1,685 | 1,848,951 | ||||||
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2,350,812 | ||||||||
Arkansas 0.8% | ||||||||
Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB, AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49(a) |
2,455 | 2,696,400 | ||||||
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California 6.0% | ||||||||
California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series V-1, 5.00%, 05/01/49 |
2,095 | 3,259,234 | ||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB |
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Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33 |
890 | 974,879 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/45 |
390 | 449,163 | ||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, ARB, AMT, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 12/31/47 |
1,475 | 1,626,158 | ||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing |
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Series A, 5.25%, 08/15/39 |
145 | 159,461 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 08/15/49 |
370 | 403,359 | ||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/42 |
225 | 265,599 | ||||||
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 11/21/45(a) |
1,495 | 1,562,679 | ||||||
California State Public Works Board, RB, Series I, 5.00%, 11/01/38 |
775 | 861,513 | ||||||
City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding ARB |
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Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/31 |
345 | 460,920 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/32 |
410 | 546,280 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/33 |
405 | 534,730 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/34 |
420 | 551,825 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/35 |
665 | 869,641 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/38 |
290 | 375,634 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/39 |
310 | 400,343 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/40 |
650 | 837,109 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/41 |
695 | 893,019 | ||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series A-2, 5.00%, 06/01/47 |
2,745 | 2,837,507 | ||||||
San Marcos Unified School District, GO, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/42(b) |
2,000 | 1,221,660 | ||||||
State of California, Refunding GO, 3.00%, 12/01/46 |
500 | 540,495 | ||||||
Stockton Public Financing Authority, RB, Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/23(c) |
360 | 412,646 | ||||||
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20,043,854 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Colorado 1.7% | ||||||||
Arapahoe County School District No.6 Littleton, GO, Series A, (SAW), 5.50%, 12/01/43 |
$ | 1,705 | $ | 2,236,755 | ||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44 |
1,765 | 2,007,388 | ||||||
State of Colorado, COP, Series O, 4.00%, 03/15/44 |
1,275 | 1,472,829 | ||||||
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5,716,972 | ||||||||
Connecticut 0.2% | ||||||||
State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, RB |
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Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/36 |
330 | 395,452 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/39 |
210 | 248,695 | ||||||
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644,147 | ||||||||
Delaware 0.4% | ||||||||
Delaware Transportation Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/55 |
1,165 | 1,335,358 | ||||||
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District of Columbia 6.0% | ||||||||
District of Columbia, Refunding RB |
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5.00%, 04/01/35 |
435 | 520,765 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/48 |
2,315 | 2,717,139 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/23(c) |
240 | 270,151 | ||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB |
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Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/53 |
2,010 | 2,082,380 | ||||||
Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 10/01/49 |
765 | 867,127 | ||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB,
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Series B, 2nd Senior Lien, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/33 |
6,590 | 5,150,480 | ||||||
Series B, 2nd Senior Lien, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/34 |
4,830 | 3,651,915 | ||||||
Series B, 2nd Senior Lien, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/35 |
6,515 | 4,761,227 | ||||||
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20,021,184 | ||||||||
Florida 6.2% | ||||||||
Capital Projects Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
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Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/32 |
195 | 237,608 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/33 |
215 | 260,477 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/34 |
215 | 259,026 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/35 |
75 | 89,998 | ||||||
Celebration Pointe Community Development District, SAB(a) |
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5.00%, 05/01/32 |
450 | 498,847 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/48 |
1,120 | 1,207,326 | ||||||
Collier County Health Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/48 |
1,190 | 1,399,761 | ||||||
Collier County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/45 |
1,340 | 1,511,815 | ||||||
Florida Development Finance Corp., RB |
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Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/40 |
215 | 244,414 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/50 |
720 | 802,750 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/55 |
435 | 483,498 | ||||||
Miami-Dade County Florida Aviation Revenue, Refunding RB |
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Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/37 |
325 | 387,589 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/38 |
325 | 386,370 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/39 |
240 | 284,129 | ||||||
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, RB, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21(c) |
3,015 | 3,103,098 | ||||||
Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, RB, 5.00%, 11/15/45 |
3,150 | 3,647,700 | ||||||
Sarasota County Florida Utility System Revenue, RB |
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Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/45 |
435 | 560,228 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/50 |
650 | 831,239 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Florida (continued) | ||||||||
Village Community Development District No.10, SAB, 5.13%, 05/01/43 |
$ | 2,065 | $ | 2,145,039 | ||||
Volusia County Educational Facility Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/15/49 |
1,750 | 2,146,147 | ||||||
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20,487,059 | ||||||||
Georgia 4.9% | ||||||||
Development Authority for Fulton County, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 03/15/44 |
5,000 | 5,365,600 | ||||||
Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (GTD), 5.50%, 08/15/54 |
515 | 596,792 | ||||||
George L Smith II Congress Center Authority, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/54 |
350 | 395,738 | ||||||
Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series B, 2.50%, 06/01/50 |
720 | 721,843 | ||||||
Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority, RB, 5.00%, 08/01/47 |
2,500 | 2,906,050 | ||||||
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB |
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Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/35 |
490 | 671,844 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/36 |
490 | 677,484 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/37 |
540 | 753,624 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/38 |
295 | 416,558 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49 |
985 | 1,460,233 | ||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/49 |
1,560 | 1,741,771 | ||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB, Sub-Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/49 |
610 | 687,189 | ||||||
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16,394,726 | ||||||||
Idaho 0.3% | ||||||||
Idaho Health Facilities Authority, RB, Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
745 | 895,341 | ||||||
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Illinois 10.8% | ||||||||
Chicago Board of Education, GO |
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Series C, 5.25%, 12/01/35 |
1,465 | 1,628,919 | ||||||
Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
1,915 | 2,087,440 | ||||||
Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/36 |
450 | 528,012 | ||||||
Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO |
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Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/25 |
1,460 | 1,703,432 | ||||||
Series F, 5.00%, 12/01/24 |
615 | 700,676 | ||||||
Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/34 |
450 | 532,485 | ||||||
Chicago OHare International Airport, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/37 |
935 | 1,097,886 | ||||||
Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund, RB, 5.25%, 12/01/21(c) |
1,050 | 1,080,786 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois Special Assessment Revenue, SAB, 6.75%, 12/01/32 |
766 | 768,045 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois Waterworks Revenue, Refunding RB |
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2nd Lien, (AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33 |
260 | 260,978 | ||||||
2nd Lien, 5.00%, 11/01/42 |
915 | 969,232 | ||||||
Cook County Community College District No.508, GO, 5.50%, 12/01/38 |
805 | 880,469 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, RB |
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Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/47 |
235 | 257,029 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/50 |
130 | 141,782 | ||||||
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB |
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Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/45 |
1,290 | 1,640,003 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/37 |
2,800 | 3,230,584 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Illinois (continued) | ||||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/57 |
$ | 870 | $ | 1,016,534 | ||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/15/50 |
1,340 | 1,492,988 | ||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 06/15/43(b) |
5,175 | 2,781,614 | ||||||
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB, 6.00%, 06/01/21(c) |
1,140 | 1,144,982 | ||||||
Regional Transportation Authority, RB, Series A, (NPFGC), 6.70%, 11/01/21 |
910 | 938,674 | ||||||
State of Illinois, GO |
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5.00%, 02/01/39 |
1,540 | 1,664,971 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/35 |
3,000 | 3,182,370 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/38 |
3,490 | 3,693,292 | ||||||
University of Illinois, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/44 |
985 | 1,099,575 | ||||||
Village of Hodgkins Illinois, RB, AMT, 6.00%, 11/01/23 |
1,525 | 1,531,451 | ||||||
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36,054,209 | ||||||||
Indiana 3.1% | ||||||||
City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB |
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AMT, 6.75%, 01/01/34 |
790 | 873,756 | ||||||
AMT, 7.00%, 01/01/44 |
1,905 | 2,127,771 | ||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, RB |
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Series A, 1st Lien, 5.25%, 10/01/38 |
3,280 | 3,346,617 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/44 |
450 | 481,423 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48 |
1,430 | 1,542,169 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 01/01/51 |
405 | 441,972 | ||||||
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/15/40 |
1,270 | 1,368,527 | ||||||
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10,182,235 | ||||||||
Iowa 0.9% | ||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/50(d) |
2,810 | 3,067,143 | ||||||
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Kentucky 1.2% | ||||||||
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/23(c) |
995 | 1,079,137 | ||||||
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/45 |
1,235 | 1,501,810 | ||||||
Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, CAB, Series C, 6.75%, 07/01/43(e) |
1,200 | 1,426,908 | ||||||
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4,007,855 | ||||||||
Louisiana 2.1% | ||||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 12/15/50 |
2,000 | 2,215,640 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB |
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Series A, 5.50%, 05/15/30 |
810 | 811,320 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/31 |
830 | 831,726 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/32 |
1,110 | 1,159,462 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/33 |
1,205 | 1,258,418 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/35 |
505 | 547,087 | ||||||
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6,823,653 | ||||||||
Maryland 0.8% | ||||||||
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB |
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Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
420 | 504,861 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Maryland (continued) | ||||||||
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB (continued) |
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Series B, (NPFGC),
|
$ | 450 | $ | 479,894 | ||||
Maryland State Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 2.50%, 07/01/47 |
1,755 | 1,761,142 | ||||||
|
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2,745,897 | ||||||||
Massachusetts 1.5% | ||||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB(a) |
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4.00%, 10/01/32 |
215 | 232,794 | ||||||
4.13%, 10/01/42 |
470 | 506,420 | ||||||
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing |
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Series C-1, 3.15%, 12/01/49 |
550 | 575,762 | ||||||
Series C-1, 3.25%, 12/01/54 |
2,030 | 2,134,362 | ||||||
Massachusetts Port Authority, RB, Series E, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/51 |
1,110 | 1,404,661 | ||||||
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4,853,999 | ||||||||
Michigan 3.2% | ||||||||
City of Detroit Michigan Sewage Disposal System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 07/01/22(c) |
4,425 | 4,683,376 | ||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
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5.00%, 12/01/48 |
2,000 | 2,442,360 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49 |
810 | 931,233 | ||||||
Michigan State University, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 02/15/48 |
990 | 1,238,579 | ||||||
Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/48 |
1,070 | 1,285,455 | ||||||
|
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10,581,003 | ||||||||
Minnesota 1.4% | ||||||||
Duluth Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.25%, 02/15/48 |
2,020 | 2,283,004 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 02/15/53 |
2,045 | 2,490,360 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
4,773,364 | ||||||||
Mississippi 3.0% | ||||||||
County of Lowndes Mississippi, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.80%, 04/01/22 |
3,000 | 3,172,140 | ||||||
State of Mississippi, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/37 |
1,000 | 1,223,390 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/38 |
5,000 | 5,696,550 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,092,080 | ||||||||
Missouri 3.1% | ||||||||
Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, RB, 4.00%, 06/01/53 |
2,885 | 3,322,106 | ||||||
Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.50%, 05/01/43 |
245 | 263,243 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/48 |
2,610 | 3,079,226 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/46 |
595 | 698,589 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/47 |
2,570 | 3,076,496 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,439,660 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Nebraska 0.7% | ||||||||
Central Plains Energy Project, RB |
||||||||
5.25%, 09/01/37 |
$ | 825 | $ | 878,724 | ||||
5.00%, 09/01/42 |
1,445 | 1,533,506 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
2,412,230 | ||||||||
New Hampshire(a) 0.7% | ||||||||
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series B, 4.63%, 11/01/42 |
1,545 | 1,606,707 | ||||||
Series C, AMT, 4.88%, 11/01/42 |
805 | 841,330 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
2,448,037 | ||||||||
New Jersey 15.8% | ||||||||
Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.25%, 11/01/39 |
1,675 | 1,793,523 | ||||||
5.25%, 11/01/44 |
1,525 | 1,622,813 | ||||||
Hudson County Improvement Authority, RB, 4.00%, 10/01/46 |
1,655 | 1,944,327 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 11/01/38 |
510 | 577,937 | ||||||
4.00%, 11/01/39 |
405 | 457,646 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/49 |
2,295 | 2,763,891 | ||||||
Series EEE, 5.00%, 06/15/48 |
3,690 | 4,369,698 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/47 |
1,425 | 1,632,366 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding SAB, 5.75%, 04/01/31 |
2,240 | 2,356,973 | ||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 06/15/21(c) |
1,635 | 1,644,990 | ||||||
Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/44 |
1,270 | 1,385,568 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 06/15/36 |
2,460 | 2,473,604 | ||||||
Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/50 |
1,490 | 1,645,318 | ||||||
Series BB, 5.00%, 06/15/50 |
4,120 | 4,870,581 | ||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/22(c) |
740 | 781,492 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/42 |
730 | 865,430 | ||||||
Series E, 5.00%, 01/01/45 |
2,615 | 3,000,974 | ||||||
State of New Jersey, GO |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/31 |
560 | 695,951 | ||||||
Series A, 3.00%, 06/01/32 |
1,300 | 1,488,526 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/46 |
525 | 631,239 | ||||||
Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46 |
13,345 | 15,640,874 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
52,643,721 | ||||||||
New York 15.4% | ||||||||
City of New York, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/42 |
1,115 | 1,420,220 | ||||||
Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45 |
1,960 | 1,976,876 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series C-1, 4.75%, 11/15/45 |
1,585 | 1,906,517 | ||||||
Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/50 |
515 | 627,883 | ||||||
Series C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/55 |
760 | 941,655 | ||||||
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 12/01/46 |
520 | 596,986 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50 |
1,065 | 1,235,421 | ||||||
New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 3.00%, 11/01/55 |
1,055 | 1,081,196 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/37 |
$ | 215 | $ | 232,176 | ||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/39 |
215 | 230,379 | ||||||
Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/40 |
150 | 160,609 | ||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB |
||||||||
Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/42 |
1,960 | 2,027,424 | ||||||
Series C, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/45 |
1,080 | 1,260,500 | ||||||
Sub-Series C-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/40 |
430 | 512,354 | ||||||
New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/38 |
1,910 | 1,911,834 | ||||||
Series A, 6.25%, 06/01/41(a) |
1,800 | 1,827,054 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., ARB, 5.25%, 12/15/43 |
10,735 | 11,056,191 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB(a) |
||||||||
Series 1, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44 |
2,860 | 3,113,911 | ||||||
Series 2, Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34 |
340 | 380,066 | ||||||
Series 2, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40 |
850 | 956,437 | ||||||
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB, Series B, Subordinate, 5.00%, 06/15/48 |
1,780 | 2,224,502 | ||||||
New York State Urban Development Corp., RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/49 |
7,895 | 9,193,570 | ||||||
Series A, 3.00%, 03/15/50 |
1,285 | 1,350,998 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., RB |
||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35 |
350 | 442,634 | ||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40 |
1,000 | 1,243,880 | ||||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/54 |
985 | 1,142,186 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/54 |
840 | 1,056,745 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/56 |
885 | 1,124,994 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
51,235,198 | ||||||||
North Carolina 0.9% | ||||||||
County of Union NC Enterprise System Revenue, RB, 3.00%, 06/01/51 |
2,055 | 2,221,722 | ||||||
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, RB, 5.00%, 02/01/49 |
530 | 815,543 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,037,265 | ||||||||
North Dakota 0.4% | ||||||||
County of Cass North Dakota, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.25%, 02/15/58 |
950 | 1,153,642 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Ohio 2.9% | ||||||||
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/37 |
285 | 334,630 | ||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/38 |
285 | 333,817 | ||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/39 |
285 | 332,846 | ||||||
Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/48 |
755 | 849,647 | ||||||
Series B-2, Class 2, 5.00%, 06/01/55 |
2,735 | 3,072,034 | ||||||
County of Franklin Ohio, RB |
||||||||
Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
400 | 482,312 | ||||||
Series A, 6.13%, 07/01/22(c) |
40 | 42,767 | ||||||
Series A, 6.13%, 07/01/40 |
620 | 651,632 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49 |
505 | 584,265 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Ohio (continued) | ||||||||
County of Hamilton Ohio, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 08/15/50 |
$ | 590 | $ | 684,589 | ||||
Series A, 3.75%, 08/15/50 |
1,040 | 1,168,003 | ||||||
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/49(a) |
730 | 808,373 | ||||||
State of Ohio, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/53 |
275 | 307,629 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
9,652,544 | ||||||||
Oklahoma 1.8% | ||||||||
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB, Series B, 5.50%, 08/15/57 |
1,155 | 1,408,857 | ||||||
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/48 |
2,050 | 2,300,469 | ||||||
Series C, 4.00%, 01/01/42 |
1,950 | 2,221,596 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
5,930,922 | ||||||||
Oregon 1.3% | ||||||||
Medford Hospital Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/50 |
1,680 | 1,965,230 | ||||||
Port of Portland Oregon Airport Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series 27-A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/45 |
1,795 | 2,215,497 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
4,180,727 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania 3.4% | ||||||||
Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, RB(a) |
||||||||
Subordinate, 5.00%, 05/01/28 |
185 | 211,573 | ||||||
Subordinate, 5.13%, 05/01/32 |
230 | 270,549 | ||||||
Subordinate, 5.38%, 05/01/42 |
435 | 505,709 | ||||||
Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, RB, Series A, 5.63%, 07/01/42 |
635 | 668,636 | ||||||
Lancaster Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 12/01/49 |
1,300 | 1,490,099 | ||||||
Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/43 |
1,220 | 1,483,557 | ||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/49 |
555 | 617,893 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/42 |
850 | 976,021 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44 |
1,035 | 1,094,595 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/15/49 |
2,305 | 2,677,880 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44 |
1,105 | 1,268,330 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,264,842 | ||||||||
Puerto Rico 5.8% | ||||||||
Childrens Trust Fund, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.50%, 05/15/39 |
675 | 691,490 | ||||||
5.63%, 05/15/43 |
690 | 697,838 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB |
||||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/33 |
2,430 | 2,533,105 | ||||||
Series A, Senior Lien, 5.13%, 07/01/37 |
695 | 725,149 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB |
||||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53 |
1,843 | 2,046,043 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 5.00%, 07/01/58 |
6,807 | 7,647,052 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Puerto Rico (continued) | ||||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB (continued) |
||||||||
Series A-2, Restructured, 4.33%, 07/01/40 |
$ | 85 | $ | 92,907 | ||||
Series A-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58 |
2,941 | 3,274,068 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB(b) |
||||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46 |
3,564 | 1,123,765 | ||||||
Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/51 |
1,971 | 449,625 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
19,281,042 | ||||||||
Rhode Island 2.1% | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35 |
820 | 942,844 | ||||||
Series B, 4.50%, 06/01/45 |
2,645 | 2,864,509 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50 |
2,945 | 3,291,715 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
7,099,068 | ||||||||
South Carolina 5.7% | ||||||||
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
5.00%, 02/01/36 |
2,505 | 2,980,850 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/15/47 |
1,350 | 1,558,197 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/48 |
3,060 | 3,613,432 | ||||||
South Carolina Public Service Authority, RB, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/54 |
6,180 | 7,034,694 | ||||||
South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/50 |
1,430 | 1,631,959 | ||||||
Series E, 5.25%, 12/01/55 |
1,735 | 2,030,071 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
18,849,203 | ||||||||
Tennessee 1.0% | ||||||||
Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, RB, Series A,
|
995 | 1,078,570 | ||||||
Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44 |
160 | 180,837 | ||||||
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/40 |
690 | 822,887 | ||||||
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/58 |
955 | 1,103,292 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,185,586 | ||||||||
Texas 5.8% | ||||||||
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, RB, Series E, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/50 |
2,160 | 2,464,387 | ||||||
City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/29 |
775 | 849,803 | ||||||
City of San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/48 |
1,155 | 1,425,027 | ||||||
Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, 6.00%, 08/15/43 |
745 | 821,936 | ||||||
Fort Bend County Industrial Development Corp., RB, Series B, 4.75%, 11/01/42 |
670 | 710,522 | ||||||
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series B,
|
455 | 506,415 | ||||||
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Series A,
|
1,980 | 1,990,593 | ||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/38 |
925 | 1,065,480 | ||||||
San Antonio Water System, Refunding RB, Series A, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 05/15/48 |
1,245 | 1,545,979 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Texas (continued) | ||||||||
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/48 |
$ | 4,545 | $ | 5,535,901 | ||||
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/49 |
1,000 | 1,083,520 | ||||||
Texas Transportation Commission, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/57 |
1,140 | 1,319,208 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
19,318,771 | ||||||||
Utah 1.0% | ||||||||
County of Utah, RB |
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 05/15/43 |
215 | 255,383 | ||||||
Series A, 3.00%, 05/15/50 |
985 | 1,038,594 | ||||||
Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue, ARB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/47 |
915 | 1,067,787 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48 |
875 | 1,036,175 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,397,939 | ||||||||
Virginia 1.8% | ||||||||
Front Royal & Warren County Industrial Development Authority, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/50 |
1,160 | 1,268,703 | ||||||
Lexington Industrial Development Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/48 |
820 | 865,863 | ||||||
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB |
||||||||
AMT, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 01/01/32 |
1,615 | 1,701,984 | ||||||
AMT, Senior Lien, 6.00%, 01/01/37 |
1,940 | 2,058,088 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
5,894,638 | ||||||||
Washington 1.6% | ||||||||
Port of Seattle Washington, ARB |
||||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/43 |
1,465 | 1,723,001 | ||||||
Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/40 |
755 | 856,381 | ||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 01/01/23(c) |
2,290 | 2,496,581 | ||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44 |
340 | 381,970 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
5,457,933 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 127.9%
|
425,733,727 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(g) |
|
|||||||
California 2.1% |
||||||||
Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/42(h) |
3,056 | 3,511,679 | ||||||
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding SAB, 5.00%, 10/01/47 |
3,075 | 3,651,751 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
7,163,430 | ||||||||
Colorado 0.8% | ||||||||
City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/48(h) |
2,253 | 2,751,938 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
District of Columbia 0.6% | ||||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, Subordinate, (AGM), 4.00%, 10/01/53 |
1,798 | 2,046,024 | ||||||
|
|
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BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Georgia 1.1% | ||||||||
Dalton Whitfield County Joint Development Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/15/48 |
$ | 1,821 | $ | 2,047,620 | ||||
Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.60%, 12/01/44 |
1,442 | 1,563,704 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,611,324 | ||||||||
Illinois 1.1% | ||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/27(c) |
6 | 6,974 | ||||||
Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/41 |
3,219 | 3,605,744 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
3,612,718 | ||||||||
Massachusetts 3.0% | ||||||||
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/45 |
2,042 | 2,290,277 | ||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/47 |
4,574 | 5,406,924 | ||||||
Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/21(c) |
2,266 | 2,315,099 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
10,012,300 | ||||||||
New York 8.9% | ||||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, 5.75%, 02/15/47(h) |
603 | 605,355 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.75%, 11/15/51(h) |
6,440 | 6,622,741 | ||||||
New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/60 |
1,308 | 1,512,460 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/47 |
5,956 | 6,882,919 | ||||||
New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/50 |
2,884 | 3,292,289 | ||||||
New York State Urban Development Corp., RB, Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/46 |
6,617 | 7,549,007 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55 |
2,595 | 3,085,766 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
29,550,537 | ||||||||
North Carolina 0.9% | ||||||||
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/25(c) |
2,550 | 3,060,306 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Pennsylvania 0.9% | ||||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/42 |
2,340 | 2,850,752 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Rhode Island 0.5% | ||||||||
Narragansett Bay Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/22(c) |
1,530 | 1,607,938 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Texas 5.5% | ||||||||
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/43 |
1,831 | 1,936,718 | ||||||
City of San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, RB, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 02/01/23(c) |
2,520 | 2,731,100 | ||||||
Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding, RB, 4.00%, 05/15/43 |
2,030 | 2,095,475 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Sales & Use Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/21(c) |
3,400 | 3,479,662 | ||||||
Texas Water Development Board, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/49 |
6,900 | 8,163,183 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
18,406,138 |
Security |
Par
(000) |
Value | ||||||
Virginia 2.4% | ||||||||
Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 07/01/60(h) |
$ | 2,145 | $ | 2,485,819 | ||||
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49 |
4,780 | 5,523,625 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
8,009,444 | ||||||||
Wisconsin 2.0% | ||||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB |
||||||||
4.00%, 12/01/46 |
2,833 | 3,155,673 | ||||||
4.00%, 12/15/49(h) |
2,940 | 3,345,308 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
6,500,981 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts 29.8%
|
99,183,830 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Long-Term Investments 157.7%
|
524,917,557 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Short-Term Securities | ||||||||
Money Market Funds 0.2% | ||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class,
|
655,023 | 655,154 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Short-Term Securities 0.2%
|
655,154 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total Investments 157.9%
|
525,572,711 | |||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.6% |
|
5,347,771 | ||||||
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable (17.4)% |
|
(58,015,576 | ) | |||||
VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value (42.1)% |
|
(140,000,000 | ) | |||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% |
|
$ | 332,904,906 | |||||
|
|
(a) |
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(b) |
Zero-coupon bond. |
(c) |
U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par. |
(d) |
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available. |
(e) |
Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end. |
(f) |
Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations. |
(g) |
Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(h) |
All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between May 15, 2021 to February 15, 2047, is $10,662,473. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(i) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(j) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended April 30, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer |
Value at
04/30/20 |
Purchases
at Cost |
Proceeds
from Sales |
Net
Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at
04/30/21 |
Shares
Held at 04/30/21 |
Income |
Capital Gain
Distributions from Underlying Funds |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class |
$ | 5,634,448 | $ | | $ | (4,980,448 | )(a) | $ | 2,908 | $ | (1,754 | ) | $ | 655,154 | 655,023 | $ | 642 | $ | | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description |
Number of
Contracts |
Expiration
Date |
Notional
Amount (000) |
Value/
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
Short Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note |
68 | 06/21/21 | $ | 8,985 | $ | (47,423 | ) | |||||||||
U.S. Long Treasury Bond |
42 | 06/21/21 | 6,607 | (44,179 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
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$ | (91,602 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity
Contracts |
Credit
Contracts |
Equity
Contracts |
Foreign
Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest
Rate Contracts |
Other
Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 91,602 | $ | | $ | 91,602 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current days variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the year ended April 30, 2021, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Commodity
Contracts |
Credit
Contracts |
Equity
Contracts |
Foreign
Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest
Rate Contracts |
Other
Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (91,602 | ) | $ | | $ | (91,602 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts |
||||
Average notional value of contracts short |
$ | 3,897,906 |
For more information about the Funds investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) April 30, 2021 |
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT) |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Funds financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds |
$ | | $ | 425,733,727 | $ | | $ | 425,733,727 | ||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts |
| 99,183,830 | | 99,183,830 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
655,154 | | | 655,154 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 655,154 | $ | 524,917,557 | $ | | $ | 525,572,711 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments(a) |
||||||||||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Contracts |
$ | (91,602 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | (91,602 | ) | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
TOB Trust Certificates |
$ | | $ | (57,997,363 | ) | $ | | $ | (57,997,363 | ) | ||||||
VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value |
| (140,000,000 | ) | | (140,000,000 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | | $ | (197,997,363 | ) | $ | | $ | (197,997,363 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2021
See notes to financial statements.
F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
61 |
Year Ended April 30, 2021
(a) |
Related to TOB Trusts and VMTP Shares. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(a) |
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
63 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
(a) |
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Year Ended April 30, 2021
F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
65 |
Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
Year Ended April 30, 2021
MUA | MHD | MUI | MVT | |||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AT THE END OF YEAR TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
||||||||||||||||
Cash |
$ | 49,562 | $ | 52,693 | $ | 36,780 | $ | 20,562 | ||||||||
Cash pledged |
||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
249,000 | 677,000 | 501,000 | 262,000 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 298,562 | $ | 729,693 | $ | 537,780 | $ | 282,562 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MUA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended April 30, |
||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year |
$ | 12.83 | $ | 14.14 | $ | 14.01 | $ | 14.07 | $ | 14.45 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net investment income(a) |
0.62 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.70 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
1.96 | (1.29 | ) | 0.12 | (0.06 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
2.58 | (0.66 | ) | 0.79 | 0.62 | 0.32 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Distributions to Common Shareholders(b) |
||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income |
(0.64 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.70 | ) | ||||||||||
From net realized gain |
| (0.02 | ) | | | | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Total distributions to Common Shareholders |
(0.64 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.70 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year |
$ | 14.77 | $ | 12.83 | $ | 14.14 | $ | 14.01 | $ | 14.07 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Market price, end of year |
$ | 15.26 | $ | 12.48 | $ | 14.98 | $ | 13.21 | $ | 14.82 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Based on net asset value |
20.41 | % | (5.03 | )% | 5.97 | % | 4.47 | % | 2.23 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Based on market price |
27.89 | % | (12.80 | )% | 19.07 | % | (6.48 | )% | 5.56 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses |
0.81 | % | 0.98 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.87 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed |
0.80 | % | 0.98 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.87 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(d) |
0.71 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
4.39 | % | 4.43 | % | 4.77 | % | 4.83 | % | 4.93 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Supplemental Data |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000) |
$ | 552,373 | $ | 463,431 | $ | 509,645 | $ | 504,470 | $ | 505,306 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000) |
$ | 68,781 | $ | 69,232 | $ | 71,659 | $ | 71,925 | $ | 67,507 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate |
19 | % | 21 | % | 19 | % | 15 | % | 11 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Based on average Common Shares outstanding. |
(b) |
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) |
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices. |
(d) |
Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S |
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MHD | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended April 30, |
||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year |
$ | 15.18 | $ | 16.56 | $ | 16.41 | $ | 16.85 | $ | 17.95 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net investment income(a) |
0.78 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 0.95 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
2.07 | (1.36 | ) | 0.22 | (0.39 | ) | (1.07 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
2.85 | (0.62 | ) | 1.03 | 0.49 | (0.12 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Distributions to Common Shareholders(b) |
||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income |
(0.73 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.83 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.98 | ) | ||||||||||
From net realized gain |
| | (0.05 | ) | (0.01 | ) | | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Total distributions to Common Shareholders |
(0.73 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.93 | ) | (0.98 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year |
$ | 17.30 | $ | 15.18 | $ | 16.56 | $ | 16.41 | $ | 16.85 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Market price, end of year |
$ | 16.33 | $ | 13.91 | $ | 15.92 | $ | 14.98 | $ | 16.65 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Based on net asset value |
19.31 | % | (4.02 | )% | 6.84 | % | 3.07 | % | (0.67 | )% | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Based on market price |
22.90 | % | (8.52 | )% | 12.51 | % | (4.79 | )% | (2.87 | )% | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses |
1.56 | %(d) | 2.16 | %(e) | 2.47 | % | 2.16 | % | 1.87 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed |
|
1.51 |
%(d) |
2.15 | %(e) | 2.47 | % | 2.16 | % | 1.87 | % | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(f) |
0.98 | %(d) | 0.97 | %(e) | 1.00 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.99 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net investment income to Common Shareholders |
4.59 | % | 4.40 | %(e) | 4.98 | % | 5.19 | % | 5.42 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Supplemental Data |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000) |
$ | 923,079 | $ | 215,764 | $ | 235,029 | $ | 232,921 | $ | 238,684 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000) |
$ | 347,800 | $ | 83,700 | $ | 83,700 | $ | 83,700 | $ | 83,700 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year |
$ | 365,405 | $ | 357,782 | $ | 380,799 | $ | 378,281 | $ | 385,166 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000) |
$ | 213,104 | $ | 53,130 | $ | 52,674 | $ | 63,166 | $ | 62,233 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate |
13 | % | 21 | % | 17 | % | 12 | % | 9 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Based on average Common Shares outstanding. |
(b) |
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) |
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices. |
(d) |
Includes reorganization costs associated with the Funds reorganization. Without these costs, total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs, would have been 1.49%, 1.47% and 0.95%, respectively, for the year ended April 30, 2021. |
(e) |
Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(f) |
Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
MUI | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended April 30, |
||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year |
$ | 14.62 | $ | 15.40 | $ | 14.93 | $ | 15.17 | $ | 16.16 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net investment income(a) |
0.64 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.65 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
1.48 | (0.81 | ) | 0.47 | (0.23 | ) | (0.83 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
2.12 | (0.25 | ) | 1.03 | 0.36 | (0.18 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Distributions to Common Shareholders(b) |
||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income |
(0.63 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||
From net realized gain |
| | (0.03 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||||
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(0.63 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.81 | ) | ||||||||||
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$ | 16.11 | $ | 14.62 | $ | 15.40 | $ | 14.93 | $ | 15.17 | ||||||||||
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$ | 15.09 | $ | 13.13 | $ | 13.85 | $ | 13.01 | $ | 13.96 | ||||||||||
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15.08 | % | (1.41 | )% | 7.68 | % | 2.76 | % | (0.69 | )% | ||||||||||
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20.02 | % | (1.56 | )% | 11.13 | % | (2.69 | )% | (2.77 | )% | ||||||||||
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Total expenses |
1.58 | % | 2.31 | % | 2.63 | % | 2.17 | % | 1.90 | % | ||||||||||
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1.58 | % | 2.31 | % | 2.63 | % | 2.17 | % | 1.89 | % | ||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(e) |
0.98 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.97 | % | 0.96 | % | ||||||||||
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Net investment income to Common Shareholders |
4.05 | % | 3.59 | % | 3.73 | % | 3.87 | % | 4.12 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000) |
$ | 617,032 | $ | 559,934 | $ | 589,887 | $ | 571,769 | $ | 580,945 | ||||||||||
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VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000) |
$ | 287,100 | $ | 287,100 | $ | 287,100 | $ | 287,100 | $ | 287,100 | ||||||||||
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Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year |
$ | 314,919 | $ | 295,031 | $ | 305,464 | $ | 299,153 | $ | 302,349 | ||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000) |
$ | 93,069 | $ | 92,014 | $ | 93,421 | $ | 79,136 | $ | 58,337 | ||||||||||
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13 | % | 20 | % | 24 | % | 34 | % | 12 | % | ||||||||||
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Based on average Common Shares outstanding. |
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Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) |
Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(d) |
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices. |
(e) |
Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S |
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Financial Highlights (continued)
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Net asset value, beginning of year |
$ | 13.60 | $ | 14.87 | $ | 14.75 | $ | 15.19 | $ | 16.17 | ||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) |
0.72 | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 0.91 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
1.97 | (1.27 | ) | 0.20 | (0.41 | ) | (0.95 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
2.69 | (0.59 | ) | 0.94 | 0.42 | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||||
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(0.69 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (0.94 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to Common Shareholders |
(0.69 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (0.94 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of year |
$ | 15.60 | $ | 13.60 | $ | 14.87 | $ | 14.75 | $ | 15.19 | ||||||||||
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Market price, end of year |
$ | 15.15 | $ | 12.55 | $ | 14.29 | $ | 14.05 | $ | 15.45 | ||||||||||
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20.22 | % | (4.21 | )% | 6.83 | % | 2.79 | % | (0.34 | )% | ||||||||||
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26.52 | % | (8.02 | )% | 7.78 | % | (3.74 | )% | (5.68 | )% | ||||||||||
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Total expenses |
1.47 | % | 2.14 | %(d) | 2.45 | % | 2.11 | % | 1.88 | % | ||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed |
1.47 | % | 2.13 | %(d) | 2.45 | % | 2.11 | % | 1.87 | % | ||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(e) |
0.90 | % | 0.89 | %(d) | 0.91 | % | 0.91 | % | 0.92 | % | ||||||||||
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Net investment income to Common Shareholders |
4.75 | % | 4.51 | %(d) | 5.09 | % | 5.44 | % | 5.78 | % | ||||||||||
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Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000) |
$ | 332,905 | $ | 290,223 | $ | 317,175 | $ | 314,261 | $ | 321,939 | ||||||||||
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VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000) |
$ | 140,000 | $ | 140,000 | $ | 140,000 | $ | 140,000 | $ | 140,000 | ||||||||||
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Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year |
$ | 337,789 | $ | 307,302 | $ | 326,553 | $ | 324,472 | $ | 329,956 | ||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000) |
$ | 57,997 | $ | 56,198 | $ | 47,982 | $ | 61,343 | $ | 60,575 | ||||||||||
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13 | % | 18 | % | 25 | % | 11 | % | 9 | % | ||||||||||
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Based on average Common Shares outstanding. |
(b) |
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) |
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices. |
(d) |
Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(e) |
Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
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2 0 2 1 B L A C K R O C K A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
1. |
ORGANIZATION |
The following are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as closed-end management investment companies and are referred to herein collectively as the Funds, or individually as a Fund:
Fund Name |
Herein Referred To As |
Organized |
Diversification
Classification |
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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. |
MUA | Maryland | Diversified | |||
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. |
MHD | Maryland | Diversified | |||
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
MUI | Maryland | Diversified | |||
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. |
MVT | Maryland | Diversified |
The Boards of Directors of the Funds are collectively referred to throughout this report as the Board, and the directors thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as Directors. The Funds determine and make available for publication the net asset values (NAVs) of their Common Shares on a daily basis.
The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the Manager) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of non-index fixed-income mutual funds and all BlackRock-advised closed-end funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.
Reorganizations: The Board and shareholders of MHD (the Acquiring Fund) and the Board and shareholders of each of BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (BAF), BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK), BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH) and BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS) (individually, a Target Fund and collectively the Target Funds) approved the reorganization of each Target Fund into the Acquiring Fund. As a result, the Acquiring Fund acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed substantially all of the liabilities of each Target Fund in exchange for an equal aggregate value of newly-issued Common Shares and Preferred Shares of the Acquiring Fund.
Each Common Shareholder of a Target Fund received Common Shares of the Acquiring Fund in an amount equal to the aggregate NAV of such Common Shareholders Target Fund Common Shares, as determined at the close of business on March 5, 2021. Cash was distributed for any fractional shares.
Each Preferred Shareholder of a Target Fund received Preferred Shares of the Acquiring Fund in an amount equal to the aggregate liquidation preference of the Target Funds Preferred Shares held by such Preferred Shareholder prior to the Target Funds reorganization.
The reorganizations were accomplished by a tax-free exchange of Common Shares and Preferred Shares of the Acquiring Fund in the following amounts and at the following conversion ratios:
Target Funds |
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Funds Share Class |
Shares Prior to
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BAF |
Common | 8,749,418 | 0.89746185 | Common | 7,852,259 | (a) | ||||||||||||||
BBK |
Common | 10,522,957 | 0.96696817 | Common | 10,175,357 | (a) | ||||||||||||||
MUH |
Common | 11,336,282 | 0.92578578 | Common | 10,494,965 | (a) | ||||||||||||||
MUS |
Common | 13,018,276 | 0.81612104 | Common | 10,624,485 | (a) | ||||||||||||||
BAF |
VMTP | 422 | 1 | VMTP | 422 | |||||||||||||||
BBK |
VMTP | 799 | 1 | VMTP | 799 | |||||||||||||||
MUH |
VMTP | 550 | 1 | VMTP | 550 | |||||||||||||||
MUS |
VMTP | 870 | 1 | VMTP | 870 |
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Net of fractional shares redeemed. |
Each Target Funds net assets and composition of net assets on March 5, 2021, the valuation date of the reorganization were as follows:
BAF | BBK | MUH | MUS | |||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders |
$ | 133,431,549 | $ | 172,906,686 | $ | 178,338,366 | $ | 180,538,553 | ||||||||
Paid-in-capital |
123,568,480 | 148,932,221 | 155,728,501 | 167,933,515 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated earnings |
9,863,069 | 23,974,465 | 22,609,865 | 12,605,038 |
For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Acquiring Fund were recorded at fair value. However, the cost basis of the investments received from the Target Funds was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Acquiring Funds realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
The net assets applicable to Common Shareholders of the Acquiring Fund before the reorganizations were $241,462,174. The aggregate net assets applicable to Common Shareholders of the Acquiring Fund immediately after the reorganizations amounted to $906,677,328. Each Target Funds fair value and cost of financial instruments prior to the reorganization were as follows:
Target Funds |
Fair Value of
Investments |
Cost of
Investments |
TOB Trust
Certificates |
Preferred
Shares Value |
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BAF |
$ | 223,936,158 | $ | 207,836,363 | $ | 49,618,622 | $ | 42,200,000 | ||||||||
BBK |
277,541,340 | 250,542,078 | 33,649,476 | 79,900,000 |
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
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Target Funds |
Fair Value of
Investments |
Cost of
Investments |
TOB Trust
Certificates |
Preferred
Shares Value |
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MUH |
278,307,330 | 252,425,263 | 49,204,091 | 55,000,000 | ||||||||||||
MUS |
291,481,501 | 268,355,737 | 29,367,864 | 87,000,000 |
The purpose of these transactions was to combine five funds managed by the Manager with the same or substantially similar (but not identical) investment objectives, investment policies, strategies, risks and restrictions. Each reorganization was a tax-free event and was effective on March 8, 2021.
Assuming the reorganization had been completed on May 1, 2020, the beginning of the fiscal reporting period of MHD, the pro forma results of operations for the year ended April 30, 2021, are as follows:
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Net investment income (loss): $41,679,250 |
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Net realized and change in unrealized gain/loss on investments: $101,416,927 |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations: $143,096,177 |
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of each Target Fund that have been included in MHDs Statement of Operations since March 8, 2021.
Reorganization costs incurred by MHD in connection with the reorganization were expensed by MHD. The Manager reimbursed the Fund $123,963, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.
2. |
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:
Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) or certain borrowings (e.g., TOB Trust transactions) that would be treated as senior securities for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments or borrowings. Doing so allows the investment or borrowings to be excluded from treatment as a senior security. Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.
Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates and made at least annually. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note 10.
Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) approved by each Funds Board, the directors who are not interested persons of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act (Independent Directors), may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Directors. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.
The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities, if any, are included in the Directors and Officers fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Funds until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan.
Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.
Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
3. |
INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
Investment Valuation Policies: Each Funds investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as market value within the financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. If a securitys market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the Global Valuation Committee) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.
Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Funds assets and liabilities:
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Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third party pricing services. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value. |
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Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that days published NAV. |
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Futures contracts are valued based on that days last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded. |
If events (e.g., a market closure, market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (Fair Valued Investments). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
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Level 1 Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access; |
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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 marketcorroborated inputs); and |
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Level 3 Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Global Valuation Committees assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments). |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
4. |
SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS |
Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.
Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. A Fund may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them, but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
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the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, a Fund may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a Fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, a Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, a Funds maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.
Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOB Trusts: Certain Funds leverage their assets through the use of TOB Trust transactions. The funds transfer municipal bonds into a special purpose trust (a TOB Trust). A TOB Trust issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate interests (TOB Trust Certificates), which are sold to third party investors, and residual inverse floating rate interests (TOB Residuals), which are issued to the participating funds that contributed the municipal bonds to the TOB Trust. The TOB Trust Certificates have interest rates that reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender such certificates to the TOB Trust for redemption at par and any accrued interest at each reset date. The TOB Residuals held by a fund provide the fund with the right to cause the holders of a proportional share of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates to the TOB Trust at par plus accrued interest. The funds may withdraw a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB Trust. Other funds managed by the investment adviser may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB Trust into which a fund has contributed bonds. If multiple BlackRock-advised funds participate in the same TOB Trust, the economic rights and obligations under the TOB Residuals will be shared among the funds ratably in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust.
TOB Trusts are supported by a liquidity facility provided by a third party bank or other financial institution (the Liquidity Provider) that allows the holders of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates in exchange for payment of par plus accrued interest on any business day. The tendered TOB Trust Certificates are remarketed by a Remarketing Agent. In the event of a failed remarketing, the TOB Trust may draw upon a loan from the Liquidity Provider to purchase the tendered TOB Trust Certificates. Any loans made by the Liquidity Provider will be secured by the purchased TOB Trust Certificates held by the TOB Trust and will be subject to an increased interest rate based on number of days the loan is outstanding.
The TOB Trust may be collapsed without the consent of a fund, upon the occurrence of a termination event as defined in the TOB Trust agreement. Upon the occurrence of a termination event, a TOB Trust would be liquidated with the proceeds applied first to any accrued fees owed to the trustee of the TOB Trust, the Remarketing Agent and the Liquidity Provider. Upon certain termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders will be paid before the TOB Residuals holders (i.e., the Funds) whereas in other termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders and TOB Residuals holders will be paid pro rata.
While a funds investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in inverse floating rate securities, such as TOB Residuals, they restrict the ability of a fund to borrow money for purposes of making investments. MUA and MVT management believes that a Funds restrictions on borrowings do not apply to the Funds TOB Trust transactions. Each funds transfer of the municipal bonds to a TOB Trust is considered a secured borrowing for financial reporting purposes. The cash received by the TOB Trust from the sale of the TOB Trust Certificates, less certain transaction expenses, is paid to a fund. A fund typically invests the cash received in additional municipal bonds.
Accounting for TOB Trusts: The municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust are presented in a funds Schedule of Investments and the TOB Trust Certificates are shown in Other Liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Any loans drawn by the TOB Trust pursuant to the liquidity facility to purchase tendered TOB Trust Certificates are shown as Loan for TOB Trust Certificates. The carrying amount of a funds payable to the holder of the TOB Trust Certificates, as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as TOB Trust Certificates, approximates its fair value.
Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, from the underlying municipal bonds is recorded by a fund on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the TOB Trust transaction and other expenses related to remarketing, administration, trustee, liquidity and other services to a TOB Trust are shown as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Fees paid upon creation of the TOB Trust are recorded as debt issuance costs and are amortized to interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations to the expected maturity of the TOB Trust. In connection with the restructurings of the TOB Trusts to non-bank sponsored TOB Trusts, a fund incurred non-recurring, legal and restructuring fees, which are recorded as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Amounts recorded within interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations are:
Fund Name | Interest Expense | Liquidity Fees | Other Expenses | Total | ||||||||||||
MUA |
$ | 107,926 | $ | 294,278 | $ | 102,074 | $ | 504,278 | ||||||||
MHD |
107,779 | 309,290 | 106,515 | 523,584 | ||||||||||||
MUI |
132,973 | 398,601 | 109,319 | 640,893 | ||||||||||||
MVT |
91,668 | 231,021 | 78,793 | 401,482 |
For the year ended April 30, 2021, the following table is a summary of each Funds TOB Trusts:
Fund Name |
|
Underlying
Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOB Trusts |
(a) |
|
Liability for
|
|
|
Range of
Interest Rates on TOB Trust Certificates at Period End |
|
|
Average
TOB Trust Certificates Outstanding |
|
|
Daily Weighted
Average Rate of Interest and Other Expenses on TOB Trusts |
|
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MUA |
$ | 113,106,929 | $ | 68,781,335 | 0.07% 0.24 | % | $ | 69,680,223 | 0.72 | % | ||||||||||
MHD |
375,630,927 | 213,103,519 | 0.07 0.36 | 76,462,485 | 0.68 | |||||||||||||||
MUI |
160,127,405 | 93,068,875 | 0.06 0.21 | 91,658,976 | 0.70 |
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Fund Name |
|
Underlying
|
|
|
Liability for
|
|
|
Range of
Interest Rates on TOB Trust Certificates at Period End |
|
|
Average
TOB Trust Certificates Outstanding |
|
|
Daily Weighted
Average Rate of Interest and Other Expenses on TOB Trusts |
|
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MVT |
$ | 99,183,830 | $ | 57,997,363 | 0.07% 0.32% | $ | 57,587,209 | 0.69 | % |
(a) |
The municipal bonds transferred to a TOB Trust are generally high grade municipal bonds. In certain cases, when municipal bonds transferred are lower grade municipal bonds, the TOB Trust transaction may include a credit enhancement feature that provides for the timely payment of principal and interest on the bonds to the TOB Trust by a credit enhancement provider in the event of default of the municipal bond. The TOB Trust would be responsible for the payment of the credit enhancement fee and the funds, as TOB Residuals holders, would be responsible for reimbursement of any payments of principal and interest made by the credit enhancement provider. The maximum potential amounts owed by the funds, for such reimbursements, as applicable, are included in the maximum potential amounts disclosed for recourse TOB Trusts in the Schedules of Investments. |
(b) |
TOB Trusts may be structured on a non-recourse or recourse basis. When a Fund invests in TOB Trusts on a non-recourse basis, the Liquidity Provider may be required to make a payment under the liquidity facility to allow the TOB Trust to repurchase TOB Trust Certificates. The Liquidity Provider will be reimbursed from the liquidation of bonds held in the TOB Trust. If a fund invests in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, a fund enters into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where a fund is required to reimburse the Liquidity Provider for any shortfall between the amount paid by the Liquidity Provider and proceeds received from liquidation of municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust (the Liquidation Shortfall). As a result, if a fund invests in a recourse TOB Trust, a fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to any Liquidation Shortfall. If multiple funds participate in any such TOB Trust, these losses will be shared ratably, including the maximum potential amounts owed by a fund at April 30, 2021, in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust. The recourse TOB Trusts are identified in the Schedules of Investments including the maximum potential amounts owed by a fund at April 30, 2021. |
For the year ended April 30, 2021, the following table is a summary of each Funds Loan for TOB Trust Certificates:
Fund Name |
Loans
|
Range of
|
Average
|
Daily Weighted
Average Rate of Interest and Other Expenses on Loans |
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MUA |
$ | | | % | $ | 125,822 | 0.71 | % | ||||||||
MHD |
| | 85,137 | 0.71 | ||||||||||||
MVT |
| | 117,534 | 0.71 |
5. |
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC).
Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).
Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contracts size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (variation margin). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.
6. |
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
Investment Advisory: Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (BlackRock), to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Funds portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.
For such services, each Fund, except MUI, pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of each Funds net assets:
Fund Name |
Investment
Advisory Fees |
|||
MUA |
0.55 | % | ||
MHD |
0.55 |
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
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Fund Name |
Investment
Advisory Fees |
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MVT |
0.50 | % |
For such services, MUI pays the Manager a monthly fee of 0.55% of (i) the average daily value of MUIs net assets and (ii) the proceeds of any outstanding debt securities and borrowings used for leverage.
For purposes of calculating these fees, net assets mean the total assets of the Fund minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (which does not include liabilities represented by TOB Trusts and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares). It is understood that the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock (other than accumulated dividends) and TOB Trusts is not considered a liability in determining a Funds NAV.
Distribution Fees: MUA has entered into a Distribution Agreement with BlackRock Investments, LLC (BRIL), an affiliate of the Manager, to provide for distribution of MUA common shares on a reasonable best efforts basis through an equity shelf offering (a Shelf Offering) (the Distribution Agreement). Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, BRIL will receive commissions with respect to sales of common shares at a commission rate of 1.00% of the gross proceeds of the sale of MUAs common shares and a portion of such commission is re-allowed to broker-dealers engaged by BRIL. The commissions retained by BRIL during the period ended April 30, 2021 amounted to $36,124.
Waivers: With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the affiliated money market fund waiver) through June 30, 2022. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended April 30, 2021, the amounts waived were as follows:
Fund Name | Amounts Waived | |||
MUA |
$ | 2,700 | ||
MHD |
4,035 | |||
MUI |
2,799 | |||
MVT |
3,949 |
The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Funds assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2022. The agreement can be renewed for annual periods thereafter, and may be terminated on 90 days notice, each subject to approval by a majority of the Funds Independent Directors. For the year ended April 30, 2021, there were no fees waived by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.
With respect to MHD, effective March 8, 2021, the Manager contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees equal to the annual rate of 0.01% of the average daily value of net assets through June 30, 2022. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended April 30, 2021, the amounts waived was $21,865.
Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Funds are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.
7. |
PURCHASES AND SALES |
For the year ended April 30, 2021, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:
Fund Name | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MUA |
$ | 126,968,877 | $ | 108,921,418 | ||||
MHD |
76,794,609 | 67,973,044 | ||||||
MUI |
124,296,363 | 122,295,472 | ||||||
MVT |
78,834,292 | 66,256,079 |
8. |
INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
It is each Funds policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.
Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Funds U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on each Funds state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of April 30, 2021, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds financial statements.
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U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAVs per share. As of period end, the following permanent differences attributable to non-deductible expenses were reclassified to the following accounts:
Fund Name | Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated
Earnings (Loss) |
||||||
MUA |
$ | (46,500 | ) | $ | 46,500 | |||
MHD |
(129,458 | ) | 129,458 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
Fund Name |
Year Ended
04/30/21 |
Year Ended
04/30/20 |
||||||
MUA |
||||||||
Tax-exempt income(a) |
$ | 23,078,942 | $ | 22,874,474 | ||||
Ordinary income(b) |
320,432 | 11,097 | ||||||
Long-term capital gains(c) |
| 767,947 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 23,399,374 | $ | 23,653,518 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
MHD |
||||||||
Tax-exempt income(a) |
$ | 13,947,656 | $ | 12,535,210 | ||||
Ordinary income(b) |
15,907 | 8,171 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 13,963,563 | $ | 12,543,381 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
MUI |
||||||||
Tax-exempt income(a) |
$ | 27,173,482 | $ | 26,692,456 | ||||
Ordinary income(b) |
647 | 7,088 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 27,174,129 | $ | 26,699,544 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
MVT |
||||||||
Tax-exempt income(a) |
$ | 16,096,972 | $ | 17,424,641 | ||||
Ordinary income(b) |
2,894 | 33,500 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
$ | 16,099,866 | $ | 17,458,141 | |||||
|
|
|
|
(a) |
The Funds designate these amounts paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021, as exempt-interest dividends. |
(b) |
Ordinary income consists primarily of taxable income recognized from market discount. Additionally, all ordinary income distributions are comprised of interest related dividends for non-U.S. residents and are eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations. |
(c) |
The Fund designate this amount paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021 as 20% rate long-term capital gain dividends. |
As of period end, the tax components of accumulated earnings (loss) were as follows:
Fund Name |
|
Undistributed
Tax-Exempt Income |
|
|
Undistributed
Ordinary Income |
|
|
Undistributed
Long-Term Capital Gains |
|
|
Non-Expiring
Capital Loss Carryforwards |
(a) |
|
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses) |
(b) |
Total | ||||||||
MUA |
$ | | $ | 27,052 | $ | 2,427,831 | $ | | $ | 51,087,234 | $ | 53,542,117 | ||||||||||||
MHD |
2,510,679 | | 47,830 | (27,296,188 | ) | 139,808,622 | 115,070,943 | |||||||||||||||||
MUI |
3,267,289 | | | (5,533,868 | ) | 75,845,323 | 73,578,744 | |||||||||||||||||
MVT |
786,989 | 2,870 | | (5,269,494 | ) | 47,422,464 | 42,942,829 |
(a) |
Subject to limitation, amounts available to offset future realized capital gains. |
(b) |
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles, amortization and accretion methods of premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the accrual of income on securities in default, the treatment of residual interests in tender option bond trusts and the deferral of compensation to Directors. |
During the year ended April 30, 2021, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforward:
Fund Name | Amounts | |||
MHD |
$ | 285,008 | ||
MUI |
521,855 | |||
MVT |
409,798 |
As of April 30, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Fund Name |
Tax Cost |
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized
Depreciation |
Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
MUA |
$ | 493,436,736 | $ | 58,421,369 | $ | (6,921,250 | ) | $ | 51,500,119 | |||||||
MHD |
1,117,033,931 | 140,518,271 | (647,376 | ) | 139,870,895 |
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
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Fund Name |
Tax Cost |
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized
|
Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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MUI |
$ | 815,963,407 | $ | 76,969,089 | $ | (736,102 | ) | $ | 76,232,987 | |||||||
MVT |
420,126,773 | 47,731,157 | (282,582 | ) | 47,448,575 |
9. |
PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. MUAs prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.
The Funds may hold a significant amount of bonds subject to calls by the issuers at defined dates and prices. When bonds are called by issuers and the Funds reinvest the proceeds received, such investments may be in securities with lower yields than the bonds originally held, and correspondingly, could adversely impact the yield and total return performance of a Fund.
A Fund structures and sponsors the TOB Trusts in which it holds TOB Residuals and has certain duties and responsibilities, which may give rise to certain additional risks including, but not limited to, compliance, securities law and operational risks.
Should short-term interest rates rise, the Funds investments in the TOB Trusts may adversely affect the Funds net investment income and dividends to Common Shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB Trust may adversely affect the Funds NAVs per share.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and various federal banking and housing agencies have adopted credit risk retention rules for securitizations (the Risk Retention Rules). The Risk Retention Rules would require the sponsor of a TOB Trust to retain at least 5% of the credit risk of the underlying assets supporting the TOB Trusts municipal bonds. The Risk Retention Rules may adversely affect the Funds ability to engage in TOB Trust transactions or increase the costs of such transactions in certain circumstances.
TOB Trusts constitute an important component of the municipal bond market. Any modifications or changes to rules governing TOB Trusts may adversely impact the municipal market and the Funds, including through reduced demand for and liquidity of municipal bonds and increased financing costs for municipal issuers. The ultimate impact of any potential modifications on the TOB Trust market and the overall municipal market is not yet certain.
Each Fund may invest without limitation in illiquid or less liquid investments or investments in which no secondary market is readily available or which are otherwise illiquid, including private placement securities. A Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which a Fund could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, a Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise funds to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting a Funds net asset value and ability to make dividend distributions. Privately issued debt securities are often of below investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below investment grade public debt securities.
Market Risk: Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Funds portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolios current earnings rate.
Municipal securities are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuers ability to make payments of principal and/or interest or otherwise affect the value of such securities. Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political or economic changes, including changes made in the law after issuance of the securities, as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to, taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders, including in connection with an issuer insolvency. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the tax benefits supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. Municipal securities may be less liquid than taxable bonds, and there may be less publicly available information on the financial condition of municipal security issuers than for issuers of other securities.
An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a funds investments. The duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.
Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and
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receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.
A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing brokers customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing brokers customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.
Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a funds objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Funds portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.
Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Funds portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedules of Investments.
Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in high yield securities. High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as junk bonds) or are unrated may be deemed speculative, involve greater levels of risk than higher-rated securities of similar maturity and are more likely to default. High yield securities may be issued by less creditworthy issuers, and issuers of high yield securities may be unable to meet their interest or principal payment obligations. High yield securities are subject to extreme price fluctuations, may be less liquid than higher rated fixed-income securities, even under normal economic conditions, and frequently have redemption features.
Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.
LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdoms Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Although many LIBOR rates will be phased out by the end of 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
Each Fund is authorized to issue 200 million shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The par value for each Funds Common Shares is $0.10. The par value for each of MHDs, MUIs and MVTs Preferred Shares outstanding is $0.10. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders.
Common Shares
For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:
Year Ended | ||||||||
Fund Name | 04/30/21 | 04/30/20 | ||||||
MUA |
62,648 | 78,450 | ||||||
MHD |
| 18,512 | ||||||
MVT |
| 15,552 |
For the year ended April 30, 2021 and the year ended April 30, 2020, shares issued and outstanding remained constant for MUI.
For the year ended April 30, 2021, Common Shares issued and outstanding increased by 39,147,091 as a result of the reorganization of MHD.
For the year ended April 30, 2021, Common Shares issued and outstanding decreased by 25 as a result of a redemption of fractional shares from the reorganization of MHD.
The Funds participate in an open market share repurchase program (the Repurchase Program). From December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2020, each Fund may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2019, subject to certain conditions. From December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021, each Fund may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2020, subject to certain conditions. There is no assurance that the Funds will purchase shares in any particular amounts. For the year ended April 30, 2021, the Funds did not repurchase any shares.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
MUA has filed a prospectus with the SEC allowing it to issue an additional 5,500,000 Common Shares through an equity shelf program (a Shelf Offering). Under the Shelf Offering, MUA, subject to market conditions, may raise additional equity capital from time to time in varying amounts and utilizing various offering methods at a net price at or above the Funds NAV per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). As of period end, 4,273,464 Common Shares remain available for issuance under the Shelf Offering. During the period ended, MUA issued 1,226,536 shares under the Shelf Offering. See Additional Information - Shelf Offering Program for additional information about the Shelf Offering.
Initial costs incurred by MUA in connection with its shelf offering are recorded as Deferred offering cost in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As shares are sold, a portion of the costs attributable to the shares sold will be charged against paid-in-capital. Any remaining deferred charges at the end of the shelf offering period will be charged to expense. Any subsequent costs incurred to keep the filing active will be charged to expense as incurred.
Preferred Shares
A Funds Preferred Shares rank prior to its Common Shares as to the payment of dividends by the Fund and distribution of assets upon dissolution or liquidation of the Fund. The 1940 Act prohibits the declaration of any dividend on Common Shares or the repurchase of Common Shares if the Fund fails to maintain asset coverage of at least 200% of the liquidation preference of the Funds outstanding Preferred Shares. In addition, pursuant to the Preferred Shares governing instruments, a Fund is restricted from declaring and paying dividends on classes of shares ranking junior to or on parity with its Preferred Shares or repurchasing such shares if the Fund fails to declare and pay dividends on the Preferred Shares, redeem any Preferred Shares required to be redeemed under the Preferred Shares governing instruments or comply with the basic maintenance amount requirement of the ratings agencies rating the Preferred Shares.
Holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the voting rights of holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) and vote together with holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) as a single class on certain matters. Holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to (i) elect two members of the Board, (ii) elect the full Board if dividends on the Preferred Shares are not paid for a period of two years and (iii) a separate class vote to amend the Preferred Share governing documents. In addition, the 1940 Act requires the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the Preferred Shares, (b) change a Funds sub-classification as a closed-end investment company or change its fundamental investment restrictions or (c) change its business so as to cease to be an investment company.
VMTP Shares
MHD, MUI and MVT (for purposes of this section, each a VMTP Fund), have issued Series W-7 VMTP Shares, $100,000 liquidation preference per share, in one or more privately negotiated offerings to qualified institutional buyers as defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The VMTP Shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer, and a VMTP Fund may also be required to register its VMTP Shares for sale under the Securities Act under certain circumstances. As of period end, the VMTP Shares outstanding and assigned long-term ratings were as follows:
Fund Name |
Issue
Date |
Shares
Issued |
Aggregate
Principal |
Term
Redemption Date |
Moodys
Rating |
Fitch
Rating |
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MHD |
12/16/11 | 837 | $ | 83,700,000 | 07/02/23 | Aa1 | AA | |||||||||||||||||
03/08/21 | 2,641 | 264,100,000 | 07/02/23 | Aa1 | AA | |||||||||||||||||||
MUI |
12/07/12 | 2,871 | 287,100,000 | 07/02/23 | Aa2 | AA | ||||||||||||||||||
MVT |
12/16/11 | 1,400 | 140,000,000 | 07/02/23 | Aa1 | AA |
Redemption Terms: Each VMTP Fund is required to redeem its VMTP Shares on the term redemption date, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased or unless extended. There is no assurance that a term will be extended further or that any VMTP Shares will be replaced with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage upon the redemption or repurchase of the VMTP Shares. Six months prior to the term redemption date, a VMTP Fund is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with its custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, a VMTP Fund is required to redeem certain of its outstanding VMTP Shares if it fails to comply with certain asset coverage, basic maintenance amount or leverage requirements.
Subject to certain conditions, VMTP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of the VMTP Fund. With respect to MHD, MUI and MVT, the redemption price per VMTP Share is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends and applicable redemption premium. If MHD, MUI and MVT redeems the VMTP Shares prior to the term redemption date and the VMTP Shares have long-term ratings above A1/A+ or its equivalent by the ratings agencies then rating the VMTP Shares, then such redemption may be subject to a prescribed redemption premium (up to 2% of the liquidation preference) payable to the holder of the VMTP Shares based on the time remaining until the term redemption date, subject to certain exceptions for redemptions that are required to comply with minimum asset coverage requirements.
Dividends: Dividends on the VMTP Shares are declared daily and payable monthly at a variable rate set weekly at a fixed rate spread to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index or to a percentage of the one-month LIBOR rate, as set forth in the VMTP Shares governing instrument. The fixed spread is determined based on the long-term preferred share rating assigned to the VMTP Shares by the ratings agencies then rating the VMTP Shares.
The dividend rate on VMTP Shares is subject to a step-up spread if the VMTP Fund fails to comply with certain provisions, including, among other things, the timely payment of dividends, redemptions or gross-up payments, and complying with certain asset coverage and leverage requirements.
For the year ended April 30, 2021, the average annualized dividend rates for the VMTP Shares were as follows:
MHD | MUI | MVT | ||||||||||
Dividend rates |
1.03 | % | 1.03 | % | 1.03 | % |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
For the year ended April 30, 2021, VMTP Shares issued and outstanding remained constant for MUI and MVT.
For the year ended April 30, 2021, VMTP Shares issued and outstanding for MHD increased by 2,641 due to the reorganizations of BAF, BBK, MUH and MUS with and into MHD.
Offering Costs: The Funds incurred costs in connection with the issuance of VMTP Shares, which were recorded as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability and will be amortized over the life of the VMTP Shares. Amortization of these costs is included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations.
Financial Reporting: The VMTP Shares are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation preference, which approximates fair value of the VMTP Shares, is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities net of deferred offering costs. Unpaid dividends are included in interest expense and fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and the dividends accrued and paid on the VMTP Shares are included as a component of interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The VMTP Shares are treated as equity for tax purposes. Dividends paid to holders of the VMTP Shares are generally classified as tax-exempt income for tax-reporting purposes. Dividends and amortization of deferred offering costs on VMTP Shares are included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations:
Fund Name | Dividends Accrued |
Deferred Offering
Costs Amortization |
||||||
MHD |
$ | 1,264,698 | $ | | ||||
MUI |
2,951,741 | | ||||||
MVT |
1,439,372 | |
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Managements evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:
The Funds declared and paid or will pay distributions to Common Shareholders as follows:
Fund Name |
Declaration
Date |
Record
Date |
Payable/
Paid Date |
Dividend Per
Common Share |
||||||||||||
MUA |
||||||||||||||||
05/03/21 | 05/14/21 | 06/01/21 | $ | 0.052500 | ||||||||||||
06/01/21 | 06/15/21 | 07/01/21 | 0.052500 | |||||||||||||
MHD |
||||||||||||||||
05/03/21 | 05/14/21 | 06/01/21 | 0.060500 | |||||||||||||
06/01/21 | 06/15/21 | 07/01/21 | 0.060500 | |||||||||||||
MUI |
||||||||||||||||
05/03/21 | 05/14/21 | 06/01/21 | 0.054000 | |||||||||||||
06/01/21 | 06/15/21 | 07/01/21 | 0.054000 | |||||||||||||
MVT |
||||||||||||||||
05/03/21 | 05/14/21 | 06/01/21 | 0.058500 | |||||||||||||
06/01/21 | 06/15/21 | 07/01/21 | 0.058500 |
The Funds declared and paid or will pay distributions to Preferred Shareholders as follows:
Preferred Shares(a) | ||||||||||||
Fund Name | Shares | Series | Declared | |||||||||
MHD |
VMTP | W-7 | $ | 302,855 | ||||||||
MUI |
VMTP | W-7 | 249,999 | |||||||||
MVT |
VMTP | W-7 | 121,908 |
(a) |
Dividends declared for period May 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., and BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., and BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (the Funds), including the schedules of investments, as of April 30, 2021, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of April 30, 2021, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 22, 2021
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 1992.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited)
For the fiscal period ended March 8, 2021, the Funds designate the following amounts paid as exempt-interest dividends:
Fund Name |
Exempt-Interest
Dividends |
|||
BAF |
$ |
4,049,535 |
|
|
BBK |
5,906,341 | |||
MUH |
8,514,740 | |||
MUS |
8,799,988 |
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Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks
Recent Changes
The following information is a summary of certain changes since April 30, 2020. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the relevant Fund.
During each Funds most recent fiscal year, there were no material changes in the Funds investment objectives or policies that have not been approved by shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Fund.
Investment Objectives and Policies
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)
The Funds investment objective is to provide high current income exempt from Federal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of medium to lower grade or unrated municipal obligations the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from Federal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets, except during temporary defensive periods, in a portfolio of obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities paying interest which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from Federal income taxes (Municipal Bonds). The Fund at all times, except during temporary defensive periods, will maintain at least 65% of its assets in Municipal Bonds which are rated in any one of the medium and lower rating categories of a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or are unrated. These ratings are currently Baa (Moodys Investor Service Inc. (Moodys)) or BBB (S&P Global Ratings (S&P) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch)) or lower. These are fundamental policies of the Fund and, therefore, may not be changed without the approval of a majority of the Funds outstanding voting shares as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The Fund is not intended as, and you should not construe it to be, a complete investment program. There can be no assurance that the Funds investment objective will be achieved or that the Funds investment program will be successful.
The Fund has the authority to invest as much as 35% of its total assets in Municipal Bonds in the higher rating categories of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (ratings of A or higher by Moodys, S&P or Fitch or comparable unrated securities). In addition, the Fund reserves the right to temporarily invest more than 20% of its total assets in short-term municipal securities, or short-term taxable money market securities (including commercial paper, certificates of deposit and repurchase agreements) for defensive purposes when, in the opinion of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the Manager), prevailing market or financial conditions warrant. The Fund does not invest more than 25% of its total assets (taken at market value) in Municipal Bonds whose issuers are located in the same state. Total assets of the Fund means the Funds net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes.
Ordinarily, the Fund does not intend to realize significant interest income that is subject to Federal income taxes. However, the Fund may invest all or a portion of its assets in certain tax-exempt securities classified as private activity bonds (PABs) (in general, bonds that benefit non-governmental entities) that may subject certain investors in the Fund to a Federal alternative minimum tax.
The Fund may invest in securities not issued by or on behalf of a state or territory or by an agency or instrumentality thereof, if the Fund receives an opinion of counsel to the issuer that such securities pay interest that is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes (Non-Municipal Tax-Exempt Securities), which could include trust certificates, partnership interests or other instruments evidencing interest in one or more long-term Municipal Bonds. Non-Municipal Tax-Exempt Securities also may include securities issued by other investment companies that invest in Municipal Bonds, to the extent such investments are permitted by the Funds investment restrictions and applicable law.
The Fund ordinarily does not intend to realize significant investment income not exempt from federal income taxes. From time to time, the Fund may realize taxable capital gains.
Investments in lower rated Municipal Bonds generally provide a higher yield and are less affected by interest rate fluctuations than higher rated tax-exempt securities of similar maturity but are subject to greater overall market risk and are also subject to a greater degree of risk with respect to the ability of the issuer to meet its principal and interest obligations.
The Fund seeks to reduce risk through investing in multiple issuers, credit analysis and monitoring of current developments regarding the obligor and trends in both the economy and financial markets. The Manager will use various means to research the stability and/or potential for improvement of various municipal issuers in connection with the proposed purchase of their securities by the Fund. Evaluation of each Municipal Bond may include the analysis of financial performance, debt structure, economic factors and the administrative structure of the issuer. Additionally, the priority of liens and the overall structure of the particular issue may be factors that will determine suitability for purchase. Further investigation may be performed and may include, among other things, discussions with project management, corporate officers and industry experts as well as site inspections, area analysis, and project and financial projection analysis. All purchases and sales also may be subject to the review of market data, economic projections and the performance of the financial markets. Certain economic indicators also may be monitored. Additionally, the Advisor will vary the average maturity of the Funds portfolio securities based upon its assessment of economic and market conditions
Leverage: The Fund currently does not intend to borrow money or issue debt securities or preferred shares. The Fund is, however, permitted to borrow money or issue debt securities in an amount up to 33 1/3% of its Managed Assets (50% of its net assets), and issue preferred shares in an amount up to 50% of its Managed Assets (100% of its net assets). Managed Assets means the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of the Funds accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes). The Fund reserves the right to borrow money from banks or other financial institutions, or issue debt securities or preferred shares, in the future if it believes that market conditions would be conducive to the successful implementation of a leveraging strategy through borrowing money or issuing debt securities or preferred shares. Any such leveraging will not be fully achieved until the proceeds resulting from the use of leverage have been invested in accordance with the Funds investment objective and policies.
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Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks (continued)
The Funds Board of Directors (the Board) has authorized the Fund to use economic leverage up to 25% of its total assets. The Fund currently intends to use economic leverage approximately equal to 15% of its total assets at the time the leverage is implemented, but may use economic leverage up to 25% of its total assets under the leverage policy set by the Board without further Board or shareholder approval. The Board could in the future authorize the Fund to use additional leverage up to the maximum amount permitted under the 1940 Act or change the 25% threshold at which Board approval is required to increase leverage, in each case without further shareholder approval.
The Fund currently leverages its assets through the use of TOB Residuals, which are derivative interests in municipal bonds.
The Fund may enter into derivative transactions that have economic leverage embedded in them.
The Fund may also borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes, including the payment of dividends and the settlement of securities transactions which otherwise might require untimely dispositions of Fund securities.
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)
The Funds investment objective is to provide stockholders with current income exempt from federal income taxes. There can be no assurance that the Funds investment objective will be realized. The Funds investment policies provide that it seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, as a fundamental policy at least 80% of an aggregate of the Funds net assets (including proceeds from the issuance of any preferred stock) and the proceeds of any borrowings for investment purposes, in a portfolio of municipal obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, each of which pays interest that, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes (except that the interest may be includable in taxable income for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax).
The Funds investment objective and its policy of investing at least 80% of an aggregate of the Funds net assets (including proceeds from the issuance of any preferred stock) and the proceeds of any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal bonds are fundamental policies that may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding common stock and the outstanding preferred stock, including the Funds outstanding Series W-7 Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (VMTP Shares), voting together as a single class, and of the holders of a majority of the outstanding preferred stock, including the VMTP Shares, voting as a separate class. A majority of the outstanding means (1) 67% or more of the shares present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present or represented by proxy, or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding shares, whichever is less.
The Funds investment policies provide that it will invest at least 75% of its total assets in a portfolio of municipal bonds that are commonly referred to as investment grade securities, which are obligations rated at the time of purchase within the four highest quality ratings as determined by either Moodys Investor Service Inc. (Moodys) (currently Aaa, Aa, A and Baa), S&P Global Ratings (S&P) (currently AAA, AA, A and BBB) or Fitch Ratings (Fitch) (currently AAA, AA, A and BBB). In the case of short-term notes, the investment grade rating categories are SP-1+ through SP-2 for S&P, MIG-1 through MIG-3 for Moodys and F-1+ through F-3 for Fitch. In the case of tax exempt commercial paper, the investment grade rating categories are A-1+ through A-3 for S&P, Prime-1 through Prime-3 for Moodys and F-1+ through F-3 for Fitch. Obligations ranked in the lowest investment grade rating category (BBB, SP-2 and A-3 for S&P; Baa, MIG-3 and Prime-3 for Moodys and BBB and F-3 for Fitch), while considered investment grade, may have certain speculative characteristics. There may be sub-categories or gradations indicating relative standing within the rating categories set forth above. In assessing the quality of municipal bonds with respect to the foregoing requirements, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the Manager) takes into account the nature of any letters of credit or similar credit enhancement to which particular municipal bonds are entitled and the creditworthiness of the financial institution that provided such credit enhancement. If unrated, such securities will possess creditworthiness comparable, in the opinion of the Manager, to other obligations in which the Fund may invest.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in municipal bonds that are rated below Baa by Moodys or below BBB by S&P or Fitch or, if unrated, are considered by the Manager to possess similar credit characteristics. Bonds of below investment grade quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuers capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Such securities, sometimes referred to as high yield or junk bonds, are predominantly speculative with respect to the capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the security and generally involve a greater volatility of price than securities in higher rating categories. Below investment grade securities and comparable unrated securities involve substantial risk of loss, are considered speculative with respect to the issuers ability to pay interest and any required redemption or principal payments and are susceptible to default or decline in market value due to adverse economic and business developments.
The foregoing credit quality policies apply only at the time a security is purchased, and the Fund is not required to dispose of a security if a rating agency downgrades its assessment of the credit characteristics of a particular issue. In determining whether to retain or sell a security that a rating agency has downgraded, the Manager may consider such factors as the Managers assessment of the credit quality of the issuer of the security, the price at which the security could be sold and the rating, if any, assigned to the security by other rating agencies. In the event that the Fund disposes of a portfolio security subsequent to its being downgraded, the Fund may experience a greater risk of loss than if such security had been sold prior to such downgrade.
The Fund may also purchase municipal bonds that are additionally secured by insurance, bank credit agreements or escrow accounts. The credit quality of companies which provide these credit enhancements will affect the value of those securities. Although the insurance feature reduces certain financial risks, the premiums for insurance and the higher market price paid for insured obligations may reduce the Funds income. The insurance feature does not guarantee the market value of the insured obligations or the net asset value of the common stock. The Fund may purchase insured bonds and may purchase insurance for bonds in its portfolio.
The Fund may invest in certain tax exempt securities classified as private activity bonds (or industrial development bonds, under pre-1986 law) (in general, bonds that benefit non-governmental entities) that may subject certain investors in the Fund to an alternative minimum tax. The percentage of the Funds total assets invested in private activity bonds will vary from time to time. The Fund has not established any limit on the percentage of its portfolio that may be invested in municipal bonds subject to the federal alternative minimum tax provisions of federal tax law, and the Fund expects that a portion of the income it produces will be includable in alternative minimum taxable income.
The Fund also may not invest more than 25% of its total assets (taken at market value at the time of each investment) in municipal bonds whose issuers are located in the same state.
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Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks (continued)
The average maturity of the Funds portfolio securities varies from time to time based upon an assessment of economic and market conditions by the Manager. The Funds portfolio at any given time may include both long-term, intermediate-term and short-term municipal bonds.
The Funds stated expectation is that it will invest in municipal bonds that, in the Managers opinion, are underrated or undervalued. Underrated municipal bonds are those whose ratings do not, in the opinion of the Manager, reflect their true higher creditworthiness. Undervalued municipal bonds are bonds that, in the opinion of the Manager, are worth more than the value assigned to them in the marketplace. The Manager may at times believe that bonds associated with a particular municipal market sector (for example, but not limited to electric utilities), or issued by a particular municipal issuer, are undervalued. The Manager may purchase those bonds for the Funds portfolio because they represent a market sector or issuer that the Manager considers undervalued, even if the value of those particular bonds appears to be consistent with the value of similar bonds. Municipal bonds of particular types (for example, but not limited to hospital bonds, industrial revenue bonds or bonds issued by a particular municipal issuer) may be undervalued because there is a temporary excess of supply in that market sector, or because of a general decline in the market price of municipal bonds of the market sector for reasons that do not apply to the particular municipal bonds that are considered undervalued. The Funds investment in underrated or undervalued municipal bonds will be based on the Managers belief that their yield is higher than that available on bonds bearing equivalent levels of interest rate risk, credit risk and other forms of risk, and that their prices will ultimately rise, relative to the market, to reflect their true value. Any capital appreciation realized by the Fund will generally result in capital gain distributions subject to federal capital gains taxation.
The Fund ordinarily does not intend to realize significant investment income not exempt from federal income tax. From time to time, the Fund may realize taxable capital gains.
Federal tax legislation has limited the types and volume of bonds the interest on which qualifies for a federal income tax exemption. As a result, this legislation and legislation that may be enacted in the future may affect the availability of municipal bonds for investment by the Fund.
Leverage: The Fund may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and net asset value of its common shares. However, this objective cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments. The Fund currently leverages its assets through the use of VMTP Shares and residual interest municipal tender option bonds (TOB Residuals), which are derivative interests in municipal bonds. The TOB Residuals in which the Fund will invest pay interest or income that, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of such TOB Residuals, is exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax.
The Fund currently does not intend to borrow money or issue debt securities. Although it has no present intention to do so, the Fund reserves the right to borrow money from banks or other financial institutions, or issue debt securities, in the future if it believes that market conditions would be conducive to the successful implementation of a leveraging strategy through borrowing money or issuing debt securities or preferred stock.
The Fund may enter into derivative transactions that have economic leverage embedded in them.
The Fund may also borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes, including the payment of dividends and the settlement of securities transactions which otherwise might require untimely dispositions of Fund securities.
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)
The Funds investment objective is to provide common stockholders with high current income exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including assets acquired from the sale of preferred stock) plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in a portfolio of municipal obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, each of which pays interest that, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes (except that the interest may be includable in taxable income for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax) (Municipal Bonds). The Funds investment objective and its policy of investing at least 80% of its net assets (including assets acquired from the sale of preferred stock) plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Municipal Bonds are fundamental policies that may not be changed without the approval of a majority of the outstanding common stock and the outstanding preferred stock, including the Funds outstanding Series W-7 Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (VMTP Shares), voting together as a single class, and of the holders of a majority of the outstanding preferred stock, including the VMTP Shares, voting as a separate class. A majority of the outstanding means (1) 67% or more of the stock present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding stock are present or represented by proxy, or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding stock, whichever is less.
There can be no assurance that the Funds investment objective will be realized.
The Fund may invest in certain tax exempt securities classified as private activity bonds (or industrial development bonds, under pre-1986 law) (PABs) (in general, bonds that benefit non-governmental entities) that may subject certain investors in the Fund to an alternative minimum tax. The percentage of the Funds total assets invested in PABs will vary from time to time. The Fund has not established any limit on the percentage of its portfolio that may be invested in PABs. The Fund expects that a portion of the interest or income it produces will be includable in alternative minimum taxable income.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 75% of its total assets in a portfolio of Municipal Bonds that are commonly referred to as investment grade securities, which are obligations rated at the time of purchase within the four highest quality ratings as determined by either Moodys Investor Service Inc. (Moodys) (currently Aaa, Aa, A and Baa), S&P Global Ratings (S&P) (currently AAA, AA, A and BBB) or Fitch Ratings (Fitch) (currently AAA, AA, A and BBB). In the case of short-term notes, the investment grade rating categories are SP-1+ through SP-2 for S&P, MIG-1 through MIG-3 for Moodys and F- 1+ through F-3 for Fitch. In the case of tax exempt commercial paper, the investment grade rating categories are A- 1+ through A-3 for S&P, Prime-1 through Prime-3 for Moodys and F-1+ through F-3 for Fitch. Obligations ranked in the lowest investment grade rating category (BBB, SP-2 and A-3 for S&P; Baa, MIG-3 and Prime-3 for Moodys and BBB and F-3 for Fitch), while considered investment grade, may have certain speculative characteristics. There may be sub-categories or gradations indicating relative standing within the rating categories set forth above. In assessing the quality of Municipal Bonds with respect to the foregoing requirements, the Manager takes into account the nature of any letters of credit or similar credit enhancement to which particular Municipal Bonds are entitled and the creditworthiness of the financial institution that provided such credit enhancement. If unrated, such securities will possess creditworthiness comparable, in the opinion of the Manager, to other obligations in which the Fund may invest.
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The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in Municipal Bonds that are rated below Baa by Moodys or below BBB by S&P or Fitch or, if unrated, are considered by the Manager to possess similar credit characteristics. Such securities, sometimes referred to as high yield or junk bonds, are predominantly speculative with respect to the capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the security and generally involve a greater volatility of price than securities in higher rating categories. The Fund does not intend to purchase Municipal Bonds that are in default or which the Manager believes will soon be in default. Below investment grade securities and comparable unrated securities involve substantial risk of loss, are considered speculative with respect to the issuers ability to pay interest and any required redemption or principal payments and are susceptible to default or decline in market value due to adverse economic and business developments.
The Fund may invest 25% or more of its total assets in tax exempt securities of issuers in the industries comprising the same economic sector, such as hospitals or life care facilities and transportation-related issuers. However, the Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets in any one of the industries comprising an economic sector. In addition, a substantial part of the Funds portfolio may be comprised of securities credit enhanced by banks, insurance companies or companies with similar characteristics. Emphasis on these sectors may subject the Fund to certain risks.
If a percentage restriction on investment policies is adhered to at the time a transaction is effected, later changes in percentage resulting from changing values will not be considered a violation.
The value of bonds and other fixed income obligations may fall when interest rates rise and rise when interest rates fall. In general, bonds and other fixed income obligations with longer maturities will be subject to greater volatility resulting from interest rate fluctuations than will similar obligations with shorter maturities. [Under normal market conditions, the Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration of three to ten years.] Duration measures the sensitivity of a securitys price to changes in interest rates. Unlike final maturity, duration takes account of all payments made over the life of the security. Typically, with a 1% change in interest rates, an investments value may be expected to move in the opposite direction approximately 1% for each year of its duration. The greater a portfolios duration, the greater the change in the portfolios value in response to changes in interest rates. The Manager increases or reduces the Funds portfolio duration based on its interest rate outlook. When the Manager expects interest rates to fall, it attempts to maintain a longer portfolio duration. When the Manager expects interest rates to increase, it attempts to shorten the portfolios duration. Generally, as is the case with any investment grade fixed income obligations, Municipal Bonds with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields. Under normal market conditions, however, such yield-to-maturity increases tend to decline in the longer maturities (i.e., the slope of the yield curve flattens). At the same time, due to their longer exposure to interest rate risk, prices of longer term obligations are subject to greater market fluctuations as a result of changes in interest rates. Based on the foregoing premises, the Manager believes that the yield and price volatility characteristics of an intermediate duration portfolio generally offer an attractive trade-off between return and risk. There may be market conditions, however, where an intermediate duration portfolio may be less attractive due to the fact that the Municipal Bond yield curve changes from time to time depending on supply and demand forces, monetary and tax policies and investor expectations. As a result, there may be situations where investments in individual Municipal Bonds with longer durations may be more attractive than individual intermediate duration Municipal Bonds.
For temporary periods or to provide liquidity, the Fund has the authority to invest as much as 20% of its total assets in tax exempt and taxable money market obligations with a maturity of one year or less (such short-term obligations being referred to herein as Temporary Investments). In addition, the Fund reserves the right as a defensive measure to invest temporarily a greater portion of its assets in Temporary Investments, when, in the opinion of the Manager, prevailing market or financial conditions warrant. Taxable money market obligations will yield taxable income.
The Fund also may invest in variable rate demand obligations (VRDOs) and VRDOs in the form of participation interests (Participating VRDOs) in variable rate tax exempt obligations held by a financial institution. The Funds hedging strategies are not fundamental policies and may be modified by the Funds Board of Directors (the Board) without the approval of the Funds stockholders. The Fund is also authorized to invest in indexed and inverse floating obligations for hedging purposes and to seek to enhance return.
Certain Municipal Bonds may be entitled to the benefits of letters of credit or similar credit enhancements issued by financial institutions. In such instances, the Board of Directors of the Fund and the Manager will take into account, in assessing the quality of such bonds, both the creditworthiness of the issuer of such bonds and the creditworthiness of the financial institution that provides the credit enhancement.
The Fund may invest in securities not issued by or on behalf of a state or territory or by an agency or instrumentality thereof, if the Fund receives an opinion of counsel to the issuer that such securities pay interest that is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes (Non-Municipal Tax Exempt Securities). Non- Municipal Tax Exempt Securities could include trust certificates, partnership interests or other instruments evidencing interest in one or more long-term Municipal Bonds. Non-Municipal Tax Exempt Securities also may include securities issued by other investment companies that invest in Municipal Bonds, to the extent such investments are permitted by the Funds investment restrictions and applicable law. Non-Municipal Tax Exempt Securities are subject to the same risks associated with an investment in Municipal Bonds as well as many of the risks associated with investments in derivatives. While the Fund receives opinions of legal counsel to the effect that the income from the Non-Municipal Tax Exempt Securities in which the Fund invests is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes to the same extent as the underlying Municipal Bonds, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not issued a ruling on this subject. Were the IRS to issue an adverse ruling or take an adverse position with respect to the taxation of these types of securities, there is a risk that the interest paid on such securities would be deemed taxable at the federal level.
The Fund ordinarily does not intend to realize significant investment income not exempt from federal income tax. From time to time, the Fund may realize taxable capital gains. Interest received on certain otherwise tax exempt securities that are classified as private activity bonds (in general, bonds that benefit non-governmental entities) may be subject to a federal alternative minimum tax. The percentage of the Funds total assets invested in private activity bonds will vary from time to time. Federal tax legislation has limited the types and volume of bonds the interest on which qualifies for a federal income tax exemption. As a result, this legislation and legislation that may be enacted in the future may affect the availability of Municipal Bonds for investment by the Fund.
Leverage: The Fund may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and net asset value of its common shares. However, this objective cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments. The Fund currently leverages its assets through the use of VMTP Shares and residual interest municipal tender option bonds (TOB Residuals), which are derivative interests in municipal bonds. The TOB Residuals in which the Fund will invest pay interest or income that, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of such TOB Residuals, is exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax.
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BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)
The Funds investment objective is to provide stockholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. There can be no assurance that the Funds investment objective will be realized. The Funds investment policies provide that it seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, as a fundamental policy at least 80% of an aggregate of the Funds net assets (including proceeds from the issuance of any preferred stock) and the proceeds of any borrowings for investment purposes, in a portfolio of municipal obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, each of which pays interest that, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes (except that the interest may be includable in taxable income for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax) (Municipal Bonds).
The Funds investment objective and its policy of investing at least 80% of an aggregate of the Funds net assets (including proceeds from the issuance of any preferred stock) and the proceeds of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Municipal Bonds are fundamental policies that may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding common shares and the outstanding preferred shares, including the Funds outstanding Series W-7 Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (the VMTP Shares), voting together as a single class, and of the holders of a majority of the outstanding preferred shares, including the VMTP Shares, voting as a separate class. A majority of the outstanding means (1) 67% or more of the shares present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present or represented by proxy, or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding shares, whichever is less.
The Funds investment policies provide that under normal market conditions, the Fund expects to invest at least 75% of its total assets in a portfolio of Municipal Bonds that are commonly referred to as investment grade securities, which are obligations rated at the time of purchase within the four highest quality ratings as determined by either Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) (currently Aaa, Aa, A and Baa), Standard & Poors (S&P) (currently AAA, AA, A and BBB) or Fitch Ratings (Fitch) (currently AAA, AA, A and BBB). In the case of short term notes, the investment grade rating categories are SP-1+ through SP-2 for S&P, MIG-1 through MIG-3 for Moodys and F-1+ through F-3 for Fitch. In the case of tax exempt commercial paper, the investment grade rating categories are A-1+ through A-3 for S&P, Prime-1 through Prime-3 for Moodys and F-1+ through F-3 for Fitch.
Obligations ranked in the lowest investment grade rating category (BBB, SP-2 and A-3 for S&P; Baa, MIG-3 and Prime-3 for Moodys and BBB and F-3 for Fitch), while considered investment grade, may have certain speculative characteristics. There may be sub-categories or gradations indicating relative standing within the rating categories set forth above. In assessing the quality of Municipal Bonds with respect to the foregoing requirements, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the Manager) takes into account the nature of any letters of credit or similar credit enhancement to which particular Municipal Bonds are entitled and the creditworthiness of the financial institution that provided such credit enhancement. If unrated, such securities will possess creditworthiness comparable, in the opinion of the Manager, to other obligations in which the Fund may invest.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in Municipal Bonds that are rated below Baa by Moodys or below BBB by S&P or Fitch or, if unrated, are considered by the Manager to possess similar credit characteristics. Bonds of below investment grade quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuers capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Such securities, sometimes referred to as high yield or junk bonds, are predominantly speculative with respect to the capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the security and generally involve a greater volatility of price than securities in higher rating categories. Below investment grade securities and comparable unrated securities involve substantial risk of loss, are considered speculative with respect to the issuers ability to pay interest and any required redemption or principal payments and are susceptible to default or decline in market value due to adverse economic and business developments.
The foregoing credit quality policies apply only at the time a security is purchased, and the Fund is not required to dispose of a security if a rating agency downgrades its assessment of the credit characteristics of a particular issue. In determining whether to retain or sell a security that a rating agency has downgraded, the Advisor may consider such factors as the Advisors assessment of the credit quality of the issuer of the security, the price at which the security could be sold and the rating, if any, assigned to the security by other rating agencies. In the event that the Fund disposes of a portfolio security subsequent to its being downgraded, the Fund may experience a greater risk of loss than if such security had been sold prior to such downgrade.
The Fund may also purchase Municipal Bonds that are additionally secured by insurance, bank credit agreements or escrow accounts. The credit quality of companies which provide these credit enhancements will affect the value of those securities. Although the insurance feature reduces certain financial risks, the premiums for insurance and the higher market price paid for insured obligations may reduce the Funds income. The insurance feature does not guarantee the market value of the insured obligations or the net asset value of the common shares. The Fund may purchase insured bonds and may purchase insurance for bonds in its portfolio.
The Fund may invest in certain tax exempt securities classified as private activity bonds (or industrial development bonds, under pre-1986 law) (PABs) (in general, bonds that benefit non-governmental entities) that may subject certain investors in the Fund to an alternative minimum tax. The percentage of the Funds total assets invested in PABs will vary from time to time. The Fund has not established any limit on the percentage of its portfolio that may be invested in Municipal Bonds subject to the federal alternative minimum tax provisions of federal tax law, and the Fund expects that a portion of the income it produces will be includable in alternative minimum taxable income.
The Fund also may not invest more than 25% of its total assets (taken at market value at the time of each investment) in Municipal Bonds whose issuers are located in the same state.
The average maturity of the Funds portfolio securities varies from time to time based upon an assessment of economic and market conditions by the Manager. The Funds portfolio at any given time may include both long-term, intermediate-term and short-term Municipal Bonds.
The Funds stated expectation is that it will invest in Municipal Bonds that, in the Advisors opinion, are underrated or undervalued. Underrated Municipal Bonds are those whose ratings do not, in the opinion of the Advisors, reflect their true higher creditworthiness. Undervalued Municipal Bonds are bonds that, in the opinion of the Advisors, are worth more than the value assigned to them in the marketplace. The Advisors may at times believe that bonds associated with a particular municipal market sector (for example, but not limited to electric utilities), or issued by a particular municipal issuer, are undervalued. The Advisors may purchase those bonds for the Funds portfolio
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because they represent a market sector or issuer that the Advisors considers undervalued, even if the value of those particular bonds appears to be consistent with the value of similar bonds. Municipal Bonds of particular types (for example, but not limited to hospital bonds, industrial revenue bonds or bonds issued by a particular municipal issuer) may be undervalued because there is a temporary excess of supply in that market sector, or because of a general decline in the market price of Municipal Bonds of the market sector for reasons that do not apply to the particular Municipal Bonds that are considered undervalued. The Funds investment in underrated or undervalued Municipal Bonds will be based on the Advisors belief that their yield is higher than that available on bonds bearing equivalent levels of interest rate risk, credit risk and other forms of risk, and that their prices will ultimately rise, relative to the market, to reflect their true value. Any capital appreciation realized by the Fund will generally result in capital gain distributions subject to federal capital gains taxation.
The Fund ordinarily does not intend to realize significant investment income not exempt from federal income tax. From time to time, the Fund may realize taxable capital gains.
Federal tax legislation has limited the types and volume of bonds the interest on which qualifies for a federal income tax exemption. As a result, this legislation and legislation that may be enacted in the future may affect the availability of Municipal Bonds for investment by the Fund.
Leverage: The Fund may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and net asset value of its common shares. However, this objective cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments. The Fund currently leverages its assets through the use of VMTP Shares and residual interest municipal tender option bonds (TOB Residuals), which are derivative interests in municipal bonds. The TOB Residuals in which the Fund will invest pay interest or income that, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of such TOB Residuals, is exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax.
Risk Factors
This section contains a discussion of the general risks of investing in each Fund. The net asset value and market price of, and dividends paid on, the common shares will fluctuate with and be affected by, among other things, the risks more fully described below. As with any fund, there can be no guarantee that a Fund will meet its investment objective or that the Funds performance will be positive for any period of time. Each risk noted below is applicable to each Fund unless the specific Fund or Funds are noted in a parenthetical.
Investment and Market Discount Risk: An investment in the Funds common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire amount that you invest. As with any stock, the price of the Funds common shares will fluctuate with market conditions and other factors. If shares are sold, the price received may be more or less than the original investment. Common shares are designed for long-term investors and the Fund should not be treated as a trading vehicle. Shares of closed-end management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. This risk is separate and distinct from the risk that the Funds net asset value could decrease as a result of its investment activities. At any point in time an investment in the Funds common shares may be worth less than the original amount invested, even after taking into account distributions paid by the Fund. During periods in which the Fund may use leverage, the Funds investment, market discount and certain other risks will be magnified.
Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities, such as bonds, involve interest rate risk, credit risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, among other things.
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Interest Rate Risk The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. |
The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Funds investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Funds investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Funds net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management. |
Rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities. |
These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change. |
A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Funds performance. |
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Credit Risk Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuers credit rating or the markets perception of an issuers creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Funds investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation. |
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Extension Risk When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall. |
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Prepayment Risk When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields. |
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Municipal Securities Risks: Municipal securities risks include the ability of the issuer to repay the obligation, the relative lack of information about certain issuers of municipal securities, and the possibility of future legislative changes which could affect the market for and value of municipal securities. These risks include:
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General Obligation Bonds Risks Timely payments depend on the issuers credit quality, ability to raise tax revenues and ability to maintain an adequate tax base. |
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Revenue Bonds Risks These payments depend on the money earned by the particular facility or class of facilities, or the amount of revenues derived from another source. |
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Private Activity Bonds Risks Municipalities and other public authorities issue private activity bonds to finance development of industrial facilities for use by a private enterprise. The private enterprise pays the principal and interest on the bond, and the issuer does not pledge its faith, credit and taxing power for repayment. |
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Moral Obligation Bonds Risks Moral obligation bonds are generally issued by special purpose public authorities of a state or municipality. If the issuer is unable to meet its obligations, repayment of these bonds becomes a moral commitment, but not a legal obligation, of the state or municipality. |
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Municipal Notes Risks Municipal notes are shorter term municipal debt obligations. If there is a shortfall in the anticipated proceeds, the notes may not be fully repaid and the Fund may lose money. |
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Municipal Lease Obligations Risks In a municipal lease obligation, the issuer agrees to make payments when due on the lease obligation. Although the issuer does not pledge its unlimited taxing power for payment of the lease obligation, the lease obligation is secured by the leased property. |
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Tax-exempt Status Risk The Fund and its investment manager will rely on the opinion of issuers bond counsel and, in the case of certain derivative securities, sponsors counsel, on the tax-exempt status of interest on municipal bonds and payments under derivative securities. Neither the Fund nor its investment manager will independently review the bases for those tax opinions, which may ultimately be determined to be incorrect and subject the Fund and its shareholders to substantial tax liabilities. |
Taxability Risk: The Fund intends to minimize the payment of taxable income to shareholders by investing in tax-exempt or municipal securities in reliance at the time of purchase on an opinion of bond counsel to the issuer that the interest paid on those securities will be excludable from gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Such securities, however, may be determined to pay, or have paid, taxable income subsequent to the Funds acquisition of the securities. In that event, the Internal Revenue Service may demand that the Fund pay U.S. federal income taxes on the affected interest income, and, if the Fund agrees to do so, the Funds yield could be adversely affected. In addition, the treatment of dividends previously paid or to be paid by the Fund as exempt interest dividends could be adversely affected, subjecting the Funds shareholders to increased U.S. federal income tax liabilities. Federal tax legislation may limit the types and volume of bonds the interest on which qualifies for a federal income tax-exemption. As a result, current legislation and legislation that may be enacted in the future may affect the availability of municipal bonds for investment by the Fund. In addition, future laws, regulations, rulings or court decisions may cause interest on municipal securities to be subject, directly or indirectly, to U.S. federal income taxation or interest on state municipal securities to be subject to state or local income taxation, or the value of state municipal securities to be subject to state or local intangible personal property tax, or may otherwise prevent the Fund from realizing the full current benefit of the tax-exempt status of such securities. Any such change could also affect the market price of such securities, and thus the value of an investment in the Fund.
Insurance Risk: Insurance guarantees that interest payments on a municipal security will be made on time and that the principal will be repaid when the security matures. However, insurance does not protect against losses caused by declines in a municipal securitys value. The Fund cannot be certain that any insurance company will make the payments it guarantees. If a municipal securitys insurer fails to fulfill its obligations or loses its credit rating, the value of the security could drop.
Junk Bonds Risk: Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.
Variable Rate Demand Obligations Risk (MUI): Variable rate demand obligations are floating rate securities that combine an interest in a long term municipal bond with a right to demand payment before maturity from a bank or other financial institution. If the bank or financial institution is unable to pay, the Fund may lose money.
Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk (MUA): If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.
Sector Risk (MUI): Sector risk is the risk that the Funds concentration in the securities of companies in a specific market sector or industry will cause the Fund to be more exposed to the price movements of companies in and developments affecting that sector than a more broadly diversified fund. To the extent that the Fund concentrates its investments in a particular sector, there is the risk that the Fund will perform poorly during a downturn in that sector.
Leverage Risk: The Fund also utilizes leverage for investment purposes by entering into derivative instruments with leverage embedded in them, such as TOB Residuals. With respect to MHD, MUI and MVT, the Fund uses leverage for investment purposes through the issuance of VMTP Shares. The Funds use of leverage may increase or decrease from time to time in its discretion and the Fund may, in the future, determine not to use leverage.
The use of leverage creates an opportunity for increased common share net investment income dividends, but also creates risks for the holders of common shares. The Fund cannot assure you that the use of leverage will result in a higher yield on the common shares. Any leveraging strategy the Fund employs may not be successful.
Leverage involves risks and special considerations for common shareholders, including:
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the risk that fluctuations in interest rates or dividend rates on any leverage that the Fund must pay will reduce the return to the common shareholders; |
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Any decline in the net asset value of the Funds investments will be borne entirely by the holders of common shares. Therefore, if the market value of the Funds portfolio declines, leverage will result in a greater decrease in net asset value to the holders of common shares than if the Fund were not leveraged. This greater net asset value decrease will also tend to cause a greater decline in the market price for the common shares.
Derivatives Risk: The Funds use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Funds returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:
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Volatility Risk Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Funds use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets. |
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Counterparty Risk Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. |
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Market and Illiquidity Risk The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately. |
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Valuation Risk Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them. |
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Hedging Risk Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Funds hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences. |
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Tax Risk Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments. |
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Regulatory Risk Derivative contracts, including, without limitation, swaps, currency forwards and non-deliverable forwards, are subject to regulation under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) in the United States and under comparable regimes in Europe, Asia and other non-U.S. jurisdictions. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, certain derivatives are subject to margin requirements and swap dealers are required to collect margin from the Fund with respect to such derivatives. Specifically, regulations are now in effect that require swap dealers to post and collect variation margin (comprised of specified liquid instruments and subject to a required haircut) in connection with trading of over-the-counter (OTC) swaps with the Fund. Shares of investment companies (other than certain money market funds) may not be posted as collateral under these regulations. Requirements for posting of initial margin in connection with OTC swaps will be phased-in through at least 2021. In addition, regulations adopted by global prudential regulators that are now in effect require certain bank-regulated counterparties and certain of their affiliates to include in certain financial contracts, including many derivatives contracts, terms that delay or restrict the rights of counterparties, such as the Fund, to terminate such contracts, foreclose upon collateral, exercise other default rights or restrict transfers of credit support in the event that the counterparty and/or its affiliates are subject to certain types of resolution or insolvency proceedings. The implementation of these requirements with respect to derivatives, as well as regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act regarding clearing, mandatory trading and margining of other derivatives, may increase the costs and risks to the Fund of trading in these instruments and, as a result, may affect returns to investors in the Fund. |
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On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (Rule 18f-4). The Fund will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. |
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Tender Option Bonds Risk: The Funds participation in tender option bond transactions may reduce the Funds returns and/or increase volatility. Investments in tender option bond transactions expose the Fund to counterparty risk and leverage risk. An investment in a tender option bond transaction typically will involve greater risk than an investment in a municipal fixed rate security, including the risk of loss of principal. Distributions on TOB Residuals will bear an inverse relationship to short-term municipal security interest rates. Distributions on TOB Residuals paid to the Fund will be reduced or, in the extreme, eliminated as short-term municipal interest rates rise and will increase when short-term municipal interest rates fall. TOB Residuals generally will underperform the market for fixed rate municipal securities in a rising interest rate environment. The Fund may invest in TOB Trusts on either a non-recourse or recourse basis. If the Fund invests in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, it could suffer losses in excess of the value of its TOB Residuals. |
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Illiquid Investments Risk: The Fund may invest without limitation in illiquid or less liquid investments or investments in which no secondary market is readily available or which are otherwise illiquid, including private placement securities. The Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which the Fund could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting the Funds net asset value and ability to make dividend distributions. The financial markets in general, and certain segments of the mortgage-related securities markets in particular, have in recent years experienced periods of extreme secondary market supply and demand imbalance, resulting in a loss of liquidity during which market |
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prices were suddenly and substantially below traditional measures of intrinsic value. During such periods, some investments could be sold only at arbitrary prices and with substantial losses. Periods of such market dislocation may occur again at any time. Privately issued debt securities are often of below investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below investment grade public debt securities. |
Market Risk and Selection Risk: Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.
A recent outbreak of an infectious coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic that has resulted in numerous disruptions in the market and has had significant economic impact leaving general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time.
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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Pursuant to MUA, MHD, MUI and MVTs Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Reinvestment Plan), Common Shareholders are automatically enrolled to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains and other distributions reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Reinvestment Plan Agent) in the respective Funds Common Shares pursuant to the Reinvestment Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Reinvestment Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the shares are held in street name or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Reinvestment Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Reinvestment Plan.
After MUA, MHD, MUI and MVT declare a dividend or determine to make a capital gain or other distribution, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants accounts, depending upon the following circumstances, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Funds (newly issued shares) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares on the open market or on the Funds primary exchange (open-market purchases). If, on the dividend payment date, the net asset value per share (NAV) is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a market premium), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares acquired on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participants account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a market discount), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases. If the Reinvestment Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open-market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest any un-invested portion in newly issued shares. Investments in newly issued shares made in this manner would be made pursuant to the same process described above and the date of issue for such newly issued shares will substitute for the dividend payment date.
You may elect not to participate in the Reinvestment Plan and to receive all dividends in cash by contacting the Reinvestment Plan Agent, at the address set forth below.
Participation in the Reinvestment Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Reinvestment Plan Agent prior to the dividend record date. Additionally, the Reinvestment Plan Agent seeks to process notices received after the record date but prior to the payable date and such notices often will become effective by the payable date. Where late notices are not processed by the applicable payable date, such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution.
The Reinvestment Plan Agents fees for the handling of the reinvestment of distributions will be paid by each Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Reinvestment Plan Agents open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of all distributions. The automatic reinvestment of all distributions will not relieve participants of any U.S. federal, state or local income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.
Each Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Reinvestment Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Reinvestment Plan; however, each Fund reserves the right to amend the Reinvestment Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants in MUI that request a sale of shares are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share sold brokerage commission fee. Participants in MUA, MHD and MVT that request a sale of shares are subject to a $0.02 per share sold brokerage commission. All correspondence concerning the Reinvestment Plan should be directed to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. through the internet at computershare.com/blackrock, or in writing to Computershare, P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233, Telephone: (800) 699-1236. Overnight correspondence should be directed to the Reinvestment Plan Agent at Computershare, 462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600, Louisville, KY 40202.
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Independent Directors(a) | ||||||||
Name Year of Birth(b) |
Position(s) Held
(Length of Service)(c) |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years |
Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
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Public Company
and Other Investment Company Directorships Held During Past Five Years |
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Richard E. Cavanagh 1946 |
Co-Chair of the Board and Director (Since 2007) |
Director, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1998; Board Chair, Volunteers of America (a not-for-profit organization) from 2015 to 2018 (board member since 2009); Director, Arch Chemicals (chemical and allied products) from 1999 to 2011; Trustee, Educational Testing Service from 1997 to 2009 and Chairman thereof from 2005 to 2009; Senior Advisor, The Fremont Group since 2008 and Director thereof since 1996; Faculty Member/Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard University since 2007 and Executive Dean from 1987 to 1995; President and Chief Executive Officer, The Conference Board, Inc. (global business research organization) from 1995 to 2007. | 73 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios | None | ||||
Karen P. Robards 1950 |
Co-Chair of the Board and Director
(Since 2007) |
Principal of Robards & Company, LLC (consulting and private investing) since 1987; Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Director of Enable Injections, LLC (medical devices) since 2019; Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987. | 73 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios | Greenhill & Co., Inc.; AtriCure, Inc. (medical devices) from 2000 until 2017 | ||||
Michael J. Castellano 1946 |
Director
(Since 2011) |
Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Group LLC from 2001 to 2011; Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Ltd from 2004 to 2011; Director, Support Our Aging Religious (non-profit) from 2009 to June 2015 and from 2017 to September 2020; Director, National Advisory Board of Church Management at Villanova University since 2010; Trustee, Domestic Church Media Foundation since 2012; Director, CircleBlack Inc. (financial technology company) from 2015 to July 2020. | 73 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios | None | ||||
Cynthia L. Egan 1955 |
Director
(Since 2016) |
Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2014 to 2015; President, Retirement Plan Services, for T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2012; executive positions within Fidelity Investments from 1989 to 2007. | 73 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios | Unum (insurance); The Hanover Insurance Group (Board Chair) (insurance); Huntsman Corporation (chemical products); Envestnet (investment platform) from 2013 until 2016 | ||||
Frank J. Fabozzi(d) 1948 |
Director
(Since 2007) |
Editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management since 1986; Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School (France) since 2011; Visiting Professor, Princeton University for the 2013 to 2014 academic year and Spring 2017 semester; Professor in the Practice of Finance, Yale University School of Management from 1994 to 2011 and currently a Teaching Fellow in Yales Executive Programs; Board Member, BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Funds from 2014 to 2016; affiliated professor Karlsruhe Institute of Technology from 2008 to 2011; Visiting Professor, Rutgers University for the Spring 2019 semester; Visiting Professor, New York University for the 2019 academic year. Adjunct Professor of Finance, Carnegie Mellon University in fall 2020 semester. | 75 RICs consisting of 100 Portfolios | None |
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Independent Directors(a) (continued) | ||||||||
Name Year of Birth(b) |
Position(s) Held
(Length of Service)(c) |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years |
Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
|
Public Company
and Other Investment Company Directorships Held During Past Five Years |
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R. Glenn Hubbard 1958 |
Director
(Since 2007) |
Dean, Columbia Business School from 2004 to 2019; Faculty member, Columbia Business School since 1988. | 73 RICs consisting of 98 Portfolios | ADP (data and information services) 2004-2020; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insurance); KKR Financial Corporation (finance) from 2004 until 2014 | ||||
W. Carl Kester(d) 1951 |
Director
(Since 2007) |
George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School since 2008; Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs from 2006 to 2010; Chairman of the Finance Unit, from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981. | 75 RICs consisting of 100 Portfolios | None | ||||
Catherine A. Lynch(d) 1961 |
Director
(Since 2016) |
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and various other positions, National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust from 2003 to 2016; Associate Vice President for Treasury Management, The George Washington University from 1999 to 2003; Assistant Treasurer, Episcopal Church of America from 1995 to 1999. | 75 RICs consisting of 100 Portfolios | None | ||||
Interested Directors(a)(e) | ||||||||
Name Year of Birth(b) |
Position(s) Held
(Length of Service)(c) |
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years |
Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) Consisting of Investment Portfolios (Portfolios) Overseen |
Public Company
and Other Investment Company Directorships Held During Past Five Years |
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Robert Fairbairn 1965 |
Director
(Since 2018) |
Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Member of BlackRocks Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Co-Chair of BlackRocks Human Capital Committee; Senior Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2019; oversaw BlackRocks Strategic Partner Program and Strategic Product Management Group from 2012 to 2019; Member of the Board of Managers of BlackRock Investments, LLC from 2011 to 2018; Global Head of BlackRocks Retail and iShares® businesses from 2012 to 2016. | 103 RICs consisting of 250 Portfolios | None | ||||
John M. Perlowski(d) 1964 |
Director
(Since 2015) President and Chief Executive Officer (Since 2010) |
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Accounting and Product Services since 2009; Advisory Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009. | 105 RICs consisting of 252 Portfolios | None | ||||
(a) The address of each Director is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055. |
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(b) Each Independent Director holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Funds by-laws or charter or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75. Directors who are interested persons, as defined in the Investment Company Act serve until their successor is duly elected and qualifies or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Funds by-laws or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board may determine to extend the terms of Independent Directors on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate. |
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(c) Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (MLIM) and BlackRock, Inc. in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. Certain Independent Directors first became members of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: Richard E. Cavanagh, 1994; Frank J. Fabozzi, 1988; R. Glenn Hubbard, 2004; W. Carl Kester, 1995; and Karen P. Robards, 1998. |
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(d) Dr. Fabozzi, Dr. Kester, Ms. Lynch and Mr. Perlowski are also trustees of the BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund and BlackRock Private Investments Fund. |
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(e) Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are both interested persons, as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are also board members of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex. |
Neal J. Andrews retired as the Chief Financial Officer effective December 31, 2020, and Trent Walker was elected as the Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2021.
Effective June 10, 2021, Stayce D. Harris and J. Phillip Holloman were each appointed to serve as a Director of the Funds.
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Proxy Results
At a Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. held on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, Fund shareholders were asked to vote on the following proposals:
Preferred Shareholders
Proposal 1(I). The holders of Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (VMTP Shares and the holders thereof, VMTP Holders) of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (the Acquiring Fund) were asked to vote as a separate class on a proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust and the Acquiring Fund (the BAF Reorganization Agreement) and the transactions contemplated therein, including amendments to the Articles Supplementary Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares of the Acquiring Fund (the MHD Articles Supplementary) in connection with the issuance of additional Acquiring Fund VMTP Shares.
With respect to the Proposal 1(I), the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
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MHD |
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Proposal 1(J). The VMTP Holders of the Acquiring Fund were asked to vote as a separate class on a proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust and the Acquiring Fund (the BBK Reorganization Agreement) and the transactions contemplated therein, including amendments to the MHD Articles Supplementary in connection with the issuance of additional Acquiring Fund VMTP Shares.
With respect to Proposal 1(J), the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
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MHD |
837 | | | |||||||||||
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Proposal 1(K). The VMTP Holders of the Acquiring Fund were asked to vote as a separate class on a proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. and the Acquiring Fund (the MUH Reorganization Agreement) and the transactions contemplated therein, including amendments to the MHD Articles Supplementary in connection with the issuance of additional Acquiring Fund VMTP Shares.
With respect to Proposal 1(K), the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
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Fund Name | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||||
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MHD |
837 | | | |||||||||||
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Proposal 1(L). The VMTP Holders of the Acquiring Fund were asked to vote as a separate class on a proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. and the Acquiring Fund (the MUS Reorganization Agreement) and the transactions contemplated therein, including amendments to the MHD Articles Supplementary in connection with the issuance of additional Acquiring Fund VMTP Shares.
With respect to Proposal 1(L), the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
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Fund Name | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||||
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MHD |
837 | | | |||||||||||
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Common and Preferred Shareholders
Proposal 2(A). The common shareholders and holders of Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (VMTP Shares and the holders thereof, VMTP Holders) of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (the Acquiring Fund) were asked to vote as a single class on a proposal to approve the issuance of additional common shares of the Acquiring Fund in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust and the Acquiring Fund.
With respect to Proposal 2(A), the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
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Fund Name | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||||
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MHD |
6,072,410 | 361,998 | 205,800 | |||||||||||
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Proposal 2(B). The common shareholders and VMTP Holders of the Acquiring Fund were asked to vote as a single class on a proposal to approve the issuance of additional common shares of the Acquiring Fund in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust and the Acquiring Fund.
With respect to Proposal 2(B), the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
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Fund Name | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||||
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MHD |
6,058,613 | 359,115 | 222,479 | |||||||||||
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Proposal 2(C). The common shareholders and VMTP Holders of the Acquiring Fund were asked to vote as a single class on a proposal to approve the issuance of additional common shares of the Acquiring Fund in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. and the Acquiring Fund.
With respect to Proposal 2(C), the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
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Fund Name | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||||
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MHD |
6,057,489 | 360,241 | 222,479 | |||||||||||
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Proposal 2(D). The common shareholders and VMTP Holders of the Acquiring Fund were being asked to vote as a single class on a proposal to approve the issuance of additional common shares of the Acquiring Fund in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. and the Acquiring Fund.
With respect to Proposal 2(D), the shares of the Fund were voted as follows:
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Fund Name | For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||||
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MHD |
6,054,307 | 360,585 | 225,317 | |||||||||||
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Fund Certification
The Funds are listed for trading on the NYSE and have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSEs listing standards. The Funds filed with the SEC the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Regulation Regarding Derivatives
On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (Rule 18f-4). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Integration
Although a Fund does not seek to implement a specific ESG, impact or sustainability strategy unless otherwise disclosed, Fund management will consider ESG characteristics as part of the investment process for actively managed Funds. These considerations will vary depending on a Funds particular investment strategies and may include consideration of third-party research as well as consideration of proprietary BlackRock research across the ESG risks and opportunities regarding an issuer. Fund management will consider those ESG characteristics it deems relevant or additive when making investment decisions for a Fund. The ESG characteristics utilized in a Funds investment process are anticipated to evolve over time and one or more characteristics may not be relevant with respect to all issuers that are eligible for investment. ESG characteristics are not the sole considerations when making investment decisions for a Fund. Further, investors can differ in their views of what constitutes positive or negative ESG characteristics. As a result, a Fund may invest in issuers that do not reflect the beliefs and values with respect to ESG of any particular investor. ESG considerations may affect a Funds exposure to certain companies or industries and a Fund may forego certain investment opportunities. While Fund management views ESG considerations as having the potential to contribute to a Funds long-term performance, there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved.
Dividend Policy
Each Funds dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of its net investment income to its shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of distributions, the Funds may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the distributions paid by the Funds for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Funds during such month. The Funds current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed as accumulated earnings (loss) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.
General Information
The Funds (other than MUA) do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Funds (other than MUAs) shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Fund (other than MUA) has not been updated after completion of the respective Funds offerings and the information contained in each Funds (other than MUAs) Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.
MUAs Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about its Board and is available, without charge upon request by calling (800)-882-0052.
The following information is a summary of certain changes since April 30, 2020. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the relevant Fund.
Effective October 19, 2020, each of MUA, MUI and MVT has elected to be subject to the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act (the MCSAA). In general, the MCSAA limits the ability of holders of control shares to vote those shares above various threshold levels that start at 10% unless the other stockholders of MUA, MUI and MVT, as applicable, reinstate those voting rights at a meeting of stockholders as provided in the MCSAA. Control shares are generally defined in the MCSAA as shares of stock that,
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General Information (continued)
if aggregated with all other shares of stock that are either (i) owned by a person or (ii) as to which that person is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power, except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy, would entitle that person to exercise voting power in electing directors above various thresholds of voting power starting at 10%. MUAs, MUIs and MVTs Bylaws also provide that the provisions of the MCSAA shall not apply to the voting rights of the holders of any shares of preferred stock of MUA, MUI and MVT, but the MCSAA would apply to any common stock held by the same holder.
Except if noted otherwise herein, there were no changes to the Funds charters or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Funds that were not approved by the shareholders. Except if noted otherwise herein, there have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolios.
In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Fund may from time to time purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.
Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRocks website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRocks website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRocks website in this report.
Electronic Delivery
Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and, for MUA only, prospectuses, by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports and, for MUA only, prospectuses, are available on BlackRocks website.
To enroll in electronic delivery:
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisers, Banks or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial adviser. Please note that not all investment advisers, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
Householding
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called householding and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 882-0052.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds Forms N-PORT are available on the SECs website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 882-0052; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SECs website at sec.gov.
Availability of Fund Updates
BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the Closed-end Funds section of blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds. This reference to BlackRocks website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRocks website in this report.
Shelf Offering Program
From time-to-time, MUA may seek to raise additional equity capital through an equity shelf program (a Shelf Offering). In a Shelf Offering, MUA may, subject to market conditions, raise additional equity capital by issuing new Common Shares from time to time in varying amounts at a net price at or above MUAs net asset value (NAV) per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). While any such Shelf Offering may allow MUA to pursue additional investment opportunities without the need to sell existing portfolio investments, it could also entail risks including that the issuance of additional Common Shares may limit the extent to which the Common Shares are able to trade at a premium to NAV in the secondary market.
On August 27, 2020, MUA filed a final prospectus with the SEC in connection with its Shelf Offering. This report and the prospectus of MUA are not offers to sell MUA Common Shares or solicitations of an offer to buy MUA Common Shares in any jurisdiction where such offers or sales are not permitted. The prospectus of MUA contains important
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Additional Information (continued)
information about the Fund, including its investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. Investors are urged to read the prospectus of MUA carefully and in its entirety before investing. Copies of the final prospectus for MUA can be obtained from BlackRock at blackrock.com.
BlackRock Privacy Principles
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, Clients) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
Fund and Service Providers
Investment Adviser
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809
Accounting Agent and Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02111
Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Canton, MA 02021
VMTP Redemption and Paying Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon(a)
New York, NY 10286
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, MA 02116
Legal Counsel
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
New York, NY 10019
Address of the Funds
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
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For MHD, MUI and MVT. |
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Portfolio Abbreviation | ||
AGC | Assured Guaranty Corp. | |
AGM | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | |
AGM-CR | AGM Insured Custodial Receipt | |
AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax | |
ARB | Airport Revenue Bonds | |
BAB | Build America Bond | |
BAM | Build America Mutual Assurance Co. | |
CAB | Capital Appreciation Bonds | |
COP | Certificates of Participation | |
FHA | Federal Housing Administration | |
FHLMC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | |
FNMA | Federal National Mortgage Association | |
GNMA | Government National Mortgage Association | |
GO | General Obligation Bonds | |
GTD | GTD Guaranteed | |
INS | Insured | |
M/F | Multi-Family | |
NPFGC | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
PSF | Permanent School Fund | |
PSF-GTD | Permanent School Fund Guaranteed | |
RB | Revenue Bond | |
S/F | Single-Family | |
SAB | Special Assessment Bonds | |
SAW | State Aid Withholding | |
SONYMA | State of New York Mortgage Agency | |
ST | Special Tax | |
TA | Tax Allocation |
G L O S S A R Y O F T E R M S U S E D I N T H I S R E P O R T |
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This report is intended for current holders. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The Funds have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in short-term interest rates may reduce the Common Shares yield. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
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(b) Not Applicable
Item 3 |
Audit Committee Financial Expert The registrants board of directors (the board of directors), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent: |
Michael Castellano
Frank J. Fabozzi
Catherine A. Lynch
Karen P. Robards
The registrants board of directors has determined that Karen P. Robards qualifies as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR.
Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Ms. Robards has been President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm, since 1987. Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based on their financial results. Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial statements. She also is a member of the audit committee of one publicly held company and a non-profit organization.
Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an expert for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.
Item 4 |
Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (D&T) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:
(a) Audit Fees | (b) Audit-Related Fees1 | (c) Tax Fees2 | (d) All Other Fees | |||||||||||||
Entity Name |
Current
Fiscal Year End |
Previous
Fiscal Year End |
Current
Fiscal Year End |
Previous
Fiscal Year End |
Current
Fiscal Year End |
Previous
Fiscal Year End |
Current
Fiscal Year End |
Previous
Fiscal Year End |
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
$35,653 | $36,720 | $0 | $0 | $19,900 | $19,900 | $0 | $0 |
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The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrants audit committee (the Committee) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the Investment Adviser or BlackRock) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (Affiliated Service Providers):
Current Fiscal Year End | Previous Fiscal Year End | |||
(b) Audit-Related Fees1 |
$0 | $0 | ||
(c) Tax Fees2 |
$0 | $0 | ||
(d) All Other Fees3 |
$2,032,000 | $1,984,000 |
1 |
The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements not included in Audit Fees, including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters, out-of-pocket expenses and internal control reviews not required by regulators. |
2 |
The nature of the services includes tax compliance and/or tax preparation, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, taxable income and tax distribution calculations. |
3 |
Non-audit fees of $2,032,000 and $1,984,000 for the current fiscal year and previous fiscal year, respectively, were paid to the Funds principal accountant in their entirety by BlackRock, in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of certain other funds sponsored and advised by BlackRock or its affiliates for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription. These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis. |
(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:
The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Affiliated Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SECs auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (general pre-approval). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.
Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.
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(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. (f) Not Applicable (g) The aggregate non-audit fees, defined as the sum of the fees shown under Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees and All Other Fees, paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers were:
Entity Name |
Current Fiscal Year End |
Previous Fiscal Year End |
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
$19,900 | $19,900 |
Additionally, the amounts billed by D&T in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of other funds sponsored or advised by BlackRock or its affiliates during the current and previous fiscal years for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription were:
Current Fiscal
Year End |
Previous Fiscal
Year End |
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$2,032,000 |
$1,984,000 |
These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.
(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser, and the Affiliated Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountants independence.
Item 5 |
Audit Committee of Listed Registrant |
(a) The following individuals are members of the registrants separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):
Michael Castellano
Frank J. Fabozzi
Catherine A. Lynch
Karen P. Robards
(b) Not Applicable
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Item 6 |
Investments |
(a) The registrants Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7 |
Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies The board of directors has delegated the voting of proxies for the Funds portfolio securities to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisers proxy voting guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Adviser will vote proxies related to Fund securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. From time to time, a vote may present a conflict between the interests of the Funds stockholders, on the one hand, and those of the Investment Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Investment Adviser, on the other. In such event, provided that the Investment Advisers Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the Oversight Committee) is aware of the real or potential conflict or material non-routine matter and if the Oversight Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general voting guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in the guidelines) and vote impartially, the Oversight Committee may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Oversight Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of the Investment Advisers clients. If the Investment Adviser determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or does not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the Oversight Committee shall determine how to vote the proxy after consulting with the Investment Advisers Portfolio Management Group and/or the Investment Advisers Legal and Compliance Department and concluding that the vote cast is in its clients best interest notwithstanding the conflict. A copy of the Funds Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures are attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL, a copy of the Funds Global Corporate Governance & Engagement Principles are attached as Exhibit 99.GLOBAL.CORP.GOV and a copy of the Funds Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting Guidelines for U.S. Securities are attached as Exhibit 99.US.CORP.GOV. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at www.blackrock.com and (ii) on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. |
Item 8 |
Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
(a)(1) As of the date of filing this Report:
The registrant is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of Michael Kalinoski, Director at BlackRock, and Michael Perilli, Director at BlackRock. Each is a member of BlackRocks municipal tax-exempt management group. Each is jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the registrants portfolio, which includes setting the registrants overall investment strategy, overseeing the management of the registrant and selection of its investments. Messrs. Kalinoski and Perilli have both been members of the registrants portfolio management team since 2017.
Portfolio Manager | Biography | |
Michael Kalinoski |
Director of BlackRock since 2006; Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (MLIM) from 1999 to 2006. | |
Michael Perilli |
Director of BlackRock since 2021; Vice President of BlackRock from 2017 to 2020; Associate of BlackRock from 2008 to 2016. |
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(a)(2) As of April 30, 2021:
(ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed and Assets by Account Type |
(iii) Number of Other Accounts and Assets for Which Advisory Fee is Performance-Based |
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(i) Name of Portfolio Manager1 |
Other Registered Investment Companies |
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |
Other Accounts |
Other Registered Investment Companies |
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |
Other Accounts |
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Michael Kalinoski |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
$35.39 Billion | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||||
Michael Perilli |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
$7.00 Billion | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
(iv) Potential Material Conflicts of Interest
BlackRock has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made to the Fund. In addition, BlackRock, Inc., its affiliates and significant shareholders and any officer, director, shareholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock recommends to the Fund. BlackRock, Inc. or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any officer, director, shareholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those recommended to the Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of BlackRock, Inc.s (or its affiliates or significant shareholders) officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock, Inc. or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the officers, directors and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information. Certain portfolio managers also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a fund. It should also be noted that a portfolio manager may be managing certain hedge fund and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing certain hedge fund and/or long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Such portfolio managers may therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts. Currently, the portfolio managers of this fund are not entitled to receive a portion of incentive fees of other accounts.
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As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock, Inc. has adopted policies that are intended to ensure reasonable efficiency in client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base, as appropriate.
(a)(3) As of April 30, 2021:
Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview
The discussion below describes the portfolio managers compensation as of April 30, 2021.
BlackRocks financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock.
Base Compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their position with the firm.
Discretionary Incentive Compensation
Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio managers group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firms assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individuals performance and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. In most cases, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Fund or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured. Among other things, BlackRocks Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to each portfolio managers compensation based on the performance of the Fund and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks. Performance of fixed income funds is measured on a pre-tax and/or after-tax basis over various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5- year periods, as applicable. With respect to these portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Fund and other accounts are: a combination of market-based indices (e.g., Standard & Poors Municipal Bond Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.
Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash, deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards, and/or deferred cash awards that notionally track the return of certain BlackRock investment products.
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Portfolio managers receive their annual discretionary incentive compensation in the form of cash. Portfolio managers whose total compensation is above a specified threshold also receive deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards annually as part of their discretionary incentive compensation. Paying a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in the form of deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year at risk based on BlackRocks ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods. In some cases, additional deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock may be granted to certain key employees as part of a long-term incentive award to aid in retention, align interests with long-term shareholders and motivate performance. Deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan and, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. The portfolio managers of this Fund have deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards.
For certain portfolio managers, a portion of the discretionary incentive compensation is also distributed in the form of deferred cash awards that notionally track the returns of select BlackRock investment products they manage, which provides direct alignment of portfolio manager discretionary incentive compensation with investment product results. Deferred cash awards vest ratably over a number of years and, once vested, settle in the form of cash. Only portfolio managers who manage specified products and whose total compensation is above a specified threshold are eligible to participate in the deferred cash award program.
Other Compensation Benefits. In addition to base salary and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:
Incentive Savings Plans BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock, Inc. employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service limit ($290,000 for 2021). The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies and collective investment funds managed by the firm. BlackRock, Inc. contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into a target date fund that corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock, Inc. common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock or a dollar value of $25,000 based on its fair market value on the purchase date. All of the eligible portfolio managers are eligible to participate in these plans.
(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities As of April 30, 2021:
Portfolio Manager |
Dollar Range of Equity Securities
of the Fund Beneficially Owned |
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Michael Kalinoski |
$1 - $10,000 | |
Michael Perilli |
$10,001 - $50,000 |
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(b) Not Applicable
Item 9 |
Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report. |
Item 10 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
Item 11 |
Controls and Procedures |
(a) The registrants principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) There were no changes in the registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12 |
Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies Not Applicable |
Item 13 |
Exhibits attached hereto |
(a)(1) Code of Ethics See Item 2
(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached
(a)(3) Not Applicable
(a)(4) Not Applicable
(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.
By: |
/s/ John M. Perlowski |
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John M. Perlowski |
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Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
Date: July 6, 2021
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 |
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John M. Perlowski |
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Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of |
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
Date: July 6, 2021
By: |
/s/ Trent Walker |
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Trent Walker |
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Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of |
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BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
Date: July 6, 2021
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EX-99. CERT
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 6, 2021
/s/ John M. Perlowski
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.
EX-99. CERT
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Trent Walker, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 6, 2021
/s/ Trent Walker
Trent Walker
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.
Exhibit 99.906CERT
Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned officer of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (the Registrant), hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that the Registrants Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2021 (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Date: July 6, 2021
/s/ John M. Perlowski
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned officer of BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (the Registrant), hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that the Registrants Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2021 (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Date: July 6, 2021
/s/ Trent Walker
Trent Walker
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.
This certification is being furnished pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Closed-End Fund Proxy Voting Policy
October 1, 2020
Closed-End Fund Proxy Voting Policy |
Procedures Governing Delegation of Proxy Voting to Fund Adviser |
Effective Date: October 1, 2020 |
Applies to the following types of Funds registered under the 1940 Act: ☐ Open-End Mutual Funds (including money market funds) ☐ Money Market Funds Only ☐ iShares and BlackRock ETFs ☒ Closed-End Funds ☐ Other |
The Boards of Trustees/Directors (the Directors) of the closed-end funds advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (BlackRock) (the Funds) have the responsibility for the oversight of voting proxies relating to portfolio securities of the Funds, and have determined that it is in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders to delegate that responsibility to BlackRock as part of BlackRocks authority to manage, acquire and dispose of account assets, all as contemplated by the Funds respective investment management agreements.
BlackRock has adopted guidelines and procedures (together and as from time to time amended, the BlackRock Proxy Voting Guidelines) governing proxy voting by accounts managed by BlackRock. BlackRock will cast votes on behalf of each of the Funds on specific proxy issues in respect of securities held by each such Fund in accordance with the BlackRock Proxy Voting Guidelines; provided, however, that in the case of underlying closed-end funds (including business development companies and other similarly-situated asset pools) held by the Funds that have, or are proposing to adopt, a classified board structure, BlackRock will typically (a) vote in favor of proposals to adopt classification and against proposals to eliminate classification, and (b) not vote against directors as a result of their adoption of a classified board structure.
BlackRock will report on an annual basis to the Directors on (1) a summary of all proxy votes that BlackRock has made on behalf of the Funds in the preceding year together with a representation that all votes were in accordance with the BlackRock Proxy Voting Guidelines (as modified pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph), and (2) any changes to the BlackRock Proxy Voting Guidelines that have not previously been reported.
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Contents
Introduction to BlackRock |
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Philosophy on investment stewardship |
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Key themes |
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Boards and directors |
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Auditors and audit-related issues |
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Capital structure, mergers, asset sales and other special transactions |
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Compensation and benefits |
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Environmental and social issues |
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General corporate governance matters and shareholder protections |
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Shareholder proposals |
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BlackRocks oversight of our investment stewardship activities |
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Vote execution |
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Conflicts management policies and procedures |
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Voting guidelines |
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Reporting and vote transparency |
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The purpose of this document is to provide an overarching explanation of BlackRocks approach globally to our responsibilities as a shareholder on behalf of our clients, our expectations of companies, and our commitments to clients in terms of our own governance and transparency.
If you would like additional information, please contact:
ContactStewardship@blackrock.com
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Introduction to BlackRock
BlackRocks purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. We manage assets on behalf of institutional and individual clients, across a full spectrum of investment strategies, asset classes, and regions. Our client base includes pension plans, endowments, foundations, charities, official institutions, insurers, and other financial institutions, as well as individuals around the world. As part of our fiduciary duty to our clients, we have determined that it is generally in the best long-term interest of our clients to promote sound corporate governance through voting as an informed, engaged shareholder. This is the responsibility of the Investment Stewardship Team.
Philosophy on investment stewardship
Companies are responsible for ensuring they have appropriate governance structures to serve the interests of shareholders and other key stakeholders. We believe that there are certain fundamental rights attached to shareholding. Companies and their boards should be accountable to shareholders and structured with appropriate checks and balances to ensure that they operate in shareholders best interests to create sustainable value. Shareholders should have the right to vote to elect, remove, and nominate directors, approve the appointment of the auditor, and amend the corporate charter or by-laws. Shareholders should be able to vote on matters that are material to the protection of their investment, including but not limited to, changes to the purpose of the business, dilution levels and pre-emptive rights, and the distribution of income and capital structure. In order to make informed decisions, we believe that shareholders have the right to sufficient and timely information. In addition, shareholder voting rights should be proportionate to their economic ownershipthe principle of one share, one vote helps achieve this balance.
Consistent with these shareholder rights, we believe BlackRock has a responsibility to monitor and provide feedback to companies, in our role as stewards of our clients investments. BlackRock Investment Stewardship (BIS) does this through engagement with management teams and/or board members on material business issues including environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters and, for those clients who have given us authority, through voting proxies in the best long-term economic interests of our clients. We also participate in the public debate to shape global norms and industry standards with the goal of a policy framework consistent with our clients interests as long-term shareholders.
BlackRock looks to companies to provide timely, accurate, and comprehensive reporting on all material governance and business matters, including ESG issues. This allows shareholders to appropriately understand and assess how relevant risks and opportunities are being effectively identified and managed. Where company reporting and disclosure is inadequate or the approach taken is inconsistent with our view of what supports sustainable long-term value creation, we will engage with a company and/or use our vote to encourage a change in practice.
BlackRock views engagement as an important activity; engagement provides us with the opportunity to improve our understanding of the business and ESG risks and opportunities that are material to the companies in which our clients invest. As long-term investors on behalf of clients, we seek to have regular and continuing dialogue with executives and board directors to advance sound governance and sustainable business practices, as well as to understand the effectiveness of the companys management and oversight of material issues. Engagement is an important mechanism for providing feedback on company practices and disclosures, particularly where we believe they could be enhanced. We primarily engage through direct dialogue but may use other tools such as written correspondence to share our perspectives. Engagement also informs our voting decisions.
We vote in support of management and boards where and to the extent they demonstrate an approach consistent with creating sustainable long-term value. If we have concerns about a companys approach, we may choose to engage to explain our expectations. Where we consider that a company has failed to address one or more material issues within an appropriate timeframe, we may hold directors accountable or take other voting actions to signal our concerns. We apply our voting guidelines to achieve the outcome we believe is most aligned with our clients long-term economic interests.
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Key themes
We recognize that accepted standards and norms of corporate governance differ between markets; however, there are sufficient common threads globally to identify this overarching set of principles (the Principles) which are anchored in transparency and accountability. At a minimum, we expect companies to observe the accepted corporate governance standards in their domestic market or to explain why not doing so supports sustainable long-term value creation.
Our regional and market-specific voting guidelines explain how these Principles inform our voting decisions in relation to specific ballot items for shareholder meetings.
These Principles cover seven key themes:
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Boards and directors |
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Auditors and audit-related issues |
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Capital structure, mergers, asset sales, and other special transactions |
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Compensation and benefits |
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Environmental and social issues |
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General corporate governance matters and shareholder protections |
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Shareholder proposals |
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Boards and directors
The performance of the board is critical to the economic success of the company and the protection of shareholders interests. As part of their responsibilities, board members owe fiduciary duties to shareholders in overseeing the strategic direction and operation of the company. For this reason, BlackRock focuses on directors in many of our engagements and sees the election of directors as one of our most important responsibilities in the proxy voting context.
We support boards whose approach is consistent with creating sustainable long-term value. This includes the effective management of strategic, operational, and material ESG factors and the consideration of key stakeholder interests. Our primary focus is on the performance of the board of directors. The board should establish and maintain a framework of robust and effective governance mechanisms to support its oversight of the companys strategic aims. We look to the board to articulate the effectiveness of these mechanisms in overseeing the management of business risks and opportunities and the fulfillment of the companys purpose. Disclosure of material issues that affect the companys long-term strategy and value creation, including material ESG factors, is essential for shareholders to be able to appropriately understand and assess how the board is effectively identifying, managing, and mitigating risks.
Where a company has not adequately disclosed and demonstrated these responsibilities, we will consider withholding our support for the re-election of directors whom we hold accountable. We assess director performance on a case-by-case basis and in light of each companys particular circumstances, taking into consideration our assessment of their governance, sustainable business practices, and performance. In serving the interests of shareholders, the responsibility of the board of directors includes, but is not limited to, the following:
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Establishing an appropriate corporate governance structure |
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Supporting and overseeing management in setting long-term strategic goals, applicable measures of value-creation and milestones that will demonstrate progress, and steps taken if any obstacles are anticipated or incurred |
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Providing oversight on the identification and management of material, business operational and sustainability-related risks |
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Overseeing the financial resilience of the company, the integrity of financial statements, and the robustness of a companys Enterprise Risk Management1 frameworks |
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Making decisions on matters that require independent evaluation which may include mergers, acquisitions and disposals, activist situations or other similar cases |
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Establishing appropriate executive compensation structures |
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Addressing business issues, including environmental and social issues, when they have the potential to materially impact the companys long-term value |
There should be clear definitions of the role of the board, the committees of the board and senior management. We set out below ways in which boards and directors can demonstrate a commitment to acting in the best interests of long-term shareholders. We will seek to engage with the appropriate directors where we have concerns about the performance of the company, board, or individual directors. As noted above, we believe that when a company is not effectively addressing a material issue, its directors should be held accountable.
1 Enterprise risk management is a process, effected by the entitys board of directors, management, and other personnel, applied in strategy setting and across the enterprise, designed to identify potential events that may affect the entity, and manage risk to be within the risk appetite, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives. (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), Enterprise Risk Management Integrated Framework, September 2004, New York, NY).
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Regular accountability
BlackRock believes that directors should stand for re-election on a regular basis, ideally annually. In our experience, annual re-elections allow shareholders to reaffirm their support for board members or hold them accountable for their decisions in a timely manner. When board members are not re-elected annually, we believe it is good practice for boards to have a rotation policy to ensure that, through a board cycle, all directors have had their appointment re-confirmed, with a proportion of directors being put forward for re-election at each annual general meeting.
Effective board composition
Regular director elections also give boards the opportunity to adjust their composition in an orderly way to reflect the evolution of the companys strategy and the market environment. BlackRock believes it is beneficial for new directors to be brought onto the board periodically to refresh the groups thinking and in a manner that supports both continuity and appropriate succession planning. We expect companies to keep under regular review the effectiveness of its board (including its size), and assess directors nominated for election or re-election in the context of the composition of the board as a whole. This assessment should consider a number of factors, including the potential need to address gaps in skills or experience, the diversity of the board, and the balance of independent and non-independent directors. We also consider the average tenure of the overall board, where we are seeking a balance between the knowledge and experience of longer-serving members and the fresh perspectives of newer members.
When nominating new directors to the board, there should be detailed information on the individual candidates in order for shareholders to assess the suitability of an individual nominee and the overall board composition. These disclosures should give a clear sense of how the collective experience and expertise of the board aligns with the companys long-term strategy and business model. We also expect disclosures to demonstrate how diversity is accounted for within the proposed board composition, including demographic factors such as gender, ethnicity, and age; as well as professional characteristics, such as a directors industry experience, specialist areas of expertise, and geographic location.
We expect there to be a sufficient number of independent directors, free from conflicts of interest or undue influence from connected parties, to ensure objectivity in the decision-making of the board and its ability to oversee management. Common impediments to independence may include but are not limited to:
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BlackRock believes that the board is able to fulfill its fiduciary duty when there is a clearly independent, senior non-executive director to chair it or, where the chairman is also the CEO (or is otherwise not independent), a lead independent director. The role of this director is to enhance the effectiveness of the independent members of the board through shaping the agenda, ensuring adequate information is provided to the board and encouraging independent participation in board deliberations. The lead independent director or another appropriate director should be available to shareholders in those situations where an independent director is best placed to explain and justify a companys approach.
There are matters for which the board has responsibility that may involve a conflict of interest for executives or for affiliated directors. BlackRock believes that objective oversight of such matters is best achieved when the board forms committees comprised entirely of independent directors. In many markets, these committees of the board specialize in audit, director nominations and compensation matters. An ad hoc committee might also be formed to decide on a special transaction, particularly one involving a related party, or to investigate a significant adverse event.
Sufficient capacity
As the role of a director is demanding, directors must be able to commit an appropriate amount of time to board and committee matters. It is important that every director has the capacity to meet all of his/her responsibilities - including when there are unforeseen events and therefore, he/she should not take on an excessive number of roles that would impair his/her ability to fulfill his/her duties.
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Auditors and audit-related issues
BlackRock recognizes the critical importance of financial statements, which should provide a true and fair picture of a companys financial condition. Accordingly, the assumptions made by management and reviewed by the auditor in preparing the financial statements should be reasonable and justified.
The accuracy of financial statements, inclusive of financial and non-financial information, is clearly of paramount importance to BlackRock. Investors views on financial materiality are developing to encompass a broader range of risks. Over time, we expect increased scrutiny of the assumptions underlying financial reports.
In this context, audit committees, or equivalent, play a vital role in a companys financial reporting system by providing independent oversight of the accounts, material financial and non-financial information, internal control frameworks, and Enterprise Risk Management systems. BlackRock believes that effective audit and risk committee oversight strengthens the quality and reliability of a companys financial statements and provides an important level of reassurance to shareholders.
We hold the members of the audit committee or equivalent responsible for overseeing the management of the audit function. Audit committees or equivalent should have clearly articulated charters that set out the committees responsibilities and have a rotation plan in place that allows for a periodic refreshment of the committee memberships.
We take particular note of critical accounting matters, cases involving significant financial restatements or ad hoc notifications of material financial weakness. In this respect, audit committees should provide timely disclosure on the remediation of Key and Critical Audit Matters identified either by the external auditor or Internal Audit function.
The integrity of financial statements depends on the auditor being free of any impediments to being an effective check on management. To that end, we believe it is important that auditors are, and are seen to be, independent. Where the audit firm provides services to the company in addition to the audit, the fees earned should be disclosed and explained. Audit committees should have in place a procedure for assessing annually the independence of the auditor and the quality of the external audit process.
Comprehensive disclosure provides investors with a sense of the companys long-term operational risk management practices and, more broadly, the quality of the boards oversight. The audit committee or equivalent should periodically review the companys risk assessment and risk management policies and significant risks and exposures identified by management, the internal auditors or the independent accountants, and managements steps to address them. In the absence of robust disclosures, we may reasonably conclude that companies are not adequately managing risk.
Capital structure, mergers, asset sales, and other special transactions
The capital structure of a company is critical to shareholders as it impacts the value of their investment and the priority of their interest in the company relative to that of other equity or debt investors. Pre-emptive rights are a key protection for shareholders against the dilution of their interests.
Effective voting rights are basic rights of share ownership and we believe strongly in one vote for one share as a guiding principle that supports effective corporate governance. Shareholders, as the residual claimants, have the strongest interest in protecting company value, and voting power should match economic exposure.
In principle, we disagree with the creation of a share class with equivalent economic exposure and preferential, differentiated voting rights as it violates the fundamental corporate governance principle of proportionality, and results in a concentration of power in the hands of a few shareholders, thus disenfranchising other shareholders and amplifying any potential conflicts of interest. However, we recognize that in certain markets, at least for a period of time, companies may have a valid argument for dual-class listings. We believe that such companies should review these share class structures on a regular basis or as company circumstances change. Additionally, they should receive shareholder approval of their capital structure on a periodic basis via a management proposal at the companys shareholder meeting. The proposal should give unaffiliated shareholders the opportunity to affirm the current structure or establish mechanisms to end or phase out controlling structures at the appropriate time, while minimizing costs to shareholders.
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In assessing mergers, asset sales, or other special transactions, BlackRocks primary consideration is the long-term economic interests of our clients as shareholders. Boards proposing a transaction need to clearly explain the economic and strategic rationale behind it. We will review a proposed transaction to determine the degree to which it enhances long-term shareholder value. We would prefer that proposed transactions have the unanimous support of the board and have been negotiated at arms length. We may seek reassurance from the board that executives and/or board members financial interests in a given transaction have not adversely affected their ability to place shareholders interests before their own. Where the transaction involves related parties, we would expect the recommendation to support it to come from the independent directors, and ideally, the terms have been assessed through an independent appraisal process. In addition, it is good practice that it be approved by a separate vote of the non-conflicted shareholders.
BlackRock believes that shareholders have a right to dispose of company shares in the open market without unnecessary restriction. In our view, corporate mechanisms designed to limit shareholders ability to sell their shares are contrary to basic property rights. Such mechanisms can serve to protect and entrench interests other than those of the shareholders. We believe that shareholders are broadly capable of making decisions in their own best interests. We expect any so-called shareholder rights plans proposed by a board to be subject to shareholder approval upon introduction and periodically thereafter for continuation.
Compensation and benefits
BlackRock expects a companys board of directors to put in place a compensation structure that incentivizes and rewards executives appropriately and is linked with performance that aligns with shareholder interests, particularly the generation of sustainable long-term value. We would expect the compensation committee to carefully consider the specific circumstances of the company and the key individuals the board is trying to incentivize. We encourage companies to ensure that their compensation plans incorporate appropriate and rigorous performance metrics consistent with corporate strategy and market practice. We use third party research, in addition to our own analysis, to evaluate existing and proposed compensation structures. We hold members of the compensation committee or equivalent board members accountable for poor compensation practices or structures.
BlackRock believes that there should be a clear link between variable pay and company performance that drives value creation. We are not supportive of one-off or special bonuses unrelated to company or individual performance. Where discretion has been used by the compensation committee, we expect disclosure relating to how and why the discretion was used, and further, how the adjusted outcome is aligned with the interests of shareholders. We acknowledge that the use of peer group evaluation by compensation committees can help ensure competitive pay; however, we are concerned when the rationale for increases in total compensation at a company is solely based on peer benchmarking rather than a rigorous measure of outperformance.
We support incentive plans that foster the sustainable achievement of results consistent with the companys long-term strategic initiatives. The vesting timeframes associated with incentive plans should facilitate a focus on long-term value creation. We believe consideration should be given to building claw back provisions into incentive plans such that executives would be required to forgo rewards when they are not justified by actual performance and/or when compensation was based on faulty financial reporting or deceptive business practices. We also favor recoupment from any senior executive whose behavior caused material financial harm to shareholders, material reputational risk to the company, or resulted in a criminal investigation, even if such actions did not ultimately result in a material restatement of past results. Compensation committees should guard against contractual arrangements that would entitle executives to material compensation for early termination of their contract. Finally, pension contributions and other deferred compensation arrangements should be reasonable in light of market practice.
Non-executive directors should be compensated in a manner that is commensurate with the time and effort expended in fulfilling their professional responsibilities. Additionally, these compensation arrangements should not risk compromising their independence or aligning their interests too closely with those of the management, whom they are charged with overseeing.
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Environmental and social issues
We believe that well-managed companies will deal effectively with material ESG factors relevant to their businesses. As stated throughout this document, governance is the core structure by which boards can oversee the creation of sustainable long-term value appropriate risk oversight of environmental and social (E&S) considerations stems from this construct.
Robust disclosure is essential for investors to effectively gauge companies business practices and strategic planning related to E&S risks and opportunities. When a companys reporting is inadequate, investors, including BlackRock, will increasingly conclude that companies are not adequately managing risk. Given the increased understanding of material sustainability risks and opportunities, and the need for better information to assess them, BlackRock will advocate for continued improvement in companies reporting and will hold management and/or directors accountable where disclosures or the business practices underlying them are inadequate.
BlackRock views the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the standards put forward by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) as appropriate and complementary frameworks for companies to adopt for the disclosure of financially material sustainability information. While the TCFD framework was crafted with the aim of climate-related risk disclosure, the four pillars of the TCFD Governance, Strategy, Risk Management, and Metrics and Targets are a useful way for companies to disclose how they identify, assess, manage, and oversee a variety of sustainability-related risks and opportunities. SASBs industry-specific guidance (as identified in its materiality map) is beneficial in helping companies identify key performance indicators (KPIs) across various dimensions of sustainability that are considered to be financially material and decision-useful within their industry,
Accordingly, we ask companies to:
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Companies may also adopt or refer to guidance on sustainable and responsible business conduct issued by supranational organizations such as the United Nations or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Further, industry specific initiatives on managing specific operational risks may be useful. Companies should disclose any global standards adopted, the industry initiatives in which they participate, any peer group benchmarking undertaken, and any assurance processes to help investors understand their approach to sustainable and responsible business practices.
Climate risk
BlackRock believes that climate change has become a defining factor in companies long-term prospects. We expect every company to help their investors understand how the company may be impacted by climate-related risk and opportunities, and how they are considered within strategy. Specifically, we expect companies to articulate how they are aligned to a scenario in which global warming is limited to well below 2°C and is consistent with a global aspiration to reach net zero GHG emissions by 20503.
The public and private sectors have roles to play in aligning greenhouse gas reduction efforts with targets based on science, where available, to curb the worst effects of climate change and reach the global goal of carbon neutrality by the mid-century. Companies have an opportunity to utilize and contribute to the development of current and future low-carbon transition technologies, which are an important consideration for the rate at which emissions can be reduced. We expect companies to disclose how they are considering these challenges, alongside opportunities for innovation, within their strategy and emissions reduction efforts.
2 See our commentary on our approach to engagement on TCFD and SASB aligned reporting for greater detail of our expectations.
3 The global aspiration is reflective of aggregated efforts; companies in developed and emerging markets are not equally equipped to transition their business and reduce emissions at the same ratethose in developed markets with the largest market capitalization are better positioned to adapt their business models at an accelerated pace. Government policy and regional targets may be reflective of these realities.
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Key stakeholder interests
Given our expectation that companies operate in long-term shareholders interests to create sustainable value and fulfill their purpose, BlackRock believes that companies should take due account of their key stakeholders interests. It is for each company to determine its key stakeholders based on what is material to its business, but they are likely to include employees, business partners (such as suppliers and distributors), clients and consumers, government and regulators, and the communities in which they operate, as well as investors.
Having regard to the interests of key stakeholders recognizes the collective nature of long-term value creation, and the extent to which each companys prospects for growth are tied to its ability to foster strong sustainable relationships with those stakeholders. Companies should articulate how they address adverse impacts that could arise from their business practices and affect critical business relationships with their stakeholders. We expect companies to implement, to the extent appropriate, monitoring processes (often referred to as due diligence) to identify and mitigate potential adverse impacts, and grievance mechanisms to remediate any actual adverse impacts. The maintenance of trust within these relationships is often equated with a companys social license to operate.
To ensure transparency and accountability, companies should report on how they have identified their key stakeholders and considered their interests in business decision-making, demonstrating the applicable governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets. This approach should be overseen by the board, whose job it is to ensure that the approach taken is informed by and aligns with the companys purpose.
General corporate governance matters and shareholder protections
BlackRock believes that shareholders have a right to material and timely information on the financial performance and viability of the companies in which they invest. In addition, companies should also publish information on the governance structures in place and the rights of shareholders to influence these structures. The reporting and disclosure provided by companies help shareholders assess whether their economic interests have been protected and the quality of the boards oversight of management. We believe shareholders should have the right to vote on key corporate governance matters, including changes to governance mechanisms, to submit proposals to the shareholders meeting, and to call special meetings of shareholders.
Shareholder proposals
In most markets in which BlackRock invests on behalf of clients, shareholders have the right to submit proposals to be voted on by shareholders at a companys annual or extraordinary meeting, as long as eligibility and procedural requirements are met. The matters that we see put forward by shareholders address a wide range of topics, including governance reforms, capital management, and improvements in the management or disclosure of environmental and social risks.
When assessing shareholder proposals, we evaluate each proposal on its merit, with a singular focus on its implications for long-term value creation. We consider the business and economic relevance of the issue raised, as well as its materiality and the urgency with which we believe it should be addressed. We take into consideration the legal effect of the proposal, as shareholder proposals may be advisory or legally binding depending on the jurisdiction. We would not support proposals that we believe would result in over-reaching into the basic business decisions of the issuer.
Where a proposal is focused on an issue that we agree needs to be addressed and the intended outcome is consistent with long-term value creation, we will look to the board and management to demonstrate that the company has met the intent of the request made in the shareholder proposal. Where our analysis and / or engagement indicate a need for improvement in the companys approach to the issue, we will support shareholder proposals that are reasonable and not unduly constraining on management. Alternatively, or in addition, we may vote against the re-election of one of more directors if, in our assessment, the board has not responded sufficiently or with an appropriate sense of urgency.
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BlackRocks oversight of its investment
stewardship activities
Oversight
We hold ourselves to a very high standard in our investment stewardship activities, including proxy voting. To meet this standard, BIS is comprised of BlackRock employees who do not have other responsibilities other than their roles in BIS. BIS is considered an investment function.
BlackRock maintains three regional advisory committees (Stewardship Advisory Committees) for (a) the Americas; (b) Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and (c) Asia-Pacific, generally consisting of senior BlackRock investment professionals and/or senior employees with practical boardroom experience. The regional Stewardship Advisory Committees review and advise on amendments to BIS proxy voting guidelines covering markets within each respective region (Guidelines).
In addition to the regional Stewardship Advisory Committees, the Investment Stewardship Global Oversight Committee (Global Committee) is a risk-focused committee, comprised of senior representatives from various BlackRock investment teams, a senior legal representative, the Global Head of Investment Stewardship (Global Head), and other senior executives with relevant experience and team oversight.
The Global Head has primary oversight of the activities of BIS, including voting in accordance with the Guidelines, which require the application of professional judgment and consideration of each companys unique circumstances. The Global Committee reviews and approves amendments to these Principles. The Global Committee also reviews and approves amendments to the regional Guidelines, as proposed by the regional Stewardship Advisory Committees.
In addition, the Global Committee receives and reviews periodic reports regarding the votes cast by BIS, as well as updates on material process issues, procedural changes, and other risk oversight considerations. The Global Committee reviews these reports in an oversight capacity as informed by the BIS corporate governance engagement program and the Guidelines.
BIS carries out engagement with companies, monitors and executes proxy votes, and conducts vote operations (including maintaining records of votes cast) in a manner consistent with the relevant Guidelines. BIS also conducts research on corporate governance issues and participates in industry discussions to contribute to and keep abreast of important developments in the corporate governance field. BIS may utilize third parties for certain of the foregoing activities and performs oversight of those third parties. BIS may raise complicated or particularly controversial matters for internal discussion with the relevant investment teams and/or refer such matters to the appropriate regional Stewardship Advisory Committees for review, discussion and guidance prior to making a voting decision.
Vote execution
We carefully consider proxies submitted to funds and other fiduciary account(s) (Fund or Funds) for which we have voting authority. BlackRock votes (or refrains from voting) proxies for each Fund for which we have voting authority based on our evaluation of the best long-term economic interests of our clients as shareholders, in the exercise of our independent business judgment, and without regard to the relationship of the issuer of the proxy (or any shareholder proponent or dissident shareholder) to the Fund, the Funds affiliates (if any), BlackRock or BlackRocks affiliates, or BlackRock employees (see Conflicts management policies and procedures, below).
When exercising voting rights, BlackRock will normally vote on specific proxy issues in accordance with the Guidelines for the relevant market. The Guidelines are reviewed regularly and are amended consistent with changes in the local market practice, as developments in corporate governance occur, or as otherwise deemed advisable by the applicable Stewardship Advisory Committees. BIS analysts may, in the exercise of their professional judgment, conclude that the Guidelines do not cover the specific matter upon which a proxy vote is required or that an exception to the Guidelines would be in the best long-term economic interests of BlackRocks clients.
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In the uncommon circumstance of there being a vote with respect to fixed income securities or the securities of privately held issuers, the decision generally will be made by a Funds portfolio managers and/or BIS based on their assessment of the particular transactions or other matters at issue.
In certain markets, proxy voting involves logistical issues which can affect BlackRocks ability to vote such proxies, as well as the desirability of voting such proxies. These issues include, but are not limited to: (i) untimely notice of shareholder meetings; (ii) restrictions on a foreigners ability to exercise votes; (iii) requirements to vote proxies in person; (iv) share-blocking (requirements that investors who exercise their voting rights surrender the right to dispose of their holdings for some specified period in proximity to the shareholder meeting); (v) potential difficulties in translating the proxy; (vi) regulatory constraints; and (vii) requirements to provide local agents with unrestricted powers of attorney to facilitate voting instructions. We are not supportive of impediments to the exercise of voting rights such as share-blocking or overly burdensome administrative requirements.
As a consequence, BlackRock votes proxies on a best-efforts basis. In addition, BIS may determine that it is generally in the best interests of BlackRocks clients not to vote proxies if the costs (including but not limited to opportunity costs associated with share-blocking constraints) associated with exercising a vote are expected to outweigh the benefit the client would derive by voting on the proposal.
Portfolio managers have full discretion to vote the shares in the Funds they manage based on their analysis of the economic impact of a particular ballot item. Portfolio managers may from time to time reach differing views on how best to maximize economic value with respect to a particular investment. Therefore, portfolio managers may, and sometimes do, vote shares in the Funds under their management differently from one another. However, because BlackRocks clients are mostly long-term investors with long-term economic goals, ballots are frequently cast in a uniform manner.
Conflicts management policies and procedures
BIS maintains policies and procedures that seek to prevent undue influence on BlackRocks proxy voting activity. Such influence might stem from any relationship between the investee company (or any shareholder proponent or dissident shareholder) and BlackRock, BlackRocks affiliates, a Fund or a Funds affiliates, or BlackRock employees. The following are examples of sources of perceived or potential conflicts of interest:
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BlackRock clients who may be issuers of securities or proponents of shareholder resolutions |
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BlackRock business partners or third parties who may be issuers of securities or proponents of shareholder resolutions |
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BlackRock employees who may sit on the boards of public companies held in Funds managed by BlackRock |
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Significant BlackRock, Inc. investors who may be issuers of securities held in Funds managed by BlackRock |
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Securities of BlackRock, Inc. or BlackRock investment funds held in Funds managed by BlackRock |
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BlackRock, Inc. board members who serve as senior executives of public companies held in Funds managed by BlackRock |
BlackRock has taken certain steps to mitigate perceived or potential conflicts including, but not limited to, the following:
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Adopted the Guidelines which are designed to advance our clients interests in the companies in which BlackRock invests on behalf of clients. |
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Established a reporting structure that separates BIS from employees with sales, vendor management, or business partnership roles. In addition, BlackRock seeks to ensure that all engagements with corporate issuers, dissident shareholders or shareholder proponents are managed consistently and without regard to BlackRocks relationship with such parties. Clients or business partners are not given special treatment or differentiated access to BIS. BIS prioritizes engagements based on factors including, but not limited to, our need for additional information to make a voting decision or our view on the likelihood that an engagement could lead to positive outcome(s) over time for the economic value of the company. Within the normal course of business, BIS may engage directly with BlackRock clients, business partners and/or third parties, and/or with employees with sales, vendor management, or business partnership roles, in discussions regarding our approach to stewardship, general corporate governance matters, client reporting needs, and/or to otherwise ensure that proxy-related client service levels are met. |
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Determined to engage, in certain instances, an independent fiduciary to vote proxies as a further safeguard to avoid potential conflicts of interest, to satisfy regulatory compliance requirements, or as may be otherwise required by applicable law. In such circumstances, the independent fiduciary provides BlackRocks proxy voting agent with instructions, in accordance with the Guidelines, as to how to vote such proxies, and BlackRocks proxy voting agent votes the proxy in accordance with the independent fiduciarys determination. BlackRock uses an independent fiduciary to vote proxies of BlackRock, Inc. and companies affiliated with BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock may also use an independent fiduciary to vote proxies of: |
i. | public companies that include BlackRock employees on their boards of directors, | |
ii. | public companies of which a BlackRock, Inc. board member serves as a senior executive, | |
iii. | public companies that are the subject of certain transactions involving BlackRock Funds, | |
iv. | public companies that are joint venture partners with BlackRock, and | |
v. | public companies when legal or regulatory requirements compel BlackRock to use an independent fiduciary. |
In selecting an independent fiduciary, we assess several characteristics, including but not limited to: independence, an ability to analyze proxy issues and vote in the best economic interest of our clients, reputation for reliability and integrity, and operational capacity to accurately deliver the assigned votes in a timely manner. We may engage more than one independent fiduciary, in part in order to mitigate potential or perceived conflicts of interest at an independent fiduciary. The Global Committee appoints and reviews the performance of the independent fiduciaries, generally on an annual basis.
When so authorized, BlackRock acts as a securities lending agent on behalf of Funds. With regard to the relationship between securities lending and proxy voting, BlackRocks approach is driven by our clients economic interests. The decision whether to recall securities on loan to vote is based on a formal analysis of the revenue producing value to clients of loans, against the assessed economic value of casting votes. Generally, we expect that the likely economic value to clients of casting votes would be less than the securities lending income, either because, in our assessment, the resolutions being voted on will not have significant economic consequences or because the outcome would not be affected by BlackRock voting the loaned securities that were recalled in order to vote. BlackRock also may, in our discretion, determine that the value of voting outweighs the cost of recalling shares, and thus recall shares to vote in that instance.
Periodically, BlackRock reviews our process for determining whether to recall securities on loan in order to vote and may modify it as necessary.
Voting guidelines
The issue-specific Guidelines published for each region/country in which we vote are intended to summarize BlackRocks general philosophy and approach to issues that may commonly arise in the proxy voting context in each market where we invest. The Guidelines are not intended to be exhaustive. BIS applies the Guidelines on a case-by-case basis, in the context of the individual circumstances of each company and the specific issue under review. As such, the Guidelines do not indicate how BIS will vote in every instance. Rather, they reflect our view about corporate governance issues generally, and provide insight into how we typically approach issues that commonly arise on corporate ballots.
Reporting and vote transparency
Investment stewardship is how we use our voice as an investor to promote sound corporate governance and business practices to help maximize long-term shareholder value for our clients, the vast majority of whom are investing for long-term goals such as retirement. We are committed to transparency in the stewardship work we do on behalf of clients. We inform clients about our engagement and voting policies and activities through direct communication and through disclosure on our website. Each year we publish an annual report as well as quarterly stewardship reports which provide a global overview of our investment stewardship engagement and voting activities during the quarter, including market
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developments, speaking engagements, and engagement, and voting statistics. Additionally, we make public our market-specific voting guidelines for the benefit of clients and companies with whom we engage. We also publish commentaries to share our perspective on market developments and emerging key themes.
At a more granular level, we publish quarterly our vote record for each company that held a shareholder meeting during the period, showing how we voted on each proposal and explaining any votes against management proposals or on shareholder proposals. For shareholder meetings where a vote might be high profile or of significant interest to clients, we publish a voting bulletin shortly after the meeting, disclosing and explaining our vote on key proposals. We also publish a quarterly list of all companies we engaged and the key topics addressed in the engagement meeting.
In this way, we help inform our clients about the work we do on their behalf in promoting the governance and business practices that support long-term sustainable value creation.
This document is provided for information purposes only and is subject to change. Reliance upon this information is at the sole discretion of the reader.
Prepared by BlackRock, Inc.
©2020 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Contents
Introduction |
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Voting guidelines |
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Boards and directors |
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Auditors and audit-related issues |
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Capital structure proposals |
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Mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, and other special transactions |
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Executive compensation |
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Environmental and social issues |
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General corporate governance matters |
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Shareholder protections |
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If you would like additional information, please contact:
ContactStewardship@blackrock.com
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These guidelines should be read in conjunction with the BlackRock Investment Stewardship Global Principles.
Introduction
We believe BlackRock has a responsibility to monitor and provide feedback to companies, in our role as stewards of our clients investments. BlackRock Investment Stewardship (BIS) does this through engagement with management teams and/or board members on material business issues, including environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters and, for those clients who have given us authority, through voting proxies in the best long-term economic interests of our clients.
The following issue-specific proxy voting guidelines (the Guidelines) are intended to summarize BIS general philosophy and approach to ESG factors, as well as our expectations of directors, that most commonly arise in proxy voting for U.S. securities. These Guidelines are not intended to limit the analysis of individual issues at specific companies or provide a guide to how BlackRock will vote in every instance. They are applied with discretion, taking into consideration the range of issues and facts specific to the company, as well as individual ballot items.
Voting guidelines
These guidelines are divided into eight key themes, which group together the issues that frequently appear on the agenda of annual and extraordinary meetings of shareholders:
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Boards and directors |
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Auditors and audit-related issues |
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Capital structure |
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Mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, and other special transactions |
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Executive compensation |
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Environmental and social issues |
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General corporate governance matters |
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Shareholder protections |
Boards and directors
The effective performance of the board is critical to the economic success of the company and the protection of shareholders interests. As part of their responsibilities, board members owe fiduciary duties to shareholders in overseeing the strategic direction and operation of the company. For this reason, BlackRock focuses on directors in many of our engagements and sees the election of directors as one of our most critical responsibilities.
Disclosure of material issues that affect the companys long-term strategy and value creation, including material ESG factors, is essential for shareholders to be able to appropriately understand and assess how effectively the board is identifying, managing, and mitigating risks.
Where we conclude that a board has failed to address or disclose one or more material issues within a specified timeframe, we may hold directors accountable or take other appropriate action in the context of our voting decisions.
Director elections
Where a board has not adequately demonstrated, through company disclosures and actions, how material issues are appropriately identified, managed, and overseen, we will consider withholding our support for the re-election of directors whom we hold accountable.
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In addition, we may withhold votes from directors or members of particular board committees in certain situations, as indicated below.
Independence
We expect a majority of the directors on the board to be independent. In addition, all members of key committees, including audit, compensation, and nominating/ governance committees, should be independent. Our view of independence may vary from listing standards.
Common impediments to independence may include:
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Employment as a senior executive by the company or a subsidiary within the past five years |
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An equity ownership in the company in excess of 20% |
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Having any other interest, business, or relationship (professional or personal) which could, or could reasonably be perceived to, materially interfere with the directors ability to act in the best interests of the company |
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When evaluating controlled companies, as defined by the U.S. stock exchanges, we may vote against insiders or affiliates who sit on the audit committee, but not other key committees |
We may vote against directors serving on key committees who we do not consider to be independent.
Oversight
We expect the board to exercise appropriate oversight over management and business activities of the company. We will consider voting against committee members and/or individual directors in the following circumstances:
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Where the board has failed to exercise sufficient oversight with regard to material ESG risk factors, or the company has failed to provide shareholders with adequate disclosure to conclude appropriate strategic consideration is given to these factors by the board |
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Where the board has failed to exercise oversight with regard to accounting practices or audit oversight, we will consider voting against the current audit committee, and any other members of the board who may be responsible. For example, we may vote against members of the audit committee during a period when the board failed to facilitate quality, independent auditing if substantial accounting irregularities suggest insufficient oversight by that committee |
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Members of the compensation committee during a period in which executive compensation appears excessive relative to performance and peers, and where we believe the compensation committee has not already substantially addressed this issue |
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The chair of the nominating/ governance committee, or where no chair exists, the nominating/governance committee member with the longest tenure, where the board is not comprised of a majority of independent directors. This may not apply in the case of a controlled company |
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Where it appears the director has acted (at the company or at other companies) in a manner that compromises his/ her ability to represent the best long-term economic interests of shareholders |
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Where a director has a multi-year pattern of poor attendance at combined board and applicable committee meetings, or a director has poor attendance in a single year with no disclosed rationale. Excluding exigent circumstances, BlackRock generally considers attendance at less than 75% of the combined board and applicable committee meetings to be poor attendance |
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Where a director serves on an excessive number of boards, which may limit his/ her capacity to focus on each boards requirements. The following identifies the maximum number of boards on which a director may serve, before he/ she is considered to be over-committed: |
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Responsiveness to shareholders
We expect a board to be engaged and responsive to its shareholders, including acknowledging voting outcomes for shareholder proposals, director elections, compensation, and other ballot items. Where we believe a board has not substantially addressed shareholder concerns, we may vote against the responsible committees and/or individual directors. The following illustrates common circumstances:
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The independent chair or lead independent director, members of the nominating/governance committee, and/or the longest tenured director(s), where we observe a lack of board responsiveness to shareholders, evidence of board entrenchment, and/or failure to plan for adequate board member succession |
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The chair of the nominating/governance committee, or where no chair exists, the nominating/governance committee member with the longest tenure, where board member(s) at the most recent election of directors have received against votes from more than 25% of shares voted, and the board has not taken appropriate action to respond to shareholder concerns. This may not apply in cases where BlackRock did not support the initial against vote |
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The independent chair or lead independent director and/ or members of the nominating/governance committee, where a board fails to consider shareholder proposals that receive substantial support, and the proposals, in our view, have a material impact on the business, shareholder rights, or the potential for long-term value creation |
Shareholder rights
We expect a board to act with integrity and to uphold governance best practices. Where we believe a board has not acted in the best interests of its shareholders, we may vote against the appropriate committees and/or individual directors. The following illustrates common circumstances:
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The independent chair or lead independent director and members of the nominating/governance committee, where a board implements or renews a poison pill without shareholder approval |
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The independent chair or lead independent director and members of the nominating/governance committee, where a board amends the charter/articles/bylaws such that the effect may be to entrench directors or to significantly reduce shareholder rights |
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Members of the compensation committee where the company has repriced options without shareholder approval |
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If a board maintains a classified structure, it is possible that the director(s) with whom we have a particular concern may not be subject to election in the year that the concern arises. In such situations, if we have a concern regarding the actions of a committee and the responsible member(s) or committee chair are not up for re-election, we will generally register our concern by voting against all available members of the relevant committee |
1 In this instance, fund manager refers to individuals whose full-time employment involves responsibility for the investment and oversight of fund vehicles, and those who have employment as professional investors and provide oversight for those holdings.
2 In addition to the company under review
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Board composition and effectiveness
We encourage boards to periodically renew their membership to ensure relevant skills and experience within the boardroom. To this end, regular performance reviews and skills assessments should be conducted by the nominating/ governance committee or the lead independent director.
Furthermore, we expect boards to be comprised of a diverse selection of individuals who bring their personal and professional experiences to bear in order to create a constructive debate of a variety of views and opinions in the boardroom. We recognize that diversity has multiple dimensions. In identifying potential candidates, boards should take into consideration the full breadth of diversity, including personal factors, such as gender, ethnicity, race, and age, as well as professional characteristics, such as a directors industry, area of expertise, and geographic location. In addition to other elements of diversity, we encourage companies to have at least two women directors on their board. Our publicly available commentary explains our approach to engaging on board diversity.
We encourage boards to disclose:
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The mix of competencies, experience, and other qualities required to effectively oversee and guide management in light of the stated long-term strategy of the company |
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The process by which candidates are identified and selected, including whether professional firms or other sources outside of incumbent directors networks have been engaged to identify and/or assess candidates |
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The process by which boards evaluate themselves and any significant outcomes of the evaluation process, without divulging inappropriate and/ or sensitive details |
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Demographics related to board diversity, including, but not limited to, gender, ethnicity, race, age, and geographic location, in addition to measurable milestones to achieve a boardroom reflective of multi-faceted racial, ethnic, and gender representation |
Our primary concern is that board members are able to contribute effectively as corporate strategy evolves and business conditions change. We acknowledge that no single person can be expected to bring all relevant skill sets to a board; at the same time, we generally do not believe it is necessary or appropriate to have any particular director on the board solely by virtue of a singular background or specific area of expertise.
Where boards find that age limits or term limits are the most efficient and objective mechanism for ensuring periodic board refreshment, we generally defer to the boards determination in setting such limits. BlackRock will also consider the average board tenure to evaluate processes for board renewal. We may oppose boards that appear to have an insufficient mix of short-, medium-, and long-tenured directors.
To the extent that a company has not adequately accounted for diversity in its board composition within a reasonable timeframe, based on our assessment, we may vote against members of the nominating/governance committee for an apparent lack of commitment to board effectiveness.
Board size
We typically defer to the board in setting the appropriate size and believe directors are generally in the best position to assess the optimal board size to ensure effectiveness. However, we may oppose boards that appear too small to allow for the necessary range of skills and experience or too large to function efficiently.
CEO and management succession planning
There should be a robust CEO and senior management succession plan in place at the board level that is reviewed and updated on a regular basis. We expect succession planning to cover both long-term planning consistent with the strategic direction of the company and identified leadership needs over time, as well as short-term planning in the event of an unanticipated executive departure. We encourage the company to explain its executive succession planning process, including where accountability lies within the boardroom for this task, without prematurely divulging sensitive information commonly associated with this exercise.
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Classified board of directors/staggered terms
We believe that directors should be re-elected annually; classification of the board generally limits shareholders rights to regularly evaluate a boards performance and select directors. While we will typically support proposals requesting board de-classification, we may make exceptions, should the board articulate an appropriate strategic rationale for a classified board structure, such as when a company needs consistency and stability during a time of transition, e.g. newly public companies or companies undergoing a strategic restructuring. A classified board structure may also be justified at non-operating companies, e.g. closed-end funds or business development companies (BDC),3 in certain circumstances. We would, however, expect boards with a classified structure to periodically review the rationale for such structure and consider when annual elections might be more appropriate.
Without a voting mechanism to immediately address concerns about a specific director, we may choose to vote against the available slate of directors (see Shareholder rights for additional detail).
Contested director elections
The details of contested elections, or proxy contests, are assessed on a case-by-case basis. We evaluate a number of factors, which may include: the qualifications of the dissident and management candidates; the validity of the concerns identified by the dissident; the viability of both the dissidents and managements plans; the ownership stake and holding period of the dissident; the likelihood that the dissidents solutions will produce the desired change; and whether the dissident represents the best option for enhancing long-term shareholder value.
Cumulative voting
We believe that a majority vote standard is in the best long-term interests of shareholders. It ensures director accountability through the requirement to be elected by more than half of the votes cast. As such, we will generally oppose proposals requesting the adoption of cumulative voting, which may disproportionately aggregate votes on certain issues or director candidates.
Director compensation and equity programs
We believe that compensation for directors should be structured to attract and retain directors, while also aligning their interests with those of shareholders. We believe director compensation packages that are based on the companys long-term value creation and include some form of long-term equity compensation are more likely to meet this goal. In addition, we expect directors to build meaningful share ownership over time.
Majority vote requirements
BlackRock believes that directors should generally be elected by a majority of the shares voted and will normally support proposals seeking to introduce bylaws requiring a majority vote standard for director elections. Majority vote standards assist in ensuring that directors who are not broadly supported by shareholders are not elected to serve as their representatives. Some companies with a plurality voting standard have adopted a resignation policy for directors who do not receive support from at least a majority of votes cast. Where we believe that the company already has a sufficiently robust majority voting process in place, we may not support a shareholder proposal seeking an alternative mechanism.
We note that majority voting may not be appropriate in all circumstances, for example, in the context of a contested election, or for majority-controlled companies.
3A BDC is a special investment vehicle under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that is designed to facilitate capital formation for small and middle-market companies.
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Risk oversight
Companies should have an established process for identifying, monitoring, and managing business and material ESG risks. Independent directors should have access to relevant management information and outside advice, as appropriate, to ensure they can properly oversee risk. We encourage companies to provide transparency around risk management, mitigation, and reporting to the board. We are particularly interested in understanding how risk oversight processes evolve in response to changes in corporate strategy and/or shifts in the business and related risk environment. Comprehensive disclosure provides investors with a sense of the companys long-term operational risk management practices and, more broadly, the quality of the boards oversight. In the absence of robust disclosures, we may reasonably conclude that companies are not adequately managing risk.
Separation of chairman and CEO
We believe that independent leadership is important in the boardroom. There are two commonly accepted structures for independent board leadership: 1) an independent chairman; or 2) a lead independent director when the roles of chairman and CEO are combined.
In the absence of a significant governance concern, we defer to boards to designate the most appropriate leadership structure to ensure adequate balance and independence.
In the event that the board chooses a combined chair/CEO model, we generally support the designation of a lead independent director if they have the power to: 1) provide formal input into board meeting agendas; 2) call meetings of the independent directors; and 3) preside at meetings of independent directors. Furthermore, while we anticipate that most directors will be elected annually, we believe an element of continuity is important for this role to provide appropriate leadership balance to the chair/CEO.
The following table illustrates examples of responsibilities under each board leadership model:
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Board Meetings | Authority to call full meetings of the board of directors |
Attends full meetings of the board of directors
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Primary responsibility for shaping board agendas, consulting with the lead independent director
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Communicates with all directors on key issues and concerns outside of full board meetings | Facilitates discussion among independent directors on key issues and concerns outside of full board meetings, including contributing to the oversight of CEO and management succession planning | Facilitates discussion among independent directors on key issues and concerns outside of full board meetings, including contributing to the oversight of CEO and management succession planning |
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Auditors and audit-related issues
BlackRock recognizes the critical importance of financial statements to provide a complete and accurate portrayal of a companys financial condition. Consistent with our approach to voting on boards of directors, we seek to hold the audit committee of the board responsible for overseeing the management of the audit function at a company, and may vote against the audit committee members where the board has failed to facilitate quality, independent auditing. We look to the audit committee report for insight into the scope of the audit committee responsibilities, including an overview of audit committee processes, issues on the audit committee agenda, and key decisions taken by the audit committee. We take particular note of cases involving significant financial restatements or material weakness disclosures, and we expect timely disclosure and remediation of accounting irregularities.
The integrity of financial statements depends on the auditor effectively fulfilling its role. To that end, we favor an independent auditor. In addition, to the extent that an auditor fails to reasonably identify and address issues that eventually lead to a significant financial restatement, or the audit firm has violated standards of practice that protect the interests of shareholders, we may also vote against ratification.
From time to time, shareholder proposals may be presented to promote auditor independence or the rotation of audit firms. We may support these proposals when they are consistent with our views as described above.
Capital structure proposals
Equal voting rights
BlackRock believes that shareholders should be entitled to voting rights in proportion to their economic interests. We believe that companies that look to add or already have dual or multiple class share structures should review these structures on a regular basis, or as company circumstances change. Companies with multiple share classes should receive shareholder approval of their capital structure on a periodic basis via a management proposal on the companys proxy. The proposal should give unaffiliated shareholders the opportunity to affirm the current structure or establish mechanisms to end or phase out controlling structures at the appropriate time, while minimizing costs to shareholders.
Blank check preferred stock
We frequently oppose proposals requesting authorization of a class of preferred stock with unspecified voting, conversion, dividend distribution, and other rights (blank check preferred stock) because they may serve as a transfer of authority from shareholders to the board and as a possible entrenchment device. We generally view the boards discretion to establish voting rights on a when-issued basis as a potential anti-takeover device, as it affords the board the ability to place a block of stock with an investor sympathetic to management, thereby foiling a takeover bid without a shareholder vote.
Nonetheless, we may support the proposal where the company:
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Appears to have a legitimate financing motive for requesting blank check authority |
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Has committed publicly that blank check preferred shares will not be used for anti-takeover purposes |
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Has a history of using blank check preferred stock for financings |
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Has blank check preferred stock previously outstanding such that an increase would not necessarily provide further anti-takeover protection but may provide greater financing flexibility |
Increase in authorized common shares
BlackRock will evaluate requests to increase authorized shares on a case-by-case basis, in conjunction with industry-specific norms and potential dilution, as well as a companys history with respect to the use of its common shares.
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Increase or issuance of preferred stock
We generally support proposals to increase or issue preferred stock in cases where the company specifies the voting, dividend, conversion, and other rights of such stock and where the terms of the preferred stock appear reasonable.
Stock splits
We generally support stock splits that are not likely to negatively affect the ability to trade shares or the economic value of a share. We generally support reverse stock splits that are designed to avoid delisting or to facilitate trading in the stock, where the reverse split will not have a negative impact on share value (e.g. one class is reduced while others remain at pre-split levels). In the event of a proposal for a reverse split that would not proportionately reduce the companys authorized stock, we apply the same analysis we would use for a proposal to increase authorized stock.
Mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, and other special transactions
In assessing mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, or other special transactions, BlackRocks primary consideration is the long-term economic interests of our clients as shareholders. Boards proposing a transaction need to clearly explain the economic and strategic rationale behind it. We will review a proposed transaction to determine the degree to which it enhances long-term shareholder value. While mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, and other special transaction proposals vary widely in scope and substance, we closely examine certain salient features in our analyses, such as:
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The degree to which the proposed transaction represents a premium to the companys trading price. We consider the share price over multiple time periods prior to the date of the merger announcement. We may consider comparable transaction analyses provided by the parties financial advisors and our own valuation assessments. For companies facing insolvency or bankruptcy, a premium may not apply |
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There should be clear strategic, operational, and/ or financial rationale for the combination |
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Unanimous board approval and arms-length negotiations are preferred. We will consider whether the transaction involves a dissenting board or does not appear to be the result of an arms-length bidding process. We may also consider whether executive and/ or board members financial interests appear likely to affect their ability to place shareholders interests before their own |
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We prefer transaction proposals that include the fairness opinion of a reputable financial advisor assessing the value of the transaction to shareholders in comparison to recent similar transactions |
Poison pill plans
Where a poison pill is put to a shareholder vote by management, our policy is to examine these plans individually. Although we oppose most plans, we may support plans that include a reasonable qualifying offer clause. Such clauses typically require shareholder ratification of the pill and stipulate a sunset provision whereby the pill expires unless it is renewed. These clauses also tend to specify that an all-cash bid for all shares that includes a fairness opinion and evidence of financing does not trigger the pill, but forces either a special meeting at which the offer is put to a shareholder vote, or requires the board to seek the written consent of shareholders, where shareholders could rescind the pill at their discretion. We may also support a pill where it is the only effective method for protecting tax or other economic benefits that may be associated with limiting the ownership changes of individual shareholders.
We generally vote in favor of shareholder proposals to rescind poison pills.
Reimbursement of expenses for successful shareholder campaigns
We generally do not support shareholder proposals seeking the reimbursement of proxy contest expenses, even in situations where we support the shareholder campaign. We believe that introducing the possibility of such reimbursement may incentivize disruptive and unnecessary shareholder campaigns.
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Executive compensation
BlackRock expects a companys board of directors to put in place a compensation structure that incentivizes and rewards executives appropriately and is aligned with shareholder interests, particularly the generation of sustainable long-term value.
We expect the compensation committee to carefully consider the specific circumstances of the company and the key individuals the board is focused on incentivizing. We encourage companies to ensure that their compensation plans incorporate appropriate and rigorous performance metrics consistent with corporate strategy and market practice. We use third party research, in addition to our own analysis, to evaluate existing and proposed compensation structures. We hold members of the compensation committee, or equivalent board members, accountable for poor compensation practices or structures.
BlackRock believes that there should be a clear link between variable pay and company performance that drives value creation. We are generally not supportive of one-off or special bonuses unrelated to company or individual performance. Where discretion has been used by the compensation committee, we expect disclosure relating to how and why the discretion was used and further, how the adjusted outcome is aligned with the interests of shareholders.
We acknowledge that the use of peer group evaluation by compensation committees can help calibrate competitive pay; however, we are concerned when the rationale for increases in total compensation is solely based on peer benchmarking, rather than absolute outperformance.
We support incentive plans that foster the sustainable achievement of results consistent with the companys long-term strategic initiatives. The vesting timeframes associated with incentive plans should facilitate a focus on long-term value creation. Compensation committees should guard against contractual arrangements that would entitle executives to material compensation for early termination of their contract. Finally, pension contributions and other deferred compensation arrangements should be reasonable in light of market practice.
Say on Pay advisory resolutions
In cases where there is a Say on Pay vote, BlackRock will respond to the proposal as informed by our evaluation of compensation practices at that particular company and in a manner that appropriately addresses the specific question posed to shareholders. In a commentary on our website, entitled BlackRock Investment Stewardships approach to executive compensation, we explain our expectations related to executive compensation practices, our Say on Pay analysis framework, and our typical approach to engagement and voting on Say on Pay.
Where we conclude that a company has failed to align pay with performance, we will vote against the management compensation proposal and consider voting against the compensation committee members.
Frequency of Say on Pay advisory resolutions
BlackRock will generally support annual advisory votes on executive compensation, and will consider biennial and triennial timeframes, absent compensation concerns. In evaluating pay, we believe that the compensation committee is responsible for constructing a plan that appropriately incentivizes executives for long-term value creation, utilizing relevant metrics and structure to promote overall pay and performance alignment.
Clawback proposals
We generally favor recoupment from any senior executive whose compensation was based on faulty financial reporting or deceptive business practices. We also favor recoupment from any senior executive whose behavior caused material financial harm to shareholders, material reputational risk to the company, or resulted in a criminal proceeding, even if such actions did not ultimately result in a material restatement of past results. This includes, but is not limited to, settlement agreements arising from such behavior and paid for directly by the company. We typically support shareholder proposals on these matters unless the company already has a robust claw back policy that sufficiently addresses our concerns.
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Employee stock purchase plans
We believe employee stock purchase plans (ESPP) are an important part of a companys overall human capital management strategy and can provide performance incentives to help align employees interests with those of shareholders. The most common form of ESPP qualifies for favorable tax treatment under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. We will typically support qualified ESPP proposals.
Equity compensation plans
BlackRock supports equity plans that align the economic interests of directors, managers, and other employees with those of shareholders. We believe that boards should establish policies prohibiting the use of equity awards in a manner that could disrupt the intended alignment with shareholder interests (e.g. the use of stock as collateral for a loan; the use of stock in a margin account; the use of stock in hedging or derivative transactions). We may support shareholder proposals requesting the establishment of such policies.
Our evaluation of equity compensation plans is based on a companys executive pay and performance relative to peers and whether the plan plays a significant role in a pay-for-performance disconnect. We generally oppose plans that contain evergreen provisions, which allow for the unlimited increase of shares reserved without requiring further shareholder approval after a reasonable time period. We also generally oppose plans that allow for repricing without shareholder approval. We may also oppose plans that provide for the acceleration of vesting of equity awards even in situations where an actual change of control may not occur. We encourage companies to structure their change of control provisions to require the termination of the covered employee before acceleration or special payments are triggered (commonly referred to as double trigger change of control provisions).
Golden parachutes
We generally view golden parachutes as encouragement to management to consider transactions that might be beneficial to shareholders. However, a large potential pay-out under a golden parachute arrangement also presents the risk of motivating a management team to support a sub-optimal sale price for a company.
When determining whether to support or oppose an advisory vote on a golden parachute plan, BlackRock may consider several factors, including:
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Whether we believe that the triggering event is in the best interests of shareholders |
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Whether management attempted to maximize shareholder value in the triggering event |
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The percentage of total premium or transaction value that will be transferred to the management team, rather than shareholders, as a result of the golden parachute payment |
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Whether excessively large excise tax gross-up payments are part of the pay-out |
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Whether the pay package that serves as the basis for calculating the golden parachute payment was reasonable in light of performance and peers |
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Whether the golden parachute payment will have the effect of rewarding a management team that has failed to effectively manage the company |
It may be difficult to anticipate the results of a plan until after it has been triggered; as a result, BlackRock may vote against a golden parachute proposal even if the golden parachute plan under review was approved by shareholders when it was implemented.
We may support shareholder proposals requesting that implementation of such arrangements require shareholder approval. We generally support proposals requiring shareholder approval of plans that exceed 2.99 times an executives current salary and bonus, including equity compensation.
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Option exchanges
We believe that there may be legitimate instances where underwater options create an overhang on a companys capital structure and a repricing or option exchange may be warranted. We will evaluate these instances on a case-by-case basis. BlackRock may support a request to reprice or exchange underwater options under the following circumstances:
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The company has experienced significant stock price decline as a result of macroeconomic trends, not individual company performance |
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Directors and executive officers are excluded; the exchange is value neutral or value creative to shareholders; tax, accounting, and other technical considerations have been fully contemplated |
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There is clear evidence that absent repricing, the company will suffer serious employee incentive or retention and recruiting problems |
BlackRock may also support a request to exchange underwater options in other circumstances, if we determine that the exchange is in the best interests of shareholders.
Supplemental executive retirement plans
BlackRock may support shareholder proposals requesting to put extraordinary benefits contained in supplemental executive retirement plans (SERP) to a shareholder vote unless the companys executive pension plans do not contain excessive benefits beyond what is offered under employee-wide plans.
Environmental and social issues
We believe that well-managed companies deal effectively with material ESG factors relevant to their businesses. As stated throughout this document, governance is the core structure by which boards can oversee the creation of sustainable long-term valueappropriate risk oversight of environmental and social (E&S) considerations stems from this construct.
Robust disclosure is essential for investors to effectively gauge companies business practices and strategic planning related to E&S risks and opportunities. When a companys reporting is inadequate, investors, including BlackRock, will increasingly conclude that the company is not adequately managing risk. Given the increased understanding of material sustainability risks and opportunities, and the need for better information to assess them, BlackRock will advocate for continued improvement in companies reporting and will hold management and/ or directors accountable where disclosures or the business practices underlying them are inadequate.
BlackRock views the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the standards put forth by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) as appropriate and complementary frameworks for companies to disclose financially material sustainability information. While the TCFD framework was crafted with the aim of climate-related risk disclosure, the four pillars of the TCFDGovernance, Strategy, Risk Management, and Metrics and Targetsare a useful way for companies to disclose how they identify, assess, manage, and oversee a variety of sustainability-related risks and opportunities. SASBs industry-specific guidance (as identified in its materiality map) is beneficial in helping companies identify key performance indicators (KPIs) across various dimensions of sustainability that are considered to be financially material and decision-useful within their industry.
Accordingly, we ask companies to:
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Disclose the identification, assessment, management, and oversight of sustainability-related risks in accordance with the four pillars of TCFD |
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Publish SASB-aligned reporting with industry-specific, material metrics and rigorous targets |
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Climate risk
BlackRock believes that climate change has become a defining factor in companies long-term prospects. We expect every company to help their investors understand how the company may be impacted by climate-related risks and opportunities, and how they are considered within the companys strategy.
Specifically, we expect companies to articulate how they are aligned to a scenario in which global warming is limited to well below 2° C and is consistent with a global aspiration to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2050.4 In order to assess companies progress, BIS expects carbon-intensive companies to disclose explicit GHG emissions reduction targets.
The public and private sectors have roles to play in aligning greenhouse gas reduction efforts with targets based on science, where available to curb the worst effects of climate change and reach the global goal of carbon neutrality by mid-century. Companies have an opportunity to utilize and contribute to the development of current and future low-carbon transition technologies, which are an important consideration for the rate at which emissions can be reduced. We expect companies to disclose how they are considering these challenges, alongside opportunities for innovation, within their strategy and emissions reduction efforts.
We may support shareholder proposals that ask companies to disclose climate plans aligned with our expectations.
Key stakeholder interests
As a long-term investor, we believe that in order to deliver value for shareholders, companies should also consider their stakeholders. While stakeholder groups may vary across industries, they are likely to include employees; business partners (such as suppliers and distributors); clients and consumers; government and regulators; and the communities in which companies operate. Companies that build strong relationships with their stakeholders are more likely to meet their own strategic objectives, while poor relationships may create adverse impacts that expose a company to legal, regulatory, operational, and reputational risks and jeopardize their social license to operate. We expect companies to effectively oversee and mitigate these risks with appropriate due diligence processes and board oversight.
Human capital management
A companys approach to human capital management is a critical factor in fostering an inclusive, diverse, and engaged workforce, which contributes to business continuity, innovation, and long-term value creation. As an important component of strategy, we expect boards to oversee human capital management.
We believe that clear and consistent reporting on these matters is critical for investors to understand the composition of a companys workforce. We expect companies to disclose workforce demographics, such as gender, race, and ethnicity in line with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions EEO-1 Survey, alongside the steps they are taking to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Where we believe a companys disclosures or practices fall short relative to the market or peers, or we are unable to ascertain the board and managements effectiveness in overseeing related risks and opportunities, we may vote against members of the appropriate committee or support relevant shareholder proposals. Our commentary on human capital management provides more information on our expectations.
Corporate political activities
Companies may engage in certain political activities, within legal and regulatory limits, in order to influence public policy consistent with the companies values and strategies. These activities can also create risks, including: the potential for allegations of corruption; reputational risk associated with a candidate, party, or issue; and risks that arise from the complex legal, regulatory, and compliance considerations associated with corporate political spending and lobbying activity. Companies that engage in political activities should develop and maintain robust processes to guide these activities and mitigate risks, including board oversight.
4 The global aspiration is reflective of aggregated efforts; companies in developed and emerging markets are not equally equipped to transition their business and reduce emissions at the same ratethose in developed markets with the largest market capitalization are better positioned to adapt their business models at an accelerated pace. Government policy and regional targets may be reflective of these realities.
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When presented with shareholder proposals requesting increased disclosure on corporate political activities, BlackRock will evaluate publicly available information to consider how a companys lobbying may impact the company. We will also evaluate whether there is alignment between a companys stated positions on policy matters material to its strategy and the positions taken by industry groups of which it is a member. We may decide to support a shareholder proposal requesting additional disclosure if we identify a material misalignment. Additional detail can be found in our commentary on political contributions and lobbying disclosures.
General corporate governance matters
Adjourn meeting to solicit additional votes
We generally support such proposals unless the agenda contains items that we judge to be detrimental to shareholders best long-term economic interests.
Bundled proposals
We believe that shareholders should have the opportunity to review substantial governance changes individually without having to accept bundled proposals. Where several measures are grouped into one proposal, BlackRock may reject certain positive changes when linked with proposals that generally contradict or impede the rights and economic interests of shareholders.
Exclusive forum provisions
BlackRock generally supports proposals to seek exclusive forum for certain shareholder litigation. In cases where a board unilaterally adopts exclusive forum provisions that we consider unfavorable to the interests of shareholders, we will vote against the independent chair or lead independent director and members of the nominating/governance committee.
Multi-jurisdictional companies
Where a company is listed on multiple exchanges or incorporated in a country different from its primary listing, we will seek to apply the most relevant market guideline(s) to our analysis of the companys governance structure and specific proposals on the shareholder meeting agenda. In doing so, we typically consider the governance standards of the companys primary listing, the market standards by which the company governs itself, and the market context of each specific proposal on the agenda. If the relevant standards are silent on the issue under consideration, we will use our professional judgment as to what voting outcome would best protect the long-term economic interests of investors. We expect companies to disclose the rationale for their selection of primary listing, country of incorporation, and choice of governance structures, particularly where there is conflict between relevant market governance practices.
Other business
We oppose giving companies our proxy to vote on matters where we are not given the opportunity to review and understand those measures and carry out an appropriate level of shareholder oversight.
Reincorporation
Proposals to reincorporate from one state or country to another are most frequently motivated by considerations of anti-takeover protections, legal advantages, and/or cost savings. We will evaluate, on a case-by-case basis, the economic and strategic rationale behind the companys proposal to reincorporate. In all instances, we will evaluate the changes to shareholder protections under the new charter/articles/bylaws to assess whether the move increases or decreases shareholder protections. Where we find that shareholder protections are diminished, we may support reincorporation if we determine that the overall benefits outweigh the diminished rights.
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IPO governance
We expect boards to consider and disclose how the corporate governance structures adopted upon initial public offering (IPO) are in shareholders best long-term interests. We also expect boards to conduct a regular review of corporate governance and control structures, such that boards might evolve foundational corporate governance structures as company circumstances change, without undue costs and disruption to shareholders. In our letter on unequal voting structures, we articulate our view that one vote for one share is the preferred structure for publicly-traded companies. We also recognize the potential benefits of dual class shares to newly public companies as they establish themselves; however, we believe that these structures should have a specific and limited duration. We will generally engage new companies on topics such as classified boards and supermajority vote provisions to amend bylaws, as we believe that such arrangements may not be in the best interest of shareholders in the long-term.
We will typically apply a one-year grace period for the application of certain director-related guidelines (including, but not limited to, responsibilities on other public company boards and board composition concerns), during which we expect boards to take steps to bring corporate governance standards in line with our expectations.
Further, if a company qualifies as an emerging growth company (an EGC) under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act), we will give consideration to the NYSE and NASDAQ governance exemptions granted under the JOBS Act for the duration such a company is categorized as an EGC. We expect an EGC to have a totally independent audit committee by the first anniversary of its IPO, with our standard approach to voting on auditors and audit-related issues applicable in full for an EGC on the first anniversary of its IPO.
Shareholder protections
Amendment to charter/articles/bylaws
We believe that shareholders should have the right to vote on key corporate governance matters, including changes to governance mechanisms and amendments to the charter/articles/bylaws. We may vote against certain directors where changes to governing documents are not put to a shareholder vote within a reasonable period of time, particularly if those changes have the potential to impact shareholder rights (see Director elections). In cases where a boards unilateral adoption of changes to the charter/articles/bylaws promotes cost and operational efficiency benefits for the company and its shareholders, we may support such action if it does not have a negative effect on shareholder rights or the companys corporate governance structure.
When voting on a management or shareholder proposal to make changes to the charter/articles/bylaws, we will consider in part the companys and/or proponents publicly stated rationale for the changes; the companys governance profile and history; relevant jurisdictional laws; and situational or contextual circumstances which may have motivated the proposed changes, among other factors. We will typically support amendments to the charter/articles/bylaws where the benefits to shareholders outweigh the costs of failing to make such changes.
Proxy access
We believe that long-term shareholders should have the opportunity, when necessary and under reasonable conditions, to nominate directors on the companys proxy card.
In our view, securing the right of shareholders to nominate directors without engaging in a control contest can enhance shareholders ability to meaningfully participate in the director election process, encourage board attention to shareholder interests, and provide shareholders an effective means of directing that attention where it is lacking. Proxy access mechanisms should provide shareholders with a reasonable opportunity to use this right without stipulating overly restrictive or onerous parameters for use, and also provide assurances that the mechanism will not be subject to abuse by short-term investors, investors without a substantial investment in the company, or investors seeking to take control of the board.
In general, we support market-standardized proxy access proposals, which allow a shareholder (or group of up to 20 shareholders) holding three percent of a companys outstanding shares for at least three years the right to nominate the greater of up to two directors or 20% of the board. Where a standardized proxy access provision exists, we will generally oppose shareholder proposals requesting outlier thresholds.
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Right to act by written consent
In exceptional circumstances and with sufficiently broad support, shareholders should have the opportunity to raise issues of substantial importance without having to wait for management to schedule a meeting. We therefore believe that shareholders should have the right to solicit votes by written consent provided that: 1) there are reasonable requirements to initiate the consent solicitation process (in order to avoid the waste of corporate resources in addressing narrowly supported interests); and 2) shareholders receive a minimum of 50% of outstanding shares to effectuate the action by written consent. We may oppose shareholder proposals requesting the right to act by written consent in cases where the proposal is structured for the benefit of a dominant shareholder to the exclusion of others, or if the proposal is written to discourage the board from incorporating appropriate mechanisms to avoid the waste of corporate resources when establishing a right to act by written consent. Additionally, we may oppose shareholder proposals requesting the right to act by written consent if the company already provides a shareholder right to call a special meeting that we believe offers shareholders a reasonable opportunity to raise issues of substantial importance without having to wait for management to schedule a meeting.
Right to call a special meeting
In exceptional circumstances and with sufficiently broad support, shareholders should have the opportunity to raise issues of substantial importance without having to wait for management to schedule a meeting. Accordingly, shareholders should have the right to call a special meeting in cases where a reasonably high proportion of shareholders (typically a minimum of 15% but no higher than 25%) are required to agree to such a meeting before it is called. However, we may oppose this right in cases where the proposal is structured for the benefit of a dominant shareholder, or where a lower threshold may lead to an ineffective use of corporate resources. We generally believe that a right to act via written consent is not a sufficient alternative to the right to call a special meeting.
Simple majority voting
We generally favor a simple majority voting requirement to pass proposals. Therefore, we will support the reduction or the elimination of supermajority voting requirements to the extent that we determine shareholders ability to protect their economic interests is improved. Nonetheless, in situations where there is a substantial or dominant shareholder, supermajority voting may be protective of minority shareholder interests and we may support supermajority voting requirements in those situations.
Virtual meetings
Shareholders should have the opportunity to participate in the annual and special meetings for the companies in which they are invested, as these meetings facilitate an opportunity for shareholders to provide feedback and hear from the board and management. While these meetings have traditionally been conducted in-person, virtual meetings are an increasingly viable way for companies to utilize technology to facilitate shareholder accessibility, inclusiveness, and cost efficiencies. We expect shareholders to have a meaningful opportunity to participate in the meeting and interact with the board and management in these virtual settings; companies should facilitate open dialogue and allow shareholders to voice concerns and provide feedback without undue censorship.
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