Edgar Filing: BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC.

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 811-08603

Name of Fund: BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc., 55 East 52^nd Street, New York, NY 10055

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

Date of fiscal year end: 02/28/2012

Date of reporting period: 08/31/2011

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


	August 31, 2011


	Semi-Annual Report

	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)

	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)

Not FDIC Insured § No Bank Guarantee § May Lose Value

Table of Contents


		Page

Dear Shareholder		3
Semi-Annual Report:
Fund Summaries		4
The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging		14
Derivative Financial Instruments		14
Financial Statements:
Schedules of Investments		15
Statements of Assets and Liabilities		59
Statements of Operations		60
Statements of Changes in Net Assets		61
Statements of Cash Flows		63
Financial Highlights		64
Notes to Financial Statements		69
Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements		79
Officers and Directors		83
Additional Information		84



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Dear Shareholder

Market volatility has been extraordinary in recent months. Government debt and deficit issues in both the US and Europe have taken a toll on investor sentiment while weaker-than-expected US economic data raised concerns of another recession. Political instability and concerns that central banks have nearly exhausted their stimulus measures have further compounded investor uncertainty. Although markets remain volatile and conditions are highly uncertain, BlackRock remains focused on finding opportunities in this environment.

The pages that follow reflect your fund’s reporting period ended August 31, 2011. Accordingly, the following discussion is intended to provide you with additional perspective on the performance of your investments during that period.

One year ago, the global economy appeared to solidly be in recovery mode and investors were optimistic given the anticipated second round of quantitative easing from the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”). Stock markets rallied despite the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe and inflationary pressures looming over emerging markets. Fixed income markets, however, saw yields move sharply upward (pushing prices down) especially on the long end of the historically steep yield curve. While high yield bonds benefited from the risk rally, most fixed income sectors declined in the fourth quarter. The tax-exempt municipal market faced additional headwinds as it became evident that the Build America Bond program would not be extended and municipal finance troubles abounded.

The new year brought spikes of volatility as political turmoil swept across the Middle East/North Africa region and as prices of oil and other commodities soared. Natural disasters in Japan disrupted industrial supply chains and concerns mounted over US debt and deficit issues. Equities generally performed well early in the year, however, as investors chose to focus on the continuing stream of strong corporate earnings and positive economic data. Credit markets were surprisingly resilient in this environment and yields regained relative stability in 2011. The tax-exempt market saw relief from its headwinds and steadily recovered from its fourth-quarter lows. Equities, commodities and high yield bonds outpaced higher-quality assets as investors increased their risk tolerance.

However, longer-term headwinds had been brewing. Inflationary pressures intensified in emerging economies, many of which were overheating, and the European debt crisis continued to escalate. Markets were met with a sharp reversal in May when political unrest in Greece pushed the nation closer to defaulting on its debt. This development rekindled fears about the broader debt crisis and its further contagion among peripheral European countries. Concurrently, it became evident that the pace of global economic growth had slowed as higher oil prices and supply chain disruptions finally showed up in economic data. By mid-summer, confidence in policymakers was tarnished as the prolonged US debt ceiling debate revealed the degree of polarization in Washington, DC. The downgrade of the US government’s credit rating on August 5 was the catalyst for the recent turmoil in financial markets. Extreme volatility persisted as Europe’s debt and banking crisis deepened and US economic data continued to weaken. Investors fled from riskier assets, pushing stock and high yield bond indices into negative territory for the six-month period ended August 31, while lower-risk investments including US Treasuries, municipal securities and investment grade corporate bonds posted gains. Twelve-month returns on all asset classes remained positive. Continued low short-term interest rates kept yields on money market securities near their all-time lows.

Sincerely,

-s- Rob Kapito

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

[PHOTO OF ROB KAPITO]

“BlackRock remains focused on managing risk and finding opportunities in all market environments.”

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Total Returns as of August 31, 2011


	6-month		12-month
US large cap equities	(7.23	)%	18.50	%
(S&P 500 Index)
US small cap equities	(11.17	)	22.19
(Russell 2000 Index)
International equities	(11.12	)	10.01
(MSCI Europe, Australasia,
Far East Index)
Emerging market	(5.11	)	9.07
equities (MSCI Emerging
Markets Index)
3-month Treasury	0.08		0.15
bill (BofA Merrill Lynch
3-Month Treasury
Bill Index)
US Treasury securities	13.04		6.21
(BofA Merrill Lynch 10-
Year US Treasury Index)
US investment grade	5.49		4.62
bonds (Barclays
Capital US Aggregate
Bond Index)
Tax-exempt municipal	6.39		2.66
bonds (Barclays Capital
Municipal Bond Index)
US high yield bonds	(1.57	)	8.32
(Barclays Capital US
Corporate High Yield 2%
Issuer Capped Index)

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



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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.’s (COY) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P’s”) or Ba or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)) or are unrated securities considered by BlackRock to be of comparable quality. The Fund’s secondary objective is to provide stockholders with capital appreciation. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in high yield debt instruments, including high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk” bonds) and corporate loans which are below investment grade quality. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.


	No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved.

Portfolio Management Commentary


	How did the Fund perform?

•	For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned 4.03% based on market price and (2.99)% based on net asset value (“NAV”). For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 1.40% based on market price and (2.67)% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund moved from a discount to NAV to a premium by period end, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

	What factors influenced performance?

•	Detracting from performance was the Fund’s limited exposure to higher-quality securities, which exhibit greater sensitivity to interest rates than their lower-quality counterparts, and therefore benefited to a greater degree from the rally in US Treasury rates as market volatility increased during the period. Holdings of non-rated credits and securities classified as having equity-correlated risks had a negative impact on Fund returns. Security selection within the automotive, non-captive diversified (industrials) and consumer service sectors also hindered returns. In addition, the Fund’s allocation to senior secured bank loans, which underperformed high yield bonds for the period, had a negative impact.

•	Security selection and trades based on relative valuation contributed positively to overall performance for the period, particularly within the independent energy, media non-cable, electric and metals & mining sectors. The Fund’s holdings of lower-quality high yield bonds benefited performance earlier in the period due to favorable liquidity conditions and an improving corporate credit backdrop.

•	The Fund uses credit default swaps to express a particular view in an individual credit name and as a means of managing risk. It will also utilize credit default swaps on a basket of securities in order to put cash to work or quickly increase or decrease the portfolio’s exposure to market movements. The Fund may also use stock futures and options to hedge the equity risk inherent within an individual position or group of positions. Stock futures are an efficient mechanism for reducing risk under certain market conditions. During the period, the use of derivatives had an overall positive impact on Fund returns.

	Describe recent portfolio activity.

•	Over the period, the Fund reduced the overall risk profile by focusing its purchases in higher quality areas of the market and selling some of its riskier holdings. In order to hedge against risks relating to equity market volatility (i.e., reduce equity beta), the Fund established short positions in equity futures contracts. The Fund continued to participate in the new issue market, although cautiously, seeking opportunities in more stable industries from issuers that offer good cash flows, earnings and revenue visibility, as well as attractive downside protection. Additionally, the Fund increased exposure to names in the independent energy sector, while reducing exposure to the wireless sector.

	Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

•	At period end, the Fund held 83% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 10% in floating rate loan interests (bank loans) and 3% in common stocks, with the remainder in other interests and preferred securities. The Fund had a negligible cash position. From a sector perspective, the Fund held large exposures to automotive and media non-cable names and continued to limit its exposure to consumer-related sectors including retailers, gaming and technology. The Fund ended the period with leverage at 22% of its total managed assets.

	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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	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.


Fund Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)		COY
Initial Offering Date		June 25, 1993
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($7.01)¹		8.73%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share²		$0.051
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share²		$0.612
Leverage as of August 31, 2011³		22%


	¹	Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

	²	The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

	³	Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 14.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:


	8/31/11		2/28/11		Change			High		Low
Market Price	$	7.01	$	7.03		(0.28	)%	$	7.60	$	6.02
Net Asset Value	$	6.90	$	7.42		(7.01	)%	$	7.56	$	6.79

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Fund’s corporate bond investments:


Portfolio Composition

	8/31/11		2/28/11
Corporate Bonds	83	%	85	%
Floating Rate Loan Interests	10		7
Common Stocks	3		5
Other Interests	2		2
Preferred Securities	2		1

Credit Quality Allocations⁴

	8/31/11		2/28/11
A	—		1	%
BBB/Baa	7	%	4
BB/Ba	35		31
B	44		46
CCC/Caa	12		13
D	1		—
Not Rated	1		5


	⁴	Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.



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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.’s (CYE) (the “Fund”) primary investment objective is to provide current income by investing primarily in fixed-income securities, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P’s or Baa or lower by Moody’s) or are unrated securities of comparable quality. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide capital appreciation. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.


	No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved.

Portfolio Management Commentary


	How did the Fund perform?

•	For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned 0.43% based on market price and (3.35)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 1.40% based on market price and (2.67)% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund’s discount to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

	What factors influenced performance?

•	Detracting from performance was the Fund’s limited exposure to higher-quality securities, which exhibit greater sensitivity to interest rates than their lower-quality counterparts, and therefore benefited to a greater degree from the rally in US Treasury rates as market volatility increased during the period. Holdings of non-rated credits and securities classified as having equity-correlated risks had a negative impact on Fund returns. Security selection within the automotive, non-captive diversified (industrials) and consumer service sectors also hindered returns. In addition, the Fund’s allocation to senior secured bank loans, which underperformed high yield bonds for the period, had a negative impact.

•	Security selection and trades based on relative valuation contributed positively to overall performance for the period, particularly within the independent energy, media non-cable, electric and metals & mining sectors. The Fund’s holdings of lower-quality high yield bonds benefited performance earlier in the period due to favorable liquidity conditions and an improving corporate credit backdrop.

•	The Fund uses credit default swaps to express a particular view in an individual credit name and as a means of managing risk. It will also utilize credit default swaps on a basket of securities in order to put cash to work or quickly increase or decrease the portfolio’s exposure to market movements. The Fund may also use stock futures and options to hedge the equity risk inherent within an individual position or group of positions. Stock futures are an efficient mechanism for reducing risk under certain market conditions. During the period, the use of derivatives had an overall positive impact on Fund returns.

	Describe recent portfolio activity.

•	Over the period, the Fund reduced the overall risk profile by focusing its purchases in higher quality areas of the market and selling some of its riskier holdings. In order to hedge against risks relating to equity market volatility (i.e., reduce equity beta), the Fund established short positions in equity futures contracts. The Fund continued to participate in the new issue market, although cautiously, seeking opportunities in more stable industries from issuers that offer good cash flows, earnings and revenue visibility, as well as attractive downside protection. Additionally, the Fund increased exposure to names in the independent energy sector, while reducing exposure to the wireless sector.

	Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

•	At period end, the Fund held 80% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 13% in floating rate loan interests (bank loans) and 3% in common stocks, with the remainder in other interests and preferred securities. The Fund had a negligible cash position. From a sector perspective, the Fund held large exposures to automotive and media non-cable names and continued to limit its exposure to consumer-related sectors including retailers, gaming and technology. The Fund ended the period with leverage at 24% of its total managed assets.

	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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	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.


Fund Information

Symbol on NYSE		CYE
Initial Offering Date		January 30, 1998
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($6.88)¹		8.72%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share²		$0.05
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share²		$0.60
Leverage as of August 31, 2011³		24%


	¹	Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

	²	The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

	³	Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 14.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:


	8/31/11		2/28/11		Change			High		Low
Market Price	$	6.88	$	7.14		(3.64	)%	$	7.52	$	6.08
Net Asset Value	$	7.01	$	7.56		(7.28	)%	$	7.70	$	6.89

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Fund’s corporate bond investments:


Portfolio Composition

	8/31/11		2/28/11
Corporate Bonds	80	%	80	%
Floating Rate Loan Interests	13		11
Common Stocks	3		5
Other Interests	2		2
Preferred Securities	2		2

Credit Quality Allocations⁴

	8/31/11		2/28/11
BBB/Baa	7	%	4	%
BB/Ba	34		31
B	44		46
CCC/Caa	12		14
Not Rated	3		5


	⁴	Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.



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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (DSU) (the “Fund”) primary investment objective is to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of US companies’ debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P’s or Baa or lower by Moody’s) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. The Fund’s secondary objective is to provide capital appreciation. Corporate loans include senior and subordinated corporate loans, both secured and unsecured. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.


	No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved.

Portfolio Management Commentary


	How did the Fund perform?

•	For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned 2.16% based on market price and (3.81)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 1.40% based on market price and (2.67)% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund moved from a discount to NAV to a premium by period end, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

	What factors influenced performance?

•	The Fund invests in both high yield bonds and floating rate loan interests (i.e., bank loans). Both of these sectors generated negative returns for the period as investors fled riskier assets due to concerns about the debt crisis in Europe and slowing economic growth in the US. Bank loans underperformed high yield bonds as interest rates fell and the Fed signaled that it is likely to maintain low short-term interest rates for an extended period. The Fund’s large allocation to bank loans detracted from performance relative to its Lipper category competitors, which invest primarily in high yield bonds. The Fund’s positions in common stocks, convertible bonds and preferred securities (approximately 2% of the portfolio) had a negative impact, as did its underexposure to higher-quality, non-investment grade issues.

•	Conversely, the Fund’s heavy exposure to names in energy and metals and mining contributed positively to performance as these sectors are more stable and therefore outperformed the more cyclical sectors when the market declined. Limited exposure to the lower-quality tiers of speculative-grade credits also proved beneficial.

	Describe recent portfolio activity.

•	Over the period, the Fund shifted positioning to a more conservative stance by reducing its holdings in the more cyclical sectors and increasing exposure to sectors exhibiting stable cash flows, earnings visibility, and attractive downside protection.

	Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

•	At period end, the Fund held 53% of its total portfolio in floating rate loan interests (bank loans), 43% in corporate bonds, 2% in common stocks and the remainder in asset-backed securities and other interests. The Fund held a negligible cash position. From a sector perspective, the Fund held large exposures to the paper, chemicals and independent energy sectors, while its exposures to technology, automotive and gaming names were limited. The Fund ended the period with leverage at 26% of its total managed assets.

	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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	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.


Fund Information

Symbol on NYSE		DSU
Initial Offering Date		March 27, 1998
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($3.98)¹		8.14%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share²		$0.027
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share²		$0.324
Leverage as of August 31, 2011³		26%


	¹	Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

	²	The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

	³	Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 14.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:


	8/31/11		2/28/11		Change			High		Low
Market Price	$	3.98	$	4.05		(1.73	)%	$	4.43	$	3.45
Net Asset Value	$	3.96	$	4.28		(7.48	)%	$	4.31	$	3.91

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Fund’s corporate bond investments:


Portfolio Composition

	8/31/11		2/28/11
Floating Rate Loan Interests	53	%	53	%
Corporate Bonds	43		43
Common Stocks	2		1
Asset-Backed Securities	1		2
Other Interests	1		1

Credit Quality Allocations⁴

	8/31/11		2/28/11
BBB/Baa	6	%	7	%
BB/Ba	30		29
B	46		45
CCC/Caa	9		11
D	1		—
Not Rated	8		8


	⁴	Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.



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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.’s (FRB) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with high current income and such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in a diversified, leveraged portfolio consisting primarily of floating rate debt securities and instruments. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in floating rate debt securities, including floating or variable rate debt securities that pay interest at rates that adjust whenever a specified interest rate changes and/or which reset on predetermined dates (such as the last day of a month or calendar quarter). The Fund invests a substantial portion of its investments in floating rate debt securities consisting of secured or unsecured senior floating rate loans that are rated below investment grade. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.


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


Portfolio Management Commentary


	How did the Fund perform?

•	For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned (11.01)% based on market price and (4.85)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Loan Participation Funds category posted an average return of (11.93)% based on market price and (5.66)% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund moved from a premium to NAV to a discount by period end, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

	What factors influenced performance?

•	Floating rate loan interests (i.e., bank loans) suffered along with other risk assets as macroeconomic headwinds intensified and investor confidence waned during the period. Although the bank loan market generally advanced over the first five months of the period, a surge of volatility in August more than reversed those gains. Within the Fund, security selection in consumer services had a negative impact on performance. The Fund’s use of leverage hurt returns (on an absolute basis) as the bank loan sector underperformed relative to other fixed income sectors. In addition, the Fund’s bias to higher-quality pockets of the loan market proved a disadvantage when the markets corrected in August. Selling in the bank loan market was concentrated in higher-quality loan instruments as they tend to be more liquid and have better pricing transparency.

•	The Fund maintains a relatively conservative portfolio, weighted toward higher-quality non-investment grade investments. This investment style along with the Fund’s bottom-up process for security selection was the largest contributor to performance for the period. Security selection within chemicals along with low exposure and positive selection in media non-cable had a positive impact. From an asset allocation perspective, the Fund’s exposure to high yield bonds was beneficial as the sector outperformed bank loans.

	Describe recent portfolio activity.

•	During the period, the Fund maintained its higher-quality bias in terms of structure, overall credit quality and liquidity. Prior to the market correction in August, the Fund reduced exposure to some of the lower-quality holdings and increased the level of cash. While transitioning the overall portfolio to a more conservative stance, Fund management continued to seek investment opportunities across the new-issue market, albeit cautiously, targeting issuers with superior credit fundamentals (i.e., stable income streams and attractive downside protection).

	Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

•	At period end, the Fund held 81% of its total portfolio in floating rate loan interests (bank loans) and 16% in corporate bonds, with the remainder in asset-backed securities, other interests and cash. From a sector perspective, the Fund held large exposures to the non-captive diversified (industrials), chemicals and wireless sectors, while its exposures to consumer products, media non-cable and technology were limited. The Fund ended the period with leverage at 27% of its total managed assets.

	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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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.


Fund Information

Symbol on NYSE	FRB
Initial Offering Date	July 30, 2004
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($12.25)¹	7.15%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share²	$0.073
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share²	$0.876
Leverage as of August 31, 2011³	27%


	¹	Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

	²	The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

	³	Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 14.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:


	8/31/11		2/28/11		Change			High		Low
Market Price	$	12.25	$	14.22		(13.85	)%	$	14.79	$	11.79
Net Asset Value	$	12.96	$	14.07		(7.89	)%	$	14.12	$	12.73

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Fund’s corporate bond investments:


Portfolio Composition

	8/31/11		2/28/11
Floating Rate Loan Interests	81	%	81	%
Corporate Bonds	16		15
Asset-Backed Securities	2		3
Other Interests	1		1


Credit Quality Allocations⁴

	8/31/11		2/28/11
BBB/Baa	8	%	7	%
BB/Ba	33		34
B	46		42
CCC/Caa	7		8
Not Rated	6		9


	⁴	Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.



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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.


Investment Objective

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.’s (ARK) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide high current income by investing principally in senior debt obligations of companies, including corporate loans made by banks and other financial institutions and both privately placed and publicly offered corporate bonds and notes. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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


Portfolio Management Commentary

	How did the Fund perform?

•	For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned (6.20)% based on market price and (2.18)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 1.40% based on market price and (2.67)% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

	What factors influenced performance?

•	The Fund invests in both high yield bonds and floating rate loan interests (i.e., bank loans). Both of these sectors generated negative returns for the period as investors fled riskier assets due to concerns about the debt crisis in Europe and slowing economic growth in the US. Bank loans underperformed high yield bonds as interest rates fell and the Fed signaled that it is likely to maintain low short-term interest rates for an extended period. The Fund’s large allocation to bank loans detracted from performance relative to its Lipper category competitors, which invest primarily in high yield bonds. The Fund’s positions in common stocks, convertible bonds and preferred securities (approximately 3% of the portfolio) had a negative impact, as did its underexposure to higher-quality, non-investment grade issues.

•	Conversely, the Fund’s heavy exposure to names in energy and metals & mining contributed positively to performance as these sectors are more stable and therefore outperformed the more cyclical sectors when the market declined. Limited exposure to the lower-quality tiers of speculative-grade credits also proved beneficial.

	Describe recent portfolio activity.

•	Over the period, the Fund shifted positioning to a more conservative stance by reducing its holdings in the more cyclical sectors and increasing exposure to sectors exhibiting stable cash flows, earnings visibility, and attractive downside protection.

	Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

•	At period end, the Fund held 54% of its total portfolio in floating rate loan interests (bank loans) and 43% in corporate bonds, with the remainder in asset-backed securities, common stocks and other interests. The Fund held a negligible cash position. From a sector perspective, the Fund held large exposures to the non-captive diversified (industrials), chemicals and independent energy sectors, while its exposures to technology, automotive and electric names were limited. The Fund ended the period with leverage at 23% of its total managed assets.

	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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BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.


Fund Information

Symbol on NYSE	ARK
Initial Offering Date	April 30, 1993
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($3.78)¹	7.94%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share²	$0.025
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share²	$0.300
Leverage as of August 31, 2011³	23%


	¹	Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

	²	The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

	³	Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 14.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:


	8/31/11		2/28/11		Change			High		Low
Market Price	$	3.78	$	4.18		(9.57	)%	$	4.31	$	3.42
Net Asset Value	$	3.98	$	4.22		(5.69	)%	$	4.27	$	3.90

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Fund’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Fund’s corporate bond investments:


Portfolio Composition

	8/31/11		2/28/11
Floating Rate Loan Interests	54	%	53	%
Corporate Bonds	43		43
Asset-Backed Securities	1		2
Other Interests	1		1
Common Stocks	1		1


Credit Quality Allocations⁴

	8/31/11		2/28/11
BBB/Baa	8	%	9	%
BB/Ba	34		31
B	48		49
CCC/Caa	3		3
Not Rated	7		8


	⁴	Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.



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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and NAV. However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments.

The Funds may utilize leverage by borrowing through a credit facility. In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of assets to be obtained from leverage, which will be based on short-term interest rates, will normally be lower than the income earned by each Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments. To the extent that the total assets of each Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Fund’s shareholders will benefit from the incremental net income.

The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the per share NAV. However, in order to benefit shareholders, the yield curve must be positively sloped; that is, short-term interest rates must be lower than long-term interest rates. If the yield curve becomes negatively sloped, meaning short-term interest rates exceed long-term interest rates, income to shareholders will be lower than if the Funds had not used leverage.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Fund’s capitalization is $100 million and it issues debt securities for an additional $30 million, creating a total value of $130 million available for investment in long-term securities. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and long-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, the Fund pays interest expense on the $30 million of debt securities based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased by the Fund with assets received from the borrowings earn income based on long-term interest rates. In this case, the interest expense of the borrowings is significantly lower than the income earned on the Fund’s long-term investments, and therefore the Fund’s shareholders are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.

If short-term interest rates rise, narrowing the differential between short-term and long-term interest rates, the incremental net income pickup will be reduced or eliminated completely. Furthermore, if prevailing short-term interest rates rise above long-term interest rates, the yield curve has a negative slope. In this case, the Fund pays higher short-term interest rates whereas the Fund’s total portfolio earns income based on lower long-term interest rates.

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 redemption value of the Funds’ borrowings does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Funds’ NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on Fund performance from leverage from borrowings discussed above.

The use of leverage may enhance opportunities for increased income to the Funds, but as described above, it also creates risks as short- or long-term interest rates fluctuate. Leverage also will generally cause greater changes in the Funds’ NAVs, market prices and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. If the income derived from securities purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, each Fund’s net income will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income from the securities purchased is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, each Fund’s net income will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to shareholders will be reduced. 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 a Fund to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit each Fund’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Fund will incur expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by shareholders and may reduce income.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Funds are permitted to borrow through their credit facility up to 33⅓% of their total managed assets. As of August 31, 2011, the Funds had outstanding leverage from borrowings as a percentage of their total managed assets as follows:


	Percent of Leverage
COY	22%
CYE	24%
DSU	26%
FRB	27%
ARK	23%

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, options and swaps as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market, equity, credit, interest rate and/or foreign currency exchange rate risks. Derivative financial instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial instrument. The Funds’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require a Fund to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends paid to shareholders or may cause a Fund to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Funds’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.



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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Common Stocks	Shares		Value
Auto Components — 0.2%
Dana Holding Corp. (a)		38,340	$	488,835
Capital Markets — 0.1%
E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)		26,900		332,484
Chemicals — 0.0%
Wellman Holdings, Inc.		240		780
Wellman Inc. (acquired 1/30/09, cost $277) (a)(b)		1,185		3,851
				4,631
Communications Equipment — 0.4%
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a)		18,513		1,047,651
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%
Smurfit Kappa Plc (a)		3,634		28,800
Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%
Kcad Holdings I Ltd.		175,652,403		1,982,589
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%
Medis Technologies Ltd. (a)		67,974		748
Media — 1.4%
Belo Corp., Class A		43,324		236,116
Charter Communications, Inc. (a)		59,916		2,988,610
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)		8,934		102,294
				3,327,020
Metals & Mining — 0.2%
African Minerals Ltd. (a)		40,400		336,104
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%
Marathon Petroleum Corp.		9,750		361,335
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (c)		41,686		85,134
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.		36,744		75,042
Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)		147,968		99,723
Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)(c)		41,528		27,988
				287,887
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%
Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)		60,342		905,733
SunPower Corp., Class B (a)		123		1,458
				907,191
Software — 0.1%
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (a)		468		2
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a)		82,415		164,830
				164,832
Total Common Stocks — 3.9%				9,270,107



Corporate Bonds	Par (000)
Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (c):
6.88%, 3/15/18	USD	320		300,800
7.13%, 3/15/21		355		333,700
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10.00%, 6/01/17		716		735,690
				1,370,190

Corporate Bonds	Par (000)			Value
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%
National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:
Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15	USD	631	$	656,486
Series 2, 12.38%, 8/16/15		631		656,482
				1,312,968
Airlines — 3.1%
Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (c)		820		787,200
American Airlines, Inc.:
10.50%, 10/15/12		870		897,188
7.50%, 3/15/16 (c)		140		126,700
Series 2001-2, 7.86%, 4/01/13		390		390,000
Series 2011-1-B, 7.00%, 1/31/18 (c)		368		316,099
Continental Airlines, Inc.:
6.75%, 9/15/15 (c)		540		526,500
Series 1997-4-B, 6.90%, 7/02/18		382		376,195
Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%, 1/12/19		400		370,000
Delta Air Lines, Inc.:
Series 2010-1-B, 6.38%, 7/02/17		447		402,300
Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16		678		695,312
US Airways Pass-Through Trust, 10.88%, 10/22/14		630		614,250
United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12		1,964		2,052,547
				7,554,291
Auto Components — 2.1%
Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.00%, 11/01/15 (c)		220		231,550
B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 6/01/19 (c)		190		176,700
Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21 (c)		150		144,750
Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 7/16/31		700		767,461
Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18		2,995		3,024,950
International Automotive Components Group, SL, 9.13%, 6/01/18 (c)		240		235,800
Titan International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/17		430		451,500
				5,032,711
Beverages — 0.2%
Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18		245		253,575
Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (c)	EUR	225		311,900
				565,475
Biotechnology — 0.1%
QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (c)	USD	331		336,330
Building Products — 1.3%
Building Materials Corp. of America (c):
7.00%, 2/15/20		410		410,000
6.75%, 5/01/21		1,150		1,101,125
Griffon Corp., 7.13%, 4/01/18 (c)		390		368,550
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:
11.50%, 12/01/16		435		430,650
9.00%, 1/15/21 (c)		905		773,775
				3,084,100
Capital Markets — 1.0%
American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13 (d)		470		466,701
E*Trade Financial Corp.:
12.50%, 11/30/17 (e)		805		925,750
3.43%, 8/31/19 (c)(f)(g)		226		270,070
KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (c)		600		638,372
				2,300,893

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:


CAD	Canadian Dollar
ETF	Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR	Euro
FKA	Formerly Known As
GBP	British Pound
LIBOR	London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK	Payment-In-Kind
SPDR	Standard and Poor’s Depository Receipts
USD	US Dollar


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	15



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Chemicals — 3.7%
American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15	USD	800	$	786,000
American Rock Salt Co. LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/18 (c)		126		116,865
Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21		900		902,250
Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18 (c)		345		354,487
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:
8.88%, 2/01/18		430		402,050
9.00%, 11/15/20 (c)		285		248,663
Huntsman International LLC (c):
6.88%, 11/15/13	EUR	260		369,755
8.63%, 3/15/21	USD	155		161,781
Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (c)		385		389,812
KRATON Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19 (c)		115		110,400
Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 10.00%, 6/15/18	EUR	533		723,544
Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.00%, 5/01/18	USD	1,135		1,266,944
Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (c)		170		175,525
OXEA Finance/Cy SCA (c):
9.50%, 7/15/17		108		106,920
9.63%, 7/15/17	EUR	385		541,992
Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18 (c)	USD	500		438,750
PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20		200		206,000
TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (c)		310		317,750
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (f):
(Second Lien), 10.00% 1/29/19 (c)		790		1,098,100
(Third Lien), 5.00%, 1/29/19 (e)		272		193,182
				8,910,770
Commercial Banks — 2.4%
CIT Group, Inc.:
7.00%, 5/01/15		510		507,450
7.00%, 5/01/16		1,825		1,815,875
7.00%, 5/01/17		3,030		2,992,125
7.00%, 5/02/17 (c)		470		464,125
				5,779,575
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0%
ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15		695		760,156
Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.75%, 4/06/21 (c)		500		493,390
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (c)		480		452,400
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/19 (c)		610		587,125
Clean Harbors, Inc., 7.63%, 8/15/16 (c)		320		338,400
Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (c)		335		325,788
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.:
10.00%, 7/15/17 (c)		555		596,625
8.25%, 2/01/21		800		746,000
WCA Waste Corp., 7.50%, 6/15/19 (c)		310		310,000
West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18 (c)		125		121,875
				4,731,759
Communications Equipment — 0.8%
Avaya, Inc.:
9.75%, 11/01/15		410		348,500
10.13%, 11/01/15 (e)		600		518,250
7.00%, 4/01/19 (c)		470		423,000
EH Holding Corp. (c):
6.50%, 6/15/19		340		340,000
7.63%, 6/15/21		240		238,800
				1,868,550
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%
Abengoa SA, 8.50%, 3/31/16	EUR	100		134,313
Boart Longyear Management Ltd., 7.00%, 4/01/21 (c)	USD	175		173,687
				308,000

Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Construction Materials — 0.2%
Calcipar SA, 6.88%, 5/01/18 (c)	USD	315	$	298,463
Xefin Lux SCA, 8.00%, 6/01/18 (c)	EUR	233		307,928
				606,391
Consumer Finance — 1.2%
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17	USD	640		648,000
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:
3.00%, 1/13/12 (h)		195		195,004
7.80%, 6/01/12		200		206,005
7.00%, 4/15/15		1,710		1,825,425
6.63%, 8/15/17		131		137,143
				3,011,577
Containers & Packaging — 1.3%
Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%, 10/15/17 (c)	EUR	435		585,823
Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15	USD	125		128,750
GCL Holdings SCA, 9.38%, 4/15/18 (c)	EUR	244		306,693
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/18	USD	340		357,000
OI European Group BV, 6.88%, 3/31/17	EUR	152		207,431
Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13	USD	390		358,800
Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/16		50		52,500
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (c):
7.25%, 11/15/17	EUR	465		641,254
7.75%, 11/15/19		296		406,070
				3,044,321
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.2%
Service Corp. International, 7.00%, 6/15/17	USD	2,800		2,926,000
Diversified Financial Services — 5.3%
Ally Financial, Inc.:
7.50%, 12/31/13		350		360,500
8.30%, 2/12/15		530		556,500
6.25%, 12/01/17 (c)		480		461,720
8.00%, 3/15/20		320		323,200
7.50%, 9/15/20		620		609,150
8.00%, 11/01/31		1,295		1,265,862
8.00%, 11/01/31		810		779,164
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 3/01/16		410		427,425
Boparan Holdings Ltd. (c):
9.75%, 4/30/18	EUR	100		110,624
9.88%, 4/30/18	GBP	130		170,934
FCE Bank Plc:
7.13%, 1/15/13	EUR	550		792,051
4.75%, 1/19/15		310		405,237
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.75%, 6/01/18 (c)	USD	450		447,750
KION Finance SA, 7.88%, 4/15/18 (c)	EUR	146		174,075
Leucadia National Corp., 8.13%, 9/15/15	USD	1,120		1,202,600
Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/16 (c)		425		434,562
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.:
8.75%, 10/15/16 (c)	EUR	350		487,692
8.75%, 10/15/16		502		699,490
7.13%, 4/15/19 (c)	USD	230		217,925
9.00%, 4/15/19 (c)		245		220,500
7.88%, 8/15/19 (c)		1,010		999,900
9.88%, 8/15/19 (c)		415		390,100
8.25%, 2/15/21 (c)		680		572,900
WMG Acquisition Corp. (c):
9.50%, 6/15/16		110		112,200
11.50%, 10/01/18		535		486,850
				12,708,911


See Notes to Financial Statements.

16	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011




Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)			Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.5%
Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%, 9/01/12	USD	1,000	$	860,000
GCI, Inc., 6.75%, 6/01/21 (c)		264		260,040
ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16		260		266,500
Level 3 Escrow, Inc., 8.13%, 7/01/19 (c)		2,474		2,350,300
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:
9.25%, 11/01/14		77		77,963
8.75%, 2/15/17		525		514,500
Qwest Communications International, Inc.:
7.50%, 2/15/14		2,490		2,521,125
8.00%, 10/01/15		610		651,175
Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14		1,575		1,594,687
Qwest Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/15		500		556,250
Windstream Corp.:
8.13%, 8/01/13		400		425,000
7.88%, 11/01/17		690		725,362
				10,802,902
Electric Utilities — 0.6%
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., 4.50%, 3/24/14	EUR	1,100		1,351,029
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%
CDW LLC:
11.00%, 10/12/15	USD	10		10,200
11.50%, 10/12/15 (e)		610		622,200
8.00%, 12/15/18 (c)		380		376,200
Elster Finance BV, 6.25%, 4/15/18 (c)	EUR	105		138,764
Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18	USD	215		242,412
				1,389,776
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%
Antero Resources Finance Corp., 7.25%, 8/01/19 (c)		150		145,875
Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (c)		225		218,250
Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas, 7.75%, 5/15/17		235		236,175
Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (c)		405		392,850
Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (c)		1,045		1,081,575
Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/21		415		406,700
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/21 (c)		530		530,000
Oil States International, Inc., 6.50%, 6/01/19 (c)		290		290,000
SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 8/01/19 (c)		205		201,413
Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17		342		359,100
				3,861,938
Food Products — 0.4%
Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18 (c)		220		238,150
Del Monte Foods Co., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (c)		275		272,937
JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (c)		85		77,244
Reddy Ice Corp., 11.25%, 3/15/15		410		372,075
				960,406
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%
DJO Finance LLC:
10.88%, 11/15/14		2,130		2,201,888
7.75%, 4/15/18 (c)		95		88,350
ExamWorks Group, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/19 (c)		260		245,050
Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/15 (c)		500		557,500
Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19		270		267,975
				3,360,763
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.9%
Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (c)		380		378,100
ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (c):
7.38%, 12/15/17	EUR	400		517,140
10.50%, 12/15/18	USD	240		218,400

Corporate Bonds	Par (000)			Value
Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)
Crown Newco 3 Plc, 7.00%, 2/15/18 (c)	GBP	331	$	483,584
HCA, Inc.:
8.50%, 4/15/19	USD	280		305,200
6.50%, 2/15/20		1,125		1,137,656
7.25%, 9/15/20		2,695		2,769,112
7.50%, 2/15/22		1,180		1,168,200
IASIS Healthcare LLC, 8.38%, 5/15/19 (c)		695		608,125
INC Research LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/19 (c)		375		346,875
inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (c)		395		356,488
Omnicare, Inc.:
6.13%, 6/01/13		14		14,140
6.88%, 12/15/15		268		273,360
7.75%, 6/01/20		580		591,600
Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16 (c)		315		292,950
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:
9.00%, 5/01/15		1,587		1,682,220
10.00%, 5/01/18		752		827,200
8.88%, 7/01/19		2,010		2,130,600
				14,100,950
Health Care Technology — 1.3%
IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (c)		2,235		2,570,250
MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (c)		485		468,025
				3,038,275
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5%
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%, 6/01/17		150		161,625
Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA, 8.75%, 5/15/18	EUR	50		62,488
Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18	USD	1,100		1,067,000
El Dorado Resorts LLC, 8.63%, 6/15/19 (c)		165		140,662
Enterprise Inns Plc, 6.50%, 12/06/18	GBP	296		365,178
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 9.00%, 8/31/20 (c)	USD	270		224,100
MGM Mirage, 13.00%, 11/15/13		90		103,162
MGM Resorts International:
10.38%, 5/15/14		235		257,912
11.13%, 11/15/17		780		869,700
Travelport LLC:
4.95%, 9/01/14 (h)		165		125,812
9.88%, 9/01/14		35		29,838
9.00%, 3/01/16		110		88,275
Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%, 12/15/14 (a)(i)		315		32
				3,495,784
Household Durables — 2.6%
American Standard Americas, 10.75%, 1/15/16 (c)		380		307,800
Ashton Woods USA LLC, 21.44%, 6/30/15 (c)(j)		805		577,587
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:
8.13%, 6/15/16		295		207,975
12.00%, 10/15/17		1,425		1,446,375
9.13%, 6/15/18		420		291,375
Ideal Standard International, 11.75%, 5/01/18 (c)	EUR	139		153,749
Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 1/15/20		285		386,886
Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20	USD	555		477,300
Standard Pacific Corp.:
10.75%, 9/15/16		1,285		1,272,150
8.38%, 5/15/18		250		219,375
8.38%, 1/15/21		535		460,100
United Rentals North America, Inc., 8.38%, 9/15/20		395		360,437
				6,161,109
Household Products — 0.1%
Ontex IV SA, 7.50%, 4/15/18 (c)	EUR	130		167,137


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	17




Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)			Value
IT Services — 2.0%
Eagle Parent Canada, Inc., 8.63%, 5/01/19 (c)	USD	670	$	616,400
First Data Corp. (c):
7.38%, 6/15/19		800		752,000
8.88%, 8/15/20		495		490,050
12.63%, 1/15/21		1,938		1,831,410
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:
7.38%, 11/15/18		540		514,350
7.63%, 11/15/20		550		525,250
				4,729,460
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.8%
AES Corp., 7.38%, 7/01/21 (c)		785		792,850
Calpine Corp. (c):
7.50%, 2/15/21		180		181,800
7.88%, 1/15/23		585		596,700
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20		3,115		3,127,058
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, 10.00%, 12/01/20		161		162,428
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (c)		1,995		1,975,050
				6,835,886
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.7%
Alba Group Plc & Co., KG, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (c)	EUR	107		149,863
Sequa Corp. (c):
11.75%, 12/01/15	USD	2,190		2,277,600
13.50%, 12/01/15		3,759		3,984,277
				6,411,740
Insurance — 1.3%
Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/15 (c)		1,600		1,640,000
CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (c)		339		352,560
Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21		390		346,136
MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (c)		235		225,600
USI Holdings Corp., 4.16%, 11/15/14 (c)(h)		630		563,850
				3,128,146
Machinery — 1.3%
AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14		900		788,625
Navistar International Corp.:
3.00%, 10/15/14 (f)		1,810		1,997,788
8.25%, 11/01/21		140		144,900
Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17		30		30,825
SPX Corp., 6.88%, 9/01/17		160		166,800
				3,128,938
Media — 14.6%
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/20		160		154,400
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (c)		205		212,175
Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (c)		745		659,325
CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16		2,982		3,444,630
CCO Holdings LLC:
7.25%, 10/30/17		40		41,250
7.88%, 4/30/18		100		104,000
6.50%, 4/30/21		721		704,777
CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.42%, 5/15/14 (c)(h)		150		142,500
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14		370		400,525
Catalina Marketing Corp., 10.50%, 10/01/15 (c)(e)		555		555,000
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (c)		590		454,300
Checkout Holding Corp., 10.69%, 11/15/15 (c)(g)		615		362,850
Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (c)		355		382,513
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 3/01/21		500		402,500
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:
9.25%, 12/15/17		1,404		1,488,240
Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17		5,160		5,521,200
Cox Enterprises, Inc.:
Loan Close 2, 4.00%, 8/15/18		630		650,077
Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18		720		743,225
Shares Loan, 4.00%, 8/15/18		743		766,526


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)			Value
Media (concluded)
Cumulus Media, Inc., 7.75%, 5/01/19 (c)	USD	120	$	105,300
DISH DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/01/13		90		94,388
Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15		900		868,500
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:
6.00%, 5/15/15 (h)		330		245,850
9.50%, 5/15/15		290		236,350
Intelsat Luxemburg SA:
11.25%, 6/15/16		1,010		1,055,450
11.25%, 2/04/17		320		310,400
11.50%, 2/04/17 (e)		360		349,650
11.50%, 2/04/17 (c)(e)		820		796,425
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (c)		945		1,001,700
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/17		315		362,250
Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, 7.50%, 3/15/19 (c)	EUR	613		862,964
Kabel Deutschland Vertrieb und Service GmbH & Co. KG, 6.50%, 6/29/18 (c)		315		443,041
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (c)	USD	675		649,688
Musketeer GmbH, 9.50%, 3/15/21	EUR	385		553,053
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 12/15/17 (c)	USD	570		575,700
Nielsen Finance LLC:
11.63%, 2/01/14		45		50,963
7.75%, 10/15/18		2,085		2,152,762
Odeon & UCI Finco Plc, 9.00%, 8/01/18 (c)	GBP	189		280,725
ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (c)	USD	460		450,800
ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%, 10/15/12 (a)(c)(i)		812		406
Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18		305		308,050
UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (c)		500		522,500
UPCB Finance II Ltd., 6.38%, 7/01/20 (c)	EUR	753		962,700
Unitymedia GmbH:
9.63%, 12/01/19		158		228,669
9.63%, 12/01/19 (c)		530		767,056
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC Germany Gmbh) (c):
8.13%, 12/01/17		407		587,579
8.13%, 12/01/17	USD	540		550,800
Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 7.00%, 1/15/18	GBP	537		902,222
Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (c)	EUR	343		482,865
Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (c)		735		1,029,432
				34,978,251
Metals & Mining — 4.2%
Drummond Co., Inc.:
9.00%, 10/15/14 (c)	USD	245		250,513
7.38%, 2/15/16		190		192,850
FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%, 11/01/15 (c)		1,140		1,137,150
Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (f)		970		1,276,763
JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18 (c)		185		180,838
James River Escrow, Inc., 7.88%, 4/01/19 (c)		200		181,000
New World Resources NV, 7.88%, 5/01/18	EUR	627		860,155
Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%, 7/15/14 (f)	USD	1,345		1,953,612
Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (c)		3,235		3,404,837
Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.75%, 4/15/19		300		284,250
Vedanta Resources PLC, 8.25%, 6/07/21 (c)		245		233,975
Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21		151		148,722
				10,104,665
Multiline Retail — 1.8%
Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (e)		4,007		4,437,753
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.7%
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:
6.00%, 6/01/19		285		278,588
6.25%, 6/01/21		920		900,450


See Notes to Financial Statements.
18	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011




Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)			Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)
Arch Coal, Inc.:
7.25%, 10/01/20	USD	310	$	305,350
7.25%, 6/15/21 (c)		785		773,225
Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16		470		485,275
Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16		40		43,900
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18 (c)		120		122,400
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:
6.63%, 8/15/20		876		915,420
6.13%, 2/15/21		505		512,575
2.25%, 12/15/38 (f)		775		689,750
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (c)		243		257,580
Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21		375		384,375
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 8.50%, 8/01/19 (c)		310		251,100
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20		1,800		1,935,000
Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21		340		350,200
Copano Energy LLC, 7.13%, 4/01/21		305		303,475
Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18		165		170,775
Denbury Resources, Inc.:
8.25%, 2/15/20		652		687,045
6.38%, 8/15/21		320		313,600
EV Energy Partners LP, 8.00%, 4/15/19 (c)		140		137,200
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (c):
9.25%, 12/15/17		390		399,750
7.75%, 6/15/19		815		766,100
Forbes Energy Services Ltd., 9.00%, 6/15/19 (c)		335		319,088
Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (c)		710		717,100
Linn Energy LLC (c):
6.50%, 5/15/19		230		219,650
8.63%, 4/15/20		1,005		1,075,350
7.75%, 2/01/21		395		402,900
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20		120		123,000
Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18 (c)		1,705		1,722,050
OGX Petroleo e Gas Participações SA, 8.50%, 6/01/18 (c)		3,625		3,634,062
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (c)		300		294,000
Petrohawk Energy Corp.:
10.50%, 8/01/14		350		395,500
7.88%, 6/01/15		450		486,000
7.25%, 8/15/18		290		338,212
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.88%, 5/01/18		95		102,901
Precision Drilling Corp., 6.50%, 12/15/21 (c)		275		275,000
Range Resources Corp.:
8.00%, 5/15/19		400		435,000
5.75%, 6/01/21		310		311,550
SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (c)		260		260,000
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/21 (c)		835		814,125
Teekay Corp., 8.50%, 1/15/20		510		495,975
				23,404,596
Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (c)(e)		354		247,611
Boise Paper Holdings LLC:
9.00%, 11/01/17		115		122,188
8.00%, 4/01/20		140		143,150
Clearwater Paper Corp.:
10.63%, 6/15/16		370		405,150
7.13%, 11/01/18 (c)		535		537,675
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (c)		1,525		1,741,562
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%, 6/01/16 (c)		315		311,850
NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (i)		1,935		1,702,800
Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 6.63%, 4/15/21 (c)		120		106,800
Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14		707		749,420
				6,068,206

Corporate Bonds	Par (000)			Value
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%
Capsugel Finance Co. SCA, 9.88%, 8/01/19 (c)	EUR	200	$	275,808
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7.00%, 7/15/19 (c)	USD	170		172,125
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.50%, 7/15/16 (c)		780		741,000
				1,188,933
Professional Services — 0.3%
FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20 (c)		850		838,313
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%
FelCor Lodging LP, 6.75%, 6/01/19 (c)		1,285		1,207,900
iStar Financial, Inc., 5.65%, 9/15/11		1,500		1,488,750
The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15		480		486,000
				3,182,650
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.2%
CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/20		310		303,025
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.63%, 6/01/15		1,325		1,275,313
Realogy Corp. (c):
11.50%, 4/15/17 (h)		910		723,450
12.00%, 4/15/17		90		72,000
7.88%, 2/15/19		2,400		1,992,000
Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19 (c)		1,025		866,125
				5,231,913
Road & Rail — 2.0%
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:
9.63%, 3/15/18		475		485,688
8.25%, 1/15/19		710		686,925
Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%, 2/01/17 (c)		410		407,950
The Hertz Corp. (c):
7.50%, 10/15/18		595		583,100
6.75%, 4/15/19		410		382,325
7.38%, 1/15/21		455		434,525
Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV:
8.50%, 7/31/15	EUR	100		140,777
8.50%, 7/31/15 (c)		1,225		1,724,519
				4,845,809
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%
Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (c)	USD	540		540,000
Specialty Retail — 2.2%
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 8.38%, 11/15/20		335		329,138
Hillman Group, Inc., 10.88%, 6/01/18		490		494,900
House of Fraser Plc., 8.88%, 8/15/18 (c)	GBP	259		357,378
Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19	USD	745		839,056
Phones4u Finance Plc, 9.50%, 4/01/18 (c)	GBP	370		462,478
QVC, Inc. (c):
7.13%, 4/15/17	USD	210		219,450
7.50%, 10/01/19		565		608,787
7.38%, 10/15/20		195		209,625
Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18		345		350,175
Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (c)		390		378,300
United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16		950		961,875
				5,211,162
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%
Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (c)		398		374,120
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.6%
Cricket Communications, Inc.:
10.00%, 7/15/15		715		739,131
7.75%, 5/15/16		306		309,825
Digicel Group Ltd. (c):
8.88%, 1/15/15		635		635,000
9.13%, 1/15/15		1,711		1,710,632
8.25%, 9/01/17		1,135		1,135,000
10.50%, 4/15/18		500		530,000


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	19



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)
FiberTower Corp., 9.00%, 1/01/16 (e)	USD	311	$	193,552
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/01/21 (c)		140		135,450
iPCS, Inc., 2.38%, 5/01/13 (h)		760		704,900
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:
7.88%, 9/01/18		340		344,675
6.63%, 11/15/20		850		794,750
NII Capital Corp., 7.63%, 4/01/21		344		350,880
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28		1,210		1,082,950
				8,666,745
Total Corporate Bonds — 103.0%				247,450,167


Floating Rate Loan Interests (h)
Airlines — 0.3%
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/20/17		675		622,127
Building Products — 0.2%
Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.00%, 10/30/17		500		502,500
Capital Markets — 0.1%
Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.25%, 12/15/14		369		206,424
Chemicals — 0.1%
PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original Term Loan Facility (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14		313		285,907
Construction & Engineering — 0.7%
Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan, 7.25%, 12/18/17		1,750		1,750,000
Consumer Finance — 1.5%
Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17		4,000		3,705,000
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%
ServiceMaster Co.:
Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%, 7/24/14		77		71,408
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14		8		7,111
				78,519
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Incremental Tranche A Term Loan, 2.50%, 3/13/14		475		438,900
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.0%
CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.), Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14		110		103,400
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:
Coal Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16		530		519,661
Gas Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16		970		951,079
				1,470,740
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%
Harden Healthcare, Inc.:
Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15		435		425,844
Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15		381		373,039
inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.), Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16		801		755,846
				1,554,729


Floating Rate Loan Interests (h)	Par (000)				Value
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan B-3, 3.25%, 1/28/15	USD		341		$	293,899
Travelport LLC, (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Term Loan, 8.29%, 3/27/12			1,251			689,203
						983,102
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.9%
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU), Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17			2,926			2,148,176
Media — 3.8%
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14			1,455			1,389,525
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan, 6.21%, 6/12/14			862			692,815
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18			5,985			5,730,637
Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13			1,375			1,419,688
						9,232,665
Multiline Retail — 0.6%
Hema Holding BV, Mezzanine, 9.93%, 7/05/17	EUR		1,097			1,407,026
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%, 11/02/15	USD		1,829			1,810,296
Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%
Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13 (e)			1,326			1,140,343
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan, (Second Lien), 5.00%, 6/28/13			1,383			1,344,124
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%
Realogy Corp.:
Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, 4.44%, 10/10/16			124			101,911
Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16			689			566,955
						668,866
Specialty Retail — 0.0%
Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 5/29/14			109			94,562
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 12.3%						29,547,406


Other Interests (k)		Beneficial Interest (000)
Auto Components — 2.6%
Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B Membership Interests (a)			—	(l)		6,247,969
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%
BLK COY (Luxembourg) Investments, S.a.r.l. (Laricina Energy Ltd.) (a)(m)			35			1,549,759
Media — 0.0%
Adelphia Escrow (a)			700			7
Adelphia Recovery Trust (a)			878			88
						95
Total Other Interests — 3.2%						7,797,823


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Preferred Securities
Capital Trusts	Par (000)			Value
Insurance — 0.2%
Genworth Financial, Inc., 6.15%, 11/15/66 (h)	USD		790	$	474,000
Total Capital Trusts — 0.2%					474,000


Preferred Stocks	Shares
Auto Components — 0.3%
Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (c)(f)			6,380		718,547
Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%
Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00% (c)			2,883		2,193,693
Media — 0.2%
CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp., 0.00% (a)(c)(h)			34,982		297,347
Total Preferred Stocks — 1.4%					3,209,587


Trust Preferreds
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%
GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (h)			80,890		1,727,002
Total Trust Preferreds — 0.7%					1,727,002
Total Preferred Securities — 2.3%					5,410,589


Warrants (n)
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%
HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14)			29,930		—
Media — 0.1%
Cumulus Media, Inc. (Expires 3/26/19)			88,351		225,781
New Vision Holdings LLC (Expires 9/30/14)			14,965		150
					225,931
Software — 0.0%
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (Expires 9/29/17)			312		3
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)			9,997		—
					3
Total Warrants — 0.1%					225,934
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $309,796,735) — 124.8%					299,702,026


Short-Term Securities
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class, 0.11% (o)(p)			1,965,816		1,965,816
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $1,965,816) — 0.8%					1,965,816

Options Purchased	Contracts			Value
Exchange-Traded Call Options — 0.0%			412	$	5,356
E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 20.00, Expires 10/22/11			412	$	5,356
Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Strike Price USD 120.00, Expires 9/17/11			131		29,478
Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%
Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike Price USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19, Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA			17		—

	Notional Amount (000)
Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.1%
Receive a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and pay a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/21/11, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.		$	10,000		100,351
Total Options Purchased (Cost — $244,707) — 0.1%					135,185
Total Investments Before Options Written (Cost — $312,007,258*) — 125.7%					301,803,027


Options Written		Contracts
Exchange-Traded Put Options — (0.0)%
E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 13.00, Expires 10/22/11			412		(84,460	)

	Notional Amount (000)
Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (0.1)%
Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/21/11, Broker Credit Suisse International	USD		10,650		(2,084	)
Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/21/11, Broker Goldman Sachs International			4,000		(181,742	)
					(183,826	)
Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.3)%
Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/21/11, Broker Credit Suisse International			2,775		(90,853	)
Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/21/11, Broker Goldman Sachs International			4,000		(130,653	)


See Notes to Financial Statements.


	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	21



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Options Written	Notional Amount (000)		Value
Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)
Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/21/11, Broker Morgan Stanley Capital Services	USD	10,000	$	(388,255	)
				(609,761	)
Total Options Written (Premiums Received — $601,636) — (0.4)%				(878,047	)
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 125.3%				300,924,980
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (25.3)%				(60,682,896	)
Net Assets — 100.0%			$	240,242,084


*	The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


Aggregate cost	$	313,099,853
Gross unrealized appreciation	$	11,308,144
Gross unrealized depreciation		(22,600,970	)
Net unrealized depreciation	$	(11,292,826	)


(a)	Non-income producing security.

(b)	Restricted security as to resale. As of report date the Fund held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $3,851 and an original cost of $277, in this security.

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

(d)	Represents a step-down bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a lower coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

(e)	Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

(f)	Convertible security.

(g)	Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

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

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

(j)	Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

(k)	Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

(l)	Amount is less than $500.

(m)	The investment is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund.

(n)	Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

(o)	Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


Affiliate	Shares Held at February 28, 2010		Net Activity		Shares Held at August 31, 2011		Income
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class		1,721,866		243,950		1,965,816	$	1,031


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

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

•	Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Contracts	Issue	Exchange	Expiration		Notional Value		Unrealized Depreciation
347	S&P 500 Index Emini	Chicago Mercantile	September 2011	$	19,749,027	$	(1,378,068	)


•	Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Currency Purchased		Currency Sold		Counterparty	Settlement Date		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
EUR	293,000	USD	421,255	Royal Bank of Scotland	9/02/11	$	(360	)

USD	192,154	CAD	190,000	Citibank NA	10/07/11		(1,700	)

USD	3,596,799	GBP	2,251,000	Royal Bank of Scotland	10/07/11		(55,827	)

USD	20,237,444	EUR	14,117,000	Citibank NA	10/26/11		(28,322	)

USD	760,967	EUR	530,000	Deutsche Bank AG	10/26/11		121

USD	45,787	EUR	32,000	Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.	10/26/11		(151	)

USD	420,982	EUR	293,000	Royal Bank of Scotland	10/26/11		363

USD	199,829	EUR	140,000	UBS AG	10/26/11		(1,149	)
Total						$	(87,025	)


•	Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Issuer	Pay Fixed Rate	Counterparty	Expiration Date		Notional Amount (000)		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
iStar Financial, Inc.	5.00%	Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.	9/20/11	$	750	$	(2,347	)

iStar Financial, Inc.	5.00%	Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.	9/20/11	$	750		(2,436	)

Republic of Hungary	1.00%	Deutsche Bank AG	12/20/15	$	280		5,918

Israel (State of)	1.00%	Deutsche Bank AG	3/20/16	$	625		(6,428	)

Beazer Homes USA Inc.	5.00%	Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC	9/20/16	$	125		(5,472	)

Beazer Homes USA Inc.	5.00%	Goldman Sachs & Co.	9/20/16	$	175		11,459

Realogy Corp	5.00%	Goldman Sachs & Co.	9/20/16	$	125		(9,218	)

iStar Financial, Inc.	5.00%	Deutsche Bank AG	12/20/16	$	250		(20,392	)
Total						$	(28,916	)


See Notes to Financial Statements.

22	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)


•	Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

Index

Pay
Fixed
Rate

Counterparty

Expiration
Date

Notional
Amount
(000)

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Dow Jones
CDX North America
High Yield Index
Series 16

5.00%

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

6/20/16

2,100

—


•	Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Issuer	Receive Fixed Rate	Counterparty	Expiration Date	Issuer Credit Rating¹		Notional Amount (000)²	Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
iStar Financial, Inc.	5.00%	Deutsche Bank AG	9/20/11	B+	$	250	$	1,583

ARAMARK Corp.	5.00%	Goldman Sachs International	3/20/16	B	$	500		(14,585	)

ARAMARK Corp.	5.00%	Goldman Sachs International	6/20/16	B	$	300		(9,383	)

ARAMARK Corp.	5.00%	Goldman Sachs International	6/20/16	B	$	300		(11,486	)


ARAMARK Corp.	5.00%	Goldman Sachs International	9/20/16	B	$	350		(15,369	)
Total							$	(49,240	)


		¹	Using S&P’s rating.

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

•	Interest rate swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Fixed Rate		Floating Rate	Counterparty	Expiration Date	Notional Amount (000)		Unrealized Appreciation
3.12	%^(a)	3-month LIBOR	Deutsche Bank AG	8/02/21	$	1,320	$	11,812

3.09	%^(a)	3-month LIBOR	Deutsche Bank AG	8/03/21	$	1,330		10,135

3.15	%^(a)	3-month LIBOR	Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC	8/11/21	$	1,340		13,759

3.11	%^(a)	3-month LIBOR	Deutsche Bank AG	8/11/21	$	1,340		11,386
Total							$	47,092


		(a)	Pays a fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.

•	Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

	•	Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

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

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

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments:



Valuation Inputs	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investments:
Long-Term Investments:
Common Stocks	$	7,032,920		$	85,137		$	2,152,050	$	9,270,107
Corporate Bonds		—			242,319,052			5,131,115		247,450,167
Floating Rate Loan Interests		—			23,768,539			5,778,867		29,547,406
Other Interests		88			6,247,969			1,549,766		7,797,823
Preferred Securities		1,727,002			3,386,240			297,347		5,410,589
Warrants		—			—			225,934		225,934
Short-Term Securities		1,965,816			—			—		1,965,816
Total	$	10,725,826		$	275,806,937		$	15,135,079	$	301,667,842

Valuation Inputs	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total
Derivative Financial Instruments¹
Assets:
Credit contracts		—		$	18,960			—	$	18,960
Equity contracts	$	34,834			100,351			—		135,185
Foreign currency exchange contracts		—			484			—		484
Interest rate contracts		—			47,092			—		47,092
Liabilities:
Credit contracts		—			(97,116	)		—		(97,116	)
Equity contracts		(1,462,528	)		(793,587	)		—		(2,256,115	)
Foreign currency exchange contracts		—			(87,509	)		—		(87,509	)
Total	$	(1,427,694	)	$	(811,325	)		—	$	(2,239,019	)


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


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	23



Schedule of Investments (concluded)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:


	Common Stocks			Corporate Bonds			Floating Rate Loan Interests			Other Interests			Preferred Stocks		Warrants		Unfunded Loan Commitments			Total
Assets/Liabilities:
Balance, as of February 28, 2011	$	412,146		$	5,083,048		$	6,878,236		$	7			—	$	154	$	(11,592	)	$	12,361,999
Accrued discounts/premiums		—			12,301			1,296			—			—		—		—			13,597
Net realized gain (loss)		—			6,528			3,965			—			—		—		—			10,493
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation²		(2,000,339	)		624,595			1,156,020			(27,393	)	$	297,347		225,780		11,592			287,602
Purchases		3,740,243			47,658			5,690			1,577,152			—		—		—			5,370,743
Sales		—			(748,753	)		(2,574,160	)		—			—		—		—			(3,322,913	)
Transfers in³		—			105,738			1,461,797			—			—		—		—			1,567,535
Transfers out³		—			—			(1,153,977	)		—			—		—		—			(1,153,977	)
Balance, as of August 31, 2011	$	2,152,050		$	5,131,115		$	5,778,867		$	1,549,766		$	297,347	$	225,934		—		$	15,135,079


²	Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held on August 31, 2011 was $(992,367).

³	The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

	A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

24	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Common Stocks	Shares		Value
Capital Markets — 0.1%
E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)	29,600	$	365,856
Chemicals — 0.0%
Wellman Holdings, Inc.	256		832
Wellman, Inc. (acquired 1/30/09, cost $235) (a)(b)	1,266		4,114
			4,946
Communications Equipment — 0.4%
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a)	20,518		1,161,114
Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%
Kcad Holdings I Ltd.	184,016,803		2,076,998
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%
Medis Technologies Ltd. (a)	70,784		779
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%
Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (a)	1,099		2,747
Media — 1.4%
Belo Corp., Class A	47,382		258,232
Charter Communications, Inc. (a)	63,805		3,182,593
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)	9,964		114,088
			3,554,913
Metals & Mining — 0.1%
African Minerals Ltd. (a)	47,050		391,428
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%
Marathon Petroleum Corp.	10,600		392,836
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (c)	140,415		286,766
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.	122,117		249,397
Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)	158,023		106,500
Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)(c)	45,762		30,841
			673,504
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%
Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)	64,237		964,198
SunPower Corp., Class B (a)	271		3,211
			967,409
Software — 0.1%
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (a)	501		2
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a)	89,669		179,338
			179,340
Total Common Stocks — 3.8%			9,771,870



Corporate Bonds	Par (000)
Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (c):
6.88%, 3/15/18	USD	360		338,400
7.13%, 3/15/21		400		376,000
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10.00%, 6/01/17		756		776,790
				1,491,190
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%
National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:
Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15		679		705,964
Series 2, 12.38%, 8/16/15		686		713,156
				1,419,120

Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Airlines — 3.1%
Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (c)	USD	900	$	864,000
American Airlines, Inc.:
10.50%, 10/15/12		940		969,375
7.50%, 3/15/16 (c)		140		126,700
Series 2001-2, 7.86%, 4/01/13		400		400,000
Series 2011-1-B, 7.00%, 1/31/18 (c)		407		350,272
Continental Airlines, Inc.:
6.75%, 9/15/15 (c)		630		614,250
Series 1997-4-B, 6.90%, 7/02/18 (d)		396		390,128
Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%, 1/12/19		500		462,500
Delta Air Lines, Inc.:
Series 2010-1-B, 6.38%, 7/02/17		500		450,000
Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16		765		784,455
US Airways Pass-Through Trust, 10.88%, 10/22/14		690		672,750
United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12		2,062		2,155,175
				8,239,605
Auto Components — 2.1%
Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.00%, 11/01/15 (c)		230		242,075
B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 6/01/19 (c)		210		195,300
Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21 (c)		170		164,050
Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 7/16/31		730		800,352
Icahn Enterprises LP:
4.00%, 8/15/13 (c)(e)(f)		255		243,219
8.00%, 1/15/18		3,035		3,065,350
International Automotive Components Group, SL, 9.13%, 6/01/18 (c)		260		255,450
Titan International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/17		465		488,250
				5,454,046
Beverages — 0.2%
Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18		264		273,240
Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (c)	EUR	245		339,625
				612,865
Biotechnology — 0.1%
QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (c)	USD	335		341,135
Building Products — 1.3%
Building Materials Corp. of America (c):
7.00%, 2/15/20		440		440,000
6.75%, 5/01/21		1,260		1,206,450
Griffon Corp., 7.13%, 4/01/18 (c)		430		406,350
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:
11.50%, 12/01/16		475		470,250
9.00%, 1/15/21 (c)		985		842,175
				3,365,225
Capital Markets — 1.0%
American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13 (g)		510		506,420
E*Trade Financial Corp.:
12.50%, 11/30/17 (h)		880		1,012,000
3.39%, 8/31/19 (c)(e)(i)		244		291,580
Series A, 3.65%, 8/31/19 (e)(i)		7		8,365
KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (c)		650		691,570
				2,509,935
Chemicals — 3.6%
American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15		880		864,600
American Rock Salt Co. LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/18 (c)		138		127,995
Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21		980		982,450
Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18 (c)		375		385,312
Hexion US Finance Corp.:
8.88%, 2/01/18		480		448,800
9.00%, 11/15/20 (c)		310		270,475
Huntsman International LLC (c):
6.88%, 11/15/13	EUR	280		398,198
8.63%, 3/15/21	USD	170		177,438
Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (c)		420		425,250
KRATON Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19 (c)		125		120,000


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Chemicals (concluded)
Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 10.00%, 6/15/18	EUR	583	$	791,419
Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.00%, 5/01/18	USD	1,235		1,378,569
Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (c)		185		191,012
OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (c)		546		540,540
Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18 (c)		550		482,625
PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20		215		221,450
TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (c)		335		343,375
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (e):
(Second Lien), 10.00%, 1/29/19 (c)		844		1,173,160
(Third Lien), 5.00%, 1/29/19 (h)		290		206,060
				9,528,728
Commercial Banks — 2.5%
CIT Group, Inc.:
7.00%, 5/01/15		450		447,750
7.00%, 5/01/16		2,876		2,862,104
7.00%, 5/01/17		2,765		2,730,516
7.00%, 5/02/17 (c)		440		434,500
				6,474,870
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0%
ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15		755		825,781
AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (c)		120		115,754
Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.75%, 4/06/21 (c)		540		532,861
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (c)		525		494,813
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/19 (c)		650		625,625
Clean Harbors, Inc., 7.63%, 8/15/16 (c)		380		401,850
Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (c)		365		354,963
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.:
10.00%, 7/15/17 (c)		585		628,875
8.25%, 2/01/21		875		815,937
WCA Waste Corp., 7.50%, 6/15/19 (c)		330		330,000
West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18 (c)		135		131,625
				5,258,084
Communications Equipment — 0.8%
Avaya, Inc.:
9.75%, 11/01/15		520		442,000
10.13%, 11/01/15 (h)		650		561,438
7.00%, 4/01/19 (c)		520		468,000
EH Holding Corp. (c):
6.50%, 6/15/19		380		380,000
7.63%, 6/15/21		260		258,700
				2,110,138
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%
Abengoa SA, 8.50%, 3/31/16	EUR	100		134,313
Boart Longyear Management Ltd., 7.00%, 4/01/21 (c)	USD	200		198,500
				332,813
Construction Materials — 0.3%
Calcipar SA, 6.88%, 5/01/18 (c)		345		326,887
Xefin Lux SCA, 8.00%, 6/01/18 (c)	EUR	254		335,682
				662,569
Consumer Finance — 1.2%
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17	USD	680		688,500
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:
3.00%, 1/13/12 (f)		215		215,004
7.80%, 6/01/12		200		206,004
7.00%, 4/15/15		1,830		1,953,525
6.63%, 8/15/17		139		145,519
				3,208,552
Containers & Packaging — 1.2%
Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,10/15/17 (c)	EUR	475		639,692
Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15	USD	135		139,050
GCL Holdings SCA, 9.38%, 4/15/18 (c)	EUR	267		335,603


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Containers & Packaging (concluded)
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/18	USD	375	$	393,750
OI European Group BV, 6.88%, 3/31/17	EUR	155		211,525
Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13	USD	410		377,200
Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/16		55		57,750
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (c):
7.25%, 11/15/17	EUR	495		682,625
7.75%, 11/15/19		315		432,135
				3,269,330
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.2%
Service Corp. International, 7.00%, 6/15/17	USD	3,000		3,135,000
Diversified Financial Services — 6.0%
Ally Financial, Inc.:
7.50%, 12/31/13		280		288,400
8.30%, 2/12/15		540		567,000
6.25%, 12/01/17 (c)		660		634,865
8.00%, 3/15/20		440		444,400
7.50%, 9/15/20		670		658,275
8.00%, 11/01/31		1,450		1,417,375
8.00%, 11/01/31		880		846,499
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 3/01/16		450		469,125
Boparan Holdings Ltd. (c):
9.75%, 4/30/18	EUR	102		112,837
9.88%, 4/30/18	GBP	145		190,657
FCE Bank Plc:
7.13%, 1/15/13	EUR	1,050		1,512,097
4.75%, 1/19/15		419		547,723
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.75%, 6/01/18 (c)	USD	490		487,550
KION Finance SA, 7.88%, 4/15/18 (c)	EUR	160		190,767
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (j):
5.38%, 10/17/12	EUR	150		51,714
5.75%, 5/17/13	USD	620		154,225
4.75%, 1/16/14	EUR	760		259,288
1.00%, 2/05/14		1,600		540,124
8.80%, 3/01/15	USD	175		44,188
Leucadia National Corp., 8.13%, 9/15/15		1,175		1,261,656
Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/16 (c)		518		529,655
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.:
8.75%, 10/15/16 (c)	EUR	400		557,362
8.75%, 10/15/16		510		710,637
7.13%, 4/15/19 (c)	USD	245		232,138
9.00%, 4/15/19 (c)		265		238,500
7.88%, 8/15/19 (c)		1,095		1,084,050
9.88%, 8/15/19 (c)		455		427,700
8.25%, 2/15/21 (c)		735		619,238
WMG Acquisition Corp. (c):
9.50%, 6/15/16		120		122,400
11.50%, 10/01/18		585		532,350
				15,732,795
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.5%
Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%, 9/01/12		1,035		890,100
GCI, Inc., 6.75%, 6/01/21 (c)		288		283,680
ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16		280		287,000
Level 3 Escrow, Inc., 8.13%, 7/01/19 (c)		2,715		2,579,250
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:
9.25%, 11/01/14		84		85,050
8.75%, 2/15/17		565		553,700
Qwest Communications International, Inc.:
7.50%, 2/15/14		2,675		2,708,437
8.00%, 10/01/15		720		768,600
Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14		1,660		1,680,750
Qwest Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/15		525		584,063


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services (concluded)
Windstream Corp.:
8.13%, 8/01/13	USD	460	$	488,750
7.88%, 11/01/17		743		781,079
				11,690,459
Electric Utilities — 0.6%
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., 4.50%, 3/24/14	EUR	1,200		1,473,850
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%
CDW LLC:
11.00%, 10/12/15	USD	11		11,220
11.50%, 10/12/15 (h)		660		673,200
8.00%, 12/15/18 (c)		430		425,700
Elster Finance BV, 6.25%, 4/15/18 (c)	EUR	114		150,658
Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18	USD	235		264,962
				1,525,740
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%
Antero Resources Finance Corp., 7.25%, 8/01/19 (c)		165		160,462
Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (c)		245		237,650
Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas, 7.75%, 5/15/17		250		251,250
Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (c)		445		431,650
Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (c)		1,135		1,174,725
Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/21		450		441,000
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/21 (c)		580		580,000
Oil States International, Inc., 6.50%, 6/01/19 (c)		320		320,000
SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 8/01/19 (c)		220		216,150
Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17		379		397,950
				4,210,837
Food Products — 0.5%
Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18 (c)		240		259,800
Del Monte Foods Co., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (c)		565		560,762
JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (c)		90		81,788
Reddy Ice Corp., 11.25%, 3/15/15		440		399,300
				1,301,650
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%
DJO Finance LLC:
10.88%, 11/15/14		2,320		2,398,300
7.75%, 4/15/18 (c)		100		93,000
ExamWorks Group, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/19 (c)		282		265,785
Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/15 (c)		540		602,100
Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19		295		292,787
				3,651,972
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.9%
Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (c)		415		412,925
ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (c):
7.38%, 12/15/17	EUR	600		775,710
10.50%, 12/15/18	USD	270		245,700
Crown Newco 3 Plc, 7.00%, 2/15/18 (c)	GBP	364		531,796
HCA, Inc.:
8.50%, 4/15/19	USD	305		332,450
6.50%, 2/15/20		1,230		1,243,838
7.25%, 9/15/20		2,910		2,990,025
7.50%, 2/15/22		1,280		1,267,200
IASIS Healthcare LLC, 8.38%, 5/15/19 (c)		755		660,625
INC Research LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/19 (c)		410		379,250
inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (c)		435		392,588
Omnicare, Inc.:
6.13%, 6/01/13		15		15,150
6.88%, 12/15/15		88		89,760
7.75%, 6/01/20		625		637,500


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)
Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16 (c)	USD	345	$	320,850
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:
9.00%, 5/01/15		1,664		1,763,840
10.00%, 5/01/18		779		856,900
8.88%, 7/01/19		2,279		2,415,740
				15,331,847
Health Care Technology — 1.3%
IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (c)		2,405		2,765,750
MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (c)		535		516,275
				3,282,025
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%, 6/01/17		130		140,075
Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA, 8.75%, 5/15/18	EUR	53		66,237
Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18	USD	1,190		1,154,300
El Dorado Resorts LLC, 8.63%, 6/15/19 (c)		180		153,450
Enterprise Inns Plc, 6.50%, 12/06/18	GBP	324		399,721
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 9.00%, 8/31/20 (c)	USD	300		249,000
MGM Mirage, 13.00%, 11/15/13		110		126,088
MGM Resorts International:
10.38%, 5/15/14		255		279,862
11.13%, 11/15/17		820		914,300
Travelport LLC:
4.95%, 9/01/14 (f)		180		137,250
9.88%, 9/01/14		40		34,100
9.00%, 3/01/16		120		96,300
Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%, 12/15/14 (a)(j)		305		31
				3,750,714
Household Durables — 2.5%
American Standard Americas, 10.75%, 1/15/16 (c)		410		332,100
Ashton Woods USA LLC, 5.50%, 6/30/15 (c)(k)		880		631,400
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:
8.13%, 6/15/16		315		222,075
12.00%, 10/15/17		1,345		1,365,175
9.13%, 6/15/18		460		319,125
Ideal Standard International, 11.75%, 5/01/18 (c)	EUR	154		170,340
Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 1/15/20		305		414,035
Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20	USD	600		516,000
Standard Pacific Corp.:
10.75%, 9/15/16		1,390		1,376,100
8.38%, 5/15/18		270		236,925
8.38%, 1/15/21		585		503,100
United Rentals North America, Inc., 8.38%, 9/15/20		435		396,938
				6,483,313
Household Products — 0.1%
Ontex IV SA, 7.50%, 4/15/18 (c)	EUR	150		192,850
IT Services — 2.0%
Eagle Parent Canada, Inc., 8.63%, 5/01/19 (c)	USD	740		680,800
First Data Corp. (c):
7.38%, 6/15/19		940		883,600
8.88%, 8/15/20		535		529,650
12.63%, 1/15/21		2,114		1,997,730
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:
7.38%, 11/15/18		590		561,975
7.63%, 11/15/20		600		573,000
				5,226,755


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.8%
AES Corp., 7.38%, 7/01/21 (c)	USD	860	$	868,600
Calpine Corp. (c):
7.50%, 2/15/21		200		202,000
7.88%, 1/15/23		645		657,900
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20		3,395		3,408,142
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, 10.00%, 12/01/20		174		175,544
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (c)		2,170		2,148,300
				7,460,486
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.6%
Alba Group Plc & Co., KG, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (c)	EUR	107		149,863
Sequa Corp. (c):
11.75%, 12/01/15	USD	2,340		2,433,600
13.50%, 12/01/15		3,954		4,191,252
				6,774,715
Insurance — 1.3%
Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/15 (c)		1,700		1,742,500
CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (c)		367		381,680
Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21		430		381,637
MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (c)		260		249,600
USI Holdings Corp., 4.16%, 11/15/14 (c)(f)		680		608,600
				3,364,017
Machinery — 1.3%
AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14		980		858,725
Navistar International Corp.:
3.00%, 10/15/14 (e)		1,960		2,163,350
8.25%, 11/01/21		140		144,900
Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17		30		30,825
SPX Corp., 6.88%, 9/01/17		175		182,438
				3,380,238
Media — 14.7%
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/20		175		168,875
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (c)		225		232,875
Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (c)		815		721,275
CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16		3,253		3,756,867
CCO Holdings LLC:
7.25%, 10/30/17		50		51,563
7.88%, 4/30/18		110		114,400
6.50%, 4/30/21		788		770,270
CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.42%, 5/15/14 (c)(f)		160		152,000
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14		390		422,175
Catalina Marketing Corp., 10.50%, 10/01/15 (c)(h)		610		610,000
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (c)		645		496,650
Checkout Holding Corp., 10.69%, 11/15/15 (c)(i)		670		395,300
Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (c)		385		414,838
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 3/01/21		545		438,725
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:
9.25%, 12/15/17		1,525		1,616,500
Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17		5,570		5,959,900
Cox Enterprises, Inc.:
Loan Close 2, 4.00%, 8/15/18		661		682,581
Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18		756		780,386
Shares Loan, 4.00%, 8/15/18		780		804,851
Cumulus Media, Inc., 7.75%, 5/01/19 (c)		130		114,075
DISH DBS Corp.:
7.00%, 10/01/13		90		94,388
6.75%, 6/01/21 (c)		550		554,125
Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15		935		902,275
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:
6.00%, 5/15/15 (f)		350		260,750
9.50%, 5/15/15		315		256,725


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Media (concluded)
Intelsat Luxemburg SA:
11.25%, 6/15/16	USD	1,090	$	1,139,050
11.25%, 2/04/17		340		329,800
11.50%, 2/04/17 (h)		380		369,075
11.50%, 2/04/17 (c)(h)		910		883,837
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (c)		1,030		1,091,800
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/17		340		391,000
Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, 7.50%, 3/15/19 (c)	EUR	673		947,430
Kabel Deutschland Vertrieb und Service GmbH & Co. KG, 6.50%, 6/29/18 (c)		345		485,236
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (c)	USD	735		707,437
Musketeer GmbH, 9.50%, 3/15/21	EUR	425		610,513
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 12/15/17 (c)	USD	620		626,200
Nielsen Finance LLC:
11.63%, 2/01/14		117		132,503
7.75%, 10/15/18		2,145		2,214,712
Odeon & UCI Finco Plc, 9.00%, 8/01/18 (c)	GBP	207		307,461
ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (c)	USD	500		490,000
ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%, 10/15/12 (a)(c)(j)		850		425
Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18		335		338,350
UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (c)		500		522,500
UPCB Finance II Ltd., 6.38%, 7/01/20 (c)	EUR	822		1,050,915
Unitymedia GmbH:
9.63%, 12/01/19		168		243,142
9.63%, 12/01/19 (c)		570		824,947
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC Germany Gmbh):
8.13%, 12/01/17 (c)		441		636,664
8.13%, 12/01/17 (c)	USD	655		668,100
Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 7.00%, 1/15/18	GBP	618		1,038,312
Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (c)	EUR	388		546,215
Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (c)		800		1,120,471
				38,488,464
Metals & Mining — 4.2%
Drummond Co., Inc.:
9.00%, 10/15/14 (c)	USD	270		276,075
7.38%, 2/15/16		200		203,000
FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%, 11/01/15 (c)		1,230		1,226,925
Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (e)		1,060		1,395,225
JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18 (c)		200		195,500
James River Escrow, Inc., 7.88%, 4/01/19 (c)		220		199,100
New World Resources NV, 7.88%, 5/01/18	EUR	655		898,567
Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%, 7/15/14	USD	1,475		2,142,438
Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (c)		3,525		3,710,062
Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.75%, 4/15/19		330		312,675
Vedanta Resources Plc, 8.25%, 6/07/21 (c)		270		257,850
Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21		166		163,496
				10,980,913
Multiline Retail — 1.8%
Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (h)		4,351		4,818,732
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.7%
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:
6.00%, 6/01/19		320		312,800
6.25%, 6/01/21		1,010		988,537
Arch Coal, Inc.:
7.25%, 10/01/20		335		329,975
7.25%, 6/15/21 (c)		860		847,100
Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16		510		526,575
Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16		45		49,388
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18		130		132,600


See Notes to Financial Statements.

28	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:
6.63%, 8/15/20	USD	956	$	999,020
6.13%, 2/15/21		550		558,250
2.25%, 12/15/38 (e)		800		712,000
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (c)		266		281,960
Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21		410		420,250
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 8.50%, 8/01/19 (c)		345		279,450
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20		1,965		2,112,375
Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21		370		381,100
Copano Energy LLC, 7.13%, 4/01/21		335		333,325
Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18		180		186,300
Denbury Resources, Inc.:
8.25%, 2/15/20		737		776,614
6.38%, 8/15/21		350		343,000
EV Energy Partners LP, 8.00%, 4/15/19 (c)		150		147,000
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (c):
9.25%, 12/15/17		425		435,625
7.75%, 6/15/19		900		846,000
Forbes Energy Services Ltd., 9.00%, 6/15/19 (c)		365		347,662
Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (c)		770		777,700
Linn Energy LLC (c):
6.50%, 5/15/19		250		238,750
8.63%, 4/15/20		1,100		1,177,000
7.75%, 2/01/21		430		438,600
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20		135		138,375
Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18 (c)		1,845		1,863,450
OGX Petroleo e Gas Participações SA, 8.50%, 6/01/18 (c)		3,970		3,979,925
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (c)		330		323,400
Petrohawk Energy Corp.:
10.50%, 8/01/14		370		418,100
7.88%, 6/01/15		460		496,800
7.25%, 8/15/18		320		373,200
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.88%, 5/01/18		100		108,317
Precision Drilling Corp., 6.50%, 12/15/21 (c)		295		295,000
Range Resources Corp.:
8.00%, 5/15/19		400		435,000
5.75%, 6/01/21		340		341,700
SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (c)		285		285,000
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/21 (c)		915		892,125
Teekay Corp., 8.50%, 1/15/20		550		534,875
				25,464,223
Paper & Forest Products — 2.7%
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (c)(h)		1,192		834,072
Boise Paper Holdings LLC:
9.00%, 11/01/17		125		132,812
8.00%, 4/01/20		165		168,712
Clearwater Paper Corp.:
10.63%, 6/15/16		390		427,050
7.13%, 11/01/18 (c)		585		587,925
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (c)		1,600		1,827,213
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%, 6/01/16 (c)		345		341,550
NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (j)		2,070		1,821,600
Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 6.63%, 4/15/21 (c)		140		124,600
Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14		756		801,360
				7,066,894
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%
Capsugel Finance Co. SCA, 9.88%, 8/01/19 (c)	EUR	200		275,808
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7.00%, 7/15/19 (c)	USD	185		187,313
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.50%, 7/15/16 (c)		855		812,250
				1,275,371


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Professional Services — 0.3%
FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20 (c)	USD	920	$	907,350
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%
FelCor Lodging LP, 6.75%, 6/01/19 (c)		1,405		1,320,700
The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15		520		526,500
				1,847,200
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.2%
CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/20		335		327,463
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.63%, 6/01/15		1,425		1,371,562
IVG Immobilien AG, 8.00%, 5/29/49 (f)	EUR	100		109,174
Realogy Corp.:
11.50%, 4/15/17 (f)	USD	995		791,025
12.00%, 4/15/17		100		80,000
7.88%, 2/15/19 (c)		2,610		2,166,300
Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19 (c)		1,120		946,400
				5,791,924
Road & Rail — 2.0%
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:
9.63%, 3/15/18		510		521,475
8.25%, 1/15/19		775		749,812
Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%, 2/01/17 (c)		410		407,950
The Hertz Corp. (c):
7.50%, 10/15/18		645		632,100
6.75%, 4/15/19		445		414,963
7.38%, 1/15/21		495		472,725
Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV:
8.50%, 7/31/15	EUR	110		154,855
8.50%, 7/31/15 (c)		1,325		1,865,296
				5,219,176
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%
Micron Technology, Inc. (c):
Series A, 1.50%, 8/01/31	USD	285		245,100
Series B, 1.88%, 8/01/31		95		79,444
Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (c)		580		580,000
				904,544
Specialty Retail — 2.2%
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 8.38%, 11/15/20		365		358,613
Hillman Group, Inc., 10.88%, 6/01/18		530		535,300
House of Fraser Plc, 8.88%, 8/15/18 (c)	GBP	285		393,254
Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19	USD	785		884,106
Phones4u Finance Plc, 9.50%, 4/01/18 (c)	GBP	400		499,976
QVC, Inc. (c):
7.13%, 4/15/17	USD	230		240,350
7.50%, 10/01/19		625		673,438
7.38%, 10/15/20		210		225,750
Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18		370		375,550
Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (c)		420		407,400
United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16		1,025		1,037,812
				5,631,549
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%
Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (c)		431		405,140
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.4%
Cricket Communications, Inc.:
10.00%, 7/15/15		765		790,819
7.75%, 5/15/16		200		202,500
Digicel Group Ltd. (c):
8.88%, 1/15/15		700		700,000
9.13%, 1/15/15		1,783		1,783,000
8.25%, 9/01/17		1,180		1,180,000
10.50%, 4/15/18		500		530,000
FiberTower Corp., 9.00%, 1/01/16 (h)		311		193,551
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/01/21 (c)		160		154,800


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	29



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)
iPCS, Inc., 2.38%, 5/01/13 (f)	USD	815	$	755,912
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:
7.88%, 9/01/18		350		354,813
6.63%, 11/15/20		920		860,200
NII Capital Corp., 7.63%, 4/01/21		381		388,620
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28		1,270		1,136,650
				9,030,865
Total Corporate Bonds — 103.1%				270,079,813



Floating Rate Loan Interests (f)
Airlines — 0.2%
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/20/17	700	645,169
Building Products — 0.2%
Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.00%, 10/30/17	625	628,125
Capital Markets — 0.1%
Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.25%, 12/14/14	369	206,424
Chemicals — 0.3%
PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original Term Loan Facility (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14	290	264,826
Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17	492	452,038
		716,864
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%
AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/10/16	508	489,304
Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16	550	546,331
Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate), Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16	993	949,495
		1,985,130
Construction & Engineering — 0.8%
Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan, 7.25%, 12/18/17	2,000	2,000,000
Consumer Finance — 1.8%
Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17	5,150	4,770,188
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%
ServiceMaster Co.:
Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%, 7/24/14	86	79,808
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14	9	7,948
		87,756
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Incremental Tranche A Term Loan, 2.50%, 3/13/14	500	462,000
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.0%
CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.), Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14	120	112,800
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.1%
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:
Coal Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16	1,996	1,928,119
Gas Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16	3,654	3,589,727
		5,517,846


Floating Rate Loan Interests (f)	Par (000)		Value
Food Products — 0.3%
Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien), 11.25%, 9/29/17	USD	900	$	882,000
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6%
Harden Healthcare, Inc.:
Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15		456		447,136
Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15		433		423,909
inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.), Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16		801		755,846
				1,626,891
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan B-3, 3.25%, 1/28/15		363		312,268
Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Term Loan, 8.29%, 3/27/12		1,362		750,196
				1,062,464
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.9%
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU), Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17		3,134		2,300,562
Media — 4.1%
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., (FKA Thomson Learning) Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14		1,698		1,621,113
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan, 6.21%, 6/12/14		935		751,410
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18		7,282		6,972,276
Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13		1,325		1,368,062
				10,712,861
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%, 11/02/15		1,982		1,962,293
Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%
Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13 (h)		1,433		1,232,420
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%
Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 2/10/17		995		897,490
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), 5.00%, 6/28/13		1,524		1,480,754
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%
Realogy Corp.:
Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, 4.44%, 10/10/16		133		109,694
Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16		737		606,247
				715,941
Specialty Retail — 0.0%
Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 5/29/14		113		98,036
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2%
Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:
Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15		1,873		1,882,436
Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16		1,300		1,306,500
				3,188,936
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 16.5%				43,292,950


See Notes to Financial Statements.

30	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Other Interests (l)	Beneficial Interest (000)			Value
Auto Components — 2.6%
Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B Membership Interests (a)		—	(m)	$	6,860,756
Lear Corp. Escrow (a)	USD	460			9,200
					6,869,956
Energy, Equipment & Services — 0.6%
BLK CYE (Luxembourg) Investments, S.a.r.l. (Laricina Energy Ltd.) (a)(n)		35			1,549,759
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%
Buffets, Inc. (a)		575			6
Media — 0.0%
Adelphia Escrow (a)		750			8
Adelphia Recovery Trust (a)		941			94
					102
Total Other Interests — 3.2%					8,419,823


Preferred Securities

Capital Trusts	Par (000)
Insurance — 0.2%
Genworth Financial, Inc., 6.15%, 11/15/66 (f)		865			519,000
Total Capital Trusts — 0.2%					519,000


Preferred Stocks	Shares
Auto Components — 0.7%
Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (c)(e)		17,500			1,970,938
Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%
Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00% (c)		3,234			2,460,771
Media — 0.3%
CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp., 0.00% (a)(c)(f)		37,314			317,169
TRA Global, Inc. (a)		286,652			352,582
					669,751
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%
MPG Office Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.63% (a)		8,994			143,364
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%
Fannie Mae, Series O (a)		30,000			90,000
Freddie Mac, Series Z (a)		75,961			169,393
					259,393
Total Preferred Stocks — 2.1%					5,504,217


Trust Preferreds
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%
GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (f)		87,860			1,875,811
Total Trust Preferreds — 0.7%					1,875,811
Total Preferred Securities — 3.0%					7,899,028

Warrants (o)	Shares			Value
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%
MDP Acquisitions Plc (Expires 10/01/13)		700		$	28,868
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%
HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14)		32,042			—
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%
Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (Expires 4/29/14) (m)		485			5
Media — 0.1%
Cumulus Media, Inc. (Expires 3/26/19)		94,241			240,834
New Vision Holdings LLC (Expires 9/30/14)		22,447			224
					241,058
Software — 0.0%
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (Expires 9/29/17)		334			4
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)		11,225			—
					4
Total Warrants — 0.1%					269,935
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $351,137,320) — 129.7%					339,733,419


Options Purchased	Contracts
Exchange-Traded Call Options — 0.0%
E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 20.00, Expires 10/22/11		450			5,850
Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Strike Price USD 120.00, Expires 9/17/11		144			32,403
Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%
Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike Price USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19, Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA		19			—

	Notional Amount (000)
Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.1%
Receive a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and pay a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/21/11, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.	$	10,000			100,351
Total Options Purchased (Cost — $258,580) — 0.1%					138,604
Total Investments Before Options Written (Cost — $351,395,900*) — 129.8%					339,872,023


Options Written	Contracts
Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%
E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 13.00, Expires 10/22/11		450			(92,250	)

	Notional Amount (000)
Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (0.1)%
Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/21/11, Broker Credit Suisse International	$	11,650			(2,279	)


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	31



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)



Options Written	Notional Amount (000)		Value
Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (concluded)
Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/21/11, Broker Goldman Sachs International	$	5,000	$	(227,178	)
				(229,457	)
Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.3)%
Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/21/11, Broker Credit Suisse International		3,050		(99,856	)
Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/21/11, Broker Goldman Sachs International		5,000		(163,317	)
Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/21/11, Broker Morgan Stanley Capital Services		10,000		(388,256	)
				(651,429	)
Total Options Written (Premiums Received — $685,688) — (0.4)%				(973,136	)
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 129.4%				338,898,887
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (29.4)%				(76,941,464	)
Net Assets — 100.0%			$	261,957,423


*	The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


Aggregate cost	$	352,503,156
Gross unrealized appreciation	$	11,633,282
Gross unrealized depreciation		(24,264,415	)
Net unrealized depreciation	$	(12,631,133	)


(a)	Non-income producing security.

(b)	Restricted security as to resale. As of the report date the Fund held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $4,114 and an original cost of $295, in this security.

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

(d)	All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.

(e)	Convertible security.

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

(g)	Represents a step-down bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a lower coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

(h)	Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

(i)	Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

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

(k)	Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

(l)	Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

(m)	Amount is less than $500.

(n)	The investment is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund.

(o)	Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

•	Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


Affiliate	Shares Held at February 28, 2010		Net Activity			Shares Held at August 31, 2011		Income
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class		1,845,167		(1,845,167	)		—	$	809


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

•	Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Contracts	Issue	Exchange	Expiration	Notional Value		Unrealized Depreciation
394	S&P 500 Index Emini	Chicago Mercantile	September 2011	$	22,407,454	$	(1,581,236	)


•	Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Currency Purchased		Currency Sold		Counterparty	Settlement Date	Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
EUR	303,000	USD	435,632	Royal Bank of Scotland	9/02/11	$	(372	)

USD	454,089	CAD	449,000	Citibank NA	10/07/11		(4,018	)

USD	3,886,811	GBP	2,432,500	Royal Bank of Scotland	10/07/11		(60,329	)

USD	21,038,797	EUR	14,676,000	Citibank NA	10/26/11		(29,445	)

USD	662,017	EUR	461,000	Deutsche Bank AG	10/26/11		225

USD	42,925	EUR	30,000	Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.	10/26/11		(142	)

USD	435,350	EUR	303,000	Royal Bank of Scotland	10/26/11		376

USD	481,153	EUR	335,000	UBS AG	10/26/11		241
Total						$	(93,464	)


•	Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Issuer	Pay Fixed Rate	Counterparty	Expiration Date	Notional Amount (000)		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Republic of Hungary	1.00%	Deutsche Bank AG	12/20/15	$	300	$	6,341

Israel (State of)	1.00%	Deutsche Bank AG	3/20/16	$	675		(6,943	)
Beazer Homes USA Inc.	5.00%	Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC	9/20/16	$	125		(5,472	)
Beazer Homes USA Inc.	5.00%	Goldman Sachs & Co.	9/20/16	$	200		13,096

Realogy Corp	5.00%	Goldman Sachs & Co.	9/20/16	$	150		(11,061	)

iStar Financial, Inc.	5.00%	Deutsche Bank AG	12/20/16	$	225		(18,353	)
Total						$	(22,392	)


See Notes to Financial Statements.

32	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011




Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)


•	Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

Index

Pay
Fixed
Rate

Counterparty

Expiration
Date

Notional
Amount
(000)

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Dow Jones CDX
North America
High Yield Index
Series 16

5.00

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

6/20/16

2,470

—


•	Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Issuer	Receive Fixed Rate		Counterparty		Expiration Date	Issuer Credit Rating¹	Notional Amount (000)²		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
iStar Financial, Inc.	5.00	%		Deutsche Bank AG	9/20/11	B+	$	225	$	1,425

ARAMARK Corp.	5.00	%		Goldman Sachs International	3/20/16	B	$	500		(14,585	)

ARAMARK Corp.	5.00	%		Goldman Sachs International	6/20/16	B	$	300		(9,383	)

ARAMARK Corp.	5.00	%		Goldman Sachs International	6/20/16	B	$	300		(11,486	)

ARAMARK Corp.	5.00	%		Goldman Sachs International	9/20/16	B	$	350		(15,368	)
Total									$	(49,397	)


		¹	Using S&P’s rating.

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

•	Interest rate swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

Fixed
Rate

Floating
Rate

Counterparty

Expiration
Date

Notional
Amount
(000)

Unrealized
Appreciation

3.12%^(a)

3-month LIBOR

Deutsche
Bank AG

8/02/21

1,445

12,931

3.09%^(a)

3-month LIBOR

Deutsche
Bank AG

8/03/21

1,455

11,087

3.15%^(a)

3-month LIBOR

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

8/11/21

1,460

14,991

3.11%^(a)

3-month LIBOR

Deutsche
Bank AG

8/11/21

1,460

12,406

Total

51,415


	(a)	Pays a fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.


•	Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

	•	Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

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

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

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments:


Valuation Inputs	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investments:
Long-Term Investments:
Common Stocks	$	7,223,819	$	286,769	$	2,261,282	$	9,771,870
Corporate Bonds		—		264,612,199		5,467,614		270,079,813
Floating Rate Loan Interests		—		33,902,614		9,390,336		43,292,950
Other Interests		94		6,860,756		1,558,973		8,419,823
Preferred Securities		2,278,568		4,950,709		669,751		7,899,028
Warrants		28,868		—		241,067		269,935
Total	$	9,531,349	$	310,613,047	$	19,589,023	$	339,733,419


Valuation Inputs	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total
Derivative Financial Instruments¹
Assets:
Credit contracts		—		$	121,213			—	$	121,213
Equity contracts	$	38,253			—			—		38,253
Foreign currency exchange contracts		—			842			—		842
Interest contracts		—			51,415			—		51,415
Liabilities:
Credit contracts		—			(973,537	)		—		(973,537	)
Equity contracts		(1,673,486	)		—			—		(1,673,486	)
Foreign currency exchange contracts		—			(94,306	)		—		(94,306	)
Total	$	(1,635,233	)	$	(894,373	)		—	$	(2,529,606	)


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


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	33




Schedule of Investments (concluded)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:


	Common Stocks			Corporate Bonds			Floating Rate Loan Interests			Other Interests			Preferred Stocks		Warrants		Unfunded Loan Commitments			Total
Assets/Liabilities:
Balance, as of February 28, 2011	$	719,326		$	5,493,390		$	10,323,930		$	12,664		$	463,230	$	234	$	(25,965	)	$	16,986,809
Accrued discounts/premiums		—			13,213			2,203			—			—		—		—			15,416
Net realized gain (loss)		—			9,167			4,032			—			—		—		—			13,199
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation²		(2,115,157	)		660,057			1,160,510			(30,843	)		—		240,833		25,965			(58,635	)
Purchases		3,915,113			50,154			1,367,709			1,577,152			206,521		—		—			7,116,649
Sales		(258,000	)		(871,154	)		(2,707,034	)		—			—		—		—			(3,836,188	)
Transfers in³		—			112,787			1,408,641			—			—		—		—			1,521,428
Transfers out³		—			—			(2,169,655	)		—			—		—		—			(2,169,655	)
Balance, as of August 31, 2011	$	2,261,282		$	5,467,614		$	9,390,336		$	1,558,973		$	669,751	$	241,067		—		$	19,589,023


	²	Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held on August 31, 2011 was $(1,183,696).

	³	The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

		A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of period in relation to net assets.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

34	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Asset-Backed Securities	Par (000)			Value
Asset-Backed Securities — 1.8%
ARES CLO Funds, Series 2005-10A, Class B, 0.64%, 9/18/17 (a)(b)	USD	1,250	$	1,113,837
Ballyrock CDO Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class B, 0.67%, 8/28/19 (a)(b)		1,000		785,000
CSAM Funding, Series 2A, Class B1, 7.05%, 10/15/16		625		594,937
Canaras Summit CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B, 0.73%, 6/19/21 (a)(b)		1,225		982,879
Gannett Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1X, Class A2, 0.61%, 10/27/20 (b)		940		702,650
Greyrock CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1X, Class A2L, 0.71%, 11/15/17 (b)		1,980		1,706,958
Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1, 1.74%, 11/15/21 (b)		1,245		1,109,793
T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B, 0.85%, 7/15/19 (a)(b)		1,075		960,190
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 1.8%				7,956,244




Common Stocks (c)	Shares
Chemicals — 0.0%
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.	339,340	130,273
Wellman Holdings, Inc.	906	2,944
Wellman, Inc. (acquired 1/30/09, cost $1,027) (d)	4,467	14,518
		147,735
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%
Smurfit Kappa Plc	36,342	288,017
Diversified Financial Services — 1.3%
Kcad Holdings I Ltd.	493,499,609	5,570,130
Leucadia National Corp.	1,445	42,816
Preferred Term Securities VI, Ltd. (a)	35,000	1,750
		5,614,696
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%
Medis Technologies Ltd.	286,757	3,154
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%
Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc.	2,753	6,883
HRP PIK Corp., Class B (a)	5,000	50
		6,933
Metals & Mining — 0.2%
Euramax International	2,337	654,444
Paper & Forest Products — 0.7%
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)	1,330,401	2,717,045
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.	142,549	291,124
Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)	211,149	142,304
		3,150,473
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%
SunPower Corp., Class B	1,707	20,228
Software — 0.1%
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.	1,870	9
HMH Holdings/EduMedia	159,199	318,398
		318,407
Specialty Retail — 0.0%
Movie Gallery, Inc.	503,737	1,259
Total Common Stocks — 2.4%		10,205,346


Corporate Bonds		Par (000)		Value
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%
Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/20 (a)	USD	1,750	$	1,911,875
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10.00%, 6/01/17		1,364		1,401,510
				3,313,385
Airlines — 0.6%
Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (a)		1,060		1,017,600
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16		696		713,141
United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12		786		821,019
				2,551,760
Auto Components — 1.7%
B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 6/01/19 (a)		170		158,100
Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21 (a)		560		540,400
Icahn Enterprises LP:
7.75%, 1/15/16		320		323,200
8.00%, 1/15/18		5,260		5,312,600
Titan International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/17		940		987,000
Venture Holdings Co. LLC (c)(e):
12.00%, 6/01/09		4,450		445
Series B, 9.50%, 7/01/05		1,800		180
				7,321,925
Beverages — 0.1%
Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (a)	EUR	410		568,352
Biotechnology — 0.1%
QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (a)	USD	279		283,478
Building Products — 0.7%
Building Materials Corp. of America (a):
7.00%, 2/15/20		940		940,000
6.75%, 5/01/21		790		756,425
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/21		1,315		1,124,325
				2,820,750
Capital Markets — 1.0%
American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13 (f)		1,175		1,166,752
E*Trade Financial Corp.:
12.50%, 11/30/17 (g)		1,440		1,656,000
3.99%, 8/31/19 (a)(h)(i)		593		708,635
KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (a)		540		574,535
				4,105,922
Chemicals — 4.3%
American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15		1,490		1,463,925
American Rock Salt Co. LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/18 (a)		224		207,760
Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21		570		571,425
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (a):
7.50%, 3/31/15 (g)(i)		4,171		4,170,787
10.00%, 3/31/15		4,106		3,797,680
Hexion US Finance Corp.:
8.88%, 2/01/18		955		892,925
9.00%, 11/15/20		670		584,575
Huntsman International LLC, 8.63%, 3/15/21		275		287,031
Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 9.63%, 6/15/18 (a)		800		768,000
OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (a)		365		361,350
Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18		670		587,925
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (g):
(Second Lien), 10.00%, 1/29/19		2,978		4,139,420
(Third Lien), 5.00%, 1/29/19 (i)		1,027		729,265
				18,562,068

See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	35



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Commercial Banks — 2.1%
CIT Group, Inc.:
7.00%, 5/01/14	USD	229	$	229,789
7.00%, 5/01/15		800		796,000
7.00%, 5/01/16		2,655		2,641,725
7.00%, 5/01/17		4,534		4,477,325
7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)		710		701,125
				8,845,964
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.2%
ARAMARK Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15		840		867,300
AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a)		842		812,113
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (a)		865		815,263
The Geo Group, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/17		850		892,500
Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20		640		622,400
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/17 (a)		970		1,042,750
West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18		315		307,125
				5,359,451
Communications Equipment — 0.5%
Avaya, Inc.:
9.75%, 11/01/15		360		306,000
10.13%, 11/01/15 (g)		1,070		924,213
7.00%, 4/01/19 (a)		255		229,500
EH Holding Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/19 (a)		600		600,000
				2,059,713
Consumer Finance — 0.9%
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17		570		577,125
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:
3.00%, 1/13/12 (b)		2,680		2,680,054
7.00%, 4/15/15		280		298,900
6.63%, 8/15/17		148		154,940
				3,711,019
Containers & Packaging — 1.6%
Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%, 10/15/17 (a)	EUR	485		653,159
Ball Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/20	USD	625		656,250
Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15		2,100		2,163,000
Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA, 8.00%, 12/15/16	EUR	260		291,322
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%, 6/15/17	USD	360		391,500
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions:
7.75%, 11/15/19 (a)	EUR	476		653,005
7.75%, 11/15/19		1,515		2,078,365
				6,886,601
Diversified Financial Services — 3.5%
Ally Financial, Inc.:
7.50%, 12/31/13	USD	90		92,700
8.30%, 2/12/15		1,330		1,396,500
8.00%, 3/15/20		170		171,700
7.50%, 9/15/20		1,990		1,955,175
8.00%, 11/01/31		3,430		3,352,825
8.00%, 11/01/31		1,530		1,471,754
Archimedes Funding III Ltd., 5.50%, 11/29/11 (a)		2,636		553,541
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 3/01/16		665		693,263
Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/16 (a)		648		662,580
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):
8.50%, 10/15/16	EUR	521		725,964
8.75%, 10/15/16		650		905,714
7.13%, 4/15/19	USD	1,070		1,013,825
7.88%, 8/15/19		610		603,900
6.88%, 2/15/21		920		855,600
8.25%, 2/15/21		615		518,138
WMG Acquisition Corp., 9.50%, 6/15/16 (a)		200		204,000
				15,177,179


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5%
ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16	USD	1,010	$	1,035,250
Level 3 Escrow, Inc., 8.13%, 7/01/19 (a)		2,022		1,920,900
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:
4.20%, 2/15/15 (b)		1,225		1,065,750
8.75%, 2/15/17		1,200		1,176,000
Qwest Communications International, Inc., Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14		340		344,250
tw telecom Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 3/01/18		690		710,700
				6,252,850
Electric Utilities — 0.2%
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 7.25%, 4/01/16 (a)		775		830,618
Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.1%
CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (a)		610		603,900
Muzak Holdings, LLC, 13.00%, 3/15/10 (c)(e)		2,675		268
				604,168
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%
Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (a)		1,190		1,231,650
Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/21		740		725,200
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/21 (a)		950		950,000
Oil States International, Inc., 6.50%, 6/01/19 (a)		295		295,000
SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 8/01/19 (a)		185		181,762
				3,383,612
Food Products — 0.2%
Del Monte Foods Co., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (a)		915		908,137
JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (a)		145		131,769
				1,039,906
Gas Utilities — 0.1%
Targa Resources Partners LP, 6.88%, 2/01/21 (a)		485		480,150
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.6%
DJO Finance LLC:
10.88%, 11/15/14		1,270		1,312,862
7.75%, 4/15/18 (a)		770		716,100
Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19		475		471,438
				2,500,400
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.2%
Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19		455		452,725
Crown Newco 3 Plc, 7.00%, 2/15/18 (a)	GBP	108		157,786
HCA, Inc.:
6.50%, 2/15/20	USD	2,020		2,042,725
7.88%, 2/15/20		1,210		1,282,600
7.25%, 9/15/20		265		272,287
inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (a)		85		76,713
Omnicare, Inc., 6.88%, 12/15/15		1,055		1,076,100
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:
9.00%, 5/01/15		630		667,800
8.88%, 7/01/19		3,030		3,211,800
				9,240,536
Health Care Technology — 1.0%
IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (a)		3,205		3,685,750
MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (a)		620		598,300
				4,284,050
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1%
Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18		1,040		1,008,800
HRP Myrtle Beach Holdings LLC, 14.50%, 4/01/14 (a)(c)(e)		6,892		689
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations LLC (a)(c)(e):
5.21%, 4/01/12		5,000		500
12.50%, 4/01/13 (h)		5,000		500
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 9.00%, 8/31/20 (a)		609		505,470

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded)
MGM Resorts International, 11.13%, 11/15/17	USD	1,340	$	1,494,100
Travelport LLC:
4.95%, 9/01/14 (b)		1,770		1,349,625
9.88%, 9/01/14		390		332,475
Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%, 12/15/14 (c)(e)		530		53
				4,692,212
Household Durables — 0.9%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:
12.00%, 10/15/17		1,700		1,725,500
9.13%, 6/15/18		65		45,094
Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 5/01/17		835		853,787
Standard Pacific Corp.:
8.38%, 5/15/18		220		193,050
8.38%, 1/15/21		1,205		1,036,300
				3,853,731
IT Services — 0.8%
Eagle Parent Canada, Inc., 8.63%, 5/01/19 (a)		940		864,800
First Data Corp. (a):
7.38%, 6/15/19		1,480		1,391,200
12.63%, 1/15/21		1,064		1,005,480
				3,261,480
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.4%
AES Corp.:
7.75%, 10/15/15		300		315,000
9.75%, 4/15/16		1,305		1,442,025
7.38%, 7/01/21 (a)		410		414,100
Calpine Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/21 (a)		710		717,100
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20		3,190		3,202,348
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, 10.00%, 12/01/20		2,515		2,537,311
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (a)		1,760		1,742,400
				10,370,284
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.7%
Sequa Corp. (a):
11.75%, 12/01/15		2,850		2,964,000
13.50%, 12/01/15 (g)		4,023		4,264,216
				7,228,216
Insurance — 0.6%
CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (a)		1,649		1,714,960
Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21		700		621,270
MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (a)		415		398,400
				2,734,630
Machinery — 0.1%
Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/01/21		310		320,850
Media — 7.1%
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (a)		365		377,775
CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16		3,000		3,465,000
CCO Holdings LLC:
7.25%, 10/30/17		510		525,938
7.88%, 4/30/18		1,075		1,118,000
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14		680		736,100
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (a)		1,050		808,500
Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (a)(h)		1,090		643,100
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:
9.25%, 12/15/17		639		677,340
Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17		5,802		6,208,140
DISH DBS Corp.:
7.00%, 10/01/13		3,000		3,146,250
6.75%, 6/01/21 (a)		470		473,525

Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Media (concluded)
Intelsat Luxemburg SA:
11.25%, 6/15/16	USD	460	$	480,700
11.25%, 2/04/17		210		203,700
11.50%, 2/04/17 (g)		100		97,125
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18		1,715		1,817,900
Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, 7.50%, 3/15/19 (a)		1,040		1,024,400
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 12/15/17 (a)		1,020		1,030,200
Nielsen Finance LLC:
11.63%, 2/01/14		1,239		1,403,167
7.75%, 10/15/18		1,235		1,275,138
ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (a)		415		406,700
Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18		640		646,400
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC Germany GmbH), 8.13%, 12/01/17 (a)		2,730		2,784,600
Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (a)	EUR	655		917,385
				30,267,083
Metals & Mining — 1.6%
Drummond Co., Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/14 (a)	USD	456		466,260
FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%, 11/01/15 (a)		1,610		1,605,975
JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18 (a)		335		327,463
Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20		3,855		4,057,387
RathGibson, Inc., 11.25%, 2/15/14 (c)(e)		4,440		222
Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21		377		371,312
				6,828,619
Multiline Retail — 0.5%
Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (g)		1,775		1,965,813
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.1%
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:
6.00%, 6/01/19		260		254,150
6.25%, 6/01/21		815		797,681
Arch Coal, Inc.:
7.00%, 6/15/19 (a)		215		211,775
7.25%, 10/01/20		655		645,175
7.25%, 6/15/21 (a)		700		689,500
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:
6.63%, 8/15/20		1,592		1,663,640
6.13%, 2/15/21		1,100		1,116,500
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (a)		436		462,160
Consol Energy, Inc.:
8.25%, 4/01/20		1,750		1,881,250
6.38%, 3/01/21 (a)		440		436,700
Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18		100		103,500
Denbury Resources, Inc.:
8.25%, 2/15/20		670		706,013
6.38%, 8/15/21		570		558,600
El Paso Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/17		1,575		1,750,323
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 7.75%, 6/15/19		1,300		1,222,000
Forest Oil Corp., 8.50%, 2/15/14		390		417,300
Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (a)		2,165		2,186,650
Linn Energy LLC:
8.63%, 4/15/20		1,115		1,193,050
7.75%, 2/01/21 (a)		1,970		2,009,400
Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18		1,600		1,616,000
OGX Petroleo e Gas Participações SA, 8.50%, 6/01/18 (a)		3,015		3,022,537
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (a)		335		328,300
Petrohawk Energy Corp.:
10.50%, 8/01/14		590		666,700
7.88%, 6/01/15		795		858,600
7.25%, 8/15/18		525		612,281
6.25%, 6/01/19 (a)		920		1,069,500
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.75%, 6/15/15		530		545,900


See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)
Range Resources Corp., 5.75%, 6/01/21	USD	1,230	$	1,236,150
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/21 (a)		825		804,375
Titan Petrochemicals Group Ltd., 8.50%, 3/18/12 (a)		1,760		1,232,000
				30,297,710
Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (a)(g)		4,530		3,170,991
Clearwater Paper Corp., 10.63%, 6/15/16		640		700,800
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (a)		2,950		3,368,923
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%, 6/01/16 (a)		280		277,200
NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14		2,280		2,006,400
Verso Paper Holdings LLC:
11.50%, 7/01/14		510		540,600
Series B, 4.00%, 8/01/14 (b)		890		729,800
				10,794,714
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.50%, 7/15/16 (a)		1,935		1,838,250
Professional Services — 0.1%
FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20		560		552,300
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%
FelCor Lodging LP, 6.75%, 6/01/19 (a)		1,825		1,715,500
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.9%
Realogy Corp.:
11.50%, 4/15/17		1,620		1,287,900
12.00%, 4/15/17		160		128,000
7.88%, 2/15/19 (a)		2,225		1,846,750
Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19 (a)		610		515,450
				3,778,100
Road & Rail — 1.2%
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 1/15/19		1,805		1,746,337
Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%, 2/01/17 (a)		370		368,150
The Hertz Corp. (a):
7.50%, 10/15/18		1,750		1,715,000
6.75%, 4/15/19		730		680,725
7.38%, 1/15/21		810		773,550
				5,283,762
Specialty Retail — 0.3%
United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16		1,275		1,290,938
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/23		410		430,411
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%
Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (a)		353		331,820
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.4%
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/16		3,050		3,088,125
Digicel Group Ltd. (a):
9.13%, 1/15/15		3,948		3,948,000
8.25%, 9/01/17		810		810,000
Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.88%, 10/31/13		815		809,906
Sprint Capital Corp.:
8.38%, 3/15/12		625		643,750
6.88%, 11/15/28		880		787,600
				10,087,381
Total Corporate Bonds — 58.1%				248,107,661

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)		Par (000)		Value
Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%, 2/14/17	USD	1,493	$	1,432,800
Airlines — 0.5%
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/20/17		2,375		2,188,966
Auto Components — 1.5%
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 2.96%, 8/07/14		3,463		3,246,936
Autoparts Holdings, Ltd.:
First Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 7/28/17		1,200		1,176,000
Second Lien Term Loan, 10.50%, 1/29/18		1,800		1,773,000
				6,195,936
Biotechnology — 0.2%
Grifols SA, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 6/01/17		905		883,280
Building Products — 1.6%
CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 2/18/17		1,194		1,116,390
Goodman Global, Inc.:
Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75%, 10/28/16		3,112		3,058,537
Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.00%, 10/30/17		1,200		1,206,000
Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103 GmbH), Tranche B-2B Term Loan, 4.79%, 5/05/15	EUR	1,064		1,370,828
				6,751,755
Capital Markets — 0.9%
HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien), 6.25%, 12/14/16	USD	1,812		1,757,658
Nuveen Investments, Inc. (First Lien):
Extended Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/13/14		418		386,706
Non-Extended Term Loan, 5.75% – 5.81%, 5/12/17		1,682		1,571,220
				3,715,584
Chemicals — 4.7%
AZ Chemical Co., LLC, New Term Loan, 4.75%, 11/21/16		313		301,970
American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/25/17		2,264		2,170,922
Ashland, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/30/18		1,300		1,270,984
Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/27/16		1,300		1,271,829
Gentek, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/06/15		2,046		1,909,367
MDI Holdings, LLC (FKA MacDermid, Inc.),
Tranche C Term Loan, 3.54%, 4/11/14	EUR	647		884,136
Nexeo Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%,
9/08/17	USD	1,621		1,492,608
PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original Term Loan Facility (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14		2,266		2,071,177
Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17		2,297		2,110,578
Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/15/15		4,443		4,392,695
Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/17		2,388		2,203,527
				20,079,793
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.3%
ARAMARK Corp.:
Letter of Credit — 1 Facility, 2.06%, 1/27/14		28		25,983
Letter of Credit — 2 Facility, 3.44%, 7/26/16		29		26,951
US Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/27/14		342		322,541
US Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/26/16		438		409,811
AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/10/16		796		766,268
Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.), Initial Term Loan B, 5.00%, 5/19/17		2,400		2,280,000
Altegrity, Inc. (FKA US Investigations Services, Inc.), Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/20/15		2,789		2,713,587


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Commercial Services & Supplies (concluded)
Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16	USD	975	$	968,497
Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 2.21% – 2.23%, 4/02/14		878		762,601
Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate), Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16		1,787		1,709,091
				9,985,330
Communications Equipment — 1.3%
Avaya, Inc.:
Term Loan B, 3.06%, 10/24/14		1,833		1,630,246
Term Loan B-3, 4.81%, 10/26/17		2,936		2,528,791
CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/14/18		1,496		1,436,400
				5,595,437
Construction & Engineering — 0.8%
BakerCorp., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/01/18		875		831,250
Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan, 9.00%, 12/16/17		2,750		2,750,000
				3,581,250
Consumer Finance — 0.9%
Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17		4,250		3,936,563
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Term Loan C, 2.21%, 4/03/15		340		302,104
Graham Packaging Co., LP, Term Loan D, 6.00%, 9/23/16		1,687		1,670,378
				1,972,482
Diversified Consumer Services — 2.8%
Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan, 3.22% – 3.30%, 11/20/14		4,536		3,946,303
Laureate Education, Extended Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/15/18		5,121		4,522,566
ServiceMaster Co.:
Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%, 7/24/14		3,215		2,970,294
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14		320		295,797
				11,734,960
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan E, 6.50%, 2/09/18		963		918,068
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.5%
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan, 9.00%, 11/01/15		3,618		3,613,581
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:
Add On Term Loan, 11.50%, 3/13/14		1,500		1,558,755
Term Loan B2, 2.50%, 9/03/18		6,000		5,655,000
				10,827,336
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%
Generac Acquisition Corp., Term Loan (First Lien), 2.69% – 2.75%, 11/11/13		297		277,791
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.8%
Aeroflex, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/09/18		1,325		1,226,725
CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):
Extended Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/14/17		1,781		1,615,930
Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14		2,114		1,987,038
Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC, New Term Loan, 4.00%, 5/11/18		2,760		2,653,050
				7,482,743


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9%
CCS Income Trust, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 11/14/14	USD	1,168	$	1,035,629
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:
Coal Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16		1,643		1,586,859
Gas Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16		3,007		2,954,377
MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/16/18		2,700		2,581,875
				8,158,740
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%
AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. (FKA Alliance Boots), Facility B1, 3.61%, 7/09/15	GBP	3,000		4,186,994
US Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan B:
2.71% – 2.72%, 7/03/14	USD	2,197		1,966,712
5.75%, 3/31/17		1,297		1,205,978
				7,359,684
Food Products — 2.6%
Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan:
(First Lien), 7.00%, 9/30/16		2,878		2,782,922
(Second Lien), 11.25%, 9/29/17		1,800		1,764,000
Del Monte Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/08/18		4,210		3,967,925
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan, 6.00%, 4/02/14		1,505		1,483,225
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole):
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18		404		389,293
Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18		751		722,972
				11,110,337
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0%
Biomet, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 3.24%, 3/25/15		265		251,485
DJO Finance LLC (FKA ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC), Term Loan, 3.22%, 5/20/14		1,713		1,598,706
Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/03/18		1,524		1,404,667
Immucor, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 8/17/18		1,100		1,060,818
				4,315,676
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.1%
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:
Non-Extended Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14		72		67,000
Non-Extended Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14		1,423		1,319,619
ConvaTec, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/22/16		1,294		1,220,198
DaVita, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 10/20/16		1,990		1,930,300
Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/25/18		1,995		1,845,375
HCA, Inc., Tranche B-1 Term Loan:
2.50%, 11/18/13		245		236,628
3.50%, 5/01/18		1,329		1,246,767
Harden Healthcare, Inc.:
Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15		2,303		2,256,973
Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15		692		678,253
inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.):
Incremental Term Loan B3, 6.75%, 5/15/18		1,000		940,000
Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16		2,713		2,558,940
Medpace, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 6/22/17		2,000		1,900,000
Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/16/16		1,294		1,266,557
				17,466,610
Health Care Technology — 0.7%
IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%, 8/25/17		1,990		1,908,351
MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/16/16		945		894,444
				2,802,795


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	39



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.4%
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.:
Incremental Term Loan B-4, 9.50%, 10/31/16	USD	575	$	573,388
Term Loan B-1, 3.25%, 1/28/15		1,424		1,226,002
Term Loan B-2, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15		1,260		1,085,566
Term Loan B-3, 3.25%, 1/28/15		4,320		3,719,182
Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/23/17		2,886		2,771,309
Golden Living, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/04/18		1,890		1,677,375
Las Vegas Sands LLC:
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.72%, 5/23/14		193		179,088
Term Loan B, 1.72%, 5/23/14		1,132		1,054,062
Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (FKA SW Acquisitions Co., Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/17/17		1,794		1,731,632
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25%, 6/30/16		2,971		2,897,080
VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):
New Project Term Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13		880		870,868
Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/25/12		1,035		1,023,828
Term B Funded Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13		179		176,950
				18,986,330
IT Services — 3.2%
Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.22%, 11/10/14		3,069		2,623,859
First Data Corp.:
Initial B-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14		147		128,976
Initial B-2 Term Loan, 4.22%, 3/23/18		6,563		5,494,561
Initial B-3 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14		210		184,558
infoGROUP, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 5/22/18		855		784,747
iPayment, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 5/08/17		1,154		1,091,594
TransUnion LLC, Replacement Term Loan, 4.75%, 2/12/18		3,721		3,529,063
				13,837,358
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.5%
AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18		1,796		1,724,578
Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/02/18		2,042		1,882,709
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU), Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17		3,716		2,728,033
				6,335,320
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.1%
Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.50% – 3.51%, 12/03/14		2,643		2,469,176
Tomkins Plc, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 9/29/16		2,277		2,191,573
				4,660,749
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.4%
EB Sports Corp., Loan, 11.50%, 12/31/15		1,641		1,575,288
Machinery — 0.4%
Terex Corp.:
Term Loan, 6.03%, 4/28/17	EUR	220		306,549
Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/28/17	USD	1,300		1,274,000
				1,580,549
Media — 10.1%
AMC Networks, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/31/18		1,800		1,734,750
Acosta, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/01/18		1,796		1,693,390
Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.00%, 10/10/16		988		889,380
Capsugel Healthcare Ltd., Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/01/18		1,500		1,449,000
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson Learning):
Term Loan, 2.50%, 7/03/14		925		765,021
Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14		1,260		1,203,125


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Media (concluded)
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/06/14	USD	46	$	45,895
Term Loan C, 3.50%, 9/06/16		2,670		2,542,192
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.87%, 1/28/16		3,145		2,353,844
Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/30/18		1,500		1,404,375
Getty Images, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/07/16		478		468,098
Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.71%, 12/31/14		929		849,374
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan, 6.21%, 6/12/14		2,348		1,887,472
Hubbard Broadcasting, Term Loan (Second Lien), 5.25%, 4/28/17		1,100		1,046,837
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18		7,980		7,640,850
Interactive Data Corp., Term Loan, 4.50%, 2/12/18		1,696		1,603,552
Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG):
Facility B1, 4.20%, 3/06/15	EUR	304		338,574
Facility C1, 4.45%, 3/04/16		608		681,514
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom Communications, LLC), Tranche D Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/31/17	USD	983		938,287
Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13		4,250		4,388,125
Nielsen Finance LLC, Class C Term Loan, 3.48%, 5/02/16		405		380,194
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., New Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 10/28/16		1,313		1,293,338
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment), Term Facility, 5.51%, 6/01/12		1,916		1,842,564
UPC Broadband Holding B.V., Term U, 5.44%, 12/31/17	EUR	1,246		1,672,917
Univision Communications, Inc., Extended First Lien Term Loan, 4.47%, 3/31/17		1,872		1,609,690
WC Luxco Sarl, New Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/15/18	USD	596		571,455
Weather Channel, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/13/17		1,696		1,633,567
				42,927,380
Metals & Mining — 2.2%
Novelis, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/10/17		3,134		2,960,738
SunCoke Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/26/18		1,600		1,520,000
Walter Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/02/18		5,087		4,858,324
				9,339,062
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (FKA NE Energy, Inc.), Term B Advance (First Lien), 2.75%, 11/01/13		395		374,018
Multiline Retail — 1.4%
Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 2.96% – 2.97%, 7/07/14		1,439		1,395,477
Hema Holding BV:
Facility B, 3.43%, 7/06/15	EUR	363		484,352
Facility C, 4.18%, 7/05/16		363		486,956
Facility D, 6.43%, 1/05/17		2,900		3,777,054
				6,143,839
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.2%
Gibson Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/14/18	USD	1,500		1,417,500
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%, 11/02/15		3,651		3,614,688
				5,032,188
Paper & Forest Products — 0.9%
Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13 (g)		4,500		3,869,610


See Notes to Financial Statements.


40	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011




Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Pharmaceuticals — 1.4%
Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 2/10/17	USD	1,791	$	1,615,482
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 6/18/18		1,500		1,467,195
Quinteles Transnational Corp., Term Loan, 5.00%, 6/08/18		780		723,450
RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan Tranche 2, 4.00%, 5/09/18		1,150		1,115,500
Warner Chilcott Corp.:
Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 3/15/18		866		830,124
Term Loan B-2, 4.25%, 3/15/18		433		415,603
				6,167,354
Professional Services — 0.8%
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 8/03/17		1,246		1,218,877
Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B (First Lien), 4.50%, 11/03/16		2,090		2,012,473
				3,231,350
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan, (Second Lien), 5.00%, 6/28/13		3,447		3,349,325
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.2%
Realogy Corp.:
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13		2,677		2,362,243
Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, 4.44%, 10/10/16		396		325,890
Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16		3,033		2,496,249
				5,184,382
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Maturity Term Loan, 4.44%, 12/01/16		730		664,126
Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/02/17		1,294		1,234,219
				1,898,345
Specialty Retail — 3.3%
Academy Ltd., Term Loan, 6.00%, 8/03/18		1,900		1,803,575
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term Loan B, 6.25%, 2/23/17		1,407		1,326,274
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/02/18		2,175		2,052,656
J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/07/18		653		581,904
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/16/18		798		742,140
Michaels Stores, Inc.:
Term Loan B-1, 2.50%, 10/31/13		980		926,500
Term Loan B-2, 4.75%, 7/31/16		1,517		1,427,915
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 11/24/17		2,708		2,545,191
Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware, Inc.:
Initial Loan, 6.00%, 9/01/16		1,907		1,786,985
Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/25/18		1,147		1,064,911
				14,258,051
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.7%
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 3/16/18		1,493		1,398,299
Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc., Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15		5,887		5,916,228
				7,314,527
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 71.4%				304,838,941


Other Interests (j)	Beneficial Interest (000)		Value
Auto Components — 0.0%
Intermet Liquidating Trust, Class A (c)	USD	833	$	8
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%
DSU JGW SPV, LLC (J.G. Wentworth LLC Preferred Equity Interests) (c)(k)		1		1,293,079
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%
Buffets, Inc. (c)		1,440		14
Household Durables — 0.4%
DSU (S-MARTIN) SPV, LLC (Stanley Martin, Class B Membership Units) (c)(k)		2		1,511,219
Media — 0.0%
Adelphia Escrow (c)		7,500		75
Adelphia Preferred Escrow (c)		5		—
Adelphia Recovery Trust (c)		9,406		941
Adelphia Recovery Trust, Series ACC-6B INT (c)		500		2,500
				3,516
Metals & Mining — 0.8%
DSU-(R-Gibson) SPV, LLC (RathGibson Acquisition Corp. LLC) (k)		280		3,459,279
Specialty Retail — 0.0%
Movie Gallery, Inc. Default Escrow (c)		21,700		217
Total Other Interests — 1.5%				6,267,332


Warrants (l)	Shares
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%
HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14)		126,761		1
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%
Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (Expires 4/29/14)		1,216		12
Media — 0.0%
Charter Communications, Inc. (Expires 11/30/14)		12,661		139,689
Software — 0.0%
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (Expires 9/29/17)		1,247		13
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)		24,924		—
				13
Total Warrants — 0.0%				139,715
*Total Investments (Cost — $662,005,427) — 135.2%**				577,515,239
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (35.2)%				(150,437,744	)
Net Assets — 100.0%			$	427,077,495


*	The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


Aggregate cost	$	657,970,871
Gross unrealized appreciation	$	13,206,944
Gross unrealized depreciation		(93,662,576	)
Net unrealized depreciation	$	(80,455,632	)


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)


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

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

(c)	Non-income producing security.

(d)	Restricted security as to resale. As of report date the Fund held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $14,518 and an original cost of $1,027, in this security.

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

(f)	Represents a step-down bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a lower coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

(g)	Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

(h)	Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

(i)	Convertible security.

(j)	Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

(k)	The investment is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund.

(l)	Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

•	Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


Affiliate	Shares Held at February 28, 2011		Net Activity			Shares Held at August 31, 2011		Income
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class		436,377		(436,377	)		—	$	1,517


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

•	Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Currency Purchased		Currency Sold		Counterparty	Settlement Date		Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
CAD	908,500	USD	924,168	Citibank NA	10/07/11	$	2,759
USD	918,798	CAD	908,500	Citibank NA	10/07/11		(8,130	)
EUR	877,500	USD	1,257,112	Citibank NA	10/26/11		2,590
USD	18,545,420	EUR	12,936,500	Citibank NA	10/26/11		(25,670	)
USD	72,162	EUR	50,000	Deutsche Bank	10/26/11		384
USD	641,964	EUR	445,000	UBS AG	10/26/11		3,141
GBP	2,070	USD	3,342	State Street Bank	8/11/11		19
USD	454,347	GBP	280,000	Citibank NA	10/07/11		(3,598	)
USD	3,921,166	GBP	2,454,000	Royal Bank of Scotland	10/07/11		(60,862	)

Total						$	(89,367	)


•	Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:


	•	Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

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

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

	The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements.

	The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments:


Valuation Inputs	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investments:
Long-Term Investments:
Asset-Backed
Securities		—	$	3,056,906		$	4,899,338	$	7,956,244
Common Stocks	$	795,785		3,373,248			6,036,313		10,205,346
Corporate Bonds		—		234,208,641			13,899,020		248,107,661
Floating Rate
Loan interests		—		267,976,591			36,862,350		304,838,941
Other Interests		3,441		—			6,263,891		6,267,332
Warrants		139,689		—			26		139,715
Liabilities:
Unfunded Loan
Commitments		—		(79,684	)		—		(79,684	)
Total	$	938,915	$	508,535,702		$	67,960,938	$	577,435,555

Valuation Inputs	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Derivative Financial Instruments¹
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange contracts		—	$	8,893			—	$	8,893
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts		—		(98,260	)		—		(98,260	)
Total		—	$	(89,367	)		—	$	(89,367	)


	¹	Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

42	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments (concluded)	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:


	Asset-Backed Securities			Common Stocks			Corporate Bonds			Floating Rate Loan Interests			Other Interests			Warrants		Total
Assets:
Balance, as of February 28, 2011	$	6,393,325		$	926,586		$	12,777,038		$	50,753,656		$	4,757,077		$	26	$	75,607,708
Accrued discounts/premiums		34,986			—			256,924			65,956			—			—		357,866
Net realized gain (loss)		62,231			—			11,620			151,989			—			—		225,840
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation²		(389,979	)		(5,389,893	)		976,442			(4,096,771	)		1,506,819			—		(7,393,382	)
Purchases		1,712,700			10,499,620			25,052			14,100,625			—			—		26,337,997
Sales		(1,813,925	)		—			(148,500	)		(14,937,250	)		—			—		(16,899,675	)
Transfers in³		—			—			444			4,518,093			—			—		4,518,537
Transfers out³		(1,100,000	)		—			—			(13,693,948	)		(5	)		—		(14,793,953	)
Balance, as of August 31, 2011	$	4,899,338		$	6,036,313		$	13,899,020		$	36,862,350		$	6,263,891		$	26	$	67,960,938


	²	Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held on August 31, 2011 was $(4,397,797).

	³	The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

		A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets.


See Notes to Financial Statements.


	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	43



Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Asset-Backed Securities	Par (000)		Value
ARES CLO Funds, Series 2005-10A, Class B, 0.64%, 9/18/17 (a)(b)	USD	500	$	445,535
Ballyrock CDO Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class B, 0.67%, 8/28/19 (a)(b)		500		392,500
Canaras Summit CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B, 0.73%, 6/19/21 (a)(b)		395		316,928
Flagship CLO, Series 2006-1A, Class B, 0.60%, 9/20/19 (a)(b)		1,000		807,500
Fraser Sullivan CLO Ltd., Series 2006-2A, Class B, 0.65%, 12/20/20 (a)(b)		500		400,000
Gannett Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1X, Class A2, 0.61%, 10/27/20 (a)(b)		305		227,988
Goldman Sachs Asset Management CLO Plc, Series 2007-1A, Class B, 0.70%, 8/01/22 (a)(b)		665		493,762
Landmark CDO Ltd., Series 2006-8A, Class B, 0.61%, 10/19/20 (a)(b)		570		466,665
MAPS CLO Fund LLC, Series 2005-1A, Class C, 1.20%, 12/21/17 (a)(b)		300		265,770
Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1, 1.74%, 11/15/21 (b)		405		361,017
T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B, 0.85%, 7/15/19 (a)(b)		345		308,154
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 3.3%				4,485,819



Common Stocks (c)	Shares
Chemicals — 0.0%
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (a)	10,732	4,120
Wellman Holdings, Inc.	181	588
		4,708
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%
Medis Technologies Ltd.	13,053	144
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%
SunPower Corp., Class B	1,860	22,041
Software — 0.1%
HMH Holdings/EduMedia	47,227	94,454
Total Common Stocks — 0.1%		121,347



Corporate Bonds	Par (000)
Airlines — 0.3%
Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (a)	USD	210	201,600
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16		209	213,942
			415,542
Auto Components — 0.8%
Icahn Enterprises LP, 7.75%, 1/15/16		1,105	1,116,050
Capital Markets — 0.0%
E*Trade Financial Corp., 3.99%, 8/31/19 (a)(d)(e)		46	54,970
Chemicals — 1.5%
CF Industries, Inc., 6.88%, 5/01/18		480	544,200
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (a):
7.50%, 3/31/15 (d)(f)		702	702,101
10.00%, 3/31/15		691	638,768
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (Third Lien), 5.00%, 1/29/19 (d)(f)		205	145,690
			2,030,759


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Commercial Banks — 1.1%
CIT Group, Inc.:
7.00%, 5/01/14	USD	45	$	44,837
7.00%, 5/01/15		170		169,150
7.00%, 5/01/16		220		218,900
7.00%, 5/01/17		960		948,000
7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)		150		148,125
				1,529,012
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%
AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a)		472		455,665
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (a)		280		263,900
				719,565
Consumer Finance — 0.5%
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17		190		192,375
Inmarsat Finance Plc, 7.38%, 12/01/17 (a)		425		442,000
				634,375
Containers & Packaging — 1.2%
Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15		900		927,000
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%, 6/15/17		115		125,063
OI European Group BV, 6.88%, 3/31/17	EUR	113		154,208
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (a):
7.25%, 11/15/17		175		241,332
7.75%, 11/15/19	USD	160		219,497
				1,667,100
Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%
Ally Financial, Inc., 2.53%, 12/01/14 (b)		1,175		1,101,101
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 3/01/16		85		88,612
Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/16 (a)		300		306,750
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):
8.50%, 10/15/16	EUR	200		278,681
7.13%, 4/15/19	USD	280		265,300
7.88%, 8/15/19		100		99,000
6.88%, 2/15/21		210		195,300
				2,334,744
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%
ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16		290		297,250
Qwest Communications International, Inc.:
8.00%, 10/01/15		300		320,250
Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14		217		219,713
				837,213
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%
CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (a)		200		198,000
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.6%
DJO Finance LLC:
10.88%, 11/15/14		645		666,769
7.75%, 4/15/18 (a)		95		88,350
				755,119
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%
HCA, Inc.:
6.50%, 2/15/20		615		621,919
7.25%, 9/15/20		255		262,012
7.50%, 2/15/22		720		712,800
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:
9.00%, 5/01/15		95		100,700
8.88%, 7/01/19		545		577,700
				2,275,131
Health Care Technology — 0.8%
IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (a)		980		1,127,000


See Notes to Financial Statements.


44	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.9%
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 9.00%, 8/31/20 (a)	USD	383	$	317,890
MGM Resorts International, 10.38%, 5/15/14		260		285,350
Travelport LLC:
4.95%, 9/01/14 (b)		665		507,062
9.88%, 9/01/14		150		127,875
				1,238,177
IT Services — 0.3%
First Data Corp., 7.38%, 6/15/19 (a)		440		413,600
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.4%
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20 (a)		500		501,936
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, 10.00%, 12/01/20		1,425		1,437,641
				1,939,577
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%
Sequa Corp., 13.50%, 12/01/15 (a)(f)		679		719,387
Media — 3.0%
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (a)		120		124,200
CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16		550		635,250
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14		230		248,975
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (a)		340		261,800
Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (a)(e)		350		206,500
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:
9.25%, 12/15/17		212		224,720
Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17		967		1,034,690
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 12/15/17 (a)		330		333,300
UnityMedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC Germany GmbH), 8.13%, 12/01/17 (a)		1,000		1,020,000
				4,089,435
Metals & Mining — 0.7%
FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%, 11/01/15 (a)		445		443,888
Novelis, Inc., 8.38%, 12/15/17		495		511,087
				954,975
Multiline Retail — 0.2%
Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (f)		235		260,263
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:
6.00%, 6/01/19		225		219,938
6.25%, 6/01/21		350		342,562
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (a)		144		152,640
				715,140
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%, 6/01/16 (a)		180		178,200
Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Series B, 4.00%, 8/01/14 (b)		180		147,600
				325,800
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.50%, 7/15/16 (a)		530		503,500
Professional Services — 0.1%
FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20		95		93,694


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.6%
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/16	USD	825	$	835,313
Digicel Group Ltd. (a):
9.13%, 1/15/15		399		399,000
8.25%, 9/01/17		265		265,000
iPCS, Inc., 2.38%, 5/01/13 (b)		500		463,750
Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.88%, 10/31/13		155		154,031
				2,117,094
Total Corporate Bonds — 21.2%				29,065,222


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)
Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%
DynCorp International, Term Loan, 6.25%, 7/05/16		515	490,356
The SI Organization, Inc., New Tranche B Term Loan, 4.50%, 11/22/16		470	422,550
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%, 2/14/17		945	907,440
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 4/07/17		512	494,996
			2,315,342
Airlines — 0.9%
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/20/17		1,275	1,175,129
Auto Components — 2.5%
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 2.96%, 8/07/14		1,961	1,838,449
Autoparts Holdings, Ltd., First Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 7/28/17		750	735,000
Federal-Mogul Corp.:
Term Loan B, 2.15% – 2.18%, 12/29/14		321	291,083
Term Loan C, 2.15% – 2.18%, 12/28/15		164	148,410
GPX International Tire Corp., Tranche B: (c)(g)
8.37%, 3/31/12		549	—
12.00%, 3/31/12		9	—
UCI International, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 7/26/17		398	386,558
			3,399,500
Automobiles — 0.4%
Ford Motor Co., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.96%, 12/16/13		530	520,934
Biotechnology — 0.3%
Grifols SA, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 6/01/17		410	400,160
Building Products — 3.1%
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 3/09/18		623	585,252
CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 2/18/17		945	883,809
Goodman Global, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75%, 10/28/16		2,394	2,352,721
Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103 GmbH), Tranche B-2B Term Loan, 4.79%, 5/05/15	EUR	341	439,940
			4,261,722
Capital Markets — 1.8%
American Capital Ltd., Term Loan B, 7.50%, 12/31/13	USD	261	253,869
HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien), 6.25%, 12/14/16		906	878,829
Nuveen Investments, Inc. (First Lien):
Extended Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/13/14		459	424,282
Non-Extended Term Loan, 5.75% – 5.81%, 5/12/17		916	855,804
			2,412,784


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	45



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Chemicals — 6.0%
AZ Chemical Co., LLC, Term Loan B, 4.75%, 11/21/16	USD	257	$	247,402
American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/25/17		718		688,574
Ashland, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/30/18		600		586,608
Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/27/16		800		782,664
Gentek, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/06/15		787		734,781
MDI Holdings, LLC (FKA MacDermid, Inc.), Tranche C Term Loan, 3.54%, 4/11/14	EUR	264		361,369
Nexeo Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 9/08/17	USD	623		574,080
PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original Term Facility (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14		765		699,384
Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17		959		881,164
Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/15/15		1,453		1,436,357
Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/17		1,393		1,285,391
				8,277,774
Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.9%
ARAMARK Corp.:
Letter of Credit — 1 Facility, 2.06%, 1/27/14		9		8,436
Letter of Credit — 2 Facility, 3.44%, 7/26/16		13		12,047
US Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/27/14		111		104,717
US Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/26/16		196		183,178
AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/10/16		375		360,751
Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.), Initial Term Loan B, 5.00%, 5/19/17		1,350		1,282,500
Altegrity, Inc. (FKA US Investigations Services, Inc.), Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/20/15		930		904,529
Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16		1,000		993,330
Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 2.21% – 2.23%, 4/02/14		864		749,976
Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate), Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16		521		498,485
West Corp.:
Term Loan B4, 4.50%, 7/15/16		131		123,959
Term Loan B5, 4.50%, 7/15/16		68		64,201
				5,286,109
Communications Equipment — 1.7%
Avaya, Inc.:
Term Loan B, 3.06%, 10/24/14		540		479,930
Term Loan B-3, 4.81%, 10/26/17		1,014		873,494
CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/14/18		998		957,600
				2,311,024
Construction & Engineering — 1.0%
BakerCorp., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/01/18		430		408,500
Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan, 9.00%, 12/16/17		900		900,000
				1,308,500
Consumer Finance — 1.9%
Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17		2,800		2,593,500
Containers & Packaging — 0.8%
Anchor Glass Container Corp., Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00%, 3/02/16		133		131,134
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Term Loan C, 2.21%, 4/03/15		138		122,929
Graham Packaging Co., LP:
Term Loan C, 6.75%, 4/04/14		271		268,429
Term Loan D, 6.00%, 9/23/16		596		589,545
				1,112,037


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Diversified Consumer Services — 3.0%
Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan, 3.22% – 3.30%, 11/20/14	USD	1,348	$	1,172,350
Laureate Education, Extended Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/15/18		2,039		1,800,468
ServiceMaster Co.:
Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%, 7/24/14		1,109		1,024,820
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14		110		102,057
				4,099,695
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan E, 6.50%, 2/09/18		698		665,956
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.4%
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan, 9.00%, 11/01/15		700		699,125
Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 9.25%, 4/15/15		792		745,470
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:
Add on Term Loan, 11.50%, 3/13/14		625		649,481
Incremental Tranche A Term Loan, 2.50%, 3/13/14		1,300		1,201,200
Term Loan B2, 2.50%, 9/03/18		2,000		1,885,000
US Telepacific Corp., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 2/23/17		898		864,308
				6,044,584
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.2%
Aeroflex Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/09/18		775		717,518
CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):
Extended Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/14/17		554		502,377
Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14		728		683,991
Flextronics International Ltd. Delayed Draw:
Term Loan A-2, 2.44%, 10/01/14		24		22,649
Term Loan A-3, 2.47%, 10/01/14		21		19,413
Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC, New Term Loan, 4.00%, 5/11/18		1,100		1,057,375
				3,003,323
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.5%
CCS Corporation, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 11/14/14		876		776,520
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:
Coal Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16		371		358,323
Gas Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16		679		667,118
MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/16/18		1,750		1,673,437
				3,475,398
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8%
AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. (FKA Alliance Boots), Facility B1, 3.61%, 7/09/15	GBP	675		942,074
Bolthouse Farms, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 5.50% – 5.75%, 2/11/16		285		277,703
US Foodservice, Inc. Term Loan B:
2.71% – 2.72%, 7/03/14	USD	943		844,200
5.75%, 3/31/17		399		371,070
				2,435,047
Food Products — 4.1%
Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan:
(First Lien), 7.00%, 9/30/16		1,032		998,182
(Second Lien), 11.25%, 9/29/17		600		588,000
Del Monte Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/08/18		2,700		2,544,750
Michaels Foods Group, Inc. (FKA M-Foods Holdings, Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/23/18		86		82,154


See Notes to Financial Statements.

46	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)		Par (000)		Value
Food Products (concluded)
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan, 6.00%, 4/02/14	USD	631	$	621,894
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole):
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18		301		289,863
Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18		559		538,317
				5,663,160
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.6%
Biomet, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 3.24%, 3/25/15		365		346,385
DJO Finance LLC (FKA ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC), Term Loan, 3.22%, 5/20/14		498		464,558
Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/03/18		852		785,544
Immucor, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 8/17/18		570		549,696
				2,146,183
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.5%
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:
Extended Term Loan B, 3.72% – 3.82%, 1/25/17		90		82,238
Non-Extended Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14		45		41,966
Non-Extended Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14		841		779,433
ConvaTec, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/22/16		697		657,029
DaVita, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 10/20/16		896		868,635
Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/25/18		1,052		973,331
HCA, Inc.:
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.50%, 5/01/18		311		291,390
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.50%, 3/31/17		368		346,271
Harden Healthcare, Inc.:
Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15		608		596,182
Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15		346		339,127
inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.):
Incremental Term Loan B3, 6.75%, 5/15/18		400		376,000
Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16		948		894,172
Medpace, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 6/22/17		650		617,500
Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/16/16		697		681,992
				7,545,266
Health Care Technology — 0.7%
IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%, 8/25/17		640		614,169
MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/16/16		428		405,379
				1,019,548
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 7.7%
Ameristar Casinos, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/13/18		798		766,080
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.:
Incremental Term Loan B-4, 9.50%, 10/31/16		398		397,152
Term Loan B-1, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15		128		110,367
Term Loan B-2, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15		165		142,157
Term Loan B-3, 3.24% – 3.25%, 1/28/15		2,964		2,551,880
Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/23/17		1,144		1,098,572
Golden Living, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/04/18		935		829,812
Las Vegas Sands LLC:
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.72%, 5/23/14		111		103,087
Term Loan B, 1.72%, 5/23/14		439		408,907
Penn National Gaming, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/16/18		175		170,187
Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (FKA SW Acquisitions Co., Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/17/17		932		899,131
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25%, 6/30/16		833		812,511


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)			Value
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded)
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 7.75%, 11/05/15	USD	429	$	425,534
VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):
New Project Term Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13		318		314,743
Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/25/12		521		515,575
Term B Funded Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13		1,011		998,288
				10,543,983
Household Durables — 0.0%
Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 12/22/16		24		22,200
IT Services — 4.8%
Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.22%, 11/10/14		1,095		936,456
First Data Corp.:
Initial B-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14		137		120,278
Initial B-2 Loan B, 4.22%, 3/23/18		3,438		2,878,608
Initial B-3 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14		78		68,902
infoGROUP, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 5/22/18		377		345,614
iPayment, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 5/08/17		601		568,539
TransUnion LLC, Replacement Term Loan, 4.75%, 2/12/18		1,738		1,648,036
				6,566,433
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 3.6%
AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18		998		958,099
Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/02/18		1,994		1,838,344
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU), Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17		2,910		2,136,409
				4,932,852
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.1%
Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.50% – 3.51%, 12/03/14		1,671		1,561,243
Tomkins Plc, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 9/29/16		1,366		1,314,944
				2,876,187
Insurance — 0.7%
CNO Financial Group, Inc., Term Loan, 6.25%, 9/30/16		1,009		985,993
Machinery — 0.8%
Navistar Financial Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 12/16/12		422		410,181
Terex Corp.:
Term Loan, 6.03%, 4/28/17	EUR	70		97,539
Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/28/17	USD	550		539,000
				1,046,720
Marine — 0.3%
Horizon Lines, LLC:
Revolving Loan, 0.50% – 6.50%, 8/08/12	EUR	285		278,310
Term Loan A, 6.25%, 8/08/12		120		115,927
				394,237
Media — 18.4%
AMC Networks, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/31/18	USD	900		867,375
Acosta, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/01/18		1,062		1,001,922
Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.00%, 10/10/16		814		733,223
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, Term Loan B, 4.00%, 3/08/16		519		490,787
Bresnan Telecommunications Co. LLC, Term Loan B, 4.50%, 12/14/17		1,592		1,519,230
Capsugel Healthcare Ltd., Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/01/18		700		676,200
Catalina Marketing Corp., Term Loan B, 2.97%, 10/01/14		125		114,312


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	47




Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Media (concluded)
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson Learning):
Term Loan, 2.50%, 7/03/14	USD	1,025	$	847,696
Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14		497		474,380
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/06/14		14		14,385
Term Loan C, 3.50%, 9/06/16		1,436		1,367,001
Clarke American Corp., Term Facility B, 2.72% – 2.75%, 6/30/14		530		439,985
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.87%, 1/28/16		1,145		856,964
Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/30/18		700		655,375
Getty Images, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/07/16		258		252,314
Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.71%, 12/31/14		643		588,419
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan, 6.21%, 6/12/14		741		595,858
Hubbard Broadcasting, Term Loan (Second Lien), 5.25%, 4/28/17		500		475,835
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (FKA Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18		3,491		3,342,872
Interactive Data Corp., Term Loan, 4.50%, 2/12/18		1,546		1,462,062
Knology, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/18/17		347		328,258
Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG), Facility B1, 4.20%, 3/06/15	EUR	304		338,575
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom Communications, LLC), Tranche D Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/31/17	USD	491		469,144
Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13		1,325		1,368,062
Nielsen Finance LLC, Class B Dollar Term Loan, 3.95%, 5/02/16		731		687,557
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., New Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 10/28/16		508		499,999
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment), Term Facility, 5.51%, 6/01/12		1,012		972,874
UPC Broadband Holding B.V., Term U, 5.44%, 12/31/17	EUR	1,210		1,625,655
Univision Communications, Inc., Extended First Lien Term Loan, 4.47%, 3/31/17		941		809,370
WC Luxco Sarl, New Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/15/18	USD	251		240,612
Weather Channel, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/13/17		1,202		1,157,561
				25,273,862
Metals & Mining — 2.8%
Novelis, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/10/17		1,522		1,437,742
SunCoke Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/26/18		500		475,000
Walter Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/02/18		2,063		1,970,452
				3,883,194
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (FKA NE Energy, Inc.), Term B Advance (First Lien), 2.75%, 11/01/13		174		164,529
Multiline Retail — 0.7%
Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 2.96% – 2.97%,7/07/14		360		349,596
Hema Holding BV:
Facility B, 3.43%, 7/06/15	EUR	205		274,466
Facility C, 4.18%, 7/05/16		205		275,942
				900,004
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.1%
EquiPower Resources Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 1/26/18	USD	848	$	812,900
Gibson Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/14/18		950		897,750
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%, 11/02/15		1,176		1,163,820
				2,874,470
Paper & Forest Products — 1.3%
Georgia-Pacific LLC, Term Loan B, 2.32%, 12/21/12		614		609,160
Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13 (f)		1,419		1,220,615
				1,829,775
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%
Axcan Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 2/10/17		1,144		1,032,113
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 6/18/18		700		684,691
Quinteles Transnational Corp., Term Loan, 5.00%, 6/08/18		680		630,700
RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan Tranche 2, 4.00%, 5/09/18		500		485,000
Warner Chilcott Corp.:
Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 3/15/18		365		349,526
Term Loan B-2, 4.25%, 3/15/18		182		174,991
				3,357,021
Professional Services — 1.0%
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 8/03/17		612		598,983
Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B (First Lien), 4.50%, 11/03/16		796		766,656
				1,365,639
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan, (Second Lien), 5.00%, 6/28/13		1,179		1,145,821
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.8%
Mattamy Funding Partnership, Term Loan, 2.56%, 4/11/13		227		213,385
Realogy Corp.:
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13		853		753,011
Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, 4.44%, 10/10/16		74		60,868
Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16		1,447		1,191,345
Letter of Credit, 3.19%, 10/10/13		35		30,603
Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13		275		242,972
				2,492,184
Road & Rail — 0.3%
The Hertz Corp., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/09/18		449		425,309
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.7%
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Maturity Term Loan, 4.44%, 12/01/16		465		422,798
Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/02/17		547		522,170
				944,968
Software — 0.6%
Rovi Solution Corp., Tranche B, Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/07/18		549		527,596
Vertafore, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 7/29/16		358		340,738
				868,334
Specialty Retail — 4.8%
Academy Ltd., Term Loan, 6.00%, 8/03/18		900		854,325
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term Loan B, 6.25%, 2/23/17		469		442,091
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/02/18		1,275		1,203,281


See Notes to Financial Statements.

48	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011




Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)			Value
Specialty Retail (concluded)
J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/07/18	USD	434		$	386,455
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/16/18		374			347,588
Michaels Stores, Inc.:
Term Loan B-1, 2.50%, 10/31/13		392			370,491
Term Loan B-2, 4.75%, 7/31/16		711			669,049
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 11/24/17		1,238			1,163,250
Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware, Inc.:
Initial Loan, 6.00%, 9/01/16		926			867,755
Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/25/18		299			277,803
					6,582,088
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.5%
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:
Extended Term Loan B, 4.07%, 11/04/16		479			447,761
Term Loan B, 4.00%, 3/16/18		249			233,050
Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:
Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15		1,070			1,075,678
PIK Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16		300			301,500
					2,057,989
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 111.7%					153,006,467


Other Interests (h)	Beneficial Interest (000)
Auto Components — 0.7%
Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B Membership Interests (c)		—	(i)		950,363
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%
FRB JGW SPV, LLC (J.G. Wentworth, LLC Preferred Equity Interests) (c)(j)		—	(i)		325,070
Total Other Interests — 0.9%					1,275,433



Warrants (k)	Shares
Software — 0.0%
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)		5,330			—
Total Warrants — 0.0%					—
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $198,471,320) — 137.2%					187,954,288



Short-Term Securities
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.07% (l)(m)		3,303,074			3,303,074
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $3,303,074) — 2.4%					3,303,074

Options Purchased	Contracts			Value
Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%
Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike Price USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19, Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA		11			—
Total Options Purchased (Cost — $10,756) — 0.0%					—
*Total Investments (Cost — $201,785,150) — 139.6%**					191,257,362
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (39.6)%					(54,238,996	)
Net Assets — 100.0%				$	137,018,366


*	The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


Aggregate cost	$	201,107,274
Gross unrealized appreciation	$	2,073,939
Gross unrealized depreciation		(11,923,851	)
Net unrealized depreciation	$	(9,849,912	)


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

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

(c)	Non-income producing security.

(d)	Convertible security.

(e)	Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

(f)	Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

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

(h)	Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

(i)	Amount is less than $500.

(j)	The investment is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund.

(k)	Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

(l)	Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


Affiliate	Shares Held at February 28, 2011		Net Activity		Shares Held at August 31, 2011		Income
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class		2,714,267		588,807		3,303,074	$	2,165


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

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


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)


•	Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


Currency Purchased		Currency Sold		Counterparty		Settlement Date			Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
CAD	1,000,000	USD	1,016,913		Citibank NA		10/07/11	$	3,370
CAD	162,863	USD	165,000		Deutsche Bank AG		10/07/11		1,182
USD	1,158,990	CAD	1,146,000		Citibank NA		10/07/11		(10,255	)
USD	217,325	GBP	135,000		Citibank NA		10/07/11		(1,735	)
USD	600,798	GBP	376,000		Royal Bank		10/07/11		(9,325	)
					of Scotland
EUR	110,600	USD	158,446		Citibank NA		10/26/11		326
EUR	145,000	USD	206,372		Deutsche Bank AG		10/26/11		1,783
USD	3,741,618	EUR	2,610,000		Citibank NA		10/26/11		(5,187	)
USD	295,736	EUR	205,000		UBS AG		10/26/11		1,447
USD	565,178	EUR	395,000		Morgan Stanley		10/26/11		(1,867	)
USD	99,645	EUR	70,000		Citibank NA		10/26/11		(844	)
Total								$	(21,105	)


•	Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

	•	Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

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

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

	The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments:


Valuation Inputs	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investments:
Long-Term Investments:
Asset-Backed Securities		—	$	1,537,282		$	2,948,537	$	4,485,819
Common Stocks	$	22,185		—			99,162		121,347
Corporate Bonds		—		27,260,773			1,804,449		29,065,222
Floating Rate
Loan interests		—		140,689,485			12,316,982		153,006,467
Other Interests		—		950,363			325,070		1,275,433
Short-Term Securities		3,303,074		—			—		3,303,074
Liabilities:
Unfunded Loan Commitments		—		(48,248	)		—		(48,248	)
Total	$	3,325,259	$	170,389,655		$	17,494,200	$	191,209,114


Valuation Inputs	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Derivative Financial
Instruments¹
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange contracts		—	$	8,108			—	$	8,108
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts		—		(29,213	)		—		(29,213	)
Total		—	$	(21,105	)		—	$	(21,105	)


¹	Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:


	Asset-Backed Securities			Common Stocks			Corporate Bonds			Floating Rate Loan Interests			Other Interests		Unfunded Loan Commitments Assets			Unfunded Loan Commitments (Liabilities)			Total
Assets/Liabilities:
Balance, as of February 28, 2011	$	4,537,295		$	240,264		$	1,839,313		$	20,965,976		$	299,336	$	2,079		$	(5,523	)	$	27,878,740
Accrued discounts/premiums		27,075			—			26,477			64,533			—		—			—			118,085
Net realized gain (loss)		5,891			—			9,404			126,679			—		—			—			141,974
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation²		(237,314	)		(141,102	)		36,152			(561,226	)		25,734		(2,079	)		4,604			(875,231	)
Purchases		—			—			5,005			5,855,248			—		—			—			5,860,253
Sales		(944,410	)		—			(111,902	)		(9,519,383	)		—		—			—			(10,575,695	)
Transfers in³		—			—			—			1,536,422			—		—			919			1,537,341
Transfers out³		(440,000	)		—			—			(6,151,267	)		—		—			—			(6,591,267	)
Balance, as of August 31, 2011	$	2,948,537		$	99,162		$	1,804,449		$	12,316,982		$	325,070		—			—		$	17,494,200


²	Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held on August 31, 2011 was $(779,472).

³	The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

	A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets.

See Notes to Financial Statements.



50	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011




Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Asset-Backed Securities	Par (000)		Value
Asset-Backed Securities — 2.0%
ARES CLO Funds, Series 2005-10A, Class B, 0.64%, 9/18/17 (a)(b)	USD	500	$	445,535
CSAM Funding, Series 2A, Class B1, 7.05%, 10/15/16		500		475,950
Canaras Summit CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B, 0.73%, 6/19/21 (a)(b)		635		509,492
Frankin CLO Ltd., Series 6A, Class B, 0.72%, 8/09/19 (a)(b)		810		695,466
Gannett Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1X, Class A2, 0.61%, 10/27/20 (b)		495		370,013
Greyrock CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1X, Class A2L, 0.71%, 11/15/17 (b)		1,025		883,652
Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1, 1.74%, 11/15/21 (b)		645		574,953
T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B, 0.85%, 7/15/19 (a)(b)		560		500,192
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 2.0%				4,455,253




Common Stocks (c)	Shares
Capital Markets — 0.1%
E*Trade Financial Corp.		27,100	334,956
Chemicals — 0.0%
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.		142,466	54,693
Wellman Holdings, Inc.		1,557	5,060
Wellman, Inc. (acquired 1/30/09, cost $822) (d)		3,574	11,616
			71,369
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%
Smurfit Kappa Plc		18,171	144,008
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%
Leucadia National Corp.		722	21,393
Metals & Mining — 0.1%
Euramax International		935	261,772
Paper & Forest Products — 0.6%
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.		190,634	389,327
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)		421,556	860,933
			1,250,260
Software — 0.1%
HMH Holdings/EduMedia		75,676	151,352
Total Common Stocks — 1.0%			2,235,110




Corporate Bonds	Par (000)
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%
Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/20 (a)	USD	900	983,250
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10.00%, 6/01/17		692	711,030
			1,694,280
Airlines — 0.7%
Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (a)		590	566,400
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16		348	356,571
United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12		589	615,764
			1,538,735


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Auto Components — 1.6%
Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21 (a)	USD	290	$	279,850
Icahn Enterprises LP:
7.75%, 1/15/16		160		161,600
8.00%, 1/15/18		2,690		2,716,900
Titan International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/17		490		514,500
Venture Holdings Co. LLC (c)(e):
12.00%, 6/01/09		700		70
Series B, 9.50%, 7/01/05		3,325		332
				3,673,252
Biotechnology — 0.1%
QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (a)		149		151,349
Building Products — 0.4%
Building Materials Corp. of America (a):
7.00%, 2/15/20		485		485,000
6.75%, 5/01/21		410		392,575
				877,575
Capital Markets — 0.8%
American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13 (f)		600		595,788
E*Trade Financial Corp., 12.50%, 11/30/17 (a)(g)(h)		755		868,250
KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (a)		280		297,907
				1,761,945
Chemicals — 4.7%
American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15		610		599,325
American Rock Salt Co. LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/18 (a)		116		107,590
Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21		300		300,750
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (a):
7.50%, 3/31/15 (g)(i)		1,869		1,868,623
10.00%, 3/31/15		1,839		1,700,816
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 8.88%, 2/01/18		345		322,575
Huntsman International LLC, 8.63%, 3/15/21		150		156,563
Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 9.63%, 6/15/18 (a)		400		384,000
Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18		350		307,125
OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (a)		240		237,600
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (g):
(Second Lien), 10.00%, 1/29/19		2,383		3,312,370
(Third Lien), 5.00%, 1/29/19 (i)		1,765		1,253,274
				10,550,611
Commercial Banks — 1.9%
CIT Group, Inc.:
7.00%, 5/01/14		139		140,115
7.00%, 5/01/15		450		447,750
7.00%, 5/01/16		640		636,800
7.00%, 5/01/17		2,571		2,538,863
7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)		400		395,000
				4,158,528
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.3%
ARAMARK Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15		440		454,300
AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a)		556		536,509
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (a)		455		428,837
The Geo Group, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/17		450		472,500
Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20		335		325,788
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/17 (a)		550		591,250
West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18		165		160,875
				2,970,059
Communications Equipment — 0.2%
Avaya, Inc., 7.00%, 4/01/19 (a)		200		180,000
EH Holding Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/19 (a)		320		320,000
				500,000


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	51




Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Consumer Finance — 0.9%
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17	USD	300	$	303,750
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:
3.00%, 1/13/12 (b)		1,340		1,340,027
7.00%, 4/15/15		140		149,450
6.63%, 8/15/17		300		314,068
				2,107,295
Containers & Packaging — 0.7%
Ball Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/20		325		341,250
Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15		1,100		1,133,000
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%, 6/15/17		185		201,187
				1,675,437
Diversified Financial Services — 3.4%
Ally Financial, Inc.:
8.30%, 2/12/15		3,670		3,853,500
8.00%, 11/01/31		480		461,727
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 3/01/16		350		364,875
Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.75%, 10/15/16 (a)		850		869,125
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):
7.13%, 4/15/19		560		530,600
7.88%, 8/15/19		320		316,800
6.88%, 2/15/21		480		446,400
8.25%, 2/15/21		930		783,525
WMG Acquisition Corp., 9.50%, 6/15/16 (a)		105		107,100
				7,733,652
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%
ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16		520		533,000
Qwest Communications International, Inc., Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14		180		182,250
tw telecom Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 3/01/18		170		175,100
				890,350
Electric Utilities — 0.2%
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 7.25%, 4/01/16 (a)		405		434,065
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%
CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (a)		320		316,800
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%
Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (a)		625		646,875
Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/21		380		372,400
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/21 (a)		490		490,000
Oil States International, Inc., 6.50%, 6/01/19 (a)		175		175,000
SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 8/01/19 (a)		100		98,250
				1,782,525
Food Products — 0.2%
Blue Merger Sub, Inc., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (a)		480		476,400
JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (a)		75		68,156
				544,556
Gas Utilities — 0.1%
Targa Resources Partners LP, 6.88%, 2/01/21 (a)		250		247,500
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4%
DJO Finance LLC:
10.88%, 11/15/14		670		692,613
7.75%, 4/15/18 (a)		30		27,900
Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19		250		248,125
				968,638


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%
Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19	USD	235	$	233,825
HCA, Inc.:
8.50%, 4/15/19		65		70,850
6.50%, 2/15/20		990		1,001,137
7.88%, 2/15/20		1,924		2,039,440
7.25%, 9/15/20		525		539,437
inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (a)		45		40,613
Omnicare, Inc., 6.88%, 12/15/15		555		566,100
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:
10.00%, 5/01/18		430		473,000
8.88%, 7/01/19		1,680		1,780,800
				6,745,202
Health Care Technology — 1.0%
IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (a)		1,730		1,989,500
MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (a)		325		313,625
				2,303,125
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1%
Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18		540		523,800
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 9.00%, 8/31/20 (a)		282		234,060
MGM Resorts International:
10.38%, 5/15/14		720		790,200
11.13%, 11/15/17		750		836,250
Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%, 12/15/14 (c)(e)		220		22
				2,384,332
Household Durables — 1.1%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 12.00%, 10/15/17		1,000		1,015,000
Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 5/01/17		435		444,787
Standard Pacific Corp.:
8.38%, 5/15/18		145		127,238
8.38%, 1/15/21		1,100		946,000
				2,533,025
IT Services — 0.7%
First Data Corp. (a):
7.38%, 6/15/19		805		756,700
8.25%, 1/15/21		501		428,355
12.63%, 1/15/21		333		314,685
				1,499,740
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.4%
AES Corp.:
7.75%, 10/15/15		155		162,750
9.75%, 4/15/16		674		744,770
7.38%, 7/01/21 (a)		215		217,150
Calpine Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/21 (a)		370		373,700
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20		1,065		1,069,123
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, 10.00%, 12/01/20		2,135		2,153,939
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (a)		770		762,300
				5,483,732
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6%
Sequa Corp. (a):
11.75%, 12/01/15		1,430		1,487,200
13.50%, 12/01/15 (i)		1,930		2,045,776
				3,532,976
Insurance — 0.6%
CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (a)		851		885,040
Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21		370		328,386
MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (a)		220		211,200
				1,424,626


See Notes to Financial Statements.

52	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011




Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Machinery — 0.1%
Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/01/21	USD	220	$	227,700
Media — 7.8%
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (a)		190		196,650
CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16		1,700		1,963,500
CCO Holdings LLC:
7.25%, 10/30/17		260		268,125
7.88%, 4/30/18		565		587,600
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14		390		422,175
Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (a)(h)		570		336,300
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:
9.25%, 12/15/17		340		360,400
Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17		4,526		4,842,820
DISH DBS Corp.:
7.00%, 10/01/13		850		891,437
6.63%, 10/01/14		750		774,375
6.75%, 6/01/21 (a)		270		272,025
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18		900		954,000
Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, 7.50%, 3/15/19 (a)		540		531,900
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 12/15/17 (a)		530		535,300
Nielsen Finance LLC:
11.63%, 2/01/14		636		720,270
7.75%, 10/15/18		640		660,800
ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (a)		220		215,600
Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18		290		292,900
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC Germany Gmbh), 8.13%, 12/01/17 (a)		1,500		1,530,000
Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 6.50%, 1/15/18		1,250		1,331,250
				17,687,427
Metals & Mining — 1.7%
Drummond Co., Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/14 (a)		233		238,243
FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%, 11/01/15 (a)		1,080		1,077,300
JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18 (a)		170		166,175
Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20		2,015		2,120,787
RathGibson, Inc., 11.25%, 2/15/14 (c)(e)		2,175		109
Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21		194		191,073
				3,793,687
Multiline Retail — 0.5%
Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (i)		948		1,049,910
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.9%
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:
6.00%, 6/01/19		135		131,962
6.25%, 6/01/21		425		415,969
Arch Coal, Inc.:
7.00%, 6/15/19 (a)		115		113,275
7.25%, 10/01/20		368		362,480
7.25%, 6/15/21 (a)		360		354,600
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:
6.63%, 8/15/20		1,122		1,172,490
6.13%, 2/15/21		690		700,350
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (a)		240		254,400
Consol Energy, Inc.:
8.25%, 4/01/20		900		967,500
6.38%, 3/01/21 (a)		230		228,275
Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18		55		56,925
Denbury Resources, Inc.:
8.25%, 2/15/20		351		369,866
6.38%, 8/15/21		295		289,100


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)
El Paso Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/17	USD	825	$	916,836
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 7.75%, 6/15/19		665		625,100
Forest Oil Corp., 8.50%, 2/15/14		220		235,400
Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (a)		1,140		1,151,400
Linn Energy LLC:
8.63%, 4/15/20 (a)		580		620,600
7.75%, 2/01/21		1,025		1,045,500
Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18		815		823,150
OGX Petroleo e Gas Participações SA, 8.50%, 6/01/18 (a)		1,595		1,598,987
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (a)		170		166,600
Petrohawk Energy Corp.:
10.50%, 8/01/14		310		350,300
7.88%, 6/01/15		415		448,200
7.25%, 8/15/18		275		320,719
6.25%, 6/01/19 (a)		480		558,000
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.75%, 6/15/15		275		283,250
Range Resources Corp., 5.75%, 6/01/21		645		648,225
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/21 (a)		435		424,125
				15,633,584
Paper & Forest Products — 1.8%
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (a)(i)		1,425		997,380
Clearwater Paper Corp., 10.63%, 6/15/16		365		399,675
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (a)		1,630		1,861,473
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%, 6/01/16 (a)		145		143,550
Verso Paper Holdings LLC:
11.50%, 7/01/14		289		306,340
Series B, 4.00%, 8/01/14 (b)		485		397,700
				4,106,118
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.50%, 7/15/16 (a)		1,015		964,250
Professional Services — 0.1%
FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20		295		290,944
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%
FelCor Lodging LP, 6.75%, 6/01/19 (a)		950		893,000
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%
Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19 (a)		320		270,400
Road & Rail — 1.5%
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 1/15/19		975		943,312
Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%, 2/01/17 (a)		200		199,000
The Hertz Corp. (a):
7.50%, 10/15/18		915		896,700
6.75%, 4/15/19		375		349,688
7.38%, 1/15/21		925		883,375
				3,272,075
Specialty Retail — 0.4%
United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16		845		855,563
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/23		215		225,703
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%
Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (a)		176		165,440
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.5%
Cricket Communications, Inc.:
10.00%, 7/15/15		90		93,038
7.75%, 5/15/16		1,770		1,792,125
Digicel Group Ltd. (a):
12.00%, 4/01/14		800		896,000
8.25%, 9/01/17		270		270,000


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Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Corporate Bonds	Par (000)		Value
Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)
Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.88%, 10/31/13	USD	415	$	412,406
Sprint Capital Corp.:
8.38%, 3/15/12		325		334,750
6.88%, 11/15/28		2,010		1,798,950
				5,597,269
Total Corporate Bonds — 55.6%				125,516,980


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)
Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%, 2/14/17	746	716,400
Airlines — 0.5%
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/20/17	1,275	1,175,129
Auto Components — 1.4%
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 2.96%, 8/07/14	1,894	1,775,896
Autoparts Holdings, Ltd.:
First Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 7/28/17	600	588,000
Second Lien Term Loan, 10.50%, 1/29/18	900	886,500
		3,250,396
Automobiles — 0.3%
Ford Motor Co.:
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.96%, 12/16/13	556	546,631
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 2.96%, 12/16/13	63	61,557
		608,188
Biotechnology — 0.2%
Grifols SA, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 6/01/17	455	444,080
Building Products — 1.3%
CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 2/18/17	597	558,195
Goodman Global, Inc.:
Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75%, 10/28/16	1,676	1,646,905
Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.00%, 10/30/17	600	603,000
		2,808,100
Capital Markets — 0.9%
HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien), 6.25%, 12/14/16	906	878,829
Nuveen Investments, Inc. (First Lien):
Extended Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/13/14	371	342,520
Non-Extended Term Loan, 5.75% – 5.81%, 5/12/17	754	704,874
		1,926,223
Chemicals — 4.6%
AZ Chemical Co. LLC, Term Loan, 4.75%, 11/21/16	142	136,522
American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/25/17	1,192	1,142,842
Ashland, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/30/18	700	684,376
Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/27/16	800	782,664
Gentek, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/06/15	1,122	1,047,387
Nexeo Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 9/08/17	873	803,712
PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original Term Facility (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14	1,295	1,183,433
Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17	1,208	1,109,818
Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/15/15	2,318	2,292,269


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Chemicals (concluded)
Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/17	USD	1,294	$	1,193,577
				10,376,600
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.6%
ARAMARK Corp.:
Letter of Credit — 1 Facility, 2.06%, 1/27/14		17		15,595
Letter of Credit — 2 Facility, 3.44%, 7/26/16		19		17,454
US Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/27/14		205		193,592
US Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/26/16		284		265,395
AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/10/16		410		394,674
Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.), Initial Term Loan B, 5.00%, 5/19/17		1,250		1,187,500
Altegrity, Inc. (FKA US Investigations Services, Inc.), Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/20/15		1,394		1,356,793
Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16		1,075		1,067,830
Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 2.21% – 2.23%, 4/02/14		494		429,255
Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate), Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16		993		949,495
				5,877,583
Communications Equipment — 1.3%
Avaya, Inc.:
Term Loan B, 3.06%, 10/24/14		962		855,554
Term Loan B-3, 4.81%, 10/26/17		1,542		1,327,950
CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/14/18		748		718,200
				2,901,704
Construction & Engineering — 1.1%
BakerCorp., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/01/18		485		460,750
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. (FR Brand Acquisition Corp.), Synthetic Letter of Credit, Term Loan (First Lien), 0.13%, 2/07/14		500		455,000
Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan, 9.00%, 12/16/17		1,500		1,500,000
				2,415,750
Consumer Finance — 0.9%
Springleaf Financial Funding Co., (FKA AGFS Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17		2,200		2,037,750
Containers & Packaging — 0.6%
Anchor Glass Container Corp., Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00%, 3/02/16		124		121,787
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Term Loan C, 2.21%, 4/03/15		491		436,900
Graham Packaging Co., LP, Term Loan D, 6.00%, 9/23/16		893		884,317
				1,443,004
Diversified Consumer Services — 2.8%
Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan, 3.22% – 3.30%, 11/20/14		2,177		1,893,722
Laureate Education, Inc., Extended Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/15/18		3,080		2,720,175
ServiceMaster Co.:
Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%, 7/24/14		1,755		1,621,077
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14		175		161,435
				6,396,409
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan E, 6.50%, 2/09/18		459		437,628
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.7%
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan, 9.00%, 11/01/15		1,350		1,348,312
Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 9.25%, 4/15/15		916		861,950


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services (concluded)
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:
Add on Term Loan, 11.50%, 3/13/14	USD	775	$	805,357
Incremental Tranche A Term Loan, 2.49% – 2.50%, 3/13/14		1,100		1,016,400
Term Loan B2, 2.50%, 9/03/18		2,050		1,932,125
				5,964,144
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.7%
Aeroflex Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/09/18		700		648,081
CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):
Extended Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/14/17		944		856,267
Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14		1,101		1,034,645
Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC, New Term Loan, 4.00%, 5/11/18		1,440		1,384,200
				3,923,193
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9%
CCS Corporation, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 11/14/14		709		628,389
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:
Coal Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16		866		836,087
Gas Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16		1,584		1,556,607
MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/16/18		1,400		1,338,750
				4,359,833
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.8%
US Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan B:
2.71% – 2.72%, 7/03/14		1,524		1,363,865
5.75%, 3/31/17		399		371,070
				1,734,935
Food Products — 2.5%
Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (First Lien), 7.00%, 9/30/16		2,347		2,269,521
Del Monte Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/08/18		2,210		2,082,925
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan, 6.00%, 4/02/14		800		788,375
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole):
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18		205		197,174
Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18		380		366,181
				5,704,176
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0%
Biomet, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 3.24%, 3/25/15		135		128,115
DJO Finance LLC (FKA ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC), Term Loan, 3.22%, 5/20/14		796		742,490
Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/03/18		737		679,283
Immucor, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 8/17/18		750		723,285
				2,273,173
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.2%
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:
Non-Extended Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14		48		44,118
Non-Extended Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14		897		831,592
ConvaTec, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/22/16		697		657,029
DaVita, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 10/20/16		1,095		1,061,665
Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/25/18		1,097		1,014,956
HCA, Inc., Extended Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 5/01/18		856		803,550
Harden Healthcare, Inc.:
Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15		1,217		1,192,363
Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15		346		339,127


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)
inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.):
Incremental Term Loan B3, 6.75%, 5/15/18	USD	500	$	470,000
Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16		1,416		1,335,615
Medpace, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 6/22/17		1,050		997,500
Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/16/16		697		681,992
				9,429,507
Health Care Technology — 0.7%
IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%, 8/25/17		1,036		993,876
MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/16/16		552		522,646
				1,516,522
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.8%
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.:
Incremental Term Loan B-4, 9.50%, 10/31/16		634		632,961
Term Loan B-2, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15		265		228,313
Term Loan B-3, 3.24% – 3.25%, 1/28/15		2,965		2,552,371
Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/23/17		1,533		1,472,236
Golden Living, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/04/18		990		878,625
Las Vegas Sands LLC:
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.72%, 5/23/14		113		104,996
Term Loan B, 1.72%, 5/23/14		664		617,974
Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (FKA SW Acquisitions Co., Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/17/17		944		910,857
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25%, 6/30/16		1,553		1,514,479
VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):
New Project Term Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13		809		800,732
Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/25/12		533		527,177
Term B Funded Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13		572		565,037
				10,805,758
IT Services — 3.5%
Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.22%, 11/10/14		1,552		1,326,995
First Data Corp.:
Initial B-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14		98		86,116
Initial B-2 Term Loan, 4.22%, 3/23/18		3,699		3,096,400
Initial B-3 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14		141		124,080
InfoGROUP, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 5/22/18		474		435,067
iPayment, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 5/08/17		625		591,280
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (Solar Capital Corp.), Tranche B US Term Loan, 3.84% – 3.89%, 2/26/16		402		380,007
TransUnion LLC, Replacement Term Loan, 4.75%, 2/12/18		1,960		1,858,613
				7,898,558
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.4%
AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18		948		910,194
Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/02/18		1,046		964,286
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU), Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17		1,878		1,378,715
				3,253,195
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%
Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.50% – 3.51%, 12/03/14		1,225		1,144,228
Tomkins Plc, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 9/29/16		1,138		1,095,787
				2,240,015
Machinery — 0.3%
Terex Corp., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/28/17		700		686,000


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Media — 10.8%
AMC Networks, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/31/18	USD	1,100	$	1,060,125
Acosta, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/01/18		898		846,695
Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.00%, 10/10/16		741		667,035
Capsugel Healthcare Ltd., Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/01/18		800		772,800
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson Learning):
Term Loan, 2.50%, 7/03/14		2,564		2,119,570
Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14		671		641,018
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/06/14		24		23,975
Term Loan C, 3.50%, 9/06/16		2,221		2,114,561
Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/30/18		800		749,000
Getty Images, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/07/16		282		276,079
Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.71%, 12/31/14		479		438,389
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan, 6.21%, 6/12/14		1,355		1,088,850
Hubbard Broadcasting, Term Loan (Second Lien), 5.25%, 4/28/17		600		571,002
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18		4,239		4,059,202
Interactive Data Corp., Term Loan, 4.50%, 2/12/18		898		848,939
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom Communications, LLC), Tranche D Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/31/17		491		469,144
Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13		3,250		3,355,625
Nielsen Finance LLC, Class C Term Loan, 3.48%, 5/02/16		225		211,219
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., New Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 10/28/16		836		823,891
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment), Term Facility, 5.51%, 6/01/12		960		923,052
UPC Financing Partnership, Facility Term Loan T, 3.69%, 12/30/16		425		391,666
Univision Communications, Inc., Extended First Lien Term Loan, 4.47%, 3/31/17	EUR	978		840,930
WC Luxco Sarl, New Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/15/18	USD	314		300,766
Weather Channel, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/13/17		898		864,829
				24,458,362
Metals & Mining — 2.1%
Novelis, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/10/17		1,642		1,550,863
SunCoke Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/26/18		850		807,500
Walter Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/02/18		2,594		2,476,792
				4,835,155
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (FKA NE Energy, Inc.), Term B Advance (First Lien), 2.75%, 11/01/13		332		314,150
Multiline Retail — 0.3%
Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 2.96% – 2.97%, 7/07/14		598		579,678
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.1%
Gibson Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/14/18		800		756,000
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%, 11/02/15		1,835		1,816,166
				2,572,166


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)	Par (000)		Value
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%
Axcan Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 2/10/17	USD	945	$	852,615
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 6/18/18		800		782,504
Quinteles Transnational Corp., Term Loan, 5.00%, 6/08/18		705		653,888
RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan Tranche 2, 4.00%, 5/09/18		600		582,000
Warner Chilcott Corp.:
Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 3/15/18		456		436,907
Term Loan B-2, 4.25%, 3/15/18		228		218,739
				3,526,653
Professional Services — 0.8%
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 8/03/17		648		633,836
Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B (First Lien), 4.50%, 11/03/16		1,095		1,054,152
				1,687,988
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), 5.00%, 6/28/13		1,778		1,727,546
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.7%
Realogy Corp.:
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13		1,775		1,566,808
Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, 4.44%, 10/10/16		1,315		1,082,279
Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16		1,405		1,156,522
				3,805,609
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Maturity Term Loan, 4.44%, 12/01/16		584		531,256
Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/02/17		697		664,579
				1,195,835
Specialty Retail — 3.4%
Academy Ltd. Term Loan, 6.00%, 8/03/18		1,000		949,250
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term Loan B, 6.25%, 2/23/17		790		744,575
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/02/18		1,125		1,061,719
J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/07/18		339		302,057
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/16/18		399		371,070
Michaels Stores, Inc.:
Term Loan B-1, 2.50%, 10/31/13		239		225,917
Term Loan B-2, 4.75%, 7/31/16		1,199		1,127,971
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 11/24/17		1,520		1,428,471
Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware, Inc.:
Initial Loan, 6.00%, 9/01/16		1,209		1,132,375
Term Loan B, 5.25%, 5/25/18		399		370,404
				7,713,809
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.9%
Digicel International Finance Ltd., US Term Loan (Non-Rollover), 2.75%, 3/30/12		656		646,171
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 3/16/18		746		699,149
Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc., Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15		2,943		2,958,114
				4,303,434
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 70.6%				159,324,338


See Notes to Financial Statements.

56	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Schedule of Investments (continued)	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


	Beneficial
	Interest
Other Interests (j)	(000)			Value
Auto Components — 0.0%
Intermet Liquidating Trust Class A (c)	USD	320		$	3
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%
ARK JGW SPV, LLC (J.G.Wentworth LLC Preferred Equity Interests) (c)(k)		—	(l)		1,033,018
Media — 0.0%
Adelphia Preferred Escrow (c)		3			—
Adelphia Recovery Trust, Series ACC-6B INT (c)		250			1,250
					1,250
Metals & Mining — 0.7%
ARK — (R-Gibson) SPV, LLC (RathGibson Acquisition Corp., LLC) (k)		137			1,673,740
Total Other Interests — 1.2%					2,708,011



Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks		Shares
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%
Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00%, 12/31/11 (a)		90			68,482
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.0%					68,482


Trust Preferreds
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%
GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (b)		35,560			755,752
Total Trust Preferreds — 0.4%					755,752
Total Preferred Securities — 0.4%					824,234



Warrants (m)
Media — 0.0%
Charter Communications, Inc. (Expires 11/30/14)		6,862			75,708
Total Warrants — 0.0%					75,708
*Total Investments (Cost — $317,900,510) — 130.8%**					295,139,634
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (30.8)%					(69,452,932	)
Net Assets — 100.0%				$	225,686,702


*	The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

	Aggregate cost	$	316,680,361
	Gross unrealized appreciation	$	6,838,103
	Gross unrealized depreciation		(28,378,830	)
	Net unrealized depreciation	$	(21,540,727	)


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

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

(c)	Non-income producing security.

(d)	Restricted security as to resale. As of report date the Fund held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $11,616 and original cost of $822, in this security.

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

(f)	Represents a step-down bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

(g)	Convertible security.

(h)	Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

(i)	Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

(j)	Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

(k)	The investment is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund.

(l)	Amount is less than $500.

(m)	Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

•	Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were a follows:


Affiliate	Shares Held at February 28, 2011		Net Activity			Shares Held at August 31, 2011		Income
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class		270,650		(270,650	)		—	$	747


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

•	Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

Currency
Purchased

Currency
Sold

Counterparty

Settlement
Date

Unrealized
Appreciation

USD 471,000

CAD

489,870

UBS AG

10/07/11

9,316

See Notes to Financial Statements.



SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	57



Schedule of Investments (concluded)	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)


•	Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

	•	Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

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

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

	The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments:



Valuation Inputs	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investments:
Long-Term Investments:
Asset-Backed Securities		—	$	1,455,219		$	3,000,034	$	4,455,253
Common Stocks	$	889,684		1,122,705			222,721		2,235,110
Corporate Bonds		—		117,147,304			8,369,676		125,516,980
Floating Rate Loan Interests		—		140,433,056			18,891,282		159,324,338
Other Interests		1,250		—			2,706,761		2,708,011
Preferred Securities		755,752		68,482			—		824,234
Warrants		75,708		—			—		75,708
Liabilities:
Unfunded Loan Commitments		—		(36,655	)		—		(36,655	)
Total	$	1,722,394	$	260,190,111		$	33,190,474	$	295,102,979


Valuation Inputs	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Derivative Financial Instruments¹
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange contracts		—	$	9,316			—	$	9,316


¹	Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:



	Asset-Backed			Common			Corporate			Floating Rate			Other
	Securities			Stocks			Bonds			Loan Interests			Interests			Total
Assets:
Balance, as of February 28, 2011	$	3,467,413		$	433,333		$	6,609,156		$	18,685,436		$	2,125,823		$	31,321,161
Accrued discounts/premiums		20,164			—			89,853			39,240			—			149,257
Net realized gain (loss)		50,449			—			5,282			35,537			—			91,268
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation²		(213,505	)		(210,612	)		1,689,613			1,780,683			522,241			3,568,420
Purchases		1,586,263			—			43,054			7,945,449			58,700			9,633,466
Sales		(1,470,750	)		—			(67,500	)		(9,463,997	)		—			(11,002,247	)
Transfers in³		—			—			218			3,455,156			—			3,455,374
Transfers out³		(440,000	)		—			—			(3,586,222	)		(3	)		(4,026,225	)
Balance, as of August 31, 2011	$	3,000,034		$	222,721		$	8,369,676		$	18,891,282		$	2,706,761		$	33,190,474


	²	Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held on August 31, 2011 was $(563,317).

	³	The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

		A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

58	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011

Statements of Assets and Liabilities


August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)		BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)			BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)			BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)			BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)			BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Assets
Investments at value — unaffiliated¹		$	299,837,211		$	339,872,023		$	577,515,239		$	187,954,288		$	295,139,634
Investments at value — affiliated²			1,965,816			—			—			3,303,074			—
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts			2,034,000			1,950,000			—			—			—
Cash pledged as collateral for swaps			1,062,380			614,250			—			—			—
Investments sold receivable			1,522,121			2,042,916			6,115,527			2,778,576			4,933,602
Principal paydown receivable			34,146			47,112			265,526			51,841			137,589
Interest receivable			5,416,494			5,503,197			6,921,900			553,004			2,491,808
Interest receivable — affiliated			—			—			252			—			52
Swap premiums paid			422,491			445,622			—			—			—
Swaps receivable			112,038			1,120,509			—			—			—
Foreign currency at value³			34,192			209,458			—			168,394			317
Dividends receivable			54,890			24,590			56,385			—			—
Unrealized appreciation on swaps			66,052			72,277			—			—			—
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts			484			842			8,893			8,108			9,316
Prepaid expenses			4,464			17,791			7,829			9,232			3,376
Other assets			5,279			23,665			447,645			13,062			—
Total assets			312,572,058			351,944,252			591,339,196			194,839,579			302,715,694

Liabilities
Bank overdraft			446,576			146,969			71,676			2,646			14,803
Loan payable			66,000,000			85,000,000			147,000,000			50,000,000			68,000,000
Investments purchased payable			3,912,395			2,582,619			16,089,584			7,388,364			8,435,900
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments			—			—			79,684			48,248			36,655
Unrealized depreciation on swaps			97,116			92,651			—			—			—
Options written at value⁴			878,047			973,136			—			—			—
Interest expense payable			62,900			159,832			506,295			102,674			238,228
Swaps premiums received			2,437			2,193			—			—			—
Investment advisory fees payable			131,558			177,847			297,879			120,707			127,360
Margin variation payable			213,611			242,906			—			—			—
Swaps payable			312,634			317,896			—			—			—
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts			87,509			94,306			98,260			29,213			—
Income dividends payable			—			80,263			—			45,705			33,534
Options purchased payable			29,478			32,403			—			—			—
Deferred income			13,712			16,401			2,741			6,237			1,446
Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable			13,191			14,416			104,588			7,705			13,743
Bank overdraft on foreign currency³			—			—			10,994			—			—
Other accrued expenses payable			116,350			52,991			—			69,714			127,323
Other liabilities			12,460			—			—			—			—
Total liabilities			72,329,974			89,986,829			164,261,701			57,821,213			77,028,992
Net Assets		$	240,242,084		$	261,957,423		$	427,077,495		$	137,018,366		$	225,686,702

Net Assets Consist of
Paid-in capital⁵		$	309,243,562		$	324,916,847		$	796,951,067		$	199,583,676		$	371,544,299
Undistributed net investment income			3,119,356			2,751,432			1,138,431			312,660			3,572,802
Accumulated net realized loss			(60,153,466	)		(52,302,891	)		(286,703,191	)		(52,280,562	)		(126,642,176	)
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation			(11,967,368	)		(13,407,965	)		(84,308,812	)		(10,597,408	)		(22,788,223	)
Net Assets		$	240,242,084		$	261,957,423		$	427,077,495		$	137,018,366		$	225,686,702
Net asset value		$	6.90		$	7.01		$	3.96		$	12.96		$	3.98
¹	Investments at cost — unaffiliated	$	310,041,442		$	351,395,900		$	662,005,427		$	198,482,076		$	317,900,510
²	Investments at cost — affiliated	$	1,965,816			—			—		$	3,303,074			—
³	Foreign currency at cost	$	34,023		$	210,432		$	(11,157	)	$	168,766		$	325
⁴	Premiums received	$	601,636		$	685,688			—			—			—

⁵	Shares outstanding, 200 million shares authorized, par value $0.10 per share		34,792,580			37,356,898			107,883,026			10,574,327			56,661,773


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	59

Statements of Operations


Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)			BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)			BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)			BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)			BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Investment Income
Interest	$	12,368,288		$	13,386,021		$	20,869,048		$	6,122,959		$	10,544,636
Dividends — unaffiliated		75,898			209,565			5,112			—			—
Dividends — affiliated		1,031			809			1,517			2,165			747
Facility and other fees		25,060			392,213			773,903			21,865			392,666
Total income		12,470,277			13,988,608			21,649,580			6,146,989			10,938,049


Expenses
Investment advisory		809,383			1,109,393			1,822,534			748,721			773,675
Borrowing costs¹		108,336			131,144			225,060			72,962			105,514
Professional		60,885			68,324			126,870			71,728			78,906
Accounting services		43,313			25,597			52,804			16,101			23,143
Custodian		26,101			25,750			26,331			37,945			18,342
Transfer agent		14,416			19,706			43,192			11,832			24,551
Printing		24,524			16,558			29,243			10,027			16,140
Officer and Directors		12,686			12,769			19,138			7,395			13,099
Registration		6,118			6,001			18,868			4,668			10,055
Miscellaneous		23,026			19,877			25,986			14,964			23,975
Total expenses excluding interest expense		1,128,788			1,435,119			2,390,026			996,343			1,087,400
Interest expense		326,327			433,530			730,657			254,602			345,555
Total expenses		1,455,115			1,868,649			3,120,683			1,250,945			1,432,955
Less fees waived by advisor		(869	)		(489	)		(1,000	)		(854	)		(760	)
Total expenses after fees waived		1,454,246			1,868,160			3,119,683			1,250,091			1,432,195
Net investment income		11,016,031			12,120,448			18,529,897			4,896,898			9,505,854


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments		3,381,256			4,117,474			3,129,057			407,232			1,816,811
Financial futures contracts		1,051,801			1,153,901			—			—			—
Foreign currency transactions		(671,670	)		(537,976	)		(1,231,773	)		66,629			(16,238	)
Options written		2,141,307			2,225,613			—			—			—
Swaps		1,221,388			1,509,737			(75,221	)		—			(24,530	)
		7,124,082			8,468,749			1,822,063			473,861			1,776,043
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
Investments		(24,440,737	)		(28,511,617	)		(37,810,041	)		(12,492,600	)		(16,174,507	)
Financial futures contracts		(1,126,389	)		(1,293,818	)		—			—			—
Foreign currency transactions		66,525			139,990			328,702			148,890			20,564
Options written		(276,412	)		(287,448	)		—			—			—
Swaps		341,627			246,400			77,957			—			52,151
Unfunded loan commitments		(11,592	)		23,261			(116,909	)		(78,214	)		(52,873	)
		(25,446,978	)		(29,683,232	)		(37,520,291	)		(12,421,924	)		(16,154,665	)
Total realized and unrealized loss		(18,322,896	)		(21,214,483	)		(35,698,228	)		(11,948,063	)		(14,378,622	)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations	$	(7,306,865	)	$	(9,094,035	)	$	(17,168,331	)	$	(7,051,165	)	$	(4,872,768	)


	¹	See Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of short-term borrowings.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

60	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)						BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:	Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)			Year Ended February 28, 2011			Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)			Year Ended February 28, 2011
Operations
Net investment income	$	11,016,031		$	22,535,037		$	12,120,448		$	24,174,359
Net realized gain		7,124,082			6,965,831			8,468,749			9,224,596
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation		(25,446,978	)		18,790,685			(29,683,232	)		21,881,740
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(7,306,865	)		48,291,553			(9,094,035	)		55,280,695


Dividends to Shareholders From
Net investment income		(10,637,966	)		(21,257,066	)		(11,207,069	)		(22,906,514	)


Capital Share Transactions
Reinvestment of dividends		277,689			282,201			—			163,777


Net Assets
Total increase (decrease) in net assets		(17,667,142	)		27,316,688			(20,301,104	)		32,537,958
Beginning of period		257,909,226			230,592,538			282,258,527			249,720,569
End of period	$	240,242,084		$	257,909,226		$	261,957,423		$	282,258,527
Undistributed net investment income	$	3,119,356		$	2,741,291		$	2,751,432		$	1,838,053

	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)						BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:	Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)			Year Ended February 28, 2011			Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)			Year Ended February 28, 2011
Operations
Net investment income	$	18,529,897		$	35,976,309		$	4,896,898		$	9,200,317
Net realized gain (loss)		1,822,063			(2,434,229	)		473,861			574,094
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation		(37,520,291	)		44,871,048			(12,421,924	)		9,308,392
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(17,168,331	)		78,413,128			(7,051,165	)		19,082,803


Dividends and Distribution to Shareholders From
Net investment income		(17,464,936	)		(35,928,501	)		(4,692,191	)		(8,767,675	)
Tax return of capital		—			(924,228	)		—			(716,193	)
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders		(17,464,936	)		(36,852,729	)		(4,692,191	)		(9,483,868	)


Capital Share Transactions
Reinvestment of dividends		463,571			464,804			210,036			582,067


Net Assets
Total increase (decrease) in net assets		(34,169,696	)		42,025,203			(11,533,320	)		10,181,002
Beginning of period		461,247,191			419,221,988			148,551,686			138,370,684
End of period	$	427,077,495		$	461,247,191		$	137,018,366		$	148,551,686
Undistributed net investment income	$	1,138,431		$	73,470		$	312,660		$	107,953


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	61

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:	Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)			Year Ended February 28, 2011
Operations
Net investment income	$	9,505,854		$	17,899,921
Net realized gain (loss)		1,776,043			(2,983,318	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation		(16,154,665	)		20,894,516
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(4,872,768	)		35,811,119


Dividends to Shareholders From
Net investment income		(8,494,412	)		(18,479,539	)


Capital Share Transactions
Reinvestment of dividends		293,462			255,895


Net Assets
Total increase (decrease) in net assets		(13,073,718	)		17,587,475
Beginning of period		238,760,420			221,172,945
End of period	$	225,686,702		$	238,760,420
Undistributed net investment income	$	3,572,802		$	2,561,360


See Notes to Financial Statements.

62	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011

Statements of Cash Flows


Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)			BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)			BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)			BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)			BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations	$	(7,306,865	)	$	(9,094,035	)	$	(17,168,331	)	$	(7,051,165	)	$	(4,872,768	)
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Decrease in interest receivable		205,805			728,007			202,850			850,072			776,510
Increase in interest receivable — affiliated		—			—			(252	)		—			(52	)
Increase in cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts		(1,524,000	)		(1,385,000	)		—			—			—
Increase in cash pledged as collateral for swaps		(1,062,380	)		(614,250	)		—			—			—
Increase in swaps receivable		(44,973	)		(1,049,756	)		—			—			—
Decrease in commitment fees receivable		—			97			1,385			1,043			573
Decrease in receivable from custodian		—			—			—			—			602,027
(Increase) decrease in other assets		564			(15,730	)		26,890			(13,062	)		8,967
(Increase) decrease in dividends receivable		(19,189	)		40,645			(48	)		—			—
Increase in investment advisory fees payable		8,996			7,239			29,674			11,670			15,920
Decrease in cash held as collateral for swaps		(100,000	)		—			—			—			—
Increase (decrease) in interest expense payable		(56,344	)		(7,729	)		263,291			22,286			127,175
Decrease in other affiliates payable		(1,404	)		(1,572	)		(2,511	)		(820	)		(1,278	)
Increase (decrease) in swaps payable		241,319			257,674			(10,897	)		—			(14,850	)
Increase (decrease) in other accrued expenses payable		(10,805	)		(75,076	)		(239,536	)		(40,198	)		32,225
Decrease in prepaid expenses		11,592			—			22,209			—			11,941
Increase in margin variation payable		179,666			204,946			—			—			—
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities		10,460			(30,652	)		—			(54,550	)		—
Increase in Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable		12,508			13,672			24,116			7,308			12,973
Net periodic and termination payment of swaps		1,345,008			1,505,112			(7,514	)		—			2,145
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and swaps		18,839,987			21,667,860			33,938,120			11,964,520			14,086,067
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and swaps		(54,795	)		(372,211	)		(1,954,414	)		(611,118	)		(572,230	)
Paid-in-kind income		(234,981	)		(258,299	)		(566,754	)		(99,755	)		(179,217	)
Premiums received from options written		1,066,309			1,109,984			—			—			—
Premiums paid on closing options written		(235,331	)		(239,275	)		—			—			—
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments		130,904,461			154,264,083			203,290,854			79,011,677			104,564,878
Purchases of long-term investments		(134,699,566	)		(151,649,457	)		(235,606,566	)		(92,331,998	)		(126,405,426	)
Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities		(243,950	)		1,845,167			4,761,986			(588,807	)		2,272,105
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities		7,232,092			16,851,444			(12,995,448	)		(8,922,897	)		(9,532,315	)

Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities
Cash receipts from borrowings		65,000,000			90,000,000			164,000,000			81,000,000			84,000,000
Cash payments on borrowings		(62,000,000	)		(96,000,000	)		(134,000,000	)		(67,000,000	)		(66,000,000	)
Cash dividends paid		(10,453,661	)		(11,207,287	)		(17,198,196	)		(4,646,486	)		(8,582,029	)
Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft		146,615			146,969			82,670			(404,039	)		14,803
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(7,307,046	)		(17,060,318	)		12,884,474			8,949,475			9,432,774

Cash Impact from Foreign Exchange Fluctuations
Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations		(660	)		(974	)		(675	)		6,869			(1,869	)

Cash and Foreign Currency
Net increase (decrease) in cash and foreign currency		(75,614	)		(209,848	)		(111,649	)		33,447			(101,410	)
Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period		109,806			419,306			111,649			134,947			101,727
Cash and foreign currency at end of period	$	34,192		$	209,458			—		$	168,394		$	317

Cash Flow Information
Cash paid during the period for interest	$	382,671		$	441,259		$	467,366		$	232,316		$	218,380

Noncash Activities
Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends		277,689			—			463,571			210,036			293,462


	A Statement of Cash Flows is presented when a Fund had a significant amount of borrowing during the period, based on the average borrowing outstanding in relation to average total assets.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	63



Financial Highlights	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)


	Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)									Period June 1, 2008 to February 28, 2009
				Year Ended February 28,									Year Ended May 31,
				2011			2010						2008			2007			2006
Per Share Operating Performance
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	7.42		$	6.64		$	4.19		$	7.74		$	9.07		$	8.52		$	8.53
Net investment income¹		0.32			0.65			0.65			0.50			0.75			0.73			0.74
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(0.53	)		0.74			2.53			(3.50	)		(1.32	)		0.49			0.02
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations		(0.21	)		1.39			3.18			(3.00	)		(0.57	)		1.22			0.76
Dividends and distributions from net investment income		(0.31	)		(0.61	)		(0.73	)		(0.55	)		(0.76	)		(0.67	)		(0.77	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	6.90		$	7.42		$	6.64		$	4.19		$	7.74		$	9.07		$	8.52
Market price, end of period	$	7.01		$	7.03		$	6.88		$	3.91		$	7.28		$	8.47		$	7.42

Total Investment Return²
Based on net asset value		(2.99	)%³		22.11	%		79.91	%		(38.98	)%³		(5.49	)%		15.60	%		9.75	%
Based on market price		4.03	%³		11.66	%		99.76	%		(39.46	)%³		(4.81	)%		23.96	%		(3.63	)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets
Total expenses		1.13	%⁴		1.18	%		1.18	%		2.29	%⁴		2.33	%		3.25	%		2.39	%
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly		1.13	%⁴		1.18	%		1.18	%		2.29	%⁴		2.33	%		3.25	%		2.39	%
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees		0.88	%⁴		0.89	%		0.92	%		1.17	%⁴		0.83	%		0.91	%		0.90	%
Net investment income		8.58	%⁴		9.28	%		11.36	%		11.45	%⁴		9.15	%		8.36	%		8.55	%

Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)	$	240,242		$	257,909		$	230,593		$	144,800		$	268		$	313,821		$	294,759
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)	$	66,000		$	63,000		$	72,000		$	38,700		$	64,700		$	126,200		$	127,700
Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)	$	67,250		$	55,304		$	42,184		$	59,553		$	81,598		$	125,974		$	101,539
Portfolio turnover		39	%		83	%		85	%		37	%		38	%		62	%		57	%
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000	$	4,640		$	5,094		$	4,203		$	4,203		$	5,138		$	3,487		$	3,308


	¹	Based on average common shares outstanding.

	²	Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

	³	Aggregate total investment return.

	⁴	Annualized.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights	BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)


	Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)									Period June 1, 2008 to February 28, 2009
				Year Ended February 28,									Year Ended May 31,
				2011			2010						2008			2007			2006
Per Share Operating Performance
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	7.56		$	6.69		$	4.05		$	7.62		$	8.99		$	8.46		$	8.46
Net investment income¹		0.32			0.65			0.64			0.50			0.73			0.71			0.72
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(0.57	)		0.83			2.68			(3.51	)		(1.33	)		0.49			0.02
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations		(0.25	)		1.48			3.32			(3.01	)		(0.60	)		1.20			0.74
Dividends and distributions from net investment income		(0.30	)		(0.61	)		(0.68	)		(0.56	)		(0.77	)		(0.67	)		(0.74	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	7.01		$	7.56		$	6.69		$	4.05		$	7.62		$	8.99		$	8.46
Market price, end of period	$	6.88		$	7.14		$	6.67		$	3.57		$	7.03		$	8.53		$	7.36

Total Investment Return²
Based on net asset value		(3.35	)%³		23.50	%		86.65	%		(39.69	)%³		(5.69	)%		15.51	%		9.78	%
Based on market price		0.43	%³		16.99	%		111.12	%		(42.38	)%³		(8.30	)%		25.98	%		(3.59	)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets
Total expenses		1.33	%⁴		1.37	%		1.34	%		2.45	%⁴		2.47	%		3.38	%		2.49	%
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly		1.33	%⁴		1.37	%		1.33	%		2.45	%⁴		2.47	%		3.38	%		2.49	%
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense		1.02	%⁴		1.03	%		1.04	%		1.29	%⁴		0.96	%		1.04	%		1.00	%
Net investment income		8.63	%⁴		9.15	%		11.35	%		11.80	%⁴		9.01	%		8.25	%		8.45	%

Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)	$	261,957		$	282,259		$	249,721		$	151,261		$	284,361		$	335,479		$	315,699
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)	$	85,000		$	91,000		$	76,000		$	44,200		$	71,700		$	129,700		$	141,000
Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)	$	89,207		$	69,937		$	49,196		$	65,500		$	88,466		$	134,704		$	109,144
Portfolio turnover		40	%		89	%		89	%		37	%		38	%		62	%		56	%
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000	$	4,082		$	4,102		$	4,286		$	4,422		$	4,966		$	3,587		$	3,239


	¹	Based on average shares outstanding.

	²	Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

	³	Aggregate total investment return.

	⁴	Annualized.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	65




Financial Highlights	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)


	Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)
													Year Ended February 29, 2008			Year Ended February 28, 2007
				Year Ended February 28,
				2011			2010			2009
Per Share Operating Performance
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	4.28		$	3.89		$	2.35		$	5.57		$	7.01		$	6.69
Net investment income¹		0.17			0.33			0.39			0.52			0.66			0.68
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(0.33	)		0.40			1.55			(3.12	)		(1.43	)		0.28
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations		(0.16	)		0.73			1.94			(2.60	)		(0.77	)		0.96
Dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income		(0.16	)		(0.33	)		(0.39	)		(0.62	)		(0.67	)		(0.64	)
Tax return of capital		—			(0.01	)		(0.01	)		—			—			—
Total dividends and distributions		(0.16	)		(0.34	)		(0.40	)		(0.62	)		(0.67	)		(0.64	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	3.96		$	4.28		$	3.89		$	2.35		$	5.57		$	7.01
Market price, end of period	$	3.98		$	4.05		$	3.91		$	2.07		$	5.43		$	7.28


Total Investment Return²
Based on net asset value		(3.81	)%³		19.92	%		87.82	%		(50.19	)%		(11.72	)%		15.35	%
Based on market price		2.16	%³		12.90	%		114.32	%		(54.99	)%		(17.13	)%		18.37	%


Ratios to Average Net Assets
Total expenses		1.37	%⁴		1.27	%		1.23	%		2.42	%		3.13	%		3.16	%
Total expenses after fees waived		1.36	%⁴		1.27	%		1.23	%		2.42	%		3.13	%		3.16	%
Total expenses after fees waived and excluding interest expense		1.05	%⁴		1.02	%		1.02	%		1.20	%		0.99	%		0.99	%
Net investment income		8.11	%⁴		8.22	%		12.16	%		11.79	%		9.90	%		9.97	%


Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)	$	427,078		$	461,247		$	419,222		$	252,080		$	594,204		$	745,944
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)	$	147,000		$	117,000		$	67,000		$	90,000		$	199,000		$	298,600
Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)	$	150,821		$	89,362		$	58,574		$	163,286		$	272,846		$	283,906
Portfolio turnover		33	%		81	%		86	%		44	%		51	%		65	%
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000	$	3,905		$	4,942		$	7,257		$	3,801		$	3,986		$	3,498


¹	Based on average shares outstanding.

²	Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

³	Aggregate total investment return.

⁴	Annualized.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)


	Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)
													Year Ended February 29, 2008			Year Ended February 28, 2007
				Year Ended February 28,
				2011			2010			2009
Per Share Operating Performance
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	14.07		$	13.16		$	8.92		$	16.06		$	19.28		$	19.39
Net investment income¹		0.46			0.87			0.86			1.37			1.55			1.55
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(1.13	)		0.94			4.44			(6.98	)		(3.27	)		(0.12	)
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations		(0.67	)		1.81			5.30			(5.61	)		(1.72	)		1.43
Dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income		(0.44	)		(0.83	)		(0.98	)		(1.53	)		(1.50	)		(1.54	)
Tax return of capital		—			(0.07	)		(0.08	)		—			—			—
Total dividends and distributions		(0.44	)		(0.90	)		(1.06	)		(1.53	)		(1.50	)		(1.54	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	12.96		$	14.07		$	13.16		$	8.92		$	16.06		$	19.28
Market price, end of period	$	12.25		$	14.22		$	15.01		$	8.28		$	14.75		$	18.50


Total Investment Return²
Based on net asset value		(4.85	)%³		14.20	%		62.08	%		(36.46	)%		(8.98	)%		8.31	%
Based on market price		(11.01	)%³		1.19	%		99.15	%		(35.78	)%		(12.88	)%		13.47	%


Ratios to Average Net Assets
Total expenses		1.70	%⁴		1.56	%		1.50	%		2.48	%		2.78	%		2.87	%
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly		1.70	%⁴		1.56	%		1.50	%		2.48	%		2.78	%		2.87	%
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense		1.35	%⁴		1.30	%		1.27	%		1.38	%		1.20	%		1.22	%
Net investment income		6.65	%⁴		6.48	%		7.40	%		10.08	%		8.39	%		8.03	%


Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)	$	137,018		$	148,552		$	138,371		$	93,656		$	168,553		$	202,364
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)	$	50,000		$	36,000		$	24,000		$	26,000		$	50,000		$	47,000
Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)	$	52,554		$	29,101		$	22,225		$	45,165		$	55,269		$	61,022
Portfolio turnover		33	%		100	%		92	%		47	%		65	%		65	%
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000	$	3,740		$	5,126		$	6,765		$	4,602		$	4,371		$	5,306


¹	Based on average shares outstanding.

²	Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

³	Aggregate total investment return.

⁴	Annualized.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

	SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT	AUGUST 31, 2011	67




Financial Highlights	BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)


	Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)
													Year Ended February 29, 2008			Year Ended February 28, 2007
				Year Ended February 28,
				2011			2010			2009
Per Share Operating Performance
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	4.22		$	3.91		$	2.54		$	5.04		$	6.17		$	6.00
Net investment income¹		0.17			0.32			0.36			0.41			0.54			0.57
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(0.26	)		0.32			1.31			(2.43	)		(1.11	)		0.16
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations		(0.09	)		0.64			1.67			(2.02	)		(0.57	)		0.73
Dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income		(0.15	)		(0.33	)		(0.30	)		(0.43	)		(0.56	)		(0.56	)
Tax return of capital		—			—			—			(0.05	)		—			—
Total dividends and distributions		(0.15	)		(0.33	)		(0.30	)		(0.48	)		(0.56	)		(0.56	)
Net asset value, end of period	$	3.98		$	4.22		$	3.91		$	2.54		$	5.04		$	6.17
Market price, end of period	$	3.78		$	4.18		$	3.94		$	2.21		$	4.91		$	6.53


Total Investment Return²
Based on net asset value		(2.18	)%³		17.13	%		68.90	%		(42.15	)%		(9.76	)%		12.82	%
Based on market price		(6.20	)%³		15.13	%		95.61	%		(48.33	)%		(16.94	)%		21.84	%


Ratios to Average Net Assets
Total expenses		1.20	%⁴		1.13	%		1.13	%		2.24	%		2.70	%		3.03	%
Total expenses after fees waived		1.20	%⁴		1.13	%		1.13	%		2.24	%		2.70	%		3.03	%
Total expenses after fees waived and excluding interest expense		0.91	%⁴		0.90	%		0.93	%		1.05	%		0.86	%		0.90	%
Net investment income		7.98	%⁴		7.83	%		10.70	%		9.96	%		9.16	%		9.42	%


Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)	$	225,687		$	238,760		$	221,173		$	143,643		$	284,692		$	347,449
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)	$	68,000		$	50,000		$	43,000		$	47,000		$	91,500		$	132,000
Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)	$	71,337		$	41,405		$	29,978		$	79,422		$	109,978		$	131,575
Portfolio turnover		34	%		83	%		80	%		49	%		48	%		62	%
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000	$	4,319		$	5,775		$	6,144		$	4,056		$	4,112		$	3,632


¹	Based on average shares outstanding.

²	Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

³	Aggregate total investment return.

⁴	Annualized.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (“COY”), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (“CYE”), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (“DSU”) and BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (“FRB”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (“ARK”) is registered under the 1940 Act as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. COY, CYE, DSU, FRB and ARK are referred to collectively as the “Funds.” The Funds are organized as Maryland corporations. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees of the Funds are referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Directors” or the “Board.” The Funds determine and make available for publication the net asset values on a daily basis.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:

Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds fair value their financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The Funds value their bond investments on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’ pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security.

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and swaptions are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of each Fund’s net assets. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, those instruments may be Fair Value Assets and be valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or policies approved by the Board.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Funds’ books and records are maintained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective date of such transactions. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Funds’ investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.

The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes.



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Accordingly, the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments are segregated on the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. The Funds report realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Asset-Backed Securities: The Funds may invest in asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, and are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security subject to such a prepayment feature will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. If the Fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: The Funds may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.

Capital Trusts: The Funds may invest in capital trusts. These securities are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends for federal income tax purposes. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities.

Preferred Stock: The Funds may invest in preferred stocks. Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: The Funds may invest in floating rate loan interests. The floating rate loan interests the Funds hold are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, and privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly levered. The Funds may invest in obligations of borrowers who are in bankruptcy proceedings. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), the prime rate offered by one or more US banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. The Funds consider these investments to be investments in debt securities for purposes of their investment policies.

When a Fund purchases a floating rate loan interest it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, the Funds may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by the Funds upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. The Funds may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. The Funds may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in the Funds having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. The Funds will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, the Funds generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower, and the Funds may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, the Funds will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. The Funds’ investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial



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intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, the Funds may be treated as general creditors of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in the Funds having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and the Funds may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Funds either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts or swaps), or certain borrowings (e.g., loan payable), the Funds will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on their books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party to such transactions has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Consent fees are compensation for agreeing to changes in the terms of debt instruments and are included in interest income in the Statements of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. If the total dividends and distributions made in any tax year exceeds net investment income and accumulated realized capital gains, a portion of the total distribution may be treated as a tax return of capital. The amount and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP.

Income Taxes: It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. As of February 28, 2011, inclusive of the open tax return years, no income tax returns are currently under examination.

Each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

DSU, FRB, and ARK have wholly owned taxable subsidiaries organized as limited liability companies (the “Taxable Subsidiaries”), which are listed in the Schedules of Investments. The Taxable Subsidiaries enable a Fund to hold an investment that is organized as an operating partnership while still satisfying Regulated Investment Company tax requirements. Income earned on the investments held by the Taxable Subsidiaries is taxable to such subsidiaries. An income tax provision for all income, including realized and unrealized gains, if any, of the Taxable Subsidiaries is reflected as a reduction in the value of the Taxable Subsidiaries.

COY and CYE have a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) which holds shares of a private Canadian company. Such shares are held in the Subsidiary in order to realize benefits under the Double Tax Avoidance Convention (the “DTAC”) between Canada and Luxembourg, the result of which is that gains on the sale of such shares will not be subject to capital gains taxes in Canada. Accordingly, no income tax provision has been made in the accompanying financial statements.

Recent Accounting Standard: In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued amended guidance to improve disclosure about fair value measurements which will require the following disclosure for fair value measurements categorized as Level 3: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurement, a description of the valuation policies and procedures and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, the amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 will be required to be disclosed. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and interim periods within those fiscal years Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.



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Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Fund’s Board, independent Directors (“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 other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund. Each Fund may, however, elect to invest in common shares of certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to cover each Fund’s deferred compensation liability, if any, are included in other assets in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends and distributions from the BlackRock Closed-End Fund investments under the plan are included in dividends — affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with the custodians whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodians impose fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

2. Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and to economically hedge, or protect, their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Funds’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral pledged by/posted to the counterparty. For OTC options purchased, the Funds bear the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral received on the options should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Funds do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written obligate the Funds to perform and not the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts and options is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.

The Funds may mitigate counterparty risk by procuring collateral and through netting provisions included within an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) implemented between a Fund and each of its respective counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement allows each Fund to offset with each separate counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held. The amount of collateral moved to/from applicable counterparties is generally based upon minimum transfer amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to collateral practices. In addition, the Funds manage counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with coun-terparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Funds’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Funds fails to meet the terms of their ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Funds to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Financial Futures Contracts: The Funds purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. 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 value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Funds enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Funds, help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in



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the value of the referenced foreign currencies and the risk that a counter-party to the contract does not perform its obligations under the agreement.

Options: The Funds purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the option is exercised), the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When the Funds purchase (write) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by the Funds is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or the Fund enters into a closing transaction), the Funds realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid). When the Funds write a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that the Funds hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.

In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: The Funds enter into swap agreements, in which the Funds and a counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount. These periodic payments received or made by the Funds are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Any upfront fees paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and amortized over the term of the swap. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). When the swap is terminated, the Funds will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contracts is the premium received or paid. Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counter-party to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.


•	Credit default swaps — The Funds enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce their risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Funds enter into credit default swap agreements to provide a measure of protection against the default of an issuer (as buyer of protection) and/or gain credit exposure to an issuer to which it is not otherwise exposed (as seller of protection). The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a write-down, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occurs. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

•	Interest rate swaps — The Funds enter into interest rate swaps to gain or reduce exposure to or manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating rate, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. Interest rate floors, which are a type of interest rate swap, are agreements in which one party agrees to make payments to the other party to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate or floor in return for a premium. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.



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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:


Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of August 31, 2011
	Asset Derivatives
		COY		CYE		DSU		FRB		ARK
	Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location	Value
Interest rate contracts	Unrealized appreciation on swaps	$	47,092	$	51,415		—		—		—
Foreign currency exchange contracts	Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts		484		842	$	8,893	$	8,108	$	9,316
Credit contracts	Unrealized appreciation on swaps; Investments at value — unaffiliated**		119,311		121,213		—		—		—
Equity contracts	Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation; Investments at value — unaffiliated*		34,834		38,253		—		—		—
Total		$	201,721	$	211,723	$	8,893	$	8,108	$	9,316


	Liability Derivatives
		COY		CYE		DSU		FRB
	Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location	Value
Foreign currency exchange contracts	Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts	$	87,509	$	94,306	$	98,260	$	29,213
Credit contracts	Unrealized depreciation on swaps; Options written at value		890,703		973,537		—		—
Equity contracts	Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation*; Options written at value		1,462,528		1,673,486		—		—
Total		$	2,440,740	$	2,741,329	$	98,260	$	29,213


*	Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s margin variation is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

**	Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedules of Investments.


The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations Six Months Ended August 31, 2011
	Net Realized Gain (Loss) from
	COY			CYE			DSU			FRB			ARK
Foreign currency exchange contracts:
Foreign currency exchange contracts***	$	(792,954	)	$	(770,695	)	$	(997,670	)	$	(162,563	)	$	(16,238	)

Credit contracts:
Swaps		1,221,388			1,509,737			(75,221	)		—			(24,530	)
Options****		392,787			351,200			—			—			—

Equity contracts:
Financial futures contracts		1,051,801			1,153,901			—			—			—
Options****		1,748,520			1,874,413			—			—			—
Total	$	3,621,542		$	4,118,556		$	(1,072,891	)	$	(162,563	)	$	(40,768	)


	Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on
	COY			CYE			DSU		FRB		ARK
Interest rate contracts:
Swaps	$	47,092		$	51,415			—		—		—

Foreign currency exchange contracts:
Foreign currency exchange contracts***		68,459			62,388		$	334,968	$	148,788	$	22,433

Credit contracts:
Swaps		294,535			194,985			77,957		—		52,151
Options****		(283,256	)		(294,855	)		—		—		—

Equity contracts:
Financial futures contracts		(1,126,389	)		(1,293,818	)		—		—		—
Options****		(86,054	)		(93,991	)		—		—		—
Total	$	(1,085,613	)	$	(1,373,876	)	$	412,925	$	148,788	$	74,584


***	Foreign currency exchange contracts are included in the net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency transactions.

****	Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.



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For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:


	COY		CYE		DSU		FRB		ARK
Financial futures contracts:
Average number of contracts sold		258		287		—		—		—
Average notional value of contracts sold	$	15,386,310	$	17,077,605		—		—		—
Foreign currency exchange contracts:
Average number of contracts — US dollars purchased		11		12		6		5		1
Average number of contracts — US dollars sold		1		1		2		2		—
Average US dollar amounts purchased	$	24,078,160	$	25,287,882	$	27,543,683	$	7,596,105	$	488,671
Average US dollar amounts sold	$	296,270	$	334,147	$	1,092,311	$	690,866		—
Options:
Average number of option contracts purchased		387		422		—		11		—
Average number of option contracts written		206		225		—		—		—
Average notional value of option contracts purchased	$	2,533,929	$	2,752,314		—	$	10,371		—
Average notional value of option contracts written	$	267,800	$	292,500		—		—		—
Average number of swaption contracts purchased		1		1		—		—		—
Average number of swaption contracts written		3		3		—		—		—
Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased	$	5,000,000	$	5,000,000		—		—		—
Average notional value of swaption contracts written	$	15,712,500	$	17,350,000		—		—		—
Credit default swaps:
Average number of contracts — buy protection		8		6		1		—		1
Average number of contracts — sell protection		9		9		—		—		—
Average notional value — buy protection	$	4,630,000	$	3,422,500	$	125,000		—	$	100,000
Average notional value — sell protection	$	3,221,806	$	3,345,491		—		—		—
Interest rate swaps:
Average number of contracts — receives fixed rate		2		2		—		—		—
Average notional value — receives fixed rate	$	2,665,000	$	2,910,000		—		—		—

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate for 1940 Act purposes, but Barclays is not.

Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Funds’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund. For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at the following annual rates of each Fund’s average daily net assets, plus the proceeds of any outstanding borrowings used for leverage:


COY	0.50	%
CYE	0.60	%
DSU	0.60	%
FRB	0.75	%
ARK	0.50	%

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds, however, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with each Fund’s investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. These amounts are shown as fees waived by advisor in the Statements of Operations.

The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BFM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Fund to the Manager.

Certain officers and/or directors of the Funds are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer.

4. Investments:

Purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns and excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended August 31, 2011, were as follows:


	Purchases		Sales
COY	$	132,750,784	$	125,211,717
CYE	$	146,438,044	$	148,324,330
DSU	$	211,312,209	$	201,506,164
FRB	$	68,024,767	$	76,487,670
ARK	$	109,264,614	$	106,828,536



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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Transactions in options written for the six months ended August 31, 2011 were as follows:


	Calls								Puts
	Option Contracts		Swaptions Notional (000)			Premiums Received			Option Contracts			Swaptions Notional (000)			Premiums Received
COY
Outstanding options, beginning of period		—		—			—			—			—			—
Options written		—	$	28,650		$	362,930			1,370		$	44,090		$	703,379
Options expired		—		(14,000	)		(189,800	)		—			(27,315	)		(202,987	)
Options closed		—		—			—			(958	)		—			(71,886	)
Outstanding options, end of period		—	$	14,650		$	173,130			412		$	16,775		$	428,506

CYE
Outstanding options, beginning of period		—					—			—			—			—
Options written		—	$	30,650		$	399,230			1,442		$	35,100		$	710,754
Options expired		—		(14,000	)		(189,800	)		—			(17,050	)		(161,400	)
Options closed		—		—			—			(992	)		—			(73,096	)
Outstanding options, end of period		—	$	16,650		$	209,430			450		$	18,050		$	476,258

5. Capital Loss Carryforwards:

As of February 28, 2011, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:


Expires February 28,	COY		CYE		DSU		FRB		ARK
2012	$	6,647,369	$	1,938,881	$	17,223,475		—	$	22,345,071
2013		—		—		21,126,025		—		—
2014		—		—		20,233,987	$	100,255		4,906,362
2015		—		—		3,578,574		1,315,945		1,585,622
2016		454,146		363,401		—		—		—
2017		23,362,415		24,709,530		56,690,782		12,168,927		27,675,242
2018		36,323,237		33,834,777		148,062,952		38,830,450		60,685,648
2019		—		—		16,301,990		—		9,564,345
Total	$	66,787,167	$	60,846,589	$	283,217,785	$	52,415,577	$	126,762,290

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Funds after February 28, 2011 will not be subject to expiration. In addition, any such losses must be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years.




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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

6. Borrowings:

On March 4, 2010, the Funds entered into a senior committed secured, 364-day revolving line of credit and a separate security agreement (the “SSB Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”). The Funds have granted a security interest in substantially all of their assets to SSB. The SSB Agreement allowed for the following maximum commitment amounts:


	Commitment Amounts
COY	$	90,000,000
CYE	$	95,000,000
DSU	$	150,000,000
FRB	$	58,000,000
ARK	$	91,000,000

Advances were made by SSB to the Funds, at the Funds’ option of (a) the higher of (i) 1.0% above the Fed Funds rate or (ii) 1.0% above the Overnight LIBOR or (b) 1.0% above 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day LIBOR.

Effective March 3, 2011, the SSB Agreement was renewed for 364 days. The SSB Agreement allows for the following maximum commitment amounts:


	Commitment Amounts
COY	$	126,600,000
CYE	$	138,000,000
DSU	$	224,500,000
FRB	$	72,500,000
ARK	$	117,500,000

Advances were made by SSB to the Funds, at the Funds’ option of (a) the higher of (i) 0.80% above the Fed Funds rate or (ii) 0.80% above the Overnight LIBOR or (b) 0.80% above 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day LIBOR. In addition, the Funds pay a facility fee and a commitment fee based upon SSB’s total commitment to the Funds. The fees associated with each of the agreements are included in the Statements of Operations as borrowing costs. Advances to the Funds as of August 31, 2011 are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as loan payable.

The Funds may not declare dividends or make other distributions on shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding short-term borrowings is less than 300%.

For the six months ended August 31, 2011 the Funds’ daily weighted average interest rates under the revolving line of credit agreements were as follows:


COY	0.96	%
CYE	0.96	%
DSU	0.96	%
FRB	0.96	%
ARK	0.96	%

7. Commitments:

The Funds may invest in floating rate loan interests. In connection with these investments, the Funds may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests and bridge loan commitments (“commitments”). Bridge loan commitments may obligate the Fund to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. At August 31, 2011, COY and CYE had outstanding bridge loan commitments of $1,650,000 and $1,790,000, respectively. In connection with either of these commitments, the Funds earn a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. The unrecognized commitment fee income is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as deferred income. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations. As of August 31, 2011, the Funds had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:


Borrower	Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interest			Value of Underlying Floating Rate Loan Interest		Unrealized Depreciation
DSU
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.		5.25	%	$	2,395,325	$	(79,684	)
FRB
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.		5.25	%	$	1,437,195	$	(47,810	)
Horizon Lines, LLC		8.00	%	$	51,268	$	(438	)
ARK
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.		5.25	%	$	1,101,850	$	(36,655	)



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8. Market and Credit Risk:

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Funds; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with coun-terparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

9. Capital Share Transactions:

Each Fund is authorized to issue 200 million shares, par value $0.10 per share, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued shares without approval of Common Shareholders.

For the six months ended August 31, 2011 and the year ended February 28, 2011, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:


	Six Months Ended August 31, 2011		Year Ended February 28, 2011
COY		38,458		40,744
CYE		—		23,432
DSU		111,020		114,520
FRB		15,006		42,733
ARK		55,454		63,426

10. Subsequent Events:

Management’s 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 paid a net investment income dividend in the following amounts per share on September 30, 2011 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2011:


	Common Dividend Per Share
COY	$	0.0510
CYE	$	0.0500
DSU	$	0.0270
FRB	$	0.0730
ARK	$	0.0250



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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements

The Board of Directors (each, a “Board,” collectively, the “Boards,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (“COY”), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (“CYE”), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (“DSU”), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (“FRB”) and BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (“ARK” and together with COY, CYE, DSU, and FRB, each a “Fund,” and, collectively, the “Funds”) met on April 14, 2011 and May 12–13, 2011 to consider the approval of each Fund’s investment advisory agreement (each, an “Advisory Agreement”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment advisor. The Board of each Fund also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement (each, a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the “Sub-Advisor”), with respect to each Fund. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”

Activities and Composition of the Board

Each Board consists of eleven individuals, nine of whom are not “interested persons” of such Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Funds and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Board Member. Each Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Executive Committee, which also has one interested Board Member) and is chaired by an Independent Board Member. Each Board also established an ad hoc committee, the Joint Product Pricing Committee, which consisted of Independent Board Members and the directors/trustees of the boards of certain other BlackRock-managed funds, who were not “interested persons” of their respective funds.

The Agreements

Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Boards are required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. In connection with this process, the Boards assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Funds by BlackRock, its personnel and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative and shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, marketing services, risk oversight, compliance program and assistance in meeting applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Boards, acting directly and through their respective committees, considered at each of their meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Funds and their shareholders. Among the matters the Boards considered were: (a) investment performance for one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, against peer funds, and applicable benchmarks, if any, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over performance or underperformance against their peers and/or benchmark, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Funds for services such as call center and fund accounting; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Funds; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Funds’ investment objectives, policies and restrictions; (e) the Funds’ compliance with its Code of Ethics and other compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Boards; (i) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Funds’ valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of contractual and actual management fee ratios for products with similar investment objectives across the open-end fund, closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives it creates; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements

The Approval Process: Prior to the April 14, 2011 meeting, the Boards requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Boards are engaged in a process with BlackRock to review periodically the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist their deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April meeting included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on Fund fees and expenses and the investment performance of the Funds as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper and, with respect to DSU, FRB and ARK, a customized peer group selected by BlackRock (collectively, “Peers”); (b) information on the profitability of the Agreements to BlackRock and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates and significant shareholders; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) charged to other clients, such as institutional clients and open-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as applicable; (d) the impact of economies of scale; (e) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock and (f) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to similar BlackRock closed-end funds, as classified by Lipper.

At an in-person meeting held on April 14, 2011, the Boards reviewed materials relating to their consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April 14, 2011 meeting, and as a culmination of the Boards’ year-long deliberative process, the Boards presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May 12–13, 2011 Board meeting.

At an in-person meeting held on May 12–13, 2011, each Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and its Fund and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor with respect to its Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012. In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Boards considered: (a) the nature,



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extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Funds and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; (d) economies of scale; (e) fall-out benefits to BlackRock as a result of its relationship with the Funds; and (f) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Boards also considered other matters they deemed important to the approval process, such as services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates and significant shareholders from their relationship with Funds and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Boards’ review. The Boards noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Boards. The Boards did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of the Funds. Throughout the year, the Boards compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of closed-end funds and/or the performance of a relevant benchmark, if any. The Boards met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment operations, including the senior investment officers. Each Board also reviewed the materials provided by its Fund’s portfolio management team discussing Fund performance and the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and outlook.

The Boards considered, among other factors, the number, education and experience of BlackRock’s investment personnel generally and their Funds’ portfolio management teams, investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage, BlackRock’s portfolio trading capabilities, BlackRock’s use of technology, BlackRock’s commitment to compliance, BlackRock’s credit analysis capabilities, BlackRock’s risk analysis capabilities and BlackRock’s approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Boards engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to their Funds’ portfolio management teams and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to advisory services, the Boards considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with certain services (in addition to any such services provided to the Funds by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Funds. In addition to investment advisory services, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with other services, including (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus and the statement of additional information in connection with the initial public offering and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) preparing communications with analysts to support secondary market trading of the Funds; (iii) assisting with daily accounting and pricing; (iv) preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; (v) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (vi) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vii) providing legal and compliance support; and (viii) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Funds, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The Boards reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, accounting, legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of their Funds. In preparation for the April 14, 2011 meeting, the Boards worked with BlackRock and Lipper to develop a template for, and was provided with reports independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of each Fund’s performance. The Boards also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper’s rankings. In connection with its review, each Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of its Fund as compared to funds in that Fund’s applicable Lipper category and, with respect to DSU, FRB and ARK, a customized peer group selected by BlackRock. The Boards were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds. The Boards and each Board’s Performance Oversight Committee regularly review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of the Funds throughout the year.

The Board of each of COY and CYE noted that, in general, its respective Fund performed better than its Peers in that the Fund’s performance was at or above the median of its Lipper Performance Universe in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported.

The Board of DSU noted that the Fund performed below the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group in the three- and five-year periods reported, but that the Fund performed at or above the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group in the one-year period reported. The Board of DSU and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during the three- and five-year periods compared with its Peers. The Board of DSU was informed that, among other things, the primary factor impacting relative performance over the three- and five-year periods was 2008 performance. Performance in 2008 was impacted by the Fund’s credit positioning, which was biased towards lower credit ratings, higher yield and higher beta credits.

The Board of FRB noted that the Fund performed below the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported. The Board of FRB and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during these periods compared with its Peers. The Board of FRB was informed that, among other things, in general the Fund’s portfolio management team runs a conservative investment style that is biased towards the higher credit tiers and higher quality credits in terms of cash flow, asset quality, collateral, and loan structure. The Fund’s portfolio management team believes this leads to superior risk-adjusted performance over longer periods but can cause the Fund to trail the average fund in up markets such as 2009 and 2010.



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The Board of ARK noted that the Fund performed below the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported. The Board of ARK and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during these periods compared with its Peers. The Board of ARK was informed that, among other things, a major factor impacting performance over the three- and five-year periods was the Fund’s performance in 2008. Performance in 2008 was impacted by the Fund’s credit positioning, which was biased towards lower credit ratings, higher yield and higher beta credits.

The Board of each of DSU, FRB and ARK discussed with BlackRock its strategy for improving the respective Fund’s performance and BlackRock’s commitment to providing the resources necessary to assist the Fund’s portfolio managers and to improve the Fund’s performance.

The Boards noted that BlackRock has made changes to the organization of the overall fixed income group management structure designed to result in a strengthened leadership team.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Fund: Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed its Fund’s contractual management fee ratio compared with the other funds in its Lipper category. It also compared the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as actual management fee ratio, to those of other funds in its Lipper category. The Boards considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, including separately managed institutional accounts.

The Boards received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition and profitability with respect to the services it provided the Funds. The Boards were also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Funds. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Funds and other funds the Boards currently oversee for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the years ended December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to other fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Boards recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and the difficulty of comparing profitability as a result of those factors.

The Boards noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Boards considered BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to the operating margin for leading investment management firms whose operations include advising closed-end funds, among other product types. That data indicates that operating margins for BlackRock, in general and with respect to its registered funds, are generally consistent with margins earned by similarly situated publicly traded competitors. In addition, the Boards considered, among other things, certain third party data comparing BlackRock’s operating margin with that of other publicly-traded asset management firms. That third party data indicates that larger asset bases do not, in themselves, translate to higher profit margins.

In addition, the Boards considered the cost of the services provided to the Funds by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management of the Funds and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Boards reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Funds. The Boards also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high-quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Boards.

The Board of each Fund noted that its respective Fund’s contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was lower than or equal to the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers.

D. Economies of Scale: Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of its Fund increase. Each Board also considered the extent to which its Fund benefits from such economies and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or structure in order to enable the Fund to participate in these economies of scale, for example through the use of breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon the asset level of the Fund. Based on the ad hoc Joint Product Pricing Committees’ and the Boards’ review and consideration of this issue, the Boards concluded that closed-end funds are typically priced at scale at a fund’s inception; therefore, the implementation of breakpoints was not necessary.

The Boards noted that most closed-end funds do not have fund level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after the initial public offering. The Boards noted that only one closed-end fund in the Fund Complex has breakpoints in its advisory fee structure.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates and significant shareholders may derive from their respective relationships with the Funds, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Funds, including securities lending services. The Boards also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Boards also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Boards further noted that BlackRock’s funds may invest in affiliated ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.



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In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Boards also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Boards received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Boards noted the competitive nature of the closed-end fund marketplace and that shareholders are able to sell their Fund shares in the secondary market if they believe that the Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Conclusion

Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and its Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012 and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to its Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012. As part of its approval, the Boards considered the detailed review of BlackRock’s fee structure, as it applies to the Funds, conducted by the ad hoc Joint Product Pricing Committee. Based upon their evaluations of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Boards, including the Independent Board Members, were satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders. In arriving at their decision to approve the Agreements, the Boards did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making these determinations. The contractual fee arrangements for the Funds reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.



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Officers and Directors

Richard E. Cavanagh, Chairman of the Board and Director
Karen P. Robards, Vice Chairperson of the Board,
Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Director
Paul L. Audet, Director
Michael J. Castellano, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Frank J. Fabozzi, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Kathleen F. Feldstein, Director
James T. Flynn, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Henry Gabbay, Director
Jerrold B. Harris, Director
R. Glenn Hubbard, Director
W. Carl Kester, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
John M. Perlowski, President and Chief Executive Officer
Anne Ackerley, Vice President
Brendan Kyne, Vice President
Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Jay Fife, Treasurer
Brian Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer and
Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Ira P. Shapiro, Secretary

Investment Advisor

BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
New York, NY 10055

Custodians

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.¹New York, NY 10017

State Street Bank and Trust Company²Boston, MA 02111

The Bank of New York Mellon³New York, NY 10286

Transfer Agents

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services³Jersey City, NJ 07310

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.^1,2Providence, RI 02940

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
New York, NY 10036

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, MA 02116

Address of the Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809


¹	For COY.

²	For CYE and FRB.

³	For DSU and ARK.

Effective April 14, 2011, Michael J. Castellano became Director of the Funds and Member of the Audit Committee.

Effective July 28, 2011, Richard S. Davis resigned as Director of the Funds, and Paul L. Audet became Director of the Funds.




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Additional Information

Proxy Results

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 28, 2011 for shareholders of record on May 31, 2011, to elect director nominees for each Fund. There were no broker non-votes with regard to any of the Funds.


	Paul L. Audet					Michael J. Castellano					Richard E. Cavanagh
	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain
COY		26,645,732		760,801	0		26,682,412		724,121	0		26,628,673		777,860		0
CYE		28,435,992		758,155	0		28,425,194		768,953	0		28,362,453		831,694		0
DSU		85,341,623		2,310,604	0		85,307,064		2,345,163	0		85,349,415		2,302,812		0
FRB		6,911,699		315,308	0		6,899,160		327,847	0		6,911,699		315,308		0
ARK		46,679,991		1,032,281	0		46,663,663		1,048,609	0		46,632,207		1,080,065		0

	Frank J. Fabozzi					Kathleen F. Feldstein					James T. Flynn
	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain
COY		26,600,086		806,447	0		26,519,271		887,262	0		26,562,238		844,295		0
CYE		28,407,163		786,984	0		28,299,553		894,594	0		28,394,193		799,954		0
DSU		85,351,279		2,300,948	0		85,218,368		2,433,859	0		85,156,466		2,495,761		0
FRB		6,899,160		327,847	0		6,895,914		331,093	0		6,894,536		332,471		0
ARK		46,530,202		1,182,070	0		46,640,428		1,071,844	0		46,531,898		1,180,374		0

	Henry Gabbay					Jerrold B. Harris					R. Glenn Hubbard
	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain
COY		26,545,573		860,960	0		26,632,218		774,316	0		26,621,144		785,390		0
CYE		28,437,894		756,253	0		28,380,655		813,492	0		28,371,677		822,470		0
DSU		85,391,657		2,260,570	0		85,394,789		2,257,438	0		85,314,620		2,337,607		0
FRB		6,908,538		318,469	0		6,900,340		326,667	0		6,903,501		323,506		0
ARK		46,718,199		994,073	0		46,726,858		985,414	0		46,570,391		1,141,881		0


	W. Carl Kester					Karen P. Robards
	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstain
COY		26,636,721		769,813	0		26,588,355		818,179	0
CYE		28,417,785		776,362	0		28,352,920		841,227	0
DSU		85,404,764		2,247,463	0		85,331,083		2,321,144	0
FRB		6,900,340		326,667	0		6,895,914		331,093	0
ARK		46,746,768		965,504	0		46,734,992		977,280	0

Dividend Policy

The Funds’ dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of their net investment income to their shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend 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 dividends 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 in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.



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Additional Information (continued)

General Information

The Funds do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Funds’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Fund has not been updated after completion of the respective Fund’s offerings and the information contained in each Fund’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

During the period, there were no material changes in the Funds’ investment objectives or policies or to the Funds’ charter or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Funds that were not approved by shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Funds. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other information regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Funds’ website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Funds’ electronic delivery program.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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 http://www.blackrock.com. Investors and others are advised to periodically check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds.




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Additional Information (concluded)

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.



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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The 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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Item 2 –	Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 3 –	Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 4 –	Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 5 –	Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 6 –	Investments
	(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
	(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

Item 7 –	Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 8 –	Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
	(a) Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
	(b) As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

Item 9 –	Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable

Item 10 –	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

Item 11 –	Controls and Procedures

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

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

Item 12 –	Exhibits attached hereto

	(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

	(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

	(a)(3) – Not Applicable

	(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

	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 Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

	By:	/s/ John M. Perlowski
		John M. Perlowski
		Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
		BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

	Date: November 4, 2011

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

	By:	/s/ John M. Perlowski
		John M. Perlowski
		Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
		BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

	Date: November 4, 2011

	By:	/s/ Neal J. Andrews
		Neal J. Andrews
		Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
		BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

	Date: November 4, 2011