UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-10543

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Core Bond Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2014

 

Date of reporting period: 11/30/2013

 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 
 
Schedule of Investments November 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks 
Shares
  Value  
 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%  
NewPage Corp. (a)(b)   1,720 $ 146,200  
 
 
   
Asset-Backed Securities
Par
(000)
   
 
Asset-Backed Securities — 6.7%  
321 Henderson Receivables I LLC, Series 2010-3A, Class A, 3.82%, 12/15/48 (c) USD 655   696,795  
ACAS CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class C, 2.99%, 4/20/25 (c)(d)   500   482,500  
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2011-5, Class C, 3.44%, 10/08/17     400   415,158  
Apidos CDO XI, Series 2012-11A, Class D, 4.49%, 1/17/23 (c)(d)   600   596,400  
Atrium CDO Corp., Series 9A, Class D, 3.76%, 2/28/24 (c)(d)   750   717,375  
Babson CLO, Ltd., Series 2012-1X, Class B, 2.74%, 4/15/22 (d)   500   490,000  
Brookside Mill CLO, Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class C1, 2.94%, 4/17/25 (c)(d)   500   485,550  
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2012-1:          
  Class B, 1.76%, 8/15/17   210   214,547  
  Class C, 2.20%, 10/16/17   125   127,838  
  Class D, 3.09%, 8/15/18   155   158,838  
Cavalry CLO II, Series 2A (c)(d):          
  Class C, 3.09%, 1/17/24   1,035   1,006,538  
  Class D, 4.24%, 1/17/24   770   754,600  
CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co. LLC, Series 2012-1, Class A3, 3.03%, 10/15/25   1,105   1,081,968  
CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class B1L, 5.49%, 8/14/24 (c)(d)   750   751,875  
CIFC Funding, Ltd., Series 2013-IA (c)(d):          
  Class B, 3.06%, 4/16/25   500   483,300  
  Class C, 3.85%, 4/16/25   500   471,100  
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-13, Class 3AV2, 0.32%, 1/25/37 (d)   972   852,558  
DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2011-3A, Class C, 4.03%, 2/15/17 (c)   153   153,471  
Figueroa CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class C, 3.89%, 3/21/24 (c)(d)   500   482,250  
           
Asset-Backed Securities   Par
(000)
  Value  
 
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust:          
  Series 2012-1, Class B, 1.07%, 1/15/16 (d) USD 180 $ 180,123  
  Series 2012-1, Class C, 1.67%, 1/15/16 (d)   475   475,623  
  Series 2012-1, Class D, 2.27%, 1/15/16 (d)   445   445,696  
  Series 2012-2, Class B, 2.32%, 1/15/19   245   250,793  
  Series 2012-2, Class C, 2.86%, 1/15/19   105   108,404  
  Series 2012-2, Class D, 3.50%, 1/15/19   200   208,831  
Galaxy XV CLO, Ltd., Series 2013-15A, Class C, 2.84%, 4/15/25 (c)(d)   500   486,250  
ING IM CLO Ltd., Series 2012-2A, Class C, 3.69%, 10/15/22 (c)(d)   750   754,125  
Nelnet Student Loan Trust (d):          
  Series 2006-1, Class A5, 0.35%, 8/23/27   525   511,080  
  Series 2008-3, Class A4, 1.89%, 11/25/24   615   642,335  
OZLM Funding III, Ltd., Series 2013-3A, Class B, 3.34%, 1/22/25 (c)(d)   750   743,175  
PFS Financing Corp., Series 2012-AA, Class A, 1.37%, 2/15/16 (c)(d)   480   480,485  
Santander Consumer Acquired Receivables Trust (c):          
  Series 2011-S1A, Class B, 1.66%, 8/15/16   386   386,274  
  Series 2011-S1A, Class C, 2.01%, 8/15/16   243   242,969  
  Series 2011-S1A, Class D, 3.15%, 8/15/16   256   256,396  
  Series 2011-WO, Class C, 3.19%, 10/15/15   580   584,682  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:          
  Series 2010-2, Class B, 2.24%, 12/15/14   29   28,886  
  Series 2010-2, Class C, 3.89%, 7/17/17   1,010   1,027,572  
  Series 2010-B, Class C, 3.02%, 10/17/16 (c)   436   439,520  
  Series 2011-1, Class D, 4.01%, 2/15/17   940   980,062  
  Series 2011-S1A, Class B, 1.48%, 5/15/17 (c)   112   112,149  
             
                         
BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUSTNOVEMBER 30, 20131
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Asset-Backed Securities   Par
(000)
   Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (concluded)  
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust (concluded):          
  Series 2011-S2A, Class C, 2.86%, 6/15/17 (c) USD 299 $ 299,895  
  Series 2012-1, Class B, 2.72%, 5/16/16   240   243,080  
  Series 2012-1, Class C, 3.78%, 11/15/17   325   336,915  
SLM Student Loan Trust:          
  Series 2004-B, Class A2, 0.45%, 6/15/21 (d)   139   136,791  
  Series 2008-5, Class A3, 1.54%, 1/25/18 (d)   515   519,762  
  Series 2008-5, Class A4, 1.94%, 7/25/23 (d)   615   642,641  
  Series 2012-A, Class A1, 1.57%, 8/15/25 (c)(d)   243   244,952  
  Series 2012-A, Class A2, 3.83%, 1/17/45 (c)   345   361,973  
Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 2002-AL1, Class A2, 3.45%, 2/25/32   1,105   1,099,822  
Symphony CLO VII, Ltd., Series 2011-7A, Class E, 3.84%, 7/28/21 (c)(d)   750   722,813  
United States Small Business Administration, Series 2004-P10B, Class 1, 4.75%, 8/10/14   72   73,355  
World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2012-C, Class C, 4.55%, 8/15/22   1,180   1,246,774  
    25,696,864  
 
Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities — 0.1%  
Sterling Bank Trust, Series 2004-2, Class Note, 2.08%, 3/30/30 (c)   2,923   210,995  
Sterling Coofs Trust, Series 2004-1, Class A, 2.36%, 4/15/29 (c)   5,200   349,380  
    560,375  
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities6.8%   26,257,239  
 
 
   
Corporate Bonds        
 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.13%, 3/15/21   230   250,700  
United Technologies Corp. (e):          
  4.88%, 5/01/15   1,125   1,194,500  
  6.13%, 7/15/38   700   837,397  
    2,282,597  
 
         
Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Airlines — 1.8%  
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust:          
 

Series 2013-2, Class B, 5.60%, 7/15/20 (c)

USD 520 $ 521,950  
 

Series 2013-2, Class A, 4.95%, 1/15/23 (c)

  2,000   2,095,000  
Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust:          
  Series 2010-1, Class B, 6.00%, 7/12/20   521   532,870  
  Series 2012-3, Class C, 6.13%, 4/29/18   500   517,500  
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 4.30%, 2/15/27   2,000   2,030,000  
US Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2012-1, Class C, 9.13%, 10/01/15   1,308   1,372,944  
    7,070,264  
 
Auto Components — 0.4%  
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/18   1,450   1,513,438  
 
Automobiles — 0.8%  
Ford Motor Co., 4.75%, 1/15/43   1,995   1,783,658  
General Motors Co., 6.25%, 10/02/43 (c)   1,253   1,271,795  
    3,055,453  
 
Building Materials — 0.1%  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 8.88%, 10/15/20   255   268,388  
 
Building Products — 0.1%  
Cemex SAB de CV, 5.88%, 3/25/19 (c)   200   196,000  
Texas Industries, Inc., 9.25%, 8/15/20   324   355,590  
    551,590  
 
Capital Markets — 3.7%  
CDP Financial, Inc., 5.60%, 11/25/39 (c)(e)   2,935   3,332,643  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (e):          
  5.38%, 3/15/20   1,220   1,367,554  
  5.25%, 7/27/21   3,165   3,482,168  
  5.75%, 1/24/22   1,800   2,031,440  
KCG Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 6/15/18 (c)   185   190,319  
Morgan Stanley:          
  4.20%, 11/20/14   490   506,615  
  4.00%, 7/24/15   410   429,608  
  6.25%, 8/28/17 (e)   1,930   2,233,043  
Murray Street Investment Trust I, 4.65%, 3/09/17   825   896,486  
    14,469,876  
 
                         
BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUSTNOVEMBER 30, 20132
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Chemicals — 1.4%  
Axiall Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/23 (c) USD 152 $ 142,880  
The Dow Chemical Co., 4.13%, 11/15/21   350   360,106  
Huntsman International LLC, 4.88%, 11/15/20   298   293,530  
Methanex Corp., 3.25%, 12/15/19   2,074   2,091,283  
Nufarm Australia Ltd., 6.38%, 10/15/19 (c)   245   253,575  
PetroLogistics LP/PetroLogistics Finance Corp., 6.25%, 4/01/20 (c)   161   161,604  
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/20   1,800   1,849,500  
US Coatings Acquisition, Inc./Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 7.38%, 5/01/21 (c)   151   160,060  
    5,312,538  
 
Commercial Banks — 3.1%  
CIT Group, Inc.:          
  5.50%, 2/15/19 (c)   398   428,845  
  5.38%, 5/15/20   1,650   1,761,375  
Depfa ACS Bank, 5.13%, 3/16/37 (c)   3,775   3,180,437  
HSBC Bank Brasil SA - Banco Multiplo, 4.00%, 5/11/16 (c)   1,400   1,417,500  
HSBC Bank PLC, 3.10%, 5/24/16 (c)(e)   700   736,864  
HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.10%, 1/14/42 (e)   305   365,169  
Rabobank Nederland (e):          
  3.88%, 2/08/22   1,390   1,402,973  
  3.95%, 11/09/22   1,500   1,452,615  
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.50%, 3/08/22 (e)   1,390   1,405,802  
    12,151,580  
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.4%  
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 10/01/20 (c)   246   260,145  
The ADT Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/42   539   409,247  
Aviation Capital Group Corp. (c):          
  4.63%, 1/31/18   650   665,575  
  7.13%, 10/15/20   900   1,005,482  
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18   1,330   1,497,979  
Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20   320   352,800  
United Rentals North America, Inc.:          
  5.75%, 7/15/18   194   208,307  
  7.38%, 5/15/20   385   430,237  
             
Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (concluded)  
United Rentals North America, Inc. (concluded):          
  7.63%, 4/15/22 USD 452 $ 506,240  
    5,336,012  
 
Communications Equipment — 1.3%  
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., 3.50%, 7/15/15 (f)   4,330   4,384,125  
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 8.13%, 1/01/20   530   584,325  
    4,968,450  
 
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%  
ABB Finance USA, Inc., 4.38%, 5/08/42   192   178,507  
Safway Group Holding LLC/Safway Finance Corp., 7.00%, 5/15/18 (c)   200   209,500  
    388,007  
 
Construction Materials — 1.0%  
HD Supply, Inc.:          
  8.13%, 4/15/19   1,815   2,025,993  
  7.50%, 7/15/20   1,544   1,636,640  
Lafarge SA, 7.13%, 7/15/36   135   140,569  
    3,803,202  
 
Consumer Finance — 1.1%  
Discover Financial Services, 3.85%, 11/21/22   250   240,244  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:          
  8.13%, 1/15/20   1,265   1,589,923  
  4.25%, 9/20/22   800   810,462  
SLM Corp., 6.25%, 1/25/16   661   719,664  
Western Union Co., 3.35%, 5/22/19   1,000   1,009,096  
    4,369,389  
 
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%  
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. III, 6.25%, 2/01/21   91   98,280  
Sealed Air Corp. (c):          
  6.50%, 12/01/20   550   596,750  
  8.38%, 9/15/21   225   257,625  
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (c):          
  4.88%, 9/15/18   410   423,325  
  7.75%, 11/15/19 EUR 410   607,972  
    1,983,952  
 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%  
APX Group, Inc., 6.38%, 12/01/19 USD 636   642,360  
                         
BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUSTNOVEMBER 30, 20133
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Diversified Consumer Services (concluded)  
Rent-A-Center, Inc., 4.75%, 5/01/21 USD 431 $ 404,063  
    1,046,423  
 
Diversified Financial Services — 9.7%  
Aircastle Ltd., 6.25%, 12/01/19   708   764,640  
Ally Financial, Inc.:          
  8.30%, 2/12/15   1,500   1,620,000  
  5.50%, 2/15/17   1,500   1,623,099  
  6.25%, 12/01/17   160   179,000  
  8.00%, 3/15/20   560   672,000  
  8.00%, 11/01/31   300   357,750  
Bank of America Corp. (e):          
  5.63%, 7/01/20   1,100   1,258,348  
  3.30%, 1/11/23   4,990   4,721,563  
Citigroup, Inc., Series D, 5.35% (d)(g)   1,050   926,625  
FMR LLC, 4.95%, 2/01/33 (c)(e)   1,150   1,113,678  
General Electric Capital Corp. (e):          
  6.15%, 8/07/37   2,150   2,499,943  
  6.88%, 1/10/39   135   170,913  
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/23 (c)   401   381,953  
IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/23   235   239,002  
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 7.38%, 4/01/20 (c)   500   518,125  
Jefferies LoanCore LLC/JLC Finance Corp., 6.88%, 6/01/20 (c)   626   618,175  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.:          
  3.70%, 1/20/15 (e)   3,425   3,541,049  
  6.30%, 4/23/19 (e)   2,000   2,382,102  
  Series 1, 7.90% (d)(g)   3,500   3,867,500  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 6.00%, 10/01/17   800   924,362  
Macquarie Bank Ltd., 10.25%, 6/20/57 (d)   900   1,012,500  
Moody's Corp., 4.50%, 9/01/22   900   897,313  
Northern Trust Corp., 3.95%, 10/30/25   4,000   3,943,472  
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.:          
  7.13%, 4/15/19   200   214,000  
  7.88%, 8/15/19   560   621,600  
  5.75%, 10/15/20   1,000   1,025,000  
  6.88%, 2/15/21   680   734,400  
WMG Acquisition Corp., 11.50%, 10/01/18   562   650,515  
    37,478,627  
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.0%  
CenturyLink, Inc., Series V, 5.63%, 4/01/20   400   407,000  
           
Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (concluded)  
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:          
  8.13%, 7/01/19 USD 698 $ 764,310  
  8.63%, 7/15/20   650   728,000  
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.00%, 9/30/34   1,550   1,299,306  
Verizon Communications, Inc. (e):          
  3.50%, 11/01/21   500   495,185  
  6.40%, 2/15/38   3,483   3,868,241  
  6.55%, 9/15/43   3,376   3,842,080  
Windstream Corp., 7.88%, 11/01/17   40   45,900  
    11,450,022  
 
Electric Utilities — 5.5%  
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.:          
  8.88%, 11/15/18   121   155,529  
  5.95%, 12/15/36   217   218,296  
CMS Energy Corp., 5.05%, 3/15/22   915   1,000,251  
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:          
  6.10%, 6/01/37   315   364,397  
  6.00%, 1/15/38 (e)   825   970,474  
  4.25%, 12/15/41 (e)   375   353,196  
E.ON International Finance BV, 6.65%, 4/30/38 (c)(e)   1,525   1,857,168  
Electricite de France SA, 5.60%, 1/27/40 (c)(e)   1,400   1,470,785  
Florida Power Corp. (e):          
  6.35%, 9/15/37   1,325   1,642,073  
  6.40%, 6/15/38   430   537,801  
Hydro Quebec (e):          
  9.40%, 2/01/21   390   533,169  
  Series HY, 8.40%, 1/15/22   730   972,128  
  Series IO, 8.05%, 7/07/24   1,900   2,568,652  
Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 7.35%, 2/01/19   245   294,435  
Ohio Power Co., Series D, 6.60%, 3/01/33   1,500   1,760,970  
PacifiCorp, 6.25%, 10/15/37 (e)   575   698,053  
Public Service Co. of Colorado, Series 17, 6.25%, 9/01/37 (e)   1,200   1,493,760  
Southern California Edison Co. (e):          
  5.63%, 2/01/36   625   710,366  
  Series 08-A, 5.95%, 2/01/38   1,075   1,265,670  
Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series A, 6.00%, 5/15/37 (e)   2,000   2,353,690  
    21,220,863  
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.8%  
Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (c)   470   475,875  
                         
BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUSTNOVEMBER 30, 20134
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Energy Equipment & Services (concluded)  
Ensco PLC:          
  3.25%, 3/15/16 USD 160 $ 167,828  
  4.70%, 3/15/21 (e)   1,745   1,861,029  
EOG Resources, Inc., 2.63%, 3/15/23 (e)   1,902   1,758,036  
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/21   71   71,887  
GrafTech International Ltd., 6.38%, 11/15/20   580   587,250  
Noble Holding International Ltd., 5.25%, 3/15/42   350   332,585  
Peabody Energy Corp.:          
  6.00%, 11/15/18   1,251   1,329,187  
  6.25%, 11/15/21   1,239   1,266,877  
Seadrill Ltd., 5.63%, 9/15/17 (c)   1,590   1,633,725  
Transocean, Inc.:          
  5.05%, 12/15/16   850   937,945  
  6.50%, 11/15/20   350   396,464  
    10,818,688  
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%  
Rite Aid Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/21   279   291,206  
 
Food Products — 1.1%  
Barry Callebaut Services NV, 5.50%, 6/15/23 (c)   593   603,579  
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.:          
  5.38%, 2/10/20   1,570   1,784,553  
  5.00%, 6/04/42   997   974,481  
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 4.88%, 5/01/21 (c)   224   213,920  
Sun Merger Sub, Inc. (c):          
  5.25%, 8/01/18   329   343,805  
  5.88%, 8/01/21   169   174,915  
    4,095,253  
 
Gas Utilities — 0.1%  
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 10/01/18   380   408,025  
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.5%  
Boston Scientific Corp., 6.25%, 11/15/15   1,251   1,370,987  
Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19   385   404,250  
    1,775,237  
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.4%  
Aviv Healthcare Properties LP/Aviv Healthcare Capital Corp.:          
  7.75%, 2/15/19   175   188,125  
  6.00%, 10/15/21 (c)   204   209,100  
             
Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)  
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.13%, 8/15/18 USD 400 $ 416,000  
ConvaTec Healthcare E SA, 7.38%, 12/15/17 (c) EUR 494   708,797  
HCA, Inc.:          
  6.50%, 2/15/20 USD 2,118   2,337,743  
  7.25%, 9/15/20   350   382,375  
  4.75%, 5/01/23   1,161   1,097,145  
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 5.50%, 12/01/21 (c)(h)   278   279,390  
Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16   455   482,869  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:          
  6.25%, 11/01/18   859   940,605  
  6.00%, 10/01/20 (c)   622   649,990  
  4.50%, 4/01/21   383   365,765  
  4.38%, 10/01/21 (c)   1,765   1,659,100  
  8.13%, 4/01/22   1,382   1,499,470  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.88%, 3/15/22 (e)   2,000   1,918,990  
WellPoint, Inc., 4.65%, 1/15/43 (e)   4,005   3,675,072  
    16,810,536  
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.2%  
MCE Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 2/15/21 (c)   935   904,612  
Playa Resorts Holding BV, 8.00%, 8/15/20 (c)   150   157,500  
PNK Finance Corp., 6.38%, 8/01/21 (c)   524   541,030  
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/21 (c)   865   847,700  
The Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC:          
  Series A3, 6.54%, 3/30/21 GBP 400   682,337  
  Series A4, 5.66%, 6/30/27   647   1,037,640  
  Series M, 7.40%, 3/28/24   1,500   2,380,816  
  Series N, 6.46%, 3/30/32   1,195   1,534,972  
Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.25%, 10/15/21 (c) USD 416   420,160  
    8,506,767  
 
Household Durables — 0.9%  
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.63%, 4/15/18   580   623,500  
Standard Pacific Corp., 10.75%, 9/15/16   2,100   2,541,000  
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/21 (c)   372   358,980  
    3,523,480  
 
                         
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Household Products — 0.1%  
Spectrum Brands Escrow Corp. (c):          
  6.38%, 11/15/20 USD 200 $ 213,000  
  6.63%, 11/15/22   275   292,875  
    505,875  
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.4%  
Calpine Corp. (c):          
  7.50%, 2/15/21   48   52,320  
  6.00%, 1/15/22   137   140,767  
  5.88%, 1/15/24   194   193,030  
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC/EFIH Finance, Inc., 10.00%, 12/01/20 (c)   890   943,400  
GenOn REMA LLC, Series C, 9.68%, 7/02/26   415   427,450  
    1,756,967  
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%  
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/21 (c)   217   221,340  
Smiths Group PLC, 3.63%, 10/12/22 (c)   180   168,707  
    390,047  
 
Insurance — 5.8%  
A-S Co-Issuer Subsidiary, Inc./A-S Merger Sub LLC, 7.88%, 12/15/20 (c)   613   642,118  
The Allstate Corp., 5.75%, 8/15/53 (d)   1,000   1,015,000  
American International Group, Inc.:          
  3.80%, 3/22/17 (e)   5,580   5,980,917  
  5.45%, 5/18/17 (e)   800   901,198  
  8.18%, 5/15/68 (d)   970   1,164,485  
AXA SA, 5.25%, 4/16/40 (d) EUR 250   368,069  
Five Corners Funding Trust, 4.42%, 11/15/23 (c) USD 1,025   1,024,344  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.:          
  6.00%, 1/15/19   345   402,305  
  5.13%, 4/15/22   930   1,026,594  
Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts, 0.43%, 6/16/14 (d)   425   424,893  
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (c):          
  6.50%, 5/01/42   1,000   1,117,632  
  7.00%, 3/07/67 (d)   975   1,014,000  
Lincoln National Corp.:          
  6.25%, 2/15/20   630   733,323  
  6.05%, 4/20/67 (d)   675   671,625  
Manulife Financial Corp., 3.40%, 9/17/15 (e)   1,630   1,702,962  
           
Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Insurance (concluded)  
MetLife Global Funding I, 5.13%, 6/10/14 (c)(e) USD 775 $ 794,125  
Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd., 4.70%, 10/15/22   450   449,947  
MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (c)   340   351,050  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG, 6.00%, 5/26/41 (d) EUR 200   318,768  
Prudential Financial, Inc. (e):          
  7.38%, 6/15/19 USD 250   310,869  
  5.38%, 6/21/20   250   284,243  
  4.50%, 11/15/20   450   489,658  
  5.90%, 3/17/36   500   554,845  
  5.70%, 12/14/36   675   736,058  
    22,479,028  
 
Internet Software & Services — 0.1%  
Equinix, Inc., 4.88%, 4/01/20   86   85,785  
VeriSign, Inc., 4.63%, 5/01/23   345   330,338  
    416,123  
 
IT Services — 0.8%  
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc., 11.00%, 3/15/21 (c)   440   508,200  
First Data Corp. (c):          
  7.38%, 6/15/19   775   829,250  
  6.75%, 11/01/20   680   712,300  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 7.38%, 11/15/18   1,080   1,143,450  
    3,193,200  
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%  
Agilent Technologies, Inc., 3.20%, 10/01/22   250   233,278  
 
Machinery — 0.1%  
Allegion US Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/21 (c)   446   462,725  
 
Marine — 0.3%  
Nakilat, Inc., Series A, 6.07%, 12/31/33 (c)(e)   1,050   1,107,750  
 
Media — 5.8%  
AMC Networks, Inc.:          
  7.75%, 7/15/21   320   360,000  
  4.75%, 12/15/22   343   327,565  
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.13%, 12/15/22   175   168,656  
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/19   305   311,100  
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B, 6.50%, 11/15/22   2,495   2,578,955  
                         
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Media (concluded)  

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., 9.46%,11/15/22 (e)

USD 600 $ 839,099  

Comcast Corp., 6.45%,3/15/37 (e)

  790   913,874  
Cox Communications, Inc., 8.38%, 3/01/39 (c)   1,740   2,126,224  
DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc.:          
  6.38%, 3/01/41   260   263,784  
  5.15%, 3/15/42   2,100   1,852,498  
Gray Television, Inc., 7.50%, 10/01/20 (c)   332   349,430  
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 7.00%, 9/01/20 (c)   109   117,720  
Lynx I Corp., 5.38%, 4/15/21 (c)   395   401,912  
NAI Entertainment Holdings/NAI Entertainment Holdings Finance Corp., 5.00%, 8/01/18 (c)   292   301,490  
NBCUniversal Media LLC (e):          
  5.15%, 4/30/20   1,983   2,240,717  
  4.38%, 4/01/21   1,015   1,089,484  
The New York Times Co., 6.63%, 12/15/16   1,070   1,187,700  
News America, Inc., 7.63%, 11/30/28   385   488,307  
Omnicom Group, Inc., 3.63%, 5/01/22 (e)   2,355   2,292,256  
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (c):          
  4.25%, 5/15/20   559   533,845  
  4.63%, 5/15/23   275   245,437  
TCI Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 2/15/26   610   801,512  
Time Warner, Inc.:          
  4.70%, 1/15/21   350   376,443  
  6.10%, 7/15/40   215   230,950  
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH, 5.50%, 1/15/23 (c)   255   248,625  
Univision Communications, Inc., 5.13%, 5/15/23 (c)   1,153   1,153,000  
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 6.50%, 1/15/18   525   544,031  
    22,344,614  
 
Metals & Mining — 4.0%  
Alcoa, Inc., 5.40%, 4/15/21   1,450   1,484,294  
ArcelorMittal:          
  9.50%, 2/15/15   410   446,900  
  4.25%, 2/25/15   174   178,785  
  4.25%, 8/05/15   173   179,055  
  5.00%, 2/25/17   213   226,046  
  6.13%, 6/01/18   313   339,996  
Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Metals & Mining (concluded)  
Commercial Metals Co., 4.88%, 5/15/23 USD 534 $ 497,955  
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.00%, 7/17/22 (c)   1,565   1,421,726  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:          
  3.55%, 3/01/22   540   503,526  
  5.45%, 3/15/43   450   422,361  
New Gold, Inc., 6.25%, 11/15/22 (c)   440   432,300  
Newcrest Finance Pty, Ltd., 4.45%, 11/15/21 (c)   475   401,045  
Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20   4,120   4,614,400  
Teck Resources, Ltd., 5.38%, 10/01/15   2,359   2,539,855  
Wise Metals Group LLC/Wise Alloys Finance Corp., 8.75%, 12/15/18 (c)(h)   602   618,555  
Xstrata Canada Corp., 6.20%, 6/15/35   1,250   1,223,529  
    15,530,328  
 
Multiline Retail — 0.8%  
Dollar General Corp., 3.25%, 4/15/23   2,000   1,830,616  
Dufry Finance SCA, 5.50%, 10/15/20 (c)   1,260   1,297,800  
    3,128,416  
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.7%  
Access Midstream Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp., 6.13%, 7/15/22   400   429,000  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, 9/15/16   1,916   2,157,803  
Antero Resources Finance Corp., 5.38%, 11/01/21 (c)   153   154,530  
Athlon Holdings LP/Athlon Finance Corp., 7.38%, 4/15/21 (c)   159   166,553  
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 4/15/21   99   104,693  
BP Capital Markets PLC, 3.13%, 10/01/15 (e)   330   345,417  
Burlington Resources Finance Co., 7.40%, 12/01/31 (e)   875   1,155,659  
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 7.50%, 9/15/20   400   438,000  
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/39   750   893,732  
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/23   615   636,525  
ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Co., 5.95%, 10/15/36 (e)   535   624,573  
                         
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  
Continental Resources, Inc.:          
  5.00%, 9/15/22 USD 2,000 $ 2,060,000  
  4.50%, 4/15/23   113   111,870  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 6.13%, 3/01/22 (c)

  110   112,475  
Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.63%, 7/15/23   623   562,258  
El Paso Natural Gas Co., 8.38%, 6/15/32   275   358,046  
Energy Transfer Partners LP, 7.50%, 7/01/38   500   586,224  
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 9.25%, 12/15/17   455   507,325  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 6.13%, 10/15/39   700   771,065  
KeySpan Gas East Corp., 5.82%, 4/01/41 (c)(e)   505   573,443  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP:          
  6.50%, 9/01/39 (e)   3,000   3,346,932  
  6.55%, 9/15/40   110   121,744  
  6.38%, 3/01/41   150   163,859  
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.63%, 11/15/23 (c)   260   255,790  
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.:          
  8.13%, 12/01/19   110   121,825  
  5.50%, 2/01/22 (c)   106   106,000  
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/01/19   237   235,815  
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 6.50%, 3/01/41   997   1,126,248  
MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.:          
  6.25%, 6/15/22   73   78,293  
  4.50%, 7/15/23   25   23,688  
Memorial Production Partners LP/Memorial Production Finance Corp., 7.63%, 5/01/21   212   217,830  
MidAmerican Energy Co., 5.80%, 10/15/36   700   800,517  

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. (e):

         
  5.95%, 5/15/37   800   879,343  
  6.50%, 9/15/37   1,900   2,231,198  
Nexen, Inc., 7.50%, 7/30/39   1,000   1,274,440  
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.88%, 3/15/22 (c)   276   296,700  
Offshore Group Investment Ltd., 7.13%, 4/01/23   232   238,960  
Pacific Drilling SA, 5.38%, 6/01/20 (c)   368   371,680  
           
Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)  
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/20 USD 47 $ 49,350  
PDC Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/22   260   281,450  
Petrobras International Finance Co.:          
  3.88%, 1/27/16   1,340   1,385,017  
  5.75%, 1/20/20   1,725   1,793,289  
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 3.95%, 7/15/22   350   353,960  
Premier Oil PLC, 5.00%, 6/09/18   1,900   1,947,500  
Range Resources Corp.:          
  5.75%, 6/01/21   107   114,089  
  5.00%, 8/15/22   88   86,460  
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 4.50%, 11/01/23 (c)   249   227,835  
RKI Exploration & Production LLC/RKI Finance Corp., 8.50%, 8/01/21 (c)   118   123,310  
Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.63%, 5/01/21   239   239,896  
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC (c):          
  5.63%, 2/01/21   1,787   1,764,662  
  6.25%, 3/15/22   398   397,005  
  5.63%, 4/15/23   468   443,430  
Sabine Pass LNG LP:          
  7.50%, 11/30/16   1,475   1,666,750  
  6.50%, 11/01/20   475   491,625  
SandRidge Energy, Inc.:          
  8.75%, 1/15/20   35   37,800  
  7.50%, 2/15/23   382   389,640  
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 7.50%, 7/01/21 (c)   386   403,370  
Western Gas Partners LP, 5.38%, 6/01/21   710   763,357  
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/19   821   839,473  
The Williams Cos., Inc., Series A, 7.50%, 1/15/31   2,500   2,757,827  
    41,197,148  
 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%  
International Paper Co.:          
  7.50%, 8/15/21   75   92,624  
  4.75%, 2/15/22   420   443,870  
  6.00%, 11/15/41   435   469,367  
NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (a)(b)   397    
    1,005,861  
 
                         
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%  
Capsugel Finance Co. SCA, 9.88%, 8/01/19 (c) EUR 200 $ 304,032  
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Jaguar Merger Sub, Inc., 9.50%, 12/01/19 (c) USD 520   583,700  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (c):          
  6.75%, 8/15/18   1,321   1,454,751  
  6.38%, 10/15/20   575   605,906  
  5.63%, 12/01/21 (h)   376   377,880  
    3,326,269  
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%  
Felcor Lodging LP, 5.63%, 3/01/23   247   240,825  
Simon Property Group LP, 4.75%, 3/15/42   835   814,378  
Ventas Realty LP / Ventas Capital Corp., 4.75%, 6/01/21   275   291,577  
Vornado Realty LP, 5.00%, 1/15/22   1,185   1,246,158  
    2,592,938  
 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%  
Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/22   440   408,100  
Realogy Corp. (c)(e):          
  7.88%, 2/15/19   374   408,595  
  7.63%, 1/15/20   520   581,100  
The Realogy Group LLC/Sunshine Group Florida Ltd., 3.38%, 5/01/16 (c)   476   477,190  
WEA Finance LLC, 4.63%, 5/10/21 (c)   305   321,743  
    2,196,728  
 
Road & Rail — 0.7%  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.75%, 5/01/40   950   1,035,787  
The Hertz Corp.:          
  4.25%, 4/01/18   236   238,360  
  5.88%, 10/15/20   230   238,625  
  7.38%, 1/15/21   620   680,450  
  6.25%, 10/15/22   385   400,400  
    2,593,622  
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%  
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 5.75%, 2/15/21 (c)   470   489,388  
 
Software — 0.8%  
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (c):          
  5.63%, 9/15/21   538   558,848  
  6.13%, 9/15/23   188   196,930  
             
Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Software (concluded)  
IAC/InterActiveCorp, 4.75%, 12/15/22 USD 598 $ 553,150  
Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.38%, 8/15/20 (c)   1,085   1,022,612  
Oracle Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/40 (e)   775   832,742  
    3,164,282  
 
Specialty Retail — 0.7%  
The Home Depot, Inc., 5.88%, 12/16/36 (e)   830   949,483  
New Academy Finance Co. LLC/New Academy Finance Corp., 8.00%, 6/15/18 (c)(i)   244   249,797  
QVC, Inc. (c):          
  7.50%, 10/01/19   395   424,807  
  7.38%, 10/15/20   975   1,055,007  
    2,679,094  
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%  
PVH Corp., 4.50%, 12/15/22   490   460,600  
SIWF Merger Sub, Inc., 6.25%, 6/01/21 (c)   402   404,010  
The William Carter Co., 5.25%, 8/15/21 (c)   328   333,740  
    1,198,350  
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.4%  
Radian Group, Inc., 5.38%, 6/15/15   1,400   1,445,500  
 
Tobacco — 1.2%  
Altria Group, Inc.:          
  9.95%, 11/10/38   258   395,295  
  10.20%, 2/06/39   447   696,336  
  5.38%, 1/31/44   2,015   2,003,327  
Lorillard Tobacco Co., 7.00%, 8/04/41   500   542,592  
Reynolds American, Inc., 4.75%, 11/01/42   1,050   925,305  
    4,562,855  
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.3%  
America Movil SAB de CV, 2.38%, 9/08/16   795   817,175  
Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/23   465   459,187  
Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.11%, 1/15/40 (c)   1,560   1,754,679  
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 9/30/20 (c)   460   480,700  
Digicel Ltd., 6.00%, 4/15/21 (c)   750   723,750  
Rogers Communications, Inc., 7.50%, 8/15/38 (e)   1,150   1,458,168  
                         
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)  

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

USD 360 $ 388,810  
Sprint Communications, Inc. (c):          
  9.00%, 11/15/18   530   641,300  
  7.00%, 3/01/20   888   987,900  
Sprint Corp., 7.88%, 9/15/23 (c)   1,161   1,271,295  
    8,982,964  
 
Total Corporate Bonds86.1%   331,933,213  
 
 
   
Foreign Agency Obligations  
Italy Government International Bond, 5.38%, 6/15/33   455   478,706  
Slovenia Government Bond, Series RS65, 4.38%, 4/02/14 EUR 1,600   2,191,626  
Slovenia Government International Bond, 5.85%, 5/10/23 (c) USD 432   435,240  
Total Foreign Agency Obligations0.8%   3,105,572  
 
 
   
Municipal Bonds  
 
City of Detroit Michigan, GO, Taxable Capital Improvement, Limited Tax, Series A-2, 8.00%, 4/01/14 (a)(b)   1,525   487,970  
East Bay Municipal Utility District, RB, Build America Bonds, 5.87%, 6/01/40   950   1,110,198  
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Build America Bonds, 6.12%, 1/15/40   1,275   1,497,640  
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build America Bonds, Series C, 7.34%, 11/15/39   625   837,081  
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4, Refunding RB, Build America Bonds, 7.06%, 4/01/57   1,000   1,026,090  
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution:          
  Series EE, 5.38%, 6/15/43   385   406,564  
  Series EE, 5.50%, 6/15/43   465   494,816  
  Series GG, Build America Bonds, 5.72%, 6/15/42   700   814,443  
New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Build America Bonds:          
  5.63%, 3/15/39   550   614,097  
             
Municipal Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
 
New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Build America Bonds (concluded):          
  5.60%, 3/15/40 USD 950 $ 1,050,634  
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, Consolidated, 159th Series, 6.04%, 12/01/29   385   447,555  
State of California, GO:          
  Build America Bonds, 7.63%, 3/01/40   860   1,158,291  
  Various Purpose, 7.55%, 4/01/39   140   188,962  
State of Illinois, GO, 5.10%, 6/01/33   1,000   917,950  
University of California, RB, Build America Bonds, 5.95%, 5/15/45   445   505,645  
Total Municipal Bonds3.0%   11,557,936  
 
 
   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities  
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.0%  
Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2007-2, Class 1A2, 6.00%, 3/25/37   769   677,012  
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:          
  Series 2005-64CB, Class 1A15, 5.50%, 12/25/35   1,159   1,021,688  
  Series 2006-OA21, Class A1, 0.36%, 3/20/47 (d)   715   524,158  
  Series 2007-HY4, Class 4A1, 4.80%, 6/25/47 (d)   555   452,589  
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:          
  Series 2006-OA5, Class 2A1, 0.37%, 4/25/46 (d)   290   219,739  
  Series 2007-10, Class A22, 6.00%, 7/25/37   432   382,709  
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2011-2R, Class 2A1, 2.63%, 7/27/36 (c)(d)   1,068   1,061,814  
GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR3, Class 5A1, 5.20%, 6/19/35 (d)   734   729,806  
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust:          
  Series 2006-4F, Class 1A1, 5.00%, 5/25/36   320   302,149  
  Series 2007-4F, Class 3A1, 6.00%, 7/25/37   519   477,263  
Homebanc Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A1, 0.35%, 12/25/36 (d)   502   424,737  
                         
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Par
(000)
  Value  
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (concluded)  
Indymac IMJA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class A4, 6.00%, 8/25/37 USD 629 $ 540,047  
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-S3, Class 1A12, 6.50%, 8/25/36   193   169,262  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series 2006-A3, Class 3A1, 2.90%, 5/25/36 (d)   561   461,707  
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2007-10, Class 1A21, 6.00%, 7/25/37   34   31,779  
    7,476,459  
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 14.3%  
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A4:          
  Series 2007-1, 5.45%, 1/15/49   500   542,689  
  Series 2007-2, 5.79%, 4/10/49 (d)   750   837,881  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A, 4.87%, 9/11/42   800   842,303  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust (d):          
  Series 2008-C7, Class A4, 6.34%, 12/10/49   1,370   1,566,224  
  Series 2013-GC15, Class B, 5.28%, 9/10/46   3,590   3,814,684  
  Series 2013-GC15, Class XA, 1.48%, 9/10/46   13,282   1,008,738  
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD3, Class AM, 5.65%, 10/15/48   1,093   1,199,501  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates:          
  Series 2006-C7, Class AM, 5.97%, 6/10/46 (d)   1,750   1,887,163  
  Series 2013-CR11, Class B, 5.33%, 10/10/46 (d)   3,495   3,674,601  
  Series 2013-CR11, Class C, 5.34%, 10/10/46 (c)(d)   3,260   3,285,177  
  Series 2013-LC6, Class B, 3.74%, 1/10/46   695   663,286  
  Series 2013-LC6, Class D, 4.43%, 1/10/46 (c)(d)   835   722,009  
             
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Par
(000)
  Value  
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-C3, Class AJ, 4.77%, 7/15/37 USD 705 $ 728,425  
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates:          
  Series 2006-C3, Class AM, 5.99%, 6/15/38 (d)   1,000   1,091,788  
  Series 2006-C5, Class AM, 5.34%, 12/15/39   1,750   1,874,105  
  Series 2010-RR2, Class 2A, 5.95%, 9/15/39 (c)(d)   1,010   1,119,796  
DBRR Trust, Series 2011-C32, Class A3A, 5.92%, 6/17/49 (c)(d)   365   401,318  
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2006-GG7, Class A4, 6.02%, 7/10/38 (d)   1,145   1,258,078  
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2013-GC10, Class B, 3.68%, 2/10/46 (c)   1,250   1,195,730  
Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013- HLT, 4.41%, 11/05/30 (h)   2,950   2,964,747  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.:          
  Series 2004-CB8, Class A1A, 4.16%, 1/12/39 (c)   963   968,239  
  Series 2004-LN2, Class A2, 5.12%, 7/15/41   767   779,373  
  Series 2006-CB14, Class AM, 5.63%, 12/12/44 (d)   330   356,092  
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (d):          
  Series 2004-C8, Class C, 4.93%, 12/15/39   1,385   1,416,952  
  Series 2007-C6, Class A4, 5.86%, 7/15/40   5,201   5,721,105  
  Series 2007-C7, Class A3, 5.87%, 9/15/45   1,108   1,241,298  
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-HQ11, Class A4, 5.45%, 2/12/44 (d)   4,000   4,394,952  
Morgan Stanley Reremic Trust, Series 2011, Class A, 2.50%, 3/23/51 (c)   271   274,762  
RCMC LLC, Series 2012-CRE1, Class A, 5.62%, 11/15/44 (c)   886   888,511  
Titan Europe PLC, Series 2007-1X, Class A, 0.77%, 1/20/17 (d) GBP 1,607   2,426,310  
                         
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Par
(000)
  Value  
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded)  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust:          
  Series 2006-C28, Class A2, 5.50%, 10/15/48 USD 1,187 $ 1,194,880  
  Series 2007-C33, Class A4, 6.12%, 2/15/51 (d)   2,185   2,420,244  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:          
  Series 2012-C8, Class B, 4.31%, 8/15/45   695   703,561  
  Series 2012-C8, Class C, 5.04%, 8/15/45 (d)   895   907,483  
  Series 2013-C11, Class D, 4.32%, 3/15/45 (c)(d)   800   687,740  
    55,059,745  
 
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.2%  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2012-C5, Class XA, 2.05%, 8/15/45 (c)(d)   15,698   1,522,114  
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., Series 2012-C4, Class XA, 2.86%, 3/15/45 (c)(d)   9,443   1,186,553  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class XA (c)(d):          
  Series 2012-C8, 2.40%, 8/15/45   6,013   719,325  
  Series 2012-C9, 2.42%, 11/15/45   10,714   1,346,076  
    4,774,068  
 
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities17.5%   67,310,272  
 
   
US Government Sponsored Agency Securities  
Agency Obligations — 2.6%  
Fannie Mae(e):          
  2.69%, 10/09/19 (j)   7,055   6,034,388  
  5.63%, 7/15/37 (k)   775   950,682  
Federal Home Loan Bank (e):          
  5.25%, 12/09/22   675   791,608  
  5.37%, 9/09/24   1,075   1,252,116  
Resolution Funding Corp. (j):          
  1.54%, 7/15/18   525   489,001  
  1.50%, 10/15/18   525   488,075  
    10,005,870  
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.2%  
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2005-5, Class PK, 5.00%, 12/25/34   352   375,817  
           
US Government Sponsored Agency Securities Par
(000)
  Value  
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (concluded)  
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2825, Class VP, 5.50%, 6/15/15 USD 120 $ 120,063  
    495,880  
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.7%  
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities (d):          
  Series K013, Class A2, 3.97%, 1/25/21   940   1,016,035  
  Series 2012-K706, Class C, 4.16%, 11/25/44 (c)   165   161,377  
  Series 2013-K24, Class B, 3.62%, 11/25/45 (c)   1,750   1,609,485  
    2,786,897  
 
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.3%  
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:          
  Series 2012-47, Class NI, 4.50%, 4/25/42   5,258   1,033,932  
  Series 2012-96, Class DI, 4.00%, 2/25/27   7,130   878,289  
  Series 2012-M9, Class X1, 4.25%, 12/25/17 (d)   13,172   1,790,313  
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:          
  Series 2611, Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32   1,037   109,972  
  Series K707, Class X1, 1.69%, 12/25/18 (d)   2,493   167,693  
  Series K710, Class X1, 1.91%, 5/25/19 (d)   8,604   706,666  
Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities (d):          
  Series 2009-116, Class KS, 6.30%, 12/16/39   3,204   475,062  
  Series 2009-78, Class SD, 6.03%, 9/20/32   5,586   865,469  
  Series 2011-52, Class NS, 6.50%, 4/16/41   15,296   2,851,243  
    8,878,639  
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 7.7%  
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:          
  5.00%, 8/01/34 (e)   2,568   2,792,308  
  5.50%, 6/01/38 (e)   1,599   1,757,784  
  6.00%, 12/01/38 (e)   1,346   1,481,828  
  4.50%, 7/01/41 (e)   3,987   4,260,499  
  4.00%, 12/01/41 (e)   3,190   3,329,149  
  3.00%, 12/01/43 (l)   16,300   15,721,223  
                         
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities Par
(000)
  Value  
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded)  
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, 6.00%, 12/1/13 - 12/1/18 USD 332 $ 348,979  
Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, 5.50%, 8/15/33   64   71,484  
    29,763,254  
 
Total US Government Sponsored Agency Securities13.5%   51,930,540  
 
 
   
US Treasury Obligations  
US Treasury Bonds:          
  8.13%, 8/15/21 (e)   1,550   2,202,817  
  6.25%, 8/15/23 (e)   5,085   6,670,488  
  3.50%, 2/15/39 (e)   330   318,192  
  4.25%, 5/15/39 (e)   6,045   6,599,441  
  4.38%, 5/15/40 (e)   6,375   7,089,198  
  4.75%, 2/15/41 (e)   1,630   1,919,833  
  4.38%, 5/15/41 (e)   800   888,500  
  3.13%, 11/15/41 (e)   9,930   8,783,393  
  3.13%, 2/15/42 (e)   6,268   5,533,466  
  3.00%, 5/15/42 (e)   2,730   2,345,239  
  3.13%, 2/15/43   2,337   2,049,183  
US Treasury Notes:          
  2.25%, 7/31/18 (e)   495   517,778  
  1.75%, 5/15/22   156   147,420  
Total US Treasury Obligations11.7%   45,064,948  
 
 
   
Preferred Securities  
 
Capital Trusts  
 
Capital Markets — 0.4%  
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Series D, 4.50% (d)(g)   1,698   1,528,200  
State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.25%, 6/01/77 (d)   70   54,005  
    1,582,205  
 
Commercial Banks — 0.9%  
BNP Paribas SA, 7.20% (c)(d)(g)   1,000   1,036,250  
BPCE SA, 12.50% (c)(d)(g)   800   1,040,000  
Fifth Third Capital Trust IV, 6.50%, 4/15/67 (d)   505   504,369  
Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57% (d)(g)   1,025   953,865  
    3,534,484  
 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%  
Capital One Financial Corp., 4.75%, 7/15/21   960   1,026,918  
           
Capital Trusts Par
(000)
  Value  
 
Diversified Financial Services (concluded)  
General Electric Capital Corp., Series B, 6.25% (d)(g) USD 900 $ 929,250  
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Q, 5.15% (d)(g)   1,500   1,350,000  
    3,306,168  
 
Electric Utilities — 0.5%  
Electricite de France SA, 5.25% (c)(d)(g)   2,100   2,074,800  
 
Insurance — 2.7%  
The Allstate Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/67 (d)(e)   1,950   2,028,000  
AXA SA, 6.46% (c)(d)(g)   1,025   1,042,937  
Genworth Holdings, Inc., 6.15%, 11/15/66 (d)   1,150   1,023,500  
Metlife Capital Trust IV, 7.88%, 12/15/67 (c)   640   731,200  
MetLife, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/66   3,500   3,587,500  
Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.85% (c)(d)(g)   1,060   1,123,600  
XL Group PLC, Series E, 6.50% (d)(g)   815   798,700  
    10,335,437  
 
Total Capital Trusts5.4%   20,833,094  
 
 
   
Preferred Stocks
Shares
     
 
   
Capital Markets — 0.3%  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series J, 5.50% (d)   46,000   1,045,120  
 
Commercial Banks — 1.0%  
US Bancorp, Series G, 6.00% (d)   150,000   4,101,000  
 
Total Preferred Stocks1.3%   5,146,120  
 
 
   
Trust Preferreds   
Commercial Banks — 0.1%  
Citigroup Capital XIII, 7.88%, 10/30/40 (d)   14,773   402,128  
Total Preferred Securities – 6.8% 26,381,342  
 
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $550,413,028) — 146.2%
  563,687,262  
 
                         

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Short-Term Securities      Shares   Value  
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.07% (m)(n)   5,416,074 $ 5,416,074  
 
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $5,416,074) — 1.4%
  5,416,074  
 
Options Purchased
(Cost — $838,948) — 0.2%
  923,634  
 
Total Investments Before Options Written
(Cost — $556,668,050*) — 147.8%
  570,026,970  
 
Options Written
(Premiums Received — $1,745,435) — (0.5)%
  (1,753,150)  
 
Total Investments, Net of Options Written
(Cost — $554,922,615) — 147.3%
  568,273,820  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets(47.3)%   (182,649,687)  
 
Net Assets100.0% $ 385,624,133  
 

 

* As of November 30, 2013, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost $ 557,166,080  
Gross unrealized appreciation $ 25,969,649  
Gross unrealized depreciation   (13,108,759)  
Net unrealized appreciation $ 12,860,890  
 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of principal and/or interest payments.
(c) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(d) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
(e) All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.
(f) Convertible security.
(g) Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.
(h) When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:
   
 
  Counterparty   Value   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
  Bank of America N.A.   $ 618,555 $ 16,555  
  Barclays Capital, Inc.   $ 279,390 $ 1,390  
  Goldman Sachs & Co.   $ 377,880 $ 1,880  
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC   $ 2,964,747    
                     
 
                                     

 

(i) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.
(j) Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.
(k) All or a portion of security has been pledged in connection with open financial futures contracts.

 

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(l) Represents or includes a TBA transaction. Unsettled TBA transactions as of November 30, 2013 were as follows:
   
Counterparty   Value   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC   $ 7,812,387 $ (201,551)  
JP Morgan Securities LLC   $ 3,954,418 $ (62,301)  
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC   $ 3,954,418 $ (35,074)  

 

(m) Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period ended November 30, 2013, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 
Affiliate   Shares
Held at
August 31, 2013
  Net
Activity
  Shares
Held at
November 30, 2013
  Income  
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class   5,335,491   80,583   5,416,074 $ 505  
                     
 
                                         
(n) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:
   
ADS American Depositary Shares
CLO Collateralized Loan Obligation
EUR Euro
Fannie Mae Federal National Mortgage Association
Freddie Mac Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
GBP British Pound
Ginnie Mae Government National Mortgage Association
GO General Obligation Bonds
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
MBS Mortgage-Backed Security
NYSE New York Stock Exchange
Radian Radian Guaranty, Inc.
RB Revenue Bonds
USD US Dollar
     
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of November 30, 2013 were as follows:

 
Counterparty Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date1
  Face Value   Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
 
UBS Securities LLC 0.28% 1/15/13 Open    $ 3,529,338    $ 3,538,095  
UBS Securities LLC 0.32% 1/15/13 Open   1,438,650   1,442,729  
UBS Securities LLC 0.32% 1/15/13 Open   2,606,875   2,614,267  
UBS Securities LLC 0.32% 1/15/13 Open   1,571,500   1,575,956  
UBS Securities LLC 0.32% 1/15/13 Open   1,421,275   1,425,305  
UBS Securities LLC 0.32% 1/15/13 Open   985,500   988,294  
UBS Securities LLC 0.32% 1/15/13 Open   2,375,000   2,381,734  
UBS Securities LLC 0.32% 1/15/13 Open   2,622,000   2,629,435  
UBS Securities LLC 0.33% 1/15/13 Open   707,000   709,067  
UBS Securities LLC 0.33% 1/15/13 Open   170,100   170,597  
UBS Securities LLC 0.33% 1/15/13 Open   382,775   383,894  

 

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Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of November 30, 2013 were as follows (continued):

 
Counterparty Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date1
  Face Value   Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
 
UBS Securities LLC 0.33% 1/15/13 Open    $ 1,223,250    $ 1,226,827  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   1,179,063   1,182,614  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   334,950   335,959  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   1,473,750   1,478,190  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   561,600   563,292  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   4,466,948   4,480,406  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   1,950,000   1,955,875  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   871,500   874,126  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   1,181,250   1,184,809  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   1,354,500   1,358,581  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   762,500   764,797  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   733,125   735,334  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   904,813   907,538  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   784,688   787,051  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 1/15/13 Open   602,213   604,026  
UBS Securities LLC 0.40% 1/15/13 Open   496,600   494,400  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.35% 1/22/13 Open   883,000   885,687  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.35% 1/22/13 Open   1,243,000   1,246,783  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 0.35% 2/01/13 Open   1,875,750   1,881,276  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 0.35% 2/01/13 Open   1,797,390   1,802,685  
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. 0.07% 2/07/13 Open   2,194,388   2,195,629  
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. 0.15% 2/07/13 Open   6,155,488   6,161,197  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 2/07/13 Open   642,000   643,801  
UBS Securities LLC 0.34% 2/07/13 Open   1,095,375   1,098,448  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.32% 2/08/13 Open   1,968,000   1,973,178  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.32% 2/08/13 Open   505,000   506,329  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.11% 2/14/13 Open   9,942,402   9,949,232  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.33% 2/14/13 Open   1,020,000   1,022,711  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.34% 2/28/13 Open   2,269,000   2,274,915  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.34% 2/28/13 Open   1,109,000   1,111,891  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.33% 3/07/13 Open   1,884,000   1,888,646  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.33% 3/07/13 Open   2,313,000   2,318,703  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.33% 3/11/13 Open   879,000   881,135  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.33% 3/11/13 Open   983,000   985,388  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.35% 4/02/13 Open   369,609   370,479  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.35% 4/02/13 Open   280,250   280,909  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.35% 4/02/13 Open   553,138   554,438  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.35% 4/02/13 Open   480,938   482,069  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.35% 4/02/13 Open   995,363   997,704  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.35% 4/02/13 Open   544,531   545,811  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.35% 4/02/13 Open   304,000   304,715  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.35% 4/02/13 Open   5,725,080   5,738,550  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.35% 4/02/13 Open   727,819   729,531  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.09% 4/02/13 Open   2,719,763   2,721,119  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.10% 4/02/13 Open   533,363   533,610  
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 0.07% 4/02/13 Open   7,246,125   7,249,547  
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 0.08% 4/02/13 Open   7,563,806   7,567,319  
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 0.13% 4/02/13 Open   875,813   876,368  
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 0.13% 4/02/13 Open   1,097,844   1,098,541  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.12% 4/03/13 Open   851,538   852,089  

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of November 30, 2013 were as follows (concluded):
 
Counterparty Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date1
  Face Value   Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
 
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 0.35% 4/03/13 Open $ 1,648,500 $ 1,652,363  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 0.35% 4/03/13 Open   3,437,844   3,445,899  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 0.35% 4/03/13 Open   2,020,500   2,025,234  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 0.35% 4/03/13 Open   1,700,969   1,704,954  
UBS Securities LLC 0.32% 4/11/13 Open   1,630,000   1,633,390  
UBS Securities LLC 0.40% 4/11/13 Open   4,055,063   4,065,606  
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 0.07% 4/25/13 Open   8,430,938   8,432,922  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.05% 4/29/13 Open   1,039,000   1,039,141  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.11% 4/29/13 Open   377,850   377,931  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.34% 5/24/13 Open   1,342,000   1,344,421  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.60% 6/03/13 Open   3,258,750   3,268,526  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.35% 6/24/13 Open   3,334,398   3,339,585  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.07% 6/24/13 Open   5,876,250   5,877,386  
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. 0.34% 8/29/13 Open   1,850,000   1,851,625  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 0.10% 9/17/13 Open   2,199,063   2,199,498  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.34% 9/30/13 Open   3,569,000   3,571,090  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.36% 9/30/13 Open   2,294,000   2,295,422  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.36% 9/30/13 Open   871,000   871,540  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.36% 9/30/13 Open   1,529,000   1,529,948  
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. 0.00% 10/03/13 Open   348,000   347,644  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 0.35% 10/22/13 Open   4,540,900   4,542,622  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 0.35% 10/22/13 Open   2,125,413   2,126,219  
Barclays Capital, Inc. 0.17% 11/12/13 12/11/13   13,239,000   13,240,125  
Total       $ 177,035,974 $ 177,306,722  
                               
1 Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time.


Financial futures contracts as of November 30, 2013 were as follows:

 

Contracts
Purchased/
Sold
Issue Exchange Expiration Notional
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
(586) 10-Year US Treasury Note Chicago Board of Trade March
2014
USD 73,469,750 $ (99,954 )
221 Long US Treasury Bond Chicago Board of Trade March
2014
USD 28,895,750   12,490  
112 Ultra Long US Treasury Bond Chicago Board of Trade March
2014
USD 15,582,000   65,349  
71 2-Year US Treasury Note Chicago Board of Trade March
2014
USD 15,641,078   4,997  
286 5-Year US Treasury Note Chicago Board of Trade March
2014
USD 34,583,657   30,422  
150 90-Day Euribor Future NYSE Liffe December
2014
USD 50,802,168   131,594  
(197) 90-Day Euro-Dollar Chicago Mercantile December
2014
USD 49,077,625   (127,4940 )
 
Total    

    $ 17,404  
                           

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Foreign currency exchange contracts as of November 30, 2013 were as follows:

 

Currency
Purchased
  Currency
Sold
Counterparty Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
 
 
USD 4,512,950   EUR 3,342,000 Barclays Bank PLC 1/22/14 $ (28,260)  
GBP 1,639,000   USD 2,603,940 Citibank N.A. 1/23/14   76,969  
USD 10,626,477   GBP 6,584,000 Barclays Bank PLC 1/23/14   (142,959)  
USD 161,425   GBP 100,000 Deutsche Bank AG 1/23/14   (2,144)  
Total             $ (96,394)  
   

 

Over-the-counter interest rate swaptions purchased as of November 30, 2013 were as follows:
  Description Counterparty Put/
Call
Exercise
Rate
Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
Floating Rate
Index
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
(000)
Market
Value
 
 
  1-Year Interest Rate Swap Bank of America N.A. Put 0.60% Pay 3-month LIBOR 10/02/14 USD 49,900 $ 35,474  
  1-Year Interest Rate Swap Bank of America N.A. Call 0.60% Receive 3-month LIBOR 10/02/14 USD 49,900   125,754  
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap Deutsche Bank AG Put 4.10% Pay 3-month LIBOR 2/22/16 USD 2,500   96,130  
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap Deutsche Bank AG Put 4.50% Pay 3-month LIBOR 3/16/17 USD 6,300   294,050  
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap Deutsche Bank AG Put 4.50% Pay 3-month LIBOR 5/22/18 USD 6,000   372,226  
  Total $ 923,634  
   
                               
Over-the-counter interest rate swaptions written as of November 30, 2013 were as follows:
  Description Counterparty Put/
Call
Exercise
Rate
Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
Floating Rate
Index
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
(000)
Market
Value
 
 
  5-Year Interest Rate Swap Barclays Bank
PLC
Call 1.50% Pay 3-month LIBOR 4/08/14 USD 15,200 $ (60,637)  
  5-Year Interest Rate Swap JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.
Put 2.00% Receive 3-month LIBOR 4/08/14 USD 15,200   (67,504)  
  5-Year Interest Rate Swap JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.
Put 2.00% Receive 3-month LIBOR 7/11/14 USD 15,500   (161,467)  
  5-Year Interest Rate Swap JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.
Call 1.35% Pay 3-month LIBOR 7/11/14 USD 15,500   (31,871)  
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap Barclays Bank
PLC
Put 3.26% Receive 3-month LIBOR 11/14/14 USD 6,200   (195,274)  
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap Barclays Bank
PLC
Call 3.26% Pay 3-month LIBOR 11/14/14 USD 6,200   (193,900)  
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.
Call 3.25% Pay 3-month LIBOR 11/14/14 USD 6,200   (192,411)  
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.
Put 3.25% Receive 3-month LIBOR 11/14/14 USD 6,200   (196,498)  
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap Deutsche Bank AG Put 3.70% Receive 3-month LIBOR 11/17/14 USD 7,500   (133,388)  
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap Deutsche Bank AG Put 6.00% Receive 3-month LIBOR 3/16/17 USD 12,600   (210,421)  
                               

 

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Over-the-counter interest rate swaptions written as of November 30, 2013 were as follows (concluded):
 
  Description Counterparty Put/
Call
Exercise
Rate
Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
Floating Rate
Index
Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000)
  Market
Value
 
  10-Year Interest Rate Swap Deutsche Bank AG Put 6.00% Receive 3-month LIBOR 5/22/18 USD 12,000 $ (309,779)  
  Total $ (1,753,150)  
   
                           
Centrally cleared interest rate swaps outstanding as of November 30, 2013 were as follows:

 
  Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Clearinghouse Effective
Date
Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
  0.56%1   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile N/A 6/25/15   USD 20,900   $ (74,856)  
  0.68%1   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile 2/03/142 2/01/16 USD 20,800   (101,200)  
  1.16%1   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile 1/06/142 2/28/18 USD 36,900   15,935  
  1.17%1   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile 1/06/142 2/28/18 USD 500   (340)  
  1.47%1   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile N/A 11/08/18 USD 3,700   8,839  
  1.89%3   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile 2/03/142 2/01/19 USD 8,500   126,741  
  2.81%1   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile N/A 11/19/23 USD 2,300   5,833  
  2.79%1   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile N/A 11/19/23 USD 6,000   23,424  
  4.27% 3   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile 8/23/162 8/23/26 USD 1,500   30,791  
  3.57%1   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile N/A 11/01/43 USD 5,500   194,050  
  3.76%1   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile N/A 11/18/43 USD 2,300   (1,670)  
  3.72%1   3-month
LIBOR
  Chicago Mercantile N/A 11/19/43  USD 2,300   17,417  
  Total     $ 244,964  
                                                   
1 Trust pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.
2 Forward Interest rate swap
3 Trust pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.
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Over-the-counter credit default swaps – buy protection outstanding as of November 30, 2013 were as follows:

 

Issuer   Pay
Fixed
Rate
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000) 
  Market
Value 
  Premiums
Paid
  Unrealized Depreciation   
 
  Radian Group, Inc.   5.00%   Citibank N.A.   6/20/15   USD   1,400 $ (76,824) $ 25,249 $ (102,073)  
  The New York Times Co.   1.00%   Barclays Bank PLC   12/20/16   USD   1,800   (13,953)   76,809   (90,762)  
  Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.   1.00%   Deutsche Bank AG   9/20/17   USD          1   (7)   12   (19)  
  Westpac Banking Corp.   1.00%   Deutsche Bank AG   9/20/17   USD          1   (7)   12   (19)  
  Total $ (90,791) $ 102,082 $ (192,873)  
                                                               
Over-the-counter credit default swaps – sold protection outstanding as of November 30, 2013 were as follows:
 
  Issuer   Receive
Fixed
Rate
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Credit Rating1   Notional
Amount
(000)2
Market
Value
Premiums
Received
  Unrealized Appreciation  
 
  MetLife, Inc.   1.00%   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC   9/20/16   A-   USD   900 $ 13,456 $ (41,532) $ 54,988  
  MetLife, Inc.   1.00%   Deutsche Bank AG   9/20/16   A-   USD   730   10,914   (34,352)   45,266  
  MetLife, Inc.   1.00%   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC   9/20/16   A-   USD   275   4,111   (11,319)   15,430  
  MetLife, Inc.   1.00%   Goldman Sachs Bank USA   9/20/16   A-   USD   500   7,475   (22,899)   30,374  
  MetLife, Inc.   1.00%   Credit Suisse AG   9/20/16   A-   USD   535   7,998   (27,531)   35,529  
  MetLife, Inc.   1.00%   Citibank N.A.   12/20/16   A-   USD   298   4,568   (13,237)   17,805  
  MetLife, Inc.   1.00%   Citibank N.A.   12/20/16   A-   USD   285   4,350   (13,748)   18,098  
  Total $ 52,872 $ (164,618)   $ 217,490  
                                                                     
Over-the-counter interest rate swaps outstanding as of November 30, 2013 were as follows:
   
  Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Counterparty/
Clearinghouse
Effective
Date
Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
(000)
Market
Value
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  2.06%3   3-month
LIBOR
  Deutsche Bank AG N/A 2/25/23   USD   3,400 $ (178,399)   $ (178,399)
  2.11%3   3-month
LIBOR
  Goldman Sachs & Co. N/A 3/14/23   USD   300   (14,691)     (14,691)
  Total $ (193,090)   $ (193,090)
                                                               
1 Using Standard & Poor’s rating of the issuer.  
2 The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.  
3 Trust pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.  

 

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

  Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access
 
  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 Trust's own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)
 

 

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

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

The following tables summarize the Trust's investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of November 30, 2013:

 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
 
Assets:    
Investments:  
Long-Term Investments:  
  Common Stocks     $ 146,200 $ 146,200  
  Asset-Backed Securities   $ 16,269,013   9,988,226   26,257,239  
  Corporate Bonds     325,601,588   6,331,625   331,933,213  
  Foreign Agency Obligations     3,105,572     3,105,572  
  Municipal Bonds     11,557,936     11,557,936  
  Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities     67,310,272     67,310,272  
  US Government Sponsored Agency Securities     51,930,540     51,930,540  
  US Treasury Obligations     45,064,948     45,064,948  
  Preferred Securities $ 5,146,120   21,235,222     26,381,342  
Short-Term Securities   5,416,074       5,416,074  
Options Purchased:                  
  Interest Rate Contracts     923,634     923,634  
Total $ 10,562,194 $ 542,998,725 $ 16,466,051 $ 570,026,970  
                                 
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  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
 
Derivative Financial Instruments 1  
Assets:  
Credit contracts        $ 217,490   $ 217,490  
Foreign currency exchange contracts     76,969     76,969  
Interest rate contracts $ 244,852   423,030     667,882  
Liabilities:  
Credit contracts     (192,873)     (192,873)  
Foreign currency exchange contracts     (173,363)     (173,363)  
Interest rate contracts   (227,448)   (2,124,306)     (2,351,754)  
Total     $ 17,404   $   (1,773,053)     $ (1,755,649)  
                                           
1 Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options written are shown at value.
Certain of the Trust's assets and/or liabilities are held at carrying amount or face value including accrued interest, which approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes. As of November 30, 2013, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
  
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
 
Assets:    
  Cash $ 26,191     $ 26,191  
  Cash pledged as collateral for over-the-counter derivatives   1,200,000       1,200,000  
  Cash pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements   5,211,000       5,211,000  
  Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps   1,345,000       1,345,000  
  Cash pledged for financial futures contracts   596,000       596,000  
  Foreign currency at value   171,832       171,832  
Liabilities:    
  Reverse repurchase agreements including accrued interest   $ (177,306,722)     (177,306,722)  
Total $ 8,550,023 $ (177,306,722)   $ (168,756,699)  
                                   

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the period ended November 30, 2013.

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

 

 

 

 

Common

Stocks

 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

 

Corporate

Bonds

 

 

 

 

Total

Assets:            
Opening Balance, as of August 31, 2013 $ 137,600 $ 10,951,144    $ 6,284,125     $ 17,372,869
Transfers into Level 3            
Transfers out of Level 3            
Accrued discounts/premiums     (96,682)         (96,682)
Net realized gain (loss)     16,756          16,756
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation1   8,600   69,558   47,500       125,658
Purchases            
Sales     (952,550)         (952,550)
Closing Balance, as of November 30, 2013 $ 146,200 $ 9,988,226 $ 6,331,625     $ 16,466,051
                         
1 The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held as of November 30, 2013 was $158,684.
                         

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

 

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Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

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

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

Item 3 – Exhibits

Certifications – Attached hereto

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

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

By: /s/ John M. Perlowski
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

Date: January 24, 2014

 

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

 

By: /s/ John M. Perlowski
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

Date: January 24, 2014

 

By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

Date: January 24, 2014