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BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc.

Regulatory Filings Sep 1, 2022

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N-CSRS 1 d254859dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK ENHANCED CAPITAL AND INCOME FUND BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund

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: 811-21506

Name of Fund: BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (CII)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income 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: 12/31/2022

Date of reporting period: 06/30/2022

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

JUNE 30, 2022

2022 Semi-Annual Report (Unaudited)

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR)

BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (CII)

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ)

BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE)

BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (BGY)

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME)

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ)

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST)

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (BSTZ)

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee

Supplemental Information (unaudited)

Section 19(a) Notices

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust’s (BGR), BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.’s (CII), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust’s (BDJ), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust’s (BOE), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust’s (BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust’s (BME), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II’s (BMEZ), BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust’s (BIGZ), BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust’s (BCX), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust’s (BST), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II’s (BSTZ) and BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust’s (BUI) (collectively, the“Trusts” or individually, a “Trust”) amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided to you pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Trust’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Trust will provide a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

June 30, 2022

Trust Name Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Period — Net Income Net Realized Capital Gains Short-Term Net Realized Capital Gains Long-Term Return of Capital (a) Total Per Common Share Net Income Net Realized Capital Gains Short-Term Net Realized Capital Gains Long-Term Return of Capital Total Per Common Share
BGR $ 0.186381 $ — $ — $ 0.069619 $ 0.256000 73 % — % — % 27 % 100 %
CII 0.025717 0.343132 0.228151 — 0.597000 4 57 39 — 100
BDJ 0.082480 0.093121 0.149199 — 0.324800 25 29 46 — 100
BOE 0.126586 — 0.251414 — 0.378000 33 — 67 — 100
BGY 0.071189 — 0.050024 0.081587 0.202800 35 — 25 40 100
BME 0.035721 — 1.242279 — 1.278000 3 — 97 — 100
BMEZ — 0.357947 0.512053 — 0.870000 — 41 59 — 100
BIGZ — — — 0.570000 0.570000 — — — 100 100
BCX 0.154480 — — 0.105520 0.260000 59 — — 41 100
BST — — 1.500000 — 1.500000 — — 100 — 100
BSTZ — 0.380441 0.771559 — 1.152000 — 33 67 — 100
BUI 0.210835 — 0.482989 0.032176 0.726000 29 — 67 4 100

(a) Each Trust estimates that it has distributed more than its net income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in a Trust is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect a Trust’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce a Trust’s net asset value per share.

Section 19(a) notices for the Trusts, as applicable, are available on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com.

Section 19(b) Disclosure

The Trusts, acting pursuant to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) exemptive order and with the approval of each Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), each have adopted a managed distribution plan, consistent with its investment objectives and policies to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital (the “Plan”). In accordance with the Plans, the Trusts currently distribute the following fixed amounts per share on a monthly basis:

Exchange Symbol Amount Per Common Share
BGR $ 0.0490
CII 0.0995
BDJ 0.0562
BOE 0.0630
BGY 0.0338
BME 0.2130
BMEZ 0.1450
BIGZ 0.0700
BCX 0.0450
BST 0.2500
BSTZ 0.1920
BUI 0.1210

The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Trust’s Board. Under its Plan, each Trust will distribute all available net income to its shareholders as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If sufficient income (inclusive of net income and short-term capital gains) is not earned on a monthly basis, the Trusts will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital to shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution. Each monthly distribution to shareholders is expected to be at the fixed amount established by the Board; however, each Trust may make additional distributions from time to time, including additional capital gain distributions at the end of the taxable year, if required to meet requirements imposed by the Code and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about each Trust’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Plan. Each Trust’s total return performance is presented in its financial highlights table.

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate a Trust’s Plan at any time without prior notice to the Trust’s shareholders if it deems such actions to be in the best interests of the Trust or its shareholders. The suspension or termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if the Trust’s stock is trading at or above net asset value) or widening an existing trading discount. The Trusts are subject to risks that could have an adverse impact on their ability to maintain level distributions. Examples of potential risks include, but are not limited to, economic downturns impacting the markets, changes in interest rates, decreased market volatility, companies suspending or decreasing corporate dividend distributions and changes in the Code. Please refer to BME, BST and BUI’s prospectuses for a more complete description of each Trust’s risks.

S U P P L E M E N T A L I N F O R M A T I O N 3

The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of June 30, 2022 saw the emergence of significant challenges that disrupted the economic recovery and strong financial markets. The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of 2022, ending the run of robust growth that followed the reopening of global economies and the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices fell, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, particularly weighing on relatively high-valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. While both large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, declines for small-capitalization U.S. stocks were particularly steep. Both emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets fell significantly, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose notably during the reporting period as increasing inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and increasing uncertainty led to higher corporate bond spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasuries and similarly-dated corporate bonds).

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation is growing faster than expected, raised interest rates three times while indicating that additional large rate hikes were likely. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and began to reduce its balance sheet. Continued high inflation and the Fed’s statements led many analysts to anticipate that interest rates have significant room to rise before peaking.

Furthermore, the horrific war in Ukraine has significantly clouded the outlook for the global economy, leading to major volatility in energy and metals markets. Sanctions on Russia, Europe’s top energy supplier, and general wartime disruption have magnified supply problems for key commodities. We believe elevated energy prices will continue to exacerbate inflationary pressure while also constraining economic growth. Combating inflation without stifling a recovery, while buffering against ongoing supply and price shocks, will be an especially challenging environment for setting effective monetary policy. Despite the likelihood of more rate increases on the horizon, we believe the Fed will err on the side of protecting employment, even at the expense of higher inflation. However, markets have been primed to expect sharp tightening, which could weigh on valuations until central banks begin to tap the brakes.

In this environment, while we favor an overweight to equities in the long-term, the market’s concerns over excessive rate hikes from central banks moderate our outlook. Furthermore, the energy shock and a deteriorating economic backdrop in China and Europe are likely to challenge corporate earnings, so we are underweight equities overall in the near-term. We take the opposite view on credit, where higher spreads provide near-term opportunities, while the likelihood of a higher inflation regime leads us to take an underweight stance on credit in the long-term. We believe that investment-grade corporates, U.K. gilts, local-currency emerging market debt, and inflation-protected bonds (particularly in Europe) offer strong opportunities in a six- to twelve-month horizon.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Total Returns as of June 30, 2022 6-Month 12-Month
U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500 ® Index) (19.96)% (10.62)%
U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000 ® Index) (23.43) (25.20)
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East
Index) (19.57) (17.77)
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets
Index) (17.63) (25.28)
3-month Treasury
bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) 0.15 0.18
U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) (11.34) (10.94)
U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index) (10.35) (10.29)
Tax-exempt municipal
bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index) (8.98) (8.57)
U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2%
Issuer Capped Index) (14.19) (12.82)
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for
illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

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Table of Contents

Supplemental Information 2
The Markets in Review 4
Option Over-Writing Strategy 6
Derivative Financial Instruments 6
Semi-Annual Report:
Trust Summary 7
Financial Statements:
Schedules of Investments 36
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 124
Statements of Operations 127
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 130
Statements of Cash Flows 136
Financial Highlights 141
Notes to Financial Statements 153
Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement 165
Additional Information 170
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report 173

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Option Over-Writing Strategy

Overview

In general, the goal of each of the Trusts is to provide total return through a combination of current income and realized and unrealized gains (capital appreciation). The Trusts seek to pursue these goals primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities and also by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options in an effort to generate current gains from option premiums and to enhance each Trust’s risk-adjusted return. Each Trust’s objectives cannot be achieved in all market conditions.

Each Trust primarily writes single stock covered call options and may also from time to time write single stock put options. When writing (selling) a covered call option, a Trust holds an underlying equity security and enters into an option transaction which allows the counterparty to purchase the equity security at an agreed-upon price (“strike price”) within an agreed-upon time period. The Trust receives cash premiums from the counterparties upon writing (selling) the option, which along with net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are generally available to support current or future distributions paid by the Trust. During the option term, the counterparty may elect to exercise the option if the market value of the equity security rises above the strike price, and the Trust is obligated to sell the equity security to the counterparty at the strike price, realizing a gain or loss. Premiums received increase gains or reduce losses realized on the sale of the equity security. If the option remains unexercised upon its expiration, the Trust realizes gains equal to the premiums received. Alternatively, an option may be closed out by an offsetting purchase or sale of an option prior to expiration. The Trust realizes a capital gain from a closing purchase or sale transaction if the premium paid is less than the premium received from writing the option. The Trust realizes a capital loss from a closing purchase or sale transaction if the premium received is less than the premium paid to purchase the option.

Writing covered call options entails certain risks, which include, but are not limited to, the following: an increase in the value of the underlying equity security above the strike price can result in the exercise of a written option (sale by a Trust to the counterparty) when the Trust might not otherwise have sold the security; exercise of the option by the counterparty may result in a sale below the current market value and a gain or loss being realized by the Trust; and limiting the potential appreciation that could be realized on the underlying equity security to the extent of the strike price of the option. The premium that a Trust receives from writing a covered call option may not be sufficient to offset the potential appreciation on the underlying equity security above the strike price of the option that could have otherwise been realized by the Trust. As such, an option over-writing strategy may outperform the general equity market in flat or falling markets but underperform in rising markets.

Option Over-Writing Strategy Illustration

To illustrate these concepts, assume the following: (1) a common stock purchased at and currently trading at $37.15 per share; (2) a three-month call option is written by a Trust with a strike price of $40 (i.e., 7.7% higher than the current market price); and (3) the Trust receives $2.45, or 6.6% of the common stock’s value, as a premium. If the stock price remains unchanged, the option expires and there would be a 6.6% return for the three-month period. If the stock were to decline in price by 6.6% (i.e., decline to $34.70 per share), the option strategy would “break-even” from an economic perspective resulting in neither a gain nor a loss. If the stock were to climb to a price of $40 or above, the option would be exercised and the stock would return 7.7% coupled with the option premium received of 6.6% for a total return of 14.3%. Under this scenario, the Trust loses the benefit of any appreciation of the stock above $40, and thus is limited to a 14.3% total return. The premium from writing the call option serves to offset some of the unrealized loss on the stock in the event that the price of the stock declines, but if the stock were to decline more than 6.6% under this scenario, the Trust’s downside protection is eliminated and the stock could eventually become worthless.

Each Trust intends to write covered call and other options to varying degrees depending upon market conditions. Please refer to each Trust’s Schedule of Investments and the Notes to Financial Statements for details of written options.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Trusts may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. The Trusts’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Trust can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Trusts’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust’s (BGR) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of energy and natural resources companies and equity derivatives with exposure to the energy and natural resources industry. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The Trust seeks to pursue this goal primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities and also by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BGR
Initial Offering Date December 29, 2004
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($10.97) (a) 5.36%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.0490
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.5880

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

Closing Market Price $ 10.97 $ 9.48 15.72 % $ 13.63 $ 9.48
Net Asset Value 12.51 10.77 16.16 15.19 10.77

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Trust at NAV (a)(b) 18.75 % 28.49 % 4.49 % 2.04 %
Trust at Market
Price (a)(b) 18.30 17.04 3.48 1.31
MSCI World Energy Call Overwrite Index (c) 20.13 26.14 N/A N/A
MSCI World Energy Index (d) 23.96 31.20 5.34 2.44

(a) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(b) The Trust’s discount to NAV widened during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(c) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI World Energy Index with a 33% overwrite level. The benchmark commenced on December 31, 2018 and therefore the benchmark does not have 5- and 10-year returns.

(d) An index that is designed to capture the large- and mid-cap segments across developed markets countries. All securities in the index are classified in the energy sector as per the Global Industry Classification Standard.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com .

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

Energy stocks held up much better than the broader market in the first half of the year. An imbalance of supply and demand caused oil and natural gas prices to rally considerably through early June 2022. However, both the commodities and the related equities lost ground late in the period amid concerns about slowing economic growth.

The Trust was hurt by its zero weightings in certain United States-based shale companies that outperformed, including Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Woodside Energy Group Ltd. An underweight in the strong performing oil services sector also hurt results, with the largest effect coming from the lack of a position in Halliburton Co.

A position in the Russian company Gazprom PJSC—the value of which was written down to near zero in late February 2022—detracted from results. Russian companies have always been part of the Trust’s investment universe, and the investment adviser believed Gazprom had high-quality assets. However, the investment adviser did not anticipate either a full-scale invasion of Ukraine or the events that followed. Companies with Russian assets, such as TotalEnergies SE, also lagged during the period.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR)

On the other hand, stock selection in the integrated oil sub-sector helped performance. Suncor Energy Inc. and Cenovus Energy, Inc. were notable contributors in this area. Shares of Suncor rose following the announcement that an activist investor had purchased shares with the aim of improving operational performance. Cenovus rallied after announcing plans to increase cash returns to shareholders by tripling its dividend.

The Canadian oil producer Tourmaline Oil Corp. was another top contributor thanks to its strong results, announcement of a special dividend, and continued focus on capital discipline. A position in the U.S. company Kosmos Energy Ltd., which brought a new plant online, was a further contributor.

The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. This strategy contributed to results in the semiannual period.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

Given the increased risks to global economic growth, the investment adviser reduced the Trust’s weightings in certain holdings with higher sensitivity to the macroeconomic outlook. The investment adviser added to the Trust’s weighting in midstream companies, and it increased the allocation to select oilfield services companies following a pullback in valuations late in the period.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The investment adviser maintained a bias towards higher-quality producers that it expects will benefit the most from strength in oil and gas prices. It was also positioned to capitalize on a potential resurgence in the oilfield services sector, as well as the need for increased liquified natural gas output to replace Russian gas exports to Europe.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby 38% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options on individual stocks. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 5.9% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 52 days.

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.

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 13.3 %
Chevron Corp. 11.4
Shell PLC 10.8
ConocoPhillips 6.7
TotalEnergies SE 6.5
TC Energy Corp. 4.7
EOG Resources, Inc. 4.1
Suncor Energy, Inc. 3.9
Williams Cos., Inc. 3.6
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 3.5

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

Industry (a)(b)
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 95.4 %
Energy Equipment & Services 3.7
Other* 0.9

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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

  • Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (CII)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.’s (CII) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of equity securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The Trust also seeks to achieve its investment objective by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange CII
Initial Offering Date April 30, 2004
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($17.58) (a) 6.79%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.0995
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $1.1940

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

Closing Market Price $ 17.58 $ 22.12 (20.52) % $ 22.12 $ 16.94
Net Asset Value 18.44 22.10 (16.56) 22.26 18.01

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Trust at NAV (a)(b) (13.99) % (8.91) % 9.55 % 10.64 %
Trust at Market
Price (a)(b) (18.08) (9.57) 9.93 11.00
MSCI USA Call Overwrite Index (c) (17.13) (9.57) N/A N/A
Russell
1000 ® Index (d) (20.94) (13.04) 11.00 12.82

(a) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(b) The Trust moved from a premium to NAV to a discount during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(c) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI USA Index with a 55% overwrite level. The benchmark commenced on December 31, 2018 and therefore the benchmark does not have 5- and 10-year returns.

(d) An index that measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 ® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The index represents approximately 93% of the U.S. market.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com .

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

The global equity markets experienced a meaningful downturn in the first six months of the year, as investors reacted to the combination of elevated inflation, rising interest rates and the potential for slower growth.

The Trust’s positioning in the information technology sector, particularly in the software and IT services industries, made the largest contribution to performance. Positioning in the energy sector also proved beneficial, most notably an overweight to and selection within the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry. Stock selection in the materials and consumer discretionary sectors contributed, as well.

A zero weighting in utilities, which was based on the investment adviser’s view that many companies in the sector were overvalued, was the largest detractor. An underweight in consumer staples also weighed on relative results, as the sector came into favor amid volatile market conditions. An underweight in real estate further detracted, as did stock selection in the specialty retail industry.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (CII)

The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. The Trust’s options overlay strategy detracted from relative performance for the six-month period.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

Due to a combination of portfolio trading activity and market price movements, the Trust’s allocation to health care and consumer staples increased. Its allocations to the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors decreased.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Trust’s largest absolute sector weightings were in the information technology, health care, and financials. On a relative basis, the Trust’s largest overweights were to the communication services and materials sectors. Conversely, its largest underweights were in information technology and utilities.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby 52% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options on individual stocks. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 6.0% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 46 days.

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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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (CII)

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
Microsoft Corp. 6.7 %
Alphabet, Inc. 5.3
Apple, Inc. 4.5
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.3
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 3.1
Comcast Corp. 3.0
Corteva, Inc. 2.9
Visa, Inc. 2.7
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 2.6
Sanofi 2.6

SECTOR ALLOCATION

Sector (a)(b)
Information Technology 22.9 %
Health Care 15.0
Financials 13.0
Consumer Discretionary 12.6
Communication Services 12.1
Industrials 9.2
Materials 5.2
Consumer Staples 4.5
Energy 4.2
Real Estate 1.3

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust’s (BDJ) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide current income and current gains, with a secondary investment objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in common stocks that pay dividends and have the potential for capital appreciation and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options. The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in dividend paying equities. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BDJ
Initial Offering Date August 31, 2005
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($8.83) (a) 7.64%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.0562
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.6744

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

Closing Market Price 06/30/22 — $ 8.83 12/31/21 — $ 10.08 (12.40 )% High — $ 10.43 Low — $ 8.76
Net Asset Value 9.09 10.23 (11.14 ) 10.55 8.90

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Trust at NAV (a)(b) (8.07 )% (4.79 )% 6.83 % 8.71 %
Trust at Market
Price (a)(b) (9.37 ) (4.68 ) 7.83 9.72
MSCI USA Value Call Overwrite Index (c) (9.68 ) (0.31 ) N/A N/A
Russell
1000 ® Value Index (d) (12.86 ) (6.82 ) 7.17 10.50

(a) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(b) The Trust’s discount to NAV widened during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(c) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI USA Value Index with a 55% overwrite level. The benchmark commenced on December 31, 2018 and therefore the benchmark does not have 5- and 10-year returns.

(d) An index that measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

The global equity markets experienced a meaningful downturn in the first six months of the year, as investors reacted to the combination of elevated inflation, rising interest rates and the potential for slower growth.

Positioning in the industrials sector contributed to Fund performance, largely due to the combination of an overweight allocation and favorable stock selection in the aerospace & defense industry. Positioning in information technology also helped relative performance, led by an underweight in semiconductor stocks and selection in the software industry. An overweight in the energy sector and an underweight in real estate further contributed.

An underweight in consumer staples detracted from performance, as did selection in the sector. Most notably, underweights in the food products and beverages industry weighed on relative results. Other notable detractors included an underweight in the utilities sector and allocation decisions within the health care equipment & supplies industry.

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The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. The options overlay strategy detracted from relative performance.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Trust’s allocations to the energy and information technology sectors increased due to a combination of portfolio trading activity and market price changes. The Trust’s weightings in financials and consumer staples decreased.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

In absolute terms, the Trust’s largest allocations were to the health care, financials and information technology sectors. Relative to the benchmark, the Trust’s most significant overweights were in the health care and financials sectors. Its largest underweights were in consumer staples and real estate.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had an options overwriting program in place whereby 48% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options. These call options were typically written at levels above prevailing market prices (estimated to be 5.0% out of the money) with an average time until expiration of 47 days.

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.

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
Wells Fargo & Co. 3.1 %
Elevance Health, Inc. 2.9
Citigroup, Inc. 2.8
Humana, Inc. 2.7
BP PLC 2.6
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.5
Enterprise Products Partners LP 2.5
Medtronic PLC 2.4
AstraZeneca PLC 2.4
Sanofi 2.2

SECTOR ALLOCATION

Sector (a)(b)
Health Care 23.4 %
Financials 21.2
Information Technology 13.2
Energy 8.7
Industrials 8.2
Consumer Discretionary 7.7
Communication Services 6.6
Consumer Staples 5.5
Utilities 3.3
Materials 2.2

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust’s (BOE) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide current income and current gains, with a secondary investment objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in equity securities issued by companies located in countries throughout the world and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options. Under normal circumstances, the Trust invests at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying equity securities and at least 40% of its assets outside of the U.S. (unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by Trust management, in which case the Trust would invest at least 30% of its assets outside of the U.S.). The Trust may invest in securities of companies of any market capitalization, but intends to invest primarily in securities of large capitalization companies. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BOE
Initial Offering Date May 31, 2005
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($9.77) (a) 7.74%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.0630
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.7560

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

Closing Market Price 06/30/22 — $ 9.77 12/31/21 — $ 12.18 (19.79 )% High — $ 12.40 Low — $ 9.59
Net Asset Value 11.17 13.40 (16.64 ) 13.48 10.93

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Trust at NAV (a)(b) (13.71)% (10.20)% 4.02% 6.49%
Trust at Market
Price (a)(b) (16.96) (16.89) 3.09 6.10
MSCI ACWI Call Overwrite Index (c) (17.69) (13.08) N/A N/A
MSCI ACWI (d) (20.18) (15.75) 7.00 8.76

(a) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(b) The Trust’s discount to NAV widened during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(c) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI ACWI Index with a 45% overwrite level. The benchmark commenced on December 31, 2018 and therefore the benchmark does not have 5- and 10-year returns.

(d) An index that captures large- and mid-cap representation across certain developed and emerging markets.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

Global dividend stocks lost ground in absolute terms during the first half of 2022, but they outperformed the broad-based indexes.

Stock selection in the health care, information technology and communication services contributed to the Trust’s positive relative performance. AstraZeneca PLC was the largest contributor at the individual security level. The company has proven itself to be highly productive in research and development, allowing it to broaden its revenue base considerably over the last few years. BAE Systems PLC, a British aerospace and defense company, also helped results as European defense stocks surged in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The U.S. pharmaceutical stock AbbVie, Inc. was an additional contributor of note amid investors’ rotation into more defensive companies.

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Security selection in financials and consumer staples detracted from relative performance, as did an underweight in energy. Synchrony Financial was the largest individual detractor from returns. Shares of the consumer financial services company were hurt by concerns about weaker consumer credit. The investment adviser’s analysis of credit card data suggests the consumer sector remains exceptionally strong, even by pre-pandemic standards. While the investment adviser is conscious of the inflationary pressures from higher food and oil prices, robust data indicates that there is some buffer given the reduction in consumer debt in recent years. In addition, deposit balances and payment rates both remained high. Mediatek, Inc., a Taiwanese semiconductor company, detracted from results due to a slowdown in the Chinese smartphone market and increasing concerns surrounding tensions between China and Taiwan. Schneider Electric SE, based in France, also detracted amid the broader rotation from the growth style to value.

The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. The Trust’s options overlay strategy detracted from relative performance for the six-month period.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Trust added to its weightings in the communication services, energy and industrials sectors. Its allocations to information technology, utilities and consumer staples decreased.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The largest sector weightings were in information technology and health care, driven by the IT services and pharmaceuticals industries, respectively. Regionally, the majority of the portfolio was invested in the United States, Europe, and the U.K.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby approximately 43% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 4.5% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 48 days.

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.

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
Microsoft Corp. 3.7 %
Sanofi 3.6
AstraZeneca PLC 3.2
Novo Nordisk A/S 3.1
RELX PLC. 3.1
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC. 3.1
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 2.8
AbbVie, Inc. 2.7
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 2.6
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA 2.6

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

Country/Geographic Region
United States 44.3 %
United Kingdom 18.7
France 10.5
Taiwan 3.9
Switzerland 3.6
Denmark 3.1
Portugal 2.6
Canada 2.5
Ireland 2.4
Netherlands 1.7
Sweden 1.7
Japan 1.5
Mexico 1.2
Indonesia 1.1
Singapore 1.1
India 0.1

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (BGY)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust’s (BGY) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in equity securities issued by companies of any market capitalization located in countries throughout the world and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options. The Trust invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying equity securities issued by non-U.S. companies of any market capitalization, but intends to invest primarily in securities of large capitalization companies. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BGY
Initial Offering Date May 30, 2007
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($5.06) (a) 8.02%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.0338
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.4056

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

Closing Market Price $ 5.06 $ 6.28 (19.43) % $ 6.40 $ 4.88
Net Asset Value 5.69 6.81 (16.45) 6.84 5.61

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Trust at NAV (a)(b) (13.36) % (10.93) % 3.74 % 4.79 %
Trust at Market
Price (a)(b) (16.45) (17.29) 2.93 4.59
MSCI ACWI ex USA Call Overwrite Index (c) (16.77) (16.97) N/A N/A
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (d) (18.42) (19.42) 2.50 4.83

(a) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(b) The Trust’s discount to NAV widened during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(c) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index with a 45% overwrite level. The benchmark commenced on December 31, 2018 and therefore the benchmark does not have 5- and 10-year returns.

(d) An index that captures large- and mid-cap representation across certain developed markets countries (excluding the U.S.) and certain emerging markets countries.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

International dividend stocks posted negative returns as a group during the first half of 2022, but they outperformed the broad-based indexes. Stocks, in general, faced headwinds from elevated inflation, rising interest rates and the prospect of slowing economic growth.

Stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector was the largest detractor from the Fund’s relative performance, followed by selection in consumer staples.

At the individual stock level, the communications-semiconductor producer Mediatek, Inc. was the most notable detractor. The stock weakened on expectations for slowing consumer spending in China. While smartphone demand appeared to be in the early stages of a recovery, investors remain concerned about the impact that slowing economic growth could have on Mediatek’s end markets. The stock was further pressured by concerns about tension between Taiwan and China in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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Ferguson PLC, a distributor of plumbing and heating products, also detracted. After performing well in 2021, the stock has since weakened on fears that inflation and supply-chain disruptions could lead to weaker profit margins. The investment adviser maintained the holding on the belief that the company is well positioned and has a resilient supply chain.

Schneider Electric SE, an energy-management company based in France, detracted amid the broader rotation from the growth style to value, as well as concerns about its exposure to China.

Stock selection in health care and communication services contributed positively. BAE Systems PLC was the largest contributor at the individual security level. The stock rallied in anticipation of increased defense spending following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

AstraZeneca PLC and Sanofi SA were also top contributors. Pharmaceutical companies have generally proven defensive during the recent market volatility due to their lower sensitivity to economic trends. AstraZeneca further benefited from the growing appreciation of its oncology pipeline, while Sanofi announced solid results and indicated there is room for higher profit margins due to improving cost efficiencies.

The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. The Trust’s options overlay strategy detracted from relative performance for the six-month period.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Fund reduced its weighting in the information technology sector, particularly in the IT services industry. It also lowered its allocations to consumer staples and utilities. On the other hand, the Fund added to communication services, health care and financials.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Trust’s largest sector weightings were in financials, industrials and health care. Regionally, the majority of the portfolio was invested in Europe, with a significant allocation to the U.K.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby 41.2% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options on individual stocks. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 3.9% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 47.5 days.

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.

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
Sanofi 5.0 %
AstraZeneca PLC 4.9
Novo Nordisk A/S 4.8
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 4.8
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA 4.1
EssilorLuxottica SA 4.0
Prudential PLC 3.9
RELX PLC 3.8
Diageo PLC 3.8
TELUS Corp. 3.4

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

Country/Geographic Region
United Kingdom 28.3 %
France 19.2
United States 11.9
Taiwan 5.2
Denmark 4.8
Singapore 4.2
Portugal 4.0
Canada 3.3
India 3.1
Netherlands 2.9
Sweden 2.5
Spain 2.5
Mexico 2.3
Switzerland 2.1
Japan 1.9
Indonesia 1.8

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust’s (BME) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies engaged in the health sciences and related industries and equity derivatives with exposure to the health sciences industry. The Trust seeks to pursue this goal primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BME
Initial Offering Date March 31, 2005
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($42.40) (a) 6.03%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.2130
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $2.5560

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

Closing Market Price 06/30/22 — $ 42.40 12/31/21 — $ 48.50 (12.58 )% High — $ 48.50 Low — $ 39.97
Net Asset Value 41.95 47.96 (12.53 ) 47.96 39.35

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Trust at NAV (a)(b) (9.93 )% (7.09 )% 9.96 % 13.58 %
Trust at Market
Price (a)(b) (9.97 ) (7.58 ) 9.35 13.22
MSCI USA Investable Market Index Health Care Call Overwrite Index (c) (11.87 ) (5.62 ) N/A N/A
Russell
3000 ® Health Care Index (d) (11.64 ) (5.14 ) 11.20 14.58

(a) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(b) The Trust’s premium to NAV narrowed during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(c) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI USA Investable Market Index Health Care Index with a 33% overwrite level. The benchmark commenced on December 31, 2018 and therefore the benchmark does not have 5- and 10-year returns.

(d) An unmanaged index that features companies involved in medical services or health care in the Russell 3000! Index, which includes the largest 3,000 U.S. companies as determined by total market capitalization.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

Stocks fell sharply in the first half of 2022, reflecting the combination of elevated inflation and rising interest rates. While defensive, large-cap stocks held up reasonably well, faster-growing companies—particularly those on the smaller end of the capitalization range—generally lagged the broader market.

Stock selection in the biotechnology sub-sector contributed to the Trust’s relative performance, as did an underweight allocation to medical devices & supplies. On the other hand, selection in pharmaceuticals, together with an underweight in the sub-sector, detracted.

At the individual stock level, an underweight in Moderna, Inc. was the leading contributor to performance. The stock lost ground as the tailwinds from COVID-19 continued to slow. In addition, the company indicated that its non-COVID pipeline candidates may need more time to receive approval.

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An overweight position in Cigna Corp. also contributed to results. The insurance provider reported strong earnings, and it benefited from its attractive valuations as investors rotated towards defensive stocks in anticipation of an economic downturn.

An out-of-benchmark position in the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca PLC was an additional contributor of note. The company reported robust earnings and received positive clinical trial data on a breast cancer treatment. The stock was also helped by the relative strength in defensive companies.

An underweight in the pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. was the largest detractor from relative performance. The company experienced positive momentum earlier in the year after unveiling plans for future product launches across a variety of treatments, and it remained a resilient performer amid the persistent market volatility. Underweight positions in Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie, Inc. also detracted.

The Trust made use of options, principally writing call options on individual stocks, to seek enhanced income returns while continuing to participate in the performance of the underlying equities. The option overlay strategy contributed to results. The Trust also had an elevated cash position at period end. The cash position contributed positively to performance.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Trust’s allocations to the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and health care providers & supplies sub-sectors increased, while its weighting in the medical devices & supplies industry decreased.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The investment adviser was encouraged by the healthcare sector’s resilience in the midst of the extraordinary macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges that characterized the first half of the year. The investment adviser continued to identify investment opportunities in stable, cash-flow generating companies across the health care sector. In particular, it looked for selective growth opportunities stemming from innovation and technological developments, especially in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices industries. The investment adviser maintained an emphasis on diversification, risk management and fundamental analysis.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust’s largest overweight position was in the biotechnology sub-sector. The Trust continues to invest in compelling areas of innovation in biotech, particularly in oncology. The Trust also held a large overweight position in the health care providers & services sub-sector, with the goal of adding resiliency and defensive characteristics to the portfolio in anticipation of an economic downturn. The medical devices & supplies sub-sector, which may be negatively impacted by supply chain issues and cost inflation, was the largest underweight.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby 35.3% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options on individual stocks. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 7.0% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 47 days.

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.

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 10.1 %
Johnson & Johnson 5.6
Eli Lilly & Co. 5.3
Pfizer, Inc. 4.5
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 4.2
Abbott Laboratories 4.1
AbbVie, Inc. 3.8
Merck & Co., Inc. 3.7
Elevance Health, Inc. 3.2
Amgen, Inc. 3.0

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

Industry (a)(b)
Pharmaceuticals 28.6 %
Health Care Providers & Services 24.4
Biotechnology 19.4
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 15.9
Life Sciences Tools & Services 11.1
Other* 0.6

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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

  • Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II’s (BMEZ) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide total return and income through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the health sciences group of industries and equity derivatives with exposure to the health sciences group of industries. Equity derivatives in which the Trust invests include purchased and sold (written) call and put options on equity securities of companies in the health sciences group of industries.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BMEZ
Initial Offering Date January 30, 2020
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($16.43) (a) 10.59%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.1450
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $1.7400

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

Closing Market Price 06/30/22 — $ 16.43 12/31/21 — $ 25.36 (35.21 )% High — $ 25.59 Low — $ 15.20
Net Asset Value 18.91 26.47 (28.56 ) 26.63 17.79

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year Since Inception (a)
Trust at NAV (b)(c) (25.17)% (32.60)% 3.84%
Trust at Market
Price (b)(c) (32.14) (38.38) (2.03)
MSCI Custom ACWI SMID Growth HC Call Overwrite Index (d) (17.49) N/A N/A
MSCI ACWI 25% Call Overwrite Index (e) (4.37) 1.05 11.29
MSCI ACWI (f) (20.18) (15.75) 3.97

(a) BMEZ commenced operations on January 30, 2020.

(b) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(c) The Trust’s discount to NAV widened during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(d) An index representing the Health Care sector stocks within the MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Growth Index and incorporating an option overlay component with a 25% overwrite level. The MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Growth Index captures mid- and small-cap securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics across certain Developed and Emerging Markets countries. The index commenced on March 31, 2022 and therefore the 6-month index return presented is for the period March 31, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

(e) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI ACWI Index with a 25% overwrite level. Effective on March 31, 2022, this index was discontinued and the Trust changed its benchmark to the MSCI Custom ACWI SMID Growth HC Call Overwrite index. The investment adviser believes the new benchmark is a more appropriate benchmark for the Trust. Because the index was discontinued on March 31, 2022, the index returns presented are as follows: the 6-month return is for the period from January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022, the 1-year return is for the period from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022 and the since inception return is for the period from January 30, 2020 through March 31, 2022.

(f) An index that captures large- and mid-cap representation across certain developed and emerging markets.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

Stocks fell sharply in the first half of 2022, reflecting the combination of elevated inflation and rising interest rates. Faster-growing companies, particularly those on the smaller end of the capitalization range, generally lagged the broader market.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ)

An overweight allocation to the medical devices and supplies industry was the leading detractor from performance relative to MSCI Custom ACWI SMID Growth Health Care Call Overwrite Index. Security selection in biotechnology detracted, as well. An overweight position in Masimo Corp. was the largest detractor from relative performance at the individual security level. Masimo’s unexpected acquisition of the consumer electronics company Sound United was not well received by market participants. Investors struggled to see how the unlikely pairing would fit together given the latter company’s focus outside of medical technology. The Trust no longer holds a position in Masimo.

Small-cap biotechnology stocks were especially vulnerable to the impact rising rates had on faster-growing companies. An overweight in Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. was a top detractor as the high-growth, development stage biotechnology company traded down amid the broader sell-off in stocks that lack current profits. The investment adviser exited the position on the view that the company no longer offered an attractive risk-reward profile. Similarly, an overweight in the clinical genetic-testing company Natera, Inc. detracted from results. An unfavorable report from a short seller alleged that the company had deceptive billing practices and misleading testing results, leading to an investor class action lawsuit.

An overweight in Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. was another key detractor. Despite receiving the first FDA approval for an insulin-delivery mobile app, the stock plunged after the company reported weak quarterly results in May 2022.

On the positive side, overweight allocations to the biotechnology and health care providers & services industries contributed to performance. An overweight position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest individual contributor. The biotechnology company paid $60 million for Catalyst Bioscience’s complement pipeline, including preclinical-stage therapies for hemophilia. An overweight in Seagen, Inc. also contributed positively. The U.S. biotechnology company was rumored to be the target of an acquisition by the pharmaceutical giant Merck. The purchase would provide the latter company with access to the suite of antibody-drug conjugates and other oncology therapies that Seagen has pioneered. An overweight in LHC Group Inc. contributed, as well. Shares of the at-home healthcare provider surged on the news that it would be acquired by UnitedHealth.

The Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd. was a further contributor. The FDA approved Enhertu, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) developed in partnership with AstraZeneca. The breast cancer drug was found to reduce disease progression or death by 72% compared to legacy ADC therapies.

The Trust’s cash position, while not a core aspect of its strategy, nonetheless contributed positively at a time of poor market performance.

The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. This strategy contributed to relative performance.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Trust’s weightings the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology sub-sectors increased during the period, while its allocation to the medical devices & supplies sub-sector decreased. Its weighting in the health care providers & services industry was unchanged.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The first half of 2022 was historically volatile amid macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds. The investment adviser was encouraged by the healthcare sector’s resilience in the midst of these extraordinary challenges.

The investment adviser continued to identify investment opportunities in stable, cash-flow generating companies across the health care sector. It remained focused on small and mid-cap companies, where the vast majority of clinical innovation is taking place. It also saw promising developments in medical devices, such as precision surgical tools and minimally invasive procedures. It found the biotechnology industry to be especially fertile ground to find innovative companies, particularly those focused on oncology. As of June 30, 2022, biotechnology was the Trust’s largest sector weighting due to its attractive valuations and robust fundamentals.

The investment adviser believed the long-term, secular drivers for the health care sector—aging global demographics and innovation in medical technology—remained in place. These trends, together with favorable valuations across the sector, act as the foundation for a compelling long-term investment opportunity.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby 24% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options on individual stocks. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 9.6% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 48 days.

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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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ)

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3.2 %
Alcon, Inc. 2.5
ResMed, Inc. 2.0
Argenx SE 1.9
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. 1.8
Waters Corp. 1.8
LHC Group, Inc. 1.8
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 1.7
Alkermes PLC 1.7
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. 1.7

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

Industry (a)(b)
Biotechnology 36.6 %
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 23.4
Health Care Providers & Services 14.7
Life Sciences Tools & Services 13.4
Pharmaceuticals 7.4
Diversified Financial Services 2.3
Other* 2.2

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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

  • Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust’s (BIGZ) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide total return and income through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust will invest primarily in equity securities issued by mid- and small-capitalization companies that the Trust’s adviser believes have above-average earnings growth potential. In selecting investments for the Trust, the Trust’s adviser focuses on mid- and small-capitalization growth companies that are “innovative.” These are companies that have introduced, or are seeking to introduce, a new product or service that potentially changes the marketplace. The Trust utilizes an option writing (selling) strategy in an effort to generate current gains from options premiums and to enhance the Trust’s risk-adjusted returns.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BIGZ
Initial Offering Date March 29, 2021
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($7.94) (a) 10.58%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.0700
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.8400

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

06/30/22 12/31/21 Change High Low
Closing Market Price $ 7.94 $ 14.54 (45.39) % $ 14.97 $ 7.38
Net Asset Value 9.48 16.72 (43.30) 16.72 9.12

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year Since Inception (a)
Trust at NAV (b)(c) (40.12)% (47.58)% (40.54)%
Trust at Market
Price (b)(c) (42.33) (57.26) (48.37)
MSCI USA SMID Growth Call Overwrite Index (d) (27.12) (25.24) (15.56)
Russell
2500 ™ Growth Index (e) (29.45) (31.81) (20.67)

(a) BIGZ commenced operations on March 29, 2021.

(b) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(c) The Trust’s discount to NAV widened during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(d) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI USA SMID Growth Index with a 25% overwrite level.

(e) An index that measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher growth earning potential as defined by FTSE Russell’s leading style methodology.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

Shares of smaller, innovative growth companies generally fell sharply in the first half of 2022 due to the adverse combination of elevated inflation and rising interest rates.

From a sector perspective, the Trust’s positioning in health care was the largest detractor from relative performance. The shortfall was most pronounced in the health care equipment & supplies industry, where Masimo Corp. and FIGS, Inc. lagged. The Trust was also hurt by its overweight position in 10X Genomics, Inc. in the life sciences tools & services industry. The company has significant exposure to slowing growth in China, as well as the ongoing supply-chain issues in the country.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

Stock selection in the information technology sector also weighed on relative performance. The software industry was a source of weakness due to the poor showing for Bill.com Holdings, Inc. and Avalara, Inc. A zero weighting in the outperforming energy sector was another key detractor. The investment adviser believed small- to mid-cap stocks in this space generally lacked the quality characteristics sought after in potential investments. However, the category outperformed due to the rally in oil and natural gas prices.

Stock selection in the machinery industry made the largest contribution to relative performance. An overweight in Chart Industries, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment for the clean energy and industrials gas markets, was a notable contributor.

The Trust also benefited from strong stock selection in the capital markets industry within the financial sector. Tradeweb Markets, Inc., an international financial services company that builds and operates electronic over-the-counter marketplaces, was a leading contributor. A zero weighting in the alternative asset manager KKR & Co., Inc. also helped relative performance.

The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. The Trust’s options overlay strategy detracted from performance over the six-month period.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

Due to a combination of market changes and portfolio activity, the Trust’s allocations to the financials and consumer discretionary increased, while its weightings in health care and industrials decreased. The Trust boosted its stake in private companies from 18% to 27%, reflecting the investment adviser’s effort to increase the portfolio’s weighting in this area.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

In the public portion of the portfolio, the largest sector overweights (relative to the MSCI USA SMID Growth Call Overwrite Index) were in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. Its largest underweights were in industrials and materials.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby 10.8% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options on individual stocks. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 14.1% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 55 days.

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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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 3.1 %
Bio-Techne Corp. 2.9
Entegris, Inc. 2.8
Axon Enterprise, Inc. 2.7
Paylocity Holding Corp. 2.6
Five9, Inc. 2.6
Planet Fitness, Inc. 2.5
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. 2.4
Chart Industries, Inc. 2.4
Globant SA 2.4

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

Industry (a)(b)
Software 25.8 %
Life Sciences Tools & Services 10.6
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 10.4
Aerospace & Defense 6.4
IT Services 6.3
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 5.8
Capital Markets 4.6
Health Care Technology 4.0
Diversified Consumer Services 3.4
Machinery 2.4
Interactive Media & Services 2.2
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 1.9
Auto Components 1.8
Entertainment 1.7
Leisure Products 1.7
Biotechnology 1.7
Food Products 1.6
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.2
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.2
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.1
Internet Software & Services 1.0
Other* 3.2

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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

  • Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust’s (BCX) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to seek high current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Trust will seek to achieve its investment objectives, under normal market conditions, by investing at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by commodity or natural resources companies, derivatives with exposure to commodity or natural resources companies or investments in securities and derivatives linked to the underlying price movement of commodities or natural resources. While permitted, the Trust does not currently expect to invest in securities and derivatives linked to the underlying price movement of commodities or natural resources. The Trust seeks to pursue this goal primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities and also by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BCX
Initial Offering Date March 30, 2011
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($8.98) (a) 6.01%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.0450
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.5400

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

06/30/22 12/31/21 Change High Low
Closing Market Price $ 8.98 $ 9.35 (3.96) % $ 11.53 $ 8.75
Net Asset Value 9.95 10.21 (2.55) 12.11 9.83

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Trust at NAV (a)(b) (0.05) % 5.76 % 8.74 % 4.09 %
Trust at Market
Price (a)(b) (1.50) 0.31 9.57 3.76
MSCI ACWI Select Liquidity Natural Resources Call Overwrite Index (c) (2.57) 0.52 N/A N/A
S&P Global Natural Resources Net Index (d) (1.73) 2.27 8.21 4.00

(a) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(b) The Trust’s discount to NAV widened during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(c) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI ACWI Select Liquidity Natural Resources Index with a 33% overwrite level. The benchmark commenced on December 31, 2018 and therefore the benchmark does not have 5- and 10-year returns.

(d) An index that includes approximately 90 of the largest publicly-traded companies in the natural resources and commodities businesses that meet specific investability requirements across three primary commodity-related sectors: agribusiness, energy, and metals and mining.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

Natural resources stocks generally performed well through mid-April 2022 thanks to the backdrop of sharply rising commodity prices. However, concerns about slowing growth led to a sharp sell-off thereafter, causing the sector to finish with a loss for the full period.

Stock selection within the agriculture sector contributed to the Trust’s relative performance, while security selection within the mining sector modestly detracted. At the individual stock level, the Trust’s zero weighting in Norilsk Nickel—which fell to zero due to the sanctions that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—was the leading contributor to relative performance. An underweight in Freeport-McMoRan Inc., which was hurt by the decline in copper prices late in the period, also contributed. Among stocks the Trust held, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. was a notable contributor thanks to rising prices for nitrogen fertilizers.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)

Positions in the Russian companies Polyus PJSC and Gazprom PJSC—which were written down to near zero in late February 2022—were the largest detractors from performance. Russian companies have always been part of the Trust’s investment universe, and the investment adviser believed both companies had high-quality assets. However, the investment adviser did not anticipate either a full-scale invasion of Ukraine or the events that followed. An overweight in First Quantum Minerals Ltd. also detracted due in part to a decline in copper prices.

The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. This strategy detracted from results in the semiannual period.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Trust maintained an overweight in the energy sector, and it continued to have underweight positions in the mining and agriculture sectors.

In energy, the investment adviser maintained a bias towards higher-quality producers that were expected to benefit the most from strength in oil and gas prices. Given the increased risks to global economic growth, the investment adviser reduced the Trust’s weightings in certain holdings with higher sensitivity to the macroeconomic outlook.

In the mining sector, the investment adviser continued to emphasize companies with stronger balance sheets and lower costs. In agriculture, the Fund was underweight in the paper and packaging industry in favor of health and wellness companies that are positioned to take advantage of consumers’ shifting preferences with respect to food and nutrition.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

As the close of the period, 45.3% of the portfolio was invested in the energy sector, 25.4% in the mining sector and 25.9% in the agriculture sector, and 2.8% was held in cash.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby 31% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options on individual stocks. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 6.1% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 49 days.

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.

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 8.5 %
TotalEnergies SE 7.0
Shell PLC 5.7
Glencore PLC 5.5
Chevron Corp. 5.0
Nutrien Ltd. 4.6
ConocoPhillips 4.1
Suncor Energy, Inc. 3.6
Vale SA 3.4
FMC Corp. 3.0

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

Industry (a)(b)
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 45.6 %
Metals & Mining 25.2
Chemicals 13.8
Food Products 7.3
Machinery 4.5
Paper & Forest Products 2.6
Other* 1.0

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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

  • Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust’s (BST) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide income and total return through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. science and technology companies in any market capitalization range, selected for their rapid and sustainable growth potential from the development, advancement and use of science and/or technology (high growth science and technology stocks), and/or potential to generate current income from advantageous dividend yields (cyclical science and technology stocks). The Trust seeks to pursue this goal primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities and also by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BST
Initial Offering Date October 30, 2014
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($32.49) (a) 9.23%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.2500
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $3.0000

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

Closing Market Price $ 32.49 $ 49.97 (34.98) % $ 50.99 $ 31.25
Net Asset Value 33.61 52.40 (35.86) 52.59 33.58

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year 5 Years Since Inception (a)
Trust at NAV (b)(c)(d) (33.40 )% (33.89 )% 15.04 % 15.45%
Trust at Market
Price (b)(c)(d) (32.49 ) (40.01 ) 16.06 14.25
MSCI ACWI Information Technology Call Overwrite Index (e) (27.09 ) (18.97 ) N/A N/A
MSCI ACWI Information Technology Index (f) (29.73 ) (20.45 ) 16.24 15.86

(a) BST commenced operations on October 30, 2014.

(b) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(c) The Trust’s discount to NAV narrowed during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(d) For financial reporting purposes, the market value of certain investments were adjusted as of report date. Accordingly, the NAV per share and total return performance based on NAV presented herein are different than the information previously published on June 30, 2022.

(e) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI ACWI Information Technology Index with a 33% overwrite level. The benchmark commenced on December 31, 2018 and therefore the benchmark does not have 5- and 10-year returns.

(f) An index that includes large- and mid-cap securities across certain Developed Markets countries and certain Emerging Markets countries. All securities in the index are classified in the Information Technology sector as per the Global Industry Classification Standard.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

Stocks fell sharply in the first half of 2022, reflecting the combination of elevated inflation and rising interest rates. Faster-growing companies, particularly those on the smaller end of the capitalization range, generally lagged the broader market.

An overweight in the internet sub-sector detracted from the Fund’s relative performance, as did security selection in the services sub-sector.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST)

At the individual stock level, an underweight position in Apple, Inc. was the largest detractor from results. The company reported strong earnings and record revenues in the first quarter, and it benefited from a larger “flight to quality” at a time of market volatility.

An overweight in Marvell Technology, Inc. was another detractor of note. Shares of the richly valued analog semiconductor manufacturer traded down on anticipation of reduced demand and slower medium-term growth. More broadly, investors rotated out of the semiconductor sector amid an uncertain growth outlook.

An underweight in Microsoft Corp. was also a key detractor from relative performance. As was the case with Apple, the stock benefited from investors’ preference for larger, more stable companies.

An overweight in Unity Software, Inc. detracted, as well. The company has created a virtual reality rendering tool that allows users to create their own content, including in the metaverse. However, the shares lagged amid the broader downturn in the stocks of higher-growth companies.

On the positive side, security selection in semiconductors—together with an underweight in the group—contributed to relative performance.

The Trust benefited from its closed-end structure, with private investments making up three of the top four contributors in the semi-annual period. At an individual position level, an out-of-benchmark private position in GrubMarket, Inc. was the leading contributor. The food-tech company announced the acquisition of Daylight Foods, one of the largest food service businesses in the San Francisco area. Daylight provides produce, dairy, and other products to restaurants, grocery stores and caterers, which will help GrubMarket expand its offerings. An out-of-benchmark private position in Voltron Data also contributed positively. In February 2022, the open-source coding platform received additional funding that should allow it to bring one of its tools directly to consumers. An out-of-benchmark private position in PsiQuantum was another contributor of note. The quantum-based software-as-a-service company received funding from the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate its developments in photonic quantum computers. The investment adviser believed PsiQuantum was well positioned to be one of the first movers in the quantum computing space.

An underweight in the semiconductor producer Nvidia Corp. also contributed to relative returns. Investors grew concerned about the sustainability of the company’s sales momentum given the potential impact that slower consumer spending would have on its gaming business.

The Trust’s cash position, while not a core aspect of its strategy, nonetheless contributed positively at a time of poor market performance.

The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. The Trust’s options overlay strategy contributed to relative performance for the six-month period.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Trust increased its allocation to the services and hardware sub-sectors and decreased its weightings in the software and content & infrastructure sub-sectors. Its allocation to semiconductors was unchanged.

From a regional perspective, the Trust’s allocations to the United States and China increased, while its weighting in other emerging markets decreased.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Trust held 29% of net asset value in software, 19% in semiconductors, 17% in services, 16% in internet, 10% in hardware, 4% in new industries, and less than 1% in content & infrastructure. These industry weightings were a residual effect of bottom-up stock selection.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby 28% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options on individual stocks. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 11.6% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 45 days.

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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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST)

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
Apple, Inc. 6.4 %
Microsoft Corp. 6.3
Alphabet, Inc. 2.9
Mastercard, Inc. 2.8
Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.4
Visa, Inc. 2.3
Tesla, Inc. 2.2
Bolt Financial, Inc. 2.0
Klarna Holdings AB 1.9
Amazon.com, Inc. 1.7

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

Industry (a)(b)
Software 31.5 %
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 19.7
IT Services 17.6
Interactive Media & Services 7.6
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 6.4
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 2.8
Automobiles 2.2
Banks 1.9
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.8
Food & Staples Retailing 1.5
Other* 7.0

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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

  • Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments. Please refer to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments for details.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (BSTZ)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II’s (BSTZ) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide total return and income through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. science and technology companies in any market capitalization range, selected for their rapid and sustainable growth potential from the development, advancement and use of science and/or technology. The Trust seeks to pursue this goal primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities and also by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BSTZ
Initial Offering Date June 27, 2019
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($19.59) (a) 11.76%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.1920
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $2.3040

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

Closing Market Price 06/30/22 — $ 19.59 12/31/21 — $ 38.94 (49.69 )% High — $ 39.04 Low — $ 19.34
Net Asset Value 22.96 38.82 (40.86 ) 38.84 22.96

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year Since Inception (a)
Trust at NAV (b)(c)(d) (38.15 )% (41.00 )% 11.88%
Trust at Market
Price (b)(c)(d) (47.39 ) (48.14 ) 6.13
MSCI Custom ACWI SMID Growth IT Call Overwrite Index (e) (21.98 ) N/A N/A
MSCI ACWI 25% Call Overwrite Index (f) (4.37 ) 1.05 12.29
MSCI ACWI (g) (20.18 ) (15.75 ) 6.36

(a) BSTZ commenced operations on June 27, 2019.

(b) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(c) The Trust moved from a premium to NAV to a discount during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(d) For financial reporting purposes, the market value of certain investments were adjusted as of report date. Accordingly, the NAV per share and total return performance based on NAV presented herein are different than the information previously published on June 30, 2022.

(e) An index representing the Information Technology (IT) sector stocks within the MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Growth Index and incorporating an option overlay component with a 25% overwrite level. The MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Growth Index captures mid- and small-cap securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics across certain Developed and Emerging Markets. The index commenced on March 31, 2022 and therefore the 6-month index return shown is for the period March 31, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

(f) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI ACWI Index with a 25% overwrite level. Effective on March 31, 2022, this index was discontinued and the Trust changed its benchmark to the MSCI Custom ACWI SMID Growth IT Call Overwrite index. The investment adviser believes the new benchmark is a more appropriate benchmark for the Trust. Because the index was discontinued on March 31, 2022, the index returns presented are as follows: the 6-month return is for the period from January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022, the 1-year return is for the period from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022 and the since inception return is for the period from June 27, 2019 through March 31, 2022.

(g) An index that captures large- and mid-cap representation across certain developed and emerging markets.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (BSTZ)

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

Stocks fell sharply in the first half of 2022 due to concerns about elevated inflation, rising interest rates and slowing growth. Faster-growing companies, particularly those on the smaller end of the capitalization range, generally lagged the broader market.

Security selection in the services and software sub-sectors detracted from the Trust’s relative performance. At the individual stock level, an overweight position in the Japanese semiconductor company Lasertec Corp. was the largest detractor. The stock declined due to supply-chain issues and the broader concerns about a possible economic downturn. An overweight in Marvell Technology, Inc. was another detractor of note. The company, which was a top performer in 2021, experienced profit taking amid the rotation out of richly valued growth stocks. A private position in the Swedish payments-solutions company Klarna Bank AB detracted, as well. The stock’s valuation came under pressure on concerns about increased competition after Apple unveiled its own version of the service. Additionally, Klarna announced a 10% cut to its workforce, suggesting that it may facing headwinds from slowing economic growth.

On the positive side, a number of the Trust’s private holdings were top contributors in the semiannual period. A private position in GrubMarket, Inc. a technology company that provides grocers with inventory management software, was the largest contributor to relative performance. The company maintained strong momentum at a time of supply-chain disruptions throughout the food industry. A private position in the artificial intelligence data company Databricks was also a top contributor. The company benefited from positive secular growth trends as enterprises continued to adopt artificial intelligence and automation in their processes. A private investment in Credo Technology Group Holdings, Ltd., a semiconductor manufacturer that went public in January 2022, also added value. The Trust initiated a position in Credo in 2020 due to the strength and innovation of the company’s data-center product.

The Trust’s had an above-average cash position at times throughout the period. After the exiting certain positions, the Trust held cash in anticipation of initiating new positions at more attractive prices. The cash position contributed to performance in the falling market.

The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. The Trust’s options overlay strategy contributed to relative performance for the six-month period.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Trust reduced its allocation to higher-valuation growth companies, and it increased its weighting in higher-quality, economically stable stocks that may prove more resilient amid continuing economic uncertainty. The Trust also took advantage of select opportunities in China, where valuations were attractive and the regulatory and economic environment showed signs of improvement.

The investment adviser continued to focus on companies that are positioned to capitalize on long-term secular demand trends. For example, it identified opportunities among companies seeing heightened demand from the migration to remote work, as well as those benefiting from the increased adoption of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, digital transformation and e-commerce. The Trust did not make any additional investments in private technology companies during the reporting period.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The investment adviser continued to take advantage of the Fund’s closed-end structure by harvesting the illiquidity premium in private companies. As of June 30, 2022, the Trust held 22 private investments, comprising 32.6% of total assets for a total commitment of approximately $589 million.

At the end of the period, the Trust held 30% of net asset value in software, 23% in semiconductors, 15% in services, 10% in internet, 9% in hardware, 6% in new industries, and 2% in content & infrastructure. These industry weightings were a residual effect of bottom-up stock selection.

As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby 23.7% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options on individual stocks. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 5.0% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 47 days.

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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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (BSTZ)

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
Klarna Holdings AB 3.6 %
Databricks, Inc. 3.2
Tesla, Inc. 3.2
ByteDance Ltd. 3.0
Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.9
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. 2.9
SambaNova Systems, Inc. 2.8
PsiQuantum Corp. 2.3
GrubMarket, Inc. 2.2
Synopsys, Inc. 2.1

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

Industry (a)(b)
Software 25.8 %
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 24.0
IT Services 15.2
Interactive Media & Services 7.4
Banks 3.7
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 3.5
Automobiles 3.3
Professional Services 2.4
Food & Staples Retailing 2.2
Diversified Consumer Services 2.1
Entertainment 1.9
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 1.5
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 1.4
Media 1.0
Food Products 1.0
Other* 3.6

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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

  • Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments. Please refer to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments for details.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Tryst (BUI)

Investment Objective

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust’s (BUI) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by companies that are engaged in the Utilities, Infrastructure and Power Opportunities business segments anywhere in the world and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options. The Trust considers the “Utilities” business segment to include products, technologies and services connected to the management, ownership, operation, construction, development or financing of facilities used to generate, transmit or distribute electricity, water, natural resources or telecommunications, the “Infrastructure” business segment to include companies that own or operate infrastructure assets or that are involved in the development, construction, distribution or financing of infrastructure assets and the “Power Opportunities” business segment to include companies with a significant involvement in, supporting, or necessary to renewable energy technology and development, alternative fuels, energy efficiency, automotive and sustainable mobility and technologies that enable or support the growth and adoption of new power and energy sources. Under normal circumstances, the Trust invests a substantial amount of its total assets in foreign issuers, issuers that primarily trade in a market located outside the United States or issuers that do a substantial amount of business outside the United States. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange BUI
Initial Offering Date November 25, 2011
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($21.88) (a) 6.64%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share (b) $0.1210
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share (b) $1.4520

(a) Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

(b) The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

Closing Market Price $ 21.88 $ 26.62 (17.81) % $ 27.28 $ 20.46
Net Asset Value 21.66 25.86 (16.24) 25.86 21.06

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

6-month 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Trust at NAV (a)(b) (13.61 )% (7.55 )% 7.87 % 8.32 %
Trust at Market
Price (a)(b) (15.22 ) (9.81 ) 8.26 9.09
MSCI World Select Energy, Utilities and Industry Call Overwrite Index (c) (17.05 ) (11.51 ) N/A N/A
MSCI ACWI (d) (20.18 ) (15.75 ) 7.00 8.76

(a) All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(b) The Trust’s premium to NAV narrowed during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

(c) An index that incorporates an option overlay component on the MSCI World Select Energy, Utilities and Industry Index with a 33% overwrite level. The benchmark commenced on December 31, 2018 and therefore the benchmark does not have 5- and 10-year returns.

(d) An index that captures large- and mid-cap representation across certain developed and emerging markets.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

Infrastructure stocks, as a group, posted a negative return but strongly outperformed the broad-based global stock indexes in the first half of 2022.

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Trust Summary as of June 30, 2022 (continued) BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Tryst (BUI)

The lack of a position in Enbridge, Inc., which gained ground amid the broader strength in the midstream energy sector, was the largest detractor from relative performance. Companies with exposure to end markets perceived as being more sensitive to slower economic growth also performed poorly. Most notably, shares of the insulation producer Kingspan Group PLC fell after the company reported that it had seen a slowdown in order flow. Sika AG was also impacted by the perception that could be hurt by weaker economic growth. The Italian utility Enel S.p.A., which was pressured by broad-based weakness in the European markets, was an additional detractor of note.

Manufacturing businesses generally performed poorly due to concerns about supply chain challenges, which adversely affected the Fund’s holdings in energy efficiency stocks. While some companies, such as Atlas Copco AB, reported modestly weaker profits due to supply chain issues, others continued to beat earnings expectations.

On the positive side, overweight positions in the midstream energy stocks The Williams Companies, Inc. and TC Energy Corp. were among the largest contributors to relative performance. Shares of the utility RWE AG also rose amid growing expectations that it will accelerate its exit from coal.

The Trust used an options overlay strategy in which calls were written on a portion of the portfolio’s holdings. The Trust’s options overlay strategy contributed to relative performance in the six-month period.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

New positions in a natural gas utility, a world-class hydrogen energy solutions provider and an energy efficiency company, were initiated. The investment adviser increased the Fund’s weightings in selected industrial energy efficiency companies and clean power utility companies that were expected to generate earnings growth despite near-term uncertainty about the global economy. These purchases were funded by exiting positions in certain semiconductor stocks with vulnerability to supply-chain concerns.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The utilities sector accounted for approximately 53% of the Trust’s assets. The Trust had about 26% and 10% of its assets invested in the industrials and energy sectors, respectively, and the remainder was invested in other infrastructure- and power-related sectors. As of June 30, 2022, the Trust had in place an option overwriting program whereby 33% of the underlying equities were overwritten with call options. These call options were typically written at prices above the prevailing market prices (estimated to be 4.4% out of the money) and for maturities averaging 50 days.

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.

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

Security (a)
NextEra Energy, Inc. 8.9 %
Enel SpA 4.7
TC Energy Corp. 4.3
RWE AG 4.0
Waste Management, Inc. 3.7
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 3.4
Sempra Energy 3.2
Dominion Energy, Inc. 3.1
Williams Cos., Inc. 3.1
Duke Energy Corp. 2.9

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

Industry (a)(b)
Electric Utilities 30.5 %
Multi-Utilities 13.6
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 10.7
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 10.4
Electrical Equipment 7.9
Commercial Services & Supplies 6.2
Building Products 5.9
Chemicals 4.2
Machinery 4.1
Construction & Engineering 3.1
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.5
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.9

(a) Excludes short-term securities and options written.

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security Value
Common Stocks
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.7%
Halliburton Co. (a) 229,136 $ 7,185,705
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (a) 118,800 1,872,288
Tenaris SA 311,650 4,002,871
13,060,864
Food Products — 0.4%
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)(b) 25,424 1,520,355
Metals & Mining — 0.5%
Glencore PLC 346,650 1,877,608
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 94.4%
ARC Resources Ltd. 304,480 3,839,116
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 203,909 10,957,416
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 446,056 8,486,569
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a) 41,400 5,507,442
Chevron Corp. (a)(c) 277,970 40,244,496
ConocoPhillips (a) 264,442 23,749,592
Devon Energy Corp. (a) 15,717 866,164
EOG Resources, Inc. (a) 129,979 14,354,881
Equinor ASA 141,033 4,914,349
Exxon Mobil Corp. (a)(c) 548,395 46,964,548
Gazprom PJSC (d) 879,200 160
Hess Corp. (a) 94,890 10,052,647
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (a)(b) 227,884 1,410,602
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (a) 71,616 5,887,551
Ovintiv, Inc. (a) 89,800 3,968,262
Phillips 66 (a) 107,248 8,793,263
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (a)(c) 54,994 12,268,061
Repsol SA 501,366 7,391,137
Santos Ltd. 1,013,286 5,137,541
Shell PLC, ADR (a) 730,622 38,204,224
Suncor Energy, Inc. 394,479 13,839,863
TC Energy Corp. 317,064 16,424,664
TotalEnergies SE 433,148 22,799,597
Security Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Tourmaline Oil Corp. 126,483 $ 6,576,684
Valero Energy Corp. (a) 101,374 10,774,029
Williams Cos., Inc. (a) 408,732 12,756,526
336,169,384
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.0% (Cost: $245,104,027) 352,628,211
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 0.4%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.33% (e)(f) 1,406,858 1,406,858
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4% (Cost: $1,406,858) 1,406,858
Total Investments Before Options Written — 99.4% (Cost: $246,510,885) 354,035,069
Options Written — (0.6)% (Premiums Received: $(5,472,215)) (2,083,915 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 98.8% (Cost: $241,038,670) 351,951,154
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.2% 4,431,384
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 356,382,538

(a) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(d) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) Affiliate of the Trust.

(f) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to 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 the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer Value at 12/31/21 Purchases at Cost Proceeds from Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value at 06/30/22 Income Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class $ 2,725,280 $ — $ (1,318,422 ) (a) $ — $ — $ 1,406,858 1,406,858 $ 7,015 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 109 07/01/22 USD 290.00 USD 2,432 $ (545 )

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR)

Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
Valero Energy Corp. 124 07/08/22 USD 124.00 USD 1,318 $ (1,736)
Arc Resources Ltd. 521 07/15/22 CAD 18.00 CAD 846 (6,678)
Arc Resources Ltd. 102 07/15/22 CAD 21.50 CAD 166 (317)
Canadian Natural Resources Limited 192 07/15/22 CAD 84.00 CAD 1,328 (970)
Cenovus Energy Inc. 562 07/15/22 CAD 26.50 CAD 1,376 (17,246)
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 108 07/15/22 USD 145.00 USD 1,437 (9,180)
Darling Ingredients, Inc. 20 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 120 (300)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 879 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 7,528 (9,669)
HESS Corp. 190 07/15/22 USD 130.00 USD 2,013 (8,550)
Kosmos Energy Ltd. 311 07/15/22 USD 9.00 USD 193 (172)
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 40 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 329 (460)
Ovintiv Inc. 214 07/15/22 USD 55.00 USD 946 (4,280)
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 58 07/15/22 USD 20.00 USD 91 (870)
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 140 07/15/22 USD 19.00 USD 221 (3,500)
Phillips 66 192 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 1,574 (1,440)
Shell PLC, ADR 325 07/15/22 USD 57.50 USD 1,699 (7,313)
Shell PLC, ADR 724 07/15/22 USD 60.00 USD 3,786 (5,430)
Tourmaline Oil Corp. 272 07/15/22 CAD 68.50 CAD 1,820 (45,326)
Williams Cos., Inc. 234 07/15/22 USD 32.00 USD 730 (12,285)
ConocoPhillips 384 07/22/22 USD 127.00 USD 3,449 (14,592)
Devon Energy Corp. 59 07/22/22 USD 83.00 USD 325 (826)
EOG Resources, Inc. 143 07/22/22 USD 153.20 USD 1,579 (5,005)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 4 07/22/22 USD 105.00 USD 34 (46)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 387 07/22/22 USD 109.00 USD 3,314 (3,096)
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 411 07/22/22 USD 120.00 USD 3,379 (6,576)
Valero Energy Corp. 137 07/22/22 USD 146.00 USD 1,456 (2,466)
Kosmos Energy Ltd. 310 07/25/22 USD 9.10 USD 192 (713)
Shell PLC, ADR 802 07/25/22 USD 59.50 USD 4,194 (22,381)
Darling Ingredients, Inc. 76 07/27/22 USD 79.00 USD 454 (471)
Chevron Corp. 193 07/29/22 USD 165.00 USD 2,794 (18,914)
ConocoPhillips 99 07/29/22 USD 127.00 USD 889 (3,267)
ConocoPhillips 100 07/29/22 USD 95.00 USD 898 (26,500)
EOG Resources, Inc. 163 07/29/22 USD 138.20 USD 1,800 (7,743)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 113 07/29/22 USD 95.00 USD 968 (13,051)
Halliburton Co. 346 07/29/22 USD 34.00 USD 1,085 (36,676)
Phillips 66 145 07/29/22 USD 94.00 USD 1,189 (14,500)
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 99 07/29/22 USD 245.00 USD 2,208 (52,470)
Chevron Corp. 622 08/05/22 USD 155.00 USD 9,005 (217,700)
Conocophillips 371 08/05/22 USD 102.00 USD 3,332 (50,456)
EOG Resources, Inc. 187 08/05/22 USD 130.00 USD 2,065 (28,985)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 700 08/05/22 USD 94.00 USD 5,995 (120,750)
Halliburton Co. 354 08/05/22 USD 35.00 USD 1,110 (35,577)
Hess Corp. 165 08/05/22 USD 114.00 USD 1,748 (66,000)
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 53 08/05/22 USD 94.00 USD 436 (7,314)
Phillips 66 102 08/05/22 USD 90.00 USD 836 (22,440)
Shell PLC, ADR 690 08/05/22 USD 54.50 USD 3,608 (109,954)
Williams Cos., Inc. 408 08/05/22 USD 33.00 USD 1,273 (28,560)
Chevron Corp. 241 08/12/22 USD 155.00 USD 3,489 (97,605)
Halliburton Co. 170 08/12/22 USD 36.44 USD 533 (13,968)
Williams Cos., Inc. 408 08/12/22 USD 33.09 USD 1,273 (31,419)
Arc Resources Ltd. 570 08/19/22 CAD 23.00 CAD 925 (5,092)
Arc Resources Ltd. 102 08/19/22 CAD 21.00 CAD 166 (1,664)
Canadian Natural Resources Limited 298 08/19/22 CAD 82.00 CAD 2,061 (24,309)
Cenovus Energy Inc. 1,196 08/19/22 CAD 31.00 CAD 2,929 (38,095)
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 49 08/19/22 USD 141.35 USD 652 (25,136)
ConocoPhillips 20 08/19/22 USD 105.00 USD 180 (3,190)
Ovintiv Inc. 127 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 561 (9,843)
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 253 08/19/22 USD 18.00 USD 399 (20,240)
Phillips 66 21 08/19/22 USD 110.00 USD 172 (735)
Shell PLC, ADR 200 08/19/22 USD 56.50 USD 1,046 (30,132)
Suncor Energy Inc. 336 08/19/22 CAD 49.00 CAD 1,517 (46,464)
Suncor Energy Inc. 579 08/19/22 CAD 52.00 CAD 2,615 (47,680)

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
TC Energy Corp. 523 08/19/22 CAD 72.00 CAD 3,487 $ (21,128)
Tourmaline Oil Corp. 210 08/19/22 CAD 74.00 CAD 1,406 (40,949)
Valero Energy Corp. 124 08/19/22 USD 125.00 USD 1,318 (30,628)
Williams Cos., Inc. 28 08/19/22 USD 38.00 USD 87 (280)
Williams Cos., Inc. 453 08/19/22 USD 32.00 USD 1,414 (57,757)
Canadian Natural Resources Limited 284 09/16/22 CAD 75.00 CAD 1,964 (77,773)
Suncor Energy Inc. 579 09/16/22 CAD 52.00 CAD 2,615 (69,721)
TC Energy Corp. 681 09/16/22 CAD 68.00 CAD 4,541 (116,657)
$ (1,863,761)

OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Expiration Date Notional Amount (000) Value
Call
Santos Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 40,600 07/06/22 AUD 8.37 AUD 298 $ (43)
Total SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 76,000 07/12/22 EUR 54.27 EUR 3,817 (9,685)
Statoil ASA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 46,200 07/13/22 NOK 371.42 NOK 15,857 (11,538)
Total SA Goldman Sachs International 28,900 07/19/22 EUR 55.74 EUR 1,452 (3,440)
Santos Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 173,800 07/26/22 AUD 9.11 AUD 1,277 (1,508)
Tenaris SA Goldman Sachs International 49,700 07/27/22 EUR 16.02 EUR 609 (631)
Total SA UBS AG 16,500 07/27/22 EUR 57.38 EUR 829 (2,256)
Tenaris SA Goldman Sachs International 68,800 08/02/22 EUR 15.14 EUR 843 (2,528)
Repsol SA Credit Suisse International 110,500 08/09/22 EUR 14.41 EUR 1,554 (64,012)
Repsol SA Merrill Lynch International 80,000 08/09/22 EUR 15.75 EUR 1,125 (14,557)
Santos Ltd. JPMorgan International Bank Ltd. 170,700 08/09/22 AUD 7.90 AUD 1,254 (20,064)
Total SA JPMorgan International Bank Ltd. 44,500 08/09/22 EUR 50.96 EUR 2,235 (82,863)
Statoil ASA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 7,500 08/11/22 NOK 369.60 NOK 2,574 (7,029)
$ (220,154)

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 3,473,668 $ (85,368 ) $ (2,083,915)

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 2,083,915 $ — $ — $ — $ 2,083,915

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For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options written $ — $ — $ (22,929,880 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (22,929,880 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ 2,067,367 $ — $ — $ — $ 2,067,367

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options:
Average value of option contracts written $ 4,301,425

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 2,083,915
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 2,083,915
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (1,863,761 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 220,154

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Credit Suisse International $ 64,012 $ — $ — (a) $ — $ 64,012
Goldman Sachs International 6,599 — (6,599 ) — —
JPMorgan International Bank Ltd. 102,927 — — — 102,927
Merrill Lynch International 14,557 — — — 14,557
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 29,803 — (29,803 ) — —
UBS AG 2,256 — (2,256 ) — —
$ 220,154 $ — $ (38,658 ) $ — $ 181,496

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Energy Equipment & Services $ 9,057,993 $ 4,002,871 $ — $ 13,060,864
Food Products 1,520,355 — — 1,520,355
Metals & Mining — 1,877,608 — 1,877,608
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 295,926,600 40,242,624 160 336,169,384
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 1,406,858 — — 1,406,858
$ 307,911,806 $ 46,123,103 $ 160 $ 354,035,069
Derivative Financial Instruments (a)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts $ (1,584,089) $ (499,826) $ — $ (2,083,915)

(a) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (CII) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security Value
Common Stocks
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.3%
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 103,481 $ 10,489,869
Automobiles — 1.5%
General Motors Co. (a) 379,081 12,039,613
Banks — 2.9%
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A 16,390 10,715,454
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 112,011 12,613,559
23,329,013
Beverages — 1.6%
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) 138,650 12,852,855
Capital Markets — 3.0%
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 129,357 12,164,732
Morgan Stanley 160,011 12,170,437
24,335,169
Chemicals — 3.7%
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a) 319,365 7,061,160
Corteva, Inc. 432,168 23,397,576
30,458,736
Communications Equipment — 0.9%
Ciena Corp. (a) 163,232 7,459,702
Construction & Engineering — 1.3%
Quanta Services, Inc. 85,268 10,687,491
Consumer Finance — 0.8%
Capital One Financial Corp. 66,550 6,933,845
Containers & Packaging — 1.4%
Sealed Air Corp. 194,320 11,216,150
Diversified Financial Services — 2.6%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a) 76,398 20,858,182
Entertainment — 1.2%
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A 161,754 10,108,007
Food Products — 1.7%
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A 224,520 13,940,447
Health Care Providers & Services — 8.7%
Elevance Health, Inc. (b) 27,125 13,089,982
Humana, Inc. 33,908 15,871,318
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 71,215 16,689,947
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 48,393 24,856,097
70,507,344
Health Care Technology — 0.7%
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a) 28,996 5,742,368
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7%
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a) 171,448 5,758,938
Insurance — 3.6%
Progressive Corp. 138,920 16,152,228
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 113,740 13,340,565
29,492,793
Security Value
Interactive Media & Services (a) — 6.9%
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b) 19,639 $ 42,798,487
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A 85,039 13,712,539
56,511,026
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 4.3%
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)(b) 327,480 34,781,651
IT Services — 5.8%
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 129,701 11,889,691
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a) 64,982 13,653,368
Visa, Inc., Class A (b) 110,910 21,837,070
47,380,129
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.7%
Avantor, Inc. (a) 444,900 13,836,390
Machinery — 4.7%
Caterpillar, Inc. 81,880 14,636,869
Fortive Corp. 229,273 12,467,866
Otis Worldwide Corp. 158,447 11,197,449
38,302,184
Media — 3.9%
Comcast Corp., Class A 622,022 24,408,143
Fox Corp., Class A 219,468 7,058,091
31,466,234
Multiline Retail — 3.7%
Dollar General Corp. 69,788 17,128,767
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) 83,172 12,962,356
30,091,123
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.2%
ConocoPhillips (b) 204,768 18,390,214
EQT Corp. 451,907 15,545,601
33,935,815
Personal Products — 1.2%
Unilever PLC, ADR 218,168 9,998,639
Pharmaceuticals — 3.9%
Novo Nordisk A/S, ADR 97,913 10,910,446
Sanofi, ADR 414,482 20,736,534
31,646,980
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.3%
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a) 142,154 10,463,956
Road & Rail — 1.8%
Norfolk Southern Corp. 64,100 14,569,289
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.9%
Analog Devices, Inc. 95,530 13,955,978
Applied Materials, Inc. 119,880 10,906,682
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR 179,060 14,638,155
39,500,815
Software — 6.6%
Microsoft Corp. (b) 210,311 54,014,174
Specialty Retail — 2.4%
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 207,890 5,596,399
Ross Stores, Inc. 195,398 13,722,801
19,319,200

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Security Value
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.5%
Apple, Inc. (b) 269,018 $ 36,780,141
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4% (Cost: $619,870,762) 808,808,268
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 1.1%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class,
1.33% (c)(d) 9,203,965 9,203,965
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.1% (Cost: $9,203,965) 9,203,965
Total Investments Before Options Written — 100.5% (Cost:
$629,074,727) 818,012,233
Options Written — (1.0)% (Premiums Received: $(11,579,401)) (8,671,931 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 99.5% (Cost: $617,495,326) 809,340,302
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5% 4,260,591
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 813,600,893

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(c) Affiliate of the Trust.

(d) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to 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 the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer Value at 12/31/21 Purchases at Cost Proceeds from Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value at 06/30/22 Income Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class $ 10,297,753 $ — $ (1,093,788 ) (a) $ — $ — $ 9,203,965 9,203,965 $ 21,813 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call
Analog Devices, Inc. 151 07/01/22 USD 175.00 USD 2,206 $ (11,325 )
Anthem, Inc. 72 07/01/22 USD 505.00 USD 3,475 (14,400 )
Fox Corp., Class A 220 07/01/22 USD 35.00 USD 708 (5,500 )
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 118 07/01/22 USD 505.00 USD 6,061 (116,525 )
Analog Devices, Inc. 102 07/08/22 USD 165.00 USD 1,490 (10,200 )
Anthem, Inc. 23 07/08/22 USD 465.00 USD 1,110 (46,345 )
Anthem, Inc. 28 07/08/22 USD 477.50 USD 1,351 (31,080 )
Dollar General Corp. 177 07/08/22 USD 240.00 USD 4,344 (130,095 )
Dollar Tree, Inc. 153 07/08/22 USD 160.00 USD 2,385 (22,261 )
Humana, Inc. 107 07/08/22 USD 440.00 USD 5,008 (309,230 )
Monster Beverage Corp. 222 07/08/22 USD 92.00 USD 2,058 (43,290 )
Norfolk Southern Corp. 216 07/08/22 USD 255.00 USD 4,909 (46,440 )
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 165 07/08/22 USD 515.00 USD 8,475 (136,125 )
Alphabet Inc., Class A 77 07/15/22 USD 2,425.00 USD 16,780 (62,370 )
Amazon.com, Inc. 240 07/15/22 USD 125.00 USD 2,549 (4,320 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Amount Notional (000) Value
Call (continued)
Amazon.com, Inc. 180 07/15/22 USD 117.00 USD 1,912 $ (13,410 )
Analog Devices, Inc. 27 07/15/22 USD 152.50 USD 394 (4,928 )
Anthem, Inc. 24 07/15/22 USD 480.00 USD 1,158 (30,120 )
Apple, Inc. 57 07/15/22 USD 150.00 USD 779 (1,881 )
Apple, Inc. 110 07/15/22 USD 155.00 USD 1,504 (1,375 )
Avantor, Inc. 348 07/15/22 USD 31.25 USD 1,082 (26,482 )
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. 423 07/15/22 USD 27.00 USD 935 (16,920 )
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 103 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 1,044 (11,845 )
Capital One Financial Corp. 94 07/15/22 USD 120.00 USD 979 (2,350 )
Caterpillar, Inc. 136 07/15/22 USD 220.00 USD 2,431 (1,156 )
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A 430 07/15/22 USD 75.00 USD 3,165 (58,050 )
Ciena Corp. 230 07/15/22 USD 55.00 USD 1,051 (1,150 )
Ciena Corp. 275 07/15/22 USD 50.00 USD 1,257 (4,813 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 140 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 549 (7,140 )
Dollar Tree, Inc. 127 07/15/22 USD 175.00 USD 1,979 (2,731 )
EQT Corp. 806 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 2,773 (32,240 )
Facebook, Inc., Class A 91 07/15/22 USD 215.00 USD 1,467 (910 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 113 07/15/22 USD 110.00 USD 1,036 (4,520 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 307 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 2,814 (9,210 )
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A 37 07/15/22 USD 690.00 USD 2,419 (19,332 )
Fortive Corp. 814 07/15/22 USD 58.50 USD 4,427 (19,019 )
Fox Corp., Class A 512 07/15/22 USD 36.00 USD 1,647 (5,120 )
General Motors Co. 294 07/15/22 USD 39.00 USD 934 (1,176 )
Humana, Inc. 108 07/15/22 USD 445.00 USD 5,055 (295,380 )
Humana, Inc. 3 07/15/22 USD 465.00 USD 140 (4,395 )
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 477 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 4,486 (3,578 )
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 197 07/15/22 USD 253.00 USD 4,617 (13,932 )
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 54 07/15/22 USD 250.00 USD 1,266 (5,400 )
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 406 07/15/22 USD 36.00 USD 1,364 (32,277 )
Microsoft Corp. 259 07/15/22 USD 280.00 USD 6,652 (15,799 )
Monster Beverage Corp. 108 07/15/22 USD 92.50 USD 1,001 (26,190 )
Novo Nordisk A/S 636 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 7,087 (461,100 )
Otis Worldwide Corp. 435 07/15/22 USD 73.05 USD 3,074 (36,588 )
Progressive Corp. 684 07/15/22 USD 115.00 USD 7,953 (232,560 )
Quanta Services, Inc. 306 07/15/22 USD 120.50 USD 3,835 (216,156 )
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 249 07/15/22 USD 125.00 USD 2,921 (99,600 )
Ross Stores, Inc. 22 07/15/22 USD 95.00 USD 155 (110 )
Sanofi, ADR 740 07/15/22 USD 55.00 USD 3,702 (9,250 )
Sanofi, ADR 165 07/15/22 USD 57.50 USD 825 (12,375 )
Sealed Air Corp. 241 07/15/22 USD 65.00 USD 1,391 (4,820 )
Sealed Air Corp. 232 07/15/22 USD 61.37 USD 1,339 (8,879 )
Unilever PLC, ADR 161 07/15/22 USD 48.00 USD 738 (3,131 )
Unilever PLC, ADR 57 07/15/22 USD 47.51 USD 261 (1,601 )
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A 122 07/15/22 USD 190.00 USD 2,416 (147,010 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 149 07/15/22 USD 215.00 USD 2,934 (6,482 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 55 07/15/22 USD 202.50 USD 1,083 (16,362 )
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A 420 07/15/22 USD 65.00 USD 2,625 (39,900 )
Alphabet Inc., Class A 10 07/22/22 USD 2,520.00 USD 2,179 (7,500 )
Alphabet Inc., Class A 40 07/22/22 USD 2,375.00 USD 8,717 (92,800 )
Amazon.com, Inc. 234 07/22/22 USD 120.00 USD 2,485 (19,071 )
Analog Devices, Inc. 102 07/22/22 USD 160.00 USD 1,490 (8,415 )
Anthem, Inc. 29 07/22/22 USD 485.00 USD 1,399 (42,775 )
Apple, Inc. 396 07/22/22 USD 155.00 USD 5,414 (10,494 )
Capital One Financial Corp. 94 07/22/22 USD 114.00 USD 979 (13,160 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 343 07/22/22 USD 44.00 USD 1,346 (1,887 )
ConocoPhillips 212 07/22/22 USD 127.00 USD 1,904 (8,056 )
Dollar Tree, Inc. 153 07/22/22 USD 165.00 USD 2,385 (29,376 )
Facebook, Inc., Class A 231 07/22/22 USD 180.00 USD 3,725 (53,592 )
Humana, Inc. 2 07/22/22 USD 475.00 USD 94 (2,170 )
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 121 07/22/22 USD 130.00 USD 1,363 (1,089 )
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 116 07/22/22 USD 34.00 USD 390 (22,040 )
Microsoft Corp. 336 07/22/22 USD 285.00 USD 8,629 (25,200 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
Morgan Stanley 436 07/22/22 USD 86.00 USD 3,316 $ (13,298 )
Norfolk Southern Corp. 110 07/22/22 USD 245.00 USD 2,500 (16,225 )
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 31 07/22/22 USD 505.00 USD 1,592 (69,130 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 38 07/22/22 USD 225.00 USD 748 (931 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 38 07/22/22 USD 205.00 USD 748 (12,046 )
EQT Corp. 805 07/26/22 USD 39.50 USD 2,769 (119,140 )
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A 368 07/28/22 USD 66.00 USD 2,300 (52,794 )
Apple, Inc. 109 07/29/22 USD 140.00 USD 1,490 (49,867 )
Apple, Inc. 103 07/29/22 USD 145.00 USD 1,408 (27,552 )
Applied Materials, Inc. 197 07/29/22 USD 108.00 USD 1,792 (10,540 )
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B 293 07/29/22 USD 280.00 USD 7,999 (133,315 )
Ciena Corp. 293 07/29/22 USD 53.00 USD 1,339 (6,868 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 625 07/29/22 USD 43.00 USD 2,453 (26,250 )
ConocoPhillips 373 07/29/22 USD 127.00 USD 3,350 (12,309 )
ConocoPhillips 186 07/29/22 USD 95.00 USD 1,670 (49,290 )
Dollar General Corp. 61 07/29/22 USD 250.00 USD 1,497 (35,685 )
Fox Corp., Class A 694 07/29/22 USD 34.00 USD 2,232 (31,230 )
General Motors Co. 322 07/29/22 USD 37.00 USD 1,023 (11,270 )
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 82 07/29/22 USD 125.00 USD 923 (3,813 )
Microsoft Corp. 181 07/29/22 USD 265.00 USD 4,649 (137,560 )
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A 204 07/29/22 USD 63.00 USD 1,267 (27,540 )
Monster Beverage Corp. 224 07/29/22 USD 94.00 USD 2,076 (57,680 )
Morgan Stanley 139 07/29/22 USD 77.00 USD 1,057 (39,337 )
Ross Stores, Inc. 187 07/29/22 USD 86.00 USD 1,313 (19,635 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 76 07/29/22 USD 210.00 USD 1,496 (24,624 )
Analog Devices, Inc. 76 08/05/22 USD 155.00 USD 1,110 (22,800 )
Apple, Inc. 318 08/05/22 USD 150.00 USD 4,348 (61,692 )
Applied Materials, Inc. 390 08/05/22 USD 103.00 USD 3,548 (55,380 )
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 230 08/05/22 USD 33.00 USD 619 (7,475 )
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 185 08/05/22 USD 32.00 USD 498 (8,788 )
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B 203 08/05/22 USD 280.00 USD 5,542 (115,202 )
Capital One Financial Corp. 244 08/05/22 USD 115.00 USD 2,542 (50,020 )
Caterpillar, Inc. 191 08/05/22 USD 195.00 USD 3,414 (53,002 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 659 08/05/22 USD 41.00 USD 2,586 (51,072 )
Conocophillips 559 08/05/22 USD 102.00 USD 5,020 (76,024 )
Dollar General Corp. 44 08/05/22 USD 260.00 USD 1,080 (14,520 )
Dollar Tree, Inc. 107 08/05/22 USD 170.00 USD 1,668 (21,881 )
General Motors Co. 710 08/05/22 USD 37.00 USD 2,255 (31,595 )
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 172 08/05/22 USD 121.00 USD 1,937 (22,962 )
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 406 08/05/22 USD 37.00 USD 1,364 (55,825 )
Microsoft Corp. 182 08/05/22 USD 265.00 USD 4,674 (144,235 )
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A 294 08/05/22 USD 63.00 USD 1,825 (43,365 )
Norfolk Southern Corp. 90 08/05/22 USD 240.00 USD 2,046 (36,450 )
Ross Stores, Inc. 108 08/05/22 USD 83.00 USD 758 (4,590 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR 15 08/05/22 USD 93.00 USD 123 (893 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 39 08/05/22 USD 210.00 USD 768 (14,723 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 48 08/05/22 USD 205.00 USD 945 (26,160 )
Apple, Inc. 218 08/12/22 USD 147.68 USD 2,980 (64,576 )
Applied Materials, Inc. 192 08/12/22 USD 104.73 USD 1,747 (33,663 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 303 08/12/22 USD 40.22 USD 1,189 (36,688 )
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 363 08/12/22 USD 101.00 USD 3,414 (50,012 )
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 181 08/12/22 USD 119.97 USD 2,038 (33,894 )
Otis Worldwide Corp. 430 08/12/22 USD 79.00 USD 3,039 (21,349 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR 235 08/12/22 USD 91.14 USD 1,921 (25,383 )
Apple, Inc. 334 08/19/22 USD 160.00 USD 4,566 (29,058 )
Apple, Inc. 103 08/19/22 USD 150.00 USD 1,408 (25,492 )
Avantor, Inc. 1,110 08/19/22 USD 32.50 USD 3,452 (130,425 )
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A 494 08/19/22 USD 72.21 USD 3,636 (238,379 )
Ciena Corp. 263 08/19/22 USD 50.00 USD 1,202 (26,957 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 417 08/19/22 USD 42.50 USD 1,636 (24,603 )
Corteva, Inc. 322 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 1,743 (25,760 )
EQT Corp. 197 08/19/22 USD 46.00 USD 678 (12,805 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
Facebook, Inc., Class A 231 08/19/22 USD 195.00 USD 3,725 $ (90,667 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 116 08/19/22 USD 100.00 USD 1,063 (23,490 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 307 08/19/22 USD 105.00 USD 2,814 (32,235 )
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A 28 08/19/22 USD 660.00 USD 1,831 (95,200 )
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. 422 08/19/22 USD 230.00 USD 8,867 (202,560 )
Fortive Corp. 676 08/19/22 USD 56.00 USD 3,676 (128,868 )
General Motors Co. 190 08/19/22 USD 37.00 USD 603 (13,205 )
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 172 08/19/22 USD 123.50 USD 1,937 (23,050 )
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 211 08/19/22 USD 230.00 USD 4,945 (289,070 )
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 186 08/19/22 USD 36.00 USD 625 (38,874 )
Microsoft Corp. 409 08/19/22 USD 270.00 USD 10,504 (293,457 )
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A 400 08/19/22 USD 65.00 USD 2,484 (39,000 )
Morgan Stanley 465 08/19/22 USD 80.00 USD 3,537 (107,880 )
Otis Worldwide Corp. 164 08/19/22 USD 72.18 USD 1,159 (41,737 )
Progressive Corp. 218 08/19/22 USD 115.00 USD 2,535 (124,260 )
Quanta Services, Inc. 292 08/19/22 USD 130.00 USD 3,660 (173,740 )
Ross Stores, Inc. 73 08/19/22 USD 85.00 USD 513 (5,110 )
Sanofi, ADR 752 08/19/22 USD 51.25 USD 3,762 (112,944 )
Sealed Air Corp. 786 08/19/22 USD 61.37 USD 4,537 (112,064 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR 108 08/19/22 USD 95.00 USD 883 (7,452 )
Unilever PLC, ADR 654 08/19/22 USD 45.00 USD 2,997 (132,435 )
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A 66 08/19/22 USD 195.00 USD 1,307 (97,680 )
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A 263 08/19/22 USD 65.00 USD 1,643 (69,037 )
Corteva, Inc. 1,406 09/16/22 USD 55.00 USD 7,612 (421,800 )
$ (8,657,326 )

OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Value
Call
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. Barclays Bank PLC 14,300 07/22/22 USD 24.20 USD 316 $ (3,538)
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 71,100 08/19/22 USD 28.89 USD 1,572 (11,067)
$ (14,605)

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 4,642,455 $ (1,734,985 ) $ (8,671,931 )

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 8,671,931 $ — $ — $ — $ 8,671,931

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For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options written $ — $ — $ 21,229,943 $ — $ — $ — $ 21,229,943
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ 3,506,035 $ — $ — $ — $ 3,506,035

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options:
Average value of option contracts written $ 11,545,012

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 8,671,931
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 8,671,931
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (8,657,326 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 14,605

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Barclays Bank PLC $ 3,538 $ — $ — $ — $ 3,538
Goldman Sachs International 11,067 — — — 11,067
$ 14,605 $ — $ — $ — $ 14,605

(a) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks $ 808,808,268 $ — $ — $ 808,808,268
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 9,203,965 — — 9,203,965
$ 818,012,233 $ — $ — $ 818,012,233
Derivative Financial Instruments (a)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts $ (7,230,129 ) $ (1,441,802 ) $ — $ (8,671,931 )

(a) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security Value
Common Stocks
Aerospace & Defense — 3.1%
Airbus SE 119,371 $ 11,675,661
BAE Systems PLC 2,527,475 25,588,142
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (a) 66,700 14,528,594
51,792,397
Auto Components — 0.6%
Lear Corp. (a) 81,241 10,227,429
Automobiles — 2.0%
General Motors Co. (a)(b)(c) 1,067,062 33,889,889
Banks (a) — 10.6%
Bank of America Corp. 863,441 26,878,918
Citigroup, Inc. (b) 972,863 44,741,970
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A 44,582 29,146,820
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 242,028 27,254,773
Wells Fargo & Co. (b) 1,287,552 50,433,412
178,455,893
Beverages — 1.4%
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A (a) 100,759 23,482,893
Capital Markets (a) — 1.6%
Charles Schwab Corp. 235,485 14,877,942
Raymond James Financial, Inc. 145,689 13,026,054
27,903,996
Chemicals (a) — 1.1%
Corteva, Inc. — —
PPG Industries, Inc. 156,624 17,908,388
17,908,388
Communications Equipment — 2.4%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 963,064 41,065,049
Consumer Finance — 0.6%
Capital One Financial Corp. (a) 91,389 9,521,820
Containers & Packaging — 1.1%
Sealed Air Corp. (a) 319,545 18,444,137
Diversified Financial Services (a) — 1.1%
Apollo Global Management, Inc. 264,444 12,820,245
Equitable Holdings, Inc. 236,746 6,171,968
18,992,213
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0%
Verizon Communications, Inc. (a)(b) 684,013 34,713,660
Electric Utilities (a) — 1.1%
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 130,469 12,517,196
Edison International 105,809 6,691,361
19,208,557
Entertainment — 0.6%
Activision Blizzard, Inc. 122,674 9,551,398
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%
Walmart, Inc. (a) 68,270 8,300,267
Food Products — 0.5%
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A (a) 140,499 8,723,583
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 6.2%
Alcon, Inc. 122,865 8,615,482
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. (a) 398,412 14,235,261
Koninklijke Philips NV 976,640 20,947,488
Security Value
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)
Medtronic PLC (a) 438,234 $ 39,331,501
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (a) 210,185 22,082,036
105,211,768
Health Care Providers & Services (a) — 9.9%
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 91,906 13,002,861
Cigna Corp. 111,914 29,491,577
Elevance Health, Inc. 97,605 47,102,221
Humana, Inc. 93,828 43,918,072
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 145,285 34,048,993
167,563,724
Household Durables — 1.9%
Newell Brands, Inc. (a) 842,181 16,035,126
Panasonic Holdings Corp. 1,969,100 15,898,879
31,934,005
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.4%
General Electric Co. (a) 100,304 6,386,356
Siemens AG, Registered Shares 165,312 16,993,494
23,379,850
Insurance — 6.4%
Allstate Corp. (a) 81,223 10,293,391
American International Group, Inc. (a) 625,824 31,998,381
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (a) 515,981 19,070,658
MetLife, Inc. (a) 79,586 4,997,205
Prudential PLC 945,693 11,763,694
Willis Towers Watson PLC (a) 153,685 30,335,882
108,459,211
IT Services (a) — 6.3%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A 451,681 30,483,951
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 369,582 33,879,582
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. 460,206 26,724,162
Visa, Inc., Class A 81,548 16,055,986
107,143,681
Machinery — 1.0%
Komatsu Ltd. 750,200 16,704,823
Media (a) — 2.7%
Comcast Corp., Class A 728,217 28,575,235
Fox Corp., Class A 552,557 17,770,233
46,345,468
Multiline Retail — 1.4%
Dollar General Corp. (a) 96,316 23,639,799
Multi-Utilities (a) — 2.0%
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 259,296 16,408,251
Sempra Energy 119,531 17,961,923
34,370,174
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.3%
BP PLC, ADR 8,946,829 42,009,789
ConocoPhillips (a)(b) 234,254 21,038,352
Enterprise Products Partners LP (a) 1,644,702 40,081,387
EQT Corp. (a) 624,923 21,497,351
Hess Corp. (a) 149,016 15,786,755
140,413,634
Personal Products — 2.0%
Unilever PLC, ADR (a) 723,046 33,137,198
Pharmaceuticals — 6.3%
AstraZeneca PLC 292,855 38,633,939

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Security Value
Pharmaceuticals (continued)
Bayer AG, Registered Shares 524,286 $ 31,308,449
Sanofi 360,681 36,373,245
106,315,633
Professional Services — 1.4%
Leidos Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) 227,685 22,930,156
Road & Rail — 1.0%
Union Pacific Corp. (a) 83,021 17,706,719
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 57,723 8,432,753
Software — 2.6%
CDK Global, Inc. 395,139 21,641,763
Microsoft Corp. (a) 85,822 22,041,664
43,683,427
Specialty Retail — 1.3%
Ross Stores, Inc. (a) 302,775 21,263,888
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.8%
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR, Registered
Shares (d) 12,124 13,200,300
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A (a) 47,393 4,248,782
Tobacco — 1.0%
Altria Group, Inc. (a) 383,570 16,021,719
British American Tobacco PLC 7,422 318,138
16,339,857
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0%
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B 346,658 16,611,145
Total Long-Term Investments — 95.9% (Cost: $1,464,188,211) 1,621,217,564
Security Value
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 4.9%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class,
1.33% (e)(f) 82,052,911 $ 82,052,911
Total Short-Term Securities — 4.9% (Cost: $82,052,911) 82,052,911
Total Investments Before Options Written — 100.8% (Cost:
$1,546,241,122) 1,703,270,475
Options Written — (1.0)% (Premiums Received: $(21,753,162)) (15,848,170 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 99.8% (Cost: $1,524,487,960) 1,687,422,305
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2% 3,229,379
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 1,690,651,684

(a) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(b) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(c) Non-income producing security.

(d) This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(e) Affiliate of the Trust.

(f) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to 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 the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer Value at 12/31/21 Purchases at Cost Proceeds from Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value at 06/30/22 Income
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class $ 62,262,015 $ 19,790,896 (a) $ — $ — $ — $ 82,052,911 82,052,911 $ 118,850 $ —
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market
Series (b) — 0 (a) — — — — — 10 (c) —
$ — $ — $ 82,052,911 $ 118,860 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(b) As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

(c) All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 257 07/01/22 USD 160.00 USD 3,636 $ (6,425 )
Cigna Corp. 69 07/01/22 USD 265.00 USD 1,818 (11,213 )
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A 216 07/01/22 USD 250.00 USD 5,034 (1,080 )
Fox Corp., Class A 1,223 07/01/22 USD 35.00 USD 3,933 (30,575 )
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. 738 07/01/22 USD 64.00 USD 4,286 —
American International Group, Inc. 625 07/08/22 USD 62.00 USD 3,196 (134,375 )
Analog Devices, Inc. 82 07/08/22 USD 165.00 USD 1,198 (8,200 )
Anthem, Inc. 84 07/08/22 USD 465.00 USD 4,054 (169,260 )
Anthem, Inc. 111 07/08/22 USD 477.50 USD 5,357 (123,210 )
Cigna Corp. 109 07/08/22 USD 260.00 USD 2,872 (75,210 )
Dollar General Corp. 119 07/08/22 USD 240.00 USD 2,921 (87,465 )
Humana, Inc. 112 07/08/22 USD 440.00 USD 5,242 (323,680 )
PPG Industries, Inc. 372 07/08/22 USD 130.00 USD 4,253 (16,740 )
Ross Stores, Inc. 114 07/08/22 USD 89.00 USD 801 (7,980 )
Allstate Corp. 148 07/15/22 USD 135.00 USD 1,876 (3,700 )
Allstate Corp. 149 07/15/22 USD 125.00 USD 1,888 (55,130 )
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 177 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 1,698 (5,310 )
American International Group, Inc. 429 07/15/22 USD 54.00 USD 2,193 (19,305 )
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 125 07/15/22 USD 150.00 USD 1,769 (5,625 )
Analog Devices, Inc. 154 07/15/22 USD 152.50 USD 2,250 (28,105 )
Anthem, Inc. 84 07/15/22 USD 480.00 USD 4,054 (105,420 )
Apollo Global Management, Inc. 239 07/15/22 USD 57.50 USD 1,159 (7,170 )
Capital One Financial Corp. 98 07/15/22 USD 120.00 USD 1,021 (2,450 )
Charles Schwab Corp. 540 07/15/22 USD 66.00 USD 3,412 (48,600 )
Cigna Corp. 274 07/15/22 USD 260.00 USD 7,220 (245,230 )
Cigna Corp. 166 07/15/22 USD 270.00 USD 4,374 (67,230 )
Citigroup, Inc. 861 07/15/22 USD 50.00 USD 3,960 (24,108 )
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A 141 07/15/22 USD 255.00 USD 3,286 (5,640 )
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. 1,212 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 4,330 (293,910 )
Edison International 290 07/15/22 USD 65.00 USD 1,834 (13,050 )
EQT Corp. 201 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 691 (8,040 )
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 1,418 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 5,241 (17,725 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 519 07/15/22 USD 110.00 USD 4,758 (20,760 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 170 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 1,558 (5,100 )
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A 106 07/15/22 USD 690.00 USD 6,930 (55,385 )
Fox Corp., Class A 929 07/15/22 USD 36.00 USD 2,988 (9,290 )
General Motors Co. 1,287 07/15/22 USD 39.00 USD 4,088 (5,148 )
Humana, Inc. 112 07/15/22 USD 445.00 USD 5,242 (306,320 )
Humana, Inc. 145 07/15/22 USD 465.00 USD 6,787 (212,425 )
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 247 07/15/22 USD 210.00 USD 5,380 (242,060 )
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 342 07/15/22 USD 253.00 USD 8,015 (24,186 )
Lear Corp. 241 07/15/22 USD 142.00 USD 3,034 (17,292 )
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 362 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 3,646 (95,025 )
Microsoft Corp. 146 07/15/22 USD 280.00 USD 3,750 (8,906 )
Newell Brands, Inc. 1,180 07/15/22 USD 22.00 USD 2,247 (11,800 )
Newell Brands, Inc. 949 07/15/22 USD 23.00 USD 1,807 (9,490 )
PPG Industries, Inc. 175 07/15/22 USD 118.00 USD 2,001 (35,875 )
PPG Industries, Inc. 175 07/15/22 USD 120.00 USD 2,001 (22,313 )
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 412 07/15/22 USD 60.00 USD 2,607 (144,200 )
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A 131 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 1,174 (6,878 )
Raymond James Financial, Inc. 315 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 2,816 (22,837 )
Rogers Communications Inc., Class B 693 07/15/22 CAD 66.00 CAD 4,274 (6,999 )
Ross Stores, Inc. 248 07/15/22 USD 95.00 USD 1,742 (1,240 )
Sealed Air Corp. 633 07/15/22 USD 65.00 USD 3,654 (12,660 )
Sealed Air Corp. 147 07/15/22 USD 61.37 USD 848 (5,626 )
Sempra Energy 270 07/15/22 USD 165.00 USD 4,057 (9,450 )
Sempra Energy 270 07/15/22 USD 155.00 USD 4,057 (22,950 )
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. 370 07/15/22 USD 70.00 USD 2,149 (16,650 )
Unilever PLC, ADR 1,051 07/15/22 USD 48.00 USD 4,817 (20,438 )
Unilever PLC, ADR 435 07/15/22 USD 47.51 USD 1,994 (12,220 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
Union Pacific Corp. 221 07/15/22 USD 225.00 USD 4,713 $ (18,233)
Verizon Communications, Inc. 819 07/15/22 USD 52.50 USD 4,156 (13,923)
Verizon Communications, Inc. 483 07/15/22 USD 50.50 USD 2,451 (37,674)
Visa, Inc., Class A 76 07/15/22 USD 215.00 USD 1,496 (3,306)
Visa, Inc., Class A 29 07/15/22 USD 202.50 USD 571 (8,628)
Willis Towers Watson PLC 322 07/15/22 USD 220.00 USD 6,356 (83,720)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 596 07/15/22 USD 115.00 USD 6,262 (16,390)
American International Group, Inc. 1,177 07/22/22 USD 59.00 USD 6,018 (23,540)
Analog Devices, Inc. 83 07/22/22 USD 160.00 USD 1,213 (6,848)
Anthem, Inc. 111 07/22/22 USD 485.00 USD 5,357 (163,725)
Apollo Global Management, Inc. 360 07/22/22 USD 56.00 USD 1,745 (9,900)
Capital One Financial Corp. 94 07/22/22 USD 114.00 USD 979 (13,160)
Charles Schwab Corp. 377 07/22/22 USD 70.00 USD 2,382 (21,112)
Cisco Systems, Inc. 696 07/22/22 USD 47.00 USD 2,968 (4,176)
Cisco Systems, Inc. 725 07/22/22 USD 45.00 USD 3,091 (15,950)
Citigroup, Inc. 632 07/22/22 USD 51.00 USD 2,907 (18,328)
Comcast Corp., Class A 328 07/22/22 USD 44.00 USD 1,287 (1,804)
ConocoPhillips 512 07/22/22 USD 127.00 USD 4,598 (19,456)
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A 244 07/22/22 USD 240.00 USD 5,687 (82,960)
Hess Corp. 305 07/22/22 USD 136.00 USD 3,231 (9,913)
Humana, Inc. 147 07/22/22 USD 475.00 USD 6,881 (159,495)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 385 07/22/22 USD 130.00 USD 4,335 (3,465)
Medtronic PLC 742 07/22/22 USD 99.00 USD 6,659 (26,712)
MetLife, Inc. 352 07/22/22 USD 65.00 USD 2,210 (36,080)
Microsoft Corp. 18 07/22/22 USD 285.00 USD 462 (1,350)
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A 382 07/22/22 USD 64.00 USD 2,372 (21,010)
Verizon Communications, Inc. 409 07/22/22 USD 51.00 USD 2,076 (32,106)
Visa, Inc., Class A 40 07/22/22 USD 225.00 USD 788 (980)
Visa, Inc., Class A 68 07/22/22 USD 205.00 USD 1,339 (21,556)
Wells Fargo & Co. 1,795 07/22/22 USD 47.00 USD 7,031 (8,975)
EQT Corp. 201 07/26/22 USD 39.50 USD 691 (29,748)
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 282 07/28/22 USD 93.00 USD 2,706 (117,557)
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 119 07/28/22 USD 211.00 USD 2,592 (133,075)
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 362 07/28/22 USD 100.00 USD 3,646 (135,805)
American International Group, Inc. 1,211 07/29/22 USD 55.00 USD 6,192 (87,797)
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 62 07/29/22 USD 150.00 USD 877 (8,215)
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 61 07/29/22 USD 155.00 USD 863 (3,813)
Apollo Global Management, Inc. 309 07/29/22 USD 55.00 USD 1,498 (18,540)
Bank of America Corp. 1,591 07/29/22 USD 35.00 USD 4,953 (34,206)
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1,537 07/29/22 USD 45.00 USD 6,554 (52,258)
Citigroup, Inc. 1,260 07/29/22 USD 48.00 USD 5,795 (145,530)
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A 1,159 07/29/22 USD 69.08 USD 7,822 (194,720)
Comcast Corp., Class A 913 07/29/22 USD 43.00 USD 3,583 (38,346)
ConocoPhillips 276 07/29/22 USD 127.00 USD 2,479 (9,108)
ConocoPhillips 153 07/29/22 USD 95.00 USD 1,374 (40,545)
Dollar General Corp. 209 07/29/22 USD 250.00 USD 5,130 (122,265)
Fox Corp., Class A 887 07/29/22 USD 34.00 USD 2,853 (39,915)
General Electric 137 07/29/22 USD 69.00 USD 872 (16,920)
General Motors Co. 57 07/29/22 USD 37.00 USD 181 (1,995)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 88 07/29/22 USD 125.00 USD 991 (4,092)
Medtronic PLC 218 07/29/22 USD 95.00 USD 1,957 (12,426)
Medtronic PLC 1,114 07/29/22 USD 90.00 USD 9,998 (239,510)
MetLife, Inc. 155 07/29/22 USD 63.00 USD 973 (34,100)
Microsoft Corp. 137 07/29/22 USD 265.00 USD 3,519 (104,120)
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A 272 07/29/22 USD 63.00 USD 1,689 (36,720)
Ross Stores, Inc. 323 07/29/22 USD 86.00 USD 2,268 (33,915)
Union Pacific Corp. 117 07/29/22 USD 220.00 USD 2,495 (52,065)
Verizon Communications, Inc. 406 07/29/22 USD 51.00 USD 2,060 (37,149)
Visa, Inc., Class A 132 07/29/22 USD 210.00 USD 2,599 (42,768)
Wells Fargo & Co. 145 07/29/22 USD 43.00 USD 568 (6,960)
Wells Fargo & Co. 1,812 07/29/22 USD 40.00 USD 7,098 (260,022)
Altria Group, Inc. 1,409 08/05/22 USD 46.00 USD 5,885 (46,497)

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
Apollo Global Management, Inc. 546 08/05/22 USD 51.00 USD 2,647 $ (99,645 )
Bank of America Corp. 865 08/05/22 USD 34.00 USD 2,693 (38,925 )
Capital One Financial Corp. 310 08/05/22 USD 115.00 USD 3,230 (63,550 )
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2,338 08/05/22 USD 46.00 USD 9,969 (59,619 )
Citigroup, Inc. 523 08/05/22 USD 51.00 USD 2,405 (25,365 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 966 08/05/22 USD 41.00 USD 3,791 (74,865 )
Conocophillips 71 08/05/22 USD 102.00 USD 638 (9,656 )
Dollar General Corp. 201 08/05/22 USD 260.00 USD 4,933 (66,330 )
Enterprise Products Partners LP 2,511 08/05/22 USD 25.00 USD 6,119 (121,783 )
General Electric 414 08/05/22 USD 69.00 USD 2,636 (61,272 )
General Motors Co. 1,983 08/05/22 USD 37.00 USD 6,298 (88,243 )
Hess Corp. 204 08/05/22 USD 114.00 USD 2,161 (81,600 )
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 254 08/05/22 USD 121.00 USD 2,860 (33,909 )
Medtronic PLC 336 08/05/22 USD 92.00 USD 3,016 (85,680 )
Microsoft Corp. 35 08/05/22 USD 270.00 USD 899 (22,925 )
Ross Stores, Inc. 511 08/05/22 USD 83.00 USD 3,589 (21,718 )
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. 738 08/05/22 USD 65.25 USD 4,286 (23,469 )
Union Pacific Corp. 118 08/05/22 USD 220.00 USD 2,517 (57,820 )
Verizon Communications, Inc. 964 08/05/22 USD 52.00 USD 4,892 (64,106 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 68 08/05/22 USD 210.00 USD 1,339 (25,670 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 35 08/05/22 USD 205.00 USD 689 (19,075 )
Walmart, Inc. 375 08/05/22 USD 127.00 USD 4,559 (58,500 )
Wells Fargo & Co. 1,398 08/05/22 USD 43.00 USD 5,476 (79,686 )
Bank of America Corp. 1,252 08/12/22 USD 34.10 USD 3,897 (66,127 )
Citigroup, Inc. 1,286 08/12/22 USD 48.72 USD 5,914 (150,070 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 788 08/12/22 USD 40.22 USD 3,092 (95,414 )
Enterprise Products Partners LP 4,071 08/12/22 USD 25.30 USD 9,921 (176,087 )
Hess Corp. 310 08/12/22 USD 121.00 USD 3,284 (95,325 )
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 248 08/12/22 USD 119.97 USD 2,793 (46,440 )
Microsoft Corp. 87 08/12/22 USD 265.00 USD 2,234 (76,995 )
Verizon Communications, Inc. 422 08/12/22 USD 52.00 USD 2,142 (30,806 )
Allstate Corp. 149 08/19/22 USD 123.82 USD 1,888 (100,756 )
Altria Group, Inc. 700 08/19/22 USD 46.00 USD 2,924 (34,546 )
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 360 08/19/22 USD 106.25 USD 3,454 (11,077 )
Bank of America Corp. 1,040 08/19/22 USD 35.00 USD 3,238 (43,680 )
Charles Schwab Corp. 378 08/19/22 USD 67.50 USD 2,388 (77,490 )
Citigroup, Inc. 788 08/19/22 USD 50.00 USD 3,624 (71,708 )
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A 339 08/19/22 USD 70.00 USD 2,288 (74,580 )
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A 755 08/19/22 USD 73.00 USD 5,095 (90,499 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 1,010 08/19/22 USD 42.50 USD 3,963 (59,590 )
ConocoPhillips 276 08/19/22 USD 105.00 USD 2,479 (43,574 )
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. 980 08/19/22 USD 36.50 USD 3,502 (184,094 )
Edison International 291 08/19/22 USD 62.50 USD 1,840 (76,387 )
Enterprise Products Partners LP 2,463 08/19/22 USD 25.00 USD 6,002 (142,854 )
EQT Corp. 603 08/19/22 USD 46.00 USD 2,074 (39,195 )
Equitable Holdings, Inc. 866 08/19/22 USD 27.50 USD 2,258 (70,137 )
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 1,418 08/19/22 USD 39.42 USD 5,241 (108,707 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 582 08/19/22 USD 100.00 USD 5,335 (117,855 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 170 08/19/22 USD 105.00 USD 1,558 (17,850 )
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A 129 08/19/22 USD 660.00 USD 8,434 (438,600 )
General Motors Co. 941 08/19/22 USD 37.00 USD 2,989 (65,399 )
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 356 08/19/22 USD 123.50 USD 4,009 (47,707 )
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 199 08/19/22 USD 230.00 USD 4,664 (272,630 )
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings 258 08/19/22 USD 240.00 USD 6,046 (239,940 )
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 474 08/19/22 USD 105.00 USD 4,774 (149,310 )
Microsoft Corp. 49 08/19/22 USD 270.00 USD 1,258 (35,157 )
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A 120 08/19/22 USD 65.00 USD 745 (11,700 )
Newell Brands, Inc. 1,132 08/19/22 USD 19.66 USD 2,155 (107,946 )
PPG Industries, Inc. 143 08/19/22 USD 135.00 USD 1,635 (11,798 )
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 412 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 2,607 (181,280 )
Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A 129 08/19/22 USD 100.00 USD 1,156 (36,120 )
Raymond James Financial, Inc. 486 08/19/22 USD 95.00 USD 4,345 (121,500 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
Rogers Communications Inc., Class B 700 08/19/22 CAD 62.00 CAD 4,318 $ (106,588 )
Ross Stores, Inc. 469 08/19/22 USD 85.00 USD 3,294 (32,830 )
Sealed Air Corp. 500 08/19/22 USD 61.37 USD 2,886 (71,287 )
Sempra Energy 117 08/19/22 USD 155.00 USD 1,758 (38,025 )
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. 358 08/19/22 USD 60.50 USD 2,079 (65,310 )
Unilever PLC, ADR 2,490 08/19/22 USD 45.00 USD 11,412 (504,225 )
Verizon Communications, Inc. 259 08/19/22 USD 52.50 USD 1,314 (17,742 )
Willis Towers Watson PLC 274 08/19/22 USD 200.00 USD 5,408 (213,720 )
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 560 08/19/22 USD 110.00 USD 5,883 (184,800 )
Equitable Holdings, Inc. 80 09/16/22 USD 30.00 USD 209 (3,400 )
Newell Brands, Inc. 948 09/16/22 USD 21.00 USD 1,805 (63,990 )
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 412 09/16/22 USD 60.00 USD 2,607 (193,640 )
$ (12,939,759 )

OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Value
Call
Alcon, Inc. UBS AG 33,400 07/06/22 CHF 73.37 CHF 2,236 $ (380 )
AstraZeneca PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 107,700 07/06/22 GBP 106.27 GBP 11,672 (371,060 )
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Registered Shares, GDR Goldman Sachs International 4,500 07/06/22 USD 1,345.39 USD 4,899 —
BAE Systems PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 32,700 07/12/22 GBP 7.87 GBP 272 (18,512 )
Komatsu Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 271,200 07/12/22 JPY 3,260.07 JPY 819,352 (11,440 )
Panasonic Corp. Bank of America N.A. 233,000 07/12/22 JPY 1,182.59 JPY 255,253 (6,790 )
BP PLC UBS AG 1,527,100 07/13/22 GBP 4.39 GBP 5,890 (7,308 )
Bayer AG, Registered Shares Goldman Sachs International 75,000 07/19/22 EUR 68.74 EUR 4,274 (3,794 )
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV Goldman Sachs International 59,100 07/19/22 EUR 24.26 EUR 1,210 (2,554 )
Prudential PLC Barclays Bank PLC 235,700 07/19/22 GBP 10.70 GBP 2,409 (57,222 )
BP PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 1,534,600 07/21/22 GBP 4.69 GBP 5,919 (3,947 )
Alcon, Inc. UBS AG 34,500 07/26/22 CHF 75.24 CHF 2,309 (9,449 )
BAE Systems PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 378,200 07/26/22 GBP 8.16 GBP 3,145 (133,502 )
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company Barclays Bank PLC 4,500 07/26/22 EUR 98.77 EUR 420 (8,469 )
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company UBS AG 25,950 07/26/22 EUR 112.65 EUR 2,422 (4,357 )
Komatsu Ltd. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 36,500 07/26/22 JPY 3,650.40 JPY 110,274 (150 )
Panasonic Corp. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 159,800 07/26/22 JPY 1,249.56 JPY 175,062 (4,039 )
AstraZeneca PLC Goldman Sachs International 51,800 07/27/22 GBP 103.63 GBP 5,614 (392,358 )
AstraZeneca PLC Goldman Sachs International 800 07/27/22 GBP 99.22 GBP 87 (9,640 )
Bayer AG, Registered Shares Credit Suisse International 58,600 07/27/22 EUR 67.53 EUR 3,339 (8,283 )
EQT Corp. Barclays Bank PLC 149,500 07/27/22 USD 43.95 USD 5,143 (36,572 )
Willis Towers Watson PLC Goldman Sachs International 24,900 07/27/22 USD 211.25 USD 4,915 (46,536 )
BP PLC Goldman Sachs International 384,400 07/28/22 GBP 4.52 GBP 1,483 (5,644 )
Lear Corp. Citibank N.A. 28,200 07/28/22 USD 130.57 USD 3,550 (122,685 )
BAE Systems PLC Goldman Sachs International 986,500 08/02/22 GBP 7.93 GBP 8,205 (560,581 )
Komatsu Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 193,000 08/02/22 JPY 3,462.86 JPY 583,093 (6,424 )
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV Goldman Sachs International 237,600 08/02/22 EUR 24.59 EUR 4,863 (26,435 )
Panasonic Corp. UBS AG 237,800 08/02/22 JPY 1,197.20 JPY 260,511 (11,067 )
AstraZeneca PLC Credit Suisse International 800 08/03/22 GBP 99.13 GBP 87 (10,246 )
Bayer AG, Registered Shares Goldman Sachs International 76,200 08/03/22 EUR 65.28 EUR 4,342 (26,639 )
Newell Brands, Inc. Goldman Sachs International 42,200 08/05/22 USD 21.70 USD 803 (7,872 )
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company Barclays Bank PLC 4,500 08/09/22 EUR 98.77 EUR 420 (12,851 )
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 21,300 08/09/22 EUR 101.38 EUR 1,988 (41,970 )
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 9,400 08/09/22 EUR 97.55 EUR 877 (30,413 )
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV Barclays Bank PLC 140,100 08/09/22 EUR 20.70 EUR 2,867 (162,069 )
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 44,700 08/09/22 EUR 20.63 EUR 915 (54,270 )

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OTC Options Written (continued)

Description Counterparty Value
Call (continued)
Panasonic Corp. Goldman Sachs International 348,600 08/09/22 JPY 1,140.69 JPY 381,893 $ (73,241 )
Prudential PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 123,000 08/09/22 GBP 9.70 GBP 1,257 (129,688 )
Sanofi Credit Suisse International 65,200 08/09/22 EUR 98.75 EUR 6,274 (140,342 )
Sanofi Goldman Sachs International 79,100 08/09/22 EUR 98.21 EUR 7,612 (187,068 )
Siemens AG, Registered Shares JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 82,100 08/09/22 EUR 105.27 EUR 8,053 (162,544 )
$ (2,908,411 )

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 9,940,021 $ (4,035,029 ) $ (15,848,170 )

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 15,848,170 $ — $ — $ — $ 15,848,170

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options written $ — $ — $ 5,531,647 $ — $ — $ — $ 5,531,647
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ 7,748,497 $ — $ — $ — $ 7,748,497

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options:
Average value of option contracts written $ 22,334,354

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 15,848,170
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 15,848,170
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (12,939,759 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 2,908,411

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The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Bank of America N.A. $ 6,790 $ — $ (6,790 (a) — ) $ — $ —
Barclays Bank PLC 277,183 — (277,183 ) — —
Citibank N.A. 122,685 — (122,685 ) — —
Credit Suisse International 158,871 — (158,871 ) — —
Goldman Sachs International 1,360,226 — (1,360,226 ) — —
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 419,035 — (419,035 ) — —
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 531,060 — (531,060 ) — —
UBS AG 32,561 — (32,561 ) — —
$ 2,908,411 $ — $ (2,908,411 ) $ — $ —

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Aerospace & Defense $ 14,528,594 $ 37,263,803 $ — $ 51,792,397
Auto Components 10,227,429 — — 10,227,429
Automobiles 33,889,889 — — 33,889,889
Banks 178,455,893 — — 178,455,893
Beverages 23,482,893 — — 23,482,893
Capital Markets 27,903,996 — — 27,903,996
Chemicals 17,908,388 — — 17,908,388
Communications Equipment 41,065,049 — — 41,065,049
Consumer Finance 9,521,820 — — 9,521,820
Containers & Packaging 18,444,137 — — 18,444,137
Diversified Financial Services 18,992,213 — — 18,992,213
Diversified Telecommunication Services 34,713,660 — — 34,713,660
Electric Utilities 19,208,557 — — 19,208,557
Entertainment 9,551,398 — — 9,551,398
Food & Staples Retailing 8,300,267 — — 8,300,267
Food Products 8,723,583 — — 8,723,583
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 75,648,798 29,562,970 — 105,211,768
Health Care Providers & Services 167,563,724 — — 167,563,724
Household Durables 16,035,126 15,898,879 — 31,934,005
Industrial Conglomerates 6,386,356 16,993,494 — 23,379,850
Insurance 96,695,517 11,763,694 — 108,459,211
IT Services 107,143,681 — — 107,143,681
Machinery — 16,704,823 — 16,704,823
Media 46,345,468 — — 46,345,468
Multiline Retail 23,639,799 — — 23,639,799
Multi-Utilities 34,370,174 — — 34,370,174
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 98,403,845 42,009,789 — 140,413,634
Personal Products 33,137,198 — — 33,137,198
Pharmaceuticals — 106,315,633 — 106,315,633
Professional Services 22,930,156 — — 22,930,156
Road & Rail 17,706,719 — — 17,706,719
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 8,432,753 — — 8,432,753

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks (continued)
Software $ 43,683,427 $ — $ — $ 43,683,427
Specialty Retail 21,263,888 — — 21,263,888
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 13,200,300 — 13,200,300
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 4,248,782 — — 4,248,782
Tobacco 16,021,719 318,138 — 16,339,857
Wireless Telecommunication Services 16,611,145 — — 16,611,145
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 82,052,911 — — 82,052,911
$ 1,413,238,952 $ 290,031,523 $ — $ 1,703,270,475
Derivative Financial Instruments (a)
Equity Contracts $ — $ — $ — $ —
Liabilities
Equity Contracts (10,799,419 ) (5,048,751 ) — (15,848,170 )
$ (10,799,419 ) $ (5,048,751 ) $ — $ (15,848,170 )

(a) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security Value
Common Stocks
Canada — 2.5%
TELUS Corp. 792,734 $ 17,656,684
Denmark — 3.2%
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 202,994 22,512,503
France — 10.6%
EssilorLuxottica SA 97,410 14,768,581
Kering SA 23,649 12,255,546
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 14,424 8,840,146
Sanofi 257,118 25,929,328
Schneider Electric SE 113,557 13,530,938
75,324,539
India — 0.1%
Jasper Infotech Private Ltd., Series I, (Acquired 08/31/18, Cost: $2,637,143) (a)(b) 566,400 718,671
Indonesia — 1.1%
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT 28,868,800 8,062,061
Ireland — 2.4%
Medtronic PLC (c) 190,383 17,086,874
Japan — 1.6%
KDDI Corp. 352,200 11,106,402
Mexico — 1.2%
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV 2,393,573 8,252,140
Netherlands — 1.8%
Koninklijke KPN NV 3,506,894 12,477,980
Portugal — 2.6%
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA 3,958,327 18,447,115
Singapore — 1.1%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 358,668 7,674,560
Sweden — 1.7%
Epiroc AB, Class A 779,483 12,085,933
Switzerland — 3.7%
TE Connectivity Ltd. (c) 98,615 11,158,287
Zurich Insurance Group AG 33,939 14,799,892
25,958,179
Taiwan — 3.9%
MediaTek, Inc. 426,000 9,351,203
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 1,157,000 18,542,481
27,893,684
United Kingdom — 18.9%
AstraZeneca PLC 175,406 23,139,863
BAE Systems PLC 803,638 8,136,026
Diageo PLC 401,623 17,347,182
Ferguson PLC 125,838 14,096,686
Prudential PLC 1,402,887 17,450,836
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 290,368 21,839,238
RELX PLC 828,206 22,397,128
Taylor Wimpey PLC 7,095,555 10,107,191
134,514,150
Security Value
United States — 44.4%
AbbVie, Inc. (c)(d) 125,721 $ 19,255,429
Assurant, Inc. (c) 89,581 15,484,076
Baker Hughes Co., Class A (c) 223,619 6,455,881
Chevron Corp. 48,789 7,063,671
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (c) 399,761 14,267,470
Comcast Corp., Class A (c) 425,427 16,693,755
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A (c)(d) 67,639 17,225,624
Fidelity National Information Services,
Inc. (c)(d) 198,913 18,234,355
Hasbro, Inc. (c) 212,496 17,399,172
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (c)(d) 185,314 17,426,929
International Flavors & Fragrances,
Inc. (c) 58,211 6,934,094
Intuit, Inc. (c) 30,027 11,573,607
M&T Bank Corp. (c) 107,735 17,171,882
Microsoft Corp. (c)(d) 102,626 26,357,436
Otis Worldwide Corp. (c) 209,445 14,801,478
Paychex, Inc. (c) 68,032 7,746,804
Philip Morris International, Inc. (c) 149,803 14,791,548
Synchrony Financial (c) 431,346 11,913,777
Texas Instruments, Inc. (c) 65,523 10,067,609
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (c) 39,152 20,109,642
Visa, Inc., Class A (c) 85,368 16,808,105
Williams Cos., Inc. (c) 245,901 7,674,570
315,456,914
Total Long-Term Investments — 100.8% (Cost: $697,252,623) 715,228,389
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 0.3%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class,
1.33% (e)(f) 2,371,617 2,371,617
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3% (Cost: $2,371,617) 2,371,617
Total Investments Before Options Written — 101.1% (Cost: $699,624,240) 717,600,006
Options Written — (0.9)% (Premiums Received: $(7,763,333)) (6,470,808 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written —100.2% (Cost: $691,860,907) 711,129,198
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)% (1,290,172 )
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 709,839,026

(a) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(b) Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $718,671, representing 0.1% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $2,637,143.

(c) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(d) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(e) Affiliate of the Trust.

(f) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer Value at 12/31/21 Purchases at Cost Proceeds from Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value at 06/30/22 Income Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class $ 11,262,594 $ — $ (8,890,977 ) (a) $ — $ — $ 2,371,617 2,371,617 $ 10,303 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Value
Call
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 45 07/01/22 USD 505.00 USD 2,311 $ (44,437 )
AbbVie, Inc. 268 07/08/22 USD 150.00 USD 4,105 (123,280 )
Intuit, Inc. 14 07/08/22 USD 405.00 USD 540 (3,675 )
AbbVie, Inc. 126 07/15/22 USD 145.00 USD 1,930 (114,660 )
Assurant, Inc. 145 07/15/22 USD 190.00 USD 2,506 (69,600 )
Baker Hughes Co., Class A 506 07/15/22 USD 38.00 USD 1,461 (5,060 )
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 663 07/15/22 USD 42.50 USD 2,366 (9,945 )
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A 168 07/15/22 USD 260.00 USD 4,278 (91,560 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 68 07/15/22 USD 110.00 USD 623 (2,721 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 307 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 2,814 (9,210 )
Hasbro, Inc. 312 07/15/22 USD 92.50 USD 2,555 (7,800 )
Hasbro, Inc. 165 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 1,351 (14,025 )
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 196 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 1,843 (1,470 )
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 130 07/15/22 USD 120.00 USD 1,549 (34,125 )
Intuit, Inc. 61 07/15/22 USD 420.00 USD 2,351 (14,640 )
M&T Bank Corp. 86 07/15/22 USD 180.00 USD 1,371 (2,150 )
M&T Bank Corp. 117 07/15/22 USD 175.00 USD 1,865 (4,973 )
Microsoft Corp. 223 07/15/22 USD 280.00 USD 5,727 (13,603 )
Otis Worldwide Corp. 711 07/15/22 USD 73.05 USD 5,025 (59,802 )
Paychex, Inc. 374 07/15/22 USD 120.00 USD 4,259 (24,310 )
Philip Morris International, Inc. 359 07/15/22 USD 104.00 USD 3,545 (11,668 )
Synchrony Financial 652 07/15/22 USD 38.00 USD 1,801 (3,260 )
TE Connectivity Ltd. 241 07/15/22 USD 130.00 USD 2,727 (77,120 )
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 32 07/15/22 USD 480.00 USD 1,644 (120,080 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 2 07/15/22 USD 215.00 USD 39 (87 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 153 07/15/22 USD 202.50 USD 3,012 (45,517 )
Williams Cos., Inc. 234 07/15/22 USD 32.00 USD 730 (12,285 )
AbbVie, Inc. 268 07/22/22 USD 150.00 USD 4,105 (148,740 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 171 07/22/22 USD 44.00 USD 671 (941 )
Intuit, Inc. 60 07/22/22 USD 390.00 USD 2,313 (84,300 )
Microsoft Corp. 114 07/22/22 USD 285.00 USD 2,928 (8,550 )
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 99 07/22/22 USD 505.00 USD 5,085 (220,770 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 33 07/22/22 USD 225.00 USD 650 (809 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 41 07/22/22 USD 205.00 USD 807 (12,997 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 377 07/29/22 USD 43.00 USD 1,479 (15,834 )
Medtronic PLC 52 07/29/22 USD 90.00 USD 467 (11,180 )
Microsoft Corp. 18 07/29/22 USD 265.00 USD 462 (13,680 )
Synchrony Financial 717 07/29/22 USD 33.00 USD 1,980 (21,510 )
Texas Instruments, Inc. 147 07/29/22 USD 165.00 USD 2,259 (26,386 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 82 07/29/22 USD 210.00 USD 1,614 (26,568 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 444 08/05/22 USD 41.00 USD 1,742 (34,410 )
Medtronic PLC 614 08/05/22 USD 92.00 USD 5,511 (156,570 )
Microsoft Corp. 19 08/05/22 USD 265.00 USD 488 (15,058 )
Philip Morris International, Inc. 315 08/05/22 USD 101.00 USD 3,110 (77,962 )
Synchrony Financial 572 08/05/22 USD 32.00 USD 1,580 (28,600 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Value
Call (continued)
Texas Instruments, Inc. 147 08/05/22 USD 160.00 USD 2,259 $ (56,227 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 41 08/05/22 USD 210.00 USD 807 (15,478 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 32 08/05/22 USD 205.00 USD 630 (17,440 )
Williams Cos., Inc. 117 08/05/22 USD 33.00 USD 365 (8,190 )
Baker Hughes Co., Class A 500 08/12/22 USD 35.25 USD 1,444 (13,812 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 432 08/12/22 USD 40.22 USD 1,695 (52,308 )
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 637 08/12/22 USD 101.00 USD 5,990 (87,761 )
Williams Cos., Inc. 117 08/12/22 USD 33.09 USD 365 (9,010 )
AbbVie, Inc. 29 08/19/22 USD 160.00 USD 444 (8,744 )
Assurant, Inc. 258 08/19/22 USD 184.50 USD 4,460 (52,853 )
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 736 08/19/22 USD 37.50 USD 2,627 (86,480 )
Comcast Corp., Class A 489 08/19/22 USD 42.50 USD 1,919 (28,851 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 14 08/19/22 USD 100.00 USD 128 (2,835 )
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 307 08/19/22 USD 105.00 USD 2,814 (32,235 )
Hasbro, Inc. 480 08/19/22 USD 87.50 USD 3,930 (96,000 )
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 130 08/19/22 USD 120.00 USD 1,549 (70,850 )
M&T Bank Corp. 174 08/19/22 USD 170.00 USD 2,773 (71,340 )
Microsoft Corp. 87 08/19/22 USD 270.00 USD 2,234 (62,422 )
Otis Worldwide Corp. 231 08/19/22 USD 72.18 USD 1,632 (58,788 )
TELUS Corp. 1,387 08/19/22 CAD 29.00 CAD 3,977 (71,117 )
Williams Cos., Inc. 440 08/19/22 USD 38.00 USD 1,373 (4,400 )
Williams Cos., Inc. 198 08/19/22 USD 32.00 USD 618 (25,245 )
$ (2,758,314 )

OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Value
Call
AstraZeneca PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 7,600 07/06/22 GBP 106.27 GBP 821 $ (26,184 )
BAE Systems PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 163,500 07/06/22 GBP 7.78 GBP 1,357 (106,933 )
Relx PLC Credit Suisse International 56,000 07/06/22 EUR 27.92 EUR 1,446 (292 )
Relx PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 153,600 07/06/22 EUR 26.65 EUR 3,966 (13,403 )
TELUS Corp. Royal Bank of Canada 109,000 07/06/22 CAD 32.17 CAD 3,125 (371 )
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Citibank N.A. 810,200 07/06/22 MXN 77.83 MXN 56,171 —
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 27,600 07/08/22 GBP 64.17 GBP 1,703 (5,343 )
Taylor Wimpey PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 674,500 07/08/22 GBP 1.30 GBP 787 (164 )
BAE Systems PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 258,300 07/12/22 GBP 7.87 GBP 2,144 (146,224 )
KDDI Corp. Bank of America N.A. 112,500 07/12/22 JPY 4,711.97 JPY 482,513 (3,339 )
Prudential PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 169,800 07/12/22 GBP 10.60 GBP 1,725 (33,166 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Goldman Sachs International 343,100 07/13/22 EUR 4.81 EUR 1,527 (2,692 )
EssilorLuxottica SA UBS AG 9,300 07/13/22 EUR 157.64 EUR 1,329 (4,999 )
Zurich Insurance Group AG UBS AG 7,600 07/13/22 CHF 448.41 CHF 3,156 (759 )
TELUS Corp. Royal Bank of Canada 109,000 07/14/22 CAD 32.17 CAD 3,125 (4,919 )
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 70,400 07/19/22 SGD 31.75 SGD 2,089 (2,096 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Goldman Sachs International 250,000 07/19/22 EUR 4.75 EUR 1,113 (5,503 )
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE Goldman Sachs International 5,100 07/19/22 EUR 628.74 EUR 2,967 (17,977 )
Mediatek, Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 48,025 07/19/22 USD 912.26 USD 31,264 (314 )
Novo Nisk, Class B Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 30,650 07/19/22 DKK 817.63 DKK 24,128 (53,857 )
Prudential PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 78,400 07/19/22 GBP 10.81 GBP 797 (15,992 )
EssilorLuxottica SA Goldman Sachs International 36,600 07/20/22 EUR 154.01 EUR 5,230 (59,256 )
Ferguson PLC Goldman Sachs International 15,800 07/20/22 GBP 97.40 GBP 1,452 (18,484 )
Koninklijke KPN NV Goldman Sachs International 789,000 07/20/22 EUR 3.44 EUR 2,683 (25,910 )
PPR S.A. Credit Suisse International 8,300 07/20/22 EUR 529.31 EUR 4,068 (37,177 )
Schneider Electric SE Barclays Bank PLC 19,850 07/20/22 EUR 133.36 EUR 2,241 (989 )
Taylor Wimpey PLC Goldman Sachs International 704,400 07/20/22 GBP 1.33 GBP 822 (348 )
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Citibank N.A. 267,000 07/20/22 MXN 70.40 MXN 18,511 (14,166 )
Mediatek, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 96,000 07/21/22 USD 916.70 USD 62,496 (804 )
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 74,100 07/26/22 GBP 61.08 GBP 4,572 (182,259 )
TE Connectivity Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 20,200 07/26/22 USD 121.78 USD 2,286 (21,781 )
AstraZeneca PLC Goldman Sachs International 36,550 07/27/22 GBP 99.22 GBP 3,947 (440,410 )

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OTC Options Written (continued)

Description Counterparty Value
Call (continued)
AstraZeneca PLC Goldman Sachs International 15,800 07/27/22 GBP 103.63 GBP 1,706 $ (119,677 )
Diageo PLC Credit Suisse International 76,400 07/27/22 GBP 36.53 GBP 2,697 (87,589 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 489,400 07/27/22 EUR 4.86 EUR 2,179 (7,547 )
Novo Nisk, Class B Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 30,650 07/27/22 DKK 817.63 DKK 24,128 (74,156 )
Prudential PLC Goldman Sachs International 90,700 07/27/22 GBP 11.18 GBP 922 (14,563 )
Schneider Electric SE Goldman Sachs International 19,850 07/27/22 EUR 132.69 EUR 2,241 (2,853 )
Taylor Wimpey PLC Goldman Sachs International 1,140,000 07/27/22 GBP 1.30 GBP 1,330 (7,347 )
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 13,600 07/28/22 USD 255.53 USD 3,464 (147,953 )
KDDI Corp. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 81,200 07/28/22 JPY 4,490.04 JPY 348,267 (20,002 )
Relx PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 34,000 07/28/22 EUR 24.79 EUR 878 (47,496 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 136,000 07/28/22 USD 522.02 USD 64,736 (8,990 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 228,000 07/28/22 USD 524.80 USD 108,528 (13,254 )
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. UBS AG 91,100 08/02/22 SGD 31.39 SGD 2,704 (10,710 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Merrill Lynch International 489,400 08/02/22 EUR 4.63 EUR 2,179 (32,904 )
Ferguson PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 27,800 08/02/22 GBP 89.94 GBP 2,554 (176,031 )
Mediatek, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 48,000 08/02/22 USD 967.20 USD 31,248 (264 )
AstraZeneca PLC Credit Suisse International 36,550 08/03/22 GBP 99.13 GBP 3,947 (468,129 )
Diageo PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 65,700 08/03/22 GBP 35.10 GBP 2,320 (111,042 )
Epiroc AB, Class A JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 87,700 08/03/22 SEK 179.93 SEK 13,852 (8,116 )
Relx PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 78,000 08/03/22 EUR 24.77 EUR 2,014 (115,137 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 104,700 08/09/22 EUR 4.65 EUR 466 (8,039 )
EssilorLuxottica SA Goldman Sachs International 7,600 08/09/22 EUR 141.92 EUR 1,086 (62,075 )
Ferguson PLC Merrill Lynch International 13,100 08/09/22 GBP 95.94 GBP 1,204 (39,777 )
Novo Nisk, Class B Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 30,100 08/09/22 DKK 796.64 DKK 23,695 (135,079 )
Prudential PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 152,200 08/09/22 GBP 9.70 GBP 1,546 (160,476 )
Relx PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 56,000 08/09/22 EUR 25.36 EUR 1,446 (62,988 )
Sanofi Credit Suisse International 57,850 08/09/22 EUR 98.75 EUR 5,573 (124,522 )
Sanofi Goldman Sachs International 57,900 08/09/22 EUR 98.21 EUR 5,578 (136,931 )
Taylor Wimpey PLC Merrill Lynch International 674,000 08/09/22 GBP 1.33 GBP 786 (5,619 )
Diageo PLC UBS AG 38,700 08/11/22 GBP 36.29 GBP 1,366 (37,531 )
Koninklijke KPN NV UBS AG 789,100 08/11/22 EUR 3.47 EUR 2,684 (51,502 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR UBS AG 156,000 08/11/22 USD 508.65 USD 74,256 (29,178 )
Zurich Insurance Group AG Goldman Sachs International 7,600 08/11/22 CHF 425.31 CHF 3,156 (58,280 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 104,700 08/16/22 EUR 4.65 EUR 466 (9,184 )
Epiroc AB, Class A Merrill Lynch International 87,700 08/17/22 SEK 167.61 SEK 13,852 (34,672 )
Epiroc AB, Class A Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 87,700 09/01/22 SEK 170.92 SEK 13,852 (36,770 )
$ (3,712,494 )

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 3,308,915 $ (2,016,390 ) $ (6,470,808 )

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 6,470,808 $ — $ — $ — $ 6,470,808

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For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options written $ — $ — $ 5,691,315 $ — $ — $ — $ 5,691,315
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ 2,914,829 $ — $ — $ — $ 2,914,829

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options:
Average value of option contracts written $ 8,333,591

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 6,470,808
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 6,470,808
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (2,758,314 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 3,712,494

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Bank of America N.A. $ 3,339 $ — $ — (a) $ — $ 3,339
Barclays Bank PLC 989 — — — 989
Citibank N.A. 14,166 — — — 14,166
Credit Suisse International 717,709 — (717,709 ) — —
Goldman Sachs International 996,183 — (996,183 ) — —
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 892,465 — (892,465 ) — —
Merrill Lynch International 112,972 — — — 112,972
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 834,702 — (834,702 ) — —
Royal Bank of Canada 5,290 — — — 5,290
UBS AG 134,679 — — (26,000 ) 108,679
$ 3,712,494 $ — $ (3,441,059 ) $ (26,000 ) $ 245,435

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Canada $ 17,656,684 $ — $ — $ 17,656,684
Denmark — 22,512,503 — 22,512,503
France — 75,324,539 — 75,324,539
India — — 718,671 718,671
Indonesia — 8,062,061 — 8,062,061
Ireland 17,086,874 — — 17,086,874
Japan — 11,106,402 — 11,106,402
Mexico 8,252,140 — — 8,252,140
Netherlands — 12,477,980 — 12,477,980
Portugal — 18,447,115 — 18,447,115
Singapore — 7,674,560 — 7,674,560
Sweden — 12,085,933 — 12,085,933
Switzerland 11,158,287 14,799,892 — 25,958,179
Taiwan — 27,893,684 — 27,893,684
United Kingdom — 134,514,150 — 134,514,150
United States 315,456,914 — — 315,456,914
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 2,371,617 — — 2,371,617
$ 371,982,516 $ 344,898,819 $ 718,671 $ 717,600,006
Derivative Financial Instruments (a)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts $ (2,423,980 ) $ (4,046,828 ) $ — $ (6,470,808 )

(a) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Security Value
Common Stocks
Canada — 3.3%
TELUS Corp. 882,602 $ 19,658,328
Denmark — 4.8%
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 254,077 28,177,725
France — 19.2%
Air Liquide SA 80,457 10,829,735
EssilorLuxottica SA 153,852 23,325,898
Kering SA 34,745 18,005,790
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 26,362 16,156,679
Sanofi 290,085 29,253,919
Schneider Electric SE 130,926 15,600,550
113,172,571
India — 3.1%
HDFC Bank Ltd. 994,804 17,040,109
Jasper Infotech Private Ltd., Series I, (Acquired 01/25/22, Cost: $3,948,600) (a)(b)(c) 848,000 1,075,939
18,116,048
Indonesia — 1.8%
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT 38,965,000 10,881,582
Japan — 1.9%
KDDI Corp. 360,400 11,364,983
Mexico — 2.3%
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV 3,955,437 13,636,861
Netherlands — 2.9%
Koninklijke KPN NV 4,779,805 17,007,162
Portugal — 4.0%
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA 5,092,166 23,731,180
Singapore — 4.2%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 569,700 12,190,095
United Overseas Bank Ltd. 679,100 12,829,639
25,019,734
Spain — 2.5%
Bankinter SA 2,348,631 14,690,349
Sweden — 2.5%
Epiroc AB, Class A 970,480 15,047,353
Switzerland — 2.1%
Zurich Insurance Group AG 27,837 12,138,972
Taiwan — 5.2%
MediaTek, Inc. 554,000 12,160,954
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 1,146,000 18,366,191
30,527,145
Security Value
United Kingdom — 28.2%
AstraZeneca PLC 217,832 $ 28,736,775
BAE Systems PLC 1,000,554 10,129,603
Diageo PLC 510,690 22,058,080
Ferguson PLC 171,255 19,184,411
Prudential PLC 1,834,902 22,824,770
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 369,546 27,794,396
RELX PLC 820,936 22,200,526
Taylor Wimpey PLC 9,660,526 13,760,837
166,689,398
United States (d)(e) — 10.4%
Baker Hughes Co., Class A 366,826 10,590,267
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A 67,274 17,132,669
Otis Worldwide Corp. 268,552 18,978,570
Visa, Inc., Class A 76,436 15,049,484
61,750,990
Total Long-Term Investments — 98.4% (Cost: $554,589,060) 581,610,381
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 1.4%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class,
1.33% (f)(g) 8,325,690 8,325,690
Total Short-Term Securities — 1.4% (Cost: $8,325,690) 8,325,690
Total Investments Before Options Written — 99.8% (Cost: $562,914,750) 589,936,071
Options Written — (1.0)% (Premiums Received: $(6,072,338)) (5,937,531 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 98.8% (Cost: $556,842,412) 583,998,540
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.2% 6,915,204
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 590,913,744

(a) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $1,075,939, representing 0.2% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $3,948,600.

(d) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(e) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(f) Affiliate of the Trust.

(g) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer Value at 12/31/21 Purchases at Cost Proceeds from Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value at 06/30/22 Income Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class $ 5,586,240 $ 2,739,450 (a) $ — $ — $ — $ 8,325,690 8,325,690 $ 13,794 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Value
Call
Baker Hughes Co., Class A 850 07/15/22 USD 38.00 USD 2,454 $ (8,500 )
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A 166 07/15/22 USD 260.00 USD 4,228 (90,470 )
Otis Worldwide Corp. 155 07/15/22 USD 73.05 USD 1,095 (13,037 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 3 07/15/22 USD 215.00 USD 59 (131 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 66 07/15/22 USD 202.50 USD 1,299 (19,635 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 79 07/22/22 USD 225.00 USD 1,555 (1,936 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 40 07/22/22 USD 205.00 USD 788 (12,680 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 82 07/29/22 USD 210.00 USD 1,614 (26,568 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 41 08/05/22 USD 210.00 USD 807 (15,477 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 32 08/05/22 USD 205.00 USD 630 (17,440 )
Baker Hughes Co., Class A 800 08/12/22 USD 35.25 USD 2,310 (22,098 )
Otis Worldwide Corp. 590 08/12/22 USD 79.00 USD 4,170 (29,293 )
Otis Worldwide Corp. 463 08/19/22 USD 72.18 USD 3,272 (117,831 )
TELUS Corp. 1,739 08/19/22 CAD 29.00 CAD 4,986 (89,166 )
$ (464,262 )

OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Value
Call
BAE Systems PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 236,500 07/06/22 GBP 7.78 GBP 1,963 $ (154,676 )
Bankinter SA Credit Suisse International 540,600 07/06/22 EUR 5.48 EUR 3,218 (286,802 )
Relx PLC Credit Suisse International 71,700 07/06/22 EUR 27.92 EUR 1,851 (374 )
TELUS Corp. Royal Bank of Canada 111,600 07/06/22 CAD 32.17 CAD 3,200 (380 )
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Citibank N.A. 1,200,900 07/06/22 MXN 77.83 MXN 83,258 —
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 51,700 07/08/22 GBP 64.17 GBP 3,190 (10,009 )
Taylor Wimpey PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 1,115,800 07/08/22 GBP 1.30 GBP 1,302 (272 )
United Overseas Bank Ltd. UBS AG 156,600 07/08/22 SGD 30.21 SGD 4,111 —
KDDI Corp. Bank of America N.A. 139,500 07/12/22 JPY 4,711.97 JPY 598,316 (4,140 )
Prudential PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 169,200 07/12/22 GBP 10.61 GBP 1,719 (33,048 )
Air Liquide SA Goldman Sachs International 22,220 07/13/22 EUR 153.61 EUR 2,847 (35 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Goldman Sachs International 391,900 07/13/22 EUR 4.81 EUR 1,745 (3,075 )
EssilorLuxottica SA UBS AG 16,800 07/13/22 EUR 157.64 EUR 2,401 (9,031 )
Zurich Insurance Group AG UBS AG 6,300 07/13/22 CHF 448.41 CHF 2,616 (629 )
TELUS Corp. Royal Bank of Canada 111,600 07/14/22 CAD 32.17 CAD 3,200 (5,036 )
Air Liquide SA Merrill Lynch International 22,000 07/19/22 EUR 151.22 EUR 2,819 (213 )
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 113,900 07/19/22 SGD 31.75 SGD 3,381 (3,392 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Goldman Sachs International 128,000 07/19/22 EUR 4.75 EUR 570 (2,817 )
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE Goldman Sachs International 9,300 07/19/22 EUR 628.74 EUR 5,410 (32,782 )
Mediatek, Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 225,817 07/19/22 USD 912.26 USD 147,007 (1,477 )
Novo Nisk, Class B Credit Suisse International 14,900 07/19/22 DKK 789.60 DKK 11,729 (48,057 )
Prudential PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 119,800 07/19/22 GBP 10.81 GBP 1,217 (24,437 )
EssilorLuxottica SA Goldman Sachs International 47,300 07/20/22 EUR 154.01 EUR 6,759 (76,580 )
Ferguson PLC Goldman Sachs International 12,400 07/20/22 GBP 97.40 GBP 1,139 (14,507 )
Koninklijke KPN NV Goldman Sachs International 1,075,000 07/20/22 EUR 3.44 EUR 3,656 (35,301 )
PPR S.A. Credit Suisse International 11,400 07/20/22 EUR 529.32 EUR 5,587 (51,062 )
PPR S.A. Goldman Sachs International 1,900 07/20/22 EUR 534.11 EUR 931 (7,158 )
Schneider Electric SE Barclays Bank PLC 22,950 07/20/22 EUR 133.36 EUR 2,591 (1,144 )
Taylor Wimpey PLC Goldman Sachs International 984,000 07/20/22 GBP 1.33 GBP 1,148 (486 )
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV Citibank N.A. 579,000 07/20/22 MXN 70.40 MXN 40,142 (30,719 )
BAE Systems PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 113,800 07/26/22 GBP 8.16 GBP 945 (40,171 )
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 77,600 07/26/22 GBP 61.08 GBP 4,788 (190,867 )
AstraZeneca PLC Goldman Sachs International 59,900 07/27/22 GBP 99.22 GBP 6,469 (721,766 )
Diageo PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 69,500 07/27/22 GBP 35.10 GBP 2,454 (112,426 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Goldman Sachs International 82,500 07/27/22 EUR 4.58 EUR 367 (6,412 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 422,500 07/27/22 EUR 4.86 EUR 1,881 (6,516 )
Novo Nisk, Class B Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 13,500 07/27/22 DKK 817.63 DKK 10,627 (32,662 )
Prudential PLC Goldman Sachs International 183,100 07/27/22 GBP 11.18 GBP 1,860 (29,399 )

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OTC Options Written (continued)

Description Counterparty Value
Call (continued)
Schneider Electric SE Goldman Sachs International 22,950 07/27/22 EUR 132.69 EUR 2,591 $ (3,299 )
Taylor Wimpey PLC Goldman Sachs International 1,132,000 07/27/22 GBP 1.30 GBP 1,320 (7,295 )
United Overseas Bank Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 75,000 07/27/22 SGD 29.07 SGD 1,969 (337 )
Bankinter SA Barclays Bank PLC 281,500 07/28/22 EUR 5.65 EUR 1,675 (136,468 )
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 13,600 07/28/22 USD 255.54 USD 3,464 (147,953 )
KDDI Corp. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 58,700 07/28/22 JPY 4,490.04 JPY 251,764 (14,460 )
Relx PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 100,800 07/28/22 EUR 24.79 EUR 2,603 (140,811 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 160,000 07/28/22 USD 522.02 USD 76,160 (10,576 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 230,000 07/28/22 USD 524.80 USD 109,480 (13,370 )
BAE Systems PLC Goldman Sachs International 100,000 08/02/22 GBP 7.93 GBP 830 (56,825 )
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. UBS AG 142,500 08/02/22 SGD 31.39 SGD 4,229 (16,753 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Merrill Lynch International 587,300 08/02/22 EUR 4.63 EUR 2,615 (39,486 )
Ferguson PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 42,400 08/02/22 GBP 89.94 GBP 3,896 (268,480 )
Mediatek, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 28,000 08/02/22 USD 967.20 USD 18,228 (154 )
AstraZeneca PLC Credit Suisse International 59,900 08/03/22 GBP 99.13 GBP 6,469 (767,193 )
Diageo PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 69,500 08/03/22 GBP 35.10 GBP 2,454 (117,464 )
Epiroc AB, Class A JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 109,300 08/03/22 SEK 179.93 SEK 17,264 (10,115 )
Relx PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 83,000 08/03/22 EUR 24.77 EUR 2,143 (122,517 )
United Overseas Bank Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 74,000 08/03/22 SGD 27.67 SGD 1,943 (5,886 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Credit Suisse International 294,300 08/09/22 EUR 4.42 EUR 1,310 (47,227 )
EssilorLuxottica SA Goldman Sachs International 10,700 08/09/22 EUR 141.92 EUR 1,529 (87,395 )
EssilorLuxottica SA JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 9,800 08/09/22 EUR 144.68 EUR 1,400 (63,632 )
Ferguson PLC Merrill Lynch International 22,300 08/09/22 GBP 95.94 GBP 2,049 (67,712 )
Novo Nisk, Class B Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 85,900 08/09/22 DKK 796.64 DKK 67,620 (385,491 )
Prudential PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 170,100 08/09/22 GBP 9.70 GBP 1,728 (179,349 )
Relx PLC JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 113,900 08/09/22 EUR 25.36 EUR 2,941 (128,114 )
Sanofi Credit Suisse International 65,250 08/09/22 EUR 98.75 EUR 6,286 (140,450 )
Sanofi Goldman Sachs International 65,300 08/09/22 EUR 98.21 EUR 6,291 (154,431 )
Taylor Wimpey PLC Merrill Lynch International 1,115,000 08/09/22 GBP 1.33 GBP 1,301 (9,295 )
Diageo PLC UBS AG 90,900 08/11/22 GBP 36.29 GBP 3,209 (88,154 )
Koninklijke KPN NV UBS AG 1,075,900 08/11/22 EUR 3.47 EUR 3,659 (70,220 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR UBS AG 125,000 08/11/22 USD 508.65 USD 59,500 (23,380 )
Zurich Insurance Group AG Goldman Sachs International 6,300 08/11/22 CHF 425.31 CHF 2,616 (48,311 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 385,000 08/16/22 EUR 4.65 EUR 1,714 (33,770 )
Epiroc AB, Class A Merrill Lynch International 109,300 08/17/22 SEK 167.61 SEK 17,264 (43,212 )
Epiroc AB, Class A Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 109,300 09/01/22 SEK 170.92 SEK 17,264 (45,826 )
$ (5,473,269 )

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 2,538,578 $ (2,403,771 ) $ (5,937,531 )

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 5,937,531 $ — $ — $ — $ 5,937,531

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For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options written $ — $ — $ 935,870 $ — $ — $ — $ 935,870
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ 2,361,202 $ — $ — $ — $ 2,361,202

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options:
Average value of option contracts written $ 6,836,414

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 5,937,531
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 5,937,531
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (464,262 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 5,473,269

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Bank of America N.A. $ 4,140 $ — $ — (a) $ — $ 4,140
Barclays Bank PLC 137,612 — — (34,000) 103,612
Citibank N.A. 30,719 — — — 30,719
Credit Suisse International 1,341,165 — (1,341,165 ) — —
Goldman Sachs International 1,291,603 — (1,291,603 ) — —
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 1,349,099 — (1,349,099 ) — —
Merrill Lynch International 159,918 — — — 159,918
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 945,430 — (624,430 ) (321,000 ) —
Royal Bank of Canada 5,416 — — — 5,416
UBS AG 208,167 — (208,167 ) — —
$ 5,473,269 $ — $ (4,814,464 ) $ (355,000 ) $ 303,805

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Canada $ 19,658,328 $ — $ — $ 19,658,328
Denmark — 28,177,725 — 28,177,725
France — 113,172,571 — 113,172,571
India — 17,040,109 1,075,939 18,116,048
Indonesia — 10,881,582 — 10,881,582
Japan — 11,364,983 — 11,364,983
Mexico 13,636,861 — — 13,636,861
Netherlands — 17,007,162 — 17,007,162
Portugal — 23,731,180 — 23,731,180
Singapore — 25,019,734 — 25,019,734
Spain — 14,690,349 — 14,690,349
Sweden — 15,047,353 — 15,047,353
Switzerland — 12,138,972 — 12,138,972
Taiwan — 30,527,145 — 30,527,145
United Kingdom — 166,689,398 — 166,689,398
United States 61,750,990 — — 61,750,990
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 8,325,690 — — 8,325,690
$ 103,371,869 $ 485,488,263 $ 1,075,939 $ 589,936,071
Derivative Financial Instruments (a)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts $ (282,003) $ (5,655,528) $ — $ (5,937,531)

(a) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security Value
Common Stocks
Biotechnology — 18.3%
AbbVie, Inc. 133,468 $ 20,441,959
Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 152,651 717,460
Alkermes PLC (a) 22,001 655,410
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 15,583 2,272,781
Ambrx Biopharma, Inc., ADR (a) 43,409 115,034
Amgen, Inc. (b) 67,126 16,331,756
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a) 42,854 913,219
Argenx SE, ADR (a) 6,666 2,525,614
Biogen, Inc. (a) 39,237 8,001,994
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) 34,340 2,845,756
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a) 16,785 443,795
Decibel Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 46,884 197,382
Design Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 13,967 195,538
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 3,150 148,901
Everest Medicines Ltd. (a)(c) 30,500 87,631
Exact Sciences Corp. (a) 15,501 610,584
Genmab A/S (a) 2,498 810,463
Genmab A/S, ADR (a) 16,911 549,438
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 135,169 8,354,796
Horizon Therapeutics PLC (a) 17,217 1,373,228
Imago Biosciences, Inc. (a) 47,824 640,363
Immuneering Corp., Class A (a)(d) 14,456 78,207
Immunocore Holdings PLC, ADR (a) 9,668 360,713
Incyte Corp. (a) 26,918 2,044,960
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 15,110 559,372
Krystal Biotech, Inc. (a) 4,198 275,641
Moderna, Inc. (a) 29,223 4,174,506
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 28,575 276,320
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (a)(d) 11,715 61,504
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a) 23,254 2,266,800
PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 17,490 249,232
Point Biopharma Global, Inc. (a)(d) 27,000 183,870
Prothena Corp. PLC (a) 17,159 465,867
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 9,757 5,767,655
Revolution Medicines, Inc. (a) 10,535 205,327
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 22,753 1,705,565
Seagen, Inc. (a) 20,872 3,693,092
Sierra Oncology, Inc. (a) 10,571 581,299
Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 19,555 16,231
Talaris Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 23,939 107,965
Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 25,502 143,576
TScan Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 29,940 94,161
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 41,974 11,827,853
103,372,818
Diversified Financial Services (a) — 0.3%
Health Assurance Acquisition Corp., Class A 90,235 891,522
Health Sciences Acquisitions Corp. 2 13,696 136,412
MedTech Acquisition Corp., Class A 42,753 420,690
1,448,624
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 14.8%
Abbott Laboratories (b) 206,357 22,420,688
ABIOMED, Inc. (a) 14,359 3,553,996
Alcon, Inc. 53,199 3,718,078
Bausch & Lomb Corp. (a)(d) 75,830 1,155,649
Baxter International, Inc. 71,467 4,590,325
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 260,597 9,712,450
Cooper Cos., Inc. 5,056 1,583,135
DexCom, Inc. (a) 41,320 3,079,580
Security Value
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) 42,331 $ 4,025,255
Insulet Corp. (a) 7,050 1,536,477
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) 20,504 4,115,358
Medtronic PLC 91,659 8,226,395
Nevro Corp. (a) 41,187 1,805,226
Novocure Ltd. (a) 10,555 733,573
Omnicell, Inc. (a) 6,425 730,844
ResMed, Inc. 20,674 4,333,891
Stryker Corp. 30,152 5,998,137
Teleflex, Inc. 4,190 1,030,111
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 14,617 1,535,662
83,884,830
Health Care Providers & Services — 23.3%
Agiliti, Inc. (a) 75,106 1,540,424
Agilon Health, Inc. (a) 21,477 468,843
Amedisys, Inc. (a) 22,677 2,383,806
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 53,668 7,592,949
Centene Corp. (a) 70,991 6,006,549
Cigna Corp. 53,494 14,096,739
CVS Health Corp. 45,115 4,180,356
Elevance Health, Inc. (b) 35,882 17,315,936
Encompass Health Corp. 43,989 2,465,583
Guardant Health, Inc. (a) 11,675 470,969
HCA Healthcare, Inc. 8,085 1,358,765
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) 14,175 1,087,789
LHC Group, Inc. (a) 20,224 3,149,686
McKesson Corp. 23,385 7,628,421
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 58,849 7,825,740
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (b) 105,815 54,349,758
131,922,313
Health Care Technology — 0.1%
Teladoc Health, Inc. (a) 18,461 613,090
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 10.6%
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A (a) 8,445 382,136
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 62,230 7,391,057
Avantor, Inc. (a) 125,192 3,893,471
Danaher Corp. 53,025 13,442,898
Icon PLC (a) 9,290 2,013,143
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a) 22,533 4,889,436
IsoPlexis Corp. (a) 30,336 65,526
Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc. (a) 16,560 44,546
QIAGEN NV (a) 25,121 1,185,711
Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc., Class A (a)(d) 20,561 88,412
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (e) 41,358 22,468,974
Waters Corp. (a) 10,760 3,561,345
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 2,815 851,172
60,277,827
Pharmaceuticals — 27.2%
AstraZeneca PLC 75,201 9,920,646
AstraZeneca PLC, ADR 24,607 1,625,784
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 108,356 8,343,412
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. 104,800 2,665,324
Eli Lilly & Co. 87,986 28,527,701
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (c) 882,438 1,786,883
Johnson & Johnson (b)(e) 171,201 30,389,890
Merck & Co., Inc. (b) 221,709 20,213,210
Pfizer, Inc. (b) 466,186 24,442,132
Roche Holding AG 5,766 1,927,573

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Security Shares Value
Pharmaceuticals (continued)
Sanofi 81,522 $ 8,221,170
Sanofi, ADR 62,750 3,139,382
Zoetis, Inc., Class A 74,312 12,773,490
153,976,597
Total Common Stocks — 94.6% (Cost: $385,232,243) 535,496,099
Benefical Interest (000)
Other Interests
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%
Afferent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (f)(g) $ 190 150,226
Total Other Interests — 0.0% (Cost: $ — ) 150,226
Shares
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — 0.9% (f)(h)
Biotechnology — 0.3%
Affinvax, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 01/06/21, Cost: $199,992) 6,331 400,816
Cellarity, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 01/15/21, Cost: $265,002) 44,167 212,002
Goldfinch Biopharma, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 06/26/20, Cost: $224,200) 190,000 254,600
Laronde, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 07/28/21, Cost: $590,800) 21,100 531,720
Neurogene, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 12/14/20, Cost: $260,568) 106,790 260,567
1,659,705
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%
Exo Imaging, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 06/24/21, Cost: $595,999) 101,741 397,807
Nucleix Ltd., Series AA, (Acquired 03/25/21, Cost: $1,070,001) 367,395 988,292
Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltd., Series D, (Acquired 06/18/21, Cost: $515,759) 4,243,029 340,893
Swift Health Systems, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 08/27/21, Cost: $286,998) 92,580 205,528
1,932,520
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%
Insitro, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 03/10/21, Cost: $560,000) 30,616 391,885
Software — 0.2%
Carbon Health Technologies, Inc., (Acquired 07/09/21, Cost: $907,000) 907 892,189
4,876,299
Total Preferred Securities — 0.9% (Cost: $5,476,319) 4,876,299
Security Value
Warrants
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%
Health Assurance Acquisition Corp. (Expires
11/12/2025) (a) 12,859 $ 1,733
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%
CareMax, Inc. (Expires 06/08/2026) (a) 4,201 2,731
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%
Nuvation Bio, Inc. (Expires 7/7/2027) (a) 4,050 1,134
Total Warrants — 0.0% (Cost: $53,161) 5,598
Total Long-Term Investments — 95.5% (Cost: $390,761,723) 540,528,222
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 5.7%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class,
1.33% (i)(j) 31,712,586 31,712,585
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series,
1.73% (i)(j)(k) 588,991 588,874
Total Short-Term Securities — 5.7% (Cost: $32,301,485) 32,301,459
Total Investments Before Options Written — 101.2% (Cost: $423,063,208) 572,829,681
Options Written — (1.1)% (Premiums Received: $(4,879,676)) (6,201,260 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 100.1% (Cost: $418,183,532) 566,628,421
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)% (567,492 )
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 566,060,929

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(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) All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(e) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(f) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

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

(h) Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $4,876,299, representing 0.9% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $5,476,319.

(i) Affiliate of the Trust.

(j) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(k) All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to 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 the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer Value at 12/31/21 Purchases at Cost Proceeds from Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value at 06/30/22 Income
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class $ 27,581,316 $ 4,131,269 (a) $ — $ — $ — $ 31,712,585 31,712,586 $ 58,372 $ —
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series 211,489 377,587 (a) — (184 ) (18 ) 588,874 588,991 6,274 (b) —
$ (184 ) $ (18 ) $ 32,301,459 $ 64,646 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(b) All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 44 07/01/22 USD 160.00 USD 623 $ (1,100)
Baxter International, Inc. 124 07/01/22 USD 75.00 USD 796 (620)
Biogen, Inc. 75 07/01/22 USD 205.00 USD 1,530 (10,125)
Boston Scientific Corp. 86 07/01/22 USD 41.00 USD 321 (6,450)
Centene Corp. 112 07/01/22 USD 86.00 USD 948 (1,400)
Cigna Corp. 111 07/01/22 USD 265.00 USD 2,925 (18,037)
McKesson Corp. 19 07/01/22 USD 330.00 USD 620 (1,663)
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 65 07/01/22 USD 505.00 USD 3,339 (64,187)
Abbott Laboratories 170 07/08/22 USD 109.00 USD 1,847 (25,585)
AbbVie, Inc. 201 07/08/22 USD 150.00 USD 3,079 (92,460)
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 136 07/08/22 USD 155.00 USD 1,924 (28,560)
Amgen, Inc. 59 07/08/22 USD 245.00 USD 1,435 (11,889)
Anthem, Inc. 50 07/08/22 USD 465.00 USD 2,413 (100,750)
Anthem, Inc. 18 07/08/22 USD 477.50 USD 869 (19,980)
Baxter International, Inc. 18 07/08/22 USD 67.50 USD 116 (900)
Biogen, Inc. 74 07/08/22 USD 210.00 USD 1,509 (14,060)
Centene Corp. 87 07/08/22 USD 85.00 USD 736 (11,528)
Cigna Corp. 70 07/08/22 USD 260.00 USD 1,845 (48,300)
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 117 07/08/22 USD 105.00 USD 1,113 (26,325)
McKesson Corp. 32 07/08/22 USD 345.00 USD 1,044 (3,840)
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 2 07/08/22 USD 515.00 USD 103 (1,650)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 55 07/08/22 USD 285.00 USD 1,550 (17,050)
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A 32 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 145 (22,560)
Abbott Laboratories 236 07/15/22 USD 120.00 USD 2,564 (2,006)
ABIOMED, Inc. 29 07/15/22 USD 272.00 USD 718 (4,185)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 30 07/15/22 USD 130.00 USD 356 (825)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 60 07/15/22 USD 135.00 USD 713 (4,500)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 20 07/15/22 USD 120.00 USD 238 (4,900)
Agilon Health, Inc. 41 07/15/22 USD 22.50 USD 90 (3,895)
Alkermes PLC 20 07/15/22 USD 31.00 USD 60 (1,950)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 43 07/15/22 USD 160.00 USD 627 (45,795)
Amedisys, Inc. 40 07/15/22 USD 135.00 USD 420 (11,200)
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 3 07/15/22 USD 150.00 USD 42 (135)
Amgen, Inc. 70 07/15/22 USD 250.00 USD 1,703 (9,590)
Anthem, Inc. 50 07/15/22 USD 480.00 USD 2,413 (62,750)
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. 54 07/15/22 USD 25.00 USD 115 (1,755)
Argenx SE 8 07/15/22 USD 350.00 USD 303 (26,680)
Avantor, Inc. 245 07/15/22 USD 31.25 USD 762 (18,644)
Baxter International, Inc. 17 07/15/22 USD 67.50 USD 109 (595)
Baxter International, Inc. 79 07/15/22 USD 68.00 USD 507 (4,740)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. 61 07/15/22 USD 90.00 USD 506 (3,965)

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. 2 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 17 $ (290)
Boston Scientific Corp. 43 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 160 (968)
Centene Corp. 70 07/15/22 USD 87.50 USD 592 (7,350)
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. 31 07/15/22 USD 30.00 USD 82 (5,270)
Cigna Corp. 22 07/15/22 USD 270.00 USD 580 (8,910)
Cooper Cos., Inc. 13 07/15/22 USD 350.00 USD 407 (6,240)
Danaher Corp. 79 07/15/22 USD 270.00 USD 2,003 (11,060)
Danaher Corp. 10 07/15/22 USD 250.00 USD 254 (9,150)
DexCom, Inc. 84 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 626 (3,990)
Eli Lilly & Co. 125 07/15/22 USD 320.00 USD 4,053 (140,312)
Encompass Health Corp. 167 07/15/22 USD 60.00 USD 936 (16,700)
Exact Sciences Corp. 58 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 228 (3,770)
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 38 07/15/22 USD 63.00 USD 235 (2,223)
Guardant Health, Inc. 22 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 89 (2,365)
Henry Schein, Inc. 80 07/15/22 USD 80.00 USD 614 (6,000)
Horizon Therapeutics PLC 41 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 327 (9,123)
Immunocore Holdings PLC 18 07/15/22 USD 30.00 USD 67 (15,390)
Incyte Corp. 102 07/15/22 USD 72.50 USD 775 (41,565)
Insulet Corp. 13 07/15/22 USD 220.00 USD 283 (12,350)
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 57 07/15/22 USD 240.00 USD 1,144 (2,138)
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 20 07/15/22 USD 215.00 USD 401 (4,500)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 14 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 52 (245)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 14 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 52 (980)
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. 26 07/15/22 USD 210.00 USD 564 (27,430)
Johnson & Johnson 78 07/15/22 USD 180.00 USD 1,385 (14,118)
Johnson & Johnson 78 07/15/22 USD 182.50 USD 1,385 (7,722)
Krystal Biotech, Inc. 10 07/15/22 USD 60.00 USD 66 (7,100)
Merck & Co., Inc. 336 07/15/22 USD 92.50 USD 3,063 (42,504)
Moderna, Inc. 58 07/15/22 USD 145.00 USD 829 (40,455)
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 44 07/15/22 USD 90.00 USD 429 (36,740)
Nevro Corp. 61 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 267 (12,505)
Novocure Ltd. 40 07/15/22 USD 75.00 USD 278 (7,600)
Pfizer, Inc. 199 07/15/22 USD 55.00 USD 1,043 (7,861)
Qiagen NV 17 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 80 (4,505)
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 46 07/15/22 USD 150.00 USD 612 (5,175)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 22 07/15/22 USD 690.00 USD 1,300 (1,980)
ResMed, Inc. 35 07/15/22 USD 210.00 USD 734 (19,075)
ResMed, Inc. 43 07/15/22 USD 220.00 USD 901 (8,385)
Revolution Medicines, Inc. 20 07/15/22 USD 22.50 USD 39 (550)
Sanofi, ADR 134 07/15/22 USD 55.00 USD 670 (1,675)
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. 59 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 442 (13,275)
Seagen, Inc. 64 07/15/22 USD 155.00 USD 1,132 (156,800)
Teladoc Health, Inc. 30 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 100 (1,170)
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 209 07/15/22 USD 480.00 USD 10,735 (784,272)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 54 07/15/22 USD 285.00 USD 1,522 (33,210)
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 5 07/15/22 USD 310.00 USD 151 (2,950)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 40 07/15/22 USD 115.00 USD 420 (1,100)
Zoetis, Inc., Class A 119 07/15/22 USD 175.00 USD 2,045 (26,180)
Zoetis, Inc., Class A 39 07/15/22 USD 180.00 USD 670 (6,435)
Abbott Laboratories 103 07/22/22 USD 112.00 USD 1,119 (16,377)
AbbVie, Inc. 201 07/22/22 USD 150.00 USD 3,079 (111,555)
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 17 07/22/22 USD 155.00 USD 241 (808)
Amgen, Inc. 60 07/22/22 USD 250.00 USD 1,460 (16,470)
Anthem, Inc. 19 07/22/22 USD 485.00 USD 917 (28,025)
AstraZeneca PLC 93 07/22/22 USD 65.00 USD 614 (22,785)
Baxter International, Inc. 77 07/22/22 USD 75.00 USD 495 (9,625)
Boston Scientific Corp. 273 07/22/22 USD 43.00 USD 1,017 (17,745)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 287 07/22/22 USD 78.00 USD 2,210 (34,153)
CVS Health Corp. 25 07/22/22 USD 97.00 USD 232 (1,650)
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 82 07/22/22 USD 63.00 USD 507 (7,380)
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 100 07/22/22 USD 61.00 USD 618 (27,600)
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 39 07/22/22 USD 65.00 USD 241 (1,326)

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
Johnson & Johnson 338 07/22/22 USD 180.00 USD 6,000 $ (92,950)
McKesson Corp. 17 07/22/22 USD 330.00 USD 555 (11,730)
Medtronic PLC 93 07/22/22 USD 99.00 USD 835 (3,348)
Merck & Co., Inc. 260 07/22/22 USD 92.00 USD 2,370 (48,100)
Moderna, Inc. 53 07/22/22 USD 140.00 USD 757 (59,227)
Pfizer, Inc. 199 07/22/22 USD 55.00 USD 1,043 (11,244)
Pfizer, Inc. 138 07/22/22 USD 52.00 USD 724 (24,909)
Teladoc Health, Inc. 30 07/22/22 USD 38.00 USD 100 (3,180)
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 126 07/22/22 USD 505.00 USD 6,472 (280,980)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 50 07/22/22 USD 270.00 USD 1,409 (80,750)
Waters Corp. 40 07/28/22 USD 333.00 USD 1,324 (50,547)
Abbott Laboratories 169 07/29/22 USD 111.00 USD 1,836 (40,306)
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 1 07/29/22 USD 150.00 USD 14 (133)
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 2 07/29/22 USD 155.00 USD 28 (125)
Amgen, Inc. 66 07/29/22 USD 250.00 USD 1,606 (20,031)
Baxter International, Inc. 40 07/29/22 USD 70.00 USD 257 (2,200)
Boston Scientific Corp. 265 07/29/22 USD 37.00 USD 988 (47,037)
CVS Health Corp. 108 07/29/22 USD 92.00 USD 1,001 (32,238)
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 89 07/29/22 USD 90.00 USD 846 (69,420)
Eli Lilly & Co. 209 07/29/22 USD 325.00 USD 6,776 (245,052)
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 254 07/29/22 USD 60.00 USD 1,570 (89,408)
Johnson & Johnson 155 07/29/22 USD 175.00 USD 2,751 (93,775)
Medtronic PLC 22 07/29/22 USD 95.00 USD 197 (1,254)
Medtronic PLC 108 07/29/22 USD 90.00 USD 969 (23,220)
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. 17 07/29/22 USD 80.00 USD 127 (6,630)
Abbott Laboratories 100 08/05/22 USD 111.00 USD 1,087 (27,850)
Boston Scientific Corp. 323 08/05/22 USD 40.00 USD 1,204 (23,417)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 124 08/05/22 USD 79.00 USD 955 (18,166)
CVS Health Corp. 38 08/05/22 USD 97.00 USD 352 (5,529)
Medtronic PLC 125 08/05/22 USD 92.00 USD 1,122 (31,875)
Pfizer, Inc. 820 08/05/22 USD 53.00 USD 4,299 (141,040)
Teladoc Health, Inc. 10 08/05/22 USD 39.00 USD 33 (1,940)
AbbVie, Inc. 104 08/19/22 USD 160.00 USD 1,593 (31,356)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 83 08/19/22 USD 125.00 USD 986 (29,880)
Agilon Health, Inc. 40 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 87 (8,900)
Alcon, Inc. 28 08/19/22 USD 72.50 USD 196 (6,300)
Alkermes PLC 24 08/19/22 USD 30.00 USD 71 (4,380)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 16 08/19/22 USD 170.00 USD 233 (28,800)
Amedisys, Inc. 45 08/19/22 USD 130.00 USD 473 (8,775)
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. 55 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 117 (13,612)
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. 53 08/19/22 USD 25.00 USD 113 (5,830)
Argenx SE 17 08/19/22 USD 370.00 USD 644 (56,695)
Avantor, Inc. 230 08/19/22 USD 32.50 USD 715 (27,025)
Bausch & Lomb Corp. 144 08/19/22 USD 17.50 USD 219 (9,000)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. 67 08/19/22 USD 77.00 USD 555 (61,537)
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. 32 08/19/22 USD 35.00 USD 85 (8,400)
Cooper Cos., Inc. 6 08/19/22 USD 340.00 USD 188 (3,300)
Danaher Corp. 112 08/19/22 USD 280.00 USD 2,839 (39,200)
DexCom, Inc. 73 08/19/22 USD 75.00 USD 544 (48,180)
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 11 08/19/22 USD 45.00 USD 52 (7,865)
Genmab A/S 64 08/19/22 USD 30.00 USD 208 (25,120)
Guardant Health, Inc. 22 08/19/22 USD 45.00 USD 89 (7,920)
HCA Healthcare, Inc. 44 08/19/22 USD 195.00 USD 739 (9,790)
Horizon Therapeutics PLC 40 08/19/22 USD 90.00 USD 319 (9,600)
Icon PLC 35 08/19/22 USD 220.00 USD 758 (44,275)
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. 26 08/19/22 USD 220.00 USD 564 (26,390)
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. 33 08/19/22 USD 230.00 USD 716 (21,120)
Krystal Biotech, Inc. 10 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 66 (9,350)
Merck & Co., Inc. 246 08/19/22 USD 95.00 USD 2,243 (47,601)
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 44 08/19/22 USD 95.00 USD 429 (34,320)
Omnicell, Inc. 24 08/19/22 USD 125.00 USD 273 (8,100)
Pfizer, Inc. 415 08/19/22 USD 52.50 USD 2,176 (96,280)

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
Qiagen NV 78 08/19/22 USD 47.00 USD 368 $ (21,844)
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 40 08/19/22 USD 135.00 USD 532 (17,400)
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 91 08/19/22 USD 145.00 USD 1,210 (11,603)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 15 08/19/22 USD 615.00 USD 887 (29,925)
Sanofi, ADR 104 08/19/22 USD 51.25 USD 520 (15,620)
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. 10 08/19/22 USD 90.00 USD 75 (2,375)
Seagen, Inc. 111 08/19/22 USD 180.00 USD 1,964 (150,405)
Stryker Corp. 114 08/19/22 USD 210.00 USD 2,268 (66,120)
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 148 08/19/22 USD 550.00 USD 8,041 (342,620)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 15 08/19/22 USD 110.00 USD 158 (4,950)
Zoetis, Inc., Class A 116 08/19/22 USD 165.50 USD 1,994 (140,046)
ABIOMED, Inc. 25 09/16/22 USD 270.00 USD 619 (35,375)
$ (5,779,084)

OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Value
Call
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 22,600 07/06/22 JPY 3,500.12 JPY 77,676 $ (6,388)
Roche Holding AG Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 1,100 07/06/22 CHF 330.67 CHF 350 (587)
Alkermes PLC Citibank N.A. 1,900 07/07/22 USD 31.06 USD 57 (977)
Alcon, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 6,900 07/11/22 USD 75.62 USD 482 (821)
Alcon, Inc. Citibank N.A. 6,800 07/11/22 USD 74.49 USD 475 (1,545)
AstraZeneca PLC Merrill Lynch International 21,900 07/19/22 GBP 108.29 GBP 2,365 (67,565)
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 10,400 07/20/22 JPY 3,517.50 JPY 35,745 (5,542)
Alcon, Inc. Bank of America N.A. 3,700 07/25/22 USD 76.85 USD 259 (1,515)
Alkermes PLC Citibank N.A. 2,000 07/26/22 USD 30.69 USD 60 (1,754)
Teleflex, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 1,500 07/26/22 USD 261.64 USD 369 (5,853)
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 500 07/26/22 USD 316.62 USD 151 (3,439)
AstraZeneca PLC Goldman Sachs International 3,000 07/27/22 GBP 99.22 GBP 324 (36,148)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 4,300 07/28/22 USD 118.64 USD 511 (20,434)
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 110,000 07/28/22 HKD 13.87 HKD 1,742 (33,311)
Insulet Corp. Barclays Bank PLC 1,300 07/28/22 USD 216.11 USD 283 (19,220)
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. Bank of America N.A. 4,600 07/28/22 USD 139.79 USD 612 (8,594)
Roche Holding AG JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 1,000 07/28/22 CHF 309.78 CHF 319 (14,153)
AstraZeneca PLC Credit Suisse International 3,000 08/03/22 GBP 99.13 GBP 324 (38,424)
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 158,000 08/03/22 HKD 14.42 HKD 2,503 (42,138)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 2,900 08/03/22 USD 35.48 USD 107 (10,484)
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 6,800 08/09/22 JPY 3,226.10 JPY 23,372 (15,561)
Sanofi Credit Suisse International 15,200 08/09/22 EUR 98.75 EUR 1,464 (32,718)
Sanofi Goldman Sachs International 15,700 08/09/22 EUR 98.21 EUR 1,513 (37,130)
Genmab A/S Goldman Sachs International 900 08/11/22 DKK 2,371.95 DKK 2,067 (11,138)
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 66,000 08/11/22 HKD 17.40 HKD 1,045 (6,737)
$ (422,176)

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 955,304 $ (2,276,888 ) $ (6,201,260)

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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 6,201,260 $ — $ — $ — $ 6,201,260

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options purchased (a) $ — $ — $ (274 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (274 )
Options written — — 6,064,252 — — — 6,064,252
$ — $ — $ 6,063,978 $ — $ — $ — $ 6,063,978
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ 2,413,383 $ — $ — $ — $ 2,413,383

(a) Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options: — Average value of option contracts purchased $ 25
Average value of option contracts written $ (6,807,414 )

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 6,201,260
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 6,201,260
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (5,779,084 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 422,176

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The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Bank of America N.A. $ 10,109 $ — $ — (a) $ — $ 10,109
Barclays Bank PLC 36,378 — — — 36,378
Citibank N.A. 4,276 — — — 4,276
Credit Suisse International 71,142 — — — 71,142
Goldman Sachs International 136,394 — (136,394 ) — —
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 95,725 — (95,725 ) — —
Merrill Lynch International 67,565 — — — 67,565
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 587 — — — 587
$ 422,176 $ — $ (232,119 ) $ — $ 190,057

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Biotechnology $ 102,474,724 $ 898,094 $ — $ 103,372,818
Diversified Financial Services 1,448,624 — — 1,448,624
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 83,884,830 — — 83,884,830
Health Care Providers & Services 131,922,313 — — 131,922,313
Health Care Technology 613,090 — — 613,090
Life Sciences Tools & Services 60,277,827 — — 60,277,827
Pharmaceuticals 129,455,001 24,521,596 — 153,976,597
Other Interests — — 150,226 150,226
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — — 4,876,299 4,876,299
Warrants 5,598 — — 5,598
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 31,712,585 — — 31,712,585
$ 541,794,592 $ 25,419,690 $ 5,026,525 572,240,807
Investments Valued at NAV (a) 588,874
$ 572,829,681
Derivative Financial Instruments (b)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts $ (5,466,661 ) $ (734,599 ) $ — $ (6,201,260 )

(a) Certain investments of the Trust were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

(b) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security Value
Common Stocks
Biotechnology — 31.6%
Abbisko Cayman Ltd., (Acquired 10/29/21, Cost:
$14,841,983) (a) 10,378,250 $ 4,734,941
AbbVie, Inc. 194,795 29,834,802
Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) 1,426,503 6,704,564
Akouos, Inc. (b) 287,850 1,350,016
Alkermes PLC (b) 1,163,110 34,649,047
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)(c) 88,342 12,884,681
Ambrx Biopharma, Inc., ADR (b) 1,265,827 3,354,442
Annexon, Inc. (b) 237,835 896,638
Applied Molecular Transport, Inc. (b) 99,096 288,369
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (b) 511,332 10,896,485
Argenx SE, ADR (b) 104,304 39,518,700
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) 81,025 2,852,890
Biogen, Inc. (b) 71,495 14,580,690
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd. (b) 198,310 28,895,750
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (b) 365,103 30,256,086
Biomea Fusion, Inc. (b)(d) 521,404 6,246,420
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (b) 266,656 7,050,385
Connect Biopharma Holdings Ltd. (b) 1,125,262 978,978
Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) 378,535 6,775,776
Decibel Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 793,527 3,340,749
Design Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 841,761 11,784,654
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) 20,508 969,413
Everest Medicines Ltd., (Acquired 05/29/20, Cost:
$11,209,200) (a) 3,113,667 8,928,163
Everest Medicines Ltd. (b)(e) 433,000 1,244,077
Exact Sciences Corp. (b) 239,870 9,448,479
Exelixis, Inc. (b) 599,520 12,482,006
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 54,634 1,353,831
Galapagos NV, ADR (b) 74,410 4,152,078
Genmab A/S (b) 34,827 11,299,439
Genmab A/S, ADR (b) 114,086 3,706,654
Gilead Sciences, Inc 254,765 15,747,025
Gracell Biotechnologies, Inc., ADR (b) 340,846 1,874,653
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 502,750 22,121,000
Horizon Therapeutics PLC (b) 186,009 14,836,078
Imago Biosciences, Inc. (b) 1,120,866 15,008,396
Immuneering Corp., Class A (b)(d) 817,261 4,421,382
Immunocore Holdings PLC, ADR (b) 59,868 2,233,675
Immunocore Ltd. 321,900 12,010,089
ImmunoGen, Inc. (b) 497,785 2,240,032
Insmed, Inc. (b) 125,556 2,475,964
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) 468,285 17,335,911
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 32,205 4,074,255
Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 200,607 5,542,771
Kinnate Biopharma, Inc. (b) 295,538 3,726,734
Kronos Bio, Inc. (b) 284,272 1,034,750
Krystal Biotech, Inc. (b) 86,357 5,670,201
Legend Biotech Corp., ADR (b) 49,415 2,717,825
LianBio, ADR (b) 615,188 1,328,806
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. (b)(d) 764,573 7,393,421
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (b)(d) 216,150 1,134,788
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (b) 293,280 28,588,934
Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (b)(d) 408,287 1,551,491
PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) 305,830 4,358,077
Point Biopharma Global, Inc. (b)(d) 394,898 2,689,255
Prothena Corp. PLC (b) 218,511 5,932,574
RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 178,545 3,258,446
Revolution Medicines, Inc. (b) 280,503 5,467,003
Security Value
Biotechnology (continued)
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 62,405 $ 2,015,681
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (b)(c) 459,519 34,445,544
Seagen, Inc. (b)(c)(f) 79,130 14,001,262
Sierra Oncology, Inc. (b) 200,737 11,038,528
Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 564,538 468,567
Talaris Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 748,614 3,376,249
Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 165,729 933,054
TScan Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 855,317 2,689,972
Twist Bioscience Corp. (b) 204,550 7,151,068
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (b) 56,345 3,361,543
United Therapeutics Corp. (b)(c)(f) 55,704 13,126,091
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)(f) 235,570 66,381,270
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) 191,741 5,387,922
670,609,490
Diversified Financial Services (b) — 2.3%
DA32 Life Science Tech Acquisition Corp.,
Class A (g) 1,496,819 14,504,176
Eucrates Biomedical Acquisition Corp. (g) 897,657 8,886,804
Health Assurance Acquisition Corp., Class A 1,361,273 13,449,377
Health Sciences Acquisitions Corp. 2 233,344 2,324,106
MedTech Acquisition Corp., Class A 917,284 9,026,075
48,190,538
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%
908 Devices, Inc. (b) 274,084 5,643,390
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 21.3%
ABIOMED, Inc. (b)(c) 98,636 24,413,396
Alcon, Inc. 736,189 51,452,249
Align Technology, Inc. (b) 36,710 8,688,156
Bausch & Lomb Corp. (b)(d) 505,947 7,710,632
Baxter International, Inc. 225,890 14,508,915
ConvaTec Group PLC (e) 4,411,215 12,091,049
Cooper Cos., Inc. 73,600 23,045,632
DexCom, Inc. (b) 346,628 25,834,185
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (b) 173,153 16,465,119
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (b) 104,070 5,842,490
Hologic, Inc. (b)(c) 269,455 18,673,231
Insulet Corp. (b) 109,670 23,901,480
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b)(f) 71,013 14,253,019
Nevro Corp. (b)(c) 511,890 22,436,139
Novocure Ltd. (b) 127,530 8,863,335
Nyxoah SA (b)(d) 648,041 6,156,389
Omnicell, Inc. (b) 140,725 16,007,469
Penumbra, Inc. (b) 111,508 13,884,976
Pulmonx Corp. (b) 183,221 2,697,013
ResMed, Inc. (c) 196,756 41,245,960
SI-BONE, Inc. (b) 204,910 2,704,812
Silk Road Medical, Inc. (b) 204,932 7,457,475
Sonova Holding AG, Registered Shares 47,915 15,312,740
STERIS PLC 98,550 20,316,082
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (b)(c) 238,345 14,107,641
Teleflex, Inc. 59,702 14,677,737
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 187,613 19,710,622
452,457,943
Health Care Providers & Services — 12.2%
Addus HomeCare Corp. (b) 42,050 3,501,924
Agilon Health, Inc. (b) 282,683 6,170,970
Amedisys, Inc. (b) 164,226 17,263,437
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 193,455 27,370,013
Amplifon SpA 291,905 8,974,490

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Security Value
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)
Cano Health, Inc. (b) 887,562 $ 3,887,522
CareMax, Inc., (Acquired 07/22/21,
Cost: $14,077,000) (a) 1,407,700 5,109,951
Chemed Corp. 10,662 5,004,636
CVS Health Corp. 160,650 14,885,829
Elevance Health, Inc. 45,345 21,882,590
Encompass Health Corp. (c) 370,028 20,740,069
Guardant Health, Inc. (b) 233,615 9,424,029
Henry Schein, Inc. (b) 67,505 5,180,334
Kindstar Globalgene Technology, Inc. (b)(e) 4,092,500 1,130,635
LHC Group, Inc. (b)(c) 233,659 36,390,053
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 260,825 34,684,509
R1 RCM, Inc. (b) 690,615 14,475,290
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (c) 45,900 23,575,617
259,651,898
Health Care Technology (b) — 0.3%
Sophia Genetics SA 291,485 1,055,176
Teladoc Health, Inc. 184,446 6,125,451
7,180,627
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 13.1%
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A (b) 90,120 4,077,930
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 218,710 25,976,187
Avantor, Inc. (b)(c) 998,624 31,057,206
Bruker Corp. 208,102 13,060,482
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (b) 840,842 9,022,235
Danaher Corp. 62,605 15,871,620
Gerresheimer AG 243,305 15,894,465
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b) 100,512 21,810,099
IsoPlexis Corp. (b) 1,601,113 3,458,404
Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares 19,017 10,157,689
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)(c) 9,350 10,741,000
QIAGEN NV (b) 645,525 30,468,780
Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc., Class A (b)(d) 549,778 2,364,045
Sotera Health Co. (b) 1,179,907 23,114,378
Waters Corp. (b) 109,980 36,401,180
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 39,055 11,809,060
Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (b)(e) 1,233,303 11,427,069
276,711,829
Pharmaceuticals — 6.6%
Antengene Corp. Ltd., (Acquired 11/18/20, Cost:
$7,091,948) (a) 5,019,274 4,509,594
AstraZeneca PLC, ADR 193,960 12,814,937
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. 1,462,400 37,192,463
H Lundbeck A/S 1,603,360 7,786,887
H Lundbeck A/S (b) 400,840 1,923,566
Nuvation Bio, Inc. (b) 200,496 649,607
Pfizer, Inc. 234,765 12,308,729
Security Shares Value
Pharmaceuticals (continued)
UCB SA 344,377 $ 29,182,249
Zoetis, Inc., Class A 191,775 32,964,205
139,332,237
Total Common Stocks — 87.7% (Cost: $2,043,027,812) 1,859,777,952
Benefical Interest (000)
Other Interests
Biotechnology — 0.2%
Vividion Therapeutics, Inc. (h) $ 3,810 3,961,905
Total Other Interests — 0.2% (Cost: $ — ) 3,961,905
Shares
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — 9.4% (h)
Biotechnology — 3.8%
Affinvax, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 01/06/21, Cost:
$5,786,041) (a) 183,164 11,596,113
Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Series B 5,657,068 3,677,094
Bright Peak Therapeutics AG, Series B, (Acquired 05/14/21, Cost: $8,000,003) (a) 2,048,132 4,342,040
Cellarity, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 01/15/21, Cost: $14,584,998) (a) 2,430,833 11,667,998
Goldfinch Biopharma, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 06/26/20, Cost: $4,543,847) (a) 3,850,718 5,159,962
Laronde, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 07/28/21, Cost:
$13,498,156) (a) 482,077 12,148,340
Mirvie, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 10/15/21, Cost:
$6,250,000) (a) 2,793,833 6,202,309
Neurogene, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 12/14/20, Cost:
$9,549,916) (a) 3,913,900 9,549,916
NiKang Therapeutics, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 05/20/21, Cost: $7,999,996) (a) 1,394,189 5,716,175
Numab Therapeutics AG, (Acquired 05/07/21, Cost:
$7,770,441) (a) 815,851 6,597,570
OnKure, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 03/03/21, Cost:
$4,500,001) (a) 1,628,488 4,462,057
81,119,574
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (a) — 1.4%
Exo Imaging, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 06/24/21, Cost: $13,225,003) 2,257,597 8,827,205
Nucleix Ltd., Series AA, (Acquired 03/25/21, Cost: $6,929,998) 2,379,480 6,400,801

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Security Value
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)
Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltd., Series D, (Acquired 06/18/21, Cost: $14,071,890) 115,766,240 $ 9,300,870
Swift Health Systems, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 08/27/21, Cost: $6,441,930) 2,078,042 4,613,253
29,142,129
Health Care Providers & Services (a) — 2.1%
Adicon Holdings Ltd., (Acquired 12/22/20, Cost: $17,840,000) 10,696,226 21,285,490
Everly Well, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 11/25/20, Cost: $9,999,986) 382,775 22,687,074
43,972,564
Pharmaceuticals (a) — 0.6%
Insitro, Inc. Series B, (Acquired 05/21/20, Cost: $4,999,999) 802,478 10,271,719
Series C, (Acquired 03/10/21, Cost: $3,600,018) 196,818 2,519,270
12,790,989
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.7%
PsiQuantum Corp., Series C, (Acquired 05/21/21, Cost: $14,999,997) (a) 571,947 14,618,965
Software — 0.8%
Carbon Health Technologies, Inc., (Acquired 07/09/21, Cost: $17,100,000) (a) 17,100 16,820,757
198,464,978
Total Preferred Securities — 9.4% (Cost: $191,692,220) 198,464,978
Warrants
Diversified Financial Services (b) — 0.0%
Eucrates Biomedical Acquisition Corp. (Expires 12/14/2025) 297,180 8,915
Health Assurance Acquisition Corp. (Expires 11/12/2025) 202,809 27,339
36,254
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%
CareMax, Inc. (Expires 06/08/2026) (b) 63,808 41,475
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%
Nuvation Bio, Inc. (Expires 7/7/2027) (b) 68,880 19,287
Total Warrants — 0.0% (Cost: $1,262,989) 97,016
Total Long-Term Investments — 97.3% (Cost: $2,235,983,021) 2,062,301,851
Security Value
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 4.2%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class,
1.33% (g)(i) 81,844,430 $ 81,844,430
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series,
1.73% (g)(i)(j) 6,856,866 6,855,495
Total Short-Term Securities — 4.2% (Cost: $88,700,438) 88,699,925
Total Investments Before Options Written — 101.5% (Cost: $2,324,683,459) 2,151,001,776
Options Written — (0.9)% (Premiums Received: $(16,177,632)) (19,713,887 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 100.6% (Cost: $2,308,505,827) 2,131,287,889
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)% (11,740,476 )
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 2,119,547,413

(a) Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $218,070,533, representing 10.3% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $238,912,351.

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(d) All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(e) 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.

(f) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(g) Affiliate of the Trust.

(h) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(i) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(j) All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to 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 the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer Value at 12/31/21 Purchases at Cost Proceeds from Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value at 06/30/22 Income
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class $ 61,616,484 $ 20,227,946 (a) $ — $ — $ — $ 81,844,430 81,844,430 $ 167,503 $ —
DA32 Life Science Tech Acquisition Corp., Class A 14,683,795 — — — (179,619 ) 14,504,176 1,496,819 — —
Eucrates Biomedical Acquisition Corp. 8,761,132 — — — 125,672 8,886,804 897,657 — —
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series 4,939,518 1,917,516 (a) — (1,164 ) (375 ) 6,855,495 6,856,866 102,720 (b) —
$ (1,164 ) $ (54,322 ) $ 112,090,905 $ 270,223 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(b) All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call
Biogen, Inc. 53 07/01/22 USD 205.00 USD 1,081 $ (7,155 )
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. 131 07/01/22 USD 80.00 USD 775 (52,400 )
AbbVie, Inc. 41 07/08/22 USD 150.00 USD 628 (18,860 )
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 34 07/08/22 USD 155.00 USD 481 (7,140 )
Anthem, Inc. 124 07/08/22 USD 465.00 USD 5,984 (249,860 )
AstraZeneca PLC 310 07/08/22 USD 68.00 USD 2,048 (9,145 )
Baxter International, Inc. 180 07/08/22 USD 67.50 USD 1,156 (9,000 )
Biogen, Inc. 54 07/08/22 USD 210.00 USD 1,101 (10,260 )
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 570 07/08/22 USD 105.00 USD 5,420 (128,250 )
Exact Sciences Corp. 265 07/08/22 USD 57.00 USD 1,044 (82,150 )
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 146 07/08/22 USD 505.00 USD 7,499 (213,890 )
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 222 07/08/22 USD 285.00 USD 6,256 (68,820 )
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A 288 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 1,303 (203,040 )
908 Devices, Inc. 225 07/15/22 USD 17.50 USD 463 (91,687 )
AbbVie, Inc. 271 07/15/22 USD 160.00 USD 4,151 (18,564 )
ABIOMED, Inc. 148 07/15/22 USD 272.00 USD 3,663 (21,360 )
Addus HomeCare Corp. 134 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 1,116 (35,510 )
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 283 07/15/22 USD 130.00 USD 3,361 (7,783 )
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 132 07/15/22 USD 120.00 USD 1,568 (32,340 )
Agilon Health, Inc. 684 07/15/22 USD 22.50 USD 1,493 (64,980 )
Alkermes PLC 885 07/15/22 USD 31.00 USD 2,636 (86,287 )
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 183 07/15/22 USD 160.00 USD 2,669 (194,895 )
Amedisys, Inc. 263 07/15/22 USD 135.00 USD 2,765 (73,640 )
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 162 07/15/22 USD 150.00 USD 2,292 (7,290 )
Anthem, Inc. 123 07/15/22 USD 480.00 USD 5,936 (154,365 )
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. 548 07/15/22 USD 25.00 USD 1,168 (17,810 )
Argenx SE 182 07/15/22 USD 350.00 USD 6,896 (606,970 )
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 259 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 912 (17,483 )
Avantor, Inc. 1,410 07/15/22 USD 31.25 USD 4,385 (107,297 )
Baxter International, Inc. 181 07/15/22 USD 67.50 USD 1,163 (6,335 )
Baxter International, Inc. 181 07/15/22 USD 68.00 USD 1,163 (10,860 )
Biogen, Inc. 121 07/15/22 USD 220.00 USD 2,468 (16,033 )
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. 299 07/15/22 USD 90.00 USD 2,478 (19,435 )
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. 285 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 2,362 (41,325 )
Bruker Corp. 333 07/15/22 USD 65.00 USD 2,090 (92,407 )
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. 455 07/15/22 USD 30.00 USD 1,203 (77,350 )
Cooper Cos., Inc. 192 07/15/22 USD 350.00 USD 6,012 (92,160 )
Danaher Corp. 200 07/15/22 USD 250.00 USD 5,070 (183,000 )
Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. 600 07/15/22 USD 20.00 USD 1,074 (63,000 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
DexCom, Inc. 580 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 4,323 $ (27,550 )
Encompass Health Corp. 1,184 07/15/22 USD 60.00 USD 6,636 (118,400 )
Exact Sciences Corp. 502 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,977 (32,630 )
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. 87 07/15/22 USD 30.00 USD 216 (4,350 )
Galapagos NV 238 07/15/22 USD 55.00 USD 1,328 (55,335 )
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 408 07/15/22 USD 63.00 USD 2,522 (23,868 )
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A 166 07/15/22 USD 60.00 USD 932 (14,110 )
Guardant Health, Inc. 499 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 2,013 (53,643 )
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 804 07/15/22 USD 46.00 USD 3,538 (82,410 )
Henry Schein, Inc. 216 07/15/22 USD 80.00 USD 1,658 (16,200 )
Hologic, Inc. 862 07/15/22 USD 70.00 USD 5,974 (109,905 )
Horizon Therapeutics PLC 234 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 1,866 (52,065 )
Horizon Therapeutics PLC 239 07/15/22 USD 90.00 USD 1,906 (13,743 )
Immunocore Holdings PLC 96 07/15/22 USD 30.00 USD 358 (82,080 )
Insmed, Inc. 401 07/15/22 USD 20.00 USD 791 (102,255 )
Insulet Corp. 175 07/15/22 USD 220.00 USD 3,814 (166,250 )
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 228 07/15/22 USD 240.00 USD 4,576 (8,550 )
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 375 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,388 (6,563 )
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 375 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 1,388 (26,250 )
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. 90 07/15/22 USD 210.00 USD 1,953 (94,950 )
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. 51 07/15/22 USD 130.00 USD 645 (73,440 )
Krystal Biotech, Inc. 138 07/15/22 USD 60.00 USD 906 (97,980 )
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. 29 07/15/22 USD 1,250.00 USD 3,331 (11,020 )
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 469 07/15/22 USD 90.00 USD 4,572 (391,615 )
Nevro Corp. 409 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,793 (83,845 )
Novocure Ltd. 408 07/15/22 USD 75.00 USD 2,836 (77,520 )
Penumbra, Inc. 106 07/15/22 USD 170.00 USD 1,320 (50,880 )
Pfizer, Inc. 126 07/15/22 USD 55.00 USD 661 (4,977 )
Pulmonx Corp. 346 07/15/22 USD 22.50 USD 509 (110,720 )
Qiagen NV 799 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 3,771 (211,735 )
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 172 07/15/22 USD 150.00 USD 2,287 (19,350 )
R1 RCM, Inc. 1,209 07/15/22 USD 25.25 USD 2,534 (3,194 )
ResMed, Inc. 294 07/15/22 USD 210.00 USD 6,163 (160,230 )
ResMed, Inc. 335 07/15/22 USD 220.00 USD 7,023 (65,325 )
Revolution Medicines, Inc. 450 07/15/22 USD 22.50 USD 877 (12,375 )
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. 340 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 2,549 (76,500 )
Seagen, Inc. 401 07/15/22 USD 155.00 USD 7,095 (982,450 )
Silk Road Medical, Inc. 293 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 1,066 (28,568 )
STERIS PLC 188 07/15/22 USD 240.00 USD 3,876 (90,240 )
STERIS PLC 127 07/15/22 USD 220.00 USD 2,618 (15,240 )
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. 300 07/15/22 USD 70.00 USD 1,776 (11,250 )
Teladoc Health, Inc. 200 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 664 (7,800 )
Teleflex, Inc. 99 07/15/22 USD 310.00 USD 2,434 (47,520 )
United Therapeutics Corp. 94 07/15/22 USD 200.00 USD 2,215 (336,050 )
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 171 07/15/22 USD 285.00 USD 4,819 (105,165 )
Waters Corp. 59 07/15/22 USD 340.00 USD 1,953 (32,450 )
Waters Corp. 98 07/15/22 USD 350.00 USD 3,244 (20,825 )
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 62 07/15/22 USD 310.00 USD 1,875 (36,580 )
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 353 07/15/22 USD 25.00 USD 992 (139,435 )
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 250 07/15/22 USD 115.00 USD 2,627 (6,875 )
Zoetis, Inc., Class A 613 07/15/22 USD 180.00 USD 10,537 (101,145 )
AbbVie, Inc. 41 07/22/22 USD 150.00 USD 628 (22,755 )
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 261 07/22/22 USD 155.00 USD 3,693 (12,398 )
AstraZeneca PLC 310 07/22/22 USD 65.00 USD 2,048 (75,950 )
CVS Health Corp. 256 07/22/22 USD 97.00 USD 2,372 (16,896 )
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 407 07/22/22 USD 65.00 USD 2,516 (13,838 )
Pfizer, Inc. 126 07/22/22 USD 55.00 USD 661 (7,119 )
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. 165 07/22/22 USD 60.00 USD 977 (54,862 )
Teladoc Health, Inc. 200 07/22/22 USD 38.00 USD 664 (21,200 )
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 360 07/22/22 USD 270.00 USD 10,144 (581,400 )
Waters Corp. 96 07/28/22 USD 333.00 USD 3,177 (121,313 )
Align Technology, Inc. 117 07/29/22 USD 270.00 USD 2,769 (81,900 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 81 07/29/22 USD 150.00 USD 1,146 $ (10,733 )
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 81 07/29/22 USD 155.00 USD 1,146 (5,063 )
Baxter International, Inc. 90 07/29/22 USD 70.00 USD 578 (4,950 )
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 98 07/29/22 USD 90.00 USD 932 (76,440 )
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. 233 07/29/22 USD 80.00 USD 1,747 (90,870 )
CVS Health Corp. 258 08/05/22 USD 97.00 USD 2,391 (37,539 )
Pfizer, Inc. 249 08/05/22 USD 53.00 USD 1,306 (42,828 )
Teladoc Health, Inc. 190 08/05/22 USD 39.00 USD 631 (36,860 )
908 Devices, Inc. 89 08/19/22 USD 20.00 USD 183 (25,143 )
908 Devices, Inc. 491 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 1,011 (81,015 )
AbbVie, Inc. 271 08/19/22 USD 160.00 USD 4,151 (81,706 )
Agilon Health, Inc. 220 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 480 (48,950 )
Alcon, Inc. 711 08/19/22 USD 72.50 USD 4,969 (159,975 )
Alkermes PLC 1,066 08/19/22 USD 30.00 USD 3,176 (194,545 )
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 99 08/19/22 USD 170.00 USD 1,444 (178,200 )
Amedisys, Inc. 262 08/19/22 USD 130.00 USD 2,754 (51,090 )
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. 545 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 1,161 (134,887 )
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. 543 08/19/22 USD 25.00 USD 1,157 (59,730 )
Argenx SE 151 08/19/22 USD 370.00 USD 5,721 (503,585 )
Avantor, Inc. 1,785 08/19/22 USD 32.50 USD 5,551 (209,737 )
Bausch & Lomb Corp. 810 08/19/22 USD 17.50 USD 1,234 (50,625 )
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. 583 08/19/22 USD 77.00 USD 4,831 (535,465 )
Bruker Corp. 333 08/19/22 USD 62.50 USD 2,090 (166,500 )
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. 398 08/19/22 USD 35.00 USD 1,052 (104,475 )
Chemed Corp. 34 08/19/22 USD 460.00 USD 1,596 (88,400 )
Cooper Cos., Inc. 44 08/19/22 USD 340.00 USD 1,378 (24,200 )
Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. 611 08/19/22 USD 25.00 USD 1,094 (126,782 )
DexCom, Inc. 529 08/19/22 USD 75.00 USD 3,943 (349,140 )
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 65 08/19/22 USD 45.00 USD 307 (46,475 )
Exelixis, Inc. 1,918 08/19/22 USD 19.00 USD 3,993 (594,580 )
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. 87 08/19/22 USD 30.00 USD 216 (14,355 )
Genmab A/S 365 08/19/22 USD 30.00 USD 1,186 (143,262 )
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A 166 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 932 (35,690 )
Guardant Health, Inc. 248 08/19/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,000 (89,280 )
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 402 08/19/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,769 (101,505 )
Horizon Therapeutics PLC 430 08/19/22 USD 100.00 USD 3,430 (53,750 )
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. 90 08/19/22 USD 220.00 USD 1,953 (91,350 )
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. 141 08/19/22 USD 230.00 USD 3,060 (90,240 )
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. 51 08/19/22 USD 130.00 USD 645 (160,905 )
Krystal Biotech, Inc. 138 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 906 (129,030 )
Legend Biotech Corp. 158 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 869 (81,370 )
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 469 08/19/22 USD 95.00 USD 4,572 (365,820 )
Omnicell, Inc. 450 08/19/22 USD 125.00 USD 5,119 (151,875 )
Penumbra, Inc. 250 08/19/22 USD 125.00 USD 3,113 (266,250 )
Pfizer, Inc. 250 08/19/22 USD 52.50 USD 1,311 (58,000 )
Pulmonx Corp. 240 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 353 (63,600 )
Qiagen NV 1,266 08/19/22 USD 47.00 USD 5,976 (354,542 )
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 345 08/19/22 USD 135.00 USD 4,588 (150,075 )
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 144 08/19/22 USD 145.00 USD 1,915 (18,360 )
R1 RCM, Inc. 1,000 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 2,096 (92,500 )
Rapt Therapeutics, Inc. 571 08/19/22 USD 17.50 USD 1,042 (155,597 )
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. 897 08/19/22 USD 90.00 USD 6,724 (213,037 )
Seagen, Inc. 170 08/19/22 USD 180.00 USD 3,008 (230,350 )
SI-BONE, Inc. 655 08/19/22 USD 15.00 USD 865 (99,887 )
Sotera Health Co. 1,258 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 2,464 (40,885 )
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. 165 08/19/22 USD 65.00 USD 977 (61,050 )
Twist Bioscience Corp. 327 08/19/22 USD 35.00 USD 1,143 (168,405 )
Twist Bioscience Corp. 327 08/19/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,143 (74,392 )
United Therapeutics Corp. 84 08/19/22 USD 220.00 USD 1,979 (204,960 )
Waters Corp. 98 08/19/22 USD 350.00 USD 3,244 (86,240 )
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 354 08/19/22 USD 25.00 USD 995 (177,000 )
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 351 08/19/22 USD 110.00 USD 3,688 (115,830 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
ABIOMED, Inc. 167 09/16/22 USD 270.00 USD 4,133 $ (236,305 )
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 402 09/16/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,769 (154,770 )
$ (17,364,128)

OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Value
Call
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 344,000 07/06/22 JPY 3,500.12 JPY 1,182,328 $ (97,236 )
Alkermes PLC Citibank N.A. 88,600 07/07/22 USD 31.06 USD 2,639 (45,550 )
Sonova Holding AG UBS AG 14,500 07/08/22 CHF 338.98 CHF 4,408 (4,119 )
Alcon, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 39,100 07/11/22 USD 75.62 USD 2,733 (4,651 )
Alcon, Inc. Citibank N.A. 54,100 07/11/22 USD 74.49 USD 3,781 (12,296 )
Convatec Group PLC Barclays Bank PLC 411,500 07/12/22 GBP 2.33 GBP 923 (10,984 )
Gerresheimer AG Goldman Sachs International 26,300 07/13/22 EUR 72.12 EUR 1,631 (17,065 )
Convatec Group PLC Goldman Sachs International 500,000 07/19/22 GBP 2.23 GBP 1,122 (45,125 )
Amplifon SpA Goldman Sachs International 61,000 07/20/22 EUR 32.83 EUR 1,784 (9,888 )
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 62,000 07/20/22 JPY 3,517.50 JPY 213,094 (33,041 )
Gerresheimer AG Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 35,000 07/20/22 EUR 72.46 EUR 2,170 (36,316 )
Sonova Holding AG Barclays Bank PLC 10,200 07/20/22 CHF 352.87 CHF 3,101 (7,954 )
Alcon, Inc. Bank of America N.A. 71,300 07/25/22 USD 76.85 USD 4,983 (29,196 )
Alkermes PLC Citibank N.A. 88,400 07/26/22 USD 30.69 USD 2,633 (77,509 )
Genmab A/S Goldman Sachs International 1,900 07/26/22 DKK 2,231.01 DKK 4,364 (36,659 )
Teleflex, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 9,200 07/26/22 USD 261.64 USD 2,262 (35,900 )
UCB SA Goldman Sachs International 55,000 07/26/22 EUR 85.75 EUR 4,435 (24,436 )
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 6,200 07/26/22 USD 316.62 USD 1,875 (42,640 )
908 Devices, Inc. Citibank N.A. 7,200 07/28/22 USD 21.51 USD 148 (9,716 )
Agilent Technologies, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 28,400 07/28/22 USD 118.64 USD 3,373 (134,961 )
Gerresheimer AG JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 16,500 07/28/22 EUR 0.00 EUR 1,023 (44,158 )
H Lundbeck, Class B JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 192,400 07/28/22 DKK 33.55 DKK 6,632 (81,984 )
Insulet Corp. Barclays Bank PLC 17,500 07/28/22 USD 216.11 USD 3,814 (258,728 )
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. Bank of America N.A. 17,300 07/28/22 USD 139.79 USD 2,301 (32,322 )
Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. Goldman Sachs International 394,000 07/28/22 HKD 70.29 HKD 28,289 (319,937 )
H Lundbeck, Class B JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 192,400 08/03/22 DKK 33.55 DKK 6,632 (70,496 )
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 74,800 08/03/22 USD 35.48 USD 2,769 (270,407 )
Amplifon SpA Goldman Sachs International 32,400 08/09/22 EUR 28.08 EUR 948 (78,980 )
Convatec Group PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 500,000 08/09/22 GBP 2.24 GBP 1,122 (55,391 )
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 62,000 08/09/22 JPY 3,226.10 JPY 213,094 (141,880 )
UCB SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 55,200 08/09/22 EUR 85.43 EUR 4,451 (52,968 )
Genmab A/S Goldman Sachs International 9,200 08/11/22 DKK 2,371.95 DKK 21,132 (113,854 )
Lonza Group AG Goldman Sachs International 6,100 08/11/22 CHF 522.31 CHF 3,105 (113,412 )
$ (2,349,759 )

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 3,825,451 $ (7,361,706 ) $ (19,713,887)

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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 19,713,887 $ — $ — $ — $ 19,713,887

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options purchased (a) $ — $ — $ (3,612 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (3,612 )
Options written — — 40,270,755 — — — 40,270,755
$ — $ — $ 40,267,143 $ — $ — $ — $ 40,267,143
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ (1,866,111 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (1,866,111 )

(a) Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options: — Average value of option contracts purchased $ —
Average value of option contracts written $ 24,328,627

(a) Derivative not held at any quarter-end. The risk exposure table serves as an indicator of activity during the period.

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 19,713,887
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 19,713,887
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (17,364,128 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 2,349,759

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The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Bank of America N.A. $ 61,518 $ — $ — (a) $ — $ 61,518
Barclays Bank PLC 588,624 — (588,624 ) — —
Citibank N.A. 145,071 — (125,071 ) (20,000 ) —
Goldman Sachs International 889,633 — (889,633 ) — —
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 516,119 — (516,119 ) — —
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 144,675 — (128,675 ) (16,000 ) —
UBS AG 4,119 — (4,119 ) — —
$ 2,349,759 $ — $ (2,252,241 ) $ (36,000 ) $ 61,518

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Biotechnology $ 632,392,781 $ 38,216,709 $ — $ 670,609,490
Diversified Financial Services 48,190,538 — — 48,190,538
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 5,643,390 — — 5,643,390
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 425,054,154 27,403,789 — 452,457,943
Health Care Providers & Services 244,436,822 15,215,076 — 259,651,898
Health Care Technology 7,180,627 — — 7,180,627
Life Sciences Tools & Services 239,232,606 37,479,223 — 276,711,829
Pharmaceuticals 68,447,931 70,884,306 — 139,332,237
Other Interests — — 3,961,905 3,961,905
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — — 198,464,978 198,464,978
Warrants
Diversified Financial Services 27,339 8,915 — 36,254
Health Care Providers & Services 41,475 — — 41,475
Pharmaceuticals 19,287 — — 19,287
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 81,844,430 — — 81,844,430
$ 1,752,511,380 $ 189,208,018 $ 202,426,883 2,144,146,281
Investments Valued at NAV (a) 6,855,495
$ 2,151,001,776
Derivative Financial Instruments (b)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts $ (16,128,457 ) $ (3,585,430 ) $ — $ (19,713,887 )

(a) Certain investments of the Trust were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

(b) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

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A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments 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:

Other Interests Preferred Stocks Total
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021 $ 4,000,000 $ 232,701,012 $ 236,701,012
Transfers into Level 3 — — —
Transfers out of Level 3 — — —
Accrued discounts/premiums — — —
Net realized gain (loss) — 18,407,243 18,407,243
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (a)(b) (38,095 ) (28,000,651 ) (28,038,746 )
Purchases — 3,764,616 3,764,616
Sales — (28,407,242 ) (28,407,242 )
Closing balance, as of June 30, 2022 $ 3,961,905 $ 198,464,978 $ 202,426,883
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 (b) $ (38,095 ) $ (11,412,430 ) $ (11,450,525 )

(a) Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

(b) Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Trust’s Level 3 financial instruments as of period end.

Value Unobservable Inputs
Assets
Preferred Stocks $ 198,464,978 Market Revenue Multiple 1.75x - 8.75x 5.56x
EBITDA Multiple 10.25x —
Volatility 50% - 90% 67%
Time to Exit 1.0 - 4.0 years 2.4 years
Market Adjustment Multiple 0.45x - 2.05x 0.99x
Income Discount Rate 3% —
Other Interests 3,961,905 Income Discount Rate 3% —
$ 202,426,883

(a) A significant change in unobservable input would have resulted in a correlated (inverse) significant change to value.

The Trust valued certain of its Level 3 investments using recent prior transaction prices as the best approximation of fair value. The value of Level 3 investments obtained using recent prior transaction process, for which inputs are unobservable, is $12,148,340 as of June 30, 2022.

See notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security Value
Common Stocks
Aerospace & Defense — 4.7%
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a)(b) 651,666 $ 60,715,721
HEICO Corp. 336,633 44,139,319
104,855,040
Auto Components — 1.8%
Fox Factory Holding Corp. (b) 493,110 39,715,079
Biotechnology — 1.7%
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 862,474 37,948,856
Building Products — 0.5%
AZEK Co., Inc. (b) 725,567 12,145,992
Capital Markets — 2.5%
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A 804,964 54,938,793
Diversified Consumer Services — 3.4%
Duolingo, Inc. (b) 483,017 42,288,138
Ideal Image, Class A, (Acquired 05/05/21, Cost: $50,000,000) (c)(d) 6,224 33,064,138
75,352,276
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%
908 Devices, Inc. (b) 664,622 13,684,567
Entertainment — 1.2%
Kahoot! ASA (b) 14,075,911 26,152,890
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.2%
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. 104,585 11,490,754
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. 259,006 14,916,156
26,406,910
Food Products — 0.5%
Freshpet, Inc. (b) 215,820 11,198,900
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (b) — 1.2%
Figs, Inc., Class A 2,000,216 18,221,968
Inmode Ltd. 407,065 9,122,326
27,344,294
Health Care Technology (b) — 4.0%
Certara, Inc. 1,484,355 31,854,258
Doximity, Inc., Class A 1,007,602 35,084,702
Phreesia, Inc. (a)(e) 909,979 22,758,575
89,697,535
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.1%
Evolution AB (f) 532,304 48,695,692
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)(b) 369,706 11,246,456
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A (b)(e) 813,885 55,352,319
115,294,467
Interactive Media & Services — 2.2%
Match Group, Inc. (b) 711,953 49,616,005
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (b) — 1.9%
Etsy, Inc. 284,635 20,838,128
Fiverr International Ltd. 620,702 21,345,942
42,184,070
IT Services — 5.3%
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (b) 860,272 35,580,850
Security Shares Value
IT Services (continued)
Globant SA (b) 305,438 $ 53,146,212
Salt Payments, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 11/16/21, Cost: $49,999,974) (c)(d) 25,742 30,433,994
119,161,056
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 10.6%
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A (b)(e) 443,515 20,069,054
Azenta, Inc. 611,504 44,089,438
Bio-Techne Corp. (a)(e) 185,128 64,172,770
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (b) 102,495 21,930,855
Olink Holding AB, ADR (b) 807,928 12,280,506
Repligen Corp. (b) 307,574 49,950,017
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 80,337 24,291,499
236,784,139
Machinery — 2.4%
Chart Industries, Inc. (b) 326,858 54,709,492
Road & Rail — 0.9%
Saia, Inc. (b) 111,834 21,024,792
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.4%
Ambarella, Inc. (b) 593,772 38,868,315
Entegris, Inc. (e) 683,028 62,927,370
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (b) 353,895 17,163,907
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a) 178,789 68,662,128
187,621,720
Software — 17.9%
Avalara, Inc. (b)(e) 373,554 26,372,913
Bill.Com Holdings, Inc. (b) 452,261 49,721,574
Confluent, Inc., Class A (b) 2,169,474 50,418,576
Five9, Inc. (b) 633,658 57,751,590
Gitlab, Inc., Class A (b) 917,444 48,752,974
Grammarly, Inc., (Acquired 11/17/21, Cost: $26,250,012) (c)(d) 1,001,454 21,371,028
HubSpot, Inc. (b) 97,991 29,460,994
Patreon, Inc., (Acquired 08/19/21, Cost: $11,732,736) (c)(d) 208,333 8,039,571
Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)(b) 335,189 58,463,666
SiteMinder Ltd. (b) 11,692,607 28,487,912
Snorkel AI, Inc., (Acquired 06/30/21, Cost: $2,999,997) (c)(d) 199,738 1,909,495
Snyk Ltd., (Acquired 09/02/21, Cost: $25,961,537) (c)(d) 1,809,860 18,587,262
399,337,555
Total Common Stocks — 78.0% (Cost: $2,492,595,509) 1,745,174,428
Par (000)
Convertible Notes
Specialty Retail — 0.6%
Super73, Inc.(Acquired: 12/21/21, Cost: $12,000,000),
0.00% (c)(d) $ 12,000 12,240,000
Total Convertible Notes — 0.6% (Cost: $12,000,000) 12,240,000

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Security Value
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — 21.8% (c)(d)
Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%
Relativity Space, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 05/27/21, Cost: $50,000,009) 2,189,612 $ 37,814,599
Banks — 0.7%
Varo Money Inc., Series E, (Acquired 08/27/21, Cost: $40,000,001) 4,316,904 16,102,052
Capital Markets — 2.1%
The Production Board LLC, Series A3, (Acquired 06/04/21, Cost: $50,000,001) 16,666,667 47,666,668
Entertainment — 0.6%
Discord, Inc., Series I, (Acquired 09/13/21, Cost: $17,999,912) 32,690 12,975,315
Food Products — 1.1%
Motif Food Works, Inc., (Acquired 06/08/21, Cost: $39,999,986) 1,972,240 24,810,779
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7%
Dapper Labs, Inc., Series 7, (Acquired 07/20/21, Cost: $29,999,945) 191,067 11,152,581
Underdog Sports, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 01/11/22, Cost: $4,109,441) 79,740 4,596,213
15,748,794
Internet Software & Services — 1.0%
Via Transportation, Inc., Series G, (Acquired 11/05/21, Cost: $24,999,974) 549,357 21,622,692
IT Services — 1.0%
Open Space Labs Inc., Series D, (Acquired 01/31/22, Cost: $15,000,003) 1,687,916 13,553,966
Wagestream Holdings Ltd., Series C, (Acquired 02/11/22, Cost: $10,024,684) 762,746 7,752,899
21,306,865
Leisure Products — 1.7%
Under Canvas, Inc., Class A, (Acquired 08/19/21, Cost: $49,999,982) 2,172,486 39,083,023
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.1%
PsiQuantum Corp., Series C, (Acquired 05/21/21, Cost: $39,999,990) 1,525,192 38,983,907
Rivos, Inc., Series A, (Acquired 12/03/21, Cost: $7,996,292) 2,997,684 7,194,442
46,178,349
Software — 8.0%
Anchor Labs, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 11/24/21, Cost: $9,999,995) 428,785 5,985,839
AnyRoad, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 12/07/21, Cost: $14,999,995) 2,745,894 12,383,982
Bolt Financial, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 01/18/22, Cost: $44,999,983) 898,024 30,434,033
Deepgram, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 10/22/21, Cost: $11,999,997) 2,165,400 11,000,232
Dragos, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 09/28/21, Cost: $39,999,959) 900,760 34,877,427
Security Value
Software (continued)
Genesys Cloud Services, Inc., (Acquired 11/24/21, Cost: $30,000,101) 4,651,163 $ 23,023,257
Grammarly, Inc., Series 3, (Acquired 11/17/21, Cost: $8,750,004) 333,818 7,123,676
Patreon, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 07/14/21, Cost: $23,333,352) 416,667 16,079,179
SkySafe, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 12/02/21, Cost: $4,999,999) 909,438 4,756,361
Snorkel AI, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 06/30/21, Cost: $10,999,994) 732,373 7,001,486
Snyk Ltd., Series B, (Acquired 09/02/21, Cost: $24,038,470) 1,675,797 17,210,435
Validere Technologies, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 10/21/21, Cost: $10,000,000) 4,684,060 9,602,323
179,478,230
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1%
Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 10/14/21, Cost: $24,999,992) 1,365,305 24,138,592
486,925,958
Total Preferred Securities — 21.8% (Cost: $639,252,061) 486,925,958
Total Long-Term Investments — 100.4% (Cost: $3,143,847,570) 2,244,340,386
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 0.4%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.33% (g)(h) 9,128,990 9,128,990
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4% (Cost: $9,128,990) 9,128,990
Total Investments Before Options Written — 100.8% (Cost: $3,152,976,560) 2,253,469,376
Options Written — (0.5)% (Premiums Received: $(11,526,685)) (9,846,179 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 100.3% (Cost: $3,141,449,875) 2,243,623,197
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)% (7,544,276 )
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 2,236,078,921

(a) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $612,571,446, representing 27.4% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $818,196,317.

(e) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

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

(g) Affiliate of the Trust.

(h) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to 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 the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer — 908 Devices, Inc. (a) Value at 12/31/21 — $ 59,749,533 Purchases at Cost — $ — $ (23,460,919 ) Net Realized Gain (Loss) — $ (58,510,510 ) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) — $ 44,486,096 Value at 06/30/22 — $ N/A N/A Income — $ — $ —
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class 1,836,203 7,292,787 (b) — — — 9,128,990 9,128,990 32,878 —
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (c) 5,204,477 — (5,203,286 ) (b) (1,495 ) 304 — — 3,961 (d) —
$ (58,512,005 ) $ 44,486,400 $ 9,128,990 $ 36,839 $ —

(a) As of period end, the entity is no longer an affiliate.

(b) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(c) As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

(d) All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call
Ambarella, Inc. 157 07/01/22 USD 87.00 USD 1,028 $ (11,775)
Match Group, Inc. 143 07/01/22 USD 86.00 USD 997 (4,290)
Penn National Gaming, Inc. 368 07/08/22 USD 36.00 USD 1,119 (6,624)
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. 196 07/12/22 USD 51.50 USD 951 (12,116)
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A 749 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 3,389 (528,045)
908 Devices, Inc. 275 07/15/22 USD 17.50 USD 566 (112,062)
Ambarella Inc. 108 07/15/22 USD 76.00 USD 707 (6,210)
Ambarella, Inc. 212 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 1,388 (6,890)
Avalara, Inc. 401 07/15/22 USD 90.00 USD 2,831 (58,145)
Axon Enterprise, Inc. 478 07/15/22 USD 110.00 USD 4,454 (11,950)
AZEK Co., Inc. 1,058 07/15/22 USD 20.94 USD 1,771 (5,358)
Bio-Techne Corp. 54 07/15/22 USD 400.00 USD 1,872 (25,920)
Brooks Automation, Inc. 297 07/15/22 USD 80.00 USD 2,141 (61,627)
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 76 07/15/22 USD 260.00 USD 1,626 (7,220)
Chart Industries, Inc. 173 07/15/22 USD 195.00 USD 2,896 (40,222)
Confluent, Inc., Class A 329 07/15/22 USD 30.00 USD 765 (5,758)
Confluent, Inc., Class A 485 07/15/22 USD 25.00 USD 1,127 (46,075)
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. 100 07/15/22 USD 60.00 USD 414 (750)
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. 784 07/15/22 USD 40.96 USD 3,243 (241,937)
Doximity, Inc., Class A 600 07/15/22 USD 42.50 USD 2,089 (16,500)
Duolingo, Inc., Class A 325 07/15/22 USD 95.00 USD 2,845 (102,375)
Etsy, Inc. 120 07/15/22 USD 95.00 USD 879 (2,880)
Five9, Inc. 165 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 1,504 (9,075)
Five9, Inc. 385 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 3,509 (54,862)
Fiverr International Ltd. 330 07/15/22 USD 70.00 USD 1,135 (3,300)
Fiverr International Ltd. 601 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 2,067 (10,518)
Fox Factory Holding Corp. 439 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 3,536 (65,850)
Freshpet, Inc. 403 07/15/22 USD 70.00 USD 2,091 (88,660)
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 532 07/15/22 USD 70.00 USD 2,827 (10,640)
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 173 07/15/22 USD 50.00 USD 919 (91,690)
Globant SA 144 07/15/22 USD 250.00 USD 2,506 (11,520)
Globant SA 120 07/15/22 USD 195.00 USD 2,088 (27,900)
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 696 07/15/22 USD 46.00 USD 3,062 (71,340)
HEICO Corp. 188 07/15/22 USD 139.68 USD 2,465 (7,181)
HubSpot, Inc. 73 07/15/22 USD 390.00 USD 2,195 (17,338)
Inmode Ltd. 610 07/15/22 USD 25.00 USD 1,367 (30,500)
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. 18 07/15/22 USD 55.52 USD 87 (621)

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. 316 07/15/22 USD 50.00 USD 1,533 $ (51,350)
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 112 07/15/22 USD 460.00 USD 4,301 (29,960)
Olink Holding AB, ADR 497 07/15/22 USD 17.50 USD 755 (67,095)
Olink Holding AB, ADR 494 07/15/22 USD 12.50 USD 751 (143,260)
Paylocity Holding Corp. 117 07/15/22 USD 175.00 USD 2,041 (83,070)
Paylocity Holding Corp. 124 07/15/22 USD 191.00 USD 2,163 (32,998)
Phreesia, Inc. 750 07/15/22 USD 35.00 USD 1,876 (22,500)
Phreesia, Inc. 469 07/15/22 USD 20.00 USD 1,173 (243,880)
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A 557 07/15/22 USD 78.33 USD 3,788 (13,306)
Repligen Corp. 270 07/15/22 USD 170.00 USD 4,385 (122,850)
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. 73 07/15/22 USD 65.00 USD 420 (6,570)
Saia, Inc. 71 07/15/22 USD 210.00 USD 1,335 (14,023)
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A 631 07/15/22 USD 70.00 USD 4,307 (69,410)
Ambarella, Inc. 290 07/22/22 USD 95.00 USD 1,898 (14,500)
Bill.Com Holdings, Inc. 240 07/22/22 USD 150.00 USD 2,639 (24,000)
Match Group, Inc. 338 07/22/22 USD 84.00 USD 2,356 (14,872)
Penn National Gaming, Inc. 564 07/22/22 USD 38.00 USD 1,716 (10,152)
Ambarella, Inc. 123 07/29/22 USD 78.00 USD 805 (14,145)
Bill.Com Holdings, Inc. 186 07/29/22 USD 135.00 USD 2,045 (60,450)
Etsy, Inc. 200 07/29/22 USD 91.00 USD 1,464 (38,400)
Match Group, Inc. 290 07/29/22 USD 78.00 USD 2,021 (50,025)
Bill.Com Holdings, Inc. 252 08/05/22 USD 130.00 USD 2,770 (123,480)
Etsy, Inc. 106 08/05/22 USD 95.00 USD 776 (18,497)
Axon Enterprise, Inc. 220 08/12/22 USD 99.00 USD 2,050 (108,287)
Bio-Techne Corp. 133 08/15/22 USD 390.00 USD 4,610 (74,359)
908 Devices, Inc. 58 08/19/22 USD 20.00 USD 119 (16,385)
908 Devices, Inc. 317 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 653 (52,305)
Avalara, Inc. 159 08/19/22 USD 85.00 USD 1,123 (32,993)
Brooks Automation, Inc. 347 08/19/22 USD 75.00 USD 2,502 (144,005)
Certara, Inc. 1,000 08/19/22 USD 20.00 USD 2,146 (275,000)
Certara, Inc. 613 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 1,315 (306,500)
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 77 08/19/22 USD 220.00 USD 1,648 (89,705)
Chart Industries, Inc. 144 08/19/22 USD 185.00 USD 2,410 (99,360)
Confluent, Inc., Class A 1,415 08/19/22 USD 22.42 USD 3,288 (560,641)
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. 486 08/19/22 USD 55.00 USD 2,010 (76,545)
Doximity, Inc., Class A 609 08/19/22 USD 47.50 USD 2,121 (70,035)
Duolingo, Inc., Class A 245 08/19/22 USD 110.00 USD 2,145 (115,150)
Entegris, Inc. 1,024 08/19/22 USD 100.00 USD 9,434 (414,720)
Figs, Inc., Class A 1,500 08/19/22 USD 10.00 USD 1,367 (127,500)
Fox Factory Holding Corp. 300 08/19/22 USD 80.00 USD 2,416 (202,500)
Freshpet, Inc. 12 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 62 (3,420)
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 440 08/19/22 USD 51.00 USD 2,338 (344,773)
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 304 08/19/22 USD 50.83 USD 1,615 (240,743)
Globant SA 194 08/19/22 USD 220.00 USD 3,376 (61,110)
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 298 08/19/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,311 (75,245)
HEICO Corp. 128 08/19/22 USD 140.00 USD 1,678 (34,880)
HEICO Corp. 188 08/19/22 USD 135.00 USD 2,465 (86,480)
HubSpot, Inc. 73 08/19/22 USD 350.00 USD 2,195 (129,575)
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. 156 08/19/22 USD 125.00 USD 1,714 (43,290)
Match Group, Inc. 280 08/19/22 USD 90.00 USD 1,951 (27,860)
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 78 08/19/22 USD 450.00 USD 2,996 (78,780)
Olink Holding AB, ADR 220 08/19/22 USD 10.00 USD 334 (112,200)
Paylocity Holding Corp. 261 08/19/22 USD 175.00 USD 4,552 (378,450)
Phreesia, Inc. 390 08/19/22 USD 20.00 USD 975 (235,950)
Repligen Corp. 150 08/19/22 USD 165.00 USD 2,436 (206,250)
Saia, Inc. 96 08/19/22 USD 210.00 USD 1,805 (78,240)
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A 576 08/19/22 USD 70.00 USD 3,931 (161,280)
Figs, Inc., Class A 1,500 09/16/22 USD 9.96 USD 1,367 (169,485)
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 298 09/16/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,311 (114,730)
$ (8,433,248)

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OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Value
Call
Kahoot! ASA UBS AG 598,000 07/06/22 NOK 25.29 NOK 10,944 $ (51)
AZEK Co., Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 68,000 07/08/22 USD 23.81 USD 1,138 (5)
Siteminder Ltd. UBS AG 100,000 07/19/22 AUD 4.93 AUD 353 (138)
Kahoot! ASA Goldman Sachs International 518,400 07/20/22 NOK 26.44 NOK 9,487 (2,741)
Axon Enterprise, Inc. Goldman Sachs International 28,000 07/25/22 USD 110.68 USD 2,609 (32,159)
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 7,800 07/26/22 USD 433.62 USD 2,996 (52,803)
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 12,000 07/26/22 USD 316.62 USD 3,628 (82,529)
Brooks Automation, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 27,300 07/27/22 USD 81.20 USD 1,968 (88,715)
Siteminder Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 59,800 07/27/22 AUD 4.91 AUD 211 (296)
908 Devices, Inc. Citibank N.A. 34,600 07/28/22 USD 21.51 USD 712 (46,689)
Bio-Techne Corp. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 9,000 07/28/22 USD 350.65 USD 3,120 (129,582)
Chart Industries, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 17,300 07/28/22 USD 182.14 USD 2,896 (75,623)
Confluent, Inc., Class A JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 102,500 07/28/22 USD 26.12 USD 2,382 (152,336)
Duolingo, Inc., Class A Citibank N.A. 18,900 07/28/22 USD 102.37 USD 1,655 (69,438)
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 66,300 07/28/22 USD 69.42 USD 4,509 (187,827)
Evolution AB Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 79,800 08/02/22 SEK 966.29 SEK 74,679 (342,100)
Kahoot! ASA Goldman Sachs International 550,000 08/02/22 NOK 27.98 NOK 10,065 (4,860)
Five9, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 40,000 08/05/22 USD 116.76 USD 3,646 (54,566)
Kahoot! ASA Barclays Bank PLC 445,000 08/09/22 NOK 20.35 NOK 8,144 (52,515)
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 31,500 08/12/22 USD 61.99 USD 1,814 (37,958)
$ (1,412,931)

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 4,418,721 $ (2,738,215 ) $ (9,846,179)

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 9,846,179 $ — $ — $ — $ 9,846,179

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options purchased (a) $ — $ — $ (4,444) $ — $ — $ — $ (4,444)
Options written — — 44,408,727 — — — 44,408,727
$ — $ — $ 44,404,283 $ — $ — $ — $ 44,404,283
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ (4,733,943 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (4,733,943 )

(a) Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.

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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options:
Average value of option contracts written $(10,712,177)

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 9,846,179
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 9,846,179
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (8,433,248 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 1,412,931

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Barclays Bank PLC $ 269,661 $ — $ (269,661 (a) — ) $ — $ —
Citibank N.A. 116,127 — (116,127 ) — —
Goldman Sachs International 39,760 — — — 39,760
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 644,798 — (644,798 ) — —
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 342,396 — (268,691 ) — 73,705
UBS AG 189 — — — 189
$ 1,412,931 $ — $ (1,299,277 ) $ — $ 113,654

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Aerospace & Defense $ 104,855,040 $ — $ — $ 104,855,040
Auto Components 39,715,079 — — 39,715,079
Biotechnology 37,948,856 — — 37,948,856
Building Products 12,145,992 — — 12,145,992
Capital Markets 54,938,793 — — 54,938,793
Diversified Consumer Services 42,288,138 — 33,064,138 75,352,276
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 13,684,567 — — 13,684,567
Entertainment — 26,152,890 — 26,152,890
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 26,406,910 — — 26,406,910
Food Products 11,198,900 — — 11,198,900
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 27,344,294 — — 27,344,294
Health Care Technology 89,697,535 — — 89,697,535
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 66,598,775 48,695,692 — 115,294,467

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks (continued)
Interactive Media & Services $ 49,616,005 $ — $ — $ 49,616,005
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 42,184,070 — — 42,184,070
IT Services 88,727,062 — 30,433,994 119,161,056
Life Sciences Tools & Services 236,784,139 — — 236,784,139
Machinery 54,709,492 — — 54,709,492
Road & Rail 21,024,792 — — 21,024,792
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 187,621,720 — — 187,621,720
Software 320,942,287 28,487,912 49,907,356 399,337,555
Convertible Notes — — 12,240,000 12,240,000
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — — 486,925,958 486,925,958
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 9,128,990 — — 9,128,990
$ 1,537,561,436 $ 103,336,494 $ 612,571,446 $ 2,253,469,376
Derivative Financial Instruments (a)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts $ (6,621,443) $ (3,224,736) $ — $ (9,846,179)

(a) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

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

Asset-Backed Securities Common Stocks Corporate Bonds Total
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021 $ 167,039,627 $ 12,000,000 $ 544,568,505 $ 723,608,132
Transfers into Level 3 — — — —
Transfers out of Level 3 — — — —
Accrued discounts/premiums — — — —
Net realized gain (loss)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (a)(b) (53,634,139 ) 240,000 (131,776,657 ) (185,170,796 )
Purchases — — 74,134,110 74,134,110
Sales — — — —
Closing balance, as of June 30, 2022 $ 113,405,488 $ 12,240,000 $ 486,925,958 $ 612,571,446
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 (b) $ (53,634,139 ) $ 240,000 $ (131,776,657 ) $ (185,170,796 )

(a) Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

(b) Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Trust’s Level 3 financial instruments as of period end.

Valuation Approach Unobservable Inputs (a) Range of Unobservable Inputs Utilized Weighted Average of Unobservable Inputs Based on Fair Value
Assets
Common Stocks $ 113,405,488 Market Revenue Multiple 10.00x - 25.00x 15.33x
EBITDA Multiple 18.00x —
Convertible Notes 12,240,000 Income Discount Rate 23% —
Market Revenue Multiple 2.20x —
Volatility 63% —
Preferred Stocks 486,925,958 Market Revenue Multiple 1.30x - 25.00x 11.33x
Time to Exit 2.0 - 5.0 years 3.2 years
Volatility 45% - 90% 66%

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Range of Unobservable Inputs Utilized Weighted Average of Unobservable Inputs Based on Fair Value
Market Adjustment Multiple 0.90x - 1.00x 0.95x
$ 612,571,446

(a) A significant change in unobservable input would have resulted in a correlated (inverse) significant change to value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security Value
Common Stocks
Chemicals — 13.5%
Albemarle Corp. (a) 39,976 $ 8,354,185
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 152,792 13,098,858
FMC Corp. (a) 238,833 25,557,519
Koninklijke DSM NV 92,957 13,316,140
Nutrien Ltd. 491,648 39,179,429
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR (a) 225,379 18,825,908
118,332,039
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%
Packaging Corp. of America (a) 33,028 4,541,350
Electrical Equipment — 0.5%
Vestas Wind Systems A/S 224,068 4,764,133
Food Products — 7.2%
Bunge Ltd. (a)(b) 255,485 23,169,935
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)(c) 156,591 9,364,142
Hofseth International A/S, (Acquired 05/26/21, Cost: $10,198,056) (c)(d)(e) 18,993,283 10,682,841
Kerry Group PLC, Class A 129,883 12,420,968
Nestle SA, Registered Shares 62,375 7,289,933
62,927,819
Machinery (a) — 4.4%
AGCO Corp. 168,181 16,599,466
Deere & Co. 73,217 21,926,295
38,525,761
Metals & Mining — 24.6%
Alcoa Corp. (a) 174,140 7,937,301
Anglo American PLC 162,903 5,823,549
ArcelorMittal SA, Registered Shares (a) 612,749 13,848,128
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 695,612 13,196,741
Franco-Nevada Corp. (a) 64,719 8,515,726
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (a) 96,413 2,821,044
Glencore PLC 8,764,363 47,471,611
Newcrest Mining Ltd. 757,397 10,790,046
Newmont Corp. (a) 378,867 22,606,994
Norsk Hydro ASA 1,955,124 11,048,916
Polyus PJSC, Registered Shares, GDR (d)(f) 209,464 2,095
Stelco Holdings, Inc. 459,581 11,489,525
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (a) 419,788 12,832,919
Vale SA, ADR (a) 2,009,197 29,394,552
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (a) 511,930 18,444,838
216,223,985
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 44.5%
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 243,150 4,626,121
Chevron Corp. (a)(b) 299,104 43,304,277
ConocoPhillips (a) 395,703 35,538,087
EOG Resources, Inc. (a) 149,421 16,502,055
Equinor ASA 314,700 10,965,843
Security Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Exxon Mobil Corp. (a)(b) 850,199 $ 72,811,042
Gazprom PJSC, ADR (d) 2,715,000 1,005
Hess Corp. (a) 101,335 10,735,430
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (a) 108,259 8,899,972
Phillips 66 (a) 162,182 13,297,302
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (a) 55,534 12,388,525
Repsol SA 309,150 4,557,489
Shell PLC, ADR (a) 929,232 48,589,541
Suncor Energy, Inc. 887,996 31,154,366
TC Energy Corp. 348,250 18,040,173
TotalEnergies SE 1,140,334 60,023,723
391,434,951
Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%
Precious Woods Holding AG, Registered Shares (c) 20,000 268,161
UPM-Kymmene OYJ 708,034 21,710,658
21,978,819
Total Long-Term Investments — 97.7% (Cost: $749,620,553) 858,728,857
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 2.9%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.33% (g)(h) 25,116,689 25,116,689
Total Short-Term Securities — 2.9% (Cost: $25,116,689) 25,116,689
Total Investments Before Options Written — 100.6% (Cost: $774,737,242) 883,845,546
Options Written — (0.4)% (Premiums Received: $(10,340,170)) (3,865,208 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 100.2% (Cost: $764,397,072) 879,980,338
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)% (1,362,524 )
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 878,617,814

(a) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(b) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(c) Non-income producing security.

(d) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $10,682,841, representing 1.2% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $10,198,056.

(f) This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(g) Affiliate of the Trust.

(h) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to 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 the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer Value at 12/31/21 Purchases at Cost Proceeds from Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value at 06/30/22 Income Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class $ 16,654,313 $ 8,462,376 (a) $ — $ — $ — $ 25,116,689 25,116,689 $ 39,871 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 104 07/01/22 USD 290.00 USD 2,320 $ (520)
AGCO Corp. 410 07/15/22 USD 120.00 USD 4,047 (20,500)
Albemarle Corp. 150 07/15/22 USD 240.00 USD 3,135 (15,375)
ArcelorMittal SA 560 07/15/22 USD 31.00 USD 1,266 (6,160)
Bunge Ltd. 412 07/15/22 USD 120.00 USD 3,736 (2,060)
Bunge Ltd. 533 07/15/22 USD 110.00 USD 4,834 (15,990)
Cenovus Energy Inc. 641 07/15/22 CAD 26.50 CAD 1,570 (19,670)
Darling Ingredients, Inc. 220 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 1,316 (3,300)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 470 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 4,025 (5,170)
FMC Corp. 451 07/15/22 USD 125.00 USD 4,826 (33,825)
HESS Corp. 220 07/15/22 USD 130.00 USD 2,331 (9,900)
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 270 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 2,220 (3,105)
Newmont Corp. 380 07/15/22 USD 70.00 USD 2,267 (2,090)
Packaging Corp. of America 122 07/15/22 USD 145.00 USD 1,678 (11,285)
Phillips 66 95 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 779 (713)
Shell PLC, ADR 597 07/15/22 USD 57.50 USD 3,122 (13,432)
Shell PLC, ADR 496 07/15/22 USD 60.00 USD 2,594 (3,720)
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR 486 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 4,060 (18,225)
Stelco Holdings Inc. 668 07/15/22 CAD 52.00 CAD 2,150 (20,239)
Stelco Holdings Inc. 200 07/15/22 CAD 41.00 CAD 644 (1,942)
Vale SA, ADR 1,208 07/15/22 USD 16.00 USD 1,767 (22,348)
Alcoa Corp. 160 07/22/22 USD 64.00 USD 729 (1,680)
ArcelorMittal SA 560 07/22/22 USD 31.00 USD 1,266 (4,480)
ConocoPhillips 294 07/22/22 USD 127.00 USD 2,640 (11,172)
Deere & Co. 37 07/22/22 USD 370.00 USD 1,108 (2,720)
EOG Resources, Inc. 144 07/22/22 USD 153.20 USD 1,590 (5,040)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 492 07/22/22 USD 105.00 USD 4,213 (5,658)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 413 07/22/22 USD 109.00 USD 3,537 (3,304)
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 239 07/22/22 USD 120.00 USD 1,965 (3,824)
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B 695 07/22/22 USD 41.00 USD 2,125 (18,070)
Vale SA, ADR 2,400 07/22/22 USD 16.00 USD 3,511 (54,000)
Shell PLC, ADR 808 07/25/22 USD 59.50 USD 4,225 (22,548)
Darling Ingredients, Inc. 360 07/27/22 USD 79.00 USD 2,153 (2,231)
ArcelorMittal SA 571 07/29/22 USD 30.00 USD 1,290 (7,709)
Chevron Corp. 250 07/29/22 USD 165.00 USD 3,620 (24,500)
ConocoPhillips 312 07/29/22 USD 127.00 USD 2,802 (10,296)
ConocoPhillips 206 07/29/22 USD 95.00 USD 1,850 (54,590)
Deere & Co. 113 07/29/22 USD 355.00 USD 3,384 (10,566)
EOG Resources, Inc. 241 07/29/22 USD 138.20 USD 2,662 (11,448)
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 178 07/29/22 USD 33.00 USD 521 (12,282)
Newmont Corp. 500 07/29/22 USD 70.00 USD 2,984 (13,500)
Phillips 66 205 07/29/22 USD 94.00 USD 1,681 (20,500)
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 101 07/29/22 USD 245.00 USD 2,253 (53,530)
Vale SA, ADR 1,460 07/29/22 USD 15.50 USD 2,136 (59,860)
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 840 07/29/22 USD 41.00 USD 3,027 (23,100)

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
Franco-Nevada Corp. 120 08/01/22 USD 147.00 USD 1,579 $ (12,348)
Alcoa Corp. 289 08/05/22 USD 58.00 USD 1,317 (22,686)
ArcelorMittal SA 576 08/05/22 USD 25.00 USD 1,302 (37,152)
Chevron Corp. 397 08/05/22 USD 155.00 USD 5,748 (138,950)
Conocophillips 403 08/05/22 USD 102.00 USD 3,619 (54,808)
Deere & Co. 67 08/05/22 USD 315.00 USD 2,006 (54,940)
EOG Resources, Inc. 167 08/05/22 USD 130.00 USD 1,844 (25,885)
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1,770 08/05/22 USD 94.00 USD 15,158 (305,325)
Hess Corp. 155 08/05/22 USD 114.00 USD 1,642 (62,000)
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 157 08/05/22 USD 94.00 USD 1,291 (21,666)
Newmont Corp. 521 08/05/22 USD 66.00 USD 3,109 (41,940)
Phillips 66 211 08/05/22 USD 90.00 USD 1,730 (46,420)
Shell PLC, ADR 1,000 08/05/22 USD 54.50 USD 5,229 (159,354)
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B 528 08/05/22 USD 37.00 USD 1,614 (30,096)
Vale SA, ADR 1,209 08/05/22 USD 17.00 USD 1,769 (23,575)
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 638 08/05/22 USD 40.00 USD 2,299 (35,090)
Chevron Corp. 459 08/12/22 USD 155.00 USD 6,645 (185,895)
Shell PLC, ADR 367 08/12/22 USD 55.78 USD 1,919 (51,753)
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B 330 08/12/22 USD 37.01 USD 1,009 (22,442)
Vale SA, ADR 1,157 08/12/22 USD 16.11 USD 1,693 (50,460)
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 416 08/12/22 USD 38.00 USD 1,499 (52,000)
AGCO Corp. 212 08/19/22 USD 105.00 USD 2,092 (87,980)
Alcoa Corp. 195 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 889 (18,427)
Cenovus Energy Inc. 584 08/19/22 CAD 31.00 CAD 1,430 (18,602)
ConocoPhillips 249 08/19/22 USD 105.00 USD 2,236 (39,714)
Deere & Co. 53 08/19/22 USD 350.00 USD 1,587 (19,345)
FMC Corp. 432 08/19/22 USD 110.00 USD 4,623 (183,600)
Franco-Nevada Corp. 120 08/19/22 USD 150.00 USD 1,579 (18,600)
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 178 08/19/22 USD 34.00 USD 521 (15,842)
Phillips 66 145 08/19/22 USD 110.00 USD 1,189 (5,075)
Shell PLC, ADR 170 08/19/22 USD 56.50 USD 889 (25,613)
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR 350 08/19/22 USD 106.17 USD 2,924 (35,690)
Stelco Holdings Inc. 832 08/19/22 CAD 38.00 CAD 2,677 (59,789)
Suncor Energy Inc. 1,114 08/19/22 CAD 49.00 CAD 5,031 (154,049)
Suncor Energy Inc. 1,001 08/19/22 CAD 52.00 CAD 4,521 (82,432)
TC Energy Corp. 664 08/19/22 CAD 72.00 CAD 4,428 (26,824)
Suncor Energy Inc. 1,001 09/16/22 CAD 52.00 CAD 4,521 (120,537)
Suncor Energy Inc. 265 09/16/22 CAD 56.00 CAD 1,197 (18,117)
TC Energy Corp. 624 09/16/22 CAD 70.00 CAD 4,161 (69,323)
$ (3,100,521)

OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Value
Call
Anglo American PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 26,900 07/06/22 GBP 34.76 GBP 790 $ (52)
Norsk Hydro ASA Merrill Lynch International 370,000 07/06/22 NOK 74.76 NOK 20,409 (14)
Koninklijke Dsm N.V. Goldman Sachs International 26,800 07/12/22 EUR 145.67 EUR 3,674 (27,705)
Total SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 162,000 07/12/22 EUR 54.27 EUR 8,160 (20,643)
Kerry Group PLC Goldman Sachs International 49,200 07/13/22 EUR 100.65 EUR 4,494 (4,560)
Anglo American PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 33,384 07/19/22 GBP 40.65 GBP 980 (36)
UPM Kymmene OYJ Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 90,000 07/19/22 EUR 34.05 EUR 2,611 (3,139)
Nestle SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 13,000 07/20/22 CHF 125.32 CHF 1,449 (813)
Koninklijke Dsm N.V. Credit Suisse International 7,600 07/27/22 EUR 160.28 EUR 1,042 (2,588)
Total SA UBS AG 108,500 07/27/22 EUR 57.38 EUR 5,465 (14,837)
UPM Kymmene OYJ Goldman Sachs International 172,000 07/27/22 EUR 34.28 EUR 4,990 (9,895)
Newcrest Mining Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 78,000 07/28/22 AUD 24.54 AUD 1,629 (2,218)
Statoil ASA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 58,200 07/28/22 NOK 350.73 NOK 19,936 (75,758)
Nestle SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 10,100 08/09/22 CHF 111.46 CHF 1,126 (29,990)
Repsol SA Credit Suisse International 145,600 08/09/22 EUR 14.41 EUR 2,046 (84,345)

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OTC Options Written (continued)

Description Counterparty Value
Call (continued)
Statoil ASA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 58,200 08/09/22 NOK 350.68 NOK 19,936 $ (91,475 )
Total SA JPMorgan International Bank Ltd. 156,400 08/09/22 EUR 50.96 EUR 7,878 (291,232 )
Newcrest Mining Ltd. UBS AG 202,300 08/11/22 AUD 22.28 AUD 4,226 (72,687 )
Norsk Hydro ASA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 353,400 08/11/22 NOK 65.28 NOK 19,494 (32,700 )
$ (764,687 )

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 6,709,495 $ (234,533 ) $ (3,865,208)

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 3,865,208 $ — $ — $ — $ 3,865,208

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options purchased (a) $ — $ — $ (1,311 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (1,311 )
Options written — — (40,509,948 ) — — — (40,509,948 )
$ — $ — $ (40,511,259 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (40,511,259 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options purchased (b) $ — $ — $ 1,311 $ — $ — $ — $ 1,311
Options written — — 7,850,011 — — — 7,850,011
$ — $ — $ 7,851,322 $ — $ — $ — $ 7,851,322

(a) Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.

(b) Options purchased are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments — unaffiliated.

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options:
Average value of option contracts written $ 9,375,481

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

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Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 3,865,208
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 3,865,208
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (3,100,521 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 764,687

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Credit Suisse International $ 86,933 $ — $ — (a) $ — $ 86,933
Goldman Sachs International 42,160 — (42,160 ) — —
JPMorgan International Bank Ltd. 291,232 — (291,232 ) — —
Merrill Lynch International 14 — — — 14
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 256,824 — (256,824 ) — —
UBS AG 87,524 — (87,524 ) — —
$ 764,687 $ — $ (677,740 ) $ — $ 86,947

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Chemicals $ 105,015,899 $ 13,316,140 $ — $ 118,332,039
Containers & Packaging 4,541,350 — — 4,541,350
Electrical Equipment — 4,764,133 — 4,764,133
Food Products 32,534,077 19,710,901 10,682,841 62,927,819
Machinery 38,525,761 — — 38,525,761
Metals & Mining 141,087,768 75,134,122 2,095 216,223,985
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 315,886,891 75,547,055 1,005 391,434,951
Paper & Forest Products — 21,978,819 — 21,978,819
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 25,116,689 — — 25,116,689
$ 662,708,435 $ 210,451,170 $ 10,685,941 $ 883,845,546
Derivative Financial Instruments (a)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts $ (2,718,082 ) $ (1,147,126 ) $ — $ (3,865,208 )

(a) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

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A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments 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
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021 $ 9,834,654
Transfers into Level 3 (a) 28,028,121
Transfers out of Level 3 (b) —
Accrued discounts/premiums —
Net realized gain (loss) (45,466 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (c)(d) (40,936,039 )
Purchases 14,219,305
Sales (414,634 )
Closing balance, as of June 30, 2022 $ 10,685,941
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 (d) $ (40,936,039 )

(a) As of December 31, 2021, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2022, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.

(b) As of December 31, 2021, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2022, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

(c) Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

(d) Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Trust’s Level 3 financial instruments as of period end. The table does not include Level 3 financial instruments with values based upon unadjusted third-party pricing information in the amount of $3,100. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.

Valuation Approach Unobservable Inputs Range of Unobservable Inputs Utilized
Assets
Common Stocks $ 10,682,841 Market EBITDA Multiple 22.00x
$ 10,682,841

(a) A significant change in unobservable input would have resulted in a correlated (inverse) significant change to value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security Value
Common Stocks
Automobiles — 2.1%
Tesla, Inc. (a)(b) 34,250 $ 23,064,635
Banks — 1.8%
Klarna Holdings AB, (Acquired 08/07/19, Cost:
$7,971,978) (c)(d) 26,430 19,274,271
Capital Markets — 0.7%
S&P Global, Inc. (a) 23,134 7,797,546
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%
Think & Learn Private Ltd., (Acquired 09/30/20, Cost: $1,524,948) (c)(d) 997 3,827,869
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.7%
CDW Corp. (a) 54,202 8,540,067
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. 23,749 9,793,727
18,333,794
Entertainment — 0.3%
Roku, Inc. (a)(b) 45,568 3,742,956
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (a)(b) — 0.9%
Airbnb, Inc., Class A 32,494 2,894,562
Booking Holdings, Inc. 3,769 6,591,943
9,486,505
Interactive Media & Services — 5.9%
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)(b) 13,882 30,252,489
Kakao Corp. 216,792 11,746,895
Snap, Inc., Class A (a)(b) 242,590 3,185,207
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 164,500 7,446,114
Z Holdings Corp. 1,485,700 4,320,525
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., CLass A (a)(b) 196,066 6,517,234
63,468,464
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.7%
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)(b) 167,970 17,840,092
Cazoo Group Ltd. (b) 438,236 315,530
Jasper Infotech Private Ltd., Series I, (Acquired 08/18/15, Cost: $1,998,435) (c)(d) 168,640 213,970
Meituan, Class B (b)(e) 203,300 5,073,206
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)(b) 8,263 5,262,457
28,705,255
IT Services — 15.1%
Accenture PLC, Class A (a) 50,752 14,091,293
Adyen NV (b)(e) 4,805 6,934,249
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (a) 24,107 5,063,434
Automattic, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 02/03/21, Cost: $7,999,945) (c)(d) 94,117 5,078,553
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) 124,651 765,357
Block, Inc. (a)(b) 73,706 4,529,971
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. 64,700 4,608,644
Mastercard, Inc., Class A (a) 90,717 28,619,399
MongoDB, Inc. (a)(b) 31,339 8,132,471
Okta, Inc. (a)(b) 72,383 6,543,423
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) 90,553 6,324,222
Salt Payments, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 12/17/21, Cost: $24,999,987) (c)(d) 12,871 15,216,997
Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a)(b) 13,175 1,832,116
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. (a)(b) 448,130 6,323,114
TRAX Ltd., (Acquired 09/12/19, Cost: $4,000,013) (c)(d) 106,667 4,342,414
Security Value
IT Services (continued)
TRAX Ltd., Series D, (Acquired 02/18/21, Cost:
$1,999,990) (c)(d) 38,361 $ 1,561,676
Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)(b) 67,897 5,690,448
Visa, Inc., Class A (a) 122,365 24,092,445
Voltron Data, Inc., Series A, (Acquired 01/18/22, Cost: $10,000,000) (c)(d) 6,201,935 9,116,844
Wise PLC, Class A (b) 1,002,310 3,640,000
162,507,070
Professional Services — 0.4%
Planet Labs, Inc., (Acquired 01/06/22, Cost: $10,000,000) (d) 1,000,000 4,330,000
Road & Rail — 0.5%
Ant Group Co., Ltd, Series C, (Acquired 05/18/18, Cost: $6,492,863) (c)(d) 1,703,548 5,570,602
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 14.8%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(b) 110,640 8,460,641
Alphawave IP Group PLC (b) 1,844,013 3,016,900
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 39,090 5,710,659
ASML Holding NV 33,209 15,689,191
Broadcom, Inc. (a) 10,711 5,203,511
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd., (Acquired 01/27/22, Cost: $5,404,499) (d) 1,071,061 12,419,642
Globalfoundries, Inc. (a)(b) 128,800 5,195,792
Lam Research Corp. (a) 29,879 12,732,936
Marvell Technology, Inc. (a) 565,155 24,601,197
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a) 22,095 8,485,364
NVIDIA Corp. (a) 54,473 8,257,562
Qualcomm, Inc. (a) 35,732 4,564,406
Renesas Electronics Corp. (b) 810,800 7,337,217
Soitec SA (b) 75,893 10,901,270
STMicroelectronics NV 171,818 5,433,754
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR (a) 113,378 9,268,651
Wolfspeed, Inc. (a)(b) 199,937 12,686,003
159,964,696
Software — 21.2%
Adobe, Inc. (a)(b) 18,274 6,689,381
ANSYS, Inc. (a)(b) 35,186 8,419,658
AppLovin Corp., Class A (a)(b) 164,804 5,675,850
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A (a)(b) 37,822 7,087,843
AvidXchange, Inc., (Acquired 07/29/20, Cost: $2,022,088) (d) 165,028 1,013,272
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)(b) 107,937 16,193,788
Constellation Software, Inc 3,049 4,526,292
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b) 43,297 7,298,142
CS Disco, Inc. (a)(b) 215,329 3,884,535
Databricks, Inc., (Acquired 07/24/20, Cost: $960,476) (c)(d) 19,999 3,668,616
DataRobot, Inc., (Acquired 03/01/21, Cost: $583,275) (c)(d) 38,789 434,437
Elastic NV (a)(b) 47,198 3,193,889
Gitlab, Inc., Class A (a)(b) 144,364 7,671,503
Grammarly, Inc., (Acquired 11/17/21, Cost: $18,749,975) (c)(d) 715,323 15,264,993
Intuit, Inc. (a) 33,520 12,919,949
Microsoft Corp. (a) 254,052 65,248,175
Oracle Corp. (a) 104,180 7,279,057
Patreon, Inc., (Acquired 08/19/21, Cost: $3,352,226) (c)(d) 59,524 2,297,031

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Security Shares Value
Software (continued)
Salesforce, Inc. (a)(b) 54,803 $ 9,044,687
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)(b) 29,283 13,924,652
SiteMinder Ltd. (b) 2,145,680 5,227,743
Snorkel AI, Inc., (Acquired 06/30/21,
Cost: $997,636) (c)(d) 66,422 634,994
Snyk Ltd., (Acquired 09/02/21, Cost: $5,192,307) (c)(d) 361,972 3,717,452
Unity Software, Inc. (a)(b) 114,284 4,207,937
Xero Ltd. (b) 130,197 6,944,789
Zscaler, Inc. (a)(b) 43,943 6,569,918
229,038,583
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.1%
Apple, Inc. (a) 483,817 66,147,460
Total Common Stocks — 74.6% (Cost: $540,790,983) 805,259,706
Par (000)
Convertible Notes
Software — 0.9%
Warhol, Inc.(Acquired: 12/14/21, Cost: $8,000,000),
0.00% (c)(d) $ 80 9,640,000
Total Convertible Notes — 0.9% (Cost: $8,000,000) 9,640,000
Shares
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — 20.4% (c)(d)
Chemicals — 0.6%
Solugen, Inc., (Acquired 09/02/21, Cost: $9,999,977) 269,284 6,923,291
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%
Think & Learn Private Ltd., Series F, (Acquired 09/30/20, Cost: $3,052,975) 1,054 4,046,714
Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%
Trumid Holdings LLC, Class L, (Acquired 09/15/21, Cost: $9,999,695), 07/16/22 (f) 11,420 8,511,783
Entertainment — 0.5%
Discord, Inc., Series I, (Acquired 09/13/21, Cost: $7,000,088) 12,713 5,046,044
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%
Grubmarket, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 10/18/21, Cost: $6,999,994) 709,724 15,670,706
Food Products — 0.9%
Farmer’s Business Network, Inc. (Acquired 09/15/21, Cost: $6,999,963) 112,616 5,399,937
Series F, (Acquired 07/31/20, Cost: $2,999,886) 90,750 4,161,795
9,561,732
Interactive Media & Services — 1.4%
ByteDance Ltd., Series E-1, (Acquired 11/11/20, Cost:
$9,999,959) 91,262 15,105,319
Security Value
IT Services — 1.8%
Deep Instinct Ltd., Series D-2, (Acquired 03/19/21, Cost:
$2,999,391) 493,493 $ 2,418,115
Trumid Holdings LLC (f)
Class J-A, (Acquired 07/24/20, Cost: $2,499,716) 5,038 3,755,023
Class J-B, (Acquired 07/24/20, Cost: $1,499,830) 5,038 3,755,023
Voltron Data, Inc., (Acquired 07/14/21, Cost: $5,000,000) 9,090,909 9,909,091
19,837,252
Road & Rail — 0.4%
FlixMobility GmbH, Series F, (Acquired 07/26/19, Cost: $5,482,937) 275 3,845,269
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.1%
PsiQuantum Corp.
Series C, (Acquired 09/09/19, Cost: $3,200,234) 690,003 14,200,262
Series C, (Acquired 05/21/21, Cost: $5,000,025) 190,650 4,873,014
Rivos, Inc., Series A, (Acquired 12/03/21, Cost: $12,003,705) 4,500,000 10,800,000
SambaNova Systems, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 02/20/20, Cost: $9,972,125) 187,300 14,231,054
44,104,330
Software — 8.0%
Bolt Financial, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 01/18/22, Cost: $29,999,955) 598,682 20,289,333
Databricks, Inc.
Series F, (Acquired 10/22/19, Cost: $3,999,999) 93,135 17,084,684
Series G, (Acquired 02/01/21, Cost: $4,500,001) 25,371 4,654,056
DataRobot, Inc., Series F, (Acquired 10/27/20, Cost: $2,999,996) 228,276 2,565,822
Grammarly, Inc., Series 3, (Acquired 11/17/21, Cost: $6,249,992) 238,441 5,088,331
MNTN Digital, Inc., (Acquired 11/05/21, Cost: $24,999,980) 1,088,598 15,773,785
Patreon, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 07/14/21, Cost: $6,666,632) 119,047 4,594,024
Prosimo, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 11/04/21, Cost: $4,999,998) 2,515,811 4,327,195
Snorkel AI, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 06/30/21, Cost: $4,999,985) 332,896 3,182,486
Snyk Ltd., Series B, (Acquired 09/02/21, Cost: $4,807,688) 335,159 3,442,083
Unqork, Inc.
Series B, (Acquired 09/19/19, Cost: $3,198,416) 281,080 4,938,576
Series C, (Acquired 09/18/20, Cost: $1,303,260) 47,600 836,332
86,776,707
219,429,147
Total Preferred Securities — 20.4% (Cost: $203,436,402) 219,429,147

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Security Value
Warrants
IT Services — 0.0%
TRAX Ltd., (Expires 09/15/2023), (Acquired 09/12/19, Cost:
$0) (c)(d) 17,065 $ 42,321
Total Warrants — 0.0% (Cost: $ — ) 42,321
Total Long-Term Investments — 95.9% (Cost: $752,227,385) 1,034,371,174
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 4.5%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.33% (g)(h) 49,223,180 49,223,180
Total Short-Term Securities — 4.5% (Cost: $49,223,180) 49,223,180
Total Investments Before Options Written — 100.4% (Cost: $801,450,565) 1,083,594,354
Options Written — (0.4)% (Premiums Received: $(10,312,473)) (4,802,220 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 100.0% (Cost: $791,138,092) 1,078,792,134
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.0% 107,061
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 1,078,899,195

(a) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $337,095,101, representing 31.2% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $325,687,043.

(e) 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.

(f) All or a portion of the security is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly-owned subsidiary.

(g) Affiliate of the Trust.

(h) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to 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 the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer — BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class Value at 12/31/21 — $ 42,574,872 Purchases at Cost — $ 6,648,308 Proceeds from Sales — $ — $ — Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) — $ — Value at 06/30/22 — $ 49,223,180 49,223,180 Income — $ 70,631 $ —
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (b) 840,396 — (840,061 ) (a) (335 ) — — — 18,028 (c) —
$ (335 ) $ — $ 49,223,180 $ 88,659 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(b) As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

(c) All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Value
Call
Adobe, Inc. 56 07/01/22 USD 435.00 USD 2,050 $ (392 )
Analog Devices, Inc. 55 07/01/22 USD 175.00 USD 803 (4,125 )
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A 40 07/01/22 USD 200.00 USD 750 (800 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Value
Call (continued)
Booking Holdings, Inc. 11 07/01/22 USD 2,250.00 USD 1,924 $ (2,915 )
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A 59 07/01/22 USD 175.00 USD 995 (3,688 )
Lam Research Corp. 70 07/01/22 USD 525.00 USD 2,983 (70 )
S&P Global, Inc. 90 07/01/22 USD 350.00 USD 3,034 (4,950 )
ServiceNow, Inc. 59 07/01/22 USD 485.00 USD 2,806 (11,210 )
Unity Software, Inc. 149 07/01/22 USD 44.00 USD 549 (447 )
Accenture PLC, Class A 103 07/08/22 USD 315.00 USD 2,860 (6,695 )
Analog Devices, Inc. 75 07/08/22 USD 165.00 USD 1,096 (7,500 )
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A 34 07/08/22 USD 210.00 USD 637 (2,890 )
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A 86 07/08/22 USD 195.00 USD 1,450 (2,924 )
Intuit, Inc. 101 07/08/22 USD 405.00 USD 3,893 (26,512 )
MercadoLibre, Inc. 16 07/08/22 USD 890.00 USD 1,019 (3,680 )
MongoDB, Inc. 7 07/08/22 USD 290.00 USD 182 (1,523 )
MongoDB, Inc. 19 07/08/22 USD 315.00 USD 493 (998 )
Oracle Corp. 71 07/08/22 USD 70.00 USD 496 (7,987 )
Tesla, Inc. 45 07/08/22 USD 810.00 USD 3,030 (5,018 )
Twilio, Inc., Class A 139 07/08/22 USD 125.00 USD 1,165 (7,714 )
Accenture PLC, Class A 108 07/15/22 USD 290.00 USD 2,999 (24,570 )
Adobe, Inc. 28 07/15/22 USD 425.00 USD 1,025 (1,148 )
Alphabet Inc., Class A 18 07/15/22 USD 2,425.00 USD 3,923 (14,580 )
Amazon.com, Inc. 200 07/15/22 USD 125.00 USD 2,124 (3,600 )
Amazon.com, Inc. 401 07/15/22 USD 117.00 USD 4,259 (29,874 )
ANSYS, Inc. 83 07/15/22 USD 260.00 USD 1,986 (24,070 )
ANSYS, Inc. 79 07/15/22 USD 250.00 USD 1,890 (35,945 )
Apple, Inc. 23 07/15/22 USD 150.00 USD 314 (759 )
Apple, Inc. 157 07/15/22 USD 155.00 USD 2,147 (1,963 )
AppLovin Corp., Class A 553 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,905 (11,060 )
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A 17 07/15/22 USD 210.00 USD 319 (4,718 )
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A 33 07/15/22 USD 200.00 USD 618 (16,665 )
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 96 07/15/22 USD 212.50 USD 2,016 (35,520 )
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. 134 07/15/22 USD 10.00 USD 82 (12,060 )
Broadcom, Inc. 48 07/15/22 USD 530.00 USD 2,332 (6,720 )
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 42 07/15/22 USD 160.00 USD 630 (5,985 )
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 221 07/15/22 USD 155.00 USD 3,316 (64,090 )
CDW Corp. 121 07/15/22 USD 160.00 USD 1,906 (38,417 )
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A 55 07/15/22 USD 190.00 USD 927 (11,605 )
CS Disco, Inc. 92 07/15/22 USD 30.00 USD 166 (3,220 )
CS Disco, Inc. 250 07/15/22 USD 22.50 USD 451 (45,000 )
Elastic NV 128 07/15/22 USD 67.46 USD 866 (51,008 )
Elastic NV 27 07/15/22 USD 80.00 USD 183 (1,418 )
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 189 07/15/22 USD 50.00 USD 1,004 (100,170 )
Globalfoundries Inc. 400 07/15/22 USD 65.00 USD 1,614 (6,000 )
Globalfoundries Inc. 256 07/15/22 USD 55.00 USD 1,033 (5,120 )
Intuit, Inc. 28 07/15/22 USD 420.00 USD 1,079 (6,720 )
Lam Research Corp. 50 07/15/22 USD 515.00 USD 2,131 (1,675 )
Lam Research Corp. 30 07/15/22 USD 480.00 USD 1,278 (6,240 )
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 68 07/15/22 USD 355.00 USD 2,145 (2,924 )
MercadoLibre, Inc. 7 07/15/22 USD 900.00 USD 446 (350 )
Microsoft Corp. 136 07/15/22 USD 280.00 USD 3,493 (8,296 )
MongoDB, Inc. 19 07/15/22 USD 300.00 USD 493 (6,650 )
MongoDB, Inc. 19 07/15/22 USD 320.00 USD 493 (2,850 )
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 21 07/15/22 USD 460.00 USD 806 (5,618 )
NVIDIA Corp. 65 07/15/22 USD 185.00 USD 985 (2,275 )
Okta, Inc. 80 07/15/22 USD 130.00 USD 723 (760 )
Oracle Corp. 115 07/15/22 USD 72.50 USD 804 (6,728 )
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 232 07/15/22 USD 95.00 USD 1,620 (1,624 )
Roku, Inc. 38 07/15/22 USD 110.00 USD 312 (1,520 )
salesforce.com, Inc. 100 07/15/22 USD 185.00 USD 1,650 (6,600 )
ServiceNow, Inc. 23 07/15/22 USD 500.00 USD 1,094 (20,700 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 142 07/15/22 USD 17.00 USD 186 (1,065 )
Snowflake, Inc., Class A 24 07/15/22 USD 175.00 USD 334 (1,560 )
Tesla, Inc. 17 07/15/22 USD 905.00 USD 1,145 (1,173 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Value
Call (continued)
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. 439 07/15/22 USD 17.50 USD 619 $ (43,900 )
Twilio, Inc., Class A 95 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 796 (5,605 )
Unity Software, Inc. 200 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 736 (10,500 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 102 07/15/22 USD 215.00 USD 2,008 (4,437 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 157 07/15/22 USD 202.50 USD 3,091 (46,707 )
Wolfspeed, Inc. 240 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 1,523 (18,000 )
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. 479 07/15/22 USD 50.00 USD 1,592 (16,765 )
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. 250 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 831 (7,500 )
Zscaler, Inc. 31 07/15/22 USD 220.00 USD 463 (713 )
Zscaler, Inc. 34 07/15/22 USD 165.00 USD 508 (10,047 )
Adobe, Inc. 22 07/22/22 USD 445.00 USD 805 (836 )
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 187 07/22/22 USD 98.00 USD 1,430 (3,366 )
Alphabet Inc., Class A 19 07/22/22 USD 2,520.00 USD 4,141 (14,250 )
Alphabet Inc., Class A 7 07/22/22 USD 2,375.00 USD 1,525 (16,240 )
Amazon.com, Inc. 78 07/22/22 USD 120.00 USD 828 (6,357 )
Analog Devices, Inc. 75 07/22/22 USD 160.00 USD 1,096 (6,188 )
Apple, Inc. 244 07/22/22 USD 155.00 USD 3,336 (6,466 )
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A 84 07/22/22 USD 200.00 USD 1,574 (60,060 )
Booking Holdings, Inc. 7 07/22/22 USD 2,070.00 USD 1,224 (5,005 )
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A 23 07/22/22 USD 180.00 USD 388 (14,260 )
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A 22 07/22/22 USD 195.00 USD 371 (5,698 )
Intuit, Inc. 21 07/22/22 USD 390.00 USD 809 (29,505 )
Lam Research Corp. 32 07/22/22 USD 495.00 USD 1,364 (7,072 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 434 07/22/22 USD 65.00 USD 1,889 (32,550 )
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 146 07/22/22 USD 380.00 USD 4,606 (2,628 )
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 36 07/22/22 USD 335.00 USD 1,136 (13,410 )
Microsoft Corp. 313 07/22/22 USD 285.00 USD 8,039 (23,475 )
MongoDB, Inc. 30 07/22/22 USD 320.00 USD 779 (9,225 )
Okta, Inc. 44 07/22/22 USD 115.00 USD 398 (3,234 )
Qualcomm, Inc. 104 07/22/22 USD 140.00 USD 1,328 (14,924 )
S&P Global, Inc. 14 07/22/22 USD 335.00 USD 472 (15,680 )
ServiceNow, Inc. 25 07/22/22 USD 475.00 USD 1,189 (59,625 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 154 07/22/22 USD 16.00 USD 202 (9,009 )
Tesla, Inc. 22 07/22/22 USD 850.00 USD 1,482 (10,230 )
Twilio, Inc., Class A 36 07/22/22 USD 100.00 USD 302 (6,030 )
Twilio, Inc., Class A 35 07/22/22 USD 105.00 USD 293 (3,675 )
Zscaler, Inc. 39 07/22/22 USD 155.00 USD 583 (31,102 )
Airbnb, Inc., Class A 50 07/29/22 USD 135.00 USD 445 (575 )
Airbnb, Inc., Class A 30 07/29/22 USD 110.00 USD 267 (2,925 )
Apple, Inc. 158 07/29/22 USD 140.00 USD 2,160 (72,285 )
Apple, Inc. 357 07/29/22 USD 145.00 USD 4,881 (95,497 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 210 07/29/22 USD 54.00 USD 914 (5,985 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 320 07/29/22 USD 56.00 USD 1,393 (4,320 )
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 117 07/29/22 USD 335.00 USD 3,691 (73,125 )
MercadoLibre, Inc. 16 07/29/22 USD 820.00 USD 1,019 (11,040 )
Microsoft Corp. 115 07/29/22 USD 265.00 USD 2,954 (87,400 )
MongoDB, Inc. 18 07/29/22 USD 315.00 USD 467 (10,350 )
NVIDIA Corp. 89 07/29/22 USD 175.00 USD 1,349 (22,561 )
Okta, Inc. 80 07/29/22 USD 100.00 USD 723 (30,600 )
Oracle Corp. 282 07/29/22 USD 70.00 USD 1,970 (60,771 )
Roku, Inc. 57 07/29/22 USD 97.00 USD 468 (21,660 )
salesforce.com, Inc. 40 07/29/22 USD 180.00 USD 660 (11,820 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 141 07/29/22 USD 16.00 USD 185 (9,447 )
Snowflake, Inc., Class A 35 07/29/22 USD 160.00 USD 487 (15,925 )
Tesla, Inc. 14 07/29/22 USD 775.00 USD 943 (28,945 )
Unity Software, Inc. 89 07/29/22 USD 43.00 USD 328 (14,818 )
Zscaler, Inc. 29 07/29/22 USD 190.00 USD 434 (4,452 )
Zscaler, Inc. 24 07/29/22 USD 170.00 USD 359 (11,160 )
Accenture PLC, Class A 17 08/05/22 USD 285.00 USD 472 (13,175 )
Adobe, Inc. 17 08/05/22 USD 405.00 USD 622 (9,435 )
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 158 08/05/22 USD 94.00 USD 1,208 (15,721 )
Airbnb, Inc., Class A 66 08/05/22 USD 115.00 USD 588 (6,765 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Value
Call (continued)
Amazon.com, Inc. 300 08/05/22 USD 125.00 USD 3,186 $ (40,500 )
Analog Devices, Inc. 12 08/05/22 USD 155.00 USD 175 (3,600 )
Apple, Inc. 82 08/05/22 USD 150.00 USD 1,121 (15,908 )
Block Inc., Class A 210 08/05/22 USD 85.00 USD 1,291 (20,475 )
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 376 08/05/22 USD 48.00 USD 1,998 (311,987 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 510 08/05/22 USD 53.00 USD 2,220 (23,970 )
Microsoft Corp. 124 08/05/22 USD 270.00 USD 3,185 (81,220 )
Okta, Inc. 151 08/05/22 USD 105.00 USD 1,365 (48,924 )
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 48 08/05/22 USD 90.00 USD 335 (4,656 )
Qualcomm, Inc. 76 08/05/22 USD 135.00 USD 971 (37,810 )
Roku, Inc. 55 08/05/22 USD 115.00 USD 452 (10,945 )
salesforce.com, Inc. 82 08/05/22 USD 180.00 USD 1,353 (30,340 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 142 08/05/22 USD 18.00 USD 186 (5,751 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR 122 08/05/22 USD 93.00 USD 997 (7,259 )
Tesla, Inc. 17 08/05/22 USD 790.00 USD 1,145 (36,720 )
Visa, Inc., Class A 169 08/05/22 USD 205.00 USD 3,327 (92,105 )
Adobe, Inc. 15 08/12/22 USD 395.00 USD 549 (15,825 )
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 152 08/12/22 USD 90.06 USD 1,162 (28,384 )
Apple, Inc. 315 08/12/22 USD 147.68 USD 4,307 (93,309 )
Block Inc., Class A 102 08/12/22 USD 81.33 USD 627 (17,195 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 880 08/12/22 USD 51.77 USD 3,831 (79,728 )
Microsoft Corp. 96 08/12/22 USD 265.00 USD 2,466 (84,960 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 618 08/12/22 USD 17.17 USD 811 (35,076 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 137 08/12/22 USD 16.54 USD 180 (9,876 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR 136 08/12/22 USD 91.14 USD 1,112 (14,690 )
Alphabet Inc., Class A 18 08/19/22 USD 2,500.00 USD 3,923 (57,420 )
Apple, Inc. 357 08/19/22 USD 150.00 USD 4,881 (88,357 )
AppLovin Corp., Class A 455 08/19/22 USD 50.00 USD 1,567 (45,500 )
Block Inc., Class A 49 08/19/22 USD 110.00 USD 301 (1,103 )
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 222 08/19/22 USD 160.00 USD 3,331 (125,430 )
CDW Corp. 121 08/19/22 USD 160.00 USD 1,906 (81,070 )
CS Disco, Inc. 250 08/19/22 USD 22.50 USD 451 (28,750 )
Elastic NV 118 08/19/22 USD 80.00 USD 799 (30,975 )
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 295 08/19/22 USD 50.83 USD 1,568 (233,616 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 231 08/19/22 USD 52.50 USD 1,006 (17,440 )
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 41 08/19/22 USD 345.00 USD 1,293 (25,830 )
Microsoft Corp. 105 08/19/22 USD 270.00 USD 2,697 (75,337 )
MongoDB, Inc. 60 08/19/22 USD 290.00 USD 1,557 (103,800 )
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 39 08/19/22 USD 450.00 USD 1,498 (39,390 )
NVIDIA Corp. 104 08/19/22 USD 215.00 USD 1,577 (5,512 )
Okta, Inc. 43 08/19/22 USD 120.00 USD 389 (7,568 )
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 127 08/19/22 USD 90.00 USD 887 (17,145 )
Roku, Inc. 55 08/19/22 USD 120.00 USD 452 (12,622 )
salesforce.com, Inc. 24 08/19/22 USD 180.00 USD 396 (11,880 )
ServiceNow, Inc. 25 08/19/22 USD 500.00 USD 1,189 (66,625 )
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR 252 08/19/22 USD 95.00 USD 2,060 (17,388 )
Tesla, Inc. 21 08/19/22 USD 840.00 USD 1,414 (42,000 )
Tesla, Inc. 18 08/19/22 USD 790.00 USD 1,212 (55,575 )
Unity Software, Inc. 190 08/19/22 USD 55.00 USD 700 (22,895 )
Wolfspeed, Inc. 240 08/19/22 USD 90.00 USD 1,523 (21,600 )
Zscaler, Inc. 40 08/19/22 USD 190.00 USD 598 (13,500 )
Wolfspeed, Inc. 190 09/16/22 USD 80.00 USD 1,206 (57,950 )
$ (4,415,173 )

OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Value
Call
Soitec SA Goldman Sachs International 5,500 07/06/22 EUR 173.51 EUR 745 $ (8 )
STMicroelectronics NV Goldman Sachs International 40,300 07/06/22 EUR 39.72 EUR 1,209 —

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OTC Options Written (continued)

Description Counterparty Value
Call (continued)
Yahoo Japan Corp. BNP Paribas SA 509,000 07/08/22 JPY 499.86 JPY 201,768 $ —
Wolfspeed, Inc. Bank of America N.A. 13,200 07/11/22 USD 81.32 USD 838 (543 )
Wolfspeed, Inc. Citibank N.A. 9,000 07/11/22 USD 101.52 USD 571 —
Soitec SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 5,300 07/12/22 EUR 181.71 EUR 718 (27 )
Kakao Corp. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 59,500 07/13/22 USD 85,917.68 USD 4,159,050 (298 )
Renesas Electronics Corp. UBS AG 334,000 07/13/22 JPY 1,596.86 JPY 411,822 (1,882 )
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 10,600 07/13/22 USD 593,827.14 USD 5,639,200 (9,235 )
Alphawave IP Group PLC Goldman Sachs International 67,000 07/19/22 GBP 1.91 GBP 90 (205 )
Siteminder Ltd. UBS AG 60,000 07/19/22 AUD 4.93 AUD 211 (83 )
Soitec SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 13,600 07/19/22 EUR 177.89 EUR 1,843 (812 )
Wise PLC, Class A Goldman Sachs International 100,000 07/19/22 GBP 3.77 GBP 297 (2,753 )
Xero Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 8,500 07/19/22 AUD 92.84 AUD 654 (2,712 )
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. UBS AG 14,700 07/20/22 JPY 11,145.60 JPY 140,385 (9,206 )
Kakao Corp. UBS AG 55,500 07/21/22 USD 84,721.47 USD 3,879,450 (1,660 )
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 22,300 07/25/22 USD 18.99 USD 315 (756 )
Alphawave IP Group PLC Goldman Sachs International 62,000 07/26/22 GBP 1.92 GBP 83 (424 )
ASML Holding NV Goldman Sachs International 8,300 07/26/22 EUR 555.95 EUR 3,784 (7,926 )
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 3,900 07/26/22 USD 433.62 USD 1,498 (26,402 )
STMicroelectronics NV UBS AG 15,900 07/26/22 EUR 38.50 EUR 477 (578 )
Yahoo Japan Corp. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 396,800 07/26/22 JPY 457.10 JPY 157,292 (1,834 )
Adyen NV Goldman Sachs International 2,100 07/27/22 EUR 1,544.77 EUR 2,915 (54,355 )
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 8,200 07/27/22 JPY 11,372.61 JPY 78,310 (5,953 )
Siteminder Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 33,200 07/27/22 AUD 4.91 AUD 117 (164 )
Soitec SA UBS AG 1,900 07/27/22 EUR 184.80 EUR 257 (186 )
Xero Ltd. BNP Paribas SA 50,000 07/27/22 AUD 86.76 AUD 3,848 (63,337 )
Alphawave IP Group PLC UBS AG 62,000 08/02/22 GBP 1.75 GBP 83 (1,694 )
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 8,200 08/02/22 JPY 11,074.00 JPY 78,310 (11,081 )
Renesas Electronics Corp. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 87,800 08/02/22 JPY 1,543.36 JPY 108,257 (652 )
STMicroelectronics NV Goldman Sachs International 25,500 08/03/22 EUR 34.17 EUR 765 (10,000 )
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 22,300 08/04/22 USD 19.00 USD 315 (1,773 )
ASML Holding NV JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 6,700 08/09/22 EUR 487.54 EUR 3,054 (86,220 )
Soitec SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 4,500 08/09/22 EUR 162.00 EUR 610 (6,102 )
Soitec SA UBS AG 3,300 08/09/22 EUR 151.69 EUR 447 (10,944 )
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 18,100 08/09/22 USD 44.37 USD 602 (9,645 )
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. Bank of America N.A. 69,000 08/11/22 USD 17.74 USD 974 (15,553 )
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 44,200 09/01/22 USD 15.60 USD 624 (42,044 )
$ (387,047 )

Balances Reported in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 6,166,169 $ (655,916 ) $ (4,802,220 )

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 4,802,220 $ — $ — $ — $ 4,802,220

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For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options purchased (a) $ — $ — $ (381 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (381 )
Options written — — 43,628,929 — — — 43,628,929
$ — $ — $ 43,628,548 $ — $ — $ — $ 43,628,548
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ (274,650 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (274,650 )

(a) Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options: — Average value of option contracts written $ (8,200,814 )

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 4,802,220
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 4,802,220
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (4,415,173 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 387,047

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Bank of America N.A. $ 16,096 $ — $ — $ — (a) $ 16,096
Barclays Bank PLC 28,931 — — — 28,931
BNP Paribas SA 63,337 — — — 63,337
Goldman Sachs International 84,906 — — (40,000 ) 44,906
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 157,727 — — (150,000 ) 7,727
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 9,817 — — (9,817 ) —
UBS AG 26,233 — — (26,233 ) —
$ 387,047 $ — $ — $ (226,050 ) $ 160,997

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Automobiles $ 23,064,635 $ — $ — $ 23,064,635
Banks — — 19,274,271 19,274,271
Capital Markets 7,797,546 — — 7,797,546
Diversified Consumer Services — — 3,827,869 3,827,869
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 8,540,067 9,793,727 — 18,333,794
Entertainment 3,742,956 — — 3,742,956
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 9,486,505 — — 9,486,505
Interactive Media & Services 39,954,930 23,513,534 — 63,468,464
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 23,418,079 5,073,206 213,970 28,705,255
IT Services 112,007,693 15,182,893 35,316,484 162,507,070
Professional Services — 4,330,000 — 4,330,000
Road & Rail — — 5,570,602 5,570,602
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 108,183,622 51,781,074 — 159,964,696
Software 189,835,256 13,185,804 26,017,523 229,038,583
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 66,147,460 — — 66,147,460
Convertible Notes — — 9,640,000 9,640,000
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — — 219,429,147 219,429,147
Warrants — — 42,321 42,321
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 49,223,180 — — 49,223,180
$ 641,401,929 $ 122,860,238 $ 319,332,187 $ 1,083,594,354
Derivative Financial Instruments (a)
Equity Contracts $ — $ — $ — $ —
Liabilities
Equity Contracts (3,540,304 ) (1,261,916 ) — (4,802,220 )
$ (3,540,304 ) $ (1,261,916 ) $ — $ (4,802,220 )

(a) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments 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 Convertible Notes Preferred Stocks Warrant Total
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021 $ 119,431,663 $ 8,000,000 $ 240,189,562 $ 117,749 $ 367,738,974
Transfers into Level 3 — — — — —
Transfers out of Level 3 — — — — —
Accrued discounts/premiums — — — — —
Net realized gain (loss)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (a)(b) (39,210,941 ) 1,640,000 (45,355,871 ) (75,428 ) (83,002,240 )
Purchases 11,998,433 — 29,999,955 — 41,998,388
Sales (1,998,436 ) — (5,404,499 ) — (7,402,935 )
Closing balance, as of June 30, 2022 $ 90,220,719 $ 9,640,000 $ 219,429,147 $ 42,321 $ 319,332,187
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 (b) $ (40,956,670 ) $ 1,640,000 $ (42,384,673 ) $ (75,428 ) $ (81,776,771 )

(a) Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(b) Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

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The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Trust’s Level 3 financial instruments as of period end.

Valuation Approach Unobservable Inputs Range of Unobservable Inputs Utilized Weighted Average of Unobservable Inputs Based on Fair Value
Assets
Common Stocks $ 90,220,719 Market Revenue Multiple 3.25x - 29.00x 13.49x
Volatility 39% - 75% 61%
Time to Exit 0.5 - 4.0 years 2.6 years
Convertible Notes 9,640,000 Income Discount Rate 21% —
Market Volatility 80% —
Revenue Multiple 7.00x —
Preferred Stocks 219,429,147 Market Revenue Multiple 3.35x - 29.00x 15.00x
Volatility 50% - 75% 62%
Time to Exit 3.0 - 5.0 years 4.2 years
Market Adjustment Multiple 0.90x - 1.00x 0.93x
Gross Profit Multiple 11.89x —
Warrants 42,321 Market Volatility 39% —
Time to Exit 0.5 year —
Revenue Multiple 7.50x —
$ 319,332,187

(a) A significant change in unobservable input would have resulted in a correlated (inverse) significant change to value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Security Value
Common Stocks
Automobiles (a) — 3.2%
Arrival SA (b) 1,315,613 $ 2,078,668
Tesla, Inc. (c) 81,949 55,186,096
57,264,764
Banks — 3.5%
Klarna Holdings AB, (Acquired 08/07/19, Cost:
$23,354,997) (d)(e) 86,839 63,327,976
Chemicals — 0.8%
CNGR Advanced Material Co. Ltd., Class A 355,813 6,607,512
Shenzhen Dynanonic Co. Ltd., Class A 117,919 7,207,331
13,814,843
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0%
Think & Learn Private Ltd., (Acquired 09/30/20, Cost: $7,113,729) (d)(e) 4,651 17,856,989
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%
Yantai Zhenghai Magnetic Material Co. Ltd., Class A (a) 3,296,300 7,551,689
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.4%
E Ink Holdings, Inc. 1,648,000 10,522,915
Jabil, Inc. 286,456 14,669,412
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. 69,838 28,800,131
Xiamen Faratronic Co. Ltd., Class A 230,177 7,069,965
61,062,423
Entertainment (a) — 1.8%
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA 135,310 7,137,500
Roku, Inc. 91,612 7,525,010
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 150,638 18,457,674
33,120,184
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.9%
Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR (a) 566,559 15,552,045
Interactive Media & Services — 3.9%
Eventbrite, Inc., Class A (a) 590,053 6,059,845
Kakao Corp. 586,837 31,797,820
Kanzhun Ltd., ADR (a) 286,357 7,525,462
Snap, Inc., Class A (a) 815,133 10,702,696
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., CLass A (a) 403,742 13,420,384
69,506,207
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.5%
Cazoo Group Ltd. (a) 1,261,764 908,470
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a) 17,594 11,205,091
Prosus NV 218,962 14,178,574
26,292,135
IT Services — 12.4%
Adyen NV (a)(f) 14,422 20,812,850
Automattic, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 02/03/21, Cost: $34,000,000) (d)(e) 400,000 21,584,000
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (a) 440,210 2,702,889
Block, Inc. (a)(c) 166,588 10,238,499
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A (a) 182,701 7,993,169
Dlocal Ltd. (a) 314,034 8,243,393
Endava PLC, ADR (a) 348,375 30,751,061
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. 168,900 12,030,912
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (a) 912,609 15,350,083
Kakaopay Corp. (a)(b) 117,382 5,476,376
Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA (a)(f) 7,824,775 8,402,724
MongoDB, Inc. (a) 70,836 18,381,942
Security Value
IT Services (continued)
Okta, Inc. (a) 134,592 $ 12,167,117
Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A (a) 288,406 9,534,702
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. (a) 639,995 9,030,329
TRAX Ltd., (Acquired 09/12/19, Cost: $10,999,987) (d)(e) 293,333 11,941,586
TRAX Ltd., Series D, (Acquired 02/18/21, Cost:
$9,999,998) (d)(e) 191,806 7,808,422
Twilio, Inc., Class A (a) 137,627 11,534,519
223,984,573
Media — 0.9%
Informa PLC (a) 2,592,672 16,750,244
Professional Services — 2.4%
Legalzoom.com, Inc. (a) 543,138 5,969,087
TransUnion 290,023 23,198,940
Wolters Kluwer NV 135,382 13,120,944
42,288,971
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 16.5%
Alphawave IP Group PLC (a)(b) 3,558,396 5,821,719
Ambarella, Inc. (a) 79,596 5,210,354
ASM International NV 48,772 12,134,823
BE Semiconductor Industries NV 197,861 9,454,624
CNEX Labs, Inc., (Acquired 12/14/21, Cost: $5,699,998) (d)(e) 1,161,804 2,672,149
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd., (Acquired 01/27/22, Cost: $21,617,979) (e) 4,284,241 49,678,534
Lasertec Corp. 199,700 23,784,995
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a) 332,782 16,139,927
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Class H (a) 198,725 9,161,223
Marvell Technology, Inc. (c) 1,174,171 51,111,664
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 73,209 28,115,184
Nordic Semiconductor ASA (a) 276,836 4,370,681
Silergy Corp. 217,000 17,546,471
Soitec SA (a) 175,858 25,260,241
StarPower Semiconductor Ltd. 117,200 6,775,077
Wolfspeed, Inc. (a)(c) 484,481 30,740,319
297,977,985
Software — 17.0%
Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A (a) 13,531 710,378
Altium Ltd. 793,379 14,787,757
AppLovin Corp., Class A (a) 348,719 12,009,882
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) 59,873 10,997,473
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A (a) 80,415 15,069,771
Avalara, Inc. (a) 122,135 8,622,731
AvidXchange, Inc., (Acquired 07/29/20, Cost: $7,474,330) (e) 610,000 3,745,400
Confluent, Inc., Class A (a) 194,486 4,519,855
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a) 103,985 17,527,712
Databricks, Inc., (Acquired 07/24/20, Cost: $5,501,686) (d)(e) 114,553 21,013,602
DataRobot, Inc., (Acquired 03/01/21, Cost: $1,384,813) (d)(e) 92,093 1,031,442
Elastic NV (a) 163,870 11,089,083
Freee KK (a) 361,800 8,883,408
Gitlab, Inc., Class A (a) 530,473 28,189,335
Glodon Co. Ltd., Class A 244,400 1,990,433
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. (a) 475,880 10,610,438
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a) 31,415 15,517,125
Samsara, Inc., Class A (a)(b) 461,448 5,154,374

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Security Value
Software (continued)
SiteMinder Ltd. (a) 7,182,558 $ 17,499,612
Snorkel AI, Inc., (Acquired 10/13/20, Cost: $2,017,593) (d)(e) 500,250 4,782,390
Snyk Ltd., (Acquired 11/02/20, Cost: $9,287,400) (d)(e) 1,267,643 13,018,694
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 120,424 36,572,769
Unity Software, Inc. (a) 237,004 8,726,487
Xero Ltd. (a) 262,237 13,987,885
Zscaler, Inc. (a)(c) 124,012 18,541,034
ZWSOFT Co. Ltd. Guangzhou, Class A 63,942 2,000,842
306,599,912
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.3%
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A (a) 931,063 23,937,630
Total Common Stocks — 70.9% (Cost: $1,067,928,679) 1,276,888,570
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — 25.5% (d)(e)
Communications Equipment — 0.7%
Astranis Space Technologies Corp., Series C, (Acquired 03/19/21, Cost: $17,000,010) 775,515 12,183,341
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0%
Think & Learn Private Ltd., Series F, (Acquired 09/30/20, Cost: $14,251,080) 4,920 18,889,785
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%
Snorkel Al, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 10/13/20, Cost: $999,996) 247,943 2,370,335
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.2%
GrubMarket, Inc. , Series D, (Acquired 07/23/20, Cost: $8,000,001) 1,762,969 38,926,356
Food Products — 0.9%
Farmer’s Business Network, Inc., Series F, (Acquired 07/31/20, Cost: $11,961,002) 361,834 16,593,707
Interactive Media & Services — 3.2%
ByteDance Ltd., Series E-1, (Acquired 11/11/20, Cost:
$35,000,075) 319,419 52,868,947
ResearchGate GmbH, Series D, (Acquired 09/24/20, Cost: $6,999,988) 424,688 5,856,447
58,725,394
IT Services — 2.2%
Deep Instinct Ltd., Series D-2, (Acquired 03/19/21, Cost:
$12,000,008) 1,974,374 9,674,433
Trumid Holdings LLC (g)
Class J-A, (Acquired 07/24/20, Cost: $9,999,857) 20,154 15,021,582
Class J-B, (Acquired 07/24/20, Cost: $5,999,914) 20,154 15,021,582
39,717,597
Road & Rail — 0.7%
FlixMobility GmbH, Series F, (Acquired 07/26/19, Cost: $16,947,253) 850 11,885,377
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.6%
Mythic AI, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 01/26/21, Cost: $7,000,000) 1,018,908 5,257,565
PsiQuantum Corp. Series C, (Acquired 09/09/19, Cost: $9,101,310) 1,962,335 40,384,854
Security Value
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)
PsiQuantum Corp. (continued)
Series C, (Acquired 05/21/21, Cost: $19,999,969) 762,595 $ 19,491,928
SambaNova Systems, Inc.
Series C, (Acquired 02/20/20, Cost: $33,904,161) 636,800 48,384,064
Series D, (Acquired 04/09/21, Cost: $6,999,979) 73,670 5,597,447
119,115,858
Software — 7.9%
Databricks, Inc.
Series F, (Acquired 10/22/19, Cost: $13,200,019) 307,346 56,379,550
Series G, (Acquired 02/01/21, Cost: $18,500,004) 104,303 19,133,342
DataRobot, Inc., Series F, (Acquired 10/27/20, Cost: $11,499,999) 875,059 9,835,663
Rapyd Financial Network Ltd., Series E, (Acquired 03/31/21, Cost: $13,999,978) 190,705 13,376,049
Snyk Ltd. , (Acquired 11/02/20, Cost: $13,212,590) 2,663,936 27,358,623
Unqork, Inc.
Series B, (Acquired 09/19/19, Cost: $6,801,016) 597,680 10,501,238
Series C, (Acquired 09/18/20, Cost: $7,994,787) 292,000 5,130,440
141,714,905
460,122,655
Total Preferred Securities — 25.5% (Cost: $301,372,996) 460,122,655
Warrants
IT Services — 0.0%
TRAX Ltd., (Expires 09/15/2023), (Acquired 09/12/19, Cost:
$0) (d)(e) 46,928 116,381
Total Warrants — 0.0% (Cost: $ — ) 116,381
Total Long-Term Investments — 96.4% (Cost: $1,369,301,675) 1,737,127,606
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 5.9%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.33% (h)(i) 102,224,041 102,224,041
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 1.73% (h)(i)(j) 4,923,583 4,922,598
Total Short-Term Securities — 5.9% (Cost: $107,145,982) 107,146,639
Total Investments Before Options Written — 102.3% (Cost: $1,476,447,657) 1,844,274,245
Options Written — (0.7)% (Premiums Received: $(19,442,641)) (13,353,619 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 101.6% (Cost: $1,457,005,016) 1,830,920,626
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.6)% (28,025,355 )
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 1,802,895,271

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(d) Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

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(e) Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $678,700,220, representing 37.7% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $439,825,506.

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

(g) All or a portion of the security is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly-owned subsidiary.

(h) Affiliate of the Trust.

(i) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(j) All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to 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 the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer Value at 12/31/21 Purchases at Cost Proceeds from Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value at 06/30/22 Income
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class $ 46,915,934 $ 55,308,107 (a) $ — $ — $ — $ 102,224,041 102,224,041 $ 114,104 $ —
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series 1,949,219 2,971,804 (a) — 918 657 4,922,598 4,923,583 161,102 (b) —
$ 918 $ 657 $ 107,146,639 $ 275,206 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(b) All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Value
Call
Ambarella, Inc. 139 07/01/22 USD 87.00 USD 910 $ (10,425 )
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A 52 07/01/22 USD 200.00 USD 974 (1,040 )
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A 131 07/01/22 USD 175.00 USD 2,208 (8,188 )
Unity Software, Inc. 332 07/01/22 USD 44.00 USD 1,222 (996 )
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A 116 07/08/22 USD 210.00 USD 2,174 (9,860 )
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A 187 07/08/22 USD 195.00 USD 3,152 (6,358 )
MercadoLibre, Inc. 32 07/08/22 USD 890.00 USD 2,038 (7,360 )
MongoDB, Inc. 19 07/08/22 USD 290.00 USD 493 (4,133 )
MongoDB, Inc. 39 07/08/22 USD 315.00 USD 1,012 (2,048 )
Tesla, Inc. 100 07/08/22 USD 810.00 USD 6,734 (11,150 )
Twilio, Inc., Class A 241 07/08/22 USD 125.00 USD 2,020 (13,375 )
Ambarella, Inc. 32 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 209 (1,040 )
AppLovin Corp., Class A 1,105 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 3,806 (22,100 )
Aspen Technology, Inc. 200 07/15/22 USD 190.00 USD 3,674 (66,500 )
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A 47 07/15/22 USD 210.00 USD 881 (13,042 )
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A 117 07/15/22 USD 200.00 USD 2,193 (59,085 )
Avalara, Inc. 73 07/15/22 USD 90.00 USD 515 (10,585 )
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. 246 07/15/22 USD 10.00 USD 151 (22,140 )
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A 272 07/15/22 USD 70.00 USD 1,190 (1,904 )
Confluent, Inc., Class A 307 07/15/22 USD 30.00 USD 713 (5,373 )
Confluent, Inc., Class A 333 07/15/22 USD 25.00 USD 774 (31,635 )
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A 117 07/15/22 USD 190.00 USD 1,972 (24,687 )
Dlocal Ltd. 512 07/15/22 USD 23.82 USD 1,344 (163,215 )
Elastic NV 302 07/15/22 USD 67.46 USD 2,044 (120,348 )
Elastic NV 45 07/15/22 USD 80.00 USD 305 (2,363 )
Endava PLC, ADR 483 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 4,263 (123,165 )
Eventbrite, Inc., Class A 1,112 07/15/22 USD 12.50 USD 1,142 (11,120 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Value
Call (continued)
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 198 07/15/22 USD 70.00 USD 1,052 $ (3,960 )
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 699 07/15/22 USD 50.00 USD 3,714 (370,470 )
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. 1,711 07/15/22 USD 20.00 USD 2,878 (34,220 )
Jabil, Inc. 381 07/15/22 USD 65.00 USD 1,951 (9,525 )
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. 808 07/15/22 USD 55.52 USD 3,919 (27,867 )
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. 616 07/15/22 USD 50.00 USD 2,988 (100,100 )
Legalzoom.com, Inc. 971 07/15/22 USD 12.61 USD 1,067 (15,265 )
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. 958 07/15/22 CAD 34.00 CAD 2,749 (33,863 )
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Class H 433 07/15/22 USD 56.00 USD 1,996 (2,785 )
MercadoLibre, Inc. 16 07/15/22 USD 900.00 USD 1,019 (800 )
MongoDB, Inc. 38 07/15/22 USD 300.00 USD 986 (13,300 )
MongoDB, Inc. 39 07/15/22 USD 320.00 USD 1,012 (5,850 )
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 140 07/15/22 USD 460.00 USD 5,377 (37,450 )
Okta, Inc. 200 07/15/22 USD 130.00 USD 1,808 (1,900 )
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 33 07/15/22 USD 520.00 USD 1,630 (22,440 )
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A 1,281 07/15/22 USD 28.93 USD 3,293 (16,370 )
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A 264 07/15/22 USD 30.00 USD 679 (2,640 )
Roku, Inc. 65 07/15/22 USD 110.00 USD 534 (2,600 )
Samsara, Inc., Class A 455 07/15/22 USD 17.50 USD 508 (6,825 )
Samsara, Inc., Class A 980 07/15/22 USD 15.00 USD 1,095 (7,350 )
Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A 772 07/15/22 USD 55.00 USD 2,552 (23,160 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 437 07/15/22 USD 17.00 USD 574 (3,278 )
Synopsys, Inc. 130 07/15/22 USD 320.00 USD 3,948 (46,800 )
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 86 07/15/22 USD 135.00 USD 1,054 (5,805 )
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 181 07/15/22 USD 130.00 USD 2,218 (26,245 )
Tesla, Inc. 43 07/15/22 USD 905.00 USD 2,896 (2,967 )
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. 427 07/15/22 USD 17.50 USD 602 (42,700 )
TransUnion 432 07/15/22 USD 80.00 USD 3,456 (92,880 )
TransUnion 341 07/15/22 USD 93.73 USD 2,728 (611 )
Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR 130 07/15/22 USD 26.00 USD 357 (29,250 )
Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR 1,068 07/15/22 USD 25.00 USD 2,932 (320,400 )
Twilio, Inc., Class A 145 07/15/22 USD 105.00 USD 1,215 (8,555 )
Unity Software, Inc. 300 07/15/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,105 (15,750 )
Wolfspeed, Inc. 503 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 3,192 (37,725 )
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. 1,024 07/15/22 USD 50.00 USD 3,404 (35,840 )
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. 378 07/15/22 USD 40.00 USD 1,256 (11,340 )
Zscaler, Inc. 69 07/15/22 USD 220.00 USD 1,032 (1,587 )
Zscaler, Inc. 259 07/15/22 USD 165.00 USD 3,872 (76,534 )
Ambarella, Inc. 8 07/22/22 USD 95.00 USD 52 (400 )
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A 84 07/22/22 USD 200.00 USD 1,574 (60,060 )
Block Inc., Class A 130 07/22/22 USD 79.00 USD 799 (8,125 )
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A 50 07/22/22 USD 180.00 USD 843 (31,000 )
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A 51 07/22/22 USD 195.00 USD 860 (13,209 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 795 07/22/22 USD 65.00 USD 3,461 (59,625 )
MongoDB, Inc. 40 07/22/22 USD 320.00 USD 1,038 (12,300 )
Okta, Inc. 48 07/22/22 USD 115.00 USD 434 (3,528 )
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 85 07/22/22 USD 525.00 USD 4,198 (74,800 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 396 07/22/22 USD 16.00 USD 520 (23,166 )
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 275 07/22/22 USD 135.00 USD 3,370 (31,625 )
Tesla, Inc. 43 07/22/22 USD 850.00 USD 2,896 (19,995 )
Twilio, Inc., Class A 82 07/22/22 USD 100.00 USD 687 (13,735 )
Twilio, Inc., Class A 82 07/22/22 USD 105.00 USD 687 (8,610 )
Zscaler, Inc. 66 07/22/22 USD 155.00 USD 987 (52,635 )
Ambarella, Inc. 139 07/29/22 USD 78.00 USD 910 (15,985 )
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A 320 07/29/22 USD 55.00 USD 1,400 (34,720 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 339 07/29/22 USD 54.00 USD 1,476 (9,662 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 480 07/29/22 USD 56.00 USD 2,089 (6,480 )
MercadoLibre, Inc. 22 07/29/22 USD 820.00 USD 1,401 (15,180 )
MongoDB, Inc. 39 07/29/22 USD 315.00 USD 1,012 (22,425 )
Okta, Inc. 200 07/29/22 USD 100.00 USD 1,808 (76,500 )
Roku, Inc. 90 07/29/22 USD 97.00 USD 739 (34,200 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 436 07/29/22 USD 16.00 USD 572 (29,212 )

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Value
Call (continued)
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 275 07/29/22 USD 135.00 USD 3,370 $ (43,312 )
Tesla, Inc. 20 07/29/22 USD 775.00 USD 1,347 (41,350 )
Unity Software, Inc. 223 07/29/22 USD 43.00 USD 821 (37,129 )
Zscaler, Inc. 65 07/29/22 USD 190.00 USD 972 (9,978 )
Zscaler, Inc. 41 07/29/22 USD 170.00 USD 613 (19,065 )
Block Inc., Class A 306 08/05/22 USD 85.00 USD 1,881 (29,835 )
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 1,394 08/05/22 USD 48.00 USD 7,408 (1,156,674 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 1,005 08/05/22 USD 53.00 USD 4,375 (47,235 )
Okta, Inc. 175 08/05/22 USD 105.00 USD 1,582 (56,700 )
Roku, Inc. 133 08/05/22 USD 115.00 USD 1,092 (26,467 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 218 08/05/22 USD 18.00 USD 286 (8,829 )
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 414 08/05/22 USD 135.00 USD 5,073 (114,885 )
Tesla, Inc. 40 08/05/22 USD 790.00 USD 2,694 (86,400 )
Block Inc., Class A 173 08/12/22 USD 81.33 USD 1,063 (29,164 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 1,975 08/12/22 USD 51.77 USD 8,597 (178,935 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 1,525 08/12/22 USD 17.17 USD 2,002 (86,554 )
Snap, Inc., Class A 1,063 08/12/22 USD 16.54 USD 1,396 (76,633 )
AppLovin Corp., Class A 719 08/19/22 USD 50.00 USD 2,476 (71,900 )
Avalara, Inc. 427 08/19/22 USD 80.00 USD 3,015 (143,045 )
Avalara, Inc. 18 08/19/22 USD 85.00 USD 127 (3,735 )
Block Inc., Class A 91 08/19/22 USD 110.00 USD 559 (2,048 )
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A 320 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 1,400 (50,720 )
Confluent, Inc., Class A 332 08/19/22 USD 22.42 USD 772 (131,543 )
Dlocal Ltd. 744 08/19/22 USD 30.00 USD 1,953 (133,920 )
Elastic NV 372 08/19/22 USD 80.00 USD 2,517 (97,650 )
Endava PLC, ADR 455 08/19/22 USD 95.00 USD 4,016 (220,675 )
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 230 08/19/22 USD 51.00 USD 1,222 (180,222 )
Gitlab, Inc., Class A 611 08/19/22 USD 50.83 USD 3,247 (483,862 )
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. 969 08/19/22 USD 17.50 USD 1,630 (179,265 )
Jabil, Inc. 764 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 3,912 (26,740 )
Kanzhun Ltd. 572 08/19/22 USD 30.00 USD 1,503 (111,540 )
Kanzhun Ltd. 572 08/19/22 USD 35.00 USD 1,503 (51,480 )
Legalzoom.com, Inc. 1,008 08/19/22 USD 15.00 USD 1,108 (25,200 )
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. 1,213 08/19/22 CAD 35.00 CAD 3,481 (160,672 )
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Class H 425 08/19/22 USD 55.00 USD 1,959 (40,375 )
Marvell Technology, Inc. 169 08/19/22 USD 52.50 USD 736 (12,759 )
MongoDB, Inc. 140 08/19/22 USD 290.00 USD 3,633 (242,200 )
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 79 08/19/22 USD 450.00 USD 3,034 (79,790 )
Okta, Inc. 49 08/19/22 USD 120.00 USD 443 (8,624 )
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A 2,179 08/19/22 USD 28.00 USD 5,602 (201,557 )
Roku, Inc. 78 08/19/22 USD 120.00 USD 641 (17,901 )
Samsara, Inc., Class A 870 08/19/22 USD 12.50 USD 972 (78,300 )
Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A 670 08/19/22 USD 40.00 USD 2,215 (128,975 )
Synopsys, Inc. 175 08/19/22 USD 310.00 USD 5,315 (273,875 )
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 275 08/19/22 USD 135.00 USD 3,370 (103,125 )
Tesla, Inc. 44 08/19/22 USD 840.00 USD 2,963 (88,000 )
Tesla, Inc. 37 08/19/22 USD 790.00 USD 2,492 (114,237 )
TransUnion 415 08/19/22 USD 81.93 USD 3,320 (139,624 )
Trip.com Group Ltd., ADR 1,068 08/19/22 USD 25.08 USD 2,932 (427,430 )
Unity Software, Inc. 330 08/19/22 USD 55.00 USD 1,215 (39,765 )
Wolfspeed, Inc. 660 08/19/22 USD 90.00 USD 4,188 (59,400 )
Zscaler, Inc. 120 08/19/22 USD 190.00 USD 1,794 (40,500 )
Endava PLC, ADR 455 09/07/22 USD 96.00 USD 4,016 (270,520 )
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. 969 09/16/22 USD 20.00 USD 1,630 (133,237 )
Legalzoom.com, Inc. 736 09/16/22 USD 15.00 USD 809 (27,600 )
Synopsys, Inc. 175 09/16/22 USD 320.00 USD 5,315 (286,125 )
Wolfspeed, Inc. 390 09/16/22 USD 80.00 USD 2,475 (118,950 )
$ (9,963,650 )

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OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Expiration Date Value
Call
BE Semiconductor Industries NV Goldman Sachs International 61,000 07/06/22 EUR 56.37 EUR 2,798 $ (53)
Soitec SA Goldman Sachs International 11,500 07/06/22 EUR 173.51 EUR 1,558 (17)
Wolfspeed, Inc. Bank of America N.A. 22,400 07/11/22 USD 81.32 USD 1,421 (921)
Wolfspeed, Inc. Citibank N.A. 16,000 07/11/22 USD 101.52 USD 1,015 (1)
Soitec SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 11,700 07/12/22 EUR 181.70 EUR 1,585 (59)
Altium Ltd. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 135,300 07/13/22 AUD 30.85 AUD 3,641 (11,553)
Kakao Corp. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 196,800 07/13/22 USD 85,917.68 USD 13,756,320 (986)
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 27,900 07/13/22 USD 593,827.14 USD 14,842,800 (24,308)
Alphawave IP Group PLC Goldman Sachs International 122,000 07/19/22 GBP 1.91 GBP 164 (374)
Altium Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 37,600 07/19/22 AUD 29.88 AUD 1,012 (9,502)
Informa PLC Goldman Sachs International 311,200 07/19/22 GBP 5.59 GBP 1,646 (17,591)
Nordic Semiconductor ASA Goldman Sachs International 25,400 07/19/22 NOK 201.06 NOK 3,881 (1,063)
Siteminder Ltd. UBS AG 130,000 07/19/22 AUD 4.93 AUD 456 (179)
Soitec SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 27,000 07/19/22 EUR 177.89 EUR 3,659 (1,612)
Xero Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 14,800 07/19/22 AUD 92.84 AUD 1,139 (4,723)
BE Semiconductor Industries NV Goldman Sachs International 25,800 07/20/22 EUR 59.22 EUR 1,183 (4,160)
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. UBS AG 25,200 07/20/22 JPY 11,145.60 JPY 240,660 (15,782)
Kakao Corp. UBS AG 63,300 07/21/22 USD 84,721.47 USD 4,424,670 (1,893)
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 46,700 07/25/22 USD 19.00 USD 659 (1,583)
Alphawave IP Group PLC Goldman Sachs International 114,000 07/26/22 GBP 1.92 GBP 153 (780)
Altium Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 85,000 07/26/22 AUD 27.87 AUD 2,287 (66,425)
Informa PLC Goldman Sachs International 424,600 07/26/22 GBP 5.28 GBP 2,245 (92,188)
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 7,900 07/26/22 USD 433.62 USD 3,034 (53,480)
Nordic Semiconductor ASA Goldman Sachs International 42,650 07/26/22 NOK 202.33 NOK 6,517 (2,923)
Wolters Kluwer N.V. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 40,600 07/26/22 EUR 86.87 EUR 3,758 (265,253)
Adyen NV Goldman Sachs International 5,700 07/27/22 EUR 1,544.77 EUR 7,912 (147,534)
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 23,600 07/27/22 JPY 11,372.61 JPY 225,380 (17,133)
Siteminder Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 72,500 07/27/22 AUD 4.91 AUD 254 (359)
Soitec SA UBS AG 3,400 07/27/22 EUR 184.80 EUR 461 (333)
Xero Ltd. BNP Paribas S.A. 90,000 07/27/22 AUD 86.76 AUD 6,926 (114,006)
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA Goldman Sachs International 13,600 07/28/22 EUR 55.83 EUR 680 (6,150)
E Ink Holdings Ltd., GDR Goldman Sachs International 390,000 07/28/22 USD 215.07 USD 73,515 (50,497)
Freee KK Goldman Sachs International 43,200 07/28/22 JPY 3,417.40 JPY 141,696 (90,722)
Prosus N.V. Goldman Sachs International 21,300 07/28/22 EUR 50.45 EUR 1,331 (266,754)
Alphawave IP Group PLC UBS AG 108,000 08/02/22 GBP 1.75 GBP 145 (2,950)
Altium Ltd. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 39,300 08/02/22 AUD 29.00 AUD 1,058 (24,693)
Asm International NV Barclays Bank PLC 20,300 08/02/22 EUR 260.83 EUR 4,844 (138,045)
Freee KK JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 110,600 08/02/22 JPY 3,586.09 JPY 362,768 (198,199)
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 23,600 08/02/22 JPY 11,074.00 JPY 225,380 (31,893)
Prosus N.V. Credit Suisse International 21,300 08/03/22 EUR 50.45 EUR 1,331 (271,399)
Eventbrite, Inc., Class A Citibank N.A. 124,800 08/04/22 USD 12.23 USD 1,282 (26,370)
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 46,700 08/04/22 USD 19.00 USD 659 (3,713)
Altium Ltd. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 39,300 08/09/22 AUD 27.23 AUD 1,058 (48,956)
E Ink Holdings Ltd., GDR Goldman Sachs International 270,000 08/09/22 USD 197.92 USD 50,895 (97,054)
Nordic Semiconductor ASA Goldman Sachs International 42,600 08/09/22 NOK 161.76 NOK 6,509 (42,227)
Prosus N.V. Goldman Sachs International 40,200 08/09/22 EUR 51.86 EUR 2,512 (461,387)
Soitec SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 12,100 08/09/22 EUR 162.00 EUR 1,640 (16,407)
Soitec SA UBS AG 2,200 08/09/22 EUR 151.68 EUR 298 (7,296)
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 25,700 08/09/22 USD 44.37 USD 854 (13,694)
Silergy Corp. Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 86,000 08/11/22 USD 2,795.43 USD 205,970 (284,961)
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. Bank of America N.A. 77,000 08/11/22 USD 17.74 USD 1,086 (17,356)
Lasertec Corp. UBS AG 79,800 08/16/22 JPY 18,278.86 JPY 1,288,770 (391,760)
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 42,800 09/01/22 USD 15.60 USD 604 (40,712)
$ (3,389,969)

Balances Reported in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 9,288,916 $ (3,199,894 ) $ (13,353,619)

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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 13,353,619 $ — $ — $ — $ 13,353,619

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options purchased (a) $ — $ — $ (371 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (371 )
Options written — — 74,585,111 — — — 74,585,111
$ — $ — $ 74,584,740 $ — $ — $ — $ 74,584,740
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ (937,621 ) $ — $ — $ — $ (937,621 )

(a) Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options:
Average value of option contracts written $ (17,158,685)

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 13,353,619
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 13,353,619
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (9,963,650 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 3,389,969

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The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Bank of America N.A. $ 18,277 $ — $ — $ (18,277 (a) — ) $ —
Barclays Bank PLC 196,821 — — (196,821 ) —
BNP Paribas S.A. 114,006 — — — 114,006
Citibank N.A. 26,371 — — (26,371 ) —
Credit Suisse International 271,399 — — — 271,399
Goldman Sachs International 1,372,207 — — (1,372,207 ) —
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 338,863 — — (338,863 ) —
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 631,832 — — (470,000 ) 161,832
UBS AG 420,193 — — (30,000 ) 390,193
$ 3,389,969 $ — $ — $ (2,452,539 ) $ 937,430

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Automobiles $ 57,264,764 $ — $ — $ 57,264,764
Banks — — 63,327,976 63,327,976
Chemicals — 13,814,843 — 13,814,843
Diversified Consumer Services — — 17,856,989 17,856,989
Electrical Equipment — 7,551,689 — 7,551,689
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 14,669,412 46,393,011 — 61,062,423
Entertainment 25,982,684 7,137,500 — 33,120,184
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 15,552,045 — — 15,552,045
Interactive Media & Services 37,708,387 31,797,820 — 69,506,207
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 12,113,561 14,178,574 — 26,292,135
IT Services 144,330,427 38,320,138 41,334,008 223,984,573
Media — 16,750,244 — 16,750,244
Professional Services 29,168,027 13,120,944 — 42,288,971
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 146,300,390 149,005,446 2,672,149 297,977,985
Software 205,859,289 60,894,495 39,846,128 306,599,912
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 23,937,630 — — 23,937,630
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — — 460,122,655 460,122,655
Warrants — — 116,381 116,381
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 102,224,041 — — 102,224,041
$ 815,110,657 $ 398,964,704 $ 625,276,286 1,839,351,647
Investments Valued at NAV (a) 4,922,598
$ 1,844,274,245

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Derivative Financial Instruments (b)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts $ (6,456,028 ) $ (6,897,591 ) $ — $ (13,353,619 )

(a) Certain investments of the Trust were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

(b) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments 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 Preferred Stocks Total
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021 $ 246,829,600 $ 565,071,190 323,803 $ 812,224,593
Transfers into Level 3 — — — —
Transfers out of Level 3 — — — —
Accrued discounts/premiums — — — —
Net realized gain (loss) — — — —
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (a)(b) (81,792,350 ) (83,330,556 ) (207,422 ) (165,330,328 )
Purchases — — — —
Sales — (21,617,979 ) — (21,617,979 )
Closing balance, as of June 30, 2022 $ 165,037,250 $ 460,122,655 116,381 $ 625,276,286
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 (b) $ (81,792,350 ) $ (71,445,770 ) (207,422 ) $ (153,445,542)

(a) Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(b) Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Trust’s Level 3 financial instruments as of period end.

Valuation Approach Unobservable Inputs Range of Unobservable Inputs Utilized Weighted Average of Unobservable Inputs Based on Fair Value
Assets
Common Stocks $ 165,037,250 Market Revenue Multiple 2.75x - 29.00x 13.99x
Volatility 39% - 70% 43%
Time to Exit 0.5 year - 2.0 years 0.7 year
Preferred Stocks 460,122,655 Market Revenue Multiple 3.35x - 29.00x 15.80x
Volatility 31% - 63% 49%
Time to Exit 3.0 - 4.0 years 3.9 years
Market Adjustment Multiple 1.00x - 1.00x 1.00x
Gross Profit Multiple 11.89x —
Warrants 116,381 Market Volatility 39% —
Time to Exit 0.5 year —
Revenue Multiple 7.50x —
$ 625,276,286

(a) A significant change in unobservable input would have resulted in a correlated (inverse) significant change to value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security Value
Common Stocks
Building Products — 5.7%
Johnson Controls International PLC (a) 260,709 $ 12,482,747
Kingspan Group PLC 101,015 6,074,143
Trane Technologies PLC (a) 67,050 8,707,783
27,264,673
Chemicals — 4.1%
Air Liquide SA 41,268 5,554,787
LG Chem Ltd. 10,800 4,290,644
Linde PLC (b) 20,728 5,963,451
Sika AG, Registered Shares 15,490 3,575,668
19,384,550
Commercial Services & Supplies (a) — 6.0%
Waste Connections, Inc. 93,600 11,602,656
Waste Management, Inc. 112,850 17,263,793
28,866,449
Construction & Engineering — 3.1%
Quanta Services, Inc. (a) 53,160 6,663,075
Vinci SA 89,200 8,006,718
14,669,793
Electric Utilities — 29.7%
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (a) 166,900 16,012,386
Duke Energy Corp. (a) 125,368 13,440,703
Edison International (a) 121,050 7,655,202
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA 1,747,750 8,145,094
Enel SpA 3,975,525 21,802,654
Exelon Corp. (a) 161,558 7,321,808
FirstEnergy Corp. (a) 185,750 7,130,942
Iberdrola SA 944,175 9,830,187
Neoenergia SA 1,083,900 3,090,082
NextEra Energy, Inc. (a)(c) 535,030 41,443,424
Xcel Energy, Inc. (a) 88,990 6,296,932
142,169,414
Electrical Equipment — 7.7%
Eaton Corp. PLC (a) 35,940 4,528,080
ITM Power PLC (b)(d) 598,850 1,262,660
Prysmian SpA 199,700 5,486,337
Schneider Electric SE 68,982 8,219,583
Sunrun, Inc. (a)(b) 89,000 2,079,040
Vertiv Holdings Co. 256,700 2,110,074
Vestas Wind Systems A/S 408,021 8,675,341
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H 2,274,400 4,267,300
36,628,415
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.9%
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. 10,700 4,412,518
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 10.4%
AES Corp. (a) 418,140 8,785,121
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H 3,129,000 6,063,895
EDP Renovaveis SA 450,792 10,648,872
ReNew Energy Global PLC, Class A (b) 506,500 3,277,055
RWE AG 510,150 18,868,428
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. (a)(b) 116,700 2,150,781
49,794,152
Security Value
Machinery — 4.0%
Atlas Copco AB, B Shares 1,094,800 $ 9,173,240
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (a) 239,100 10,061,328
19,234,568
Multi-Utilities — 13.3%
CMS Energy Corp. (a) 151,160 10,203,301
Dominion Energy, Inc. (a)(c) 183,548 14,648,966
National Grid PLC 928,474 11,931,758
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (a) 186,042 11,772,738
Sempra Energy (a) 99,000 14,876,730
63,433,493
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.1%
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a) 55,200 7,343,256
Enterprise Products Partners LP (a) 266,963 6,505,888
TC Energy Corp. 386,750 20,034,563
Williams Cos., Inc. (a) 468,855 14,632,965
48,516,672
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.4%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 24,374 3,560,798
Canadian Solar, Inc. (b) 82,140 2,557,839
First Solar, Inc. (a)(b) 32,984 2,247,200
Infineon Technologies AG 137,500 3,344,757
11,710,594
Total Long-Term Investments — 97.4% (Cost: $360,756,459) 466,085,291
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 3.1%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.33% (e)(f) 14,388,466 14,388,466
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 1.73% (e)(f) 529,428 529,322
Total Short-Term Securities — 3.1% (Cost: $14,917,841) 14,917,788
Total Investments Before Options Written — 100.5% (Cost:
$375,674,300) 481,003,079
Options Written — (0.7)% (Premiums Received: $(4,345,001)) (3,245,148 )
Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 99.8% (Cost:
$371,329,299) 477,757,931
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2% 885,017
Net Assets — 100.0% $ 478,642,948

(a) All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(d) All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(e) Affiliate of the Trust.

(f) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to 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 the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

Affiliated Issuer Value at 12/31/21 Purchases at Cost Proceeds from Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss) Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) Value at 06/30/22 Income
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class $ 7,380,748 $ 7,007,718 (a) $ — $ — $ — $ 14,388,466 14,388,466 $ 20,337 $ —
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series — 529,384 (a) — (9 ) (53 ) 529,322 529,428 1,355 (b) —
$ (9 ) $ (53 ) $ 14,917,788 $ 21,692 $ —

(a) Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(b) All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

Description Value
Call
Analog Devices, Inc. 24 07/01/22 USD 175.00 USD 351 $ (1,800)
First Solar, Inc. 55 07/01/22 USD 69.00 USD 375 (2,008)
Waste Management, Inc. 175 07/01/22 USD 155.00 USD 2,677 (7,875)
Analog Devices, Inc. 26 07/08/22 USD 165.00 USD 380 (2,600)
Eaton Corporation PLC 80 07/08/22 USD 145.00 USD 1,008 (800)
Waste Management, Inc. 219 07/08/22 USD 160.00 USD 3,350 (6,570)
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 319 07/15/22 USD 100.00 USD 3,060 (9,570)
Analog Devices, Inc. 10 07/15/22 USD 152.50 USD 146 (1,825)
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 52 07/15/22 USD 145.00 USD 692 (4,420)
Dominion Energy, Inc. 351 07/15/22 USD 85.00 USD 2,801 (3,510)
Duke Energy Corp. 241 07/15/22 USD 110.00 USD 2,584 (15,063)
Eaton Corporation PLC 45 07/15/22 USD 145.00 USD 567 (675)
Exelon Corp. 282 07/15/22 USD 49.00 USD 1,278 (2,820)
First Solar, Inc. 60 07/15/22 USD 72.00 USD 409 (7,170)
FirstEnergy Corp. 335 07/15/22 USD 44.00 USD 1,286 (16,750)
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. 493 07/15/22 USD 45.71 USD 2,075 (23,504)
Johnson Controls International PLC 394 07/15/22 USD 55.00 USD 1,886 (3,940)
NextEra Energy, Inc. 456 07/15/22 USD 75.00 USD 3,532 (157,320)
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 217 07/15/22 USD 60.00 USD 1,373 (75,950)
Quanta Services, Inc. 34 07/15/22 USD 120.50 USD 426 (24,017)
Quanta Services, Inc. 62 07/15/22 USD 125.00 USD 777 (26,040)
Sempra Energy 173 07/15/22 USD 165.00 USD 2,600 (6,055)
Sempra Energy 173 07/15/22 USD 155.00 USD 2,600 (14,705)
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. 150 07/15/22 USD 20.00 USD 276 (10,875)
Sunrun, Inc. 311 07/15/22 USD 25.00 USD 726 (30,633)
Trane Technologies PLC 117 07/15/22 USD 135.00 USD 1,519 (19,305)
Waste Connections, Inc. 115 07/15/22 USD 125.00 USD 1,426 (18,975)
Williams Cos., Inc. 266 07/15/22 USD 32.00 USD 830 (13,965)
Analog Devices, Inc. 25 07/22/22 USD 160.00 USD 365 (2,063)
Waste Management, Inc. 87 07/22/22 USD 155.00 USD 1,331 (23,055)
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 225 07/28/22 USD 93.00 USD 2,159 (93,795)
Exelon Corp. 283 07/29/22 USD 43.50 USD 1,283 (67,509)
Analog Devices, Inc. 12 08/05/22 USD 155.00 USD 175 (3,600)
Enterprise Products Partners LP 253 08/05/22 USD 25.00 USD 617 (12,271)
Williams Cos., Inc. 512 08/05/22 USD 33.00 USD 1,598 (35,840)
NextEra Energy, Inc. 708 08/08/22 USD 83.00 USD 5,484 (69,552)
Enterprise Products Partners LP 428 08/12/22 USD 25.30 USD 1,043 (18,513)
Williams Cos., Inc. 512 08/12/22 USD 33.09 USD 1,598 (39,428)
AES Corp. 1,463 08/19/22 USD 20.00 USD 3,074 (237,737)
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 40 08/19/22 USD 106.25 USD 384 (1,231)
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 156 08/19/22 USD 141.35 USD 2,075 (80,023)

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Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

Description Exercise Price Notional Amount (000) Value
Call (continued)
CMS Energy Corp. 530 08/19/22 USD 63.75 USD 3,578 $ (243,370 )
Dominion Energy, Inc. 291 08/19/22 USD 77.75 USD 2,322 (108,241 )
Duke Energy Corp. 197 08/19/22 USD 110.00 USD 2,112 (41,862 )
Edison International 423 08/19/22 USD 62.50 USD 2,675 (111,037 )
Enterprise Products Partners LP 253 08/19/22 USD 25.00 USD 617 (14,674 )
FirstEnergy Corp. 315 08/19/22 USD 38.00 USD 1,209 (48,825 )
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. 343 08/19/22 USD 45.00 USD 1,443 (39,445 )
Johnson Controls International PLC 518 08/19/22 USD 52.50 USD 2,480 (37,555 )
NextEra Energy, Inc. 708 08/19/22 USD 78.76 USD 5,484 (191,728 )
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 217 08/19/22 USD 60.00 USD 1,373 (95,480 )
Quanta Services, Inc. 90 08/19/22 USD 130.00 USD 1,128 (53,550 )
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. 258 08/19/22 USD 21.00 USD 475 (39,297 )
TC Energy Corp. 678 08/19/22 CAD 72.00 CAD 4,521 (27,390 )
Trane Technologies PLC 117 08/19/22 USD 130.00 USD 1,519 (72,540 )
Waste Connections, Inc. 212 08/19/22 USD 124.00 USD 2,628 (92,196 )
Williams Cos., Inc. 350 08/19/22 USD 32.00 USD 1,092 (44,625 )
Xcel Energy, Inc. 153 08/19/22 USD 70.00 USD 1,083 (42,457 )
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 217 09/16/22 USD 60.00 USD 1,373 (101,990 )
TC Energy Corp. 675 09/16/22 CAD 68.00 CAD 4,501 (115,629 )
$ (2,715,248 )

OTC Options Written

Description Counterparty Value
Call
LG Chem Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 4,400 07/06/22 USD 539,143.36 USD 2,270,400 $ (13,401)
Linde PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 3,500 07/06/22 EUR 304.85 EUR 959 (40 )
Neoenergia SA Citibank N.A. 130,400 07/06/22 USD 18.09 USD 1,946 —
RWE AG Goldman Sachs International 41,000 07/06/22 EUR 41.98 EUR 1,438 (14 )
China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd., Class H Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 550,000 07/08/22 HKD 16.79 HKD 8,338 (4,483 )
Vinci SA Goldman Sachs International 5,000 07/08/22 EUR 92.16 EUR 425 (250 )
Air Liquide SA Goldman Sachs International 14,520 07/13/22 EUR 153.61 EUR 1,860 (23 )
Atlas Copco AB, B Shares UBS AG 227,553 07/13/22 SEK 96.51 SEK 19,465 (3,970)
EDP Renovaveis S/A UBS AG 42,200 07/13/22 EUR 23.54 EUR 950 (10,112 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Goldman Sachs International 211,700 07/13/22 EUR 4.81 EUR 942 (1,661 )
ITM Power PLC Goldman Sachs International 104,600 07/13/22 GBP 3.19 GBP 181 —
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. Goldman Sachs International 3,700 07/13/22 USD 593,827.14 USD 1,968,400 (3,224 )
Xcel Energy, Inc. Barclays Bank PLC 15,800 07/15/22 USD 74.43 USD 1,118 (2,450 )
China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd., Class H BNP Paribas SA 545,000 07/19/22 HKD 17.52 HKD 8,262 (7,162 )
Kingspan Group PLC Goldman Sachs International 33,000 07/19/22 EUR 76.58 EUR 1,894 (1,052)
Prysmian SpA Merrill Lynch International 68,700 07/19/22 EUR 30.92 EUR 1,801 (773 )
Vinci SA UBS AG 26,800 07/19/22 EUR 92.89 EUR 2,277 (5,860 )
EDP Renovaveis S/A Credit Suisse International 81,000 07/20/22 EUR 24.26 EUR 1,824 (15,115 )
Iberdrola SA Credit Suisse International 240,100 07/20/22 EUR 10.74 EUR 2,376 (9,300 )
ITM Power PLC Goldman Sachs International 105,000 07/20/22 GBP 3.07 GBP 181 (4 )
Schneider Electric SE Barclays Bank PLC 13,300 07/20/22 EUR 133.36 EUR 1,502 (663 )
Neoenergia SA Citibank N.A. 124,500 07/21/22 USD 18.44 USD 1,858 (2 )
Linde PLC JPMorgan International Bank Ltd. 3,800 07/26/22 EUR 285.67 EUR 1,041 (14,486)
Rwe AG Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 43,300 07/26/22 EUR 43.01 EUR 1,519 (1,095 )
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA Goldman Sachs International 400,000 07/27/22 EUR 4.58 EUR 1,781 (31,087 )
Enel SpA Credit Suisse International 708,900 07/27/22 EUR 5.74 EUR 3,700 (3,055 )
Infineon Technologies AG Credit Suisse International 25,000 07/27/22 EUR 29.57 EUR 577 (799 )
Schneider Electric SE Goldman Sachs International 13,300 07/27/22 EUR 132.69 EUR 1,502 (1,912 )
National Grid PLC Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 129,400 07/28/22 GBP 10.62 GBP 1,361 (35,010 )
Neoenergia SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 124,500 07/28/22 USD 17.03 USD 1,858 (603 )
Sika AG, Registered Shares Goldman Sachs International 5,600 07/28/22 CHF 226.41 CHF 1,232 (38,860 )
Xinjiang Goldwind Science And Technology Ltd., Class H JPMorgan International Bank Ltd. 400,000 07/28/22 HKD 13.19 HKD 5,872 (90,457 )

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OTC Options Written (continued)

Description Counterparty Value
Call (continued)
Atlas Copco AB, B Shares Goldman Sachs International 156,000 08/02/22 SEK 103.29 SEK 13,344 $ (4,195 )
Rwe AG Barclays Bank PLC 94,300 08/03/22 EUR 37.58 EUR 3,308 (75,886 )
EDP Renovaveis S/A Goldman Sachs International 34,500 08/09/22 EUR 22.63 EUR 777 (34,358 )
Enel SpA Barclays Bank PLC 381,800 08/09/22 EUR 5.46 EUR 1,993 (16,474 )
Enel SpA Goldman Sachs International 300,800 08/09/22 EUR 5.67 EUR 1,570 (10,534 )
Iberdrola SA Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 90,400 08/09/22 EUR 10.37 EUR 895 (16,301 )
Infineon Technologies AG Goldman Sachs International 23,100 08/09/22 EUR 25.93 EUR 533 (9,441 )
National Grid PLC UBS AG 195,600 08/11/22 GBP 10.99 GBP 2,058 (25,129 )
Xinjiang Goldwind Science And Technology Ltd., Class H UBS AG 396,000 08/11/22 HKD 14.99 HKD 5,813 (40,659 )
$ (529,900 )

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Options Written

Description Swap Premiums Paid Swap Premiums Received Unrealized Appreciation Unrealized Depreciation Value
Options Written $ N/A $ N/A $ 2,098,842 $ (998,989) $ (3,245,148 )

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Options written
Options written at value $ — $ — $ 3,245,148 $ — $ — $ — $ 3,245,148

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

Commodity Contracts Credit Contracts Equity Contracts Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Interest Rate Contracts Other Contracts Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Options written $ — $ — $ 4,135,012 $ — $ — $ — $ 4,135,012
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Options written $ — $ — $ 2,305,388 $ — $ — $ — $ 2,305,388

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Options:
Average value of option contracts written $ 5,679,079

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

Assets Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Options $ — $ 3,245,148
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities — 3,245,148
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) — (2,715,248 )
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA $ — $ 529,900

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) June 30, 2022 BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral pledged by the Trust:

Counterparty — Barclays Bank PLC $ 95,473 $ — $ — (a) $ — (a) $ 95,473
BNP Paribas SA 7,162 — — — 7,162
Citibank N.A. 2 — — — 2
Credit Suisse International 28,269 — — — 28,269
Goldman Sachs International 150,016 — — (150,016 ) —
JPMorgan International Bank Ltd. 104,943 — — — 104,943
Merrill Lynch International 773 — — — 773
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC 57,532 — (57,532 ) — —
UBS AG 85,730 — (85,730 ) — —
$ 529,900 $ — $ (143,262 ) $ (150,016 ) $ 236,622

(a) Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(b) Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Common Stocks
Building Products $ 21,190,530 $ 6,074,143 $ — $ 27,264,673
Chemicals — 19,384,550 — 19,384,550
Commercial Services & Supplies 28,866,449 — — 28,866,449
Construction & Engineering 6,663,075 8,006,718 — 14,669,793
Electric Utilities 102,391,479 39,777,935 — 142,169,414
Electrical Equipment 8,717,194 27,911,221 — 36,628,415
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4,412,518 — 4,412,518
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 14,212,957 35,581,195 — 49,794,152
Machinery 10,061,328 9,173,240 — 19,234,568
Multi-Utilities 51,501,735 11,931,758 — 63,433,493
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 48,516,672 — — 48,516,672
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 8,365,837 3,344,757 — 11,710,594
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds 14,388,466 — — 14,388,466
$ 314,875,722 $ 165,598,035 $ — 480,473,757
Investments Valued at NAV (a) 529,322
$ 481,003,079
Derivative Financial Instruments (b)
Liabilities
Equity Contracts $ (1,622,844 ) $ (1,622,304 ) $ — $ (3,245,148 )

(a) Certain investments of the Trust were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

(b) Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

June 30, 2022

BGR BDJ BOE
ASSETS
Investments, at value — unaffiliated (a) $ 352,628,211 $ 808,808,268 $ 1,621,217,564 $ 715,228,389
Investments, at value — affiliated (b) 1,406,858 9,203,965 82,052,911 2,371,617
Cash 322,157 220,859 1,380,969 —
Cash pledged:
Collateral — exchange-traded options written — — — 4,880,000
Collateral — OTC derivatives — 50,000 — 26,000
Foreign currency, at value (c) 138,690 — 906 108,257
Receivables:
Investments sold 4,715,180 5,228,567 9,328,925 299,757
Options written 209,236 1,018,909 605,584 517,803
Dividends — unaffiliated 916,182 632,320 1,963,817 2,769,360
Dividends — affiliated 3,654 10,358 65,631 6,133
Total assets 360,340,168 825,173,246 1,716,616,307 726,207,316
LIABILITIES
Bank overdraft — — — 94,288
Options written, at value (d) 2,083,915 8,671,931 15,848,170 6,470,808
Payables:
Investments purchased 696,021 1,482,827 7,253,162 7,691,695
Accounting services fees 25,509 28,395 54,469 34,200
Capital shares redeemed — — — 318,497
Custodian fees 25,942 39,516 88,354 65,956
Income dividend distributions 73,762 239,043 338,008 152,363
Investment advisory fees 314,293 586,536 1,143,715 494,866
Trustees’ and Officer’s fees 399,001 215,794 877,565 617,126
Options written 20,721 153,727 27,738 177,247
Other accrued expenses 38,580 38,510 93,483 73,936
Professional fees 58,316 81,722 164,082 135,765
Transfer agent fees 29,991 34,352 75,877 41,543
Other liabilities 191,579 — — —
Total liabilities 3,957,630 11,572,353 25,964,623 16,368,290
NET ASSETS $ 356,382,538 $ 813,600,893 $ 1,690,651,684 $ 709,839,026
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF
Paid-in capital (e)(f)(g) $ 535,130,504 $ 561,558,505 $ 1,309,265,007 $ 713,456,233
Accumulated earnings (loss) (178,747,966 ) 252,042,388 381,386,677 (3,617,207 )
NET ASSETS $ 356,382,538 $ 813,600,893 $ 1,690,651,684 $ 709,839,026
Net asset value (e)(f)(g) $ 12.51 $ 18.44 $ 9.09 $ 11.17
(a) Investments, at cost —
unaffiliated $ 245,104,027 $ 619,870,762 $ 1,464,188,211 $ 697,252,623
(b) Investments, at cost —
affiliated $ 1,406,858 $ 9,203,965 $ 82,052,911 $ 2,371,617
(c) Foreign currency, at cost $ 138,405 $ — $ 1,035 $ 109,005
(d) Premiums received $ 5,472,215 $ 11,579,401 $ 21,753,162 $ 7,763,333
(e) Shares outstanding 28,497,366 44,132,101 186,003,434 63,536,835
(f) Shares authorized Unlimited 200 million Unlimited Unlimited
(g) Par value $ 0.001 $ 0.10 $ 0.001 $ 0.001

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

BGY
ASSETS
Investments, at value — unaffiliated (a)(b) $ 581,610,381 $ 540,528,222 $ 2,038,910,871 $ 2,244,340,386
Investments, at value — affiliated (c) 8,325,690 32,301,459 112,090,905 9,128,990
Cash pledged:
Collateral — exchange-traded options written 5,611,000 — — —
Collateral — OTC derivatives 355,000 — 36,000 —
Foreign currency, at value (d) 234,488 16,681 86,810 1,021
Receivables:
Investments sold 719 2,662,029 (e) 4,806 —
Options written 352,480 282,858 369,515 400,311
Securities lending income — affiliated — 2,421 22,691 5
Capital shares sold — 250,269 — —
Dividends — unaffiliated 2,902,640 538,374 751,056 432,773
Dividends — affiliated 9,329 27,644 84,575 24,255
Deferred offering costs — 87,474 — —
Prepaid expenses — 10,822 — 3,760
Total assets 599,401,727 576,708,253 2,152,357,229 2,254,331,501
LIABILITIES
Bank overdraft 137,718 7,610 69,804 128,337
Collateral on securities loaned — 588,915 6,858,153 —
Options written, at value (f) 5,937,531 6,201,260 19,713,887 9,846,179
Payables:
Investments purchased 720,487 2,684,421 388 —
Accounting services fees 28,395 16,825 184,476 36,283
Capital shares redeemed — — — 2,588,971
Custodian fees 78,801 38,415 161,624 171,872
Income dividend distributions 171,946 — 3,109,671 2,748,304
Investment advisory fees 498,245 454,860 2,163,015 2,395,681
Trustees’ and Officer’s fees 522,587 32,057 133,204 106,769
Options written 135,771 522,448 85,920 96,406
Other accrued expenses 83,254 25,784 245,326 27,423
Professional fees 133,954 47,655 20,815 24,083
Transfer agent fees 39,294 27,074 63,533 82,272
Total liabilities 8,487,983 10,647,324 32,809,816 18,252,580
NET ASSETS $ 590,913,744 $ 566,060,929 $ 2,119,547,413 $ 2,236,078,921
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF
Paid-in capital (g)(h)(i) $ 604,107,672 $ 409,987,529 $ 2,243,866,545 $ 4,566,212,446
Accumulated earnings (loss) (13,193,928 ) 156,073,400 (124,319,132 ) (2,330,133,525 )
NET ASSETS $ 590,913,744 $ 566,060,929 $ 2,119,547,413 $ 2,236,078,921
Net asset value (g)(h)(i) $ 5.69 $ 41.95 $ 18.91 $ 9.48
(a) Investments, at cost
— unaffiliated $ 554,589,060 $ 390,761,723 $ 2,212,459,262 $ 3,143,847,570
(b) Securities loaned, at
value $ — $ 566,567 $ 6,706,992 $ —
(c) Investments, at cost
— affiliated $ 8,325,690 $ 32,301,485 $ 112,224,197 $ 9,128,990
(d) Foreign currency, at
cost $ 236,064 $ 16,647 $ 86,021 $ 1,047
(e) $1,767,466 is expected
to be collected after December 31, 2022
(f) Premiums
received $ 6,072,338 $ 4,879,676 $ 16,177,632 $ 11,526,685
(g) Shares
outstanding 103,847,663 13,493,047 112,083,890 235,796,174
(h) Shares
authorized Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
(i) Par value $ 0.001 $ 0.001 $ 0.001 $ 0.001

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

BCX BSTZ (a) BUI
ASSETS
Investments, at value — unaffiliated (b)(c) $ 858,728,857 $ 1,034,371,174 $ 1,737,127,606 $ 466,085,291
Investments, at value — affiliated (d) 25,116,689 49,223,180 107,146,639 14,917,788
Cash — 41,743 18,625 —
Cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives — 400,000 3,600,000 603,500
Foreign currency, at value (e) 33,952 12,921,931 — 71,670
Receivables:
Investments sold 4,890,982 1,614,258 7,336,979 219
Options written 600,685 240,640 680,614 160,668
Securities lending income — affiliated — 241 35,132 1,355
Dividends — unaffiliated 2,252,922 122,427 130,270 1,295,447
Dividends — affiliated 22,187 40,714 63,387 11,748
Due from broker — — 510,000 —
Deferred offering costs — 177,517 — 100,997
Prepaid expenses — 27,433 — —
Total assets 891,646,274 1,099,181,258 1,856,649,252 483,248,683
LIABILITIES
Bank overdraft 15,424 — — 53,595
Foreign bank overdraft (f) — — 487,417 —
Collateral on securities loaned — — 4,921,030 529,383
Options written, at value (g) 3,865,208 4,802,220 13,353,619 3,245,148
Payables:
Investments purchased 7,535,688 12,921,016 23,723,853 115
Accounting services fees 34,203 28,395 189,339 28,395
Custodian fees 47,181 79,223 147,670 40,348
Deferred capital gain tax — 732,470 5,543,618 —
Income dividend distributions 145,945 572,521 2,601,116 —
Investment advisory fees 796,877 940,993 1,985,948 405,584
Offering costs — — — 3,505
Trustees’ and Officer’s fees 257,506 24,311 137,741 8,739
Options written 12,910 3,399 1,040 100,488
Other accrued expenses 154,284 91,870 366,411 118,836
Professional fees 114,454 39,973 230,163 48,093
Transfer agent fees 48,780 45,672 65,016 23,506
Total liabilities 13,028,460 20,282,063 53,753,981 4,605,735
NET ASSETS $ 878,617,814 $ 1,078,899,195 $ 1,802,895,271 $ 478,642,948
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF
Paid-in capital (h)(i)(j) $ 1,106,191,760 $ 795,779,092 $ 1,514,886,596 $ 392,606,910
Accumulated earnings (loss) (227,573,946 ) 283,120,103 288,008,675 86,036,038
NET ASSETS $ 878,617,814 $ 1,078,899,195 $ 1,802,895,271 $ 478,642,948
Net asset value (h)(i)(j) $ 9.95 $ 33.61 $ 22.96 $ 21.66
(a) Consolidated Statement
of Assets and Liabilities.
(b) Investments, at cost
— unaffiliated $ 749,620,553 $ 752,227,385 $ 1,369,301,675 $ 360,756,459
(c) Securities loaned, at
value $ — $ — $ 4,633,190 $ 505,064
(d) Investments, at cost
— affiliated $ 25,116,689 $ 49,223,180 $ 107,145,982 $ 14,917,841
(e) Foreign currency, at
cost $ 33,878 $ 12,921,777 $ — $ 71,669
(f) Foreign bank overdraft,
at cost $ — $ — $ 486,402 $ —
(g) Premiums
received $ 10,340,170 $ 10,312,473 $ 19,442,641 $ 4,345,001
(h) Shares
outstanding 88,315,994 32,098,789 78,538,036 22,101,468
(i) Shares
authorized Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
(j) Par value $ 0.001 $ 0.001 $ 0.001 $ 0.001

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

BGR BDJ BOE
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends — unaffiliated $ 8,047,580 $ 5,321,524 $ 23,720,170 $ 12,982,094
Dividends — affiliated 7,015 21,813 118,850 10,303
Securities lending income — affiliated — net — — 10 —
Foreign withholding tax claims — — — 336,828
Foreign taxes withheld (385,582 ) (117,739 ) (727,379 ) (1,009,894 )
Total investment income 7,669,013 5,225,598 23,111,651 12,319,331
EXPENSES
Investment advisory 2,221,477 3,795,359 7,370,926 3,917,580
Transfer agent 34,409 40,378 80,287 46,677
Custodian 24,585 37,069 67,583 57,349
Accounting services 21,845 24,296 46,641 29,276
Registration 4,583 7,107 17,618 10,073
Professional — — — 84,921
Trustees and Officer (75,696 ) (10,735 ) (121,287 ) (90,051 )
Miscellaneous 61,543 73,159 106,203 44,035
Total expenses 2,292,746 3,966,633 7,567,971 4,099,860
Less:
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager (408,317 ) (2,837 ) (14,166 ) (687,002 )
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 1,884,429 3,963,796 7,553,805 3,412,858
Net investment income 5,784,584 1,261,802 15,557,846 8,906,473
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments — unaffiliated 37,205,569 56,991,809 137,950,109 21,768,232
Foreign currency transactions (12,610 ) — (125,347 ) (70,057 )
Options written (22,929,880 ) 21,229,943 5,531,647 5,691,315
Payment by affiliate — — 1,577 —
14,263,079 78,221,752 143,357,986 27,389,490
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments — unaffiliated 35,394,774 (218,520,320 ) (318,384,740 ) (157,774,977 )
Foreign currency translations (17,091 ) — (52,105 ) (65,324 )
Options written 2,067,367 3,506,035 7,748,497 2,914,829
37,445,050 (215,014,285 ) (310,688,348 ) (154,925,472 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 51,708,129 (136,792,533 ) (167,330,362 ) (127,535,982 )
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ 57,492,713 $ (135,530,731 ) $ (151,772,516 ) $ (118,629,509 )

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

BGY BME BMEZ BIGZ
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends — unaffiliated $ 12,465,576 $ 3,773,765 $ 3,678,456 $ 1,815,168
Dividends — affiliated 13,794 58,372 167,503 32,878
Securities lending income — affiliated — net — 6,274 102,720 3,961
Other income — unaffiliated 588 — — —
Foreign withholding tax claims 521,921 — — —
Foreign taxes withheld (1,366,286 ) (76,171 ) (236,587 ) (41,997 )
Total investment income 11,635,593 3,762,240 3,712,092 1,810,010
EXPENSES
Investment advisory 3,239,639 2,863,985 14,850,320 17,996,067
Professional 107,551 — — —
Custodian 69,590 26,037 116,045 129,755
Transfer agent 43,859 34,221 74,904 45,522
Accounting services 24,296 14,408 131,878 168,322
Registration 16,548 5,781 33,753 55,439
Trustees and Officer (75,935 ) 11,247 49,489 81,850
Miscellaneous 41,746 78,661 355,770 641,143
Total expenses 3,467,294 3,034,340 15,612,159 19,118,098
Less:
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager (275,753 ) (7,222 ) (20,437 ) (2,696 )
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 3,191,541 3,027,118 15,591,722 19,115,402
Net investment income (loss) 8,444,052 735,122 (11,879,630 ) (17,305,392 )
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments — unaffiliated 15,005,251 (a) 11,038,395 (23,637,929 ) (1,065,174,072 )
Investments — affiliated — (184 ) (1,164 ) (58,512,005 )
Foreign currency transactions (68,840 ) 665 (205,461 ) 33,433
Options written 935,870 6,064,252 40,270,755 44,408,727
15,872,281 17,103,128 16,426,201 (1,079,243,917 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments — unaffiliated (121,947,468 ) (b) (82,531,395 ) (757,500,275 ) (532,389,854 )
Investments — affiliated — (18 ) (54,322 ) 44,486,400
Foreign currency translations (88,542 ) (5,587 ) (34,075 ) (675 )
Options written 2,361,202 2,413,383 (1,866,111 ) (4,733,943 )
(119,674,808 ) (80,123,617 ) (759,454,783 ) (492,638,072 )
Net realized and unrealized loss (103,802,527 ) (63,020,489 ) (743,028,582 ) (1,571,881,989 )
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ (95,358,475 ) $ (62,285,367 ) $ (754,908,212 ) $ (1,589,187,381 )
(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax
refund, if applicable of $ 368,770 $ — $ — $ —
(b) Net of reduction in deferred foreign capital gain
tax of $ 231,371 $ — $ — $ —

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

BCX BST (a) BSTZ (a) BUI
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends — unaffiliated $ 19,041,147 $ 1,680,806 $ 1,800,819 $ 7,413,424
Dividends — affiliated 39,871 70,631 114,104 20,337
Interest — unaffiliated 39,629 — — —
Securities lending income — affiliated — net — 18,028 161,102 1,355
Non-cash dividends — unaffiliated — — — 485,363
Other income — unaffiliated 58 — — —
Foreign withholding tax claims 16,193 — — —
Foreign taxes withheld (935,301 ) (60,250 ) (155,435 ) (460,515 )
Total investment income 18,201,597 1,709,215 1,920,590 7,459,964
EXPENSES
Investment advisory 4,894,235 6,699,043 14,401,630 2,596,569
Transfer agent 59,599 59,654 77,291 31,809
Professional 48,654 — — —
Custodian 43,043 59,627 116,780 35,872
Accounting services 29,275 24,296 138,789 24,296
Registration 13,785 10,884 12,210 7,593
Offering — — — 3,295
Trustees and Officer (19,469 ) 38,423 49,054 14,662
Miscellaneous 56,634 265,494 489,220 80,570
Total expenses 5,125,756 7,157,421 15,284,974 2,794,666
Less:
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager (4,966 ) (8,317 ) (12,846 ) (2,328 )
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 5,120,790 7,149,104 15,272,128 2,792,338
Net investment income (loss) 13,080,807 (5,439,889 ) (13,351,538 ) 4,667,626
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments — unaffiliated 152,075,729 4,727,011 31,113,478 9,226,078
Investments — affiliated — (335 ) 918 (9 )
Foreign currency transactions (156,384 ) 9,077 (171,301 ) (27,872 )
Options written (40,509,948 ) 43,628,929 74,585,111 4,135,012
111,409,397 48,364,682 105,528,206 13,333,209
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments — unaffiliated (132,496,060 ) (597,366,933 ) (b) (1,246,829,382 ) (b) (96,629,197 )
Investments — affiliated — — 657 (53 )
Foreign currency translations (46,071 ) 2,281 (843 ) (42,601 )
Options written 7,850,011 (274,650 ) (937,621 ) 2,305,388
(124,692,120 ) ( 597,639,302 ) (1,247,767,189 ) (94,366,463 )
Net realized and unrealized loss (13,282,723 ) (549,274,620 ) (1,142,238,983 ) (81,033,254 )
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ (201,916 ) $ (554,714,509 ) $ (1,155,590,521 ) $ (76,365,628 )
(a) Consolidated Statement of Operations.
(b) Net of reduction in/(increase in) deferred capital
gain tax of $ — $ 708,764 $ (73,396 ) $ —

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

BGR — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended 12/31/21 Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended 12/31/21
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 5,784,584 $ 8,259,703 $ 1,261,802 $ 1,953,464
Net realized gain (loss) 14,263,079 (18,995,472 ) 78,221,752 70,684,499
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 37,445,050 99,469,573 (215,014,285 ) 107,574,675
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 57,492,713 88,733,804 (135,530,731 ) 180,212,638
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)
From net investment income and net realized gain (7,392,254 ) (b) (8,262,936 ) (26,346,881 ) (48,643,844 )
Return of capital — (4,835,876 ) — —
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders (7,392,254 ) (13,098,812 ) (26,346,881 ) (48,643,844 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Reinvestment of distributions — — — 236,509
Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs) (7,221,391 ) — — —
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (7,221,391 ) — — 236,509
NET ASSETS
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 42,879,068 75,634,992 (161,877,612 ) 131,805,303
Beginning of period 313,503,470 237,868,478 975,478,505 843,673,202
End of period $ 356,382,538 $ 313,503,470 $ 813,600,893 $ 975,478,505

(a) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b) A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

BDJ — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended 12/31/21 Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended 12/31/21
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 15,557,846 $ 27,412,185 $ 8,906,473 $ 12,147,742
Net realized gain 143,357,986 226,450,882 27,389,490 64,174,290
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (310,688,348 ) 71,456,248 (154,925,472 ) 43,778,131
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (151,772,516 ) 325,319,315 (118,629,509 ) 120,100,163
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders (60,413,916 ) (161,603,504 ) (24,171,158 ) (48,404,308 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs) — — (5,080,918 ) (205,246 )
NET ASSETS
Total increase (decrease) in net assets (212,186,432 ) 163,715,811 (147,881,585 ) 71,490,609
Beginning of period 1,902,838,116 1,739,122,305 857,720,611 786,230,002
End of period $ 1,690,651,684 $ 1,902,838,116 $ 709,839,026 $ 857,720,611

(a) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

BGY — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended 12/31/21 Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended 12/31/21
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 8,444,052 $ 9,366,746 $ 735,122 $ 41,823
Net realized gain 15,872,281 45,489,816 17,103,128 46,771,259
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (119,674,808 ) 19,983,472 (80,123,617 ) 12,306,248
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (95,358,475 ) 74,840,034 (62,285,367 ) 59,119,330
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)
From net investment income and net realized gain (21,120,139 ) (b) (30,180,220 ) (16,909,995 ) (30,764,942 )
Return of capital — (12,098,701 ) — —
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders (21,120,139 ) (42,278,921 ) (16,909,995 ) (30,764,942 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from the issuance of shares — — 18,653,247 49,710,285
Reinvestment of distributions — — 828,233 1,760,978
Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs) (2,117,512 ) — — —
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (2,117,512 ) — 19,481,480 51,471,263
Capital contribution from affiliate — — — 12,661
NET ASSETS
Total increase (decrease) in net assets (118,596,126 ) 32,561,113 (59,713,882 ) 79,838,312
Beginning of period 709,509,870 676,948,757 625,774,811 545,936,499
End of period $ 590,913,744 $ 709,509,870 $ 566,060,929 $ 625,774,811

(a) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b) A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

BMEZ — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited ) Year Ended 12/31/21 BIGZ — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited ) Period from 03/29/21 to 12/31/21 (a)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment loss $ (11,879,630 ) $ (36,221,355 ) $ (17,305,392 ) $ (35,735,376 )
Net realized gain (loss) 16,426,201 370,126,396 (1,079,243,917 ) (199,723,871 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (759,454,783 ) (621,751,428 ) (492,638,072 ) (405,188,632 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations (754,908,212 ) (287,846,387 ) (1,589,187,381 ) (640,647,879 )
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (b)
From net investment income and net realized gain (97,900,689 ) (192,905,388 ) (135,581,361 ) (c) —
Return of capital — — — (170,149,458 )
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders (97,900,689 ) (192,905,388 ) (135,581,361 ) (170,149,458 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from the issuance of shares — — — 4,861,848,440
Reinvestment of distributions — — — 4,569,561
Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs) (9,529,955 ) — (20,804,846 ) (74,068,155 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (9,529,955 ) — (20,804,846 ) 4,792,349,846
NET ASSETS
Total increase (decrease) in net assets (862,338,856 ) (480,751,775 ) (1,745,573,588 ) 3,981,552,509
Beginning of period 2,981,886,269 3,462,638,044 3,981,652,509 100,000
End of period $ 2,119,547,413 $ 2,981,886,269 $ 2,236,078,921 $ 3,981,652,509

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

BCX — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended 12/31/21 Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended 12/31/21
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss) $ 13,080,807 $ 25,955,087 $ (5,439,889 ) $ (12,070,576 )
Net realized gain 111,409,397 56,049,452 48,364,682 148,321,617
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (124,692,120 ) 115,553,664 (597,639,302 ) (287,749 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (201,916 ) 197,558,203 (554,714,509 ) 135,963,292
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (b)
From net investment income and net realized gain (22,962,159 ) (c) (33,607,537 ) (48,128,911 ) (126,451,369 )
Return of capital — (8,784,140 ) — —
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders (22,962,159 ) (42,391,677 ) (48,128,911 ) (126,451,369 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from the issuance of shares — — — 12,814,651
Proceeds from rights offering (Note 10) — — — 359,278,213
Reinvestment of distributions — — 576,177 2,217,548
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions — — 576,177 374,310,412
NET ASSETS
Total increase (decrease) in net assets (23,164,075 ) 155,166,526 (602,267,243 ) 383,822,335
Beginning of period 901,781,889 746,615,363 1,681,166,438 1,297,344,103
End of period $ 878,617,814 $ 901,781,889 $ 1,078,899,195 $ 1,681,166,438

(a) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

BSTZ (a) — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended 12/31/21 BUI — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended 12/31/21
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss) $ (13,351,538 ) $ (40,100,308 ) $ 4,667,626 $ 4,908,839
Net realized gain 105,528,206 258,715,033 13,333,209 10,994,095
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (1,247,767,189 ) 29,935,008 (94,366,463 ) 53,132,360
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (1,155,590,521 ) 248,549,733 (76,365,628 ) 69,035,294
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (b)
From net investment income and net realized gain (90,475,840 ) (240,726,364 ) (15,992,324 ) (c) (20,325,579 )
Return of capital — — — (9,081,858 )
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders (90,475,840 ) (240,726,364 ) (15,992,324 ) (29,407,437 )
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from the issuance of shares — — 10,628,517 74,073,395
Reinvestment of distributions — 17,394,255 567,690 1,577,468
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions — 17,394,255 11,196,207 75,650,863
NET ASSETS
Total increase (decrease) in net assets (1,246,066,361 ) 25,217,624 (81,161,745 ) 115,278,720
Beginning of period 3,048,961,632 3,023,744,008 559,804,693 444,525,973
End of period $ 1,802,895,271 $ 3,048,961,632 $ 478,642,948 $ 559,804,693

(a) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

BGR BDJ BOE
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $ 57,492,713 $ (135,530,731 ) $ (151,772,516 ) $ (118,629,509 )
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments 169,079,153 132,706,386 533,285,410 174,141,594
Purchases of long-term investments (140,016,386 ) (129,182,694 ) (468,896,715 ) (166,701,962 )
Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities 1,318,422 1,093,788 (19,790,896 ) 8,890,977
Premiums paid on closing options written (42,444,928 ) (27,310,614 ) (96,586,121 ) (26,652,876 )
Premiums received from options written 21,503,615 47,779,932 99,668,216 31,588,705
Net realized gain on investments and options written (14,252,911 ) (78,221,752 ) (143,481,684 ) (27,446,728 )
Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments, options written and foreign currency
translations (37,462,141 ) 215,014,285 310,636,243 154,860,148
(Increase) Decrease in Assets
Receivables
Dividends — affiliated (3,636 ) (10,317 ) (65,305 ) (6,071 )
Dividends — unaffiliated (317,312 ) (157,126 ) 248,427 (1,214,915 )
Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities
Payables
Accounting services fees 14,508 16,125 30,969 19,439
Custodian fees 16,441 32,714 43,647 39,247
Investment advisory fees 57,214 (103,997 ) (137,924 ) (92,551 )
Trustees’ and Officer’s fees (208,193 ) (91,886 ) (431,962 ) (281,689 )
Other accrued expenses 11,926 13,852 39,018 27,194
Professional fees (10,669 ) (23,460 ) (32,343 ) 8,432
Transfer agent fees 18,402 20,692 42,172 23,623
Other liabilities 191,579 — — —
Net cash provided by operating activities 14,987,797 26,045,197 62,798,636 28,573,058
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash dividends paid to shareholders (7,376,474 ) (26,107,838 ) (62,014,631 ) (24,160,847 )
Net payments on redemption of capital shares including change in redemptions payable (7,221,391 ) — — (4,762,421 )
Increase in bank overdraft — — — 94,288
Net cash used for financing activities (14,597,865 ) (26,107,838 ) (62,014,631 ) (28,828,980 )
CASH IMPACT FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS
Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations (4 ) — (62 ) (746 )
CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY
Net increase (decrease) in restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency 389,928 (62,641 ) 783,943 (256,668 )
Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at beginning of period 70,919 333,500 597,932 5,270,925
Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at end of period $ 460,847 $ 270,859 $ 1,381,875 $ 5,014,257
RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY AT THE END OF PERIOD TO THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Cash $ 322,157 $ 220,859 $ 1,380,969 $ —
Cash pledged
Collateral — exchange-traded options written — — — 4,880,000
Collateral — OTC derivatives — 50,000 — 26,000
Foreign currency at value 138,690 — 906 108,257
$ 460,847 $ 270,859 $ 1,381,875 $ 5,014,257

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

BGY BME BMEZ BIGZ
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations $ (95,358,475 ) $ (62,285,367 ) $ (754,908,212 ) $ (1,589,187,381 )
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used
for) operating activities:
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments 158,128,543 156,379,142 956,593,402 931,585,106
Purchases of long-term investments (138,199,793 ) (160,524,253 ) (849,499,299 ) (776,074,628 )
Net purchases of short-term securities (2,739,450 ) (4,508,857 ) (22,145,462 ) (2,089,501 )
Premiums paid on closing options written (24,170,117 ) (16,285,452 ) (34,219,786 ) (8,991,154 )
Premiums received from options written 24,819,327 21,689,552 69,037,027 47,336,334
Net realized (gain) loss on investments and options written (15,928,917 ) (17,071,643 ) (16,619,035 ) 1,079,277,381
Net unrealized depreciation on investments, options written and foreign currency translations 119,817,637 80,118,030 759,420,708 492,637,397
(Increase) Decrease in Assets
Receivables
Dividends — affiliated (9,288 ) (27,499 ) (84,422 ) (24,233 )
Dividends — unaffiliated (1,364,028 ) (98,727 ) 8,124 26,943
From the Manager — 12,661 — —
Securities lending income — affiliated — (963 ) (6,125 ) 2,389
Prepaid expenses — (10,822 ) 48,373 86,057
Deferred offering costs — 4,027 — —
Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities
Collateral on securities loaned — 377,343 1,917,516 (5,206,475 )
Payables
Accounting services fees 16,125 9,571 81,250 (103,824 )
Custodian fees 48,745 17,570 72,282 101,210
Deferred capital gain tax (231,371 ) — — —
Federal income tax — (12,114 ) — —
Investment advisory fees (30,895 ) (61,192 ) (935,653 ) (1,877,558 )
Trustees’ and Officer’s fees (239,525 ) 380 3,366 47,174
Other accrued expenses 31,368 (8,953 ) 45,034 (19,486 )
Professional fees 25,762 (21,761 ) (13,882 ) 12,602
Transfer agent fees 22,988 16,614 42,871 136
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 24,638,636 (2,292,713 ) 108,838,077 167,538,489
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash dividends paid to shareholders (21,110,237 ) (16,081,762 ) (99,411,772 ) (137,147,448 )
Payments for offering costs — (20,427 ) — —
Net payments on redemption of capital shares including change in redemptions payable (2,117,512 ) — (9,529,955 ) (30,409,647 )
Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft 137,718 7,610 69,804 (11,441 )
Proceeds from issuance of capital shares — 18,402,978 — —
Net cash provided by (used for) for financing activities (23,090,031 ) 2,308,399 (108,871,923 ) (167,568,536 )
CASH IMPACT FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS
Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations (1,949 ) 35 773 (33 )
CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY
Net increase (decrease) in restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency 1,546,656 15,721 (33,073 ) (30,080 )
Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at beginning of period 4,653,832 960 155,883 31,101
Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at end of period $ 6,200,488 $ 16,681 $ 122,810 $ 1,021
NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Reinvestment of distributions $ — $ 828,233 $ — $ —

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Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

BGY BME BMEZ BIGZ
RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY AT THE END OF PERIOD TO THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Cash pledged
Collateral — exchange-traded options written $ 5,611,000 $ — $ — $ —
Collateral — OTC derivatives 355,000 — 36,000 —
Foreign currency at value 234,488 16,681 86,810 1,021
$ 6,200,488 $ 16,681 $ 122,810 $ 1,021

See notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

BCX BST (a) BSTZ (a) BUI
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations $ (201,916 ) $ (554,714,509 ) $ (1,155,590,521 ) $ (76,365,628 )
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments 489,272,893 279,277,075 543,229,159 94,452,834
Purchases of long-term investments (433,429,812 ) (242,874,215 ) (456,508,918 ) (91,943,048 )
Net purchases of short-term securities (8,462,376 ) (5,808,246 ) (58,279,912 ) (7,007,718 )
Premiums paid on closing options written (83,079,702 ) (10,759,648 ) (23,894,734 ) (13,606,700 )
Premiums received from options written 44,485,294 49,061,212 90,245,972 17,626,383
Net realized gain on investments and options written (109,914,300 ) (48,188,694 ) (105,700,486 ) (13,362,149 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments, options written and foreign currency translations 124,646,049 598,350,347 1,247,692,950 94,323,862
(Increase) Decrease in Assets
Receivables
Dividends — affiliated (22,122 ) (40,427 ) (62,939 ) (11,716 )
Dividends — unaffiliated (553,580 ) 63,063 90,093 (365,257 )
Securities lending income — affiliated — 41,692 (28,699 ) (1,355 )
Prepaid expenses — (22,220 ) — —
Deferred offering costs — — — (85,329 )
Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities
Collateral on securities loaned — (841,775 ) 2,971,824 529,383
Payables
Accounting services fees 19,437 16,125 87,018 16,125
Custodian fees 29,280 35,763 79,956 24,280
Deferred capital gain tax — (708,764 ) 73,396 —
Investment advisory fees 53,077 (433,600 ) (1,271,985 ) (56,327 )
Trustees’ and Officer’s fees (103,066 ) 17,058 1,401 6,669
Other accrued expenses 22,110 9,079 47,870 33,638
Professional fees (5,467 ) (43,381 ) 22,058 (16,625 )
Transfer agent fees 32,512 29,100 43,704 14,644
Net cash provided by operating activities 22,788,311 62,465,035 83,247,207 4,205,966
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash dividends paid to shareholders (22,941,193 ) (51,006,359 ) (87,874,724 ) (15,424,634 )
Payments for offering costs — (4,000 ) — (23,883 )
Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft (170,513 ) — 487,417 53,595
Proceeds from issuance of capital shares — — — 11,201,367
Net cash used for financing activities (23,111,706 ) (51,010,359 ) (87,387,307 ) (4,193,555 )
CASH IMPACT FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS
Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations (498 ) 182 (1,044 ) 1
CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY
Net increase (decrease) in restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency (323,893 ) 11,454,858 (4,141,144 ) 12,412
Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at beginning of period 357,845 1,908,816 8,269,769 662,758
Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at end of period $ 33,952 $ 13,363,674 $ 4,128,625 $ 675,170
NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Reinvestment of distributions $ — $ 576,177 $ — $ 567,690

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Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

BCX BST (a) BSTZ (a) BUI
RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY AT THE END OF PERIOD TO THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Cash $ — $ 41,743 $ 18,625 $ —
Cash pledged
Collateral — OTC derivatives — 400,000 3,600,000 603,500
Foreign currency at value 33,952 12,921,931 — 71,670
Due from Broker — — 510,000 —
$ 33,952 $ 13,363,674 $ 4,128,625 $ 675,170

(a) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

See notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

BGR
Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 10.77 $ 8.17 $ 12.57 $ 11.98 $ 15.79 $ 16.33
Net investment income (a) 0.20 0.28 0.32 0.34 0.28 0.40 (b)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.80 2.77 (4.06 ) 1.18 (3.16 ) (0.01 )
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations 2.00 3.05 (3.74 ) 1.52 (2.88 ) 0.39
Distributions (c)
From net investment income (0.26 ) (d) (0.28 ) (0.32 ) (0.34 ) (0.27 ) (0.40 )
Return of capital — (0.17 ) (0.34 ) (0.59 ) (0.66 ) (0.53 )
Total distributions (0.26 ) (0.45 ) (0.66 ) (0.93 ) (0.93 ) (0.93 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 12.51 $ 10.77 $ 8.17 $ 12.57 $ 11.98 $ 15.79
Market price, end of period $ 10.97 $ 9.48 $ 7.10 $ 11.88 $ 10.45 $ 14.18
Total Return (e)
Based on net asset value 18.75 % (f) 38.36 % (g) (29.03 )% 13.74 % (18.84 )% 3.49 %
Based on market price 18.30 % (f) 40.14 % (34.74 )% 23.23 % (21.16 )% 5.11 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)
Total expenses 1.24 % (i) 1.33 % 1.37 % 1.35 % 1.29 % 1.31 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 1.02 % (i) 1.11 % 1.15 % 1.16 % 1.14 % 1.18 %
Net investment income 3.12 % (i) 2.88 % 3.77 % 2.67 % 1.87 % 2.69 % (b)
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 356,383 $ 313,503 $ 237,868 $ 374,896 $ 357,391 $ 471,062
Portfolio turnover rate 39 % 61 % 62 % 24 % 32 % 24 %

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include $0.15 per share and 0.99%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend from BakerHughes, Inc. in July 2017.

(c) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f) Aggregate total return.

(g) Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Trust’s total return.

(h) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

CII
Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 22.10 $ 19.12 $ 17.96 $ 15.28 $ 17.19 $ 15.08
Net investment income (a) 0.03 0.04 0.13 0.18 0.17 0.15
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (3.09 ) 4.04 2.08 3.50 (1.09 ) 2.95
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (3.06 ) 4.08 2.21 3.68 (0.92 ) 3.10
Distributions (b)
From net investment income (0.60 ) (0.04 ) (0.13 ) (0.19 ) (0.17 ) (c) (0.15 )
From net realized gain — (1.06 ) (0.92 ) (0.44 ) (0.28 ) (c) —
Return of capital — — — (0.37 ) (0.54 ) (0.84 )
Total distributions (0.60 ) (1.10 ) (1.05 ) (1.00 ) (0.99 ) (0.99 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.44 $ 22.10 $ 19.12 $ 17.96 $ 15.28 $ 17.19
Market price, end of period $ 17.58 $ 22.12 $ 17.40 $ 17.25 $ 14.08 $ 16.38
Total Return (d)
Based on net asset value (13.99 )% (e) 21.97 % 13.94 % 25.08 % (5.44 )% 21.69 %
Based on market price (18.08 )% (e) 34.15 % 7.97 % 30.38 % (8.56 )% 27.54 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets (f)
Total expenses 0.89 % (g) 0.90 % 0.91 % 0.91 % 0.90 % 0.93 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 0.89 % (g) 0.90 % 0.91 % 0.91 % 0.90 % 0.93 %
Net investment income 0.28 % (g) 0.21 % 0.78 % 1.08 % 1.00 % 0.94 %
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 813,601 $ 975,479 $ 843,673 $ 792,638 $ 674,077 $ 758,400
Portfolio turnover rate 14 % 27 % 46 % 32 % 27 % 32 %

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) Amount previously presented incorrectly as solely distributions from net investment income has been revised to reflect the proper classification of distributions between net realized gain and net investment income.

(d) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) Aggregate total return.

(f) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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BDJ
Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 10.23 $ 9.35 $ 10.03 $ 8.74 $ 9.96 $ 9.22
Net investment income (a) 0.08 0.15 0.18 0.18 0.18 (b) 0.16
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.90 ) 1.60 (0.26 ) 1.86 (0.84 ) 1.14
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (0.82 ) 1.75 (0.08 ) 2.04 (0.66 ) 1.30
Distributions (c)
From net investment income (0.32 ) (0.28 ) (0.15 ) (0.08 ) (0.18 ) (d) (0.17 )
From net realized gain — (0.59 ) (0.45 ) (0.67 ) (0.38 ) (d) (0.39 )
Total distributions (0.32 ) (0.87 ) (0.60 ) (0.75 ) (0.56 ) (0.56 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 9.09 $ 10.23 $ 9.35 $ 10.03 $ 8.74 $ 9.96
Market price, end of period $ 8.83 $ 10.08 $ 8.47 $ 9.92 $ 7.77 $ 9.23
Total Return (e)
Based on net asset value (8.07 )% (f)(g) 19.33 % 0.77 % 24.52 % (6.59 )% 15.06 %
Based on market price (9.37 )% (g) 29.80 % (7.70 )% 38.53 % (10.39 )% 20.63 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)
Total expenses 0.82 % (i) 0.85 % 0.86 % 0.87 % 0.85 % 0.86 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 0.82 % (i) 0.85 % 0.86 % 0.87 % 0.85 % 0.86 %
Net investment income 1.69 % (i) 1.44 % 2.15 % 1.99 % 1.85 % (b) 1.73 %
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 1,690,652 $ 1,902,838 $ 1,739,122 $ 1,881,675 $ 1,638,237 $ 1,868,457
Portfolio turnover rate 26 % 40 % 48 % 40 % 34 % 42 %

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets includes $0.01 per share and 0.14%, respectively, resulting from a special dividend.

(c) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) Amount previously presented incorrectly as solely distributions from net investment income has been revised to reflect the proper classification of distributions between net realized gain and net investment income.

(e) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f) Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Trust’s total return.

(g) Aggregate total return.

(h) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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BOE
Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 13.40 $ 12.28 $ 12.32 $ 11.07 $ 13.22 $ 13.38
Net investment income (a) 0.14 0.19 0.26 0.30 0.31 0.17
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (1.99 ) 1.69 0.46 1.71 (1.61 ) 1.96
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (1.85 ) 1.88 0.72 2.01 (1.30 ) 2.13
Distributions (b)
From net investment income (0.38 ) (0.19 ) (0.26 ) (0.31 ) (0.31 ) (c) (0.19 )
From net realized gain — (0.57 ) — — (0.52 ) (c) (2.10 )
Return of capital — — (0.50 ) (0.45 ) (0.02 ) —
Total distributions (0.38 ) (0.76 ) (0.76 ) (0.76 ) (0.85 ) (2.29 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.17 $ 13.40 $ 12.28 $ 12.32 $ 11.07 $ 13.22
Market price, end of period $ 9.77 $ 12.18 $ 10.91 $ 10.99 $ 9.37 $ 12.51
Total Return (d)
Based on net asset value (13.71 )% (e) 16.21 % 7.65 % 19.54 % (9.63 )% 17.22 % (f)
Based on market price (16.96 )% (e) 18.89 % 7.22 % 25.98 % (19.16 )% 28.28 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)
Total expenses 1.05 % (h) 1.07 % 1.09 % 1.12 % 1.08 % 1.09 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 0.87 % (h) 0.90 % 0.92 % 0.94 % 0.94 % 1.02 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding professional fees for foreign withholding
taxes 0.86 % (h) 0.90 % 0.92 % 0.94 % 0.94 % 1.02 %
Net investment income 2.27 % (h) 1.46 % 2.33 % 2.62 % 2.52 % 1.20 %
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 709,839 $ 857,721 $ 786,230 $ 807,712 $ 754,602 $ 911,227
Portfolio turnover rate 22 % 65 % 61 % 26 % 28 % 133 %

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) Amount previously presented incorrectly as solely distributions from net investment income has been revised to reflect the proper classification of distributions between net realized gain and net investment income.

(d) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) Aggregate total return.

(f) Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Trust’s total return.

(g) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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BGY
Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 6.81 $ 6.49 $ 6.47 $ 5.79 $ 7.06 $ 6.28
Net investment income (a) 0.08 0.09 0.12 0.16 0.17 (b) 0.09
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (1.00 ) 0.64 0.31 0.93 (1.00 ) 1.15
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (0.92 ) 0.73 0.43 1.09 (0.83 ) 1.24
Distributions (c)
From net investment income (0.20 ) (d) (0.14 ) (0.13 ) (0.16 ) (0.16 ) (e) (0.09 )
From net realized gain — (0.15 ) — (0.19 ) (0.28 ) (e) —
Return of capital — (0.12 ) (0.28 ) (0.06 ) — (0.37 )
Total distributions (0.20 ) (0.41 ) (0.41 ) (0.41 ) (0.44 ) (0.46 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 5.69 $ 6.81 $ 6.49 $ 6.47 $ 5.79 $ 7.06
Market price, end of period $ 5.06 $ 6.28 $ 5.87 $ 5.89 $ 4.98 $ 6.52
Total Return (f)
Based on net asset value (13.36 )% (g) 11.92 % 8.18 % 20.20 % (11.48 )% 20.88 % (h)
Based on market price (16.45 )% (g) 14.11 % 7.49 % 27.22 % (17.55 )% 27.23 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets (i)
Total expenses 1.07 % (j) 1.09 % 1.10 % 1.13 % 1.09 % 1.12 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 0.99 % (j) 0.99 % 1.00 % 1.03 % 0.99 % 1.02 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding professional fees for foreign withholding
taxes 0.97 % (j) 0.99 % 1.00 % 1.03 % 0.99 % 1.02 %
Net investment income 2.61 % (j) 1.34 % 1.99 % 2.57 % 2.59 % (b) 1.31 %
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 590,914 $ 709,510 $ 676,949 $ 683,247 $ 623,234 $ 769,678
Portfolio turnover rate 21 % 71 % 60 % 28 % 60 % 90 %

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets includes $0.10 per share and 29%, respectively, resulting from a non-recurring dividend.

(c) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e) Amount previously presented incorrectly as solely distributions from net investment income has been revised to reflect the proper classification of distributions between net realized gain and net investment income.

(f) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(g) Aggregate total return.

(h) Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Trust’s total return.

(i) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(j) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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BME
Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 47.96 $ 45.66 $ 41.19 $ 35.87 $ 35.69 $ 31.30
Net investment income (a) 0.06 — 0.01 0.06 0.07 0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (4.79 ) 4.74 6.86 7.66 2.51 6.77
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (4.73 ) 4.74 6.87 7.72 2.58 6.79
Distributions (b)
From net investment income (1.28 ) (0.00 ) (c) (0.05 ) (0.12 ) (0.07 ) (d) (0.04 )
From net realized gain — (2.44 ) (2.35 ) (2.28 ) (2.33 ) (d) (2.11 )
Return of capital — — — — — (0.25 )
Total distributions (1.28 ) (2.44 ) (2.40 ) (2.40 ) (2.40 ) (2.40 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 41.95 $ 47.96 $ 45.66 $ 41.19 $ 35.87 $ 35.69
Market price, end of period $ 42.40 $ 48.50 $ 47.59 $ 42.50 $ 36.45 $ 36.50
Total Return (e)
Based on net asset value (9.93 )% (f) 10.66 % (g) 17.50 % 22.26 % 7.26 % 22.17 %
Based on market price (9.97 )% (f) 7.37 % 18.69 % 24.15 % 6.57 % 23.17 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)
Total expenses 1.06 % (i) 1.08 % 1.10 % 1.09 % 1.11 % 1.12 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 1.06 % (i) 1.08 % 1.10 % 1.09 % 1.11 % 1.12 %
Net investment income 0.26 % (i) 0.01 % 0.01 % 0.16 % 0.19 % 0.06 %
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 566,061 $ 625,775 $ 545,936 $ 446,773 $ 352,675 $ 331,858
Portfolio turnover rate 27 % 49 % 28 % 47 % 37 % 38 %

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) Amount previously presented incorrectly as solely distributions from net investment income has been revised to reflect the proper classification of distributions between net realized gain and net investment income.

(e) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f) Aggregate total return.

(g) Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Trust’s total return.

(h) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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BMEZ — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited ) Year Ended 12/31/21 Period from 01/30/20 to 12/31/20 (a)
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 26.47 $ 30.73 $ 20.00
Net investment loss (b) (0.11 ) (0.32 ) (0.22 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (6.58 ) (2.23 ) 11.85
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (6.69 ) (2.55 ) 11.63
Distributions (c)
From net investment income (0.87 ) — —
From net realized gain — (1.71 ) (0.90 )
Total distributions (0.87 ) (1.71 ) (0.90 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.91 $ 26.47 $ 30.73
Market price, end of period $ 16.43 $ 25.36 $ 28.65
Total Return (d)
Based on net asset value (25.17 )% (e) (8.31 )% 59.62 % (e)(f)
Based on market price (32.14 )% (e) (5.76 )% 48.82 % (e)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)
Total expenses 1.31 % (h) 1.30 % 1.29 % (h)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 1.31 % (h) 1.30 % 1.28 % (h)
Net investment loss (1.00 )% (h) (1.10 )% (1.00 )% (h)
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 2,119,547 $ 2,981,886 $ 3,462,638
Portfolio turnover rate 36 % 44 % 43 %

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) Aggregate total return.

(f) Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Trust’s total return.

(g) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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BIGZ — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited ) Period from 03/29/21 to 12/31/21 (a)
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 16.72 $ 20.00
Net investment loss (b) (0.07 ) (0.15 )
Net realized and unrealized loss (6.60 ) (2.43 )
Net decrease from investment operations (6.67 ) (2.58 )
Distributions (c)
From net investment income (0.57 ) (d) —
Return of capital — (0.70 )
Total distributions (0.57 ) (0.70 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 9.48 $ 16.72
Market price, end of period $ 7.94 $ 14.54
Total Return (e)(f)
Based on net asset value (40.12 )% (13.03 )%
Based on market price (42.33 )% (24.37 )%
Ratios to Average Net
Assets (g)(h)
Total expenses 1.33 % 1.29 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 1.33 % (g) 1.28 %
Net investment loss (1.20 )% (1.02 )%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 2,236,079 $ 3,981,653
Portfolio turnover rate 26 % 55 %

(a) Commencement of operations.

(b) Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e) Aggregate total return.

(f) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(g) Annualized.

(h) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

See notes to financial statements.

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BCX
Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 10.21 $ 8.45 $ 9.04 $ 8.44 $ 10.64 $ 9.86
Net investment income (a) 0.15 0.29 0.20 0.23 0.22 0.20 (b)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.15 ) 1.95 (0.26 ) 0.99 (1.80 ) 1.19
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations — 2.24 (0.06 ) 1.22 (1.58 ) 1.39
Distributions (c)
From net investment income (0.26 ) (d) (0.38 ) (0.23 ) (0.23 ) (0.19 ) (0.24 )
Return of capital — (0.10 ) (0.30 ) (0.39 ) (0.43 ) (0.37 )
Total distributions (0.26 ) (0.48 ) (0.53 ) (0.62 ) (0.62 ) (0.61 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 9.95 $ 10.21 $ 8.45 $ 9.04 $ 8.44 $ 10.64
Market price, end of period $ 8.98 $ 9.35 $ 7.41 $ 8.07 $ 7.06 $ 9.77
Total Return (e)
Based on net asset value (0.05 )% (f) 27.20 % 1.56 % 15.88 % (14.90 )% 15.60 %
Based on market price (1.50 )% (f) 32.83 % (0.23 )% 23.67 % (22.47 )% 26.55 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)
Total expenses 1.05 % (h) 1.07 % 1.09 % 1.11 % 1.08 % 1.08 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 1.05 % (h) 1.07 % 1.09 % 1.11 % 1.08 % 1.08 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding professional fees for foreign withholding
taxes 1.05 % (h) 1.07 % 1.09 % 1.11 % 1.08 % 1.08 %
Net investment income 2.67 % (h) 3.05 % 2.62 % 2.56 % 2.17 % 2.06 % (b)
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 878,618 $ 901,782 $ 746,615 $ 822,754 $ 798,282 $ 1,027,472
Portfolio turnover rate 45 % 66 % 78 % 69 % 66 % 73 %

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Net investment income per share and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets include less than $0.04 per share and 0.39% respectively, resulting from a special dividend from Baker Hughes Inc. in July 2017.

(c) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f) Aggregate total return.

(g) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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BST
Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) (a) Year Ended December 31,
2021 (a) 2020 (a) 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 52.40 $ 51.94 $ 32.45 $ 26.21 $ 27.73 $ 20.10
Net investment loss (b) (0.17 ) (0.43 ) (0.28 ) (0.17 ) (0.13 ) (0.05 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (17.12 ) 5.84 21.82 9.92 0.37 8.96
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (17.29 ) 5.41 21.54 9.75 0.24 8.91
Distributions (c)
From net investment income (1.50 ) — — — — (d) (0.05 )
From net realized gain — (4.27 ) (2.05 ) (3.51 ) (1.76 ) (d) (0.22 )
Return of capital — — — — — (1.01 )
Total distributions (1.50 ) (4.27 ) (2.05 ) (3.51 ) (1.76 ) (1.28 )
Dilutive effect of rights offer (Note 10) — (0.68 ) — — — —
Net asset value, end of period $ 33.61 $ 52.40 $ 51.94 $ 32.45 $ 26.21 $ 27.73
Market price, end of period $ 32.49 $ 49.97 $ 53.30 $ 33.27 $ 27.48 $ 26.69
Total Return (e)
Based on net asset value (33.40 )% (f) 9.44 % 68.76 % (g) 37.82 % 0.24 % 45.73 %
Based on market price (32.49 )% (f) 1.70 % 68.92 % 34.77 % 9.18 % 57.15 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)
Total expenses 1.07 % (i) 1.05 % 1.09 % 1.08 % 1.09 % 1.09 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 1.07 % (i) 1.00 % 0.99 % 0.92 % 0.89 % 0.89 %
Net investment loss (0.81 )% (i) (0.78 )% (0.73 )% (0.52 )% (0.43 )% (0.19 )%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 1,078,899 $ 1,681,166 $ 1,297,344 $ 742,672 $ 587,908 $ 620,300
Portfolio turnover rate 18 % 31 % 20 % 32 % 53 % 41 %

(a) Consolidated Financial Highlights.

(b) Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) Amount previously presented incorrectly as solely distributions from net investment income has been revised to reflect the proper classification of distributions between net realized gain and net investment income.

(e) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f) Aggregate total return.

(g) For financial reporting purposes, the market value of a certain investment was adjusted as of the report date. Accordingly, the net asset value (.NAV.) per share and total return performance based on NAV presented herein are different than the information previously published as of December 31, 2020.

(h) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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BSTZ — Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) (a) Year Ended December 31, (a) Period from 06/27/19 to 12/31/19 (b)
2021 2020
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 38.82 $ 38.72 $ 20.95 $ 20.00
Net investment loss (c) (0.17 ) (0.51 ) (0.30 ) (0.05 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (14.54 ) 3.69 19.32 1.50
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (14.71 ) 3.18 19.02 1.45
Distributions (d)
From net investment income (1.15 ) — — —
From net realized gain — (3.08 ) (1.10 ) —
Return of capital — — (0.15 ) (0.50 )
Total distributions (1.15 ) (3.08 ) (1.25 ) (0.50 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 22.96 $ 38.82 $ 38.72 $ 20.95
Market price, end of period $ 19.59 $ 38.94 $ 36.38 $ 20.50
Total Return (e)
Based on net asset value (38.15 )% (f) 8.41 % 94.60 % (g) 7.40 % (f)
Based on market price (47.39 )% (f) 15.75 % 86.85 % 5.10 % (f)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)
Total expenses 1.33 % (i) 1.31 % 1.33 % 1.32 % (i)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 1.33 % (i) 1.31 % 1.33 % 1.30 % (i)
Net investment loss (1.16 )% (i) (1.25 )% (1.16 )% (0.48 )% (i)
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 1,802,895 $ 3,048,962 $ 3,023,744 $ 1,635,966
Portfolio turnover rate 20 % 18 % 45 % 16 %

(a) Consolidated Financial Highlights.

(b) Commencement of operations.

(c) Based on average shares outstanding.

(d) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f) Aggregate total return.

(g) Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Trust’s total return.

(h) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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BUI
Six Months Ended 06/30/22 (unaudited) Year Ended December 31,
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 25.86 $ 23.80 $ 22.02 $ 18.77 $ 21.12 $ 19.42
Net investment income (a) 0.21 0.24 0.33 0.37 0.49 0.56
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (3.68 ) 3.27 2.90 4.33 (1.39 ) 2.59
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (3.47 ) 3.51 3.23 4.70 (0.90 ) 3.15
Distributions (b)
From net investment income (0.73 ) (c) (0.24 ) (0.20 ) (0.24 ) (0.63 ) (d) (0.47 )
From net realized gain — (0.76 ) (1.08 ) (1.06 ) (0.81 ) (d) (0.98 )
Return of capital — (0.45 ) (0.17 ) (0.15 ) (0.01 ) —
Total distributions (0.73 ) (1.45 ) (1.45 ) (1.45 ) (1.45 ) (1.45 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 21.66 $ 25.86 $ 23.80 $ 22.02 $ 18.77 $ 21.12
Market price, end of period $ 21.88 $ 26.62 $ 25.04 $ 22.31 $ 19.76 $ 21.62
Total Return (e)
Based on net asset value (13.61 )% (f) 15.13 % 15.87 % 25.63 % (4.40 )% 16.62 %
Based on market price (15.22 )% (f) 12.65 % 20.32 % 20.91 % (1.68 )% 25.93 %
Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)
Total expenses 1.08 % (h) 1.08 % 1.13 % 1.12 % 1.12 % 1.11 %
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed 1.08 % (h) 1.07 % 1.10 % 1.10 % 1.09 % 1.09 %
Net investment income 1.80 % (h) 0.97 % 1.58 % 1.78 % 2.46 % 2.70 %
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 478,643 $ 559,805 $ 444,526 $ 383,337 $ 318,933 $ 357,776
Portfolio turnover rate 17 % 20 % 39 % 39 % 28 % 31 %

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(d) Amount previously presented incorrectly as solely distributions from net investment income has been revised to reflect the proper classification of distributions between net realized gain and net investment income.

(e) Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f) Aggregate total return.

(g) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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  1. ORGANIZATION

The following are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as closed-end management investment companies and are referred to herein collectively as the “Trusts”, or individually as a “Trust”:

Trust Name Herein Referred To As Organized Diversification Classification
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust BGR Delaware Non-diversified
BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. CII Maryland Diversified
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust BDJ Delaware Diversified
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust BOE Delaware Diversified
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust BGY Delaware Diversified
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust BME Delaware Diversified
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II BMEZ Maryland Non-diversified
BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust BIGZ Maryland Non-diversified
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust BCX Delaware Non-diversified
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust BST Delaware Diversified
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II BSTZ Delaware Non-diversified
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities
Trust BUI Delaware Diversified

The Boards of Directors and Boards of Trustees of the Trusts are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board,” and the trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Trustees”. The Trusts determine and make available for publication the net asset values (“NAVs”) of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

The Trusts, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of open-end non-index fixed-income funds and all BlackRock-advised closed-end funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

Basis of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements of BST include the accounts of BST Subsidiary, LLC (the “BST Taxable Subsidiary”), which is a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of BST. The BST Taxable Subsidiary enables BST to hold an investment in an operating partnership and satisfy Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) tax requirements. Income earned and gains realized on the investment held by the BST Taxable Subsidiary are taxable to such subsidiary. A tax provision for income, if any, is shown as income tax in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for BST. A tax provision for realized and unrealized gains, if any, is included as a reduction of realized and/or unrealized gain (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for BST. BST may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the BST Taxable Subsidiary. The net assets of the BST Taxable Subsidiary as of period end were $16,023,088, which is 1.5% of BST’s consolidated net assets. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated. The BST Taxable Subsidiary is subject to the same investment policies and restrictions that apply to BST.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of BSTZ include the accounts of BSTZ Subsidiary, LLC (the “BSTZ Taxable Subsidiary”), which is a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of BSTZ. The BSTZ Taxable Subsidiary enables BSTZ to hold an investment in an operating partnership and satisfy Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) tax requirements. Income earned and gains realized on the investment held by the BSTZ Taxable Subsidiary are taxable to such subsidiary. A tax provision for income, if any, is shown as income tax in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for BSTZ. A tax provision for realized and unrealized gains, if any, is included as a reduction of realized and/or unrealized gain (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for BSTZ. BSTZ may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the BSTZ Taxable Subsidiary. The net assets of the BSTZ Taxable Subsidiary as of period end were $30,045,968, which is 1.7% of BSTZ’s consolidated net assets. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated. The BSTZ Taxable Subsidiary is subject to the same investment policies and restrictions that apply to BSTZ.

  1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Trust is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Trusts are informed of the ex-dividend dates. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Trust’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

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Each Trust does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in 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. Each Trust reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: The Trusts may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Trust invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Trust and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of June 30, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Trusts file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Trusts may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations include tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Trust enters into certain investments (e.g., options written) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Trust may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investments to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Trusts may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Trusts are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Subject to the Trusts’ managed distribution plan, the Trusts intend to make monthly cash distributions to shareholders, which may consist of net investment income, and net realized and unrealized gains on investments and/or return of capital.

The character of distributions is determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. The portion of distributions that exceeds a Trust’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which are measured on a tax basis, will constitute a non-taxable return of capital.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by each Trust’s Board, the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trusts, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Trustees. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Trustees as if the Independent Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Trust, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities, if any, are included in the Trustees’ and Officer’s fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Trusts until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan. Net appreciation (depreciation) in the value of participants’ deferral accounts is allocated among the participating funds in the Fixed-Income Complex and reflected as Trustees and Officer expense on the Statements of Operations. The Trustees and Officer expense may be negative as a result of a decrease in value of the deferred accounts.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Trust, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

  1. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Trust’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Trust is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Trust determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Trust’s assets and liabilities:

• Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

• Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round

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lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

• Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

• The Trusts value their investment in SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon their pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets.

• 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 options on swaps (“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.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Each business day, the Trusts use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Trust might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Global Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.

Standard Inputs Generally Considered By Third-Party Pricing Services
Market approach (i)  recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in
the underlying investment or comparable issuers; (ii)   recapitalizations and other
transactions across the capital structure; and (iii)  market multiples of comparable
issuers.
Income approach (i)  future cash flows discounted to
present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks; (ii)   quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (iii)  other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds,
loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates.
Cost approach. (i)  audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and financial or operational
metrics issued by the Private Company; (ii)   changes in the valuation of relevant indices
or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company; (iii)  relevant news and other
public sources; and (iv)  known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s
interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Enterprise valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), current value method or a hybrid of those techniques are used as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of these valuation techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by a Trust. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Trust is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Trust could receive upon the sale of the investment.

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

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• Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each 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); and

• Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by Private Companies that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

As of June 30, 2022, certain investments of BME, BMEZ, BSTZ and BUI were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

  1. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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.

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified 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 of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Securities Lending: Certain Trusts may lend their securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Trusts collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. The initial collateral received by each Trust is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Trust and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Trust, or excess collateral returned by the Trust, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Trusts are entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities, but do not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested by the securities lending agent, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), if any, is disclosed in the Schedules of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Trust, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are disclosed in the Trusts’ Schedules of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related collateral are shown separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of investments at value – unaffiliated, and collateral on securities loaned, respectively.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Trusts under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”), which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Trusts, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Trusts can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

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As of period end, the following table is a summary of the Trusts’ securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

Trust Name/Counterparty (a)
BME
Barclays Capital, Inc. $ 462,260 $ (462,260 ) $ — $ —
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. 42,146 (41,747 ) — 399
Morgan Stanley 24,602 (24,600 ) — 2
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 35,839 (35,839 ) — —
Toronto-Dominion Bank 1,720 (1,300 ) — 420
$ 566,567 $ (565,746 ) $ — $ 821
BMEZ
Barclays Capital, Inc. $ 2,061,484 $ (2,061,484 ) $ — $ —
BNP Paribas SA 391,635 (391,635 ) — —
BofA Securities, Inc. 231,439 (231,439 ) — —
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. 435,731 (435,731 ) — —
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 51,300 (51,300 ) — —
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 380,864 (379,964 ) — 900
Morgan Stanley 452,866 (452,631 ) — 235
National Financial Services LLC 2,488,520 (2,434,845 ) — 53,675
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 204,981 (203,070 ) — 1,911
Toronto-Dominion Bank 8,172 (8,096 ) — 76
$ 6,706,992 $ (6,650,195 ) $ — $ 56,797
BSTZ
Barclays Capital, Inc. $ 2,388,957 $ (2,388,957 ) $ — $ —
BNP Paribas SA 15,800 (15,800 ) — —
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 2,190,513 (2,190,513 ) — —
Toronto-Dominion Bank 37,920 (37,920 ) — —
$ 4,633,190 $ (4,633,190 ) $ — $ —
BUI
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC $ 505,064 $ (505,064 ) $ — $ —

(a) Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Trust is disclosed in the Trust’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

(b) The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of June 30, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to each Trust on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Trusts benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BIM. BIM’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value on the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Trust could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by the Trusts.

  1. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Trusts engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Trusts and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Options: The Trusts may purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to the risks of underlying instruments, including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or commodity price risk and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) 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.

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value –unaffiliated and options written at value, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Trusts write a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that they hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Trusts write a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help it mitigate its counterparty risk, a Trust may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Trust and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Trust may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Trust and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Trusts and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Trusts, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Trusts. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Trusts on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Trust generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Trusts from the counterparties are not fully collateralized, each Trust bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Trusts have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Trust bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, the Trusts do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

  1. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: Each Trust entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Trusts’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Trust’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Trust.

For such services, each Trust, except BCX pays the Manager a monthly fee at the following annual rates:

Average weekly value of each Trust’s net assets:

Investment advisory fees 1.20 % 0.80 % 1.00 % 1.00 %

Average daily value of each Trust’s net assets:

Investment advisory fees 0.85 % 1.00 % 1.00 %

Average daily value of each Trust’s managed assets:

Investment advisory fees 1.25 % 1.25 % 1.00 % 1.25 %

For such services, BCX pays the Manager a monthly fee of 1.00% of the sum of the average daily value of the net assets of the Trust (excluding the value of the Trust’s interest in the BCX Subsidiary, LLC (the “BCX Taxable Subsidiary”), which is a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of BCX) and the average daily value of the net assets of its subsidiary, which fee is allocated pro rata between the Trust and the BCX Taxable Subsidiary based on the average daily value of their respective net assets (excluding, in the case of the Trust, the value of the Trust’s interest in the BCX Taxable Subsidiary). The BCX Taxable Subsidiary had no net assets or activity during the period ended June 30, 2022.

For purposes of calculating these fees, “net assets” mean the total assets of CII and BCX minus the sum of its accrued liabilities.

For purposes of calculating these fees, “managed assets” are determined as total assets of BMEZ, BIGZ, BST and BSTZ (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) less the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).

For purposes of calculating these fees, “net assets” mean the total assets of BGR, BDJ, BOE, BGY, BME and BUI minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (which includes liabilities represented by TOB Trusts and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares).

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With respect to BGR, BOE, BGY, BCX and BUI, the Manager entered into separate sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL for services it provides for that portion of each Trust for which BIL acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Trust to the Manager.

The Manager provides investment management and other services to BST Taxable Subsidiary and BSTZ Taxable Subsidiary. The Manager does not receive separate compensation from the BST Taxable Subsidiary or BSTZ Taxable Subsidiary for providing investment management or administrative services. However, BST and BSTZ pay the Manager based on the Trust’s net assets, which includes the assets of the BST Taxable Subsidiary and BSTZ Taxable Subsidiary.

Distribution Fees: BME, BST and BUI have entered into Distribution Agreements with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager, to provide for distribution of BME’s, BST’s and BUI’s common shares on a reasonable best efforts basis through an equity shelf offering (a “Shelf Offering”) (the “Distribution Agreement”). Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, BRIL will receive commissions with respect to sales of common shares at a commission rate of 1.00% of the gross proceeds of the sale of BME’s, BST’s and BUI’s common shares and a portion of such commission is re-allowed to broker-dealers engaged by BRIL. The commissions retained by BRIL during the six months ended June 30, 2022 amounted to $37,695, $0, and $21,497 for each of BME, BST and BUI, respectively.

Expense Limitations, Waivers and Reimbursements: The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fees on the following Trusts as a percentage of their average weekly net assets (BGR and BOE) or average daily net assets (BGY), as follows:

BGR — 0.220 % 0.175 % 0.100 %

These voluntary waivers may be reduced or discontinued at any time without notice. Effective June 1, 2022, the voluntary waiver agreement between the Manager and BGY was terminated.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the investment advisory fees waived, which are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations, were as follows:

Trust Name Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed by the Manager
BGR $ 407,271
BOE 685,576
BGY 274,077

With respect to each Trust, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Trust pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2023. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Trust. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the amounts waived were as follows:

Trust Name Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed by the Manager
BGR $ 1,046
CII 2,837
BDJ 14,166
BOE 1,426
BGY 1,676
BME 7,222
BMEZ 20,437
BIGZ 2,696
BCX 4,966
BST 8,317
BSTZ 12,846
BUI 2,328

The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Trust’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2023. The agreement can be renewed for annual periods thereafter, and may be terminated on 90 days’ notice, each subject to approval by a majority of the Trusts’ Independent Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no fees waived by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BIM, an affiliate of the Manager, to serve as securities lending agent for the Trusts, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BIM bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Trusts are responsible for expenses in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment expenses”). The cash collateral is invested in a private investment company, Money Market Series, managed by the Manager or its affiliates. However, BIM has agreed to cap the collateral investment expenses of the Money Market Series to an annual rate of 0.04%. The investment adviser to the Money Market Series will not charge any advisory fees with respect to shares purchased by the Trusts. The Money Market Series may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value withdrawn or temporarily restrict withdrawals for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the private investment company’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments may follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act.

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Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment expenses. Each Trust retains a portion of securities lending income and remits a remaining portion to BIM as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, BIM may lend securities only when the difference between the borrower rebate rate and the risk free rate exceeds a certain level (such securities, the “specials only securities”). Each Trust retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment expenses).

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income earned across the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex in a calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Trust, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment expenses) in an amount equal to 85% of securities lending income.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Trust is shown as securities lending income — affiliated — net in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, each Trust paid BIM the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

Trust Name Amounts
BDJ $ 2
BME 1,251
BMEZ 20,228
BIGZ 948
BST 3,821
BSTZ 32,033
BUI 242

Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trusts are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Trusts reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Trustees and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

Other Transactions: During the period ended June 30, 2022, BDJ received a reimbursement of $1,577 from an affiliate, which is included in payment by affiliate in the Statements of Operations, related to an operating event.

The Trusts may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

Trust Name Purchases Sales Net Realized Gain (Loss)
BOE $ — $ 5,730,635 $ (144,921 )
BGY — 8,487,966 (212,936 )
  1. PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:

Trust Name Purchases Sales
BGR $ 140,712,200 $ 173,661,921
CII 130,665,522 137,934,953
BDJ 474,178,478 541,438,438
BOE 174,393,657 174,441,351
BGY 138,905,275 155,899,089
BME 150,726,856 156,316,971
BMEZ 849,432,780 955,843,056
BIGZ 776,070,184 925,654,708
BCX 431,494,155 492,778,299
BST 247,478,248 271,004,000
BSTZ 480,232,400 550,566,063
BUI 91,135,913 93,849,056
  1. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

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

Each Trust files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Trust’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on each Trust’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

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Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Trusts as of June 30, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Trusts’ financial statements.

As of December 31, 2021, the Trusts had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

Trust Name Non-Expiring
BGR $ 269,130,117
BIGZ 168,343,640
BCX 412,547,801

As of June 30, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Trust Name Tax Cost Gross Unrealized Appreciation Gross Unrealized Depreciation Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
BGR $ 269,530,343 $ 117,528,480 $ (29,635,454 ) $ 87,893,026
CII 630,746,155 240,871,534 (50,697,986 ) 190,173,548
BDJ 1,553,586,665 256,776,866 (101,188,064 ) 155,588,802
BOE 702,842,038 94,072,268 (78,021,775 ) 16,050,493
BGY 569,312,134 85,832,056 (65,073,312 ) 20,758,744
BME 423,597,964 171,376,299 (23,466,166 ) 147,910,133
BMEZ 2,330,629,822 240,044,780 (423,209,081 ) (183,164,301 )
BIGZ 3,177,679,100 20,475,073 (943,004,291 ) (922,529,218 )
BCX 795,548,527 189,661,002 (94,889,021 ) 94,771,981
BST 803,265,374 410,166,067 (124,326,834 ) 285,839,233
BSTZ 1,477,880,873 569,221,582 (196,739,188 ) 372,482,394
BUI 374,408,600 125,956,924 (18,262,592 ) 107,694,332
  1. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Trusts invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Trust to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Trusts and their investments. BME’s, BST’s and BUI’s prospectuses provide details of the risks to which each Trust is subject.

The Trusts may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Each Trust may invest without limitation in illiquid or less liquid investments or investments in which no secondary market is readily available or which are otherwise illiquid, including private placement securities. A Trust may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which a Trust could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, a Trust may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise funds to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting a Trust’s NAV and ability to make dividend distributions. Privately issued debt securities are often of below investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below investment grade public debt securities.

Market Risk: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Trust may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Trust reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Trust may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Trust’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Trust may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Trust invests.

The price a Trust could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Trust’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and

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assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore a Trust’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by a Trust, and a Trust could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. A Trust’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Trusts may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Trusts manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Trusts to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Trusts’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Trusts.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

For OTC options purchased, each Trust bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Trusts should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Trusts do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Trusts, and not the counterparty, to perform. The Trusts may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent each Trust deposits collateral with its counterparty to a written option.

With exchange-traded options purchased, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Trusts since the exchange-traded or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Trust does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency).

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Trust’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

As of period end, the Trusts listed below invested a significant portion of their assets in securities in the following sectors:

Sectors
Energy BGR, BCX
Financials BDJ
Health Care BME, BMEZ
Information Technology BST, BSTZ
Materials BCX
Utilities BUI

Changes in economic conditions affecting such sectors would have a greater impact on the Trusts and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.

Certain Trusts invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Trust concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Trust and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Trust’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

Certain Trusts invest a substantial amount of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a Trust concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on their investment performance and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Trust’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Trust’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

Certain Trusts invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries as well as acts of war in the region. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Trusts’ investments.

Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. The United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching. In addition, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The extent and duration of the military action, resulting sanctions and resulting future market disruptions in the region are impossible to predict, but could be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the region, including significant negative impacts on the economy and the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, as well as other sectors.

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LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Trusts may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Trusts is uncertain.

  1. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Each Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, with the exception of CII, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. CII is authorized to issue 200 million Common Shares. The par value for each Trust’s Common Shares is $0.001, except for CII, which is $0.10. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders.

BME, BST and BUI have each filed a prospectus with the SEC allowing it to issue an additional 4,000,000, 18,000,000 and 8,000,000 Common Shares, respectively, through an equity Shelf Offering. Under the Shelf Offerings, BME, BST and BUI, subject to market conditions, may raise additional equity capital from time to time in varying amounts and utilizing various offering methods at a net price at or above each Trust’s NAV per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). As of period end, 4,000,000, 18,000,000 and 7,991,336 Common Shares, respectively, remain available for issuance under the Shelf Offerings. During the period ended, June 30, 2022, BME, BST and BUI issued 426,681, 0 and 425,622 shares, respectively, under the Trust’s respective current Shelf Offering and the Trust’s prior Shelf Offering. See Additional Information — Shelf Offering Program for additional information.

Initial costs incurred by each of BME, BST and BUI in connection with its Shelf Offering are recorded as “Deferred offering costs” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. As shares are sold, a portion of the costs attributable to the shares sold will be charged against paid-in-capital. Any remaining deferred charges at the end of the shelf offering period will be charged to expense.

For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of shares issued through the Shelf Offering:

Trust Name — BME 426,681 1,053,578
BST — 242,731
BUI 425,622 2,910,832

For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

Trust Name — CII — 10,701
BME 19,097 37,877
BIGZ — 231,136
BST 15,418 40,859
BSTZ — 448,074
BUI 24,183 63,066

The Trusts participate in an open market share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). From December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022, each Trust may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2021, for each Trust (other than BIGZ, BSTZ and BMEZ) or November 18, 2021 (for BIGZ, BSTZ and BMEZ) subject to certain conditions. There is no assurance that the Trusts will purchase shares in any particular amounts. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, CII, BDJ, BME, BCX, BST, BSTZ and BUI did not repurchase any shares.

The total cost of the shares repurchased is reflected in the Trusts’ Statements of Changes in Net Assets. For the periods shown, shares repurchased and cost, including transaction costs, were as follows:

Shares Amounts
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 611,105 $ 7,221,391
Shares Amounts
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 488,481 $ 5,080,918
Year Ended December 31, 2021 18,558 205,246
Shares Amounts
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 390,308 $ 2,117,512

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Shares Amounts
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 585,935 $ 9,529,955
Shares Amounts
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 2,389,535 $ 20,804,846
Year Ended December 31, 2021 5,142,849 74,068,155

For the period ended June 30, 2022, shares issued and outstanding remained constant for CII, BDJ, BCX and BSTZ. For the year ended December 31, 2021, shares issued and outstanding remained constant for BGR, BDJ, BGY, BMEZ and BCX.

With respect to BST, for the year ended December 31, 2021, shares issued and outstanding increased by 40,859 as a result of dividend reinvestment, 242,731 from the shelf offering and 6,822,923 from the rights issue.

As of June 30, 2022, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., an affiliate of the Trust, owned 5,000 Shares of BIGZ.

  1. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Trusts’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

The Trusts declared and paid or will pay distributions to Common Shareholders as follows:

Trust Name — BGR 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 Dividend Per Common Share — $ 0.049000
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.049000
CII 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.099500
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.099500
BDJ 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.056200
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.056200
BOE 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.063000
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.063000
BGY 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.033800
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.033800
BME 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.213000
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.213000
BMEZ 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.145000
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.145000
BIGZ 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.070000
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.070000
BCX 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.045000
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.045000
BST 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.250000
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.250000
BSTZ 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.192000
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.192000
BUI 07/01/22 07/15/22 07/29/22 0.121000
08/01/22 08/15/22 08/31/22 0.121000

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements

The Boards of Directors/Trustees, as applicable (collectively, the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (“BGR”), BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (“CII”), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (“BDJ”), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (“BOE”), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (“BGY”), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (“BME”), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (“BMEZ”), BlackRock Innovation & Growth Trust (“BIGZ”), BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (“BCX”), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (“BST”), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (“BSTZ”) and BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (“BUI” and collectively with BGR, CII, BDJ, BOE, BGY, BME, BMEZ, BCX, BST and BSTZ, the “Funds” and each, a “Fund”) met on April 14, 2022 (the “April Meeting”) and May 19-20, 2022 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval to continue the investment advisory agreements (the “Advisory Agreements”) between each Fund and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval to continue the sub-advisory agreements (the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”) between the Manager, BlackRock International Limited (the “Sub-Advisor”) and each of BGR, BOE, BGY, BCX and BUI. 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.”

The Approval Process

Consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board considers the approval of the continuation of the Agreements for each Fund on an annual basis. The Board members who are not “interested persons” of each Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are considered independent Board members (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board’s consideration entailed a year-long deliberative process during which the Board and its committees assessed BlackRock’s various services to each Fund, including through the review of written materials and oral presentations, and the review of additional information provided in response to requests from the Independent Board Members. The Board had four quarterly meetings per year, each typically extending for two days, as well as additional ad hoc meetings and executive sessions throughout the year, as needed. The committees of the Board similarly met throughout the year. The Board also had an additional one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the renewal of the Agreements. In particular, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to each Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; accounting oversight; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of each Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services. Throughout the year, including during the contract renewal process, the Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel, and met with independent legal counsel in various executive sessions outside of the presence of BlackRock’s management.

During the year, the Board, acting directly and through its committees, considered information that was relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to each Fund and its shareholders. BlackRock also furnished additional information to the Board in response to specific questions from the Board. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year, and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, relevant benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable, as well as BlackRock senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analyses of the reasons for any outperformance or underperformance relative to its peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) leverage management, as applicable; (c) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund for services; (d) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to each Fund; (e) the resources devoted to risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of each Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions, and meeting regulatory requirements; (f) BlackRock’s and each Fund’s adherence to applicable compliance policies and procedures; (g) the nature, character and scope of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates and the estimated cost of such services, as available; (h) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (i) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (j) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (k) BlackRock’s implementation of each Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (l) an analysis of management fees paid to BlackRock for products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, collective investment trust and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to each Fund; (m) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; (n) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business; and (o) each Fund’s market discount/premium compared to peer funds.

Prior to and in preparation for the April Meeting, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to the renewal of the Agreements. The Independent Board Members are continuously engaged in a process with their independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to the Board to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included, among other things: (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), based on Lipper classifications, regarding each Fund’s fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of each Fund as compared with a peer group of funds (“Performance Peers”); (b) information on the composition of the Expense Peers and Performance Peers and a description of Broadridge’s methodology; (c) information on the estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (d) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees received in connection with other types of investment products, such as institutional accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, closed-end funds, and open-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as applicable; (e) a review of non-management fees; (f) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale, if any, with each Fund; (g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock; and (h) various additional information requested by the Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and each Fund’s operations.

At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements and the Independent Board Members presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these questions and requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.

At the May Meeting, the Board concluded its assessment of, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund; (d) each Fund’s fees and expenses compared to its Expense Peers; (e) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with each Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

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The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as other payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending and cash management, and BlackRock’s services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock’s personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board Members evaluated the information available to it on a fund-by-fund basis. The following paragraphs provide more information about some of the primary factors that were relevant to the Board’s decision. The Board Members did not identify any particular information, or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items and factors considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock

The Board, 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 each Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of closed-end funds, relevant benchmarks, and performance metrics, as applicable. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment activities, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by each Fund’s portfolio management team discussing each Fund’s performance, investment strategies and outlook.

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and each Fund’s portfolio management team; research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall risk management program, including the continued efforts of BlackRock and its affiliates to address cybersecurity risks and the role of BlackRock’s Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to each Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to each Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to each Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of each Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with administrative services including, among others: (i) responsibility for disclosure documents registration statements in connection with each of BME’s, BUI’s and BST’s equity shelf program and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) preparing communications with analysts to support secondary market trading of each Fund; (iii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iv) responsibility for periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; (v) overseeing and coordinating the activities of third-party service providers including, among others, each Fund’s custodian, fund accountant, transfer agent, and auditor; (vi) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vii) providing legal and compliance support; (viii) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain closed-end funds; and (ix) performing or managing administrative functions necessary for the operation of each Fund, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, and shareholder call center and other services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, and legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Board considered the operation of BlackRock’s business continuity plans, including in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

B. The Investment Performance of each Fund and BlackRock

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of each Fund throughout the year and at the April Meeting. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included an analysis of each Fund’s performance as of December 31, 2021, as compared to its Performance Peers. The performance information is based on net asset value (NAV), and utilizes Lipper data. Lipper’s methodology calculates a fund’s total return assuming distributions are reinvested on the ex-date at a fund’s ex-date NAV. Broadridge ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and certain performance metrics (“Performance Metrics”). The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review and meet with Fund management to discuss the performance of each Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. The Board also noted that while it found the data provided by Broadridge generally useful, it recognized the limitations of such data, including in particular, that notable differences may exist between a fund and its Performance Peers (for example, the investment objectives and strategies). Further, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. The Board also acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance, and that a single investment theme could have the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance.

The Board reviewed and considered BGR’s performance relative to BGR’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BGR generally performed above expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BGR, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered CII’s performance relative to CII’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, CII generally performed above expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for CII, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered BDJ’s performance relative to BDJ’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BDJ generally performed in line with expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BDJ, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered BOE’s performance relative to BOE’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BOE generally performed below expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BOE, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board. The Board and BlackRock reviewed BOE’s underperformance relative to the Performance Metrics.

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The Board reviewed and considered BGY’s performance relative to BGY’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BGY generally performed above expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BGY, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered BME’s performance relative to BME’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BME generally performed in line with expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BME, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered BMEZ’s performance relative to BMEZ’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BMEZ generally performed in line with expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BMEZ, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered BIGZ’s performance relative to BIGZ’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BIGZ generally performed in line with expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BIGZ, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered BCX’s performance relative to BCX’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BCX generally performed above expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BCX, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered BST’s performance relative to BST’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BST generally performed in line with expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BST, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered BSTZ’s performance relative to BSTZ’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BSTZ generally performed in line with expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BSTZ, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered BUI’s performance relative to BUI’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance metrics, BUI generally performed above expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BUI, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Estimated Cost of the Services and Estimated Profits Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Fund

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed each Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with those of its Expense Peers. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared each Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its actual management fee rate as a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of each Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of each Fund’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes) to those of its Expense Peers. The total expense ratio represents a fund’s total net operating expenses, excluding any investment related expenses. The total expense ratio gives effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock and its affiliates to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, as applicable, including institutional accounts and sub-advised mutual funds (including mutual funds sponsored by third parties).

The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with an estimated profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to each Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to each Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to available aggregate estimated profitability data provided for the prior two years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the estimated profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board 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, precision of expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at the individual fund level is difficult.

The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

The Board 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 Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing each Fund, including in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that BGR’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the third quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the second and first quartiles, respectively, relative to the Expense Peers. In addition, the Board noted that BlackRock had agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of the advisory fee

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payable by BGR. An advisory fee waiver has been in effect since 2015, the amount of which may have varied from time to time. After discussions between the Board, including Independent Board Members, and BlackRock, the Board and BlackRock agreed to a continuation of the current 22 basis points voluntary advisory fee waiver.

The Board noted that CII’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BDJ’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BOE’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the third quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Expense Peers. In addition, the Board noted that BlackRock had agreed to voluntarily waive a portion of the advisory fee payable by BOE. An advisory fee waiver has been in effect since 2015, the amount of which may have varied from time to time. After discussion between the Board, including the Independent Board Members, and BlackRock, the Board and BlackRock agreed to a continuation of the current 17.5 basis points voluntary advisory fee waiver.

The Board noted that BGY’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the third quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the second and third quartiles, respectively, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BME’s contractual management fee rate ranked first out of four funds, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BMEZ’s contractual management fee rate ranked third out of four funds, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the third and second quartiles, respectively, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BIGZ’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the third quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the third and second quartiles, respectively, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BCX’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the second quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the second and first quartiles, respectively, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BST’s contractual management fee rate ranked first out of four funds, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BSTZ’s contractual management fee rate ranked third out of four funds, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the third and second quartiles, respectively, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BUI’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the second and first quartiles, respectively, relative to the Expense Peers.

D. Economies of Scale

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of each Fund increase. The Board also considered the extent to which each Fund benefits from such economies of scale in a variety of ways, and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable each Fund to more fully participate in these economies of scale. The Board considered each Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee was appropriate.

Based on the Board’s review and consideration of the issue, the Board concluded 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. Closed-end funds are typically priced at scale at a fund’s inception. The Board noted that although each of BME, BUI and BST may from time-to-time make additional share offerings pursuant to its equity shelf program, the growth of each of BME, BUI and BST’s assets will occur primarily through the appreciation of its investment portfolio.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from BlackRock’s respective relationships with each Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and its 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 each Fund, including for administrative, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that, subject to applicable law, 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.

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

The Board 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 each Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of each Fund.

The Board also considered the various notable initiatives and projects BlackRock performed in connection with its closed-end fund product line. These initiatives included developing equity shelf programs; efforts to eliminate product overlap with fund mergers; ongoing services to manage leverage that has become increasingly complex; periodic

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evaluation of share repurchases and other support initiatives for certain BlackRock funds; and continued communication efforts with shareholders, fund analysts and financial advisers. With respect to the latter, the Independent Board Members noted BlackRock’s continued commitment to supporting the secondary market for the common shares of its closed-end funds through a comprehensive secondary market communication program designed to raise investor and analyst awareness and understanding of closed-end funds. BlackRock’s support services included, among other things: sponsoring and participating in conferences; communicating with closed-end fund analysts covering the BlackRock funds throughout the year; providing marketing and product updates for the closed-end funds; and maintaining and enhancing its closed-end fund website.

Conclusion

At the May Meeting, as a result of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved, by unanimous vote of those present, the continuation of the Advisory Agreements between the Manager and each Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2023, and the Sub-Advisory Agreements among the Manager, the Sub-Advisor and each of BGR, BOE, BGY, BCX and BUI for a one-year term ending June 30, 2023. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board 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 this determination.

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Additional Information

Trust Certification

The Trusts are listed for trading on the NYSE and have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards. The Trusts filed with the SEC the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Trusts will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Integration

Although a Trust does not seek to implement a specific ESG, impact or sustainability strategy unless otherwise disclosed, Trust management will consider ESG characteristics as part of the investment process for actively managed Trusts. These considerations will vary depending on a Trust’s particular investment strategies and may include consideration of third-party research as well as consideration of proprietary BlackRock research across the ESG risks and opportunities regarding an issuer. Trust management will consider those ESG characteristics it deems relevant or additive when making investment decisions for a Trust. The ESG characteristics utilized in a Trust’s investment process are anticipated to evolve over time and one or more characteristics may not be relevant with respect to all issuers that are eligible for investment. ESG characteristics are not the sole considerations when making investment decisions for a Trust. Further, investors can differ in their views of what constitutes positive or negative ESG characteristics. As a result, a Trust may invest in issuers that do not reflect the beliefs and values with respect to ESG of any particular investor. ESG considerations may affect a Trust’s exposure to certain companies or industries and a Trust may forego certain investment opportunities. While Trust management views ESG considerations as having the potential to contribute to a Trust’s long-term performance, there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved.

Dividend Policy

Each Trust’s policy is to make monthly distributions to shareholders. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, each Trust employs a managed distribution plan (the “Plan”), the goal of which is to provide shareholders with consistent and predictable cash flows by setting distribution rates based on expected long-term returns of each Trust.

The distributions paid by a Trust for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by a Trust during such month. Furthermore, the final tax characterization of distributions is determined after the year-end of a Trust and is reported in each Trust’s annual report to shareholders. Distributions can be characterized as ordinary income, capital gains and/or return of capital. Each Trust’s taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains (“taxable income”) may not be sufficient to support the level of distributions paid. To the extent that distributions exceed the Trust’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess may be treated as a non-taxable return of capital.

A return of capital is a return of a portion of an investor’s original investment. A return of capital is not expected to be taxable, but it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent disposition by the shareholder of his or her shares. It is possible that a substantial portion of the distributions paid during a calendar year may ultimately be classified as return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes when the final determination of the source and character of the distributions is made.

Such distributions, under certain circumstances, may exceed a Trust’s total return performance. When total distributions exceed total return performance for the period, the difference reduces the Trust’s total assets and net asset value (“NAV”) per share and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Trust’s expense ratio and reducing the amount of assets the Trust has available for long term investment.

General Information

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

BME’s, BST’s and BUI’s Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the Board and are available, without charge upon request by calling (800)882-0052.

The following information is a summary of certain changes since December 31, 2021. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the relevant Trust.

Except if noted otherwise herein, there were no changes to the Trusts’ charters or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Trusts that were not approved by the shareholders.

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Trust may from time to time purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.

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Additional Information (continued)

General Information (continued)

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com . Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and, for BME, BST and BUI only, prospectuses, by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports and, for BME, BST and BUI only, prospectuses, are available on BlackRock’s website.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

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

Please contact your financial adviser. Please note that not all investment advisers, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including for BME, BST and BUI only, prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Trusts at (800) 882-0052.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Trusts file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Trusts’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov . Additionally, each Trust makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports .

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Trusts voted proxies relating to securities held in the Trusts’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 882-0052; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com ; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov .

Availability of Trust Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Trusts on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Trusts. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Shelf Offering Program

From time to time, BME, BST and BUI may seek to raise additional equity capital through a Shelf Offering. In a Shelf Offering, BME, BST and BUI may, subject to market conditions, raise additional equity capital by issuing new Common Shares from time to time in varying amounts at a net price at or above BME’s, BST’s and BUI’s net asset value (“NAV”) per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). While any such Shelf Offering may allow BME, BST and BUI to pursue additional investment opportunities without the need to sell existing portfolio investments, it could also entail risks – including that the issuance of additional Common Shares may limit the extent to which the Common Shares are able to trade at a premium to NAV in the secondary market.

On April 26, 2022, BME filed a final prospectus with the SEC in connection with its Shelf Offering. This report and the prospectus of BME are not offers to sell BME Common Shares or solicitations of an offer to buy BME Common Shares in any jurisdiction where such offers or sales are not permitted. The prospectus of BME contains important information about BME, including its investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. Investors are urged to read the prospectus of BME carefully and in its entirety before investing. Copies of the final prospectus for can be obtained from BlackRock at blackrock.com .

On May 10, 2022, BST filed a final prospectus with the SEC in connection with its Shelf Offering. This report and the prospectus of BST are not offers to sell BST Common Shares or solicitations of an offer to buy BST Common Shares in any jurisdiction where such offers or sales are not permitted. The prospectus of BST contains important information about BST, including its investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. Investors are urged to read the prospectus of BST carefully and in its entirety before investing. Copies of the final prospectus for can be obtained from BlackRock at blackrock.com .

On March 10, 2022, BUI filed a final prospectus with the SEC in connection with its Shelf Offering. This report and the prospectus of BUI are not offers to sell BUI Common Shares or solicitations of an offer to buy BUI Common Shares in any jurisdiction where such offers or sales are not permitted. The prospectus of BUI contains important information about BUI, including its investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. Investors are urged to read the prospectus of BUI carefully and in its entirety before investing. Copies of the final prospectus for can be obtained from BlackRock at blackrock.com .

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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.

Trust and Service Providers

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Adviser

BlackRock International Limited (a)

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

United Kingdom

Accounting Agent and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC (b)

New York, NY 10022

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

Address of the Trusts

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

(a) For BGR, BOE, BGY, BCX and BUI.

(b) For BME, BST and BUI.

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

Currency Abbreviation
AUD Australian Dollar
CAD Canadian Dollar
CHF Swiss Franc
DKK Danish Krone
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
JPY Japanese Yen
MXN Mexican Peso
NOK Norwegian Krone
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
USD United States Dollar
Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR American Depositary Receipt
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
LP Limited Partnership
PJSC Public Joint Stock Company
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
S&P Standard & Poor’s
SAB Special Assessment Bonds

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This report is intended for current holders. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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(b) Not Applicable

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(a) 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 due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

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

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

(a) The 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 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 – Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 13 – Exhibits attached hereto

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

(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

(a)(4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached

(c) Notices to the registrant’s common shareholders in accordance with the order under Section 6(c) of the 1940 Act granting an exemption from Section 19(b) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 under the 1940 Act, dated May 9, 2009 1

1 The Fund has received exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission permitting it to make periodic distributions of long-term capital gains with respect to its outstanding common stock as frequently as twelve times each year, and as frequently as distributions are specified by or in accordance with the terms of its outstanding preferred stock. This relief is conditioned, in part, on an undertaking by the Fund to make the disclosures to the holders of the Fund’s common shares, in addition to the information required by Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19a-1 thereunder. The Fund is likewise obligated to file with the SEC the information contained in any such notice to shareholders and, in that regard, has attached hereto copies of each such notice made during the period.

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 Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.

By:
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.

Date: August 19, 2022

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:
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.

Date: August 19, 2022

By:
Trent Walker
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.

Date: August 19, 2022

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