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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21413
Name of Fund: BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., 55 East 52 nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2016
Date of reporting period: 11/30/2015
Item 1 Schedule of Investments
Consolidated Schedule of Investments November 30, 2015 (Unaudited) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
| Common Stocks (a) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemicals 0.0% | |||
| GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. | 143,928 | $ 64,768 | |
| GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (b) | 23,849 | 10,732 | |
| 75,500 | |||
| Diversified Consumer Services 0.2% | |||
| Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. | 53,827 | 1,063,621 | |
| Diversified Financial Services 0.0% | |||
| Kcad Holdings I Ltd. | 309,827,230 | 24,786 | |
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.0% | |||
| SunPower Corp. | 1,860 | 44,566 | |
| Total Common Stocks 0.2% | 1,208,473 | ||
| Asset-Backed Securities (b) | Par (000) | ||
| ALM Loan Funding (c): | |||
| Series 2012-5A, Class BR, 3.31%, 10/18/27 | USD | 740 | 724,090 |
| Series 2013-7R2A, Class B, 2.92%, 4/24/24 | 555 | 545,445 | |
| Series 2013-7RA, Class C, 3.77%, 4/24/24 | 1,075 | 1,050,369 | |
| Series 2013-7RA, Class D, 5.32%, 4/24/24 | 900 | 872,168 | |
| ALM XIV Ltd., Series 2014-14A, Class C, 3.77%, 7/28/26 (c) | 713 | 653,728 | |
| ALM XVI Ltd./ALM XVI LLC, Series 2015-16A, Class B, 3.16%, 7/15/27 (c) | 1,420 | 1,396,286 | |
| AMMC CLO 15 Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class D, 4.48%, 12/09/26 (c) | 1,250 | 1,212,500 | |
| Ares CLO Ltd., Series 2014-32A, Class C, 4.56%, 11/15/25 (c) | 1,000 | 955,100 | |
| Ares XXXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class C, 4.58%, 10/15/26 (c) | 350 | 337,750 | |
| Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd., Series 2014-6A, Class D, 4.02%, 10/15/26 (c) | 860 | 796,529 | |
| Atrium CDO Corp., Series 9A, Class D, 3.91%, 2/28/24 (c) | 1,350 | 1,274,980 | |
| Atrium X, Series 10A, Class D, 3.82%, 7/16/25 (c) | 250 | 231,462 | |
| Atrium XII, Series 12A, Class D, 3.90%, 10/22/26 (c) | 250 | 239,675 |
| Asset-Backed Securities (b) — Benefit Street Partners CLO II Ltd., Series 2013-IIA, Class C, 3.82%, 7/15/24 (c) | 650 | Value — $ 594,447 |
|---|---|---|
| Benefit Street Partners CLO VII Ltd., Series 2015-VIIA, Class B, 3.24%, 7/18/27 | ||
| (c) | 680 | 660,688 |
| Benefit Street Partners CLO VIII, Ltd., Series 2015-8A (c)(d): | ||
| Class B, 3.32%, 1/20/28 | 500 | 483,650 |
| Class C, 4.22%, 1/20/28 | 500 | 463,800 |
| BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class C, 3.76%, 5/15/25 (c) | 500 | 470,542 |
| Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd. (c): | ||
| Series 2012-4A, Class D, 4.79%, 1/20/25 | 700 | 699,883 |
| Series 2013-1A, Class C, 4.36%, 2/14/25 | 250 | 241,794 |
| Cent CLO 22 Ltd., Series 2014-22A, Class C, 4.09%, 11/07/26 (c) | 625 | 592,875 |
| CIFC Funding 2014-II, Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class A3L, 3.23%, 5/24/26 (c) | 280 | 268,993 |
| CIFC Funding Ltd. (c): | ||
| Series 2013-4A, Class D, 3.91%, 11/27/24 | 250 | 237,625 |
| Series 2014-3A, Class C1, 3.12%, 7/22/26 | 250 | 241,176 |
| LCM XVIII LP, Series 18A, Class INC, 0.00%, 4/20/27 (e) | 2,500 | 1,779,791 |
| Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class D, 3.82%, 10/23/25 (c) | 620 | 584,541 |
| Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class D, 3.52%, 10/25/25 | ||
| (c) | 1,000 | 893,449 |
| Octagon Investment Partners XXI Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C, 4.01%, 11/14/26 | ||
| (c) | 500 | 465,877 |
| OZLM Funding Ltd. (c): | ||
| Series 2012-1A, Class BR, 3.32%, 7/22/27 | 455 | 447,439 |
| Series 2012-2A, Class C, 4.67%, 10/30/23 | 500 | 495,051 |
| OZLM VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class C, 3.92%, 7/17/26 (c) | 250 | 230,028 |
| OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class B, 3.32%, 10/17/26 (c) | 475 | 460,541 |
| Regatta Funding LP, Series 2013-2A, Class C, 4.32%, 1/15/25 (c) | 500 | 489,398 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
| Asset-Backed Securities (b) — Seneca Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C, 3.22%, 7/17/26 (c) | 250 | Value — $ 243,708 |
|---|---|---|
| Sound Point CLO III, Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class D, 4.22%, 7/15/25 (c) | 250 | 236,790 |
| Sound Point CLO IV Ltd., Series 2013-3A, Class A, 1.66%, 1/21/26 (c) | 640 | 633,053 |
| Sound Point CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class D, 3.92%, 1/23/27 (c) | 1,250 | 1,140,636 |
| Treman Park CLO LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class D, 4.13%, 4/20/27 (c) | 1,400 | 1,316,000 |
| Venture XXI CLO Ltd., Series 2015-21A, Class A, 1.77%, 7/15/27 (c) | 663 | 653,121 |
| Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class C, 4.32%, 10/14/26 (c) | 1,000 | 941,810 |
| Wind River CLO, Ltd., Series 2012-1A Class D, 5.32%, 1/15/24 (c) | 250 | 250,300 |
| Total Asset-Backed Securities 4.9% | 26,507,088 | |
| Corporate Bonds | ||
| Airlines 0.7% | ||
| American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-2, Class C, 6.00%, 1/15/17 | ||
| (b) | 1,125 | 1,154,546 |
| Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2009-1, Class B, 9.75%, 6/17/18 | 166 | 176,954 |
| US Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2012-2, Class C, 5.45%, 6/03/18 | 2,605 | 2,605,000 |
| 3,936,500 | ||
| Auto Components 0.1% | ||
| Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 3.50%, 3/15/17 | 717 | 717,000 |
| Banks 0.0% | ||
| CIT Group, Inc., 5.00%, 8/01/23 | 135 | 137,194 |
| Capital Markets 0.2% | ||
| Blackstone CQP Holdco LP, 9.30%, 3/19/19 | 944 | 953,426 |
| Corporate Bonds | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Markets (continued) | |||
| E*Trade Financial Corp., 0.00%, 8/31/19 (b)(e)(f) | USD | 129 | $ 380,512 |
| 1,333,938 | |||
| Chemicals 0.3% | |||
| GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 7.50%, 10/30/18 | 1,559 | 1,824,133 | |
| Commercial Services & Supplies 0.1% | |||
| Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 3.16%, 12/01/17 (c) | 295 | 295,738 | |
| AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/17/16 (b) | 315 | 315,099 | |
| 610,837 | |||
| Communications Equipment 0.1% | |||
| Avaya, Inc., 7.00%, 4/01/19 (b) | 390 | 307,125 | |
| Containers & Packaging 0.3% | |||
| Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 3.34%, 12/15/19 | |||
| (b)(c) | 1,425 | 1,400,063 | |
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.1% | |||
| DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 8.13%, 6/15/21 (b) | 315 | 283,500 | |
| Health Care Providers & Services 0.3% | |||
| Tenet Healthcare Corp., 3.84%, 6/15/20 (b)(c) | 1,375 | 1,356,094 | |
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.0% | |||
| Tropicana Entertainment LLC/Tropicana Finance Corp., 9.63%, | |||
| 12/15/16 (a)(g) | 120 | | |
| Media 0.8% | |||
| Altice Financing SA, 6.63%, 2/15/23 (b) | 550 | 545,528 | |
| Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23 (b) | 1,225 | 1,225,000 | |
| CCO Safari II LLC, 4.91%, 7/23/25 (b) | 1,870 | 1,898,471 | |
| Numericable Group SA, 6.00%, 5/15/22 (b) | 842 | 831,475 | |
| 4,500,474 | |||
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.4% | |||
| California Resources Corp., 5.50%, 9/15/21 | 1,425 | 855,000 | |
| CONSOL Energy, Inc., 5.88%, 4/15/22 | 620 | 406,100 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
| Corporate Bonds | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | |||
| MEG Energy Corp., 7.00%, 3/31/24 (b) | USD | 850 | $ 720,375 |
| 1,981,475 | |||
| Pharmaceuticals 0.2% | |||
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.38%, 3/15/20 (b) | 900 | 805,500 | |
| Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.2% | |||
| Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.00%, 3/01/20 (b) | 1,205 | 1,229,853 | |
| Total Corporate Bonds 3.8% | 20,423,686 | ||
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | |||
| Aerospace & Defense 1.4% | |||
| BE Aerospace, Inc., 2014 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/16/21 | 2,763 | 2,760,652 | |
| DigitalGlobe, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 1/31/20 | 263 | 255,499 | |
| TASC, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 12.00%, 5/30/21 | 1,175 | 1,199,969 | |
| Transdigm, Inc.: | |||
| 2015 Term Loan E, 3.50%, 5/14/22 | 876 | 846,739 | |
| Term Loan C, 1.00%, 2/28/20 | 1,660 | 1,617,122 | |
| Term Loan D, 3.75%, 6/04/21 | 815 | 793,098 | |
| 7,473,079 | |||
| Air Freight & Logistics 0.6% | |||
| CEVA Group PLC, Synthetic LC, 6.50%, 3/19/21 | 693 | 597,048 | |
| CEVA Intercompany BV, Dutch Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21 | 720 | 620,170 | |
| CEVA Logistics Canada ULC, Canadian Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21 | 113 | 97,087 | |
| CEVA Logistics US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21 | 993 | 855,407 | |
| XPO Logistics, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 11/01/21 | 1,335 | 1,329,166 | |
| 3,498,878 | |||
| Airlines 0.7% | |||
| Delta Air Lines, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B1, 3.25%, 10/18/18 | 1,411 | 1,407,611 | |
| Northwest Airlines, Inc.: | |||
| 2.39%, 3/10/17 | 391 | 387,420 | |
| 1.77%, 9/10/18 | 718 | 696,460 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Airlines (continued) | |||
| US Airways Group, Inc., Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 5/23/19 | USD | 1,127 | $ 1,116,790 |
| 3,608,281 | |||
| Auto Components 3.0% | |||
| Affinia Group Intermediate Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B2, 4.75%, 4/27/20 | 1,051 | 1,045,865 | |
| Autoparts Holdings Ltd.: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 7/29/17 | 2,646 | 1,984,741 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 11.00%, 1/29/18 | 907 | 429,074 | |
| Dayco Products LLC, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/12/19 | 1,118 | 1,104,487 | |
| FPC Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/19/19 | 1,532 | 1,248,325 | |
| Gates Global, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/05/21 | 8,617 | 8,039,055 | |
| GPX International Tire Corp., Term Loan (a)(g): | |||
| 0.00%, 3/31/12 | 1,097 | | |
| PIK, 0.00%, 3/30/12 (h) | 18 | | |
| INA Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/15/20 | 682 | 682,730 | |
| The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 4/30/19 | 1,454 | 1,452,960 | |
| 15,987,237 | |||
| Automobiles 0.4% | |||
| Chrysler Group LLC, Term Loan B: | |||
| 2018, 3.25%, 12/31/18 | 813 | 806,530 | |
| 3.50%, 5/24/17 | 1,397 | 1,393,381 | |
| 2,199,911 | |||
| Banks 0.3% | |||
| Redtop Acquisitions Ltd.: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 12/03/20 | 1,145 | 1,136,028 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 6/03/21 | 305 | 295,438 | |
| 1,431,466 | |||
| Biotechnology 0.1% | |||
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 8/13/21 | 845 | 794,300 | |
| Building Materials 0.6% | |||
| USAGM HoldCo LLC: | |||
| 2015 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 7/28/23 | 645 | 620,812 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Materials (continued) | |||
| USAGM HoldCo LLC (continued): | |||
| 2015 Term Loan, 4.75%, 7/28/22 | USD | 2,454 | $ 2,346,519 |
| 2,967,331 | |||
| Building Products 3.1% | |||
| Continental Building Products LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 8/28/20 | 1,274 | 1,263,586 | |
| CPG International, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 9/30/20 | 5,179 | 5,010,849 | |
| GYP Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 4/01/21 | 1,189 | 1,149,807 | |
| Hanson Building Products Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/13/22 | 319 | 309,355 | |
| Jeld-Wen, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 10/15/21 | 3,042 | 3,029,662 | |
| Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/01/21 | 1,005 | 988,374 | |
| Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 9/28/20 | 1,679 | 1,668,030 | |
| Wilsonart LLC: | |||
| Incremental Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 10/31/19 | 496 | 484,691 | |
| Term Loan B, 4.00%, 10/31/19 | 2,816 | 2,751,274 | |
| 16,655,628 | |||
| Capital Markets 1.0% | |||
| Affinion Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.75%, 4/30/18 | 1,349 | 1,253,799 | |
| American Capital Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 3.50%, 8/22/17 | 861 | 859,100 | |
| RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan B4, 3.50%, 11/09/20 | 3,377 | 3,344,903 | |
| 5,457,802 | |||
| Chemicals 3.5% | |||
| Allnex (Luxembourg) & Cy SCA, Term Loan B1, 4.50%, 10/03/19 | 1,090 | 1,079,571 | |
| Allnex USA, Inc., Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 10/03/19 | 566 | 560,137 | |
| Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 2/01/20 | 2,145 | 2,121,310 | |
| CeramTec Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B2, 4.25%, 8/30/20 | 115 | 114,083 | |
| Charter NEX US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 2/07/22 | 975 | 969,996 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemicals (continued) | |||
| Chemtura Corp., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 8/27/16 | USD | 243 | $ 242,117 |
| Evergreen Acqco 1 LP, Term Loan, 5.00%, 7/09/19 | 306 | 248,912 | |
| INEOS US Finance LLC, 6 Year Term Loan, 3.75%, 5/04/18 | 705 | 690,810 | |
| Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc., Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/28/20 | 730 | 728,696 | |
| MacDermid, Inc.: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 6/07/20 | 1,699 | 1,646,344 | |
| Term Loan B2, 4.75%, 6/07/20 | 144 | 139,869 | |
| Term Loan B3, 1.00%, 6/07/20 | 1,030 | 1,001,356 | |
| OXEA Finance LLC: | |||
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 7/15/20 | 1,365 | 1,230,779 | |
| Term Loan B2, 4.25%, 1/15/20 | 2,499 | 2,386,545 | |
| Royal Holdings, Inc.: | |||
| 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 6/19/22 | 1,132 | 1,121,690 | |
| 2015 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 6/19/23 | 465 | 460,736 | |
| Solenis International LP: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/31/21 | 1,530 | 1,496,099 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 7/31/22 | 1,725 | 1,565,437 | |
| Tata Chemicals North America, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 8/07/20 | 523 | 507,591 | |
| The Chemours Co., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 5/12/22 | 844 | 780,231 | |
| 19,092,309 | |||
| Commercial Services & Supplies 6.8% | |||
| ADMI Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/30/22 | 1,171 | 1,172,794 | |
| ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 10/09/19 | 3,075 | 3,001,742 | |
| ARAMARK Corp.: | |||
| Extended Synthetic Line of Credit 2, 0.04%, 7/26/16 | 20 | 20,071 | |
| Extended Synthetic Line of Credit 3, 3.65%, 7/26/16 | 14 | 14,010 | |
| Term Loan E, 3.25%, 9/07/19 | 2,518 | 2,504,784 | |
| Term Loan F, 3.25%, 2/24/21 | 856 | 847,212 | |
| Asurion LLC, Term Loan B4, 5.00%, 8/04/22 | 1,297 | 1,197,549 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Services & Supplies (continued) | |||
| Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 11/26/20 | USD | 3,761 | $ 3,467,328 |
| Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/20/21 | 3,322 | 3,282,939 | |
| Connolly Corp.: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/14/21 | 2,992 | 2,946,207 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 5/14/22 | 1,500 | 1,486,245 | |
| Creative Artists Agency LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 12/17/21 | 953 | 950,018 | |
| Dealer Tire LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 12/22/21 | 863 | 862,510 | |
| KAR Auction Services, Inc., Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 3/11/21 | 1,337 | 1,328,402 | |
| Koosharem LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.50%, 5/15/20 | 2,370 | 2,316,763 | |
| Livingston International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/18/19 | 1,329 | 1,239,665 | |
| PSSI Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 12/02/21 | 1,638 | 1,629,437 | |
| Spin Holdco, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 11/14/19 | 4,563 | 4,430,425 | |
| US Ecology, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/17/21 | 700 | 697,325 | |
| Waste Industries USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/27/20 | 918 | 917,250 | |
| West Corp., Term Loan B10, 3.25%, 6/30/18 | 2,606 | 2,563,826 | |
| 36,876,502 | |||
| Communications Equipment 1.8% | |||
| Applied Systems, Inc.: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 1/25/21 | 1,418 | 1,391,936 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.50%, 1/24/22 | 380 | 364,325 | |
| Avaya, Inc., Term Loan B7, 6.25%, 5/29/20 | 1,002 | 758,268 | |
| CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B5, 3.75%, 12/29/22 | 915 | 903,279 | |
| Riverbed Technology, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 4/24/22 | 542 | 540,543 | |
| Telesat Canada, Term Loan A, 3.89%, 3/24/17 | CAD | 1,938 | 1,445,381 |
| Zayo Group LLC, Term Loan B, 3.75%, 5/06/21 | USD | 4,515 | 4,459,573 |
| 9,863,305 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction & Engineering 0.1% | |||
| AECOM Technology Corp., 2014 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 10/15/21 | USD | 616 | $ 615,316 |
| Construction Materials 0.5% | |||
| Filtration Group Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 11/21/20 | 1,424 | 1,389,193 | |
| Headwaters, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/24/22 | 733 | 731,483 | |
| McJunkin Red Man Corp., Term Loan, 4.75%, 11/08/19 | 442 | 426,156 | |
| 2,546,832 | |||
| Containers & Packaging 1.2% | |||
| Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., Incremental Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/17/19 | 1,331 | 1,318,859 | |
| Berry Plastics Holding Corp.: | |||
| Term Loan E, 3.75%, 1/06/21 | 1,246 | 1,230,763 | |
| Term Loan F, 4.00%, 10/01/22 | 3,278 | 3,253,797 | |
| BWAY Holding Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/14/20 | 822 | 797,693 | |
| 6,601,112 | |||
| Distributors 0.6% | |||
| ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan, 3.50%, 4/16/20 | 1,637 | 1,623,766 | |
| American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 5.25%, 9/01/21 | 1,542 | 1,541,602 | |
| 3,165,368 | |||
| Diversified Consumer Services 2.7% | |||
| Allied Security Holdings LLC: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 2/12/21 | 2,848 | 2,784,398 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 8/13/21 | 1,417 | 1,335,977 | |
| Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.: | |||
| Incremental Term Loan B1, 4.50%, 1/30/20 | 238 | 238,350 | |
| Term Loan B, 4.00%, 1/30/20 | 2,747 | 2,740,884 | |
| CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 12/01/21 | 1,199 | 1,179,130 | |
| ROC Finance LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 6/20/19 | 1,058 | 993,245 | |
| ServiceMaster Co., 2014 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/01/21 | 5,310 | 5,272,703 | |
| 14,544,687 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Financial Services 2.8% | |||
| AlixPartners LLP, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.50%, 7/28/22 | USD | 1,920 | $ 1,904,410 |
| AssuredPartners, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 10/21/22 | 1,720 | 1,709,250 | |
| Diamond US Holding LLC, Term Loan B, 4.75%, 12/17/21 | 968 | 960,430 | |
| Jefferies Finance LLC, Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/14/20 | 2,768 | 2,740,382 | |
| Onex Wizard US Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/13/22 | 2,080 | 2,060,605 | |
| Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%, 12/01/18 | 3,162 | 3,146,653 | |
| SAM Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan, 4.25%, 12/17/20 | 1,825 | 1,818,473 | |
| TransFirst, Inc., 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.00%, 11/12/22 | 851 | 837,159 | |
| 15,177,362 | |||
| Diversified Telecommunication Services 4.3% | |||
| Altice Financing SA, Term Loan: | |||
| Delayed Draw, 5.50%, 7/02/19 | 2,782 | 2,782,496 | |
| 5.25%, 2/04/22 | 263 | 260,976 | |
| Cequel Communications LLC, Term Loan B, 1.00%, 2/14/19 | 260 | 256,100 | |
| Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/06/19 | 2,683 | 2,660,246 | |
| Integra Telecom, Inc.: | |||
| 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/14/20 | 2,273 | 2,206,732 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 2/21/20 | 750 | 732,583 | |
| Level 3 Financing, Inc.: | |||
| 2013 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 1/15/20 | 10,260 | 10,242,045 | |
| 2019 Term Loan, 4.00%, 8/01/19 | 1,647 | 1,643,324 | |
| Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd., Term Loan F, 3.50%, 6/30/23 | 2,299 | 2,262,602 | |
| 23,047,104 | |||
| Electrical Equipment 1.1% | |||
| Southwire Co., Term Loan, 3.00%, 2/10/21 | 1,162 | 1,136,148 | |
| Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC: | |||
| DIP Term Loan, 3.75%, 11/07/16 | 4,496 | 4,479,215 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Equipment (continued) | |||
| Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (continued): | |||
| Extended Term Loan, 4.68%, 10/10/17 (g) | USD | 1,710 | $ 579,690 |
| 6,195,053 | |||
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.5% | |||
| CDW LLC, Term Loan, 3.25%, 4/29/20 | 1,723 | 1,659,137 | |
| CPI Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/17/22 | 812 | 807,248 | |
| 2,466,385 | |||
| Energy Equipment & Services 1.3% | |||
| Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 4/23/20 | 1,799 | 1,762,070 | |
| Exgen Texas Power LLC, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 9/16/21 | 1,158 | 847,256 | |
| MEG Energy Corp., Refinancing Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/20 | 4,930 | 4,625,182 | |
| 7,234,508 | |||
| Food & Staples Retailing 1.9% | |||
| Hostess Brands LLC: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 8/03/22 | 2,190 | 2,178,130 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 8/03/23 | 66 | 65,993 | |
| New Albertsons, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 6/27/21 | 1,460 | 1,447,210 | |
| Rite Aid Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 8/21/20 | 1,040 | 1,043,037 | |
| Supervalu, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/21/19 | 2,206 | 2,196,074 | |
| US Foods, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan, 4.50%, 3/31/19 | 3,262 | 3,231,717 | |
| 10,162,161 | |||
| Food Products 2.6% | |||
| CTI Foods Holding Co. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 6/29/20 | 1,112 | 1,045,562 | |
| Diamond Foods, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, 8/20/18 | 2,898 | 2,887,481 | |
| Dole Food Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 11/01/18 | 2,647 | 2,631,713 | |
| Pabst Brewing Co., Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 10/21/21 | 1,767 | 1,760,525 | |
| Performance Food Group Co., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.25%, 11/14/19 | 1,002 | 999,128 | |
| Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Term Loan G, 3.00%, 4/29/20 | 2,638 | 2,609,446 |
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| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Products (continued) | |||
| Post Holdings Inc., Series A Incremental Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/02/21 | USD | 1 | $ 595 |
| Reddy Ice Corp.: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 5/01/19 | 1,612 | 1,327,071 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.75%, 11/01/19 | 1,195 | 717,000 | |
| 13,978,521 | |||
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.4% | |||
| Alere, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/18/22 | 2,140 | 2,111,573 | |
| Auris Luxembourg III Sarl, Term Loan B4, 4.25%, 1/15/22 | 1,054 | 1,046,570 | |
| Capsugel Holdings US, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 8/01/18 | 1,906 | 1,893,995 | |
| DJO Finance LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 4.25%, 6/08/20 | 3,327 | 3,246,709 | |
| Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 5/03/18 | 3,075 | 3,026,661 | |
| Immucor, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan B2, 5.00%, 8/17/18 | 3,491 | 3,360,070 | |
| Leonardo Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, 4.25%, 1/31/21 | 2,161 | 2,126,765 | |
| Millennium Health LLC, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 4/16/21 (g) | 1,491 | 596,256 | |
| National Vision, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/12/21 | 3,156 | 3,069,303 | |
| Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 6/30/21 | 2,753 | 2,580,473 | |
| Sage Products Holdings III LLC, Refinancing Term Loan B2, 4.25%, 12/13/19 | 769 | 763,140 | |
| 23,821,515 | |||
| Health Care Providers & Services 7.6% | |||
| Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/11/22 | 465 | 466,260 | |
| Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/28/22 | 472 | 460,993 | |
| Amsurg Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/16/21 | 3,059 | 3,030,823 | |
| CHG Healthcare Services Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, 11/19/19 | 2,514 | 2,478,760 | |
| Community Health Systems, Inc.: | |||
| Term Loan F, 3.48%, 12/31/18 | 1,594 | 1,563,666 | |
| Term Loan G, 3.75%, 12/31/19 | 2,748 | 2,686,759 | |
| Term Loan H, 4.00%, 1/27/21 | 1,076 | 1,057,482 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care Providers & Services (continued) | |||
| Curo Health Services LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 2/07/22 | USD | 1,592 | $ 1,585,043 |
| DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 6/24/21 | 9,594 | 9,538,783 | |
| Envision Healthcare Corp., Term Loan: | |||
| 4.25%, 5/25/18 | 1,887 | 1,881,977 | |
| B2, 4.50%, 10/28/22 | 710 | 705,783 | |
| Genesis HealthCare Corp., Term Loan B, 10.00%, 12/04/17 | 1,059 | 1,069,751 | |
| HC Group Holdings III, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 4/07/22 | 739 | 737,475 | |
| HCA, Inc., Term Loan B5, 2.98%, 3/31/17 | 1,391 | 1,389,536 | |
| MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/21 | 1,867 | 1,814,033 | |
| National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 1/31/21 | 492 | 478,246 | |
| Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/15/22 | 3,110 | 3,055,575 | |
| Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/03/20 | 1,858 | 1,841,578 | |
| Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/17/22 | 2,292 | 2,275,039 | |
| U.S. Renal Care, Inc.: | |||
| 2013 Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/03/19 | 1,647 | 1,639,669 | |
| 2015 Term Loan B, 1.00%, 11/06/22 | 1,535 | 1,523,487 | |
| 41,280,718 | |||
| Health Care Technology 0.9% | |||
| IMS Health, Inc., Term Loan, 3.50%, 3/17/21 | 3,319 | 3,280,918 | |
| MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/13/19 | 1,833 | 1,819,247 | |
| 5,100,165 | |||
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 9.4% | |||
| Amaya Holdings BV: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 8/01/21 | 1,291 | 1,235,477 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 8/01/22 | 1,526 | 1,507,357 | |
| Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/14/20 | 2,013 | 1,999,963 | |
| Bronco Midstream Funding LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 8/15/20 | 2,799 | 2,533,495 |
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| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued) | |||
| Burger King Newco Unlimited Liability Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 12/12/21 | USD | 4,747 | $ 4,715,983 |
| Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Term Loan B, 7.00%, 10/11/20 | 5,964 | 5,566,612 | |
| CCM Merger, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 8/08/21 | 1,505 | 1,494,896 | |
| Diamond Resorts Corp., Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/09/21 | 1,792 | 1,767,119 | |
| Eldorado Resorts LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/13/22 | 898 | 892,139 | |
| ESH Hospitality, Inc., Term Loan, 5.00%, 6/24/19 | 940 | 943,525 | |
| Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 10/26/20 | 2,590 | 2,574,490 | |
| Intrawest ULC, Term Loan, 4.75%, 12/09/20 | 1,592 | 1,586,684 | |
| La Quinta Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 3.75%, 4/14/21 | 5,651 | 5,541,221 | |
| Las Vegas Sands LLC, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 12/19/20 | 2,456 | 2,410,809 | |
| MGM Resorts International, Term Loan B, 3.50%, 12/20/19 | 3,421 | 3,398,462 | |
| Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 8/13/20 | 714 | 711,916 | |
| RHP Hotel Properties LP, Term Loan B, 3.50%, 1/15/21 | 1,269 | 1,261,007 | |
| Sabre, Inc.: | |||
| Incremental Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/19/19 | 500 | 496,366 | |
| Term Loan B, 4.00%, 2/19/19 | 2,294 | 2,275,480 | |
| Scientific Games International, Inc., 2014 Term Loan B1, 6.00%, 10/18/20 | 3,314 | 3,066,726 | |
| Station Casinos LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/02/20 | 4,785 | 4,745,587 | |
| 50,725,314 | |||
| Household Durables 0.3% | |||
| Jarden Corp., 2015 Term Loan B2, 2.98%, 7/30/22 | 1,580 | 1,577,456 | |
| Household Products 0.9% | |||
| Bass Pro Group LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 4.00%, 6/05/20 | 2,311 | 2,162,501 | |
| Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan, 3.50%, 6/23/22 | 2,788 | 2,782,672 | |
| 4,945,173 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 2.6% | |||
| Aria Energy Operating LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/27/22 | USD | 1,466 | $ 1,404,006 |
| Calpine Corp.: | |||
| Term Loan B5, 3.50%, 5/27/22 | 1,421 | 1,382,575 | |
| Term Loan B6, 1.00%, 1/13/23 | 2,150 | 2,128,500 | |
| Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, DIP Term Loan, 4.25%, 6/19/16 | 2,845 | 2,833,367 | |
| Granite Acquisition, Inc.: | |||
| Term Loan B, 5.00%, 12/19/21 | 3,092 | 2,875,548 | |
| Term Loan C, 5.00%, 12/19/21 | 137 | 127,480 | |
| NRG Energy, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan B, 2.75%, 7/02/18 | 2,025 | 1,973,687 | |
| Terra-Gen Finance Co. LLC, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/09/21 | 1,530 | 1,460,923 | |
| 14,186,086 | |||
| Industrial Conglomerates 0.1% | |||
| Sequa Corp., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/19/17 | 980 | 708,602 | |
| Insurance 1.0% | |||
| AmWINS Group LLC, 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 9/04/20 | 610 | 608,182 | |
| Asurion LLC, Term Loan B1, 5.00%, 5/24/19 | 372 | 349,775 | |
| Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford of Delaware Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/16/20 | 1,605 | 1,533,634 | |
| Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/01/21 | 2,000 | 1,932,905 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 2/28/22 | 1,155 | 1,060,671 | |
| 5,485,167 | |||
| Internet Software & Services 1.3% | |||
| Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/13/21 | 2,518 | 2,505,887 | |
| Interactive Data Corp., 2014 Term Loan, 4.75%, 5/02/21 | 4,301 | 4,290,735 | |
| 6,796,622 | |||
| IT Services 4.0% | |||
| Blue Coat Holdings Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/20/22 | 3,635 | 3,528,240 |
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| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| IT Services (continued) | |||
| First Data Corp.: | |||
| 2018 Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 3/24/18 | USD | 12,519 | $ 12,378,640 |
| 2018 Term Loan, 3.71%, 9/24/18 | 1,150 | 1,138,017 | |
| Extended 2021 Term Loan, 4.21%, 3/24/21 | 560 | 557,350 | |
| TransFirst, Inc., Incremental Term Loan B, 4.75%, 11/12/21 | 2,192 | 2,172,893 | |
| Vantiv LLC, 2014 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 6/13/21 | 1,710 | 1,706,656 | |
| 21,481,796 | |||
| Leisure Products 0.3% | |||
| Bauer Performance Sports Ltd., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/15/21 | 1,616 | 1,567,103 | |
| Machinery 2.1% | |||
| Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 8/23/19 | 1,204 | 1,196,999 | |
| Faenza Acquisition GmbH: | |||
| Term Loan B1, 4.25%, 8/30/20 | 1,106 | 1,095,058 | |
| Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 8/30/20 | 337 | 333,232 | |
| Infiltrator Systems, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/27/22 | 1,514 | 1,512,421 | |
| Mueller Water Products, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/25/21 | 794 | 793,508 | |
| Rexnord LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/21/20 | 2,385 | 2,328,301 | |
| Silver II US Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/13/19 | 3,479 | 3,046,473 | |
| Wabash National Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/16/22 | 1,119 | 1,117,282 | |
| 11,423,274 | |||
| Manufacture Goods 0.1% | |||
| KP Germany Erste GmbH, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/28/20 | 312 | 311,409 | |
| Media 11.5% | |||
| Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 3/31/20 | 4,235 | 4,164,654 | |
| Term Loan, 0.00%, 7/03/16 (a)(e)(g) | 2,489 | | |
| Charter Communications Operating LLC: | |||
| Term Loan H, 3.25%, 8/24/21 | 1,060 | 1,050,725 | |
| Term Loan I, 3.50%, 1/24/23 | 6,485 | 6,467,620 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Media (continued) | |||
| Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan D, 6.98%, 1/30/19 | USD | 5,630 | $ 4,061,326 |
| Hemisphere Media Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 7/30/20 | 1,652 | 1,600,502 | |
| Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 5/31/21 | 2,781 | 2,662,702 | |
| Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 6/30/19 | 1,988 | 1,855,992 | |
| Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 1/07/22 | 1,215 | 1,176,424 | |
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 8/16/20 | 490 | 487,550 | |
| MCC Iowa LLC: | |||
| Term Loan I, 2.66%, 6/30/17 | 1,067 | 1,045,170 | |
| Term Loan J, 3.75%, 6/30/21 | 518 | 511,636 | |
| Media General, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/31/20 | 1,110 | 1,101,505 | |
| Mediacom Communications Corp., Term Loan F, 2.66%, 3/31/18 | 1,103 | 1,083,894 | |
| Neptune Finco Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.00%, 10/09/22 | 4,040 | 4,025,577 | |
| Numericable U.S. LLC: | |||
| Term Loan B1, 4.50%, 5/21/20 | 2,219 | 2,170,464 | |
| Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 5/21/20 | 1,920 | 1,877,747 | |
| Term Loan B6, 4.75%, 1/31/23 | 2,345 | 2,293,715 | |
| SBA Senior Finance II LLC: | |||
| Incremental Term Loan B, 3.25%, 6/10/22 | 1,471 | 1,452,921 | |
| Term Loan B1, 3.25%, 3/24/21 | 3,012 | 2,944,529 | |
| Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 4/09/20 | 199 | 194,937 | |
| Tribune Media Co., Term Loan, 3.75%, 12/27/20 | 3,666 | 3,643,243 | |
| TWCC Holding Corp., Term Loan B1, 5.75%, 2/11/20 | 1,567 | 1,565,495 | |
| Univision Communications, Inc., Term Loan C4, 4.00%, 3/01/20 | 4,472 | 4,399,156 | |
| Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd., Term Loan E, 4.25%, 6/30/23 | GBP | 2,840 | 4,223,427 |
| WideOpenWest Finance LLC, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/01/19 | USD | 1,059 | 1,029,728 |
| Ziggo Financing Partnership: | |||
| Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 1/15/22 | 1,879 | 1,832,139 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Media (continued) | |||
| Ziggo Financing Partnership (continued): | |||
| Term Loan B2A, 3.50%, 1/15/22 | USD | 1,219 | $ 1,188,329 |
| Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 1/15/22 | 2,004 | 1,954,378 | |
| 62,065,485 | |||
| Metals & Mining 0.5% | |||
| Novelis, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 6/02/22 | 2,672 | 2,592,605 | |
| Multiline Retail 1.9% | |||
| BJs Wholesale Club, Inc.: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 9/26/19 | 3,619 | 3,541,898 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/26/20 | 870 | 830,128 | |
| Dollar Tree, Inc., Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 7/06/22 | 2,406 | 2,395,440 | |
| Hudsons Bay Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.75%, 9/30/22 | 1,060 | 1,053,951 | |
| The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, 4.25%, 10/25/20 | 2,560 | 2,391,268 | |
| 10,212,685 | |||
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.9% | |||
| CITGO Holding, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 9.50%, 5/12/18 | 1,195 | 1,195,005 | |
| Drillships Financing Holding, Inc., Term Loan B1, 6.00%, 3/31/21 | 1,231 | 616,869 | |
| EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 5/24/18 | 1,785 | 1,609,481 | |
| Green Energy Partners/Stonewall LLC, Term Loan B1, 6.50%, 11/13/21 | 895 | 854,725 | |
| Offshore Group Investment Ltd., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 3/28/19 | 109 | 30,416 | |
| Panda Patriot LLC, Term Loan B1, 6.75%, 12/19/20 | 1,435 | 1,348,900 | |
| Power Buyer LLC: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 5/06/20 | 509 | 496,046 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 11/06/20 | 470 | 449,146 | |
| Samchully Midstream 3 LLC, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 10/20/21 | 1,787 | 1,621,249 | |
| Seventy Seven Operating LLC, Term Loan B, 3.75%, 6/25/21 | 265 | 205,802 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | |||
| Southcross Energy Partners LP, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/04/21 | USD | 1,958 | $ 1,644,966 |
| Southcross Holdings Borrower LP, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/04/21 | 938 | 644,961 | |
| Stonewall Gas Gathering LLC, Term Loan B, 8.75%, 1/28/22 | 1,378 | 1,363,903 | |
| TPF II Power LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 10/02/21 | 1,543 | 1,516,772 | |
| Veresen Midstream Limited Partnership, Term Loan B1, 5.25%, 3/31/22 | 1,677 | 1,682,862 | |
| WTG Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 1/15/21 | 594 | 587,725 | |
| 15,868,828 | |||
| Personal Products 0.4% | |||
| Prestige Brands, Inc., Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 9/03/21 | 1,903 | 1,893,618 | |
| Pharmaceuticals 6.4% | |||
| Akorn, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 4/16/21 | 2,465 | 2,357,252 | |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Term Loan, 4.50%, 11/01/19 | 1,779 | 1,743,405 | |
| CCC Information Services, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/20/19 | 904 | 889,728 | |
| Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl, 2015 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 9/26/22 | 3,435 | 3,374,888 | |
| Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.23%, 2/27/21 | 4,230 | 4,191,138 | |
| Horizon Pharma Holdings USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 5/07/21 | 611 | 535,966 | |
| Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 8/18/22 | 4,757 | 4,626,406 | |
| JLL/Delta Dutch Newco BV, 2014 Incremental Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/11/21 | 3,518 | 3,401,243 | |
| Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 3/19/21 | 1,120 | 1,073,449 | |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.: | |||
| Series C2 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 12/11/19 | 2,303 | 2,169,179 | |
| Series D2 Term Loan B, 3.50%, 2/13/19 | 2,008 | 1,889,963 | |
| Series E Term Loan B, 3.75%, 8/05/20 | 1,436 | 1,350,458 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceuticals (continued) | |||
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (continued): | |||
| Term Loan B F1, 4.00%, 4/01/22 | USD | 7,452 | $ 7,025,150 |
| 34,628,225 | |||
| Professional Services 3.9% | |||
| Acosta Holdco, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 4.25%, 9/26/21 | 1,917 | 1,832,680 | |
| Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.: | |||
| 2014 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/23/21 | 2,124 | 2,053,598 | |
| 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/25/22 | 880 | 800,360 | |
| Emdeon Business Services LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 11/02/18 | 3,203 | 3,165,588 | |
| ON Assignment, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/05/22 | 2,461 | 2,454,033 | |
| SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan, 7.50%, 3/27/19 | 1,765 | 1,699,174 | |
| Sterling Infosystems, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.50%, 6/20/22 | 2,224 | 2,203,582 | |
| TransUnion LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 4/09/21 | 5,454 | 5,309,871 | |
| Truven Health Analytics, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 6/06/19 | 1,622 | 1,585,074 | |
| 21,103,960 | |||
| Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 0.2% | |||
| Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 10/24/22 | 968 | 892,588 | |
| Real Estate Management & Development 1.8% | |||
| CityCenter Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 10/16/20 | 2,296 | 2,279,248 | |
| DTZ US Borrower LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 11/04/21 | 2,509 | 2,461,674 | |
| Realogy Corp.: | |||
| Extended Letter of Credit, 0.05%, 10/10/16 | 114 | 112,310 | |
| Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/05/20 | 5,146 | 5,120,347 | |
| 9,973,579 | |||
| Road & Rail 0.8% | |||
| Road Infrastructure Investment LLC: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/31/21 | 2,009 | 1,949,118 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 9/30/21 | 975 | 926,250 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Road & Rail (continued) | |||
| The Hertz Corp., Term Loan B2, 3.00%, 3/11/18 | USD | 1,437 | $ 1,415,939 |
| 4,291,307 | |||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 4.9% | |||
| Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd., Term Loan B: | |||
| 2015, 1.00%, 11/06/22 | 11,045 | 10,926,267 | |
| 3.75%, 5/06/21 | 4,426 | 4,420,122 | |
| Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.: | |||
| Term Loan B4, 4.25%, 2/28/20 | 3,517 | 3,510,602 | |
| Term Loan B5, 5.00%, 1/15/21 | 701 | 699,887 | |
| NXP BV: | |||
| 2015 Term Loan B, 1.00%, 10/30/20 | 5,716 | 5,680,735 | |
| Term Loan D, 3.25%, 1/11/20 | 1,401 | 1,383,588 | |
| 26,621,201 | |||
| Software 4.7% | |||
| Epicor Software Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 6/01/22 | 3,172 | 3,110,322 | |
| Evertec Group LLC, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 4/17/20 | 1,046 | 1,014,547 | |
| GCA Services Group, Inc.: | |||
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.25%, 10/22/20 | 780 | 764,400 | |
| Term Loan B, 4.25%, 11/01/19 | 1,620 | 1,610,345 | |
| Infor US, Inc., Term Loan B5, 3.75%, 6/03/20 | 3,037 | 2,891,057 | |
| Informatica Corp., Term Loan, 4.50%, 8/05/22 | 3,495 | 3,393,197 | |
| IQOR US, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 4/01/21 | 755 | 595,362 | |
| Kronos, Inc.: | |||
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 4/30/20 | 1,787 | 1,804,496 | |
| Initial Incremental Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/30/19 | 1,468 | 1,458,236 | |
| Mitchell International, Inc.: | |||
| 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/12/20 | 2,138 | 2,091,069 | |
| 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 10/11/21 | 1,600 | 1,566,000 | |
| Sophia LP, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.75%, 9/30/22 | 870 | 861,161 | |
| SS&C Technologies, Inc.: | |||
| 2015 Term Loan B1, 3.75%, 7/08/22 | 3,444 | 3,429,122 | |
| 2015 Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 7/08/22 | 518 | 515,359 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Software (continued) | |||
| Tibco Software, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.50%, 12/04/20 | USD | 138 | $ 126,295 |
| 25,230,968 | |||
| Specialty Retail 3.6% | |||
| Equinox Holdings, Inc., Repriced Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/31/20 | 1,306 | 1,304,690 | |
| Leslies Poolmart, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, 10/16/19 | 2,117 | 2,062,771 | |
| Michaels Stores, Inc.: | |||
| Incremental 2014 Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 1/28/20 | 2,884 | 2,858,875 | |
| Term Loan B, 3.75%, 1/28/20 | 2,225 | 2,201,493 | |
| Party City Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 8/19/22 | 3,135 | 3,057,409 | |
| Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, 11/24/17 | 3,326 | 3,316,932 | |
| PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/11/22 | 3,642 | 3,573,090 | |
| Things Remembered, Inc., Term Loan B, 8.25%, 5/24/18 | 1,507 | 1,092,859 | |
| 19,468,119 | |||
| Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 0.7% | |||
| Dell International LLC, Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 4/29/20 | 1,410 | 1,401,850 | |
| Dell, Inc., Term Loan C, 3.75%, 10/29/18 | 1,425 | 1,419,110 | |
| Linxens France SA, Term Loan, 5.00%, 10/14/22 | 795 | 782,582 | |
| 3,603,542 | |||
| Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.4% | |||
| Ascend Performance Materials LLC, Term Loan B, 6.75%, 4/10/18 | 2,269 | 2,098,853 | |
| Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.4% | |||
| IG Investment Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 10/29/21 | 1,906 | 1,895,979 | |
| Trading Companies & Distributors 0.7% | |||
| Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 10/01/22 | 630 | 626,062 | |
| HD Supply, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 8/13/21 | 3,305 | 3,268,645 | |
| 3,894,707 | |||
| Transportation 0.2% | |||
| Gruden Acquisition, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 8/18/22 | 1,270 | 1,223,962 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests (c) | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation Infrastructure 0.2% | |||
| Penn Products Terminals LLC, Term Loan B, 4.75%, 4/13/22 | USD | 1,131 | $ 1,046,350 |
| Wireless Telecommunication Services 2.4% | |||
| LTS Buyer LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/13/20 | 4,151 | 4,068,860 | |
| New Lightsquared LLC, PIK Exit Term Loan, 1.00%, 6/15/20 (h) | 5,750 | 5,591,875 | |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 10/30/22 | 3,030 | 3,031,424 | |
| 12,692,159 | |||
| Total Floating Rate Loan Interests 126.4% | 682,349,558 | ||
| Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.3% | |||
| Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 0.3% | |||
| Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class EFX, 4.60%, 11/05/30 (b)(c) | 1,336 | 1,341,290 | |
| Investment Companies | Shares | ||
| Capital Markets 0.0% | |||
| Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust | 54 | 709 | |
| Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust | 13,945 | 84,925 | |
| Total Investment Companies 0.0% | 85,634 | ||
| Other Interests (i) | Beneficial Interest (000) | ||
| Auto Components 0.0% | |||
| Intermet Liquidating Trust, Class A | 256 | 3 | |
| Household Durables 0.3% | |||
| Stanley Martin, Class B Membership Units (j) | 1,250 | 1,731,250 | |
| Total Other Interests 0.3% | 1,731,253 |
12 BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC. NOVEMBER 30, 2015
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
| Preferred Securities | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred Stocks | ||
| 0.0% | ||
| Consumer Finance 0.0% | ||
| Ally Financial, Inc., Series A, 0.00% (c)(k) | 2,075 | $ 53,535 |
| Trust Preferreds 0.3% | ||
| Diversified Financial Services 0.3% | ||
| GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 2/15/40, 8.13% (c) | 60,894 | 1,547,300 |
| Total Preferred Securities 0.3% | 1,600,835 | |
| Warrants 0.0% | ||
| Software 0.0% | ||
| HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Issued/exercisable 3/09/10, 19 Shares for 1 Warrant, Expires 6/22/19, | ||
| Strike Price $42.27) | 2,406 | 16,230 |
| Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $759,685,911) 136.2% | 735,264,047 |
| Short-Term Securities — BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.14% (l)(m) | Value — $ 3,398,503 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Short-Term Securities (Cost $3,398,503) 0.6% | 3,398,503 | |
| Option Purchased (Cost $43,022) 0.0% | | |
| Total Investments (Cost $763,127,436*) 136.8% | 738,662,550 | |
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (36.8)% | (198,629,259 | ) |
| Net Assets 100.0% | $ 540,033,291 |
| Tax cost | $ | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 1,823,955 | |
| Gross unrealized depreciation | (32,045,327 | ) |
| Net unrealized depreciation | $ (30,221,372 | ) |
Consolidated Notes to Schedule of Investments
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(c) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of period end.
(d) When-issued security.
(e) Zero-coupon bond.
(f) Convertible security.
(g) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(h) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.
(i) Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.
(j) All or a portion of Security is held by a wholly owned subsidiary.
(k) Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.
(l) Represents the current yield as of period end.
(m) During the period ended November 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
| Affiliate — BlackRock Liquidity Funds,TempFund, Institutional Class | | 3,398,503 | 3,398,503 | Income — $ 115 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Financial Futures Contracts
| Contracts Short — (17) | 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note | March 2016 | USD | 2,149,438 | Unrealized Depreciation — $ (5,089 | ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
| Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1,047,037 | CAD | 1,380,000 | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | 12/03/15 | $ 13,689 | |
| USD | 3,009,909 | GBP | 1,962,000 | State Street Bank and Trust Co. | 12/03/15 | 54,962 | |
| USD | 1,032,501 | CAD | 1,380,000 | HSBC Bank PLC | 1/06/16 | (850 | ) |
| USD | 2,948,042 | GBP | 1,962,000 | BNP Paribas S.A. | 1/06/16 | (7,452 | ) |
| Total | $ 60,349 |
OTC Options Purchased
| Description — Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC | Call | Goldman Sachs & Co. | Expiration Date — 12/21/19 | USD | 942.86 | 44 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portfolio Abbreviations
| ADS | American Depositary Shares |
|---|---|
| CAD | Canadian Dollar |
| CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
| DIP | Debtor-In-Possession |
| GBP | British Pound |
| PIK | Payment-In-Kind |
| USD | U.S. Dollar |
14 BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC. NOVEMBER 30, 2015
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative 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:
Level 1 unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that Fund has the ability to access
Level 2 other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)
Level 3 unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including Funds own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as level 3.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Funds policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Funds most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.
The following tables summarize the Funds investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets: | ||||
| Investments: | ||||
| Long-Term Investments: | ||||
| Asset-Backed Securities | | $ 17,938,728 | $ 8,568,360 | $ 26,507,088 |
| Common Stocks | $ 1,108,187 | | 100,286 | 1,208,473 |
| Corporate Bonds | | 17,646,127 | 2,777,559 | 20,423,686 |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests | | 634,923,862 | 47,425,696 | 682,349,558 |
| Investment Companies | 85,634 | | | 85,634 |
| Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | | 1,341,290 | | 1,341,290 |
| Other Interests | | | 1,731,253 | 1,731,253 |
| Preferred Securities | 1,600,835 | | | 1,600,835 |
| Warrants | | | 16,230 | 16,230 |
| Short-Term Securities | 3,398,503 | | | 3,398,503 |
| Total | $ 6,193,159 | $ 671,850,007 | $ 60,619,384 | $ 738,662,550 |
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC. NOVEMBER 30, 2015 15
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivative Financial Instruments 1 | |||||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Foreign currency exchange contracts | | $ 68,651 | | $ 68,651 | |||
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Interest rate contracts | $ (5,089 | ) | | | (5,089 | ) | |
| Foreign currency exchange contracts | | (8,302 | ) | | (8,302 | ) | |
| Total | $ (5,089 | ) | $ 60,349 | | $ 55,260 | ||
| 1 Derivative | |||||||
| financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts and financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the | |||||||
| carrying amount for financial reporting purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows: | |||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Cash | $ 2,272,722 | | | $ 2,272,722 | |||
| Cash pledged for financial futures contracts | 23,046 | | | 23,046 | |||
| Foreign currency at value | 1,462 | | | 1,462 | |||
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Bank borrowings payable | | $ (173,000,000 | ) | | (173,000,000 | ) | |
| Total | $ 2,297,230 | $ (173,000,000 | ) | | $ (170,702,770 | ) | |
| During the period ended November 30, 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. |
16 BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC. NOVEMBER 30, 2015
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (concluded) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund 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 | Floating Rate Loan Interests | Other Interests | Warrants | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets: | |||||||||||||
| Opening balance, as of August 31, 2015 | $ 10,022,033 | $ 345,687 | $ 2,987,102 | $ 33,105,389 | $ 1,715,003 | $ 20,682 | $ 48,195,896 | ||||||
| Transfers into Level 3 1 | | | | 25,759,662 | | | 25,759,662 | ||||||
| Transfers out of Level 3 2 | (2,605,000 | ) | | | (8,073,171 | ) | | | (10,678,171 | ) | |||
| Accrued discounts/premiums | 2,033 | | (251 | ) | 17,194 | | | 18,976 | |||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | (86,827 | ) | | 500 | (57,644 | ) | | | (143,971 | ) | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation | |||||||||||||
| (depreciation) 3,4 | (146,485 | ) | (245,401 | ) | (181,867 | ) | (1,071,392 | ) | 16,250 | (4,452 | ) | (1,633,347 | ) |
| Purchases | 2,014,481 | | 22,575 | 1,946,307 | | | 3,983,363 | ||||||
| Sales | (631,875 | ) | | (50,500 | ) | (4,200,649 | ) | | | (4,883,024 | ) | ||
| Closing balance, as of November 30, 2015 | $ 8,568,360 | $ 100,286 | $ 2,777,559 | $ 47,425,696 | $ 1,731,253 | $ 16,230 | $ 60,619,384 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at November 30, 2015 4 | $ (144,607 | ) | $ (245,401 | ) | $ (181,867 | ) | $ (1,071,392 | ) | $ 16,250 | $ (4,452 | ) | $ (1,631,469 | ) |
| 1 As of August 31, | |||||||||||||
| 2015, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of November 30, 2015, the Fund 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. | |||||||||||||
| 2 As of August 31, | |||||||||||||
| 2015, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of November 30, 2015, the Fund 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. | |||||||||||||
| 3 Included in the | |||||||||||||
| related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). | |||||||||||||
| 4 Any difference | |||||||||||||
| between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at November 30, 2015 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period | |||||||||||||
| end. | |||||||||||||
| The Funds investments that are categorized as Level | |||||||||||||
| 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| investments. |
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC. NOVEMBER 30, 2015 17
Item 2 Controls and Procedures
2(a) The registrants principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2(b) There were no changes in the registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrants last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3 Exhibits
Certifications Attached hereto
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
| By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
|---|---|
| John M. Perlowski | |
| Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of | |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | |
| Date: | January 22, 2016 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski |
|---|---|
| John M. Perlowski | |
| Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of | |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | |
| Date: | January 22, 2016 |
| By: | /s/ Neal J. Andrews |
| Neal J. Andrews | |
| Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of | |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | |
| Date: | January 22, 2016 |
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