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BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST

Regulatory Filings Mar 31, 2011

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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 811-21566

Name of Fund: BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

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 Trust, 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: 10/31/2011

Date of reporting period: 01/31/2011

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

insert

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)
Schedule of Investments January 31, 2011 (Unaudited) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

| Asset-Backed
Securities | Par (000) | | Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ARES CLO
Funds (a)(b): | | | |
| Series 2005-10A, Class B, 0.69%, 9/18/17 | USD | 1,000 | $ 865,000 |
| Series 2011-16A, Class C, 2.90%, 5/17/21 (c) | | 850 | 838,355 |
| Castle Garden Funding, Series 2005-1A, Class B1, 1.05%, 10/27/20 (a)(b) | | 1,350 | 1,022,760 |
| Flagship CLO, Series 2006-1A, Class B, 0.65%, 9/20/19 (a)(b) | | 696 | 549,840 |
| LCM LP, Series 8A, Class C, 3.37%, 1/14/21 (a)(b) | | 2,200 | 2,080,100 |
| MAPS CLO Fund LLC, Series 2005-1A, Class C, 1.25%, 12/21/17 (a)(b) | | 705 | 615,113 |
| Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1, 1.76%, 11/15/17 | | 950 | 878,750 |
| Total Asset-Backed Securities – 2.0% | | | 6,849,918 |
| Common
Stocks (d) | Shares | | |
| Construction & Engineering — 0.0% | | | |
| USI United Subcontractors Common | | 7,645 | 159,900 |
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2 % | | | |
| Twin River | | 50,832 | 508,320 |
| Metals & Mining — 0.1% | | | |
| Euramax
International | | 1,135 | 300,828 |
| Paper & Forest Products — 0.1% | | | |
| Ainsworth
Lumber Co. Ltd. | | 55,255 | 190,373 |
| Ainsworth
Lumber Co. Ltd. (a) | | 62,685 | 215,971 |
| | | | 406,344 |
| Software — 0.2% | | | |
| Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. | | 2,947 | 10,315 |
| HMH
Holdings/EduMedia | | 115,632 | 578,160 |
| | | | 588,475 |
| Total Common Stocks – 0.6% | | | 1,963,867 |

| Corporate
Bonds | Par (000 ) | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Airlines — 0.2% | | | |
| Air Canada,
9.25%, 8/01/15 (a) | USD | 700 | 745,500 |
| Corporate
Bonds | Par (000) | | Value |
| Auto Components — 1.0% | | | |
| Delphi International Holdings Unsecured, 12.00%, 10/06/14 | USD | 39 | $ 41,093 |
| Icahn Enterprises LP, 7.75%, 1/15/16 | | 3,175 | 3,274,219 |
| | | | 3,315,312 |
| Beverages — 0.5% | | | |
| Central European Distribution Corp., 2.62%, 5/15/14 | EUR | 1,500 | 1,786,741 |
| Capital Markets — 0.2% | | | |
| E*Trade Financial Corp., 3.37%, 8/31/19 (a)(e)(f) | USD | 439 | 702,949 |
| Chemicals — 0.2% | | | |
| OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (a) | | 715 | 783,819 |
| Commercial Banks — 1.2% | | | |
| VTB Capital
SA, 6.88%, 5/29/18 | | 3,940 | 4,196,100 |
| Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.3% | | | |
| AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a) | | 1,124 | 1,129,620 |
| Containers & Packaging — 0.7% | | | |
| Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%, 10/15/17 (a) | EUR | 400 | 559,982 |
| Smurfit
Kappa Acquisitions (a): | | | |
| 7.25%, 11/15/17 | | 655 | 943,875 |
| 7.75%, 11/15/19 | | 620 | 901,928 |
| | | | 2,405,785 |
| Diversified Financial Services — 0.9% | | | |
| Ally Financial, Inc., 2.50%, 12/01/14 (b) | USD | 2,700 | 2,572,460 |
| Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 6.88%, 2/15/21 (a)(c) | | 490 | 494,288 |
| | | | 3,066,748 |
| Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0% | | | |
| ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16 | | 660 | 722,700 |
| Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.43%, 2/03/14 | EUR | 2,000 | 2,859,470 |
| | | | 3,582,170 |
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2% | | | |
| CDW LLC,
8.00%, 12/15/18 (a) | USD | 630 | 655,200 |

Portfolio Abbreviations

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

| CAD | Canadian
Dollar |
| --- | --- |
| CHF | Swiss Franc |
| CLO | Collateral
Loan Obligations |
| EUR | Euro |
| FKA | Formerly
Known As |
| GBP | British
Pound |
| MSCI | Morgan Stanley
Capital International |
| USD | U.S. Dollar |

BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST JANUARY 31, 2011 1

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)
Schedule of Investments (continued) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

| Corporate
Bonds | Par (000) | | Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0% | | | |
| Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas: | | | |
| 7.50%, 5/15/15 | USD | 50 | $ 51,500 |
| 7.75%, 5/15/17 | | 45 | 47,363 |
| | | | 98,863 |
| Food Products — 0.4% | | | |
| B&G Foods, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 | | 700 | 742,000 |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/14 | | 590 | 693,987 |
| | | | 1,435,987 |
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2% | | | |
| DJO Finance LLC, 10.88%, 11/15/14 | | 635 | 696,913 |
| Health Care Providers & Services — 0.4% | | | |
| HCA, Inc., 7.25%, 9/15/20 | | 1,230 | 1,316,100 |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | | | |
| 9.00%, 5/01/15 | | 95 | 104,975 |
| 10.00%, 5/01/18 | | 35 | 41,081 |
| | | | 1,462,156 |
| Household Durables — 0.5% | | | |
| Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 12.00%, 10/15/17 | | 1,500 | 1,751,250 |
| Berkline/BenchCraft, LLC, 4.50%, 11/03/12 (d)(g) | | 400 | — |
| | | | 1,751,250 |
| Independent Power Producers & Energy
Traders — 2.1% | | | |
| AES Ironwood LLC, 8.86%, 11/30/25 | | 78 | 78,336 |
| Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 8.00%, 6/01/16 (a) | | 1,000 | 1,072,500 |
| Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.25%, 1/15/20 (a) | | 1,000 | 1,058,105 |
| Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, 10.00%, 12/01/20 | | 2,350 | 2,492,422 |
| NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (a) | | 2,500 | 2,531,250 |
| | | | 7,232,613 |
| Machinery — 0.0% | | | |
| Synventive Molding Solutions, Sub-Series A, 14.00%, 7/14/11 (h) | | 1,137 | 22,750 |
| Media — 2.0% | | | |
| CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16 | | 224 | 270,506 |
| Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
| 9.25%, 12/15/17 | | 501 | 553,605 |
| Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17 | | 1,704 | 1,887,180 |
| UPC Germany GmbH, 8.13%, 12/01/17 (a) | | 2,500 | 2,700,000 |
| Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (a) | EUR | 1,005 | 1,400,076 |
| | | | 6,811,367 |
| Metals & Mining — 1.0% | | | |
| FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%, 11/01/15 (a) | USD | 1,055 | 1,089,287 |

Corporate Bonds Par (000) Value
Metals & Mining (concluded):
Foundation PA Coal Co., 7.25%, 8/01/14 USD 505 $ 518,888
New World Resources NV, 7.88%, 5/01/18 EUR 285 418,498
Novelis, Inc., 8.38%, 12/15/17 (a) USD 1,170 1,260,675
3,287,348
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.1%
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (a) 342 372,780
Morgan Stanley Bank AG for OAO Gazprom, 9.63%, 3/01/13 7,230 8,169,900
OPTI Canada, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/12 (a) 910 889,525
Petroleos de Venezuela SA:
16.29%, 7/10/11 (f) 4,000 3,860,000
5.25%, 4/12/17 4,000 2,266,000
Repsol International Finance BV, 6.50%, 3/27/14 EUR 1,500 2,221,104
17,779,309
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (a)(h) USD 519 512,471
Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Series B, 4.05%, 8/01/14 (b) 450 432,563
945,034
Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4.05%, 12/01/13 (b) 765 631,125
Novasep Holding SAS, 9.63%, 12/15/16 (a) EUR 159 163,271
794,396
Tobacco — 0.6%
Imperial Tobacco Finance Plc, 4.38%, 11/22/13 1,500 2,136,770
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.4%
Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 CHF 1,100 1,194,386
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0%
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/16 USD 1,950 2,052,375
iPCS, Inc., 2.43%, 5/01/13 (b) 1,155 1,123,237
Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.88%, 10/31/13 355 357,219
3,532,831
Total Corporate Bonds – 20.6% 71,551,917
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)
Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%
DynCorp International, Inc., Term Loan, 6.25%, 7/07/16 1,496 1,506,724
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC:
Letter of Credit Linked Deposit, 2.30%, 3/26/14 85 75,219

2 BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST JANUARY 31, 2011

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)
Schedule of Investments (continued) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

| Floating
Rate Loan Interests (b) | Par (000) | | Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aerospace & Defense (concluded): | | | |
| Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC
(concluded): | | | |
| Term Loan, 2.26% - 2.30%, 3/26/14 | USD | 1,454 | $ 1,291,385 |
| SI Organization, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 11/03/16 | | 2,325 | 2,362,781 |
| TASC, Inc., Tranche A Term Loan, 5.50%, 12/18/14 | | 466 | 467,925 |
| TransDigm, Inc., Tranche Term Loan B, 5.00%, 11/09/16 | | 2,500 | 2,536,875 |
| | | | 8,240,909 |
| Airlines — 0.4% | | | |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit-Linked Deposit Loan, 0.11% - 2.26%, 4/30/12 | | 1,250 | 1,240,625 |
| Auto Components — 1.1% | | | |
| Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 3.02% - 3.04%, 8/07/14 | | 1,520 | 1,514,766 |
| GPX International Tire Corp., Tranche B Term Loan (d)(g): | | | |
| 8.37% - 11.33%, 3/30/12 | | 274 | — |
| 12.00%, 4/11/12 | | 4 | — |
| Global Autocare, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 11/02/16 | | 1,200 | 1,203,000 |
| UCI International, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 7/06/17 | | 950 | 958,906 |
| | | | 3,676,672 |
| Automobiles — 0.6% | | | |
| Ford Motor Co., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.02%, 12/15/13 | | 2,258 | 2,262,125 |
| Beverages — 0.1% | | | |
| Le-Nature’s, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 9.50%, 3/01/11 (d)(g) | | 1,000 | 297,500 |
| Biotechnology — 0.3% | | | |
| Grifols SA, Term Loan B, 5.84%, 10/01/16 | | 1,100 | 1,116,041 |
| Building Products — 2.8% | | | |
| Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 5/17/16 | | 1,875 | 1,899,844 |
| Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 10/13/16 | | 5,985 | 6,029,852 |
| Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103 GmbH): | | | |
| Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.56%, 12/04/13 | | 585 | 581,330 |
| Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.12%, 12/04/13 | EUR | 821 | 1,093,731 |
| United Subcontractors, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 1.80%, 6/30/15 | USD | 179 | 154,084 |
| | | | 9,758,841 |
| Capital Markets — 1.9% | | | |
| American Capital Ltd., Term Loan B, 7.50%, 12/31/13 | | 758 | 761,245 |
| HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien), 6.25%, 11/10/16 | | 2,500 | 2,518,750 |
| Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.31%, 12/15/14 | | 375 | 294,118 |

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b) Par (000) Value
Capital Markets (concluded):
Nuveen Investments, Inc.:
Term Loan, 5.78% - 5.80%, 5/13/17 USD 1,773 $ 1,784,838
Term Loan (First Lien), 3.30%, 11/13/14 1,175 1,146,684
6,505,635
Chemicals — 6.8%
Arizona Chemical, Term Loan B, 6.75%, 11/18/16 1,385 1,402,998
Brenntag Holding GmbH & Co. KG:
Acquisition Facility 1, 3.76% - 3.95%, 1/20/14 232 231,844
Acquisition Facility 2, 4.28% - 4.75%, 1/20/14 EUR 267 359,495
Facility 2 (Second Lien), 6.45%, 7/17/15 USD 1,000 1,008,333
Facility B2, 3.76% - 3.79%, 1/20/14 1,332 1,332,385
Facility B6A and B6B, 4.72%, 11/24/37 EUR 414 572,810
CF Industries, Inc., Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 4/05/15 USD 224 225,231
Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan, 5.50%, 8/16/16 1,800 1,819,499
Gentek Holding, LLC, Term Loan B, 6.75%, 9/30/15 2,195 2,238,390
Ineos US Finance LLC, Senior Credit Term A2 Facility, 7.00%, 12/17/12 98 100,758
MacDermid, Inc., Tranche C Term Loan, 3.07%, 12/15/13 EUR 1,529 1,933,255
PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Term Loan (First Lien), 3.51% - 3.56%, 7/30/14 USD 2,088 2,049,125
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., Term Loan H, 6.00%, 5/15/14 1,024 1,023,976
Solutia, Inc., Term Loan, 4.50%, 3/17/17 972 978,492
Styron Sarl:
Term Loan, 7.50%, 6/17/16 1,853 1,873,341
Term Loan B, 6.00%, 7/27/17 3,100 3,100,000
Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%, 12/24/15 3,200 3,240,992
23,490,924
Commercial Banks — 1.0%
CIT Group, Inc., Tranche 3 Term Loan, 6.25%, 1/20/12 3,250 3,326,681
Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.7%
AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B, 7.75%, 6/10/16 644 661,196
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 1/14/15 1,238 1,246,781
Altegrity, Inc., Incremental Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/21/15 2,139 2,165,991
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.00%, 4/09/14 1,084 1,083,500
Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan 2, 7.00%, 3/17/16 2,175 2,194,031
Diversey, Inc. (FKA Johnson Diversey, Inc.), Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/24/15 944 953,734

BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST JANUARY 31, 2011 3

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)
Schedule of Investments (continued) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

| Floating
Rate Loan Interests (b) | Par (000) | | Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commercial Services & Supplies (concluded): | | | |
| Protection One, Inc., Term Loan, 6.00%, 6/04/16 | USD | 828 | $ 828,456 |
| Quad/Graphics, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 4/20/16 | | 721 | 716,253 |
| Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 2.27%, 4/02/14 | | 1,946 | 1,782,039 |
| Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate), Term Loan B, 10.50%, 8/24/16 | | 1,222 | 1,229,575 |
| | | | 12,861,556 |
| Communications Equipment — 1.4% | | | |
| Avaya, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.03%, 10/24/14 | | 2,700 | 2,635,762 |
| CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/06/18 | | 2,300 | 2,346,000 |
| | | | 4,981,762 |
| Construction & Engineering — 0.7% | | | |
| Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. (FR Brand Acquisition Corp.), Synthetic Letter of Credit, Term Loan (First Lien), 2.56%, 2/07/14 | | 500 | 490,834 |
| Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan, 9.00%, 12/18/17 | | 2,100 | 2,100,000 |
| | | | 2,590,834 |
| Construction Materials — 0.3% | | | |
| Fairmount Minerals Ltd., Term Loan B, 6.25% - 6.75%, 8/05/16 | | 1,046 | 1,064,689 |
| Consumer Finance — 1.2% | | | |
| AGFS Funding Co., Term Loan, 7.25%, 4/21/15 | | 4,000 | 4,054,444 |
| Containers & Packaging — 1.0% | | | |
| Graham Packaging Co., LP: | | | |
| Term Loan C, 6.75%, 4/05/14 | | 716 | 725,924 |
| Term Loan D, 6.00%, 9/16/16 | | 1,397 | 1,418,903 |
| Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (JSG): | | | |
| Term B1, 3.89% - 4.16%, 7/16/14 | EUR | 458 | 627,920 |
| Term Loan Facility C1, 4.13% - 4.40%, 7/16/15 | | 453 | 620,726 |
| | | | 3,393,473 |
| Diversified Consumer Services — 3.1% | | | |
| Coinmach Laundry Corp., Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.26% - 3.28%, 11/14/14 | USD | 491 | 458,070 |
| Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan, 3.28%, 11/14/14 | | 3,206 | 2,905,765 |
| Laureate Education: | | | |
| Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.55%, 8/15/14 | | 208 | 202,359 |
| Series A New Term Loan, 7.00%, 8/15/14 | | 3,097 | 3,091,713 |
| Term Loan B, 3.55%, 8/17/14 | | 1,392 | 1,351,641 |

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b) Par (000) Value
Diversified Consumer Services (concluded):
ServiceMaster Co.:
Closing Date Term Loan, 2.76% - 2.81%, 7/24/14 USD 2,511 $ 2,472,976
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.76%, 7/24/14 250 246,271
10,728,795
Diversified Financial Services — 3.1%
MSCI, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 6/01/16 1,965 1,982,320
Professional Service Industries, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 3.01%, 10/31/12 423 359,576
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.:
Incremental US Term Loan, 6.25%, 5/05/16 3,555 3,572,775
Return of Capital Euro, 6.75%, 10/28/15 EUR 2,437 3,358,162
Whitelabel IV SA:
Term Loan B1, 6.75%, 8/11/17 424 586,345
Term Loan B2, 6.75%, 8/11/17 701 970,322
10,829,500
Diversified Telecommunication Services —
4.2%
BCM Ireland Holdings Ltd. (Eircom):
Facility B, 2.75%, 8/14/14 499 576,766
Facility C, 3.00%, 8/14/13 499 576,784
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan, 9.00%, 10/28/15 USD 1,139 1,153,321
Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 9.25%, 4/15/15 2,015 2,046,609
Level 3 Communications:
Incremental Term Loan, 2.55%, 3/13/14 4,800 4,671,998
Term Loan B, 11.50%, 3/13/14 325 351,650
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings APS, Swiss:
Facility B2, 2.53%, 4/06/14 EUR 856 1,169,694
Facility C2, 3.16%, 4/06/15 476 650,650
Wind Telecomunicazioni SpA, Term Loan B, 5.69%, 11/18/17 2,500 3,427,630
14,625,102
Electric Utilities — 1.1%
New Development Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 7.00%, 7/03/17 USD 3,196 3,225,732
TPF Generation Holdings, LLC:
Synthetic Letter of Credit Deposit (First Lien), 2.30%, 12/15/13 151 149,602
Synthetic Revolving Deposit, 2.30%, 12/15/11 47 46,897
Term Loan (First Lien), 2.30%, 12/15/13 344 341,720
3,763,951

4 BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST JANUARY 31, 2011

Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b) Par (000) Value
Electronic
Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.8%
CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):
Term Loan, 4.26%, 10/10/14 USD 1,750 $ 1,743,924
Term Loan B, 5.26%, 7/15/17 1,211 1,219,353
Flextronics International
Ltd.:
Closing
Date Loan A, 2.51%, 10/01/14 1,148 1,143,795
Closing
Date Loan B, 2.51%, 10/01/12 2,227 2,222,528
6,329,600
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7%
MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan, 6.00%, 4/03/16 2,477 2,489,030
Food & Staples Retailing — 3.7%
AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. (FKA Alliance Boots), Facility B1, 3.57%, 7/09/15 GBP 4,525 6,849,691
Pilot Travel Centers LLC, Initial Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 6/30/16 USD 3,004 3,050,976
Rite Aid Corp., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 7/09/14 593 595,023
U.S. Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.76%, 7/03/14 2,416 2,326,687
12,822,377
Food Products — 4.8%
Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien):
7.00%, 9/29/16 2,165 2,183,515
11.25%, 9/29/17 1,400 1,435,000
Birds Eye Iglo Group Ltd. (Liberator Midco Ltd.):
Sterling
Tranche Loan (Mezzanine), 11.35%, 11/02/15 (h) GBP 433 697,057
Term Loan B, 5.62%, 4/30/16 EUR 3,000 4,169,802
CII Investment, LLC (FKA Cloverhill):
Delayed
Draw Term Loan, 8.50%, 10/14/14 USD 250 249,819
Term
Loan A, 8.50%, 10/14/14 1,048 1,047,993
Term
Loan B, 8.50%, 10/14/14 1,275 1,274,597
Dole Food Co., Inc., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% - 5.50%, 3/02/17 151 152,655
Green Mountain Coffee, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 11/09/16 900 903,375
Michael Foods Group, Inc. (FKA M- Foods Holdings, Inc.), Term Loan B, 6.25%, 6/29/16 1,158 1,174,367
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Term Loan A, 6.99%, 12/01/12 1,535 1,511,975
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan, 6.00%, 4/02/14 1,468 1,483,338
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole), Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% - 5.50%, 3/02/17 378 380,763
16,664,256
Floating
Rate Loan Interests (b) Par (000) Value
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0%
Biomet, Inc., Euro Term Loan, 3.74% - 3.94%, 3/25/15 EUR 993 $ 1,348,672
DJO Finance LLC (FKA ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC), Term Loan, 3.26%, 5/20/14 USD 910 900,700
Fresenius SE:
Tranche
C-1 Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%, 9/10/14 832 835,871
Tranche
C-2 Term Loan, 4.50%, 9/10/14 445 447,322
3,532,565
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.0 %
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:
Delayed
Draw Term Loan, 2.54%, 7/25/14 104 103,805
Term
Loan B, 3.79%, 1/25/17 683 687,221
Term
Loan Facility, 2.54%, 7/25/14 2,028 2,015,123
ConvaTec Ltd., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 12/20/16 1,225 1,240,823
DaVita, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 10/20/16 1,900 1,925,433
HCA, Inc., Tranche A-1 Term Loan, 1.55%, 11/16/12 2,335 2,319,630
Harden Healthcare, Inc.:
Add-on
Term Loan, 7.50%, 3/02/15 1,568 1,536,150
Tranche
A Term Loan, 8.50%, 2/22/15 900 882,223
inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.), Term Loan B, 6.50%, 7/31/16 3,070 3,108,412
Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 12/03/16 1,500 1,521,563
Vanguard Health Holding Co. II, LLC (Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.), Initial Term Loan, 5.00%, 1/29/16 2,094 2,109,432
17,449,815
Health Care Technology — 1.2%
IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 5.25%, 2/26/16 2,570 2,598,654
MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/15/16 1,500 1,519,375
4,118,029
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 8.8%
Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan A, 4.16%, 12/31/15 3,125 3,093,750
Dunkin’ Finance Corp., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 11/09/17 2,800 2,843,968
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, Ltd., Term Loan B, 6.50% - 7.50%, 10/20/15 CAD 4,440 4,467,269
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.:
Term
Loan B-2, 3.30%, 1/28/15 USD 1,000 930,469
Term
Loan B-3, 3.29% - 3.30%, 1/28/15 5,787 5,388,327

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Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b) Par (000) Value
Hotels,
Restaurants & Leisure (concluded):
Harrah’s Operating Co.,
Inc. (concluded):
Term
Loan B-4, 9.50%, 10/31/16 USD 1,760 $ 1,867,526
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, Pre-Funded RC Loan, 0.12% - 2.56%, 6/14/13 32 31,590
SW Acquisitions Co., Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 6/01/16 3,093 3,124,117
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan (First Lien), 5.50%, 6/30/16 2,225 2,257,325
Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Delayed Draw Term Loan, 4.96%, 8/21/15 592 575,655
Twin River, Senior Secured Term Loan, 8.50%, 11/05/15 1,476 1,481,285
Universal City Development Partners Ltd., Term Loan, 5.50%, 11/16/14 447 451,455
VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):
New
Project Term Loan, 4.80%, 5/27/13 158 158,320
Term
B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.80%, 5/25/12 1,440 1,445,575
Term
B Funded Project Loan, 4.80%, 5/27/13 2,336 2,344,107
30,460,738
Household
Durables — 0.5%
Berkline/Benchcraft, LLC, Term Loan, 14.00%, 11/03/11 (d)(g)(h) 128 6,418
Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens), Term Loan B, 7.00%, 12/20/16 1,596 1,615,618
1,622,036
IT
Services — 5.1%
Amadeus IT Group SA/Amadeus Verwaltungs GmbH (WAM Acquisition):
Term
B3 Facility, 4.28%, 6/30/13 EUR 615 838,685
Term
B4 Facility, 4.28%, 6/30/13 317 432,721
Term
C3 Facility, 4.78%, 6/30/14 615 838,686
Term
C4 Facility, 4.78%, 6/30/14 314 427,962
Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.26%, 11/09/14 USD 1,872 1,835,526
EVERTEC, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.00%, 8/20/16 468 474,347
First Data Corp.:
Initial
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14 4,724 4,469,031
Initial
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14 612 579,181
Initial
Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14 3,112 2,943,506
TransUnion LLC, Term Loan, 6.75%, 6/15/17 2,860 2,891,267
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b) Par (000) Value
IT
Services (concluded):
Travelex Plc:
Tranche B5, 2.95%, 10/31/13 USD 1,033 $ 1,025,320
Tranche C5, 3.45%, 10/31/14 1,033 1,025,320
17,781,552
Independent
Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.8%
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU):
Initial
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.76% - 3.80%, 10/10/14 2,446 2,022,267
Initial
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.76% - 3.80%, 10/10/14 626 516,940
Initial
Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.76% - 3.80%, 10/10/14 376 310,509
2,849,716
Industrial
Conglomerates — 1.5%
Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.56%, 12/03/14 1,497 1,474,782
Tomkins Plc, Term Loan B, 6.25%, 9/16/16 3,700 3,751,280
5,226,062
Insurance
— 0.7%
CNO Financial Group, Inc., Term Loan, 7.50%, 9/30/16 2,375 2,398,750
Internet
& Catalog Retail — 0.2%
FTD Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/26/14 536 537,258
Machinery
— 0.3%
Navistar Financial Corp., Term Loan B, 4.55%, 12/16/12 1,025 1,025,513
Marine —
0.3%
Horizon Lines, LLC:
Return
of Capital, 3.31% - 5.25%, 8/08/12 614 571,098
Term
Loan, 3.31%, 8/08/12 335 321,127
892,225
Media —
22.3%
Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.00%, 10/09/16 1,985 1,997,406
Amsterdamse Beheer - En Consultingmaatschappij BV (Casema), Kabelcom Term Loan Facility B, 3.62%, 11/02/14 EUR 619 848,470
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 11/12/15 USD 1,207 1,214,817
Bresnan Telecommunications Co. LLC, Term Loan, 4.50%, 11/30/17 2,750 2,774,827
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning):
Term
Loan, 2.55%, 7/03/14 3,740 3,676,416
Tranche
1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14 1,130 1,137,161
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
Term
Loan B1, 7.25%, 3/06/14 675 695,810
Term
Loan C, 3.56%, 9/06/16 3,459 3,465,528

6 BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST JANUARY 31, 2011

Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b) Par (000)
Media
(continued):
Clarke American Corp., Term Loan B, 2.76%, 6/30/14 USD 1,091 $ 1,018,250
FoxCo Acquisition Sub, LLC, Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/14/15 1,006 1,003,462
Getty Images, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 10/29/16 2,594 2,631,321
HIT Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), 5.79%, 2/26/13 300 268,500
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan, 5.76%, 6/12/14 1,935 1,801,915
Hanley-Wood, LLC (FSC Acquisition), Term Loan, 2.56%, 3/10/14 2,184 1,009,970
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 3/07/18 8,250 8,351,062
Interactive Data Corp., Term Loan, 6.75%, 1/29/17 1,592 1,611,887
Kabel Deutschland GmbH:
Facility
A1 (Consent and Roll), 3.12%, 6/01/12 EUR 3,913 5,357,545
Mezzanine,
5.86%, 12/31/16 1,000 1,376,284
Knology, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 9/27/16 USD 1,300 1,313,407
Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG):
Facility B1, 3.68%, 6/28/15 EUR 304 378,321
Facility C1, 3.93%, 6/30/16 608 756,641
Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico, Ltd., Initial Term Facility, 2.30%, 6/17/14 USD 1,448 1,342,556
MCNA Cable Holdings LLC (OneLink Communications), Loan, 7.00%, 3/01/13 (h) 901 802,022
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom Communications, LLC), Tranche D Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/31/17 2,229 2,218,191
Newsday, LLC:
Fixed
Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13 1,500 1,594,687
Floating
Rate Term Loan, 6.55%, 8/01/13 1,250 1,270,312
Nielsen Finance LLC:
Class
A Dollar Term Loan, 2.26%, 8/09/13 65 65,217
Class
B Dollar Term Loan, 4.01%, 5/01/16 2,264 2,279,341
Penton Media, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00%, 8/01/14 3 2,271
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., New Tranche B Term Loan, 5.50%, 10/29/15 1,018 1,035,424
Springer Science+Business Media SA, Facility A1, 6.75%, 7/01/16 EUR 3,200 4,447,000
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment), Term Facility, 5.54%, 6/01/12 USD 1,965 1,932,313
TWCC Holdings Corp., Replacement Term Loans, 5.00%, 9/14/15 2,111 2,117,469
Floating
Rate Loan Interests (b) Par (000) Value
Media (concluded):
Telecommunications Management, LLC:
Multi-Draw
Term Loan, 3.26%, 6/30/13 USD 229 $ 205,955
Term
Loan, 3.26%, 6/30/13 907 816,525
Telesat:
Delayed
Draw Term Loan, 3.26%, 10/31/14 218 217,348
Term
Loan B, 3.26%, 10/31/14 2,532 2,530,361
UPC Financing Partnership, Facility U, 4.79%, 12/31/17 EUR 2,186 2,965,544
Univision Communications, Inc., Exit Term Loan, 4.51%, 3/31/17 USD 2,473 2,429,399
Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd., Facility B, 4.52%, 12/31/15 GBP 4,000 6,410,265
Yell Group Plc, Facility B1, 4.01%, 7/31/14 USD — (i) 10
77,371,210
Metals & Mining — 1.4%
Euramax International, Inc., Domestic Term Loan:
10.00%, 6/29/13 642 612,976
14.00%, 6/29/13 608 580,774
Novelis Corp., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/01/16 3,500 3,559,062
4,752,812
Multi-Utilities — 0.0%
Mach Gen, LLC, Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan (First Lien), 0.05%, 2/22/13 69 63,725
Multiline Retail — 1.8%
Hema Holding BV:
Facility B, 2.77%, 7/06/15 EUR 172 232,254
Facility C, 3.52%, 7/05/16 172 232,254
Facility D, 5.77%, 1/01/17 3,800 5,098,716
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.30%, 4/06/16 USD 796 799,886
6,363,110
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.4%
EquiPower Resources Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 1/11/18 1,750 1,776,250
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%, 11/30/15 3,017 3,077,642
4,853,892
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%
Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, 6.54% - 7.29%, 2/01/13 (h) 392 352,395
Personal Products — 0.3%
NBTY, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.25%, 9/20/17 1,075 1,090,677
Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%
Warner Chilcott Co., LLC, Term Loan A, 6.00%, 10/30/14 861 861,708

BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST JANUARY 31, 2011 7

Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b) Par (000)
Pharmaceuticals (concluded):
Warner Chilcott Corp.:
Additional
Term Loan, 6.25%, 4/30/15 USD 524 $ 527,492
Term
Loan B-1, 6.25%, 4/30/15 223 224,425
Term
Loan B-2, 6.25%, 4/30/15 373 375,291
Term
Loan B-3, 6.50%, 2/20/16 226 228,003
2,216,919
Professional Services — 2.2%
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.:
Term
Loan B, 3.78%, 8/01/17 3,600 3,604,813
Tranche
B Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/31/15 980 980,481
Tranche
C Term Loan, 6.00%, 7/31/15 1,238 1,237,809
Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 10/21/16 1,700 1,723,375
7,546,478
Real
Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.64%, 6/28/11 300 292,286
Real
Estate Management & Development — 1.8%
Pivotal Promontory, LLC, Term Loan (Second Lien), 12.00%, 8/31/11 (d)(g) 750 1
Realogy Corp.:
Delayed
Draw Term Loan B, 3.26% - 3.30%, 10/10/13 2,560 2,477,213
Exit
Term Loan, 3.29%, 10/16/16 700 682,500
Initial
Term Loan B, 13.50%, 10/10/13 2,999 2,901,747
Synthetic
Letter of Credit, 0.11%, 10/10/13 355 343,876
6,405,337
Road & Rail — 0.2%
Transtar Industries, Term Loan B, 6.25%, 12/07/16 625 633,594
Semiconductors
& Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Maturity Term Loan, 4.51%, 12/01/16 566 566,938
Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 10/25/17 1,100 1,113,750
1,680,688
Software — 0.2%
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.:
Facility
(Second Lien), 8.30%, 8/20/15 (h) 245 12,559
Term
Loan B, 7.50%, 8/20/14 719 331,805
Floating
Rate Loan Interests (b) Par (000) Value
Software (concluded):
Vertafore, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.75% - 7.25%, 7/28/16 USD 507 $ 508,064
852,428
Specialty Retail — 2.8%
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term Loan, 2.54% - 2.56%, 5/28/13 675 671,747
Gymboree Corp., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 11/09/17 1,400 1,416,843
Matalan Finance Plc, Term Facility, 5.60%, 3/24/16 GBP 1,248 1,990,606
Michaels Stores, Inc., Term Loan B-1, 2.56%, 10/31/13 USD 820 816,099
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/18/17 2,660 2,693,250
Toys ‘R’ US, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/17/16 1,980 2,004,774
9,593,319
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.2 %
PVH/Hilfiger, Euro Term Loan B, 5.00%, 5/04/16 EUR 3,037 4,131,469
Wireless
Telecommunication Services — 2.0%
Digicel International Finance Ltd., US Term Loan (Non-Rollover), 2.81%, 3/30/12 USD 4,565 4,496,894
Vodafone Americas Finance 2 Inc., Initial Loan, 6.88%, 7/30/15 2,250 2,328,750
6,825,644
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests – 112.5% 390,035,564
Foreign
Agency Obligations
Argentina Bonos:
0.47%, 8/03/12 (b) 2,500 2,361,514
7.00%, 10/03/15 2,000 1,827,722
Colombia Government International Bond, 3.86%, 3/17/13 (b) 840,000 882,000
Republic of Venezuela, 1.30%, 4/20/11 (b) 4,000,000 3,972,000
Uruguay Government International Bond, 6.88%, 1/19/16 EUR 950,000 1,424,259
Total Foreign Agency Obligations – 3.0% 10,467,495
Other
Interests (j) Beneficial Interest (000 )
Auto Components — 1.6%
Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP USD — (i) 5,367,621
Lear Corp. Escrow 500 16,250
5,383,871

8 BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST JANUARY 31, 2011

Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages
shown are based on Net Assets)

| Other
Interests (j) | Beneficial Interest (000) | | | Value | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Diversified Financial Services — 0.3% | | | | | |
| J.G. Wentworth LLC Preferred Equity Interests (k) | USD | — | (i) | $ 1,130,844 | |
| Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0% | | | | | |
| Critical Care Systems International, Inc. | | — | (i) | 95 | |
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0% | | | | | |
| WEMBLEY CONTIGENT | | 2 | | 10,500 | |
| Household Durables — 0.0% | | | | | |
| Berkline Benchcraft Equity LLC | | 6 | | — | |
| Total Other Interests – 1.9% | | | | 6,525,310 | |
| Warrants (l) | Shares | | | | |
| Machinery — 0.0% | | | | | |
| Synventive Molding Solutions (Expires 1/15/13) | | 2 | | — | |
| Media — 0.0% | | | | | |
| New Vision Holdings LLC: | | | | | |
| (Expires 9/30/14) | | 3,424 | | 34 | |
| (Expires 9/30/14) | | 19,023 | | 190 | |
| | | | | 224 | |
| Software — 0.0% | | | | | |
| Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (Expires 9/29/17) | | 251 | | 3 | |
| HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17) | | 21,894 | | — | |
| | | | | 3 | |
| Total Warrants – 0.0% | | | | 227 | |
| Total Long-Term Investments (Cost – $480,898,708) – 140.6% | | | | 487,394,298 | |
| Short-Term Securities | | | | | |
| BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.17% (m)(n) | | 1,911,259 | | 1,911,259 | |
| Total Short-Term Securities (Cost – $1,911,259) – 0.6% | | | | 1,911,259 | |
| Options Purchased | Contracts | | | Value | |
| Over-the Counter Call Options — 0.0% | | | | | |
| Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike Price USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19, Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | 26 | | — | |
| Total Options Purchased (Cost - $25,422) –
0.0% | | — | | | |
| Total Investments (Cost – $482,835,389*) – 141.2% | | | | 489,305,557 | |
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets –
(41.2)% | | | | (142,670,675 | ) |
| Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | $ 346,634,882 | |

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

| Aggregate
cost | $ | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gross
unrealized appreciation | $ 20,694,339 | |
| Gross
unrealized depreciation | (11,462,664 | ) |
| Net
unrealized appreciation | $ 9,231,675 | |

| (a) | Security
exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These
securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to
qualified institutional investors. |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Variable
rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. |
| (c) | When-issued
security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows: |

Counterparty Value Unrealized Appreciation
Banc of
America NA $ 838,355 —
Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC $ 494,288 $ 4,288

| (d) | Non-income
producing security. |
| --- | --- |
| (e) | Convertible
security. |
| (f) | Represents a
zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date. |
| (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. |
| (i) | Amount is
less than $1,000. |
| (j) | Other
interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other
reorganization entities and are non-income producing. |
| (k) | The
investment is held by a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of the Fund. |
| (l) | Warrants
entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock
and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are
subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if
any. |

BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST JANUARY 31, 2011 9

Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

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

| Affiliate — BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class | 8,770,511 | (6,859,252 | ) | 1,911,259 | Income — $ 1,381 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

| (n) | Represents
the current yield as of report date. |
| --- | --- |
| • | For Fund
compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or
more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely
recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund
management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which
may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
| • | Foreign
currency exchange contracts as of January 31, 2011 were as follows: |

Currency Purchased — EUR 98,000 Currency Sold — USD 134,436 Counterparty — Citibank NA 2/01/11 Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) — $ (260 )
USD 680,655 EUR 500,000 BNP Paribas SA 2/01/11 (3,920 )
USD 4,482,119 CAD 4,444,500 Citibank NA 4/14/11 50,461
USD 1,165,905 CHF 1,099,500 Citibank NA 4/14/11 341
USD 13,125,840 GBP 8,414,000 Citibank NA 4/14/11 (344,334 )
USD 143,827 GBP 90,000 UBS AG 4/14/11 (256 )
EUR 500,000 USD 679,972 BNP Paribas SA 4/27/11 3,870
USD 63,005,917 EUR 46,040,000 Citibank NA 4/27/11 37,827
Total $ (256,271 )
•
• Level 1 —
price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and
liabilities
• Level 2 —
other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for
similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for
identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active,
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or
liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment
speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other
market-corroborated inputs)
• Level 3 —
unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the
circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including
the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments
and derivatives)
The inputs
or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an
indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For
information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and
other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent
financial statements as contained in its annual report.

10 BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST JANUARY 31, 2011

Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of January 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivatives:

| Valuation
Inputs | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Assets: | | | | | | |
| Investments in Securities: | | | | | | |
| Long-Term Investments: | | | | | | |
| Asset-Backed Securities | — | — | $ 6,849,918 | $ | 6,849,918 | |
| Common Stocks | $ 190,373 | $ 687,014 | 1,086,480 | | 1,963,867 | |
| Corporate Bonds | — | 70,293,688 | 1,258,229 | | 71,551,917 | |
| Floating Rate Loan Interests | — | 322,889,255 | 67,146,309 | | 390,035,564 | |
| Foreign Agency Obligations | — | 6,278,259 | 4,189,236 | | 10,467,495 | |
| Other Interests | — | 5,367,621 | 1,157,689 | | 6,525,310 | |
| Warrants | — | — | 227 | | 227 | |
| Short- Term Securities | 1,911,259 | — | — | | 1,911,259 | |
| Unfunded Loan Commitments | — | — | 81,744 | | 81,744 | |
| Liabilities: | | | | | | |
| Unfunded Loan Commitments | — | — | (9,191 | ) | (9,191 | ) |
| Total | $ 2,101,632 | $ 405,515,837 | $ 81,760,641 | $ | 489,378,110 | |

Valuation Inputs Derivative Financial Instruments 1 — Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:
Foreign currency exchange contracts — $ 92,499 — $ 92,499
Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts — (348,770 ) — $ (348,770 )
Total — $ (256,271 ) — $ (256,271 )

| 1 |
| --- |
| The
following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which
significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value: |

Asset-Backed Securities Common Stocks
Assets:
Balance, as of October 31, 2010 — $ 595,520 $ 61,912 $ 64,699,477 $ 4,228,067 $ 5,533,239 $ 85,828
Accrued discounts/premiums $ 15,515 — 82,131 201,095 52,468 — —
Net realized gain (loss) — (348,191 ) — (3,677,005 ) — — 136,990
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 2 29,453 393,043 (84,862 ) 5,583,136 (91,299 ) 984,571 (31,032 )
Purchases 6,255,110 484,868 1,199,048 22,990,429 — 7,500 —
Sales — (38,760 ) — (17,322,833 ) — — (191,786 )
Transfers in 3 549,840 — — 5,790,603 — — —
Transfers out 3 — — — (11,118,593 ) — (5,367,621 ) —
Balance, as of January 31, 2011 $ 6,849,918 $ 1,086,480 $ 1,258,229 $ 67,146,309 $ 4,189,236 $ 1,157,689 —

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Schedule of Investments (concluded) BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

Warrants Unfunded Loan Commitments
Assets:
Balance, as of October 31, 2010 $ 227 $ 160,394 $ 75,364,664
Accrued discounts/premiums — — 351,209
Net realized gain (loss) — — (3,888,206 )
Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation 2 — (78,650 ) 6,704,360
Purchases — — 30,936,955
Sales — — (17,553,379 )
Transfers in 3 — — 6,340,443
Transfers out 3 — — (16,486,214 )
Balance, as of January 31, 2011 $ 227 $ 81,744 $ 81,769,832
Unfunded Loan Commitments
Liabilities:
Balance, as
of October 31, 2010 $ (42,707 )
Accrued
discounts/premiums —
Net realized
gain (loss) —
Net change
in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 2 33,516
Purchases —
Sales —
Transfers in 3 —
Transfers
out 3 —
Balance, as of January 31, 2011 $ (9,191 )

| 2 | The net
change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at
January 31, 2011 was $856,136. |
| --- | --- |
| 3 | The Fund’s
policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the
period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer. |

Credit Contracts Assets Liabilities Total
Balance, as of October 31, 2010 $ 19,172 — $ 19,172
Accrued discounts/premiums — — —
Net realized gain (loss) — — —
Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation 4 73,327 $ (348,770 ) (275,443 )
Purchases — — —
Sales — — —
Transfers in 5 — — —
Transfers out 5 — — —
Balance, as of January 31, 2011 $ 92,499 $ (348,770 ) $ (256,271 )

| 4 | The net
change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at
January 31, 2011 was $(275,443). |
| --- | --- |
| 5 | The Fund’s
policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the
period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer. |

12 BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST JANUARY 31, 2011

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Item 2 – Controls and Procedures
2(a) – The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ″1940 Act″)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2(b) – There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3 – Exhibits
Certifications – Attached hereto
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
By: /s/ John M. Perlowski
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
Date: March 25, 2011
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ John M. Perlowski
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
Date: March 25, 2011
By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
Date: March 25, 2011

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