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BLACKROCK INCOME TRUST, INC.

Regulatory Filings Jul 7, 2006

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-CSR CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05542

_ BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. _ (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert S. Kapito, President BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. 40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022 (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 888-825-2257 ___ Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2006 ______ Date of reporting period: April 30, 2006 ______

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders. The Registrant’s semi-annual report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:

| FIXED

INCOME LIQUIDITY EQUITIES ALTERNATIVES BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS
BlackRock
Closed-End Funds
Semi-Annual Report
APRIL 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
BlackRock Broad Investment Grade
2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)
BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)
BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)
BlackRock Income Opportunity
Trust (BNA)
BlackRock Income Trust Inc.
(BKT)
BlackRock Limited Duration
Income Trust (BLW)
BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust
(BHD)
NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter to Shareholders 1
Trusts’ Summaries 2
Financial
Statements
Portfolios of Investments 9
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 65
Statements of Operations 67
Statements of Cash Flows 69
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 71
Financial Highlights 74
Notes to Financial Statements 81
Dividend Reinvestment Plans 92
Additional Information 93
Section 19 Notices 94

Privacy Principles of the Trusts

The Trusts are committed to maintaining the privacy of shareholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Trusts collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.

Generally, the Trusts do not receive any non-public personal information relating to their shareholders, although certain non-public personal information of shareholders may become available to the Trusts. The Trusts do not disclose any non-public personal information about their shareholders or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third-party administrator).

The Trusts restrict access to non-public personal information about their shareholders to BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. The Trusts maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal information of their shareholders.

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

April 30, 2006

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to report that during the six month period, the Trusts provided the opportunity to invest in various portfolios of fixed income securities. This report contains the Trusts’ unaudited and audited financial statements and a listing of the portfolios’ holdings.

The portfolio management team continuously monitors the fixed income markets and adjusts the portfolios in order to gain exposure to various issuers and security types. This strategy enables the Trusts to move among different sectors, credits and coupons to capitalize on changing market conditions.

The following table shows the Trusts’ yields, closing market prices per share and net asset values (“NAV”) per share as of April 30, 2006.

Trust Yield 1 NAV
BlackRock Broad Investment
Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT) 5.92 % $ 15.20 $ 14.44
BlackRock Core Bond Trust
(BHK) 7.22 12.81 13.41
BlackRock High Yield Trust
(BHY) 8.20 8.10 7.57
BlackRock Income
Opportunity Trust (BNA) 7.18 10.34 10.80
BlackRock Income Trust
Inc. (BKT) 7.13 6.19 6.45
BlackRock Limited Duration
Income Trust (BLW) 8.17 17.89 19.08
BlackRock Strategic Bond
Trust (BHD) 8.59 12.30 13.58

1 Yield is based on closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results. These yields may increase/decrease due to an increase/decrease in the monthly distribution per share.

BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), a world leader in asset management, has a proven commitment to managing fixed income securities. As of March 31, 2006, BlackRock managed $309 billion in fixed income securities, including 20 open-end and 48 closed-end bond funds. BlackRock is recognized for its emphasis on risk management and proprietary analytics and for its reputation managing money for the world’s largest institutional investors. BlackRock Advisors, Inc., and its affiliate, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., which manage the Trusts, are wholly owned subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc.

On behalf of BlackRock, we thank you for your continued confidence and assure you that we remain committed to excellence in managing your assets.

Sincerely,
Laurence D. Fink Chief Executive Officer BlackRock Advisors, Inc. Ralph L. Schlosstein President BlackRock Advisors, Inc.

1

TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)

Trust Information

| Symbol on American Stock
Exchange: | BCT |
| --- | --- |
| Initial Offering Date: | June
17, 1993 |
| Closing Market Price as of
4/30/06: | $ 15.20 |
| Net Asset Value as of
4/30/06: | $ 14.44 |
| Yield on Closing Market
Price as of 4/30/06 ($15.20): 1 | 5.92% |
| Current Monthly
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.075 |
| Current Annualized
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.900 |

| 1 | Yield on closing market
price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share
by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future
results. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | The distribution is not
constant and is subject to change. |

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV:

4/30/06 10/31/05 Change High Low
Market Price $15.20 $15.86 (4.16)% $15.86 $14.85
NAV $14.44 $14.63 (1.30)% $14.65 $14.41

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

Portfolio Composition

Composition April 30, 2006 October 31, 2005
U.S. Government and Agency Securities 45 % 46 %
Corporate Bonds 20 18
Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 16 16
Taxable Municipal Bonds 9 9
Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities 6 6
Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities 3 4
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 1 1

Corporate Credit Breakdown 3

Credit Rating April 30, 2006 October 31, 2005
AAA/Aaa 7 % 7 %
AA/Aa 54 54
A 22 23
BBB/Baa 8 15
BB/Ba 7 —
CCC/Caa 2 1

3 Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 15.6% and 15.5% of net assets on April 30, 2006 and October 31, 2005, respectively.

2

TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

Trust Information

| Symbol on New York Stock
Exchange: | BHK |
| --- | --- |
| Initial Offering Date: | November
27, 2001 |
| Closing Market Price as of
4/30/06: | $ 12.81 |
| Net Asset Value as of
4/30/06: | $ 13.41 |
| Yield on Closing Market
Price as of 4/30/06 ($12.81): 1 | 7.22% |
| Current Monthly
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.0771 |
| Current Annualized
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.9252 |

| 1 | Yield on closing market
price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share
by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future
results. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | A change in the distribution
rate was declared on June 2, 2006. The Monthly Distribution per Share was
decreased to $0.0670. TheYield on Closing Market Price, Current Monthly
Distribution and Current Annualized Distribution do not reflect the new
distribution rate. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return
of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV:

4/30/06 10/31/05 Change High Low
Market Price $12.81 $13.69 (6.43)% $13.85 $12.45
NAV $13.41 $14.27 (6.03)% $14.36 $13.36

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

Portfolio Composition

Composition April 30, 2006 October 31, 2005
Corporate Bonds 57 % 42 %
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 11 15
Asset-Backed Securities 9 1
Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 7 —
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 7 6
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Securities 4 2
U.S. Government and Agency Securities 2 31
Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities 1 —
Foreign Government Bonds 1 2
Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities 1 1

Corporate Credit Breakdown 3

| Credit
Rating | April 30, 2006 | October 31, 2005 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AAA/Aaa | 7 % | 5 % |
| AA/Aa | 28 | 25 |
| A | 12 | 13 |
| BBB/Baa | 12 | 13 |
| BB/Ba | 10 | 12 |
| B | 24 | 23 |
| CCC/Caa | 4 | 6 |
| Not Rated | 3 | 3 |

3 Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 55.8% and 53.3% of net assets on April 30, 2006 and October 31, 2005, respectively.

3

TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

Trust Information

| Symbol on New York Stock
Exchange: | BHY |
| --- | --- |
| Initial Offering Date: | December
23, 1998 |
| Closing Market Price as of
4/30/06: | $ 8.10 |
| Net Asset Value as of
4/30/06: | $ 7.57 |
| Yield on Closing Market
Price as of 4/30/06 ($8.10): 1 | 8.20% |
| Current Monthly
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.055333 |
| Current Annualized
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.663996 |

| 1 | Yield on closing market
price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share
by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future
results. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | The distribution is not
constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be
deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV:

4/30/06 10/31/05 Change High Low
Market Price $8.10 $7.36 10.05% $8.89 $7.08
NAV $7.57 $7.48 1.20% $7.60 $7.38

The following charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

Corporate Portfolio Composition

Composition April 30, 2006 October 31, 2005
Energy 18 % 19 %
Financial Institutions 13 14
Basic Materials 11 12
Media 9 7
Telecommunications 9 8
Technology 6 5
Consumer Products 5 7
Aerospace & Defense 5 3
Industrials 5 6
Building & Development 4 3
Entertainment &
Leisure 4 3
Containers & Packaging 3 2
Automotive 3 2
Health Care 2 4
Transportation 2 3
Ecological Services &
Equipment 1 1
Real Estate — 1

Corporate Credit Breakdown 3

| Credit
Rating | April 30, 2006 | October 31, 2005 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BBB/Baa | 3 % | 3 % |
| BB/Ba | 30 | 32 |
| B | 54 | 51 |
| CCC/Caa | 10 | 14 |
| C | 1 | — |
| Not Rated | 2 | — |

3 Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 133.1% and 133.8% of net assets on April 30, 2006 and October 31, 2005, respectively.

4

TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

Trust Information

| Symbol on New York Stock
Exchange: | BNA |
| --- | --- |
| Initial Offering Date: | December
20, 1991 |
| Closing Market Price as of
4/30/06: | $ 10.34 |
| Net Asset Value as of
4/30/06: | $ 10.80 |
| Yield on Closing Market
Price as of 4/30/06 ($10.34): 1 | 7.18% |
| Current Monthly
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.0619 |
| Current Annualized
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.7428 |

| 1 | Yield on closing market
price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share
by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future
results. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | A change in the distribution
rate was declared on June 2, 2006. The Monthly Distribution per Share was
decreased to $0.0550. The Yield on Closing Market Price, Current Monthly
Distribution and Current Annualized Distribution do not reflect the new
distribution rate. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return
of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV:

4/30/06 10/31/05 Change High Low
Market Price $10.34 $10.90 (5.14)% $11.06 $10.07
NAV $10.80 $11.56 (6.57)% $11.63 $10.76

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

Portfolio Composition

Composition April 30, 2006 October 31, 2005
Corporate Bonds 45 % 35 %
U.S. Government and Agency Securities 13 37
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 10 13
Asset-Backed Securities 9 —
Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 9 5
Commercial Mortgaged-Backed Securities 4 4
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Securities 4 1
Non-Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 2 1
Federal Housing Administration Securities 1 1
Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities 1 1
Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities 1 1
Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities 1 1

Corporate Credit Breakdown 3

Credit Rating April 30, 2006 October 31, 2005
AAA/Aaa 10 % 8 %
AA/Aa 20 17
A 10 9
BBB/Baa 13 19
BB/Ba 14 15
B 25 24
CCC/Caa 5 6
Not Rated 3 2

3 Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 49.1% and 46.6% of net assets on April 30, 2006 and October 31, 2005, respectively.

5

TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

Trust Information

| Symbol on New York Stock
Exchange: | BKT |
| --- | --- |
| Initial Offering Date: | July
22, 1988 |
| Closing Market Price as of
4/30/06: | $ 6.19 |
| Net Asset Value as of
4/30/06: | $ 6.45 |
| Yield on Closing Market
Price as of 4/30/06 ($6.19): 1 | 7.13% |
| Current Monthly
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.036787 |
| Current Annualized
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.441444 |

| 1 | Yield on closing market
price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share
by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future
results. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | The distribution is not
constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed
a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV:

4/30/06 10/31/05 Change High Low
Market Price $6.19 $5.90 4.92% $6.52 $5.86
NAV $6.45 $6.54 (1.22)% $6.57 $6.44

The following chart shows the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments:

Portfolio Composition

Composition April 30, 2006 October 31, 2005
Mortgage Pass-Through
Securities 23 % 23 %
U.S. Government and Agency
Securities 22 30
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligation Securities 19 13
Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 16 14
Interest Only
Mortgage-Backed Securities 7 7
Principal Only
Mortgage-Backed Securities 5 5
Non Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 3 2
Federal Housing Administration
Securities 2 2
Inverse Floating Rate
Mortgage Securities 1 1
Interest Only Asset-Backed
Securities 1 1
Corporate Bonds 1 —
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligation Residual Securities — 2

6

TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

Trust Information

| Symbol on New York Stock
Exchange: | BLW |
| --- | --- |
| Initial Offering Date: | July
30, 2003 |
| Closing Market Price as of
4/30/06: | $ 17.89 |
| Net Asset Value as of
4/30/06: | $ 19.08 |
| Yield on Closing Market
Price as of 4/30/06 ($17.89): 1 | 8.17% |
| Current Monthly
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.1218 |
| Current Annualized
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 1.4616 |

| 1 | Yield on closing market
price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share
by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future
results. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | A change in the distribution
rate was declared on June 2, 2006. The Monthly Distribution per Share was
increased to $0.1250. The Yield on Closing Market Price, Current Monthly
Distribution and Current Annualized Distribution do not reflect the new
distribution rate. |

The table below summarizes the Trust’s market price and NAV:

4/30/06 10/31/05 Change High Low
Market Price $17.89 $17.48 2.35% $18.68 $16.54
NAV $19.08 $19.17 (0.47)% $19.22 $18.97

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

Portfolio Composition

Composition April 30, 2006 October 31, 2005
Corporate Bonds 42 % 43 %
Bank Loans 35 32
Mortgage Pass-Through
Securities 14 15
U.S. Government and Agency
Securities 4 4
Foreign Government Bonds 2 2
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations 1 1
Asset-Backed Securities 1 2
Interest Only Asset-Backed
Securities 1 1

Corporate Credit Breakdown 3

| Credit
Rating | April 30, 2006 | October 31, 2005 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A | 3 % | 3 % |
| AA/Aa | 3 | — |
| BBB/Baa | 8 | 9 |
| BB/Ba | 26 | 33 |
| B | 48 | 43 |
| CCC/Caa | 9 | 8 |
| Not Rated | 3 | 4 |

3 Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 61.0% and 59.8% of net assets on April 30, 2006 and October 31, 2005, respectively.

7

TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

Trust Information

| Symbol on New York Stock
Exchange: | BHD |
| --- | --- |
| Initial Offering Date: | February
26, 2002 |
| Closing Market Price as of
4/30/06: | $ 12.30 |
| Net Asset Value as of
4/30/06: | $ 13.58 |
| Yield on Closing Market
Price as of 4/30/06 ($12.30): 1 | 8.59% |
| Current Monthly
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 0.088 |
| Current Annualized
Distribution per Share: 2 | $ 1.056 |

| 1 | Yield on closing market
price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share
by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future
results. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | The distribution is not
constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be
deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV:

4/30/06 10/31/05 Change High Low
Market Price $12.30 $12.45 (1.20)% $13.23 $11.56
NAV $13.58 $13.68 (0.73)% $13.85 $13.52

The following charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

Corporate Portfolio Composition

Composition April 30, 2006 October 31, 2005
Financial Institutions 21 % 21 %
Energy 12 12
Media 11 10
Telecommunications 8 8
Consumer Products 7 9
Aerospace & Defense 7 5
Basic Materials 6 5
Health Care 5 7
Entertainment &
Leisure 4 3
Technology 4 3
Automotive 3 3
Building & Development 3 2
Industrials 2 4
Real Estate 2 2
Ecological Services &
Equipment 2 2
Transportation 2 2
Containers & Packaging 1 1
Conglomerates — 1

Corporate Credit Breakdown 3

| Credit
Rating | April 30, 2006 | October 31, 2005 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AAA/Aaa | 4 % | 3 % |
| AA/Aa | 8 | 8 |
| A | 13 | 11 |
| BBB/Baa | 12 | 19 |
| BB/Ba | 13 | 11 |
| B | 39 | 36 |
| CCC/Caa | 8 | 9 |
| Not Rated | 3 | 3 |

3 Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 114.7% and 122.7% of net assets on April 30, 2006 and October 31, 2005, respectively.

8

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)

Rating 1 Description Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS—80.0%
Mortgage
Pass-Through Securities—1.0%
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
$ 411 5.50%,
1/01/17-2/01/17 $ 408,649
15 6.50%, 7/01/29 15,776
Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 424,425
Agency Multiple
Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—13.0%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
2,168 Ser. 1510, Class
G, 7.05%, 5/15/13 2,193,772
2,000 Ser. 1598, Class
J, 6.50%, 10/15/08 2,017,719
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
39 2 Ser. 13, Class
SJ, 8.75%, 2/25/09 38,906
1,000 Ser. 49, Class H,
7.00%, 4/25/13 1,020,140
165 2 Ser. 214, Class
SK, 10.00%, 12/25/08 170,458
100 2 Government National Mortgage Assoc., REMIC Trust
2000, 5.731%, 12/16/27 99,953
Total Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through
Securities 5,540,948
Inverse
Floating Rate Mortgage Securities—2.3%
AAA 185 2 Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc., 5.932%, 11/25/23 184,625
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
162 2 Ser. 1425, Class
SB, 9.258%, 12/15/07 163,227
30 2 Ser. 1506, Class
S, 11.833%, 5/15/08 30,595
106 2 Ser. 1515, Class
S, 11.291%, 5/15/08 107,365
68 2 Ser. 1618, Class
SA, 8.25%, 11/15/08 67,810
32 2 Ser. 1661, Class
SB, 11.297%, 1/15/09 32,833
121 2 Ser. 1688, Class
S, 8.794%, 12/15/13 120,771
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
95 2 Ser. 187, Class
SB, 14.266%, 10/25/07 97,319
85 2 Ser. 191, Class
SD, 8.807%, 10/25/08 84,152
118 2 Ser. 214, Class
SH, 5.345%, 12/25/08 114,495
Total Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities 1,003,192
Interest
Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—4.4%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
110 Ser. 65, Class I,
918.03%, 8/15/20 1,394
27 Ser. 141, Class
H, 1,060.00%, 5/15/21 360
— Ser. 1114, Class
J, 1,008.00%, 7/15/06 119
234 Ser. 1645, Class
IB, 5.50%, 9/15/08 6,457
1,970 Ser. 2523, Class
EH, 5.50%, 4/15/20 158,909
281 Ser. 2543, Class
IM, 5.00%, 9/15/12 1,869
1,399 Ser. 2633, Class
PI, 4.50%, 3/15/12 39,335
841 Ser. 2672, Class
TP, 5.00%, 9/15/16 6,417
5,605 Ser. 2739, Class
PI, 5.00%, 3/15/22 434,652
1,920 Ser. 2775, Class
UB, 5.00%, 12/15/17 65,532
2,568 Ser. 2976, Class
KI, 5.50%, 11/15/34 275,917
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
1 Ser. 8, Class HA,
1,199.999%, 1/25/08 10,416
2,016 Ser. 13, Class
IG, 5.00%, 10/25/22 120,404
149 2 Ser. 20, Class
SL, 12.666%, 9/25/08 15,044
4 Ser. 49, Class L,
444.917%, 4/25/13 38,508
2 Ser. 51, Class K,
1,006.50%, 4/25/07 9,063
12,992 Ser. 70, Class
ID, 5.00%, 4/25/22 654,938
— Ser. 72, Class H,
1,183.25%, 7/25/06 73
296 Ser. 82, Class
IR, 5.00%, 9/25/12 3,737
4 2 Ser. 174, Class
S, 111.644%, 9/25/22 10,982
42 2 Ser. 208, Class
S, 2.531%, 2/25/23 158
— Ser. G-21, Class
L, 949.50%, 7/25/21 6,597
15,981 Vendee Mortgage Trust, 0.04%, 10/15/31 30,828
Total Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities 1,891,709

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Principal
Only Mortgage-Backed Security—0.1%
Aaa $ 25 3 Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities, Inc. VI,
12.50%, 10/23/17 $ 21,808
Asset-Backed
Securities—0.0%
NR 235 2,4,5,6 Global Rated Eligible Asset Trust, 7.33%, 9/15/07 23
Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust,
NR 568 2,5,6 Ser. 2, 8.24%,
12/15/06 57
NR 629 2,5,6 Ser. 3, 8.724%,
4/15/07 63
Total Asset-Backed Securities 143
Corporate
Bonds—15.6%
Energy—2.4%
A1 500 Conoco Funding Co., 5.45%, 10/15/06 (Canada) 500,382
BBB+ 500 4 Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 7.25%, 12/15/06 (Israel) 504,109
Total Energy 1,004,491
Financial
Institutions—13.0%
Aa2 500 Bank of America Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/06 499,221
AAA 500 General Electric Capital Corp., 2.75%, 9/25/06 495,367
BB 500 General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.125%, 9/15/06 497,595
AA- 500 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.85%, 10/27/06 494,025
A+ 500 Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 9/01/06 503,338
AA- 1,000 Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., 10.00%, 6/15/08 1,092,327
A+ 500 SLM Corp., 3.50%, 9/30/06 496,987
Aa3 500 SunTrust Bank, 7.25%, 9/15/06 503,320
Aa1 500 U.S. Bank NA, 2.85%, 11/15/06 493,117
AA- 500 Wachovia Corp., 4.95%, 11/01/06 499,110
Total Financial Institutions 5,574,407
Transportation—0.2%
Caa2 100 American Airlines, Inc., 10.44%, 3/04/07 102,000
Total Corporate Bonds 6,680,898
U.S.
Government and Agency Securities—36.3%
U.S. Treasury Notes,
3,200 3.50%, 11/15/06 3,175,001
2,000 6.00%, 8/15/09 2,066,718
385 6.625%, 5/15/07 391,527
10,000 U.S. Treasury Strip, Zero Coupon, 8/15/06 9,871,875
Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities 15,505,121
Taxable
Municipal Bonds—7.3%
AAA 500 Fresno California Pension Oblig., 7.80%, 6/01/14 552,350
AAA 500 Kern County California Pension Oblig., 6.98%, 8/15/09 524,340
Los Angeles County California Pension Oblig.,
AAA 1,000 Ser. A, 8.62%,
6/30/06 1,005,110
AAA 500 Ser. D, 6.97%,
6/30/08 516,360
AAA 500 Orleans Parish Louisiana School Board, 6.60%, 2/01/08 509,475
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds 3,107,635
Total
Long-Term Investments (cost $34,801,147) 34,175,879
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENT—19.4%
U.S.
Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bond—19.4%
8,300 7 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 4.71%, 5/01/06
(cost $8,300,000) 8,300,000
Total
Investments—99.4% (cost $43,101,147 8 ) $ 42,475,879
Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.6% 239,030
Net
Assets—100% $ 42,714,909

| 1 | Using the higher of
S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Variable rate security. Rate
shown is interest rate as of April 30, 2006. |
| 3 | Rate shown is interest rate
or effective yield as of April 30, 2006 of the underlying collateral. |
| 4 | Security is not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified
institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2006, the Trust held 1.2% of its net
assets, with a current market value of $504,132, in securities restricted as
to resale. |
| 5 | Security is fair valued. |
| 6 | Illiquid security. As of
April 30, 2006, the Trust held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a
current market value of $143 in these securities. |
| 7 | Rate shown is the yield to
maturity as of April 30, 2006. |
| 8 | Cost for Federal income tax
purposes is $43,101,147. The net unrealized depreciation on a tax basis is
$625,268, consisting of $365,558 gross unrealized appreciation and $990,826
gross unrealized depreciation. |

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
REMIC
– Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

See Notes to Financial Statements.

10

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

Rating 1 Description
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS—98.9%
Mortgage
Pass-Through Securities—11.0%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
$ 1,875 3.01%, 4/19/07 $ 1,836,600
88 5.00%, 8/01/33 83,307
8,052 5.50%,
11/01/18-2/01/36 7,871,483
3,294 6.00%,
2/01/13-12/01/18 3,331,696
194 2 6.013%, 5/01/32 196,296
31 7.00%, 9/01/31 32,120
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
870 1.75%, 6/16/06 866,246
3,675 3 2.35%, 4/05/07 3,582,072
52 4.50%, 2/01/20 49,949
12,165 5.00%,
11/01/17-7/01/35 11,829,691
4,262 5.50%,
1/01/18-1/01/36 4,156,375
1,025 6.00%,
8/01/29-3/01/36 1,019,787
382 7.00%,
1/01/31-7/01/32 392,674
1,400 TBA, 5.00%,
5/16/21 1,362,813
314 Government National Mortgage Assoc., 5.50%, 8/15/33 308,634
Small Business Administration,
908 Ser. P10B, Class
1, 4.754%, 8/01/14 856,938
2,029 Ser. P10B, Class
1, 5.136%, 8/01/13 1,974,778
Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 39,751,459
Federal
Housing Administration Security—0.3%
1,062 FHA Hebre Home Hospital, 6.25%, 9/01/28 1,088,338
Agency
Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—7.0%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
2,553 Ser. 82, Class
HJ, 5.50%, 9/25/32 2,518,808
1,504 Ser. 2825, Class
VP, 5.50%, 6/15/15 1,491,332
1,300 Ser. 2883, Class
DR, 5.00%, 11/15/19 1,200,368
3,557 Ser. 2922, Class
GA, 5.50%, 5/15/34 3,502,995
1,910 Ser. 2927, Class
BA, 5.50%, 10/15/33 1,885,104
1,847 Ser. 2933 Class
HD, 5.50%, 2/15/35 1,828,325
1,600 Ser. 2968, Class
EG, 6.00%, 10/15/34 1,578,522
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
1,635 Ser. 3 Class AP,
5.50%, 2/25/35 1,625,448
3,472 Ser. 5, Class PK,
5.00%, 12/25/34 3,387,800
2,136 Ser. 27, Class
PC, 5.50%, 5/25/34 2,101,560
2,129 Ser. 70, Class
NA, 5.50%, 8/25/35 2,084,354
1,974 2 Ser. 118, Class
FD, 5.359%, 12/25/33 1,985,652
Total Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through
Securities 25,190,268
Asset-Backed
Securities—8.8%
AAA 2,825 Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 4.85%, 2/10/11 2,797,112
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,
AAA 2,572 2 Ser. 15, Class
2AV1, 5.059%, 4/25/36 2,572,692
AAA 2,702 2 Ser. 16, Class
4AV1, 5.059%, 1/25/35 2,702,945
AAA 2,825 DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust, 5.00%, 5/08/10 2,813,432
AAA 2,850 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 5.07%, 12/15/10 2,835,422
AAA 2,825 MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, 4.90%, 7/15/11 2,802,534
AAA 2,207 2 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., 5.069%,
9/25/36 2,207,649
AAA 2,630 2 New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, 5.039%, 1/25/36 2,630,585
SLM Student Loan Trust,
AAA 2,179 2 Ser. 5, Class A1,
5.10%, 1/25/18 2,179,334
AAA 812 2 Ser. 9, Class A2,
5.12%, 10/25/12 812,235
AAA 2,293 2 Ser. 10, Class
A1, 5.07%, 4/25/12 2,291,548
AAA 2,648 2 Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, 5.039%,
1/25/36 2,649,966
AAA 2,725 USAA Auto Owner Trust, 5.04%, 12/15/11 2,705,887
Total Asset-Backed Securities 32,001,341

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)

Rating 1 Description Value
Interest
Only Asset-Backed Securities—1.1%
Sterling Coofs Trust,
$ 28,253 Ser. 1, 2.362%,
4/15/29 $ 1,977,731
30,350 Ser. 2, 1.00%,
3/30/30 2,124,500
Total Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities 4,102,231
Interest
Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—0.9%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
2,923 Ser. 2579, Class
HI, 5.00%, 8/15/17 406,453
7,231 Ser. 2611, Class
QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32 1,331,487
32,031 2 Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 1.741%, 11/25/34 1,410,164
Total Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities 3,148,104
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed Securities—6.9%
AAA 2,180 2 Banc of America Commerical Mortgage, Inc., 4.894%,
11/10/42 2,123,455
AAA 1,808 Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp., 6.03%, 9/15/30 1,813,353
AAA 2,720 Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
4.94%, 12/15/35 2,620,591
AAA 1,648 General Motors Acceptance Corp. Commercial Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 7.179%, 8/15/36 1,711,936
AAA 2,683 Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp. II, 6.135%,
10/18/30 2,700,471
AAA 1,677 Heller Financial Commercial Mortgage Asset Co.,
6.847%, 5/15/31 1,714,263
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
AAA 2,140 Ser. C1, Class
A3, 5.857%, 10/12/35 2,163,647
AAA 2,180 Ser. CBX, Class
A4, 4.529%, 1/12/37 2,071,680
AAA 1,770 JP Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp., 7.371%,
8/15/32 1,861,937
AAA 2,622 Morgan Stanley Capital Trust I, 6.48%, 11/15/30 2,670,614
AAA 3,500 Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, 7.52%,
12/18/09 3,717,713
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 25,169,660
Collateralized
Mortgage Obligation Securities—4.1%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
1,200 Ser. 2562, Class
PG, 5.00%, 1/15/18 1,148,654
372 Ser. 2582, Class
TB, 3.50%, 10/15/21 370,317
3,197 Ser. 2806, Class
VC, 6.00%, 12/15/19 3,184,040
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage,
AAA 3,150 Ser. C3, Class A3,
6.423%, 8/15/33 3,237,475
AAA 2,265 Ser. C4, Class
A2, 6.223%, 12/12/33 2,327,197
AAA 2,350 General Motors Acceptance Corp. Commercial Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 4.93%, 7/10/39 2,261,508
AAA 2,741 Structured Asset Securities Corp., 3.45%, 2/25/32 2,459,530
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Securities 14,988,721
Corporate
Bonds—55.8%
Aerospace
& Defense—2.2%
B- 384 Aero Invest, 10.634%, 3/22/15 (Norway) (EUR) 501,517
B+ 30 Armor Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13 32,025
BE Aerospace, Inc.,
BB- 1,310 8.50%, 10/01/10 1,396,787
B 475 8.875%, 5/01/11 495,781
B- 1,430 DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13 1,494,350
B 80 DRS Technologies, Inc., 7.625%, 2/01/18 81,600
Northrop Grumman Corp.,
BBB+ 615 4.079%, 11/16/06 611,058
BBB+ 960 7.875%, 3/01/26 1,128,825
NR 1,190 Raytheon Co., 7.00%, 5/15/06 1,204,975
BB 90 Sequa Corp., 8.875%, 4/01/08 94,050
A+ 1,125 United Technologies Corp., 4.875%, 5/01/15 1,059,080
Total Aerospace & Defense 8,100,048
Automotive—0.8%
BB+ 25 ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12 25,563
Autonation, Inc.,
BB+ 150 4 7.00%, 4/15/14 150,750
BB+ 150 2,4 7.045%, 4/15/13 152,625
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC,
BB- 30 2,4 7.576%, 5/15/14 30,862
BB- 65 4 7.75%, 5/15/16 66,300

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Automotive—(cont’d)
A3 $ 660 DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 7.45%, 3/01/27 $ 681,184
CCC 90 Dura Operating Corp., 8.625%, 4/15/12 76,500
B 700 General Motors Corp., 8.25%, 7/15/23 507,500
B- 25 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11 24,625
B+ 300 Lear Corp., 8.11%, 5/15/09 294,750
CCC+ 450 Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13 434,250
B 100 Tenneco, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/14 101,250
BB- 517 TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/13 555,775
Total Automotive 3,101,934
Basic
Materials—3.4%
B+ 40 Abitibi-Consolidated Co., 8.375%, 4/01/15 (Canada) 40,400
B+ 850 AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12 860,625
B 80 2,4 BCI US Finance Corp./Borden 2 Nova Scotia Finance
ULC, 10.577%, 7/15/10 81,800
BB- 80 2 Bowater, Inc., 7.91%, 3/15/10 80,800
NR 4,330 Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11 4,557,325
BB+ 30 Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16 29,925
Domtar, Inc.,
B+ 60 7.125%, 8/15/15
(Canada) 54,450
B+ 180 7.875%, 10/15/11
(Canada) 174,600
B+ 150 Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada) 151,313
Huntsman LLC,
B2 66 11.50%, 7/15/12 75,570
B2 225 2 12.318%, 7/15/11 235,688
BB 70 IMC Global, Inc., 10.875%, 6/01/08 75,425
Ineos Group Holdings PLC,
B2 285 7.875%, 2/07/16
(United Kingdom) (EUR) 346,522
B- 730 4 8.50%, 2/15/16
(United Kingdom) 690,762
CCC+ 1,045 Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14 1,076,350
BBB+ 130 Ispat Inland ULC, 9.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada) 145,925
BB+ 2,120 Lyondell Chemical Co., 9.50%, 12/15/08 2,204,800
B3 255 NewPage Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/12 273,487
BB+ 480 2 Nova Chemicals Corp., 8.405%, 11/15/13 (Canada) 483,000
Rhodia SA,
CCC+ 204 8.875%, 6/01/11 (France) 211,650
B3 16 10.25%, 6/01/10 (France) 17,880
BBB 380 Teck Cominco Ltd., 6.125%, 10/01/35 (Canada) 351,559
Total Basic Materials 12,219,856
Building
& Development—1.4%
B- 75 Ahern Rentals, Inc., 9.25%, 8/15/13 78,187
B2 200 4 Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13 205,000
B- 635 ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12 654,050
B- 640 Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12 641,600
BB+ 3,000 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.50%, 10/01/07 3,176,250
North American Energy Partners, Inc.,
Caa1 55 8.75%, 12/01/11
(Canada) 53,763
B 175 9.00%, 6/01/10
(Canada) 185,500
Total Building & Development 4,994,350
Consumer
Products—2.2%
B3 90 ALH Finance LLC, 8.50%, 1/15/13 88,200
Cenveo Corp.,
B- 250 7.875%, 12/01/13 243,750
B+ 500 9.625%, 3/15/12 535,000
BBB+ 530 Federated Department Stores, Inc., 6.79%, 7/15/27 526,934
B- 280 Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12 245,700
B 80 Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14 84,400
B- 800 4 Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15 766,000
B- 330 Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12 330,413
B 385 2 Levi Strauss & Co., 9.74%, 4/01/12 401,362

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Consumer
Products—(cont’d)
May Department Stores Co.,
BBB+ $ 30 6.65%, 7/15/24 $ 29,837
BBB+ 230 7.875%, 3/01/30 254,255
CCC- 170 Movie Gallery, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12 89,250
B3 50 2,4 Nutro Products, Inc., 9.23%, 10/15/13 51,000
B 1,000 Pantry, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/14 1,015,000
BB- 200 Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15 193,000
B- 925 4 Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/08 908,812
B 2,100 Sonic Automotive, Inc., 8.625%, 8/15/13 2,163,000
Total Consumer Products 7,925,913
Containers
& Packaging—0.8%
B3 240 4 Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., 10.25%, 3/01/16 248,400
B1 250 4 Crown Americas LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp.,
7.75%, 11/15/15 255,625
CCC+ 75 Graham Packaging Co., Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/12 76,687
B 1,500 Owens Brockway, 8.25%, 5/15/13 1,537,500
B- 75 4 Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/16 76,500
CCC+ 445 4 Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13 466,694
B+ 250 Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 9.75%,
2/01/11 256,875
Total Containers & Packaging 2,918,281
Ecological
Services & Equipment—0.2%
BB- 230 Allied Waste NA, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/11 219,650
CCC 590 Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14 612,125
Total Ecological Services & Equipment 831,775
Energy—6.4%
ANR Pipeline Co.,
B 260 7.375%, 2/15/24 267,150
B 810 9.625%, 11/01/21 970,987
B2 270 Aquila Finance Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada) 279,450
B 170 4 Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15 175,100
BB 20 4 Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/20 19,700
B- 250 Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/13 235,625
CMS Energy Corp.,
BB- 30 7.50%, 1/15/09 30,825
BB- 95 8.50%, 4/15/11 101,888
BB- 30 9.875%, 10/15/07 31,763
BB- 160 Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15
(France) 165,200
Compton Petroleum Finance Corp.,
B 100 7.625%, 12/01/13 99,125
B 255 4 7.625%, 12/01/13
(Canada) 252,769
A1 375 ConocoPhillips Holding Co., 6.95%, 4/15/29 414,531
BBB 1,980 Devon Financing Corp. LLC, 7.875%, 9/30/31 2,329,839
B2 690 Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11 723,638
B 180 Dynegy Danskammer LLC, 7.27%, 11/08/10 183,600
El Paso Corp.,
B- 100 7.80%, 8/01/31 99,500
B- 65 4 9.625%, 5/15/12 71,825
B- 150 4 10.75%, 10/01/10 167,625
El Paso Natural Gas Co.,
B 850 7.625%, 8/01/10 877,625
B 225 8.375%, 6/15/32 249,188
B 265 8.625%, 1/15/22 296,469
Ba2 175 Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26 184,385
A- 1,000 EnCana Corp., 6.50%, 8/15/34 (Canada) 1,018,028
B- 60 Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11 59,250
AA- 950 Florida Power & Light Co., 4.95%, 6/01/35 792,993
BB 80 Grant Prideco, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/15 76,800
BBB+ 175 Halliburton Co., 7.60%, 8/15/96 188,309
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Corp.,
B 250 4 7.75%, 11/01/15 246,250
B 49 4 10.50%, 9/01/10 53,410

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Energy—(cont’d)
B- $ 170 KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12 $ 171,275
BBB 1,025 Kinder Morgan Fin. Corp., 6.40%, 1/05/36 981,506
B+ 94 Midwest Generation LLC, 8.56%, 1/02/16 100,718
Mirant Americas Generation LLC,
B 40 8.30%, 5/01/11 41,300
B 50 8.50%, 10/01/21 50,375
B 220 9.125%, 5/01/31 231,000
B2 590 Mission Energy Holdings Co., 13.50%, 7/15/08 671,125
NRG Energy, Inc.,
B1 50 7.25%, 2/01/14 50,250
B1 285 7.375%, 2/01/16 287,138
A- 360 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.20%, 4/01/28 399,563
B- 130 Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10 147,713
BBB+ 790 Peco Energy Capital Trust IV, 5.75%, 6/15/33 682,197
BBB 1,650 Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 9.375%, 12/02/08 1,786,125
BBB 395 Petro Canada, 5.95%, 5/15/35 (Canada) 366,258
Baa2 850 Progress Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 3/01/31 967,209
Reliant Energy, Inc.,
BB- 210 6.75%, 12/15/14 191,100
BB- 50 9.25%, 7/15/10 50,875
A- 700 Scottish Power PLC, 5.375%, 3/15/15 (United Kingdom) 669,862
Aa1 290 4 SP PowerAssets Ltd., 5.00%, 10/22/13 (Singapore) 276,982
A- 295 Suncor Energy, Inc., 5.95%, 12/01/34 (Canada) 284,211
BBB+ 310 Talisman Energy, Inc., 5.85%, 2/01/37 (Canada) 282,884
B- 320 4 Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13 324,800
AA 1,050 Texaco Capital, Inc., 8.875%, 9/01/21 1,368,792
A2 550 Transcanada Pipelines Ltd., 5.85%, 3/15/36 (Canada) 519,594
BBB- 20 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/26 20,500
B2 45 Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.00%, 2/01/14 44,550
BB+ 515 Williams Cos., Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/32 592,250
BBB- 950 XTO Energy, Inc., 6.10%, 4/01/36 896,422
Total Energy 23,119,421
Entertainment
& Leisure—0.9%
B3 185 4 AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/01/16 197,950
B 1,000 Circus & Eldorado Joint Venture, 10.125%, 3/01/12 1,070,000
B- 150 Gaylord Entertainment Co., 6.75%, 11/15/14 143,625
B3 360 4 Greektown Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 377,100
B 110 Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11 116,050
B 1,000 Resorts Intl. Hotel & Casino, Inc., 11.50%,
3/15/09 1,095,000
B+ 100 4 San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13 101,000
BB- 260 Seneca Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/12 260,000
B+ 40 Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.,
6.625%, 12/01/14 38,800
Total Entertainment & Leisure 3,399,525
Financial
Institutions—20.9%
AA 550 4,5 Allstate Financial Global Funding II, 2.625%,
10/22/06 542,507
BB 320 American Real Estate Partners LP/American Real Estate
Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/13 318,400
Aa2 1,645 Bank of America Corp., 4.50%, 8/01/10 1,592,244
Aa2 325 Bank One Corp., 3.70%, 1/15/08 317,023
Aa2 1,400 BankBoston NA, 6.375%, 3/25/08-4/15/08 1,427,886
AA+ 4,970 2 Barclays Bank PLC NY, 4.90%, 3/13/09 4,970,000
B 40 BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/14
(Luxembourg) 44,000
AA 350 4 Belvoir Land LLC, 5.27%, 12/15/47 305,812
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.,
AAA 1,200 3.40%, 7/02/07 1,172,628
AAA 1,075 4.75%, 5/15/12 1,027,534
AA+ 600 CitiFinancial, 6.25%, 1/01/08 609,240

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Financial
Institutions—(cont’d)
Citigroup, Inc.,
AA+ $ 3,010 3.625%, 2/09/09 $ 2,883,980
AA+ 5,470 4.125%, 2/22/10 5,232,262
AA+ 1,960 4.25%, 7/29/09 1,897,721
AA+ 525 6.875%, 2/15/98 546,676
BB 1,080 Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13 1,123,200
AAA 1,100 4 Depfa ACS Bank, 4.25%, 8/16/10 (Ireland) 1,053,869
AA- 900 2 Deutsche Bank AG, 3.843%, 3/15/07 885,600
B+ 100 E*Trade Financial Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/13 101,750
BB 180 Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 7.75%, 4/26/12
(Canada) 171,000
Aaa 525 4 Fort Irwin Land LLC, 5.03%, 12/15/25 469,639
AAA 3,625 2 General Electric Capital Corp., 3.45%, 1/15/08 3,611,770
BB 460 General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 8/28/12 425,393
AA- 1,415 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.35%, 1/15/16 1,358,285
HBOS Treasury Services PLC,
AA+ 855 4 3.60%, 8/15/07
(United Kingdom) 838,088
AA+ 825 4 3.75%, 9/30/08
(United Kingdom) 794,992
AA- 775 HSBC Bank USA, Inc., 5.875%, 11/01/34 734,495
HSBC Finance Corp.,
AA- 1,820 4.75%, 5/15/09 1,787,331
AA- 635 6.375%, 8/01/10 653,183
AA 1,500 4 Irwin Land LLC, 5.40%, 12/15/47 1,315,388
Aa3 600 JP Morgan Chase & Co., 5.35%, 3/01/07 598,903
B- 255 K&F Acquisition, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/14 260,738
AA 1,150 4 Metropolitan Global Funding I, 4.25%, 7/30/09 1,110,778
AA- 4,405 2 Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., 4.91%, 3/07/08 4,403,681
AA 2,125 4 Nationwide Building Society, 3.50%, 7/31/07 (United
Kingdom) 2,080,216
B2 645 4 Nell AF SARL, 8.375%, 8/15/15 (Luxembourg) 638,550
AAA 850 4 New York Life Global Funding, 3.875%, 1/15/09 819,045
AA 350 Ohana Military Communities LLC, 6.193%, 4/01/49 353,027
A 500 Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.90%, 3/17/36 468,690
AA- 1,000 4 Prudential Funding LLC, 6.60%, 5/15/08 1,023,099
AAA 5,550 2,4 Rabobank Nederland Global, 5.01%, 4/06/09 5,548,638
Rainbow National Services LLC,
B+ 200 4 8.75%, 9/01/12 213,500
B+ 1,455 4 10.375%, 9/01/14 1,633,237
Caa1 685 Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14 606,225
AA+ 3,255 7 Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 1.649%, 1/21/10 3,254,801
Aa2 1,265 SunTrust Bank, 4.415%, 6/15/09 1,227,683
SunTrust Banks, Inc.,
Aa3 1,635 3.625%, 10/15/07 1,598,465
Aa3 995 4.00%, 10/15/08 965,869
AAA 235 4 TIAA Global Markets, Inc., 3.875%, 1/22/08 229,686
Aa2 375 U.S. Bancorp, 3.95%, 8/23/07 368,977
B- 50 2 Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 9.899%,
5/01/10 51,875
US Bank NA,
Aa1 1,380 2.87%, 2/01/07 1,354,117
Aa2 2,790 6.50%, 2/01/08 2,846,938
AAA 495 4 USAA Capital Corp., 4.00%, 12/10/07 485,215
A+ 1,985 2 Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80%, 3/15/42 1,948,402
Wells Fargo & Co.,
Aa1 1,031 3.12%, 8/15/08 983,444
Aa1 355 4.20%, 1/15/10 341,219
Aa1 1,665 4.625%, 8/09/10 1,615,496
Aa1 435 4.875%, 1/12/11 425,037
Aa3 50 Western Financial Bank, 9.625%, 5/15/12 55,500
Total Financial Institutions 75,722,947

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)

Rating 1 Description Value
Health
Care—1.3%
B $ 440 4 Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/14
(Canada) $ 442,200
NR 20 6 Curative Health Services, Inc., 10.75%, 5/01/11 12,500
CCC 250 MedQuest, Inc., 11.875%, 8/15/12 208,750
B3 170 Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, 2/01/15 155,125
B 445 Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/31 366,012
B 2,000 United Surgical Partners Intl., Inc., 10.00%,
12/15/11 2,130,000
A 325 UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.80%, 3/15/36 297,088
B- 410 Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11 426,912
A- 85 WellPoint, Inc., 5.95%, 12/15/34 79,361
A 675 Wyeth, 6.00%, 2/15/36 641,699
Total Health Care 4,759,647
Industrials—1.2%
B- 390 NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15 422,175
CCC+ 420 Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14 396,900
B3 480 4 Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 508,800
B 2,000 Terex Corp., 9.25%, 7/15/11 2,130,000
CCC+ 210 Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12 198,450
Caa1 655 United Rentals NA, Inc., 7.00%, 2/15/14 630,438
Total Industrials 4,286,763
Media—4.9%
Affinion Group, Inc.,
B- 365 4 10.125%, 10/15/13 377,499
B- 200 4 11.50%, 10/15/15 205,000
B- 430 Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 12/15/12 432,150
CCC 295 American Media Operations, Inc., 10.25%, 5/01/09 278,406
AOL Time Warner, Inc.,
BBB+ 90 6.625%, 5/15/29 87,254
BBB+ 3,040 7.57%, 2/01/24 3,216,946
BBB+ 205 5 7.625%, 4/15/31 221,256
BBB+ 85 7.70%, 5/01/32 92,718
BBB 55 4 BSKYB Finance UK PLC, 6.50%, 10/15/35 (United
Kingdom) 51,323
B+ 180 2 Cablevision Systems Corp., 9.62%, 4/01/09 190,800
Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings II Capital Corp.,
Caa1 130 4 10.25%, 9/15/10 130,488
Caa1 710 10.25%, 9/15/10 718,875
Comcast Corp.,
BBB+ 1,840 6.45%, 3/15/37 1,756,825
BBB+ 625 6.50%, 11/15/35 601,166
BB- 270 CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/07 275,400
Echostar DBS Corp.,
BB- 175 5.75%, 10/01/08 172,375
BB- 75 4 7.125%, 2/01/16 73,125
BB- 125 2 8.24%, 10/01/08 127,500
B 250 General Cable Corp., 9.50%, 11/15/10 269,375
B+ 180 Medianews Group, Inc., 6.875%, 10/01/13 163,800
B2 170 4 Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13 174,675
News America Holdings, Inc.,
BBB 985 7.625%, 11/30/28 1,043,725
BBB 825 7.70%, 10/30/25 877,470
BBB 625 8.45%, 8/01/34 716,088
B3 260 Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14 244,400
B2 600 2,4 Paxson Communications Corp., 8.318%, 1/15/12 615,750
Primedia, Inc.,
B2 80 8.00%, 5/15/13 73,000
B2 440 2 10.545%, 5/15/10 451,000
BB- 250 4 Quebecor World, Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/16 (Canada) 242,470
B 800 4 RH Donnelley Corp., 8.875%, 1/15/16 823,000
Caa1 190 Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/01/13 185,725

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Media—(cont’d)
TCI Communications, Inc.,
BBB+ $ 200 7.125%, 2/15/28 $ 200,943
BBB+ 610 7.875%, 2/15/26 654,259
BBB+ 10 7.875%, 8/01/13 10,893
BBB+ 70 Time Warner Cos., Inc., 6.95%, 1/15/28 69,750
CCC+ 100 4 Unity Media GmbH, 10.375%, 2/15/15 (Germany) 99,000
Vertis, Inc.,
B3 645 9.75%, 4/01/09 657,900
CCC 225 10.875%, 6/15/09 216,000
Caa2 905 Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10.00%, 3/01/11 830,337
Total Media 17,628,666
Real
Estate—1.9%
BB 3,165 American Real Estate Partners, 8.125%, 6/01/12 3,267,863
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.,
BBB+ 350 6.625%, 9/15/11 365,205
BBB+ 775 8.25%, 7/15/08 817,531
Rouse Co.,
BB+ 895 3.625%, 3/15/09 832,630
BB+ 1,650 5.375%, 11/26/13 1,526,692
Total Real Estate 6,809,921
Technology—1.4%
CCC+ 410 Amkor Technology, Inc., 9.25%, 2/15/08 432,550
B+ 250 Celestica, Inc., 7.625%, 7/01/13 (Canada) 250,000
MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor
Finance Co.,
B2 20 8.00%, 12/15/14
(Luxembourg) 18,600
Ba3 170 2 8.16%, 12/15/11
(Luxembourg) 170,850
A- 1,230 4 Oracle Corp. and Ozark Holding, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/16 1,163,018
B2 190 4 Sensata Technologies BV, 8.00%, 5/01/14 191,900
CCC+ 280 4 SS&C Technologies, Inc., 11.75%, 12/01/13 298,900
BB 40 STATS ChipPAC Ltd., 7.50%, 7/19/10 (Singapore) 40,500
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,
B- 120 4 9.125%, 8/15/13 128,400
B- 340 2,4 9.431%, 8/15/13 362,100
B- 560 4 10.25%, 8/15/15 599,200
B 895 Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc.,
9.00%, 4/15/12 901,712
B- 330 UGS Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12 361,350
Total Technology 4,919,080
Telecommunications—5.6%
A 1,700 Bellsouth Telecommunications, 6.65%, 12/15/95 775,450
BB- 210 Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13 214,200
Deutsche Telekom Intl. Finance BV,
A- 3,000 5.75%, 3/23/16 2,897,368
A- 25 8.25%, 6/15/30
(Netherlands) 29,904
B3 190 4 Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 10.789%,
5/01/13 195,700
Intelsat Ltd.,
B2 65 8.25%, 1/15/13
(Bermuda) 66,300
B2 295 8.625%, 1/15/15
(Bermuda) 307,169
B2 325 2 9.614%, 1/15/12
(Bermuda) 330,688
Lucent Technologies, Inc.,
B1 155 6.45%, 3/15/29 137,175
B1 805 6.50%, 1/15/28 706,387
B+ 770 4 Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 800,800
B2 70 Nortel Networks Corp., 6.875%, 9/01/23 (Canada) 65,363
B1 155 PanAmSat Corp., 9.00%, 8/15/14 163,138
Qwest Corp.,
BB+ 200 7.875%, 9/01/11 209,500
BB+ 470 2 8.16%, 6/15/13 512,300
BB+ 155 Rogers Wireless, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/12 (Canada) 160,038
A 780 SBC Communications, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/34 759,147

See Notes to Financial Statements.

18

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Telecommunications—(cont’d)
A- $ 1,715 Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28 $ 1,763,566
BBB+ 1,550 Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.00%, 9/30/34
(Luxembourg) 1,384,016
BBB+ 725 Telefonica Europe BV, 7.75%, 9/15/10 (Netherlands) 778,408
A+ 70 Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 12/01/30 77,337
A+ 125 Verizon Maryland, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/33 95,940
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.,
A+ 230 7.85%, 11/15/29 239,324
A+ 335 Ser. A, 5.875%,
1/17/12 330,314
A+ 3,150 Verizon Virginia, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/13 2,832,066
Vodafone Group PLC,
A+ 1,465 2 5.05%, 12/28/07
(United Kingdom) 1,465,486
A+ 2,504 7.75%, 2/15/10
(United Kingdom) 2,678,560
B+ 350 4 Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15
(Luxembourg) 384,125
Total Telecommunications 20,359,769
Transportation—0.3%
Ba3 115 American Airlines, Inc., 7.324%, 4/15/11 111,550
A- 350 Canadian National Railway Co., 6.25%, 8/01/34
(Canada) 356,473
B 405 CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14 (Canada) 412,087
BB- 60 4 Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/01/14 63,825
B3 47 Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12 48,939
B+ 50 OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 51,375
Total Transportation 1,044,249
Total Corporate Bonds 202,142,145
U.S.
Government and Agency Securities—2.0%
1,670 Aid to Israel, 5.50%, 4/26/24-9/18/33 1,606,483
1,050 Resolution Funding Corp., Zero Coupon,
7/15/18-10/15/18 543,346
Tennessee Valley Authority,
1,655 Ser. C, 5.88%,
4/01/36 1,710,257
2,650 3 Ser. D, 4.875%,
12/15/16 2,614,809
1,725 U.S. Treasury Strip Principal, Zero Coupon, 11/15/21 755,765
Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities 7,230,660
Foreign
Government Bonds—1.0%
United Mexican States,
Baa1 400 6.75%, 9/27/34 403,000
Baa1 2,255 8.00%, 9/24/22 2,587,613
Baa1 500 8.125%, 12/30/19 576,250
Total Foreign Government Bonds 3,566,863
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $368,360,495) 358,379,790
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS—1.5%
Foreign
Government Bond—1.1%
France Treasury Bill,
545 8 2.565%, 7/13/06 684,038
2,632 8 2.52%, 7/13/06 3,303,406
Total Foreign Government Bond 3,987,444
U.S.
Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bonds—0.4%
300 8 Federal National Mortgage Assoc. Disc. Notes, 4.71%,
5/10/06 299,648
700 5,8 U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.494%, 5/04/06 699,738
200 5,8 U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.542%, 5/18/06 199,573
Total U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bonds 1,198,959
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $5,186,403) 5,186,403

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)

Notional Amount (000) Description Value
OUTSTANDING
OPTIONS PURCHASED—0.3%
Interest Rate Swaps,
$ 5,200 Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.26%, expires 3/02/16 $ 147,680
5,200 Trust pays 5.26%,
Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 3/02/16 305,760
5,300 Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.50%, expires 12/11/15 235,850
5,300 Trust pays 5.50%,
Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 12/11/15 380,010
Total Outstanding Options Purchased (cost $1,172,060) 1,069,300
Total
Investments before borrowed bond and outstanding options written—100.7% (cost $374,718,958 9 ) 364,635,493
Principal Amount (000)
BORROWED
BOND—1.0%
3,782 10 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 5/04/06 (cost
$3,781,731) 3,781,731
Contracts/ Notional Amount (000)
OUTSTANDING
OPTIONS WRITTEN—(0.7)%
Interest Rate Swaps,
(5,300 ) Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.135%, expires 4/21/08 (297,595 )
(5,300 ) Trust pays
5.135%, Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 4/21/08 (92,061 )
(13,300 ) Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 4.725%, expires 6/13/07 (934,857 )
(13,300 ) Trust pays
4.725%, Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 6/13/07 (60,648 )
(11,500 ) Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.67%, expires 1/04/10 (419,750 )
(11,500 ) Trust pays 5.67%,
Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/04/10 (518,650 )
(74 ) U.S. Treasury Notes Future, expiring 5/26/06 (56,078 )
(64 ) U.S. Treasury Notes Future, expiring 8/25/06 (43,500 )
Total Outstanding Options Written (premium received
$2,748,069) (2,423,139 )
Total
Investments net of borrowed bond and outstanding options written—101.0% $ 365,994,085
Liabilities in excess of other assets—(1.0)% (3,712,678 )
Net
Assets—100% $ 362,281,407

| 1 | Using the higher of
S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Variable rate security.
Rate shown is interest rate as of April 30, 2006. |
| 3 | Entire or partial principal
amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. See Note 4 in
the Notes to Financial Statements for details of open reverse repurchase
agreements. |
| 4 | Security is not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified
institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2006, the Trust held 9.2% of its net
assets, with a current market value of $33,449,198, in securities restricted
as to resale. |
| 5 | Security, or a portion
thereof, pledged as collateral with a value of $1,764,818 on 1,711 long U.S.
Treasury Bond futures contracts expiring June 2006 to September 2006, 70
short Eurodollar futures contracts expiring June 2006 to September 2006 and
898 short U.S. Treasury Note futures contracts expiring September 2006. The
notional value of such contracts on April 30, 2006 was $72,193,350, with an
unrealized gain of $697,757. |
| 6 | Issuer is in default and/or
bankruptcy. |
| 7 | Illiquid security. As of
April 30, 2006, the Trust held 0.9% of its net assets, with a current market
value of $3,254,801 in these securities. |
| 8 | Rate shown is the yield to
maturity as of April 30, 2006. |
| 9 | Cost for Federal income tax
purposes is $376,278,421. The net unrealized depreciation on a tax basis is
$11,642,928, consisting of $1,835,307 gross unrealized appreciation and
$13,478,235 gross unrealized depreciation. |
| 10 | The interest rate and
maturity date shown represent the terms of the bond borrowed transaction, not
the security borrowed (see Note 1). A category in the Corporate Bonds section
may contain multiple industries as defined by the SEC’s Standard Industry
Codes. |

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
EUR
– European Monetary Unit TBA – To Be Announced

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS—137.2%
Corporate
Bonds—133.1%
Aerospace
& Defense—6.4%
AAR Corp.,
BB- $ 435 6.875%, 12/15/07 $ 436,631
NR 350 Ser. A2, 8.39%,
5/15/11 353,500
B 375 Argo-Tech Corp., 9.25%, 6/01/11 395,625
B+ 125 Armor Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13 133,437
BE Aerospace, Inc.,
BB- 735 8.50%, 10/01/10 783,694
B 65 8.875%, 5/01/11 67,844
NR 1,500 2 Condor Systems, Inc., 11.875%, 5/01/09 —
B- 745 DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13 778,525
B 100 DRS Technologies, Inc., 7.625%, 2/01/18 102,000
Sequa Corp.,
BB 40 9.00%, 8/01/09 43,000
BB 19 Ser. B, 8.875%,
4/01/08 19,855
Total Aerospace & Defense 3,114,111
Automotive—3.6%
BB+ 65 ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12 66,463
Autonation, Inc.,
BB+ 90 3 7.00%, 4/15/14 90,450
BB+ 80 3,4 7.045%, 4/15/13 81,400
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC,
BB- 20 3,4 7.576%, 5/15/14 20,575
BB- 20 3 7.75%, 5/15/16 20,400
Caa2 150 4 Delco Remy Intl., Inc., 9.068%, 4/15/09 143,250
CCC 50 Dura Operating Corp., 8.625%, 4/15/12 42,500
BB 60 General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/11 56,244
B 390 General Motors Corp., 8.25%, 7/15/23 282,750
B- 10 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11 9,850
B+ 105 Lear Corp., 8.11%, 5/15/09 103,162
CCC+ 455 Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13 439,075
CCC+ 300 Stanadyne Corp., 10.00%, 8/15/14 276,000
B 95 Tenneco, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/14 96,187
Total Automotive 1,728,306
Basic
Materials—15.2%
B+ 60 Abitibi-Consolidated Co., 8.375%, 4/01/15 (Canada) 60,600
B+ 165 AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12 167,063
B- 205 Alpha Natural Resources LLC/Alpha Natural Resources
Capital Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12 224,987
BB- 150 Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 7/01/13 148,500
B 70 3,4 BCI US Finance Corp./Borden 2 Nova Scotia Finance
ULC, 10.577%, 7/15/10 71,575
BB- 130 4 Bowater, Inc., 7.91%, 3/15/10 131,300
NR 600 Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11 631,500
BB- 175 Cascades, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/13 (Canada) 166,688
B+ 170 Catalyst Paper Corp., 7.375%, 3/01/14 (Canada) 159,375
BB- 305 Century Alum Co., 7.50%, 8/15/14 316,437
BB+ 50 Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16 49,875
Domtar, Inc.,
B+ 40 7.125%, 8/15/15
(Canada) 36,300
B+ 180 7.875%, 10/15/11
(Canada) 174,600
B+ 90 Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada) 90,788
Equistar Chemicals LP/Equistar Funding Corp.,
BB- 50 8.75%, 2/15/09 52,250
BB- 115 10.125%, 9/01/08 123,338
BB- 100 10.625%, 5/01/11 108,750

See Notes to Financial Statements.

21

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Basic
Materials—(cont’d)
Huntsman LLC,
B2 $ 95 11.50%, 7/15/12 $ 108,775
Ba3 365 11.625%, 10/15/10 411,537
B2 175 4 12.318%, 7/15/11 183,312
BB 35 IMC Global, Inc., 10.875%, 6/01/08 37,713
B- 310 3 Ineos Group Holdings PLC, 8.50%, 2/15/16 (United
Kingdom) 293,337
CCC+ 645 Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14 664,350
Baa3 325 Ipsco, Inc., 8.75%, 6/01/13 (Canada) 351,812
BBB+ 366 Ispat Inland ULC, 9.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada) 410,835
Lyondell Chemical Co.,
BB+ 260 10.50%, 6/01/13 291,200
BB+ 230 Ser. A, 9.625%,
5/01/07 237,475
B- 340 Nalco Co., 8.875%, 11/15/13 351,050
B3 375 NewPage Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/12 402,187
BB+ 400 4 Nova Chemicals Corp., 8.405%, 11/15/13 (Canada) 402,500
NR 2,000 2 Republic Technologies Intl. LLC, 13.75%, 7/15/09 —
Rhodia SA,
CCC+ 169 8.875%, 6/01/11
(France) 175,338
B3 153 10.25%, 6/01/10
(France) 170,978
B- 50 Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 7.50%, 11/15/14 49,875
BB 125 Russel Metals, Inc., 6.375%, 3/01/14 (Canada) 122,500
Total Basic Materials 7,378,700
Building
& Development—5.1%
B- 250 Ahern Rentals, Inc., 9.25%, 8/15/13 260,625
B+ 40 4 Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 8.71%, 10/01/10 (Canada) 40,400
B2 150 3 Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13 153,750
B- 575 ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12 592,250
Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc.,
B2 45 4 7.491%, 6/15/12 45,844
B- 310 7.875%, 12/15/12 310,775
BB+ 250 K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 6.25%, 1/15/15 229,688
North American Energy Partners, Inc.,
Caa1 335 8.75%, 12/01/11
(Canada) 327,462
B 375 9.00%, 6/01/10
(Canada) 397,500
Ba3 125 WCI Communities, Inc., 7.875%, 10/01/13 118,906
Total Building & Development 2,477,200
Business
Equipment & Services—0.1%
BB+ 60 Xerox Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/11 61,125
Consumer
Products—6.9%
B3 50 ALH Finance LLC, 8.50%, 1/15/13 49,000
B 175 B&G Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 10/01/11 179,156
Cenveo Corp.,
B- 150 7.875%, 12/01/13 146,250
B+ 200 9.625%, 3/15/12 214,000
B- 265 Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12 232,537
B 294 Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14 310,170
B- 380 3 Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15 363,850
B- 500 Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12 500,625
B 50 4 Levi Strauss & Co., 9.74%, 4/01/12 52,125
CCC- 380 Merisant Co., 9.50%, 7/15/13 251,750
CCC- 120 Movie Gallery, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12 63,000
C 1,200 5 Nebco Evans Holding Co., 12.375%, 7/15/07 —
B2 95 3 Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/15 100,938
B3 30 3,4 Nutro Products, Inc., 9.23%, 10/15/13 30,600
B 265 Pantry, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/14 268,975
BB- 100 Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15 96,500
B- 435 3 Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/08 427,387
BB 75 Smithfield Foods, Inc., 7.00%, 8/01/11 74,063
Total Consumer Products 3,360,926

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Containers
& Packaging—3.7%
B3 $ 150 3 Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., 10.25%, 3/01/16 $ 155,250
B1 160 3 Crown Americas LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp.,
7.75%, 11/15/15 163,600
B 540 Crown Cork & Seal, Inc., 8.00%, 4/15/23 522,450
B 115 Crown European Holdings SA, 7.375%, 12/15/26 106,663
CCC+ 150 Graham Packaging Co., Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/12 153,375
B- 85 3 Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/16 86,700
CCC+ 240 3 Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13 251,700
B+ 350 Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 9.75%,
2/01/11 359,625
Total Containers & Packaging 1,799,363
Ecological
Services & Equipment—0.8%
Allied Waste NA, Inc.,
BB- 115 Ser. B, 5.75%, 2/15/11 109,825
BB- 80 Ser. B, 8.50%, 12/01/08 84,200
CCC 185 Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14 191,938
Total Ecological Services & Equipment 385,963
Energy—24.2%
B+ 137 AES Red Oak LLC, 8.54%, 11/30/19 147,918
B 195 ANR Pipeline Co., 9.625%, 11/01/21 233,756
B2 115 Aquila Finance Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada) 119,025
Ba1 228 CE Generation LLC, 7.416%, 12/15/18 234,724
B 100 3 Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15 103,000
Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
BB 55 6.50%, 8/15/17 52,938
BB 20 3 6.875%, 11/15/20 19,700
BB 250 7.00%, 8/15/14 251,875
B- 200 Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/13 188,500
CMS Energy Corp.,
BB- 10 7.50%, 1/15/09 10,275
BB- 45 8.50%, 4/15/11 48,263
BB- 10 9.875%, 10/15/07 10,588
B 40 3 Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 6.80%, 11/15/15 40,450
Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA,
BB- 90 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France) 92,925
BB- 50 3 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France) 51,750
Compton Petroleum Finance Corp.,
B 150 7.625%, 12/01/13 148,687
B 175 3 7.625%, 12/01/13 (Canada) 173,469
B 100 3 Copano Energy LLC, 8.125%, 3/01/16 102,500
B2 60 Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11 62,925
B 435 Dynegy Danskammer LLC, 7.27%, 11/08/10 443,700
El Paso Corp.,
B- 60 3 7.75%, 6/15/10 61,500
B- 250 3 9.625%, 5/15/12 276,250
B- 215 3 10.75%, 10/01/10 240,262
B 65 El Paso Natural Gas Co., 7.625%, 8/01/10 67,113
Ba2 770 Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26 812,172
B- 275 Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11 271,562
B1 200 Foundation Pennsylvania Coal Co., 7.25%, 8/01/14 201,500
BB- 65 Frontier Oil Corp., 6.625%, 10/01/11 64,594
BB 50 Grant Prideco, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/15 48,000
B 195 Hanover Compressor Co., 8.625%, 12/15/10 203,287
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Corp.,
B 115 3 7.75%, 11/01/15 113,275
B 170 3 10.50%, 9/01/10 185,300
BBB- 98 Homer City Funding LLC, 8.734%, 10/01/26 111,370
BB- 5 Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., 6.125%, 12/01/14 4,800
B- 400 KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12 403,000
Midwest Generation LLC,
B+ 228 8.56%, 1/02/16 244,601
Ba3 95 8.75%, 5/01/34 102,600

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BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Energy—(cont’d)
Mirant Americas Generation LLC,
B $ 215 8.30%, 5/01/11 $ 221,987
B 135 8.50%, 10/01/21 136,013
B 325 9.125%, 5/01/31 341,250
B2 685 Mission Energy Holdings Co., 13.50%, 7/15/08 779,187
Newfield Exploration Co.,
BB- 30 6.625%, 9/01/14 29,663
BB- 20 8.375%, 8/15/12 21,475
NRG Energy, Inc.,
B1 130 7.25%, 2/01/14 130,650
B1 465 7.375%, 2/01/16 468,487
B- 50 3 Ocean Rig AS, 8.375%, 7/01/13 (Norway) 52,625
B- 380 Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10 431,775
BB- 70 Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.125%,
6/15/14 71,225
B+ 100 Pogo Producing Co., 6.875%, 10/01/17 97,500
Ba2 210 Pride Intl., Inc., 7.375%, 7/15/14 217,875
B 185 Range Resources Corp., 7.375%, 7/15/13 188,700
Reliant Energy, Inc.,
BB- 390 6.75%, 12/15/14 354,900
BB- 180 9.25%, 7/15/10 183,150
Ba2 40 Sithe Independence Funding, 9.00%, 12/30/13 43,139
B- 200 3 Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13 203,000
B 160 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 8.375%, 6/15/32 178,000
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.,
BBB- 65 7.25%, 12/01/26 66,625
BBB- 400 Ser. B, 8.875%,
7/15/12 451,500
BBB- 130 TXU Corp., 6.55%, 11/15/34 117,211
B3 75 3 Verasun Energy Corp., 9.875%, 12/15/12 79,875
Whiting Petroleum Corp.,
B2 140 7.00%, 2/01/14 138,600
B2 250 7.25%, 5/01/13 250,000
Williams Cos., Inc.,
BB+ 355 7.625%, 7/15/19 374,525
BB+ 125 8.75%, 3/15/32 143,750
Total Energy 11,720,841
Entertainment
& Leisure—5.0%
B3 150 3 AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/01/16 160,500
B- 75 3 French Lick Resorts & Casino LLC, 10.75%, 4/15/14 73,875
Gaylord Entertainment Co.,
B- 280 6.75%, 11/15/14 268,100
B- 40 8.00%, 11/15/13 41,050
B3 210 3 Greektown Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 219,975
MGM Mirage,
BB 270 6.00%, 10/01/09 265,950
BB 60 6.75%, 9/01/12 59,400
B 305 Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11 321,775
B- 185 Riddell Bell Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 10/01/12 184,538
B+ 60 3 San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13 60,600
BB- 140 Seneca Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/12 140,000
Ba3 100 3 Station Casinos, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/18 95,000
B 435 Virgin River Casino, 9.00%, 1/15/12 441,525
B+ 70 Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.,
6.625%, 12/01/14 67,900
Total Entertainment & Leisure 2,400,188
Financial
Institutions—17.5%
B+ 186 AES Ironwood LLC, 8.857%, 11/30/25 206,237
BB 185 American Real Estate Partners LP/American Real Estate
Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/13 184,075
B 303 BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/14
(Luxembourg) 333,300
Ba2 1,000 3 Capital Guardian High Yield CBO Ltd., 11.45%, 5/24/13
(Cayman Islands) 1,003,200
BB 340 Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13 353,600
B 30 Crystal US Holdings 3 LLC/Crystal US Sub. 3 Corp.,
10.50%, 10/01/14 23,550

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Financial
Institutions—(cont’d)
E*Trade Financial Corp.,
B+ $ 90 7.375%, 9/15/13 $ 91,575
B+ 70 7.875%, 12/01/15 74,025
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.,
BB 50 6.875%, 4/15/08
(Canada) 48,750
BB 383 7.75%, 4/26/12
(Canada) 363,850
BB 50 8.30%, 4/15/26
(Canada) 44,000
Ba3 2,500 3 First Dominion Funding II, 11.614%, 4/25/14 (Cayman
Islands) 2,371,500
Ford Motor Credit Co.,
BB 35 5.70%, 1/15/10 30,665
BB 175 7.25%, 10/25/11 156,878
BB 310 General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 8/28/12 286,781
B- 400 K&F Acquisition, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/14 409,000
B2 625 3 Nell AF SARL, 8.375%, 8/15/15 (Luxembourg) 618,750
Rainbow National Services LLC,
B+ 310 3 8.75%, 9/01/12 330,925
B+ 490 3 10.375%, 9/01/14 550,025
Caa1 650 Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14 575,250
B- 30 4 Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 9.899%,
5/01/10 31,125
Aa3 70 Western Financial Bank, 9.625%, 5/15/12 77,700
C 2,676 3 Zais Investment Grade Ltd., 9.95%, 9/23/14 (Cayman
Islands) 316,882
Total Financial Institutions 8,481,643
Health
Care—3.2%
B 280 3 Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/14
(Canada) 281,400
Coventry Health Care, Inc.,
BBB- 80 5.875%, 1/15/12 78,400
BBB- 80 6.125%, 1/15/15 78,200
NR 50 2 Curative Health Services, Inc., 10.75%, 5/01/11 31,250
BB+ 150 HCA, Inc., 5.50%, 12/01/09 146,051
CCC 35 MedQuest, Inc., 11.875%, 8/15/12 29,225
B- 135 Norcross Safety Products LLC/Norcross Capital Corp.,
9.875%, 8/15/11 141,413
B3 110 Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, 2/01/15 100,375
B 195 Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/31 160,388
B- 505 Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11 525,831
Total Health Care 1,572,533
Industrials—6.1%
B 368 Blount, Inc., 8.875%, 8/01/12 382,720
B- 195 Concentra Operating Corp., 9.125%, 6/01/12 204,750
B+ 163 JLG Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 6/15/12 171,965
B- 370 NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15 400,525
CCC+ 210 Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14 198,450
BB- 250 Rent-A-Center, Inc., 7.50%, 5/01/10 248,125
B3 450 3 Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 477,000
B 55 Terex Corp., 7.375%, 1/15/14 55,825
CCC+ 210 Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12 198,450
United Rentals NA, Inc.,
Caa1 515 7.00%, 2/15/14 495,687
Caa1 130 7.75%, 11/15/13 130,650
Total Industrials 2,964,147
Media—12.4%
Affinion Group, Inc.,
B- 175 3 10.125%, 10/15/13 180,906
B- 160 3 11.50%, 10/15/15 164,000
B- 265 Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 12/15/12 266,325
CCC 170 American Media Operations, Inc., 10.25%, 5/01/09 160,438
B+ 175 4 Cablevision Systems Corp., 9.62%, 4/01/09 185,500
Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings II Capital Corp.,
Caa1 605 10.25%, 9/15/10 612,562
Caa1 60 3 10.25%, 9/15/10 60,225

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BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Media—(cont’d)
CSC Holdings, Inc.,
BB- $ 425 3 7.25%, 4/15/12 $ 423,937
BB- 150 7.875%, 12/15/07 153,000
BB- 45 Ser. B, 7.625%,
4/01/11 45,675
BB 55 DirecTV Holdings LLC, 6.375%, 6/15/15 53,763
Echostar DBS Corp.,
BB- 85 6.375%, 10/01/11 82,875
BB- 260 3 7.125%, 2/01/16 253,500
BB- 60 4 8.24%, 10/01/08 61,200
B2 90 Fisher Communications, Inc., 8.625%, 9/15/14 94,500
B 325 General Cable Corp., 9.50%, 11/15/10 350,187
B+ 165 Medianews Group, Inc., 6.875%, 10/01/13 150,150
B2 100 3 Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13 102,750
B3 240 Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14 225,600
B2 125 3,4 Paxson Communications Corp., 8.318%, 1/15/12 128,281
Primedia, Inc.,
B2 105 8.00%, 5/15/13 95,813
B2 75 8.875%, 5/15/11 72,563
B2 275 4 10.545%, 5/15/10 281,875
BB- 150 3 Quebecor World, Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/16 (Canada) 145,482
B 615 3 RH Donnelley Corp., 8.875%, 1/15/16 632,681
BB+ 165 Scholastic Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/13 142,100
CCC+ 75 3 Unity Media GmbH, 10.375%, 2/15/15 (Germany) 74,250
Vertis, Inc.,
B3 280 9.75%, 4/01/09 285,600
CCC 145 10.875%, 6/15/09 139,200
Caa2 400 Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10.00%, 3/01/11 367,000
Total Media 5,991,938
Real
Estate—0.6%
BB 300 American Real Estate Partners, 8.125%, 6/01/12 309,750
Technology—7.6%
CCC+ 170 Amkor Technology, Inc., 9.25%, 2/15/08 179,350
B+ 350 Celestica, Inc., 7.625%, 7/01/13 (Canada) 350,000
BB+ 60 Flextronics Intl. Ltd., 6.50%, 5/15/13 (Singapore) 59,400
BBB- 100 4 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 7.818%, 7/15/09 102,000
B+ 60 3 Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 9.875%, 7/01/12 (South
Korea) 66,225
MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor
Finance Co., (Luxembourg)
Ba3 85 6.875%, 12/15/11 81,175
B2 110 8.00%, 12/15/14 102,300
Ba3 465 4 8.16%, 12/15/11 467,325
B2 110 3 Sensata Technologies BV, 8.00%, 5/01/14 111,100
CCC+ 210 3 SS&C Technologies, Inc., 11.75%, 12/01/13 224,175
STATS ChipPAC Ltd.,
BB 215 6.75%, 11/15/11
(Singapore) 210,163
BB 220 7.50%, 7/19/10
(Singapore) 222,750
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,
B- 95 3 9.125%, 8/15/13 101,650
B- 230 3,4 9.431%, 8/15/13 244,950
B- 445 3 10.25%, 8/15/15 476,150
B 395 Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc.,
9.00%, 4/15/12 397,962
B- 275 UGS Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12 301,125
Total Technology 3,697,800
Telecommunications—11.8%
NR 1 2 Adelphia Business Solutions, 12.875%, 10/15/07 —
NR 2,000 2 Asia Global Crossing Ltd., 13.375%, 10/15/10
(Bermuda) 95,000
A 182 AT&T Corp., 7.30%, 11/15/11 196,559
B3 455 Centennial Communications Corp., 8.125%, 2/01/14 468,650
BB- 405 Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13 413,100
BB- 260 Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc., 8.375%, 11/01/11 275,600

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BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Telecommunications—(cont’d)
B3 $ 100 3 Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 10.789%,
5/01/13 $ 103,000
Intelsat Ltd.,
Caa1 60 6.50%, 11/01/13 47,100
B2 55 8.25%, 1/15/13
(Bermuda) 56,100
B2 245 8.625%, 1/15/15
(Bermuda) 255,106
B2 345 4 9.614%, 1/15/12
(Bermuda) 351,037
Lucent Technologies, Inc.,
B1 135 6.45%, 3/15/29 119,475
B1 387 6.50%, 1/15/28 339,593
B+ 445 3 Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 462,800
B2 205 Nortel Networks Corp., 6.875%, 9/01/23 (Canada) 191,419
PanAmSat Corp.,
Ba3 210 6.875%, 1/15/28 189,000
B1 270 9.00%, 8/15/14 284,175
NR 600 2 PF Net Communications, Inc., 13.75%, 5/15/10 60
Qwest Corp.,
BB+ 600 7.875%, 9/01/11 628,500
BB+ 230 4 8.16%, 6/15/13 250,700
BB+ 125 8.875%, 3/15/12 137,188
Rogers Wireless, Inc., (Canada)
BB+ 35 7.25%, 12/15/12 36,138
BB- 395 8.00%, 12/15/12 414,256
B+ 375 3 Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15
(Luxembourg) 411,562
Total Telecommunications 5,726,118
Transportation—2.9%
Ba3 140 American Airlines, Inc., 7.324%, 4/15/11 135,800
B 270 CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14 (Canada) 274,725
BB- 75 3 Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/01/14 79,781
B3 430 Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12 447,737
B+ 140 OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 143,850
BB+ 350 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/24 347,813
Total Transportation 1,429,706
Total Corporate Bonds 64,600,358
Bank
Loans—3.6%
Consumer
Products—1.0%
Dunkin Brands, Inc.,
139 LIBOR + 5.60%,
3/01/07 139,099
351 LIBOR + 4.30%,
3/01/07 349,626
Total Consumer Products 488,725
Financial
Institutions—2.6%
Navistar Financial Corp.,
130 LIBOR + 4.75%,
2/28/09 130,506
787 LIBOR + 5.00%,
2/28/09 789,681
327 NTL, Inc., LIBOR, 3/23/11 326,633
Total Financial Institutions 1,246,820
Total Bank Loans 1,735,545
Shares
Common
Stocks—0.5%
Comsumer
Products—0.0%
14,992 5 Mattress Discounters Corp. —
Technology—0.5%
68,358 Globix Corp. 231,050
Total Common Stocks 231,050

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BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)

Units (000) Description Value
Warrants—0.0%
1 3,5,6,7 Mattress Discounters Corp., expires 7/15/07, strike
price $0.01, 4.85 shares of 1 warrant $ —
54 6,7 Neon Communications, Inc., expires 12/02/12 1
1 3,6,7 PF. Net Communications, Inc., expires 5/15/10, strike
price $0.01, 36.87243 shares for 1 warrant —
Total Warrants 1
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $75,713,386 9 ) 66,566,954
Principal Amount (000)
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENT—1.6%
U.S.
Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bond—1.6%
$ 800 8 Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 4.71%, 5/01/06
(cost $800,000) 800,000
Total
Investments—138.8% (cost $76,513,386 9 ) $ 67,366,954
Liabilities in excess of other assets—(38.8)% (18,847,047 )
Net
Assets—100% $ 48,519,907

| 1 | Using the higher of
S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Issuer is in default and/or
bankruptcy. |
| 3 | Security is not registered under
the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in
accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers.
As of April 30, 2006, the Trust held 31.0% of its net assets, with a current
market value of $15,021,505, in securities restricted as to resale. |
| 4 | Variable rate security. Rate
shown is interest rate as of April 30, 2006. |
| 5 | Security is fair valued. |
| 6 | Non-income producing
security. |
| 7 | Illiquid security. As of
April 30, 2006, the Trust held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a
current market value of $1 in these securities. |
| 8 | Rate shown is the yield to
maturity as of April 30, 2006. |
| 9 | Cost for Federal income tax
purposes is $76,541,156. The net unrealized depreciation on a tax basis is
$9,174,202, consisting of $1,191,253 gross unrealized appreciation and
$10,365,455 gross unrealized depreciation. |

A category in the Corporate Bonds section may contain multiple industries as defined by the SEC’s Standard Industry Codes.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

Rating 1 Description Value
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—109.0%
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—11.0%
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.,
$ 1,106 2 4.359%, 1/01/35 $ 1,094,838
2,039 2 5.152%, 1/01/35 1,988,766
Federal National
Mortgage Assoc.,
432 3 5.50%,
12/01/13-12/01/32 422,110
36,745 5.50%, 5/18/35 36,008,454
966 6.00%,
3/01/16-7/01/35 980,667
187 7.00%,
2/01/24-10/01/28 191,804
200 TBA, 6.00%,
5/01/36 199,062
114 Government
National Mortgage Assoc., 4/15/24-11/15/25 121,988
Total Mortgage
Pass-Through Securities 41,007,689
Federal Housing Administration Securities—1.2%
General Motors
Acceptance Corp. Projects,
347 Ser. 37, 7.43%,
5/01/22 346,626
198 Ser. 44, 7.43%,
8/01/22 197,358
Merrill Projects,
155 Ser. 29, 7.43%,
10/01/20 154,921
52 Ser. 42, 7.43%,
9/01/22 52,347
1,827 Reilly Project,
7.40%, 4/01/21 1,823,416
1,836 Westmore Project,
7.25%, 4/01/21 1,823,301
Total Federal
Housing Administration Securities 4,397,969
Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through
Securities—9.6%
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.,
3,572 Ser. 82, Class
HJ, 5.50%, 9/25/32 3,524,451
6,000 Ser. 2874, Class
BC, 5.00%, 10/15/19 5,586,568
1,390 Ser. 2883, Class
DR, 5.00%, 11/15/19 1,283,470
3,744 Ser. 2922, Class
GA, 5.50%, 5/15/34 3,687,363
2,057 Ser. 2927, Class
BA, 5.50%, 10/15/33 2,030,112
2,018 Ser. 2933 Class
HD, 5.50%, 2/15/35 1,997,094
1,725 Ser. 2968, Class
EG, 6.00%, 10/15/34 1,701,844
Federal National
Mortgage Assoc.,
3,687 Ser. 5, Class PK,
5.00%, 12/25/34 3,597,355
2,278 Ser. 27, Class
PC, 5.50%, 5/25/34 2,240,430
1,855 2 Ser. 118, Class
FD, 5.359%, 12/25/33 1,865,828
6,500 TBA, 5.50%,
5/01/21 6,449,222
1,751 Government
National Mortgage Assoc., 6.00%, 6/20/15 1,767,742
Total Agency
Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 35,731,479
Non-Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through
Securities—2.4%
AAA 8,544 Residential
Funding Securities Corp., 8.50%, 5/25/33 9,042,261
AAA 11 2,4 Summit Mortgage
Trust, 6.241%, 12/28/12 10,531
Total Non-Agency
Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 9,052,792
Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities—0.7%
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.,
9 2 Ser. 1043, Class
H, 21.938%, 2/15/21 10,211
749 2 Ser. 1611, Class
JC, 10.00%, 8/15/23 767,474
Federal National
Mortgage Assoc.,
1,808 2 Ser. 23, Class
PS, 8.863%, 4/25/23 1,821,249
— 2 Ser. 46, Class S,
1,381.156%, 5/25/21 1,979
— 2 Ser. 49, Class S,
518.05%, 12/25/21 1,569
75 2 Ser. 87, Class S,
13.515%, 8/25/21 89,439
— 2 Ser. 145, Class
S, 18.659%, 10/25/06 139
Total Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities 2,692,060

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BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Asset-Backed Securities—9.7%
AAA $ 3,025 Capital Auto
Receivables Asset Trust, 5.03%, 10/15/09 $ 3,009,403
AAA 3,125 Citibank Credit
Card Issuance Trust, 4.85%, 2/10/11 3,094,150
Countrywide
Asset-Backed Certificates,
AAA 2,818 2 Ser. 15, Class
2AV1, 5.059%, 4/25/36 2,818,775
AAA 2,956 2 Ser. 16, Class
4AV1, 5.059%, 1/25/35 2,957,068
AAA 3,150 DaimlerChrysler
Auto Trust, 5.00%, 5/08/10 3,137,101
AAA 3,400 Ford Credit Auto
Owner Trust, 5.05%, 11/15/09 3,388,514
AAA 3,075 MBNA Credit Card
Master Note Trust, 4.90%, 7/15/11 3,050,546
AAA 2,414 2 Merrill Lynch
Mortgage Investors, Inc., 5.069%, 9/25/36 2,415,206
AAA 2,884 2 New Century Home
Equity Loan Trust, 5.039%, 1/25/36 2,885,158
SLM Student Loan
Trust,
AAA 886 2 Ser. 9, Class A2,
5.12%, 10/25/12 885,682
AAA 2,508 2 Ser. 10, Class
A1, 5.07%, 4/25/12 2,506,992
AAA 2,924 2 Structured Asset
Investment Loan Trust, 5.039%, 1/25/36 2,926,484
AAA 3,075 USAA Auto Owner
Trust, 5.01%, 9/15/10 3,061,598
Total
Asset-Backed Securities 36,136,677
Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities—1.2%
AAA 1,238 2,4 Morgan Stanley
Capital Trust I, 1.756%, 6/15/17 9,547
Sterling Coofs
Trust,
NR 28,253 Ser. 1, 2.362%,
4/15/29 1,977,731
NR 32,945 Ser. 2, 1.00%,
3/30/30 2,306,150
Total Interest
Only Asset-Backed Securities 4,293,428
Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—0.8%
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.,
— Ser. 176, Class
M, 1,010.00%, 7/15/21 42
— 2 Ser. 192, Class
U, 1,009.033%, 2/15/22 5
— Ser. 200, Class
R, 98,500.338%, 12/15/22 190
— 2 Ser. 1054, Class
I, 435.32%, 3/15/21 171
— Ser. 1056, Class
KD, 1,084.50%, 3/15/21 1,139
— Ser. 1057, Class
J, 1,008.001%, 3/15/21 2,311
— 2 Ser. 1148, Class
E, 592.552%, 10/15/21 527
— Ser. 1179, Class
O, 1,009.389%, 11/15/21 135
— Ser. 1221, Class
H, 1,006.50%, 3/15/07 40
224 Ser. 1254, Class
Z, 8.50%, 4/15/22 371
427 Ser. 1831, Class
PG, 6.50%, 3/15/11 37,976
7,231 Ser. 2611, Class
QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32 1,331,487
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
109 Ser. 5, Class H,
9.00%, 1/25/22 19,198
8 Ser. 7, Class 2,
8.50%, 4/01/17 1,562
23 2 Ser. 7, Class S,
584.13%, 3/25/21 2,740
1 2 Ser. 10, Class S,
565.227%, 5/25/21 7,496
1 2 Ser. 12, Class S,
597.224%, 5/25/21 6,263
— 2 Ser. 17, Class S,
570.485%, 6/25/21 3,720
— Ser. 33, Class
PV, 1,078.42%, 10/25/21 12,487
— Ser. 38, Class N,
1,008.50%, 4/25/21 396
4 Ser. 46, Class H,
1,042.50%, 12/25/09 66,638
475 2 Ser. 50, Class
SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 14,401
— Ser. 84, Class H,
1,100.633%, 8/25/06 1
13 Ser. 89, Class 2,
8.00%, 6/01/18 2,747
32,031 2 Ser. 90, Class
JH, 1.741%, 11/25/34 1,410,164
4 Ser. 94, Class 2,
9.50%, 8/01/21 1,033
— Ser. 99, Class L,
930.00%, 8/25/21 2,783
3 Ser. 123, Class
M, 1,009.50%, 10/25/20 471
— 2 Ser. 136, Class
S, 15.12%, 11/25/20 23,056
— Ser. 139, Class
PT, 648.35%, 10/25/21 3,551
5 2 Ser. 141, Class
SA, 15.125%, 8/25/07 337
5,729 2,4 Goldman Sachs
Mortgage Securities Corp., 0.999%, 2/19/25 121,316
AAA 3,044 2 Salomon Brothers
Mortgage Securities VII, 0.413%, 3/25/22 1,079
Total Interest
Only Mortgage-Backed Securities 3,075,833

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BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)

Rating 1 Description Value
Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—0.1%
$ 122 3,5 Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp., Zero Coupon, 2/15/24 $ 108,061
Federal National
Mortgage Assoc.,
72 5 Ser. 51, Class E,
8.00%, 2/25/23 55,783
15 5 Ser. 70, Class A,
7.00%, 5/25/23 13,510
32 5 Ser. 167, Class
D, 8.50%, 10/25/17 30,576
28 5 Ser. 203, Class
1, 8.00%, 2/01/23 23,069
18 5 Ser. 228, Class
1, 7.00%, 5/01/23 14,511
Total Principal
Only Mortgage-Backed Securities 245,510
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—4.4%
AAA 2,320 Bear Stearns
Commercial Mortgage Services, 4.945%, 2/11/41 2,235,900
AAA 2,970 Credit Suisse
First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., 4.94%, 12/15/35 2,861,454
AAA 2,090 First Union
National Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 7.202%, 10/15/32 2,207,709
AAA 2,475 General Motors
Acceptance Corp. Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 4.547%, 12/10/41 2,346,609
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
AAA 1,990 Ser. C1, Class
A3, 5.857%, 10/12/35 2,011,989
AAA 2,380 Ser. CBX, Class
A4, 4.529%, 1/12/37 2,261,743
AAA 2,530 2 LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.155%, 6/15/29 2,478,213
Total Commercial
Mortgage-Backed Securities 16,403,617
Collateralized
Mortgage Obligation Residual Securities—0.0%
Collateralized
Mortgage Obligation Trust,
AAA — Ser. 40, Class R,
580.50%, 4/01/18 229
AAA — Ser. 42, Class R,
6,000.00%, 10/01/14 4,306
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.,
— Ser. 19, Class R,
9,757.349%, 3/15/20 1,069
— Ser. 75, Class R,
9.50%, 1/15/21 3
— Ser. 75, Class
RS, 16.26%, 1/15/21 3
— Ser. 173, Class
R, 9.00%, 11/15/21 13
— Ser. 173, Class
RS, 9.086%, 11/15/21 14
NR 6 Painewebber CMO
Trust, 13.80%, 9/01/18 —
Total
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Residual Securities 5,637
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
Securities—3.8%
AAA 2,620 DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., 7.18%, 11/10/33 2,765,410
Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.,
397 Ser. 2582, Class
TB, 3.50%, 10/15/21 395,782
3,409 Ser. 2806, Class
VC, 6.00%, 12/15/19 3,395,696
AA 2,630 First
Union-Lehman Brothers-Bank of America, 6.778%, 11/18/35 2,800,649
AAA 2,310 GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., 6.269%,
12/10/35 2,368,997
AAA 2,580 General Motor
Acceptance Corp. Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 4.93%, 7/10/39 2,482,848
Total Collateralized
Mortgage Obligation Securities 14,209,382
Corporate Bonds—49.1%
Aerospace & Defense—1.9%
B+ 100 Armor Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13 106,750
BE Aerospace,
Inc.,
BB- 390 8.50%, 10/01/10 415,837
B 145 8.875%, 5/01/11 151,344
B- 1,630 DI
Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13 1,703,350
B 80 DRS Technologies,
Inc., 7.625%, 2/01/18 81,600
Raytheon Co.,
BBB 712 6.15%, 11/01/08 723,993
NR 2,500 7.00%, 5/15/06 2,531,460
BB 100 Sequa Corp.,
8.875%, 4/01/08 104,500
A+ 1,250 United
Technologies Corp., 4.875%, 5/01/15 1,176,756
Total Aerospace
& Defense 6,995,590
Automotive—0.6%
BB+ 40 ArvinMeritor,
Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12 40,900
Autonation, Inc.,
BB+ 170 4 7.00%, 4/15/14 170,850
BB+ 160 2,4 7.045%, 4/15/13 162,800

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BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Automotive—(cont’d)
Avis Budget Car
Rental LLC,
BB- $ 30 2,4 7.576%, 5/15/14 $ 30,863
BB- 75 4 7.75%, 5/15/16 76,500
CCC 100 Dura Operating
Corp., 8.625%, 4/15/12 85,000
B 770 General Motors
Corp., 8.25%, 7/15/23 558,250
B- 35 Goodyear Tire
& Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11 34,475
B+ 345 Lear Corp.,
8.11%, 5/15/09 338,962
CCC+ 520 Metaldyne Corp.,
10.00%, 11/01/13 501,800
B 110 Tenneco, Inc.,
8.625%, 11/15/14 111,375
Total Automotive 2,111,775
Basic
Materials—3.4%
B+ 70 Abitibi-Consolidated
Co., 8.375%, 4/01/15 (Canada) 70,700
B+ 955 AK Steel Corp.,
7.75%, 6/15/12 966,937
B 80 2,4 BCI US Finance
Corp./Borden 2 Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 10.577%, 7/15/10 81,800
BB- 90 2 Bowater, Inc.,
7.91%, 3/15/10 90,900
NR 3,185 Caraustar
Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11 3,352,212
BB+ 30 Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16 29,925
B+ 80 Domtar, Inc.,
7.125%, 8/15/15 (Canada) 72,600
B+ 170 Donohue Forest
Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada) 171,488
BB- 300 Equistar
Chemicals LP/Equistar Funding Corp., 10.625%, 5/01/11 326,250
Huntsman LLC,
B2 72 11.50%, 7/15/12 82,440
Ba3 230 11.625%, 10/15/10 259,325
B2 235 2 12.318%, 7/15/11 246,163
BB 70 IMC Global, Inc.,
10.875%, 6/01/08 75,425
B- 750 4 Ineos Group Holdings PLC, 8.50%, 2/15/16 (United
Kingdom) 709,687
CCC+ 1,150 Innophos, Inc.,
8.875%, 8/15/14 1,184,500
BBB+ 135 Ispat Inland ULC,
9.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada) 151,538
Lyondell Chemical
Co.,
BB+ 130 10.50%, 6/01/13 145,600
BB+ 1,785 11.125%, 7/15/12 1,981,350
BB+ 465 Ser. A, 9.625%,
5/01/07 480,113
B- 60 Nalco Co.,
8.875%, 11/15/13 61,950
B3 295 NewPage Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/12 316,388
BB+ 490 2 Nova Chemicals
Corp., 8.405%, 11/15/13 (Canada) 493,062
Ba3 1,000 Oregon Steel
Mills, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/09 1,058,750
Rhodia SA,
(France)
CCC+ 204 8.875%, 6/01/11 211,650
B3 26 10.25%, 6/01/10 29,055
BBB 170 Teck Cominco
Ltd., 6.125%, 10/01/35 (Canada) 157,276
Total Basic Materials 12,807,084
Building & Development—0.6%
B- 80 Ahern Rentals,
Inc., 9.25%, 8/15/13 83,400
B2 230 4 Compression
Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13 235,750
B- 780 ERICO Intl.
Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12 803,400
B- 695 Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12 696,737
North American
Energy Partners, Inc., (Canada)
Caa1 55 8.75%, 12/01/11 53,763
B 300 9.00%, 6/01/10 318,000
Total Building & Development 2,191,050
Consumer Products—2.1%
B3 95 ALH Finance LLC,
8.50%, 1/15/13 93,100
Cenveo Corp.,
B- 275 7.875%, 12/01/13 268,125
B+ 575 9.625%, 3/15/12 615,250
BBB+ 560 Federated
Department Stores, Inc., 6.79%, 7/15/27 556,760
B- 335 Finlay Fine
Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12 293,963
B 90 Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14 94,950
B- 855 4 Knowledge
Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15 818,662

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BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Consumer Products—(cont’d)
B- $ 380 Lazydays RV
Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12 $ 380,475
B 470 2 Levi Strauss
& Co., 9.74%, 4/01/12 489,975
CCC- 150 Movie Gallery,
Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12 78,750
B3 50 2,4 Nutro Products,
Inc., 9.23%, 10/15/13 51,000
AA- 3,000 Procter &
Gamble Co., 6.875%, 9/15/09 3,140,989
BB- 300 Quiksilver, Inc.,
6.875%, 4/15/15 289,500
B- 790 4 Rite Aid Corp.,
6.125%, 12/15/08 776,175
Total Consumer
Products 7,947,674
Containers & Packaging—1.2%
B3 240 4 Covalence
Specialty Materials Corp., 10.25%, 3/01/16 248,400
B1 150 4 Crown Americas LLC
& Crown Americas Capital Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/15 153,375
BB- 1,850 Owens-Brockway
Glass Container, Inc., 8.875%, 2/15/09 1,924,000
B- 85 4 Packaging
Dynamics Finance Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/16 86,700
CCC+ 430 4 Pregis Corp.,
12.375%, 10/15/13 450,963
B+ 280 Smurfit-Stone
Container Enterprises, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/11 287,700
B+ 1,240 Stone Container
Corp., 9.25%, 2/01/08 1,288,050
Total Containers
& Packaging 4,439,188
Ecological Services &
Equipment—0.9%
BB- 255 Allied Waste NA,
Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/11 243,525
B 2,250 Casella Waste
Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13 2,393,438
CCC 600 Waste Services,
Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14 622,500
Total Ecological
Services & Equipment 3,259,463
Energy—5.0%
ANR Pipeline Co.,
B 145 7.375%, 2/15/24 148,988
B 565 9.625%, 11/01/21 677,294
B2 315 Aquila Finance
Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada) 326,025
B 190 4 Chaparral Energy,
Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15 195,700
BB 20 4 Chesapeake Energy
Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/20 19,700
B- 130 Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/13 122,525
CMS Energy Corp.,
BB- 35 7.50%, 1/15/09 35,963
BB- 115 8.50%, 4/15/11 123,338
BB- 30 9.875%, 10/15/07 31,763
BB- 180 Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15
(France) 185,850
Compton Petroleum
Finance Corp.,
B 135 7.625%, 12/01/13 133,819
B 190 4 7.625%, 12/01/13
(Canada) 188,337
A1 1,970 2 ConocoPhillips
Australia Funding Co., 5.128%, 4/09/09 1,969,382
B2 445 Dresser, Inc.,
9.375%, 4/15/11 466,694
B 200 Dynegy Danskammer LLC, 7.27%, 11/08/10 204,000
El Paso Corp.,
B- 120 7.80%, 8/01/31 119,400
B- 100 4 9.625%, 5/15/12 110,500
B- 125 4 10.75%, 10/01/10 139,688
El Paso Natural
Gas Co.,
B 1,000 7.625%, 8/01/10 1,032,500
B 150 8.375%, 6/15/32 166,125
Ba2 258 Elwood Energy
LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26 272,187
A- 425 EnCana Corp.,
6.50%, 8/15/34 (Canada) 432,662
B- 365 Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11 360,437
BBB- 480 FirstEnergy
Corp., 6.45%, 11/15/11 494,971
AA- 575 Florida Power
& Light Co., 4.95%, 6/01/35 479,969
BB 90 Grant Prideco,
Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/15 86,400
BBB+ 190 Halliburton Co.,
7.60%, 8/15/96 204,450
Hilcorp Energy I
LP/Hilcorp Finance Corp.,
B 255 4 7.75%, 11/01/15 251,175
B 136 4 10.50%, 9/01/10 148,240
B- 215 KCS Energy, Inc.,
7.125%, 4/01/12 216,612

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33

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Energy—(cont’d)
BBB+ $ 1,250 Kinder Morgan
Energy Partners LP, 7.30%, 8/15/33 $ 1,321,926
BBB 1,000 Kinder Morgan,
Inc., 6.50%, 9/01/12 1,028,411
B+ 112 Midwest
Generation LLC, 8.56%, 1/02/16 119,902
Mirant Americas
Generation LLC,
B 50 8.30%, 5/01/11 51,625
B 110 8.50%, 10/01/21 110,825
B 250 9.125%, 5/01/31 262,500
B2 1,020 Mission Energy
Holdings Co., 13.50%, 7/15/08 1,160,250
NRG Energy, Inc.,
B1 50 7.25%, 2/01/14 50,250
B1 285 7.375%, 2/01/16 287,137
B- 110 4 Ocean Rig AS,
8.375%, 7/01/13 (Norway) 115,775
B- 140 Orion Power
Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10 159,075
Baa2 650 Progress Energy,
Inc., 7.75%, 3/01/31 739,631
Reliant Energy,
Inc.,
BB- 325 6.75%, 12/15/14 295,750
BB- 40 9.25%, 7/15/10 40,700
A- 175 Scottish Power
PLC, 5.375%, 3/15/15 (United Kingdom) 167,465
BBB+ 65 Talisman Energy,
Inc., 5.85%, 2/01/37 (Canada) 59,314
B- 360 4 Targa Resources,
Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13 365,400
AA 325 Texaco Capital,
Inc., 8.875%, 9/01/21 423,674
A2 600 Transcanada
Pipelines Ltd., 5.85%, 3/15/36 (Canada) 566,830
BBB- 30 Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/26 30,750
B3 120 4 Verasun Energy
Corp., 9.875%, 12/15/12 127,800
B2 55 Whiting Petroleum
Corp., 7.00%, 2/01/14 54,450
BB+ 610 Williams Cos.,
Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/32 701,500
BBB- 1,075 XTO Energy, Inc.,
6.10%, 4/01/36 1,014,373
Total Energy 18,600,007
Entertainment & Leisure—1.8%
B3 185 4 AMC
Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/01/16 197,950
B- 250 Gaylord
Entertainment Co., 6.75%, 11/15/14 239,375
B3 375 4 Greektown
Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 392,813
Ba3 1,000 MGM Mirage,
9.75%, 6/01/07 1,037,500
BB+ 2,000 Park Place
Entertainment Corp., 8.875%, 9/15/08 2,120,000
B 205 Poster Financial
Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11 216,275
B+ 110 4 San Pasqual
Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13 111,100
BB- 290 Seneca Gaming
Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/12 290,000
BB+ 1,930 Starwood Hotels
& Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 7.875%, 5/01/12 2,069,925
B+ 25 Wynn Las Vegas
LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 6.625%, 12/01/14 24,250
Total
Entertainment & Leisure 6,699,188
Financial Institutions—16.4%
BB 350 American Real
Estate Partners LP/American Real Estate Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/13 348,250
Bank of America
Corp.,
Aa2 2,000 4.50%, 8/01/10 1,935,859
Aa3 2,450 7.80%, 2/15/10 2,645,645
AA+ 5,465 2 Barclays Bank PLC
NY, 4.90%, 3/13/09 5,465,000
B 200 BCP Crystal US
Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/14 (Luxembourg) 220,000
A+ 500 Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 6.50%, 5/01/06 500,019
AAA 2,525 Berkshire
Hathaway Finance Corp., 3.375%, 10/15/08 2,419,385
Citigroup, Inc.,
AA+ 5,975 4.125%, 2/22/10 5,715,314
AA+ 550 6.875%, 2/15/98 572,708
Credit Suisse
First Boston, Inc.,
AA- 700 3 6.125%, 11/15/11 718,902
AA- 1,000 7.125%, 7/15/32 1,121,624
BB 1,090 Crum &
Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13 1,133,600
AA- 950 2 Deutsche Bank AG,
3.843%, 3/15/07 934,800
B+ 110 E*Trade Financial
Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/13 111,925
BB 180 Fairfax Financial
Holdings Ltd., 7.75%, 4/26/12 (Canada) 171,000

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34

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Financial Institutions—(cont’d)
Fort Irwin Land
LLC,
AA $ 780 4 Ser. A, Class II,
5.30%, 12/15/35 $ 694,512
Aaa 575 4 Ser. A-1, 5.03%,
12/15/25 514,366
General Electric
Capital Corp.,
AAA 3,670 2 3.45%, 1/15/08 3,656,605
AAA 3,000 6.75%, 3/15/32 3,230,951
BB 510 General Motors
Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 8/28/12 471,631
AA- 1,000 Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc., 6.60%, 1/15/12 1,041,824
AA- 1,035 Household Finance
Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/11 1,071,076
B- 360 K&F
Acquisition, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/14 368,100
AAA 3,000 KFW Intl.
Finance, Inc., 5.25%, 6/28/06 2,999,748
A+ 1,500 Lehman Brothers
Holdings, Inc., 6.625%, 1/18/12 1,568,792
AA- 4,840 2 Morgan Stanley
Group, Inc., 4.91%, 3/07/08 4,838,551
B2 685 4 Nell AF SARL,
8.375%, 8/15/15 (Luxembourg) 678,150
AAA 6,100 2,4 Rabobank
Nederland Global, 5.01%, 4/06/09 6,098,503
Rainbow National
Services LLC,
B+ 225 4 8.75%, 9/01/12 240,188
B+ 1,650 4 10.375%, 9/01/14 1,852,125
AA- 395 2 RBS Capital Trust
I, 4.709%, 12/29/49 362,031
Caa1 775 Standard Aero
Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14 685,875
A+ 550 2 UBS Capital IX, 6.189%, 3/29/49 544,660
AA 2,000 2 UBS Preferred
Funding Trust I, 8.622%, 10/29/49 2,219,854
B- 50 2 Universal City
Florida Holding Co. I/II, 9.899%, 5/01/10 51,875
A+ 580 2 Wachovia Capital
Trust III, 5.80%, 3/15/42 578,007
Aa1 1,000 Wells Fargo &
Co., 4.625%, 8/09/10 970,268
Aa1 2,000 Wells Fargo Bank,
7.55%, 6/21/10 2,152,407
Aa3 50 Western Financial
Bank, 9.625%, 5/15/12 55,500
Total Financial
Institutions 60,959,630
Health
Care—0.6%
B 475 4 Angiotech
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada) 477,375
NR 20 6 Curative Health
Services, Inc., 10.75%, 5/01/11 12,500
CCC 275 MedQuest, Inc., 11.875%, 8/15/12 229,625
B3 210 Select Medical
Corp., 7.625%, 2/01/15 191,625
B 475 Tenet Healthcare
Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/31 390,688
A 350 UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.80%, 3/15/36 319,940
B- 450 Universal
Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11 468,563
A- 120 WellPoint, Inc.,
5.85%, 1/15/36 110,356
Total Health Care 2,200,672
Industrials—1.6%
BBB- 2,000 Briggs &
Stratton Corp., 8.875%, 3/15/11 2,200,000
B+ 1,306 Manitowoc, Inc.,
10.50%, 8/01/12 1,431,703
B- 470 NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15 508,775
CCC+ 465 Park-Ohio
Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14 439,425
B3 530 4 Sunstate
Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 561,800
CCC+ 150 Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12 141,750
Caa1 770 United Rentals
NA, Inc., 7.00%, 2/15/14 741,125
Total Industrials 6,024,578
Media—5.6%
Affinion Group, Inc.,
B- 395 4 10.125%, 10/15/13 398,704
B- 220 4 11.50%, 10/15/15 225,500
B- 460 Allbritton
Communications Co., 7.75%, 12/15/12 462,300
CCC 340 American Media Operations, Inc., 10.25%, 5/01/09 320,875
AOL Time Warner,
Inc.,
BBB+ 1,635 7.57%, 2/01/24 1,730,167
BBB+ 3,000 9.125%, 1/15/13 3,434,505
BBB+ 1,415 AT&T
Broadband Corp., 8.375%, 3/15/13 1,583,375
BBB 55 4 BSKYB Finance UK
PLC, 6.50%, 10/15/35 (United Kingdom) 51,323
B+ 161 2 Cablevision
Systems Corp., 9.62%, 4/01/09 170,660

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35

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Media—(cont’d)
Charter
Communications Holdings II, LLC/Charter Communications Holdings II Capital
Corp.,
Caa1 $ 645 10.25%, 9/15/10 $ 653,062
Caa1 180 4 10.25%, 9/15/10 180,675
BBB+ 1,000 Comcast Cable
Communications, Inc., 6.75%, 1/30/11 1,040,832
BB- 300 CSC Holdings,
Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/07 306,000
Echostar DBS
Corp.,
BB- 180 5.75%, 10/01/08 177,300
BB- 75 4 7.125%, 2/01/16 73,125
BB- 135 2 8.24%, 10/01/08 137,700
B 250 General Cable
Corp., 9.50%, 11/15/10 269,375
B+ 200 Medianews Group,
Inc., 6.875%, 10/01/13 182,000
B2 190 4 Network
Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13 195,225
News America
Holdings, Inc.,
BBB 145 8.15%, 10/17/36 161,888
BBB 2,475 8.45%, 8/01/34 2,835,708
B3 330 Nexstar Finance,
Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14 310,200
B2 500 2,4 Paxson
Communications Corp., 8.318%, 1/15/12 513,125
Primedia, Inc.,
B2 90 8.00%, 5/15/13 82,125
B2 460 2 10.545%, 5/15/10 471,500
BB- 285 4 Quebecor World,
Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/16 (Canada) 276,415
B 875 4 RH Donnelley
Corp., 8.875%, 1/15/16 900,156
Caa1 130 Sirius Satellite
Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/01/13 127,075
BBB+ 1,495 TCI
Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 8/01/15 1,723,812
CCC+ 90 4 Unity Media GmbH,
10.375%, 2/15/15 (Germany) 89,100
Vertis, Inc.,
B3 570 9.75%, 4/01/09 581,400
CCC 255 10.875%, 6/15/09 244,800
Caa2 965 Young
Broadcasting, Inc., 10.00%, 3/01/11 885,387
Total Media 20,795,394
Real Estate—1.4%
BBB+ 1,000 AvalonBay
Communities, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/11 1,043,443
EOP Operating LP,
BBB 850 4.65%, 10/01/10 814,534
BBB 1,070 7.25%, 6/15/28 1,104,542
Rouse Co.,
BB+ 725 3.625%, 3/15/09 674,476
BB+ 1,715 5.375%, 11/26/13 1,586,835
Total Real Estate 5,223,830
Technology—1.8%
CCC+ 430 Amkor Technology,
Inc., 9.25%, 2/15/08 453,650
B+ 555 Celestica, Inc.,
7.625%, 7/01/13 (Canada) 555,000
B+ 100 4 Hynix
Semiconductor, Inc., 9.875%, 7/01/12 (South Korea) 110,375
MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor
Finance Co.,
B2 15 8.00%, 12/15/14
(Luxembourg) 13,950
Ba3 290 2 8.16%, 12/15/11
(Luxembourg) 291,450
BB+ 2,000 Seagate
Technology Holdings, 8.00%, 5/15/09 (Cayman Islands) 2,070,000
B2 210 4 Sensata
Technologies BV, 8.00%, 5/01/14 212,100
CCC+ 295 4 SS&C Technologies,
Inc., 11.75%, 12/01/13 314,912
STATS ChipPAC
Ltd.,
BB 350 6.75%, 11/15/11
(Singapore) 342,125
BB 50 7.50%, 7/19/10
(Singapore) 50,625
Sungard Data
Systems, Inc.,
B- 105 4 9.125%, 8/15/13 112,350
B- 315 2,4 9.431%, 8/15/13 335,475
B- 625 4 10.25%, 8/15/15 668,750
B 960 Superior Essex
Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc., 9.00%, 4/15/12 967,200
B- 390 UGS Corp.,
10.00%, 6/01/12 427,050
Total Technology 6,925,012

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Telecommunications—3.7%
A $ 1,700 Bellsouth Telecommunications,
6.65%, 12/15/95 $ 775,450
BB- 270 Cincinnati Bell,
Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13 275,400
A- 325 Deutsche Telekom
Intl. Finance BV, 5.75%, 3/23/16 313,882
B3 170 4 Hawaiian Telcom
Communications, Inc., 10.789%, 5/01/13 175,100
Intelsat Ltd.,
(Bermuda)
B2 70 8.25%, 1/15/13 71,400
B2 300 8.625%, 1/15/15 312,375
B2 315 2 9.614%, 1/15/12 320,512
Lucent
Technologies, Inc.,
B1 170 6.45%, 3/15/29 150,450
B1 895 6.50%, 1/15/28 785,362
B+ 935 4 Nordic Telephone
Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 972,400
B2 80 Nortel Networks
Corp., 6.875%, 9/01/23 (Canada) 74,700
B1 160 PanAmSat Corp., 9.00%, 8/15/14 168,400
Qwest Corp.,
BB+ 55 7.875%, 9/01/11 57,612
BB+ 375 2 8.16%, 6/15/13 408,750
Sprint Capital
Corp.,
A- 1,205 6.875%, 11/15/28 1,239,124
A- 1,250 8.75%, 3/15/32 1,551,730
A+ 575 Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/32 629,203
Verizon Maryland,
Inc.,
A+ 540 5.125%, 6/15/33 414,461
A+ 1,355 Ser. A, 6.125%,
3/01/12 1,348,822
A+ 750 Verizon Virginia, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/13 674,301
Vodafone Group
PLC,
A+ 1,615 2 5.05%, 12/28/07
(United Kingdom) 1,615,536
A+ 1,000 7.75%, 2/15/10
(United Kingdom) 1,069,713
B+ 3604 Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15
(Luxembourg) 395,100
Total
Telecommunications 13,799,783
Transportation—0.5%
Ba3 120 American
Airlines, Inc., 7.324%, 4/15/11 116,400
A- 1,000 Canadian National Railway Co., 6.375%, 10/15/11
(Canada) 1,040,115
B 450 CHC Helicopter
Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14 (Canada) 457,875
BB- 70 4 Hertz Corp.,
8.875%, 1/01/14 74,462
B3 47 Horizon Lines
LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12 48,939
B+ 60 OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 61,650
Total
Transportation 1,799,441
Total Corporate
Bonds 182,779,359
U.S.
Government and Agency Securities—15.0%
Overseas Private
Investment Corp.,
336 4.09%, 5/29/12 295,197
939 2 4.30%, 5/29/12 845,550
702 4.64%, 5/29/12 640,028
396 4.68%, 5/29/12 351,191
2,996 4.87%, 5/29/12 2,757,196
3,706 2 5.40%, 5/29/12 3,558,763
6,055 7 Resolution
Funding Corp., Zero Coupon, 4/15/30 1,679,507
1,152 Small Business
Administration, 6.95%, 11/01/16 1,187,220
Tennessee Valley
Authority,
1,800 Ser. C, 5.88%,
4/01/36 1,860,098
2,900 Ser. D, 4.875%,
12/15/16 2,861,489
U.S. Treasury
Bonds,
3,930 5.375%, 2/15/31 3,991,406
32,000 3,7 6.00%, 2/15/26 34,664,999
2,000 7 U.S. Treasury Strip Principal, Zero Coupon, 11/15/21 876,250
Total U.S. Government
and Agency Securities 55,568,894
Total Long-Term
Investments (cost $414,654,362) 405,600,326

See Notes to Financial Statements.

37

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)

Principal Amount (000) Description Value
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.6%
U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon
Bonds—0.6%
$ 500 8 Federal Home Loan
Bank Discount Notes, 4.71%, 5/01/06 $ 500,000
1,700 3,8 U.S. Treasury
Bills, 4.502%, 5/04/06 1,699,365
Total Short-Term
Investments (cost $2,199,365) 2,199,365
Notional Amount (000)
OUTSTANDING OPTIONS PURCHASED—0.3%
Interest Rate
Swaps,
5,700 Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.26%, expires 3/02/16 161,880
5,700 Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.50%, expires 12/11/15 253,650
5,700 Trust pays 5.26%,
Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 3/02/16 335,160
5,700 Trust pays 5.50%,
Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 12/11/15 408,690
Outstanding Options Purchased (cost $1,270,530) 1,159,380
Total
investments before TBA sale commitment and outstanding options written—109.9%
(cost
$418,124,258 9 ) 408,959,071
Principal Amount (000)
TBA SALE COMMITMENT—(7.1)%
(27,300) Federal National
Mortgage Assoc. TBA, 5.50%, 5/01/36 (proceeds $26,515,125) (26,506,607 )
Contracts/ Notional Amount (000)
OUTSTANDING OPTIONS WRITTEN—(0.7)%
Interest Rate
Swaps,
(5,700) Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.135%, expires 4/21/08 (320,055 )
(5,700) Trust pays
5.135%, Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 4/21/08 (99,009 )
(14,200) Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 4.725%, expires 6/13/07 (998,118 )
(14,200) Trust pays
4.725%, Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 6/13/07 (64,752 )
(12,400) Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.67%, expires 1/04/10 (452,600 )
(12,400) Trust pays 5.67%,
Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/04/10 (559,240 )
(78) U.S. Treasury
Notes Future, expiring 5/26/06 (59,109 )
(70) U.S. Treasury
Notes Future, expiring 8/25/06 (47,578 )
Total outstanding
options written (premium received $2,950,732) (2,600,461 )
Total
Investments net of TBA sale commitment and outstanding options written—102.1% $ 379,852,003
Liabilities in
excess of other assets—(2.1)% (7,725,147 )
Net
Assets—100% $ 372,126,856

| 1 | Using the higher of
S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Variable rate security. Rate
shown is interest rate as of April 30, 2006. |
| 3 | Security, or a portion
thereof, pledged as collateral with a value of $4,530,746 on 1,554 long U.S.
Treasury Bond futures contracts expiring June 2006 to September 2006, 382
long U.S. Treasury Note futures contracts expiring September 2006, 64 short
Eurodollar futures contracts expiring June 2006 to September 2006 and 1,051
short U.S. Treasury Note futures contracts expiring September 2006. The
notional value of such contracts on April 30, 2006 was $81,183,353, with an
unrealized gain of $490,139. |
| 4 | Security is not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified
institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2006, the Trust held 6.4% of its net
assets, with a current market value of $23,950,488, in securities restricted
as to resale. |
| 5 | Rate shown is interest rate
or effective yield as of April 30, 2006 of the underlying collateral. |
| 6 | Issuer is in default and/or
bankruptcy. |
| 7 | Entire or partial principal
amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. See Note 4 in
the Notes to Financial Statements for details of open reverse repurchase
agreements. |
| 8 | Rate shown is the yield to
maturity as of April 30, 2006. |
| 9 | Cost for Federal income tax
purposes is $421,002,197. The net unrealized depreciation on a tax basis is
$12,043,126, consisting of $2,236,259 gross unrealized appreciation and
$14,279,385 gross unrealized depreciation. |

A category in the Corporate Bonds section may contain multiple industries as defined by the SEC’s Standard Industry Codes.

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

TBA – To Be Announced

See Notes to Financial Statements.

38

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS—118.2%
Mortgage
Pass-Through Securities—27.1%
AAA $ 3,756 2 CWALT, Inc., 5.689%, 10/25/35 $ 3,807,284
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
1,127 2 4.173%, 1/01/35 1,110,814
1,046 2 4.96%, 10/01/34 1,018,913
39 2 5.28%, 2/01/25 39,166
10,631 5.50%,
10/01/16-5/01/17 10,547,578
36 2 5.55%, 11/01/30 35,974
31 2 6.01%, 11/01/17 30,370
73 6.50%,
5/01/29-5/01/30 75,163
5 7.50%, 2/01/23 4,850
57 8.00%, 11/01/15 56,730
10 8.50%,
10/01/06-3/01/08 9,785
181 9.00%, 9/01/20 194,114
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
26,082 5.00%,
6/01/33-2/01/36 24,736,417
43,165 5.50%,
12/01/13-10/01/35 42,365,804
10,412 3 5.50%, 9/01/17 10,345,752
6,421 6.00%,
11/01/31-8/01/34 6,407,580
3,159 6.50%, 2/01/26-5/01/31 3,226,129
5,165 7.00%,
6/01/26-1/01/32 5,317,667
4 7.50%,
2/01/22-9/01/23 4,360
210 8.00%,
5/01/08-5/01/22 213,529
4 9.50%,
1/01/19-9/01/19 4,658
1,400 TBA, 6.00%,
5/11/36 1,393,437
Government National Mortgage Assoc.,
71 7.00%, 10/15/17 73,957
498 7.50%,
8/15/21-12/15/23 522,127
254 8.00%,
10/15/22-2/15/29 273,598
34 9.00%,
6/15/18-9/15/21 38,702
Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 111,854,458
Federal
Housing Administration Securities—2.2%
508 GMAC Colonial, 7.40%, 12/01/22 507,048
GMAC Projects,
302 Ser. 51, 7.43%,
2/01/23 301,743
907 Ser. 56, 7.43%,
11/01/22 906,042
52 Merrill Projects, 7.43%, 5/15/23 51,998
822 Reilly Project, 8.28%, 3/01/20 810,850
USGI Projects,
112 Ser. 87, 7.43%,
12/01/22 111,801
449 Ser. 99, 7.43%,
10/01/23 448,371
5,790 Ser. 6094, 7.43%,
6/01/21 5,784,064
Total Federal Housing Administration Securities 8,921,917
Agency
Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—19.0%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5,203 2 Ser. 11, Class
A9, 2.463%, 1/25/28 4,162,625
987 Ser. 40, Class K,
6.50%, 8/17/24 1,009,696
3,000 Ser. 1598, Class
J, 6.50%, 10/15/08 3,026,579
10,200 Ser. 2542, Class
UC, 6.00%, 12/15/22 10,168,835
12,131 Ser. 2758, Class
KV, 5.50%, 5/15/23 11,638,658
1,615 Ser. 2765, Class
UA, 4.00%, 3/15/11 1,537,839
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
1,369 2 Ser. 2, Class KP,
Zero Coupon, 2/25/35 1,315,590
7,260 Ser. 28, Class
PB, 6.00%, 8/25/28 7,262,102
2,647 Ser. 29, Class
HC, 7.50%, 7/25/30 2,765,742
2,129 Ser. 31, Class
ZG, 7.50%, 5/25/34 2,312,371
8,184 Ser. 32, Class
VT, 6.00%, 9/25/15 8,179,716

See Notes to Financial Statements.

39

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Agency
Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—(cont’d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc., (cont’d)
$ 101 2 Ser. 38, Class F,
8.325%, 4/25/21 $ 107,148
2,380 Ser. 43, Class
LC, 6.00%, 3/25/34 438,794
12,264 Ser. 135, Class
PB, 6.00%, 1/25/34 12,134,211
— 2 Ser. 256, Class
F, 6.469%, 11/25/23 —
2,954 Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through, 5.50%, 6/15/35 2,915,388
Government National Mortgage Assoc.,
1,386 Ser. 5, Class Z,
7.00%, 5/16/26 1,426,619
2,500 Ser. 33, Class
PB, 6.50%, 7/20/31 2,545,528
10,505 Ser. 75, Class
IJ, 5.50%, 7/20/25 491,784
5,020 Ser. 89. Class
PE, 6.00%, 10/20/34 5,069,102
Total Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through
Securities 78,508,327
Non-Agency
Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—3.1%
11,961 Residential Funding Securities Corp., 8.50%, 5/25/33 12,659,166
72 2,4 Summit Mortgage Trust, 6.241%, 12/28/12 72,452
Total Non-Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through
Securities 12,731,618
Inverse Floating Rate
Mortgage Securities—1.2%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
20 2 Ser. 1043, Class
H, 21.938%, 2/15/21 21,923
45 2 Ser. 1160, Class
F, 18.381%, 10/15/21 45,037
341 2,3 Ser. 1616, Class
SB, 8.50%, 11/15/08 339,543
1,085 2 Ser. 1688, Class
S, 8.794%, 12/15/13 1,086,935
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
103 2 Ser. 38, Class
SA, 10.186%, 4/25/21 104,843
— 2 Ser. 46, Class S,
1,381.156%, 5/25/21 4,245
— 2 Ser. 49, Class S,
518.05%, 12/25/21 3,368
473 2 Ser. 72, Class S,
8.75%, 5/25/08 470,923
165 2 Ser. 87, Class S,
13.515%, 8/25/21 195,424
200 2 Ser. 93, Class S,
8.50%, 5/25/08 202,948
— 2 Ser. 145, Class
S, 18.659%, 10/25/06 283
78 2 Ser. 170, Class
SC, 9.00%, 9/25/08 78,565
913 2 Ser. 196, Class
SC, 7.433%, 10/25/08 906,986
355 2 Ser. 214, Class
SH, 5.345%, 12/25/08 343,486
1,211 2 Ser. 247, Class
SN, 10.00%, 12/25/23 1,212,868
189 2 Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp., 7.411%, 8/25/23 182,681
Total Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities 5,200,058
Interest
Only Asset-Backed Securities—1.2%
AAA 4,115 2,4 Morgan Stanley Capital Trust I, 1.756%, 6/15/17 31,731
Sterling Coofs Trust,
35,160 Ser. 1, 2.362%,
4/15/29 2,461,176
33,705 Ser. 2, 1.00%,
3/30/30 2,359,350
Total Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities 4,852,257
Interest
Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—8.1%
AAA 2,831 ABN Amro Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 3/25/33 94,234
Aaa 81,798 2 Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp., 0.852%,
11/15/17 1,328,723
AAA 22,189 2,4 Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
1.917%, 6/20/29 627,522
AAA 185,371 2 CWALT, Inc., 0.42%, 1/25/36 666,176
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
6,413 2 Ser. 60, Class
HS, 1.00%, 4/25/24 45,958
— Ser. 176, Class
M, 1,010.00%, 7/15/21 90
— 2 Ser. 192, Class
U, 1,009.033%, 2/15/22 11
35 Ser. 200, Class
R, 98,500.338%, 12/15/22 417
2,272 Ser. 204, 6.00%,
5/01/29 558,137
— 2 Ser. 1054, Class
I, 435.32%, 3/15/21 366
— Ser. 1056, Class
KD, 1,084.50%, 3/15/21 2,444
— Ser. 1057, Class
J, 1,008.001%, 3/15/21 4,961
1 2 Ser. 1148, Class
E, 592.552%, 10/15/21 1,131
— Ser. 1179, Class
O, 1,009.389%, 11/15/21 290

See Notes to Financial Statements.

40

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued)

Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Interest
Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—(cont’d)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (cont’d)
$ — Ser. 1221, Class
H, 1,006.50%, 3/15/07 $ 85
382 Ser. 1706, Class
IA, 7.00%, 10/15/23 19,288
129 Ser. 1720, Class
PK, 7.50%, 1/15/24 8,215
4,867 Ser. 1914, Class
PC, 0.75%, 12/15/11 57,330
1,207 2 Ser. 2002, Class
HJ, 3.00%, 10/15/08 3,852
1,138 2 Ser. 2296, Class
SA, 2.669%, 3/15/16 57,340
632 2 Ser. 2444, Class
ST, 2.889%, 9/15/29 30,034
476 Ser. 2513, Class
BI, 5.50%, 12/15/15 16,312
1,838 Ser. 2542, Class
MX, 5.50%, 5/15/22 300,495
354 Ser. 2543, Class
IM, 5.00%, 9/15/12 2,349
3,625 Ser. 2545, Class
NI, 5.50%, 3/15/22 492,067
5,4402 Ser. 2559, Class
IO, 0.94%, 8/15/30 28,901
6,133 Ser. 2561, Class
EW, 5.00%, 9/15/16 627,633
13,197 Ser. 2611, Class
QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32 2,430,145
10,189 Ser. 2633, Class
PI, 4.50%, 3/15/12 286,572
4,433 Ser. 2653, Class
MI, 5.00%, 4/15/26 550,306
7,475 Ser. 2658, Class
PI, 4.50%, 6/15/13 450,181
5,662 Ser. 2672, Class
TQ, 5.00%, 3/15/23 355,181
5,477 Ser. 2676, Class
JI, 5.50%, 8/15/13 143,972
3,633 Ser. 2687, Class
IL, 5.00%, 9/15/18 535,567
12,837 Ser. 2687, Class
IQ, 5.50%, 9/15/22 518,188
6,533 Ser. 2693, Class
IB, 4.50%, 6/15/13 417,071
3,444 Ser. 2694, Class
LI, 4.50%, 7/15/19 347,218
6,353 Ser. 2773, Class
OX, 5.00%, 2/15/18 844,734
14,475 2 Ser. 2779, Class
YS, 2.069%, 1/15/33 775,188
20,026 2 Ser. 2780, Class
SM, 0.919%, 4/15/34 397,122
10,756 Ser. 2786, Class
PI, 4.50%, 10/15/10 237,049
6,727 Ser. 2825, Class
NI, 5.50%, 3/15/30 1,784,095
41,296 2 Ser. 2990, Class
WR, 1.529%, 6/15/35 2,071,340
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
282 Ser. 5, Class H,
9.00%, 1/25/22 49,366
16 Ser. 7, Class 2,
8.50%, 4/01/17 3,354
50 2 Ser. 7, Class S,
584.13%, 3/25/21 5,882
1 2 Ser. 10, Class S,
565.227%, 5/25/21 16,093
1 Ser. 12, Class C,
1,016.898%, 2/25/22 14,176
1 2 Ser. 12, Class S,
597.224%, 5/25/21 13,447
8,088 Ser. 13, Class
IG, 5.00%, 10/25/22 483,096
8,978 Ser. 16, Class
PI, 5.00%, 11/25/12 312,022
1 2 Ser. 17, Class S,
570.485%, 6/25/21 7,987
1 Ser. 33, Class
PV, 1,078.42%, 10/25/21 26,806
2,275 2 Ser. 33, Class
SG, 3.131%, 3/25/09 66,017
— Ser. 38, Class N,
1,008.50%, 4/25/21 851
1 Ser. 50, Class G,
1,158.628%, 12/25/21 10,755
949 2 Ser. 50, Class
SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 28,802
7,372 Ser. 51, Class
IE, 5.50%, 4/25/26 451,043
6,044 Ser. 55, Class
GI, 5.00%, 7/25/19 787,053
798 2 Ser. 60, Class
SB, 1.60%, 10/25/22 22,792
710 Ser. 62, Class
IC, 5.50%, 7/25/15 31,251
6,566 Ser. 66, Class
CI, 5.00%, 7/25/33 1,230,433
3,095 2 Ser. 68, Class
SC, 3.131%, 1/25/24 150,532
5,438 Ser. 71, Class
EI, 5.50%, 8/25/33 1,076,885
18,832 2 Ser. 73, Class
ST, 1.171%, 8/25/35 411,972
1,183 Ser. 82, Class
IR, 5.00%, 9/25/12 14,927
— Ser. 84, Class H,
1,100.633%, 8/25/06 1
13,505 Ser. 88, Class
TI, 4.50%, 11/25/13 612,569
29 Ser. 89, Class 2,
8.00%, 6/01/18 5,899
39,822 2 Ser. 90, Class
JH, 1.741%, 11/25/34 1,753,177
16,699 Ser. 90, Class M,
6.00%, 1/25/28 2,960,605
9 Ser. 94, Class 2,
9.50%, 8/01/21 2,219
— Ser. 99, Class L,
930.00%, 8/25/21 5,977
1,687 Ser. 122, Class
IA, 4.00%, 9/25/09 18,666

See Notes to Financial Statements.

41

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued)

Principal Amount (000) Description Value
Interest
Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—(cont’d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc., (cont’d)
$ 3,741 Ser. 122, Class
IC, 5.00%, 9/25/18 $ 588,648
— Ser. 123, Class
M, 1,009.50%, 10/25/20 1,011
42 2 Ser. 136, Class
S, 15.12%, 11/25/20 49,501
1 Ser. 139, Class
PT, 648.35%, 10/25/21 7,624
11 2 Ser. 141, Class
SA, 15.125%, 8/25/07 724
2,854 2 Ser. 199, Class
SB, 2.531%, 10/25/23 127,189
5,440 Ser. 602, Class
BI, 5.50%, 10/25/22 799,029
808 Ser. W4, 6.50%,
12/25/28 123,290
115 First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., 10.965%,
4/25/17 19,012
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities,
93,712 2 Ser. FA7, Class
1A7, 0.34%, 10/25/35 336,778
238,901 2 Ser. FA9, Class
A2, 1.00%, 12/25/35 821,223
21,850 2 General Motors Acceptance Corp., Commercial Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 1.504%, 7/15/27 641,848
11,389 2,4 Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp., 0.999%,
2/19/25 241,167
Government National Mortgage Assoc.,
2,386 Ser. 39, Class
ID, 5.00%, 5/20/33 496,478
2,923 Ser. 58, Class
IT, 5.50%, 7/20/33 357,626
23,380 2 Ser. 89, Classl
SA, 0.819%, 10/16/33 523,957
96 Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp., 9.50%, 4/22/18 21,743
2,315 Morgan Stanley Cap. Trust I, 5.00%, 5/25/19 323,476
12,672 5 Small Business Administration, 1.381%, 4/01/15 1
114,589 2 Vendee Mortgage Trust, 0.053, 5/15/29 265,834
Total Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities 33,439,104
Principal
Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—5.8%
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.,
6,547 6 Ser. 26, 4.944%,
8/25/33 5,072,967
1,195 6 Ser. J4, 5.142%,
6/25/33 924,907
1,715 6 Ser. J5, 4.911%,
7/25/33 1,352,983
1,338 6 Ser. J8, 4.787%,
9/25/23 1,008,983
Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc.,
37 6 Ser. K, Class 1,
11.50%, 9/23/17 31,726
438 6 Ser. V, Class 1,
11.50%, 9/01/18 380,899
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
305 6 Ser. 8, Class
A10, 6.3737%, 11/15/28 229,584
207 6 Ser. 1418, Class
M, 7.50%, 11/15/22 190,498
577 6 Ser. 1571, Class
G, 7.50%, 8/15/23 522,361
2,701 6 Ser. 1691, Class
B, 7.50%, 3/15/24 2,227,746
274 6 Ser. 1739, Class
B, 7.50%, 2/15/24 242,163
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
386 6 Ser. 2, Class KB,
8.00%, 1/25/23 305,550
52 6 Ser. 7, Class J,
10.00%, 2/25/21 42,494
1,182 6 Ser. 13, Class
PR, 6.50%, 3/25/32 893,463
154 6 Ser. 51, Class E,
8.00%, 2/25/23 119,766
32 6 Ser. 70, Class A,
7.00%, 5/25/23 29,004
70 6 Ser. 167, Class
D, 8.50%, 10/25/17 65,646
60 6 Ser. 203, Class
1, 8.00%, 2/01/23 49,529
39 6 Ser. 228, Class
1, 7.00%, 5/01/23 31,155
2,271 6 Ser. 249, Class
B, 7.50%, 11/25/23 1,914,695
321 6 Ser. 273, Class
1, 7.00%, 7/01/26 253,155
5,740 6 Ser. 328, Class
1, 6.00%, 11/01/32 4,270,973
4,408 6 Ser. 338, Class
1, 5.50%, 6/01/33 3,158,806
443 6 Ser. W4, 5.985%,
2/25/29 317,849
317 6 MASTR Asset Securitization Trust, 5.65%, 3/25/34 209,033
20 6 Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust, 7.031%,
4/25/24 17,342
Total Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities 23,863,277

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued)

Rating 1 Description Value
Collateralized
Mortgage Obligation Residual Securities—0.0%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust,
$ 5 Ser. 40, Class R,
580.50%, 4/01/18 $ 518
86 Ser. 42, Class R,
6,000.00%, 10/01/14 9,689
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
— Ser. 19, Class R,
9757.349%, 3/15/20 2,384
— Ser. 75, Class R,
9.50%, 1/15/21 6
— Ser. 75, Class
RS, 16.26%, 1/15/21 6
— Ser. 173, Class
R, 9.00%, 11/15/21 30
— Ser. 173, Class
RS, 9.086%, 11/15/21 30
13 Painewebber CMO Trust, 13.80%, 9/01/18 —
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Residual
Securities 12,663
Collateralized
Mortgage Obligation Securities—22.9%
AAA 7,846 CWALT, Inc., 5.50%, 8/25/35 7,764,800
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
304 Ser. 19, Class F,
8.50%, 3/15/20 303,834
658 Ser. 1961, Class
H, 6.50%, 5/15/12 662,845
8,370 Ser. 2218, Class
Z, 8.50%, 3/15/30 9,200,103
15,385 Ser. 2461, Class
Z, 6.50%, 6/15/32 15,614,929
2,475 Ser. 2562, Class
PG, 5.00%, 1/15/18 2,369,099
403 Ser. 2582, Class
TB, 3.50%, 10/15/21 401,088
2,050 Ser. 2750, Class
TC, 5.25%, 2/15/34 1,937,232
3,470 Ser. 2806, Class
VC, 6.00%, 12/15/19 3,456,431
2,212 Ser. 2927, Class
BZ, 5.50%, 2/15/35 1,981,389
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
3,600 Ser. 46, Class
LW, 5.00%, 6/25/20 3,425,529
3,780 Ser. 47, Class
AK, 5.00%, 6/25/20 3,578,632
5,114 2 Ser. 59, Class S,
5.676%, 10/25/22 648,261
3,266 Ser. 68, Class PC, 5.50%, 7/25/35 3,232,578
7,401 2 Ser. 73, Class DS, 4.656%, 8/25/35 6,111,409
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
5,027 2 Ser. 10, Class
2A1, 4.475%, 10/25/33 4,785,156
4,904 2 Ser. 13, Class
1A1, 4.503%, 10/25/33 4,661,585
38,425 MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 0.977%,
4/25/34 959,186
MASTR Alternative Loan Trust,
2,081 Ser. 7, Class
4A3, 8.00%, 11/25/18 2,190,421
1,925 Ser. 9, Class
15X2, 6.00%, 1/25/19 267,003
8,775 MASTR Asset Securitization Trust, 5.25%, 10/25/14 8,508,590
208,311 2 Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., 0.70%, 11/25/35 390,583
Residential Asset Securitization Trust,
983 Ser. A15, Class
1A8, Zero Coupon, 2/25/36 511,412
7,463 2 Ser. A8, Class
A2, 5.309%, 10/25/18 7,453,905
150,584 2 Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 0.771%, 3/20/35 1,129,383
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,
7,028 2 Ser. 18, Class
7AX, 5.50%, 9/25/35 1,170,967
6,763 Ser. 20, Class
3AX, 5.50%, 10/25/35 1,109,263
1,091 Washington Mutual., Zero Coupon, 11/25/35 780,094
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Securities 94,605,707
Corporate
Bond—0.9%
Financial
Institutions—0.9%
3,672 Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 1.649%, 1/21/10 3,671,903
U.S.
Government and Agency Securities—26.7%
Overseas Private Investment Corp.,
306 4.09%, 5/29/12 268,360
853 2 4.30%, 5/29/12 768,682
638 4.64%, 5/29/12 581,844
360 4.68%, 5/29/12 319,264
2,724 4.87%, 5/29/12 2,506,542
3,369 2 5.40%, 5/29/12 3,235,239

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued)

Principal Amount (000) Description Value
U.S.
Government and Agency Securities—(cont’d)
$ 13,000 Resolution Funding Corp., Zero Coupon, 4/15/30 $ 3,605,877
Small Business Administration,
886 Ser. 20C-1, 7.15%,
3/01/17 918,577
1,010 Ser. 20E-1,
7.60%, 5/01/16 1,050,115
1,384 Ser. 20F-1,
7.55%, 6/01/16 1,439,479
960 Ser. 20G-1,
7.70%, 7/01/16 1,001,259
1,255 Ser. 20H-1,
7.25%, 8/01/16 1,299,985
2,181 Ser. 20K-1, 6.95%,
11/01/16 2,247,915
U.S. Treasury Notes,
2,930 7 2.50%, 5/31/06 2,924,506
21,000 7 3.75%, 3/31/07 20,780,156
19,400 7 4.00%, 8/31/07 19,178,720
129,000 7 U.S. Treasury Strip Principal, Zero Coupon, 11/15/24 48,037,794
Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities 110,164,314
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $519,530,065) 487,825,603
Notional Amount (000)
OUTSTANDING
OPTIONS PURCHASED—0.3%
Interest Rate Swaps,
5,700 Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.26%, expires 3/02/16 161,880
5,700 Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.50%, expires 12/11/15 253,650
5,700 Trust pays 5.26%,
Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 3/02/16 335,160
5,700 Trust pays 5.50%,
Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 12/11/15 408,690
Total Outstanding Options Purchased (cost $1,270,530) 1,159,380
Total
investments before borrowed bonds, investments sold short, TBA sale
commitments and outstanding options written—118.5% (cost $520,800,595 8 ) 488,984,983
Principal Amount (000)
BORROWED
BONDS—13.7%
U.S. Treasury Bonds,
13,302 9 5.375%, 5/01/06 13,301,738
17,581 9 6.25%, 5/03/06 17,580,937
U.S. Treasury Notes,
13,894 9 4.00%, 5/03/06 13,894,250
11,715 9 4.125%, 5/03/06 11,715,000
Total Borrowed Bonds (cost $56,491,925) 56,491,925
INVESTMENTS
SOLD SHORT—(13.6)%
U.S.
Government and Agency Securities—(13.6)%
U.S. Treasury Bonds,
(12,930 ) 5.375%, 2/15/31 (13,132,030 )
(15,750 ) 6.25%, 8/15/23 (17,413,593 )
U.S. Treasury Notes,
(14,900 ) 4.00%, 2/15/15 (13,810,438 )
(12,000 ) 4.125%, 8/15/10 (11,643,750 )
Total Investments Sold Short (proceeds $59,142,549) (55,999,811 )
TBA SALE COMMITMENTS—(5.6)%
Federal National Mortgage Assoc., TBA,
(10,000 ) 5.00%, 5/01/36 (9,456,250 )
(14,000 ) 5.50%, 5/11/36 (13,593,132 )
Total TBA Sale Commitments (proceeds $23,070,781) (23,049,382 )

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued)

Contracts/ Notional Amount (000) Description Value
OUTSTANDING OPTIONS WRITTEN—(0.6)%
Interest Rate
Swaps,
$ (5,700 ) Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.135%, expires 4/21/08 $ (320,055 )
(5,700 ) Trust pays
5.135%, Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 4/21/08 (99,009 )
(14,100 ) Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 4.725%, expires 6/13/07 (991,089 )
(14,100 ) Trust pays
4.725%, Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 6/13/07 (64,296 )
(12,400 ) Trust pays
3-month LIBOR, Trust receives 5.67%, expires 1/04/10 (452,600 )
(12,400 ) Trust pays 5.67%,
Trust receives 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/04/10 (559,240 )
(78 ) U.S. Treasury
Notes Future, expiring 5/26/06 (59,109 )
(70 ) U.S. Treasury
Notes Future, expiring 8/25/06 (47,578 )
Total Outstanding
Options Written (premium received $2,942,962) (2,592,976 )
Total
Investments net of borrowed bonds, investments sold short, TBA sale
commitments and outstanding options written—112.4% $ 463,834,739
Liabilities in
excess of other assets—(12.4)% (51,140,226 )
Net
Assets—100% $ 412,694,513

| 1 | Using the higher of
S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Variable rate security. Rate
shown is interest rate as of April 30, 2006. |
| 3 | Security, or a portion
thereof, pledged as collateral with a value of $40,531,144 on 1,538 short
Eurodollar futures contracts expiring June 2006 to December 2008, 761 short
U.S. Treasury Bond futures contracts expiring June 2006 and 365 short U.S.
Treasury Note futures contracts expiring September 2006. The notional value
of such contracts on April 30, 2006 was $482,810,216, with an unrealized gain
of $5,942,425. |
| 4 | Security is not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional
buyers. As of April 30, 2006, the Trust held 0.2% of its net assets, with a
current market value of $972,872, in securities restricted as to resale. |
| 5 | Illiquid security. As of
April 30, 2006, the Trust held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a
current market value of $1 in these securities. |
| 6 | Rate shown is interest rate
or effective yield as of April 30, 2006 of the underlying collateral. |
| 7 | Entire or partial principal
amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. See Note 4 in
the Notes to Financial Statements for details of open reverse repurchase
agreements. |
| 8 | Cost for Federal income tax
purposes is $524,519,650. The net unrealized depreciation on a tax basis is
$35,534,667, consisting of $6,490,414 gross unrealized appreciation and
$42,025,081 gross unrealized depreciation. |
| 9 | The interest rate and
maturity date shown represent the terms of the borrowed transaction, not the
security borrowed. |

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
TBA – To Be Announced

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—145.1%
Corporate Bonds—61.0%
Aerospace & Defense—3.6%
NR $ 1,560 AAR Corp., 8.39%, 5/15/11 $ 1,575,600
B- 2,249 Aero Invest, 10.634%, 3/22/15 (Norway) 2,936,416
BE Aerospace, Inc.,
BB- 615 8.50%, 10/01/10 655,744
B 210 8.875%, 5/01/11 219,187
B- 6,220 2 DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13 6,499,900
B 310 DRS Technologies, Inc., 7.625%, 2/01/18 316,200
NR 4,750 Raytheon Co., 7.00%, 5/15/06 4,809,774
BB 5,350 2 Sequa Corp., 8.875%, 4/01/08 5,590,750
B+ 2,755 Transdigm, Inc., 8.375%, 7/15/11 2,892,750
Total Aerospace & Defense 25,496,321
Automotive—2.6%
BB+ 270 ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12 276,075
Autonation, Inc.,
BB+ 690 3,4 7.04%, 4/15/13 702,075
BB+ 690 4 7.00%, 4/15/14 693,450
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC,
BB- 130 3,4 1.00%, 5/15/14 133,738
BB- 310 4 7.75%, 5/15/16 316,200
A3 7,500 2 DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 4.05%, 6/04/08 7,265,939
CCC 420 Dura Operating Corp., 8.625%, 4/15/12 357,000
B 3,260 General Motors Corp., 8.25%, 7/15/23 2,363,500
B- 145 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11 142,825
B+ 945 Lear Corp., 8.11%, 5/15/09 928,462
CCC+ 1,825 2 Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13 1,761,125
B 450 Tenneco, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/14 455,625
BB- 2,629 TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/13 2,826,175
Total Automotive 18,222,189
Basic Materials—6.3%
B+ 390 Abitibi-Consolidated Co., 8.375%, 4/01/15 (Canada) 393,900
B+ 1,920 AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12 1,944,000
B 350 3,4 BCI US Finance Corp./Borden 2 Nova Scotia Finance
ULC, 9.099%, 7/15/10 357,875
BB- 670 3 Bowater, Inc., 7.91%, 3/15/10 676,700
NR 4,250 Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11 4,473,125
BB+ 120 Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16 119,700
Domtar, Inc.,
B+ 300 7.125%, 8/15/15
(Canada) 272,250
B+ 880 7.875%, 10/15/11
(Canada) 853,600
B+ 740 Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada) 746,475
Huntsman LLC,
B2 800 3 12.32%, 7/15/11 838,000
Ba3 1,950 11.625%, 10/15/10 2,198,625
B2 310 12.00%, 7/15/12 354,950
BB 300 IMC Global, Inc., 10.875%, 6/01/08 323,250
Ineos Group Holdings PLC,
B2 1,490 7.875%, 2/07/16
(United Kingdom) 1,811,642
B- 2,885 4 8.50%, 2/15/16
(United Kingdom) 2,729,931
CCC+ 2,625 Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14 2,703,750
Baa3 5,000 Ipsco, Inc., 8.75%, 6/01/13 (Canada) 5,412,500
Lyondell Chemical Co.,
BB+ 560 10.50%, 6/01/13 627,200
BB+ 3,020 11.125%, 7/15/12 3,352,200
BB+ 750 Ser. A, 9.625%,
5/01/07 774,375
B- 215 Nalco Co., 8.875%, 11/15/13 221,988

See Notes to Financial Statements.

46

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
Basic Materials—(cont’d)
NewPage Corp.,
B3 $ 1,500 2,3 11.399%, 5/01/12 $ 1,635,000
B3 325 10.00%, 5/01/12 348,563
BB+ 2,090 3 Nova Chemicals Corp., 7.561%, 11/15/13 (Canada) 2,103,062
Rhodia SA,
CCC+ 921 8.875%, 6/01/11
(France) 955,537
B3 81 10.25%, 6/01/10
(France) 90,518
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.,
B- 450 7.50%, 11/15/14 448,875
B- 3,645 10.625%, 5/15/11 3,954,825
Ba1 3,250 US Steel LLC, 10.75%, 8/01/08 3,550,625
Total Basic Materials 44,273,041
Building & Development—1.6%
B- 350 Ahern Rentals, Inc., 9.25%, 8/15/13 364,875
B2 7504 Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13 768,750
BBB- 3,000 2 DR Horton, Inc., 5.875%, 7/01/13 2,866,521
B- 2,665 ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12 2,744,950
Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc.,
B2 375 3 7.491%, 6/15/12 382,031
B- 3,000 7.875%, 12/15/12 3,007,500
North American Energy Partners, Inc.,
Caa1 150 8.75%, 12/01/11
(Canada) 146,625
B 550 9.00%, 6/01/10
(Canada) 583,000
Total Building & Development 10,864,252
Conglomerates—1.1%
Baa3 7,500 2 Tyco Intl. Group SA, 6.125%, 11/01/08 (Luxembourg) 7,577,843
Consumer Products—6.0%
B3 300 ALH Finance LLC, 8.50%, 1/15/13 294,000
B+ 5,510 2 Cenveo Corp., 9.625%, 3/15/12 5,895,700
Caa1 1,610 3 Duane Reade, Inc., 7.91%, 12/15/10 1,612,012
B- 1,333 Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12 1,169,708
B 2,140 Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14 2,257,700
B+ 5,000 2 Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13 5,100,000
BBB- 4,400 JC Penney Co., Inc., 8.00%, 3/01/10 4,744,246
B- 3,345 4 Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15 3,202,837
B- 1,550 Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12 1,551,938
B 2,075 3 Levi Strauss & Co., 7.73%, 4/01/12 2,163,187
CCC- 1,750 Movie Gallery, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12 918,750
B2 223 4 Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/15 236,938
B3 210 3,4 Nutro Products, Inc., 10/15/13 214,200
BB- 600 Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15 579,000
Rite Aid Corp.,
B- 635 4 6.125%, 12/15/08 623,888
BB- 5,000 8.125%, 5/01/10 5,131,250
B1 2,500 Sheridan Group, Inc., 10.25%, 8/15/11 2,575,000
B 3,500 Sonic Automotive, Inc., 8.625%, 8/15/13 3,605,000
Total Consumer Products 41,875,354
Containers & Packaging—0.9%
B3 875 4 Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., 10.25%, 3/01/16 905,625
B1 1,385 4 Crown Americas LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp.,
7.75%, 11/15/15 1,416,163
CCC+ 585 Graham Packaging Co., Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/12 598,163
B- 250 4 Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/16 255,000
CCC+ 1,670 4 Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13 1,751,412
B+ 1,500 Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 9.75%,
2/01/11 1,541,250
Total Containers & Packaging 6,467,613
Ecological Services &
Equipment—0.6%
B 2,000 Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13 2,127,500
CCC 2,065 Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14 2,142,438
Total Ecological Services & Equipment 4,269,938

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
Energy—6.7%
BB+ $ 5,500 2,4 AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 $ 5,940,000
ANR Pipeline Co.,
B 460 7.375%, 2/15/24 472,650
B 1,780 9.625%, 11/01/21 2,133,775
B2 1,040 Aquila Finance Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada) 1,076,400
B 810 4 Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15 834,300
Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
BB 100 4 6.875%, 11/15/20 98,500
BB 4,000 7.50%, 9/15/13 4,155,000
B- 1,095 Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/13 1,032,037
CMS Energy Corp.,
BB- 150 7.50%, 1/15/09 154,125
BB- 220 8.50%, 4/15/11 235,950
BB- 140 9.875%, 10/15/07 148,225
BB- 750 Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15
(France) 774,375
Compton Petroleum Finance Corp.,
B 525 7.625%, 12/01/13 520,406
B 790 4 7.625%, 12/01/13
(Canada) 783,087
B 800 Dynegy Danskammer LLC, 7.27%, 11/08/10 816,000
El Paso Corp.,
B- 400 7.80%, 8/01/31 398,000
B- 525 4 9.625%, 5/15/12 580,125
B- 225 4 10.75%, 10/01/10 251,438
B 400 El Paso Natural Gas Co., 8.875%, 6/15/32 443,000
Ba2 225 Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26 237,066
B- 220 Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11 217,250
BB 380 Grant Prideco, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/15 364,800
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Corp.,
B 930 4 7.75%, 11/01/15 916,050
B 2,434 4 10.50%, 9/01/10 2,653,060
B- 725 KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12 730,438
B+ 5,665 2 Midwest Generation LLC, 8.56%, 1/02/16 6,089,588
Mirant Americas Generation LLC,
B 175 8.30%, 5/01/11 180,688
B 480 8.50%, 10/01/21 483,600
B 910 9.125%, 5/01/31 955,500
B2 500 Mission Energy Holdings Co., 13.50%, 7/15/08 568,750
NRG Energy, Inc.,
B1 210 7.25%, 2/01/14 211,050
B1 1,185 7.375%, 2/01/16 1,193,887
B- 450 4 Ocean Rig AS, 8.375%, 7/01/13 (Norway) 473,625
B- 580 Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10 659,025
Reliant Energy, Inc.,
BB- 1,035 6.75%, 12/15/14 941,850
BB- 170 9.25%, 7/15/10 172,975
B 5,000 2 Swift Energy Co., 9.375%, 5/01/12 5,337,500
B- 725 4 Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13 735,875
BBB- 100 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/26 102,500
B3 500 4 Verasun Energy Corp., 9.875%, 12/15/12 532,500
B2 190 Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.00%, 2/01/14 188,100
Williams Cos., Inc.,
BB+ 1,000 7.125%, 9/01/11 1,025,000
BB+ 1,285 8.75%, 3/15/32 1,477,750
Total Energy 47,295,820
Entertainment & Leisure—1.2%
B3 505 4 AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/01/16 540,350
B3 1,580 4 Greektown Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 1,655,050
Ba3 5,425 2 MGM Mirage, 9.75%, 6/01/07 5,628,437
B 250 Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11 263,750

See Notes to Financial Statements.

48

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
Entertainment & Leisure—(cont’d)
B+ $ 460 4 San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13 $ 464,600
B+ 100 Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.,
6.625%, 12/01/14 97,000
Total Entertainment & Leisure 8,649,187
Financial Institutions—6.9%
BB 1,480 American Real Estate Partners LP/American Real Estate
Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/13 1,472,600
B 1,733 BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/14
(Luxembourg) 1,906,300
BB 3,360 Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13 3,494,400
B+ 465 E*Trade Financial Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/13 473,138
BB 890 2 Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 7.75%, 4/26/12
(Canada) 845,500
Ford Motor Credit Co.,
BB 500 7.25%, 10/25/11 448,222
BB 2,800 2 7.375%, 2/01/11 2,538,082
General Motors Acceptance Corp.,
BB 3,000 3 5.97%, 1/16/07 2,954,179
BB 5,620 2 6.875%, 8/28/12 5,199,067
B- 900 K&F Acquisition, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/14 920,250
Baa2 5,000 4 Kazkommerts Intl. BV, 10.125%, 5/08/07 (Netherlands) 5,187,500
BBB 200 3 Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 7/13/07 199,730
B2 2,460 4 Nell AF SARL, 8.375%, 8/15/15 (Luxembourg) 2,435,400
Rainbow National Services LLC,
B+ 925 4 8.75%, 9/01/12 987,438
B+ 4,835 4 10.375%, 9/01/14 5,427,287
Caa1 2,175 Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14 1,924,875
AA+ 6,614 5 Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 5.11%, 1/21/10 6,613,922
B- 220 3 Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 7.96%,
5/01/10 228,250
Aa3 4,425 2 Western Financial Bank, 9.625%, 5/15/12 4,911,750
Total Financial Institutions 48,167,890
Health Care—2.8%
B 1,975 4 Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada) 1,984,875
B- 5,000 2 Concentra Operating Corp., 9.50%, 8/15/10 5,262,500
NR 80 6 Curative Health Services, Inc., 10.75%, 5/01/11 50,000
CCC 350 MedQuest, Inc., 11.875%, 8/15/12 292,250
B- 3,000 Norcross Safety Products LLC/Norcross Capital Corp.,
9.875%, 8/15/11 3,142,500
B3 965 Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, 2/01/15 880,562
B 1,360 Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/31 1,118,600
B 4,500 United Surgical Partners Intl., Inc., 10.00%,
12/15/11 4,792,500
B- 1,880 Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11 1,957,550
Total Health Care 19,481,337
Industrials—1.9%
B- 4,000 Fasten Tech, Inc., 11.50%, 5/01/11 4,080,000
B- 1,880 NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15 2,035,100
CCC+ 1,955 Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14 1,847,475
B3 2,240 4 Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 2,374,400
CCC+ 1,415 Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12 1,337,175
Caa1 2,000 United Rentals NA, Inc., 7.00%, 2/15/14 1,925,000
Total Industrials 13,599,150
Media—8.5%
Affinion Group, Inc.,
B- 1,400 4 10.125%, 10/15/13 1,447,250
B- 850 4 11.50%, 10/15/15 871,250
B- 740 Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 12/15/12 743,700
CCC 1,300 American Media Operations, Inc., 10.25%, 5/01/09 1,226,875
B+ 800 3 Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.716%, 4/01/09 848,000
CCC+ 3,500 CBD Media Inc., 8.625%, 6/01/11 3,556,875
Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings II Capital Corp.,
Caa1 755 10.25%, 9/15/10 764,437
Caa1 865 4 10.25%, 9/15/10 868,244

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
Media—(cont’d)
BBB+ $ 6,685 2 Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 6/15/09 $ 6,926,663
BB- 6,000 2 CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/07 6,120,000
B 1,300 Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., 9.875%,
8/15/13 1,430,000
Echostar DBS Corp.,
BB- 2,800 5.75%, 10/01/08 2,758,000
BB- 5,100 2,3 5.81%, 10/01/08 5,202,000
BB- 200 4 7.125%, 2/01/16 195,000
CCC+ 5,000 Houghton Mifflin Co., 9.875%, 2/01/13 5,362,500
B+ 820 Medianews Group, Inc., 6.875%, 10/01/13 746,200
B2 810 4 Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13 832,275
B3 1,400 Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14 1,316,000
B2 2,000 3,4 Paxson Communications Corp., 8.32%, 1/15/12 2,052,500
Primedia, Inc.,
B2 400 8.00%, 5/15/13 365,000
B2 1,200 3 9.165%, 5/15/10 1,230,000
BB- 970 4 Quebecor World, Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/16 (Canada) 940,782
B 4,000 4 RH Donnelley Corp., 8.875%, 1/15/16 4,115,000
B2 2,000 Salem Communications Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/10 2,040,000
B 460 Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 4.875%, 7/15/18 405,961
Caa1 530 Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/01/13 518,075
CCC+ 300 4 Unity Media GmbH, 10.375%, 2/15/15 (Germany) 297,000
Vertis, Inc.,
B3 2,390 9.75%, 4/01/09 2,437,800
CCC 865 10.875%, 6/15/09 830,400
Caa2 3,280 Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10.00%, 3/01/11 3,009,400
Total Media 59,457,187
Real Estate—1.1%
BB 5,860 2 American Real Estate Partners, 8.125%, 6/01/12 6,050,450
BB+ 2,000 Rouse Co., 5.375%, 11/26/13 1,850,536
Total Real Estate 7,900,986
Technology—3.0%
Amkor Technology, Inc.,
CCC+ 1,958 7.75%, 5/15/13 1,864,995
CCC+ 1,100 9.25%, 2/15/08 1,160,500
B+ 1,965 Celestica, Inc., 7.625%, 7/01/13 (Canada) 1,965,000
BB+ 2,012 Flextronics Intl. Ltd., 6.50%, 5/15/13 (Singapore) 1,991,880
B+ 430 4 Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 9.875%, 7/01/12 (South
Korea) 474,613
MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor
Finance Co.,
Ba3 810 3 7.741%, 12/15/11
(Luxembourg) 814,050
B2 135 8.00%, 12/15/14
(Luxembourg) 125,550
B2 890 4 Sensata Technologies BV, 8.00%, 5/01/14 898,900
CCC+ 910 4 SS&C Technologies, Inc., 11.75%, 12/01/13 971,425
BB 200 STATS ChipPAC Ltd., 7.50%, 7/19/10 (Singapore) 202,500
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,
B- 1,735 3,4 8.525%, 8/15/13 1,847,775
B- 665 4 9.125%, 8/15/13 711,550
B- 2,430 4 10.25%, 8/15/15 2,600,100
B 3,615 Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc.,
9.00%, 4/15/12 3,642,112
B- 1,530 UGS Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12 1,675,350
Total Technology 20,946,300
Telecommunications—5.5%
NR 386 Centennial Cellular Operating Co., Zero Coupon,
2/09/11 391,006
BB- 1,420 Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13 1,448,400
A- 5,000 2 Deutsche Telekom Intl. Finance BV, 8.00%, 6/15/10
(Netherlands) 5,421,422
B3 860 4 Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 5/01/13 885,800
Intelsat Ltd.,
B2 460 8.25%, 1/15/13
(Bermuda) 469,200
B2 1,470 8.625%, 1/15/15
(Bermuda) 1,530,638
B2 2,360 3 9.614%, 1/15/12
(Bermuda) 2,401,300

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
Telecommunications—(cont’d)
Lucent Technologies, Inc.,
B1 $ 105 6.45%, 3/15/29 $ 92,925
B1 3,830 6.50%, 1/15/28 3,360,825
B+ 3,850 4 Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 4,004,000
B2 200 Nortel Networks Corp., 6.875%, 9/01/23 (Canada) 186,750
B1 3,517 PanAmSat Corp., 9.00%, 8/15/14 3,701,642
BB 4,000 3 Qwest Communications Intl., Inc., 6.768%, 2/15/09 4,090,000
Qwest Corp.,
BB+ 2,500 3 7.741%, 6/15/13 2,725,000
BB+ 1,000 7.875%, 9/01/11 1,047,500
BB+ 3,675 9.125%, 3/15/12 4,033,312
BB+ 460 Rogers Wireless, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/12 (Canada) 474,950
B2 375 3 Rural Cellular Corp., 8.991%, 3/15/10 382,969
B+ 1,500 4 Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15
(Luxembourg) 1,646,250
Total Telecommunications 38,293,889
Transportation—0.7%
Ba3 520 American Airlines, Inc., 7.324%, 4/15/11 504,400
B 1,715 CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14 (Canada) 1,745,012
BB- 655 4 Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/01/14 696,756
B3 111 Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12 115,579
B+ 190 OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 195,225
BB+ 1,650 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/13 1,802,625
Total Transportation 5,059,597
Total Corporate Bonds 427,897,894
Bank Loans—51.1%
Aerospace & Defense—0.8%
980 Arinc, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/15/11 981,225
895 Camp Acquisition Co., Loan A, LIBOR + 3.25%, 8/30/11 897,486
1,980 Dyncorp International LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%,
1/31/11 2,003,100
1,458 Transdigm, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/12/11 1,475,061
Total Aerospace & Defense 5,356,872
Automotive—1.5%
500 Dana Corp., LIBOR, 4/12/08 503,750
1,224 Dayco Products, LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 6/30/10 1,236,745
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),
500 LIBOR + 2.75%,
4/01/10 506,667
2,000 LIBOR + 3.50%,
4/01/11 2,027,500
748 IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/31/12 755,606
1,000 Lear Corp., LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/23/12 1,003,000
926 Metaldyne Co. LLC, Loan D, LIBOR + 4.50%, 12/31/09 942,196
498 Precision Parts Intl., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.75%,
10/15/11 498,744
517 Tenneco Automotive, Inc., Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.25%,
12/12/10 523,254
2,469 TRW Automotive Acquisitions Corp., Loan B, LIBOR +
1.50%, 6/30/12 2,472,865
Total Automotive 10,470,327
Basic Materials—4.8%
Basell NV,
500 Loan B2, LIBOR +
2.50%, 9/30/13 507,083
500 Loan C2, LIBOR +
3.00%, 9/30/14 507,083
993 Berry Plastics Corp., LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/22/10 1,000,358
877 Boise Cascade Corp., Loan D, LIBOR + 1.75%, 10/31/11 887,357
2,190 Celanese, AG, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/03/11 2,221,741
3,000 Cognis Deutschland, LIBOR + 4.75%, 11/15/13 3,052,500
969 Compass Minerals Group, Inc., LIBOR + 1.50%, 12/31/12 974,451
4,239 Huntsman Intl. LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/15/12 4,261,039
Ineos Group Ltd.,
3,250 Loan A4, LIBOR + 2.25%,
12/16/12-12/16/13 3,281,707
1,750 Loan A4, LIBOR +
2.75%, 12/16/14 1,774,339

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Principal Amount (000) Description
Basic Materials—(cont’d)
Invista B.V.,
$ 1,359 Loan B1, LIBOR +
1.75%, 4/30/11 $ 1,370,054
691 Loan B2, LIBOR +
1.75%, 4/30/11 694,140
2,000 ISP Chemco, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%, 2/28/13 2,015,626
600 John Maneely Co., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 3/31/13 609,250
2,474 Nalco Co., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/01/10 2,500,425
495 PQ Corp., LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/28/12 501,394
990 Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., Loan E, LIBOR +
2.00%, 8/15/12 1,001,602
SP Newsprint,
601 LIBOR + 2.25%,
1/08/10 608,203
1,611 Loan B, LIBOR +
2.25%, 1/09/10 1,631,250
4,000 UPC Technology Corp., LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/31/13 4,030,416
Total Basic Materials 33,430,018
Building & Development—1.4%
239 Atrium Companies, Inc., LIBOR + 3.25%, 12/30/11 239,620
1,500 Custom Building Products, Inc., LIBOR + 5.00%,
4/30/12 1,503,750
250 Euramax International, Inc., LIBOR + 7.00%, 7/15/13 248,750
1,250 Harmon Koval, 3.25%, 12/31/06 1,253,125
479 Maxim Crane Works LP, LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/28/10 484,808
Nacco Industries, Inc.,
500 LIBOR + 2.00%,
3/31/13 504,375
500 LIBOR + 2.00%,
4/15/13 500,000
492 Nortek, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 8/24/11 495,842
Ply Gem Industries, Inc.,
94 CND, LIBOR +
2.25%, 8/15/11 94,570
1,406 USD, LIBOR +
2.25%, 8/15/11 1,418,555
950 Rhodes Ranch, LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/15/10 954,750
1,995 United Subcontractors, Inc., LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/31/12 1,995,000
Total Building & Development 9,693,145
Conglomerates—3.5%
500 AGY Holding Corp., LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/30/12 503,438
Atlantis Plastics, Inc.,
995 LIBOR + 7.25%,
9/30/11 1,004,950
495 PRIME + 0.75%,
9/30/11 501,806
1,080 Blount Intl., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/15/10 1,087,807
1,975 Colfax Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/30/11 2,000,165
3,107 Fidelity National Information Solutions, Inc., Loan
B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 3/30/13 3,124,431
500 Gentek, Inc., 0.50%, 3/15/12 502,500
1,474 Honeywell Security, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 6/28/10 1,482,985
Invensys Intl. Holdings Ltd.,
4,693 0.50%,
3/05/09-11/30/09 4,764,841
1,113 Loan B1, LIBOR +
3.50%, 8/30/09 1,124,335
Jarden Corp.,
991 Loan B2, PRIME +
0.75%, 1/15/12 1,000,218
1,192 PRIME + 1.00%,
1/24/12 1,199,129
995 Mueller Group, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 9/30/12 1,007,438
367 Penn Engineering & Manufacturing, LIBOR + 2.50%,
4/30/11 370,295
1,345 Sensus Metering Systems, Inc., Loan B1, LIBOR +
2.50%, 12/30/09 1,353,023
872 St. John Knits International, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR +
2.50%, 3/30/12 880,266
2,481 Sungard Data Systems, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%,
1/05/13 2,508,943
Total Conglomerates 24,416,570
Consumer Products—9.5%
1,000 Aearo Technologies, Inc., LIBOR + 6.50%, 9/30/13 1,020,000
1,000 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR +
3.00%, 6/30/12 1,011,667
465 Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, LIBOR + 2.00%, 10/15/12 470,770
1,050 Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%,
12/31/10 1,060,500
496 Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%,
7/31/12 501,419
Berkline Bench Craft,
1,000 LIBOR + 10.0%,
4/30/12 750,000
938 Loan B, LIBOR +
3.75%, 10/31/11 885,938

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Principal Amount (000) Description
Consumer Products—(cont’d)
$ 500 Buffets, Inc., LIBOR + 0.10%, 6/28/09 $ 502,500
1,995 Burger King Corp., Loan B1, LIBOR + 1.50%, 2/28/13 2,001,395
1,500 Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Loan B,
LIBOR, 4/15/13 1,494,000
496 Centerplate, Inc., PRIME + 1.25%, 10/15/10 499,962
1,500 Central Garden & Pet Co., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%,
9/30/12 1,507,500
496 Chiquita Brands Intl., Inc., Loan C, LIBOR + 2.00%,
7/15/13 500,592
856 CKE Restaurants, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 5/17/09 863,994
999 Coinmach Corp., Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/15/12 1,014,393
1,731 Commonwealth Brands, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/15/12 1,751,381
1,000 Denny’s Corp., LIBOR + 5.13%, 9/25/10 1,030,000
494 Douglas Dynamics, LLC, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/16/10 498,696
2,901 Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. of Texas, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR
+ 2.00%, 12/30/10 2,915,526
Dunkin Brands, Inc.,
858 LIBOR + 4.25%,
3/01/07 855,992
2,157 LIBOR + 5.63%,
3/01/07 2,151,546
878 Eastman Kodak Co., Loan B2, 1.50%, 10/15/12 887,001
1,000 Easton Bell Sports, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%,
3/31/12 1,010,417
1,481 Eight O’Clock Coffee, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/15/06 1,492,359
648 Hertz Corp., LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/12 654,422
792 Keystone Foods Holdings LLC, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/30/11 800,639
438 Knoll, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%, 10/15/12 442,832
867 Language Line, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 4.25%, 6/14/11 868,832
1,645 Le-Natures, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 5/30/10 1,665,562
1,311 Maidenform, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/14/10 1,317,716
500 MD Beauty, Inc., LIBOR + 7.00%, 7/10/13 502,500
2,738 Michael Foods, Inc., Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/30/10 2,766,779
646 Movie Gallery, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 5.25%, 4/30/11 594,652
1,661 Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc., LIBOR + 2.50%, 4/15/13 1,682,901
1,712 New Page, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/30/12 1,714,281
925 Nice Pak Products, LIBOR + 3.75%, 6/15/10 926,156
Olympus Cable Holdings LLC,
2,000 Loan A, PRIME +
1.25%, 6/30/10 1,944,376
3,500 Loan B, PRIME +
2.00%, 9/30/10 3,421,250
1,500 Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp., Loan B2, LIBOR
+ 2.50%, 12/09/07 1,500,000
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.,
500 LIBOR + 4.75%,
1/08/11 502,500
2,559 Loan B, LIBOR +
2.25%, 6/30/09 2,571,624
2,955 OSI Group LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 9/15/11 2,985,782
748 Pantry, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/29/11 755,139
948 PBM Products LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 7/31/11 956,576
713 Pierre Foods, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/15/10 720,467
750 Pivotal Promontory LLC, LIBOR + 6.50%, 9/15/11 749,375
1,470 Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR +
2.25%, 4/07/11 1,486,538
478 Propex Fabric, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/30/12 480,274
3,452 R.H. Donnelley, Inc., Loan D2, LIBOR + 1.50%,
12/31/11 3,464,483
398 Sealy Mattress Co., Loan D, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/06/12 402,586
603 Synventive Acquisition, Inc., LIBOR + 14.00%, 2/17/14 584,942
499 Travelcenters of America, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR +
1.75%, 6/30/11-11/30/11 503,364
948 Tupperware Corp., LIBOR + 1.50%, 11/07/12 948,387
500 Warnaco, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 1/31/12 500,625
Waterpik Technologies, Inc.,
750 PRIME + 5.50%,
10/15/13 761,250
500 PRIME + 1.25%,
4/15/13 502,500
Total Consumer Products 66,356,858
Containers & Packaging—2.3%
735 Bway Corp., LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/30/11 742,702
200 Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., LIBOR + 3.25%,
8/15/13 203,813
344 Flexsol Packaging Corp., LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/30/11 344,146
3,494 Georgia-Pacific Corp., LIBOR + 3.00%, 2/28/13-2/28/14 3,527,567

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Principal Amount (000) Description
Containers & Packaging—(cont’d)
Graham Packaging Co. LP,
$ 1,975 Loan B, LIBOR +
2.25%, 10/01/11 $ 1,995,984
1,429 Loan C, LIBOR +
4.25%, 4/01/12 1,459,524
1,324 Graphic Packaging Intl., Inc., Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%,
8/08/10 1,343,096
Owens-Illinois Group, Inc.,
3,170 Loan A1, LIBOR +
2.75%, 6/30/07 3,172,666
589 Loan C1, LIBOR +
1.75%, 3/15/08 590,219
499 Ranpak Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/11 503,114
568 Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., 0.50%, 11/15/10 574,741
1,960 Solo Cup, Inc., LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/27/11 1,978,783
Total Containers & Packaging 16,436,355
Ecological Services &
Equipment—0.1%
500 Envirosolutions, Inc., LIBOR + 3.50%, 7/15/12 505,625
Energy—3.4%
429 AES Corp., LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/30/08 431,786
746 Boart Longyear Co., LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/30/12 755,578
993 Cellnet Technology, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%,
4/30/12 1,006,147
1,493 Coffeyville Resources LLC, LIBOR + 2.50%, 7/15/12 1,512,866
365 Cogentrix Delaware Holdings, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%,
4/30/12 368,589
249 Complete Production Services, Inc., Loan B, PRIME +
1.50%, 8/31/12 251,626
923 El Paso Corp., 0.50%, 11/30/09 932,622
1,496 Key Energy Services, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%,
8/15/12 1,513,707
1,000 LSP General Finance Company LLC, LIBOR, 4/15/13 1,006,250
500 MEG Energy Corp., Loan B, LIBOR, 4/15/13 505,250
340 MGG Holdings, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/15/10 343,891
6,000 NRG Energy, LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/31/13 6,064,261
998 Petro Geological Services, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%,
12/31/12 1,006,851
389 Petrohawk, LIBOR + 4.50%, 7/31/10 393,750
274 Pike Electric, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 6/30/12 276,760
1,000 Plum Point Energy Associates, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%,
3/14/14 1,008,750
1,990 Reliant Energy, Inc., LIBOR + 2.38%, 4/30/10 1,987,082
SemCrude LP,
693 CND, LIBOR +
2.25%, 2/28/11 693,866
293 USD, LIBOR +
2.25%, 2/28/11 293,351
1,500 Trinidad Energy Services Income Trust, PRIME + 2.50%,
4/15/11 1,503,750
990 Universal Compression, Inc., LIBOR + 1.50%, 1/15/15 998,357
994 Wolf Hollow I LP, LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/15/12-6/22/12 1,002,538
Total Energy 23,857,628
Entertainment & Leisure—2.7%
983 Boyd Gaming Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 5/14/11 991,711
3,237 CCM Merger, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/31/12 3,255,460
1,000 Century Theatres, Inc., LIBOR + 1.88%, 3/01/13 1,010,000
2,000 Greektown Casino LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/15/12 2,030,000
490 Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%,
12/01/10 494,335
498 Hit Entertainment Ltd., LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/31/12 500,485
1,234 Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%, 1/31/11 1,248,879
5,000 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR +
2.25%, 4/15/12 5,051,875
1,990 Penn National Gaming, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%,
5/31/12 2,013,631
1,099 Wyndham Intl., Inc., Loan E, LIBOR + 4.50%, 9/11/07 1,099,350
1,000 Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 1.00%, 12/31/11 1,009,167
Yellowstone Mountain Club,
4 TBD 4,272
478 LIBOR + 2.38%,
10/15/10 478,197
Total Entertainment & Leisure 19,187,362

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54

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Principal Amount (000) Description
Financial Institutions—4.7%
$ 1,000 Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%,
4/15/13 $ 1,007,500
750 Ameritrade, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 1/31/13 752,625
1,020 Arias Acquisitions, Inc., LIBOR + 3.75%, 7/30/11 1,014,900
500 CCC Information Services Group, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR +
2.50%, 2/15/13 506,041
4,000 Century Corp., PRIME + 2.00%, 12/31/09 3,900,000
1,280 Global Cash Access LLC, LIBOR + 1.75%, 3/15/10 1,293,221
994 Jostens, Inc., Loan C, LIBOR + 2.00%, 10/15/11 1,005,167
N.E.W. Holdings I LLC,
843 LIBOR + 3.00%,
7/15/11 851,454
250 LIBOR + 7.00%,
7/15/12 253,750
Navistar Financial Corp.,
2,264 LIBOR + 5.00%,
2/28/09 2,272,491
3,236 LIBOR + 5.00%,
2/28/09 3,248,633
3,000 NTL, Inc., Loan A, LIBOR, 3/23/11 3,000,000
1,247 Professional Service, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%,
10/31/12 1,253,109
Roller Bearing Co. of America,
2 TBD 1,667
259 Loan B, LIBOR +
2.75%, 7/30/11 259,167
6,000 Rouse Co., LIBOR + 1.30%, 8/21/06 6,000,000
1,000 Targa Resources, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/31/07 1,000,417
TPG Springs,
1,000 TBD, 3/22/13 1,816,985
1,000 Loan C, TBD,
3/22/14 1,826,103
450 Universal American Financial Corp., LIBOR + 2.25%,
5/25/09 451,125
910 USI Holdings Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.30%, 7/30/08 917,629
Total Financial Institutions 32,631,984
Health Care—4.4%
1,995 CCS Medical, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 10/31/12 1,981,284
2,955 Community Health Systems, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%,
8/15/11 2,981,471
2,337 Concentra Operating Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%,
9/30/11 2,360,282
1,883 Davita, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/30/12 1,901,478
1,500 DJ Orthopedics, Inc., LIBOR + 1.50%, 4/15/13 1,505,625
796 Duloxetine Royalty Sub., LIBOR + 4.50%, 10/15/13 804,287
990 Eye Care Centers of America, Inc., LIBOR + 3.00%,
2/28/12 999,900
500 Global Healthcare Exchange LLC, Loan B, PRIME +
0.25%, 3/15/13 501,250
2,000 HealthSouth Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 3/15/13 2,021,428
983 IASIS Healthcare Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%,
6/30/11 994,577
2,898 Jean Coutu Group, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%,
6/30/11 2,922,578
647 Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Loan B2, LIBOR + 1.75%,
8/05/10 653,943
1,000 Multiplan, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/15/13 1,010,833
1,000 National Renal Institutes, Inc., Loan B, PRIME +
1.25%, 4/15/13 1,008,750
Quintiles Transnational Corp.,
250 LIBOR + 2.00%,
3/31/14 254,141
1,000 LIBOR + 4.00%,
3/31/13 1,006,563
500 Radnet Management, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 4.00%,
3/15/11 498,750
990 Select Medical Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 2/28/12 980,787
500 Triumph Healthcare, Inc., LIBOR + 8.50%, 9/15/12 470,000
995 Vanguard Health Holding Co. II, LIBOR + 2.25%,
9/30/11 1,006,822
Warner Chilcott Corp.,
530 LIBOR + 2.75%,
1/18/11 532,997
2,162 Loan B, LIBOR +
2.75%, 1/18/11 2,174,157
871 Loan C, LIBOR +
2.75%, 1/18/11 876,079
402 Loan D, LIBOR +
2.75%, 1/18/11 404,724
983 Wellcare Holdings, LLC, LIBOR + 2.50%, 5/13/09 986,799
Total Health Care 30,839,505

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Principal Amount (000) Description
Industrials—1.7%
$ 998 Acosta, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/15/12 $ 1,007,475
213 Alderwoods Group, Inc., Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.00%,
9/29/09 214,348
998 Bolthouse Farms, Inc., LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/01/12 1,012,463
3,182 Buhrmann U.S., Inc., Loan D1, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/30/10 3,215,881
2,000 Drummond Co., Inc., LIBOR + 1.25%, 2/15/12 1,998,750
658 Novelis, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/30/11 664,167
625 QTC Acquisition, Inc., LIBOR + 6.50%, 5/04/13 624,219
1,748 Trimas Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.75%, 12/31/09 1,772,503
1,049 United Rentals NA, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/12/11 1,059,279
323 Worldspan LP, LIBOR + 2.75%, 6/30/07 324,025
Total Industrials 11,893,110
Media—4.7%
1,719 American Lawyers Media, Inc., 0.75%, 3/15/10 1,725,706
Bresnan Communications Group LLC,
2 TBD 1,841
998 LIBOR + 2.00%,
10/15/13 1,010,659
4,000 Cablevision Systems Corp., LIBOR, 3/31/13 4,016,456
3,434 Charter Communications Operating LLC, Loan B, LIBOR +
3.25%, 4/30/11 3,439,027
Dex Media West LLC,
874 Loan B1, LIBOR +
1.50%, 9/09/10 876,516
3,476 Loan B2, LIBOR +
1.50%, 9/01/09 3,488,671
2,333 DirecTV Holdings LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 3/06/10 2,350,833
1,294 Emmis Communications Co., Loan B, PRIME + 0.75%,
5/15/12 1,300,777
2,568 Insight Midwest Holdings LLC, Loan C, LIBOR + 2.00%,
12/31/09 2,595,011
500 Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico Ltd., LIBOR +
2.25%, 2/15/13 503,750
1,980 Mediacom Communications Corp., Loan C, LIBOR + 2.00%,
9/30/10 1,987,116
1,975 Mediacom Illinois LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 3/31/13 1,983,025
1,936 Mission Broadcasting, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%,
8/14/12 1,942,639
500 NEP Supershooters LP, LIBOR + 8.00%, 8/01/11 495,000
1,926 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%,
8/14/12 1,932,289
750 Puerto Rico Cable Acquisition Co., LIBOR + 6.25%,
7/31/11 758,438
998 Triple Crown Media, Inc., LIBOR + 3.25%, 12/30/12 995,006
500 Wide Open West Finance LLC 500,000
1,957 WMG Acquisition Corp., LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/08/11 1,974,796
Total Media 33,877,556
Publishing—0.1%
748 Endurance Business Media, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%,
3/15/12 750,930
Real Estate—0.9%
Kyle Acquisition Group LLC,
300 LIBOR + 2.00%,
7/31/10 302,625
431 Loan B, LIBOR +
2.00%, 7/31/08 435,122
1,000 Landsource Communities Development LLC, Loan B, LIBOR
+ 2.50%, 3/31/10 1,003,750
Masonite Intl. Corp.,
247 CND, LIBOR +
2.00%, 3/31/13 245,316
248 USD, LIBOR +
2.00%, 3/31/13 245,733
606 Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%,
11/30/11 610,526
2,250 Trizec Properties LLC, LIBOR + 1.40%, 4/06/07 2,248,594
1,000 Williams Scotsman, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%,
6/30/10 1,006,667
Total Real Estate 6,098,333
Technology—1.0%
750 Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR +
2.00%, 3/31/13 755,860
377 Coinstar, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 7/15/11 381,404
495 Federal IT Systems, Inc., LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/30/11 499,022
1,000 Nuance Communications, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/29/13 1,006,667
2,500 Sensata Technologies BV, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/30/13 2,513,282
1,434 Verifone, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/30/11 1,441,081
216 Westcom Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/31/10 216,031
6,813,347

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Principal Amount (000) Description
Telecommunications—3.1%
$ 1,000 Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc., LIBOR +
1.75%, 1/31/12 $ 1,008,000
1,000 Atlantic Broadband Finance LLC, Loan B1, LIBOR +
2.75%, 1/30/11 1,014,375
650 Cavalier Telecom, Loan B, LIBOR + 4.50%, 3/31/12 662,187
991 Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LIBOR + 2.25%,
2/09/11 1,003,945
Communication Supply Corp.,
96 LIBOR + 0.75%,
2/28/12 96,394
404 LIBOR + 2.75%,
2/28/12 404,856
1,481 Consolidated Communications, Inc., Loan D, LIBOR +
1.75%, 4/07/12 1,494,211
500 Country Road Communications LLC, LIBOR, 6/30/13 506,250
750 Fairpoint Communications, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%,
2/15/12 754,125
988 Intelsat Zeus Ltd., 0.75%, 7/31/11 994,598
2,000 Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR
+ 1.75%, 11/30/11 2,017,084
IPC Acquisition Corp.,
959 LIBOR + 2.75%,
8/15/11 972,056
500 LIBOR + 7.25%,
8/15/12 507,916
1,000 Madison River Capital LLC, Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.25%,
7/31/12 1,010,938
2,273 Nextel Partners Operating Corp., Loan D, LIBOR +
1.50%, 5/31/12 2,273,200
Ntelos, Inc.,
1,493 LIBOR + 2.50%,
2/24/10 1,512,649
748 LIBOR + 5.00%,
2/24/12 760,984
2,000 Qwest Corp., Loan A, LIBOR + 4.75%, 6/30/07 2,044,584
1,933 Valor Telecommunication Enterprises II LLC, Loan B,
LIBOR + 1.75%, 2/28/12 1,935,750
1,000 Wind Acquisition Finance SA, TBD, 6/17/12 1,259,347
Total Telecommunications 22,233,449
Transportation—0.5%
875 Delta Air Lines, Inc., Loan A, LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/15/08 888,437
721 Sirva Worldwide, Inc., LIBOR + 4.50%, 11/30/10 718,145
606 Transport Industries LP, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%,
9/30/11 614,563
UAL Corp.,
125 LIBOR + 3.75%,
6/30/06 126,813
875 Loan B, LIBOR +
3.75%, 1/31/12 887,688
Total Transportation 3,235,646
Total Bank Loans 358,084,620
Mortgage Pass-Through
Securities—20.9%
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,
38 5.00%,
6/01/20-7/01/20 37,084
896 2 5.00%, 8/01/20 873,256
494 5.50%,
12/01/28-10/01/33 481,117
9,773 2 5.50%, 11/01/33 9,519,280
17,000 2 7.25%, 1/15/10 18,122,928
120,700 TBA, 5.00%,
5/16/21 117,493,967
Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 146,527,632
Interest Only Asset-Backed
Securities—1.0%
Sterling Coofs Trust,
48,972 Ser. 1, 2.362%,
4/15/29 3,428,067
54,298 Ser. 2, 1.00%,
3/30/30 3,800,841
Total Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities 7,228,908
Asset-Backed Securities—1.5%
2,379 2 Honda Auto Receivables Class A3, 2.30%, 10/18/07 2,362,514
7,910 2 MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, 5.75%, 10/15/08 7,912,249
Total Asset-Backed Securities 10,274,763
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations—1.9%
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
7,181 2,3 Ser. 10, Class
2A1, 4.506%, 10/25/33 6,835,937
7,160 2,3 Ser. 13, Class
1A1, 4.531%, 10/25/33 6,805,234
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 13,641,171

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)

Rating 1 Description
U.S. Government and Agency
Securities—5.3%
U.S. Treasury Notes,
$ 20,425 2 3.375%, 9/15/09 $ 19,643,425
10,000 2 3.75%, 3/31/07 9,895,313
6,000 2 3.875%, 5/15/09 5,832,188
1,815 2 4.25%, 8/15/15 1,707,234
Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities 37,078,160
Foreign Government Bonds—2.4%
BB- 952 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 4.563%, 12/18/07 952,319
BB 5,000 2 Republic of Colombia, 9.75%, 4/23/09 5,505,000
BB 5,000 Republic of Peru, 9.125%, 2/21/12 5,555,000
BB- 5,000 Republic of Turkey, 11.375%, 11/27/06 5,162,500
Total Foreign Government Bonds 17,174,819
Units (000)
Warrants—0.0%
10 7,8 Reliant Resources, Inc., Expires 8/25/08, strike
price $0.001, 1 share for 1 warrant 62,769
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $1,013,480,006) 1,017,970,736
Principal Amount (000)
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.9%
Commercial Paper—0.9%
2,760 9 Ford Motor Credit Co., 4.84%, 5/02/06 2,760,000
3,620 9 General Motors Acceptance Corp., 4.84%, 5/02/06 3,620,000
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $6,380,000) 6,380,000
Total Investments—146.0% (cost $1,019,860,006 10 ) $ 1,024,350,736
Liabilities in excess of other assets—(46.0)% (322,870,026 )
Net Assets—100% $ 701,480,710

| 1 | Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s
rating. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Entire or partial principal amount pledged as
collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. See Note 4 in the Notes to
Financial Statements for details of open reverse repurchase agreements. |
| 3 | Variable rate security. Rate shown is interest rate
as of April 30, 2006. |
| 4 | Security is not registered under the Securities Act
of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with
Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30,
2006, the Trust held 10.8% of its net assets, with a current market value of
$75,520,012, in securities restricted as to resale. |
| 5 | Illiquid security. As of April 30, 2006, the Trust
held 0.9% of its net assets, with a current market value of $6,613,922 in
these securities. |
| 6 | Issuer is in default and/or bankruptcy. |
| 7 | Security is fair valued. |
| 8 | Non-income producing security. |
| 9 | Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of April 30,
2006. |
| 10 | Cost for Federal income tax purposes is
$1,020,072,728. The net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis is $4,278,008,
consisting of $13,603,272 gross unrealized appreciation and $9,325,264 gross
unrealized depreciation. |

A category in the Corporate Bonds and Bank Loans sections may contain multiple industries as defined by the SEC’s Standard Industry Codes.

| KEY TO
ABBREVIATIONS |
| --- |
| CND — Canadian Dollar |
| TBA — To Be Announced |
| TBD — To Be Determined |
| USD — U.S. Dollar |

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) APRIL 30, 2006

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS—121.9%
Corporate
Bonds—114.7%
Aerospace
& Defense—7.9%
NR $ 250 AAR Corp., 8.39%, 5/15/11 $ 252,500
BE Aerospace, Inc.,
BB- 195 8.50%, 10/01/10 207,919
B 65 8.875%, 5/01/11 67,844
B- 1,275 DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13 1,332,375
B 80 DRS Technologies, Inc., 7.625%, 2/01/18 81,600
A- 2,000 Lockheed Martin Corp., 8.50%, 12/01/29 2,527,455
BBB+ 1,000 Northrop Grumman Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/11 1,060,409
BBB 650 Raytheon Co., 4.85%, 1/15/11 629,453
BB 350 Sequa Corp., 8.875%, 4/01/08 365,750
A+ 1,000 United Technologies Corp., 6.35%, 3/01/11 1,035,829
Total Aerospace & Defense 7,561,134
Automotive—3.0%
BB+ 35 ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12 35,788
Autonation, Inc.,
BB+ 110 2 7.00%, 4/15/14 110,550
BB+ 110 2,3 7.045%, 4/15/13 111,925
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC,
BB- 20 2,3 7.576%, 5/15/14 20,575
BB- 55 2 7.75%, 5/15/16 56,100
A3 1,000 4 DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 7.30%, 1/15/12 1,053,616
CCC 60 Dura Operating Corp., 8.625%, 4/15/12 51,000
B 500 General Motors Corp., 8.25%, 7/15/23 362,500
B- 30 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11 29,550
B+ 145 Lear Corp., 8.11%, 5/15/09 142,462
CCC+ 310 Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13 299,150
B 70 Tenneco, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/14 70,875
BB- 492 TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/13 528,900
Total Automotive 2,872,991
Basic
Materials—6.9%
B+ 30 Abitibi-Consolidated Co., 8.375%, 4/01/15 (Canada) 30,300
B+ 280 AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12 283,500
B 80 2,3 BCI US Finance Corp./Borden 2 Nova Scotia Finance
ULC, 10.577%, 7/15/10 81,800
BB- 60 3 Bowater, Inc., 7.91%, 3/15/10 60,600
NR 2,175 Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11 2,289,187
BB+ 20 Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16 19,950
Domtar, Inc., (Canada)
B+ 40 7.125%, 8/15/15 36,300
B+ 140 7.875%, 10/15/11 135,800
B+ 120 Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada) 121,050
Huntsman LLC,
B2 99 11.50%, 7/15/12 113,355
Ba3 50 11.625%, 10/15/10 56,375
B2 185 3 12.318%, 7/15/11 193,787
BB 70 IMC Global, Inc., 10.875%, 6/01/08 75,425
B- 595 2 Ineos Group Holdings PLC, 8.50%, 2/15/16 (United
Kingdom) 563,019
CCC+ 1,155 Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14 1,189,650
Lyondell Chemical Co.,
BB+ 177 9.50%, 12/15/08 184,080
BB+ 130 10.50%, 6/01/13 145,600
B- 55 Nalco Co., 8.875%, 11/15/13 56,788
B3 210 NewPage Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/12 225,225
BB+ 355 3 Nova Chemicals Corp., 8.405%, 11/15/13 (Canada) 357,219

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BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
Basic
Materials—(cont’d)
Rhodia SA, (France)
CCC+ $ 235 8.875%, 6/01/11 $ 243,812
B3 20 10.25%, 6/01/10 22,350
BBB 169 Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.125%, 3/15/07 170,036
Total Basic Materials 6,655,208
Building
& Development—2.9%
B- 75 Ahern Rentals, Inc., 9.25%, 8/15/13 78,187
BB+ 1,000 Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 8.625%, 5/15/11 1,038,750
B2 150 2 Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13 153,750
B- 595 ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12 612,850
B- 665 Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12 666,662
North American Energy Partners, Inc., (Canada)
Caa1 55 8.75%, 12/01/11 53,763
B 200 9.00%, 6/01/10 212,000
Total Building & Development 2,815,962
Conglomerates—0.4%
A+ 325 Honeywell Intl., Inc., 7.50%, 3/01/10 347,693
Consumer
Products—8.3%
B3 90 ALH Finance LLC, 8.50%, 1/15/13 88,200
B+ 2,245 Cenveo Corp., 9.625%, 3/15/12 2,402,150
B- 265 Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12 232,537
BBB+ 1,000 General Mills, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/07 997,850
B 320 Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14 337,600
B- 580 2 Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15 555,350
B- 380 Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12 380,475
B 270 3 Levi Strauss & Co., 9.74%, 4/01/12 281,475
CCC- 105 Movie Gallery, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12 55,125
B3 30 2,3 Nutro Products, Inc., 9.23%, 10/15/13 30,600
B 500 Pantry, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/14 507,500
BB- 100 Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15 96,500
B- 540 2 Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/08 530,550
B 1,400 Sonic Automotive, Inc., 8.625%, 8/15/13 1,442,000
Total Consumer Products 7,937,912
Containers
& Packaging—1.3%
B1 400 2 Crown Americas LLC and Crown Americas Capital Corp.,
7.75%, 11/15/15 409,000
CCC+ 55 Graham Packaging Co., Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/12 56,238
B- 70 2 Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/16 71,400
CCC+ 515 2 Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13 540,106
B+ 180 Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 9.75%,
2/01/11 184,950
Total Containers & Packaging 1,261,694
Ecological
Services & Equipment—2.5%
BB- 265 Allied Waste NA, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/11 253,075
B 1,500 Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13 1,595,625
CCC 550 Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14 570,625
Total Ecological Services & Equipment 2,419,325
Energy—13.7%
ANR Pipeline Co.,
B 185 7.375%, 2/15/24 190,088
B 655 9.625%, 11/01/21 785,181
B2 245 Aquila Finance Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada) 253,575
B 130 2 Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15 133,900
BB 20 2 Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/20 19,700
B- 270 Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/13 254,475
CMS Energy Corp.,
BB- 95 7.50%, 1/15/09 97,613
BB- 85 8.50%, 4/15/11 91,163
BB- 90 9.875%, 10/15/07 95,288
BB- 120 Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15
(France) 123,900

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BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
Energy—(cont’d)
Compton Petroleum Finance Corp.,
B $ 150 7.625%, 12/01/13 $ 148,688
B 250 2 7.625%, 12/01/13
(Canada) 247,812
A1 1,000 ConocoPhillips Holding Co., 6.95%, 4/15/29 1,105,415
BBB+ 1,000 4 Dominion Resources, Inc., 5.70%, 9/17/12 987,211
B2 470 Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11 492,912
BBB 250 DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/01/11 261,631
B 130 Dynegy Danskammer LLC, 7.27%, 11/08/10 132,600
El Paso Corp.,
B- 165 7.75%, 1/15/32 164,588
B- 205 7.80%, 8/01/31 203,975
B- 165 2 9.625%, 5/15/12 182,325
B- 100 2 10.75%, 10/01/10 111,750
B 175 El Paso Natural Gas Co., 8.375%, 6/15/32 193,812
Ba2 33 Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26 35,121
B- 215 Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11 212,312
BBB- 1,075 FirstEnergy Corp., 7.375%, 11/15/31 1,168,006
BB 60 Grant Prideco, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/15 57,600
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Corp.,
B 100 2 7.75%, 11/01/15 98,500
B 97 2 10.50%, 9/01/10 105,730
B- 195 KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12 196,462
Midwest Generation LLC,
B+ 561 8.56%, 1/02/16 602,741
Ba3 370 8.75%, 5/01/34 399,600
Mirant Americas Generation LLC,
B 50 8.30%, 5/01/11 51,625
B 110 8.50%, 10/01/21 110,825
B 280 9.125%, 5/01/31 294,000
B2 120 Mission Energy Holdings Co., 13.50%, 7/15/08 136,500
NRG Energy, Inc.,
B1 50 7.25%, 2/01/14 50,250
B1 285 7.375%, 2/01/16 287,137
A- 250 Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.75%, 1/15/12 265,555
B- 110 2 Ocean Rig AS, 8.375%, 7/01/13 (Norway) 115,775
B- 140 Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10 159,075
Baa2 1,000 Progress Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 3/01/31 1,137,893
Reliant Energy, Inc.,
BB- 285 6.75%, 12/15/14 259,350
BB- 130 9.25%, 7/15/10 132,275
B- 400 2 Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13 406,000
BBB- 30 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/26 30,750
B3 120 2 Verasun Energy Corp., 9.875%, 12/15/12 127,800
B2 60 Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.00%, 2/01/14 59,400
Williams Cos., Inc.,
BB+ 100 7.125%, 9/01/11 102,500
BB+ 210 8.75%, 3/15/32 241,500
Total Energy 13,121,884
Entertainment
& Leisure—4.0%
B3 200 2 AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/01/16 214,000
B3 250 2 Greektown Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 261,875
BB 195 MGM Mirage, 6.00%, 10/01/09 192,075
B 55 Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11 58,025
B 1,000 Resorts Intl. Hotel & Casino, Inc., 11.50%,
3/15/09 1,095,000
BBB- 1,500 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 8.75%, 2/02/11
(Liberia) 1,650,000
B+ 70 2 San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13 70,700
BB- 190 Seneca Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/12 190,000
B+ 140 Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.,
6.625%, 12/01/14 135,800
Total Entertainment & Leisure 3,867,475

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
Financial
Institutions — 24.0%
AA $ 185 2 Allstate Financial Global Funding LLC, 5.25%, 2/01/07 $ 184,959
BB 230 American Real Estate Partners LP/American Real Estate
Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/13 228,850
Aa3 650 2 Barclays Bank PLC, 8.55%, 9/29/49 (United Kingdom) 724,554
B 190 BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/14
(Luxembourg) 209,000
A+ 325 Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 6.50%, 5/01/06 325,012
B2 2,000 Bluewater Finance Ltd., 10.25%, 2/15/12 (Cayman
Islands) 2,095,000
AA+ 3,000 4 Citigroup, Inc., 5.75%, 5/10/06 3,000,436
BB 590 Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13 613,600
B+ 110 E*Trade Financial Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/13 111,925
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., (Canada)
BB 300 6.875%, 4/15/08 292,500
BB 180 7.75%, 4/26/12 171,000
Ford Motor Credit Co.,
BB 750 5.80%, 1/12/09 679,251
BB 1,600 3 6.638%, 1/15/10 1,448,766
BB 75 7.25%, 10/25/11 67,233
AAA 2,000 4 General Electric Capital Corp., 3.45%, 7/16/07 1,958,342
BB 330 General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 8/28/12 305,173
AA 1,500 4 HSBC Bank USA, Inc., 3.875%, 9/15/09 1,434,252
B- 225 K&F Acquisition, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/14 230,063
AAA 850 4 KFW Intl. Finance, Inc., 5.25%, 6/28/06 849,928
A 325 MetLife, Inc., 6.125%, 12/01/11 333,018
B2 565 2 Nell AF SARL, 8.375%, 8/15/15 (Luxembourg) 559,350
Rainbow National Services LLC,
B+ 210 2 8.75%, 9/01/12 224,175
B+ 2,245 2 10.375%, 9/01/14 2,520,013
Caa1 655 Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14 579,675
AA+ 855 5 Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 1.649%, 1/21/10 855,429
AAA 1,000 2 TIAA Global Markets, Inc., 3.875%, 1/22/08 977,386
B- 50 3 Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 9.899%,
5/01/10 51,875
Aa1 2,000 4 Wells Fargo & Co., 3.50%, 4/04/08 1,937,382
Aa3 50 Western Financial Bank, 9.625%, 5/15/12 55,500
Total Financial Institutions 23,023,647
Health
Care—5.6%
B 280 2 Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/14
(Canada) 281,400
NR 10 6 Curative Health Services, Inc., 10.75%, 5/01/11 6,250
CCC 65 MedQuest, Inc., 11.875%, 8/15/12 54,275
AA 1,000 4 Merck & Co., Inc., 4.375%, 2/15/13 918,974
B3 110 Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, 2/01/15 100,375
B 215 Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/31 176,838
B 1,500 United Surgical Partners Intl., Inc., 10.00%,
12/15/11 1,597,500
B- 290 Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11 301,962
A- 1,000 WellPoint, Inc., 5.95%, 12/15/34 933,662
A 1,000 Wyeth, 6.50%, 2/01/34 1,016,586
Total Health Care 5,387,822
Industrials—2.6%
B- 300 NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15 324,750
CCC+ 700 Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14 661,500
B3 350 2 Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 371,000
CCC+ 440 Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12 415,800
Caa1 775 United Rentals NA, Inc., 7.00%, 2/15/14 745,937
Total Industrials 2,518,987
Media—13.0%
NR 1,000 6 Adelphia Communications Corp., 10.50%, 7/15/04 485,000
Affinion Group, Inc.,
B- 345 2 10.125%, 10/15/13 356,644
B- 140 2 11.50%, 10/15/15 143,500
B- 165 Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 12/15/12 165,825
CCC 355 American Media Operations, Inc., 10.25%, 5/01/09 335,031

See Notes to Financial Statements.

62

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
Media—(cont’d)
BBB+ $ 1,000 AOL Time Warner, Inc., 7.70%, 5/01/32 $ 1,090,804
B+ 120 3 Cablevision Systems Corp., 9.62%, 4/01/09 127,200
Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings II Capital Corp.,
Caa1 315 10.25%, 9/15/10 318,938
Caa1 105 2 10.25%, 9/15/10 105,394
BBB+ 1,000 4 Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 6/15/09 1,036,150
BB- 200 CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/07 204,000
Echostar DBS Corp.,
BB- 550 5.75%, 10/01/08 541,750
BB- 45 2 7.125%, 2/01/16 43,875
BB- 200 3 8.24%, 10/01/08 204,000
B+ 130 Medianews Group, Inc., 6.875%, 10/01/13 118,300
B2 130 2 Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13 133,575
BBB 1,500 4 News America, Inc., 6.20%, 12/15/34 1,374,593
B3 350 Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14 329,000
B2 500 2,3 Paxson Communications Corp., 8.318%, 1/15/12 513,125
Primedia, Inc.,
B2 80 8.00%, 5/15/13 73,000
B2 270 3 10.545%, 5/15/10 276,750
BB- 230 2 Quebecor World, Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/16 (Canada) 223,072
B 990 2 RH Donnelley Corp., 8.875%, 1/15/16 1,018,462
B 70 Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 4.875%, 7/15/18 61,777
Caa1 200 Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/01/13 195,500
BBB+ 1,000 TCI Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/26 1,072,556
CCC+ 75 2 Unity Media GmbH, 10.375%, 2/15/15 (Germany) 74,250
Vertis, Inc.,
B3 445 9.75%, 4/01/09 453,900
CCC 370 10.875%, 6/15/09 355,200
BBB 85 Viacom, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/11 87,600
Caa2 980 Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10.00%, 3/01/11 899,150
Total Media 12,417,921
Real
Estate—2.6%
BB 860 American Real Estate Partners, 8.125%, 6/01/12 887,950
A 500 ERP Operating LP, 6.95%, 3/02/11 526,603
Ba3 1,000 Felcore Lodging LP, 8.50%, 6/01/11 1,075,000
Total Real Estate 2,489,553
Technology—5.0%
Amkor Technology, Inc.,
CCC 70 5.00%, 3/15/07 69,137
CCC+ 370 9.25%, 2/15/08 390,350
B+ 565 Celestica, Inc., 7.625%, 7/01/13 (Canada) 565,000
B+ 100 2 Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 9.875%, 7/01/12 (South
Korea) 110,375
MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor
Finance Co., (Luxembourg)
Ba3 160 6.875%, 12/15/11 152,800
B2 20 8.00%, 12/15/14 18,600
Ba3 300 3 8.16%, 12/15/11 301,500
B2 140 2 Sensata Technologies BV, 8.00%, 5/01/14 141,400
CCC+ 295 2 SS&C Technologies, Inc., 11.75%, 12/01/13 314,913
BB 50 STATS ChipPAC Ltd., 7.50%, 7/19/10 (Singapore) 50,625
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,
B- 160 2 9.125%, 8/15/13 171,200
B- 410 2,3 9.431%, 8/15/13 436,650
B- 580 2 10.25%, 8/15/15 620,600
B 990 Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc.,
9.00%, 4/15/12 997,425
B- 370 UGS Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12 405,150
Total Technology 4,745,725
Telecommunications—9.3%
BB- 190 Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13 193,800
B3 130 2 Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 10.789%,
5/01/13 133,900

See Notes to Financial Statements.

63

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD) (continued)

Rating 1 Principal Amount (000) Description
Telecommunications—(cont’d)
Intelsat Ltd., (Bermuda)
B2 $ 50 8.25%, 1/15/13 $ 51,000
B2 240 8.625%, 1/15/15 249,900
B2 295 3 9.614%, 1/15/12 300,162
Lucent Technologies, Inc.,
B1 25 6.45%, 3/15/29 22,125
B1 905 6.50%, 1/15/28 794,137
B+ 500 2 Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 520,000
B2 160 Nortel Networks Corp., 6.875%, 9/01/23 (Canada) 149,400
B1 125 PanAmSat Corp., 9.00%, 8/15/14 131,563
Qwest Corp.,
BB+ 200 7.875%, 9/01/11 209,500
BB+ 3403 8.16%, 6/15/13 370,600
BB+ 85 Rogers Wireless, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/12 (Canada) 87,763
A 1,500 4 SBC Communications, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/34 1,459,898
BBB+ 1,000 Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.95%, 9/30/14
(Luxembourg) 914,857
A+ 2,000 4 Verizon New England, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/11 2,029,823
A+ 1,000 Vodafone Group PLC, 7.75%, 2/15/10 (United Kingdom) 1,069,713
B+ 250 2 Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15
(Luxembourg) 274,375
Total Telecommunications 8,962,516
Transportation—1.7%
Ba3 125 American Airlines, Inc., 7.324%, 4/15/11 121,250
A- 500 Canadian National Railway Co., 6.90%, 7/15/28
(Canada) 547,537
B 475 CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14 (Canada) 483,312
BB- 40 2 Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/01/14 42,550
B3 39 Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12 40,609
B+ 50 OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 51,375
BB+ 300 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/13 317,250
Total Transportation 1,603,883
Total Corporate Bonds 110,011,332
U.S.
Government and Agency Securities—5.1%
410 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/31 416,406
U.S. Treasury Notes,
1,010 4 2.50%, 5/31/06 1,008,106
933 4 2.625%, 11/15/06 921,192
810 4 4.125%, 8/15/10 785,953
1,000 4 4.25%, 8/15/13 954,219
75 4.25%, 8/15/15 70,547
710 4 4.75%, 5/15/14 696,909
Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities 4,853,332
Foreign
Government Bond—1.2%
Baa1 1,000 United Mexican States, 8.125%, 12/30/19 1,152,500
Supranational—0.9%
AAA 850 4 European Investment Bank, 4.875%, 9/06/06
(Luxembourg) 848,863
Total Investments—121.9% (cost $117,648,668 7 ) $ 116,866,027
Liabilities in excess of other assets—(21.9)% (20,991,212 )
Net Assets—100% $ 95,874,815

| 1 | Using the higher of
S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Security is not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional
buyers. As of April 30, 2006, the Trust held 17.3% of its net assets, with a
current market value of $16,551,289, in securities restricted as to resale. |
| 3 | Variable rate security. Rate
shown is interest rate as of April 30, 2006. |
| 4 | Entire or partial principal
amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. See Note 4 in
the Notes to Financial Statements for details of open reverse repurchase
agreements. |
| 5 | Illiquid security. As of
April 30, 2006, the Trust held 0.9% of its net assets, with a current market
value of $855,428 in these securities. |
| 6 | Issuer is in default and/or
bankruptcy. |
| 7 | Cost for Federal income tax
purposes is $117,709,536. The net unrealized depreciation on a tax basis is
$843,509, consisting of $2,224,866 gross unrealized appreciation and
$3,068,375 gross unrealized depreciation. |

A category in the Corporate Bonds section may contain multiple industries as defined by the SEC’s Standard Industry Codes.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

64

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (unaudited) April 30, 2006

Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. 1 (BCT)
Assets
Investments at value 2 $ 42,475,879 $ 364,635,493
Investment in affiliates 21,008 78,040
Cash 34,885 15,953
Foreign currency at value 3 — 3,943,936
Receivable from investments sold — 3,717,673
Variation margin receivable — 138,425
Deposits with brokers as collateral for borrowed bonds — 3,781,731
Interest receivable 421,886 5,732,457
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps — 1,271,645
Other assets 249 2,927
42,953,907 383,318,280
Liabilities
Reverse repurchase agreement — 6,238,469
Payable to custodian — —
Payable for investments purchased — 9,420,649
Payable for dollar rolls — 1,358,654
Variation margin payable — —
Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange contracts — 87,119
Loan payable — —
Investments sold short at value 4 — —
Outstanding options written at value 5 — 2,423,139
TBA sale commitments — —
Unrealized depreciation on credit default swaps — 25,729
Interest payable — 1,089,591
Interest rate floors at value — —
Investment advisory fee payable 19,311 143,469
Administration fee payable 5,267 —
Deferred Trustees’fees 21,008 78,040
Payable to affiliates 9,873 33,704
Other accrued expenses 183,539 138,310
238,998 21,036,873
Net
Assets $ 42,714,909 $ 362,281,407
Composition of Net Assets:
Par value $ 29,571 $ 27,019
Paid-in capital in excess of par 41,775,250 386,195,641
Cost of shares held in treasury 7 — —
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment
income 4,621,859 (3,822,436 )
Accumulated net realized loss (3,086,503 ) (6,750,360 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (625,268 ) (13,368,457 )
Net assets, April 30, 2006 $ 42,714,909 $ 362,281,407
Net asset value 8 $ 14.44 $ 13.41
1 Consolidated
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
2 Investments at
cost $ 43,101,147 $ 374,718,958
3 Foreign
currency at cost — 3,964,702
4 Proceeds
received — —
5 Premium
received — 2,748,069
6 Proceeds for
TBA sale commitments — —
7 Shares held in
treasury — —
8 Shares
outstanding 2,957,093 27,018,774

See Notes to Financial Statements.

65

High Yield Trust (BHY) — $ 67,366,954 $ 408,959,071 $ 488,984,983 $ 1,024,350,736 $ 116,866,027
30,048 147,162 175,389 71,824 16,091
52,144 1,279 — 65,449 92,654
— — — 5,243,625 —
1,008,478 28,157,924 23,228,059 2,766,049 244,199
— 158,721 — — —
— — 56,491,925 — —
1,671,980 6,307,534 5,374,973 14,512,352 2,253,575
— 1,495,232 882,655 — —
405 23,732 3,384 27,242 694
70,130,009 445,250,655 575,141,368 1,047,037,277 119,473,240
— 10,073,888 74,729,625 190,267,010 21,709,642
— — 81,827 — —
1,162,262 32,198,633 1,398,177 36,544,085 1,707,137
— — — 117,191,633 —
— — 336,845 — —
— — — 380,718 —
20,250,000 — — — —
— — 55,999,811 — —
— 2,600,461 2,592,976 — —
— 26,506,607 23,049,382 — —
— 28,725 — — —
71,474 1,151,417 1,817,881 504,961 29,962
— — 1,775,077 — —
41,448 184,725 220,928 451,399 54,341
1,856 64,276 94,677 — —
30,048 147,162 175,389 71,824 16,091
1,273 26,898 72,642 — 9,776
51,741 141,007 101,618 144,937 71,476
21,610,102 73,123,799 162,446,855 345,556,567 23,598,425
$ 48,519,907 $ 372,126,856 $ 412,694,513 $ 701,480,710 $ 95,874,815
$ 6,413 $ 344,497 $ 639,425 $ 36,768 $ 7,058
92,953,912 406,532,068 525,523,492 700,832,170 98,695,235
— (17,377,850 ) — — —
(86,097 ) 665,352 (2,357,127 ) 3,442,279 (173,367 )
(35,207,889 ) (5,703,315 ) (91,704,526 ) (6,970,474 ) (1,871,470 )
(9,146,432 ) (12,333,896 ) (19,406,751 ) 4,139,967 (782,641 )
$ 48,519,907 $ 372,126,856 $ 412,694,513 $ 701,480,710 $ 95,874,815
$ 7.57 $ 10.80 $ 6.45 $ 19.08 $ 13.58
$ 76,513,386 $ 418,124,258 $ 520,800,595 $ 1,019,860,006 $ 117,648,668
— — — 5,160,474 —
— — 59,142,549 — —
— 2,950,732 2,942,962 — —
— 26,515,125 23,070,781 — —
— 1,757,400 — — —
6,413,025 34,449,693 63,942,536 36,768,498 7,058,402

66

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) For the six months ended April 30, 2006

Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. 1 (BCT)
Investment
Income
Interest income $ 1,416,653 $ 12,360,137
Income from affiliates 667 3,152
Total investment income 1,417,320 12,363,289
Expenses
Investment advisory 117,171 1,158,212
Administration 31,956 —
Transfer agent 5,381 7,421
Custodian 35,657 118,065
Reports to shareholders 15,800 52,106
Directors/Trustees 6,491 23,625
Registration 905 10,534
Independent accountants 15,573 31,169
Legal 6,587 41,806
Insurance 1,320 15,303
Deferred Trustees’ fee 667 3,152
Miscellaneous 5,583 28,530
Total expenses excluding interest expense 243,091 1,489,923
Interest expense — 811,474
Total expenses 243,091 2,301,397
Less fees waived by Advisor — —
Less fees paid indirectly — (4,165 )
Net expenses 243,091 2,297,232
Net investment income 1,174,229 10,066,057
Realized
and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments (410,099 ) (7,160,472 )
Foreign currency — (275,726 )
Futures — 476,720
Swaps — (93,546 )
Options written — 32,156
Short sales — —
(410,099 ) (7,020,868 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
Investments 5,643 833,211
Foreign currency — 44,886
Futures — (4,909,357 )
Interest rate floors — —
Swaps (176 ) (567,414 )
Options written — 149,247
Short sales — —
5,467 (4,449,427 )
Net gain (loss) (404,632 ) (11,470,295 )
Net
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 769,597 $ (1,404,238 )

1 Consolidated Statement of Operations.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

67

High Yield Trust (BHY) — $ 3,099,052 $ 14,558,942 Income Trust Inc. (BKT) — $ 19,402,060 $ 32,802,787 $ 4,633,675
2,947 2,567 8,024 3,142 551
3,101,999 14,561,509 19,410,084 32,805,929 4,634,226
361,799 1,159,884 1,344,271 2,681,434 460,058
34,457 193,314 310,216 — —
7,964 14,480 37,105 8,869 7,421
54,054 137,298 134,547 242,900 52,180
19,711 55,998 77,319 88,125 15,954
6,431 28,278 23,951 35,756 7,039
10,534 10,505 22,082 11,250 10,534
18,473 37,664 33,947 25,489 18,275
5,222 37,599 37,833 56,957 10,458
2,116 18,264 17,864 30,086 3,772
1,429 2,567 8,024 3,142 551
5,927 30,117 34,787 30,749 7,779
528,117 1,725,968 2,081,946 3,214,757 594,021
508,127 1,559,715 4,990,462 3,580,988 599,944
1,036,244 3,285,683 7,072,408 6,795,745 1,193,965
— — — — (122,682 )
(3,063 ) (3,326 ) (13,726 ) (32,942 ) (3,326 )
1,033,181 3,282,357 7,058,682 6,762,803 1,067,957
2,068,818 11,279,152 12,351,402 26,043,126 3,566,269
(664,711 ) (4,516,079 ) (4,354,535 ) (4,961,151 ) (1,114,598 )
— — — 48,800 —
— (1,167,912 ) 5,731,356 — —
— (62,051 ) (21,862 ) — —
24,255 34,894 — 156,854 —
— (178,937 ) 127,133 — —
(640,456 ) (5,890,085 ) 1,482,092 (4,755,497 ) (1,114,598 )
1,281,345 (3,772,560 ) (9,897,703 ) 4,714,881 603,909
— — — (458,789 ) —
— (3,839,385 ) 258,791 — —
— — 2,608,823 — —
— (564,481 ) (416,775 ) (4,008 ) —
— 161,502 161,801 — —
— (865,035 ) 1,869,484 — —
1,281,345 (8,879,959 ) (5,415,579 ) 4,252,084 603,909
640,889 (14,770,044 ) (3,933,487 ) (503,413 ) (510,689 )
$ 2,709,707 $ (3,490,892 ) $ 8,417,915 $ 25,539,713 $ 3,055,580

68

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) For the six months ended April 30, 2006

Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. 1 (BCT)
Reconciliation of Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities
Net Increase (Decrease) in
net assets resulting from operations $ 769,597 $ (1,404,238 )
Purchases of long-term
investments (745,043 ) (1,058,379,654 )
Proceeds from sales of
long-term investments 3,232,147 1,182,296,960
Net proceeds (purchases) of
short-term investments (2,430,755 ) (5,055,903 )
Decrease (Increase) in
deposits with brokers as collateral for borrowed bonds — (3,781,731 )
Net amortization of premium
and discount on investments 152,441 1,975,673
Net realized loss on
investments 410,099 7,160,472
Decrease (Increase) in
unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments (5,644 ) (833,211 )
Net effect of exchange rates
on foreign currency — (275,726 )
Decrease in investments sold
short — —
Decrease in outstanding
options written — (117,931 )
Increase (Decrease) in TBA
sale commitments — —
Decrease in interest rate
floors — —
Decrease in interest rate
swaps — 573,973
Decrease in credit default
swaps 176 27,969
Increase in investments in
affiliates (2,167 ) (17,756 )
Decrease (Increase) in
receivable for investments sold — 28,039,294
Decrease in foreign currency
exchange contracts — 136,396
Increase in variation margin
receivable — (66,269 )
Decrease in interest
receivable 87,724 2,282,961
Decrease in other assets 3,553 21,076
Increase (Decrease) in
payable for investments purchased — (44,128,779 )
Decrease in payable for
dollar rolls — (5,914,216 )
Increase in variation margin
payable — —
Increase (Decrease) in
interest payable (4,386 ) (56,760 )
Decrease in investment
advisory fee payable (1,178 ) (58,494 )
Decrease in administration
fee payable (321 ) —
Increase in deferred
Directors/Trustees fees 2,167 17,756
Increase in payable to
affiliates 1,810 12,308
Increase (Decrease) in
accrued expenses (186,391 ) (20,004 )
Total adjustments 514,232 103,838,404
Net cash provided by
operating activities $ 1,283,829 $ 102,434,166
Increase
(Decrease) in Cash and Foreign Currency
Net cash provided by
operating activities $ 1,283,829 $ 102,434,166
Cash used for financing
activities:
Capital contributions — —
Increase (Decrease) in reverse repurchase agreements — (80,637,587 )
Decrease in loan payable — —
Cash dividends paid (1,330,692 ) (21,828,144 )
Net cash used for financing
activities (1,330,692 ) (102,465,731 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash (46,863 ) (31,565 )
Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period 81,748 3,991,454
Cash and foreign currency (overdraft) at end of period $ 34,885 $ 3,959,889

1 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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High Yield Trust (BHY) — $ 2,709,707 $ (3,490,892 ) Income Trust Inc. (BKT) — $ 8,417,915 Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) — $ 25,539,713 $ 3,055,580
(29,831,588 ) (1,521,764,979 ) (506,589,117 ) (997,994,938 ) (31,765,553 )
29,115,588 1,713,047,482 585,695,018 956,548,869 39,752,259
947,816 368,023 746,357 (2,316,641 ) 711,567
— — 16,605,100 8,670,825 —
(12,362 ) (449,551 ) 6,624,846 1,116,183 103,900
664,711 4,516,079 4,354,535 4,961,151 1,114,598
(1,281,345 ) 3,772,560 9,897,703 (4,714,881 ) (603,909 )
— — — 48,800 —
— — (16,102,372 ) — —
— (128,168 ) (87,307 ) — —
— (95,589,254 ) 1,544,378 — —
— — 1,775,077 — —
— 571,946 416,775 — —
— 31,082 — 4,008 —
(3,813 ) (18,736 ) (26,587 ) (25,923 ) (3,291 )
(630,310 ) 167,095,278 23,036,092 (916,974 ) (179,464 )
— — — 458,430 —
— (41,868 ) — — —
24,423 1,796,664 21,109 52,619 313,862
6,336 1,572 21,059 20,505 9,007
879,236 (137,042,626 ) (47,549,504 ) 29,190,224 1,453,618
— — — (2,518,249 ) —
— — 204,144 — —
(5,701 ) (138,672 ) (198,670 ) 154,679 (15,503 )
(2,332 ) (20,288 ) (10,551 ) (19,178 ) (6,212 )
(222 ) (3,382 ) (2,435 ) — —
3,813 18,736 26,587 25,923 3,291
1,240 12,721 15,416 — 3,074
(17,377 ) (54,936 ) (63,278 ) 9,998 (21,953 )
(141,887 ) 135,979,683 80,354,375 (7,244,570 ) 10,869,291
$ 2,567,820 $ 132,488,791 $ 88,772,290 $ 18,295,143 $ 13,924,871
$ 2,567,820 $ 132,488,791 $ 88,772,290 $ 18,295,143 $ 13,924,871
15,047 — — — —
— (110,105,312 ) (74,828,625 ) 14,256,748 (10,172,906 )
(500,000 ) — — — —
(2,128,680 ) (22,460,305 ) (14,113,526 ) (29,020,420 ) (3,726,836 )
(2,613,633 ) (132,565,617 ) (88,942,151 ) (14,763,672 ) (13,899,742 )
(45,813 ) (76,826 ) (169,861 ) 3,531,471 25,129
97,957 78,105 88,034 1,777,603 67,525
$ 52,144 $ 1,279 $ (81,827 ) $ 5,309,074 $ 92,654

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS For the six months ended April 30, 2006 (unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2005

Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. 1 (BCT) — 2006 2005 2006 2005
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income $ 1,174,229 $ 2,365,140 $ 10,066,057 $ 20,946,361
Net realized gain (loss) (410,099 ) 785,483 (7,020,868 ) 17,026,631
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 5,467 (3,333,736 ) (4,449,427 ) (26,925,832 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations 769,597 (183,113 ) (1,404,238 ) 11,047,160
Dividends and Distributions:
Net investment income 2 (1,330,692 ) (3,053,790 ) (14,403,952 ) (27,245,732 )
Net realized gain — (742,526 ) (7,424,192 ) (9,450,897 )
Tax return of capital — — — —
Total dividends and distributions (1,330,692 ) (3,796,316 ) (21,828,144 ) (36,696,629 )
Capital Share Transactions:
Reinvestment of dividends — — — —
Total increase (decrease) (561,095 ) (3,979,429 ) (23,232,382 ) (25,649,469 )
Net Assets
Beginning of period 43,276,004 47,255,433 385,513,789 411,163,258
End of period $ 42,714,909 $ 43,276,004 $ 362,281,407 $ 385,513,789
End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net
investment income $ 4,621,859 $ 4,778,321 $ (3,822,436 ) $ 515,459

| 1 | Consolidated Statement of
Changes in Net Assets. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | A portion of the dividends
from net investment income for the six months ended April 30, 2006 may be
deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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High Yield Trust (BHY) — 2006 2005 Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) — 2006 2005 2006 2005
$ 2,068,818 $ 4,365,000 $ 11,279,152 $ 24,695,470 $ 12,351,402 $ 28,144,451
(640,456 ) 863,475 (5,890,085 ) 14,315,363 1,482,092 (15,436,336 )
1,281,345 (3,198,856 ) (8,879,959 ) (30,139,747 ) (5,415,579 ) (3,057,050 )
2,709,707 2,029,619 (3,490,892 ) 8,871,086 8,417,915 9,651,065
(2,128,680 ) (5,087,371 ) (12,794,617 ) (27,821,573 ) (14,113,526 ) (30,667,298 )
— — (9,665,688 ) (9,614,909 ) — —
— — — — — (4,798,184 )
(2,128,680 ) (5,087,371 ) (22,460,305 ) (37,436,482 ) (14,113,526 ) (35,465,482 )
15,047 67,545 — — — 1,569,925
596,074 (2,990,207 ) (25,951,197 ) (28,565,396 ) (5,695,611 ) (24,244,492 )
47,923,833 50,914,040 398,078,053 426,643,449 418,390,124 442,634,616
$ 48,519,907 $ 47,923,833 $ 372,126,856 $ 398,078,053 $ 412,694,513 $ 418,390,124
$ (86,097 ) $ (26,235 ) $ 665,352 $ 2,180,817 $ (2,357,127 ) $ (595,003 )

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued) For the six months ended April 30, 2006 (unaudited) and the year ended October 31, 2005

Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) — 2006 2005 2006 2005
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Operations:
Net investment income $ 26,043,126 $ 53,638,295 $ 3,566,269 $ 7,734,392
Net realized loss (4,755,497 ) (2,199,531 ) (1,114,598 ) (324,159 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 4,252,084 (32,007,565 ) 603,909 (7,608,367 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations 25,539,713 19,431,199 3,055,580 (198,134 )
Dividends and Distributions:
Net investment income 1 (29,020,420 ) (49,020,501 ) (3,726,836 ) (7,935,935 )
Net realized gain — (5,497,247 ) — —
Tax return of capital — — — (1,898,203 )
Total dividends and distributions (29,020,420 ) (54,517,748 ) (3,726,836 ) (9,834,138 )
Capital Share Transactions:
Reinvestment of dividends — 822,572 — 145,218
Total decrease (3,480,707 ) (34,263,977 ) (671,256 ) (9,887,054 )
Net Assets
Beginning of period 704,961,417 739,225,394 96,546,071 106,433,125
End of period $ 701,480,710 $ 704,961,417 $ 95,874,815 $ 96,546,071
End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net
investment income $ 3,442,279 $ 6,419,573 $ (173,367 ) $ (12,800 )

1 A portion of the dividends from net investment income for the six months ended April 30, 2006 may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

73

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)

April 30, 2006
(unaudited) 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 14.63 $ 15.98 $ 16.02 $ 17.33 $ 16.05 $ 13.64
Investment operations:
Net investment income 0.40 0.80 0.61 1.28 2.01 1.17
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.14 ) (0.87 ) 0.25 (1.40 ) 0.04 2.01
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations 0.26 (0.07 ) 0.86 (0.12 ) 2.05 3.18
Dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income (0.45 ) (1.03 ) (0.90 ) (1.19 ) (0.77 ) (0.77 )
Net realized gains — (0.25 ) — — — —
Total dividends and distributions (0.45 ) (1.28 ) (0.90 ) (1.19 ) (0.77 ) (0.77 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 14.44 $ 14.63 $ 15.98 $ 16.02 $ 17.33 $ 16.05
Market price, end of period $ 15.20 $ 15.86 $ 15.80 $ 15.85 $ 16.18 $ 14.39
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN 1 (1.32 )% 8.74 % 5.45 % 5.32 % 18.34 % 27.66 %
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Total expenses 1.14 % 2 2.37 % 2.48 % 2.43 % 2.50 % 3.52 %
Net expenses 1.14 % 2 2.37 % 2.48 % 2.43 % 2.50 % 3.52 %
Net expenses excluding interest expense and excise tax 1.14 % 2 1.19 % 1.11 % 1.18 % 1.16 % 1.16 %
Net investment income 5.51 % 2 5.23 % 3.83 % 7.54 % 12.22 % 7.93 %
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Average net assets $ 42,961 $ 45,264 $ 47,191 $ 49,882 $ 48,731 $ 43,701
Portfolio turnover 2 % 116 % 20 % 39 % 35 % 19 %
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 42,715 $ 43,276 $ 47,255 $ 47,381 $ 51,244 $ 47,466
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period
(000) $ — $ — $ 19,263 $ 19,953 $ 23,669 $ 13,373
Asset coverage, end of period 3 $ — $ — $ 3,453 $ 3,375 $ 3,165 $ 4,550
Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000) $ — $ 7,865 $ 22,055 $ 19,409 $ 18,388 $ 18,080
Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest
rate — % 2.32 % 1.20 % 1.21 % 1.82 % 4.94 %

| 1 | Total investment return is
calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the
first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each
period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for
purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the
Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect
brokerage commissions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Annualized. |
| 3 | Per $1,000 of reverse
repurchase agreements outstanding. |

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

74

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

Six Months Ended Year Ended October 31 November 30, 2001 1
April 30, 2006 through
(unaudited) 2005 2004 2003 October 31, 2002
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 14.27 $ 15.22 $ 14.75 $ 14.33 $ 14.33 2
Investment operations:
Net investment income 0.37 0.78 0.92 0.83 0.99
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.43 ) (0.37 ) 0.66 0.77 0.04
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (0.06 ) 0.41 1.58 1.60 1.03
Dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income (0.53 ) 3 (1.01 ) (0.86 ) (1.00 ) (1.00 )
Net realized gains (0.27 ) (0.35 ) (0.25 ) (0.18 ) —
Total dividends and distributions (0.80 ) (1.36 ) (1.11 ) (1.18 ) (1.00 )
Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares — — — — (0.03 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.41 $ 14.27 $ 15.22 $ 14.75 $ 14.33
Market price, end of period $ 12.81 $ 13.69 $ 14.02 $ 13.57 $ 13.82
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN 4 (0.62 )% 7.46 % 11.93 % 6.62 % (1.02 )%
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Total expenses 1.23 % 5 1.50 % 1.32 % 1.05 % 1.04 % 5
Net expenses 1.23 % 5 1.50 % 1.32 % 1.05 % 1.04 % 5
Net expenses excluding interest expense 0.79 % 5 0.85 % 0.92 % 0.87 % 0.93 % 5
Net investment income 5.38 % 5 5.20 % 6.20 % 5.58 % 7.67 % 5
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Average net assets $ 377,526 $ 402,783 $ 401,212 $ 401,049 $ 380,277
Portfolio turnover 47 % 220 % 398 % 161 % 73 %
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 362,281 $ 385,514 $ 411,163 $ 398,540 $ 387,238
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period
(000) $ 6,238 $ 86,876 $ 102,474 $ 91,668 $ 165,215
Asset coverage, end of period 6 $ 59,072 $ 5,438 $ 5,012 $ 5,348 $ 3,342
Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000) $ 38,309 $ 91,130 $ 145,094 $ 67,591 $ 35,207
Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest
rate 4.27 % 2.86 % 1.11 % 1.05 % 1.04 %

| 1 | Commencement of investment
operations. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock
Funding, Inc. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Net asset value, beginning
of period, reflects a deduction of $0.675 per share sales charge from the
initial offering price of $15.00 per share. |
| 3 | A portion of the dividends
from net investment income for the six months ended April 30, 2006 may be
deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |
| 4 | Total investment return is
calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the
first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each year
reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of
this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s
dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage
commissions. Total investment returns for less than a full year are not
annualized. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. |
| 5 | Annualized. |
| 6 | Per $1,000 of reverse
repurchase agreements outstanding. |

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

75

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

April 30, 2006
(unaudited) 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 7.48 $ 7.95 $ 6.96 $ 6.13 $ 7.20 $ 10.60
Investment operations:
Net investment income 0.32 0.68 0.92 1.06 1.20 1.32
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.10 (0.36 ) 1.02 0.89 (0.98 ) (3.13 )
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations 0.42 0.32 1.94 1.95 0.22 (1.81 )
Dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income (0.33 ) 1 (0.79 ) (0.92 ) (1.07 ) (1.20 ) (1.48 )
Tax return of capital — — (0.03 ) (0.05 ) (0.09 ) (0.11 )
Total dividends and distributions (0.33 ) (0.79 ) (0.95 ) (1.12 ) (1.29 ) (1.59 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 7.57 $ 7.48 $ 7.95 $ 6.96 $ 6.13 $ 7.20
Market price, end of period $ 8.10 $ 7.36 $ 9.30 $ 10.25 $ 8.68 $ 9.18
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN 2 14.96 % (13.49 )% 0.28 % 32.87 % 7.97 % (11.31 )%
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Total expenses 4.34 % 3 3.52 % 2.69 % 3.07 % 3.45 % 4.90 %
Net expenses 4.33 % 3 3.51 % 2.68 % 3.07 % 3.45 % 4.90 %
Net expenses excluding interest expense 2.20 % 3 2.10 % 1.96 % 2.22 % 2.20 % 2.03 %
Net investment income 8.67 % 3 8.71 % 12.16 % 16.37 % 16.29 % 14.23 %
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Average net assets $ 48,142 $ 50,104 $ 48,186 $ 41,326 $ 46,751 $ 58,553
Portfolio turnover 44 % 102 % 156 % 30 % 147 % 71 %
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 48,520 $ 47,924 $ 50,914 $ 44,438 $ 38,953 $ 45,520
Loan outstanding, end of period (000) $ 20,250 $ 20,750 $ 19,250 $ 19,250 $ 19,250 $ 23,000
Asset coverage, end of period 4 $ 3,396 $ 3,310 $ 3,645 $ 3,308 $ 3,024 $ 2,893
Loan average daily balance (000) $ 20,999 $ 20,425 $ 19,250 $ 19,250 $ 22,664 $ 28,449
Loan weighted average interest rate 2.39 % 2.87 % 1.80 % 1.96 % 2.65 % 5.90 %

| 1 | A portion of the dividends
from net investment income for the six months ended April 30, 2006 may be
deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Total investment return is
calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the
first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each
period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for
purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the
Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect
brokerage commissions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. |
| 3 | Annualized. |
| 4 | Per $1,000 of loan
outstanding. |

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

76

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2006
(unaudited) 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 11.56 $ 12.38 $ 11.93 $ 11.83 $ 11.47 $ 11.03
Investment operations:
Net investment income 0.33 0.72 0.76 0.84 1.15 0.87
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.44 ) (0.45 ) 0.53 0.31 (0.05 ) 0.34
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations (0.11 ) 0.27 1.29 1.15 1.10 1.21
Dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income (0.37 ) 1 (0.81 ) (0.84 ) (0.81 ) (0.75 ) (0.23 )
Net realized gains (0.28 ) (0.28 ) — (0.24 ) — —
Tax return of capital — — — — — (0.54 )
Total dividends and distributions (0.65 ) (1.09 ) (0.84 ) (1.05 ) (0.75 ) (0.77 )
Increase resulting from Trust shares repurchased — — — — 0.01 —
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.80 $ 11.56 $ 12.38 $ 11.93 $ 11.83 $ 11.47
Market price, end of period $ 10.34 $ 10.90 $ 11.38 $ 10.95 $ 10.50 $ 10.41
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN 2 0.64 % 5.53 % 12.04 % 14.71 % 8.44 % 15.09 %
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Total expenses 1.70 % 3 1.72 % 1.11 % 1.29 % 1.40 % 3.62 %
Net expenses 1.70 % 3 1.72 % 1.11 % 1.29 % 1.40 % 3.62 %
Net expenses excluding interest expense 0.89 % 3 0.87 % 0.84 % 0.89 % 0.93 % 1.01 %
Net investment income 5.83 % 3 5.97 % 6.29 % 6.99 % 10.04 % 7.76 %
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Average net assets $ 389,832 $ 413,777 $ 415,131 $ 413,543 $ 394,495 $ 388,478
Portfolio turnover 23 % 396 % 300 % 46 % 153 % 83 %
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 372,127 $ 398,078 $ 426,643 $ 410,981 $ 407,480 $ 397,756
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period
(000) $ 10,074 $ 120,179 $ 94,644 $ 103,378 $ 85,704 $ 136,385
Asset coverage, end of period 4 $ 37,940 $ 4,312 $ 5,508 $ 4,976 $ 5,755 $ 3,916
Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000) $ 75,066 $ 122,457 $ 97,264 $ 136,172 $ 36,153 $ 151,804
Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest
rate 4.19 % 2.87 % 1.14 % 1.22 % 1.93 % 4.92 %

| 1 | A portion of the dividends
from net investment income for the six months ended April 30, 2006 may be
deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Total investment return is
calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the
first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each
period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for
purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the
Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect
brokerage commissions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. |
| 3 | Annualized. |
| 4 | Per $1,000 of reverse
repurchase agreements outstanding. |

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

77

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

April 30, 2006
(unaudited) 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 6.54 $ 6.95 $ 7.21 $ 8.13 $ 8.06 $ 7.23
Investment operations:
Net investment income 0.19 0.44 0.51 0.61 0.99 0.56
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.06 ) (0.30 ) (0.16 ) (0.52 ) (0.35 ) 0.83
Net increase from investment operations 0.13 0.14 0.35 0.09 0.64 1.39
Dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income (0.22 ) 1 (0.48 ) (0.61 ) (1.01 ) (0.57 ) (0.56 )
Tax return of capital — (0.07 ) — — — —
Total dividends and distributions (0.22 ) (0.55 ) (0.61 ) (1.01 ) (0.57 ) (0.56 )
Net asset value, end of period $ 6.45 $ 6.54 $ 6.95 $ 7.21 $ 8.13 $ 8.06
Market price, end of period $ 6.19 $ 5.90 $ 7.50 $ 7.71 $ 8.07 $ 7.26
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN 2 8.61 % (14.63 )% 5.97 % 15.41 % 15.35 % 23.23 %
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Total expenses 3.42 % 3 2.80 % 1.37 % 1.36 % 2.05 % 2.54 %
Net expenses 3.41 % 3 2.79 % 1.37 % 1.36 % 2.05 % 2.54 %
Net expenses excluding interest expense 1.00 % 3 0.99 % 0.97 % 1.02 % 1.03 % 1.03 %
Net investment income 5.97 % 3 6.54 % 7.13 % 8.18 % 12.28 % 7.43 %
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Average net assets $ 417,050 $ 430,035 $ 447,984 $ 472,676 $ 506,533 $ 470,185
Portfolio turnover 40 % 60 % 120 % 64 % 125 % 32 %
Net assets, end of period (000) $ 412,695 $ 418,390 $ 442,635 $ 457,301 $ 511,385 $ 506,764
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period
(000) $ 74,730 $ 149,558 $ 223,736 $ 121,767 $ 205,792 $ 118,634
Asset coverage, end of period 4 $ 6,523 $ 3,798 $ 2,978 $ 4,756 $ 3,485 $ 5,272
Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000) $ 153,871 $ 180,553 $ 158,278 $ 135,804 $ 173,501 $ 148,204
Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest
rate 4.33 % 2.81 % 1.12 % 1.17 % 1.81 % 4.78 %

| 1 | A portion of the dividends
from net investment income for the six months ended April 30, 2006 may be
deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Total investment return is
calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the
first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each
period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for
purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the
Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect
brokerage commissions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. |
| 3 | Annualized. |
| 4 | Per $1,000 of reverse
repurchase agreements outstanding. |

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

78

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

| | Six
Months Ended April 30, 2006 (unaudited) | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Year
Ended October 31, | | | | | | |
| | | 2005 | | 2004 | | | | |
| PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE: | | | | | | | | |
| Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 19.17 | $ | 20.13 | $ | 19.74 | $ | 19.10 | 2 |
| Investment operations: | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | 0.71 | | 1.46 | | 1.46 | | 0.33 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.01 | ) | (0.94 | ) | 0.43 | | 0.60 | |
| Net increase from investment operations | 0.70 | | 0.52 | | 1.89 | | 0.93 | |
| Dividends and distributions from: | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | (0.79 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (1.49 | ) | (0.25 | ) |
| Net realized gains | — | | (0.15 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | |
| Total dividends and distributions | (0.79 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (1.50 | ) | (0.25 | ) |
| Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares | — | | — | | — | | (0.04 | ) |
| Net asset value, end of period | $ 19.08 | $ | 19.17 | $ | 20.13 | $ | 19.74 | |
| Market price, end of period | $ 17.89 | $ | 17.48 | $ | 19.95 | $ | 18.80 | |
| TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN 3 | 6.94 | % | (5.30 | )% | 14.64 | % | (4.77 | )% |
| RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
| Total expenses | 1.95 | % 4 | 1.71 | % | 1.26 | % | 0.82 | % 4 |
| Net expenses | 1.94 | % 4 | 1.71 | % | 1.25 | % | 0.82 | % 4 |
| Net expenses excluding interest expense | 0.91 | % 4 | 0.92 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.79 | % 4 |
| Net investment income | 7.47 | % 4 | 7.42 | % | 7.34 | % | 6.87 | % 4 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | |
| Average net assets (000) | $ 703,127 | $ | 722,668 | $ | 730,369 | $ | 686,655 | |
| Portfolio turnover | 25 | % | 70 | % | 215 | % | 127 | % |
| Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 701,481 | $ | 704,961 | $ | 739,225 | $ | 724,747 | |
| Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period
(000) | $ 190,267 | $ | 176,010 | $ | 159,416 | $ | 118,993 | |
| Asset coverage, end of period 5 | $ 4,687 | $ | 5,005 | $ | 5,637 | $ | 7,091 | |
| Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000) | $ 164,219 | $ | 186,660 | $ | 195,845 | $ | 26,591 | |
| Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest
rate | 4.48 | % | 3.08 | % | 1.32 | % | 0.76 | % |

| 1 | Commencement of investment
operations. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock
Funding, Inc. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Net asset value, beginning
of period, reflects a deduction of $0.90 per share sales charge from the
initial offering price of $20.00 per share. |
| 3 | Total investment return is
calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the
first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each year
reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of
this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s
dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage
commissions. Total investment returns for less than a full year are not
annualized. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. |
| 4 | Annualized. |
| 5 | Per $1,000 reverse
repurchase agreements outstanding. |

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

| | Six
Months Ended April 30, 2006 (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Year
Ended October 31, | | | | | | | | |
| | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | | | |
| PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 13.68 | $ | 15.10 | $ | 15.07 | $ | 12.63 | $ | 14.33 | 2 |
| Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | 0.51 | | 1.10 | | 1.39 | | 1.59 | | 0.98 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.08 | ) | (1.13 | ) | 0.25 | | 2.34 | | (1.77 | ) |
| Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.43 | | (0.03 | ) | 1.64 | | 3.93 | | (0.79 | ) |
| Dividends and distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | (0.53 | ) 3 | (1.12 | ) | (1.61 | ) | (1.49 | ) | (0.84 | ) |
| Tax return of capital | — | | (0.27 | ) | — | | — | | — | |
| Total dividends and distributions | (0.53 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (1.61 | ) | (1.49 | ) | (0.84 | ) |
| Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares | — | | — | | — | | — | | (0.07 | ) |
| Net asset value, end of period | $ 13.58 | $ | 13.68 | $ | 15.10 | $ | 15.07 | $ | 12.63 | |
| Market price, end of period | $ 12.30 | $ | 12.45 | $ | 16.70 | $ | 15.27 | $ | 12.35 | |
| TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN 4 | 3.04 | % | (18.11 | )% | 21.54 | % | 37.36 | % | (12.34 | )% |
| RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total expenses | 2.49 | % 5 | 2.14 | % | 1.49 | % | 2.01 | % | 2.57 | % 5 |
| Net expenses | 2.23 | % 5 | 1.87 | % | 1.23 | % | 1.71 | % | 2.26 | % 5 |
| Net expenses excluding interest expense and excise tax | 0.98 | % 5 | 0.92 | % | 0.89 | % | 1.01 | % | 1.25 | % 5 |
| Net investment income | 7.44 | % 5 | 7.58 | % | 9.23 | % | 11.32 | % | 10.68 | % 5 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Average net assets | $ 96,683 | $ | 101,990 | $ | 106,330 | $ | 98,498 | $ | 95,675 | |
| Portfolio turnover | 26 | % | 51 | % | 31 | % | 32 | % | 22 | % |
| Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 95,875 | $ | 96,546 | $ | 106,433 | $ | 106,045 | $ | 88,594 | |
| Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period
(000) | $ 21,710 | $ | 31,883 | $ | 13,188 | $ | 45,872 | $ | 44,223 | |
| Asset coverage, end of period 6 | $ 5,416 | $ | 4,028 | $ | 9,071 | $ | 3,312 | $ | 3,003 | |
| Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000) | $ 26,863 | $ | 30,406 | $ | 27,652 | $ | 46,036 | $ | 44,889 | |
| Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest
rate | 4.50 | % | 3.20 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.45 | % |

| 1 | Commencement of investment
operations. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock
Funding, Inc. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Net asset value, beginning
of period, reflects a deduction of $0.675 per share sales charge from the
initial offering price of $15.00 per share. |
| 3 | A portion of the dividends
from net investment income for the six months ended April 30, 2006 may be
deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. |
| 4 | Total investment return is
calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the
first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each year
reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of
this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s
dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage
commissions. Total investment returns for less than a full year are not
annualized. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. |
| 5 | Annualized. |
| 6 | Per $1,000 of reverse
repurchase agreements outstanding. |

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

Note 1. Organization & Accounting Policies

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (“Broad Investment Grade”), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (“Core Bond”), BlackRock High Yield Trust (“High Yield”), BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (“Income Opportunity”), BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (“Income Trust”), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (“Limited Duration”) and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (“Strategic Bond”) (collectively, the “Trusts”) are registered as diversified, closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Broad Investment Grade, Income Opportunity and Income Trust are organized as Maryland corporations. Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond are organized as Delaware statutory trusts.

On December 3, 1999, Broad Investment Grade transferred a substantial portion of its total assets to a 100% owned regulated investment company subsidiary called BCT Subsidiary, Inc. The financial statements and these notes to the financial statements for Broad Investment Grade are consolidated and include the operations of both Broad Investment Grade and its wholly owned subsidiary after elimination of all intercompany transactions and balances.

Under the Trusts’ organizational documents, their officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trusts. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trusts enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Trusts’ maximum exposure under these arrangements are unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trusts. However, based on experience, the Trusts consider the risk of loss from such claims to be remote.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts.

Investment Valuation: The Trusts value most of their investments on the basis of current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of each Trust’s Board (the “Board”) of Directors/Trustees (the “Trustees”). In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments, and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Exchange-traded options are valued at their last sales price as of the close of options trading on applicable exchanges. In the absence of a last sale, options are valued at the average of the quoted bid and asked prices as of the close of business. A futures contract is valued at the last sale price as of the close of the commodities exchange on which it trades. Swap quotations are provided by dealers selected under the supervision of the Board. Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value per share. Investments or assets for which such current market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value (“Fair Value Assets”) as determined in good faith under procedures established by, and under the general supervision and responsibility of, each Trust’s Board. The investment advisor and/or sub-advisor will submit its recommendations regarding the valuation and/or valuation methodologies for Fair Value Assets to a valuation committee. The valuation committee may accept, modify or reject any recommendations. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets shall be subsequently reported to the Board.

When determining the price for a Fair Value Asset, the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor shall seek to determine the price that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. The cost of investments sold and the related gain or loss is determined by use of the specific identification method, generally first-in, first out, for both financial reporting and federal income tax purposes. Each Trust records interest income on an accrual basis and amortizes premium and/or accretes discount on securities purchased using the interest method.

Each Trust may from time to time purchase in the secondary market certain mortgage pass-through securities packaged or master serviced by affiliates or mortgage-related securities containing loans or mortgages originated by PNC Bank or its affiliates, including Midland Loan Services, Inc., each of which is an affiliate of BlackRock Advisors, Inc. It is possible under certain circumstances, that PNC Mortgage Securities Corp. or its affiliates, including Midland Loan Services, Inc., could have interests that are in conflict with the holders of these mortgage-backed securities, and such holders could have rights against PNC Mortgage Securities Corp. or its affiliates, including Midland Loan Services, Inc.

Repurchase Agreements: In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, a Trust’s custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities, the value of which at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by a Trust may be delayed or limited.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Trusts may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with qualified third-party broker-dealers as determined by and under the direction of the Trusts’ Board. Interest on the value of reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates at the time of issuance. At the time a Trust enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish and maintain a segregated account with the lender, containing liquid investment grade securities having a value not less than the repurchase price, including accrued interest of the reverse repurchase agreement.

Dollar Rolls: The Trusts may enter into dollar rolls in which a Trust sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period the Trusts forgo principal and interest paid on the securities. The Trusts will be compensated by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and/or by the lower repurchase price at the future date.

Loan Payable: High Yield has a $32 million committed credit facility (the “facility”). Under the terms of the facility, the Trust borrows at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus facility and administrative fees. In addition, the Trust pays a liquidity fee on the unused

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portion of the facility. The Trust may borrow up to 33 1/3% of its total assets up to the committed amount. In accordance with the terms of the facility, the Trust has pledged its portfolio assets as collateral for the borrowing.

Bank Loans: In the process of buying, selling and holding bank loans, a Trust may receive and/or pay certain fees. These fees are in addition to interest payments received and may include facility fees, commitment fees, amendment fees, commissions and prepayment penalty fees. When a Trust buys a bank loan it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a bank loan it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a Trust may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a bank loan. In certain circumstances, a Trust may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon the prepayment of a bank loan by a borrower. Other fees received by a Trust may include covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.

Option Writing/Purchasing: When a Trust writes or purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium received or paid by the Trust is recorded as an asset or a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options which expire unexercised are treated by the Trust on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or the proceeds from the sale in determining whether a Trust has realized a gain or a loss on investment transactions. A Trust, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

Options, when used by the Trusts, help in maintaining a targeted duration. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a security or a portfolio to relative changes in interest rates. For instance, a duration of “one” means that a portfolio’s or a security’s price would be expected to change by approximately one percent with a one percent change in interest rates, while a duration of five would imply that the price would move approximately five percent in relation to a one percent change in interest rates.

Option writing and purchasing may be used by the Trusts as an attempt to manage the duration of positions, or collections of positions, so that changes in interest rates do not adversely affect the targeted duration of the portfolio unexpectedly. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the option is exercised), the underlying position at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying position at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. Put or call options can be purchased or sold to help manage the targeted duration of the portfolio.

The main risk that is associated with purchasing options is that the option expires without being exercised. In this case, the option expires worthless and the premium paid for the option is considered the loss. The risk associated with writing call options is that a Trust may forgo the opportunity for a profit if the market value of the underlying position increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing put options is that a Trust may incur a loss if the market value of the underlying position decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, the Trust risks not being able to enter into a closing transaction for the written option as the result of an illiquid market.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. In certain cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or “IO” class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or “PO” class). The yield to maturity on IOs is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Trust may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs. Such securities will be considered liquid only if so determined in accordance with guidelines established by the Trustees.

Credit Default Swaps: Credit default swaps are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place. Risks arise from the possible inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking-to-market” to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Trust will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract, if any.

The Trusts are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the swap. However, the Trusts closely monitor swaps and do not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.

Total Return Swaps: Total return swaps are agreements in which one party commits to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Trust will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking-to-market” to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Trust will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract, if any.

The Trusts are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the swap. However, the Trusts closely monitor swaps and do not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.

Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount and receives a fixed rate of interest on the same notional principal amount for a specified period of time. Alternatively, a party may pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate. Interest rate swaps are efficient as asset/liability management tools. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

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During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking-to-market” to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Trust will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract, if any.

The Trusts are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the swap. However, the Trusts closely monitor swaps and do not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.

Swap Options: Swap options are similar to options on securities except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swap option is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate swap agreement at any time before the expiration of the option. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options are recorded as liabilities or assets and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options which expire unexercised are treated by a Trust on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commission, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or the proceeds from the sale in determining whether a Trust has realized a gain or loss on investment transactions.

The main risk that is associated with purchasing swap options is that the swap option expires without being exercised. In this case, the option expires worthless and the premium paid for the swap option is considered the loss. The main risk that is associated with the writing of a swap option is the market risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the interest rate swap underlying the written swap option.

Swap options may be used by the Trusts to manage the duration of the Trusts’ portfolios in a manner similar to more generic options described above.

Interest Rate Caps: Interest rate caps are similar to interest rate swaps, except that one party agrees to pay a fee, while the other party pays the excess, if any, of a floating rate over a specified fixed or floating rate.

Interest rate caps are intended to both manage the duration of the Trusts’ portfolios and their exposure to changes in short-term interest rates. Owning interest rate caps reduces a portfolio’s duration, making it less sensitive to changes in interest rates from a market value perspective. The effect on income involves protection from rising short-term interest rates, which the Trusts experience primarily in the form of leverage.

The Trusts are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the interest rate cap. However, the Trusts do not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.

Transaction fees paid or received by the Trusts are recognized as assets or liabilities and amortized or accreted into interest expense or income over the life of the interest rate cap. The asset or liability is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the interest rate cap purchased or sold. Changes in the value of the interest rate cap are recognized as unrealized gains and losses.

Interest Rate Floors: Interest rate floors are similar to interest rate swaps, except that one party agrees to pay a fee, while the other party pays the deficiency, if any, of a floating rate under a specified fixed or floating rate.

Interest rate floors are used by the Trusts to both manage the duration of the portfolios and their exposure to changes in short-term interest rates. Selling interest rate floors reduces a portfolio’s duration, making it less sensitive to changes in interest rates from a market value perspective. The Trusts’ leverage provides extra income in a period of falling rates. Selling floors reduces some of that extra income by partially monetizing it as an up-front payment which the Trusts receive.

The Trusts are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the interest rate floor. However, the Trusts do not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.

Transaction fees paid or received by the Trusts are recognized as assets or liabilities and amortized or accreted into interest expense or income over the life of the interest rate floor. The asset or liability is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the interest rate floor purchased or sold. Changes in the value of the interest rate floor are recognized as unrealized gains and losses.

Financial Futures Contracts: A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a financial instrument for a set price on a future date. Initial margin deposits are made upon entering into futures contracts and can be either cash or securities. During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking-to-market on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. Variation margin payments are made or received, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contract is closed, a Trust records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract.

Financial futures contracts, when used by the Trusts, help in maintaining a targeted duration. Futures contracts can be sold to effectively shorten an otherwise longer duration portfolio. In the same sense, futures contracts can be purchased to lengthen a portfolio that is shorter than its duration target. Thus, by buying or selling futures contracts, the Trusts may attempt to manage the duration of positions so that changes in interest rates do not change the duration of the portfolio unexpectedly.

Forward Currency Contracts: The Trusts enter into forward currency contracts primarily to facilitate settlement of purchases and sales of foreign securities and to help manage the overall exposure to foreign currency. A forward contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date (usually the security transaction settlement date) at a negotiated forward rate. In the event that a security fails to settle within the normal settlement period, the forward currency contract is renegotiated at a new rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the settlement value of the original and renegotiated forward contracts is isolated and is included in net realized gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions. Risks may arise as a result of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contract.

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Forward currency contracts, when used by the Trusts, help to manage the overall exposure to the foreign currency backing some of the investments held by the Trusts. Forward currency contracts are not meant to be used to eliminate all of the exposure to the foreign currency, rather they allow the Trusts to limit their exposure to foreign currency within a narrow band consistent with the objectives of the Trusts.

Foreign Currency Translation: Foreign currency amounts are translated into United States dollars on the following basis:

| (i) | market value of investment
securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange. |
| --- | --- |
| (ii) | purchases and sales of
investment securities, income and expenses—at the rates of exchange
prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. |

The Trusts isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held at period end. Similarly, the Trusts isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the period.

Net realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses includes realized foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign portfolio securities, maturities of foreign reverse repurchase agreements, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of interest and discount recorded on the Trusts’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid and changes in unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses in the value of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities arising as a result of changes in the exchange rate.

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

Short Sales: The Trusts may make short sales of securities as a method of managing potential price declines in similar securities owned. When a Trust makes a short sale, it may borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale as collateral for its obligation to deliver the security upon conclusion of the sale. The Trusts may have to pay a fee to borrow the particular securities and may be obligated to pay over any payments received on such borrowed securities. A gain, limited to the price at which a Trust sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited as to dollar amount, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price is greater or less than the proceeds originally received.

Bonds Borrowed Agreements: In a bonds borrowed agreement, the Trust borrows securities from a third party, with the commitment that they will be returned to the lender on an agreed-upon date. Bonds borrowed agreements are primarily entered into to settle short positions. In a bonds borrowed agreement, the Trust’s prime broker or third party broker takes possession of the underlying collateral securities or cash to settle such short positions. The value of the underlying collateral securities or cash approximates the principal amount of the bonds borrowed transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that bonds borrowed transactions exceed one business day, the value of the collateral with any counterparty is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the lender defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the lender of the security, realization of the collateral by the Trust may be delayed or limited.

Segregation: In cases in which the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) require a Trust to segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., when-issued securities, reverse repurchase agreements or futures contracts), each Trust will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the Commission, designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated.

Federal Income Taxes: It is each Trust’s intention to continue to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute sufficient amounts of their taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provisions have been recorded. As part of a tax planning strategy, Broad Investment Grade has retained a portion of its taxable income and will pay excise tax on the undistributed amounts.

Dividends and Distributions: Each Trust declares and pays dividends and distributions to common shareholders monthly from net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains and if necessary other sources. Net long-term capital gains, if any, in excess of loss carry-forwards may be distributed in accordance with the 1940 Act. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates and such differences may be material.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Trust’s Board, non-interested Trustees are required to defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of other BlackRock closed-end funds selected by the Trustees. These amounts are shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as “Investments in affiliates”. This has the same economic effect for the Trustees as if the Trustees had invested the deferred amounts in such Trusts.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of the Trust. Each Trust may, however, elect to invest in common shares of those Trusts selected by the Trustees in order to match its deferred compensation obligations.

Other: Expenses that are directly related to one of the Trusts are charged directly to that Trust. Other operating expenses are generally prorated to the Trusts on the basis of relative net assets of all of the BlackRock Closed-End Trusts.

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Note 2. Agreements

Each Trust has an Investment Management Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., serves as sub-advisor to the Trusts. BlackRock, Inc. is an indirect, majority owned subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Broad Investment Grade, High Yield, Income Opportunity and Income Trust each have an Administration Agreement with the Advisor. The Investment Management Agreement for Core Bond, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond covers both investment advisory and administration services.

Each Trust’s investment advisory fee paid to the Advisor is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate, 0.55% for Broad Investment Grade, 0.60% for Income Opportunity and 0.65% for Income Trust, of each Trust’s average net assets and 0.55% for Core Bond and Limited Duration, 1.05% for High Yield and 0.75% for Strategic Bond, of each Trust’s average weekly managed assets. “Managed assets” means the total assets of a Trust (including any assets attributable to any borrowing that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage). The Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fees or other expenses on Strategic Bond as a percentage of its average weekly managed assets as follows: 0.20% for the first five years of the Trust’s operations, 0.15% in year six, 0.10% in year seven and 0.05% in year eight.

The Advisor pays BFM fees for its sub-advisory services.

The administration fee paid to the Advisor by Broad Investment Grade, High Yield, Income Opportunity and Income Trust is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of 0.15%, 0.10%, 0.10%, and 0.15%, respectively of the Trusts’ average weekly managed assets.

Pursuant to the Investment Management and Administration agreements, the Advisor provides continuous supervision of the investment portfolio and pays the compensation of officers of each Trust who are affiliated persons of the Advisor, as well as occupancy and certain clerical and accounting costs of each Trust. Each Trust bears all other costs and expenses, which include reimbursements to the Advisor for cost of employees that provide pricing, secondary market support, and compliance services to each Trust. For the six months ended April 30, 2006, the Trusts reimbursed the Advisor the following amounts:

Trust Amount Trust Amount
Broad Investment Grade $ 1,810 Income Trust $ 15,416
Core Bond 12,308 Limited Duration 12,308
High Yield 1,240 Strategic Bond 3,074
Income Opportunity 12,721

Pursuant to the terms of each Trust’s custody agreement, each Trust may receive earnings credits from its custodian for positive cash balances maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. These credits are shown on the Statements of Operations as “fees paid indirectly”.

Note 3. Portfolio Investments

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, dollar rolls and U.S. government securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2006 aggregated as follows:

Trust Purchases Sales Trust Purchases Sales
Broad Investment Grade $ 745,043 $ 1,532,147 Income Trust $ 219,612,080 $ 257,643,221
Core Bond 144,923,988 126,123,948 Limited Duration 284,728,115 245,433,084
High Yield 29,831,578 29,115,588 Strategic Bond 29,976,664 37,961,637
Income Opportunity 54,557,912 261,304,878

Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities for the six months ended April 30, 2006 aggregated as follows:

Trust Purchases Sales Trust Purchases Sales
Broad Investment Grade $ — $ 1,700,000 Income Trust $ 13,270,156 $ 54,405,378
Core Bond 73,314,807 215,852,225 Strategic Bond 1,788,888 1,790,622
Income Opportunity 66,680,965 190,368,090

Details of open forward currency contracts at April 30, 2006 were as follows:

Trust Foreign Currency Settlement Date Contract to Purchase / Receive Value at Settlement Date Value at April 30, 2006 Unrealized Depreciation
Core Bond Sold:
Euro 6/13/06 1,903,360 € $ 2,321,467 $ 2,408,586 $ 87,119
Limited Duration Sold:
Euro 6/13/06 6,586,400 € 8,033,221 8,334,689 301,467
British
Pounds 6/15/06 2,000,500 £ 3,571,157 3,650,408 79,251
$ 380,718

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Income Trust held interest rate floors at April 30, 2006. Under the agreement, Income Trust pays the excess, if any, of a fixed rate over a floating rate. Income Trust received a transaction fee for the floor. Transaction fees are amortized through the termination of the agreement. Details of open interest rate floors held at April 30, 2006 were as follows:

Notional Amount (000) — $225,000 4.80 % 3-month LIBOR 03/25/11 Amortized Cost — $ (2,490,000 ) Value at April 30, 2006 — $ (1,107,787 ) Unrealized Appreciation — $ 1,382,213
177,000 4.95 3-month LIBOR 03/25/11 (1,893,900 ) (667,290 ) 1,226,610
(4,383,900 ) (1,775,077 ) 2,608,823

Details of open interest rate swaps at April 30, 2006 were as follows:

Trust — Core Bond Notional Amount (000) — $ 5,600 Fixed Rate — 4.415 % (b) 3-month LIBOR 09/27/08 Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) — $ (114,646 )
19,435 3.215 (b) 3-month LIBOR 06/14/06 (41,777 )
14,300 3.210 (b) 3-month LIBOR 06/17/06 (37,263 )
800 4.780 (b) 3-month LIBOR 10/27/19 (66,390 )
41,200 4.510 (a) 3-month LIBOR 10/29/14 2,812,079
50,000 3.000 (a) 3-month LIBOR 04/16/07 1,056,232
14,100 4.305 (b) 3-month LIBOR 06/17/10 (548,834 )
20,000 4.458 (b) 3-month LIBOR 04/18/10 (636,029 )
2,800 4.500 (a) 3-month LIBOR 05/26/15 210,168
4,800 4.372 (b) 3-month LIBOR 06/30/15 (409,716 )
17,500 4.385 (b) 3-month LIBOR 08/02/07 6,871
6,200 4.725 (b) 3-month LIBOR 08/02/15 (369,664 )
24,400 4.444 (b) 3-month LIBOR 08/17/07 (259,172 )
4,600 5.000 (b) 3-month LIBOR 11/07/10 (69,618 )
5,000 4.870 (b) 3-month LIBOR 01/25/16 (260,596 )
1,271,645
Income
Opportunity Trust $ 7,800 4.415 % (b) 3-month LIBOR 09/27/08 (159,686 )
50,000 3.000 (a) 3-month LIBOR 04/16/07 1,056,232
20,735 3.215 (b) 3-month LIBOR 06/14/06 (44,571 )
15,300 3.210 (b) 3-month LIBOR 06/17/06 (39,869 )
27,500 4.399 (a) 3-month LIBOR 10/25/14 2,086,467
900 4.780 (b) 3-month LIBOR 10/27/19 (74,689 )
13,800 4.510 (a) 3-month LIBOR 10/29/14 941,910
13,300 4.305 (b) 3-month LIBOR 06/17/10 (517,695 )
10,000 4.458 (b) 3-month LIBOR 04/18/10 (318,014 )
3,000 4.500 (a) 3-month LIBOR 05/26/15 225,180
5,200 4.372 (b) 3-month LIBOR 06/30/15 (443,859 )
10,375 4.368 (b) 3-month LIBOR 07/15/10 (397,578 )
18,800 4.385 (b) 3-month LIBOR 08/02/07 7,382
22,200 4.444 (b) 3-month LIBOR 08/17/07 (235,804 )
8,000 4.670 (b) 3-month LIBOR 09/20/15 (514,503 )
5,000 5.000 (b) 3-month LIBOR 11/07/10 (75,671 )
1,495,232
Income Trust 24,000 3.55 % (b) 3-month LIBOR 10/24/06 (194,092 )
11,000 4.415 (b) 3-month LIBOR 09/27/08 (225,198 )
2,800 5.940 (b) 3-month LIBOR 12/07/15 73,809
50,000 3.000 (a) 3-month LIBOR 04/16/07 1,056,232
19,000 4.889 (a) 3-month LIBOR 04/22/14 756,828
22,295 3.215 (b) 3-month LIBOR 06/14/06 (47,924 )
16,400 3.210 (b) 3-month LIBOR 06/17/06 (42,735 )
12,500 4.399 (a) 3-month LIBOR 10/25/14 948,394
900 4.780 (b) 3-month LIBOR 10/27/19 (74,689 )
9,400 4.902 (a) 3-month LIBOR 03/17/15 427,327
25,000 4.883 (b) 3-month LIBOR 03/21/15 (1,180,497 )
16,000 4.925 (a) 3-month LIBOR 03/22/15 680,561
3,000 4.500 (a) 3-month LIBOR 05/26/15 225,180
4,500 4.442 (a) 3-month LIBOR 07/11/15 (356,337 )
10,210 4.368 (b) 3-month LIBOR 07/15/10 (391,255 )
18,300 4.385 (b) 3-month LIBOR 08/02/07 7,185
12,000 4.320 (b) 3-month LIBOR 09/08/10 (493,479 )
5,500 4.870 (b) 3-month LIBOR 01/25/16 (286,655 )
882,655

| (a) | Trust pays floating
interest rate and receives fixed rate. |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Trust pays fixed interest
rate and receives floating rate. |

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The terms of the open credit default swap agreements at April 30, 2006 were to receive the quarterly notional amount multiplied by 0.40% and pay Barclays Bank, upon default event of Dow Jones CDX, the par value of the notional amount of Dow Jones CDX. Details of open credit default swaps at April 30, 2006 were as follows:

Trust Notional Amount (000) Termination Date Unrealized Depreciation
Core Bond $ (10,750 ) 06/20/11 $ (15,835 )
(10,750 ) 06/20/11 (9,894 )
(25,729 )
Income
Opportunity Trust (12,000 ) 06/20/11 $ (17,680 )
(12,000 ) 06/20/11 (11,045 )
(28,725 )

Transactions in options written during the six months ended April 30, 2006 were as follows:

| Trust — Core Bond | Options outstanding at October 31,
2005 | Contracts/ Notional Amount — $ 60,200,070 | $ | 2,716,753 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Options written | 138 | | 69,239 | |
| | Options expired | — | | — | |
| | Options terminated in closing purchase
transactions | (70 | ) | (37,923 | ) |
| | Options outstanding at April 30, 2006 | $ 60,200,138 | $ | 2,748,069 | |
| Income
Opportunity Trust | Options outstanding at October 31,
2005 | $ 64,600,076 | $ | 2,917,398 | |
| | Options written | 148 | | 74,492 | |
| | Options expired | — | | — | |
| | Options terminated in closing purchase
transactions | (76 | ) | (41,158 | ) |
| | Options outstanding at April 30, 2006 | $ 64,600,148 | $ | 2,950,732 | |
| Income Trust | Options outstanding at October 31,
2005 | $ 64,400,000 | $ | 2,868,468 | |
| | Options written | 148 | | 74,494 | |
| | Options expired | — | | — | |
| | Options terminated in closing purchase
transactions | — | | — | |
| | Options outstanding at April 30, 2006 | $ 64,400,148 | $ | 2,942,962 | |

Note 4. Borrowings Details of open reverse repurchase agreements at April 30, 2006 were as follows (please see Corresponding Underlying Collateral Chart on pages 88-90):

Trust/Counter Party Rate Trade Date Maturity Date Net Closing Amount Par
Core Bond
Lehman Brothers 4.800% 04/10/06 05/05/06 $ 3,589,983 $ 3,578,531
4.950 04/28/06 05/16/06 2,666,521 2,659,938
6,238,469
Income Opportunity
Lehman Brothers 4.760 04/10/06 05/05/06 892,824 890,000
4.730 04/24/06 05/05/06 4,435,238 4,430,000
4.750 04/10/06 05/04/06 3,007,035 2,997,938
4.820 04/10/06 05/04/06 1,761,357 1,755,950
10,073,888
Income Trust
Lehman Brothers 4.770 04/26/06 05/12/06 20,857,622 20,816,250
4.730 04/26/06 05/12/06 19,316,745 19,278,750
4.840 04/13/06 05/17/06 33,592,609 33,525,000
4.850 04/28/06 05/16/06 1,179,904 1,109,625
74,729,625
Limited Duration
Credit Suisse First Boston
LLC 4.940 03/10/06 05/02/06 9,278,997 9,212,000
4.840 03/10/06 05/02/06 5,346,830 5,309,000
4.625 04/03/06 05/02/06 16,591,971 16,532,500
4.670 03/04/06 05/02/06 5,946,521 5,925,000
4.550 04/03/06 05/02/06 9,897,402 9,862,500
4.950 04/25/06 05/02/06 2,802,312 2,402,000
49,243,000

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| Trust/Counter
Party | Rate | Trade Date | Maturity Date | Net Closing Amount | Par |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Limited Duration (con’t) | | | | | |
| Lehman Brothers | 1.500% | 01/04/06 | TBD | $ 1,557,000 | $ 1,557,000 |
| | 3.250 | 01/09/06 | TBD | 1,384,000 | 1,384,000 |
| | 4.770 | 03/10/06 | 05/15/06 | 9,379,864 | 9,302,214 |
| | 5.000 | 03/22/06 | 05/10/06 | 909,020 | 903,000 |
| | 4.850 | 04/08/06 | 05/15/06 | 364,040 | 361,701 |
| | 2.750 | 03/27/06 | TBD | 737,000 | 737,000 |
| | 4.850 | 03/27/06 | 05/15/06 | 746,070 | 741,376 |
| | 4.730 | 04/03/06 | 05/02/06 | 3,282,908 | 3,270,875 |
| | 4.625 | 04/03/06 | 05/02/06 | 1,741,837 | 1,735,594 |
| | 5.100 | 04/06/06 | 05/02/06 | 1,410,175 | 1,405,000 |
| | 4.920 | 04/10/06 | 05/11/06 | 10,317,128 | 10,275,000 |
| | 5.100 | 04/10/06 | 05/12/06 | 5,782,283 | 5,757,000 |
| | 5.100 | 04/11/06 | 05/10/06 | 3,366,300 | 3,353,000 |
| | 5.100 | 04/11/06 | 05/10/06 | 885,374 | 882,000 |
| | 5.200 | 04/12/06 | 05/19/06 | 4,848,307 | 4,826,000 |
| | 3.400 | 04/25/06 | 05/02/06 | 13,261,413 | 13,223,000 |
| | 5.000 | 04/19/06 | 05/12/06 | 21,551,652 | 21,486,000 |
| | 5.250 | 04/19/06 | 05/04/06 | 5,731,678 | 5,720,000 |
| | 5.050 | 04/19/06 | 05/04/06 | 4,659,132 | 4,650,000 |
| | 4.790 | 04/24/06 | 05/12/06 | 18,510,653 | 18,508,750 |
| | 5.150 | 04/24/06 | 05/16/06 | 21,001,904 | 20,939,000 |
| | 5.050 | 04/26/06 | 05/16/06 | 3,034,065 | 3,026,000 |
| | 5.200 | 04/26/06 | 05/16/06 | 4,680,137 | 4,668,000 |
| | 5.020 | 04/27/06 | 05/12/06 | 2,317,015 | 2,312,500 |
| | | | | | 141,024,010 |
| Strategic Bond | | | | | |
| Credit Suisse First Boston
LLC | 4.980 | 04/20/06 | 05/16/06 | 4,326,912 | 4,312,000 |
| | 4.870 | 04/20/06 | 05/04/06 | 9,646,031 | 9,633,000 |
| | | | | | 13,945,000 |
| Lehman Brothers | 4.920 | 04/10/06 | 05/04/06 | 1,197,916 | 1,194,000 |
| | 4.920 | 04/10/06 | 05/04/06 | 897,813 | 895,000 |
| | 4.920 | 04/11/06 | 05/04/06 | 287,863 | 287,000 |
| | 4.790 | 04/12/06 | 05/19/06 | 3,719,525 | 3,703,755 |
| | 4.800 | 04/20/06 | 05/19/06 | 713,541 | 710,887 |
| | 5.000 | 04/26/06 | 05/01/06 | 287,120 | 287,000 |
| | 5.100 | 04/28/06 | 05/16/06 | 688,752 | 687,000 |
| | | | | | 7,764,642 |

Details of underlying collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements at April 30, 2006 were as follows:

| Trust /
Counter Party | Description | Rate | Maturity Date | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Core Bond | | | | | | |
| Lehman Brothers | Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | 2.350% | 05/05/07 | $ 3,675,000 | $ 3,675,000 | $ 3,582,072 |
| | Tennessee Valley Authority | 4.875 | 12/15/16 | 2,650,000 | 2,650,000 | 2,614,809 |
| | | | | | | 6,196,881 |
| Income Opportunity | | | | | | |
| Lehman Brothers | U.S. Treasury Strip | 0.000 | 11/15/21 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 876,250 |
| | U.S. Treasury Bond | 6.000 | 02/15/26 | 6,710,000 | 6,710,000 | 7,268,817 |
| | Resolution Funding Corp. | 0.000 | 05/15/30 | 6,055,000 | 6,055,000 | 1,679,507 |
| | | | | | | 9,824,574 |
| Income Trust | | | | | | |
| Lehman Brothers | U.S. Treasury Notes | 3.750 | 03/31/07 | 21,000,000 | 21,000,000 | 20,780,156 |
| | U.S. Treasury Notes | 4.000 | 08/31/07 | 19,400,000 | 19,400,000 | 19,178,719 |
| | U.S. Treasury Strip | 0.000 | 11/15/24 | 90,000,000 | 90,000,000 | 33,514,740 |
| | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.500 | 05/31/06 | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | 438,799 |
| | | | | | | 73,912,414 |

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Trust / Counter Party Description Rate Maturity Date
Limited Duration
Credit Suisse First Boston
LLC General Motors Acceptance Corp. 6.875 % 08/28/12 $ 7,500,000 $ 7,500,000 $ 6,938,257
Deutsche Telekom Intl. Finance BV 8.000 06/15/10 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,421,422
U.S. Treasury Notes 3.375 12/15/08 17,000,000 17,000,000 16,378,437
U.S. Treasury Notes 3.875 05/15/09 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,832,188
U.S. Treasury Notes 3.750 03/31/07 10,000,000 10,000,000 9,895,313
Ford Motor Credit Co. 7.375 02/01/11 5,800,000 5,800,000 5,257,456
49,723,073
Lehman Brothers Metaldyne Corp. 10.000 11/01/13 1,825,000 1,825,000 1,761,125
New Page Corp. 11.399 04/01/12 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,635,000
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 09/01/33 6,335,498 3,802,594 3,703,248
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.000 06/01/20 657,205 614,014 598,702
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 07/01/33 2,207,045 1,286,170 1,252,567
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 06/01/33 800,952 444,464 432,852
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 03/01/32 1,100,000 410,794 400,062
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 03/01/33 1,006,453 336,201 327,418
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 08/01/33 1,212,613 585,905 570,598
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 10/01/33 3,379,155 1,827,099 1,779,699
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.000 08/01/20 306,253 285,600 278,170
Echostar DBS Corp. 5.810 10/01/08 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,020,000
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 04/01/29 636,638 130,544 127,372
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 02/01/32 397,360 130,351 126,987
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 04/01/33 248,208 111,657 108,740
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. 7.750 04/26/12 890,000 890,000 845,500
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 12/01/28 129,812 26,983 26,341
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 01/01/33 263,772 123,072 119,895
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 05/01/33 1,132,320 629,185 612,747
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.500 11/01/33 188,819 88,816 86,495
U.S. Treasury Notes 3.375 09/15/09 3,425,000 3,425,000 3,264,988
U.S. Treasury Notes 4.250 08/15/15 1,815,000 1,815,000 1,707,234
Cenveo Corp. 9.625 03/15/12 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,605,000
Honda Auto Receivables 2.300 10/18/07 7,125,000 7,125,000 2,838,156
MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust 5.750 10/15/08 7,910,000 7,910,000 7,912,249
Sequa Corp. 8.875 04/01/08 5,350,000 5,350,000 5,590,750
Republic of Colombia 9.750 04/23/09 900,000 900,000 990,900
Group 1 Automotive Inc. 8.250 08/15/13 4,800,000 4,800,000 4,896,000
Swift Energy Co. 9.375 05/01/12 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,337,500
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 4.475 10/25/33 10,000,000 7,211,239 6,864,871
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 4.698 10/25/33 10,000,000 7,214,101 6,856,801
Tyco Intl. Group SA 6.125 11/01/08 7,500,000 7,500,000 7,577,843
DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp. 4.050 06/04/08 7,500,000 7,500,000 7,265,939
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. 6.875 06/15/09 6,685,000 6,685,000 6,926,663
DI Finance 9.500 02/15/13 6,220,000 6,220,000 6,499,900
American Real Estate Partnership 8.125 06/01/12 5,100,000 5,100,000 5,265,750
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 7.250 01/15/10 17,000,000 17,000,000 18,122,928
CSC Holdings, Inc. 7.875 12/15/07 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,120,000
Midwest Generation LLC 8.560 01/02/16 6,365,000 5,664,733 6,089,588
AES Corp. 8.750 05/15/13 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,400,000
MGM Mirage 9.750 06/01/07 5,425,000 5,425,000 5,628,438
Western Financial Bank 9.625 05/15/12 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,330,000
Concentra Operating Corp. 9.500 08/15/10 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,262,500
DR Horton Inc. 5.875 07/01/13 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,388,767
149,556,283

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Trust / Counter Party Description Rate Maturity Date
Strategic Bond
Credit Suisse First Boston LLC Wells Fargo & Co. 3.500% 04/04/08 $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 1,937,382
HSBC Bank USA, Inc. 3.875 09/15/09 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,434,252
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. 6.875 06/15/09 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,036,150
SBC Communications, Inc. 6.450 06/15/34 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,459,898
Dominion Resources, Inc. 5.700 09/17/12 1,000,000 1,000,000 987,211
DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp. 7.300 01/15/12 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,053,616
Citigroup, Inc. 5.750 05/10/06 500,000 500,000 500,073
General Electric Cap. Corp. 3.450 07/16/07 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,958,342
Verizon New England, Inc. 6.500 09/15/11 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,029,823
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.375 02/15/13 1,000,000 1,000,000 918,974
News America, Inc. 6.200 12/15/34 1,000,000 1,000,000 916,395
14,232,116
Lehman Brothers Citigroup, Inc. 5.750 05/10/06 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,100,306
European Investment Bank 4.875 09/06/06 600,000 600,000 599,198
U.S. Treasury Notes 4.250 08/15/13 1,000,000 1,000,000 954,219
U.S. Treasury Notes 2.625 11/15/06 933,000 933,000 921,192
U.S. Treasury Notes 2.500 05/31/06 1,010,000 1,010,000 1,008,106
U.S. Treasury Notes 4.125 08/15/10 810,000 810,000 785,953
U.S. Treasury Notes 4.750 05/15/14 710,000 710,000 696,909
KFW Intl. Finance 5.250 06/28/06 700,000 700,000 699,940
7,765,823

| Note 5. Commitments Bridge Debt Commitments: At April 30, 2006,
High Yield and Limited Duration had $2,712,188 and $16,690,389, respectively,
in commitments outstanding to fund high yield bridge debt. The Trusts are
entitled to a fee upon the expiration of the commitment period, generally
within six months of the initial commitment date. The bridge debt terms
approximate market rates at the time the commitment is entered into. |
| --- |
| Note 6. Income
Tax Information The tax
character of distributions paid during the year ended October 31, 2005 were
as follows: |

| Distributions
Paid from: | Year ended October 31, 2005 — Ordinary Income | Non-taxable Return of Capital | Long-term Capital Gains | Total Distributions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Broad Investment Grade | $ 3,271,251 | $ — | $ 525,065 | $ 3,796,316 |
| Core Bond | 27,245,722 | — | 9,450,907 | 36,696,629 |
| High Yield | 5,087,371 | — | — | 5,087,371 |
| Income Opportunity | 28,509,597 | — | 8,926,885 | 37,436,482 |
| Income Trust | 30,667,298 | 4,798,184 | — | 35,465,482 |
| Limited Duration | 52,882,982 | — | 1,634,766 | 54,517,748 |
| Strategic Bond | 7,935,935 | 1,898,203 | — | 9,834,138 |

For Federal income tax purposes, the following Trusts had capital loss carryforwards as of their last respective tax year end. These amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any:

Trust Capital Loss Carryforward Amount Expires
Broad
Investment Grade $ 2,518,895 2011
684,360 2012
$ 3,203,255
High Yield $ 2,558,868 2007
3,270,311 2008
15,159,280 2009
8,468,860 2010
4,771,417 2011
316,410 2012
$ 34,545,146
Trust Capital Loss Carryforward Amount Expires
Income Trust $ 33,107,952 2007
1,352,206 2008
13,940,898 2009
21,960,613 2011
10,100,201 2012
3,861,222 2013
$ 84,323,092
Limited
Duration $ 2,008,113 2013
Strategic
Bond $ 432,713 2011
318,492 2013
$ 751,205

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Note 7. Capital There are 200 million of $0.01 par value common shares authorized for each of the Broad Investment Grade, Income Opportunity and Income Trusts. There are an unlimited number of $0.001 par value common shares authorized for Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond. At April 30, 2006, the shares owned by affiliates of the Advisor of Limited Duration were 6,021.

During the six months ended April 30, 2006, High Yield issued additional shares under its dividend reinvestment plan of 1,921. During the year ended October 31, 2005, High Yield, Income Trust, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond issued additional shares under their dividend reinvestment plans of 7,498, 227,068, 41,211, and 9,684, respectively.

Note 8. Dividends Subsequent to April 30, 2006, the Board of each of the Trusts declared dividends per common share payable May 31, 2006 to shareholders of record on May 15, 2006. The per share common dividends declared were as follows:

Trust Common Dividend Per Share
Broad
Investment Grade $ 0.075000
Core Bond 0.077100
High Yield 0.055333
Income
Opportunity 0.061900
Income Trust 0.036787
Limited
Duration 0.121800
Strategic
Bond 0.088000

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLANS

Pursuant to each Trust’s respective Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), shareholders of Broad Investment Grade, Income Opportunity and Income Trust may elect, while shareholders of Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond are automatically enrolled, to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Plan Agent”) in the respective Trust’s shares pursuant to the Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Plan.

After Broad Investment Grade and/or Income Opportunity Trust declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ account, by the purchase of outstanding shares on the open market, on the Trust’s primary exchange or elsewhere (“open market purchases”). The Trust will not issue any new shares under the Plan.

After Core Bond, High Yield, Income Trust, Limited Duration and/or Strategic Bond declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ account, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Trust (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by open market purchases. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition being referred to herein as “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market value per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition being referred to herein as “market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases.

The Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and distributions will be paid by each Trust. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any Federal income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.

Each Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, each Trust reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants who request a sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share sold brokerage commisson. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021 or (800) 699-1BFM.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

On February 15, 2006, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) announced that they had entered into an agreement pursuant to which Merrill Lynch would contribute its investment management business, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, to BlackRock, one of the largest publicly traded investment management firms in the United States, to form a new asset management company that will be one of the world’s preeminent, diversified global money management organizations with approximately $1 trillion in assets under management. Based in New York, BlackRock currently manages assets for institutional and individual investors worldwide through a variety of equity, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment products. The new company will operate under the BlackRock name and be governed by a board of directors with a majority of independent members. The new company will offer a full range of equity, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment products with strong representation in both retail and institutional channels, in the U.S. and in non-U.S. markets. It will have over 4,500 employees in 18 countries and a major presence in most key markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe. Merrill Lynch will own no more than 49.8% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of the new company and it will own no more than 45% of the new company’s common stock, and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”), which currently holds a majority interest in BlackRock, will retain approximately 34% of the new company’s common stock. Each of Merrill Lynch and PNC has agreed that it will vote all of its shares on all matters in accordance with the recommendation of BlackRock’s board. Completion of the transaction is subject to various regulatory approvals, client consents, approval by BlackRock shareholders and customary conditions. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of Merrill Lynch, BlackRock and PNC and is expected to close at the end of the third quarter of 2006.

The Trusts listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has filed with the NYSE its chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards and each Trust listed for trading on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) has filed with the AMEX its corporate governance certification regarding compliance with the AMEX’s listing standards. All of the Trusts have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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

During the period, there were no material changes in the Trusts’ investment objective or policies or to their charters or by-laws that have not been approved by shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Trusts. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trusts’ portfolio.

Quarterly performance and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com/indiv/products/closedendfunds/funds.html. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended, to incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

Certain officers of the Trusts listed on the inside back cover of this Report to Shareholders are also officers of the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. They serve in the following capacities for the Advisor or Sub-Advisor: Robert S. Kapito—Director and Vice Chairman of the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor, Henry Gabbay, Anne Ackerley and Bartholomew Battista—Managing Directors of the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor, James Kong and Vincent Tritto—Managing Directors of the Sub-Advisor, and Jeff Gary and Brian P. Kindelan—Managing Director of the Advisor.

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SECTION 19 NOTICES

Set forth below is a summary of notices sent by each Trust, if any, pursuant to Section 19 of the Invesment Company Act of 1940. Section 19 requires each Trust to accompany dividend payments with a notice if any part of that payment is from a source other than accumulated net income, not including profits or losses from the sale of securities or other properties. These notices are not for tax reporting purposes and were provided only for informational purposes in order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. In January 2007, after the completion of each Trust’s tax year, shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV which will reflect the amount of income, capital gain and return of capital paid by the Trust taxable in calendar year 2006 and reportable on your 2006 federal and other income tax returns.

| | | from
proceeds | Distributions | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total | Net
Investment | from the
sale | from
return | |
| Distributions | Income | of
securities | of capital | |
| Core Bond | | | | |
| Nov-05 | $ 0.07710 | $ 0.05490 | $ — | $ 0.02220 |
| Dec-05 | $ 0.07710 | $ 0.06824 | $ — | $ 0.00886 |
| Dec-05 | $ 0.26057 | $ — | $ 0.26057 | $ — |
| Apr-06 | $ 0.07710 | $ 0.05028 | $ — | $ 0.02682 |
| High Yield | | | | |
| Feb-06 | $ 0.05533 | $ 0.05037 | $ — | $ 0.00496 |
| Income Opportunity | | | | |
| Dec-05 | $ 0.26057 | $ — | $ 0.26057 | $ — |
| Income Trust | | | | |
| Mar-06 | $ 0.03679 | $ 0.03469 | $ — | $ 0.00210 |
| Apr-06 | $ 0.03679 | $ 0.02674 | $ — | $ 0.01005 |
| Strategic Bond | | | | |
| Feb-06 | $ 0.08800 | $ 0.06096 | $ — | $ 0.02704 |
| Mar-06 | $ 0.08800 | $ 0.04932 | $ — | $ 0.03868 |

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BlackRock Closed-End Funds

Directors/Trustees Transfer Agent
Ralph L. Schlosstein, Chairman Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Andrew F. Brimmer, Lead Trustee 250 Royall Street
Richard E. Cavanagh Canton, MA 02021
Kent Dixon (800) 699-1BFM
Frank J. Fabozzi Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
R. Glenn Hubbard Deloitte & Touche LLP
Robert S. Kapito 200 Berkeley Street
Officers Boston, MA 02116
Robert S. Kapito, President Legal Counsel
Henry Gabbay, Treasurer Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP
Bartholomew Battista, Chief
Compliance Officer 4 Times Square
Anne Ackerley, Vice President New York, NY 10036
Jeff Gary, Vice President Legal Counsel – Independent Directors/Trustees
James Kong, Assistant Treasurer Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Vincent B. Tritto, Secretary 919 Third Avenue
Brian P. Kindelan, Assistant
Secretary New York, NY 10022
Investment Advisor This
report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for
use in the purchase or sale of Trust shares. Statements and other information
contained in this report are as dated and are subject to change.
BlackRock Advisors, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
(800) 227-7BFM
Sub-Advisor 1 BlackRock Closed-End Funds
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. c/o BlackRock Advisors,
Inc.
40 East 52nd Street 100 Bellevue Parkway
New York, NY 10022 Wilmington, DE 19809
Accounting Agent and Custodian (800) 227-7BFM
State Street Bank and Trust Company
2 Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111
1 For Core Bond, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond.

The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact the Trusts at (800) 699-1BFM.

The Trusts have delegated to the Advisor the voting of proxies relating to their voting securities pursuant to the Advisor’s proxy voting policies and procedures. You may obtain a copy of these proxy voting policies and procedures, without charge, by calling (800) 699-1BFM. These policies and procedures are also available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) at http://www.sec.gov.

Information on how proxies relating to the Trusts’ voting securities were voted (if any) by the Advisor during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 699-1BFM or on the website of the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

The Trusts file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of their respective fiscal years with the Commission on Form N-Q. Each Trust’s Form N-Q will be available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Each Trust’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Each Trust’s Form N-Q may also be obtained, upon request, by calling (800) 699-1BFM.

| This report is for
shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the
purchase or sale of Trust shares. Statements and other information contained
in this report are as dated and are subject to change. |
| --- |
| CEF-SEMI-3 |

Item 2. Code of Ethics. Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments. The Registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Company and Affiliated Purchasers. No such purchases were made during the period covered by this report.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. No matters were voted on by shareholders during the period covered by this report.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures. (a) The Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded, as of that date, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a -3(d))) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a) (1) Not applicable.

(a) (2) Separate certifications of the Principal Executive and Financial Officers pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 furnished as EX-99.CERT.

(b) Certification of Principal Executive and Financial Officers pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 furnished as EX-99.906 CERT.

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SIGNATURES

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.

(Registrant) BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. By: /s/ Henry Gabbay Name: Henry Gabbay Title: Treasurer Date: July 6, 2006

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

By: /s/ Robert S. Kapito Name: Robert S. Kapito Title: Principal Executive Officer Date: July 6, 2006 By: /s/ Henry Gabbay Name: Henry Gabbay Title: Principal Financial Officer Date: July 6, 2006

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