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: 811-21413

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

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

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2024

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2024

 


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders

(a) The Reports to Shareholders are attached herewith.

 


December 31, 2024
2024 Annual Report
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee

Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Section 19(a) Notices
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.s (DSU), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (FRA), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.s (BKT), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust’s (BLW) and BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trusts (BIT) (collectively, the “Funds" or individually, a “Fund”) amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Fund will provide a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
December 31, 2024
 
 
Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Period
% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Period
Fund Name
 
Net
Income
Net Realized
Capital Gains
Short-Term
Net Realized
Capital Gains
Long-Term
Return of
Capital (a)
Total Per
Common
Share
Net
Income
Net Realized
Capital Gains
Short-Term
Net Realized
Capital Gains
Long-Term
Return of
Capital
Total Per
Common
Share
DSU
 
$ 0.868317
$ 
$ 
$ 0.316443
$ 1.184760
73
% 
% 
% 
27
% 
100
% 
FRA
 
1.167738
0.318342
1.486080
79
21
100
BKT
 
0.407235
0.651165
1.058400
38
62
100
BLW
 
1.109627
0.216973
1.326600
84
16
100
BIT
 
0.919736
0.564664
1.484400
62
38
100
(a)
Each Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital
may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in a Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect a Fund’s investment
performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce a Fund’s net asset value per share.
Section 19(a) notices for the Funds, as applicable, are available on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com.
Managed Distribution Plan
The Funds, each with the approval of its Board of Directors (the “Board”), has adopted a managed distribution plan, consistent with its investment objectives and policies, to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital (the “Plan”). In accordance with the Plans, the Funds currently distribute the following fixed amounts per share on a monthly basis.
Fund Name
Amount Per
Common Share
DSU
$ 0.098730
FRA
0.123840
BKT
0.088200
BLW
0.113200
BIT
0.123700
The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Funds Board. Each Fund is currently not relying on any exemptive relief from Section 19(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Under its Plan, a Fund will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If sufficient income (inclusive of net investment income and short-term capital gains) is not earned on a monthly basis, a Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital to shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution. Each monthly distribution to shareholders is expected to be at the fixed amount established by the Board; however, a Fund may make additional distributions from time to time, including additional capital gain distributions at the end of the taxable year, if required to meet requirements imposed by the Code and/or the 1940 Act.
Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Funds investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Plan. Each Funds total return performance is presented in its financial highlights table.
Each Funds Board may amend, suspend or terminate a Funds Plan at any time without prior notice to the Funds shareholders if it deems such actions to be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders. The suspension or termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if the Funds stock is trading at or above net asset value) or widening an existing trading discount. Each Fund is subject to risks that could have an adverse impact on its ability to maintain level distributions. Examples of potential risks include, but are not limited to, economic downturns impacting the markets, changes in interest rates, decreased market volatility, companies suspending or decreasing corporate dividend distributions and changes in the Code.  Please refer to DSUs, BKTs, BLWs and BITs prospectus for a more complete description of a Funds risks.
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Table of Contents 
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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging
The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the distribution rate on, and net asset value (“NAV”) of, their common shares (“Common Shares”). However, there is no guarantee that these objectives can be achieved in all interest rate environments.
In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of leverage, which is based on short-term interest rates, is normally lower than the income earned by a Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of each Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Funds shareholders benefit from the incremental net income. The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage (after paying the leverage costs) is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings (less the leverage liability) is reflected in the per share NAV.
To illustrate these concepts, assume a Fund’s capitalization is $100 million and it utilizes leverage for an additional $30 million, creating a total value of $130 million available for investment in longer-term income securities. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and longer-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, a Fund’s financing costs on the $30 million of proceeds obtained from leverage are based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased by a Fund with the proceeds from leverage earn income based on longer-term interest rates. In this case, a Fund’s financing cost of leverage is significantly lower than the income earned on a Fund’s longer-term investments acquired from such leverage proceeds, and therefore the holders of Common Shares (“Common Shareholders”) are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.
However, in order to benefit shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other costs of leverage exceed a Funds return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if a Fund had not used leverage. Furthermore, the value of the Funds’ portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the amount of each Funds obligations under its respective leverage arrangement generally does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Funds’ NAVs positively or negatively. Changes in the future direction of interest rates are very difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Funds intended leveraging strategy will be successful.
The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in each Funds NAV, market price and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. In a declining market, leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV and market price of a Fund’s shares than if the Fund were not leveraged. In addition, each Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause the Fund to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a Fund’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Fund incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by shareholders and may reduce income to the shareholders. Moreover, to the extent the calculation of each Funds investment advisory fees includes assets purchased with the proceeds of leverage, the investment advisory fees payable to the Funds’ investment adviser will be higher than if the Funds did not use leverage.
Each Fund may utilize leverage through a credit facility or reverse repurchase agreements as described in the Notes to Financial Statements, if applicable.
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), each Fund is permitted to borrow money (including through the use of TOB Trusts) or issue debt securities up to 33 1/3% of its total managed assets. A Fund may voluntarily elect to limit its leverage to less than the maximum amount permitted under the 1940 Act. In addition, a Fund may also be subject to certain asset coverage, leverage or portfolio composition requirements imposed by its credit facility, which may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Funds must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Funds successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
Investment Objective
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.s (DSU) (the “Fund”) primary investment objective is to seek to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. companies’ debt instruments, including senior and subordinated corporate loans, both secured and unsecured, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P Global Ratings ("S&P") or Baa or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. The Fund may invest directly in debt instruments or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to seek to provide capital appreciation.
No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved.
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange
DSU
Initial Offering Date
March 27, 1998
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2024 ($10.76)(a)
11.01%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)
$0.098730
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)
$1.184760
Leverage as of December 31, 2024(c)
16%
(a)
Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may
consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.
(b)
The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.
(c)
Represents bank borrowings outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings), minus the sum
of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of
leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
 
12/31/24
12/31/23
Change
High
Low
Closing Market Price
$ 10.76
$ 10.79
(0.28
)% 
$ 11.36
$ 10.26
Net Asset Value
10.63
10.89
(2.39
)
10.91
10.60
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(a)
Represents the Funds closing market price on the NYSE and reflects the reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(b)
An unmanaged market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. leveraged loan market based upon spreads, interest payments and market weightings subject to a single loan facility weight cap of 2%.
Fund Summary
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024(continued)
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
Performance
Returns for the period ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Fund at NAV(a)(b)
8.93
% 
6.01
% 
6.51
% 
Fund at Market Price(a)(b)
11.28
8.19
7.92
Reference Benchmark(c)
8.59
5.06
5.18
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index(d)
8.19
4.20
5.16
Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index
8.95
5.86
5.15
(a)
All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Fund’s use of leverage, if any.
(b)
TheFund moved from a discount to NAV to a premium during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.
(c)
The Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (50%) and the Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (50%). The
Reference Benchmark’s index content and weightings may have varied over past periods.
(d)
An unmanaged index comprised of issuers that meet the following criteria: at least $150 million par value outstanding; maximum credit rating of Ba1; at least one year to maturity; and
no issuer represents more than 2% of the index.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fundis actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.
More information about the Fund’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.
The following discussion relates to the Fund’s absolute performance based on NAV:
What factors influenced performance?
Positions in leveraged loans made the largest contributions to absolute performance, followed by high yield bonds. In terms of credit tiers, B rated issues were the largest contributors, followed by those rated BB. At the sector level, the largest contributions came from information technology and healthcare.
At a time of strong returns for the broader market, no aspect of the Fund’s positioning significantly detracted from absolute performance. With this said, allocations to CC rated bonds and the restaurants sector were minor detractors.
The Fund’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Fund’s investment strategy. The distribution policy resulted in return of capital for the period. Refer to the financial highlights and income tax information sections in this report for further information about the distributions.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The investment adviser moved the Fund’s position in B1 rated bonds from an overweight to an underweight. It slightly increased the allocations to BBBs and B2s, while trimming CCCs, BBs, and B3s.
The Fund continued to use liquid, index-based derivatives in the loan and high yield markets to manage its positioning.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund was overweight in BBBs and B2s, and it was underweight in BBs, B1s, and CCCs. The top sector overweights included technology, property and casualty, and brokerage/asset managers/exchanges. Retailers, healthcare, and cable and satellite were among the largest underweights.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions.
These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024(continued)
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Investment Type
Percent of Total
Investments
Floating Rate Loan Interests
78.6
%
Corporate Bonds
13.8
Investment Companies
3.8
Asset-Backed Securities
2.3
Other*
1.5
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
Credit Rating(a)
Percent of Total
Investments
A
0.1
%
BBB/Baa
7.4
BB/Ba
30.3
B
51.1
CCC/Caa
5.3
D
(b)
N/R(c)
5.8
(a)
For purposes of this report, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating
agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade
ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality
ratings are subject to change.
(b)
Rounds to less than 0.1%.
(c)
The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of
sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2024, the
market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1.0% of total investments.
*
Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Funds total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.
Fund Summary
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Investment Objective
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.s (FRA) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with high current income and such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in a diversified, leveraged portfolio consisting primarily of floating rate debt securities and instruments. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its managed assets in floating rate debt securities, including floating or variable rate debt securities that pay interest at rates that adjust whenever a specified interest rate changes and/or which reset on predetermined dates (such as the last day of a month or calendar quarter). The Fund invests a substantial portion of its investments in floating rate debt securities consisting of secured or unsecured senior floating rate loans that are rated below investment grade at the time of investment or, if unrated, are considered by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest directly in floating rate debt securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.
No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved.
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange
FRA
Initial Offering Date
October 31, 2003
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2024 ($13.75)(a)
10.81%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)
$0.123840
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)
$1.486080
Leverage as of December 31, 2024(c)
24%
(a)
Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may
consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.
(b)
The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.
(c)
Represents bank borrowings outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings), minus the sum
of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of
leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
 
12/31/24
12/31/23
Change
High
Low
Closing Market Price
$ 13.75
$ 12.66
8.61
% 
$ 14.35
$ 12.22
Net Asset Value
12.89
13.26
(2.79
)
13.30
12.86
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(a)
Represents the Funds closing market price on the NYSE and reflects the reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(b)
An unmanaged market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. leveraged loan market based upon spreads, interest payments and market weightings subject to a single loan facility weight cap of 2%.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024(continued)
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Performance
Returns for the period ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Fund at NAV(a)(b)
8.88
% 
6.28
% 
5.99
% 
Fund at Market Price(a)(b)
21.65
9.38
7.79
Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index
8.95
5.86
5.15
(a)
All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Fund’s use of leverage, if any.
(b)
TheFund moved from a discount to NAV to a premium during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fundis actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.
More information about the Fund’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.
The following discussion relates to the Fund’s absolute performance based on NAV:
What factors influenced performance?
Positions in leveraged loans made the largest contributions to absolute performance. In terms of credit tiers, B rated issues were the largest contributors, followed by those rated BB and CCC. At the sector level, the largest contributions came from information technology and healthcare.
At a time of strong returns for the broader market, no aspect of the Fund’s positioning significantly detracted from absolute performance. With this said, allocations to CC and D rated bonds were very minor detractors.
The Fund’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Fund’s investment strategy. The distribution policy resulted in return of capital for the period. Refer to the financial highlights and income tax information sections in this report for further information about the distributions.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The investment adviser increased the extent of the Fund’s overweights in BB and BBB rated issues, and it added to the position in collateralized loan obligations. It trimmed the Fund’s positions in B1s and B3s.
The Fund continued to use liquid, index-based derivatives in the loan and high yield markets to manage its positioning.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund was overweight in BBBs and BBs. It maintained a small underweight in CCCs, where it was selective in identifying idiosyncratic opportunities. The Fund was underweight in B1s, B2s, and B3s. The top sector overweights included property and casualty, diversified manufacturing, and building materials. Healthcare, financial other, and retailers were among the largest underweights.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions.
These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
Fund Summary
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024(continued)
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Investment Type
Percent of Total
Investments
Floating Rate Loan Interests
92.4
%
Investment Companies
3.1
Asset-Backed Securities
2.0
Corporate Bonds
1.6
Other*
0.9
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
Credit Rating(a)
Percent of Total
Investments
A
0.1
%
BBB/Baa
8.3
BB/Ba
29.4
B
52.9
CCC/Caa
4.5
D
(b)
N/R(c)
4.8
(a)
For purposes of this report, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating
agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade
ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality
ratings are subject to change.
(b)
Rounds to less than 0.1%.
(c)
The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of
sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2024, the
market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1.0% of total investments.
*
Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Funds total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
Investment Objective
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.s (BKT) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to manage a portfolio of high-quality securities to achieve both preservation of capital and high monthly income. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 65% of its assets in mortgage-backed securities. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are (i) issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities or (ii) rated at the time of investment either AAA by S&P Global Ratings ("S&P") or Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc ("Moodys"). The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.
On November 21, 2024, the Funds Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. ("EGF") approved the reorganization of EGF into the Fund, with BKT continuing as the surviving fund. Subject to the requisite approvals by EGFs shareholders, the reorganization is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025.
No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved.
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange
BKT
Initial Offering Date
July 22, 1988
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2024 ($11.52)(a)
9.19%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)
$0.088200
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)
$1.058400
Leverage as of December 31, 2024(c)
23%
(a)
Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may
consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.
(b)
The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.
(c)
Represents reverse repurchase agreements as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to any borrowings) minus
the sum of its liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a
discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
 
12/31/24
12/31/23
Change
High
Low
Closing Market Price
$ 11.52
$ 12.18
(5.42
)% 
$ 12.61
$ 11.12
Net Asset Value
11.81
12.73
(7.23
)
12.82
11.75
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(a)
Represents the Fund’s closing market price on the NYSE and reflects the reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(b)
An unmanaged index that includes all outstanding government sponsored fixed rate mortgage-backed securities, weighted in proportion to their current market capitalization.
Fund Summary
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024(continued)
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
Performance
Returns for the period ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Fund at NAV(a)(b)
1.32
% 
(1.65
)% 
0.83
% 
Fund at Market Price(a)(b)
3.29
(1.34
)
1.68
FTSE Mortgage Index
1.16
(0.85
)
0.88
(a)
All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Fund’s use of leverage, if any.
(b)
TheFunds discount to NAV narrowed during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fundis actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.
More information about the Fund’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.
The following discussion relates to the Fund’s absolute performance based on NAV:
What factors influenced performance?
Performance of the Fund benefited over the period from an allocation to last cash flow structures within agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) as spreads tightened over the period. Allocations across agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) including single-asset/single-borrower and interest-only securities also proved additive.
Tactical positioning with respect to portfolio duration and corresponding interest rate sensitivity detracted over the period, specifically positioning designed to benefit from any steepening in the U.S. Treasury yield curve between two and 10 years.
The Fund held derivatives during the period as a part of its investment strategy and can sometimes have notional derivative exposure greater than 20%. Derivatives are used by the investment adviser as a means to hedge and/or take outright views on interest rates and/or credit risk positions in the portfolio. Specifically, the portfolio used Treasury futures to express duration bias and curve bias. The Fund also tactically allocates to mortgage derivatives to gain market exposure to specific collateral stories when relative value opportunities present themselves. The Funds use of derivatives contributed to performance.
The Fund’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Fund’s investment strategy. The distribution policy resulted in return of capital for the period. Refer to the financial highlights and income tax information sections in this report for further information about the distributions.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The Fund held a substantial allocation to well-structured agency CMOs as well as agency mortgage-backed security (“MBS”) interest-only derivatives. Security selection within agency CMOs and MBS derivatives has been focused on seasoned collateral which should demonstrate more favorable prepayment performance across both higher and lower mortgage rate regimes relative to generic collateral.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
At the end of the period, the Fund held a substantial allocation to well-structured agency CMOs as well as agency MBS interest-only derivatives. The Fund held only marginal positions in other securitized assets such as non-agency residential MBS and CMBS, preferring to focus on prepayment and structural opportunities in higher quality agency-backed assets rather than seek credit exposure.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions.
These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024(continued)
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Investment Type
Percent of Total
Investments(a)
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
99.0
%
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
1.0
Asset-Backed Securities
(b)
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
Credit Rating(c)
Percent of Total
Investments(a)
AAA/Aaa(d)
99.7
%
AA/Aa
(b)
CCC/Caa
(b)
N/R
0.3
(a)
Excludes short-term securities, short investments and options, if any.
(b)
Rounds to less than 0.1%.
(c)
For purposes of this report, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating
agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade
ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality
ratings are subject to change.
(d)
Includes U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities which are deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment adviser.
Fund Summary
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Investment Objective
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trusts (BLW) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in three distinct asset classes:
intermediate duration, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities and U.S. Government and agency securities;
senior, secured floating rate loans made to corporate and other business entities; and
U.S. dollar-denominated securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers rated below investment grade at the time of investment or unrated and deemed by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality and, to a limited extent, non-U.S. dollar denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers rated below investment grade or unrated and deemed by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality.
The Fund’s portfolio normally has an average portfolio duration of less than five years (including the effect of anticipated leverage), although it may be longer from time to time depending on market conditions. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.
No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved.
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange
BLW
Initial Offering Date
July 30, 2003
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2024 ($14.13)(a)
9.61%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)
$0.113200
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)
$1.358400
Leverage as of December 31, 2024(c)
40%
(a)
Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may
consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.
(b)
The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.
(c)
Represents reverse repurchase agreements as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to any borrowings) minus
the sum of its liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a
discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
 
12/31/24
12/31/23
Change
High
Low
Closing Market Price
$ 14.13
$ 13.98
1.07
% 
$ 14.61
$ 13.30
Net Asset Value
14.04
14.11
(0.50
)
14.33
13.77
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(a)
Represents the Fund’s closing market price on the NYSE and reflects the reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(b)
An unmanaged index comprised of issuers that meet the following criteria: at least $150 million par value outstanding; maximum credit rating of Ba1; at least one year to maturity; and no issuer represents more than 2% of the index.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024(continued)
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Performance
Returns for the period ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Fund at NAV(a)(b)
9.34
% 
4.54
% 
5.98
% 
Fund at Market Price(a)(b)
11.06
5.50
7.02
Reference Benchmark(c)
7.44
4.04
4.17
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index
8.19
4.20
5.16
Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index(d)
8.95
5.86
5.15
BATS S Benchmark(e)
5.17
1.87
2.07
(a)
All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Fund’s use of leverage, if any.
(b)
TheFund moved from a discount to NAV to a premium during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.
(c)
The Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (33.33%), the Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (33.33%), and the
BATS S Benchmark (33.34%). The Reference Benchmark’s index content and weightings may have varied over past periods.
(d)
An unmanaged market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. leveraged loan market based upon spreads, interest payments and market weightings
subject to a single loan facility weight cap of 2%.
(e)
A composite index comprised of Bloomberg ABS 1-3 Year AAA Rated ex Home Equity Index, Bloomberg Corporate 1-5 year Index, Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade 1-3.5 Yr. Index,
Bloomberg MBS 15 Yr Index and Bloomberg Credit Ex-Corporate 1-5 Yr Index.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fundis actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.
More information about the Fund’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.
The following discussion relates to the Fund’s absolute performance based on NAV:
What factors influenced performance?
The largest contributors to the Funds absolute performance during the reporting period included exposure to a range of credit-oriented sectors including high yield corporate bonds and bank loans. Holdings of capital securities and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) also added to return.
The largest detractor from the Funds absolute performance was its use of derivatives. In addition, exposure to U.S. Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) also detracted.
The Fund utilized derivatives during the period including Treasury futures, currency forwards, currency options, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps. Derivative securities were employed primarily to adjust duration (sensitivity to interest rate changes) and yield curve exposure, as well as to hedge credit and currency risk. Currency forwards were used to provide the portfolio with active currency exposure. The Funds use of derivatives detracted from performance during the period.
The Funds practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Funds investment strategy. The distribution policy resulted in return of capital for the period. Refer to the financial highlights and income tax information sections in this report for further information about the distributions.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The Fund traded high yield corporate bonds tactically over the period, materially increasing exposure in the third quarter as spreads widened amid softer economic data, and subsequently trimming this exposure as spreads compressed. The Fund also reduced its allocation to investment grade corporate bonds on strong performance. The allocation to CLOs was increased over the fourth quarter as the pivot by the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) to more hawkish messaging made floating rate assets more attractive. Finally, the allocation to MBS was trimmed on strength in the fourth quarter.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
At period end, the Fund maintained diversified exposure to non-government spread sectors including high yield and investment grade corporate bonds, CLOs, bank loans and capital securities. The Fund was positioned with a somewhat reduced overweight to duration and corresponding interest rate sensitivity relative to the beginning of the period given the Fed’s signaling that rates could stay higher for longer.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions.
These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
Fund Summary
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024(continued)
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Investment Type
Percent of Total
Investments
Corporate Bonds
44.1
%
Floating Rate Loan Interests
36.2
Asset-Backed Securities
5.8
Preferred Securities
4.2
U.S. Treasury Obligations
3.4
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
3.0
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
2.4
Other*
0.9
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
Credit Rating(a)
Percent of Total
Investments(b)
AAA/Aaa(c)
8.5
%
AA/Aa
0.9
A
1.6
BBB/Baa
9.1
BB/Ba
31.0
B
38.5
CCC/Caa
5.6
CC
(d)
C
0.3
D
(d)
N/R(e)
4.5
(a)
For purposes of this report, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating
agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade
ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality
ratings are subject to change.
(b)
Excludes short-term securities.
(c)
The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of
sectors, individual investments and/or issuers. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed unrated U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obligations
to be of similar credit quality as investments rated AAA/Aaa.
(d)
Rounds to less than 0.1%.
(e)
The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of
sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2024, the
market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1.0% of total investments.
*
Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Funds total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.
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2024 BlackRock Annual Report to Shareholders

Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Investment Objective
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trusts (BIT) (the “Fund”) primary investment objective is to seek high current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in loan and debt instruments and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. Additionally, as part of the Fund’s investments in loans, the Fund may make loans directly to borrowers either as a sole lender or by acting as a member of a syndicate of original lenders.
No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved.
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange
BIT
Initial Offering Date
February 27, 2013
Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2024 ($14.60)(a)
10.17%
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)
$0.123700
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)
$1.484400
Leverage as of December 31, 2024(c)
38%
(a)
Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may
consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.
(b)
The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.
(c)
Represents reverse repurchase agreements as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to any borrowings) minus
the sum of its liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a
discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
 
12/31/24
12/31/23
Change
High
Low
Closing Market Price
$ 14.60
$ 15.00
(2.67
)% 
$ 15.88
$ 14.25
Net Asset Value
14.50
14.76
(1.76
)
14.92
14.26
GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
(a)
Represents the Fund’s closing market price on the NYSE and reflects the reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(b)
A broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market.
Fund Summary
17

Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024(continued)
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Performance
Returns for the period ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Fund at NAV(a)(b)
8.66
% 
6.08
% 
6.64
% 
Fund at Market Price(a)(b)
7.66
7.67
8.20
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
1.25
(0.33
)
1.35
(a)
All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Fund’s use of leverage, if any.
(b)
TheFunds premium to NAV narrowed during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Past performance is not an indication of future results.
The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fundis actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.
More information about the Fund’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.
The following discussion relates to the Fund’s absolute performance based on NAV:
What factors influenced performance?
Positive contributions to the Funds performance during the reporting period were highlighted by exposure to U.S. high yield corporate bonds. In addition, exposure to non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), capital securities, and agency MBS proved additive.
The principal detractor from the Funds performance was the use of derivatives. In particular, the use of swaps and swaptions to manage duration and Treasury yield curve exposures detracted from performance.
The Funds practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Funds investment strategy. The distribution policy resulted in return of capital for the period. Refer to the financial highlights and income tax information sections in this report for further information about the distributions.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The Fund modestly reduced exposure to high yield corporate bonds early in the period, capitalizing on strength as spreads compressed within the sector. As the period progressed and widening spreads offered attractive entry points high yield exposure was increased. In addition, the Fund reduced exposure to investment grade corporate bonds on strength over the period. Allocations to securitized assets such as asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) were increased given their attractive risk-adjusted return profiles. Finally, the allocation to agency MBS was wound down entering the fourth quarter after a period of strong performance supported by decreased rate volatility.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
At period end, the Fund maintained a diversified exposure within non-governmental spread sectors, including high yield corporate bonds, agency and non-agency MBS, CLOs and investment grade corporate bonds. The Fund ended the period with a reduced overweight to duration compared to the beginning of the period.
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions.
These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.
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2024 BlackRock Annual Report to Shareholders

Fund Summary as of December 31, 2024(continued)
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Investment Type
Percent of Total
Investments
Corporate Bonds
53.8
%
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
12.8
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
11.1
Asset-Backed Securities
11.0
Preferred Securities
4.4
Floating Rate Loan Interests
4.4
Other*
2.5
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
Credit Rating(a)
Percent of Total
Investments(b)
AAA/Aaa(c)
18.3
%
AA/Aa
1.4
A
2.3
BBB/Baa
9.0
BB/Ba
23.6
B
26.3
CCC/Caa
6.1
CC
0.3
C
3.7
D
(d)
N/R
9.0
(a)
For purposes of this report, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating
agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade
ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality
ratings are subject to change.
(b)
Excludes short-term securities, short investments and options, if any.
(c)
Includes U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities which are deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment adviser.
(d)
Rounds to less than 0.1%.
*
Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Funds total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.
Fund Summary
19

Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities
Ballyrock CLO Ltd., Series 2023-25A, Class C, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 4.70%), 9.33%, 01/25/36(a)(b)
USD
1,000
$ 1,005,901
Bryant Park Funding Ltd., Series 2024-23A, Class D1,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.85%), 8.37%,
05/15/37(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,023,429
Eaton Vance CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class D1R2,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.35%), 8.01%,
07/15/37(a)(b)
 
2,000
2,031,301
Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2023-66B, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.50%), 10.13%, 04/25/36
 
1,000
1,025,162
Series 2024-74A, Class D1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 3.20%), 8.51%, 07/25/37
 
1,500
1,525,969
Madison Park Funding LXIX Ltd., Series 2024-69A,
Class D1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.35%), 8.68%,
07/25/37(a)(b)
 
1,090
1,108,383
Oaktree CLO Ltd., Series 2024-26A, Class D1, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.45%), 8.07%, 04/20/37(a)(b)
 
1,500
1,530,074
Pikes Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2023-14, Class D, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 5.45%), 10.07%, 04/20/36(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,025,321
Sycamore Tree CLO Ltd., Series 2023-3A, Class D1R,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.25%), 8.87%,
04/20/37(a)(b)
 
1,590
1,623,057
Symphony CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2023-38, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.20%), 9.83%, 04/24/36
 
1,000
1,025,469
Series 2023-40A, Class D1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 2.65%), 7.07%, 01/05/38
 
1,000
1,000,000
Whitebox CLO IV Ltd., Series 2023-4A, Class D, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 5.15%), 9.77%, 04/20/36(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,025,291
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 2.7%
(Cost: $14,680,000)
14,949,357
 
 

Shares
 
Common Stocks
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%
McDermott International Ltd.(c)
 
141,483
16,986
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%
SunPower Corp.(c)(d)
 
1,707
Entertainment — 0.1%
Learfield Communications LLC, (Acquired 09/06/23,
Cost: $73,447)(c)(d)(e)
 
5,846
432,604
Financial Services — 0.0%
NMG Parent LLC(c)(d)
 
1,477
Ground Transportation — 0.0%
Sirva BGRS Holdings, Inc.(c)
 
1,661
4,152
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%
Envision Healthcare Corp., (Acquired 11/03/23, Cost:
$875,815)(c)(e)
 
28,198
314,887
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%
Ameriforge Group, Inc.(c)(d)
 
1,664
IT Services — 0.1%
Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL(c)(d)
 
230
770,457
Security
 
Shares
Value
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%
Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(c)
 
2
$ 15
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%
TMK Hawk Parent Corp.(c)(d)
 
24,798
223,180
Total Common Stocks — 0.3%
(Cost: $3,458,096)
1,762,281
 
 
Par
(000)
 
Corporate Bonds
Advertising Agencies — 0.2%
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
5.13%, 08/15/27
USD
113
108,770
7.75%, 04/15/28
 
168
151,588
9.00%, 09/15/28
 
203
212,587
7.50%, 06/01/29
 
120
104,994
7.88%, 04/01/30
 
216
222,306
CMG Media Corp., 8.88%, 06/18/29(b)
 
47
35,261
Lamar Media Corp., 4.00%, 02/15/30
 
15
13,656
Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc., 9.29%, 04/15/29(b)
 
186
173,003
Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital
Corp.(b)
 
4.25%, 01/15/29
 
65
60,442
4.63%, 03/15/30
 
22
20,329
7.38%, 02/15/31
 
43
44,945
Stagwell Global LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29(b)
 
32
30,467
 
 
1,178,348
Aerospace & Defense(b) — 0.5%
AAR Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.75%, 03/15/29
 
71
72,002
Bombardier, Inc.
 
6.00%, 02/15/28
 
105
104,575
7.50%, 02/01/29
 
4
4,162
8.75%, 11/15/30
 
118
126,842
7.25%, 07/01/31
 
91
93,846
7.00%, 06/01/32
 
62
63,070
F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile U.S. LLC, Series XR, 7.38%,
08/15/26
 
200
200,037
Goat Holdco LLC, 6.75%, 02/01/32
 
85
84,170
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
 
9.38%, 11/30/29
 
111
118,825
9.75%, 11/15/30
 
128
141,646
TransDigm, Inc.
 
6.75%, 08/15/28
 
143
144,247
6.38%, 03/01/29
 
309
309,686
7.13%, 12/01/31
 
191
195,577
6.63%, 03/01/32
 
560
565,054
6.00%, 01/15/33
 
264
258,735
Triumph Group, Inc., 9.00%, 03/15/28
 
191
198,875
 
 
2,681,349
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%
Rand Parent LLC, 8.50%, 02/15/30(b)
 
44
44,241
Automobile Components — 0.2%
Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co.(b)
 
8.50%, 05/15/27
 
624
624,949
6.75%, 05/15/28
 
85
86,555
Forvia SE, 3.75%, 06/15/28(f)
EUR
100
100,639
Garrett Motion Holdings, Inc./Garrett LX I SARL, 7.75%,
05/31/32(b)
USD
29
29,421
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December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Automobile Components (continued)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
 
5.00%, 07/15/29
USD
26
$ 23,875
5.63%, 04/30/33
 
30
26,343
Mahle GmbH, 6.50%, 05/02/31(f)
EUR
100
101,656
Tenneco, Inc., 8.00%, 11/17/28(b)
USD
114
106,249
ZF Finance GmbH, 5.75%, 08/03/26(f)
EUR
100
105,398
 
 
1,205,085
Automobiles — 0.2%
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
 
4.50%, 03/01/28
USD
39
37,381
5.00%, 02/15/32(b)
 
25
22,805
Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd., 10.38%, 03/31/29(f)
GBP
100
123,062
Carvana Co.(b)(g)
 
(13.00% PIK), 13.00%, 06/01/30
USD
181
197,817
(14.00% PIK), 14.00%, 06/01/31
 
268
321,478
Cougar JV Subsidiary LLC, 8.00%, 05/15/32(b)
 
50
51,882
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 6.38%, 01/15/30(b)
 
34
34,068
Ken Garff Automotive LLC, 4.88%, 09/15/28(b)
 
25
24,007
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC(b)
 
4.88%, 05/01/29
 
103
96,177
8.25%, 08/01/31
 
79
81,952
RCI Banque SA, (5-year EURIBOR ICE Swap + 2.75%),
5.50%, 10/09/34(a)(f)
EUR
100
105,906
Venture Holdings Trust, 0.00%, 06/01/09(c)(d)(h)
USD
5,150
Wabash National Corp., 4.50%, 10/15/28(b)
 
70
63,920
 
 
1,160,455
Banks — 0.1%
Abanca Corp. Bancaria SA, (5-year EURIBOR ICE Swap
+ 2.45%), 4.63%, 12/11/36(a)(f)
EUR
100
103,668
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR
+ 2.05%), 4.75%, 03/15/29(a)(f)
 
100
107,936
Banco Espirito Santo SA(c)(h)
 
2.63%, 05/08/17(f)
 
100
29,004
0.00%, 01/15/18
 
200
58,007
4.00%, 01/21/22
 
100
29,004
Barclays Bank PLC, 1.00%, 02/16/29(i)
USD
93
93,283
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 12.25%, 10/01/30(b)
 
26
28,754
National Bank of Greece SA, (5-year EURIBOR ICE
Swap + 3.15%), 5.88%, 06/28/35(a)(f)
EUR
100
112,100
State Street Corp., Series I, (5-year CMT + 2.61%),
6.70%(a)(j)
USD
31
31,612
 
 
593,368
Broadline Retail — 0.0%
Rakuten Group, Inc., 9.75%, 04/15/29(b)
 
200
216,475
Building Materials — 0.4%
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.38%, 03/01/34(b)
 
51
50,334
Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc., 8.75%, 08/01/28(b)
 
67
64,203
EMRLD Borrower LP/Emerald Co-Issuer, Inc.(b)
 
6.63%, 12/15/30
 
703
703,937
6.75%, 07/15/31
 
55
55,375
JELD-WEN, Inc., 7.00%, 09/01/32(b)
 
112
103,945
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.(b)
 
5.25%, 07/15/28
 
26
25,117
9.75%, 07/15/28
 
59
60,336
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC(b)
 
6.00%, 11/01/28
 
87
84,857
8.88%, 11/15/31
 
253
265,259
Standard Building Solutions, Inc., 6.50%, 08/15/32(b)
 
154
154,246
Standard Industries, Inc.
 
2.25%, 11/21/26(f)
EUR
100
101,213
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Building Materials (continued)
Standard Industries, Inc.(continued)
 
4.38%, 07/15/30(b)
USD
80
$ 73,297
3.38%, 01/15/31(b)
 
34
29,152
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.,
7.25%, 01/15/31(b)
 
102
108,231
Wilsonart LLC, 11.00%, 08/15/32(b)
 
74
72,533
 
 
1,952,035
Building Products(b) — 0.1%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.50%, 08/01/30
 
48
48,698
GYP Holdings III Corp., 4.63%, 05/01/29
 
74
69,794
White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28
 
540
534,021
 
 
652,513
Capital Markets — 0.3%
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC(b)
 
6.90%, 04/13/29
 
79
81,724
6.70%, 07/29/31
 
35
35,945
Ares Strategic Income Fund(b)
 
5.70%, 03/15/28
 
40
39,994
5.60%, 02/15/30
 
77
76,098
Blackstone Private Credit Fund
 
5.95%, 07/16/29
 
34
34,224
6.25%, 01/25/31
 
19
19,320
6.00%, 11/22/34(b)
 
170
165,867
Blue Owl Capital Corp. II, 8.45%, 11/15/26
 
38
39,828
Blue Owl Credit Income Corp.
 
7.75%, 09/16/27
 
37
38,853
6.60%, 09/15/29(b)
 
11
11,220
6.65%, 03/15/31
 
75
76,336
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. II, 6.75%,
04/04/29(b)
 
26
26,159
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 5.25%,
04/15/29(b)
 
65
62,390
Focus Financial Partners LLC, 6.75%, 09/15/31(b)
 
111
110,559
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., 6.38%,
07/01/34(b)
 
60
58,430
HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC(b)
 
3.38%, 06/15/26
 
59
57,170
8.00%, 06/15/27
 
54
56,264
HPS Corporate Lending Fund, 6.75%, 01/30/29(b)
 
50
51,345
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
 
5.25%, 05/15/27
 
183
173,260
9.75%, 01/15/29
 
64
64,165
4.38%, 02/01/29
 
40
33,411
10.00%, 11/15/29(b)
 
86
86,203
JPMorgan Chase Financial Co. LLC, 0.50%, 06/15/27(i)
 
100
105,050
Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund
 
8.40%, 11/14/28
 
14
14,999
6.50%, 07/23/29
 
31
31,326
 
 
1,550,140
Chemicals — 0.6%
Avient Corp., 6.25%, 11/01/31(b)
 
37
36,496
Chemours Co.
 
5.38%, 05/15/27
 
60
57,751
5.75%, 11/15/28(b)
 
101
93,822
4.63%, 11/15/29(b)
 
25
21,721
8.00%, 01/15/33(b)
 
74
72,302
Herens Holdco SARL, 4.75%, 05/15/28(b)
 
200
184,540
Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., 9.00%,
07/01/28(b)
 
157
158,969
INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC(f)
 
8.50%, 03/15/29
EUR
100
110,836
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Chemicals (continued)
INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC(f)(continued)
 
6.75%, 04/15/30
EUR
100
$ 107,400
Ingevity Corp., 3.88%, 11/01/28(b)
USD
23
21,028
Kobe U.S. Midco 2, Inc., (9.25% Cash or 10.00% PIK),
9.25%, 11/01/26(b)(g)
 
95
80,449
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, 6.63%, 10/15/29(b)
 
42
43,201
Mativ Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 10/01/29(b)
 
35
33,712
Methanex U.S. Operations, Inc., 6.25%, 03/15/32(b)
 
53
52,436
Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.00%, 07/01/28(b)
 
55
52,937
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp.
 
9.63%, 11/15/28(f)
EUR
100
110,312
9.75%, 11/15/28(b)
USD
200
212,203
7.25%, 06/15/31(b)
 
400
406,296
SK Invictus Intermediate II SARL, 5.00%, 10/30/29(b)
 
185
172,355
WR Grace Holdings LLC(b)
 
4.88%, 06/15/27
 
55
53,298
5.63%, 08/15/29
 
1,071
984,980
7.38%, 03/01/31
 
53
54,125
 
 
3,121,169
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.0%
ADT Security Corp., 4.88%, 07/15/32(b)
 
68
62,410
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 7.88%, 02/15/31(b)
 
549
561,125
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance
Corp., 6.00%, 06/01/29(b)
 
715
651,477
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance
Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL
 
4.63%, 06/01/28(b)
 
400
377,452
4.88%, 06/01/28(f)
GBP
100
115,918
APCOA Group GmbH, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.13%),
7.37%, 04/15/31(a)(f)
EUR
100
103,975
APi Group DE, Inc.(b)
 
4.13%, 07/15/29
USD
67
61,234
4.75%, 10/15/29
 
32
30,094
Boels Topholding BV, 5.75%, 05/15/30(f)
EUR
100
108,104
Boost Newco Borrower LLC, 7.50%, 01/15/31(b)
USD
200
209,672
Brinks Co.(b)
 
6.50%, 06/15/29
 
39
39,523
6.75%, 06/15/32
 
58
58,426
Deluxe Corp., 8.13%, 09/15/29(b)
 
31
31,435
EquipmentShare.com, Inc., 8.00%, 03/15/33(b)
 
33
33,418
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors
LLC(b)
 
5.50%, 05/01/28
 
144
140,838
7.88%, 12/01/30
 
161
169,455
7.00%, 05/01/31
 
259
264,217
7.00%, 06/15/32
 
140
142,759
5.88%, 04/15/33
 
98
94,572
Garda World Security Corp.(b)
 
4.63%, 02/15/27
 
61
59,245
7.75%, 02/15/28
 
175
180,584
6.00%, 06/01/29
 
27
25,596
8.25%, 08/01/32
 
99
100,606
8.38%, 11/15/32
 
265
269,729
Herc Holdings, Inc., 6.63%, 06/15/29(b)
 
58
58,735
Hertz Corp., 12.63%, 07/15/29(b)
 
36
38,355
Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp., 6.50%,
05/15/29(b)
 
39
37,209
Q-Park Holding I BV, 5.13%, 02/15/30(f)
EUR
100
106,388
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC, 6.88%, 11/15/31(b)
USD
98
97,017
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 9.50%, 08/01/29(b)
 
144
146,229
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)
Service Corp. International
 
3.38%, 08/15/30
USD
2
$ 1,750
4.00%, 05/15/31
 
49
43,664
5.75%, 10/15/32
 
230
223,096
Sothebys/Bidfair Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 06/01/29(b)
 
202
179,132
Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 GmbH, 5.38%,
07/15/29(f)
EUR
100
106,885
United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.13%, 03/15/34(b)
USD
45
44,648
Veritiv Operating Co., 10.50%, 11/30/30(b)
 
41
44,156
Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 7.63%, 01/30/32(b)
 
205
210,560
Williams Scotsman, Inc.(b)
 
6.63%, 06/15/29
 
10
10,119
7.38%, 10/01/31
 
49
50,419
 
 
5,290,226
Construction & Engineering(b) — 0.1%
Arcosa, Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/29
 
117
109,018
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 10.38%, 08/01/30
 
615
625,948
Dycom Industries, Inc., 4.50%, 04/15/29
 
37
34,527
 
 
769,493
Consumer Finance — 0.2%
Block, Inc.
 
2.75%, 06/01/26
 
73
70,343
6.50%, 05/15/32(b)
 
273
275,635
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., 9.75%, 03/15/29(b)
 
18
19,345
Global Payments, Inc., 1.50%, 03/01/31(b)(i)
 
142
139,018
Navient Corp.
 
5.50%, 03/15/29
 
66
62,259
9.38%, 07/25/30
 
70
74,787
OneMain Finance Corp.
 
6.63%, 01/15/28
 
30
30,371
6.63%, 05/15/29
 
79
79,984
5.38%, 11/15/29
 
26
24,997
7.88%, 03/15/30
 
81
84,496
4.00%, 09/15/30
 
95
84,433
7.50%, 05/15/31
 
27
27,711
7.13%, 11/15/31
 
45
45,847
Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc.,
6.75%, 08/15/32(b)
 
195
198,326
SLM Corp., 3.13%, 11/02/26
 
56
53,420
Worldline SA/France, 0.00%, 07/30/26(f)(k)
EUR
14
14,121
 
 
1,285,093
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.0%
B&M European Value Retail SA, 6.50%, 11/27/31(f)
GBP
100
124,226
Containers & Packaging — 0.4%
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal
Packaging Finance PLC(b)
 
6.00%, 06/15/27
USD
200
198,436
4.00%, 09/01/29
 
285
244,813
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA,
Inc.
 
2.13%, 08/15/26(f)
EUR
100
92,713
4.13%, 08/15/26(b)
USD
200
180,000
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
6.63%, 04/15/29
 
49
49,325
6.88%, 01/15/30
 
115
115,778
8.75%, 04/15/30
 
182
183,978
Fiber Bidco SpA, 6.13%, 06/15/31(f)
EUR
100
104,113
LABL, Inc.(b)
 
5.88%, 11/01/28
USD
49
43,654
9.50%, 11/01/28
 
117
117,157
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Containers & Packaging (continued)
LABL, Inc.(b)(continued)
 
8.63%, 10/01/31
USD
93
$ 86,033
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.(b)
 
7.88%, 04/15/27
 
749
764,137
9.25%, 04/15/27
 
40
40,468
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 7.25%,
05/15/31(b)
 
32
31,143
Sealed Air Corp.(b)
 
5.00%, 04/15/29
 
15
14,436
6.50%, 07/15/32
 
46
46,071
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 12/31/28(b)
 
27
29,783
 
 
2,342,038
Diversified REITs — 0.2%
Digital Realty Trust LP, 1.88%, 11/15/29(b)(i)
 
20
20,600
Global Net Lease, Inc./Global Net Lease Operating
Partnership LP, 3.75%, 12/15/27(b)
 
35
31,942
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc.,
5.00%, 07/15/32(b)
 
77
70,868
Iron Mountain, Inc.(b)
 
7.00%, 02/15/29
 
87
88,894
5.25%, 07/15/30
 
6
5,727
5.63%, 07/15/32
 
44
42,032
6.25%, 01/15/33
 
118
117,529
SBA Communications Corp., 3.13%, 02/01/29
 
170
153,448
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance 2019, Inc./CSL
Capital LLC, 10.50%, 02/15/28(b)
 
545
581,123
VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.63%,
06/15/25(b)
 
147
146,422
 
 
1,258,585
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.2%
Altice Financing SA, 5.75%, 08/15/29(b)
 
236
172,762
Altice France SA, 5.13%, 07/15/29(b)
 
200
149,773
CommScope LLC, 4.75%, 09/01/29(b)
 
132
117,569
Connect Finco SARL/Connect U.S. Finco LLC, 9.00%,
09/15/29(b)
 
200
182,161
EchoStar Corp.
 
(6.75% PIK), 6.75%, 11/30/30(g)
 
353
320,660
10.75%, 11/30/29
 
392
421,584
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
 
5.88%, 10/15/27(b)
 
12
11,962
5.00%, 05/01/28(b)
 
21
20,530
5.88%, 11/01/29
 
11
10,690
6.00%, 01/15/30(b)
 
43
42,904
8.75%, 05/15/30(b)
 
553
584,460
8.63%, 03/15/31(b)
 
98
104,228
Iliad Holding SASU
 
7.00%, 10/15/28(b)
 
200
202,674
5.38%, 04/15/30(f)
EUR
100
106,537
7.00%, 04/15/32(b)
USD
200
201,012
Level 3 Financing, Inc.(b)
 
10.50%, 04/15/29
 
258
287,493
4.88%, 06/15/29
 
189
164,430
11.00%, 11/15/29
 
848
954,147
4.50%, 04/01/30
 
81
66,804
10.50%, 05/15/30
 
218
237,402
10.75%, 12/15/30
 
234
261,265
Lorca Telecom Bondco SA, 5.75%, 04/30/29(f)
EUR
100
109,020
Lumen Technologies, Inc.(b)
 
4.13%, 04/15/29
USD
50
45,051
4.13%, 04/15/30
 
50
44,488
10.00%, 10/15/32
 
51
50,696
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)
Optics Bidco SpA, 7.20%, 07/18/36(b)
USD
200
$ 204,144
Sable International Finance Ltd., 7.13%, 10/15/32(b)
 
200
195,148
SoftBank Group Corp., 2.88%, 01/06/27(f)
EUR
100
101,943
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.
 
3.38%, 04/15/29
USD
67
62,535
3.50%, 04/15/31
 
26
23,571
Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/01/29(b)
 
31
27,954
Vmed O2 U.K. Financing I PLC
 
4.50%, 07/15/31(f)
GBP
100
106,724
4.75%, 07/15/31(b)
USD
200
171,936
Windstream Escrow LLC/Windstream Escrow Finance
Corp., 8.25%, 10/01/31(b)
 
296
305,716
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
4.00%, 03/01/27
 
535
493,408
6.13%, 03/01/28
 
137
116,449
Zegona Finance PLC, 6.75%, 07/15/29(f)
EUR
100
110,225
 
 
6,790,055
Electric Utilities — 0.3%
Alpha Generation LLC, 6.75%, 10/15/32(b)
USD
79
78,161
California Buyer Ltd./Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure
PLC, 5.63%, 02/15/32(f)
EUR
100
107,860
Calpine Corp.(b)
 
4.63%, 02/01/29
USD
47
44,366
5.00%, 02/01/31
 
19
17,867
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 03/15/28(b)
 
8
7,651
Edison International, Series A, (5-year CMT + 4.70%),
5.38%(a)(j)
 
120
118,329
FirstEnergy Corp., 4.00%, 05/01/26(i)
 
148
148,518
Lightning Power LLC, 7.25%, 08/15/32(b)
 
23
23,647
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., (5-year CMT +
2.46%), 6.75%, 06/15/54(a)
 
70
71,714
NRG Energy, Inc.(b)
 
5.75%, 07/15/29
 
86
83,602
6.00%, 02/01/33
 
186
180,648
6.25%, 11/01/34
 
193
189,303
Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy
Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/28(b)
 
8
7,508
PG&E Corp., 4.25%, 12/01/27(i)
 
50
54,225
Pike Corp., 8.63%, 01/31/31(b)
 
23
24,264
Public Power Corp. SA, 4.63%, 10/31/31(f)
EUR
100
105,440
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, Series M, 5.03%,
10/10/19(c)(d)(h)
USD
2,375
Vistra Corp., (5-year CMT + 6.93%), 8.00%(a)(b)(j)
 
44
44,905
Vistra Operations Co. LLC(b)
 
7.75%, 10/15/31
 
70
73,435
6.88%, 04/15/32
 
95
97,272
 
 
1,478,715
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components(b) — 0.1%
Coherent Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29
 
65
62,029
Sensata Technologies BV, 4.00%, 04/15/29
 
36
33,035
Sensata Technologies, Inc., 4.38%, 02/15/30
 
146
133,741
Zebra Technologies Corp., 6.50%, 06/01/32
 
29
29,418
 
 
258,223
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%
Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp.(b)
 
6.88%, 04/01/27
 
77
77,398
6.25%, 04/01/28
 
37
36,803
6.63%, 09/01/32
 
115
114,857
Enerflex Ltd., 9.00%, 10/15/27(b)
 
31
32,190
Kodiak Gas Services LLC, 7.25%, 02/15/29(b)
 
133
135,666
Oceaneering International, Inc., 6.00%, 02/01/28
 
18
17,755
Schedule of Investments
23

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)
Star Holding LLC, 8.75%, 08/01/31(b)
USD
62
$ 61,431
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression
Finance Corp., 7.13%, 03/15/29(b)
 
106
107,871
Weatherford International Ltd., 8.63%, 04/30/30(b)
 
84
86,716
 
 
670,687
Entertainment — 0.6%
Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 05/15/29(b)
 
165
156,414
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(b)
 
4.63%, 10/15/29
 
338
316,455
7.00%, 02/15/30
 
275
280,101
6.50%, 02/15/32
 
175
175,790
6.00%, 10/15/32
 
47
45,316
Churchill Downs, Inc.(b)
 
4.75%, 01/15/28
 
47
45,338
5.75%, 04/01/30
 
231
226,716
6.75%, 05/01/31
 
104
105,125
Cinemark USA, Inc., 7.00%, 08/01/32(b)
 
28
28,541
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 8.75%, 11/15/29(b)
 
94
96,213
Light & Wonder International, Inc., 7.50%, 09/01/31(b)
 
81
83,399
Lions Gate Capital Holdings 1, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/29(b)
 
54
48,195
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)
 
4.75%, 10/15/27
 
37
35,771
3.75%, 01/15/28
 
35
33,006
Lottomatica Group SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%),
6.94%, 12/15/30(a)(f)
EUR
100
105,139
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance
Corp., 4.88%, 05/01/29(b)
USD
40
37,712
Odeon Finco PLC, 12.75%, 11/01/27(b)
 
519
544,949
Pinewood Finco PLC, 6.00%, 03/27/30(f)
GBP
100
124,298
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment
Finance Corp.(b)
 
5.63%, 09/01/29
USD
34
26,690
5.88%, 09/01/31
 
49
35,647
Scientific Games Holdings LP/Scientific Games
U.S. FinCo, Inc., 6.63%, 03/01/30(b)
 
69
66,028
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 7.25%, 05/15/31(b)
 
106
108,261
Vail Resorts, Inc., 6.50%, 05/15/32(b)
 
90
91,010
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital
Corp.(b)
 
5.13%, 10/01/29
 
202
193,470
7.13%, 02/15/31
 
128
133,300
6.25%, 03/15/33
 
45
44,212
 
 
3,187,096
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.4%
Clean Harbors, Inc., 6.38%, 02/01/31(b)
 
7
7,048
GFL Environmental, Inc.(b)
 
4.00%, 08/01/28
 
8
7,575
4.75%, 06/15/29
 
164
157,497
4.38%, 08/15/29
 
65
61,443
6.75%, 01/15/31
 
117
120,142
Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 06/30/29(b)
 
1,205
1,138,326
Reworld Holding Corp.
 
4.88%, 12/01/29(b)
 
43
39,767
5.00%, 09/01/30
 
21
19,366
Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26(b)
 
328
327,817
Wrangler Holdco Corp., 6.63%, 04/01/32(b)
 
38
38,684
 
 
1,917,665
Financial Services — 0.3%
Ally Financial, Inc., (5-year CMT + 2.45%), 6.65%,
01/17/40(a)
 
10
9,688
Azorra Finance Ltd., 7.75%, 04/15/30(b)
 
40
39,413
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Financial Services (continued)
Enact Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 05/28/29
USD
22
$ 22,418
Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC(b)
 
9.25%, 02/01/29
 
97
100,098
9.13%, 05/15/31
 
68
70,113
GGAM Finance Ltd.(b)
 
8.00%, 02/15/27
 
83
85,611
8.00%, 06/15/28
 
29
30,450
6.88%, 04/15/29
 
65
65,819
5.88%, 03/15/30
 
52
50,830
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 8.75%, 09/01/27(b)
 
46
46,600
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 5.00%,
08/15/28(b)
 
200
187,607
Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.(b)
 
8.13%, 03/30/29
 
57
60,284
6.50%, 03/26/31
 
40
41,323
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
6.50%, 08/01/29
 
128
127,783
5.13%, 12/15/30
 
21
19,594
5.75%, 11/15/31
 
79
75,510
7.13%, 02/01/32
 
183
185,280
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.(b)
 
7.88%, 12/15/29
 
72
75,435
7.13%, 11/15/30
 
68
68,864
PHH Escrow Issuer LLC, 9.88%, 11/01/29(b)
 
34
34,153
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.(b)
 
2.88%, 10/15/26
 
75
71,161
3.88%, 03/01/31
 
68
59,248
4.00%, 10/15/33
 
27
22,487
UWM Holdings LLC, 6.63%, 02/01/30(b)
 
114
113,296
 
 
1,663,065
Food Products — 0.4%
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons
LP/Albertsons LLC(b)
 
5.88%, 02/15/28
 
84
83,653
6.50%, 02/15/28
 
10
10,132
Aramark International Finance SARL, 3.13%, 04/01/25(f)
EUR
100
103,326
Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/28(b)
USD
41
39,842
B&G Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 09/15/28(b)
 
22
22,615
Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, 8.13%, 05/14/30(f)
GBP
100
121,086
Chobani Holdco II LLC, (8.75% in Cash or 9.5% in PIK),
8.75%, 10/01/29(b)(g)
USD
300
317,256
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.(b)
 
4.63%, 11/15/28
 
258
248,358
7.63%, 07/01/29
 
273
282,305
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 6.00%, 06/15/30(b)
 
76
74,972
Fiesta Purchaser, Inc.(b)
 
7.88%, 03/01/31
 
27
28,181
9.63%, 09/15/32
 
32
33,523
Irca SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), 6.63%,
12/15/29(a)(f)
EUR
100
104,673
KeHE Distributors LLC/KeHE Finance Corp./NextWave
Distribution, Inc., 9.00%, 02/15/29(b)
USD
21
21,787
Lion/Polaris Lux 4 SA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.63%),
6.30%, 07/01/29(a)(f)
EUR
100
103,947
Performance Food Group, Inc.(b)
 
4.25%, 08/01/29
USD
74
68,660
6.13%, 09/15/32
 
129
128,994
Post Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
4.63%, 04/15/30
 
36
33,201
4.50%, 09/15/31
 
28
25,084
6.38%, 03/01/33
 
76
74,394
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Food Products (continued)
Post Holdings, Inc.(b)(continued)
 
6.25%, 10/15/34
USD
49
$ 47,733
U.S. Foods, Inc.(b)
 
4.63%, 06/01/30
 
7
6,583
7.25%, 01/15/32
 
60
62,095
United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28(b)
 
44
43,347
 
 
2,085,747
Ground Transportation — 0.0%
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., 6.25%, 04/15/32(b)
 
106
106,639
Health Care Equipment & Supplies(b) — 0.2%
Bausch & Lomb Corp., 8.38%, 10/01/28
 
434
449,190
Medline Borrower LP
 
3.88%, 04/01/29
 
157
145,380
5.25%, 10/01/29
 
432
416,907
Neogen Food Safety Corp., 8.63%, 07/20/30
 
64
68,643
Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 7.38%, 06/01/31
 
48
48,629
 
 
1,128,749
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.5%
AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/29(b)
 
110
106,263
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)
 
5.63%, 03/15/27
 
197
189,064
6.00%, 01/15/29
 
180
161,173
5.25%, 05/15/30
 
225
184,799
4.75%, 02/15/31
 
72
55,869
10.88%, 01/15/32
 
183
188,806
Concentra Escrow Issuer Corp., 6.88%, 07/15/32(b)
 
86
87,803
DaVita, Inc., 6.88%, 09/01/32(b)
 
43
43,330
Fortrea Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 07/01/30(b)
 
29
29,048
HAH Group Holding Co. LLC, 9.75%, 10/01/31(b)
 
52
52,041
HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/01/29(b)
 
182
170,599
LifePoint Health, Inc.(b)
 
9.88%, 08/15/30
 
65
70,132
11.00%, 10/15/30
 
157
172,333
10.00%, 06/01/32
 
79
80,323
Molina Healthcare, Inc., 6.25%, 01/15/33(b)
 
68
67,207
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., 9.38%, 09/01/29(b)
 
28
27,236
Star Parent, Inc., 9.00%, 10/01/30(b)
 
215
223,299
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 04/15/32(b)
 
222
226,461
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 05/15/31
 
288
290,949
U.S. Acute Care Solutions LLC, 9.75%, 05/15/29(b)
 
63
64,204
 
 
2,490,939
Health Care REITs — 0.1%
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.
 
2.50%, 03/24/26
GBP
100
110,931
4.63%, 08/01/29
USD
132
94,584
3.50%, 03/15/31
 
146
91,996
 
 
297,511
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.2%
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property
LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, 7.00%, 02/01/30(b)
 
56
56,818
Pebblebrook Hotel LP/PEB Finance Corp., 6.38%,
10/15/29(b)
 
29
28,586
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 1.75%, 12/15/26(i)
 
3
2,786
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.(b)
 
7.25%, 07/15/28
 
29
29,777
4.50%, 02/15/29
 
39
36,821
6.50%, 04/01/32
 
167
167,840
RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 4.00%, 09/15/29(b)
 
74
67,060
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Hotel & Resort REITs (continued)
Service Properties Trust
 
8.63%, 11/15/31(b)
USD
398
$ 414,154
8.88%, 06/15/32
 
113
104,582
XHR LP, 6.63%, 05/15/30(b)
 
28
28,092
 
 
936,516
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%
1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 5.63%,
09/15/29(b)
 
46
45,311
Burger King (Restaurant Brands International, Inc.)/New
Red Finance, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/30(b)
 
75
67,075
Carnival Corp., 6.00%, 05/01/29(b)
 
149
148,648
Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 10.38%, 05/01/28(b)
 
84
89,492
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance
Co., Inc.(b)
 
4.63%, 01/15/29
 
139
128,808
6.75%, 01/15/30
 
586
540,599
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
 
4.88%, 01/15/30
 
14
13,429
3.63%, 02/15/32(b)
 
12
10,424
5.88%, 03/15/33(b)
 
160
157,435
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 05/15/28(b)
 
31
32,313
Lindblad Expeditions LLC, 6.75%, 02/15/27(b)
 
77
77,029
MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC, 6.38%, 06/01/29(b)
 
78
67,989
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.(b)
 
5.38%, 12/04/29
 
200
182,502
7.63%, 04/17/32
 
200
200,842
MGM Resorts International, 6.13%, 09/15/29
 
112
111,859
NCL Corp. Ltd.(b)
 
8.13%, 01/15/29
 
31
32,666
6.25%, 03/01/30
 
74
73,119
NCL Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 03/15/28(b)
 
46
46,148
Raising Canes Restaurants LLC, 9.38%, 05/01/29(b)
 
36
38,565
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b)
 
5.63%, 09/30/31
 
219
215,421
6.00%, 02/01/33
 
226
225,463
Sabre GLBL, Inc.(b)
 
8.63%, 06/01/27
 
59
58,188
10.75%, 11/15/29
 
32
33,013
Station Casinos LLC(b)
 
4.50%, 02/15/28
 
69
65,472
4.63%, 12/01/31
 
31
27,770
6.63%, 03/15/32
 
49
48,693
Viking Cruises Ltd.(b)
 
5.88%, 09/15/27
 
58
57,564
7.00%, 02/15/29
 
13
13,071
9.13%, 07/15/31
 
215
231,181
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.63%, 02/15/29(b)
 
27
26,572
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 4.38%, 08/15/28(b)
 
44
41,825
Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.63%, 08/26/28(b)
 
400
384,000
 
 
3,492,486
Household Durables — 0.2%
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.(b)
 
4.63%, 08/01/29
 
32
29,440
4.63%, 04/01/30
 
46
41,739
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.50%, 03/15/31(b)
 
22
22,343
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield
Residential U.S. LLC(b)
 
5.00%, 06/15/29
 
67
62,283
4.88%, 02/15/30
 
56
50,572
CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc./Radio Systems Corp., 9.50%,
10/15/29(b)
 
89
87,479
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Household Durables (continued)
Dream Finders Homes, Inc., 8.25%, 08/15/28(b)
USD
26
$ 27,089
Empire Communities Corp., 9.75%, 05/01/29(b)
 
20
21,041
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 11.75%, 09/30/29(b)
 
189
205,780
LGI Homes, Inc.(b)
 
8.75%, 12/15/28
 
33
34,615
7.00%, 11/15/32
 
62
61,389
Mattamy Group Corp., 4.63%, 03/01/30(b)
 
72
66,981
Meritage Homes Corp., 1.75%, 05/15/28(b)(i)
 
66
64,680
New Home Co., Inc., 9.25%, 10/01/29(b)
 
56
58,936
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
 
4.50%, 10/15/29
 
5
4,607
4.38%, 02/01/32
 
97
84,691
Springs 2nd Lien Bond, 6.50%, 10/06/29(d)
 
285
205,241
STL Holding Co. LLC, 8.75%, 02/15/29(b)
 
31
32,775
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.13%, 08/01/30(b)
 
20
19,138
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)
 
4.00%, 04/15/29
 
89
82,009
3.88%, 10/15/31
 
23
20,066
 
 
1,282,894
Household Products — 0.0%
Central Garden & Pet Co.
 
4.13%, 10/15/30
 
26
23,351
4.13%, 04/30/31(b)
 
55
48,637
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 06/30/31(b)
 
15
14,288
Spectrum Brands, Inc.(b)
 
3.38%, 06/01/29(i)
 
48
46,862
3.88%, 03/15/31
 
10
8,606
 
 
141,744
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers(b)(i) — 0.0%
NextEra Energy Partners LP
 
0.00%, 11/15/25(k)
 
214
201,160
2.50%, 06/15/26
 
51
47,943
 
 
249,103
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%
NM Holdings Co. LLC, Series B, 9.50%, 07/01/05(c)(d)(h)
 
5,125
Insurance(b) — 1.1%
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-
Issuer
 
4.25%, 10/15/27
 
275
262,492
6.75%, 10/15/27
 
650
644,625
6.75%, 04/15/28
 
37
37,087
5.88%, 11/01/29
 
393
377,548
7.00%, 01/15/31
 
238
238,930
7.38%, 10/01/32
 
220
222,024
AmWINS Group, Inc.
 
6.38%, 02/15/29
 
36
36,221
4.88%, 06/30/29
 
88
82,632
APH Somerset Investor 2 LLC/APH2 Somerset Investor
2 LLC/APH3 Somerset Investor 2 LLC, 7.88%,
11/01/29
 
53
53,716
Ardonagh Finco Ltd., 7.75%, 02/15/31
 
200
205,960
Ardonagh Group Finance Ltd., 8.88%, 02/15/32
 
200
207,798
AssuredPartners, Inc., 7.50%, 02/15/32
 
99
106,552
Howden UK Refinance PLC/Howden UK Refinance
2 PLC/Howden US Refinance LLC
 
7.25%, 02/15/31
 
441
448,144
8.13%, 02/15/32
 
245
250,214
HUB International Ltd.
 
7.25%, 06/15/30
 
847
867,963
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Insurance (continued)
HUB International Ltd.(continued)
 
7.38%, 01/31/32
USD
902
$ 916,119
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc.
 
8.50%, 03/15/30
 
136
143,045
10.50%, 12/15/30
 
126
136,222
Panther Escrow Issuer LLC, 7.13%, 06/01/31
 
642
648,416
Ryan Specialty LLC, 5.88%, 08/01/32
 
82
81,134
USI, Inc./New York, 7.50%, 01/15/32
 
119
123,071
 
 
6,089,913
Internet Software & Services(b) — 0.2%
Acuris Finance U.S., Inc./Acuris Finance SARL, 5.00%,
05/01/28
 
200
180,857
ANGI Group LLC, 3.88%, 08/15/28
 
80
71,437
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 3.63%, 10/01/31
 
53
45,228
Uber Technologies, Inc.
 
7.50%, 09/15/27
 
15
15,267
6.25%, 01/15/28
 
201
202,729
4.50%, 08/15/29
 
330
319,139
 
 
834,657
IT Services — 0.2%
Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co. SpA, 5.00%,
10/30/30(f)
EUR
100
105,398
Amentum Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 08/01/32(b)
USD
63
63,477
CA Magnum Holdings, 5.38%, 10/31/26(b)
 
201
196,226
Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc., 7.50%, 06/01/31(b)
 
173
176,403
KBR, Inc., 4.75%, 09/30/28(b)
 
75
71,911
McAfee Corp., 7.38%, 02/15/30(b)
 
202
196,188
 
 
809,603
Machinery — 0.5%
ATS Corp., 4.13%, 12/15/28(b)
 
35
32,442
Chart Industries, Inc., 7.50%, 01/01/30(b)
 
224
232,888
Esab Corp., 6.25%, 04/15/29(b)
 
66
66,821
GrafTech Global Enterprises, Inc., 9.88%, 12/23/29(b)
 
35
33,075
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower
LLC, 9.00%, 02/15/29(b)
 
570
595,083
Manitowoc Co., Inc., 9.25%, 10/01/31(b)
 
32
32,801
Terex Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/32(b)
 
43
42,140
TK Elevator Holdco GmbH
 
6.63%, 07/15/28(f)
EUR
90
93,333
7.63%, 07/15/28(b)
USD
200
199,854
TK Elevator Midco GmbH, 4.38%, 07/15/27(f)
EUR
200
206,652
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/27(b)
USD
312
305,422
Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28(b)
 
781
737,125
 
 
2,577,636
Media — 0.8%
Adelphia Communications Corp., 10.50%,
12/31/49(c)(d)(h)
 
400
Cable One, Inc.
 
0.00%, 03/15/26(i)(k)
 
28
25,984
1.13%, 03/15/28(i)
 
82
67,445
4.00%, 11/15/30(b)
 
5
4,178
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
 
6.38%, 09/01/29(b)
 
261
258,769
4.75%, 03/01/30(b)
 
106
96,796
4.50%, 08/15/30(b)
 
22
19,747
4.25%, 02/01/31(b)
 
102
88,896
7.38%, 03/01/31(b)
 
327
333,371
4.75%, 02/01/32(b)
 
37
32,474
4.50%, 05/01/32
 
7
6,021
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Media (continued)
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital
Corp.(continued)
 
4.50%, 06/01/33(b)
USD
9
$ 7,573
4.25%, 01/15/34(b)
 
207
167,937
CSC Holdings LLC(b)
 
5.50%, 04/15/27
 
200
179,000
5.38%, 02/01/28
 
200
172,541
11.75%, 01/31/29
 
400
395,030
Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.,
5.88%, 08/15/27(b)
 
305
297,161
DISH DBS Corp.(b)
 
5.25%, 12/01/26
 
188
170,883
5.75%, 12/01/28
 
172
147,059
DISH Network Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/27(b)
 
432
457,571
GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(b)
 
35
32,688
Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 07/15/29(b)
 
185
184,987
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%,
10/15/27(b)
 
180
162,864
Midcontinent Communications, 8.00%, 08/15/32(b)
 
89
91,414
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%,
09/15/26(b)
 
604
527,281
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(b)
 
3.13%, 09/01/26
 
9
8,645
5.00%, 08/01/27
 
98
95,308
4.00%, 07/15/28
 
53
48,832
Univision Communications, Inc.(b)
 
6.63%, 06/01/27
 
155
154,376
8.00%, 08/15/28
 
183
186,316
8.50%, 07/31/31
 
95
93,147
 
 
4,514,294
Metals & Mining — 0.5%
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 6.38%, 06/15/30(b)
 
42
42,004
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC(b)
 
8.00%, 10/01/30
 
46
47,601
11.50%, 10/01/31
 
291
325,565
ATI, Inc.
 
5.88%, 12/01/27
 
19
18,831
4.88%, 10/01/29
 
32
30,481
7.25%, 08/15/30
 
103
105,915
5.13%, 10/01/31
 
88
82,740
Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., 6.63%,
01/31/29(b)
 
296
295,696
Carpenter Technology Corp., 7.63%, 03/15/30
 
65
66,568
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(b)
 
6.88%, 11/01/29
 
53
52,433
7.38%, 05/01/33
 
44
43,217
Constellium SE, 3.75%, 04/15/29(b)
 
250
226,287
ERO Copper Corp., 6.50%, 02/15/30(b)
 
105
101,194
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 9.38%, 03/01/29(b)
 
200
211,626
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b)
 
4.63%, 03/01/28
 
63
59,234
4.50%, 06/01/31
 
259
228,309
Mineral Resources Ltd., 9.25%, 10/01/28(b)
 
10
10,492
Novelis Corp.(b)
 
3.25%, 11/15/26
 
206
196,216
4.75%, 01/30/30
 
207
190,181
3.88%, 08/15/31
 
96
82,655
Novelis Sheet Ingot GmbH, 3.38%, 04/15/29(f)
EUR
100
99,413
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29(b)
USD
39
36,441
 
 
2,553,099
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)(b) — 0.0%
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., 7.75%, 12/01/29
USD
25
$ 25,700
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital
Finance Corp.
 
4.75%, 06/15/29
 
22
20,744
7.00%, 07/15/31
 
55
56,357
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
 
7.25%, 04/01/29
 
43
44,110
6.00%, 04/15/30
 
21
20,612
6.50%, 07/01/30
 
41
41,052
 
 
208,575
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.6%
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp.,
7.50%, 10/01/29(b)
 
93
95,108
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance
Corp., 5.38%, 06/15/29(b)
 
66
64,272
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance
Corp.(b)
 
9.00%, 11/01/27
 
38
45,938
8.25%, 12/31/28
 
62
63,291
5.88%, 06/30/29
 
89
86,675
Baytex Energy Corp., 8.50%, 04/30/30(b)
 
22
22,478
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.(b)
 
7.00%, 07/15/29
 
56
57,196
7.25%, 07/15/32
 
45
46,230
Borr IHC Ltd./Borr Finance LLC, 10.00%, 11/15/28(b)
 
185
184,728
Buckeye Partners LP
 
6.88%, 07/01/29(b)
 
24
24,291
5.85%, 11/15/43
 
16
13,858
5.60%, 10/15/44
 
1
820
CITGO Petroleum Corp.(b)
 
7.00%, 06/15/25
 
163
163,168
8.38%, 01/15/29
 
130
133,937
Civitas Resources, Inc.(b)
 
8.38%, 07/01/28
 
57
59,198
8.63%, 11/01/30
 
56
58,646
8.75%, 07/01/31
 
124
129,274
CNX Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 04/15/30(b)
 
32
29,183
Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)
 
6.75%, 03/01/29
 
350
341,099
5.88%, 01/15/30
 
33
30,776
CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 5.50%,
06/15/31(b)
 
250
238,782
Crescent Energy Finance LLC(b)
 
7.63%, 04/01/32
 
142
141,269
7.38%, 01/15/33
 
147
142,757
Diamond Foreign Asset Co./Diamond Finance LLC,
8.50%, 10/01/30(b)
 
35
36,320
DT Midstream, Inc., 4.38%, 06/15/31(b)
 
79
72,081
eG Global Finance PLC, 12.00%, 11/30/28(b)
 
415
464,092
Enbridge, Inc.(a)
 
(5-year CMT + 2.97%), 7.20%, 06/27/54
 
40
41,117
(5-year CMT + 3.12%), 7.38%, 03/15/55
 
54
56,074
Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC, 8.75%,
05/01/31(b)
 
52
54,860
Energy Transfer LP(a)
 
(5-year CMT + 2.83%), 7.13%, 10/01/54
 
75
75,990
(5-year CMT + 4.02%), 8.00%, 05/15/54
 
127
133,089
Series H, (5-year CMT + 5.69%), 6.50%(j)
 
129
129,053
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.38%, 04/01/29(b)
 
89
89,300
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
 
7.75%, 02/01/28
 
29
29,035
8.25%, 01/15/29
 
82
82,810
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance
Corp.(continued)
 
8.88%, 04/15/30
USD
28
$ 28,490
7.88%, 05/15/32
 
128
125,355
8.00%, 05/15/33
 
92
90,034
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp., 6.75%, 09/01/29(b)
 
45
45,314
Harvest Midstream I LP, 7.50%, 05/15/32(b)
 
25
25,456
Hess Midstream Operations LP, 6.50%, 06/01/29(b)
 
64
64,633
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.(b)
 
6.25%, 11/01/28
 
3
2,905
5.75%, 02/01/29
 
72
68,692
6.00%, 04/15/30
 
5
4,699
8.38%, 11/01/33
 
117
119,433
6.88%, 05/15/34
 
84
78,295
7.25%, 02/15/35
 
34
31,964
Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC(b)
 
8.88%, 07/15/28
 
67
70,367
7.38%, 07/15/32
 
55
55,873
ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/29(b)
 
121
110,768
Kinetik Holdings LP, 5.88%, 06/15/30(b)
 
6
5,906
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas
Finance Corp., 6.88%, 12/01/32(b)
 
35
34,649
Matador Resources Co.(b)
 
6.88%, 04/15/28
 
64
64,885
6.50%, 04/15/32
 
75
74,151
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 8.25%,
09/01/31(b)
 
24
23,468
Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.50%, 01/15/28(b)
 
47
43,520
Nabors Industries, Inc.(b)
 
7.38%, 05/15/27
 
37
36,957
9.13%, 01/31/30
 
30
30,509
8.88%, 08/15/31
 
14
13,000
NFE Financing LLC, 12.00%, 11/15/29(b)
 
92
96,677
NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp.(b)
 
8.13%, 02/15/29
 
132
133,735
8.38%, 02/15/32
 
277
279,121
Noble Finance II LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/30(b)
 
104
105,037
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
 
8.13%, 03/01/28(b)
 
207
210,172
3.63%, 04/15/29(i)
 
40
46,820
8.75%, 06/15/31(b)
 
52
53,675
Northriver Midstream Finance LP, 6.75%, 07/15/32(b)
 
42
42,249
Parkland Corp., 6.63%, 08/15/32(b)
 
60
59,376
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7.88%,
09/15/30(b)
 
46
45,140
Permian Resources Operating LLC(b)
 
8.00%, 04/15/27
 
70
71,479
7.00%, 01/15/32
 
85
86,284
6.25%, 02/01/33
 
118
116,473
Prairie Acquiror LP, 9.00%, 08/01/29(b)
 
50
51,512
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 07/15/29(b)
 
14
13,292
Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership LP/Sitio Finance
Corp., 7.88%, 11/01/28(b)
 
100
102,808
SM Energy Co.
 
6.50%, 07/15/28
 
6
5,962
7.00%, 08/01/32(b)
 
33
32,536
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 8.63%, 10/31/29(b)
 
34
35,263
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance
Corp.(b)
 
5.50%, 01/15/28
 
35
33,661
7.38%, 02/15/29
 
149
149,472
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance
Corp.(b)(continued)
 
6.00%, 12/31/30
USD
2
$ 1,894
6.00%, 09/01/31
 
41
38,697
Talos Production, Inc.(b)
 
9.00%, 02/01/29
 
17
17,441
9.38%, 02/01/31
 
40
40,775
TGNR Intermediate Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 10/15/29(b)
 
131
122,324
Transocean Aquila Ltd., 8.00%, 09/30/28(b)
 
30
30,625
Transocean Titan Financing Ltd., 8.38%, 02/01/28(b)
 
26
26,530
Transocean, Inc.(b)
 
8.00%, 02/01/27
 
28
27,947
8.25%, 05/15/29
 
144
141,058
8.75%, 02/15/30
 
148
152,533
8.50%, 05/15/31
 
150
147,056
Valaris Ltd., 8.38%, 04/30/30(b)
 
184
185,937
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 08/15/29(b)
 
79
72,579
Venture Global LNG, Inc.(b)
 
9.50%, 02/01/29
 
574
634,423
8.38%, 06/01/31
 
211
220,058
9.88%, 02/01/32
 
295
323,697
Vermilion Energy, Inc., 6.88%, 05/01/30(b)
 
51
50,604
Vital Energy, Inc.
 
9.75%, 10/15/30
 
62
65,368
7.88%, 04/15/32(b)
 
159
152,989
Wildfire Intermediate Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 10/15/29(b)
 
48
46,187
 
 
8,955,584
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%
Magnera Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/31(b)
 
33
32,216
Passenger Airlines(b) — 0.1%
American Airlines, Inc., 8.50%, 05/15/29
 
121
127,042
OneSky Flight LLC, 8.88%, 12/15/29
 
68
68,048
United Airlines, Inc., 4.63%, 04/15/29
 
98
93,177
 
 
288,267
Personal Care Products — 0.0%
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., 6.13%, 09/30/32
 
77
75,293
Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%
1375209 BC Ltd., 9.00%, 01/30/28(b)
 
60
59,952
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(b)
 
6.13%, 02/01/27
 
169
153,368
5.75%, 08/15/27
 
15
13,050
11.00%, 09/30/28
 
316
300,200
Endo Finance Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 04/15/31(b)
 
110
116,549
Grifols SA, 7.13%, 05/01/30(f)
EUR
100
106,453
Gruenenthal GmbH, 4.63%, 11/15/31(f)
 
100
104,725
Option Care Health, Inc., 4.38%, 10/31/29(b)
USD
79
72,855
Rossini SARL, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.88%), 6.56%,
12/31/29(a)(f)
EUR
100
104,781
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV, 3.75%,
05/09/27
 
100
104,140
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.15%,
10/01/26
USD
203
194,561
 
 
1,330,634
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC/Anywhere Co-Issuer
Corp.
 
7.00%, 04/15/30(b)
 
45
40,181
Series AI, 7.00%, 04/15/30
 
80
70,972
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Real Estate Management & Development (continued)
CoreLogic, Inc., 4.50%, 05/01/28(b)
USD
309
$ 287,530
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC, 8.88%,
09/01/31(b)
 
120
129,190
Howard Hughes Corp., 4.38%, 02/01/31(b)
 
53
47,718
Vivion Investments SARL, Series DEC, (6.50% PIK),
6.50%, 08/31/28(f)(g)
EUR
100
101,223
 
 
676,814
Retail REITs — 0.0%
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR
Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LLC, 4.50%, 04/01/27(b)
USD
45
42,675
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment(i) — 0.0%
MKS Instruments, Inc., 1.25%, 06/01/30(b)
 
134
129,712
ON Semiconductor Corp., 0.50%, 03/01/29
 
49
46,133
 
 
175,845
Software — 1.2%
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/30(b)
 
863
820,149
Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/01/26(b)
 
121
117,582
Capstone Borrower, Inc., 8.00%, 06/15/30(b)
 
193
199,776
Central Parent LLC/CDK Global II LLC/CDK Financing
Co., Inc., 8.00%, 06/15/29(b)
 
308
312,440
Central Parent, Inc./CDK Global, Inc., 7.25%, 06/15/29(b)
 
170
167,992
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.(b)
 
3.88%, 07/01/28
 
328
305,549
4.88%, 07/01/29
 
186
173,391
Cloud Software Group, Inc.(b)
 
6.50%, 03/31/29
 
996
977,617
9.00%, 09/30/29
 
1,218
1,265,708
8.25%, 06/30/32
 
484
498,786
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(b)
 
153
145,700
Ellucian Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 12/01/29(b)
 
121
121,051
Nutanix, Inc., 0.50%, 12/15/29(b)(i)
 
23
22,736
Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 03/15/29(b)
 
21
19,037
Snowflake, Inc.(b)(i)(k)
 
0.00%, 10/01/27
 
68
79,933
0.00%, 10/01/29
 
90
106,740
SS&C Technologies, Inc.(b)
 
5.50%, 09/30/27
 
90
89,137
6.50%, 06/01/32
 
176
177,537
Twilio, Inc.
 
3.63%, 03/15/29
 
22
20,232
3.88%, 03/15/31
 
43
38,565
UKG, Inc., 6.88%, 02/01/31(b)
 
583
591,472
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC/ZoomInfo Finance Corp.,
3.88%, 02/01/29(b)
 
162
147,222
 
 
6,398,352
Specialty Retail — 0.1%
Afflelou SAS, 6.00%, 07/25/29(f)
EUR
100
107,981
Fressnapf Holding SE, 5.25%, 10/31/31(f)
 
100
106,693
Staples, Inc., 10.75%, 09/01/29(b)
USD
54
53,124
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy
Finance Corp., 5.00%, 06/01/31(b)
 
29
25,853
 
 
293,651
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 7.75%, 03/31/30(b)
 
39
40,036
NCR Atleos Corp., 9.50%, 04/01/29(b)
 
17
18,416
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)
Seagate HDD Cayman
 
8.25%, 12/15/29
USD
54
$ 57,537
8.50%, 07/15/31
 
76
81,271
 
 
197,260
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods(b) — 0.0%
Crocs, Inc.
 
4.25%, 03/15/29
 
57
52,691
4.13%, 08/15/31
 
13
11,310
Hanesbrands, Inc.
 
4.88%, 05/15/26
 
42
41,348
9.00%, 02/15/31
 
3
3,198
Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/29
 
17
15,653
S&S Holdings LLC, 8.38%, 10/01/31
 
20
20,142
 
 
144,342
Trading Companies & Distributors(b) — 0.1%
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 7.63%, 05/01/27
 
93
92,664
Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC, 8.00%, 02/01/28
 
12
11,784
Gates Corp., 6.88%, 07/01/29
 
74
75,274
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 3.88%, 12/15/28
 
20
18,279
Resideo Funding, Inc.
 
4.00%, 09/01/29
 
18
16,305
6.50%, 07/15/32
 
99
99,124
 
 
313,430
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%
Edge Finco PLC, 8.13%, 08/15/31(f)
GBP
100
127,850
GN Bondco LLC, 9.50%, 10/15/31(b)
USD
48
50,544
 
 
178,394
Total Corporate Bonds — 16.4%
(Cost: $99,234,264)
90,293,207
Fixed Rate Loan Interests
Advertising Agencies — 0.1%
Clear Channel International BV, 2024 CCIBV Fixed Term
Loan, 7.50%, 04/01/27(d)
 
665
653,362
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%
Clover Holdings SPV III LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan,
15.00%, 12/18/27(d)
 
51
50,486
IT Services — 0.3%
Clover Holdings 2 LLC, Fixed Term Loan B, 7.75%,
11/01/31(d)
 
1,672
1,672,000
Software — 0.2%
Cotiviti, Inc., 2024 Fixed Term Loan B, 7.63%, 05/01/31
 
1,037
1,043,055
Total Fixed Rate Loan Interests — 0.6%
(Cost: $3,419,459)
3,418,903
Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)
Advertising Agencies — 0.1%
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.11%),
8.47%, 08/23/28
 
643
646,376
Planet US Buyer LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.52%, 02/07/31
 
110
110,547
 
 
756,923
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%
Barnes Group, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%, 09/03/30
USD
934
$ 934,233
2024 Term Loan B, 12/10/31(l)
 
553
553,830
Bleriot U.S. Bidco, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%,
10/31/30
 
1,221
1,226,933
Cobham Ultra SeniorCo SARL, USD Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 9.24%,
08/03/29
 
714
710,238
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/31/31
 
1,799
1,805,243
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/31/31
 
684
686,562
NORDAM Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.70%), 9.96%, 04/09/26
 
748
744,698
Ovation Parent, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%, 04/21/31
 
268
269,509
Propulsion BC Finco SARL, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%,
09/14/29
 
194
195,695
Signia Aerospace LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.40%,
11/21/31
 
314
313,506
TransDigm, Inc.
 
2023 Term Loan J, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.83%, 02/28/31
 
3,438
3,443,008
2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.83%, 01/19/32
 
841
842,204
2024 Term Loan K, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%, 03/22/30
 
98
98,506
 
 
11,824,165
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%
Rand Parent LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 03/17/30
 
218
219,165
Automobile Components — 0.7%
Clarios Global LP, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.50%), 6.86%, 05/06/30
 
2,925
2,933,660
Tenneco, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 5.10%), 9.62%, 11/17/28
 
1,121
1,086,720
 
 
4,020,380
Automobiles — 0.0%
RVR Dealership Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%,
02/08/28
 
202
189,898
Banks — 0.4%
AqGen Island Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
08/02/28(d)
 
2,368
2,385,788
Beverages — 0.5%
Naked Juice LLC
 
2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 6.10%), 10.43%, 01/24/30
 
1,588
526,144
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Beverages (continued)
Naked Juice LLC(continued)
 
Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.10%), 7.43%,
01/24/29
USD
2,069
$ 1,354,712
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.51%), 7.84%, 03/31/28
 
830
835,609
 
 
2,716,465
Broadline Retail — 0.4%
CNT Holdings I Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.50%), 8.09%, 11/08/27
 
1,918
1,928,276
Building Materials — 2.9%
ACProducts Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.51%), 8.84%,
05/17/28
 
860
692,842
Azek Group LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%, 09/19/31
 
822
824,513
Chariot Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.35%), 7.71%, 11/03/28
 
2,672
2,684,229
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.35%), 7.75%, 04/12/28
 
306
291,985
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%,
11/23/27
 
598
581,405
CP Iris Holdco I, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.50%), 7.86%, 10/02/28
 
520
522,733
EMRLD Borrower LP
 
2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.83%, 08/04/31
 
1,533
1,535,837
Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor
+ 2.50%), 6.93%, 05/31/30
 
1,940
1,945,280
New AMI I LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 6.00%), 10.36%, 03/08/29
 
720
707,525
Oscar AcquisitionCo LLC, Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.25%), 8.50%,
04/29/29
 
1,128
1,114,911
Potters Borrower LP, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.75%), 8.11%, 12/14/27
 
467
471,362
Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 03/19/29
 
552
550,944
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, 2023 Term Loan, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%),
7.86%, 04/02/29(d)
 
474
478,797
Standard Industries, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 09/22/28
 
472
472,710
Summit Materials LLC, 2023 Incremental Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.15%, 01/12/29
 
652
651,842
Wilsonart LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.25%), 8.58%, 08/05/31
 
2,537
2,539,509
Zurn LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.11%), 6.47%, 10/04/28
 
98
98,250
 
 
16,164,674
Building Products — 1.2%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
05/19/28
 
1,281
1,283,533
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B2,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%),
8.69%, 01/29/31
 
2,024
1,989,503
30
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Building Products (continued)
Gulfside Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%, 06/17/31
USD
483
$ 484,797
GYP Holdings III Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 05/12/30
 
277
276,899
White Cap Buyer LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
10/19/29
 
2,610
2,612,593
 
 
6,647,325
Capital Markets — 1.9%
Advisor Group, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
08/17/28
 
1,043
1,046,140
Aretec Group, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
08/09/30
 
545
545,091
CPI Holdco B LLC, 2024 Incremental Term Loan B,
05/17/31(l)
 
766
765,042
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC
 
2020 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
1.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 04/09/27
 
3,311
3,232,265
2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 7.01%), 11.34%, 04/07/28
 
982
933,985
Edelman Financial Engines Center LLC, 2024 Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.36%, 04/07/28
 
738
741,814
FinCo I LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 06/27/29
 
422
422,999
Focus Financial Partners LLC, 2024 Term Loan B8, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%),
7.61%, 09/15/31
 
1,207
1,216,812
Guardian U.S. Holdco LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%,
01/31/30
 
179
179,706
Jane Street Group LLC, 2024 Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.40%,
12/15/31
 
843
839,202
Jefferies Finance LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
10/21/31
 
664
666,078
 
 
10,589,134
Chemicals — 4.1%
Advancion Holdings LLC, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.85%), 12.21%, 11/24/28
 
1,275
1,242,589
Arc Falcon I, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 7.10%), 11.46%,
09/30/29
 
815
798,024
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC,
2021 Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75%
Floor + 4.85%), 9.10%, 08/27/26
 
363
308,168
Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term
Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
1.75%), 6.08%, 12/20/29
 
1,072
1,074,365
Chemours Co., 2023 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.36%, 08/18/28
 
1,029
1,033,153
Derby Buyer LLC, 2024 Repriced Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.37%,
11/01/30
 
1,854
1,858,319
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Chemicals (continued)
Discovery Purchaser Corp., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.38%), 8.95%,
10/04/29
USD
151
$ 151,300
Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC, 2024 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%),
6.84%, 06/12/31
 
1,496
1,500,553
Element Solutions Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%,
12/18/30
 
1,715
1,716,886
HB Fuller Co., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 2.00%), 6.36%, 02/15/30
 
261
262,510
Herens U.S. Holdco Corp., USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.03%), 8.35%,
07/03/28
 
1,129
1,105,429
INEOS Quattro Holdings U.K. Ltd., 2024 USD Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.25%),
8.61%, 10/01/31(d)
 
526
530,602
INEOS U.S. Finance LLC, 2023 USD Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%),
7.61%, 02/18/30
 
609
611,035
LSF11 A5 Holdco LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%,
10/15/28
 
1,599
1,606,613
Minerals Technologies, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.34%,
11/21/31(d)
 
734
735,835
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 2023 Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.00%), 8.36%, 03/29/28(d)
 
1,987
2,006,765
NIC Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.01%), 8.34%, 12/29/27
 
209
186,827
Nouryon Finance BV, 2024 USD Term Loan B1, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.66%,
04/03/28
 
1,112
1,119,020
OQ Chemicals Corp.
 
2017 USD Term Loan B2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 3.60%), 8.19%, 12/31/26
 
1,556
1,328,510
2024 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
3.00% Floor + 8.00%), 12.36%, 12/31/26
 
175
179,392
Paint Intermediate III, LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.52%,
10/09/31
 
506
507,897
Sparta U.S. HoldCo LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.00%), 7.34%,
08/02/30
 
1,441
1,449,358
WR Grace Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%,
09/22/28
 
1,246
1,256,040
 
 
22,569,190
Commercial Services & Supplies — 7.9%
Albion Financing 3 SARL, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.51%), 9.10%, 08/16/29
 
1,746
1,760,688
AlixPartners LLP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.61%), 6.97%,
02/04/28
 
1,742
1,747,003
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2021 USD Incremental Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.85%), 8.21%, 05/12/28
 
3,752
3,760,945
Schedule of Investments
31

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)
APi Group DE, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
01/03/29
USD
1,100
$ 1,099,769
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 6.22%, 08/06/27
 
557
550,170
Belron Finance LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.27%,
10/16/31
 
1,706
1,719,870
Boost Newco Borrower LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%),
6.83%, 01/31/31
 
3,069
3,081,462
Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, 2024 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%),
6.36%, 11/24/28
 
1,477
1,479,755
Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.75%), 7.11%, 01/31/31
 
2,028
2,025,009
Champions Financing, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%), 9.27%,
02/23/29
 
1,568
1,481,323
CHG Healthcare Services Inc., 2024 Term Loan B1, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%),
7.40%, 09/29/28
 
883
884,907
Creative Artists Agency LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.11%, 10/01/31
 
2,651
2,660,554
Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
2022 USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 07/06/29
 
450
451,954
Ensemble RCM LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.59%,
08/01/29
 
208
209,755
Fleet US Bidco, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.58%,
02/21/31(d)
 
358
359,893
Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 4.75%), 9.34%, 04/29/29
 
433
383,057
Garda World Security Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.90%,
02/01/29
 
626
627,648
Grant Thornton Advisors Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan
B, 06/02/31(l)
 
120
119,700
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
06/02/31
 
295
295,018
Hertz Corp.
 
2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%),
7.97%, 06/30/28
 
804
719,841
2021 Term Loan C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%),
7.97%, 06/30/28
 
157
141,184
Ingenovis Health, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 4.51%), 9.03%, 03/06/28
 
695
401,860
KUEHG Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.84%, 06/12/30
 
787
793,714
Learning Care Group U.S. No. 2, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.00%), 8.59%, 08/11/28
 
196
198,179
Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp., 2024 Term
Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor +
3.50%), 7.86%, 05/04/28
 
2,332
2,345,226
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)
Neon Maple US Debt Mergersub, Inc., 2024 Term Loan
B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.43%, 11/15/31
USD
1,600
$ 1,601,504
OMNIA Partners LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, 07/25/30(l)
 
593
594,156
PG Investment Co. 59 SARL, Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
03/26/31
 
548
551,995
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2024 1st Lien
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor
+ 2.00%), 6.52%, 10/13/30
 
876
877,125
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
11/19/31
 
511
511,604
Reworld Holding Corp., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%),
7.02%, 11/30/28
 
776
776,643
Ryan LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%, 11/14/30
 
75
74,765
Spring Education Group, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%,
10/04/30
 
1,394
1,400,515
Trans Union LLC
 
2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 06/24/31
 
1,888
1,883,819
2024 Term Loan B9, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 06/24/31
 
1,601
1,597,416
TruGreen LP, 2020 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 4.10%), 8.46%, 11/02/27
 
664
644,473
Veritiv Operating Co., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.83%, 11/30/30
 
493
493,890
Vestis Corp., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.25%), 6.76%, 02/22/31
 
1,102
1,102,988
Vortex Opco LLC, Second Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.36%), 8.69%,
12/17/28
 
575
359,677
Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
01/30/31
 
1,669
1,674,221
 
 
43,443,275
Construction & Engineering — 1.9%
AECOM, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 04/18/31
 
1,046
1,054,027
Apple Bidco LLC
 
2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.86%),
7.22%, 09/22/28
 
1,142
1,147,225
2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%, 09/22/28
 
661
664,979
Arcosa Inc, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 08/12/31
 
721
726,116
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%), 9.07%,
08/01/30
 
3,219
3,122,954
Brown Group Holding LLC
 
2022 Incremental Term Loan B2, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 7.00%, 07/01/31
 
1,258
1,260,787
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor
+ 2.50%), 6.86%, 07/01/31
 
1,751
1,756,389
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Construction & Engineering (continued)
Construction Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 6.84%,
11/03/31
USD
291
$ 291,911
Cube A&D Buyer, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 8.13%,
10/17/31
 
194
194,970
Legence Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.60%), 7.96%,
12/16/27
 
198
198,525
 
 
10,417,883
Consumer Finance — 0.2%
CPI Holdco B LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 2.00%), 6.36%, 05/19/31
 
1,215
1,211,480
Containers & Packaging — 1.6%
Charter Next Generation, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B1, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.00%),
7.53%, 11/29/30
 
3,755
3,771,430
LABL, Inc., 2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 5.10%), 9.46%,
10/29/28
 
1,376
1,328,117
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 2024 Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.59%,
04/15/27
 
1,207
1,214,759
Pregis TopCo LLC
 
1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 4.00%), 8.36%, 07/31/26
 
583
585,496
2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 4.11%), 8.47%, 07/31/26
 
604
606,531
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B7, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.19%,
09/15/28
 
1,124
1,132,222
 
 
8,638,555
Distributors — 0.2%
TMK Hawk Parent Corp.
 
2024 PIK Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
11.00%), 11.00%, 12/15/31
 
59
31,366
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00%
Floor + 5.25%), 9.59%, 06/30/29
 
1,884
998,306
 
 
1,029,672
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%
Veritas U.S., Inc., 2024 Priority Term Loan, (Prime at
1.00% Floor + 11.50%), 19.25%, 12/09/29(d)
 
144
143,195
Diversified REITs — 0.3%
SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%,
01/25/31
 
1,359
1,358,749
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.8%
Altice Financing SA, USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.43%, 01/31/26(d)
 
1,686
1,559,937
Altice France SA, 2023 USD Term Loan B14, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.50%), 10.15%,
08/15/28
 
2,052
1,641,482
Ciena Corp., 2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.37%, 10/24/30
 
1,242
1,245,599
Connect Finco SARL, 2024 Extended Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%),
8.86%, 09/27/29
 
896
782,067
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)
GOGO Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.86%), 8.22%, 04/30/28
USD
812
$ 768,554
Iridium Satellite LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%,
09/20/30
 
583
579,837
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
2024 Extended Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 6.56%), 10.92%, 04/15/29
 
871
887,258
2024 Extended Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 6.56%), 10.92%, 04/15/30
 
878
893,548
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
 
2024 Extended Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 2.46%), 6.82%, 04/15/29
 
665
624,086
2024 Extended Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 2.46%), 6.82%, 04/15/30
 
680
632,142
2024 Term Loan A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.00%),
10.36%, 06/01/28
 
126
125,642
ORBCOMM, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.75% Floor + 4.36%), 8.72%, 09/01/28
 
268
237,853
Viasat, Inc.
 
2023 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 4.61%), 9.06%, 05/30/30
 
500
445,498
Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
4.61%), 8.97%, 03/02/29
 
1,021
915,681
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.11%), 7.47%,
03/09/27
 
4,386
4,098,790
 
 
15,437,974
Electric Utilities — 1.4%
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 2023 Refinancing
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor
+ 2.00%), 6.36%, 07/31/30
 
1,647
1,641,409
Calpine Corp., 2024 Term Loan B10, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 01/31/31
 
522
520,097
Constellation Renewables LLC, 2020 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.76%,
12/15/27
 
1,011
1,013,757
Hamilton Projects Acquiror LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%),
8.11%, 05/22/31
 
281
282,921
NRG Energy, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.35%, 04/16/31
 
1,392
1,391,783
Pike Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.11%), 7.47%, 01/21/28
 
925
931,066
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 2024 Incremental Term Loan
B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%),
7.02%, 12/11/31
 
292
292,730
Thunder Generation Funding LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
10/03/31
 
560
562,123
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B3, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 12/20/30
 
1,106
1,107,115
 
 
7,743,001
Electrical Equipment — 0.7%
Generac Power Systems, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.34%,
07/03/31(d)
 
289
290,721
Schedule of Investments
33

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Electrical Equipment (continued)
Vertiv Group Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.19%, 03/02/27
USD
2,203
$ 2,202,996
WEC U.S. Holdings, Inc, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.80%,
01/27/31
 
1,126
1,126,209
 
 
3,619,926
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.9%
Celestica Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.09%, 06/20/31
 
838
838,837
Coherent Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%, 07/02/29
 
1,618
1,619,976
MX Holdings U.S., Inc., 2023 USD Term Loan B1D, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.86%), 7.22%, 07/31/28
 
155
155,160
Roper Industrial Products Investment Co. LLC, 2024 USD
1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%, 11/22/29
 
2,503
2,507,399
 
 
5,121,372
Entertainment — 4.9%
Ballys Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.51%), 8.14%, 10/02/28
 
1,281
1,208,352
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.25%), 6.61%, 02/06/31
 
2,549
2,549,530
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%),
6.61%, 02/06/30
 
930
929,857
Churchill Downs, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B1,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.10%),
6.46%, 03/17/28(d)
 
1,289
1,288,650
Crown Finance US, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (Prime +
5.25%), 9.80%, 12/02/31
 
405
404,494
Delta 2 Lux SARL
 
2024 Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%, 09/30/31
 
1,483
1,485,165
2024 Term Loan B2, 09/10/31(l)
 
741
743,106
ECL Entertainment LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%),
7.86%, 08/31/30
 
947
950,794
Flutter Entertainment PLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 1.75%), 6.08%,
11/30/30
 
3,204
3,193,794
Herschend Entertainment Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan,
08/27/28(l)
 
147
146,761
Light & Wonder International, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B2,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.25%),
6.63%, 04/14/29
 
985
987,871
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B4, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.85%), 6.22%,
10/19/26
 
2,210
2,204,683
Motion Finco SARL, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%,
11/12/29
 
1,210
1,194,957
OVG Business Services LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.36%, 06/25/31
 
639
640,197
Penn Entertainment, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%,
05/03/29
 
1,259
1,261,915
Scientific Games Holdings LP, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%),
7.59%, 04/04/29
 
374
374,624
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Entertainment (continued)
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., 2024 Term Loan
B3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%),
6.36%, 12/04/31
USD
463
$ 461,726
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
05/01/31
 
301
301,955
UFC Holdings, LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.77%,
11/21/31
 
1,531
1,537,614
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2018 1st
Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.86%), 7.22%, 05/18/25
 
2,480
2,483,396
WMG Acquisition Corp., 2024 Term Loan J, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.34%,
01/24/31
 
2,657
2,649,073
 
 
26,998,514
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 1.9%
Action Environmental Group, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.75%), 8.08%, 10/24/30(d)
 
662
668,803
Clean Harbors, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%,
10/09/28
 
909
915,278
Filtration Group Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.61%),
7.97%, 10/21/28
 
3,062
3,082,580
GFL Environmental, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.61%,
07/03/31
 
669
670,052
JFL-Tiger Acquisition Co., Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.00%), 8.34%,
10/17/30
 
628
630,772
Madison IAQ LLC, Term Loan, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.89%, 06/21/28
 
3,195
3,203,864
Packers Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.35%), 7.71%,
03/09/28
 
805
401,096
Reworld Holding Corp
 
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor
+ 2.25%), 6.70%, 11/30/28
 
974
975,164
Term Loan C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor
+ 2.25%), 6.70%, 11/30/28
 
75
74,919
Reworld Holding Corp., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan C, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%),
7.02%, 11/30/28
 
43
42,652
 
 
10,665,180
Financial Services — 0.6%
Castlelake Aviation One LLC
 
2023 Incremental Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.11%, 10/22/27
 
640
641,380
Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor
+ 2.50%), 6.86%, 10/22/26
 
1,872
1,874,935
Setanta Aircraft Leasing DAC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.08%,
11/05/28
 
588
589,180
 
 
3,105,495
Food Products — 2.2%
8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc.
 
2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.86%), 8.22%, 10/01/25
 
314
306,066
2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.75% Floor + 4.86%), 9.22%, 10/01/25
 
1,308
1,275,038
34
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Food Products (continued)
Aramark Services, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
06/22/30
USD
586
$ 588,702
Chobani LLC
 
2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00%
Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%, 10/25/27
 
2,855
2,875,157
2023 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.11%, 10/25/27
 
730
734,876
Froneri U.S., Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
09/17/31
 
3,512
3,512,293
H-Food Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (Defaulted),
0.00%, 05/23/25(c)(h)
 
422
209,926
Nomad Foods U.S. LLC, 2023 Term Loan B5, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.97%,
11/12/29
 
893
895,012
U.S. Foods, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 10/03/31
 
624
627,189
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 11/22/28
 
708
712,796
UTZ Quality Foods LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.75%), 7.11%, 01/20/28
 
488
488,377
 
 
12,225,432
Ground Transportation — 0.7%
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.08%,
04/10/31
 
3,207
3,197,182
SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 8.00%), 12.52%,
08/20/29
 
1,020
418,138
 
 
3,615,320
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0%
Avantor Funding, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.10%), 6.46%,
11/08/27
 
36
36,222
Bausch & Lomb Corp.
 
2023 Incremental Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%, 09/29/28
 
841
844,505
Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.35%), 7.69%, 05/10/27
 
2,009
2,015,375
Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%),
7.62%, 10/19/27
 
474
470,749
Medline Borrower LP, 2024 USD Add-on Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.25%),
6.61%, 10/23/28
 
5,732
5,747,112
Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.84%,
05/30/31
 
1,986
1,987,274
 
 
11,101,237
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.4%
Concentra Health Services, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%,
07/28/31(d)
 
339
341,270
Examworks Bidco, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.11%, 11/01/28
 
2,019
2,024,294
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)
EyeCare Partners LLC
 
2024 Second Out Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.10%), 5.72%, 11/30/28
USD
1,104
$ 854,126
2024 Superpriority New Money 1st Out Term Loan A,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.75%),
10.37%, 08/31/28
 
684
690,126
2024 Third Out Term Loan C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 6.85%), 11.47%, 11/30/28(c)(d)(h)
 
41
8,098
Fortrea Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.75%), 8.49%, 07/01/30(d)
 
101
102,064
ICON Luxembourg SARL, 2024 LUX Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%),
6.33%, 07/03/28
 
500
503,595
IQVIA, Inc., 2023 USD Term Loan B4, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%, 01/02/31
 
1,085
1,091,550
Medical Solutions Holdings, Inc.
 
2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.60%), 8.19%, 11/01/28
 
541
379,782
2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 7.10%), 11.69%, 11/01/29
 
536
268,000
Phoenix Newco, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
11/15/28
 
2,526
2,540,841
PRA Health Sciences, Inc., 2024 US Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%,
07/03/28
 
125
125,472
Precision Medicine Group LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.10%), 7.43%,
11/18/27
 
835
833,630
Star Parent, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%, 09/27/30
 
1,191
1,161,646
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.09%,
12/19/30
 
1,043
1,050,553
WCG Intermediate Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.50%), 7.86%, 01/08/27
 
923
926,167
 
 
12,901,214
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.1%
RHP Hotel Properties LP, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%),
6.36%, 05/18/30
 
440
439,944
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.4%
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., 2024 Term Loan B6,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 09/20/30
 
1,860
1,848,367
Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.01%),
8.60%, 02/02/26
 
1,831
1,174,968
Alterra Mountain Co., 2024 Term Loan B7, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
05/31/30
 
827
832,567
Carnival Corp., 2024 Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 2.75%), 7.11%, 08/08/27
 
563
566,107
City Football Group Ltd., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.11%), 7.47%,
07/22/30
 
1,920
1,910,781
Fender Musical Instruments Corp., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.10%),
8.46%, 12/01/28
 
399
389,297
Schedule of Investments
35

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/NV, 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
01/27/29
USD
3,751
$ 3,761,408
Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 11/30/29
 
2,811
2,813,504
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%),
9.09%, 11/01/29
 
1,022
1,019,861
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 2023 Term Loan B4,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.09%, 11/08/30
 
696
699,049
IRB Holding Corp, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%,
12/15/27
 
1,686
1,686,825
Playa Resorts Holding BV, 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.75%), 7.11%, 01/05/29
 
403
402,824
Sabre GLBL, Inc.
 
2021 Term Loan B1, 12/17/27(l)
 
170
177,919
2021 Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%, 12/17/27
 
96
87,363
2022 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.10%), 9.46%, 06/30/28
 
48
45,589
2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
1.50% Floor + 6.10%), 10.46%, 11/15/29
 
811
815,410
2024 Term Loan B2, 11/15/29(d)(l)
 
236
216,335
Station Casinos LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.38%,
03/14/31
 
1,888
1,889,240
Whatabrands LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%,
08/03/28
 
2,684
2,686,612
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 05/24/30
 
1,143
1,142,964
 
 
24,166,990
Household Durables — 1.5%
AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.50%), 8.05%, 07/31/28
 
1,300
1,299,478
Hunter Douglas, Inc., USD Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 8.02%,
02/26/29
 
2,051
2,046,010
Springs Windows Fashions, LLC(d)
 
2024 First Lien Second Out TL A2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 4.11%), 8.47%, 10/06/28
 
1,473
1,318,200
2024 FLFO Delayed Draw Term Loan, 12/19/29(l)
 
204
204,176
SWF Holdings I Corp., 2024 FLFO A1 Term Loan,
12/19/29(d)(l)
 
153
153,515
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. SOFR + 2.50%), 6.81%, 10/24/31
 
487
487,760
Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%,
10/30/27
 
2,598
2,586,287
 
 
8,095,426
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%
Stitch Acquisition Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (Defaulted),
0.00%, 07/28/28
 
196
47,045
Insurance — 7.3%
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, 2024 Term Loan B6,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.11%, 09/19/31
 
6,801
6,811,980
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Insurance (continued)
AmWINS Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.36%), 6.72%, 02/19/28
USD
2,644
$ 2,650,362
Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.34%, 12/06/31
 
2,429
2,426,075
AssuredPartners, Inc., 2024 Incremental Term Loan B5,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%),
7.86%, 02/14/31
 
4,065
4,070,436
Asurion LLC
 
2020 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%, 12/23/26
 
317
316,888
2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 5.36%), 9.72%, 01/31/28
 
985
960,050
2021 Second Lien Term Loan B4, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 5.36%), 9.72%, 01/20/29
 
953
917,558
2023 Term Loan B11, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 4.35%), 8.71%, 08/19/28
 
1,358
1,358,217
Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings LLC
 
2024 Repriced Term Loan B, 05/26/31(l)
 
250
251,095
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.25%),
7.61%, 05/26/31
 
1,260
1,265,195
HUB International Ltd., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.37%, 06/20/30
 
4,641
4,664,171
Hyperion Refinance SARL, 2024 USD 1st Lien Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.00%), 7.36%, 02/15/31
 
1,610
1,618,763
Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management, Inc.,
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.82%, 03/15/30
 
1,020
1,023,700
Ryan Specialty Group LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%),
6.61%, 09/15/31
 
1,698
1,702,560
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2023 Term
Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
3.00%), 7.59%, 07/31/31
 
3,589
3,606,919
TIH Insurance Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%,
05/06/31
 
1,300
1,301,535
Truist Insurance Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%),
9.08%, 05/06/32
 
476
486,000
USI, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.25%), 6.58%, 09/29/30
 
994
991,728
2024 Term Loan D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.25%), 6.58%, 11/21/29
 
3,640
3,630,008
 
 
40,053,240
Interactive Media & Services — 0.3%
MH Sub I LLC
 
2023 Term Loan, 05/03/28(l)
 
660
653,381
2023 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 4.25%), 8.61%, 05/03/28
 
981
987,206
Voyage Australia Pty. Ltd., USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.76%), 8.38%,
07/20/28
 
208
209,123
 
 
1,849,710
Internet Software & Services — 2.7%
Barracuda Networks, Inc., 2022 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%), 9.09%,
08/15/29
 
896
826,482
36
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Internet Software & Services (continued)
Gen Digital, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 09/12/29
USD
2,742
$ 2,730,352
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC
 
2024 Term Loan B7, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.75%), 6.11%, 05/30/31
 
2,306
2,303,529
2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 11/09/29
 
1,246
1,245,610
Hoya Midco LLC, 2022 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.59%, 02/03/29
 
837
844,117
Proofpoint, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 08/31/28
 
2,917
2,928,601
StubHub Holdco Sub LLC, 2024 Extended Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.75%), 9.11%, 03/15/30
 
3,684
3,685,954
 
 
14,564,645
IT Services — 3.4%
Amentum Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%,
09/29/31
 
1,569
1,562,457
Clover Holdings 2 LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.43%, 11/01/31(d)
 
4,115
4,156,150
Epicor Software Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 2.75%), 7.11%,
05/30/31
 
1,675
1,685,425
Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
06/27/31
 
521
521,674
Magenta Security Holdings LLC
 
2024 First Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.75% Floor + 7.01%), 11.60%, 07/27/28
 
487
448,460
2024 Second Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.75% Floor + 1.50%, 6.25% PIK), 12.60%,
07/27/28(g)
 
580
341,409
2024 Super Priority Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 6.25%), 10.84%, 07/27/28
 
188
190,737
2024 Third Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.75% Floor + 1.50%, 5.50% PIK), 11.85%,
07/27/28(c)(g)(h)
 
936
314,677
Maximus, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 2.00%), 6.36%, 05/30/31
 
632
632,223
McAfee Corp., 2024 USD 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.37%,
03/01/29
 
2,464
2,462,879
Peraton Corp.
 
2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
7.85%), 12.36%, 02/01/29
 
792
638,608
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor
+ 3.85%), 8.21%, 02/01/28
 
2,712
2,517,766
Tempo Acquisition LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 08/31/28
 
3,390
3,400,469
 
 
18,872,934
Machinery — 2.3%
Arcline FM Holdings, LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.50%), 9.57%,
06/23/28
 
2,023
2,032,431
Chart Industries, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 7.09%,
03/15/30
 
531
532,551
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Machinery (continued)
Columbus McKinnon Corp./New York, 2024 Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%),
6.83%, 05/14/28(d)
USD
277
$ 277,925
Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc., 2024 Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%),
6.33%, 04/20/29
 
315
315,932
GrafTech Finance, Inc., 2024 Delayed Draw Term Loan,
0.00%, 11/11/29
 
14
14,090
GrafTech Global Enterprises, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 6.00%),
10.33%, 11/11/29
 
25
24,152
Madison Safety & Flow LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
09/26/31
 
453
455,836
SPX Flow, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
04/05/29
 
1,452
1,462,467
Titan Acquisition Ltd./Canada, 2024 Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.78%,
02/15/29
 
3,908
3,937,062
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., USD Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 8.59%,
04/30/30
 
3,498
3,521,506
 
 
12,573,952
Media — 2.5%
Charter Communications Operating LLC
 
2023 Term Loan B4, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.59%, 12/07/30
 
1,240
1,235,829
2024 Term Loan B5, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.78%, 12/15/31
 
865
863,019
CMG Media Corporation, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.60%), 0.00%,
06/18/29
 
(m)
160
Cogeco Financing 2 LP, 2023 Incremental Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.61%), 6.97%, 09/01/28
 
716
711,011
CSC Holdings LLC, 2019 Term Loan B5, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 7.19%,
04/15/27
 
1,596
1,470,017
DirecTV Financing LLC, Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.26%), 9.85%, 08/02/27
 
832
833,086
Gray Television, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 5.25%), 9.80%, 06/04/29
 
219
206,679
Learfield Communications LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.00%),
9.36%, 06/30/28
 
546
550,270
NEP Group, Inc.
 
2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%, 08/19/26
 
146
133,019
2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.25%,
1.50% PIK), 9.22%, 08/19/26(g)
 
899
777,167
Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%,
09/25/26
 
2,351
2,050,459
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B4, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.85%), 8.21%, 04/21/29
 
499
404,902
Speedster Bidco GmbH, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
10/17/31(l)
 
1,927
1,930,218
Schedule of Investments
37

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Media (continued)
Sunrise Financing Partnership, 2021 USD Term Loan AX,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.04%),
7.44%, 01/31/29
USD
409
$ 410,450
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan Q, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.36%), 7.76%, 01/31/29
 
1,212
1,204,049
Ziggo Financing Partnership, USD Term Loan I, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.61%), 7.01%,
04/30/28
 
1,066
1,060,276
 
 
13,840,611
Metals & Mining — 0.1%
AZZ, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.50%), 6.86%, 05/13/29
 
229
230,073
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.5%
EG America LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, 02/07/28(l)
 
329
331,527
Freeport LNG Investments LLLP, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.50%), 8.38%, 12/21/28
 
2,543
2,552,313
GIP Pilot Acquisition Partners LP, 2024 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.50%), 7.09%, 10/04/30
 
248
249,186
M6 ETX Holdings II Midco LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.60%), 8.96%,
09/19/29
 
225
225,587
Murphy USA, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 1.86%), 6.42%, 01/31/28
 
554
555,467
New Fortress Energy, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.00%), 9.59%, 10/27/28
 
1,142
1,095,122
NGL Energy Operating LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.75%), 8.11%, 02/03/31
 
578
579,053
NGP XI Midstream Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%,
07/25/31(d)
 
159
160,193
Oryx Midstream Services Permian Basin LLC, 2024 Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.11%), 7.51%, 10/05/28
 
2,633
2,646,385
 
 
8,394,833
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%
Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.85%), 6.21%,
09/07/27
 
1,853
1,855,057
Passenger Airlines — 1.3%
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.01%), 9.63%,
04/20/28
 
879
900,884
Air Canada, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.34%, 03/21/31
 
1,806
1,811,333
American Airlines, Inc.
 
Series AA, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.85%), 6.17%,
01/29/27
 
144
143,810
2023 1st Lien Term Loan, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.96%, 06/04/29
 
1,547
1,548,654
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.62%, 02/15/28
 
1,132
1,135,797
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Passenger Airlines (continued)
JetBlue Airways Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 5.50%), 9.85%,
08/27/29
USD
634
$ 638,508
United Airlines, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.63%,
02/22/31
 
1,057
1,058,844
 
 
7,237,830
Pharmaceuticals — 1.8%
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.50%), 9.86%,
05/04/28
 
1,030
1,057,415
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 5.35%), 9.71%, 02/01/27
 
879
855,989
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.85%), 6.40%, 08/01/27
 
855
853,432
Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.10%), 8.43%,
10/01/27
 
1,933
1,868,556
Jazz Financing Lux SARL, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 05/05/28
 
2,233
2,236,964
Option Care Health, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/27/28
 
701
703,923
Organon & Co., 2024 USD Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.25%), 6.62%, 05/19/31
 
862
862,887
Perrigo Investments LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
04/20/29
 
903
905,105
Vizient, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%, 08/01/31
 
341
343,303
 
 
9,687,574
Professional Services — 0.4%
Corpay Technologies Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan B5,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 04/28/28
 
2,149
2,145,255
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8%
CoreLogic, Inc.
 
2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
6.61%), 10.97%, 06/04/29
 
978
948,660
Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.61%), 7.97%, 06/02/28
 
2,412
2,378,342
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC(d)
 
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 01/31/30
 
697
698,302
2024 Tranche 2 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
01/31/30
 
579
585,343
 
 
4,610,647
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%
Entegris, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.07%, 07/06/29
 
659
663,149
MKS Instruments, Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.59%, 08/17/29
 
1,206
1,208,126
 
 
1,871,275
Software — 12.2%
Applied Systems, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
02/24/31
 
3,285
3,314,053
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Software (continued)
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.35%), 6.68%,
05/24/29
USD
88
$ 87,806
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
02/15/29
 
2,884
2,886,757
Azalea Topco, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
04/30/31
 
717
718,551
BCPE Pequod Buyer, Inc., USD Term Loan B, 11/25/31(l)
 
1,141
1,149,352
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.34%,
07/30/31
 
1,140
1,148,425
Capstone Borrower, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%,
06/17/30
 
374
376,220
CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc., Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.36%), 6.72%, 09/21/28
 
1,819
1,823,931
Central Parent, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%,
07/06/29
 
2,880
2,836,791
Cloud Software Group, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%, 03/30/29
 
3,408
3,415,440
2024 USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 03/21/31
 
2,726
2,732,027
Cloudera, Inc.
 
2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 6.10%), 10.46%, 10/08/29
 
676
661,635
2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 10/08/28
 
1,861
1,853,537
Cotiviti, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.75%), 7.30%, 05/01/31
 
1,740
1,747,495
Dayforce, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 7.09%, 02/26/31(d)
 
1,671
1,678,958
DS Admiral Bidco LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 4.25%), 8.61%, 06/26/31
 
654
633,093
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.60%,
01/18/29
 
5,756
5,757,479
E2open LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.61%), 7.97%, 02/04/28
 
245
245,683
Ellucian Holdings, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 10/09/29
 
2,123
2,134,924
2024 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 4.75%), 9.11%, 11/15/32
 
513
521,552
Flexera Software LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan,
03/03/28(l)
 
455
457,562
Genesys Cloud Services Holdings II LLC, 2024 USD
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor
+ 3.00%), 7.36%, 12/01/27
 
3,857
3,885,442
Informatica LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/27/28
 
2,619
2,628,087
Mitchell International, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%, 06/17/31
 
2,041
2,039,211
2024 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.25%), 9.61%, 06/17/32
 
704
694,764
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Software (continued)
Modena Buyer LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.86%, 07/01/31
USD
762
$ 735,871
Planview Parent, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%,
12/17/27
 
216
217,212
Playtika Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.86%), 7.22%, 03/13/28
 
1,474
1,477,105
PointClickCare Technologies, Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan
B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%),
7.58%, 11/03/31
 
714
718,022
Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.26%), 8.85%, 06/02/28
 
4,114
4,117,744
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., 2024 Add-on
Term Loan B, 10/28/30(l)
 
251
252,451
Project Boost Purchaser LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 8.15%,
07/16/31
 
1,285
1,292,688
Quartz Acquireco LLC, 2024 Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%,
06/28/30(d)
 
1,294
1,302,015
RealPage, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.26%), 7.59%, 04/24/28
 
2,265
2,258,676
Skopima Consilio Parent LLC, 2024 Repriced Term Loan,
05/12/28(l)
 
346
346,865
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
05/09/31
 
2,216
2,221,213
UKG, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.62%, 02/10/31
 
3,229
3,249,876
VS Buyer LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.12%,
04/12/31
 
1,976
1,988,517
Waystar Technologies, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%),
0.00%, 10/22/29
 
431
432,417
Zelis Payments Buyer, Inc.
 
5th Amendment Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%, 11/26/31
 
997
1,000,055
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.75%),
7.11%, 09/28/29
 
209
209,069
 
 
67,248,571
Specialty Retail — 0.5%
LS Group OpCo Acquistion LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.36%, 04/23/31
 
502
504,499
Peer Holding III B.V., 2024 USD Term Loan B5, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
07/01/31
 
589
591,391
PetSmart LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 02/11/28
 
828
823,763
Restoration Hardware, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.35%),
7.71%, 10/20/28
 
368
365,926
Schedule of Investments
39

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Specialty Retail (continued)
Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 2023 New Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.61%), 11.94%, 06/29/28
USD
443
$ 372,222
Woof Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.01%), 8.34%,
12/21/27
 
332
208,688
 
 
2,866,489
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.5%
Cubic Corp.
 
Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor
+ 4.51%), 9.03%, 05/25/28
 
3,033
2,026,110
Term Loan C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor
+ 4.51%), 9.03%, 05/25/28
 
617
412,110
 
 
2,438,220
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
2.25%), 6.59%, 12/21/28
 
1,269
1,272,481
Fanatics Commerce Intermediate Holdco LLC, Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.36%), 7.72%,
11/24/28(d)
 
590
588,308
Hanesbrands, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.11%, 03/08/30(d)
 
187
188,370
 
 
2,049,159
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.8%
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.,
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 01/31/31
 
1,444
1,447,848
Core & Main LP
 
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.00%), 6.34%, 07/27/28
 
3,007
3,008,443
2024 Term Loan E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.00%), 6.38%, 02/09/31
 
701
702,022
Dealer Tire Financial LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
07/02/31
 
1,043
1,043,367
Gates Corp., 2024 Term Loan B5, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 06/04/31
 
1,679
1,680,459
PAI Holdco, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 4.01%), 8.60%, 10/28/27
 
854
719,019
Solenis Holdings Ltd., 2024 USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.34%,
06/20/31
 
1,429
1,432,188
 
 
10,033,346
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%
OLA Netherlands BV, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 6.35%), 10.71%, 12/15/26
 
725
721,402
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 93.5%
(Cost: $520,066,790)
514,683,085
Security
 

Shares
Value
Investment Companies
Equity Funds — 0.8%
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
 
40,000
$ 2,028,400
SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
 
60,000
2,503,800
 
 
4,532,200
Fixed Income Funds — 3.7%
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
 
961,200
20,252,484
Total Investment Companies — 4.5%
(Cost: $24,801,925)
24,784,684
 
 
Benefical
Interest (000)
 
Other Interests
Capital Markets — 0.0%
Millennium Lender Claim Trust(d)(n)
USD
1,156
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%
Millennium Corp.(d)(n)
 
1,084
Total Other Interests — 0.0%
(Cost: $)
 
 
Par
(000)
 
Preferred Securities
Capital Trusts — 0.8%(a)
Banks(j) — 0.2%
Barclays PLC
 
4.38%
USD
200
179,867
9.63%
 
200
220,074
Citigroup, Inc.
 
Series AA, 7.63%
 
37
38,548
Series CC, 7.13%
 
180
183,344
Series DD, 7.00%
 
45
47,456
Series EE, 6.75%
 
100
99,186
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
 
Series V, 6.20%
 
35
35,151
Series W, 6.25%
 
72
72,678
Wells Fargo & Co., 6.85%
 
85
87,733
 
 
964,037
Capital Markets — 0.2%
Brookfield Finance, Inc., 6.30%, 01/15/55
 
125
122,226
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series Y, 6.13%(j)
 
205
202,359
UBS Group AG(b)(j)
 
6.85%
 
200
197,815
7.75%
 
200
208,341
Series NC10, 9.25%
 
200
229,186
 
 
959,927
Diversified Telecommunication Services(f) — 0.0%
British Telecommunications PLC, 5.13%, 10/03/54
EUR
100
107,340
Telefonica Europe BV, 6.14%(j)
 
100
111,828
 
 
219,168
Electric Utilities — 0.1%
Duke Energy Corp., 6.45%, 09/01/54
USD
49
49,595
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Electric Utilities (continued)
Edison International, Series B, 5.00%(j)
USD
42
$ 40,939
Electricite de France SA, 3.38%(f)(j)
EUR
200
193,153
NRG Energy, Inc., 10.25%(b)(j)
USD
145
160,085
PG&E Corp., 7.38%, 03/15/55
 
15
15,393
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale, 4.75%(f)(j)
EUR
100
106,845
 
 
566,010
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%
Venture Global LNG, Inc., 9.00%(b)(j)
USD
831
868,847
Financial Services — 0.1%
Apollo Global Management, Inc., 6.00%, 12/15/54
 
84
82,692
Aptiv Swiss Holdings Ltd., 6.88%, 12/15/54
 
200
194,996
Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.38%, 09/15/54
 
59
58,596
 
 
336,284
Gas Utilities — 0.0%
AltaGas Ltd., 7.20%, 10/15/54(b)
 
52
52,284
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%
AES Corp., 7.60%, 01/15/55
 
71
72,925
Vistra Corp., 7.00%(b)(j)
 
170
170,969
 
 
243,894
Multi-Utilities — 0.0%
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Series B, 6.85%, 02/15/55
 
34
34,732
Centrica PLC, 6.50%, 05/21/55(f)
GBP
100
126,918
Dominion Energy, Inc., 6.63%, 05/15/55
USD
15
15,250
 
 
176,900
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%
South Bow Canadian Infrastructure Holdings Ltd., 7.63%,
03/01/55(b)
 
29
29,733
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%
Vodafone Group PLC, 6.50%, 08/30/84(f)
EUR
100
113,840
 
4,530,924
 
 

Shares
 
Preferred Stocks — 0.1%(c)
Ground Transportation — 0.1%
Sirva BGRS Holdings, Inc., 07/21/30
 
382
76,336
IT Services — 0.0%
Veritas Kapital Assurance PLC, Series G(d)
 
1,300
25,993
Software — 0.0%
Veritas Kapital Assurance PLC, Series G(d)
 
1,882
37,645
 
139,974
Total Preferred Securities — 0.9%
(Cost: $4,814,466)
4,670,898
Security
 
Shares
Value
Warrants
Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%
Service King (Carnelian Point), (Exercisable 01/14/23,
1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 06/30/27, Strike Price
USD 10.00)(c)
 
2,435
$ 
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%
Turbo Cayman Ltd.(c)(d)
 
1
Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $)
Total Investments — 118.9%
(Cost: $670,475,000)
654,562,415
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (18.9)%
(103,900,632
)
Net Assets — 100.0%
$  550,661,783
(a)
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective
interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and
spread if published and available.
(b)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to
qualified institutional investors.
(c)
Non-income producing security.
(d)
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy.
(e)
Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted
securities with a current value of $747,491, representing 0.1% of its net assets as of
period end, and an original cost of $949,262.
(f)
This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers
under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(g)
Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares
and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.
(h)
Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.
(i)
Convertible security.
(j)
Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.
(k)
Zero-coupon bond.
(l)
Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with
this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.
(m)
Rounds to less than 1,000.
(n)
Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization
or private entities.
For purposes of this report, industry and sector sub-classifications may differ from those utilized by the Fund for compliance purposes.
Schedule of Investments
41

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer
Value at
12/31/23
Purchases
at Cost
Proceeds
from Sales
Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value at
12/31/24
Shares
Held at
12/31/24
Income
Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares(a)
$ 1,315,320
$ 
$ (1,315,320
)(b)
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 70,813
$ 
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(a)
1,160,850
(1,155,993
)
17,193
(22,050
)
18,089
 
$ 17,193
$ (22,050
)
$ 
$ 88,902
$ 
(a)
As of period end, the entity is no longer held.
(b)
Represents net amount purchased (sold).
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Currency Purchased
Currency Sold
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
USD
209,796
EUR
199,000
Barclays Bank PLC
03/19/25
$ 2,976
USD
4,648,737
EUR
4,414,000
BNP Paribas SA
03/19/25
61,282
USD
206
EUR
195
Standard Chartered Bank
03/19/25
3
USD
1,424
EUR
1,350
Standard Chartered Bank
03/19/25
21
USD
1,426
EUR
1,352
Toronto-Dominion Bank
03/19/25
21
USD
9,882
EUR
9,367
Toronto-Dominion Bank
03/19/25
147
USD
19,750
EUR
18,736
UBS AG
03/19/25
278
USD
1,099,626
GBP
869,000
Barclays Bank PLC
03/19/25
12,346
USD
119,002
GBP
94,000
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
03/19/25
1,391
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 78,465
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection
Reference Obligation/Index
Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
Payment
Frequency
Termination
Date
Credit
Rating(a)
Notional
Amount (000)(b)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
iTraxx.XO.42.V1
5.00
% 
Quarterly
12/20/29
B+
EUR
23
$ 1,913
$ 2,134
$ (221
)
(a)
Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.
(b)
The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.
OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection
Reference Obligations/Index
Financing
Rate Paid
by the Fund
Payment
Frequency
Counterparty
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Matterhorn Telecom Holding S.A.
5.00
% 
Quarterly
Goldman Sachs International
12/20/29
EUR
8
$ (1,033
)
$ (1,046
)
$ 13
OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection
Reference Obligation/Index
Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
Payment
Frequency
Counterparty
Termination
Date
Credit
Rating(a)
Notional
Amount (000)(b)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CMA CGM SA
5.00
% 
Quarterly
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
06/20/27
BB+
EUR
8
$ 806
$ 1,025
$ (219
)
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Bank of America N.A.
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
15
783
(2,029
)
2,812
Faurecia SE
5.00
Quarterly
Barclays Bank PLC
06/20/29
BB
EUR
5
338
598
(260
)
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)
Reference Obligation/Index
Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
Payment
Frequency
Counterparty
Termination
Date
Credit
Rating(a)
Notional
Amount (000)(b)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Faurecia SE
5.00
% 
Quarterly
Goldman Sachs International
06/20/29
BB
EUR
4
$ 270
$ 422
$ (152
)
Intrum AB
5.00
Quarterly
Goldman Sachs International
06/20/29
CC
EUR
1
(373
)
(342
)
(31
)
Intrum AB
5.00
Quarterly
Goldman Sachs International
06/20/29
CC
EUR
1
(248
)
(197
)
(51
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,576
$ (523
)
$ 2,099
(a)
Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.
(b)
The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.
OTC Total Return Swaps
Paid by the Fund
Received by the Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rate/Reference
Frequency
Rate/Reference
Frequency
Counterparty
Effective
Date
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
1-day SOFR, 4.49%
Quarterly
Markit iBoxx USD
Liquid Leveraged
Loan Index
Quarterly
Barclays Bank PLC
N/A
03/20/25
USD
5,000
$ 142,077
$ (64,126
)
$ 206,203
1-day SOFR, 4.49%
Quarterly
Markit iBoxx USD
Liquid Leveraged
Loan Index
Quarterly
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
N/A
03/20/25
USD
2,000
92,742
(2,366
)
95,108
1-day SOFR, 4.49%
Quarterly
Markit iBoxx USD
Liquid Leveraged
Loan Index
Quarterly
BNP Paribas SA
N/A
06/20/25
USD
14,200
412,906
(182,118
)
595,024
1-day SOFR, 4.49%
Quarterly
Markit iBoxx USD
Liquid Leveraged
Loan Index
Quarterly
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
N/A
06/20/25
USD
4,000
4,372
(44,039
)
48,411
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 652,097
$ (292,649
)
$ 944,746
Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps and OTC Swaps
Description

Premiums
Paid

Premiums
Received
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)
$ 2,134
$ 
$ 
$ (221
)
OTC Swaps
2,045
(296,263
)
947,571
(713
)
(a)
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange
contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 78,465
$ 
$ 
$ 78,465
Swaps — OTC
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid
4,870
944,746
949,616
 
$ 
$ 4,870
$ 
$ 78,465
$ 944,746
$ 
$ 1,028,081
Schedule of Investments
43

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Swaps — centrally cleared
Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)
$ 
$ 221
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 221
Swaps — OTC
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received
4,327
292,649
296,976
 
$ 
$ 4,548
$ 
$ 
$ 292,649
$ 
$ 297,197
(a)
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets
and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated
earnings (loss).
For the period ended December 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 298,820
$ 
$ 
$ 298,820
Options purchased(a)
119
119
Options written
72
72
Swaps
406,190
(309,739
)
96,451
 
$ 
$ 406,190
$ 
$ 298,820
$ (309,548
)
$ 
$ 395,462
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 126,759
$ 
$ 
$ 126,759
Swaps
(300,453
)
886,081
585,628
 
$ 
$ (300,453
)
$ 
$ 126,759
$ 886,081
$ 
$ 712,387
(a)
Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
Average amounts purchased — in USD
$6,050,102
Average amounts sold — in USD
63,161
Options:
Average value of option contracts purchased
35
Average value of option contracts written
4
Credit default swaps:
Average notional value — buy protection
6,440
Average notional value — sell protection
2,047,707
Total return swaps:
Average notional value
21,400,000
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End
The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:
 
Assets
Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$ 78,465
$ 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
 
Assets
Liabilities
Swaps — centrally cleared
$ 
$ 38
Swaps — OTC(a)
949,616
296,976
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
1,028,081
297,014
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)
(38
)
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA
$ 1,028,081
$ 296,976
(a)
Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/(received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:
Counterparty
Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
Derivatives
Available
for Offset(a)
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets(c)(d)
Bank of America N.A.
$ 2,812
$ (2,029
)
$ 
$ 
$ 783
Barclays Bank PLC
222,123
(64,386
)
157,737
BNP Paribas SA
656,306
(182,118
)
(410,000
)
64,188
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
1,391
1,391
Goldman Sachs International
435
(435
)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
144,544
(46,624
)
97,920
Standard Chartered Bank
24
24
Toronto-Dominion Bank
168
168
UBS AG
278
278
 
$ 1,028,081
$ (295,592
)
$ 
$ (410,000
)
$ 322,489
Counterparty
Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
Derivatives
Available
for Offset(a)
Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities(c)(e)
Bank of America N.A.
$ 2,029
$ (2,029
)
$ 
$ 
$ 
Barclays Bank PLC
64,386
(64,386
)
BNP Paribas SA
182,118
(182,118
)
Goldman Sachs International
1,819
(435
)
1,384
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
46,624
(46,624
)
 
$ 296,976
$ (295,592
)
$ 
$ 
$ 1,384
(a)
The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.
(b)
Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.
(c)
Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.
(d)
Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.
(e)
Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default. 
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Asset-Backed Securities
$ 
$ 14,949,357
$ 
$ 14,949,357
Common Stocks
Construction & Engineering
16,986
16,986
Electrical Equipment
Schedule of Investments
45

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Common Stocks (continued)
Entertainment
$ 
$ 
$ 432,604
$ 432,604
Financial Services
Ground Transportation
4,152
4,152
Health Care Providers & Services
314,887
314,887
Industrial Conglomerates
IT Services
770,457
770,457
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
15
15
Trading Companies & Distributors
223,180
223,180
Corporate Bonds
90,087,966
205,241
90,293,207
Fixed Rate Loan Interests
1,043,055
2,375,848
3,418,903
Floating Rate Loan Interests
492,254,877
22,428,208
514,683,085
Investment Companies
24,784,684
24,784,684
Other Interests
Preferred Securities
Capital Trusts
4,530,924
4,530,924
Preferred Stocks
76,336
63,638
139,974
Warrants
Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)
1,343
1,343
Liabilities
Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)
(159
)
(159
)
 
$24,784,699
$603,279,724
$26,499,176
$654,563,599
Derivative Financial Instruments(b)
Assets
Credit Contracts
$ 
$ 2,825
$ 
$ 2,825
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
78,465
78,465
Interest Rate Contracts
944,746
944,746
Liabilities
Credit Contracts
(934
)
(934
)
 
$
$1,025,102
$
$1,025,102
(a)
Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.
(b)
Derivative financial instruments are swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, bank borrowings payable of $102,000,000 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:
 
Common
Stocks
Corporate
Bonds
Fixed
Rate Loan
Interests
Floating
Rate Loan
Interests
Other
Interests
Preferred
Stocks
Unfunded
Floating
Rate Loan
Interests
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2023
$ 470,693
$ — 
(a)
$ 
$ 17,370,922
$ — 
(a)
$ 82,144
870
Transfers into Level 3(b)
8,261
5,625,903
Transfers out of Level 3(c)
(211,485
)
(2,444,315
)
Accrued discounts/premiums
205
1,483
58,937
Net realized gain (loss)
(11,909,109
)
(951,929
)
1,245
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(d)(e)
11,875,379
(21,627
)
(5,865
)
1,155,030
11,551
(870
)
Purchases
1,192,502
226,663
2,380,230
17,566,663
51,698
Sales
(15,953,003
)
(83,000
)
Closing balance, as of December 31, 2024
$ 1,426,241
$ 205,241
$ 2,375,848
$ 22,428,208
$ — 
(a)
$ 63,638
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at
December 31, 2024(e)
$ (22,977
)
$ (21,627
)
$ (5,865
)
$ 170,512
$ — 
(a)
$ 11,940
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
 
Total
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2023
$ 17,924,629
Transfers into Level 3(b)
5,634,164
Transfers out of Level 3(c)
(2,655,800
)
Accrued discounts/premiums
60,625
Net realized gain (loss)
(12,859,793
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(d)(e)
13,013,598
Purchases
21,417,756
Sales
(16,036,003
)
Closing balance, as of December 31, 2024
$ 26,499,176
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2024(e)
$ 131,983
(a)
Rounds to less than $1.
(b)
As of December 31, 2023, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of December 31, 2024, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in
determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.
(c)
As of December 31, 2023, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of December 31, 2024, the Fund used observable inputs in
determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.
(d)
Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.
(e)
Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2024 is
generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.
The Fund’s financial instruments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third-party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third-party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.
See notes to financial statements.
Schedule of Investments
47

Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities
Bryant Park Funding Ltd., Series 2024-23A, Class D1,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.85%), 8.37%,
05/15/37(a)(b)
$
1,000
$ 1,023,429
Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2023-66B, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.50%), 10.13%, 04/25/36
 
1,000
1,025,162
Series 2024-74A, Class D1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 3.20%), 8.51%, 07/25/37
 
1,000
1,017,313
Madison Park Funding LXIX Ltd., Series 2024-69A,
Class D1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.35%), 8.68%,
07/25/37(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,016,865
Oaktree CLO Ltd., Series 2024-26A, Class D1, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.45%), 8.07%, 04/20/37(a)(b)
 
1,670
1,703,483
Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2023-2A, Class D, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.00%), 9.62%, 04/20/36(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,025,211
Pikes Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2023-14, Class D, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 5.45%), 10.07%, 04/20/36(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,025,321
Sycamore Tree CLO Ltd., Series 2023-3A, Class D1R,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.25%), 8.87%,
04/20/37(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,020,790
Symphony CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2023-38, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.20%), 9.83%, 04/24/36
 
1,000
1,025,469
Series 2023-40A, Class D1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 2.65%), 7.07%, 01/05/38
 
1,000
1,000,000
Whitebox CLO IV Ltd., Series 2023-4A, Class D, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 5.15%), 9.77%, 04/20/36(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,025,291
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 2.6%
(Cost: $11,670,000)
11,908,334
 
 

Shares
 
Common Stocks
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%
McDermott International Ltd.(c)
 
123,933
14,872
Entertainment — 0.1%
Learfield Communications LLC, (Acquired 09/06/23,
Cost: $78,486)(c)(d)(e)
 
6,247
462,278
Financial Services — 0.0%
NMG Parent LLC(c)(d)
 
3,613
Ground Transportation — 0.0%
Sirva BGRS Holdings, Inc.(c)
 
1,472
3,680
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%
Envision Healthcare Corp., (Acquired 11/03/23, Cost:
$737,244)(c)(e)
 
23,736
265,060
IT Services — 0.2%
Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL(c)(d)
 
267
894,399
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%
Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(c)
 
2
15
Security
 
Shares
Value
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%
TMK Hawk Parent Corp.(c)(d)
 
23,534
$      211,810
Total Common Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $3,214,071)
1,852,114
 
 
Par
(000)
 
Corporate Bonds
Chemicals(b) — 0.1%
Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., 9.00%,
07/01/28
$
51
51,640
WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29
 
388
356,837
 
 
408,477
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 10.38%, 08/01/30(b)
 
249
253,433
Diversified REITs — 0.0%
VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.63%,
06/15/25(b)
 
138
137,457
Diversified Telecommunication Services(b) — 0.2%
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 11.00%, 11/15/29
 
524
589,826
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 6.13%, 03/01/28
 
251
213,348
 
 
803,174
Electric Utilities — 0.0%
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, Series M, 5.03%,
10/10/19(c)(d)(f)
 
1,710
Entertainment(b) — 0.2%
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/29
 
390
365,141
Odeon Finco PLC, 12.75%, 11/01/27
 
607
637,348
 
 
1,002,489
Food Products — 0.1%
Chobani Holdco II LLC, (8.75% in Cash or 9.5% in PIK),
8.75%, 10/01/29(b)(g)
 
443
468,481
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1%
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance
Co., Inc., 6.75%, 01/15/30(b)
 
441
406,833
Insurance — 0.1%
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-
Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27(b)
 
357
354,048
Internet Software & Services(b) — 0.1%
Expedia Group, Inc., 6.25%, 05/01/25
 
337
337,223
Uber Technologies, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/29
 
381
368,461
 
 
705,684
IT Services — 0.0%
Amentum Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 08/01/32(b)
 
177
178,339
Machinery(b) — 0.3%
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower
LLC, 9.00%, 02/15/29
 
336
350,786
Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28
 
901
850,384
 
 
1,201,170
Media — 0.1%
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%,
09/15/26(b)
 
573
500,219
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%
eG Global Finance PLC, 12.00%, 11/30/28(b)
$
465
$ 520,007
Software(b) — 0.5%
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/30
 
1,665
1,582,919
Central Parent LLC/CDK Global II LLC/CDK Financing
Co., Inc., 8.00%, 06/15/29
 
191
193,753
Ellucian Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 12/01/29
 
324
324,138
 
 
2,100,810
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 11/15/26(b)(c)(f)
 
1,013
425,460
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%
Ligado Networks LLC, (15.50% PIK), 15.50%,
11/01/23(b)(c)(f)(g)
 
263
91,876
Total Corporate Bonds — 2.1%
(Cost: $10,057,569)
9,557,957
Fixed Rate Loan Interests
Advertising Agencies — 0.2%
Clear Channel International BV, 2024 CCIBV Fixed Term
Loan, 7.50%, 04/01/27(d)
 
740
727,050
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%
Clover Holdings SPV III LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan,
15.00%, 12/18/27(d)
 
46
46,430
IT Services — 0.4%
Clover Holdings 2 LLC, Fixed Term Loan B, 7.75%,
11/01/31(d)
 
1,710
1,710,000
Software — 0.2%
Cotiviti, Inc., 2024 Fixed Term Loan B, 7.63%, 05/01/31
 
1,086
1,092,114
Total Fixed Rate Loan Interests — 0.8%
(Cost: $3,576,555)
3,575,594
Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)
Advertising Agencies — 0.2%
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.11%),
8.47%, 08/23/28
 
716
719,946
Planet US Buyer LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.52%, 02/07/31
 
111
111,552
 
 
831,498
Aerospace & Defense — 2.7%
Barnes Group, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%, 09/03/30
 
1,037
1,036,934
2024 Term Loan B, 12/10/31(h)
 
553
552,723
Bleriot U.S. Bidco, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%,
10/31/30
 
1,218
1,224,190
Cobham Ultra SeniorCo SARL, USD Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 9.24%,
08/03/29
 
933
928,494
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/31/31
 
1,677
1,683,776
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/31/31
 
638
640,363
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Aerospace & Defense (continued)
NORDAM Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.70%), 9.96%, 04/09/26
$
748
$ 744,698
Ovation Parent, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%, 04/21/31
 
299
300,683
Propulsion BC Finco SARL, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%,
09/14/29
 
215
216,663
Signia Aerospace LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.40%,
11/21/31
 
318
316,971
TransDigm, Inc.
 
2023 Term Loan J, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.83%, 02/28/31
 
3,726
3,730,670
2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.83%, 01/19/32
 
903
904,146
2024 Term Loan K, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%, 03/22/30
 
117
117,411
 
 
12,397,722
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%
Rand Parent LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 03/17/30
 
242
242,859
Automobile Components — 0.9%
Clarios Global LP, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.50%), 6.86%, 05/06/30
 
3,199
3,208,938
Tenneco, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 5.10%), 9.62%, 11/17/28
 
1,128
1,093,506
 
 
4,302,444
Automobiles — 0.0%
RVR Dealership Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%,
02/08/28
 
239
224,834
Banks — 0.6%
AqGen Island Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
08/02/28(d)
 
2,701
2,720,953
Beverages — 0.6%
Naked Juice LLC
 
2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 6.10%), 10.43%, 01/24/30
 
1,363
451,288
Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.10%), 7.43%,
01/24/29
 
2,280
1,493,066
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.51%), 7.84%, 03/31/28
 
922
928,373
 
 
2,872,727
Broadline Retail — 0.5%
CNT Holdings I Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.50%), 8.09%, 11/08/27
 
2,180
2,192,057
Building Materials — 3.9%
ACProducts Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.51%), 8.84%,
05/17/28
 
935
753,067
Azek Group LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%, 09/19/31
 
867
869,541
Chariot Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.35%), 7.71%, 11/03/28
 
3,040
3,054,164
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.35%), 7.75%, 04/12/28
 
261
248,324
Schedule of Investments
49

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Building Materials (continued)
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%,
11/23/27
$
605
$ 588,472
CP Iris Holdco I, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.50%), 7.86%, 10/02/28
 
577
580,118
EMRLD Borrower LP
 
2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.83%, 08/04/31
 
1,659
1,663,526
Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor
+ 2.50%), 6.93%, 05/31/30
 
2,134
2,140,509
New AMI I LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 6.00%), 10.36%, 03/08/29
 
829
814,307
Oscar AcquisitionCo LLC, Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.25%), 8.50%,
04/29/29
 
1,254
1,238,522
Potters Borrower LP, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.75%), 8.11%, 12/14/27
 
518
522,401
Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 03/19/29
 
616
614,893
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, 2023 Term Loan, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%),
7.86%, 04/02/29(d)
 
531
536,430
Standard Industries, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 09/22/28
 
537
538,194
Summit Materials LLC, 2023 Incremental Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.15%, 01/12/29
 
725
725,486
Wilsonart LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.25%), 8.58%, 08/05/31
 
2,750
2,753,215
Zurn LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.11%), 6.47%, 10/04/28
 
111
111,409
 
 
17,752,578
Building Products — 1.6%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
05/19/28
 
1,432
1,435,845
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B2,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%),
8.69%, 01/29/31
 
2,215
2,176,738
Gulfside Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%, 06/17/31
 
533
535,079
GYP Holdings III Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 05/12/30
 
277
276,898
White Cap Buyer LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
10/19/29
 
2,853
2,854,829
 
 
7,279,389
Capital Markets — 2.4%
Advisor Group, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
08/17/28
 
1,163
1,166,230
Aretec Group, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
08/09/30
 
603
603,568
CPI Holdco B LLC, 2024 Incremental Term Loan B,
05/17/31(h)
 
791
790,011
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC
 
2020 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
1.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 04/09/27
 
3,421
3,340,024
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Capital Markets (continued)
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC(continued)
 
2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 7.01%), 11.34%, 04/07/28
$
963
$ 916,240
Edelman Financial Engines Center LLC, 2024 Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.36%, 04/07/28
 
818
822,422
FinCo I LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 06/27/29
 
607
608,504
Focus Financial Partners LLC, 2024 Term Loan B8, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%),
7.61%, 09/15/31
 
1,284
1,295,078
Guardian U.S. Holdco LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%,
01/31/30
 
185
184,698
Jane Street Group LLC, 2024 Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.40%,
12/15/31
 
672
668,765
Jefferies Finance LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
10/21/31
 
691
693,163
 
 
11,088,703
Chemicals — 5.2%
Advancion Holdings LLC, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.85%), 12.21%, 11/24/28
 
690
672,460
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC,
2021 Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75%
Floor + 4.85%), 9.10%, 08/27/26
 
406
344,721
Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term
Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
1.75%), 6.08%, 12/20/29
 
1,247
1,249,761
Chemours Co., 2023 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.36%, 08/18/28
 
1,140
1,144,202
Derby Buyer LLC, 2024 Repriced Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.37%,
11/01/30
 
2,060
2,064,586
Discovery Purchaser Corp., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.38%), 8.95%,
10/04/29
 
164
164,326
Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC, 2024 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%),
6.84%, 06/12/31
 
1,699
1,704,380
Element Solutions, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 12/18/30
 
1,947
1,948,769
HB Fuller Co., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 2.00%), 6.36%, 02/15/30
 
289
290,246
Herens U.S. Holdco Corp., USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.03%), 8.35%,
07/03/28
 
1,227
1,201,019
INEOS Quattro Holdings U.K. Ltd., 2024 USD Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.25%),
8.61%, 10/01/31(d)
 
546
550,778
INEOS U.S. Finance LLC, 2023 USD Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%),
7.61%, 02/18/30
 
671
673,629
LSF11 A5 Holdco LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%,
10/15/28
 
1,783
1,791,753
Minerals Technologies, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.34%,
11/21/31(d)
 
744
745,860
50
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Chemicals (continued)
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 2023 Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.00%), 8.36%, 03/29/28(d)
$
2,196
$ 2,218,280
NIC Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.01%), 8.34%, 12/29/27
 
224
199,998
Nouryon Finance BV, 2024 USD Term Loan B1, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.66%,
04/03/28
 
1,239
1,246,774
OQ Chemicals Corp.
 
2017 USD Term Loan B2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 3.60%), 8.19%, 12/31/26
 
1,734
1,480,713
2024 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
3.00% Floor + 8.00%), 12.36%, 12/31/26
 
195
199,944
Paint Intermediate III, LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.52%,
10/09/31
 
536
538,010
Sparta U.S. HoldCo LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.00%), 7.34%,
08/02/30
 
1,641
1,650,894
WR Grace Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%,
09/22/28
 
1,384
1,395,380
 
 
23,476,483
Commercial Services & Supplies — 10.3%
Albion Financing 3 SARL, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.51%),
9.10%, 08/16/29
 
1,969
1,985,423
AlixPartners LLP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.61%), 6.97%,
02/04/28
 
1,957
1,962,861
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2021 USD Incremental Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.85%), 8.21%, 05/12/28
 
4,122
4,131,602
APi Group DE, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
01/03/29
 
1,042
1,041,495
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 6.22%, 08/06/27
 
645
637,326
Belron Finance LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.27%,
10/16/31
 
1,777
1,790,991
Boost Newco Borrower LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%),
6.83%, 01/31/31
 
3,339
3,351,854
Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, 2024 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%),
6.36%, 11/24/28
 
1,511
1,513,590
Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.75%), 7.11%, 01/31/31
 
2,267
2,262,974
Champions Financing, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%), 9.27%,
02/23/29
 
1,607
1,518,423
CHG Healthcare Services Inc., 2024 Term Loan B1, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%),
7.40%, 09/29/28
 
1,002
1,004,914
Creative Artists Agency LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.11%, 10/01/31
 
2,942
2,953,016
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)
Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
2022 USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 07/06/29
$
456
$ 457,801
Ensemble RCM LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.59%,
08/01/29
 
233
234,726
Fleet US Bidco, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.58%,
02/21/31(d)
 
368
369,918
Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 4.75%), 9.34%, 04/29/29
 
463
409,389
Garda World Security Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.90%,
02/01/29
 
682
683,379
Grant Thornton Advisors Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan
B, 06/02/31(h)
 
120
119,700
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
06/02/31
 
326
325,915
Hertz Corp.
 
2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%),
7.97%, 06/30/28
 
866
775,497
2021 Term Loan C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%),
7.97%, 06/30/28
 
169
152,098
Ingenovis Health, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 4.51%), 9.03%, 03/06/28
 
769
444,516
KUEHG Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.84%, 06/12/30
 
871
879,268
Learning Care Group U.S. No. 2, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.00%), 8.59%, 08/11/28
 
218
220,088
Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp., 2024 Term
Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor +
3.50%), 7.86%, 05/04/28
 
2,641
2,655,777
Neon Maple US Debt Mergersub, Inc., 2024 Term Loan
B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.44%, 11/15/31
 
1,744
1,745,639
OMNIA Partners LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, 07/25/30(h)
 
594
594,156
PG Investment Co. 59 SARL, Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
03/26/31
 
568
572,141
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2024 1st Lien
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor
+ 2.00%), 6.52%, 10/13/30
 
736
737,453
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
11/19/31
 
528
528,625
Reworld Holding Corp., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%),
7.02%, 11/30/28
 
870
870,958
Ryan LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%, 11/14/30
 
82
81,743
Spring Education Group, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%,
10/04/30
 
1,470
1,477,348
Trans Union LLC
 
2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 06/24/31
 
1,817
1,813,419
2024 Term Loan B9, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 06/24/31
 
1,830
1,825,963
Schedule of Investments
51

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)
TruGreen LP, 2020 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 4.10%), 8.46%, 11/02/27
$
816
$ 798,405
Veritiv Operating Co., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.83%, 11/30/30
 
496
496,890
Vestis Corp., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.25%), 6.76%, 02/22/31
 
1,200
1,201,175
Vortex Opco LLC, Second Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.36%), 8.69%,
12/17/28
 
673
421,369
Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
01/30/31
 
1,865
1,871,131
 
 
46,918,956
Construction & Engineering — 2.5%
AECOM, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 04/18/31
 
1,163
1,172,367
Apple Bidco LLC
 
2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.86%),
7.22%, 09/22/28
 
1,283
1,288,455
2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%, 09/22/28
 
732
736,121
Arcosa Inc, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 08/12/31
 
754
759,309
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%), 9.07%,
08/01/30
 
3,570
3,464,217
Brown Group Holding LLC
 
2022 Incremental Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 7.00%, 07/01/31
 
1,371
1,373,704
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor
+ 2.50%), 6.86%, 07/01/31
 
1,912
1,917,825
Construction Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 6.84%,
11/03/31
 
299
299,936
Cube A&D Buyer, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 8.13%,
10/17/31
 
201
202,005
Legence Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.60%), 7.96%,
12/16/27
 
220
220,254
 
 
11,434,193
Consumer Finance — 0.3%
CPI Holdco B LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 2.00%), 6.36%, 05/19/31
 
1,280
1,276,132
Containers & Packaging — 2.1%
Charter Next Generation, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B1, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.00%),
7.53%, 11/29/30
 
4,126
4,144,417
LABL, Inc., 2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 5.10%), 9.46%,
10/29/28
 
1,572
1,517,180
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 2024 Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.59%,
04/15/27
 
1,333
1,340,703
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Containers & Packaging (continued)
Pregis TopCo LLC
 
1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 4.00%), 8.36%, 07/31/26
$
662
$ 665,457
2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 4.11%), 8.47%, 07/31/26
 
687
689,252
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B7, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.19%,
09/15/28
 
1,269
1,278,543
 
 
9,635,552
Distributors — 0.2%
TMK Hawk Parent Corp.
 
2024 PIK Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
11.00%), 11.00%, 12/15/31
 
56
29,768
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00%
Floor + 5.25%), 9.59%, 06/30/29
 
1,788
947,447
 
 
977,215
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%
Veritas U.S., Inc., 2024 Priority Term Loan, (Prime at
1.00% Floor + 11.50%), 19.25%, 12/09/29(d)
 
138
137,884
Diversified REITs — 0.3%
SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%,
01/25/31
 
1,520
1,519,389
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.7%
Altice Financing SA, USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.43%, 01/31/26(d)
 
1,522
1,408,117
Altice France SA, 2023 USD Term Loan B14, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.50%), 10.15%,
08/15/28
 
2,269
1,814,325
Ciena Corp., 2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.37%, 10/24/30
 
1,384
1,387,402
Connect Finco SARL, 2024 Extended Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%),
8.86%, 09/27/29
 
1,004
876,684
GOGO Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.86%), 8.22%, 04/30/28
 
921
872,286
Iridium Satellite LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%,
09/20/30
 
646
643,056
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
2024 Extended Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 6.56%), 10.92%, 04/15/29
 
967
984,763
2024 Extended Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 6.56%), 10.92%, 04/15/30
 
974
991,744
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
 
2024 Extended Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 2.46%), 6.82%, 04/15/29
 
737
691,294
2024 Extended Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 2.46%), 6.82%, 04/15/30
 
754
700,218
ORBCOMM, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.75% Floor + 4.36%), 8.72%, 09/01/28
 
510
455,181
52
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)
Viasat, Inc.
 
2023 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 4.61%), 9.06%, 05/30/30
$
563
$ 501,761
Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
4.61%), 8.97%, 03/02/29
 
1,127
1,010,756
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.11%), 7.47%,
03/09/27
 
5,045
4,714,916
 
 
17,052,503
Electric Utilities — 1.9%
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 2023 Refinancing
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor
+ 2.00%), 6.36%, 07/31/30
 
1,807
1,801,307
Calpine Corp., 2024 Term Loan B10, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 01/31/31
 
585
582,390
Constellation Renewables LLC, 2020 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.76%,
12/15/27
 
1,143
1,146,902
Hamilton Projects Acquiror LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%),
8.11%, 05/22/31
 
312
314,022
NRG Energy, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.35%, 04/16/31
 
1,522
1,521,820
Pike Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.11%), 7.47%, 01/21/28
 
1,045
1,051,926
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 2024 Incremental Term Loan
B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%),
7.02%, 12/11/31
 
293
293,733
Thunder Generation Funding LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
10/03/31
 
578
580,173
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B3, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 12/20/30
 
1,137
1,138,017
 
 
8,430,290
Electrical Equipment — 0.9%
Generac Power Systems, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.34%,
07/03/31(d)
 
324
325,808
Vertiv Group Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.19%, 03/02/27
 
2,483
2,483,614
WEC U.S. Holdings, Inc, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.80%,
01/27/31
 
1,213
1,212,888
 
 
4,022,310
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.1%
Celestica Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.09%, 06/20/31
 
442
442,333
Coherent Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%, 07/02/29
 
1,758
1,760,363
MX Holdings U.S., Inc., 2023 USD Term Loan B1D, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.86%), 7.22%, 07/31/28
 
187
187,773
Roper Industrial Products Investment Co. LLC, 2024 USD
1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%, 11/22/29
 
2,707
2,711,197
 
 
5,101,666
Entertainment — 6.5%
Ballys Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.51%), 8.14%, 10/02/28
 
1,319
1,244,142
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Entertainment (continued)
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.25%), 6.61%, 02/06/31
$
2,852
$ 2,853,329
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%),
6.61%, 02/06/30
 
1,026
1,025,227
Churchill Downs, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B1,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.10%),
6.46%, 03/17/28(d)
 
1,440
1,440,077
Crown Finance US, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (Prime +
5.25%), 9.80%, 12/02/31
 
415
414,481
Delta 2 Lux SARL
 
2024 Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%, 09/30/31
 
1,588
1,590,248
2024 Term Loan B2, 09/10/31(h)
 
794
794,923
ECL Entertainment LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%),
7.86%, 08/31/30
 
1,057
1,061,298
Flutter Entertainment PLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 1.75%), 6.08%,
11/30/30
 
3,531
3,520,297
Herschend Entertainment Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan,
08/27/28(h)
 
147
146,761
Light & Wonder International, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B2,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.25%),
6.63%, 04/14/29
 
1,122
1,124,800
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B4, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.85%), 6.22%,
10/19/26
 
2,260
2,254,813
Motion Finco SARL, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%,
11/12/29
 
1,347
1,330,224
OVG Business Services LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.36%, 06/25/31
 
704
705,115
Penn Entertainment, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%,
05/03/29
 
1,457
1,460,385
Scientific Games Holdings LP, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%),
7.59%, 04/04/29
 
412
412,586
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., 2024 Term Loan
B3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%),
6.36%, 12/04/31
 
542
539,985
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
05/01/31
 
335
335,838
UFC Holdings, LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.77%,
11/21/31
 
1,554
1,560,713
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2018 1st
Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.86%), 7.22%, 05/18/25
 
2,617
2,620,735
WMG Acquisition Corp., 2024 Term Loan J, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.34%,
01/24/31
 
2,970
2,961,186
 
 
29,397,163
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 2.6%
Action Environmental Group, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.75%), 8.08%, 10/24/30(d)
 
738
745,008
Clean Harbors, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%,
10/09/28
 
1,013
1,019,944
Schedule of Investments
53

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service (continued)
Filtration Group Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.61%),
7.97%, 10/21/28
$
3,479
$ 3,502,287
GFL Environmental, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.61%,
07/03/31
 
732
732,963
JFL-Tiger Acquisition Co., Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.00%), 8.34%,
10/17/30
 
684
688,210
Madison IAQ LLC, Term Loan, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.89%, 06/21/28
 
3,635
3,644,923
Packers Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.35%), 7.71%,
03/09/28
 
891
443,943
Reworld Holding Corp
 
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor
+ 2.25%), 6.70%, 11/30/28
 
1,115
1,115,570
Term Loan C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor
+ 2.25%), 6.70%, 11/30/28
 
86
85,706
Reworld Holding Corp., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan C, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%),
7.02%, 11/30/28
 
48
47,832
 
 
12,026,386
Financial Services — 0.8%
Castlelake Aviation One LLC
 
2023 Incremental Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.11%, 10/22/27
 
706
707,188
Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor
+ 2.50%), 6.86%, 10/22/26
 
2,167
2,170,242
Setanta Aircraft Leasing DAC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.08%,
11/05/28
 
670
671,916
 
 
3,549,346
Food Products — 2.9%
8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc.
 
2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.86%), 8.22%, 10/01/25
 
246
239,533
2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.75% Floor + 4.86%), 9.22%, 10/01/25
 
1,492
1,455,088
Aramark Services, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
06/22/30
 
749
752,885
Chobani LLC
 
2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00%
Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%, 10/25/27
 
3,163
3,184,963
2023 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.11%, 10/25/27
 
814
819,631
Froneri U.S., Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
09/17/31
 
3,487
3,487,687
H-Food Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (Defaulted),
0.00%, 05/23/25(c)(f)
 
464
230,688
Nomad Foods U.S. LLC, 2023 Term Loan B5, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.97%,
11/12/29
 
992
994,248
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Food Products (continued)
U.S. Foods, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 10/03/31
$
626
$ 629,199
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 11/22/28
 
810
815,211
UTZ Quality Foods LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.75%), 7.11%, 01/20/28
 
553
553,497
 
 
13,162,630
Ground Transportation — 0.8%
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.08%,
04/10/31
 
3,213
3,203,158
SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 8.00%), 12.52%,
08/20/29
 
955
391,755
 
 
3,594,913
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7%
Avantor Funding, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.10%), 6.46%,
11/08/27
 
121
121,868
Bausch & Lomb Corp.
 
2023 Incremental Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%, 09/29/28
 
932
935,696
Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.35%), 7.69%, 05/10/27
 
2,231
2,237,649
Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%),
7.62%, 10/19/27
 
485
481,411
Medline Borrower LP, 2024 USD Add-on Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.25%),
6.61%, 10/23/28
 
6,359
6,376,058
Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.84%,
05/30/31
 
2,200
2,200,873
 
 
12,353,555
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%
Concentra Health Services, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%,
07/28/31(d)
 
368
370,378
Examworks Bidco, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.11%, 11/01/28
 
2,161
2,166,977
EyeCare Partners LLC
 
2024 Second Out Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.10%), 5.72%, 11/30/28
 
1,109
858,243
2024 Superpriority New Money 1st Out Term Loan A,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.75%),
10.37%, 08/31/28
 
628
633,049
2024 Third Out Term Loan C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 6.85%), 11.47%, 11/30/28(c)(d)(f)
 
46
9,266
Fortrea Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.75%), 8.49%, 07/01/30(d)
 
112
113,048
ICON Luxembourg SARL, 2024 LUX Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%),
6.33%, 07/03/28
 
571
574,611
IQVIA, Inc., 2023 USD Term Loan B4, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%, 01/02/31
 
1,211
1,218,035
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)
Medical Solutions Holdings, Inc.
 
2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.60%), 8.19%, 11/01/28
$
893
$ 626,467
2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 7.10%), 11.69%, 11/01/29
 
611
305,500
Phoenix Newco, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
11/15/28
 
2,890
2,906,828
PRA Health Sciences, Inc., 2024 US Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%,
07/03/28
 
142
143,165
Precision Medicine Group LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.10%), 7.43%,
11/18/27
 
845
843,980
Star Parent, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%, 09/27/30
 
1,213
1,183,886
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.09%,
12/19/30
 
1,175
1,183,095
WCG Intermediate Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.50%), 7.86%, 01/08/27
 
1,088
1,091,270
 
 
14,227,798
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.1%
RHP Hotel Properties LP, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%),
6.36%, 05/18/30
 
487
486,162
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.9%
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., 2024 Term Loan B6,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 09/20/30
 
2,076
2,063,818
Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.01%),
8.60%, 02/02/26
 
1,829
1,173,826
Alterra Mountain Co., 2024 Term Loan B7, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
05/31/30
 
913
918,829
Carnival Corp., 2024 Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 2.75%), 7.11%, 08/08/27
 
623
626,312
City Football Group Ltd., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.11%), 7.47%,
07/22/30
 
2,083
2,073,338
Fender Musical Instruments Corp., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.10%),
8.46%, 12/01/28
 
458
446,478
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/NV, 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
01/27/29
 
4,373
4,385,931
Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 11/30/29
 
3,139
3,140,813
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%),
9.09%, 11/01/29
 
1,045
1,042,791
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 2023 Term Loan B4,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.09%, 11/08/30
 
767
770,359
IRB Holding Corp, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%,
12/15/27
 
1,893
1,893,396
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)
Playa Resorts Holding BV, 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.75%), 7.11%, 01/05/29
$
470
$ 469,472
Sabre GLBL, Inc.
 
2021 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%, 12/17/27
 
185
194,088
2021 Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%, 12/17/27
 
105
116,550
2022 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.10%), 9.46%, 06/30/28
 
52
49,149
2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
1.50% Floor + 6.10%), 10.46%, 11/15/29
 
883
888,649
2024 Term Loan B2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
6.00%), 10.46%, 11/15/29(d)
 
258
235,843
Station Casinos LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.38%,
03/14/31
 
1,957
1,958,149
Whatabrands LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%,
08/03/28
 
3,037
3,039,747
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 05/24/30
 
1,353
1,353,649
 
 
26,841,187
Household Durables — 1.8%
AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.50%), 8.05%, 07/31/28
 
1,450
1,449,724
Hunter Douglas, Inc., USD Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 8.02%,
02/26/29
 
2,366
2,360,027
Springs Windows Fashions, LLC(d)
 
2024 First Lien Second Out TL A2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 4.11%), 8.47%, 10/06/28
 
770
688,894
2024 FLFO Delayed Draw Term Loan, 12/19/29(h)
 
106
106,970
SWF Holdings I Corp., 2024 FLFO A1 Term Loan,
12/19/29(d)(h)
 
80
80,227
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. SOFR + 2.50%), 6.81%, 10/24/31
 
507
507,791
Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%,
10/30/27
 
2,902
2,888,598
 
 
8,082,231
Household Products — 0.3%
Reynolds Consumer Products LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.85%), 6.21%, 02/04/27
 
1,199
1,202,652
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%
Stitch Acquisition Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (Defaulted),
0.00%, 07/28/28
 
223
53,461
Insurance — 9.5%
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, 2024 Term Loan B6,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.11%, 09/19/31
 
7,602
7,614,081
AmWINS Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.36%), 6.72%, 02/19/28
 
2,924
2,931,746
Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.34%, 12/06/31
 
2,431
2,427,806
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55

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Insurance (continued)
AssuredPartners, Inc., 2024 Incremental Term Loan B5,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%),
7.86%, 02/14/31
$
4,377
$ 4,383,113
Asurion LLC
 
2020 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%, 12/23/26
 
241
241,166
2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 5.36%), 9.72%, 01/31/28
 
1,117
1,088,027
2021 Second Lien Term Loan B4, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 5.36%), 9.72%, 01/20/29
 
1,066
1,026,355
2021 Term Loan B9, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 3.36%), 7.71%, 07/31/27
 
238
237,363
2023 Term Loan B11, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 4.35%), 8.71%, 08/19/28
 
1,640
1,639,527
Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings LLC
 
2024 Repriced Term Loan B, 05/26/31(h)
 
249
250,091
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.25%),
7.61%, 05/26/31
 
545
547,502
HUB International Ltd., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.37%, 06/20/30
 
4,917
4,941,776
Hyperion Refinance SARL, 2024 USD 1st Lien Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.00%), 7.36%, 02/15/31
 
1,741
1,750,348
Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management, Inc.,
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.82%, 03/15/30
 
1,131
1,135,557
Ryan Specialty Group LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%),
6.61%, 09/15/31
 
1,743
1,747,385
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2023 Term
Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
3.00%), 7.59%, 07/31/31
 
4,292
4,313,218
TIH Insurance Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%,
05/06/31
 
1,394
1,395,916
Truist Insurance Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%),
9.08%, 05/06/32
 
530
540,836
USI, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.25%), 6.58%, 09/29/30
 
1,101
1,098,091
2024 Term Loan D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.25%), 6.58%, 11/21/29
 
4,023
4,012,820
 
 
43,322,724
Interactive Media & Services — 0.5%
MH Sub I LLC
 
2023 Term Loan, 05/03/28(h)
 
741
734,402
2023 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 4.25%), 8.61%, 05/03/28
 
1,096
1,102,605
Voyage Australia Pty. Ltd., USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.76%), 8.38%,
07/20/28
 
232
232,552
 
 
2,069,559
Internet Software & Services — 3.2%
Barracuda Networks, Inc., 2022 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%), 9.09%,
08/15/29
 
893
824,012
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Internet Software & Services (continued)
Gen Digital, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 09/12/29
$
2,739
$ 2,728,425
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC
 
2024 Term Loan B7, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.75%), 6.11%, 05/30/31
 
1,439
1,436,702
2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 11/09/29
 
1,662
1,660,565
Hoya Midco LLC, 2022 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.59%, 02/03/29
 
921
929,432
Proofpoint, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 08/31/28
 
3,306
3,319,757
StubHub Holdco Sub LLC, 2024 Extended Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.75%), 9.11%, 03/15/30
 
3,883
3,884,327
 
 
14,783,220
IT Services — 3.9%
Amentum Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%,
09/29/31
 
1,677
1,670,007
Clover Holdings 2 LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.43%, 11/01/31(d)
 
4,214
4,256,140
Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
06/27/31
 
581
581,636
Magenta Security Holdings LLC
 
2024 First Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.75% Floor + 7.01%), 11.60%, 07/27/28
 
545
501,694
2024 Second Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.75% Floor + 1.50%, 6.25% PIK), 12.60%,
07/27/28(g)
 
649
381,865
2024 Super Priority Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 6.25%), 10.84%, 07/27/28
 
210
213,370
2024 Third Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.75% Floor + 1.50%, 5.50% PIK), 11.85%,
07/27/28(c)(f)(g)
 
1,047
351,868
McAfee Corp., 2024 USD 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.37%,
03/01/29
 
2,542
2,541,475
Peraton Corp.
 
2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
7.85%), 12.36%, 02/01/29
 
691
557,341
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor
+ 3.85%), 8.21%, 02/01/28
 
3,061
2,841,834
Tempo Acquisition LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 08/31/28
 
3,869
3,880,743
 
 
17,777,973
Machinery — 3.0%
Arcline FM Holdings, LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.50%), 9.57%,
06/23/28
 
2,259
2,270,067
Chart Industries, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 7.09%,
03/15/30
 
549
550,603
Columbus McKinnon Corp./New York, 2024 Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%),
6.83%, 05/14/28(d)
 
313
314,303
Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc., 2024 Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%),
6.33%, 04/20/29
 
356
356,208
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Machinery (continued)
Madison Safety & Flow LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
09/26/31
$
472
$ 474,913
SPX Flow, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
04/05/29
 
1,628
1,640,509
Titan Acquisition Ltd./Canada, 2024 Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.78%,
02/15/29
 
4,119
4,149,821
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., USD Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 8.59%,
04/30/30
 
3,894
3,920,181
 
 
13,676,605
Media — 3.2%
Charter Communications Operating LLC
 
2023 Term Loan B4, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.59%, 12/07/30
 
1,381
1,376,457
2024 Term Loan B5, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.78%, 12/15/31
 
875
872,456
CMG Media Corporation, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.60%), 0.00%,
06/18/29
 
(i)
242
Cogeco Financing 2 LP, 2023 Incremental Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.61%), 6.97%, 09/01/28
 
782
776,166
CSC Holdings LLC, 2019 Term Loan B5, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 7.19%,
04/15/27
 
1,772
1,631,709
DirecTV Financing LLC, Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.26%), 9.85%, 08/02/27
 
959
960,561
Gray Television, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 5.25%), 9.80%, 06/04/29
 
239
225,468
Learfield Communications LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.00%),
9.36%, 06/30/28
 
621
625,818
NEP Group, Inc.
 
2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%, 08/19/26
 
162
148,011
2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.25%,
1.50% PIK), 9.22%, 08/19/26(g)
 
894
812,935
Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%,
09/25/26
 
2,509
2,187,621
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B4, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.85%), 8.21%, 04/21/29
 
561
455,304
Speedster Bidco GmbH, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
10/17/31(h)
 
1,971
1,974,292
Sunrise Financing Partnership, 2021 USD Term Loan AX,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.04%),
7.44%, 01/31/29
 
467
468,981
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, USD Term Loan N, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.61%), 7.01%,
01/31/28
 
988
980,388
Ziggo Financing Partnership, USD Term Loan I, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.61%), 7.01%,
04/30/28
 
1,187
1,180,626
 
 
14,677,035
Metals & Mining — 0.1%
AZZ, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.50%), 6.86%, 05/13/29
 
263
263,928
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.0%
EG America LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, 02/07/28(h)
$
329
$ 331,527
Freeport LNG Investments LLLP, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.50%), 8.38%, 12/21/28
 
2,762
2,772,027
GIP Pilot Acquisition Partners LP, 2024 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.50%), 7.09%, 10/04/30
 
275
276,772
M6 ETX Holdings II Midco LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.60%), 8.96%,
09/19/29
 
261
261,877
Murphy USA, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 1.86%), 6.42%, 01/31/28
 
626
628,045
New Fortress Energy, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.00%), 9.59%, 10/27/28
 
1,146
1,100,795
NGL Energy Operating LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.75%), 8.11%, 02/03/31
 
640
640,845
NGP XI Midstream Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%,
07/25/31(d)
 
172
173,290
Oryx Midstream Services Permian Basin LLC, 2024 Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.11%), 7.51%, 10/05/28
 
3,031
3,045,716
 
 
9,230,894
Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%
Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.85%), 6.21%,
09/07/27
 
2,061
2,063,238
Passenger Airlines — 1.7%
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.01%), 9.63%,
04/20/28
 
886
908,462
Air Canada, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.34%, 03/21/31
 
1,838
1,843,126
American Airlines, Inc.
 
Series AA, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.85%), 6.17%,
01/29/27
 
269
268,475
2023 1st Lien Term Loan, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.96%, 06/04/29
 
1,604
1,605,131
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.62%, 02/15/28
 
1,268
1,272,667
JetBlue Airways Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 5.50%), 9.85%,
08/27/29
 
672
676,658
United Airlines, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.63%,
02/22/31
 
1,187
1,189,495
 
 
7,764,014
Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.50%), 9.86%,
05/04/28
 
1,174
1,205,318
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 5.35%), 9.71%, 02/01/27
 
996
970,046
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.85%), 6.40%, 08/01/27
 
982
980,265
Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.10%), 8.43%,
10/01/27
 
2,036
1,968,061
Jazz Financing Lux SARL, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 05/05/28
 
2,457
2,461,845
Schedule of Investments
57

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Pharmaceuticals (continued)
Option Care Health, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/27/28
$
797
$ 800,311
Organon & Co., 2024 USD Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.25%), 6.62%, 05/19/31
 
955
956,549
Perrigo Investments LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
04/20/29
 
661
662,000
Vizient, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%, 08/01/31
 
373
375,671
 
 
10,380,066
Professional Services — 0.5%
Corpay Technologies Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan B5,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 04/28/28
 
2,262
2,258,446
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.1%
CoreLogic, Inc.
 
2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
6.61%), 10.97%, 06/04/29
 
1,096
1,062,635
Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.61%), 7.97%, 06/02/28
 
2,644
2,606,831
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC(d)
 
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 01/31/30
 
527
528,501
2024 Tranche 2 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
01/31/30
 
651
657,881
 
 
4,855,848
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%
Entegris, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.07%, 07/06/29
 
730
734,201
MKS Instruments, Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.59%, 08/17/29
 
1,333
1,335,349
 
 
2,069,550
Software — 16.0%
Applied Systems, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
02/24/31
 
3,457
3,487,806
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.35%), 6.68%,
05/24/29
 
101
101,353
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
02/15/29
 
3,077
3,080,582
Azalea Topco, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
04/30/31
 
786
787,508
BCPE Pequod Buyer, Inc., USD Term Loan B,
11/25/31(h)
 
1,201
1,209,791
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.34%,
07/30/31
 
1,065
1,072,870
Capstone Borrower, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, 06/17/30(h)
 
155
155,469
CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc., Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.36%), 6.72%, 09/21/28
 
2,065
2,070,975
Central Parent, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%,
07/06/29
 
3,195
3,147,762
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Software (continued)
Cloud Software Group, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%, 03/30/29
$
3,975
$ 3,983,384
2024 USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 03/21/31
 
2,870
2,876,204
Cloudera, Inc.
 
2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 6.10%), 10.46%, 10/08/29
 
780
763,425
2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 10/08/28
 
2,080
2,071,924
Cotiviti, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.75%), 7.30%, 05/01/31
 
1,963
1,971,788
Dayforce, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 7.09%, 02/26/31(d)
 
1,862
1,870,953
DS Admiral Bidco LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 4.25%), 8.61%, 06/26/31
 
722
698,719
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.60%,
01/18/29
 
6,290
6,290,600
E2open LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.61%), 7.97%, 02/04/28
 
279
279,671
Ellucian Holdings, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 10/09/29
 
2,297
2,310,548
2024 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 4.75%), 9.11%, 11/15/32
 
519
527,652
Flexera Software LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan,
03/03/28(h)
 
455
457,562
Genesys Cloud Services Holdings II LLC, 2024 USD
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor
+ 3.00%), 7.36%, 12/01/27
 
4,469
4,502,535
Informatica LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/27/28
 
3,007
3,017,299
Mitchell International, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%, 06/17/31
 
2,251
2,249,511
2024 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.25%), 9.61%, 06/17/32
 
778
767,793
Modena Buyer LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.86%, 07/01/31
 
847
817,956
Planview Parent, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%,
12/17/27
 
238
239,234
Playtika Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.86%), 7.22%, 03/13/28
 
1,469
1,471,898
PointClickCare Technologies, Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan
B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%),
7.58%, 11/03/31
 
762
765,978
Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.26%), 8.85%, 06/02/28
 
4,557
4,561,467
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., 2024 Add-on
Term Loan B, 10/28/30(h)
 
254
255,468
Project Boost Purchaser LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 8.15%,
07/16/31
 
1,357
1,365,163
Quartz Acquireco LLC, 2024 Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%,
06/28/30(d)
 
1,331
1,339,280
RealPage, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.26%), 7.59%, 04/24/28
 
2,354
2,347,181
58
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Software (continued)
Skopima Consilio Parent LLC, 2024 Repriced Term Loan,
05/12/28(h)
$
343
$ 343,857
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
05/09/31
 
2,322
2,327,467
UKG, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.62%, 02/10/31
 
3,476
3,497,763
VS Buyer LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.12%,
04/12/31
 
2,066
2,079,233
Waystar Technologies, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%),
6.59%, 10/22/29
 
484
485,073
Zelis Payments Buyer, Inc.
 
5th Amendment Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%, 11/26/31
 
1,016
1,018,540
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.75%),
7.11%, 09/28/29
 
234
233,958
 
 
72,903,200
Specialty Retail — 0.7%
LS Group OpCo Acquistion LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.36%, 04/23/31
 
562
564,440
Peer Holding III B.V., 2024 USD Term Loan B5, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
07/01/31
 
648
650,631
PetSmart LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 02/11/28
 
939
933,640
Restoration Hardware, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.35%),
7.71%, 10/20/28
 
425
423,305
Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 2023 New Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.61%), 11.94%, 06/29/28
 
499
419,193
Woof Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.01%), 8.34%,
12/21/27
 
375
235,889
 
 
3,227,098
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6%
Cubic Corp.
 
Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor
+ 4.51%), 9.03%, 05/25/28
 
3,388
2,262,929
Term Loan C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor
+ 4.51%), 9.03%, 05/25/28
 
691
461,561
 
 
2,724,490
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
2.25%), 6.59%, 12/21/28
 
1,407
1,410,876
Fanatics Commerce Intermediate Holdco LLC, Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.36%), 7.72%,
11/24/28(d)
 
690
688,538
Hanesbrands, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.11%, 03/08/30(d)
 
207
208,367
 
 
2,307,781
Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.4%
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.,
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 01/31/31
 
1,609
1,613,480
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)
Core & Main LP
 
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.00%), 6.34%, 07/27/28
$
3,463
$ 3,464,466
2024 Term Loan E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.00%), 6.38%, 02/09/31
 
785
786,544
Dealer Tire Financial LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
07/02/31
 
1,146
1,146,107
Gates Corp., 2024 Term Loan B5, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 06/04/31
 
1,407
1,407,868
PAI Holdco, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 4.01%), 8.60%, 10/28/27
 
1,000
842,249
Solenis Holdings Ltd., 2024 USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.34%,
06/20/31
 
1,568
1,570,968
 
 
10,831,682
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%
OLA Netherlands BV, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 6.35%), 10.71%, 12/15/26
 
830
825,803
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 121.9%
(Cost: $560,065,726)
554,878,975
 
 

Shares
 
Investment Companies
Equity Funds — 0.7%
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
 
15,000
760,650
SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
 
60,000
2,503,800
 
 
3,264,450
Fixed Income Funds — 3.5%
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
 
534,300
11,257,705
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(j)
 
5,000
213,050
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(j)
 
52,000
4,089,800
 
 
15,560,555
Total Investment Companies — 4.2%
(Cost: $18,701,399)
18,825,005
 
 
Benefical
Interest (000)
 
Other Interests
Capital Markets — 0.0%
Millennium Lender Claim Trust(d)(k)
$
1,607
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%
Millennium Corp.(d)(k)
 
1,508
Total Other Interests — 0.0%
(Cost: $)
 
 

Shares
 
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%(c)
Ground Transportation — 0.0%
Sirva BGRS Holdings, Inc., 07/21/30
 
338
67,656
Schedule of Investments
59

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Shares
Value
IT Services — 0.0%
Veritas Kapital Assurance PLC, Series G(d)
 
1,252
$ 25,044
Software — 0.0%
Veritas Kapital Assurance PLC, Series G(d)
 
1,814
36,268
 
128,968
Total Preferred Securities — 0.0%
(Cost: $301,718)
128,968
Warrants
Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%
Service King (Carnelian Point), (Exercisable 01/14/23,
1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 06/30/27, Strike Price
USD 10.00)(c)
 
1,895
Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $)
Total Investments — 132.0%
(Cost: $607,587,038)
600,726,947
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (32.0)%
(145,607,573
)
Net Assets — 100.0%
$  455,119,374
(a)
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective
interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and
spread if published and available.
(b)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to
qualified institutional investors.
(c)
Non-income producing security.
(d)
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy.
(e)
Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted
securities with a current value of $727,338, representing 0.2% of its net assets as of
period end, and an original cost of $815,730.
(f)
Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.
(g)
Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or
in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.
(h)
Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with
this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.
(i)
Rounds to less than 1,000.
(j)
Affiliate of the Fund.
(k)
Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization
or private entities.
For purposes of this report, industry and sector sub-classifications may differ from those utilized by the Fund for compliance purposes.
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer
Value at
12/31/23
Purchases
at Cost
Proceeds
from Sales
Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value at
12/31/24
Shares
Held at
12/31/24
Income
Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares(a)
$ 
$ 75,223,846
$ (75,223,846
)
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 16,834
$ 
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
211,100
1,950
213,050
5,000
14,755
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
2,708,650
2,435,364
(1,167,635
)
25,187
88,234
4,089,800
52,000
234,466
 
$ 25,187
$ 90,184
$ 4,302,850
$ 266,055
$ 
(a)
As of period end, the entity is no longer held.
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Currency Purchased
Currency Sold
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
USD
20
EUR
19
Standard Chartered Bank
03/19/25
$ 
USD
138
EUR
131
Standard Chartered Bank
03/19/25
2
USD
137
EUR
130
Toronto-Dominion Bank
03/19/25
2
USD
956
EUR
906
Toronto-Dominion Bank
03/19/25
14
USD
1,912
EUR
1,814
UBS AG
03/19/25
27
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 45
60
2024 BlackRock Annual Report to Shareholders

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 45
$ 
$ 
$ 45
For the period ended December 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 28,322
$ 
$ 
$ 28,322
Swaps
728,018
341,196
1,069,214
 
$ 
$ 728,018
$ 
$ 28,322
$ 341,196
$ 
$ 1,097,536
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 14,150
$ 
$ 
$ 14,150
Swaps
(505,721
)
(65,721
)
(571,442
)
 
$ 
$ (505,721
)
$ 
$ 14,150
$ (65,721
)
$ 
$ (557,292
)
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
Average amounts purchased — in USD
$1,104,237
Average amounts sold — in USD
(a)
Credit default swaps:
Average notional value — sell protection
4,437,325
Total return swaps:
Average notional value
5,500,000
(a)
Derivative financial instrument not held at any quarter-end. The risk exposure table serves as an indicator of activity during the period.
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End
The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:
 
Assets
Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$ 45
$ 
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
45
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA
$ 45
$ 
The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund:
Counterparty
Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets(b)(c)
Standard Chartered Bank
$ 2
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 2
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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Counterparty
Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets(b)(c)
Toronto-Dominion Bank
$ 16
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 16
UBS AG
27
27
 
$ 45
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 45
(a)
Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.
(b)
Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.
(c)
Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Asset-Backed Securities
$ 
$ 11,908,334
$ 
$ 11,908,334
Common Stocks
Construction & Engineering
14,872
14,872
Entertainment
462,278
462,278
Financial Services
Ground Transportation
3,680
3,680
Health Care Providers & Services
265,060
265,060
IT Services
894,399
894,399
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
15
15
Trading Companies & Distributors
211,810
211,810
Corporate Bonds
9,557,957
9,557,957
Fixed Rate Loan Interests
1,092,114
2,483,480
3,575,594
Floating Rate Loan Interests
532,037,983
22,840,992
554,878,975
Investment Companies
18,825,005
18,825,005
Other Interests
Preferred Securities
Preferred Stocks
67,656
61,312
128,968
Warrants
Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)
1,420
1,420
 
$18,825,020
$554,949,076
$26,954,271
$600,728,367
Derivative Financial Instruments(b)
Assets
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
$ 
$ 45
$ 
$ 45
(a)
Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.
(b)
Derivative financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on the instrument.
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, bank borrowings payable of $143,000,000 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:
 
Common
Stocks
Corporate
Bonds
Fixed
Rate Loan
Interests
Floating
Rate Loan
Interests
Other
Interests
Preferred
Stocks
Unfunded
Floating
Rate Loan
Interests
Total
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2023
$ 470,246
$ 43,313
$ 
$ 18,152,176
(a)
$ 
$ 970
$ 18,666,705
Transfers into Level 3(b)
5,975,084
5,975,084
Transfers out of Level 3(c)
(178,020
)
(43,313
)
(3,934,593
)
(4,155,926
)
Accrued discounts/premiums
1,640
64,954
66,594
Net realized gain (loss)
(3,400,823
)
(891,115
)
(4,291,938
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(d)(e)
3,373,822
(7,074
)
1,136,831
13,306
(970
)
4,515,915
Purchases
1,340,871
2,488,914
18,784,533
48,006
22,662,324
Sales
(37,609
)
(16,446,878
)
(16,484,487
)
Closing balance, as of December 31, 2024
$ 1,568,487
$ 
$ 2,483,480
$ 22,840,992
(a)
$ 61,312
$ 
$ 26,954,271
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at
December 31, 2024(e)
$ (54,526
)
$ 
$ (7,074
)
$ 191,212
$ 13,306
$ 
$ 142,918
(a)
Rounds to less than $1.
(b)
As of December 31, 2023, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of December 31, 2024, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in
determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.
(c)
As of December 31, 2023, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of December 31, 2024, the Fund used observable inputs in
determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.
(d)
Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.
(e)
Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2024 is
generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.
The Fund’s financial instruments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third-party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third-party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities
Sterling COOFS Trust(a)
 
Series 2004-1, Class A, 2.36%, 04/15/29
$
436
$ 
Series 2004-2, Class Note, 2.08%, 03/30/30(b)
 
192
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 0.0%
(Cost: $49,642)
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.5%
BAMLL Trust, Series 2024-BHP, Class A, (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 2.35%), 6.75%, 08/15/39(b)(c)
 
135
135,669
BLP Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-IND,
Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.69%), 6.09%,
03/15/40(b)(c)
 
500
501,206
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-GPA3,
Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.29%), 5.80%,
12/15/39(b)(c)
 
230
230,071
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023,
Class A, 5.82%, 10/12/40(b)(c)
 
340
345,541
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C14,
Class XA, 0.51%, 11/15/51(c)
 
1,904
31,315
CSRO Trust, Series 2023, Class A, 7.12%, 07/10/40
 
177
183,630
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust(b)(c)
 
Series 2022-ECI, Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
2.19%), 6.59%, 08/15/39
 
560
560,524
Series 2023-FUN, Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
2.09%), 6.49%, 03/15/28
 
280
281,050
KSL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-HT2,
Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.54%), 6.11%,
12/15/39(b)(c)
 
160
159,750
MIRA Trust, Series 2023, Class A, 6.75%, 06/10/38(b)
 
569
589,400
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust(c)
 
Series 2018-AUS, Class A, 4.06%, 08/17/36(b)
 
583
559,462
Series 2018-C44, Class XA, 0.70%, 05/15/51
 
4,654
89,513
 
 
3,667,131
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%
CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-A5,
Class 1A7, 6.00%, 05/25/37
 
111
18,528
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR33,
Class 4AX, 0.17%, 01/25/37(a)
 
17,014
2
 
 
18,530
Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations(d) — 0.0%
Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2005-A15,
Class 1A8, 0.00%, 02/25/36
 
83
57,419
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Trust, Series 2005-9, Class CP, 0.01%, 11/25/35
 
44
24,088
 
 
81,507
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.5%
(Cost: $3,771,183)
3,767,168
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
Agency Obligations — 4.0%
Resolution Funding Corp. Principal Strip, 0.00%,
04/15/30(e)
 
13,000
10,177,523
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 66.5%
Fannie Mae, Series 2024-83, Class FA, (30-day Avg
SOFR + 1.15%), 5.72%, 10/25/54(c)
 
935
930,277
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)
Fannie Mae REMICS
 
Series 2004-31, Class ZG, 7.50%, 05/25/34
$
1,499
$ 1,598,772
Series 2005-73, Class DS, (30-day Avg SOFR +
17.25%), 5.37%, 08/25/35(c)
 
24
23,833
Series 2010-134, Class DB, 4.50%, 12/25/40
 
5,103
4,988,961
Series 2010-136, Class CY, 4.00%, 12/25/40
 
2,552
2,445,219
Series 2010-47, Class JB, 5.00%, 05/25/30
 
1,292
1,297,819
Series 2011-117, Class CP, 4.00%, 11/25/41
 
14,351
13,424,517
Series 2011-8, Class ZA, 4.00%, 02/25/41
 
3,277
3,078,808
Series 2011-99, Class CB, 4.50%, 10/25/41
 
24,867
24,294,886
Series 2012-104, Class QD, 4.00%, 09/25/42
 
1,639
1,428,810
Series 2013-81, Class YK, 4.00%, 08/25/43
 
7,000
6,244,825
Series 2018-32, Class PS, (30-day Avg SOFR +
7.10%), 1.77%, 05/25/48(c)
 
3,723
3,103,682
Series 2018-50, Class EB, 4.00%, 07/25/48
 
2,001
1,901,412
Series 2020-57, Class LI, 2.00%, 08/25/50
 
5,500
3,884,117
Series 2023-56, Class FA, (30-day Avg SOFR +
1.40%), 5.97%, 11/25/53(c)
 
208
210,614
Series 2024-48, Class FC, (30-day Avg SOFR +
1.10%), 5.67%, 07/25/54(c)
 
678
677,068
Series 2024-54, Class FD, (30-day Avg SOFR +
1.25%), 5.82%, 08/25/54(c)
 
612
615,163
Series 5443, Class FA, (30-day Avg SOFR + 1.20%),
5.77%, 08/25/54(c)
 
877
880,691
Series 5444, Class FC, (30-day Avg SOFR + 1.12%),
5.69%, 08/25/54(c)
 
2,382
2,383,414
Freddie Mac REMICS
 
Series 2218, Class Z, 8.50%, 03/15/30
 
150
158,120
Series 2731, Class ZA, 4.50%, 01/15/34
 
1,024
1,010,133
Series 2927, Class BZ, 5.50%, 02/15/35
 
977
994,770
Series 3745, Class ZA, 4.00%, 10/15/40
 
1,242
1,155,887
Series 3762, Class LN, 4.00%, 11/15/40
 
2,000
1,844,346
Series 3780, Class ZA, 4.00%, 12/15/40
 
3,054
2,878,248
Series 3856, Class PB, 5.00%, 05/15/41
 
5,526
5,542,759
Series 3963, Class JB, 4.50%, 11/15/41
 
430
419,069
Series 4016, Class BX, 4.00%, 09/15/41
 
15,284
14,416,581
Series 4269, Class PM, 4.00%, 08/15/41
 
8,884
7,971,379
Series 4299, Class JY, 4.00%, 01/15/44
 
1,000
913,838
Series 4384, Class LB, 3.50%, 08/15/43
 
3,075
2,962,745
Series 4615, Class LB, 4.50%, 09/15/41
 
6,802
6,587,756
Series 4748, Class BM, 3.50%, 11/15/47
 
3,351
2,753,610
Series 4774, Class L, 4.50%, 03/15/48
 
4,529
4,279,888
Series 4830, Class AV, 4.00%, 10/15/33
 
1,069
967,442
Series 5249, Class LB, 4.00%, 08/25/52
 
6,295
5,540,837
Series 5458, Class PF, (30-day Avg SOFR + 1.00%),
5.57%, 09/25/54(c)
 
272
270,922
Series 5468, Class FM, (30-day Avg SOFR + 1.20%),
5.77%, 11/25/54(c)
 
802
799,708
Series 5468, Class MF, (30-day Avg SOFR + 1.30%),
5.87%, 11/25/54(c)
 
621
620,535
Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust
 
Series 2018-2, Class MA, 3.50%, 11/25/57
 
426
407,298
Series 2018-4, Class MA, 3.50%, 03/25/58
 
2,528
2,401,172
Series 2019-1, Class MA, 3.50%, 07/25/58
 
796
754,649
Series 2019-2, Class MA, 3.50%, 08/26/58
 
323
304,340
Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates,
Series T-11, Class A9, 0.13%, 01/25/28(c)
 
24
24,312
Ginnie Mae
 
Series 2011-88, Class PY, 4.00%, 06/20/41
 
6,582
6,224,343
Series 2012-16, Class HJ, 4.00%, 09/20/40
 
4,576
4,382,431
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)
Ginnie Mae(continued)
 
Series 2015-96, Class ZM, 4.00%, 07/20/45
$
9,143
 $ 8,281,476
Series 2018-91, Class ZL, 4.00%, 07/20/48
 
6,597
5,473,728
Series 2022-63, Class ZM, 3.50%, 10/20/50
 
4,544
3,450,973
 
 
167,206,183
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities(c) — 0.5%
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through
Certificates
 
Series K094, Class X1, 0.88%, 06/25/29
 
1,385
45,626
Series K104, Class X1, 1.11%, 01/25/30
 
1,321
59,807
Series K105, Class X1, 1.52%, 01/25/30
 
1,807
111,776
Series K107, Class X1, 1.59%, 01/25/30
 
1,211
79,278
Series K109, Class X1, 1.57%, 04/25/30
 
929
61,570
Series K110, Class X1, 1.69%, 04/25/30
 
390
26,915
Series K113, Class X1, 1.38%, 06/25/30
 
1,584
94,688
Series K115, Class X1, 1.32%, 06/25/30
 
1,936
113,041
Series K120, Class X1, 1.03%, 10/25/30
 
3,849
178,619
Series K122, Class X1, 0.87%, 11/25/30
 
1,652
67,542
Ginnie Mae
 
Series 2013-63, Class IO, 0.77%, 09/16/51
 
3,037
77,989
Series 2014-169, Class IO, 0.60%, 10/16/56
 
11,808
256,698
 
 
1,173,549
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 13.5%
Fannie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 1999-W4, Class IO,
6.50%, 12/25/28
 
19
744
Fannie Mae REMICS
 
Series 2006-36, Class PS, (30-day Avg SOFR +
6.49%), 1.92%, 05/25/36(c)
 
1,796
155,774
Series 2011-134, Class ST, (30-day Avg SOFR +
5.89%), 1.32%, 12/25/41(c)
 
10,437
893,800
Series 2013-10, Class PI, 3.00%, 02/25/43
 
3,241
366,041
Series 2013-45, Class EI, 4.00%, 04/25/43
 
1,178
100,305
Series 2015-66, Class AS, (30-day Avg SOFR +
6.14%), 1.57%, 09/25/45(c)
 
7,759
611,171
Series 2020-12, Class JI, 4.50%, 03/25/50
 
6,338
1,506,871
Series 2021-23, Class CI, 3.50%, 07/25/46
 
16,115
2,817,589
Series 2021-26, Class AI, 3.50%, 05/25/50
 
23,463
4,425,284
Freddie Mac REMICS
 
Series 3744, Class PI, 4.00%, 06/15/39
 
395
7,745
Series 3923, Class SD, (30-day Avg SOFR + 5.89%),
1.29%, 09/15/41(c)
 
13,577
1,129,898
Series 3954, Class SL, (30-day Avg SOFR + 5.89%),
1.29%, 11/15/41(c)
 
7,906
606,659
Series 4026, Class IO, 4.50%, 04/15/32
 
413
27,934
Series 4119, Class SC, (30-day Avg SOFR + 6.04%),
1.44%, 10/15/42(c)
 
189
18,247
Series 4706, Class IG, 4.00%, 07/15/47
 
11,718
2,337,357
Series 5013, Class JI, 4.00%, 09/25/50
 
16,852
3,635,157
Series 5083, Class IN, 4.50%, 07/25/32
 
9,210
758,555
Series 5116B, Class CI, 3.00%, 06/25/51
 
17,047
2,328,843
Series 5138, Class IP, 3.00%, 04/25/51
 
15,914
2,727,686
Series 5236, Class JI, 4.00%, 02/25/52
 
30,187
3,666,327
Ginnie Mae
 
Series 2009-116, Class KS, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
6.36%), 1.96%, 12/16/39(c)
 
303
24,723
Series 2011-52, Class MJ, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
6.54%), 2.17%, 04/20/41(c)
 
1,965
122,579
Series 2012-97, Class JS, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
6.14%), 1.74%, 08/16/42(c)
 
2,637
106,994
Series 2017-101E, Class SL, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
6.09%), 1.72%, 07/20/47(c)
 
7,326
792,458
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)
Ginnie Mae(continued)
 
Series 2022-10, Class IT, 3.50%, 01/20/52
$
10,987
$ 1,671,415
series 2022-60H, Class IH, 2.50%, 02/20/51
 
21,213
3,124,711
Vendee Mortgage Trust, Series 1999-2, Class 1IO,
0.00%, 05/15/29(c)
 
3,672
4
 
 
33,964,871
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 55.9%
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.00%,
02/01/56 - 01/01/57(f)
 
27,705
25,587,444
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, 5.50%,
01/01/39(f)
 
3,482
3,516,145
Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
8.00%, 05/15/26 - 06/15/27
 
3
3,619
5.00%, 10/20/39
 
839
834,033
6.50%, 12/20/54
 
1,581
1,643,770
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
5.50%, 02/01/33 - 10/01/39(f)(g)
 
2,719
2,732,931
5.00%, 06/01/33 - 01/15/55(f)(g)(h)
 
25,328
24,728,992
6.50%, 10/01/38 - 10/01/39
 
927
961,757
2.50%, 01/16/40(h)
 
180
163,420
4.00%, 01/01/41 - 10/01/52(f)(g)
 
31,732
29,292,648
4.50%, 04/01/41 - 01/15/55(f)(h)
 
18,954
17,896,971
3.00%, 01/14/55(h)
 
35,470
30,121,789
3.50%, 01/14/55(h)
 
3,664
3,240,503
 
 
140,724,022
Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations(d) — 2.0%
Fannie Mae Interest Strip
 
Series 337, Class 1, 0.01%, 07/25/33
 
1,421
1,205,016
Series 397, Class 1, 0.01%, 09/25/39
 
1,851
1,419,239
Fannie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 1999-W4, Class PO,
0.00%, 02/25/29
 
11
10,230
Fannie Mae REMICS
 
Series 2002-13, Class PR, 0.01%, 03/25/32
 
13
11,786
Series 2011-90, Class AO, 0.01%, 09/25/41
 
3,138
2,354,671
 
 
5,000,942
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 142.4%
(Cost: $397,373,091)
358,247,090
Total Long-Term Investments — 143.9%
(Cost: $401,193,916)
362,014,258
Short-Term Securities
Borrowed Bond Agreement — 0.3%
BNP Paribas SA, 4.52%, 01/02/25 (Purchased
12/31/2024 to be repurchased at
$692,421 Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds,
2.75%, 11/15/42, par and fair values of $917,000 and
$685,313, respectively)
 
692
692,335
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 

Shares
Value
Money Market Funds — 3.2%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional
Shares, 4.36%(i)(j)
 
8,180,892
$    8,180,892
Total Short-Term Securities — 3.5%
(Cost: $8,873,227)
8,873,227
Total Investments Before Borrowed Bonds — 147.4%
(Cost: $410,067,143)
370,887,485
 
 
Par
(000)
 
Borrowed Bonds
U.S. Governments Obligations — (0.3)%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.75%, 11/15/42(k)
$
(917
)
(685,313
)
Total Borrowed Bonds — (0.3)%
(Proceeds: $(842,347))
 
(685,313
)
Total Investments, Net of Borrowed Bonds — 147.1%
(Cost: $409,224,796)
370,202,172
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (47.1)%
(118,572,639
)
Net Assets — 100.0%
$  251,629,533
(a)
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy.
(b)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to
qualified institutional investors.
(c)
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective
interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and
spread if published and available.
(d)
Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end.
(e)
Zero-coupon bond.
(f)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with
outstanding reverse repurchase agreements.
(g)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with
outstanding TBA commitments.
(h)
Represents or includes a TBA transaction.
(i)
Affiliate of the Fund.
(j)
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(k)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with
outstanding borrowed bonds.
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer
Value at
12/31/23
Purchases
at Cost
Proceeds
from Sales
Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value at
12/31/24
Shares
Held at
12/31/24
Income
Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares
$ 7,494,937
$ 685,955
(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 8,180,892
8,180,892
$ 206,757
$ 
(a)
Represents net amount purchased (sold).
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
% 
12/11/24
01/14/25
$ 3,459,281
$ 3,468,314
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,145,522
5,158,957
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,270,733
5,284,495
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,417,282
5,431,428
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,191,495
5,205,051
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
7,854,879
7,875,389
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
3,988,240
3,998,654
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
% 
12/11/24
01/14/25
$ 17,599,671
$ 17,647,648
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
3,624,264
3,633,727
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,137,667
5,151,082
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
1,904,961
1,909,935
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,535,036
5,549,488
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
4.63
12/23/24
01/14/25
1,641,413
1,643,313
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
4.63
12/23/24
01/14/25
2,426,565
2,429,373
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
4.63
12/23/24
01/14/25
2,404,609
2,407,393
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
 
 
 
$ 76,601,618
$ 76,794,247
 
 
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description
Number of
Contracts
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Contracts
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note
232
03/20/25
$ 25,230
$ (336,021
)
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note
76
03/31/25
8,079
(54,591
)
 
(390,612
)
Short Contracts
10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note
150
03/20/25
16,697
219,753
U.S. Long Bond
126
03/20/25
14,344
374,730
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note
79
03/31/25
16,243
(179
)
 
594,304
 
$ 203,692
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps
Paid by the Fund
Received by the Fund
Effective
Date
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Rate
Frequency
Rate
Frequency
1-day SOFR, 4.49%
Quarterly
0.17%
Quarterly
N/A
10/21/25
USD
137
$ (5,578
)
$ (6
)
$ (5,572
)
0.18%
Quarterly
1-day FEDL, 4.33%
Quarterly
N/A
10/21/25
USD
137
5,556
5
5,551
 
 
$ (22
)
$ (1
)
$ (21
)
Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps
Description

Premiums
Paid

Premiums
Received
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)
$ 5
$ (6
)
$ 5,551
$ (5,572
)
(a)
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.
Schedule of Investments
67

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 594,483
$ 
$ 594,483
Swaps — centrally cleared
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)
5,551
5,551
 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 600,034
$ 
$ 600,034
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 390,791
$ 
$ 390,791
Swaps — centrally cleared
Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)
5,572
5,572
 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 396,363
$ 
$ 396,363
(a)
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets
and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated
earnings (loss).
For the period ended December 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ (203,309
)
$ 
$ (203,309
)
Swaps
36
36
 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ (203,273
)
$ 
$ (203,273
)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 1,592,583
$ 
$ 1,592,583
Swaps
107
107
 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 1,592,690
$ 
$ 1,592,690
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts:
Average notional value of contracts — long
$34,952,523
Average notional value of contracts — short
53,588,403
Interest rate swaps:
Average notional value — pays fixed rate
136,615
Average notional value — receives fixed rate
136,615
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Asset-Backed Securities
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
3,767,166
2
3,767,168
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
358,247,090
358,247,090
Short-Term Securities
Borrowed Bond Agreement
692,335
692,335
Money Market Funds
8,180,892
8,180,892
Liabilities
Investments
Borrowed Bonds
(685,313
)
(685,313
)
 
$8,180,892
$362,021,278
$2
$370,202,172
Derivative Financial Instruments(a)
Assets
Interest Rate Contracts
$ 594,483
$ 5,551
$ 
$ 600,034
Liabilities
Interest Rate Contracts
(390,791
)
(5,572
)
(396,363
)
 
$203,692
$(21
)
$
$203,671
(a)
Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount or face value, including accrued interest, for financial statement purposes. As of period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $76,794,247 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
See notes to financial statements.
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities
AIMCO CLO(a)(b)
 
Series 2017-AA, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.36%), 6.98%, 04/20/34(c)
USD
1,000
$ 1,002,134
Series 2018-BA, Class CRR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.40%), 7.05%, 04/16/37
 
500
507,519
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2015-7A, Class DR3,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.80%), 8.42%,
04/28/37(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,020,340
Apidos CLO XVIII-R(a)(b)
 
Series 2018-18A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.33%), 5.70%, 01/22/38
 
2,255
2,274,168
Series 2018-18A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.70%), 6.07%, 01/22/38
 
1,353
1,353,000
Ares LXVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2023-68A, Class E, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 8.55%), 13.18%, 04/25/35(a)(b)
 
620
634,137
Argent Securities Trust, Series 2006-W5, Class A1, (1 mo.
Term SOFR + 0.41%), 4.75%, 06/25/36(a)(c)
 
3,781
2,431,573
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2020-2A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.56%), 8.18%, 07/19/34
 
300
302,577
Series 2021-3A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.36%), 8.00%, 07/24/34
 
250
251,478
Ballyrock CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2020-14AR, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 5.85%), 11.15%, 07/20/37
 
250
253,832
Series 2024-28A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.70%), 6.03%, 01/20/38
 
750
751,486
Benefit Street Partners CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2015-8A,
Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 6.33%,
01/20/31(a)(b)(c)
 
700
700,600
Benefit Street Partners CLO XX Ltd., Series 2020-20A,
Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.31%), 6.97%,
07/15/34(a)(b)
 
250
250,476
BlueMountain CLO XXVIII Ltd., Series 2021-28A, Class D,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.16%), 7.82%,
04/15/34(a)(b)
 
500
502,760
Bryant Park Funding Ltd., Series 2024-22A, Class C, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.60%), 7.26%, 04/15/37(a)(b)
 
800
809,773
CarVal CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class AR2, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.02%), 5.38%, 04/20/32(a)(b)(c)
 
1,600
1,603,084
CarVal CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class E, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 6.70%), 11.32%, 07/20/32(a)(b)
 
500
502,727
Cayuga Park CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class B1R, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 6.56%, 07/17/34(a)(b)
 
250
250,952
Cedar Funding XIV CLO Ltd., Series 2021-14A,
Class B1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.70%), 6.35%,
10/15/37(a)(b)(c)
 
500
502,396
Cedar Funding XV CLO Ltd., Series 2022-15A, Class B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.80%), 6.42%,
04/20/35(a)(b)
 
450
451,654
CIFC Funding Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2013-4A, Class DRR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.06%), 7.68%, 04/27/31
 
250
251,508
Series 2017-1A, Class CRR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.45%), 7.07%, 04/21/37
 
550
558,500
Series 2018-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.32%), 5.79%, 01/18/38
 
1,804
1,809,414
Series 2018-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.70%), 6.17%, 01/18/38
 
2,255
2,260,909
Series 2019-1A, Class D1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 3.05%), 7.67%, 10/20/37
 
500
509,511
Series 2020-4A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.30%), 5.73%, 01/15/40
 
500
500,124
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
CIFC Funding Ltd.(a)(b)(continued)
 
Series 2022-7A, Class ER, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.35%), 9.91%, 01/22/38
USD
500
$ 507,044
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FX1,
Class A7, 7.28%, 10/25/36
 
310
174,272
Clear Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class DR, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.21%), 7.83%, 10/20/30(a)(b)
 
250
251,434
Concord Music Royalties LLC, Series 2024-1A, Class A,
5.64%, 10/20/74(b)
 
272
266,497
Creeksource Dunes Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A,
Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 5.74%,
01/15/38(a)(b)
 
500
500,000
CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Series 2006-26,
Class 1A, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 0.25%), 4.59%,
06/25/37(a)
 
440
411,285
Dryden CLO Ltd., Series 2018-64A, Class D, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.91%), 7.54%, 04/18/31(a)(b)
 
250
250,688
Elmwood CLO 14 Ltd., Series 2022-1A, Class E, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 6.35%), 10.97%, 04/20/35(a)(b)
 
585
587,598
Elmwood CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class ERR, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 5.75%), 10.31%, 10/20/37(a)(b)
 
250
254,080
GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO Ltd., Series 2021-
11A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.08%),
5.59%, 10/20/34(a)(b)
 
280
279,996
Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd., Series 2021-55A,
Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.82%), 11.44%,
07/20/34(a)(b)
 
250
251,995
GreenSky Home Improvement Issuer Trust, Series 2024-2,
Class C, 5.55%, 10/27/59(b)
 
100
99,770
Madison Park Funding LXIII Ltd., Series 2023-63A,
Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 8.57%), 13.19%,
04/21/35(a)(b)
 
400
409,007
Madison Park Funding XVIII Ltd., Series 2015-18A,
Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.20%), 5.82%,
10/21/30(a)(b)
 
398
397,964
Madison Park Funding XXIX Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2018-29A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.26%), 7.89%, 10/18/30
 
510
512,860
Series 2018-29A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.96%), 10.59%, 10/18/30
 
250
251,053
Madison Park Funding XXXVII Ltd., Series 2019-37A,
Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.95%), 6.61%,
04/15/37(a)(b)
 
875
878,291
Madison Park Funding XXXVIII Ltd., Series 2021-38A,
Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 6.56%,
07/17/34(a)(b)
 
250
251,050
Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2024-AA, Class E,
9.02%, 09/22/36(b)
 
497
502,909
Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd., Series 2015-20A,
Class ERR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.76%), 11.42%,
07/15/34(a)(b)
 
790
794,663
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2019-32A, Class ER, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
6.36%), 10.98%, 01/20/32
 
425
427,990
Series 2019-34A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.75%), 6.37%, 01/20/35
 
400
400,805
OCP CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2019-16A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.41%), 8.09%, 04/10/33
 
250
251,315
Series 2024-38A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.33%), 5.68%, 01/21/38
 
1,000
1,000,000
Series 2026-11R, Class CR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 2.35%), 6.97%, 04/26/36
 
800
801,933
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Octagon 54 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.31%), 7.97%, 07/15/34(a)(b)
USD
250
$ 251,374
Octagon Investment Partners 31 Ltd., Series 2017-1A,
Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.56%), 11.18%,
07/20/30(a)(b)
 
500
503,075
Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd., Series 2013-1A,
Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.23%), 5.85%,
07/19/30(a)(b)
 
721
721,831
Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013-1A,
Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.29%,
01/25/31(a)(b)
 
250
250,357
OHA Credit Funding Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class AR2,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.31%,
01/22/38(a)(b)
 
300
300,000
OZLM XXI Ltd., Series 2017-21A, Class D, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 5.80%), 10.42%, 01/20/31(a)(b)
 
250
238,176
Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2024-4A, Class B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.65%), 5.98%, 01/15/38(a)(b)
 
1,520
1,519,897
Regatta 30 Funding Ltd., Series 2024-4A, Class B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.65%), 5.96%, 01/25/38(a)(b)
 
1,600
1,600,000
Regatta XVIII Funding Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 6.37%, 01/15/34(a)(b)
 
300
301,531
Regatta XXIV Funding Ltd., Series 2021-5A, Class D1R,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.80%), 7.12%,
01/20/38(a)(b)
 
250
250,000
Regatta XXV Funding Ltd., Series 2025, Class E, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 8.41%), 13.07%, 07/15/36(a)(b)
 
500
514,980
Regional Management Issuance Trust, Series 2021-3,
Class A, 3.88%, 10/17/33(b)(d)
 
980
917,574
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2017-2A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.11%), 7.77%, 10/15/29
 
500
502,737
Series 2021-3A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.40%), 5.84%, 01/15/38(c)
 
2,977
2,991,483
RR Ltd., Series 2022-24A, Class A1A2, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.31%), 5.65%, 01/15/37(a)(b)
 
250
250,000
Service Experts Issuer LLC, Series 2024-1A, Class A,
6.39%, 11/20/35(b)
 
203
206,312
Sound Point CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2019-1AR, Class ARR,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.03%), 5.52%,
01/20/32(a)(b)(c)
 
1,400
1,402,915
Sterling COOFS Trust(b)(d)
 
Series 2004-1, Class A, 2.36%, 04/15/29
 
607
Series 2004-2, Class Note, 2.08%, 03/30/30
 
520
Subway Funding LLC, Series 2024-1A, Class A2I, 6.03%,
07/30/54(b)
 
295
298,592
Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2023-40A, Class AR, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 5.73%, 01/05/38(a)(b)
 
500
502,150
Symphony CLO XXXII Ltd., Series 2022-32A, Class B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.85%), 6.48%,
04/23/35(a)(b)
 
300
301,052
TCI-Flatiron CLO Ltd., Series 18-1A, Class BR, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.27%, 01/29/32(a)(b)
 
600
600,429
Trimaran CAVU Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2021-1A, Class D1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.40%), 8.03%, 07/23/37
 
250
251,484
Series 2021-2A, Class D1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.51%), 8.14%, 10/25/34
 
500
502,969
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.91%), 6.56%, 10/17/32(a)(b)(c)
USD
500
$ 501,220
Whitebox CLO II Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class D1R2, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.90%), 7.46%, 10/24/37(a)(b)
 
500
508,199
Whitebox CLO III Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class DR, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.85%), 7.51%, 10/15/35(a)(b)
 
250
251,491
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 9.6%
(Cost: $49,387,970)
49,400,959
 
 

Shares
 
Common Stocks
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%
McDermott International Ltd.(e)
 
47,837
5,740
Entertainment — 0.1%
Learfield Communications LLC, (Acquired 09/06/23, Cost:
$36,292)(d)(e)(f)
 
2,888
213,712
Financial Services — 0.0%
NMG Parent LLC(d)(e)
 
1,330
Ground Transportation — 0.0%
Sirva BGRS Holdings, Inc.(e)
 
464
1,160
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%
Envision Healthcare Corp., (Acquired 11/03/23, Cost:
$382,692)(e)(f)
 
12,321
137,589
Household Products — 0.0%
Berkline Benchcraft Equity LLC(d)(e)
 
3,155
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%
Ameriforge Group, Inc.(d)(e)
 
801
IT Services — 0.1%
Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL(d)(e)
 
90
301,483
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%
Adler Group SA(d)(e)
 
33,168
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%
TMK Hawk Parent Corp.(d)(e)
 
10,062
90,560
Total Common Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $1,307,913)
750,244
 
 
Par
(000)
 
Corporate Bonds
Advertising Agencies — 1.1%
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)
 
5.13%, 08/15/27
USD
653
628,557
7.75%, 04/15/28
 
330
297,762
9.00%, 09/15/28
 
1,338
1,401,188
7.50%, 06/01/29
 
1,045
914,322
7.88%, 04/01/30
 
657
676,180
CMG Media Corp., 8.88%, 06/18/29(b)
 
188
141,043
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 5.40%, 10/01/48(c)
 
200
188,601
Lamar Media Corp., 4.00%, 02/15/30
 
40
36,415
Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc., 9.29%, 04/15/29(b)(c)
 
745
692,942
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Advertising Agencies (continued)
Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.(b)
 
4.25%, 01/15/29(c)
USD
268
$ 249,209
4.63%, 03/15/30
 
107
98,874
7.38%, 02/15/31(c)
 
295
308,346
Stagwell Global LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29(b)(c)
 
101
96,161
 
 
5,729,600
Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%
AAR Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.75%, 03/15/29(b)
 
274
277,865
Bombardier, Inc.(b)
 
6.00%, 02/15/28(c)
 
542
539,804
7.50%, 02/01/29
 
9
9,364
8.75%, 11/15/30(c)
 
463
497,695
7.25%, 07/01/31(c)
 
180
185,630
7.00%, 06/01/32(c)
 
254
258,384
F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile U.S. LLC, Series XR, 7.38%,
08/15/26(b)(c)
 
446
446,083
Goat Holdco LLC, 6.75%, 02/01/32(b)
 
358
354,502
Northrop Grumman Corp., 3.85%, 04/15/45(c)
 
600
469,026
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.(b)(c)
 
9.38%, 11/30/29
 
524
560,938
9.75%, 11/15/30
 
456
504,613
TransDigm, Inc.(b)(c)
 
6.75%, 08/15/28
 
1,197
1,207,442
6.38%, 03/01/29
 
1,991
1,995,423
7.13%, 12/01/31
 
787
805,859
6.63%, 03/01/32
 
2,088
2,106,846
6.00%, 01/15/33
 
1,154
1,130,984
Triumph Group, Inc., 9.00%, 03/15/28(b)(c)
 
1,077
1,121,407
 
 
12,471,865
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%
Rand Parent LLC, 8.50%, 02/15/30(b)
 
180
180,987
Automobile Components — 0.9%
Aptiv Swiss Holdings Ltd., 4.40%, 10/01/46(c)
 
240
180,517
Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co.
 
4.38%, 05/15/26(g)
EUR
200
207,046
8.50%, 05/15/27(b)(c)
USD
2,599
2,602,953
6.75%, 05/15/28(b)(c)
 
839
854,344
Forvia SE, 3.75%, 06/15/28(g)
EUR
100
100,639
Garrett Motion Holdings, Inc./Garrett LX I SARL, 7.75%,
05/31/32(b)(c)
USD
112
113,628
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 5.63%, 04/30/33
 
109
95,711
Mahle GmbH, 6.50%, 05/02/31(g)
EUR
100
101,656
Schaeffler AG, 4.75%, 08/14/29(g)
 
100
106,048
Tenneco, Inc., 8.00%, 11/17/28(b)
USD
279
260,031
ZF Finance GmbH, 2.00%, 05/06/27(g)
EUR
100
97,357
 
 
4,719,930
Automobiles — 1.1%
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.50%, 03/01/28
USD
146
139,941
Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd.
 
10.00%, 03/31/29(b)
 
200
195,241
10.38%, 03/31/29(g)
GBP
100
123,062
Carvana Co.(b)(h)
 
(13.00% PIK), 13.00%, 06/01/30
USD
731
802,211
(14.00% PIK), 14.00%, 06/01/31(c)
 
1,196
1,434,048
Cougar JV Subsidiary LLC, 8.00%, 05/15/32(b)
 
200
207,529
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.13%, 06/16/25
 
200
199,871
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.00%, 01/09/28(c)
 
1,000
1,026,053
Global Auto Holdings Ltd/AAG FH UK Ltd., 11.50%,
08/15/29(b)
 
200
203,532
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Automobiles (continued)
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC(b)(c)
 
4.88%, 05/01/29
USD
349
$ 325,880
8.25%, 08/01/31
 
369
382,788
RCI Banque SA, (5-year EURIBOR ICE Swap + 2.75%),
5.50%, 10/09/34(a)(g)
EUR
100
105,906
TML Holdings Pte. Ltd., 4.35%, 06/09/26(g)
USD
200
196,236
Wabash National Corp., 4.50%, 10/15/28(b)(c)
 
220
200,890
 
 
5,543,188
Banks — 0.8%
Abanca Corp. Bancaria SA, (5-year EURIBOR ICE Swap +
2.45%), 4.63%, 12/11/36(a)(g)
EUR
100
103,668
Alpha Bank SA, (1-year EUR Swap + 2.43%), 5.00%,
05/12/30(a)(g)
 
100
109,761
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR +
2.05%), 4.75%, 03/15/29(a)(g)
 
100
107,937
Banco BPM SpA, (5-year EUR Swap + 3.17%), 2.88%,
06/29/31(a)(g)
 
100
102,549
Banco Espirito Santo SA(a)(e)(g)(i)
 
0.00%, 01/15/18
 
100
29,004
4.00%, 01/21/22
 
100
29,004
Bangkok Bank PCL/Hong Kong, (5-year CMT + 4.73%),
5.00%(a)(c)(g)(j)
USD
501
494,988
Barclays Bank PLC, 1.00%, 02/16/29(c)(k)
 
359
360,091
Deutsche Bank AG/New York, (1-day SOFR + 3.18%),
6.72%, 01/18/29(a)(c)
 
1,100
1,142,165
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 12.25%, 10/01/30(b)
 
103
113,910
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 01/15/26(b)(c)
 
200
200,028
National Bank of Greece SA, (5-year EURIBOR ICE Swap
+ 3.15%), 5.88%, 06/28/35(a)(g)
EUR
100
112,100
State Street Corp., Series I, (5-year CMT + 2.61%),
6.70%(a)(j)
USD
121
123,390
UBS AG/Stamford CT, 5.00%, 07/09/27(c)
 
1,200
1,207,036
 
 
4,235,631
Beverages — 0.1%
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev
Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 02/01/46(c)
 
741
673,841
Biotechnology — 0.0%
Cidron Aida Finco SARL, 6.25%, 04/01/28(g)
GBP
100
119,276
Broadline Retail(b) — 0.2%
Rakuten Group, Inc.
 
11.25%, 02/15/27
USD
214
233,266
9.75%, 04/15/29(c)
 
561
607,213
 
 
840,479
Building Materials — 1.5%
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.38%, 03/01/34(b)
 
195
192,452
Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc., 8.75%, 08/01/28(b)(c)
 
241
230,939
EMRLD Borrower LP/Emerald Co-Issuer, Inc.
 
6.38%, 12/15/30(b)
EUR
160
175,125
6.38%, 12/15/30(g)
 
100
109,453
6.63%, 12/15/30(b)(c)
USD
2,202
2,204,936
6.75%, 07/15/31(b)
 
212
213,448
JELD-WEN, Inc., 7.00%, 09/01/32(b)
 
486
451,047
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.(b)
 
5.25%, 07/15/28
 
81
78,249
9.75%, 07/15/28
 
300
306,791
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC(b)(c)
 
6.00%, 11/01/28
 
446
435,013
8.88%, 11/15/31
 
972
1,019,098
Standard Building Solutions, Inc., 6.50%, 08/15/32(b)(c)
 
680
681,089
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Building Materials (continued)
Standard Industries, Inc.(b)
 
4.75%, 01/15/28
USD
2
$ 1,914
4.38%, 07/15/30(c)
 
519
475,513
3.38%, 01/15/31(c)
 
353
302,666
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.(b)
 
5.25%, 01/15/29
 
31
31,217
7.25%, 01/15/31(c)
 
466
494,466
Wilsonart LLC, 11.00%, 08/15/32(b)
 
305
298,954
 
 
7,702,370
Building Products(b)(c) — 0.5%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.50%, 08/01/30
 
249
252,622
GYP Holdings III Corp., 4.63%, 05/01/29
 
371
349,911
White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28
 
1,933
1,911,599
 
 
2,514,132
Capital Markets — 1.1%
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC(b)
 
6.90%, 04/13/29(c)
 
318
328,967
6.70%, 07/29/31
 
195
200,265
Ares Strategic Income Fund(b)
 
5.70%, 03/15/28
 
230
229,968
5.60%, 02/15/30(c)
 
329
325,146
Blackstone Private Credit Fund
 
5.95%, 07/16/29(c)
 
136
136,896
6.25%, 01/25/31
 
66
67,110
6.00%, 11/22/34(b)(c)
 
725
707,373
Blue Owl Capital Corp. II, 8.45%, 11/15/26(c)
 
150
157,217
Blue Owl Credit Income Corp.
 
7.75%, 09/16/27(c)
 
214
224,715
6.60%, 09/15/29(b)
 
39
39,779
6.65%, 03/15/31(c)
 
270
274,809
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 5.25%,
04/15/29(b)(c)
 
214
205,408
Focus Financial Partners LLC, 6.75%, 09/15/31(b)
 
259
257,971
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., 6.38%,
07/01/34(b)(c)
 
281
273,649
HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC, 8.00%,
06/15/27(b)(c)
 
205
213,593
HPS Corporate Lending Fund, 6.75%, 01/30/29(b)(c)
 
180
184,844
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
 
5.25%, 05/15/27(c)
 
654
619,191
9.75%, 01/15/29
 
240
240,618
4.38%, 02/01/29(c)
 
152
126,963
10.00%, 11/15/29(b)
 
372
372,878
JPMorgan Chase Financial Co. LLC, 0.50%, 06/15/27(c)(k)
 
300
315,150
Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund
 
8.40%, 11/14/28
 
52
55,709
6.50%, 07/23/29
 
117
118,230
 
 
5,676,449
Chemicals — 1.7%
Avient Corp., 6.25%, 11/01/31(b)
 
158
155,849
Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 7.25%,
02/15/31(b)(c)
 
273
282,510
Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 3.38%, 02/15/29(b)(c)
 
297
269,611
Chemours Co.
 
5.38%, 05/15/27
 
162
155,927
5.75%, 11/15/28(b)
 
147
136,554
4.63%, 11/15/29(b)(c)
 
174
151,176
8.00%, 01/15/33(b)
 
320
312,658
Element Solutions, Inc., 3.88%, 09/01/28(b)(c)
 
1,262
1,197,041
FIS Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici SpA, 5.63%, 08/01/27(g)
EUR
100
104,399
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Chemicals (continued)
Herens Holdco SARL, 4.75%, 05/15/28(b)(c)
USD
212
$ 195,612
Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., 9.00%,
07/01/28(b)(c)
 
267
270,349
INEOS Finance PLC, 6.38%, 04/15/29(g)
EUR
100
108,555
INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC(g)
 
8.50%, 03/15/29
 
100
110,836
6.75%, 04/15/30
 
100
107,400
Ingevity Corp., 3.88%, 11/01/28(b)
USD
84
76,797
Kobe U.S. Midco 2, Inc., (9.25% Cash or 10.00% PIK),
9.25%, 11/01/26(b)(h)
 
300
254,101
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, 6.63%, 10/15/29(b)(c)
 
133
136,802
Mativ Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 10/01/29(b)
 
153
147,369
Methanex U.S. Operations, Inc., 6.25%, 03/15/32(b)
 
229
226,561
Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.00%, 07/01/28(b)
 
169
162,662
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp.
 
9.63%, 11/15/28(g)
EUR
100
110,312
9.75%, 11/15/28(b)(c)
USD
1,100
1,167,118
6.25%, 10/01/29(b)
 
200
189,989
7.25%, 06/15/31(b)(c)
 
596
605,381
SK Invictus Intermediate II SARL, 5.00%, 10/30/29(b)(c)
 
362
337,258
WR Grace Holdings LLC(b)(c)
 
4.88%, 06/15/27
 
122
118,225
5.63%, 08/15/29
 
1,191
1,095,342
7.38%, 03/01/31
 
355
362,532
 
 
8,548,926
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.0%
ADT Security Corp., 4.88%, 07/15/32(b)
 
148
135,833
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 7.88%, 02/15/31(b)(c)
 
2,141
2,188,285
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance
Corp., 6.00%, 06/01/29(b)(c)
 
1,356
1,235,529
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance
Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL
 
4.63%, 06/01/28(b)(c)
 
1,543
1,455,936
4.88%, 06/01/28(g)
GBP
100
115,918
APCOA Group GmbH, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.13%), 7.37%,
04/15/31(a)(g)
EUR
100
103,975
APi Group DE, Inc.(b)
 
4.13%, 07/15/29
USD
132
120,640
4.75%, 10/15/29
 
100
94,042
Belron UK Finance PLC, 5.75%, 10/15/29(b)(c)
 
796
787,808
Boels Topholding BV, 5.75%, 05/15/30(g)
EUR
100
108,104
Boost Newco Borrower LLC, 7.50%, 01/15/31(b)(c)
USD
800
838,688
Brinks Co.(b)
 
6.50%, 06/15/29
 
157
159,106
6.75%, 06/15/32
 
162
163,190
Cimpress PLC, 7.38%, 09/15/32(b)
 
283
281,146
Deluxe Corp., 8.13%, 09/15/29(b)
 
132
133,851
EquipmentShare.com, Inc., 8.00%, 03/15/33(b)
 
138
139,750
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors
LLC(b)(c)
 
5.50%, 05/01/28
 
740
723,753
7.88%, 12/01/30
 
727
765,180
7.00%, 05/01/31
 
986
1,005,861
7.00%, 06/15/32
 
569
580,215
5.88%, 04/15/33
 
415
400,484
Garda World Security Corp.(b)
 
4.63%, 02/15/27(c)
 
326
316,618
7.75%, 02/15/28(c)
 
756
780,122
6.00%, 06/01/29
 
108
102,383
8.25%, 08/01/32
 
444
451,203
8.38%, 11/15/32(c)
 
907
923,185
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)
Herc Holdings, Inc., 6.63%, 06/15/29(b)(c)
USD
236
$ 238,990
Hertz Corp., 12.63%, 07/15/29(b)
 
152
161,943
Loxam SAS, 6.38%, 05/31/29(g)
EUR
100
109,188
Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp., 6.50%,
05/15/29(b)
USD
125
119,259
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance,
Inc., 6.25%, 01/15/28(b)(c)
 
127
126,302
Q-Park Holding I BV, 5.13%, 02/15/30(g)
EUR
100
106,388
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC, 6.88%, 11/15/31(b)
USD
333
329,659
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 9.50%, 08/01/29(b)(c)
 
595
604,208
Service Corp. International(c)
 
5.13%, 06/01/29
 
238
230,262
3.38%, 08/15/30
 
273
238,875
4.00%, 05/15/31
 
370
329,709
5.75%, 10/15/32
 
641
621,759
Sothebys, 7.38%, 10/15/27(b)(c)
 
691
683,299
Sothebys/Bidfair Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 06/01/29(b)(c)
 
453
401,716
Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 GmbH, 5.38%,
07/15/29(g)
EUR
100
106,885
Transurban Finance Co. Pty. Ltd., 4.13%, 02/02/26(b)(c)
USD
435
430,950
United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.13%, 03/15/34(b)
 
176
174,623
Verisure Holding AB, 9.25%, 10/15/27(g)
EUR
80
86,908
Veritiv Operating Co., 10.50%, 11/30/30(b)
USD
172
185,241
Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 7.63%, 01/30/32(b)(c)
 
682
700,499
Williams Scotsman, Inc.(b)
 
6.13%, 06/15/25(c)
 
183
182,314
6.63%, 06/15/29
 
32
32,381
7.38%, 10/01/31(c)
 
378
388,949
 
 
20,701,112
Construction & Engineering — 0.5%
Arcosa, Inc.(b)
 
4.38%, 04/15/29(c)
 
286
266,489
6.88%, 08/15/32
 
31
31,499
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 10.38%, 08/01/30(b)(c)
 
1,642
1,671,231
Cellnex Telecom SA, Series CLNX, 2.13%, 08/11/30(g)(k)
EUR
100
108,728
Dycom Industries, Inc., 4.50%, 04/15/29(b)
USD
119
111,046
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., 4.25%,
10/27/27(g)
 
200
190,750
Heathrow Finance PLC, 4.13%, 09/01/29(g)(l)
GBP
100
114,586
 
 
2,494,329
Consumer Finance — 1.2%
Block, Inc.(c)
 
2.75%, 06/01/26
USD
468
450,964
3.50%, 06/01/31
 
104
91,570
6.50%, 05/15/32(b)
 
1,785
1,802,231
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., 9.75%, 03/15/29(b)
 
68
73,082
Capital One Financial Corp., (1-day SOFR + 2.60%),
5.82%, 02/01/34(a)(c)
 
440
441,903
Equifax, Inc., 2.60%, 12/15/25
 
59
57,809
Global Payments, Inc., 1.50%, 03/01/31(b)(c)(k)
 
541
529,639
Navient Corp., 9.38%, 07/25/30
 
200
213,678
OneMain Finance Corp.
 
6.63%, 01/15/28
 
139
140,721
6.63%, 05/15/29
 
247
250,075
5.38%, 11/15/29
 
50
48,072
7.88%, 03/15/30(c)
 
405
422,479
4.00%, 09/15/30
 
179
159,089
7.50%, 05/15/31
 
108
110,844
7.13%, 11/15/31
 
194
197,652
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Consumer Finance (continued)
Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc.,
6.75%, 08/15/32(b)(c)
USD
723
$ 735,332
Shift4 Payments, Inc., 0.00%, 12/15/25(k)(m)
 
174
233,682
Worldline SA/France, 0.00%, 07/30/26(g)(k)(m)
EUR
86
85,917
 
 
6,044,739
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.0%
B&M European Value Retail SA, 6.50%, 11/27/31(g)
GBP
100
124,226
Containers & Packaging — 1.9%
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal
Packaging Finance PLC(b)
 
6.00%, 06/15/27(c)
USD
400
396,873
3.25%, 09/01/28
 
200
178,935
4.00%, 09/01/29(c)
 
1,600
1,374,389
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA,
Inc.
 
2.13%, 08/15/26(g)
EUR
200
185,426
4.13%, 08/15/26(b)
USD
602
541,800
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)
 
6.63%, 04/15/29
 
380
382,519
6.88%, 01/15/30
 
515
518,485
8.75%, 04/15/30
 
600
606,521
Fiber Bidco SpA, 6.13%, 06/15/31(g)
EUR
100
104,113
Graham Packaging Co., Inc., 7.13%, 08/15/28(b)
USD
60
59,124
Graphic Packaging International LLC, 3.50%, 03/15/28(b)
 
9
8,419
LABL, Inc.(b)
 
5.88%, 11/01/28
 
143
127,399
9.50%, 11/01/28(c)
 
504
504,676
8.63%, 10/01/31
 
395
365,407
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.(b)
 
7.88%, 04/15/27(c)
 
3,720
3,795,181
9.25%, 04/15/27
 
169
170,977
OI European Group BV
 
6.25%, 05/15/28(b)
EUR
115
123,637
5.25%, 06/01/29(g)
 
100
105,657
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.(b)
 
6.63%, 05/13/27
USD
39
38,832
7.25%, 05/15/31(c)
 
129
125,545
Sealed Air Corp., 5.00%, 04/15/29(b)
 
59
56,781
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 12/31/28(b)
 
22
24,268
 
 
9,794,964
Diversified REITs — 0.9%
Digital Realty Trust LP, 1.88%, 11/15/29(b)(k)
 
85
87,550
Global Net Lease, Inc./Global Net Lease Operating
Partnership LP, 3.75%, 12/15/27(b)
 
108
98,564
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc.,
5.00%, 07/15/32(b)
 
199
183,154
Iron Mountain, Inc.(b)
 
7.00%, 02/15/29(c)
 
702
717,280
5.25%, 07/15/30
 
23
21,955
5.63%, 07/15/32
 
19
18,150
6.25%, 01/15/33(c)
 
395
393,423
SBA Communications Corp., 3.13%, 02/01/29(c)
 
638
575,881
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance 2019, Inc./CSL Capital
LLC, 10.50%, 02/15/28(b)(c)
 
2,375
2,532,416
VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.63%, 06/15/25(b)
 
75
74,705
 
 
4,703,078
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.0%
Altice Financing SA(b)
 
5.00%, 01/15/28
 
200
156,546
5.75%, 08/15/29(c)
 
724
529,999
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)
Altice France SA(b)
 
5.50%, 01/15/28
USD
381
$ 280,856
5.13%, 07/15/29
 
800
599,090
AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 02/15/30(c)
 
1,350
1,307,441
CommScope LLC, 4.75%, 09/01/29(b)
 
461
410,600
Connect Finco SARL/Connect U.S. Finco LLC, 9.00%,
09/15/29(b)
 
420
382,538
EchoStar Corp.(c)
 
(6.75% PIK), 6.75%, 11/30/30(h)
 
1,503
1,362,945
10.75%, 11/30/29
 
1,450
1,559,653
Eutelsat SA, 1.50%, 10/13/28(g)
EUR
100
76,912
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
 
5.88%, 10/15/27(b)(c)
USD
314
313,005
5.00%, 05/01/28(b)(c)
 
753
736,144
5.88%, 11/01/29
 
45
44,253
6.00%, 01/15/30(b)
 
178
177,603
8.75%, 05/15/30(b)(c)
 
1,730
1,828,419
8.63%, 03/15/31(b)(c)
 
371
394,577
Iliad Holding SASU
 
7.00%, 10/15/28(b)(c)
 
343
347,586
5.38%, 04/15/30(g)
EUR
100
106,537
8.50%, 04/15/31(b)(c)
USD
479
509,256
7.00%, 04/15/32(b)(c)
 
811
815,103
Kaixo Bondco Telecom SA, 5.13%, 09/30/29(g)
EUR
100
105,505
Kenbourne Invest SA, 6.88%, 11/26/24(b)(e)(i)
USD
275
110,000
Level 3 Financing, Inc.(b)
 
10.50%, 04/15/29(c)
 
1,186
1,322,126
4.88%, 06/15/29(c)
 
772
671,205
11.00%, 11/15/29(c)
 
1,754
1,973,315
4.50%, 04/01/30
 
346
286,550
10.50%, 05/15/30(c)
 
681
741,609
10.75%, 12/15/30
 
511
570,473
Lorca Telecom Bondco SA, 5.75%, 04/30/29(g)
EUR
100
109,020
Lumen Technologies, Inc.(b)
 
4.13%, 04/15/29
USD
200
180,584
4.13%, 04/15/30
 
200
178,326
10.00%, 10/15/32
 
221
220,114
Network i2i Ltd., (5-year CMT + 4.27%), 5.65%(a)(g)(j)
 
300
299,531
Optics Bidco SpA(b)(c)
 
6.00%, 09/30/34
 
242
232,329
7.20%, 07/18/36
 
358
365,418
Rogers Communications, Inc., 5.00%, 03/15/44(c)
 
545
482,659
Sable International Finance Ltd., 7.13%, 10/15/32(b)(c)
 
493
481,040
SoftBank Group Corp.(g)
 
3.38%, 07/06/29
EUR
100
100,044
3.88%, 07/06/32
 
200
196,850
Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.70%, 03/22/61(c)
USD
1,000
678,070
Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/01/29(b)(c)
 
116
104,602
Vmed O2 U.K. Financing I PLC(g)
 
4.00%, 01/31/29
GBP
100
111,419
4.50%, 07/15/31
 
100
106,724
Windstream Escrow LLC/Windstream Escrow Finance
Corp., 8.25%, 10/01/31(b)(c)
USD
1,183
1,221,829
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)
 
4.00%, 03/01/27
 
2,495
2,301,036
6.13%, 03/01/28
 
307
260,947
Zegona Finance PLC, 6.75%, 07/15/29(g)
EUR
100
110,225
 
 
25,460,613
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Electric Utilities — 2.2%
Alpha Generation LLC, 6.75%, 10/15/32(b)
USD
337
$ 333,419
Black Hills Corp., 3.15%, 01/15/27(c)
 
305
294,359
California Buyer Ltd./Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure
PLC
 
5.63%, 02/15/32(g)
EUR
100
107,860
6.38%, 02/15/32(b)
USD
225
224,403
Calpine Corp.(b)
 
5.13%, 03/15/28(c)
 
865
838,874
4.63%, 02/01/29(c)
 
106
100,059
5.00%, 02/01/31
 
67
63,006
Clearway Energy Operating LLC(b)(c)
 
4.75%, 03/15/28
 
279
266,817
3.75%, 01/15/32
 
242
206,569
Edison International, Series A, (5-year CMT + 4.70%),
5.38%(a)(c)(j)
 
4,031
3,974,881
Enel Finance International NV, 3.63%, 05/25/27(b)(c)
 
900
874,558
FirstEnergy Corp., 4.00%, 05/01/26(k)
 
580
582,030
Lightning Power LLC, 7.25%, 08/15/32(b)
 
92
94,588
Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV, 5.13%, 05/07/29(g)
 
191
182,771
NRG Energy, Inc.(b)
 
5.75%, 07/15/29
 
268
260,528
6.00%, 02/01/33(c)
 
808
784,750
6.25%, 11/01/34(c)
 
522
512,001
Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy Operations,
Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/28(b)
 
84
78,838
PG&E Corp., 4.25%, 12/01/27(k)
 
196
212,562
Pike Corp., 8.63%, 01/31/31(b)
 
89
93,891
Public Power Corp. SA, 4.63%, 10/31/31(g)
EUR
100
105,440
Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd., 6.75%,
04/24/33(g)
USD
149
150,351
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, Series M, 5.03%,
10/10/19(a)(d)(e)(i)
 
780
Vistra Corp., (5-year CMT + 6.93%), 8.00%(a)(b)(j)
 
181
184,722
Vistra Operations Co. LLC(b)(c)
 
7.75%, 10/15/31
 
288
302,131
6.88%, 04/15/32
 
447
457,691
 
 
11,287,099
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%
Coherent Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(b)(c)
 
374
356,905
Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 05/15/29(b)(c)
 
330
312,936
Nexans SA, 4.25%, 03/11/30(g)
EUR
100
105,918
Sensata Technologies BV, 4.00%, 04/15/29(b)
USD
168
154,165
Sensata Technologies, Inc.(b)
 
4.38%, 02/15/30(c)
 
483
442,446
3.75%, 02/15/31
 
54
47,209
6.63%, 07/15/32(c)
 
227
226,755
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 6.63%, 03/15/32(b)
 
185
188,029
Zebra Technologies Corp., 6.50%, 06/01/32(b)
 
117
118,686
 
 
1,953,049
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%
Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp.(b)
 
6.88%, 04/01/27
 
91
91,470
6.25%, 04/01/28(c)
 
348
346,145
6.63%, 09/01/32(c)
 
501
500,377
Halliburton Co., 3.80%, 11/15/25
 
3
2,975
Kodiak Gas Services LLC, 7.25%, 02/15/29(b)(c)
 
566
577,347
Oceaneering International, Inc., 6.00%, 02/01/28
 
71
70,032
Star Holding LLC, 8.75%, 08/01/31(b)(c)
 
256
253,650
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)
TGS ASA, 8.50%, 01/15/30(b)
USD
200
$ 204,473
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance
Corp., 7.13%, 03/15/29(b)(c)
 
371
377,547
Weatherford International Ltd., 8.63%, 04/30/30(b)(c)
 
275
283,893
 
 
2,707,909
Entertainment — 1.8%
Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 05/15/29(b)(c)
 
214
202,864
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(b)
 
7.00%, 02/15/30(c)
 
1,619
1,649,032
6.50%, 02/15/32(c)
 
635
637,866
6.00%, 10/15/32
 
202
194,762
Churchill Downs, Inc.(b)
 
4.75%, 01/15/28
 
137
132,155
5.75%, 04/01/30(c)
 
797
782,218
6.75%, 05/01/31(c)
 
416
420,499
Cinemark USA, Inc., 7.00%, 08/01/32(b)(c)
 
111
113,146
Cirsa Finance International SARL, (3-mo. EURIBOR +
4.50%), 7.56%, 07/31/28(a)(g)
EUR
100
104,849
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 8.75%, 11/15/29(b)
USD
408
417,604
Light & Wonder International, Inc.(b)
 
7.25%, 11/15/29
 
51
52,027
7.50%, 09/01/31
 
207
213,132
Lions Gate Capital Holdings 1, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/29(b)
 
232
207,060
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/27(b)(c)
 
131
126,649
Lottomatica Group SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%),
6.94%, 12/15/30(a)(g)
EUR
100
105,139
Merlin Entertainments Group U.S. Holdings, Inc., 7.38%,
02/15/31(b)
USD
298
287,696
Merlin Entertainments Ltd., 5.75%, 06/15/26(b)(c)
 
400
396,701
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance
Corp., 4.88%, 05/01/29(b)
 
72
67,882
Odeon Finco PLC, 12.75%, 11/01/27(b)
 
200
209,999
Pinewood Finco PLC, 6.00%, 03/27/30(g)
GBP
100
124,298
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment
Finance Corp.(b)
 
5.63%, 09/01/29
USD
116
91,060
5.88%, 09/01/31
 
166
120,765
Scientific Games Holdings LP/Scientific Games
U.S. FinCo, Inc., 6.63%, 03/01/30(b)(c)
 
232
222,008
Six Flags Entertainment Corp./Six Flags Theme Parks,
Inc., 6.63%, 05/01/32(b)(c)
 
651
659,798
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 7.00%, 07/01/25(b)
 
101
100,905
Vail Resorts, Inc., 6.50%, 05/15/32(b)(c)
 
364
368,083
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.(b)
 
5.13%, 10/01/29(c)
 
679
650,328
7.13%, 02/15/31(c)
 
492
512,374
6.25%, 03/15/33
 
190
186,672
 
 
9,357,571
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 1.0%
GFL Environmental, Inc.(b)
 
4.00%, 08/01/28(c)
 
121
114,574
3.50%, 09/01/28
 
198
186,608
4.75%, 06/15/29(c)
 
378
363,011
4.38%, 08/15/29(c)
 
405
382,838
6.75%, 01/15/31(c)
 
364
373,776
Madison IAQ LLC(b)
 
4.13%, 06/30/28
 
240
227,196
5.88%, 06/30/29(c)
 
956
902,688
Paprec Holding SA, 7.25%, 11/17/29(g)
EUR
100
109,800
Republic Services, Inc., 3.38%, 11/15/27(c)
USD
750
725,143
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service (continued)
Reworld Holding Corp.
 
4.88%, 12/01/29(b)(c)
USD
142
$ 131,324
5.00%, 09/01/30
 
70
64,554
Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26(b)(c)
 
1,297
1,296,277
Wrangler Holdco Corp., 6.63%, 04/01/32(b)
 
105
106,890
 
 
4,984,679
Financial Services — 1.3%
Ally Financial, Inc., (5-year CMT + 2.45%), 6.65%,
01/17/40(a)
 
45
43,597
Azorra Finance Ltd., 7.75%, 04/15/30(b)
 
174
171,446
Enact Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 05/28/29
 
86
87,635
Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC(b)
 
9.25%, 02/01/29
 
432
445,799
9.13%, 05/15/31(c)
 
270
278,389
GGAM Finance Ltd.(b)
 
7.75%, 05/15/26
 
45
45,624
8.00%, 02/15/27(c)
 
411
423,929
8.00%, 06/15/28
 
150
157,501
6.88%, 04/15/29(c)
 
205
207,582
5.88%, 03/15/30
 
219
214,072
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 8.75%, 09/01/27(b)
 
199
201,597
Intrum AB, 3.00%, 09/15/27(e)(g)(i)
EUR
100
74,737
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 5.00%,
08/15/28(b)(c)
USD
325
304,862
Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)
 
8.13%, 03/30/29
 
262
277,093
6.50%, 03/26/31
 
150
154,962
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
6.00%, 01/15/27
 
45
44,763
6.50%, 08/01/29(c)
 
409
408,307
5.13%, 12/15/30(c)
 
219
204,334
5.75%, 11/15/31(c)
 
147
140,505
7.13%, 02/01/32(c)
 
714
722,896
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.(b)
 
7.88%, 12/15/29
 
332
347,837
7.13%, 11/15/30(c)
 
277
280,520
PHH Escrow Issuer LLC, 9.88%, 11/01/29(b)
 
145
145,652
ProGroup AG, 5.38%, 04/15/31(g)
EUR
100
101,301
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.(b)
 
2.88%, 10/15/26(c)
USD
471
446,892
3.88%, 03/01/31(c)
 
170
148,120
4.00%, 10/15/33
 
81
67,462
Titanium 2l Bondco SARL, (6.25% PIK), 6.25%,
01/14/31(h)
EUR
217
75,336
UWM Holdings LLC, 6.63%, 02/01/30(b)(c)
USD
382
379,640
 
 
6,602,390
Food Products — 1.8%
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons
LP/Albertsons LLC(b)
 
3.25%, 03/15/26
 
83
80,973
7.50%, 03/15/26
 
107
107,378
4.63%, 01/15/27(c)
 
477
466,989
5.88%, 02/15/28(c)
 
298
296,771
6.50%, 02/15/28
 
99
100,303
3.50%, 03/15/29
 
142
129,243
4.88%, 02/15/30(c)
 
170
161,981
Aramark International Finance SARL, 3.13%, 04/01/25(g)
EUR
138
142,590
Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/28(b)(c)
USD
194
188,522
B&G Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 09/15/28(b)
 
89
91,489
Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, 8.13%, 05/14/30(g)
GBP
138
167,099
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Food Products (continued)
Chobani Holdco II LLC, (8.75% in Cash or 9.5% in PIK),
8.75%, 10/01/29(b)(c)(h)
USD
1,308
$ 1,383,234
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.(b)(c)
 
4.63%, 11/15/28
 
457
439,922
7.63%, 07/01/29
 
1,411
1,459,094
Darling Global Finance BV, 3.63%, 05/15/26(g)
EUR
120
124,147
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 6.00%, 06/15/30(b)(c)
USD
373
367,957
Fiesta Purchaser, Inc.(b)
 
7.88%, 03/01/31
 
103
107,505
9.63%, 09/15/32
 
135
141,424
Irca SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), 6.63%,
12/15/29(a)(g)
EUR
100
104,673
KeHE Distributors LLC/KeHE Finance Corp./NextWave
Distribution, Inc., 9.00%, 02/15/29(b)
USD
90
93,373
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)
 
4.88%, 05/15/28
 
257
250,902
4.13%, 01/31/30
 
312
285,271
4.38%, 01/31/32
 
300
271,453
Lion/Polaris Lux 4 SA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.63%), 6.30%,
07/01/29(a)(g)
EUR
100
103,947
Performance Food Group, Inc.(b)
 
4.25%, 08/01/29
USD
306
283,917
6.13%, 09/15/32(c)
 
383
382,982
Post Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
4.63%, 04/15/30(c)
 
118
108,825
4.50%, 09/15/31
 
32
28,667
6.25%, 02/15/32(c)
 
272
269,956
6.38%, 03/01/33
 
334
326,940
6.25%, 10/15/34
 
208
202,621
Simmons Foods, Inc./Simmons Prepared Foods,
Inc./Simmons Pet Food, Inc./Simmons Feed, 4.63%,
03/01/29(b)
 
129
119,208
U.S. Foods, Inc.(b)
 
4.63%, 06/01/30
 
19
17,869
7.25%, 01/15/32(c)
 
234
242,170
United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28(b)
 
179
176,344
 
 
9,225,739
Ground Transportation — 0.5%
Brightline East LLC, 11.00%, 01/31/30(b)(c)
 
220
209,963
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., 6.25%, 04/15/32(b)(c)
 
340
342,050
Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd., 5.88%, 07/05/34(b)(c)
 
1,241
1,233,168
Union Pacific Corp., 3.20%, 05/20/41(c)
 
600
449,165
Watco Cos. LLC/Watco Finance Corp., 7.13%, 08/01/32(b)
 
135
139,151
 
 
2,373,497
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.9%
Avantor Funding, Inc.
 
2.63%, 11/01/25(g)
EUR
100
102,803
4.63%, 07/15/28(b)(c)
USD
467
445,753
3.88%, 11/01/29(b)
 
209
191,069
Bausch & Lomb Corp., 8.38%, 10/01/28(b)(c)
 
1,333
1,379,655
Medline Borrower LP(b)(c)
 
3.88%, 04/01/29
 
435
402,804
5.25%, 10/01/29
 
1,181
1,139,740
Medline Borrower LP/Medline Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.25%,
04/01/29(b)(c)
 
585
591,168
Neogen Food Safety Corp., 8.63%, 07/20/30(b)
 
199
213,437
Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 7.38%, 06/01/31(b)
 
196
198,568
 
 
4,664,997
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.7%
AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/29(b)(c)
 
345
333,134
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 4.00%,
03/15/31(b)
USD
42
$ 37,362
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)(c)
 
5.63%, 03/15/27
 
1,028
986,590
6.00%, 01/15/29
 
631
565,001
5.25%, 05/15/30
 
902
740,838
4.75%, 02/15/31
 
329
255,290
10.88%, 01/15/32
 
775
799,589
Concentra Escrow Issuer Corp., 6.88%, 07/15/32(b)(c)
 
340
347,126
DaVita, Inc., 6.88%, 09/01/32(b)
 
186
187,426
Elevance Health, Inc., 3.65%, 12/01/27(c)
 
1,000
972,831
Encompass Health Corp.
 
4.75%, 02/01/30(c)
 
171
162,112
4.63%, 04/01/31
 
237
218,873
Ephios Subco 3 SARL, 7.88%, 01/31/31(g)
EUR
100
112,767
Fortrea Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 07/01/30(b)(c)
USD
113
113,187
HAH Group Holding Co. LLC, 9.75%, 10/01/31(b)
 
218
218,173
HCA, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/47(c)
 
650
590,195
HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/01/29(b)(c)
 
615
576,473
IQVIA, Inc., 6.50%, 05/15/30(b)
 
211
214,708
LifePoint Health, Inc.(b)(c)
 
9.88%, 08/15/30
 
333
359,293
11.00%, 10/15/30
 
791
868,251
10.00%, 06/01/32
 
316
321,292
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)
 
4.38%, 06/15/28
 
12
11,372
3.88%, 11/15/30
 
80
71,218
3.88%, 05/15/32(c)
 
141
121,762
6.25%, 01/15/33
 
181
178,890
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., 9.38%, 09/01/29(b)
 
118
114,780
Star Parent, Inc., 9.00%, 10/01/30(b)(c)
 
992
1,030,291
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 04/15/32(b)(c)
 
726
740,588
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c)
 
6.13%, 06/15/30
 
250
248,030
6.75%, 05/15/31
 
657
663,728
U.S. Acute Care Solutions LLC, 9.75%, 05/15/29(b)(c)
 
252
256,816
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.75%, 07/15/25(c)
 
1,470
1,463,916
 
 
13,881,902
Health Care REITs — 0.6%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 4.00%, 02/01/50(c)
 
450
334,003
Healthpeak OP LLC, 2.88%, 01/15/31(c)
 
1,000
880,576
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.
 
2.50%, 03/24/26
GBP
439
486,986
5.25%, 08/01/26
USD
20
18,413
5.00%, 10/15/27
 
44
37,096
4.63%, 08/01/29(c)
 
140
100,317
3.50%, 03/15/31
 
959
604,272
Ventas Realty LP, 4.13%, 01/15/26(c)
 
650
644,798
 
 
3,106,461
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.7%
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property
LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, 7.00%, 02/01/30(b)
 
224
227,271
Pebblebrook Hotel LP/PEB Finance Corp., 6.38%,
10/15/29(b)
 
123
121,246
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 1.75%, 12/15/26(k)
 
14
13,001
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.(b)(c)
 
7.25%, 07/15/28
 
136
139,642
4.50%, 02/15/29
 
302
285,126
6.50%, 04/01/32
 
596
599,000
Service Properties Trust(c)
 
8.63%, 11/15/31(b)
 
1,418
1,475,554
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Hotel & Resort REITs (continued)
Service Properties Trust(c)(continued)
 
8.88%, 06/15/32
USD
496
$ 459,052
XHR LP, 6.63%, 05/15/30(b)
 
121
121,397
 
 
3,441,289
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.7%
1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 5.63%,
09/15/29(b)
 
197
194,049
Burger King (Restaurant Brands International, Inc.)/New
Red Finance, Inc.(b)
 
3.88%, 01/15/28
 
108
102,132
4.38%, 01/15/28(c)
 
134
127,999
4.00%, 10/15/30(c)
 
451
403,346
Carnival Corp., 6.00%, 05/01/29(b)(c)
 
794
792,121
Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 10.38%, 05/01/28(b)(c)
 
522
556,132
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance
Co., Inc.(b)(c)
 
4.63%, 01/15/29
 
436
404,032
6.75%, 01/15/30
 
136
125,463
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
 
4.88%, 01/15/30(c)
 
537
515,095
4.00%, 05/01/31(b)(c)
 
189
169,975
3.63%, 02/15/32(b)
 
52
45,171
6.13%, 04/01/32(b)(c)
 
226
225,384
5.88%, 03/15/33(b)(c)
 
406
399,491
Life Time, Inc.(b)
 
5.75%, 01/15/26
 
340
339,648
8.00%, 04/15/26
 
257
257,280
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 05/15/28(b)
 
119
124,042
Lindblad Expeditions LLC, 6.75%, 02/15/27(b)(c)
 
220
220,083
MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC, 6.38%, 06/01/29(b)(c)
 
269
234,475
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
 
4.88%, 06/06/25(b)
 
400
396,500
5.38%, 12/04/29(c)(g)
 
250
228,127
7.63%, 04/17/32(b)(c)
 
261
262,099
MGM China Holdings Ltd.
 
5.88%, 05/15/26(g)
 
250
248,750
4.75%, 02/01/27(b)(c)
 
200
193,688
MGM Resorts International, 6.13%, 09/15/29(c)
 
374
373,530
NCL Corp. Ltd.(b)
 
8.13%, 01/15/29
 
121
127,502
7.75%, 02/15/29
 
77
80,852
6.25%, 03/01/30
 
200
197,618
NCL Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 03/15/28(b)(c)
 
261
261,838
Raising Canes Restaurants LLC, 9.38%, 05/01/29(b)
 
141
151,048
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b)(c)
 
5.63%, 09/30/31
 
948
932,509
6.25%, 03/15/32
 
150
151,797
6.00%, 02/01/33
 
928
925,796
Sabre GLBL, Inc.(b)(c)
 
8.63%, 06/01/27
 
428
422,109
10.75%, 11/15/29
 
220
226,961
Station Casinos LLC(b)
 
4.63%, 12/01/31(c)
 
218
195,283
6.63%, 03/15/32
 
152
151,049
TUI AG, 5.88%, 03/15/29(g)
EUR
100
108,398
Viking Cruises Ltd.(b)
 
5.88%, 09/15/27
USD
236
234,228
7.00%, 02/15/29
 
51
51,280
9.13%, 07/15/31(c)
 
653
702,145
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.63%, 02/15/29(b)
 
162
159,430
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)
Wynn Macau Ltd.
 
5.50%, 01/15/26(c)(g)
USD
347
$ 343,638
5.50%, 01/15/26(b)
 
200
198,062
5.63%, 08/26/28(b)(c)
 
1,000
960,000
5.13%, 12/15/29(b)(c)
 
410
379,250
 
 
13,899,405
Household Durables — 0.7%
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.(b)
 
4.63%, 08/01/29
 
100
92,001
4.63%, 04/01/30
 
145
131,570
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.50%, 03/15/31(b)
 
88
89,371
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield
Residential U.S. LLC(b)
 
5.00%, 06/15/29
 
208
193,355
4.88%, 02/15/30(c)
 
286
258,277
CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc./Radio Systems Corp., 9.50%,
10/15/29(b)
 
378
371,540
Dream Finders Homes, Inc., 8.25%, 08/15/28(b)
 
115
119,818
Empire Communities Corp., 9.75%, 05/01/29(b)
 
78
82,059
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 11.75%, 09/30/29(b)(c)
 
800
871,028
LGI Homes, Inc.(b)
 
8.75%, 12/15/28
 
89
93,356
7.00%, 11/15/32
 
161
159,413
Meritage Homes Corp., 1.75%, 05/15/28(b)(k)
 
277
271,460
New Home Co., Inc., 9.25%, 10/01/29(b)
 
224
235,745
Springs 2nd Lien Bond, 6.50%, 10/06/29(d)
 
209
150,912
STL Holding Co. LLC, 8.75%, 02/15/29(b)
 
120
126,870
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)
 
4.00%, 04/15/29
 
204
187,975
3.88%, 10/15/31
 
48
41,877
 
 
3,476,627
Household Products — 0.1%
Berkline Benchcraft LLC, 0.00%, 05/03/12(a)(d)(e)(i)
 
200
Central Garden & Pet Co., 5.13%, 02/01/28
 
15
14,572
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 06/30/31(b)
 
59
56,199
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 3.38%, 06/01/29(b)(k)
 
190
185,497
 
 
256,268
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%
Greenko Solar Mauritius Ltd., 5.95%, 07/29/26(g)
 
200
202,376
NextEra Energy Partners LP(b)(k)
 
0.00%, 11/15/25(m)
 
907
852,580
2.50%, 06/15/26
 
199
187,072
 
 
1,242,028
Insurance — 4.4%
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-
Issuer(b)(c)
 
4.25%, 10/15/27
 
627
598,482
6.75%, 10/15/27
 
1,684
1,670,073
6.75%, 04/15/28
 
282
282,663
5.88%, 11/01/29
 
878
843,478
7.00%, 01/15/31
 
912
915,562
7.38%, 10/01/32
 
938
946,631
AmWINS Group, Inc., 6.38%, 02/15/29(b)
 
138
138,846
APH Somerset Investor 2 LLC/APH2 Somerset Investor
2 LLC/APH3 Somerset Investor 2 LLC, 7.88%,
11/01/29(b)
 
230
233,109
Ardonagh Finco Ltd.
 
6.88%, 02/15/31(g)
EUR
200
213,650
7.75%, 02/15/31(b)(c)
USD
695
715,712
Ardonagh Group Finance Ltd., 8.88%, 02/15/32(b)(c)
 
621
645,212
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Insurance (continued)
AssuredPartners, Inc., 7.50%, 02/15/32(b)
USD
382
$ 411,141
Howden UK Refinance PLC/Howden UK Refinance
2 PLC/Howden US Refinance LLC(b)(c)
 
7.25%, 02/15/31
 
1,910
1,940,940
8.13%, 02/15/32
 
748
763,920
HUB International Ltd.(b)(c)
 
7.25%, 06/15/30
 
2,875
2,946,157
7.38%, 01/31/32
 
4,403
4,471,920
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc.(b)(c)
 
8.50%, 03/15/30
 
747
785,696
10.50%, 12/15/30
 
468
505,967
Panther Escrow Issuer LLC, 7.13%, 06/01/31(b)(c)
 
2,687
2,713,855
Ryan Specialty LLC(b)
 
4.38%, 02/01/30
 
125
117,350
5.88%, 08/01/32
 
274
271,107
UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA, 4.90%, 05/23/34(g)
EUR
100
107,755
USI, Inc./New York, 7.50%, 01/15/32(b)(c)
USD
465
480,906
 
 
22,720,132
Interactive Media & Services(g) — 0.0%
iliad SA
 
5.38%, 06/14/27
EUR
100
108,342
5.63%, 02/15/30
 
100
111,446
 
 
219,788
Internet Software & Services — 0.5%
Acuris Finance U.S., Inc./Acuris Finance SARL(b)
 
5.00%, 05/01/28(c)
USD
403
364,427
9.00%, 08/01/29
 
200
191,279
Cablevision Lightpath LLC(b)
 
3.88%, 09/15/27
 
200
189,335
5.63%, 09/15/28(c)
 
400
371,061
Match Group Holdings II LLC(b)
 
4.63%, 06/01/28
 
157
149,509
5.63%, 02/15/29
 
106
102,931
4.13%, 08/01/30
 
198
175,381
3.63%, 10/01/31(c)
 
153
130,563
Uber Technologies, Inc.
 
0.00%, 12/15/25(k)(m)
 
156
157,248
6.25%, 01/15/28(b)
 
118
119,015
Series 2028, 0.88%, 12/01/28(k)
 
595
654,500
 
 
2,605,249
IT Services — 0.5%
Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co. SpA, 5.00%,
10/30/30(g)
EUR
100
105,398
Amentum Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 08/01/32(b)
USD
258
259,953
CA Magnum Holdings, 5.38%, 10/31/26(b)(c)
 
382
372,928
Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc., 7.50%, 06/01/31(b)(c)
 
635
647,491
Insight Enterprises, Inc., 6.63%, 05/15/32(b)
 
159
159,896
McAfee Corp., 7.38%, 02/15/30(b)(c)
 
664
644,894
Science Applications International Corp., 4.88%,
04/01/28(b)(c)
 
113
108,733
 
 
2,299,293
Machinery — 1.2%
ATS Corp., 4.13%, 12/15/28(b)
 
108
100,107
Chart Industries, Inc.(b)
 
7.50%, 01/01/30(c)
 
570
592,616
9.50%, 01/01/31
 
79
84,660
Esab Corp., 6.25%, 04/15/29(b)
 
266
269,309
GrafTech Global Enterprises, Inc., 9.88%, 12/23/29(b)
 
145
137,025
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Machinery (continued)
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower
LLC, 9.00%, 02/15/29(b)(c)
USD
880
$ 918,725
IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA, (3-mo.
EURIBOR + 3.75%), 6.93%, 04/15/29(a)(g)
EUR
100
104,105
Manitowoc Co., Inc., 9.25%, 10/01/31(b)
USD
137
140,428
Terex Corp.(b)
 
5.00%, 05/15/29(c)
 
105
99,988
6.25%, 10/15/32
 
178
174,439
TK Elevator Holdco GmbH
 
6.63%, 07/15/28(g)
EUR
129
133,467
7.63%, 07/15/28(b)(c)
USD
822
821,400
TK Elevator Midco GmbH, 4.38%, 07/15/27(g)
EUR
311
321,344
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/27(b)(c)
USD
1,729
1,692,545
Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28(b)(c)
 
846
798,474
 
 
6,388,632
Marine Transportation — 0.0%
Danaos Corp., 8.50%, 03/01/28(b)
 
100
102,510
Media — 3.9%
Cable One, Inc.
 
0.00%, 03/15/26(k)(m)
 
88
81,664
1.13%, 03/15/28(c)(k)
 
684
562,590
4.00%, 11/15/30(b)
 
23
19,218
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.(b)
 
5.38%, 06/01/29
 
57
54,460
6.38%, 09/01/29(c)
 
1,563
1,549,639
4.75%, 03/01/30(c)
 
104
94,969
4.25%, 02/01/31(c)
 
475
413,975
7.38%, 03/01/31(c)
 
1,567
1,597,530
4.75%, 02/01/32
 
32
28,086
4.50%, 06/01/33
 
19
15,986
4.25%, 01/15/34(c)
 
959
778,027
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter
Communications Operating Capital(c)
 
4.91%, 07/23/25
 
559
558,334
5.38%, 05/01/47
 
425
348,828
CSC Holdings LLC(b)
 
5.50%, 04/15/27
 
200
179,000
5.38%, 02/01/28
 
400
345,083
11.75%, 01/31/29(c)
 
1,800
1,777,637
3.38%, 02/15/31
 
656
460,126
Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.,
5.88%, 08/15/27(b)(c)
 
1,255
1,222,745
Discovery Communications LLC, 3.45%, 03/15/25(c)
 
170
169,382
DISH DBS Corp.(b)
 
5.25%, 12/01/26
 
1,090
990,757
5.75%, 12/01/28
 
766
654,926
DISH Network Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/27(b)
 
1,628
1,724,365
GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(b)
 
107
99,930
Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 07/15/29(b)(c)
 
764
763,947
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%,
10/15/27(b)(c)
 
560
506,688
Midcontinent Communications, 8.00%, 08/15/32(b)
 
388
398,526
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%,
09/15/26(b)
 
644
562,200
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(b)
 
3.13%, 09/01/26(c)
 
462
443,777
5.00%, 08/01/27(c)
 
677
658,401
4.00%, 07/15/28
 
97
89,372
Sunrise FinCo I BV, 4.88%, 07/15/31(b)(c)
 
249
225,858
Tele Columbus AG, (10.00% PIK), 10.00%, 01/01/29(g)(h)
EUR
105
90,111
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Media (continued)
Univision Communications, Inc.(b)(c)
 
6.63%, 06/01/27
USD
562
$ 559,736
8.00%, 08/15/28
 
640
651,597
8.50%, 07/31/31
 
398
390,239
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 5.00%,
07/15/28(b)(c)
 
554
522,274
VZ Secured Financing BV, 3.50%, 01/15/32(g)
EUR
100
95,847
Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 5.13%, 02/28/30(b)
USD
225
202,727
Ziggo BV, 4.88%, 01/15/30(b)(c)
 
200
183,769
 
 
20,072,326
Metals & Mining — 2.0%
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 6.38%, 06/15/30(b)(c)
 
240
240,021
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC(b)
 
8.00%, 10/01/30
 
186
192,472
11.50%, 10/01/31(c)
 
939
1,050,535
ATI, Inc.
 
5.88%, 12/01/27(c)
 
127
125,870
4.88%, 10/01/29
 
101
96,206
7.25%, 08/15/30(c)
 
535
550,143
5.13%, 10/01/31(c)
 
215
202,148
Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., 6.63%,
01/31/29(b)(c)
 
806
805,172
Carpenter Technology Corp., 7.63%, 03/15/30
 
367
375,854
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(b)
 
6.88%, 11/01/29
 
231
228,528
7.38%, 05/01/33
 
187
183,672
Constellium SE(b)(c)
 
5.63%, 06/15/28
 
500
488,956
3.75%, 04/15/29
 
735
665,285
6.38%, 08/15/32
 
317
306,821
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 9.38%, 03/01/29(b)(c)
 
450
476,159
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b)(c)
 
4.63%, 03/01/28
 
243
228,476
4.50%, 06/01/31
 
770
678,756
Novelis Corp.(b)(c)
 
3.25%, 11/15/26
 
822
782,959
4.75%, 01/30/30
 
916
841,575
3.88%, 08/15/31
 
1,030
886,823
Novelis Sheet Ingot GmbH, 3.38%, 04/15/29(g)
EUR
200
198,825
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29(b)
USD
122
113,994
Samarco Mineracao SA(h)
 
(9.00% PIK), 9.00%, 06/30/31(g)
 
29
27,622
(9.00% PIK), 9.00%, 06/30/31(b)
 
10
9,867
Vallourec SACA, 7.50%, 04/15/32(b)(c)
 
317
328,517
Volcan Cia Minera SAA, 8.75%, 01/24/30(b)
 
33
31,412
 
 
10,116,668
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)(b) — 0.1%
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital
Finance Corp.
 
4.75%, 06/15/29
 
67
63,176
7.00%, 07/15/31
 
225
230,551
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
 
7.25%, 04/01/29
 
171
175,413
6.00%, 04/15/30
 
90
88,337
6.50%, 07/01/30
 
174
174,218
 
 
731,695
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.6%
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp.,
7.50%, 10/01/29(b)
 
393
401,909
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance
Corp.(b)
 
5.38%, 06/15/29
USD
206
$ 200,608
6.63%, 02/01/32(c)
 
230
231,675
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance
Corp.(b)
 
9.00%, 11/01/27
 
165
199,466
8.25%, 12/31/28(c)
 
288
293,999
5.88%, 06/30/29
 
35
34,085
Baytex Energy Corp., 8.50%, 04/30/30(b)
 
43
43,934
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.(b)
 
7.00%, 07/15/29
 
224
228,782
7.25%, 07/15/32
 
180
184,920
Borr IHC Ltd./Borr Finance LLC, 10.00%, 11/15/28(b)(c)
 
249
248,459
Buckeye Partners LP
 
4.13%, 03/01/25(b)(c)
 
176
175,528
6.88%, 07/01/29(b)
 
97
98,175
5.85%, 11/15/43
 
145
125,592
5.60%, 10/15/44
 
86
70,487
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 8.38%, 01/15/29(b)
 
778
801,562
Civitas Resources, Inc.(b)(c)
 
8.38%, 07/01/28
 
232
240,948
8.63%, 11/01/30
 
214
224,111
8.75%, 07/01/31
 
517
538,990
CNX Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 04/15/30(b)
 
96
87,548
Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)
 
6.75%, 03/01/29(c)
 
362
352,889
6.75%, 03/01/29
 
137
133,178
5.88%, 01/15/30(c)
 
769
717,184
CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 5.50%,
06/15/31(b)(c)
 
1,617
1,544,442
Crescent Energy Finance LLC(b)(c)
 
7.63%, 04/01/32
 
629
625,763
7.38%, 01/15/33
 
536
520,530
Diamond Foreign Asset Co./Diamond Finance LLC, 8.50%,
10/01/30(b)
 
125
129,716
DT Midstream, Inc.(b)(c)
 
4.13%, 06/15/29
 
328
306,312
4.38%, 06/15/31
 
329
300,187
Ecopetrol SA, 8.88%, 01/13/33
 
122
123,856
eG Global Finance PLC, 12.00%, 11/30/28(b)(c)
 
298
333,252
Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC, 8.75%,
05/01/31(b)
 
210
221,549
Energy Transfer LP(c)
 
3.90%, 07/15/26
 
235
231,909
(5-year CMT + 4.02%), 8.00%, 05/15/54(a)
 
469
491,488
Series H, (5-year CMT + 5.69%), 6.50%(a)(j)
 
4,409
4,410,816
EQM Midstream Partners LP(b)
 
4.50%, 01/15/29
 
20
19,039
6.38%, 04/01/29(c)
 
343
344,154
7.50%, 06/01/30
 
84
89,358
4.75%, 01/15/31
 
398
374,291
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
 
7.75%, 02/01/28(c)
 
182
182,217
8.25%, 01/15/29(c)
 
327
330,231
8.88%, 04/15/30(c)
 
213
216,728
7.88%, 05/15/32(c)
 
598
585,641
8.00%, 05/15/33
 
393
384,602
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp., 6.75%, 09/01/29(b)
 
189
190,318
Harvest Midstream I LP, 7.50%, 05/15/32(b)
 
112
114,041
Hess Corp., 4.30%, 04/01/27
 
50
49,490
Hess Midstream Operations LP, 6.50%, 06/01/29(b)(c)
 
257
259,541
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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.(b)
 
6.25%, 11/01/28
USD
145
$ 140,419
5.75%, 02/01/29
 
212
202,258
6.00%, 04/15/30
 
21
19,736
8.38%, 11/01/33(c)
 
687
701,285
6.88%, 05/15/34
 
338
315,046
7.25%, 02/15/35
 
148
139,139
Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC(b)(c)
 
8.88%, 07/15/28
 
263
276,217
7.38%, 07/15/32
 
261
265,143
HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., 5.45%, 10/22/26(g)
 
200
198,312
Impulsora Pipeline LLC, 6.05%, 01/01/43(a)(d)
 
1,285
1,084,835
ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/29(b)(c)
 
400
366,175
Kinetik Holdings LP(b)
 
6.63%, 12/15/28
 
58
59,334
5.88%, 06/15/30
 
53
52,168
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas
Finance Corp., 6.88%, 12/01/32(b)
 
148
146,515
Matador Resources Co.(b)(c)
 
6.88%, 04/15/28
 
276
279,817
6.50%, 04/15/32
 
303
299,569
Medco Bell Pte. Ltd., 6.38%, 01/30/27(g)
 
250
248,750
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 09/01/31(b)
 
102
99,739
MPLX LP, 4.25%, 12/01/27(c)
 
185
182,094
Murphy Oil Corp., 5.88%, 12/01/42
 
29
25,026
Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.50%, 01/15/28(b)(c)
 
163
150,932
Nabors Industries, Inc.(b)
 
7.38%, 05/15/27
 
117
116,864
9.13%, 01/31/30(c)
 
107
108,815
8.88%, 08/15/31
 
59
54,787
NFE Financing LLC, 12.00%, 11/15/29(b)
 
378
397,194
NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp.(b)
 
8.13%, 02/15/29
 
512
518,730
8.38%, 02/15/32(c)
 
1,173
1,181,982
Noble Finance II LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/30(b)(c)
 
341
344,398
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
 
8.13%, 03/01/28(b)(c)
 
1,015
1,030,556
3.63%, 04/15/29(k)
 
152
177,916
8.75%, 06/15/31(b)(c)
 
223
230,181
Northriver Midstream Finance LP, 6.75%, 07/15/32(b)
 
172
173,020
Parkland Corp., 6.63%, 08/15/32(b)
 
259
256,307
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7.88%,
09/15/30(b)
 
222
217,847
Permian Resources Operating LLC(b)(c)
 
8.00%, 04/15/27
 
272
277,748
5.88%, 07/01/29
 
411
403,272
7.00%, 01/15/32
 
329
333,971
6.25%, 02/01/33
 
214
211,231
Petroleos Mexicanos
 
4.25%, 01/15/25
 
37
36,915
6.50%, 03/13/27
 
85
81,906
8.75%, 06/02/29
 
130
129,863
5.95%, 01/28/31(c)
 
158
132,905
6.70%, 02/16/32
 
48
41,910
10.00%, 02/07/33
 
28
29,120
Prairie Acquiror LP, 9.00%, 08/01/29(b)
 
192
197,805
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 07/15/29(b)
 
51
48,421
Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership LP/Sitio Finance
Corp., 7.88%, 11/01/28(b)(c)
 
389
399,922
SM Energy Co.
 
6.50%, 07/15/28
 
38
37,762
7.00%, 08/01/32(b)
 
129
127,188
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 8.63%, 10/31/29(b)
USD
139
$ 144,162
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance
Corp.(b)
 
5.50%, 01/15/28
 
148
142,336
7.38%, 02/15/29(c)
 
501
502,586
6.00%, 12/31/30
 
3
2,841
6.00%, 09/01/31
 
131
123,642
Talos Production, Inc.(b)
 
9.00%, 02/01/29
 
62
63,610
9.38%, 02/01/31
 
154
156,985
TGNR Intermediate Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 10/15/29(b)(c)
 
331
309,077
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 4.00%,
03/15/28(c)
 
280
271,998
Transocean Aquila Ltd., 8.00%, 09/30/28(b)
 
117
119,716
Transocean Titan Financing Ltd., 8.38%, 02/01/28(b)(c)
 
146
148,975
Transocean, Inc.(b)(c)
 
8.00%, 02/01/27
 
178
177,664
8.25%, 05/15/29
 
580
568,151
8.75%, 02/15/30
 
650
670,619
8.50%, 05/15/31
 
690
676,460
Valaris Ltd., 8.38%, 04/30/30(b)(c)
 
798
806,402
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC(b)
 
3.88%, 08/15/29(c)
 
802
736,812
4.13%, 08/15/31
 
9
8,060
3.88%, 11/01/33(c)
 
473
406,365
Venture Global LNG, Inc.(b)(c)
 
9.50%, 02/01/29
 
2,255
2,492,375
7.00%, 01/15/30
 
584
592,748
8.38%, 06/01/31
 
1,435
1,496,600
9.88%, 02/01/32
 
1,765
1,936,698
Vermilion Energy, Inc., 6.88%, 05/01/30(b)
 
159
157,765
Vital Energy, Inc.(c)
 
9.75%, 10/15/30
 
231
243,549
7.88%, 04/15/32(b)
 
687
661,029
Wildfire Intermediate Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 10/15/29(b)
 
201
193,407
 
 
44,375,177
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%
Magnera Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/31(b)
 
142
138,627
Passenger Airlines(b) — 0.3%
American Airlines, Inc., 8.50%, 05/15/29(c)
 
478
501,868
OneSky Flight LLC, 8.88%, 12/15/29
 
287
287,201
United Airlines, Inc., 4.63%, 04/15/29(c)
 
606
576,177
 
 
1,365,246
Personal Care Products — 0.0%
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., 6.13%, 09/30/32
 
220
215,123
Pharmaceuticals — 1.4%
1375209 BC Ltd., 9.00%, 01/30/28(b)
 
271
270,784
AbbVie, Inc., 4.25%, 11/14/28(c)
 
1,000
984,745
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(b)
 
6.13%, 02/01/27
 
722
655,215
5.75%, 08/15/27
 
88
76,560
11.00%, 09/30/28
 
1,313
1,247,350
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 4.38%, 01/15/28(g)
EUR
100
96,127
CVS Health Corp., 3.75%, 04/01/30(c)
USD
1,000
915,963
Endo Finance Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 04/15/31(b)(c)
 
310
328,455
Grifols SA(g)
 
2.25%, 11/15/27
EUR
163
161,071
7.13%, 05/01/30
 
100
106,453
Gruenenthal GmbH, 4.63%, 11/15/31(g)
 
100
104,725
Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 01/15/29(b)(c)
USD
200
188,575
Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH, 7.00%, 02/21/30(g)
EUR
100
109,077
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Pharmaceuticals (continued)
Option Care Health, Inc., 4.38%, 10/31/29(b)(c)
USD
245
$ 225,942
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV(b)(c)
 
4.13%, 04/30/28
 
200
187,897
7.88%, 05/15/34
 
200
204,472
Rossini SARL, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.88%), 6.56%,
12/31/29(a)(g)
EUR
100
104,781
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV, 7.38%,
09/15/29
 
100
118,993
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
 
3.15%, 10/01/26(c)
USD
337
322,991
4.75%, 05/09/27(c)
 
400
390,024
7.88%, 09/15/29
 
200
215,552
8.13%, 09/15/31(c)
 
200
222,866
 
 
7,238,618
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%
Adler Financing SARL(h)
 
Series 1.5L, (14.00% PIK), 14.00%, 12/31/29
EUR
13
14,383
Series 1L, (12.50% PIK), 12.50%, 12/31/28
 
39
41,711
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC/Anywhere Co-Issuer
Corp.
 
7.00%, 04/15/30(b)
USD
236
209,243
Series AI, 7.00%, 04/15/30(c)
 
271
240,594
CoreLogic, Inc., 4.50%, 05/01/28(b)(c)
 
1,313
1,221,769
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC, 8.88%,
09/01/31(b)
 
181
194,861
Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(e)(g)(i)
 
11.75%, 04/17/22
 
400
9,000
11.88%, 06/01/23
 
200
4,500
9.25%, 07/28/23
 
200
4,500
9.88%, 10/19/23
 
200
4,500
Howard Hughes Corp.(b)
 
4.13%, 02/01/29
 
149
137,683
4.38%, 02/01/31
 
100
90,034
Vivion Investments SARL, Series DEC, (6.50% PIK),
6.50%, 08/31/28(g)(h)
EUR
100
101,223
 
 
2,274,001
Retail REITs — 0.0%
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR
Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LLC, 4.50%, 04/01/27(b)
USD
140
132,765
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.9%
Broadcom, Inc., 4.11%, 09/15/28(c)
 
1,594
1,557,054
Entegris, Inc., 4.75%, 04/15/29(b)(c)
 
763
730,578
MKS Instruments, Inc., 1.25%, 06/01/30(b)(k)
 
569
550,792
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 2.70%,
05/01/25
 
33
32,735
ON Semiconductor Corp., 0.50%, 03/01/29(k)
 
210
197,715
QUALCOMM, Inc., 1.65%, 05/20/32(c)
 
1,779
1,417,836
 
 
4,486,710
Software — 4.6%
ACI Worldwide, Inc., 5.75%, 08/15/26(b)(c)
 
269
268,515
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/30(b)(c)
 
3,100
2,946,073
Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/01/26(b)(c)
 
442
429,514
Capstone Borrower, Inc., 8.00%, 06/15/30(b)(c)
 
488
505,134
Central Parent LLC/CDK Global II LLC/CDK Financing Co.,
Inc., 8.00%, 06/15/29(b)(c)
 
599
607,635
Central Parent, Inc./CDK Global, Inc., 7.25%,
06/15/29(b)(c)
 
672
664,063
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.(b)(c)
 
3.88%, 07/01/28
 
730
680,033
4.88%, 07/01/29
 
907
845,516
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Software (continued)
Cloud Software Group, Inc.(b)(c)
 
6.50%, 03/31/29
USD
2,983
$ 2,927,943
9.00%, 09/30/29
 
2,917
2,961,612
8.25%, 06/30/32
 
2,127
2,191,981
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(b)(c)
 
514
489,477
Elastic NV, 4.13%, 07/15/29(b)(c)
 
226
209,517
Ellucian Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 12/01/29(b)(c)
 
413
413,175
Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 06/15/28(b)(c)
 
354
334,045
Helios Software Holdings, Inc./ION Corporate Solutions
Finance SARL
 
4.63%, 05/01/28(b)(c)
 
200
183,559
7.88%, 05/01/29(g)
EUR
100
106,304
8.75%, 05/01/29(b)(c)
USD
217
221,853
Nutanix, Inc., 0.50%, 12/15/29(b)(k)
 
100
98,850
Oracle Corp., 3.60%, 04/01/50(c)
 
785
549,978
Snowflake, Inc.(b)(k)(m)
 
0.00%, 10/01/27
 
293
344,417
0.00%, 10/01/29
 
386
457,796
SS&C Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)
 
5.50%, 09/30/27
 
777
769,550
6.50%, 06/01/32
 
534
538,663
Twilio, Inc.
 
3.63%, 03/15/29
 
112
103,001
3.88%, 03/15/31(c)
 
251
225,110
UKG, Inc., 6.88%, 02/01/31(b)(c)
 
2,972
3,015,190
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC/ZoomInfo Finance Corp.,
3.88%, 02/01/29(b)(c)
 
388
352,605
 
 
23,441,109
Specialty Retail — 0.2%
Afflelou SAS, 6.00%, 07/25/29(g)
EUR
100
107,981
Bubbles Bidco SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), 6.93%,
09/30/31(a)(g)
 
100
103,378
Duomo Bidco SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.13%), 7.30%,
07/15/31(a)(g)
 
100
104,320
Fressnapf Holding SE, 5.25%, 10/31/31(g)
 
100
106,693
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 7.75%,
02/15/29(b)(c)
USD
337
325,765
Staples, Inc., 10.75%, 09/01/29(b)
 
220
216,433
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance
Corp., 5.00%, 06/01/31(b)
 
91
81,124
 
 
1,045,694
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 7.75%, 03/31/30(b)
 
166
170,408
NCR Atleos Corp., 9.50%, 04/01/29(b)(c)
 
105
113,747
Seagate HDD Cayman(c)
 
8.25%, 12/15/29
 
449
478,406
8.50%, 07/15/31
 
557
595,633
 
 
1,358,194
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods(b) — 0.0%
Crocs, Inc., 4.25%, 03/15/29
 
25
23,110
Hanesbrands, Inc., 9.00%, 02/15/31
 
15
15,988
Levi Strauss & Co., 3.50%, 03/01/31
 
16
13,994
S&S Holdings LLC, 8.38%, 10/01/31
 
82
82,580
 
 
135,672
Trading Companies & Distributors(b) — 0.3%
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 7.63%, 05/01/27(c)
 
374
372,649
Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC, 8.00%, 02/01/28
 
174
170,873
Gates Corp., 6.88%, 07/01/29(c)
 
196
199,375
Resideo Funding, Inc.
 
4.00%, 09/01/29
 
59
53,443
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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)
Resideo Funding, Inc.(continued)
 
6.50%, 07/15/32(c)
USD
307
$ 307,383
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 11/15/26(e)(i)
 
662
278,040
 
 
1,381,763
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%
GN Bondco LLC, 9.50%, 10/15/31(b)(c)
 
189
199,015
Mobico Group PLC, 3.63%, 11/20/28(g)
GBP
100
114,709
 
 
313,724
Water Utilities — 0.2%
American Water Capital Corp., 4.45%, 06/01/32(c)
USD
900
857,754
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%
Ligado Networks LLC, (15.50% PIK), 15.50%,
11/01/23(b)(e)(h)(i)
 
157
54,920
Total Corporate Bonds — 72.9%
(Cost: $376,294,356)
374,812,035
Fixed Rate Loan Interests
Advertising Agencies — 0.1%
Clear Channel International BV, 2024 CCIBV Fixed Term
Loan, 7.50%, 04/01/27(d)
 
525
515,812
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%
Clover Holdings SPV III LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan,
0.00%, 12/18/27(d)
 
67
67,300
IT Services — 0.2%
Clover Holdings 2 LLC, Fixed Term Loan B, 7.75%,
11/01/31(d)
 
1,023
1,023,000
Software — 0.1%
Cotiviti, Inc., 2024 Fixed Term Loan B, 7.63%, 05/01/31
 
595
598,350
Total Fixed Rate Loan Interests — 0.4%
(Cost: $2,204,205)
2,204,462
Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)
Advertising Agencies — 0.1%
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.11%),
8.47%, 08/23/28
 
347
349,001
Planet US Buyer LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.52%, 02/07/31
 
68
68,338
 
 
417,339
Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%
Barnes Group, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%, 09/03/30
 
556
555,935
2024 Term Loan B, 12/10/31(n)
 
276
276,414
Bleriot U.S. Bidco, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%, 10/31/30
 
662
665,695
Cobham Ultra SeniorCo SARL, USD Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 9.24%,
08/03/29
 
657
653,502
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/31/31
 
942
945,242
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/31/31
 
358
359,766
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Aerospace & Defense (continued)
Ovation Parent, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%, 04/21/31
USD
503
$ 505,832
Propulsion BC Finco SARL, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%,
09/14/29
 
117
117,817
Signia Aerospace LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.40%, 11/21/31
 
177
176,672
TransDigm, Inc.
 
2023 Term Loan J, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.83%, 02/28/31
 
1,958
1,961,128
2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.83%, 01/19/32
 
491
491,536
2024 Term Loan K, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%, 03/22/30
 
849
851,560
 
 
7,561,099
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%
Rand Parent LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 03/17/30
 
158
158,944
Automobile Components — 0.5%
Clarios Global LP, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.50%), 6.86%, 05/06/30
 
1,840
1,845,467
Tenneco, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 5.10%), 9.62%, 11/17/28
 
644
624,307
 
 
2,469,774
Automobiles — 0.0%
RVR Dealership Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 02/08/28
 
95
89,470
Banks — 0.3%
AqGen Island Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
08/02/28(d)
 
1,603
1,614,660
Beverages — 0.3%
Naked Juice LLC
 
2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 6.10%), 10.43%, 01/24/30
 
911
301,692
Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.10%), 7.43%,
01/24/29
 
1,486
963,488
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.51%), 7.84%, 03/31/28
 
506
509,718
 
 
1,774,898
Broadline Retail — 0.2%
CNT Holdings I Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.50%), 8.09%, 11/08/27
 
1,126
1,131,875
Building Materials — 2.0%
ACProducts Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.51%), 8.84%,
05/17/28
 
514
414,508
Azek Group LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%, 09/19/31
 
461
462,287
Chariot Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 3.35%), 7.71%, 11/03/28
 
1,893
1,901,748
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.35%), 7.75%, 04/12/28
 
75
71,134
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 11/23/27
 
313
304,131
CP Iris Holdco I, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.50%), 7.86%, 10/02/28
 
417
418,760
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Building Materials (continued)
EMRLD Borrower LP
 
2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.50%), 6.83%, 08/04/31
USD
727
$ 729,582
Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
2.50%), 6.93%, 05/31/30
 
1,017
1,020,454
New AMI I LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 6.00%), 10.36%, 03/08/29
 
386
379,032
Oscar AcquisitionCo LLC, Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.25%), 8.50%, 04/29/29
 
584
576,481
Potters Borrower LP, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.75%), 8.11%, 12/14/27
 
256
258,198
Quikrete Holdings, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.50%),
6.86%, 04/14/31
 
398
397,539
2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%),
6.61%, 03/19/29
 
310
309,906
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, 2023 Term Loan, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
04/02/29(d)
 
277
279,298
Standard Industries, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 09/22/28
 
224
224,037
Summit Materials LLC, 2023 Incremental Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.15%, 01/12/29
 
370
370,207
Wilsonart LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.25%), 8.58%, 08/05/31
 
1,534
1,535,889
Zurn LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.11%), 6.47%, 10/04/28
 
389
391,167
 
 
10,044,358
Building Products — 0.8%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
05/19/28
 
861
862,737
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B2,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%),
8.36%, 01/29/31
 
1,241
1,219,312
Gulfside Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%, 06/17/31
 
272
273,232
GYP Holdings III Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 05/12/30
 
158
158,227
White Cap Buyer LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%, 10/19/29
 
1,799
1,800,413
 
 
4,313,921
Capital Markets — 1.1%
Advisor Group, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%, 08/17/28
 
668
670,096
Aretec Group, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
08/09/30
 
333
333,068
CPI Holdco B LLC, 2024 Incremental Term Loan B,
05/17/31(n)
 
430
429,463
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC
 
2020 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
1.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 04/09/27
 
1,548
1,511,612
2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 7.01%), 11.34%, 04/07/28
 
536
510,066
Edelman Financial Engines Center LLC, 2024 Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.36%, 04/07/28
 
494
496,446
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Capital Markets (continued)
FinCo I LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 06/27/29
USD
76
$ 76,165
Focus Financial Partners LLC, 2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
09/15/31
 
715
720,804
Guardian U.S. Holdco LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%,
01/31/30
 
70
69,886
Jane Street Group LLC, 2024 Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.40%, 12/15/31
 
467
464,724
Jefferies Finance LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 10/21/31
 
401
402,255
 
 
5,684,585
Chemicals — 2.5%
Advancion Holdings LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 4.10%), 8.46%, 11/24/27
 
328
328,268
Arc Falcon I, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.60%), 7.96%, 09/30/28
 
327
328,852
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC,
2021 Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75%
Floor + 4.85%), 9.10%, 08/27/26
 
233
197,697
Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term
Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
1.75%), 6.08%, 12/20/29
 
720
721,221
Chemours Co., 2023 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.00%), 7.36%, 08/18/28
 
598
600,855
Derby Buyer LLC, 2024 Repriced Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.37%,
11/01/30
 
1,140
1,143,121
Discovery Purchaser Corp., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.38%), 8.96%, 10/04/29
 
75
75,149
Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC, 2024 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%),
6.84%, 06/12/31
 
740
742,151
Element Solutions, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 12/18/30
 
1,005
1,006,287
HB Fuller Co., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 2.00%), 6.36%, 02/15/30
 
314
315,848
Herens U.S. Holdco Corp., USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.03%), 8.35%, 07/03/28
 
672
657,325
INEOS Quattro Holdings U.K. Ltd., 2024 USD Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.25%),
8.61%, 10/01/31(d)
 
298
300,607
INEOS U.S. Finance LLC, 2023 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
02/18/30
 
295
296,079
LSF11 A5 Holdco LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%, 10/15/28
 
956
961,215
Minerals Technologies, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.34%,
11/21/31(d)
 
430
431,075
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 2023 Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.00%), 8.36%, 03/29/28(d)
 
1,280
1,292,273
NIC Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.01%), 8.34%, 12/29/27
 
161
143,842
Nouryon Finance BV, 2024 USD Term Loan B1, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.66%,
04/03/28
 
657
660,339
OQ Chemicals Corp.
 
2017 USD Term Loan B2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 3.60%), 8.19%, 12/31/26
 
913
779,608
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Chemicals (continued)
OQ Chemicals Corp.(continued)
 
2024 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
3.00% Floor + 8.00%), 12.36%, 12/31/26
USD
103
$ 105,272
Paint Intermediate III, LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.52%,
10/09/31
 
277
278,039
Sparta U.S. HoldCo LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.00%), 0.00%, 08/02/30
 
861
865,988
WR Grace Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%, 09/22/28
 
807
813,730
 
 
13,044,841
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.9%
Albion Financing 3 SARL, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.51%), 9.10%,
08/16/29
 
1,011
1,019,619
AlixPartners LLP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.61%), 6.97%, 02/04/28
 
1,049
1,052,192
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2021 USD Incremental Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.85%), 8.21%, 05/12/28
 
2,401
2,407,116
APi Group DE, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%, 01/03/29
 
680
679,857
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 6.22%, 08/06/27
 
473
467,426
Belron Finance LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.27%, 10/16/31
 
955
962,764
Boost Newco Borrower LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 6.83%,
01/31/31
 
2,184
2,192,174
Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, 2024 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%),
6.36%, 11/24/28
 
910
911,807
Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.75%), 7.11%, 01/31/31
 
1,098
1,095,937
Champions Financing, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%), 9.27%,
02/23/29
 
879
830,340
CHG Healthcare Services Inc., 2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.40%,
09/29/28
 
456
457,040
Creative Artists Agency LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.11%, 10/01/31
 
1,569
1,574,242
Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
2022 USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 07/06/29
 
338
339,088
Fleet US Bidco, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.58%,
02/21/31(d)
 
202
203,505
Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 4.75%), 9.34%, 04/29/29
 
331
293,006
Garda World Security Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.90%,
02/01/29
 
406
406,532
Grant Thornton Advisors Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan B,
06/02/31(n)
 
62
62,452
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%, 06/02/31
 
184
183,390
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)
Hertz Corp.
 
2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%),
7.97%, 06/30/28
USD
486
$ 435,002
2021 Term Loan C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%),
7.97%, 06/30/28
 
95
85,295
KUEHG Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.84%, 06/12/30
 
422
425,896
Learning Care Group U.S. No. 2, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.00%), 8.59%, 08/11/28
 
110
110,542
Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp., 2024 Term
Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor +
3.50%), 7.86%, 05/04/28
 
1,305
1,312,657
Neon Maple US Debt Mergersub, Inc., 2024 Term Loan
B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.44%, 11/15/31
 
890
890,837
OMNIA Partners LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, 07/25/30(n)
 
339
339,518
PG Investment Co. 59 SARL, Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%, 03/26/31
 
380
382,770
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
2.00%), 6.52%, 10/13/30
 
446
446,458
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
11/19/31
 
300
300,355
Reworld Holding Corp., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 7.02%,
11/30/28
 
111
111,366
Ryan LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%, 11/14/30
 
47
46,853
Spring Education Group, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%, 10/04/30
 
792
795,585
Trans Union LLC
 
2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 06/24/31
 
1,020
1,018,131
2024 Term Loan B9, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 06/24/31
 
1,057
1,054,540
TruGreen LP, 2020 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
4.10%), 8.46%, 11/02/27
 
236
229,200
Veritiv Operating Co., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.83%, 11/30/30
 
292
292,935
Vestis Corp., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.25%), 6.76%, 02/22/31
 
607
607,670
Vortex Opco LLC, Second Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.36%), 8.69%, 12/17/28
 
444
278,268
Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
01/30/31
 
1,024
1,026,673
 
 
25,329,038
Construction & Engineering — 1.3%
AECOM, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 04/18/31
 
637
641,844
Apple Bidco LLC
 
2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.86%),
7.22%, 09/22/28
 
638
640,723
2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%, 09/22/28
 
353
354,721
Arcosa Inc, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 08/12/31
 
412
414,923
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Construction & Engineering (continued)
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%), 9.07%,
08/01/30
USD
2,134
$ 2,070,367
Brown Group Holding LLC
 
2022 Incremental Term Loan B2, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 7.00%, 07/01/31
 
746
747,643
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
2.50%), 6.86%, 07/01/31
 
1,050
1,053,146
Construction Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 6.84%, 11/03/31
 
164
164,513
Cube A&D Buyer, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 8.13%, 10/17/31
 
147
147,735
Legence Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.60%), 7.96%, 12/16/27
 
236
237,207
 
 
6,472,822
Consumer Finance — 0.2%
CPI Holdco B LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 2.00%), 6.36%, 05/19/31
 
864
861,364
Containers & Packaging — 0.9%
Charter Next Generation, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.00%), 7.53%,
11/29/30
 
2,226
2,235,438
LABL, Inc., 2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 5.10%), 9.46%, 10/29/28
 
680
656,271
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 2024 Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.59%, 04/15/27
 
648
651,820
Pregis TopCo LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.36%, 07/31/26
 
254
255,607
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B7, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.19%,
09/15/28
 
622
627,009
 
 
4,426,145
Distributors — 0.1%
TMK Hawk Parent Corp.
 
2024 PIK Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
11.00%), 11.00%, 12/15/31
 
24
12,728
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00%
Floor + 5.25%), 9.59%, 06/30/29
 
764
405,084
 
 
417,812
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%
Veritas U.S., Inc., 2024 Priority Term Loan, (Prime at
1.00% Floor + 11.50%), 19.25%, 12/09/29(d)
 
174
173,520
Diversified REITs — 0.2%
SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%,
01/25/31
 
804
804,158
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.7%
Altice Financing SA, USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.43%,
01/31/26(d)
 
514
475,258
Altice France SA, 2023 USD Term Loan B14, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.50%), 10.15%,
08/15/28
 
1,170
935,869
Ciena Corp., 2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.37%, 10/24/30
 
829
831,125
Connect Finco SARL, 2024 Extended Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%), 8.86%,
09/27/29
 
483
421,774
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)
GOGO Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.86%), 8.22%, 04/30/28
USD
363
$ 343,414
Iridium Satellite LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 09/20/30
 
370
368,448
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
2024 Extended Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 2.00% Floor + 6.56%), 10.92%, 04/15/29
 
366
372,227
2024 Extended Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 2.00% Floor + 6.56%), 10.92%, 04/15/30
 
368
374,866
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
 
2024 Extended Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 2.00% Floor + 2.46%), 6.82%, 04/15/29
 
409
383,987
2024 Extended Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 2.00% Floor + 2.46%), 6.82%, 04/15/30
 
418
388,944
2024 Term Loan A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.00%),
10.36%, 06/01/28
 
47
46,988
ORBCOMM, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.75% Floor + 4.36%), 8.72%, 09/01/28
 
378
334,984
Viasat, Inc.
 
2023 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 4.61%), 9.06%, 05/30/30
 
298
265,491
Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
4.61%), 8.97%, 03/02/29
 
609
546,033
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.11%), 7.47%, 03/09/27
 
2,557
2,389,423
 
 
8,478,831
Electric Utilities — 0.9%
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 2023 Refinancing
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
2.00%), 6.36%, 07/31/30
 
931
928,092
Calpine Corp., 2024 Term Loan B10, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 01/31/31
 
327
325,308
Constellation Renewables LLC, 2020 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.76%,
12/15/27
 
610
612,341
Hamilton Projects Acquiror LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.11%,
05/22/31
 
153
153,500
NRG Energy, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.35%, 04/16/31
 
785
784,471
Pike Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.11%), 7.47%, 01/21/28
 
424
426,925
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 2024 Incremental Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%),
7.02%, 12/11/31
 
163
163,407
Thunder Generation Funding LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
10/03/31
 
323
324,594
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B3, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 12/20/30
 
667
667,292
 
 
4,385,930
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%
Generac Power Systems, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.34%,
07/03/31(d)
 
155
155,386
Vertiv Group Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.19%, 03/02/27
 
1,366
1,366,364
WEC U.S. Holdings, Inc, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.80%, 01/27/31
 
710
710,233
 
 
2,231,983
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%
Celestica Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.09%, 06/20/31
USD
229
$ 229,136
Coherent Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%, 07/02/29
 
940
940,690
MX Holdings U.S., Inc., 2023 USD Term Loan B1D, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.86%), 7.22%, 07/31/28
 
103
103,770
Roper Industrial Products Investment Co. LLC, 2024 USD
1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%, 11/22/29
 
1,542
1,544,898
 
 
2,818,494
Entertainment — 3.2%
Ballys Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.51%), 8.14%, 10/02/28
 
762
719,090
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%),
6.61%, 02/06/31
 
1,485
1,485,570
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%),
6.61%, 02/06/30
 
486
485,893
Churchill Downs, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B1,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.10%),
6.46%, 03/17/28(d)
 
745
744,802
Crown Finance US, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (Prime +
5.25%), 9.80%, 12/02/31
 
240
239,700
Delta 2 Lux SARL
 
2024 Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%, 09/30/31
 
896
897,704
2024 Term Loan B2, 09/10/31(n)
 
449
448,718
ECL Entertainment LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
08/31/30
 
379
380,516
Flutter Entertainment PLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 1.75%), 6.08%,
11/30/30
 
1,563
1,558,302
Herschend Entertainment Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan,
08/27/28(n)
 
91
91,277
Light & Wonder International, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B2,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.25%),
6.63%, 04/14/29
 
661
662,553
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B4, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.85%), 6.22%,
10/19/26
 
1,270
1,267,082
Motion Finco SARL, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%, 11/12/29
 
955
943,463
OVG Business Services LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.36%, 06/25/31
 
367
367,539
Penn Entertainment, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%, 05/03/29
 
1,157
1,159,510
Scientific Games Holdings LP, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%),
7.59%, 04/04/29
 
300
300,698
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., 2024 Term Loan
B3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%),
6.36%, 12/04/31
 
240
238,689
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
05/01/31
 
243
243,159
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Entertainment (continued)
UFC Holdings, LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.77%, 11/21/31
USD
915
$ 918,953
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2018 1st Lien
Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
2.86%), 7.22%, 05/18/25
 
1,681
1,683,038
WMG Acquisition Corp., 2024 Term Loan J, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.34%, 01/24/31
 
1,622
1,616,846
 
 
16,453,102
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 1.1%
Action Environmental Group, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.75%), 8.08%, 10/24/30(d)
 
357
360,973
Clean Harbors, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 10/09/28
 
653
657,627
Filtration Group Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%,
10/21/28
 
1,570
1,580,821
GFL Environmental, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.61%, 07/03/31
 
386
386,453
JFL-Tiger Acquisition Co., Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.00%), 8.34%, 10/17/30
 
350
351,698
Madison IAQ LLC, Term Loan, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.89%, 06/21/28
 
1,798
1,803,202
Packers Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.35%), 7.71%, 03/09/28
 
486
241,819
Reworld Holding Corp
 
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
2.25%), 6.70%, 11/30/28
 
475
475,167
Term Loan C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
2.25%), 6.70%, 11/30/28
 
37
36,506
Reworld Holding Corp., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan C, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 7.02%,
11/30/28
 
6
6,116
 
 
5,900,382
Financial Services — 0.3%
Castlelake Aviation One LLC
 
2023 Incremental Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.11%, 10/22/27
 
318
318,235
Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
2.50%), 6.86%, 10/22/26
 
1,019
1,020,974
Setanta Aircraft Leasing DAC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.08%,
11/05/28
 
295
296,345
 
 
1,635,554
Food Products — 1.9%
8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term
Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.86%), 8.22%,
10/01/25
 
522
509,029
Aramark Services, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan B7, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.00%),
6.36%, 04/06/28
 
383
384,432
2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%, 06/22/30
 
964
968,060
Chobani LLC
 
2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.00%
Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%, 10/25/27
 
2,198
2,213,037
2023 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.11%, 10/25/27
 
545
548,415
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Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Food Products (continued)
Froneri U.S., Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%, 09/17/31
USD
2,197
$ 2,197,203
H-Food Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (Defaulted),
0.00%, 05/23/25(e)(i)
 
218
108,423
Nomad Foods U.S. LLC, 2023 Term Loan B5, (6-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.97%, 11/12/29
 
576
577,207
U.S. Foods, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 10/03/31
 
650
653,322
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 11/22/28
 
251
253,056
UTZ Quality Foods LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.75%), 7.11%, 01/20/28
 
1,119
1,120,754
 
 
9,532,938
Ground Transportation — 0.4%
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.08%,
04/10/31
 
2,205
2,198,111
SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 8.00%), 12.52%, 08/20/29
 
241
98,899
 
 
2,297,010
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%
Avantor Funding, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.10%), 6.46%, 11/08/27
 
28
27,838
Bausch & Lomb Corp.
 
2023 Incremental Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%, 09/29/28
 
454
455,953
Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.35%), 7.69%, 05/10/27
 
1,296
1,299,630
Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%),
7.62%, 10/19/27
 
287
285,677
Medline Borrower LP, 2024 USD Add-on Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.25%),
6.61%, 10/23/28
 
3,460
3,469,075
Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.84%,
05/30/31
 
1,184
1,184,779
 
 
6,722,952
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.4%
Concentra Health Services, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%,
07/28/31(d)
 
205
206,769
Examworks Bidco, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.11%, 11/01/28
 
1,218
1,221,324
EyeCare Partners LLC
 
2024 Second Out Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.10%), 5.72%, 11/30/28
 
634
490,198
2024 Superpriority New Money 1st Out Term Loan A,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.75%),
10.37%, 08/31/28
 
299
301,417
2024 Third Out Term Loan C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 6.85%), 11.47%, 11/30/28(d)(e)(i)
 
14
2,807
Fortrea Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (6-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.75%), 8.49%, 07/01/30(d)
 
56
56,792
ICON Luxembourg SARL, 2024 LUX Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%,
07/03/28
 
260
261,548
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)
IQVIA, Inc., 2023 USD Term Loan B4, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%, 01/02/31
USD
646
$ 650,349
Medical Solutions Holdings, Inc.
 
2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.60%), 8.19%, 11/01/28
 
479
336,316
2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 7.10%), 11.69%, 11/01/29
 
247
123,500
Phoenix Newco, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 11/15/28
 
1,426
1,434,776
PRA Health Sciences, Inc., 2024 US Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%,
07/03/28
 
65
65,165
Precision Medicine Group LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.10%), 7.43%,
11/18/27
 
228
227,426
Star Parent, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%, 09/27/30
 
767
747,755
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.09%,
12/19/30
 
639
642,979
WCG Intermediate Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 3.50%), 7.86%, 01/08/27
 
486
487,300
 
 
7,256,421
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0%
RHP Hotel Properties LP, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
05/18/30
 
248
247,468
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.1%
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., 2024 Term Loan B6,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 09/20/30
 
1,140
1,132,924
Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.01%), 8.60%,
02/02/26
 
1,058
678,552
Alterra Mountain Co., 2024 Term Loan B7, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 05/31/30
 
608
611,875
Carnival Corp., 2024 Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 2.75%), 7.11%, 08/08/27
 
352
353,706
City Football Group Ltd., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.11%), 7.47%, 07/22/30
 
1,214
1,208,519
Fender Musical Instruments Corp., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.10%),
8.46%, 12/01/28
 
279
272,292
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/NV, 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
01/27/29
 
2,524
2,531,577
Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 11/30/29
 
1,307
1,308,054
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%), 9.09%,
11/01/29
 
628
626,073
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 2023 Term Loan B4,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.75%), 6.09%, 11/08/30
 
1,350
1,356,278
IRB Holding Corp, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%,
12/15/27
 
955
955,114
Playa Resorts Holding BV, 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.75%), 7.11%, 01/05/29
 
222
221,504
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)
Sabre GLBL, Inc.
 
2021 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%, 12/17/27
USD
115
$ 119,917
2021 Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%, 12/17/27
 
65
59,863
2022 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.10%), 9.46%, 06/30/28
 
28
26,356
2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 1.50%
Floor + 6.10%), 10.46%, 11/15/29
 
524
530,605
2024 Term Loan B2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.00%),
10.46%, 11/15/29(d)
 
160
147,102
Station Casinos LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.38%, 03/14/31
 
1,402
1,403,076
Whatabrands LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 6.86%,
08/03/28
 
1,666
1,667,663
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%,
05/24/30
 
683
683,530
 
 
15,894,580
Household Durables — 1.1%
AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.50%), 8.05%, 07/31/28
 
899
898,747
Hunter Douglas, Inc., USD Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 8.02%, 02/26/29
 
1,381
1,377,212
Springs Windows Fashions, LLC(d)
 
2024 First Lien Second Out TL A2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 4.11%), 8.47%, 10/06/28
 
1,237
1,107,243
2024 FLFO Delayed Draw Term Loan, 12/19/29(n)
 
171
171,501
SWF Holdings I Corp., 2024 FLFO A1 Term Loan,
12/19/29(d)(n)
 
129
128,948
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. SOFR + 2.50%), 6.81%, 10/24/31
 
303
303,473
Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%, 10/30/27
 
1,591
1,584,137
 
 
5,571,261
Household Products — 0.0%
Reynolds Consumer Products LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.85%), 6.21%, 02/04/27
 
111
111,064
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%
Stitch Acquisition Corp., 2024 Term Loan, 07/28/28(n)
 
53
12,831
Insurance — 4.2%
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, 2024 Term Loan B6,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.11%, 09/19/31
 
3,310
3,315,445
AmWINS Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.36%), 6.72%, 02/19/28
 
1,751
1,755,405
Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%),
7.34%, 12/06/31
 
1,371
1,368,859
AssuredPartners, Inc., 2024 Incremental Term Loan B5,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%),
7.86%, 02/14/31
 
2,586
2,589,748
Asurion LLC
 
2020 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%, 12/23/26
 
690
689,591
2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 5.36%), 9.72%, 01/31/28
 
364
354,642
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Insurance (continued)
Asurion LLC(continued)
 
2021 Second Lien Term Loan B4, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 5.36%), 9.72%, 01/20/29
USD
538
$ 517,992
2023 Term Loan B11, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 4.35%), 8.71%, 08/19/28
 
663
663,061
Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings LLC
 
2024 Repriced Term Loan B, 05/26/31(n)
 
135
135,591
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.25%),
7.61%, 05/26/31
 
361
363,021
HUB International Ltd., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.37%,
06/20/30
 
2,135
2,145,745
Hyperion Refinance SARL, 2024 USD 1st Lien Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%),
7.36%, 02/15/31
 
891
896,163
Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management, Inc., 2024 1st
Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 3.25%), 7.82%, 03/15/30
 
584
586,255
Ryan Specialty Group LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%,
09/15/31
 
1,083
1,085,211
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2023 Term
Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
3.00%), 7.59%, 07/31/31
 
2,090
2,100,486
TIH Insurance Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%,
05/06/31
 
774
774,844
Truist Insurance Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%), 9.08%,
05/06/32
 
227
231,710
USI, Inc.
 
2024 Term Loan C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.25%), 6.58%, 09/29/30
 
531
529,841
2024 Term Loan D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.25%), 6.58%, 11/21/29
 
1,516
1,511,939
 
 
21,615,549
Interactive Media & Services — 0.2%
MH Sub I LLC
 
2023 Term Loan, 05/03/28(n)
 
385
381,328
2023 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 4.25%), 8.61%, 05/03/28
 
570
573,975
Voyage Australia Pty. Ltd., USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.76%), 8.38%, 07/20/28
 
132
132,387
 
 
1,087,690
Internet Software & Services — 1.7%
Barracuda Networks, Inc., 2022 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%), 9.09%, 08/15/29
 
553
510,111
Gen Digital, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.75%), 6.11%, 09/12/29
 
1,769
1,761,622
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC
 
2024 Term Loan B7, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.75%),
6.11%, 05/30/31
 
1,157
1,156,025
2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 11/09/29
 
657
656,279
Proofpoint, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 08/31/28
 
2,392
2,401,964
StubHub Holdco Sub LLC, 2024 Extended Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.75%), 9.11%, 03/15/30
 
2,164
2,164,541
 
 
8,650,542
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December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
IT Services — 1.8%
Amentum Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 09/29/31
USD
946
$ 942,055
Clover Holdings 2 LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.43%, 11/01/31(d)
 
2,345
2,368,450
Epicor Software Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, 05/30/31(n)
 
316
317,846
Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%, 06/27/31
 
311
311,805
Magenta Security Holdings LLC
 
2024 First Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.75% Floor + 7.01%), 11.60%, 07/27/28
 
222
204,027
2024 Second Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.75% Floor + 1.50%, 6.25% PIK), 12.60%,
07/27/28(h)
 
293
172,609
2024 Super Priority Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 6.25%), 10.84%, 07/27/28
 
87
88,595
2024 Third Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.75% Floor + 1.50%, 5.50% PIK), 11.85%,
07/27/28(e)(h)(i)
 
543
182,594
McAfee Corp., 2024 USD 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.37%,
03/01/29
 
1,431
1,430,621
Peraton Corp.
 
2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
7.85%), 12.36%, 02/01/29
 
368
296,576
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor +
3.85%), 8.21%, 02/01/28
 
1,348
1,251,817
Tempo Acquisition LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 08/31/28
 
1,840
1,844,905
 
 
9,411,900
Machinery — 1.4%
Arcline FM Holdings, LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.50%), 9.57%, 06/23/28
 
1,126
1,131,500
Chart Industries, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%), 7.09%, 03/15/30
 
268
269,164
Columbus McKinnon Corp./New York, 2024 Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.50%),
6.83%, 05/14/28(d)
 
124
124,412
Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.33%,
04/20/29
 
209
209,121
GrafTech Finance, Inc., 2024 Delayed Draw Term Loan,
0.00%, 11/11/29
 
105
102,162
GrafTech Global Enterprises, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 6.00%), 10.33%,
11/11/29
 
105
100,059
Madison Safety & Flow LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
09/26/31
 
204
204,825
SPX Flow, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 04/05/29
 
999
1,006,524
Titan Acquisition Ltd./Canada, 2024 Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.78%,
02/15/29
 
2,160
2,176,510
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., USD Term Loan B, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 8.59%,
04/30/30
 
2,050
2,063,568
 
 
7,387,845
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Media — 1.6%
Charter Communications Operating LLC
 
2023 Term Loan B4, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.00%), 6.59%, 12/07/30
USD
639
$ 636,872
2024 Term Loan B5, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.25%), 6.78%, 12/15/31
 
487
485,513
Cogeco Financing 2 LP, 2023 Incremental Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.61%), 6.97%, 09/01/28
 
377
374,487
CSC Holdings LLC, 2019 Term Loan B5, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 7.19%, 04/15/27
 
1,128
1,038,722
DirecTV Financing LLC, Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.26%), 9.85%, 08/02/27
 
487
487,871
Gray Television, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 5.25%), 9.80%, 06/04/29
 
174
164,404
Learfield Communications LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.00%), 9.36%,
06/30/28
 
360
362,358
NEP Group, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.25%, 1.50% PIK), 9.22%, 08/19/26(h)
 
360
327,379
Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%, 09/25/26
 
1,590
1,386,704
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B4, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.85%), 8.21%, 04/21/29
 
277
224,778
Speedster Bidco GmbH, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
10/17/31(n)
 
1,182
1,183,974
Sunrise Financing Partnership, 2021 USD Term Loan AX,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.04%),
7.44%, 01/31/29
 
208
208,570
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan Q, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.36%), 7.76%, 01/31/29
 
607
603,018
Ziggo Financing Partnership, USD Term Loan I, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.61%), 7.01%,
04/30/28
 
510
507,261
 
 
7,991,911
Metals & Mining — 0.0%
AZZ, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.50%), 6.86%, 05/13/29
 
122
122,075
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%
EG America LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, 02/07/28(n)
 
183
184,406
Freeport LNG Investments LLLP, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.50%), 8.38%, 12/21/28
 
1,560
1,565,460
GIP Pilot Acquisition Partners LP, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.50%), 7.09%, 10/04/30
 
136
137,007
M6 ETX Holdings II Midco LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.60%), 8.96%, 09/19/29
 
101
101,024
New Fortress Energy, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.00%), 9.59%, 10/27/28
 
642
612,029
NGL Energy Operating LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.75%), 8.11%, 02/03/31
 
339
339,857
NGP XI Midstream Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%,
07/25/31(d)
 
90
90,675
Oryx Midstream Services Permian Basin LLC, 2024 Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
3.11%), 7.51%, 10/05/28
 
1,456
1,463,808
 
 
4,494,266
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%
Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.85%), 6.21%,
09/07/27
 
1,004
1,004,905
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Passenger Airlines — 1.0%
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.01%), 9.63%, 04/20/28
USD
526
$ 539,000
Air Canada, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.34%, 03/21/31
 
841
843,685
American Airlines, Inc.
 
Series AA, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.85%), 6.17%, 01/29/27
 
1,555
1,550,756
2023 1st Lien Term Loan, (6-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.96%, 06/04/29
 
341
340,843
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.62%, 02/15/28
 
657
659,162
JetBlue Airways Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 5.50%), 9.85%, 08/27/29
 
405
407,601
United Airlines, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.63%,
02/22/31
 
616
617,333
 
 
4,958,380
Pharmaceuticals — 1.3%
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.50%), 9.86%,
05/04/28
 
652
669,799
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 5.35%), 9.71%, 02/01/27
 
508
494,421
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.85%), 6.40%, 08/01/27
 
731
729,682
Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.10%), 8.43%, 10/01/27
 
1,051
1,015,194
Jazz Financing Lux SARL, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 05/05/28
 
1,671
1,674,386
Option Care Health, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/27/28
 
654
657,581
Organon & Co., 2024 USD Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.25%), 6.62%, 05/19/31
 
483
483,256
Perrigo Investments LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%, 04/20/29
 
332
332,770
Vizient, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%, 08/01/31
 
646
650,313
 
 
6,707,402
Professional Services — 0.2%
Corpay Technologies Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan B5,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%),
6.11%, 04/28/28
 
1,248
1,245,639
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%
CoreLogic, Inc., Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%, 06/02/28
 
1,387
1,367,283
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC(d)
 
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 01/31/30
 
270
270,849
2024 Tranche 2 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
01/31/30
 
299
302,243
 
 
1,940,375
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%
Entegris, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.07%, 07/06/29
USD
393
$ 394,732
MKS Instruments, Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 2.25%), 6.59%, 08/17/29
 
908
909,981
 
 
1,304,713
Software — 8.2%
Applied Systems, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
02/24/31
 
1,931
1,948,589
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.35%), 6.68%,
05/24/29
 
46
45,659
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%, 02/15/29
 
1,763
1,764,450
Azalea Topco, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
04/30/31
 
437
437,726
BCPE Pequod Buyer, Inc., USD Term Loan B, 11/25/31(n)
 
625
629,575
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.34%,
07/30/31
 
675
679,988
Capstone Borrower, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%, 06/17/30
 
327
329,245
CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc., Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.36%), 6.72%, 09/21/28
 
1,252
1,255,468
Central Parent, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%, 07/06/29
 
1,846
1,818,551
Cloud Software Group, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%, 03/30/29
 
2,589
2,594,652
2024 USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 03/21/31
 
1,487
1,490,078
Cloudera, Inc.
 
2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 6.10%), 10.46%, 10/08/29
 
457
447,289
2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 10/08/28
 
1,198
1,192,796
Cotiviti, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
2.75%), 7.30%, 05/01/31
 
1,405
1,410,621
Dayforce, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 7.09%, 02/26/31(d)
 
1,325
1,331,967
DS Admiral Bidco LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 4.25%), 8.61%, 06/26/31
 
420
406,299
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.60%, 01/18/29
 
4,088
4,088,497
E2open LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 3.61%), 7.97%, 02/04/28
 
110
110,703
Ellucian Holdings, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 10/09/29
 
1,276
1,283,757
2024 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 4.75%), 9.11%, 11/15/32
 
284
288,734
Flexera Software LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan,
03/03/28(n)
 
235
236,323
Genesys Cloud Services Holdings II LLC, 2024 USD Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor +
3.00%), 7.36%, 12/01/27
 
1,989
2,003,812
Informatica LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/27/28
 
1,390
1,395,033
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Software (continued)
Mitchell International, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%, 06/17/31
USD
1,196
$ 1,195,022
2024 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
5.25%), 9.61%, 06/17/32
 
286
282,248
Modena Buyer LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.86%, 07/01/31
 
444
428,775
Planview Parent, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%,
12/17/27
 
145
146,143
Playtika Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.86%), 7.22%, 03/13/28
 
878
879,782
PointClickCare Technologies, Inc., 2024 USD Term Loan
B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%),
7.58%, 11/03/31
 
523
525,571
Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.26%), 8.85%, 06/02/28
 
2,546
2,548,666
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., 2024 Add-on
Term Loan B, 10/28/30(n)
 
137
137,792
Project Boost Purchaser LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 8.15%,
07/16/31
 
865
869,626
Quartz Acquireco LLC, 2024 Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%,
06/28/30(d)
 
807
812,442
RealPage, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.26%), 7.59%, 04/24/28
 
1,337
1,333,386
Skopima Consilio Parent LLC, 2024 Repriced Term Loan,
05/12/28(n)
 
198
198,495
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B8, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.00%), 6.36%,
05/09/31
 
1,416
1,418,630
UKG, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.62%, 02/10/31
 
1,850
1,861,553
VS Buyer LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.12%, 04/12/31
 
1,336
1,344,663
Waystar Technologies, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%),
0.00%, 10/22/29
 
258
259,025
Zelis Payments Buyer, Inc., 5th Amendment Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%),
7.61%, 11/26/31
 
777
778,943
 
 
42,210,574
Specialty Retail — 0.4%
LS Group OpCo Acquistion LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%,
04/23/31
 
265
265,735
Peer Holding III B.V., 2024 USD Term Loan B5, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
07/01/31
 
398
399,616
PetSmart LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 02/11/28
 
462
459,385
Restoration Hardware, Inc.
 
2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.35%), 7.71%, 10/20/28
 
177
175,756
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
2.61%), 6.97%, 10/20/28
 
308
304,862
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Specialty Retail (continued)
Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 2023 New Term Loan, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.61%), 11.94%, 06/29/28
USD
199
$ 167,500
Woof Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.01%), 8.34%, 12/21/27
 
155
97,756
 
 
1,870,610
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%
Cubic Corp.
 
Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor +
4.51%), 9.03%, 05/25/28
 
1,951
1,303,381
Term Loan C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor +
4.51%), 9.03%, 05/25/28
 
397
265,140
 
 
1,568,521
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term
Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
2.25%), 6.59%, 12/21/28
 
762
764,067
Fanatics Commerce Intermediate Holdco LLC, Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.36%), 7.72%,
11/24/28(d)
 
333
332,314
Hanesbrands, Inc., 2023 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.11%, 03/08/30(d)
 
93
93,575
 
 
1,189,956
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.2%
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.,
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 1.75%), 6.11%, 01/31/31
 
850
851,831
Core & Main LP
 
2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.00%), 6.34%, 07/27/28
 
1,533
1,534,064
2024 Term Loan E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 2.00%), 6.38%, 02/09/31
 
373
373,395
Dealer Tire Financial LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%, 07/02/31
 
743
743,125
Gates Corp., 2024 Term Loan B5, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.75%), 6.11%, 06/04/31
 
1,008
1,009,474
PAI Holdco, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.01%), 8.60%, 10/28/27
 
745
627,381
Solenis Holdings Ltd., 2024 USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.34%, 06/20/31
 
867
868,876
 
 
6,008,146
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%
OLA Netherlands BV, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.75% Floor + 6.35%), 10.71%, 12/15/26
 
618
614,633
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 59.8%
(Cost: $309,845,484)
307,727,056
Foreign Agency Obligations
Bahrain — 0.1%
Bahrain Government International Bond, 6.75%,
09/20/29(g)
 
200
202,626
Bulgaria — 0.0%
Bulgaria Government International Bond, 5.00%,
03/05/37(g)
 
24
22,428
Chile — 0.0%
Chile Government International Bond, 4.34%, 03/07/42(c)
 
200
168,312
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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Colombia — 0.1%
Colombia Government International Bond, 8.00%,
04/20/33(c)
USD
200
$ 204,004
Dominican Republic — 0.1%
Dominican Republic International Bond(b)
 
4.50%, 01/30/30
 
200
183,100
7.05%, 02/03/31
 
150
153,498
4.88%, 09/23/32
 
150
133,650
 
 
470,248
Egypt — 0.0%
Egypt Government International Bond, 7.50%, 02/16/61(b)
 
200
136,602
Guatemala — 0.0%
Guatemala Government Bond, 4.65%, 10/07/41(b)
 
200
153,313
Hungary — 0.0%
Hungary Government International Bond, Series 10Y,
5.38%, 09/12/33(g)
EUR
39
43,668
Ivory Coast — 0.1%
Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 6.38%,
03/03/28(g)
USD
200
198,194
Morocco — 0.0%
Morocco Government International Bond, 2.38%,
12/15/27(b)
 
200
182,232
Nigeria — 0.0%
Nigeria Government International Bond, 8.38%,
03/24/29(b)
 
200
193,630
Romania — 0.1%
Romanian Government International Bond
 
5.25%, 11/25/27(b)
 
62
60,585
2.50%, 02/08/30(g)
EUR
138
128,474
2.12%, 07/16/31(g)
 
156
132,992
 
 
322,051
South Africa — 0.0%
Republic of South Africa Government International Bond,
5.00%, 10/12/46
USD
230
158,134
Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.5%
(Cost: $2,515,445)
2,455,442
 
 

Shares
 
Investment Companies
Fixed Income Funds — 0.3%
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
 
80,000
1,685,600
Total Investment Companies — 0.3%
(Cost: $1,684,800)
1,685,600
 
 
Par
(000)
 
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 3.3%
Alternative Loan Trust
 
Series 2005-54CB, Class 3A4, 5.50%, 11/25/35
USD
946
506,417
Series 2006-J8, Class A5, 6.00%, 02/25/37
 
1,757
732,646
Series 2007-19, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 08/25/37
 
540
257,658
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
 
Series 2005-17, Class 1A6, 5.50%, 09/25/35
USD
70
$ 66,977
Series 2006-17, Class A2, 6.00%, 12/25/36
 
613
268,346
Series 2007-HY5, Class 3A1, 5.69%, 09/25/37(a)
 
204
180,544
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust(b)
 
Series 2022-7, Class A1, 5.16%, 04/25/67
 
1,753
1,745,952
Series 2022-9, Class A1, 6.79%, 12/25/67
 
220
221,346
Series 2024-7, Class A1, 5.54%, 12/26/69
 
1,499
1,494,786
Series 2024-INV4, Class A1, 5.61%, 05/25/69(c)
 
1,280
1,279,268
Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-2,
Class A1, 0.93%, 06/25/66(a)(b)
 
185
150,977
GCAT Trust(a)(b)
 
Series 2022-NQM3, Class A1, 4.35%, 04/25/67(c)
 
1,322
1,272,163
Series 2024-INV4, Class A2, 5.50%, 12/25/54
 
1,005
985,442
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR5, Class 2A3,
5.29%, 10/25/35(a)
 
297
156,180
Homes Trust, Series 2024-NQM2, Class A1, 5.72%,
10/25/69(b)
 
630
629,513
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-DSC1, Class A1,
4.75%, 01/25/63(a)(b)
 
330
316,068
OBX Trust(b)
 
Series 2022-NQM9, Class A1A, 6.45%, 09/25/62
 
79
79,051
Series 2023-NQM6, Class A1, 6.52%, 07/25/63
 
863
871,104
Series 2024-NQM17, Class A1, 5.61%, 11/25/64
 
1,248
1,246,549
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-INV1, Class A3,
5.50%, 10/25/54(a)(b)
 
1,042
1,022,814
Spruce Hill Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2022-SH1,
Class A1A, 4.10%, 07/25/57(b)
 
523
490,379
Verus Securitization Trust(b)
 
Series 2022-3, Class A1, 4.13%, 02/25/67(c)
 
1,202
1,131,595
Series 2022-7, Class A1, 5.15%, 07/25/67(c)
 
1,442
1,432,662
Series 2022-INV2, Class A1, 6.79%, 10/25/67
 
346
347,911
 
 
16,886,348
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities(b) — 1.7%
BFLD Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-UNIV,
Class D, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.69%), 7.09%,
11/15/41(a)
 
630
630,000
BLP Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-INDS,
Class D, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.59%), 6.99%,
03/15/41(a)
 
383
383,790
BPR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-PARK,
Class D, 7.00%, 11/05/39(a)
 
200
199,628
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust(a)
 
Series 2021-CIP, Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.04%),
5.43%, 12/15/38
 
950
950,007
Series 2021-XL2, Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 0.80%),
5.20%, 10/15/38
 
216
215,436
Series 2024-MF, Class C, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.94%),
6.34%, 02/15/39
 
452
453,558
Series 2024-XL4, Class C, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
2.19%), 6.59%, 02/15/39
 
97
97,171
BX Trust(a)
 
Series 2022 VAMF, Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.85%), 5.25%, 01/15/39
 
1,200
1,197,000
Series 2024-BIO, Class C, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.64%),
7.04%, 02/15/41
 
240
237,312
Series 2024-CNYN, Class C, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
1.94%), 6.34%, 04/15/41
 
695
696,683
Series 2024-PAT, Class B, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.04%),
7.44%, 03/15/41
 
170
170,367
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December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)
Century Plaza Towers, Series 2019-CPT, Class C, 3.00%,
11/13/39(a)
USD
250
 $ 207,843
CONE Trust, Series 2024-DFW1, Class D, (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 3.04%), 7.44%, 08/15/41(a)
 
660
660,000
DC Trust, Series 2024-HLTN, Class C, 7.04%, 04/13/40(a)
 
220
222,623
JW Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-MRCO,
Class C, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.39%), 6.79%,
06/15/39(a)
 
800
800,000
MCR Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-TWA, Class E, 8.73%,
06/12/39
 
800
806,455
SELF Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-STRG,
Class D, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.94%), 7.34%,
11/15/34(a)
 
270
269,888
VEGAS, Series 2024-GCS, Class D, 6.22%, 07/10/36(a)
 
650
592,671
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-
BPRC, Class D, 7.08%, 07/15/43
 
250
247,989
 
 
9,038,421
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 5.0%
(Cost: $26,940,531)
25,924,769
 
 
Benefical
Interest (000)
 
Other Interests
Capital Markets — 0.0%
Millennium Lender Claim Trust(d)(o)
USD
918
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%
Millennium Corp.(d)(o)
 
861
Total Other Interests — 0.0%
(Cost: $)
 
 
Par
(000)
 
Preferred Securities
Capital Trusts — 6.6%
Banks(a) — 3.4%
Barclays PLC(c)(j)
 
4.38%
USD
2,455
2,207,869
8.00%
 
2,210
2,286,409
9.63%
 
805
885,799
Citigroup, Inc., Series AA, 7.63%(c)(j)
 
289
301,090
HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.38%(c)(j)
 
500
500,039
ING Groep NV, 3.88%(c)(j)
 
1,750
1,589,566
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 
Series II, 4.00%(c)(j)
 
4,000
3,961,528
Series U, 5.77%, 01/15/87
 
325
302,254
Krung Thai Bank PCL/Cayman Islands, 4.40%(g)(j)
 
202
196,192
Lloyds Banking Group PLC(c)(j)
 
6.75%
 
450
451,199
7.50%
 
1,250
1,259,834
NatWest Group PLC(c)(j)
 
8.13%
 
735
782,795
6.00%
 
1,185
1,178,601
Nordea Bank Abp, 3.75%(b)(c)(j)
 
560
485,816
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Banks (continued)
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.(c)(j)
 
Series V, 6.20%
USD
135
$ 135,582
Series W, 6.25%
 
789
796,428
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., 6.50%(g)(j)
 
200
199,250
 
 
17,520,251
Capital Markets(a)(b)(c)(j) — 1.1%
UBS Group AG
 
Series NC10, 9.25%
 
4,640
5,317,120
Series NC5, 9.25%
 
460
497,293
 
 
5,814,413
Diversified Telecommunication Services(a)(g) — 0.1%
British Telecommunications PLC, 8.38%, 12/20/83
GBP
100
133,640
Telefonica Europe BV, 6.14%(j)
EUR
200
223,656
 
 
357,296
Electric Utilities — 1.3%
Edison International, Series B, 5.00%(a)(j)
USD
145
141,335
Electricite de France SA, 3.00%(a)(g)(j)
EUR
200
200,111
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65%, 05/01/79(c)
USD
3,750
3,655,225
NRG Energy, Inc., 10.25%(a)(b)(c)(j)
 
475
524,416
PG&E Corp., 7.38%, 03/15/55(a)(c)
 
2,078
2,132,510
 
 
6,653,597
Health Care Providers & Services(a) — 0.6%
CVS Health Corp.
 
6.75%, 12/10/54
 
635
622,642
7.00%, 03/10/55(c)
 
2,605
2,613,740
 
 
3,236,382
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%
Vistra Corp., 7.00%(a)(b)(j)
 
209
210,192
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%
Abertis Infraestructuras Finance BV, 3.25%(a)(g)(j)
EUR
100
102,884
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%
Vodafone Group PLC, 2.63%, 08/27/80(a)(g)
 
100
102,263
 
33,997,278
 
 

Shares
 
Preferred Stocks — 0.3%
Capital Markets — 0.3%
Morgan Stanley, Series F, 6.88%(a)(j)
 
55,000
1,385,450
Ground Transportation — 0.0%
Sirva BGRS Holdings, Inc., 07/21/30(e)
 
107
21,326
IT Services — 0.0%
Veritas Kapital Assurance PLC, Series G(a)(d)(e)
 
1,573
31,467
Software — 0.0%
Veritas Kapital Assurance PLC, Series G(d)(e)
 
2,279
45,574
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%
CF-B L2 (D) LLC, (Acquired 04/08/15, Cost: $137,755)(e)(f)
 
140,661
1,011
 
1,484,828
Total Preferred Securities — 6.9%
(Cost: $35,975,810)
35,482,106
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 4.0%
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.00%,
05/01/39(c)
USD
876
$ 837,376
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
3.50%, 09/01/42 - 10/01/42(c)
 
8,872
8,083,005
4.50%, 06/01/44(c)
 
1,596
1,544,349
5.00%, 11/01/44 - 01/15/55(c)(p)
 
5,508
5,368,641
4.00%, 01/14/55(p)
 
5,220
4,773,055
 
 
20,606,426
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 4.0%
(Cost: $20,797,244)
20,606,426
U.S. Treasury Obligations
U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.88%, 05/31/26(c)
 
28,500
28,735,975
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 5.6%
(Cost: $28,547,619)
28,735,975
 
 

Shares
 
Warrants
Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%
Service King (Carnelian Point), (Exercisable 01/14/23,
1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 06/30/27, Strike Price
USD 10.00)(e)
 
1,315
Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $)
Total Long-Term Investments — 165.2%
(Cost: $855,501,377)
849,785,074
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 0.1%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares,
4.36%(q)(r)
 
346,004
346,004
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $346,004)
346,004
Total Investments — 165.3%
(Cost: $855,847,381)
850,131,078
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (65.3)%
(335,840,341
)
Net Assets — 100.0%
$  514,290,737
(a)
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective
interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and
spread if published and available.
(b)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to
qualified institutional investors.
(c)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with
outstanding reverse repurchase agreements.
(d)
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy.
(e)
Non-income producing security.
(f)
Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted
securities with a current value of $352,312, representing 0.1% of its net assets as of
period end, and an original cost of $556,739.
(g)
This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers
under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(h)
Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares
and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.
(i)
Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.
(j)
Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.
(k)
Convertible security.
(l)
Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-
down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate
currently in effect.
(m)
Zero-coupon bond.
(n)
Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with
this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.
(o)
Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization
or private entities.
(p)
Represents or includes a TBA transaction.
(q)
Affiliate of the Fund.
(r)
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
For purposes of this report, industry and sector sub-classifications may differ from those utilized by the Fund for compliance purposes.
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer
Value at
12/31/23
Purchases
at Cost
Proceeds
from Sales
Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value at
12/31/24
Shares
Held at
12/31/24
Income
Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares
$ 5,762,133
$ 
$ (5,416,129
)(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 346,004
346,004
$ 140,390
$ 
(a)
Represents net amount purchased (sold).
Schedule of Investments
95

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.45
%(b)
02/08/24
Open
$ 1,210,729
$ 1,267,039
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.52
(b)
05/30/24
Open
174,750
180,312
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.52
(b)
05/30/24
Open
174,350
179,899
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.45
(b)
05/31/24
Open
446,081
460,024
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.64
(b)
05/31/24
Open
205,943
212,613
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.47
(b)
05/31/24
Open
367,738
379,276
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
06/06/24
Open
124,140
128,052
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
06/06/24
Open
161,922
167,024
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.53
(b)
06/11/24
Open
225,600
232,378
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
06/11/24
Open
297,660
306,806
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
06/25/24
Open
72,150
74,151
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
06/26/24
Open
140,800
144,795
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.60
(b)
07/01/24
Open
197,199
202,588
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
07/10/24
Open
114,488
117,395
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
07/16/24
Open
603,705
618,484
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
07/16/24
Open
136,400
139,739
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
07/16/24
Open
239,940
246,005
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.46
(b)
07/17/24
Open
237,850
243,567
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.46
(b)
07/17/24
Open
316,281
323,884
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.46
(b)
07/17/24
Open
197,708
202,460
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.48
(b)
07/17/24
Open
462,491
473,651
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
07/17/24
Open
459,877
470,995
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
07/17/24
Open
98,383
100,761
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.50
(b)
07/17/24
Open
427,900
438,194
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.54
(b)
07/17/24
Open
163,750
167,747
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.54
(b)
07/17/24
Open
111,720
114,447
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.54
(b)
07/17/24
Open
206,770
211,817
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.56
(b)
07/17/24
Open
533,800
546,878
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
07/17/24
Open
155,925
159,759
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
07/17/24
Open
515,142
527,788
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
07/17/24
Open
92,088
94,361
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
07/17/24
Open
280,988
287,989
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
07/17/24
Open
215,573
220,869
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.40
(b)
07/26/24
Open
245,480
250,909
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
07/29/24
Open
144,585
147,915
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
07/29/24
Open
214,926
219,877
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
07/29/24
Open
243,798
249,424
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
07/29/24
Open
216,646
221,646
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.00
(b)
07/30/24
Open
185,460
189,187
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.32
(b)
07/30/24
Open
101,475
103,653
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.47
(b)
07/30/24
Open
128,975
131,826
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
269,490
275,459
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
118,793
121,424
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
126,990
129,803
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
252,904
258,506
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
92,668
94,720
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
192,500
196,764
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.57
(b)
07/30/24
Open
176,715
180,697
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
07/30/24
Open
112,545
115,120
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
07/30/24
Open
287,254
293,825
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
07/30/24
Open
734,409
751,273
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
08/01/24
Open
231,360
236,627
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.35
(b)
08/05/24
Open
419,430
428,113
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.45
(b)
08/05/24
Open
228,390
233,212
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
08/05/24
Open
159,800
163,207
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.53
(b)
08/05/24
Open
217,669
222,336
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.63
(b)
08/05/24
Open
246,000
251,376
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
08/05/24
Open
199,818
204,201
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
08/05/24
Open
201,250
205,665
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
08/05/24
Open
81,200
82,981
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
08/05/24
Open
223,221
228,118
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.44
(b)
08/07/24
Open
195,383
199,470
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
96
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
%(b)
08/07/24
Open
$ 123,895
$ 126,493
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
08/07/24
Open
114,141
116,535
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
08/07/24
Open
445,072
454,407
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
08/07/24
Open
219,555
224,160
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.64
(b)
08/07/24
Open
293,081
299,452
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
08/07/24
Open
784,989
802,085
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
08/08/24
Open
388,424
396,822
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
08/09/24
Open
251,370
256,594
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
08/09/24
Open
179,760
183,619
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.40
(b)
08/13/24
Open
595,987
607,589
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.42
(b)
08/14/24
Open
108,641
110,791
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
08/14/24
Open
657,187
670,370
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
09/05/24
Open
220,955
224,646
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
09/06/24
Open
739,780
752,024
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
09/12/24
Open
286,150
290,677
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
10/22/24
Open
1,545,620
1,561,319
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
10/22/24
Open
150,991
152,480
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
10/23/24
Open
204,103
206,083
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.42
(b)
10/23/24
Open
982,012
991,407
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
10/23/24
Open
279,592
282,299
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.51
(b)
10/24/24
Open
128,081
129,311
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.49
(b)
10/24/24
Open
214,000
216,047
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.35
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,386,795
1,398,939
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.40
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,422,900
1,435,489
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.44
(b)
10/28/24
Open
3,685,000
3,717,868
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,060,975
1,070,534
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,027,640
1,036,899
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.50
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,265,625
1,277,051
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.63
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,350,041
1,362,546
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.63
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,769,209
1,785,596
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
10/28/24
Open
867,775
875,844
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
10/29/24
Open
209,144
211,059
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
10/29/24
Open
217,425
219,420
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
10/30/24
Open
144,503
145,806
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
10/31/24
Open
741,340
747,915
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
11/07/24
Open
923,356
930,649
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
11/12/24
Open
280,691
282,602
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
11/12/24
Open
133,111
133,990
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
11/14/24
Open
29,355,000
29,537,001
U.S. Treasury Obligations
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.55
(b)
11/15/24
Open
474,071
477,042
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.55
(b)
11/15/24
Open
514,057
517,279
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
11/15/24
Open
657,056
661,259
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
11/18/24
Open
108,739
109,367
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
11/20/24
Open
191,680
192,775
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
11/20/24
Open
1,825,520
1,835,956
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
11/20/24
Open
874,685
879,685
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.53
(b)
11/21/24
Open
473,125
475,701
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.67
(b)
11/21/24
Open
1,367,975
1,375,640
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
11/22/24
Open
558,969
562,012
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
11/22/24
Open
813,000
817,426
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
11/22/24
Open
480,037
482,651
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.32
(b)
11/25/24
Open
84,260
84,656
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
312,188
313,377
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
346,255
347,575
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
718,551
721,290
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
378,100
379,541
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
143,231
143,777
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
132,300
132,804
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
141,525
142,064
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
119,093
119,546
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
12/05/24
Open
896,087
899,381
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/05/24
Open
1,650,210
1,656,275
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.59
%(b)
12/06/24
Open
$ 162,975
$ 163,545
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Barclays Bank PLC
5.15
12/09/24
01/10/25
610,111
612,031
Asset-Backed Securities
Up to 30 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
5.15
12/09/24
01/10/25
435,356
436,726
Asset-Backed Securities
Up to 30 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
5.15
12/09/24
01/10/25
435,575
436,946
Asset-Backed Securities
Up to 30 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
5.25
12/09/24
01/10/25
850,085
852,812
Asset-Backed Securities
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
5.02
12/09/24
01/10/25
1,164,308
1,167,880
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
5.02
12/09/24
01/10/25
1,035,220
1,038,396
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
5.02
12/09/24
01/10/25
1,168,269
1,171,853
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
5.02
12/09/24
01/10/25
1,299,858
1,303,846
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Up to 30 Days
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
397,498
398,742
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
662,500
664,511
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.52
(b)
12/09/24
Open
178,500
179,044
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.52
(b)
12/09/24
Open
342,656
343,700
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.57
(b)
12/09/24
Open
327,438
328,446
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.59
(b)
12/09/24
Open
322,000
322,996
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.45
(b)
12/09/24
Open
317,405
318,358
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/09/24
Open
211,969
212,619
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/09/24
Open
690,077
692,194
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/09/24
Open
334,994
336,021
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/09/24
Open
348,531
349,600
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
863,750
866,371
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
928,750
931,568
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
318,398
319,364
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
181,125
181,675
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.32
(b)
12/09/24
Open
236,831
237,523
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.35
(b)
12/09/24
Open
201,329
201,921
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.35
(b)
12/09/24
Open
133,773
134,167
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.35
(b)
12/09/24
Open
260,865
261,632
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.40
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,321,632
1,325,558
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.42
(b)
12/09/24
Open
237,353
238,061
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.42
(b)
12/09/24
Open
128,438
128,821
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.42
(b)
12/09/24
Open
502,504
504,003
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.47
(b)
12/09/24
Open
347,944
348,993
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.47
(b)
12/09/24
Open
114,920
115,267
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
355,793
356,868
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
249,555
250,309
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
391,745
392,929
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
444,022
445,364
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
814,345
816,806
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
148,988
149,438
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
158,313
158,791
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
113,706
114,050
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
94,120
94,404
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
165,309
165,810
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
721,931
724,122
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.57
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,372,054
1,376,279
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.63
(b)
12/09/24
Open
358,573
359,690
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
737,502
739,811
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
305,718
306,675
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
318,601
319,599
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
641,874
643,883
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
12/09/24
Open
540,832
542,533
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
98
2024 BlackRock Annual Report to Shareholders

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
%(b)
12/09/24
Open
$ 1,887,882
$ 1,893,816
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
12/09/24
Open
454,342
455,771
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
12/09/24
Open
268,940
269,785
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.49
(b)
12/09/24
Open
518,007
519,576
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.49
(b)
12/09/24
Open
693,750
695,851
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.49
(b)
12/09/24
Open
174,131
174,659
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.49
(b)
12/09/24
Open
489,137
490,619
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
315,018
315,973
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
348,230
349,287
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
448,500
449,861
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
947,500
950,375
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,173,000
1,176,560
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.51
(b)
12/09/24
Open
262,850
263,649
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.63
(b)
12/09/24
Open
398,725
399,968
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
317,400
318,394
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
318,416
319,413
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
4,254,399
4,267,717
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
875,520
878,261
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
298,290
299,224
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
265,689
266,521
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
691,819
693,985
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,407,472
1,411,879
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
517,275
518,894
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
325,421
326,440
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
309,291
310,259
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
254,740
255,537
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
685,371
687,517
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
486,780
488,304
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
712,725
714,956
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
215,250
215,924
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
757,312
759,683
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
292,020
292,934
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/09/24
Open
680,940
683,076
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/09/24
Open
157,662
158,157
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/09/24
Open
261,225
262,044
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/09/24
Open
326,480
327,504
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/09/24
Open
378,660
379,848
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/09/24
Open
150,118
150,588
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/09/24
Open
279,003
279,878
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/09/24
Open
210,365
211,025
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/09/24
Open
242,544
243,305
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
12/10/24
Open
652,307
654,261
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
12/10/24
Open
795,292
797,673
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.68
(b)
12/10/24
Open
706,350
708,370
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
823,892
826,043
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,889,224
5,904,601
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
2,904,316
2,911,899
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
2,157,501
2,163,135
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
1,532,509
1,536,511
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
495,200
496,493
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
12/11/24
Open
85,925
86,163
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
536,387
537,921
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
3,455,000
3,464,876
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.00
(b)
12/11/24
Open
1,302,877
1,306,108
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
280,219
280,995
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
411,075
412,214
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Schedule of Investments
99

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
%(b)
12/11/24
Open
$ 825,750
$ 828,038
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.53
(b)
12/11/24
Open
353,891
354,878
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.53
(b)
12/11/24
Open
340,313
341,261
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.53
(b)
12/11/24
Open
616,687
618,407
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
253,215
253,939
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
315,000
315,900
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
424,710
425,924
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
402,168
403,317
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
393,285
394,409
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
409,500
410,670
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
680,706
682,652
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
1,053,812
1,056,825
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
408,750
409,918
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
268,650
269,394
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.51
(b)
12/11/24
Open
287,250
288,048
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.63
(b)
12/11/24
Open
752,115
754,256
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
669,825
671,740
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
600,210
601,926
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
479,196
480,566
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
364,250
365,291
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
1,855,456
1,860,760
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
549,727
551,299
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
961,065
963,812
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
340,150
341,122
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
1,856,060
1,861,365
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
309,551
310,435
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
257,738
258,476
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
343,406
344,390
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
570,305
571,939
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
376,358
377,435
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
282,926
283,737
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
259,089
259,831
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
555,019
556,608
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
263,150
263,904
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
881,521
884,046
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
3,303,565
3,313,027
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/11/24
Open
372,008
373,073
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.68
(b)
12/11/24
Open
259,420
260,166
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
12/12/24
Open
714,112
715,993
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/12/24
Open
1,614,535
1,618,778
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/12/24
Open
93,844
94,099
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.97
12/13/24
01/13/25
2,705,729
2,712,827
Asset-Backed Securities
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.97
12/13/24
01/13/25
1,454,400
1,458,215
Asset-Backed Securities
Up to 30 Days
Royal Bank of Canada (Toronto Branch)
4.95
12/13/24
01/13/25
1,261,126
1,264,420
Asset-Backed Securities
Up to 30 Days
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
12/13/24
Open
725,219
727,095
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
(b)
12/13/24
Open
559,851
561,255
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/13/24
Open
288,000
288,745
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/13/24
Open
757,345
759,304
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/13/24
Open
401,456
402,497
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/13/24
Open
329,800
330,655
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.32
(b)
12/17/24
Open
768,769
770,233
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.47
(b)
12/17/24
Open
630,537
631,778
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
12/17/24
Open
327,308
327,954
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
12/17/24
Open
1,077,855
1,079,984
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
12/17/24
Open
539,380
540,445
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.60
(b)
12/17/24
Open
344,846
345,543
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
171,750
172,101
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
2,390,625
2,395,506
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.68
(b)
12/17/24
Open
306,795
307,425
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.55
(b)
12/17/24
Open
424,436
425,285
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
100
2024 BlackRock Annual Report to Shareholders

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.59
%(b)
12/17/24
Open
$ 243,815
$ 244,307
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.61
(b)
12/17/24
Open
623,290
624,552
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.25
(b)
12/17/24
Open
366,001
366,687
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.35
(b)
12/17/24
Open
545,260
546,305
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/17/24
Open
259,911
260,431
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/17/24
Open
198,900
199,298
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/17/24
Open
662,935
664,261
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/17/24
Open
409,845
410,665
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.35
(b)
12/17/24
Open
1,161,809
1,164,036
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.45
(b)
12/17/24
Open
363,248
363,959
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/17/24
Open
158,816
159,129
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
227,132
227,595
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
355,233
355,958
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
370,025
370,780
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
480,240
481,220
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
1,744,837
1,748,400
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
591,322
592,530
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
12/17/24
Open
96,469
96,667
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
12/17/24
Open
188,570
188,957
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
12/17/24
Open
217,743
218,189
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
12/17/24
Open
525,062
526,139
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
12/17/24
Open
1,948,691
1,952,686
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.63
(b)
12/17/24
Open
334,630
335,310
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
346,418
347,125
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
219,235
219,683
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.55
(b)
12/17/24
Open
254,306
254,815
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.55
(b)
12/17/24
Open
361,456
362,179
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.55
(b)
12/17/24
Open
292,050
292,634
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.64
(b)
12/17/24
Open
735,232
736,731
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.64
(b)
12/17/24
Open
1,126,335
1,128,630
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
878,246
880,039
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
366,856
367,605
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
190,275
190,663
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
387,188
387,978
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
196,928
197,330
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
214,799
215,237
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
2,532,497
2,537,668
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
284,400
284,981
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
107,388
107,607
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
621,994
623,264
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
366,980
367,729
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
409,586
410,422
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
618,450
619,713
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
250,608
251,119
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
942,513
944,437
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
2,047,860
2,052,041
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
355,810
356,536
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
380,118
380,894
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/17/24
Open
320,025
320,680
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/17/24
Open
502,500
503,528
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/17/24
Open
195,772
196,173
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/17/24
Open
561,370
562,518
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/17/24
Open
388,550
389,345
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/17/24
Open
477,027
478,002
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/17/24
Open
311,078
311,714
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.68
(b)
12/17/24
Open
220,800
221,254
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.68
(b)
12/17/24
Open
201,963
202,377
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.44
(b)
12/18/24
Open
2,012,674
2,016,345
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.45
(b)
12/18/24
Open
545,062
546,059
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
12/18/24
Open
766,000
767,412
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Schedule of Investments
101

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
%(b)
12/18/24
Open
$ 640,710
$ 641,906
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.62
(b)
12/18/24
Open
104,949
105,148
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.67
(b)
12/18/24
Open
1,853,264
1,856,810
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/18/24
Open
672,518
673,799
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/18/24
Open
378,991
379,713
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/18/24
Open
197,901
198,279
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/18/24
Open
191,345
191,710
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.68
(b)
12/18/24
Open
501,292
502,254
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.30
12/20/24
01/09/25
482,031
482,722
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.35
12/20/24
01/09/25
223,988
224,312
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.40
12/20/24
01/09/25
241,386
241,740
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.45
12/20/24
01/09/25
277,448
277,859
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.45
12/20/24
01/09/25
392,163
392,744
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
138,658
138,866
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
164,809
165,056
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
194,220
194,511
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
143,926
144,142
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
140,140
140,350
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
298,071
298,518
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
231,969
232,317
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
321,425
321,907
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
1,113,130
1,114,800
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
375,609
376,172
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
172,221
172,479
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
365,784
366,699
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
2,226,064
2,229,403
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
257,443
257,829
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
170,888
171,144
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
152,475
152,704
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
3.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
150,728
150,903
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.15
12/20/24
01/14/25
923,775
925,053
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.15
12/20/24
01/14/25
367,510
368,018
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.20
12/20/24
01/14/25
95,466
95,600
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.25
12/20/24
01/14/25
267,878
268,257
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.30
12/20/24
01/14/25
249,938
250,296
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
514,102
514,848
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
511,087
511,829
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
433,290
433,918
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
487,362
488,069
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
641,200
642,140
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
97,155
97,297
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
143,560
143,771
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
435,435
436,074
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
339,743
340,241
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
97,090
97,232
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
264,299
264,686
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
207,000
207,304
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,139,062
1,140,752
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
206,528
206,834
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
353,846
354,371
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
749,155
750,266
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
563,036
563,871
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,138,350
1,140,039
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
471,697
472,397
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
155,150
155,380
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
559,271
560,101
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
237,541
237,894
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,719,394
1,721,944
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
249,801
250,172
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
299,820
300,265
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
178,641
178,906
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
295,470
295,913
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
102
2024 BlackRock Annual Report to Shareholders

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
% 
12/20/24
01/14/25
$ 302,325
$ 302,778
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
336,960
337,465
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,182,337
1,184,111
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
595,622
596,515
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
172,848
173,107
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
998,750
1,000,248
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
270,389
270,794
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
449,639
450,313
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
493,124
493,863
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
85,306
85,434
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
302,045
302,498
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
427,822
428,463
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.53
12/20/24
01/14/25
194,521
194,815
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.55
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,055,945
1,057,547
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.55
12/20/24
01/14/25
563,062
563,916
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.55
12/20/24
01/14/25
945,630
947,064
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
186,180
186,465
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
176,531
176,802
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
282,150
282,583
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
482,662
483,403
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
453,791
454,487
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
550,515
551,359
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
889,625
890,989
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
2,206,562
2,209,946
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
79,690
79,812
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
261,291
261,692
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
583,721
584,616
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
402,099
402,715
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
878,013
879,359
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
175,740
176,009
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
493,020
493,776
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
532,517
533,333
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,860,652
1,863,505
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
223,720
224,063
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
579,420
580,308
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
428,497
429,155
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,978,489
1,981,522
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
188,088
188,376
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
107,950
108,116
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
302,365
302,829
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
646,237
647,228
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
322,310
322,804
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
359,408
359,959
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.64
12/20/24
01/14/25
336,176
336,696
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.64
12/20/24
01/14/25
850,650
851,966
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.64
12/20/24
01/14/25
398,481
399,098
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.64
12/20/24
01/14/25
920,741
922,165
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.64
12/20/24
01/14/25
797,150
798,383
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.64
12/20/24
01/14/25
307,773
308,249
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/14/25
556,387
557,250
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/14/25
435,881
436,557
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/14/25
115,087
115,265
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/14/25
497,677
498,449
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,428,172
1,430,386
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
328,668
329,161
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
672,701
673,710
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.55
12/20/24
01/14/25
195,778
196,075
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.64
12/20/24
01/14/25
366,746
367,928
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.65
12/20/24
01/14/25
295,372
295,830
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.49
12/20/24
01/31/25
861,250
862,539
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/31/25
437,250
437,906
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/31/25
793,125
794,315
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Schedule of Investments
103

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
Barclays Bank PLC
4.55
% 
12/20/24
01/31/25
$ 2,751,562
$ 2,755,736
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.55
12/20/24
01/31/25
466,540
467,248
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.55
12/20/24
01/31/25
443,570
444,243
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.60
12/20/24
01/31/25
2,324,915
2,328,480
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
4,129,360
4,135,761
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
388,413
389,015
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
3,586,984
3,592,544
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
2,201,225
2,204,637
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
1,846,822
1,849,685
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
3.00
12/20/24
01/31/25
134,560
134,695
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.20
12/20/24
01/31/25
319,006
319,453
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/31/25
268,048
268,445
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/31/25
643,344
644,298
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.49
12/20/24
01/31/25
673,344
674,352
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.49
12/20/24
01/31/25
979,600
981,066
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.55
12/20/24
01/31/25
155,321
155,557
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.55
12/20/24
01/31/25
188,925
189,212
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.55
12/20/24
01/31/25
290,580
291,021
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.55
12/20/24
01/31/25
293,673
294,118
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.55
12/20/24
01/31/25
330,075
330,576
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/31/25
451,091
451,783
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
789,051
790,274
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
426,567
427,228
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
1,124,425
1,126,168
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
628,377
629,351
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
1,009,260
1,010,824
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
1,053,252
1,054,884
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
586,603
587,512
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
1,181,371
1,183,202
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
382,788
383,381
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
1,151,700
1,153,485
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
450,234
450,932
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
372,601
373,179
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
601,600
602,532
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
424,880
425,539
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
482,249
482,997
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
BNP Paribas SA
4.63
(b)
12/20/24
Open
506,340
507,121
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
(b)
12/20/24
Open
464,135
464,831
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
(b)
12/20/24
Open
390,723
391,309
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/20/24
Open
1,135,654
1,137,414
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
(b)
12/23/24
Open
336,105
336,483
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/23/24
Open
805,175
806,111
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/23/24
Open
1,140,116
1,141,442
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/23/24
Open
1,258,578
1,260,041
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/23/24
Open
572,702
573,368
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/23/24
Open
374,542
374,977
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/23/24
Open
349,053
349,458
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/23/24
Open
441,101
441,614
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/23/24
Open
259,574
259,876
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/23/24
Open
643,450
644,200
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/23/24
Open
688,445
689,247
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.66
(b)
12/23/24
Open
327,488
327,869
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Barclays Capital, Inc.
3.75
12/24/24
01/31/25
1,308,894
1,309,984
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
(b)
12/26/24
Open
709,500
710,031
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
 
 
 
$ 336,181,766
$ 337,676,251
 
 
(a)
Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time.
(b)
Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description
Number of
Contracts
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Contracts
10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note
77
03/20/25
$ 8,571
$ (246,404
)
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note
670
03/31/25
137,758
(45,658
)
 
(292,062
)
Short Contracts
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note
379
03/20/25
41,216
539,239
U.S. Long Bond
70
03/20/25
7,969
186,169
Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond
17
03/20/25
2,021
58,688
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note
10
03/31/25
1,063
1,670
 
785,766
 
$ 493,704
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Currency Purchased
Currency Sold
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
USD
45,222
EUR
41,279
The Bank of New York Mellon
01/16/25
$ 2,441
USD
275,529
EUR
251,524
The Bank of New York Mellon
01/16/25
14,853
USD
73,837
EUR
71,000
Deutsche Bank AG
03/19/25
46
USD
91,561
EUR
86,789
Standard Chartered Bank
03/19/25
1,361
USD
3,171
EUR
3,000
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
03/19/25
54
USD
208,916
EUR
198,000
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
03/19/25
3,136
USD
635,335
EUR
602,223
Toronto-Dominion Bank
03/19/25
9,446
USD
8,794,511
EUR
8,342,988
UBS AG
03/19/25
123,672
USD
1,889,180
GBP
1,493,000
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
03/19/25
21,162
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 176,171
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection
Reference Obligation/Index
Financing
Rate Paid
by the Fund
Payment
Frequency
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CDX.NA.IG.41.V1
1.00
% 
Quarterly
12/20/28
USD
18,410
$ (419,628
)
$ (234,030
)
$ (185,598
)
CDX.NA.HY.43.V1
5.00
Quarterly
12/20/29
USD
10,390
(818,358
)
(773,704
)
(44,654
)
CDX.NA.IG.43.V1
1.00
Quarterly
12/20/29
USD
5,500
(124,842
)
(125,074
)
232
 
 
$ (1,362,828
)
$ (1,132,808
)
$ (230,020
)
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection
Reference Obligation/Index
Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
Payment
Frequency
Termination
Date
Credit
Rating(a)
Notional
Amount (000)(b)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
iTraxx.XO.42.V1
5.00
% 
Quarterly
12/20/29
B+
EUR
98
$ 8,149
$ 9,092
$ (943
)
(a)
Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.
(b)
The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.
Schedule of Investments
105

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection
Reference Obligation/Index
Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
Payment
Frequency
Counterparty
Termination
Date
Credit
Rating(a)
Notional
Amount (000)(b)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Virgin Media Finance PLC
5.00
% 
Quarterly
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
12/20/25
B-
EUR
10
$ 407
$ 366
$ 41
CMA CGM SA
5.00
Quarterly
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
06/20/27
BB+
EUR
30
3,021
3,844
(823
)
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Bank of America N.A.
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
7
377
(978
)
1,355
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Barclays Bank PLC
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
4
227
(568
)
795
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Barclays Bank PLC
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
12
637
(1,597
)
2,234
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Citibank N.A.
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
4
185
(475
)
660
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
7
387
(1,016
)
1,403
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
5
281
(720
)
1,001
Faurecia SE
5.00
Quarterly
Barclays Bank PLC
06/20/29
BB
EUR
20
1,353
2,393
(1,040
)
Virgin Media Finance PLC
5.00
Quarterly
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
06/20/29
B-
EUR
6
312
187
125
Virgin Media Finance PLC
5.00
Quarterly
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
06/20/29
B-
EUR
8
426
245
181
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 7,613
$ 1,681
$ 5,932
(a)
Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.
(b)
The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.
OTC Total Return Swaps
Paid by the Fund
Received by the Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rate/Reference
Frequency
Rate/Reference
Frequency
Counterparty
Effective
Date
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
1-day SOFR, 4.49%
Quarterly
Markit iBoxx USD
Liquid Leveraged
Loan Index
Quarterly
Morgan Stanley &
Co. International
PLC
N/A
03/20/25
USD
1,500
$ 69,557
$ (1,774
)
$ 71,331
1-day SOFR, 4.49%
Quarterly
Markit iBoxx USD
Liquid Leveraged
Loan Index
At Termination
Barclays Bank PLC
N/A
06/20/25
USD
1,050
(534
)
(11,697
)
11,163
1-day SOFR, 4.49%
Quarterly
Markit iBoxx USD
Liquid Leveraged
Loan Index
Quarterly
Morgan Stanley &
Co. International
PLC
N/A
06/20/25
USD
6,500
180,518
(86,278
)
266,796
1-day SOFR, 4.49%
Quarterly
Markit iBoxx USD
Liquid Leveraged
Loan Index
At Termination
Morgan Stanley &
Co. International
PLC
N/A
09/20/25
USD
4,000
4,786
(44,039
)
48,825
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 254,327
$ (143,788
)
$ 398,115
Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps and OTC Swaps
Description

Premiums
Paid

Premiums
Received
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)
$ 9,092
$ (1,132,808
)
$ 232
$ (231,195
)
OTC Swaps
7,035
(149,142
)
405,910
(1,863
)
(a)
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 785,766
$ 
$ 785,766
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange
contracts
176,171
176,171
Swaps — centrally cleared
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)
232
232
Swaps — OTC
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid
14,830
398,115
412,945
 
$ 
$ 15,062
$ 
$ 176,171
$ 1,183,881
$ 
$ 1,375,114
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 292,062
$ 
$ 292,062
Swaps — centrally cleared
Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)
231,195
231,195
Swaps — OTC
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received
7,217
143,788
151,005
 
$ 
$ 238,412
$ 
$ 
$ 435,850
$ 
$ 674,262
(a)
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets
and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated
earnings (loss).
For the period ended December 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ (923,996
)
$ 
$ (923,996
)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
537,629
537,629
Options purchased(a)
(422
)
(422
)
Options written
203
203
Swaps
(613,211
)
55,541
(557,670
)
 
$ 
$ (613,211
)
$ 
$ 537,629
$ (868,674
)
$ 
$ (944,256
)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 841,458
$ 
$ 841,458
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
263,168
263,168
Swaps
164,267
315,527
479,794
 
$ 
$ 164,267
$ 
$ 263,168
$ 1,156,985
$ 
$ 1,584,420
(a)
Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts:
Average notional value of contracts — long
$126,306,020
Average notional value of contracts — short
53,219,477
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
Average amounts purchased — in USD
11,405,782
Average amounts sold — in USD
6,425
Options:
Average value of option contracts purchased
70
Average value of option contracts written
8
Schedule of Investments
107

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)
Credit default swaps:
Average notional value — buy protection
$31,125,367
Average notional value — sell protection
1,304,686
Interest rate swaps:
Average notional value — pays fixed rate
10,747,295
Total return swaps:
Average notional value
13,137,500
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End
The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:
 
Assets
Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
$ 111,491
$ 30,693
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
176,171
Swaps — centrally cleared
12,978
Swaps — OTC(a)
412,945
151,005
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
700,607
194,676
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)
(111,491
)
(43,671
)
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA
$ 589,116
$ 151,005
(a)
Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/(received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:
Counterparty
Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
Derivatives
Available
for Offset(a)
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets(c)(d)
Bank of America N.A.
$ 1,355
$ (978
)
$ 
$ 
$ 377
Barclays Bank PLC
16,585
(14,902
)
1,683
Citibank N.A.
660
(475
)
185
Deutsche Bank AG
46
46
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
2,548
(1,016
)
1,532
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
391,797
(133,634
)
258,163
Standard Chartered Bank
1,361
1,361
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
24,352
24,352
The Bank of New York Mellon
17,294
17,294
Toronto-Dominion Bank
9,446
9,446
UBS AG
123,672
123,672
 
$ 589,116
$ (151,005
)
$ 
$ 
$ 438,111
Counterparty
Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
Derivatives
Available
for Offset(a)
Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities(c)(e)
Bank of America N.A.
$ 978
$ (978
)
$ 
$ 
$ 
Barclays Bank PLC
14,902
(14,902
)
Citibank N.A.
475
(475
)
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
1,016
(1,016
)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
133,634
(133,634
)
 
$ 151,005
$ (151,005
)
$ 
$ 
$ 
(a)
The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.
(b)
Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(c)
Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.
(d)
Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.
(e)
Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default. 
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Asset-Backed Securities
$ 
$ 48,483,385
$ 917,574
$ 49,400,959
Common Stocks
144,489
605,755
750,244
Corporate Bonds
373,576,288
1,235,747
374,812,035
Fixed Rate Loan Interests
598,350
1,606,112
2,204,462
Floating Rate Loan Interests
294,147,610
13,579,446
307,727,056
Foreign Agency Obligations
2,455,442
2,455,442
Investment Companies
1,685,600
1,685,600
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
25,924,769
25,924,769
Other Interests
Preferred Securities
Capital Trusts
33,997,278
33,997,278
Preferred Stocks
Capital Markets
1,385,450
1,385,450
Ground Transportation
21,326
21,326
IT Services
31,467
31,467
Software
45,574
45,574
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
20,606,426
20,606,426
U.S. Treasury Obligations
28,735,975
28,735,975
Warrants
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds
346,004
346,004
Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)
961
961
 
$3,417,054
$828,692,299
$18,021,675
850,131,028
Investments Valued at NAV(b)
1,011
 
$ 850,132,039
Derivative Financial Instruments(c)
Assets
Credit Contracts
$ 
$ 8,027
$ 
$ 8,027
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
176,171
176,171
Interest Rate Contracts
785,766
398,115
1,183,881
Liabilities
Credit Contracts
(233,058
)
(233,058
)
Interest Rate Contracts
(292,062
)
(292,062
)
 
$493,704
$349,255
$
$842,959
(a)
Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.
(b)
Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value
hierarchy.
(c)
Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange
contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount or face value, including accrued interest, for financial statement purposes. As of period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $337,676,251 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:
 
Asset-Backed
Securities
Common
Stocks
Corporate
Bonds
Fixed
Rate Loan
Interests
Floating
Rate Loan
Interests
Other
Interests
Preferred
Stocks
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2023
$ 878,507
$ 220,615
$ 1,153,042
$ 
$ 8,429,726
$ 
(a)
$ 
Transfers into Level 3
8
2,879,062
Transfers out of Level 3
(92,408
)
(25,891
)
(2,105,353
)
Accrued discounts/premiums
(11,782
)
151
1,200
26,127
Net realized gain (loss)
(6,054,825
)
(377,568
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)(c)
50,849
6,060,882
(16,095
)
(3,093
)
541,245
9,398
Purchases
471,521
166,664
1,608,005
11,308,320
67,643
Sales
(38
)
(42,124
)
(7,122,113
)
Closing balance, as of December 31, 2024
$ 917,574
$ 605,755
$ 1,235,747
$ 1,606,112
$ 13,579,446
$ 
(a)
$ 77,041
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at
December 31, 2024(c)
$ 50,849
$ 11,487
$ (16,095
)
$ (3,093
)
$ 138,630
$ 
$ 9,398
 
Unfunded
FloatingRate
Loan
Interests
Total
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2023
$ 470
$ 10,682,360
Transfers into Level 3
2,879,070
Transfers out of Level 3
(2,223,652
)
Accrued discounts/premiums
15,696
Net realized gain (loss)
(6,432,393
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)(c)
(470
)
6,642,716
Purchases
13,622,153
Sales
(7,164,275
)
Closing balance, as of December 31, 2024
$ 
$ 18,021,675
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2024(c)
$ 
$ 191,176
(a)
Rounds to less than $1.
(b)
Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.
(c)
Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2024 is
generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.
The Fund’s financial instruments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third-party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third-party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.
See notes to financial statements.
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2024 BlackRock Annual Report to Shareholders

Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities
AGL CLO Ltd., Series 2022-17A, Class A, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.33%), 5.95%, 01/21/35(a)(b)
USD
1,800
$ 1,805,008
AGL Core CLO Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class A1R, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.08%,
07/20/37(a)(b)
 
1,626
1,632,438
AIMCO CLO, Series 2018-BA, Class CRR, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 2.40%), 7.05%, 04/16/37(a)(b)
 
500
507,519
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2015-7A, Class AR3, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.56%), 6.18%, 04/28/37
 
919
926,628
Series 2015-7A, Class DR3, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.80%), 8.42%, 04/28/37
 
250
255,085
Apidos CLO XVIII-R(a)(b)
 
Series 2018-18A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.33%), 5.70%, 01/22/38
 
1,450
1,462,325
Series 2018-18A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.70%), 6.07%, 01/22/38
 
870
870,000
Ares LXVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2023-68A, Class E, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 8.55%), 13.18%,
04/25/35(a)(b)
 
380
388,665
Ares XLVII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-47A, Class A1, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.18%), 5.84%,
04/15/30(a)(b)
 
73
73,383
Argent Securities Trust, Series 2006-W5, Class A1,
(1 mo. Term SOFR + 0.41%), 4.75%, 06/25/36(a)
 
3,758
2,416,931
Atrium XV, Series 15A, Class D1R, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.30%), 7.95%, 07/16/37(a)(b)
 
550
558,578
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd., Series 2020-2A,
Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.56%),
8.18%, 07/19/34(a)(b)
 
250
252,148
Ballyrock CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2020-14AR, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 5.85%), 11.15%, 07/20/37
 
250
253,832
Series 2024-28A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.70%), 6.03%, 01/20/38
 
250
250,495
Barings CLO Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class D, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 3.41%), 8.07%, 07/15/34(a)(b)
 
250
251,373
Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust,
Series 2006-HE9, Class 2A, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.39%), 4.73%, 11/25/36(a)
 
679
668,561
Benefit Street Partners CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2015-8A,
Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%),
6.33%, 01/20/31(a)(b)
 
800
800,686
Benefit Street Partners CLO XX Ltd., Series 2020-20A,
Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.31%),
6.97%, 07/15/34(a)(b)
 
250
250,476
BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class A1R,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.07%,
10/22/30(a)(b)
 
94
94,455
BlueMountain Fuji U.S. CLO II Ltd., Series 2017-2A,
Class A1AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%),
5.88%, 10/20/30(a)(b)
 
1,737
1,738,252
Bryant Park Funding Ltd., Series 2024-22A, Class C,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.60%), 7.26%,
04/15/37(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,012,216
Buckhorn Park CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class ARR,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.07%), 5.63%,
07/18/34(a)(b)
 
2,500
2,512,585
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2015-
1A, Class AR3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.24%),
5.86%, 07/20/31(a)(b)
 
949
950,601
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Carlyle U.S. CLO Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class CR, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.46%), 8.09%,
01/25/35(a)(b)
USD
250
$ 251,485
Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust(a)
 
Series 2006-FRE2, Class A2, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.23%), 4.57%, 10/25/36
 
2,611
2,068,921
Series 2006-FRE2, Class A5, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.19%), 4.53%, 03/25/35(c)
 
5,378
4,261,628
CarVal CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class AR2, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.02%), 5.38%, 04/20/32(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,001,928
CarVal CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class E, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 6.70%), 11.32%, 07/20/32(a)(b)
 
500
502,727
C-BASS Trust, Series 2006-CB7, Class A4, (1 mo.
Term SOFR + 0.43%), 4.77%, 10/25/36(a)
 
3,852
2,503,288
Cedar Funding XV CLO Ltd., Series 2022-15A,
Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.80%), 6.42%,
04/20/35(a)(b)
 
400
401,470
CIFC Funding Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2013-4A, Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.32%), 5.94%, 04/27/31
 
98
97,458
Series 2016-1A, Class BRR, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.96%), 7.24%, 10/21/31
 
750
751,800
Series 2017-1A, Class CRR, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 2.45%), 7.07%, 04/21/37
 
700
710,818
Series 2017-4A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.21%), 5.85%, 10/24/30
 
241
241,060
Series 2018-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.32%), 5.79%, 01/18/38
 
1,160
1,163,481
Series 2018-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.70%), 6.17%, 01/18/38
 
1,450
1,453,800
Series 2020-1A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 3.36%), 8.02%, 07/15/36
 
500
502,748
Series 2022-7A, Class ER, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 5.35%), 9.91%, 01/22/38
 
500
507,044
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FX1,
Class A7, 7.28%, 10/25/36
 
310
174,272
Clear Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class DR, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.21%), 7.83%,
10/20/30(a)(b)
 
250
251,434
Concord Music Royalties LLC, Series 2024-1A,
Class A, 5.64%, 10/20/74(b)
 
171
167,540
CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Series 2006-
26, Class 1A, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 0.25%), 4.59%,
06/25/37(a)
 
440
411,285
CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2006-I, Class 1A, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.25%), 4.65%, 01/15/37(a)
 
314
296,116
Dryden Senior Loan Fund, Series 2015-37A, Class AR,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.02%,
01/15/31(a)(b)
 
174
174,023
Dryden XXVI Senior Loan Fund, Series 2013-26A,
Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.16%),
5.82%, 04/15/29(a)(b)
 
276
276,504
Elmwood CLO 14 Ltd., Series 2022-1A, Class E, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 6.35%), 10.97%, 04/20/35(a)(b)
 
415
416,843
Elmwood CLO 22 Ltd, Series 2023-1A, Class E, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 7.65%), 12.30%, 04/17/36(a)(b)
 
500
508,498
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2022-SFR1, Class E1,
5.00%, 05/19/39(b)
 
3,800
3,685,682
Flatiron CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.21%), 5.86%, 04/17/31(a)(b)
 
471
471,217
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Fremont Home Loan Trust(a)
 
Series 2006-A, Class 2A3, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.43%), 4.77%, 05/25/36
USD
3,840
$ 2,386,894
Series 2006-D, Class 2A3, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.26%), 4.60%, 11/25/36
 
5,952
2,078,129
Galaxy CLO Ltd., Series 2023-31A, Class E, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 8.43%), 13.09%, 04/15/36(a)(b)
 
300
306,081
Galaxy XXI CLO Ltd., Series 2015-21A, Class ER, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.51%), 10.13%,
04/20/31(a)(b)
 
500
501,700
Galaxy XXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class A1,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.02%,
07/15/31(a)(b)
 
207
207,120
GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2018-3A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.11%), 7.73%, 04/20/30
 
250
251,431
Series 2021-11A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.08%), 5.59%, 10/20/34
 
250
249,997
GreenSky Home Improvement Issuer Trust,
Series 2024-2, Class C, 5.55%, 10/27/59(b)
 
100
99,770
Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust,
Series 2006-E, Class 2A3, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.28%), 4.62%, 04/25/37(a)
 
3,098
2,148,063
LCM XXIV Ltd., Series 24A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.24%), 5.86%, 03/20/30(a)(b)
 
48
47,626
Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-7,
Class 2A3, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 0.43%), 4.77%,
08/25/36(a)
 
4,778
1,859,406
Madison Park Funding LIX Ltd., Series 2021-59A,
Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.50%),
6.13%, 04/18/37(a)(b)
 
1,450
1,462,731
Madison Park Funding LXIII Ltd., Series 2023-63A,
Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 8.57%), 13.19%,
04/21/35(a)(b)
 
350
357,881
Madison Park Funding XLVIII Ltd., Series 2021-48A,
Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.51%), 11.13%,
04/19/33(a)(b)
 
500
503,000
Madison Park Funding XVIII Ltd., Series 2015-18A,
Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.21%),
7.83%, 10/21/30(a)(b)
 
250
251,438
Madison Park Funding XXIX Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2018-29A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 3.26%), 7.89%, 10/18/30
 
565
568,168
Series 2018-29A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 5.96%), 10.59%, 10/18/30
 
500
502,107
Madison Park Funding XXXVII Ltd., Series 2019-37A,
Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.95%),
6.61%, 04/15/37(a)(b)
 
875
878,291
Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2024-AA,
Class E, 9.02%, 09/22/36(b)
 
470
475,588
MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-
HE2, Class A3, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 0.41%), 4.75%,
06/25/36(a)
 
6,733
2,326,519
Neuberger Berman CLO XV, Series 2013-15A,
Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.18%),
5.84%, 10/15/29(a)(b)
 
350
350,738
Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2015-20A, Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.42%), 6.08%, 07/15/34
 
1,785
1,788,916
Series 2015-20A, Class ERR, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 6.76%), 11.42%, 07/15/34
 
710
714,191
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2019-34A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.75%), 6.37%, 01/20/35
USD
400
$ 400,805
Series 2021-46A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.91%), 6.53%, 01/20/36
 
250
251,414
OCP CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2015-9A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.25%), 5.90%, 01/15/33
 
550
550,914
Series 2017-13A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.34%), 5.90%, 11/26/37
 
590
592,821
Series 2024-38A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.33%), 5.68%, 01/21/38
 
1,000
1,000,000
Series 2026-11R, Class CR2, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 2.35%), 6.97%, 04/26/36
 
950
952,296
Octagon Investment Partners 31 Ltd., Series 2017-1A,
Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.56%), 11.18%,
07/20/30(a)(b)
 
500
503,075
Octagon Investment Partners XIV Ltd., Series 2012-1A,
Class AARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.21%),
5.87%, 07/15/29(a)(b)
 
16
16,008
Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd., Series 2013-1A,
Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.23%),
5.85%, 07/19/30(a)(b)
 
1,114
1,115,923
Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013-
1A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%),
6.29%, 01/25/31(a)(b)
 
250
250,357
Octagon Investment Partners XXI Ltd., Series 2014-1A,
Class AAR3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%),
5.78%, 02/14/31(a)(b)
 
326
326,222
Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd., Series 2014-
1A, Class DRR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.01%),
7.64%, 01/22/30(a)(b)
 
500
502,887
OHA Credit Funding Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class AR2,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.31%,
01/22/38(a)(b)
 
300
300,000
OHA Credit Partners VII Ltd., Series 2012-7A,
Class AR3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%),
5.85%, 02/20/34(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,002,121
OZLM XXI Ltd., Series 2017-21A, Class D, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 5.80%), 10.42%, 01/20/31(a)(b)
 
250
238,176
Palmer Square CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2014-1A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.39%), 6.04%, 01/17/31
 
64
64,311
Series 2024-4A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.65%), 5.98%, 01/15/38
 
810
809,945
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2021-3A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.06%), 5.68%, 07/20/29
 
161
161,172
Series 2022-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.05%), 5.70%, 04/15/30
 
83
82,668
Regatta 30 Funding Ltd., Series 2024-4A, Class B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.65%), 5.96%,
01/25/38(a)(b)
 
1,700
1,700,000
Regatta XVIII Funding Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 6.37%,
01/15/34(a)(b)
 
850
854,338
Regatta XXV Funding Ltd., Series 2025, Class E, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 8.41%), 13.07%,
07/15/36(a)(b)
 
500
514,980
Regional Management Issuance Trust, Series 2021-3,
Class A, 3.88%, 10/17/33(d)
 
1,110
1,039,293
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-3,
Class AF2, 7.00%, 09/25/37
USD
3,514
$ 1,393,660
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2017-2A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 3.11%), 7.77%, 10/15/29
 
500
502,737
Series 2021-3A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.40%), 5.84%, 01/15/38
 
1,914
1,923,570
RR Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2021-16A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 1.37%), 6.03%, 07/15/36
 
1,000
1,001,594
Series 2022-24A, Class A2R2, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.70%), 6.04%, 01/15/37
 
1,000
1,000,000
Scholar Funding Trust, Series 2013-A, Class R, 0.00%,
01/30/45(d)
 
(e)
443,362
Service Experts Issuer LLC, Series 2024-1A, Class A,
6.39%, 11/20/35(b)
 
203
206,312
Signal Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2017-4A, Class XR, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.21%), 5.83%,
10/26/34(a)(b)
 
700
700,201
SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2021-A,
Class B, 2.31%, 01/15/53(b)
 
201
193,604
SoFi Personal Loan Term
 
Series 2023-1, Class A, 6.00%, 11/12/30(b)
 
180
182,091
Series 2024-1, Class A, 6.06%, 02/12/31(b)
 
514
517,618
Series 2024-1, Class R1, 0.00%, 02/12/31
 
10
303,096
Southwick Park CLO LLC, Series 2019-4A, Class A1R,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.32%), 5.94%,
07/20/32(a)(b)
 
250
250,518
Subway Funding LLC, Series 2024-1A, Class A2I,
6.03%, 07/30/54(b)
 
295
298,592
Symphony CLO XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class AR3,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 5.99%,
01/17/32(a)(b)
 
408
408,228
Symphony CLO XXXII Ltd., Series 2022-32A, Class B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.85%), 6.48%,
04/23/35(a)(b)
 
600
602,104
TCI-Flatiron CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 18-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.66%), 6.27%, 01/29/32
 
645
645,462
Series 2016-1A, Class AR3, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.10%), 5.75%, 01/17/32
 
443
442,752
TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class AR,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.19%), 5.85%,
07/15/30(a)(b)
 
1,372
1,374,045
Trestles CLO IV Ltd., Series 2021-4A, Class B1, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 6.58%, 07/21/34(a)(b)
 
1,000
1,005,917
Trestles CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D1RR, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.15%), 7.78%,
07/25/37(a)(b)
 
250
254,012
Trimaran CAVU Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2021-1A, Class ER, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 7.00%), 11.63%, 07/23/37
 
375
384,989
Series 2022-2A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
6.12%), 10.74%, 01/20/36
 
1,100
1,106,241
Series 2022-2A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
8.81%), 13.43%, 01/20/36
 
500
507,223
Series 2023-1, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
8.94%), 13.56%, 07/20/36
 
500
517,978
Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC, Series 02, Class N,
6.46%, 03/30/32(f)
GBP
31
40,541
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Voya CLO Ltd.(a)(b)
 
Series 2017-3A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 1.30%), 5.92%, 04/20/34
USD
1,955
$ 1,958,179
Series 2021-1A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
3.41%), 8.07%, 07/15/34
 
250
251,377
Voya Ltd., Series 2012-4A, Class A1R3, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 1.26%), 5.92%, 10/15/30(a)(b)
 
181
181,023
WaMu Asset-Backed Certificates WaMu Trust,
Series 2007-HE3, Class 2A3, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.35%), 4.69%, 05/25/37(a)(c)
 
5,190
4,479,838
Warwick Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2024-5A, Class A1,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 5.68%,
01/20/38(a)(b)
 
250
250,000
Whetstone Park CLO Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B1,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 6.48%,
01/20/35(a)(b)
 
275
275,848
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 17.4%
(Cost: $106,206,228)
100,333,533
 
 

Shares
 
Common Stocks
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%
Adler Group SA(d)(g)
 
33,367
Total Common Stocks — 0.0%
(Cost: $)
 
 
Par
(000)
 
Corporate Bonds
Advertising Agencies — 1.1%
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)
 
5.13%, 08/15/27
USD
586
564,065
7.75%, 04/15/28
 
319
287,837
9.00%, 09/15/28
 
1,186
1,242,010
7.50%, 06/01/29
 
1,287
1,126,059
7.88%, 04/01/30
 
1,116
1,148,580
CMG Media Corp., 8.88%, 06/18/29(b)
 
245
183,806
Lamar Media Corp., 4.00%, 02/15/30
 
53
48,250
Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc., 9.29%, 04/15/29(b)
 
852
792,465
Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital
Corp.(b)
 
4.25%, 01/15/29(c)
 
326
303,142
4.63%, 03/15/30
 
122
112,735
7.38%, 02/15/31
 
387
404,508
Stagwell Global LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29(b)(c)
 
129
122,820
 
 
6,336,277
Aerospace & Defense — 2.9%
AAR Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.75%, 03/15/29(b)
 
360
365,079
Bombardier, Inc.(b)
 
6.00%, 02/15/28(c)
 
683
680,233
7.50%, 02/01/29
 
14
14,566
8.75%, 11/15/30(c)
 
607
652,485
7.25%, 07/01/31
 
237
244,412
7.00%, 06/01/32(c)
 
336
341,800
F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile U.S. LLC, Series XR, 7.38%,
08/15/26(b)(c)
 
864
864,160
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Aerospace & Defense (continued)
Goat Holdco LLC, 6.75%, 02/01/32(b)
USD
460
$ 455,506
Lockheed Martin Corp., 5.70%, 11/15/54(c)
 
451
459,363
Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.75%, 06/01/43(c)
 
680
609,363
RTX Corp., 4.35%, 04/15/47(c)
 
700
574,941
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.(b)
 
9.38%, 11/30/29
 
621
664,775
9.75%, 11/15/30
 
531
587,609
TransDigm, Inc.(b)
 
6.75%, 08/15/28(c)
 
1,587
1,600,845
6.38%, 03/01/29(c)
 
2,387
2,392,303
7.13%, 12/01/31(c)
 
1,021
1,045,466
6.63%, 03/01/32(c)
 
2,725
2,749,595
6.00%, 01/15/33
 
1,437
1,408,340
Triumph Group, Inc., 9.00%, 03/15/28(b)
 
1,293
1,346,314
 
 
17,057,155
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%
Rand Parent LLC, 8.50%, 02/15/30(b)
 
238
239,305
Automobile Components — 1.2%
Aptiv Swiss Holdings Ltd., 5.40%, 03/15/49
 
280
240,174
Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co.
 
4.38%, 05/15/26(f)
EUR
423
437,901
6.25%, 05/15/26(b)(c)
USD
350
349,913
8.50%, 05/15/27(b)(c)
 
3,576
3,581,439
6.75%, 05/15/28(b)(c)
 
1,058
1,077,350
Forvia SE, 3.75%, 06/15/28(f)
EUR
100
100,639
Garrett Motion Holdings, Inc./Garrett LX I SARL, 7.75%,
05/31/32(b)(c)
USD
151
153,195
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
 
5.00%, 07/15/29
 
81
74,380
5.63%, 04/30/33
 
137
120,297
Mahle GmbH, 6.50%, 05/02/31(f)
EUR
100
101,656
Schaeffler AG, 4.75%, 08/14/29(f)
 
100
106,048
Tenneco, Inc., 8.00%, 11/17/28(b)
USD
396
369,076
ZF Finance GmbH, 2.00%, 05/06/27(f)
EUR
100
97,357
 
 
6,809,425
Automobiles — 1.5%
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
 
4.50%, 03/01/28
USD
22
21,087
5.00%, 02/15/32(b)
 
40
36,489
Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd.
 
10.00%, 03/31/29(b)
 
200
195,241
10.38%, 03/31/29(f)
GBP
100
123,062
Carvana Co.(b)(h)
 
(13.00% PIK), 13.00%, 06/01/30
USD
978
1,074,094
(14.00% PIK), 14.00%, 06/01/31(c)
 
1,427
1,710,880
Cougar JV Subsidiary LLC, 8.00%, 05/15/32(b)
 
264
273,938
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 6.95%, 06/10/26
 
1,250
1,278,277
General Motors Co., 6.25%, 10/02/43(c)
 
2,194
2,166,767
Global Auto Holdings Ltd/AAG FH UK Ltd., 11.50%,
08/15/29(b)
 
200
209,595
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 6.38%, 01/15/30(b)
 
114
114,228
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC(b)
 
4.88%, 05/01/29
 
310
289,463
8.25%, 08/01/31(c)
 
477
494,823
RCI Banque SA(a)(f)
 
(5-year EUR Swap + 2.85%), 2.63%, 02/18/30
EUR
100
103,166
(5-year EURIBOR ICE Swap + 2.75%), 5.50%,
10/09/34
 
100
105,906
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Automobiles (continued)
TML Holdings Pte. Ltd., 4.35%, 06/09/26(f)
USD
200
$ 196,236
Wabash National Corp., 4.50%, 10/15/28(b)(c)
 
281
256,592
 
 
8,649,844
Banks — 1.2%
Abanca Corp. Bancaria SA, (5-year EURIBOR ICE
Swap + 2.45%), 4.63%, 12/11/36(a)(f)
EUR
100
103,668
Alpha Bank SA, (1-year EUR Swap + 2.43%), 5.00%,
05/12/30(a)(f)
 
100
109,761
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, (3-mo.
EURIBOR + 2.05%), 4.75%, 03/15/29(a)(f)
 
100
107,937
Banco BPM SpA, (5-year EUR Swap + 3.17%), 2.88%,
06/29/31(a)(f)
 
100
102,549
Bangkok Bank PCL/Hong Kong
 
5.50%, 09/21/33(b)(c)
USD
271
270,772
(5-year CMT + 4.73%), 5.00%(i)
 
505
498,940
Barclays Bank PLC, 1.00%, 02/16/29(j)
 
476
477,447
Deutsche Bank AG/New York, (1-day SOFR + 3.18%),
6.72%, 01/18/29(a)(c)
 
815
846,240
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 12.25%, 10/01/30(b)
 
133
147,088
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 01/15/26(b)
 
200
200,028
JPMorgan Chase & Co., (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
1.21%), 3.51%, 01/23/29(a)(c)
 
2,250
2,158,606
National Bank of Greece SA, (5-year EURIBOR ICE
Swap + 3.15%), 5.88%, 06/28/35(a)(f)
EUR
100
112,100
Standard Chartered PLC, (5-year USD ICE Swap +
1.97%), 4.87%, 03/15/33(a)(b)(c)
USD
500
487,835
State Street Corp., Series I, (5-year CMT + 2.61%),
6.70%(a)(i)
 
160
163,161
UBS AG/Stamford CT, 5.00%, 07/09/27(c)
 
900
905,277
 
 
6,691,409
Beverages — 0.3%
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev
Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 02/01/46(c)
 
2,000
1,818,734
Biotechnology — 0.1%
Amgen, Inc., 4.95%, 10/01/41
 
250
225,389
Cidron Aida Finco SARL, 5.00%, 04/01/28(f)
EUR
100
101,721
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.15%, 03/01/47(c)
USD
700
559,512
 
 
886,622
Broadline Retail(b) — 0.1%
Rakuten Group, Inc.
 
11.25%, 02/15/27
 
283
308,478
9.75%, 04/15/29
 
474
513,046
 
 
821,524
Building Materials — 1.8%
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.38%, 03/01/34(b)
 
258
254,629
Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc., 8.75%, 08/01/28(b)(c)
 
295
282,685
EMRLD Borrower LP/Emerald Co-Issuer, Inc.
 
6.38%, 12/15/30(b)
EUR
205
224,379
6.38%, 12/15/30(f)
 
100
109,453
6.63%, 12/15/30(b)(c)
USD
3,738
3,742,985
6.75%, 07/15/31(b)
 
299
301,042
JELD-WEN, Inc., 7.00%, 09/01/32(b)
 
621
576,338
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.(b)
 
5.25%, 07/15/28(c)
 
103
99,501
9.75%, 07/15/28
 
208
212,709
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC(b)
 
6.00%, 11/01/28(c)
 
637
621,308
8.88%, 11/15/31
 
1,171
1,227,741
Standard Building Solutions, Inc., 6.50%, 08/15/32(b)
 
975
976,561
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Building Materials (continued)
Standard Industries, Inc.
 
2.25%, 11/21/26(f)
EUR
131
$ 132,589
4.75%, 01/15/28(b)
USD
6
5,742
4.38%, 07/15/30(b)(c)
 
297
272,114
3.38%, 01/15/31(b)
 
125
107,176
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance
Corp.(b)
 
5.25%, 01/15/29
 
40
40,280
7.25%, 01/15/31(c)
 
612
649,385
Wilsonart LLC, 11.00%, 08/15/32(b)
 
405
396,971
 
 
10,233,588
Building Products — 0.6%
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.50%, 08/01/30(b)(c)
 
325
329,728
GYP Holdings III Corp., 4.63%, 05/01/29(b)
 
472
445,170
Lowes Cos., Inc., 2.80%, 09/15/41(c)
 
400
274,468
White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28(b)(c)
 
2,292
2,266,624
 
 
3,315,990
Capital Markets — 1.4%
Antares Holdings LP, 6.35%, 10/23/29(b)
 
295
292,668
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC(b)
 
6.90%, 04/13/29(c)
 
446
461,381
6.70%, 07/29/31
 
250
256,750
Ares Strategic Income Fund(b)
 
5.70%, 03/15/28
 
293
292,959
5.60%, 02/15/30(c)
 
420
415,081
Blackstone Private Credit Fund
 
5.95%, 07/16/29
 
181
182,193
6.25%, 01/25/31
 
89
90,497
6.00%, 11/22/34(b)(c)
 
930
907,389
Blue Owl Capital Corp. II, 8.45%, 11/15/26(c)
 
196
205,430
Blue Owl Credit Income Corp.
 
7.75%, 09/16/27(c)
 
282
296,120
6.60%, 09/15/29(b)
 
64
65,278
6.65%, 03/15/31
 
430
437,658
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 5.25%,
04/15/29(b)(c)
 
273
262,039
Focus Financial Partners LLC, 6.75%, 09/15/31(b)
 
332
330,681
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., 6.38%,
07/01/34(b)(c)
 
365
355,451
HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC, 8.00%,
06/15/27(b)(c)
 
268
279,235
HPS Corporate Lending Fund, 6.75%, 01/30/29(b)(c)
 
285
292,669
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
 
5.25%, 05/15/27
 
1,051
995,061
9.75%, 01/15/29
 
314
314,808
4.38%, 02/01/29(c)
 
196
163,715
10.00%, 11/15/29(b)
 
484
485,143
JPMorgan Chase Financial Co. LLC, 0.50%, 06/15/27(j)
 
396
415,998
Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund
 
8.40%, 11/14/28
 
67
71,779
6.50%, 07/23/29
 
159
160,671
 
 
8,030,654
Chemicals — 2.0%
Avient Corp., 6.25%, 11/01/31(b)
 
202
199,251
Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 7.25%,
02/15/31(b)
 
358
370,471
Chemours Co.
 
5.38%, 05/15/27
 
276
265,653
5.75%, 11/15/28(b)
 
172
159,777
4.63%, 11/15/29(b)(c)
 
230
199,830
8.00%, 01/15/33(b)
 
411
401,570
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Chemicals (continued)
Element Solutions, Inc., 3.88%, 09/01/28(b)(c)
USD
2,001
$ 1,898,002
FIS Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici SpA, 5.63%, 08/01/27(f)
EUR
100
104,399
HB Fuller Co., 4.25%, 10/15/28
USD
90
84,648
Herens Holdco SARL, 4.75%, 05/15/28(b)
 
271
250,051
Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc.,
9.00%, 07/01/28(b)(c)
 
309
312,875
INEOS Finance PLC, 6.38%, 04/15/29(f)
EUR
100
108,555
INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC(f)
 
8.50%, 03/15/29
 
102
113,053
6.75%, 04/15/30
 
100
107,400
Kobe U.S. Midco 2, Inc., (9.25% Cash or 10.00% PIK),
9.25%, 11/01/26(b)(h)
USD
384
325,721
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, 6.63%, 10/15/29(b)
 
170
174,859
Mativ Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 10/01/29(b)
 
195
187,824
Methanex U.S. Operations, Inc., 6.25%, 03/15/32(b)
 
295
291,859
Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.00%, 07/01/28(b)
 
218
209,825
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp.
 
9.63%, 11/15/28(f)
EUR
100
110,312
9.75%, 11/15/28(b)(c)
USD
1,403
1,488,606
6.25%, 10/01/29(b)
 
204
193,788
7.25%, 06/15/31(b)
 
788
800,403
Sherwin-Williams Co., 3.80%, 08/15/49
 
310
227,182
SK Invictus Intermediate II SARL, 5.00%, 10/30/29(b)
 
586
545,948
WR Grace Holdings LLC(b)
 
4.88%, 06/15/27
 
177
171,523
5.63%, 08/15/29(c)
 
1,797
1,652,670
7.38%, 03/01/31
 
445
454,442
 
 
11,410,497
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.8%
ADT Security Corp.(b)
 
4.13%, 08/01/29
 
18
16,550
4.88%, 07/15/32
 
173
158,777
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 7.88%, 02/15/31(b)
 
2,480
2,534,771
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance
Corp., 6.00%, 06/01/29(b)(c)
 
1,655
1,507,964
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance
Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL
 
4.63%, 06/01/28(b)
 
1,566
1,474,803
4.63%, 06/01/28(b)(c)
 
900
850,945
4.88%, 06/01/28(f)
GBP
100
115,918
Amber Finco PLC, 6.63%, 07/15/29(f)
EUR
100
109,438
APCOA Group GmbH, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.13%),
7.37%, 04/15/31(a)(f)
 
100
103,976
APi Group DE, Inc.(b)
 
4.13%, 07/15/29
USD
168
153,542
4.75%, 10/15/29
 
128
120,374
Belron UK Finance PLC, 5.75%, 10/15/29(b)
 
1,022
1,011,483
Boels Topholding BV, 5.75%, 05/15/30(f)
EUR
100
108,104
Boost Newco Borrower LLC, 7.50%, 01/15/31(b)(c)
USD
1,606
1,683,666
Brinks Co.(b)
 
6.50%, 06/15/29
 
208
210,790
6.75%, 06/15/32
 
313
315,299
Cimpress PLC, 7.38%, 09/15/32(b)
 
363
360,622
Deluxe Corp., 8.13%, 09/15/29(b)
 
170
172,384
DP World Salaam, (5-year CMT + 5.75%), 6.00%(a)(f)(i)
 
200
199,000
EquipmentShare.com, Inc., 8.00%, 03/15/33(b)
 
177
179,244
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors
LLC(b)
 
5.50%, 05/01/28(c)
 
652
637,685
7.88%, 12/01/30
 
937
986,208
7.00%, 05/01/31(c)
 
1,682
1,715,881
7.00%, 06/15/32(c)
 
754
768,862
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors
LLC(b)(continued)
 
5.88%, 04/15/33
USD
533
$ 514,357
Garda World Security Corp.(b)
 
4.63%, 02/15/27
 
437
424,424
7.75%, 02/15/28(c)
 
976
1,007,141
6.00%, 06/01/29
 
143
135,563
8.25%, 08/01/32
 
547
555,874
8.38%, 11/15/32(c)
 
1,168
1,188,843
Herc Holdings, Inc., 6.63%, 06/15/29(b)(c)
 
314
317,978
Hertz Corp., 12.63%, 07/15/29(b)
 
195
207,756
Loxam SAS, 6.38%, 05/31/29(f)
EUR
100
109,188
Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp., 6.50%,
05/15/29(b)
USD
158
150,743
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance,
Inc., 6.25%, 01/15/28(b)(c)
 
217
215,807
Q-Park Holding I BV, 5.13%, 02/15/30(f)
EUR
100
106,388
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC, 6.88%, 11/15/31(b)
USD
544
538,543
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 9.50%, 08/01/29(b)
 
777
789,025
Service Corp. International
 
3.38%, 08/15/30
 
13
11,375
4.00%, 05/15/31(c)
 
503
448,226
5.75%, 10/15/32
 
1,260
1,222,179
Sothebys, 7.38%, 10/15/27(b)(c)
 
1,016
1,004,676
Sothebys/Bidfair Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 06/01/29(b)(c)
 
690
611,885
Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 GmbH, 5.38%,
07/15/29(f)
EUR
100
106,885
Transurban Finance Co. Pty. Ltd., 4.13%, 02/02/26(b)(c)
USD
520
515,159
United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.13%, 03/15/34(b)
 
231
229,193
Verisure Holding AB, 9.25%, 10/15/27(f)
EUR
80
86,908
Veritiv Operating Co., 10.50%, 11/30/30(b)
USD
221
238,013
Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 7.63%, 01/30/32(b)
 
823
845,323
Williams Scotsman, Inc.(b)
 
6.63%, 06/15/29
 
49
49,583
7.38%, 10/01/31
 
335
344,703
 
 
27,472,024
Construction & Engineering — 0.6%
Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA, 5.13%,
08/11/61(b)(c)
 
320
230,448
Arcosa, Inc.(b)
 
4.38%, 04/15/29
 
477
444,458
6.88%, 08/15/32
 
40
40,644
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 10.38%, 08/01/30(b)(c)
 
2,093
2,130,260
Cellnex Telecom SA, Series CLNX, 2.13%, 08/11/30(f)
EUR
100
108,728
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., 4.25%,
10/27/27
USD
200
190,750
Heathrow Finance PLC, 4.13%, 09/01/29(f)(k)
GBP
100
114,587
 
 
3,259,875
Consumer Finance — 1.4%
Block, Inc.
 
2.75%, 06/01/26
USD
615
592,613
3.50%, 06/01/31(c)
 
207
182,259
6.50%, 05/15/32(b)(c)
 
2,980
3,008,767
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., 9.75%, 03/15/29(b)
 
88
94,577
Global Payments, Inc., 1.50%, 03/01/31(b)(c)(j)
 
717
701,943
Navient Corp.
 
5.50%, 03/15/29(c)
 
166
156,591
9.38%, 07/25/30
 
241
257,482
OneMain Finance Corp.
 
6.63%, 01/15/28
 
157
158,944
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Consumer Finance (continued)
OneMain Finance Corp.(continued)
 
6.63%, 05/15/29
USD
438
$ 443,453
5.38%, 11/15/29
 
61
58,648
7.88%, 03/15/30
 
410
427,695
4.00%, 09/15/30
 
231
205,304
7.50%, 05/15/31
 
142
145,739
7.13%, 11/15/31
 
248
252,668
Raymond James Financial, Inc., 4.95%, 07/15/46(c)
 
400
359,030
Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub,
Inc., 6.75%, 08/15/32(b)(c)
 
760
772,963
Shift4 Payments, Inc., 0.00%, 12/15/25(l)
 
219
294,117
 
 
8,112,793
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.0%
B&M European Value Retail SA, 6.50%, 11/27/31(f)
GBP
100
124,226
Containers & Packaging — 2.3%
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh
Metal Packaging Finance PLC(b)
 
6.00%, 06/15/27
USD
736
730,245
3.25%, 09/01/28
 
200
178,935
4.00%, 09/01/29(c)
 
2,000
1,717,986
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA,
Inc.
 
2.13%, 08/15/26(f)
EUR
243
225,292
4.13%, 08/15/26(b)
USD
1,124
1,011,600
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
6.63%, 04/15/29(c)
 
864
869,727
6.88%, 01/15/30
 
627
631,243
8.75%, 04/15/30(c)
 
738
746,021
Fiber Bidco SpA, 6.13%, 06/15/31(f)
EUR
100
104,113
Graphic Packaging International LLC, 2.63%,
02/01/29(f)
 
195
192,406
LABL, Inc.(b)
 
5.88%, 11/01/28
USD
121
107,799
9.50%, 11/01/28
 
567
567,760
8.63%, 10/01/31
 
507
469,016
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.(b)
 
7.88%, 04/15/27(c)
 
4,853
4,951,079
9.25%, 04/15/27
 
218
220,551
OI European Group BV
 
6.25%, 05/15/28(b)
EUR
150
161,266
5.25%, 06/01/29(f)
 
100
105,657
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.(b)
 
6.63%, 05/13/27
USD
51
50,781
7.25%, 05/15/31(c)
 
164
159,608
Sealed Air Corp.(b)
 
5.00%, 04/15/29
 
77
74,104
6.50%, 07/15/32
 
146
146,224
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 12/31/28(b)
 
16
17,650
 
 
13,439,063
Diversified REITs — 1.2%
American Tower Corp., 2.30%, 09/15/31(c)
 
1,000
831,429
Digital Realty Trust LP, 1.88%, 11/15/29(b)(j)
 
109
112,270
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc.,
5.00%, 07/15/32(b)
 
353
324,891
Iron Mountain U.K. PLC, 3.88%, 11/15/25(f)
GBP
100
122,877
Iron Mountain, Inc.(b)
 
7.00%, 02/15/29
USD
889
908,351
5.25%, 07/15/30
 
31
29,591
5.63%, 07/15/32
 
89
85,019
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Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Diversified REITs (continued)
Iron Mountain, Inc.(b)(continued)
 
6.25%, 01/15/33
USD
647
$ 644,416
SBA Communications Corp., 3.13%, 02/01/29(c)
 
651
587,616
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance 2019, Inc./CSL
Capital LLC, 10.50%, 02/15/28(b)(c)
 
2,973
3,170,052
 
 
6,816,512
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.8%
Altice Financing SA(b)
 
5.00%, 01/15/28
 
200
156,546
5.75%, 08/15/29
 
1,198
876,987
Altice France SA(b)
 
5.50%, 01/15/28
 
357
263,164
5.13%, 01/15/29
 
200
150,572
5.13%, 07/15/29
 
1,200
898,636
AT&T, Inc., 4.35%, 06/15/45(c)
 
2,656
2,176,826
CommScope LLC, 4.75%, 09/01/29(b)(c)
 
622
553,998
Connect Finco SARL/Connect U.S. Finco LLC, 9.00%,
09/15/29(b)
 
600
546,483
Corning, Inc., 4.38%, 11/15/57(c)
 
1,915
1,468,243
EchoStar Corp.(c)
 
11/30/30(h)
 
1,935
1,755,122
10.75%, 11/30/29
 
1,867
2,007,885
Eutelsat SA, 1.50%, 10/13/28(f)
EUR
100
76,912
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
 
5.88%, 10/15/27(b)
USD
405
403,716
5.00%, 05/01/28(b)
 
1,139
1,113,503
5.88%, 11/01/29
 
58
57,181
6.00%, 01/15/30(b)
 
230
229,486
8.75%, 05/15/30(b)(c)
 
2,085
2,203,614
8.63%, 03/15/31(b)
 
331
352,036
Iliad Holding SASU
 
7.00%, 10/15/28(b)(c)
 
238
241,182
5.38%, 04/15/30(f)
EUR
100
106,537
8.50%, 04/15/31(b)
USD
1,050
1,116,323
7.00%, 04/15/32(b)
 
985
989,983
Kaixo Bondco Telecom SA, 5.13%, 09/30/29(f)
EUR
117
123,441
Kenbourne Invest SA, 6.88%, 11/26/24(b)(g)(m)
USD
243
97,200
Level 3 Financing, Inc.(b)
 
10.50%, 04/15/29(c)
 
1,574
1,754,583
4.88%, 06/15/29(c)
 
996
866,955
11.00%, 11/15/29(c)
 
2,018
2,269,671
4.50%, 04/01/30
 
443
367,647
10.50%, 05/15/30(c)
 
1,116
1,215,324
10.75%, 12/15/30
 
658
734,274
Lorca Telecom Bondco SA, 5.75%, 04/30/29(f)
EUR
100
109,020
Lumen Technologies, Inc.(b)
 
4.13%, 04/15/30
USD
259
230,355
10.00%, 10/15/32
 
283
280,942
Network i2i Ltd., (5-year CMT + 4.27%), 5.65%(a)(f)(i)
 
250
249,609
Optics Bidco SpA(b)
 
6.00%, 09/30/34
 
897
861,155
7.20%, 07/18/36
 
358
365,418
Sable International Finance Ltd., 7.13%, 10/15/32(b)
 
632
616,668
SoftBank Group Corp.(f)
 
4.50%, 04/20/25
EUR
100
103,585
3.38%, 07/06/29
 
100
100,044
3.88%, 07/06/32
 
100
98,425
Telecom Italia SpA/Milano, 2.75%, 04/15/25(f)
 
100
103,067
Verizon Communications, Inc.(c)
 
4.50%, 08/10/33
USD
500
471,194
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)
Verizon Communications, Inc.(c)(continued)
 
3.00%, 11/20/60
USD
1,250
$ 723,268
VF Ukraine PAT via VFU Funding PLC, 6.20%,
02/11/25(f)
 
208
194,480
Vmed O2 U.K. Financing I PLC
 
4.00%, 01/31/29(f)
GBP
100
111,419
4.50%, 07/15/31(f)
 
100
106,724
4.75%, 07/15/31(b)
USD
362
311,203
7.75%, 04/15/32(b)
 
252
253,983
Windstream Escrow LLC/Windstream Escrow Finance
Corp., 8.25%, 10/01/31(b)(c)
 
1,522
1,571,956
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)
 
4.00%, 03/01/27
 
864
796,832
6.13%, 03/01/28
 
414
351,896
Zegona Finance PLC, 6.75%, 07/15/29(f)
EUR
100
110,225
 
 
33,295,498
Electric Utilities — 2.3%
AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL, 4.38%,
05/31/30(c)(f)
USD
211
184,225
Alpha Generation LLC, 6.75%, 10/15/32(b)
 
433
428,399
California Buyer Ltd./Atlantica Sustainable
Infrastructure PLC
 
5.63%, 02/15/32(f)
EUR
100
107,860
6.38%, 02/15/32(b)
USD
290
289,230
Calpine Corp.(b)
 
5.13%, 03/15/28(c)
 
791
767,109
5.00%, 02/01/31
 
88
82,754
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 03/15/28(b)
 
53
50,686
Duke Energy Corp., 4.80%, 12/15/45(c)
 
1,500
1,294,534
Edison International, Series A, (5-year CMT + 4.70%),
5.38%(a)(i)
 
3,040
2,997,677
EDP SA, (5-year EURIBOR ICE Swap + 2.40%),
4.63%, 09/16/54(a)(f)
EUR
100
105,446
Enel Finance International NV, 3.63%, 05/25/27(b)(c)
USD
1,250
1,214,664
Lightning Power LLC, 7.25%, 08/15/32(b)
 
126
129,545
Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV, 5.13%, 05/07/29
 
191
182,771
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP(b)
 
3.88%, 10/15/26
 
86
82,230
7.25%, 01/15/29
 
356
364,133
NRG Energy, Inc.(b)
 
5.75%, 07/15/29
 
342
332,465
6.00%, 02/01/33
 
1,038
1,008,132
6.25%, 11/01/34
 
1,080
1,059,313
Pike Corp., 8.63%, 01/31/31(b)
 
117
123,430
Public Power Corp. SA, 4.63%, 10/31/31(f)
EUR
100
105,440
Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd., 6.75%,
04/24/33(f)
USD
149
150,350
Virginia Electric and Power Co., 6.35%, 11/30/37(c)
 
750
798,076
Vistra Corp., (5-year CMT + 6.93%), 8.00%(a)(b)(i)
 
240
244,935
Vistra Operations Co. LLC(b)
 
7.75%, 10/15/31
 
480
503,552
6.88%, 04/15/32
 
507
519,126
 
 
13,126,082
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%
Coherent Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(b)(c)
 
610
582,118
Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 05/15/29(b)
 
353
334,746
Nexans SA, 4.25%, 03/11/30(f)
EUR
100
105,918
Sensata Technologies, Inc.(b)
 
4.38%, 02/15/30
USD
810
741,990
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Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)
Sensata Technologies, Inc.(b)(continued)
 
3.75%, 02/15/31
USD
26
$ 22,730
6.63%, 07/15/32
 
500
499,461
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 6.63%, 03/15/32(b)
 
245
249,012
Zebra Technologies Corp., 6.50%, 06/01/32(b)
 
154
156,219
 
 
2,692,194
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7%
Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance
Corp.(b)
 
6.88%, 04/01/27
 
113
113,584
6.25%, 04/01/28
 
1,088
1,082,200
6.63%, 09/01/32
 
639
638,205
Kodiak Gas Services LLC, 7.25%, 02/15/29(b)
 
685
698,732
Oceaneering International, Inc., 6.00%, 02/01/28
 
92
90,746
Star Holding LLC, 8.75%, 08/01/31(b)
 
340
336,879
TGS ASA, 8.50%, 01/15/30(b)
 
200
204,473
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression
Finance Corp., 7.13%, 03/15/29(b)(c)
 
553
562,759
Weatherford International Ltd., 8.63%, 04/30/30(b)(c)
 
362
373,707
 
 
4,101,285
Entertainment — 2.4%
Banijay Entertainment SAS, 8.13%, 05/01/29(b)
 
200
207,062
Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 05/15/29(b)(c)
 
397
376,341
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(b)
 
7.00%, 02/15/30(c)
 
2,112
2,151,177
6.50%, 02/15/32(c)
 
892
896,026
6.00%, 10/15/32
 
259
249,720
Churchill Downs, Inc.(b)
 
4.75%, 01/15/28
 
374
360,773
5.75%, 04/01/30
 
1,073
1,053,099
6.75%, 05/01/31(c)
 
540
545,841
Cinemark USA, Inc., 7.00%, 08/01/32(b)(c)
 
148
150,861
Cirsa Finance International SARL, (3-mo. EURIBOR +
4.50%), 7.56%, 07/31/28(a)(f)
EUR
100
104,849
CPUK Finance Ltd., 4.50%, 08/28/27(f)
GBP
100
119,016
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 8.75%, 11/15/29(b)
USD
524
536,335
Inter Media and Communication SpA, 6.75%,
02/09/27(f)
EUR
98
103,564
Light & Wonder International, Inc.(b)
 
7.25%, 11/15/29
USD
213
217,289
7.50%, 09/01/31
 
272
280,057
Lions Gate Capital Holdings 1, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/29(b)
 
303
270,427
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/27(b)(c)
 
304
293,903
Lottomatica Group SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%),
6.94%, 12/15/30(a)(f)
EUR
100
105,139
Merlin Entertainments Group U.S. Holdings, Inc.,
7.38%, 02/15/31(b)
USD
392
378,446
Merlin Entertainments Ltd., 5.75%, 06/15/26(b)
 
600
595,051
Odeon Finco PLC, 12.75%, 11/01/27(b)
 
400
419,999
Pinewood Finco PLC, 6.00%, 03/27/30(f)
GBP
100
124,298
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment
Finance Corp.(b)
 
5.63%, 09/01/29
USD
148
116,180
5.88%, 09/01/31
 
214
155,685
Scientific Games Holdings LP/Scientific Games
U.S. FinCo, Inc., 6.63%, 03/01/30(b)
 
280
267,941
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 7.25%, 05/15/31(b)(c)
 
180
183,839
Six Flags Entertainment Corp./Six Flags Theme Parks,
Inc., 6.63%, 05/01/32(b)
 
1,100
1,114,866
Vail Resorts, Inc., 6.50%, 05/15/32(b)(c)
 
479
484,373
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Entertainment (continued)
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital
Corp.(b)
 
5.13%, 10/01/29(c)
USD
1,011
$ 968,308
7.13%, 02/15/31(c)
 
617
642,550
6.25%, 03/15/33
 
244
239,727
 
 
13,712,742
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.9%
Clean Harbors, Inc., 6.38%, 02/01/31(b)
 
53
53,359
GFL Environmental, Inc.(b)
 
4.00%, 08/01/28
 
567
536,889
3.50%, 09/01/28
 
259
244,099
4.38%, 08/15/29(c)
 
519
490,599
6.75%, 01/15/31
 
669
686,967
Madison IAQ LLC(b)
 
4.13%, 06/30/28
 
320
302,928
5.88%, 06/30/29(c)
 
787
743,113
Paprec Holding SA, 7.25%, 11/17/29(f)
EUR
100
109,800
Reworld Holding Corp.
 
4.88%, 12/01/29(b)(c)
USD
181
167,392
5.00%, 09/01/30
 
91
83,920
Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26(b)(c)
 
1,690
1,689,057
Wrangler Holdco Corp., 6.63%, 04/01/32(b)
 
174
177,132
 
 
5,285,255
Financial Services — 1.4%
Ally Financial, Inc., (5-year CMT + 2.45%), 6.65%,
01/17/40(a)
 
60
58,130
Azorra Finance Ltd., 7.75%, 04/15/30(b)
 
223
219,726
Enact Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 05/28/29(c)
 
113
115,148
Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC(b)
 
9.25%, 02/01/29
 
511
527,322
9.13%, 05/15/31
 
359
370,154
GGAM Finance Ltd.(b)
 
7.75%, 05/15/26
 
58
58,804
8.00%, 02/15/27
 
425
438,369
8.00%, 06/15/28
 
177
185,851
6.88%, 04/15/29
 
341
345,295
5.88%, 03/15/30
 
281
274,677
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 8.75%, 09/01/27(b)
 
253
256,302
Intrum AB, 3.00%, 09/15/27(f)(g)(m)
EUR
100
74,737
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 5.00%,
08/15/28(b)(c)
USD
415
389,286
Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)
 
8.13%, 03/30/29
 
327
345,838
6.50%, 03/26/31
 
220
227,278
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
6.00%, 01/15/27(c)
 
101
100,467
6.50%, 08/01/29
 
696
694,821
5.13%, 12/15/30(c)
 
269
250,985
5.75%, 11/15/31(c)
 
170
162,489
7.13%, 02/01/32(c)
 
942
953,736
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.(b)
 
7.88%, 12/15/29
 
367
384,507
7.13%, 11/15/30
 
366
370,651
PHH Escrow Issuer LLC, 9.88%, 11/01/29(b)
 
187
187,841
ProGroup AG, 5.13%, 04/15/29(f)
EUR
100
101,811
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer,
Inc.(b)
 
2.88%, 10/15/26(c)
USD
333
315,955
3.88%, 03/01/31(c)
 
201
175,131
4.00%, 10/15/33
 
104
86,618
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Financial Services (continued)
Titanium 2l Bondco SARL, (6.25% PIK), 6.25%,
01/14/31(h)
EUR
219
$ 75,787
UWM Holdings LLC, 6.63%, 02/01/30(b)
USD
626
622,133
 
 
8,369,849
Food Products — 2.3%
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons
LP/Albertsons LLC(b)
 
3.25%, 03/15/26
 
65
63,413
7.50%, 03/15/26
 
127
127,448
4.63%, 01/15/27
 
1,035
1,013,279
5.88%, 02/15/28
 
348
346,564
6.50%, 02/15/28
 
128
129,684
3.50%, 03/15/29
 
309
281,239
4.88%, 02/15/30(c)
 
261
248,689
Aramark International Finance SARL, 3.13%,
04/01/25(f)
EUR
200
206,652
Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/28(b)(c)
USD
492
478,107
B&G Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 09/15/28(b)
 
118
121,300
Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, 8.13%, 05/14/30(f)
GBP
104
125,930
BRF GmbH, 4.35%, 09/29/26(f)
USD
200
195,208
Chobani Holdco II LLC, (8.75% in Cash or 9.5% in PIK),
8.75%, 10/01/29(b)(h)
 
1,624
1,717,410
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.(b)(c)
 
4.63%, 11/15/28
 
1,198
1,153,230
7.63%, 07/01/29
 
1,528
1,580,082
Darling Global Finance BV, 3.63%, 05/15/26(f)
EUR
156
161,391
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 6.00%, 06/15/30(b)(c)
USD
321
316,660
Fiesta Purchaser, Inc.(b)
 
7.88%, 03/01/31
 
136
141,949
9.63%, 09/15/32
 
173
181,232
Irca SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), 6.63%,
12/15/29(a)(f)
EUR
100
104,673
KeHE Distributors LLC/KeHE Finance Corp./NextWave
Distribution, Inc., 9.00%, 02/15/29(b)
USD
115
119,310
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)
 
4.13%, 01/31/30
 
368
336,474
4.38%, 01/31/32
 
474
428,895
Lion/Polaris Lux 4 SA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.63%),
6.30%, 07/01/29(a)(f)
EUR
100
103,947
Performance Food Group, Inc.(b)
 
4.25%, 08/01/29
USD
383
355,360
6.13%, 09/15/32
 
707
706,968
Post Holdings, Inc.(b)
 
4.63%, 04/15/30(c)
 
397
366,132
4.50%, 09/15/31
 
42
37,625
6.25%, 02/15/32
 
359
356,303
6.38%, 03/01/33
 
427
417,974
6.25%, 10/15/34
 
267
260,096
Premier Foods Finance PLC, 3.50%, 10/15/26(f)
GBP
100
122,217
U.S. Foods, Inc.(b)
 
4.75%, 02/15/29
USD
427
408,927
4.63%, 06/01/30
 
25
23,511
7.25%, 01/15/32
 
306
316,684
United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28(b)
 
233
229,543
 
 
13,284,106
Ground Transportation — 0.6%
Brightline East LLC, 11.00%, 01/31/30(b)(c)
 
289
275,816
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.38%, 09/01/42(c)
 
500
432,731
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., 6.25%, 04/15/32(b)
 
568
571,424
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Ground Transportation (continued)
Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd., 5.88%, 07/05/34(b)(c)
USD
1,655
$ 1,644,224
Union Pacific Corp., 3.20%, 05/20/41(c)
 
275
205,867
Watco Cos. LLC/Watco Finance Corp., 7.13%,
08/01/32(b)
 
180
185,535
 
 
3,315,597
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.1%
Avantor Funding, Inc.
 
2.63%, 11/01/25(f)
EUR
300
308,408
4.63%, 07/15/28(b)(c)
USD
557
531,659
3.88%, 11/01/29(b)
 
31
28,340
Bausch & Lomb Corp., 8.38%, 10/01/28(b)(c)
 
1,581
1,636,335
Medline Borrower LP(b)
 
3.88%, 04/01/29
 
888
822,277
5.25%, 10/01/29(c)
 
1,866
1,800,809
Medline Borrower LP/Medline Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.25%,
04/01/29(b)
 
770
778,119
Neogen Food Safety Corp., 8.63%, 07/20/30(b)
 
254
272,427
Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 7.38%, 06/01/31(b)
 
259
262,393
 
 
6,440,767
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.5%
AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/29(b)
 
442
426,982
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 4.00%,
03/15/31(b)
 
55
48,927
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)(c)
 
5.63%, 03/15/27
 
961
922,288
6.00%, 01/15/29
 
769
688,568
5.25%, 05/15/30
 
1,197
983,129
4.75%, 02/15/31
 
506
392,634
10.88%, 01/15/32
 
1,045
1,078,156
Concentra Escrow Issuer Corp., 6.88%, 07/15/32(b)
 
453
462,495
DaVita, Inc., 6.88%, 09/01/32(b)
 
237
238,817
Encompass Health Corp., 4.63%, 04/01/31
 
303
279,825
Ephios Subco 3 SARL, 7.88%, 01/31/31(f)
EUR
100
112,767
Fortrea Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 07/01/30(b)(c)
USD
147
147,244
HAH Group Holding Co. LLC, 9.75%, 10/01/31(b)
 
280
280,223
HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/01/29(b)
 
531
497,735
IQVIA, Inc., 6.50%, 05/15/30(b)
 
274
278,814
LifePoint Health, Inc.(b)(c)
 
9.88%, 08/15/30
 
445
480,136
11.00%, 10/15/30
 
949
1,041,682
10.00%, 06/01/32
 
417
423,984
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)
 
4.38%, 06/15/28
 
16
15,163
3.88%, 11/15/30
 
321
285,764
3.88%, 05/15/32(c)
 
213
183,939
6.25%, 01/15/33
 
381
376,558
Northwell Healthcare, Inc., 4.26%, 11/01/47(c)
 
686
548,435
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., 9.38%, 09/01/29(b)
 
152
147,852
Star Parent, Inc., 9.00%, 10/01/30(b)(c)
 
602
625,237
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 04/15/32(b)(c)
 
884
901,763
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
 
6.13%, 06/15/30
 
320
317,478
6.75%, 05/15/31(c)
 
1,097
1,108,234
U.S. Acute Care Solutions LLC, 9.75%, 05/15/29(b)(c)
 
333
339,363
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.95%, 10/15/42(c)
 
750
602,048
 
 
14,236,240
Health Care REITs — 0.3%
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.
 
2.50%, 03/24/26
GBP
609
675,569
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Health Care REITs (continued)
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance
Corp.(continued)
 
5.25%, 08/01/26
USD
72
$ 66,286
5.00%, 10/15/27
 
58
48,899
4.63%, 08/01/29(c)
 
157
112,498
3.50%, 03/15/31(c)
 
1,185
746,677
 
 
1,649,929
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.8%
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property
LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, 7.00%, 02/01/30(b)
 
295
299,308
Pebblebrook Hotel LP/PEB Finance Corp., 6.38%,
10/15/29(b)
 
158
155,747
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.(b)
 
7.25%, 07/15/28
 
148
151,963
4.50%, 02/15/29
 
142
134,066
6.50%, 04/01/32(c)
 
1,283
1,289,457
Service Properties Trust(c)
 
8.63%, 11/15/31(b)
 
1,753
1,824,151
8.88%, 06/15/32
 
604
559,007
XHR LP, 6.63%, 05/15/30(b)
 
156
156,512
 
 
4,570,211
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.0%
1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 5.63%,
09/15/29(b)
 
252
248,225
Bertrand Franchise Finance SAS, (3-mo. EURIBOR +
3.75%), 6.96%, 07/18/30(a)(f)
EUR
100
104,155
Burger King (Restaurant Brands International,
Inc.)/New Red Finance, Inc.(b)
 
3.88%, 01/15/28
USD
69
65,251
4.00%, 10/15/30
 
771
689,535
Carnival Corp., 6.00%, 05/01/29(b)(c)
 
991
988,656
Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 10.38%, 05/01/28(b)(c)
 
671
714,874
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment
Finance Co., Inc.(b)
 
4.63%, 01/15/29
 
412
381,792
6.75%, 01/15/30(c)
 
172
158,674
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
 
4.88%, 01/15/30(c)
 
295
282,966
4.00%, 05/01/31(b)
 
198
178,070
3.63%, 02/15/32(b)
 
45
39,091
6.13%, 04/01/32(b)(c)
 
195
194,468
5.88%, 03/15/33(b)
 
571
561,846
Life Time, Inc.(b)
 
5.75%, 01/15/26
 
435
434,550
8.00%, 04/15/26
 
336
336,366
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 05/15/28(b)
 
147
153,228
Lindblad Expeditions LLC, 6.75%, 02/15/27(b)
 
275
275,103
MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC, 6.38%, 06/01/29(b)
 
353
307,694
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
 
4.88%, 06/06/25(b)
 
400
396,500
5.75%, 07/21/28(b)
 
200
190,000
5.38%, 12/04/29(f)
 
250
228,128
7.63%, 04/17/32(b)
 
544
546,290
MGM China Holdings Ltd.
 
5.88%, 05/15/26(f)
 
250
248,750
4.75%, 02/01/27(b)
 
200
193,688
7.13%, 06/26/31(b)
 
200
202,000
MGM Resorts International, 6.13%, 09/15/29
 
610
609,234
NCL Corp. Ltd.(b)
 
8.13%, 01/15/29
 
159
167,544
7.75%, 02/15/29
 
80
84,002
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)
NCL Corp. Ltd.(b)(continued)
 
6.25%, 03/01/30
USD
402
$ 397,212
Raising Canes Restaurants LLC, 9.38%, 05/01/29(b)
 
185
198,183
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b)
 
5.63%, 09/30/31(c)
 
1,547
1,521,721
6.25%, 03/15/32(c)
 
197
199,360
6.00%, 02/01/33
 
765
763,183
Sabre GLBL, Inc.(b)
 
8.63%, 06/01/27
 
515
507,912
10.75%, 11/15/29(c)
 
267
275,448
Station Casinos LLC(b)
 
4.63%, 12/01/31
 
354
317,110
6.63%, 03/15/32
 
254
252,410
TUI AG, 5.88%, 03/15/29(f)
EUR
100
108,398
Viking Cruises Ltd.(b)
 
5.88%, 09/15/27
USD
308
305,687
7.00%, 02/15/29
 
66
66,362
9.13%, 07/15/31
 
846
909,670
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.63%, 02/15/29(b)
 
206
202,732
Wynn Macau Ltd.
 
5.50%, 01/15/26(b)
 
200
198,062
5.50%, 01/15/26(f)
 
200
198,062
5.63%, 08/26/28(b)(c)
 
1,163
1,116,480
5.13%, 12/15/29(b)(c)
 
610
564,250
 
 
17,082,922
Household Durables — 0.8%
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.,
4.63%, 04/01/30(b)
 
185
167,864
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.50%, 03/15/31(b)
 
116
117,807
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield
Residential U.S. LLC(b)
 
5.00%, 06/15/29
 
266
247,271
4.88%, 02/15/30
 
476
429,860
CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc./Radio Systems Corp.,
9.50%, 10/15/29(b)
 
486
477,695
Dream Finders Homes, Inc., 8.25%, 08/15/28(b)
 
151
157,326
Empire Communities Corp., 9.75%, 05/01/29(b)
 
103
108,360
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 11.75%, 09/30/29(b)
 
1,031
1,122,538
LG Electronics, Inc., 5.63%, 04/24/27(b)(c)
 
200
202,262
LGI Homes, Inc.(b)
 
8.75%, 12/15/28
 
116
121,678
7.00%, 11/15/32
 
291
288,131
Meritage Homes Corp., 1.75%, 05/15/28(b)(j)
 
357
349,860
New Home Co., Inc., 9.25%, 10/01/29(b)
 
296
311,520
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
 
4.50%, 10/15/29
 
64
58,965
4.38%, 02/01/32
 
15
13,097
STL Holding Co. LLC, 8.75%, 02/15/29(b)
 
158
167,045
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.13%, 08/01/30(b)
 
75
71,769
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.88%, 10/15/31(b)
 
66
57,581
 
 
4,470,629
Household Products — 0.1%
Central Garden & Pet Co.
 
5.13%, 02/01/28
 
20
19,429
4.13%, 10/15/30(c)
 
159
142,803
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 06/30/31(b)
 
78
74,297
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 3.38%, 06/01/29(b)(j)
 
251
245,051
 
 
481,580
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%
SCC Power PLC, (4.00% Cash and 4.00% PIK), 8.00%,
12/31/28(b)(h)
 
176
107,790
120
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%
Amsted Industries, Inc., 5.63%, 07/01/27(b)
USD
50
$ 49,518
Insurance — 5.6%
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-
Issuer(b)
 
4.25%, 10/15/27(c)
 
2,111
2,014,986
6.75%, 10/15/27(c)
 
1,474
1,461,810
6.75%, 04/15/28
 
180
180,423
5.88%, 11/01/29(c)
 
1,586
1,523,641
7.00%, 01/15/31
 
1,201
1,205,691
7.38%, 10/01/32
 
1,202
1,213,061
AmWINS Group, Inc.(b)
 
6.38%, 02/15/29
 
182
183,116
4.88%, 06/30/29
 
147
138,033
APH Somerset Investor 2 LLC/APH2 Somerset Investor
2 LLC/APH3 Somerset Investor 2 LLC, 7.88%,
11/01/29(b)
 
295
298,988
Ardonagh Finco Ltd.
 
6.88%, 02/15/31(f)
EUR
200
213,650
7.75%, 02/15/31(b)
USD
915
942,268
Ardonagh Group Finance Ltd., 8.88%, 02/15/32(b)
 
819
850,931
AssuredPartners, Inc., 7.50%, 02/15/32(b)
 
504
542,447
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 5.75%, 01/15/40
 
250
263,530
Howden UK Refinance PLC/Howden UK Refinance
2 PLC/Howden US Refinance LLC(b)
 
7.25%, 02/15/31(c)
 
2,497
2,537,449
8.13%, 02/15/32
 
1,048
1,070,305
HUB International Ltd.(b)(c)
 
7.25%, 06/15/30
 
4,588
4,701,554
7.38%, 01/31/32
 
5,518
5,604,372
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc.(b)
 
8.50%, 03/15/30
 
903
949,777
10.50%, 12/15/30
 
567
612,998
Panther Escrow Issuer LLC, 7.13%, 06/01/31(b)(c)
 
3,781
3,818,789
Ryan Specialty LLC(b)
 
4.38%, 02/01/30
 
163
153,024
5.88%, 08/01/32
 
446
441,292
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America,
4.27%, 05/15/47(b)(c)
 
700
560,240
UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA, 4.90%, 05/23/34(f)
EUR
100
107,755
USI, Inc./New York, 7.50%, 01/15/32(b)(c)
USD
611
631,900
 
 
32,222,030
Interactive Media & Services(f) — 0.0%
iliad SA
 
5.38%, 06/14/27
EUR
100
108,342
5.63%, 02/15/30
 
100
111,446
 
 
219,788
Internet Software & Services — 0.5%
Acuris Finance U.S., Inc./Acuris Finance SARL(b)
 
5.00%, 05/01/28
USD
514
464,803
9.00%, 08/01/29
 
200
191,279
Cablevision Lightpath LLC(b)
 
3.88%, 09/15/27
 
418
395,710
5.63%, 09/15/28
 
401
371,988
ION Trading Technologies SARL, 9.50%, 05/30/29(b)
 
200
209,700
Match Group Holdings II LLC(b)
 
5.63%, 02/15/29(c)
 
209
202,950
4.13%, 08/01/30
 
262
232,069
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Internet Software & Services (continued)
Uber Technologies, Inc.(j)
 
0.00%, 12/15/25(l)
USD
215
$ 216,720
Series 2028, 0.88%, 12/01/28
 
771
848,100
 
 
3,133,319
IT Services — 0.5%
Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co. SpA, 5.00%,
10/30/30(f)
EUR
100
105,398
Amentum Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 08/01/32(b)
USD
343
345,596
CA Magnum Holdings, 5.38%, 10/31/26(b)
 
488
476,410
Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc., 7.50%, 06/01/31(b)(c)
 
770
785,146
Insight Enterprises, Inc., 6.63%, 05/15/32(b)
 
210
211,184
KBR, Inc., 4.75%, 09/30/28(b)
 
204
195,599
McAfee Corp., 7.38%, 02/15/30(b)(c)
 
851
826,514
Science Applications International Corp., 4.88%,
04/01/28(b)
 
239
229,975
 
 
3,175,822
Machinery — 1.4%
Chart Industries, Inc.(b)
 
7.50%, 01/01/30(c)
 
791
822,385
9.50%, 01/01/31
 
102
109,308
Esab Corp., 6.25%, 04/15/29(b)
 
350
354,354
GrafTech Global Enterprises, Inc., 9.88%, 12/23/29(b)
 
170
160,650
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd./Titan Co-
Borrower LLC, 9.00%, 02/15/29(b)(c)
 
1,066
1,112,910
IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA, (3-mo.
EURIBOR + 3.75%), 6.93%, 04/15/29(a)(f)
EUR
100
104,105
Manitowoc Co., Inc., 9.25%, 10/01/31(b)
USD
175
179,379
Terex Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/32(b)
 
228
223,439
TK Elevator Holdco GmbH
 
6.63%, 07/15/28(f)
EUR
167
173,600
7.63%, 07/15/28(b)
USD
1,033
1,032,245
TK Elevator Midco GmbH, 4.38%, 07/15/27(f)
EUR
372
384,373
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/27(b)(c)
USD
2,566
2,511,897
Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28(b)(c)
 
847
799,417
 
 
7,968,062
Marine Transportation — 0.0%
Danaos Corp., 8.50%, 03/01/28(b)
 
100
102,510
Media — 4.5%
Cable One, Inc.
 
0.00%, 03/15/26(j)(l)
 
114
105,792
1.13%, 03/15/28(j)
 
1,006
827,435
4.00%, 11/15/30(b)
 
24
20,054
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.(b)
 
5.38%, 06/01/29
 
76
72,613
6.38%, 09/01/29
 
1,472
1,459,417
4.75%, 03/01/30(c)
 
126
115,059
4.25%, 02/01/31(c)
 
632
550,804
7.38%, 03/01/31(c)
 
2,275
2,319,325
4.75%, 02/01/32
 
41
35,985
4.50%, 06/01/33
 
24
20,193
4.25%, 01/15/34(c)
 
1,351
1,096,053
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter
Communications Operating Capital, 5.38%,
05/01/47(c)
 
3,000
2,462,315
CSC Holdings LLC(b)
 
5.38%, 02/01/28
 
600
517,624
11.25%, 05/15/28
 
266
262,519
11.75%, 01/31/29
 
2,134
2,107,487
4.13%, 12/01/30
 
200
143,673
3.38%, 02/15/31
 
406
284,773
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Media (continued)
CSC Holdings LLC(b)(continued)
 
4.50%, 11/15/31
USD
200
$ 144,006
Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor,
Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/27(b)(c)
 
1,763
1,717,688
DISH DBS Corp.(b)
 
5.25%, 12/01/26
 
1,285
1,168,002
5.75%, 12/01/28
 
973
831,910
DISH Network Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/27(b)
 
2,129
2,255,020
GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(b)
 
136
127,014
Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 07/15/29(b)(c)
 
906
905,938
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%,
10/15/27(b)
 
580
524,784
Midcontinent Communications, 8.00%, 08/15/32(b)
 
495
508,429
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%,
09/15/26(b)
 
421
367,525
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(b)
 
3.13%, 09/01/26
 
50
48,028
5.00%, 08/01/27
 
983
955,994
4.00%, 07/15/28
 
96
88,450
Sunrise FinCo I BV, 4.88%, 07/15/31(b)(c)
 
794
720,206
Tele Columbus AG, (10.00% PIK), 10.00%,
01/01/29(f)(h)
EUR
105
90,111
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL, 5.50%,
03/01/28(b)
USD
400
388,400
Univision Communications, Inc.(b)
 
6.63%, 06/01/27(c)
 
568
565,712
8.00%, 08/15/28
 
850
865,403
8.50%, 07/31/31(c)
 
520
509,860
Virgin Media O2 Vendor Financing Notes V DAC,
7.88%, 03/15/32(f)
GBP
100
125,062
VZ Secured Financing BV, 3.50%, 01/15/32(f)
EUR
100
95,846
Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 5.13%, 02/28/30(b)
USD
295
265,797
Ziggo BV, 4.88%, 01/15/30(b)(c)
 
217
199,389
 
 
25,869,695
Metals & Mining — 2.6%
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 6.38%, 06/15/30(b)
 
522
522,046
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, 3.75%, 10/01/30
 
200
179,832
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC(b)
 
8.00%, 10/01/30
 
312
322,857
11.50%, 10/01/31(c)
 
1,160
1,297,786
ATI, Inc.
 
5.88%, 12/01/27(c)
 
157
155,603
4.88%, 10/01/29
 
129
122,877
7.25%, 08/15/30(c)
 
634
651,945
5.13%, 10/01/31
 
350
329,079
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 5.00%, 09/30/43
 
250
233,568
Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., 6.63%,
01/31/29(b)(c)
 
1,014
1,012,959
Carpenter Technology Corp., 7.63%, 03/15/30
 
463
474,169
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(b)
 
6.88%, 11/01/29
 
296
292,833
7.38%, 05/01/33
 
241
236,711
Constellium SE
 
5.63%, 06/15/28(b)
 
250
244,478
3.75%, 04/15/29(b)(c)
 
1,492
1,350,483
5.38%, 08/15/32(f)
EUR
100
105,150
6.38%, 08/15/32(b)
USD
422
408,450
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 9.38%, 03/01/29(b)
 
994
1,051,781
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b)(c)
 
4.63%, 03/01/28
 
351
330,020
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Metals & Mining (continued)
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b)(c)(continued)
 
4.50%, 06/01/31
USD
1,179
$ 1,039,290
Novelis Corp.(b)(c)
 
3.25%, 11/15/26
 
1,055
1,004,893
4.75%, 01/30/30
 
1,006
924,262
3.88%, 08/15/31
 
1,372
1,181,283
Novelis Sheet Ingot GmbH, 3.38%, 04/15/29(f)
EUR
300
298,238
Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC, 4.13%, 08/21/42
USD
400
334,654
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29(b)
 
155
144,828
Samarco Mineracao SA(h)
 
(9.00% PIK), 9.00%, 06/30/31(f)
 
79
76,495
(9.00% PIK), 9.00%, 06/30/31(b)
 
28
26,641
Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.40%, 06/28/54
 
55
53,762
Vallourec SACA, 7.50%, 04/15/32(b)
 
417
432,150
Volcan Cia Minera SAA, 8.75%, 01/24/30(b)
 
94
89,478
 
 
14,928,601
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)(b) — 0.2%
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., 7.75%, 12/01/29
 
86
88,409
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital
Finance Corp.
 
4.75%, 06/15/29
 
85
80,148
7.00%, 07/15/31
 
297
304,328
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
 
7.25%, 04/01/29
 
226
231,832
6.00%, 04/15/30
 
115
112,876
6.50%, 07/01/30
 
225
225,282
 
 
1,042,875
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.4%
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp.,
7.50%, 10/01/29(b)
 
504
515,425
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream
Finance Corp.(b)
 
5.38%, 06/15/29
 
263
256,116
6.63%, 02/01/32
 
383
385,789
Apache Corp., 5.25%, 02/01/42(c)
 
800
693,621
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance
Corp.(b)
 
9.00%, 11/01/27
 
214
258,701
8.25%, 12/31/28(c)
 
313
319,520
Baytex Energy Corp., 8.50%, 04/30/30(b)
 
56
57,216
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.(b)
 
7.00%, 07/15/29
 
296
302,319
7.25%, 07/15/32
 
238
244,506
Borr IHC Ltd./Borr Finance LLC(b)
 
10.00%, 11/15/28(c)
 
199
198,583
10.38%, 11/15/30
 
244
242,243
Buckeye Partners LP
 
6.88%, 07/01/29(b)
 
129
130,563
5.85%, 11/15/43
 
182
157,640
5.60%, 10/15/44
 
117
95,895
CD&R Firefly Bidco PLC, Series JAN, 04/30/29(f)(n)
GBP
100
130,511
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 8.38%, 01/15/29(b)
USD
939
967,438
Civitas Resources, Inc.(b)
 
8.38%, 07/01/28
 
300
311,571
8.63%, 11/01/30(c)
 
281
294,276
8.75%, 07/01/31(c)
 
640
667,221
CNX Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 04/15/30(b)
 
124
113,082
Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)
 
6.75%, 03/01/29(c)
 
436
425,027
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)(continued)
 
6.75%, 03/01/29
USD
180
$ 174,979
5.88%, 01/15/30(c)
 
1,195
1,114,481
CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 5.50%,
06/15/31(b)(c)
 
2,219
2,119,429
Crescent Energy Finance LLC(b)
 
7.63%, 04/01/32(c)
 
771
767,033
7.38%, 01/15/33
 
794
771,084
Diamond Foreign Asset Co./Diamond Finance LLC,
8.50%, 10/01/30(b)
 
166
172,263
DT Midstream, Inc.(b)
 
4.13%, 06/15/29
 
415
387,559
4.38%, 06/15/31(c)
 
272
248,179
Ecopetrol SA
 
8.88%, 01/13/33
 
100
101,521
8.38%, 01/19/36
 
105
101,167
eG Global Finance PLC, 12.00%, 11/30/28(b)
 
391
437,253
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, 6.15%, 05/10/33(b)(c)
 
200
201,688
Enbridge, Inc., (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.90%),
6.25%, 03/01/78(a)(c)
 
1,865
1,842,505
Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC, 8.75%,
05/01/31(b)
 
277
292,234
Energy Transfer LP
 
6.13%, 12/15/45(c)
 
500
493,498
5.30%, 04/15/47(c)
 
350
309,523
(5-year CMT + 4.02%), 8.00%, 05/15/54(a)(c)
 
695
728,324
Series H, (5-year CMT + 5.69%), 6.50%(a)(i)
 
4,521
4,522,863
EQM Midstream Partners LP(b)
 
4.50%, 01/15/29
 
32
30,462
6.38%, 04/01/29
 
452
453,521
7.50%, 06/01/30
 
108
114,888
4.75%, 01/15/31
 
307
288,712
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
 
7.75%, 02/01/28(c)
 
227
227,271
8.25%, 01/15/29
 
431
435,258
8.88%, 04/15/30(c)
 
262
266,585
7.88%, 05/15/32
 
689
674,760
8.00%, 05/15/33
 
506
495,188
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp., 6.75%, 09/01/29(b)
 
242
243,687
Harvest Midstream I LP, 7.50%, 05/15/32(b)
 
147
149,679
Hess Corp., 4.30%, 04/01/27(c)
 
750
742,347
Hess Midstream Operations LP, 6.50%, 06/01/29(b)
 
339
342,352
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.(b)
 
6.25%, 11/01/28
 
188
182,060
5.75%, 02/01/29
 
281
268,088
6.00%, 04/15/30
 
28
26,314
8.38%, 11/01/33
 
810
826,842
6.88%, 05/15/34
 
446
415,712
7.25%, 02/15/35
 
189
177,684
Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC(b)
 
8.88%, 07/15/28
 
343
360,238
7.38%, 07/15/32
 
302
306,793
HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., 5.45%, 10/22/26(f)
 
200
198,312
Impulsora Pipeline LLC, 6.05%, 01/01/43(a)(d)
 
1,456
1,229,479
ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/29(b)(c)
 
514
470,535
Kinetik Holdings LP, 6.63%, 12/15/28(b)
 
76
77,749
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas
Finance Corp., 6.88%, 12/01/32(b)
 
190
188,094
Matador Resources Co.(b)
 
6.88%, 04/15/28(c)
 
332
336,592
6.50%, 04/15/32
 
399
394,482
Medco Bell Pte. Ltd., 6.38%, 01/30/27(f)
 
250
248,750
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 8.25%,
09/01/31(b)
USD
130
$ 127,118
MPLX LP, 1.75%, 03/01/26
 
235
226,888
Murphy Oil Corp., 5.88%, 12/01/42
 
35
30,204
Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.50%, 01/15/28(b)(c)
 
214
198,156
Nabors Industries, Inc.(b)
 
7.38%, 05/15/27
 
160
159,814
9.13%, 01/31/30(c)
 
144
146,443
8.88%, 08/15/31
 
78
72,430
NFE Financing LLC, 12.00%, 11/15/29(b)
 
496
521,204
NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance
Corp.(b)
 
8.13%, 02/15/29
 
675
683,873
8.38%, 02/15/32(c)
 
1,425
1,435,911
Noble Finance II LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/30(b)
 
555
560,531
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
 
8.13%, 03/01/28(b)(c)
 
1,369
1,389,981
3.63%, 04/15/29(j)
 
201
235,270
8.75%, 06/15/31(b)
 
292
301,403
Northriver Midstream Finance LP, 6.75%, 07/15/32(b)
 
227
228,346
Parkland Corp., 6.63%, 08/15/32(b)
 
331
327,558
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7.88%,
09/15/30(b)
 
271
265,931
Permian Resources Operating LLC(b)
 
8.00%, 04/15/27
 
352
359,439
5.88%, 07/01/29(c)
 
528
518,072
7.00%, 01/15/32(c)
 
431
437,512
6.25%, 02/01/33
 
645
636,654
Petroleos Mexicanos
 
8.75%, 06/02/29
 
146
145,872
5.95%, 01/28/31(c)
 
183
153,934
6.70%, 02/16/32
 
44
38,417
10.00%, 02/07/33
 
80
83,200
Pluspetrol Camisea SA/Pluspetrol Lote 56 SA, 6.24%,
07/03/36(b)
 
60
60,264
Prairie Acquiror LP, 9.00%, 08/01/29(b)
 
253
260,649
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 07/15/29(b)
 
66
62,662
Shell Finance U.S., Inc., 4.00%, 05/10/46(c)
 
450
352,061
Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership LP/Sitio Finance
Corp., 7.88%, 11/01/28(b)
 
510
524,319
SM Energy Co.
 
6.50%, 07/15/28
 
54
53,661
7.00%, 08/01/32(b)
 
174
171,556
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 8.63%, 10/31/29(b)
 
185
191,871
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance
Corp.(b)
 
5.50%, 01/15/28
 
178
171,188
7.38%, 02/15/29
 
702
704,222
6.00%, 12/31/30
 
13
12,309
6.00%, 09/01/31
 
168
158,564
Talos Production, Inc.(b)
 
9.00%, 02/01/29
 
82
84,129
9.38%, 02/01/31
 
202
205,916
TGNR Intermediate Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 10/15/29(b)
 
263
245,581
Transocean Aquila Ltd., 8.00%, 09/30/28(b)
 
153
156,838
Transocean Titan Financing Ltd., 8.38%, 02/01/28(b)
 
191
194,892
Transocean, Inc.(b)
 
8.00%, 02/01/27
 
224
223,577
8.25%, 05/15/29(c)
 
767
751,330
8.75%, 02/15/30(c)
 
751
774,061
8.50%, 05/15/31
 
796
780,380
Valaris Ltd., 8.38%, 04/30/30(b)
 
943
952,929
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC(b)
 
3.88%, 08/15/29
USD
1,025
$ 941,686
4.13%, 08/15/31
 
157
140,598
3.88%, 11/01/33
 
754
647,778
Venture Global LNG, Inc.(b)
 
9.50%, 02/01/29(c)
 
2,956
3,267,166
7.00%, 01/15/30
 
978
992,650
8.38%, 06/01/31(c)
 
1,893
1,974,260
9.88%, 02/01/32(c)
 
2,007
2,202,240
Vermilion Energy, Inc., 6.88%, 05/01/30(b)
 
204
202,416
Vista Energy Argentina SAU, 7.63%, 12/10/35(b)
 
50
49,675
Vital Energy, Inc.(c)
 
9.75%, 10/15/30
 
302
318,406
7.88%, 04/15/32(b)
 
835
803,434
Wildfire Intermediate Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 10/15/29(b)
 
257
247,292
YPF SA, 9.50%, 01/17/31(b)
 
105
111,501
 
 
60,001,502
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%
Magnera Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/31(b)
 
183
178,654
Passenger Airlines(b) — 0.3%
American Airlines, Inc., 8.50%, 05/15/29(c)
 
574
602,662
Latam Airlines Group SA, 7.88%, 04/15/30
 
30
30,244
OneSky Flight LLC, 8.88%, 12/15/29
 
369
369,258
United Airlines, Inc., 4.63%, 04/15/29(c)
 
886
842,397
 
 
1,844,561
Personal Care Products — 0.1%
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., 6.13%, 09/30/32
 
367
358,864
Pharmaceuticals — 1.7%
1375209 BC Ltd., 9.00%, 01/30/28(b)
 
332
331,735
AbbVie, Inc., 5.35%, 03/15/44(c)
 
1,500
1,462,206
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(b)
 
6.13%, 02/01/27
 
930
843,975
5.75%, 08/15/27
 
113
98,310
11.00%, 09/30/28
 
1,223
1,161,850
Becton Dickinson & Co., 4.69%, 12/15/44(c)
 
600
518,733
CVS Health Corp., 6.00%, 06/01/44(c)
 
1,110
1,049,685
Endo Finance Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 04/15/31(b)(c)
 
408
432,289
Grifols SA, 2.25%, 11/15/27(f)
EUR
214
211,467
Gruenenthal GmbH, 4.63%, 11/15/31(f)
 
100
104,725
Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 01/15/29(b)(c)
USD
200
188,575
Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH, 7.00%, 02/21/30(f)
EUR
100
109,077
Option Care Health, Inc., 4.38%, 10/31/29(b)(c)
USD
314
289,575
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer
BV(b)(c)
 
4.13%, 04/30/28
 
400
375,794
7.88%, 05/15/34
 
200
204,472
Rossini SARL, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.88%), 6.56%,
12/31/29(a)(f)
EUR
100
104,781
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV,
7.38%, 09/15/29
 
100
118,993
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
 
7.13%, 01/31/25
USD
200
199,802
3.15%, 10/01/26(c)
 
740
709,238
4.75%, 05/09/27
 
200
195,012
6.75%, 03/01/28
 
400
406,928
7.88%, 09/15/29
 
200
215,552
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Pharmaceuticals (continued)
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III
BV(continued)
 
8.13%, 09/15/31(c)
USD
200
$ 222,866
Viatris, Inc., 2.30%, 06/22/27
 
392
367,605
 
 
9,923,245
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%
Adler Financing SARL(h)
 
Series 1.5L, (14.00% PIK), 14.00%, 12/31/29
EUR
17
18,808
Series 1L, (12.50% PIK), 12.50%, 12/31/28
 
52
55,615
Adler Real Estate AG, 3.00%, 04/27/26(f)
 
100
98,931
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC/Anywhere Co-Issuer
Corp.
 
7.00%, 04/15/30(b)
USD
317
280,825
Series AI, 7.00%, 04/15/30
 
348
308,727
CoreLogic, Inc., 4.50%, 05/01/28(b)(c)
 
1,584
1,473,939
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC, 8.88%,
09/01/31(b)
 
372
400,488
Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(f)(g)(m)
 
11.75%, 04/17/22
 
430
9,675
12.25%, 10/18/22
 
200
4,500
11.88%, 06/01/23
 
200
4,500
9.25%, 07/28/23
 
400
9,000
Vivion Investments SARL, Series DEC, (6.50% PIK),
6.50%, 08/31/28(f)(h)
EUR
100
101,223
 
 
2,766,231
Retail REITs — 0.0%
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR
Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LLC, 4.50%, 04/01/27(b)
USD
178
168,801
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%
Broadcom, Inc., 4.15%, 04/15/32(b)(c)
 
1,000
937,729
Entegris, Inc., 4.75%, 04/15/29(b)(c)
 
782
748,771
Foundry JV Holdco LLC, 6.25%, 01/25/35(b)(c)
 
390
392,561
QUALCOMM, Inc., 5.40%, 05/20/33
 
400
412,618
 
 
2,491,679
Software — 4.9%
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/30(b)(c)
 
4,171
3,963,893
Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/01/26(b)
 
519
504,339
Capstone Borrower, Inc., 8.00%, 06/15/30(b)
 
637
659,365
Central Parent LLC/CDK Global II LLC/CDK Financing
Co., Inc., 8.00%, 06/15/29(b)(c)
 
616
624,880
Central Parent, Inc./CDK Global, Inc., 7.25%,
06/15/29(b)
 
711
702,602
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.(b)(c)
 
3.88%, 07/01/28
 
1,412
1,315,351
4.88%, 07/01/29
 
1,125
1,048,738
Cloud Software Group, Inc.(b)(c)
 
6.50%, 03/31/29
 
3,630
3,563,001
9.00%, 09/30/29
 
3,216
3,265,185
8.25%, 06/30/32
 
3,053
3,146,271
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(b)(c)
 
826
786,591
Elastic NV, 4.13%, 07/15/29(b)
 
413
382,878
Ellucian Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 12/01/29(b)
 
675
675,286
Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 06/15/28(b)
 
112
105,687
Helios Software Holdings, Inc./ION Corporate Solutions
Finance SARL
 
4.63%, 05/01/28(b)
 
200
183,559
7.88%, 05/01/29(f)
EUR
100
106,304
8.75%, 05/01/29(b)(c)
USD
217
221,853
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Software (continued)
Oracle Corp., 3.95%, 03/25/51
USD
250
$ 185,176
Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 03/15/29(b)
 
67
60,736
SS&C Technologies, Inc.(b)
 
5.50%, 09/30/27(c)
 
934
925,044
6.50%, 06/01/32
 
848
855,406
TeamSystem SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 3.50%), 6.68%,
07/31/31(a)(f)
EUR
100
104,103
Twilio, Inc.
 
3.63%, 03/15/29
USD
206
189,449
3.88%, 03/15/31
 
209
187,442
UKG, Inc., 6.88%, 02/01/31(b)(c)
 
3,610
3,662,462
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC/ZoomInfo Finance Corp.,
3.88%, 02/01/29(b)(c)
 
1,221
1,109,615
 
 
28,535,216
Specialty Retail — 0.3%
Afflelou SAS, 6.00%, 07/25/29(f)
EUR
100
107,981
Bubbles Bidco SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%),
6.93%, 09/30/31(a)(f)
 
100
103,378
Dufry One BV, 4.75%, 04/18/31(f)
 
100
107,366
Duomo Bidco SpA, (3-mo. EURIBOR + 4.13%), 7.30%,
07/15/31(a)(f)
 
100
104,320
Fressnapf Holding SE, 5.25%, 10/31/31(f)
 
100
106,693
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 7.75%,
02/15/29(b)
USD
645
623,496
Staples, Inc., 10.75%, 09/01/29(b)
 
292
287,266
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy
Finance Corp., 5.00%, 06/01/31(b)
 
117
104,302
 
 
1,544,802
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 7.75%, 03/31/30(b)
 
214
219,682
NCR Atleos Corp., 9.50%, 04/01/29(b)
 
144
155,996
Seagate HDD Cayman
 
8.25%, 12/15/29
 
582
620,117
8.50%, 07/15/31
 
615
657,656
 
 
1,653,451
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods(b) — 0.0%
Hanesbrands, Inc.
 
4.88%, 05/15/26
 
143
140,780
9.00%, 02/15/31
 
20
21,318
Levi Strauss & Co., 3.50%, 03/01/31
 
21
18,367
S&S Holdings LLC, 8.38%, 10/01/31
 
106
106,749
 
 
287,214
Tobacco(c) — 0.3%
Altria Group, Inc., 3.40%, 02/04/41
 
750
541,526
BAT Capital Corp., 4.54%, 08/15/47
 
715
563,870
Philip Morris International, Inc., 3.88%, 08/21/42
 
900
711,602
 
 
1,816,998
Trading Companies & Distributors(b) — 0.3%
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 7.63%, 05/01/27
 
482
480,259
Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC, 8.00%, 02/01/28
 
231
226,849
Gates Corp., 6.88%, 07/01/29
 
344
349,923
Resideo Funding, Inc.
 
4.00%, 09/01/29
 
77
69,748
6.50%, 07/15/32(c)
 
537
537,670
 
 
1,664,449
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%
Edge Finco PLC, 8.13%, 08/15/31(f)
GBP
100
127,850
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Transportation Infrastructure (continued)
FedEx Corp.(c)
 
3.90%, 02/01/35
USD
500
$ 441,609
4.40%, 01/15/47
 
500
404,613
GN Bondco LLC, 9.50%, 10/15/31(b)(c)
 
245
257,982
Mobico Group PLC, 3.63%, 11/20/28(f)
GBP
100
114,709
 
 
1,346,763
Total Corporate Bonds — 85.0%
(Cost: $491,748,257)
491,042,843
Fixed Rate Loan Interests
Advertising Agencies — 0.2%
Clear Channel International BV, 2024 CCIBV Fixed
Term Loan, 7.50%, 04/01/27(d)
USD
1,425
1,399,919
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%
Clover Holdings SPV III LLC, 2024 USD Term Loan,
15.00%, 12/18/27(d)
 
29
29,044
IT Services — 0.4%
Clover Holdings 2 LLC, Fixed Term Loan B, 7.75%,
11/01/31(d)
 
2,339
2,339,000
Software — 0.6%
Cotiviti, Inc., 2024 Fixed Term Loan B, 7.63%, 05/01/31
 
3,461
3,480,988
Total Fixed Rate Loan Interests — 1.2%
(Cost: $7,241,957)
7,248,951
Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)
Advertising Agencies — 0.2%
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.11%),
8.47%, 08/23/28
 
692
695,512
Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.10%), 9.76%, 04/11/29
 
462
413,207
 
 
1,108,719
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%
Azorra Soar TLB Finance Ltd, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
10/18/29
 
137
138,515
Barnes Group, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, 12/10/31(o)
 
249
248,876
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/31/31
 
267
267,919
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%, 10/31/31
 
102
102,218
Signia Aerospace LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.40%,
11/21/31
 
395
394,221
 
 
1,151,749
Building Materials — 0.1%
Chariot Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 3.35%), 7.71%, 11/03/28
 
103
103,520
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%),
8.90%, 05/15/31
 
99
95,103
EMRLD Borrower LP, 2024 Term Loan B, 08/04/31(o)
 
113
113,330
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Building Materials (continued)
Hobbs & Associates LLC
 
Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.65%, 07/23/31
USD
6
$ 6,229
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00%
Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%, 07/23/31
 
62
62,449
Wilsonart LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.25%), 8.58%, 08/05/31
 
395
395,456
 
 
776,087
Building Products — 0.2%
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 2024 Term Loan
B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
4.00%), 8.92%, 01/29/31
 
566
555,617
Gulfside Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%, 06/17/31
 
70
70,205
White Cap Buyer LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
10/19/29
 
599
599,743
 
 
1,225,565
Capital Markets — 0.1%
CPI Holdco B LLC, 2024 Incremental Term Loan B,
05/17/31(o)
 
200
199,750
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, 2021 USD 2nd Lien
Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor
+ 7.01%), 11.34%, 04/07/28
 
234
222,943
Summit Acquisition, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%,
10/16/31(d)
 
148
148,740
 
 
571,433
Chemicals — 0.2%
Advancion Holdings LLC, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.85%), 12.21%,
11/24/28
 
118
114,806
Discovery Purchaser Corp., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.38%), 8.96%,
10/04/29
 
705
708,041
Herens U.S. Holdco Corp., USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.03%), 8.35%,
07/03/28
 
176
172,859
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 2023 Term
Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.00%), 8.36%,
03/29/28(d)
 
180
181,890
 
 
1,177,596
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2021 USD Incremental
Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 05/12/28
 
553
553,944
Champions Financing, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%), 9.27%,
02/23/29
 
457
431,595
Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 4.75%), 9.34%, 04/29/29
 
168
148,308
Jupiter Buyer, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%), 9.30%,
10/10/31
 
92
92,502
Neon Maple US Debt Mergersub, Inc., 2024 Term Loan
B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
3.00%), 7.44%, 11/15/31
 
450
450,423
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)
PG Investment Co. 59 SARL, Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.33%,
03/26/31
USD
196
$ 197,063
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
11/19/31
 
358
358,424
Veritiv Operating Co., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.83%, 11/30/30
 
171
171,962
Vortex Opco LLC, Second Out Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.36%), 8.69%,
12/17/28
 
220
137,943
Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%),
7.61%, 01/30/31
 
934
937,385
 
 
3,479,549
Construction & Engineering — 0.3%
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.50%),
9.07%, 08/01/30
 
1,168
1,133,039
Brown Group Holding LLC, 2022 Incremental Term
Loan B2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor +
2.50%), 7.00%, 07/01/31
 
84
84,763
Chromalloy Corp., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.35%,
03/27/31
 
399
399,067
Construction Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 6.84%,
11/03/31
 
198
198,620
Cube A&D Buyer, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 8.13%,
10/17/31
 
86
86,430
 
 
1,901,919
Consumer Finance — 0.0%
CPI Holdco B LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR + 2.00%), 6.36%, 05/19/31
 
238
237,303
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%
LABL, Inc., 2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 5.10%), 9.46%,
10/29/28
 
148
143,184
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%
Veritas U.S., Inc., 2024 Priority Term Loan, (Prime at
1.00% Floor + 11.50%), 19.25%, 12/09/29(d)
 
64
64,082
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%
Delta Topco, Inc., 2024 2nd Lien Term Loan, (6-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.25%), 9.95%,
11/29/30
 
78
79,014
Digicel International Finance Ltd., 2024 Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.85%), 11.34%,
05/25/27
 
733
708,565
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 2024 Term
Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
3.50%), 8.76%, 07/01/31
 
99
100,072
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
2024 Extended Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 6.56%), 10.92%,
04/15/29
 
78
79,133
2024 Extended Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 6.56%), 10.92%,
04/15/30
 
78
79,694
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Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
 
2024 Extended Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 2.46%), 6.82%, 04/15/29
USD
266
$ 249,867
2024 Extended Term Loan B2, 04/15/30(o)
 
137
126,993
2024 Term Loan A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR +
6.00%), 10.36%, 06/01/28
 
86
85,742
Windstream Services LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.85%), 9.21%,
10/01/31(d)
 
156
157,950
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.11%), 7.47%,
03/09/27
 
1,551
1,449,785
 
 
3,116,815
Electric Utilities — 0.0%
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 2024 Incremental Term Loan
B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%),
7.02%, 12/11/31
 
67
67,168
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%
LSF12 Crown U.S. Commercial Bidco LLC, Term Loan
B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.25%),
8.80%, 12/02/31
 
302
300,680
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%
Star Holding LLC, 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.86%,
07/31/31
 
462
460,111
Entertainment — 0.1%
Entain PLC, 2024 USD Term Loan B3, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%,
10/31/29
 
124
124,244
Motion Finco SARL, 2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%,
11/12/29
 
116
114,450
OVG Business Services LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.00%), 7.36%, 06/25/31
 
16
16,005
UFC Holdings, LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.77%,
11/21/31
 
176
176,760
 
 
431,459
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.0%
Tidal Waste & Recycling Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%),
7.83%, 10/24/31
 
184
185,036
Financial Services — 0.1%
Clue Opco LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
+ 4.50%), 9.09%, 12/19/30
 
249
249,654
Ground Transportation — 0.1%
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 1.75%), 6.08%,
04/10/31
 
294
293,024
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%
Bausch & Lomb Corp.
 
2023 Incremental Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%, 09/29/28
 
264
264,651
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)
Bausch & Lomb Corp.(continued)
 
Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor
+ 3.35%), 7.69%, 05/10/27
USD
662
$ 663,735
Medline Borrower LP, 2024 USD Add-on Term Loan B,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 2.25%),
6.61%, 10/23/28
 
371
371,835
Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.84%,
05/30/31
 
248
248,534
 
 
1,548,755
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3%
LifePoint Health, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.41%, 05/17/31
 
398
399,439
2024 Incremental Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.96%, 05/17/31
 
203
202,827
Quorum Health Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 8.35%), 13.03%,
04/29/25
 
312
244,865
Star Parent, Inc., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.33%, 09/27/30
 
878
856,762
 
 
1,703,893
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., 2024 Term Loan
B6, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor +
1.75%), 6.11%, 09/20/30
 
194
193,022
City Football Group Ltd., 2024 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.11%), 7.47%,
07/22/30
 
236
234,465
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 2024 Term Loan B,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%),
9.09%, 11/01/29
 
189
188,420
Life Time, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 7.03%, 11/05/31
 
332
332,913
Sabre GLBL, Inc.
 
2021 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%, 12/17/27
 
25
24,484
2021 Term Loan B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%, 12/17/27
 
14
13,923
2022 Term Loan B, 06/30/28(o)
 
8
9,093
2024 Term Loan B1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
1.50% Floor + 6.10%), 10.46%, 11/15/29
 
126
125,229
2024 Term Loan B2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +
6.00%), 10.46%, 11/15/29(d)
 
35
33,878
 
 
1,155,427
Household Durables — 0.2%
Hunter Douglas, Inc., USD Term Loan B1, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 8.02%,
02/26/29
 
271
270,090
Springs Windows Fashions, LLC(d)
 
2024 First Lien Second Out TL A2, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 1.00% Floor + 4.11%), 8.47%, 10/06/28
 
497
445,169
2024 FLFO Delayed Draw Term Loan, 12/19/29(o)
 
69
69,125
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Household Durables (continued)
SWF Holdings I Corp., 2024 FLFO A1 Term Loan,
12/19/29(d)(o)
USD
52
$ 51,844
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B,
(1-mo. SOFR + 2.50%), 6.81%, 10/24/31
 
228
228,356
 
 
1,064,584
Insurance — 0.2%
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, 2024 Term Loan B6,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%),
7.11%, 09/19/31
 
110
110,012
AssuredPartners, Inc., 2024 Incremental Term Loan B5,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%),
7.86%, 02/14/31
 
82
82,178
TIH Insurance Holdings LLC, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.75%), 7.08%,
05/06/31
 
317
317,212
Truist Insurance Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.75%),
9.08%, 05/06/32
 
852
870,412
 
 
1,379,814
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%
MH Sub I LLC
 
2023 Term Loan, 05/03/28(o)
 
293
290,777
2023 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 4.25%), 8.61%, 05/03/28
 
434
436,584
 
 
727,361
Internet Software & Services — 0.1%
StubHub Holdco Sub LLC, 2024 Extended Term Loan
B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.75%), 9.11%,
03/15/30
 
754
754,042
IT Services — 0.3%
Amentum Holdings, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.25%), 6.61%,
09/29/31
 
250
249,186
Clover Holdings 2 LLC, Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.00%), 8.43%, 11/01/31(d)
 
301
304,010
Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc., Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 7.86%,
06/27/31
 
828
829,481
McAfee Corp., 2024 USD 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.37%,
03/01/29
 
141
140,700
 
 
1,523,377
Machinery — 0.2%
GrafTech Global Enterprises, Inc., 2024 Term Loan,
(3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 2.00% Floor + 6.00%),
10.33%, 11/11/29
 
123
117,310
Titan Acquisition Ltd./Canada, 2024 Term Loan B, (6-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%),
8.78%, 02/15/29
 
1,205
1,213,760
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., USD Term Loan B, (6-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%),
0.00%, 04/30/30
 
(e)
1
 
 
1,331,071
Media — 0.2%
CSC Holdings LLC
 
2019 Term Loan B5, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 2.50%), 7.19%, 04/15/27
 
254
234,470
2022 Term Loan B6, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.90%, 01/18/28
 
402
393,366
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Media (continued)
Gray Television, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR + 5.25%), 9.80%, 06/04/29
USD
28
$ 26,395
Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.36%), 7.72%,
09/25/26
 
326
284,093
Speedster Bidco GmbH, 2024 USD Term Loan B,
10/17/31(o)
 
164
164,274
 
 
1,102,598
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%
EPIC Crude Services LP, 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.66%,
10/15/31
 
136
137,069
M6 ETX Holdings II Midco LLC, Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.60%), 8.96%,
09/19/29
 
141
141,214
 
 
278,283
Passenger Airlines — 0.0%
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 5.01%), 9.63%,
04/20/28
 
133
135,872
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2023 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.50%),
9.86%, 05/04/28
 
36
37,118
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-
mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.35%), 9.71%, 02/01/27
 
692
674,398
Endo Finance Holdings, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.00%),
8.36%, 04/23/31
 
573
576,000
Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 4.10%), 8.43%,
10/01/27
 
596
575,764
 
 
1,863,280
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%
CoreLogic, Inc., Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.61%), 7.97%, 06/02/28
 
163
160,779
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%
Icon Parent, Inc., 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.52%, 11/13/31
 
177
177,497
Software — 1.4%
Applied Systems, Inc., 2024 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-
mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 5.25%),
9.58%, 02/23/32
 
201
206,541
Ascend Learning LLC
 
2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 5.85%), 10.21%, 12/10/29
 
157
155,430
2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.60%), 7.96%, 12/11/28
 
132
132,711
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
02/15/29
 
1,869
1,870,901
Azalea Topco, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.61%,
04/30/31
 
95
94,941
Boxer Parent Co., Inc.
 
2024 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 5.75%), 10.34%, 07/30/32
 
273
268,678
2024 USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 8.34%, 07/30/31
 
555
558,758
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Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Software (continued)
Central Parent, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.25%), 7.58%,
07/06/29
USD
294
$ 289,224
Cloud Software Group, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.50%), 7.83%, 03/30/29
 
161
161,762
2024 USD Term Loan, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at
0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%, 03/21/31
 
888
890,048
Cloudera, Inc.
 
2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 6.10%), 10.46%,
10/08/29
 
442
432,194
2021 Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50%
Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 10/08/28
 
128
127,819
Ellucian Holdings, Inc.
 
2024 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 3.00%), 7.36%, 10/09/29
 
133
133,282
2024 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.50% Floor + 4.75%), 9.11%, 11/15/32
 
880
894,670
Mitchell International, Inc., 2024 1st Lien Term Loan,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.25%),
7.61%, 06/17/31
 
361
360,799
Modena Buyer LLC, Term Loan, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 4.50%), 8.86%, 07/01/31
 
454
438,432
Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME
Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 4.26%), 8.85%,
06/02/28
 
323
323,618
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., 2024 Add-on
Term Loan B, 10/28/30(o)
 
107
107,618
Project Boost Purchaser LLC, 2024 Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 3.50%), 8.15%,
07/16/31
 
82
82,945
RealPage, Inc., 2024 Incremental Term Loan, (3-mo.
CME Term SOFR at 0.50% Floor + 3.75%), 8.08%,
04/24/28
 
202
202,505
UKG, Inc., 2024 Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR
at 0.00% Floor + 3.00%), 7.62%, 02/10/31
 
148
148,657
 
 
7,881,533
Specialty Retail — 0.1%
PetSmart LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1-mo. CME Term
SOFR at 0.75% Floor + 3.85%), 8.21%, 02/11/28
 
292
290,984
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%
Cubic Corp.
 
Term Loan B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75%
Floor + 4.51%), 9.03%, 05/25/28
 
172
114,692
Term Loan C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.75%
Floor + 4.51%), 9.03%, 05/25/28
 
35
23,326
 
 
138,018
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 6.9%
(Cost: $39,991,289)
40,158,301
Foreign Agency Obligations
Bahrain — 0.0%
Bahrain Government International Bond, 5.45%,
09/16/32(f)
 
200
183,058
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Bulgaria — 0.0%
Bulgaria Government International Bond, 5.00%,
03/05/37(f)
USD
72
$ 67,284
Chile — 0.0%
Chile Government International Bond, 4.34%,
03/07/42(c)
 
200
168,313
Colombia — 0.1%
Colombia Government International Bond(c)
 
4.50%, 01/28/26
 
200
197,400
8.00%, 04/20/33
 
200
204,004
 
 
401,404
Dominican Republic — 0.1%
Dominican Republic International Bond
 
6.88%, 01/29/26(f)
 
107
107,802
5.95%, 01/25/27(f)
 
176
174,856
4.50%, 01/30/30(b)
 
200
183,100
7.05%, 02/03/31(b)
 
150
153,498
 
 
619,256
Egypt — 0.0%
Egypt Government International Bond, 7.50%,
02/16/61(b)
 
200
136,602
Guatemala — 0.1%
Guatemala Government Bond(b)
 
5.38%, 04/24/32
 
200
188,500
6.60%, 06/13/36
 
200
197,875
4.65%, 10/07/41
 
200
153,313
 
 
539,688
Hungary — 0.1%
Hungary Government International Bond, Series 10Y,
5.38%, 09/12/33(f)
EUR
114
127,644
Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt, 6.00%, 05/16/29(f)
 
121
135,483
 
 
263,127
Ivory Coast — 0.1%
Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 6.38%,
03/03/28(f)
USD
365
361,704
Mexico — 0.1%
Mexico Government International Bond(c)
 
3.75%, 01/11/28
 
300
285,469
6.35%, 02/09/35
 
200
195,500
 
 
480,969
Morocco — 0.0%
Morocco Government International Bond, 5.95%,
03/08/28(b)
 
200
201,250
Nigeria — 0.0%
Nigeria Government International Bond, 8.38%,
03/24/29(b)
 
200
193,630
Oman — 0.1%
Oman Government International Bond, 6.75%,
01/17/48(f)
 
309
313,443
Panama — 0.1%
Panama Government International Bond, 6.40%,
02/14/35(c)
 
337
305,723
Peru — 0.1%
Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 4.75%, 07/15/25(f)
 
379
377,643
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Peru (continued)
Peruvian Government International Bond(c)
 
2.78%, 01/23/31
USD
117
$ 99,962
1.86%, 12/01/32
 
356
270,004
 
 
747,609
Poland — 0.0%
Republic of Poland Government International Bond
 
4.88%, 10/04/33(c)
 
138
132,364
5.50%, 04/04/53
 
71
65,655
 
 
198,019
Romania — 0.1%
Romanian Government International Bond
 
5.25%, 11/25/27(b)(c)
 
168
164,165
2.50%, 02/08/30(f)
EUR
150
139,646
2.12%, 07/16/31(f)
 
168
143,222
 
 
447,033
Saudi Arabia — 0.1%
Saudi Government International Bond, 4.50%,
04/17/30(c)(f)
USD
362
351,253
Senegal — 0.0%
Senegal Government International Bond, 6.25%,
05/23/33(f)
 
231
183,934
South Africa — 0.1%
Republic of South Africa Government International
Bond
 
5.88%, 04/20/32(c)
 
390
366,128
5.00%, 10/12/46
 
200
137,508
 
 
503,636
Uzbekistan — 0.0%
Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond, 5.38%,
05/29/27(b)
EUR
100
104,016
Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 1.2%
(Cost: $6,920,057)
6,770,951
Municipal Bonds
Arizona — 0.1%
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, RB,
7.38%, 10/01/29(b)
USD
700
712,534
Illinois — 0.1%
State of Illinois, GO, 5.10%, 06/01/33
 
753
741,826
Massachusetts — 0.1%
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority,
Refunding RB, Series A, 6.35%, 07/01/49
 
680
696,645
New York — 0.2%
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority,
Refunding RB, BAB, 6.01%, 06/15/42
 
1,000
1,021,258
Texas — 0.2%
Port of Beaumont Navigation District, Refunding ARB,
Series B, 10.00%, 07/01/26(b)
 
850
867,980
Total Municipal Bonds — 0.7%
(Cost: $4,035,414)
4,040,243
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 16.5%
A&D Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-NQM5, Class A1,
5.70%, 11/25/69(b)
USD
1,537
$ 1,538,232
ACRA Trust, Series 2024-NQM1, Class A1, 5.61%,
10/25/64(b)
 
498
497,009
Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-D, Class B,
0.00%, 12/25/57(b)
 
1
264
Alternative Loan Trust
 
Series 2006-J8, Class A5, 6.00%, 02/25/37
 
1,757
732,646
Series 2007-19, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 08/25/37
 
540
257,658
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-10, Class A1,
5.35%, 10/25/69(b)
 
1,762
1,750,336
Bravo Residential Funding Trust(b)
 
Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1, 0.94%, 02/25/49(a)
 
460
425,593
Series 2023-NQM3, Class A1, 4.85%, 09/25/62
 
358
352,102
Series 2023-NQM4, Class A1, 6.44%, 05/25/63
 
1,172
1,179,648
Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-
ATR1, Class A12, 6.50%, 04/25/49(a)(b)
 
313
307,901
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
 
Series 2007-J2, Class 2A1, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.76%), 5.10%, 07/25/37(a)
 
2,592
644,282
Series 2007-J2, Class 2A8, 6.00%, 07/25/37
 
1,431
464,697
CIM Trust(b)
 
Series 2023-I1, Class A1, 6.03%, 04/25/58
 
1,059
1,060,437
Series 2023-I2, Class A1, 6.64%, 12/25/67
 
1,032
1,041,266
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR7,
Class 2A3A, 4.88%, 11/25/36(a)
 
378
356,495
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust(b)
 
Series 2020-2, Class M1, 5.25%, 03/25/65(a)
 
2,550
2,511,845
Series 2020-3, Class M1, 3.36%, 04/27/65(a)
 
2,850
2,654,950
Series 2022-1, Class A1, 4.55%, 04/25/67(a)
 
1,200
1,170,814
Series 2022-7, Class A1, 5.16%, 04/25/67
 
1,929
1,920,547
Series 2022-9, Class A1, 6.79%, 12/25/67
 
256
258,237
Series 2023-2, Class A1, 6.60%, 07/25/68
 
1,013
1,021,515
Series 2024-6, Class A1, 5.39%, 11/25/69
 
1,288
1,280,713
Series 2024-7, Class A1, 5.54%, 12/26/69
 
1,500
1,496,047
Series 2024-INV4, Class A1, 5.61%, 05/25/69(c)
 
1,280
1,279,268
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust
 
Series 2005-9CB, Class 1A3, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.56%), 4.90%, 05/25/35(a)
 
1,048
915,941
Series 2006-40T1, Class 2A5, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.51%), 4.85%, 12/25/36(a)
 
2,249
457,777
Series 2006-7CB, Class 2A1, 6.50%, 05/25/36
 
1,303
539,632
Series 2006-J7, Class 2A1, 6.46%, 11/20/46
 
2,447
2,052,061
Series 2006-OA14, Class 3A1, (12-mo. MTA +
0.85%), 5.68%, 11/25/46(a)
 
3,709
3,257,477
Series 2006-OA16, Class A2, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.49%), 4.83%, 10/25/46(a)
 
2,432
2,213,840
Series 2006-OA18, Class A1, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.35%), 4.69%, 12/25/46(a)
 
1,316
1,141,867
Series 2006-OA6, Class 1A1A, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.53%), 4.87%, 07/25/46(a)
 
2,819
2,466,617
Series 2006-OA8, Class 1A1, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.49%), 4.83%, 07/25/46(a)
 
988
866,301
Series 2007-12T1, Class A22, 5.75%, 06/25/37
 
3,198
1,385,042
Series 2007-12T1, Class A5, 6.00%, 06/25/37
 
1,552
699,382
Series 2007-22, Class 2A16, 6.50%, 09/25/37
 
6,831
2,486,906
Series 2007-23CB, Class A1, 6.00%, 09/25/37
 
3,911
1,867,419
Series 2007-4CB, Class 1A3, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.46%), 4.80%, 04/25/37(a)
 
1,434
1,081,792
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December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust(continued)
 
Series 2007-OA2, Class 1A1, (12-mo. MTA +
0.84%), 5.67%, 03/25/47(a)
USD
1,489
$ 1,253,032
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through
Trust, Series 2006-OA5, Class 3A1, (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 0.51%), 4.85%, 04/25/46(a)
 
3,283
3,081,703
CSMC(a)(b)
 
Series 2011-4R, Class 1A2, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
1.61%), 6.46%, 09/27/37
 
766
618,037
Series 2021-NQM2, Class M1, 2.28%, 02/25/66
 
1,500
1,040,050
CSMC Trust, Series 2022-NQM5, Class A1, 5.17%,
05/25/67(a)(b)
 
2,456
2,445,322
Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust(a)(b)
 
Series 2020-1, Class M1, 5.24%, 05/25/65
 
500
488,596
Series 2021-2, Class A1, 0.93%, 06/25/66
 
180
146,536
Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-4, Class A1,
2.50%, 06/01/51(a)(b)
 
1,975
1,574,834
GCAT Trust(a)(b)
 
Series 2022-NQM3, Class A1, 4.35%, 04/25/67(c)
 
891
857,502
Series 2024-INV4, Class A2, 5.50%, 12/25/54
 
1,005
985,442
Homes Trust, Series 2024-NQM2, Class A1, 5.72%,
10/25/69(b)
 
630
629,513
Homeward Opportunities Fund Trust, Series 2022-1,
Class A1, 5.08%, 07/25/67(b)
 
928
918,321
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust(a)(b)
 
Series 2022-DSC1, Class A1, 4.75%, 01/25/63
 
452
432,969
Series 2023-DSC1, Class A1, 4.63%, 07/25/63
 
295
286,143
Series 2024-INV1, Class A3, 5.50%, 04/25/55
 
1,953
1,915,642
MFA Trust(b)
 
Series 2021-NQM1, Class M1, 2.31%, 04/25/65(a)
 
2,000
1,573,179
Series 2023-NQM3, Class A1, 6.62%, 07/25/68
 
1,359
1,370,299
Mill City Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-NQM2, Class A1,
6.24%, 12/25/67(b)
 
1,466
1,471,318
Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust, Series 2010-R5,
Class 7B, 3.60%, 05/26/37(b)
 
2,945
3,292,262
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust,
Series 2006-AF1, Class 1A2, 6.16%, 05/25/36(a)
 
6,459
1,124,984
OBX Trust(b)
 
Series 2022-NQM9, Class A1A, 6.45%, 09/25/62
 
479
481,516
Series 2023-NQM1, Class A1, 6.12%, 11/25/62(a)
 
375
376,212
Series 2023-NQM5, Class A1A, 6.57%, 06/25/63
 
1,179
1,191,524
Series 2023-NQM6, Class A1, 6.52%, 07/25/63
 
1,186
1,197,765
Series 2024-NQM17, Class A1, 5.61%, 11/25/64
 
1,248
1,246,549
PMT Loan Trust, Series 2024-INV1, Class A3, 5.50%,
10/25/59(a)(b)
 
1,898
1,861,167
PRKCM Trust, Series 2023-AFC2, Class A1, 6.48%,
06/25/58(b)
 
1,158
1,164,519
Provident Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-1,
Class A1, 5.50%, 12/25/54(a)(b)
 
1,541
1,511,353
Radian Mortgage Capital Trust, Series 2024-J2,
Class A4, 5.50%, 03/25/55(a)(b)
 
838
814,841
Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2006-A8,
Class 2A5, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 0.71%), 5.05%,
08/25/36(a)
 
6,286
1,284,753
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-INV1, Class A3,
5.50%, 10/25/54(a)(b)
 
1,042
1,022,814
SG Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-2,
Class A1, 5.35%, 08/25/62(b)
 
607
604,502
Spruce Hill Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2022-SH1,
Class A1A, 4.10%, 07/25/57(b)
 
614
575,800
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)
STAR Trust, Series 2021-1, Class M1, 2.36%,
05/25/65(a)(b)
USD
1,750
$ 1,395,973
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2020-3,
Class M1, 3.54%, 04/25/65(a)(b)
 
1,057
907,535
Verus Securitization Trust(b)
 
Series 2022-3, Class A1, 4.13%, 02/25/67(c)
 
408
384,056
Series 2022-7, Class A1, 5.15%, 07/25/67(c)
 
1,587
1,575,929
Series 2022-INV2, Class A1, 6.79%, 10/25/67
 
401
403,113
Series 2023-1, Class A1, 5.85%, 12/25/67
 
251
251,582
Series 2023-5, Class A1, 6.48%, 06/25/68
 
964
971,267
Series 2024-8, Class A1, 5.36%, 10/25/69(a)
 
1,758
1,748,941
Series 2024-R1, Class A1, 5.22%, 09/25/69
 
1,770
1,755,994
Visio Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A1, 6.60%,
10/25/58(b)
 
1,381
1,395,498
 
 
95,263,443
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.8%
Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 2007-2A,
Class A1, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 0.52%), 4.86%,
07/25/37(a)(b)
 
1,060
980,035
BFLD Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-UNIV,
Class D, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.69%), 7.09%,
11/15/41(a)(b)
 
630
630,000
BLP Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-INDS,
Class D, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.59%), 6.99%,
03/15/41(a)(b)
 
383
383,790
BPR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-PARK,
Class D, 7.00%, 11/05/39(a)(b)
 
200
199,628
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust(a)(b)
 
Series 2021-CIP, Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
1.04%), 5.43%, 12/15/38
 
570
570,004
Series 2021-SOAR, Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.78%), 5.18%, 06/15/38
 
1,447
1,444,809
Series 2022-LP2, Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
1.01%), 5.41%, 02/15/39
 
1,152
1,152,299
Series 2024-MF, Class C, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
1.94%), 6.34%, 02/15/39
 
452
453,558
BX Trust(a)(b)
 
Series 2021-LBA, Class AJV, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
0.91%), 5.31%, 02/15/36
 
1,650
1,650,000
Series 2023-DELC, Class A, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
2.69%), 7.09%, 05/15/38
 
140
141,050
Series 2024-BIO, Class C, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
2.64%), 7.04%, 02/15/41
 
240
237,312
Series 2024-CNYN, Class C, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
1.94%), 6.34%, 04/15/41
 
695
696,683
Series 2024-PAT, Class B, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
3.04%), 7.44%, 03/15/41
 
170
170,367
CENT Trust, Series 2023-CITY, Class A, (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 2.62%), 7.02%, 09/15/38(a)(b)
 
1,081
1,085,081
Century Plaza Towers, Series 2019-CPT, Class C,
3.00%, 11/13/39(a)(b)
 
250
207,843
CONE Trust, Series 2024-DFW1, Class D, (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 3.04%), 7.44%, 08/15/41(a)(b)
 
660
660,000
CSMC(b)
 
Series 2020-NET, Class A, 2.26%, 08/15/37
 
249
242,244
Series 2021-BHAR, Class C, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
2.11%), 6.51%, 11/15/38(a)
 
270
266,394
DC Trust, Series 2024-HLTN, Class C, 7.04%,
04/13/40(a)(b)
 
220
222,623
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)
Extended Stay America Trust(a)(b)
 
Series 2021-ESH, Class D, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
2.36%), 6.76%, 07/15/38
USD
1,259
$ 1,262,680
Series 2021-ESH, Class F, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
3.81%), 8.21%, 07/15/38
 
799
802,811
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust(a)(b)
 
Series 2023-FUN, Class B, (1 mo. Term SOFR +
2.79%), 7.19%, 03/15/28
 
550
553,781
Series 2023-SHIP, Class E, 7.43%, 09/10/38
 
275
276,963
Independence Plaza Trust, Series 2018-INDP, Class A,
3.76%, 07/10/35(b)
 
1,000
977,502
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities
Trust(a)(b)
 
Series 2016-NINE, Class B, 2.85%, 09/06/38
 
275
262,532
Series 2022-ACB, Class A, (30-day Avg SOFR +
1.40%), 6.00%, 03/15/39
 
1,600
1,604,000
JW Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-MRCO,
Class C, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.39%), 6.79%,
06/15/39(a)(b)
 
800
800,000
MCR Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-TWA, Class E,
8.73%, 06/12/39(b)
 
800
806,455
MF1 Trust, Series 2021-W10, Class A, (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 1.07%), 5.47%, 12/15/34(a)(b)
 
520
516,976
SELF Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-STRG,
Class D, (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.94%), 7.34%,
11/15/34(a)(b)
 
270
269,888
VEGAS, Series 2024-GCS, Class D, 6.22%,
07/10/36(a)(b)
 
650
592,671
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
 
Series 2016-LC25, Class A4, 3.64%, 12/15/59
 
1,600
1,559,277
Series 2024-BPRC, Class D, 7.08%, 07/15/43(b)
 
250
247,989
 
 
21,927,245
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 20.3%
(Cost: $133,463,296)
117,190,688
Preferred Securities
Capital Trusts — 6.6%
Banks(a) — 2.9%
Barclays PLC(i)
 
4.38%(c)
 
2,835
2,549,616
8.00%
 
275
284,508
9.63%
 
1,105
1,215,910
Citigroup, Inc., Series AA, 7.63%(i)
 
377
392,771
HSBC Holdings PLC(i)
 
4.70%
 
465
409,734
6.00%(c)
 
230
224,877
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(c)
 
Series II, 4.00%(i)
 
4,000
3,961,528
Series U, 5.77%, 01/15/87
 
358
332,945
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.75%(i)
 
515
516,373
NatWest Group PLC(i)
 
8.13%
 
595
633,691
6.00%(c)
 
1,185
1,178,601
Nordea Bank Abp, 3.75%(b)(i)
 
560
485,816
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.(i)
 
Series V, 6.20%
 
177
177,763
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
Banks (continued)
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.(i)(continued)
 
Series W, 6.25%(c)
USD
4,380
$ 4,421,233
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., 6.50%(f)(i)
 
200
199,250
 
 
16,984,616
Capital Markets(a)(i) — 1.7%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Series I, 3.75%(c)
 
2,845
2,688,738
UBS Group AG(b)
 
Series NC10, 9.25%(c)
 
5,460
6,256,783
Series NC5, 9.25%
 
616
665,940
 
 
9,611,461
Diversified Telecommunication Services(a)(f) — 0.1%
British Telecommunications PLC, 8.38%, 12/20/83
GBP
100
133,640
Telefonica Europe BV, 6.14%(i)
EUR
200
223,656
 
 
357,296
Electric Utilities — 1.2%
Edison International, Series B, 5.00%(a)(i)
USD
184
179,350
Electricite de France SA, 3.00%(a)(f)(i)
EUR
200
200,111
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65%,
05/01/79(c)
USD
4,500
4,386,270
NRG Energy, Inc., 10.25%(a)(b)(i)
 
625
690,021
PG&E Corp., 7.38%, 03/15/55(a)
 
1,424
1,461,354
 
 
6,917,106
Health Care Providers & Services(a) — 0.6%
CVS Health Corp.
 
6.75%, 12/10/54
 
635
622,642
7.00%, 03/10/55(c)
 
2,605
2,613,740
 
 
3,236,382
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%
Vistra Corp., 7.00%(a)(b)(i)
 
267
268,523
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%
Bayer AG, 4.50%, 03/25/82(a)(f)
EUR
100
102,578
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%
Heimstaden Bostad AB, 2.63%(a)(f)(i)
 
100
95,933
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%
Abertis Infraestructuras Finance BV, 3.25%(a)(f)(i)
 
100
102,884
Wireless Telecommunication Services(a)(f) — 0.0%
Vodafone Group PLC
 
2.63%, 08/27/80
 
100
102,263
6.50%, 08/30/84
 
100
113,840
 
 
216,103
 
37,892,882
 
 

Shares
 
Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
Capital Markets — 0.4%
Morgan Stanley, Series F, 6.88%(a)(i)
 
100,000
2,519,000
IT Services — 0.0%
Veritas Kapital Assurance PLC, Series G(d)(g)
 
580
11,600
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Security
 
Shares
Value
Software — 0.0%
Veritas Kapital Assurance PLC, Series G(d)(g)
 
840
$       16,800
 
2,547,400
Total Preferred Securities — 7.0%
(Cost: $40,697,601)
40,440,282
 
 
Par
(000)
 
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations(c) — 0.7%
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2023-56, Class FA, (30-
day Avg SOFR + 1.40%), 5.97%, 11/25/53(a)
USD
3,474
3,511,630
Ginnie Mae, Series 2017-136, Class GB, 3.00%,
03/20/47
 
489
448,797
 
 
3,960,427
Mortgage-Backed Securities(c) — 16.8%
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
2.50%, 09/01/32
 
2,181
2,046,186
4.00%, 05/01/39
 
3,162
3,022,791
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
2.00%, 08/01/31 - 09/01/35
 
8,335
7,497,685
2.50%, 12/01/31
 
623
587,773
1.50%, 01/01/36 - 06/01/36
 
6,497
5,604,658
3.50%, 09/01/42 - 06/01/49
 
17,302
15,667,034
4.50%, 06/01/44 - 05/01/53
 
10,560
10,096,274
5.00%, 11/01/44 - 11/01/45
 
12,663
12,412,394
4.00%, 05/01/52 - 01/14/55(p)
 
38,031
35,109,801
6.50%, 01/01/54
 
5,022
5,163,781
 
 
97,208,377
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 17.5%
(Cost: $102,296,133)
101,168,804
Total Long-Term Investments — 157.2%
(Cost: $932,600,232)
908,394,596
 
 

Shares
 
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 0.9%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares,
4.36%(q)(r)
 
5,197,114
5,197,114
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%
(Cost: $5,197,114)
5,197,114
Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments — 158.1%
(Cost: $937,797,346)
913,591,710
Security
 
Par
(000)
Value
TBA Sale Commitments
Mortgage-Backed Securities — (1.0)%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.00%,
01/14/55(p)
USD
(6,370
)
$   (5,824,590
)
Total TBA Sale Commitments — (1.0)%
(Proceeds: $(5,975,496))
(5,824,590
)
Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale Commitments — 157.1%
(Cost: $931,821,850)
907,767,120
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (57.1)%
(329,911,222
)
Net Assets — 100.0%
$  577,855,898
(a)
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective
interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and
spread if published and available.
(b)
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to
qualified institutional investors.
(c)
All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with
outstanding reverse repurchase agreements.
(d)
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy.
(e)
Rounds to less than 1,000.
(f)
This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers
under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
(g)
Non-income producing security.
(h)
Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares
and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.
(i)
Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.
(j)
Convertible security.
(k)
Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-
down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate
currently in effect.
(l)
Zero-coupon bond.
(m)
Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.
(n)
When-issued security.
(o)
Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with
this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.
(p)
Represents or includes a TBA transaction.
(q)
Affiliate of the Fund.
(r)
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
For purposes of this report, industry and sector sub-classifications may differ from those utilized by the Fund for compliance purposes.
Schedule of Investments
133

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer
Value at
12/31/23
Purchases
at Cost
Proceeds
from Sales
Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Value at
12/31/24
Shares
Held at
12/31/24
Income
Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Shares
$ 10,305,527
$ 
$ (5,108,413
)(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 5,197,114
5,197,114
$ 373,424
$ 
(a)
Represents net amount purchased (sold).
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
%(b)
12/08/23
Open
$ 156,860
$ 165,931
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
05/13/24
Open
276,806
286,302
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.52
(b)
05/30/24
Open
229,033
236,322
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.64
(b)
05/31/24
Open
297,473
307,108
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.45
(b)
06/25/24
Open
143,606
147,551
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.60
(b)
07/01/24
Open
197,199
202,588
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
07/10/24
Open
145,550
149,246
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
07/16/24
Open
725,615
743,379
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.45
(b)
07/17/24
Open
487,073
498,758
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.45
(b)
07/17/24
Open
348,615
356,978
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.46
(b)
07/17/24
Open
289,325
296,279
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.47
(b)
07/17/24
Open
389,428
398,806
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
07/17/24
Open
330,999
339,001
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
07/17/24
Open
239,775
245,572
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
07/17/24
Open
599,922
614,426
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.60
(b)
07/17/24
Open
404,400
413,989
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.60
(b)
07/17/24
Open
444,188
454,879
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
07/17/24
Open
708,995
725,840
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.40
(b)
07/26/24
Open
323,998
331,163
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.32
(b)
07/30/24
Open
317,826
324,649
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.32
(b)
07/30/24
Open
261,590
267,206
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.32
(b)
07/30/24
Open
133,128
135,985
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.35
(b)
07/30/24
Open
142,964
146,051
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.35
(b)
07/30/24
Open
203,120
207,507
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.35
(b)
07/30/24
Open
168,368
172,004
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.47
(b)
07/30/24
Open
390,666
399,303
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.47
(b)
07/30/24
Open
93,859
95,934
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
179,453
183,427
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
317,860
324,901
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
781,856
799,175
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
153,037
156,427
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
245,875
251,321
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
118,358
120,979
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
07/30/24
Open
121,380
124,069
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.35
(b)
08/05/24
Open
347,820
355,021
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.45
(b)
08/05/24
Open
283,938
289,933
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.45
(b)
08/05/24
Open
265,628
271,236
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
08/05/24
Open
306,280
312,873
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
08/05/24
Open
565,535
577,709
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
08/05/24
Open
588,790
601,464
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Societe Generale
4.50
(b)
08/05/24
Open
810,000
827,169
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Societe Generale
4.50
(b)
08/05/24
Open
3,295,000
3,364,841
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Societe Generale
4.50
(b)
08/05/24
Open
1,159,050
1,183,617
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Societe Generale
4.64
(b)
08/05/24
Open
1,474,525
1,506,810
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.50
(b)
08/06/24
Open
386,100
394,284
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.44
(b)
08/07/24
Open
252,608
257,892
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
08/07/24
Open
473,385
483,386
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
%(b)
08/07/24
Open
$ 290,126
$ 296,211
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
08/07/24
Open
157,923
161,235
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
08/07/24
Open
578,692
590,830
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
08/07/24
Open
141,104
144,063
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
08/07/24
Open
1,033,224
1,055,726
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Societe Generale
4.49
(b)
08/07/24
Open
239,197
244,213
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Societe Generale
4.49
(b)
08/07/24
Open
311,013
317,535
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
08/09/24
Open
330,173
337,034
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
08/13/24
Open
778,510
794,427
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.42
(b)
08/14/24
Open
144,855
147,721
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
08/14/24
Open
849,375
866,412
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.57
(b)
08/23/24
Open
271,867
277,027
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.76
(b)
08/23/24
Open
194,375
198,021
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.55
(b)
08/23/24
Open
201,851
205,667
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
08/23/24
Open
210,719
214,664
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.50
(b)
08/27/24
Open
347,973
354,222
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank
4.52
(b)
08/27/24
Open
96,671
98,414
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
09/05/24
Open
293,983
298,893
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
09/12/24
Open
900,487
914,734
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
09/12/24
Open
188,253
191,289
Foreign Agency Obligations
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
09/12/24
Open
184,531
187,507
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
10/03/24
Open
143,141
144,923
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.49
(b)
10/22/24
Open
198,920
200,877
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.42
(b)
10/23/24
Open
1,324,507
1,337,179
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
10/24/24
Open
1,515,662
1,530,159
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.35
(b)
10/28/24
Open
2,013,375
2,031,006
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.40
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,845,180
1,861,505
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.44
(b)
10/28/24
Open
923,750
931,989
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
10/28/24
Open
3,765,000
3,798,922
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
10/28/24
Open
957,187
965,812
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
10/28/24
Open
897,500
905,586
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,149,889
1,160,249
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.50
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,498,581
1,511,840
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.60
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,265,640
1,277,294
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.63
(b)
10/28/24
Open
2,129,119
2,148,840
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.63
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,773,835
1,790,265
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.55
(b)
10/28/24
Open
1,094,257
1,104,235
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
10/28/24
Open
2,980,000
3,007,710
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
10/29/24
Open
588,800
594,023
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.58
(b)
11/07/24
Open
2,530,844
2,550,138
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.42
(b)
11/14/24
Open
654,052
658,125
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
11/14/24
Open
1,118,180
1,125,485
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
11/18/24
Open
146,340
147,186
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.53
(b)
11/19/24
Open
1,527,042
1,535,760
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
597,187
600,576
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
560,839
564,021
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
734,375
738,542
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
2,174,600
2,186,938
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
605,200
608,634
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
562,625
565,817
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
539,063
542,121
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
700,875
704,851
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
559,125
562,297
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
670,000
673,801
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
400,625
402,898
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
347,400
349,371
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
449,309
451,858
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
394,275
396,512
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
11/19/24
Open
268,500
270,023
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
11/20/24
Open
3,230,275
3,248,741
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Schedule of Investments
135

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
%(b)
11/20/24
Open
$ 2,310,000
$ 2,323,205
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
11/22/24
Open
1,232,127
1,238,835
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
11/22/24
Open
1,855,041
1,865,141
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.32
(b)
11/25/24
Open
221,183
222,221
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
11/29/24
Open
2,241,132
2,251,199
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
4.50
(b)
11/29/24
Open
444,328
446,262
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/03/24
Open
893,137
896,663
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
424,406
426,024
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
530,880
532,903
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
455,649
457,385
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
494,000
495,883
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
188,111
188,828
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
153,000
153,583
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
167,333
167,970
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/04/24
Open
193,586
194,324
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BofA Securities, Inc.
5.02
12/09/24
01/10/25
1,168,269
1,171,853
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
5.02
12/09/24
01/10/25
784,803
787,210
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
5.02
12/09/24
01/10/25
351,347
352,425
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
5.02
12/09/24
01/10/25
1,429,844
1,434,231
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Up to 30 Days
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
567,726
569,504
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.25
(b)
12/09/24
Open
702,156
704,174
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.45
(b)
12/09/24
Open
208,148
208,773
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.45
(b)
12/09/24
Open
549,381
551,031
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,766,879
1,772,297
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/09/24
Open
429,975
431,294
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/09/24
Open
463,730
465,152
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/09/24
Open
850,465
853,073
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/09/24
Open
226,931
227,627
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.32
(b)
12/09/24
Open
189,289
189,842
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.40
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,652,040
1,656,948
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.42
(b)
12/09/24
Open
310,683
311,609
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.47
(b)
12/09/24
Open
145,340
145,778
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
581,892
583,651
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,471,015
1,475,460
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
330,120
331,118
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
196,938
197,533
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
104,309
104,624
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
243,056
243,791
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
114,030
114,375
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/09/24
Open
661,656
663,656
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
979,541
982,514
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
3,728,655
3,740,328
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
766,894
769,295
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
694,984
697,159
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,108,150
1,111,619
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,099,400
1,102,842
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Societe Generale
4.49
(b)
12/09/24
Open
110,740
111,075
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Societe Generale
4.64
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,424,860
1,429,311
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
12/09/24
Open
708,031
710,180
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,617,276
1,622,339
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/09/24
Open
1,531,820
1,536,615
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.52
(b)
12/10/24
Open
179,250
179,773
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
12/10/24
Open
1,799,145
1,804,532
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.65
(b)
12/10/24
Open
1,041,994
1,045,114
Capital Trusts
Open/Demand
Barclays Bank PLC
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
10,484,104
10,511,480
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
6,051,519
6,067,321
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
136
2024 BlackRock Annual Report to Shareholders

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
Barclays Bank PLC
4.70
% 
12/11/24
01/14/25
$ 24,247,274
$ 24,314,344
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
7,001,633
7,019,915
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
1,996,514
2,001,727
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
573,033
574,529
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
2,974,115
2,981,881
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,794,601
5,809,731
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
324,388
325,235
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
4,488,100
4,499,818
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
2,565,030
2,571,728
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,532,106
5,546,551
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
1,577,018
1,581,136
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,043,405
5,056,574
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
1,787,593
1,792,260
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
4.70
12/11/24
01/14/25
5,212,243
5,225,853
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
12/11/24
Open
96,359
96,625
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.00
(b)
12/11/24
Open
1,154,867
1,157,731
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
363,500
364,507
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
465,625
466,915
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
433,750
434,952
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
552,125
553,655
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
1,297,500
1,301,095
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
491,400
492,762
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.49
(b)
12/11/24
Open
310,188
311,045
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.49
(b)
12/11/24
Open
500,000
501,383
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.49
(b)
12/11/24
Open
880,875
883,311
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
286,230
287,023
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
1,491,306
1,495,438
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.50
(b)
12/11/24
Open
550,515
552,040
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
1,788,394
1,793,506
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
5,359,357
5,374,676
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/11/24
Open
1,284,806
1,288,479
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Santander US Capital Markets LLC
4.80
12/12/24
01/08/25
476,067
477,273
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Santander US Capital Markets LLC
4.80
12/12/24
01/08/25
3,353,288
3,361,783
U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities
Up to 30 Days
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.45
(b)
12/12/24
Open
1,409,512
1,413,193
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
12/13/24
Open
313,000
313,783
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.65
(b)
12/13/24
Open
975,280
977,802
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/13/24
Open
1,436,853
1,440,569
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.46
(b)
12/17/24
Open
189,394
189,765
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.47
(b)
12/17/24
Open
1,219,615
1,222,014
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.48
(b)
12/17/24
Open
260,338
260,851
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.49
(b)
12/17/24
Open
281,678
282,234
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.35
(b)
12/17/24
Open
1,106,840
1,108,962
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.45
(b)
12/17/24
Open
305,500
306,098
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
(b)
12/17/24
Open
834,015
835,683
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/17/24
Open
3,497,187
3,504,328
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
BNP Paribas SA
4.45
(b)
12/18/24
Open
756,394
757,776
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Schedule of Investments
137

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.55
%(b)
12/18/24
Open
$ 827,160
$ 828,704
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/18/24
Open
138,926
139,182
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.48
(b)
12/18/24
Open
153,135
153,417
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.15
(b)
12/18/24
Open
168,075
168,363
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Societe Generale
4.64
(b)
12/18/24
Open
1,988,310
1,992,091
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.30
12/20/24
01/09/25
637,052
637,966
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.35
12/20/24
01/09/25
216,521
216,835
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.40
12/20/24
01/09/25
175,938
176,196
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.45
12/20/24
01/09/25
591,850
592,728
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.45
12/20/24
01/09/25
514,606
515,370
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.45
12/20/24
01/09/25
366,795
367,339
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
474,472
475,184
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
323,185
323,670
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
337,258
337,763
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
202,723
203,027
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
253,500
253,880
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
1,376,105
1,378,169
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
492,429
493,167
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
240,695
241,056
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
222,341
222,675
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
219,015
219,344
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
150,444
150,670
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
174,790
175,052
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
386,190
386,769
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
282,863
283,287
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/09/25
296,206
296,651
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/10/25
1,411,875
1,413,993
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/10/25
1,004,550
1,006,057
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/10/25
764,062
765,209
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.15
12/20/24
01/14/25
801,562
802,671
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.15
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,127,469
1,129,028
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.15
12/20/24
01/14/25
590,590
591,407
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.20
12/20/24
01/14/25
221,540
221,850
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.25
12/20/24
01/14/25
436,913
437,531
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.30
12/20/24
01/14/25
328,950
329,421
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,565,782
1,568,053
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
676,862
677,844
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
690,300
691,301
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
633,490
634,409
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
494,250
494,967
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
684,610
685,603
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.35
12/20/24
01/14/25
707,655
708,681
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
166,005
166,248
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
364,080
364,614
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
183,391
183,660
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
444,308
444,959
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
863,141
864,407
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
295,320
295,753
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
405,218
405,812
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
704,200
705,233
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
125,195
125,379
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/14/25
580,396
581,248
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,083,200
1,084,807
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
415,504
416,120
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,158,885
1,160,604
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
218,669
218,993
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
197,925
198,219
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,311,086
1,313,031
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
464,873
465,562
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
799,743
800,929
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
564,052
564,889
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
349,740
350,259
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
138
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
% 
12/20/24
01/14/25
$ 2,092,527
$ 2,095,631
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
388,583
389,159
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/14/25
916,515
917,874
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
3,684,010
3,689,536
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
143,996
144,212
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
734,239
735,340
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
379,136
379,705
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
341,741
342,254
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
500,139
500,889
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
593,862
594,753
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
743,402
744,517
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
568,800
569,653
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
115,011
115,183
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
77,139
77,254
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
299,173
299,621
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.53
12/20/24
01/14/25
2,081,250
2,084,393
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.55
12/20/24
01/14/25
473,323
474,040
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
309,228
309,702
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,764,982
1,767,689
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
245,890
246,267
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,134,676
1,136,416
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,964,237
1,967,249
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
2,722,230
2,726,404
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
563,812
564,677
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
205,673
205,988
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
659,640
660,651
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
942,760
944,206
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
203,150
203,462
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,010,047
1,011,596
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,250,966
1,252,884
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
479,559
480,294
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
265,995
266,403
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
2,297,855
2,301,378
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
184,960
185,244
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,435,314
1,437,515
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
3,444,540
3,449,822
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.64
12/20/24
01/14/25
1,110,780
1,112,498
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
BofA Securities, Inc.
4.64
12/20/24
01/14/25
237,679
238,046
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.30
12/20/24
01/14/25
322,951
323,414
Foreign Agency Obligations
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
766,039
767,188
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.50
12/20/24
01/14/25
488,994
489,728
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
193,750
194,047
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
204,884
205,199
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.60
12/20/24
01/14/25
265,256
265,663
Foreign Agency Obligations
Up to 30 Days
Merrill Lynch International
4.65
12/20/24
01/14/25
2,039,614
2,042,775
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.45
12/20/24
01/31/25
209,519
209,829
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.45
12/20/24
01/31/25
464,955
465,645
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.45
12/20/24
01/31/25
1,735,220
1,737,794
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.49
12/20/24
01/31/25
4,140,000
4,146,196
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.49
12/20/24
01/31/25
414,375
414,995
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.49
12/20/24
01/31/25
3,750,000
3,755,612
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/31/25
1,680,831
1,683,352
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/31/25
2,418,250
2,421,877
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.50
12/20/24
01/31/25
696,562
697,607
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Bank PLC
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
2,201,225
2,204,637
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
3.00
12/20/24
01/31/25
176,662
176,838
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.15
12/20/24
01/31/25
221,725
222,032
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.40
12/20/24
01/31/25
124,472
124,654
Foreign Agency Obligations
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.45
12/20/24
01/31/25
281,250
281,667
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.49
12/20/24
01/31/25
863,737
865,030
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.55
12/20/24
01/31/25
646,127
647,107
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
12/20/24
01/31/25
637,733
638,722
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)
Counterparty
Interest
Rate
Trade
Date
Maturity
Date(a)
Face Value
Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
Type of Non-Cash Underlying
Collateral
Remaining
Contractual Maturity
of the Agreements(a)
Barclays Capital, Inc.
4.65
% 
12/20/24
01/31/25
$ 766,817
$ 768,006
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/20/24
Open
1,553,276
1,555,684
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Societe Generale
4.64
(b)
12/20/24
Open
628,956
629,929
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Barclays Bank PLC
4.65
12/23/24
01/31/25
4,622,873
4,628,247
Capital Trusts
31 - 90 Days
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
4.65
(b)
12/23/24
Open
56,175
56,240
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/23/24
Open
1,466,827
1,468,533
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
TD Securities (USA) LLC
4.65
(b)
12/23/24
Open
337,169
337,561
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
Barclays Capital, Inc.
3.75
12/24/24
01/31/25
685,800
686,372
Corporate Bonds
31 - 90 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
12/26/24
01/09/25
2,717,962
2,720,001
Corporate Bonds
Up to 30 Days
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4.50
(b)
12/26/24
Open
859,462
860,107
Corporate Bonds
Open/Demand
 
 
 
$ 345,878,186
$ 347,480,735
 
 
(a)
Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time.
(b)
Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description
Number of
Contracts
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Contracts
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note
1,886
03/31/25
$ 387,779
$ (295,816
)
Short Contracts
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note
795
03/20/25
86,456
1,134,323
10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note
247
03/20/25
27,494
319,278
U.S. Long Bond
429
03/20/25
48,839
1,201,001
Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond
62
03/20/25
7,372
214,352
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note
752
03/31/25
79,941
668,818
 
3,537,772
 
$ 3,241,956
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Currency Purchased
Currency Sold
Counterparty
Settlement Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
USD
106,307
EUR
97,038
The Bank of New York Mellon
01/16/25
$ 5,737
USD
109,549
EUR
100,000
The Bank of New York Mellon
01/16/25
5,911
USD
132,050
EUR
120,545
The Bank of New York Mellon
01/16/25
7,119
USD
132,174
EUR
120,658
The Bank of New York Mellon
01/16/25
7,125
USD
357,815
EUR
326,641
The Bank of New York Mellon
01/16/25
19,289
USD
74,858
EUR
71,000
Barclays Bank PLC
03/19/25
1,068
USD
116,033
EUR
109,986
Standard Chartered Bank
03/19/25
1,725
USD
103,408
EUR
98,000
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
03/19/25
1,557
USD
805,141
EUR
763,179
Toronto-Dominion Bank
03/19/25
11,971
USD
11,145,037
EUR
10,572,835
UBS AG
03/19/25
156,726
USD
2,583,871
GBP
2,041,000
UBS AG
03/19/25
30,204
 
 
 
 
 
 
248,432
EUR
97,038
USD
102,733
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
01/16/25
(2,164
)
 
$ 246,268
140
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection
Reference Obligation/Index
Financing
Rate Paid
by the Fund
Payment
Frequency
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CDX.NA.IG.41.V1
1.00
% 
Quarterly
12/20/28
USD
20,750
$ (472,965
)
$ (262,864
)
$ (210,101
)
CDX.NA.HY.43.V1
5.00
Quarterly
12/20/29
USD
11,715
(922,720
)
(874,363
)
(48,357
)
CDX.NA.IG.43.V1
1.00
Quarterly
12/20/29
USD
6,200
(140,731
)
(140,993
)
262
 
 
$ (1,536,416
)
$ (1,278,220
)
$ (258,196
)
OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection
Reference Obligations/Index
Financing
Rate Paid
by the Fund
Payment
Frequency
Counterparty
Termination
Date
Notional
Amount (000)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
CMBX.NA.7
3.00
% 
Monthly
Deutsche Bank AG
01/17/47
USD
11,321
$ 2,040,801
$ 710,839
$ 1,329,962
OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection
Reference Obligation/Index
Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
Payment
Frequency
Counterparty
Termination
Date
Credit
Rating(a)
Notional
Amount (000)(b)
Value
Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Virgin Media Finance PLC
5.00
% 
Quarterly
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
12/20/25
B-
EUR
20
$ 813
$ 731
$ 82
CMA CGM SA
5.00
Quarterly
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
06/20/27
BB+
EUR
38
3,776
4,805
(1,029
)
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Bank of America N.A.
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
9
471
(1,222
)
1,693
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Barclays Bank PLC
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
5
284
(710
)
994
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Barclays Bank PLC
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
15
798
(1,996
)
2,794
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Citibank N.A.
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
5
231
(594
)
825
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
9
484
(1,269
)
1,753
Adler Real Estate AG
5.00
Quarterly
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
12/20/27
CCC+
EUR
7
351
(900
)
1,251
Faurecia SE
5.00
Quarterly
Barclays Bank PLC
06/20/29
BB
EUR
27
1,826
3,230
(1,404
)
Virgin Media Finance PLC
5.00
Quarterly
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
06/20/29
B-
EUR
7
398
238
160
Virgin Media Finance PLC
5.00
Quarterly
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
06/20/29
B-
EUR
10
568
326
242
Faurecia SE
5.00
Quarterly
Bank of America N.A.
12/20/29
 
EUR
15
911
1,066
(155
)
CMBX.NA.7
3.00
Monthly
Barclays Bank PLC
01/17/47
D
USD
4,528
(816,320
)
(199,155
)
(617,165
)
CMBX.NA.7
3.00
Monthly
Barclays Bank PLC
01/17/47
D
USD
2,264
(408,160
)
(99,463
)
(308,697
)
CMBX.NA.7
3.00
Monthly
Barclays Bank PLC
01/17/47
D
USD
4,528
(816,320
)
(98,447
)
(717,873
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ (2,029,889
)
$ (393,360
)
$ (1,636,529
)
(a)
Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.
(b)
The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps and OTC Swaps
Description

Premiums
Paid

Premiums
Received
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)
$ 
$ (1,278,220
)
$ 262
$ (258,458
)
OTC Swaps
721,235
(403,756
)
1,339,756
(1,646,323
)
(a)
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.
Schedule of Investments
141

Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 3,537,772
$ 
$ 3,537,772
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange
contracts
248,432
248,432
Swaps — centrally cleared
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)
262
262
Swaps — OTC
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid
2,060,991
2,060,991
 
$ 
$ 2,061,253
$ 
$ 248,432
$ 3,537,772
$ 
$ 5,847,457
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 295,816
$ 
$ 295,816
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange
contracts
2,164
2,164
Swaps — centrally cleared
Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)
258,458
258,458
Swaps — OTC
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received
2,050,079
2,050,079
 
$ 
$ 2,308,537
$ 
$ 2,164
$ 295,816
$ 
$ 2,606,517
(a)
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated
earnings (loss).
For the period ended December 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statement of Operations was as follows:
 
Commodity
Contracts
Credit
Contracts
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Other
Contracts
Total
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ (862,355
)
$ 
$ (862,355
)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
800,738
800,738
Options purchased(a)
(633
)
(633
)
Options written
305
305
Swaps
(774,431
)
42,068
(732,363
)
 
$ 
$ (774,431
)
$ 
$ 800,738
$ (820,615
)
$ 
$ (794,308
)
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
Futures contracts
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 7,330,804
$ 
$ 7,330,804
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
375,890
375,890
Swaps
316,962
316,962
 
$ 
$ 316,962
$ 
$ 375,890
$ 7,330,804
$ 
$ 8,023,656
(a)
Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts:
Average notional value of contracts — long
$301,654,969
Average notional value of contracts — short
168,745,051
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
Average amounts purchased — in USD
14,828,004
Average amounts sold — in USD
60,788
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)
Options:
Average value of option contracts purchased
$105
Average value of option contracts written
12
Credit default swaps:
Average notional value — buy protection
46,376,511
Average notional value — sell protection
13,309,864
Interest rate swaps:
Average notional value — pays fixed rate
11,131,127
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End
The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:
 
Assets
Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts
$ 441,845
$ 29,446
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
248,432
2,164
Swaps — centrally cleared
16,055
Swaps — OTC(a)
2,060,991
2,050,079
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
2,751,268
2,097,744
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)
(441,845
)
(45,501
)
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA
$ 2,309,423
$ 2,052,243
(a)
Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/(received) in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:
Counterparty
Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
Derivatives
Available
for Offset(a)
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets(c)(d)
Bank of America N.A.
$ 2,759
$ (1,377
)
$ 
$ 
$ 1,382
Barclays Bank PLC
8,086
(8,086
)
Citibank N.A.
825
(594
)
231
Deutsche Bank AG
2,040,801
(2,040,801
)
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
3,532
(1,269
)
2,263
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
6,056
(1,929
)
4,127
Standard Chartered Bank
1,725
1,725
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
1,557
1,557
The Bank of New York Mellon
45,181
45,181
Toronto-Dominion Bank
11,971
11,971
UBS AG
186,930
186,930
 
$ 2,309,423
$ (13,255
)
$ 
$ (2,040,801
)
$ 255,367
Counterparty
Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
Derivatives
Available
for Offset(a)
Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities(c)(e)
Bank of America N.A.
$ 1,377
$ (1,377
)
$ 
$ 
$ 
Barclays Bank PLC
2,044,910
(8,086
)
(1,970,000
)
66,824
Citibank N.A.
594
(594
)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
2,164
2,164
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Counterparty
Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
Derivatives
Available
for Offset(a)
Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities(c)(e)
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
$ 1,269
$ (1,269
)
$ 
$ 
$ 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
1,929
(1,929
)
 
$ 2,052,243
$ (13,255
)
$ 
$ (1,970,000
)
$ 68,988
(a)
The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.
(b)
Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.
(c)
Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.
(d)
Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.
(e)
Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default. 
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets
Investments
Long-Term Investments
Asset-Backed Securities
$ 
$ 98,850,878
$ 1,482,655
$ 100,333,533
Common Stocks
Corporate Bonds
489,813,364
1,229,479
491,042,843
Fixed Rate Loan Interests
3,480,988
3,767,963
7,248,951
Floating Rate Loan Interests
38,701,613
1,456,688
40,158,301
Foreign Agency Obligations
6,770,951
6,770,951
Municipal Bonds
4,040,243
4,040,243
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
117,190,688
117,190,688
Preferred Securities
Capital Trusts
37,892,882
37,892,882
Preferred Stocks
2,519,000
28,400
2,547,400
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities
101,168,804
101,168,804
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds
5,197,114
5,197,114
Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)
300
300
Liabilities
Investments
TBA Sale Commitments
(5,824,590
)
(5,824,590
)
Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)
(3,331
)
(3,331
)
 
$7,716,114
$892,082,790
$7,965,185
$907,764,089
Derivative Financial Instruments(b)
Assets
Credit Contracts
$ 
$ 1,340,018
$ 
$ 1,340,018
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
248,432
248,432
Interest Rate Contracts
3,537,772
3,537,772
Liabilities
Credit Contracts
(1,904,781
)
(1,904,781
)
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
(2,164
)
(2,164
)
Interest Rate Contracts
(295,816
)
(295,816
)
 
$3,241,956
$(318,495
)
$
$2,923,461
(a)
Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.
(b)
Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange
contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount or face value, including accrued interest, for financial statement purposes. As of period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $347,480,735 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
December 31, 2024
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:
 
Asset-Backed
Securities
Common
Stocks
Corporate
Bonds
Fixed
Rate Loan
Interests
Floating
Rate Loan
Interests
Preferred
Stocks
Warrants
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2023
$ 2,044,502
$ 
(a)
$ 1,277,438
$ 
$ 473,081
$ 
$ 
(a)
Transfers into Level 3
265,130
Transfers out of Level 3
(401,500
)
(138,818
)
Accrued discounts/premiums
3,063
2,367
Net realized gain (loss)
(2,221
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)(c)
97,120
(218
)
(11,716
)
28,600
Purchases
3,776,616
1,454,408
28,400
Sales
(257,467
)
(47,741
)
(625,859
)
Closing balance, as of December 31, 2024
$ 1,482,655
$ 
(a)
$ 1,229,479
$ 3,767,963
$ 1,456,688
$ 28,400
$ 
(a)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at
December 31, 2024(c)
$ 97,120
$ 
(a)
$ (218
)
$ (11,716
)
$ 23,794
$ 
$ 
(a)
 
Total
Assets
Opening balance, as of December 31, 2023
$ 3,795,021
Transfers into Level 3
265,130
Transfers out of Level 3
(540,318
)
Accrued discounts/premiums
5,430
Net realized gain (loss)
(2,221
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)(c)
113,786
Purchases
5,259,424
Sales
(931,067
)
Closing balance, as of December 31, 2024
$ 7,965,185
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2024(c)
$ 108,980
(a)
Rounds to less than $1.
(b)
Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations.
(c)
Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2024 is
generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.
The Fund’s financial instruments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third-party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third-party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.
See notes to financial statements.
Schedule of Investments
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2024
 
DSU
FRA
BKT
BLW
ASSETS
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)
$ 654,562,415
$ 596,424,097
$ 362,706,593
$ 849,785,074
Investments, at value — affiliated(b)
4,302,850
8,180,892
346,004
Cash
3,036,132
1,351,586
Cash pledged:
Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements
1,613,035
1,112,000
Futures contracts
819,000
1,025,470
Centrally cleared swaps
3,000
1,000
800,000
Foreign currency, at value(c)
181,665
43,726
513,415
Receivables:
Investments sold
5,768,300
8,441,634
4,701,259
Reverse repurchase agreements
243,815
Capital shares sold
798,737
Dividends — unaffiliated
24,158
Dividends — affiliated
2,171
9,430
733
Interest — unaffiliated
5,761,269
4,377,846
2,210,473
10,182,447
Variation margin on futures contracts
70,234
111,491
Swap premiums paid
2,045
7,035
Unrealized appreciation on:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
78,465
45
176,171
OTC swaps
947,571
405,910
Unfunded floating rate loan interests
1,343
1,420
961
Deferred offering costs
172,005
147,435
97,544
Prepaid expenses
4,425
3,826
2,266
4,350
Total assets
671,317,372
613,597,615
375,760,358
870,889,423
LIABILITIES
Bank overdraft
214,336
50,545
Cash received:
Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements
30,000
Collateral — OTC derivatives
410,000
Collateral — TBA commitments
10,000
Borrowed bonds, at value(d)
685,313
Reverse repurchase agreements, at value
76,794,247
337,676,251
Payables:
Investments purchased
16,622,260
14,003,133
45,629,486
16,917,855
Reverse repurchase agreements
794,681
Accounting services fees
40,778
39,471
25,430
47,548
Administration fees
32,379
Bank borrowings
102,000,000
143,000,000
Custodian fees
17,519
11,763
14,007
28,297
Interest expense and fees
541,786
702,809
1,251
Investment advisory fees
303,012
377,903
139,981
399,589
Directors and Officers fees
298,211
447
149,969
365,719
Other accrued expenses
8,979
10,123
9,276
3,450
Principal payups
431,424
49,675
Professional fees
100,574
106,934
53,829
107,605
Proxy fees
7,475
Transfer agent fees
15,297
11,322
8,373
13,340
Variation margin on futures contracts
57,840
30,693
Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
38
12,978
Swap premiums received
296,263
149,142
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)
December 31, 2024
 
DSU
FRA
BKT
BLW
Unrealized depreciation on:
OTC swaps
$ 713
$ —
$ —
$ 1,863
Unfunded floating rate loan interests
159
Total liabilities
120,655,589
158,478,241
124,130,825
356,598,686
Commitments and contingent liabilities
NET ASSETS
$ 550,661,783
$ 455,119,374
$ 251,629,533
$ 514,290,737
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF
Paid-in capital(e)(f)(g)
$ 694,447,058
$ 526,125,701
$ 414,667,445
$ 620,832,455
Accumulated loss
(143,785,275)
(71,006,327)
(163,037,912)
(106,541,718)
NET ASSETS
$ 550,661,783
$ 455,119,374
$ 251,629,533
$ 514,290,737
Net asset value
$ 10.63
$ 12.89
$ 11.81
$ 14.04
(a) Investments, at costunaffiliated
$670,475,000
$603,472,904
$401,886,251
$855,501,377
(b) Investments, at costaffiliated
$—
$4,114,134
$8,180,892
$346,004
(c) Foreign currency, at cost
$183,546
$44,199
$—
$533,770
(d) Proceeds received from borrowed bonds
$—
$—
$842,347
$—
(e) Shares outstanding
51,809,273
35,304,646
21,307,672
36,637,878
(f) Shares authorized
400 million
200 million
200 million
Unlimited
(g) Par value
$0.10
$0.10
$0.010
$0.001
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Statements
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)
December 31, 2024
 
BIT
ASSETS
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)
$ 908,394,596
Investments, at value — affiliated(b)
5,197,114
Cash
166,623
Cash pledged:
Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements
3,034,872
Collateral — OTC derivatives
1,970,000
Futures contracts
5,421,400
Centrally cleared swaps
891,000
Foreign currency, at value(c)
297,242
Receivables:
Investments sold
3,158,742
TBA sale commitments
5,975,496
Dividends — unaffiliated
43,924
Dividends — affiliated
4,455
Interest — unaffiliated
11,828,951
Variation margin on futures contracts
441,845
Swap premiums paid
721,235
Unrealized appreciation on:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
248,432
OTC swaps
1,339,756
Unfunded floating rate loan interests
300
Deferred offering costs
104,506
Prepaid expenses
4,890
Total assets
949,245,379
LIABILITIES
Cash received:
Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements
31,000
Collateral — OTC derivatives
2,080,000
TBA sale commitments, at value(d)
5,824,590
Reverse repurchase agreements, at value
347,480,735
Payables:
Investments purchased
12,649,955
Accounting services fees
50,894
Custodian fees
28,649
Interest expense
9,201
Investment advisory fees
634,090
Directors and Officers fees
155,643
Other accrued expenses
10,665
Principal payups
165,499
Professional fees
149,682
Transfer agent fees
17,803
Variation margin on futures contracts
29,446
Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
16,055
Swap premiums received
403,756
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)
December 31, 2024
 
BIT
Unrealized depreciation on:
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
$ 2,164
OTC swaps
1,646,323
Unfunded floating rate loan interests
3,331
Total liabilities
371,389,481
Commitments and contingent liabilities
NET ASSETS
$ 577,855,898
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF
Paid-in capital(e)(f)(g)
$ 642,589,322
Accumulated loss
(64,733,424)
NET ASSETS
$ 577,855,898
Net asset value
$ 14.50
(a) Investments, at costunaffiliated
$932,600,232
(b) Investments, at costaffiliated
$5,197,114
(c) Foreign currency, at cost
$315,951
(d) Proceeds from TBA sale commitments
$5,975,496
(e) Shares outstanding
39,841,315
(f) Shares authorized
Unlimited
(g) Par value
$0.001
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Statements
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Statements of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2024
 
DSU
FRA
BKT
BLW
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends — unaffiliated
$933,249
$776,563
$
$456,357
Dividends — affiliated
88,902
266,055
206,757
140,390
Interest — unaffiliated
55,384,037
52,789,429
14,696,470
62,576,057
Other income — unaffiliated
545,931
534,090
500,708
Foreign taxes withheld
(4,152
)
Total investment income
56,952,119
54,366,137
14,903,227
63,669,360
EXPENSES
Investment advisory
3,535,671
4,514,059
1,696,770
4,544,341
Professional
142,313
178,827
57,594
159,334
Transfer agent
107,200
74,974
66,553
69,496
Accounting services
96,838
93,342
52,549
113,039
Directors and Officer
65,884
29,557
33,144
69,250
Custodian
41,588
27,894
28,046
67,372
Registration
16,216
12,257
7,844
12,424
Printing and postage
15,022
11,727
17,037
42,785
Administration
391,562
Reorganization
7,475
Miscellaneous
38,431
37,530
78,735
48,551
Total expenses excluding interest expense
4,059,163
4,980,167
2,437,309
5,126,592
Interest expense and fees — unaffiliated
7,895,178
8,648,053
4,735,260
17,456,364
Total expenses
11,954,341
13,628,220
7,172,569
22,582,956
Less:
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager
(3,100
)
(30,769
)
(3,086
)
(2,065
)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
11,951,241
13,597,451
7,169,483
22,580,891
Net investment income
45,000,878
40,768,686
7,733,744
41,088,469
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments — unaffiliated
(17,663,261
)
(10,084,204
)
(7,339,785
)
(9,766,973
)
Investments — affiliated
17,193
25,187
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
298,820
28,322
537,629
Foreign currency transactions
(35,431
)
(15,140
)
(2,585
)
Futures contracts
(203,309
)
(923,996
)
Options written
72
203
Swaps
96,451
1,069,214
36
(557,670
)
 
(17,286,156
)
(8,976,621
)
(7,543,058
)
(10,713,392
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments — unaffiliated
15,629,075
7,885,337
1,013,269
13,098,063
Investments — affiliated
(22,050
)
90,184
Borrowed bonds
56,203
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
126,759
14,150
263,168
Foreign currency translations
(6,278
)
852
(40,602
)
Futures contracts
1,592,583
841,458
Swaps
585,628
(571,442
)
107
479,794
Unfunded floating rate loan interests
314
450
491
 
16,313,448
7,419,531
2,662,162
14,642,372
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(972,708
)
(1,557,090
)
(4,880,896
)
3,928,980
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$44,028,170
$39,211,596
$2,852,848
$45,017,449
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations  (continued)
Year Ended December 31, 2024
 
BIT
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends — unaffiliated
$272,291
Dividends — affiliated
373,424
Interest — unaffiliated
61,353,820
Other income — unaffiliated
328,696
Foreign taxes withheld
(1,505
)
Total investment income
62,326,726
EXPENSES
Investment advisory
7,018,201
Professional
147,918
Accounting services
118,505
Custodian
68,875
Transfer agent
67,684
Directors and Officer
50,390
Registration
13,158
Printing and postage
12,663
Miscellaneous
36,985
Total expenses excluding interest expense
7,534,379
Interest expense — unaffiliated
16,627,955
Total expenses
24,162,334
Less:
Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager
(5,624
)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
24,156,710
Net investment income
38,170,016
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments — unaffiliated
(5,173,973
)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
800,738
Foreign currency transactions
(109,448
)
Futures contracts
(862,355
)
Options written
305
Swaps
(732,363
)
 
(6,077,096
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments — unaffiliated
7,104,264
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
375,890
Foreign currency translations
(26,424
)
Futures contracts
7,330,804
Swaps
316,962
Unfunded floating rate loan interests
(3,131
)
 
15,098,365
Net realized and unrealized gain
9,021,269
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$47,191,285
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Statements
151

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
DSU
FRA
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment income
$45,000,878
$46,112,132
$40,768,686
$43,607,565
Net realized loss
(17,286,156
)
(8,827,090
)
(8,976,621
)
(3,879,473
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
16,313,448
32,322,510
7,419,531
22,981,359
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
44,028,170
69,607,552
39,211,596
62,709,451
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)
From net investment income
(45,765,458
)
(45,919,775
)
(41,212,822
)
(44,066,728
)
Return of capital
(11,106,848
)
(2,854,653
)
(11,167,422
)
(2,494,734
)
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders
(56,872,306
)
(48,774,428
)
(52,380,244
)
(46,561,462
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from the issuance of shares
54,828,279
Reinvestment of distributions
1,279,363
952,515
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions
56,107,642
952,515
NET ASSETS
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
43,263,506
20,833,124
(12,216,133
)
16,147,989
Beginning of year
507,398,277
486,565,153
467,335,507
451,187,518
End of year
$550,661,783
$507,398,277
$455,119,374
$467,335,507
(a)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
 
BKT
BLW
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment income
$7,733,744
$6,769,703
$41,088,469
$39,521,697
Net realized loss
(7,543,058
)
(14,553,512
)
(10,713,392
)
(24,227,242
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
2,662,162
22,584,140
14,642,372
48,977,568
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
2,852,848
14,800,331
45,017,449
64,272,023
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)
From net investment income
(8,633,488
)
(8,218,384
)
(42,306,248
)
(37,992,549
)
Return of capital
(13,918,550
)
(14,333,355
)
(5,391,911
)
(5,096,654
)
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders
(22,552,038
)
(22,551,739
)
(47,698,159
)
(43,089,203
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from the issuance of shares
11,717,264
Reinvestment of distributions
45,446
1,484,160
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions
45,446
13,201,424
NET ASSETS
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
(19,699,190
)
(7,705,962
)
10,520,714
21,182,820
Beginning of year
271,328,723
279,034,685
503,770,023
482,587,203
End of year
$251,629,533
$271,328,723
$514,290,737
$503,770,023
(a)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Statements
153

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
 
BIT
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Period from
11/01/23
to 12/31/23
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS
Net investment income
$38,170,016
$6,010,909
$34,411,747
Net realized gain (loss)
(6,077,096
)
335,709
(26,840,864
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
15,098,365
39,901,429
15,163,019
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
47,191,285
46,248,047
22,733,902
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)
From net investment income
(37,506,470
)
(6,321,510
)
(33,743,136
)
Return of capital
(19,796,668
)
(3,029,601
)
(22,251,175
)
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders
(57,303,138
)
(9,351,111
)
(55,994,311
)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Net proceeds from the issuance of shares
27,045,369
Reinvestment of distributions
2,749,014
455,242
1,529,354
Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions
29,794,383
455,242
1,529,354
NET ASSETS
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
19,682,530
37,352,178
(31,731,055
)
Beginning of period
558,173,368
520,821,190
552,552,245
End of period
$577,855,898
$558,173,368
$520,821,190
(a)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2024
 
DSU
FRA
BKT
BLW
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
$44,028,170
$39,211,596
$2,852,848
$45,017,449
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for)
operating activities:
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments and principal paydowns/payups
279,203,741
229,282,082
1,079,164,167
807,632,360
Purchases of long-term investments
(272,796,593
)
(218,459,725
)
(1,032,884,905
)
(875,930,028
)
Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities
329,310
14,903
(685,955
)
5,094,793
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees
(1,627,345
)
(1,080,821
)
5,026,387
(2,348,138
)
Premiums paid on closing options written
(95
)
(191
)
Premiums received from options written
167
394
Net realized loss on investments and options written
17,955,290
10,325,985
7,332,927
9,853,775
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, swaps, borrowed bonds, foreign currency translations and unfunded
floating rate loan interests
(16,620,397
)
(7,923,921
)
(1,069,472
)
(13,624,587
)
(Increase) Decrease in Assets
Receivables
Dividends — affiliated
1,813
(2,153
)
51,504
20,043
Dividends — unaffiliated
18,945
From custodian
780,236
Interest — unaffiliated
452,574
1,077,141
1,597,038
546,287
Variation margin on futures contracts
(29,828
)
13,626
Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
7,650
Swap premiums paid
442
(837
)
Prepaid expenses
335
599
(587
)
186
Deferred offering costs.
66,046
21,186
(6,526
)
12,706
Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities
Cash received
Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements
(3,018,000
)
(3,615,534
)
Collateral — OTC derivatives
410,000
Collateral — TBA commitments
(40,000
)
Payables
Accounting services fees
7,036
6,913
2,143
10,628
Administration fees
(1,626
)
Custodian fees
3,408
2,773
3,259
4,889
Interest expense and fees
(284,264
)
(99,499
)
(128,583
)
189,209
Investment advisory fees
(277
)
(7,924
)
(6,475
)
41,709
Directors and Officers fees
(32,245
)
(7,384
)
(30,179
)
(41,104
)
Other accrued expenses
(29,924
)
(4,326
)
(5,501
)
(39,231
)
Professional fees
19,618
21,582
(12,933
)
25,788
Proxy fees
7,475
Transfer agent fees
(1,925
)
19
(7,366
)
(2,386
)
Variation margin on futures contracts
35,727
21,961
Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
(1,103
)
(2,827
)
(16
)
12,978
Swap premiums received
266,904
(28,714
)
(327,859
)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
52,130,922
52,347,485
58,145,523
(27,404,519
)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash dividends paid to shareholders
(55,592,943
)
(51,427,729
)
(22,552,038
)
(46,213,999
)
Payments for offering costs
(6,226
)
Payments for bank borrowings
(205,000,000
)
(177,000,000
)
Proceeds from bank borrowings
158,000,000
176,000,000
Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft
(631,843
)
(539,521
)
50,545
Proceeds from issuance of capital shares
54,029,542
11,717,264
Net borrowing of reverse repurchase agreements
(34,095,995
)
61,802,508
Net cash provided by (used for) for financing activities
(49,195,244
)
(52,967,250
)
(56,597,488
)
27,299,547
CASH IMPACT FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS
Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations
(1,881
)
(479
)
(30,866
)
Financial Statements
155

Statements of Cash Flows  (continued)
Year Ended December 31, 2024
 
DSU
FRA
BKT
BLW
CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY
Net increase (decrease) in restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency
$2,933,797
$(620,244
)
$1,548,035
$(135,838
)
Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at beginning of year
287,000
663,970
885,000
4,938,309
Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at end of year
$3,220,797
$43,726
$2,433,035
$4,802,471
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the year for interest expense
$8,179,442
$8,747,552
$4,863,843
$17,267,155
NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Reinvestment of distributions
$1,279,363
$952,515
$
$1,484,160
RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY
ATTHE END OFYEAR TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Cash
$3,036,132
$
$
$1,351,586
Cash pledged
Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements
1,613,035
1,112,000
Futures contracts
819,000
1,025,470
Centrally cleared swaps
3,000
1,000
800,000
Foreign currency at value
181,665
43,726
513,415
 
$3,220,797
$43,726
$2,433,035
$4,802,471
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Cash Flows  (continued)
Year Ended December 31, 2024
 
BIT
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
$47,191,285
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used for operating activities:
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments and principal paydowns/payups
1,192,751,492
Purchases of long-term investments
(1,262,570,659
)
Net proceeds from sales of short-term securities
5,256,508
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees
(5,743,982
)
Premiums paid on closing options written
(286
)
Premiums received from options written
591
Net realized loss on investments and options written
5,175,518
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, swaps, foreign currency translations and unfunded floating rate loan interests
(7,400,496
)
(Increase) Decrease in Assets
Receivables
Dividends — affiliated
37,977
Dividends — unaffiliated
25,901
Interest — unaffiliated
(572,657
)
Variation margin on futures contracts
(119,266
)
Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
9,151
Swap premiums paid
251,149
Prepaid expenses
45
Deferred offering costs.
73,228
Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities
Cash received
Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements
(3,326,468
)
Collateral — OTC derivatives
(880,000
)
Collateral — TBA commitments
(558,000
)
Payables
Accounting services fees
10,857
Custodian fees
5,498
Interest expense
415,210
Investment advisory fees
62,510
Directors and Officers fees
(11,286
)
Other accrued expenses
(86,868
)
Professional fees
6,800
Transfer agent fees
(23,890
)
Variation margin on futures contracts
24,339
Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
16,055
Swap premiums received
(742,186
)
Net cash used for operating activities
(30,721,930
)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash dividends paid to shareholders
(54,554,124
)
Payments for offering costs
(63,076
)
Proceeds from issuance of capital shares
27,045,369
Net borrowing of reverse repurchase agreements
62,498,300
Net cash provided by financing activities
34,926,469
CASH IMPACT FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS
Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations
(17,483
)
CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY
Net increase in restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency
4,187,056
Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at beginning of year
7,594,081
Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at end of year
$11,781,137
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the year for interest expense
$16,212,745
NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Reinvestment of distributions
$2,749,014
Financial Statements
157

Statements of Cash Flows  (continued)
Year Ended December 31, 2024
 
BIT
RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY ATTHE END OFYEAR TO THE STATEMENT OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Cash
$166,623
Cash pledged
Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements
3,034,872
Collateral — OTC derivatives
1,970,000
Futures contracts
5,421,400
Centrally cleared swaps
891,000
Foreign currency at value
297,242
 
$11,781,137
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
DSU
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
Year Ended
12/31/22
Year Ended
12/31/21
Year Ended
12/31/20
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
$10.89
$10.44
$11.56
$11.55
$12.25
Net investment income(a)
0.94
0.99
0.72
0.61
0.63
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(0.02
)
0.51
(1.14
)
0.13
(0.50
)
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.92
1.50
(0.42
)
0.74
0.13
Distributions(b)
 
 
 
 
 
From net investment income
(0.95
)
(0.99
)
(0.68
)
(0.62
)
(0.61
)
Return of capital
(0.23
)
(0.06
)
(0.02
)
(0.11
)
(0.22
)
Total distributions
(1.18
)
(1.05
)
(0.70
)
(0.73
)
(0.83
)
Net asset value, end of year
$10.63
$10.89
$10.44
$11.56
$11.55
Market price, end of year
$10.76
$10.79
$9.20
$11.70
$10.45
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
8.93
%
15.74
%
(2.97
)%
6.67
%
2.57
%
Based on market price
11.28
%
30.14
%
(15.51
)%
19.33
%
1.50
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(d)
Total expenses
2.32
%
2.47
%
1.90
%
1.34
%
1.48
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
2.31
%
2.47
%
1.90
%
1.34
%
1.47
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense and fees
0.79
%
0.79
%
0.84
%
0.92
%
0.91
%
Net investment income
8.72
%
9.25
%
6.65
%
5.21
%
5.65
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of year (000)
$550,662
$507,398
$486,565
$538,681
$537,959
Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)
$102,000
$149,000
$164,000
$248,000
$229,000
Asset coverage, end of year per $1,000 of bank borrowings(e)
$6,399
$4,405
$3,967
$3,172
$3,349
Portfolio turnover rate
43
%
30
%
18
%
47
%
67
%
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any
sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(d)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(e)
Calculated by subtracting the Funds total liabilities (not including bank borrowings) from the Funds total assets and dividing this by the amount of bank borrowings, and by multiplying the results
by 1,000.
See notes to financial statements.
Financial Highlights
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
FRA
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
Year Ended
12/31/22
Year Ended
12/31/21
Year Ended
12/31/20
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
$13.26
$12.81
$13.85
$13.81
$14.55
Net investment income(a)
1.16
1.24
0.84
0.67
0.69
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(0.04
)
0.53
(1.11
)
0.17
(0.51
)
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
1.12
1.77
(0.27
)
0.84
0.18
Distributions(b)
 
 
 
 
 
From net investment income
(1.17
)
(1.25
)
(0.77
)
(0.67
)
(0.70
)
Return of capital
(0.32
)
(0.07
)
(0.13
)
(0.22
)
Total distributions
(1.49
)
(1.32
)
(0.77
)
(0.80
)
(0.92
)
Net asset value, end of year
$12.89
$13.26
$12.81
$13.85
$13.81
Market price, end of year
$13.75
$12.66
$11.26
$13.43
$12.11
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
8.88
%
15.35
%
(1.34
)%
6.48
%
2.76
%
Based on market price
21.65
%
25.29
%
(10.57
)%
17.74
%
(2.45
)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(d)
Total expenses
2.95
%
2.88
%
2.17
%
1.55
%
1.69
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
2.95
%
2.87
%
2.17
%
1.54
%
1.67
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense and fees
1.07
%
1.04
%
1.15
%
1.14
%
1.13
%
Net investment income
8.84
%
9.45
%
6.36
%
4.76
%
5.15
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of year (000)
$455,119
$467,336
$451,188
$487,833
$488,051
Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)
$143,000
$144,000
$147,000
$223,000
$208,000
Asset coverage, end of year per $1,000 of bank borrowings(e)
$4,183
$4,245
$4,069
$3,188
$3,346
Portfolio turnover rate
36
%
25
%
14
%
49
%
65
%
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any
sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(d)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(e)
Calculated by subtracting the Funds total liabilities (not including bank borrowings) from the Funds total assets and dividing this by the amount of bank borrowings, and by multiplying the results
by 1,000.
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BKT
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
Year Ended
12/31/22(a)
Year Ended
12/31/21(a)
Year Ended
12/31/20(a)
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
$12.73
$13.10
$16.94
$18.54
$18.89
Net investment income(b)
0.36
0.32
0.43
0.70
0.86
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(0.22
)
0.37
(3.24
)
(1.06
)
0.02
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.14
0.69
(2.81
)
(0.36
)
0.88
Distributions(c)
 
 
 
 
 
From net investment income
(0.41
)
(0.39
)
(0.49
)
(0.89
)
(1.01
)
Return of capital
(0.65
)
(0.67
)
(0.54
)
(0.35
)
(0.22
)
Total distributions
(1.06
)
(1.06
)
(1.03
)
(1.24
)
(1.23
)
Net asset value, end of year
$11.81
$12.73
$13.10
$16.94
$18.54
Market price, end of year
$11.52
$12.18
$12.34
$16.95
$18.21
Total Return(d)
Based on net asset value
1.32
%
6.03
%
(16.67
)%
(2.01
)%
4.92
%
Based on market price
3.29
%
7.69
%
(21.50
)%
(0.23
)%
7.31
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)
Total expenses
2.75
%
3.23
%
1.65
%
0.94
%
1.18
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
2.75
%
3.23
%
1.64
%
0.94
%
1.18
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense
0.93
%
0.92
%
0.95
%
0.90
%
0.89
%
Net investment income
2.96
%
2.50
%
2.94
%
3.91
%
4.55
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of year (000)
$251,630
$271,329
$279,035
$360,752
$394,195
Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)
$76,794
$111,020
$115,764
$115,184
$156,936
Portfolio turnover rate(f)
269
%
221
%
237
%
248
%
69
%
(a)
Per share operating performance amounts have been adjusted to reflect a 1-for-3 reverse stock split prior to the open of trading on the NYSE on October 18, 2022 for common stockholders of
record as of the close of business on October 17, 2022.
(b)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(c)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(d)
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any
sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(e)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(f)
Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
Year Ended
12/31/22
Year Ended
12/31/21
Year Ended
12/31/20
 
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)
133
%
106
%
122
%
119
%
31
%
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BLW
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
Year Ended
12/31/22
Year Ended
12/31/21
Year Ended
12/31/20
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
$14.11
$13.51
$16.44
$16.93
$17.05
Net investment income(a)
1.14
1.11
0.97
1.00
0.98
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.12
0.70
(2.82
)
(0.31
)
0.08
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
1.26
1.81
(1.85
)
0.69
1.06
Distributions(b)
 
 
 
 
 
From net investment income
(1.18
)
(1.07
)
(0.92
)
(1.02
)
(1.03
)
Return of capital
(0.15
)
(0.14
)
(0.16
)
(0.16
)
(0.15
)
Total distributions
(1.33
)
(1.21
)
(1.08
)
(1.18
)
(1.18
)
Net asset value, end of year
$14.04
$14.11
$13.51
$16.44
$16.93
Market price, end of year
$14.13
$13.98
$13.07
$16.85
$15.92
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
9.34
%
14.41
%
(10.96
)%
4.18
%(d)
7.58
%
Based on market price
11.06
%
17.17
%
(15.96
)%
13.55
%
5.24
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)
Total expenses
4.47
%
3.64
%
2.04
%
1.18
%
1.39
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
4.47
%
3.64
%
2.04
%
1.18
%
1.39
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense
1.01
%
0.94
%
0.96
%
0.92
%
0.90
%
Net investment income
8.13
%
8.10
%
6.70
%
5.90
%
6.07
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of year (000)
$514,291
$503,770
$482,587
$587,146
$603,933
Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)
$337,676
$276,235
$275,639
$312,356
$275,105
Portfolio turnover rate(f)
95
%
106
%
77
%
66
%
65
%
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any
sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(d)
Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Funds total return.
(e)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(f)
Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
Year Ended
12/31/22
Year Ended
12/31/21
Year Ended
12/31/20
 
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)
75
%
70
%
58
%
52
%
58
%
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
 
BIT
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Period from
11/01/23
to 12/31/23
Year Ended
10/31/23
Year Ended
10/31/22
Year Ended
10/31/21
Year Ended
10/31/20(a)
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
$14.76
$13.78
$14.66
$17.98
$17.66
$17.28
Net investment income(b)
0.99
0.16
0.91
1.03
1.13
1.08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.23
1.07
(0.31
)
(2.87
)
0.67
0.78
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
1.22
1.23
0.60
(1.84
)
1.80
1.86
Distributions(c)
From net investment income
(0.97
)
(0.17
)
(0.89
)
(1.07
)
(1.11
)
(0.99
)
Return of capital
(0.51
)
(0.08
)
(0.59
)
(0.41
)
(0.37
)
(0.49
)
Total distributions
(1.48
)
(0.25
)
(1.48
)
(1.48
)
(1.48
)
(1.48
)
Net asset value, end of period
$14.50
$14.76
$13.78
$14.66
$17.98
$17.66
Market price, end of period
$14.60
$15.00
$14.09
$14.43
$18.90
$15.65
Total Return(d)
Based on net asset value
8.66
%
8.95
%(e)
4.08
%
(10.47
)%(f)
10.55
%
12.68
%(g)
Based on market price
7.66
%
8.29
%(e)
8.12
%
(16.16
)%
31.13
%
0.61
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)
Total expenses
4.29
%
4.29
%(i)(j)
3.92
%
1.99
%
1.70
%
2.36
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
4.28
%
4.29
%(i)(j)
3.92
%
1.99
%
1.70
%
2.19
%(k)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense
1.33
%
1.34
%(i)(j)
1.32
%
1.34
%
1.42
%
1.39
%
Net investment income
6.77
%
6.64
%(j)
6.26
%
6.39
%
6.14
%
6.51
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$577,856
$558,173
$520,821
$552,552
$676,391
$662,853
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)
$347,481
$284,576
$285,633
$288,231
$386,820
$353,128
Portfolio turnover rate(l)
134
%
28
%
151
%
112
%
75
%
101
%
(a)
Consolidated Financial Highlights.
(b)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(c)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(d)
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any
sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(e)
Not annualized.
(f)
Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Funds total return.
(g)
Includes payments received from an affiliate and unaffiliated third parties, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Excluding the payments, the Fund’s total return would have been 1.38%.
(h)
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.
(i)
Audit and offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 0.58%.
(j)
Annualized.
(k)
Includes reimbursement of professional fees by unaffiliated third parties, which impacted the Fund’s expense ratio. Excluding the payment, the Fund’s total expense ratio would have
been 2.36%.
(l)
Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:
 
Year Ended
12/31/24
Period from
11/01/23
to 12/31/23
Year Ended
10/31/23
Year Ended
10/31/22
Year Ended
10/31/21
Year Ended
10/31/20(a)
 
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)
99
%
17
%
91
%
77
%
58
%
72
%
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
1.
ORGANIZATION
The following are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as closed-end management investment companies and are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds”, or individually as a “Fund”:
Fund Name
Herein Referred To As
Organized
Diversification
Classification
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
DSU
Maryland
Diversified
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
FRA
Maryland
Diversified
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.
BKT
Maryland
Diversified
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
BLW
Delaware
Diversified
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
BIT
Delaware
Diversified
The Boards of Directors and Boards of Trustees of the Funds are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board,” and the directors/trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Directors”. The Funds determine and make available for publication the net asset values (“NAVs”) of their Common Shares on a daily basis.
On November 21, 2024, BKTs Board and the Board of Directors of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. ("EGF") approved the reorganization of EGF into BKT, with BKT continuing as the surviving fund. Subject to the requisite approvals by EGFs shareholders, the reorganization is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025.
The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.
2.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:
InvestmentTransactions and Income Recognition:For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value.Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend dates. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest.Upon notification from issuers, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, and payment-in-kind interest are recognized daily on an accrual basis. For convertible securities, premiums attributable to the debt instrument are amortized, but premiums attributable to the conversion feature are not amortized. 
Cash: The Funds may maintain cash at their custodian which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. The Funds maintainthese balances with a high credit-quality financial institution to minimize credit risk exposure.
Foreign CurrencyTranslation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments.EachFund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions.  All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which eachFund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by eachFund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of December 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations include tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
Bank Overdraft: TheFunds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Fundsare obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.
Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.
Distributions:Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid monthly.Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates and made at least annually.The portion of distributions, if any, that exceeds a fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, as measured on a tax basis, constitute a non-taxable return of capital. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Deferred Compensation Plan:Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by each Funds Board, the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Directors. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.
The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities, if any, are included in the Directors and Officers fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Funds until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan. Net appreciation (depreciation) in the value of participants’ deferral accounts is allocated among the participating funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and reflected as Directors and Officer expense on the Statements of Operations. The Directors and Officer expense may be negative as a result of a decrease in value of the deferred accounts.
Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.
Other:Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
Segment Reporting: The Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”) during the period. The Funds adoption of the new standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect eachFunds financial position or results of operations.
The Chief Financial Officer acts as the Funds Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM’) and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to eachFund. The CODM has concluded that eachFund operates as a single operating segment since the Fundshave a single investment strategy as disclosed in their prospectus, against which the CODM assesses performance. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Funds financial statements.
3.
INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
InvestmentValuation Policies:EachFund s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board has approved the designation of eachFund’s Manager as the valuation designee for eachFund. EachFund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under the Manager’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. The Manager has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.
Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Funds assets and liabilities:
Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last trade or last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.
Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third-party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. ETFs and closed-end funds traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last trade or last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.
Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s NAV.
Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of trading on the NYSE based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.
Interest rate, credit default, inflation and currency swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate market data and discounted cash flows. Total return swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using models that incorporate market trades and fair value of the underlying reference instruments. 
Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which occurs after the close of the local markets.
If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date.  
For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilized by the Valuation Committee include one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs:
(i) recent market transactions, including secondary market transactions, merger or acquisition activity and subsequent rounds of financing in the underlying investment or comparable issuers
(ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure
(iii) market or relevant indices multiples of comparable issuers
(iv) future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks
(v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets
(vi) other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates
(vii) audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and Private Company financial or operational metrics
(viii) relevant market news and other public sources.
Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing a market approach to determine the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Enterprise valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), current value method or a hybrid of those techniques are used as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of these valuation techniques involves a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
Private Companies are not subject to public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by a Fund. Certain information made available by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.
Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges that each Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by Private Companies that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors.The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
As of  December 31, 2024, certain investments of BLW were fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient  as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
4.
SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, are typically issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, a fund may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.
For mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”) there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.
Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.
Collateralized Debt Obligations: Collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), including collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), are types of asset-backed securities. A CDO is an entity that is backed by a diversified pool of debt securities (CBOs) or syndicated bank loans (CLOs). The cash flows of the CDO can be split into multiple segments, called “tranches,” which will vary in risk profile and yield. The riskiest segment is the subordinated or “equity” tranche. This tranche bears the greatest risk of defaults from the underlying assets in the CDO and serves to protect the other, more senior, tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is shielded from defaults by the more junior tranches, a “senior” tranche will typically have higher credit ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and often receive investment grade ratings from one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. Despite the protection from the more junior tranches, senior tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to future defaults and the disappearance of one or more protecting tranches as a result of changes in the credit profile of the underlying pool of assets.
Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities, may be issued by Ginnie Mae, U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or Mortgage Assets. The payments on these are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in the Mortgage Assets. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise
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and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying Mortgage Assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a fund’s initial investment in the IOs may not fully recoup.
Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Stripped mortgage-backed securities are typically issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (IOs) and principal (POs) distributions on a pool of Mortgage Assets. Stripped mortgage-backed securities may be privately issued.
Zero-Coupon Bonds:Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.
Capital Securities and Trust Preferred Securities: Capital securities, including trust preferred securities, are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics. In the case of trust preferred securities, an affiliated business trust of a corporation issues these securities, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured with either a fixed or adjustable coupon that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation pays interest to the trust, which is then distributed to holders of these securities as a dividend. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities and are freely callable at the issuer’s option.
Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.
Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.
Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, or privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged or in bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, transactions in floating rate loan interests may settle on a delayed basis, which may result in proceeds from the sale not being readily available for a fund to make additional investments or meet its redemption obligations. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. Since the rates reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the NAV of a fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate loan interests. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. These investments are treated as investments in debt securities for purposes of a fund’s investment policies.
When a fund purchases a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by a fund upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. A fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.
Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. A fund may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in a fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. A fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, a fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower. A fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. A fund’s investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, a fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in a fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and a fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.
In connection with floating rate loan interests, the Funds may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, a fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations,
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is recognized ratably over the commitment period. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations. As of period end, the Funds had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:
Fund Name
Borrower
Par
Commitment
Amount
Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
DSU
Focus Financial Partners LLC
$129,604
$ 129,604
$130,689
$ 1,085
 
GrafTech Finance, Inc.
14,490
14,250
14,091
(159)
 
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC
36,543
36,360
36,602
242
 
Signia Aerospace LLC
26,174
26,109
26,125
16
 
 
 
$ 1,184
FRA
Focus Financial Partners LLC
$137,940
$ 137,940
$139,095
1,155
 
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC
37,531
37,343
37,592
249
 
Signia Aerospace LLC
26,464
26,398
26,414
16
 
 
 
$ 1,420
BLW
Focus Financial Partners LLC
$76,774
$ 76,773
$77,416
643
 
GrafTech Finance, Inc.
60,029
58,214
58,379
165
 
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC
21,728
21,620
21,764
144
 
Signia Aerospace LLC
14,750
14,713
14,722
9
 
 
 
$ 961
BIT
Archkey Solutions LLC
$10,617
$ 10,564
$10,673
109
 
GrafTech Finance, Inc.
70,379
70,379
67,048
(3,331)
 
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC
25,679
25,550
25,720
170
 
Signia Aerospace LLC
32,913
32,831
32,852
21
 
 
 
$ (3,031)
Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Funds may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Funds may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Funds assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Funds maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions. These types of securities may be considered unfunded and may obligate theFunds to make future cash payments. An unfunded commitment is marked-to-market and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is separately presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations.
TBA Commitments: TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of securities, including mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, a fund may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date, if there are expenses or delays in connection with the TBA transactions, or if the counterparty fails to complete the transaction.
In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a fund mitigate its counterparty risk, TBA commitments may be entered into by a fund under Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (each, an “MSFTA”).An MSFTA typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of default and/or termination event. The collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of the collateral currently pledged by a fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover the obligations of a fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral for TBA commitments or cash received as collateral for TBA commitments, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by a fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Typically, a fund is permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral it receives; however, the counterparty is not permitted to do so. To the extent amounts due to a fund are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, a fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.
Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions:The Funds may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a fund is not entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Mortgage dollar roll transactions are treated as purchases and sales and a fund realizes gains and losses on these transactions. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that a fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.
Borrowed Bond Agreements: Repurchase agreements may be referred to as borrowed bond agreements when entered into in connection with short sales of bonds. In a borrowed bond agreement, a fund borrows a bond from a counterparty in exchange for cash collateral. The agreement contains a commitment that the security and the cash will be returned to the counterparty and a fund at a mutually agreed upon date. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Earnings on cash collateral and compensation to the lender of the bond are based on agreed upon rates between a fund and the counterparty. The value of the underlying cash collateral approximates the market value and accrued interest of the borrowed bond. To the extent that a borrowed bond transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the cash collateral in the possession of the counterparty is monitored on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. As the market value of the borrowed bond
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changes, the cash collateral is periodically increased or decreased with a frequency and in amounts prescribed in the borrowed bond agreement. A fund may also experience delays in gaining access to the collateral.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements: Reverse repurchase agreements are agreements with qualified third-party broker dealers in which a fund sells securities to a bank or broker-dealer and agrees to repurchase the same securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. A fund receives cash from the sale to use for other investment purposes. During the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, a fund continues to receive the principal and interest payments on the securities sold. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. A fund may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk. If a fund suffers a loss on its investment of the transaction proceeds from a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund would still be required to pay the full repurchase price. Further, a fund remains subject to the risk that the market value of the securities repurchased declines below the repurchase price. In such cases, a fund would be required to return a portion of the cash received from the transaction or provide additional securities to the counterparty.
Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest due to the counterparty is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at face value including accrued interest. Due to the short-term nature of the reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value.  Interest payments made by a fund to the counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense in the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, a fund may receive a fee for the use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to a fund.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the average daily amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding and the weighted average interest rate for the Funds were as follows:
Fund Name
Average Amount
Outstanding
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
BKT
$ 89,059,527
5.29
% 
BLW
321,707,669
5.42
BIT
316,223,261
5.26
Borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase transactions are entered into by a fund under Master Repurchase Agreements (each, an “MRA”), which permit a fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from a fund. With borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase transactions, typically a fund and counterparty under an MRA are permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, a fund receives or posts securities and cash as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be paid or received by a fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, a fund is considered an unsecured creditor to the extent that the aggregate market value of the cash collateral and the purchased securities it holds is less than the repurchase price. As such, the receipt of any shortfall or any closeout amount owed to a fund upon termination of the MRA could be delayed or not received at all.
As of period end, the following table is a summary of BKT’s open borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MRA on a net basis:
BKT
Counterparty
Borrowed
Bonds
Agreements(a)
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
Borrowed
Bonds at
Value
including
Accrued
Interest(b)
Net
Amount
before
Collateral
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
Cash
Collateral
Received
Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
Including
Accrued
Interest(c)
Cash
Collateral
Pledged
Net
Collateral
(Received)/
Pledged(c)
Net
Exposure
Due (to)/
from
Counterparty(d)
BNP Paribas SA
$ 692,335
$ 
$ (686,564
)
$ 5,771
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 5,771
Cantor Fitzgerald &
Co.
(6,480,079
)
(6,480,079
)
6,480,079
6,480,079
Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.
(70,314,168
)
(70,314,168
)
70,314,168
70,314,168
 
$ 692,335
$ (76,794,247
)
$ (686,564
)
$ (76,788,476
)
$ 
$ 
$ 76,794,247
$ 
$ 76,794,247
$ 5,771
(a)
Included in Investments at value-unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(b)
Includes accrued interest on borrowed bonds in the amount of $1,251 which is included in interest expense payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
(c)
Net collateral, including accrued interest, if any, with a value of $79,138,240 has been pledged/received in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of net collateral
pledged, if any, to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.
(d)
Net exposure represents the net receivable (payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default.
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As of period end, the following table is a summary of BLWs and BIT’s open reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MRA on a net basis:
Fund Name/Counterparty
Reverse Repurchase
Agreements
Fair Value of
Non-Cash Collateral
Pledged Including
Accrued Interest(a)
Cash Collateral
Pledged/Received(a)
Net Amount
BLW
Barclays Bank PLC
$ (22,600,624
)
$ 22,600,624
$ 
$ 
Barclays Capital, Inc.
(16,726,048
)
16,726,048
BNP Paribas SA
(45,484,019
)
45,484,019
BofA Securities, Inc.
(54,116,264
)
54,116,264
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
(3,296,386
)
3,296,386
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
(13,838,682
)
13,838,682
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
(7,217,386
)
7,217,386
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
(2,298,978
)
2,298,978
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
(10,560,183
)
10,560,183
Merrill Lynch International
(1,862,704
)
1,862,704
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
(71,695,412
)
71,695,412
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
(12,837,165
)
12,837,165
Royal Bank of Canada (Toronto Branch)
(1,264,420
)
1,264,420
TD Securities (USA) LLC
(73,877,980
)
73,877,980
 
$ (337,676,251
)
$ 337,676,251
$ 
$ 
(a)
Collateral, if any, with a value of $380,494,250 has been pledged in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is
not shown for financial reporting purposes.
Fund Name/Counterparty
Reverse Repurchase
Agreements
Fair Value of
Non-Cash Collateral
Pledged Including
Accrued Interest(a)
Cash Collateral
Pledged/Received(a)
Net Amount
BIT
Barclays Bank PLC
$ (70,278,851
)
$ 70,278,851
$ 
$ 
Barclays Capital, Inc.
(4,410,428
)
4,410,428
BNP Paribas SA
(43,996,867
)
43,996,867
BofA Securities, Inc.
(60,051,616
)
60,051,616
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
(452,636
)
452,636
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
(37,967,023
)
37,967,023
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
(12,557,816
)
12,557,816
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
(6,163,023
)
6,163,023
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
(11,526,906
)
11,526,906
Merrill Lynch International
(4,288,014
)
4,288,014
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
(37,932,519
)
37,932,519
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
(9,103,041
)
9,103,041
Santander US Capital Markets LLC
(3,839,056
)
3,839,056
Societe Generale
(11,606,591
)
10,754,762
851,829
TD Securities (USA) LLC
(33,306,348
)
33,306,348
 
$ (347,480,735
)
$ 346,628,906
$ 851,829
$ 
(a)
Collateral, if any, with a value of $388,392,372 has been pledged in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is
not shown for financial reporting purposes.
In the event the counterparty of securities under an MRA files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a fund’s use of the proceeds from the agreement may be restricted while the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, determines whether or not to enforce a fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities.
5.
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.
Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).
Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in
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an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”).  Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).
A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a specified date. These contracts help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated and in some cases, may be used to obtain exposure to a particular market. The contracts are traded OTC and not on an organized exchange.
The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statementsof Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statementsof Operations equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies, and such value may exceed the amount(s)reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash amounts pledged for forward foreign currency exchange contracts are considered restricted and are included in cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fundsrisk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund.
Options: The Funds may purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to the risks of underlying instruments, including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or commodity price risk and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.
A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period.
Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value – unaffiliated and options written at value, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Funds write a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that they hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Swaptions — The Funds may purchase and write options on swaps (“swaptions”) primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of the Funds holdings, as a duration management technique or to protect against an increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The purchaser and writer of a swaption is buying or granting the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.
In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security when they otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.
Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”).
For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statementsof  Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps in the Statementsof Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fundsbasis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.
In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap contract, the swap contract is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the Funds counterparty on the swap. EachFund is required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, eachFund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statementsof Assets and Liabilities. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted cash, are included in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of  Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, eachFund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker variation margin. Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and
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shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty are amortized over the term of the contract and recorded as realized gains (losses) in the Statements of Operations, including those at termination.
Credit default swaps — Credit default swaps are entered into to manage exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which a fund is not otherwise exposed (credit risk).
The Fundsmay either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a promise from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation acceleration, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Fundswill either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Fundswill either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.
Total return swaps — Total return swaps are entered into to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).
Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instrument(s) or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Funds receive payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.
Interest rate swaps — Interest rate swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate (interest rate risk).
Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. In more complex interest rate swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.
Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.
Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help it mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between aFund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, aFund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fundsand the counterparty.
Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fundsand cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedulesof Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds.  Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Fundson the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. AFundgenerally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Fundsfrom the counterparties are not fully collateralized, eachFundbears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent theFundshave delivered collateral to a counterparty and standready to perform under the terms of theiragreement with such counterparty,  eachFundbears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.
For financial reporting purposes, the Funds donot offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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6.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Advisory: Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Funds portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.
For such services, DSU and FRApay the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets, plus the proceeds of any debt securities or outstanding borrowings used for leverage:
 
DSU
FRA
Investment advisory fees
0.55
% 
0.75
% 
For purposes of calculating these fees, “net assets” mean the total assets of each Fund minus the sum of its accrued liabilities.
For such services, BKT pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.65% of the average weekly value of the Fund’s net assets. For purposes of calculating this fee, “net assets” means the total assets of the Fund minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (including the aggregate indebtedness constituting financial leverage).
For such services, BLW pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.55% of the average weekly value of the Fund’s managed assets, including the proceeds of any debt securities or outstanding borrowings used for leverage.
For such services, BIT pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.80% of the average daily value of the Fund’s managed assets. For purposes of calculating this fee, “managed assets” are determined as total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) less the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).
With respect to each Fund, the Manager entered into separate sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. With respect to BLW and BIT, the Manager also entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BSL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL and BSL for services they provide for that portion of each fund for which BIL and BSL, as applicable, acts as Sub-Adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Fund to the Manager.
Distribution Fees:DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT have each entered into a Distribution Agreement with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager, to provide for distribution of DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT common shares on a reasonable best efforts basis through an equity shelf offering (a “Shelf Offering”) (the “Distribution Agreement”). Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, BRIL will receive commissions with respect to sales of common shares at a commission rate of 1.00% of the gross proceeds of the sale of DSU’s, BKT’s BLW’s and BIT’s common shares and a portion of such commission is re-allowed to broker-dealers engaged by BRIL. The commissions retained by BRIL during the period ended December 31, 2024 amounted to $110,905, $0, $23,689 and $54,667 for each of DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT respectively.
Administration:BKT has an Administration Agreement with the Manager. The administration fee paid monthly to the Manager is computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average weekly net assets. For BKT, the Manager may reduce or discontinue this arrangement at any time without notice.
Expense Waivers and Reimbursements:With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2026. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the IndependentDirectors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of aFund. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statementsof Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the amounts waived were as follows:
Fund Name
Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed
by the Manager
DSU
$ 1,084
FRA
280
BKT
3,086
BLW
2,065
BIT
5,624
The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of eachFunds assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2026. The agreement can be renewed for annual periods thereafter, and may be terminated on 90 days’ notice, each subject to approval by a majority of the Funds Independent Directors. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to these arrangements were as follows:
Fund Name
Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed
by the Manager
DSU
$ 2,016
FRA
30,489
Directors and Officers:Certain directors and/or officers of the Funds are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.
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7.
 PURCHASES AND SALES
For the year ended December 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns/payups, mortgage dollar rolls and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
 
U.S. Government Securities
Other Securities
Fund Name
Purchases
Sales
Purchases
Sales
DSU
$ 
$ 
$ 280,531,278
$ 281,730,045
FRA
222,942,893
233,672,089
BKT
1,036,408,509
1,076,668,739
524,025
2,465,054
BLW
456,007,690
420,869,360
408,226,853
384,321,047
BIT
815,370,964
809,717,332
417,511,983
383,779,440
For the yearended December 31, 2024, purchases and sales related to mortgage dollar rolls were as follows:
Fund Name
Purchases
Sales
BKT
$ 522,105,476
$ 521,664,605
BLW
174,000,517
173,937,970
BIT
315,305,914
315,201,203
8.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
It is eachFunds policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.
EachFund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on eachFunds U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on eachFunds state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of December 31, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds financial statements. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect which may impact the Funds NAV.
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
Fund Name
Year Ended
12/31/24
Year Ended
12/31/23
DSU
Ordinary income
$ 45,765,458
$ 45,919,775
Return of capital
11,106,848
2,854,653
 
$ 56,872,306
$ 48,774,428
FRA
Ordinary income
$ 41,212,822
$ 44,066,728
Return of capital
11,167,422
2,494,734
 
$ 52,380,244
$ 46,561,462
BKT
Ordinary income
$ 8,633,488
$ 8,218,384
Return of capital
13,918,550
14,333,355
 
$ 22,552,038
$ 22,551,739
BLW
Ordinary income
$ 42,306,248
$ 37,992,549
Return of capital
5,391,911
5,096,654
 
$ 47,698,159
$ 43,089,203
Fund Name
Year Ended
12/31/24
Period from
11/01/23
to 12/31/23
Year Ended
10/31/23
BIT
Ordinary income
$ 37,506,470
$ 6,321,510
$ 33,743,136
Return of capital
19,796,668
3,029,601
22,251,175
 
$ 57,303,138
$ 9,351,111
$ 55,994,311
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As of December 31, 2024, the tax components of accumulated earnings (loss) were as follows:
Fund Name
Non-Expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards(a)
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)(b)
Total
DSU
$ (127,245,889
)
$ (16,539,386
)
$ (143,785,275
)
FRA
(63,911,717
)
(7,094,610
)
(71,006,327
)
BKT
(123,878,003
)
(39,159,909
)
(163,037,912
)
BLW
(98,861,527
)
(7,680,191
)
(106,541,718
)
BIT
(58,591,886
)
(6,141,538
)
(64,733,424
)
(a)
Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.
(b)
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains (losses) were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles, the accrual of income
on securities in default, the classification of investments, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures and foreign currency contracts, the timing and
recognition of partnership income, amortization methods for premiums on fixed income securities, the deferral of compensation to trustees and the accounting for swap agreements.
As of December 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Fund Name
Tax Cost
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
DSU
$ 670,756,207
$ 7,034,193
$ (23,222,365
)
$ (16,188,172
)
FRA
607,821,914
5,645,033
(12,740,592
)
(7,095,559
)
BKT
410,067,143
6,239,671
(45,940,853
)
(39,701,182
)
BLW
857,089,155
11,335,906
(18,499,619
)
(7,163,713
)
BIT
919,177,349
36,971,970
(42,923,380
)
(5,951,410
)
9.
BANK BORROWINGS
DSU and FRAare party to a senior committed secured, 360-day rolling line of credit facility and a separate security agreement (the “SSB Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”). SSB may elect to terminate its commitment upon 360-days written notice to DSU and FRA. As of period end, DSU and FRAhave not received any notice to terminate. DSU and FRAhave granted a security interest in substantially all of their assets to SSB.
The SSB Agreement allows for the following maximum commitment amounts:
Fund Name
Commitment Amounts
DSU
$ 276,000,000
FRA
255,000,000
Advances will be made by SSB to DSU and FRA, at DSU’s and FRA’s option of (a) Daily Simple SOFR plus 0.80% or (b) One Month Term SOFR plus 0.80%. SOFR and One Month Term SOFR are subject to a 0% floor.
In addition, DSU and FRA paid a commitment fee (based on the daily unused portion of the commitments).  Advances to DSU and FRA as of period end, if any, are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as bank borrowings. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the line of credit and the variable interest rate, the carrying amount of the borrowings approximates fair value.
DSU and FRA may not declare dividends or make other distributions on shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding borrowings is less than 300%.
For the yearended December 31, 2024, the maximum amount borrowed, the average daily borrowing and the weighted average interest rate, if any, under the credit agreement were as follows:
Fund Name
Maximum
Amount Borrowed
Average Amount
Outstanding
Daily Weighted Average
Interest Rate
DSU
$ 149,000,000
$ 126,322,404
6.07
% 
FRA
152,000,000
140,428,962
6.04
10.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
In the normal course of business, the Fundsinvest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject eachFund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments.
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Illiquidity Risk: Each Fund may invest without limitation in illiquid or less liquid investments or investments in which no secondary market is readily available or which are otherwise illiquid, including private placement securities. A Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which a Fund could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, a Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise funds to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting a Fund’s NAV and ability to make dividend distributions. Privately issued debt securities are often of below investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below investment grade public debt securities.
Market Risk:EachFund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force eachFund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. EachFundmay also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from eachFund’s portfolio will decline if eachFund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below eachFund portfolio’s current earnings rate.
Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. AFund may invest in illiquid investments.  An illiquid investment is any investment that aFund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. AFund may  experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause eachFund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of aFund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which aFund invests. AFund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.
The price a Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Funds valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore a Funds results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by a Fund, and a Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. 
Counterparty Credit Risk:The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.
A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
For OTC options purchased, eachFund bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Funds should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Funds do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Funds, and not the counterparty, to perform. The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent eachFunddeposits collateral with its counterparty to a written option.
With exchange-traded options purchased, exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.
Geographic/Asset Class Risk:A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within eachFund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.
CertainFunds invest a significant portion of their assets in high yield securities. High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) or are unrated may be deemed speculative, involve greater levels of risk than higher-rated securities of similar maturity and are more likely to default. High yield securities may be issued by less creditworthy issuers, and issuers of high yield securities may be unable to meet their interest or principal payment obligations. High yield securities are subject to extreme price fluctuations, may be less liquid than higher rated fixed-income securities, even under normal economic conditions, and frequently have redemption features.
The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on markets, may result in heightened market volatility, and could negatively impact the Funds performance.
TheFunds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States.A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.
CertainFundsinvest a significant portion of  theirassets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes a greater risk of prepayment or payment extension by securities issuers. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions. Investment percentages in these securities are presented in the Schedules of Investments.
11.
 CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS 
DSU is authorized to issue 400 million shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. FRA and BKT are authorized to issue 200 million shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. BLW and BIT is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The par value for DSU’s, FRA’s, BKTs, BLW’s and BITs  shares is $0.10, $0.10, $0.010, $0.001 and $0.001, respectively. The Board for DSU, FRA, BLW and BIT are each authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders.
Common Shares
For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:
 
Year Ended
Fund Name
12/31/24
12/31/23
DSU
119,031
FRA
72,449
BKT
3,394
BLW
105,180
BIT
187,269
31,420
For the year ended December 31, 2024, shares issued and outstanding remained constant for BKT.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, shares issued and outstanding remained constant for DSU, FRA and BLW.  
The Funds participated in an open market share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) through November 30, 2024. From December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024, each Fund could repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2023, subject to certain conditions. The Repurchase Program had an accretive effect as shares were purchased at a discount to the Fund’s NAV. The Repurchase Program expired on November 30, 2024 and was not renewed. For the year ended December 31, 2024 and year ended December 31, 2023, the Funds did not repurchase any shares.
DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT have each filed a prospectus with the SEC allowing them to issue an additional 16,000,000, 8,333,333, 10,000,000 and 15,000,000 Common Shares, respectively, through an equity Shelf Offering. Under the Shelf Offering, DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT, subject to market conditions, may raise additional equity capital from time to time in varying amounts and utilizing various offering methods at a net price at or above each Fund’s NAV per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). As of period end, 10,920,070, 8,333,333, 9,178,555 and 13,166,960 Common Shares, respectively, remain available for issuance under the Shelf Offering. During the year ended December 31, 2024, DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT issued 5,079,930, 0, 821,445 and 1,833,040 shares respectively under the Shelf Offering. See Additional Information - Shelf Offering Program for additional information.
Initial costs incurred by DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT in connection with their Shelf Offerings are recorded as “Deferred offering costs” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. As shares are sold, a portion of the costs attributable to the shares sold will be charged against paid-in-capital. Any remaining deferred charges at the end of the Shelf Offering period will be charged to expense.
12.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following item was noted:
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The Funds declared and paid or will pay distributions to Common Shareholders as follows:
Fund Name
Declaration
Date
Record
Date
Payable/
Paid Date
 
Dividend Per
Common Share
DSU
01/02/25
01/15/25
01/31/25
$ 0.098730
 
02/03/25
02/14/25
02/28/25
0.098730
FRA
01/02/25
01/15/25
01/31/25
0.123840
 
02/03/25
02/14/25
02/28/25
0.123840
BKT
01/02/25
01/15/25
01/31/25
0.088200
 
02/03/25
02/14/25
02/28/25
0.088200
BLW
01/02/25
01/15/25
01/31/25
0.113200
 
02/03/25
02/14/25
02/28/25
0.113200
BIT
01/02/25
01/15/25
01/31/25
0.123700
 
02/03/25
02/14/25
02/28/25
0.123700
Notes to Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors/Trustees of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Income Trust, Inc., BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust, and BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Income Trust, Inc., BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust, and BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2024, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2024, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Financial Highlights
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Floating
Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Income
Trust, Inc. and BlackRock Limited Duration Income
Trust
For each of the two years in the period ended
December 31, 2024
For each of the five years in the period ended
December 31, 2024.
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
For the year ended December 31, 2024, for the period from
November 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 and for the
year ended October 31, 2023
For the year ended December 31, 2024, for the period from
November 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 and for
each of the four years in the period ended October 31,
2023. The presented financial highlights were consolidated
for the year ended October 31, 2020.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with custodians or counterparties; when replies were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 25, 2025
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 1992.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited)
The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024:
Fund Name
Qualified Dividend
Income
DSU
$ 156,231
BLW
2,436,312
BIT
2,431,660
The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of distributions from direct federal obligation interest for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024:
Fund Name
Federal Obligation
Interest
DSU
$ 27,850
FRA
6,279
BKT
56,442
BLW
871,963
BIT
112,681
The law varies in each state as to whether and what percent of ordinary income dividends attributable to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisers to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income tax.
The following percentages, or maximum percentages allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:
Fund Name
Dividends-Received
Deduction
DSU
0.16
% 
BLW
2.67
BIT
3.63
The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest income eligible to be treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024:    
Fund Name
Interest
Dividends
DSU
$ 44,320,762
FRA
40,331,332
BKT
8,611,975
BLW
38,701,782
BIT
34,018,719
The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024:
Fund Name
Interest-
Related
Dividends
DSU
$ 35,504,566
FRA
31,827,388
BKT
8,616,657
BLW
30,946,953
BIT
27,825,489
Important Tax Information
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Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks
Recent Changes
The following information is a summary of certain changes since December 31, 2023. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the relevant Fund.
During each Fund’s most recent fiscal year, there were no material changes in the Fund’s investment objectives or policies that have not been approved by shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Fund. 
Investment Objectives and Policies
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. companies’ debt instruments, including Corporate Loans (as defined below), which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (Baa or lower by Moody’s Investor’s Service (“Moody’s”) or BBB or lower by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”)) or unrated debt instruments which are in the judgment of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) of equivalent quality. Such investments generally involve greater volatility of price and risks to principal and income than securities in the higher rating categories. As a secondary objective, the Fund will seek to provide capital appreciation.  The Fund’s investment objectives are fundamental policies and may not be changed without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”)).
Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets will be invested in debt instruments. The Trust’s investments in derivatives will be counted toward the Trust’s 80% policy to the extent that they provide investment exposure to the securities included within that policy or to one or more market risk factors associated with such securities.  The Fund has no restrictions on portfolio maturity or duration of the debt securities in which it may invest.
The Fund’s investment policies permit investment in the following asset classes which are described in greater detail below: (i) senior and subordinated corporate loans, both secured and unsecured (“Corporate Loans”), issued either directly by the borrower or in the form of participation interests in Corporate Loans made by banks and other financial institutions; (ii) publicly offered and privately placed high-yield debt securities, senior and subordinated, both secured and unsecured; and (iii) convertible debt instruments and preferred stock, each of which may be converted into common stock or other securities of the same or a different issuer, and nonconvertible preferred stock. The debt securities and Corporate Loans in which the Fund invests may pay interest at fixed rates or at rates that float at a margin above a generally recognized base lending rate such as the prime rate of a designated U.S. bank, or that adjust periodically at a margin above the CD rate or LIBOR.
In connection with its investments in corporate debt securities, or restructuring of investments owned by the Fund, the Fund may receive warrants or other non-income producing debt or equity securities. The Fund may retain such securities until the Manager determines it is appropriate in light of current market conditions to effect a disposition of such securities.
The Fund will not invest in Corporate Loans that would require the Fund to make any additional investments in connection with its obligation to make future advances to a borrower in connection with revolving credit facilities if such commitments would exceed 20% of the Fund’s total assets or would cause the Fund to fail to meet the diversification requirements described herein.
The Fund may invest in high-yield corporate debt securities, including Corporate Loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (Baa or lower by Moody’s and BBB or lower by S&P Global Ratings), or in unrated securities considered by the Manager to be of comparable quality. Securities rated below Baa or lower by Moody’s or BBB or lower by S&P and unrated securities of comparable quality, are commonly known as “junk bonds.”  Securities which subsequently are downgraded may continue to be held by the Fund and will be sold only if, in the judgment of the Manager, it is advantageous to do so.
Up to 20% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in Distressed Securities (defined below), which includes publicly offered or privately placed debt securities and Corporate Loans which, at the time of investment, are the subject of bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise in default as to the repayment of principal and/or payment of interest or are rated in the lowest rating categories (Ca or lower by Moody’s and CC or lower by S&P) or which, if unrated, are in the judgment of the Manager of equivalent quality (“Distressed Securities”).  Although the Fund will invest primarily in lower-rated securities, other than with respect to Distressed Securities (which are discussed below) it will not invest in securities in the lowest rating categories (Ca or below by Moody’s and CC or below by S&P) unless the Manager believes that the financial condition of the issuer or the protection afforded to the particular securities is stronger than would otherwise be indicated by such low ratings.  Securities which subsequently are downgraded may continue to be held by the Fund and will be sold only if, in the judgment of the Manager, it is advantageous to do so.
Up to 20% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in financial instruments of issuers domiciled outside the United States or that are denominated in various foreign currencies and multinational foreign currency units, provided that the foreign issuers of any non-U.S. dollar denominated instruments purchased by the Fund are domiciled in a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Up to 20% of the Fund’s total assets can be invested in convertible debt instruments and preferred stock, each of which may be converted into common stock or other securities of the same or a different issuer, and non-convertible preferred stock. The types of preferred securities in which the Fund may invest include trust preferred securities.
As a result of conversions of convertible securities or upon an exchange offer or bankruptcy plan of reorganization, a significant portion of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in common stock at certain points in time.
The Fund may engage in various portfolio strategies to seek to increase its return and to hedge its portfolio against movements in interest rates or foreign currencies through the use of interest rate or foreign currency swap transactions, the purchase of call and put options on securities, the sale of covered call and put options on its portfolio securities and transactions in financial futures and related options on such futures.  There can be no assurance that the Fund will employ these strategies or that, if employed, they will be effective.
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Investment Objectives and Policies (continued)
The Fund may make short sales of securities, provided that the market value of all securities sold short does not exceed 10% of its total assets. The Fund may make short sales both as a form of hedging to offset potential declines in long positions in similar securities and in order to seek to enhance return. The Fund’s obligation to replace the borrowed security will be secured by collateral deposited with the broker dealer, usually cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities similar to those borrowed. The Fund also will be required to segregate similar collateral with its custodian or designate such collateral on its books and records  to the extent, if any, necessary so that the value of both collateral amounts in the aggregate is at all times equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the security sold short.  The Fund also may make short sales “against the box.” Short sales “against the box” are not subject to the foregoing 10% limitation.
Subject to other investment restrictions applicable to the Fund, up to 10% of the Fund’s assets may be invested in debt instruments, including Corporate Loans, of investment companies (which may or may not be registered under the Investment Company Act) whose portfolio securities consist entirely of (i) corporate debt or equity securities acceptable to the Manager or (ii) money market instruments.
The Fund has no limitation on the amount of its investments that are not readily marketable or are subject to restrictions on resale.
Leverage:The Fund currently utilizes leverage for investment purposes in the form of a bank credit facility.   The Fund generally will not utilize leverage if it anticipates that the Fund’s leveraged capital structure would result in a lower return to common stockholders than that obtainable if the common stock were unleveraged for any significant amount of time.  At times, the Fund could utilize leverage through borrowings, including the issuance of short term debt securities, the issuance of shares of preferred stock or a combination thereof. The Fund also has the ability to utilize leverage through the issuance of shares of preferred stock. The Fund may also utilize leverage through the use of reverse repurchase agreements.
The Fund may enter into derivative securities transactions that have leverage embedded in them.
The Fund may also borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes, including the payment of dividends and the settlement of securities transactions which may otherwise require untimely dispositions of Fund securities. The Fund at times may borrow from affiliates of the Manager, provided that the terms of such borrowings are no less favorable than those available from comparable sources of funds in the marketplace.
There can be no assurance that the Fund will borrow in order to leverage its assets or, if it does, what percentage of the Fund’s assets such borrowings will represent.  The Fund does not currently anticipate issuing any preferred stock.
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide stockholders with high current income and such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in a diversified, leveraged portfolio consisting primarily of floating rate debt securities and instruments (“floating rate debt securities”). The Fund’s investment objective is a fundamental policy and may not be changed without stockholder approval.
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its Managed Assets in floating rate debt securities, including floating or variable rate debt securities that pay interest at rates that adjust whenever a specified interest rate changes and/or which reset on predetermined dates (such as the last day of a month or calendar quarter). Floating rate debt securities may include, but are not limited to, any combination of the following securities: (i) senior secured floating rate loans or debt; (ii) second lien or other subordinated or unsecured floating rate loans or debt; (iii) participations or assignments in senior floating rate loans or second lien floating rate loans; and (iv) fixed-rate loans or debt with respect to which the Fund has entered into derivative instruments to effectively convert the fixed-rate interest payments into floating rate interest payments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives will be counted toward the Fund’s 80% policy to the extent that they provide investment exposure to the securities included within that policy or to one or more market risk factors associated with such securities.  The 80% policy noted above is a non-fundamental policy of the Trust and may not be changed without 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders. “Managed Assets” means the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of the Fund’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).
The Fund invests a substantial portion of its investments in floating rate debt securities consisting of secured or unsecured senior floating rate loans that are rated below investment grade at the time of investment or, if unrated, are considered by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or BlackRock International Limited (“BIL” and together with the Manager, the “Advisors”), the Fund’s sub-advisor, to be of comparable quality. Secured loans may be either wholly or partially secured at the time of investment. In addition to senior loans, floating rate debt securities may include, without limitation, instruments such as catastrophe and other event linked bonds, bank capital securities, corporate bonds, notes, money market instruments and certain types of mortgage related and other asset backed securities. Due to their floating or variable rate features, these instruments will generally pay higher levels of income in a rising interest rate environment and lower levels of income as interest rates decline. For the same reason, the market value of a floating rate debt security is generally expected to have less sensitivity to fluctuations in market interest rates than a fixed rate debt instrument, although the value of a floating rate debt security may nonetheless decline as interest rates rise and due to other factors, such as real or perceived changes in credit quality or financial condition of the issuer or borrower, volatility in the capital markets or other adverse market conditions.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities other than floating rate debt securities, including, but not limited to, fixed rate debt securities such as convertible securities, bonds, notes, fixed rate loans and mortgage related and other asset backed securities issued on a public or private basis, collateralized debt obligations (which include collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and other similarly structured securities), preferred securities, commercial paper, U.S. government securities, structured notes, credit linked notes, credit linked trust certificates and other hybrid instruments.
To a limited extent, incidental to and in connection with its investment activities or pursuant to a convertible feature in a security, the Fund may acquire warrants and other debt and equity securities. The Fund may also acquire other debt and equity securities of a borrower or issuer in connection with an amendment, waiver, conversion or exchange of a senior loan or other debt security or in connection with a bankruptcy or workout of the borrower or issuer.
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Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks (continued)
Investment Objectives and Policies (continued)
The Fund may invest without limit, and generally intends to invest a substantial portion of its assets, in high yield securities, including senior loans and other floating or fixed rate debt securities, that are rated below investment grade by the established rating services (Ba or lower by Moody’s Investor’s Service (“Moody’s”) or BB or lower by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”)) or, if unrated, are considered by the Advisors to be of comparable quality. High yield bonds commonly are referred to as “junk” bonds. The high yield securities in which the Fund invests may include credit linked notes, structured notes, credit linked trust certificates or other instruments evidencing interests in special purpose vehicles or trusts that hold interests in high yield securities. Other than with respect to Distressed Securities (which are discussed below), the high yield securities in which the Fund may invest do not include securities which, at the time of investment, are in default or the issuers of which are in bankruptcy. The Fund may also invest in investment grade securities, which are securities rated at least BBB– as determined by S&P, Baa3 as determined by Moody’s or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the Advisors.
The Fund may not invest more than 10% of its total assets (at the time of investment) in securities that are rated Caa1 or lower (if rated by Moody’s) or CCC+ or lower (if rated by S&P) by each agency rating such security or, if unrated, are considered by the Advisors to be of comparable quality or are otherwise considered to be distressed securities (“Distressed Securities”).
The Fund may invest without limitation in debt securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The Fund, however, will not invest more than 10% of its total assets in debt securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries generally include every nation in the world (including countries that may be considered “frontier” markets) except the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and most countries located in Western Europe. The Fund will invest primarily in U.S. dollar denominated debt securities. The Fund will not invest more than 10% of its total assets in debt securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar or that do not provide for payment to the Fund in U.S. dollars, including obligations of non-U.S. governments and their respective subdivisions, agencies and government sponsored enterprises.
The Fund may invest in bonds of varying maturities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations and other business or governmental entities. Bonds can be variable or fixed rate debt obligations, including bills, notes, debentures, money market instruments and similar instruments and securities. The Fund may also invest in catastrophe or other “event linked” bonds. The Fund may invest in securities of any maturity.
The Fund may invest in preferred securities, including preferred securities that may be converted into common stock or other securities of the same or a different issuer. The types of preferred securities in which the Fund may invest include trust preferred securities.
The Fund may invest in convertible securities. A convertible security is a bond, debenture, note, preferred security or other security that may be converted into or exchanged for a prescribed amount of common stock or other equity security of the same or a different issuer within a particular period of time at a specified price or formula.
The Fund may invest without limit in illiquid securities, which are floating rate debt securities, senior loans, high yield securities and other securities that lack a secondary trading market or are otherwise considered illiquid.
Leverage:The Fund currently utilizes leverage for investment purposes in the form of a bank credit facility. At times, the Fund could utilize leverage through borrowings, the issuance of short term debt securities, the issuance of shares of preferred stock or a combination thereof.  The Fund also has the ability to utilize leverage through the issuance of shares of preferred stock. The Fund may also leverage through the use of reverse repurchase agreements. There can be no assurance that the Fund will borrow in order to leverage its assets or, if it does, what percentage of the Fund’s assets such borrowings will represent. The Fund does not currently anticipate issuing any preferred stock.
The Fund may enter into derivative securities transactions that have leverage embedded in them..
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
The Fund’s investment objective is to manage a portfolio of high-quality securities to achieve both preservation of capital and high monthly income.  The Fund will seek to distribute monthly income that is greater than that obtainable on an annualized basis by investment in United States government securities having the same maturity as the weighted average maturity of the Fund’s investments.  The Fund’s portfolio is expected to consist primarily of mortgage-backed securities and, to a lesser extent, asset-backed securities.
Mortgage-backed securities are securities that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property.  There are three basic types of mortgage-backed securities: (i) those issued or guaranteed by the United States government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”); (ii) those issued by private issuers that are collateralized by securities issued or guaranteed by the United States government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities; and (iii) those issued by private issuers and collateralized by securities without a government guarantee but usually with some form of private credit enhancement.
The Fund will invest at least 65% of its assets in mortgage-backed securities.  The balance of the Fund’s assets generally will be invested in asset-backed securities, which have structural characteristics similar to mortgage-backed securities but have underlying assets that are not mortgage loans or interests in mortgage loans. The Fund may also invest in various derivative mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, such as collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed security residual interests and stripped mortgage-backed securities. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.   In addition, for hedging purposes, the Fund may utilize a portion of its assets for certain options, futures, interest rate swaps and related transactions.  For purposes of enhancing liquidity and/or preserving capital, the Fund may invest without limit in securities issued by the United States government and its agencies and instrumentalities, or repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities, certificates of deposit, time deposits or bankers’ acceptances of similar quality.
At least 80% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in securities that are (i) issued or guaranteed by the United States government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities or (ii) rated at the time of investment either AAA by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”). Securities issued or guaranteed by the
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United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities are generally considered to be of the same or higher quality than privately issued securities rated AAA or Aaa.  No more than 20% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in other securities, all of which will have been determined by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or BlackRock International Limited (“BIL” and together with the Manager, the “Advisors”), the Fund’s sub-advisor, to be of comparable credit quality.
The yield characteristics of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities differ from traditional debt securities.  Among the major differences are that interest and principal payments are made more frequently, usually monthly, and that principal may be prepaid at any time because the underlying mortgage loans or other assets generally may be prepaid at any time.  As a result, if the Fund purchases such a security at a premium, a prepayment rate that is faster than expected will reduce yield to maturity, while a prepayment rate that is slower than expected will have the opposite effect of increasing yield to maturity.  Conversely, if the Fund purchases these securities at a discount, faster than expected prepayments will increase, while slower than expected prepayments will reduce, yield to maturity.  The Fund may also invest in derivative securities such as stripped mortgage-backed securities or residual interests, which generally are more sensitive to changes in prepayment and interest rates.  The Advisors will seek to manage these risks (and potential benefits) by investing in a variety of such securities and through hedging techniques.
Prepayments on a pool of mortgage loans are influenced by a variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors, including changes in mortgagors’ housing needs, job transfers, unemployment, mortgagors’ net equity in the mortgaged properties and servicing decisions.  Generally, however, prepayments on fixed rate mortgage loans will increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates.  The same factors apply to prepayments on asset-backed securities but the predominant factor in a particular case may be different than in the case of mortgage-backed securities.  Accordingly, amounts available for reinvestment by the Fund are likely to be greater during a period of declining interest rates than during a period of rising interest rates.
The Fund’s yield will also be affected by the interest rates on instruments in which the Fund is able to reinvest the proceeds of payments and prepayments.  Accelerated prepayments on securities purchased by the Fund at a premium also impose a risk of loss of principal because the premium may not have been fully amortized at the time the principal is repaid in full.
Leverage:The Fund may borrow from time to time, at the Advisors’ discretion, for purposes of investment leverage when yields on available investments exceed interest rates and other expenses of related borrowing, or when, in the Advisors’ opinion, unusual market conditions otherwise make it advantageous for the Fund to increase its investment capacity.
The Fund may enter into derivative securities transactions that have leverage embedded in them.
The Fund may also borrow for emergency purposes, for the payment of dividends or for the clearance of transactions.
The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements.
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in three distinct asset classes:
intermediate duration, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage related securities and asset-backed securities and U.S. government and agency securities;·
senior, secured floating rate loans made to corporate and other business entities; and·
U.S. dollar-denominated securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers rated below investment grade and, to a limited extent, non-U.S. dollar denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers rated below investment grade.
The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) and the Fund’s sub-advisers, BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”) and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BSL” and collectively with BIL and the Manager, the “Advisors”), have broad discretion to allocate the Fund’s assets among these three principal asset classes.
The Fund’s investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund without prior shareholder approval.
The Fund’s portfolio normally has an average portfolio duration of less than five years (including the effect of anticipated leverage), although it may be longer from time to time depending on market conditions. In comparison to maturity (which is the date on which the issuer of a debt instrument is obligated to repay the principal amount), duration is a measure of the price volatility of a debt instrument as a result in changes in market rates of interest, based on the weighted average timing of the instrument’s expected principal and interest payments. Specifically, duration measures the anticipated percentage change in net asset value that is expected for every percentage point change in interest rates. The two have an inverse relationship. Duration differs from maturity in that it takes into account a security’s yield, coupon payments and its principal payments in addition to the amount of time until the security finally matures. As the value of a security changes over time, so will its duration. Prices of securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with shorter durations. In general, a portfolio of securities with a longer duration can be expected to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than a portfolio with a shorter duration.
The Fund is intended to have a relatively low level of interest rate risk compared to investment portfolios of similar credit quality but with longer durations. Certain of the Fund’s other strategies, however, may result in an above average amount of risk and volatility or loss of principal.
The Fund may invest in corporate bonds.
The Fund anticipates that, under normal market conditions, a significant portion of its Managed Assets will be invested in securities rated below investment grade, such as those rated (Ba or lower by Moody’s Investor’s Service (“Moody’s”) or BB or lower by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”)) or securities comparably rated by other rating agencies or
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in unrated securities determined by the Advisors to be of comparable quality. High yield securities commonly are referred to as “junk” bonds. The Fund may invest in individual securities of any credit quality.  “Managed Assets” means the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of the Fund’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).
The Fund may also invest in investment grade securities, which are securities rated at least BBB– as determined by S&P, Baa3 as determined by Moody’s or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the Advisors. When the Advisors believe it to be in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders, the Fund will reduce its investment in lower grade securities and, in certain market conditions, the Fund may invest none of its assets in lower grade securities.
The Fund may invest without limitation in U.S. dollar denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers and, to a limited extent, non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers (“Non-U.S. Securities”), including up to 20% of its Managed Assets in issuers located in emerging market countries. The Fund can hold no more than 10% of its Managed Assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated Non-U.S. Securities.
Non-U.S. Securities may include debt securities issued by foreign governments and other sovereign entities and debt securities issued by foreign corporations or supranational entities and securities denominated in U.S. dollars or, to a limited extent (as described above), in foreign currencies or multinational currency units. The Fund may invest in Brady Bonds and other sovereign debt of countries that have restructured their debt pursuant to the Brady Plan, which are viewed as speculative investments. The Fund may also purchase debt securities of supranational organizations such as the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community and the World Bank, which are chartered to promote economic development.
The Fund may invest in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities including but not limited to: (1) U.S. Treasury obligations, which differ in their interest rates, maturities and times of issuance, such as U.S. Treasury bills (maturity of one year or less), U.S. Treasury notes (maturity of one to ten years), and U.S. Treasury bonds (generally maturities of greater than ten years), including the principal components or the interest components issued by the U.S. government under the separate trading of registered interest and principal securities program (i.e., “STRIPS”), all of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; and (2) obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, including government guaranteed mortgage-related securities, some of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, some of which are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. government and some of which are backed only by the credit of the issuer itself.
The Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities, which include collateralized mortgage obligations, stripped mortgage-backed securities, mortgage pass-through securities, interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), including debt and preferred stock issued by REITs, as well as other real estate-related securities. The mortgage-related securities in which the Fund may invest include those with fixed, floating or variable interest rates, those with interest rates that change based on multiples of changes in a specified index of interest rates and those with interest rates that change inversely to changes in interest rates, as well as those that do not bear interest. The Fund may invest in residential and commercial mortgage-related securities issued by governmental entities and private issuers, including subordinated mortgage-related securities. The Fund will not invest more than 15% of its Managed Assets in commercial mortgage-related securities.
Asset-backed securities are a form of structured debt obligations. The securitization techniques used for asset-backed securities are similar to those used for mortgage-related securities. The collateral for these securities may include home equity loans, automobile and credit card receivables, boat loans, computer leases, airplane leases, mobile home loans, recreational vehicle loans and hospital account receivables. The Fund may invest in these and other types of asset-backed securities that may be developed in the future.
In addition to senior, secured floating rate loans made to corporate and other business entities, the Fund may also purchase unsecured loans, other floating rate debt securities, and credit-linked notes.
A senior loan is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign commercial bank, insurance company, finance company or other financial institution (the “Agent”) for a group of loan investors (“Loan Investors”). The Fund may purchase “Assignments” from the Agent or other Loan Investors. The Fund also may invest in “Participations.” Participations by the Fund in a Loan Investor’s portion of a senior loan typically will result in the Fund having a contractual relationship only with such Loan Investor, not with the borrower, whereas the Fund, as a purchaser of an Assignment, would typically succeed to all the rights and obligations under the loan agreement of the assigning Loan Investor and become a Loan Investor under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning Loan Investor. The Fund will only acquire Participations if the Loan Investor selling the Participation, and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the Loan Investor, are believed by the Advisors to be creditworthy at the time they enter into such transactions.
The Fund may also acquire equity securities or debt securities (including non-dollar denominated debt securities) issued in exchange for a senior loan or issued in connection with the debt restructuring or reorganization of a borrower, or if such acquisition, in the judgment of the Advisors, may enhance the value of a senior loan or would otherwise be consistent with the Fund’s investment policies.
The Fund may invest in collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”), which are structured securities backed by a diversified pool of high yield, public or private fixed-income securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund expects to invest in the lower tranches of CBOs.
The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts, enter into various interest rate transactions such as swaps, caps, floors or collars, currency transactions such as currency forward contracts, currency futures contracts, currency swaps or options on currency or currency futures and swap contracts (including, but not limited to, credit default swaps) and may purchase and sell exchange-listed and over-the-counter put and call options on securities and swap contracts, financial indices and futures contracts and use other derivative instruments or management techniques. The Fund also may purchase derivative instruments that combine features of these instruments.
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The Fund may invest up to 10% of its Managed Assets in securities of other open- or closed-end investment companies that invest primarily in bonds of the types in which the Fund may invest directly. The Fund generally expects to invest in other investment companies either during periods when it has large amounts of uninvested cash, such as the period shortly after the Fund receives the proceeds of the offering of its common shares, or during periods when there is a shortage of attractive opportunities in the fixed-income market.
Leverage:The Fund currently utilizes leverage for investment purposes in the form of reverse repurchase agreements.   The Fund may borrow from banks and other financial institutions and may also borrow additional funds using such investment techniques as the Advisors may from time to time determine. Of these investment techniques, the Fund expects primarily to use reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls.
The Fund also has the ability to utilize leverage through the issuance of preferred shares.  The Fund does not currently anticipate issuing any preferred shares.
The Fund generally will not utilize leverage if it anticipates that the Fund’s leveraged capital structure would result in a lower return to shareholders than that obtainable over time with an unleveraged capital structure. There can be no assurance that the Fund will borrow in order to leverage its assets or, if it does, what percentage of the Fund’s assets such borrowings will represent.
The Fund may enter into derivative securities transactions that have leverage embedded in them.
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek high current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment objectives may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board,” and each member, a “Trustee”) without prior shareholder approval.
In investing the Fund’s assets, BlackRock Advisors, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Manager”), and BlackRock International Limited and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited, the Fund’s sub-advisers (each, a “Sub-Advisor” and, collectively with the Manager, the “Managers”), expect to allocate capital across multiple sectors of the fixed-income securities market by evaluating portfolio risk in light of the available investment opportunities and prevailing risks in the fixed-income market, with the goal of delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns. In doing so, the Managers seek to find the appropriate balance between risk mitigation and opportunism. The Managers do not manage the Fund to a benchmark, which provides flexibility to allocate and rotate the Fund’s assets across various sectors within the fixed-income universe. This strategy seeks to provide exposure to those segments of the fixed-income market that the Managers anticipate will provide value while attempting to minimize exposure to those segments that the Managers anticipate will not provide value. If the Managers’ perception of the value of a segment of the fixed-income market or an individual security is incorrect, your investment in the Fund may lose value.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Managed Assets in loan and debt instruments and other investments with similar economic characteristics (collectively “fixed-income securities”). The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. “Managed Assets” means the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of the Fund’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).  Fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include:
mortgage related securities, including mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), which are structured debt obligations collateralized by pools of commercial mortgages (commercial mortgage-backed securities or “CMBS”) or residential mortgages (residential mortgage-backed securities or “RMBS”), including agency RMBS issued or guaranteed by U.S. federal agencies or government related guarantors and non-agency RMBS issued by commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, private mortgage insurance companies and other non-governmental issuers; collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”); Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (“REMICs”), including resecuritizations of REMICs; stripped mortgage-backed securities, including interest-only (“IO”) and principal-only (“PO”) classes; delegated underwriting and servicing bonds; MBS credit default swaps and other mortgage related derivative instruments; inverse floating rate instruments which are derivative interests in MBS; repurchase agreements supported by MBS; and interests in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) that invest the majority of their assets in real property mortgages or MBS, including debt and preferred stock issued by mortgage REITs;
asset-backed securities (“ABS”);
U.S. Government and agency securities;
loans and loan participations, including senior secured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt (“Senior Loans”) and second lien or other subordinated or unsecured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt (“Second Lien Loans”);
bonds or other debt securities issued by U.S. or foreign (non-U.S.) corporations or other business entities, which may include fixed, variable and floating rate bonds, debentures, notes and other similar types of debt instrument (collectively referred to herein as “corporate bonds”), of any quality, rated or unrated, including those that are rated below investment grade quality;
collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”);
preferred securities;
convertible securities, including synthetic convertible securities;
sovereign debt, including obligations of foreign governments or their sub-divisions, agencies and government sponsored enterprises and obligations of international agencies and supranational entities;
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municipal securities, including taxable municipal securities such as Build America Bonds (“BABs”); and
structured instruments, including structured notes, hybrid or indexed securities, event-linked securities, credit-linked notes (“CLNs”), equity-linked notes and structured credit products.
The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any type, including those with fixed, floating or variable interest rates, those with interest rates that change based on multiples of changes in a specified reference interest rate or index of interest rates and those with interest rates that change inversely to changes in interest rates, as well as those that do not bear interest. The Fund may hold securities of any duration or maturity and does not maintain set policies with respect to the average duration or maturity of the Fund’s portfolio. Additionally, as part of the Fund’s investments in loans, the Fund may make loans directly to borrowers either as a sole lender or by acting as a member of a syndicate of original lenders.
The Fund may invest in securities of any quality, rated or unrated, including those that are rated below investment grade quality (rated Ba/BB or below by Moody’s Investor’s Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”)) or securities that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by the Managers. Such securities, sometimes referred to as “high yield” or “junk” bonds, are predominantly speculative with respect to the capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the security and generally involve greater price volatility than securities in higher rating categories. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will not invest more than 20% of its Managed Assets in securities, other than mortgage related and other asset-backed securities, that are, at the time of investment, rated CCC+ or lower by S&P or Fitch or Caa1 or lower by Moody’s, or that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by the Managers. For purposes of applying the foregoing policy, in the case of securities with split ratings (i.e., a security receiving two different ratings from two different rating agencies), the Fund will apply the higher of the applicable ratings. The Fund may invest in mortgage related and other asset backed securities of any quality, rated or unrated, without limitation.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will not invest more than 10% of its Managed Assets in CLOs.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 25% of its total assets in mortgage related securities. The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities may consist entirely of privately issued securities, which are issued by commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, private mortgage insurance companies and other non-governmental issuers. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) informed the Fund that it is the view of the SEC staff that privately issued MBS constitute an “industry” for purposes of a fund’s industry concentration policy. On July 8, 2013, the Fund obtained formal “no-action” relief from the staff of the SEC that the staff would not recommend any enforcement action in connection with the Fund’s policy to concentrate its investments in the group of industries constituting mortgage related securities (including privately issued MBS and agency MBS).
Under normal market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its Managed Assets in securities other than fixed-income securities, including common stocks, warrants, depositary receipts and other equity securities.
The Fund may invest without limitation in securities of U.S. issuers and non-U.S. issuers located in countries throughout the world, including in developed and emerging markets. Foreign securities in which the Fund may invest may be U.S. dollar-denominated or non-U.S. dollar-denominated. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers of any market capitalization size, including small- and mid-cap companies, and of issuers that operate in any sector or industry.
The Fund may also invest in securities of other open- or closed-end investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), subject to applicable regulatory limits, that invest primarily in securities of the types in which the Fund may invest directly. The Fund treats its investments in open- or closed-end investment companies that invest substantially all of their assets in fixed-income securities as investments in fixed-income securities.
The Fund may make short sales of securities. The Fund will not make a short sale if, after giving effect to such sale, the market value of all securities sold short exceeds 25% of the value of its Managed Assets or the Fund’s aggregate short sales of a particular class of securities exceeds 25% of the outstanding securities of that class.
During temporary defensive periods, and in order to keep the Fund’s cash fully invested, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in liquid, short-term investments, including high quality, short-term securities. The Fund may not achieve its investment objectives under these circumstances.
The Fund’s investment policies are non-fundamental policies and may be changed by the Board without prior shareholder approval. The Fund’s policy to invest at least 80% of its Managed Assets in fixed-income securities may be changed by the Board; however, if this policy changes, the Fund will provide shareholders at least 60 days’ written notice before implementation of the change.
The percentage limitations applicable to the Fund’s portfolio apply only at the time of initial investment and the Fund will not be required to sell investments due to subsequent changes in the value of investments that it owns.
Leverage:The Fund currently uses leverage to seek to achieve its investment objectives. The Fund currently leverages its assets through the use of reverse repurchase agreements and/or dollar rolls. The Fund currently does not intend to borrow money or issue debt securities or preferred shares. Although it has no present intention to do so, the Fund reserves the right to borrow money from banks or other financial institutions or issue debt securities or preferred shares in the future if it believes that market conditions would be conducive to the successful implementation of a leveraging strategy through borrowing money or issuing debt securities or preferred shares. The Fund is permitted to use leverage of up to 50% of its Managed Assets (100% of its net assets).
The Fund may enter into derivative securities transactions that have leverage embedded in them.
The Fund may also borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes, including the payment of dividends and the settlement of securities transactions which otherwise might require untimely dispositions of Fund securities.
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Risk Factors
This section contains a discussion of the general risks of investing in each Fund. The net asset value and market price of, and dividends paid on, the common shares will fluctuate with and be affected by, among other things, the risks more fully described below. As with any fund, there can be no guarantee that a Fund will meet its investment objective or that the Fund’s performance will be positive for any period of time. Each risk noted below is applicable to each Fund unless the specific Fund or Funds are noted in a parenthetical. The order of the below risk factors does not indicate the significance of any particular risk.
Investment and Market Discount Risk: An investment in the Fund’s common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire amount that you invest. As with any stock, the price of the Fund’s common shares will fluctuate with market conditions and other factors. If shares are sold, the price received may be more or less than the original investment. Common shares are designed for long-term investors and the Fund should not be treated as a trading vehicle. Shares of closed-end management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. This risk is separate and distinct from the risk that the Fund’s net asset value could decrease as a result of its investment activities. At any point in time an investment in the Fund’s common shares may be worth less than the original amount invested, even after taking into account distributions paid by the Fund. During periods in which the Fund may use leverage, the Fund’s investment, market discount and certain other risks will be magnified.
Concentration Risk (BIT): The Fund’s strategy of concentrating in mortgage related securities means that its performance will be closely tied to the performance of a particular market segment. The Fund’s concentration in these securities may present more risks than if it were broadly diversified over numerous industries and sectors of the economy. A downturn in these securities would have a larger impact on the Fund than on a mutual fund that does not concentrate in such securities. At times, the performance of these securities will lag the performance of other industries or the broader market as a whole.
Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities, such as bonds, involve risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, each of which are described in further detail below:
Credit Risk — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.
Interest Rate Risk — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.
The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates during a period of historically low interest rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Fund’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.)  The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Fund’s investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Fund, but will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Fund management.
To the extent the Fund invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Fund) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.
These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.
A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Fund’s performance.
Extension Risk — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.
Prepayment Risk — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.
U.S. Government Obligations Risk: Certain securities in which the Fund may invest, including securities issued by certain U.S. Government agencies and U.S. Government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. In addition, circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. Government obligations, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment could result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.
U.S. Government Mortgage-Related Securities Risk (FRA, BKT and BLW): There are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. Mortgage-related securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA” or “Ginnie Mae”) are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by GNMA and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. GNMA securities also are supported by the right of GNMA to borrow funds from the U.S. Treasury to make payments under its guarantee.
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Mortgage-related securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac are solely the obligations of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, as the case may be, and are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury.
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks (FRA, BKT, BLW and BIT): Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.
Senior Loans Risk (DSU, FRA, BLW and BIT): There is less readily available, reliable information about most senior loans than is the case for many other types of securities. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a senior loan may lose significant value before a default occurs. Moreover, any specific collateral used to secure a senior loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the senior loan’s value. No active trading market may exist for certain senior loans, which may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value in the event of the need to sell a senior loan and which may make it difficult to value senior loans. Although senior loans in which the Fund will invest generally will be secured by specific collateral, there can be no assurance that liquidation of such collateral would satisfy the borrower’s obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal or that such collateral could be readily liquidated. To the extent that a senior loan is collateralized by stock in the borrower or its subsidiaries, such stock may lose all of its value in the event of the bankruptcy of the borrower. Uncollateralized senior loans involve a greater risk of loss.
Second Lien Loans Risk (BIT): Second lien loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investments in senior loans. Because second lien loans are subordinated or unsecured and thus lower in priority of payment to senior loans, they are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the borrower.
CLO Risk (BIT and FRA): In addition to the general risks associated with fixed-income securities discussed herein, CLOs carry additional risks, including: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) the possibility that the CLO securities are subordinate to other classes; and (iv) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results. The credit quality of CLOs depends primarily upon the quality of the underlying assets and the level of credit support and/or enhancement provided. The underlying assets (e.g., loans) of CLOs are subject to prepayments, which shorten the weighted average maturity and may lower the return of the securities issued by the CLOs. The value of CLO securities also may change because of changes in the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the pool, or the financial institution or fund providing the credit support or enhancement. Furthermore, the leveraged nature of each subordinated class may magnify the adverse impact on such class of changes in the value of the assets, changes in the distributions on the assets, defaults and recoveries on the assets, capital gains and losses on the assets, prepayment on assets and availability, price and interest rates of assets. CLOs are typically privately offered and sold, and thus are not registered under the securities laws. Additionally, when the Fund purchases a newly issued CLO security in the primary market (rather than from the secondary market), there often may be a delayed settlement period. As a result, investments in CLOs may be characterized by the Fund as illiquid securities; however, an active dealer market may exist which would allow such securities to be considered liquid in some circumstances. Finally, CLOs are limited recourse and may not be paid in full and may be subject to up to 100% loss.
Risks of Loan Assignments and Participations (BLW): As the purchaser of an assignment, the Fund typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation; however, the Fund may not be able unilaterally to enforce all rights and remedies under the loan and with regard to any associated collateral. Because assignments may be arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, the rights and obligations acquired by the Fund as the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender. In addition, if the loan is foreclosed, the Fund could become part owner of any collateral and could bear the costs and liabilities of owning and disposing of the collateral. The Fund may be required to pass along to a purchaser that buys a loan from the Fund by way of assignment a portion of any fees to which the Fund is entitled under the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Fund may not directly benefit from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund will be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling a participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower.
Corporate Loans Risk (DSU): Commercial banks and other financial institutions or institutional investors make corporate loans to companies that need capital to grow or restructure. Borrowers generally pay interest on corporate loans at rates that change in response to changes in market interest rates such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or the prime rates of U.S. banks. As a result, the value of corporate loan investments is generally less exposed to the adverse effects of shifts in market interest rates than investments that pay a fixed rate of interest. The market for corporate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity and wide bid/ask spreads. In addition, transactions in corporate loans may settle on a delayed basis. As a result, the proceeds from the sale of corporate loans may not be readily available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund’s redemption obligations. To the extent the extended settlement process gives rise to short-term liquidity needs, the Fund may hold additional cash, sell investments or temporarily borrow from banks and other lenders. The corporate loans in which the Fund invests are usually rated below investment grade.
Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk (DSU, FRA and BLW): Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. Securities with floating or variable interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with fixed interest rates, but may decline in value if their coupon rates do not reset as high, or as quickly, as comparable market interest rates, and generally carry lower yields than fixed securities of the same maturity. These securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. A decline in interest rates may result in a reduction in income received from variable and floating rate securities held by the Fund and may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s shares.  These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed-income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them at any given time. Floating rate securities generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, may trade infrequently, and their value may be impaired when the Fund needs to liquidate such loans. Benchmark interest rates may not accurately track market interest rates. Although floating rate securities are less sensitive to interest rate risk than fixed-rate securities, they are subject to credit risk and default risk, which could impair their value.
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Unrated Securities Risk (BIT): Because the Fund may purchase securities that are not rated by any rating organization, the Managers may, after assessing their credit quality, internally assign ratings to certain of those securities in categories similar to those of rating organizations. Some unrated securities may not have an active trading market or may be difficult to value, which means the Fund might have difficulty selling them promptly at an acceptable price. To the extent that the Fund invests in unrated securities, the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objectives will be more dependent on the Managers’ credit analysis than would be the case when the Fund invests in rated securities.
High Yield Bonds Risk (DSU, FRA, BLW and BIT): Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Fund.
Distressed Securities Risk (DSU and FRA): Distressed securities are speculative and involve substantial risks in addition to the risks of investing in junk bonds. The Fund will generally not receive interest payments on the distressed securities and may incur costs to protect its investment. In addition, distressed securities involve the substantial risk that principal will not be repaid. These securities may present a substantial risk of default or may be in default at the time of investment. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of principal of or interest on its portfolio holdings. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a portfolio company, the Fund may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than its original investment.  Distressed securities and any securities received in an exchange for such securities may be subject to restrictions on resale.
Collateralized Bond Obligations Risk (BLW): The pool of high yield securities underlying collateralized bond obligations is typically separated into groupings called tranches representing different degrees of credit quality. The higher quality tranches have greater degrees of protection and pay lower interest rates. The lower tranches, with greater risk, pay higher interest rates.
Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk (FRA): In addition to the typical risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), including collateralized loan obligations, carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) the Fund may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by the Fund could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) the risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.
Sovereign Debt Risk (FRA, BLW and BIT): Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.
Municipal Securities Risks (BIT): Municipal securities risks include the ability of the issuer to repay the obligation, the relative lack of information about certain issuers of municipal securities, and the possibility of future legislative changes which could affect the market for and value of municipal securities. Budgetary constraints of local, state, and federal governments upon which the issuers may be relying for funding may also impact municipal securities. These risks include:
General Obligation Bonds Risks — Timely payments depend on the issuer’s credit quality, ability to raise tax revenues and ability to maintain an adequate tax base.
Revenue Bonds Risks — These payments depend on the money earned by the particular facility or class of facilities, or the amount of revenues derived from another source.
Private Activity Bonds Risks — Municipalities and other public authorities issue private activity bonds to finance development of industrial facilities for use by a private enterprise. The private enterprise pays the principal and interest on the bond, and the issuer does not pledge its full faith, credit and taxing power for repayment. The Fund’s investments may consist of private activity bonds that may subject certain shareholders to an alternative minimum tax.
Moral Obligation Bonds Risks — Moral obligation bonds are generally issued by special purpose public authorities of a state or municipality. If the issuer is unable to meet its obligations, repayment of these bonds becomes a moral commitment, but not a legal obligation, of the state or municipality.
Municipal Notes Risks — Municipal notes are shorter term municipal debt obligations. If there is a shortfall in the anticipated proceeds, the notes may not be fully repaid and the Fund may lose money.
Municipal Lease Obligations Risks — In a municipal lease obligation, the issuer agrees to make payments when due on the lease obligation. Although the issuer does not pledge its unlimited taxing power for payment of the lease obligation, the lease obligation is secured by the leased property.
Tax-Exempt Status Risk — The Fund and its investment manager will rely on the opinion of issuers’ bond counsel and, in the case of derivative securities, sponsors’ counsel, on the tax-exempt status of interest on municipal bonds and payments under derivative securities. Neither the Fund nor its investment manager will independently review the bases for those tax opinions, which may ultimately be determined to be incorrect and subject the Fund and its shareholders to substantial tax liabilities.
Brady Bonds Risk (BLW): Brady Bonds involve various risk factors described above associated with investing in non-U.S. securities, including the history of defaults with respect to commercial bank loans by public and private entities of countries issuing Brady Bonds.
Supranational Entities Risk (BLW): The Fund may invest in obligations issued or guaranteed by the World Bank. The government members, or “stockholders,” usually make initial capital contributions to the World Bank and in many cases are committed to make additional capital contributions if the World Bank is unable to repay its borrowings.
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There is no guarantee that one or more stockholders of the World Bank will continue to make any necessary additional capital contributions. If such contributions are not made, the entity may be unable to pay interest or repay principal on its debt securities, and the Fund may lose money on such investments.
Yield and Ratings Risk (BKT): The yields on debt obligations are dependent on a variety of factors, including general market conditions, conditions in the particular market for the obligation, the financial condition of the issuer, the size of the offering, the maturity of the obligation and the ratings of the issue. The ratings of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, represent their respective opinions as to the quality of the obligations they undertake to rate. Ratings, however, are general and are not absolute standards of quality. Consequently, obligations with the same rating, maturity and interest rate may have different market prices. Subsequent to its purchase by the Fund, a rated security may cease to be rated. The Manager will consider such an event in determining whether the Fund should continue to hold the security.
Repurchase Agreements and Purchase and Sale Contracts Risk (BKT and BIT): If the other party to a repurchase agreement or purchase and sale contract defaults on its obligation under the agreement, the Fund may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security in either situation and the market value of the security declines, the Fund may lose money.
Foreign Securities Risk (DSU, FRA, BLW and BIT): Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. These risks include:
The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.
The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.
The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.
Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.
Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.
The Fund’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Fund’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value.
Emerging Markets Risk (FRA, BLW and BIT): Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging securities markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.
Equity Securities Risk (DSU, FRA, BLW and BIT): Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.
Small and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk (BIT): Companies with small or mid-size market capitalizations will normally have more limited product lines, markets and financial resources and will be dependent upon a more limited management group than larger capitalized companies. In addition, it is more difficult to get information on smaller companies, which tend to be less well known, have shorter operating histories, do not have significant ownership by large investors and are followed by relatively few securities analysts.
Preferred Securities Risk (DSU, FRA, BLW and BIT): Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.
Convertible Securities Risk (DSU, FRA and BIT): The market value of a convertible security performs like that of a regular debt security; that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of a convertible security usually falls. In addition, convertible securities are subject to the risk that the issuer will not be able to pay interest, principal or dividends when due, and their market value may change based on changes in the issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of the issuer’s creditworthiness. Since it derives a portion of its value from the common stock into which it may be converted, a convertible security is also subject to the same types of market and issuer risks that apply to the underlying common stock, including the potential for increased volatility in the price of the convertible security.
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Warrants Risk (DSU and FRA): If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the exercise price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and the Fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve substantially more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.
Real Estate-Related Securities Risk (BLW): The main risk of real estate-related securities is that the value of the underlying real estate may go down. Many factors may affect real estate values. These factors include both the general and local economies, vacancy rates, changes in rent schedules, tenant bankruptcies, the ability to re-lease space under expiring leases on attractive terms, the amount of new construction in a particular area, the laws and regulations (including zoning, environmental and tax laws) affecting real estate and the costs of owning, maintaining and improving real estate. The availability of mortgage financing and changes in interest rates may also affect real estate values. If the Fund’s real estate-related investments are concentrated in one geographic area or in one property type, the Fund will be particularly subject to the risks associated with that area or property type. Many issuers of real estate-related securities are highly leveraged, which increases the risk to holders of such securities. The value of the securities the Fund buys will not necessarily track the value of the underlying investments of the issuers of such securities. In addition, certain issuers of real estate-related securities may have developed or commenced development on properties and may develop additional properties in the future. Real estate development involves significant risks in addition to those involved in the ownership and operation of established properties. Real estate securities may have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. Real estate securities are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency and defaults by borrowers or tenants.
REIT Investment Risk (BLW and BIT): Investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume, may engage in dilutive offerings of securities and may be more volatile than other securities. REIT issuers may also fail to maintain their exemptions from investment company registration or fail to qualify for the “dividends paid deduction” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which allows REITs to reduce their corporate taxable income for dividends paid to their shareholders.
Structured Securities Risk (BIT): Because structured securities of the type in which the Fund may invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments, index or reference obligation and will also be subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured security, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. In addition to the general risks associated with debt securities discussed herein, structured securities carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured securities are subordinate to other classes. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of structured securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated structured securities. Structured securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for structured securities. Structured securities are based upon the movement of one or more factors, including currency exchange rates, interest rates, reference bonds and stock indices, and changes in interest rates and impact of these factors may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the reference instrument or security may cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Certain issuers of such structured securities may be deemed to be “investment companies” as defined in the Investment Company Act. As a result, the Fund’s investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act.
Derivatives Risk: The Fund’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Fund’s returns and/or increase volatility.  Derivatives involve significant risks, including:
Leverage Risk — The Fund’s use of derivatives can magnify the Fund’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.
Market Risk — Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Fund could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, the Manager may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Fund’s derivatives positions to lose value.
Counterparty Risk — Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.
Illiquidity Risk — The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Fund to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.
Operational Risk — The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.
Legal Risk — The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.
Volatility and Correlation Risk — Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.
Valuation Risk — Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.
Hedging Risk — Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.
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Tax Risk — Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments.
Structured Notes Risk (FRA): Structured notes and other related instruments purchased by the Fund are generally privately negotiated debt obligations where the principal and/or interest is determined by reference to the performance of a specific asset, benchmark asset, market or interest rate (“reference measure”). The purchase of structured notes exposes the Fund to the credit risk of the issuer of the structured product. Structured notes may be leveraged, increasing the volatility of each structured note’s value relative to the change in the reference measure. Structured notes may also be less liquid and more difficult to price accurately than less complex securities and instruments or more traditional debt securities.
Leverage Risk: The Fund’s use of leverage may increase or decrease from time to time in its discretion and the Fund may, in the future, determine not to use leverage.
The use of leverage creates an opportunity for increased common share net investment income dividends, but also creates risks for the holders of common shares. The Fund cannot assure you that the use of leverage will result in a higher yield on the common shares. Any leveraging strategy the Fund employs may not be successful.
Leverage involves risks and special considerations for common shareholders, including:
the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value, market price and dividend rate of the common shares than a comparable portfolio without leverage;
the risk that fluctuations in interest rates or dividend rates on any leverage that the Fund must pay will reduce the return to the common shareholders;
the effect of leverage in a declining market, which is likely to cause a greater decline in the net asset value of the common shares than if the Fund were not leveraged, which may result in a greater decline in the market price of the common shares;
leverage may increase operating costs, which may reduce total return.
Any decline in the net asset value of the Fund’s investments will be borne entirely by the holders of common shares. Therefore, if the market value of the Fund’s portfolio declines, leverage will result in a greater decrease in net asset value to the holders of common shares than if the Fund were not leveraged. This greater net asset value decrease will also tend to cause a greater decline in the market price for the common shares.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk: Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Fund with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price, date and interest payment. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the other party may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. The Fund could lose money if it is unable to recover the securities and the value of the collateral held by the Fund, including the value of the investments made with cash collateral, is less than the value of the securities. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Fund. In addition, reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the interest income earned in the investment of the proceeds will be less than the interest expense.
Dollar Rolls Risk (BLW and BIT): Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the Fund is committed to buy may decline below the price of the securities the Fund has sold. These transactions may involve leverage.
Short Sales Risk (DSU and BIT): Because making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Fund to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the security sold short.
Illiquid Investments Risk: The Fund may invest without limitation in illiquid or less liquid investments or investments in which no secondary market is readily available or which are otherwise illiquid, including private placement securities. The Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which the Fund could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting the Fund’s net asset value and ability to make dividend distributions. The financial markets in general, and certain segments of the mortgage-related securities markets in particular, have in recent years experienced periods of extreme secondary market supply and demand imbalance, resulting in a loss of liquidity during which market prices were suddenly and substantially below traditional measures of intrinsic value. During such periods, some investments could be sold only at arbitrary prices and with substantial losses. Periods of such market dislocation may occur again at any time. Privately issued debt securities are often of below investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below investment grade public debt securities.
Inverse Floater and Related Securities Risk (BIT): Investments in inverse floaters, residual interest tender option bonds and similar instruments expose the Fund to the same risks as investments in fixed-income securities and derivatives, as well as other risks, including those associated with leverage and increased volatility. An investment in these securities typically will involve greater risk than an investment in a fixed rate security. Distributions on inverse floaters, residual interest tender option bonds and similar instruments will typically bear an inverse relationship to short term interest rates and typically will be reduced or, potentially, eliminated as interest rates rise. Inverse floaters, residual interest tender option bonds and similar instruments will underperform the market for fixed rate securities in a rising interest rate environment. Inverse floaters may be considered to be leveraged to the extent that their interest rates vary by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the change in a reference rate of interest (typically a short term interest rate). The leverage inherent in inverse floaters is associated with greater volatility in their market values. Investments in inverse floaters, residual interest tender option bonds and similar instruments that have fixed-income securities underlying them will expose the Fund to the risks associated with those fixed-income securities and the values of those investments may be especially sensitive to changes in prepayment rates on the underlying fixed-income securities.
Investment Companies and ETFs Risk (DSU, BLW and BIT): Subject to the limitations set forth in the Investment Company Act and the rules thereunder, the Fund may acquire shares in other investment companies and in ETFs, some of which may be affiliated investment companies. The market value of the shares of other investment
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companies and ETFs may differ from their net asset value. As an investor in investment companies and ETFs, the Fund would bear its ratable share of that entity’s expenses, including its investment advisory and administration fees, while continuing to pay its own advisory and administration fees and other expenses (to the extent not offset by the Manager through waivers). As a result, shareholders will be absorbing duplicate levels of fees with respect to investments in other investment companies and ETFs (to the extent not offset by the Manager through waivers).
The securities of other investment companies and ETFs in which the Fund may invest may be leveraged. As a result, the Fund may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such securities. An investment in securities of other investment companies and ETFs that use leverage may expose the Fund to higher volatility in the market value of such securities and the possibility that the Fund’s long-term returns on such securities (and, indirectly, the long-term returns of shares of the Fund) will be diminished.
As with other investments, investments in other investment companies, including ETFs, are subject to market and selection risk. To the extent the Fund is held by an affiliated fund, the ability of the Fund itself to hold other investment companies may be limited.
Risk of Investing in the United States: Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.
Market Risk and Selection Risk: Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Fund invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Fund management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.
An outbreak of an infectious coronavirus (COVID-19) that was first developed into a global pandemic that has resulted in numerous disruptions in the market and has had significant economic impact leaving general concern and uncertainty. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of the pandemic and its effects cannot be predicted with certainty. The impact of this coronavirus, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time.
Shareholder Activism Risk: Shareholder activism involving closed-end funds has recently been increasing. Shareholder activism can take many forms, including engaging in public campaigns to demand that the Fund consider significant transactions such as a tender offer, merger or liquidation or to attempt to influence the Fund’s corporate governance and/or management, commencing proxy contests to attempt to elect the activists’ representatives or others to the Fund’s Board of Directors, or to seek other actions such as a termination of the Fund’s investment advisory contract with its current investment manager or commencing litigation. If the Fund becomes the subject of shareholder activism, then management and the Board may be required to divert significant resources and attention to respond to the activist and the Fund may incur substantial costs defending against such activism if management and the Board determine that the activist’s demands are not in the best interest of the Fund. Further, the Fund’s share price could be subject to significant fluctuation or otherwise be adversely affected by the events, risks and uncertainties of any shareholder activism.
Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks
195

Shareholder Update (unaudited)
The following information is presented for DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT, in conformance with annual reporting requirements for funds that have filed a shelf offering registration statement pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of Form N-2.
Summary of Expenses
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)
The following table and example are intended to assist shareholders in understanding the various costs and expenses directly or indirectly associated with investing in DSUs common shares.
 
DSU
Shareholder Transaction Expenses
Maximum sales load (as a percentage of offering price)(a)
1.00%
Offering expenses borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)(a)
0.03%
Dividend reinvestment plan fees
$0.02pershare
foropenmarket
purchasesof
commonshares(b)
Estimated Annual Expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common shares)
Investment advisory fees(c)(d)
0.68% 
Other expenses
1.64
Miscellaneous
0.12
Interest expense(e)
1.52
Acquired fund fees and expenses(f)
0.01
Total annual expenses(f)
2.33
Fee waivers(d)
(0.01)
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers(d)
2.32
(a)
If the common shares are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses. Fund shareholders
will pay all offering expenses involved with an offering.
(b)
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.’s (the “Reinvestment Plan Agent”) fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends will be paid by DSU.  However, shareholders will pay a
$0.02 per share fee incurred in connection with open-market purchases, which will be deducted from the value of the dividend.  Shareholders will also be charged a $0.02 per share fee if a shareholder directs the Reinvestment Plan Agent to sell the common shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay.
(c)
DSU currently pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual contractual investment advisory fee rate of 0.55% of the average daily value of DSUs net assets, plus the proceeds of any
outstanding debt securities or borrowings used for leverage (together, "average daily Managed Assets").
(d)
DSU and the Manager have entered into a fee waiver agreement (the “Fee Waiver Agreement”), pursuant to which the Manager has contractually agreed to waive the investment
advisory fees with respect to any portion of DSU’s assets attributable to investments in any equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (the "ETFs") managed
by the Manager or its affiliates that have a contractual management fee, through June 30, 2026. In addition, pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees DSU pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates, through June 30, 2026. The Fee Waiver Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, only by DSU (upon the vote of a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), of DSU (the “Independent Directors”)) or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of DSU), upon 90 days’ written notice by DSU to the Manager.
(e)
DSU uses leverage in the form of a credit facility, in an amount equal to approximately 15.6% of DSUs Managed Assets at an annual interest expense to DSU of 6.07% which is based
on current market conditions. The actual amount of interest expense borne by DSU will vary over time in accordance with the level of DSUs use of leverage and variations in market
interest rates.  Interest expense is required to be treated as expense of DSU for accounting purposes.
(f)
The total annual expenses do not correlate to the ratios to average net assets shown in DSU’s Financial Highlights for the year ended December 31, 2024, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
The following example illustrates DSUs expenses (including the sales load of $10.00 and offering costs of $0.31) that shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (i) total net annual expenses of 2.32% of net assets attributable to common shares and (ii) a 5% annual return:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
 
 
Total expenses incurred
$ 34
$ 82
$ 133
$ 273
The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. The example assumes that the estimated “Other expenses” set forth in the Estimated Annual Expenses table are accurate and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. DSU’s actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.
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Shareholder Update (unaudited)(continued)
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
The following table and example are intended to assist shareholders in understanding the various costs and expenses directly or indirectly associated with investing in BKTs common shares.
 
BKT
Shareholder Transaction Expenses
Maximum sales load (as a percentage of offering price)(a)
1.00%
Offering expenses borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)(a)
0.06%
Dividend reinvestment plan fees
$0.02pershare
foropenmarket
purchasesof
commonshares(b)
Dividend reinvestment plan sale transaction fee
$2.50(b)
Estimated Annual Expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common shares)
Investment advisory fees(c)(d)
0.65% 
Other expenses
2.10
Miscellaneous
0.28
Interest expense(e)
1.82
Total annual expenses
2.75
Fee waivers(d)
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers(d)
2.75
(a)
If the common shares are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses. Fund shareholders
will pay all offering expenses involved with an offering.
(b)
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.s (the "Reinvestment Plan Agent") fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends will be paid by BKT. However, shareholders will pay a
$0.02 per share fee incurred in connection with open-market purchases, which will be deducted from the value of the dividend. Shareholders will also be charged a $2.50 sales fee and pay a $0.15 per share fee if a shareholder directs the Reinvestment Plan Agent to sell the common shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay.
(c)
BKT currently pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual contractual investment advisory fee rate of 0.65% of the average weekly value of BKTs net assets.  For purposes of
calculating this fee, "net assets" means the total assets of BKT minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (including the aggregate indebtedness constituting financial leverage).
(d)
BKT and the Manager have entered into a fee waiver agreement (the “Fee Waiver Agreement”), pursuant to which the Manager has contractually agreed to waive the investment
advisory fees with respect to any portion of BKT’s assets attributable to investments in any equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds managed by the
Manager or its affiliates that have a contractual management fee, through June 30, 2026. In addition, pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees BKT pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates, through June 30, 2026. The Fee Waiver Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, only by BKT (upon the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), of BKT or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of BKT), upon 90 days’ written notice by BKT to the Manager.
(e)
BKT uses leverage in the form of reverse repurchase agreements representing 23.4% of Managed Assets at an annual interest expense to BKT of 5.3% which is based on current
market conditions.  The actual amount of interest expenses borne by BKT will vary over time in accordance with the level of BKTs use of reverse repurchase agreements and
variations in market interest rates.  Interest expense is required to be treated as an expense of BKT for accounting purposes.
The following example illustrates BKTs expenses (including the sales load of $10.00 and offering costs of $0.60) that shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (i) total net annual expenses of 2.75% of net assets attributable to common shares and (ii) a 5% annual return:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
 
 
Total expenses incurred
$ 38
$ 95
$ 155
$ 315
The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. The example assumes that the estimated “Other expenses” set forth in the Estimated Annual Expenses table are accurate and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. BKT’s actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.
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Shareholder Update (unaudited)(continued)
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
The following table and example are intended to assist shareholders in understanding the various costs and expenses directly or indirectly associated with investing in BLWs common shares.
 
BLW
Shareholder Transaction Expenses
Maximum sales load (as a percentage of offering price)(a)
1.00%
Offering expenses borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)(a)
0.02%
Dividend reinvestment plan fees
$0.02pershare
foropenmarket
purchasesof
commonshares(b)
Dividend reinvestment plan sale transaction fee
$2.50(b)
Estimated Annual Expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common shares)
Investment advisory fees(c)(d)
0.90% 
Other expenses
3.57
Miscellaneous
0.11
Interest expense(e)
3.46
Acquired fund fees and expenses(f)
0.01
Total annual expenses(f)
4.48
Fee waivers(d)
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers(d)
4.48
(a)
If the common shares are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses. Fund shareholders
will pay all offering expenses involved with an offering.
(b)
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.’s (the “Reinvestment Plan Agent”) fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends will be paid by BLW. However, shareholders will pay a
$0.02 per share fee incurred in connection with open-market purchases, which will be deducted from the value of the dividend. Shareholders will also be charged a $2.50 sales fee and pay a $0.15 per share fee if a shareholder directs the Reinvestment Plan Agent to sell the common shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay.
(c)
BLW currently pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual contractual investment advisory fee rate of 0.55% of the average weekly value of BLWs managed assets, including the
proceeds of any debt securities or outstanding borrowings used for leverage. For purposes of calculating this fee, “managed assets” are determined as total assets of BLW (including
any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) less the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).
(d)
BLW and the Manager have entered into a fee waiver agreement (the “Fee Waiver Agreement”), pursuant to which the Manager has contractually agreed to waive the investment
advisory fees with respect to any portion of BLW’s assets attributable to investments in any equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds managed by the
Manager or its affiliates that have a contractual management fee, through June 30, 2026. In addition, pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees BLW pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates, through June 30, 2026. The Fee Waiver Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, only by BLW (upon the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of BLW or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of BLW), upon 90 days’ written notice by BLW to the Manager.
(e)
BLW uses leverage in the form of reverse repurchase agreements representing 39.6% of Managed Assets at an annual interest expense to BLW of 5.42%, which is based on current
market conditions. The actual amount of interest expense borne by BLW will vary over time in accordance with the level of BLWs use of reverse repurchase agreements and variations
in market interest rates.  Interest expense is required to be treated as an expense of BLW for accounting purposes.
(f)
The total annual expenses do not correlate to the ratios to average net assets shown in BLW’s Financial Highlights for the year ended December 31, 2024, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.
The following example illustrates BLWs expenses (including the sales load of $10.00 and offering costs of $0.19) that shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (i) total net annual expenses of 4.48% of net assets attributable to common shares and (ii) a 5% annual return:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
 
 
Total expenses incurred
$ 55
$ 144
$ 234
$ 465
The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. The example assumes that the estimated “Other expenses” set forth in the Estimated Annual Expenses table are accurate and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. BLW’s actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.
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Shareholder Update (unaudited)(continued)
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
The following table and example are intended to assist shareholders in understanding the various costs and expenses directly or indirectly associated with investing in BITs common shares.
 
BIT
Shareholder Transaction Expenses
Maximum sales load (as a percentage of offering price)(a)
1.00%
Offering expenses borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)(a)
0.02%
Dividend reinvestment plan fees
$0.02pershare
foropenmarket
purchasesof
commonshares(b)
Dividend reinvestment plan sale transaction fee
$2.50(b)
Estimated Annual Expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common shares)
Investment advisory fees(c)(d)
1.24% 
Other expenses
3.05
Miscellaneous
0.11
Interest expense(e)
2.94
Total annual expenses
4.29
Fee waivers(d)
(0.01)
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers(d)
4.28
(a)If the common shares are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses. Trust shareholders will pay all offering expenses involved with an offering.
(b)Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the "Reinvestment Plan Agent") fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends will be paid by BIT. However, shareholders will pay a $0.02 per share fee incurred in connection with open-market purchases, which will be deducted from the value of the dividend. Shareholders will also be charged a $2.50 sales fee and pay a $0.15 per share fee if a shareholder directs the Reinvestment Plan Agent to sell the common shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay.
(c)BIT currently pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual contractual investment management fee rate of 0.80% of the average daily value of BIT’s managed assets. For purposes of calculating these fees, “managed assets” means the total assets of BIT (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of BIT’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).
(d)BIT and the Manager have entered into a fee waiver agreement (the “Fee Waiver Agreement”), pursuant to which the Manager has contractually agreed to waive the investment advisory fees with respect to any portion of BIT’s assets attributable to investments in any equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates that have a contractual management fee, through June 30, 2026. In addition, pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees BIT pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates, through June 30, 2026. The Fee Waiver Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, only by BIT (upon the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), of BIT (the “Independent Trustees”)) or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of BIT), upon 90 days’ written notice by BIT to the Manager.
(e)Assumes the use of leverage in the form of reverse repurchase agreements representing 37.6% of managed assets at an annual interest expense to BIT of 5.3%, which is based on current market conditions.  The actual amount of interest expense borne by BIT will vary over time in accordance with the level of BITs use of reverse repurchase agreements and variations in market interest rates.  Interest expense is required to be treated as an expense of BIT for accounting purposes.
The following example illustrates BITs expenses (including the sales load of $10.00 and offering costs of $0.18) that shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (i) total net annual expenses of 4.28% of net assets attributable to common shares and (ii) a 5% annual return:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
 
 
Total expenses incurred
$ 53
$ 139
$ 226
$ 449
The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. The example assumes that the estimated “Other expenses” set forth in the Estimated Annual Expenses table are accurate and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. BIT’s actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.
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Shareholder Update (unaudited)(continued)
Share Price Data
The following tables summarize each Funds highest and lowest daily closing market prices on the NYSE per common share, the NAV per common share, and the premium to or discount from NAV, on the date of each of the high and low market prices.  The trading volume indicates the number of common shares traded on the NYSE during the respective quarters.
 
NYSE Market Price
Per Common Share
NAV per Common
Share on Date of
Market Price
Premium/
(Discount)
on Date of
Market Price
 
DSU — During Quarter Ended
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
Trading Volume
December 31, 2024
$ 11.10
$ 10.64
$ 10.75
$ 10.60
3.26
% 
0.38
% 
12,841,588
September 30, 2024
11.07
10.64
10.77
10.63
2.79
0.09
12,215,259
June 30, 2024
11.06
10.26
10.86
10.75
1.84
(4.56
)
9,050,082
March 31, 2024
11.36
10.58
10.91
10.81
4.12
(2.13
)
9,142,089
December 31, 2023
10.85
9.78
10.87
10.61
(0.18
)
(7.82
)
9,476,571
September 30, 2023
10.36
9.81
10.84
10.76
(4.43
)
(8.83
)
8,558,668
June 30, 2023
9.79
9.25
10.72
10.51
(8.68
)
(11.99
)
8,742,409
March 31, 2023
9.96
9.25
10.79
10.48
(7.69
)
(11.74
)
8,395,438
As of December 31, 2024, DSUs market price, NAV per Common Share, and premium/(discount) to NAV per Common Share were $10.76, $10.63, and 1.22%, respectively.
 
NYSE Market Price
Per Common Share
NAV per Common
Share on Date of
Market Price
Premium/
(Discount)
on Date of
Market Price
 
BKT — During Quarter Ended
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
Trading Volume
December 31, 2024
$ 12.53
$ 11.39
$ 12.70
$ 11.76
(1.34
)% 
(3.15
)% 
3,964,773
September 30, 2024
12.61
11.77
12.82
11.97
(1.64
)
(1.67
)
4,057,128
June 30, 2024
11.93
11.12
12.06
11.75
(1.08
)
(5.36
)
4,052,428
March 31, 2024
12.36
11.73
12.73
12.19
(2.91
)
(3.77
)
3,803,044
December 31, 2023
12.60
10.56
12.81
11.52
(1.64
)
(8.33
)
4,901,930
September 30, 2023
12.32
11.15
12.83
11.95
(3.98
)
(6.69
)
3,041,993
June 30, 2023
12.87
12.12
13.56
12.72
(5.09
)
(4.72
)
3,325,442
March 31, 2023
13.27
12.39
13.73
12.97
(3.35
)
(4.47
)
3,858,408
As of December 31, 2024, BKTs market price, NAV per Common Share, and premium/(discount) to NAV per Common Share were $11.52, $11.81, and (2.46)%, respectively.
 
NYSE Market Price
Per Common Share
NAV per Common
Share on Date of
Market Price
Premium/
(Discount)
on Date of
Market Price
 
BLW — During Quarter Ended
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
Trading Volume
December 31, 2024
$ 14.51
$ 13.98
$ 14.31
$ 13.99
1.40
% 
(0.07
)% 
5,952,894
September 30, 2024
14.61
13.87
14.33
13.96
1.95
(0.64
)
6,736,481
June 30, 2024
14.05
13.30
14.05
13.83
0.00
(3.83
)
5,465,449
March 31, 2024
14.22
13.56
14.12
13.97
0.71
(2.93
)
5,369,373
December 31, 2023
13.98
12.38
14.11
13.23
(0.92
)
(6.42
)
5,878,380
September 30, 2023
13.29
12.73
13.74
13.51
(3.28
)
(5.77
)
4,428,629
June 30, 2023
13.25
12.46
13.75
13.41
(3.64
)
(7.08
)
4,150,113
March 31, 2023
14.10
12.52
14.26
13.47
(1.12
)
(7.05
)
5,390,067
As of December 31, 2024, BLWs market price, NAV per Common Share, and premium/(discount) to NAV per Common Share were $14.13, $14.04, and 0.64%, respectively.
 
NYSE Market Price
Per Common Share
NAV per Common
Share on Date of
Market Price
Premium/
(Discount)
on Date of
Market Price
 
BIT — During Quarter Ended
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
Trading Volume
December 31, 2024
$ 15.15
$ 14.25
$ 14.78
$ 14.49
2.50
% 
(1.66
)% 
10,303,483
September 30, 2024
15.20
14.44
14.88
14.55
2.15
(0.76
)
7,649,262
June 30, 2024
15.74
14.53
14.63
14.41
7.59
0.83
6,786,715
March 31, 2024
15.88
15.03
14.66
14.68
8.32
2.38
5,453,268
December 31, 2023
15.35
14.36
14.59
13.86
5.21
3.61
4,160,619
October 31, 2023
15.01
13.73
14.50
13.72
3.52
0.07
5,503,757
July 31, 2023
14.95
14.00
14.55
14.33
2.75
(2.30
)
5,540,851
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NYSE Market Price
Per Common Share
NAV per Common
Share on Date of
Market Price
Premium/
(Discount)
on Date of
Market Price
 
BIT — During Quarter Ended
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
Trading Volume
April 30, 2023
$ 15.24
$ 14.08
$ 15.29
$ 14.48
(0.33
)% 
(2.76
)% 
6,248,672
January 31, 2023
15.22
14.19
14.73
14.74
3.30
(3.73
)
6,234,148
As of December 31, 2024, BITs market price, NAV per Common Share, and premium/(discount) to NAV per Common Share were $14.60, $14.50, and 0.69%, respectively.
Common shares of each Fund have historically traded at both a premium and discount to NAV.
Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their NAV. Because of this possibility and the recognition that any such discount may not be in the interest of shareholders, the Board might consider from time to time engaging in open-market repurchases, managed distribution plans, or other programs intended to reduce the discount. We cannot guarantee or assure, however, that the Board will decide to engage in any of these actions. Nor is there any guarantee or assurance that such actions, if undertaken, would result in the shares trading at a price equal or close to the NAV.
Senior Securities
The following table sets forth information regarding DSUs outstanding senior securities as of the end of each of DSUs last ten fiscal years, as applicable.  DSUs audited financial statements, including Deloitte & Touche LLPs Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, and accompanying notes to financial statements, are included in this annual report.
DSU — Fiscal Year Ended
Total Amount
Outstanding
(000)
Asset
Coverage(a)
Liquidation
Preference
Average
Market Value
(000)(b)
Type of
Senior Security
December 31, 2024
$ 102,000
$ 6,399
$ N/A
$ 126,322
Bank  Borrowings
December 31, 2023
149,000
4,405
N/A
137,195
Bank  Borrowings
December 31, 2022
164,000
3,967
N/A
215,814
Bank  Borrowings
December 31, 2021
248,000
3,172
N/A
239,134
Bank  Borrowings
December 31, 2020
229,000
3,349
N/A
220,721
Bank  Borrowings
December 31, 2019
262,000
3,310
N/A
264,317
Bank  Borrowings
February 28, 2019
278,000
3,308
N/A
293,419
Bank  Borrowings
February 28, 2018
338,000
3,196
N/A
348,104
Bank  Borrowings
February 28, 2017
318,000
3,455
N/A
234,238
Bank  Borrowings
February 29, 2016
190,000
4,733
N/A
254,199
Bank  Borrowings
(a)
Calculated by subtracting the Funds total liabilities (not including bank borrowings) from the Funds total assets and dividing this by the amount of bank borrowings, and by multiplying
the results by 1,000.
(b)
Represents the average daily amount outstanding for loans under the revolving credit agreements.
Shareholder Update
201

Shareholder Update (unaudited)(continued)
Financial Highlights
The financial highlights table is intended to help the shareholder to understand DSUs financial performance for the periods presented. Certain information reflects financial results for a single common share of DSU.
 
DSU
 
Period from
03/01/19
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
 
to 12/31/19
02/28/19
02/28/18(a)
02/28/17(a)
02/29/16(a)(b)
02/28/15(a)(b)
Net asset value, beginning of period
$12.16
$12.62
$12.70
$11.38
$12.87
$13.32
Net investment income(c)
0.64
0.79
0.78
0.73
0.77
0.87
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.21
(0.43
)
(0.04
)
1.34
(1.46
)
(0.43
)
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
0.85
0.36
0.74
2.07
(0.69
)
0.44
Distributions(d)
From net investment income
(0.73
)
(0.82
)
(0.82
)
(0.75
)
(0.80
)
(0.89
)
Return of capital
(0.03
)
Total distributions
(0.76
)
(0.82
)
(0.82
)
(0.75
)
(0.80
)
(0.89
)
Net asset value, end of period
$12.25
$12.16
$12.62
$12.70
$11.38
$12.87
Market price, end of period
$11.20
$10.78
$11.47
$11.68
$9.96
$11.43
Total Return(e)
Based on net asset value
8.03
%(f)
3.86
%
6.60
%(g)
19.57
%
(4.73
)%
4.15
%
Based on market price
11.42
%(f)
1.30
%
5.35
%
25.53
%
(6.03
)%
0.66
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)
Total expenses
2.21
%(i)(j)
2.23
%
1.86
%
1.36
%
1.18
%
1.24
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
2.21
%(i)(j)
2.23
%
1.85
%
1.35
%
1.18
%
1.24
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense and fees
0.92
%(i)
0.96
%
0.94
%
0.87
%
0.84
%
0.89
%
Net investment income
6.25
%(i)
6.40
%
6.12
%
6.04
%
6.29
%
6.68
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$605,240
$641,220
$742,204
$780,810
$709,236
$801,887
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)
$262,000
$278,000
$338,000
$318,000
$190,000
$295,000
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of bank borrowings
$3,310
$3,308
$3,196
$3,455
$4,733
$3,719
Portfolio turnover rate
53
%
62
%
59
%
55
%
41
%
54
%
(a)
Consolidated Financial Highlights through November 30, 2017.
(b)
Per share operating performance amounts have been adjusted to reflect a one-for-three reverse stock split effective after the close of trading on November 15, 2016 for the shareholders of
record on November 15, 2016.
(c)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(d)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(e)
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of
any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(f)
Aggregate total return.
(g)
Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.
(h)
Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:
 
Period from
03/01/19
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
 
to 12/31/19
8/31/19
8/31/18
8/31/17
8/31/16
8/31/15
Investments in underlying funds
0.03
%
%
%
0.02
%
0.01
%
%
(i)
Annualized.
(j)
Audit costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would
have been 2.23%.
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Shareholder Update (unaudited)(continued)
Financial Highlights
The financial highlights table is intended to help the shareholder to understand BKTs financial performance for the periods presented. Certain information reflects financial results for a single common share of BKT.
 
BKT
 
Year Ended
Period from
09/01/18
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
 
12/31/19
to 12/31/18
08/31/18
08/31/17
08/31/16
08/31/15
Net asset value, beginning of period
$18.75
$18.94
$20.21
$20.87
$21.24
$21.81
Net investment income(a)
0.75
0.25
0.72
0.74
0.84
0.96
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.63
0.07
(1.02
)
(0.45
)
(0.17
)
(0.35
)
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
1.38
0.32
(0.30
)
0.29
0.67
0.61
Distributions(b)
From net investment income
(0.89
)
(0.40
)
(0.90
)
(0.95
)
(1.04
)
(1.18
)
Return of capital
(0.35
)
(0.11
)
(0.07
)
Total distributions
(1.24
)
(0.51
)
(0.97
)
(0.95
)
(1.04
)
(1.18
)
Net asset value, end of period
$18.89
$18.75
$18.94
$20.21
$20.87
$21.24
Market price, end of period
$18.15
$16.92
$17.31
$18.93
$19.80
$18.90
Total Return(c)
Based on net asset value
7.91
%
2.06
%(d)
(1.14
)%
1.82
%
3.64
%
3.56
%
Based on market price
14.83
%
0.72
%(d)
(3.44
)%
0.53
%
10.44
%
4.35
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)
Total expenses
2.06
%
2.08
%(f)(g)
1.79
%
1.29
%
1.08
%
0.99
%(h)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
2.06
%
2.08
%(f)
1.79
%
1.28
%
1.08
%
0.99
%(h)
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense
0.94
%
0.99
%(f)
1.04
%
0.90
%
0.89
%
0.90
%(h)
Net investment income
3.95
%
4.04
%(f)
3.72
%
3.63
%
4.01
%
4.48
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$401,715
$398,629
$402,763
$430,830
$444,882
$452,616
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)
$175,655
$186,799
$186,441
$185,769
$152,859
$173,695
Portfolio turnover rate(i)
255
%
95
%
373
%
346
%
141
%
191
%
(a)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(b)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(c)
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of
any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(d)
Aggregate total return.
(e)
Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:
 
Year Ended
Period from
09/01/18
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
 
12/31/19
to 12/31/18
12/31/18
12/31/17
12/31/16
12/31/15
Investments in underlying funds
%
%
0.01
%
0.01
%
%
%
(f)
Annualized.
(g)
Audit fees were not annualized in the calculation of the expenses ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 2.11%.
(h)
Includes reorganization costs. Without these costs, total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly, and total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding
interest expense would have been 0.99%, 0.99% and 0.89% for the year ended August 31, 2015.
(i)
Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:
 
Year Ended
Period from
09/01/18
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
 
12/31/19
to 12/31/18
12/31/18
12/31/17
12/31/16
12/31/15
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)
136
%
45
%
181
%
161
%
63
%
78
%
Shareholder Update
203

Shareholder Update (unaudited)(continued)
Financial Highlights
The financial highlights table is intended to help the shareholder to understand BLWs financial performance for the periods presented. Certain information reflects financial results for a single common share of BLW.
 
BLW
 
Period from
09/01/19
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
 
to 12/31/19
08/31/19
08/31/18
08/31/17
08/31/16
08/31/15(a)
Net asset value, beginning of period
$17.03
$16.71
$17.02
$16.84
$17.04
$18.09
Net investment income(b)
0.31
0.94
0.95
1.01
1.32
1.16
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
0.18
0.33
(0.31
)
0.44
(0.22
)
(0.92
)
Net increase from investment operations
0.49
1.27
0.64
1.45
1.10
0.24
Distributions from net investment income(c)
(0.47
)
(0.95
)
(0.95
)
(1.27
)
(1.30
)
(1.29
)
Net asset value, end of period
$17.05
$17.03
$16.71
$17.02
$16.84
$17.04
(d)
Market price, end of period
$16.39
$15.44
$15.06
$15.99
$15.74
$14.60
Total Return(e)
Based on net asset value
3.11
%(f)
8.77
%
4.42
%
9.62
%
7.78
%
2.23
%(d)
Based on market price
9.32
%(f)
9.41
%
0.18
%
10.18
%
17.59
%
(5.74
)%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)
Total expenses
1.64
%(h)(i)
1.81
%
1.73
%
1.45
%
1.21
%
1.15
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
1.64
%(h)(i)
1.81
%
1.73
%
1.45
%
1.21
%
1.15
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense
0.89
%(h)
0.84
%
0.89
%
0.89
%
0.89
%
0.92
%
Net investment income
5.32
%(h)
5.69
%
5.60
%
6.00
%
8.04
%
6.65
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$611,068
$610,251
$612,048
$629,728
$623,219
$630,388
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)
$213,399
$202,539
$234,622
$252,280
$263,445
$264,036
Portfolio turnover rate
14
%
50
%
50
%
55
%
54
%
47
%
(a)
Consolidated Financial Highlights.
(b)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(c)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(d)
For financial reporting purposes, the market value of certain investments were adjusted as of report date. Accordingly, the net asset value per share and total return performance presented
herein are different than the information previously published on August 31, 2015.
(e)
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of
any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(f)
Aggregate total return.
(g)
Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:
 
Period from
09/01/19 to
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
 
to 12/31/19
12/31/19
12/31/18
12/31/17
12/31/16
to 12/31/15
Investments in underlying funds
0.02
%
0.02
%
%
%
%
%
(h)
Annualized.
(i)
Audit costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would
have been 1.66%.
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Shareholder Update (unaudited)(continued)
Financial Highlights
The financial highlights table is intended to help the shareholder to understand BITs financial performance for the periods presented. Certain information reflects financial results for a single common share of BIT.
 
BIT
 
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
 
10/31/19(a)
10/31/18(a)
10/31/17(a)
10/31/16(a)
10/31/15
Net asset value, beginning of period
$18.79
$20.07
$18.91
$18.91
$19.87
Net investment income(b)
1.18
1.38
1.51
1.69
1.55
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(1.28
)
(1.13
)
1.42
(0.05
)
(1.03
)
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations
(0.10
)
0.25
2.93
1.64
0.52
Distributions(c)
From net investment income
(1.14
)
(1.49
)
(1.77
)
(1.64
)
(1.40
)
From net realized gain
(0.08
)
Return of capital
(0.27
)
(0.04
)
Total distributions
(1.41
)
(1.53
)
(1.77
)
(1.64
)
(1.48
)
Net asset value, end of period
$17.28
(i)
$18.79
$20.07
$18.91
$18.91
(d)
Market price, end of period
$17.15
$16.25
$18.55
$16.76
$16.31
Total Return(e)
Based on net asset value
0.00
%(i)(j)
2.18
%(f)
17.34
%(g)
10.51
%(f)
3.87
%(d)
Based on market price
14.76
%
(4.40
)%
22.36
%
13.56
%
0.06
%
Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)
Total expenses
2.89
%
2.90
%
2.33
%
2.05
%
2.09
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
2.89
%
2.89
%
2.33
%
2.05
%
2.09
%
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense
1.35
%
1.42
%
1.39
%
1.43
%
1.53
%
Net investment income
6.43
%
7.17
%
7.86
%
9.24
%
7.97
%
Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000)
$648,617
$710,832
$765,859
$726,381
$726,432
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)
$373,345
$376,302
$471,082
$427,329
$510,352
Portfolio turnover rate
32
%
38
%
53
%
52
%
21
%
(a)
Consolidated Financial Highlights.
(b)
Based on average shares outstanding.
(c)
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.
(d)
For financial reporting purposes, the market value of certain investments was adjusted as of report date. Accordingly, the net asset value (“NAV”) per share and total return performance
based on net asset value presented herein are different than the information previously published on October 31, 2015.
(e)
Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of
any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.
(f)
Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Trust’s total return.
(g)
Includes payment received from a settlement of litigation, which impacted the Trust’s total return. Excluding the payment from a settlement of litigation, the Trust’s total return is 16.70%.
(h)
Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:
 
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
Year Ended
 
10/31/19
10/31/18
10/31/17
10/31/16
10/31/15(a)
Investments in underlying funds
%
%
%
0.01
%
0.01
%
(i)
For financial reporting purposes, the market value of a certain investment was adjusted as of the report date. Accordingly, the net asset value (“NAV”) per share and total return performance
based on NAV presented herein are different than the information previously published as of October 31, 2019.
(j)
Amount is greater than (0.005)%.
Shareholder Update
205

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Pursuant to DSU, FRA, BKT, BLW and BITs Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Reinvestment Plan”), Common Shareholders are automatically enrolled to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains and other distributions reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Reinvestment Plan Agent”) in the respective Funds Common Shares pursuant to the Reinvestment Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Reinvestment 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 name or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Reinvestment Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Reinvestment Plan.
After DSU, FRA, BKT, BLW and BIT declare a dividend or determine to make a capital gain or other distribution, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the following circumstances, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Funds (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares on the open market or on the Funds primary exchange (“open-market purchases”). If, on the dividend payment date, the net asset value (“NAV”) per share is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares acquired 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 dividend payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market discount”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases. If the Reinvestment Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open-market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest any un-invested portion in newly issued shares. Investments in newly issued shares made in this manner would be made pursuant to the same process described above and the date of issue for such newly issued shares will substitute for the dividend payment date.
You may elect not to participate in the Reinvestment Plan and to receive all dividends in cash by contacting the Reinvestment Plan Agent, at the address set forth below.
Participation in the Reinvestment Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Reinvestment Plan Agent prior to the dividend record date. Additionally, the Reinvestment Plan Agent seeks to process notices received after the record date but prior to the payable date and such notices often will become effective by the payable date. Where late notices are not processed by the applicable payable date, such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution.
The Reinvestment Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of distributions will be paid by each Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Reinvestment Plan Agent’s open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of all distributions. The automatic reinvestment of all distributions will not relieve participants of any U.S. federal, state or local income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.
Each Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Reinvestment Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Reinvestment Plan; however, each Fund reserves the right to amend the Reinvestment Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants in FRA, BKT, BLW and BIT that request a sale of shares are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share sold fee. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay. Participants in DSU that request a sale of shares are subject to a $0.02 per share sold brokerage commission. All correspondence concerning the Reinvestment Plan should be directed to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. through the internet at computershare.com/blackrock, or in writing to Computershare, P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI 02940-3078, Telephone: (800) 699-1236. Overnight correspondence should be directed to the Reinvestment Plan Agent at Computershare, 150 Royall Street, Suite 101, Canton, MA 02021.  
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Director and Officer Information 
Independent Directors(a)
Name
Year of Birth(b)
Position(s) Held
(Length of Service)(c)
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of Investment
Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen
Public Company
and Other
Investment
Company
Directorships Held
During
Past 5 Years
R. Glenn Hubbard
1958
Chair of the Board (Since
2022)
Director
(Since 2007)
Dean, Columbia Business School from 2004 to 2019;
Faculty member, Columbia Business School since 1988.
67 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios
ADP (data and
information services)
from 2004 to 2020;
Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company
(insurance);
TotalEnergies SE
(multi-energy)
W. Carl Kester(d)
1951
Vice Chair of the Board
(Since 2022)
Director
(Since 2007)
Baker Foundation Professor and George Fisher Baker Jr.
Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, Harvard
Business School since 2022; George Fisher Baker Jr.
Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business
School from 2008 to 2022; Deputy Dean for Academic
Affairs from 2006 to 2010; Chairman of the Finance Unit,
from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman
of the MBA Program from 1999 to 2005; Member of the
faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981.
69 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios
None
Cynthia L. Egan(d)
1955
Director
(Since 2016)
Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2014 to
2015; President, Retirement Plan Services, for T. Rowe
Price Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2012; executive positions
within Fidelity Investments from 1989 to 2007.
69 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios
Unum (insurance);
The Hanover
Insurance Group
(Board Chair);
Huntsman
Corporation (Lead
Independent Director
and non-Executive
Vice Chair of the
Board) (chemical
products)
Lorenzo A. Flores
1964
Director
(Since 2021)
Chief Financial Officer, Intel Foundry since 2024; Vice
Chairman, Kioxia, Inc. from 2019 to 2024; Chief Financial
Officer, Xilinx, Inc. from 2016 to 2019; Corporate
Controller, Xilinx, Inc. from 2008 to 2016.
67 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios
None
Stayce D. Harris
1959
Director
(Since 2021)
Lieutenant General, Inspector General of the United States
Air Force from 2017 to 2019; Lieutenant General, Assistant
Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, United States Air
Force from 2016 to 2017; Major General, Commander,
22nd Air Force, AFRC, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia
from 2014 to 2016; Pilot, United Airlines from 1990 to
2020.
67 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios
KULR Technology
Group, Inc. in 2021;
The Boeing Company
(airplane
manufacturer)
J. Phillip Holloman
1955
Director
(Since 2021)
President and Chief Operating Officer, Cintas Corporation
from 2008 to 2018.
67 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios
PulteGroup, Inc.
(home construction);
Vestis Corporation
(uniforms and
facilities services)
Catherine A. Lynch(d)
1961
Director
(Since 2016)
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and
various other positions, National Railroad Retirement
Investment Trust from 2003 to 2016; Associate Vice
President for Treasury Management, The George
Washington University from 1999 to 2003; Assistant
Treasurer, Episcopal Church of America from 1995 to
1999.
69 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios
PennyMac Mortgage
Investment Trust
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Director and Officer Information (continued)
Independent Directors(a)(continued)
Name
Year of Birth(b)
Position(s) Held
(Length of Service)(c)
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of Investment
Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen
Public Company
and Other
Investment
Company
Directorships Held
During
Past 5 Years
Arthur P. Steinmetz(d)
1958
Director
(Since 2023)
Trustee of Denison University since 2020; Consultant,
Posit PBC (enterprise data science) since 2020; Director,
ScotiaBank (U.S.) from 2020 to 2023; Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President of OppenheimerFunds,
Inc. from 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively to 2019;
Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer of
104 OppenheimerFunds funds from 2014 to 2019;
Portfolio manager of various OppenheimerFunds fixed
income mutual funds from 1986 to 2014.
69 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios
Trustee of
104 OppenheimerFunds
funds from 2014 to
2019
Interested Directors(a)(e)
Name
Year of Birth(b)
Position(s) Held
(Length of Service)(c)
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of Investment
Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen
Public Company
and Other
Investment
Company
Directorships
Held During
Past 5 Years
Robert Fairbairn
1965
Director
(Since 2018)
Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Member of
BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating
Committees; Co-Chair of BlackRock’s Human Capital
Committee; Senior Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc.
from 2010 to 2019; oversaw BlackRock’s Strategic Partner
Program and Strategic Product Management Group from
2012 to 2019; Member of the Board of Managers of
BlackRock Investments, LLC from 2011 to 2018; Global
Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares® businesses from
2012 to 2016.
95 RICs consisting of 268 Portfolios
None
John M. Perlowski(d)
1964
Director
(Since 2015)
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Since 2010)
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of
BlackRock Global Accounting and Product Services since
2009; Advisory Director of Family Resource Network
(charitable foundation) since 2009.
97 RICs consisting of 270 Portfolios
None
(a)
The address of each Director is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001.
(b)
Each Independent Director holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Fund’s by-laws
or charter or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75. Directors who are “interested persons,” as defined in the Investment Company Act serve until their successor
is duly elected and qualifies or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Fund’s by-laws or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The
Board may determine to extend the terms of Independent Directors on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate.
(c)
Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were
realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. Certain Independent Directors first became members of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: R.
Glenn Hubbard, 2004 and W. Carl Kester, 1995.
(d)
Ms. Egan, Dr. Kester, Ms. Lynch, Mr. Steinmetz and Mr. Perlowski are also trustees of the BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund and BlackRock Private Investments Fund.
(e)
Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Fairbairn and Mr.
Perlowski are also board members of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.
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Director and Officer Information (continued)
Officers Who Are Not Directors(a)
Name
Year of Birth(b)
Position(s) Held
(Length of Service)
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Jonathan Diorio
1980
Vice President
(Since 2015)
Member of BlackRocks Global Operating Committee since 2023; Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2015.
Trent Walker
1974
Chief Financial Officer
(Since 2021)
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Executive Vice President of PIMCO from 2016 to 2019.
Jay M. Fife
1970
Treasurer
(Since 2007)
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007.
Aaron Wasserman
1974
Chief Compliance Officer
(Since 2023)
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018; Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds in the
BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the iShares Complex since 2023; Deputy
Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock-advised funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-
Income Complex and the iShares Complex from 2014 to 2023.  
Janey Ahn
1975
Secretary
(Since 2012)
Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018.
(a)
The address of each Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001.
(b)
Officers of the Fund serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Further information about the DSUs, BKTs, BLWs and BIT’s Directors and Officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 882-0052.
Effective February 20, 2024, Abigail Parzanese is no longer a portfolio manager of FRA.
Director and Officer Information
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Additional Information
Proxy Results
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 26, 2024 for shareholders of record on May 28, 2024, to elect director nominees for each Fund.  There were no broker non-votes with regard to any of the Funds.
Shareholders elected the Class II Directors as follows:
 
J. Phillip Holloman
Arthur P. Steinmetz
Catherine A. Lynch
Fund Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Votes For
Votes Withheld
BIT
25,091,334
850,154
25,164,365
777,123
25,168,922
772,566
BLW
28,795,831
715,609
28,798,229
713,211
28,825,904
685,536
BKT
15,010,013
1,154,870
15,154,625
1,010,258
15,207,450
957,433
For the Funds listed above, Directors whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are Cynthia L. Egan, Robert Fairbairn, Lorenzo A. Flores, Stayce D. Harris, R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester and John M. Perlowski.
Shareholders elected the Class II Directors as follows:
 
R. Glenn Hubbard
W. Carl Kester
John M. Perlowski
Fund Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Votes For
Votes Withheld
FRA
24,453,963
1,453,753
24,471,524
1,436,192
24,963,520
944,196
DSU
34,281,207
1,375,053
34,298,854
1,357,406
34,490,680
1,165,580
For the Funds listed above, Directors whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are Cynthia L. Egan, Robert Fairbairn, Lorenzo A. Flores, Stayce D. Harris, J. Phillip Holloman, Arthur P. Steinmetz and Catherine A. Lynch.
Fund Certification
The Fundsare listed for trading on the NYSE and have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards. The Funds filed with the SEC the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Integration
Although the Funds do not seek to implement a specific sustainability objective, strategy or process unless otherwise disclosed, Fund management will consider ESG factors as part of the investment process for the Funds. Fund management views ESG integration as the practice of incorporating financially material ESG data or information into investment processes with the objective of enhancing risk-adjusted returns. These ESG considerations will vary depending on the Funds particular investment strategies and may include consideration of third-party research as well as consideration of proprietary BlackRock research across the ESG risks and opportunities regarding an issuer. The ESG characteristics utilized in the Funds investment process are anticipated to evolve over time and one or more characteristics may not be relevant with respect to all issuers that are eligible for investment. Certain of these considerations may affect the Funds exposure to certain companies or industries. While Fund management views ESG considerations as having the potential to contribute to the Funds long-term performance, there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved.
Dividend Policy
Each Fund’s policy is to make monthly distributions to shareholders. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, each Fund employs a managed distribution plan (the "Plan"), the goal of which is to provide shareholders with consistent and predictable cash flows by setting distribution rates based on expected long-term returns of each Fund.
The distributions paid by each Fund for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by each Fund during such month. Furthermore, the final tax characterization of distributions is determined after the year-end of a Fund and is reported in each Fund’s annual report to shareholders. Distributions can be characterized as ordinary income, capital gains and/or return of capital.  Each Fund’s taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains (“taxable income”) may not be sufficient to support the level of distributions paid. To the extent that distributions exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess may be treated as a non-taxable return of capital.
A return of capital is a return of a portion of an investor’s original investment. A return of capital is not expected to be taxable, but it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent disposition by the shareholder of his or her shares. It is possible that a substantial portion of the distributions paid during a calendar year may ultimately be classified as return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes when the final determination of the source and character of the distributions is made.
Such distributions, under certain circumstances, may exceed a Fund’s total return performance. When total distributions exceed total return performance for the period, the difference reduces the  Fund’s total assets and net asset value (“NAV”) per share and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Fund’s expense ratio and reducing the amount of assets the Fund has available for long term investment.
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Additional Information (continued)
General Information
FRA does not make available copies of its Statements of Additional Information because FRAs shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of FRA has not been updated after completion of FRA’s offerings and the information contained in FRA’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.
DSUs, BKTs, BLWs and BITs Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Board and is available, without charge upon request by calling (800) 882-0052.
The following information is a summary of certain changes since December 31, 2023. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the relevant Fund.
Except if noted otherwise herein, there were no changes to the Funds’ charters or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Funds that were not approved by the shareholders. Except if noted otherwise herein, there have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios.
In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Fund may from time to time purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.
Quarterly performance, shareholder reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.
Electronic Delivery
Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and, for DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT only, prospectuses, by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports and, for DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT only, prospectuses, are available on BlackRock’s website.
To enroll in electronic delivery:
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisers, Banks or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial adviser. Please note that not all investment advisers, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
Householding
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including for DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT only, prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Fundsat (800) 882-0052.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 882-0052; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Availability of Fund Updates
BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.
Additional Information
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Additional Information (continued)
Shelf Offering Program
From time-to-time, DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT may seek to raise additional equity capital through a Shelf Offering.  In a Shelf Offering, DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT may, subject to market conditions, raise additional equity capital by issuing new Common Shares from time to time in varying amounts at a net price at or above DSUs, BKTs BLWs and BITs NAV per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing).  While any such Shelf Offering may allow DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT to pursue additional investment opportunities without the need to sell existing portfolio investments, it could also entail risks – including that the issuance of additional Common Shares may limit the extent to which the Common Shares are able to trade at a premium to NAV in the secondary market.
DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT filed final prospectuses with the SEC in connection with their Shelf Offerings on January 3, 2023, June 23, 2022, May 17, 2022 and May 3, 2022, respectively. This report and the prospectuses of DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT are not offers to sell DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT Common Shares or solicitations of an offer to buy DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT Common Shares in any jurisdiction where such offers or sales are not permitted. The prospectuses of DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT contain important information about DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT, including their investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Investors are urged to read the prospectuses of DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT carefully and in their entirety before investing. Copies of the final prospectuses for DSU, BKT, BLW and BIT can be obtained from BlackRock at blackrock.com.
BlackRock Privacy Principles
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
Fund and Service Providers
Investment Adviser
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809
Sub-Adviser
BlackRock International Limited
Edinburgh, EH3 8BL
United Kingdom
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited(a)
079912 Singapore
Accounting Agent and Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02114
(a) For BLW and BIT.
Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Canton, MA 02021
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, MA 02110
Legal Counsel
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
New York, NY 10019
Address of the Funds
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Currency Abbreviation 
EUR
Euro
GBP
British Pound
USD
United States Dollar
Portfolio Abbreviation 
ARB
Airport Revenue Bonds
BAB
Build America Bond
CLO
Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMT
Constant Maturity Treasury
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CR
Custodian Receipt
DAC
Designated Activity Company
ETF
Exchange-Traded Fund
EURIBOR
Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FEDL
Fed Funds Effective Rate
GO
General Obligation Bonds
IO
Interest Only
MTA
Month Treasury Average
PIK
Payment-in-Kind
PO
Principal Only
RB
Revenue Bond
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SG
Syncora Guarantee
SOFR
Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SPDR
Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt
STRIP
Separate Trading of Registered Interest & Principal
TBA
To-Be-Announced
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
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(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics was amended to update certain information and to make other non-material changes. During the period covered by this report, there have been no waivers granted under the code of ethics. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, who calls 1-800-882-0052, option 4.

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors (the “board of directors”) has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:

Lorenzo A. Flores

Catherine A. Lynch

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:

 

     (a) Audit Fees  

(b) Audit-Related

Fees1

  (c) Tax Fees2   (d) All Other Fees
Entity Name  

Current

Fiscal

Year

End

 

Previous

Fiscal

Year

End

 

Current

Fiscal

Year

End

 

Previous

Fiscal

Year

End

 

Current

Fiscal

Year

End

 

Previous

Fiscal

Year

End

 

Current

Fiscal

Year

End

 

Previous

Fiscal

Year

End

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   $72,726   $72,726   $0   $0   $15,300   $15,288   $0   $407

The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under

 

1


common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Service Providers”):

 

     Current Fiscal Year End        Previous Fiscal Year  End  

(b) Audit-Related Fees1

  $0    $0

(c) Tax Fees2

  $0    $0

(d) All Other Fees3

  $2,149,000    $2,154,000

1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements not included in Audit Fees, including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters, out-of-pocket expenses and internal control reviews not required by regulators.

2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance and/or tax preparation, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, taxable income and tax distribution calculations.

3 Non-audit fees of $2,149,000 and $2,154,000 for the current fiscal year and previous fiscal year, respectively, were paid to the Fund’s principal accountant in their entirety by BlackRock, in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of certain other funds sponsored and advised by BlackRock or its affiliates for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription. These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Affiliated Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

 

2


(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees, defined as the sum of the fees shown under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees,” paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers were:

 

Entity Name   Current Fiscal Year End   Previous Fiscal Year End
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   $15,300   $15,695

Additionally, the amounts billed by D&T in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of other funds sponsored or advised by BlackRock or its affiliates during the current and previous fiscal years for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription were:

 

  Current Fiscal Year End       Previous Fiscal Year End  

$2,149,000

  $2,154,000

These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.

(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

(i) Not Applicable

(j) Not Applicable

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrant

(a) The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):

Lorenzo A. Flores

J. Phillip Holloman

Catherine A. Lynch

Arthur P. Steinmetz

(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this Form.

 

3


(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 –

Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 8 –

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 9 –

Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 10 –

Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 11 –

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract – Not Applicable

 

Item 12 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – The board of directors has delegated the voting of proxies for the Fund’s portfolio securities to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Closed-End Fund Proxy Voting Policy. The Investment Adviser has adopted the BlackRock Active Investment Stewardship - Global Engagement and Voting Guidelines (the “BAIS Guidelines”) with respect to certain funds, including the Fund. Copies of the Closed-End Fund Proxy Voting Policy and the BAIS Guidelines are attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 882-0052, (ii) at www.blackrock.com and (iii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Item 13 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a)(1) As of the date of filing this Report:

The registrant is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of David Delbos, Managing Director at BlackRock, Mitchell Garfin, CFA, Managing Director at BlackRock and Carly Wilson, Managing Director at BlackRock. Each is jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the registrant’s portfolio, which includes setting the registrant’s overall investment strategy, overseeing the management of the registrant and/or selection of its investments. Messrs. Delbos and Garfin and Ms. Wilson have been members of the registrant’s portfolio management team since 2018.

 

Portfolio Manager   Biography
David Delbos   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2012; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2011; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2006.
Mitchell Garfin, CFA   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2008.
Carly Wilson     Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2016 to 2018; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2015; Associate at BlackRock, Inc. from 2009 to 2010; Associate at R3 Capital Partners from 2008 to 2009; Associate at Lehman Brothers from 2004 to 2008.

 

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(a)(2) As of December 31, 2024:

 

    

(ii) Number of

Other Accounts Managed

and Assets by Account Type

 

(iii) Number of Other Accounts and

Assets for Which Advisory Fee is

Performance-Based

(i) Name of Portfolio Manager

 

 

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

 

Other Pooled 

Investment

Vehicles

 

Other

Accounts

 

Other

Registered

 Investment 
Companies

 

Other Pooled 
Investment 

Vehicles 

 

Other

Accounts

David Delbos

  28   25   118   0   0   5
    $42.44 Billion    $9.75 Billion    $17.54 Billion    $0   $0   $652.1 Million 

Mitchell Garfin, CFA

  29   25   131   0   0   5
    $43.61 Billion   $9.90 Billion   $18.01 Billion   $0   $0   $652.1 Million

Carly Wilson

  13   9   14   0   0   0
    $9.13 Billion   $1.30 Billion   $3.60 Billion   $0   $0   $0

(iv) Portfolio Manager Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

BlackRock has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made to the Fund. In addition, BlackRock, Inc., its affiliates and significant shareholders and any officer, director, shareholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock recommends to the Fund. BlackRock, Inc., or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any officer, director, shareholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those recommended to the Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of BlackRock, Inc.’s (or its affiliates’ or significant shareholders’) officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock, Inc. or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the officers, directors and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information. Certain portfolio managers also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a fund. It should also be noted that Messrs. Delbos and Garfin and Ms. Wilson may be managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Messrs. Delbos and Garfin and Ms. Wilson may therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts.

As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock, Inc. has adopted policies that are intended to ensure reasonable efficiency in client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient

 

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flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base, as appropriate.

(a)(3) As of December 31, 2024:

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview

The discussion below describes the portfolio managers’ compensation as of December 31, 2024.

BlackRock’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock.

Base Compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their position with the firm.

Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio manager’s group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firm’s assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s performance and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. In most cases, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the funds or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured. Among other things, BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to each portfolio manager’s compensation based on the performance of the funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks. Performance of fixed income funds is measured on a pre-tax and/or after-tax basis over various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5- year periods, as applicable. With respect to these portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Fund and other accounts are:

 

   
Portfolio Manager   Benchmark

Carly Wilson

 

A combination of market-based indices (e.g., ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index).

David Delbos

Mitchell Garfin, CFA

 

A combination of market-based indices (e.g., the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.

Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash, deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards, and/or deferred cash awards that notionally track the return of certain BlackRock investment products.

Portfolio managers receive their annual discretionary incentive compensation in the form of cash. Portfolio managers whose total compensation is above a specified threshold also receive deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards annually as part of their discretionary incentive compensation. Paying a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in the form of deferred

 

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BlackRock, Inc. stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year “at risk” based on BlackRock’s ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods. In some cases, additional deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock may be granted to certain key employees as part of a long-term incentive award to aid in retention, align interests with long-term shareholders and motivate performance. Deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan and, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. The portfolio managers of this Fund have deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards.

For certain portfolio managers, a portion of the discretionary incentive compensation is also distributed in the form of deferred cash awards that notionally track the returns of select BlackRock investment products they manage, which provides direct alignment of portfolio manager discretionary incentive compensation with investment product results. Deferred cash awards vest ratably over a number of years and, once vested, settle in the form of cash. Only portfolio managers who manage specified products and whose total compensation is above a specified threshold are eligible to participate in the deferred cash award program.

Other Compensation Benefits. In addition to base salary and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:

Incentive Savings Plans — BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock, Inc. employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service limit ($345,000 for 2024). The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies and collective investment funds managed by the firm. BlackRock, Inc. contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into a target date fund that corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock, Inc. common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock or a dollar value of $25,000 based on its fair market value on the purchase date. All of the eligible portfolio managers are eligible to participate in these plans.

(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities – As of December 31, 2024.

 

Portfolio Manager  

Dollar Range of Equity    

Securities of the Fund    

Beneficially Owned    

David Delbos

  $100,001 - $500,000 

Mitchell Garfin, CFA

  None

Carly Wilson

  None

(b) Not Applicable

 

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Item 14 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 15 –

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

Item 16 –

Controls and Procedures

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

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 17 –

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 18 –

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation – Not Applicable

 

Item 19 –

Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) Code of Ethics – See Item 2

(a)(2) Any policy required by the listing standards adopted pursuant to Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10D-1) by the registered national securities exchange or registered national securities association upon which the registrant’s securities are listed – Not Applicable

(a)(3) Section 302 Certifications are attached

(a)(4) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

(a)(5) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached

 

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

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

 

 

 By:

    

/s/ John M. Perlowski       

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Date: February 26, 2025

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

 

 

 By:

    

/s/ John M. Perlowski       

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Date: February 26, 2025

 

 

 By:

    

/s/ Trent Walker          

      

Trent Walker

      

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

      

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Date: February 26, 2025

 

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ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

CLOSED END FUND PROXY VOTING POLICY