BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22606

Name of Fund: BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

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

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2012

Date of reporting period: 07/31/2012


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


 

 

Schedule of Investments July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Australia – 2.0%

     

Transurban Group

     1,076,800       $ 6,917,098   

Brazil – 14.6%

     

CCR SA

     1,454,900         12,147,833   

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

     141,900         5,980,823   

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais

     331,100         8,098,152   

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais - ADR

     372,400         7,079,324   

CPFL Energia SA - ADR

     83,300         1,927,562   

EDP - Energias do Brasil SA

     657,900         4,356,677   

Tractebel Energia SA

     603,300         10,828,311   
                50,418,682   

Canada – 3.7%

     

BCE, Inc.

     115,600         4,917,624   

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (a)

     150,900         2,944,721   

TransCanada Corp. (a)

     107,800         4,909,235   
                12,771,580   

France – 0.8%

     

Vinci SA

     65,200         2,761,045   

Germany – 1.5%

     

E.ON AG

     240,600         5,120,469   

Hong Kong – 2.6%

     

China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.

     1,283,000         3,973,388   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     627,500         4,924,360   
                8,897,748   

Italy – 1.5%

     

Atlantia S.p.A.

     397,370         5,216,943   

Norway – 1.3%

     

Telenor ASA

     256,300         4,333,881   

United Kingdom – 6.9%

     

BT Group Plc

     1,949,900         6,633,946   

National Grid Plc

     944,600         9,798,090   

Severn Trent Plc

     176,700         4,772,771   

Vodafone Group Plc - ADR (a)

     85,700         2,463,875   
                23,668,682   

United States – 60.2%

     

Access Midstream Partners LP (a)

     76,871         2,229,259   

Alliant Energy Corp.

     129,500         6,048,945   

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)

     59,500         2,513,280   

American Tower Corp. - REIT (a)

     109,100         7,889,021   

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     183,900         6,666,375   

Aqua America, Inc.

     305,700         7,838,148   

AT&T Inc. (a)

     172,900         6,556,368   

CenturyLink, Inc. (a)

     112,000         4,652,480   

CMS Energy Corp.

     274,800         6,776,568   

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (a)

     75,800         4,889,100   

DCP Midstream Partners LP

     30,649         1,306,567   

Dominion Resources, Inc. (a)

     90,700         4,925,917   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

United States (concluded)

     

Duke Energy Corp.

     72,167       $ 4,891,479   

Edison International

     146,400         6,760,752   

Enbridge Energy Partners LP (a)

     30,289         904,127   

Energy Transfer Partners LP (a)

     39,600         1,813,680   

Entergy Corp. (a)

     62,600         4,549,142   

Enterprise Products Partners LP

     45,600         2,416,800   

Exelon Corp.

     112,500         4,401,000   

FirstEnergy Corp. (a)

     106,900         5,368,518   

Frontier Communications Corp.

     840,800         3,295,936   

ITC Holdings Corp.

     49,200         3,650,148   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (a)

     10,933         874,968   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP (a)

     55,448         2,914,901   

NextEra Energy, Inc. (a)

     121,300         8,600,170   

Northeast Utilities

     73,300         2,923,204   

NorthWestern Corp.

     161,100         5,949,423   

NV Energy, Inc.

     371,900         6,802,051   

OGE Energy Corp.

     111,100         5,900,521   

ONEOK Partners LP

     44,809         2,605,195   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     233,400         4,658,664   

PG&E Corp.

     110,400         5,096,064   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     72,100         3,860,234   

Plains All American Pipeline LP (a)

     34,739         3,057,032   

PPL Corp.

     67,000         1,936,300   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     160,301         5,328,405   

Sempra Energy (a)

     77,300         5,442,693   

The Southern Co. (a)

     180,300         8,681,445   

Targa Resources Partners LP (a)

     49,730         1,888,248   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (a)

     234,800         10,598,872   

Westar Energy, Inc.

     165,100         5,045,456   

Western Gas Partners LP

     25,414         1,142,359   

Williams Partners LP (a)

     28,990         1,574,447   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     113,900         4,640,286   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     134,900         3,952,570   

Xylem, Inc. (a)

     156,800         3,760,064   
                207,577,182   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost – $299,210,572) – 95.1%

              327,683,310   

    

     
     

    

     
Short-Term Securities                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.15% (b)(c)

     19,706,404         19,706,404   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost – $19,706,404) – 5.7%

  

  

     19,706,404   

Total Investments Before

Outstanding Options Written

(Cost – $318,916,976*) – 100.8%

  

  

  

     347,389,714   

    

     
     
 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:    ADR    American Depositary Receipt    GBP    British Pound
   AUD    Australian Dollar    HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
   BRL    Brazil Real    NOK    Norwegian Krone
   CAD    Canadian Dollar    REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
   EUR    Euro    USD    US Dollar

 

                 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

 

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Exchange-Traded Call Options – (0.2)%

  

  

Access Midstream Partners LP, Strike Price USD 30, Expires 9/24/12

     210       $ (10,500

American Electric Power Co., Inc., Strike Price USD 40, Expires 8/20/12

     197         (45,310

American Tower Corp. - REIT:

     

Strike Price USD 72.50, Expires 8/20/12

     50         (9,125

Strike Price USD 72.50, Expires 9/24/12

     310         (79,050

AT&T Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 36, Expires 8/20/12

     225         (45,225

Strike Price USD 35.75, Expires 8/29/12

     205         (44,675

CenturyLink, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 42, Expires 8/20/12

     30         (1,800

Strike Price USD 42, Expires 9/24/12

     30         (2,250

Consolidated Edison, Inc., Strike Price USD 62.50, Expires 8/20/12

     250         (53,125

Dominion Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 55, Expires 9/24/12

     30         (1,650

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Strike Price USD 30, Expires 8/20/12

     100         (1,750

Energy Transfer Partners LP, Strike Price USD 45, Expires 8/20/12

     200         (16,000

Entergy Corp., Strike Price USD 70, Expires 9/24/12

     205         (62,525

FirstEnergy Corp., Strike Price USD 49, Expires 8/20/12

     230         (29,325

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Strike Price USD 82.50, Expires 9/24/12

     35         (3,973

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, Strike Price USD 50, Expires 8/20/12

     50         (9,000

NextEra Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 67.50, Expires 8/20/12

     25         (8,750

Plains All American Pipeline LP, Strike Price USD 87.50, Expires 9/24/12

     120         (17,700

Sempra Energy, Strike Price USD 70, Expires 8/20/12

     80         (10,200

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B, Strike Price CAD 20, Expires 9/24/12

     500         (13,212

The Southern Co., Strike Price USD 47, Expires 8/20/12

     525         (62,475

Targa Resources Partners LP, Strike Price USD 37, Expires 8/20/12

     165         (27,225

TransCanada Corp., Strike Price CAD 44, Expires 9/24/12

     355         (68,674

Verizon Communications, Inc., Strike Price USD 45, Expires 8/20/12

     65         (4,225

Vodafone Group Plc - ADR:

     

Strike Price USD 28, Expires 9/24/12

     200         (25,000

Strike Price USD 29, Expires 9/24/12

     60         (3,750

Williams Partners LP, Strike Price USD 55, Expires 8/20/12

     95         (4,038

Xylem, Inc., Strike Price USD 24, Expires 8/23/12

     80         (4,685

Total Exchange-Traded Call Options

              (665,217

Over-the-Counter Call Options – (0.8)%

  

  

Access Midstream Partners LP, Strike Price USD 27.78, Expires 9/10/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     5,800         (11,234

Alliant Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 45.75, Expires 8/24/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     45,000         (51,871
Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Over-the-Counter Call Options (continued)

  

  

American Water Works Co., Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 33.22, Expires 8/09/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     20,000       $   (60,620)   

Strike Price USD 33.22, Expires 8/23/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     20,000         (60,620)   

Strike Price USD 36.95, Expires 9/14/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     20,500         (6,039)   

Aqua America, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 24.15, Expires 8/06/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     3,800         (5,661)   

Strike Price USD 24.42, Expires 8/10/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     3,700         (4,507)   

Strike Price USD 24.32, Expires 8/16/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     45,000         (59,355)   

Strike Price USD 24.35, Expires 8/16/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     3,800         (4,902)   

Strike Price USD 25.56, Expires 8/29/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     44,500         (19,512)   

AT&T Inc., Strike Price USD 35.04, Expires 8/09/12, Broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

     13,000         (37,440)   

Atlantia S.p.A., Strike Price EUR 10.69, Expires 9/12/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     131,200         (46,240)   

BCE, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 39.61, Expires 8/07/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     8,000         (23,463)   

Strike Price USD 42.61, Expires 9/06/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     30,000         (13,587)   

BT Group Plc, Strike Price GBP 2.08, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     645,000         (97,203)   

CCR SA:

     

Strike Price BRL 16.24, Expires 8/07/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     95,000         (41,289)   

Strike Price BRL 17.43, Expires 9/04/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     192,600         (43,878)   

Strike Price BRL 17.43, Expires 9/13/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     192,600         (50,823)   

China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.:

     

Strike Price HKD 23.34, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     212,000         (28,576)   

Strike Price HKD 24.02, Expires 8/28/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     212,000         (26,127)   

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo, Strike Price BRL 88.36, Expires 9/26/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     46,800         (76,977)   
 

 

                 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

 

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Over-the-Counter Call Options (continued)

  

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais:

     

Strike Price BRL 42.36, Expires 8/07/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     37,900       $   (152,883)   

Strike Price BRL 49.33, Expires 8/30/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     35,700         (37,140)   

Strike Price BRL 49.33, Expires 9/13/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     35,700         (41,959)   

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais - ADR:

     

Strike Price USD 17.75, Expires 8/22/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     10,000         (13,044)   

Strike Price USD 18.89, Expires 9/06/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     49,500         (32,144)   

Strike Price USD 19.49, Expires 9/26/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     63,500         (45,593)   

CMS Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 24.92, Expires 8/31/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     90,700         (19,682)   

CPFL Energia SA - ADR, Strike Price USD 24.99, Expires 8/08/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     33,000         (393)   

DCP Midstream Partners LP, Strike Price USD 41.55, Expires 8/24/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     10,000         (17,389)   

Dominion Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 54.64, Expires 8/24/12, Broker Credit Suisse First Boston

     27,000         (10,395)   

Duke Energy Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 68.86, Expires 8/03/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     13,767         (534)   

Strike Price USD 66.84, Expires 8/27/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     10,000         (13,911)   

E.ON AG, Strike Price EUR 17.99, Expires 9/12/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     79,400         (37,039)   

Edison International:

     

Strike Price USD 45.99, Expires 8/10/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     11,700         (5,615)   

Strike Price USD 45.23, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     6,000         (6,420)   

Strike Price USD 46.31, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     33,500         (8,959)   

EDP - Energias do Brasil SA:

     

Strike Price BRL 12.92, Expires 8/07/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     45,000         (14,196)   

Strike Price BRL 13.79, Expires 8/30/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     87,100         (12,522)   

Strike Price BRL 13.79, Expires 9/13/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     87,100         (16,066)   

Enterprise Products Partners LP, Strike Price USD 53.58, Expires 9/07/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     10,000         (6,306)   

Exelon Corp., Strike Price USD 39.54, Expires 9/06/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     40,000         (16,864)   
Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Over-the-Counter Call Options (continued)

  

FirstEnergy Corp., Strike Price USD 48.09, Expires 8/07/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     13,000       $   (27,690)   

Frontier Communications Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 4.13, Expires 8/10/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     150,000         (3,411)   

Strike Price USD 3.64, Expires 9/10/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     130,000         (38,272)   

ITC Holdings Corp., Strike Price USD 70.71, Expires 8/24/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     17,000         (62,177)   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, Strike Price USD 55.04, Expires 9/07/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     17,000         (6,306)   

National Grid Plc:

     

Strike Price GBP 6.74, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     80,700         (3,978)   

Strike Price GBP 6.90, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     234,000         (13,310)   

NextEra Energy, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 68.40, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     19,500         (48,842)   

Strike Price USD 69.93, Expires 9/10/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     18,000         (26,302)   

Northeast Utilities:

     

Strike Price USD 38.49, Expires 8/09/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     11,300         (15,754)   

Strike Price USD 39.19, Expires 8/30/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     13,000         (13,695)   

NorthWestern Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 36.11, Expires 8/03/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     26,800         (21,976)   

Strike Price USD 37.56, Expires 10/01/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     26,800         (12,360)   

NV Energy, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 17.41, Expires 8/06/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     31,800         (28,067)   

Strike Price USD 17.22, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     91,000         (97,734)   

OGE Energy Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 54.20, Expires 8/07/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     19,900         (1,640)   

Strike Price USD 53.51, Expires 8/31/12, Broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

     17,000         (10,586)   

ONEOK Partners LP, Strike Price USD 58.58, Expires 9/14/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     15,000         (12,894)   
 

 

                 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

 

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Over-the-Counter Call Options (continued)

  

Pepco Holdings, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 19.44, Expires 8/07/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     12,600       $ (6,590

Strike Price USD 19.70, Expires 8/29/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     64,500         (21,881

PG&E Corp., Strike Price USD 46.20, Expires 8/24/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     39,000         (20,396

Pinnacle West Capital Corp., Strike Price USD 54.55, Expires 9/14/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     23,900         (9,581

Power Assets Holdings Ltd., Strike Price HKD 54.18, Expires 8/02/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     209,000         (179,903

PPL Corp., Strike Price USD 27.86, Expires 8/07/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     13,400         (13,949

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 32.33, Expires 8/14/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     6,500         (9,611

Strike Price USD 32.40, Expires 8/29/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     8,500         (7,421

Strike Price USD 33.09, Expires 9/14/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     38,000         (19,137

Sempra Energy, Strike Price USD 69.93, Expires 8/28/12, Broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

     17,500         (22,929

Severn Trent Plc, Strike Price GBP 16.39, Expires 8/13/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     58,300         (76,658

The Southern Co., Strike Price USD 48.59, Expires 9/27/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     7,500         (3,488

Telenor ASA, Strike Price NOK 101.23, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     84,600         (36,978

Tractebel Energia SA:

     

Strike Price BRL 37.2, Expires 8/16/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     39,000         (7,082

Strike Price BRL 37.82, Expires 8/30/12, Broker Credit Suisse First Boston

     62,500         (12,085

Strike Price BRL 36.92, Expires 9/26/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     97,500         (56,930

Transurban Group, Strike Price AUD 5.65, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     356,000         (176,977

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 44.81, Expires 8/29/12, Broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

     45,000         (36,179

Strike Price USD 45, Expires 9/11/12, Broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

     27,000         (23,157

Vinci SA, Strike Price EUR 36.30, Expires 9/12/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     21,600         (17,336

Vodafone Group Plc - ADR, Strike Price USD 27.16, Expires 8/03/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     4,000         (6,376
Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Over-the-Counter Call Options (concluded)

  

Westar Energy, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 30.76, Expires 9/04/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     9,300       $ (2,607

Strike Price USD 30.60, Expires 10/04/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     46,000         (20,895

Western Gas Partners LP, Strike Price USD 45.75, Expires 8/31/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     10,000         (5,780

Wisconsin Energy Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 39.38, Expires 8/07/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     9,800         (13,328

Strike Price USD 40.10, Expires 8/29/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     27,800         (23,296

Xcel Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 28.77, Expires 8/06/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     44,600         (23,504

Xylem, Inc., Strike Price USD 25.92, Expires 8/14/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     44,000         (1,316

Total Over-the-Counter Call Options

  

     (2,579,342

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received – $2,257,940) – (1.0)%

   

     (3,244,559

Total Investments Net of Outstanding Options Written – 99.8%

   

     344,145,155   

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.2%

  

     524,200   

Net Assets – 100.0%

  

   $ 344,669,355   

 

* As of July 31, 2012, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

   $ 318,916,976   

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 31,362,450   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,889,712

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 28,472,738   

 

(a)   All or a portion of security has been pledged/segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding options written.
(b)   Represents the current yield as of report date.
 

 

                 
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

 

 

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)

 

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

 

Affiliate   

Net

Activity

    

Shares

Held at
July 31,

2012

     Realized
Gain
     Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     19,406,404         19,406,404         $1,576         $35,008   

 

   

Fair Value Measurements – Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 - unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

   

Level 2 - other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

   

Level 3 - unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its semi-annual report.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of July 31, 2012:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3   Total  

Assets:

       

Investments:

       

Long-Term Investments:

       

Common Stocks:

       

Australia

    –        $ 6,917,098      –     $ 6,917,098   

Brazil

  $ 50,418,682        –        –       50,418,682   

Canada

    12,771,580        –        –       12,771,580   

France

    –          2,761,045      –       2,761,045   

Germany

    –          5,120,469      –       5,120,469   

Hong Kong

    –          8,897,748      –       8,897,748   

Italy

    –          5,216,943      –       5,216,943   

Norway

    –          4,333,881      –       4,333,881   

United Kingdom

    2,463,875        21,204,807      –       23,668,682   

United States

    207,577,182        –        –       207,577,182   

Short-Term Securities

    19,706,404        –        –       19,706,404   

Total

  $ 292,937,723      $ 54,451,991      –     $ 347,389,714   

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3   Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

       

Liabilities:

       

Equity contracts

  $ (615,857   $ (2,628,702   –     $ (3,244,559

Total

  $ (615,857   $ (2,628,702   –     $ (3,244,559

 

1 

Derivative financial instruments are options, which are shown at value.

Certain of the Trust’s assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes. As of July 31, 2012, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3   Total  

Assets:

       

Foreign currency

  $ 345,077        –        –     $ 345,077   

Liabilities:

       

Bank overdraft

    –        $ (733,584   –       (733,584

Total

  $ 345,077      $ (733,584   –     $ (388,507

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2012.

 

 

                 
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Item 2 – Controls and Procedures
2(a) –    The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2(b) –    There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3 – Exhibits
   Certifications – Attached hereto


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

 

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust
By:  

/s/ John M. Perlowski

  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust
Date:   September 25, 2012

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 Utility and Infrastructure Trust
Date:   September 25, 2012
By:  

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust
Date:   September 25, 2012