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 811-08497

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: 02/28/2010

 

Date of reporting period: 05/31/2009

 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 











Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, 8.875%, 4/01/15 (a)

 

USD

295

 

$

87,762

 











Airlines - 0.8%

 

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust Series 2001-02, 7.858%, 4/01/13

 

 

600

 

 

549,000

 

 

 

Continental Airlines, Inc. Series 1997-4-B, 6.90%, 7/02/18 (b)

 

 

699

 

 

503,610

 

 

 

Continental Airlines, Inc. Series 2001-1-C, 7.033%, 12/15/12

 

 

336

 

 

259,102

 

 

 

Continental Airlines, Inc. Series 2003-RJ, 7.875%, 1/02/20

 

 

252

 

 

143,756

 

 

 

UAL Corp., 4.50%, 6/30/21 (c)

 

 

355

 

 

140,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,595,693

 











Auto Components - 1.8%

 

Allison Transmission, Inc., 11%, 11/01/15 (d)

 

 

800

 

 

624,000

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.25%, 11/01/15 (a)(d)

 

 

1,160

 

 

777,200

 

 

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,410,125

 

 

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.625%, 12/01/11

 

 

552

 

 

536,820

 

 

 

Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16

 

 

425

 

 

110,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,458,645

 











Automobiles - 0.3%

 

Ford Capital BV, 9.50%, 6/01/10

 

 

785

 

 

667,250

 











Building Products - 0.7%

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

790

 

 

185,650

 

 

 

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 6/15/13

 

 

1,805

 

 

1,155,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,340,850

 











Capital Markets - 1.1%

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., 8%, 6/15/11

 

 

330

 

 

221,100

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., 12.50%, 11/30/17 (a)(d)

 

 

1,615

 

 

1,069,937

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC, 10.625%, 1/15/16 (d)

 

 

1,073

 

 

439,930

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Holdco, LLC, 12.50%, 7/15/16 (a)(d)

 

 

434

 

 

177,811

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 14.50%, 1/15/18 (a)(d)

 

 

296

 

 

121,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,030,249

 











Chemicals - 1.8%

 

American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15

 

 

880

 

 

767,800

 

 

 

Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14

 

 

825

 

 

740,437

 

 

 

MacDermid, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/17 (d)

 

 

1,260

 

 

768,600

 

 

 

Terra Capital, Inc. Series B, 7%, 2/01/17

 

 

215

 

 

201,025

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc. Second Lien Subordinate Note, 10%, 1/29/19 (c)(d)

 

 

844

 

 

844,000

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc. Third Lien Subordinate Note, 5%, 1/29/19 (c)(d)

 

 

256

 

 

128,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,449,862

 











Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.7%

 

Scientific Games International, Inc., 9.25%, 6/15/19 (d)

 

 

555

 

 

539,738

 

 

 

US Investigations Services, Inc., 10.50%, 11/01/15 (d)

 

 

700

 

 

570,500

 

 

 

Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,790,000

 

 

 

West Corp., 9.50%, 10/15/14

 

 

750

 

 

675,000

 

 

 

West Corp., 11%, 10/15/16

 

 

2,850

 

 

2,422,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,997,738

 











Construction & Engineering - 0.8%

 

Dycom Industries, Inc., 8.125%, 10/15/15

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,487,500

 











Construction Materials - 1.1%

 

Nortek, Inc., 10%, 12/01/13

 

 

2,205

 

 

1,427,737

 

 

 

Texas Industries, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13

 

 

785

 

 

675,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,102,837

 











Containers & Packaging - 5.6%

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 4.504%, 9/15/14 (e)

 

 

1,765

 

 

1,156,075

 

 

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 6.25%, 9/01/11

 

EUR

1,265

 

 

1,779,398

 

 

 

Graphic Packaging International Corp., 8.50%, 8/15/11

 

USD

1,240

 

 

1,227,600

 

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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 











 

 

Graphic Packaging International Corp., 9.50%, 8/15/13

 

USD

1,025

 

$

958,375

 

 

 

Impress Holdings BV, 4.256%, 9/15/13 (d)(e)

 

 

420

 

 

362,250

 

 

 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 8.25%, 5/15/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.75%, 12/01/14

 

EUR

430

 

 

562,302

 

 

 

Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10%, 5/01/16 (d)

 

USD

1,355

 

 

453,925

 

 

 

Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13

 

 

1,200

 

 

762,000

 

 

 

Rock-Tenn Co., 8.20%, 8/15/11

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,047,500

 

 

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 8%, 3/15/17 (f)(g)

 

 

990

 

 

321,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,631,175

 











Diversified Consumer Services - 1.4%

 

Service Corp. International, 7%, 6/15/17

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,737,500

 











Diversified Financial Services - 6.4%

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 3/01/16

 

 

520

 

 

513,500

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 5/01/18

 

 

800

 

 

715,908

 

 

 

FCE Bank Plc, 7.125%, 1/16/12

 

EUR

2,850

 

 

3,424,706

 

 

 

FCE Bank Plc, 7.125%, 1/15/13

 

 

950

 

 

1,074,417

 

 

 

FCE Bank Plc Series JD, 2.538%, 9/30/09 (e)

 

 

270

 

 

368,341

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.889%, 1/13/12 (e)

 

USD

215

 

 

169,850

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

200

 

 

170,789

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8%, 12/15/16

 

 

180

 

 

144,547

 

 

 

GMAC LLC, 7.25%, 3/02/11 (d)

 

 

379

 

 

341,100

 

 

 

GMAC LLC, 6.875%, 9/15/11 (d)

 

 

500

 

 

447,500

 

 

 

GMAC LLC, 2.868%, 12/01/14 (d)(e)

 

 

884

 

 

663,000

 

 

 

GMAC LLC, 6.75%, 12/01/14 (d)

 

 

1,510

 

 

1,260,850

 

 

 

GMAC LLC, 8%, 11/01/31 (d)

 

 

1,720

 

 

1,290,000

 

 

 

General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Canada Ltd., 6%, 5/25/10

 

CAD

300

 

 

239,700

 

 

 

Leucadia National Corp., 8.125%, 9/15/15

 

USD

1,325

 

 

1,175,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,000,145

 











Diversified Telecommunication Services - 6.0%

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.375%, 9/01/12

 

 

1,035

 

 

776,250

 

 

 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13

 

 

470

 

 

445,325

 

 

 

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.25%, 5/01/14

 

 

340

 

 

332,350

 

 

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 (d)

 

 

1,445

 

 

1,445,000

 

 

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/14 (b)

 

 

2,020

 

 

1,858,400

 

 

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 3.50%, 11/15/25 (c)

 

 

640

 

 

644,000

 

 

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc. Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,730

 

 

1,591,600

 

 

 

Qwest Corp., 3.879%, 6/15/13 (e)

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,391,125

 

 

 

Qwest Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/15

 

 

525

 

 

502,688

 

 

 

Qwest Corp., 8.375%, 5/01/16 (d)

 

 

400

 

 

393,000

 

 

 

Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

1,900

 

 

1,869,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,248,863

 











Electric Utilities - 1.6%

 

Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13

 

 

725

 

 

610,812

 

 

 

NSG Holdings LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/25 (d)

 

 

1,030

 

 

829,150

 

 

 

Tenaska Alabama Partners LP, 7%, 6/30/21 (d)

 

 

1,885

 

 

1,525,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,965,261

 











Electrical Equipment - 0.0%

 

UCAR Finance, Inc., 10.25%, 2/15/12

 

 

55

 

 

51,288

 











2


 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 











Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.2%

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp., 8.125%, 3/01/16

 

USD

660

 

$

369,600

 











Energy Equipment & Services - 0.8%

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, 7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

215

 

 

196,725

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, 7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

320

 

 

281,600

 

 

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

375

 

 

313,125

 

 

 

Transocean, Inc. Series A, 1.625%, 12/15/37 (c)

 

 

765

 

 

721,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,512,463

 











Food & Staples Retailing - 0.6%

 

AmeriQual Group LLC, 9.50%, 4/01/12 (d)

 

 

800

 

 

480,000

 

 

 

Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

950

 

 

745,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,225,750

 











Food Products - 0.4%

 

JBS USA LLC, 11.625%, 5/01/14 (d)

 

 

400

 

 

384,000

 

 

 

Tyson Foods, Inc., 10.50%, 3/01/14 (d)

 

 

315

 

 

333,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

717,900

 











Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.0%

 

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/15

 

 

930

 

 

358,050

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14 (b)

 

 

5,300

 

 

4,346,000

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC, 11.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

85

 

 

58,225

 

 

 

Hologic, Inc., 2%, 12/15/37 (c)(h)

 

 

1,285

 

 

893,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,655,350

 











Health Care Providers & Services - 1.3%

 

Community Health Systems, Inc. Series WI, 8.875%, 7/15/15

 

 

210

 

 

207,638

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9%, 5/01/15 (d)

 

 

1,564

 

 

1,595,280

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 10%, 5/01/18 (d)

 

 

644

 

 

672,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,475,898

 











Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 6.5%

 

American Real Estate Partners LP, 7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

3,045

 

 

2,603,475

 

 

 

Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co. Ltd., 7.323%,12/15/10 (d)(e)

 

 

300

 

 

267,000

 

 

 

Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co. Ltd., 9.875%, 12/15/12 (d)

 

 

550

 

 

456,500

 

 

 

Gaylord Entertainment Co., 8%, 11/15/13

 

 

635

 

 

523,081

 

 

 

Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/15 (d)

 

 

1,580

 

 

1,429,900

 

 

 

Greektown Holdings, LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 (d)(f)(g)

 

 

559

 

 

39,130

 

 

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, 12/15/18 (d)

 

 

1,740

 

 

1,161,450

 

 

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 12%, 11/15/10

 

 

1,550

 

 

364,250

 

 

 

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 10.25%, 2/15/14 (d)

 

 

1,290

 

 

557,925

 

 

 

MGM Mirage, 10.375%, 5/15/14 (d)

 

 

500

 

 

515,000

 

 

 

MGM Mirage, 11.125%, 11/15/17 (d)

 

 

820

 

 

858,950

 

 

 

Penn National Gaming, Inc., 6.875%, 12/01/11

 

 

2,025

 

 

1,964,250

 

 

 

San Pasqual Casino, 8%, 9/15/13 (d)

 

 

975

 

 

799,500

 

 

 

Scientific Games Corp., 0.75%, 12/01/24 (c)(h)

 

 

280

 

 

269,850

 

 

 

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority, 9.375%, 6/15/15 (d)

 

 

360

 

 

208,800

 

 

 

Travelport LLC, 5.293%, 9/01/14 (e)

 

 

160

 

 

80,000

 

 

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC Series WI, 9.625%, 12/15/14 (f)(g)

 

 

305

 

 

1,525

 

 

 

Virgin River Casino Corp., 9%, 1/15/12 (f)(g)

 

 

940

 

 

98,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,199,286

 











3


 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 











Household Durables - 1.1%

 

American Greetings Corp., 7.375%, 6/01/16

 

USD

1,020

 

$

642,600

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, 8.375%, 4/15/12

 

 

590

 

 

318,600

 

 

 

Jarden Corp., 8%, 5/01/16

 

 

275

 

 

266,062

 

 

 

KB Home, 6.375%, 8/15/11

 

 

195

 

 

187,200

 

 

 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 8.91%, 10/15/17

 

 

686

 

 

687,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,101,956

 











IT Services - 1.5%

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp., 1.75%, 8/01/13 (c)(d)

 

 

1,310

 

 

951,388

 

 

 

First Data Corp., 11.25%, 3/31/16 (d)

 

 

2,460

 

 

1,328,400

 

 

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 10.625%, 5/15/15 (d)

 

 

580

 

 

561,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,840,938

 











Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 3.6%

 

The AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 (d)

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,088,725

 

 

 

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 8%, 6/01/16 (d)

 

 

965

 

 

917,956

 

 

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 11.25%, 11/01/17 (a)

 

 

3,763

 

 

1,939,913

 

 

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

1,625

 

 

1,555,937

 

 

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

1,000

 

 

941,250

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 11.25%, 11/01/16 (a)

 

 

1,014

 

 

396,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,840,412

 











Industrial Conglomerates - 1.3%

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 4%, 8/15/13 (c)(d)(e)

 

 

255

 

 

174,299

 

 

 

Sequa Corp., 11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

2,540

 

 

1,130,300

 

 

 

Sequa Corp., 13.50%, 12/01/15 (a)

 

 

3,579

 

 

1,158,782

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,463,381

 











Insurance - 0.9%

 

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11%, 5/01/15 (d)

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,266,500

 

 

 

USI Holdings Corp., 4.758%, 11/15/14 (d)(e)

 

 

680

 

 

372,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,638,800

 











Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.1%

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., 8%, 9/15/16 (d)

 

 

175

 

 

175,437

 











Machinery - 1.2%

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,280

 

 

915,200

 

 

 

Accuride Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15

 

 

555

 

 

163,725

 

 

 

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 9.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

590

 

 

639,474

 

 

 

RBS Global, Inc., 9.50%, 8/01/14 (d)

 

 

218

 

 

182,030

 

 

 

RBS Global, Inc., 8.875%, 9/01/16

 

 

450

 

 

326,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,226,679

 











Marine - 0.8%

 

Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 (c)

 

 

855

 

 

522,619

 

 

 

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14

 

 

477

 

 

364,905

 

 

 

Teekay Shipping Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/11

 

 

575

 

 

567,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,455,337

 











Media - 11.9%

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

1,340

 

 

1,259,600

 

 

 

CCO Holdings LLC, 8.75%, 11/15/13

 

 

555

 

 

507,825

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 4.753%, 5/15/14

 

 

160

 

 

3,200

 

 

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14 (d)

 

 

390

 

 

388,050

 

 

 

CSC Holdings, Inc. Series B, 7.625%, 4/01/11

 

 

225

 

 

224,437

 

 

 

Cablevision Systems Corp. Series B, 8%, 4/15/12

 

 

475

 

 

466,687

 

 

 

Catalina Marketing Corp., 10.50%, 10/01/15 (a)(d)(h)

 

 

2,700

 

 

2,268,000

 

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC, 10.25%, 9/15/10 (f)(g)

 

 

740

 

 

732,600

 

4


 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 











 

 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC, 8.375%, 4/30/14 (d)(f)

 

USD

560

 

$

532,000

 

 

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

260

 

 

261,950

 

 

 

EchoStar DBS Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/11

 

 

250

 

 

241,563

 

 

 

EchoStar DBS Corp., 7%, 10/01/13

 

 

90

 

 

85,050

 

 

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 5.633%, 5/15/15 (e)

 

 

350

 

 

211,750

 

 

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

420

 

 

312,900

 

 

 

Intelsat Corp., 9.25%, 6/15/16 (d)

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,334,400

 

 

 

Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co. Ltd., 8.875%, 1/15/15 (d)

 

 

260

 

 

254,800

 

 

 

Lamar Advertising Co. Series B, 2.875%, 12/31/10 (c)

 

 

400

 

 

368,000

 

 

 

Liberty Media Corp., 3.125%, 3/30/23 (c)

 

 

1,113

 

 

947,441

 

 

 

Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc., 11%, 12/01/17

 

 

748

 

 

201,960

 

 

 

Mediacom LLC, 9.50%, 1/15/13

 

 

1,365

 

 

1,303,575

 

 

 

Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

30

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, 11.625%, 2/01/14 (d)

 

 

180

 

 

178,200

 

 

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, 10%, 8/01/14

 

 

1,890

 

 

1,800,225

 

 

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, 11.50%, 5/01/16 (d)

 

 

500

 

 

475,000

 

 

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 18%, 10/15/12 (c)(d)(f)(g)

 

 

850

 

 

271,970

 

 

 

Rainbow National Services LLC, 10.375%, 9/01/14 (d)

 

 

1,582

 

 

1,631,438

 

 

 

Salem Communications Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/10

 

 

2,475

 

 

742,500

 

 

 

TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (d)

 

 

4,330

 

 

3,377,400

 

 

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/19

 

 

300

 

 

336,096

 

 

 

UPC Holding B.V., 9.875%, 4/15/18 (d)

 

 

500

 

 

482,500

 

 

 

Virgin Media, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/16 (c)(d)

 

 

1,210

 

 

936,238

 

 

 

WMG Acquisition Corp., 9.50%, 6/15/16 (d)

 

 

240

 

 

239,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,383,055

 











Metals & Mining - 4.8%

 

Aleris International, Inc., 9%, 12/15/14 (f)(g)

 

 

1,035

 

 

10,350

 

 

 

Aleris International, Inc., 10%, 12/15/16 (f)(g)

 

 

800

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

Anglo American Capital Plc, 9.375%, 4/08/19 (d)

 

 

360

 

 

382,709

 

 

 

FMG Finance Property Ltd., 10%, 9/01/13 (d)

 

 

535

 

 

476,150

 

 

 

FMG Finance Property Ltd., 10.625%, 9/01/16 (d)

 

 

1,295

 

 

1,149,312

 

 

 

Foundation PA Coal Co., 7.25%, 8/01/14

 

 

1,975

 

 

1,935,500

 

 

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 4.995%, 4/01/15 (e)

 

 

990

 

 

891,000

 

 

 

Novelis, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/15 (d)

 

 

1,975

 

 

1,298,563

 

 

 

Ryerson, Inc., 8.403%, 11/01/14 (e)

 

 

400

 

 

220,500

 

 

 

Ryerson, Inc., 12%, 11/01/15 (d)

 

 

265

 

 

178,875

 

 

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/12

 

 

460

 

 

423,200

 

 

 

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.25%, 5/15/16 (d)

 

 

300

 

 

303,750

 

 

 

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.75%, 5/15/19 (d)

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,183,063

 

 

 

Vedanta Resources Plc, 9.50%, 7/18/18 (d)

 

 

640

 

 

556,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,012,772

 











Multiline Retail - 1.1%

 

Dollar General Corp., 10.625%, 7/15/15

 

 

470

 

 

497,025

 

 

 

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/13

 

 

475

 

 

428,543

 

 

 

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.90%, 12/01/16

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,052,045

 

 

 

Saks, Inc., 7.50%, 12/01/13 (c)(d)

 

 

65

 

 

63,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,040,988

 











5


 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 











Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 9.4%

 

Atlas Energy Resources LLC, 10.75%, 2/01/18 (d)

 

USD

1,275

 

$

1,134,750

 

 

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

510

 

 

425,850

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.50%, 2/15/15

 

 

520

 

 

513,500

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.25%, 12/15/18

 

 

1,030

 

 

860,050

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.25%, 12/15/38 (c)

 

 

800

 

 

464,000

 

 

 

Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13

 

 

1,610

 

 

805,000

 

 

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 10.25%, 12/15/15 (d)

 

 

1,325

 

 

841,375

 

 

 

Corral Finans AB, 2.631%, 4/15/10 (a)(d)

 

 

2,138

 

 

1,201,988

 

 

 

EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11

 

 

2,800

 

 

2,506,000

 

 

 

Encore Acquisition Co., 6.25%, 4/15/14

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,705,000

 

 

 

Forest Oil Corp., 7.25%, 6/15/19 (d)

 

 

2,275

 

 

1,956,500

 

 

 

Massey Energy Co., 3.25%, 8/01/15 (c)

 

 

1,250

 

 

832,813

 

 

 

OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14

 

 

1,725

 

 

1,190,250

 

 

 

PetroHawk Energy Corp., 10.50%, 8/01/14 (d)

 

 

555

 

 

568,875

 

 

 

PetroHawk Energy Corp., 7.875%, 6/01/15 (d)

 

 

460

 

 

426,650

 

 

 

Range Resources Corp., 8%, 5/15/19

 

 

400

 

 

394,000

 

 

 

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

390

 

 

315,900

 

 

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.625%, 4/01/15 (a)

 

 

430

 

 

366,575

 

 

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 9.875%, 5/15/16

 

 

500

 

 

476,250

 

 

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8%, 6/01/18 (c)

 

 

990

 

 

836,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,821,876

 











Paper & Forest Products - 3.4%

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 0%, 6/15/11 (e)(f)(g)

 

 

815

 

 

77,425

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11%, 7/29/15 (d)

 

 

1,053

 

 

288,313

 

 

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8.125%, 5/15/11

 

 

150

 

 

150,750

 

 

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (d)

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,576,000

 

 

 

International Paper Co., 9.375%, 5/15/19

 

 

520

 

 

523,428

 

 

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 13%, 3/15/17 (d)

 

 

50

 

 

535,000

 

 

 

NewPage Corp., 10%, 5/01/12

 

 

2,590

 

 

1,450,400

 

 

 

Norske Skog Canada Ltd. Series D, 8.625%, 6/15/11

 

 

885

 

 

515,512

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14 (d)

 

 

335

 

 

308,093

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B, 4.778%, 8/01/14 (e)

 

 

280

 

 

151,200

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B, 9.125%, 8/01/14

 

 

1,525

 

 

907,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,483,496

 











Personal Products - 0.5%

 

Chattem, Inc., 7%, 3/01/14

 

 

910

 

 

864,500

 











Pharmaceuticals - 0.6%

 

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4.418%, 12/01/13 (e)

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,000,800

 

 

 

Elan Finance Plc, 8.875%, 12/01/13

 

 

105

 

 

90,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,091,100

 











Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.3%

 

FelCor Lodging LP, 8.50%, 6/01/11

 

 

295

 

 

252,225

 

 

 

HCP, Inc., 5.65%, 12/15/13

 

 

440

 

 

393,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

645,502

 











Real Estate Management & Development - 1.5%

 

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/15

 

 

3,025

 

 

1,663,750

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., 10.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

1,680

 

 

617,400

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., 12.375%, 4/15/15

 

 

2,078

 

 

519,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,800,650

 











Road & Rail - 0.2%

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., 5.25%, 6/01/14 (c)

 

 

320

 

 

324,400

 











6


 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Industry

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 











Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%

 

Spansion, Inc., 4.386%, 6/01/13 (d)(e)(f)(g)

 

USD

1,215

 

$

765,450

 











Software - 0.0%

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 9.224%, 2/15/12 (a)(d)(e)

 

 

417

 

 

50,140

 











Specialty Retail - 2.7%

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 7.625%, 3/15/17

 

 

350

 

 

241,500

 

 

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 6.404%, 3/15/14 (d)(e)

 

 

1,760

 

 

1,452,000

 

 

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

1,285

 

 

1,108,312

 

 

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 2.25%, 6/15/36 (c)(h)

 

 

1,055

 

 

590,800

 

 

 

Michaels Stores, Inc., 10%, 11/01/14

 

 

520

 

 

374,400

 

 

 

Michaels Stores, Inc., 11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

940

 

 

512,300

 

 

 

United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

1,110

 

 

854,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,134,012

 











Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.6%

 

Levi Strauss & Co., 8.875%, 4/01/16 (b)

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,880,000

 

 

 

Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,163,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,043,750

 











Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.2%

 

Residential Capital Corp., 8.375%, 6/30/10

 

 

2,825

 

 

2,189,375

 











Wireless Telecommunication Services - 6.7%

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 9.375%, 11/01/14

 

 

1,285

 

 

1,278,575

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 10%, 7/15/15 (d)

 

 

890

 

 

898,900

 

 

 

Crown Castle International Corp., 9%, 1/15/15

 

 

215

 

 

217,150

 

 

 

Digicel Group Ltd., 8.875%, 1/15/15 (d)

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,096,000

 

 

 

Digicel Group Ltd., 9.125%, 1/15/15 (a)(d)

 

 

1,983

 

 

1,507,080

 

 

 

FiberTower Corp., 9%, 11/15/12 (c)

 

 

633

 

 

261,904

 

 

 

iPCS, Inc., 3.153%, 5/01/13 (e)

 

 

815

 

 

674,413

 

 

 

Leap Wireless International, Inc., 4.50%, 7/15/14 (c)(d)

 

 

230

 

 

181,700

 

 

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

2,785

 

 

2,795,444

 

 

 

NII Holdings, Inc., 2.75%, 8/15/25 (c)

 

 

660

 

 

609,675

 

 

 

Nextel Communications, Inc. Series D, 7.375%, 8/01/15

 

 

400

 

 

317,000

 

 

 

Nextel Communications, Inc. Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/13

 

 

320

 

 

266,400

 

 

 

Orascom Telecom Finance SCA, 7.875%, 2/08/14 (d)

 

 

275

 

 

225,500

 

 

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 7.625%, 1/30/11

 

 

2,330

 

 

2,300,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,630,616

 











 

 

Total Corporate Bonds - 102.8%

 

 

 

 

 

194,033,487

 











 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC Letter of Credit Facility Deposit, 3.22%, 3/26/14

 

 

16

 

 

9,253

 

 

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC Term Loan, 2.319%, 3/26/14

 

 

274

 

 

157,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

166,428

 











Auto Components - 1.5%

 

Allison Transmission, Inc. Term Loan, 3.12% - 3.15%, 8/07/14

 

 

1,379

 

 

1,063,821

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp. Term Advance, 7.25%, 1/31/15

 

 

1,972

 

 

932,370

 

 

 

Delphi Corp. Initial Tranche Term Loan C, 10.50%, 12/31/09 (f)(g)

 

 

2,307

 

 

748,013

 

 

 

Delphi Corp. Subsequent Tranche Term Loan C, 10.50%, 12/31/09 (f)(g)

 

 

243

 

 

78,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,822,817

 

7


 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Industry

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Automobiles - 0.5%

 

Ford Motor Co. Term Loan, 3.35% - 4.14%, 12/15/13

 

USD

637

 

$

451,231

 

 

 

General Motors Corp. Secured Term Loan, 8%, 11/29/13

 

 

542

 

 

507,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

958,573

 











Building Products - 1.9%

 

Building Materials Corp. of America Term Loan Advance, 3.063%, 2/22/14

 

 

495

 

 

417,466

 

 

 

CPG International, I Inc. Term Loan B, 5.32%, 2/28/11

 

 

3,275

 

 

2,292,588

 

 

 

Stile Acquisition Corp. (aka Masonite) Canadian Term Loan, 4.75%, 4/06/13

 

 

939

 

 

480,640

 

 

 

Stile U.S. Acquisition Corp. (aka Masonite) U.S. Term Loan, 4.25%, 4/06/13

 

 

953

 

 

487,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,678,157

 











Capital Markets - 0.1%

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC Term Loan, 4.625% - 7.50%, 12/15/14

 

 

463

 

 

220,143

 











Chemicals - 1.9%

 

Flexsys Term Loan, 12%, 6/30/11

 

 

895

 

 

850,250

 

 

 

PQ Corp. (fka Niagara Acquisition, Inc.) Loan (Second Lien), 7.54%, 7/30/15

 

 

3,500

 

 

1,761,666

 

 

 

PQ Corp. (fka Niagara Acquisition, Inc.) Term Loan (First Lien), 4.29% - 4.47%, 7/31/14

 

 

744

 

 

562,003

 

 

 

Solutia Inc. Loan, 7.25%, 2/28/14

 

 

486

 

 

391,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,565,539

 











Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%

 

Protostar Working Capital Term Loan, 0%, 9/30/10

 

 

100

 

 

98,000

 











Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.4%

 

Wind Finance SL S.A. Euro Finance Facility (Second Lien), 7.099%, 12/17/14

 

EUR

3,460

 

 

4,467,096

 











Electronics - 0.1%

 

First Data Corp. Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.069%, 9/24/14

 

USD

350

 

 

256,592

 











Health Care Providers & Services - 1.5%

 

HCA Inc. Tranche A-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 11/17/12

 

 

2,502

 

 

2,238,627

 

 

 

Rotech Healthcare, Inc. Term Loan B, 6.319%, 9/26/11

 

 

1,778

 

 

533,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,771,919

 











Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.4%

 

Travelport LLC (fka Travelport Inc.) Loan, 7.82%, 3/27/12

 

 

3,015

 

 

768,721

 











Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.8%

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU) Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.819% - 3.882%, 10/10/14

 

 

218

 

 

148,641

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU) Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.819% - 3.882%, 10/10/14

 

 

1,316

 

 

906,223

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU) Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.819% - 3.882%, 10/10/14

 

 

3,447

 

 

2,356,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,411,230

 











Machinery - 0.9%

 

Navistar International Corp. Revolving Credit-Linked Deposit, 0.166% - 3.569%, 1/19/12

 

 

535

 

 

446,152

 

 

 

Navistar International Corp. Term Advance, 3.569%, 1/19/12

 

 

1,470

 

 

1,225,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,672,028

 











Media - 2.9%

 

Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. Loan, 9.273%, 3/01/12

 

 

400

 

 

260,000

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning) Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

1,737

 

 

1,664,795

 

 

 

HMH Publishing Co. Ltd. (fka Education Media) Mezzanine, 5.50% - 6.25%, 11/14/14

 

 

6,483

 

 

1,296,503

 

8


 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Industry

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









 

 

HMH Publishing Co. Ltd. (fka Education Media) Tranche A Term Loan, 7.66%, 6/12/14

 

USD

2,640

 

$

1,880,862

 

 

 

NV Broadcasting, LLC Second Lien, 5.25%, 11/03/14 (f)(g)

 

 

1,500

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

Newsday, LLC Fixed Rate Term Loan, 9.75%, 8/01/13

 

 

450

 

 

448,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,566,035

 











Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.0%

 

Turbo Beta Ltd. Dollar Facility, 14.50%, 3/15/18

 

 

2,250

 

 

1,799,616

 











Paper & Forest Products - 0.7%

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC Term B Loan, 2.319% - 3.293%, 12/20/12

 

 

983

 

 

911,279

 

 

 

NewPage Corp. Term Loan, 4.063% - 5%, 12/22/14

 

 

489

 

 

392,909

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC Loan, 7.278% - 8.028%, 2/01/13

 

 

1,230

 

 

61,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,365,669

 











Real Estate Management & Development - 0.2%

 

Realogy Corp. Initial Term B Loan, 4.177%, 10/10/13

 

 

403

 

 

280,050

 

 

 

Realogy Corp. Synthetic LC, 0.166% - 3.15%, 10/10/13

 

 

129

 

 

89,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

369,943

 











Transportation Infrastructure - 0.8%

 

SBA Telecommunications Term Loan, 1.994%, 11/01/10

 

 

1,654

 

 

1,471,804

 











 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests - 18.8%

 

 

 

 

 

35,430,310

 











 

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 2.0%

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC Series 2005-1A Class AFL, 0.699%, 6/15/35 (e)

 

 

1,755

 

 

1,667,250

 

 

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC Series 2005-1A Class AFX, 4.643%, 6/15/35 (d)

 

 

2,135

 

 

2,081,625

 











 

 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities - 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

3,748,875

 










 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 











Chemicals - 0.0%

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc. (f)

 

 

1,522

 

 

381

 











Communications Equipment - 1.4%

 

Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (f)

 

 

82,907

 

 

2,556,852

 











Electrical Equipment - 0.0%

 

Medis Technologies Ltd. (f)

 

 

70,784

 

 

19,112

 

 

 

SunPower Corp. Class B (f)

 

 

778

 

 

20,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,122

 











Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0%

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (f)

 

 

1,099

 

 

11

 











Paper & Forest Products - 0.2%

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (f)

 

 

125,117

 

 

177,633

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (d)(f)

 

 

140,415

 

 

198,616

 

 

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (d)(f)

 

 

45,762

 

 

10,898

 

 

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (f)

 

 

158,023

 

 

37,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

424,780

 











 

 

Total Common Stocks - 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

3,021,146

 











 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

Capital Trusts

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 











Diversified Financial Services - 0.3%

 

Citigroup, Inc. Series E, 8.40% (e)(f)(g)(i)

 

USD

675

 

 

590,618

 











 

 

Total Capital Trusts - 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

590,618

 











9


 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Industry

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 











Capital Markets - 0.0%

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 16.75% (d)(i)

 

 

72

 

$

20,160

 











Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%

 

Preferred Blocker, Inc., 7% (d)(i)

 

 

590

 

 

248,851

 











Media - 0.0%

 

CMP Susquemanna Radio Holdings Corp., 0% (e)(i)

 

 

37,314

 

 

 











 

 

Total Preferred Stocks - 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

269,011

 











 

 

Total Preferred Securities - 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

859,629

 











 

 

Warrants (j)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Health Care Providers & Services - 0.0%

 

HealthSouth Corp. (expires 1/16/14)

 

 

32,042

 

 

 











Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0%

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (expires 4/29/14)

 

 

485

 

 

5

 











Media - 0.0%

 

CMP Susquemanna Radio Holdings Corp. (expires 3/26/19) (d)

 

 

42,640

 

 

 











Paper & Forest Products - 0.0%

 

MDP Acquisitions Plc (expires 10/01/13) (d)

 

 

700

 

 

20,525

 











 

 

Total Warrants - 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

20,530

 










 

 

Other Interests (k)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 











Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0%

 

Buffets, Inc.

 

USD

575

 

 

58

 











Media - 0.0%

 

Adelphia Escrow

 

 

750

 

 

75

 

 

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust

 

 

941

 

 

3,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,837

 











 

 

Total Other Interests - 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

3,895

 











 

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost - $307,560,260) - 125.7%

 

 

 

 

 

237,117,872

 










 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Shares

 

 

 

 










 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, 0.535% (l)(m)

 

 

1,719,428

 

 

1,719,428

 











 

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost - $1,719,428) - 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

1,719,428

 










 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 











Over-The-Counter Call Options

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, expiring December 2009 at USD 942.86, Broker The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

 

19

 

 

30,400

 











 

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost - $18,578) - 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

30,400

 











 

 

Total Investments
(Cost - $309,298,266*) - 126.6%

 

 

 

 

 

238,867,700

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (26.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

(50,178,453

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

188,689,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of May 31, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

310,968,986

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

5,973,149

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(78,074,435

)

 

 




Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(72,101,286

)

 

 




10


 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 



 

 

 

 

(a)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

 

 

(b)

All or portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open swap contracts.

 

 

 

 

(c)

Convertible security.

 

 

 

 

(d)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

 

 

(e)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

 

 

(f)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

 

(g)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

 

 

(h)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown reflects the effective yield as of report date.

 

 

 

 

(i)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

 

 

 

(j)

Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date.

 

 

 

 

(k)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

 

 

(l)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Co. Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Affiliate

 

Net Activity

 

Income

 









BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund

 

 

1,719,428

 

$

2,484

 

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Cash Sweep Series

 

USD

(8,370,522

)

$

2,506

 










 

 

 

 

(m)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of May 31, 2009 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















Currency
Purchased

 

 

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
















EUR

 

65,000

 

USD

 

90,647

 

Citibank NA

 

6/02/09

 

$

1,241

 

USD

 

474,297

 

CAD

 

592,500

 

Citibank NA

 

6/10/09

 

 

(68,448

)

USD

 

11,038,372

 

EUR

 

8,103,000

 

Citibank NA

 

7/15/09

 

 

(412,565

)
















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(479,772

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues - buy protection outstanding as of May 31, 2009 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
















Mohawk Industries, Inc.

 

4.70

%

Goldman Sachs International

 

March 2014

 

USD

 

750

 

$

(60,303

)

Masco Corp.

 

5.85

%

Goldman Sachs International

 

March 2014

 

USD

 

750

 

 

(75,161

)

11


 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 
















 

Tyson Foods Inc.

 

4.25

%

Goldman Sachs International

 

March 2014

 

USD

 

400

 

$

(37,944

)

 

Macy’s Retail Holdings I

 

8.05

%

 

 

March 2014

 

USD

 

600

 

 

(131,496

)

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

 

5.00

%

JPMorgan Chase

 

March 2014

 

USD

 

500

 

 

(81,718

)

 

Black & Decker Corp.

 

2.93

%

Goldman Sachs International

 

March 2014

 

USD

 

600

 

 

(38,390

)

 

Lennar Corp.

 

5.75

%

JPMorgan Chase

 

June 2014

 

USD

 

500

 

 

(47,138

)

 

First Data Corp.

 

5.00

%

Credit Suisse

 

June 2014

 

USD

 

250

 

 

11,154

 

 
















 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(460,996

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues - sold protection outstanding as of May 31, 2009 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















 

Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration

 

Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 















 

Ford Motor Co.

 

3.80%

 

UBS AG

 

March 2010

 

CCC

 

USD

 

1,000

 

$

(173,688

)

 

Ford Motor Co.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman International Sachs

 

June 2010

 

CCC

 

USD

 

4,000

 

 

(817,037

)

 


















 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(990,725

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Using Standard & Poor’s ratings of the issuer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 The maximum potential amount the Fund may be required to pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:


 

 

 

 

CAD

Canadian Dollar

 

EUR

Euro

 

USD

US Dollar

12


 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments May 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”) clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

 

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of May 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Valuation
Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Other Financial
Instruments*

 

 







 

 

 

Assets

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

 

Level 1

 

$

4,541,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 2

 

 

212,724,579

 

$

12,395

 

$

(1,943,888

)

 

Level 3

 

 

21,571,155

 

 

 

 

 

 












 

Total

 

$

238,837,300

 

$

12,395

 

$

(1,943,888

)

 

 

 











 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are swaps, foreign currency exchange contracts and option contracts. Swaps and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at market value.

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments for unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining fair value:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

Investments in
Securities

 

 






 

Balance as of February 28, 2009

 

$

17,946,535

 

 

Realized loss

 

 

(1,482,100

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

2,967,838

 

 

Net sales

 

 

(528,181

)

 

Net transfers into Level 3

 

 

2,667,063

 

 






 

Balance, as of May 31, 2009

 

$

21,571,155

 

 

 

 




13


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 13(a)-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 Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

   
 

By:

/s/ Donald C. Burke  
    Donald C. Burke
    Chief Executive Officer of
    BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.
   
  Date: July 15, 2009
   
  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/ Donald C. Burke  
    Donald C. Burke
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.
   
  Date: July 15, 2009
   
 

By:

/s/ Neal J. Andrews  
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.
   
  Date: July 15, 2009