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 811-10331

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock California Municipal Income 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: 07/31/2014

 

Date of reporting period: 04/30/2014

 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 
 

 

Schedule of Investments April 30, 2014 (Unaudited) BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)
  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
   

 

Municipal Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
 

California — 102.4%

Corporate — 0.7%  
City of Chula Vista California, Refunding RB, San Diego Gas & Electric:          
  Series A, 5.88%, 2/15/34 $ 680 $ 780,008  
  Series D, 5.88%, 1/01/34   2,500   2,867,675  
   
    3,647,683  
 
County/City/Special District/School District — 32.2%  
Butte-Glenn Community College District, GO, Election of 2002, Series C, 5.50%, 8/01/30   8,425   9,497,924  
Centinela Valley Union High School District, GO, Refunding, Election of 2008, Series B, 5.75%, 8/01/33   1,250   1,464,125  
Cerritos Community College District, GO, Election of 2004, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/31   3,000   3,428,400  
City of San Jose California Hotel Tax, RB, Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Project:          
  6.13%, 5/01/31   500   579,880  
  6.50%, 5/01/36   1,210   1,417,334  
  6.50%, 5/01/42   2,225   2,600,268  
County of Kern California, COP, Capital Improvements Projects, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 8/01/35   2,000   2,317,660  
County of Orange California Water District, COP, Refunding, 5.25%, 8/15/34   2,000   2,287,120  
County of San Joaquin California Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Limited Tax, Measure K, Series A:          
  6.00%, 3/01/36   2,880   3,481,027  
  5.50%, 3/01/41   5,265   5,866,158  
County of Santa Clara California Financing Authority, Refunding LRB, Series L, 5.25%, 5/15/36   20,000   22,202,200  
Evergreen Elementary School District, GO, Election of 2006, Series B (AGC), 5.13%, 8/01/33   2,500   2,835,025  
Grossmont Healthcare District, GO, Election of 2006, Series B:          
  6.00%, 7/15/34   3,260   3,813,548  
  6.13%, 7/15/40   2,000   2,328,000  
Kern Community College District, GO, Safety Repair & Improvements, Series C, 5.25%, 11/01/32   125   143,316  
           
Municipal Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
 

California (continued)

County/City/Special District/School District (continued)  
Long Beach Unified School District California, GO, Refunding, Election of 2008, Series A, 5.75%, 8/01/33 $ 4,135 $ 4,840,431  
Los Alamitos Unified School District California, GO, School Facilities Improvement District No. 1, 5.50%, 8/01/33   6,300   7,211,862  
Los Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Real Property, Series B (AGC), 5.50%, 4/01/30   5,065   5,800,185  
Modesto Irrigation District, COP, Capital Improvements, Series A:          
  5.75%, 10/01/29   3,000   3,354,270  
  5.75%, 10/01/34   180   198,837  
Oak Grove School District California, GO, Election of 2008, Series A, 5.50%, 8/01/33   6,000   6,920,880  
Pico Rivera Public Financing Authority, RB, 5.75%, 9/01/39   2,000   2,195,760  
Pittsburg Unified School District, GO, Election of 2006, Series B (AGM), 5.50%, 8/01/34   2,000   2,265,420  
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Special Assessment Bonds, Consolidated Capital Assessment District, 5.25%, 10/01/32   4,865   5,590,080  
San Diego Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, 5.25%, 8/01/33   1,500   1,723,800  
San Diego Regional Building Authority, RB, County Operations Center & Annex, Series A, 5.38%, 2/01/36   5,500   6,259,935  
San Jose California Financing Authority, Refunding LRB, Series A:          
  Civic Center Project, 5.00%, 6/01/32   3,375   3,741,052  
  Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Project, 5.00%, 6/01/39   5,000   5,421,200  
San Leandro California Unified School District, GO, Election of 2010, Series A, 5.75%, 8/01/41   3,060   3,426,741  
Santa Ana Unified School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series A:          
  5.50%, 8/01/30   6,455   7,390,717  
  5.13%, 8/01/33   10,000   11,231,900  
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Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)
  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
   
Municipal Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
 

California (continued)

County/City/Special District/School District (concluded)  
Snowline Joint Unified School District, COP, Refunding, Refining Project (AGC), 5.75%, 9/01/38 $ 2,250 $ 2,602,935  
Torrance Unified School District California, GO, Election of 2008, Measure Z, 6.00%, 8/01/33   4,000   4,731,640  
Tustin Unified School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series B, 5.25%, 8/01/31   3,445   3,877,347  
West Contra Costa California Unified School District, GO, Series A:          
  Election of 2010 (AGM), 5.25%, 8/01/32   4,925   5,469,262  
  Election of 2012, 5.50%, 8/01/39   2,500   2,797,725  
   
    161,313,964  
 
Education — 2.2%  
California Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, San Francisco University, 6.13%, 10/01/36   6,280   7,398,782  
California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, Emerson College, 5.75%, 1/01/33   2,500   2,818,000  
University of California, RB, Series O, 5.38%, 5/15/34   490   560,820  
   
    10,777,602  
 
Health — 18.1%  
ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps., Refunding RB, Sharp Healthcare:          
  6.38%, 8/01/14 (a)   3,095   3,143,468  
  6.25%, 8/01/39   4,960   5,652,366  
  Series A, 6.00%, 8/01/30   2,300   2,765,750  
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:          
  Adventist Health System West, Series A, 5.75%, 9/01/39   6,700   7,648,318  
  Catholic Healthcare West, Series J, 5.63%, 7/01/32   9,750   9,998,430  
  Children's Hospital, Series A, 5.25%, 11/01/41   9,165   9,790,970  
  St. Joseph Health System, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/39   325   374,127  
  Sutter Health, Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/46   5,195   5,383,682  
  Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 8/15/42   6,015   7,125,249  
             
Municipal Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
 

California (continued)

Health (concluded)  
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB:          
  Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/29 $ 1,000 $ 1,147,780  
  Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/34   4,470   5,043,590  
  Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/39   5,550   6,164,607  
  Providence Health, 6.50%, 10/01/38   4,100   4,823,855  
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB:          
  John Muir Health, Series A, 5.13%, 7/01/39   1,500   1,599,660  
  Kaiser Permanente, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/42   3,000   3,189,270  
  Kaiser Permanente, Series B, 5.25%, 3/01/45   2,000   2,044,440  
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB:          
  Catholic Healthcare West, Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/30   2,940   3,224,945  
  Catholic Healthcare West, Series E, 5.50%, 7/01/31   5,065   5,549,366  
  Trinity Health Credit Group Composite Issue, 5.00%, 12/01/41   4,000   4,227,200  
Washington Township Health Care District, GO, Series B, 5.50%, 8/01/38   1,625   1,875,591  
   
    90,772,664  
 
Internet Software & Services — 0.1%  
City of Chula Vista, Series B, RB, 5.88%, 2/15/34   525   602,212  
 
State — 13.0%  
California State Public Works Board, LRB:          
  Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Series A, 5.00%, 9/01/39   13,170   14,136,810  
  Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Series F, 5.25%, 9/01/33   3,335   3,731,398  
  Department of Education, Riverside Campus Project, Series B, 6.50%, 4/01/34   9,000   10,666,890  
  Various Capital Projects, Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/33   4,940   5,728,523  
BLACKROCK CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUSTAPRIL 30, 20142
 
Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)
  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
   
Municipal Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
 

California (continued)

State (concluded)  
California State Public Works Board, LRB (concluded):          
  Various Capital Projects, Sub-Series I-1, 6.38%, 11/01/34 $ 5,025 $ 6,025,427  
California State Public Works Board, LRB, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/39   3,965   4,258,053  
State of California, GO, Various Purposes:          
  6.00%, 3/01/33   2,000   2,397,080  
  6.50%, 4/01/33   2,500   3,046,825  
  6.00%, 4/01/38   12,670   14,896,499  
   
    64,887,505  
 
Transportation — 10.7%  
City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, ARB, Series E, 6.00%, 5/01/39   6,750   7,963,650  
City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, Refunding ARB, 2nd Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 5/01/33   1,440   1,592,165  
City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport:          
  Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/34   6,650   7,365,872  
  Series A, Senior, 5.00%, 5/15/40   3,750   4,041,863  
  Sub-Series C, 5.25%, 5/15/38   1,950   2,154,321  
City of San Jose California, Refunding ARB, Series A-1, AMT:          
  5.75%, 3/01/34   2,870   3,191,497  
  6.25%, 3/01/34   2,650   3,032,607  
County of Orange California, ARB, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/34   8,000   9,069,760  
County of Sacramento California, ARB:          
  PFC/Grant, Sub-Series D, 6.00%, 7/01/35   3,000   3,445,950  
  Senior Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/39   1,850   2,109,870  
  Senior Series B, AMT (AGM), 5.25%, 7/01/33   3,015   3,186,704  
Los Angeles Harbor Department, RB, Series B, 5.25%, 8/01/34   5,580   6,367,896  
   
    53,522,155  
 
 
 
 
 
Municipal Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
 

California (continued)

Utilities — 25.4%  
Anaheim Public Financing Authority, RB, Electric System Distribution Facilities, Series A, 5.38%, 10/01/36 $ 7,690 $ 8,859,418  
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, RB, California Independent System Operator, Series A, 6.25%, 2/01/15 (a)   4,500   4,705,740  
Calleguas-Las Virgenes Public Financing Authority California, RB, Calleguas Municipal Water District Project, Series A (NPFGC), 5.13%, 7/01/32   4,000   4,302,520  
City of Chula Vista California, Refunding RB, San Diego Gas & Electric, Series D, 5.88%, 1/01/34   6,555   7,519,044  
City of Los Angeles California Wastewater System, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/39   2,000   2,174,720  
City of Napa California Water Revenue, RB (AMBAC), 5.00%, 5/01/35   3,000   3,123,720  
City of Petaluma California Wastewater, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 5/01/36   5,625   6,533,381  
City of San Francisco California Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue, RB, Series A:          
  5.00%, 11/01/35   10,625   11,421,981  
  5.00%, 11/01/37   12,695   14,081,421  
Cucamonga Valley Water District, Refunding RB, Series A (AGM), 5.25%, 9/01/31   4,270   4,944,233  
Dublin-San Ramon Services District, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 8/01/41   2,425   2,931,946  
East Bay California Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/36   6,615   7,422,758  
East Bay California Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, RB, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 6/01/35   3,000   3,122,190  
El Dorado Irrigation District / El Dorado County Water Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 3/01/39   10,000   11,189,000  
BLACKROCK CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUSTAPRIL 30, 20143
 
Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)
  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
   
Municipal Bonds Par
(000)
  Value  
 

California (concluded)

Utilities (concluded)  
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB:          
  Power System, Sub-Series A-1, 5.25%, 7/01/38 $ 9,000 $ 10,112,670  
  Series A, 5.38%, 7/01/34   3,250   3,685,338  
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/39   4,000   4,398,000  
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37   4,000   4,370,760  
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Sewer, Refunding RB, Senior Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/34   11,020   12,547,592  
   
    127,446,432  
 
Total Municipal Bonds in California   512,970,217  
 

Multi-State — 1.6%

 
Housing — 1.6%  
Centerline Equity Issuer Trust (b)(c):          
  Series A-4-1, 5.75%, 5/15/15   500   522,420  
  Series A-4-2, 6.00%, 5/15/19   1,000   1,150,240  
  Series B-2, 7.20%, 11/15/14   3,500   3,604,090  
  Series B-3-1, 6.00%, 5/15/15   1,500   1,567,545  
  Series B-3-2, 6.30%, 5/15/19   1,000   1,162,680  
 
Total Municipal Bonds in Multi-State   8,006,975  
 
Total Municipal Bonds104.0%   520,977,192  
 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond (TOB) Trusts (d)

 
 

California — 51.7%

 
County/City/Special District/School District — 17.8%  
Los Angeles Community College District California, GO:          
  Election of 2001, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/32   8,000   8,867,120  
  Election of 2003, Series F-1, 5.00%, 8/01/33   5,000   5,590,650  
  Election of 2008, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/39 (e)   12,900   14,668,074  
Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Refunding, Election of 2008, Series A, 6.00%, 8/01/33   20,131   23,912,242  
           

Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond (TOB) Trusts (d)

Par
(000)
  Value  
 

California (continued)

 
County/City/Special District/School District (concluded)  
Los Angeles Unified School District California, GO, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/34 $ 5,000 $ 5,567,300  
San Bernardino Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, Series C (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/31   2,000   2,152,700  
San Diego Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, 5.25%, 8/01/33   10,484   12,048,728  
San Jose Unified School District Santa Clara County California, GO, Election of 2002, Series D, 5.00%, 8/01/32   14,625   16,352,580  
   
    89,159,394  
 
Education — 10.4%  
California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/39 (e)   10,395   11,785,227  
County of San Mateo California Community College District, GO, Election of 2005, Series B, 5.00%, 9/01/31   8,630   9,437,596  
Grossmont Union High School District, GO, Election of 2004, 5.00%, 8/01/33   13,095   13,917,479  
University of California, RB:          
  Limited Project, Series D (AGM), 5.00%, 5/15/41   2,600   2,829,268  
  Series O, 5.75%, 5/15/34   12,300   14,334,584  
   
    52,304,154  
 
Utilities — 23.5%  
California State Department of Water Resources, Refunding RB, Central Valley Project, Series AE, 5.00%, 12/01/29   7,000   7,952,910  
County of Orange California Sanitation District, COP, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 2/01/37   14,700   16,074,303  
County of Orange California Water District, COP, Refunding, 5.00%, 8/15/39   10,480   11,586,479  
County of San Diego California Water Authority, COP, Refunding, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 5/01/33   14,290   15,890,909  
Eastern Municipal Water District, COP, Series H, 5.00%, 7/01/33   18,002   20,103,392  
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Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)
  (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
   

Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond (TOB) Trusts (d)

Par
(000)
  Value  
 

California (concluded)

Utilities (concluded)  
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB, Power System:          
  Sub-Series A-1 (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/37 $ 15,998 $ 17,692,904  
  Sub-Series A-2 (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/35   2,000   2,165,620  
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37   11,180   12,216,274  
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Sewer, Refunding RB, Senior Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/39   12,457   13,993,963  
   
    117,676,754  
 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond (TOB) Trusts51.7%

  259,140,302  
 
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $710,039,323) — 155.7%
  780,117,494  
 
         
         
Short-Term Securities
Shares
  Value  
 
BIF California Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (f)(g)   203,836 $ 203,836  
 
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $203,836) — 0.1%
  203,836  
 
Total Investments
(Cost — $710,243,159*) — 155.8%
  780,321,330  
Other Assets Less Liabilities2.6%   13,081,221  
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable(24.2%)   (121,159,454)  
VMTP Shares, at Liquidation Value(34.2%)   (171,300,000)  
   
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares100.0% $ 500,943,097  

 

 
* As of April 30, 2014, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

Tax cost $ 589,760,354  
 
Gross unrealized appreciation $ 70,131,621  
Gross unrealized depreciation   (708,199)  
 
Net unrealized appreciation $ 69,423,422  
 

 

   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

(a) U.S. government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.
(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) Represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity.
(d) Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a financing transaction.
(e) All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Trust to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB trust certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB trust. In the case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire from October 1, 2016 to August 1, 2018 is $14,008,480.
(f) Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period ended April 30, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
   
     

 

 
  Affiliate   Shares
Held at
July 31, 2013
  Net
Activity
  Shares
Held at
April 30, 2014
  Income  
 
  BIF California Municipal Money Fund   1,269,184     (1,065,348)   203,836    
                     
 
                                           

 

(g) Represents the current yield as of report date.
   
   
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued) BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)
   
   

Portfolio Abbreviations

   
AGC Assured Guarantee Corp.
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
ARB Airport Revenue Bonds
COP Certificates of Participation
GO General Obligation Bonds
LRB Lease Revenue Bonds
NPFGC National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
RB Revenue Bonds
     

 



Financial futures contracts outstanding as of April 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

 
Contracts Sold Issue Exchange Expiration Notional
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
 
(450) 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Chicago Board of Trade June 2014 $ 55,989,844       $ 71,530  
 
                 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s sector classifications refer to any one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

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 or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access
 
  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)
 
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.

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, please refer to the Trust's most recent financial statements as contained in its semi-annual report.


 
 
 
 
       

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded) BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)
   
   
The following tables summarize the Trust's investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of April 30, 2014:

 

 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
 
Assets:    
Investments:  
  Long-Term Investments 1   $ 780,117,494   $ 780,117,494  
  Short-Term Securities $ 203,836       203,836  
 
Total $ 203,836 $ 780,117,494   $ 780,321,330  
 
                                 

 

1 See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

 

 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
 
Derivative Financial Instruments 2  
Assets:  
Interest rate contracts $ 71,530     $ 71,530  
 
                               

 

   
2 Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
     

 

The carrying amount for certain of the Trust's assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes. As of April 30, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
  
 
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
 
Assets:    
  Cash pledged for financial futures contracts $ 594,000     $ 594,000  
Liabilities:    
  TOB trust certificates   $ (121,137,554)     (121,137,554)  
  VMTP Shares     (171,300,000)     (171,300,000)  
   
 
Total $ 594,000 $ (292,437,554)   $ (291,843,554)  
 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended April 30, 2014.
 
                                   

 

 

BLACKROCK CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUSTAPRIL 30, 20147
 

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 California Municipal Income Trust
     
  By: /s/ John M. Perlowski
    John M. Perlowski
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust
     
  Date: June 23, 2014
     
  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 California Municipal Income Trust
     
  Date: June 23, 2014
     
  By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust
     
  Date: June 23, 2014