UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES


Investment Company Act file number:      811-21566          



          BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust          
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE    19809 

(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip code) 


Robert S. Kapito, President

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust

               40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022               
(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      888-825-2257          

Date of fiscal year end:      December 31, 2005          

Date of reporting period:       June 30, 2005               


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



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED INCOME

 

LIQUIDITY

 

EQUITIES

 

ALTERNATIVES

 

BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS


 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock

 

Closed-End Funds

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

JUNE 30, 2005 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Advantage Term Trust (BAT)

 

 

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

 

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

 

 

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

 

 


 

 

 

(BLACKROCK LOGO)

NOT FDIC INSURED

 

MAY LOSE VALUE

 

NO BANK GUARANTEE

 




TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Letter to Shareholders

 

1

 

 

 

Trusts’ Summaries

 

2

 

 

 

Portfolios of Investments

 

6

 

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

29

 

 

 

Statements of Operations

 

30

 

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows

 

31

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

32

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

34

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

38

 

 

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plans

 

46

 

 

 

Board Review of Investment Management Agreements

 

46

 

 

 

Additional Information

 

49


Privacy Principles of the Trusts

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

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

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



LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

June 30, 2005

Dear Shareholder:

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

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

          BlackRock Advantage Term Trust is scheduled to liquidate according to its terms on December 31, 2005.

          The following table shows the Trusts’ yields, closing market prices per share and net asset values (“NAV”) per share as of June 30, 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Trust (Ticker)

 

Yield1

 

Market Price

 

NAV

 









BlackRock Advantage Term Trust (BAT)

 

 

5.85

%

 

 

$

10.26

 

 

$

10.32

 















BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

 

6.33

 

 

 

 

17.70

 

 

 

19.30

 















BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

 

9.89

 

 

 

 

2.79

 

 

 

2.69

 















BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

 

 

8.06

 

 

 

 

24.80

 

 

 

25.18

 















 

 

1 Yield is based on market price.

          BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), a world leader in asset management, has a proven commitment to managing fixed income securities. As of June 30, 2005, BlackRock managed $281 billion in fixed income securities, including 20 open-end and 48 closed-end bond funds. BlackRock is recognized for its emphasis on risk management and proprietary analytics and for its reputation managing money for the world’s largest institutional investors. BlackRock Advisors, Inc., and its affiliate, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., are wholly owned subsidiaries of BlackRock.

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

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

-s- Laurence D. Fink

 

-s- Ralph L. Schlosstein

 

 

 

Laurence D. Fink

 

Ralph L. Schlosstein

Chief Executive Officer

 

President

BlackRock Advisors, Inc.

 

BlackRock Advisors, Inc.

1


 

 

CONSOLIDATED TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited)

 

JUNE 30, 2005

 

BlackRock Advantage Term Trust (BAT)

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BAT

 


Initial Offering Date:

 

April 27, 1990

 


Termination Date (on or shortly before):

 

December 31, 2005

 


Closing Market Price as of 6/30/05:

 

 

$

10.26

 

 








Net Asset Value as of 6/30/05:

 

 

$

10.32

 

 








Yield on Closing Market Price as of 6/30/05 (10.26):1

 

 

 

5.85

%

 








Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

0.05

 

 








Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

0.60

 

 








 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

6/30/05

 

12/31/04

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

 


Market Price

 

$

10.26

 

$

10.47

 

 

(2.01

)%

$

10.57

 

$

10.18

 


















NAV

 

$

10.32

 

$

10.49

 

 

(1.62

)%

$

10.50

 

$

10.30

 


















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

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Composition

 

June 30, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 


U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bonds

 

 

 

84

%

 

 

 

76

%

 













Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

5

 

 













Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

5

 

 













Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

6

 

 













Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













U.S. Government and Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













2


 

 

TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited)

 

JUNE 30, 2005

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BGT

 


Initial Offering Date:

 

August 30, 2004

 


Closing Market Price as of 6/30/05:

 

 

$

17.70

 

 








Net Asset Value as of 6/30/05:

 

 

$

19.30

 

 








Yield on Closing Market Price as of 6/30/05 ($17.70):1

 

 

 

6.33

%

 








Current Quarterly Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

0.0933

 

 








Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

1.1196

 

 








 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

6/30/05

 

12/31/04

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

 


Market Price

 

$

17.70

 

$

18.63

 

 

(4.99

)%

$

19.27

 

$

16.95

 


















NAV

 

$

19.30

 

$

19.21

 

 

0.47

%

$

19.45

 

$

18.96

 


















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

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Composition

 

June 30, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 


Foreign Government Bonds

 

 

 

22

%

 

 

 

22

%

 













Media

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

13

 

 













Consumer Products

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

9

 

 













Energy

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

8

 

 













Basic Materials

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

10

 

 













Health Care

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

7

 

 













Telecommunications

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

5

 

 













Entertainment & Leisure

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

6

 

 













Financial Institutions

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

3

 

 













Real Estate

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 













Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 













Conglomerates

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Technology

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Automotive

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Building & Development

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Industrials

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Ecological Services & Equipment

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Transportation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Corporate Credit Breakdown3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Credit Rating

 

June 30, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 


BBB/Baa

 

 

 

28

%

 

 

 

21

%

 













BB/Ba

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

20

 

 













B

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

29

 

 













CCC

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Not Rated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 













 

 

3

Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 20.8% and 18.1% of net assets on June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

3


 

 

TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited)

 

JUNE 30, 2005

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

HIS

 


Initial Offering Date:

 

August 10, 1988

 


Closing Market Price as of 6/30/05:

 

 

$

2.79

 

 








Net Asset Value as of 6/30/05:

 

 

$

2.69

 

 








Yield on Closing Market Price as of 6/30/05 ($2.79):1

 

 

 

9.89

%

 








Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

0.023

 

 








Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

0.276

 

 








 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

6/30/05

 

12/31/04

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

 


Market Price

 

$

2.79

 

$

2.90

 

 

(3.79

)%

$

3.00

 

$

2.47

 


















NAV

 

$

2.69

 

$

2.87

 

 

(6.27

)%

$

2.87

 

$

2.56

 


















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

Corporate Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Composition

 

June 30, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 


Media

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

 

14

%

 













Energy

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

9

 

 













Basic Materials

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

12

 

 













Telecommunications

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

5

 

 













Industrials

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

5

 

 













Consumer Products

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

20

 

 













Financial Institutions

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 













Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

 

 













Entertainment & Leisure

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

13

 

 













Health Care

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

6

 

 













Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

4

 

 













Building & Development

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Automotive

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

4

 

 













Transportation

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 













Technology

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Ecological Services & Equipment

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Conglomerates

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 













Corporate Credit Breakdown3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


BBB/Baa

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

 

%

 













Ba/BB

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

21

 

 













B/B

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

71

 

 













CCC/Caa

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

8

 

 













Not Rated

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

3

Using the higher of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 137.8% and 140.5% of net assets on June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004, respectively.

4


 

 

TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited)

 

JUNE 30, 2005

 

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

 


Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BPP

 


Initial Offering Date:

 

February 28, 2003

 


Closing Market Price as of 6/30/05:

 

 

$

24.80

 

 








Net Asset Value as of 6/30/05:

 

 

$

25.18

 

 








Yield on Closing Market Price as of 6/30/05 (24.80):1

 

 

 

8.06

%

 








Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

0.166667

 

 








Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

 

$

2.000004

 

 








 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price.

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

6/30/05

 

12/31/04

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

 


Market Price

 

$

24.80

 

$

25.39

 

 

(2.32

)%

$

25.99

 

$

22.49

 


















NAV

 

$

25.18

 

$

25.88

 

 

(2.70

)%

$

26.30

 

$

25.01

 


















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

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Composition

 

June 30, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 


Financial Institutions

 

 

 

73

%

 

 

 

71

%

 













Real Estate

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

12

 

 













Energy

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

7

 

 













Media

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 













Consumer Products

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 













Industrials

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 













Basic Materials

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Automotive

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Telecommunications

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 













Credit Breakdown3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Credit Rating

 

June 30, 2005

 

December 31, 2004

 


AAA/Aaa

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

1

%

 













AA/Aa

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

20

 

 













A

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

33

 

 













BBB/Baa

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

27

 

 













BB/Ba

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

10

 

 













B

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

9

 

 













Not Rated

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

3

Using the higher of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch rating.

5


 

 

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)

 

JUNE 30, 2005

 

BlackRock Advantage Term Trust (BAT)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—87.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

674

 

 

Ser. 2919, Class ZD, 4.50%, 1/15/20

 

$

674,060

 

 

 

 

 

1,471

 

 

Ser. 2930, Class ZD, 4.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,470,309

 

 

 

 

 

463

 

 

Ser. 2949, Class ZY, 5.50%, 3/15/35

 

 

462,175

 

 

 

 

 

95

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc., Ser. 43, Class E, 4/25/22

 

 

97,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities

 

 

2,704,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

152

2

 

Ser. 2752, Class SV, 9.69%, 9/15/33

 

 

151,812

 

 

 

 

 

373

2

 

Ser. 2791, Class SE, 14.32%, 5/15/34

 

 

372,948

 

 

 

 

 

221

2

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc., Ser. 190, Class S, 15.894%, 11/25/07

 

 

236,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities

 

 

760,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,000

 

 

Deutsche Mortgage Secs., Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser. 2, Class AIO, 3.50%, 2/25/06

 

 

85,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

77

2

 

Ser. 1543, Class VU, 11.41%, 4/15/23

 

 

8,594

 

 

 

 

 

51

 

 

Ser. 1588, Class PM, 6.50%, 9/15/22

 

 

634

 

 

 

 

 

3,204

 

 

Ser. 2543, Class IJ, 5.00%, 10/15/12

 

 

137,697

 

 

 

 

 

1,882

 

 

Ser. 2620, Class WI, 5.50%, 4/15/33

 

 

44,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

Ser. 188, Class VA, 6.50%, 3/25/13

 

 

332

 

 

 

 

 

174

 

 

Ser. 194, Class PV, 6.50%, 6/25/08

 

 

2,789

 

 

 

 

 

111

 

 

Ser. 223, Class PT, 6.50%, 10/25/23

 

 

9,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

288,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—2.2%

 

 

 

 

AAA

 

 

 

8

3

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Ser. 29, Class A, 11.50%, 5/23/17

 

 

8,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,444

3

 

Ser. 193, Class E, 8.50%, 9/25/23

 

 

1,189,321

 

 

 

 

 

1,149

3

 

Ser. 225, Class ME, 8.00%, 11/25/23

 

 

953,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

2,151,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—0.8%

 

 

 

 

AAA

 

 

 

754

4

 

New York City Mortgage Loan Trust, Multi-Family, Class A2, 6.75%, 6/25/11

 

 

775,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities—0.1%

 

 

 

 

NR

 

 

 

391

3,4,5,6

 

Global Rated Eligible Asset Trust, Ser. A, Class 1, 7.33%, 9/15/07

 

 

43,063

 

NR

 

 

 

839

3,5,6

 

Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust, Ser. 3, 8.724%, 4/15/06

 

 

92,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

135,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Residuals—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

2

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Ser. 1035, Class R, 4.88%, 1/15/21

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bonds—73.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,203

 

 

Aid to Israel, 8/15/05

 

 

6,178,238

 

 

 

 

 

11,026

7

 

Financing Corp. (FICO) Strips, 12/06/05

 

 

10,860,720

 

 

 

 

 

22,926

7

 

Resolution Funding Corp., 7/15/05

 

 

22,903,991

 

 

 

 

 

6,216

7

 

Tennessee Valley Authority, 11/01/05

 

 

6,152,970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Strips,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,000

 

 

8/15/05

 

 

17,930,970

 

 

 

 

 

8,000

 

 

11/15/05

 

 

7,902,632

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bonds

 

 

71,929,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

6


BlackRock Advantage Term Trust (BAT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—1.1%

 

 

 

 

BBB+

 

 

$

1,000

4

 

Israel Electric Corp., Ltd., 7.25%, 12/15/06 (Israel)

 

$

1,040,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—2.0%

 

 

 

 

AA+

 

 

 

950

 

 

Citigroup, Inc., 5.75%, 5/10/06

 

 

963,224

 

NR

 

 

 

1,035

4

 

Equitable Life Assurance Society, zero coupon, 12/01/05

 

 

1,018,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,982,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

 

 

3,022,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Securities—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

337

 

 

Small Business Investment Cos., Ser. P10A, Class 1, 6.12%, 2/01/08

 

 

348,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds—4.0%

 

 

 

 

AAA

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Alameda Cnty. California Pension Oblig., zero coupon, 12/01/05

 

 

985,860

 

AAA

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Alaska Energy Auth., zero coupon, 7/01/05

 

 

1,000,000

 

AAA

 

 

 

1,033

 

 

Kern Cnty. California Pension Oblig., zero coupon, 8/15/05

 

 

1,029,425

 

NR

 

 

 

1,034

 

 

Long Beach California Pension Oblig., zero coupon, 9/01/05

 

 

1,028,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

4,043,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $85,712,526)

 

 

86,160,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—44.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bonds—44.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,000

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 7/01/05-7/20/05

 

 

25,960,020

 

 

 

 

 

18,000

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. Discount Notes, 7/01/05

 

 

18,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $43,960,021)

 

 

43,960,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments—132.5% (cost $129,672,5478)

 

 

130,120,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(32.5)%

 

 

(31,926,487

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100%

 

$

98,194,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 


1

Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s ratings.

2

Security interest rate is as of June 30, 2005.

3

Interest rate shown is rate as of June 30, 2005 of the underlying collateral.

4

Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2005, the Trust held 2.9% of its net assets, with a current market value of $2,877,610, in securities restricted as to resale.

5

Security is fair valued.

6

Illiquid securities representing 0.14% of net assets.

7

Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements for details of open reverse repurchase agreements.

8

Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $129,732,387. The net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis is $388,133 consisting of $860,230 gross unrealized appreciation and $472,097 gross unrealized depreciation.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

7


 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
JUNE 30, 2005

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—155.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds—20.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive—0.3%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

$

125

 

 

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

 

$

122,188

 

BB+

 

 

 

475

 

 

ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12

 

 

496,375

 

B

 

 

 

30

 

 

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., 7.00%, 12/15/12

 

 

27,450

 

B2

 

 

 

525

2

 

Delco Remy Intl., Inc., 7.141%, 4/15/09

 

 

526,312

 

B

 

 

 

215

 

 

Delphi Corp., 6.50%, 5/01/09

 

 

178,450

 

B-

 

 

 

40

 

 

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

 

 

38,800

 

CCC+

 

 

 

150

3

 

Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13

 

 

122,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,511,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Materials—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc. (Canada)

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

6.91%, 6/15/11

 

 

992,500

 

BB-

 

 

 

90

 

 

8.375%, 4/01/15

 

 

91,912

 

B+

 

 

 

260

2,3

 

Boise Cascade LLC, 6.016%, 10/15/12

 

 

260,650

 

BB

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Bowater, Inc., 6.41%, 3/15/10

 

 

1,012,500

 

BB-

 

 

 

70

 

 

Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada)

 

 

71,050

 

Ba3

 

 

 

750

 

 

Hercules, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/29

 

 

727,500

 

BB

 

 

 

95

 

 

Intl. Steel Group, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

91,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lyondell Chemical Co.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

300

 

 

11.125%, 7/15/12

 

 

339,750

 

BB-

 

 

 

300

 

 

Ser. A, 9.625%, 5/01/07

 

 

320,250

 

B-

 

 

 

565

 

 

Nalco Co., 8.875%, 11/15/13

 

 

604,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NewPage Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

1,500

3

 

9.46%, 5/01/12

 

 

1,507,500

 

B3

 

 

 

70

3

 

10.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

70,525

 

B-

 

 

 

100

3

 

PQ Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

98,250

 

B-

 

 

 

750

 

 

Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12

 

 

630,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,818,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building & Development—0.3%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

1,000

2

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 6.84%, 10/01/10 (Canada)

 

 

995,000

 

B2

 

 

 

90

3

 

Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13

 

 

91,575

 

B-

 

 

 

240

3

 

Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12

 

 

222,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,308,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

45

 

 

ALH Finance LLC/ALH Finance Corp., 8.50%, 1/15/13

 

 

41,400

 

B3

 

 

 

1,050

3

 

Duane Reade, Inc., 7.91%, 12/15/10

 

 

1,039,500

 

B+

 

 

 

110

 

 

Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12

 

 

97,900

 

B

 

 

 

40

 

 

Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14

 

 

45,600

 

B-

 

 

 

400

 

 

Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

417,000

 

B-

 

 

 

180

2

 

Levi Strauss & Co., 7.73%, 4/01/12

 

 

170,550

 

B2

 

 

 

300

3

 

Movie Gallery, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

315,000

 

B-

 

 

 

365

3

 

Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/08

 

 

344,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,471,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—0.2%

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

750

 

 

Crown European Hldgs. SA, 10.875%, 3/01/13 (France)

 

 

885,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecological Services & Equipment—0.1%

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

625

 

 

Allied Waste NA, Ser. B, 5.75%, 2/15/11

 

 

584,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—8.3%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

750

3

 

AES Corp., 9.00%, 5/15/15

 

 

840,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

70

3

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France)

 

 

72,450

 

B

 

 

 

750

 

 

Compton Petroleum Corp., Ser. A, 9.90%, 5/15/09 (Canada)

 

 

787,500

 

B

 

 

 

750

 

 

El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 6/01/13

 

 

801,562

 

B1

 

 

 

750

 

 

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

 

 

787,500

 

BB-

 

 

 

14,430

 

 

Gazprom OAO, 9.625%, 3/01/13 (Russia)

 

 

17,662,320

 

B-

 

 

 

730

 

 

KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12

 

 

740,950

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

8


BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

$

60

3

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 9.00%, 5/15/10 (Canada)

 

$

60,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust,

 

 

 

 

Baa1

 

 

 

800

3

 

9.375%, 12/02/08

 

 

910,800

 

Baa1

 

 

 

12,700

2

 

Ser. 15, 4.941%, 10/15/09

 

 

13,347,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reliant Energy, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

250

 

 

6.75%, 12/15/14

 

 

245,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

750

 

 

9.25%, 7/15/10

 

 

811,875

 

BB-

 

 

 

300

 

 

Swift Energy Co., 7.625%, 7/15/11

 

 

309,750

 

B2

 

 

 

300

 

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

307,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,685,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment & Leisure—0.2%

 

 

 

 

BB

 

 

 

750

 

 

MGM Mirage, 5.875%, 2/27/14

 

 

727,500

 

B

 

 

 

25

 

 

Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

25,438

 

B+

 

 

 

70

3

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Cap. Corp., 6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

67,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

820,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—3.1%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

95

 

 

AES Ironwood LLC, 8.857%, 11/30/25

 

 

107,156

 

BB

 

 

 

140

3

 

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

 

 

137,900

 

BB

 

 

 

750

 

 

Crum & Forster Hldgs. Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13

 

 

813,750

 

BBB

 

 

 

60

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.25%, 10/25/11

 

 

58,075

 

Baa2

 

 

 

3,000

2

 

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 4.05%, 1/16/07

 

 

2,934,030

 

Baa2

 

 

 

8,455

3

 

Kazkommerts Intl. BV, 8.50%, 4/16/13 (Netherlands)

 

 

8,982,620

 

BBB

 

 

 

25

2

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.28%, 7/13/07

 

 

24,846

 

B+

 

 

 

750

3

 

Rainbow National Services LLC, 8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

813,750

 

B-

 

 

 

300

 

 

Universal City Florida Hldg. Co. I/II, 7.96%, 5/01/10

 

 

312,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,184,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care—0.5%

 

 

 

 

CCC+

 

 

 

10

 

 

Curative Health Services, Inc., 10.75%, 5/01/11

 

 

7,600

 

B-

 

 

 

750

 

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Cap. Corp., 8.75%, 6/15/14

 

 

813,750

 

B3

 

 

 

70

 

 

Insight Health Services Corp., Ser. B, 9.875%, 11/01/11

 

 

54,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

30

 

 

6.375%, 12/01/11

 

 

28,650

 

B

 

 

 

50

 

 

9.875%, 7/01/14

 

 

53,750

 

B-

 

 

 

830

 

 

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11

 

 

848,675

 

B2

 

 

 

450

 

 

US Oncology, Inc., 9.00%, 8/15/12

 

 

481,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,288,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials—0.7%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

400

 

 

Cenveo Corp., 7.875%, 12/01/13

 

 

383,000

 

B-

 

 

 

705

3

 

DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

652,125

 

B-

 

 

 

125

3

 

Hydrochem Industrial Services, 9.25%, 2/15/13

 

 

115,000

 

B-

 

 

 

555

3

 

Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15

 

 

525,863

 

B-

 

 

 

180

3

 

NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15

 

 

177,300

 

CCC+

 

 

 

325

3

 

Park-Ohio Inds., Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14

 

 

284,375

 

B3

 

 

 

210

3

 

Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13

 

 

215,250

 

B+

 

 

 

600

 

 

United Rentals NA, Inc., 7.00%, 2/15/14

 

 

573,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,925,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—0.6%

 

 

 

 

NR

 

 

 

250

 

 

Cablecom SCA, 4.898%, 4/15/12 (Luxembourg) (EUR)

 

 

299,685

 

CCC+

 

 

 

780

 

 

Charter Communications Hldgs. II LLC/Charter Communications Hldgs. II Cap. Corp., 10.25%, 9/15/10

 

 

789,750

 

BB-

 

 

 

350

3

 

Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise, 7.25%, 11/15/19

 

 

349,125

 

BB-

 

 

 

750

 

 

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

 

 

744,375

 

B-

 

 

 

70

3

 

Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14

 

 

64,838

 

B

 

 

 

485

 

 

Primedia, Inc., 7.625%, 4/01/08

 

 

490,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,738,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.4%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

6,350

4

 

Rouse Co., 5.375%, 11/26/13

 

 

6,220,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology—0.8%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

1,500

2

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 5.891%, 7/15/09

 

 

1,563,750

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

9


 

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

(000)

 

Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

Ba3

 

 

$

1,875

3

 

MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Co., 6.66%, 12/15/11 (Luxembourg)

 

$

1,865,625

 

B

 

 

 

140

 

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc., 9.00%, 4/15/12

 

 

139,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,568,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—2.0%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

810

 

 

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

 

 

852,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

 

325

3

 

7.96%, 11/01/11

 

 

338,000

 

B2

 

 

 

350

3

 

8.375%, 11/01/11

 

 

367,500

 

B-

 

 

 

115

3

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 8.914%, 5/01/13

 

 

118,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Ltd. (Bermuda)

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

75

 

 

5.25%, 11/01/08

 

 

70,031

 

B+

 

 

 

485

2,3

 

7.805%, 11/15/12

 

 

493,488

 

B+

 

 

 

50

3

 

8.25%, 1/15/13

 

 

51,625

 

B+

 

 

 

200

3

 

8.625%, 1/15/15

 

 

210,500

 

B+

 

 

 

2,350

 

 

Qwest Communications Intl., Inc., 7.268%, 12/15/09

 

 

2,303,000

 

BB

 

 

 

2,500

3

 

Qwest Corp., 6.671%, 6/15/13

 

 

2,550,000

 

B+

 

 

 

945

 

 

Qwest Services Corp., 13.50%, 12/15/10

 

 

1,091,475

 

BB

 

 

 

400

 

 

Rogers Wireless Communications, Inc., 6.535%, 6/15/13 (Canada)

 

 

418,000

 

CCC

 

 

 

385

 

 

Rural Cellular Corp., 9.875%, 2/01/10

 

 

397,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,261,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation—0.3%

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

400

3

 

Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12

 

 

417,000

 

B+

 

 

 

750

 

 

OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 (Marshall Island)

 

 

750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,167,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

 

 

94,441,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Loans—100.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,970

 

 

CACI Intl., Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.50%, 2/04/07

 

 

2,995,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camp Acquisition Co., Term Loan A,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

984

 

 

PRIME + 2.00%, 8/30/11

 

 

983,871

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

LIBOR + 3.25%, 8/30/11

 

 

8,064

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Dyncorp International LLC, Loan Term B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/31/11

 

 

1,007,917

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

MRO Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.25%, 9/15/11

 

 

2,035,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,492

 

 

Standard Aero, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/18/12

 

 

2,523,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,554,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/01/10

 

 

498,928

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

LIBOR + 3.50%, 4/01/11

 

 

978,214

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

 

Hilite Intl., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.00%, 4/15/10

 

 

988,356

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Metaldyne Co. LLC, Term Loan D, LIBOR + 4.50%, 12/31/09

 

 

956,667

 

 

 

 

 

1,750

 

 

Polar Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR, 5/30/10

 

 

1,767,500

 

 

 

 

 

1,861

 

 

Progressive Moulded Products, Ltd., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/30/11

 

 

1,704,908

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

TI Group Automotive Systems NA, Term Loan C, LIBOR + 3.25%, 6/30/11

 

 

2,921,250

 

 

 

 

 

496

 

 

TRW Automotive Acquisitions Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 6/30/12

 

 

497,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan E, LIBOR + 1.50%, 10/31/10

 

 

2,496,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,809,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Materials—11.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,978

 

 

Appleton Papers, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/30/10

 

 

3,001,692

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Berry Plastics Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 7/22/10

 

 

1,014,750

 

 

 

 

 

2,520

 

 

Boise Cascade LLC, Term Loan D, LIBOR + 1.75%, 10/31/11

 

 

2,550,099

 

 

 

 

 

798

 

 

Buckeye Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/15/10

 

 

808,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Celanese, Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

383

 

 

0.75%, 4/06/11

 

 

385,769

 

 

 

 

 

3,606

 

 

LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/03/11

 

 

3,653,238

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Cognis Deutschland, Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.75%, 11/15/13

 

 

2,030,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,638

 

 

Foundation Coal Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/30/11

 

 

1,656,729

 

 

 

 

 

992

 

 

Hercules, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/07/10

 

 

1,000,898

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

10


 

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

(000)

 

Description

 

Value

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Materials—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,488

 

 

Huntsman Intl., LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/10

 

$

2,493,858

 

 

 

 

 

5,115

 

 

Huntsman LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 3/30/10

 

 

5,129,774

 

 

 

 

 

3,900

 

 

Innophos, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 8/15/10

 

 

3,921,213

 

 

 

 

 

2,012

 

 

Intermet Corp., PRIME + 3.25%, 3/31/09

 

 

1,935,213

 

 

 

 

 

4,824

 

 

Invista, New Term B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/30/11

 

 

4,890,449

 

 

 

 

 

1,050

 

 

Koch Cellulose, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/01/11

 

 

1,058,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraton Polymers, LLC, Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

221

 

 

LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/15/10

 

 

224,024

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

PRIME + 1.50%, 12/15/10

 

 

569

 

 

 

 

 

5,831

 

 

Nalco Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/04/10

 

 

5,917,269

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

PQ Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/28/12

 

 

503,750

 

 

 

 

 

963

 

 

Professional Paint, Inc., Term Loan, PRIME + 3.25%, 9/30/11

 

 

972,125

 

 

 

 

 

6,500

 

 

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., Term Loan D, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/15/12

 

 

6,582,602

 

 

 

 

 

1,980

 

 

Supresta LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 7/16/11

 

 

1,994,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,725,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building & Development—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atrium Companies, Inc., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

 

LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/30/11

 

 

229,637

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/30/11

 

 

8,261

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

Custom Building Products, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.00%, 4/30/12

 

 

1,485,000

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Euramax International, Inc., Term Loan, TBD, 7/15/13

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Juno Lighting, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.50%, 5/10/11

 

 

2,015,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Landsource Communities Development, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/31/10

 

 

2,003,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc., Term Loan B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

988

 

 

LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/24/11

 

 

991,820

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

PRIME + 1.25%, 8/24/11

 

 

5,022

 

 

 

 

 

2,390

 

 

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., USD Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/12/11

 

 

2,389,613

 

 

 

 

 

1,247

 

 

Walnut Investment Co. LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/30/12

 

 

1,253,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,880,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business Equipment & Services—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

 

Latham Intl. Ltd., Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.00%, 12/31/10

 

 

997,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conglomerates—3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantis Plastics, Inc., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

 

LIBOR + 2.75%, 9/30/11

 

 

1,006,228

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

LIBOR + 7.25%, 9/30/11

 

 

1,002,500

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

PRIME + 0.75%, 9/30/11

 

 

2,522

 

 

 

 

 

1,850

 

 

Fidelity National Information Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 3/30/13

 

 

1,841,329

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Gentek, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.75%, 3/15/12

 

 

462,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honeywell Security Group, Term Loan B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,465

 

 

LIBOR + 4.00%, 6/28/10

 

 

3,486,656

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

PRIME + 3.00%, 6/28/10

 

 

8,805

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

IAP Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 3/31/11

 

 

501,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invensys Intl. Holdings Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR, 3/05/09

 

 

1,940,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.75%, 11/30/09

 

 

2,035,000

 

 

 

 

 

977

 

 

Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 3.50%, 8/30/09

 

 

991,232

 

 

 

 

 

494

 

 

NDC Health Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/04/08

 

 

499,335

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Penn Engineering & Manufacturing, Term Loan, LIBOR, 4/30/11

 

 

502,500

 

 

 

 

 

2,571

 

 

Polypore, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/15/11

 

 

2,579,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rexnord Corp., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

737

 

 

LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/31/09

 

 

742,445

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

PRIME + 1.00%, 10/31/09

 

 

12,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,615,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—16.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

24 Hour Fitness Worlwide, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR, 6/30/12

 

 

1,013,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adams Outdoor Advertising, L.P., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

499

 

 

LIBOR + 2.00%, 10/15/12

 

 

504,569

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

PRIME + 0.75%, 10/15/12

 

 

1,265

 

 

 

 

 

1,995

 

 

Alliance One International, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 5/13/10

 

 

2,027,419

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

11


 

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkline/BenchCraft Holdings, LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,000

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 8.00%, 4/30/12

 

$

2,020,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,975

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 10/31/11

 

 

1,979,937

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

 

Carrols Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/10

 

 

1,004,121

 

 

 

 

 

746

 

 

Central Garden Pet, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/30/09

 

 

753,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chiquita Brands International,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

505,625

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%, 7/15/13

 

 

505,625

 

 

 

 

 

1,470

 

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/31/11

 

 

1,482,066

 

 

 

 

 

1,384

 

 

CKE Restaurants, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 5/17/09

 

 

1,397,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,860

 

 

LIBOR + 3.00%, 7/30/09

 

 

1,880,739

 

 

 

 

 

107

 

 

PRIME + 2.00%, 7/30/09

 

 

108,056

 

 

 

 

 

1,191

 

 

Constellation Brands, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/11

 

 

1,201,113

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

Culligan International Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 10/15/11

 

 

757,187

 

 

 

 

 

2,486

 

 

Delaware Laboratories, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/30/11

 

 

2,490,915

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

Denny’s Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.13%, 8/25/10

 

 

3,605,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,985

 

 

Desa International, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.00%, 12/30/11

 

 

2,865,600

 

 

 

 

 

993

 

 

Doane Pet Care Co., Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.00%, 11/15/09

 

 

1,009,869

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Fender Musical Instruments Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.50%, 9/30/12

 

 

506,250

 

 

 

 

 

410

 

 

Herbalife Intl., Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/10

 

 

410,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,669

 

 

Jarden Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/15/12

 

 

1,683,129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knoll, Inc., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,670

 

 

LIBOR + 3.00%, 10/15/11

 

 

1,693,559

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

PRIME + 2.00%, 10/15/11

 

 

23,853

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

 

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/10

 

 

1,004,328

 

 

 

 

 

734

 

 

Language Line, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.25%, 6/14/11

 

 

741,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maidenform, Inc., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

264

 

 

LIBOR + 2.75%, 5/14/10

 

 

264,172

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

PRIME + 1.75%, 5/14/10

 

 

3,383

 

 

 

 

 

590

 

 

PRIME + 6.50%, 5/11/11

 

 

595,900

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Mapco Express, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 5/15/11

 

 

1,012,500

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

Movie Gallery, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/30/11

 

 

3,535,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,929

 

 

National Bedding Co., LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/25/08

 

 

2,964,224

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

NewPage Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/30/12

 

 

3,030,000

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

Olympus Cable Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, PRIME + 1.25%, 9/30/10

 

 

3,455,623

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

 

Oreck Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/31/12

 

 

999,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oriental Trading Co., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,231

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.75%, 12/02/10

 

 

1,488,750

 

 

 

 

 

403

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/06/10

 

 

1,137,852

 

 

 

 

 

3,473

 

 

OSI Group LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 9/15/11

 

 

3,499,992

 

 

 

 

 

2,583

 

 

Pierre Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 7/15/10

 

 

2,613,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,970

 

 

LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/07/11

 

 

1,988,059

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

PRIME + 1.25%, 4/07/11

 

 

10,092

 

 

 

 

 

975

 

 

Propex Fabrics, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/10

 

 

976,219

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R.H. Donnelley, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

601

 

 

Term Loan A3, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/30/11

 

 

606,557

 

 

 

 

 

2,124

 

 

Term Loan D, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/11

 

 

2,142,942

 

 

 

 

 

2,978

 

 

Rite Aid Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 9/15/09

 

 

2,989,907

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/31/12

 

 

1,007,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travel Centers of America, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Term Loan, TBD, 6/30/11

 

 

503,750

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/30/11

 

 

1,007,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Subcontractors, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,980

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 4/21/11

 

 

3,980,000

 

 

 

 

 

490

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 7.00%, 10/21/11

 

 

499,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73,490,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

12


 

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 











 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FlexSol Packaging Corp., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

358

 

 

LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/30/11

 

$

357,464

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

LIBOR + 7.00%, 11/30/12

 

 

970,000

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

PRIME + 1.75%, 11/30/11

 

 

4,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graham Packaging Co., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,468

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 10/01/11

 

 

6,552,386

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 4.25%, 4/01/12

 

 

2,053,334

 

 

 

 

 

3,576

 

 

Graphic Packaging Intl., Inc., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/08/10

 

 

3,627,120

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

 

Smurfit Stone Container Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/01/11

 

 

1,010,218

 

 

 

 

 

2,970

 

 

Solo Cup Co., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/27/11

 

 

2,992,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,568,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecological Services & Equipment—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,957

 

 

Allied Waste NA, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 3/31/12

 

 

1,960,113

 

 

 

 

 

3,775

 

 

Envirosolutions, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.50%, 2/28/09

 

 

3,765,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,725,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

AES Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/30/08

 

 

1,511,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belden & Blake Corp., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,231

 

 

LIBOR + 2.75%, 7/15/11

 

 

1,230,587

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

PRIME + 1.75%, 7/15/11

 

 

3,456

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Cellnet Technology, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/30/12

 

 

995,000

 

 

 

 

 

933

 

 

Cogentrix Delaware Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/30/12

 

 

938,304

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Coleto Creek Power, Term Loan C1, LIBOR + 2.00%, 8/05/12

 

 

509,062

 

 

 

 

 

1,980

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR, 5/10/10

 

 

1,987,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.77%, 11/30/09

 

 

754,219

 

 

 

 

 

1,235

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/30/09

 

 

1,241,947

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Energy Transfer Co., Term Loan, TBD, 6/30/08

 

 

503,334

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Kerr-McGee Corp., Loan Term B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 4/19/11

 

 

1,014,722

 

 

 

 

 

498

 

 

Mainline LP, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.38%, 12/31/11

 

 

498,194

 

 

 

 

 

5,485

 

 

Reliant Energy, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.38%, 4/30/10

 

 

5,532,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semgroup LP, Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,524

 

 

LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/28/11

 

 

2,541,120

 

 

 

 

 

700

 

 

PRIME + 1.00%, 2/28/11

 

 

704,813

 

 

 

 

 

1,996

 

 

Texas Genco LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/15/11

 

 

2,023,080

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Trout Coal Holdings LLC, Loan Term, LIBOR + 5.00%, 3/31/12

 

 

499,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,489,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment & Leisure—7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Blockbuster Entertainment Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 8/20/11

 

 

993,125

 

 

 

 

 

1,980

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/14/11

 

 

1,988,415

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Country Road, Term Loan, TBD, 6/30/13

 

 

505,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,900

 

 

Greektown Casino, LLC, Term Loan D, LIBOR + 3.50%, 12/31/05

 

 

1,908,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hollywood Theaters, Inc., Term Loan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,737

 

 

LIBOR + 3.25%, 8/01/09

 

 

1,754,244

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

LIBOR + 7.00%, 1/21/10

 

 

2,518,750

 

 

 

 

 

2,993

 

 

Kerasotes Theatres, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/31/07-11/01/11

 

 

3,033,647

 

 

 

 

 

4,924

 

 

Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/15/11

 

 

4,935,293

 

 

 

 

 

998

 

 

Marina District Finance Co., Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 10/15/11

 

 

1,002,072

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

MGM Studios, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/15/12

 

 

5,014,375

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Penn National Gaming, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 5/31/12

 

 

1,013,393

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

 

Universal City Development Partners, Ltd., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/30/12

 

 

1,003,291

 

 

 

 

 

1,244

 

 

Venetian Casino Resorts LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/15/11

 

 

1,254,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wyndham Intl., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 5/15/11

 

 

86,422

 

 

 

 

 

914

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 5/15/11

 

 

917,448

 

 

 

 

 

417

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 8.00%, 11/15/11

 

 

435,938

 

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Cap. Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.13%, 12/31/11

 

 

4,023,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,388,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

13


 

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 











 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,608

 

 

Global Cash Access, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 3/15/10

 

$

1,628,395

 

 

 

 

 

1,610

 

 

Refco Finance Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/30/11

 

 

1,613,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Titan Corp., Term Loan B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,971

 

 

LIBOR + 2.50%, 4/24/09

 

 

2,987,287

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

PRIME + 1.25%, 4/24/09

 

 

5,880

 

 

 

 

 

499

 

 

USI Holdings Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 7/30/08

 

 

499,666

 

 

 

 

 

3,880

 

 

Visant Holding Corp., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/15/11

 

 

3,931,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,666,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care—10.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,545

 

 

Accredo Health, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/05/11

 

 

5,544,628

 

 

 

 

 

1,243

 

 

Advanced Medical Optics, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/30/07

 

 

1,255,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arizant, Inc., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,925

 

 

LIBOR + 3.75%, 8/15/10

 

 

3,939,719

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

PRIME, 8/15/10

 

 

25,094

 

 

 

 

 

5,418

 

 

Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/15/11

 

 

5,470,813

 

 

 

 

 

4,458

 

 

Concentra Operating Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 6/30/10

 

 

4,491,071

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

Cooper Companies, Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/15/11

 

 

755,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Davita Corp., Inc., Term Loan, TBD, 6/30/12

 

 

1,012,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthSouth Corp., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

10.38%, 1/15/11

 

 

2,105,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/31/10

 

 

1,516,407

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

LIBOR + 5.00%, 3/21/10

 

 

2,020,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,970

 

 

IASIS Healthcare Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/30/11

 

 

3,001,292

 

 

 

 

 

2,729

 

 

Jean Coutu Group, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/30/11

 

 

2,766,904

 

 

 

 

 

689

 

 

Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Term Loan B2, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/05/10

 

 

695,174

 

 

 

 

 

516

 

 

Medco Health Solutions, Term Loan A, LIBOR + 1.25%, 3/13/08

 

 

516,671

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

 

Pacificare Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.50%, 12/15/10

 

 

997,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Medial Corp., Term Loan B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

997

 

 

LIBOR + 1.75%, 2/28/12

 

 

997,619

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

PRIME + 0.75%, 2/28/12

 

 

949

 

 

 

 

 

3,045

 

 

US Oncology, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 6/30/11

 

 

3,081,514

 

 

 

 

 

2,088

 

 

Vanguard Health Systems, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 9/30/11

 

 

2,117,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warner Chilcott,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

529

 

 

Term Loan, 1.38%, 1/18/11

 

 

529,613

 

 

 

 

 

2,178

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/18/11

 

 

2,180,905

 

 

 

 

 

878

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/18/11

 

 

878,798

 

 

 

 

 

406

 

 

Term Loan D, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/18/11

 

 

406,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,306,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

540

 

 

Alderwoods Group, Inc., Term Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.00%, 9/29/09

 

 

546,350

 

 

 

 

 

411

 

 

Hexcel Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 2/28/12

 

 

414,194

 

 

 

 

 

935

 

 

Novelis, Inc., Term B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/30/11

 

 

943,962

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 7.25%, 11/01/11

 

 

1,900,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,844

 

 

Worldspan, LP, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 6/30/07

 

 

1,798,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,602,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—17.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc., Term Loan B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,993

 

 

LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/30/11

 

 

2,013,670

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

PRIME + 0.75%, 11/30/11

 

 

2,527

 

 

 

 

 

1,750

 

 

American Lawyers Media, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/15/10

 

 

1,750,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,985

 

 

Bragg Communication, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 9/15/11

 

 

2,004,850

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Bresnan Communications LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.50%, 9/30/10

 

 

1,011,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Century TCI California LP, Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

PRIME + 0.75%, 12/31/07

 

 

1,984,376

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

TBD, 12/31/09

 

 

9,878,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,995

 

 

Term Loan A, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/27/10

 

 

5,952,178

 

 

 

 

 

1,985

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 4/30/11

 

 

1,970,821

 

 

 

 

 

3,661

 

 

Dex Media East, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/08

 

 

3,689,497

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

14


 

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,749

 

 

Dex Media West, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 9/01/09

 

$

1,761,308

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

DirecTV Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 3/06/10

 

 

2,005,834

 

 

 

 

 

1,990

 

 

Emmis Operating Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

2,004,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,455

 

 

Term Loan A, LIBOR + 1.50%, 6/30/09

 

 

4,451,076

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/06/10

 

 

1,004,166

 

 

 

 

 

3,474

 

 

Media News, Term Loan C, LIBOR + 1.50%, 8/25/10

 

 

3,480,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mediacom Communications Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,161

 

 

Term Loan A, LIBOR + 1.25%, 3/31/10

 

 

2,135,759

 

 

 

 

 

995

 

 

Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.00%, 9/30/10

 

 

1,000,804

 

 

 

 

 

1,993

 

 

Mediacom Illinois LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 3/31/13

 

 

2,010,869

 

 

 

 

 

1,946

 

 

Mission Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/14/12

 

 

1,953,213

 

 

 

 

 

695

 

 

NEP Supershooters LP, Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.00%, 2/01/11

 

 

705,171

 

 

 

 

 

487

 

 

New Skies Satellites, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/12/11

 

 

492,962

 

 

 

 

 

2,054

 

 

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/14/12

 

 

2,061,787

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

NTL Investment Holding Ltd., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/13/12

 

 

5,014,585

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

Raycom Media, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/01/12

 

 

2,512,500

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

San Pascuale Band of Indians, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/31/08

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transwestern Publishing Co., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

LIBOR + 2.25%, 2/25/11

 

 

1,503,282

 

 

 

 

 

980

 

 

LIBOR + 4.50%, 2/25/12

 

 

988,514

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

UPC Distribution Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 10/30/12

 

 

998,472

 

 

 

 

 

3,966

 

 

Warner Music Group, Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/08/11

 

 

3,988,078

 

 

 

 

 

4,977

 

 

Western Wireless Corp., Term Loan A, LIBOR + 2.25%, 5/28/10

 

 

4,982,856

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Young Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/01/12

 

 

504,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

77,068,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publishing—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

Endurance Business Media, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 3/15/12

 

 

759,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Associated Materials, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/19/09

 

 

1,005,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Growth Properties,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

Term Loan, TBD, 11/12/08

 

 

3,524,231

 

 

 

 

 

984

 

 

Term Loan A, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/12/07

 

 

988,607

 

 

 

 

 

3,492

 

 

Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/12/08

 

 

3,516,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headwaters, Inc., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

333

 

 

LIBOR + 5.50%, 4/30/11

 

 

341,666

 

 

 

 

 

2,767

 

 

PRIME + 1.25%, 4/30/11

 

 

2,786,300

 

 

 

 

 

913

 

 

Lake Las Vegas Resort, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 10/13/09

 

 

922,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macerich Partnership, L.P., Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

LIBOR + 1.50%, 3/31/09

 

 

997,500

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

LIBOR + 1.60%, 3/31/06

 

 

998,750

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Masonite Intl., Term Loan, TBD, 3/31/13

 

 

498,889

 

 

 

 

 

487

 

 

Stewart Enterprises, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/30/11

 

 

489,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,069,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,916

 

 

Directed Electronics, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 3/15/10

 

 

2,944,733

 

 

 

 

 

499

 

 

Federal IT Systems, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/30/11

 

 

501,867

 

 

 

 

 

2,751

 

 

Knowles Electronics, Inc., Term Loan B2, LIBOR + 5.00%, 6/29/07

 

 

2,762,912

 

 

 

 

 

2,483

 

 

UGS PLM, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 5/30/11

 

 

2,504,222

 

 

 

 

 

2,976

 

 

Verifone, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/30/11

 

 

2,989,225

 

 

 

 

 

1,471

 

 

Westcom Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/31/10

 

 

1,477,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,180,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/31/12

 

 

1,006,500

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/30/11

 

 

2,010,000

 

 

 

 

 

4,707

 

 

Centennial Cellular Operating Co., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 2/09/11

 

 

4,771,445

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Fairpont Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/15/12

 

 

1,009,750

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

Freedom Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 5/01/13

 

 

2,503,750

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

15


 

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

998

 

 

Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., Loan Term, LIBOR + 1.75%, 7/31/11

 

$

1,004,732

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/30/11

 

 

2,016,250

 

 

 

 

 

748

 

 

Ntelos, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/24/10

 

 

745,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PanAmSat Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,248

 

 

Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/20/09

 

 

1,258,882

 

 

 

 

 

1,985

 

 

Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.25%, 7/16/11

 

 

2,014,053

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Qwest Corp., Term Loan A, LIBOR + 4.75%, 6/30/07

 

 

2,059,062

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Satbirds Finance, Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.25%, 10/15/13

 

 

2,383,358

 

 

 

 

 

4,489

 

 

Triton PCS, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/15/09

 

 

4,494,361

 

 

 

 

 

1,960

 

 

Valor Telecommunications, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/28/12

 

 

1,982,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,259,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

Sirva Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/09

 

 

466,666

 

 

 

 

 

1,033

 

 

Transport Industries, LP, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.00%, 6/14/10

 

 

1,036,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,503,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans

 

 

455,661,777

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds—34.1%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

4,790

 

 

Argentina Republic, 3.01%, 8/03/12

 

 

4,332,555

 

B

 

 

 

7,261

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 4.563%, 12/18/07

 

 

7,243,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federative Republic of Brazil,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

10,133

 

 

zero coupon, 4/15/14

 

 

10,378,931

 

BB-

 

 

 

11,530

 

 

4.313%, 4/15/09

 

 

11,232,349

 

BB-

 

 

 

9,435

5

 

9.23%, 9/29/09

 

 

10,944,600

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,840

 

 

    Ser. B, 10.00%, 8/07/11,

 

 

2,097,600

 

B+

 

 

 

1,600

 

 

Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 6.75%, 2/19/09

 

 

1,617,339

 

NR

 

 

 

5,689

 

 

Kingdom of Morocco, zero coupon, 1/05/09

 

 

5,617,776

 

A-

 

 

 

800

4

 

Malaysia, 8.75%, 6/01/09

 

 

924,952

 

BB

 

 

 

900

 

 

Philippines Republic, 8.875%, 4/15/08

 

 

978,750

 

BBB-

 

 

 

8,071

 

 

Republic of Bulgaria, 3.75%, 7/28/12

 

 

8,078,693

 

A

 

 

 

2,400

4

 

Republic of Chile, 6.875%, 4/28/09

 

 

2,622,960

 

BB+

 

 

 

10,063

 

 

Republic of Colombia, 9.75%, 4/09/11

 

 

11,502,288

 

Ba1

 

 

 

3,200

 

 

Republic of Costa Rica, 9.335%, 5/15/09

 

 

3,584,000

 

BB+

 

 

 

800

 

 

Republic of El Salvador, 9.50%, 8/15/06

 

 

845,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama,

 

 

 

 

Ba1

 

 

 

12,714

 

 

3.75%, 7/17/16

 

 

12,173,916

 

BB+

 

 

 

840

 

 

8.25%, 4/22/08

 

 

913,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru,

 

 

 

 

BB

 

 

 

5,544

 

 

5.00%, 3/07/17

 

 

5,239,080

 

BB

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

9.125%, 1/15/08

 

 

2,640,000

 

Baa1

 

 

 

2,400

4

 

Republic of South Africa, 7.375%, 4/25/12

 

 

2,749,440

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

Republic of the Philippines, 8.875%, 4/15/08

 

 

1,633,353

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

Republic of Turkey, 12.00%, 12/15/08

 

 

2,880,000

 

B

 

 

 

4,428

 

 

Republic of Venezuela, 4.313%, 3/07/17

 

 

4,408,733

 

BBB-

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

Russian Federation, 10.00%, 6/26/07

 

 

4,403,200

 

Baa2

 

 

 

2,000

2

 

Sberbank of Russia, 4.92%, 10/24/06

 

 

2,021,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ukraine,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

8,100

2,3

 

6.365%, 8/05/09

 

 

8,701,020

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,800

3

 

6.875%, 3/04/11

 

 

2,944,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States,

 

 

 

 

Baa1

 

 

 

4,800

2,4

 

3.84%, 1/13/09

 

 

4,864,800

 

Baal

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

8.00%, 12/24/08

 

 

5,373,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela Republic,

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

4,000

2

 

4.15%, 4/20/11

 

 

3,660,000

 

B+

 

 

 

4,800

 

 

9.125%, 6/18/07

 

 

5,064,000

 

B

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

11.00%, 3/05/08

 

 

2,797,064

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

 

 

154,469,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $698,112,789)

 

 

704,572,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

16


 

 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bonds—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,500

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 7/01/05

 

$

4,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

German Treasury Bill, 2.027%, 7/13/05

 

 

6,050,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $11,183,111)

 

 

10,550,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments—157.8% (cost $709,295,9005)

 

$

715,122,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(4.1)%

 

 

(18,457,080

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares at redemption value, including dividends payable—(53.7)%

 

 

(243,517,734

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100%

 

$

453,147,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 

1

Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.

2

Security interest rate is as of June 30, 2005.

3

Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2005, the Trust held 8.0% of its net assets, with a current market value of $36,399,129, in securities restricted as to resale.

4

Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements for details of open reverse repurchase agreements.

5

Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $709,405,069. The net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis is $5,717,718 consisting of $9,164,858 gross unrealized appreciation and $3,447,140 gross unrealized depreciation.

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

 


KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

 

EUR – European Monetary Unit

See Notes to Financial Statements.

17


 

 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)

 

JUNE 30, 2005

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—139.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds—137.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—4.4%

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

$

 

250

 

 

AAR Corp., 6.88%, 12/15/07

 

$

256,250

 

B

 

 

 

80

 

 

Argo-Tech Corp., 9.25%, 6/01/11

 

 

86,900

 

B+

 

 

 

80

 

 

Armor Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13

 

 

86,200

 

BB

 

 

 

1,750

 

 

Availl, Inc., 7.63%, 7/01/11

 

 

1,846,250

 

B-

 

 

 

1,940

 

 

BE Aerospace, Inc., 8.88%, 5/01/11

 

 

2,022,450

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

Sequa Corp., Ser. B, 8.88%, 4/01/08

 

 

1,612,500

 

B

 

 

 

500

 

 

Titan Corp., 8.00%, 5/15/11

 

 

535,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,445,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive—3.5%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

225

 

 

ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12

 

 

235,125

 

B

 

 

 

170

 

 

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., 7.00%, 12/15/12

 

 

155,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delco Remy Intl., Inc.,

 

 

 

 

CCC+

 

 

 

500

 

 

9.38%, 4/15/12

 

 

400,000

 

CCC+

 

 

 

500

 

 

11.00%, 5/01/09

 

 

460,000

 

B

 

 

 

260

 

 

Delphi Corp., 6.50%, 5/01/09

 

 

215,800

 

B-

 

 

 

215

 

 

Dura Operating Corp., Ser. B, 8.63%, 4/15/12

 

 

194,575

 

B-

 

 

 

1,750

 

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.86%, 8/15/11

 

 

1,697,500

 

CCC+

 

 

 

880

2,3

 

Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13

 

 

717,200

 

B-

 

 

 

200

 

 

Stanadyne Corp., 10.00%, 8/15/14

 

 

187,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

800

 

 

TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.38%, 2/15/13

 

 

886,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,148,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Materials—16.9%

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

510

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 8.38%, 4/01/15 (Canada)

 

 

520,837

 

B3

 

 

 

1,200

2

 

Alpha Natural Resources LLC/Alpha Natural Resources Capital Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,320,000

 

B-

 

 

 

2,030

 

 

Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.88%, 4/01/11

 

 

2,050,300

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,010

 

 

Del Monte Corp., 8.63%, 12/15/12

 

 

1,111,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

390

 

 

Donohue Forest Products, 7.63%, 5/15/07 (Canada)

 

 

395,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equistar Chemicals LP/Equistar Funding Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,780

 

 

10.13%, 9/01/08

 

 

3,009,350

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

10.63%, 5/01/11

 

 

1,387,500

 

BB+

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/14-1/15/24

 

 

2,258,750

 

B

 

 

 

500

2

 

Huntsman Intl. LLC, 7.38%, 1/01/15

 

 

493,750

 

BB-

 

 

 

1,450

 

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.63%, 10/15/10

 

 

1,700,125

 

BB

 

 

 

200

 

 

IMC Global, Inc., Ser. B, 10.88%, 6/01/08

 

 

224,750

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,670

2

 

Innophos, Inc., 8.88%, 8/15/14

 

 

1,703,400

 

BBB+

 

 

 

165

 

 

Ispat Inland ULC, 9.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada)

 

 

191,813

 

B

 

 

 

500

 

 

Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., 9.63%, 7/01/10

 

 

542,500

 

BB-

 

 

 

790

 

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., 10.50%, 6/01/13

 

 

904,550

 

B-

 

 

 

715

 

 

Nalco Co., 8.88%, 11/15/13

 

 

765,050

 

BB-

 

 

 

225

 

 

Norske Skog Ltd., 7.38%, 3/01/14 (Canada)

 

 

220,500

 

B-

 

 

 

485

2

 

PQ Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

476,513

 

B-

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Resolution Performance Products, Inc., 13.50%, 11/15/10

 

 

1,075,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhodia SA (France)

 

 

 

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,915

 

 

8.88%, 6/01/11

 

 

1,838,400

 

B3

 

 

 

175

 

 

10.25%, 6/01/10

 

 

187,687

 

B-

 

 

 

2,730

 

 

Trimas Corp., 9.88%, 6/15/12

 

 

2,293,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,670,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building & Development—3.8%

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

 

540

2

 

Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13 .

 

 

549,450

 

B-

 

 

 

3,000

2

 

Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/12

 

 

2,775,000

 

Ba2

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

1,040,000

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,375

 

 

Nortek, Inc., 8.50%, 9/01/14

 

 

1,271,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,636,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

18


BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

Description

 

 

Value

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conglomerates—0.9%

 

 

 

 

B

 

$

1,300

 

 

 

JSG Funding PLC, 9.63%, 10/01/12 (Ireland)

 

$

1,293,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—11.4%

 

 

 

 

CCC

 

 

140

 

 

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/12

 

 

113,400

 

B

 

 

880

 

 

 

Celestica, Inc., 7.63%, 7/01/13 (Canada)

 

 

884,400

 

B+

 

 

550

 

 

 

Cenveo Corp., 9.63%, 3/15/12

 

 

596,750

 

B2

 

 

650

 

 

 

Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/14

 

 

677,625

 

B+

 

 

1,035

 

 

 

Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.38%, 6/01/12

 

 

921,150

 

B-

 

 

486

 

 

 

FTD, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/14

 

 

473,850

 

B

 

 

678

 

 

 

Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14

 

 

772,920

 

B-

 

 

500

 

 

 

Jarden Corp., 9.75%, 5/01/12

 

 

526,875

 

B

 

 

1,000

3

 

 

Johnsondiversey Holdings, Inc., zero coupon, 5/15/13

 

 

711,250

 

B-

 

 

2,425

 

 

 

Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

2,528,062

 

B-

 

 

810

3

 

 

Levi Strauss & Co., 7.73%, 4/01/12

 

 

767,475

 

B2

 

 

1,640

2

 

 

Movie Gallery, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

1,722,000

 

B3

 

 

1,000

2

 

 

NewPage Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

1,007,500

 

B

 

 

500

 

 

 

Playtex Products, Inc., 8.00%, 3/01/11

 

 

534,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rite Aid Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

750

 

 

 

4.75%, 12/01/06

 

 

738,750

 

B-

 

 

715

2,3

 

 

6.13%, 12/15/18

 

 

675,675

 

B+

 

 

250

 

 

 

8.13%, 5/01/10

 

 

257,188

 

B2

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

Saks, Inc., 7.38%, 2/15/19

 

 

2,000,000

 

B-

 

 

250

 

 

 

Simmons Bedding Co., 7.88%, 1/15/14

 

 

215,000

 

B

 

 

500

 

 

 

Swift & Co., 12.50%, 1/01/10

 

 

558,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,682,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—6.2%

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

1,425

 

 

 

Crown Cork & Seal, Inc., 8.00%, 4/15/23

 

 

1,382,250

 

B+

 

 

1,430

 

 

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 9.50%, 3/01/11 (France)

 

 

1,583,725

 

B-

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

Graphic Packaging Intl., Inc., 9.50%, 8/15/13

 

 

1,010,000

 

B+

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 7.50%, 6/01/13

 

 

955,000

 

B

 

 

2,600

 

 

 

Owens Brockway, 8.25%, 5/15/13

 

 

2,821,000

 

B

 

 

250

 

 

 

Owens Illinois, Inc., 7.35%, 5/15/08

 

 

259,375

 

B

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

Stone-Container Corp. Enterprises, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/11

 

 

1,057,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,068,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecological Services & Equipment—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Waste NA, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

800

 

 

 

8.50%, 12/01/08

 

 

842,000

 

BB-

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

8.88%, 4/01/08

 

 

1,045,000

 

B

 

 

400

 

 

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13

 

 

432,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,319,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—18.1%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

250

 

 

 

AES Corp., 9.50%, 6/01/09

 

 

278,750

 

CCC+

 

 

960

 

 

 

Calpine Energy Finance ULC, 8.50%, 5/01/08 (Canada)

 

 

686,400

 

CCC+

 

 

680

 

 

 

Calpine Generating Co. LLC, 11.50%, 4/01/11

 

 

608,600

 

BB

 

 

750

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.75%, 1/15/15

 

 

810,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMS Energy Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

80

 

 

 

7.50%, 1/15/09

 

 

84,300

 

B+

 

 

240

 

 

 

9.88%, 10/15/07

 

 

262,800

 

BB-

 

 

390

2

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France)

 

 

403,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

180

2

 

 

9.88%, 7/15/10

 

 

198,000

 

B

 

 

400

2

 

 

10.13%, 7/15/13

 

 

452,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso CGP Co.,

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

7.75%, 6/15/10

 

 

1,021,250

 

B-

 

 

3,250

 

 

 

9.63%, 5/15/12

 

 

3,587,187

 

B

 

 

500

 

 

 

El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 6/01/13

 

 

534,375

 

B

 

 

1,600

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,584,000

 

B

 

 

285

2

 

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Corp., 10.50%, 9/01/10

 

 

314,925

 

B-

 

 

760

2

 

 

KCS Energy, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/12

 

 

772,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midwest Generation LLC,

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

250

 

 

 

8.56%, 1/02/16

 

 

276,250

 

B1

 

 

455

 

 

 

8.75%, 5/01/34

 

 

509,600

 

19


 

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

$

1,680

 

 

Mission Energy Holdings Co., 13.50%, 7/15/08

 

$

1,995,000

 

B

 

 

 

330

2

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 9.00%, 5/15/10 (Canada)

 

 

333,300

 

B-

 

 

 

240

2

 

Ocean Rig AS, 8.38%, 7/01/13 (Norway)

 

 

243,600

 

B

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10

 

 

2,395,000

 

B

 

 

 

25

 

 

Range Resources Corp., 6.38%, 3/15/15

 

 

24,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reliant Energy, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

555

 

 

6.75%, 12/15/14

 

 

543,900

 

BB-

 

 

 

245

 

 

9.25%, 7/15/10

 

 

265,213

 

B

 

 

 

1,475

 

 

Roseton/Danskammer, Ser.A, 7.27%, 11/08/10

 

 

1,467,625

 

B1

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 7.50%, 4/01/17

 

 

1,090,000

 

Ba2

 

 

 

60

 

 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/26

 

 

65,400

 

BB+

 

 

 

200

2

 

TXU Corp., 6.55%, 11/15/34

 

 

195,071

 

Ba3

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Universal Compression, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/10

 

 

2,090,000

 

B2

 

 

 

835

 

 

Utilicorp Finance Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada)

 

 

860,050

 

B2

 

 

 

700

 

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

717,500

 

B+

 

 

 

1,550

 

 

Williams Cos., Inc., 8.13%, 3/15/12

 

 

1,759,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,430,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment & Leisure—5.2%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/12

 

 

1,068,750

 

BB+

 

 

 

500

 

 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 7.88%, 3/15/10

 

 

560,000

 

B1

 

 

 

250

3

 

Felcor Lodging LP, 7.78%, 6/01/11

 

 

257,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gaylord Entertainment Co.,

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

450

 

 

6.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

436,500

 

B-

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

8.00%, 11/15/13

 

 

1,051,250

 

B

 

 

 

75

 

 

Hammons John Q. Hotels LP, Ser. B, 8.88%, 5/15/12

 

 

82,125

 

B

 

 

 

650

 

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 12.00%, 11/15/10

 

 

750,750

 

BB

 

 

 

450

 

 

K2, Inc., 7.38%, 7/01/14

 

 

472,500

 

B

 

 

 

720

 

 

Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

732,600

 

B-

 

 

 

705

 

 

Riddell Bell Holdings, Inc., 8.38%, 10/01/12

 

 

715,575

 

BB+

 

 

 

500

 

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 6.88%, 12/01/13 (Liberia)

 

 

532,500

 

B+

 

 

 

1,000

2

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 6.63%, 12/01/14

 

 

970,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,630,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—11.1%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

1,640

 

 

BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp., 9.63%, 6/15/14

 

 

1,836,800

 

B-

 

 

 

200

2

 

Borden US Finance Corp./Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 9.00%, 7/15/14

 

 

203,000

 

BB

 

 

 

200

 

 

Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.38%, 6/15/13

 

 

217,000

 

BB

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 7.75%, 4/26/12 (Canada)

 

 

1,187,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.,

 

 

 

 

BBB

 

 

 

2,440

 

 

5.70%, 1/15/10

 

 

2,270,030

 

BBB

 

 

 

450

 

 

7.25%, 10/25/11

 

 

435,564

 

B-

 

 

 

1,945

 

 

K&F Acquisition, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,979,037

 

B-

 

 

 

250

2

 

KRATON Polymers LLC/KRATON Polymers Cap. Corp., 8.13%, 1/15/14

 

 

240,000

 

B+

 

 

 

2,955

2

 

Rainbow National Services LLC, 10.38%, 9/01/14

 

 

3,398,250

 

B-

 

 

 

1,055

2

 

Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14

 

 

1,107,750

 

B-

 

 

 

610

 

 

UGS Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12

 

 

683,200

 

B-

 

 

 

110

 

 

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 7.96%, 5/01/10

 

 

114,400

 

B-

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

Visant Corp., 7.63%, 10/01/12

 

 

2,468,750

 

BB-

 

 

 

110

3

 

Western Financial Bank, 9.63%, 5/15/12

 

 

119,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,260,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care—5.0%

 

 

 

 

CCC+

 

 

 

50

 

 

Curative Health Services, Inc., 10.75%, 5/01/11

 

 

38,000

 

BB+

 

 

 

500

 

 

Fisher Scientific Intl, Inc., 3.25%, 3/01/24

 

 

517,500

 

B-

 

 

 

500

 

 

Genesis Healthcare Corp., 8.00%, 10/15/13

 

 

541,250

 

B3

 

 

 

105

 

 

Insight Health Services Corp., Ser. B, 9.88%, 11/01/11

 

 

82,425

 

Ba3

 

 

 

315

 

 

NeighborCare, Inc., 6.88%, 11/15/13

 

 

334,294

 

B-

 

 

 

900

 

 

Norcross Safety Products LLC/Norcross Capital Corp., 9.88%, 8/15/11

 

 

940,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

180

 

 

6.38%, 12/01/11

 

 

171,900

 

B

 

 

 

180

 

 

9.88%, 7/01/14

 

 

193,500

 

B-

 

 

 

990

 

 

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.13%, 11/01/11

 

 

1,012,275

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC, 9.00%, 10/01/14

 

 

1,353,125

 

20


 

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

$

1,500

 

 

VWR Intl, Inc., 8.00%, 4/15/14

 

$

1,428,750

 

B+

 

 

 

600

 

 

WH Hldgs Ltd./WH Capital Corp., 9.50%, 4/01/11 (Cayman Islands)

 

 

642,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,255,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials—11.6%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Blount, Inc., 8.88%, 8/01/12

 

 

1,070,000

 

B-

 

 

 

565

 

 

Cenveo Corp., 7.88%, 12/01/13

 

 

540,988

 

B-

 

 

 

2,975

2

 

DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

2,751,875

 

B-

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.88%, 3/01/12

 

 

2,030,000

 

NR

 

 

 

2,764

3,4,5,6

 

Goss Graphics Systems, 12.25%, 11/19/05

 

 

0

 

B-

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

H&E Equipment Services LLC/H&E Finance Corp., 11.13%, 6/15/12

 

 

1,102,500

 

B-

 

 

 

1,500

2

 

Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15

 

 

1,421,250

 

B-

 

 

 

1,000

2

 

NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15

 

 

985,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,250

 

 

Rental-A-Center, Inc., 7.50%, 5/01/10

 

 

2,250,000

 

BB

 

 

 

1,387

 

 

Service Corp. Intl., 7.70%, 4/15/09

 

 

1,484,090

 

B3

 

 

 

1,170

2

 

Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13

 

 

1,199,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Rentals NA, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

7.00%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,050,500

 

B+

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

7.75%, 11/15/13

 

 

1,078,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,963,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—21.7%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

575

 

 

Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 12/15/12

 

 

566,375

 

CCC+

 

 

 

500

 

 

American Media Operations, Inc., 10.25%, 5/01/09

 

 

501,250

 

B+

 

 

 

1,600

 

 

Argosy Gaming Co., 7.00%, 1/15/14

 

 

1,762,000

 

NR

 

 

 

1,250

3

 

Cablecom SCA, 4.90%, 4/15/12 (Luxembourg) (EUR)

 

 

1,498,427

 

B+

 

 

 

500

2

 

Charter Communciations Operating/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 8.38%, 4/30/14

 

 

497,500

 

CCC+

 

 

 

3,390

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC/Charter Communications Holdings II Capital Corp., 10.25%, 9/15/10

 

 

3,432,375

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings LLC/Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp., 11.13%, 1/15/11

 

 

937,500

 

B+

 

 

 

550

 

 

Corus Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12 (Canada)

 

 

589,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSC Holdings, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

600

 

 

7.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

588,000

 

B+

 

 

 

2,550

 

 

10.50%, 5/15/16

 

 

2,741,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dex Media East LLC/Dex Media East Finance Co.,

 

 

 

 

B1

 

 

 

500

 

 

9.88%, 11/15/09

 

 

551,250

 

B

 

 

 

600

 

 

12.13%, 11/15/12

 

 

718,500

 

B

 

 

 

488

 

 

Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., 9.88%, 8/15/13

 

 

558,760

 

B

 

 

 

750

 

 

Dex Media, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/13

 

 

806,250

 

B

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Echostar Communications Corp., 5.75%, 5/15/08

 

 

992,500

 

BB-

 

 

 

365

3

 

Echostar DBS Corp., 6.35%, 10/01/08

 

 

373,213

 

B

 

 

 

250

 

 

General Cable Corp., 9.50%, 11/15/10

 

 

266,250

 

B-

 

 

 

410

 

 

Houghton Mifflin Co., 9.88%, 2/01/13

 

 

440,750

 

CCC+

 

 

 

1,200

 

 

Nebraska Book Co., Inc., 8.63%, 3/15/12

 

 

1,119,000

 

B-

 

 

 

2,150

2

 

Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14

 

 

1,998,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primedia, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

323

 

 

7.63%, 4/01/08

 

 

326,634

 

B

 

 

 

600

3

 

8.64%, 5/15/10

 

 

633,000

 

B

 

 

 

1,310

 

 

8.88%, 5/15/11

 

 

1,375,500

 

B

 

 

 

1,035

 

 

Quebecor Media, Inc., 11.13%, 7/15/11 (Canada)

 

 

1,148,850

 

BB-

 

 

 

630

2

 

Seneca Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

651,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

2,150

 

 

8.00%, 3/15/12

 

 

2,203,750

 

B

 

 

 

450

 

 

8.75%, 12/15/11

 

 

472,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertis, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

CCC

 

 

 

1,710

 

 

10.88%, 6/15/09

 

 

1,624,500

 

Caa2

 

 

 

750

2

 

13.50%, 12/07/09

 

 

551,250

 

B-

 

 

 

95

2,3

 

WMG Hldgs. Corp., 9.50%, 12/15/14

 

 

65,550

 

CCC

 

 

 

300

 

 

WRC Media, Inc./Weekly Reader Corp./JLC Learning Corp., 12.75%, 11/15/09

 

 

317,250

 

CCC

 

 

 

1,510

 

 

Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10.00%, 3/01/11

 

 

1,438,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,747,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

21


BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology—1.8%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

$

200

2

 

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 9.88%, 7/01/12 (South Korea)

 

$

198,500

 

B1

 

 

 

1,060

 

 

Lucent Technologies, Inc., 6.45%, 3/15/29

 

 

948,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Co. (Luxembourg)

 

 

 

 

Ba3

 

 

 

60

2,3

 

6.66%, 12/15/11

 

 

59,700

 

Ba3

 

 

 

500

2

 

6.88%, 12/15/11

 

 

492,500

 

B

 

 

 

385

 

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc., 9.00%, 4/15/12

 

 

383,075

 

Ba2

 

 

 

500

 

 

Xerox Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/13

 

 

538,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,620,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—12.0%

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

 

750

3

 

Airgate PCS, Inc., 6.89%, 10/15/11

 

 

766,875

 

B+

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

American Tower Corp., 7.13%, 10/15/12

 

 

1,057,500

 

B+

 

 

 

2,085

 

 

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

 

 

2,194,463

 

B-

 

 

 

170

2,3

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 8.91%, 5/01/13

 

 

174,675

 

B+

 

 

 

500

 

 

Insight Midwest LP/Insight Capital, 10.50%, 11/01/10

 

 

530,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Ltd. (Bermuda)

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

595

2,3

 

7.81%, 1/15/12

 

 

605,413

 

B+

 

 

 

1,235

2

 

8.63%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,299,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucent Technologies, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

B1

 

 

 

550

 

 

5.50%, 11/15/08

 

 

548,625

 

B1

 

 

 

2,050

 

 

6.50%, 1/15/28

 

 

1,829,625

 

B+

 

 

 

1,072

 

 

PanAmSat Corp., 9.00%, 8/15/14

 

 

1,168,480

 

NR

 

 

 

3,000

3,4,5,6

 

Poland Telecom Finance BV, 14.00%, 12/01/07 (Netherlands)

 

 

0

 

B

 

 

 

230

 

 

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.00%, 8/03/09

 

 

223,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qwest Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BB

 

 

 

1,000

2,3

 

6.67%, 6/15/13

 

 

1,033,750

 

BB-

 

 

 

3,190

2,3

 

9.13%, 3/15/12

 

 

3,461,150

 

B+

 

 

 

535

3

 

Qwest Services Corp., 13.50%, 12/15/10

 

 

617,925

 

B+

 

 

 

350

 

 

Rogers Wireless Communications, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/12 (Canada)

 

 

376,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rural Cellular Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

8.25%, 3/15/12

 

 

1,045,000

 

CCC

 

 

 

560

 

 

9.88%, 2/01/10

 

 

578,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,510,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation—2.6%

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

755

2

 

CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.38%, 5/01/14 (Canada)

 

 

753,112

 

B+

 

 

 

200

 

 

General Maritime Corp., 10.00%, 3/15/13 (Marshall Island)

 

 

216,500

 

B3

 

 

 

2,050

2

 

Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12

 

 

2,137,125

 

BB+

 

 

 

660

 

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/13

 

 

689,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,796,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

 

 

201,480,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64

5

 

Goss Holdings Inc.

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

Crown Castle Intl. Corp.

 

 

10,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

 

 

10,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.,

 

 

695,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Owens Illinois, Inc.

 

 

202,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

NRG Energy, Inc.,

 

 

547,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Emmis Communications Corp.,

 

 

430,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Crown Castle International Corp.,

 

 

484,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

 

 

2,361,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

22



BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4

2,5,6

 

Pliant Corp., expires 6/01/10

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $210,502,012)

 

 

203,851,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bonds—4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,900

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 2.65%, 7/1/05 (cost $6,900,000)

 

 

6,900,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments—144.1% (cost $217,402,0127)

 

$

210,751,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(44.1)%

 

 

(64,512,933

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100%

 

$

146,238,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 


1

Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.

2

Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2005, the Trust held 28.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $41,157,321 in securities restricted as to resale.

3

Security interest rate is as of June 30, 2005.

4

Issuer is technically in default and/or bankruptcy.

5

Security is fair valued.

6

Illiquid security.

7

Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $217,445,531. The net unrealized depreciation on a tax basis is $6,703,741 consisting of $5,563,400 gross unrealized appreciation and $12,267,141 gross unrealized depreciation.

 

 

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



KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

EUR – European Monetary Unit

23


 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)

JUNE 30, 2005

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

Shares

 

Description

 

 

Value

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—148.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities—67.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

BBB-

 

 

 

20,000

2

 

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 7.875%

 

$

2,091,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—2.9%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Devon Energy Corp., Ser. A, 6.49%

 

 

506,250

 

B-

 

 

 

115,000

 

 

Hanover Compressor Cap. Trust, 7.25%, expires 12/14/29, price $17.875, 2.7972 shares

 

 

5,492,400

 

Baa3

 

 

 

275,000

 

 

Nexen, Inc., 7.35% (Canada)

 

 

7,251,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,250,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—49.7%

 

 

 

 

Aa2

 

 

 

600

 

 

ABN Amro NA, Inc., 6.46%

 

 

583,020

 

BBB-

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

ACE Ltd., Ser. C, 7.80% (United Kingdom)

 

 

8,081,250

 

A

 

 

 

433,100

 

 

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA, Ser. 1, 6.41% (Spain)

 

 

10,969,124

 

A2

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

Banesto Hldgs. Ltd., Ser. A, 10.50% (Bailiwick of Guernsey)

 

 

945,000

 

A3

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

Bear Stearns Co., Inc., Ser. E, 6.15%

 

 

5,130,000

 

B+

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

Chevy Chase Preferred Cap. Corp., Ser. A, 10.375%

 

 

3,489,000

 

A3

 

 

 

23,600

 

 

Citigroup Cap. I, 6.75% (CORTS)

 

 

611,476

 

AA

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

Citigroup Cap. X, 6.10%

 

 

1,008,000

 

AA

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

Citigroup Cap. XI, 6.00%

 

 

1,256,000

 

BB

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

Colonial Cap. Trust IV, 7.875%

 

 

2,076,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc. (SATURNS)

 

 

 

 

Aa3

 

 

 

11,100

 

 

6.25%

 

 

279,609

 

Aa3

 

 

 

12,300

 

 

7.00%

 

 

322,106

 

BBB+

 

 

 

137,500

 

 

Everest Re Cap. Trust, 7.85% (Barbados)

 

 

3,682,429

 

BBB+

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

Everest Re Cap. Trust II, Ser. B, 6.20%

 

 

708,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

 

AA-

 

 

 

221,500

 

 

Ser. F, 5.00%

 

 

9,420,990

 

AA-

 

 

 

102,958

 

 

Ser. H, 5.10%

 

 

4,478,673

 

AA

 

 

 

15,200

 

 

Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd., 5.60%

 

 

376,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Republic Bank,

 

 

 

 

BBB-

 

 

 

185,000

 

 

6.25%

 

 

4,538,050

 

BBB-

 

 

 

277,200

 

 

6.70%

 

 

7,224,525

 

BBB-

 

 

 

120,000

 

 

First Republic Preferred Cap. Corp., 7.25%

 

 

3,036,000

 

Aa3

 

 

 

85,000

 

 

Fleet Cap. Trust VII, 7.20%

 

 

2,188,750

 

Aa3

 

 

 

26,100

 

 

Fleet Cap. Trust VIII, 7.20%

 

 

677,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., The,

 

 

 

 

Aa3

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

5.625% (SATURNS)

 

 

469,200

 

Aa3

 

 

 

42,000

 

 

5.80% (CORTS)

 

 

1,047,060

 

Aa3

 

 

 

102,900

 

 

6.00% (SATURNS)

 

 

2,546,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)

 

 

 

 

A-

 

 

 

76,700

 

 

7.05%

 

 

2,008,581

 

A-

 

 

 

560,337

 

 

7.20%

 

 

14,764,880

 

A1

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

JP Morgan Chase Cap. XII, 6.25%

 

 

2,030,000

 

A1

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

JP Morgan Chase Cap. XIV, 6.20%

 

 

3,774,000

 

A3

 

 

 

117,200

 

 

KeyCorp Cap. V, 5.875%

 

 

2,900,700

 

A2

 

 

 

263,400

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Cap. Trust III, Ser. K, 6.375%

 

 

6,659,094

 

A2

 

 

 

90,000

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Cap. Trust IV, Ser. L, 6.375%

 

 

2,286,000

 

A2

 

 

 

146,500

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Cap. Trust V, Ser. M, 6.00%

 

 

3,627,340

 

A-

 

 

 

31,100

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Ser. D, 5.67%

 

 

1,568,606

 

A1

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

Merrill Lynch Preferred Cap. Trust III, 7.00%

 

 

522,500

 

A+

 

 

 

86,900

 

 

Merrill Lynch Preferred Cap. Trust V, 7.28%

 

 

2,315,016

 

A-

 

 

 

525,000

 

 

MetLife, Inc., Ser. B, 6.5%

 

 

13,219,500

 

A+

 

 

 

337,000

 

 

Morgan Stanley Cap. Trust III, 6.25%

 

 

8,482,290

 

BBB-

 

 

 

7,200

 

 

News Corp. Ltd., The, Ser. 9, Class 1, 8.125% (CORTS)

 

 

187,848

 

A

 

 

 

209,400

 

 

Partnerre Ltd., Ser. C, 6.75% (Bermuda)

 

 

5,352,788

 

BBB

 

 

 

79,385

 

 

Phoenix Cos. Inc., The, 7.45%

 

 

2,040,195

 

BBB+

 

 

 

18,400

 

 

PLC Cap. Trust IV, 7.25%

 

 

485,300

 

A-

 

 

 

409,975

3

 

Principal Financial Group, 6.518%

 

 

10,249,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renaissancere Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

 

 

 

 

BBB+

 

 

 

271,725

 

 

Ser. B, 7.30%

 

 

7,192,235

 

BBB+

 

 

 

240,000

 

 

Ser. C, 6.08%

 

 

5,719,200

 

BBB-

 

 

 

30

 

 

Roslyn Real Estate Asset Corp., Ser. C, 8.95%

 

 

3,037,500

 

AA-

 

 

 

375,000

 

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, ADR, 6.35%

 

 

9,450,000

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24



 

 

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Description

 

 

Value

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safeco Cap. Trust I,

 

 

 

 

Baa2

 

 

 

4,100

 

 

8.072% (CORTS)

 

$

110,864

 

Baa2

 

 

 

23,600

 

 

8.25% (SATURNS)

 

 

622,551

 

Baa2

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

8.375% (CORTS)

 

 

54,480

 

Baa2

 

 

 

14,700

 

 

8.70% (CORTS)

 

 

394,107

 

Baa2

 

 

 

35,700

 

 

8.75% (CORTS)

 

 

1,056,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLM Corp.,

 

 

 

 

A-

 

 

 

100,000

3

 

4.07%

 

 

10,000,000

 

A-

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Ser. A, 6.97%

 

 

287,813

 

BBB-

 

 

 

51,000

 

 

Sprint Corp., Ser. 17, Class A1, 7.00% (CORTS)

 

 

1,259,434

 

BBB-

 

 

 

103,439

 

 

Structured Repackaged Asset-Backed Trust Securities, 6.50%

 

 

2,529,084

 

A

 

 

 

60

2

 

Union Planters Preferred Funding Corp., 7.75%

 

 

7,056,720

 

Aa3

 

 

 

55,000

 

 

USB Capital IV, 7.35%

 

 

1,433,438

 

BBB-

 

 

 

11,100

 

 

Valero Energy Corp., 7.25% (PPLUS)

 

 

288,156

 

A2

 

 

 

504,400

 

 

Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp., Ser. A, 7.25%

 

 

14,485,763

 

Baa1

 

 

 

5,200

 

 

Washington Mutual Cap. I, 7.65% (CORTS)

 

 

133,738

 

BBB+

 

 

 

13,500

 

 

XL Cap. Ltd., Ser. A, 8.00% (Cayman Islands)

 

 

358,173

 

Baa1

 

 

 

143,865

 

 

Zions Cap. Trust, 8.00%

 

 

3,879,866

 

Baa2

 

 

 

2,000

2,3

 

Zurich Regcaps Funding Trust, 6.58%

 

 

2,125,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

229,096,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate—14.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMB Property Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BBB

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

Ser. L, 6.50%

 

 

2,012,504

 

BBB

 

 

 

170,000

 

 

Ser. M, 6.75%

 

 

4,345,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRE Properties,

 

 

 

 

BBB-

 

 

 

225,000

 

 

Ser. C, 6.75%

 

 

5,604,750

 

BBB-

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

Ser. D, 6.75%

 

 

1,995,000

 

BBB-

 

 

 

78,888

 

 

CarrAmerica Realty Corp., Ser. E, 7.50%

 

 

2,040,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BBB-

 

 

 

120,000

 

 

7.375%

 

 

3,048,756

 

BBB-

 

 

 

15,900

 

 

7.50%

 

 

407,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duke Realty Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BBB

 

 

 

90,000

 

 

Ser. J, 6.625%

 

 

2,296,800

 

BBB

 

 

 

160,800

 

 

Ser. K, 6.50%

 

 

4,055,183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Residential,

 

 

 

 

BBB+

 

 

 

19,800

 

 

Ser. B, 9.125%

 

 

500,544

 

BBB

 

 

 

120,000

 

 

Ser. N, 6.48%,

 

 

3,001,200

 

BBB+

 

 

 

322,000

 

 

Kimco Realty Corp., Ser. F, 6.65%

 

 

8,251,250

 

BBB+

 

 

 

255,200

 

 

NB Cap. Corp., 8.35%

 

 

6,984,824

 

BBB

 

 

 

324,000

 

 

Regency Centers Corp., 7.45%

 

 

8,312,641

 

Aa3

 

 

 

30

2

 

Sun Trust Real Estate Investment Corp., 9.00%

 

 

3,679,500

 

BB-

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

Taubman Centers, Inc., Ser. H, 7.625%

 

 

2,512,500

 

A-

 

 

 

320,000

 

 

Weingarten Realty Investors, Ser. D, 6.75%

 

 

8,323,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,371,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

 

 

311,809,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferred Securities—44.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—1.8%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

$

3,000

 

 

HL&P Cap. Trust II, Ser. B, 8.257%, 2/01/37

 

 

3,060,000

 

Baa3

 

 

 

4,655

 

 

K N Cap. Trust III, 7.63%, 4/15/28

 

 

5,448,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,508,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—39.9%

 

 

 

 

A2

 

 

 

2,500

3

 

Abbey National Cap. Trust I, 8.963%, 6/30/30

 

 

3,646,213

 

Ba2

 

 

 

6,500

 

 

AFC Cap. Trust I, Ser. B, 8.207%, 2/03/27

 

 

7,366,983

 

A2

 

 

 

6,000

2,4

 

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, 7.30%, 10/14/49

 

 

6,349,800

 

BBB

 

 

 

5,500

 

 

AON Corp., 8.205%, 1/01/27

 

 

6,511,065

 

BBB

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Astoria Cap. Trust 1, Ser. B, 9.75%, 11/01/29

 

 

6,122,750

 

A3

 

 

 

9,774

 

 

AXA SA, 7.10%, 5/29/49 (France)

 

 

10,186,033

 

A+

 

 

 

3,557

 

 

BNP Paribas Cap. Trust V, zero coupon, 12/31/49

 

 

3,709,951

 

A1

 

 

 

5,500

 

 

California Preferred Funding Trust, 7.00%, 1/30/49

 

 

5,720,000

 

A2

 

 

 

8,000

2,3

 

CBA Cap. Trust I, 5.805%, 12/31/49

 

 

8,446,640

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

25


 

 

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—(cont’d)

 

 

 

 

BB

 

 

$

1,100

 

 

Colonial Cap. Trust II, Ser. A, 8.92%, 1/15/27

 

$

1,198,219

 

A1

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

Credit Agricole Preferred Fund Trust II, 7.00%, 8/29/49 (Luxembourg)

 

 

3,120,000

 

Aa3

 

 

 

10,000

2,3

 

Danske Bank A/S, 5.914%, 12/31/49 (Denmark)

 

 

10,716,600

 

A

 

 

 

4,500

2,3

 

Deutsche Bank Cap. Funding, 7.872%, 12/29/49

 

 

5,031,990

 

A3

 

 

 

8,000

2

 

Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, 6/30/31

 

 

10,257,920

 

Baa2

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

FCB/NC Cap. Trust I, 8.05%, 3/01/28

 

 

1,211,045

 

A3

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Greenpoint Cap. Trust I, 9.10%, 6/01/27

 

 

5,557,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HBOS Cap. Funding LP,

 

 

 

 

A1

 

 

 

10,000

2,3

 

6.071%, 12/31/49 (United Kingdom)

 

 

10,787,000

 

A1

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

6.85%, 3/29/49 (United Kingdom)

 

 

5,137,500

 

AA-

 

 

 

10,835

2,3

 

HSBC Cap. Funding LP, 9.55%, 12/31/49 (Bailiwick of Jersey)

 

 

13,174,168

 

BBB-

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

HUBCO Cap. Trust I, Ser. B, 8.98%, 2/01/27

 

 

1,546,916

 

BBB-

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

HUBCO Cap. Trust II, Ser. B, 7.65%, 6/15/28

 

 

3,128,623

 

A1

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

JPM Cap. Trust II, 7.95%, 2/01/27

 

 

1,086,388

 

A1

 

 

 

156

 

 

JPM Chase Capital IX, zero coupon, 6/01/35

 

 

3,907,800

 

BBB+

 

 

 

10,000

2,3

 

Mangrove Bay Pass-Through Trust, 6.102%, 7/15/33

 

 

10,275,300

 

BB+

 

 

 

3,145

 

 

Markel Cap. Trust I, Ser. B, 8.71%, 1/01/46

 

 

3,406,695

 

Aa3

 

 

 

1

 

 

Morgan Stanley, zero coupon (PPLUS)

 

 

33,597

 

A2

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

NBP Capital Trust III, 7.375%, 10/29/49

 

 

2,130,000

 

A3

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

North Fork Cap. Trust II, 8.00%, 12/15/27

 

 

3,295,020

 

BBB+

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Old Mutual Cap. Funding, 8.00%, 5/29/49

 

 

5,292,500

 

BB+

 

 

 

4,200

 

 

Provident Financing Trust I, 7.405%, 3/15/38

 

 

3,916,500

 

A1

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

RBS Cap. Trust, 6.80%, 12/31/49 (United Kingdom)

 

 

3,096,530

 

A+

 

 

 

4,600

2

 

State Street Institutional Cap., Ser. A, 7.94%, 12/30/26

 

 

4,981,156

 

A+

 

 

 

7,500

2

 

Sun Life of Canada US Cap. Trust I, 8.526%, 5/29/49 (Canada)

 

 

8,256,900

 

BBB-

 

 

 

5,000

2

 

Webster Cap. Trust I, 9.36%, 1/29/27

 

 

5,468,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

184,073,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate—2.6%

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

 

8,180

2

 

Sovereign Real Estate Investor Corp., 12.00%, 8/29/49

 

 

11,874,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Bank Trust Preferred Securities

 

 

204,456,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds—36.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—0.3%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

1,625

2

 

DI Finance/Dyn Corp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

1,503,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive—1.1%

 

 

 

 

B-

 

 

 

300

 

 

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

 

 

293,250

 

BB+

 

 

 

125

 

 

Arvinmeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12

 

 

130,625

 

B

 

 

 

70

 

 

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., 7.00%, 12/15/12

 

 

64,050

 

B-

 

 

 

255

 

 

Delphi Corp., 6.50%, 5/01/09

 

 

211,650

 

B-

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Dura Operating Corp., Ser. B, 8.625%, 4/15/12

 

 

905,000

 

B-

 

 

 

130

 

 

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

 

 

126,100

 

CCC+

 

 

 

250

2,3

 

Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13

 

 

203,750

 

B-

 

 

 

2,850

 

 

Rexnord Corp., 10.125%, 12/15/12

 

 

3,120,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,055,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Materials—1.4%

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

375

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 8.375%, 4/01/15 (Canada)

 

 

382,969

 

B-

 

 

 

2,045

 

 

Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11

 

 

2,065,450

 

BB-

 

 

 

200

 

 

Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada)

 

 

203,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

2,700

 

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.125%, 7/15/12

 

 

3,057,750

 

B3

 

 

 

450

2

 

NewPage Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

453,375

 

B-

 

 

 

200

2

 

PQ Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

196,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,359,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building & Development—0.2%

 

 

 

 

B2

 

 

 

260

2

 

Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13

 

 

264,550

 

B-

 

 

 

790

2

 

Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12

 

 

730,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

995,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products—2.5%

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

115

 

 

ALH Finance LLC, 8.50%, 1/15/13

 

 

105,800

 

BB+

 

 

 

6,000

 

 

Delhaize America, Inc., 9.00%, 4/15/31

 

 

7,530,480

 

B+

 

 

 

320

 

 

Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12

 

 

284,800

 

B

 

 

 

110

 

 

Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14

 

 

125,400

 

B-

 

 

 

1,260

 

 

Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

1,313,550

 

B-

 

 

 

510

3

 

Levi Strauss & Co., 7.73%, 4/01/12

 

 

483,225

 

B2

 

 

 

850

2

 

Movie Gallery, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/12

 

 

892,500

 

B-

 

 

 

750

2,3

 

Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/08

 

 

708,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,444,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26


 

 

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

Principal
Amount
(000)

 

Description

 

Value

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—0.7%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

$

3,000

 

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 9.50%, 3/01/11 (France)

 

$

3,322,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecological Services & Equipment—0.1%

 

 

 

 

BB-

 

 

 

400

2

 

Allied Waste North America, Inc., 7.25%, 3/15/15

 

 

385,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy—2.8%

 

 

 

 

B1

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

AES Corp., 8.875%, 2/15/11

 

 

3,345,000

 

BB-

 

 

 

210

2

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France)

 

 

217,350

 

B2

 

 

 

710

 

 

Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11

 

 

747,275

 

B

 

 

 

1,120

2

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 7/15/13

 

 

1,265,600

 

B+

 

 

 

20

 

 

Midwest Generation LLC, 8.56%, 1/02/16

 

 

22,100

 

B

 

 

 

170

2

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 9.00%, 5/15/10 (Canada)

 

 

171,700

 

B-

 

 

 

130

2

 

Ocean Rig Norway AS, 8.375%, 7/01/13 (Norway)

 

 

131,950

 

B

 

 

 

2,950

 

 

Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10

 

 

3,532,625

 

B2

 

 

 

1,185

 

 

Utilicorp Canada Finance Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada)

 

 

1,220,550

 

B+

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Williams Cos., Inc., 7.125%, 9/01/11

 

 

2,165,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,819,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entertainment & Leisure—0.1%

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

130

 

 

Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

132,275

 

B+

 

 

 

190

2

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

184,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

316,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Institutions—18.5%

 

 

 

 

AA-

 

 

 

8,500

2,4,5

 

American General Institute Cap., 7.57%, 12/01/45

 

 

11,011,920

 

BB

 

 

 

415

2

 

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

 

 

408,775

 

Aa3

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

BAC Capital Trust V, 5.625%, 3/08/35

 

 

5,278,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC,

 

 

 

 

NR

 

 

 

1,890

3

 

6.278%, 12/01/34

 

 

1,930,163

 

Aa3

 

 

 

1,105

2,3

 

6.86%, 6/01/32 (United Kingdom)

 

 

1,296,055

 

B-

 

 

 

350

 

 

BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/14

 

 

392,000

 

BB

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13

 

 

1,085,000

 

BB

 

 

 

8,000

 

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 7.75%, 4/26/12 (Canada)

 

 

7,600,000

 

BBB

 

 

 

11,500

 

 

First Midwest Cap. Trust I, Ser. B, 6.95%, 12/01/33

 

 

13,242,848

 

BBB

 

 

 

125

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.25%, 10/25/11

 

 

120,990

 

Aa3

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

HSBC Bank USA, Inc., 5.875%, 11/01/34

 

 

7,725,690

 

BBB-

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Kingsway America, Inc., 7.50%, 2/01/14

 

 

5,330,150

 

Aa2

 

 

 

7,399

 

 

Lloyds Bank Ltd., 6.90%, 11/22/49

 

 

7,731,215

 

A

 

 

 

8,000

 

 

Prudential, 6.50%, 6/29/49

 

 

8,040,000

 

A3

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

Resparcs Funding LP, 8.00%, 12/30/49 (United Kingdom)

 

 

4,210,000

 

Ba1

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Sovereign Capital Trust 1, 9.00%, 4/01/27

 

 

2,162,160

 

NR

 

 

 

4,362

3

 

Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 1.649%, 1/21/10

 

 

4,344,050

 

B-

 

 

 

60

3

 

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I, 7.96%, 5/01/10

 

 

62,400

 

BB-

 

 

 

60

 

 

Western Financial Bank, 9.625%, 5/15/12

 

 

65,100

 

A2

 

 

 

3,000

2,3

 

Westpac Cap. Trust IV, 5.256%, 3/31/16

 

 

3,017,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,054,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care—0.3%

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

920

 

 

Insight Health Services Corp., Ser. B, 9.875%, 11/01/11

 

 

722,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

90

 

 

6.375%, 12/01/11

 

 

85,950

 

B

 

 

 

90

 

 

9.875%, 7/01/14

 

 

96,750

 

B-

 

 

 

520

 

 

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11

 

 

531,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,436,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials—1.4%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

Cenveo Corp., 9.625%, 3/15/12

 

 

3,255,000

 

B-

 

 

 

300

 

 

ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12

 

 

304,500

 

B-

 

 

 

400

2

 

Hydrochem Industrial Services, 9.25%, 2/15/13

 

 

368,000

 

B-

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12

 

 

2,520,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,447,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media—3.8%

 

 

 

 

BBB+

 

 

 

253

 

 

AOL Time Warner, Inc., Ser. A-1, zero coupon (CABCO)

 

 

6,623,627

 

BBB

 

 

 

110

 

 

Comcast Corp., zero coupon, 11/15/29

 

 

5,032,500

 

B

 

 

 

1,950

 

 

Dex Media East, LLC, 12.125%, 11/15/12

 

 

2,335,125

 

B-

 

 

 

210

2

 

Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14

 

 

194,513

 

CCC

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

WRC Media, Inc., 12.75%, 11/15/09

 

 

3,180,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,365,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

27


 

 

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating1

 

(000)

 

Description

 

 

Value

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rouse Co.,

 

 

 

 

BB+

 

 

$

5,000

 

 

3.625%, 3/15/09

 

$

4,735,900

 

BB+

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

5.375%, 11/26/13

 

 

1,959,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,695,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology—0.2%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

120

2

 

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 9.875%, 7/01/12 (South Korea)

 

 

119,100

 

B1

 

 

 

185

 

 

Lucent Technologies, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/28

 

 

165,112

 

B

 

 

 

460

 

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC, 9.00%, 4/15/12

 

 

457,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

741,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications—1.0%

 

 

 

 

B+

 

 

 

290

 

 

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

 

 

305,225

 

B-

 

 

 

190

2,3

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 8.914%, 5/01/13

 

 

195,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

200

 

 

5.25%, 11/01/08 (Bermuda)

 

 

186,750

 

B+

 

 

 

185

2,3

 

7.805%, 1/15/12 (Bermuda)

 

 

188,237

 

B+

 

 

 

250

2

 

8.25%, 1/15/13 (Bermuda)

 

 

258,125

 

B+

 

 

 

355

2

 

8.625%, 1/15/15 (Bermuda)

 

 

373,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qwest Corp.,

 

 

 

 

BB

 

 

 

610

2,3

 

6.671%, 6/15/13

 

 

622,200

 

BB

 

 

 

1,845

2

 

7.875%, 9/01/11

 

 

1,918,800

 

B+

 

 

 

450

3

 

Qwest Services Corp., 13.50%, 12/15/10

 

 

519,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,567,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation—0.4%

 

 

 

 

B3

 

 

 

40

2

 

Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12

 

 

41,700

 

B+

 

 

 

80

 

 

OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 (Marshall Island)

 

 

80,000

 

B3

 

 

 

1,910

 

 

Sea Containers Ltd., 10.50%, 5/15/12 (Bermuda)

 

 

1,972,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,093,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

 

 

166,603,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Securities—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

U. S. Treasury Notes, 4.00%, 2/15/15

 

 

25,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments before borrowed bonds and investments sold short (cost $659,642,6307)

 

 

682,895,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BORROWED BOND—5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Securities—5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,236

6

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.25%, 7/01/05 (cost $25,235,875)

 

 

25,235,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT SOLD SHORT—(5.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Securities—(5.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21,140

)

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/31 (proceeds $23,390,956)

 

 

(25,040,964

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments net of borrowed bonds and investments sold short—148.2%

 

$

683,089,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(0.3)%

 

 

(1,386,054

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares at redemption value, including dividends payable—(47.9)%

 

 

(220,854,181

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100%

 

$

460,849,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 


1

Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s ratings.

2

Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2005, the Trust held 32.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $147,896,661, in securities restricted as to resale.

3

Security interest rate is as of June 30, 2005.

4

Securities, or a portion thereof, pledged as collateral with a value of $8,031,521 on 1,327 short U.S. Treasury Note futures contracts expiring Sept. 2005. The value of such contracts on June 30, 2005 was $154,085,063, with an unrealized loss of $1,929,545.

5

Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements for details of open reverse repurchase agreements.

6

The interest rate and maturity date shown represent the terms of the bonds borrowed transaction, not the security borrowed (See Note 1).

7

Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $659,696,118. The net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis is $23,198,913 consisting of $25,826,255 gross unrealized appreciation and $2,627,342 gross unrealized depreciation.

A category in the Preferred Securities, Trust Preferred Securities and Corporate Bonds sections may contain multiple industries as defined by the SEC’s Standard Industry Codes.

 

 

 

 

 

 


KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

  CABCO

Corporate Asset Backed Corporation

PPLUS

Preferred Plus

  CORTS

Corporate Backed Trust Securities

SATURNS

Structured Asset Trust Unit Repackagings

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28



 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (unaudited)

June 30, 2005



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advantage Term
Trust1
(BAT)

 

Global
Floating Rate
Income Trust
(BGT)

 

High
Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

Preferred
Opportunity
Trust
(BPP)

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value2

 

$

130,120,520

 

$

715,122,787

 

$

210,751,790

 

$

682,895,031

 

Cash

 

 

131,908

 

 

100,276

 

 

21,424

 

 

2,898,657

 

Foreign currency at value3

 

 

 

 

37,907

 

 

605

 

 

 

Receivable from investments sold

 

 

 

 

14,076,904

 

 

4,241,909

 

 

740,391

 

Deposits with brokers as collateral for borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,235,875

 

Unrealized gain on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

1,143,469

 

 

114,638

 

 

 

Income receivable

 

 

78,940

 

 

7,555,602

 

 

4,079,854

 

 

5,878,874

 

Unrealized appreciation on credit default swaps

 

 

589

 

 

3,163

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

34,964

 

 

62,601

 

 

44,496

 

 

96,995

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

130,366,921

 

 

738,102,709

 

 

219,254,716

 

 

717,745,823

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreement

 

 

31,903,403

 

 

23,723,000

 

 

 

 

1,437,000

 

Payable for investments purchased

 

 

 

 

16,327,183

 

 

5,126,138

 

 

2,996,400

 

Loan payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,000,000

 

 

 

Investments sold short at value4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,040,964

 

Outstanding options written at value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest payable

 

 

60,844

 

 

30,168

 

 

139,226

 

 

1,509,525

 

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,009,523

 

Variation margin payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

529,313

 

Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

216,927

 

 

 

 

 

Cash with brokers as collateral

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250,590

 

 

 

Investment advisory fee payable

 

 

40,362

 

 

326,416

 

 

258,805

 

 

366,709

 

Administration fee payable

 

 

13,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Directors’ or Trustees’ fees

 

 

26,629

 

 

6,419

 

 

1,304

 

 

41,469

 

Payable to affiliates

 

 

12,224

 

 

25,902

 

 

 

 

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

115,492

 

 

380,987

 

 

239,796

 

 

111,032

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

32,172,888

 

 

41,437,002

 

 

73,015,859

 

 

36,041,935

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Preferred Shares at Redemption Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$.001 par value per share and $25,000 liquidation value per share, including dividends payable5

 

 

 

 

243,517,734

 

 

 

 

220,854,181

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

$

98,194,033

 

$

453,147,973

 

$

146,238,857

 

$

460,849,707

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Composition of Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par value

 

$

95,107

 

$

23,481

 

$

 

$

18,306

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

 

88,784,068

 

 

444,690,260

 

 

402,502,980

 

 

433,520,477

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

10,616,024

 

 

1,741,018

 

 

(598,326

)

 

1,545,342

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(1,749,932

)

 

(59,826

)

 

(249,129,235

)

 

10,450,184

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

448,766

 

 

6,753,040

 

 

(6,536,562

)

 

15,315,398

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, June 30, 2005

 

$

98,194,033

 

$

453,147,973

 

$

146,238,857

 

$

460,849,707

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value per common share6

 

$

10.32

 

$

19.30

 

$

2.69

 

$

25.18

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1    Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2    Investments at cost

 

$

129,672,547

 

$

709,295,900

 

$

217,402,012

 

$

659,642,630

 

3    Foriegn currency at cost

 

 

 

 

40,386

 

 

650

 

 

 

4    Proceeds received

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,390,956

 

5    Preferred shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

9,738

 

 

 

 

8,832

 

6    Common shares outstanding

 

 

9,510,667

 

 

23,481,021

 

 

54,404,224

 

 

18,305,777

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

29


 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
For the six months ended June 30, 2005



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advantage Term
Trust1
(BAT)

 

Global
Floating Rate
Income Trust
(BGT)

 

High
Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

Preferred
Opportunity
Trust
(BPP)

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Net Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

3,875,656

 

$

20,769,948

 

$

8,668,596

 

$

13,150,376

 

Dividend income

 

 

983

 

 

121

 

 

74,045

 

 

9,608,128

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total investment income

 

 

3,876,639

 

 

20,770,069

 

 

8,742,641

 

 

22,758,504

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory

 

 

245,415

 

 

2,641,649

 

 

782,296

 

 

2,235,186

 

Administration

 

 

39,267

 

 

 

 

8,537

 

 

 

Transfer agent

 

 

7,702

 

 

10,780

 

 

11,198

 

 

7,421

 

Custodian

 

 

38,958

 

 

106,656

 

 

39,138

 

 

61,049

 

Reports to shareholders

 

 

15,307

 

 

56,872

 

 

41,310

 

 

46,571

 

Trustees

 

 

8,465

 

 

29,177

 

 

15,893

 

 

27,874

 

Registration

 

 

11,893

 

 

10,410

 

 

20,609

 

 

9,472

 

Independent accountants

 

 

21,199

 

 

25,204

 

 

25,950

 

 

19,452

 

Legal

 

 

14,795

 

 

21,832

 

 

9,140

 

 

24,395

 

Insurance

 

 

4,222

 

 

26,312

 

 

13,104

 

 

22,166

 

Auction agent

 

 

 

 

317,884

 

 

 

 

286,412

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

46,054

 

 

35,516

 

 

42,088

 

 

37,205

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

453,277

 

 

3,282,292

 

 

1,009,263

 

 

2,777,203

 

Interest Expense

 

 

391,597

 

 

257,769

 

 

1,011,685

 

 

57,278

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total expenses

 

 

844,874

 

 

3,540,061

 

 

2,020,948

 

 

2,834,481

 

Less fees waived by Advisor

 

 

 

 

(704,440

)

 

 

 

 

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

(1,174

)

 

(25,230

)

 

(2,950

)

 

(3,276

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net expenses

 

 

843,700

 

 

2,810,391

 

 

2,017,998

 

 

2,831,205

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net investment income

 

 

3,032,939

 

 

17,959,678

 

 

6,724,643

 

 

19,927,299

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

390,242

 

 

71,612

 

 

4,247,605

 

 

6,321,629

 

Foreign currency

 

 

 

 

(87,154

)

 

(11,610

)

 

 

Futures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,567,708

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

390,242

 

 

(15,542

)

 

4,235,995

 

 

(246,079

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net change in unrealized appreciation\depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(2,504,956

)

 

(1,605,016

)

 

(13,123,609

)

 

(14,292,895

)

Foreign currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,624

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

(2,504,956

)

 

(1,605,016

)

 

(13,037,985

)

 

(14,292,895

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net loss

 

 

(2,114,714

)

 

(1,620,558

)

 

(8,801,990

)

 

(14,538,974

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from Net Investment Income

 

 

 

 

(3,364,567

)

 

 

 

(3,092,742

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

 

$

918,225

 

$

12,974,553

 

$

(2,077,347

)

$

2,295,583

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 


1

Consolidated Statement of Operations.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30



 

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
For the six months ended June 30, 2005



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advantage
Term Trust1
(BAT)

 

Global
Floating Rate
Income Trust
(BGT)

 

High
Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

Preferred
Opportunity
Trust
(BPP)

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Reconciliation of Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to Net Cash  Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

918,225

 

$

16,339,120

 

$

(2,077,347

)

$

5,388,325

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Purchases of long-term investments

 

 

(6,681,039

)

 

(171,348,766

)

 

(160,356,505

)

 

(238,953,267

)

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

 

 

47,112,967

 

 

169,825,306

 

 

167,856,042

 

 

227,684,812

 

Increase in short-term investments

 

 

(29,408,355

)

 

22,133,201

 

 

(5,736,326

)

 

(7,463,113

)

Amortization of premium and discounts on investments

 

 

(3,693,390

)

 

(1,262,555

)

 

(4,592,727

)

 

13,607,455

 

Net realized loss (gain)

 

 

(390,242

)

 

15,542

 

 

(4,235,995

)

 

246,079

 

Decrease in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

2,504,956

 

 

1,605,016

 

 

13,037,985

 

 

14,292,895

 

Increase in interest rate floor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(529,313

)

Decrease (Increase) in receivable for investments sold

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

(13,624,538

)

 

(3,406,714

)

 

 

Increase in receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

 

(16,410,298

)

 

(1,727,167

)

 

 

Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable

 

 

113,016

 

 

(1,953,679

)

 

(119,777

)

 

(276,678

)

Decrease (Increase) in other assets

 

 

(6,877

)

 

(22,649

)

 

296,539

 

 

(43,011

)

Increase (Decrease) in payable for investments purchased

 

 

 

 

(33,048,663

)

 

5,128,118

 

 

2,996,400

 

Increase in payable for open forward foreign  currency contracts

 

 

 

 

16,060,292

 

 

1,613,461

 

 

 

Increase in payable for closed forward foreign  currency contracts, net

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in interest payable

 

 

(6,215

)

 

30,168

 

 

(5,075

)

 

173,246

 

Increase (Decrease) in investment advisory fee payable

 

 

(2,833

)

 

1,542

 

 

127,796

 

 

(16,868

)

Increase (Decrease) in administration fee payable

 

 

(454

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in deferred Directors’/Trustees’ fees

 

 

2,649

 

 

4,324

 

 

(234,692

)

 

7,099

 

Decrease in accrued expenses

 

 

(88,555

)

 

(66,207

)

 

(122,484

)

 

(22,769

)

Increase in payable to affiliates

 

 

4,163

 

 

17,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total adjustments

 

 

19,459,791

 

 

(27,644,655

)

 

7,522,479

 

 

11,702,967

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

$

20,378,016

 

$

(11,305,535

)

$

5,445,132

 

$

17,091,292

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Foreign Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

$

20,378,016

 

$

(11,305,535

)

$

5,445,132

 

$

17,091,292

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

(8,041,472

)

 

23,723,000

 

 

 

 

1,437,000

 

Increase in preferred shares at redemption value including dividends payable

 

 

 

 

32,028

 

 

 

 

22,327

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(2,456,919

)

 

(14,318,463

)

 

(6,246,769

)

 

(18,347,587

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

(10,498,391

)

 

9,436,565

 

 

(6,246,769

)

 

(16,888,260

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

9,879,625

 

 

(1,868,970

)

 

(801,637

)

 

203,032

 

Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period

 

 

(9,747,717

)

 

2,007,153

 

 

823,106

 

 

2,695,625

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Cash and foreign currency at end of period

 

$

131,908

 

$

138,183

 

$

21,469

 

$

2,898,657

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 


1

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

31



 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the six months ended June 30, 2005 (unaudited) and for the period ended  December 31, 2004



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advantage

 

Global Floating Rate

 

 

 

Term Trust1

 

Income Trust

 

 

 

(BAT)

 

(BGT)

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

20042

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

3,032,939

 

$

6,403,416

 

$

17,959,678

 

$

7,644,992

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

390,242

 

 

2,582,613

 

 

(15,542

)

 

104,561

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(2,504,956

)

 

(8,219,268

)

 

(1,605,016

)

 

8,358,056

 

Dividends and distributions to preferred shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,364,567

)

 

(945,917

)

Net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations

 

 

918,225

 

 

766,761

 

 

12,974,553

 

 

15,161,692

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(2,456,919

)

 

(554,749

)

 

(10,953,896

)

 

(8,763,117

)

Net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital distributions

 

 

 

 

(8,917,875

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(2,456,919

)

 

(9,472,624

)

 

(10,953,896

)

 

(8,763,117

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Capital Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from the issuance of common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

438,510,001

 

Net proceeds from the underwriters’ over-allotment option exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,053,500

 

Offering costs relating to the issuance of preferred shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,834,760

)

Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net proceeds from capital share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

444,728,741

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total increase (decrease)

 

 

(1,538,694

)

 

(8,705,863

)

 

2,020,657

 

 

451,127,316

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

99,732,727

 

 

108,438,590

 

 

451,127,316

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

End of period

 

$

98,194,033

 

$

99,732,727

 

$

453,147,973

 

$

451,127,316

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

10,616,024

 

$

10,040,004

 

$

1,741,018

 

$

(1,900,197

)

 

 


1

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

2

Commencement of investment operations for Global Floating Rate Income was August 30, 2004. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock Funding, Inc. The other Trusts’ statements are for a full year.

See Notes to Financial Statements

32



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Income

 

Preferred

 

Shares

 

Opportunity Trust

 

(HIS)

 

(BPP)

 


 


 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,724,643

 

$

14,823,261

 

$

19,927,299

 

$

40,552,790

 

 

4,235,995

 

 

(1,468,607

)

 

(246,079

)

 

12,492,981

 

 

(13,037,985

)

 

2,948,471

 

 

(14,292,895

)

 

(6,235,228

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,092,742

)

 

(2,900,841

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(402,710

)



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,077,347

)

 

16,303,125

 

 

2,295,583

 

 

43,506,992

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,497,359

)

 

(16,001,963

)

 

(15,254,845

)

 

(36,611,627

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,328,999

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

(7,497,359

)

 

(16,001,963

)

 

(15,254,845

)

 

(37,940,626

)



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

515,237

 

 

698,683

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

515,237

 

 

698,683

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

(9,059,469

)

 

999,845

 

 

(12,959,262

)

 

5,566,366

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,298,326

 

 

154,298,481

 

 

473,808,969

 

 

468,242,603

 



 



 



 



 

$

146,238,857

 

$

155,298,326

 

$

460,849,707

 

$

473,808,969

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(598,326

)

$

186,113

 

$

1,545,342

 

$

(34,370

)

33


 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Advantage Term Trust (BAT)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2005
(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.49

 

$

11.40

 

$

12.01

 

$

11.64

 

$

10.83

 

$

10.04

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.83

 

 

1.19

 

 

1.00

 

 

0.59

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.58

)

 

(0.74

)

 

(0.18

)

 

0.41

 

 

0.80

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase from investment operations

 

 

0.09

 

 

0.09

 

 

0.09

 

 

1.01

 

 

1.41

 

 

1.39

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.70

)

 

(0.64

)

 

(0.60

)

 

(0.60

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(0.94

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(1.00

)

 

(0.70

)

 

(0.64

)

 

(0.60

)

 

(0.60

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.32

 

$

10.49

 

$

11.40

 

$

12.01

 

$

11.64

 

$

10.83

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Market price, end of period

 

$

10.26

 

$

10.47

 

$

11.30

 

$

11.85

 

$

11.15

 

$

9.88

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN1

 

 

0.47

%

 

1.45

%

 

1.25

%

 

12.26

%

 

19.44

%

 

16.28

%

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.72

%2

 

1.29

%

 

1.42

%

 

1.82

%

 

2.87

%

 

4.06

%

Net expenses

 

 

1.72

%2

 

1.29

%

 

1.42

%

 

1.82

%

 

2.87

%

 

4.06

%

Net expenses excluding interest expense and excise tax

 

 

0.92

%2

 

0.84

%

 

0.84

%

 

0.86

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.88

%

Net investment income

 

 

6.18

%2

 

6.04

%

 

7.04

%

 

9.98

%

 

8.78

%

 

5.72

%

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average net assets (000)

 

$

98,980

 

$

105,987

 

$

111,990

 

$

113,632

 

$

108,142

 

$

98,368

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

5

%

 

20

%

 

8

%

 

4

%

 

17

%

 

17

%

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

98,194

 

$

99,733

 

$

108,439

 

$

114,256

 

$

110,685

 

$

103,010

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

31,903

 

$

39,945

 

$

30,078

 

$

27,874

 

$

34,500

 

$

48,262

 

Asset coverage, end of period3

 

$

4,078

 

$

3,497

 

$

4,605

 

$

5,099

 

$

4,208

 

$

3,134

 

Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)

 

$

15,002

 

$

28,840

 

$

26,298

 

$

33,157

 

$

41,208

 

$

45,368

 

Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest rate

 

 

2.86

%

 

1.48

%

 

1.20

%

 

1.81

%

 

4.24

%

 

6.39

%

 

 


1

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Total investment returns for less than a full year are not annualized. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

2

Annualized.

3

Per $1,000 of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.

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

See Notes to Financial Statements

34


 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2005
(unaudited)

 

For the period
August 30, 20041

through
December 31, 2004

 

 

 


 


 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

19.21

 

$

19.10

2

 

 



 



 

Investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.76

 

 

0.33

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

0.35

 

Dividends to preferred shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.14

)

 

(0.04

)

 

 



 



 

Net increase from investment operations

 

 

0.56

 

 

0.64

 

 

 



 



 

Dividends to common shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.47

)

 

(0.37

)

 

 



 



 

Capital charges with respect to issuance of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

Preferred shares

 

 

 

 

(0.12

)

 

 



 



 

Total capital charges

 

 

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

19.30

 

$

19.21

 

 

 



 



 

Market price, end of period

 

$

17.70

 

$

18.63

 

 

 



 



 

TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN3

 

 

(3.05

)%

 

(5.00

)%

 

 



 



 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:4,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.58

%

 

1.26

%

Net expenses

 

 

1.26

%

 

0.97

%

Net expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

1.14

%

 

0.97

%

Net investment income before preferred share dividends

 

 

8.03

%

 

5.04

%

Preferred share dividends

 

 

1.50

%

 

0.62

%

Net investment income available to common shareholders

 

 

6.53

%

 

4.42

%

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average net assets (000)

 

$

451,228

 

$

446,660

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

23

%

 

11

%

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

453,148

 

$

451,126

 

Preferred shares outstanding (000)

 

$

243,450

 

$

243,450

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

23,723

 

$

 

Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)

 

$

17,408

 

$

114

 

Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.17

%

 

2.24

%

Asset coverage, end of period

 

$

73,997

 

$

71,330

 

 

 


1

Commencement of investment operations. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock Funding, Inc.

2

Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $0.90 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $20.00 per share.

3

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Total investment returns for less than a full year are not annualized. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

4

Annualized.

5

Ratios are calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both the common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of the common shareholders.

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

See Notes to Financial Statements

35


 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2005

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

20014

 

2000

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

2.87

 

$

2.86

 

$

2.42

 

$

3.05

 

$

3.88

 

$

5.92

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.28

1

 

0.32

1

 

0.36

1

 

0.55

1

 

0.68

1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.17

)

 

0.03

 

 

0.40

 

 

(0.62

)

 

(0.81

)

 

(1.99

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.04

)

 

0.31

 

 

0.72

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(1.31

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.14

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.73

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.08

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.14

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.73

)

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

2.69

 

$

2.87

 

$

2.86

 

$

2.42

 

$

3.05

 

$

3.88

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Market value, end of period

 

$

2.79

 

$

2.90

 

$

2.87

 

$

2.32

 

$

3.36

 

$

4.19

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN2

 

 

1.18

%

 

12.24

%

 

37.23

%

 

(21.23

)%

 

(6.85

)%

 

(10.05

)%

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

2.73

%5

 

2.23

%

 

2.21

%

 

2.53

%

 

3.43

%

 

4.16

%

Net expenses

 

 

2.72

%5

 

2.23

%

 

2.21

%

 

2.53

%

 

3.43

%

 

4.16

%

Net expense, excluding interest expense

 

 

1.36

%5

 

1.39

%

 

1.46

%

 

1.49

%

 

1.26

%

 

1.09

%

Net investment income

 

 

9.07

%5

 

9.70

%

 

11.99

%

 

13.29

%

 

15.56

%

 

13.13

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average net assets (000)

 

$

149,512

 

$

152,815

 

$

143,397

 

$

144,665

 

$

174,851

 

$

267,845

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

76

%

 

56

%

 

93

%

 

134

%

 

82

%

 

38

%

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

146,239

 

$

155,298

 

$

154,298

 

$

129,538

 

$

161,693

 

$

202,401

 

Loan outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

66,000

 

$

69,000

 

$

68,000

 

$

51,000

 

$

73,800

 

$

86,963

 

Asset coverage, end of period3

 

$

3,216

 

$

3,251

 

$

3,269

 

$

3,540

 

$

3,191

 

$

3,326

 

Loan average daily balance (000)

 

$

66,000

 

$

64,081

 

$

60,604

 

$

68,577

 

$

74,023

 

$

107,036

 

Loan weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.01

%

 

2.01

%

 

1.72

%

 

2.20

%

 

5.50

%

 

7.68

%

 

 


1

Net investment income per share has been recalculated in accordance with SEC requirements, with the exception that end-of-the-year accumulated undistributed/(overdistributed) net investment income has not been adjusted to reflect current-year permanent differences between financial and tax accounting.

2

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at rates obtained under the Trust dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

3

Per $1,000 of loan outstanding.

4

Effective January 1, 2001, the Trust was required to start amortizing premium and discount on all debt securities. The effect of this change on net investment income per share was an increase of $0.03 per share. The effect to the ratio of net investment income to average net assets was an increase of 0.77%. Per share ratios and supplemental data for periods prior to January 1, 2001, have not been restated to reflect this change in accounting principles.

5

Annualized.

 


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

 

 

 

The performance set forth in this table is the financial data of BlackRock High Income Shares (formerly CIGNA High Income Shares). BlackRock began managing CIGNA High Income Shares on March 2, 2005.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
June30, 2005

 

For the Year
Ended
December 31, 2004

 

For the Period
February 28, 20031
through
December 31, 2003

 

 

 


 


 


 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

25.88

 

$

25.58

 

$

23.88

2

 

 



 



 



 

Investment operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

1.09

 

 

2.22

 

 

1.72

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.79

)

 

0.33

 

 

1.93

 

Dividends and distributions to preferred shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.l6

)

 

(0.10

)

Net realized gains

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 



 



 



 

Net increase from investment operations

 

 

0.13

 

 

2.37

 

 

3.55

 

 

 



 



 



 

Dividends and distributions to common shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.83

)

 

(2.00

)

 

(1.66

)

Net realized gains

 

 

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.83

)

 

(2.07

)

 

(1.66

)

 

 



 



 



 

Capital charges with respect to issuance of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

Preferred shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.14

)

 

 



 



 



 

Total capital charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 



 



 



 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

25.18

 

$

25.88

 

$

25.58

 

 

 



 



 



 

Market price, end of period

 

$

24.80

 

$

25.39

 

$

24.83

 

 

 



 



 



 

TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN3

 

 

2.60

%

 

11.01

%

 

6.28

%

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.22

%5

 

1.44

%

 

1.52

%5

Net expenses

 

 

1.22

%5

 

1.44

%

 

1.52

%5

Net expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

1.19

%5

 

1.19

%

 

1.16

%5

Net investment income before preferred share dividends

 

 

8.57

%5

 

8.66

%

 

8.35

%5

Preferred share dividends

 

 

1.33

%5

 

0.62

%

 

0.48

%5

Net investment income available to common shareholders

 

 

7.24

%5

 

8.04

%

 

7.87

%5

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average net assets of common shareholders (000)

 

$

468,851

 

$

468,110

 

$

449,345

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

33

%

 

88

%

 

98

%

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

460,850

 

$

473,809

 

$

468,243

 

Preferred shares value outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

220,800

 

$

220,800

 

$

220,841

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

1,437

 

$

 

$

3,486

 

Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)

 

$

3,726

 

$

782

 

$

19,822

 

Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest rate

 

 

3.10

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.44

%

Asset coverage, end of period

 

$

77,186

 

$

78,650

 

$

78,021

 

 

 


1

Commencement of investment operations. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock Funding, Inc.

2

Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $1.12 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $25.00 per share.

3

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Total investment returns for less than a full year are not annualized. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

4

Ratios are calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both the common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of the common shareholders.

5

Annualized.

 

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

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)


Note 1. Organization & Accounting Policies

The BlackRock Advantage Term Trust Inc. (“Advantage”), a Maryland corporation, and BlackRock High Income shares (“High Income”), a Massachusetts Business Trust, are registered as diversified, closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended.  BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (“Global”) and BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (“Preferred Opportunity”) are organized as Delaware statutory trusts and are registered as non-diversified and diversified, closed-end management investment companies, respectively, under the 1940 Act, as amended. Advantage, Global, High Income and Preferred Opportunity are individually referred to as a “Trust” and collectively as the “Trusts”.

          Advantage transferred, on October 31, 1998, a substantial portion of its total assets to a 100% owned regulated investment company subsidiary called BAT Subsidiary, Inc. The financial statements and these notes to the financial statements for Advantage are consolidated and include the operations of Advantage and its wholly owned subsidiary after elimination of all intercompany transactions and balances.

          The Board of Directors of Advantage adopted a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan”) effective January 2, 2004. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Board of Directors shall oversee the complete liquidation and winding up of Advantage in an orderly fashion on December 31, 2005.

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are calculated on the identified cost basis. Each Trust records interest income on an accrual basis and amortizes premium and/or accretes discount on securities purchased using the interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed. These dividends are recorded as soon as the Trust is informed of the ex-dividend date. Dividend income on foreign securities is recorded net of any withholding tax.

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

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

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

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

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to change by approximately one percent with a one percent change in interest rates, while a duration of five would imply that the price would move approximately five percent in relation to a one percent change in interest rates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

 

(i)

market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities—at the London 4:00 PM rates of exchange.

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

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

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

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

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

Bonds Borrowed Agreements: In a bonds borrowed agreement, the Trust borrows securities from a third party, with the commitment that they will be returned to the lender on an agreed-upon date. Bonds borrowed agreements are primarily entered into to settle short positions. In a bonds borrowed agreement, the Trust’s prime broker or third party broker takes possession of the underlying collateral securities or cash to settle such

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short positions. The value of the underlying collateral securities approximates the principal amount of the bonds borrowed transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that bonds borrowed transactions exceed one business day, the value of the collateral with any counterparty is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the lender defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the lender of the security, realization of the collateral by the Trust may be delayed or limited.

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

Federal Income Taxes: It is each Trust’s intention to continue to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute sufficient amounts of their taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income tax provisions are required. As part of a tax planning strategy, Advantage may retain a portion of their taxable income and pay excise tax on the undistributed amounts.

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

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

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

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

Note 2. Agreements

Advantage, Global and Preferred Opportunity have an Investment Management Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., serves as sub-advisor to Global and Preferred Opportunity. BlackRock, Inc. is an indirect, majority owned subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. The Investment Management Agreement for Global, High Income and Preferred Opportunity covers both investment advisory and administration services. Advantage has an Administration Agreement with the Advisor.

          Effective March 2, 2005, High Income entered into an Investment Management Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”), and a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Prior to March 2, 2005, High Income had an Investment Management Agreement with CIGNA Investment Advisors, Inc. (“CIAI”) and a sub-advisory agreement with Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.

          Each Trust’s, other than High Income, investment advisory fee paid to the Advisor is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate, 0.50% of Advantage’s,  average weekly net assets and 0.75% of Global’s and 0.65% of Preferred Opportunity’s average weekly managed assets. High Income’s investment advisory fee paid to the current Advisor and CIAI is/was computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of 0.75% of the first $200 million of the Trust’s average weekly managed assets and 0.50% thereafter. The Advisor, in turn, pays BFM its sub-advisory fee. “Managed assets” means the total assets of a Trust (including any assets attributable to any borrowing that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage). The administration fee paid to the Advisor is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of 0.08% for Advantage based on the Trust’s average weekly net assets.

          Pursuant to the agreements, the Advisor provides continuous supervision of the investment portfolio and pays the compensation of officers of each Trust who are affiliated persons of the Advisor, as well as occupancy and certain clerical and accounting costs for each Trust. Each Trust bears all other costs and expenses, which include reimbursements to the Advisor for costs of employees that provide pricing, secondary market support and compliance services to each Trust. Prior to March 2, 2005, for administrative services, High Income reimbursed CIAI for a portion of the compensation and related expenses of the Treasurer and Secretary and certain persons who assist in carrying out the responsibilities of those offices. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Trusts reimbursed the Advisor the following amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Amount

 


 


 

Advantage

 

$

4,163

 

Global

 

 

17,309

 

High Income

 

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

8,679

 

          Pursuant to the terms of their custody agreements, each Trust received earnings credits from its custodian for positive cash balances maintained, which are used to offset custody fees.

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Note 3. Portfolio Investments

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, dollar rolls and U.S. government securities, for the six months ended June 30, 2005, aggregated as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 


 


 


 

Advantage

 

$

6,681,039

 

$

44,566,971

 

Global Floating Rate

 

 

174,348,766

 

 

169,825,306

 

High Income

 

 

160,356,505

 

 

167,856,042

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

225,042,230

 

 

213,793,796

 

          Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities for the six months ended June 30, 2005, aggregated as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 


 


 


 

Advantage

 

$

 

$

2,545,996

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

13,911,037

 

 

13,891,016

 

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

          For Federal income tax purposes, the following Trust had capital loss carryforwards at December 31, 2004:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Capital Loss
Carryforward Amount

 

Expires

 

 

Trust

 

Capital Loss
Carryforward Amount

 

Expires

 


 


 


 

 


 



 


 

Advantage

 

$

98,294

 

2005

 

 

High Income

 

$

28,686,393

 

2007

 

 

 

 

161,872

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

35,363,213

 

2008

 

 

 

 

127,941

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

55,878,284

 

2009

 

 

 

 

274,645

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

102,576,339

 

2010

 

 

 

 

83,667

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

28,467,396

 

2011

 

 

 

 

5,589,003

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

2,339,279

 

2012

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

$

6,335,422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

253,310,904

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

          Accordingly, no capital gain distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders of a Trust until that Trust has net realized capital gains in excess of its carryforward amounts.

          Details of open forward currency contracts at June 30, 2005 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency

 

Settlement
Date

 

Contract to
Purchase/
Receive

 

Value at
Settlement
Date

 

Value at
June 30,
2005

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Global:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bought:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

 

07/26/05

 

 

2,000,000

$

2,594,866

 

$

2,421,797

 

$

(173,069

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

 

07/26/05

 

 

7,745,200

$

10,169,633

 

$

9,378,652

 

$

790,981

 

 

 

 

07/26/05

 

 

1,800,000

$

2,358,243

 

$

2,179,618

 

 

178,625

 

 

 

 

07/26/05

 

 

2,000,000

$

2,595,660

 

$

2,421,797

 

 

173,863

 

Mexican Peso

 

 

7/25/05

 

$

19,600,000

 

$

1,767,326

 

$

1,811,184

 

 

(43,858

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,099,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

High Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

 

07/26/05

 

 

1,238,000

$

1,613,461

 

$

1,499,093

 

$

114,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

          Details of open interest rate swaps at June 30, 2005 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Termination
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Preferred Opportunity

 

$

80,000

 

 

4.495

%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

 

10/19/14

 

$

(1,002,984

)

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

5.19

(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

 

10/19/34

 

 

(3,006,539

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(4,009,523

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Details of credit default swaps at June 30, 2005 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advantage

 

$

800

 

 

0.23

%(a)

 

Contingent on

 

 

11/1/05

 

$

589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Event

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global

 

$

4,300

 

 

0.23

(a)

 

Contingent on

 

 

11/1/05

 

$

163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Event

 

 

 

 



 

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

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Note 4. Borrowings

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Trusts may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with qualified third-party broker-dealers as determined by and under the direction of each Trust’s Board. Interest on the value of reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates at the time of issuance. At the time a Trust enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish and maintain a segregated account with the lender, containing liquid investment grade securities having a value not less than the repurchase price, including accrued interest of the reverse repurchase agreement. Details of open reverse repurchase agreements at June 30, 2005 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust/Counter party

 

 

 

Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Par

 


 

 

 


 


 

 


 


 


 

Advantage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3.13

%

 

6/08/05

 

 

7/15/05

 

$

22,911,517

 

$

22,840,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.13

 

 

6/08/05

 

 

7/15/05

 

 

8,991,556

 

 

8,963,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.55

 

 

6/30/05

 

 

7/01/05

 

 

99,885

 

 

99,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,903,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Global

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3.27

%

 

6/16/05

 

 

7/07/05

 

$

10,898,764

 

$

10,879,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.27

 

 

6/16/05

 

 

7/07/05

 

 

12,844,010

 

 

12,844,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,723,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

6/30/05

 

 

7/11/05

 

$

1,438,493

 

$

1,437,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

          Details of underlying collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements at June 30, 2005 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust/Counter party

 

Description

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Original
Face

 

Current
Face

 

Market
Value

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Advantage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

Resolution Funding Corp.

 

 

0.00

%

 

7/15/05

 

$

22,926,000

 

$

22,926,000

 

$

22,835,213

 

 

 

Financing Grp. (FICO) Strips

 

 

0.00

 

 

12/06/05

 

 

9,100,000

 

 

9,100,000

 

 

8,963,591

 

 

 

Tennessee Valley Authority

 

 

0.00

 

 

11/01/05

 

 

100,000

 

 

100,000

 

 

98,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,897,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Global

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

Republic of Chile

 

 

6.875

%

 

4/28/09

 

$

2,400,000

 

$

2,400,000

 

$

2,622,960

 

 

 

United Mexican States

 

 

3.84

 

 

1/13/09

 

 

4,800,000

 

 

4,800,000

 

 

4,864,800

 

 

 

Republic of South Africa

 

 

7.375

 

 

4/25/12

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

2,749,440

 

 

 

Malaxsio

 

 

8.75

 

 

6/01/09

 

 

800,000

 

 

800,000

 

 

924,952

 

 

 

Rouse Co.

 

 

5.375

 

 

11/26/13

 

 

6,350,000

 

 

6,350,000

 

 

6,220,714

 

 

 

Federative Republic of Brazil

 

 

9.23

 

 

9/29/09

 

 

7,000,000

 

 

7,000,000

 

 

8,120,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,502,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

American General Institute

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital A

 

 

7.57

%

 

12/01/45

 

$

1,500,000

 

$

1,500,000

 

$

1,943,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

          Loan Payable: High Income has an $80 million revolving credit Agreement (the “Agreement”), which expires on October 31, 2007. Prior to expiration of the Agreement, principal is repayable in whole or in part at the option of the Trust. Borrowings under this Agreement bear interest at a variable rate tied to the lender’s average daily cost of funds, or at fixed rates, as may be agreed to between the Trust and the lender. The Trust may borrow up to 331/3% of its total assets up to the committed amount or 100% of the borrowing base eligible assets, as determined under the terms of the Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the Trust has pledged its portfolio assets as collateral for the borrowing.

Dollar Rolls: The Trusts may enter into dollar rolls in which a Trust sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period the Trusts forgo principal and interest paid on the securities. The Trusts will be compensated by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and/or by the lower repurchase price at the future date. The Trusts did not enter into any dollar roll transactions during the period ended June 30, 2005.

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Note 5. Distributions to Shareholders

The estimated tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended June 30, 2005, and the tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2004, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2005

 

 

 


 

Distributions Paid From:

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Long-term
Gains

 

Liquidating

 

Total
Distributions

 


 


 


 


 


 

Advantage*

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,456,919

 

$

2,456,919

 

Global

 

 

14,318,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,318,463

 

High Income

 

 

7,497,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,497,359

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

18,347,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,347,587

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 


 

Distributions Paid From:

 

Ordinary
Income

 

Long-term
Gains

 

Liquidating

 

Total
Distributions

 


 


 


 


 


 

Advantage*

 

$

554,749

 

$

 

$

8,917,875

 

$

9,472,624

 

Global

 

 

9,709,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,709,034

 

High Income

 

 

16,001,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,001,963

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

37,476,397

 

 

3,767,780

 

 

 

 

41,244,177

 

     As of June 30, 2005, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

 

Undistributed
Long-term
Gains

 

Unrealized Net
Appreciation

 


 


 


 


 

Advantage*

 

$

3,416,669

 

$

 

$

9,211,413

 

Global

 

 

2,723,323

 

 

 

 

5,710,909

 

High Income

 

 

615,006

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

499,409

 

 

9,313,602

 

 

17,497,913

 

 

 


* The Trust is currently under a plan of liquidation. Shareholders should consult their tax advisor as to the proper tax treatment of distribution from the Trust.

Note 6. Capital

There are 200 million of $0.01 par value common shares authorized for Advantage. There are an unlimited number of $0.001 par value common shares authorized for Preferred Opportunity and Global. There are an unlimited number of no par value shares authorized for High Income. At June 30, 2005, the common shares outstanding and the shares owned by affiliates of the Advisor of each Trust were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Common Shares
Outstanding

 

Common Shares
Owned

 


 


 


 

Advantage

 

 

9,510,667

 

 

 

 

 

Global

 

 

23,481,021

 

 

 

6,021

 

 

High Income

 

 

54,404,224

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

18,305,777

 

 

 

 

 

          Transactions in common shares of beneficial interest from August 30, 2004 (commencement of investment operations) through December 31, 2004 for Global were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares from

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Trust

 

Initial
Public Offering

 

Underwriters’ Exercising
the Over-allotment Option

 

Reinvestment
of Dividends

 

Net Increase in
Shares Outstanding

 


 


 


 


 


 

Global

 

23,006,021

 

475,000

 

 

23,481,021

 

          During the six months ended June 30, 2005, there were no additional shares issued under the terms of Advantage’s, Global’s and Preferred Opportunity’s Dividend Reinvestment Plans. During the six months ended June 30, 2005, High Income issued 212,961 common shares under the terms of its Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

          Offering costs of $924,000 ($0.04 per common share) incurred in connection with Global’s offering of common shares have been charged to paid-in capital in excess of par of the common shares.

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          As of June 30, 2005, Global and Preferred Opportunity have the following series of preferred shares outstanding as listed in the table below. The preferred shares have a liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid dividends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Series

 

Shares

 

Trust

 

Series

 

Shares

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Global

 

 

 

T7

 

 

3,246

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

 

T7

 

 

2,944

 

 

 

 

 

W7

 

 

3,246

 

 

 

 

 

 

W7

 

 

2,944

 

 

 

 

 

R7

 

 

3,246

 

 

 

 

 

 

R7

 

 

2,944

 

          Underwriting discounts of $2,434,500 ($0.10 per common share) and offering costs of $400,260 ($0.02 per common share) incurred in connection with the preferred share offering of Global have been charged to paid-in capital in excess of par of the common shares.

          Dividends on seven-day preferred shares are cumulative at a rate which is reset every seven days based on the results of an auction. The dividend range on the preferred shares for Global and Preferred Opportunity for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was 2.14% to 3.40%, and 2.21% to 3.46%, respectively.

          Global and Preferred Opportunity may not declare dividends or make other distributions on common shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding preferred shares and any other borrowings would be less than 200%. The preferred shares are redeemable at the option of Global and Preferred Opportunity, in whole or in part, on any dividend payment date at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated or unpaid dividends whether or not declared. The preferred shares are also subject to mandatory redemption at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated or unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, if certain requirements relating to the composition of the assets and liabilities of Global and Preferred Opportunity, as set forth in Global’s and Preferred Opportunity’s Declaration of Trust, are not satisfied. The holders of preferred shares have voting rights equal to the holders of common shares (one vote per share) and will vote together with holders of common shares as a single class. However, holders of preferred shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to elect two Trustees for Global and Preferred Opportunity. In addition, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, requires that along with approval by shareholders that might otherwise be required, the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding preferred shares, voting separately as a class would be required to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the preferred shares, (b) change a Trust’s sub-classification as a closed-end investment company or change its fundamental investment restrictions and (c) change the nature of its business so as to cease to be an investment company.

Note 7. Dividends

Subsequent to June 30, 2005, each Board declared dividends from undistributed earnings per common share payable July 31, 2005, to shareholders of record on July 15, 2005. The per share common dividends declared were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Common Dividend
Per Share

 


 


 

Advantage

 

 

$

0.050000

 

 

Global Floating Rate

 

 

 

0.093300

 

 

High Income

 

 

 

0.023000

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

 

0.166667

 

 

          The dividends declared on preferred shares for the period July 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005 for Global and Preferred Opportunity were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust

 

Series

 

Dividends
Declared

 

Trust

 

Series

 

Dividends
Declared

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Global

 

 

 

T7

 

 

195,896

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

 

T7

 

 

179,348

 

 

 

 

 

W7

 

 

202,453

 

 

 

 

 

W7

 

 

181,527

 

 

 

 

 

R7

 

 

245,365

 

 

 

 

 

R7

 

 

228,366

 

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLANS


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

          After Advantage, Global and/or High Income declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participant’s account, by the purchase of outstanding shares on the open market, on the Trust’s primary exchange or elsewhere (“open market purchases”). These Trusts will not issue any new shares under the Plan.

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

          Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Administrator prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution.

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

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

 

BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS


          At a meeting held on May 26, 2005, the board of trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) of each trust (each a “Trust”), including the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved the continuance of an Investment Management Agreement between each Trust and BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”). For each Investment Management Agreement, the Boards also approved a related Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement, when applicable, among each respective Trust, the Advisor and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the “Sub-Advisor”). The Investment Management Agreements and the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreements sometimes are referred to herein collectively as the “Agreements”. The Advisor and the Sub-Advisor sometimes are referred to herein collectively as “BlackRock”.

Information Received by the Boards

          To assist each Board in its evaluation of the Agreements, the Independent Trustees received information from BlackRock on or about April 27, 2005 which detailed, among other things: the organization, business lines and capabilities of BlackRock, including the responsibilities of various departments and key personnel and biographical information relating to key personnel; financial statements for BlackRock, Inc., the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and each Trust; the advisory and/or administrative fees paid by each Trust to BlackRock, including comparisons, compiled by an independent third party, with the management fees of funds with similar investment objectives (“Peers”); the profitability of BlackRock and certain industry profitability analyses for advisors to registered investment companies; the expenses of BlackRock in providing the various services; non-investment advisory reimbursements and “fallout” benefits to BlackRock; the expenses of each Trust, including comparisons of the respective Trust’s expense ratios (both before and after any fee waivers) with the expense ratios of its Peers; and each Trust’s performance for the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, when applicable, as well as each Trust’s performance compared to its Peers. This information supplemented the information received by each Board throughout the year regarding each Trust’s performance, expense ratios, portfolio composition, trade execution and compliance.

          In addition to the foregoing materials, independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees provided a legal memorandum outlining, among other things, the duties of the Boards under the 1940 Act as well as the general principles of relevant law in reviewing and approving advisory contracts, the requirements of the 1940 Act in such matters, an advisor’s fiduciary duty with respect to advisory agreements and compensation, and the standards used by courts in determining whether investment company boards of directors have fulfilled their duties and factors to be considered by the boards in voting on advisory agreements.

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          Prior to the Board meeting, the Independent Trustees reviewed a preliminary binder of information, and, in consultation with independent counsel, submitted a memorandum on May 12, 2005, to BlackRock setting forth certain questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these questions in writing on May 24, 2005 and May 25, 2005. The Independent Trustees reviewed these responses with independent counsel on May 25, 2005.

          At the Board meeting on May 26, 2005, BlackRock made a presentation to and responded to additional questions from the Boards. After the presentations and after reviewing the written materials, the Independent Trustees met in executive session with their legal counsel to review the Boards’ duties in reviewing the Agreements and to consider the renewal of the Agreements. With this background, the Boards considered each Agreement and, in consultation with independent counsel, reviewed the factors set out in judicial decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission statements relating to the renewal of the Agreements.

Matters Considered by the Boards

          In connection with their deliberations, the Boards considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to each Trust, including the following: the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by BlackRock; the investment performance of each Trust; the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Trusts; the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the BlackRock closed-end complex grows; and whether BlackRock realizes other benefits from its relationship with the Trusts.

          Nature and Quality of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Services. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of BlackRock’s services, the Boards reviewed information concerning the types of services that BlackRock provides and is expected to provide to each Trust, narrative and statistical information concerning each Trust’s performance record and how such performance compares to each Trust’s Peers, information describing BlackRock’s organization and its various departments, the experience and responsibilities of key personnel and available resources. The Boards further noted the willingness of the personnel of BlackRock to engage in open, candid discussions with the Boards. The Boards further considered the quality of BlackRock’s investment process in making portfolio management decisions. Given the Boards’ experience with BlackRock, the Boards noted that they were familiar with and continue to have a good understanding of the organization, operations and personnel of BlackRock.

          In addition to advisory services, the Independent Trustees considered the quality of the administrative or non-investment advisory services provided to the Trusts. In this regard, BlackRock provides each Trust with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by others for the Trusts) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the respective Trust. In addition to investment management services, BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Trust with a wide range of services, including: preparing shareholder reports and communications, including annual and semi-annual financial statements and Trust web sites; communications with analysts to support secondary market trading; assisting with daily accounting and pricing; preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; administering and organizing Board meetings and preparing the Board materials for such meetings; providing legal and compliance support (such as helping to prepare proxy statements and responding to regulatory inquiries); and performing other Trust administrative tasks necessary for the operation of the respective Trust (such as tax reporting and fulfilling regulatory filing requirements). In addition, in evaluating the administrative services, the Boards considered, in particular, BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations in light of the new Securities and Exchange Commission regulations governing compliance. The Boards noted BlackRock’s focus on compliance and its compliance systems. The Independent Trustees noted that BlackRock’s commitment to supporting the secondary market for the common shares of its closed-end funds is particularly noteworthy.

          The Investment Performance of the Trusts. As previously noted, the Boards received myriad performance information regarding each Trust and its Peers. Among other things, the Boards received materials reflecting each Trust’s historic performance and each Trust’s performance compared to its Peers. More specifically, each Trust’s one-, three-, five- and ten-year total returns (when applicable) were evaluated relative to its respective Peers (including the performance of individual peers as well as the Peers’ average performance).

          The Boards also reviewed a narrative analysis of the Peer rankings that was prepared by an independent third party and summarized by BlackRock at the Boards’ request. The summary placed the Peer rankings into context by analyzing various factors that affect these comparisons. In evaluating the performance information, in certain limited instances, the Boards noted that the Peers most similar to a given Trust still would not adequately reflect such Trust’s investment objectives and strategies, thereby limiting the usefulness of the comparisons of such Trust’s performance with that of its Peers. The Boards noted the quality of information provided by BlackRock throughout the year with respect to the performance of the Trusts. The Boards considered this information in connection with its deliberations as to whether the level of management services provided to each Trust, in light of all the other facts and circumstances relating to that Trust, supports a conclusion that the Trust’s Agreement should be renewed.

          Fees and Expenses. In evaluating the management fees and expenses that a Trust is expected to bear, the Boards considered each Trust’s current management fee structure and the Trust’s expected expense ratios in absolute terms as well as relative to the fees and expense ratios of applicable Peers. In reviewing fees, the Boards, among other things, reviewed comparisons of each Trust’s gross management fees before and after any applicable reimbursements and fee waivers and total expense ratios before and after any applicable waivers with those of the applicable Peers. The Boards also reviewed a narrative analysis of the Peer rankings that was prepared by an independent third party and summarized by BlackRock at the request of the Boards. This summary placed the rankings into context by analyzing various factors that affect these comparisons.

          The Boards also compared the management fees charged to the Trusts by BlackRock to the management fees BlackRock charges other types of clients (such as open-end investment companies and institutional separately managed accounts). With respect to open-end investment companies, the management fees charged to the Trusts generally were higher than those charged to the open-end investment companies. The Boards also noted that BlackRock provides the Trusts with certain services not provided to open-end funds, such as leverage management in connection with the issuance of preferred shares, stock exchange listing compliance requirements, rating agency compliance with respect to the leverage

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employed by the Trusts and secondary market support and other services not provided to the Trusts, such as monitoring of subscriptions and redemptions. With respect to separately managed institutional accounts, the management fees for such accounts were generally lower than those charged to the comparable Trusts. The Boards noted, however, the various services that are provided and the costs incurred by BlackRock in managing and operating the Trusts. For instance, BlackRock and its affiliates provide numerous services to the Trusts that are not provided to institutional accounts including, but not limited to: preparing shareholder reports and communications, including annual and semi-annual financial statements; preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; administering and organizing Board meetings and preparing the Board materials for such meetings; income monitoring; expense budgeting; preparing proxy statements; and performing other Trust administrative tasks necessary for the operation of the respective Trust (such as tax reporting and fulfilling regulatory filing requirements). Further, the Boards noted the increased compliance requirements for the Trusts in light of new Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and other legislation. These services are generally not required to the same extent, if at all, for separate accounts.

          The Boards considered this information in connection with its deliberations as to whether the fees paid by each Trust under its Agreements, in light of all the other facts and circumstances relating to that Trust, supports a conclusion that the Trust’s Agreements should be renewed.

          Profitability. The Trustees also considered BlackRock’s profitability in conjunction with their review of fees. The Trustees reviewed BlackRock’s revenues, expenses and profitability margins on an after-tax basis. In reviewing profitability, the Trustees recognized that one of the most difficult issues in determining profitability is establishing a method of allocating expenses. The Trustees also reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses. In this regard, the methods of allocation used appeared reasonable but the Boards noted the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Boards also recognized that individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is generally not publicly available.

          The Boards recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and therefore comparability of profitability is somewhat limited. Nevertheless, to the extent available, the Boards considered BlackRock’s pre-tax profit margin compared to the pre-tax profitability of various publicly-traded investment management companies and/or investment management companies that publicly disclose some or all of their financial results.

          In evaluating the reasonableness of BlackRock’s compensation, the Boards also considered any other revenues paid to BlackRock, including partial reimbursements paid to BlackRock for certain non-investment advisory services. The Boards noted that these payments were less than BlackRock’s costs for providing these services. The Boards also considered indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements) that BlackRock and its affiliates are expected to receive that are attributable to their management of the Trusts.

          In reviewing each Trust’s fees and expenses, the Boards examined the potential benefits of economies of scale, and whether any economies of scale should be reflected in the Trust’s fee structures, for example through the use of breakpoints. In this connection, the Boards reviewed information provided by BlackRock, noting that most closed-end fund complexes do not have fund-level breakpoints, as closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after their initial public offering and each fund is managed independently consistent with its own investment objectives. The information also revealed that only one closed-end fund complex used a complex-level breakpoint structure, and that this complex generally is homogeneous with regard to the types of funds managed and is about four times as large as the Trust’s complex. The Boards concluded that breakpoints were not warranted at this time.

          Other Benefits. In evaluating fees, the Boards also considered indirect benefits or profits BlackRock or its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the Trusts. The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered the intangible benefits that accrue to BlackRock and its affiliates by virtue of their relationships with the Trusts, including potential benefits accruing to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of potentially stronger relationships with members of the broker-dealer community, increased name recognition of BlackRock and its affiliates, enhanced sales of other investment funds and products sponsored by BlackRock and its affiliates and increased assets under management which may increase the benefits realized by BlackRock from soft dollar arrangements with broker-dealers. The Boards also considered the unquantifiable nature of these potential benefits.

          Miscellaneous. During the Boards’deliberations in connection with the Agreements, the Boards were aware that the Advisor pays compensation, out of its own assets, to the lead underwriter and to certain qualifying underwriters of many of its closed-end funds, and to employees of BlackRock and its affiliates that participated in the offering of such funds. The Boards considered whether the management fee met applicable standards in light of the services provided by BlackRock, without regard to whether BlackRock ultimately pays any portion of the anticipated compensation to the underwriters.

Conclusion

          The Trustees did not identify any single factor discussed above as all-important or controlling. The Trustees, including a majority of Independent Trustees, determined that each of the factors described above, in light of all the other factors and all of the facts and circumstances applicable to each respective Trust, was acceptable for each Trust and supported the Trustees’ conclusion that the terms of each Agreement were fair and reasonable, that the respective Trust’s fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to the respective Trust, and that the renewal of each Agreement should be approved.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


          The Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 26, 2005, to elect a certain number of Directors/Trustees for each of the following Trusts to three year terms, unless otherwise indicated, expiring in 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advantage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elected the Class I Director as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Director

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

 


 


 


 

 

R. Glenn Hubbard1

 

7,765,403

 

 

774,075

 

 

 

Elected the Class II Directors as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Director

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

 


 


 


 

 

Frank J. Fabozzi

 

7,772,629

 

 

757,849

 

 

 

Kathleen F. Feldstein

 

7,765,148

 

 

765,330

 

 

 

Walter F. Mondale

 

7,734,911

 

 

795,567

 

 

 

Ralph L. Schlosstein

 

7,772,015

 

 

758,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elected the Class I Trustees as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Trustee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

 


 


 


 

 

Richard E. Cavanagh2

 

7,729

 

 

24

 

 

 

R. Glenn Hubbard1

 

20,177,093

 

 

1,094,202

 

 

 

James Clayburn La Force, Jr.

 

20,174,396

 

 

1,096,899

 

 

 

Elected the Class II Trustee as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Trustee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

 


 


 


 

 

Kathleen F. Feldstein1

 

20,177,284

 

 

1,094,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Opportunity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elected the Class II Trustees as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Trustee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

 


 


 


 

 

Frank J. Fabozzi2

 

6,985

 

 

161

 

 

 

Kathleen F. Feldstein

 

17,520,587

 

 

215,310

 

 

 

Walter F. Mondale

 

17,451,899

 

 

283,998

 

 

 

Ralph L. Schlosstein

 

17,524,145

 

 

211,752

 

 

 

 


1

Mr. Hubbard and Ms. Feldstein will serve until the end of the term for the class of Directors/Trustees to which they were elected, if such class was not standing for election at May 26, 2005 annual shareholders meeting.

          The following Trust had an additional proposal (Proposal #2A) to amend its Declaration of Trust in order to change the maximum number of permitted Trustees allowed on its Board to 11:

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Withheld

Preferred Opportunity

17,142,812

392,617

200,467

          The following Trust had an additional proposal (Proposal #2B) to amend its Declaration of Trust in order to reduce the maximum number of permitted Trustees allowed on its Board from 15 to 11:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Withheld

 


Global

19,981,501

1,093,656

196,138

          On March 1, 2005, the shareholders of CIGNA High Income Shares approved proposals to: approve an advisory agreement between the Trust and BlackRock Advisors, Inc., approve a sub-advisory agreement among the Trust, BlackRock Advisors, Inc. and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., and elect new Trustees, all of whom currently oversee BlackRock’s 54 closed-end funds, to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Upon approval of the Trustees, BlackRock Advisors, Inc. changed the name of the Trust to BlackRock High Income Shares.

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

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

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

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BlackRock Closed-End Funds

Directors/Trustees
Ralph L. Schlosstein, Chairman
Andrew F. Brimmer
Richard E. Cavanagh
Kent Dixon
Frank J. Fabozzi
Kathleen F. Feldstein1
R. Glenn Hubbard2
Robert S. Kapito
James Clayburn La Force, Jr.
Walter F. Mondale

Officers
Robert S. Kapito, President
Henry Gabbay, Treasurer
Bartholomew Battista, Chief Compliance Officer
Anne Ackerley, Vice President
James Kong, Assistant Treasurer
Vincent B. Tritto, Secretary
Brian P. Kindelan, Assistant Secretary

Investment Advisor
BlackRock Advisors, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
(800) 227-7BFM

Sub-Advisor3
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

Accounting Agent and Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Transfer Agent
Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Computershare Investor Services
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
(800) 699-1BFM

Auction Agent3
Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street, 7 West
New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036

Legal Counsel – Independent Trustees
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022

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

BlackRock Closed-End Funds
c/o BlackRock Advisors, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
(800) 227-7BFM


 

 


1

Appointed as a Director/Trustee of all Trusts on January 19, 2005 and elected by Shareholders on May 26, 2005.

2

Appointed as a Director/Trustee of each Trust on November 16, 2004. Elected by Shareholders on May 26, 2005 as a Director/Trustee for each Trust, except Preferred Opportunity for which Mr. Hubbard’s class of Directors/Trustees did not stand for election.

3

For Global and Preferred Opportunity.

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

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

Information on how proxies relating to the Trusts’ voting securities were voted (if any) by the Advisor during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available, upon request, by calling (800) 699-1BFM or on the website of the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

The Trusts file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of their respective fiscal years with the Commission on Form N-Q. Each Trust’s Form N-Q is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Each Trust’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Each Trust’s Form N-Q may also be obtained upon request, without charge, by calling (800) 699-1BFM.


 

 

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

(BLACKROCK LOGO)

 

 

CEF-SEMI-5

 



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable because no such purchases were made during the period covered by this report.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable because no applicable matters were voted on by shareholders during the period covered by this report.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective, as of such date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.

(b) The Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a) (1) Not applicable.

(a) (2) Separate certifications of Principal Executive and Financial Officers pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(a) (3) Not applicable.

(b) Certification of Principal Executive and Financial Officers pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant)_____BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust__________

By: /s/ Henry Gabbay                    
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Treasurer
Date: August 19, 2005

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

By: /s/ Robert S. Kapito                    
Name: Robert S. Kapito
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 19, 2005


By: /s/ Henry Gabbay                    
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Principal Financial Officer
Date: August 19, 2005