c33872_ncsr

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:      811-07250

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust, Inc.
(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 Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust, Inc.

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:      October 31, 2004

Date of reporting period:      October 31, 2004

 


Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.

The Registrant’s 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
Annual Report

OCTOBER 31, 2004




BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE


TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Letter to Shareholders    1 
     
Trusts’ Summaries    2 
     
Portfolios of Investments    9 
     
Financial Statements     
     
     Statements of Assets and Liabilities    49 
     
     Statements of Operations    51 
     
     Statements of Cash Flows    53 
     
     Statements of Changes in Net Assets    55 
     
Financial Highlights    58 
     
Notes to Financial Statements    65 
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    78 
     
Directors/Trustees Information    79 
     
Dividend Reinvestment Plans    81 
     
Additional Information    82 
     
Tax Information    82 

 

 



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

October 31, 2004


Dear Shareholder:

     We are pleased to report that during the annual period, the Trusts provided the opportunity to invest in various portfolios of fixed income securities. This report contains the Trusts’ audited 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.

     The following table shows the Trusts’ yields, closing market prices per share and net asset values (“NAV”) per share as of October 31, 2004.


Trust  Yield1 Market Price 
NAV 

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT) 
5.70
% 
$15.80  
$15.98  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) 
7.49
14.02 
15.22 

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) 
8.82
9.30 
7.95 

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) 
7.38
11.38 
12.38 

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) 
8.17
7.50 
6.95 

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) 
7.52
19.95 
20.13 

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD) 
9.34
16.70 
15.10 

1Yield 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 September 30, 2004, BlackRock managed $233 billion in bonds, 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, Inc.

     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,


Laurence D. Fink
Chief Executive Officer
BlackRock Advisors, Inc.

Ralph L. Schlosstein

President
BlackRock Advisors, Inc.


1


TRUST SUMMARIES
OCTOBER 31, 2004
BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)

Trust Information


Symbol on American Stock Exchange:  BCT

Initial Offering Date:  June 17, 1993

Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04:  $15.80  

Net Asset Value as of 10/31/04:  $15.98  

Yield on Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04 ($15.80):1  5.70 % 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2  $0.075  

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2  $0.900  


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:

 




 
10/31/04 
10/31/03 
Change
High 
Low 

Market Price 
$15.80 
$15.85 
(0.32 )% 
$16.52 
$15.20 

NAV 
$15.98 
$16.02 
(0.25 )% 
$16.58 
$15.38 


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    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

U.S. Government and Agency Securities    63 %    56 % 

Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Throughs    13     8  

Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities    7     12  

Corporate Bonds    6     8  

Taxable Municipal Bonds    5     5  

Inverse Floating Rate Mortgages    4     8  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities    1     1  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs    1     1  

Other        1  


Corporate Credit Breakdown3


Credit Rating    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

AA/Aa    42 %    35 % 

A    43     43  

BBB/Baa    13     21  

CCC/Caa    2     1  



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 8.7% and 11.0% of net assets on October 31, 2004, and October 31, 2003, respectively.
 

2


TRUST SUMMARIES
OCTOBER 31, 2004
BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

Trust Information


Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:  BHK

Initial Offering Date:  November 27, 2001

Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04:  $14.02  

Net Asset Value as of 10/31/04:  $15.22  

Yield on Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04 ($14.02):1  7.49 % 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2  $0.0875  

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2  $1.0500  


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:

 
 
10/31/04 
10/31/03 
Change
High 
Low 

Market Price 
$14.02 
$13.57 
3.32 % 
$14.50 
$12.55 

NAV 
$15.22 
$14.75 
3.19 % 
$15.45 
$14.08 


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    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

Corporate Bonds    45 %    46 % 

U.S. Government and Agency Securities    27     16  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs    15     26  

Foreign Government Bonds    7     7  

Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities    2     1  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities    2     2  

Asset-Backed Securities    1      

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations    1      

Taxable Municipal Bonds        2  


Corporate Credit Breakdown3


Credit Rating    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

AAA/Aaa    4 %    3 % 

AA/Aa    21     11  

A    26     25  

BBB/Baa    19     21  

BB/Ba    7     12  

B    18     23  

CCC/Caa    2     5  

Not Rated    3      



Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 61.3% and 61.6% of net assets on October 31, 2004, and October 31, 2003, respectively.
 

3


TRUST SUMMARIES
OCTOBER 31, 2004
BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

Trust Information


Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:  BHY

Initial Offering Date:  December 23, 1998

Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04:  $9.30  

Net Asset Value as of 10/31/04:  $7.95  

Yield on Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04 ($9.30):1  8.82 % 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2  $0.068333  

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2  $0.819996  


1 Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the 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:

 
 
10/31/04 
10/31/03 
Change
High 
Low 

Market Price 
$9.30 
$10.25 
(9.27 )% 
$11.75 
$9.05 

NAV 
$7.95 
  $6.96 
14.22 % 
 $7.96 
$6.80 


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

Corporate Portfolio Composition


Composition    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

Energy    19 %    7 % 

Financial Institutions    15     12  

Basic Materials    14     7  

Telecommunications    11     4  

Media    9     11  

Consumer Products    5     16  

Industrials    4     5  

Health Care    4     2  

Transportation    4     7  

Entertainment & Leisure    3      

Building & Development    2     6  

Technology    2     7  

Aero & Defense    2     2  

Containers & Glass    2     4  

Automotive    2     3  

Ecological Services & Equipment    1     2  

Real Estate    1      

Conglomerates        2  

Other        3  


Corporate Credit Breakdown3


Credit Rating    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

BBB/Baa    2 %    3 % 

BB/Ba    31     12  

B    54     52  

CCC/Caa    11     25  

CC/Ca    1     5  

Not Rated    1     3  



3 Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 133.8% and 135.4% of net assets on October 31, 2004, and October 31, 2003, respectively.
 

4


TRUST SUMMARIES
OCTOBER 31, 2004
BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

Trust Information


Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:  BNA

Initial Offering Date:  December 20, 1991

Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04:  $11.38  

Net Asset Value as of 10/31/04:  $12.38  

Yield on Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04 ($11.38):1  7.38 % 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2  $0.07  

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2  $0.84  


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:

 
 
10/31/04 
10/31/03 
Change
High 
Low 

Market Price 
$11.38 
$10.95 
3.93 % 
$11.63 
$10.02 

NAV 
$12.38 
$11.93 
3.77 % 
$12.40 
$16.55 


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 Breakdown


Composition    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

Corporate Bonds    46 %    59 % 

U.S. Government and Agency Securities    33     7  

Mortgage Pass-Through Securities    14     29  

Non-Agency Multiple Class Mortgage         
   Pass-Through Securities    2      

Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities    2     2  

Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities    1      

Agency Multiple Class Mortgage         
   Pass-Through Securities    1      

Federal Housing Administration    1     2  

Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities        1  


Corporate Credit Breakdown3


Credit Rating    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

AAA/Aaa    6 %    6 % 

AA/Aa    18     12  

A    21     22  

BBB/Baa    27     19  

BB/Ba    9     17  

B    15     22  

CCC/Caa    2     2  

Not Rated    2      



3 Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 59.6% and 71.2% of net assets on October 31, 2004, and October 31, 2003, respectively.
 

5


TRUST SUMMARIES
OCTOBER 31, 2004
BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

Trust Information


Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:  BKT

Initial Offering Date:  July 22, 1988

Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04:  $7.50  

Net Asset Value as of 10/31/04:  $6.95  

Yield on Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04 ($7.50):1  8.17 % 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2  $0.051042  

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2  $0.612504  


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:

 
 
10/31/04 
10/31/03 
Change
High 
Low 

Market Price 
$7.50 
$7.71 
(2.72 )% 
$7.96 
$6.40 

NAV 
$6.95 
$7.21 
(3.61 )% 
$7.25 
$ 6.88 


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

Portfolio Composition


Composition    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

U.S. Government and Agency Securities    32 %    30 % 

Mortgage Pass-Through Securities    23     32  

Agency Multiple Class Mortgage         
   Pass-Through Securities    12     3  

Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities    10     15  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations    10      

Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities    6     11  

Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities    2     4  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities    2     2  

Federal Housing Administration    2     3  

Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities    1      


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TRUST SUMMARIES
OCTOBER 31, 2004
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

Trust Information


Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:  BLW

Initial Offering Date:  July 30, 2003

Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04:  $19.95  

Net Asset Value as of 10/31/04:  $20.13  

Yield on Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04 ($19.95):1  7.52 % 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2  $0.125  

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2  $1.500  


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:

 
 
10/31/04 
10/31/03 
Change
High 
Low 

Market Price 
$19.95 
$18.80 
6.12 % 
$20.45 
$17.95 

NAV 
$20.13 
$19.74 
1.98 % 
$20.32 
$19.24 


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    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

Corporate Bonds    43 %    47 % 

Bank Loans    31     20  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs    16     24  

U.S. Government and Agency Securities    4     8  

Foreign Government Bonds    2     1  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations    2      

Asset-Backed Securities    1      

Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities    1      


Corporate Credit Breakdown3


Credit Rating    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

A    5 %    6 % 

BBB/Baa    12     8  

BB/Ba    28     26  

B    50     60  

CCC/Caa    2      

Not Rated    3      



3 Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 58.2% and 64.6% of net assets on October 31, 2004, and October 31, 2003, respectively.
 

7


TRUST SUMMARIES
OCTOBER 31, 2004
BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

Trust Information


Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:  BHD

Initial Offering Date:  February 26, 2002

Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04:  $16.70  

Net Asset Value as of 10/31/04:  $15.10  

Yield on Closing Market Price as of 10/31/04 ($16.70):1  9.34 % 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2  $0.13  

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2  $1.56  


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:

 
 
10/31/04 
10/31/03 
Change
 
High 
Low 

Market Price 
$16.70 
$15.27 
9.36 %   
$16.70 
$13.68 

NAV 
$15.10 
$15.07 
0.20 %   
$15.60 
$14.61 


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

Corporate Portfolio Composition


Composition    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

Financial Institutions    17 %    12 % 

Energy    13     16  

Media    13     10  

Automotive    10     11  

Health Care    7     5  

Telecommunications    7     7  

Basic Materials    6     8  

Consumer Products    5     3  

Aero & Defense    4     3  

Building & Development    3     4  

Technology    3     2  

Entertainment and Leisure    3     2  

Ecological Services & Equipment    3     3  

Real Estate    2     2  

Conglomerates    2     4  

Container & Glass    1     2  

Transportation    1     2  

Industrials        3  

Other        1  


Corporate Credit Breakdown3


Credit Rating    October 31, 2004   October 31, 2003

AAA/Aaa    4 %    1 % 

AA/Aa    10     5  

A    10     9  

BBB/Baa    17     10  

BB/Ba    11     23  

B    40     47  

CCC/Caa    5     4  

Not Rated    3     1  



3 Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 106.5% and 134.4% of net assets on October 31, 2004, and October 31, 2003, respectively.
 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS   
OCTOBER 31, 2004   
 BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT) 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000)
                                                           Description 
Value 

    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—134.1%   
    Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—1.3%   
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
 
$ 
591      5.50%, 1/01/17 - 2/01/17 
$
613,312 
    19      6.50%, 7/01/29  20,451 

    Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities  633,763 

   
Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—17.3% 
 
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
    2,168      Ser. 1510, Class G, 7.05%, 5/15/13  2,361,148 
    78      Ser. 1512, Class H, 6.50%, 2/15/08  79,199 
    400      Ser. 1534, Class IG, 5.00%, 2/15/10  404,667 
    2,000      Ser. 1598, Class J, 6.50%, 10/15/08  2,137,160 
    713      Ser. 2534, Class NG, 4.50%, 3/15/22  714,579 
    206      Ser. 2822, Class WZ, 5.00%, 7/15/19  205,793 
    162      Ser. 2822, Class ZU, 5.00%, 11/15/32  160,369 
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
    108      Ser. 13, Class SJ, 8.75%, 2/25/09  111,036 
    100      Ser. 22, Class GN, 6.50%, 8/25/31  105,021 
    66      Ser. 43, Class E, 7.50%, 4/25/22  68,936 
    1,000      Ser. 49, Class H, 7.00%, 4/25/13  1,100,510 
    350      Ser. 214, Class SK, 10.00%, 12/25/08  375,118 
    351  
Government National Mortgage Assoc., Remic Trust 2000, Class 16, 2.539% 12/16/27 
352,043 

    Total Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities  8,175,579 

    Inverse Floating Rate Mortgages—5.1%   
AAA    302   Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc., Ser. 14, Class A-4, 20.554%, 11/25/23  315,495 
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
    336      Ser. 1425, Class SB, 19.894%, 12/15/07  391,390 
    76      Ser. 1506, Class S, 16.73%, 5/15/08  86,149 
    106      Ser. 1515, Class S, 17.141%, 5/15/08  124,619 
    70      Ser. 1618, Class SA, 8.25%, 11/15/08  71,215 
    59      Ser. 1621, Class SH, 10.942%, 11/15/22  60,351 
    85      Ser. 1661, Class SB, 16.981%, 1/15/09  94,862 
    280      Ser. 1688, Class S, 10.303%, 12/15/13  296,840 
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
    284      Ser. 187, Class SB, 19.968%, 10/25/07  328,529 
    144      Ser. 190, Class S, 19.894%, 11/25/07  166,006 
    187      Ser. 191, Class SD, 13.37%, 10/25/08  200,853 
    252      Ser. 214, Class SH, 13.569%, 12/25/08  265,147 

    Total Inverse Floating Rate Mortgages  2,401,456 

    Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—8.9%   
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
    162      Ser. 65, Class I, 8/15/20  2,077 
    54      Ser. 141, Class H, 5/15/21  759 
    118      Ser. 1114, Class J, 7/15/06  2,069 
    61      Ser. 1285, Class M, 5/15/07  1,060 
    706      Ser. 1645, Class IB, 9/15/08  43,904 
    1,970      Ser. 2523, Class EH, 4/15/20  265,983 
    1,888      Ser. 2543, Class IJ, 10/15/12  108,035 
    1,897      Ser. 2543, Class IM, 9/15/12  87,157 
    5,419      Ser. 2572, Class IT, 5/15/19  183,093 
    3,578      Ser. 2633, Class PI, 3/15/12  188,298 
    4,254      Ser. 2672, Class TP, 9/15/16  194,449 
    5,605      Ser. 2739, Class PI, 3/15/22  726,770 
    2,550      Ser. 2775 Class UB, 12/15/17  221,876 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
Description 
Value 

    Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—(cont’d)   
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
  $ 343      Ser. 8, Class HA, 1/25/08 
$
47,188 
  3,000      Ser. 13, Class IG, 10/25/22  282,540 
  341      Ser. 20, Class SL, 9/25/08  59,968 
  31      Ser. 39, Class PE, 1/25/23  502 
  905      Ser. 49, Class L, 4/25/13  57,514 
  781      Ser. 51, Class K, 4/25/07  78,506 
  12,992      Ser. 70, Class ID, 4/25/22  1,489,793 
  78      Ser. 72, Class H, 7/25/06  6,917 
  1,635      Ser. 82, Class IR, 9/25/12  80,208 
  179      Ser. 194, Class PV, 6/25/08  5,298 
  173      Ser. 223, Class PT, 10/25/23  16,598 
  5      Ser. G-21, Class L, 7/25/21  8,083 
  18   PNC Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 8, Class 4-X, 10/25/28  773 
  23,305   Vendee Mortgage Trust, Ser. 1, Class IO, 10/15/31  28,666 

    Total Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities  4,188,084 

    Collaterialized Mortgage Obligation Residuals—0.0%   
  6      Ser. 174, Class S, 9/25/22  17,194 
  562      Ser. 208, Class S, 2/25/23  19,172 

    Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Residuals  36.366 

    Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—0.1%   
Aaa  40   Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities, Inc. VI, Ser. 3, Class A, 10/23/17  37,267 

    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—1.7%   
AAA  7502   New York City Mortgage Loan Trust, Multi-Family, Class A2, 6.75%, 6/25/11  805,090 

    Asset-Backed Securities—0.0%   
NR  238 2,3,4 Global Rated Eligible Asset Trust, Ser. A, Class 1, 7.33%, 9/15/07  4,757 
    Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust,   
NR  575 3,4    Ser. 2, 8.24%, 3/15/06  5,749 
NR  637 3,4    Ser. 3, 8.724%, 4/15/06  6,373 

    Total Asset-Backed Securities  16,879 

    Corporate Bonds—8.7%   
    Basic Materials—2.6%   
A+  1,000   Dow Capital BV, 9.20%, 6/01/10 (Netherlands)  1,225,040 

    Energy—1.1%   
BBB+  500 2 Israel Electric Corp., Ltd., 7.25%, 12/15/06 (Israel)  538,225 

    Financial Institutions—3.7%   
AA-  1,000 5 Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., 10.00%, 6/15/08  1,209,040 
AA+  500   UBS PaineWebber Group, Inc., 8.875%, 3/15/05  510,645 

      1,719,685 

    Telecommunications—1.1%   
A  500   ALLTEL Corp., 7.50%, 3/01/06  529,585 

    Transportation—0.2%   
Caa2  100   American Airlines, Inc., 10.44%, 3/04/07  79,250 

    Total Corporate Bonds  4,091,785 

    U.S. Government and Agency Securities—83.8%   
  206   Small Business Investment Companies, Ser. P10A, Class 1, 6.12%, 2/01/08  218,386 
  27,000 5 U.S. Treasury Bond, zero coupon, 11/15/09  22,697,145 
    U.S. Treasury Notes,   
  3,200      3.50%, 11/15/06  3,258,874 
  7,000      4.375%, 8/15/12  7,264,669 
  1,700      5.75%, 11/15/05  1,760,761 
  3,550      6.00%, 8/15/09  3,978,357 
  385      6.625%, 5/15/07  421,846 

    Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities  39,600,038 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

10


BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT) (continued) 
 
 
 
Principal
 
 
Rating1 
Amount
 
 
(unaudited) 
(000) 
Description 
Value

    Taxable Municipal Bonds—7.2% 
 
AAA  $ 500   Fresno California Pension Oblig., 7.80%, 6/01/14 
$
621,915  
AAA  500   Kern County California Pension Oblig., 6.98%, 8/15/09 
565,870  
    Los Angeles County California Pension Oblig., 
 
AAA  1,000      Ser. A, 8.62%, 6/30/06 
1,095,830  
AAA  500      Ser. D, 6.97%, 6/30/08 
556,515  
AAA  500   Orleans Parish Louisiana School Board, Ser. A, 6.60%, 2/01/08 
544,870  

    Total Taxable Municipal Bonds 
3,385,000  

    Total Long-Term Investments (cost $60,802,403) 
63,371,306  

    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—5.9% 
 
    U.S. Government and Agency Security—5.9% 
 
  2,800   Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.69%, 11/01/04 (cost $2,800,000) 
2,800,000  

    Total Investments—140.0% (cost $63,602,403) 
$
66,171,306  
    Liabilities in excess of other assets—(40.0)% 
(18,915,873 ) 

    Net Assets—100% 
$
47,255,433  



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 October 31, 2004, the Trust held 2.9% of its net assets, with a current market value of $1,348,072, in securities restricted as to resale.
3      Security is fair valued.
4      Illiquid securities representing 0.04% of net assets.
5      Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements or financial futures contracts.
 

Details of open reverse repurchase agreements are disclosed in Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

See Notes to Financial Statements.

11


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS   
OCTOBER 31, 2004   
 BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—136.2%   
    Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—20.1%   
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
  $ 1,875      3.50%, 4/01/08 
$
1,868,794 
  465      3.875%, 11/10/08  468,582 
  1,400      4.125%, 2/24/11  1,378,636 
  1,125      4.50%, 12/16/10  1,130,546 
  2,795 2    4.75%, 12/08/10  2,835,863 
  98      5.00%, 5/01/34  98,036 
  9,894      5.50%, 11/01/18 - 9/01/33  10,143,867 
  5,558      6.00%, 9/01/10 - 12/01/18  5,838,547 
  735 2    6.875%, 9/15/10  850,454 
  4,156 2    7.00%, 3/15/10 - 9/01/31  4,789,546 
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
  870      1.75%, 6/16/06  856,045 
  3,675 2    2.35%, 4/05/07  3,599,185 
  2,570      4.50%, 5/01/19 - 8/01/19  2,579,540 
  1,280 2    4.75%, 2/21/13  1,275,635 
  16,350      5.00%, 11/01/17 - 2/01/34  16,673,116 
  9,066      5.50%, 1/01/18 - 7/01/34  9,255,954 
  1,540      5.75%, 2/15/08  1,662,461 
  3,102      6.00%, 3/01/17 - 10/01/34  3,227,776 
  1,450      6.625%, 9/15/09  1,641,661 
  770      7.00%, 1/01/31 - 7/01/32  817,731 
  6,425 2    7.125%, 6/15/10  7,493,863 
  511   Government National Mortgage Assoc., 5.50%, 5/15/33 - 9/15/33  523,426 
    Small Business Administration,   
  1,000      Ser. P10B, Class 1, 4.754%, 8/10/14  1,001,875 
  2,475      Ser. P10B, Class 1, 5.136%, 8/10/13  2,546,837 

    Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities  82,557,976 

    Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—1.0%   
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
  2,000      Ser. 82, Class HJ, 9/25/32  2,079,375 
  1,686      Ser. 2825, Class VP, 6/15/15  1,754,097 

    Total Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities  3,833,472 

    Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities—1.5%   
    Sterling Coofs Trust,   
  42,564      Ser. 1, 4/15/29  3,780,244 
  30,350      Ser. 2, 3/30/30  2,418,516 

    Total Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities  6,198,760 

    Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—2.1%   
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
  4,150      Ser. 2579, Class HI, 8/15/17  462,600 
  9,079      Ser. 2611, Class QI, 9/15/32  1,717,898 
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
  13,659      Ser. 64, Class QI, 1/25/33  2,638,838 
  37,000      Ser. 90, Class JH, 12/31/49  3,948,594 

    Total Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities  8,767,930 

    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—3.3%   
AAA  1,993  
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Ser. C3, Class A2, 7.179%, 8/15/36 
2,244,734 
AAA  1,677  
Heller Financial Commercial Mortgage Asset Co., Ser. PH1, Class A2, 6.847%, 5/15/31 
1,852,196 
AAA  1,790   JP Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp., 7.371%, 8/15/32  2,044,413 
AAA  3,070   Morgan Stanley Cap. Trust I, Ser. HF2, Class A2, 6.48%, 11/15/30  3,346,123 
AAA  3,500   Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Ser. C1, Class A2, 7.52%, 12/18/09  4,032,959 

    Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities  13,520,425 

    Collateralized Mortgage Obligation—0.8%   
AAA  3,453   Structured Asset Securities Corp., Class A2, 3.45%, 2/25/32  3,255,612 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

12


BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    U.S. Government and Agency Securities—36.2%   
  $ 1,670   Aid to Israel, 5.50%, 4/26/24 - 9/18/33 
$
1,769,898 
  1,050   Resolution Funding Corp., zero coupon, 7/15/18 - 10/15/18  529,625 
    U.S. Treasury Bonds,   
  63,900      5.50%, 8/15/28  69,640,776 
  3,860 2    6.00%, 2/15/26  4,455,135 
  3,245 2    6.125%, 11/15/27  3,813,881 
  8,960 2    6.75%, 8/15/26  11,260,901 
  3,170 2  12.00%, 8/15/13  4,178,440 
    U.S. Treasury Notes,   
  4,323 2    2.00%, 7/15/14  4,472,792 
  22,550 2    2.375%, 8/31/06  22,493,625 
  18,800 2    2.50%, 5/31/06 - 9/30/06  18,805,611 
  5,140 2    2.75%, 6/30/06 - 8/15/07  5,161,672 
  255      3.125%, 5/15/07  257,629 
  1,900      4.25%, 8/15/14  1,932,946 

    Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities  148,772,931 

    Corporate Bonds—61.3%   
    Aero & Defense—2.0%   
B-  3,000   BE Aerospace, Inc., Ser. B, 8.00%, 3/01/08  3,030,000 
    Lockheed Martin Corp.,   
BBB+  380      7.20%, 5/01/36  464,790 
BBB+  1,175      8.50%, 12/01/29  1,571,868 
    Northrop Grumman Corp.,   
BBB  615      4.079%, 11/16/06  624,231 
BBB  380      7.125%, 2/15/11  438,174 
BBB  960      7.875%, 3/01/26  1,185,552 
NR  690   Raytheon Co., 7.00%, 5/15/06  728,615 

      8,043,230 

    Automotive—2.1%   
A3  660   DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 7.45%, 3/01/27  729,091 
B3  1,500   Delco Remy Intl., Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/09  1,575,000 
    General Motors Acceptance Corp.,   
Baa1  1,160      zero coupon, 12/01/12  705,098 
Baa1  4,129      6.875%, 9/15/11  4,291,600 
Baa1  330      8.00%, 11/01/31  340,725 
BB-  892   TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/13  1,025,800 

      8,667,314 

    Building & Development—0.8%   
BB+  3,000   Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.50%, 10/01/07  3,465,000 

    Basic Materials—1.9%   
B  3,425   Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11  3,724,687 
B+  3,600   Lyondell Chemical Co., 9.50%, 12/15/08  3,915,000 

      7,639,687 

    Conglomerates—2.1%   
    General Electric Cap. Corp.,   
AAA  2,200      1.762%, 7/28/08  2,201,320 
AAA  6,385      3.60%, 10/15/08  6,382,893 

      8,584,213 

    Consumer Products—2.5%   
A-  465 3 CVS Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/14  468,371 
A+  1,680   Diageo Cap. PLC, 3.375%, 3/20/08 (United Kingdom)  1,677,917 
BBB+  1,010   General Mills, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/07  1,052,824 
BBB+  990   Kellogg Co., Ser. B, 6.60%, 4/01/11  1,121,027 
A3  865   Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.625%, 11/01/11  920,637 
BBB  650   Kroger Co., 6.80%, 4/01/11  734,137 
B-  1,000   Pantry, Inc., The, 7.75%, 2/15/14  1,047,500 
B+  2,100   Sonic Automotive, Inc., Ser. B, 8.625%, 8/15/13  2,215,500 
B+  1,000   Stoneridge, Inc., 11.50%, 5/01/12  1,122,500 

      10,360,413 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

13


BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    Containers & Glass—0.7%   
B  $ 1,000   Crown European Holdings SA, 10.875%, 3/01/13 (France) 
$
1,190,000 
BB-  1,500   Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 8.75%, 11/15/12  1,680,000 

      2,870,000 

    Ecological Services & Equipment—0.7%   
B+  2,825   Allied Waste NA, Inc., Ser. B, 10.00%, 8/01/09  2,952,125 

    Energy—7.8%   
BBB-  1,650   Amerada Hess Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/33  1,814,241 
BBB+  1,315 2 Anadarko Finance Co., Ser. B, 7.50%, 5/01/31 (Canada)  1,631,968 
CCC+  1,000   Calpine Canada Energy Finance LLC, 8.50%, 5/01/08 (Canada)  615,000 
BB  1,250   Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.00%, 8/15/12  1,439,062 
BB  1,000   Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 10.625%, 11/15/07 (France)  1,058,000 
A-  1,800   Conoco Funding Co., 6.35%, 10/15/11 (Canada)  2,021,760 
A-  350   ConocoPhillips Holding Co., 6.95%, 4/15/29  410,833 
BBB  1,915   Devon Energy Corp., 7.95%, 4/15/32  2,438,580 
BBB  230   Devon Financing Corp. LLC, 7.875%, 9/30/31  290,060 
BBB+  150   Dominion Resources, Inc., 5.70%, 9/17/12  158,945 
B  3,000   Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11  3,345,000 
B  1,875 3 Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 7/15/13  2,184,375 
    El Paso Natural Gas Co.,   
B1  850      7.625%, 8/01/10  921,187 
B1  265      8.625%, 1/15/22  298,125 
B-  2,250   El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 6/01/13  2,351,250 
    EnCana Corp.,   
A-  1,810      4.75%, 10/15/13 (Canada)  1,812,407 
A-  350      6.50%, 8/15/34 (Canada)  381,231 
BBB+  305   Exelon Corp., 6.75%, 5/01/11  342,341 
BBB-  1,420   FirstEnergy Corp., Ser. C, 7.375%, 11/15/31  1,617,962 
BBB+  360   Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.20%, 4/01/28  428,246 
AA  835   Ontario Electricity Financial Corp., 6.10%, 1/30/08 (Canada)  908,346 
BBB+  790   Peco Energy Cap. Trust IV, 5.75%, 6/15/33  744,098 
Baa1  1,650   Petroleos Mexicanos, 9.375%, 12/02/08 (Mexico)  1,947,000 
Aa1  290 3 SP PowerAssets Ltd., 5.00%, 10/22/13 (Singapore)  296,490 
A-  445   Suncor Energy, Inc., 5.95%, 12/01/34 (Canada)  463,852 
AA  1,050   Texaco Cap. Inc., 8.875%, 9/01/21  1,483,293 
A3  725   Virginia Electric & Power Co., Ser. A, 5.75%, 3/31/06  753,536 

      32,157,188 

    Entertainment & Leisure—0.5%   
B+  1,000   Circus & Eldorado Joint Venture, 10.125%, 3/01/12  1,085,000 
B  1,000   Resorts Intl. Hotel & Casino, Inc., 11.50%, 3/15/09  1,152,500 

      2,237,500 

    Financial Institutions—23.2%   
A-  350   ACE, Ltd., 6.00%, 4/01/07 (Cayman Island)  369,446 
AA+  455   Associates Corp. of North America, 6.95%, 11/01/18  536,404 
    Bank of America Corp.,   
Aa2  765      3.25%, 8/15/08  758,390 
Aa2  1,640      3.375%, 2/17/09  1,621,878 
Aa2  1,000      3.875%, 1/15/08  1,017,750 
Aa2  105      4.375%, 12/01/10  106,532 
Aa2  370      5.25%, 2/01/07  387,901 
Aa2  470      5.375%, 6/15/14  492,395 
Aa3  1,225      7.40%, 1/15/11  1,436,827 
    Bank One Corp.,   
Aa2  325      3.70%, 1/15/08  328,029 
Aa3  725      6.00%, 8/01/08  786,328 
Aa2  1,400   BankBoston NA, 6.375%, 3/25/08 - 4/15/08  1,531,926 
Aa3  565 3 Barclays Bank PLC, 8.55%, 9/29/49 (United Kingdom)  695,825 
AAA  1,200 3 Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 3.40%, 7/02/07  1,205,364 
AA+  600   CitiFinancial, 6.25%, 1/01/08  651,210 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

14


BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    Financial Institutions—(cont’d)   
    Citigroup, Inc.,   
Aa1  $ 1,960      4.25%, 7/29/09 
$
2,004,355 
AA  5,099 3    5.00%, 9/15/14  5,145,707 
AA  185      6.00%, 10/31/33  191,436 
BB  1,000   Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13  1,070,000 
    HBOS Treasury Services PLC,   
AA+  855 3    3.60%, 8/15/07 (United Kingdom)  862,344 
AA+  825 3    3.75%, 9/30/08 (United Kingdom)  831,749 
    Household Finance Corp.,   
A+  1,760      6.375%, 8/01/10 - 11/27/12  1,956,417 
A+  2,325      6.75%, 5/15/11  2,641,991 
    HSBC Bank USA, Inc.,   
AA  1,850      3.875%, 9/15/09  1,857,418 
AA-  775      5.875%, 11/01/34  774,225 
    JP Morgan Chase & Co.,   
Aa3  540      3.625%, 5/01/08  543,003 
Aa3  1,600      5.25%, 5/30/07  1,682,736 
Aa3  600      5.35%, 3/01/07  630,030 
A1  325      6.625%, 3/15/12  366,977 
A1  1,155      6.75%, 2/01/11  1,308,349 
    Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc.,   
BBB+  250      2.193%, 7/13/07  241,788 
BBB+  265      5.375%, 7/15/14  258,025 
AA  1,415 3 MetLife Global Funding I, 4.25%, 7/30/09  1,427,707 
AA+  450 3 Monumental Global Funding II, 4.375%, 7/30/09  458,294 
A3  20,300 3 Morgan Stanley Tracers, 5.838%, 3/01/07  21,231,567 
    National City Bank Cleveland Ohio,   
AA-  800      2.09%, 6/29/09  800,104 
AA-  1,200      3.375%, 10/15/07  1,203,756 
AA-  2,125 3 Nationwide Building Society, 3.50%, 7/31/07 (United Kingdom)  2,136,730 
AAA  850 3 New York Life Global Funding, 3.875%, 1/15/09  854,760 
AA  1,500   Protective Life Secured Trust, 3.70%, 11/24/08  1,508,775 
A+  1,000 3 Prudential Funding LLC, 6.60%, 5/15/08  1,098,390 
AA  400 3 Rabobank Cap. Fund II, 5.26%, 12/29/49  402,076 
    Rainbow National Services LLC,   
B3  200 3    8.75%, 9/01/12  214,000 
CCC+  600 3    10.375%, 9/01/14  651,000 
    SLM Corp.,   
A+  4,220      3.625%, 3/17/08  4,241,522 
A+  1,350      5.00%, 10/01/13  1,373,125 
A+  450      5.375%, 1/15/13  470,088 
A+  90      5.625%, 4/10/07  94,977 
NR  3,882   Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 1.649%, 1/21/10  3,875,888 
AA  1,265   SunTrust Bank, Inc., 4.415%, 6/15/09  1,296,752 
AA-  1,635   SunTrust Banks, Inc., 3.625%, 10/15/07  1,650,434 
AAA  225 3 TIAA Global Markets, Inc., 3.875%, 1/22/08  228,645 
AA-  375   U.S. Bancorp, Ser. N, 3.95%, 8/23/07  382,853 
    US Bank National Assoc.,   
Aa2  1,380      2.87%, 2/01/07  1,382,650 
Aa3  2,790      6.50%, 2/01/08  3,055,775 
    Wachovia Corp.,   
Aa3  4,200      3.50%, 8/15/08  4,202,982 
Aa3  975      3.625%, 2/17/09  971,948 
    Wells Fargo & Co.,   
Aa1  2,040      1.98%, 9/15/09  2,039,306 
Aa1  650      2.03%, 9/28/07  649,428 
Aa1  1,031      3.12%, 8/15/08  1,029,330 
Aa1  1,975      4.00%, 8/15/08  2,011,459 
Aa1  200      7.80%, 6/15/10  206,197 
AA  85 3 Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/33  84,261 

      95,527,534 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

15


BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    Health Care—2.3%   
A  $ 410   Boston Scientific Corp., 5.45%, 6/15/14 
$
432,214 
A+  1,055   Bristol Myers Squibb Co., 5.75%, 10/01/11  1,138,303 
NR  2,000   HealthSouth Corp., 7.625%, 6/01/12  1,940,000 
    Tenet Healthcare Corp.,   
B-  380      6.375%, 12/01/11  346,750 
B-  5      6.50%, 6/01/12  4,538 
B-  865 3    9.875%, 7/01/14  906,087 
B  2,000   United Surgical Partners Intl., Inc., 10.00%, 12/15/11  2,295,000 
A  1,210   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.375%, 8/15/07  1,206,854 
A  1,025   Wyeth, 6.50%, 2/01/34  1,061,643 

      9,331,389 

    Industrials—0.7%   
BBB+  760   Allegiance Corp., 7.00%, 10/15/26  791,175 
B  2,000   Terex Corp., 9.25%, 7/15/11  2,250,000 

      3,041,175 

    Media—5.4%   
B1  4,000   Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc., 13.00%, 12/15/09 (Canada)  4,300,000 
    AOL Time Warner, Inc.,   
BBB+  80      6.125%, 4/15/06  83,613 
BBB+  90      6.625%, 5/15/29  94,531 
BBB+  4,155      7.57%, 2/01/24  4,788,014 
BBB+  205      7.625%, 4/15/31  242,375 
BBB+  275      9.15%, 2/01/23  360,968 
BBB  580   AT&T Broadband Corp., 8.375%, 3/15/13  711,503 
CCC+  750   Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC, 10.25%, 9/15/10  780,000 
CCC+  3,250   Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 10/01/09  2,746,250 
    Comcast Corp.,   
BBB  4,405      5.50%, 3/15/11  4,645,954 
BBB  80      7.05%, 3/15/33  90,398 
    News America Holdings, Inc.,   
BBB  985      7.625%, 11/30/28  1,175,775 
BBB  825      7.70%, 10/30/25  985,396 
    TCI Communications, Inc.,   
BBB  200      7.125%, 2/15/28  222,826 
BBB  865      7.875%, 8/01/13 - 2/15/26  1,035,551 

      22,263,154 

    Real Estate—2.8%   
BB  3,165 3 American Real Estate Partners LP, 8.125%, 6/01/12  3,339,075 
    AvalonBay Communities, Inc.,   
BBB+  350      6.625%, 9/15/11  389,098 
BBB+  775      8.25%, 7/15/08  892,591 
    EOP Operating LP,   
BBB+  1,150      4.65%, 10/01/10  1,157,003 
BBB+  950      4.75%, 3/15/14  930,183 
BBB+  450      7.00%, 7/15/11  509,099 
    ERP Operating LP,   
A-  1,950      5.20%, 4/01/13  1,991,028 
A-  825      6.95%, 3/02/11  935,913 
    Rouse Co.,   
BBB-  895      3.625%, 3/15/09  843,242 
BBB-  340      5.375%, 11/26/13  325,724 

      11,312,956 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

16


BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued) 
 
 
 
Principal
 
 
Rating1 
Amount
 
 
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    Telecommunications—5.0% 
 
A  $ 3,400   BellSouth Corp., 5.20%, 9/15/14 
$
3,465,178 
A  650   British Telecommunications PLC, 8.875%, 12/15/30 (United Kingdom) 
869,050 
A-  25   Deutsche Telekom Intl. Finance BV, 8.75%, 6/15/30 (Netherlands) 
33,001 
BB+  2,000   Nextel Communications, Inc., 9.375%, 11/15/09 
2,097,500 
B+  1,750 3 Qwest Communications Intl., 7.50%, 2/15/14 
1,680,000 
BB  200 3 Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 9/01/11 
212,500 
    SBC Communications, Inc., 
 
A  325      4.125%, 9/15/09 
324,928 
A  2,050      5.10%, 9/15/14 
2,061,152 
A+  875      6.45%, 6/15/34 
918,969 
BBB  1,065   Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28 
1,144,162 
A-  1,875 3 Telecom Italia Capital, 6.00%, 9/30/34 (Luxembourg) 
1,841,213 
A  725   Telefonica Europe BV, 7.75%, 9/15/10 (Netherlands) 
860,089 
A+  75   Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 12/01/30 
91,707 
Aa3  125   Verizon Maryland, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/33 
109,936 
    Verizon New Jersey, Inc., 
 
Aa3  230      7.85%, 11/15/29 
281,591 
Aa3  335      Ser. A, 5.875%, 1/17/12 
360,681 
A  3,439   Vodafone Group PLC, 7.75%, 2/15/10 (United Kingdom) 
4,048,391 

     
20,400,048 

    Transportation—0.8% 
 
BBB  1,450   Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., 6.25%, 10/15/11 (Canada) 
1,606,571 
B  1,635   Sea Containers Ltd., 10.50%, 5/15/12 (Bermuda) 
1,696,313 

     
3,302,884 

    Total Corporate Bonds 
252,155,810 

    Taxable Municipal Bonds—0.2% 
 
A2  650   California Dept. of Wtr. Res. Pwr. Sply., 3.975%, 5/01/05 
654,108 
AA  350   Ohana Military Cmntys. LLC, 6.193%, 4/01/49 
364,350 

    Total Taxable Municipal Bonds 
1,018,458 

    Foreign Government Bonds—9.7% 
 
AAA  4,855   Canada Government, 5.00%, 6/01/14 CAD 
4,139,367 
NR  4,600   French Treasury Note, 3.50%, 1/12/09 EUR 
5,958,044 
AAA  5,135   Germany Federal Republic, 3.25%, 4/17/09 EUR 
6,578,758 
Aaa  7,125   Kingdom of Spain, 3.60%, 1/31/09 EUR 
9,262,565 
AAA  33,885   Kingdom of Sweden, 5.00%, 1/28/09 SEK 
5,043,499 
AA-  2,000   Quebec Province Canada, 5.00%, 7/17/09 USD 
2,110,480 
    United Mexican States, 
 
Baa2  4,000      6.625%, 3/03/15 USD 
4,284,000 
Baa2  2,255      8.00%, 9/24/22 USD 
2,589,868 

    Total Foreign Government Bonds 
39,966,581 

    Total Long-Term Investments (cost $543,718,526) 
560,047,955 

    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—4.4% 
 
    Corporate Bond—0.5% 
 
    Financial Institutions—0.5% 
 
NR  1,900 2,4 HBOS Treasury Services PLC, 2.04%, 1/26/05 
1,890,741 

    U.S. Government and Agency Securities—3.9% 
 
  400   Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.69%, 11/01/04 
400,000 
    U.S. Treasury Bonds, 
 
  537      1.55%, 11/05/04 
536,625 
  15,261      1.62%, 11/05/04 
15,261,125 

    Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities 
16,197,750 

    Total Short-Term Investments (cost $18,088,491) 
18,088,491 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

17


BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (continued) 
 
 
 
Contracts/
 
 
 
Notional
 
 
Rating1 
Amount
 
 
(unaudited)
(000)
Description 
Value

    OUTSTANDING OPTIONS PURCHASED—0.1% 
 
    Interest Rate Swap, 
 
  $   23,000      4.365% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/28/05 
$
225,484  
  16,000      4.60% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 11/19/04 
26,848  
  23,000      4.865% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/28/05 
157,555  
  12,000      6.25% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 11/19/04 
12  

    Total Outstanding Options Purchased (cost $468,300) 
409,899  

    Total investments before outstanding options written (cost $562,275,317) 
578,546,345  

    OUTSTANDING OPTIONS WRITTEN—(0.3)% 
 
    Interest Rate Swap, 
 
  (26,000 )     3.00% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/19/05 
(75,258 ) 
  (23,000 )     4.375% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 10/28/05 
(434,286 ) 
  (28,700 )     4.60% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 2/23/05 
(250,637 ) 
  (39,000 )     5.75% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 9/23/05 
(91,650 ) 
  (23,000 )     5.75% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 10/28/05 
(387,883 ) 
  (12,000 )     6.05% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 2/23/05 
(5,040 ) 
  (90 )  U.S. Treasury Bond Futures, expires 11/26/04 
(92,812 ) 
  (90 )  U.S. Treasury Bond Futures, expires 11/26/04 
(1,406 ) 

    Total Outstanding Options Written (premium received $2,196,443) 
(1,338,972 ) 

    Total investments, net of outstanding options written—140.4% 
$
577,207,373  
    Liabilities in excess of other assets—(40.4%) 
(166,044,115 ) 

    Net Assets—100% 
$
411,163,258  



1      Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.
2      Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements or financial futures contracts.
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 October 31, 2004, the Trust held 11.8% of its net assets, with a current market value of $48,456,530, in securities restricted as to resale.
4      This bond is borrowed. The rate shown is the yield on the collateral deposited with the counterparty.

Details of open reverse repurchase agreements are disclosed in Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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


KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS 
   
  CAD – Canadian Dollar 
  EUR – European Monetary Unit 
  SEK – Swedish Krona 
  USD – U.S. Dollar 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

18


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS   
OCTOBER 31, 2004   
 BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—134.4%   
    Corporate Bonds—133.8%   
    Aero & Defense—2.8%   
    AAR Corp.,   
BB-  $ 435      6.875%, 12/15/07 
$
438,263 
NR  100      Ser. A2, 8.39%, 5/15/11  97,500 
B  250 2 Argo Tech Corp., 9.25%, 6/01/11  272,500 
B+  500   BE Aerospace, Inc., 8.50%, 10/01/10  548,125 
NR  1,500 3,4,5 Condor Systems, Inc., Ser. B, 11.875%, 5/01/09  30,000 
B  30   Titan Corp., 8.00%, 5/15/11  31,800 

      1,418,188 

    Automotive—2.4%   
BB+  325   ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/01/12  360,750 
B1  300   Delco Remy Intl., Inc., 6.07%, 1/18/05  301,500 
B  280 2 Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13  267,400 
B  265 2 Stanadyne Corp., 10.00%, 8/15/14  278,250 

      1,207,900 

    Basic Materials—18.2%   
B+  55   Alaska Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12  55,688 
BB  250 2 Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 7/01/13  265,375 
B-  450 2 BCP Caylux Holdings SCA, 9.625%, 6/15/14 (Luxembourg)  504,000 
B-  165   Blount, Inc., 8.875%, 8/01/12  178,200 
    Boise Cascade LLC,   
B+  50 2    5.005%, 1/15/05  51,375 
B+  155 2    7.125%, 10/15/14  162,750 
BB  215   Bowater Canada Finance Corp., 7.95%, 11/15/11 (Canada)  231,931 
B  70   Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11  76,125 
BB+  175   Cascades, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/13 (Canada)  188,125 
BB-  305 2 Century Aluminum Co., 7.50%, 8/15/14  324,825 
B+  50   Equistar Chemicals LP, 10.125%, 9/01/08  57,250 
B1  200 2 Foundation Pennsylvania Coal Co., 7.25%, 8/01/14  212,000 
    Georgia Pacific Corp.,   
BB+  20      7.25%, 6/01/28  21,200 
BB+  550      8.00%, 1/15/24  638,000 
B2  188   Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14  212,440 
CCC+  400   Huntsman Intl. LLC, 10.125%, 7/01/09  420,500 
B  100   Huntsman LLC, 11.625%, 10/15/10  117,875 
BB  680   Intl. Steel Group, Inc., 6.50%, 4/15/14  724,200 
BB  425   Ipsco, Inc., 8.75%, 6/01/13 (Canada)  487,688 
BB-  470   Ispat Inland ULC, 9.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada)  568,700 
B  175   JSG Funding PLC, 9.625%, 10/01/12 (Ireland)  199,500 
    Lyondell Chemical Co.,   
B-  250      10.875%, 5/01/09  265,938 
B+  230      Ser. A, 9.625%, 5/01/07  252,425 
B+  400   Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.75%, 11/15/13 (Canada)  427,000 
BB-  65   Millennium America, Inc., 9.25%, 6/15/08  72,475 
    Nalco Co.,   
B2  50      7.75%, 11/15/11  53,500 
B-  500      8.875%, 11/15/13  547,500 
BB  125   Norske Skog Canada Ltd., 7.375%, 3/01/14 (Canada)  130,000 
BB+  335   Nova Chemicals Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/12 (Canada)  349,985 
CCC+  300 2 Polypore, Inc., 8.75%, 5/15/12  313,500 
  2,000 5 Republic Technologies Intl. LLC, 13.75%, 7/15/09  0 
B3  385   Rhodia, 10.25%, 6/01/10 (France)  414,838 
BB-  125   Russel Metals, Inc., 6.375%, 3/01/14 (Canada)  125,000 
BB-  75   Smurfit Captial Funding PLC, 7.50%, 11/20/25 (Ireland)  75,000 
B  565   Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12  581,950 

      9,306,858 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

19


BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)  
 
 
Principal
 
Rating1 
Amount
 
(unaudited) 
(000) 
Description
Value 

    Building & Development—3.3%  
    Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.,  
B+  $ 40  2
     5.669%, 12/30/04 (Canada)
$
40,082 
B+  70 2
     7.25%, 10/01/12 (Canada)
70,525 
BBB-  955   D.R. Horton, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/05 983,650 
BB+  250   Hovnanian K Enterprises, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/14 253,125 
BBB  175   NVR, Inc., 5.00%, 6/15/10 175,875 
Ba3  125   WCI Communities, Inc., 7.875%, 10/01/13 132,813 

    1,656,070 

    Business Equipment & Services—0.4%  
    Xerox Corp.,  
BB  85  
     6.875%, 8/15/11
90,525 
BB  100  
     7.20%, 4/01/16
105,250 

    195,775 

    Consumer Products—6.5%  
B  175   B&G Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 10/01/11 184,625 
B2  250   Chattem, Inc., 7.00%, 3/01/14 255,625 
BB+  365   JC Penney Co., Inc., 7.95%, 4/01/17 424,313 
BB  250 2 K2, Inc., 7.375%, 7/01/14  272,388 
B-  315 2 Lazy Days RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12 331,538 
NR  1,200 4,5 Nebco Evans Holding Co., 12.375%, 7/15/07 0 
B-  375   Pantry, Inc., The, 7.75%, 2/15/14 392,812 
B-  130   Petro Stopping Centers LP, 9.00%, 2/15/12 140,075 
B-  350   Rite Aid Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/13 313,250 
B-  500   St. John Knits Intl., Inc., 12.50%, 7/01/09 544,375 
B+  275   Stoneridge, Inc., 11.50%, 5/01/12 308,687 
CCC+  150   True Temper Sports, Inc., 8.375%, 9/15/11 136,500 

    3,304,188 

    Containers & Glass—2.7%  
BB  60   Ball Corp., 6.875%, 12/15/12 64,950 
B  690   Crown Cork & Seal, Inc., 8.00%, 4/15/23 674,475 
B  20   Crown European Holdings SA, 10.875%, 3/01/13 (France) 23,800 
    Graham Packaging Co., Inc.,  
CCC+  180 2
     8.50%, 10/15/12
188,550 
CCC+  110 2
     9.875%, 10/15/14
116,325 
B  275   Owens Brockway Glass Container, 8.25%, 5/15/13 299,750 

    1,367,850 

    Ecological Services & Equipment—1.6%  
    Allied Waste NA, Inc.,  
BB-  80  
     8.50%, 12/01/08
84,000 
BB-  110  
     8.875%, 4/01/08
116,600 
B+  564  
     Ser. B, 10.00%, 8/01/09
589,380 

    789,980 

    Energy—25.6%  
B  1,000   AES Corp., 7.75%, 3/01/14 1,091,250 
B+  237   AES Red Oak LLC, Ser. A, 8.54%, 12/01/19 260,704 
B-  40  2 Belden & Blake Corp., 8.75%, 7/15/12 42,800 
CCC+  775   Calpine Canada Energy Finance LLC, 8.50%, 5/01/08 (Canada) 476,625 
BB-  375 2 Calpine Corp., 9.625%, 9/30/14 358,125 
Ba1  244   CE Generation LLC, 7.416%, 12/15/18 256,564 
BB-  250   Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.00%, 8/15/14 272,188 
CCC+  150   Coastal Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/10 155,063 
B  300   Compton Petroleum Corp., Ser. A, 9.90%, 5/15/09 (Canada) 333,000 
B  250   Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11 278,750 
B1  345   Edison Mission Energy, 10.00%, 8/15/08 402,788 
CCC+  190   El Paso Corporation, 7.875%, 6/15/12 198,313 
B1  65   El Paso Natural Gas Co., 7.625%, 8/01/10 70,444 
B-  700   El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 6/01/13 731,500 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

20


BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
Description 
Value 

      Energy—(cont’d)   
Ba2 
$ 
736   Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26 
$
780,253 
B    250   Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11  270,625 
B+    160 2 Frontier Oil Corp., 6.625%, 10/01/11  163,200 
B    500   Hanover Compressor Co., 8.625%, 12/15/10  550,000 
B    140 2 Hilcorp Energy I LP, 10.50%, 9/01/10  157,850 
B-    180   KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12  186,300 
BB    375   Massey Energy Co., 6.625%, 11/15/10  395,625 
      Midwest Generation LLC,   
B1    45      8.56%, 1/02/16  49,950 
B1    325      8.75%, 5/01/34  369,687 
B-    200   Mission Energy Holdings Co., 13.50%, 7/15/08  253,500 
B    400   North America Energy Partners, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11 (Canada)  387,000 
B+    475 2 NRG Energy, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/13  524,875 
B2    500   Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10  631,250 
Ba2    125   Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.125%, 6/15/14  138,750 
BB    325   Premcor Refining Group, Inc., 6.75%, 5/01/14  341,250 
Ba2    250 2 Pride Intl., Inc., 7.375%, 7/15/14  281,562 
B    185   Range Resources Corp., 7.375%, 7/15/13  196,562 
B+    345   Reliant Energy, Inc., 9.25%, 7/15/10  381,225 
B    400   Roseton Danskammer, Ser.A, 7.27%, 11/08/10  404,000 
BB-    300   Swift Energy Co., 7.625%, 7/15/11  324,750 
B1    160   Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 8.375%, 6/15/32  174,800 
BB    400   Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Ser. B, 8.875%, 7/15/12  493,000 
B2    155   Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/12  161,587 
B+    425   Williams Cos, Inc., 7.625%, 7/15/19  479,187 

        13,024,902 

      Entertainment & Leisure—4.2%   
B    350 2 American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC, 7.85%, 2/01/12  373,625 
B    100   Hammons John Q. Hotels LP, Ser. B, 8.875%, 5/15/12  115,000 
Ba3    116   Host Marriot Corp., Ser. B, 7.875%, 8/01/08  119,190 
BB+    175   ITT Corp., 7.375%, 11/15/15  197,313 
      MGM Mirage,   
BB+    475      5.875%, 2/27/14  467,875 
BB+    245 2    6.00%, 10/01/09  252,656 
BB+    110 2    6.75%, 9/01/12  116,325 
Ba3    120 2 Mohegan Tribal Gaming Auth., 7.125%, 8/15/14  128,100 
B2    375   Worldspan LP, 9.625%, 6/15/11  356,250 

        2,126,334 

      Financial Institutions—20.2%   
NR    500 2,5 Ameriserve Finance Capital Corp., 12.00%, 9/15/06  25,000 
B-    755   Athena Neurosciences Finance LLC, 7.25%, 2/21/08  784,256 
Ba2    1,000 2 Capital Guardian High Yield CBO Ltd., Ser. 1A, 11.45%, 5/24/13 (Cayman Island)  983,100 
BB    200   Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13  214,000 
      Dow Jones CDX NA HY,   
B+    1,000 2    Ser. 1, 7.75%, 12/29/09  1,028,750 
BB    500 2    Ser. 2, 6.375%, 12/29/09  516,250 
B    1,500 2    Ser. 3, 8.00%, 12/29/09  1,530,000 
B+    60 2 E*Trade Financial Corp., 8.00%, 6/15/11  63,300 
      Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.,   
BB    50      6.875%, 4/15/08 (Canada)  49,875 
BB    355      7.75%, 4/26/12 (Canada)  335,475 
Ba3    2,500 2 First Dominion Funding II, Ser. 1A, 11.61%, 4/25/14 (Cayman Island)  2,235,250 
B-    135   Global Cash Access, Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/12  146,475 
B-    185 2 Kraton Polymers LLC, 8.125%, 1/15/14  185,000 
B    190 2 New ASAT Finance Ltd., 9.25%, 2/01/11 (Cayman Island)  166,250 
      Rainbow National Services LLC,   
B3    285 2    8.75%, 9/01/12  304,950 
CCC+    300 2    10.375%, 9/01/14  325,500 
B    300 2 Refco Finance Holdings LLC, 9.00%, 8/01/12  323,694 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

21


BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
Description 
Value 

      Financial Institutions—(cont’d)   
B- 
$ 
320 2 Riddell Bell Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 10/01/12 
$
330,400 
B-    275 2 Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14  290,125 
CCC+    185 2 Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC, 9.00%, 10/01/14  191,475 
C    2,429 2 Zais Investment Grade Ltd., Class C, Pay-in-Kind, 9.95%, 9/23/14 (Cayman Island)  242,870 

        10,271,995 

      Health Care—5.2%   
NR    500   HealthSouth Corp., 7.625%, 6/01/12  485,000 
B-    225 2 IASIS Healthcare Corp., 8.75%, 6/15/14  241,875 
B3    50   Insight Health Services Corp., Ser. B, 9.875%, 11/01/11  50,000 
B-    135   Norcross Safety Products LLC, 9.875%, 8/15/11  147,150 
B-    600   Province Healthcare Co., 7.50%, 6/01/13  678,000 
      Tenet Healthcare Corp.,   
B-    205      6.375%, 12/01/11  187,063 
B-    5      6.50%, 6/01/12  4,537 
B-    120 2    9.875%, 7/01/14  125,700 
B+    180   Triad Hospitals, Inc., 7.00%, 11/15/13  184,500 
B-    275   Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11  280,500 
      US Oncology, Inc.,   
B2    140 2    9.00%, 8/15/12  148,050 
B-    125 2    10.75%, 8/15/14  133,437 

        2,665,812 

      Industrials—5.4%   
B    265   Cenveo Corp., 7.875%, 12/01/13  256,387 
B-    225 2 Concentra Operating Corp., 9.125%, 6/01/12  249,187 
B-    140 2 Dresser Rand Group, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/14  146,300 
B-    570   ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12  595,650 
B    250   JLG Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 6/15/12  263,750 
      United Rentals NA, Inc.,   
B+    750      7.00%, 2/15/14  691,875 
B+    80      7.75%, 11/15/13  77,600 
B-    500   Williams Scotsman, Inc., 9.875%, 6/01/07  480,000 

        2,760,749 

      Media—12.0%   
B-    150   Affinity Group, Inc., 9.00%, 2/15/12  160,500 
B1    750   Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc., 13.00%, 12/15/09 (Canada)  806,250 
CCC+    550   Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC, 10.25%, 9/15/10  572,000 
      Charter Communications Holdings LLC,   
CCC+    400      10.75%, 10/01/09  338,000 
CCC+    200      11.125%, 1/15/11  168,000 
      CSC Holdings, Inc.,   
BB-    525 2    6.75%, 4/15/12  543,375 
BB-    90      7.875%, 2/15/18  96,525 
BB-    45      Ser. B, 7.625%, 4/01/11  48,937 
      Echostar DBS Corp.,   
BB-    150      6.375%, 10/01/11  155,062 
BB-    175 2    6.625%, 10/01/14  178,937 
B2    90 2 Fisher Communications, Inc., 8.625%, 9/15/14  94,950 
B3    250   Granite Broadcasting Corp., 9.75%, 12/01/10  230,625 
B-    425   Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14  416,500 
B-    180   Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 10/01/13  189,450 
B    300   Primedia, Inc., 7.625%, 4/01/08  302,250 
      Vertis, Inc.,   
B-    150      10.875%, 6/15/09  163,500 
    295 2    13.50%, 12/07/09  307,905 
CCC    250   WRC Media, Inc., 12.75%, 11/15/09  235,000 
CCC+    980   XM Satellite Radio, Inc., 14.00%, 3/15/10  1,082,900 

        6,090,666 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

22


BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

      Real Estate—0.6%   
BB 
$ 
300
 2 American Real Estate Partners LP, 8.125%, 6/01/12 
$
316,500 

   
  Technology—2.9%   
Ba3   
500
  Celestica, Inc., 7.875%, 7/01/11 (Canada)  532,500 
B-   
100
2 Coleman Cable, Inc., 9.875%, 10/01/12  103,250 
   
  Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,   
BB+   
100
2    4.82%, 1/18/05  103,250 
BB+   
50
2    6.875%, 7/15/11  53,000 
B   
275
  General Cable Corp., 9.50%, 11/15/10  309,375 
B   
201
  ON Semiconductor Corp., 12.00%, 3/15/10  235,672 
CCC+   
135
  Viasystems, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/11  132,975 

   
    1,470,022 

   
  Telecommunications—14.9%   
CCC   
575
  Alamosa Delaware, Inc., 8.50%, 1/31/12  608,063 
NR   
2,000
 4,5 Asia Global Crossing Ltd., 13.375%, 10/15/10 (Bermuda)  160,000 
   
  AT&T Corp.,   
BB+   
685
     8.05%, 11/15/04  784,969 
BB+   
70
     8.75%, 11/15/04  81,083 
CCC   
320
2 Centennial Communications Corp., 8.625%, 2/01/14  320,000 
B   
500
  Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.375%, 1/15/14  477,500 
   
  Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.,   
B2   
210
2    8.375%, 11/01/11  216,563 
B3   
275
2    9.875%, 11/01/12  274,313 
   
  Lucent Technologies, Inc.,   
B   
20
     5.50%, 11/15/08  20,550 
B   
80
     6.45%, 3/15/29  68,400 
B   
120
     6.50%, 1/15/28  102,600 
B   
200
  MCI, Inc., 5.908%, 5/01/07  200,250 
B-   
180
2 New Skies Satellites NV, 9.125%, 11/01/12 (Netherlands)  184,500 
BB+   
550
  Nextel Communications, Inc., 5.95%, 3/15/14  561,000 
B-   
180
  Nortel Networks Corp., 6.875%, 9/01/23 (Canada)  166,500 
   
  PanAmSat Corp.,   
BB+   
210
     6.875%, 1/15/28  181,650 
B+   
215
2    9.00%, 8/15/14  226,825 
NR   
600
2,4,5 PF. Net Communications, Inc., 13.75%, 5/15/10  60 
B+   
205
2 Qwest Communications Intl., 7.50%, 2/15/14  196,800 
   
  Qwest Corp.,   
BB   
600
2    7.875%, 9/01/11  637,500 
BB   
425
2    9.125%, 3/15/12  479,187 
CCC   
300
  Rural Cellular Corp., 9.875%, 2/01/10  303,750 
CCC   
745
2 UbiquiTel Operating Co., 9.875%, 3/01/11  806,462 
CCC   
510
  Western Wireless Corp., 9.25%, 7/15/13  543,150 

   
    7,601,675 

   
  Transportation—4.9%   
B-    500 2 Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12  541,250 
B+    350   OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13 (Marshall Islands)  369,250 
BB    505   Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/24  507,525 
B    500   Sea Containers Ltd., Ser. B, 10.75%, 10/15/06 (Bermuda)  518,750 
B+    500   TFM SA de CV, 12.50%, 6/15/12 (Mexico)  565,000 

   
    2,501,775 

   
  Total Corporate Bonds  68,077,239 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

23


BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (continued) 
 
 
 
Principal 
 
 
Rating1 
Amount 
 
 
(unaudited) 
(000)
                                                           Description 
Value

      Bank Loans—0.4% 
 
  $ 217   Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 8.00%, 11/29/04 
$
216,957  
 
 
 
   
 
Shares 
 
 

      Preferred Stock—0.0% 
 
      Media—0.0% 
 
  1,098 4,5  Adelphia Business Solutions, Ser. B, 12.875% 
0  

 
      Common Stock—0.2% 
 
  8 2,4 Mattress Discounters Corp., 
0  
  54 3 Neon Communications, Inc., 
120,650  

      Total Common Stock 
120,650  
 
 
       
 
Units 
 
 

      Warrants—0.0% 
 
  1 2,3 Mattress Discounters Corp., Expires 7/15/07, Strike price $0.01, 4.85 shares for 1 warrant 
1  
  54 3 Neon Communications, Inc., Expires 12/02/12 
1  
  1 3 PF. Net Communications, Inc., Expires 5/15/10, Strike price $0.01, 36.87243 shares for 1 warrant 
0  

      Total Warrants 
2  

      Total Long-Term Investments (cost $75,643,790) 
$
68,414,848  
      Liabilities in excess of other assets—(34.4)% 
(17,500,808 ) 

      Net Assets—100% 
$
50,914,040  



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 October 31, 2004, the Trust held 42.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $21,441,592, in securities restricted as to resale.
3      Illiquid securities representing 0.3% of net assets.
4      Security is fair valued.
5      Issuer is technically in default and/or bankruptcy.
 

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

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS   
OCTOBER 31, 2004   
 BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—133.9%   
    Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—18.5%   
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
  $ 61,515 2    5.50%, 12/01/13 - 9/01/17 
$
63,571,282 
  14,347      6.00%, 3/01/27 - 11/01/34  15,024,680 
  361      7.00%, 2/01/24 - 1/01/29  384,473 
    Government National Assoc.,   
  145      8.00%, 4/15/24 - 11/15/25  158,770 

    Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities  79,139,205 

    Federal Housing Administration—1.3%   
    GMAC Projects,   
  589      Ser. 37, 7.43%, 5/01/22  626,333 
  207      Ser. 44, 7.43%, 8/01/22  220,335 
    Merrill Projects,   
  195      Ser. 29, 7.43%, 10/01/20  207,615 
  238      Ser. 42, 7.43%, 9/01/22  252,836 
  1,927   Reilly Project, Ser. B-11, 7.40%, 4/01/21  2,046,694 
  1,950   Westmore Project, 7.25%, 4/01/21  2,059,776 

    Total Federal Housing Administration  5,413,589 

    Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—1.4%   
  3,750   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Ser. 82, Class HJ, 9/25/32  3,898,828 
  1,958   Government National Assoc., 6.00%, 6/20/15  2,068,291 

    Total Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities  5,967,119 

    Non-Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—2.4%   
AAA  9,144   Residential Funding Securities Corp., Ser. RM2, Class AI5, 5/25/33  10,173,199 
AAA  39 3 Summit Mortgage Trust, Ser. 1, Class B1, 6.079%, 12/28/12  38,571 

    Total Non-Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities  10,211,770 

    Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities—0.0%   
  19   Federal National Mortgage Assoc., Ser. 256, Class F, 3.344%, 11/25/23  16,744 

    Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities—0.7%   
  1,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Ser. 1611, Class JC, 10.00%, 8/15/23  1,082,140 
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
  36      Ser. 7, Class S, 3/25/21  5,294 
  1,808      Ser. 23, Class PS, 10.303%, 4/25/23  1,938,604 
  17      Ser. 46, Class S, 20.968%, 5/25/21  4,819 
  21      Ser. 49, Class S, 8.431%, 12/25/21  2,110 
  108      Ser. 87, Class S, 21.797%, 8/25/21  128,412 
  22      Ser. 145, Class S, 29.597%, 10/25/06  24,565 

    Total Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities  3,185,944 

    Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities—1.5%   
    Sterling Coofs Trust,   
  42,564      Ser. 1, 4/15/29  3,780,245 
  32,945      Ser. 2, 3/30/30  2,625,305 

    Total Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities  6,405,550 

    Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—2.2%   
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
  5      Ser. 176, Class M, 7/15/21  70 
  1      Ser. 192, Class U, 2/15/22  77 
  16      Ser. 1043, Class H, 2/15/21  22,546 
  2      Ser. 1054, Class I, 3/15/21  403 
  16      Ser. 1056, Class KD, 3/15/21  2,028 
  19      Ser. 1057, Class J, 3/15/21  4,093 
  54      Ser. 1148, Class E, 10/15/21  1,106 
  14      Ser. 1179, Class O, 11/15/21  243 
  13      Ser. 1221 Class H, 3/15/07  233 
  373      Ser. 1254, Class Z, 4/15/22  16,069 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

25


BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)   
 
 
Principal 
   
Rating1 
Amount 
   
(unaudited)  
(000)
                                                           Description 
Value 

     
Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—(cont’d) 
 
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (cont’d)   
  $ 765      Ser. 1831, Class PG, 3/15/11 
$
82,934 
  9,079      Ser. 2611, Class QI, 9/15/32  1,717,898 
      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
  103      Ser. 10, Class S, 5/25/21  12,507 
  82      Ser. 12, Class S, 5/25/21  15,930 
  53      Ser. 17, Class S, 6/25/21  7,755 
  168      Ser. 5, Class H, 1/25/22  24,241 
  12      Ser. 7, Class 2, 4/1/17  2,189 
  1      Ser. 20, Class H, 3/25/06  23 
  72       Ser. 33, Class PV, 10/25/21  16,416 
  7      Ser. 38, Class N, 4/25/21  735 
  821      Ser. 46, Class H, 12/25/09  144,338 
  749      Ser. 50, Class SI, 4/25/23  17,314 
  1      Ser. 54, Class H, 5/25/05  39 
  15,480      Ser. 64, Class QI, 1/25/33  2,990,683 
  6      Ser. 84, Class H, 8/25/06  377 
  21      Ser. 89, Class 2, 6/1/18  3,479 
  37,000      Ser. 90, Class JH, 12/31/49  3,948,594 
  6      Ser. 94, Class 2, 8/1/21  1,228 
  26      Ser. 99, Class L, 8/25/21  3,675 
  5      Ser. 123, Class M, 10/25/20  708 
  37      Ser. 136, Class S, 11/25/20  39,635 
  42      Ser. 139, Class PT, 10/25/21  4,338 
  21      Ser. 141, Class SA, 8/25/07  4,154 
  9,696 3 Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 5, 2/19/25  204,913 
  4,907 3  Hanover Grantor Trust, Ser. A, Class 1, 8/1/27  23,553 
  2,617 3 Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., Ser. HF1, Class X, 6/15/17  67,719 
      Morgan Stanley Mortgage Trust,   
  56      Ser. 38, Class 2, 11/20/21  10,121 
  60      Ser. 39, Class 2, 12/20/21  10,732 
  104   Residential Asset Securization Trust, Ser. A3, Class X, 5/25/29  1,598 
  6,645  
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., Ser. 1, Class IO, 3/25/22 
48,376 

      Total Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities  9,453,070 

      Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—0.5%   
  220 2 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Ser. 1739, Class B, 2/15/24  193,228 
      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
  72      Ser. 51, Class E, 2/25/23  58,570 
  25      Ser. 70, Class A, 5/25/23  22,587 
  33      Ser. 167, Class D, 10/25/17  31,830 
  44      Ser. 203, Class 1, 2/1/23  39,767 
  32      Ser. 228, Class 1, 5/1/23  28,033 
  6,055   Resolution Funding Corp., Ser. B, 4/15/30  1,585,804 

      Total Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities  1,959,819 

      U.S. Government and Agency Securities—43.4%   
  18,826   Overseas Private Investment Corp., zero coupon-7.35%, 5/29/12  19,595,874 
  1,754   Small Business Administration, Ser. 20K-1, 6.95%, 11/01/16  1,882,643 
      U.S. Treasury Bonds,   
  24,205 2    5.375%, 2/15/31  26,300,185 
  6,350      5.50%, 8/15/28  6,920,484 
  32,000 2    6.00%, 2/15/26  36,933,760 
  450      6.125%, 11/15/27  529,143 
      U.S. Treasury Notes,   
  1,985      2.00%, 7/15/14  2,054,364 
  8,020 2    2.50%, 5/31/06 - 9/30/06  8,014,078 
  63,595      4.25%, 8/15/14  64,697,738 
  15,180 2    4.75%, 5/15/14  16,052,850 
  2,200      4.875%, 2/15/12  2,358,818 

      Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities  185,339,937 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

26


BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

      Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Residuals—0.0%   
      Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust,   
 
$
3      Ser. 40, Class R, 4/01/18 
$
309 
    57      Ser. 42, Class R, 10/01/14  7,755 
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
    20      Ser. 19, Class R, 3/15/20  2,316 
    0      Ser. 75, Class R, 1/15/21  5 
    0      Ser. 75, Class RS, 1/15/21  5 
    0      Ser. 173, Class R, 11/15/21  22 
    0      Ser. 173, Class RS, 11/15/21  22 
    28      Ser. 200, Class R, 12/15/22  511 

      Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Residuals  10,945 

      Corporate Bonds—61.2%   
      Aero & Defense—2.2%   
B-    1,235   BE Aerospace, Inc., 9.50%, 11/01/08  1,273,594 
BB-    1,500   L-3 Communications Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/12  1,657,500 
BBB+    1,250   Lockheed Martin Corp., 8.50%, 12/01/29  1,672,200 
BBB    1,000   Northrop Grumman Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/11  1,153,090 
      Raytheon Co.,   
BBB-    1,200      6.15%, 11/01/08  1,303,068 
NR    2,000      7.00%, 5/15/06  2,111,928 

        9,171,380 

      Automotive—2.0%   
BBB-    2,000   Briggs & Stratton Corp., 8.875%, 3/15/11  2,375,000 
B1    2,340   Dura Operating Corp., Ser. B, 8.625%, 4/15/12  2,316,600 
A3    3,000 2 Ford Motor Credit Co., 6.875%, 2/01/06  3,123,720 
BBB    500   General Motors Corp., 8.375%, 7/15/33  545,152 

        8,360,472 

      Basic Materials—3.4%   
A    2,000   Alcoa, Inc., 7.375%, 8/01/10  2,336,400 
B    2,000   Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11  2,175,000 
B+    3,000   Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.125%, 7/15/12  3,536,250 
B    1,000   Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/09  1,105,000 
BB-    2,500   Tembec Industries, Inc., 8.50%, 2/01/11 (Canada)  2,556,250 
      Weyerhaeuser Co.,   
BBB    1,550      5.95%, 11/01/08  1,686,121 
BBB    1,000      6.75%, 3/15/12  1,128,910 

        14,523,931 

      Building & Development—0.6%   
BBB-    2,500   D.R. Horton, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/05  2,575,000 

      Conglomerates—0.9%   
AAA    3,650   General Electric Co., 5.00%, 2/01/13  3,776,546 

      Consumer Products—5.7%   
B-    1,475   American Seafoods Group LLC, 10.125%, 4/15/10  1,578,250 
BBB-    1,500   Autonation, Inc., 9.00%, 8/01/08  1,728,750 
B3    2,000   Buffets, Inc., 11.25%, 7/15/10  2,120,000 
      General Mills, Inc.,   
BBB+    550      5.125%, 2/15/07  573,320 
BBB+    1,700      6.00%, 2/15/12  1,847,798 
BBB+    2,000   Kellogg Co., Ser. B, 6.60%, 4/01/11  2,264,700 
A3    935   Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.625%, 11/01/11  995,139 
BBB    1,000   Kroger Co., 5.50%, 2/01/13  1,043,580 
AA-    3,000   Procter & Gamble Co., 6.875%, 9/15/09  3,422,310 
BBB    2,495   Safeway, Inc., 6.50%, 3/01/11  2,756,261 
A+    2,000   Unilever Capital Corp., 7.125%, 11/01/10  2,324,580 
BBB-    3,000   Yum! Brands, Inc., 8.875%, 4/15/11  3,744,276 

        24,398,964 

 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

27


BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

      Containers & Glass—1.3%   
B+ 
$
1,500   Crown European Holdings SA, 9.50%, 3/01/11 (France) 
$
1,717,500 
BB-    2,250   Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 8.875%, 2/15/09  2,458,125 
B+    1,240   Stone Container Corp., 9.25%, 2/01/08  1,391,900 

        5,567,525 

      Ecological Services & Equipment—1.0%   
B+    1,695   Allied Waste NA, Inc., Ser. B, 10.00%, 8/01/09  1,771,275 
B    2,250   Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13  2,497,500 

        4,268,775 

      Energy—6.8%   
BB    2,500   Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.00%, 8/15/12  2,878,125 
A-    3,000   Conoco Funding Co., 6.35%, 10/15/11 (Canada)  3,369,600 
BBB+    2,000   Dominion Resources, Inc., 5.70%, 9/17/12  2,119,260 
B    2,500   Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11  2,787,500 
BBB    1,500   DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/01/11  1,712,760 
B    1,500 3 Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 7/15/13  1,747,500 
B1    1,000   El Paso Natural Gas Co., 7.625%, 8/01/10  1,083,750 
B-    1,500   El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 6/01/13  1,567,500 
BBB+    640   Exelon Corp., 6.75%, 5/01/11  718,355 
      FirstEnergy Corp.,   
BBB-    480      Ser. B, 6.45%, 11/15/11  525,859 
BBB-    1,500      Ser. C, 7.375%, 11/15/31  1,709,115 
BBB+    1,250   Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.30%, 8/15/33  1,447,975 
BBB    1,000   Kinder Morgan, Inc., 6.50%, 9/01/12  1,108,300 
BBB+    1,800   Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.75%, 1/15/12  2,054,736 
      Progress Energy, Inc.,   
Baa2    1,800      6.75%, 3/01/06  1,888,326 
Baa2    2,000      7.10%, 3/01/11  2,267,980 

        28,986,641 

      Entertainment & Leisure—2.7%   
B+    2,000   Boyd Gaming Corp., 8.75%, 4/15/12  2,250,000 
B    1,700   Hammons John Q. Hotels LP, Ser. B, 8.875%, 5/15/12  1,955,000 
Ba3    382   Host Marriot Corp., Ser. B, 7.875%, 8/01/08  392,505 
Ba2    1,000   MGM Mirage, 9.75%, 6/01/07  1,125,000 
Ba2    2,000   Park Place Entertainment Corp., 8.875%, 9/15/08  2,302,500 
BB+    3,000   Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 7.875%, 5/01/12  3,506,250 

        11,531,255 

      Financial Institutions—17.0%   
Aa3    2,450   Bank of America Corp., 7.80%, 2/15/10  2,892,494 
Aa3    1,400 2 Bank One Corp., 6.50%, 2/01/06  1,466,192 
Aa3    2,000 3 Barclays Bank PLC, 6.86%, 9/29/49 (United Kingdom)  2,237,850 
A+    500   Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 6.50%, 5/01/06  526,890 
      Citigroup, Inc.,   
AA+    450      2.00%, 6/09/09  451,048 
AA    849 3    5.00%, 9/15/14  856,777 
AA    6,000      5.625%, 8/27/12  6,480,780 
      Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc.,   
AA-    700 2    6.125%, 11/15/11  770,077 
AA-    1,000      7.125%, 7/15/32  1,184,270 
BB    1,000   Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13  1,070,000 
AAA    4,000 2 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/10  4,628,320 
      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
AAA    4,000      4.375%, 9/15/12  4,032,680 
AAA    1,805      7.125%, 6/15/10  2,105,280 
AAA    3,000   General Electric Capital Corp., Ser. A, 6.75%, 3/15/32  3,497,760 
      General Motors Acceptance Corp.,   
Baa1    700      6.75%, 1/15/06  726,082 
Baa1    4,000      6.875%, 8/28/12  4,142,000 
Aa3    1,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.60%, 1/15/12  1,119,940 
A+    3,650   Household Finance Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/11 - 11/27/12  4,073,468 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    Financial Institutions—(cont’d)   
    HSBC Bank USA, Inc.,   
AA  $ 2,525      3.875%, 9/15/09 
$
2,535,125 
AA-  850      5.875%, 11/01/34  849,150 
    JP Morgan Chase & Co.,   
Aa3  2,100      5.25%, 5/30/07  2,208,591 
A1  1,000      6.75%, 2/01/11  1,132,770 
AAA  3,000   KFW Intl. Finance, Inc., 5.25%, 6/28/06  3,124,710 
A+  1,500   Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 6.625%, 1/18/12  1,696,095 
    Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc.,   
BBB+  275      2.193%, 7/13/07  265,966 
BBB+  285      5.375%, 7/15/14  277,499 
AA-  600   Morgan Stanley, 5.80%, 4/01/07  637,590 
AA-  1,200   National City Bank Cleveland Ohio, 3.375%, 10/15/07  1,203,756 
A+  2,000   Northern Trust Co., 6.30%, 3/07/11  2,240,940 
    Rainbow National Services LLC,   
B3  225 3    8.75%, 9/01/12  240,750 
CCC+  675 3    10.375%, 9/01/14  732,375 
Aa2  3,025   U.S. Bank NA, 2.036%, 10/01/07  3,022,429 
AA  2,000   UBS Preferred Funding Trust I, 8.622%, 10/29/49  2,453,878 
Aa3  1,450   Wachovia Bank NA, 4.80%, 11/01/14  1,442,996 
Aa1  3,780   Wells Fargo & Co., 1.98%, 9/15/09  3,778,715 
Aa1  2,000   Wells Fargo Bank, 7.55%, 6/21/10  2,362,420 

      72,467,663 

    Health Care—1.6%   
A+  1,000   Bristol Myers Squibb Co., 5.75%, 10/01/11  1,078,960 
NR  3,000   HealthSouth Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/08  2,985,000 
BB+  1,500   Omnicare, Inc., Ser. B, 8.125%, 3/15/11  1,627,500 
A  1,310   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.375%, 8/15/07  1,306,594 

      6,998,054 

    Industrials—0.7%   
BBB+  825   Allegiance Corp., 7.00%, 10/15/26  858,841 
B  2,010   Manitowoc, Inc., 10.50%, 8/01/12  2,319,037 

      3,177,878 

    Media—4.5%   
B1  2,000   Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc., 13.00%, 12/15/09 (Canada)  2,150,000 
    AOL Time Warner, Inc.,   
BBB+  2,410      7.57%, 2/01/24  2,777,163 
BBB+  3,000      9.125%, 1/15/13  3,784,200 
BBB  1,860   AT&T Broadband Corp., 8.375%, 3/15/13  2,281,718 
CCC+  675   Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC, 10.25%, 9/15/10  702,000 
CCC+  2,425   Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 10/01/09  2,049,125 
BBB  1,000   Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., 6.75%, 1/30/11  1,117,070 
BBB  325   Comcast Corp., 7.05%, 3/15/33  367,243 
B  1,000   Quebecor Media, Inc., 11.125%, 7/15/11 (Canada)  1,157,500 
CCC  3,000   WRC Media, Inc., 12.75%, 11/15/09  2,820,000 

      19,206,019 

    Other—4.3%   
A3  16,320 3 Targeted Return Index Securities Trust, Inc., Ser. 10-2002, 6.896%, 1/15/12  18,465,264 

    Real Estate—1.2%   
BBB+  1,000   AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/11  1,111,710 
    EOP Operating LP,   
BBB+  2,285      4.65%, 10/01/10  2,298,916 
BBB+  800      7.00%, 7/15/11  905,064 
BBB-  725   Rouse Co., 3.625%, 3/15/09  683,073 

      4,998,763 

    Technology—0.5%   
BB+  2,000   Seagate Technology Holdings, 8.00%, 5/15/09 (Cayman Island)  2,160,000 

 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (continued)   
 
                 
Principal/Notional 
   
Rating1 
Amount    
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value

      Telecommunications—3.4%   
A  $ 3,675   BellSouth Corp., 5.20%, 9/15/14  $ 3,745,450  
BB    250 3 Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 9/01/11  265,625  
      SBC Communications, Inc.,   
A    350      4.125%, 9/15/09  349,923  
A    3,125      5.10%, 9/15/14  3,141,999  
A+    1,000      6.25%, 3/15/11  1,102,790  
A+    575   Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/32  704,289  
Aa3    540   Verizon Maryland, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/33  474,925  
Aa3    3,000   Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., Ser. A, 5.65%, 11/15/11  3,194,580  
A    1,000   Vodafone Group PLC, 7.75%, 2/15/10 (United Kingdom)  1,177,200  

        14,156,781  

      Transportation—1.4%   
BBB+    1,000   Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., 5.90%, 7/01/12  1,078,510  
BBB+    1,000   Canadian National Railway Co., 6.375%, 10/15/11 (Canada)  1,118,527  
BBB    1,475   Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., 6.25%, 10/15/11 (Canada)  1,634,270  
BBB+    2,000   Union Pacific Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/12  2,177,160  

        6,008,467  

      Total Corporate Bonds  260,799,378  

      Foreign Government Bonds—0.8%   
Baa2    3,000   United Mexican States, 8.00%, 9/24/22  3,445,500  

      Total Long-Term Investments (cost $549,598,840)  571,348,570  

      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.7%   
NR    2,100   HBOS Treasury Services PLC, 2.04%, 1/26/05  2,089,766  
NR    1,200   Santander Hispano, 2.01%, 1/14/05  1,195,042  

      Total Short-Term Investments (cost $3,284,808)  3,284,808  

      OUTSTANDING OPTIONS PURCHASED—0.1%   
      Interest Rate Swap,   
    24,800      4.365% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/28/05  243,131  
    17,500      4.60% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 11/19/04  29,365  
    24,800      4.865% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/28/08  169,885  
    13,100      6.25% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 11/19/04  13  

      Total Outstanding Options Purchased (cost $505,980)  442,394  

      Total investments before investments sold short and outstanding options written (cost $553,389,628)  575,075,772  

      INVESTMENT SOLD SHORT—(10.7)%   
    (45,000 )  Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 5.50%, TBA (proceeds $45,796,477)  (45,815,760 ) 
 
 
       
  
Contracts/Notional
   
 
Amount
   
 
(000) 
   

 
      OUTSTANDING OPTIONS WRITTEN—(0.3%)   
      Interest Rate Swap,   
    (28,400 )     3.00% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/19/05  (82,205 ) 
    (24,800 )     4.375% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 10/28/05  (468,273 ) 
    (31,300 )     4.60% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 2/23/05  (273,343 ) 
    (24,800 )     5.375% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 10/28/05  (418,239 ) 
    (55,000 )     5.75% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 9/23/05  (129,250 ) 
    (13,100 )     6.05% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 2/23/05  (5,502 ) 
    (25 )  U.S. Treasury Notes Futures, expires 11/26/04  (25,781 ) 
    (25 )  U.S. Treasury Notes Futures, expires 11/26/04  (391 ) 

      Total Outstanding Options Written (premium received $2,557,620)  (1,402,984 ) 

      Total investments net of investments sold short and outstanding options written—123.7% 
$
527,857,109  
      Liabilities in excess of other assets—(23.7)%  (101,213,660 ) 

      Net Assets—100% 
$
426,643,449  
 


1      Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.
2      Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements or financial futures contracts.
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 October 31, 2004, the Trust held 5.8% of its net assets, with a current market value of $24,880,897 in securities restricted as to resale.
 

Details of open reverse repurchase agreements are disclosed in Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS   
OCTOBER 31, 2004   
 BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)   
 
 
Principal 
   
Rating1 
Amount 
   
(unaudited) 
(000)
                                                           Description 
Value 

      LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—148.9%   
      Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—33.5%   
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,  
  $ 15,414 2    5.50%, 10/01/16 - 5/01/17
$
15,979,706
  87      6.50%, 5/01/29 - 5/01/30 91,840
  24      7.50%, 2/01/23 25,580
  136      8.00%, 11/01/15 144,486
  90      8.50%, 10/01/06 - 3/01/08 93,510
  270      9.00%, 9/01/20 302,589
      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,  
  25,176 2     5.00%, 6/01/33 - 7/01/34 25,145,474
  67,492 2     5.50%, 12/01/13 - 8/01/34 69,544,223
  11,587 2     6.00%, 11/01/31 - 10/01/32 12,026,278
  5,991      6.50%, 2/01/26 - 5/01/31 6,310,412
  9,872 2     7.00%, 6/01/26 - 2/01/32 10,479,209
  5,208      7.50%, 11/01/14 - 9/01/23 5,622,041
  546      8.00%, 5/01/08 - 5/01/22 577,390
  12      9.50%, 1/01/19 - 9/01/19 13,955
      Government National Mortgage Assoc.,  
  148      7.00%, 10/15/17 158,872
  838      7.50%, 8/15/21 - 12/15/23 908,965
  596      8.00%, 10/15/22 - 2/15/29 651,415
  56      9.00%, 6/15/18 - 9/15/21 63,011

      Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 148,138,956

      Federal Housing Administration—2.4%   
      GMAC Projects,  
  649      Ser. 51, 7.43%, 2/01/23 689,419
  1,067      Ser. 56, 7.43%, 11/01/22 1,135,307
  54   Merrill Projects, Ser. 54, 7.43%, 5/15/23 57,795
  872   Reilly Project, Ser. 41, 8.28%, 3/01/20 914,091
      USGI Projects,  
  206      Ser. 87, 7.43%, 12/01/22 219,098
  963      Ser. 99, 7.43%, 10/01/23 1,024,230
  6,047   Yorkville, Ser. 6094, 7.43%, 6/01/21 6,429,203

      Total Federal Housing Administration 10,469,143

     
Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—17.7% 
 
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,  
  6,960      Ser. 11, Class A9, 5.00%, 1/25/28 6,232,320
  447      Ser. 19, Class F, 8.50%, 3/15/20 447,376
  3,000      Ser. 1598, Class J, 6.50%, 10/15/08 3,205,740
  2,375      Ser. 2534, Class NG, 4.50%, 3/15/22 2,378,835
  12,751      Ser. 2758, Class KV, 5.50%, 5/15/23 13,211,499
  2,240      Ser. 2765, Class UA, 4.00%, 3/15/11 2,171,638
      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,  
  9,551      Ser. 28, Class PB, 6.00%, 8/25/28 10,055,154
  3,419      Ser. 29, Class HC, 7.50%, 7/25/30 3,700,068
  1,903      Ser. 31, Class ZG, 7.50%, 5/25/34 2,205,517
  9,133      Ser. 32, Class VT, 6.00%, 9/25/15 9,456,453
  430      Ser. 43, Class E, 7.50%, 4/25/22 448,772
  1,749      Ser. 60, Class PA, 5.50%, 4/25/34 1,821,056
  5,000      Ser. 81, Class BR, 5.25%, 4/25/25 5,101,050
  12,264      Ser. 135, Class PB, 6.00%, 1/25/34 12,796,626
      Government National Mortgage Assoc.,  
  2,216      Ser. 5, Class Z, 7.00%, 5/16/26 2,360,047
  2,500      Ser. 33, Class PB, 6.50%, 7/20/31 2,604,274

      Total Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities 78,196,425

     
Non-Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—0.0% 
 
AAA 212 3 Summit Mortgage Trust, Ser. 1, Class B1, 5.904%, 12/28/12 212,141

 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
Description 
Value 

      Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities-0.1%   
      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
 
$
184      Ser. 38, Class F, 8.325%, 4/25/21 
$
202,245 
    43      Ser. 256, Class F, 3.438%, 11/25/23  37,674 

      Total Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities  239,919 

      Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities—3.7%   
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
    70      Ser. 1160, Class F, 32.194%, 10/15/21  81,632 
    753 2    Ser. 1616, Class SB, 8.50%, 11/15/08  771,944 
    2,524      Ser. 1688, Class S, 10.303%, 12/15/13  2,671,560 
    3,626      Ser. 2664, Class SR, 8.854, 8/15/33  3,227,524 
    1,456      Ser. 2752, Class SV, 15.428%, 9/15/33  1,490,316 
      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
    78      Ser. 7, Class S, 3/25/21  11,366 
    186      Ser. 38, Class SA, 10.186%, 4/25/21  196,538 
    38      Ser. 46, Class S, 20.753%, 5/25/21  10,348 
    45      Ser. 49, Class S, 8.431%, 12/25/21  4,531 
    1,239      Ser. 72, Class S, 8.75%, 5/25/08  1,283,992 
    237      Ser. 87, Class S, 21.797%, 8/25/21  280,580 
    549      Ser. 93, Class S, 8.50%, 5/25/08  566,640 
    44      Ser. 145, Class S, 29.269%, 10/25/06  49,997 
    284      Ser. 170, Class SC, 9.00%, 9/25/08  292,484 
    2,162      Ser. 196, Class SC, 8.973%, 10/25/08  2,265,555 
    755      Ser. 214, Class SH, 13.569%, 12/25/08  795,440 
    1,936      Ser. 247, Class SN, 10.00%, 12/25/23  1,985,787 
AAA    404   Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp., Ser. 1, Class A6, 13.032%, 8/25/23  412,683 

      Total Inverse Floating Rate Mortgage Securities  16,398,917 

      Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities—1.6%   
      Sterling Coofs Trust,   
    51,687      Ser. 1, 4/15/29  4,590,415 
    33,705      Ser. 2, 3/30/30  2,685,867 

      Total Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities  7,276,282 

      Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—15.5%   
    11,325   ABN Amro Mortgage Corp., Ser. IV, Class A2, 3/25/33  497,167 
      American Housing Trust,   
    320      Ser. III, Class 4, 3/25/19  4,999 
    76      Ser. VII, Class 2, 11/25/20  180,000 
  100,158   Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Ser. ML1, 12/15/30  2,208,879 
    30,590 3
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. C1, Class AX, 6/20/29 
1,415,706 
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
    16,455      Ser. 60, Class HS, 4/25/24  532,975 
    11      Ser. 176, Class M, 7/15/21  150 
    1      Ser. 192, Class U, 2/15/22  164 
    3,824      Ser. 204, 5/1/29  706,218 
    35      Ser. 1043, Class H, 2/15/21  48,406 
    5      Ser. 1054, Class I, 3/15/21  865 
    33      Ser. 1056, Class KD, 3/15/21  4,354 
    41      Ser. 1057, Class J, 3/15/21  8,788 
    115      Ser. 1148, Class E, 10/15/21  2,375 
    30      Ser. 1179, Class O, 11/15/21  522 
    29      Ser. 1221 Class H, 3/15/07  501 
    900      Ser. 1706, Class IA, 10/15/23  75,519 
    289      Ser. 1720, Class PK, 1/15/24  28,041 
    8,498      Ser. 1914, Class PC, 12/15/11  100,696 
    10,672      Ser. 2002, Class HJ, 10/15/08  251,590 
    211      Ser. 2099, Class JB, 9/15/22  11,483 
    1,911      Ser. 2296, Class SA, 3/15/16  153,816 
    1,425      Ser. 2444, Class ST, 9/15/29  110,784 
    1,319      Ser. 2513, Class BI, 12/15/15  67,217 
    2,615      Ser. 2542, Class MX, 5/15/22  297,603 
    2,385      Ser. 2543, Class IM, 9/15/12  109,552 
    5,658      Ser. 2545, Class NI, 3/15/22  639,129 
    38,385      Ser. 2559, Class IO, 8/15/30  161,936 
    9,087      Ser. 2561, Class EW, 9/15/16  845,953 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued)   
 
 
Principal 
   
Rating1 
Amount 
   
(unaudited)
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

     
Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—(cont’d) 
 
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.—(cont’d),  
  $ 16,571      Ser. 2611, Class QI, 9/15/32
$
3,135,398
  26,066      Ser. 2633, Class PI, 3/15/12 1,371,849
  6,145      Ser. 2653, Class MI, 4/15/26 898,100
  11,549      Ser. 2658, Class PI, 6/15/13 1,000,178
  5,662      Ser. 2672, Class TQ, 3/15/23 664,475
  12,324      Ser. 2676, Class JI, 8/15/13 746,487
  3,633      Ser. 2687, Class IL, 9/15/18 663,702
  26,076      Ser. 2687, Class IQ, 9/15/22 1,993,021
  6,533      Ser. 2693, Class IB, 6/15/13 673,848
  4,841      Ser. 2694, Class LI, 7/15/19 564,144
  2,050      Ser. 2750, Class TC, 2/15/34 2,043,461
  9,253      Ser. 2773, Class OX, 2/15/18 1,162,347
  20,215      Ser. 2779, Class YS, 1/15/33 2,027,805
  28,207      Ser. 2780, Class SM, 4/15/34 1,530,023
  22,898      Ser. 2786, Class PI, 10/15/10 1,244,265
  3,571      Ser. 2791, Class KS, 5/15/34 3,687,652
      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,  
  433      Ser. 5, Class H, 1/25/22 62,334
  26      Ser. 7, Class 2, 4/1/17 4,699
  222      Ser. 10, Class S, 5/25/21 26,853
  175      Ser. 12, Class S, 5/21/21 34,201
  114      Ser. 17, Class S, 6/25/21 16,650
  6,455      Ser. 11, Class PI, 1/25/19 157,507
  111      Ser. 12, Class C, 2/25/22 19,683
  12,037      Ser. 13, Class IG, 10/25/22 1,133,633
  23,150      Ser. 16, Class PI, 11/25/12 1,228,826
  1      Ser. 20, Class H, 3/25/06 49
  154      Ser. 33, Class PV, 10/25/21 35,241
  4,907      Ser. 33, Class SG, 3/25/09 290,121
  2,504      Ser. 37, Class SE, 10/25/22 14,768
  14      Ser. 38, Class N, 4/25/21 1,578
  126      Ser. 50, Class G, 12/25/21 17,674
  1,497      Ser. 50, Class SI, 4/25/23 34,627
  7,372      Ser. 51, Class IE, 4/25/26 902,203
  2      Ser. 54, Class H, 5/25/05 84
  6,044      Ser. 55, Class GI, 7/25/19 1,049,839
  1,254      Ser. 60, Class SB, 10/25/22 29,087
  1,782      Ser. 62, Class IC, 7/25/15 96,704
  1,837      Ser. 62, Class IL, 3/25/24 57,708
  23,489      Ser. 64, Class QI, 1/25/33 4,537,986
  8,384      Ser. 66, Class CI, 7/25/33 1,680,842
  5,725      Ser. 68, Class SC, 1/25/24 532,825
  6,814      Ser. 71, Class EI, 8/25/33 1,328,203
  6,530      Ser. 82, Class IR, 9/25/12 320,375
  13      Ser. 84, Class H, 8/25/06 809
  29,836      Ser. 88, Class TI, 11/25/13 1,593,545
  46      Ser. 89, Class 2, 6/1/18 7,470
  46,000      Ser. 90, Class JH, 6.00%, 12/31/49 4,909,063
  23,742      Ser. 90, Class M, 1/25/28 3,634,731
  13      Ser. 94, Class 2, 8/1/21 2,636
  56      Ser. 99, Class L, 8/25/21 7,890
  6,639      Ser. 122, Class IA, 9/25/09 241,184
  3,741      Ser. 122, Class IC, 9/25/18 733,499
  10      Ser. 123, Class M, 10/25/20 1,521
  79      Ser. 136, Class S, 11/25/20 85,096
  90      Ser. 139, Class PT, 10/25/21 9,314
  45      Ser. 141, Class SA, 8/25/07 8,919
  4,554      Ser. 199, Class SB, 10/25/23 344,679
  4,043      Ser. 302, Class 2, 6/1/29 759,439
  7,958      Ser. 602, Class BI, 10/25/22 1,017,977
  1,326      Ser. W4, 12/25/28 210,051
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

33


BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
Description 
Value 

    Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—(cont’d)   
  $ 155   First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. C, Class I, 4/25/17 
$
27,895 
  30,435   GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Ser. C1, Class X, 7/15/27  1,372,249 
  19,276 3 Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp., Ser. 5, 2/19/25  407,352 
    Government National Mortgage Assoc.,   
  6,124      Ser. 39, Class ID, 5.00%, 5/20/33  685,942 
  4,087      Ser. 58, Class IT, 5.50%, 7/20/33  651,105 
  9,341 3 Hanover Grantor Trust, Ser. A, Class 1, 8/1/27  44,838 
  140   Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp., Ser. B, Class A2, 4/22/18  27,254 
  3,019   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Ser. 9, Class 15X2, 1/25/19  350,062 
  135,942   MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc., Ser. A, Class XA, 3/25/28  4,333,155 
    Morgan Stanley Mortgage Trust,   
  121      Ser. 38, Class 2, 11/20/21  21,731 
  128      Ser. 39, Class 2, 12/20/21  23,042 
  4,275   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Ser. C2, 6/15/21  74,823 
  3,077   Morgan Stanley Cap. Trust I, Ser. 3, Class 1AX, 5/25/19  369,256 
  8,698 3 Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., Ser. HF1, Class X, , 6/15/17  225,073 
  2,812   Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Ser. QS7, Class A1, 4/25/33  487,150 
  19,955   Small Business Administration, Ser. 1, 4/1/15  149,665 
  168,425   Vendee Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2, Class 1, 5/15/29  247,583 

    Total Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities  68,552,441 

    Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—8.7%   
AAA  136   Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Ser. 29, Class A, 5/23/17  123,002 
    Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.,   
AAA  8,202      Ser. 26, 8/25/33  5,197,917 
AAA  1,504      Ser. J4, 6/25/33  1,177,651 
AAA  2,084      Ser. J5, 7/25/33  1,320,685 
AAA  1,531      Ser. J8, 9/25/23  944,081 
    Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc.,   
AAA  60      Ser. K, Class 1, 9/23/17  53,370 
AAA  614      Ser. V, Class 1, 9/1/18  566,390 
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
  495      Ser. 8, Class A10, 11/15/28  420,211 
  321      Ser. 1418, Class M, 11/15/22  278,885 
  775      Ser. 1571, Class G, 8/15/23  566,075 
  4,311      Ser. 1691, Class B, 3/15/24  3,849,534 
  494      Ser. 1739, Class B, 2/15/24  433,020 
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
  643      Ser. 2, Class KB, 1/25/23  536,116 
  83      Ser. 7, Class J, 2/25/21  70,475 
  1,993      Ser. 13, Class PR, 3/25/32  1,636,862 
  154      Ser. 51, Class E, 2/25/23  125,749 
  54      Ser. 70, Class A, 5/25/23  48,493 
  71      Ser. 167, Class D, 10/25/17  68,337 
  95      Ser. 203, Class 1, 2/1/23  85,378 
  68      Ser. 228, Class 1, 5/1/23  60,186 
  3,286      Ser. 249, Class B, 11/25/23  2,861,463 
  526      Ser. 273, Class 1, 7/1/26  471,798 
  9,444      Ser. 328, Class 1, 11/1/32  8,006,596 
  6,216      Ser. 338, Class 1, 6/1/33  5,054,189 
  657      Ser. W4, 2/25/29  509,093 
AAA  92   First Union Residential Securitization Trust, Ser. A, Class 1APO, 3/25/15  90,877 
AAA  700   MASTR Asset Securitization Trust, Ser. 3, Class 4A15, 3/25/34  348,270 
AAA  45   Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust, Ser. 3C, Class CX, 4/25/24  41,270 
NR  13,000 2 Resolution Funding Corp., Ser. B, 4/15/30  3,404,700 

    Total Principal Only Mortgage-Backed Securities  38,350,673 

    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—2.8%   
AAA  10,250 3 New York City Mortgage Loan Trust, Multi-Family, Class A2, 6.75%, 6/25/11  11,002,893 
Aaa  1,278   Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Ser. 11, Class 5A1, 5.50%, 1/25/19  1,284,181 

    Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities  12,287,074 

    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—14.7%   
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
  1,185      Ser. 1961, Class H, 5/15/12  1,248,754 
  7,372      Ser. 2218, Class Z, 3/15/30  8,580,066 
  13,884      Ser. 2461, Class Z, 6/15/32  14,985,160 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

      Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—(cont’d)   
      GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,   
 
$
6,264      Ser. 10, Class 2A1, 10/25/33 
$
6,164,374 
    6,051      Ser. 13, Class 1A1, 10/25/33  6,014,792 
    2,966   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Ser. 7, Class 4A3, 11/25/18  3,279,923 
    9,966   MASTR Asset Securitization Trust, Ser. 12, Class 3A5, 10/25/14  10,003,320 
    13,717   Residential Funding Securities Corp., Ser. RM2, Class A15, 5/25/33  15,259,798 

      Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  65,536,187 

      Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Residuals—0.1%   
      Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust,   
    7      Ser. 40, Class R, 4/01/18  664 
    122      Ser. 42, Class R, 10/01/14  16,647 
    1   FBC Mortgage Securities Trust 16, Ser. A, Class 1, 7/01/17  283,265 
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,   
    42      Ser. 19, Class R, 3/15/20  4,975 
    0      Ser. 75, Class R, 1/15/21  11 
    0      Ser. 75, Class RS, 1/15/21  11 
    0      Ser. 173, Class R, 11/15/21  49 
    0      Ser. 173, Class RS, 11/15/21  49 
    59      Ser. 200, Class R, 12/15/22  1,096 
    13 4 PaineWebber Trust, Ser. 88 M, Class 6, 9/01/18  0 

      Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Residuals  306,767 

      U.S. Government and Agency Securities—47.1%   
    17,115   Overseas Private Investment Corp., zero coupon-7.35%, 5/29/12  17,814,428 
      Small Business Administration,   
    1,230      Ser. 20C-1, 7.15%, 3/01/17  1,331,001 
    1,681      Ser. 20E-1, 7.60%, 5/01/16  1,816,220 
    2,316      Ser. 20F-1, 7.55%, 6/01/16  2,503,396 
    1,419      Ser. 20G-1, 7.70%, 7/01/16  1,538,859 
    1,954      Ser. 20H-1, 7.25%, 8/01/16  2,106,439 
    3,321      Ser. 20K-1, 6.95%, 11/01/16  3,564,648 
    1,805   Small Business Investment Companies, Ser. P10A, Class 1, 6.12%, 2/01/08  1,918,298 
      U.S. Treasury Bonds,   
    129,000 2    zero coupon, 11/15/24  46,657,107 
    550      6.125%, 11/15/27  646,730 
      U.S. Treasury Notes,   
    50,000 2    1.50%, 3/31/06  49,414,000 
    42,600 2    2.50%, 5/31/06  42,640,044 
    3,000      3.875%, 2/15/13  3,000,936 
    745      4.00%, 2/15/14  745,231 
    9,000 2    4.25%, 11/15/13  9,185,670 
    20,200 2    4.25%, 8/15/14  20,553,500 
    3,250 2    4.375%, 8/15/12  3,372,883 

      Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities  208,809,390 

      Corporate Bonds—1.0%   
      Financial Institutions—1.0%   
NR    4,380 2,5 Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 1.649%, 1/21/10  4,372,797 

      Total Long-Term Investments (cost $667,477,527)  659,147,112 

      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—2.6%   
      U.S Government and Agency Security—2.6%   
    11,534   U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.57%, 11/03/04 (cost $11,533,550)  11,533,550 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

35


BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (continued) 
 
 
 
Principal/
 
 
 
Notional
 
 
Rating1 
Amount
 
 
(unaudited)
(000)
                                                           Description 
Value

    OUTSTANDING OPTIONS PURCHASED—0.1% 
 
    Interest Rate Swap, 
 
  $ 24,800      4.365% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/28/05 
$
243,131  
  18,000      4.60% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 11/19/04 
30,204  
  24,800      4.865% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/28/08 
169,885  
  13,500      6.25% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 11/19/04 
14  

    Total Outstanding Options Purchased (cost $508,240) 
443,234  

    Total investments before investments sold short and outstanding options written (cost $679,519,317) 
671,123,896  

    INVESTMENTS SOLD SHORT—(3.0%) 
 
  (1,500 )  Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 5.50%, TBA 
(1,527,187 ) 
  (10,630 )  U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/31 
(11,550,133 ) 

    Total Investments Sold Short (proceeds $12,897,590) 
(13,077,320 ) 

    OUTSTANDING OPTIONS WRITTEN—(0.3%) 
 
    Interest Rate Swap, 
 
  (29,200 )     3.00% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 1/19/05 
(84,520 ) 
  (24,800 )     4.375% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 10/28/05 
(468,273 ) 
  (13,500 )     5.05% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 2/23/05 
(383,535 ) 
  (24,800 )     5.375% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 10/28/05 
(418,240 ) 
  (77,000 )     5.75% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 9/23/05 
(180,950 ) 
  (13,500 )     6.05% over 3-month LIBOR, expires 2/23/05 
(5,670 ) 

    Total Outstanding Options Written (premium received $2,915,166) 
(1,541,188 ) 

    Total investments net of investments sold short and outstanding options written—148.3% 
$
656,505,388  
    Liabilities in excess of other assets—(48.3)% 
(213,870,772 ) 

    Net Assets—100% 
$
442,634,616  



1      Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.
2      Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements or financial futures contracts.
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 October 31, 2004, the Trust held 3.3% of its net assets, with a current market value of $14,485,164, in securities restricted as to resale.
4      Security is fair valued.
5      This bond is borrowed. The rate shown is the yield on the collateral deposited with the counterparty.
 

Details of open reverse repurchase agreements are disclosed in Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS   
OCTOBER 31, 2004   
 BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—136.6%   
    Corporate Bonds—58.2%   
    Aero & Defense—2.3%   
NR  $ 1,000   AAR Corp., Ser. 20001A2, 8.39%, 5/15/11 
$
975,000 
NR  4,000   Raytheon Co., 7.00%, 5/15/06  4,223,856 
BB-  5,000   Sequa Corp., Ser. B, 8.875%, 4/01/08  5,431,250 
B-  5,881   Transdigm, Inc., 8.375%, 7/15/11  6,326,375 

      16,956,481 

    Automotive—4.7%   
B2  2,750   Collins & Aikman Products Co., 10.75%, 12/31/11  2,750,000 
A3  7,500 2 DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 4.05%, 6/04/08  7,532,475 
B1  3,000   Dura Operating Corp., Ser. B, 8.625%, 4/15/12  2,970,000 
A3  7,500 2 Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.375%, 2/01/11  8,135,963 
Baa1  7,500 2 General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 8/28/12  7,766,250 
BB-  4,640   TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/13  5,336,000 

      34,490,688 

    Basic Materials—6.9%   
B-  2,820 3 BCP Caylux Holdings SCA, 9.625%, 6/15/14 (Luxembourg)  3,158,400 
B  4,000   Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11  4,350,000 
BB+  5,685   Georgia Pacific Corp., 8.875%, 2/01/10  6,708,300 
B2  1,300   Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14  1,469,000 
B  2,500 3 Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC, 11.00%, 7/15/10  2,900,000 
B  3,000   Huntsman LLC, 11.625%, 10/15/10  3,536,250 
BB  5,000   Ipsco, Inc., 8.75%, 6/01/13 (Canada)  5,737,500 
B+  5,000   Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.125%, 7/15/12  5,893,750 
B-  5,000   Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 10.625%, 5/15/11  5,550,000 
Ba2  3,250   United States Steel LLC, 10.75%, 8/01/08  3,851,250 
BBB  7,500 2 Weyerhaeuser Co., 5.25%, 12/15/09  7,907,655 

      51,062,105 

    Building & Development—0.4%   
BBB-  3,000   DR Horton, Inc., 5.875%, 7/01/13  3,007,500 

    Conglomerates—1.5%   
B  3,000   Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12  3,090,000 
BBB+  7,500 2 Tyco Intl. Group SA, 6.125%, 11/01/08 (Luxembourg)  8,145,375 

      11,235,375 

    Consumer Products—2.7%   
B+  5,000   Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13  5,300,000 
BB+  5,000   JC Penney Co., Inc., 8.00%, 3/01/10  5,737,500 
B+  5,000   Rite Aid Corp., 8.125%, 5/01/10  5,325,000 
B+  3,500   Sonic Automotive, Inc., Ser. B, 8.625%, 8/15/13  3,692,500 

      20,055,000 

    Containers & Glass—1.6%   
    Graham Packaging Co., Inc.,   
CCC+  785 3    8.50%, 10/15/12  822,288 
CCC+  1,100 3    9.875%, 10/15/14  1,163,250 
B-  5,000   Graphic Packaging Intl., Inc., 9.50%, 8/15/13  5,762,500 
B+  4,000   Silgan Holdings, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/13  4,120,000 

      11,868,038 

    Ecological Services & Equipment—2.0%   
B+  5,548 2 Allied Waste NA, Inc., Ser. B, 10.00%, 8/01/09  5,797,660 
B  2,000   Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13  2,220,000 
B-  6,250 2 National Waterworks, Inc., Ser. B, 10.50%, 12/01/12  7,000,000 

      15,017,660 

 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

37


BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)
Principal
Rating1
Amount
Value
(unaudited)
(000)
Description

Energy—7.4%
BB
$
5,500 2,3 AES Corp., The, 8.75%, 5/15/13
$
6,331,874
BB
5,290 Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.50%, 9/15/13 5,911,574
BB
2,000 Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 10.625%, 11/15/07 (France) 2,116,000
B
5,000 Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11 5,575,000
B
4,475 2,3 Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 7/15/13 5,213,374
B-
4,000 El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 6/01/13 4,180,000
BB-
2,160 3 Gazprom, 9.625%, 3/01/13 (Russia) 2,484,000
B+
2,950 Hanover Equipment Trust, Ser. B, 8.75%, 9/01/11 3,245,000
B
5,000 3 Hilcorp Energy I LP, 10.50%, 9/01/10 5,637,500
A-
2,000 Massey Energy Corp., 6.95%, 3/01/07 2,100,000
B1
5,000 Midwest Generation LLC, Ser. A, 8.30%, 7/02/09 5,400,000
B
5,000 Swift Energy Co., 9.375%, 5/01/12 5,600,000
B+
1,000 Williams Cos, Inc., 8.125%, 3/15/12 1,175,000

54,969,322

Entertainment & Leisure—1.9%
B
2,000 Hammons John Q. Hotels LP, Ser. B, 8.875%, 5/15/12 2,300,000
Ba3
1,271 Host Marriot Corp., Ser. B, 7.875%, 8/01/08 1,305,953
Ba2
5,425 MGM Mirage, 9.75%, 6/01/07 6,103,125
BB+
3,500 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 8.00%, 5/15/10 (Liberia) 3,990,000

13,699,078

Financial Institutions—7.6%
BB
3,000 Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13 3,210,000
JP Morgan HYDIB,
BB
10,000 2,3      6.40%, 6/20/08 10,150,000
B-
9,815 2,3      9.00%, 6/20/08 10,305,555
Baa2
  5,000 3 Kazkommerts Intl. BV, 10.125%, 5/08/07 (Netherlands) 5,462,500
BBB+
  200 Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc., 2.193%, 7/13/07 193,430
Rainbow National Services LLC,
B3
925 3      8.75%, 9/01/12 989,750
CCC+
  2,850 3      10.375%, 9/01/14 3,092,250
B1
4,500 3 Sheridan Acquisition Corp., 10.25%, 8/15/11 4,882,500
B+
5,000 Southern Star Central Corp., 8.50%, 8/01/10 5,525,000
NR
7,888 2 Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 1.649%, 1/21/10 7,876,003
BB-
4,215 Western Financial Bank, 9.625%, 5/15/12 4,805,100

56,492,088

Health Care—3.6%
BBB-
  5,000 Amerisourcebergen Corp., 8.125%, 9/01/08 5,487,500
B-
5,000 2 Concentra Operating Corp., 9.50%, 8/15/10 5,537,500
B3
2,610 Insight Health Services Corp., Ser. B, 9.875%, 11/01/11 2,610,000
B-
3,000 Norcross Safety Products LLC, 9.875%, 8/15/11 3,270,000
Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
B-
1,875      6.375%, 12/01/11 1,710,938
B-
25      6.50%, 6/01/12 22,688
B-
3,005 3      9.875%, 7/01/14 3,147,738
B
4,500 United Surgical Partners Intl., Inc., 10.00%, 12/15/11 5,163,750

26,950,114

Industrials—1.8%
B-
4,000 3 Fasten Tech, Inc., 11.50%, 5/01/11 4,520,000
B
4,900 Hexcel Corp., 9.875%, 10/01/08 5,537,000
B-
3,000 Williams Scotsman, Inc., 9.875%, 6/01/07 2,880,000

12,937,000


See Notes to Financial Statements.

38


BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
Description 
Value 

    Media—6.4%   
B1  $ 2,500   Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc., 13.00%, 12/15/09 (Canada) 
$
2,687,500 
CCC+  3,500   CBD Media Inc., 8.625%, 6/01/11  3,648,750 
BB-  5,000   Cenveo Corp., 9.625%, 3/15/12  5,575,000 
BBB  6,685   Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 6/15/09  7,478,530 
BB-  6,000 2 CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/07  6,450,000 
B  1,300   Dex Media East, LLC, 12.125%, 11/15/12  1,615,250 
BB-  2,000   Echostar DBS Corp., 5.75%, 10/01/08  2,040,000 
B-  5,000   Houghton Mifflin Co., 9.875%, 2/01/13  5,425,000 
B-  3,250   Nextmedia Operating, Inc., 10.75%, 7/01/11  3,656,250 
B1  2,500 3 Paxson Communications Corp., 4.82%, 1/18/05  2,515,625 
B-  4,650   Salem Communications Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/10  4,963,875 
CCC  1,375   WRC Media, Inc., 12.75%, 11/15/09  1,292,500 

      47,348,280 

    Real Estate—1.1%   
BB  5,860 3 American Real Estate Partners LP, 8.125%, 6/01/12  6,182,300 
BBB-  2,000   Rouse Co., 5.375%, 11/26/13  1,903,057 

      8,085,357 

    Technology—1.4%   
B  2,708   Amkor Tech. Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/13  2,342,420 
BB+  3,972   Flextronics Intl. Ltd., 6.50%, 5/15/13 (Singapore)  4,170,600 
BBB-  3,500   Unisys Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/10  3,718,750 

      10,231,770 

    Telecommunications—4.2%   
B-  3,000   ACC Escrow Corp., Ser. B, 10.00%, 8/01/11  2,520,000 
A-  5,000 2 Deutsche Telekom Intl. Finance BV, 8.50%, 6/15/10 (Netherlands)  6,018,050 
B-  490 3 New Skies Satellites NV, 9.125%, 11/01/12 (Netherlands)  502,250 
BB+  5,000   Nextel Communications, Inc., 7.375%, 8/01/15  5,562,500 
B+  4,210 3 PanAmSat Corp., 9.00%, 8/15/14  4,441,550 
B+  4,000 3 Qwest Communications Intl., Inc., 5.211%, 11/15/04  3,900,000 
    Qwest Corp.,   
BB  1,000 3    7.875%, 9/01/11  1,062,500 
BB  6,000 2,3    9.125%, 3/15/12  6,765,000 

      30,771,850 

    Transportation—0.7%   
BB+  1,650   Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/13  1,839,750 
B  3,015   Sea Containers Ltd., 10.50%, 5/15/12 (Bermuda)  3,128,063 

      4,967,813 

    Total Corporate Bonds  430,145,519 

    Bank Loans—42.3%   
    Aero & Defense—0.2%   
  1,475   Transdigm, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/08/04  1,497,638 

    Automotive—1.2%   
  498   CSK Automotive, Inc., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/31/04 - 1/12/05  502,682 
  1,247   Dayco Products, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/29/04 - 3/29/05  1,262,461 
  2,852   EaglePicher Industries, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/30/04 - 12/10/04  2,858,754 
    Tenneco Automotive, Inc.   
  445      Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/16/04  452,144 
  1,002      Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/30/10  1,018,837 
  2,769   TRW Automotive Aquisitions Corp., Term Loan D1, LIBOR + 2.25%, 1/14/05  2,808,496 

      8,903,374 

    Basic Materials—4.7%   
  4,000   Boise, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/31/10 - 10/31/11  4,048,594 
    Celanese AG,   
  1,000      Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/04  3,046,251 
  3,000      Term Loan C, LIBOR + 3.50%, 12/31/04  1,016,170 
  3,000   Cognis, Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.75%, 11/15/04  3,101,250 
  1,750   Huntsman Intl LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/15/04  1,778,000 
  2,000   Huntsman LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 11/22/04  2,025,000 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

39


BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)   
 
Principal 
   
Rating1
Amount 
   
(unaudited)
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    Basic Materials—(cont’d)   
  $ 931    INEOS Group Holdings PLC, Term Loan C, LIBOR + 3.50%, 12/31/04 
$
943,033 
    MDCP Acquisitions,   
4,000       Term Loan B3, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/10/05  4,005,000 
4,000       Term Loan C3, LIBOR + 3.25%, 1/10/05  4,000,000 
2,497    Nalco Chemical Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/23/04 - 1/24/05  2,539,597 
1,274    RLC Industries Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/30/04  1,279,244 
    Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.   
1,926       Term Loan LIBOR + 8.00%, 11/26/04  1,925,864 
1,000       Term Loan B LIBOR + 2.50%, 1/27/05  1,009,531 
487    SGL Carbon LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/30/04 - 2/09/05  489,419 
    SP Newsprint Co., Term Loan B,   
1,611       LIBOR, 11/15/04  1,631,250 
870       LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/26/04  881,016 
988    USI Holdings Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 1/31/05  991,820 

      34,711,039 

    Building & Development—0.9%   
    Associated Materials, Inc., Term Loan,   
1,474       LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/12/04 - 3/14/05  1,329,770 
1,547       PRIME + 1.75%, 12/31/04  159,572 
995    Builders Firstsource, Inc., Term Loan A, LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/31/04  1,001,219 
830    Goodman Global Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/31/04 - 1/31/05  836,225 
1,000    Landsource Communities Development, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/26/04  1,015,000 
    Nortek, Inc., Term Loan,   
500       LIBOR + 2.75%, 8/24/11  470,670 
4,985       PRIME + 1.50%, 1/06/10  36,205 
    Ply Gem Industries, Inc.,   
75       CAD Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/04  75,467 
1,423       Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/04  1,436,397 
500       Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/31/05  504,375 

      6,864,900 

    Conglomerates—2.4%   
    Colfax Corp.,   
3,625       Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/01/04  3,634,062 
1,250       Term Loan C, LIBOR + 6.25%, 12/31/04  1,260,938 
1,496    Honeywell Security Group, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.00%, 12/06/05  1,496,250 
    Invesys Intl. Holdings Ltd.,   
4,250       Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.75%, 1/07/05  4,372,188 
1,977       Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 3.50%, 1/07/05  2,001,872 
746    Precise Technology, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/31/04  749,048 
2,475    Quintiles Transnational Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.25%, 12/31/04  2,499,750 
1,980    Trimas Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.50%, 12/31/04 - 1/13/05  1,994,611 

      18,008,719 

    Consumer Products—6.6%   
1,063    Alimentation Couche Tard, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/18/04 - 11/30/04  1,074,027 
500    Buffets, Inc., Term Loan LC, LIBOR + 3.6%, 12/31/04  500,834 
1,344    CKE Restaurants, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/08/04  1,371,226 
499    Coinstar, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/04 - 1/07/05  506,231 
1,000    Denny’s Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR, 11/22/04  1,021,875 
987    Dole Food Co., Inc., Term Loan D, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/12/04 - 1/03/05  999,640 
3,186    Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. of Texas, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/22/04 - 4/22/05  3,226,701 
869    DS Waters Enterprises LP, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/31/04 - 3/30/05  843,137 
500    Harbor Freight Tools, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/16/04 - 11/17/04  503,750 
1,980    Jarden Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/04  1,981,238 
983    Keystone Foods Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/29/04 - 3/31/05  991,817 
1,000    Knoll, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/05/04  1,011,250 
2,750    KOSA B.V., Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/31/04  2,798,125 
987    Language Line, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.25%, 11/22/04  996,094 
1,670    Le Nature, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.00%, 11/26/04 - 2/25/05  1,688,968 
1,504    Meow Mix Co., Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.25%, 12/26/04 - 1/03/05  1,466,395 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

40


BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)   
 
Principal 
   
Rating1
Amount 
   
(unaudited)
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    Consumer Products—(cont’d)   
  $ 2,978    Michael Foods, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/22/04 - 11/26/04 
$
3,014,719 
1,000    Nice Pak Products, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 12/31/04 - 3/10/05  1,010,000 
    Olympus Cable Holdings, LLC,   
2.000       Term Loan A, Prime + 1.25%, 12/31/04  1,958,750 
3,500       Term Loan B, Prime + 2.00%, 12/31/04  3,442,033 
2,781    Oriental Trading Co., Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/31/04  2,810,145 
3,000    OSI Group LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/04  3,035,625 
1,838    Pantry, Inc., The, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/30/04  1,862,949 
998    Pierre Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/03/04 - 3/04/05  1,003,733 
1,493    Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR, 12/31/04 - 1/26/05  1,503,070 
3,990    R.H. Donnelley, Inc., Term Loan B2, LIBOR, 12/03/04 - 1/10/05  4,046,110 
875    Sealy Mattress Co., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/05/04 - 12/01/04  886,301 
3,209    Tempur Pedic, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/04  3,227,427 

      48,782,170 

    Containers & Glass—2.5%   
956    Bway Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR, 11/12/04  968,097 
    Graham Packaging Co., Inc.,   
2,000       Term Loan B, LIBOR, 12/31/04 - 1/08/05  2,027,188 
2,000       Term Loan C, PRIME + 3.25%, 12/31/04  2,044,584 
1,488    Graphic Packaging Intl., Inc., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/30/04 - 1/04/05  1,512,985 
    Owens-Illinois Group, Inc.,   
4,916       Term Loan A, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/02/04  4,985,929 
667       Term Loan C1, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/26/04  677,150 
2,970    Silgan Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, PRIME + 0.75%, 12/31/04  2,999,624 
568    Smurfit Stone Container Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/15/10  567,645 
488    Sola International, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/31/04  492,984 
1,990    Solo Cup, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/01/04 - 12/30/04  2,009,070 

      18,285,256 

    Ecological Services & Equipment—0.9%   
    Allied Waste NA, Inc.,   
4,916       Term Loan A, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/31/04  999,281 
667       Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/15/04 - 12/15/04  3,969,629 
    Envirosolutions, Inc., Term Loan,   
2,273       LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/31/04  55,316 
684       LIBOR + 4.50%, 12/31/04  1,939,684 

      6,963,910 

    Energy—2.9%   
429    AES Corp., The, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/02/04 - 2/02/05  434,866 
1,975    Calpine Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.75%, 1/18/05  1,654,063 
6,924    Centerpoint Energy, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 11/08/04  6,941,635 
1,967    Getty Petroleum Marketing, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 12/30/04  1,994,938 
2,000    La Grange Acquisition, LP, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/29/04  2,028,750 
1,375    Mission Energy Holdings Co., Term Loan, LIBOR + 5.00%, 12/10/04  1,377,149 
    NRG Energy, Inc., Term Loan,   
932       4.00%, 12/31/04  214,479 
576       LIBOR + 4.00%, 12/23/04  378,578 
489    Pike Electric, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/04/04  497,098 
5,639    Reliant Resources, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.00%, 11/08/04 - 1/08/04  5,721,234 

      21,242,790 

    Entertainment & Leisure—1.2%   
998    Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/04 - 3/31/05  1,009,221 
1,977    Greektown Casino, LLC, Term Loan D, LIBOR + 3.50%, 11/01/04 - 11/04/04  2,924,989 
496    Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR, 12/31/04  502,453 
1,000    Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/04/04 - 11/08/04  1,011,875 
2,000    Marina District Finance Co., Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.50%, 3/31/05  2,012,500 
1,239    Wyndham Intl., Inc., Term Loan II, LIBOR + 5.75%, 11/10/04  1,240,811 

      8,701,849 

 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

41


BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)   
 
Principal 
   
Rating1
Amount 
   
(unaudited)
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

      Financial Institutions—1.1%   
    958    CCC Information Services, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/29/04 
$
960,459 
  998    Conseco, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 11/26/04  1,015,787 
  1,950    Global Cash Access, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/30/04  1,981,688 
  1,500    Jostens, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/30/04 - 1/08/05  1,521,563 
  1,995    SBA Senior Finance, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 12/30/04 - 3/31/05  2,008,716 
  488    Universal American Financial Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/04  487,500 

        7,975,713 

      Health Care—3.5%   
  2,995    Accredo Health, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/30/04  3,009,975 
  211    Ameripath, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/26/04  211,662 
  744    Atrium Companies, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/20/04 - 1/18/05  754,921 
  1,251    Colgate Medical, Ltd., Term Loan B, LIBOR, 12/29/04 - 12/31/04  1,258,956 
  3,000    Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/30/04  3,008,037 
  2,743    Concentra Operating Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/26/04  2,767,127 
  2,700    Connecticare, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.75%, 12/31/04  2,706,750 
  2,960    Davita, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/23/04 - 3/30/05  2,993,818 
  481    DJ Orthopedics, LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/04 - 4/29/05  485,461 
  499    Fisher Scientific Intl., Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 11/29/04  502,335 
  998    IASIS Healthcare Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/04 - 1/04/05  1,010,176 
  3,000    Jean Coutu Group, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/30/04 - 1/31/05  3,044,658 
  2,297    Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/31/04  2,322,869 
  499    Medical Device Manufacturing, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/30/04 - 1/31/05  501,244 
  998    Wellcare Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 4.00%, 11/15/04  997,500 

        25,575,489 

      Industrials—2.6%   
  373    Alderwoods Group, Inc., Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/19/04 - 3/28/05  378,605 
  995    Arinc, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/04  1,004,950 
  1,000    Buhrmann U.S., Inc., Term Loan C1, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/07/04  3,269,689 
  3,000    Exide Technologies, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 11/22/04  2,996,250 
  952    Ionics, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/31/04  962,304 
      New Flyer, Inc.,   
  381       Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/01/05  386,190 
  1,208       Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/30/04  1,222,008 
  2,887    Roper Industries, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/31/04 - 1/28/05  2,887,500 
  1,477    Sensus Metering Systems, Inc., Term Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.50%, 1/20/05 - 2/22/05  1,487,965 
  1,824    United Rentals NA, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/29/04 - 11/30/04  1,842,864 
  1,888    Williams Scotsman, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/12/04 - 1/06/05  1,906,465 
  702    Worldspan, LP, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.75%, 12/31/04 - 1/10/05  704,045 

        19,048,835 

      Media—6.6%   
  499    Adams Outdoor Advertising, LP, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/20/04 - 1/20/05  504,569 
  2,376    Dex Media East, LLC, Term Loan A, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/08/04 - 11/30/04  2,399,290 
      Dex Media West, LLC,   
  4,317       Term Loan A, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/08/04 - 11/30/04  4,292,010 
  4,234       Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/08/04 - 11/30/04  1,962,223 
  3,717    DirecTV Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.00%, 11/15/04 - 12/13/04  3,765,878 
  4,500    Echostar DBS Corp., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 1/04/05  4,680,000 
  3,000    Emmis Operating Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR, 11/08/04  3,025,500 
  1,750    Freedom Communications, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR, 11/29/04 - 12/01/04  1,775,813 
  970    Insight Midwest Holdings LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/07/04  6,033,840 
  1,111    Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.25%, 12/31/04  1,116,667 
  3,990    Mediacom Communications Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/05/04 - 12/31/04  4,023,915 
  1,000    Mediacom Illinois LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/19/04 - 4/22/05  1,005,714 
  4,000    MGM Studios, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/04  4,011,000 
  645    Mission Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan D, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/04  644,385 
  352    Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan D, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/04  352,749 
  3,000    NTL Investment Holding Ltd., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/14/05  3,024,999 
  2,500    Raycom Media, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/08/05  2,509,375 
  1,539    Relizon Company, The, Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/19/04  1,544,865 
  1,990    Warner Music Group, Term Loan B, LIBOR, 11/24/04 - 4/22/05  2,015,942 

        48,688,734 

 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

42


BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

      Real Estate—0.2%   
 
$
1,455   Crescent Real Estate Equities LP, Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/01/04 - 11/15/05 
$
1,464,507 

      Technology—0.7%   
    3,235   Knowles Electronics, Inc., Term Loan B2, LIBOR + 5.00%, 4/04/05  3,269,867 
    499   Network Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.00%, 11/02/04 - 11/30/04  504,049 
    1,496   Verifone, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 1/31/05  1,516,823 

        5,290,739 

      Telecommunications—3.5%   
    1,000   Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 12/07/04  1,014,583 
    1,495   Centennial Cellular Operating Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/30/04 - 3/31/05  1,512,352 
    3,491   Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 12/31/04 - 1/31/05  3,461,372 
    1,495   Consolidated Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/16/04 - 12/31/04  1,506,213 
    1,000   FairPoint Communications, Inc., Term Loan, TBD, 5/18/12  1,015,000 
    3,970   Nextel Finance Co., Term Loan E, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/17/04  3,980,751 
    2,500   Nextel Partners Operating Corp., Term Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/01/04  2,537,500 
    5,000   Qwest Corp., Term Loan A, LIBOR + 4.75%, 12/09/04  5,190,180 
    1,649   Valor Telecommunication Enterprises II, LLC, Term Loan A, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/10/04 - 11/12/04  1,645,153 
    3,990   Western Wireless Corp., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/05/04 - 1/28/05  4,048,426 

        25,911,530 

      Transportation—0.6%   
    998   Kenan Advantage Group, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 3.50%, 12/31/04  1,006,228 
    1,953   Sirva Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/08/04  1,965,147 
    725   Transport Industries, LP, Term Loan B, LIBOR + 4.00%, 12/31/04  725,148 
    998   Transwestern Pipeline Co., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/08/04  1,001,657 

        4,698,180 

      Total Bank Loans  312,615,372 

      Mortgage Pass-Through Securities—22.3%   
      Federal National Mortgage Assoc.,   
    5,714      4.423%, 11/01/04  5,853,736 
121,700      5.00%, TBA  124,171,970 
    17,000 2    7.25%, 1/15/10  19,807,380 
    14,802 2    5.50%, 12/01/28 - 11/01/33  15,101,478 

      Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities  164,934,564 

      Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities—1.5%   
      Sterling Coofs Trust,   
    73,778      Ser. 1, 4/15/29  6,552,424 
    54,298      Ser. 2, 3/30/30  4,326,850 

      Total Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities  10,879,274 

      Interest Only Mortgage-Backed Securities—0.5%   
    17,301   Federal National Mortgage Assoc., Ser. 64, Class QI, 1/25/33  3,342,528 

      Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—0.1%   
BB+    1,000 3 Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Secs., Inc., Class K, 4.368%, 11/15/04  994,900 

      Asset-Backed Securities—1.9%   
AAA    6,900   DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust, Ser. B, Class A3, 2.25%, 11/01/04  6,877,309 
AAA    7,125   Honda Auto Receivables, Class A3, 2.30%, 10/18/07  7,097,742 

      Total Asset-Backed Securities  13,975,051 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

43


BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (continued) 
 
 
                       
Principal
 
 
Rating1
Amount
 
 
(unaudited) 
(000) 
Description 
Value

      Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—2.4% 
 
      GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 
 
 
$
8,948      Ser. 10, Class 2A1, 10/25/33 
$
8,806,248  
    8,834      Ser. 13, Class 1A1, 10/25/33 
8,780,718  

      Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 
17,586,966  

      Foreign Government Bonds—2.5% 
 
NR    1,667   Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 2.75%, 12/20/04 
1,658,272  
BB    5,000   Republic of Colombia, 9.75%, 4/23/09 
5,662,500  
BB    5,000 2 Republic of Peru, 9.125%, 2/21/12 
5,600,000  
BB-    5,000   Republic of Turkey, 11.375%, 11/27/06 
5,650,000  

      Total Foreign Government Bonds 
18,570,772  

      U.S. Government Securities—4.9% 
 
    765   U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.25%, 11/15/28 
806,692  
      U.S. Treasury Notes, 
 
    17,000 2    3.375%, 12/15/08 
17,172,720  
    3,425 2    3.375%, 9/15/09 
3,438,906  
    6,000 2    3.875%, 5/15/09 
6,167,820  
    8,660 2    4.25%, 11/15/13 
8,838,656  

      Total U.S. Government Securities 
36,424,794  
 
 
       
 
Units
 
 

 
      Warrants—0.0% 
 
    10 4 Reliant Resources, Inc., Expires 8/25/08, Strike price $.001, 1 share for 1 warrant 
0  

      Total Long-Term Investments (cost $977,574,292) 
1,009,469,740  
 
 
       
 
Principal
 
 
 
Amount
 
 
 
(000) 
 
 

 
      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.0% 
 
      U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bond—0.0% 
 
    200   Federal Home Loan Bank, zero coupon, 11/01/04 (cost $200,000) 
200,000  

      Total investments—136.6% (cost $977,774,292) 
$
1,009,669,740  
      Liabilities in excess of other assets—(36.6)% 
(270,444,346 ) 

      Net Assets—100% 
$
739,225,394  



1      Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.
 
2      Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements or financial futures contracts.
 
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 October 31, 2004, the Trust held 13.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $96,625,104, in securities restricted as to resale.
 
4      Illiquid security.
 

Details of open reverse repurchase agreements are disclosed in Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

See Notes to Financial Statements.

44


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS   
OCTOBER 31, 2004   
 BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—112.3%   
    Corporate Bonds—106.5%   
    Aero & Defense—4.7%   
B-  $ 2,000   BE Aerospace, Inc., 9.50%, 11/01/08 
$
2,062,500 
BBB+  1,000   Lockheed Martin Corp., 8.20%, 12/01/09  1,192,530 
BBB-  650   Raytheon Co., 4.85%, 1/15/11  669,038 
A+  1,000   United Technologies Corp., 6.35%, 3/01/11  1,125,080 

      5,049,148 

    Automotive—11.1%   
B2  2,000   Collins & Aikman Products Co., 10.75%, 12/31/11  2,000,000 
A3  1,000   DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 7.30%, 1/15/12  1,145,910 
BB  2,000   Dana Corp., 10.125%, 3/15/10  2,255,000 
B3  1,000   Delco Remy Intl., Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/09  1,050,000 
    Ford Motor Credit Co.,   
A3  750      5.80%, 1/12/09  771,840 
A3  2,000      6.875%, 2/01/06  2,082,480 
    General Motors Acceptance Corp.,   
Baa1  250      6.75%, 1/15/06  259,315 
Baa1  900      6.875%, 9/15/11  935,442 
Baa1  300      8.00%, 11/01/31  309,750 
BB-  892   TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/13  1,025,800 

      11,835,537 

    Basic Materials—6.7%   
B  2,000   Caraustar Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 4/01/11  2,175,000 
B2  195   Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14  220,350 
B  1,500   JSG Funding PLC, 9.625%, 10/01/12 (Ireland)  1,710,000 
B+  1,800   Lyondell Chemical Co., 9.50%, 12/15/08  1,957,500 
BBB  1,000   Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.125%, 3/15/07  1,068,810 

      7,131,660 

    Building & Development—3.1%   
BB+  1,000   Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 8.625%, 5/15/11  1,095,000 
BBB-  2,000   Schuler Homes, Inc., 9.375%, 7/15/09  2,165,000 

      3,260,000 

    Conglomerates—2.4%   
A+  325   Honeywell Intl., Inc., 7.50%, 3/01/10  380,354 
B  1,000   Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12  1,030,000 
BBB+  1,132   Tyco Intl. Group SA, 6.375%, 2/15/06 (Luxembourg)  1,181,876 

      2,592,230 

    Consumer Products—5.6%   
BBB-  2,000 2 Autonation, Inc., 9.00%, 8/01/08  2,305,000 
BB+  1,000   General Mills, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/07  1,042,400 
BBB+  575   Kellogg Co., Ser. B, 6.00%, 4/01/06  600,513 
B-  500   Pantry, Inc., The, 7.75%, 2/15/14  523,750 
B+  1,400   Sonic Automotive, Inc., Ser. B, 8.625%, 8/15/13  1,477,000 

      5,948,663 

    Containers & Glass—1.1%   
B  1,000   Crown European Holdings SA, 10.875%, 3/01/13 (France)  1,190,000 

    Ecological Services & Equipment—2.7%   
B+  1,129   Allied Waste NA, Inc., Ser. B, 10.00%, 8/01/09  1,179,805 
B  1,500   Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13  1,665,000 

      2,844,805 

 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

45


BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    Energy—14.3%   
BB-  $ 750 3 Calpine Corp., 9.625%, 9/30/14 
$
712,500 
BB  2,000   Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 10.625%, 11/15/07 (France)  2,116,000 
A-  1,000   ConocoPhillips Holding Co., 6.95%, 4/15/29  1,173,810 
B  2,000   Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11  2,230,000 
BBB  250   DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/01/11  285,460 
B  1,125 3 Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 7/15/13  1,310,625 
    El Paso Corp.,   
CCC+  165      7.75%, 1/15/32  151,800 
CCC+  85      7.80%, 8/01/31  77,988 
B-  1,750   El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 6/01/13  1,828,750 
BBB+  105   Exelon Corp., 6.75%, 5/01/11  117,855 
BBB-  325   FirstEnergy Corp., Ser. C, 7.375%, 11/15/31  370,308 
B+  2,000   Hanover Equipment Trust, Ser. A, 8.50%, 9/01/08  2,155,000 
B1  1,000   Midwest Generation LLC, 8.75%, 5/01/34  1,137,500 
BBB+  250   Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.75%, 1/15/12  285,380 
Baa2  1,000 2 Progress Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/06  1,049,070 
B+  200   Reliant Energy, Inc., 9.25%, 7/15/10  220,000 

      15,222,046 

    Entertainment & Leisure—2.8%   
B  1,000   Resorts Intl. Hotel & Casino, Inc., 11.50%, 3/15/09  1,152,500 
BB+  1,500   Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 8.75%, 2/02/11 (Liberia)  1,785,000 

      2,937,500 

    Financial Institutions—17.9%   
AA  185 3 Allstate Financial Global Funding LLC, 5.25%, 2/01/07  193,826 
Aa3  1,000 2 Bank One Corp., 6.50%, 2/01/06  1,047,280 
Aa3  650 3 Barclays Bank PLC, 8.55%, 9/29/49 (United Kingdom)  800,506 
A+  325   Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 6.50%, 5/01/06  342,479 
B1  2,000   Bluewater Finance Ltd., 10.25%, 2/15/12 (United Kingdom)  2,210,000 
AA+  3,000 2 Citigroup, Inc., 5.75%, 5/10/06  3,133,920 
BB  500   Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13  535,000 
AAA  2,000 2 General Electric Cap. Corp., 3.45%, 7/16/07  2,013,680 
AA  1,500 2 HSBC Bank USA, Inc., 3.875%, 9/15/09  1,506,015 
AAA  850   KFW Intl. Finance, Inc., 5.25%, 6/28/06  885,334 
A  325   MetLife, Inc., 6.125%, 12/01/11  355,024 
    Rainbow National Services LLC,   
B3  210 3    8.75%, 9/01/12  224,700 
CCC+  1,650 3    10.375%, 9/01/14  1,790,250 
NR  1,020   Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 1.61%, 1/21/10  1,018,663 
AAA  1,000 3 TIAA Global Markets, Inc., 3.875%, 1/22/08  1,016,200 
Aa1  2,000   Wells Fargo & Co., 3.50%, 4/04/08  2,010,640 

      19,083,517 

    Health Care—7.3%   
NR  2,000   Healthsouth Corp., 7.375%, 10/01/06  2,025,000 
B3  1,945   Insight Health Services Corp., Ser. B, 9.875%, 11/01/11  1,945,000 
AAA  1,000   Merck & Co., Inc., 4.375%, 2/15/13  994,030 
    Tenet Healthcare Corp.,   
B-  405      6.375%, 12/01/11  369,562 
B-  15      6.50%, 6/01/12  13,613 
B-  640 3    9.875%, 7/01/14  670,400 
B  1,500   United Surgical Partners Intl., Inc., 10.00%, 12/15/11  1,721,250 

      7,738,855 

    Media—13.4%   
NR  1,000 4 Adelphia Communications Corp., Ser. B, 10.50%, 12/31/49  880,000 
B1  1,500   Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc., 13.00%, 12/15/09 (Canada)  1,612,500 
BBB+  1,000   AOL Time Warner, Inc., 7.70%, 5/01/32  1,196,500 
BB-  2,000   Cenveo Corp., 9.625%, 3/15/12  2,230,000 
CCC+  325   Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC, 10.25%, 9/15/10  338,000 
CCC+  1,775   Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 11.125%, 1/15/11  1,491,000 
BBB  1,000   Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 6/15/09  1,118,703 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.

46


BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD) (continued)   
 
 
Principal
   
Rating1 
Amount
   
(unaudited) 
(000) 
                                                           Description 
Value 

    Media—(cont’d)   
B-  $ 2,000   Nextmedia Operating, Inc., 10.75%, 7/01/11 
$
2,250,000 
B  775   Primedia, Inc., 7.625%, 4/01/08  780,813 
B-  750   Vertis, Inc., 10.875%, 6/15/09  817,500 
A-  85   Viacom, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/11  95,630 
CCC  1,500   WRC Media, Inc., 12.75%, 11/15/09  1,410,000 

      14,220,646 

    Real Estate—2.5%   
BB  860 3 American Real Estate Partners LP, 8.125%, 6/01/12  907,300 
A-  500   ERP Operating LP, 6.95%, 3/02/11  567,220 
    Felcore Lodging LP,   
B1  1,000      9.00%, 6/01/11  1,130,000 
B1  80      10.00%, 9/15/08  84,000 

      2,688,520 

    Technology—2.9%   
B  1,000   Amkor Technology, Inc., 9.25%, 2/15/08  960,000 
BBB-  2,000   Unisys Corp., 8.125%, 6/01/06  2,130,000 

      3,090,000 

    Telecommunications—7.0%   
B-  750   ACC Escrow Corp., Ser. B, 10.00%, 8/01/11  630,000 
A  1,000   Bellsouth Corp., 4.20%, 9/15/09  1,009,660 
B3  1,000   Crown Castle Intl. Corp., 10.75%, 8/01/11  1,107,500 
    MCI, Inc.,   
B  36      5.908%, 5/01/07  36,045 
B  36      6.688%, 5/01/09  35,460 
B  31      7.735%, 5/01/14  29,915 
BB  200 3 Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 9/01/11  212,500 
A-  1,000 3 Telecom Italia Capital, 4.95%, 9/30/14 (Luxembourg)  992,160 
Aa3  2,000   Verizon New England, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/11  2,222,520 
A  1,000   Vodafone Group PLC, 7.75%, 2/15/10 (United Kingdom)  1,177,200 

      7,452,960 

    Transportation—1.0%   
BBB+  500   Canadian National Railway Co., 6.90%, 7/15/28 (Canada)  570,880 
B  440   Sea Containers Ltd., 10.50%, 5/15/12 (Bermuda)  456,500 

      1,027,380 

    Total Corporate Bonds  113,313,467 

    U.S. Government and Agency Securities—3.9%   
  410 2 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/31  445,490 
    U.S. Treasury Notes,   
  1,010 2    2.50%, 5/31/06  1,010,949 
  933 2    2.625%, 11/15/06  933,877 
  1,000 2    4.25%, 8/15/13  1,022,340 
  710 2    4.75%, 5/15/14  750,825 

    Total U.S. Government and Agency Securities  4,163,481 

    Foreign Government Bonds—1.1%   
Baa2  1,000   United Mexican States, 8.125%, 12/30/19  1,171,000 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

47


BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD) (continued) 
 
 
 
Principal 
 
 
Rating1 
Amount 
 
 
(unaudited)
(000) 
Description 
Value

 
      Supranational—0.8% 
 
AAA  $
850
  European Investment Bank, 4.875%, 9/06/06 
$
883,277  

      Total Investments (cost $113,309,408) 
$
119,531,225  
      Liabilities in excess of other assets—(12.3)% 
(13,098,100 ) 

      Net Assets—100% 
$
106,433,125  



1      Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s rating.
 
2      Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements or financial futures contracts.
 
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 October 31, 2004, the Trust held 8.3% of its net assets, with a current market value of $8,830,967, in securities restricted as to resale.
 
4      Issuer is technically in default and/or bankruptcy.
 

Details of open reverse repurchase agreements are disclosed in Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

See Notes to Financial Statements.

48


STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
   
   
October 31, 2004     
   

 
 
 
Broad Investment
 
Grade 2009
Core 
 
Term Trust Inc.1
Bond Trust 
 
(BCT) 
(BHK) 

 
Assets     
   
   Investments at value2  $ 66,171,306    
$
578,546,345   
   Cash  45,939    
47,177   
   Foreign currency at value3     
1,563   
   Receivable from investments sold     
92,655,368   
   Variation margin receivable  23,313    
242,188   
   Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts     
28,896,140   
   Interest receivable  690,461    
7,932,844   
   Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps     
444,416   
   Other assets  16,904    
70,665   


   

 
  66,947,923    
708,836,706   


   

 
Liabilities     
   
   Reverse repurchase agreement  19,262,500    
102,473,974   
   Payable to custodian     
   
   Payable for investments purchased     
154,043,827   
   Payable for dollar rolls     
9,845,811   
   Collateral due to broker     
   
   Variation margin payable     
   
   Loan payable     
   
   Investments sold short at value4     
   
   Outstanding options written at value5     
1,338,972   
   Interest payable  12,176    
380,262   
   Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps     
   
   Interest rate floors at value5     
   
   Payable for open forward foreign currency contracts     
29,192,235   
   Investment advisory fee payable  21,923    
234,803   
   Administration fee payable  5,979    
   
   Deferred Directors’/Trustees’ fees  13,875    
46,229   
   Other accrued expenses  376,037    
117,335   


   

 
  19,692,490    
297,673,448   


   

 
Net Assets  $ 47,255,433    
$
411,163,258   


   

 
Composition of Net Assets:     
   
   Par value  $ 29,571    
$
27,019   
   Paid-in capital in excess of par  38,787,677    
386,197,188   
   Cost of shares held in treasury6     
   
   Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income  7,945,414    
2,267,985   
   Accumulated net realized gain (loss)  (2,210,230 )   
4,664,264   
   Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  2,703,001    
18,006,802   


   

 
Net assets, October 31, 2004 
$
47,255,433    
$
411,163,258   


   

 
 
Net asset value7  $ 15.98    
$
15.22   


   

 
 
1 Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities     
   
2 Investments at cost 
$
63,602,403    
$
562,275,317   
3 Foreign currency at cost     
1,569   
4 Proceeds received     
   
5 Premium received     
2,196,443   
6 Shares held in treasury     
   
7 Common shares outstanding  2,957,093    
27,018,774   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

49


 
Income
Limited 
 
 
High
Opportunity
Income
Duration 
Strategic
 
 
Yield Trust
Trust
Trust Inc.
Income Trust 
Bond Trust
 
 
(BHY)
(BNA)
(BKT)
(BLW) 
(BHD)
 














 
$  68,414,848     $  575,075,772     $  671,123,896     $  1,009,669,740    $  119,531,225  
  123,396             406,123       320,608      159,456  
                           
  1,851,793       165,321,199       16,812,288       10,623,166      691,470  
        434,230                    
                           
  1,580,281       7,800,964       6,781,264       14,229,589      2,578,853  
        601,663                    
  23,915       132,395       194,224       139,368      15,615  


 

 

 



 
  71,994,233       749,366,223       695,317,795       1,034,982,471      122,976,619  


 

 

 



 
 
        94,643,913       223,735,589       159,415,731      13,187,854  
        4,061,767                    
  1,654,083       157,098,996       9,156,600       10,579,320      3,143,958  
        17,775,500             124,172,031       
        529,143       646,730       806,692       
              442,536              
  19,250,000                          
        45,815,760       13,077,320              
        1,402,984       1,541,188              
  38,361       801,096       1,406,471       94,913      6,155  
              1,888,354              
              68,890              
                           
  43,815       214,954       243,386       480,369      53,544  
  2,082       69,314       99,859              
  20,945       108,035       128,490       25,969      8,272  
  70,907       201,312       247,766       182,052      143,711  


 

 

 



 
  21,080,193       322,722,774       252,683,179       295,757,077      16,543,494  


 

 

 



 
$  50,914,040     $  426,643,449     $  442,634,616     $  739,225,394    $  106,433,125  


 

 

 



 
 
$  6,404     $  344,497     $  637,155     $  36,727    $  7,049  
  93,588,410       406,532,068       528,754,021       700,009,639      100,448,229  
        (17,377,850 )                   
  (20,945       2,972,407       3,499,237       1,786,417      188,743  
  (35,430,908       7,486,517       (79,321,675 )      5,497,163      (432,713 ) 
  (7,228,921       26,685,810       (10,934,122 )      31,895,448      6,221,817  


 

 

 



 
$  50,914,040     $  426,643,449     $  442,634,616     $  739,225,394    $  106,433,125  


 

 

 



 
 
 
  $7.95       $12.38       $6.95       $20.13      $15.10  


 

 

 



 
 
 
$  75,643,790     $  553,389,628     $  679,519,317     $  977,774,292    $  113,309,408  
                           
        45,796,477       12,897,590              
        2,557,620       2,915,166              
        1,757,400                    
  6,403,606       34,449,693       63,715,468       36,727,287      7,048,718  

50


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS       
For the year ended October 31, 2004       








 
 
 
Broad Investment
 
 
Grade 2009
Core
 
 
Term Trust Inc.1
Bond Trust
 
 
(BCT)
(BHK)
 






 
Investment Income       
   Interest income 
$
2,977,991    
$
30,195,091  


 

 
 
Expenses       
   Investment advisory  259,551     3,130,697  
   Administration  70,786      
   Transfer agent  10,881     15,006  
   Custodian  63,546     191,332  
   Reports to shareholders  18,830     112,440  
   Directors/Trustees  12,960     58,194  
   Registration  1,721     21,882  
   Independent accountants  33,869     43,602  
   Legal  33,972     50,037  
   Insurance  4,966     39,993  
   Miscellaneous  11,048     50,770  


 

 
         Total expenses excluding interest expense and excise tax  522,130     3,713,953  
             Interest expense  263,911     1,604,092  
             Excise tax  384,842      


 

 
         Total expenses  1,170,883     5,318,045  
             Less fees waived by Advisor       
             Less fees paid indirectly      (3,160 ) 


 

 
         Net expenses  1,170,883     5,314,885  


 

 
Net investment income  1,807,108     24,880,206  


 

 
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)       
   Net realized gain (loss) on:       
         Investments  (1,393,010 )    6,965,518  
         Foreign currency      1,381,532  
         Futures  738,035     7,218,852  
         Interest rate swaps      (4,631,178 ) 
         Options written      255,018  
         Short sales      482,944  


 

 
  (654,975     11,672,686  


 

 
   Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:       
         Investments  1,547,410     4,369,084  
         Foreign currency      (269,102 ) 
         Futures  (163,998 )    359,386  
         Interest rate floors       
         Interest rate swaps      637,592  
         Options written      941,522  
         Short sales      1,399  


 

 
  1,383,412     6,039,881  


 

 
Net gain (loss)  728,437     17,712,567  


 

 
 
 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 
$
2,535,545    
$
42,592,773  


 

 
 

1 Consolidated Statement of Operations.       

See Notes to Financial Statements.

51


Income
Limited
 
High
Opportunity
Income
Duration
Strategic
 
Yield Trust
Trust
Trust Inc.
Income Trust
Bond Trust
 
(BHY)
(BNA)
(BKT)
(BLW)
(BHD)
 















 
$
7,153,272    
$
30,732,704    
$
38,088,047    
$
62,767,611    
$
11,125,359  


 

 

 

 

 
 
 
708,081     2,490,784     2,911,895     5,802,236     1,008,133  
67,437     415,131     671,976          
16,104     33,438     86,402     17,934     15,006  
38,318     149,194     175,922     274,426     57,068  
30,705     98,514     145,872     150,699     29,278  
12,391     59,775     78,324     80,154     13,908  
14,646     25,108     44,652     36,948     17,927  
34,655     83,649     73,818     43,082     35,955  
12,203     49,388     62,251     82,970     15,503  
4,040     37,442     42,500     85,340     10,314  
10,470     71,499     71,437     45,666     16,772  


 

 

 

 

 
949,050     3,513,922     4,365,049     6,619,455     1,219,864  
346,573     1,105,431     1,780,431     2,585,301     368,468  
                 


 

 

 

 

 
1,295,623     4,619,353     6,145,480     9,204,756     1,588,332  
                (268,836 ) 
(2,840 )    (11,694 )    (4,268 )    (46,186 )    (9,122 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
1,292,783     4,607,659     6,141,212     9,158,570     1,310,374  


 

 

 

 

 
5,860,489     26,125,045     31,946,835     53,609,041     9,814,985  


 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
(316,410 )    2,845,405     (5,931,592 )    5,420,385     1,061,047  
                 
    5,930,715     (1,391,653 )         
    1,619,198     (2,651,215 )         
    1,143,460     923,712     76,779      
    (1,253,560 )    741,176          


 

 

 

 

 
(316,410 )    10,285,218     (8,309,572 )    5,497,164     1,061,047  


 

 

 

 

 
 
6,773,216     5,823,530     (386,069 )    10,019,874     648,992  
                 
    2,440,701     (2,462,726 )         
        759,055          
    (2,050,802 )    (2,819,850 )         
    1,304,689     1,572,874     186      
    672,046     1,609,585          


 

 

 

 

 
6,773,216     8,190,164     (1,727,131 )    10,020,060     648,992  


 

 

 

 

 
6,456,806     18,475,382     (10,036,703 )    15,517,224     1,710,039  


 

 

 

 

 
 
 
$
12,317,295    
$
44,600,427    
$
21,910,132    
$
69,126,265    
$
11,525,024  


 

 

 

 

 

52


STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
   
 
For the year ended October 31, 2004 
   
 








 
 
Broad Investment
 
Reconciliation of Net Increase 
Grade 2009
Core
 
   in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to 
Term Trust Inc.1
Bond Trust
 
   Net Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) 
(BCT)
(BHK)
 
   Operating Activities 





 
   
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 
$ 
2,535,545    
$
42,592,773  


 

 
Decrease (Increase) in investments 
202,833    
(16,769,060 ) 
Net realized loss (gain) 
654,975    
(11,672,686 ) 
Decrease (Increase) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 
(1,383,412 )   
(6,039,881 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in investments sold short 
   
(1,459,680 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in outstanding options written 
   
(814,480 ) 
Decrease (Increase) in interest rate floor 
   
 
Decrease (Increase) in interest rate swaps 
   
(632,723 ) 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable for investments sold 
1,144,618    
(47,475,502 ) 
Decrease (Increase) in receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts 
   
(28,828,953 ) 
Decrease (Increase) in variation margin receivable 
33,250    
(242,188 ) 
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable 
87,945    
219,290  
Decrease (Increase) in other assets 
(2,546 )   
(20,888 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in payable for investments purchased 
   
51,591,431  
Increase in payable for dollar rolls 
   
9,845,811  
Increase in collateral due to broker 
   
 
Increase (Decrease) in payable for open forward foreign currency contracts 
   
29,192,235  
Increase (Decrease) in payable for closed forward foreign currency contracts, net 
   
(64,413 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in variation margin payable 
   
(66,844 ) 
Increase (Decrease) in interest payable 
(1,245 )   
199,421  
Increase (Decrease) in investment advisory fee payable 
(474 )   
23,352  
Increase (Decrease) in administration fee payable 
(129 )   
 
Increase (Decrease) in deferred Directors’/Trustees’fees 
2,695    
20,017  
Increase (Decrease) in accrued expenses 
34,441    
75,579  


 

 
   Total adjustments 
772,951    
(22,920,162 ) 


 

 
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 
$ 
3,308,496    
$
19,672,611  


 

 
 
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Foreign Currency 
   
 
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 
$ 
3,308,496    
$
19,672,611  


 

 
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities: 
   
 
   Capital contributions 
   
 
   Increase (Decrease) in reverse repurchase agreements 
(690,125 )   
10,805,505  
   Cash dividends paid 
(2,661,384 )   
(29,969,225 ) 


 

 
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 
(3,351,509 )   
(19,163,720 ) 


 

 
   Net increase (decrease) in cash 
(43,013 )   
508,891  
   Cash and foreign currency at beginning of year 
88,952    
(460,151 ) 


 

 
   Cash and foreign currency at end of year 
$ 
45,939    
$
48,740  
 

 

 
 

1 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. 
   
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

53


Income
Limited
 
High
Opportunity
Income
Duration
Strategic
 
Yield Trust
Trust
Trust Inc.
Income Trust
Bond Trust
 
(BHY)
(BNA)
(BKT)
(BLW)
(BHD)
 















$
12,317,295    
$ 
44,600,427    
$ 
21,910,132    
$ 
69,126,265    
$
11,525,024  


 

 

 

 

 
(500,096 )   
1,996,389    
27,894,473    
70,982,192    
28,538,849  
316,410    
(10,285,218 )   
8,309,572    
(5,497,164 )   
(1,061,047 ) 
(6,773,216 )   
(8,190,164 )   
2,084,881    
(10,020,060 )   
(648,992 ) 
   
(7,924,587 )   
(123,271,331 )   
   
 
   
(1,179,646 )   
(1,711,931 )   
   
 
   
   
(759,055 )   
   
 
   
2,267,698    
2,819,850    
   
 
(1,448,102 )   
(162,584,862 )   
(10,269,936 )   
1,011,833    
1,468,072  
   
   
   
   
 
   
(45,433 )   
159,375    
   
 
280,241    
81,713    
(1,692,816 )   
(334,459 )   
955,497  
33,572    
(23,967 )   
(66,937 )   
(98,320 )   
(3,610 ) 
1,654,083    
157,098,996    
7,902,793    
(235,976,234 )   
3,143,958  
   
17,775,500    
   
124,172,031    
 
   
529,143    
646,730    
806,692    
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
442,536    
   
 
11,619    
(193,958 )   
(546,708 )   
65,758    
(18,464 ) 
5,786    
5,801    
(9,607 )   
4,990    
(17,679 ) 
551    
966    
(2,218 )   
   
 
4,117    
23,863    
26,973    
24,469    
3,134  
(45,235 )   
64,183    
75,988    
56,129    
10,632  


 

 

 

 

 
(6,460,270 )   
(10,583,583 )   
(87,967,368 )   
(54,802,143 )   
32,370,350  


 

 

 

 

 
$
5,857,025    
$ 
34,016,844    
$ 
(66,057,236 )     
$ 
14,324,122    
$
43,895,374  


 

 

 

 

 
$
5,857,025    
$ 
34,016,844    
$ 
(66,057,236 )     
$ 
14,324,122    
$
43,895,374  


 

 

 

 

 
210,485    
   
2,335,670    
429,365    
200,599  
   
(8,734,112 )   
101,968,776    
40,422,256    
(32,683,740 ) 
(6,051,794 )   
(28,937,742 )   
(38,921,208 )   
(55,077,640 )   
(11,337,469 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
(5,841,309 )   
(37,671,854 )   
65,383,238    
(14,226,019 )   
(43,820,610 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
15,716    
(3,655,010 )   
(673,998 )   
98,103    
74,764  
107,680    
(406,757 )   
1,080,121    
222,505    
84,692  


 

 

 

 

 
$
123,396    
$ 
(4,061,767 )   
$ 
406,123    
$ 
320,608    
$
159,456  


 

 

 

 

 

54


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS                
For the years ended October 31, 2004 and 2003                














 
 
Broad Investment Grade
           
 
2009 Term Trust Inc.1
    Core Bond Trust  
 
(BCT)
(BHK) 
 














 
2004
2003
2004
2003
 












Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 
               
Operations: 
               
   Net investment income 
$
1,807,108    
$
3,760,612    
$
24,880,206    
$ 
22,380,605  
   Net realized gain (loss) 
(654,975 )    (2,958,847 )    11,672,686       10,108,933  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 
1,383,412     (1,159,473 )    6,039,881       10,896,869  












Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting 
               
   from operations 
2,535,545     (357,708 )    42,592,773       43,386,407  












Dividends and Distributions: 
               
   Net investment income 
(2,661,384 )    (3,504,653 )    (23,226,362 )      (27,108,407 ) 
   Net realized gain 
        (6,742,863 )      (4,976,352 ) 
   Tax return of capital distributions 
               


 

 

 

 
Total dividends and distributions 
(2,661,384 )    (3,504,653 )    (29,969,225 )      (32,084,759 ) 


 

 

 

 
Capital Share Transactions: 
               
   Reinvestment of dividends 
               


 

 

 

 
Total increase (decrease) 
(125,839 )    (3,862,361 )    12,623,548       11,301,648  


 

 

 

 
Net Assets: 
               
Beginning of year 
47,381,272     51,243,633     398,539,710       387,238,062  


 

 

 

 
End of year 
$
47,255,433    
$
47,381,272    
$
411,163,258    
$ 
398,539,710  


 

 

 

 
End of year undistributed (distribution in excess of) 
   
   
   
 
   net investment income 
$
7,945,414    
$
8,349,474    
$
2,267,985    
$ 
 
 
 

1 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets. 
               

See Notes to Financial Statements.

55


 
High Yield Trust
Income Opportunity Trust
Income Trust Inc.
 
 
(BHY)
(BNA)
(BKT)
 





















 
2004
2003
2004
2003
2004
2003
 


















 
 
$ 
5,860,489    
$
6,766,264    
$
26,125,045    
$
28,912,640    
$
31,946,835    
$
38,641,106  
  (316,410 )    (4,771,417 )    10,285,218     (3,180,087 )    (8,309,572 )    (22,020,705 ) 
  6,773,216     10,326,575     8,190,164     14,036,271     (1,727,131 )    (10,738,760 ) 


 

 

 

 

 

 
 
  12,317,295     12,321,422     44,600,427     39,768,824     21,910,132     5,881,641  


 

 

 

 

 

 
                                             
  (5,864,606 )    (7,116,448 )    (28,937,742 )    (27,903,349 )    (38,921,208 )    (63,862,381 ) 
              (8,364,454 )         
  (187,188 )                     


 

 

 

 

 

 
  (6,051,794 )    (7,116,448 )    (28,937,742 )    (36,267,803 )    (38,921,208 )    (63,862,381 ) 


 

 

 

 

 

 
 
  210,485     280,376             2,335,670     3,905,622  


 

 

 

 

 

 
  6,475,986     5,485,350     15,662,685     3,501,021     (14,675,406 )    (54,075,118 ) 


 

 

 

 

 

 
 
  44,438,054     38,952,704     410,980,764     407,479,743     457,310,022     511,385,140  


 

 

 

 

 

 
$ 
50,914,040    
$
44,438,054    
$
426,643,449    
$
410,980,764    
$
442,634,616    
$
457,310,022  


 

 

 

 

 

 
$ 
(20,945 )    $    
$
2,972,407    
$
5,785,104    
$
3,499,237    
$
10,115,860  

56


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)          
For the years ended October 31, 2004 and 2003              














 
 
 
Limited Duration Income Trust1
Strategic Bond Trust
 
 
(BLW)
   
(BHD)
 














 
2004
2003
2004
2003
 












Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets               
Operations:               
   Net investment income 
$
53,609,041    
$
12,026,055    
$
9,814,985    
$
11,147,173  
   Net realized gain (loss)  5,497,164     390,465     1,061,047     (1,177,052 ) 
   Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 
10,020,060     21,875,388     648,992     17,670,059  


 

 

 

 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  69,126,265     34,291,908     11,525,024     27,640,180  


 

 

 

 
Dividends and Distributions:               
   Net investment income  (54,687,174 )    (9,176,505 )    (11,337,469 )    (10,466,535 ) 
   Net realized gain  (390,466 )             


 

 

 

 
Total dividends and distributions  (55,077,640 )    (9,176,505 )    (11,337,469 )    (10,466,535 ) 


 

 

 

 
Capital Share Transactions:               
   Net proceeds from the issuance of common shares 
    653,888,001          
   Net proceeds from the underwriters’               
       over-allotment option exercised      45,744,000          
   Reinvestment of common dividends  429,365         200,599     277,020  


 

 

 

 
Net proceeds from capital share transactions  429,365     699,632,001     200,599     277,020  


 

 

 

 
Total increase  14,477,990     724,747,404     388,154     17,450,665  


 

 

 

 
Net Assets:               
Beginning of period  724,747,404         106,044,971     88,594,306  


 

 

 

 
End of period 
$
739,225,394    
$
724,747,404    
$
106,433,125    
$
106,044,971  


 

 

 

 
End of year undistributed net investment income 
$
1,786,417    
$
2,864,550    
$
188,743    
$
1,711,227  


1 Commencement of investment operations for Limited Duration was July 30, 2003. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock Funding, Inc. The other Trust’s statement is for a full year.
 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

57


CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)

 

   
Year Ended October 31, 









 
   
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
 


 

 

 

 

 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:   
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of year   
$
16.02  
$ 
17.33  
$ 
16.05  
$ 
13.64  
$ 
13.64  


 

 

 

 

 
Investment operations:   
 
 
 
 
 
   Net investment income   
0.61  
1.28  
2.01  
1.17  
0.91  
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   
0.25  
(1.40 ) 
0.04  
2.01  
(0.09 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations   
0.86  
(0.12 ) 
2.05  
3.18  
0.82  


 

 

 

 

 
Dividends from net investment income   
(0.90 ) 
(1.19 ) 
(0.77 ) 
(0.77 ) 
(0.82 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
Net asset value, end of year   
$
15.98  
$ 
16.02  
$ 
17.33  
$ 
16.05  
$ 
13.64  


 

 

 

 

 
Market price, end of year   
$
15.80  
$ 
15.85  
$ 
16.18  
$ 
14.39  
$ 
11.94  


 

 

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN1   
5.45 % 
5.32 % 
18.34 % 
27.66 % 
12.11 % 


 

 

 

 

 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:   
 
 
 
 
 
Total expenses   
2.48 % 
2.43 % 
2.50 % 
3.52 % 
4.36 % 
Net expenses   
2.48 % 
2.43 % 
2.50 % 
3.52 % 
4.36 % 
Net expenses excluding interest expense and excise tax   
1.11 % 
1.18 % 
1.16 % 
1.16 % 
1.31 % 
Net investment income   
3.83 % 
7.54 % 
12.22 % 
7.93 % 
6.83 % 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:   
 
 
 
 
 
Average net assets (000)   
$
47,191  
$ 
49,882  
$
48,731  
$
43,701  
$ 
39,425  
Portfolio turnover   
20 % 
39 % 
35 % 
19 % 
36 % 
Net assets, end of year (000)   
$
47,255  
$ 
47,381  
$
51,244  
$
47,466  
$ 
40,321  
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of year (000) .   
$
19,263  
$ 
19,953  
$
23,669  
$
13,373  
$ 
18,850  
Asset coverage, end of year2   
$
3,453  
$ 
3,375  
$
3,165  
$
4,550  
$ 
3,139  


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 year 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. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
2 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 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.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

58


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
   
   
 
BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) 
   
   
 
 
   
   
   
 
   
   
For the period
 
 
Year Ended October 31,
   
November 30, 20011
 


 
through
 
 
2004
2003
   
October 31, 2002
 


 

 

 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE: 
   
   
 
Net asset value, beginning of period 
$
14.75    
$ 
14.33    
$ 
14.33 2


 

 

 
Investment operations: 
   
   
 
   Net investment income 
0.92    
0.83    
0.99  
   Net realized and unrealized gain 
0.66    
0.77    
0.04  


 

 

 
Net increase from investment operations 
1.58    
1.60    
1.03  


 

 

 
Dividends and distributions: 
   
   
 
   Net investment income 
(0.86 )   
(1.00 )   
(1.00 ) 
   Net realized gain 
(0.25 )   
(0.18 )   
 


 

 

 
Total dividends and distributions 
(1.11 )   
(1.18 )   
(1.00 ) 


 

 

 
Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares 
   
   
(0.03 ) 


 

 

 
Net asset value, end of period 
$
15.22    
$ 
14.75    
$ 
14.33  


 

 

 
Market price, end of period 
$
14.02    
$ 
13.57    
$ 
13.82  


 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN3 
11.93 %   
6.62 %   
(1.02 )% 


 

 

 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: 
   
   
 
Total expenses 
1.32 %   
1.05 %   
1.04 %4 
Net expenses 
1.32 %   
1.05 %   
1.04 %4 
Net expenses excluding interest expense 
0.92 %   
0.87 %   
0.93 %4 
Net investment income 
6.20 %   
5.58 %   
7.67 %4 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: 
   
   
 
Average net assets (000) 
$
401,212    
$
401,049    
$ 
380,277  
Portfolio turnover 
398 %   
161 %   
73 % 
Net assets, end of period (000) 
$
411,163    
$
398,540    
$ 
387,238  
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000) 
$
102,474    
$ 
91,668    
$ 
165,215  
Asset coverage, end of period5 
$
5,012    
$ 
5,348    
$ 
3,342  


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 $0.675 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $15.00 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      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.

59


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   
 
 
 
 
 
BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Year Ended October 31, 
 









 
   
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
 


 

 

 

 

 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:   
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of year   
$
6.96  
$ 
6.13  
$ 
7.20  
$ 
10.60  
$ 
13.58  


 

 

 

 

 
Investment operations:   
 
 
 
 
 
   Net investment income   
0.92  
1.06  
1.20  
1.32  
1.66  
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   
1.02  
0.89  
(0.98 ) 
(3.13 ) 
(3.02 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations   
1.94  
1.95  
0.22  
(1.81 ) 
(1.36 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions:   
 
 
 
 
 
   Net investment income   
(0.92 ) 
(1.07 ) 
(1.20 ) 
(1.48 ) 
(1.62 ) 
   Tax return of capital   
(0.03 ) 
(0.05 ) 
(0.09 ) 
(0.11 ) 
 


 

 

 

 

 
Total dividends and distributions   
(0.95 ) 
(1.12 ) 
(1.29 ) 
(1.59 ) 
(1.62 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
Net asset value, end of year   
$
7.95  
$ 
6.96  
$ 
6.13  
$ 
7.20  
$ 
10.60  


 

 

 

 

 
Market price, end of year   
$
9.30  
$ 
10.25  
$ 
8.68  
$ 
9.18  
$ 
11.88  


 

 

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN1   
0.28 % 
32.87 % 
7.97 % 
(11.31
)% 
8.23 % 


 

 

 
 

 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:   
 
 
 
 
 
Total expenses   
2.69 % 
3.07 % 
3.45 % 
4.90 % 
5.29 % 
Net expenses   
2.68 % 
3.07 % 
3.45 % 
4.90 % 
5.29 % 
Net expenses excluding interest expense   
1.96 % 
2.22 % 
2.20 % 
2.03 % 
1.99 % 
Net investment income   
12.16 % 
16.37 % 
16.29 % 
14.23 % 
13.12 % 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:   
 
 
 
 
 
Average net assets (000)   
$
48,186  
$ 
41,326  
$ 
46,751  
$ 
58,553  
$ 
79,602  
Portfolio turnover   
156 % 
30 % 
147 % 
71 % 
92 % 
Net assets, end of year (000)   
$
50,914  
$ 
44,438  
$ 
38,953  
$ 
45,520  
$ 
66,867  
Loan outstanding, end of year (000)   
$
19,250  
$ 
19,250  
$ 
19,250  
$ 
23,000  
$ 
33,000  
Asset coverage, end of year2   
$
3,645  
$ 
3,308  
$ 
3,024  
$ 
2,983  
$ 
3,032  


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 return does not reflect brokerage commissions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
2      Per $1,000 of loan 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 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.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

60


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
 
 
 
 
 
BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended October 31, 
 









 
 
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
 


 

 

 

 

 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE: 
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of year 
$
11.93  
$
11.83  
$
11.47  
$ 
11.03  
$
11.45  


 

 

 

 

 
Investment operations: 
 
 
 
 
 
   Net investment income 
0.76  
0.84  
1.15  
0.87  
0.70  
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 
0.53  
0.31  
(0.05 ) 
0.34  
(0.31 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
Net increase from investment operations 
1.29  
1.15  
1.10  
1.21  
0.39  


 

 

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions: 
 
 
 
 
 
   Net investment income 
(0.84 ) 
(0.81 ) 
(0.75 ) 
(0.23 ) 
(0.39 ) 
   Net realized gains 
 
(0.24 ) 
 
 
(0.04 ) 
   Tax return of capital 
 
 
 
(0.54 ) 
(0.41 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
Total dividends and distributions 
(0.84 ) 
(1.05 ) 
(0.75 ) 
(0.77 ) 
(0.84 ) 


 

 

 

 

 
Increase resulting from Trust shares repurchased 
 
 
0.01  
 
0.03  


 

 

 

 

 
Net asset value, end of year 
$
12.38  
$
11.93  
$
11.83  
$ 
11.47  
$
11.03  


 

 

 

 

 
Market price, end of year 
$
11.38  
$
10.95  
$
10.50  
$ 
10.41  
$
9.75  


 

 

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN1 
12.04 % 
14.71 % 
8.44 % 
15.09 % 
9.82 % 


 

 

 

 

 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: 
 
 
 
 
 
Total expenses 
1.11 % 
1.29 % 
1.40 % 
3.62 % 
3.76 % 
Net expenses 
1.11 % 
1.29 % 
1.40 % 
3.62 % 
3.76 % 
Net expenses excluding interest expense 
0.84 % 
0.89 % 
0.93 % 
1.01 % 
0.88 % 
Net investment income 
6.29 % 
6.99 % 
10.04 % 
7.76 % 
6.14 % 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: 
 
 
 
 
 
Average net assets (000) 
$
415,131  
$
413,543  
$
394,495  
$
388,478  
$
396,157  
Portfolio turnover 
300 % 
46 % 
153 % 
83 % 
82 % 
Net assets, end of year (000) 
$
426,643  
$
410,981  
$
407,480  
$
397,756  
$
383,651  
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of year (000) . 
$
94,644  
$
103,378  
$
85,704  
$
136,385  
$
178,033  
Asset coverage, end of year2 
$
5,508  
$
4,976  
$
5,755  
$ 
3,916  
$
3,155  


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 year 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 return does not reflect brokerage commissions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
2      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 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.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

61


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                   
BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)                   
 
   
Year Ended October 31, 
 









 
   
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
 


 

 
 

 

 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:                   
Net asset value, beginning of year    $  7.21   $ 8.13   $  8.06   $  7.23   $ 7.31  


 

 

 

 

 
Investment operations:                   
   Net investment income      0.51   0.61     0.99     0.56   0.50  
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)      (0.16 )  (0.52 ) 
(0.35
)    0.83   (0.02 ) 


 









 
Net increase from investment operations      0.35   0.09     0.64     1.39   0.48  


 










 
Dividends from net investment income      (0.61 )  (1.01 ) 
(0.57
)    (0.56 )  (0.56 ) 


 









 
Net asset value, end of year    $  6.95  
$
7.21   $  8.13   $  8.06   $ 7.23  


 

 

 

 

 
Market price, end of year    $  7.50  
$
7.71   $  8.07   $  7.26   $ 6.38  


 

 

 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN1      5.97 %  15.41 % 
15.35
%    23.23 %  14.01 % 


 

 

 

 

 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:                   
Total expense      1.37 %  1.36 %    2.05 %    2.54 %  2.78 % 
Net expenses      1.37 %  1.36 %    2.05 %    2.54 %  2.78 % 
Net expenses excluding interest expense      0.97 %  1.02 %    1.03 %    1.03 %  1.05 % 
Net investment income      7.13 %  8.18 % 
12.28
%    7.43 %  7.11 % 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                   
Average net assets (000)    $  447,984  
$
472,676  
$
506,533  
$
470,185  
$
448,027  
Portfolio turnover      120 % 
64 % 
125 % 
32 % 
114 % 
Net assets, end of year (000)    $  442,635  
$
457,301  
$
511,385  
$
506,764  
$
454,510  
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding,       
 
 
 
 
   end of year (000)    $  223,736  
$
121,767  
$
205,792  
$
118,634  
$
64,460  
Asset coverage, end of year2    $  2.978  
$
4,756  
$
3,485  
$ 
5,272  
$
8,095  


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 year 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. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
2      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 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.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

62


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS             
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)             
 
   
For the period
 
   
July 30, 20031
 
   
Year Ended
through
 
   
October 31, 2004
 
October 31, 2003
 


 

 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:             
Net asset value, beginning of period   
$ 
19.74     $  19.10 2


 

 
Investment operations:             
   Net investment income      1.46       0.33  
   Net realized and unrealized gain      0.43       0.60  


 

 
Net increase from investment operations      1.89       0.93  


 

 
Dividends and Distributions:             
   Net investment income      (1.49 )      (0.25 ) 
   Net realized gain      (0.01 )       


 

 
Total dividends and distributions      (1.50 )      (0.25 ) 


 

 
Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares            (0.04 ) 


 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $  20.13     $  19.74  


 

 
Market price, end of period    $  19.95     $  18.80  


 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN3      14.64 %      (4.77 )% 


 

 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:             
Total expenses      1.26 %      0.82 %4 
Net expenses      1.25 %      0.82 %4 
Net expenses excluding interest expense      0.90 %      0.79 %4 
Net investment income      7.34 %      6.87 %4 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:             
Average net assets (000)    $  730,369     $  686,655  
Portfolio turnover      215 %      127 % 
Net assets, end of period (000)    $  739,225     $  724,747  
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)    $  159,416     $  118,993  
Asset coverage, end of period5    $  5,637     $  7,091  


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      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.

63


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   
   
   
 
BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)   
   
   
 
 
   
   
     
   
   
   
For the period
 
   
Year Ended October 31,
   
February 28, 20021
 


 
through
   
2004
   
2003
   
October 31, 2002
 


 

 

 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:   
   
   
 
Net asset value, beginning of period   
$
15.07    
$
12.63    
$
14.33 2


 

 

 
Investment operations:   
   
   
 
   Net investment income   
1.39    
1.59    
0.98  
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   
0.25    
2.34    
(1.77 ) 


 

 

 
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations   
1.64    
3.93    
(0.79 ) 


 

 

 
Dividends from net investment income   
(1.61 )   
(1.49 )   
(0.84 ) 


 

 

 
Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares   
   
   
(0.07 ) 


 

 

 
Net asset value, end of period   
$
15.10    
$
15.07    
$
12.63  


 

 

 
Market price, end of period   
$
16.70    
$
15.27    
$
12.35  


 

 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN3   
21.54 %   
37.36 %   
(12.34 )% 


 

 

 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:   
   
   
 
Total expenses   
1.49 %   
2.01 %   
2.57 %4 
Net expenses   
1.23 %   
1.71 %   
2.26 %4 
Net expenses excluding interest expense   
0.89 %   
1.01 %   
1.25 %4 
Net investment income   
9.23 %   
11.32 %   
10.68 %4 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:   
   
   
 
Average net assets (000)   
$
106,330    
$
98,498    
$
95,675  
Portfolio turnover   
31 %   
32 %   
22 % 
Net assets, end of period (000)   
$
106,433    
$
106,045    
$
88,594  
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)   
$
13,188    
$
45,872    
$
44,223  
Asset coverage, end of period5   
$
9,071    
$
3,312    
$
3,003  


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 $0.675 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $15.00 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      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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Organization & Accounting Policies

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (“Broad Investment Grade”), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (“Core Bond”), BlackRock High Yield Trust (“High Yield”), BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (“Income Opportunity”), BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (“Income Trust”), BlackRock Limited Duration

Income Trust (“Limited Duration”) and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (“Strategic Bond”) (collectively, the “Trusts”) are registered as diversified, closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Broad Investment Grade, Income Opportunity and Income Trust are organized as Maryland corporations. Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond are organized as Delaware statutory trusts.

     On December 3, 1999, Broad Investment Grade transferred a substantial portion of its total assets to a 100% owned regulated investment company subsidiary called BCT Subsidiary, Inc. The financial statements and these notes to the financial statements for Broad Investment Grade are consolidated and include the operations of both Broad Investment Grade and its wholly owned subsidiary after elimination of all intercompany transactions and balances.

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 or other 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 of Trustees.

     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 arms-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 a liability or an asset 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 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.

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     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 effectively 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.

Interest Rate Swaps: In an interest rate swap, one investor 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, an investor 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.

     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.

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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.

Security Lending: The Trusts may lend their portfolio securities to qualified institutions. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal, at all times, to the market value of the securities loaned. The Trusts may bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The Trusts receive compensation for lending their securities in the form of interest on the loan. The Trusts also continue to receive interest on the securities loaned, and any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the accounts of the Trusts. The Trusts did not enter into any security lending transactions during the year ended October 31, 2004.

Segregation: In cases in which the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that each Trust 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 SEC, designate on its books and records cash or other liquid debt 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 and Investment Quality 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 annually. 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.

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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.

Reclassification of Capital Accounts: In order to present undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income (“UNII”) and accumulated net realized gain (“Accumulated Gain”) more closely to its tax character, the following accounts for each Trust were increased (decreased):

Trust    UNII    Accumulated Gain   PIC  



 
 
Broad Investment Grade    $      450,216    $      (53,824 )  $      (396,392 ) 
Core Bond    1,398,658    (1,400,207 )  1,549  
High Yield    187,188      (187,188 ) 
Income Trust        27,373,194   (27,373,194 ) 

Note 2. Agreements

Each Trust has an Investment Management Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., serves as sub-advisor to Core Bond, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond.

BlackRock, Inc. is an indirect, majority owned subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     Broad Investment Grade, High Yield, Income Opportunity and Income Trust each have an Administration Agreement with the Advisor. The Investment Management Agreement for Core Bond, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond covers both investment advisory and administration services.

     Each Trust’s investment advisory fee paid to the Advisor is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate, 0.55% for Broad Investment Grade, 0.60% for Income Opportunity and 0.65% for Income Trust, of each Trust’s average net assets and 0.55% for Core Bond and Limited Duration, 1.05% for High Yield and 0.75% for Strategic Bond, of each Trust’s average weekly managed assets. “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 Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fees or other expenses on Strategic Bond as a percentage of its average weekly managed assets as follows: 0.20% for the first 5 years of the Trust’s operations, 0.15% in year 6, 0.10% in year 7 and 0.05% in year 8.

     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. The Advisor pays 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 certain operational support services provided to each Trust.

     Pursuant to the terms of their custody agreements, Core Bond, High Yield, Income Opportunity, Income Trust, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond received earnings credits from its custodian for positive cash balances maintained, which are used to offset custody fees.

Note 3. Portfolio Investments

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, dollar rolls and U.S. government securities, for the year ended October 31, 2004, aggregated as follows:

Trust      Purchases      Sales    Trust    Purchases      Sales 

 
 

 
 
Broad Investment Grade       
$    3,971,247 
$    5,073,258 
  Income Trust      $    316,820,219        $    216,371,268 
Core Bond     
828,465,744 
849,608,350 
  Limited Duration    2,185,323,272      2,151,695,068 
High Yield     
95,595,516 
94,445,448 
  Strategic Bond    37,119,022      67,945,935 
Income Opportunity     
111,315,490 
187,879,019 
             

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     Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities for the year ended October 31, 2004, aggregated as follows:

 
Trust   
Purchases 
  Sales    Trust   
Purchases 
  Sales 






Broad Investment Grade    $      6,215,742    $      3,516,882    Income Trust    $540,872,321    $496,292,198 
Core Bond    1,710,520,110    1,665,313,586    Limited Duration    86,581,859    131,886,180 
High Yield            Strategic Bond    3,074,336     
Income Opportunity    1,499,774,699    1,354,745,467             

     Each 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., each of which is an affiliate of BlackRock Advisors, Inc. It is possible under certain circumstances, that PNC Mortgage Securities Corp. or its affiliates, including Midland Loan Services, Inc., could have interests that are in conflict with the holders of these mortgage backed securities, and such holders could have rights against PNC Mortgage Securities Corp. or its affiliates, including Midland Loan Services, Inc.

     At October 31, 2004, the total cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for securities held by each Trust were as follows:

Trust      Cost     
Appreciation 
Depreciation 
    Net  





 
Broad Investment Grade      $      63,726,401      $      3,401,557      $      956,652      $      2,444,905  
Core Bond      562,881,902      16,861,803      1,197,360      15,664,443  
High Yield      75,644,796      3,044,215      10,274,163      (7,229,948 ) 
Income Opportunity      555,359,120      21,153,280      1,436,628      19,716,652  
Income Trust      680,035,277      21,451,696      30,363,077      (8,911,381 ) 
Limited Duration      977,774,375      34,251,308      2,355,943      31,895,365  
Strategic Bond      113,309,408      7,108,459      886,642      6,221,817  

     For Federal income tax purposes, the following Trusts had capital loss carryforwards as of their last respective tax year end. These amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any:

   
Capital Loss 
        Capital Loss     
Trust   
Carryforward Amount 
  Expires    Trust  Carryforward Amount    Expires 




 

Broad Investment Grade    $2,518,895    2011    Income Trust   
$33,107,952 
  2007 

1,352,206 
2008
             
13,940,898 
  2009 
High Yield    $3,443,603    2007     
21,960,613 
  2011 
    3,270,311    2008     
10,279,377 
  2012 
    15,159,280    2009     

   
  $80,641,046 
    8,468,860    2010       

   
   
    4,771,417    2011    Strategic Bond 
$432,713 
  2011 
    316,410    2012       

   

   
    $35,429,881               


     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.

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Details of open financial futures contracts at October 31, 2004 were as follows: 
           
 
Unrealized
 
 
Number of 
Expiration 
Value at 
Value at 
Appreciation
 
 
Contracts 
Type 
Date 
Trade Date 
October 31, 2004 
(Depreciation)
 






Long Position:                       
Broad Investment Grade  53    10 Yr. U.S. T-Note    Dec ’04    $      5,902,127    $      6,018,813    $      116,687  
  5    30 Yr. U.S. T-Bond    Dec ’04    551,808    569,219    17,411  
                     
 
                      134,098  

 
Core Bond  254    10 Yr. U.S. T-Bond    Dec. ’04    28,510,852    28,844,875    334,023  
  698    30 Yr. U.S. T-Bond    Dec. ’04    77,219,379    79,462,938    2,243,559  
  12    Euro Bond    Dec. ’04    1,696,757    1,714,403    17,646  

 
                      2,595,228  

 
Income Opportunity  1,933    10 Yr. U.S. T-Note    Dec. ’04    215,579,060    219,516,313    3,937,253  

 
Income Trust  390    10 Yr. U.S. T-Note    Dec. ’04    43,429,835    44,289,375    859,540  

 
Short Position:                       
Core Bond  1,456    5 Yr. U.S. T-Note    Dec. ’04    160,295,568    162,162,000    (1,866,432 ) 
  35    Euro Dollar    Dec. ’04    8,546,849    8,546,563    286  
  35    Euro Dollar    Mar. ’05    8,528,894    8,528,625    269  
  35    Euro Dollar    June ’05    8,512,878    8,513,313    (435 ) 
  41    Euro Dollar    Sept. ’05    9,944,630    9,954,800    (10,170 ) 
  38    Euro Dollar    Dec. ’05    9,197,700    9,206,925    (9,225 ) 
  38    Euro Dollar    Mar. ’06    9,179,244    9,190,300    (11,056 ) 
  38    Euro Dollar    June ’06    9,163,194    9,174,625    (11,431 ) 
  32    Euro Dollar    Sept. ’06    7,712,999    7,714,000    (1,001 ) 
  25    Euro Dollar    Dec. ’06    6,016,298    6,017,500    (1,202 ) 
  25    Euro Dollar    Mar. ’07    6,008,484    6,009,688    (1,204 ) 
  25    Euro Dollar    June ’07    6,000,672    6,001,875    (1,203 ) 
  25    Euro Dollar    Sep. ’07    5,993,422    5,994,375    (953 ) 

 
                      (1,913,757 ) 

 
Income Opportunity  798    5 Yr. U.S. T-Note    Dec. ’04    88,299,451    88,877,250    (577,799 ) 
  25    30 Yr. U.S. T-Bond    Dec. ’04    2,758,929    2,846,094    (87,165 ) 
  35    Euro Dollar    Mar. ’05    8,528,894    8,528,625    269  
  35    Euro Dollar    June ’05    8,512,878    8,513,313    (435 ) 
  35    Euro Dollar    Sept. ’05    8,495,479    8,498,000    (2,521 ) 
  32    Euro Dollar    Dec. ’05    7,752,899    7,753,200    (301 ) 
  32    Euro Dollar    Mar. ’06    7,737,699    7,739,200    (1,501 ) 
  32    Euro Dollar    June ’06    7,724,499    7,726,000    (1,501 ) 
  32    Euro Dollar    Sept. ’06    7,712,999    7,714,000    (1,001 ) 
  25    Euro Dollar    Dec. ’06    6,016,297    6,017,500    (1,203 ) 
  25    Euro Dollar    Mar. ’07    6,008,484    6,009,688    (1,204 ) 
  25    Euro Dollar    June ’07    6,000,672    6,001,875    (1,203 ) 
  25    Euro Dollar    Sep. ’07    5,993,422    5,994,375    (953 ) 
  35    Euro Dollar    Dec. ’04    8,546,849    8,546,563    286  

 
                      (676,232 ) 

 
Income Trust  44    5 Yr. U.S. T-Note    Dec. ’04    4,850,559    4,900,500    (49,941 ) 
  816    30 Yr. U.S. T-Bond    Dec. ’04    90,371,330    92,896,500    (2,525,200 ) 
  54    Euro Dollar    Dec. ’04    13,174,311    13,186,126    (11,815 ) 
  54    Euro Dollar    Mar. ’05    13,144,276    13,158,450    (14,174 ) 
  54    Euro Dollar    June ’05    13,116,599    13,134,826    (18,227 ) 
  54    Euro Dollar    Sept. ’05    13,088,448    13,111,200    (22,752 ) 
  49    Euro Dollar    Dec. ’05    11,851,290    11,872,088    (20,798 ) 
  49    Euro Dollar    Mar. ’06    11,827,265    11,850,650    (23,385 ) 
  39    Euro Dollar    Sept. ’06    9,400,189    9,401,438    (1,249 ) 
  30    Euro Dollar    Dec. ’06    7,219,555    7,221,000    (1,445 ) 
  30    Euro Dollar    Mar. ’07    7,210,180    7,211,625    (1,445 ) 
  69    Euro Dollar    June ’07    16,615,019    16,618,313    (3,294 ) 
  30    Euro Dollar    Sep. ’07    7,192,105    7,193,250    (1,145 ) 

 
                      $   (2,694,870 ) 

 

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Details of open forward currency contracts in Core Bond at October 31, 2004, were as follows:       
   
Contract to
Value at 
 
   
Settlement 
Purchase/
Settlement 
Value at 
Unrealized
 
Foreign Currency   
Date 
Receive
Date 
October 31, 2004 
(Depreciation)
 



   


 
Sold:                           
Canadian Dollar   
1/28/05 
   
$    5,042,391
$    4,109,662 
$    4,128,024 
$    (18,362
) 
Euro   
1/25/05 
   
16,291,125€
 
20,531,705 
20,719,146 
(187,441
) 
Swedish Krona   
1/21/05 
   
30,907,864kr
 
4,254,773 
4,345,065 
(90,292
) 

 
$(296,095
) 

 

Income Trust held one interest rate floor. Under the agreement, Income Trust pays the excess, if any, of a fixed rate over a floating rate. Income Trust received a transaction fee for the floor. Transaction fees are amortized through the termination of the agreement. Details of the interest rate floor held at October 31, 2004 were as follows:

           
Notional
   
Value at
 
Amount
Variable
Floating 
Termination 
Amortized
October 31,
Unrealized
 
(000)
Rate
Rate
Date 
Cost
2004 
Depreciation
 







 
$11,000
4.04875%
1-month LIBOR 
   
1/25/05 
$(59,625)
$(68,890)
$(9,265)
 



 

Details of open interest rate swaps at October 31, 2004 were as follows:           
                       
   
Notional
             
Unrealized
 
   
Amount
Fixed 
Floating 
Termination 
Appreciation
 
  Trust  
(000)
Rate 
Rate 
Date
(Depreciation)
 

 





 
Core Bond
$19,435
3.215%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
6/14/06
$ 329,815
 
 
14,300
3.21%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
6/17/06
239,246
 
 
25,000
2.635%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
8/14/06
(36,715
) 
 
6,500
3.556%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
1/21/07
59,859
 
 
50,000
3.00%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
4/16/07
47,600
 
 
5,700
3.52%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
9/26/08
21,600
 
 
5,400
4.412%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
2/17/14
(41,380
) 
 
7,100
4.508%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/1/14
(48,683
) 
 
41,200
4.51%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/29/14
(174,414
) 
 
950
5.365%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
7/29/19
(68,330
) 
 
1,300
5.155%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
8/13/19
50,597
 
 
800
4.78%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/27/19
(6,601
) 

 
 
372,594
 

 
 
Income Opportunity
20,735
3.215%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
6/14/06
351,877
 
 
15,300
3.21%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
6/17/06
255,977
 
 
50,000
2.635%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
8/14/06
(73,429
) 
 
7,100
3.556%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
1/21/07
65,384
 
 
48,000
3.50%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
2/2/07
368,792
 
 
50,000
3.00%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
4/16/07
47,600
 
 
8,000
3.52%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
9/26/08
30,316
 
 
5,700
4.412%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
2/17/14
(43,679
) 
 
7,700
4.508%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/1/14
(52,796
) 
 
27,500
4.399%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/25/14
115,005
 
 
13,800
4.51%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/29/14
(58,420
) 
 
1,050
5.365%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
7/29/19
(75,522
) 
 
1,400
5.155%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
8/13/19
54,490
 
 
900
4.78%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/27/19
(7,426
) 
 
7,000
5.23%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
11/4/21
(376,506
) 

 
 
$ 601,663
 

 

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Notional
Unrealized
 
     
Amount
Fixed 
Floating 
Termination 
Appreciation
 
Trust     
(000)
 
Rate 
Rate 
Date 
(Depreciation)
 

 




 

Income Trust     
22,295
3.215%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
6/14/06 
$      378,351
 
     
16,400
3.21%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
6/17/06 
274,381
 
     
50,000
2.635%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
8/14/06 
(73,429
) 
     
24,000
3.55%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/26/06 
304,731
 
     
7,300
3.556%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
1/21/07 
67,226
 
     
50,000
3.00%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
4/16/07 
47,600
 
     
11,200
3.52%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
9/26/08 
42,442
 
     
19,000
4.889%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
4/22/14 
(743,383
) 
     
17,000
5.307%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
6/14/14 
(1,515,307
) 
     
7,700
4.508%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/1/14 
(52,797
) 
     
12,500
4.399%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/25/14 
52,275
 
     
2,800
5.94%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
12/7/15 
240,352
 
     
1,075
5.365%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
7/29/19 
(77,320
) 
     
1,450
5.155%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
8/13/19 
56,436
 
     
900
4.78%(a) 
3-month LIBOR 
10/27/19 
(7,427
) 
     
25,000
5.23%(b) 
3-month LIBOR 
8/15/23 
(882,485
) 
 

 
     
 
$(1,888,354
) 
 
 
Details of open total return swaps at October 31, 2004 were as follows:           
 
Core Bond        $7,210    
8.50%(a) 
 
1-month LIBOR +0.70% 
 
1/31/05
      $71,822  
 
 

(a)      Trust pays floating interest rate and receives fixed rate.
(b)      Trust pays fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.
 
Transaction in options written during the year ended October 31, 2004, were as follows: 
       
   
Contracts/
 
   
Notional Amount
Premium
 
Trust   
(000)
Received
 



 

 
Core Bond         
  Options outstanding at October 31, 2003  
$
105,708    
$
2,069,401  
  Options written  
412,048    
3,748,789  
   Options expired  
(44 )   
(49,424 ) 
  Options terminated in closing purchase transactions  
(366,012 )   
(3,572,323 ) 


 

 
  Options outstanding at October 31, 2004  
$
151,700    
$
2,196,443  


 

 
Income Opportunity   
   
 
  Options outstanding at October 31, 2003  
$
123,340    
$
2,432,578  
  Options written  
136,601    
2,978,163  
  Options expired  
(55 )   
(56,565 ) 
  Options terminated in closing purchase transactions  
(82,486 )   
(2,796,556 ) 


 

 
  Options outstanding at October 31, 2004  
$
177,400    
$
2,557,620  


 

 
Income Trust   
   
 
  Options outstanding at October 31, 2003  
$
150,485    
$
3,054,224  
  Options written  
560,202    
6,363,817  
  Options expired  
(95 )   
(97,703 ) 
  Options terminated in closing purchase transactions  
(527,792 )   
(6,404,672 ) 


 

 
  Options outstanding at October 31, 2004  
$
182,800    
$
2,915,666  


 

 

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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 the Trusts’ 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 October 31, 2004 were as follows (please see Corresponding Underlying Collateral Chart on pages 74-75):

   
Trade 
Maturity 
Net Closing 
Trust/Counter Party   
Rate
Date 
Date 
Amount 
Par 







Broad Investment Grade                         
   Credit Suisse First Boston LLC    1.75 %    10/18/04   
11/16/04 
    $19,288,718      $19,262,500 

 
Core Bond           
           
   Credit Suisse First Boston LLC    1.76     10/26/04   
11/5/04 
    30,766,653      30,751,619 
    1.75     10/26/04   
11/5/04 
    10,460,382      10,455,300 
    1.80     10/26/04   
11/5/04 
    7,173,585      7,170,000 

           
          48,376,919 

   Lehman Brothers    1.75     10/25/04   
11/5/04 
    22,618,463      22,606,375 
    1.65     10/27/04   
11/5/04 
    5,939,862      5,937,413 
    1.82     10/27/04   
11/5/04 
    2,216,883      2,215,875 
    1.80     10/28/04   
11/5/04 
    16,145,536      16,139,080 
    1.85     10/29/04   
11/8/04 
    7,202,012      7,198,312 

           
          54,097,055 

Income Opportunity           
           
   Credit Suisse First Boston LLC    1.75     10/18/04   
11/4/04 
    47,008,321      46,971,788 
    1.70     10/18/04   
11/4/04 
    16,330,830      16,318,500 

           
          63,290,288 

   Lehman Brothers    1.87     10/29/04   
11/2/04 
    4,073,971      4,073,125 
    1.55     10/20/04   
11/4/04 
    400,759      400,500 
    1.55     10/21/04   
11/4/04 
    601,112      600,750 
    1.65     10/26/04   
11/4/04 
    1,104,205      1,103,750 
    1.68     10/25/04   
11/5/04 
    2,426,745      2,425,500 
    1.75     10/29/04   
11/5/04 
    22,757,741      22,750,000 

           
          31,353,625 

Income Trust           
           
   Credit Suisse First Boston LLC    1.36     10/28/04   
11/1/04 
    59,136,185      59,127,250 
    1.78     10/19/04   
11/2/04 
    43,997,185      43,966,750 
    1.72     10/18/04   
11/4/04 
    43,112,182      43,079,250 
    1.45     10/29/04   
11/8/04 
    3,264,189      3,262,875 

           
          149,436,125 

   Lehman Brothers    1.75     10/20/04   
11/4/04 
    6,036,398      6,032,000 
    1.72     10/21/04   
11/4/04 
    312,959      312,750 
    1.15     10/27/04   
11/5/04 
    20,811,982      20,806,000 
    1.85     10/12/04   
11/10/04 
    7,539,219      7,528,000 
    1.85     10/14/04   
11/10/04 
    2,692,444      2,688,714 
    1.90     10/19/04   
11/15/04 
    36,984,628      36,932,000 

           
          74,299,464 

Limited Duration           
           
   Credit Suisse First Boston LLC    1.95     10/19/04   
11/18/04 
    23,099,977      23,062,500 

   Lehman Brothers    1.85     10/29/04   
11/2/04 
    2,150,442      2,150,000 
    1.75     10/26/04   
11/5/04 
    32,783,129      32,767,200 
    1.70     10/26/04   
11/5/04 
    3,465,167      3,463,531 
    1.82     10/26/04   
11/5/04 
    20,197,706      20,187,500 
    2.20     10/19/04   
11/10/04 
    4,711,326      4,705,000 
    1.85     10/20/04   
11/16/04 
    656,910      656,000 
    2.20     10/19/04   
11/18/04 
    72,556,777      72,424,000 

           
          136,353,231 

Strategic Bond           
           
   Lehman Brothers    1.75     10/26/04   
11/16/04 
    1,489,056      1,487,538 
    1.78     10/26/04   
11/16/04 
    1,793,948      1,792,088 
    1.70     10/26/04   
11/16/04 
    946,767      945,828 
    2.00     10/28/04   
11/17/04 
    2,599,886      2,597,000 
    2.00     10/18/04   
11/18/04 
    5,352,603      5,343,400 
    2.25     10/29/04   
11/18/04 
    1,023,278      1,022,000 

           
          $13,187,854 

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Details of underlying collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements at October 31, 2004 were as follows:         
   
Maturity 
Original 
Current 
Market 
Trust / Counter Party   
Description 
Rate
Date 
Face 
Face 
Value 



 



Broad Investment Grade 
                     
      Credit Suisse First Boston LLC 
U.S. Treasury Bonds Strip 
  0.00 % 
11/15/09 
  $23,000,000    $23,000,000    $19,334,605 

Core Bond 
 
   
           
      Credit Suisse First Boston LLC 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  10.375  
11/15/12 
  4,770,000    4,770,000    5,792,941 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  12.00  
8/18/13 
  3,170,000    3,170,000    4,178,440 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  6.00  
2/15/26 
  3,860,000    3,860,000    4,455,135 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  6.75  
8/15/26 
  8,960,000    8,960,000    11,260,901 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  6.125  
11/15/27 
  3,695,000    3,695,000    4,342,770 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  2.50  
5/31/06 
  5,770,000    5,770,000    5,775,424 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  2.75  
6/30/06 
  4,545,000    4,545,000    4,566,998 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 
  6.88  
9/15/10 
  310,000    310,000    358,695 
   
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 
  1.80  
6/15/10 
  6,000,000    6,000,000    6,998,160 

 
   
          47,729,464 

      Lehman Brothers 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  2.375  
8/31/06 
  22,550,000    22,550,000    22,493,625 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  2.50  
9/30/06 
  5,930,000    5,930,000    5,923,513 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 
  7.00  
3/15/10 
  1,900,000    1,900,000    2,191,973 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  10.375  
11/15/12 
  6,458,000    6,458,000    7,842,937 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  2.50  
5/31/06 
  7,100,000    7,100,000    7,106,674 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  2.00  
7/15/14 
  804,200    804,200    832,098 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 
  4.75  
12/8/10 
  2,795,000    2,795,000    2,835,863 
   
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 
  2.35  
4/5/04 
  3,675,000    3,675,000    3,599,185 
   
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 
  4.75  
2/21/13 
  700,000    700,000    697,613 

 
   
          53,523,481 

Income Opportunity 
 
   
           
      Credit Suisse First Boston LLC 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  8.125  
8/15/19 
  7,110,000    7,110,000    9,891,788 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  6.00  
2/15/26 
  32,000,000    32,000,000    36,933,760 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  4.75  
5/15/14 
  15,180,000    15,180,000    16,052,850 

 
   
          62,878,398 

      Lehman Brothers 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 
  6.875  
9/15/10 
  3,500,000    3,500,000    4,049,780 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  2.50  
9/30/06 
  400,000    400,000    399,624 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  2.50  
9/30/06 
  600,000    600,000    599,436 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  5.375  
2/15/31 
  1,000,000    1,000,000    1,086,560 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  5.375  
2/15/31 
  2,200,000    2,200,000    2,390,432 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds 
  5.375  
2/15/31 
  20,800,000    20,800,000    22,600,448 

 
   
          31,126,280 

      Union Bank of Switzerland 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  2.50  
5/31/06 
  300,000    300,000    300,282 

Income Trust 
 
   
           
      Credit Suisse First Boston LLC 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  1.50  
3/31/06 
  59,800,000    59,800,000    59,099,144 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds Strip 
  4.00  
5/31/06 
  123,850,000    123,850,000    44,794,440 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  4.00  
5/31/06 
  42,600,000    42,600,000    42,640,044 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  1.50  
3/31/06 
  3,300,000    3,300,000    3,261,324 

 
   
          149,794,952 

      Lehman Brothers 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  4.25  
11/15/13 
  5,800,000    5,800,000    5,919,654 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  4.25  
11/15/13 
  300,000    300,000    306,189 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes 
  4.25  
8/15/14 
  20,200,000    20,200,000    20,553,500 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 
  3.08  
5/1/17 
  500,000    140,836    146,030 
   
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 
  3.00  
5/1/31 
  48,673,696    4,180,545    4,402,616 
   
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 
  3.00  
1/1/32 
  18,452,625    3,001,451    3,185,290 
 
Resolution Funding Corp. 
  3.00  
4/15/30 
  10,500,000    10,500,000    2,749,950 
   
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 
  3.11  
10/1/31 
  30,429,402    4,755,168    5,046,422 
   
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 
  3.10  
8/1/32 
  24,000,000    5,690,704    5,905,869 
   
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 
  3.11  
10/1/32 
  11,667,065    4,665,209    4,841,601 
   
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 
  3.11  
6/1/33 
  5,999,400    5,513,501    5,511,860 
   
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 
  3.10  
7/1/34 
  4,600,000    4,498,157    4,487,219 

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            Maturity      Original      Current     
Market 
Trust / Counter Party    Description    Rate     Date      Face      Face     
Value 



 



Income Trust (cont’d)                               
      Lehman Brothers (cont’d)    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.    3.11 %   
9/1/17 
$30,215,381 
    $11,876,010      $12,302,834 

           
          75,359,034 

      Union Bank of Switzerland    U.S. Treasury Notes    4.375    
8/15/12 
300,000 
    300,000      311,343 

 
Limited Duration           
           
      Credit Suisse First                                
            Boston LLC   Ford Motor Credit Co.    7.375    
2/1/11 
7,500,000 
    7,500,000      8,135,963 
    General Motors Acceptance Corp.    6.875    
8/28/12 
7,500,000 
    7,500,000      7,766,250 
    Weyerhaeuser Co.    5.25    
12/15/09 
7,500,000 
    7,500,000      7,907,655 

           
          23,809,868 

      Lehman Brothers    U.S. Treasury Notes    3.375    
12/15/08 
17,000,000 
    17,000,000      17,172,720 
    U.S. Treasury Notes    3.875    
5/15/09 
6,000,000 
    6,000,000      6,167,820 
    U.S. Treasury Notes    4.25    
11/15/13 
8,660,000 
    8,660,000      8,838,656 
    U.S. Treasury Notes    3.375    
9/15/09 
3,425,000 
    3,425,000      3,438,906 
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.    7.25    
1/15/10 
17,000,000 
    17,000,000      19,807,380 
    Allied Waste NA    10.00    
8/1/09 
5,000,000 
    5,000,000      5,225,000 
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc.    5.50    
10/1/33 
800,000 
    663,591      676,452 
    AES Corp.    8.75    
5/15/13 
5,500,000 
    5,500,000      6,331,874 
    Concentra Operating Corp.    9.50    
8/15/10 
4,500,000 
    4,500,000      4,983,750 
    CSC Holdings, Inc.    7.875    
12/15/07 
4,800,000 
    4,800,000      5,160,000 
    DaimlerChrysler NA    4.05    
6/4/08 
7,500,000 
    7,500,000      7,532,475 
    Deutsche Telekom Intl.    8.50    
6/15/10 
2,200,000 
    2,200,000      2,647,942 
    Dynegy Holdings, Inc.    10.125    
7/15/13 
4,300,000 
    4,300,000      5,009,500 
    JPMorgan HYDI B    9.00    
6/20/08 
10,000,000 
    9,814,815      10,305,556 
    JPMorgan HYDI BB    6.40    
6/20/08 
10,000,000 
    10,000,000      10,150,000 
    National Waterworks, Inc.    10.50    
12/1/12 
6,250,000 
    6,250,000      7,000,000 
    Peru Republic    9.125    
2/21/12 
5,000,000 
    5,000,000      5,600,000 
    Qwest Corp.    9.125    
3/15/12 
6,000,000 
    6,000,000      6,765,000 
    Structured Asset Receivable Trust    1.649    
1/21/10 
6,500,000 
    6,474,858      6,464,741 
    Tyco Intl. Group    6.125    
11/1/08 
6,600,000 
    6,600,000      7,167,930 

           
          146,445,702 

Strategic Bond           
           
      Lehman Brothers    U.S. Treasury Bonds    5.375    
2/15/31 
410,000 
    410,000      445,490 
    U.S. Treasury Notes    4.25    
8/15/13 
1,000,000 
    1,000,000      1,022,340 
    U.S. Treasury Notes    2.50    
5/31/06 
1,010,000 
    1,010,000      1,010,949 
    U.S. Treasury Notes    4.75    
5/15/14 
710,000 
    710,000      750,825 
    U.S. Treasury Notes    2.625    
11/16/04 
933,000 
    933,000      933,877 
    General Electric Capital Corp.    3.45    
7/16/07 
2,000,000 
    2,000,000      2,013,680 
    HSBC Bank USA Global    3.875    
9/15/09 
800,000 
    800,000      803,208 
    Autonation, Inc.    9.00    
8/1/08 
1,000,000 
    1,000,000      1,152,500 
    BankOne Corp.    6.50    
2/1/06 
1,000,000 
    1,000,000      1,047,280 
    Citigroup, Inc.    5.75    
5/10/06 
3,000,000 
    3,000,000      3,133,920 
    Progress Energy, Inc.    6.75    
3/1/06 
400,000 
    400,000      419,628 
    Autonation, Inc.    9.00    
8/1/08 
1,000,000 
    1,000,000      1,152,500 

           
          $13,886,197 


The average daily balance and weighted average interest rate of reverse repurchase agreements during the year ended October 31, 2004, were as follows:

      Average Daily    Weighted Average  
Trust      Balance    Interest Rate  

 


Broad Investment Grade       
$22,054,691 
  1.20 % 
Core Bond     
145,093,933 
  1.11  
Income Opportunity     
97,264,139 
  1.14  
Income Trust     
158,277,942 
  1.12  
Limited Duration     
195,844,775 
  1.32  
Strategic Bond     
27,651,966 
  1.33  

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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.

Loan Payable: High Yield has a $32 million committed credit facility (the “facility”). Under the terms of the facility, the Trust borrows at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus facility and administrative fees. In addition, the Trust pays a liquidity fee on the unused portion of the facility. The Trust may borrow up to 33 1 / 3 % of its total assets up to the committed amount. In accordance with the terms of the facility, the Trust has pledged its portfolio assets as collateral for the borrowing.

     For the year ended October 31, 2004, High Yield borrowed a daily weighted average balance of $19,250,000 at a weighted average interest rate at 1.80% .

Note 5. Commitments

Bridge Debt Commitments: At October 31, 2004, High Yield and Limited Duration had $2,003,993 and $17,813,268, respectively, in commitments outstanding to fund high yield bridge debt. The Trusts are entitled to a fee upon the expiration of the commitment period, generally within six months of the initial commitment

date. The bridge debt terms approximate market rates at the time the commitment is entered into.

Note 6. Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended October 31, 2004 and the period ended October 31, 2003 were as follows:

            Period ended October 31, 2004       



      Ordinary     
Non-taxable 
Long-term 
    Total 
Distributions Paid From:      Income     
Return of Capital 
Capital Gains 
    Distributions 





Broad Investment Grade     
$      2,661,384 
$            — 
$            — 
$      2,661,384 
Core Bond     
29,412,475 
 
556,750 
29,969,225 
High Yield     
5,864,606 
187,188 
 
6,051,794 
Income Opportunity     
28,937,742 
 
 
28,937,742 
Income Trust     
38,921,208 
 
 
38,921,208 
Limited Duration     
55,077,640 
 
 
55,077,640 
Strategic Bond     
11,337,469 
 
 
11,337,469 

            Period ended October 31, 2003       



      Ordinary     
Non-taxable 
Long-term 
    Total 
Distributions Paid From:      Income     
Return of Capital 
Capital Gains 
    Distributions 





Broad Investment Grade     
$      3,504,653 
    $            —    $            —     
$      3,504,653 
Core Bond     
30,289,664 
        1,795,095     
32,084,759 
High Yield     
6,783,092 
    333,356         
7,116,448 
Income Opportunity     
36,267,803 
             
36,267,803 
Income Trust     
63,862,381 
             
63,862,381 
Limited Duration     
9,176,505 
             
9,176,505 
Strategic Bond     
10,466,535 
             
10,466,535 

As of October 31, 2004, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

      Undistributed     
Undistributed 
      Ordinary     
Long-term 
Unrealized Net 
Trust      Income     
Gains 
Appreciation 




Broad Investment Grade     
$      7,959,288 
    $            —      $      2,431,031 
Core Bond     
2,018,119 
    5,953,869      16,968,612 
High Yield     
 
           
Income Opportunity     
6,870,587 
    8,926,885      21,347,265 
Income Trust     
3,627,727 
           
Limited Duration     
5,674,866 
    1,634,766      31,869,396 
Strategic Bond     
197,015 
          6,213,545 

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Note 7. Capital

There are 200 million of $0.01 par value common shares authorized for each of the Broad Investment Grade, Income Opportunity and Income Trusts. There are an unlimited number of $0.001 par value common shares authorized for Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond. At October 31, 2004, the common shares outstanding and the shares owned by affiliates of the Advisor of each Trust were:

   
Common Shares 
Common Shares 
Trust   
Outstanding 
Owned 



Broad Investment Grade   
2,957,093 
   
Core Bond   
27,018,774 
   
High Yield   
6,403,606 
   
Income Opportunity   
34,449,693 
   
Income Trust   
63,715,468 
   
Limited Duration   
36,727,287 
  6,021 
Strategic Bond   
7,048,718 
   

     During the year ended October 31, 2004, High Yield, Income Trust, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond issued additional shares under their dividend reinvestment plans of 21,958, 325,777, 21,266, and 13,097, respectively. Transactions in common shares of beneficial interest for the year ended October 31, 2003, were as follows:

   
Shares from 





   
Intial Public 
Underwriters’ Exercising the 
Reinvestment 
Net Increase in 
Trust   
Offering 
Over-allotment Option 
of Dividends 
Shares Outstanding 





High Yield            29,680    29,680 
Income Trust            514,874    514,874 
Limited Duration    34,306,021    2,400,000        36,706,021 
Strategic Bond            19,467    19,467 

     Offering costs incurred in connection with the Limited Duration offering of common shares have been charged to paid-in capital in excess of par of the common shares in the amount of $1,222,110.

Note 8. Dividends

Subsequent to October 31, 2004, the Board of each of the Trusts declared dividends per common share payable November 28, 2004, to shareholders of record on November 14, 2004. The per share common dividends declared were as follows:

      Common Dividend 
Trust      Per Share 


Broad Investment Grade     
$0.075000 
Core Bond     
0.087500 
High Yield     
0.068333 
Income Opportunity     
0.070000 
Income Trust     
0.051042 
Limited Duration     
0.125000 
Strategic Bond     
0.130000 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Trustees and Shareholders of:
      BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust, Inc.
      BlackRock Core Bond Trust
      BlackRock High Yield Trust
      BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust
      BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.
      BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
      BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust
      (collectively the “Trusts”)

     We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the Trusts, including the portfolios of investments, as of October 31, 2004, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trusts’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

     We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2004, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Trusts as of October 31, 2004, the results of their operations and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


Boston, Massachusetts
December 23, 2004

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DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees

 
Name, address, age 
Andrew F. Brimmer 
Richard E. Cavanagh 
Kent Dixon 
Frank J. Fabozzi 
P.O. Box 4546 
P.O. Box 4546 
P.O. Box 4546 
P.O. Box 4546 
New York, NY 10163-4546 
New York, NY 10163-4546 
New York, NY 10163-4546 
New York, NY 10163-4546 
Age: 77 
Age: 58 
Age: 67 
Age: 56 









Current positions held with 
Lead Trustee 
Trustee 
Trustee 
Trustee 
the Trusts 
Audit Committee Chairman2 
Audit Committee Member 
Audit Committee Member2 
Audit Committee Member3 

 
 
 
 
 
Term of office and length 
3 years5 / since inception 
3 years5 / since inception6 
3 years5 / since inception 
3 years5 / since inception 
of time served 









Principal occupations 
President of Brimmer & 
President and Chief Executive 
Consultant/Investor. 
Consultant. Editor of THE 
during the past five years 
Company, Inc., a Washington, 
Officer of The Conference Board, 
Former President and Chief 
JOURNAL OF PORTFOLIO 
D.C.-based economic and 
Inc., a leading global business 
Executive Officer of 
MANAGEMENT and 
financial consulting firm, also 
research organization, from 1995- 
Empire Federal Savings 
Frederick Frank Adjunct 
Wilmer D. Barrett Professor of 
present. Former Executive Dean of 
Bank of America and Banc 
Professor of Finance at the 
Economics, University of 
the John F. Kennedy School of 
PLUS Savings Association, 
School of Management at Yale 
Massachusetts – Amherst. 
Government at Harvard University 
former Chairman of the 
University. Author and editor 
Formerly member of the Board 
from 1988-1995. Acting Director, 
Board, President and Chief 
of several books on fixed 
of Governors of the Federal 
Harvard Center for Business and 
Executive Officer of 
income portfolio management. 
Reserve System. Former 
Government (1991-1993). Formerly 
Northeast Savings. 
Visiting Professor of Finance 
Chairman, District of Columbia 
Partner (principal) of McKinsey & 
and Accounting at the Sloan 
Financial Control Board. 
Company, Inc. (1980- 1988). 
School of Management, 
Former Executive Director of 
Massachusetts Institute of 
Federal Cash Management, White 
Technology from 1986 to 
        House Office of Management and        August 1992. 
        Budget (1977-1979). Co-author,        
        THE WINNING PERFORMANCE        
        (best selling management book pub-        
lished in 13 national editions). 

 
 
 
 
 
Number of portfolios 
52 
52 
52 
52 
overseen within the fund 
complex 









Other Directorships held 
Director of CarrAmerica Realty 
Trustee: Aircraft Finance Trust 
Former Director of ISFA 
Director, Guardian Mutual 
outside of the fund 
Corporation and Borg-Warner 
(AFT) and Educational Testing 
(the owner of INVEST, a 
Funds Group (18 portfolios). 
complex 
Automotive. Formerly Director 
Service (ETS). Director, Arch 
national securities broker- 
of Airborne Express, 
Chemicals, Fremont Group and The 
age service designed for 
BankAmerica Corporation 
Guardian Life Insurance Company 
banks and thrift 
(Bank of America), BellSouth 
of America. 
institutions). 
Corporation, College 
Retirement Equities Fund 
(Trustee), Commodity 
Exchange, Inc. (Public 
Governor), Connecticut Mutual 
Life Insurance Company, E.I. 
du Pont de Nemours & 
Company, Equitable Life 
Assurance Society of the 
United States, Gannett 
Company, Mercedes-Benz of 
North America, MNC Financial 
Corporation (American 
Security Bank), NCM Capital 
Management, Navistar 
International Corporation, PHH 
Corp. and UAL Corporation 
(United Airlines). 









For “Interested Director/ 
Trustee” relationships, 
events or transactions by 
reason of which the Trustee 
is an interested person as 
defined in Section 2(a)(19) 
of the 1940 Act 










1      Interested Trustee as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2      The Board of each Trust has determined that each Trust has two Audit Committee financial experts serving on its Audit Committee, Dr. Brimmer and Mr. Dixon, both of whom are independent for the purpose of the definition of Audit Committee financial expert as applicable to the Trusts.
3      Appointed Audit Committee Member on May 25, 2004.
4      Trustee since inception; appointed Chairman of the Board on August 22, 2002.
 

 

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Independent Trustees (continued) 
Interested Trustees1 





 
R. Glenn Hubbard     James Clayburn La Force, Jr.    Walter F. Mondale    Ralph L. Schlosstein    Robert S. Kapito 
P.O. Box 4546     P.O. Box 4546    P.O. Box 4546    BlackRock, Inc.    BlackRock, Inc. 
New York, NY 10163-4546     New York, NY 10163-4546    New York, NY 10163-4546    40 East 52nd Street    40 East 52nd Street 
Age: 46    Age: 75    Age: 76    New York, NY 10022    New York, NY 10022 
            Age: 53    Age: 47 









 
Trustee     Trustee    Trustee    Chairman of the Board4    President and Trustee 









 
 
3 years5 / since November 16,     3 years5 / since inception7    3 years5 / since inception8    3 years5 / since inception    3 years5 / since August 22, 
2004                2002 









 
Dean of Columbia Business     Dean Emeritus of the John E.    Senior Counsel, Dorsey &    Director since 1999 and    Vice Chairman of BlackRock, 
School since July 1, 2004.     Anderson Graduate School of    Whitney, LLP, a law firm    President of BlackRock, Inc.    Inc. Head of the Portfolio 
Columbia faculty member since     Management, University of    (January 2004-present);    since its formation in 1998 and    Management Group. Also a 
1988. Co-director of Columbia     California since July 1, 1993.    Partner, Dorsey & Whitney,    of BlackRock, Inc.’s predeces-    member of the Management 
Business School’s Entrepreneur-     Acting Dean of the School of    LLP, (December 1996-    sor entities since 1988. Member    Committee, the Investment 
ship Program 1994-1997.     Business, Hong Kong    December 2003, September    of the Management Committee    Strategy Group, the Fixed 
Visiting professor at Harvard’s     University of Science and    1987-August 1993). Formerly    and Investment Strategy Group    Income and Global Operating 
Kennedy School of Government     Technology 1990-1993. From    U.S. Ambassador to Japan    of BlackRock, Inc. Formerly,    Committees and the Equity 
and Harvard Business School,     1978 to September 1993, Dean    (1993-1996). Formerly Vice    Managing Director of Lehman    Investment Strategy Group. 
as well as the University of     of the John E. Anderson    President of the United States,    Brothers, Inc. and Co-head of    Responsible for the portfolio 
Chicago. Visiting scholar at the     Graduate School of    U.S. Senator and Attorney    its Mortgage and Savings    management of the Fixed 
American Enterprise Institute in     Management, University of    General of the State of    Institutions Group. Chairman    Income, Domestic Equity and 
Washington and member of     California.    Minnesota. 1984 Democratic    and President of the BlackRock    International Equity, Liquidity, 
International Advisory Board of        Nominee for President of the    Liquidity Funds and Director of    and Alternative Investment 
the MBA Program of Ben-        United States.    several of BlackRock’s alternative    Groups of BlackRock. 
Gurion University. Deputy assis-            investment vehicles.     
tant secretary of the U.S.                 
Treasury Department for Tax                 
Policy 1991–1993. Chairman of                 
the U.S. Council of Economic                 
Advisers under the President of                 
the United States 2001–2003.                 









 
52     52    52    62    52 









 
Director of ADP, Dex Media,     Payden & Rygel Investment    Director of United Health    Member of the Visiting Board    Chairman of the Hope and 
KKR Financial Corporation,     Trust, Metzler-Payden    Foundation and the Japan    of Overseers of the John F.    Heroes Children’s Cancer 
and Ripplewood Holdings.     Investment Trust, Advisors    Society. Member of the Hubert    Kennedy School of Government    Fund. President of the Board 
Formerly on the advisory     Series Trust, Arena    H. Humphrey Institute of    at Harvard University, a member    of Directors of the Periwinkle 
boards of the Congressional     Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and    Public Affairs Advisory Board,    of the board of the Financial    National Theatre for Young 
Budget Office, the Council on     CancerVax Corporation.    The Mike and Maureen    Institutions Center of The    Audiences. Director of 
Competitiveness, the American        Mansfield Foundation, Dean’s    Wharton School of the    icruise.com, Corp. 
Council on Capital Formation,        Board of Visitors of the    University of Pennsylvania, a     
the Tax Foundation and the        Medical School at the    trustee of the American     
Center for Addiction and        University of Minnesota, and    Museum of Natural History, a     
Substance Abuse. Trustee of        the Mayo Foundation Advisory    trustee of Trinity School in New     
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian        Council to the President.    York City, a member of the     
Church of New York.            Board of Advisors of Marujupu     
            LLC, and a trustee of New     
            Visions for Public Education     
            and of The Public Theater in     
            New York City. Formerly, a     
            director of Pulte Corporation,     
            the nation’s largest homebuilder,     
            a Trustee of Denison University     
            and a member of Fannie Mae’s     
            Advisory Council.     









 
            Director and President of the    Director and Vice Chairman of 
            Advisor    the Advisor. 

5      The Board is classified into three classes of which one class is elected annually. Each Trustee serves a three-year term concurrent with the class from which he is elected.
6      For Broad Investment Grade, Income Opportunity and Income Trust appointed Director on 08/11/94.
7      For Income Opportunity and Income Trust appointed Director on 06/19/92.
8      Except during the periods 08/12/93 through 04/15/97 and 10/31/02 through 11/11/02.
 

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLANS

     Pursuant to each Trust’s respective Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), shareholders of Broad Investment Grade, Income Opportunity and Income Trust may elect, while shareholders of Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond 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 Broad Investment Grade and/or Income Opportunity Trust declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ account, by the purchase of outstanding shares on the open market, on the Trust’s primary exchange or elsewhere (“open market purchases”). The Trust will not issue any new shares under the Plan.

     After Core Bond, High Yield, Income Trust, Limited Duration and/or Strategic Bond declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ 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.

     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 commisson. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021 or (800) 699-1BFM.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     On August 25, 2004, BlackRock, Inc., the parent of BlackRock Advisors, Inc., the Trusts’ investment advisor, entered into an agreement with MetLife, Inc.® to acquire SSRM Holdings, Inc., the parent of State Street Research & Management Company, the investment advisor to the State Street Research mutual funds. Management believes there will be no impact to the Trusts as a result of this transaction.

     Quarterly performance and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com/funds/cefunds/index.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, Henry Gabbay and Anne Ackerley—Managing Directors of the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor, Richard M. Shea and James Kong—Managing Directors of the Sub-Advisor, Vincent B. Tritto—Director of the Sub-Advisor, and Brian P. Kindelan—Director of the Advisor

TAX INFORMATION

We wish to advise you as to the federal tax status of dividends paid by the Trusts during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004.

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004, the Trusts paid dividends and distributions as follows:

   
Non-taxable 
Long-term 
   
Ordinary Income 
Return of Capital 
Capital Gains 
Trust   
Per Share 
per share 
per share 
Total 





Broad Investment Grade (BCT)   
$0.9000 
$            — 
$            — 
$0.9000 
Core Bond (BHK)   
1.0886 
 
0.0206 
1.1092 
High Yield (BHY)   
0.9158 
0.0292 
 
0.9451 
Income Opportunity (BNA)   
0.8400 
 
 
0.8400 
Income Trust (BKT)   
0.6109 
 
 
0.6109 
Limited Duration (BLW)   
1.4996 
 
 
1.4996 
Strategic Bond (BHD)   
1.6084 
 
 
1.6084 

Further, we wish to advise you that your income dividends do not qualify for the dividends received deduction.

     For the purpose of preparing your 2004 annual federal income tax return, you should report the amounts as reflected on the appropriate Form 1099 DIV which will be mailed to you in January 2005.

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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
   R. Glenn Hubbard1
   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
   Richard M. Shea, Vice President/Tax
   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-Advisor2
   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.
      250 Royall Street
      Canton, MA 02021
      (800) 699-1BFM
 
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 prospec-
tus 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 November 16, 2004.
2 For Core Bond, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond.

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 schedule 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 will be available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Each Trust’s Form N-Q, when available, 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 1-800-SEC-0330. Each Trust’s Form N-Q, when available, may also be obtained, upon request, 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.


CEF-ANN-3

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the "Code of Ethics") that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) The Registrant has not amended its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto.

(d) The Registrant has not granted a waiver or an implicit waiver from a provision of its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto.

(e) Not applicable.

(f) The Registrant's Code of Ethics is attached as an Exhibit hereto.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant's Board of Trustees has determined that it has two audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee, each of whom is an "independent" Trustee: Dr. Andrew F. Brimmer and Mr. Kent Dixon. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an "expert" for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $17,900 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 and $18,100 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003.

(b) Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not

 


reported above in Item 4(a) were $0 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 and $0 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003. The nature of these services was attest services not required by statute or regulation, overhead and out-of-pocket expenses.

(c) Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $21,000 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 and $26,600 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003. The nature of these services was federal, state and local income and excise tax return preparation and related advice and planning and miscellaneous tax advice.

(d) All Other Fees. There were no fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported above in Items 4(a) through (c).

(e) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

      (1) The Registrant has polices and procedures (the "Policy") for the pre-approval by the Registrant's Audit Committee of Audit, Audit-Related, Tax and Other Services (as each is defined in the Policy) provided by the Trust's independent auditor (the "Independent Auditor") to the Registrant and other "Covered Entities" (as defined below). The term of any such pre-approval is 12 months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. The amount of any such pre-approval is set forth in the appendices to the Policy (the "Service Pre-Approval Documents"). At its first meeting of each calendar year, the Audit Committee will review and re-approve the Policy and approve or re-approve the Service Pre-Approval Documents for that year, together with any changes deemed necessary or desirable by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee may, from time to time, modify the nature of the services pre-approved, the aggregate level of fees pre-approved or both.

      For the purposes of the Policy, "Covered Services" means (A) all engagements for audit and non-audit services to be provided by the Independent Auditor to the Trust and (B) all engagements for non-audit services related directly to the operations and financial reporting or the Trust to be provided by the Independent Auditor to any Covered Entity, "Covered Entities" means (1) the Advisor or (2) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the Trust.

      In the intervals between the scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee delegates pre-approval authority under this Policy to the Chairman of the Audit Committee (the "Chairman"). The Chairman shall report any pre-approval decisions under this Policy to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. At each scheduled meeting, the Audit Committee will review with the Independent Auditor the Covered Services pre-approved by the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority, if any, and the fees related thereto. Based on these reviews, the Audit Committee can modify, at its discretion, the pre-approval originally granted by the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority. This modification can be to the nature of services pre-approved, the aggregate level of fees approved, or both. Pre-approval of Covered Services by the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority is expected to be the exception rather than the rule and the

      


Audit Committee may modify or withdraw this delegated authority at any time the Audit Committee determines that it is appropriate to do so.

     Fee levels for all Covered Services to be provided by the Independent Auditor and pre-approved under this Policy will be established annually by the Audit Committee and set forth in the Service Pre-Approval Documents. Any increase in pre-approved fee levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).

     The terms and fees of the annual Audit services engagement for the Trust are subject to the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority) will approve, if necessary, any changes in terms, conditions or fees resulting from changes in audit scope, Trust structure or other matters.

     In addition to the annual Audit services engagement specifically approved by the Audit Committee, any other Audit services for the Trust not listed in the Service Pre-Approval Document for the respective period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority.)

     Audit-Related services are assurance and related services that are not required for the audit, but are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the financial statements of the Registrant and, to the extent they are Covered Services, the other Covered Entities (as defined in the Joint Audit Committee Charter) or that are traditionally performed by the Independent Auditor. Audit-Related services that are Covered Services and are not listed in the Service Pre-Approval Document for the respective period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).

     The Audit Committee believes that the Independent Auditor can provide Tax services to the Covered Entities such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor’s independence. However, the Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the Independent Auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the Independent Auditor, the sole business purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. Tax services that are Covered Services and are not listed in the Service Pre-Approval Document for the respective period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).

     All Other services that are covered and are not listed in the Service Pre-Approval Document for the respective period must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority).

     Requests or applications to provide Covered Services that require approval by the Audit Committee (or the Chairman pursuant to delegated authority) must be submitted to the Audit Committee or the Chairman, as the case may be, by both the Independent Auditor and the Chief Financial Officer of the respective Covered Entity, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, (a) the request or application is consistent with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on auditor independence and (b) the requested service is or is not a non-audit service prohibited by the SEC. A request or application submitted to the Chairman between scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee should include a discussion as to why approval is being sought prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Audit Committee.


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

     (f) Not applicable.

     (g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Trust's accountant for services rendered to the Trust, the Advisor (except for any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant that directly impacted the Trust for each of the last two fiscal years were $21,000 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 and $26,600 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003.

     (h) Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The audit committee of the Registrant is comprised of: Dr. Andrew F. Brimmer; Richard E. Cavanagh; Kent Dixon and Frank Fabozzi.

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.

The Registrant has delegated the voting of proxies relating to its voting securities to its investment advisor, BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the "Advisor") and its sub-advisor, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the "Sub-Advisor"). The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of the Advisor and Sub-Advisor (the "Proxy Voting Policies") are attached as an Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL hereto.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

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 last fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics attached as EX-99.CODE ETH.

(a)(2) Separate certifications of Principal Executive and Financial Officers pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached as EX-99.CERT.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certification of Principal Executive and Financial Officers pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 furnished as EX-99.906CERT.

Proxy Voting Policies attached as EX-99.PROXYPOL.

 


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 Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust, Inc.

By: /s/ Henry Gabbay
_______________________________________________________________
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Treasurer
Date: January 4, 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: January 4, 2005

By: /s/ Henry Gabbay
_______________________________________________________________
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Principal Financial Officer
Date: January 4, 2005