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UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21349

Name of Fund: BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

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

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2011

Date of reporting period: 08/31/2011

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders




Annual Report

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value



Table of Contents   
  Page 
Dear Shareholder  3 
Annual Report:   
Fund Summaries  4 
The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging  12 
Derivative Financial Instruments  12 
Financial Statements   
Schedules of Investments  13 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities  44 
Statements of Operations  45 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets  46 
Statements of Cash Flows  48 
Financial Highlights  49 
Notes to Financial Statements  53 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm  64 
Important Tax Information  64 
Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements  65 
Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plans  69 
Officers and Directors  70 
Additional Information  73 

 

2 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



Dear Shareholder

Market volatility has been extraordinary in recent months. Government debt and deficit issues in both
the US and Europe have taken a toll on investor sentiment while weaker-than-expected US economic
data raised concerns of another recession. Political instability and concerns that central banks have
nearly exhausted their stimulus measures have further compounded investor uncertainty.Although
markets remain volatile and conditions are highly uncertain, BlackRock remains focused on finding
opportunities in this environment.

The pages that follow reflect your fund’s reporting period ended August 31, 2011.Accordingly, the
following discussion is intended to provide you with additional perspective on the performance of
your investments during that period.

One year ago, the global economy appeared to solidly be in recovery mode and investors were opti-
mistic given the anticipated second round of quantitative easing from the US Federal Reserve (the
“Fed”). Stock markets rallied despite the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe and inflationary pres-
sures looming over emerging markets. Fixed income markets, however, saw yields move sharply upward
(pushing prices down) especially on the long end of the historically steep yield curve.While high yield
bonds benefited from the risk rally, most fixed income sectors declined in the fourth quarter.The tax-
exempt municipal market faced additional headwinds as it became evident that the Build America
Bond program would not be extended and municipal finance troubles abounded.

The new year brought spikes of volatility as political turmoil swept across the Middle East/North Africa
region and as prices of oil and other commodities soared. Natural disasters in Japan disrupted indus-
trial supply chains and concerns mounted over US debt and deficit issues. Equities generally performed
well early in the year, however, as investors chose to focus on the continuing stream of strong corporate
earnings and positive economic data. Credit markets were surprisingly resilient in this environment and
yields regained relative stability in 2011.The tax-exempt market saw relief from its headwinds and
steadily recovered from its fourth-quarter lows. Equities, commodities and high yield bonds outpaced
higher-quality assets as investors increased their risk tolerance.

However, longer-term headwinds had been brewing. Inflationary pressures intensified in emerging
economies, many of which were overheating, and the European debt crisis continued to escalate.
Markets were met with a sharp reversal in May when political unrest in Greece pushed the nation closer
to defaulting on its debt.This development rekindled fears about the broader debt crisis and its further
contagion among peripheral European countries. Concurrently, it became evident that the pace of global
economic growth had slowed as higher oil prices and supply chain disruptions finally showed up in
economic data. By mid-summer, confidence in policymakers was tarnished as the prolonged US debt
ceiling debate revealed the degree of polarization in Washington, DC.The downgrade of the US govern-
ment’s credit rating on August 5 was the catalyst for the recent turmoil in financial markets. Extreme
volatility persisted as Europe’s debt and banking crisis deepened and US economic data continued
to weaken. Investors fled from riskier assets, pushing stock and high yield bond indices into negative
territory for the six-month period ended August 31, while lower-risk investments including US Treasuries,
municipal securities and investment grade corporate bonds posted gains.Twelve-month returns on all
asset classes remained positive. Continued low short-term interest rates kept yields on money market
securities near their all-time lows.

“BlackRock remains focused
on managing risk and finding
opportunities in all market
environments.”

Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Total Returns as of August 31, 2011 
  6-month  12-month 
US large cap equities  (7.23)%  18.50% 
(S&P 500® Index)     
US small cap equities  (11.17)  22.19 
(Russell 2000® Index)     
International equities  (11.12)  10.01 
(MSCI Europe, Australasia,     
Far East Index)     
Emerging market  (5.11)  9.07 
equities (MSCI Emerging     
Markets Index)     
3-month Treasury  0.08  0.15 
bill (BofA Merrill Lynch     
3-Month Treasury     
Bill Index)     
US Treasury securities  13.04  6.21 
(BofA Merrill Lynch 10-     
Year US Treasury Index)     
US investment grade  5.49  4.62 
bonds (Barclays     
Capital US Aggregate     
Bond Index)     
Tax-exempt municipal  6.39  2.66 
bonds (Barclays Capital     
Municipal Bond Index)     
US high yield bonds  (1.57)  8.32 
(Barclays Capital US     
Corporate High Yield 2%     
Issuer Capped Index)     


Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is

shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011 BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust

Investment Objective

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust’s (BHL) (the “Fund”) primary investment objective is to provide high current income, with a secondary objective
of long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing substantially all of its assets in loan and debt instruments
and loan-related and debt-related instruments (collectively "credit securities"). The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets
in any combination of the following credit securities: (i) senior secured floating rate and fixed rate loans; (ii) second lien or other subordinated or unsecured
floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt; (iii) credit securities that are rated below investment grade quality; and (iv) investment grade corporate bonds.
The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?
For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned 4.17%
based on market price and 2.93% based on net asset value (“NAV”).
For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Loan Participation Funds cate-
gory posted an average return of 1.16% based on market price and 3.79%
based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund's dis-
count to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference
between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The
following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

What factors influenced performance?
Positive Fund performance was predominantly driven by security selection
within the higher-quality tiers of the market. Security selection continued
to reflect the higher-quality bias the Fund has employed over the last two
years, which has focused on sectors classified as “recession-resistant”
and not heavily reliant on a strong consumer, such as chemicals and non-
captive diversified (industrials). The Fund’s exposure to high yield bonds
was another contributor to performance as the asset class performed well
over the period.

Toward the end of 2010, the market was priced for slow-but-modest
growth. Credit fundamentals had materially improved and refinancing
was easier for non-investment grade issuers given a robust capital market.
Default activity was muted and expected to remain benign throughout
2011. In this environment, lower-quality loans staged a significant rally
and managed to outperform their higher-quality counterparts. Therefore,
the Fund’s limited exposure to low-quality credits negatively impacted
returns. The Fund uses foreign currency exchange contracts to manage
currency risk in the portfolio. The net effect of the contracts during the
period was negative.

Describe recent portfolio activity.
During the period, the Fund did not deviate from its higher quality bias in
terms of loan structure, overall credit quality and liquidity. This focus was
even more pressing in 2011, when loans traded close to par and gave
investors no incentive to forgo credit quality in order to pick up yield. Prior
to the correction in the last month of the period, when fund management
believed market conditions were weakening, fund management sold some
of the Fund’s lower-quality securities, therefore raising the cash reserve
level. Becoming more conservative overall, fund management continued to
navigate the market for deals, targeting issuers with superior credit funda-
mentals (i.e., stable income streams and attractive downside protection).

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
At period end, the Fund held 86% of its total portfolio in floating rate loan
interests (bank loans) and 11% in corporate bonds, with the remainder in
asset-backed securities, other interests and common stocks. The Fund
ended the period with leverage at 27% of its total managed assets.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changesin market, economic or other conditions. These
views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

4 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



  BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust 
Fund Information   
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)  BHL 
Initial Offering Date  January 31, 2008 
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($12.65)1  6.26% 
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2  $0.0660 
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2  $0.7920 
Leverage as of August 31, 20113  27% 


1
Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
2 The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.
3 Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of
liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by theFund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging
on page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:

  8/31/11  8/31/10  Change  High  Low 
Market Price  $12.65  $12.86  (1.63)%  $15.71  $11.77 
Net Asset Value  $13.17  $13.55  (2.80)%  $14.37  $12.93 

 

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

Portfolio Composition     
  8/31/11  8/31/10 
Floating Rate Loan Interests  86%  83% 
Corporate Bonds  11  15 
Asset-Backed Securities  2   
Other Interests  1  1 
Common Stocks    1 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4     
  8/31/11  8/31/10 
BBB/Baa  12%  11% 
BB/Ba  33  44 
B  55  44 
CCC/Caa    1 
4 Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s (“S&P’s”) or Moody’s Investors Service 
(“Moody’s”) ratings.     

 

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 5



Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011 BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (DVF) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with high current income. The Fund
seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in floating rate debt securities and instruments, including floating rate loans, bonds, certain
preferred securities (including certain convertible preferred securities), notes or other debt securities or instruments which pay a floating or variable rate of
interest until maturity. The Fund considers floating rate debt securities to include fixed rate debt securities held by the Fund where the Fund has entered into
certain derivative transactions at either the portfolio level or with respect to an individual security held by the Fund, including interest rate swap agreements,
in an attempt to convert the fixed rate payments it receives with respect to such securities into floating rate payments. The Fund may invest, under normal
market conditions, a substantial portion of its assets in below investment grade quality securities. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or syntheti-
cally through the use of derivatives.

No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?
For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned 0.91%
based on market price and 4.30% based on NAV. For the same period,
the closed-end Lipper Loan Participation Funds category posted an average
return of 1.16% based on market price and 3.79% based on NAV. All
returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund's discount to NAV, which
widened during the period, accounts for the difference between perform-
ance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discus-
sion relates to performance based on NAV.

What factors influenced performance?
Positive Fund performance was predominantly driven by security selection
within the higher-quality tiers of the market. Security selection continued
to reflect the higher-quality bias the Fund has employed over the last two
years, which has focused on sectors classified as “recession-resistant” and
not heavily reliant on a strong consumer, such as chemicals and non-cap-
tive diversified (industrials). The Fund’s exposure to high yield bonds was
another contributor to performance as the asset class performed well over
the period.

Toward the end of 2010, the market was priced for slow-but-modest
growth. Credit fundamentals had materially improved and refinancing
was easier for non-investment grade issuers given a robust capital market.
Default activity was muted and expected to remain benign throughout
2011. In this environment, lower-quality loans staged a significant rally
and managed to outperform their higher-quality counterparts. Therefore,
the Fund’s limited exposure to low-quality credits negatively
impacted returns. The Fund uses foreign currency exchange contracts to
manage currency risk in the portfolio. The net effect of the contracts during
the period was negative.

Describe recent portfolio activity.
During the period, the Fund did not deviate from its higher quality bias in
terms of loan structure, overall credit quality and liquidity. This focus was
even more pressing in 2011, when loans traded close to par and gave
investors no incentive to forgo credit quality in order to pick up yield. Prior
to the correction in the last month of the period, when fund management
believed market conditions were weakening, fund management sold some
of the Fund’s lower-quality securities, therefore raising the cash reserve
level. Becoming more conservative overall, fund management continued to
navigate the market for deals, targeting issuers with superior credit funda-
mentals (i.e., stable income streams and attractive downside protection).

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
At period end, the Fund held 80% of its total portfolio in floating rate loan
interests (bank loans) and 14% in corporate bonds, with the remainder in
asset-backed securities, common stocks and other interests. The Fund
ended the period with leverage at 27% of its total managed assets.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changesin market, economic or other conditions. These
views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

6 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



  BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. 
Fund Information   
Symbol on NYSE  DVF 
Initial Offering Date  January 31, 2005 
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($9.84)1  7.13% 
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2  $0.0585 
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2  $0.7020 
Leverage as of August 31, 20113  27% 


1
Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
2 The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.
3 Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of lia-
bilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on
page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:

  8/31/11  8/31/10  Change  High  Low 
Market Price  $ 9.84  $10.45  (5.84)%  $12.02  $ 8.97 
Net Asset Value  $10.19  $10.47  (2.67)%  $11.09  $10.05 

 

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

Portfolio Composition     
  8/31/11  8/31/10 
Floating Rate Loan Interests  80%  76% 
Corporate Bonds  14  20 
Asset-Backed Securities  2   
Other Interests  2  2 
Common Stocks  2  2 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4     
  8/31/11  8/31/10 
BBB/Baa  8%  4% 
BB/Ba  30  32 
B  47  46 
CCC/Caa  8  11 
CC/Ca    1 
Not Rated  7  6 
4 Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.     

 

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 7



Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Investment Objective

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (FRA) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with high current income and
such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in a diversified, leveraged portfolio consisting primarily of floating rate debt securities and
instruments. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in floating rate debt
securities, including floating or variable rate debt securities that pay interest at rates that adjust whenever a specified interest rate changes and/or which
reset on predetermined dates (such as the last day of a month or calendar quarter). The Fund invests a substantial portion of its investments in floating rate
debt securities consisting of secured or unsecured senior floating rate loans that are rated below investment grade. The Fund may invest directly in such
securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?
For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned (2.91)%
based on market price and 4.04% based on NAV. For the same period, the
closed-end Lipper Loan Participation Funds category posted an average
return of 1.16% based on market price and 3.79% based on NAV. All
returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund moved from a premium
to NAV to a discount by period-end, which accounts for the difference
between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The
following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

What factors influenced performance?
Positive Fund performance was predominantly driven by security selection
within the higher-quality tiers of the market. Security selection continued to
reflect the higher-quality bias the Fund has employed over the last two
years, which has focused on sectors classified as “recession-resistant” and
not heavily reliant on a strong consumer, such as chemicals and non-cap-
tive diversified (industrials). The Fund’s exposure to high yield bonds was
another contributor to performance as the asset class performed well over
the period.

Toward the end of 2010, the market was priced for slow-but-modest growth.
Credit fundamentals had materially improved and refinancing was easier for
non-investment grade issuers given a robust capital market. Default activity
was muted and expected to remain benign throughout 2011. In this
environment, lower-quality loans staged a significant rally and managed to
outperform their higher-quality counterparts. Therefore, the Fund’s limited
exposure to low-quality credits negatively impacted returns.

Describe recent portfolio activity.
During the period, the Fund did not deviate from its higher quality bias in
terms of loan structure, overall credit quality and liquidity. This focus was
even more pressing in 2011, when loans traded close to par and gave
investors no incentive to forgo credit quality in order to pick up yield. Prior
to the correction in the last month of the period, when fund management
believed market conditions were weakening, fund management sold some
of the Fund’s lower-quality securities, therefore raising the cash reserve
level. Becoming more conservative overall, fund management continued to
navigate the market for deals, targeting issuers with superior credit funda-
mentals (i.e., stable income streams and attractive downside protection).

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
At period end, the Fund held 81% of its total portfolio in floating rate loan
interests (bank loans) and 15% in corporate bonds, with the remainder in
asset-backed securities, other interests and common stocks. The Fund
ended the period with leverage at 26% of its total managed assets.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changesin market, economic or other conditions. These
views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

8 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



  BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. 
Fund Information   
Symbol on NYSE  FRA 
Initial Offering Date  October 31, 2003 
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($13.33)1  6.93% 
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2  $0.0770 
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2  $0.9240 
Leverage as of August 31, 20113  26% 


1
Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
2 The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.
3 Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of lia-
bilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on
page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:

  8/31/11  8/31/10  Change  High  Low 
Market Price  $13.33  $14.61  (8.76)%  $16.42  $12.66 
Net Asset Value  $14.04  $14.36  (2.23)%  $15.31  $13.80 

 

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

Portfolio Composition     
  8/31/11  8/31/10 
Floating Rate Loan Interests  81%  76% 
Corporate Bonds  15  22 
Asset-Backed Securities  3   
Other Interests  1  1 
Common Stocks    1 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4     
  8/31/11  8/31/10 
BBB/Baa  9%  5% 
BB/Ba  36  33 
B  49  50 
CCC/Caa  3  6 
CC/Ca    1 
Not Rated  3  5 
4 Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.     

 

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 9



Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011 BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

Investment Objective

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust’s (BLW) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks
to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in three distinct asset classes:

intermediate duration, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities and US Government and agency securities;
senior, secured floating rate loans made to corporate and other business entities; and
US dollar-denominated securities of US and non-US issuers rated below investment grade, and to a limited extent, in non-US dollar denominated
securities of non-US issuers rated below investment grade.

The Fund’s portfolio normally has an average portfolio duration of less than five years (including the effect of anticipated leverage), although it may be
longer from time to time depending on market conditions. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment objective will be achieved.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?
For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned 2.77%
based on market price and 5.85% based on NAV. For the same period,
the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted
an average return of 11.37% based on market price and 9.65% based on
NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund's discount to
NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between
performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following
discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

What factors influenced performance?
The Fund invests in high yield bonds, floating rate loan interests and
investment grade bonds, whereas most funds in the Lipper category invest
primarily in high yield bonds. The largest detractor from performance for the
period was the Fund’s allocation to bank loans and investment grade bonds,
both of which underperformed high yield bonds for the 12-month period.
During the period, the Fund maintained leverage at an average of 23%,
which was below the average level for the Lipper category. This lower average
leverage detracted from Fund performance, as would be expected in a
rising market.

Lower-quality and higher-beta segments (those with higher sensitivity to
market volatility) outperformed higher-quality and lower-beta segments for
the period, despite a sharp reversal in August 2011. The Fund’s limited
exposure to high yield credits near the high end of the quality range helped
performance over the period, although an underexposure to lower-quality
credits slightly detracted.

Describe recent portfolio activity.
During the first half of the period, the Fund shifted its overall positioning
from a more conservative stance to one that was more consistent with a
gradually improving economy. As the US economic outlook worsened and
the potential for contagion from the continued debt crisis in Europe
increased, Fund positioning once again became more conservative.
Specifically, the Fund reduced positions in more cyclical credits and
increased exposure to market sectors with stronger assets and more
stable cash flows. These adjustments detracted from performance initially
but were positive for performance in the August sell-off.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
At period end, the Fund held 40% of its total portfolio in high yield bonds,
31% in floating rate loan interests (bank loans), 11% in US Government
sponsored agency securities and 10% in non-agency mortgage-backed
securities. The remainder of the portfolio was invested in asset-backed secu-
rities, taxable municipal bonds, common stocks and other interests, while
the Fund’s cash position was negligible. The Fund ended the period with
leverage at 29% of its total managed assets.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changesin market, economic or other conditions. These
views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

10 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



  BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust 
Fund Information   
Symbol on NYSE  BLW 
Initial Offering Date  July 30, 2003 
Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($16.01)1  7.68% 
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2  $0.1025 
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2  $1.2300 
Leverage as of August 31, 20113  29% 


1
Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
2 The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.
3 Represents reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrow-
ing) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and
Risks of Leveraging on page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Fund’s market price and NAV per share:

  8/31/11  8/31/10  Change  High  Low 
Market Price  $16.01  $16.76  (4.47)%  $18.40  $14.30 
Net Asset Value  $16.52  $16.79  (1.61)%  $17.75  $16.34 

 

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

Portfolio Composition     
  8/31/11  8/31/10 
Corporate Bonds  40%  34% 
Floating Rate Loan Interests  31  39 
US Government Sponsored Agency Securities  11  7 
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities  10  11 
Asset-Backed Securities  5  5 
Taxable Municipal Bonds  1  1 
Other Interests  1  1 
Common Stocks  1   
Foreign Agency Obligations    2 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4     
  8/31/11  8/31/10 
AAA/Aaa5  17%  18% 
AA/Aa  2  2 
A  5  6 
BBB/Baa  15  8 
BB/Ba  26  30 
B  27  28 
CCC/Caa  7  6 
D  1   
Not Rated    2 
4 Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.     
5 Includes US Government Sponsored Agency securities and US Treasury Obligations, 
which were deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment advisor.     

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and NAV.
However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate
environments.

The Funds may utilize leverage by borrowing through a credit facility or
through entering into reverse repurchase agreements. In general, the con-
cept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of assets
to be obtained from leverage, which will be based on short-term interest
rates, will normally be lower than the income earned by each Fund on its
longer-term portfolio investments. To the extent that the total assets of each
Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-
yielding portfolio investments, each Fund’s shareholders will benefit from
the incremental net income.

The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from lever-
age is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these
portfolio holdings is reflected in the per share NAV. However, in order to
benefit shareholders, the yield curve must be positively sloped; that is,
short-term interest rates must be lower than long-term interest rates. If the
yield curve becomes negatively sloped, meaning short-term interest rates
exceed long-term interest rates, income to shareholders will be lower than if
the Funds had not used leverage.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Fund’s capitalization is $100 million
and it borrows for an additional $30 million, creating a total value of $130
million available for investment in long-term securities. If prevailing short-
term interest rates are 3% and long-term interest rates are 6%, the yield
curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, the Fund pays borrowing
costs and interest expense on the $30 million of borrowings based on the
lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased
by the Fund with assets received from the borrowings earn income based
on long-term interest rates. In this case, the borrowing costs and interest
expense of the borrowings is significantly lower than the income earned
on the Fund’s long-term investments, and therefore the Fund’s shareholders
are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.

If short-term interest rates rise, narrowing the differential between short-term
and long-term interest rates, the incremental net income pickup will be
reduced or eliminated completely. Furthermore, if prevailing short-term
interest rates rise above long-term interest rates, the yield curve has a
negative slope. In this case, the Fund pays higher short-term interest rates
whereas the Fund’s total portfolio earns income based on lower long-term
interest rates.

Furthermore, the value of the Funds’ portfolio investments generally varies
inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other
factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the
redemption value of the Funds’ borrowings does not fluctuate in relation
to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the
Funds’ NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on Fund
performance from leverage from borrowings discussed above.

The use of leverage may enhance opportunities for increased income to
the Funds, but as described above, it also creates risks as short- or long-
term interest rates fluctuate. Leverage also will generally cause greater
changes in the Funds’ NAVs, market prices and dividend rates than comp-
arable portfolios without leverage. If the income derived from securities
purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage,
the Funds’ net income will be greater than if leverage had not been used.
Conversely, if the income from the securities purchased is not sufficient to
cover the cost of leverage, each Fund’s net income will be less than if lever-
age had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution
to shareholders will be reduced. Each Fund may be required to sell portfo-
lio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to com-
ply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as
required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause a Fund to
incur losses. The use of leverage may limit each Fund’s ability to invest in
certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each
Fund will incur expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which
are borne by shareholders and may reduce income.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Funds are permitted
to borrow through their credit facility or by entering into reverse repurchase
agreements up to 33 1 / 3 % of their total managed assets. As of August 31,
2011, the Funds had outstanding leverage from borrowings as a percent-
age of their total managed assets as follows:

  Percent of 
  Leverage 
BHL  27% 
DVF  27% 
FRA  26% 
BLW  29% 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including
financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, options
and swaps as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements,
which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial
instruments are used to obtain exposure to a market without owning or tak-
ing physical custody of securities or to hedge market, equity, credit, interest
rate and/or foreign currency exchange rate risks. Derivative financial instru-
ments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of
a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default
of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial
instrument. The Funds’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument suc-
cessfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent
market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of deriva-
tive financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not
been used, may require a Fund to sell or purchase portfolio investments at
inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appre-
ciation a Fund can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends
paid to shareholders or may cause a Fund to hold an investment that it
might otherwise sell. The Funds’ investments in these instruments are
discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

12 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2011
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Asset-Backed Securities    (000)  Value 
ARES CLO Funds, Series 2005-10A, Class B,       
0.64%, 9/18/17 (a)(b)  USD  250  $ 222,767 
Canaras Summit CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,       
0.73%, 6/19/21 (a)(b)    345  276,811 
Flagship CLO, Series 2006-1A, Class B,       
0.60%, 9/20/19 (a)(b)    1,000  807,500 
Fraser Sullivan CLO Ltd., Series 2006-2A, Class B,       
0.65%, 12/20/20 (a)(b)    500  400,000 
Gannett Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1X, Class A2,       
0.61%, 10/27/20 (b)    265  198,088 
Goldman Sachs Asset Management CLO Plc,       
Series 2007-1A, Class B, 0.70%, 8/01/22 (a)(b)    580  430,650 
Landmark CDO Ltd., Series 2006-8A, Class B,       
0.61%, 10/19/20 (a)(b)    495  405,261 
MAPS CLO Fund LLC, Series 2005-1A, Class C,       
1.20%, 12/21/17 (a)(b)    260  230,334 
Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1,       
1.74%, 11/15/21 (b)    350  311,990 
T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,       
0.85%, 7/15/19 (a)(b)    300  267,960 
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 3.0%      3,551,361 
Common Stocks (c)    Shares   
Capital Markets — 0.1%       
E*Trade Financial Corp.    16,300  201,468 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%       
BLB Worldwide Holdings, Inc.    21,020  208,456 
Software — 0.1%       
HMH Holdings/EduMedia    53,267  106,534 
Total Common Stocks — 0.4%      516,458 
    Par   
Corporate Bonds    (000)   
Airlines — 0.4%       
Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (a)  USD  210  201,600 
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16    209  213,942 
      415,542 
Auto Components — 1.0%       
Icahn Enterprises LP, 7.75%, 1/15/16    1,125  1,136,250 
Chemicals — 0.4%       
CF Industries, Inc., 6.88%, 5/01/18    415  470,506 
Commercial Banks — 1.0%       
CIT Group, Inc.:       
7.00%, 5/01/15    140  139,300 
7.00%, 5/01/16    180  179,100 
7.00%, 5/01/17    808  797,900 
7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)    130  128,375 
      1,244,675 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%       
AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a)    453  437,292 
Consumer Finance — 0.3%       
Inmarsat Finance Plc, 7.38%, 12/01/17 (a)    325  338,000 

 

    Par   
Corporate Bonds    (000)  Value 
Containers & Packaging — 0.7%       
Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15  USD  700  $ 721,000 
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%, 6/15/17    100  108,750 
      829,750 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.3%       
Ally Financial, Inc., 2.45%, 12/01/14 (b)    1,025  960,535 
FCE Bank Plc, 7.13%, 1/15/13  EUR  50  72,005 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):       
7.13%, 4/15/19  USD  245  232,137 
7.88%, 8/15/19    100  99,000 
6.88%, 2/15/21    185  172,050 
      1,535,727 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%       
ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16    140  143,500 
Qwest Communications International, Inc., Series B,       
7.50%, 2/15/14    347  351,337 
      494,837 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%     
CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (a)    170  168,300 
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.1%       
HCA, Inc.:       
6.50%, 2/15/20    535  541,019 
7.25%, 9/15/20    670  688,425 
7.50%, 2/15/22    130  128,700 
      1,358,144 
Health Care Technology — 0.8%       
IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 8/26/17 (a)    850  977,500 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%       
MGM Resorts International, 11.13%, 11/15/17    240  267,600 
Household Durables — 0.6%       
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 12.00%, 10/15/17    715  725,725 
IT Services — 0.3%       
First Data Corp., 7.38%, 6/15/19 (a)    400  376,000 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.5%       
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20    400  401,548 
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,       
10.00%, 12/01/20    1,325  1,336,754 
      1,738,302 
Media — 1.9%       
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (a)    105  108,675 
CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16    500  577,500 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:       
9.25%, 12/15/17    185  196,100 
Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17    850  909,500 
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC       
Germany GmbH), 8.13%, 12/01/17 (a)    500  510,000 
      2,301,775 
Metals & Mining — 0.8%       
FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd.,       
7.00%, 11/01/15 (a)    550  548,625 
Novelis, Inc., 8.38%, 12/15/17    430  443,975 
      992,600 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations         
To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the  CAD  Canadian Dollar  GO  General Obligation 
Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of  EUR  Euro  LIBOR  London Interbank Offered Rate 
many of the securities have been abbreviated according  FKA  Formerly Known As  USD  US Dollar 
to the following list:  GBP  British Pound     

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 13



BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Corporate Bonds    (000)  Value 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%       
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:       
6.00%, 6/01/19  USD  170  $ 166,175 
6.25%, 6/01/21    305  298,519 
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (a)    126  133,560 
      598,254 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%       
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc.,       
8.00%, 6/01/16 (a)    155  153,450 
Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14    180  190,800 
      344,250 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%       
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,       
6.50%, 7/15/16 (a)    575  546,250 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2%       
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/16    1,125  1,139,063 
Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.88%, 10/31/13  275  273,281 
      1,412,344 
Total Corporate Bonds — 15.7%      18,709,623 
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)       
Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%       
DynCorp International LLC, Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/05/16  404  384,510 
SI Organization, Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.50%, 11/22/16  421  378,563 
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%, 2/14/17  846  811,920 
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp., Term Loan B,       
4.25%, 4/07/17    419  404,997 
      1,979,990 
Airlines — 0.9%       
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit — New Term Loan B,       
5.50%, 4/20/17    1,150  1,059,920 
Auto Components — 2.5%       
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 2.96%, 8/07/14  1,709  1,602,133 
Autoparts Holdings, Ltd., First Lien Term Loan,       
6.50%, 7/28/17    650  637,000 
Federal-Mogul Corp.:       
Term Loan B, 2.16%, 12/29/14    276  250,333 
Term Loan C, 2.15%, 12/28/15    141  127,633 
UCI International, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 7/26/17    348  338,238 
      2,955,337 
Automobiles — 0.4%       
Ford Motor Co.:       
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.96%, 12/16/13    522  512,922 
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 2.96%, 12/16/13    9  8,581 
      521,503 
Biotechnology — 0.3%       
Grifols SA, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 6/01/17    420  409,920 
Building Products — 3.4%       
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 3/09/18    449  421,382 
CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 2/18/17  796  744,260 
Goodman Global, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien),       
5.75%, 10/28/16    2,154  2,117,449 
Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103 GmbH),     
Tranche B-2B Term Loan, 4.79%, 5/05/15  EUR  566  729,382 
      4,012,473 

 

  Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)  (000)  Value 
Capital Markets — 1.8%     
American Capital Ltd., Term Loan B, 7.50%, 12/31/13 USD  229  $ 222,357 
HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien),     
6.25%, 12/14/16  906  878,829 
Nuveen Investments, Inc. (First Lien):     
3.25%, 11/13/14  391  361,360 
5.75% – 5.81%, 5/12/17  782  730,816 
    2,193,362 
Chemicals — 6.3%     
American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Term Loan,     
5.50%, 4/25/17  603  578,594 
Arizona Chemical Co., LLC, Term Loan B,     
4.75%, 11/21/16  204  196,527 
Ashland, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/30/18  550  537,724 
Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/27/16  750  733,747 
Gentek, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00% – 5.75%, 10/06/15  683  637,739 
MDI Holdings LLC (FKA MacDermid, Inc.), Term Loan B,     
2.26%, 4/11/14  450  430,303 
Nexeo Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 9/08/17  574  528,153 
PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original Term     
Loan (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14  641  585,672 
Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17  835  767,066 
Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/15/15  1,368  1,352,734 
Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/17  1,194  1,101,763 
    7,450,022 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.1%     
ARAMARK Corp.:     
Letter of Credit — 1 Facility, 2.06%, 1/27/14  9  8,842 
Letter of Credit — 2 Facility, 3.44%, 7/26/16  14  12,963 
US Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/27/14  116  109,757 
US Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/26/16  211  197,109 
AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,     
5.25%, 6/10/16  282  271,081 
Adesa Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.), Initial Term Loan B,     
5.00%, 5/19/17  1,200  1,140,000 
Altegrity, Inc. (FKA US Investigations Services, Inc.),     
Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/20/15  697  678,397 
Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan 2, 7.00%, 3/17/16  825  819,497 
Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),     
2.21% – 2.23%, 4/02/14  870  755,643 
Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate),     
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16  496  474,748 
West Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 7/15/16  397  376,214 
    4,844,251 
Communications Equipment — 1.8%     
Avaya, Inc.:     
Term Loan B, 3.06%, 10/24/14  450  400,485 
Term Loan B-3, 4.81%, 10/26/17  905  779,308 
CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/14/18  998  957,600 
    2,137,393 
Construction & Engineering — 0.9%     
BakerCorp., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/01/18  340  323,000 
Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan,     
9.00%, 12/16/17  750  750,000 
    1,073,000 
Consumer Finance — 1.9%     
Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS     
Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17  2,450  2,269,312 
Containers & Packaging — 1.3%     
Anchor Glass Container Corp., Term Loan (First Lien),     
6.00%, 3/02/16  148  145,947 
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Term Loan C,     
2.21%, 4/03/15  503  447,606 
Graham Packaging Co., LP, Term Loan D, 6.00%, 9/23/16  993  982,575 
    1,576,128 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

14 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Diversified Consumer Services — 3.4%       
Coinmach Laundry Corp., Delayed Draw Term Loan,       
3.22%, 11/20/14  USD  244  $ 212,594 
Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan,       
3.22% – 3.30%, 11/20/14    1,101  958,228 
Laureate Education, Extended Term Loan,       
5.25%, 8/15/18    1,965  1,735,386 
ServiceMaster Co.:       
Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%, 7/24/14    108  99,941 
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14    1,086  1,003,570 
      4,009,719 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%       
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan E,       
5.25%, 2/09/18    1,237  1,179,693 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.6%       
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan,       
9.00%, 11/01/15 (d)    655  653,971 
Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., Term Loan,       
9.25%, 4/15/15    817  768,766 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:       
Incremental Tranche A Term Loan,       
2.49% – 2.50%, 3/13/14    1,200  1,108,800 
Term Loan B, 11.50%, 3/13/14    550  571,543 
Term Loan B2, 2.49%, 9/03/18    1,800  1,696,500 
US Telepacific Corp., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 2/23/17    748  720,256 
      5,519,836 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.2%     
Aeroflex Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/09/18    650  601,790 
CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):       
Extended Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/14/17    516  467,855 
Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14    631  593,081 
Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC, New Term       
Loan, 4.00%, 5/11/18    950  913,187 
      2,575,913 
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.6%       
CCS Corp., Tranche B Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/14/14    750  665,171 
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:       
Coal Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16    318  307,134 
Gas Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16    582  571,815 
MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/16/18  1,550  1,482,188 
      3,026,308 
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.1%       
AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. (FKA Alliance Boots),       
Facility B1, 3.61%, 7/09/15  GBP  900  1,256,098 
Bolthouse Farms, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),       
5.50% – 5.75%, 2/11/16    228  221,791 
US Foodservice, Inc.:       
New Term Loan B, 5.75%, 3/31/17  USD  100  92,767 
Term Loan B, 2.71% – 2.72%, 7/03/14    1,018  911,184 
      2,481,840 
Food Products — 4.2%       
Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien):       
7.00%, 9/30/16    953  921,243 
11.25%, 9/29/17    500  490,000 
Del Monte Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/08/18    2,345  2,210,163 
Michaels Foods Group, Inc. (FKA M-Foods       
Holdings, Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/23/18    131  125,108 
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan,       
6.00%, 4/02/14    532  524,256 
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole):       
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18    282  271,325 
Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18    523  503,890 
      5,045,985 

 

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.6%       
Biomet, Inc., Dollar Term Loan,       
3.22% – 3.25%, 3/25/15  USD  315  $ 298,935 
DJO Finance LLC (FKA ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC),     
Term Loan, 3.22%, 5/20/14    428  399,063 
Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/03/18    797  735,065 
Immucor, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 8/17/18    495  477,368 
      1,910,431 
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.4%       
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:       
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14  37  34,323 
Extended Term Loan B, 3.72% – 3.82%, 1/25/17  80  73,100 
Non Extended Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14  727  674,129 
ConvaTec, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/22/16    597  563,168 
DaVita, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/20/16  896  868,635 
Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan,       
5.25% – 6.00%, 5/25/18    858  793,419 
HCA, Inc., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.50%, 5/01/18    380  356,618 
Harden Healthcare, Inc.:       
Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15  521  511,013 
Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15    346  339,127 
inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.):       
Incremental Term Loan B3, 6.75%, 5/15/18    300  282,000 
Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16    863  814,174 
Medpace, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 6/22/17    550  522,500 
Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,     
5.75%, 12/16/16    597  584,564 
      6,416,770 
Health Care Technology — 0.8%       
IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan,       
4.50%, 8/25/17    556  532,874 
MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/16/16    402  380,116 
      912,990 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 7.8%       
Ameristar Casinos, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/13/18  698  670,320 
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.:       
Incremental Term Loan B4, 9.50%, 10/31/16    266  265,595 
Term Loan B-1, 3.25%, 1/28/15    175  150,719 
Term Loan B-2, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15    145  124,926 
Term Loan B-3, 3.25%, 1/28/15    2,463  2,120,143 
Dunkin' Brands, Inc., New Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 11/23/17    1,049  1,007,835 
Golden Living, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/04/18    840  745,500 
Las Vegas Sands LLC:       
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.72%, 5/23/14    91  84,344 
Term Loan B, 1.72%, 5/23/14    359  334,560 
Penn National Gaming, Inc., Term Loan B,       
3.75%, 7/16/18    175  170,188 
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (FKA SW       
Acquisitions Co., Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/17/17  807  778,568 
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan       
(First Lien), 5.25%, 6/30/16    727  709,218 
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Term Loan,       
8.50%, 11/05/15    554  549,615 
VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):       
New Project Term Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13    269  266,321 
Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/25/12  480  474,931 
Term B Funded Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13    836  825,722 
      9,278,505 
Household Durables — 0.0%       
Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens), Term Loan B,       
5.25%, 12/22/16    37  33,289 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 15



BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
IT Services — 4.7%       
Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.22%, 11/10/14  USD  792  $ 676,838 
First Data Corp.:       
Extended Term Loan B, 4.22%, 3/23/18    3,012  2,521,207 
Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14    113  99,609 
Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14    149  131,048 
infoGROUP, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 5/22/18    346  317,152 
iPayment, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 5/08/17    505  477,572 
TransUnion LLC, Replacement Term Loan,       
4.75%, 2/12/18    1,465  1,389,093 
      5,612,519 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 3.9%       
The AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18    998  958,099 
Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/02/18    1,770  1,631,555 
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU),       
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17    2,734  2,006,990 
      4,596,644 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.4%       
Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.50% – 3.51%, 12/03/14    1,763  1,647,076 
Insurance — 0.8%       
CNO Financial Group, Inc., Term Loan, 6.25%, 9/30/16    988  965,870 
Machinery — 1.7%       
Navistar Financial Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 12/16/12    372  361,925 
Terex Corp.:       
Term Loan, 6.03%, 4/28/17  EUR  60  85,901 
Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/28/17  USD  500  489,975 
Tomkins Plc, Term Loan A, 4.25%, 9/29/16    1,184  1,139,618 
      2,077,419 
Marine — 0.3%       
Horizon Lines, LLC:       
Revolving Loan, 0.50% – 6.30%, 8/08/12    285  277,454 
Term Loan, 6.25%, 8/08/12    120  115,927 
      393,381 
Media — 20.1%       
AMC Networks, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/31/18    800  771,000 
Acosta, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/01/18    938  884,326 
Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,       
5.00%, 7/16/15    739  665,676 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 3/08/16    448  423,861 
Bresnan Telecommunications Co. LLC, Term Loan,       
4.50%, 12/14/17    1,443  1,376,802 
Capsugel Healthcare Ltd., Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/01/18    600  579,600 
Catalina Marketing Corp., Term Loan B, 2.97%, 10/01/14  105  96,022 
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning):       
Term Loan, 2.50%, 7/03/14    1,008  833,696 
Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14    373  356,334 
Cequel Communications LLC, New Term Loan,       
2.21%, 11/05/13    528  502,934 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:       
Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/06/14    12  12,330 
Term Loan C, 3.50%, 9/06/16    1,602  1,525,029 
Clarke American Corp., Term Facility B,       
2.72% – 2.75%, 6/30/14    453  375,832 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan B,       
3.87%, 1/28/16    995  744,698 
Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 8/30/18    550  514,937 
Getty Images, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/07/16    221  215,999 
Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.71%, 12/31/14    559  510,800 
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,       
6.21%, 6/12/14    609  489,800 
Hubbard Broadcasting, Term Loan B (Second Lien),       
5.25%, 4/28/17    500  475,835 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (FKA Intelsat Jackson       
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18    2,993  2,865,319 

 

Par
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Media (concluded)       
Interactive Data Corp., New Term Loan B,       
4.50%, 2/12/18  USD           1,322  $ 1,249,827 
Knology, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/18/17    247  234,064 
Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG):       
Facility B1, 4.20%, 3/06/15  EUR  460  513,086 
Facility C1, 4.45%, 3/04/16    460  516,393 
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom Communications,       
LLC), Tranche D Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/31/17  USD  198  189,076 
Mediacom LLC, Term Loan E (FKA Mediacom       
Communications, LLC), 4.50%, 10/23/17    495  459,731 
Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan:       
6.50%, 8/01/13    500  500,000 
10.50%, 8/01/13    800  826,000 
Nielsen Finance LLC, Class B Dollar Term Loan,       
3.96%, 5/02/16    637  598,875 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., New Tranche B Term Loan,       
4.00%, 10/28/16    338  333,333 
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment),       
Term Facility, 5.51%, 6/01/12    1,012  973,245 
UPC Broadband Holding B.V., Term U, 5.44%, 12/31/17 EUR  980  1,316,631 
Univision Communications, Inc., Extended First Lien       
Term Loan, 4.47%, 3/31/17  USD  813  698,890 
WC Luxco Sarl, New Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/15/18    219  210,536 
Weather Channel, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/13/17    1,042  1,003,910 
      23,844,427 
Metals & Mining — 2.9%       
Novelis, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/10/17    1,328  1,254,482 
SunCoke Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/26/18    450  427,500 
Walter Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/02/18    1,794  1,713,258 
      3,395,240 
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%       
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (FKA NE Energy, Inc.),       
Term B Advance (First Lien), 2.75%, 11/01/13    184  174,528 
Multiline Retail — 2.2%       
Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan,       
2.96% – 2.97%, 7/07/14    316  306,077 
Hema Holding BV, Facility D, 6.43%, 1/05/17  EUR          1,800  2,344,378 
      2,650,455 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.1%       
EquiPower Resources Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B,       
5.75%, 1/26/18  USD  723  693,356 
Gibson Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/14/18    800  756,000 
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%, 11/02/15  1,017  1,006,813 
      2,456,169 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%       
Georgia-Pacific LLC, Term Loan B, 2.32%, 12/21/12    545  541,001 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%       
Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 2/10/17    995  897,490 
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 6/18/18    600  586,878 
Quinteles Transnational Corp., Term Loan,       
5.00%, 6/08/18    595  551,863 
RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan Tranche 2, 4.00%, 5/09/18    500  485,000 
Warner Chilcott Corp.:       
Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 3/15/18    319  305,835 
Term Loan B-2, 4.25%, 3/15/18    160  153,117 
      2,980,183 
Professional Services — 1.1%       
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,       
4.00%, 8/03/17    525  513,257 
Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B       
(First Lien), 4.50%, 11/03/16    796  766,656 
      1,279,913 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

16 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)  (000)  Value 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%     
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),     
5.00%, 6/28/13  USD 1,016 $ 987,169 
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.3%     
Realogy Corp.:     
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.30%, 10/10/13  737  650,125 
Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan,     
4.44%, 10/10/16  32  25,963 
Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16  809  666,207 
Letter of Credit, 3.19%, 10/10/13  30  26,655 
Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13  240  211,620 
    1,580,570 
Road & Rail — 0.3%     
The Hertz Corp., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/09/18  349  330,796 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.7%     
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Term Loan B,     
4.44%, 12/01/16  440  400,216 
Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/02/17  498  474,700 
    874,916 
Software — 0.6%     
Rovi Corp., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/07/18  449  431,670 
Vertafore, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 7/29/16  308  293,413 
    725,083 
Specialty Retail — 4.8%     
Academy Ltd., Term Loan, 6.00%, 8/03/18  800  759,400 
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term Loan B,     
6.25%, 2/23/17  444  418,824 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Term Loan B,     
4.25%, 3/02/18  1,125  1,061,719 
J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/07/18  374  333,151 
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/16/18  294  273,420 
Michaels Stores, Inc.:     
Term Loan B-1, 2.50%, 10/31/13  334  315,942 
Term Loan B-2, 4.75%, 7/31/16  641  603,013 
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B,     
4.50%, 11/24/17  1,089  1,023,660 
Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware, Inc., Initial Loan, 6.00%, 9/01/16  911  853,770 
    5,642,899 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.0%     
Digicel International Finance Ltd., US Term Loan     
(Non-Rollover), 2.75%, 3/30/12  469  462,250 
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Tranche B-2 Term Loan,     
4.07%, 11/04/16  769  719,140 
Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:     
Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15  803  806,759 
Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16 (d)  400  402,000 
    2,390,149 
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 117.8%    140,020,297 
  Beneficial   
  Interest   
Other Interests (e)  (000)   
Auto Components — 0.7%     
Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B     
Membership Interests  —(f)  869,044 
Total Other Interests — 0.7%    869,044 
Total Long-Term Investments     
(Cost — $169,251,866) — 137.6%    163,666,783 

 

Short-Term Securities  Shares  Value 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional     
Class, 0.07% (g)(h)  2,230,753  $ 2,230,753 
Total Short-Term Securities     
(Cost — $2,230,753) — 1.9%    2,230,753 
Total Investments (Cost — $171,482,619*) — 139.5%    165,897,536 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (39.5)%    (47,000,641) 
Net Assets — 100.0%    $118,896,895 


* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of

August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Aggregate cost  $171,460,615 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $ 1,938,490 
Gross unrealized depreciation  (7,501,569) 
Net unrealized depreciation  $ (5,563,079) 


(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors.
(b) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
(c) Non-income producing security.
(d) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in
additional face/shares.
(e) Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other
reorganization entities and are non-income producing.
(f) Amount is less than $500.
(g) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the
year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, were as follows:

  Shares Held at  Net  Shares Held at   
Affiliate  August 31, 2010  Activity  August 31, 2011  Income 
BlackRock Liquidity       
Funds, TempFund,       
Institutional Class     1,172,197  1,058,556  2,230,753  $ 28 


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

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one
or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized
market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management.
These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine
such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

            Unrealized 
Currency    Currency             Settlement                         Appreciation 
Purchased    Sold  Counterparty    Date                              (Depreciation) 
USD  1,136,235  CAD  1,123,500  Citibank NA  10/07/11 $ (10,054) 
USD  257,571  GBP  160,000  Citibank NA  10/07/11   (2,056) 
USD  449,835  GBP  276,000  Citibank NA  10/07/11  1,979 
USD  671,104  GBP  420,000  Royal Bank     
        of Scotland Plc  10/07/11  (10,417) 
CAD                     1,000,000       USD                    1,017,246  Citibank NA  10/07/11  3,037 
USD  5,226,079  EUR  3,645,500  Citibank NA  10/26/11  (7,246) 
USD  230,818  EUR  160,000  USB AG  10/26/11  1,129 
USD  472,174  EUR  330,000  Morgan Stanley     
        Capital SE  10/26/11  (1,560) 
USD  85,410  EUR  60,000  Citibank NA  10/26/11  (723) 
Total          $ (25,911) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 17



BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)
Schedule of Investments (concluded)

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of
investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three
broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:
Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets
and liabilities
Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for
similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or
similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted
prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield
curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default
rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)
Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the
circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the
Fund's own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and
derivative financial instruments)
The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial
instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative
financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived risk
of investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding val-
uation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant
accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determin-
ing the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

Valuation Inputs  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Assets:         
Investments:         
Long-Term         
Investments:         
Asset-Backed         
Securities  $ 1,172,800 $ 2,378,561   $3,551,361 
Common Stocks .  $ 201,468  208,456  106,534  516,458 
Corporate Bonds.    18,709,623    18,709,623 
Floating Rate         
Loan Interests  —       129,198,106  10,822,191 140,020,297 
Other Interests    869,044    869,044 
Short-Term          
Securities:  2,230,753      2,230,753 
Liabilities:         
Unfunded Loan         
Commitments    (38,703)    (38,703) 
Total  $ 2,432,221      $150,119,326    $ 13,307,286   165,858,833 

 

Valuation Inputs  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Derivative Financial Instruments1       
Assets:         
Foreign currency         
exchange         
contracts   —  $6,145   $ 6,145 
Liabilities:         
Foreign currency         
exchange         
contracts     (32,056)    (32,056) 
Total      $ (25,911)  $ (25,911) 
1 Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which 
are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. 

 

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

  Asset-Backed  Common  Corporate Floating Rate  Unfunded Loan   
  Securities  Stocks  Bonds  Loan Interests  Commitments  Total 
Assets/Liabilities:             
Balance, as of August 31, 2010    $ 270,181 $ 12,664  $20,437,083  $ (46,743)  $20,673,185 
Accrued discounts/premiums  $ 25,212    46  127,335    152,593 
Net realized gain (loss)      508  21,213    21,721 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2  (174,879)  (163,647)  (295)  (46,441)  33,657  (351,605) 
Purchases  2,528,228      8,140,603    10,668,831 
Sales      (12,923)  (11,269,604)    (11,282,527) 
Transfers in3        983,762  13,086  996,848 
Transfers out3        (7,571,760)    (7,571,760) 
Balance, as of August 31, 2011  $ 2,378,561  $ 106,534    $10,822,191    $13,307,286 


2
Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
still held on August 31, 2011 was $(629,494).
3 The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial
instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

18 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2011
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  Par   
Asset-Backed Securities  (000)  Value 
ARES CLO Funds, Series 2005-10A, Class B,     
0.64%, 9/18/17 (a)(b)  USD 250  $ 222,767 
Canaras Summit CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,     
0.73%, 6/19/21 (a)(b)  365  292,858 
Chatham Light CLO Ltd., Series 2005-2A, Class A2,     
0.66%, 8/03/19 (a)(b)  850  762,875 
Flagship CLO, Series 2006-1A, Class B,     
0.60%, 9/20/19 (a)(b)  1,000  807,500 
Fraser Sullivan CLO Ltd., Series 2006-2A, Class B,     
0.65%, 12/20/20 (a)(b)  500  400,000 
Gannett Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1X, Class A2,     
0.61%, 10/27/20 (b)  280  209,300 
Landmark CDO Ltd., Series 2006-8A, Class B,     
0.61%, 10/19/20 (a)(b)  525  429,823 
MAPS CLO Fund LLC, Series 2005-1A, Class C,     
1.20%, 12/21/17 (a)(b)  275  243,622 
Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1,     
1.74%, 11/15/21 (b)  370  329,818 
T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,     
0.85%, 7/15/19 (a)(b)  320  285,824 
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 3.2%    3,984,387 
Common Stocks  Shares   
Capital Markets — 0.1%     
E*Trade Financial Corp.  14,300  176,748 
Chemicals — 0.0%     
Wellman Holdings, Inc.  272  884 
Wellman Holdings, Inc. (acquired 1/30/09,     
cost $313) (d)  1,341  4,358 
    5,242 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.3%     
Kcad Holdings I Ltd.  142,194,803  1,604,953 
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%     
Medis Technologies Ltd.  176,126  1,937 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%     
Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc.  688  1,720 
Metals & Mining — 0.1%     
Euramax International  468  130,900 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%     
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.  300,167  613,024 
Software — 0.1%     
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.  536  3 
HMH Holdings/EduMedia  45,526  91,052 
    91,055 
Total Common Stocks — 2.1%    2,625,579 
  Par   
Corporate Bonds  (000)   
Airlines — 0.4%     
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16  USD 209  213,942 
United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12  295  307,882 
    521,824 
Auto Components — 0.9%     
Icahn Enterprises LP, 7.75%, 1/15/16  1,065  1,075,650 
Capital Markets — 0.1%     
E*Trade Financial Corp., 3.95%, 8/31/19 (a)(e)(f)  83  99,185 
KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (a)  80  85,116 
    184,301 

 

    Par   
Corporate Bonds    (000)  Value 
Chemicals — 1.6%       
CF Industries, Inc., 6.88%, 5/01/18  USD  445  $ 504,519 
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (e):       
(Second Lien), 10.00%, 1/29/19    894  1,242,660 
(Third Lien), 5.00%, 1/29/19 (g)    308  218,938 
      1,966,117 
Commercial Banks — 1.1%       
CIT Group, Inc.:       
7.00%, 5/01/14    22  22,418 
7.00%, 5/01/15    170  169,150 
7.00%, 5/01/16    120  119,400 
7.00%, 5/01/17    888  876,900 
7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)    140  138,250 
Glitnir Banki HF, 6.38%, 9/25/12 (a)(c)(h)    365   
      1,326,118 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%       
AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a)    480  463,015 
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (a)    260  245,050 
      708,065 
Consumer Finance — 0.3%       
Inmarsat Finance Plc, 7.38%, 12/01/17 (a)    350  364,000 
Containers & Packaging — 0.4%       
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%, 6/15/17    105  114,187 
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (a):       
7.25%, 11/15/17  EUR  160  220,647 
7.75%, 11/15/19    135  185,201 
      520,035 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.9%       
Ally Financial, Inc.:       
6.88%, 9/15/11  USD  150  150,000 
7.50%, 12/31/13    20  20,600 
2.45%, 12/01/14 (b)    750  702,830 
8.00%, 3/15/20    20  20,200 
7.50%, 9/15/20    160  157,200 
8.00%, 11/01/31    210  203,563 
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 3/01/16    80  83,400 
Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/16 (a)    300  306,750 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):       
8.75%, 10/15/16  EUR  200  278,681 
7.13%, 4/15/19  USD  260  246,350 
7.88%, 8/15/19    100  99,000 
6.88%, 2/15/21    195  181,350 
      2,449,924 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%       
ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16    180  184,500 
Qwest Communications International, Inc., Series B,       
7.50%, 2/15/14    347  351,338 
      535,838 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%     
CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (a)    190  188,100 
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.2%       
HCA, Inc.:       
6.50%, 2/15/20    565  571,356 
7.25%, 9/15/20    235  241,463 
7.50%, 2/15/22    660  653,400 
      1,466,219 
Health Care Technology — 0.6%       
IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (a)    700  805,000 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%       
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,       
9.00%, 8/31/20 (a)    192  159,360 
MGM Resorts International, 11.13%, 11/15/17    390  434,850 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Corporate Bonds    (000)  Value 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded)       
Travelport LLC:       
4.88%, 9/01/14 (b)  USD  665  $ 507,062 
9.88%, 9/01/14    145  123,613 
Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI,       
9.63%, 12/15/14 (c)(h)    120  12 
      1,224,897 
Household Durables — 0.4%       
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 12.00%, 10/15/17    500  507,500 
IT Services — 0.3%       
First Data Corp., 7.38%, 6/15/19 (a)    390  366,600 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.4%     
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20    400  401,549 
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,       
10.00%, 12/01/20    1,325  1,336,754 
      1,738,303 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6%       
Sequa Corp., 13.50%, 12/01/15 (a)    722  764,863 
Media — 2.8%       
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (a)    110  113,850 
CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16    500  577,500 
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14    180  194,850 
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.,       
10.50%, 1/15/15 (a)    315  242,550 
Checkout Holding Corp., 10.69%, 11/15/15 (a)(f)    325  191,750 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B,       
9.25%, 12/15/17    884  945,880 
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 12/15/17 (a)  300  303,000 
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC       
Germany GmbH), 8.13%, 12/01/17 (a)    1,000  1,020,000 
      3,589,380 
Metals & Mining — 0.6%       
FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd.,       
7.00%, 11/01/15 (a)    320  319,200 
Novelis, Inc., 8.38%, 12/15/17    455  469,787 
RathGibson, Inc., 11.25%, 2/15/14 (c)(h)    1,390  70 
      789,057 
Multiline Retail — 0.2%       
Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (g)    215  238,113 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%       
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:       
6.00%, 6/01/19    135  131,962 
6.25%, 6/01/21    365  357,244 
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (a)    135  143,100 
      632,306 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.9%       
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (a)(g)    738  516,947 
Clearwater Paper Corp., 10.63%, 6/15/16    190  208,050 
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc.,       
8.00%, 6/01/16 (a)    165  163,350 
Verso Paper Holdings LLC:       
11.50%, 7/01/14    144  152,640 
Series B, 4.00%, 8/01/14 (b)    170  139,400 
      1,180,387 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%       
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,       
6.50%, 7/15/16 (a)    460  437,000 
Professional Services — 0.1%       
FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20    85  83,831 

 

    Par   
Corporate Bonds    (000)  Value 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.4%       
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/16  USD  850  $ 860,625 
Digicel Group Ltd. (a):       
9.13%, 1/15/15    279  279,000 
8.25%, 9/01/17    255  255,000 
iPCS, Inc., 2.38%, 5/01/13 (b)    200  185,500 
Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E,       
6.88%, 10/31/13    225  223,594 
      1,803,719 
Total Corporate Bonds — 20.2%      25,467,147 
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)       
Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%       
DynCorp International LLC, Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/05/16  401  382,308 
SI Organization, Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.50%, 11/22/16  420  377,662 
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%, 2/14/17    896  859,680 
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp., Term Loan B,       
4.25%, 4/07/17    466  449,996 
      2,069,646 
Airlines — 0.8%       
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B,       
5.50%, 4/20/17    1,150  1,059,921 
Auto Components — 2.5%       
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 2.96%, 8/07/14    1,772  1,661,583 
Autoparts Holdings, Ltd., First Lien Term Loan,       
6.50%, 7/28/17    700  686,000 
Federal-Mogul Corp.:       
Term Loan B, 2.16%, 12/29/14    315  285,076 
Term Loan C, 2.15%, 12/28/15    160  145,347 
UCI International, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 7/26/17    348  338,238 
      3,116,244 
Biotechnology — 0.3%       
Grifols SA, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 6/01/17    420  409,920 
Building Products — 3.1%       
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 3/09/18    574  538,432 
CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 2/18/17    846  790,776 
Goodman Global, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien),       
5.75%, 10/28/16    2,154  2,117,449 
Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103 GmbH),       
Tranche B-2B Term Loan, 4.79%, 5/05/15  EUR  317  408,060 
      3,854,717 
Capital Markets — 1.9%       
American Capital Ltd., Term Loan B, 7.50%, 12/31/13  USD  261  253,870 
HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien),       
6.25%, 12/14/16    906  878,829 
Nuveen Investments, Inc.:       
Extended Term Loan (First Lien),       
5.75% – 5.81%, 5/12/17    862  805,455 
Non-Extended Term Loan (First Lien),       
3.25%, 11/13/14    438  404,767 
      2,342,921 
Chemicals — 5.8%       
American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Term Loan,       
5.50%, 4/25/17    608  583,375 
Arizona Chemical Co., LLC, New Term Loan B,       
4.75%, 11/21/16    172  165,448 
Ashland, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/30/18    550  537,724 
Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/27/16    700  684,831 
Gentek, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00% – 5.75%, 10/06/15    721  673,031 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Chemicals (concluded)       
MDI Holdings, LLC (FKA MacDermid, Inc.), Tranche C       
Term Loan, 3.54%, 4/11/14  EUR  220  $ 301,141 
Nexeo Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 9/08/17  USD  599  551,117 
PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original Term       
Loan (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14    627  572,763 
Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17    885  812,660 
Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/15/15    1,323  1,308,462 
Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/17    1,294  1,193,577 
      7,384,129 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.5%       
ARAMARK Corp.:       
Letter of Credit — 1 Facility, 2.06%, 1/27/14    7  6,533 
Letter of Credit — 2 Facility, 3.44%, 7/26/16    10  9,106 
US Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/27/14    86  81,092 
US Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/26/16    148  138,470 
AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,       
5.25%, 6/10/16    301  289,545 
Adesa Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.), Initial Term Loan B,       
5.00%, 5/19/17    1,250  1,187,500 
Altegrity, Inc. (FKA US Investigations Services, Inc.),       
Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/20/15    790  768,850 
Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan 2, 7.00%, 3/17/16    925  918,830 
Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),       
2.21% – 2.23%, 4/02/14    639  554,829 
Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate),       
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16    496  474,747 
      4,429,502 
Communications Equipment — 1.7%       
Avaya, Inc.:       
Term Loan B, 3.06%, 10/24/14    485  431,512 
Term Loan B-3, 4.81%, 10/26/17    910  783,586 
CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/14/18    998  957,600 
      2,172,698 
Construction & Engineering — 1.0%       
BakerCorp., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/01/18    435  413,250 
Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan,       
9.00%, 12/16/17    800  800,000 
      1,213,250 
Consumer Finance — 1.9%       
Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS       
Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17    2,600  2,408,250 
Containers & Packaging — 0.7%       
Anchor Glass Container Corp., Term Loan (First Lien),       
6.00%, 3/02/16    135  132,695 
Graham Packaging Co., LP, Term Loan D,       
6.00%, 9/23/16    794  786,060 
      918,755 
Diversified Consumer Services — 3.2%       
Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan,       
3.22% – 3.30%, 11/20/14    1,343  1,168,045 
Laureate Education, Extended Term Loan,       
5.25%, 8/15/18    2,113  1,866,409 
ServiceMaster Co.:       
Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%, 7/24/14    1,037  958,101 
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14    103  95,413 
      4,087,968 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%       
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan E,       
6.50%, 2/09/18    574  547,035 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.9%       
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan,       
9.00%, 11/01/15 (g)    1,366  1,363,925 

 

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (concluded)       
Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., Term Loan,       
9.25%, 4/15/15  USD  817  $ 768,766 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:       
Incremental Tranche A Term Loan,       
2.49% – 2.50%, 3/13/14    1,175  1,085,700 
Term Loan B, 11.50%, 3/13/14    575  597,523 
Term Loan B2, 2.49%, 9/03/18    1,700  1,602,250 
US Telepacific Corp., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 2/23/17    748  720,256 
      6,138,420 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.2%     
Aeroflex Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/09/18    725  671,227 
CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):       
Extended Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/14/17    494  448,682 
Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14    663  623,385 
Flextronics International Ltd., Delayed Draw:       
Term Loan A-2, 2.47%, 10/01/14    24  22,648 
Term Loan A-3, 2.44%, 10/01/14    21  19,413 
Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC, New Term       
Loan, 4.00%, 5/11/18    1,000  961,250 
      2,746,605 
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.5%       
CCS Corp., Tranche B Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/14/14    801  709,989 
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:       
Coal Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16    336  324,197 
Gas Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16    614  603,583 
MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan,       
4.00%, 3/16/18    1,600  1,530,000 
      3,167,769 
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.9%       
AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. (FKA Alliance Boots),       
Facility B1, 3.61%, 7/09/15  GBP  750  1,046,749 
Bolthouse Farms, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),       
5.50% – 5.75%, 2/11/16  USD  259  252,142 
US Foodservice, Inc.:       
New Term Loan B, 5.75%, 3/31/17    299  278,302 
Term Loan B, 2.71% – 2.72%, 7/03/14    879  786,453 
      2,363,646 
Food Products — 4.1%       
Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien):       
7.00%, 9/30/16    923  892,611 
11.25%, 9/29/17    500  490,000 
Del Monte Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/08/18    2,495  2,351,537 
Michaels Foods Group, Inc. (FKA M-Foods Holdings, Inc.),     
Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/23/18    111  106,016 
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan,       
6.00%, 4/02/14    581  573,075 
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole):       
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18    291  279,752 
Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18    540  519,539 
      5,212,530 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0%       
Biomet, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 3.22% – 3.25%, 3/25/15  195  185,055 
Capsugel Healthcare Ltd., Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/01/18    700  676,200 
DJO Finance LLC (FKA ReAble Therapeutics       
Finance LLC), Term Loan, 3.22%, 5/20/14    446  415,862 
Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/03/18    777  716,624 
Immucor, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 8/17/18    525  506,300 
      2,500,041 
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.0%       
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:       
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14    33  30,506 
Extended Term Loan B, 3.72% – 3.82%, 1/25/17    85  77,669 
Non Extended Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14    638  591,361 
ConvaTec, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/22/16    597  563,168 
DaVita, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/20/16    796  772,120 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 21



BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)       
Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan,       
5.25%, 5/25/18  USD  953  $ 881,062 
HCA, Inc.:       
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.50%, 5/01/18    104  97,175 
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.50%, 3/31/17    57  53,398 
Harden Healthcare, Inc.:       
Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15  552  540,822 
Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15    346  339,127 
inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.):       
Incremental Term Loan B3, 6.75%, 5/15/18    500  470,000 
Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16    810  764,225 
Medpace, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 6/22/17    600  570,000 
Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,     
5.75%, 12/16/16    597  584,564 
      6,335,197 
Health Care Technology — 0.7%       
IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan,       
4.50%, 8/25/17    586  562,490 
MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/16/16    397  375,589 
      938,079 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 7.2%       
Ameristar Casinos, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/13/18  748  718,200 
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.:       
Term Loan B-2, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15    155  133,542 
Term Loan B-3, 3.25%, 1/28/15    2,771  2,385,718 
Term Loan B-4, 9.50%, 10/31/16    383  382,259 
Dunkin' Brands, Inc., New Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 11/23/17    1,049  1,007,823 
Golden Living, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/04/18    840  745,500 
Penn National Gaming, Inc., Term Loan B,       
3.75%, 7/16/18    150  145,875 
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (FKA SW       
Acquisitions Co., Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/17/17  860  830,207 
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan       
(First Lien), 5.25%, 6/30/16    745  726,344 
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Term Loan,       
8.50%, 11/05/15    388  385,007 
VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):       
New Project Term Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13    294  290,532 
Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/25/12  374  370,361 
Term B Funded Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13    986  973,205 
      9,094,573 
Household Durables — 0.0%       
Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens), Term Loan B,       
5.25%, 12/22/16    20  17,819 
IT Services — 4.7%       
Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.22%, 11/10/14    1,025  876,157 
First Data Corp.:       
Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14    112  98,815 
Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 4.22%, 3/23/18    3,174  2,657,585 
Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14    80  69,879 
infoGROUP, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 5/22/18    346  317,152 
iPayment, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 5/08/17    553  523,055 
TransUnion LLC, Replacement Term Loan, 4.75%, 2/12/18  1,465  1,389,093 
      5,931,736 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 3.7%     
The AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18    998  958,099 
Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/02/18    1,845  1,700,523 
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU),       
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17    2,704  1,985,014 
      4,643,636 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.2%       
Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.50% – 3.51%, 12/03/14  1,597  1,491,503 

 

Par
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Insurance — 0.8%       
CNO Financial Group, Inc., Term Loan, 6.25%, 9/30/16  USD  988  $ 965,870 
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.4%       
EB Sports Corp., Loan, 11.50%, 12/31/15    502  481,948 
Machinery — 1.8%       
Navistar Financial Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 12/16/12    397  386,053 
Terex Corp.:       
Term Loan, 6.03%, 4/28/17  EUR  65  90,571 
Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/28/17  USD  500  490,000 
Tomkins Plc, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 9/29/16    1,366  1,314,944 
      2,281,568 
Marine — 0.3%       
Horizon Lines, LLC:       
Revolving Loan, 0.50% – 6.30%, 8/08/12    285  277,439 
Term Loan, 6.25%, 8/08/12    120  115,927 
      393,366 
Media — 18.2%       
AMC Networks, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/31/18    800  771,000 
Acosta, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/01/18    948  893,663 
Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,       
5.00%, 7/16/15    765  688,645 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 3/08/16    472  446,170 
Bresnan Telecommunications Co. LLC, Term Loan,       
4.50%, 12/14/17    1,368  1,305,588 
Catalina Marketing Corp., Term Loan B,       
2.97%, 10/01/14    115  105,167 
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning):       
Term Loan, 2.50%, 7/03/14    787  650,874 
Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14    480  458,263 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:       
Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/06/14    14  14,385 
Term Loan C, 3.50%, 9/06/16    1,176  1,119,820 
Clarke American Corp., Term Facility B,       
2.72% – 2.75%, 6/30/14    398  330,016 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan B,       
3.87%, 1/28/16    1,115  834,511 
Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 8/30/18    550  514,937 
Getty Images, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/07/16    274  267,940 
Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.71%, 12/31/14    593  542,805 
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,       
6.21%, 6/12/14    724  582,049 
Hubbard Broadcasting, Term Loan B (Second Lien),       
5.25%, 4/28/17    500  475,835 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (FKA Intelsat Jackson       
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18    2,993  2,865,319 
Interactive Data Corp., New Term Loan B,       
4.50%, 2/12/18    1,421  1,344,154 
Knology, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/18/17    322  304,828 
Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG),       
Facility B1, 4.20%, 3/06/15  EUR  304  338,574 
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom Communications,       
LLC), Tranche D Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/31/17  USD  714  681,854 
Newsday, LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13    2,000  2,065,000 
Nielsen Finance LLC, Class B Dollar Term Loan,       
3.96%, 5/02/16    678  637,446 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., New Tranche B Term Loan,       
4.00%, 10/28/16    508  499,999 
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment),       
Term Facility, 5.51%, 6/01/12    913  877,953 
UPC Broadband Holding B.V., Term U, 5.44%, 12/31/17 EUR 1,035  1,390,520 
Univision Communications, Inc., Extended First Lien       
Term Loan, 4.47%, 3/31/17  USD  864  743,407 
WC Luxco Sarl, New Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/15/18    219  210,536 
Weather Channel, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/13/17    1,112  1,071,223 
      23,032,481 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Metals & Mining — 2.8%       
Novelis, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/10/17  USD           1,428  $ 1,348,474 
SunCoke Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/26/18    450  427,500 
Walter Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/02/18    1,864  1,779,893 
      3,555,867 
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%       
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (FKA NE Energy, Inc.),       
Term B Advance (First Lien), 2.75%, 11/01/13    200  189,478 
Multiline Retail — 1.7%       
Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan,       
2.96% – 2.97%, 7/07/14    270  262,164 
Hema Holding BV, Facility D, 6.43%, 1/05/17  EUR          1,400  1,823,405 
      2,085,569 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.1%       
EquiPower Resources Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B,       
5.75%, 1/26/18  USD  798  765,082 
Gibson Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/14/18    850  803,250 
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%, 11/02/15  1,097  1,085,811 
      2,654,143 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%       
Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 2/10/17    1,045  942,364 
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 6/18/18    650  635,785 
Quinteles Transnational Corp., Term Loan,       
5.00%, 6/08/18    690  639,975 
RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan Tranche 2, 4.00%, 5/09/18    500  485,000 
Warner Chilcott Corp.:       
Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 3/15/18    319  305,835 
Term Loan B-2, 4.25%, 3/15/18    160  153,117 
      3,162,076 
Professional Services — 0.8%       
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,       
4.00%, 8/03/17    382  374,150 
Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B       
(First Lien), 4.50%, 11/03/16    697  670,824 
      1,044,974 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%       
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),       
5.00%, 6/28/13    1,052  1,022,425 
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.7%       
Realogy Corp.:       
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.30%, 10/10/13    791  698,185 
Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan,       
4.44%, 10/10/16    60  49,156 
Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16    1,323  1,088,791 
Letter of Credit, 3.19%, 10/10/13    32  28,135 
Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13    253  223,377 
      2,087,644 
Road & Rail — 0.3%       
The Hertz Corp., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/09/18    399  378,053 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6%       
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Term Loan B,       
4.44%, 12/01/16    366  332,935 
Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/02/17    498  474,700 
      807,635 
Software — 0.6%       
Rovi Corp., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/07/18    499  479,633 
Vertafore, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 7/29/16    333  317,075 
      796,708 

 

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Specialty Retail — 4.7%       
Academy Ltd., Term Loan, 6.00%, 8/03/18  USD  900 $ 854,325 
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term Loan B,       
6.25%, 2/23/17    420  395,556 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Term Loan B,       
4.25%, 3/02/18    1,200  1,132,500 
J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/07/18    399  355,361 
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/16/18    284  264,120 
Michaels Stores, Inc.:       
Term Loan B-1, 2.50%, 10/31/13    223  210,269 
Term Loan B-2, 4.75%, 7/31/16    791  743,946 
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B,       
4.50%, 11/24/17    1,139  1,070,190 
Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware, Inc.:       
Initial Loan, 6.00%, 9/01/16    817  765,680 
Term Loan B, 5.25%, 5/25/18    200  185,202 
      5,977,149 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.6%       
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:       
Term Loan B, 4.00%, 3/16/18    249  233,050 
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 4.07%, 11/04/16    504  470,953 
Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:       
Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15    1,070  1,075,678 
Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16 (g)    200  201,000 
      1,980,681 
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 110.4%    139,494,145 
    Beneficial   
    Interest   
Other Interests (i)    (000)   
Auto Components — 0.7%       
Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B       
Membership Interests (c)    —(j)  925,294 
Intermet Liquidating Trust, Class A (c)    256  2 
      925,296 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%       
DVF JGW SPV, LLC (J.G. Wentworth LLC Preferred Equity       
Interests) (c)(k)    —(j)  647,746 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%       
Buffets, Inc. (c)    360  4 
Household Durables — 0.7%       
DVF (S-Martin) SPV, LLC (Stanley Martin, Class B       
Membership Units) (c)(k)    1  845,673 
Metals & Mining — 0.8%       
DVF (R-Gibson) SPV, LLC (RathGibson Acquisition       
Corp.) (k)    88  1,057,282 
Total Other Interests — 2.7%      3,476,001 
Preferred Securities       
Preferred Stocks    Shares   
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%       
Ally Financial, Inc. (a)    50  38,045 
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.0%      38,045 
Trust Preferred       
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%       
GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (b)(e)    3,700  78,822 
Total Trust Preferred — 0.1%      78,822 
Total Preferred Securities — 0.1%      116,867 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 23



BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Warrants (l)  Shares  Value 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%     
Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (Expires 4/29/14)  304  $ 3 
Software — 0.0%     
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.     
(Expires 9/29/17)  357  4 
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)  4,970   
    4 
Total Warrants — 0.0%    7 
Total Long-Term Investments     
(Cost — $191,367,117) — 138.7%    175,164,133 
Options Purchased  Contracts   
Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%     
Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC,     
Strike Price USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19,     
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA  13   
Total Options Purchased (Cost — $12,711) — 0.0%     
Total Investments (Cost — $191,379,828*) — 138.7%    175,164,133 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (38.7)%    (48,857,375) 
Net Assets — 100.0%    $126,306,758 


* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of

August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Aggregate cost  $189,490,515 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $ 3,190,985 
Gross unrealized depreciation  (17,517,367) 
Net unrealized depreciation  $ (14,326,382) 

 

(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. 
These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified 
institutional investors. 
(b) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. 
(c) Non-income producing security. 
(d) Restricted security as to resale. As of report date the Fund held less than 0.1% of 
its net assets, with a current market value of $4,358 and an original cost of $313, 
in this security. 
(e) Convertible security. 
(f) Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of 
report date. 
(g) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in 
additional par/shares. 
(h) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments. 
(i) Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other 
reorganization or private entities. 
(j) Amount is less than $500. 
(k) The investment is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund. 
(l) Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of 
common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of 
shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, 
if any. 

 

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

  Shares Held at  Net  Shares Held at   
Affiliate  August 31, 2010  Activity  August 31, 2011  Income 
BlackRock Liquidity       
Funds, TempFund,       
Institutional Class     1,822,139  (1,822,139)    $3,467 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one
or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized
market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management.
These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine
such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

            Unrealized 
Currency  Currency    Settlement             Appreciation 
Purchased    Sold  Counterparty  Date  (Depreciation) 
USD  745,354  CAD  737,000  Citibank NA  10/07/11  $ (6,595) 
CAD  737,000  USD  749,711  Citibank NA  10/07/11  2,238 
USD           4,720,029  EUR  3,292,500  Citibank NA  10/26/11  (6,544) 
USD  99,645  EUR  70,000  Citibank NA  10/26/11  (844) 
USD  310,162  EUR  215,000  UBS AG  10/26/11  1,517 
EUR  100,300  USD  143,690  Citibank NA  10/26/11  296 
USD  516,530  EUR  361,000  Morgan Stanley  10/26/11  (1,706) 
EUR  110,000  USD  156,558  Deutsche Bank AG                 10/26/11  1,353 
USD  685,485  GBP  429,000  Royal Bank     
        of Scotland Plc  10/07/11  (10,640) 
USD  201,227  GBP  125,000  Citibank NA  10/07/11  (1,606) 
Total            $ (22,531) 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of
investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in
three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:
Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets
and liabilities
Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for
similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical
or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than
quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest
rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and
default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)
Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the cir-
cumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the
Fund's own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and
derivative financial instruments)

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial
instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative
financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived
risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding
valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant
accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF)
Schedule of Investments (concluded)

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determin-
ing the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

Valuation Inputs  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Assets:         
Investments:         
Long-Term         
Investments:         
Asset-Backed         
Securities  $ 1,231,272  $ 2,753,115   $3,984,387 
Common Stocks  $ 180,405  743,926  1,701,248  2,625,579 
Corporate Bonds. .    23,846,107  1,621,040  25,467,147 
Floating Rate         
Loan Interests.  —      27,138,663  12,355,482 139,494,145 
Other Interests    925,294  2,550,707  3,476,001 
Preferred         
Securities  78,822  38,045    116,867 
Warrants.      7  7 
Liabilities:         
Unfunded Loan         
Commitments    (45,062)    (45,062) 
Total  $ 259,227   $153,878,245  $ 20,981,599   $175,119,071 

 

Valuation Inputs  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Derivative Financial Instruments1       
Assets:         
Foreign currency         
exchange         
contracts    $ 5,404  $ 5,404 
Liabilities:         
Foreign currency         
exchange         
contracts     (27,935)    (27,935) 
Total   —  $(22,531)  $ (22,531) 
1 Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which 
are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. 

 

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

  Asset-Backed  Common  Corporate  Floating Rate  Other    Unfunded Loan                              
  Securities  Stocks  Bonds  Loan Interests  Interests  Warrants  Commitments  Total 
Assets/Liabilities:                 
Balance, as of August 31, 2010  $ 338,985  $ 230,600  $ 904,927  $22,878,826             $ 1,589,042     $ 3 $ (46,660)  $25,895,723 
Accrued discounts/premiums  26,592    (14,766)  136,339           148,165 
Net realized gain (loss)      6,525  (252,033)   —          (245,508) 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/                 
depreciation2  889,701  (1,475,536)  451,244  1,588,616            830,945     33,379  2,318,349 
Purchases  2,847,837  3,025,315  230,968  7,737,800  130,720   4   13,972,644 
Sales  (1,350,000)  (79,131)  (76,913)  (16,760,979)        (18,267,023) 
Transfers in3      119,055  2,257,262       13,281  2,389,598 
Transfers out3        (5,230,349)        (5,230,349) 
Balance, as of August 31, 2011  $ 2,753,115  $ 1,701,248  $ 1,621,040  $12,355,482  $ 2,550,707  $ 7   $20,981,599 


2
Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
still held on August 31, 2011 was $(641,187).
3 The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial
instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 25



 BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2011
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  Par   
Asset-Backed Securities  (000)  Value 
ARES CLO Funds, Series 2005-10A, Class B,     
0.64%, 9/18/17 (a)(b)  USD 750  $ 668,302 
Ballyrock CDO Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class B,     
0.67%, 8/28/19 (a)(b)  1,000  785,000 
Canaras Summit CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,     
0.73%, 6/19/21 (a)(b)  750  601,763 
Chatham Light CLO Ltd., Series 2005-2A Class A2,     
0.66%, 8/03/19 (a)(b)  1,000  897,500 
Flagship CLO, Series 2006-1A, Class B,     
0.60%, 9/20/19 (a)(b)  1,304  1,052,980 
Franklin CLO Ltd., Series 6A, Class B,     
0.72%, 8/09/19 (a)(b)  1,910  1,639,926 
Fraser Sullivan CLO Ltd., Series 2006-2A, Class B,     
0.65%, 12/20/20 (a)(b)  500  400,000 
Gannett Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1X, Class A2,     
0.61%, 10/27/20 (b)  575  429,813 
Goldman Sachs Asset Management CLO Plc,     
Series 2007-1A, Class B, 0.70%, 8/01/22 (a)(b)  1,255  931,837 
Landmark CDO Ltd., Series 2006-8A, Class B,     
0.61%, 10/19/20 (a)(b)  1,075  880,113 
MAPS CLO Fund LLC, Series 2005-1A, Class C,     
1.20%, 12/21/17 (a)(b)  575  509,393 
Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1,     
1.74%, 11/15/21 (b)  765  681,921 
T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,     
0.85%, 7/15/19 (a)(b)  655  585,046 
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 3.9%    10,063,594 
Common Stocks (c)  Shares   
Chemicals — 0.0%     
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.  13,117  5,036 
Wellman Holdings, Inc.  430  1,397 
    6,433 
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%     
Medis Technologies Ltd.  71,654  788 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%     
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.  133,089  271,804 
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)  152,951  312,368 
Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)  84,448  56,914 
    641,086 
Software — 0.1%     
HMH Holdings/EduMedia  92,606  185,212 
Total Common Stocks — 0.3%    833,519 
  Par   
Corporate Bonds  (000)   
Airlines — 0.2%     
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16  USD 417  427,885 
Auto Components — 0.9%     
Icahn Enterprises LP, 7.75%, 1/15/16  2,215  2,237,150 
Chemicals — 1.2%     
CF Industries, Inc., 6.88%, 5/01/18  905  1,026,044 
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.:     
7.50%, 3/31/15  857  856,987 
10.00%, 3/31/15  844  780,848 
Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (Third Lien),     
5.00%, 1/29/19 (d)(e)  487  346,118 
    3,009,997 

 

    Par   
Corporate Bonds    (000)  Value 
Commercial Banks — 1.0%       
CIT Group, Inc.:       
7.00%, 5/01/14  USD  84  $ 84,069 
7.00%, 5/01/15    290  288,550 
7.00%, 5/01/16    400  398,000 
7.00%, 5/01/17    1,621  1,600,738 
7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)    250  246,875 
      2,618,232 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%       
AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a)    951  917,761 
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (a)    530  499,525 
      1,417,286 
Consumer Finance — 0.5%       
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17    360  364,500 
Inmarsat Finance Plc, 7.38%, 12/01/17 (a)    775  806,000 
      1,170,500 
Containers & Packaging — 1.2%       
Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15    1,600  1,648,000 
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%, 6/15/17    220  239,250 
OI European Group BV, 6.88%, 3/31/17  EUR  143  195,148 
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (a):       
7.25%, 11/15/17    335  461,979 
7.75%, 11/15/19    338  463,688 
      3,008,065 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.9%       
Ally Financial, Inc., 2.53%, 12/01/14 (b)  USD     2,600  2,436,478 
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 3/01/16    160  166,800 
Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/16 (a)    597  610,433 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):       
8.75%, 10/15/16  EUR  472  657,687 
7.13%, 4/15/19  USD  530  502,175 
7.88%, 8/15/19    300  297,000 
6.88%, 2/15/21    395  367,350 
      5,037,923 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%       
ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16    430  440,750 
Qwest Communications International, Inc.:       
8.00%, 10/01/15    600  640,500 
Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14    434  439,425 
      1,520,675 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%     
CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (a)    370  366,300 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.5%       
DJO Finance LLC:       
10.88%, 11/15/14    1,175  1,214,656 
7.75%, 4/15/18 (a)    210  195,300 
      1,409,956 
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%       
HCA, Inc.:       
6.50%, 2/15/20    1,170  1,183,162 
7.25%, 9/15/20    485  498,338 
7.50%, 2/15/22    1,370  1,356,300 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:       
9.00%, 5/01/15    160  169,600 
8.88%, 7/01/19    1,085  1,150,100 
      4,357,500 
Health Care Technology — 0.8%       
IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 8/20/17 (a)    1,860  2,139,000 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3%       
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,       
9.00%, 8/31/20 (a)    373  309,590 
MGM Resorts International, 10.38%, 5/15/14    490  537,775 
      847,365 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Corporate Bonds    (000)  Value 
Household Durables — 0.5%       
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 12.00%, 10/15/17  USD      1,200  $ 1,218,000 
IT Services — 0.3%       
First Data Corp., 7.38%, 6/15/19 (a)    815  766,100 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.4%     
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20    1,000  1,003,871 
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,       
10.00%, 12/01/20    2,700  2,723,952 
      3,727,823 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6%       
Sequa Corp., 13.50%, 12/01/15 (a)    1,557  1,650,776 
Media — 2.8%       
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (a)    225  232,875 
CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16    1,050  1,212,750 
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14    420  454,650 
Checkout Holding Corp., 10.69%, 11/15/15 (a)(f)    665  392,350 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:       
9.25%, 12/15/17    401  425,060 
Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17    1,834  1,962,380 
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 12/15/17 (a)  615  621,150 
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC       
Germany GmbH), 8.13%, 12/01/17 (a)    2,000  2,040,000 
      7,341,215 
Metals & Mining — 0.7%       
FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd.,       
7.00%, 11/01/15 (a)    840  837,900 
Novelis, Inc., 8.38%, 12/15/17    935  965,388 
      1,803,288 
Multiline Retail — 0.2%       
Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (d)    445  492,838 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%       
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:       
6.00%, 6/01/19    435  425,212 
6.25%, 6/01/21    665  650,869 
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (a)    275  291,500 
      1,367,581 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.6%       
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (a)(d)  1,298  908,544 
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc.,       
8.00%, 6/01/16 (a)    340  336,600 
Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Series B, 4.00%, 8/01/14 (b)  340  278,800 
      1,523,944 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%       
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,       
6.50%, 7/15/16 (a)    980  931,000 
Professional Services — 0.1%       
FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20    170  167,663 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.5%       
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/16    1,700  1,721,250 
Digicel Group Ltd. (a):       
9.13%, 1/15/15    278  278,000 
8.25%, 9/01/17    315  315,000 
iPCS, Inc., 2.38%, 5/01/13 (b)    1,500  1,391,250 
Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.88%, 10/31/13  275  273,281 
      3,978,781 
Total Corporate Bonds — 21.0%      54,536,843 

 

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%       
DynCorp International LLC, Term Loan B,       
6.25%, 7/05/16  USD  939  $ 894,273 
SI Organization, Inc., New Term Loan B,       
4.50%, 11/22/16    840  756,338 
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%, 2/14/17    1,791  1,719,360 
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp., Term Loan B,       
4.25%, 4/07/17    931  899,993 
      4,269,964 
Airlines — 0.9%       
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B,       
5.50%, 4/20/17    2,400  2,212,008 
Auto Components — 2.4%       
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 2.96%, 8/07/14    3,431  3,216,774 
Autoparts Holdings, Ltd., First Lien Term Loan,       
6.50%, 7/28/17    1,450  1,421,000 
Federal-Mogul Corp.:       
Term Loan B, 2.16%, 12/29/14    600  543,461 
Term Loan C, 2.15%, 12/28/15    306  277,086 
GPX International Tire Corp., Tranche B Term Loan:       
8.37%, 3/31/12    549   
12.00%, 3/31/12    9   
UCI International, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 7/26/17    746  724,795 
      6,183,116 
Biotechnology — 0.3%       
Grifols SA, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 6/01/17    850  829,600 
Building Products — 3.1%       
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 3/09/18    1,172  1,100,274 
CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 2/18/17    1,791  1,674,585 
Goodman Global, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien),       
5.75%, 10/28/16    4,548  4,470,170 
Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103 GmbH),       
Tranche B-2B Term Loan, 4.79%, 5/05/15  EUR  648  835,248 
      8,080,277 
Capital Markets — 1.8%       
American Capital Ltd., Term Loan B, 7.50%, 12/31/13  USD  515  500,539 
HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien),       
6.25%, 12/14/16    1,812  1,757,659 
Nuveen Investments, Inc.:       
Extended Term Loan (First Lien),       
5.75% – 5.81%, 5/12/17    1,753  1,637,899 
Non-Extended Term Loan (First Lien),       
3.25%, 11/13/14    897  829,049 
      4,725,146 
Chemicals — 6.0%       
American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,       
5.50%, 4/25/17    1,222  1,171,533 
Arizona Chemical Co., LLC, Term Loan, 4.75%, 11/21/16    528  509,266 
Ashland, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/30/18    1,200  1,173,216 
Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/27/16    1,400  1,369,662 
Gentek, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00% – 5.75%, 10/06/15    1,490  1,390,414 
MDI Holdings, LLC (FKA MacDermid, Inc.), Tranche C       
Term Loan, 3.54%, 4/11/14  EUR  507  692,624 
Nexeo Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 9/08/17  USD            1,197  1,102,234 
PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original Term       
Loan (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14    1,450  1,325,120 
Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17    1,819  1,670,913 
Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/15/15    2,761  2,730,062 
Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/17    2,687  2,478,968 
      15,614,012 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 27



BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.8%       
ARAMARK Corp.:       
Letter of Credit — 1 Facility, 2.06%, 1/27/14  USD  16  $ 15,412 
Letter of Credit — 2 Facility, 3.44%, 7/26/16    24  22,000 
US Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/27/14    203  191,326 
US Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/26/16    358  334,531 
AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,       
5.25%, 6/10/16    652  627,216 
Adesa Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.), Term Loan B,       
5.00%, 5/19/17    2,600  2,470,000 
Altegrity, Inc. (FKA US Investigations Services, Inc.),       
Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/20/15    1,627  1,582,926 
Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan 2, 7.00%, 3/17/16    1,875  1,862,495 
Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),       
2.21% – 2.23%, 4/02/14    1,520  1,319,596 
Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate),       
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16    993  949,495 
West Corp.:       
Term Loan 4.50%, 7/15/16    294  278,909 
Term Loan B, 4.50%, 7/15/16    152  144,453 
      9,798,359 
Communications Equipment — 1.7%       
Avaya, Inc. Term Loan B:       
3.06%, 10/24/14    1,016  904,079 
4.81%, 10/26/17    1,917  1,651,361 
CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/14/18    1,995  1,915,200 
      4,470,640 
Construction & Engineering — 1.0%       
BakerCorp., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/01/18    865  821,750 
Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan,       
9.00%, 12/16/17    1,700  1,700,000 
      2,521,750 
Consumer Finance — 1.9%       
Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS       
Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17    5,350  4,955,437 
Containers & Packaging — 0.9%       
Anchor Glass Container Corp., Term Loan (First Lien),       
6.00%, 3/02/16    265  261,296 
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Term Loan C,       
2.21%, 4/03/15    277  246,310 
Graham Packaging Co., LP:       
Term Loan C, 6.75%, 4/04/14    623  616,269 
Term Loan D, 6.00%, 9/23/16    1,092  1,080,833 
      2,204,708 
Diversified Consumer Services — 3.0%       
Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan,       
3.22% – 3.30%, 11/20/14    2,478  2,155,925 
Laureate Education, Inc., Extended Term Loan,       
5.25%, 8/15/18    3,784  3,342,154 
ServiceMaster Co.:       
Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%, 7/24/14    2,182  2,016,048 
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14    217  200,769 
      7,714,896 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%       
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan E,       
6.50%, 2/09/18    1,426  1,360,453 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.3%       
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan,       
9.00%, 11/01/15 (d)    1,350  1,348,312 
Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., Term Loan,       
9.25%, 4/15/15    1,609  1,514,236 

 

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (concluded)       
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:       
Incremental Tranche A Term Loan,       
2.49% – 2.50%, 3/13/14  USD       2,525  $ 2,333,100 
Term Loan B, 11.50%, 3/13/14    1,150  1,195,046 
Term Loan B2, 2.49%, 9/03/18    3,450  3,251,625 
US Telepacific Corp., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 2/23/17    1,497  1,440,513 
      11,082,832 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.2%     
Aeroflex Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/09/18    1,475  1,365,599 
CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):       
Extended Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/14/17    1,037  941,081 
Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14    1,372  1,290,059 
Flextronics International Ltd., Delayed Draw:       
Term Loan A-2, 2.47%, 10/01/14    45  42,780 
Term Loan A-3, 2.44%, 10/01/14    39  36,669 
Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC, New Term       
Loan, 4.00%, 5/11/18    2,100  2,018,625 
      5,694,813 
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.5%       
CCS Corp., Tranche B Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/14/14    1,617  1,434,526 
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:       
Coal Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16    689  665,457 
Gas Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16    1,261  1,238,933 
MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan,       
4.00%, 3/16/18    3,350  3,203,437 
      6,542,353 
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0%       
AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. (FKA Alliance Boots),       
Facility B1, 3.61%, 7/09/15  GBP        1,825  2,547,088 
Bolthouse Farms, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),       
5.50% – 5.75%, 2/11/16  USD  508  494,666 
US Foodservice, Inc.:       
New Term Loan B, 5.75%, 3/31/17    698  649,373 
Term Loan B, 2.71% – 2.72%, 7/03/14    1,772  1,586,191 
      5,277,318 
Food Products — 4.2%       
Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien):       
7.00%, 9/30/16    1,956  1,890,793 
11.25%, 9/29/17    1,100  1,078,000 
Del Monte Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/08/18    5,115  4,820,887 
Michaels Foods Group, Inc. (FKA M-Foods       
Holdings, Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/23/18    292  278,800 
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan,       
6.00%, 4/02/14    1,213  1,195,380 
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole):       
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18    558  537,595 
Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18    1,037  998,390 
      10,799,845 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.1%       
Biomet, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 3.22% – 3.25%, 3/25/15  685  650,065 
Capsugel Healthcare Ltd., Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/01/18    1,300  1,255,800 
DJO Finance LLC (FKA ReAble Therapeutics       
Finance LLC), Term Loan, 3.22%, 5/20/14    986  919,784 
Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/03/18    1,639  1,511,389 
Immucor, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 8/17/18    1,080  1,041,530 
      5,378,568 
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.5%       
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:       
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14    82  76,115 
Extended Term Loan B, 3.72% – 3.82%, 1/25/17    175  159,906 
Non Extended Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14    1,584  1,468,477 
ConvaTec, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/22/16    1,294  1,220,197 
DaVita, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/20/16    1,692  1,640,755 
Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan B,       
5.25% – 6.00%, 5/25/18    1,910  1,766,750 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)       
HCA, Inc.:       
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.50%, 5/01/18  USD  636  $ 596,813 
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.50%, 3/31/17    787  741,040 
Harden Healthcare, Inc.:       
Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15  1,130  1,107,195 
Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15    692  678,253 
inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.):       
Incremental Term Loan B3, 6.75%, 5/15/18    800  752,000 
Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16    1,796  1,693,955 
Medpace, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 6/22/17    1,250  1,187,500 
Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,     
5.75%, 12/16/16    1,194  1,169,129 
      14,258,085 
Health Care Technology — 0.7%       
IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan,       
4.50%, 8/25/17    1,207  1,157,545 
MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/16/16    779  737,599 
      1,895,144 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 7.6%       
Ameristar Casinos, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/13/18  1,546  1,484,280 
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.:       
Term Loan B-1, 3.30%, 1/28/15    192  165,550 
Term Loan B-2, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15    315  271,391 
Term Loan B-3, 3.25%, 1/28/15    5,795  4,988,965 
Term Loan B-4, 9.50%, 10/31/16    572  570,906 
Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., New Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 11/23/17    2,198  2,111,197 
Golden Living, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/04/18    1,775  1,575,313 
Las Vegas Sands LLC:       
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.72%, 5/23/14    202  187,430 
Term Loan B, 1.72%, 5/23/14    798  743,467 
Penn National Gaming, Inc., Term Loan B,       
3.75%, 7/16/18    350  340,375 
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (FKA SW       
Acquisitions Co., Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/17/17  1,764  1,701,825 
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan       
(First Lien), 5.25%, 6/30/16    1,585  1,545,312 
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Term Loan,       
8.50%, 11/05/15    809  802,497 
VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):       
New Project Term Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13    587  581,064 
Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/25/12  926  915,690 
Term B Funded Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13    1,765  1,743,372 
      19,728,634 
Household Durables — 0.0%       
Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens), Tranche B Term Loan,       
5.25%, 12/22/16    48  43,612 
IT Services — 4.5%       
Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.22%, 11/10/14    1,241  1,060,911 
First Data Corp.:       
Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14    250  219,854 
Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 4.22%, 3/23/18    6,476  5,421,774 
Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14    115  100,737 
InfoGROUP, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 5/22/18    709  650,567 
iPayment, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 5/08/17    1,106  1,046,111 
TransUnion LLC, Replacement Term Loan,       
4.75%, 2/12/18    3,227  3,060,724 
      11,560,678 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 3.7%     
The AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18    1,995  1,916,197 
Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/02/18    3,789  3,492,888 
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU),       
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17    5,748  4,219,357 
      9,628,442 

 

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.2%       
Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.50% – 3.51%, 12/03/14  USD           3,318  $ 3,099,331 
Insurance — 0.8%       
CNO Financial Group, Inc., Term Loan, 6.25%, 9/30/16    1,997  1,951,863 
Machinery — 1.8%       
Navistar Financial Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 12/16/12    819  796,234 
Terex Corp.:       
Term Loan, 6.03%, 4/28/17  EUR  135  188,110 
Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/28/17  USD           1,000  980,000 
Tomkins Plc, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 9/29/16    2,732  2,629,888 
      4,594,232 
Marine — 0.3%       
Horizon Lines, LLC:       
Revolving Loan, 0.50% – 6.30%, 8/08/12    569  554,874 
Term Loan, 6.25%, 8/08/12    239  231,853 
      786,727 
Media — 17.7%       
AMC Networks, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/31/18    1,700  1,638,375 
Acosta, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/01/18    1,995  1,881,544 
Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,       
5.00%, 7/16/15    1,604  1,444,384 
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 3/08/16    1,014  959,265 
Bresnan Telecommunications Co. LLC, Term Loan B,       
4.50%, 12/14/17    2,910  2,777,342 
Catalina Marketing Corp., Term Loan B, 2.97%, 10/01/14  235  214,908 
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning):       
Term Loan, 2.50%, 7/03/14    2,292  1,894,749 
Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14    767  732,481 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:       
Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/06/14    28  28,085 
Term Loan C, 3.50%, 9/06/16    2,685  2,556,372 
Clarke American Corp., Term Facility B,       
2.72% – 2.75%, 6/30/14    881  731,616 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan B,       
3.87%, 1/28/16    2,180  1,631,599 
Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 8/30/18    1,400  1,310,750 
Getty Images, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/07/16    463  453,632 
Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.71%, 12/31/14    1,222  1,117,539 
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,       
6.21%, 6/12/14    1,453  1,167,581 
Hubbard Broadcasting, Term Loan B (Second Lien),       
5.25%, 4/28/17    1,000  951,670 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (FKA Intelsat Jackson       
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18    6,484  6,208,191 
Interactive Data Corp., New Term Loan B,       
4.50%, 2/12/18    2,918  2,759,053 
Knology, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/18/17    619  585,989 
Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG):       
Facility B1, 4.20%, 3/06/15  EUR  304  338,575 
Facility C1, 4.45%, 3/04/16    304  340,757 
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom       
Communications, LLC), Tranche D Term Loan,       
5.50%, 3/31/17  USD  445  425,420 
Newsday, LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13    2,500  2,581,250 
Nielsen Finance LLC, Class B Dollar Term Loan,       
3.96%, 5/02/16    1,391  1,307,162 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., New Tranche B Term Loan,       
4.00%, 10/28/16    846  833,332 
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment),       
Term Facility, 5.51%, 6/01/12    1,882  1,810,150 
UPC Broadband Holding B.V., Term U,       
5.44%, 12/31/17  EUR          2,231  2,996,020 
Univision Communications, Inc., Extended First Lien       
Term Loan, 4.47%, 3/31/17  USD          1,768  1,520,883 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 29



BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Media (concluded)       
WC Luxco Sarl, Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/15/18  USD  439  $ 421,072 
Weather Channel, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/13/17    2,274  2,190,372 
      45,810,118 
Metals & Mining — 2.8%       
Novelis, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/10/17    2,850  2,692,224 
SunCoke Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/26/18    950  902,500 
Walter Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/02/18    3,907  3,731,233 
      7,325,957 
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%       
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (FKA NE Energy, Inc.),       
Term B Advance (First Lien), 2.75%, 11/01/13    379  359,054 
Multiline Retail — 0.6%       
Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan,       
2.96% – 2.97%, 7/07/14    616  597,567 
Hema Holding BV:       
Facility B, 3.43%, 7/06/15  EUR  399  532,788 
Facility C, 4.18%, 7/05/16    399  535,652 
      1,666,007 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.1%       
EquiPower Resources Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B,       
5.75%, 1/26/18  USD           1,646  1,577,983 
Gibson Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/14/18    1,800  1,701,000 
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%, 11/02/15  2,234  2,211,832 
      5,490,815 
Paper & Forest Products — 1.2%       
Georgia-Pacific LLC, Term Loan B, 2.32%, 12/21/12    1,122  1,114,076 
Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan,       
6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13    2,268  1,950,152 
      3,064,228 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%       
Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 2/10/17    2,189  1,974,478 
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 6/18/18    1,300  1,271,569 
Quinteles Transnational Corp., Term Loan,       
5.00%, 6/08/18    1,360  1,261,400 
RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan Tranche 2, 4.00%, 5/09/18    1,000  970,000 
Warner Chilcott Corp.:       
Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 3/15/18    638  611,670 
Term Loan B-2, 4.25%, 3/15/18    319  306,234 
      6,395,351 
Professional Services — 1.0%       
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,       
4.00%, 8/03/17    1,148  1,123,102 
Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B       
(First Lien), 4.50%, 11/03/16    1,493  1,437,481 
      2,560,583 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%       
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),       
5.00%, 6/28/13    2,195  2,132,991 
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.8%       
Mattamy Funding Partnership, Term Loan,       
2.56%, 4/11/13    405  380,382 
Realogy Corp.:       
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.30%, 10/10/13    1,603  1,414,570 
Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit,       
4.44%, 10/10/13    66  58,245 
Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16    2,736  2,252,165 
Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13    524  462,430 
      4,567,792 

 

    Par     
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)    Value 
Road & Rail — 0.3%         
The Hertz Corp., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/09/18  USD  798  $ 756,105 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.7%         
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Term Loan B,         
4.44%, 12/01/16    851    773,508 
Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/02/17    1,095    1,044,339 
        1,817,847 
Software — 0.6%         
Rovi Corp., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/07/18    998    959,266 
Vertafore, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 7/29/16    682    648,348 
        1,607,614 
Specialty Retail — 4.8%         
Academy Ltd., Term Loan, 6.00%, 8/03/18    1,700    1,613,725 
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term Loan B,         
6.25%, 2/23/17    938    884,183 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Term Loan B,         
4.25%, 3/02/18    2,400    2,265,000 
J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/07/18    823    732,933 
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/16/18    663    616,357 
Michaels Stores, Inc.:         
Term Loan B-1, 2.50%, 10/31/13    736    695,392 
Term Loan B-2, 4.75%, 7/31/16    1,470    1,383,000 
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B,         
4.50%, 11/24/17    2,351    2,210,175 
Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware, Inc.:         
Initial Loan, 6.00%, 9/01/16    1,743    1,633,435 
Term Loan B, 5.25%, 5/25/18    399    370,404 
        12,404,604 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.5%         
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:         
Term Loan B, 4.00%, 3/16/18    498    466,100 
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 4.07%, 11/04/16    981    917,626 
Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:         
Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15    1,873    1,882,436 
Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16 (d)    700    703,500 
        3,969,662 
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 110.8%      287,191,571 
    Beneficial   
    Interest     
Other Interests (g)    (000)     
Auto Components — 0.8%         
Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B         
Membership Interests    —(h)    1,975,725 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%         
FRA JGW SPV, LLC (J.G. Wentworth LLC Preferred Equity         
Interests) (c)(i)    —(h)    742,860 
Total Other Interests — 1.1%        2,718,585 
Warrants (j)    Shares     
Software — 0.0%         
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)    11,690     
Total Warrants — 0.0%         
Total Long-Term Investments         
(Cost — $377,495,034) — 137.1%      355,344,112 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Short-Term Securities  Shares  Value 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional     
Class, 0.07% (k)(l)  5,396,667  $ 5,396,667 
Total Short-Term Securities     
(Cost — $5,396,667) — 2.1%    5,396,667 
Options Purchased  Contracts   
Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%     
Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC,     
Strike Price USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19,     
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA  20   
Total Options Purchased (Cost — $19,556) — 0.0%     
Total Investments (Cost — $382,911,257*) — 139.2%    360,740,779 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (39.2)%    (101,536,195) 
Net Assets — 100.0%    $259,204,584 


* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of

August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Aggregate cost  $ 381,527,716 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $ 3,933,687 
Gross unrealized depreciation  (24,720,624) 
Net unrealized depreciation  $ (20,786,937) 


(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors.
(b) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
(c) Non-income producing security.
(d) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in
additional par/shares.
(e) Convertible security.
(f) Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of
report date.
(g) Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other
reorganization or private entities.
(h) Amount is less than $500.
(i) The investment is held as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund.
(j) Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of com-
mon stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of
shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date,
if any.
(k) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the
year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, were as follows:

  Shares Held at  Net  Shares Held at   
Affiliate  August 31, 2010  Activity  August 31, 2011  Income 
BlackRock Liquidity       
Funds, TempFund,       
Institutional Class       788,199  4,608,468  5,396,667  $ 4,978 


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

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

          Unrealized 
Currency    Currency               Settlement                         Appreciation 
Purchased    Sold  Counterparty  Date                              (Depreciation) 
USD  2,607,727  CAD  2,578,500  Citibank NA  10/07/11 $ (23,074) 
CAD  2,360,000  USD                      2,400,701  Citibank NA  10/07/11  7,168 
USD  7,319,092  EUR  5,105,500  Citibank NA  10/26/11  (10,147) 
USD  468,850  EUR  325,000  UBS AG  10/26/11  2,294 
EUR  210,700  USD  301,850  Citibank NA  10/26/11  623 
USD  1,071,692  EUR  749,000  Morgan Stanley     
        Capital  10/26/11  (3,541) 
USD  199,291  EUR  140,000  Citibank NA  10/26/11  (1,688) 
EUR  370,000  USD                     526,605           Deutsche Bank AG  10/26/11  4,551 
USD  1,958,186  GBP  1,225,500  Royal Bank     
        of Scotland Plc  10/07/11  (30,394) 
USD  418,552  GBP  260,000  Citibank NA  10/07/11  (3,342) 
Total          $ (57,550) 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one
or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized
market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management.
These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine
such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of
investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in
three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:
Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets
and liabilities
Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for
similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical
or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than
quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest
rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and
default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)
Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the
circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the
Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and
derivative financial instruments)

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial
instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative
financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived
risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding
valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant
accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 31



BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)
Schedule of Investments (concluded)

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determin-
ing the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

Valuation Inputs  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Assets:         
Investments:         
Long-Term         
Investments:         
Asset-Backed         
Securities  $ 2,735,224  $ 7,328,370     $ 10,063,594 
Common Stocks .  $ 329,506  312,368  191,645  833,519 
Corporate Bonds.    52,243,299  2,293,544  54,536,843 
Floating Rate         
Loan Interests  —      264,113,096  23,078,475  287,191,571 
Other         
Interests    1,975,725  742,860  2,718,585 
Short-Term         
Securities  5,396,667      5,396,667 
Liabilities:         
Unfunded Loan         
Commitments    (77,372)    (77,372) 
Total   $ 5,726,173      $321,302,340    $ 33,634,894  $360,663,407 

 

Valuation Inputs  Level 1    Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Derivative Financial Instruments1         
Assets:           
Foreign currency           
exchange           
contracts    $ 14,636  $ 14,636 
Liabilities:           
Foreign currency           
exchange           
contracts      (72,186)    (72,186) 
Total     $ (57,550)  $ (57,550) 
1 Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which 
are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instruments. 

 

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

  Asset-Backed  Common  Corporate  Floating Rate  Other  Unfunded Loan                       
  Securities  Stocks  Bonds  Loan Interests          Interests    Commitments  Total 
Assets/Liabilities:               
Balance, as of August 31, 2010    $ 472,121  $ 1,318,391  $39,854,006  $ 684,050  $ (69,105)  $42,259,463 
Accrued discounts/premiums  $ 66,369    70,543  135,670      272,582 
Net realized gain (loss)    (20,440)  11,643  (671,343)      (680,140) 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/               
depreciation2  (426,551)  (205,479)  605,021  690,209  49,831  42,838  755,869 
Purchases  7,688,552    446,652  16,038,101  8,979    24,182,284 
Sales    (54,557)  (158,706)  (27,386,658)      (27,599,921) 
Transfers in3        2,922,650    26,267  2,948,917 
Transfers out3        (8,504,160)      (8,504,160) 
Balance, as of August 31, 2011  $ 7,328,370  $ 191,645  $ 2,293,544  $23,078,475  $ 742,860    $33,634,894 


2
Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
still held on August 31, 2011 was $(546,270).
3 The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial
instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

32 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Schedule of Investments
August 31, 2011
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  Par   
Asset-Backed Securities  (000)  Value 
Asset-Backed Securities — 6.3%     
321 Henderson Receivables I LLC, Series 2010-3A,     
Class A, 3.82%, 12/15/48 (a)  USD 4,872  $ 4,862,842 
ARES CLO Funds, Series 2005-10A, Class B,     
0.64%, 9/18/17 (a)(b)  1,500  1,336,605 
Ballyrock CDO Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class B,     
0.67%, 8/28/19 (a)(b)  1,500  1,177,500 
CSAM Funding, Series 2A, Class B1, 7.05%, 10/15/16 750  713,925 
Canaras Summit CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,     
0.73%, 6/19/21 (a)(b)  1,735  1,392,077 
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 4-3C,     
6.63%, 4/19/17 (b)  GBP 2,650  4,514,966 
Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1995-5, Class M1,     
7.65%, 9/15/26 (b)  USD 1,291  1,334,755 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (b):     
Series 2007-6, Class 2A1, 0.32%, 9/25/37  148  144,303 
Series 2007-7, Class 2A2, 0.38%, 10/25/47  3,230  2,544,387 
Series 2007-10, Class 2A1, 0.27%, 6/25/47  1,857  1,771,234 
Series 2007-12, Class 2A1, 0.57%, 8/25/47  2,186  2,016,640 
GSAA Trust, Series 2007-3, Class 1A2,     
0.39%, 3/25/47 (b)  3,333  1,436,561 
Gannett Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1X, Class A2,     
0.61%, 10/27/20 (b)  1,330  994,175 
Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1,     
1.74%, 11/15/21 (b)  1,770  1,577,778 
SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A4,     
0.37%, 1/15/19 (b)  1,670  1,633,988 
Santander Consumer Acquired Receivables Trust,     
Series 2011-S1A, Class D, 3.15%, 8/15/16 (a)  3,251  3,231,396 
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust (a):     
Series 2011-S1A, Class D, 3.10%, 5/15/17  1,827  1,819,788 
Series 2011-S2A, Class B, 2.06%, 6/15/17  958  953,319 
Series 2011-S2A, Class C, 2.86%, 6/15/17  993  988,224 
Spirit Issuer Plc, Series A2, 1.91%, 12/28/31 (b)  GBP 1,800  2,395,991 
T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,     
0.85%, 7/15/19 (a)(b)  USD 1,515  1,353,198 
    38,193,652 
Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities — 0.3%     
Sterling Bank Trust, Series 2004-2, Class Note,     
2.08%, 3/30/30 (a)  12,801  1,004,092 
Sterling Coofs Trust, Series 1, 2.36%, 4/15/29  11,451  908,892 
    1,912,984 
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 6.6%    40,106,636 
Common Stocks (c)  Shares   
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%     
USI United Subcontractors  6,116  48,925 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%     
Kcad Holdings I Ltd.  250,932,005  2,832,270 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1%     
BLB Worldwide Holdings, Inc.  51,947  515,158 
Metals & Mining — 0.0%     
Euramax International  234  65,436 
Software — 0.1%     
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.  880  4 
HMH Holdings/EduMedia  238,664  477,328 
    477,332 
Total Common Stocks — 0.6%    3,939,121 

 

  Par   
Corporate Bonds  (000)  Value 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%     
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.,     
10.00%, 6/01/17  USD 1,966  $ 2,032,589 
Airlines — 1.5%     
American Airlines, Inc., 10.50%, 10/15/12  2,890  2,980,312 
Continental Airlines, Inc., 6.75%, 9/15/15 (a)(d)  1,350  1,316,250 
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16 (d)  1,005  1,029,776 
US Airways Pass-Through Trust, 10.88%, 10/22/14  1,625  1,584,375 
United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12 (d)  2,455  2,565,684 
    9,476,397 
Auto Components — 0.4%     
B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 6/01/19 (a)  240  223,200 
Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21 (a)(d)  780  752,700 
Titan International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/17  1,330  1,396,500 
    2,372,400 
Beverages — 0.1%     
Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (a)  EUR 585  810,941 
Building Products — 0.7%     
Building Materials Corp. of America (a)(d):     
7.00%, 2/15/20  USD 1,345  1,345,000 
6.75%, 5/01/21  1,120  1,072,400 
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/21  1,890  1,615,950 
    4,033,350 
Capital Markets — 0.9%     
American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13 (d)(e)  1,675  1,663,241 
E*Trade Financial Corp.:     
12.50%, 11/30/17 (f)  2,035  2,340,250 
4.22%, 8/31/19 (a)(g)(h)  249  297,555 
SteelRiver Transmission Co. LLC, 4.71%, 6/30/17 (a)(d)  1,284  1,329,006 
    5,630,052 
Chemicals — 1.6%     
American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15  1,100  1,080,750 
Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21 (d)  805  807,012 
Hexion US Finance Corp., 9.00%, 11/15/20  735  641,288 
Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 9.63%, 6/15/18 (a)  1,000  960,000 
Nova Chemicals Corp., 8.38%, 11/01/16 (d)  5,500  5,905,625 
OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (a)  418  413,820 
    9,808,495 
Commercial Banks — 1.8%     
CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/14 (a)(d)  5,500  5,321,250 
Regions Financial Corp. (d):     
6.38%, 5/15/12  4,590  4,590,000 
4.88%, 4/26/13  1,355  1,314,350 
    11,225,600 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%     
ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15 (d)  1,425  1,558,594 
ARAMARK Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15  1,195  1,233,837 
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (a)  1,240  1,168,700 
Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20  915  889,838 
West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18  165  160,875 
    5,011,844 
Communications Equipment — 0.5%     
Avaya, Inc.:     
9.75%, 11/01/15  510  433,500 
10.13%, 11/01/15 (f)  1,480  1,278,350 
7.00%, 4/01/19 (a)  400  360,000 
EH Holding Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/19 (a)  850  850,000 
    2,921,850 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Corporate Bonds    (000)  Value 
Consumer Finance — 1.0%       
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17 (a)(d)  USD  910  $ 919,100 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:       
3.00%, 1/13/12 (b)(d)    565  565,011 
7.80%, 6/01/12 (d)    1,665  1,714,987 
7.00%, 4/15/15    400  427,000 
6.63%, 8/15/17 (d)    1,066  1,115,990 
Hyundai Capital America, 3.75%, 4/06/16 (a)(d)    1,285  1,325,458 
      6,067,546 
Containers & Packaging — 1.0%       
Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%, 10/15/17 (a)  EUR  695  935,970 
Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15 (d)  USD      2,400  2,472,000 
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%, 6/15/17    510  554,625 
Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13    695  639,400 
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (a):       
7.25%, 11/15/17  EUR  570  786,054 
7.75%, 11/15/19    726  995,969 
      6,384,018 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.3%       
Ally Financial, Inc.:       
8.30%, 2/12/15 (d)  USD     2,460  2,583,000 
7.50%, 9/15/20 (d)    1,630  1,601,475 
8.00%, 11/01/31    3,670  3,568,119 
Bank of America Corp., 4.50%, 4/01/15 (d)    709  715,893 
Citigroup, Inc., 4.75%, 5/19/15 (d)    3,000  3,128,709 
Forethought Financial Group, Inc., 8.63%, 4/15/21 (a)(d)  750  773,687 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.40%, 6/24/15 (d)    6,000  6,182,778 
Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.75%, 10/15/16 (d)    2,125  2,172,812 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):       
8.75%, 10/15/16  EUR  340  473,758 
7.13%, 4/15/19 (d)  USD      1,990  1,885,525 
7.88%, 8/15/19    865  856,350 
6.88%, 2/15/21 (d)    1,475  1,371,750 
8.25%, 2/15/21    870  732,975 
WMG Acquisition Corp., 9.50%, 6/15/16 (a)    280  285,600 
      26,332,431 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.8%       
ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16    1,350  1,383,750 
Level 3 Escrow, Inc., 8.13%, 7/01/19 (a)    2,393  2,273,350 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:       
4.20%, 2/15/15 (b)    1,725  1,500,750 
8.75%, 2/15/17    1,175  1,151,500 
Qwest Communications International, Inc. (d):       
7.50%, 2/15/14    610  617,625 
8.00%, 10/01/15    2,500  2,668,750 
Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14    3,470  3,513,375 
Qwest Corp., 8.38%, 5/01/16 (d)    2,590  2,952,600 
TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 3/01/18    470  484,100 
Windstream Corp., 8.13%, 8/01/13    590  626,875 
      17,172,675 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.4%     
Agilent Technologies, Inc., 4.45%, 9/14/12 (d)    7,325  7,561,971 
CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (a)    870  861,300 
      8,423,271 
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%       
Compagnie Generale de Geophysique — Veritas,       
7.75%, 5/15/17    330  331,650 
Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (a)(d)    1,690  1,749,150 
Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/21 (d)    1,040  1,019,200 
Oil States International, Inc., 6.50%, 6/01/19 (a)    465  465,000 
SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 8/01/19 (a)    260  255,450 
      3,820,450 

 

  Par   
Corporate Bonds  (000)  Value 
Food Products — 0.2%     
Del Monte Foods Co., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (a)  USD 1,300  $ 1,290,250 
JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (a)  210  190,837 
    1,481,087 
Gas Utilities — 0.5%     
Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC,     
4.00%, 7/15/15 (a)(d)  2,000  2,139,788 
Targa Resources Partners LP, 6.88%, 2/01/21 (a)(d)  690  683,100 
    2,822,888 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.2%     
CareFusion Corp., 5.13%, 8/01/14 (d)  3,000  3,300,993 
DJO Finance LLC:     
10.88%, 11/15/14 (d)  2,625  2,713,594 
7.75%, 4/15/18 (a)  540  502,200 
Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19  675  669,937 
    7,186,724 
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.2%     
Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19  645  641,775 
HCA, Inc.:     
6.50%, 2/15/20  2,845  2,877,006 
7.25%, 9/15/20 (d)  1,575  1,618,313 
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (d):     
9.00%, 5/01/15  752  797,120 
10.00%, 5/01/18  6,742  7,416,200 
    13,350,414 
Health Care Technology — 0.8%     
IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 8/20/17 (a)(d)  4,300  4,945,000 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.9%     
Enterprise Inns Plc:     
6.50%, 12/06/18  GBP 2,232  2,753,637 
6.88%, 2/15/21  2,070  2,536,975 
MGM Resorts International, 10.38%, 5/15/14  USD 1,135  1,245,662 
Punch Taverns Finance B, Ltd., Series A7,     
4.77%, 6/30/33  GBP 1,313  1,695,086 
Spirit Issuer Plc (b):     
1.05%, 12/28/28  3,325  3,886,181 
5.47%, 12/28/34  4,500  5,624,735 
Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI,     
9.63%, 12/15/14 (c)(i)  USD 375  37 
    17,742,313 
Household Durables — 1.0%     
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:     
12.00%, 10/15/17  3,800  3,857,000 
9.13%, 6/15/18  100  69,375 
Berkline/Benchcraft, LLC, 4.50%, 11/03/12 (c)(i)  200   
Standard Pacific Corp.:     
8.38%, 5/15/18  490  429,975 
8.38%, 1/15/21  1,720  1,479,200 
    5,835,550 
IT Services — 0.8%     
Eagle Parent Canada, Inc., 8.63%, 5/01/19 (a)  1,650  1,518,000 
First Data Corp. (a):     
7.38%, 6/15/19  2,010  1,889,400 
12.63%, 1/15/21  1,413  1,335,285 
    4,742,685 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.1%     
The AES Corp.:     
7.75%, 10/15/15 (d)  2,440  2,562,000 
9.75%, 4/15/16  710  784,550 
7.38%, 7/01/21 (a)  580  585,800 
Calpine Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/21 (a)  1,020  1,030,200 
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20 (d)  3,870  3,884,981 
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,     
10.00%, 12/01/20  2,720  2,744,129 
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (a)  965  955,350 
    12,547,010 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

34 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  Par   
Corporate Bonds  (000)  Value 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.5%     
Sequa Corp. (a):     
11.75%, 12/01/15  USD 2,950  $ 3,068,000 
13.50%, 12/01/15  5,870  6,222,199 
    9,290,199 
Insurance — 1.2%     
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, Ltd.,     
7.50%, 8/01/16 (d)  3,000  3,459,786 
CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (a)  2,353  2,447,120 
Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21 (d)  990  878,654 
MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (a)  595  571,200 
    7,356,760 
Machinery — 0.3%     
AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14  1,500  1,314,375 
Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/01/21 (d)  400  414,000 
    1,728,375 
Media — 5.7%     
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (a)  525  543,375 
CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16 (d)  4,106  4,742,474 
CCO Holdings LLC (d):     
7.25%, 10/30/17  720  742,500 
7.88%, 4/30/18  1,525  1,586,000 
CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.52%, 5/15/14  194  184,300 
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.,     
10.50%, 1/15/15 (a)  1,480  1,139,600 
Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (a)(g)  1,570  926,300 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:     
9.25%, 12/15/17  933  988,980 
Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17 (d)  5,272  5,641,040 
DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 3.13%, 2/15/16 (d)  3,000  3,090,705 
DISH DBS Corp.:     
7.00%, 10/01/13 (d)  1,450  1,520,687 
7.13%, 2/01/16  200  204,000 
6.75%, 6/01/21 (a)  660  664,950 
Intelsat Luxemburg S.A.:     
11.25%, 2/04/17  300  291,000 
11.50%, 2/04/17 (f)  180  174,825 
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18  2,460  2,607,600 
Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, 7.50%, 3/15/19 (a)  1,440  1,418,400 
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC,     
8.25%, 12/15/17 (a)(d)  1,445  1,459,450 
Nielsen Finance LLC, 7.75%, 10/15/18  1,400  1,445,500 
ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%, 10/15/12 (a)(c)(h)(i)  3,454  1,727 
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC     
Germany GmbH), 8.13%, 12/01/17 (a)(d)  4,090  4,171,800 
Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 6.50%, 1/15/18 (d)  1,000  1,065,000 
    34,610,213 
Metals & Mining — 2.1%     
FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd.,     
7.00%, 11/01/15 (a)  2,895  2,887,763 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.,     
8.38%, 4/01/17 (d)  3,000  3,236,250 
JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18 (a)  470  459,425 
New World Resources NV, 7.88%, 5/01/18  EUR 995  1,364,999 
Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (d)  USD 4,125  4,341,563 
Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21  535  526,928 
    12,816,928 
Multiline Retail — 0.4%     
Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (d)(f)  2,458  2,722,235 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.1%     
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:     
6.00%, 6/01/19  385  376,338 
6.25%, 6/01/21  650  636,187 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, 9/15/16 (d)  3,000  3,372,267 

 

  Par   
Corporate Bonds  (000)  Value 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)     
Arch Coal, Inc. (a):     
7.00%, 6/15/19  USD 305  $ 300,425 
7.25%, 6/15/21  990  975,150 
BP Capital Markets Plc, 5.25%, 11/07/13 (d)  6,000  6,490,986 
Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16 (d)  550  567,875 
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (a)(d)  634  672,040 
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20 (d)  2,150  2,311,250 
Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18  135  139,725 
Denbury Resources, Inc. (d):     
8.25%, 2/15/20  971  1,023,191 
6.38%, 8/15/21  810  793,800 
El Paso Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/17 (d)  2,265  2,517,131 
Forest Oil Corp., 8.50%, 2/15/14  255  272,850 
Linn Energy LLC:     
8.63%, 4/15/20  1,000  1,070,000 
7.75%, 2/01/21 (a)  1,470  1,499,400 
Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18  950  959,500 
OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA,     
8.50%, 6/01/18 (a)  4,340  4,350,850 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (a)  475  465,500 
Petrohawk Energy Corp.:     
10.50%, 8/01/14  840  949,200 
7.88%, 6/01/15  1,130  1,220,400 
7.25%, 8/15/18  740  863,025 
6.25%, 6/01/19 (a)  1,300  1,511,250 
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.75%, 6/15/15  750  772,500 
Range Resources Corp., 5.75%, 6/01/21 (d)  1,735  1,743,675 
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/21 (a)  1,160  1,131,000 
    36,985,515 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.6%     
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc.,     
8.00%, 6/01/16 (a)  395  391,050 
NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (c)(d)(i)  3,445  3,031,600 
    3,422,650 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%     
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,     
6.50%, 7/15/16 (a)(d)  2,310  2,194,500 
Professional Services — 0.2%     
FTI Consulting, Inc.:     
7.75%, 10/01/16  350  356,125 
6.75%, 10/01/20  810  798,862 
    1,154,987 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%     
FelCor Lodging LP, 6.75%, 6/01/19 (a)  1,610  1,513,400 
Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.,     
4.75%, 6/01/21 (d)  1,300  1,253,695 
    2,767,095 
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.7%     
Realogy Corp.:     
11.50%, 4/15/17  1,850  1,470,750 
12.00%, 4/15/17  225  180,000 
7.88%, 2/15/19 (a)  3,140  2,606,200 
Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19 (a)  855  722,475 
The Unique Pub Finance Co. Plc:     
Series A3, 6.54%, 3/30/21  GBP 1,700  2,083,506 
Series A4, 5.66%, 6/30/27  509  526,741 
Series M, 7.40%, 3/28/24  2,750  2,901,649 
    10,491,321 
Road & Rail — 1.4%     
Asciano Finance Ltd., 3.13%, 9/23/15 (a)(d)  USD 3,400  3,461,169 
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 1/15/19  375  362,813 
Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%, 2/01/17 (a)  530  527,350 
The Hertz Corp. (a):     
7.50%, 10/15/18  635  622,300 
6.75%, 4/15/19  1,030  960,475 
7.38%, 1/15/21  2,585  2,468,675 
    8,402,782 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 35



BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  Par   
Corporate Bonds  (000)  Value 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%     
National Semiconductor Corp., 6.15%, 6/15/12 (d)  USD 3,000  $ 3,096,435 
Specialty Retail — 0.5%     
Best Buy Co., Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/16  3,000  3,024,480 
Tobacco — 0.5%     
Reynolds American, Inc., 7.63%, 6/01/16 (d)  2,500  3,012,545 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%     
Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (a)  498  468,120 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.8%     
Cricket Communications, Inc.:     
10.00%, 7/15/15  110  113,712 
7.75%, 5/15/16 (d)  2,250  2,278,125 
Crown Castle Towers LLC, 4.52%, 1/15/35 (a)(d)  3,000  3,175,098 
Digicel Group Ltd. (a):     
8.88%, 1/15/15  720  720,000 
9.13%, 1/15/15  2,267  2,267,000 
8.25%, 9/01/17  1,335  1,335,000 
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.38%, 3/15/12 (d)  925  952,750 
    10,841,685 
Total Corporate Bonds — 56.8%    346,564,405 
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)     
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%     
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%, 2/14/17  1,493  1,432,800 
Airlines — 0.2%     
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B,     
5.50%, 4/20/17  1,400  1,290,338 
Auto Components — 1.1%     
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 2.96%, 8/07/14  4,707  4,413,100 
Autoparts Holdings, Ltd.:     
First Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 7/28/17  1,000  980,000 
Second Lien Term Loan, 10.50%, 1/29/18  1,500  1,477,500 
    6,870,600 
Automobiles — 0.2%     
Ford Motor Co.:     
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.96%, 12/16/13  907  890,647 
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 2.96%, 12/16/13  189  185,369 
    1,076,016 
Beverages — 0.1%     
Le-Nature's, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 3/01/11 (i)  1,000  310,000 
Building Products — 1.5%     
CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 2/18/17  995  930,325 
Goodman Global, Inc.:     
Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75%, 10/28/16  4,548  4,470,170 
Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.00%, 10/30/17  1,800  1,809,000 
Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103 GmbH),     
Tranche B-2B Term Loan, 4.79%, 5/05/15  EUR 1,524  1,963,497 
United Subcontractors, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),     
4.25%, 6/30/15  USD 143  121,834 
    9,294,826 
Capital Markets — 0.6%     
HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien),     
6.25%, 12/14/16  2,492  2,416,781 
Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.25%, 12/14/14  369  206,424 
Nuveen Investments, Inc. (First Lien):     
3.25%, 11/13/14  198  182,685 
5.75% – 5.81%, 5/12/17  1,137  1,061,939 
    3,867,829 

 

  Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)  (000)  Value 
Chemicals — 2.3%     
Ashland, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/30/18  USD 1,500  $ 1,466,520 
Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/27/16  1,300  1,271,829 
Gentek, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00% – 5.75%, 10/06/15  1,102  1,028,074 
MDI Holdings, LLC (FKA MacDermid, Inc.), Tranche C     
Term Loan, 3.54%, 4/11/14  EUR 462  631,526 
Nexeo Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 9/08/17  USD 1,297  1,194,086 
PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original     
Term Loan (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14  1,423  1,300,823 
Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17  2,287  2,101,185 
Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/15/15  2,637  2,607,087 
Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/17  2,786  2,570,781 
    14,171,911 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.8%     
AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,     
5.25%, 6/10/16  1,172  1,128,168 
Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.), Term Loan B,     
5.00%, 5/19/17  1,500  1,425,000 
Altegrity, Inc. (FKA US Investigations Services, Inc.),     
Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/20/15  3,718  3,618,116 
Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16  1,454  1,444,149 
Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),     
2.21% – 2.23%, 4/02/14  1,147  995,579 
Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate),     
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16  2,581  2,468,687 
    11,079,699 
Communications Equipment — 0.9%     
Avaya, Inc.:     
Term Loan B, 3.06%, 10/24/14  1,866  1,659,820 
Term Loan B-3, 4.81%, 10/26/17  2,692  2,319,059 
CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/14/18  1,247  1,197,000 
    5,175,879 
Construction & Engineering — 0.6%     
Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan,     
9.00%, 12/16/17  3,750  3,750,000 
Consumer Finance — 0.4%     
Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS Funding Co.),     
Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17  2,500  2,315,625 
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%     
Graham Packaging Co., LP, Term Loan D,     
6.00%, 9/23/16  1,489  1,473,862 
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.8%     
Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan,     
3.22% – 3.30%, 11/20/14  4,595  3,997,857 
Laureate Education, Extended Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/15/18 4,599  4,061,660 
ServiceMaster Co.:     
Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%, 7/24/14  2,512  2,320,428 
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14  250  231,080 
    10,611,025 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%     
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan,     
9.00%, 11/01/15 (f)  2,167  2,164,123 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:     
Incremental Tranche A Term Loan,     
2.49% – 2.50%, 3/13/14  1,150  1,062,600 
Term Loan B2, 4.51%, 9/03/18  3,000  2,827,500 
    6,054,223 
Electric Utilities — 0.1%     
TPF Generation Holdings LLC:     
Synthetic Letter of Credit Deposit (First Lien),     
2.25%, 12/13/13  151  141,059 
Synthetic Revolving Deposit, 2.25%, 12/15/11  47  44,219 
Term Loan (First Lien), 2.25%, 12/13/13  269  252,282 
    437,560 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.2%     
Aeroflex Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/09/18  USD  850  $ 786,956 
CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):       
Extended Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/14/17    2,021  1,834,182 
Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14    3,012  2,831,204 
Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC,       
Term Loan, 4.00%, 5/11/18    1,700  1,634,125 
      7,086,467 
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%       
CCS Corp., Tranche B Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/14/14    1,648  1,461,450 
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:       
Coal Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16    2,332  2,252,315 
Gas Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16    4,268  4,193,310 
MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan,       
4.00%, 3/16/18    2,000  1,912,500 
      9,819,575 
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%       
US Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan B:       
2.71% – 2.72%, 7/03/14    1,859  1,663,860 
5.75%, 3/31/17    1,646  1,530,664 
      3,194,524 
Food Products — 1.3%       
Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien):       
7.00%, 9/30/16    4,069  3,934,476 
11.25%, 9/29/17    1,300  1,274,000 
Del Monte Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/08/18    1,600  1,508,000 
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan,       
6.00%, 4/02/14    1,198  1,181,407 
Solvest, Ltd. (Dole):       
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18  98  94,138 
Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18  182  174,828 
      8,166,849 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%       
Biomet, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 3.22% – 3.25%, 3/25/15  370  351,130 
Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/03/18    1,190  1,097,180 
      1,448,310 
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%       
Ardent Health Services, Term Loan, 6.50%, 9/15/15  1  1,240 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:       
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14  116  107,614 
Non Extended Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14  2,257  2,093,326 
ConvaTec, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/22/16    1,294  1,220,197 
DaVita, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/20/16  1,990  1,930,300 
Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan,       
5.25% – 6.00%, 5/25/18    1,247  1,153,359 
HCA, Inc., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.50%, 5/01/18    340  319,032 
Harden Healthcare, Inc.:       
Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15  3,650  3,577,090 
Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15    606  593,472 
inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.):       
Incremental Term Loan B3, 6.75%, 5/15/18    1,000  940,000 
Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16    2,216  2,090,074 
Medpace, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 6/22/17    2,850  2,707,500 
Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,     
5.75%, 12/16/16    1,393  1,363,984 
      18,097,188 
Health Care Technology — 0.4%       
IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan,       
4.50%, 8/25/17    1,840  1,764,682 
MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/16/16    821  777,491 
      2,542,173 

 

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.4%       
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.:       
Incremental Term Loan B4, 9.50%, 10/31/16  USD  958  $ 955,647 
Term Loan B-1, 3.25%, 1/28/15    449  386,284 
Term Loan B-2, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15    750  646,170 
Term Loan B-3, 3.25%, 1/28/15    6,455  5,557,318 
Dunkin' Brands, Inc., New Term Loan B,       
4.00%, 11/23/17    2,088  2,005,613 
Golden Living, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/04/18    1,405  1,246,937 
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, Pre-Funded RC Loan,       
2.50%, 6/14/13    32  29,566 
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (FKA SW       
Acquisitions Co., Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/17/17    1,681  1,622,369 
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan       
(First Lien), 5.25%, 6/30/16    2,468  2,405,971 
Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Term Loan,       
8.29%, 3/27/12 (f)    3,123  1,720,952 
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Term Loan,       
8.50%, 11/05/15    1,369  1,358,239 
VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):       
Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/25/12    1,116  1,104,612 
Term B Funded Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13    1,933  1,908,738 
      20,948,416 
Household Durables — 0.0%       
Berkline/Benchcraft LLC, Term Loan,       
14.00%, 11/03/11 (c)(i)    139  6,972 
IT Services — 1.7%       
Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.22%, 11/10/14    1,620  1,384,919 
First Data Corp.:       
Extended Term Loan B, 4.22%, 3/23/18    4,689  3,925,754 
Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14    325  285,462 
Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14    109  95,389 
infoGROUP, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 5/22/18    1,064  975,851 
TransUnion LLC, Replacement Term Loan,       
4.75%, 2/12/18    3,264  3,095,501 
Travelex American Holdings, Inc.:       
Tranche B5, 2.93%, 10/31/13    439  420,907 
Tranche C5, 3.43%, 10/31/14    436  419,487 
      10,603,270 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.7%       
The AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18    1,496  1,437,148 
Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/02/18    869  801,344 
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU),       
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17    2,843  2,086,732 
      4,325,224 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%       
Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.50% – 3.51%, 12/03/14    1,824  1,704,223 
Machinery — 0.5%       
Terex Corp.:       
Term Loan, 6.03%, 4/28/17  EUR  310  431,956 
Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/28/17  USD            1,000  980,000 
Tomkins Plc, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 9/29/16    2,186  2,103,910 
      3,515,866 
Media — 6.8%       
AMC Networks, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/31/18    2,200  2,120,250 
Acosta, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/01/18    1,346  1,269,689 
Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,       
5.00%, 7/16/15    1,481  1,334,070 
Capsugel Healthcare Ltd., Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/01/18    1,400  1,352,400 
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning):       
Term Loan, 2.50%, 7/03/14    1,530  1,264,544 
Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14    2,047  1,954,650 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:       
Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/06/14    64  63,705 
Term Loan C, 3.50%, 9/06/16    3,059  2,912,493 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan B,       
3.87%, 1/28/16    2,385  1,785,029 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 37



BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Media (concluded)       
Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 8/30/18  USD          1,500  $ 1,404,375 
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,       
6.21%, 6/12/14    3,214  2,583,028 
Hubbard Broadcasting, Term Loan B (Second Lien),       
5.25%, 4/28/17    900  856,503 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson       
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18    5,486  5,253,084 
Interactive Data Corp., New Term Loan B, 4.50%, 2/12/18    2,394  2,263,838 
Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG):       
Facility B1, 4.20%, 3/06/15  EUR  304  338,575 
Facility C1, 4.45%, 3/04/16    304  340,757 
Lavena Holding 4 GmbH, Second Lien Term Loan,       
5.05%, 9/02/16    904  821,966 
Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom       
Communications, LLC), Tranche D Term Loan,       
5.50%, 3/31/17  USD  983  938,288 
Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13    4,505  4,651,413 
Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment),       
Term Facility, 5.51%, 6/01/12    1,976  1,900,160 
UPC Broadband Holding B.V., Term U, 5.44%, 12/31/17 EUR 1,493  2,005,484 
Univision Communications, Inc., Extended First Lien       
Term Loan, 4.47%, 3/31/17  USD          2,290  1,969,219 
WC Luxco Sarl, New Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/15/18    627  601,531 
Weather Channel, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/13/17    1,496  1,441,383 
      41,426,434 
Metals & Mining — 0.9%       
Novelis, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/10/17    3,333  3,148,721 
Walter Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/02/18    2,544  2,429,162 
      5,577,883 
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%       
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (FKA NE Energy, Inc.),       
Term B Advance (First Lien), 2.75%, 11/01/13    375  355,201 
Mach Gen, LLC, Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan       
(First Lien), 2.28%, 2/22/13    69  62,431 
      417,632 
Multiline Retail — 0.7%       
Hema Holding BV:       
Facility B, 3.43%, 7/06/15  EUR  338  452,062 
Facility C, 4.18%, 7/05/16    338  454,493 
Facility D, 6.43%, 1/05/17    2,600  3,386,324 
      4,292,879 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.0%       
Gibson Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/14/18  USD           1,500  1,417,500 
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan,       
7.00%, 11/02/15    4,717  4,670,097 
      6,087,597 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%       
Georgia-Pacific LLC, Term Loan B, 2.32%, 12/21/12    1,476  1,465,474 
Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan,       
6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13 (f)    686  590,239 
      2,055,713 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%       
Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 2/10/17    1,493  1,346,235 
Warner Chilcott Corp.:       
Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 3/15/18    912  873,815 
Term Loan B-2, 4.25%, 3/15/18    456  437,477 
      2,657,527 
Professional Services — 0.3%       
Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B       
(First Lien), 4.50%, 11/03/16    1,990  1,916,641 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%       
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),       
5.00%, 6/28/13    4,826  4,689,054 

 

    Par   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)    (000)  Value 
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.2%       
Pivotal Promontory, LLC, Term Loan (Second Lien),       
11.50%, 8/31/11 (c)(i)  USD  750  $               1 
Realogy Corp.:       
Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.30%, 10/10/13    3,795  3,349,002 
Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16    4,729  3,892,263 
      7,241,266 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%       
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Term Loan B,       
4.44%, 12/01/16    1,056  960,291 
Software — 0.1%       
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B,       
7.50%, 8/20/14    719  326,117 
Specialty Retail — 1.8%       
Academy Ltd., Term Loan, 6.00%, 8/03/18    1,800  1,708,650 
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term Loan B,       
6.25%, 2/23/17    593  558,431 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Term Loan B,       
4.25%, 3/02/18    2,175  2,052,656 
Michaels Stores, Inc.:       
Term Loan B-1, 2.50%, 10/31/13    1,870  1,766,818 
Term Loan B-2, 4.75%, 7/31/16    1,098  1,033,105 
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B,       
4.50%, 11/24/17    2,228  2,093,850 
Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware, Inc., Initial Loan, 6.00%, 9/01/16    1,888  1,768,958 
      10,982,468 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%       
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B,       
2.21% – 2.25%, 9/30/13    121  115,163 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.7%       
Digicel International Finance Ltd., US Term Loan       
(Non-Rollover), 2.75%, 3/30/12    337  332,112 
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 3/16/18    1,493  1,398,299 
Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc., Initial Loan,       
6.88%, 8/11/15    8,295  8,336,503 
      10,066,914 
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 44.2%      269,484,829 
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities       
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 5.7%       
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-1,       
Class 3A21, 5.73%, 3/25/37 (b)    2,733  2,403,613 
Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2006-2,       
Class 1A7, 5.75%, 4/25/36    2,048  2,038,288 
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-54CB,       
Class 3A4, 5.50%, 11/25/35    7,437  5,929,005 
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:       
Series 2005-17, Class 1A6, 5.50%, 9/25/35    2,975  2,799,088 
Series 2006-17, Class A2, 6.00%, 12/25/36    5,085  4,476,610 
Series 2007-16, Class A1, 6.50%, 10/25/37    2,812  2,480,040 
Series 2007-HY5, Class 3A1, 5.92%, 9/25/37 (b)    3,378  2,689,244 
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,       
Series 2006-C5, Class AM, 5.34%, 12/15/39    1,440  1,266,420 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR5,       
Class 2A3, 2.74%, 10/25/35 (b)    2,700  1,996,206 
Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-8,       
Class 1A2A, 0.54%, 9/19/35 (b)    3,988  2,469,939 
Morgan Stanley Reremic Trust, Series 2010-R4,       
Class 4A, 0.45%, 2/26/37 (a)(b)    2,947  2,829,283 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,       
Series 2006-AR14, Class 1A1, 5.32%, 11/25/36 (b)    1,174  948,110 
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust,       
Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A1, 2.74%, 3/25/35 (b)    2,387  2,118,487 
      34,444,333 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

38 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  Par   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities  (000)  Value 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 8.8%     
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. (b):     
Series 2007-3, Class A2, 5.80%, 6/10/49  USD  2,001 2 $ ,036,641 
Series 2007-4, Class A4, 5.92%, 2/10/51  2,150  2,298,948 
Centre Parcs Mortgage Finance Plc, Series 2007-1,     
Class A2, 2.87%, 10/10/18 (b)  GBP 1,953  3,043,493 
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,     
Series 2007-CD4, Class A2B, 5.21%, 12/11/49  USD 1,335  1,348,410 
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (b):     
Series 2007-C2, Class A2, 5.45%, 1/15/49  1,820  1,827,094 
Series 2007-C3, Class A2, 5.90%, 6/15/39  3,590  3,641,070 
Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2010-ESHA,     
Class C, 4.86%, 11/05/27 (a)  2,320  2,236,127 
First Union Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,     
Series 1997-C2, Class G, 7.50%, 11/18/29 (b)  3,310  3,652,002 
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2006-GG6,     
Class AM, 5.62%, 4/10/38 (b)  3,680  3,424,902 
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.:     
Series 2006-GG7, Class AM, 6.07%, 7/10/38 (b)  1,610  1,518,443 
Series 2007-GG9, Class A4, 5.44%, 3/10/39  2,110  2,229,247 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.:     
Series 2007-CB18, Class A4, 5.44%, 6/12/47  2,110  2,247,099 
Series 2007-CB19, Class A4, 5.93%, 2/12/49 (b)  2,140  2,289,815 
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C6,     
Class A4, 5.86%, 7/15/40 (b)  3,395  3,614,239 
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-IQ15, Class A2,     
6.03%, 6/11/49 (b)  2,007  2,053,155 
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (b):     
Series 2007-C33, Class A2, 6.05%, 2/15/51  14,095  14,269,239 
Series 2007-C33, Class A4, 6.10%, 2/15/51  2,030  2,154,417 
    53,884,341 
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 14.5%    88,328,674 
  Beneficial   
  Interest   
Other Interests (j)  (000)   
Auto Components — 0.0%     
Lear Corp. Escrow  1,000  20,000 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%     
BLW JGW SPV, LLC (J.G. Wentworth LLC Preferred     
Equity Interests) (c)(k)  1  1,420,709 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%     
Critical Care Systems International, Inc.  8  763 
Household Durables — 0.0%     
Berkline Benchcraft Equity LLC  3   
Software — 1.3%     
Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B     
Membership Interests  —(l)  7,570,181 
Total Other Interests — 1.5%    9,011,653 
Preferred Securities     
Preferred Stocks  Shares   
Auto Components — 0.1%     
Dana Holding Corp. (a)(c)(h)  6,000  675,750 
Media — 0.0%     
CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp. (a)(c)(m)  45,243  384,565 
Total Preferred Stocks — 0.1%    1,060,315 

 

Trust Preferreds  Shares  Value 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%     
GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40  109,140  $ 2,299,797 
Total Trust Preferreds — 0.4%    2,299,797 
Total Preferred Securities — 0.5%    3,360,112 
  Par   
Taxable Municipal Bonds  (000)   
State of California, GO:     
5.25%, 4/01/14  USD 1,075  1,175,039 
5.10%, 8/01/14  2,225  2,357,054 
Various Purpose 3, Mandatory Put Bonds,     
5.65%, 4/01/39 (b)  455  483,028 
State of Illinois, GO, 3.32%, 1/01/13  5,075  5,175,485 
Total Taxable Municipal Bonds — 1.5%    9,190,606 
US Government Sponsored     
Agency Securities     
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.4%   
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities,     
Series 2010-126, Class UI, 5.50%, 10/25/40  14,525  2,311,649 
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 14.6%     
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:     
3.50%, 8/01/26 – 9/01/26 (d)  27,929  29,195,026 
4.50%, 9/15/41 (n)  17,300  18,277,855 
5.00%, 7/01/20 – 8/01/23 (d)  17,628  19,111,749 
Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities,     
4.50%, 4/01/25 (d)  20,623  22,281,585 
    88,866,215 
Total US Government Sponsored     
Agency Securities — 15.0%    91,177,864 
US Treasury Obligations     
US Treasury Notes:     
0.38%, 7/31/13  145  145,504 
1.50%, 7/31/16  1,505  1,546,854 
Total US Treasury Obligations — 0.3%    1,692,358 
Warrants (o)  Shares   
Media — 0.0%     
Cumulus Media, Inc. (Expires 3/26/19)  114,267  292,010 
Software — 0.0%     
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.     
(Expires 9/29/17)  435  5 
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)  209,988  2 
    7 
Total Warrants — 0.0%    292,017 
Total Long-Term Investments     
(Cost — $889,928,196*) — 141.5%    863,148,275 
Short-Term Securities     
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional     
Class, 0.07% (p)(q)  5,229,778  5,229,778 
Total Short-Term Securities     
(Cost — $5,229,778) — 0.9%    5,229,778 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Options Purchased  Contracts  Value 
Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%     
Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC,     
Strike Price USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19,     
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA  46   
  Notional   
  Amount   
  (000)   
Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — 0.1%     
Bought credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX     
North America High Yield Series 16, Strike Price     
USD 99.00, Expires 9/21/11,     
Broker BNP Paribas SA  USD 7,400  $ 358,847 
Total Options Purchased     
(Cost — $144,878) — 0.1%    358,847 
Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments and     
Outstanding Options Written (Cost — $895,302,852) — 142.5%  868,736,900 
  Par   
TBA Sale Commitments  (000)   
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities,     
4.50%, 9/15/41 (n)  17,300  (18,277,855) 
Total TBA Sale Commitments     
(Proceeds — $18,154,863) — (3.0)%    (18,277,855) 
  Notional   
  Amount   
Options Written  (000)   
Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (0.0)%     
Bought credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX     
North America High Yield Series 16, Strike Price     
USD 102.50, Expires 9/21/11,     
Broker BNP Paribas SA  7,400  (2,193) 
Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.1)%     
Sold credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX     
North America High Yield Series 16, Strike Price     
USD 102.50, Expires 9/21/11,     
Broker BNP Paribas SA  7,400  (598,459) 
Sold credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX     
North America Investment Grade Series 16,     
Strike Price USD 120.00, Expires 12/21/11,     
Broker Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  7,700  (68,956) 
    (667,415) 
Total Options Written     
(Premiums Received — $306,050) — (0.1)%    (669,608) 
Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale Commitments and     
Outstanding Options Written — 139.4%    849,789,437 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (39.4)%    (239,971,776) 
Net Assets — 100.0%    $609,817,661 


* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31,

2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Aggregate cost  $ 892,838,022 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $ 19,561,610 
Gross unrealized depreciation  (43,662,732) 
Net unrealized depreciation  $ (24,101,122) 


(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors.
(b) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
(c) Non-income producing security.
(d) All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open
reverse repurchase agreements.
(e) Represents a step-down bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period
and then a lower coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of
report date.
(f) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in
additional par/shares.
(g) Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of
report date.
(h) Convertible security.
(i) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(j) Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other
reorganization or private entities.
(k) The investment is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund.
(l) Amount is less than $500.
(m) Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.
(n) Represents or includes a to-be-announced (“TBA”) transaction. Unsettled TBA
transactions as of report date were as follows:

    Unrealized 
Counterparty  Value  Depreciation 
JPMorgan Securities, Inc.    $(119,257) 
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.    $(121,324) 


(o) Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of

common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of
shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date,
if any.
(p) Represents the current yield as of report date.
(q) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the
year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, were as follows:

  Shares Held at  Net  Shares Held at   
Affiliate  August 31, 2010  Activity  August 31, 2011  Income 
BlackRock Liquidity         
Funds, TempFund,         
Institutional Class    5,229,778  5,229,778  $ 9,068 


For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one
or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized
market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management.
These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine
such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Financial futures contracts purchased as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

        Notional  Unrealized 
Contracts  Issue  Exchange  Expiration         Value  Appreciation 
12  90-Day  Chicago Board  September       
  Eurodollar  of Trade  2011  $2,987,133 $ 1,842 
12  90-Day  Chicago Board  December       
  Eurodollar  of Trade  2011  $2,984,133  717 
12  90-Day  Chicago Board  March       
  Eurodollar  of Trade  2012  $2,978,883  5,967 
8  90-Day  Chicago Board  June       
  Eurodollar  of Trade  2012  $1,980,322  9,978 
8  90-Day  Chicago Board  September       
  Eurodollar  of Trade  2012  $1,973,922  16,478 
8  90-Day  Chicago Board  March       
  Eurodollar  of Trade  2013  $1,962,722  26,978 
6  90-Day  Chicago Board  June       
  Eurodollar  of Trade  2013  $1,467,916  23,234 
6  90-Day  Chicago Board  September       
  Eurodollar  of Trade  2013  $1,464,242  25,108 
6  90-Day  Chicago Board  December       
  Eurodollar  of Trade  2013  $1,460,566  26,159 
6  90-Day  Chicago Board  March       
  Eurodollar  of Trade  2014  $1,457,267  26,608 
Total          $ 163,069 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

40 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

        Unrealized 
Currency  Currency    Settlement                           Appreciation 
Purchased  Sold  Counterparty  Date                               (Depreciation) 
USD 33,368,257                              GBP    20,883,000  Royal Bank     
      of Scotland  10/07/11 $ (517,658) 
USD  965,890              GBP      600,000  Citibank NA  10/07/11  (7,704) 
GBP  202,000 USD       331,495  UBS AG  10/07/11  (3,718) 
USD           17,941,693                    EUR    12,517,500  Citibank NA  10/26/11  (27,369) 
EUR  704,700  USD     1,009,557  Citibank NA  10/26/11  2,050 
EUR  250,000 USD       360,238  Deutsche Bank AG                                10/26/11                  (1,359) 
Total        $ (555,758) 


Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of
August 31, 2011 were as follows:

Receive      Issuer  Notional   
Fixed    Expiration  Credit  Amount  Unrealized 
Issuer Rate  Counterparty  Date  Rating1  (000)2  Depreciation 
Aviva  Deutsche         
USA Corp. 1.00%       Bank AG  5/25/12  BBB+  $ 4,700  $ (3,846) 

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

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of August 31,
2011 were as follows:

  Pay      Notional   
  Fixed    Expiration  Amount  Unrealized 
Index  Rate  Counterparty  Date  (000)  Appreciation 
Dow Jones CDX           
North America           
Investment           
Grade Index    Morgan Stanley       
Series 16  1.00%  & Co., Inc.  6/20/16  $ 7,700  $ 83,827 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

  Interest        Trade  Maturity  Net Closing  Face 
Counterparty  Rate  Date  Date1  Amount  Amount 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.60%  4/11/11  Open           $ 390,930 $ 390,000 
Deutsche           
Bank AG  0.55%  4/11/11  Open  2,696,503  2,690,625 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.40%  4/14/11  Open  899,823  898,425 
Deutsche           
Bank AG  0.55%  4/15/11  Open  9,222,042  9,202,500 
Deutsche           
Bank AG  0.35%  4/15/11  Open  3,281,929  3,277,500 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.40%  4/18/11  Open  2,692,813  2,688,750 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.55%  4/28/11  Open  1,207,777  1,205,456 
Deutsche           
Bank AG  0.55%  4/28/11  Open  3,630,099  3,623,125 
Barclays           
Capital, Inc.  0.40%  5/2/11  Open  3,075,413  3,071,250 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows
(continued):

  Interest              Trade             Maturity          Net Closing      Face 
Counterparty  Rate  Date      Date1      Amount  Amount 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.55%  5/2/11  Open $ 6,602,405 $ 6,590,122 
Barclays           
Capital, Inc.  0.40%  5/3/11  Open  3,183,274  3,179,000 
UBS AG  0.35%  5/3/11  Open  2,784,932  2,781,660 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.45%  5/3/11  Open  4,384,333  4,377,712 
Barclays           
Capital, Inc.  0.40%  5/4/11  Open  8,974,450  8,962,500 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.55%  5/4/11  Open  12,701,531  12,678,288 
Barclays           
Capital, Inc.  0.40%  5/4/11  Open  15,614,096  15,593,375 
UBS AG  0.54%  5/10/11  Open  2,642,027  2,637,517 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.55%  5/16/11  Open  976,008  974,400 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.60%  5/16/11  Open  5,303,279  5,293,750 
Deutsche           
Bank AG  0.58%  5/17/11  Open  4,823,110  4,814,810 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.55%  5/19/11  Open  2,277,057  2,273,410 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.40%  5/19/11  Open  1,157,849  1,156,500 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.45%  5/20/11  Open  1,258,397  1,256,763 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.40%  5/20/11  Open  1,194,128  1,192,750 
Deutsche           
Bank AG  0.38%  5/23/11  Open  2,988,182  2,985,000 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.55%  5/25/11  Open  2,655,674  2,651,663 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.55%  5/31/11  Open  1,018,946  1,017,500 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.60%  5/31/11  Open  1,514,168  1,511,825 
BNP Paribas           
Securities  0.55%  6/1/11  Open  2,235,137  2,232,000 
UBS AG  0.55%  6/1/11  Open  4,027,528  4,021,875 
Credit           
Suisse           
Securities           
(USA) LLC  0.50%  6/20/11  Open  3,689,849  3,686,112 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 41



BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
Schedule of Investments (continued)

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows
(concluded):

  Interest  Trade           Maturity  Net Closing  Face 
Counterparty  Rate  Date  Date1    Amount  Amount 
Credit             
Suisse             
Securities             
(USA) LLC  0.55%  6/22/11  Open                $ 4,459,357 $ 4,454,525 
Deutsche             
Bank AG  0.55%  6/23/11  Open    775,388  774,560 
Deutsche             
Bank AG  0.58%  6/27/11  Open    2,380,779  2,378,250 
Credit             
Suisse             
Securities             
(USA) LLC  0.55%  6/27/11  Open    650,906  650,250 
Deutsche             
Bank AG  0.35%  7/18/11  Open    6,267,741  6,265,000 
Deutsche             
Bank AG  0.55%  7/18/11  Open    25,734,874  25,718,800 
Deutsche             
Bank AG  (3.00)%  8/2/11  Open    2,783,474  2,790,450 
BNP Paribas             
Securities  0.18%  8/10/11  9/13/11    40,103,785  40,096,768 
Deutsche             
Bank AG  0.55%  8/15/11  Open    10,614,506  10,611,750 
Credit             
Suisse             
Securities             
(USA) LLC  0.20%  8/16/11  9/19/11    28,431,473  28,425,946 
Credit             
Suisse             
Securities             
(USA) LLC  0.60%  8/16/11  Open    2,364,380  2,363,750 
Barclays             
Capital, Inc.  0.40%  8/29/11  Open    673,774  673,750 
Total        $244,344,126 $244,119,962 


1
Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party
at any time.

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of
investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in
three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:
Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets
and liabilities
Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for
similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical
or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than
quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest
rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and
default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)
Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the
circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the
Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and
derivative financial instruments)

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial
instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative
financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived
risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding
valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant
accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determin-
ing the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

Valuation Inputs  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Assets:           
Investments:           
Long-Term           
Investments:         
Asset-Backed         
Securities          —           28,557,336      $ 11,549,300        40,106,636 
Common Stocks .    580,599  3,358,522  3,939,121 
Corporate Bonds .    346,378,340  186,065  346,564,405 
Floating Rate         
Loan Interests .    230,615,597  38,869,232  269,484,829 
Non-Agency           
Mortgage-Backed         
Securities      85,499,391  2,829,283  88,328,674 
Other Interests    7,570,182  1,441,471  9,011,653 
Preferred           
Securities    $ 2,299,797  675,750  384,565  3,360,112 
Taxable Municipal         
Bonds      9,190,606    9,190,606 
US Government         
Sponsored           
Agency           
Securities      91,177,864    91,177,864 
US Treasury           
Obligations      1,692,358    1,692,358 
Warrants        292,017  292,017 
Short-Term           
Securities    5,229,778      5,229,778 
Liabilities:           
TBA Sale           
Commitments    (18,277,855)    (18,277,855) 
Unfunded Loan         
Commitments    (111,558)    (111,558) 
Total  $ 7,529,575      $783,548,610     $ 58,910,455   $849,988,640 

 

Valuation Inputs  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Derivative Financial Instruments1       
Assets:         
Foreign currency         
exchange         
contracts  $ 2,050  $ 2,050 
Interest rate         
contracts  $ 163,069      163,069 
Credit contracts    442,674    442,674 
Liabilities:         
Foreign currency         
exchange         
contracts    (557,808)    (557,808) 
Interest rate         
contracts    (2,193)    (2,193) 
Credit contracts    (667,415)  $ (3,846)  (671,261) 
Total  $ 163,069 $ (782,692)  $ (3,846) $ (623,469) 


1
Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign
currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contacts and
foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

42 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



Schedule of Investments (concluded) BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)


The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 derivative financial instruments for
which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

  Credit 
  Contracts 
Liabilities:   
Balance, as of August 31, 2010   
Accrued discounts/premiums  $ 9,294 
Net realized gain (loss)   
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation4  (3,846) 
Purchases   
Issuances5  (31,664) 
Sales   
Settlements6  22,370 
Transfers in7   
Transfers out7   
Balance, as of August 31, 2011  $ (3,846) 

 

4 Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on derivative financial instruments still held on August 31, 2011
was $(3,846).
5 Issuances represent upfront cash received on certain derivative financial
instruments.
6 Settlements represent periodic contractual cash flows and/or cash flows to
terminate certain derivative financial instruments.
7 The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the
beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that
caused the transfer.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is
presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and
derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation
to net assets.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 43



Statements of Assets and Liabilities         
    BlackRock  BlackRock   
  BlackRock  Diversified  Floating Rate  BlackRock 
  Defined  Income  Income  Limited 
  Opportunity  Strategies  Strategies  Duration 
  Credit Trust  Fund, Inc.  Fund, Inc.  Income Trust 
August 31, 2011  (BHL)  (DVF)  (FRA)  (BLW) 
Assets         
Investments at value — unaffiliated1  $ 163,666,783  $ 175,164,133  $ 355,344,112  $ 863,507,122 
Investments at value — affiliated2  2,230,753    5,396,667  5,229,778 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts  6,145  5,404  14,636  2,050 
Unrealized appreciation on swaps        83,827 
Cash  79       
Foreign currency at value3  155,512  136,682  237,166  259,951 
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts        78,500 
Cash pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements        1,995,000 
Investments sold receivable  1,885,333  3,890,145  3,608,276  24,048,166 
TBA sale commitments receivable        18,154,863 
Interest receivable  364,979  623,261  1,064,670  7,586,064 
Principal paydown receivable  777,042  937,668  1,605,098  1,653,787 
Dividends receivable — affiliated        623 
Dividends receivable — unaffiliated        6,000 
Swaps receivable        9,531 
Margin variation receivable        2,225 
Prepaid expenses  17,953  21,294  42,597  39,396 
Other assets        769,588 
Total assets  169,104,579  180,778,587  367,313,222  923,426,471 
Liabilities         
Bank overdraft    1,044,731  573,035   
Loan payable  43,000,000  47,000,000  93,000,000   
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments  38,703  45,062  77,372  111,558 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts  32,056  27,935  72,186  557,808 
Unrealized depreciation on swaps        3,846 
Reverse repurchase agreements        244,119,962 
Investments purchased payable  6,566,231  6,001,622  13,595,945  47,442,691 
TBA sale commitments at value4        18,277,855 
Payable for reverse repurchase agreements        1,007,615 
Options written at value5        669,608 
Investment advisory fees payable  140,935  114,087  228,618  393,313 
Deferred income  7,454  6,757  15,592   
Swaps payable        69,322 
Income dividends payable  55,365  45,648  104,169  115,999 
Interest expense payable  50,964  40,330  160,690  218,814 
Officer's and Directors' fees payable  452  423  999  173,686 
Other accrued expenses payable  315,524  145,234  280,032  446,733 
Total liabilities  50,207,684  54,471,829  108,108,638  313,608,810 
Net Assets  $ 118,896,895  $ 126,306,758  $ 259,204,584  $ 609,817,661 
Net Assets Consist of         
Paid-in capital6,7,8  $ 128,073,078  $ 229,202,981  $ 349,984,847  $ 701,901,206 
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income  316,267  (252,833)  (138,319)  4,392,851 
Accumulated net realized loss  (3,842,415)  (86,368,737)  (68,336,999)  (69,629,554) 
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation  (5,650,035)  (16,274,653)  (22,304,945)  (26,846,842) 
Net Assets  $ 118,896,895  $ 126,306,758  $ 259,204,584  $ 609,817,661 
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $ 13.17  $ 10.19  $ 14.04  $ 16.52 
1 Investments at cost — unaffiliated  $ 169,251,866  $ 191,379,828  $ 377,514,590  $ 890,073,074 
2 Investments at cost — affiliated  $ 2,230,753    $ 5,396,667  $ 5,229,778 
3 Foreign currency at cost  $ 155,944  $ 137,066  $ 237,065  $ 260,046 
4 Proceeds from TBA sale commitments        $ 18,154,863 
5 Premiums received        $ 306,050 
6 Par value per share  $ 0.001  $ 0.10  $ 0.10  $ 0.001 
7 Shares outstanding  9,027,106  12,401,086  18,467,299  36,920,067 
8 Shares authorized  unlimited  200 million  200 million  unlimited 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

44 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



Statements of Operations         
    BlackRock  BlackRock   
  BlackRock  Diversified  Floating Rate  BlackRock 
  Defined  Income  Income  Limited 
  Opportunity  Strategies  Strategies  Duration 
  Credit Trust  Fund, Inc.  Fund, Inc.  Income Trust 
Year Ended August 31, 2011  (BHL)  (DVF)  (FRA)  (BLW) 
Investment Income         
Interest  $ 10,263,274  $ 11,662,894  $ 22,109,738  $ 55,911,750 
Dividends — affiliated  3,213  3,467  4,978  41,695 
Total income  10,266,487  11,666,361  22,114,716  55,953,445 
Expenses         
Investment advisory  1,628,860  1,329,244  2,653,686  4,565,355 
Professional  174,339  174,825  248,500  342,405 
Borrowing costs1  151,042  144,886  303,008   
Custodian  66,906  69,111  117,516  146,090 
Printing  28,743  26,241  52,116  214,190 
Accounting services  28,770  29,986  57,908  93,111 
Officer and Directors  13,908  14,756  29,744  79,572 
Transfer agent  23,725  29,016  36,336  12,062 
Registration  9,372  9,587  9,635  12,934 
Miscellaneous  40,911  38,593  54,590  110,165 
Total expenses excluding interest expense  2,166,576  1,866,245  3,563,039  5,575,884 
Interest expense  387,469  460,830  849,145  851,808 
Total expenses  2,554,045  2,327,075  4,412,184  6,427,692 
Less fees waived by advisor  (1,448)  (1,551)  (2,385)  (4,615) 
Less fees paid indirectly        (365) 
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly  2,552,597  2,325,524  4,409,799  6,422,712 
Net investment income  7,713,890  9,340,837  17,704,917  49,530,733 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         
Net realized gain (loss) from:         
Investments  3,308,749  (2,021,346)  4,164,629  10,064,954 
Financial futures contracts        (730,556) 
Foreign currency transactions  (1,155,397)  (1,139,239)  (1,967,144)  (5,968,342) 
Options written        (21,025) 
Swaps    (10,913)    (72,270) 
  2,153,352  (3,171,498)  2,197,485  3,272,761 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:         
Investments  (6,129,179)  (440,558)  (8,898,351)  (17,306,195) 
Financial futures contracts        343,883 
Foreign currency transactions  (33,653)  (41,196)  (9,372)  195,416 
Options written        (363,558) 
Swaps    21,480    6,980 
Unfunded loan commitments  8,040  1,598  (8,267)  62,125 
  (6,154,792)  (458,676)  (8,915,990)  (17,061,349) 
Total realized and unrealized loss  (4,001,440)  (3,630,174)  (6,718,505)  (13,788,588) 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $ 3,712,450  $ 5,710,663  $ 10,986,412  $ 35,742,145 
1 See Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of short-term borrowings.         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets         
  BlackRock Defined  BlackRock Diversified 
  Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL)  Income Strategies Fund (DVF) 
  Year Ended August 31,  Year Ended August 31, 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:  2011  2010  2011  2010 
Operations         
Net investment income  $ 7,713,890  $ 7,661,944  $ 9,340,837  $ 9,875,073 
Net realized gain (loss)  2,153,352  1,285,459  (3,171,498)  (15,451,009) 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation  (6,154,792)  6,522,220  (458,676)  37,352,693 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  3,712,450  15,469,623  5,710,663  31,776,757 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From         
Net investment income  (7,140,522)  (6,270,058)  (8,509,258)  (9,834,087) 
Tax return of capital      (739,496)  (666,708) 
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders  (7,140,522)  (6,270,058)  (9,248,754)  (10,500,795) 
Capital Share Transactions         
Reinvestment of dividends  263,352    460,151  552,341 
Net Assets         
Total increase (decrease) in net assets  (3,164,720)  9,199,565  (3,077,940)  21,828,303 
Beginning of year  122,061,615  112,862,050  129,384,698  107,556,395 
End of year  $ 118,896,895  $ 122,061,615  $ 126,306,758  $ 129,384,698 
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income  $ 316,267  $ 784,213  $ (252,833)  $ (166,631) 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)         
  BlackRock Floating Rate  BlackRock Limited Duration 
  Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)  Income Trust (BLW) 
  Year Ended August 31,  Year Ended August 31, 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:  2011  2010  2011  2010 
Operations         
Net investment income  $ 17,704,917  $ 16,622,980  $ 49,530,733  $ 41,283,432 
Net realized gain (loss)  2,197,485  (14,156,705)  3,272,761  (11,714,049) 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation  (8,915,990)  41,425,444  (17,061,349)  71,507,938 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  10,986,412  43,891,719  35,742,145  101,077,321 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From         
Net investment income  (15,965,641)  (17,335,715)  (45,830,635)  (33,200,685) 
Tax return of capital  (1,072,049)  (378,219)     
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders  (17,037,690)  (17,713,934)  (45,830,635)  (33,200,685) 
Capital Share Transactions         
Reinvestment of dividends  876,684  1,041,829  524,981   
Net Assets         
Total increase (decrease) in net assets  (5,174,594)  27,219,614  (9,563,509)  67,876,636 
Beginning of year  264,379,178  237,159,564  619,381,170  551,504,534 
End of year  $ 259,204,584  $ 264,379,178  $ 609,817,661  $ 619,381,170 
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income  $ (138,319)  $ (512,837)  $ 4,392,851  $ 6,278,697 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Cash Flows           
      BlackRock  BlackRock  BlackRock 
  BlackRock    Diversified  Floating Rate  Limited 
  Defined    Income  Income  Duration 
  Opportunity    Strategies  Strategies  Income 
  Credit Trust    Fund, Inc.  Fund, Inc.  Trust 
Year Ended August 31, 2011  (BHL)    (DVF)  (FRA)  (BLW) 
Cash Provided by Operating Activities           
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $ 3,712,450    $ 5,710,663  $ 10,986,412  $ 35,742,145 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to           
net cash provided by operating activities:           
Decrease in interest receivable  766,756    889,422  1,966,254  973,160 
Decrease in swap receivable      1,840    111,969 
Decrease in other assets  126,609    535,014  229,558  229,764 
Decrease in commitment fees receivable      2,834  4,454  10,785 
Decrease in dividend receivable — affiliated          (35) 
Decrease in dividends receivable — unaffiliated          (6,000) 
Decrease in margin variation receivable          13,500 
Decrease in prepaid expenses  33,805    25,456  44,992  11,423 
Decrease in cash pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements          (1,995,000) 
Decrease in cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts          (8,500) 
Increase in investment advisory fees payable  17,274    13,232  27,622  49,357 
Decrease in deferred income payable  (63,500)    (71,405)  (61,448)  (311,327) 
Increase (decrease) in interest expense payable  (384)    (20,502)  46,538  121,043 
Increase in other accrued expenses payable  75,577    66,893  136,361  183,770 
Decrease in other affiliates payable  (466)    (492)  (982)  (2,242) 
Decrease in other liabilities  (28,578)    (8,912)  (23,811)  (19,724) 
Decrease in swaps payable      (1,000)    58,322 
Increase in Officer's and Directors' fees payable  163    79  300  16,553 
Net periodic and termination payments of swaps          9,387 
Premiums received from options written          306,050 
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments  2,372,715    2,064,610  4,743,828  1,594,346 
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments  (1,274,188)    (1,229,782)  (2,341,999)  (4,505,974) 
Paid-in-kind income  (68,904)    (244,929)  (454,000)  (1,374,755) 
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments  155,525,531    169,407,174  336,857,961  863,695,736 
Purchases of long-term investments  (172,085,955)  (189,160,394)  (372,053,171)  (961,848,202) 
Net sales (purchases) of short-term securities  (1,058,556)    1,822,139  (4,608,468)  (5,229,778) 
Cash provided by operating activities  (11,949,651)    (10,198,060)  (24,499,599)  (72,174,227) 
Cash Used for Financing Activities           
Cash receipts from borrowings  158,419,485    147,000,000  289,000,000  332,192,050 
Cash payments from borrowings  (139,419,485)  (129,000,000)  (249,000,000)  (211,305,242) 
Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders  (6,914,362)    (8,742,955)  (16,056,837)  (45,295,689) 
Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft      1,044,731  573,035  (3,179,743) 
Cash used for financing activities  12,085,638    10,301,776  24,516,198  72,411,376 
Cash Impact from Foreign Exchange Fluctuations           
Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations  (306)    (86)  89  3,794 
Cash and Foreign Currency           
Net increase in cash and foreign currency  135,681    103,630  16,688  240,943 
Cash and foreign currency at beginning of year  19,910    33,052  220,478  19,008 
Cash and foreign currency at end of year  $ 155,591  $ 136,682  $ 237,166  $ 259,951 
Cash Flow Information           
Cash paid during the year for interest and fees  $ 387,853  $ 481,332  $ 802,607  $ 730,765 
Noncash Financing Activities           
Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends paid to Common Shareholders  $ 263,352  $ 460,151  $ 876,684  $ 524,981 
A Statement of Cash Flows is presented when a Fund has a significant amount of borrowing during the year, based on the average borrowing outstanding in relation to 
average total assets.           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights  BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (BHL) 
          Period 
          January 31, 
          20081 
  Year Ended August 31, to August 31, 
                     2011  2010    2009  2008 
Per Share Operating Performance           
Net asset value, beginning of period  $ 13.55  $ 12.53  $ 14.31  $ 14.332 
Net investment income3  0.86  0.85    0.87  0.47 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)  (0.45)  0.87    (1.55)  0.21 
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations  0.41  1.72    (0.68)  0.68 
Dividends and distributions from:           
Net investment income  (0.79)  (0.70)    (1.09)  (0.62) 
Tax return of capital        (0.01)  (0.06) 
Total dividends and distributions  (0.79)  (0.70)    (1.10)  (0.68) 
Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares          (0.02) 
Net asset value, end of period  $ 13.17  $ 13.55  $ 12.53  $ 14.31 
Market price, end of period  $ 12.65  $ 12.86  $ 11.03  $ 12.66 
Total Investment Return4           
Based on net asset value  2.93%  14.39%    (2.16)%  4.79%5 
Based on market price  4.17%  23.33%    (2.65)%  (11.44)%5 
Ratios to Average Net Assets           
Total expenses  2.02%  1.91%    2.39%  1.78%6 
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly  2.02%  1.90%    2.39%  1.78%6 
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense  1.71%  1.65%    1.94%  1.48%6 
Net investment income  6.10%  6.40%    8.11%  5.52%6 
Supplemental Data           
Net assets, end of period (000)  $ 118,897  $ 122,062  $ 112,862  $ 127,695 
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)  $ 43,000  $ 24,000  $ 27,000  $ 38,500 
Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)  $ 36,369  $ 24,633  $ 31,141  $ 13,788 
Portfolio turnover  91%  102%    41%  18% 
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000  $ 3,765  $ 6,086  $ 5,180  $ 4,317 


1
Commencement of operations.
2 Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $0.675 per share sales charge from initial offering price of $15.00 per share.
3 Based on average shares outstanding.
4 Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable,
total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
5 Aggregate total investment return.
6 Annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights  BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (DVF) 
    Year Ended August 31,   
              2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Operating Performance           
Net asset value, beginning of year  $ 10.47  $ 8.74  $ 13.94  $ 17.50  $ 18.70 
Net investment income1  0.75  0.80  1.06  1.61  1.83 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)  (0.28)  1.78  (4.88)  (3.41)  (1.23) 
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations  0.47  2.58  (3.82)  (1.80)  0.60 
Dividends and distributions from:           
Net investment income  (0.69)  (0.80)  (1.14)  (1.72)  (1.80) 
Tax return of capital  (0.06)  (0.05)  (0.24)  (0.04)   
Total dividends and distributions  (0.75)  (0.85)  (1.38)  (1.76)  (1.80) 
Net asset value, end of year  $ 10.19  $ 10.47  $ 8.74  $ 13.94  $ 17.50 
Market price, end of year  $ 9.84  $ 10.45  $ 8.80  $ 12.77  $ 17.16 
Total Investment Return2           
Based on net asset value  4.30%  30.27%  (23.82)%  (10.17)%  3.00% 
Based on market price  0.91%  29.13%  (16.27)%  (16.08)%  0.19% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets           
Total expenses  1.74%  1.53%  2.47%  2.77%  3.66% 
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly  1.74%  1.53%  2.47%  2.77%  3.66% 
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense  1.39%  1.26%  1.57%  1.23%  1.30% 
Net investment income  6.99%  7.86%  13.63%  10.40%  9.63% 
Supplemental Data           
Net assets, end of year (000)  $ 126,307  $ 129,385  $ 107,556  $ 169,707  $ 212,792 
Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)  $ 47,000  $ 29,000  $ 18,000  $ 65,500  $ 72,000 
Average borrowings outstanding during the year (000)  $ 43,553  $ 25,074  $ 28,247  $ 64,335  $ 95,465 
Portfolio turnover  93%  105%  45%  41%  72% 
Asset coverage, end of year per $1,000  $ 3,687  $ 5,462  $ 6,975  $ 3,591  $ 3,955 


1
Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable,
total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights  BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA) 
    Year Ended August 31,   
                       2011  2010  2009  2008  2007 
Per Share Operating Performance           
Net asset value, beginning of year  $ 14.36  $ 12.93  $ 16.12  $ 18.25  $ 19.32 
Net investment income1  0.96  0.91  1.14  1.45  1.54 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)  (0.36)  1.48  (3.04)  (2.03)  (1.07) 
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations  0.60  2.39  (1.90)  (0.58)  0.47 
Dividends and distributions from:           
Net investment income  (0.86)  (0.94)  (1.29)  (1.55)  (1.54) 
Tax return of capital  (0.06)  (0.02)       
Total dividends and distributions  (0.92)  (0.96)  (1.29)  (1.55)  (1.54) 
Net asset value, end of year  $ 14.04  $ 14.36  $ 12.93  $ 16.12  $ 18.25 
Market price, end of year  $ 13.33  $ 14.61  $ 12.26  $ 14.49  $ 16.70 
Total Investment Return2           
Based on net asset value  4.04%  18.91%  (8.88)%  (2.56)%  2.74% 
Based on market price  (2.91)%  27.59%  (3.88)%  (4.28)%  3.85% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets           
Total expenses  1.60%  1.45%  1.96%  2.61%  3.33% 
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly  1.60%  1.45%  1.96%  2.60%  3.33% 
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding           
interest expense  1.30%  1.22%  1.31%  1.18%  1.20% 
Net investment income  6.44%  6.43%  10.18%  8.49%  7.88% 
Supplemental Data           
Net assets, end of year (000)  $ 259,205  $ 264,379  $ 237,160  $ 295,005  $ 334,065 
Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)  $ 93,000  $ 53,000  $ 38,000  $ 101,500  $ 107,000 
Average borrowings outstanding during the year (000)  $ 79,195  $ 48,258  $ 50,591  $ 102,272  $ 133,763 
Portfolio turnover  91%  96%  58%  49%  69% 
Asset coverage, end of year per $1,000  $ 3,787  $ 5,988  $ 7,241  $ 3,906  $ 4,122 


1
Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable,
total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights        BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) 
          Period     
          November 1,     
          2007 to     
             Year Ended August 31,    August 31,  Year Ended October 31, 
                  2011  2010    2009  2008  2007  2006 
Per Share Operating Performance               
Net asset value, beginning of period  $ 16.79  $ 14.95  $ 16.71  $ 18.52  $ 19.01  $ 19.17 
Net investment income  1.341  1.121    1.011  1.141  1.50  1.35 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)  (0.37)  1.62    (1.61)  (1.76)  (0.49)  0.03 
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations  0.97  2.74    (0.60)  (0.62)  1.01  1.38 
Dividends and distributions from:               
Net investment income  (1.24)  (0.90)    (1.16)  (1.19)  (1.41)  (1.52) 
Net realized gain            (0.06)   
Tax return of capital            (0.03)  (0.02) 
Total dividends and distributions  (1.24)  (0.90)    (1.16)  (1.19)  (1.50)  (1.54) 
Net asset value, end of period  $ 16.52  $ 16.79  $ 14.95  $ 16.71  $ 18.52  $ 19.01 
Market price, end of period  $ 16.01  $ 16.76  $ 14.09  $ 14.57  $ 16.68  $ 18.85 
Total Investment Return2               
Based on net asset value  5.85%  19.00%    (1.57)%  (2.60)%3  5.66%  7.85% 
Based on market price  2.77%  26.04%    6.40%  (5.70)%3  (4.03)%  17.31% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets               
Total expenses  1.01%  0.82%    0.72%  1.39%4  2.16%  2.20% 
Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly  1.00%  0.81%    0.71%  1.39%4  2.16%  2.20% 
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly  1.00%  0.81%    0.71%  1.38%4  2.14%  2.19% 
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and               
excluding interest expense  0.87%  0.73%    0.69%  0.76%4  0.83%  0.91% 
Net investment income  7.75%  6.90%    7.42%  7.84%4  7.92%  7.10% 
Supplemental Data               
Net assets, end of period (000)  $ 609,818  $ 619,381  $ 551,505  $ 616,393  $ 638,109  $ 699,206 
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)  $ 244,120  $ 123,233      $ 64,538  $ 109,287  $ 220,000 
Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)  $ 191,303  $ 44,160  $ 11,705  $ 120,295  $ 172,040  $ 179,366 
Portfolio turnover  106%5  248%6    287%7  191%8  65%  132% 
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000  $ 3,498  $ 6,026      $ 10,551  $ 7,251  $ 4,178 


1
Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns.
Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
3 Aggregate total investment return.
4 Annualized.
5 Includes mortgage dollar roll and TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 87%.
6 Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 113%.
7 Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 79%.
8 Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 24%.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (“BHL”), BlackRock Diversified
Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (“DVF”), BlackRock Floating Rate Income
Strategies Fund, Inc. (“FRA”) and BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
(“BLW”) (collectively, the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”) are registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”),
as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. BHL and
BLW are organized as Delaware Statutory trusts. DVF and FRA are organ-
ized as Maryland corporations. The Funds’ financial statements are pre-
pared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from
those estimates. The Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees of the
Funds are referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Directors” or
the “Board”. The Funds determine and make available for publication the
net asset values on a daily basis.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by
the Funds:

Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive
to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds fair value
their financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or
pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The Funds value
their bond investments on the basis of last available bid prices or current
market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate
loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more
brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the
value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain informa-
tion with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from
dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments,
various relationships observed in the market between investments and
calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider
estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a bench-
mark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the bench-
mark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. Financial futures
contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. To-be-
announced (“TBA”) commitments are valued on the basis of last available
bid prices or current market quotations provided by pricing services.
Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’
pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap
curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such
as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference
instruments. Investments in open-end registered investment companies
are valued at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with
remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost,
which approximates fair value.

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the
NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported
sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For
equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported
sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used.
Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were
no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid (long positions)
or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior
day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price
no longer reflects the fair value of the security.

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign curren-
cies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of
the close of business on the NYSE. Foreign currency exchange contracts
are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are deter-
mined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are
derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for
which quotations are not available.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid
and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options
trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is
valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no
bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is
determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the
option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options are valued by an independent
pricing service using a mathematical model which incorporates a number
of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying
instruments.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a
price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the
market value of such investment or if a price is not available, the invest-
ment will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board
as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price
for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks
to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive
from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value
determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the invest-
ment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair
Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed
each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE.
Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur
between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE
that may not be reflected in the computation of each Fund’s net assets.
If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a
natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materially
affect the value of such instruments, those instruments may be Fair Value
Assets and be valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by
the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or policies approved by
the Board.

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Foreign Currency Transactions: The Funds’ books and records are main-
tained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are
recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective date of such
transactions. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a foreign
currency, the Funds’ investments denominated in that currency will lose
value because its currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite effect
occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.

The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as
a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the
market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes.
Accordingly, the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on
investments are not segregated on the Statements of Operations from the
effects of changes in market prices of those investments but are included
as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from invest-
ments. The Funds report realized currency gains (losses) on foreign cur-
rency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for
financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as
ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Certain Funds may invest
in asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as
pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership
interests in an underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are
also known as collateralized obligations, and are generally issued as the
debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning
such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often
backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of
different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities
may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is
that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time
because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As
a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases
in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance
and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an
asset-backed security subject to such a prepayment feature will have the
effect of shortening the maturity of the security. If a Fund has purchased
such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated
prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the
premium paid.

Certain Funds may purchase certain mortgage pass-through securities.
There are a number of important differences among the agencies and
instrumentalities of the US government that issue mortgage-related
securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-
related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the
timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee
is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However,
mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae,
including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie
Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the
United States but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from
the Treasury.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Certain Funds may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which
are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not
provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience
greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations
which provide for regular interest payments.

Preferred Stock: Certain Funds may invest in preferred stocks. Preferred
stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally
in receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the
issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock
with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with
interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible
preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value.
Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of
the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater
changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt
security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments
on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared
by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to
optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Certain Funds may invest in floating rate loan
interests. The floating rate loan interests the Funds hold are typically issued
to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, and
privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan
interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose
financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly
leveraged. The Funds may invest in obligations of borrowers who are in
bankruptcy proceedings. Floating rate loan interests may include fully
funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests
are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower.
Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodi-
cally determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The
base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more
European banks, such as LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), the
prime rate offered by one or more US banks or the certificate of deposit
rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and invest-
ments may be denominated in foreign currencies. The Funds consider these
investments to be investments in debt securities for purposes of their
investment policies.

When a Fund purchases a floating rate loan interest it may receive a facility
fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest it may pay a facility fee.
On an ongoing basis, the Funds may receive a commitment fee based on
the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating
rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized
to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respec-

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tively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned.
Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by the Funds upon the
prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded
as realized gains. The Funds may invest in multiple series or tranches of
a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry
different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s
option. The Funds may invest in such loans in the form of participations
in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a
portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in
the Funds having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with
the borrower. The Funds will have the right to receive payments of principal,
interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the
Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the
borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, the Funds generally
will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of
the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower, and the
Funds may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan
in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, the Funds will
assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling
the Participation. The Funds’ investment in loan participation interests
involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are
parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender
selling the Participation, the Funds may be treated as general creditors
of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender
and the borrower. Assignments typically result in the Funds having a direct
contractual relationship with the borrower, and the Funds may enforce
compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

Forward Commitments and When-Issued Delayed Delivery Securities:
Certain Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may
purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of
such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the pur-
chase or sale commitment is made. The Funds may purchase securities
under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them, but
may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the
settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate
prior to settlement, the Funds may be required to pay more at settlement
than the security is worth. In addition, the Funds are not entitled to any of
the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a
delayed delivery basis, the Funds assume the rights and risks of ownership
of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event
of default by the counterparty, the Funds’ maximum amount of loss is the
unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions, which is
shown in the Schedules of Investments.

TBA Commitments: Certain Funds may enter into TBA commitments. TBA
commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of mort-
gage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an
agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered
are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must
meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. The Funds
generally enter into TBA commitments with the intent to take possession
of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the
settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss
if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases,
respectively, prior to settlement date.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: Certain Funds may sell TBA mortgage-
backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially
similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future
date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and
repurchase, the Funds will not be entitled to receive interest and principal
payments on the securities sold. The Funds account for mortgage dollar
roll transactions as purchases and sales and realize gains and losses on
these transactions. These transactions may increase the Funds’ portfolio
turnover rate. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of
the securities that the Funds are required to purchase may decline below
the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: Certain Funds may enter into reverse
repurchase agreements with qualified third party broker-dealers. In a
reverse repurchase agreement, the Funds sell securities to a bank or bro-
ker-dealer and agree to repurchase the same securities at a mutually
agreed upon date and price. Certain agreements have no stated maturity
and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of
the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon
competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. The Funds
may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the
interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the
transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse
repurchase agreements involve leverage risk and also the risk that the
market value of the securities that the Funds are obligated to repurchase
under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. In the event
the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for
bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Funds’ use of the proceeds of the
agreement may be restricted while the other party, or its trustee or receiver,
determines whether or not to enforce the Funds’ obligation to repurchase
the securities.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and
the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) require that the Funds either deliver collateral or segregate assets
in connection with certain investments (e.g., dollar rolls, TBA sale commit-
ments, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and
swaps), or certain borrowings (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements and
loans payable), the Funds will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain
interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on
their books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at
least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physi-
cally segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements
with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party to such
transactions has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for
certain investments.

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Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting
purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the trans-
actions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses
on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from
foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are
subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend
date. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income
received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a
reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest
income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts
on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Consent fees are
compensation for agreeing to changes in the terms of debt instruments
and are included in interest income in the Statements of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are
declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on
the ex-dividend dates. If the total dividends and distributions made in any
tax year exceeds net investment income and accumulated realized capital
gains, a portion of the total distribution may be treated as a tax return of
capital. The amount and timing of dividends and distributions are deter-
mined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ
from US GAAP.

Income Taxes: It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated
investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable
income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision
is required.

Each Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No
income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limita-
tions on the Funds’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the
three years ended August 31, 2011 and the period ended August 31,
2008 for BHL, the four years ended August 31, 2011 for DVF and FRA
and for the three years ended August 31, 2011 and the period ended
August 31, 2008 for BLW. The statutes of limitations on the Funds’ state
and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending
upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any
uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

DVF, FRA and BLW have wholly owned taxable subsidiaries organized as a
limited liability companies (the “Taxable Subsidiaries”) which are listed in
the Schedules of Investments. The Taxable Subsidiaries enable a Fund to
hold an investment that is organized as an operating partnership while still
satisfying Regulated Investment Company tax requirements. Income earned
on the investments held by the Taxable Subsidiaries is taxable to such
subsidiaries. An income tax provision for all income, including realized and
unrealized gains, if any, of the Taxable Subsidiaries is reflected in the value
of the Taxable Subsidiaries.

Recent Accounting Standard: In May 2011, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board issued amended guidance to improve disclosure about
fair value measurements which will require the following disclosures for
fair value measurements categorized as Level 3: quantitative information
about the unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the fair value
measurement, a description of the valuation policies and procedures and
a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to
changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those
unobservable inputs. In addition, the amounts and reasons for all transfers
in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 will be required to be disclosed. The
amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2011, and interim periods within those fiscal
years. Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Funds’
financial statements and disclosures.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent
Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each
Fund’s Board, independent Directors (“Independent Directors”) may 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 certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds
selected by the Independent Directors. This has approximately the same
economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent
Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain other
BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations there-under
represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each
Fund. Each Fund may, however, elect to invest in common shares of certain
other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors
in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to
cover each Fund’s deferred compensation liability, if any, are included in
other assets in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends and dis-
tributions from the BlackRock Closed-End Fund investments under the plan
are included in dividends — affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other
operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those
funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with the custodians whereby fees may
be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if
applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of
Operations. The custodians impose fees on overdrawn cash balances,
which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in
additional custody charges.

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2. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative
contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and to economically
hedge, or protect, their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, interest
rate risk or foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be
transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavor-
able change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument
or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Funds’
maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives
is generally the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral
pledged by/posted to the counterparty. For OTC options purchased, the
Funds bear the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus
the positive change in market values net of any collateral received on
the options should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts.
Options written by the Funds do not give rise to counterparty credit risk,
as options written obligate the Funds to perform and not the counterparty.
Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts
and options is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against
defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.

The Funds may mitigate counterparty risk by procuring collateral and
through netting provisions included within an International Swaps and
Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”)
implemented between a Fund and each of its respective counterparties.
The ISDA Master Agreement allows each Fund to offset with each separate
counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or
receivables with collateral held. The amount of collateral moved to/from
applicable counterparties is generally based upon minimum transfer
amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from
their counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise,
the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See
Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to
collateral practices. In addition, the Funds manage counterparty risk by
entering into agreements only with counterparties that they believe have
the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the
financial stability of those counterparties.

Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to
terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Funds’ net
assets decline by a stated percentage or the Funds fail to meet the terms
of their ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Funds to
accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Financial Futures Contracts: The Funds purchase or sell financial futures
contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to,
or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk).
Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and
counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument
at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of
the particular contract, futures contracts are settled either through physical
delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment
of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Pursuant to the
contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount
of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts
or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Funds
as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed,
the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between
the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the
time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of
an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures
contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Funds enter into foreign
currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific
transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign cur-
rencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency exchange
contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at
a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency exchange contracts,
when used by the Funds, help to manage the overall exposure to the cur-
rencies, in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denomi-
nated. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market
value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the
contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the
difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at
the time it was closed. The use of foreign currency exchange contracts
involves the risk that the value of a foreign currency exchange contract
changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced
foreign currencies and the risk that a counterparty to the contract does
not perform its obligations under the agreement.

Options: The Funds purchase and write call and put options to increase
or decrease their exposure to underlying instruments (interest rate risk)
and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options
premiums. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not
the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the option is
exercised), the underlying instrument at the exercise price or strike 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
instrument at the exercise price or strike price at any time or at a specified
time during the option period. When the Funds purchase (write) an option,
an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by the Funds is reflected
as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently
marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option pur-
chased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an
exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to
(or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from
(or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires
(or the Funds enter into a closing transaction), the Funds realize a gain
or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or
gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the

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premiums received or paid). When the Funds write a call option, such
option is “covered,” meaning that the Funds hold the underlying instrument
subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a
put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover
the obligation.

In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavor-
able change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the
Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid
market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or
selling a security at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: The Funds enter into swap agreements, in which the Funds and a
counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified notional
amount. These periodic payments received or made by the Funds are
recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses,
respectively. Any upfront fees paid are recorded as assets and any upfront
fees received are recorded as liabilities and amortized over the term
of the swap. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are
recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). When the swap is
terminated, the Funds will record a realized gain or loss equal to the
difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction
and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the
contracts is the premium received or paid. Swap transactions involve, to
varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess
of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for
these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on
its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual
terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in
interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Credit default swaps — The Funds enter into credit default swaps to
manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market,
to reduce its risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign
issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to
which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Funds enter into
credit default swap agreements to provide a measure of protection
against the default of an issuer (as buyer of protection) and/or gain
credit exposure to an issuer to which it is not otherwise exposed (as
seller of protection). The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit
default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a
combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes.
Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which
the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration
for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a
negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity
(e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation,
moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes
are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to
the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a
specific payment should a write-down, principal or interest shortfall or
default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index
occurs. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will
either receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount
of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities
comprising the index or receive a net settlement of cash equal to the
notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or
underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an
underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an
amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery
of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index
or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the
swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities
comprising the index.

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:             
  Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of August 31, 2011         
  Asset Derivatives             
    BHL    DVF    FRA  BLW 
  Statements of Assets             
  and Liabilities Location      Value     
Interest rate contracts  Net unrealized appreciation/             
                                                                     depreciation*; Investments at
  value — unaffiliated            $ 163,069 
Foreign currency exchange contracts  Unrealized appreciation on foreign             
  currency exchange contracts  $ 6,145  $ 5,404  $ 14,636  2,050 
Credit contracts  Unrealized appreciation on swaps;             
  Investments at value — unaffiliated            442,674 
Total    $ 6,145  $ 5,404  $ 14,636  $ 607,793 


* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s margin variation is reported within the

Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

  Liability Derivatives           
    BHL  DVF    FRA  BLW 
  Statements of Assets           
  and Liabilities Location    Value     
Foreign currency exchange contracts  Unrealized depreciation on foreign           
  currency exchange contracts  $ 32,056  $ 27,935  $ 72,186  $ 557,808 
Credit contracts  Unrealized depreciation on swaps;           
  Options written at value          673,454 
Total    $ 32,056  $ 27,935  $ 72,186  $1,231,262 

 

  The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations     
  Year Ended August 31, 2011       
    Net Realized Gain (Loss) from 
  BHL         DVF  FRA  BLW 
Interest rate contracts:         
Financial futures contracts        $ (730,556) 
Options**        (21,025) 
Foreign currency exchange contracts:         
Foreign currency exchange contracts  $ (1,200,556)  $ (858,489)  $(1,693,285)  (3,102,124) 
Credit contracts:         
Swaps    (10,913)    (72,270) 
Total  $ (1,200,556)  $ (869,402)  $(1,693,285)  $ (3,925,975) 

 

  Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on 
  BHL       DVF  FRA  BLW 
Interest rate contracts:         
Financial futures contracts        $ 343,883 
Options**        65,209 
Foreign currency exchange contracts:         
Foreign currency exchange contracts  $ (25,433) $  (8,192)  $ (9,827)  141,387 
Credit contracts:         
Options**        (149,589) 
Swaps    21,480    6,980 
Total  $ (25,433) $  13,288  $ (9,827)  $ 407,870 
** Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.   

 

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 59



Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

For the year ended August 31, 2011, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

  BHL      DVF  FRA  BLW 
Financial futures contracts:         
Average number of contracts purchased        46 
Average number of contracts sold        64 
Average notional value of contracts purchased        $11,349,689 
Average notional value of contracts sold        $12,492,610 
Foreign currency exchange contracts:         
Average number of contracts-US dollars purchased  6  5  6  6 
Average number of contracts-US dollars sold  1  2  2  2 
Average US dollar amounts purchased  $10,435,836  $10,007,124  $18,601,855  $46,511,310 
Average US dollar amounts sold  $ 549,322  $ 651,650  $ 2,041,051  $ 806,249 
Options:         
Average number of option contracts purchased    13  20  46 
Average notional value of option contracts purchased    $ 12,257  $ 18,857  $ 43,372 
Average number of swaption contracts purchased        1 
Average number of swaption contracts written        2 
Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased        $ 3,700,000 
Average notional value of swaption contracts written        $11,250,000 
Credit default swaps:         
Average number of contracts-buy protection        2 
Average number of contracts-sell protection    2    1 
Average notional value-buy protection        $ 4,475,000 
Average notional value-sell protection    $ 75,000    $ 2,350,000 

 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions
with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. ("PNC") and Barclays Bank PLC
("Barclays") are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock").
Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate for 1940 Act purposes,
but Barclays is not.

Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock
Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Funds' investment advisor, an indirect,
wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and
administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management
of each Fund's portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities,
equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each
Fund. For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee based
on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets, plus the proceeds
of any outstanding borrowings used for leverage as follows:

BHL  1.00% 
DVF  0.75% 
FRA  0.75% 
BLW  0.55% 

 

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by
the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager
indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds, however
the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount
of investment advisory fees paid in connection with each Fund's investment
in other affiliated investment companies, if any. These amounts are shown
as, or included in, fees waived by advisor in the Statements of Operations.
For the year ended August 31, 2011, the amounts waived were as follows:

BHL  $1,448 
DVF  $1,551 
FRA  $2,385 
BLW  $4,615 

 

The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock
Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate of the Manager. The
Manager pays BFM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percent-
age of the investment advisory fees paid by each Fund to the Manager.

For the year ended August 31, 2011, each Fund reimbursed the Manager
for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services
in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows:

BHL  $ 949 
DVF  $1,036 
FRA  $2,073 
BLW  $5,013 

 

Effective January 1, 2011, the Funds no longer reimburse the Manager for
accounting services.

Certain officers and/or directors of the Funds are officers and/or directors
of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for com-
pensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer.

4. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments including paydowns, mortgage dollar
roll transactions and TBA transactions and excluding short-term securities
and US government securities for the year ended August 31, 2011, were
as follows:

  Purchases  Sales 
BHL  $169,436,075  $152,612,073 
DVF  $184,516,707  $169,898,942 
FRA  $365,868,860  $332,304,439 
BLW  $949,407,046  $862,187,801 

 

60 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

For the year ended August 31, 2011, purchases and sales of US
government securities for BLW were $25,829,399 and $25,190,604,
respectively.

For the year ended August 31, 2011, purchases and sales of mortgage
dollar rolls for BLW were $158,340,141 and $158,868,996, respectively.

Transactions in options written for the year ended August 31, 2011 were
as follows:

  Calls  Puts 
  Swaptions  Premiums  Swaptions  Premiums 
BLW  Notional (000)         Received      Notional (000)  Received 
Outstanding options,         
beginning of year         
Options written  7,400  $76,220  15,100  $229,830 
Options closed         
Outstanding options,         
end of year  7,400  $76,220  15,100  $229,830 

 

5. Income Tax Information:
Reclassifications: US GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax
reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of August 31, 2011
attributable to the accounting for swap agreements, amortization methods on fixed income securities, foreign currency transactions, net paydown losses
and income recognized from pass-through entities were reclassified to the following accounts:

  BHL       DVF       FRA       BLW     
Paid-in capital  $ (542)  $ 21,024  $ 18,397  $ 34,121 
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income  $ (1,041,314)  $ (917,781)  $ (1,364,758)  $ (5,585,944) 
Accumulated net realized loss  $ 1,041,856  $ 896,757  $ 1,346,361  $ 5,551,823 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010 was as follows:

    BHL  DVF  FRA  BLW 
Ordinary Income  8/31/2011  $ 7,140,522  $ 8,509,258  $15,965,641  $45,830,635 
  8/31/2010  6,270,058  9,834,088  17,335,715  33,200,685 
Tax return of capital  8/31/2011    739,496  1,072,049   
  8/31/2010    666,707  378,219   
Total distributions  8/31/2011  $ 7,140,522  $ 9,248,754  $17,037,690  $45,830,635 
  8/31/2010  $ 6,270,058  $ 10,500,795  $17,713,934  $33,200,685 

 

As of August 31, 2011, the tax components of accumulated net losses were as follows:

  BHL      DVF  FRA  BLW 
Undistributed ordinary income  $ 268,093      $ 4,505,393 
Capital loss carryforwards  (3,842,154)  $ (85,344,140)  $(68,318,117)  (69,388,372) 
Net unrealized losses*  (5,602,122)  (17,552,083)  (22,462,146)  (27,200,566) 
Total  $ (9,176,183)  $(102,896,223)  $(90,780,263) $(92,083,545) 


* The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized losses were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, amortization methods for premiums

and discounts on fixed income securities, the accrual of income on securities in default, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain futures and foreign
currency contracts, the deferral of post-October currency and capital losses for tax purposes, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the accounting for swap agreements,
the deferral of compensation to directors and investments in wholly owned subsidiaries.

As of August 31, 2011, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates
as follows:

Expires August 31,  BHL       DVF  FRA  BLW 
2013      $ 691,829   
2014    $ 1,755,694     
2015    2,237,399     
2016    1,444,704  475,453  $ 21,882,229 
2017    20,249,830  20,954,032  9,996,868 
2018  $ 3,842,154  52,502,532  43,990,722  37,509,275 
2019    7,153,981  2,206,081   
Total  $ 3,842,154  $ 85,344,140  $ 68,318,117  $ 69,388,372 

 

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Funds after August 31, 2011 will not
be subject to expiration. In addition, any such losses must be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 61



Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

6. Borrowings:
On March 4, 2010, BHL, DVF and FRA entered into a senior committed
secured, 364-day revolving line of credit and a separate security agreement
(the “SSB Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”).
The Funds have granted a security interest in substantially all of their
assets to SSB. The SSB Agreement allowed for the following maximum
commitment amounts:

  Commitment 
  Amounts 
BHL  $ 55,000,000 
DVF  $ 55,000,000 
FRA  $103,000,000 

 

Advances were made by SSB to the Funds, at the Funds’ option of (a)
the higher of (i) 1.0% above the Fed Funds rate or (ii) 1.0% above
the Overnight LIBOR or (b) 1.0% above the 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or
90-day LIBOR.

Effective March 3, 2011, the SSB Agreement was renewed for 364
days. The SSB Agreement allows for the following maximum commitment
amounts:

  Commitment 
  Amounts 
BHL  $ 63,300,000 
DVF  $ 66,800,000 
FRA  $137,200,000 

 

Advances are made by SSB to the Funds at the Funds’ option of (a) the
higher of (i) 0.80% above the Fed Funds rate or (ii) 0.80% above the
Overnight LIBOR or (b) 0.80% above the 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day
LIBOR. In addition, the Funds pay a facility fee and a commitment fee
based on SSB’s total commitment to the Funds. The fees associated with
each of the agreements are included in the Statements of Operations as
borrowing costs. Advances to the Funds as of August 31, 2011 are shown
in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as loan payable.

The Funds may not declare dividends or make other distributions on shares
or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution
or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding short-term
borrowings is less than 300%.

During the year ended August 31, 2011, BLW borrowed under the Term
Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”). The TALF program was
launched by the US Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve
Board as a credit facility designed to restore liquidity to the market for
asset-backed securities. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”)
provided up to $1 trillion in non-recourse loans to support the issuance
of certain AAA-rated asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-
backed securities (“Eligible Securities”). The Fund posted as collateral
already-held Eligible Securities, which were all commercial mortgage-
backed securities, in return for non-recourse, 5-year term loans (“TALF
loans”) in an amount equal to approximately 85% of the value of such
Eligible Securities.

The non-recourse provision of the TALF loans allowed the Fund to satisfy
loan obligations with Eligible Securities, subject to certain conditions, even
if the value of the Eligible Securities falls below the outstanding amount of
the loan. The Fund was able to repay TALF loans prior to the maturity dates
with no penalty. Principal and interest due on the loans will typically be
paid with principal paydowns and interest received from the Eligible
Securities. Credit agreements underlying each loan contain provisions to
address instances in which interest payments on Eligible Securities fall
short of amounts due to the FRBNY. The Fund paid to the FRBNY a one
time administration fee of 0.20% of the amount borrowed. The Fund also
paid a financing fee equal to the 5-year LIBOR swap rate plus 1.00% on
the outstanding loan amount payable monthly, which is included in interest
expense in the Statements of Operations.

During the year ended August 31, 2011, the Fund repaid its outstanding
TALF loans and the Eligible Securities posted as collateral were returned to
the Fund. The Fund financed the repayment of the TALF loans by entering
into reverse repurchase agreements.

Since the Fund had the ability to potentially satisfy TALF loan obligations
by surrendering Eligible Securities, potential losses by the Fund associated
with the TALF loans were limited to the difference between the amount
of Eligible Securities posted at the time of loan initiation and the loan
proceeds received by the Fund.

The Fund elected to account for the outstanding TALF loans at fair value.
The Fund elected to fair value its TALF loans to more closely align changes
in the value of the TALF loans with changes in the value of the Eligible
Securities and to reduce the potential volatility in the Statements of
Operations which could result if only the Eligible Securities were fair
valued. The TALF loans were valued utilizing quotations received from a
board approved pricing service. TALF-eligible Asset-Backed Securities/
Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Securities (“ABS/CMBS”) value may be
affected by historic defaults and prepayments on the asset pool, expected
future defaults and prepayments, current interest rate levels, current and
forward modeled ABS/CMBS spread levels. Accordingly, TALF loan valuation
methodologies may include, but are not limited to, the following inputs:
(i) ABS/CMBS prepayment assumptions, (ii) discount rates and (iii) the
non-recourse put option valuation. The resulting TALF loan valuation com-
bines the present value of the future loan cash flows, plus the value of the
nonrecourse option. The change in unrealized gain or loss associated with
fair valuing the TALF loans is reflected in the Statements of Operations.

For the year ended August 31, 2011, the daily weighted average interest
rate for BLW with borrowings from reverse repurchase agreements and TALF
loans was as follows:

  Daily Weighted 
  Average 
  Interest Rate 
BLW  0.44% 

 

62 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

For the year ended August 31, 2011, the daily weighted average interest
rates for Funds with loans under the revolving credit agreements were
as follows:

  Daily Weighted 
  Average 
  Interest Rate 
BHL  1.07% 
DVF  1.06% 
FRA  1.07% 

 

7. Commitments:
The Funds may invest in floating rate loan interests. In connection with
these investments, the Funds may also enter into unfunded floating rate
loan interests (“commitments”). Commitments may obligate the Funds to
furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can
be arranged. In connection with these commitments, the Funds earn a
commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount.
Such fee income, which is classified in the Statements of Operations as
facility and other fees, is recognized ratably over the commitment period.
Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any
unrealized appreciation or depreciation is included in the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations.

As of August 31, 2011, the Funds had the following unfunded floating rate
loan interests:

    Value of   
  Unfunded  Underlying   
  Floating Rate  Floating Rate  Unrealized 
Borrower          Loan Interest             Loan Interest  Depreciation 
BHL       
Horizon Lines, LLC  $ 52,582  $ 52,123  $ (459) 
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.  $1,188,000  $1,149,756  $ (38,244) 
DVF       
Horizon Lines, LLC  $ 52,582  $ 52,138  $ (444) 
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.  $1,386,000  $1,341,382  $ (44,618) 
FRA       
Horizon Lines, LLC  $ 105,164  $ 104,280  $ (884) 
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.  $2,376,000  $2,299,512  $ (76,488) 
BLW       
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.  $3,465,013  $3,353,455  $(111,558) 

 

8. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and
enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market
(market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations
(issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline
in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers
whose securities are owned by the Funds; conditions affecting the general
economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social
or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctua-
tions. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty
credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or
open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments.

The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions
only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to
honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those
counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to
market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial
instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the
Funds' exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect
to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded
in the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held
by the Funds.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities backed
by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mort-
gage and other asset-backed securities. Please see the Schedules of
Investments for these securities. Changes in economic conditions, including
delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can
affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions.

9. Capital Share Transactions:
BHL and BLW are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, par
value $0.001, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. DVF
and FRA are authorized to issue 200 million shares, par value $0.10, all of
which were initially classified as Common Shares. The Board is authorized,
however, to classify and reclassify any unissued shares without approval of
Common Shareholders.

For the years shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the
following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

  Year Ended  Year Ended 
  August 31, 2011  August 31, 2010 
BHL  18,402   
DVF  42,239  52,693 
FRA  58,212  72,267 
BLW  30,417   

 

At August 31, 2011, the shares owned by affiliates of the Manager of the
Funds were as follows:

BHL  8,517 
FRA  9,017 

 

10. Subsequent Events:
Management's evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the
Funds' financial statements was completed through the date the financial
statements were issued and the following item was noted:

The Funds paid a net investment income dividend in the following
amounts per share on September 30, 2011 to shareholders of record
on September 15, 2011:

  Common Dividend 
  Per Share 
BHL  $0.0660 
DVF  $0.0585 
FRA  $0.0770 
BLW  $0.1025 

 

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 63



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of BlackRock
Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. and BlackRock
Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. and to the
Shareholders and Board of Trustees of BlackRock Defined
Opportunity Credit Trust and BlackRock Limited Duration
Income Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust, BlackRock Diversified Income
Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.,
and BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (collectively the “Funds”),
including the schedules of investments, as of August 31, 2011, 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 Funds’ 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 the 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. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we
engaged to perform an audit of their internal control over financial report-
ing. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial
reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate
in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining,
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and signifi-
cant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation
of securities owned as of August 31, 2011, by correspondence with the
custodians, brokers and agent banks; where replies were not received
from brokers or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures.
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 positions of
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust, BlackRock Diversified Income
Strategies Fund, Inc., BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
and BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust as of August 31, 2011, the
results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the
changes in their 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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 28, 2011

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds for the taxable yearended August 31, 2011.

  BHL  DVF  FRA  BLW 
Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents1         
September 2010 – October 2010  82.55%  88.36%  82.80%  87.40% 
November 2010  82.55%  88.36%  82.80%  83.58% 
December 2010 – January 2011  82.55%  88.36%  82.80%  83.21% 
February 2011 – August 2011  93.30%  83.93%  93.13%  92.79% 
1 Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from US withholding tax for nonresidentaliens and foreign corporations.   

 

64 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements

The Board of Directors or Trustees, as applicable (each, a “Board,” collec-
tively, the “Boards,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board
Members”) of BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust (“BHL”),
BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (“DVF”), BlackRock
Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (“FRA”) and BlackRock Limited
Duration Income Trust (“BLW” and together with BHL, DVF and FRA, each
a “Fund,” and, collectively, the “Funds”) met on April 14, 2011 and May
12–13, 2011 to consider the approval of each Fund’s investment advisory
agreement (each, an “Advisory Agreement”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC
(the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment advisor. The Board of each Fund
also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement (each, a “Sub-
Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc. (the “Sub-Advisor”), with respect to each Fund. The
Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The
Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to
herein as the “Agreements.”

Activities and Composition of the Board
Each Board consists of eleven individuals, nine of whom are not “interested
persons” of such Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members
are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Funds and per-
form the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies
by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained inde-
pendent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The
Chairman of the Board is an Independent Board Member. Each Board has
established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance
and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance
Oversight Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is
composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Executive
Committee, which also has one interested Board Member) and is chaired
by an Independent Board Member. Each Board also established an ad
hoc committee, the Joint Product Pricing Committee, which consisted of
Independent Board Members and the directors/trustees of the boards of
certain other BlackRock-managed funds, who were not “interested persons”
of their respective funds.

The Agreements
Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Boards are required to consider the continu-
ation of the Agreements on an annual basis. In connection with this
process, the Boards assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and
quality of the services provided to the Funds by BlackRock, its personnel
and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative and
shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, marketing
services, risk oversight, compliance program and assistance in meeting
applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Boards, acting directly and through their respective committees, con-
sidered at each of their meetings, and from time to time as appropriate,
factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the
Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to
the Funds and their shareholders. Among the matters the Boards consid-
ered were: (a) investment performance for one-, three- and five-year peri-
ods, as applicable, against peer funds, and applicable benchmarks, if any,
as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the
reasons for any over performance or underperformance against their peers
and/or benchmark, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory and other
amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Funds for services
such as call center and fund accounting; (c) Fund operating expenses
and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Funds; (d) the resources
devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implemen-
tation of the Funds’ investment objectives, policies and restrictions; (e) the
Funds’ compliance with its Code of Ethics and other compliance policies
and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment man-
agement services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s
and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance
oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting
policies approved by the Boards; (i) execution quality of portfolio transac-
tions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Funds’ valuation and liquidity
procedures; (k) an analysis of contractual and actual management fee
ratios for products with similar investment objectives across the open-end
fund, closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as
applicable; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment
professionals and the incentives it creates; and (m) periodic updates on
BlackRock’s business.

Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements
The Approval Process: Prior to the April 14, 2011 meeting, the Boards
requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements.
The Boards are engaged in a process with BlackRock to review periodically
the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist their
deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April meeting
included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper,
Inc. (“Lipper”) on Fund fees and expenses and the investment performance
of the Funds as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by
Lipper and, with respect to BHL, DVF and FRA, a customized peer group
selected by BlackRock (collectively, “Peers”), as well as the gross invest-
ment performance of BLW as compared with its custom benchmark; (b)
information on the profitability of the Agreements to BlackRock and a dis-
cussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates and significant
shareholders; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning
investment management fees (a combination of the advisory fee and the
administration fee, if any) charged to other clients, such as institutional
clients and open-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as appli-
cable; (d) the impact of economies of scale; (e) a summary of aggregate
amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock and (f) if applicable, a compari-
son of management fees to similar BlackRock closed-end funds, as classi-
fied by Lipper.

At an in-person meeting held on April 14, 2011, the Boards reviewed
materials relating to their consideration of the Agreements. As a result of
the discussions that occurred during the April 14, 2011 meeting, and as a
culmination of the Boards’ year-long deliberative process, the Boards pre-
sented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information.
BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information
in advance of the May 12-13, 2011 Board meeting.

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements (continued)

At an in-person meeting held on May 12–13, 2011, each Board, including
the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation
of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and its Fund and the Sub-
Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor with respect
to its Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012. In approving
the continuation of the Agreements, the Boards considered: (a) the nature,
extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the invest-
ment performance of the Funds and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and
the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its
affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; (d) economies of scale;
(e) fall-out benefits to BlackRock as a result of its relationship with the
Funds; and (f) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Boards also considered other matters they deemed important to the
approval process, such as services related to the valuation and pricing of
Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its
affiliates and significant shareholders from their relationship with Funds
and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review
process and materials submitted for the Boards’ review. The Boards noted
the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discus-
sions with the Boards. The Boards did not identify any particular informa-
tion as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different
weights to the various items considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The
Boards, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature,
extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the invest-
ment advisory services and the resulting performance of the Funds.
Throughout the year, the Boards compared Fund performance to the
performance of a comparable group of closed-end funds and/or the
performance of a relevant benchmark, if any. The Boards met with
BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment
operations, including the senior investment officers. Each Board also
reviewed the materials provided by its Fund’s portfolio management team
discussing Fund performance and the Fund’s investment objective, strate-
gies and outlook.

The Boards considered, among other factors, the number, education and
experience of BlackRock’s investment personnel generally and their Funds’
portfolio management teams, investments by portfolio managers in the
funds they manage, BlackRock’s portfolio trading capabilities, BlackRock’s
use of technology, BlackRock’s commitment to compliance, BlackRock’s
credit analysis capabilities, BlackRock’s risk analysis capabilities and
BlackRock’s approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and
other research, advisory and management personnel. The Boards engaged
in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to their
Funds’ portfolio management teams and BlackRock’s ability to attract and
retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to advisory services, the Boards considered the quality of the
administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds.
BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with certain services (in
addition to any such services provided to the Funds by third parties) and
officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the
Funds. In addition to investment advisory services, BlackRock and its
affiliates provide the Funds with other services, including (i) preparing
disclosure documents, such as the prospectus and the statement of
additional information in connection with the initial public offering and
periodic shareholder reports; (ii) preparing communications with analysts
to support secondary market trading of the Funds; (iii) assisting with daily
accounting and pricing; (iv) preparing periodic filings with regulators and
stock exchanges; (v) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other
service providers; (vi) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materi-
als for such Board meetings; (vii) providing legal and compliance support;
and (viii) performing other administrative functions necessary for the oper-
ation of the Funds, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing require-
ments and call center services. The Boards reviewed the structure and
duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, accounting, legal and compli-
ance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures
for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock: The Boards,
including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered
the performance history of their Funds. In preparation for the April 14,
2011 meeting, the Boards worked with BlackRock and Lipper to develop
a template for, and was provided with reports independently prepared by
Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of each Fund’s perform-
ance. The Boards also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the
Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various fac-
tors that affect Lipper’s rankings. In connection with its review, each Board
received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance
of its Fund as compared to funds in that Fund’s applicable Lipper category
and, with respect to BHL, DVF and FRA, a customized peer group selected
by BlackRock, and with respect to BLW, the gross investment performance
of BLW as compared with its custom benchmark. The Boards were provided
with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds.
The Boards and each Board’s Performance Oversight Committee regularly
review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of
the Funds throughout the year.

The Board of BHL noted that, in general, the Fund performed better than
its Peers in that the Fund’s performance was above the median of its
Customized Lipper Peer Group for the since-inception period but lower
than the median in the one-year period reported.

The Board of BLW noted that the Fund’s gross performance exceeded
its custom benchmark during two of the one-, three- and five-year
periods reported.

The Board of DVF noted that the Fund performed below the median of its
Customized Lipper Peer Group in the three- and five-year periods reported,
but that the Fund performed at or above the median of its Customized
Lipper Peer Group in the one-year period reported. The Board of DVF and
BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperfor-
mance during the three- and five-year periods compared with its Peers. The
Board of DVF was informed that, among other things, the primary factor
impacting relative performance over the three- and five-year periods was
the Fund’s performance in the difficult market years of 2007 and 2008.

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements (continued)

Performance in 2008 was impacted by the Fund’s credit positioning,
which was biased towards lower credit ratings, higher yield and higher
beta credits.

The Board of FRA noted that the Fund performed below the median of
its Customized Lipper Peer Group in the one- and three-year periods
reported, but that the Fund performed at or above the median of its
Customized Lipper Peer Group in the five-year period reported. The Board
of FRA and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s
underperformance during the one- and three-year periods compared with
its Peers. The Board of FRA was informed that, among other things, in gen-
eral the Fund’s portfolio management team runs a conservative investment
style that is biased towards the higher credit tiers and higher quality credits
in terms of cash flow, asset quality, collateral, and loan structure. The
Fund’s portfolio management team believes this leads to superior risk-
adjusted performance over longer periods but can cause the Fund to trail
the average fund in up markets such as 2009 and 2010.

The Board of each of DVF and FRA discussed with BlackRock its strategy
for improving the respective Fund’s performance and BlackRock’s commit-
ment to providing the resources necessary to assist the Fund’s portfolio
managers and to improve the Fund’s performance.

The Boards noted that BlackRock has made changes to the organization of
the overall fixed income group management structure designed to result in
a strengthened leadership team.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the
Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from
their Relationship with the Fund: Each Board, including the Independent
Board Members, reviewed its Fund’s contractual management fee ratio
compared with the other funds in its Lipper category. It also compared
the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as actual management fee ratio,
to those of other funds in its Lipper category. The Boards considered the
services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of
clients with similar investment mandates, including separately managed
institutional accounts.

The Boards received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s finan-
cial condition and profitability with respect to the services it provided the
Funds. The Boards were also provided with a profitability analysis that
detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for
services provided to the Funds. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitabil-
ity with respect to the Funds and other funds the Boards currently oversee
for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to available aggregate
profitability data provided for the years ended December 31, 2009, and
December 31, 2008. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with
respect to other fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affili-
ates. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of
allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limita-
tions in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Boards rec-
ognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including,
among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the
Manager, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business
mix, and the difficulty of comparing profitability as a result of those factors.

The Boards noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitabil-
ity of other advisors is not publicly available. The Boards considered
BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to the operating
margin for leading investment management firms whose operations include
advising closed-end funds, among other product types. That data indicates
that operating margins for BlackRock, in general and with respect to its reg-
istered funds, are generally consistent with margins earned by similarly sit-
uated publicly traded competitors. In addition, the Boards considered,
among other things, certain third party data comparing BlackRock’s operat-
ing margin with that of other publicly-traded asset management firms. That
third party data indicates that larger asset bases do not, in themselves,
translate to higher profit margins.

In addition, the Boards considered the cost of the services provided to the
Funds by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to
the management of the Funds and the other funds advised by BlackRock
and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Boards reviewed BlackRock’s
methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Funds. The
Boards also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources
necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management per-
sonnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to
provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Boards.

The Board of each of DVF, FRA and BLW noted that its respective Fund’s
contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and
the administration fee, if any) was lower than or equal to the median con-
tractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund's Peers, in each case
before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers.

The Board of BHL noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee ratio
(a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was
above the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s
Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimburse-
ments or fee waivers. The Board of BHL also noted, however, that the
Fund’s actual management fee ratio, after giving effect to any expense
reimbursements or fee waivers by BlackRock, was lower than or equal to
the median actual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, after
giving effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers.

D. Economies of Scale: Each Board, including the Independent Board
Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be
realized as the assets of its Fund increase. Each Board also considered the
extent to which its Fund benefits from such economies and whether there
should be changes in the advisory fee rate or structure in order to enable
the Fund to participate in these economies of scale, for example through
the use of breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon the asset level of
the Fund. Based on the ad hoc Joint Product Pricing Committees’ and the
Boards’ review and consideration of this issue, the Boards concluded that
closed-end funds are typically priced at scale at a fund’s inception; there-
fore, the implementation of breakpoints was not necessary.

The Boards noted that most closed-end funds do not have fund level
breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience sub-
stantial growth after the initial public offering. The Boards noted that only
one closed-end fund in the Fund Complex has breakpoints in its advisory
fee structure.

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements (concluded)

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Boards,
including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other
ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates and significant
shareholders may derive from their respective relationships with the Funds,
both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its
investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk manage-
ment personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment
advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as
service providers to the Funds, including securities lending services. The
Boards also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to
expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Boards
also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research
obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions
to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The
Boards further noted that BlackRock’s funds may invest in affiliated
ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the
funds to BlackRock.

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Boards also
received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar prac-
tices. The Boards received reports from BlackRock which included informa-
tion on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout
the year.

The Boards noted the competitive nature of the closed-end fund market-
place and that shareholders are able to sell their Fund shares in the sec-
ondary market if they believe that the Fund’s fees and expenses are too
high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Conclusion
Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously
approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager
and its Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012 and the Sub-
Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with
respect to its Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012. As part
of its approval, the Boards considered the detailed review of BlackRock’s
fee structure, as it applies to the Funds, conducted by the ad hoc Joint
Product Pricing Committee. Based upon their evaluations of all of the
aforementioned factors in their totality, the Boards, including the
Independent Board Members, were satisfied that the terms of the
Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the
Funds and their shareholders. In arriving at their decision to approve the
Agreements, the Boards did not identify any single factor or group of
factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together,
and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to
the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were
also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making these
determinations. The contractual fee arrangements for the Funds reflect
the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predeces-
sor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members
(and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board
Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of
these arrangements in prior years.

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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plans

Pursuant to each Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Reinvestment
Plan”), Common Shareholders are automatically enrolled to have all distri-
butions of dividends and capital gains reinvested by Computershare Trust
Company, N.A. (the “Reinvestment Plan Agent”) in the respective Fund’s
shares pursuant to the Reinvestment Plan. Shareholders who do not partic-
ipate in the Reinvestment 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 name or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by
the Reinvestment Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in
administering the Reinvestment Plan.

After the Funds declare a dividend or determine to make a capital gain
distribution, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will acquire shares for the part-
icipants’ accounts, depending upon the following circumstances, either
(i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Fund (“newly
issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares on the open mar-
ket or on the Fund’s primary exchange (“open-market purchases”). If, on
the dividend payment date, the net asset value per share (“NAV”) is equal
to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage com-
missions (such condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the
Reinvestment 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 div-
idend payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by
95% of the market price on the dividend payment date. If, on the dividend
payment date, the NAV is greater than the market price per share plus esti-
mated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “mar-
ket discount”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount
in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases.
If the Reinvestment Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount
in open-market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market
premium during the purchase period, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will
invest any un-invested portion in newly issued shares. Investments in
newly issued shares made in this manner would be made pursuant to
the same process described above and the date of issue for such newly
issued shares will substitute for the dividend payment date.

Participation in the Reinvestment Plan is completely voluntary and may be
terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received
and processed by the Reinvestment Plan Agent prior to the dividend record
date. Additionally, the Reinvestment Plan Agent seeks to process notices
received after the record date but prior to the payable date and such
notices often will become effective by the payable date. Where late notices
are not processed by the applicable payable date, such termination or
resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared
dividend or other distribution.

The Reinvestment Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment
of dividends and distributions will be paid by each Fund. However, each
participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred
with respect to the Reinvestment Plan Agent’s open market purchases in
connection with the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The auto-
matic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve partici-
pants of any federal income tax that may be payable on such dividends
or distributions.

Each Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Reinvestment Plan.
There is no direct service charge to participants in the Reinvestment Plan;
however, each Fund reserves the right to amend the Reinvestment Plan to
include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants that
request a sale of shares through the Reinvestment Plan Agent are subject
to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share sold brokerage commission.
All correspondence concerning the Reinvestment Plan should be directed
to the Reinvestment Plan Agent: Computershare Trust Company, N. A., P. O.
Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078, Telephone: (800) 699-1BFM.
All overnight correspondence should be directed to the Reinvestment
Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021.

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Officers and Directors       
        Number of   
    Length of    BlackRock-   
  Position(s)  Time    Advised Funds   
Name, Address  Held with  Served as    and Portfolios  Public 
and Year of Birth  Funds  a Director2  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  Overseen  Directorships 
Independent Directors1         
Richard E. Cavanagh  Chairman  Since  Trustee, Aircraft Finance Trust from 1999 to 2009; Director, The Guardian Life  96 Funds  Arch Chemical 
55 East 52nd Street  of the Board  2007  Insurance Company of America since 1998; Trustee, Educational Testing Service  96 Portfolios  (chemical and allied 
New York, NY 10055  and Director    from 1997 to 2009 and Chairman thereof from 2005 to 2009; Senior Advisor,    products) 
1946      The Fremont Group since 2008 and Director thereof since 1996; Adjunct Lecturer,     
      Harvard University since 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer, The Conference     
      Board, Inc. (global business research organization) from 1995 to 2007.     
Karen P. Robards  Vice  Since  Partner of Robards & Company, LLC (financial advisory firm) since 1987;  96 Funds  AtriCure, Inc. 
55 East 52nd Street  Chairperson  2007  Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development  96 Portfolios  (medical devices) 
New York, NY 10055  of the Board,    (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Director of Care Investment Trust, Inc.     
1950  Chairperson of    (health care real estate investment trust) from 2007 to 2010; Director of Enable     
  the Audit    Medical Corp. from 1996 to 2005; Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley from     
  Committee    1976 to 1987.     
  and Director         
Michael J. Castellano  Director and  Since  Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Group LLC from 2001  96 Funds  None 
55 East 52nd Street  Member of  2011  to 2011; Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Ltd. from 2004 to 2011; Director,  96 Portfolios   
New York, NY 10055  the Audit    Support Our Aging Religions (non-profit) since 2009; Director, National Advisory     
1946  Committee    Board of Church Management at Villanova University since2010.     
Frank J. Fabozzi  Director and  Since  Editor of and Consultant for The Journal of Portfolio Management since 1986;  96 Funds  None 
55 East 52nd Street  Member of  2007  Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School since 2011; Professor in the  96 Portfolios   
New York, NY 10055  the Audit    Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University School of Management     
1948  Committee    from 2006 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale     
      University from 1994 to 2006.     
Kathleen F. Feldstein  Director  Since  President of Economics Studies, Inc. (private economic consulting firm) since  96 Funds  The McClatchy 
55 East 52nd Street    2007  1987; Chair, Board of Trustees, McLean Hospital from 2000 to 2008 and Trustee  96 Portfolios  Company 
New York, NY 10055      Emeritus thereof since 2008; Member of the Board of Partners Community    (publishing); 
1941      Healthcare, Inc. from 2005 to 2009; Member of the Corporation of Partners    BellSouth (tele- 
      HealthCare since 1995; Trustee, Museum ofFine Arts, Boston since 1992; Member    communications); 
      of the Visiting Committee to the Harvard University Art Museum since 2003; Director,    Knight Ridder 
      Catholic Charities of Boston since 2009.    (publishing) 
James T. Flynn  Director and  Since  Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1995.  96 Funds  None 
55 East 52nd Street  Member of  2007    96 Portfolios   
New York, NY 10055  the Audit         
1939  Committee         
Jerrold B. Harris  Director  Since  Trustee, Ursinus College since 2000; Director, Troemner LLC (scientific equipment)  96 Funds  BlackRock Kelso 
55 East 52nd Street    2007  since 2000; Director of Delta Waterfowl Foundation since 2001; President and  96 Portfolios  Capital Corp. 
New York, NY 10055      Chief Executive Officer, VWR Scientific Products Corporation from 1990 to 1999.    (business 
1942          development 
          company) 

 

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Officers and Directors (continued)     
        Number of   
    Length of    BlackRock-   
  Position(s)  Time    Advised Funds   
Name, Address  Held with  Served as    and Portfolios  Public 
and Year of Birth  Funds  a Director2  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  Overseen  Directorships 
Independent Directors1 (concluded)         
R. Glenn Hubbard  Director  Since  Dean, Columbia Business School since 2004; Columbia faculty member since  96 Funds  ADP (data and 
55 East 52nd Street    2007  1988; Co-Director, Columbia Business School’s Entrepreneurship Program from  96 Portfolios  information services); 
New York, NY 10055      1997 to 2004; Chairman, U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under the President    KKR Financial 
1958      of the United States from 2001 to 2003; Chairman,Economic Policy Committee    Corporation (finance); 
      of the OECD from 2001 to 2003.    Metropolitan Life 
          Insurance Company 
          (insurance) 
W. Carl Kester  Director and  Since  George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business  96 Funds  None 
55 East 52nd Street  Member of  2007  School; Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs from 2006 to 2010; Chairman of the  96 Portfolios   
New York, NY 10055  the Audit    Finance Department, Harvard Business School from 2005 to 2006; Senior     
1951  Committee    Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program of Harvard Business School     
from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School            
      since 1981.     
  1 Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. In 2011, the Board of Directors unani- 
  mously approved extending the mandatory retirement age for James T. Flynn by one additional year, which the Board believes would be in the best 
  interest of shareholders.       
  2 Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Funds covered by this annual report. Following the combination ofMerrill Lynch Investment 
  Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock Fundboards were 
  realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows Directors as joining the Funds’ board in 2007, 
  each Director first became a member of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: Richard E. Cavanagh, 1994; Frank J. 
  Fabozzi, 1988; Kathleen F. Feldstein, 2005; James T. Flynn, 1996; Jerrold B. Harris, 1999; R. Glenn Hubbard, 2004; W. Carl Kester, 1995; and Karen P. 
  Robards, 1998.       
Interested Directors3           
Paul L. Audet  Director  Since  Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc., and Head of BlackRock’s Real Estate  96 Funds  None 
55 East 52nd Street    2011  business from 2008 to 2011; Member of BlackRock’s Global Operating and  96 Portfolios   
New York, NY 10055      Corporate Risk Management Committees and of the BlackRock Alternative Investors     
1953      Executive Committee and Investment Committee for the Private Equity Fund of     
      Funds business since 2008; Head of BlackRock's Global Cash Management     
      business from 2005 to 2010; Acting Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from     
      2007 to 2008; Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 1998 to 2005; Senior     
      Vice President of Finance at PNC Bank Corp. and Chief Financial Officer of the     
      Investment Management and Mutual Fund Processing businesses from 1996 to     
      1998 and Head of PNC’s Mergers & Acquisitions unit from 1992 to 1998; Member     
      of PNC’s Corporate Asset-Liability Committee and Marketing Committees from 1992     
      to 1998; Chief Financial Officer of PNC’s eastern operations from 1991 to 1992;     
      Senior Vice President of First Fidelity Bancorporation, responsible for the Corporate     
      Finance, Asset-Liability Committee, and Mergers & Acquisitions functions from     
      1986 to 1991.     
Henry Gabbay  Director  Since  Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock,  158 Funds  None 
55 East 52nd Street    2007  Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC  283 Portfolios   
New York, NY 10055      from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation     
1947      Target Shares from 2005 to 2007; Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the     
      BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.     
  3 Mr. Audet is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Funds based on his position with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is 
  an “interested person” of the Funds based on his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock, Inc. and 
  The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December31 of the year in which they 
  turn 72.         

 

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Officers and Directors (concluded) 
  Position(s)     
Name, Address  Held with  Length of   
and Year of Birth  Funds  Time Served  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years 
Officers1       
John M. Perlowski  President  Since  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Administration since 2009; 
55 East 52nd Street  and Chief  2011  Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, 
New York, NY 10055  Executive    L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President 
1964  Officer    thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family 
Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.         

Anne Ackerley  Vice  Since  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000; President and Chief Executive Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds 
55 East 52nd Street  President  20072  from 2009 to 2011; Vice President of the BlackRock-advised funds from 2007 to 2009; Chief Operating Officer of 
New York, NY 10055      BlackRock’s Global Client Group since 2009; Chief OperatingOfficer of BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group from 2006 to 
1962      2009; Head of BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Group from 2000 to 2006. 
Brendan Kyne  Vice  Since  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2010; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product 
55 East 52nd Street  President  2009  Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009, Co-head thereof from 2007 to 
New York, NY 10055      2009; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2008. 
1977       
Neal Andrews  Chief  Since  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; SeniorVice President and Line of Business Head of Fund 
55 East 52nd Street  Financial  2007  Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006. 
New York, NY 10055  Officer     
1966       
Jay Fife  Treasurer  Since  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007; Director of BlackRock, Inc. in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the 
55 East 52nd Street    2007  MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group 
New York, NY 10055      from 2001 to 2006. 
1970       
Brian Kindelan  Chief  Since  Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of 
55 East 52nd Street  Compliance  2007  BlackRock, Inc. since 2005. 
New York, NY 10055  Officer and     
1959  Anti-Money     
  Laundering     
  Officer     
Ira P. Shapiro  Secretary  Since  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; ManagingDirector and Associate General Counsel of Barclays 
55 East 52nd Street    2010  Global Investors from 2008 to 2009 and Principal thereof from 2004 to 2008. 
New York, NY 10055       
1963       
  1 Officers of the Funds serve at the pleasure of the Boards. 
  2 Ms. Ackerley was President and Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2011. 

 

Investment Advisor  Custodian  Transfer Agent  Accounting Agent  Legal Counsel 
BlackRock Advisors, LLC  State Street Bank  Common Shares  State Street Bank  Skadden, Arps, Slate, 
Wilmington, DE 19809  and Trust Company  Computershare Trust  and Trust Company  Meagher & Flom LLP 
  Boston, MA 02111  Company, N.A.  Boston, MA 02116  New York, NY 10036 
Sub-Advisor    Providence, RI 02940     
BlackRock Financial      Independent Registered  Address of the Funds 
Management, Inc.      Public Accounting Firm  100 Bellevue Parkway 
New York, NY 10055      Deloitte & Touche LLP  Wilmington, DE 19809 
      Boston, MA 02116   

 

Effective April 14, 2011, Michael J. Castellano became Director of the Funds and Member of the Audit Committee.
Effective July 28, 2011, Richard S. Davis resigned as Director of the Funds, and Paul L. Audet became Director of the Funds.

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Additional Information

Proxy Results

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 28, 2011 for shareholders of record on May 31, 2011 to elect director nominees for each Fund. There
were no broker non-votes with regard to any of the Funds.

Approved the Class I Directors as follows:

    Paul L. Audet    Michael J. Castellano    R. Glenn Hubbard 
    Votes      Votes      Votes   
  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain 
BHL  6,390,771  72,968  0  6,390,771  72,968  0  6,383,606  80,133  0 
BLW  28,570,432  523,850  0  28,575,762  518,520  0  28,569,954  524,328  0 

 

    W. Carl Kester   
    Votes   
  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain 
BHL  6,390,771  72,968  0 
BLW  28,574,757  519,525  0 

 

For the Funds listed above, Directors whose term of office continued after
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election
are Richard E. Cavanagh, Frank J. Fabozzi, Kathleen F. Feldstein, James T.
Flynn, Henry Gabbay, Jerrold B. Harris and Karen P. Robards.

Approved the Directors as follows:

    Paul L. Audet    Michael J. Castellano  Richard E. Cavanagh 
    Votes      Votes      Votes   
  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain 
DVF  8,483,803  292,436  0  8,478,425  297,814  0  8,492,002  284,237  0 
FRA  12,772,071  193,578  0  12,771,303  194,346  0  12,773,540  192,109  0 
    Frank J. Fabozzi    Kathleen F. Feldstein    James T. Flynn 
    Votes      Votes      Votes   
  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain 
DVF  8,483,250  292,989  0  8,477,564  298,675  0  8,490,955  285,284  0 
FRA  12,763,303  202,346  0  12,764,187  201,462  0  12,756,574  209,075  0 
    Henry Gabbay      Jerrold B. Harris    R. Glenn Hubbard 
    Votes      Votes      Votes   
  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain 
DVF  8,485,052  291,187  0  8,486,341  289,898  0  8,484,900  291,339  0 
FRA  12,773,540  192,109  0  12,752,137  213,512  0  12,760,718  204,931  0 
    W. Carl Kester      Karen P. Robards       
    Votes      Votes         
  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain  Votes For  Withheld  Abstain       
DVF  8,488,816  287,423  0  8,488,112  288,127  0       
FRA  12,765,290  200,359  0  12,759,238  206,411  0       

 

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Additional Information (continued)

Fund Certification

Certain Funds are listed for trading on the NYSE and have filed with the
NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance
with the NYSE’s listing standards. The Funds filed with the SEC the certifica-
tion of their chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by
section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Dividend Policy

The Funds’ dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of their net
investment income to its shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to pro-
vide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, the
Funds may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment
income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular
month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to
net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the dividends
paid by the Funds for any particular month may be more or less than the
amount of net investment income earned by the Funds during such month.
The Funds’ current accumulated but undistributed net investment income,
if any, is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which com-
prises part of the financial information included in this report.

General Information

The Funds do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional
Information because the Funds’ shares are not continuously offered, which
means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Fund has not
been updated after completion of the respective Fund’s offerings and the
information contained in each Fund’s Statement of Additional Information
may have become outdated.

During the period, there were no material changes in the Funds’ investment
objectives or policies or to the Funds’ charters or by-laws that would delay
or prevent a change of control of the Funds that were not approved by
shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in
the Funds. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other informa-
tion regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can
be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRock’s
website is intended to allow investors public access to information regard-
ing the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s
website into this report.

Electronic Delivery
Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Funds’ web-
sites or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly state-
ments, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Funds’ electronic
delivery program.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks
or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all
investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding
The Funds 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
call (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC
for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’
Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and
may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s
website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Each
Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge
by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that each Fund uses to
determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available
(1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762;
(2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website
at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record
Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities
held in each Fund’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period
ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at
http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and
(2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Fund Updates
BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds
on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of
http://www.blackrock.com. Investors and others are advised to periodically
check the website for updated performance information and the release of
other material information about the Funds.

74 ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011



Additional Information (concluded)

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and for-
mer fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to
safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following infor-
mation is provided to help you understand what personal information
BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain
cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations
require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related
rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those
specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and
about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we
receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applica-
tions, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions
with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer
reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-
public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law
or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client
accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the
confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its
intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to
provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services
that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access
to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock
employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock
maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed
to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including pro-
cedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2011 75



This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not
be considered a representation of future performance. The Funds have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for
Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of Common Shares, and
the risk that fluctuations in short-term interest rates may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Statements and other information
herein are as dated and are subject to change.




Item 2 – Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end
of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing
similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments
to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available
without charge at www.blackrock.com.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors (the “board of
directors”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial
experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is
independent:

Frank J. Fabozzi
James T. Flynn
W. Carl Kester
Karen P. Robards

The registrant’s board of directors has determined that W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards
qualify as financial experts pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR.

Prof. Kester has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles,
financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee
functions. Prof. Kester has been involved in providing valuation and other financial
consulting services to corporate clients since 1978. Prof. Kester’s financial consulting
services present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally
comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be
raised by the registrant’s financial statements.

Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles,
financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee
functions. Ms. Robards has been President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory
firm, since 1987. Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years
where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based
on their financial results. Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial
statements. She also is a member of the audit committee of one publicly held company and
a non-profit organization.

Under applicable securities laws, a person 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 as an
audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or
liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a
member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or
identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial
expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit
committee or board of directors.



Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the
last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:

  (a) Audit Fees  (b) Audit-Related Fees1  (c) Tax Fees2  (d) All Other Fees3 
  Current  Previous  Current  Previous  Current  Previous  Current  Previous 
  Fiscal   Fiscal  Fiscal  Fiscal  Fiscal  Fiscal  Fiscal  Fiscal 
Entity Name  Year End  Year End  Year End  Year End  Year End  Year End  Year End  Year End 
BlackRock Limited                 
Duration Income  $58,400  $52,300  $0  $0  $23,600  $6,100  $0  $0 
Trust                 

 

The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the
registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the
operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock
Advisors, LLC (“Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled
by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is
primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment
adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Fund Service Providers”):

  Current Fiscal Year End  Previous Fiscal Year End 
(b) Audit-Related Fees1  $0  $0 
(c) Tax Fees2  $0  $0 
(d) All Other Fees3  $3,030,000  $2,950,000 
1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements 
not included in Audit Fees.     
2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.   
3 Aggregate fees borne by BlackRock in connection with the review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto performed by D&T 
with respect to all of the registered closed-end funds and some of the registered open-end funds advised by BlackRock. 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:
The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval
of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on
an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must
approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services
provided to the Investment Adviser and Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the
operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services
that the Committee believes are a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and
b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent
accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-
by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months
from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax
or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the
operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved
provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or
$50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if
they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific
pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-
approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each
service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person



board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee
for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to
approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit
services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

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

(f) Not Applicable

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the accountant for services rendered by the
accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers were:

  Current Fiscal Year  Previous Fiscal 
Entity Name  End  Year End 
BlackRock Limited Duration  $23,600  $16,877 
Income Trust     

 

Additionally, SAS No. 70 fees for the current and previous fiscal years of $3,030,000 and
$2,950,000, respectively, were billed by D&T to the Investment Adviser.

(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services
that were rendered to the Investment Adviser, and the Fund Service Providers that were not
pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible
with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

(a) The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately-designated
standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):

Michael Castellano
Frank J. Fabozzi
James T. Flynn
W. Carl Kester
Karen P. Robards

(b) Not Applicable

Item 6 – Investments
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to
Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since
the previous Form N-CSR filing.

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies – The board of directors has delegated the voting of proxies for the
Fund’s portfolio securities to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Investment Adviser’s
proxy voting guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Adviser will vote proxies
related to Fund securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. From time to



time, a vote may present a conflict between the interests of the Fund’s stockholders, on the
one hand, and those of the Investment Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the
Investment Adviser, on the other. In such event, provided that the Investment Adviser’s
Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the “Oversight
Committee”) is aware of the real or potential conflict or material non-routine matter and if
the Oversight Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general voting
guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in the guidelines) and vote
impartially, the Oversight Committee may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the
Oversight Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of the Investment Adviser’s
clients. If the Investment Adviser determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or does
not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the Oversight Committee shall
determine how to vote the proxy after consulting with the Investment Adviser’s Portfolio
Management Group and/or the Investment Adviser’s Legal and Compliance Department
and concluding that the vote cast is in its client’s best interest notwithstanding the conflict.
A copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures are attached as Exhibit
99.PROXYPOL. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities
during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at
www.blackrock.com and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – as of August 31,
2011.

(a)(1) The Fund is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of Leland
Hart, Managing Director at BlackRock, James E. Keenan, Managing Director at BlackRock
and C. Adrian Marshall, Director at BlackRock. Messrs. Hart, Keenan and Marshall are the
Fund’s co-portfolio managers and are responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Fund’s portfolio and the selection of its investments. Mr. Keenan has been a member of the
Fund’s portfolio management team since 2007. Messrs. Hart and Marshall have been
members of the Fund’s portfolio management team since 2009.

Portfolio Manager  Biography 
Leland Hart  Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Partner of R3 Capital Partners 
  ("R3") in 2009; Managing Director of R3 in 2008 - 2009; Managing Director of 
  Lehman Brothers from 2006 - 2008; Executive Director of Lehman Brothers 
  from 2003 - 2006. 
James E. Keenan  Managing Director of BlackRock since 2008 and Head of the Leveraged 
  Finance Portfolio team; Director of BlackRock from 2006 to 2007; Vice 
  President of BlackRock from 2004 to 2005. 
C. Adrian Marshall  Director of BlackRock since 2007; Vice President of BlackRock from 2004 to 
  2007. 

 



(a)(2) As of August 31, 2011:

  (ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed  (iii) Number of Other Accounts and 
  and Assets by Account Type  Assets for Which Advisory Fee is 
(i) Name of  Other  Other Pooled  Other  Other  Other Pooled  Other 
Portfolio Manager  Registered  Investment  Accounts  Registered  Investment  Accounts 
  Investment  Vehicles    Investment  Vehicles   
Leland Hart  8  12  3  0  7  0 
  $2.37 Billion  $2.99 Billion  $299.6 Million  $0  $1.98 Billion  $0 
James E. Keenan  22  24  32  0  14  4 
  $10.87 Billion  $7.00 Billion  $5.25 Billion  $0  $2.73 Billion  $564.7 Million 
C. Adrian Marshall  7  16  6  0  9  0 
  $2.37 Billion  $3.41 Billion  $725.3 Million  $0  $2.63 Billion  $0 

 

(iv) Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

BlackRock has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture
and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that
may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that
address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions,
personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to
ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock
furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to
the Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment
recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or
have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a
personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from
those made to the Fund. In addition, BlackRock, its affiliates and significant shareholders
and any officer, director, shareholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the
securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock recommends to the Fund. BlackRock, or
any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any officer, director, shareholder,
employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those
recommended to the Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover,
BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of
companies of which any of BlackRock’s (or its affiliates’ or significant shareholders’)
officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which
BlackRock or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the officers, directors and
employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-
public information. Certain portfolio managers also may manage accounts whose
investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a fund. It should
also be noted that Messrs. Hart, Keenan and Marshall may be managing certain hedge fund
and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing certain hedge fund and/or
long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Messrs. Hart, Keenan and Marshall may
therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts.
Additional portfolio managers may in the future manage other such accounts or funds and
may be entitled to receive incentive fees.



As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client
fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades
must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to
allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account
receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock has adopted policies that are
intended to ensure reasonable efficiency in client transactions and provide BlackRock with
sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the
particular investment discipline and client base, as appropriate.

(a)(3) As of August 31, 2011:

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview

BlackRock’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive
compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management
places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary
from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation
include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various
benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by
BlackRock.

Base compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on
their position with BlackRock.

Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Discretionary incentive compensation is a
function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the
portfolio manager’s group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-
adjusted returns, of the firm’s assets under management or supervision by that portfolio
manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s performance and
contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. In most cases,
these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the
performance of the Fund or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are
measured. BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers determine the benchmarks against which
the performance of funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager is
compared and the period of time over which performance is evaluated. With respect to the
portfolio managers, such benchmarks include the following:

Portfolio Manager  Applicable Benchmarks 
Leland Hart  A combination of market-based indices (e.g., CSFB 
C. Adrian Marshall  Leveraged Loan Index, CSFB High Yield II Value 
  Index), certain customized indices and certain fund 
  industry peer groups. 
James Keenan  A combination of market-based indices (e.g., The 
  Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer 
  Capped™ Index), certain customized indices and 
  certain fund industry peer groups. 

 

Among other things, BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make a subjective
determination with respect to each portfolio manager’s compensation based on the



performance of the Funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to
the various benchmarks.

Performance of fixed income funds is measured on both a pre-tax and after-tax basis over
various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, as applicable. With respect to the
performance of the other listed Index and Multi-Asset Funds, performance is measured on,
among other things, a pre-tax basis over various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5-year
periods, as applicable.

Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation

Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination
of cash and BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units which vest ratably over a number of
years. For some portfolio managers, discretionary incentive compensation is also
distributed in deferred cash awards that notionally track the returns of select BlackRock
investment products they manage and that vest ratably over a number of years. The
BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units, upon vesting, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc.
common stock. Typically, the cash bonus, when combined with base salary, represents
more than 60% of total compensation for the portfolio managers. Paying a portion of
annual bonuses in stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year
“at risk” based on BlackRock’s ability to sustain and improve its performance over future
periods. Providing a portion of annual bonuses in deferred cash awards that notionally track
the BlackRock investment products they manage provides direct alignment with investment
product results.

Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards — From time to time long-term incentive equity
awards are granted to certain key employees to aid in retention, align their interests with
long-term shareholder interests and motivate performance. Equity awards are generally
granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that, once vested, settle in
BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Messrs. Hart, Keenan and Marshall have each received
long-term incentive awards.

Deferred Compensation Program — A portion of the compensation paid to
eligible BlackRock employees may be voluntarily deferred into an account that tracks the
performance of certain of the firm’s investment products. Each participant in the deferred
compensation program is permitted to allocate his deferred amounts among various
BlackRock investment options. Messrs. Messrs. Hart, Keenan and Marshall have each
participated in the deferred compensation program.

Other compensation benefits. In addition to base compensation and discretionary
incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one
or more of the following incentive savings plans. BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of
incentive savings plans in which BlackRock, Inc. employees are eligible to participate,
including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution components of the RSP
include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan
capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible
compensation. The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered
investment companies and collective investment funds managed by the firm. BlackRock
contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions
or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into an index target date fund that



corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65. The ESPP
allows for investment in BlackRock, Inc. common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market
value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the
purchase of 1,000 shares or a dollar value of $25,000. Each portfolio manager is eligible to
participate in these plans.

(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities – As of August 31, 2011.

Portfolio Manager  Dollar Range of Equity Securities 
  of the Fund Beneficially Owned 
Leland Hart  None 
James E. Keenan  None 
C. Adrian Marshall  $1 - $10,000 

 

(b) Not Applicable

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and
Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered
by this report.

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material
changes to these procedures.

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons
performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this
report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b)
under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter
of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2

(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

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



BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

By: /S/ John M. Perlowski
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

Date: November 4, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /S/ John M. Perlowski
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

Date: November 4, 2011

By: /S/ Neal J. Andrews
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

Date: November 4, 2011