BlackRock Utility & Infrastructure Trust

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22606

Name of Fund:  BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)

Fund Address:    100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Utility and

Infrastructure 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: 12/31/2016

Date of reporting period: 03/31/2016


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments March 31, 2016 (Unaudited)      BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Construction & Engineering — 3.6%

     

Ferrovial SA

     432,700       $ 9,286,172   

Vinci SA

     41,100         3,050,616   
     

 

 

 
                12,336,788   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.2%

     

Frontier Communications Corp. (a)

     174,300         974,337   

SBA Communications Corp., Class A (a)(b)(c)

     22,500         2,253,825   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (a)

     79,500         4,299,360   
     

 

 

 
                7,527,522   

Electric Utilities — 23.4%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     96,800         6,427,520   

Duke Energy Corp. (a)

     177,168         14,293,914   

Edison International (a)

     109,400         7,864,766   

El Paso Electric Co.

     36,900         1,692,972   

Enel SpA

     488,200         2,164,304   

Eversource Energy (a)

     80,900         4,719,706   

Exelon Corp. (a)

     306,600         10,994,676   

Iberdrola SA

     198,600         1,322,075   

NextEra Energy, Inc. (c)

     168,900         19,987,626   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (a)

     47,000         3,528,290   

PPL Corp.

     115,400         4,393,278   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     91,700         3,834,894   
     

 

 

 
                81,224,021   

Gas Utilities — 2.5%

     

Laclede Group, Inc.

     27,400         1,856,350   

New Jersey Resources Corp.

     57,000         2,076,510   

Snam SpA

     743,800         4,654,727   
     

 

 

 
                8,587,587   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 4.3%

  

EDP Renovaveis SA

     342,100         2,607,762   

Enel Green Power SpA

     896,600         1,925,071   

NextEra Energy Partners LP

     130,100         3,537,419   

NRG Yield, Inc., Class A

     173,400         2,353,038   

NRG Yield, Inc., Class C

     173,400         2,469,216   

Pattern Energy Group, Inc. (a)

     103,500         1,973,745   
     

 

 

 
                14,866,251   

Multi-Utilities — 21.6%

     

CMS Energy Corp. (a)(c)

     446,300         18,940,972   

Dominion Resources, Inc. (a)

     215,100         16,158,312   

DTE Energy Co. (a)

     28,100         2,547,546   

National Grid PLC

     184,900         2,616,209   

NiSource, Inc. (a)

     133,900         3,154,684   

NorthWestern Corp.

     45,792         2,827,656   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (a)

     241,056         11,363,380   

Sempra Energy (a)

     67,900         7,064,995   

Veolia Environnement SA

     101,800         2,450,212   

WEC Energy Group, Inc. (a)

     126,800         7,616,876   
     

 

 

 
                74,740,842   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 18.5%

     

Antero Midstream Partners LP (a)

     78,200         1,729,002   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

     

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (a)

     123,900       $ 3,109,890   

Columbia Pipeline Partners LP (a)

     76,300         1,113,980   

Delek Logistics Partners LP (a)

     29,700         932,580   

Dominion Midstream Partners LP (b)

     306,500         10,344,375   

Enbridge, Inc. (a)

     96,200         3,743,140   

Energy Transfer Partners LP (a)

     23,696         766,329   

Enterprise Products Partners LP (a)

     185,354         4,563,416   

EQT Midstream Partners LP (a)

     28,600         2,128,698   

GasLog Partners LP

     5,100         84,813   

Genesis Energy LP (a)

     114,869         3,651,686   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP (a)

     59,300         4,079,840   

MPLX LP

     111,419         3,308,030   

ONEOK Partners LP (a)

     62,545         1,963,913   

Phillips 66 Partners LP (a)

     42,300         2,647,557   

Plains All American Pipeline LP (a)

     87,570         1,836,343   

Rose Rock Midstream LP

     17,400         206,538   

Shell Midstream Partners LP (a)

     299,810         10,976,044   

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP

     78,800         1,975,516   

Tesoro Logistics LP

     33,658         1,536,824   

Valero Energy Partners LP

     36,300         1,719,168   

Western Gas Partners LP (a)

     18,814         816,716   

Williams Partners LP

     39,815         814,217   
     

 

 

 
                64,048,615   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.6%

     

American Tower Corp. (a)(c)

     77,700         7,954,149   

Crown Castle International Corp.

     11,300         977,450   
     

 

 

 
                8,931,599   

Road & Rail — 0.2%

     

East Japan Railway Co.

     9,900         853,969   

Transportation Infrastructure — 16.4%

     

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

     401,400         6,590,773   

Aeroports de Paris

     38,400         4,742,310   

Atlantia SpA

     489,884         13,573,324   

China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.

     250,000         743,361   

Flughafen Zuerich AG

     6,500         5,814,884   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

     29,100         1,762,196   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

     358,200         4,010,270   

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd. (d)

     63,500         2,253,701   

Sydney Airport

     1,491,766         7,641,594   

Transurban Group

     1,119,600         9,725,327   
     

 

 

 
                56,857,740   

Water Utilities — 3.2%

     

American Water Works Co., Inc. (a)

     158,900         10,952,977   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $269,813,764) — 98.5%

              340,927,911   
     
                  
 
    Portfolio Abbreviations
AUD    Australian Dollar      GBP    British Pound    JPY    Japanese Yen
CHF    Swiss Franc      HKD    Hong Kong Dollar    USD    US Dollar
EUR    Euro              

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)   

 

 

Short-Term Securities    Shares      Value  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.37% (e)(f)

     9,945,851       $ 9,945,851   
      Beneficial
Interest
(000)
         

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series, 0.55% (e)(f)(g)

   $ 750         750,000   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $ 10,695,851) — 3.1%

              10,695,851   

Total Investments Before Options Written

(Cost — $ 280,509,615*) — 101.6%

              351,623,762   
     
                  
Options Written    Value  

(Premiums Received — $2,806,337) — (1.3)%

   $ (4,386,051

Total Investments Net of Options Written — 100.3%

     347,237,711   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%

     (961,700
  

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 346,276,011   
  

 

 

 
 

 

    Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

Tax cost

   $ 274,037,602   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 92,513,606   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (14,927,446
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 77,586,160   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) All or a portion of security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

 

(d) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(e) During the period ended March 31, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliates    Shares Held at
December 31, 2015
    

Net

Activity

    

Shares/
Beneficial Interest
Held at

March 31, 2016

     Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     8,391,615         1,554,236         9,945,851       $ 10,100   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series.

                     $   750,000       $ 3,153 1 

Total

            $ 13,253   
           

 

 

 

 

1 

Represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

(f) Current yield as of period end.

 

(g) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Trust may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

 

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

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

      Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

Description    Put/
Call
     Expiration
Date
    

Strike

Price

     Contracts      Value  

American Tower Corp.

     Call         4/01/16         USD         98.00         160       $ (71,200

Enterprise Products Partners LP

     Call         4/01/16         USD         25.00         108         (1,080

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     Call         4/01/16         USD         50.50         100         (35,500

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)   

 

 

Description   

Put/

Call

     Expiration
Date
    

Strike

Price

     Contracts      Value  

American Tower Corp.

     Call         4/08/16         USD         94.50         112       $ (89,600

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     Call         4/08/16         USD         51.50         25         (6,300

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     Call         4/13/16         USD         67.50         150         (30,741

Antero Midstream Partners LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         25.00         137         (6,165

CMS Energy Corp.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         40.00         695         (163,325

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         25.00         144         (3,600

Columbia Pipeline Partners LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         20.00         88         (1,760

Delek Logistics Partners LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         33.01         52         (3,985

DTE Energy Co.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         90.00         100         (16,500

Duke Energy Corp.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         72.50         296         (235,320

Duke Energy Corp.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         80.00         325         (45,500

Edison International

     Call         4/15/16         USD         72.50         189         (12,758

Enbridge, Inc.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         37.50         168         (28,980

Enbridge, Inc.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         40.00         168         (7,980

EQT Midstream Partners LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         75.00         50         (10,500

Exelon Corp.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         32.36         118         (41,996

Frontier Communications Corp.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         5.50         203         (4,568

Genesis Energy LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         35.00         200         (6,000

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         67.50         105         (25,200

NiSource, Inc.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         22.00         470         (75,200

ONEOK Partners LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         35.00         146         (2,555

Pattern Energy Group, Inc.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         20.00         90         (2,700

Phillips 66 Partners LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         65.00         37         (3,515

Phillips 66 Partners LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         70.00         37         (1,018

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         75.00         165         (16,088

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

     Call         4/15/16         USD         105.00         39         (1,560

Sempra Energy

     Call         4/15/16         USD         100.00         120         (52,800

Shell Midstream Partners LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         40.00         215         (6,988

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         52.50         12         (1,908

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     Call         4/15/16         USD         60.00         220         (18,700

Western Gas Partners LP

     Call         4/15/16         USD         50.00         65         (7,475

Enterprise Products Partners LP

     Call         4/22/16         USD         25.00         216         (13,500

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     Call         4/22/16         USD         54.00         30         (1,815

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     Call         4/25/16         USD         43.40         99         (37,638

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     Call         4/29/16         USD         53.50         110         (10,505

Antero Midstream Partners LP

     Call         5/03/16         USD         25.01         137         (7,380

EQT Midstream Partners LP

     Call         5/05/16         USD         75.51         50         (14,290

Enterprise Products Partners LP

     Call         5/06/16         USD         25.50         324         (17,820

Eversource Energy

     Call         5/09/16         USD         57.40         142         (33,356

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     Call         5/10/16         USD         73.75         283         (69,359

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     Call         5/16/16         USD         44.65         100         (28,952

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     Call         5/20/16         USD         70.00         145         (19,212

Delek Logistics Partners LP

     Call         5/20/16         USD         33.01         52         (8,306

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     Call         5/20/16         USD         73.75         283         (75,030

Edison International

     Call         5/20/16         USD         72.50         196         (31,850

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     Call         5/20/16         USD         34.00         82         (9,635

Exelon Corp.

     Call         5/20/16         USD         35.00         300         (48,000

Frontier Communications Corp.

     Call         5/20/16         USD         5.50         203         (8,628

Plains All American Pipeline LP

     Call         5/20/16         USD         25.00         170         (4,250

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

     Call         5/20/16         USD         105.00         40         (7,700

Shell Midstream Partners LP

     Call         5/20/16         USD         40.00         215         (25,800

Eversource Energy

     Call         5/25/16         USD         57.40         142         (38,242

Exelon Corp.

     Call         6/17/16         USD         36.00         300         (37,500

Total

                  $ (1,587,833
                 

 

 

 

      OTC Options Written

 

Description    Put/
Call
     Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Strike

Price

     Contracts      Value  

CMS Energy Corp.

     Call       Citibank N.A.      4/01/16         USD         39.30         21,600       $ (67,836

PPL Corp.

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      4/04/16         USD         35.84         40,400         (90,383

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      4/04/16         USD         41.75         64,400         (349,371

Valero Energy Partners LP

     Call       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      4/04/16         USD         47.96         6,400         (3,444

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      4/05/16         USD         66.84         26,200         (57,891

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)   

 

 

Description   

Put/

Call

     Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Strike

Price

     Contracts      Value  

Enel Green Power Spa

     Call       Bank of America N.A.      4/05/16         EUR         1.79         163,800       $ (18,772

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/05/16         EUR         9.18         36,000         (26,940

NextEra Energy Partners LP

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      4/05/16         USD         28.38         22,600         (4,041

CMS Energy Corp.

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/06/16         USD         39.41         32,200         (97,669

Dominion Midstream Partners LP

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      4/06/16         USD         30.07         16,500         (61,936

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      4/06/16         USD         71.21         18,800         (73,771

East Japan Railway Co.

     Call       Bank of America N.A.      4/06/16         JPY         10,312.90         3,500         (1,247

EDP Renovaveis SA

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/06/16         EUR         6.72         18,000         (2,083

Exelon Corp.

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      4/06/16         USD         32.30         35,500         (126,647

Snam SpA

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/06/16         EUR         5.16         140,000         (54,164

China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.

     Call       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      4/07/16         HKD         22.62         44,000         (4,256

Sydney Airport

     Call       Citibank N.A.      4/07/16         AUD         6.61         109,700         (10,266

Ferrovial SA

     Call       Bank of America N.A.      4/08/16         EUR         19.95         109,000         (24

Ferrovial SA

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      4/08/16         EUR         18.89         10,400         (2,147

Laclede Group, Inc.

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/08/16         USD         67.25         9,500         (12,144

Phillips 66 Partners LP

     Call       Bank of America N.A.      4/08/16         USD         59.71         7,400         (24,253

Dominion Midstream Partners LP

     Call       Bank of America N.A.      4/11/16         USD         26.86         13,500         (93,250

Shell Midstream Partners LP

     Call       UBS AG      4/11/16         USD         36.75         31,000         (41,951

Dominion Midstream Partners LP

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/12/16         USD         30.22         16,500         (63,666

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

     Call       UBS AG      4/12/16         EUR         9.89         43,000         (8,530

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

     Call       UBS AG      4/12/16         EUR         9.96         47,000         (8,434

Atlantia SpA

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      4/13/16         EUR         23.93         75,200         (67,973

Crown Castle International Corp.

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/13/16         USD         87.88         3,900         (1,309

Enel Green Power Spa

     Call       UBS AG      4/13/16         EUR         1.83         150,000         (13,651

Ferrovial SA

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      4/13/16         EUR         18.47         32,000         (18,173

NextEra Energy Partners LP

     Call       UBS AG      4/13/16         USD         26.57         23,000         (18,012

Snam SpA

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      4/13/16         EUR         5.03         120,000         (63,978

Transurban Group

     Call       UBS AG      4/13/16         AUD         11.42         191,000         (15,918

Enel SpA

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      4/14/16         EUR         3.79         92,000         (14,559

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP

     Call       UBS AG      4/14/16         USD         26.50         20,000         (7,901

NorthWestern Corp.

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      4/19/16         USD         61.29         16,000         (23,716

Vinci SA

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      4/19/16         EUR         65.94         7,800         (6,707

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/19/16         USD         39.67         16,000         (35,183

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/20/16         EUR         14.21         75,000         (23,326

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      4/20/16         EUR         14.46         33,000         (6,980

Atlantia SpA

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      4/20/16         EUR         24.68         50,000         (19,360

Dominion Midstream Partners LP

     Call       Citibank N.A.      4/20/16         USD         32.70         19,900         (48,534

EDP Renovaveis SA

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/20/16         EUR         6.57         14,100         (4,054

Sydney Airport

     Call       UBS AG      4/20/16         AUD         6.54         302,700         (54,039

Veolia Environnement SA

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      4/20/16         EUR         21.92         10,000         (1,490

Tesoro Logistics LP

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      4/22/16         USD         46.87         11,700         (13,776

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      4/25/16         USD         64.00         11,000         (29,885

CMS Energy Corp.

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/25/16         USD         39.68         33,000         (92,290

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/26/16         EUR         14.53         33,000         (7,953

Aeroports de Paris

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      4/26/16         EUR         110.09         3,700         (8,591

Atlantia SpA

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      4/26/16         EUR         24.81         50,000         (20,533

Dominion Midstream Partners LP

     Call       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      4/26/16         USD         31.54         21,000         (70,732

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     Call       Credit Suisse International      4/26/16         USD         113.90         19,000         (99,486

Shell Midstream Partners LP

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      4/26/16         USD         37.81         31,000         (39,746

EDP Renovaveis SA

     Call       Bank of America N.A.      4/27/16         EUR         6.73         18,000         (4,158

Iberdrola SA

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      4/27/16         EUR         6.05         36,500         (1,935

New Jersey Resources Corp.

     Call       Citibank N.A.      4/27/16         USD         36.26         10,000         (12,488

Transurban Group

     Call       UBS AG      4/27/16         AUD         11.32         106,000         (17,691

Aeroports de Paris

     Call       Citibank N.A.      4/28/16         EUR         111.38         4,500         (8,455

Enel SpA

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      4/28/16         EUR         3.94         78,800         (6,365

Veolia Environnement SA

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      4/28/16         EUR         21.03         25,700         (16,150

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     Call       Citibank N.A.      4/28/16         USD         40.76         16,000         (21,913

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP

     Call       UBS AG      4/29/16         USD         26.00         7,500         (6,885

El Paso Electric Co.

     Call       Goldman Sachs International      5/03/16         USD         43.45         12,900         (47,625

New Jersey Resources Corp.

     Call       Citibank N.A.      5/03/16         USD         36.26         10,000         (11,671

 

 

4         MARCH 31, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)   

 

 

Description    Put/
Call
     Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Strike

Price

     Contracts      Value  

China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.

     Call       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      5/04/16         HKD         22.35         44,000       $ (8,160

EDP Renovaveis SA

     Call       UBS AG      5/04/16         EUR         6.71         14,100         (3,726

Flughafen Zuerich AG

     Call       Bank of America N.A.      5/04/16         CHF         819.06         1,100         (47,172

Sydney Airport

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      5/04/16         AUD         6.58         109,700         (20,178

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      5/05/16         USD         69.90         10,500         (18,250

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     Call       Citibank N.A.      5/05/16         USD         119.36         18,500         (35,212

Sempra Energy

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      5/05/16         USD         104.86         11,700         (22,369

Valero Energy Partners LP

     Call       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      5/09/16         USD         49.90         6,300         (11,149

Aeroports de Paris

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      5/10/16         EUR         110.80         5,200         (10,250

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      5/10/16         EUR         54.48         10,200         (12,063

National Grid PLC

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      5/10/16         GBP         9.89         64,800         (18,303

ONEOK Partners LP

     Call       UBS AG      5/10/16         USD         32.10         7,200         (12,332

Vinci SA

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      5/10/16         EUR         67.28         6,500         (4,400

EDP Renovaveis SA

     Call       UBS AG      5/11/16         EUR         6.95         13,300         (2,488

EDP Renovaveis SA

     Call       UBS AG      5/11/16         EUR         6.96         13,200         (1,428

Iberdrola SA

     Call       Credit Suisse International      5/11/16         EUR         6.23         33,000         (1,185

Frontier Communications Corp.

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      5/12/16         USD         5.92         20,400         (3,611

Transurban Group

     Call       Citibank N.A.      5/12/16         AUD         11.01         95,700         (35,507

EDP Renovaveis SA

     Call       UBS AG      5/18/16         EUR         6.64         29,000         (9,346

Dominion Midstream Partners LP

     Call       Credit Suisse International      5/19/16         USD         32.49         19,900         (68,539

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     Call       Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      5/19/16         USD         117.75         21,600         (67,007

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     Call       Deutsche Bank AG      5/25/16         USD         65.25         22,900         (47,357

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     Call       Citibank N.A.      5/27/16         USD         58.50         22,400         (49,879

Total

                     $ (2,798,218
                    

 

 

 

 

      Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

   

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

 

   

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as Level 3.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

 

 

          MARCH 31, 2016    5


Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)   

 

      The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3    Total  

Assets:

         

Investments:

         

Long-Term Investments:

         

Common Stocks:

         

Construction & Engineering

          $ 12,336,788         $ 12,336,788   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   $ 7,527,522                  7,527,522   

Electric Utilities

     77,737,642        3,486,379           81,224,021   

Gas Utilities

     3,932,860        4,654,727           8,587,587   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

     10,333,418        4,532,833           14,866,251   

Multi-Utilities

     69,674,421        5,066,421           74,740,842   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     64,048,615                  64,048,615   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     8,931,599                  8,931,599   

Road & Rail

            853,969           853,969   

Transportation Infrastructure

            56,857,740           56,857,740   

Water Utilities

     10,952,977                  10,952,977   

Short-Term Securities

     9,945,851        750,000           10,695,851   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 263,084,905      $ 88,538,857         $ 351,623,762   
  

 

 

 
         
      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3    Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

         

Liabilities:

         

Equity contracts.

   $ (1,198,558   $ (3,187,493      $ (4,386,051
  

 

 

 

1    Derivative financial instruments are options written, which are shown at value.

         

 

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial reporting purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

   

         
      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3    Total  

Assets:

         

Foreign currency at value

   $ 1,339                $ 1,339   

Liabilities:

         

Bank overdraft

          $ (111,761        (111,761
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,339      $ (111,761      $ (110,422
  

 

 

 

      During the period ended March 31, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.

 

 

6         MARCH 31, 2016     


Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

 

2(a) –

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

2(b) –

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

Item 3 – Exhibits

Certifications – Attached hereto


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

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

 

By:         /s/ John M. Perlowski                        
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of  
  BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

Date: May 23, 2016

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 Utility and Infrastructure Trust

Date: May 23, 2016

 

By:         /s/ Neal J. Andrews                        
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of  
  BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust

Date: May 23, 2016