BLACKROCK VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND 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:  811-21053

Name of Fund:  BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service:  John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond 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: 08/31/2017

Date of reporting period: 05/31/2017


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia — 122.5%               
Corporate — 2.0%             

County of Chesterfield Virginia EDA, RB, Virginia Electric Power Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.60%, 11/01/31

   $ 500     $ 505,355  
County/City/Special District/School District — 25.1%        

Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series A, 5.38%, 3/01/36

     250       250,953  

Cherry Hill Virginia Community Development Authority, Special Assessment Bonds, Potomac Shores Project, 5.40%, 3/01/45 (a)

     250       260,380  

City of Portsmouth Virginia, GO, Refunding Series D:

    

5.00%, 7/15/20 (b)

     485       543,835  

5.00%, 7/15/34

     15       16,564  

City of Suffolk Virginia, GO, Refunding, 5.00%, 6/01/42

     1,000       1,114,480  

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, RB, Silverline Phase I Project, 5.00%, 4/01/20 (b)

     1,000       1,110,710  

County of Fairfax Virginia Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Refunding RB, Fairfax Redevelopment & Housing, 5.00%, 10/01/39

     1,500       1,610,505  

Dulles Town Center Community Development Authority, Refunding, Special Assessment, Dulles Town Center Project, 4.25%, 3/01/26

     500       505,850  

Lower Magnolia Green Community Development Authority, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.00%, 3/01/35 (a)

     245       250,797  

Mosaic District Community Development Authority, Special Assessment, Series A, 6.88%, 3/01/36

     250       276,523  

State of Virginia Public School Authority, RB, Fluvanna County School Financing, 6.50%, 12/01/18 (b)

     360       390,092  
    

 

 

 
               6,330,689  
Education — 22.1%             

City of Norfolk Virginia, GO, Refunding:

    

5.00%, 8/01/23 (b)

     465       562,776  

5.00%, 8/01/38

     35       40,229  
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia (continued)               
Education (continued)             

County of Montgomery Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Virginia Tech Foundation, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/20 (b)

   $ 355     $ 396,361  

Virginia College Building Authority, RB, Marymount University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/45 (a)

     100       104,103  

Virginia College Building Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Liberty University Projects, 5.00%, 3/01/41

     1,000       1,089,120  

Marymount University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/45 (a)

     400       416,412  

Washington & Lee University Project (NPFGC), 5.25%, 1/01/26

     500       609,865  

Washington & Lee University Project (NPFGC), 5.25%, 1/01/31

     1,000       1,277,470  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Roanoke College, 5.75%, 4/01/41

     500       551,820  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/38

     500       522,615  
    

 

 

 
               5,570,771  
Health — 36.8%             

City of Danville Virginia IDA, Refunding RB, Danville Regional Medical Center (AMBAC), 5.25%, 10/01/28 (c)

     1,000       1,182,530  

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, Refunding RB:

    

Goodwin House, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/17 (b)

     1,000       1,013,910  

Vinson Hall LLC, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42

     500       513,670  

County of Fairfax Virginia IDA, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/44

     1,000       1,134,770  

County of Fairfax Virginia IDA, Refunding RB, Health Care-Inova Health:

    

5.50%, 5/15/19 (b)

     350       380,804  

5.50%, 5/15/35

     650       701,356  

County of Hanover Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Covenant Woods, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     500       507,595  
 

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia (continued)               
Health (continued)             

County of Henrico Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, United Methodist Homes, 4.25%, 6/01/26

   $ 145     $ 154,457  

Roanoke EDA, Refunding RB:

    

Carilion Clinic Obligation Group, 5.00%, 7/01/30

     795       887,299  

Carilion Health System (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/20 (b)

     5       5,596  

Carilion Health System, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/38

     495       530,274  

Winchester EDA, Refunding RB, Valley Health System Obligation:

    

5.00%, 1/01/44

     1,000       1,123,760  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/44

     400       443,176  

Winchester Virginia IDA, RB, Valley Health System Obligation, Series E, 5.63%, 1/01/19 (b)

     650       697,957  
    

 

 

 
               9,277,154  
Housing — 8.5%             

Virginia HDA, RB, M/F Housing, Rental Housing:

    

Series A, 5.25%, 5/01/41

     750       805,230  

Series B, 5.63%, 6/01/39

     1,000       1,065,810  

Series F, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     250       272,065  
    

 

 

 
               2,143,105  
State — 7.5%             

Virginia College Building Authority, RB, Public Higher Education Financing Program, Series A, 5.00%, 9/01/18 (b)

     1,000       1,051,430  

Virginia Public School Authority, RB, School Financing, 1997 Resolution, Series B:

    

5.25%, 8/01/18 (b)

     400       420,472  

4.00%, 8/01/36

     405       423,812  
    

 

 

 
               1,895,714  
Tobacco — 2.0%             

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Convertible, Senior, Series B2, 5.20%, 6/01/46

     500       492,055  
Transportation — 18.1%             

Capital Region Airport Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 7/01/38

     500       534,150  
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia (continued)               
Transportation (continued)             

Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Refunding RB, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 7/15/22

   $ 500     $ 559,835  

Virginia Port Authority, RB, 5.00%, 7/01/36

     500       551,100  

Virginia Resources Authority, RB, Series B:

    

5.00%, 11/01/18 (b)

     1,155       1,222,059  

5.00%, 11/01/33

     740       781,040  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 1/01/37

     820       925,879  
    

 

 

 
               4,574,063  
Utilities — 0.4%             

Virginia Resources Authority, RB, 5.00%, 11/01/18 (b)

     105       111,096  
Total Municipal Bonds in Virginia              30,900,002  
    
District of Columbia — 7.5%               
Transportation — 7.5%             

Metropolitan Washington DC Airports Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39

     290       311,225  

Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/44

     460       495,434  

Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/29

     1,000       1,080,660  
Total Municipal Bonds in District of Columbia              1,887,319  
    
Puerto Rico — 1.3%               
Tobacco — 1.3%             

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, 5.63%, 5/15/43

     335       335,218  
Total Municipal Bonds — 131.3%              33,122,539  
    
                  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond Trusts (d)

                
Virginia — 31.6%               
Education — 12.4%             

University of Virginia, Refunding RB, GO, 5.00%, 6/01/18 (b)

     2,999       3,123,734  
 

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond Trusts (d)

   Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia (continued)               
Health — 13.6%             

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, RB, Metrorail Parking System, 5.00%, 4/01/47 (e)

   $ 2,000     $ 2,341,620  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare, 5.00%, 11/01/40

     1,000       1,084,993  
    

 

 

 
        3,426,613  
Transportation — 5.6%             

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, RB, Capital Projects, 5.00%, 5/15/32

     1,261       1,420,041  

    
    

  

Value

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond Trusts – 31.6%

   $ 7,970,388  
Total Investments
(Cost — $38,015,066
*) — 162.9%
     41,092,927  

Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1%

     33,448  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including
Interest Expense and Fees Payable
(17.3)%

     (4,370,071

VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (45.7)%

     (11,535,285
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0%

   $ 25,221,019  
  

 

 

 
*   As of May 31, 2017, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Tax cost

  $ 33,683,178  
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 3,081,979  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (32,598
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 3,049,381  
 

 

 

 
 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments      

 

(a)   Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(b)   U.S. Government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

 

(c)   Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations.

 

(d)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Trust. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing.

 

(e)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires on October 01, 2024, is $1,051,389.

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2016
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
May 31, 2017
    Value at
May 31,
2017
     Income     

Net

Realized
Gain1

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

     215,116        (215,116                 $ 1,040      $ 394         

 

1  

Includes net capital gain distributions.

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

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End      
Futures Contracts  
Contracts
Short
     Issue   Expiration        Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
(6)      5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   September 2017     $     709,875     $ (1,048
(7)      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   September 2017     $ 884,078       (2,661
(5)      Long U.S. Treasury Bond   September 2017     $ 769,063       (6,257
(1)      Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond   September 2017       $ 165,125       (1,983

Total

    $ (11,949
            

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations      

 

AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
EDA    Economic Development Authority
GO    General Obligation Bonds
HDA    Housing Development Authority
IDA    Industrial Development Authority
M/F    Multi-Family
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
RB    Revenue Bonds

 

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. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Global Valuation Committee in the absence of market information.

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

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 is based on the pricing transparency of the investments 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, refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its semi-annual report.

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 1

        $ 41,092,927           $ 41,092,927  
 

 

 

 
Derivative Financial Instruments 2        

Liabilities:

       

Interest rate contracts

  $ (11,949               $ (11,949
 

 

 

 

1  See above schedule of investments for values in each sector.

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

   

   

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

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Liabilities:

 

TOB Trust Certificates

        $ (4,360,368         $ (4,360,368

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

          (11,600,000           (11,600,000
 

 

 

 
Total         $ (15,960,368         $ (15,960,368
 

 

 

 

During the period ended May 31, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.

 

 

                
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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 Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

 

By:  

/s/ John M. Perlowski                 

  
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

Date: July 24, 2017

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 Virginia Municipal Bond Trust
Date: July 24, 2017
By:  

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

  
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

Date: July 24, 2017