UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-06499
Name of Fund: BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. (MYC)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc., 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: 07/31/2015
Date of reporting period: 01/31/2015
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED) |
Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value No Bank Guarantee |
Table of Contents
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The
Markets in Review |
3 | |||||
Semi-Annual Report: |
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Municipal Market Overview |
4 | |||||
The
Benefits and Risks of Leveraging |
5 | |||||
Derivative Financial Instruments |
5 | |||||
Fund Summaries |
6 | |||||
Financial Statements: |
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Schedules of Investments |
16 | |||||
Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
35 | |||||
Statements of Operations |
36 | |||||
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
37 | |||||
Statements of Cash Flows |
40 | |||||
Financial Highlights |
41 | |||||
Notes to Financial Statements |
46 | |||||
Officers and Directors |
55 | |||||
Additional Information |
56 |
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The Markets in Review |
President, BlackRock Advisors,
LLC
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Total Returns as of January 31, 2015
6-month | 12-month | |||||||||
U.S.
large cap equities (S&P 500® Index) |
4.37 | % | 14.22 | % | ||||||
U.S.
small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index) |
4.72 | 4.41 | ||||||||
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) |
(6.97 | ) | (0.43 | ) | ||||||
Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) |
(9.05 | ) | 5.23 | |||||||
3-month Treasury bill (BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index) |
0.01 | 0.03 | ||||||||
U.S.
Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index) |
9.29 | 12.25 | ||||||||
U.S.
investment grade bonds (Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) |
4.36 | 6.61 | ||||||||
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (S&P Municipal Bond Index) |
4.51 | 8.81 | ||||||||
U.S.
high yield bonds (Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) |
(0.89 | ) | 2.41 |
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Municipal Market Overview |
For the Reporting Period Ended January 31, 2015
From a historical perspective, total new issuance for the 12 months ended January 31, remained relatively strong at $342 billion (slightly higher than the $326 billion issued in the prior 12-month period). A noteworthy portion of new supply during this period was attributable to refinancing activity (roughly 45%) as issuers took advantage of lower interest rates to reduce their borrowing costs. |
S&P Municipal Bond Index Total Returns as of January 31, 2015 | |
6 months: | 4.51% | |
12 months: | 8.81% | |
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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging | |
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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2015 | BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
Fund Overview
Performance
|
For the six-month period ended January 31, 2015, the Fund returned 8.58% based on market price and 6.70% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 7.55% based on market price and 6.22% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Funds discount 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. |
|
Municipal bonds generally delivered strong performance during the six-month period, with yields declining as prices rose. Longer-term municipal bonds generally outperformed shorter-term issues. In this environment, the Funds duration positioning and allocation to longer-dated bonds provided positive returns. The Funds exposure to the tax-backed (state and local), education and transportation sectors were positive contributors to performance. Positions in lower-coupon bonds, which tend to have longer durations and more capital appreciation potential than bonds with higher coupons, helped performance as yields fell during the period. (Duration measures sensitivity to interest rate movements.) The Funds exposure to higher-yielding bonds in the lower Investment-grade quality category aided performance, as this market segment outperformed during the period. The Fund also benefited from income generated in the form of coupon payments from its portfolio of municipal bond holdings. In addition, the Funds limited use of leverage provided both incremental return and income in an environment of declining interest rates. (Bond prices rise as yields fall). |
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There were no detractors from performance on an absolute basis as all areas of the Funds investment universe appreciated during the period. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results. |
Fund Information
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) |
MNE |
|||
Initial Offering Date |
August 1, 2003 |
|||
Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2015 ($14.45)1 |
4.78% |
|||
Tax
Equivalent Yield2 |
9.67% |
|||
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3 |
$0.0575 |
|||
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3 |
$0.6900 |
|||
Economic Leverage as of January 31, 20154 |
35% |
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 | Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 50.59%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields. |
3 | The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. |
4 | Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5. |
6 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
|
Change |
|
High |
|
Low |
|||||||||||||
Market Price |
$ | 14.45 | $ | 13.64 | 5.94 | % | $ | 14.49 | $ | 13.61 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value |
$ | 15.97 | $ | 15.34 | 4.11 | % | $ | 15.97 | $ | 15.34 |
Market
Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years |
Overview of the Funds Total Investments*
Sector Allocation |
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
||||||
Transportation |
19 | % | 20 | % | ||||||
County/City/Special District/School District |
18 | 21 | ||||||||
Education |
15 | 15 | ||||||||
Health |
13 | 13 | ||||||||
Utilities |
12 | 11 | ||||||||
State |
10 | 8 | ||||||||
Corporate |
8 | 8 | ||||||||
Housing |
4 | 4 | ||||||||
Tobacco |
1 | |
Call/Maturity
Schedule3 |
||||||||
Calendar Year Ended December 31, |
||||||||
2015 |
4 | % | ||||||
2016 |
8 | |||||||
2017 |
5 | |||||||
2018 |
9 | |||||||
2019 |
10 |
3 | Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
* |
Excludes short-term securities. |
Credit Quality
Allocation1 |
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
||||||
AAA/Aaa |
9 | % | 7 | % | ||||||
AA/Aa |
52 | 54 | ||||||||
A
|
21 | 22 | ||||||||
BBB/Baa |
7 | 6 | ||||||||
BB/Ba |
5 | 5 | ||||||||
N/R2 |
6 | 6 |
1 | For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either Standard & Poors (S&P) or Moodys Investors Service (Moodys) if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
2 | The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of January 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment advisor to be investment grade was $3,529,147, representing 3%, and $2,266,516, representing 2%, respectively, of the Funds total investments. |
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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2015 | BlackRock MuniYield
Arizona Fund, Inc. |
Fund Overview
Performance
|
For the six-month period ended January 31, 2015, the Fund returned 12.73% based on market price and 7.75% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.27% based on market price and 7.81% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Funds premium 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. |
|
The Funds duration positioning made the largest contribution to performance, as yields on municipal bonds decreased substantially during the period. (Bond prices rise as yields fall; duration measures sensitivity to interest rate movements). The income generated from the Funds holdings of Arizona tax-exempt municipal bonds contributed to performance as well. The Funds exposure to the long end of the yield curve helped performance as the yield curve flattened substantially over the period (long-term rates fell much more than intermediate rates, while two-year rates rose). The Fund also benefited from its credit exposure as spreads generally tightened, especially in the corporate sector. In addition, the Funds use of leverage amplified the positive effect of falling rates on performance. |
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There were no detractors from performance on an absolute basis as all areas of the Funds investment universe appreciated during the period. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results. |
Fund Information
Symbol on NYSE MKT |
MZA |
|||||
Initial Offering Date |
October 29, 1993 |
|||||
Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2015 ($16.45)1 |
5.07% |
|||||
Tax
Equivalent Yield2 |
9.38% |
|||||
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3 |
$0.0695 |
|||||
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3 |
$0.8340 |
|||||
Economic Leverage as of January 31, 20154 |
37% |
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 | Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 45.97%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields. |
3 | The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. |
4 | Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5. |
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BlackRock MuniYield
Arizona Fund, Inc. |
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
|
Change |
|
High |
|
Low |
|||||||||||||
Market Price |
$ | 16.45 | $ | 15.00 | 9.67 | % | $ | 17.46 | $ | 14.42 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value |
$ | 15.22 | $ | 14.52 | 4.82 | % | $ | 15.22 | $ | 14.52 |
Market
Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years |
Overview of the Funds Total Investments*
Sector Allocation |
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
||||||
County/City/Special District/School District |
26 | % | 25 | % | ||||||
Utilities |
20 | 21 | ||||||||
Education |
15 | 13 | ||||||||
State |
13 | 14 | ||||||||
Health |
12 | 13 | ||||||||
Corporate |
11 | 11 | ||||||||
Transportation |
3 | 3 |
Call/Maturity
Schedule3 |
||||||||
Calendar Year Ended December 31, |
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2015 |
12 | % | ||||||
2016 |
3 | |||||||
2017 |
2 | |||||||
2018 |
28 | |||||||
2019 |
9 |
3 | Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
* |
Excludes short-term securities. |
Credit Quality
Allocation1 |
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
||||||
AAA/Aaa |
12 | % | 13 | % | ||||||
AA/Aa |
48 | 47 | ||||||||
A
|
28 | 29 | ||||||||
BBB/Baa |
6 | 7 | ||||||||
BB/Ba |
3 | 1 | ||||||||
N/R2 |
3 | 3 |
1 | For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moodys if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
2 | The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of January 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment advisor to be investment grade was $1,062,100 and $1,066,200, each representing 1%, respectively, of the Funds total investments. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 9 |
Fund Summary as of January 31, 2015 | BlackRock MuniYield
California Fund, Inc. |
Fund Overview
Performance
|
For the six-month period ended January 31, 2015, the Fund returned 13.35% based on market price and 6.74% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 12.10% based on market price and 7.85% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Funds discount 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. |
|
Municipal bonds generally delivered strong performance during the six-month period, with yields declining as prices rose, and California issues gained an additional boost from the states improving credit profile. (Bond prices generally rise as yields fall.) Longer-term municipal bonds generally outperformed shorter-term issues. In this environment, the Funds exposure to the long end of the yield curve had a positive impact on performance. Its positions in AA-rated issues, education-related bonds and those issued by school districts helped returns, as did its positions in the transportation health care sectors. Leverage on the Funds assets, which was achieved through the use of tender option bonds, amplified the positive effect of falling rates on performance. |
|
There were no detractors from performance on an absolute basis as all areas of the Funds investment universe appreciated during the period. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results. |
Fund Information
Symbol on NYSE |
MYC |
|||||
Initial Offering Date |
February 28, 1992 |
|||||
Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2015 ($16.37)1 |
5.42% |
|||||
Tax
Equivalent Yield2 |
11.05% |
|||||
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3 |
$0.074 |
|||||
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3 |
$0.888 |
|||||
Economic Leverage as of January 31, 20154 |
36% |
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 | Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 50.93%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields. |
3 | The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. |
4 | Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5. |
10 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
BlackRock MuniYield
California Fund, Inc. |
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
|
Change |
|
High |
|
Low |
|||||||||||||
Market Price |
$ | 16.37 | $ | 14.87 | 10.09 | % | $ | 16.42 | $ | 14.82 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value |
$ | 16.98 | $ | 16.38 | 3.66 | % | $ | 16.98 | $ | 16.38 |
Market
Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years |
Overview of the Funds Total Investments*
Sector Allocation |
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
||||||
County/City/Special District/School District |
41 | % | 38 | % | ||||||
Utilities |
19 | 20 | ||||||||
Education |
13 | 13 | ||||||||
Health |
12 | 12 | ||||||||
State |
6 | 9 | ||||||||
Transportation |
6 | 6 | ||||||||
Tobacco |
1 | | ||||||||
Corporate |
1 | 1 | ||||||||
Housing |
1 | 1 |
Call/Maturity
Schedule2 |
||||||||
Calendar Year Ended December 31, |
||||||||
2015 |
2 | % | ||||||
2016 |
8 | |||||||
2017 |
10 | |||||||
2018 |
16 | |||||||
2019 |
23 |
2 | Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
* |
Excludes short-term securities. |
Credit Quality
Allocation1 |
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
||||||
AAA/Aaa |
6 | % | 7 | % | ||||||
AA/Aa |
73 | 72 | ||||||||
A
|
18 | 19 | ||||||||
BBB/Baa |
2 | 2 | ||||||||
B |
1 | |
1 | For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moodys if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2015 | BlackRock MuniYield
Investment Fund |
Fund Overview
Performance
|
For the six-month period ended January 31, 2015, the Fund returned 14.49% based on market price and 8.39% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 11.69% based on market price and 8.99% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Funds discount 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. |
|
Municipal bonds generally delivered strong performance during the six-month period, with yields declining as prices rose. (Bond prices generally rise as yields fall.) Long-term bonds outperformed their short-term counterparts, leading to a flattening of the yield curve. In this environment, the Funds duration positioning contributed positively to performance. (Duration measures sensitivity to interest rate movements.) The Funds longer-dated holdings in the transportation, health care, utilities and tax-backed sectors experienced the best price action on an absolute basis. The income generated from the Funds holdings of tax-exempt municipal bonds contributed to performance as well. |
|
There were no detractors from performance on an absolute basis as all areas of the Funds investment universe appreciated during the period. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results. |
Fund Information
Symbol on NYSE |
MYF |
|||||
Initial Offering Date |
February 28, 1992 |
|||||
Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2015 ($16.16)1 |
6.05% |
|||||
Tax
Equivalent Yield2 |
10.69% |
|||||
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3 |
$0.0815 |
|||||
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3 |
$0.9780 |
|||||
Economic Leverage as of January 31, 20154 |
38% |
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 | Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal tax rate of 43.4%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields. |
3 | The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. |
4 | Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5. |
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BlackRock MuniYield
Investment Fund |
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
|
Change |
|
High |
|
Low |
|||||||||||||
Market Price |
$ | 16.16 | $ | 14.56 | 10.99 | % | $ | 16.39 | $ | 14.41 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value |
$ | 16.35 | $ | 15.56 | 5.08 | % | $ | 16.35 | $ | 15.56 |
Market
Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years |
Overview of the Funds Total Investments*
Sector Allocation |
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
||||||
Transportation |
26 | % | 26 | % | ||||||
County/City/Special District/School District |
23 | 21 | ||||||||
Utilities |
16 | 17 | ||||||||
Health |
15 | 15 | ||||||||
State |
7 | 6 | ||||||||
Education |
6 | 7 | ||||||||
Housing |
3 | 3 | ||||||||
Corporate |
3 | 4 | ||||||||
Tobacco |
1 | 1 |
Call/Maturity
Schedule2 |
||||||||
Calendar Year Ended December 31, |
||||||||
2015 |
1 | % | ||||||
2016 |
1 | |||||||
2017 |
3 | |||||||
2018 |
14 | |||||||
2019 |
31 |
2 | Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
* |
Excludes short-term securities. |
Credit Quality
Allocation1 |
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
||||||
AAA/Aaa |
7 | % | 7 | % | ||||||
AA/Aa |
61 | 60 | ||||||||
A |
25 | 25 | ||||||||
BBB/Baa |
5 | 5 | ||||||||
BB/Ba |
1 | 1 | ||||||||
N/R |
1 | 2 |
1 | For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moodys if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2015 | BlackRock MuniYield New
Jersey Fund, Inc. |
Fund Overview
Performance
|
For the six-month period ended January 31, 2015, the Fund returned 9.71% based on market price and 8.54% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.91% based on market price and 7.86% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Funds discount 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. |
|
Municipal bonds generally delivered strong performance during the six-month period, with yields declining as prices rose. (Bond prices generally rise as yields fall.) Long-term bonds outperformed their short-term counterparts, leading to a flattening of the yield curve. In this environment, the Funds duration positioning contributed positively to performance. (Duration measures sensitivity to interest rate movements.) The Funds longer dated holdings in the tax-backed, transportation and education sectors experienced the best price action on an absolute basis. The income generated from the Funds holdings of tax-exempt municipal bonds contributed to performance as well. |
|
There were no detractors from performance on an absolute basis as all areas of the Funds investment universe appreciated during the period. |
The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results. |
Fund Information
Symbol on NYSE |
MYJ |
|||||
Initial Offering Date |
May 1, 1992 |
|||||
Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2015 ($15.62)1 |
5.76% |
|||||
Tax
Equivalent Yield2 |
11.18% |
|||||
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3 |
$0.075 |
|||||
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3 |
$0.900 |
|||||
Economic Leverage as of January 31, 20154 |
37% |
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 | Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 48.48%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields. |
3 | The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. |
4 | Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5. |
14 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
BlackRock MuniYield New
Jersey Fund, Inc. |
Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
|
Change |
|
High |
|
Low |
|||||||||||||
Market Price |
$ | 15.62 | $ | 14.67 | 6.48 | % | $ | 15.78 | $ | 14.25 | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value |
$ | 16.97 | $ | 16.11 | 5.34 | % | $ | 16.97 | $ | 16.11 |
Market
Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years |
Overview of the Funds Total Investments*
Sector Allocation |
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
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Transportation |
35 | % | 33 | % | ||||||
State |
18 | 20 | ||||||||
Education |
17 | 17 | ||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District |
13 | 12 | ||||||||
Health |
7 | 8 | ||||||||
Corporate |
7 | 7 | ||||||||
Housing |
2 | 2 | ||||||||
Utilities |
1 | 1 |
Call/Maturity
Schedule3 |
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Calendar Year Ended December 31, |
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2015 |
5 | % | ||||||
2016 |
1 | |||||||
2017 |
6 | |||||||
2018 |
11 | |||||||
2019 |
12 |
3 | Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
* |
Excludes short-term securities. |
Credit Quality
Allocation1 |
|
1/31/15 |
|
7/31/14 |
||||||
AAA/Aaa |
4 | % | 5 | % | ||||||
AA/Aa |
37 | 38 | ||||||||
A
|
49 | 44 | ||||||||
BBB/Baa |
7 | 10 | ||||||||
BB/Ba |
1 | | ||||||||
B |
1 | 1 | ||||||||
N/R2 |
1 | 2 |
1 | For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moodys if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
2 | The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of January 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment advisor to be investment grade was $3,719,118, representing 1%, and $7,267,541, representing 2%, respectively, of the Funds total investments. |
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Schedule of Investments January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) | BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||
New York 130.9% |
||||||||||
Corporate 12.2% |
||||||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, AMT, 4.50%, 1/01/25 (a) |
$ | 500 | $ | 546,850 | ||||||
City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, ARB, British Airways PLC Project, AMT, 7.63%, 12/01/32 |
1,000 | 1,005,740 | ||||||||
City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Terminal One Group Association Project, AMT (b): |
||||||||||
5.50%, 1/01/18 |
1,000 | 1,047,420 | ||||||||
5.50%, 1/01/21 |
250 | 261,475 | ||||||||
5.50%, 1/01/24 |
1,000 | 1,044,100 | ||||||||
County of Essex New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.20%,
12/01/23 |
1,000 | 1,027,510 | ||||||||
New
York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Refunding RB (NPFGC): |
||||||||||
Brooklyn Union Gas/Keyspan, Series A, AMT, 4.70%, 2/01/24 |
500 | 519,200 | ||||||||
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp., Series C, 5.00%, 8/01/32 (b) |
1,000 | 1,056,450 | ||||||||
Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Covanta Energy Project, Series B, 4.00%, 11/01/24
(a) |
500 | 511,700 | ||||||||
Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, New York Restructuring, Series E, 5.00%, 12/15/32 |
1,000 | 1,219,200 | ||||||||
8,239,645 | ||||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District 23.9% |
||||||||||
Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB, University at Buffalo Foundation Faculty-Student Housing Corp., Series A (AGM), 4.00%,
10/01/24 |
1,000 | 1,085,830 | ||||||||
City of New York New York, GO, Refunding: |
||||||||||
Fiscal 2013, Series J, 5.00%, 8/01/23 |
1,000 | 1,240,870 | ||||||||
Series E, 5.25%, 8/01/22 |
2,000 | 2,483,440 | ||||||||
Series E, 5.00%, 8/01/30 |
1,250 | 1,480,363 | ||||||||
City of New York New York, GO: |
||||||||||
Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 8/01/33 |
700 | 827,421 | ||||||||
Sub-Series B-1, 5.25%, 9/01/22 |
750 | 863,925 | ||||||||
Sub-Series I-1, 5.50%, 4/01/21 |
1,500 | 1,769,460 | ||||||||
Sub-Series I-1, 5.13%, 4/01/25 |
750 | 868,770 | ||||||||
City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured (AMBAC), 5.00%, 11/15/35 |
120 | 123,812 | ||||||||
City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT, Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC), 5.00%, 1/01/31 |
1,500 | 1,556,940 | ||||||||
City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding ARB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT, 5.00%,
7/01/22 |
750 | 847,500 | ||||||||
County of Nassau, GO, 5.00%, 10/01/33 |
500 | 592,135 | ||||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Senior, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47 |
1,000 | 1,175,710 |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||
New York (continued) |
||||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District (concluded) |
||||||||||
New
York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/31 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,149,170 | ||||||
16,065,346 | ||||||||||
Education 22.4% |
||||||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., RB, Bronx Charter School For Excellence Project, Series A, 3.88%, 4/15/23 |
505 | 501,632 | ||||||||
County of Buffalo & Erie New York Industrial Land Development Corp., Refunding RB, Buffalo State College Foundation Housing, 6.00%,
10/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,199,080 | ||||||||
County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/30 |
1,000 | 1,191,240 | ||||||||
County of Nassau New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, New York Institute of Technology Project, Series A, 5.00%,
3/01/21 |
1,000 | 1,135,860 | ||||||||
County of Schenectady New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Union College, 5.00%, 7/01/32 |
500 | 580,490 | ||||||||
New
York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, 5.00%, 7/15/31 |
500 | 607,130 | ||||||||
New
York City Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, American Museum of Natural History, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/32 |
500 | 607,595 | ||||||||
New
York State Dormitory Authority, RB: |
||||||||||
Convent of the Sacred Heart (AGM), 4.00%, 11/01/18 |
880 | 976,862 | ||||||||
Convent of the Sacred Heart (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/21 |
120 | 145,999 | ||||||||
Fordham University, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/25 |
500 | 599,435 | ||||||||
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 5.50%, 7/01/25 |
1,000 | 1,173,960 | ||||||||
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Series A (NPFGC), 5.15%, 7/01/24 |
250 | 295,557 | ||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/32 |
1,000 | 1,215,560 | ||||||||
New
York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB: |
||||||||||
Fordham University, 5.00%, 7/01/29 |
375 | 444,934 | ||||||||
Fordham University, 5.00%, 7/01/30 |
300 | 354,306 | ||||||||
Pace University, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/27 |
1,000 | 1,128,830 | ||||||||
The Culinary Institute of America, 5.00%, 7/01/28 |
500 | 567,845 | ||||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB, Touro College & University System Obligation Group, Series A, 4.13%, 1/01/30 |
1,000 | 1,052,220 | ||||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/30 |
1,050 | 1,283,152 | ||||||||
15,061,687 | ||||||||||
Health 19.6% |
||||||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/30 |
500 | 584,420 | ||||||||
City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PSCH, Inc. Project, 6.20%, 7/01/20 |
1,415 | 1,415,608 | ||||||||
County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Vassar Brothers Medical Center (AGC), 5.00%, 4/01/21 |
215 | 254,246 |
Portfolio Abbreviations
AGC AGM AMBAC AMT ARB BARB BHAC CAB COP |
Assured Guarantee Corp. Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp. Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to) Airport Revenue Bonds Building Aid Revenue Bonds Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. Capital Appreciation Bonds Certificates of Participation |
EDA ERB GARB GO HFA IDA IDB ISD |
Economic Development Authority Education Revenue Bonds General Airport Revenue Bonds General Obligation Bonds Housing Finance Agency Industrial Development Authority Industrial Development Board Independent School District |
LRB M/F NPFGC PILOT RB S/F SONYMA Syncora |
Lease Revenue Bonds Multi-Family National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. Payment in Lieu of Taxes Revenue Bonds Single-Family State of New York Mortgage Agency Syncora Guarantee |
16 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds |
Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
New York (continued) |
|||||||||||
Health (concluded) |
|||||||||||
County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Health Quest System, Inc., Series A (AGM), 5.25%, 7/01/25 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,167,520 | |||||||
County of Erie New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Episcopal Church Home, Series A, 5.88%, 2/01/18 |
110 | 110,323 | |||||||||
County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Jeffersons Ferry Project, 4.63%, 11/01/16 |
800 | 842,776 | |||||||||
County of Westchester New York Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Lien: |
|||||||||||
Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/24 |
910 | 1,049,485 | |||||||||
Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30 |
650 | 732,784 | |||||||||
Series B, 6.00%, 11/01/30 |
240 | 284,196 | |||||||||
County of Westchester New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series D-1, 6.80%,
7/01/19 |
515 | 517,498 | |||||||||
County of Westchester New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Kendal On Hudson Project: |
|||||||||||
3.00%, 1/01/18 |
500 | 516,695 | |||||||||
4.00%, 1/01/23 |
250 | 273,225 | |||||||||
5.00%, 1/01/28 |
875 | 994,884 | |||||||||
New
York State Dormitory Authority, RB: |
|||||||||||
New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc., Series A, 5.30%, 7/01/23 |
450 | 527,805 | |||||||||
New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/22 |
1,000 | 1,165,940 | |||||||||
New York University Hospitals Center, Series B, 5.25%, 7/01/17 (c) |
355 | 386,272 | |||||||||
New
York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB: |
|||||||||||
Mount Sinai Hospital Series A, 4.25%, 7/01/23 |
250 | 278,550 | |||||||||
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series E, 5.00%, 5/01/22 |
650 | 742,905 | |||||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/32 |
500 | 566,045 | |||||||||
Yonkers New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Sacred Heart Association Project, Series A, AMT (SONYMA), 4.80%, 10/01/26 |
750 | 794,520 | |||||||||
13,205,697 | |||||||||||
Housing 3.6% |
|||||||||||
City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing: |
|||||||||||
Class F, 4.50%, 2/15/48 |
500 | 512,095 | |||||||||
Series B1, 5.25%, 7/01/30 |
500 | 596,265 | |||||||||
Series H-2-A, Remarketing, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/30 |
780 | 813,283 | |||||||||
State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, 143rd Series, AMT, 4.85%, 10/01/27 |
500 | 519,860 | |||||||||
2,441,503 | |||||||||||
State 10.0% |
|||||||||||
New
York City Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.00%, 1/15/23 |
575 | 661,043 | |||||||||
New
York State Dormitory Authority, RB: |
|||||||||||
Haverstraw Kings Daughters Public Library, 5.00%, 7/01/26 |
1,015 | 1,193,254 | |||||||||
Municipal Health Facilities Lease, Sub-Series 2-4, 5.00%, 1/15/27 |
600 | 672,240 | |||||||||
New
York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 4/01/22 |
1,000 | 1,152,850 | |||||||||
New
York State Urban Development Corp., RB: |
|||||||||||
Personal Income Tax, Series A-1, 5.00%, 3/15/32 |
400 | 473,428 | |||||||||
Service Contract, Series B, 5.00%, 1/01/21 |
1,500 | 1,695,030 |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
New York (concluded) |
|||||||||||
State (concluded) |
|||||||||||
Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/32 |
$ | 500 | $ | 564,280 | |||||||
State of New York Thruway Authority, RB, Transportation, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/32 |
250 | 295,893 | |||||||||
6,708,018 | |||||||||||
Tobacco 0.9% |
|||||||||||
Niagara Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 5/15/34 |
500 | 581,800 | |||||||||
Transportation 24.7% |
|||||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB: |
|||||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/27 |
1,000 | 1,185,860 | |||||||||
Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 11/15/24 |
1,010 | 1,093,133 | |||||||||
Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/33 |
500 | 601,340 | |||||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/33 |
1,000 | 1,211,940 | |||||||||
Series B (NPFGC), 5.25%, 11/15/19 |
860 | 1,024,802 | |||||||||
Series H, 5.00%, 11/15/30 |
500 | 592,255 | |||||||||
Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/24 |
460 | 560,146 | |||||||||
Sub-Series B-4, 5.00%, 11/15/24 |
300 | 365,313 | |||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, 5.00%, 12/01/20 |
1,000 | 1,163,490 | |||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/21 |
2,000 | 2,408,000 | |||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated, 152nd Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/23 |
500 | 555,030 | |||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, AMT: |
|||||||||||
178th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/32 |
1,000 | 1,163,470 | |||||||||
Consolidated, 152nd, 5.00%, 11/01/24 |
1,000 | 1,106,370 | |||||||||
State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, General: |
|||||||||||
Series G (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/37 |
1,000 | 1,150,390 | |||||||||
Series K, 5.00%, 1/01/32 |
500 | 596,120 | |||||||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB, Series A: |
|||||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/24 |
1,000 | 1,230,720 | |||||||||
5.00%, 1/01/27 |
500 | 600,405 | |||||||||
16,608,784 | |||||||||||
Utilities 13.6% |
|||||||||||
City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution: |
|||||||||||
Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/32 |
500 | 558,430 | |||||||||
Water & Sewer System, Series EE, 5.00%, 6/15/34 |
3,000 | 3,515,400 | |||||||||
Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB: |
|||||||||||
Electric System, Series A, 5.50%, 4/01/24 |
500 | 568,475 | |||||||||
General, Series D (NPFGC), 5.00%, 9/01/25 |
2,000 | 2,122,540 | |||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 9/01/34 |
1,000 | 1,163,710 | |||||||||
New
York State Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, NYC Municipal Water Finance Authority Project, 2nd Resolution, Series B, 5.00%,
6/15/31 |
1,000 | 1,185,821 | |||||||||
9,114,376 | |||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds in New York |
88,026,856 | ||||||||||
Puerto Rico 2.2% |
|||||||||||
Housing 2.2% |
|||||||||||
Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Subordinate, Capital Fund Modernization,
5.13%, 12/01/27 |
1,405 | 1,498,179 | |||||||||
U.S. Virgin Islands 0.9% |
|||||||||||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/30 |
500 | 573,870 | |||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 134.0% |
90,098,905 |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 17 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts (d) |
Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
New York 18.1% |
|||||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District 4.1% |
|||||||||||
City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Series E, 5.00%, 8/01/27 |
$ | 599 | $ | 696,610 | |||||||
City of New York New York, GO: |
|||||||||||
Series I, 5.00%, 3/01/32 |
991 | 1,181,897 | |||||||||
Sub-Series G-1, 5.00%, 4/01/29 |
750 | 882,030 | |||||||||
2,760,537 | |||||||||||
State 4.5% |
|||||||||||
New
York State Urban Development Corp., RB, Personal Income Tax, Series A-1, 5.00%, 3/15/32 |
1,499 | 1,774,084 | |||||||||
Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/31 |
990 | 1,229,145 | |||||||||
3,003,229 | |||||||||||
Transportation 4.3% |
|||||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/25 |
749 | 889,491 | |||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/26 |
750 | 862,853 | |||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, 178th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/32 |
991 | 1,152,988 | |||||||||
2,905,332 |
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts (d) |
Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
New York (concluded) |
|||||||||||
Utilities 5.2% |
|||||||||||
City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System: |
|||||||||||
2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/32 |
$ | 1,560 | $ | 1,826,947 | |||||||
Series A, 4.75%, 6/15/30 |
1,500 | 1,632,120 | |||||||||
3,459,067 | |||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts 18.1% |
12,128,165 | ||||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $93,516,493) 152.1% |
102,227,070 | ||||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.4% |
1,018,403 | ||||||||||
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable (9.5%) |
(6,420,014 | ) | |||||||||
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value (44.0%) |
(29,600,000 | ) | |||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% |
$ | 67,225,459 |
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. |
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(b) | Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. |
|||
(c) | 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. |
|||
(d) | Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Fund received cash and residual interest certificates. These bonds
serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to
TOBs. |
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(e) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
|||
(f) | During the six months ended January 31, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of
Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliate |
|
Shares Held at July 31, 2014 |
|
Net Activity |
|
Shares Held at January 31, 2015 |
|
Income |
|
Realized Gains |
||||||||||||
BIF New York Municipal Money Fund |
441,039 |
(441,039) |
|
|
$107 |
| As of January 31, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows: |
Contracts Short |
|
Issue |
|
Exchange |
|
Expiration |
|
Notional Value |
|
Unrealized Depreciation |
||||||||||||
(75) |
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note |
Chicago Board of Trade |
March 2015 |
$ | 9,815,625 | $ | (281,054 | ) |
| For Fund compliance purposes, the Funds sector classifications refer to any 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 advisor. These definitions may not apply
for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
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| Fair Value Measurements Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial
instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement
purposes. 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 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 is not necessarily an indication of the
risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: |
| Level 1 unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund 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 Funds own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial
instruments) |
18 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In
accordance with the Funds policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the
beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial
instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
||||
As of January 31, 2015, the following tables summarize the Funds investments and derivative financial instruments categorized
in the disclosure hierarchy: |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||
Investments: |
||||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments 1 |
| $ | 102,227,070 | | $ | 102,227,070 |
1 | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector. |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments 2 |
||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
$ | (281,054 | ) | | | $ | (281,054 | ) |
2 | Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement
purposes. As of January 31, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows: |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts |
$ | 102,000 | | | $ | 102,000 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||
Bank overdraft |
| $ | (81,000 | ) | | (81,000 | ) | |||||||||||
TOB trust certificates |
| (6,419,171 | ) | | (6,419,171 | ) | ||||||||||||
VRDP Shares |
| (29,600,000 | ) | | (29,600,000 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 102,000 | $ | (36,100,171 | ) | | $ | (35,998,171 | ) |
During the six months ended January 31, 2015, there were no transfers between levels. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 19 |
Schedule of Investments January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) | BlackRock MuniYield
Arizona Fund, Inc. (MZA) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds |
Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
Arizona 140.0% |
|||||||||||
Corporate 16.4% |
|||||||||||
County of Maricopa Arizona Pollution Control Corp., Refunding RB, Southern California Edison Co., Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/35 |
$ | 4,350 | $ | 4,980,576 | |||||||
County of Pima Arizona IDA, RB, Tucson Electric Power Co. Project, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/40 |
1,000 | 1,110,350 | |||||||||
County of Pima Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Tucson Electric Power Co. Project, Series A, 4.00%, 9/01/29 |
1,000 | 1,047,130 | |||||||||
Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, Senior: |
|||||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/29 |
2,000 | 2,502,060 | |||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/37 |
1,500 | 1,811,835 | |||||||||
11,451,951 | |||||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District 39.2% |
|||||||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., RB, Subordinate, Civic Plaza Expansion Project, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%,
7/01/35 |
3,325 | 3,387,709 | |||||||||
City of Tucson Arizona, COP (AGC), 5.00%, 7/01/29 |
1,000 | 1,128,770 | |||||||||
County of Maricopa Arizona Community College District, GO, Series C, 3.00%, 7/01/22 |
1,000 | 1,064,360 | |||||||||
County of Maricopa Arizona School District No. 28 Kyrene Elementary, GO, School Improvement Project of 2010, Series B (a): |
|||||||||||
1.00%, 7/01/29 |
480 | 574,070 | |||||||||
1.00%, 7/01/30 |
400 | 478,392 | |||||||||
County of Maricopa Arizona Unified School District No. 89 Dysart, GO, School Improvement Project of 2006, Series C, 6.00%,
7/01/28 |
1,000 | 1,175,050 | |||||||||
County of Mohave Arizona Unified School District No. 20 Kingman, GO, School Improvement Project of 2006, Series C (AGC), 5.00%,
7/01/26 |
1,000 | 1,160,110 | |||||||||
County of Pinal Arizona, COP: |
|||||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/26 |
1,250 | 1,254,975 | |||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/29 |
1,250 | 1,252,825 | |||||||||
County of Pinal Arizona, RB, 5.00%, 8/01/33 |
500 | 594,440 | |||||||||
County of Yuma Arizona Library District, GO (Syncora), 5.00%, 7/01/26 |
1,000 | 1,094,930 | |||||||||
Gilbert Public Facilities Municipal Property Corp., RB, 5.50%, 7/01/27 |
2,000 | 2,321,260 | |||||||||
Gladden Farms Community Facilities District, GO, 5.50%, 7/15/31 |
750 | 764,168 | |||||||||
Greater Arizona Development Authority, RB, Santa Cruz County Jail, Series 2, 5.25%, 8/01/31 |
1,155 | 1,257,656 | |||||||||
Marana Municipal Property Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/28 |
2,500 | 2,788,375 | |||||||||
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority, RB, Mesa Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/38 |
3,600 | 4,042,548 | |||||||||
Scottsdale Municipal Property Corp., RB, Water & Sewer Development Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/24 |
1,000 | 1,134,350 | |||||||||
Vistancia Community Facilities District Arizona, GO: |
|||||||||||
6.75%, 7/15/22 |
1,155 | 1,159,008 | |||||||||
5.75%, 7/15/24 |
750 | 760,148 | |||||||||
27,393,144 | |||||||||||
Education 23.7% |
|||||||||||
Arizona Board of Regents, COP, Refunding, University of Arizona, Series C, 5.00%, 6/01/30 |
2,595 | 3,006,567 | |||||||||
Arizona State University, RB, Series C: |
|||||||||||
6.00%, 7/01/25 |
970 | 1,128,576 | |||||||||
6.00%, 7/01/26 |
745 | 865,429 | |||||||||
6.00%, 7/01/27 |
425 | 493,701 | |||||||||
6.00%, 7/01/28 |
400 | 462,316 | |||||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB: |
|||||||||||
Candeo School, Inc. Project, 6.63%, 7/01/33 |
500 | 570,090 | |||||||||
Great Hearts Academy Project, 5.00%, 7/01/44 (b) |
2,000 | 2,097,940 |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
Arizona (continued) |
|||||||||||
Education (concluded) |
|||||||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB (concluded): |
|||||||||||
Great Hearts AcademiesVeritas Project, 6.30%, 7/01/42 |
$ | 500 | $ | 537,735 | |||||||
Legacy Traditional Schools, Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/44 (b) |
440 | 509,991 | |||||||||
County of Maricopa Arizona IDA, RB, Arizona Charter School Project 1, Series A, 6.63%, 7/01/20 |
305 | 298,019 | |||||||||
County of Pima Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Arizona Charter Schools Project, Series O, 5.00%, 7/01/26 |
985 | 992,062 | |||||||||
Northern Arizona University, RB, Stimulus Plan for Economic and Educational Development, 5.00%, 8/01/38 |
3,000 | 3,486,450 | |||||||||
Student & Academic Services LLC, RB, Northern Arizona Capital Facilities Project, 5.00%, 6/01/39 |
1,400 | 1,624,000 | |||||||||
Town of Florence, Arizona IDA, ERB, Legacy Traditional School Project, Queen Creek and Casa Grande Campuses, 6.00%, 7/01/43 |
500 | 547,290 | |||||||||
16,620,166 | |||||||||||
Health 19.1% |
|||||||||||
Arizona Health Facilities Authority, RB: |
|||||||||||
Catholic Healthcare West, Series B-1, 5.25%, 3/01/39 |
1,500 | 1,689,105 | |||||||||
Catholic Healthcare West, Series B-2 (AGM), 5.00%, 3/01/41 |
500 | 550,560 | |||||||||
Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB: |
|||||||||||
Banner Health, Series D, 5.50%, 1/01/38 |
4,800 | 5,255,424 | |||||||||
Phoenix Childrens Hospital, Series A, 5.00%, 2/01/42 |
1,000 | 1,096,350 | |||||||||
City of Tempe Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Friendship Village of Tempe, Series A, 6.25%, 12/01/42 |
500 | 550,040 | |||||||||
County of Maricopa Arizona IDA, RB, Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/39 |
170 | 199,330 | |||||||||
County of Maricopa Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Samaritan Health Services, Series A (NPFGC), 7.00%, 12/01/16 (c) |
1,000 | 1,062,100 | |||||||||
University Medical Center Corp., RB, 6.50%, 7/01/39 |
500 | 590,990 | |||||||||
University Medical Center Corp., Refunding RB, 6.00%, 7/01/39 |
1,000 | 1,205,050 | |||||||||
County of Yavapai Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Northern Arizona Healthcare System, 5.25%, 10/01/26 |
1,000 | 1,177,850 | |||||||||
13,376,799 | |||||||||||
Housing 0.5% |
|||||||||||
City of Phoenix & County of Maricopa Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, S/F, AMT (Fannie Mae): |
|||||||||||
Series A-1, 5.75%, 5/01/40 |
30 | 32,252 | |||||||||
Series A-2, 5.80%, 7/01/40 |
45 | 45,773 | |||||||||
City of Phoenix & County of Pima Arizona IDA, RB, S/F, Series 1A, AMT (Fannie Mae), 5.65%, 7/01/39 |
155 | 155,282 | |||||||||
City of Phoenix & County of Pima Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, S/F, Series 1, AMT (Fannie Mae), 5.25%, 8/01/38 |
19 | 19,654 | |||||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, S/F, Series 2, AMT (Fannie Mae), 5.50%, 12/01/38 |
39 | 41,301 | |||||||||
County of Maricopa Arizona IDA, RB, S/F, Series 3-B, AMT (Ginnie Mae), 5.25%, 8/01/38 |
79 | 78,849 | |||||||||
373,111 | |||||||||||
State 16.3% |
|||||||||||
Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway Fund, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/18 (d) |
4,000 | 4,575,760 | |||||||||
Arizona School Facilities Board, COP: |
|||||||||||
5.13%, 9/01/21 |
1,000 | 1,146,360 | |||||||||
5.75%, 9/01/22 |
2,000 | 2,333,600 |
20 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield
Arizona Fund, Inc. (MZA) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds |
Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
Arizona (concluded) |
|||||||||||
State (concluded) |
|||||||||||
Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority, Refunding RB, Multipurpose Stadium Facility Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/31 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,105,500 | |||||||
State of Arizona, RB, Lottery Revenue, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/29 |
1,930 | 2,216,547 | |||||||||
11,377,767 | |||||||||||
Transportation 4.4% |
|||||||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., RB, Senior Lien, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/33 |
1,000 | 1,115,000 | |||||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., Refunding RB: |
|||||||||||
Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40 |
1,000 | 1,130,990 | |||||||||
Senior Lien, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/32 |
700 | 809,669 | |||||||||
3,055,659 | |||||||||||
Utilities 20.4% |
|||||||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Lien, 5.50%, 7/01/22 |
2,000 | 2,307,360 | |||||||||
County of Pinal Arizona, RB, Electric District No. 4, 6.00%, 12/01/38 |
2,000 | 2,253,600 | |||||||||
County of Pinal Arizona, Refunding RB, Electric District No. 3, 5.25%, 7/01/36 |
2,500 | 2,855,950 | |||||||||
County of Pinal Arizona IDA, RB, San Manuel Facility Project, AMT, 6.25%, 6/01/26 |
500 | 521,455 | |||||||||
Gilbert Water Resource Municipal Property Corp., RB, Subordinate Lien (NPFGC), 5.00%, 10/01/29 |
900 | 982,296 | |||||||||
Greater Arizona Development Authority, RB, Series B (NPFGC): |
|||||||||||
5.00%, 8/01/30 |
1,600 | 1,632,928 | |||||||||
5.00%, 8/01/35 |
1,000 | 1,021,040 | |||||||||
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/24 |
1,000 | 1,121,570 | |||||||||
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/35 |
1,500 | 1,562,400 | |||||||||
14,258,599 | |||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds in Arizona |
97,907,196 |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
Guam 3.1% |
|||||||||||
State 3.1% |
|||||||||||
Territory of Guam, RB, Business Privilege Tax: |
|||||||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/36 |
$ | 65 | $ | 74,163 | |||||||
Series A, 5.13%, 1/01/42 |
800 | 902,296 | |||||||||
Series B-1, 5.00%, 1/01/37 |
80 | 89,557 | |||||||||
Series B-1, 5.00%, 1/01/42 |
1,000 | 1,112,880 | |||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds in Guam |
2,178,896 | ||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 143.1% |
100,086,092 | ||||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts (e) |
|||||||||||
Arizona 10.8% |
|||||||||||
Utilities 10.8% |
|||||||||||
City of Mesa Arizona, RB, Utility System, 5.00%, 7/01/35 |
3,000 | 3,447,750 | |||||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Water System, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/34 |
3,000 | 3,425,310 | |||||||||
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, RB, Electric System, Series A, 5.00%,
1/01/38 |
660 | 727,327 | |||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts 10.8% |
7,600,387 | ||||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $97,345,239) 153.9% |
107,686,479 | ||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
Shares |
||||||||||
FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.03% (f)(g) |
2,289,928 | 2,289,928 | |||||||||
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost $2,289,928) 3.3% |
2,289,928 | ||||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $99,635,167) 157.2% |
109,976,407 | ||||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.9% |
597,194 | ||||||||||
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable (4.8%) |
(3,330,094 | ) | |||||||||
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value (53.3%) |
(37,300,000 | ) | |||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% |
$ | 69,943,507 |
Notes to Schedule of Investments
(a) | Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following
periods. Rate shown is as of report date. |
|||
(b) | 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. |
|||
(c) | Security is collateralized by municipal or U.S. Treasury obligations. |
|||
(d) | 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. |
|||
(e) | Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Fund received cash and residual interest certificates. These bonds
serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to
TOBs. |
|||
(f) | During the six months ended January 31, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of
Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliate |
|
Shares Held at July 31, 2014 |
|
Net Activity |
|
Shares Held at January 31, 2015 |
|
Income |
||||||||||
FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund |
3,656,883 | (1,366,955 | ) | 2,289,928 | $ | 83 |
(g) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 21 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | BlackRock MuniYield
Arizona Fund, Inc. (MZA) |
| As
of January 31, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows: |
Contracts Short |
|
Issue |
|
Exchange |
|
Expiration |
|
Notional Value |
|
Unrealized Depreciation |
||||||||||||
(30) |
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note |
Chicago Board of Trade |
March 2015 |
$ | 3,926,250 | $ | (65,750 | ) |
| For
Fund compliance purposes, the Funds sector classifications refer to any 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 advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this
report, which may combine such sector 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 to
valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. 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 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 is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The
three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: |
| Level 1 unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund 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 Funds own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial
instruments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In
accordance with the Funds policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the
beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial
instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
||||
As of January 31, 2015, the following tables summarize the Funds investments and derivative financial instruments categorized
in the disclosure hierarchy: |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||
Investments: |
||||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments1 |
$ | 107,686,479 | | $ | 107,686,479 | |||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
$ | 2,289,928 | | 2,289,928 | ||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 2,289,928 | $ | 107,686,479 | | $ | 109,976,407 |
1 | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector. |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments2 |
||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
$ | (65,750 | ) | | | $ | (65,750 | ) |
2 | Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement
purposes. As of January 31, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows: |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts |
$ | 41,000 | | | $ | 41,000 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||
TOB trust certificates |
| $ | (3,330,000 | ) | | (3,330,000 | ) | |||||||||||
VRDP Shares |
| (37,300,000 | ) | | (37,300,000 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 41,000 | $ | (40,630,000 | ) | | $ | (40,589,000 | ) |
During the six months ended January 31, 2015, there were no transfers between levels. |
22 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Schedule of Investments January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) | BlackRock MuniYield
California Fund, Inc. (MYC) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds |
Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
California 93.1% |
|||||||||||
Corporate 1.6% |
|||||||||||
City of Chula Vista California, Refunding RB, San Diego Gas & Electric: |
|||||||||||
Series A, 5.88%, 2/15/34 |
$ | 975 | $ | 1,170,458 | |||||||
Series D, 5.88%, 1/01/34 |
4,000 | 4,801,880 | |||||||||
5,972,338 | |||||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District 31.8% |
|||||||||||
Campbell Union High School District, GO, Election of 2006, Series C, 5.75%, 8/01/40 |
4,000 | 4,787,720 | |||||||||
City of Los Angeles California, COP, Senior, Sonnenblick Del Rio West Los Angeles (AMBAC), 6.20%, 11/01/31 |
2,000 | 2,009,200 | |||||||||
City of Los Angeles California Municipal Improvement Corp., RB, Real Property, Series E, 6.00%, 9/01/34 |
2,635 | 3,152,092 | |||||||||
City of San Jose California Hotel Tax, RB, Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Project: |
|||||||||||
6.50%, 5/01/36 |
1,520 | 1,887,445 | |||||||||
6.50%, 5/01/42 |
1,860 | 2,290,162 | |||||||||
County of San Joaquin California Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Limited Tax, Measure K, Series A, 6.00%, 3/01/36 |
2,440 | 3,013,717 | |||||||||
County of Santa Clara California Financing Authority, Refunding LRB, Series L, 5.25%, 5/15/36 |
16,000 | 17,908,480 | |||||||||
El
Monte Union High School District, GO, Election of 2002, Series C, 5.25%, 6/01/32 |
9,620 | 10,780,845 | |||||||||
Garden Grove Unified School District, GO, Election of 2010, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/40 |
5,500 | 6,577,615 | |||||||||
Grossmont Healthcare District, GO, Election of 2006, Series B, 6.13%, 7/15/40 |
2,000 | 2,492,340 | |||||||||
Los
Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2008, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/39 |
7,485 | 8,841,806 | |||||||||
Los
Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp., RB, Real Property, Series E, 5.75%, 9/01/34 |
1,215 | 1,433,542 | |||||||||
Los
Rios Community College District, GO, Election of 2002, Series D, 5.38%, 8/01/34 |
4,625 | 5,394,878 | |||||||||
Norris School District, GO, Election of 2012, Series B, 5.25%, 11/01/40 |
3,110 | 3,707,587 | |||||||||
Oak
Grove School District California, GO, Election of 2008, Series A, 5.50%, 8/01/33 |
4,000 | 4,706,560 | |||||||||
Ohlone Community College District, GO, Election of 2010, Series A, 5.25%, 8/01/41 |
7,135 | 8,343,170 | |||||||||
Pico Rivera Public Financing Authority, RB, 5.75%, 9/01/39 |
6,035 | 7,102,954 | |||||||||
Riverside Community Properties Development, Inc., RB, Riverside County Law Building Project, 6.00%, 10/15/38 |
5,000 | 6,141,800 | |||||||||
San
Diego Regional Building Authority, RB, County Operations Center & Annex, Series A, 5.38%, 2/01/36 |
4,100 | 4,748,661 | |||||||||
Santa Ana Unified School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series A, 5.13%, 8/01/33 |
6,210 | 7,033,570 | |||||||||
West Contra Costa California Unified School District, GO, Election of 2012, Series A, 5.50%, 8/01/39 |
2,500 | 3,022,300 | |||||||||
115,376,444 | |||||||||||
Education 4.4% |
|||||||||||
California Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB: |
|||||||||||
Pitzer College, 6.00%, 4/01/40 |
2,500 | 3,012,250 | |||||||||
San Francisco University, 6.13%, 10/01/36 |
1,745 | 2,143,035 | |||||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, Emerson College, 6.00%, 1/01/42 |
2,750 | 3,280,915 | |||||||||
California School Finance Authority, RB: |
|||||||||||
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools2023 Union LLC Project, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/33 |
1,500 | 1,714,905 | |||||||||
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools2023 Union LLC Project, Series A, 6.30%, 7/01/43 |
3,000 | 3,477,390 | |||||||||
Value Schools, 6.65%, 7/01/33 |
595 | 660,039 | |||||||||
Value Schools, 6.90%, 7/01/43 |
1,330 | 1,488,283 | |||||||||
15,776,817 |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
California (continued) |
|||||||||||
Health 16.5% |
|||||||||||
ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps., Refunding RB, Sharp Healthcare, Series A, 6.00%, 8/01/30 |
$ | 2,270 | $ | 2,800,704 | |||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB: |
|||||||||||
Childrens Hospital, Series A, 5.25%, 11/01/41 |
11,090 | 12,553,769 | |||||||||
St. Joseph Health System, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/39 |
1,000 | 1,175,000 | |||||||||
Sutter Health, Series A (BHAC), 5.00%, 11/15/42 |
10,000 | 10,707,800 | |||||||||
Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 8/15/42 |
7,530 | 9,120,637 | |||||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/39 |
10,000 | 11,813,700 | |||||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series A, 6.00%, 8/15/42 |
7,995 | 9,683,864 | |||||||||
Washington Township Health Care District, GO, Series B, 5.50%, 8/01/38 |
1,625 | 2,014,886 | |||||||||
59,870,360 | |||||||||||
Housing 1.0% |
|||||||||||
County of Santa Clara California Housing Authority, RB, John Burns Gardens Apartments Project, Series A,
AMT, 6.00%, 8/01/41 |
3,500 | 3,503,745 | |||||||||
State 9.8% |
|||||||||||
State of California, GO, Various Purposes: |
|||||||||||
6.00%, 4/01/38 |
8,000 | 9,669,440 | |||||||||
6.00%, 11/01/39 |
3,355 | 4,143,995 | |||||||||
State of California Public Works Board, LRB: |
|||||||||||
Department of Developmental Services, Poterville, Series C, 6.25%, 4/01/34 |
1,505 | 1,827,236 | |||||||||
Department of Education, Riverside Campus Project, Series B, 6.50%, 4/01/34 |
10,000 | 12,247,500 | |||||||||
Trustees of the California State University, Series D, 6.00%, 4/01/27 |
215 | 259,557 | |||||||||
Various Capital Projects, Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/33 |
1,510 | 1,868,232 | |||||||||
Various Capital Projects, Sub-Series I-1, 6.38%, 11/01/34 |
4,400 | 5,471,752 | |||||||||
35,487,712 | |||||||||||
Tobacco 1.7% |
|||||||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Senior, Series A-1, 5.75%,
6/01/47 |
7,075 | 6,249,135 | |||||||||
Transportation 9.4% |
|||||||||||
City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, ARB, Series E, 6.00%, 5/01/39 |
5,215 | 6,249,865 | |||||||||
City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, Refunding ARB, 2nd Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 5/01/33 |
1,440 | 1,693,656 | |||||||||
City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport, Series A: |
|||||||||||
Senior, 5.00%, 5/15/40 |
3,750 | 4,317,112 | |||||||||
5.25%, 5/15/39 |
3,605 | 4,160,531 | |||||||||
City of San Jose California, RB, Series A-1, AMT (AGM): |
|||||||||||
5.50%, 3/01/30 |
1,000 | 1,153,120 | |||||||||
5.75%, 3/01/34 |
1,000 | 1,168,260 | |||||||||
City of San Jose California, Refunding ARB, Series A-1, AMT, 6.25%, 3/01/34 |
1,400 | 1,670,242 | |||||||||
County of Orange California, ARB, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/34 |
3,000 | 3,345,150 | |||||||||
County of Sacramento California, ARB: |
|||||||||||
PFC/Grant, Sub-Series D, 6.00%, 7/01/35 |
3,000 | 3,466,260 | |||||||||
Senior Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/39 |
900 | 1,032,381 | |||||||||
San
Francisco Port Commission California, RB, Series A, 5.13%, 3/01/40 |
5,075 | 5,802,653 | |||||||||
34,059,230 |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 23 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield
California Fund, Inc. (MYC) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds |
Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
California (concluded) |
|||||||||||
Utilities 16.9% |
|||||||||||
City of Los Angeles California Department of Water & Power, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/39 |
$ | 4,000 | $ | 4,627,880 | |||||||
City of Petaluma California Wastewater, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 5/01/36 |
2,645 | 3,238,908 | |||||||||
Dublin-San Ramon Services District, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 8/01/41 |
2,420 | 2,950,295 | |||||||||
Eastern Municipal Water District, COP, Series H, 5.00%, 7/01/35 |
8,430 | 9,489,483 | |||||||||
Los
Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB: |
|||||||||||
Power System, Sub-Series A-1, 5.25%, 7/01/38 |
3,035 | 3,433,040 | |||||||||
Water Utility Improvement, Sub-Series A-2 (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/35 |
7,250 | 7,680,505 | |||||||||
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, RB: |
|||||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37 |
5,595 | 6,138,554 | |||||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/35 |
7,145 | 7,567,198 | |||||||||
Oceanside Public Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A: |
|||||||||||
5.25%, 5/01/30 |
1,245 | 1,512,289 | |||||||||
5.25%, 5/01/33 |
2,810 | 3,375,962 | |||||||||
San
Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Series A, 5.38%, 5/15/34 |
3,920 | 4,587,066 | |||||||||
San
Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Sewer, Refunding RB, Senior Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/34 |
3,070 | 3,565,283 | |||||||||
San
Francisco City & County California Public Utilities Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.13%, 11/01/39 |
2,480 | 2,874,742 | |||||||||
61,041,205 | |||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 93.1% |
337,336,986 | ||||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts (a) |
Par (000) |
||||||||||
California 61.5% |
|||||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District 31.8% |
|||||||||||
City of Los Angeles California, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/39 |
9,870 | 11,290,392 | |||||||||
Los
Angeles Community College District California, GO: |
|||||||||||
Election of 2001, Series E-1, 5.00%, 8/01/33 (c) |
14,850 | 17,083,440 | |||||||||
Election of 2008, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/39 (b)(c) |
9,680 | 11,434,936 | |||||||||
Los
Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2008, Refunding, 6.00%, 8/01/33 (c) |
3,828 | 4,717,166 | |||||||||
Los
Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A: |
|||||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/39 |
17,850 | 21,104,233 | |||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/44 |
14,095 | 16,598,548 | |||||||||
San
Diego Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, 5.25%, 8/01/33 |
7,732 | 9,036,496 | |||||||||
San
Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Refunding RB, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/30 |
6,000 | 6,120,300 |
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts (a) |
Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
California (concluded) |
|||||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District (concluded) |
|||||||||||
San
Marcos Unified School District, GO, Election of 2010, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/38 |
$ | 15,520 | $ | 18,052,553 | |||||||
115,438,064 | |||||||||||
Education 15.2% |
|||||||||||
California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/39 (b) |
13,845 | 15,764,748 | |||||||||
University of California, RB: |
|||||||||||
Series AM, 5.25%, 5/15/44 |
11,950 | 14,493,677 | |||||||||
Series L, 5.00%, 5/15/36 |
8,500 | 9,068,735 | |||||||||
Series L, 5.00%, 5/15/40 |
11,597 | 12,372,867 | |||||||||
Series O, 5.75%, 5/15/34 |
2,805 | 3,326,197 | |||||||||
55,026,224 | |||||||||||
Health 2.4% |
|||||||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/43 |
7,350 | 8,625,446 | |||||||||
Utilities 12.1% |
|||||||||||
Eastern Municipal Water District, COP, Series H, 5.00%, 7/01/33 |
4,748 | 5,344,914 | |||||||||
Los
Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB, Power System, Sub-Series A-1 (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/37 |
15,098 | 16,473,292 | |||||||||
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37 |
20,000 | 21,943,000 | |||||||||
43,761,206 | |||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts 61.5% |
222,850,940 | ||||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $502,084,633) 154.6% |
560,187,926 | ||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
Shares | ||||||||||
Money Market Funds 1.1% |
|||||||||||
BIF
California Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (d)(e) |
4,099,293 | 4,099,293 | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds 0.5% |
Par | ||||||||||
California School Cash Reserve Program Authority, RB, Series G, 2.00%, 2/27/15 (d) |
$ | 1,666,819 | 1,666,819 | ||||||||
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost $5,766,112) 1.6% |
5,766,112 | ||||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $507,850,745) 156.2% |
565,954,038 | ||||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.1% |
3,940,822 | ||||||||||
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable (28.1%) |
(101,719,633 | ) | |||||||||
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value (29.2%) |
(105,900,000 | ) | |||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% |
$ | 362,275,227 |
Notes to Schedule of Investments
(a) | Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Fund received cash and residual interest certificates. These bonds
serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to
TOBs. |
|||
(b) | All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Fund to pay the liquidity provider in the
event there is a shortfall between the TOB trust certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB trust. In the
case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire from
October 1, 2016 to August 1, 2018, is $14,709,685. |
|||
(c) | 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. |
|||
(d) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
24 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | BlackRock MuniYield
California Fund, Inc. (MYC) |
(e) | During the six months ended January 31, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of
Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliate |
|
Shares Held at July 31, 2014 |
|
Net Activity |
|
Shares Held at January 31, 2015 |
|
Income |
||||||||||
BIF California Municipal Money Fund |
1,241,527 | 2,857,766 | 4,099,293 | |
| As of January 31, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows: |
Contracts Short |
|
Issue |
|
Exchange |
|
Expiration |
|
Notional Value |
|
Unrealized Depreciation |
||||||||||||
(250) |
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note |
Chicago Board of Trade |
March 2015 |
$ | 32,718,750 | $ | (805,976 | ) |
| For Fund compliance purposes, the Funds sector classifications refer to any 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 advisor. These definitions may not apply
for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector 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 to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement
purposes. 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 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 is not necessarily an indication of the
risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: |
| Level 1 unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund 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 Funds own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial
instruments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In
accordance with the Funds policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the
beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial
instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
||||
As of January 31, 2015, the following tables summarize the Funds investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy: |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||
Investments: |
||||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments1 |
| $ | 560,187,926 | | $ | 560,187,926 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
$ | 4,099,293 | 1,666,819 | | 5,766,112 | |||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 4,099,293 | $ | 561,854,745 | | $ | 565,954,038 |
1 | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector. |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments2 |
||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
$ | (805,976 | ) | | | $ | (805,976 | ) |
2 | Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement
purposes. As of January 31, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows: |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts |
$ | 339,000 | | | $ | 339,000 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||
TOB trust certificates |
| $ | (101,708,288 | ) | | (101,708,288 | ) | |||||||||||
VRDP Shares |
| (105,900,000 | ) | | (105,900,000 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 339,000 | $ | (207,608,288 | ) | | $ | (207,269,288 | ) |
During the six months ended January 31, 2015, there were no transfers between levels. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 25 |
Schedule of Investments January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) | BlackRock MuniYield
Investment Fund (MYF) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||
Alabama 0.7% |
||||||||||
City of Selma Alabama IDB, RB, Gulf Opportunity Zone, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/35 |
$ | 545 | $ | 615,812 | ||||||
Town of Courtland Alabama IDB, Refunding RB, International Paper Co. Projects, Series A, AMT, 5.20%, 6/01/25 |
1,000 | 1,006,700 | ||||||||
1,622,512 | ||||||||||
Alaska 0.8% |
||||||||||
Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, RB, Series 1, 5.75%, 9/01/33 |
1,000 | 1,148,080 | ||||||||
Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/46 |
690 | 565,690 | ||||||||
1,713,770 | ||||||||||
California 12.7% |
||||||||||
California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38 |
2,740 | 3,130,505 | ||||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 8/15/42 |
1,645 | 1,992,490 | ||||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/39 |
710 | 838,773 | ||||||||
City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, Refunding ARB, 2nd Series A, AMT: |
||||||||||
5.50%, 5/01/28 |
1,065 | 1,301,590 | ||||||||
5.25%, 5/01/33 |
830 | 976,204 | ||||||||
City of San Jose California, Refunding ARB, Series A-1, AMT, 5.50%, 3/01/30 |
1,500 | 1,719,720 | ||||||||
Kern Community College District, GO, Safety, Repair & Improvement, Election of 2002, Series C, 5.50%, 11/01/33 |
1,620 | 1,999,874 | ||||||||
Los
Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB, Power System, Sub-Series A-1, 5.25%, 7/01/38 |
3,600 | 4,072,140 | ||||||||
San
Diego Regional Building Authority, RB, County Operations Center & Annex, Series A, 5.38%, 2/01/36 |
1,310 | 1,517,255 | ||||||||
State of California, GO, Various Purposes, 6.00%, 3/01/33 |
2,535 | 3,140,662 | ||||||||
State of California Public Works Board, LRB, Various Capital Projects, Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,239,810 | ||||||||
State of California Public Works Board, RB, Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Series F, 5.25%, 9/01/33 |
835 | 1,002,852 | ||||||||
Township of Washington California Health Care District, GO, Election of 2004, Series B, 5.50%, 8/01/40 |
625 | 771,406 | ||||||||
University of California, Refunding RB, The Regents of Medical Center, Series J, 5.25%, 5/15/38 |
3,730 | 4,475,179 | ||||||||
28,178,460 | ||||||||||
Colorado 0.9% |
||||||||||
City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System, ARB, Series A, AMT: |
||||||||||
5.50%, 11/15/28 |
1,000 | 1,208,650 | ||||||||
5.50%, 11/15/30 |
330 | 396,432 | ||||||||
5.50%, 11/15/31 |
400 | 479,492 | ||||||||
2,084,574 | ||||||||||
Delaware 0.3% |
||||||||||
County of Sussex Delaware, RB, NRG Energy, Inc., Indian River Power LLC Project, 6.00%,
10/01/40 |
500 | 575,730 | ||||||||
Florida 6.0% |
||||||||||
City of Jacksonville Florida, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/33 |
675 | 809,534 | ||||||||
County of Escambia Florida, Refunding RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 8/01/26 |
600 | 600,732 | ||||||||
County of Hillsborough Florida Aviation Authority, Refunding ARB, Tampa International Airport, Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 10/01/29 |
1,995 | 2,383,247 |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||
Florida (concluded) |
||||||||||
County of Lee Florida, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.38%, 10/01/32 |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,264,340 | ||||||
County of Manatee Florida Housing Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, AMT (Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac), 5.90%,
9/01/40 |
270 | 275,251 | ||||||||
County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Seaport: |
||||||||||
Series A, 5.38%, 10/01/33 |
1,170 | 1,371,919 | ||||||||
Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/38 |
525 | 658,938 | ||||||||
Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/42 |
700 | 855,638 | ||||||||
County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/31 |
2,440 | 2,788,188 | ||||||||
Reedy Creek Improvement District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/32 |
1,200 | 1,433,928 | ||||||||
13,441,715 | ||||||||||
Georgia 0.5% |
||||||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB, Project One, Sub-Series D, 6.00%,
1/01/23 |
880 | 1,033,270 | ||||||||
Hawaii 0.5% |
||||||||||
State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, COP, AMT: |
||||||||||
5.25%, 8/01/25 |
485 | 585,909 | ||||||||
5.25%, 8/01/26 |
525 | 630,042 | ||||||||
1,215,951 | ||||||||||
Illinois 16.6% |
||||||||||
City of Chicago Illinois, GARB, OHare International Airport, 3rd Lien, Series C, 6.50%, 1/01/41 |
6,065 | 7,421,923 | ||||||||
City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series A: |
||||||||||
Project, 5.25%, 1/01/33 |
980 | 1,065,740 | ||||||||
5.25%, 1/01/29 |
1,000 | 1,097,690 | ||||||||
City of Chicago Illinois Midway International Airport, Refunding GARB, 2nd Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/41 |
655 | 732,362 | ||||||||
City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax Receipts: |
||||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/36 |
1,000 | 1,160,200 | ||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/40 |
1,000 | 1,155,470 | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/44 |
2,520 | 2,951,122 | ||||||||
County of Cook Illinois Community College District No. 508, GO, City College of Chicago: |
||||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/38 |
1,000 | 1,189,320 | ||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/43 |
1,500 | 1,742,505 | ||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, RB, Carle Foundation, Series A, 6.00%, 8/15/41 |
4,000 | 4,726,160 | ||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB: |
||||||||||
Central DuPage Health, Series B, 5.38%, 11/01/39 |
1,200 | 1,383,888 | ||||||||
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Series A, 6.00%, 8/15/39 |
4,160 | 4,930,599 | ||||||||
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB: |
||||||||||
5.50%, 6/01/23 |
1,370 | 1,639,054 | ||||||||
6.00%, 6/01/28 |
390 | 467,068 | ||||||||
State of Illinois, GO: |
||||||||||
5.25%, 2/01/31 |
1,005 | 1,129,087 | ||||||||
5.25%, 2/01/32 |
2,200 | 2,460,876 | ||||||||
5.50%, 7/01/33 |
1,000 | 1,144,730 | ||||||||
5.50%, 7/01/38 |
415 | 472,141 | ||||||||
36,869,935 | ||||||||||
Indiana 3.1% |
||||||||||
City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT, 6.75%, 1/01/34 |
1,350 | 1,672,150 | ||||||||
Indiana Municipal Power Agency, RB, Series B, 6.00%, 1/01/39 |
4,525 | 5,231,760 | ||||||||
6,903,910 | ||||||||||
Kansas 1.7% |
||||||||||
Kansas Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligated Group, Series
C, 5.50%, 11/15/29 |
3,275 | 3,880,089 |
26 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield
Investment Fund (MYF) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||
Kentucky 0.7% |
||||||||||
Counties of Louisville & Jefferson Kentucky Metropolitan Government Parking Authority, RB, Series A,
5.75%, 12/01/34 |
$ | 1,200 | $ | 1,442,916 | ||||||
Louisiana 3.2% |
||||||||||
Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, RB, Series B, AMT, 5.50%, 1/01/29 |
1,500 | 1,767,105 | ||||||||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB: |
||||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/37 |
1,890 | 2,238,270 | ||||||||
Westlake Chemical Corp. Project, Series A-1, 6.50%, 11/01/35 |
1,420 | 1,721,679 | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.50%, 5/15/29 |
1,195 | 1,321,455 | ||||||||
7,048,509 | ||||||||||
Maine 1.4% |
||||||||||
Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Maine General Medical Center, 7.50%,
7/01/32 |
2,500 | 3,065,550 | ||||||||
Maryland 0.2% |
||||||||||
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/45
(a) |
330 | 382,331 | ||||||||
Massachusetts 3.3% |
||||||||||
Massachusetts HFA, Refunding RB, AMT: |
||||||||||
Series B, 5.50%, 6/01/41 |
3,000 | 3,221,580 | ||||||||
Series C, 5.35%, 12/01/42 |
2,000 | 2,121,240 | ||||||||
Series F, 5.70%, 6/01/40 |
1,955 | 2,101,488 | ||||||||
7,444,308 | ||||||||||
Michigan 2.7% |
||||||||||
City of Lansing Michigan, RB, Board of Water & Light Utilities System, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/41 |
1,805 | 2,168,744 | ||||||||
Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Facilities Program, Series I, 6.00%, 10/15/38 |
1,250 | 1,457,712 | ||||||||
Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital, Series V, 8.25%, 9/01/18 (b) |
1,970 | 2,487,775 | ||||||||
6,114,231 | ||||||||||
Mississippi 1.3% |
||||||||||
Mississippi Development Bank, RB, Jackson Water & Sewer System Project (AGM), 6.88%, 12/01/40 |
1,785 | 2,398,522 | ||||||||
Mississippi State University Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, Mississippi State University Improvement Project, 5.25%,
8/01/38 |
440 | 522,896 | ||||||||
2,921,418 | ||||||||||
Nevada 3.3% |
||||||||||
City of Las Vegas Nevada, GO, Limited Tax, Performing Arts Center, 6.00%, 4/01/34 |
2,850 | 3,355,733 | ||||||||
County of Clark Nevada Airport System, ARB, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/42 |
3,375 | 4,019,152 | ||||||||
7,374,885 | ||||||||||
New Jersey 4.8% |
||||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, RB: |
||||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series UU, 5.00%, 6/15/40 |
1,000 | 1,114,730 | ||||||||
The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/31 |
900 | 1,019,592 | ||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, New Jersey American Water Co., Inc. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.70%, 10/01/39 |
2,250 | 2,624,827 |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||
New Jersey (concluded) |
||||||||||
New
Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System: |
||||||||||
Series A, 5.88%, 12/15/38 |
$ | 2,670 | $ | 3,133,966 | ||||||
Series AA, 5.50%, 6/15/39 |
2,475 | 2,886,271 | ||||||||
10,779,386 | ||||||||||
New York 1.1% |
||||||||||
City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2015, Series S-1, 5.00%, 7/15/43 |
465 | 549,374 | ||||||||
New
York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 7/15/49 |
1,650 | 1,885,158 | ||||||||
2,434,532 | ||||||||||
Ohio 2.2% |
||||||||||
County of Allen Ohio Hospital Facilities, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare Partners, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/38 |
3,115 | 3,595,863 | ||||||||
State of Ohio Turnpike Commission, RB, Junior Lien, Infrastructure Projects, Series A-1, 5.25%, 2/15/31 |
1,000 | 1,198,390 | ||||||||
4,794,253 | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania 4.6% |
||||||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, American Water Co. Project, 6.20%, 4/01/39 |
1,075 | 1,267,253 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, National Gypson Co., AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44 |
1,000 | 1,034,630 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A: |
||||||||||
5.63%, 12/01/31 |
2,455 | 2,912,440 | ||||||||
6.00%, 12/01/41 |
3,000 | 3,245,250 | ||||||||
Township of Bristol Pennsylvania School District, GO, 5.25%, 6/01/37 |
1,500 | 1,777,605 | ||||||||
10,237,178 | ||||||||||
South Carolina 4.9% |
||||||||||
City of Columbia South Carolina, RB, Hospitality Fee Pledge, 5.00%, 2/01/44 |
3,695 | 4,318,716 | ||||||||
County of Charleston South Carolina, RB, Special Source, 5.25%, 12/01/38 |
2,505 | 3,030,173 | ||||||||
County of Charleston South Carolina Airport District, ARB, Series A, AMT: |
||||||||||
6.00%, 7/01/38 |
1,955 | 2,369,011 | ||||||||
5.50%, 7/01/41 |
1,000 | 1,175,810 | ||||||||
10,893,710 | ||||||||||
Texas 9.8% |
||||||||||
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien: |
||||||||||
5.75%, 1/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,168,780 | ||||||||
6.00%, 1/01/41 |
2,600 | 3,052,426 | ||||||||
Central Texas Turnpike System, Refunding RB, Series C (a): |
||||||||||
5.00%, 8/15/37 |
1,110 | 1,265,322 | ||||||||
5.00%, 8/15/42 |
520 | 590,938 | ||||||||
City of Beaumont Texas, GO, Certificates of Obligation, 5.25%, 3/01/37 |
1,555 | 1,847,496 | ||||||||
Conroe Texas ISD, GO, School Building, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/35 |
1,800 | 2,059,380 | ||||||||
County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Scott & White Healthcare, 6.00%, 8/15/45 |
3,795 | 4,563,525 | ||||||||
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, ARB, Joint Improvement, AMT: |
||||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/38 |
1,365 | 1,536,881 | ||||||||
Series H, 5.00%, 11/01/37 |
1,535 | 1,712,385 |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 27 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield
Investment Fund (MYF) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
Texas (concluded) |
|||||||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, 1st Tier, Series K-1 (AGC), 5.75%, 1/01/38 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,155,800 | |||||||
Red
River Education Financing Corp., RB, Texas Christian University Project, 5.25%, 3/15/38 |
710 | 845,837 | |||||||||
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien, NTE Mobility Partners LLC, North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project,
6.88%, 12/31/39 |
1,700 | 2,039,422 | |||||||||
21,838,192 | |||||||||||
Virginia 2.0% |
|||||||||||
City of Lexington Virginia IDA, RB, Washington & Lee University, 5.00%, 1/01/43 |
560 | 642,690 | |||||||||
Virginia Public School Authority, RB, Fluvanna County School Financing, 6.50%, 12/01/18 (b) |
800 | 971,912 | |||||||||
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 1/01/37 |
2,440 | 2,853,897 | |||||||||
4,468,499 | |||||||||||
Wisconsin 1.7% |
|||||||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Froedtert & Community Health,
Inc., Series C, 5.25%, 4/01/39 |
3,470 | 3,879,043 | |||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 91.0% |
202,638,857 | ||||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts (c) |
|||||||||||
California 20.2% |
|||||||||||
Bay
Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, San Francisco Bay Area, Series F-1, 5.63%, 4/01/19 (b) |
2,680 | 3,205,409 | |||||||||
California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/39 (d) |
4,200 | 4,782,372 | |||||||||
Grossmont Union High School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series B, 5.00%, 8/01/40 |
6,000 | 6,924,240 | |||||||||
Los
Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2008, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/39 (d) |
5,250 | 6,201,799 | |||||||||
Los
Angeles Community College District California, GO, Refunding, Election of 2008, Series C, 6.00%, 8/01/19 (b) |
7,697 | 9,483,597 | |||||||||
Los
Angeles Unified School District California, GO, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/34 |
790 | 906,359 | |||||||||
San
Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Water, RB, Series B, 5.50%, 8/01/39 |
8,412 | 9,926,477 | |||||||||
University of California, RB, Series O, 5.75%, 5/15/34 |
3,000 | 3,557,430 | |||||||||
44,987,683 | |||||||||||
Colorado 1.1% |
|||||||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/34
(d) |
2,149 | 2,491,721 | |||||||||
District of Columbia 3.3% |
|||||||||||
District of Columbia, RB, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/30 (d) |
2,805 | 3,340,521 | |||||||||
District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/39 |
3,507 | 3,995,372 | |||||||||
7,335,893 | |||||||||||
Florida 2.2% |
|||||||||||
County of Hillsborough Florida Aviation Authority, ARB, Tampa International Airport, Series A, AMT (AGC), 5.50%, 10/01/38 |
3,869 | 4,364,358 | |||||||||
County of Lee Florida Housing Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Multi-County Program, Series A-2, AMT (Ginnie Mae), 6.00%,
9/01/40 |
470 | 481,670 | |||||||||
4,846,028 |
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts (c) |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||
Illinois 3.7% |
||||||||||
State of Illinois Finance Authority, RB, University of Chicago, Series B, 6.25%, 7/01/18 (b) |
$ | 5,300 | $ | 6,286,171 | ||||||
State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, RB, Senior Priority, Series B, 5.50%, 1/01/33 |
1,750 | 1,946,239 | ||||||||
8,232,410 | ||||||||||
Nevada 8.8% |
||||||||||
County of Clark Nevada Water Reclamation District, GO: |
||||||||||
Limited Tax, 6.00%, 7/01/38 |
5,000 | 5,824,600 | ||||||||
Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/29 |
5,668 | 6,689,150 | ||||||||
Las
Vegas Valley Water District, GO, Refunding, Series C, 5.00%, 6/01/28 |
6,070 | 7,111,430 | ||||||||
19,625,180 | ||||||||||
New Hampshire 1.1% |
||||||||||
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, RB, Dartmouth College, 5.25%, 6/01/39
(d) |
2,159 | 2,497,154 | ||||||||
New Jersey 3.6% |
||||||||||
New
Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series CC, 5.25%, 10/01/29 |
2,251 | 2,437,450 | ||||||||
New
Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System: |
||||||||||
Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 12/15/32 |
4,000 | 4,404,960 | ||||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36 (d) |
1,000 | 1,119,401 | ||||||||
7,961,811 | ||||||||||
New York 14.2% |
||||||||||
City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution: |
||||||||||
Series BB, 5.25%, 6/15/44 |
4,408 | 5,160,347 | ||||||||
Series FF, 5.00%, 6/15/45 |
3,859 | 4,412,528 | ||||||||
Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40 |
2,505 | 2,936,419 | ||||||||
City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39 |
2,499 | 2,837,031 | ||||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47 (d) |
1,290 | 1,516,546 | ||||||||
New
York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43 |
4,365 | 5,136,863 | ||||||||
New
York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51 (d) |
2,560 | 3,055,462 | ||||||||
New
York State Dormitory Authority, ERB, Personal Income Tax, Series B, 5.25%, 3/15/38 |
5,700 | 6,552,777 | ||||||||
31,607,973 | ||||||||||
South Carolina 1.7% |
||||||||||
State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Santee Cooper, Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/38
(d) |
3,240 | 3,726,130 | ||||||||
Texas 6.8% |
||||||||||
City of San Antonio Texas Public Service Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 2/01/31 (d) |
3,989 | 4,595,786 | ||||||||
County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Texas Childrens Hospital Project, 5.50%, 10/01/39 |
5,400 | 6,308,010 | ||||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Special Projects System, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/41 |
3,480 | 4,193,852 | ||||||||
15,097,648 |
28 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield
Investment Fund (MYF) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts (c) |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||
Utah 1.0% |
||||||||||
City of Riverton Utah, RB, IHC Health Services, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/41 |
$ | 1,994 | $ | 2,243,016 | ||||||
Virginia 0.9% |
||||||||||
County of Fairfax Virginia IDA, Refunding RB, Health Care, Inova Health System, Series A, 5.50%,
5/15/35 |
1,749 | 2,028,234 | ||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts 68.6% |
152,680,881 | |||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $310,307,203) 159.6% |
355,319,738 |
Short-Term Securities | Shares |
Value | ||||||||
FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.03% (e)(f) |
1,591,044 | $ | 1,591,044 | |||||||
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost $1,591,044) 0.7% |
1,591,044 | |||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $311,898,247) 160.3% |
356,910,782 | |||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.4% |
1,013,526 | |||||||||
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable (34.0%) |
(75,828,026 | ) | ||||||||
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value (26.7%) |
(59,400,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% |
$ | 222,696,282 |
Notes to Schedule of Investments
(a) | When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows: |
Counterparty |
|
Value |
|
Unrealized Appreciation |
||||||
Barclays Capital, Inc. |
$ | 590,938 | $ | 8,648 | ||||||
Barclays Capital, Inc. |
1,265,322 | 17,571 | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
382,331 | 2,980 |
(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) | Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Fund received cash and residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as
collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to
TOBs. |
|||
(d) | All
or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Fund to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall
between the TOB trust certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB trust. In the case of a shortfall, the
aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire from October 1, 2016 to November 15,
2019, is $18,118,171. |
|||
(e) | During the six months ended January 31, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliate |
|
Shares Held at July 31, 2014 |
|
Net Activity |
|
Shares Held at January 31, 2015 |
|
Income |
||||||||||
FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund |
1,361,852 | 229,192 | 1,591,044 | $ | 172 |
(f) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
|||
| As of January 31, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows: |
Contracts Short |
|
Issue |
|
Exchange |
|
Expiration |
|
Notional Value |
|
Unrealized Depreciation |
||||||||||||
(311) |
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note |
Chicago Board of Trade |
March 2015 |
$ | 40,702,125 | $ | (1,115,800 | ) |
| For Fund compliance purposes, the Funds sector classifications refer to any 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 advisor. These definitions may not apply
for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector 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 to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement
purposes. 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 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 is not necessarily an indication of the
risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: |
| Level 1 unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund 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 Funds own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial
instruments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In
accordance with the Funds policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the
beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial
instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 29 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | BlackRock MuniYield
Investment Fund (MYF) |
As of January 31, 2015, the following tables summarize the Funds investments and derivative financial instruments categorized
in the disclosure hierarchy: |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||
Investments: |
||||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments1 |
| $ | 355,319,738 | | $ | 355,319,738 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
$ | 1,591,044 | | | 1,591,044 | |||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,591,044 | $ | 355,319,738 | | $ | 356,910,782 |
1 | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision. |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments2 |
||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
$ | (1,115,800 | ) | | | $ | (1,115,800 | ) |
2 | Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
The
Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of January 31,
2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows: |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts |
$ | 422,000 | | | $ | 422,000 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||
Bank overdraft |
| $ | (1,736,678 | ) | | (1,736,678 | ) | |||||||||||
TOB trust certificates |
| (75,815,271 | ) | | (75,815,271 | ) | ||||||||||||
VRDP Shares |
| (59,400,000 | ) | | (59,400,000 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 422,000 | $ | (136,951,949 | ) | | $ | (136,529,949 | ) |
During the six months ended January 31, 2015, there were no
transfers between levels. |
30 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Schedule of Investments January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) | BlackRock MuniYield New
Jersey Fund, Inc. (MYJ) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
New Jersey 127.6% |
|||||||||||
Corporate 10.3% |
|||||||||||
County of Salem New Jersey Pollution Control Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Atlantic City Electric, Series A, 4.88%, 6/01/29 |
$ | 4,550 | $ | 5,113,427 | |||||||
Middlesex County Improvement Authority, RB, Senior Heldrich Center Hotel, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/20 |
655 | 515,537 | |||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, RB, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT: |
|||||||||||
Series A, 5.63%, 11/15/30 |
1,730 | 1,939,140 | |||||||||
Series B, 5.63%, 11/15/30 |
485 | 537,783 | |||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, Refunding RB: |
|||||||||||
New Jersey American Water Co., Inc. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.70%, 10/01/39 |
7,900 | 9,216,061 | |||||||||
New Jersey American Water Co., Inc. Project, Series B, AMT, 5.60%, 11/01/34 |
2,430 | 2,791,608 | |||||||||
United Water of New Jersey, Inc., Series B (AMBAC), 4.50%, 11/01/25 |
4,500 | 4,956,615 | |||||||||
25,070,171 | |||||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District 14.0% |
|||||||||||
Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 11/01/39 |
2,280 | 2,541,288 | |||||||||
City of Margate New Jersey, GO, Refunding, Improvement: |
|||||||||||
5.00%, 1/15/26 |
1,200 | 1,375,524 | |||||||||
5.00%, 1/15/27 |
845 | 963,638 | |||||||||
City of Perth Amboy New Jersey, GO, Refunding, CAB (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/33 |
1,575 | 1,667,988 | |||||||||
County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, Project Consolidation (NPFGC): |
|||||||||||
5.50%, 10/01/28 |
2,700 | 3,638,466 | |||||||||
5.50%, 10/01/29 |
5,085 | 6,926,024 | |||||||||
County of Gloucester New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, County Guaranteed LoanCounty Capital Program, 5.00%, 4/01/38 |
1,000 | 1,103,760 | |||||||||
County of Hudson New Jersey, COP, Refunding (NPFGC), 6.25%, 12/01/16 |
1,500 | 1,632,570 | |||||||||
County of Hudson New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, Harrison Parking Facility Project, Series C (AGC), 5.38%, 1/01/44 |
4,800 | 5,485,680 | |||||||||
County of Union New Jersey Improvement Authority, LRB, Guaranteed Lease, Family Court Building Project, 5.00%, 5/01/42 |
1,650 | 1,910,156 | |||||||||
County of Union New Jersey Utilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A: |
|||||||||||
Resources Recovery Facility, Covanta Union, Inc., AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/31 |
670 | 755,901 | |||||||||
Solid Waste System, County Deficiency Agreement, 5.00%, 6/15/41 |
4,115 | 4,673,488 | |||||||||
Monmouth County Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, Government Loan (AMBAC): |
|||||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/15 |
5 | 5,018 | |||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/16 |
5 | 5,016 | |||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, RB, The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,132,880 | |||||||||
33,817,397 | |||||||||||
Education 25.4% |
|||||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, RB: |
|||||||||||
MSU Student Housing Project Provide, 5.75%, 6/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,124,650 | |||||||||
MSU Student Housing Project Provide, 5.88%, 6/01/42 |
1,500 | 1,691,010 | |||||||||
Series A, 6.20%, 10/01/44 |
235 | 245,039 | |||||||||
Series A, 6.30%, 10/01/49 |
375 | 391,451 | |||||||||
The Team Academy Charter School Project, 6.00%, 10/01/33 |
2,835 | 3,294,100 |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
New Jersey (continued) |
|||||||||||
Education (concluded) |
|||||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, Series A (a): |
|||||||||||
5.88%, 8/01/44 |
$ | 780 | $ | 814,624 | |||||||
6.00%, 8/01/49 |
555 | 579,209 | |||||||||
New
Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB: |
|||||||||||
Higher Educational Capital Improvement Fund, Series A, 5.00%, 9/01/32 |
3,925 | 4,455,582 | |||||||||
Montclair State University, Series J, 5.25%, 7/01/38 |
1,140 | 1,274,896 | |||||||||
New
Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB: |
|||||||||||
College of New Jersey, Series D (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/35 |
6,115 | 6,813,883 | |||||||||
Georgian Court University, Series D, 5.25%, 7/01/37 |
1,000 | 1,073,680 | |||||||||
Kean University, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/36 |
4,500 | 5,210,325 | |||||||||
Montclaire State University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/44 |
6,790 | 8,050,020 | |||||||||
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Series H, 5.00%, 7/01/31 |
1,250 | 1,430,288 | |||||||||
Ramapo College, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/42 |
340 | 384,441 | |||||||||
Rider University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/32 |
1,000 | 1,106,130 | |||||||||
Rowan University, Series B (AGC), 5.00%, 7/01/24 |
1,800 | 2,028,870 | |||||||||
Seton Hall University, Series D, 5.00%, 7/01/38 |
395 | 452,595 | |||||||||
University of Medicine & Dentistry, Series B, 7.13%, 6/01/19 (b) |
1,300 | 1,641,458 | |||||||||
University of Medicine & Dentistry, Series B, 7.50%, 6/01/19 (b) |
1,625 | 2,077,660 | |||||||||
New
Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB: |
|||||||||||
Series 1, AMT, 5.75%, 12/01/29 |
4,045 | 4,599,125 | |||||||||
Series 1A, 5.00%, 12/01/25 |
840 | 888,208 | |||||||||
Series 1A, 5.00%, 12/01/26 |
530 | 559,378 | |||||||||
Series 1A, 5.25%, 12/01/32 |
900 | 996,903 | |||||||||
New
Jersey Institute of Technology, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42 |
3,040 | 3,496,182 | |||||||||
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Refunding RB, Series L, 5.00%, 5/01/43 |
5,870 | 6,815,481 | |||||||||
61,495,188 | |||||||||||
Health 10.6% |
|||||||||||
County of Camden New Jersey Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 2/15/34 |
590 | 672,305 | |||||||||
New
Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB: |
|||||||||||
Childrens Specialized Hospital, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/36 |
1,540 | 1,560,343 | |||||||||
Hunterdon Medical Center, Series A, 5.13%, 7/01/16 (b) |
1,950 | 2,082,581 | |||||||||
Meridian Health System Obligated Group, Series I (AGC), 5.00%, 7/01/38 |
945 | 1,017,765 | |||||||||
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/43 |
1,420 | 1,702,239 | |||||||||
Virtua Health, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/38 |
2,500 | 2,845,575 | |||||||||
New
Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB: |
|||||||||||
AHS Hospital Corp., 6.00%, 7/01/41 |
2,435 | 2,942,308 | |||||||||
Meridian Health System Obligated Group, 5.00%, 7/01/25 |
1,000 | 1,168,710 | |||||||||
Meridian Health System Obligated Group, 5.00%, 7/01/26 |
830 | 965,141 | |||||||||
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, 5.00%, 7/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,107,210 | |||||||||
South Jersey Hospital, 5.00%, 7/01/36 |
385 | 401,632 | |||||||||
St. Barnabas Health Care System, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/29 |
4,150 | 4,369,162 | |||||||||
St. Barnabas Health Care System, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/32 |
1,090 | 1,277,436 | |||||||||
St. Barnabas Health Care System, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/37 |
3,030 | 3,514,224 | |||||||||
25,626,631 |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 31 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield New
Jersey Fund, Inc. (MYJ) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds |
Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
New Jersey (continued) |
|||||||||||
Housing 3.4% |
|||||||||||
New
Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB: |
|||||||||||
M/F Housing, Series A, 4.75%, 11/01/29 |
$ | 2,305 | $ | 2,463,353 | |||||||
S/F Housing, Series AA, 6.50%, 10/01/38 |
430 | 447,097 | |||||||||
S/F Housing, Series CC, 5.00%, 10/01/34 |
1,875 | 2,003,419 | |||||||||
S/F Housing, Series U, AMT, 4.95%, 10/01/32 |
385 | 396,873 | |||||||||
S/F Housing, Series U, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/37 |
515 | 522,921 | |||||||||
S/F Housing, Series X, AMT, 5.05%, 4/01/18 |
295 | 317,792 | |||||||||
Newark Housing Authority, RB, South Ward Police Facility (AGC), 6.75%, 12/01/38 |
1,750 | 2,124,517 | |||||||||
8,275,972 | |||||||||||
State 22.0% |
|||||||||||
Garden State Preservation Trust, RB (AGM): |
|||||||||||
CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 11/01/23 (c) |
1,460 | 1,209,362 | |||||||||
CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 11/01/28 (c) |
4,540 | 3,122,567 | |||||||||
Election of 2005, Series A, 5.80%, 11/01/15 (b) |
2,500 | 2,606,425 | |||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, RB: |
|||||||||||
Motor Vehicle Surcharge, Series A (NPFGC), 5.25%, 7/01/25 |
2,000 | 2,499,680 | |||||||||
Motor Vehicle Surcharge, Series A (NPFGC), 5.25%, 7/01/33 |
9,090 | 9,262,801 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction (AGC) 5.50%, 12/15/18 (b) |
2,345 | 2,755,375 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction (AGC) 5.50%, 12/15/34 |
1,320 | 1,518,818 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series CC-2, 5.00%, 12/15/31 |
1,700 | 1,902,487 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series CC-2, 5.00%, 12/15/32 |
1,300 | 1,452,074 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series L (AGM), 5.00%, 3/01/15 (b) |
1,300 | 1,305,460 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series P, 5.25%, 9/01/15 (b) |
2,710 | 2,790,921 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series UU, 5.00%, 6/15/40 |
1,070 | 1,192,761 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series Y, 5.00%, 9/01/33 |
880 | 982,115 | |||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, Refunding RB: |
|||||||||||
Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 6/15/26 |
440 | 500,513 | |||||||||
Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 6/15/28 |
720 | 811,706 | |||||||||
Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 6/15/29 |
1,760 | 1,980,123 | |||||||||
Lions Gate Project, 5.00%, 1/01/34 |
500 | 526,065 | |||||||||
Lions Gate Project, 5.25%, 1/01/44 |
315 | 333,018 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series AA, 5.50%, 12/15/29 |
3,000 | 3,370,710 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series AA, 5.25%, 12/15/33 |
1,000 | 1,105,830 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series GG, 5.25%, 9/01/27 |
3,000 | 3,404,400 | |||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series RR, 5.00%, 6/15/33 |
4,500 | 5,039,145 | |||||||||
New
Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Hospital Asset Transformation Program, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38 |
2,300 | 2,491,774 | |||||||||
State of New Jersey, COP, Equipment Lease Purchase, Series A, 5.25%, 6/15/28 |
1,100 | 1,246,553 | |||||||||
53,410,683 | |||||||||||
Transportation 40.5% |
|||||||||||
Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania & New Jersey, RB: |
|||||||||||
5.00%, 1/01/40 |
2,620 | 3,058,588 | |||||||||
Series D, 5.00%, 1/01/40 |
1,535 | 1,742,762 | |||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, RB, The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, 5.38%, 1/01/43 |
8,420 | 9,462,480 | |||||||||
New
Jersey State Turnpike Authority, RB: |
|||||||||||
Growth & Income Securities, Series B (AMBAC), 5.15%, 1/01/35 |
4,870 | 5,215,575 |
Municipal Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
New Jersey (concluded) |
|||||||||||
Transportation (concluded) |
|||||||||||
New
Jersey State Turnpike Authority, RB (concluded): |
|||||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38 |
$ | 7,000 | $ | 8,009,960 | |||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/43 |
610 | 691,899 | |||||||||
Series E, 5.25%, 1/01/40 |
2,525 | 2,848,099 | |||||||||
New
Jersey State Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/35 |
1,000 | 1,142,900 | |||||||||
New
Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB: |
|||||||||||
CAB, Transportation System, Series C (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/15/35 (c) |
4,140 | 1,658,691 | |||||||||
Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.25%, 6/15/33 |
5,935 | 6,831,838 | |||||||||
Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 6/15/38 |
7,290 | 8,095,691 | |||||||||
Transportation System, 6.00%, 12/15/38 |
1,950 | 2,293,181 | |||||||||
Transportation System, Series A, 6.00%, 6/15/35 |
6,030 | 7,409,302 | |||||||||
Transportation System, Series A, 5.88%, 12/15/38 |
3,650 | 4,284,261 | |||||||||
Transportation System, Series A, 5.50%, 6/15/41 |
5,500 | 6,340,510 | |||||||||
Transportation System, Series A (AGC), 5.63%, 12/15/28 |
1,250 | 1,462,675 | |||||||||
Transportation System, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 12/15/38 |
1,000 | 1,156,350 | |||||||||
Transportation System, Series AA, 5.50%, 6/15/39 |
5,520 | 6,437,258 | |||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB: |
|||||||||||
Consolidated, 93rd Series, 6.13%, 6/01/94 |
5,000 | 6,153,850 | |||||||||
Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/41 |
250 | 278,240 | |||||||||
JFK International Air Terminal, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/42 |
2,700 | 3,210,111 | |||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated: |
|||||||||||
152nd Series, AMT, 5.75%, 11/01/30 |
3,300 | 3,739,098 | |||||||||
152nd Series, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/35 |
240 | 266,390 | |||||||||
166th Series, 5.25%, 7/15/36 |
4,000 | 4,665,600 | |||||||||
172nd Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/34 |
1,500 | 1,696,305 | |||||||||
98,151,614 | |||||||||||
Utilities 1.4% |
|||||||||||
Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority, RB, CAB, Series A (NPFGC), 0.00%, 9/01/31 (c) |
6,000 | 3,374,580 | |||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 127.6% |
309,222,236 | ||||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts (d) |
|||||||||||
New Jersey 29.2% |
|||||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District 6.0% |
|||||||||||
County of Union New Jersey Utilities Authority, Refunding LRB, Resource Recovery Facility, Covanta Union,
Inc., Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/31 |
12,820 | 14,463,652 | |||||||||
Education 0.9% |
|||||||||||
RutgersThe State University of New Jersey, RB, Series F, 5.00%, 5/01/39 |
2,009 | 2,290,529 | |||||||||
State 7.1% |
|||||||||||
Garden State Preservation Trust, RB, Election of 2005, Series A (AGM), 5.75%, 11/01/28 |
5,460 | 7,104,607 | |||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, RB, School Facilities Construction (AGC): |
|||||||||||
6.00%, 12/15/34 (b) |
1,185 | 1,415,922 | |||||||||
6.00%, 12/15/34 |
2,415 | 2,830,980 | |||||||||
New
Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 3/01/29 (e) |
5,230 | 5,871,759 | |||||||||
17,223,268 | |||||||||||
Transportation 15.2% |
|||||||||||
New
Jersey State Turnpike Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38 (e) |
8,820 | 10,092,549 | |||||||||
New
Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System: |
|||||||||||
Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 12/15/32 |
4,100 | 4,515,084 | |||||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36 (e) |
5,001 | 5,597,004 |
32 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield New
Jersey Fund, Inc. (MYJ) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts (d) |
Par (000) |
Value | |||||||||
New Jersey (concluded) |
|||||||||||
Transportation (concluded) |
|||||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/41 |
$ | 11,250 | $ | 12,520,800 | |||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, Consolidated, 152nd Series, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/35 |
3,764 | 4,177,550 | |||||||||
36,902,987 | |||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts 29.2% |
70,880,436 | ||||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $341,864,174) 156.8% |
380,102,672 |
Short-Term Securities | Shares |
Value | ||||||||
BIF New Jersey Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (f)(g) |
1,801,072 | $ | 1,801,072 | |||||||
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost $1,801,072) 0.7% |
1,801,072 | |||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $343,665,246) 157.5% |
381,903,744 | |||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.0% |
2,268,131 | |||||||||
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable (16.3%) |
(39,561,581 | ) | ||||||||
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value (42.2%) |
(102,200,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% |
$ | 242,410,294 |
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. |
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(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. |
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(c) | Zero-coupon bond. |
|||
(d) | Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Fund received cash and residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as
collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to
TOBs. |
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(e) | All
or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Fund to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall
between the TOB trust certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB trust. In the case of a shortfall, the
aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire from 06/15/2019 to 09/01/2020, is
$14,350,925. |
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(f) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
|||
(g) | During the six months ended January 31, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliate |
|
Shares Held at July 31, 2014 |
|
Net Activity |
|
Shares Held at January 31, 2015 |
|
Income |
|
Realized Gains |
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BIF New Jersey Municipal Money Fund |
2,287,613 | (486,541 | ) | 1,801,072 | | $ | 100 |
| As of January 31, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows: |
Contracts Short |
|
Issue |
|
Exchange |
|
Expiration |
|
Notional Value |
|
Unrealized Depreciation |
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(385) |
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note |
Chicago Board of Trade |
March 2015 |
$ | 50,386,875 | $ | (1,358,083 | ) |
| For Fund compliance purposes, the Funds sector classifications refer to any 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 advisor. These definitions may not apply
for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
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| Fair Value Measurements Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial
instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement
purposes. 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 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 is not necessarily an indication of the
risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: |
| Level 1 unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability
to access |
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| 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) |
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| Level 3 unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are
not available (including the Funds own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial
instruments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In
accordance with the Funds policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the
beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial
instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 33 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | BlackRock MuniYield New
Jersey Fund, Inc. (MYJ) |
As of January 31, 2015, the following tables summarize the Funds investments and derivative financial instruments categorized
in the disclosure hierarchy: |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
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Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||
Investments: |
||||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments1 |
| $ | 380,102,672 | | $ | 380,102,672 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
$ | 1,801,072 | | | 1,801,072 | |||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,801,072 | $ | 380,102,672 | | $ | 381,903,744 |
1 | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector. |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments2 |
||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
$ | (1,358,083 | ) | | | $ | (1,358,083 | ) |
2 | Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement
purposes. As of January 31, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows: |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||||
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts |
$ | 523,000 | | | $ | 523,000 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||
TOB trust certificates |
| $ | (39,553,519 | ) | | (39,553,519 | ) | |||||||||||
VRDP Shares |
| (102,200,000 | ) | | (102,200,000 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 523,000 | $ | (141,753,519 | ) | | $ | (141,230,519 | ) |
During the six months ended January 31, 2015, there were no transfers between levels. |
34 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) |
BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. (MZA) |
BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. (MYC) |
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund (MYF) |
BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. (MYJ) |
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Assets |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments at value unaffiliated1 |
$ | 102,227,070 | $ | 107,686,479 | $ | 561,854,745 | $ | 355,319,738 | $ | 380,102,672 | |||||||||||||
Investments at value affiliated2 |
| 2,289,928 | 4,099,293 | 1,591,044 | 1,801,072 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash pledged for financial futures contracts |
102,000 | 41,000 | 339,000 | 422,000 | 523,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest receivable |
994,763 | 816,515 | 6,662,449 | 4,114,342 | 3,079,992 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investments sold receivable |
215,000 | 5,680 | 14,197,706 | 2,397,806 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred offering costs |
127,464 | 170,599 | 232,133 | 191,347 | 238,106 | ||||||||||||||||||
TOB trust receivable |
| | 21,944,995 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
32,954 | 11,627 | 13,391 | 9,390 | 9,917 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
103,699,251 | 111,021,828 | 609,343,712 | 364,045,667 | 385,754,759 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
Liabilities |
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Investments purchased payable |
| | 37,361,248 | 2,828,174 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Income dividends payable Common Shares |
242,066 | 319,305 | 1,578,652 | 1,110,367 | 1,071,336 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bank overdraft |
81,000 | | | 1,736,678 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Variation margin payable on financial futures contracts |
51,563 | 20,625 | 171,875 | 213,813 | 264,687 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees payable |
47,977 | 46,689 | 231,074 | 151,130 | 162,209 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense and fees payable |
843 | 94 | 11,345 | 12,755 | 8,062 | ||||||||||||||||||
Officers and Directors fees payable |
627 | 682 | 3,686 | 2,122 | 2,334 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other accrued expenses payable |
30,545 | 60,926 | 102,317 | 79,075 | 82,318 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total accrued liabilities |
454,621 | 448,321 | 39,460,197 | 6,134,114 | 1,590,946 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
Liabilities |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
TOB trust certificates |
6,419,171 | 3,330,000 | 101,708,288 | 75,815,271 | 39,553,519 | ||||||||||||||||||
VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share3,4,5 |
29,600,000 | 37,300,000 | 105,900,000 | 59,400,000 | 102,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total other liabilities |
36,019,171 | 40,630,000 | 207,608,288 | 135,215,271 | 141,753,519 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
36,473,792 | 41,078,321 | 247,068,485 | 141,349,385 | 143,344,465 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
$ | 67,225,459 | $ | 69,943,507 | $ | 362,275,227 | $ | 222,696,282 | $ | 242,410,294 | |||||||||||||
Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital6,7 |
$ | 59,593,453 | $ | 60,954,375 | $ | 301,992,643 | $ | 189,735,209 | $ | 205,579,922 | |||||||||||||
Undistributed net investment income |
597,626 | 699,770 | 2,897,326 | 3,996,290 | 4,703,802 | ||||||||||||||||||
Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss) |
(1,395,143 | ) | (1,986,128 | ) | 87,941 | (14,931,952 | ) | (4,753,845 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
8,429,523 | 10,275,490 | 57,297,317 | 43,896,735 | 36,880,415 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
$ | 67,225,459 | $ | 69,943,507 | $ | 362,275,227 | $ | 222,696,282 | $ | 242,410,294 | |||||||||||||
Net asset value per Common Share |
$ | 15.97 | $ | 15.22 | $ | 16.98 | $ | 16.35 | $ | 16.97 | |||||||||||||
1 Investments at cost unaffiliated |
$ | 93,516,493 | $ | 97,345,239 | $ | 503,751,452 | $ | 310,307,203 | $ | 341,864,174 | |||||||||||||
2 Investments at cost affiliated |
| $ | 2,289,928 | $ | 4,099,293 | $ | 1,591,044 | $ | 1,801,072 | ||||||||||||||
3 Preferred Shares outstanding, par value $0.10 per share |
296 | 373 | 1,059 | | 1,022 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 Preferred Shares outstanding, par value $0.05 per share |
| | | 594 | | ||||||||||||||||||
5 Preferred Shares authorized, including Auction Market Rate Preferred
Shares (AMPS) |
1,536 | 1,985 | 8,059 | 1,000,000 | 5,782 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 Common Shares outstanding, par value $0.10 per share |
4,209,844 | 4,594,310 | 21,333,129 | 13,624,137 | 14,284,482 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 Common Shares authorized |
199,998,464 | 199,998,015 | 199,991,941 | Unlimited | 199,994,218 |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 35 |
Statements of Operations |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) | BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) |
BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. (MZA) |
BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. (MYC) |
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund (MYF) |
BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. (MYJ) |
||||||||||||||||||
Investment
Income |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest |
$ | 2,002,683 | $ | 2,392,830 | $ | 11,570,723 | $ | 8,082,955 | $ | 8,234,268 | |||||||||||||
Income affiliated |
| 83 | | 172 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Total income |
2,002,683 | 2,392,913 | 11,570,723 | 8,083,127 | 8,234,268 | ||||||||||||||||||
Expenses |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory |
281,112 | 273,939 | 1,367,426 | 887,197 | 951,137 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liquidity fees |
136,502 | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Professional |
26,128 | 28,634 | 50,720 | 39,141 | 39,786 | ||||||||||||||||||
Remarketing fees on Preferred Shares |
15,129 | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Transfer agent |
9,356 | 8,610 | 15,110 | 12,700 | 13,841 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounting services |
9,166 | 9,615 | 40,706 | 27,236 | 28,715 | ||||||||||||||||||
Registration |
4,741 | 1,018 | 4,744 | 4,722 | 4,721 | ||||||||||||||||||
Custodian |
4,208 | 3,541 | 12,732 | 7,761 | 9,395 | ||||||||||||||||||
Printing |
3,325 | 3,349 | 5,184 | 4,371 | 4,621 | ||||||||||||||||||
Officer and Directors |
2,975 | 3,126 | 16,339 | 9,934 | 10,816 | ||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous |
36,899 | 31,678 | 35,550 | 36,809 | 34,472 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs |
529,541 | 363,510 | 1,548,511 | 1,029,871 | 1,097,504 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs1 |
46,229 | 199,112 | 772,126 | 539,779 | 654,016 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses |
575,770 | 562,622 | 2,320,637 | 1,569,650 | 1,751,520 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less fees waived by Manager |
(212 | ) | (63 | ) | (209 | ) | (40 | ) | (737 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived |
575,558 | 562,559 | 2,320,428 | 1,569,610 | 1,750,783 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
1,427,125 | 1,830,354 | 9,250,295 | 6,513,517 | 6,483,485 | ||||||||||||||||||
Realized
and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments |
133,020 | 10,874 | 3,237,550 | 362,858 | 382,523 | ||||||||||||||||||
Financial futures contracts |
(89,096 | ) | | (687,406 | ) | (312,876 | ) | (290,282 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investment companies |
107 | | | | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
44,031 | 10,874 | 2,550,144 | 49,982 | 92,341 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments |
2,936,457 | 3,365,272 | 11,535,704 | 11,832,039 | 13,566,895 | ||||||||||||||||||
Financial futures contracts |
(296,234 | ) | (65,750 | ) | (859,190 | ) | (1,173,190 | ) | (1,416,758 | ) | |||||||||||||
2,640,223 | 3,299,522 | 10,676,514 | 10,658,849 | 12,150,137 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain |
2,684,254 | 3,310,396 | 13,226,658 | 10,708,831 | 12,242,478 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations |
$ | 4,111,379 | $ | 5,140,750 | $ | 22,476,953 | $ | 17,222,348 | $ | 18,725,963 |
1 | Related to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. |
36 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | BlackRock
Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders: |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, 2014 |
|||||||||
Operations |
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 1,427,125 | $ | 2,893,550 | |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
44,031 | (282,224 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
2,640,223 | 3,832,832 | |||||||||
Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations |
4,111,379 | 6,444,158 | |||||||||
Distributions
to Common Shareholders From1 |
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
(1,452,396 | ) | (3,092,130 | ) | |||||||
Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
|||||||||||
Total increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders |
2,658,983 | 3,352,028 | |||||||||
Beginning of period |
64,566,476 | 61,214,448 | |||||||||
End of period |
$ | 67,225,459 | $ | 64,566,476 | |||||||
Undistributed net investment income, end of period |
$ | 597,626 | $ | 622,897 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders: |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, 2014 |
|||||||||
Operations |
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 1,830,354 | $ | 3,720,494 | |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
10,874 | (1,136,225 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
3,299,522 | 5,587,394 | |||||||||
Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations |
5,140,750 | 8,171,663 | |||||||||
Distributions
to Common Shareholders From1 |
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
(1,914,679 | ) | (3,821,746 | ) | |||||||
Capital
Share Transactions |
|||||||||||
Reinvestment of common distributions |
104,806 | 96,021 | |||||||||
Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
|||||||||||
Total increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders |
3,330,877 | 4,445,938 | |||||||||
Beginning of period |
66,612,630 | 62,166,692 | |||||||||
End of period |
$ | 69,943,507 | $ | 66,612,630 | |||||||
Undistributed net investment income, end of period |
$ | 699,770 | $ | 784,095 |
1 | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 37 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | BlackRock MuniYield
California Fund, Inc. (MYC) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders: |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, 2014 |
|||||||||
Operations |
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 9,250,295 | $ | 19,509,297 | |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
2,550,144 | (13,561 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
10,676,514 | 31,067,378 | |||||||||
Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations |
22,476,953 | 50,563,114 | |||||||||
Distributions
to Common Shareholders From1 |
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
(9,685,240 | ) | (20,223,806 | ) | |||||||
Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
|||||||||||
Total increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders |
12,791,713 | 30,339,308 | |||||||||
Beginning of period |
349,483,514 | 319,144,206 | |||||||||
End of period |
$ | 362,275,227 | $ | 349,483,514 | |||||||
Undistributed net investment income, end of period |
$ | 2,897,326 | $ | 3,332,271 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders: |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, 2014 |
|||||||||
Operations |
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 6,513,517 | $ | 13,122,744 | |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
49,982 | (4,033,817 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
10,658,849 | 21,475,775 | |||||||||
Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations |
17,222,348 | 30,564,702 | |||||||||
Distributions
to Common Shareholders From1 |
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
(6,491,901 | ) | (12,915,682 | ) | |||||||
Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
|||||||||||
Total increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders |
10,730,447 | 17,649,020 | |||||||||
Beginning of period |
211,965,835 | 194,316,815 | |||||||||
End of period |
$ | 222,696,282 | $ | 211,965,835 | |||||||
Undistributed net investment income, end of period |
$ | 3,996,290 | $ | 3,974,674 |
1 | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
38 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | BlackRock MuniYield New
Jersey Fund, Inc. (MYJ) |
Increase (Decrease) in Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders: |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, 2014 |
|||||||||
Operations |
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 6,483,485 | $ | 12,886,953 | |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
92,341 | (3,610,195 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
12,150,137 | 20,992,340 | |||||||||
Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations |
18,725,963 | 30,269,098 | |||||||||
Distributions
to Common Shareholders From1 |
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
(6,428,017 | ) | (12,756,041 | ) | |||||||
Net realized gain |
| (499,344 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders |
(6,428,017 | ) | (13,255,385 | ) | |||||||
Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders |
|||||||||||
Total increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders |
12,297,946 | 17,013,713 | |||||||||
Beginning of period |
230,112,348 | 213,098,635 | |||||||||
End of period |
$ | 242,410,294 | $ | 230,112,348 | |||||||
Undistributed net investment income, end of period |
$ | 4,703,902 | $ | 4,648,334 |
1 | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 39 |
Statements of Cash Flows | |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) | BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) |
BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. (MZA) |
BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. (MYC) |
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund (MYF) |
BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. (MYJ) |
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Cash
Provided by Operating Activities |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
$ | 4,111,379 | $ | 5,140,750 | $ | 22,476,953 | $ | 17,222,348 | $ | 18,725,963 | |||||||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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(Increase) decrease in interest receivable |
47,840 | (54,613 | ) | 613,764 | 98,423 | (18,826 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Decrease in variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts |
1,828 | | 10,358 | 6,281 | 6,421 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses |
22,631 | (1,350 | ) | 14,699 | 16,880 | 16,566 | |||||||||||||||||
Increase in cash pledged for financial futures contracts |
(6,000 | ) | (41,000 | ) | (37,000 | ) | (239,000 | ) | (335,000 | ) | |||||||||||||
Increase in investment advisory fees payable |
1,436 | 1,259 | 1,162 | 4,124 | 4,893 | ||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in interest expense and fees payable |
(284 | ) | (101 | ) | (5,229 | ) | (4,332 | ) | (387 | ) | |||||||||||||
Decrease in other accrued expenses payable |
(343 | ) | (7,449 | ) | (18,434 | ) | (17,003 | ) | (16,465 | ) | |||||||||||||
Increase in variation margin payable on financial futures contracts |
51,563 | 20,625 | 171,875 | 213,813 | 264,687 | ||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in Officers and Directors fees payable |
(83 | ) | (47 | ) | (179 | ) | (177 | ) | (169 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments |
(133,020 | ) | (10,874 | ) | (3,237,550 | ) | (362,858 | ) | (382,523 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain on investments |
(2,936,457 | ) | (3,365,272 | ) | (11,535,704 | ) | (11,832,039 | ) | (13,566,895 | ) | |||||||||||||
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments |
249,111 | 118,855 | 1,041,585 | 424,400 | 305,877 | ||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments |
7,431,729 | 5,797,723 | 62,564,837 | 9,607,629 | 16,009,898 | ||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of long-term investments |
(8,584,419 | ) | (7,159,343 | ) | (55,908,781 | ) | (10,141,704 | ) | (15,077,129 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities |
441,039 | 1,366,955 | (2,844,897 | ) | (229,192 | ) | 486,541 | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
697,950 | 1,806,118 | 13,307,459 | 4,767,593 | 6,423,452 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash
Used for Financing Activities |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from TOB trust certificates |
660,000 | | 3,675,000 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Repayments of TOB trust certificates |
| | (7,194,999 | ) | (50,091 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders |
(1,452,396 | ) | (1,809,384 | ) | (9,791,905 | ) | (6,457,841 | ) | (6,428,017 | ) | |||||||||||||
Increase in bank overdraft |
81,000 | | | 1,736,678 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase in amortization of deferred offering costs |
10,210 | 3,266 | 4,445 | 3,661 | 4,565 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net cash used for financing activities |
(701,186 | ) | (1,806,118 | ) | (13,307,459 | ) | (4,767,593 | ) | (6,423,452 | ) | |||||||||||||
Cash |
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Net decrease in cash |
(3,236 | ) | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Cash at beginning of period |
3,236 | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash at end of period |
| | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information |
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Cash paid during the period for interest and fees |
$ | 36,303 | $ | 195,947 | $ | 772,910 | $ | 540,450 | $ | 649,738 | |||||||||||||
Non-cash
Financing Activities |
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Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends paid to Common Shareholders |
| 104,806 | | | |
40 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Financial Highlights | BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MNE) |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, |
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2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 15.34 | $ | 14.54 | $ | 15.97 | $ | 14.51 | $ | 14.50 | $ | 12.99 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
0.34 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.87 | 0.88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.64 | 0.84 | (1.40 | ) | 1.48 | (0.03 | ) | 1.40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income |
| | | (0.02 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
0.98 | 1.53 | (0.68 | ) | 2.20 | 0.74 | 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income2 |
(0.35 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.67 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 15.97 | $ | 15.34 | $ | 14.54 | $ | 15.97 | $ | 14.51 | $ | 14.50 | |||||||||||||||
Market price, end of period |
$ | 14.45 | $ | 13.64 | $ | 13.06 | $ | 15.80 | $ | 12.98 | $ | 13.54 | |||||||||||||||
Total Return Applicable to Common
Shareholders3 |
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Based on net asset value |
6.70% | 4 | 11.40% | (4.38)% | 15.73% | 5.71% | 17.67% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Based on market price |
8.58% | 4 | 10.27% | (13.18)% | 28.00% | 1.26% | 23.05% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shareholders |
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Total expenses |
1.74% | 6 | 1.80% | 1.79% | 1.82% | 5 | 1.23% | 5 | 1.20% | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly |
1.74% | 6 | 1.80% | 1.78% | 1.81% | 5 | 1.22% | 5 | 1.12% | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs7
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1.60% | 8,6 | 1.63% | 8 | 1.57% | 8 | 1.57% | 5,8 | 1.21% | 5 | 1.12% | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
4.31% | 6 | 4.66% | 4.59% | 4.86% | 5 | 6.16% | 5 | 6.30% | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders |
| | | 0.11% | 0.71% | 0.75% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income to Common Shareholders |
4.31% | 4.66% | 4.59% | 4.75% | 5.45% | 5.55% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets applicable Common Shareholders, end of period (000) |
$ | 67,225 | $ | 64,566 | $ | 61,214 | $ | 67,159 | $ | 61,019 | $ | 61,010 | |||||||||||||||
AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000) |
| | | | $ | 29,632 | $ | 29,625 | |||||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period |
| | | | $ | 76,499 | $ | 76,492 | |||||||||||||||||||
VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000) |
$ | 29,600 | $ | 29,600 | $ | 29,600 | $ | 29,600 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period |
$ | 327,113 | $ | 318,130 | $ | 306,806 | $ | 326,888 | | | |||||||||||||||||
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000) |
$ | 6,419 | $ | 5,759 | $ | 5,538 | $ | 6,208 | $ | 1,125 | $ | 1,125 | |||||||||||||||
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings |
$ | 11,473 | $ | 12,211 | $ | 12,054 | $ | 11,817 | $ | 55,239 | $ | 55,231 | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate |
8% | 21% | 21% | 27% | 23% | 27% |
1 | Based on average Common Shares outstanding. |
2 | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
3 | Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
4 | Aggregate total return. |
5 | Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders. |
6 | Annualized. |
7 | Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively. |
8 | For the six months ended January 31, 2015 and years ended July 31, 2014, July 31, 2013, July 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 1.14%, 1.14%, 1.13%, and 1.18%, respectively. |
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Financial Highlights | BlackRock
MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. (MZA) |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, |
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2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 14.52 | $ | 13.57 | $ | 15.12 | $ | 13.38 | $ | 13.73 | $ | 12.40 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
0.40 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.93 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.72 | 0.97 | (1.55 | ) | 1.77 | (0.33 | ) | 1.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income |
| | | | (0.06 | ) | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
1.12 | 1.78 | (0.72 | ) | 2.57 | 0.48 | 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income2 |
(0.42 | ) | (0.83 | ) | (0.83 | ) | (0.83 | ) | (0.83 | ) | (0.82 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 15.22 | $ | 14.52 | $ | 13.57 | $ | 15.12 | $ | 13.38 | $ | 13.73 | |||||||||||||||
Market price, end of period |
$ | 16.45 | $ | 15.00 | $ | 13.33 | $ | 15.61 | $ | 12.83 | $ | 13.67 | |||||||||||||||
Total Return Applicable to Common
Shareholders3 |
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Based on net asset value |
7.75% | 4 | 13.63% | (5.08)% | 19.86% | 3.92% | 17.75% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Based on market price |
12.73% | 4 | 19.50% | (9.69)% | 29.05% | 0.09% | 13.13% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shareholders |
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Total expenses |
1.64% | 5 | 1.69% | 1.66% | 1.96% | 1.52% | 6 | 1.25% | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly |
1.64% | 5 | 1.69% | 1.66% | 1.96% | 1.52% | 6 | 1.24% | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs7
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1.06% | 5 | 1.06% | 1.03% | 1.58% | 8 | 1.43% | 6 | 1.22% | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
5.34% | 5 | 5.85% | 5.53% | 5.62% | 6.62% | 6 | 6.99% | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders |
| | | | 0.36% | 0.44% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment Income to Common Shareholders |
5.34% | 5 | 5.85% | 5.53% | 5.62% | 6.26% | 6.56% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000) |
$ | 69,944 | $ | $66,613 | $ | 62,167 | $ | 69,071 | $ | 61,086 | $ | 62,618 | |||||||||||||||
AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000) |
| | | | | $ | 38,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period |
| | | | | $ | 65,350 | ||||||||||||||||||||
VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000) |
$ | 37,300 | $ | 37,300 | $ | 37,300 | $ | 37,300 | $ | 37,300 | | ||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period |
$ | 287,516 | $ | 278,586 | $ | 266,667 | $ | 285,177 | $ | 263,770 | | ||||||||||||||||
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000) |
$ | 3,330 | $ | 3,330 | $ | 3,330 | $ | 3,330 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 1,500 | |||||||||||||||
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings |
$ | 22,004 | $ | 21,004 | $ | 19,669 | $ | 21,742 | $ | 21,362 | $ | 42,745 | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate |
5% | 13% | 16% | 26% | 16% | 25% |
1 | Based on average Common Shares outstanding. |
2 | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
3 | Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
4 | Aggregate total return. |
5 | Annualized. |
6 | Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders. |
7 | Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively. |
8 | For the year ended July 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 1.14%. |
42 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Financial Highlights | BlackRock
MuniYield California Fund, Inc. (MYC) |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, |
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2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 16.38 | $ | 14.96 | $ | 16.97 | $ | 14.38 | $ | 14.76 | $ | 13.47 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
0.43 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.94 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.62 | 1.46 | (1.97 | ) | 2.60 | (0.37 | ) | 1.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income |
| | | | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
1.05 | 2.37 | (1.06 | ) | 3.54 | 0.55 | 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income2 |
(0.45 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.93 | ) | (0.83 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 16.98 | $ | 16.38 | $ | 14.96 | $ | 16.97 | $ | 14.38 | $ | 14.76 | |||||||||||||||
Market price, end of period |
$ | 16.37 | $ | 14.87 | $ | 13.94 | $ | 17.31 | $ | 13.29 | $ | 14.44 | |||||||||||||||
Total Return Applicable to Common
Shareholders3 |
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Based on net asset value |
6.74% | 4 | 16.87% | (6.61)% | 25.45% | 4.28% | 16.59% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Based on market price |
13.35% | 4 | 13.86% | (14.68)% | 38.46% | (1.49)% | 23.51% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shareholders |
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Total expenses |
1.30% | 5 | 1.43% | 1.46% | 1.64% | 1.49% | 6 | 1.19% | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly |
1.30% | 5 | 1.42% | 1.45% | 1.64% | 1.49% | 6 | 1.18% | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs7
|
0.87% | 5 | 0.92% | 0.92% | 1.21% | 8 | 1.16% | 6 | 0.99% | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
5.17% | 5 | 5.88% | 5.39% | 5.96% | 6.76% | 6 | 6.53% | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders |
| | | | 0.18% | 0.22% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income to Common Shareholders |
5.17% | 5.88% | 5.39% | 5.96% | 6.58% | 6.31% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets applicable Common Shareholders, end of period (000) |
$ | 362,275 | $ | 349,484 | $ | 319,144 | $ | 361,341 | $ | 306,280 | $ | 314,326 | |||||||||||||||
AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000) |
| | | | | $ | 105,950 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000) |
| | | | | $ | 99,173 | ||||||||||||||||||||
VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000) |
$ | 105,900 | $ | 105,900 | $ | 105,900 | $ | 105,900 | $ | 105,900 | | ||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period |
$ | 442,092 | $ | 430,013 | $ | 401,364 | $ | 441,209 | $ | 389,216 | | ||||||||||||||||
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000) |
$ | 101,708 | $ | 83,283 | $ | 116,775 | $ | 116,856 | $ | 108,878 | $ | 117,819 | |||||||||||||||
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings |
$ | 4,562 | $ | 5,196 | $ | 3,733 | $ | 4,092 | $ | 3,813 | $ | 3,668 | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate |
13% | 23% | 27% | 48% | 33% | 41% |
1 | Based on average Common Shares outstanding. |
2 | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
3 | Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
4 | Aggregate total return. |
5 | Annualized. |
6 | Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders. |
7 | Interest expense and fees relate to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively. |
8 | For the year ended July 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 0.97%. |
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Financial Highlights | BlackRock MuniYield
Investment Fund (MYF) |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, |
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2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 15.56 | $ | 14.26 | $ | 16.30 | $ | 13.71 | $ | 14.26 | $ | 12.95 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
0.48 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.96 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.79 | 1.29 | (2.03 | ) | 2.60 | (0.58 | ) | 1.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income |
| | | | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
1.27 | 2.25 | (1.09 | ) | 3.53 | 0.37 | 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income2 |
(0.48 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.81 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 16.35 | $ | 15.56 | $ | 14.26 | $ | 16.30 | $ | 13.71 | $ | 14.26 | |||||||||||||||
Market price, end of period |
$ | 16.16 | $ | 14.56 | $ | 13.55 | $ | 16.52 | $ | 13.08 | $ | 14.36 | |||||||||||||||
Total Return Applicable to Common
Shareholders3 |
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Based on net asset value |
8.39% | 4 | 16.75% | (7.14)% | 26.55% | 2.97% | 17.12% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Based on market price |
14.49% | 4 | 14.98% | (12.94)% | 34.44% | (2.45)% | 30.32% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shareholders |
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Total expenses |
1.44% | 5 | 1.52% | 1.55% | 1.66% | 1.45% | 6 | 1.26% | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly |
1.44% | 5 | 1.52% | 1.55% | 1.66% | 1.45% | 6 | 1.26% | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs7
|
0.94% | 5 | 0.97% | 0.97% | 1.22% | 8 | 1.14% | 6 | 1.02% | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
5.96% | 5 | 6.56% | 5.82% | 6.19% | 7.22% | 6 | 6.92% | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders |
| | | | 0.15% | 0.18% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income to Common Shareholders |
5.96% | 6.56% | 5.82% | 6.19% | 7.07% | 6.74% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets applicable Common Shareholders, end of period (000) |
$ | 222,696 | $ | 211,966 | $ | 194,317 | $ | 221,778 | $ | 186,127 | $ | 193,270 | |||||||||||||||
AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000) |
| | | | | $ | 59,475 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period |
| | | | | $ | 106,242 | ||||||||||||||||||||
VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000) |
$ | 59,400 | $ | 59,400 | $ | 59,400 | $ | 59,400 | $ | 59,400 | | ||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period |
$ | 474,910 | $ | 456,845 | $ | 427,133 | $ | 473,363 | $ | 413,346 | | ||||||||||||||||
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000) |
$ | 75,815 | $ | 75,865 | $ | 85,029 | $ | 86,374 | $ | 61,634 | $ | 58,245 | |||||||||||||||
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings |
$ | 3,937 | $ | 3,794 | $ | 3,285 | $ | 3,568 | $ | 4,020 | $ | 4,318 | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate |
3% | 18% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 41% |
1 | Based on average Common Shares outstanding. |
2 | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
3 | Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
4 | Aggregate total return. |
5 | Annualized. |
6 | Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders. |
7 | Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively. |
8 | For the year ended July 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 0.99%. |
44 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Financial Highlights | BlackRock MuniYield New
Jersey Fund, Inc. (MYJ) |
Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, |
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2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 16.11 | $ | 14.92 | $ | 16.92 | $ | 14.84 | $ | 15.24 | $ | 14.13 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 |
0.45 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.86 | 1.21 | (1.94 | ) | 2.11 | (0.41 | ) | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to VDRP Shareholders from net realized gain |
| | (0.00 | )2 | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income |
| | | | (0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
1.31 | 2.11 | (1.05 | ) | 2.97 | 0.48 | 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to Common Shareholders from:3 |
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Net investment income |
(0.45 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.85 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized gain |
| (0.03 | ) | (0.06 | ) | | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to Common Shareholders |
(0.45 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.85 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 16.97 | $ | 16.11 | $ | 14.92 | $ | 16.92 | $ | 14.84 | $ | 15.24 | |||||||||||||||
Market price, end of period |
$ | 15.62 | $ | 14.67 | $ | 13.74 | $ | 17.07 | $ | 13.53 | $ | 15.19 | |||||||||||||||
Total Return Applicable to Common
Shareholders4 |
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Based on net asset value |
8.54% | 5 | 15.27% | (6.51)% | 20.72% | 3.55% | 14.34% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Based on market price |
9.71% | 5 | 13.99% | (14.66)% | 33.59% | (5.28)% | 19.38% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shareholders |
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Total expenses |
1.47% | 6 | 1.57% | 1.48% | 1.61% | 1.26% | 7 | 1.01% | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly |
1.47% | 6 | 1.57% | 1.48% | 1.60% | 1.25% | 7 | 1.00% | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8
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0.92% | 6 | 0.95% | 0.92% | 1.28% | 9 | 1.14% | 7 | 0.98% | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
5.46% | 6 | 5.89% | 5.32% | 5.41% | 6.26% | 7 | 6.71% | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders |
| | | | 0.23% | 0.30% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income to Common Shareholders |
5.46% | 5.89% | 5.32% | 5.41% | 6.03% | 6.41% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets applicable Common Shareholders, end of period (000) |
$ | 242,410 | $ | 230,112 | $ | 213,099 | $ | 240,759 | $ | 211,121 | $ | 216,433 | |||||||||||||||
AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000) |
| | | | | $ | 102,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period |
| | | | | $ | 77,946 | ||||||||||||||||||||
VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000) |
$ | 102,200 | $ | 102,200 | $ | 102,200 | $ | 102,200 | $ | 102,200 | | ||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period |
$ | 337,192 | $ | 325,159 | $ | 308,511 | $ | 335,577 | $ | 306,576 | | ||||||||||||||||
Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000) |
$ | 39,554 | $ | 39,554 | $ | 39,555 | $ | 26,813 | $ | 10,454 | $ | 8,654 | |||||||||||||||
Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings |
$ | 7,129 | $ | 6,818 | $ | 6,387 | $ | 9,979 | $ | 21,196 | $ | 26,011 | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate |
4% | 19% | 7% | 23% | 18% | 15% |
1 | Based on average Common Shares outstanding. |
2 | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
3 | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. |
4 | Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
5 | Aggregate total return. |
6 | Annualized. |
7 | Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders. |
8 | Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively. |
9 | For the year ended July 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 0.93%. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) |
Fund Name |
|
Herein Referred To As |
|
Organized |
|
Diversification
Classification |
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BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. |
MNE |
Maryland |
Non-diversified |
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BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. |
MZA |
Maryland |
Non-diversified |
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BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. |
MYC |
Maryland |
Non-diversified |
|||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund |
MYF |
Massachusetts |
Non-diversified |
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BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. |
MYJ |
Maryland |
Non-diversified |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
Trust, the remarketing agent and the Liquidity Provider. In
the case of an MTE, after the payment of fees, the TOB Trust Certificate holders would be paid senior to the Residual holders (i.e., the Funds). In
contrast, in the case of a TOTE, after payment of fees, the TOB Trust Certificate holders and Residual holders would be paid equally in proportion to
the respective face values of their certificates. During the six months ended January 31, 2015, no TOB Trusts in which the Funds participated were
terminated without the consent of the Funds.
|
Underlying Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOBs |
|
Liability For TOB Trust Certificates |
|
Range of Interest Rates |
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MNE |
$ | 12,128,165 | $ | 6,419,171 | 0.02% 0.05% |
|||||||
MZA |
$ | 7,600,387 | $ | 3,330,000 | 0.02% 0.03% |
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MYC |
$ | 222,850,940 | $ | 101,708,288 | 0.02% 0.09% |
|||||||
MYF |
$ | 152,680,881 | $ | 75,815,271 | 0.02% 0.27% |
|||||||
MYJ |
$ | 70,880,436 | $ | 39,553,519 | 0.02% 0.27% |
|
Average TOB Trust Certificates Outstanding |
|
Daily Weighted Average Interest Rate |
|||||||
MNE |
$ | 6,046,127 | 0.59 | % | ||||||
MZA
|
$ | 3,330,000 | 0.58 | % | ||||||
MYC
|
$ | 82,554,889 | 0.58 | % | ||||||
MYF
|
$ | 75,823,530 | 0.63 | % | ||||||
MYJ |
$ | 39,553,519 | 0.70 | % |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
Fair Values of Derivative
Financial Instruments as of January 31, 2015 |
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Value |
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Derivative Liabilities |
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|
Statements of
Assets and Liabilities Location |
|
MNE |
|
MZA |
|
MYC |
|
MYF |
|
MYJ |
|||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation1 | $ | (281,054 | ) | $ | (65,750 | ) | $ | (805,976 | ) | $ | (1,115,800 | ) | $ | (1,358,083 | ) |
1 | Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current days variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
The Effect of Derivative
Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations Six Months Ended January 31, 2015 |
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MNE |
|
MZA |
|
MYC |
|
MYF |
|
MYJ |
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Net Realized Loss From |
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Interest rate contracts: |
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Financial futures contracts |
$ | (89,096 | ) | | $ | (687,406 | ) | $ | (312,876 | ) | $ | (290,282 | ) | |||||||||
MNE |
|
MZA |
|
MYC |
|
MYF |
|
MYJ |
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Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation
on |
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Interest rate contracts: |
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Financial futures contracts |
$ | (296,234 | ) | $ | (65,750 | ) | $ | (859,190 | ) | $ | (1,173,190 | ) | $ | (1,416,758 | ) | |||||||
MNE |
|
MZA |
|
MYC |
|
MYF |
|
MYJ |
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Financial futures contracts: |
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Average notional value of contracts short |
$ | 8,509,055 | $ | 3,860,5352 | $ | 30,258,906 | $ | 33,997,875 | $ | 41,367,438 | ||||||||||||
2 | Actual amounts for the period are shown due to limited outstanding derivative financial instruments as of each quarter. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation
margin that is held in a clearing brokers customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own
assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of
margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing
brokers customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.
MNE |
|
MZA |
|
MYC |
|
MYF |
|
MYJ |
||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fee |
0.55 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % |
|
MNE |
|
MZA |
|
MYC |
|
MYF |
|
MYJ |
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Purchases |
$ | 8,584,419 | $ | 7,159,343 | $ | 86,228,271 | $ | 12,969,878 | $ | 15,077,129 | ||||||||||||
Sales |
$ | 7,646,729 | $ | 5,798,063 | $ | 68,314,474 | $ | 11,990,066 | $ | 16,009,898 |
Expires July 31, |
|
MNE |
|
MZA |
|
MYC |
|
MYF |
|
MYJ |
||||||||||||
2018 |
$ | 750,672 | $ | 816,347 | $ | 758,242 | $ | 7,205,475 | | |||||||||||||
2019 |
| 68,648 | | | | |||||||||||||||||
No
expiration date1 |
106,188 | 1,136,181 | 1,816,028 | 5,967,898 | $ | 2,359,182 | ||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 856,860 | $ | 2,021,176 | $ | 2,574,270 | $ | 13,173,373 | $ | 2,359,182 |
1 | Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration. |
50 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
|
MNE |
|
MZA |
|
MYC |
|
MYF |
|
MYJ |
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Tax
cost |
$ | 87,502,851 | $ | 96,293,614 | $ | 406,093,664 | $ | 236,844,981 | $ | 304,732,080 | ||||||||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation |
$ | 8,713,945 | $ | 10,358,392 | $ | 58,154,198 | $ | 45,019,847 | $ | 38,597,362 | ||||||||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation |
(408,897 | ) | (5,599 | ) | (2,112 | ) | (769,317 | ) | (979,217 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net
unrealized appreciation |
$ | 8,305,048 | $ | 10,352,793 | $ | 58,152,086 | $ | 44,250,530 | $ | 37,618,145 | ||||||||||||
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
|
MNE |
|
MZA |
|
MYC |
|
MYF |
|
MYJ |
|||||||||||||
Six
Months Ended January 31, 2015 |
| 7,026 | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Year Ended July 31, 2014 |
| 6,529 | | | |
|
Issue Date |
|
Shares Issued |
|
Aggregate Principal |
|
Maturity Date |
|||||||||||
MNE |
9/15/11 | 296 | $ | 29,600,000 | 10/01/41 | |||||||||||||
MZA |
5/19/11 | 373 | $ | 37,300,000 | 6/01/41 | |||||||||||||
MYC |
5/19/11 | 1,059 | $ | 105,900,000 | 6/01/41 | |||||||||||||
MYF |
5/19/11 | 594 | $ | 59,400,000 | 6/01/41 | |||||||||||||
MYJ |
4/21/11 | 1,022 | $ | 102,200,000 | 5/01/41 |
52 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued) |
|
MNE |
|
MZA |
|
MYC |
|
MYF |
|
MYJ |
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Rate |
0.12 | % | 0.99 | % | 0.99 | % | 0.99 | % | 0.99 | % |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 53 |
Notes to Financial Statements (concluded) |
subject to optional or mandatory tender events during such
time. During the special rate period, MZA, MYC, MYF and MYJ are required to maintain the same asset coverage, basic maintenance amount and leverage
requirements for the VRDP Shares. MZA, MYC, MYF and MYJ will not pay any liquidity and remarketing fees during the special rate period and instead will
pay dividends monthly based on the sum of the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index and a percentage per annum based on the long-term ratings assigned to the VRDP
Shares. The short-term ratings were withdrawn by Moodys, Fitch and/or S&P. Short-term ratings may be re-assigned upon the termination of the
special rate period when the VRDP Shares revert back to remarketable securities.
|
Common Dividend Per Share |
|||||
MNE |
$ | 0.0575 | ||||
MZA |
$ | 0.0695 | ||||
MYC |
$ | 0.0740 | ||||
MYF |
$ | 0.0815 | ||||
MYJ
|
$ | 0.0750 |
|
Preferred Shares |
|
Series |
|
Dividends Declared |
|||||||||
MNE
|
VRDP Shares | W-7 | $ | 2,271 | ||||||||||
MZA |
VRDP Shares | W-7 | $ | 27,755 | ||||||||||
MYC
|
VRDP Shares | W-7 | $ | 78,801 | ||||||||||
MYF |
VRDP Shares | W-7 | $ | 44,200 | ||||||||||
MYJ |
VRDP Shares | W-7 | $ | 76,048 |
54 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Officers and Directors |
Karen
P. Robards, Vice Chairperson of the Board, Chairperson
of the Audit Committee and Director
Michael J.
Castellano, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Frank J. Fabozzi, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Kathleen F. Feldstein,
Director
James T. Flynn, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Jerrold B. Harris, Director
R. Glenn Hubbard, Director
W. Carl
Kester, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Barbara G. Novick, Director
John M. Perlowski, Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer
Robert W. Crothers, Vice President
Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Jay Fife, Treasurer
Charles Park, Chief Compliance
Officer
Janey Ahn, Secretary
Effective September 5, 2014, Brendan Kyne resigned as a Vice President of each Fund.
Effective December 31, 2014, Paul L. Audet and Henry
Gabbay resigned as Directors of each Fund. Effective December 31, 2014, Barbara G. Novick and John M. Perlowski were appointed to serve as Director of
each Fund. |
Investment Advisor
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Wilmington, DE 19809 Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 02110 |
Transfer Agent
Common Shares Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Canton, MA 02021 VRDP Tender and Paying Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon New York, NY 10289 VRDP Remarketing Agent Barclays Capital, Inc.1 New York, NY 10019 Citigroup Global Markets Inc.2 New York, NY 10179 |
VRDP Liquidity Providers
Barclays Bank PLC1 New York, NY 10019 Citibank, N.A.2
New York, NY 10179 Accounting Agent State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 02110 |
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP Boston, MA 02116 Legal Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP New York, NY 10036 Address of the Funds 100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 |
1 | For MNE. |
2 | For all Funds except MNE. |
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 55 |
Additional Information |
Dividend Policy
General Information
56 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
Additional Information (continued) |
General Information (concluded)
Shelf Offering Program
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 57 |
Additional Information (concluded) |
BlackRock Privacy Principles
58 | SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | JANUARY 31, 2015 |
MY5-1/15-SAR |
|
Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report | |
Item 3 – | Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report | |
Item 4 – | Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report | |
Item 5 – | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report | |
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 – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report | |
Item 8 – | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies | |
(a) | Not Applicable to this semi-annual report | |
(b) | As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR. | |
Item 9 – | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable | |
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 – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report | ||
(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto | ||
(a)(3) – Not Applicable | ||
(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto |
2 |
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 MuniYield California Fund, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski | |
John M. Perlowski | ||
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of | ||
BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. | ||
Date: April 2, 2015 | ||
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 MuniYield California Fund, Inc. | ||
Date: April 2, 2015 | ||
By: | /s/ Neal J. Andrews | |
Neal J. Andrews | ||
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of | ||
BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. | ||
Date: April 2, 2015 |
3 |