UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-22774
Name of Fund: | BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) | |
Fund Address: | 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809 |
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Multi-Sector
Income Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2017
Date of reporting period: 07/31/2017
Item 1 Schedule of Investments
Consolidated Schedule of Investments July 31, 2017 (Unaudited) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks 0.4% | Shares |
Value | ||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense 0.4% | ||||||||||||
United Technologies Corp. |
25,695 | $ | 3,041,320 | |||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | Par (000) |
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ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE1, Class A2D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.300%), 1.53%, 2/25/36 (a) |
USD | 5,838 | 5,732,596 | |||||||||
ALM VI Ltd., Series 2012-6A (a)(b): |
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Class B2RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.050%), 3.35%, 7/15/26 |
1,200 | 1,200,586 | ||||||||||
Class CRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.200%), 4.50%, 7/15/26 |
1,010 | 1,010,772 | ||||||||||
ALM XIV Ltd., Series 2014-14A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.450%), 4.76%, 7/28/26 (a)(b)(c) |
3,610 | 3,629,547 | ||||||||||
American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR2, Class E, 6.23%, 10/17/36 (b) |
2,000 | 2,240,825 | ||||||||||
AMMC CDO, Series 2016-1A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.000%), 8.30%, 10/15/28 (a)(b) |
1,000 | 1,013,526 | ||||||||||
AMMC CLO 18 Ltd., Series 2016-18A, Class E2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.250%), 8.45%, 5/26/28 (a)(b) |
1,000 | 1,012,315 | ||||||||||
AMMC CLO XII Ltd., Series 2013-12A, Class D1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.750%), 4.93%, 5/10/25 (a)(b)(c) |
1,000 | 1,004,179 | ||||||||||
Anchorage Capital CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.650%), 3.96%, 4/28/26 (a)(b) |
1,000 | 1,001,347 | ||||||||||
Anchorage Capital CLO 6 Ltd., Series 2015-6A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.550%), 4.85%, 7/15/30 (a)(b)(d) |
1,000 | 989,100 | ||||||||||
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.250%), 8.55%, 1/13/27 (a)(b) |
1,000 | 1,009,206 | ||||||||||
Apidos CLO XII, Series 2013-12A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.050%), 4.35%, 4/15/25 (a)(b)(c) |
1,000 | 997,285 |
Asset-Backed Securities | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||||||||
Ares CLO Ltd. (a)(b): |
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Series 2015-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.230%), 7.45%, 12/05/25 |
USD | 1,000 | $ | 1,005,665 | ||||||||
Series 2016-41A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.200%), 5.50%, 1/15/29 |
900 | 912,450 | ||||||||||
Arrowpoint CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.680%), 5.72%, 11/15/28 (a)(b) |
800 | 810,249 | ||||||||||
Atrium X, Series 10A (a)(b): |
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Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.000%), 4.30%, 7/16/25 |
1,000 | 999,604 | ||||||||||
Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.500%), 5.80%, 7/16/25 |
2,000 | 1,964,110 | ||||||||||
Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust, Series 2006-HE9, Class 2A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.140%), 1.37%, 11/25/36 (a) |
4,559 | 4,183,569 | ||||||||||
Benefit Street Partners CLO II Ltd., Series 2013-IIA, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.700%), 5.00%, 7/15/29 (a)(b) |
1,750 | 1,751,530 | ||||||||||
Benefit Street Partners CLO VI Ltd., |
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Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.050%), 4.35%, 4/18/27 |
1,000 | 1,001,158 | ||||||||||
Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.700%), 5.00%, 4/18/27 |
1,000 | 999,313 | ||||||||||
Betony CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.600%), 4.90%, 4/15/27 (a)(b) |
1,000 | 997,778 | ||||||||||
C-BASS Trust, Series 2006-CB7, Class A4, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.160%), 1.39%, 10/25/36 (a) |
8,025 | 5,720,948 | ||||||||||
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd. (a)(b): |
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Series 2013-2A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.750%), 5.05%, 4/18/25 (c) |
1,250 | 1,252,435 | ||||||||||
Series 2014-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.750%), 4.05%, 4/17/25 |
1,500 | 1,506,406 | ||||||||||
Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FRE2 (a): |
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Class A2, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.120%), 1.35%, 10/25/36 |
5,561 | 3,602,591 | ||||||||||
Class A5, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.080%), 1.31%, 10/25/36 |
11,457 | 7,383,604 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Asset-Backed Securities | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||||||||
DCP Rights LLC, Series 2014-1A, Class A, 5.46%, 10/25/44 (b) |
USD | 3,607 | $ | 3,667,840 | ||||||||
Fremont Home Loan Trust (a): |
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Series 2006-A, Class 2A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.160%), 1.39%, 5/25/36 |
24,972 | 14,895,465 | ||||||||||
Series 2006-D, Class 2A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.150%), 1.38%, 11/25/36 |
22,602 | 9,798,499 | ||||||||||
GoldenTree Loan Opportunities VII Ltd., Series 2013-7A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.300%), 4.61%, 4/25/25 (a)(b) |
1,250 | 1,251,099 | ||||||||||
GSAMP Trust (a): |
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Series 2006-FM2, Class A2C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.150%), 1.38%, 9/25/36 |
11,334 | 5,210,905 | ||||||||||
Series 2007-FM2, Class A2B, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.090%), 1.32%, 1/25/37 |
7,710 | 4,783,096 | ||||||||||
Highbridge Loan Management Ltd. (a)(b): |
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Series 4A-2014, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.000%), 4.31%, 7/28/25 (c) |
2,000 | 2,002,311 | ||||||||||
Series 8A-2016, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.900%), 9.21%, 4/20/27 |
1,000 | 1,008,909 | ||||||||||
Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust, Series 2006-E, Class 2A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.170%), 1.40%, 4/25/37 (a) |
12,665 | 8,987,159 | ||||||||||
HPS Loan Management Ltd., Series 10A-16 (a)(b): |
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Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.650%), 4.96%, 1/20/28 |
2,500 | 2,488,042 | ||||||||||
Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.500%), 7.81%, 1/20/28 |
1,000 | 969,275 | ||||||||||
Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-1, Class 1A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.220%), 1.45%, 2/25/36 (a) |
5,580 | 5,068,495 | ||||||||||
Madison Park Funding X Ltd., Series 2012-10A, Class ER, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.620%), 8.93%, 1/20/29 (a)(b)(d) |
1,000 | 1,028,300 | ||||||||||
Madison Park Funding XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.700%), 5.01%, 4/20/26 (a)(b)(c) |
1,000 | 1,005,737 |
Asset-Backed Securities | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||||||||
Mastr Asset-Backed Securities Trust (a): |
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Series 2006-HE2, Class A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.150%), 1.38%, 6/25/36 |
USD | 11,010 | $ | 6,094,756 | ||||||||
Series 2006-WMC2, Class A5, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.250%), 1.48%, 4/25/36 |
8,279 | 3,649,839 | ||||||||||
Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.150%), 1.38%, 11/25/36 (a) |
13,947 | 7,011,076 | ||||||||||
Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII Ltd., Series 2014-18A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.750%), 8.93%, 11/14/27 (a)(b) |
1,000 | 1,015,572 | ||||||||||
Octagon Investment Partners XXI Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.650%), 4.83%, 11/14/26 (a)(b) |
1,000 | 1,005,174 | ||||||||||
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2015-2A, Class C, 4.32%, 7/18/25 (b) |
5,000 | 5,003,125 | ||||||||||
OZLM Funding II Ltd., Series 2012-2A (a)(b): |
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Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.000%), 5.17%, 10/30/27 |
1,250 | 1,261,526 | ||||||||||
Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.300%), 8.47%, 10/30/27 |
1,250 | 1,267,613 | ||||||||||
OZLM Funding IV Ltd., Series 2013-4A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.200%), 4.51%, 7/22/25 (a)(b)(c) |
1,250 | 1,250,292 | ||||||||||
OZLM XV Ltd., Series 2016-15A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.150%), 8.46%, 1/20/29 (a)(b) |
1,000 | 1,007,076 | ||||||||||
Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-3, Class AF2, 7.00%, 9/25/37 (e) |
4,449 | 2,576,044 | ||||||||||
Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 2007-3, Class 2A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.400%), 1.63%, 9/25/47 (a) |
5,000 | 4,499,567 | ||||||||||
Scholar Funding Trust, Series 2013-A, Class R, 0.00% (d) |
| (f) | 2,213,462 | |||||||||
SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2015-C, Class C, 4.50%, 9/17/46 (b) |
4,100 | 4,155,433 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Asset-Backed Securities | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||||||||
Sound Point CLO X Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.750%), 8.06%, 1/20/28 (a)(b) |
USD | 1,000 | $ | 1,004,419 | ||||||||
Sound Point CLO XIV Ltd, Series 2016-3A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.650%), 7.96%, 1/23/29 (a)(b) |
1,000 | 1,002,069 | ||||||||||
Symphony CLO XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.350%), 4.65%, 10/17/26 (a)(b) |
3,500 | 3,499,778 | ||||||||||
TICP CLO I Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.000%), 4.31%, 7/20/27 (a)(b) |
1,000 | 1,001,203 | ||||||||||
Treman Park CLO LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.860%), 5.17%, 4/20/27 (a)(b) |
1,500 | 1,503,014 | ||||||||||
Tyron Park CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A (a)(b): |
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Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.500%), 4.80%, 7/15/25 (c) |
1,250 | 1,254,838 | ||||||||||
Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.400%), 5.70%, 7/15/25 |
1,000 | 971,057 | ||||||||||
US Residential Opportunity Fund III Trust, |
4,077 | 4,058,853 | ||||||||||
Venture XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A (a)(b): |
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Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.150%), 4.45%, 4/15/27 (c) |
1,000 | 1,001,056 | ||||||||||
Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.850%), 5.15%, 4/15/27 |
520 | 520,242 | ||||||||||
Venture XXI CLO Ltd., Series 2015-21A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.600%), 4.90%, 7/15/27 (a)(b) |
480 | 480,238 | ||||||||||
Vibrant Clo III Ltd., Series 2015-3A (a)(b): |
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Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.050%), 3.36%, 4/20/26 |
1,000 | 1,001,489 | ||||||||||
Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.950%), 4.26%, 4/20/26 |
1,500 | 1,501,855 | ||||||||||
Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2016-3A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.850%), 8.15%, 10/18/27 (a)(b) |
385 | 387,326 |
Asset-Backed Securities | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||||||||
WaMu Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Series 2007-HE3, Class 2A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.240%), 1.47%, 5/25/47 (a) |
USD | 10,250 | $ | 7,759,204 | ||||||||
Westvue Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A, 4.50%, 9/25/20 (b)(d)(e) |
1,739 | 1,784,319 | ||||||||||
York CLO-3 Ltd., Series 2016-1A (a)(b): |
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Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.680%), 6.99%, 7/20/25 |
1,000 | 998,304 | ||||||||||
Class ER, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.400%), 1.00%, 10/20/29 (g) |
1,000 | 977,500 | ||||||||||
Total Asset-Backed Securities - 25.2% | 189,815,145 | |||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | ||||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense 1.2% | ||||||||||||
Accudyne Industries Borrower/Accudyne Industries LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/20 (b)(c) |
990 | 1,029,105 | ||||||||||
Bombardier, Inc. (b): |
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8.75%, 12/01/21 (c) |
810 | 919,350 | ||||||||||
6.00%, 10/15/22 (c) |
467 | 475,756 | ||||||||||
6.13%, 1/15/23 |
184 | 187,680 | ||||||||||
7.50%, 3/15/25 (c) |
617 | 653,249 | ||||||||||
Harris Corp., 3.83%, 4/27/25 (c) |
750 | 780,095 | ||||||||||
KLX, Inc., 5.88%, 12/01/22 (b)(c) |
870 | 914,588 | ||||||||||
Koppers, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/25 (b)(c) |
267 | 284,355 | ||||||||||
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 7.00%, 5/15/19 |
105 | 107,100 | ||||||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.70%, 5/15/46 (c) |
400 | 449,210 | ||||||||||
TransDigm, Inc.: |
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5.50%, 10/15/20 (c) |
262 | 266,834 | ||||||||||
6.00%, 7/15/22 (c) |
1,360 | 1,421,200 | ||||||||||
6.50%, 7/15/24 (c) |
343 | 363,151 | ||||||||||
6.50%, 5/15/25 |
114 | 119,985 | ||||||||||
6.38%, 6/15/26 |
55 | 57,475 | ||||||||||
United Technologies Corp., 3.75%, 11/01/46 (c) |
700 | 685,820 | ||||||||||
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8,714,953 | ||||||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics 0.3% | ||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. (c): |
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3.90%, 2/01/35 |
500 | 504,264 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 11/15/45 |
500 | 544,015 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics (continued) | ||||||||||||
XPO Logistics, Inc.: |
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5.75%, 6/15/21 |
EUR | 100 | $ | 123,248 | ||||||||
6.50%, 6/15/22 (b)(c) |
USD | 958 | 995,122 | |||||||||
6.13%, 9/01/23 (b)(c) |
32 | 33,280 | ||||||||||
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2,199,929 | ||||||||||||
Airlines 2.9% | ||||||||||||
Air Canada Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B, 5.38%, 11/15/22 (b)(c) |
2,486 | 2,621,700 | ||||||||||
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust: |
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Series 2013-1, Class C, |
525 | 541,187 | ||||||||||
Series 2013-2, Class A, 4.95%, 7/15/24 (c) |
1,824 | 1,957,979 | ||||||||||
Series 2017-1, Class B, 4.95%, 8/15/26 |
1,735 | 1,804,400 | ||||||||||
Avianca Holdings SA/Avianca Leasing LLC/Grupo Taca Holdings Ltd., 8.38%, 5/10/20 |
426 | 423,337 | ||||||||||
Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust (c): |
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Series 2003-ERJ1, 7.88%, 1/02/20 |
179 | 182,181 | ||||||||||
Series 2007-1, Class B, 6.90%, 10/19/23 |
314 | 329,812 | ||||||||||
Series 2012-1, Class B, 6.25%, 10/11/21 |
342 | 361,547 | ||||||||||
Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Class B (c): |
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Series 2007-1, 8.02%, 2/10/24 |
1,710 | 1,950,079 | ||||||||||
Series 2012-1, 6.88%, 5/07/19 (b) |
2,980 | 3,166,088 | ||||||||||
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust (c): |
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Series 2014-2, Class B, 4.63%, 3/03/24 |
2,358 | 2,443,968 | ||||||||||
Series 2015-1, Class A, 3.70%, 6/01/24 |
3,570 | 3,659,250 | ||||||||||
US Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2011-1, Class B, 9.75%, 4/22/20 (c) |
1,961 | 2,146,914 | ||||||||||
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21,588,442 | ||||||||||||
Auto Components 0.5% | ||||||||||||
Allison Transmission, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/24 (b) |
38 | 39,330 | ||||||||||
Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, 4/15/22 |
GBP | 100 | 136,898 | |||||||||
Delphi Automotive PLC (c): |
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4.25%, 1/15/26 |
USD | 400 | 425,617 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Auto Components (continued) | ||||||||||||
Delphi Automotive PLC (c) (continued): |
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4.40%, 10/01/46 |
USD | 280 | $ | 281,879 | ||||||||
Faurecia, 3.63%, 6/15/23 |
EUR | 111 | 138,541 | |||||||||
FTE Verwaltungs GmbH, 9.00%, 7/15/20 |
100 | 123,110 | ||||||||||
Gestamp Funding Luxembourg SA, 3.50%, 5/15/23 |
100 | 124,156 | ||||||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 5.00%, 5/31/26 |
USD | 77 | 79,310 | |||||||||
HP Pelzer Holding GmbH, 4.13%, 4/01/24 |
EUR | 100 | 121,832 | |||||||||
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.: |
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4.88%, 3/15/19 (c) |
USD | 481 | 487,349 | |||||||||
6.25%, 2/01/22 |
141 | 146,773 | ||||||||||
6.75%, 2/01/24 (c) |
481 | 505,050 | ||||||||||
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (h): |
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(2.75% Cash or 3.50% PIK), 2.75%, 9/15/21 |
EUR | 100 | 121,186 | |||||||||
(3.25% Cash or 4.00% PIK), 3.25%, 9/15/23 |
100 | 122,221 | ||||||||||
(3.75% Cash or 4.50% PIK), 3.75%, 9/15/26 |
100 | 123,706 | ||||||||||
(4.13% Cash or 4.88% PIK), |
USD | 214 | 218,280 | |||||||||
(4.50% Cash or 5.25% PIK), |
229 | 235,870 | ||||||||||
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/25 (b) |
166 | 173,470 | ||||||||||
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3,604,578 | ||||||||||||
Automobiles 0.3% | ||||||||||||
General Motors Co., 6.25%, 10/02/43 (c) |
2,194 | 2,485,205 | ||||||||||
Banks 1.2% | ||||||||||||
Allied Irish Banks PLC, (5 year EUR Swap + 3.950%), 4.13%, 11/26/25 (i) |
EUR | 100 | 127,555 | |||||||||
Banco Inbursa SA Institucion de Banca Multiple, 4.38%, 4/11/27 (b)(c) |
USD | 773 | 774,933 | |||||||||
Banco Popolare, 2.75%, 7/27/20 |
EUR | 100 | 123,005 | |||||||||
Bank of Ireland, (5 year EUR Swap + 3.550%), |
100 | 125,298 | ||||||||||
Bankia SA (i): |
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(5 year EUR Swap + 3.166%), 4.00%, 5/22/24 |
200 | 248,302 | ||||||||||
(5 year EUR Swap + 3.350%), 3.38%, 3/15/27 |
100 | 123,848 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Banks (continued) | ||||||||||||
CaixaBank SA, (5 year EUR Swap + 3.350%), |
EUR | 100 | $ | 126,270 | ||||||||
CIT Group, Inc.: |
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5.50%, 2/15/19 (b) |
USD | 94 | 98,634 | |||||||||
5.00%, 8/01/23 (c) |
1,015 | 1,100,006 | ||||||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.38%, 11/23/26 (c) |
370 | 388,712 | ||||||||||
Inversiones Atlantida SA, 8.25%, 7/28/22 (b) |
441 | 454,230 | ||||||||||
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., 4.25%, 1/22/20 |
100 | 103,310 | ||||||||||
Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA, |
5,000 | 5,144,250 | ||||||||||
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8,938,353 | ||||||||||||
Beverages 0.5% | ||||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 4.90%, 2/01/46 (c) |
2,160 | 2,425,829 | ||||||||||
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.: |
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4.75%, 7/15/27 (b) |
GBP | 100 | 133,259 | |||||||||
4.75%, 7/15/27 |
100 | 133,259 | ||||||||||
BWAY Holding Co., 5.50%, 4/15/24 (b)(c) |
USD | 756 | 792,855 | |||||||||
Central American Bottling Corp., 5.75%, 1/31/27 (b)(c) |
249 | 264,408 | ||||||||||
Horizon Holdings I SASU, 7.25%, 8/01/23 |
EUR | 100 | 126,371 | |||||||||
Horizon Parent Holdings Sarl, (8.25% Cash or PIK 9.00%)), 8.25%, 2/15/22 (h) |
100 | 126,038 | ||||||||||
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 3.25%, 3/15/25 |
100 | 121,772 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
4,123,791 | ||||||||||||
Biotechnology 0.3% | ||||||||||||
Amgen, Inc., 4.40%, 5/01/45 (c) |
USD | 1,100 | 1,154,465 | |||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.75%, 3/01/46 (c) |
700 | 770,978 | ||||||||||
Senvion Holding GmbH, 3.88%, 10/25/22 |
EUR | 100 | 120,748 | |||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
2,046,191 | ||||||||||||
Building Materials 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Tecnoglass, Inc., 8.20%, 1/31/22 (b) |
USD | 378 | 397,372 | |||||||||
Titan Global Finance PLC, 3.50%, 6/17/21 |
EUR | 100 | 126,660 | |||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
524,032 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Building Products 0.3% | ||||||||||||
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. (b): |
||||||||||||
5.63%, 4/15/21 (c) |
USD | 177 | $ | 182,310 | ||||||||
5.75%, 12/15/23 |
155 | 164,688 | ||||||||||
Building Materials Corp. of America (b): |
||||||||||||
5.38%, 11/15/24 |
49 | 51,573 | ||||||||||
6.00%, 10/15/25 (c) |
247 | 263,981 | ||||||||||
Masonite International Corp., 5.63%, 3/15/23 (b)(c) |
360 | 378,000 | ||||||||||
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 6.50%, 2/01/22 (c) |
260 | 272,350 | ||||||||||
Standard Industries, Inc., 5.50%, 2/15/23 (b) |
159 | 167,745 | ||||||||||
USG Corp. (b)(c): |
||||||||||||
5.50%, 3/01/25 |
299 | 319,182 | ||||||||||
4.88%, 6/01/27 |
366 | 377,895 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
2,177,724 | ||||||||||||
Cable Television Services 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Nokia OYJ: |
||||||||||||
3.38%, 6/12/22 |
126 | 127,496 | ||||||||||
4.38%, 6/12/27 |
177 | 182,310 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
309,806 | ||||||||||||
Capital Markets 0.4% | ||||||||||||
AE-Rotor Holding BV, 4.97%, 3/28/18 |
140 | 139,898 | ||||||||||
Blackstone CQP Holdco LP, 6.50%, 3/20/21 (b)(c) |
2,437 | 2,513,276 | ||||||||||
LPL Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 9/15/25 (b) |
66 | 69,135 | ||||||||||
Raymond James Financial, Inc., 4.95%, 7/15/46 (c) |
400 | 434,245 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
3,156,554 | ||||||||||||
Chemicals 1.4% | ||||||||||||
Alpha 3 BV/Alpha US Bidco, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/25 (b)(c) |
900 | 927,000 | ||||||||||
Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, |
EUR | 100 | 125,927 | |||||||||
Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 4.88%, 8/15/24 (b)(c) |
USD | 265 | 273,612 | |||||||||
Blue Cube Spinco, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
9.75%, 10/15/23 (c) |
230 | 280,600 | ||||||||||
10.00%, 10/15/25 |
170 | 210,800 | ||||||||||
CF Industries, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
7.13%, 5/01/20 |
150 | 165,000 | ||||||||||
5.15%, 3/15/34 |
110 | 100,925 | ||||||||||
4.95%, 6/01/43 |
164 | 140,220 | ||||||||||
Chemours Co.: |
||||||||||||
6.63%, 5/15/23 (c) |
332 | 356,522 | ||||||||||
7.00%, 5/15/25 |
66 | 73,590 | ||||||||||
5.38%, 5/15/27 (c) |
333 | 350,899 |
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST | JULY 31, 2017 | 5 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Chemicals (continued) | ||||||||||||
Hexion, Inc., 10.38%, 2/01/22 (b)(c) |
USD | 220 | $ | 222,750 | ||||||||
Huntsman International LLC, 4.88%, 11/15/20 (c) |
555 | 582,750 | ||||||||||
Ineos Finance PLC, 4.00%, 5/01/23 |
EUR | 115 | 141,421 | |||||||||
Inovyn Finance PLC, 6.25%, 5/15/21 |
80 | 98,856 | ||||||||||
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., |
USD | 1,305 | 1,308,262 | |||||||||
NOVA Chemicals Corp. (b): |
||||||||||||
4.88%, 6/01/24 |
319 | 320,994 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 6/01/27 |
376 | 376,940 | ||||||||||
Platform Specialty Products Corp. (b): |
||||||||||||
10.38%, 5/01/21 |
65 | 71,663 | ||||||||||
6.50%, 2/01/22 (c) |
1,985 | 2,059,437 | ||||||||||
PQ Corp., 6.75%, 11/15/22 (b)(c) |
437 | 473,280 | ||||||||||
PSPC Escrow Corp., 6.00%, 2/01/23 |
EUR | 153 | 190,377 | |||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co., 4.50%, 6/01/47 (c) |
USD | 310 | 327,093 | |||||||||
Tronox Finance LLC: |
||||||||||||
6.38%, 8/15/20 (c) |
248 | 249,240 | ||||||||||
7.50%, 3/15/22 (b) |
77 | 80,657 | ||||||||||
Venator Finance Sarl/Venator Materials LLC, |
176 | 180,840 | ||||||||||
Versum Materials, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/24 (b) |
140 | 148,750 | ||||||||||
WR Grace & Co-Conn (b): |
||||||||||||
5.13%, 10/01/21 |
165 | 177,375 | ||||||||||
5.63%, 10/01/24 (c) |
300 | 323,250 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
10,339,030 | ||||||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.5% | ||||||||||||
ADT Corp. (c): |
||||||||||||
3.50%, 7/15/22 |
339 | 335,186 | ||||||||||
4.13%, 6/15/23 |
224 | 226,520 | ||||||||||
4.88%, 7/15/32 (b) |
463 | 426,145 | ||||||||||
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., |
267 | 277,012 | ||||||||||
Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.75%, 4/06/21 (b)(c) |
5,000 | 5,679,325 | ||||||||||
Bilbao Luxembourg SA, (10.50% Cash or 11.25% PIK), 10.50%, 12/01/18 (h) |
EUR | 100 | 121,106 | |||||||||
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., 5.13%, 5/01/25 (b)(c) |
USD | 500 | 498,750 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued) | ||||||||||||
CD&R Waterworks Merger Sub LLC, |
USD | 191 | $ | 194,820 | ||||||||
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.88%, 7/01/25 (c) |
254 | 247,968 | ||||||||||
DAE Funding LLC (b)(g): |
||||||||||||
4.00%, 8/01/20 |
266 | 270,322 | ||||||||||
4.50%, 8/01/22 |
159 | 161,783 | ||||||||||
5.00%, 8/01/24 |
106 | 108,253 | ||||||||||
Exela Intermediate LLC/Exela Finance, Inc., |
252 | 245,070 | ||||||||||
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., |
330 | 353,100 | ||||||||||
KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.13%, 6/01/25 (b)(c) |
475 | 495,187 | ||||||||||
La Financiere Atalian SAS, 4.00%, 5/15/24 |
EUR | 100 | 123,703 | |||||||||
Mobile Mini, Inc., 5.88%, 7/01/24 (c) |
USD | 515 | 538,175 | |||||||||
Paprec Holding SA, 5.25%, 4/01/22 |
EUR | 100 | 123,799 | |||||||||
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.25%, 8/15/22 (b)(c) |
USD | 285 | 289,987 | |||||||||
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc., 5.38%, 1/15/25 (b) |
188 | 197,238 | ||||||||||
United Rentals North America, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
7.63%, 4/15/22 |
10 | 10,450 | ||||||||||
5.75%, 11/15/24 (c) |
450 | 478,125 | ||||||||||
5.88%, 9/15/26 |
90 | 96,863 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
11,498,887 | ||||||||||||
Communications Equipment 0.4% | ||||||||||||
CommScope Technologies Finance LLC, |
5 | 5,375 | ||||||||||
CommScope Technologies LLC, |
280 | 280,700 | ||||||||||
CommScope, Inc., 5.00%, 6/15/21 (b)(c) |
170 | 174,250 | ||||||||||
Nokia OYJ, 6.63%, 5/15/39 (c) |
245 | 284,200 | ||||||||||
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc. (c): |
||||||||||||
6.38%, 5/15/25 |
753 | 816,064 | ||||||||||
5.75%, 1/15/27 (b) |
1,004 | 1,064,240 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
2,624,829 | ||||||||||||
Construction & Engineering 0.5% | ||||||||||||
AECOM, Series WI, 5.13%, 3/15/27 |
57 | 57,427 | ||||||||||
Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA, |
1,189 | 1,254,395 | ||||||||||
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 SA, 6.88%, 2/01/27 (b) |
387 | 402,480 |
6 | BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST | JULY 31, 2017 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Construction & Engineering (continued) | ||||||||||||
Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA, 6.75%, 3/30/29 (b) |
USD | 387 | $ | 416,451 | ||||||||
BlueLine Rental Finance Corp., 9.25%, 3/15/24 (b) |
1,193 | 1,294,405 | ||||||||||
Engility Corp., 8.88%, 9/01/24 (c) |
298 | 323,330 | ||||||||||
SPIE SA, 3.13%, 3/22/24 |
EUR | 100 | 122,553 | |||||||||
Tutor Perini Corp., 6.88%, 5/01/25 (b) |
USD | 165 | 177,375 | |||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
4,048,416 | ||||||||||||
Construction Materials 0.5% | ||||||||||||
American Tire Distributors, Inc., 10.25%, 3/01/22 (b)(c) |
394 | 410,745 | ||||||||||
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.38%, 10/01/23 |
163 | 175,633 | ||||||||||
HD Supply, Inc. (b)(c): |
||||||||||||
5.25%, 12/15/21 |
1,265 | 1,328,250 | ||||||||||
5.75%, 4/15/24 |
917 | 982,336 | ||||||||||
LKQ Italia Bondco SpA, 3.88%, 4/01/24 |
EUR | 202 | 259,083 | |||||||||
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., |
USD | 190 | 206,228 | |||||||||
PulteGroup, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
5.50%, 3/01/26 (c) |
213 | 229,241 | ||||||||||
6.00%, 2/15/35 |
48 | 49,200 | ||||||||||
Rexel SA, 3.50%, 6/15/23 |
EUR | 223 | 277,763 | |||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
3,918,479 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 0.2% | ||||||||||||
Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC, 6.88%, 8/01/25 (b) |
USD | 291 | 301,913 | |||||||||
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 8.50%, 7/15/25 (b)(c) |
626 | 666,690 | ||||||||||
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL, 5.00%, 2/01/25 (b)(c) |
563 | 581,297 | ||||||||||
ServiceMaster Co. LLC, 5.13%, 11/15/24 (b) |
120 | 122,700 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
1,672,600 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Finance 0.9% | ||||||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc., 8.00%, 11/01/31 (c) |
1,644 | 2,040,615 | ||||||||||
CDK Global, Inc., 4.88%, 6/01/27 (b)(c) |
330 | 339,075 | ||||||||||
Credivalores-Crediservicios SAS, 9.75%, 7/27/22 (b) |
1,501 | 1,534,022 | ||||||||||
IHS Markit Ltd., 4.75%, 2/15/25 (b) |
198 | 208,395 | ||||||||||
Navient Corp.: |
||||||||||||
5.00%, 10/26/20 (c) |
370 | 381,100 | ||||||||||
6.63%, 7/26/21 (c) |
236 | 253,110 | ||||||||||
6.50%, 6/15/22 |
36 | 38,340 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Consumer Finance (continued) | ||||||||||||
Navient Corp. (continued): |
||||||||||||
5.50%, 1/25/23 |
USD | 162 | $ | 165,430 | ||||||||
7.25%, 9/25/23 (c) |
306 | 334,779 | ||||||||||
6.13%, 3/25/24 |
50 | 51,875 | ||||||||||
5.88%, 10/25/24 |
138 | 140,588 | ||||||||||
6.75%, 6/25/25 (c) |
212 | 222,600 | ||||||||||
5.63%, 8/01/33 |
105 | 89,250 | ||||||||||
OneMain Financial Holdings LLC (b): |
||||||||||||
6.75%, 12/15/19 |
186 | 194,742 | ||||||||||
7.25%, 12/15/21 |
168 | 176,820 | ||||||||||
Springleaf Finance Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/22 |
85 | 89,250 | ||||||||||
Tarjeta Naranja SA, (Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar Pvt Banks + 3.500%), 23.94%, 4/11/22 (a)(b)(c) |
550 | 513,562 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
6,773,553 | ||||||||||||
Containers & Packaging 1.2% | ||||||||||||
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
4.25%, 1/15/22 |
EUR | 65 | 78,253 | |||||||||
4.25%, 9/15/22 (b)(c) |
USD | 283 | 290,782 | |||||||||
4.63%, 5/15/23 (b)(c) |
252 | 257,670 | ||||||||||
2.75%, 3/15/24 |
EUR | 125 | 151,600 | |||||||||
6.75%, 5/15/24 |
156 | 207,149 | ||||||||||
7.25%, 5/15/24 (b)(c) |
USD | 1,809 | 1,996,684 | |||||||||
6.00%, 2/15/25 (b)(c) |
1,049 | 1,117,185 | ||||||||||
Ball Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/22 (c) |
440 | 473,506 | ||||||||||
Crown European Holdings SA, 4.00%, 7/15/22 |
EUR | 103 | 135,893 | |||||||||
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 6.88%, 1/15/25 (b) |
USD | 38 | 39,900 | |||||||||
JH-Holding Finance SA, (8.25% PIK), 8.25%, 12/01/22 (h) |
EUR | 101 | 131,322 | |||||||||
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu (c): |
||||||||||||
5.75%, 10/15/20 |
USD | 590 | 603,275 | |||||||||
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.500%), |
659 | 673,004 | ||||||||||
5.13%, 7/15/23 (b) |
194 | 204,185 | ||||||||||
7.00%, 7/15/24 (b) |
966 | 1,044,487 | ||||||||||
Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 4.00%, 4/01/23 |
EUR | 200 | 249,607 | |||||||||
Sealed Air Corp.: |
||||||||||||
4.88%, 12/01/22 (b) |
USD | 100 | 106,000 | |||||||||
4.50%, 9/15/23 |
EUR | 100 | 133,634 | |||||||||
6.88%, 7/15/33 (b) |
USD | 44 | 50,985 |
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST | JULY 31, 2017 | 7 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Containers & Packaging (continued) | ||||||||||||
Signode Industrial Group Lux SA/Signode Industrial Group US, Inc., 6.38%, 5/01/22 (b)(c) |
USD | 598 | $ | 624,910 | ||||||||
Suzano Trading Ltd., 5.88%, 1/23/21 (b) |
583 | 624,539 | ||||||||||
Verallia Packaging SASU, 5.13%, 8/01/22 |
EUR | 100 | 125,483 | |||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
9,320,053 | ||||||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Levi Strauss & Co., 3.38%, 3/15/27 |
100 | 122,526 | ||||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services 0.5% | ||||||||||||
ADT Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/21 |
USD | 218 | 238,165 | |||||||||
APX Group, Inc. (c): |
||||||||||||
6.38%, 12/01/19 |
265 | 271,625 | ||||||||||
8.75%, 12/01/20 |
277 | 284,617 | ||||||||||
7.88%, 12/01/22 |
210 | 228,375 | ||||||||||
GW Honos Security Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/25 (b) |
102 | 108,630 | ||||||||||
Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 5/01/25 (b) |
138 | 150,075 | ||||||||||
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc., 9.25%, 5/15/23 (b)(c) |
2,068 | 2,305,820 | ||||||||||
Sothebys, 5.25%, 10/01/22 (b) |
108 | 110,430 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
3,697,737 | ||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services 1.3% | ||||||||||||
Aircastle Ltd., 6.25%, 12/01/19 (c) |
784 | 847,700 | ||||||||||
ASP AMC Merger Sub, Inc., 8.00%, 5/15/25 (b) |
74 | 73,353 | ||||||||||
CNH Industrial Finance Europe SA, 1.38%, 5/23/22 |
EUR | 100 | 120,156 | |||||||||
FBM Finance, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/21 (b) |
USD | 155 | 166,237 | |||||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.39%, 1/08/26 (c) |
1,250 | 1,295,769 | ||||||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/23 (c) |
326 | 341,807 | ||||||||||
Grupo KUO SAB de C.V., 5.75%, 7/07/27 (b) |
797 | 810,150 | ||||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.02%, 6/26/24 (b)(c) |
2,888 | 2,946,629 | ||||||||||
Intrum Justitia AB, (3 mo. Euribor + 2.625%), 2.63%, 7/15/22 (a) |
EUR | 100 | 120,236 | |||||||||
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 7.38%, 4/01/20 (b)(c) |
USD | 845 | 868,237 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services (continued) | ||||||||||||
LHC3 PLC, (4.13% Cash or 4.875% PIK), |
EUR | 101 | $ | 120,951 | ||||||||
Mercury Bondco PLC, (8.25% Cash or 9.00% PIK), 8.25%, 5/30/21 (h) |
358 | 447,672 | ||||||||||
SPARC EM SPC Panama Metro Line 2 SP, 0.00%, 12/05/22 (b)(g)(j) |
USD | 279 | 246,622 | |||||||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 4.00%, 10/01/26 |
EUR | 100 | 123,788 | |||||||||
Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., 6.75%, 6/01/25 (b)(c) |
USD | 259 | 268,562 | |||||||||
UniCredit SpA: |
||||||||||||
6.95%, 10/31/22 |
EUR | 270 | 391,160 | |||||||||
(5 year EUR Swap + 4.100%), 5.75%, 10/28/25 (i) |
207 | 273,027 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
9,462,056 | ||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.6% | ||||||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/46 (c) |
USD | 2,545 | 2,443,885 | |||||||||
CenturyLink, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
Series P, 7.60%, 9/15/39 |
61 | 56,578 | ||||||||||
Series S, 6.45%, 6/15/21 (c) |
771 | 832,441 | ||||||||||
Series U, 7.65%, 3/15/42 (c) |
388 | 359,746 | ||||||||||
Series W, 6.75%, 12/01/23 (c) |
327 | 347,029 | ||||||||||
Series Y, 7.50%, 4/01/24 |
151 | 164,024 | ||||||||||
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.00%, 7/15/24 (b)(c) |
542 | 548,775 | ||||||||||
Frontier Communications Corp.: |
||||||||||||
8.13%, 10/01/18 |
125 | 130,469 | ||||||||||
7.13%, 3/15/19 (c) |
380 | 387,125 | ||||||||||
7.13%, 1/15/23 |
65 | 53,138 | ||||||||||
7.63%, 4/15/24 (c) |
570 | 462,412 | ||||||||||
6.88%, 1/15/25 (c) |
1,205 | 955,348 | ||||||||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
5.38%, 8/15/22 |
108 | 110,970 | ||||||||||
5.63%, 2/01/23 |
105 | 109,462 | ||||||||||
5.13%, 5/01/23 (c) |
360 | 374,400 | ||||||||||
5.38%, 1/15/24 (c) |
517 | 544,142 | ||||||||||
5.38%, 5/01/25 (c) |
535 | 568,437 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 3/15/26 (c) |
730 | 775,625 | ||||||||||
OTE PLC, 3.50%, 7/09/20 |
EUR | 200 | 246,538 | |||||||||
SoftBank Group Corp.: |
||||||||||||
(5 year USD ICE Swap + 4.226%), 6.00% (i)(k) |
USD | 200 | 201,750 | |||||||||
(5 year USD ICE Swap + 4.854%), 6.88% (i)(k) |
200 | 203,950 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 7/30/25 |
EUR | 100 | 134,065 | |||||||||
Telecom Italia Capital SA: |
||||||||||||
6.38%, 11/15/33 |
USD | 100 | 113,250 | |||||||||
6.00%, 9/30/34 (c) |
974 | 1,077,244 |
8 | BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST | JULY 31, 2017 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued) | ||||||||||||
Telecom Italia Capital SA (continued): |
||||||||||||
7.20%, 7/18/36 |
USD | 123 | $ | 150,214 | ||||||||
7.72%, 6/04/38 |
62 | 79,128 | ||||||||||
Telecom Italia Finance SA, 7.75%, 1/24/33 |
EUR | 81 | 142,421 | |||||||||
Telecom Italia SpA: |
||||||||||||
1.13%, 3/26/22 (l) |
100 | 119,351 | ||||||||||
3.25%, 1/16/23 |
100 | 131,955 | ||||||||||
3.63%, 1/19/24 |
146 | 194,866 | ||||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.55%, 9/15/43 (c) |
USD | 6,500 | 7,953,972 | |||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
19,972,710 | ||||||||||||
Electric Utilities 1.2% | ||||||||||||
AES Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/23 (c) |
350 | 357,875 | ||||||||||
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 3.50%, 8/15/46 (c) |
500 | 475,852 | ||||||||||
Celeo Redes Operacion Chile SA, |
1,177 | 1,182,885 | ||||||||||
Duke Energy Corp., 4.80%, 12/15/45 (c) |
1,500 | 1,670,700 | ||||||||||
Enel Finance International NV, 3.63%, 5/25/27 (b)(c) |
1,250 | 1,261,687 | ||||||||||
Energuate Trust, 5.88%, 5/03/27 (b) |
522 | 537,660 | ||||||||||
Orazul Energy Egenor S en C por A, |
776 | 746,124 | ||||||||||
Pampa Energia SA, 7.50%, 1/24/27 (b)(c) |
758 | 786,425 | ||||||||||
Southern Co., 4.40%, 7/01/46 (c) |
1,000 | 1,042,683 | ||||||||||
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 6.50%, 6/01/25 |
104 | 75,140 | ||||||||||
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, |
750 | 965,776 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
9,102,807 | ||||||||||||
Electrical Equipment 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Areva SA, 4.88%, 9/23/24 |
EUR | 100 | 133,708 | |||||||||
Belden, Inc., 5.50%, 4/15/23 |
111 | 138,465 | ||||||||||
Trionista TopCo GmbH, 6.88%, 4/30/21 |
213 | 262,359 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
534,532 | ||||||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.1% | ||||||||||||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.: |
||||||||||||
5.00%, 9/01/23 (c) |
USD | 325 | 338,813 | |||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/24 |
168 | 183,960 | ||||||||||
5.00%, 9/01/25 |
127 | 132,636 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
655,409 | ||||||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services 0.7% | ||||||||||||
Ensco PLC: |
||||||||||||
4.50%, 10/01/24 (c) |
199 | 151,676 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services (continued) | ||||||||||||
Ensco PLC (continued): |
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5.20%, 3/15/25 |
USD | 45 | $ | 35,550 | ||||||||
Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co.: |
||||||||||||
5.75%, 7/15/22 |
EUR | 100 | 121,340 | |||||||||
6.00%, 7/15/22 (b)(c) |
USD | 931 | 950,784 | |||||||||
Halliburton Co., 3.80%, 11/15/25 (c) |
750 | 773,953 | ||||||||||
Noble Holding International Ltd., 4.63%, 3/01/21 |
12 | 10,106 | ||||||||||
Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 5.88%, 2/01/24 (b) |
263 | 277,465 | ||||||||||
Pioneer Energy Services Corp., 6.13%, 3/15/22 (c) |
325 | 261,625 | ||||||||||
Precision Drilling Corp.: |
||||||||||||
6.50%, 12/15/21 |
120 | 117,900 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 11/15/24 |
193 | 173,217 | ||||||||||
Transocean, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
6.00%, 3/15/18 |
59 | 60,033 | ||||||||||
5.80%, 10/15/22 (c) |
538 | 507,807 | ||||||||||
9.00%, 7/15/23 (b)(c) |
884 | 923,780 | ||||||||||
6.80%, 3/15/38 |
42 | 31,290 | ||||||||||
Trinidad Drilling Ltd., 6.63%, 2/15/25 (b)(c) |
458 | 431,665 | ||||||||||
Weatherford International Ltd.: |
||||||||||||
7.75%, 6/15/21 (c) |
307 | 314,675 | ||||||||||
8.25%, 6/15/23 |
105 | 106,575 | ||||||||||
9.88%, 2/15/24 (b)(c) |
273 | 292,792 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
5,542,233 | ||||||||||||
Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Befesa Zinc SAU Via Zinc Capital SA, 8.88%, 5/15/18 |
EUR | 100 | 118,385 | |||||||||
Tervita Escrow Corp., 7.63%, 12/01/21 (b)(c) |
USD | 477 | 484,155 | |||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
602,540 | ||||||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing 0.6% | ||||||||||||
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons, Inc./Albertsons LLC (b): |
||||||||||||
6.63%, 6/15/24 (c) |
206 | 193,640 | ||||||||||
5.75%, 3/15/25 |
134 | 119,930 | ||||||||||
B&M European Value Retail SA, 4.13%, 2/01/22 |
GBP | 100 | 138,024 | |||||||||
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA: |
||||||||||||
5.98%, 5/26/21 |
EUR | 100 | 139,925 | |||||||||
4.56%, 1/25/23 |
200 | 268,562 | ||||||||||
CVS Health Corp., 5.13%, 7/20/45 (c) |
USD | 750 | 860,678 | |||||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75%, 3/01/23 (c) |
1,616 | 1,710,940 | ||||||||||
Rite Aid Corp.: |
||||||||||||
6.75%, 6/15/21 (c) |
79 | 82,073 |
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST | JULY 31, 2017 | 9 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing (continued) | ||||||||||||
Rite Aid Corp. (continued): |
||||||||||||
6.13%, 4/01/23 (b) |
USD | 342 | $ | 339,008 | ||||||||
7.70%, 2/15/27 (c) |
109 | 107,910 | ||||||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 4.80%, 11/18/44 (c) |
750 | 801,131 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
4,761,821 | ||||||||||||
Food Products 0.7% | ||||||||||||
Acosta, Inc., 7.75%, 10/01/22 (b) |
318 | 240,090 | ||||||||||
Aramark Services, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
5.13%, 1/15/24 |
144 | 152,941 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 6/01/26 (c) |
252 | 263,867 | ||||||||||
Arcor SAIC, 6.00%, 7/06/23 (b)(c) |
470 | 501,490 | ||||||||||
B&G Foods, Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/25 |
215 | 224,137 | ||||||||||
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., |
375 | 401,719 | ||||||||||
FAGE International SA/FAGE USA Dairy Industry, Inc., 5.63%, 8/15/26 (b)(c) |
200 | 206,000 | ||||||||||
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc. (b): |
||||||||||||
5.88%, 7/15/24 |
169 | 167,733 | ||||||||||
5.75%, 6/15/25 (c) |
634 | 627,660 | ||||||||||
Marfrig Holdings Europe BV, 8.00%, 6/08/23 (b)(c) |
243 | 252,416 | ||||||||||
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 6.50%, 9/20/26 (b) |
827 | 827,000 | ||||||||||
Post Holdings, Inc. (b)(c): |
||||||||||||
5.50%, 3/01/25 |
341 | 359,755 | ||||||||||
5.00%, 8/15/26 |
332 | 340,715 | ||||||||||
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/24 (b) |
159 | 170,528 | ||||||||||
WhiteWave Foods Co., 5.38%, 10/01/22 (c) |
211 | 239,808 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
4,975,859 | ||||||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.5% | ||||||||||||
Crimson Merger Sub, Inc., 6.63%, 5/15/22 (b)(c) |
1,043 | 1,024,747 | ||||||||||
DJO Finco, Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 8.13%, 6/15/21 (b)(c) |
893 | 841,652 | ||||||||||
IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., |
290 | 291,088 | ||||||||||
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC (b): |
||||||||||||
5.75%, 8/01/22 |
84 | 82,110 | ||||||||||
5.63%, 10/15/23 (c) |
342 | 327,465 | ||||||||||
5.50%, 4/15/25 (c) |
387 | 357,975 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued) | ||||||||||||
Medtronic, Inc., 4.50%, 3/15/42 (c) |
USD | 1,000 | $ | 1,087,833 | ||||||||
Teleflex, Inc., 4.88%, 6/01/26 |
63 | 64,890 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
4,077,760 | ||||||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services 3.2% | ||||||||||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.: |
||||||||||||
5.63%, 2/15/23 (c) |
432 | 450,360 | ||||||||||
6.50%, 3/01/24 |
69 | 74,003 | ||||||||||
Alere, Inc., 6.38%, 7/01/23 (b)(c) |
268 | 288,100 | ||||||||||
Amsurg Corp., 5.63%, 7/15/22 (c) |
810 | 840,375 | ||||||||||
Centene Corp.: |
||||||||||||
5.63%, 2/15/21 (c) |
403 | 419,120 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 5/15/22 (c) |
402 | 423,105 | ||||||||||
6.13%, 2/15/24 |
40 | 43,500 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 1/15/25 (c) |
495 | 516,037 | ||||||||||
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
8.00%, 11/15/19 |
176 | 176,220 | ||||||||||
7.13%, 7/15/20 (c) |
407 | 392,246 | ||||||||||
5.13%, 8/01/21 (c) |
360 | 362,250 | ||||||||||
6.88%, 2/01/22 (c) |
461 | 395,308 | ||||||||||
6.25%, 3/31/23 (c) |
771 | 790,275 | ||||||||||
DaVita, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/24 (c) |
351 | 360,872 | ||||||||||
Eagle Holding Co. II LLC, (7.63% Cash or 8.38% PIK), 7.63%, 5/15/22 (b)(c)(h) |
310 | 322,400 | ||||||||||
Envision Healthcare Corp., 5.13%, 7/01/22 (b) |
205 | 211,663 | ||||||||||
HCA, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
6.50%, 2/15/20 (c) |
1,103 | 1,205,027 | ||||||||||
7.50%, 2/15/22 (c) |
800 | 924,000 | ||||||||||
5.88%, 3/15/22 (c) |
84 | 92,904 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 5/01/23 |
56 | 58,940 | ||||||||||
5.88%, 5/01/23 |
90 | 98,438 | ||||||||||
5.00%, 3/15/24 (c) |
645 | 684,667 | ||||||||||
5.38%, 2/01/25 (c) |
862 | 918,030 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 4/15/25 (c) |
1,130 | 1,226,050 | ||||||||||
5.88%, 2/15/26 (c) |
508 | 553,720 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 6/15/26 (c) |
540 | 584,550 | ||||||||||
4.50%, 2/15/27 (c) |
379 | 387,528 | ||||||||||
5.50%, 6/15/47 |
1,244 | 1,303,090 | ||||||||||
HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/24 |
76 | 77,520 | ||||||||||
Hologic, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
5.25%, 7/15/22 (b)(c) |
417 | 440,456 | ||||||||||
Series 2012, 2.00%, 3/01/42 (e)(l) |
323 | 462,294 | ||||||||||
MEDNAX, Inc., 5.25%, 12/01/23 (b)(c) |
239 | 246,170 | ||||||||||
Molina Healthcare, Inc., 4.88%, 6/15/25 (b) |
126 | 128,205 |
10 | BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST | JULY 31, 2017 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services (continued) | ||||||||||||
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 7.13%, 6/01/24 (b)(c) |
USD | 970 | $ | 1,050,025 | ||||||||
New Amethyst Corp., 6.25%, 12/01/24 (b)(c) |
465 | 501,037 | ||||||||||
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 5/01/23 (b)(c) |
350 | 376,250 | ||||||||||
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. (b): |
||||||||||||
8.88%, 4/15/21 |
82 | 88,970 | ||||||||||
6.75%, 7/01/25 (c) |
324 | 332,910 | ||||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: |
||||||||||||
6.00%, 10/01/20 (c) |
1,150 | 1,231,937 | ||||||||||
7.50%, 1/01/22 (b) |
174 | 187,920 | ||||||||||
8.13%, 4/01/22 (c) |
1,294 | 1,392,344 | ||||||||||
6.75%, 6/15/23 (c) |
536 | 529,300 | ||||||||||
4.63%, 7/15/24 (b) |
220 | 218,900 | ||||||||||
THC Escrow Corp. III (b): |
||||||||||||
5.13%, 5/01/25 |
190 | 191,188 | ||||||||||
7.00%, 8/01/25 |
463 | 457,212 | ||||||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.95%, 9/19/26 (c) |
1,000 | 980,911 | ||||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.38%, 3/15/42 (c) |
750 | 810,670 | ||||||||||
Vizient, Inc., 10.38%, 3/01/24 (b) |
90 | 104,063 | ||||||||||
WellCare Health Plans, Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/25 |
101 | 107,060 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
24,018,120 | ||||||||||||
Health Care Technology 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 3/01/25 (b)(c) |
282 | 291,518 | ||||||||||
Quintiles IMS, Inc., 3.25%, 3/15/25 (b) |
EUR | 100 | 121,619 | |||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
413,137 | ||||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 4.3% | ||||||||||||
Burger King France SAS: |
||||||||||||
(3 mo. Euribor + 5.250%), 5.25%, 5/01/23 (a) |
100 | 122,715 | ||||||||||
6.00%, 5/01/24 |
100 | 126,585 | ||||||||||
Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC/Caesars Entertainment Resort Property, 8.00%, 10/01/20 (c) |
USD | 1,840 | 1,890,600 | |||||||||
Cemex Finance LLC, 9.38%, 10/12/22 (b)(c) |
378 | 401,436 | ||||||||||
Codere Finance 2 Luxembourg SA, 6.75%, 11/01/21 |
EUR | 100 | 120,464 | |||||||||
CPUK Finance Ltd., 4.25%, 2/28/47 |
GBP | 100 | 133,471 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued) | ||||||||||||
Enterprise Inns PLC, 6.00%, 10/06/23 |
GBP | 3,320 | $ | 4,729,861 | ||||||||
ESH Hospitality, Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/25 (b)(c) |
USD | 154 | 160,930 | |||||||||
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.38%, 4/15/26 |
112 | 122,080 | ||||||||||
International Game Technology PLC, 4.75%, 2/15/23 |
EUR | 107 | 137,913 | |||||||||
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., 7.88%, 2/01/24 (b) |
USD | 105 | 113,925 | |||||||||
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC (b): |
||||||||||||
5.00%, 6/01/24 |
45 | 46,913 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 6/01/26 |
159 | 168,540 | ||||||||||
McDonalds Corp., 3.70%, 1/30/26 (c) |
750 | 785,875 | ||||||||||
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 4.88%, 6/06/25 (b)(c) |
245 | 243,145 | ||||||||||
MGM Resorts International: |
||||||||||||
5.25%, 3/31/20 |
84 | 89,124 | ||||||||||
6.75%, 10/01/20 |
156 | 173,160 | ||||||||||
6.63%, 12/15/21 (c) |
1,458 | 1,640,250 | ||||||||||
7.75%, 3/15/22 |
34 | 39,947 | ||||||||||
4.63%, 9/01/26 |
146 | 147,723 | ||||||||||
New Red Finance, Inc. (b)(c): |
||||||||||||
6.00%, 4/01/22 |
1,130 | 1,166,725 | ||||||||||
4.25%, 5/15/24 |
693 | 696,895 | ||||||||||
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/21 (c) |
460 | 469,775 | ||||||||||
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.25%, 11/15/23 (b)(c) |
269 | 279,760 | ||||||||||
Scientific Games International, Inc. (c): |
||||||||||||
7.00%, 1/01/22 (b) |
1,064 | 1,133,160 | ||||||||||
10.00%, 12/01/22 |
947 | 1,055,905 | ||||||||||
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (b): |
||||||||||||
4.88%, 7/31/24 (c) |
604 | 614,570 | ||||||||||
5.50%, 4/15/27 |
174 | 179,873 | ||||||||||
Station Casinos LLC, 7.50%, 3/01/21 (c) |
543 | 566,077 | ||||||||||
Stonegate Pub Co. Financing PLC, 4.88%, 3/15/22 |
GBP | 100 | 135,249 | |||||||||
Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC: |
||||||||||||
Series A3, 6.54%, 3/30/21 |
1,679 | 2,402,264 | ||||||||||
Series M, 7.40%, 3/28/24 |
6,400 | 9,688,106 | ||||||||||
Vue International Bidco PLC, 7.88%, 7/15/20 |
117 | 157,860 | ||||||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 4.15%, 4/01/24 (c) |
USD | 2,000 | 2,076,792 |
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST | JULY 31, 2017 | 11 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued) | ||||||||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.88%, 11/01/23 |
USD | 110 | $ | 109,725 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
32,127,393 | ||||||||||||
Household Durables 0.9% | ||||||||||||
AV Homes, Inc., 6.63%, 5/15/22 (b) |
93 | 96,255 | ||||||||||
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp., 6.13%, 7/01/22 (b)(c) |
750 | 783,750 | ||||||||||
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
1.63%, 5/15/18 (l) |
188 | 219,725 | ||||||||||
8.38%, 1/15/21 |
144 | 168,840 | ||||||||||
5.38%, 10/01/22 |
6 | 6,510 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 6/01/26 |
32 | 33,280 | ||||||||||
Century Communities, Inc., 6.88%, 5/15/22 (c) |
830 | 873,575 | ||||||||||
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (b): |
||||||||||||
10.00%, 7/15/22 |
174 | 183,570 | ||||||||||
10.50%, 7/15/24 |
168 | 179,928 | ||||||||||
Lennar Corp.: |
||||||||||||
4.50%, 11/15/19 (c) |
320 | 331,936 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 4/01/21 |
42 | 44,300 | ||||||||||
4.13%, 1/15/22 |
139 | 143,082 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 11/15/22 |
53 | 56,246 | ||||||||||
4.88%, 12/15/23 |
146 | 155,125 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 5/30/25 (c) |
410 | 430,500 | ||||||||||
Mattamy Group Corp., 6.88%, 12/15/23 (b) |
123 | 125,153 | ||||||||||
Meritage Homes Corp., 5.13%, 6/06/27 (b) |
123 | 124,691 | ||||||||||
Newell Brands, Inc., 4.20%, 4/01/26 (c) |
1,000 | 1,069,784 | ||||||||||
PulteGroup, Inc., 6.38%, 5/15/33 (c) |
469 | 498,312 | ||||||||||
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/26 (c) |
483 | 497,490 | ||||||||||
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
4.38%, 6/15/19 (c) |
225 | 230,625 | ||||||||||
4.88%, 7/01/21 |
124 | 130,200 | ||||||||||
5.88%, 6/15/24 (c) |
226 | 240,690 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 6/01/27 (c) |
216 | 217,486 | ||||||||||
William Lyon Homes, Inc., 5.88%, 1/31/25 |
116 | 119,956 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
6,961,009 | ||||||||||||
Household Products 0.1% | ||||||||||||
ACCO Brands Corp., 5.25%, 12/15/24 (b) |
102 | 106,080 | ||||||||||
Prestige Brands, Inc., 6.38%, 3/01/24 (b) |
176 | 188,980 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Household Products (continued) | ||||||||||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.63%, 11/15/22 (c) |
USD | 710 | $ | 742,837 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
1,037,897 | ||||||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 0.5% | ||||||||||||
Calpine Corp. (c): |
||||||||||||
6.00%, 1/15/22 (b) |
64 | 66,000 | ||||||||||
5.38%, 1/15/23 |
190 | 183,825 | ||||||||||
5.88%, 1/15/24 (b) |
200 | 206,000 | ||||||||||
Dynegy, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
6.75%, 11/01/19 (c) |
925 | 959,109 | ||||||||||
7.38%, 11/01/22 |
43 | 43,439 | ||||||||||
7.63%, 11/01/24 |
78 | 76,928 | ||||||||||
Genneia SA, 8.75%, 1/20/22 (b)(c) |
491 | 518,457 | ||||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
7.88%, 5/15/21 |
82 | 84,460 | ||||||||||
6.63%, 3/15/23 |
45 | 46,603 | ||||||||||
6.25%, 5/01/24 |
144 | 149,400 | ||||||||||
6.63%, 1/15/27 (c) |
938 | 963,795 | ||||||||||
NRG Yield Operating LLC, 5.38%, 8/15/24 |
130 | 135,850 | ||||||||||
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.38%, 10/01/22 |
179 | 175,867 | ||||||||||
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 6.38%, 2/01/23 (b)(c)(e) |
258 | 268,320 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
3,878,053 | ||||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates 0.2% | ||||||||||||
Colfax Corp., 3.25%, 5/15/25 |
EUR | 100 | 121,227 | |||||||||
General Electric Co., 4.13%, 10/09/42 (c) |
USD | 750 | 784,338 | |||||||||
Vertiv Group Corp, 9.25%, 10/15/24 (b)(c) |
559 | 617,695 | ||||||||||
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1,523,260 | ||||||||||||
Insurance 0.9% | ||||||||||||
American International Group, Inc., 4.80%, 7/10/45 (c) |
500 | 540,881 | ||||||||||
Aon PLC, 3.88%, 12/15/25 (c) |
1,280 | 1,345,755 | ||||||||||
Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC, 8.38%, 7/15/23 |
GBP | 100 | 132,448 | |||||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA (i): |
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(3 mo. Euribor + 7.113%), 7.75%, 12/12/42 |
EUR | 100 | 151,674 | |||||||||
(3 mo. Euribor + 5.350%), 5.50%, 10/27/47 |
100 | 138,417 | ||||||||||
AssuredPartners, Inc., 7.00%, 8/15/25 (b)(g) |
USD | 134 | 135,005 | |||||||||
Groupama SA, 6.00%, 1/23/27 |
EUR | 100 | 146,791 |
12 | BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST | JULY 31, 2017 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Insurance (continued) | ||||||||||||
HUB International Ltd., 7.88%, 10/01/21 (b)(c) |
USD | 1,058 | $ | 1,105,610 | ||||||||
KIRS Midco 3 PLC, 8.63%, 7/15/23 (b)(c) |
516 | 529,545 | ||||||||||
Old Mutual PLC, 8.00%, 6/03/21 |
GBP | 100 | 153,537 | |||||||||
Radian Group, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/20 (c) |
390 | 411,450 | ||||||||||
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.27%, 5/15/47 (b)(c) |
700 | 719,211 | ||||||||||
USIS Merger Sub, Inc., 6.88%, 5/01/25 (b) |
42 | 43,470 | ||||||||||
Wayne Merger Sub LLC, 8.25%, 8/01/23 (b)(c) |
705 | 752,588 | ||||||||||
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6,306,382 | ||||||||||||
Internet Software & Services 0.3% | ||||||||||||
Equinix, Inc. (c): |
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4.88%, 4/01/20 |
144 | 147,888 | ||||||||||
5.88%, 1/15/26 |
389 | 425,955 | ||||||||||
Netflix, Inc.: |
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5.50%, 2/15/22 |
15 | 16,238 | ||||||||||
4.38%, 11/15/26 (b)(c) |
757 | 766,462 | ||||||||||
3.63%, 5/15/27 |
EUR | 100 | 121,576 | |||||||||
Symantec Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/25 (b) |
USD | 187 | 195,883 | |||||||||
United Group BV: |
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4.38%, 7/01/22 |
EUR | 126 | 148,997 | |||||||||
(3 mo. Euribor + 4.375%), 4.38%, 7/01/23 (a) |
100 | 119,238 | ||||||||||
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1,942,237 | ||||||||||||
IT Services 0.8% | ||||||||||||
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc., 11.00%, 3/15/21 (b)(c) |
USD | 482 | 510,318 | |||||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.00%, 8/15/26 (c) |
1,000 | 979,814 | ||||||||||
First Data Corp. (b)(c): |
||||||||||||
7.00%, 12/01/23 |
1,170 | 1,262,137 | ||||||||||
5.75%, 1/15/24 |
2,998 | 3,166,637 | ||||||||||
Gartner, Inc., 5.13%, 4/01/25 (b)(c) |
207 | 218,903 | ||||||||||
|
|
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6,137,809 | ||||||||||||
Machinery 0.2% | ||||||||||||
EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.88%, 9/15/22 (b) |
132 | 137,775 | ||||||||||
Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/01/21 |
55 | 55,447 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Machinery (continued) | ||||||||||||
SPX FLOW, Inc. (b): |
||||||||||||
5.63%, 8/15/24 (c) |
USD | 330 | $ | 341,550 | ||||||||
5.88%, 8/15/26 |
153 | 158,738 | ||||||||||
Terex Corp., 5.63%, 2/01/25 (b)(c) |
419 | 436,807 | ||||||||||
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., 6.38%, 5/01/22 |
EUR | 142 | 179,026 | |||||||||
|
|
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1,309,343 | ||||||||||||
Media 6.6% | ||||||||||||
Altice Financing SA (b)(c): |
||||||||||||
6.63%, 2/15/23 |
USD | 200 | 211,875 | |||||||||
7.50%, 5/15/26 |
1,291 | 1,431,461 | ||||||||||
Altice Luxembourg SA, 6.25%, 2/15/25 |
EUR | 100 | 129,774 | |||||||||
Altice US Finance I Corp. (b)(c): |
||||||||||||
5.38%, 7/15/23 |
USD | 780 | 819,000 | |||||||||
5.50%, 5/15/26 |
288 | 305,280 | ||||||||||
AMC Networks, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
5.00%, 4/01/24 |
146 | 150,380 | ||||||||||
4.75%, 8/01/25 |
460 | 464,048 | ||||||||||
Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV, 5.13%, 3/11/23 |
750 | 790,255 | ||||||||||
Cablevision SA, 6.50%, 6/15/21 (b)(c) |
389 | 412,270 | ||||||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp.: |
||||||||||||
8.63%, 9/15/17 |
56 | 56,350 | ||||||||||
7.75%, 4/15/18 (c) |
517 | 535,095 | ||||||||||
8.00%, 4/15/20 (c) |
286 | 320,606 | ||||||||||
CBS Radio, Inc., 7.25%, 11/01/24 (b)(c) |
92 | 96,945 | ||||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (c): |
||||||||||||
5.25%, 9/30/22 |
292 | 301,125 | ||||||||||
5.13%, 2/15/23 |
709 | 733,815 | ||||||||||
5.13%, 5/01/23 (b) |
719 | 754,950 | ||||||||||
5.13%, 5/01/27 (b) |
2,883 | 2,980,301 | ||||||||||
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp. (b): |
||||||||||||
6.38%, 9/15/20 |
101 | 102,768 | ||||||||||
5.13%, 12/15/21 (c) |
933 | 953,694 | ||||||||||
7.75%, 7/15/25 (c) |
1,630 | 1,819,487 | ||||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 6.48%, 10/23/45 (c) |
3,000 | 3,536,412 | ||||||||||
Clear Channel International BV, 8.75%, 12/15/20 (b)(c) |
508 | 541,020 | ||||||||||
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (c): |
||||||||||||
6.50%, 11/15/22 |
2,702 | 2,798,316 | ||||||||||
Series B, 7.63%, 3/15/20 |
1,029 | 1,036,717 |
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST | JULY 31, 2017 | 13 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Media (continued) | ||||||||||||
Columbus Cable Barbados Ltd., 7.38%, 3/30/21 (b)(c) |
USD | 1,195 | $ | 1,275,662 | ||||||||
Comcast Corp., 4.60%, 8/15/45 (c) |
1,750 | 1,910,475 | ||||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC (c): |
||||||||||||
10.13%, 1/15/23 (b) |
1,388 | 1,615,285 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 6/01/24 |
921 | 956,458 | ||||||||||
6.63%, 10/15/25 (b) |
350 | 385,875 | ||||||||||
10.88%, 10/15/25 (b) |
965 | 1,203,837 | ||||||||||
Discovery Communications LLC, 4.95%, 5/15/42 (c) |
400 | 382,747 | ||||||||||
DISH DBS Corp.: |
||||||||||||
6.75%, 6/01/21 (c) |
239 | 264,095 | ||||||||||
5.88%, 7/15/22 (c) |
241 | 262,314 | ||||||||||
5.00%, 3/15/23 |
329 | 341,236 | ||||||||||
5.88%, 11/15/24 |
53 | 57,492 | ||||||||||
7.75%, 7/01/26 (c) |
1,355 | 1,622,612 | ||||||||||
DISH Network Corp., 3.38%, 8/15/26 (b)(l) |
463 | 575,277 | ||||||||||
eircom Finance DAC, 4.50%, 5/31/22 |
EUR | 100 | 123,707 | |||||||||
GTT Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 12/31/24 (b) |
USD | 136 | 146,200 | |||||||||
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.: |
||||||||||||
7.63%, 6/15/21 |
113 | 129,668 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 8/01/26 (c) |
564 | 591,495 | ||||||||||
6.63%, 8/01/26 |
121 | 132,344 | ||||||||||
iHeartCommunications, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
9.00%, 12/15/19 |
474 | 382,755 | ||||||||||
10.63%, 3/15/23 |
1,256 | 935,720 | ||||||||||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (c): |
||||||||||||
7.25%, 10/15/20 |
292 | 280,138 | ||||||||||
5.50%, 8/01/23 |
594 | 512,325 | ||||||||||
9.75%, 7/15/25 (b) |
450 | 464,625 | ||||||||||
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 4.20%, 4/15/24 (c) |
1,000 | 1,054,041 | ||||||||||
LG Finance Co. Corp., 5.88%, 11/01/24 (b) |
101 | 106,050 | ||||||||||
LGE HoldCo VI BV, 7.13%, 5/15/24 |
EUR | 177 | 236,772 | |||||||||
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC/McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance, 7.88%, 5/15/24 (b) |
USD | 101 | 96,960 | |||||||||
MDC Partners, Inc., 6.50%, 5/01/24 (b)(c) |
438 | 440,190 | ||||||||||
Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp. (b): |
||||||||||||
6.25%, 8/01/21 (c) |
250 | 257,813 | ||||||||||
6.88%, 8/15/23 (g) |
282 | 305,660 | ||||||||||
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 5.63%, 8/01/24 (b) |
142 | 146,793 |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Media (continued) | ||||||||||||
Numericable Group SA, 5.38%, 5/15/22 |
EUR | 116 | $ | 143,330 | ||||||||
Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.25%, 2/15/22 (c) |
USD | 102 | 105,570 | |||||||||
SFR Group SA (b)(c): |
||||||||||||
6.00%, 5/15/22 |
1,492 | 1,560,975 | ||||||||||
7.38%, 5/01/26 |
1,721 | 1,862,982 | ||||||||||
TEGNA, Inc., 5.50%, 9/15/24 (b) |
79 | 82,259 | ||||||||||
Telenet Finance VI Luxembourg SCA, 4.88%, 7/15/27 |
EUR | 100 | 129,587 | |||||||||
Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, 8.88%, 11/15/24 (b)(c) |
USD | 501 | 564,877 | |||||||||
Time Warner, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
4.65%, 6/01/44 |
111 | 110,108 | ||||||||||
4.85%, 7/15/45 (c) |
389 | 400,837 | ||||||||||
Tribune Media Co., 5.88%, 7/15/22 (c) |
315 | 329,962 | ||||||||||
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH: |
||||||||||||
4.00%, 1/15/25 |
EUR | 117 | 146,820 | |||||||||
5.00%, 1/15/25 (b) |
USD | 200 | 211,000 | |||||||||
6.25%, 1/15/29 |
EUR | 100 | 134,934 | |||||||||
Univision Communications, Inc. (b)(c): |
||||||||||||
5.13%, 5/15/23 |
USD | 556 | 567,120 | |||||||||
5.13%, 2/15/25 |
193 | 193,483 | ||||||||||
UPCB Finance IV Ltd., 4.00%, 1/15/27 |
EUR | 114 | 141,493 | |||||||||
Videotron Ltd./Videotron Ltee, 5.13%, 4/15/27 (b)(c) |
USD | 285 | 293,550 | |||||||||
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.75%, 1/15/25 (b)(c) |
850 | 888,250 | ||||||||||
Virgin Media Receivables Financing Notes I DAC, 5.50%, 9/15/24 |
GBP | 100 | 137,052 | |||||||||
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC: |
||||||||||||
5.50%, 8/15/26 (b) |
USD | 200 | 212,000 | |||||||||
4.88%, 1/15/27 |
GBP | 130 | 178,812 | |||||||||
6.25%, 3/28/29 |
175 | 251,445 | ||||||||||
WaveDivision Escrow LLC/WaveDivision Escrow Corp., 8.13%, 9/01/20 (b)(c) |
USD | 980 | 1,009,400 | |||||||||
Wind Acquisition Finance SA: |
||||||||||||
7.00%, 4/23/21 |
EUR | 122 | 150,894 | |||||||||
7.38%, 4/23/21 (b)(c) |
USD | 1,130 | 1,176,443 | |||||||||
|
|
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49,461,748 | ||||||||||||
Metals & Mining 3.7% | ||||||||||||
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 7.00%, 9/30/26 (b) |
200 | 222,000 | ||||||||||
Alcoa, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
5.87%, 2/23/22 (c) |
900 | 987,750 | ||||||||||
5.13%, 10/01/24 (c) |
538 | 572,298 |
14 | BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST | JULY 31, 2017 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) |
Corporate Bonds | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Metals & Mining (continued) | ||||||||||||
Alcoa, Inc. (continued): |
||||||||||||
5.90%, 2/01/27 |
USD | 120 | $ | 132,155 | ||||||||
6.75%, 1/15/28 |
56 | 63,140 | ||||||||||
5.95%, 2/01/37 |
105 | 108,087 | ||||||||||
Anglo American Capital PLC: |
||||||||||||
4.45%, 9/27/20 (b) |
100 | 104,750 | ||||||||||
4.13%, 4/15/21 (b)(c) |
200 | 207,250 | ||||||||||
3.50%, 3/28/22 |
EUR | 100 | 132,074 | |||||||||
3.25%, 4/03/23 |
100 | 131,679 | ||||||||||
4.88%, 5/14/25 (b)(c) |
USD | 600 | 640,500 | |||||||||
ArcelorMittal: |
||||||||||||
3.13%, 1/14/22 |
EUR | 100 | 128,959 | |||||||||
7.50%, 10/15/39 |
USD | 108 | 127,440 | |||||||||
7.25%, 3/01/41 (c) |
352 | 406,560 | ||||||||||
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 4.13%, 2/24/42 (c) |
250 | 259,751 | ||||||||||
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 3/31/20 (b)(c) |
216 | 242,784 | ||||||||||
Constellium NV (b)(c): |
||||||||||||
8.00%, 1/15/23 |
1,230 | 1,294,575 | ||||||||||
6.63%, 3/01/25 |
1,336 | 1,336,000 | ||||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (b): |
||||||||||||
7.00%, 2/15/21 (c) |
966 | 1,002,225 | ||||||||||
7.50%, 4/01/25 |
222 | 227,883 | ||||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.: |
||||||||||||
2.30%, 11/14/17 |
322 | 322,000 | ||||||||||
2.38%, 3/15/18 |
2,714 | 2,710,607 | ||||||||||
3.10%, 3/15/20 |
1,769 | 1,757,944 | ||||||||||
4.00%, 11/14/21 |
276 | 275,655 | ||||||||||
3.55%, 3/01/22 |
410 | 397,700 | ||||||||||
3.88%, 3/15/23 |
1,427 | 1,378,839 | ||||||||||
5.40%, 11/14/34 |
140 | 131,732 | ||||||||||