EQUITIES FIXED INCOME REAL ESTATE LIQUIDITY ALTERNATIVES BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS | ||
Annual Report |
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OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)
NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE
Table of Contents | ||
Page | ||
A Letter to Shareholders | 3 | |
Annual Report: | ||
Fund Summaries | 4 | |
The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging | 7 | |
Derivative Instruments | 7 | |
Financial Statements: | ||
Schedules of Investments | 8 | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 24 | |
Statements of Operations | 25 | |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 26 | |
Statements of Cash Flows | 28 | |
Financial Highlights | 29 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | 31 | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 37 | |
Important Tax Information | 38 | |
Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement | 39 | |
Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plans | 43 | |
Officers and Directors | 44 | |
BlackRock Closed-End Funds | 47 | |
Additional Information | 48 |
2 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
A Letter to Shareholders
Dear Shareholder
It has been a tumultuous period for investors, marked by almost daily headlines of deepening turmoil in financial markets and a darkening economic outlook. The news took an extraordinarily heavy tone late in the period as the credit crisis boiled over and triggered unprecedented failures and consolidation in the financial sector, stoking fears of a market and economic collapse and prompting a series of new government programs designed to contain and combat the fallout.
The Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) has taken decisive measures to restore liquidity and stabilize the financial system. Key moves included slashing the target federal funds rate 250 basis points (2.50%) between November 2007 and April 2008 and providing massive cash injections and lending programs. In October, as credit conditions further deteriorated, the central bank cut the key interest rate by 50 basis points on two separate occasions on October 8 in coordination with five other global central banks, and again during its regularly scheduled meeting on October 29. This left the key short-term rate at just 1.0%, its lowest level since 2004. While the U.S. economy appeared fairly resilient through the second quarter of 2008, the third quarter saw a contraction of 0.5%, and a more significant decline is expected for the fourth quarter. Moreover, on December 1, the National Bureau of Economic Research confirmed that the U.S. had entered a recession in December 2007.
Against this backdrop, U.S. equity markets experienced intense volatility, with periods of downward pressure punctuated by sharp rebounds. Losses were significant and broad-based, though small-cap stocks fared moderately better than their larger counterparts. Non-U.S. markets decelerated at a considerably faster pace than domestic equities a stark reversal of recent years trends, when international stocks generally outpaced U.S. stocks.
Treasury issues also traded in a volatile fashion, but rallied overall (yields fell and prices correspondingly rose) and outperformed other fixed income assets as investors continued their flight to higher quality and more liquid securities.Tax-exempt issues generally underperformed, as problems among municipal bond insurers and the collapse in the market for auction rate securities afflicted the group throughout the course of the past year.At the same time, the above mentioned economic headwinds and malfunctioning credit markets plagued the high yield sector, with the third quarter of 2008 marking one of the worst periods in history for the asset class.
Facing unprecedented volatility and macro pressures, the major benchmark indexes generally recorded losses for the six- and 12-month reporting periods:
Total Returns as of October 31, 2008 | 6-month | 12-month | ||||
U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index) | (29.28 | )% | (36.10 | )% | ||
Small cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index) | (24.39 | ) | (34.16 | ) | ||
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | (41.21 | ) | (46.62 | ) | ||
Fixed income (Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index*) | (3.63 | ) | 0.30 | |||
Tax-exempt fixed income (Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index*) | (4.70 | ) | (3.30 | ) | ||
High yield bonds (Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index*) | (24.86 | ) | (25.41 | ) |
* | Formerly a Lehman Brothers Index. |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown is for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
Through periods of market turbulence, as ever, BlackRocks full resources are dedicated to the management of our clients assets. For our most current views on the economy and financial markets, we invite you to visit www.blackrock.com/funds. As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investments, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2008 | BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. |
Investment Objective |
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD) (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management by investing primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment grade municipal obligations the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income taxes.
Performance |
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2008, the Fund returned (25.06)% based on market price and (20.69)% based on net asset value (NAV). For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of (19.05)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Funds discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The Fund maintained a neutral duration and yield curve posture for much of the period, but relative performance was adversely impacted by investments in lower-rated issues as credit spreads widened significantly. The Funds above-market exposure to lower-rated issues has sustained a highly competitive dividend yield among its Lipper peers.
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 | MYD | |||
Initial Offering Date | November 29, 1991 | |||
Yield on Closing Market Price as of October 31, 2008 ($9.66)1 | 7.95 | % | ||
Tax Equivalent Yield2 | 12.23 | % | ||
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3 | $ | 0.064 | ||
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3 | $ | 0.768 | ||
Leverage as of October 31, 20084 | 40 | % |
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 federal tax rate of 35%. |
3 | The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. |
4 | As a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to Auction Market Preferred Shares (Preferred Shares) and tender option bond trusts (TOBs)) minus the sum of accrued liabilities. |
The table below summarizes the changes in the Funds market price and net asset value per share:
10/31/08 | 10/31/07 | Change | High | Low | |||||||||||||||
Market Price | $ | 9.66 | $ | 13.72 | (29.59 | )% | $ | 14.90 | $ | 6.49 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value | $ | 10.70 | $ | 14.36 | (25.49 | )% | $ | 14.40 | $ | 10.03 |
The following unaudited charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Funds long-term investments:
Portfolio Composition | ||||||
Sector | 10/31/08 | 10/31/07 | ||||
Hospital | 18 | % | 17 | % | ||
City, County & State | 16 | 15 | ||||
Transportation | 15 | 20 | ||||
Education | 13 | 5 | ||||
Industrial & Pollution Control | 12 | 15 | ||||
Housing | 8 | 4 | ||||
Power | 6 | 8 | ||||
Tax Revenue | 5 | 7 | ||||
Tobacco | 4 | 3 | ||||
Lease Revenue | 2 | 3 | ||||
Water & Sewer | 1 | 2 | ||||
Resource Recovery | | 1 |
Credit Quality Allocations5 | ||||||
Credit Rating | 10/31/08 | 10/31/07 | ||||
AAA/Aaa | 32 | % | 40 | % | ||
AA/Aa | 24 | 17 | ||||
A/A | 15 | 11 | ||||
BBB/Baa | 8 | 10 | ||||
BB/Ba | 2 | 1 | ||||
B/B | 3 | 4 | ||||
CCC/Caa | 2 | 2 | ||||
Not Rated6 | 14 | 15 |
5 | Using the higher of Standard & Poors (S&Ps) or Moodys Investors Service (Moodys) ratings. |
6 | The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities are of investment grade quality. As of October 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007, the market value of these securities was $21,126,114 representing 3% and $28,842,801 representing 3%, respectively, of the Funds long-term investments. |
4 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
Fund Summary as of October 31, 2008 | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. |
Investment Objective |
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY) (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management by investing primarily in a portfolio of long-term, high-grade municipal obligations the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income taxes.
Performance |
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2008, the Fund returned (12.47)% based on market price and (16.79)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of (14.93)% on a NAV basis. 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. Fund performance was negatively impacted by above-average exposure to the longer end of the yield curve, where yields increased rapidly while those in the very short end fell. The Fund also had above-average exposure to bonds subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT), which underperformed non-AMT bonds. Finally, above-average exposure to insured bonds with weaker underlying credits hurt performance as monoline insurers credit ratings were downgraded.
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 | MQY | |||
Initial Offering Date | June 26, 1992 | |||
Yield on Closing Market Price as of October 31, 2008 ($10.90)1 | 6.28 | % | ||
Tax Equivalent Yield2 | 9.66 | % | ||
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3 | $ | 0.057 | ||
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3 | $ | 0.684 | ||
Leverage as of October 31, 20084 | 43 | % |
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 federal tax rate of 35%. |
3 | The distribution is not constant and is subject to change. |
4 | As a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to Preferred Shares and TOBs) minus the sum of accrued liabilities. |
The table below summarizes the changes in the Funds market price and net asset value per share:
10/31/08 | 10/31/07 | Change | High | Low | |||||||||||||||
Market Price | $ | 10.90 | $ | 13.20 | (17.42 | )% | $ | 14.15 | $ | 6.78 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value | $ | 11.68 | $ | 14.88 | (21.51 | )% | $ | 15.11 | $ | 10.43 |
The following unaudited charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Funds long-term investments:
Portfolio Composition | ||||||
Sector | 10/31/08 | 10/31/07 | ||||
Transportation | 23 | % | 22 | % | ||
City, County & State | 20 | 24 | ||||
Education | 13 | 9 | ||||
Water & Sewer | 10 | 9 | ||||
Industrial & Pollution Control | 8 | 9 | ||||
Hospital | 8 | 8 | ||||
Tax Revenue | 7 | 8 | ||||
Tobacco | 3 | 2 | ||||
Housing | 3 | 2 | ||||
Power | 3 | 4 | ||||
Lease Revenue | 2 | 3 |
Credit Quality Allocations5 | ||||||
Credit Rating | 10/31/08 | 10/31/07 | ||||
AAA/Aaa | 36 | % | 86 | % | ||
AA/Aa | 50 | 7 | ||||
A/A | 5 | 5 | ||||
BBB/Baa | 6 | | ||||
B/B | 3 | | ||||
Not Rated | | 2 |
5 | Using the higher of S&Ps or Moodys ratings. |
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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2008 | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. |
Investment Objective |
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT) (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management by investing primarily in a portfolio of long-term, high-grade municipal obligations the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund invests primarily in insured municipal bonds.
Performance |
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2008, the Fund returned (20.31)% based on market price and (18.42)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of (14.93)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Funds discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. Fund performance was negatively impacted by above-average exposure to the longer end of the yield curve, where yields increased rapidly while those in the very short end fell. The Fund also had above-average exposure to bonds subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT), which underperformed non-AMT bonds. Finally, above-average exposure to insured bonds with weaker underlying credits hurt performance as monoline insurers credit ratings were downgraded.
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 | MQT | |||
Initial Offering Date | August 28, 1992 | |||
Yield on Closing Market Price as of October 31, 2008 ($8.75)1 | 6.86 | % | ||
Tax Equivalent Yield2 | 10.55 | % | ||
Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3 | $ | 0.05 | ||
Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3 | $ | 0.60 | ||
Leverage as of October 31, 20084 | 44 | % |
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 federal tax rate of 35%. |
3 | The distribution is not constant and is subject to change. |
4 | As a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to Preferred Shares and TOBs) minus the sum of accrued liabilities. |
The table below summarizes the changes in the Funds market price and net asset value per share:
10/31/08 | 10/31/07 | Change | High | Low | |||||||||||||||
Market Price | $ | 8.75 | $ | 11.60 | (24.57 | )% | $ | 12.20 | $ | 5.99 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value | $ | 10.17 | $ | 13.17 | (22.78 | )% | $ | 13.44 | $ | 9.08 |
The following unaudited charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Funds long-term investments:
Portfolio Composition | ||||||
Sector | 10/31/08 | 10/31/07 | ||||
Transportation | 29 | % | 27 | % | ||
City, County & State | 16 | 19 | ||||
Education | 12 | 7 | ||||
Sales Tax | 8 | 8 | ||||
Water & Sewer | 8 | 5 | ||||
Housing | 7 | 7 | ||||
Industrial & Pollution Control | 6 | 5 | ||||
Power | 5 | 9 | ||||
Hospital | 4 | 7 | ||||
Lease Revenue | 2 | 4 | ||||
Tobacco | 2 | 2 | ||||
Resource Recovery | 1 | |
Credit Quality Allocations5 | ||||||
Credit Rating | 10/31/08 | 10/31/07 | ||||
AAA/Aaa | 36 | % | 85 | % | ||
AA/Aa | 54 | 9 | ||||
A/A | 7 | 6 | ||||
BBB/Baa | 3 | |
5 | Using the higher of S&Ps or Moodys ratings. |
6 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging
The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and NAV of their Common Shares. However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments.
To leverage, each Fund issues Preferred Shares, which pay dividends at prevailing short-term interest rates, and invests the proceeds in long-term municipal bonds. In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the cost of assets to be obtained from leverage will be based on short-term interest rates, which normally will be lower than the income earned by each Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments. To the extent that the total assets of each Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Funds Common Shareholders will benefit from the incremental yield.
To illustrate these concepts, assume a Funds Common Shares capitalization is $100 million and it issues Preferred Shares for an additional $50 million, creating a total value of $150 million available for investment in long-term municipal bonds. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and long-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, the Fund pays dividends on the $50 million of Preferred Shares based on the lower short-term interest rates.At the same time, the Funds total portfolio of $150 million earns the income based on long-term interest rates. Conversely, if prevailing short-term interest rates rise above long-term interest rates of 6%, the yield curve has a negative slope. In this case, the Fund pays dividends on the higher short-term interest rates whereas the Funds total portfolio earns income based on lower long-term interest rates.
In this case, the dividends paid to Preferred Shareholders are significantly lower than the income earned on the Funds long-term investments, and therefore the Common Shareholders are the beneficiaries of the incremental yield. However, if short-term interest rates rise, narrowing the differential between short-term and long-term interest rates, the incremental yield pickup on the Common Shares will be reduced or eliminated completely.
Furthermore, the value of the Funds portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the redemption value of the Funds Preferred Shares does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Funds NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on Fund performance from leverage from Preferred Shares discussed above.
The Funds may also, from time to time, leverage their assets through the use of tender option bond (TOB) programs, as described in Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements. TOB investments generally will provide the Funds with economic benefits in periods of declining short-term interest rates, but expose the Funds to risks during periods of rising short-term interest rates similar to those associated with Preferred Shares issued by the Funds, as described above. Additionally, fluctuations in the market value of municipal securities deposited into the TOB trust may adversely affect the Funds NAVs per share.
The use of leverage may enhance opportunities for increased returns to the Funds and Common Shareholders, but as described above, it also creates risks as short- or long-term interest rates fluctuate. Leverage also will generally cause greater changes in the Funds NAV, market price and dividend rate than a comparable portfolio without leverage. If the income derived from securities purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, the Funds net income will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income from the securities purchased is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, the Funds net income will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to Common Shareholders will be reduced.The Funds may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or below fair market values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause the Funds to incur losses.The use of leverage may limit the Funds ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies, such as in the case of certain restrictions imposed by ratings agencies that rate preferred shares issued by the Funds.The Funds will incur expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by the holders of the Common Shares and may reduce returns on the Common Shares.
Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Funds are permitted to issue Preferred Shares in an amount of up to 50% of their total managed assets at the time of issuance. Under normal circumstances, each Fund anticipates that the total economic leverage from Preferred Shares and TOBs will not exceed 50% of its total managed assets at the time such leverage is incurred. As of October 31, 2008, the Funds had economic leverage from Preferred Shares and TOBs as a percentage of their total managed assets as follows:
Percent of | |||
Leverage | |||
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | 40 | % | |
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | 43 | % | |
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc | 44 | % |
Derivative Instruments |
The Funds may invest in various derivative instruments, including swap agreements and other instruments specified in the Notes to Financials Statements, which constitute additional forms of economic leverage. Such instruments are used to obtain exposure to a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market and/or interest rate risks. Such derivative instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the other party to the transaction and illiquidity of the derivative instrument.The Funds ability to successfully use a derivative instrument depends on the Advisors ability to accurately predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured.The use of derivative instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Funds to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices other than current market values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Funds can realize on an investment or may cause the Funds to hold a security that it might otherwise sell.The Funds investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments October 31, 2008 | BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | |||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | |||||||||
Alabama 2.0% | |||||||||||
Jefferson County, Alabama, Limited Obligation | |||||||||||
School Warrants, Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/22 | $ | 5,250 | $ | 4,406,377 | |||||||
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Special Care Facilities | |||||||||||
Financing Authority, Residential Care Facility | |||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Capstone Village, Inc. Project), | |||||||||||
Series A (a)(b): | |||||||||||
5.625%, 8/01/25 | 2,200 | 1,419,572 | |||||||||
5.875%, 8/01/36 | 6,425 | 3,879,158 | |||||||||
9,705,107 | |||||||||||
Arizona 13.5% | |||||||||||
Arizona State Transportation Board, Highway | |||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Sub-Series A: | |||||||||||
5%, 7/01/21 | 5,825 | 5,844,572 | |||||||||
5%, 7/01/22 | 7,030 | 7,032,953 | |||||||||
5%, 7/01/23 | 5,240 | 5,252,471 | |||||||||
Maricopa County, Arizona, IDA, Education Revenue | |||||||||||
Bonds (Arizona Charter Schools Project 1), | |||||||||||
Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/29 | 3,300 | 2,548,656 | |||||||||
Maricopa County, Arizona, IDA, M/F Housing | |||||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (CRS Pine Ridge | |||||||||||
Housing Corporation), Series A-1 (c)(d): | |||||||||||
6%, 10/20/31 | 5,000 | 4,570,650 | |||||||||
6.05%, 10/20/36 | 5,000 | 4,442,600 | |||||||||
Phoenix, Arizona, IDA, Airport Facility, Revenue | |||||||||||
Refunding Bonds (America West Airlines Inc. | |||||||||||
Project), AMT: | |||||||||||
6.25%, 6/01/19 | 3,000 | 2,056,530 | |||||||||
6.30%, 4/01/23 | 5,090 | 3,259,840 | |||||||||
Phoenix, Arizona, IDA, M/F Housing Revenue Bonds | |||||||||||
(Summit Apartments LLC Project) (d): | |||||||||||
6.25%, 7/20/22 | 1,610 | 1,565,097 | |||||||||
6.45%, 7/20/32 | 1,425 | 1,347,295 | |||||||||
6.55%, 7/20/37 | 1,305 | 1,227,966 | |||||||||
Pima County, Arizona, IDA, Education Revenue | |||||||||||
Refunding Bonds (Arizona Charter Schools | |||||||||||
Project II), Series A: | |||||||||||
6.75%, 7/01/11 (e) | 570 | 624,971 | |||||||||
6.75%, 7/01/31 | 775 | 638,499 | |||||||||
Pima County, Arizona, IDA, Revenue Bonds (Tucson | |||||||||||
Electric Power Company), Series A, | |||||||||||
6.375%, 9/01/29 | 3,000 | 2,310,300 | |||||||||
Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Arizona, Senior | |||||||||||
Gas Revenue Bonds: | |||||||||||
5%, 12/01/32 | 10,020 | 6,250,075 | |||||||||
5%, 12/01/37 | 11,525 | 6,938,165 |
Vistancia Community Facilities District, Arizona, GO: | |||||||||
5.50%, 7/15/20 | 3,000 | 2,566,800 | |||||||
5.75%, 7/15/24 | 2,125 | 1,788,358 | |||||||
Yavapai County, Arizona, IDA, Hospital Facility | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Yavapai Regional Medical Center), | |||||||||
Series A, 6%, 8/01/33 | 5,900 | 5,008,923 | |||||||
65,274,721 | |||||||||
California 11.7% | |||||||||
California State, GO, 5%, 4/01/31 (f) | 10 | 9,203 | |||||||
California State, GO, Refunding, 5%, 6/01/32 | 11,335 | 10,203,767 | |||||||
California State Public Works Board, Lease | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds: | |||||||||
(Department of Corrections), Series C, | |||||||||
5%, 6/01/25 | 2,000 | 1,844,940 | |||||||
(Department of Mental Health Coalinga State | |||||||||
Hospital), Series A, 5.125%, 6/01/29 | 4,500 | 4,077,315 | |||||||
California State, Various Purpose, GO, | |||||||||
5.25%, 11/01/25 | 6,800 | 6,599,196 | |||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation of | |||||||||
California, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds (e): | |||||||||
Series A-3, 7.875%, 6/01/13 | 5,500 | 6,450,785 | |||||||
Series A-4, 7.80%, 6/01/13 | 7,500 | 8,774,100 | |||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation of | |||||||||
California, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Refunding | |||||||||
Bonds, Senior Series A-1, 5.125%, 6/01/47 | 3,090 | 1,814,232 | |||||||
Sacramento County, California, Airport System | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds, AMT, Senior Series B, | |||||||||
5.25%, 7/01/39 (g) | 6,135 | 4,647,569 | |||||||
Santa Clara, California, Subordinated Electric | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5%, 7/01/22 (h) | 5,145 | 5,000,734 | |||||||
University of California Revenue Bonds (Multiple | |||||||||
Purpose Projects), Series Q, 5%, 9/01/21 (g) | 7,465 | 7,422,599 | |||||||
56,844,440 | |||||||||
Colorado 6.8% | |||||||||
Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority, | |||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (University of Denver | |||||||||
Project), Series B, 5.25%, 3/01/16 (e)(i) | 3,245 | 3,539,192 | |||||||
Colorado HFA, Revenue Refunding Bonds | |||||||||
(S/F Program), AMT, Series D-2, 6.90%, 4/01/29 | 215 | 222,652 | |||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Revenue | |||||||||
Refunding Bonds (Poudre Valley Health Care) (g): | |||||||||
5.20%, 3/01/31 | 1,425 | 1,330,394 | |||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 3/01/36 | 2,840 | 2,594,312 | |||||||
Series C, 5.25%, 3/01/40 | 5,000 | 4,472,600 |
Portfolio Abbreviations | ||||||||
To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the list on the right. | AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to) | IDA | Industrial Development Authority | ||||
CABS | Capital Appreciation Bonds | IDR | Industrial Development Revenue Bonds | |||||
COP | Certificates of Participation | M/F | Multi-Family | |||||
EDA | Economic Development Authority | PCR | Pollution Control Revenue Bonds | |||||
EDR | Economic Development Revenue Bonds | PILOT | Payment in Lieu of Taxes | |||||
GO | General Obligation Bonds | S/F | Single-Family | |||||
HDA | Housing Development Authority | SIFMA | Securities Industry and Financials Market Association | |||||
HFA | Housing Finance Agency | VRDN | Variable Rate Demand Notes |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||||||||||
Colorado (concluded) | ||||||||||||
Denver, Colorado, City and County Airport Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds, AMT, Series D, 7.75%, 11/15/13 (f) | $ | 7,080 | $ | 7,525,898 | ||||||||
Elk Valley, Colorado, Public Improvement Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds (Public Improvement Fee), Series A: | ||||||||||||
7.10%, 9/01/14 | 1,105 | 1,077,872 | ||||||||||
7.35%, 9/01/31 | 5,065 | 4,364,409 | ||||||||||
Plaza Metropolitan District Number 1, Colorado, | ||||||||||||
Tax Allocation Revenue Bonds (Public | ||||||||||||
Improvement Fees): | ||||||||||||
8%, 12/01/25 | 6,850 | 6,312,960 | ||||||||||
8.125%, 12/01/25 | 1,885 | 1,646,397 | ||||||||||
33,086,686 | ||||||||||||
Connecticut 0.1% | ||||||||||||
Connecticut State Development Authority, IDR | ||||||||||||
(AFCO Cargo BDL-LLC Project), AMT, | ||||||||||||
7.35%, 4/01/10 | 250 | 245,645 | ||||||||||
Florida 6.0.% | ||||||||||||
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Florida, Airport | ||||||||||||
Facilities Revenue Bonds (JetBlue Airways Corp.), | ||||||||||||
AMT, 6.50%, 11/15/36 | 2,500 | 1,479,900 | ||||||||||
Hillsborough County, Florida, IDA, Exempt Facilities | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (National Gypsum Company), AMT: | ||||||||||||
Series A, 7.125%, 4/01/30 | 11,500 | 7,577,465 | ||||||||||
Series B, 7.125%, 4/01/30 | 5,000 | 3,340,700 | ||||||||||
Lee County, Florida, Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||||
5%, 10/01/22 (f) | 4,705 | 4,571,566 | ||||||||||
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Aviation Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds (Miami International Airport), | ||||||||||||
AMT, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38 (j) | 5,150 | 3,917,862 | ||||||||||
Midtown Miami, Florida, Community Development | ||||||||||||
District, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||||
Series B, 6.50%, 5/01/37 | 5,395 | 4,151,183 | ||||||||||
Orange County, Florida, Health Facilities Authority, | ||||||||||||
Health Care Revenue Refunding Bonds (Orlando | ||||||||||||
Lutheran Towers), 5.375%, 7/01/20 | 1,100 | 824,615 | ||||||||||
Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority, Florida, Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds, 6.25%, 7/01/28 | 4,620 | 3,209,745 | ||||||||||
29,073,036 | ||||||||||||
Georgia 1.3% | ||||||||||||
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Georgia, Gas Project | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series A, 6.375%, 7/15/38 (a)(b) | 3,445 | 533,975 | ||||||||||
Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Georgia, | ||||||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Emory University | ||||||||||||
Project), Series C, 5%, 9/01/38 | 6,400 | 5,941,824 | ||||||||||
6,475,799 | ||||||||||||
Idaho 1.5% | ||||||||||||
Idaho Housing Agency, S/F Mortgage Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds, AMT, Senior Series C-2, | ||||||||||||
7.15%, 7/01/23 | 65 | 66,555 | ||||||||||
Power County, Idaho, Industrial Development | ||||||||||||
Corporation, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||||
(FMC Corporation Project), AMT, 6.45%, 8/01/32 | 10,000 | 7,324,600 | ||||||||||
7,391,155 | ||||||||||||
Illinois 1.8% | ||||||||||||
Bolingbrook, Illinois, Special Services Area Number 1, | ||||||||||||
Special Tax Bonds (Forest City Project), | ||||||||||||
5.90%, 3/01/27 | 1,000 | 795,630 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Bonds: | ||||||||||||
(Friendship Village of Schaumburg), Series A, | ||||||||||||
5.625%, 2/15/37 | 1,750 | 1,110,445 | ||||||||||
(Landing at Plymouth Place Project), Series A, | ||||||||||||
6%, 5/15/37 | 2,155 | 1,473,912 | ||||||||||
(Monarch Landing, Inc. Project), Series A, | ||||||||||||
7%, 12/01/37 | 1,445 | 1,116,364 | ||||||||||
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, | ||||||||||||
Dedicated State Tax Revenue Bonds (McCormick | ||||||||||||
Place Expansion), Series A, 5.50%, 6/15/23 (h) | 4,000 | 4,043,560 | ||||||||||
8,539,911 | ||||||||||||
Kansas 0.3% | ||||||||||||
Lenexa, Kansas, Health Care Facility Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||||
(Lakeview Village Inc.), Series C, 6.875%, | ||||||||||||
5/15/12 (d) | 1,250 | 1,414,600 | ||||||||||
Kentucky 0.8% | ||||||||||||
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, | ||||||||||||
Health System Revenue Refunding Bonds (Norton | ||||||||||||
Healthcare, Inc.) Series A: | ||||||||||||
6.625%, 10/01/10 (e) | 2,350 | 2,554,050 | ||||||||||
6.625%, 10/01/28 | 650 | 614,328 | ||||||||||
Kentucky Economic Development Financing Authority, | ||||||||||||
Louisville Arena Project Revenue Bonds (Louisville | ||||||||||||
Arena Authority, Inc.), Sub-Series A-1, | ||||||||||||
6%, 12/01/38 (j) | 800 | 755,432 | ||||||||||
3,923,810 | ||||||||||||
Louisiana 8.1% | ||||||||||||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities | ||||||||||||
and Community Development Authority Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds (Westlake Chemical Corporation), | ||||||||||||
6.75%, 11/01/32 | 10,000 | 7,569,000 | ||||||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds (Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health | ||||||||||||
System, Inc.), Series A, 5.25%, 8/15/36 | 6,750 | 5,164,088 | ||||||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds (Pennington Medical Foundation | ||||||||||||
Project), 5%, 7/01/31 | 1,000 | 749,540 | ||||||||||
Louisiana State Citizens Property Insurance | ||||||||||||
Corporation, Assessment Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||||
Series B, 5%, 6/01/20 (f) | 10,000 | 9,513,600 | ||||||||||
Port New Orleans, Louisiana, IDR, Refunding | ||||||||||||
(Continental Grain Company Project), | ||||||||||||
6.50%, 1/01/17 | 19,000 | 16,393,580 | ||||||||||
39,389,808 | ||||||||||||
Maryland 4.2% | ||||||||||||
Baltimore, Maryland, Convention Center Hotel | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds: | ||||||||||||
Senior Series A, 5.25%, 9/01/39 (k)(l) | 5,625 | 5,220,562 | ||||||||||
Sub-Series B, 5.875%, 9/01/39 | 1,920 | 1,319,002 | ||||||||||
Maryland State Community Development | ||||||||||||
Administration, Department of Housing and | ||||||||||||
Community Development, Residential Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds, AMT, Series A, 4.65%, 9/01/32 | 2,580 | 1,806,103 | ||||||||||
Maryland State Energy Financing Administration, | ||||||||||||
Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds (Cogeneration | ||||||||||||
AES Warrior Run), AMT, 7.40%, 9/01/19 | 3,000 | 2,560,170 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 9 | ||||
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | |||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | |||||||||
Maryland (concluded) | |||||||||||
Maryland State Health and Higher Educational | |||||||||||
Facilities Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds: | |||||||||||
(Peninsula Regional Medical Center), | |||||||||||
5%, 7/01/36 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 3,920,150 | |||||||
(University of Maryland Medical System), | |||||||||||
6%, 7/01/12 (e) | 4,000 | 4,365,560 | |||||||||
Maryland State Industrial Development Financing | |||||||||||
Authority, EDR (Our Lady of Good Counsel School), | |||||||||||
Series A, 6%, 5/01/35 | 500 | 350,255 | |||||||||
Prince Georges County, Maryland, Special Obligation | |||||||||||
Bonds (National Harbor Project), 5.20%, 7/01/34 | 1,500 | 1,000,965 | |||||||||
20,542,767 | |||||||||||
Massachusetts 3.2% | |||||||||||
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency, | |||||||||||
Human Service Provider Revenue Bonds (Seven | |||||||||||
Hills Foundation & Affiliates), 5%, 9/01/35 (m) | 3,500 | 2,667,770 | |||||||||
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency, | |||||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Western New England | |||||||||||
College), Series A, 5%, 9/01/33 (j) | 2,750 | 2,442,357 | |||||||||
Massachusetts State Special Obligation Dedicated | |||||||||||
Tax Revenue Bonds, 5.25%, 1/01/14 (e)(i) | 10,000 | 10,383,700 | |||||||||
15,493,827 | |||||||||||
Michigan 1.7% | |||||||||||
Macomb County, Michigan, Hospital Finance Authority, | |||||||||||
Hospital Revenue Bonds (Mount Clemens General | |||||||||||
Hospital), Series B, 5.875%, 11/15/13 (e) | 6,060 | 6,723,934 | |||||||||
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Revenue | |||||||||||
Refunding Bonds (Henry Ford Health System), | |||||||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/32 | 1,000 | 786,190 | |||||||||
Michigan State Strategic Fund, PCR, Refunding | |||||||||||
(General Motors Corp.), 6.20%, 9/01/20 | 2,500 | 800,100 | |||||||||
8,310,224 | |||||||||||
Minnesota 0.7% | |||||||||||
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, M/F Housing Revenue | |||||||||||
Bonds (Rolling Hills Project), Series A (d): | |||||||||||
6%, 8/20/21 | 420 | 430,529 | |||||||||
6.20%, 2/20/43 | 2,000 | 1,960,800 | |||||||||
Minneapolis, Minnesota, M/F Housing Revenue | |||||||||||
Bonds (Gaar Scott Loft Project), AMT, | |||||||||||
5.95%, 5/01/30 | 915 | 901,440 | |||||||||
3,292,769 | |||||||||||
Missouri 4.2% | |||||||||||
Missouri State Highways and Transportation | |||||||||||
Commission, First Lien State Road Revenue | |||||||||||
Bonds, Series A: | |||||||||||
5%, 5/01/20 | 5,000 | 5,106,550 | |||||||||
5%, 5/01/21 | 15,000 | 15,227,700 | |||||||||
20,334,250 | |||||||||||
Nebraska 0.3% | |||||||||||
Lincoln, Nebraska, Sanitation and Sewer | |||||||||||
Revenue Bonds: | |||||||||||
4.25%, 6/15/24 | 865 | 746,858 | |||||||||
4.25%, 6/15/25 | 905 | 777,413 | |||||||||
1,524,271 |
New Hampshire 0.7% | |||||||||
New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities | |||||||||
Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Elliot Hospital), | |||||||||
Series B, 5.60%, 10/01/22 | 3,425 | 3,157,062 | |||||||
New Jersey 18.5% | |||||||||
New Jersey EDA, Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds, | |||||||||
5.50%, 6/15/24 | 11,435 | 9,064,868 | |||||||
New Jersey EDA, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds: | |||||||||
(Lions Gate Project), Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/25 | 710 | 527,189 | |||||||
(Lions Gate Project), Series A, 5.875%, 1/01/37 | 230 | 157,568 | |||||||
(The Presbyterian Home), Series A, | |||||||||
6.375%, 11/01/31 | 3,000 | 2,256,750 | |||||||
New Jersey EDA, Motor Vehicle Surcharge Revenue | |||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 5%, 7/01/29 (h) | 20,000 | 18,563,000 | |||||||
New Jersey EDA, Retirement Community Revenue | |||||||||
Bonds (Cedar Crest Village Inc. Facility), Series A, | |||||||||
7.25%, 11/15/11 (e) | 4,400 | 4,866,928 | |||||||
New Jersey EDA, School Facilities Construction | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series O, 5.25%, 3/01/23 | 8,825 | 8,862,065 | |||||||
New Jersey EDA, Special Facility Revenue Bonds | |||||||||
(Continental Airlines Inc. Project), AMT: | |||||||||
6.25%, 9/15/19 | 3,905 | 2,560,235 | |||||||
6.25%, 9/15/29 | 14,000 | 7,878,360 | |||||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Pascack Valley Hospital | |||||||||
Association) (a)(b): | |||||||||
6%, 7/01/13 | 1,335 | 44,455 | |||||||
6.625%, 7/01/36 | 1,835 | 61,105 | |||||||
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority, | |||||||||
Transportation System Revenue Bonds: | |||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 12/15/21 | 3,975 | 4,064,716 | |||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 12/15/22 | 6,600 | 6,703,356 | |||||||
Series C, 5.05%, 12/15/35 (f)(h)(n) | 13,110 | 2,494,702 | |||||||
Series D, 5%, 6/15/19 (f) | 5,425 | 5,429,828 | |||||||
Series D, 5%, 6/15/20 | 9,410 | 9,251,630 | |||||||
Series D, 5%, 6/15/20 (f) | 7,000 | 6,912,220 | |||||||
89,698,975 | |||||||||
New York 12.0% | |||||||||
Dutchess County, New York, IDA, Civic Facility | |||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Saint Francis Hospital), | |||||||||
Series A, 7.50%, 3/01/29 | 2,200 | 2,103,398 | |||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, | |||||||||
Transportation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series F, | |||||||||
5%, 11/15/35 | 11,000 | 9,616,530 | |||||||
New York City, New York, City IDA, PILOT Revenue | |||||||||
Bonds (Queens Baseball Stadium Project) (f): | |||||||||
5%, 1/01/22 | 2,000 | 1,871,420 | |||||||
5%, 1/01/23 | 2,175 | 2,018,204 | |||||||
New York City, New York, City IDA, Special Facility | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds (British Airways Plc Project), AMT, | |||||||||
7.625%, 12/01/32 | 1,250 | 903,400 | |||||||
New York City, New York, City Transitional Finance | |||||||||
Authority, Building Aid Revenue Refunding Bonds, | |||||||||
Series S-1, 4.50%, 1/15/38 | 1,970 | 1,528,109 | |||||||
New York City, New York, GO, Refunding, Series A (i): | |||||||||
6.375%, 5/15/14 | 1,020 | 1,074,091 | |||||||
6.375%, 5/15/15 | 95 | 100,038 | |||||||
New York City, New York, GO, Series O, 5%, 6/01/33 | 2,500 | 2,198,675 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||||||||||
New York (concluded) | ||||||||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Non-State | ||||||||||||
Supported Debt, Revenue Refunding Bonds: | ||||||||||||
(Mount Sinai Health), Series A, 6.75%, | ||||||||||||
7/01/10 (e) | $ | 3,145 | $ | 3,403,771 | ||||||||
(Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center Health | ||||||||||||
System), Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/20 | 1,855 | 1,870,248 | ||||||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, State Personal | ||||||||||||
Income Tax Revenue Bonds (Education), Series F, | ||||||||||||
5%, 3/15/35 | 5,000 | 4,588,800 | ||||||||||
Suffolk County, New York, IDA, IDR, Refunding | ||||||||||||
(Nissequogue Cogeneration Partners Facility), AMT, | ||||||||||||
5.50%, 1/01/23 | 2,500 | 1,865,575 | ||||||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of | ||||||||||||
New York Revenue Bonds, Series C-1, | ||||||||||||
5.50%, 6/01/21 | 9,400 | 9,232,304 | ||||||||||
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, New York, | ||||||||||||
Subordinate Revenue Bonds, 5.25%, 11/15/30 | 10,000 | 9,807,800 | ||||||||||
Westchester County, New York, IDA, Continuing Care | ||||||||||||
Retirement, Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Kendal on | ||||||||||||
Hudson Project), Series A: | ||||||||||||
6.50%, 1/01/13 (e) | 2,895 | 3,275,606 | ||||||||||
6.375%, 1/01/24 | 3,450 | 2,815,856 | ||||||||||
58,273,825 | ||||||||||||
North Carolina 2.1% | ||||||||||||
North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, | ||||||||||||
Power System Revenue Bonds, Series D, | ||||||||||||
6.75%, 1/01/26 | 4,750 | 4,756,982 | ||||||||||
North Carolina HFA, Home Ownership Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds, AMT, Series 8-A, 6.20%, 7/01/16 | 145 | 143,984 | ||||||||||
North Carolina, HFA, S/F Revenue Bonds, Series II, | ||||||||||||
6.20%, 3/01/16 (c) | 570 | 593,319 | ||||||||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health | ||||||||||||
Care Facilities, First Mortgage Revenue Bonds: | ||||||||||||
(Arbor Acres Community Project), | ||||||||||||
6.375%, 3/01/12 (e) | 1,000 | 1,100,560 | ||||||||||
(Presbyterian Homes Project), 5.40%, 10/01/27 | 5,000 | 3,555,150 | ||||||||||
10,149,995 | ||||||||||||
Ohio 6.0% | ||||||||||||
American Municipal Power, Inc., Ohio, Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds (Prairie State Energy Campus | ||||||||||||
Project), Series A, 5%, 2/15/38 | 6,885 | 5,999,589 | ||||||||||
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, | ||||||||||||
Ohio, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, | ||||||||||||
Series A-2, 6.50%, 6/01/47 | 7,460 | 5,114,874 | ||||||||||
Cincinnati, Ohio, City School District, GO (Classroom | ||||||||||||
Construction and Improvement), Refunding, | ||||||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/20 (h)(i) | 3,000 | 3,059,640 | ||||||||||
Hamilton County, Ohio, Sewer System Improvement | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (The Metropolitan Sewer District | ||||||||||||
of Greater Cincinnati), Series B, 5%, 12/01/28 (h) | 5,065 | 4,794,478 | ||||||||||
Lucas County, Ohio, Health Care Facility Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding and Improvement Bonds (Sunset | ||||||||||||
Retirement Communities), Series A, | ||||||||||||
6.625%, 8/15/30 | 2,175 | 2,051,830 | ||||||||||
Mason, Ohio, City School District, GO (School | ||||||||||||
Improvement), 5%, 6/01/14 (e)(g) | 5,000 | 5,372,800 |
Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, | ||||||||||||
Ohio, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||||
(Cooperative Public Parking Infrastructure | ||||||||||||
Project), 6.30%, 2/15/24 | 970 | 783,149 | ||||||||||
Toledo-Lucas County, Ohio, Port Authority Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds (Saint Mary Woods Project), Series A: | ||||||||||||
6%, 5/15/24 | 750 | 562,605 | ||||||||||
6%, 5/15/34 | 2,250 | 1,528,245 | ||||||||||
29,267,210 | ||||||||||||
Oregon 1.7% | ||||||||||||
Oregon State Department of Administrative Services, | ||||||||||||
COP, Series A, 6%, 5/01/10 (d)(e) | 4,405 | 4,669,961 | ||||||||||
Oregon State, GO, Refunding (Veterans Welfare), | ||||||||||||
Series 80A, 5.70%, 10/01/32 | 2,280 | 2,306,015 | ||||||||||
Portland, Oregon, Housing Authority, Housing | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Pine Square and University | ||||||||||||
Place), Series A, 5.875%, 1/01/22 | 1,610 | 1,382,427 | ||||||||||
8,358,403 | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania 5.2% | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing | ||||||||||||
Authority, Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||||
(National Gypsum Company), AMT, Series A, | ||||||||||||
6.25%, 11/01/27 | 5,270 | 3,196,255 | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania HFA, S/F Mortgage Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||||
Bonds, AMT, Series 97A, 4.60%, 10/01/27 | 2,450 | 1,811,530 | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities | ||||||||||||
Authority, Health Services Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||||
Bonds (Allegheny Delaware Valley Obligation), | ||||||||||||
Series C, 5.875%, 11/15/16 (g) | 16,270 | 13,088,239 | ||||||||||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Authority for IDR, | ||||||||||||
Commercial Development, 7.75%, 12/01/17 | 1,265 | 1,198,018 | ||||||||||
Sayre, Pennsylvania, Health Care Facilities Authority, | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Guthrie Healthcare System), | ||||||||||||
Series B, 7.125%, 12/01/11 (e) | 5,000 | 5,935,350 | ||||||||||
25,229,392 | ||||||||||||
Rhode Island 1.3% | ||||||||||||
Central Falls, Rhode Island, Detention Facility | ||||||||||||
Corporation, Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||||||||||||
7.25%, 7/15/35 | 4,240 | 3,624,479 | ||||||||||
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, GO (g)(h): | ||||||||||||
6%, 10/01/17 | 1,225 | 1,260,929 | ||||||||||
6%, 10/01/18 | 1,195 | 1,226,070 | ||||||||||
6,111,478 | ||||||||||||
South Dakota 0.8% | ||||||||||||
South Dakota State Health and Educational Facilities | ||||||||||||
Authority Revenue Bonds (Sanford Health), | ||||||||||||
5%, 11/01/40 | 5,210 | 4,107,929 | ||||||||||
Tennessee 0.7% | ||||||||||||
Hardeman County, Tennessee, Correctional Facilities | ||||||||||||
Corporation Revenue Bonds, 7.75%, 8/01/17 | 3,775 | 3,501,161 | ||||||||||
Texas 14.0% | ||||||||||||
Alliance Airport Authority, Inc., Texas, Special Facilities | ||||||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (American Airlines Inc. | ||||||||||||
Project), AMT, 5.75%, 12/01/29 | 3,500 | 1,225,175 | ||||||||||
Austin, Texas, Convention Center Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||||
(Convention Enterprises Inc.), First Tier, Series A, | ||||||||||||
6.70%, 1/01/11 (e) | 5,000 | 5,381,750 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 11 | ||||
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | |||||||
Texas (concluded) | |||||||||
Bexar County, Texas, Housing Finance Corporation, | |||||||||
M/F Housing Revenue Bonds (Water at Northern | |||||||||
Hills Apartments), Series A (g): | |||||||||
5.80%, 8/01/21 | $ | 1,300 | $ | 1,079,273 | |||||
6%, 8/01/31 | 2,460 | 1,922,392 | |||||||
6.05%, 8/01/36 | 1,000 | 765,840 | |||||||
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, International Airport Facility | |||||||||
Improvement Corporation, Revenue Refunding | |||||||||
Bonds (American Airlines, Inc.), AMT, | |||||||||
5.50%, 11/01/30 | 12,500 | 4,375,500 | |||||||
Gregg County, Texas, Health Facilities Development | |||||||||
Corporation, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Good | |||||||||
Shepherd Medical Center Project) (e)(m): | |||||||||
6.375%, 10/01/10 | 2,000 | 2,165,920 | |||||||
6.875%, 10/01/10 | 3,000 | 3,276,510 | |||||||
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Texas, Sewage and | |||||||||
Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Bonds | |||||||||
(E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Project), | |||||||||
AMT, 6.40%, 4/01/26 | 5,000 | 4,978,900 | |||||||
Gulf Coast, Texas, IDA, Solid Waste Disposal Revenue | |||||||||
Bonds (Citgo Petroleum Corporation Project), AMT, | |||||||||
7.50%, 5/01/25 | 3,900 | 3,729,297 | |||||||
Houston, Texas, Airport System, Special Facilities | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Continental Airlines), AMT, Series E: | |||||||||
7.375%, 7/01/22 | 3,500 | 2,135,035 | |||||||
7%, 7/01/29 | 3,000 | 1,875,000 | |||||||
Houston, Texas, Industrial Development Corporation | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Air Cargo), AMT, 6.375%, 1/01/23 | 1,595 | 1,355,271 | |||||||
Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas, PCR (Samsung | |||||||||
Austin Semiconductor), AMT: | |||||||||
6.375%, 4/01/27 | 4,830 | 3,844,970 | |||||||
6.95%, 4/01/30 | 3,330 | 2,853,510 | |||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, System Revenue | |||||||||
Refunding Bonds, Second Tier, Series F, | |||||||||
6.125%, 1/01/31 | 12,140 | 11,181,304 | |||||||
San Antonio Energy Acquisition Public Facilities | |||||||||
Corporation, Texas, Gas Supply Revenue Bonds: | |||||||||
5.50%, 8/01/23 | 6,955 | 5,156,437 | |||||||
5.50%, 8/01/25 | 6,365 | 4,678,848 | |||||||
Texas State Turnpike Authority, Central Texas Turnpike | |||||||||
System Revenue Bonds, First Tier, Series A, | |||||||||
5.50%, 8/15/39 (e) | 6,500 | 5,685,355 | |||||||
67,666,287 | |||||||||
Virginia 6.3% | |||||||||
James City County, Virginia, EDA, Residential Care | |||||||||
Facility, First Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds | |||||||||
(Williamsburg Landing, Inc.), Series A: | |||||||||
5.35%, 9/01/26 | 1,500 | 1,083,570 | |||||||
5.50%, 9/01/34 | 2,000 | 1,359,180 | |||||||
Virginia State, HDA, Commonwealth Mortgage | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series H, Sub-Series H-1, | |||||||||
5.375%, 7/01/36 (g): | 30,930 | 27,608,737 | |||||||
Winchester, Virginia, IDA, Residential Care Facilities, | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Westminster-Canterbury), | |||||||||
Series A, 5.20%, 1/01/27 | 1,000 | 714,350 | |||||||
30,765,837 |
Washington 0.4% | ||||||||||
Vancouver, Washington, Housing Authority, Housing | ||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Teal Pointe Apartments | ||||||||||
Project), AMT: | ||||||||||
6%, 9/01/22 | 945 | 796,115 | ||||||||
6.20%, 9/01/32 | 1,250 | 966,413 | ||||||||
1,762,528 | ||||||||||
Wisconsin 1.5% | ||||||||||
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Revenue Bonds (Air Cargo), | ||||||||||
AMT, 6.50%, 1/01/25 | 685 | 582,435 | ||||||||
Wisconsin State, GO, AMT, Series B, 6.20%, | ||||||||||
11/01/26 (g) | 415 | 420,632 | ||||||||
Wisconsin State Health and Educational Facilities | ||||||||||
Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Franciscan | ||||||||||
Sisters Healthcare), 5%, 9/01/26 | 7,925 | 6,031,559 | ||||||||
7,034,626 | ||||||||||
Wyoming 0.8% | ||||||||||
Wyoming Community Development Authority, Housing | ||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series 3, 4.75%, 12/01/37 | 5,315 | 3,617,974 | ||||||||
Puerto Rico 2.2% | ||||||||||
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway and | ||||||||||
Transportation Authority, Transportation Revenue | ||||||||||
Refunding Bonds, Series N, 5.25%, 7/01/34 (i) | 4,610 | 4,104,606 | ||||||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Revenue | ||||||||||
Refunding Bonds, Series UU, 5%, 7/01/23 (f) | 7,100 | 6,636,654 | ||||||||
10,741,260 | ||||||||||
U.S. Virgin Islands 1.0% | ||||||||||
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Refinery | ||||||||||
Facilities Revenue Bonds (Hovensa Refinery), | ||||||||||
AMT, 6.125%, 7/01/22 | 6,250 | 4,922,250 | ||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 143.4% | 695,229,018 | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to | ||||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trusts (o) | ||||||||||
Alabama 0.8% | ||||||||||
Birmingham, Alabama, Special Care Facilities | ||||||||||
Financing Authority, Revenue Refunding Bonds | ||||||||||
(Ascension Health Credit), Series C-2, | ||||||||||
5%, 11/15/36 | 4,538 | 3,724,823 | ||||||||
Colorado 2.3% | ||||||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||
(Catholic Health) (g): | ||||||||||
Series C-3, 5.10%, 10/01/41 | 7,490 | 6,613,970 | ||||||||
Series C-7, 5%, 9/01/36 | 4,800 | 4,248,288 | ||||||||
10,862,258 | ||||||||||
Connecticut 3.5% | ||||||||||
Connecticut State Health and Educational Facilities | ||||||||||
Authority Revenue Bonds (Yale University): | ||||||||||
Series T-1, 4.70%, 7/01/29 | 9,130 | 8,513,725 | ||||||||
Series X-3, 4.85%, 7/01/37 | 9,270 | 8,477,230 | ||||||||
16,990,955 | ||||||||||
North Carolina 3.6% | ||||||||||
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, | ||||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Duke University | ||||||||||
Project), Series A, 5%, 10/01/41 | 18,898 | 17,439,550 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
12 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Municipal Bonds Transferred to | Par | |||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trusts (o) | (000) | Value | ||||||||
Tennessee 2.0% | ||||||||||
Shelby County, Tennessee, Health, Educational and | ||||||||||
Housing Facility Board, Hospital Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||
Bonds (Saint Jude Childrens Research Hospital), | ||||||||||
5%, 7/01/31 | $ | 11,240 | $ | 9,881,533 | ||||||
South Carolina 3.4% | ||||||||||
Charleston Educational Excellence Financing | ||||||||||
Corporation, South Carolina, Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||
(Charleston County School District) (j): | ||||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/28 | 7,795 | 7,559,435 | ||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/29 | 6,920 | 6,630,398 | ||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/30 | 2,510 | 2,375,012 | ||||||||
16,564,845 | ||||||||||
Virginia 3.3% | ||||||||||
University of Virginia, Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||||||||||
5%, 6/01/40 | 10,620 | 10,025,068 | ||||||||
Virginia State, HDA, Commonwealth Mortgage | ||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series H, Sub-Series H-1, | ||||||||||
5.35%, 7/01/31 (h) | 6,720 | 6,097,190 | ||||||||
16,122,258 | ||||||||||
Washington 1.0% | ||||||||||
Central Puget Sound Regional Transportation | ||||||||||
Authority, Washington, Sales and Use Tax Revenue | ||||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 5%, 11/01/32 (g) | 5,384 | 4,933,676 | ||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to | ||||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trusts 19.9% | 96,519,898 | |||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $918,838,722) 163.3% | 791,748,916 | |||||||||
Short-Term Securities | Shares | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, | ||||||||||
1.63% (p)(q) | 7,457,277 | 7,457,277 | ||||||||
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost $7,457,277) 1.5% | 7,457,277 | |||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $926,295,999*) 164.8% | 799,206,193 | |||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 2.6% | 12,767,825 | |||||||||
Liability for Trust Certificates, Including Interest | ||||||||||
Expense and Fees Payable (11.3)% | (55,083,385 | ) | ||||||||
Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value (56.1)% | (271,946,089 | ) | ||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% | $ | 484,944,544 | ||||||||
* | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of October 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
Aggregate cost | $ | 869,962,519 | |||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 9,769,101 | |||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (135,197,503 | ) | |||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (125,428,402 | ) |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Issuer filed for bankruptcy or is in default of interest payments. |
(c) | FHA Insured. |
(d) | GNMA Collateralized. |
(e) | 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. |
(f) | AMBAC Insured. |
(g) | FSA Insured. |
(h) | MBIA Insured. |
(i) | FGIC Insured. |
(j) | Assured Guaranty Insured. |
(k) | XL Capital Insured. |
(l) | BHAC Insured. |
(m) | Radian Insured. |
(n) | Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
(o) | Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Fund acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts. |
(p) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
(q) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows: |
Net | ||||||
Affiliate | Activity | Income | ||||
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | 2,555,904 | $ | 322,754 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 13 | ||||
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2008 | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | |||||||
Alabama 0.7% | |||||||||
Jefferson County, Alabama, Limited Obligation | |||||||||
School Warrants, Series A, 4.75%, 1/01/25 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 2,330,850 | |||||
Arizona 0.5% | |||||||||
Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Arizona, Senior Gas | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds, 5%, 12/01/32 | 2,970 | 1,852,567 | |||||||
California 18.7% | |||||||||
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California, | |||||||||
Capital Appreciation Revenue Refunding Bonds, | |||||||||
Subordinate Lien, Series A, 5.45%, 10/01/25 (a)(b) | 4,150 | 3,318,382 | |||||||
Arcadia, California, Unified School District, GO | |||||||||
(Election of 2006), CABS, Series A, | |||||||||
4.96%, 8/01/39 (c)(d) | 2,200 | 295,790 | |||||||
Cabrillo, California, Community College District, GO | |||||||||
(Election of 2004), Series B (d)(e): | |||||||||
5.20%, 8/01/37 | 3,250 | 496,372 | |||||||
4.87%, 8/01/38 | 7,405 | 1,057,286 | |||||||
California State, GO, 5.50%, 4/01/28 | 5 | 4,900 | |||||||
California State, GO, Refunding: | |||||||||
5.125%, 6/01/27 | 30 | 28,333 | |||||||
5.25%, 2/01/33 (f) | 5,700 | 5,308,068 | |||||||
California State University, Systemwide Revenue | |||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 5%, 11/01/35 (e)(g) | 3,450 | 3,080,091 | |||||||
California State, Various Purpose, GO, | |||||||||
5.50%, 11/01/33 | 2,450 | 2,359,864 | |||||||
Chino Valley, California, Unified School District, GO | |||||||||
(Election of 2002), Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/30 (e) | 1,200 | 1,151,820 | |||||||
Coast Community College District, California, GO, | |||||||||
Refunding (Election of 2002), Series C, | |||||||||
5.45%, 8/01/13 (b)(c) | 2,800 | 1,938,664 | |||||||
East Side Union High School District, California, | |||||||||
Santa Clara County, GO (Election of 2002), Series D, | |||||||||
5%, 8/01/26 (h) | 2,150 | 1,994,469 | |||||||
Fresno, California, Unified School District, GO | |||||||||
(Election of 2001), Series E, 5%, 8/01/30 (c) | 1,230 | 1,143,592 | |||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation of | |||||||||
California, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, | |||||||||
Series B, 5.50%, 6/01/13 (h)(i) | 10,000 | 10,760,900 | |||||||
Los Angeles, California, Municipal Improvement | |||||||||
Corporation, Lease Revenue Bonds, Series B1, | |||||||||
4.75%, 8/01/37 (g) | 3,210 | 2,607,034 | |||||||
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, | |||||||||
Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Series B-1 (e)(g): | |||||||||
5%, 10/01/29 | 4,000 | 3,820,040 | |||||||
5%, 10/01/36 | 2,275 | 2,098,961 | |||||||
Mount Diablo, California, Unified School District, GO | |||||||||
(Election of 2002), 5%, 7/01/27 (b)(g) | 2,000 | 1,844,580 | |||||||
Orange County, California, Sanitation District, COP: | |||||||||
5%, 2/01/33 (e)(g) | 2,750 | 2,468,538 | |||||||
Series B, 5%, 2/01/30 (c) | 3,500 | 3,228,400 | |||||||
Series B, 5%, 2/01/31 (c) | 1,200 | 1,097,556 | |||||||
Poway, California, Redevelopment Agency, Tax | |||||||||
Allocation Refunding Bonds (Paguay Redevelopment | |||||||||
Project), 5.125%, 6/15/33 (a) | 2,000 | 1,699,000 | |||||||
Sacramento, California, Unified School District, GO | |||||||||
(Election of 2002), 5%, 7/01/30 (e) | 2,500 | 2,312,900 | |||||||
San Jose, California, Airport Revenue Refunding | |||||||||
Bonds, AMT, Series A, 5.50%, 3/01/32 (a) | 5,200 | 4,242,472 |
San Jose, California, Unified School District, Santa | ||||||||||||||
Clara County, GO (Election of 2002), Series B, | ||||||||||||||
5%, 8/01/29 (e)(g) | 2,825 | 2,624,849 | ||||||||||||
San Mateo County, California, Community College | ||||||||||||||
District, GO (Election of 2001), Series A, | ||||||||||||||
5%, 9/01/26 (e)(g) | 2,725 | 2,604,010 | ||||||||||||
Ventura County, California, Community College District, | ||||||||||||||
GO (Election of 2002), Series B, 5%, 8/01/30 (e) | 3,150 | 2,865,870 | ||||||||||||
66,452,741 | ||||||||||||||
Colorado 1.2% | ||||||||||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||||||
(Covenant Retirement Communities Inc.), Series A (f): | ||||||||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/27 | 1,600 | 1,327,280 | ||||||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/33 | 900 | 703,656 | ||||||||||||
E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Capital | ||||||||||||||
Appreciation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||||||||||||||
5.485%, 9/01/29 (d)(e) | 9,000 | 2,112,210 | ||||||||||||
4,143,146 | ||||||||||||||
District of Columbia 0.7% | ||||||||||||||
District of Columbia, Revenue Refunding Bonds | ||||||||||||||
(Catholic University of America) (a): | ||||||||||||||
5.625%, 10/01/09 (i) | 1,930 | 2,017,583 | ||||||||||||
5.625%, 10/01/29 | 570 | 565,468 | ||||||||||||
2,583,051 | ||||||||||||||
Florida 5.0% | ||||||||||||||
Beacon Tradeport Community Development District, | ||||||||||||||
Florida, Special Assessment Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||||||
Bonds (Commercial Project), Series A, | ||||||||||||||
5.625%, 5/01/32 (f) | 2,235 | 1,910,478 | ||||||||||||
Duval County, Florida, School Board, COP (Master | ||||||||||||||
Lease Program), 5%, 7/01/33 (c) | 3,100 | 2,706,889 | ||||||||||||
Florida State Department of Environmental Protection, | ||||||||||||||
Preservation Revenue Bonds, Series B, 5%, | ||||||||||||||
7/01/27 (e) | 2,545 | 2,344,479 | ||||||||||||
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Aviation Revenue | ||||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds (Miami International Airport), AMT: | ||||||||||||||
5%, 10/01/40 (h)(j) | 8,200 | 5,893,422 | ||||||||||||
Series A, 5%, 10/01/38 (k) | 3,000 | 2,134,770 | ||||||||||||
Miami, Florida, Special Obligation Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||||||
(Street and Sidewalk Improvement Program), | ||||||||||||||
5%, 1/01/37 (e) | 1,100 | 926,409 | ||||||||||||
Orange County, Florida, Sales Tax Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||||||
Bonds, Series B, 5.125%, 1/01/32 (e)(g) | 2,200 | 1,978,284 | ||||||||||||
17,894,731 | ||||||||||||||
Georgia 3.6% | ||||||||||||||
Atlanta, Georgia, Airport Passenger Facility Charge and | ||||||||||||||
Subordinate Lien General Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||||||
Bonds, Series C, 5%, 1/01/33 (c) | 3,500 | 3,171,910 | ||||||||||||
Atlanta, Georgia, Water and Wastewater | ||||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds: | ||||||||||||||
5%, 11/01/34 (c) | 4,270 | 3,788,130 | ||||||||||||
Series A, 5%, 11/01/33 (e) | 1,200 | 1,031,784 | ||||||||||||
Series A, 5%, 11/01/39 (e) | 2,525 | 2,194,679 | ||||||||||||
Augusta, Georgia, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||||||
5.25%, 10/01/39 (c) | 2,820 | 2,756,606 | ||||||||||||
12,943,109 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
14 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||||||||||||
Hawaii 0.6% | ||||||||||||||
Hawaii State, GO, Series CX, 5.50%, 2/01/21 (c) | $ | 2,000 | $ | 2,027,700 | ||||||||||
Illinois 23.9% | ||||||||||||||
Chicago, Illinois, OHare International Airport, General | ||||||||||||||
Airport Revenue Bonds, Third Lien, AMT, Series B-2: | ||||||||||||||
5.75%, 1/01/23 (c) | 3,400 | 3,058,232 | ||||||||||||
5.75%, 1/01/24 (c) | 4,000 | 3,578,080 | ||||||||||||
6%, 1/01/29 (h) | 3,300 | 2,916,771 | ||||||||||||
Chicago, Illinois, OHare International Airport, General | ||||||||||||||
Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Third Lien, AMT: | ||||||||||||||
Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/21 (e) | 13,665 | 12,467,673 | ||||||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/22 (e) | 5,000 | 4,408,150 | ||||||||||||
Series A, 5.375%, 1/01/32 (e) | 12,500 | 9,999,125 | ||||||||||||
Series A-2, 5.75%, 1/01/21 (c) | 2,665 | 2,450,094 | ||||||||||||
Chicago, Illinois, Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||||||||||||||
Second Lien, 5.25%, 11/01/33 (c) | 10,500 | 9,664,935 | ||||||||||||
Cook County, Illinois, Capital Improvement, GO, | ||||||||||||||
Series C, 5.50%, 11/15/12 (a)(i) | 5,080 | 5,529,377 | ||||||||||||
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, State Tax Supported | ||||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, 5.212%, 6/15/30 (a)(b) | 28,525 | 23,968,131 | ||||||||||||
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, | ||||||||||||||
Dedicated State Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds | ||||||||||||||
(McCormick Place Expansion Project), 5.50%, | ||||||||||||||
12/15/24 (e)(g) | 7,000 | 7,063,350 | ||||||||||||
85,103,918 | ||||||||||||||
Indiana 1.7% | ||||||||||||||
Indianapolis, Indiana, Local Public Improvement Bond | ||||||||||||||
Bank, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Indianapolis | ||||||||||||||
Airport Authority Project), AMT, Series B (e): | ||||||||||||||
5.25%, 1/01/28 | 2,470 | 2,010,703 | ||||||||||||
5.25%, 1/01/30 | 5,055 | 4,033,486 | ||||||||||||
6,044,189 | ||||||||||||||
Louisiana 3.8% | ||||||||||||||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities | ||||||||||||||
and Community Development Authority, Revenue | ||||||||||||||
Bonds (Capital Projects and Equipment Acquisition | ||||||||||||||
Program), Series A, 6.30%, 7/01/30 (a) | 5,100 | 4,424,454 | ||||||||||||
Louisiana State Gas and Fuels Tax Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||||||
Series A, 4.75%, 5/01/39 (c) | 7,050 | 5,689,914 | ||||||||||||
Louisiana State Transportation Authority, Senior Lien | ||||||||||||||
Toll Revenue Capital Appreciation Bonds, Series B, | ||||||||||||||
5.31%, 12/01/27 (a)(d) | 4,675 | 1,329,243 | ||||||||||||
Rapides Financing Authority, Louisiana, Revenue | ||||||||||||||
Bonds (Cleco Power LLC Project), AMT, 4.70%, | ||||||||||||||
11/01/36 (a) | 800 | 540,992 | ||||||||||||
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, Hospital Service District | ||||||||||||||
Number 1, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Terrebonne | ||||||||||||||
General Medical Center Project), 5.50%, 4/01/33 (a) | 1,800 | 1,487,880 | ||||||||||||
13,472,483 | ||||||||||||||
Maryland 1.3% | ||||||||||||||
Baltimore, Maryland, Convention Center Hotel Revenue | ||||||||||||||
Bonds, Senior Series A, 5.25%, 9/01/39 (h)(l) | 4,810 | 4,464,161 |
Massachusetts 3.3% | ||||||||||
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Revenue | ||||||||||
Refunding Bonds (General Transportation System), | ||||||||||
Series A, 7%, 3/01/14 (e) | 3,550 | 3,961,055 | ||||||||
Massachusetts State, HFA, Rental Housing Mortgage | ||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series C, 5.60%, 1/01/45 (c) | 4,000 | 3,162,680 | ||||||||
Massachusetts State, HFA, S/F Housing Revenue | ||||||||||
Bonds, AMT, Series 128, 4.80%, 12/01/27 (c) | 2,200 | 1,686,806 | ||||||||
Massachusetts State Port Authority, Special Facilities | ||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Delta Air Lines Inc. Project), AMT, | ||||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/19 (a) | 3,825 | 3,022,018 | ||||||||
11,832,559 | ||||||||||
Michigan 5.0% | ||||||||||
Detroit, Michigan, Sewage Disposal System, Second | ||||||||||
Lien Revenue Bonds, Series B, 5%, 7/01/36 (e)(g) | 4,650 | 3,921,159 | ||||||||
Detroit, Michigan, Sewage Disposal System, Second | ||||||||||
Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E, 5.75%, | ||||||||||
7/01/31 (g)(l) | 3,300 | 3,306,963 | ||||||||
Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority, | ||||||||||
Student Loan Revenue Refunding Bonds, AMT, | ||||||||||
Series XVII-G, 5.20%, 9/01/20 (a) | 2,140 | 1,844,744 | ||||||||
Michigan State Strategic Fund, Limited Obligation | ||||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Detroit Edison Company | ||||||||||
Pollution Control Project), AMT (h): | ||||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 6/01/30 | 1,700 | 1,393,694 | ||||||||
Series C, 5.65%, 9/01/29 | 3,300 | 2,805,429 | ||||||||
Series C, 5.45%, 12/15/32 | 5,800 | 4,631,184 | ||||||||
17,903,173 | ||||||||||
Minnesota 1.0% | ||||||||||
Dakota County, Minnesota, Community Development | ||||||||||
Agency, S/F Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Mortgage- | ||||||||||
Backed Securities Program), Series B, 5.15%, | ||||||||||
12/01/38 (m)(n)(o) | 4,041 | 3,469,989 | ||||||||
Nebraska 0.6% | ||||||||||
Washington County, Nebraska, Wastewater Facilities | ||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Cargill Inc. Project), AMT, | ||||||||||
5.90%, 11/01/27 | 2,300 | 2,118,231 | ||||||||
Nevada 10.0% | ||||||||||
Carson City, Nevada, Hospital Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||
(Carson-Tahoe Hospital Project), Series A, | ||||||||||
5.50%, 9/01/33 (f) | 4,100 | 3,159,296 | ||||||||
Clark County, Nevada, Airport System Subordinate | ||||||||||
Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A-2 (e)(g): | ||||||||||
5%, 7/01/30 | 2,000 | 1,730,800 | ||||||||
5%, 7/01/36 | 19,100 | 15,822,440 | ||||||||
Clark County, Nevada, IDR (Southwest Gas Corp. | ||||||||||
Project), AMT (g): | ||||||||||
Series A, 4.75%, 9/01/36 | 2,300 | 1,325,168 | ||||||||
Series D, 5.25%, 3/01/38 (e) | 12,000 | 7,539,600 | ||||||||
Washoe County, Nevada, School District, GO, | ||||||||||
5.875%, 12/01/09 (c)(i) | 5,710 | 5,964,894 | ||||||||
35,542,198 | ||||||||||
New Hampshire 1.3% | ||||||||||
New Hampshire State Business Finance Authority, | ||||||||||
PCR, Refunding (Public Service Company), AMT, | ||||||||||
Series D, 6%, 5/01/21 (e) | 5,000 | 4,657,600 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 15 | ||||
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||||||||||
New Jersey 8.5% | ||||||||||||
New Jersey EDA, Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds (f): | ||||||||||||
5.75%, 6/15/29 | $ | 710 | $ | 551,031 | ||||||||
5.50%, 6/15/31 | 1,285 | 947,148 | ||||||||||
New Jersey EDA, Motor Vehicle Surcharge Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/31 (e) | 20,165 | 19,114,807 | ||||||||||
New Jersey EDA, School Facilities Construction | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series O: | ||||||||||||
5.125%, 3/01/28 | 2,660 | 2,563,415 | ||||||||||
5.125%, 3/01/30 | 7,500 | 7,103,700 | ||||||||||
30,280,101 | ||||||||||||
New York 8.0% | ||||||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, | ||||||||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5%, | ||||||||||||
11/15/32 (g) | 8,990 | 7,750,998 | ||||||||||
New York City, New York, City Municipal Water Finance | ||||||||||||
Authority, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||||
Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/40 | 2,500 | 2,491,850 | ||||||||||
New York City, New York, GO, Series B (e): | ||||||||||||
5.875%, 8/01/10 (i) | 11,965 | 12,798,961 | ||||||||||
5.875%, 8/01/16 | 1,880 | 1,973,060 | ||||||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of New York | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, 5.25%, 6/01/22 (a) | 3,570 | 3,403,103 | ||||||||||
28,417,972 | ||||||||||||
Ohio 0.6% | ||||||||||||
Jackson, Ohio, Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||||
(Consolidated Health System Jackson Hospital), | ||||||||||||
6.125%, 10/01/09 (f)(i) | 2,000 | 2,098,300 | ||||||||||
Oklahoma 0.5% | ||||||||||||
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Airports Improvement Trust, General | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Tulsa International Airport), AMT, | ||||||||||||
Series B (e)(g): | ||||||||||||
6%, 6/01/19 | 1,000 | 948,260 | ||||||||||
6.125%, 6/01/26 | 1,000 | 907,240 | ||||||||||
1,855,500 | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania 0.5% | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania HFA, S/F Mortgage Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||||
Bonds, AMT, Series 99A, 5.25%, 10/01/32 | 2,000 | 1,586,620 | ||||||||||
South Carolina 1.9% | ||||||||||||
Berkeley County, South Carolina, School District, | ||||||||||||
Installment Lease Revenue Bonds (Securing Assets | ||||||||||||
for Education Project), 5.125%, 12/01/30 | 3,750 | 3,351,150 | ||||||||||
Kershaw County, South Carolina, Public Schools | ||||||||||||
Foundation, Installment Power Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||||
Bonds, 5%, 12/01/29 (k) | 3,000 | 2,630,610 | ||||||||||
South Carolina State Public Service Authority, Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds, Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/38 | 700 | 667,730 | ||||||||||
6,649,490 | ||||||||||||
Tennessee 2.2% | ||||||||||||
Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee, Airport Authority, | ||||||||||||
Airport Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series D, 6.25%, | ||||||||||||
3/01/18 (a) | 5,000 | 4,970,550 | ||||||||||
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5.25%, 9/01/26 | 4,035 | 2,835,596 | ||||||||||
7,806,146 |
Texas 19.0% | ||||||||||||
Bell County, Texas, Health Facilities Development | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Lutheran General Health Care | ||||||||||||
System), 6.50%, 7/01/19 (p) | 1,000 | 1,129,460 | ||||||||||
Clear Creek, Texas, Independent School District, GO, | ||||||||||||
Refunding, 5%, 2/15/33 | 5,900 | 5,521,751 | ||||||||||
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, International Airport, Joint | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series B, 6%, 11/01/23 (e) | 800 | 727,120 | ||||||||||
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, International Airport Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding and Improvement Bonds, AMT, | ||||||||||||
Series A (e)(g): | ||||||||||||
5.875%, 11/01/17 | 1,835 | 1,756,334 | ||||||||||
5.875%, 11/01/18 | 2,145 | 2,024,687 | ||||||||||
5.875%, 11/01/19 | 2,385 | 2,222,510 | ||||||||||
Gregg County, Texas, Health Facilities Development | ||||||||||||
Corporation, Hospital Revenue Bonds (Good | ||||||||||||
Shepherd Medical Center Project) (f)(i): | ||||||||||||
6.375%, 10/01/10 | 2,600 | 2,815,696 | ||||||||||
6.875%, 10/01/10 | 3,000 | 3,276,510 | ||||||||||
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, | ||||||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Senior Lien, Series G, | ||||||||||||
5.75%, 11/15/20 (e) | 4,000 | 3,954,800 | ||||||||||
Lewisville, Texas, Independent School District, Capital | ||||||||||||
Appreciation and School Building, GO, Refunding, | ||||||||||||
4.748%, 8/15/24 (d)(e)(g) | 6,150 | 2,315,659 | ||||||||||
Mansfield, Texas, Independent School District, GO, | ||||||||||||
5%, 2/15/33 | 2,300 | 2,152,547 | ||||||||||
North Harris County, Texas, Regional Water Authority, | ||||||||||||
Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, 5.125%, 12/15/35 (e) | 7,150 | 6,179,888 | ||||||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, System Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds, First Tier: | ||||||||||||
5.75%, 1/01/40 (e) | 12,300 | 11,411,817 | ||||||||||
Series A, 6%, 1/01/25 | 850 | 834,411 | ||||||||||
Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, | ||||||||||||
S/F Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Professional | ||||||||||||
Educators Home Loan Program), AMT, Series A-1, | ||||||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/39 (m)(n)(o) | 2,061 | 1,782,744 | ||||||||||
Texas State Turnpike Authority, Central Texas Turnpike | ||||||||||||
System Revenue Bonds, First Tier, Series A (a): | ||||||||||||
5.75%, 8/15/38 | 7,200 | 6,588,792 | ||||||||||
5%, 8/15/42 | 10,000 | 8,006,100 | ||||||||||
Travis County, Texas, Health Facilities Development | ||||||||||||
Corporation, Revenue Refunding Bonds (Ascension | ||||||||||||
Health Credit), Series A, 6.25%, 11/15/09 (e)(i) | 4,600 | 4,789,060 | ||||||||||
67,489,886 | ||||||||||||
Utah 4.6% | ||||||||||||
Salt Lake City, Utah, Hospital Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||||
Bonds (IHC Hospitals Inc.), 6.30%, 2/15/15 (e)(p) | 15,000 | 16,371,150 | ||||||||||
Vermont 0.5% | ||||||||||||
Vermont HFA, Revenue Refunding Bonds, AMT, | ||||||||||||
Series C, 5.50%, 11/01/38 (c) | 2,000 | 1,590,460 | ||||||||||
Virginia 0.7% | ||||||||||||
Halifax County, Virginia, IDA, Exempt Facility Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds (Old Dominion Electric Cooperative | ||||||||||||
Project), AMT, 5.625%, 6/01/28 (a) | 2,900 | 2,480,979 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||||||||
Washington 2.5% | ||||||||||
King County, Washington, Sewer, GO, 5%, | ||||||||||
1/01/35 (e)(g) | $ | 100 | $ | 90,282 | ||||||
Port of Tacoma, Washington, Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/14 (a)(i) | 2,400 | 2,621,808 | ||||||||
Tacoma, Washington, Regional Water Supply System, | ||||||||||
Water Revenue Bonds, 5%, 12/01/32 (e) | 5,100 | 4,635,237 | ||||||||
Washington State, GO, Series A and AT-6, 6.25%, | ||||||||||
2/01/11 (c) | 1,565 | 1,620,855 | ||||||||
8,968,182 | ||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 132.4% | 470,431,182 | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to | ||||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trusts (q) | ||||||||||
Alabama 1.81% | ||||||||||
University of Alabama, General Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||
Series A, 5%, 7/01/34 (e) | 7,275 | 6,546,991 | ||||||||
California 8.8% | ||||||||||
Anaheim, California, Public Financing Authority, | ||||||||||
Electric System Distribution Facilities Revenue | ||||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 5%, 10/01/31 (c) | 1,244 | 1,132,089 | ||||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation of | ||||||||||
California, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||
Series B, 5.625%, 6/01/38 (k)(l) | 14,160 | 15,311,350 | ||||||||
San Diego County, California, Water Authority, Water | ||||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds, COP, Series A: | ||||||||||
5%, 5/01/32 (e) | 9,003 | 8,368,736 | ||||||||
5%, 5/01/33 (c) | 5,170 | 4,708,009 | ||||||||
Tamalpais, California, Union High School District, GO | ||||||||||
(Election of 2001), 5%, 8/01/28 (c) | 1,950 | 1,794,780 | ||||||||
31,314,964 | ||||||||||
Florida 2.9% | ||||||||||
Miami-Dade County, Florida, School Board, COP, | ||||||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 5/1/27 | 11,350 | 10,460,501 | ||||||||
Georgia 3.9% | ||||||||||
Atlanta, Georgia, Airport Passenger Facility Charge and | ||||||||||
Subordinate Lien General Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||
Bonds, Series C, 5%, 1/01/33 (c) | 10,000 | 9,062,600 | ||||||||
Augusta, Georgia, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||
5.25%, 10/01/34 (c) | 5,000 | 4,902,600 | ||||||||
13,965,200 | ||||||||||
Illinois 2.0% | ||||||||||
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, | ||||||||||
Dedicated State Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds | ||||||||||
(McCormick Place Expansion Project), Series B, | ||||||||||
5.75%, 6/15/23 (e) | 3,499 | 3,582,121 | ||||||||
Chicago, Illinois, Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||||||||||
Second Lien, 5.25%, 11/01/33 (c) | 3,929 | 3,616,187 | ||||||||
7,198,308 |
Massachusetts 4.4% | ||||||||||
Massachusetts State School Building Authority, | ||||||||||
Dedicated Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||||||||
5%, 8/15/30 (c) | 16,500 | 15,638,607 | ||||||||
New Hampshire 2.8% | ||||||||||
New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities | ||||||||||
Authority Revenue Bonds (Dartmouth-Hitchcock | ||||||||||
Obligation Group), 5.50%, 8/1/27 (c) | 9,999 | 9,826,161 | ||||||||
New Jersey 3.4% | ||||||||||
New Jersey EDA, Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds (m): | ||||||||||
5.50%, 6/15/24 | 7,150 | 6,612,749 | ||||||||
5.50%, 6/15/31 | 6,000 | 5,411,580 | ||||||||
12,024,329 | ||||||||||
New York 3.2% | ||||||||||
Erie County, New York, IDA, School Facility Revenue | ||||||||||
Bonds (City of Buffalo Project), Series A, 5.75%, | ||||||||||
5/01/28 (c) | 2,007 | 2,019,570 | ||||||||
New York State Thruway Authority, General Revenue | ||||||||||
Refunding Bonds, Series G, 5%, 1/01/32 (c) | 10,000 | 9,336,400 | ||||||||
11,355,970 | ||||||||||
Texas 1.3% | ||||||||||
Cypress-Fairbanks, Texas, Independent School District, | ||||||||||
GO, 5%, 02/15/32 | 4,750 | 4,493,548 | ||||||||
Virginia 0.8% | ||||||||||
Virginia State, HDA, Commonwealth Mortgage | ||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series H, Sub-Series H-1, | ||||||||||
5.35%, 7/01/31 (e) | 3,195 | 2,898,887 | ||||||||
Washington 0.6% | ||||||||||
Central Puget Sound Regional Transportation Authority, | ||||||||||
Washington, Sales and Use Tax Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||
Series A, 5%, 11/01/32 (c) | 2,504 | 2,295,053 | ||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to | ||||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trusts 35.9% | 128,018,519 | |||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $668,791,565) 168.3% | 598,449,701 | |||||||||
Short-Term Securities | Shares | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, | ||||||||||
1.63% (r)(s) | 14,064,656 | 14,064,656 | ||||||||
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost $14,064,656) 4.0% | 14,064,656 | |||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $682,856,221*) 172.3% | 612,514,357 | |||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 2.6% | 9,121,699 | |||||||||
Liability for Trust Certificates, Including Interest | ||||||||||
Expense and Fees Payable (20.8)% | (73,912,591 | ) | ||||||||
Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value (54.1)% | (192,264,282 | ) | ||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% | $ | 355,459,183 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 17 | ||||
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY) |
* | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of October 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
Aggregate cost | $ | 610,000,630 | |||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 5,401,950 | |||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (76,149,056 | ) | |||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (70,747,106 | ) |
(a) | AMBAC Insured. |
(b) | Represents a step bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
(c) | FSA Insured. |
(d) | Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
(e) | MBIA Insured. |
(f) | Radian Insured. |
(g) | FGIC Insured. |
(h) | XL Capital Insured. |
(i) | 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. |
(j) | Assured Guaranty Insured. |
(k) | CIFG Insured. |
(l) | BHAC Insured. |
(m) | FNMA Collateralized. |
(n) | GNMA Collateralized. |
(o) | FHLMC Collateralized. |
(p) | Security is collateralized by Municipal or U.S. Treasury Obligations. |
(q) | Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Fund acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts. |
(r) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows: |
Net | ||||||
Affiliate | Activity | Income | ||||
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | 13,056,985 | $ | 315,662 |
(s) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
18 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2008 | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | |||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | |||||||||
Alabama 0.7% | |||||||||||
Jefferson County, Alabama, Limited Obligation | |||||||||||
School Warrants, Series A, 4.75%, 1/01/25 | $ | 2,000 | $ | 1,553,900 | |||||||
Arizona 2.0% | |||||||||||
Salt Verde Financial Corporation, Arizona, Senior Gas | |||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, 5%, 12/01/37 | 7,500 | 4,515,075 | |||||||||
California 25.1% | |||||||||||
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California, | |||||||||||
Capital Appreciation Revenue Refunding Bonds, | |||||||||||
Subordinate Lien, Series A, 5.33%, 10/01/25 (a)(b) | 7,150 | 5,717,212 | |||||||||
Antelope Valley, California, Community College | |||||||||||
District, GO (Election of 2004), Series B, | |||||||||||
5.25%, 8/01/39 (c) | 550 | 512,963 | |||||||||
Arcadia, California, Unified School District, GO | |||||||||||
(Election of 2006), CABS, Series A, | |||||||||||
4.96%, 8/01/39 (d)(e) | 1,400 | 188,230 | |||||||||
Cabrillo, California, Community College District, GO | |||||||||||
(Election of 2004), Series B (c)(e): | |||||||||||
5.20%, 8/01/37 | 2,100 | 320,733 | |||||||||
4.87%, 8/01/38 | 4,800 | 685,344 | |||||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority | |||||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Kaiser Permanente), Series A, | |||||||||||
5.50%, 6/01/22 (d)(f) | 5,000 | 5,107,000 | |||||||||
California State, GO, Refunding: | |||||||||||
5.125%, 6/01/27 | 20 | 18,888 | |||||||||
5.25%, 2/01/33 (g) | 3,900 | 3,631,836 | |||||||||
California State University, Systemwide Revenue | |||||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 5%, 11/01/35 (c)(h) | 1,200 | 1,071,336 | |||||||||
California State, Various Purpose, GO, | |||||||||||
5.50%, 11/01/33 | 6,500 | 6,260,865 | |||||||||
Coast Community College District, California, GO, | |||||||||||
Refunding (Election of 2002), Series C, | |||||||||||
5.45%, 8/01/13 (b)(d) | 1,800 | 1,246,284 | |||||||||
East Side Union High School District, California, | |||||||||||
Santa Clara County, Capital Appreciation, GO | |||||||||||
(Election of 2002), Series E, 5.15%, 8/01/29 (e)(i) | 15,000 | 3,876,900 | |||||||||
East Side Union High School District, California, | |||||||||||
Santa Clara County, GO (Election of 2002), | |||||||||||
Series D, 5%, 8/01/26 (i) | 1,020 | 946,213 | |||||||||
Fairfield-Suisun, California, Unified School District, | |||||||||||
GO (Election of 2002), 5.50%, 8/01/28 (c) | 2,770 | 2,746,677 | |||||||||
Fresno, California, Unified School District, GO | |||||||||||
(Election of 2001), Series E, 5%, 8/01/30 (d) | 800 | 743,800 | |||||||||
John Swett Unified School District, California, GO, | |||||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 8/01/26 (d) | 2,815 | 2,817,562 | |||||||||
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, | |||||||||||
Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Series B-1 (c)(h): | |||||||||||
5%, 10/01/29 | 2,600 | 2,483,026 | |||||||||
5%, 10/01/36 | 1,475 | 1,360,864 | |||||||||
Monterey Peninsula Community College District, | |||||||||||
California, GO, CABS, Series C, | |||||||||||
5.08%, 8/01/28 (d)(e) | 11,975 | 3,470,115 | |||||||||
Orange County, California, Sanitation District, COP, | |||||||||||
5%, 2/01/33 (c)(h) | 2,300 | 2,064,595 |
Palm Springs, California, Financing Authority, Lease | |||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Convention Center | |||||||||
Project), Series A, 5.50%, 11/01/29 (c) | 2,900 | 2,867,984 | |||||||
Poway, California, Redevelopment Agency, Tax | |||||||||
Allocation Refunding Bonds (Paguay | |||||||||
Redevelopment Project), 5.125%, 6/15/33 (a) | 1,250 | 1,061,875 | |||||||
Sacramento, California, Municipal Utility District, | |||||||||
Electric Revenue Bonds, Series N, 5%, 8/15/28 (c) | 5,000 | 4,537,850 | |||||||
Sacramento, California, Unified School District, GO | |||||||||
(Election of 2002), 5%, 7/01/30 (c) | 1,600 | 1,480,256 | |||||||
Ventura County, California, Community College | |||||||||
District, GO (Election of 2002), Series B, | |||||||||
5%, 8/01/30 (c) | 2,025 | 1,842,345 | |||||||
57,060,753 | |||||||||
Colorado 1.3% | |||||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, | |||||||||
Series A: | |||||||||
(Catholic Health Initiatives), 5.50%, 3/01/32 (f) | 50 | 50,238 | |||||||
(Covenant Retirement Communities Inc.), | |||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/27 (g) | 1,200 | 995,460 | |||||||
(Covenant Retirement Communities Inc.), | |||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/33 (g) | 675 | 527,742 | |||||||
E-470 Public Highway Authority, Colorado, Capital | |||||||||
Appreciation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | |||||||||
5.607%, 9/01/32 (c)(e) | 7,500 | 1,396,050 | |||||||
2,969,490 | |||||||||
Florida 8.0% | |||||||||
Broward County, Florida, School Board, COP, Series A, | |||||||||
5.25%, 7/01/33 (d) | 1,400 | 1,273,958 | |||||||
Duval County, Florida, School Board, COP (Master | |||||||||
Lease Program), 5%, 7/01/33 (d) | 2,000 | 1,746,380 | |||||||
Hillsborough County, Florida, Aviation Authority | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series A, | |||||||||
5.375%, 10/01/33 (j) | 3,250 | 2,597,400 | |||||||
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Aviation Revenue | |||||||||
Refunding Bonds (Miami International Airport), | |||||||||
AMT, 5%, 10/01/40 (i)(j) | 12,550 | 9,019,810 | |||||||
Miami-Dade County, Florida, School Board, COP, | |||||||||
Refunding, Series B, 5.25%, 5/01/31 (j) | 1,625 | 1,536,876 | |||||||
Miami, Florida, Special Obligation Revenue Bonds | |||||||||
(Street and Sidewalk Improvement Program), | |||||||||
5%, 1/01/37 (c) | 730 | 614,799 | |||||||
Orange County, Florida, Sales Tax Revenue | |||||||||
Refunding Bonds, Series B, | |||||||||
5.125%, 1/01/32 (c)(h) | 1,575 | 1,416,271 | |||||||
18,205,494 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 19 | ||||
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc (MQT) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | |||||||
Georgia 6.2% | |||||||||
Atlanta, Georgia, Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, | |||||||||
Series A, 5.875%, 1/01/17 (c)(h) | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,090,400 | |||||
Atlanta, Georgia, Water and Wastewater | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds: | |||||||||
5%, 11/01/34 (d) | 2,850 | 2,528,378 | |||||||
Series A, 5%, 11/01/33 (c) | 800 | 687,856 | |||||||
Series A, 5%, 11/01/39 (c) | 4,610 | 4,006,920 | |||||||
Augusta, Georgia, Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, | |||||||||
5.25%, 10/01/39 (d) | 1,880 | 1,837,738 | |||||||
14,151,292 | |||||||||
Illinois 15.8% | |||||||||
Chicago, Illinois, OHare International Airport, | |||||||||
General Airport Revenue Bonds, Third Lien, AMT, | |||||||||
Series B-2: | |||||||||
5.75%, 1/01/23 (d) | 5,200 | 4,677,296 | |||||||
6%, 1/01/29 (i) | 2,200 | 1,944,514 | |||||||
Chicago, Illinois, OHare International Airport, | |||||||||
General Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Third | |||||||||
Lien, AMT, Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/22 (c) | 9,500 | 8,375,485 | |||||||
Cook County, Illinois, Capital Improvement, GO, | |||||||||
Series C, 5.50%, 11/15/12 (a)(k) | 2,460 | 2,677,612 | |||||||
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, State Tax Supported | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds, 5.264%, 6/15/30 (a)(b) | 21,675 | 18,212,419 | |||||||
35,887,326 | |||||||||
Louisiana 5.4% | |||||||||
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Home Mortgage Authority, | |||||||||
S/F Mortgage Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series B-1, | |||||||||
6.65%, 12/01/33 (c)(l)(m) | 1,420 | 1,460,143 | |||||||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities | |||||||||
and Community Development Authority, Revenue | |||||||||
Bonds (Capital Projects and Equipment Acquisition | |||||||||
Program), Series A, 6.30%, 7/01/30 (a) | 2,300 | 1,995,342 | |||||||
Louisiana State Gas and Fuels Tax Revenue Bonds, | |||||||||
Series A (d): | |||||||||
5%, 5/01/36 | 4,600 | 4,051,450 | |||||||
4.75%, 5/01/39 | 1,975 | 1,593,983 | |||||||
Louisiana State Transportation Authority, Senior Lien | |||||||||
Toll Revenue Capital Appreciation Bonds, Series B, | |||||||||
5.31%, 12/01/27 (a)(e) | 3,185 | 905,591 | |||||||
Rapides Financing Authority, Louisiana, Revenue | |||||||||
Bonds (Cleco Power LLC Project), AMT, | |||||||||
4.70%, 11/01/36 (a) | 1,750 | 1,183,420 | |||||||
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, Hospital Service | |||||||||
District Number 1, Hospital Revenue Bonds | |||||||||
(Terrebonne General Medical Center Project), | |||||||||
5.50%, 4/01/33 (a) | 1,300 | 1,074,580 | |||||||
12,264,509 | |||||||||
Massachusetts 9.0% | |||||||||
Massachusetts State, HFA, Rental Housing Mortgage | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series F, 5.25%, 1/01/46 (d) | 20,000 | 14,812,000 | |||||||
Massachusetts State, HFA, S/F Housing Revenue | |||||||||
Bonds, AMT, Series 128, 4.80%, 12/01/27 (d) | 1,500 | 1,150,095 |
Massachusetts State Port Authority, Special Facilities | |||||||||
Revenue Bonds (Delta Air Lines Inc. Project), AMT, | |||||||||
Series A (a): | |||||||||
5.50%, 1/01/16 | 2,900 | 2,320,348 | |||||||
5.50%, 1/01/19 | 2,570 | 2,030,480 | |||||||
20,312,923 | |||||||||
Michigan 4.2% | |||||||||
Detroit, Michigan, Sewage Disposal System, | |||||||||
Second Lien Revenue Bonds, Series B, | |||||||||
5%, 7/01/36 (c)(h)(u) | 3,000 | 2,529,780 | |||||||
Detroit, Michigan, Sewage Disposal System, Second | |||||||||
Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E, | |||||||||
5.75%, 7/01/31 (h)(n) | 2,200 | 2,204,642 | |||||||
Michigan Higher Education Student Loan Authority, | |||||||||
Student Loan Revenue Refunding Bonds, AMT, | |||||||||
Series XVII-G, 5.20%, 9/01/20 (a) | 1,000 | 862,030 | |||||||
Michigan State Strategic Fund, Limited Obligation | |||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Detroit Edison | |||||||||
Company Pollution Control Project), AMT (i): | |||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 6/01/30 | 1,000 | 819,820 | |||||||
Series C, 5.45%, 12/15/32 | 3,900 | 3,114,072 | |||||||
9,530,344 | |||||||||
Minnesota 1.0% | |||||||||
Dakota County, Minnesota, Community Development | |||||||||
Agency, S/F Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Mortgage- | |||||||||
Backed Securities Program), Series B, | |||||||||
5.15%, 12/01/38 (l)(m)(o) | 2,597 | 2,230,706 | |||||||
Missouri 2.5% | |||||||||
Saint Louis County, Missouri, Pattonville R-3 School | |||||||||
District, GO (Missouri Direct Deposit | |||||||||
Program) (h)(k): | |||||||||
5.75%, 3/01/10 | 2,000 | 2,110,700 | |||||||
5.75%, 3/01/10 | 2,000 | 2,110,700 | |||||||
6%, 3/01/10 | 1,500 | 1,587,915 | |||||||
5,809,315 | |||||||||
Nebraska 0.5% | |||||||||
Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska, Power Supply | |||||||||
System Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5%, 4/01/33 (d) | 1,300 | 1,168,141 | |||||||
Nevada 3.1% | |||||||||
Carson City, Nevada, Hospital Revenue Bonds | |||||||||
(Carson-Tahoe Hospital Project), Series A, | |||||||||
5.50%, 9/01/33 (g) | 2,800 | 2,157,568 | |||||||
Clark County, Nevada, Airport System Subordinate | |||||||||
Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A-2 (c)(h): | |||||||||
5%, 7/01/30 | 1,500 | 1,298,100 | |||||||
5%, 7/01/36 | 2,700 | 2,236,680 | |||||||
Clark County, Nevada, IDR (Southwest Gas Corp. | |||||||||
Project), AMT, Series A, 4.75%, 9/01/36 (h) | 2,200 | 1,267,552 | |||||||
6,959,900 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | ||||||||||
New Jersey 7.0% | ||||||||||||
New Jersey EDA, Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds (g): | ||||||||||||
5.75%, 6/15/29 | $ | 1,070 | $ | 830,427 | ||||||||
5.50%, 6/15/31 | 400 | 294,832 | ||||||||||
New Jersey EDA, Motor Vehicle Surcharge Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/33 (c) | 8,200 | 7,682,908 | ||||||||||
New Jersey EDA, School Facilities Construction | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds: | ||||||||||||
Series O, 5.125%, 3/01/28 | 3,380 | 3,257,272 | ||||||||||
Series P, 5.125%, 9/01/28 | 4,000 | 3,852,640 | ||||||||||
15,918,079 | ||||||||||||
New Mexico 2.9% | ||||||||||||
New Mexico State Highway Commission, Tax | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Senior Sub-Lien, Series A, | ||||||||||||
6%, 6/15/2010 (d)(k) | 6,295 | 6,659,355 | ||||||||||
New York 5.7% | ||||||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, | ||||||||||||
Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||||||||||
5%, 11/15/32 (h) | 1,800 | 1,551,924 | ||||||||||
New York City, New York, City Municipal Water | ||||||||||||
Finance Authority, Water and Sewer System | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/40 | 350 | 348,859 | ||||||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds (State University Educational | ||||||||||||
Facilities), 5.75%, 5/15/10 (h)(k) | 5,000 | 5,316,700 | ||||||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation of | ||||||||||||
New York Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, | ||||||||||||
5.25%, 6/01/22 (a) | 6,115 | 5,829,124 | ||||||||||
13,046,607 | ||||||||||||
Ohio 3.0% | ||||||||||||
Plain, Ohio, Local School District, GO, Refunding (h): | ||||||||||||
6%, 6/01/11 (k) | 5,120 | 5,531,136 | ||||||||||
6%, 12/01/20 | 1,170 | 1,228,898 | ||||||||||
6,760,034 | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma 2.6% | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma State Development Finance Authority, | ||||||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds (Integris Health | ||||||||||||
Obligated Group), VRDN, Series A3, | ||||||||||||
1.25%, 8/15/33 (j)(p) | 6,000 | 6,000,000 | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania 1.0% | ||||||||||||
Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and | ||||||||||||
New Jersey Revenue Bonds, 6%, 1/01/17 (d) | 5 | 5,159 | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania HFA, S/F Mortgage Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||||
Bonds, AMT, Series 99A, 5.25%, 10/01/32 | 1,340 | 1,063,035 | ||||||||||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, School District, GO, | ||||||||||||
Series E, 6%, 9/01/38 | 1,300 | 1,264,718 | ||||||||||
2,332,912 |
South Carolina 4.9% | ||||||||||||
Berkeley County, South Carolina, School District, | ||||||||||||
Installment Lease Revenue Bonds (Securing | ||||||||||||
Assets for Education Project), 5.125%, 12/01/30 | 2,450 | 2,189,418 | ||||||||||
Kershaw County, South Carolina, Public Schools | ||||||||||||
Foundation, Installment Power Revenue Refunding | ||||||||||||
Bonds, 5%, 12/01/29 (q) | 1,875 | 1,644,131 | ||||||||||
South Carolina State Public Service Authority, | ||||||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||||||||||||
5.50%, 1/01/38 | 1,125 | 1,073,137 | ||||||||||
South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5%, 10/01/33 (a) | 7,250 | 6,234,783 | ||||||||||
11,141,469 | ||||||||||||
Tennessee 1.6% | ||||||||||||
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Gas | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds: | ||||||||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 9/01/26 | 3,920 | 2,754,780 | ||||||||||
Series C, 5%, 2/01/27 | 1,400 | 944,664 | ||||||||||
3,699,444 | ||||||||||||
Texas 15.4% | ||||||||||||
Clear Creek, Texas, Independent School District, GO, | ||||||||||||
Refunding, 5%, 2/15/33 | 1,900 | 1,778,191 | ||||||||||
Corpus Christi, Texas, Utility System Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds, Series A, 6%, 7/15/10 (d)(k) | 2,000 | 2,121,880 | ||||||||||
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, International Airport, Joint | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series B, 6%, 11/01/23 (c) | 600 | 545,340 | ||||||||||
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, International Airport | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, AMT, Series A, | ||||||||||||
5.50%, 11/01/33 (c) | 5,000 | 4,020,850 | ||||||||||
Lewisville, Texas, Independent School District, | ||||||||||||
Capital Appreciation and School Building, GO, | ||||||||||||
Refunding, 4.67%, 8/15/24 (c)(e)(h) | 3,915 | 1,474,115 | ||||||||||
Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas, PCR (Samsung | ||||||||||||
Austin Semiconductor), AMT, 6.375%, 4/01/27 | 3,500 | 2,786,210 | ||||||||||
Mansfield, Texas, Independent School District, GO, | ||||||||||||
5%, 2/15/33 | 1,065 | 996,723 | ||||||||||
Matagorda County, Texas, Navigation District | ||||||||||||
Number 1, PCR, Refunding (Central Power and | ||||||||||||
Light Company Project), AMT, 5.20%, 5/01/30 (c) | 1,800 | 1,423,458 | ||||||||||
North Harris County, Texas, Regional Water Authority, | ||||||||||||
Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, | ||||||||||||
5.125%, 12/15/35 (c) | 4,925 | 4,256,776 | ||||||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, System Revenue | ||||||||||||
Refunding Bonds, First Tier: | ||||||||||||
5.75%, 1/01/40 (c) | 3,600 | 3,340,044 | ||||||||||
Series A, 6%, 1/01/25 | 525 | 515,371 | ||||||||||
Series K-1, 5.75%, 1/01/38 (j) | 3,400 | 3,278,756 | ||||||||||
Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, S/F | ||||||||||||
Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Professional Educators | ||||||||||||
Home Loan Program), AMT, Series A-1, | ||||||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/39 (l)(m)(o) | 1,276 | 1,103,605 | ||||||||||
Texas State Turnpike Authority, Central Texas Turnpike | ||||||||||||
System Revenue Bonds, First Tier, Series A (a): | ||||||||||||
5.75%, 8/15/38 | 4,800 | 4,392,528 | ||||||||||
5.50%, 8/15/39 | 3,500 | 3,061,345 | ||||||||||
35,095,192 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 21 | ||||
Schedule of Investments (continued) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Par | |||||||||
Municipal Bonds | (000) | Value | |||||||
Vermont 1.8% | |||||||||
Vermont HFA, Revenue Refunding Bonds, AMT, | |||||||||
Series C, 5.50%, 11/01/38 (d) | $ | 2,700 | $ | 2,147,121 | |||||
Vermont HFA, S/F Housing Revenue Bonds, AMT, | |||||||||
Series 27, 4.85%, 11/01/32 (d) | 2,690 | 1,956,867 | |||||||
4,103,988 | |||||||||
Virginia 0.8% | |||||||||
Halifax County, Virginia, IDA, Exempt Facility Revenue | |||||||||
Refunding Bonds (Old Dominion Electric | |||||||||
Cooperative Project), AMT, 5.625%, 6/01/28 (a) | 2,100 | 1,796,571 | |||||||
Washington 4.5% | |||||||||
Port of Seattle, Washington, Revenue Bonds, AMT, | |||||||||
Series B, 6%, 2/01/16 (c) | 7,470 | 7,444,453 | |||||||
Port of Tacoma, Washington, GO, AMT, Series B, | |||||||||
4.875%, 12/01/38 (j) | 1,375 | 1,078,055 | |||||||
Port of Tacoma, Washington, Revenue Refunding | |||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/14 (a)(k) | 1,600 | 1,747,872 | |||||||
10,270,380 | |||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds 136.0% | 309,443,199 | ||||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to | |||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trusts (r) | Alabama 1.2% | ||||||||
University of Alabama, General Revenue Bonds, | |||||||||
Series A, 5%, 7/01/34 (c) | 2,955 | 2,659,292 | |||||||
California 3.3% | |||||||||
Anaheim, California, Public Financing Authority, | |||||||||
Electric System Distribution Facilities Revenue | |||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 5%, 10/01/31 (d) | 3,808 | 3,464,464 | |||||||
San Diego County, California, Water Authority, Water | |||||||||
Revenue Refunding Bonds, COP, Series A, | |||||||||
5%, 5/01/33 (d) | 3,030 | 2,759,239 | |||||||
Tamalpais, California, Union High School District, GO | |||||||||
(Election of 2001), 5%, 8/01/28 (d) | 1,320 | 1,214,928 | |||||||
7,438,631 | |||||||||
Georgia 8.8% | |||||||||
Atlanta, Georgia, Airport General Revenue Refunding | |||||||||
Bonds, Series B, 5.25%, 1/01/33 (d) | 4,999 | 4,692,780 | |||||||
Atlanta, Georgia, Airport Passenger Facility Charge | |||||||||
and Subordinate Lien General Revenue Refunding | |||||||||
Bonds, Series C, 5%, 1/01/33 (d) | 17,000 | 15,406,420 | |||||||
20,099,200 |
Illinois 10.6% | ||||||||||||
Chicago, Illinois, Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||||||||||||
Second Lien, 5.25%, 11/01/33 (d) | 2,549 | 2,346,382 | ||||||||||
Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds, 6.50%, 7/01/26 (c) | 10,000 | 11,013,805 | ||||||||||
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, | ||||||||||||
Dedicated State Tax Revenue Bonds (McCormick | ||||||||||||
Place Expansion), Series A, 5%, 12/15/28 (c) | 3,500 | 3,333,400 | ||||||||||
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Illinois, | ||||||||||||
Dedicated State Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds | ||||||||||||
(McCormick Place Expansion Project), Series B, | ||||||||||||
5.75%, 6/15/23 (c) | 7,250 | 7,422,622 | ||||||||||
24,116,209 | ||||||||||||
Massachusetts 3.0% | ||||||||||||
Massachusetts State School Building Authority, | ||||||||||||
Dedicated Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||||||||||||
5%, 8/15/30 (d) | 7,195 | 6,819,284 | ||||||||||
New Jersey 3.4% | ||||||||||||
New Jersey EDA, Cigarette Tax Revenue Bonds (j): | ||||||||||||
5.50%, 6/15/24 | 4,600 | 4,205,296 | ||||||||||
5.50%, 6/15/31 | 4,000 | 3,656,780 | ||||||||||
7,862,076 | ||||||||||||
South Carolina 3.7% | ||||||||||||
Charleston Educational Excellence Financing | ||||||||||||
Corporation, South Carolina, Revenue Bonds | ||||||||||||
(Charleston County School District) (j): | ||||||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/28 | 2,725 | 2,642,651 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/29 | 2,425 | 2,323,514 | ||||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/30 | 880 | 832,674 | ||||||||||
Scago Educational Facilities Corporation for Pickens | ||||||||||||
County School District, South Carolina, Revenue | ||||||||||||
Bonds, 5%, 12/01/31 (d) | 3,000 | 2,679,120 | ||||||||||
8,477,959 | ||||||||||||
Texas 2.2% | ||||||||||||
Cypress-Fairbanks, Texas, Independent School | ||||||||||||
District, GO, 5%, 02/15/32 | 5,250 | 4,966,553 | ||||||||||
Virginia 0.8% | ||||||||||||
Virginia State, HDA, Commonwealth Mortgage | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds, Series H, Sub-Series H-1, | ||||||||||||
5.35%, 7/01/31 (c) | 1,995 | 1,810,103 | ||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to | ||||||||||||
Tender Option Bond Trusts 37.0% | 84,249,307 | |||||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments | ||||||||||||
(Cost $446,626,490) 173.0% | 393,692,506 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
22 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT) | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Short-Term Securities | Shares | Value | |||||
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, | |||||||
1.63% (s)(t) | 6,971,050 | $ | 6,971,050 | ||||
Total Short-Term Securities | |||||||
(Cost $6,971,050) 3.1% | 6,971,050 | ||||||
Total Investments (Cost $453,597,540*) 176.1% | 400,663,556 | ||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.6% | 3,705,853 | ||||||
Liability for Trust Certificates, | |||||||
Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable (21.2)% | (48,245,156 | ) | |||||
Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value (56.5)% | (128,573,123 | ) | |||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% | $ | 227,551,130 | |||||
* | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of October 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
Aggregate cost | $ | 406,540,812 | |||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 3,325,188 | |||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (57,018,236 | ) | |||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (53,693,048 | ) |
(a) | AMBAC Insured. |
(b) | Represents a step bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
(c) | MBIA Insured. |
(d) | FSA Insured. |
(e) | Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
(f) | Security is collateralized by Municipal or U.S. Treasury Obligations. |
(g) | Radian Insured. |
(h) | FGIC Insured. |
(i) | XL Capital Insured. |
(j) | Assured Guaranty Insured. |
(k) | 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. |
(l) | FNMA Collateralized. |
(m) | GNMA Collateralized. |
(n) | BHAC Insured. |
(o) | FHLMC Collateralized. |
(p) | Security may have a maturity of more than one year at the time of issuance, but has variable rate and demand features that qualify it as a short-term security. Rate disclosed is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date. |
(q) | CIFG Insured. |
(r) | Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Fund acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts. |
(s) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows: |
Net | ||||||
Affiliate | Activity | Income | ||||
Merrill Lynch Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund | 5,663,870 | $ | 258,553 |
(t) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
(u) | All or a portion of security, pledged as collateral in connection with open forward interest rate swaps. |
| Forward interest rate swaps outstanding as of October 31, 2008 were as follows: |
Notional | Unrealized | |||||||||
Amount | Appreciation | |||||||||
(000) | (Depreciation) | |||||||||
Pay a fixed rate of 3.484% and receive a | ||||||||||
floating rate based on 1-week SIFMA | ||||||||||
Municipal Swap Index Rate | ||||||||||
Broker, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | ||||||||||
Expires December 2023 | $ | 7,000 | $ | 188,797 | ||||||
Pay a fixed rate of 3.764% and receive a | ||||||||||
floating rate based on 1-week SIFMA | ||||||||||
Municipal Swap Index Rate | ||||||||||
Broker, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | ||||||||||
Expires November 2028 | $ | 9,500 | (9,880 | ) | ||||||
Pay a fixed rate of 3.8575% and receive a | ||||||||||
floating rate based on 1-week SIFMA | ||||||||||
Municipal Swap Index Rate | ||||||||||
Broker, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | ||||||||||
Expires November 2028 | $ | 7,000 | (95,977 | ) | ||||||
Total | $ | 82,940 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 23 | ||||
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | |||||||||||||||
BlackRock | BlackRock | ||||||||||||||
BlackRock | MuniYield | MuniYield | |||||||||||||
MuniYield | Quality | Quality | |||||||||||||
Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | Fund II, Inc. | |||||||||||||
October 31, 2008 | (MYD) | (MQY) | (MQT) | ||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments at value unaffiliated1 | $ | 791,748,916 | $ | 598,449,701 | $ | 393,692,506 | |||||||||
Investments at value affiliated2 | 7,457,277 | 14,064,656 | 6,971,050 | ||||||||||||
Cash | 71,455 | 212,604 | 93,239 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward interest rate swaps | | | 188,797 | ||||||||||||
Interest receivable | 16,104,566 | 10,493,887 | 6,559,397 | ||||||||||||
Investments sold receivable | 5,000 | 5,271,778 | 5,358,770 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 34,738 | 33,882 | 5,882 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 49,982 | 46,236 | 27,125 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 815,471,934 | 628,572,744 | 412,896,766 | ||||||||||||
Accrued Liabilities | |||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward interest rate swaps | | | 105,857 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense and fees payable | 411,309 | 651,758 | 429,364 | ||||||||||||
Officers and Directors fees payable | 26,590 | 18,769 | 439 | ||||||||||||
Investments purchased payable | | 4,770,545 | 7,017,379 | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees payable | 380,001 | 282,773 | 183,108 | ||||||||||||
Income dividends payable Common Shares | 2,900,366 | 1,734,240 | 1,118,347 | ||||||||||||
Other affiliates payable | 5,068 | 3,632 | 2,372 | ||||||||||||
Other accrued expenses payable | 185,891 | 126,729 | 99,855 | ||||||||||||
Total accrued liabilities | 3,909,225 | 7,588,446 | 8,956,721 | ||||||||||||
Other Liabilities | |||||||||||||||
Trust certificates3 | 54,672,076 | 73,260,833 | 47,815,792 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 58,581,301 | 80,849,279 | 56,772,513 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Shares at Redemption Value | |||||||||||||||
Preferred Shares, par value $0.05 per share for all series, except MQT Series D par value $0.10 per share at $25,000 | |||||||||||||||
per share liquidation preference, plus unpaid dividends4 | 271,946,089 | 192,264,282 | 128,573,123 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders | $ | 484,944,544 | $ | 355,459,183 | $ | 227,551,130 | |||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of | |||||||||||||||
Common Shares, par value $0.10 per share | $ | 4,531,821 | $ | 3,042,526 | $ | 2,236,693 | |||||||||
Paid-in capital in excess of par | 623,550,428 | 423,216,933 | 285,530,047 | ||||||||||||
Undistributed net investment income | 1,916,633 | 1,484,576 | 1,161,024 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (17,964,532 | ) | (1,942,988 | ) | (8,525,590 | ) | |||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (127,089,806 | ) | (70,341,864 | ) | (52,851,044 | ) | |||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders | $ | 484,944,544 | $ | 355,459,183 | $ | 227,551,130 | |||||||||
Net asset value per Common Share5 | $ | 10.70 | $ | 11.68 | $ | 10.17 | |||||||||
1 Investments at cost unaffiliated | $ | 918,838,722 | $ | 668,791,565 | $ | 446,626,490 | |||||||||
2 Investments at cost affiliated | $ | 7,457,277 | $ | 14,064,656 | $ | 6,971,050 | |||||||||
3 Represents short-term floating rate certificates issued by tender option bond trusts. | |||||||||||||||
4 Preferred Shares issued and outstanding | $ | 10,860 | $ | 7,680 | $ | 5,130 | |||||||||
5 Common Shares outstanding | 45,318,214 | 30,425,258 | 22,366,930 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
24 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||||
BlackRock | BlackRock | ||||||||||||||
BlackRock | MuniYield | MuniYield | |||||||||||||
MuniYield | Quality | Quality | |||||||||||||
Fund, Inc. | Fund, Inc. | Fund II, Inc. | |||||||||||||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | (MYD) | (MQY) | (MQT) | ||||||||||||
Investment Income | |||||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 54,499,895 | $ | 36,606,404 | $ | 24,016,074 | |||||||||
Income affiliated | 323,839 | 316,424 | 258,553 | ||||||||||||
Total income | 54,823,734 | 36,922,828 | 24,274,627 | ||||||||||||
Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Investment advisory | 4,800,850 | 3,500,327 | 2,270,129 | ||||||||||||
Commissions for Preferred Shares | 801,863 | 583,072 | 376,946 | ||||||||||||
Accounting services | 260,941 | 177,895 | 138,062 | ||||||||||||
Professional | 230,923 | 181,662 | 136,702 | ||||||||||||
Transfer agent | 57,599 | 69,148 | 42,019 | ||||||||||||
Officer and Directors | 56,554 | 39,896 | 29,273 | ||||||||||||
Custodian | 45,960 | 36,504 | 26,139 | ||||||||||||
Printing | 39,129 | 23,300 | 17,138 | ||||||||||||
Registration | 15,516 | 9,973 | 8,811 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | 130,054 | 112,688 | 84,629 | ||||||||||||
Total expenses excluding interest expense and fees | 6,439,389 | 4,734,465 | 3,129,848 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense and fees1 | 1,955,374 | 2,769,072 | 1,867,535 | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 8,394,763 | 7,503,537 | 4,997,383 | ||||||||||||
Less fees waived by advisor | (27,274 | ) | (26,832 | ) | (20,677 | ) | |||||||||
Less fees paid indirectly | | (321 | ) | | |||||||||||
Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly | 8,367,489 | 7,476,384 | 4,976,706 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 46,456,245 | 29,446,444 | 19,297,921 | ||||||||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |||||||||||||||
Investments | (2,918,788 | ) | (728,016 | ) | 230,594 | ||||||||||
Swaps and futures | (3,382,607 | ) | (581,500 | ) | (1,388,073 | ) | |||||||||
(6,301,395 | ) | (1,309,516 | ) | (1,157,479 | ) | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | |||||||||||||||
Investments | (157,567,039 | ) | (93,034,192 | ) | (66,011,447 | ) | |||||||||
Swaps | | (59,400 | ) | (48,875 | ) | ||||||||||
(157,567,039 | ) | (93,093,592 | ) | (66,060,322 | ) | ||||||||||
Total realized and unrealized loss | (163,868,434 | ) | (94,403,108 | ) | (67,217,801 | ) | |||||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Preferred Shareholders From | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (12,071,923 | ) | (8,220,460 | ) | (5,769,792 | ) | |||||||||
Net realized gain | | (984,160 | ) | | |||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions to Preferred Shareholders | (12,071,923 | ) | (9,204,620 | ) | (5,769,792 | ) | |||||||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations | $ | (129,484,112 | ) | $ | (74,161,284 | ) | $ | (53,689,672 | ) | ||||||
1 Related to tender option bond trusts. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 25 | ||||
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD) |
Year Ended | ||||||||||
October 31, | ||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders: | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 46,456,245 | $ | 47,245,298 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (6,301,395 | ) | 7,332,422 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (157,567,039 | ) | (33,393,239 | ) | ||||||
Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income | (12,071,923 | ) | (12,440,786 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations | (129,484,112 | ) | 8,743,695 | |||||||
Dividends to Common Shareholders From | ||||||||||
Net investment income | (36,001,360 | ) | (37,039,818 | ) | ||||||
Capital Share Transactions | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of common dividends | 2,855,713 | 3,503,564 | ||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders | ||||||||||
Total decrease in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders | (162,629,759 | ) | (24,792,559 | ) | ||||||
Beginning of year | 647,574,303 | 672,366,862 | ||||||||
End of year | $ | 484,944,544 | $ | 647,574,303 | ||||||
End of year undistributed net investment income | $ | 1,916,633 | $ | 3,865,248 |
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY) |
Year Ended | ||||||||||
October 31, | ||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders: | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 29,446,444 | $ | 29,581,364 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,309,516 | ) | 3,782,218 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (93,093,592 | ) | (16,584,007 | ) | ||||||
Dividends and distributions to Preferred Shareholders from: | ||||||||||
Net investment income | (8,220,460 | ) | (9,191,938 | ) | ||||||
Net realized gain | (984,160 | ) | | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations | (74,161,284 | ) | 7,587,637 | |||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders From | ||||||||||
Net investment income | (20,810,877 | ) | (20,932,577 | ) | ||||||
Net realized gain | (2,225,942 | ) | | |||||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders | (23,036,819 | ) | (20,932,577 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders | ||||||||||
Total decrease in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders | (97,198,103 | ) | (13,344,940 | ) | ||||||
Beginning of year | 452,657,286 | 466,002,226 | ||||||||
End of year | $ | 355,459,183 | $ | 452,657,286 | ||||||
End of year undistributed net investment income | $ | 1,484,576 | $ | 1,287,484 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT) |
Year Ended | ||||||||||
October 31, | ||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders: | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 19,297,921 | $ | 19,161,647 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,157,479 | ) | 523,278 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (66,060,322 | ) | (10,662,734 | ) | ||||||
Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income | (5,769,792 | ) | (5,918,044 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations | (53,689,672 | ) | 3,104,147 | |||||||
Dividends to Common Shareholders From | ||||||||||
Net investment income | (13,420,158 | ) | (13,554,360 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders | ||||||||||
Total decrease in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders | (67,109,830 | ) | (10,450,213 | ) | ||||||
Beginning of year | 294,660,960 | 305,111,173 | ||||||||
End of year | $ | 227,551,130 | $ | 294,660,960 | ||||||
End of year undistributed net investment income | $ | 1,161,024 | $ | 1,064,864 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||||
BlackRock | BlackRock | |||||||||
MuniYield | MuniYield | |||||||||
Quality | Quality | |||||||||
Fund, Inc. | Fund II, Inc. | |||||||||
Year Ended October 31, 2008 | (MQY) | (MQT) | ||||||||
Cash Provided by Operating Activities | ||||||||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations excluding dividends to Preferred Shareholders | $ | (64,956,664 | ) | $ | (47,919,880 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net | ||||||||||
cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||
Decrease in receivables | 622,613 | 532,251 | ||||||||
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets | (77,189 | ) | (30,772 | ) | ||||||
Decrease in accrued liabilities | (266,541 | ) | (137,263 | ) | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss from investments | 93,821,608 | 65,829,728 | ||||||||
Amortization of premium and discount on investments | (550,835 | ) | (1,209,214 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments | 221,730,070 | 134,512,803 | ||||||||
Purchases of long-term investments | (143,508,247 | ) | (89,234,847 | ) | ||||||
Net purchases of short-term investments | (13,056,607 | ) | (11,663,624 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 93,758,208 | 50,679,182 | ||||||||
Cash Used for Financing Activities | ||||||||||
Payments on redemption of Preferred Shares | (58,000,000 | ) | (31,750,000 | ) | ||||||
Cash receipts from trust certificates | 97,637,131 | 52,118,519 | ||||||||
Cash payments from trust certificates | (101,061,298 | ) | (52,027,727 | ) | ||||||
Cash dividends and distributions paid to Common Shareholders | (23,036,819 | ) | (13,420,158 | ) | ||||||
Cash dividends and distributions paid to Preferred Shareholders | (9,104,146 | ) | (5,601,035 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used for financing activities | (93,565,132 | ) | (50,680,401 | ) | ||||||
Cash | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash | 193,076 | (1,219 | ) | |||||||
Cash at beginning of year | 19,528 | 94,458 | ||||||||
Cash at end of year | $ | 212,604 | $ | 93,239 | ||||||
Cash Flow Information | ||||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 3,037,765 | $ | 1,993,190 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended October 31, | Year Ended October 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year | $ | 14.36 | $ | 14.98 | $ | 14.48 | $ | 14.31 | $ | 13.85 | $ | 14.88 | $ | 15.32 | $ | 15.02 | $ | 15.54 | $ | 15.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.62 | ) | (0.57 | ) | 0.61 | 0.21 | 0.41 | (3.12 | ) | (0.42 | ) | 0.37 | (0.39 | ) | 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends and distributions to Preferred | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.27 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.07 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | | | (0.00 | )2 | | | (0.03 | ) | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
investment operations | (2.86 | ) | 0.20 | 1.44 | 1.16 | 1.43 | (2.45 | ) | 0.25 | 1.09 | 0.46 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends and distributions to Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.80 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.99 | ) | (0.96 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.79 | ) | (0.96 | ) | (0.97 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | | | (0.00 | )2 | | | (0.07 | ) | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (0.80 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.99 | ) | (0.96 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.79 | ) | (0.96 | ) | (0.97 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital change with respect to issuance of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Shares | | | 0.003 | (0.00 | )2 | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.00 | )2 | (0.02 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year | $ | 10.70 | $ | 14.36 | $ | 14.98 | $ | 14.48 | $ | 14.31 | $ | 11.68 | $ | 14.88 | $ | 15.32 | $ | 15.02 | $ | 15.54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Market price per share, end of year | $ | 9.66 | $ | 13.72 | $ | 15.76 | $ | 14.20 | $ | 13.74 | $ | 10.90 | $ | 13.20 | $ | 14.48 | $ | 14.27 | $ | 14.83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Investment Return4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on net asset value | (20.69 | )% | 1.40 | % | 10.30 | % | 8.38 | % | 11.04 | % | (16.79 | )% | 2.00 | % | 7.78 | % | 3.10 | % | 8.26 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on market price | (25.06 | )% | (7.91 | )% | 18.33 | % | 10.69 | % | 11.11 | % | (12.47 | )% | (4.26 | )% | 7.22 | % | 2.64 | % | 10.58 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after waiver and fees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
paid indirectly and excluding interest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
expense and fees5,6 | 1.06 | % | 1.01 | % | 1.01 | % | 1.02 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.04 | % | 0.96 | % | 0.94 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after waiver and fees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
paid indirectly5 | 1.38 | % | 1.22 | % | 1.29 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.25 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses5 | 1.38 | % | 1.23 | % | 1.29 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.14 | % | 1.76 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.76 | % | 1.45 | % | 1.25 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income5 | 7.65 | % | 7.14 | % | 7.35 | % | 7.55 | % | 7.75 | % | 6.89 | % | 6.46 | % | 6.61 | % | 6.46 | % | 6.74 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends to Preferred Shareholders | 1.99 | % | 1.88 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.10 | % | 0.51 | % | 1.92 | % | 2.01 | % | 1.80 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.45 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Shareholders | 5.66 | % | 5.26 | % | 5.64 | % | 6.45 | % | 7.24 | % | 4.97 | % | 4.45 | % | 4.81 | % | 5.53 | % | 6.29 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders, end of year (000) | $ | 484,945 | $ | 647,574 | $ | 672,367 | $ | 644,825 | $ | 636,019 | $ | 355,459 | $ | 452,657 | $ | 466,002 | $ | 456,886 | $ | 472,848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Shares outstanding at liquidation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
preference, end of year (000) | $ | 271,500 | $ | 343,000 | $ | 343,000 | $ | 343,000 | $ | 343,000 | $ | 192,000 | $ | 250,000 | $ | 250,000 | $ | 250,000 | $ | 200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 20 | % | 18 | % | 32 | % | 30 | % | 22 | % | 20 | % | 24 | % | 33 | % | 29 | % | 28 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per Preferred Share, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
end of year7 | $ | 69,695 | $ | 72,218 | $ | 74,034 | $ | 72,008 | $ | 71,358 | $ | 71,318 | $ | 70,282 | $ | 71,614 | $ | 70,701 | $ | 84,114 |
1 | Based on average shares outstanding. |
2 | Amount is less than $(0.01) per share. |
3 | Amount is less than $0.01 per share. |
4 | Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges. |
5 | Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders. |
6 | Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts. |
7 | Prior year amounts have been recalculated to conform with current year presentation. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded) | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended October 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year | $ | 13.17 | $ | 13.64 | $ | 13.36 | $ | 13.72 | $ | 13.44 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income1 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.00 | ) | (0.46 | ) | 0.37 | (0.25 | ) | 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income | (0.26 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | (2.40 | ) | 0.14 | 0.99 | 0.50 | 1.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income | (0.60 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (0.86 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Capital change with respect to issuance of Preferred Shares | | | 0.002 | (0.01 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year | $ | 10.17 | $ | 13.17 | $ | 13.64 | $ | 13.36 | $ | 13.72 | |||||||||||||||||
Market price per share, end of year | $ | 8.75 | $ | 11.60 | $ | 12.93 | $ | 12.86 | $ | 12.69 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Investment Return3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on net asset value | (18.42 | )% | 1.39 | % | 7.98 | % | 3.98 | % | 9.32 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Based on market price | (20.31 | )% | (5.79 | )% | 6.34 | % | 8.21 | % | 11.57 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees4,5 | 1.12 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.03 | % | 1.01 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly4 | 1.79 | % | 1.72 | % | 1.66 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.21 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Total expenses4 | 1.80 | % | 1.73 | % | 1.66 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.22 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income4 | 6.96 | % | 6.39 | % | 6.44 | % | 6.51 | % | 7.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Dividends to Preferred Shareholders | 2.08 | % | 1.97 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.03 | % | 0.51 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income to Common Shareholders | 4.88 | % | 4.42 | % | 4.66 | % | 5.48 | % | 6.49 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000) | $ | 227,551 | $ | 294,661 | $ | 305,111 | $ | 298,722 | $ | 306,764 | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred Shares outstanding at liquidation preference, end of year (000) | $ | 128,250 | $ | 160,000 | $ | 160,000 | $ | 160,000 | $ | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 17 | % | 20 | % | 37 | % | 29 | % | 27 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per Preferred Share, end of year6 | $ | 69,420 | $ | 71,065 | $ | 72,693 | $ | 71,676 | $ | 76,139 |
1 | Based on average shares outstanding. |
2 | Amount is less than $0.01 per share. |
3 | Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges. |
4 | Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders. |
5 | Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts. |
6 | Prior year amounts have been recalculated to conform with current year presentation. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MuniYield), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MuniYield Quality) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MuniYield Quality II) (the Funds or individually as the Fund), are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the 1940 Act), as non-diversified, closed-end management investment companies. The Funds are organized as Maryland corporations. The Funds financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The Funds determine and make available for publication the net asset value of their Common Shares on a daily basis.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:
Valuation of Investments: Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a when-issued basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of each Funds Board of Directors (the Board). In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments. Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by each Funds pricing service or through brokers. Short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, the investment will be valued by a method approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (Fair Value Assets). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that the Funds might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arms-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.
Derivative Financial Instruments: The Funds may engage in various portfolio investment strategies both to increase the return of the Funds and to hedge, or protect, their exposure to interest rate movements and movements in the securities markets. Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
Forward Commitments and When-Issued Delayed Delivery Securities:
The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Funds may purchase securities under such conditions only with the intention of actually buying them, but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Funds may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, the purchaser is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
delayed-delivery basis, a Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations.
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts: The Funds may leverage their assets through the use of tender option bond trusts (TOBs). A TOB is established by a third party sponsor forming a special purpose entity, into which one or more funds, or an agent on behalf of the funds, transfers municipal securities. Other funds managed by the investment advisor may also contribute municipal securities to a TOB into which each Fund has contributed securities.A TOB typically issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate certificates, which are sold to third party investors, and residual certificates (TOB Residuals), which are generally issued to the participating fund that made the transfer.The TOB Residuals held by a Fund include the right of the Fund (1) to cause the holders of a proportional sh are of the floating rate certificates to tender their certificates at par, and (2) to transfer, within seven days, a corresponding share of the municipal securities from the TOB to the Fund. The cash received by the TOB from the sale of the short-term floating rate certificates, less transaction expenses, is paid to the Fund, which typically invest the cash in additional municipal securities. Each Funds transfer of the municipal securities to a TOB is accounted for as a secured borrowing, therefore the municipal securities deposited into a TOB are presented in the Funds Schedules of Investments and the proceeds from the transaction are reported as a liability for trust certificates.
Interest income from the underlying securities is recorded by the Funds on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the secured borrowing and other expenses related to remarketing, administration and trustee services to a TOB are reported as expenses of the Funds.The floating rate certificates have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender certificates to the TOB for redemption at par at each reset date. At October 31, 2008, the aggregate value of the underlying municipal securities transferred to TOBs, the related liability for trust certificates and the range of interest rates were as follows:
Underlying | ||||||||
Municipal | ||||||||
Securities | Liability | Range of | ||||||
Transferred | for Trust | Interest | ||||||
to TOBs | Certificates | Rates | ||||||
MuniYield | $ | 96,519,898 | $ | 54,672,076 | 2.423% 4.372% | |||
MuniYield Quality | $ | 128,018,519 | $ | 73,260,833 | 2.511% 3.005% | |||
MuniYield Quality II | $ | 84,249,307 | $ | 47,815,792 | 2.539% 3.160% |
Financial transactions executed through TOBs generally will underperform the market for fixed rate municipal bonds when short-term interest rates rise, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when short-term interest rates decline or remain relatively stable. Should short-term interest rates rise, each Funds investment in TOBs likely will adversely affect each Funds investment income and dividends to Common Shareholders. Fluctuations in the market value of municipal securities deposited into the TOB may adversely affect each Funds net asset values per share.
Zero-Coupon Bonds: The Funds may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations which provide regular interest payments.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) require that the Funds segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., when-issued delayed delivery securities and swaps), each Fund will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, designate on its books and records cash or other liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, the Funds may also be required to deliver or deposit securities as collateral for certain investments (e.g., swaps).
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Interest income is recognized on the accrual method. Each Fund amortizes all premiums and discounts on debt securities.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends and distributions to Preferred Shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note 4.
Income Taxes: It is each Funds policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provisions are required.
Effective April 30, 2008 each Fund implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity, including investment companies, before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. The investment advisor has evaluated the application of FIN 48 to each Fund, and has determined that the adoption of FIN 48 does not have a material impact on each Funds financial statements. The Funds file U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each of the Funds U.S. federal tax ret urns remain open for the years ended October 31, 2005 through October 31, 2007. The statutes of limitations on each of the Funds state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS 157), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The impact on each of the Funds financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (FAS 161), was issued. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entitys results of operations and financial position. In September 2008, FASB Staff Position No. 133-1 and FASB Interpretation No. 45-4 (the FSP), Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161, was issued and is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008. The FSP amends FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, to require disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in hybrid instruments. The FSP also clarifies the effective date of FAS 161, whereby disclosures required by FAS 161 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The impact on each of the Funds financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.
Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Funds Board, non-interested Directors (Independent Directors) defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts have been invested in common shares of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds.
The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations there-under represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund. Each Fund may, however, elect to invest in common stock of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to cover each Funds deferred compensation liability are included in other assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends and distributions from the BlackRock Closed-End Fund investments under the plan are included in income affiliated on the Statements of Operations.
Other: Expenses directly related to each Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro-rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
Each Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the Advisor), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., to provide investment advisory and administration services. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Merrill Lynch) and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. are principal owners of BlackRock, Inc.
The Advisor is responsible for the management of each Funds portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund. For such services, each Fund pays the Advisor a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.50% of the respective Funds average daily net assets. Average daily net assets is the average daily value of the respective Funds total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities.
The Advisor has agreed to waive its advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Advisor indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. These amounts are shown as fees waived by advisor on the Statements of Operations.
The Advisor has entered into separate sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (BIM), an affiliate of the Advisor, with respect to each Fund, under which the Advisor pays BIM for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by each Fund to the Advisor.
For the year ended October 31, 2008, the Funds reimbursed the Advisor for certain accounting services. The reimbursements, which are included in accounting services on the Statements of Operations, were as follows:
MuniYield | $ | 15,900 | ||
MuniYield Quality | $ | 9,323 | ||
MuniYield Quality II | $ | 7,377 |
Pursuant to the terms of their custody agreements, custodian fees may be reduced by amounts calculated on uninvested cash balances (custody credits), which are shown on the Statements of Operations as fees paid indirectly.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Funds are officers and/or directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Advisor for compensation paid to the Funds Chief Compliance Officer.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
3. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended October 31, 2008, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
MuniYield | $ | 191,400,847 | $ | 247,647,548 | ||||
MuniYield Quality | $ | 148,296,587 | $ | 226,045,754 | ||||
MuniYield Quality II | $ | 90,231,000 | $ | 135,777,354 |
4. Capital Share Transactions:
Common Shares
Each Fund is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares, including Preferred Shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. Each Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued shares of Common Shares without approval of the holders of Common Shares.
Common Shares issued and outstanding for MuniYield during the years ended October 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007 increased by 210,884 and 236,501, respectively, as a result of dividend reinvestment and for MuniYield Quality and MuniYield Quality II remained constant.
Preferred Shares
The Preferred Shares are redeemable at the option of each Fund, in whole or in part, on any dividend payment date at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated or unpaid dividends whether or not declared. The Preferred Shares are also subject to mandatory redemption at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated or unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, if certain requirements relating to the composition of the assets and liabilities of each Fund, as set forth in each Funds Articles Supplementary, are not satisfied.
The holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) and will vote together with holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) as a single class. However, the holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to elect two Directors for a Fund. In addition, the 1940 Act requires that along with approval by shareholders that might otherwise be required, the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding Preferred Shares, voting separately as a class, would be required to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the Preferred Shares (b) change a Funds subclassification as a closed-end investment company or change its fundamental investment restrictions or (c) change its business so as to cease to be an investment company.
The Funds had the following series of Preferred Shares outstanding and effective yields at October 31, 2008:
Series | Shares | Yields | |||||
MuniYield | A | 1,425 | 3.945 | %1 | |||
B | 1,425 | 3.087 | %1 | ||||
C | 1,425 | 6.473 | %1 | ||||
D | 1,425 | 7.844 | %1 | ||||
E | 2,216 | 3.087 | %1 | ||||
F | 1,361 | 2.988 | %1 | ||||
G | 1,583 | 3.495 | %2 | ||||
MuniYield Quality | A | 1,536 | 3.474 | %1 | |||
B | 1,536 | 3.474 | %1 | ||||
C | 1,536 | 7.158 | %1 | ||||
D | 1,536 | 2.999 | %1 | ||||
E | 1,536 | 3.495 | %2 | ||||
MuniYield Quality II | A | 1,603 | 3.305 | %1 | |||
B | 1,603 | 2.635 | %1 | ||||
C | 1,603 | 2.635 | %1 | ||||
D | 321 | 4.105 | %2 |
1 | The maximum applicable rate on this series of Preferred Shares is the higher of 110% of the AA commercial paper rate or 110% of 90% of the Kenny S&P 30-day High Grade Index rate divided by 1.00 minus the marginal tax rate. |
2 | The maximum applicable rate on this series of Preferred Shares is the higher of 110% of the Telerate/BBA LIBOR or 110% of 90% of the Kenny S&P 30-day High Grade Index rate divided by 1.00 minus the marginal tax rate. |
Dividends on seven-day Preferred Shares are cumulative at a rate which is reset every seven days based on the results of an auction. If the Preferred Shares fail to clear the auction on an auction date, each Fund is required to pay the maximum applicable rate on the Preferred Shares to holders of such shares for each successive dividend period until such time as the shares are successfully auctioned. The maximum applicable rate on all series of Preferred Shares is footnoted as appropriate on the above chart. During the year ended October 31, 2008, the Preferred Shares of each Fund was successfully auctioned at each auction date until February 13, 2008. The low, high and average dividend rates on the Preferred Shares for each Fund for the year ended October 31, 2008 were as follows:
Series | Low | High | Average | ||||||||
MuniYield | A | 2.535 | % | 11.347 | % | 3.971 | % | ||||
B | 2.535 | % | 8.499 | % | 3.768 | % | |||||
C | 2.568 | % | 6.473 | % | 3.544 | % | |||||
D | 2.678 | % | 7.844 | % | 3.539 | % | |||||
E | 2.535 | % | 11.347 | % | 3.743 | % | |||||
F | 2.480 | % | 12.565 | % | 3.722 | % | |||||
G | 3.100 | % | 11.762 | % | 4.290 | % | |||||
MuniYield Quality | A | 2.502 | % | 10.205 | % | 3.913 | % | ||||
B | 2.483 | % | 10.205 | % | 3.755 | % | |||||
C | 2.458 | % | 7.158 | % | 3.539 | % | |||||
D | 2.458 | % | 12.261 | % | 3.766 | % | |||||
E | 3.100 | % | 11.762 | % | 4.292 | % | |||||
MuniYield Quality II | A | 2.535 | % | 11.728 | % | 4.066 | % | ||||
B | 2.623 | % | 8.682 | % | 3.710 | % | |||||
C | 2.483 | % | 11.728 | % | 3.755 | % | |||||
D | 2.850 | % | 10.377 | % | 4.235 | % |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Since February 13, 2008, the Preferred Shares of each Fund failed to clear any of its auctions. As a result, the Preferred Shares dividend rates were reset to the maximum applicable rate, which ranged from 2.458% to 12.565%. A failed auction is not an event of default for a Fund but has a negative impact on the liquidity of the Preferred Shares. A failed auction occurs when there are more sellers of a funds auction rate preferred shares than buyers. It is impossible to predict how long this imbalance will last. A successful auction for each Funds Preferred Shares may not occur for some time, if ever, and even if liquidity does resume, holders of Preferred Shares may not have the ability to sell the Preferred Shares at their liquidation preference.
The Funds may not declare dividends or make other distributions on Common Shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding Preferred Shares is less than 200%.
Each Fund pays commissions to certain broker-dealers at the end of each auction at an annual rate of 0.25%, calculated on aggregate principal amount. For the year ended October 31, 2008, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, earned commissions as follows:
Commissions | ||||
MuniYield | $ | 335,369 | ||
MuniYield Quality | $ | 326,490 | ||
MuniYield Quality II | $ | 206,989 |
Between June 4, 2008 and June 18, 2008, the Funds announced the following redemptions of Preferred Shares at a price of $25,000 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the redemption date:
Redemption | Shares | Aggregate | ||||||||
Series | Date | Redeemed | Principal | |||||||
MuniYield | A | 7/2/2008 | 375 | $ | 9,375,000 | |||||
B | 7/9/2008 | 375 | $ | 9,375,000 | ||||||
C | 6/25/2008 | 375 | $ | 9,375,000 | ||||||
D | 6/18/2008 | 375 | $ | 9,375,000 | ||||||
E | 6/18/2008 | 584 | $ | 14,600,000 | ||||||
F | 6/26/2008 | 359 | $ | 8,975,000 | ||||||
G | 6/23/2008 | 417 | $ | 10,425,000 | ||||||
MuniYield Quality | A | 7/8/2008 | 464 | $ | 11,600,000 | |||||
B | 6/24/2008 | 464 | $ | 11,600,000 | ||||||
C | 7/18/2008 | 464 | $ | 11,600,000 | ||||||
D | 6/27/2008 | 464 | $ | 11,600,000 | ||||||
E | 6/23/2008 | 464 | $ | 11,600,000 | ||||||
MuniYield Quality II | A | 7/7/2008 | 397 | $ | 9,925,000 | |||||
B | 7/14/2008 | 397 | $ | 9,925,000 | ||||||
C | 6/30/2008 | 397 | $ | 9,925,000 | ||||||
D | 6/24/2008 | 79 | $ | 1,975,000 |
The Funds financed the Preferred Share redemptions with cash received from TOB transactions.
Preferred Shares issued and outstanding for the year ended October 31, 2007 remained constant.
5. Income Tax Information:
Reclassifications: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or on net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of October 31, 2008 attributable to expiration of capital loss carryforwards, amortization methods on fixed income securities, classification of income, securities in default and the reclassification of distributions were reclassified to the following accounts:
MuniYield | MuniYield | ||||||||||||||
MuniYield | Quality | Quality II | |||||||||||||
Decrease paid-in capital | $ | (21,402,887 | ) | $ | (101 | ) | $ | (26,045,680 | ) | ||||||
Decrease undistributed net | |||||||||||||||
investment income | $ | (331,577 | ) | $ | (218,015 | ) | $ | (11,811 | ) | ||||||
Increase accumulated net | |||||||||||||||
realized gain (loss) | $ | 21,734,464 | $ | 218,116 | $ | 26,057,491 |
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007 was as follows:
MuniYield | MuniYield | |||||||||||
MuniYield | Quality | Quality II | ||||||||||
Tax-exempt income | ||||||||||||
10/31/08 | $ | 48,073,283 | $ | 29,031,337 | $ | 19,189,950 | ||||||
10/31/07 | $ | 40,480,604 | $ | 30,124,515 | $ | 19,472,404 | ||||||
Long-term capital gain | ||||||||||||
10/31/08 | | $ | 3,210,102 | | ||||||||
Total | ||||||||||||
10/31/08 | $ | 48,073,283 | $ | 32,241,439 | $ | 19,189,950 | ||||||
10/31/07 | $ | 40,480,604 | $ | 30,124,515 | $ | 19,472,404 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)
As of October 31, 2008, the tax components of accumulated losses were as follows:
MuniYield | MuniYield | ||||||||||||||
MuniYield | Quality | Quality II | |||||||||||||
Undistributed tax-exempt | |||||||||||||||
income | $ | 910,742 | $ | 2,199,884 | $ | 804,982 | |||||||||
Undistributed ordinary | |||||||||||||||
income | 190,766 | | | ||||||||||||
Capital loss carryforwards | (17,933,437 | ) | (2,229,309 | ) | (7,160,415 | ) | |||||||||
Net unrealized losses1 | (126,305,776 | ) | (70,770,851 | ) | (53,860,177 | ) | |||||||||
Total accumulated net losses | $ | (143,137,705 | ) | $ | (70,800,276 | ) | $ | (60,215,610 | ) |
1 | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to the difference between the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the difference between the book and tax treatment of residual interests in tender option bond trusts, book/tax differences in the accrual of income on securities in default and the tax deferral of losses on straddles. |
As of October 31, 2008, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated year of expiration:
MuniYield | MuniYield | |||||||||||
Expiring October 31, | MuniYield | Quality | Quality II | |||||||||
2009 | $ | 6,000,235 | | | ||||||||
2010 | 189,276 | | $ | 1,105,212 | ||||||||
2012 | | | 5,561,802 | |||||||||
2016 | 11,743,926 | $ | 2,229,309 | 493,401 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 17,933,437 | $ | 2,229,309 | $ | 7,160,415 |
6. Concentration Risk:
Each Funds investments are concentrated in certain states, which may be affected by adverse financial, social, environmental, economic, regulatory and political factors.
Many municipalities insure repayment of their bonds, which reduces the risk of loss due to issuer default. The market value of these bonds may fluctuate for other reasons, including market perception of the value of such insurance, and there is no guarantee that the insurer will meet its obligations.
7. Subsequent Events:
Each Fund paid a tax-exempt income dividend to Common Shareholders on December 1, 2008 to shareholders of record on November 14, 2008 in the following amounts per share:
Per Share | ||||
Amount | ||||
MuniYield | $ | 0.0640 | ||
MuniYield Quality | $ | 0.0570 | ||
MuniYield Quality II | $ | 0.0500 |
The dividends declared on Preferred Shares for the period November 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008 for the Funds were as follows:
Series | Amount | |||||
MuniYield | A | $ | 80,514 | |||
B | $ | 78,138 | ||||
C | $ | 88,219 | ||||
D | $ | 67,482 | ||||
E | $ | 80,094 | ||||
F | $ | 48,518 | ||||
G | $ | 84,990 | ||||
MuniYield Quality | A | $ | 90,549 | |||
B | $ | 57,664 | ||||
C | $ | 72,824 | ||||
D | $ | 53,560 | ||||
E | $ | 82,467 | ||||
MuniYield Quality II | A | $ | 88,256 | |||
B | $ | 80,999 | ||||
C | $ | 57,478 | ||||
D | $ | 17,527 |
On September 15, 2008, Bank of America Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch, one of the principal owners of BlackRock, Inc. The purchase has been approved by the shareholders and directors of both companies and certain regulators. Subject to other regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close on or about December 31, 2008.
In December 2008, commissions paid to broker-dealers on Preferred Shares that experience a failed auction were reduced to 0.15% on the aggregate principal amount. The Funds will continue to pay commissions of 0.25% on the aggregate principal amount of all shares that successfully clear their auctions.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.:
We have audited each of the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc., and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (collectively the Funds), including the schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2008, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the statements of cash flows for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. for the year ended October 31, 2008. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc., and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. as of October 31, 2008, the results of their operations and the cash flows for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
December 24, 2008
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Important Tax Information
All of the net investment income distributions paid by BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. during the taxable year ended October 31, 2008 qualify as tax-exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes.
The following table summarizes the taxable per share distributions paid by BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. during the year:
Long-Term | ||||||
Capital | ||||||
Payable Date | Gains | |||||
Common Shareholders | 12/31/2007 | $ | 0.073161 | |||
Preferred Shareholders: | ||||||
Series A | 11/27/2007 | $ | 100.14 | |||
Series B | 11/20/2007 | $ | 25.82 | |||
11/27/2007 | $ | 26.40 | ||||
12/04/2007 | $ | 31.35 | ||||
12/18/2007 | $ | 14.28 | ||||
Series C | 12/07/2007 | $ | 98.20 | |||
Series D | 11/16/2007 | $ | 25.45 | |||
11/23/2007 | $ | 25.82 | ||||
11/30/2007 | $ | 30.98 | ||||
12/14/2007 | $ | 16.25 | ||||
Series E | 11/19/2007 | $ | 21.49 | |||
11/26/2007 | $ | 26.92 | ||||
12/03/2007 | $ | 30.62 | ||||
12/17/2007 | $ | 18.36 |
All other net investment income distributions paid by the Fund during the taxable year ended October 31, 2008 qualify as tax-exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes.
All of the net investment income distributions paid by BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. during he taxable year ended October 31, 2008 qualify as tax-exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement
The Board of Directors (collectively, the Board, the members of which are referred to as Directors) of the BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY, and together with MYD and MQT, the Funds) met in April and May 2008 to consider approving the continuation of each Funds investment advisory agreement (each, an Advisory Agreement) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the Advisor), each Funds investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval of each Funds subadvisory agreement (each, a Subadvisory Agreement and, together with the Advisory Agreement, the Agreements) between the Advisor and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (the Subadvisor). The Advisor and the Subadvisor are collectively referred to herein as the Advisors and, together with BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock.
Activities and Composition of the Board
The Board of each Fund consists of thirteen individuals, eleven of whom are not interested persons of the Funds as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) (the Independent Directors). The Directors are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Funds and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established four standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee and a Performance Oversight Committee.
Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement
Upon the consummation of the combination of BlackRock, Inc.s investment management business with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.s investment management business, including Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P., and certain affiliates, each Fund entered into an Advisory Agreement and a Subadvisory Agreement, each with an initial two-year term. Consistent with the 1940 Act, after the Advisory Agreements and Subadvisory Agreements respective initial two-year term, the Board is required to consider the continuation of each Funds Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement on an annual basis. In connection with this process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to each Fund by the personnel of BlackRock and its affiliates, including investment advisory services, administrative services, secondary market support services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also received and assessed information regarding the services provided to each Fund by certain unaffiliated service providers.
Throughout the year, the Board also considered a range of information in connection with its oversight of the services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, against peer funds, as well as senior management and portfolio managers analysis of the reasons for underperformance, if applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration and other fees paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund, as applicable; (c) Fund operating expenses paid to third parties; (d) the resources devoted to and compliance reports relating to each Funds investment objective, policies and restrictions; (e) each Funds compliance with its Code of Ethics and compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRocks and other service providers internal controls; (h) BlackRocks implementation of the proxy voting guidelines approved by the Board; (i) execution quality; (j) valuation and liquidity procedures; and (k) reviews of BlackRocks business, including BlackRocks response to the increasing scale of its business.
Board Considerations in Approving the Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement
To assist the Board in its evaluation of the Agreements, the Directors received information from BlackRock in advance of the April 22, 2008 meeting which detailed, among other things, the organization, business lines and capabilities of the Advisors, including: (a) the responsibilities of various departments and key personnel and biographical information relating to key personnel; (b) financial statements for BlackRock; (c) the advisory and/or administrative fees paid by each Fund to the Advisors, including comparisons, compiled by Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent third party, with the management fees, which include advisory and administration fees, of funds with similar investment objectives (Peers); (d) the profitability of BlackRock and certain industry profitability analyses for advisors to registered investment companies; (e) the expenses of BlackRock in providing various services; (f) non-investment advisory reimbursements, if applicable, and fallout benefits to BlackRock; (g) economies of scale, if any, generated through the Advisors management of all of the BlackRock closed-end funds (the Fund Complex); (h) the expenses of each Fund, including comparisons of each such Funds expense ratios (both before and after any fee waivers) with the expense ratios of its Peers; (i) an internal comparison of management fees classified by Lipper, if applicable; and (j) each Funds performance for the past one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, as well as each Funds performance compared to its Peers.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (continued)
The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, where applicable, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to the distribution of Fund shares, services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, and direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.
In addition to the foregoing materials, independent legal counsel to the Independent Directors provided a legal memorandum outlining, among other things, the duties of the Board under the 1940 Act, as well as the general principles of relevant law in reviewing and approving advisory contracts, the requirements of the 1940 Act in such matters, an advisors fiduciary duty with respect to advisory agreements and compensation, and the standards used by courts in determining whether investment company boards of directors have fulfilled their duties and the factors to be considered by boards in voting on advisory agreements.
The Independent Directors reviewed this information and discussed it with independent legal counsel prior to the meeting on April 22, 2008.At the Board meeting on April 22, 2008, BlackRock made a presentation to and responded to questions from the Board. Following the meeting on April 22, 2008, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written materials provided to the Directors prior to the meetings on May 29 and 30, 2008.At the Board meetings on May 29 and 30, 2008, BlackRock responded to further questions from the Board. In connection with BlackRocks presentations, the Board considered each Agreement and, in consultation with independent legal counsel, reviewed the factors set out in judicial decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) statements relating to the renewal of the Agreements.
Matters Considered by the Board
In connection with its deliberations with respect to the Agreements, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including the following: the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisors; the investment performance of each Fund; the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisors and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund Complex grows; and whether BlackRock realizes other benefits from its relationship with the Funds.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services: In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Advisors services, the Board reviewed information concerning the types of services that the Advisors provide and are expected to provide to each Fund, narrative and statistical information concerning each Funds performance record and how such performance compares to each Funds Peers, information describing BlackRocks organization and its various departments, the experience and responsibilities of key personnel and available resources. The Board noted the willingness of the personnel of BlackRock to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board further considered the quality of the Advisors investment process in making portfolio management decisions.
In addition to advisory services, the Directors considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds.The Advisors and their affiliates provided each Fund with such administrative and other services, as applicable (in addition to any such services provided by others for the Funds), and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the respective Fund. In addition to investment management services, the Advisors and their affiliates provided each Fund with services such as: preparing shareholder reports and communications, including annual and semi-annual financial statements and the Funds websites; communications with analysts to support secondary market trading; assisting with daily accounting and pricing; preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; administering and organizing Board meetings and preparing the Board materials for such meetings; providing legal and compliance support (such as helping to prepare proxy statements and responding to regulatory inquiries); and performing other Fund administrative tasks necessary for the operation of the respective Fund (such as tax reporting and fulfilling regulatory filing requirements). The Board considered the Advisors policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and BlackRock: As previously noted, the Board received performance information regarding each Fund and its Peers. Among other things, the Board received materials reflecting each Funds historic performance and each Funds one-, three-and five-year total returns (as applicable) relative to its Peers (including the Peers median performance). The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select each Funds Peers. The Board noted that it regularly reviews the performance of each Fund throughout the year. The Board reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper rankings.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (continued)
The Board noted that in general the Funds performed better than their respective Peers in that their performance was at or above the median of their respective Peers in at least two of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported.
C. Consideration of the Advisory Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Funds: In evaluating the management fees and expenses that each Fund is expected to bear, the Board considered each Funds current management fee structure and each Funds expense ratios in absolute terms as well as relative to the fees and expense ratios of its applicable Peers. The Board, among other things, reviewed comparisons of each Funds gross management fees before and after any applicable reimbursements and fee waivers and total expense ratios before and after any applicable waivers with those of applicable Peers. The Board also reviewed a narrative analysis of the Peer rankings prepared by Lipper and summarized by BlackRock at the request of the Board. This summary placed the Peer rankings into context by analyzing various factors that affect these comparisons.
The Board noted that each Fund paid contractual management fees lower than or equal to the median contractual fees paid by each Funds respective Peers. This comparison was made without giving effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers.
The Board also compared the management fees charged and services provided by the Advisors to closed-end funds in general versus other types of clients (such as open-end investment companies and separately managed institutional accounts) in similar investment categories. The Board noted certain differences in services provided and costs incurred by the Advisor with respect to closed-end funds compared to these other types of clients and the reasons for such differences.
In connection with the Boards consideration of the fees and expense information, the Board reviewed the considerable investment management experience of the Advisors and considered the high level of investment management, administrative and other services provided by the Advisors.
D. Profitability of BlackRock: The Board also considered BlackRocks profitability in conjunction with its review of fees. The Board reviewed BlackRocks profitability with respect to the Fund Complex and other fund complexes managed by the Advisors. In reviewing profitability, the Board recognized that one of the most difficult issues in determining profitability is establishing a method of allocating expenses. The Board also reviewed BlackRocks assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board also recognized that individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is generally not publicly available.
The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and therefore comparability of profitability is somewhat limited. Nevertheless, to the extent available, the Board considered BlackRocks operating margin compared to the operating margin estimated by BlackRock for a leading investment management firm whose operations consist primarily of advising closed-end funds. The comparison indicated that BlackRocks operating margin was approximately the same as the operating margin of such firm.
In evaluating the reasonableness of the Advisors compensation, the Board also considered any other revenues paid to the Advisors, including partial reimbursements paid to the Advisors for certain non-investment advisory services, if applicable.The Board noted that these payments were less than the Advisors costs for providing these services.The Board also considered indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements) that the Advisors and their affiliates are expected to receive, which are attributable to their management of the Fund.
E. Economies of Scale: In reviewing each Funds fees and expenses, the Board examined the potential benefits of economies of scale, and whether any economies of scale should be reflected in the Funds fee structure, for example through the use of breakpoints for the Fund or the Fund Complex. In this regard, the Board reviewed information provided by BlackRock, noting that most closed-end fund complexes do not have fund-level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after their initial public offering and each fund is managed independently consistent with its own investment objectives. The Board noted that only three closed-end funds in the Fund Complex have breakpoints in their fee structures. Information provided by Lipper also revealed that only one closed-end fund complex used a complex-level breakpoint structure. The Board found, based on its review of comparable funds, that each Funds management fee is appropriate in light of the scale of the respective Fund.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (concluded)
F. Other Factors: In evaluating fees, the Board also considered indirect benefits or profits the Advisors or their affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the Funds (fall-out benefits). The Directors, including the Independent Directors, considered the intangible benefits that accrue to the Advisors and their affiliates by virtue of their relationships with the Funds, including potential benefits accruing to the Advisors and their affiliates as a result of participating in offerings of the Funds shares, potentially stronger relationships with members of the broker-dealer community, increased name recognition of the Advisors and their affiliates, enhanced sales of other investment funds and products sponsored by the Advisors and their affiliates and increased assets under management which may increase the benefits realized by the Advisors from soft dollar arrangements with broker-dealers. The Board also considered the unquantifiable nature of these potential benefits.
Conclusion with Respect to the Agreements
In reviewing and approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Directors did not identify any single factor discussed above as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Directors were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The Directors, including the Independent Directors, unanimously determined that each of the factors described above, in light of all the other factors and all of the facts and circumstances applicable to each respective Fund, was acceptable for each Fund and supported the Directors conclusion that the terms of each Agreement were fair and reasonable, that each Funds fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to the respective Fund and that each Agreement should be approved.
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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plans
How the Plan Works The Funds offer a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Plan) under which income and capital gains dividends paid by each Fund are automatically reinvested in additional Common Shares of each Fund. The Plan is administered on behalf of the shareholders by BNY Mellon Shareowner Services for BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. for BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (individually, the Plan Agent or together, the Plan Agents). Under the Plan, whenever the Funds declare a dividend, participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in shares of Common Shares of the Fund.The Plan Agents will acquire the shares for the participants account either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized shares of the Fund (newly issued shares) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding Common Shares on the open market on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere. If, on the dividend payment date, a Funds net asset value per share is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (a condition often referred to as a market premium), the Plan Agents will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares. If a Funds net asset value per share is greater than the market price per share (a condition often referred to as a market discount), the Plan Agents will invest the dividend amount by purchasing on the open market additional shares. If the Plan Agents are unable to invest the full dividend amount in open market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agents will invest any uninvested portion in newly issued shares.The shares acquired are credited to each shareholders account.The amount credited is determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by either (i) when the shares are newly issued, the net asset value per share on the date the shares are issued or (ii) when shares are purchased in the open market, the average purchase price per share.
Participation in the Plan Participation in the Plan is automatic, that is, a shareholder is automatically enrolled in the Plan when he or she purchases Common Shares of a Fund unless the shareholder specifically elects not to participate in the Plan. Shareholders who elect not to participate will receive all dividend distributions in cash. Shareholders who do not wish to participate in the Plan, must advise their Plan Agent in writing (at the address set forth below) that they elect not to participate in the Plan. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by writing to the Plan Agent.
Benefits of the Plan The Plan provides an easy, convenient way for shareholders to make additional, regular investments in a Fund. The Plan promotes a long-term strategy of investing at a lower cost. All shares acquired pursuant to the Plan receive voting rights. In addition, if the market price plus commissions of a Funds shares is above the net asset value, participants in the Plan will receive shares of the Fund for less than they could otherwise purchase them and with a cash value greater than the value of any cash distribution they would have received. However, there may not be enough shares available in the market to make distributions in shares at prices below the net asset value. Also, since the Funds do not redeem shares, the price on resale may be more or less than the net asset value.
Plan Fees There are no enrollment fees or brokerage fees for participating in the Plan.The Plan Agents service fees for handling the reinvestment of distributions are paid for by each Fund. However, brokerage commissions may be incurred when a Fund purchase shares on the open market and shareholders will pay a pro rata share of any such commissions.
Tax Implications The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such dividends. Therefore, income and capital gains may still be realized even though shareholders do not receive cash. The value of shares acquired pursuant to the Plan will generally be excluded from gross income to the extent that the cash amount reinvested would be excluded from gross income. If, when a Funds shares are trading at a market premium, a Fund issues shares pursuant to the Plan that have a greater fair market value than the amount of cash reinvested, it is possible that all or a portion of the discount from the market value (which may not exceed 5% of the fair market value of a Funds shares) could be viewed as a taxable distribution. If the discount is viewed as a taxable distribution, it is also possible that the taxable character of this discount would be allocable to all the shareholders, including shareholders who do not participate in the Plan. Thus, shareholders who do not participate in the Plan might be required to report as ordinary income a portion of their distributions equal to their allocable share of the discount.
Contact Information All correspondence concerning the Plan, including any questions about the Plan, should be directed to the Plan Agent at the following addresses: Shareholders of BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. should contact BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, P.0. Box 385035, Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8055, Telephone: (800) 432-8224 and shareholders of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. should contact Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078, Telephone: (800) 699-1BFM or overnight correspondence should be directed to the Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021.
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Officers and Directors | |||||||||||
Name, Address and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Length of Time Served as a Director2 |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of BlackRock- Advised Funds and Portfolios Overseen |
Public Directorships | ||||||
Non-Interested Directors1 | |||||||||||
Richard E. Cavanagh 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1946 |
Chairman of the Board and Director |
Since 2007 | Trustee, Aircraft Finance Trust since 1999; Director, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1998; Trustee, Educational Testing Service since 1997; Director, The Fremont Group since 1996; Formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conference Board, Inc. (global business research organization) from 1995 to 2007. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
Arch Chemical (chemical and allied products) | ||||||
Karen P. Robards 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1950 |
Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the Audit Committee and Director |
Since 2007 | Partner of Robards & Company, LLC (financial advisory firm) since 1987; Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Formerly Director of Enable Medical Corp. from 1996 to 2005; Formerly an investment banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
AtriCure, Inc. (med- ical devices); Care Investment Trust, Inc. (health care REIT) | ||||||
G. Nicholas Beckwith, III 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1945 |
Director | Since 2007 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arch Street Management, LLC (Beckwith Family Foundation) and various Beckwith property companies since 2005; Chairman of the Board of Directors, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center since 2002; Board of Directors, Shady Side Hospital Foundation since 1977; Board of Directors, Beckwith Institute for Innovation In Patient Care since 1991; Member, Advisory Council on Bio logy and Medicine, Brown University since 2002; Trustee, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation (charitable foundation) since 1989; Board of Trustees, Chatham University since 1981; Board of Trustees, University of Pittsburgh since 2002; Emeritus Trustee, Shady Side Academy since 1977; Formerly Chairman and Manager, Penn West Industrial Trucks LLC (sales, rental and servicing of material handling equipment) from 2005 to 2007; Formerly Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Beckwith Machinery Company (sales, rental and servicing of construction equipment) from 1985 to 2005; Formerly Board of Directors, National Retail Properties (REIT) from 2006 to 2007. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
None | ||||||
Kent Dixon 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1937 |
Director and Member of the Audit Committee |
Since 2007 | Consultant/Investor since 1988. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
None | ||||||
Frank J. Fabozzi 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1948 |
Director and Member of the Audit Committee |
Since 2007 | Consultant/Editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management since 2006; Professor in the Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University, School of Management since 2006; Formerly Adjunct Professor of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University from 1994 to 2006. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
None | ||||||
Kathleen F. Feldstein 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1941 |
Director | Since 2007 | President of Economics Studies, Inc. (private economic consulting firm) since 1987; Chair, Board of Trustees, McLean Hospital from 2000 to 2008 and Trustee Emeritus thereof since 2008; Member of the Corporation of Partners Community Healthcare, Inc. since 2005; Member of the Corporation of Partners HealthCare since 1995; Member of the Corporation of Sherrill House (health care) since 1990; Trustee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since 1992; Member of the Visiting Committee to the Harvard University Art Museum since 2003; Trustee, The Committee for Economic Development (research organization) since 1990; Member of the Advisory Board to the International School of Business, Brandeis University since 2002. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
The McClatchy Company (newspaper publishing) | ||||||
James T. Flynn 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1939 |
Director and Member of the Audit Committee |
Since 2007 | Formerly Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1995. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
None |
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Officers and Directors (continued) | |||||||||||
Name, Address and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Length of Time Served as a Director2 |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of BlackRock- Advised Funds and Portfolios Overseen |
Public Directorships | ||||||
Non-Interested Directors1 (concluded) | |||||||||||
Jerrold B. Harris 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1942 |
Director | Since 2007 | Trustee, Ursinus College since 2000; Director, Troemner LLC (scientific equipment) since 2000. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
BlackRock-Kelso Capital Corp. | ||||||
R. Glenn Hubbard 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1958 |
Director | Since 2007 | Dean of Columbia Business School since 2004; Columbia faculty member since 1988; Formerly Co-Director of Columbia Business Schools Entrepreneurship Program from 1997 to 2004; Visiting Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Harvard Business School since 1985 and at the University of Chicago since 1994; Formerly Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under the President of the United States from 2001 to 2003. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
ADP (data and information services); KKR Financial Corporation (finance); Duke Realty (real estate); Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insur- ance); Information Services Group (media/technology) | ||||||
W. Carl Kester 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1951 |
Director and Member of the Audit Committee |
Since 2007 | Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, Harvard Business School and Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs since 2006; Unit Head, Finance, Harvard Business School from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program of Harvard Business School from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981; Independent Consultant since 1978. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
None | ||||||
Robert S. Salomon, Jr. 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1936 |
Director and Member of the Audit Committee |
Since 1996 | Formerly Principal of STI Management LLC (investment adviser) from 1994 to 2005. | 113 Funds 110 Portfolios |
None | ||||||
1 | Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. | ||||||||||
2 | Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (MLIM) and BlackRock, Inc. (BlackRock) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock Fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows directors as joining the Funds board in 2007, each director first became a member of the board of directors of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: G. Nicholas Beckwith, III since 1999; Richard E. Cavanagh since 1994; Kent Dixon since 1988; Frank J. Fabozzi since 19 88; Kathleen F. Feldstein since 2005; James T. Flynn since 1996; Jerrold B. Harris since 1999; R. Glenn Hubbard since 2004; W. Carl Kester since 1998; Karen P. Robards since 1998; and Robert S. Salomon, Jr. since 1996. |
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 45 | ||||
Officers and Directors (concluded) | ||||||||||||||
Name, Address and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Length of Time Served as a Director |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of BlackRock- Advised Funds and Portfolios Overseen |
Public Directorships | |||||||||
Interested Directors1 | ||||||||||||||
Richard S. Davis 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1945 |
Director | Since 2007 | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Formerly Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management Company from 2000 to 2005; Formerly Chairman of the Board of Trustees, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2005; Formerly Chairman, SSR Realty from 2000 to 2004. | 184 Funds 295 Portfolios |
None | |||||||||
Henry Gabbay 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1947 |
Director | Since 2007 | Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. since 2007; Formerly Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Formerly Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; Formerly President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007; Formerly Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006. | 184 Funds 295 Portfolios |
None | |||||||||
1 | Mr. Davis is an interested person, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, of the Fund based on his position with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an interested person of the Fund due to his consulting arrangement with BlackRock, Inc. as well as his ownership of BlackRock, Inc. and PNC securities. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. | |||||||||||||
Name, Address and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |||||||||||
Fund Officers2 | ||||||||||||||
Donald C. Burke 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1960 |
Fund President and Chief Executive Officer |
Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (MLIM) and Fund Asset Management, L.P. (FAM) in 2006; First Vice President thereof from 1997 to 2005; Treasurer thereof from 1999 to 2006 and Vice President thereof from 1990 to 1997. | |||||||||||
Anne F. Ackerley 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1962 |
Vice President |
Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRocks U.S. Retail Group since 2006; Head of BlackRocks Mutual Fund Group from 2000 to 2006; Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 2000, most recently as First Vice President and Operating Officer of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group. | |||||||||||
Neal J. Andrews 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1966 |
Chief Financial Officer |
Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. (formerly PFPC Inc.) from 1992 to 2006. | |||||||||||
Jay M. Fife 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1970 |
Treasurer | Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director in 2006; Formerly Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM/FAM-advised Funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006. | |||||||||||
Brian P. Kindelan 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1959 |
Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds |
Since 2007 | Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised Funds since 2007; Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the BlackRock-advised Funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock Advisors, Inc. from 2001 to 2004 and Vice President and Senior Counsel thereof from 1998 to 2000; Formerly Senior Counsel of The PNC Bank Corp. from 1995 to 1998. | |||||||||||
Howard B. Surloff 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 1965 |
Secretary | Since 2007 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. and General Counsel of U.S. Funds at BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly General Counsel (U.S.) of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 1993 to 2006. | |||||||||||
2 | Officers of the Funds serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. |
46 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
BlackRock Closed-End Funds
Accounting Agent | Independent Registered Public | Legal Counsel | Address of the Funds | |||
State Street Bank and | Accounting Firm | Skadden, Arps, Slate, | P.O. Box 9011 | |||
Trust Company | Deloitte & Touche LLP | Meagher & Flom LLP | Princeton, NJ 08543-9011 | |||
Princeton, NJ 08540 | Princeton, NJ 08540 | New York, NY 10036 | ||||
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. and | ||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | |||||
Custodian | Custodian | |||||
The Bank of New York Mellon | State Street Bank and | |||||
New York, NY 10286 | Trust Company | |||||
Boston, MA 02101 | ||||||
Transfer Agent | ||||||
Common Shares and | Transfer Agents | |||||
Preferred Shares: | Common Shares: | |||||
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services | Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | |||||
Jersey City, NJ 07310 | Providence, RI 02940 | |||||
Preferred Shares: | ||||||
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services | ||||||
Jersey City, NJ 07310 |
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 47 | ||||
Additional Information |
Proxy Results |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on September 12, 2008 for shareholders of record on July 14, 2008, to elect director nominees of each Fund: |
Approved the Directors as follows: | ||||||||||||
G. Nicholas Beckwith, III | Kent Dixon | R. Glenn Hubbard | ||||||||||
Votes | Votes | Votes | ||||||||||
Votes For | Withheld | Votes For | Withheld | Votes For | Withheld | |||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | 41,047,318 | 1,336,370 | 41,046,065 | 1,337,623 | 41,049,258 | 1,334,430 | ||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | 19,697,597 | 849,335 | 19,704,597 | 842,335 | 19,700,633 | 846,299 | ||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | 27,667,896 | 888,083 | 27,660,294 | 895,685 | 27,663,213 | 892,766 | ||||||
W. Carl Kester | Robert S. Salomon, Jr. | Richard S. Davis | ||||||||||
Votes | Votes | Votes | ||||||||||
Votes For | Withheld | Votes For | Withheld | Votes For | Withheld | |||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | 8,5481 | 1,4251 | 41,041,489 | 1,342,199 | 41,059,992 | 1,323,696 | ||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | 4,3491 | 651 | 19,693,903 | 853,029 | 19,703,835 | 843,097 | ||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | 6,9621 | 1231 | 27,660,113 | 895,866 | 27,674,073 | 881,906 | ||||||
Frank J. Fabozzi | James T. Flynn | Karen P. Robards | ||||||||||
Votes | Votes | Votes | ||||||||||
Votes For | Withheld | Votes For | Withheld | Votes For | Withheld | |||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | 8,5481 | 1,4251 | 41,048,779 | 1,334,909 | 41,049,047 | 1,334,641 | ||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | 4,3491 | 651 | 19,696,969 | 849,963 | 19,704,720 | 842,212 | ||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | 6,9621 | 1231 | 27,661,471 | 894,508 | 27,664,032 | 891,947 | ||||||
Richard E. Cavanagh | Kathleen F. Feldstein | Henry Gabbay | ||||||||||
Votes | Votes | Votes | ||||||||||
Votes For | Withheld | Votes For | Withheld | Votes For | Withheld | |||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | 41,064,207 | 1,319,481 | 41,046,234 | 1,337,454 | 41,056,659 | 1,327,029 | ||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | 19,706,337 | 840,595 | 19,689,027 | 857,905 | 19,705,552 | 841,380 | ||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | 27,671,329 | 884,650 | 27,663,106 | 892,873 | 27,669,834 | 886,145 | ||||||
Jerrold B. Harris | ||||||||||||
Votes | ||||||||||||
Votes For | Withheld | |||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | 41,046,406 | 1,337,282 | ||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | 19,705,052 | 841,880 | ||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | 27,670,168 | 885,811 | ||||||||||
1 Voted on by holders of Preferred Shares only. |
48 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
Additional Information (continued) |
Dividend Policy |
The Funds dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of their net investment income to their shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, the Funds may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month.As a result, the dividends paid by the Funds for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Funds during such month.The Funds current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.
Fund Certification |
The Funds are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSEs listing standards. Each Fund filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the certification of their chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments |
Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Each Funds Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.
Electronic Delivery |
Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Funds websites or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Funds electronic delivery program.
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
General Information |
The Funds do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Funds shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Fund has not been updated after completion of the respective Funds offerings and the information contained in each Funds Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.
During the period, there were no material changes in the Funds investment objectives or policies or to the Funds charters or by-laws that were not approved by the shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Funds. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio.
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called householding and it is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact the Funds at (800) 441-7762.
Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other information regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRocks website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRocks website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRocks website into this report.
ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | 49 | ||||
Additional Information (concluded) |
Articles Supplementary |
Effective September 13, 2008, following approval by the Funds Board and the applicable rating agencies, the Board amended the terms of the Funds Preferred Shares in order to allow the Funds to enter into TOB transactions, the proceeds of which were used to redeem a portion of the Funds Preferred Shares. Accordingly, the definition of Inverse Floaters was amended to incorporate the Funds permissible ratio of floating rate instruments into inverse floating rate instruments. Additionally, conforming changes and certain formula modifications concerning inverse floaters were made to the definitions of Moodys Discount Factor and S&P Discount Factor, as applicable, to integrate the Funds investments in TOBs into applicable calculations.
BlackRock Privacy Principles |
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, Clients) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
Section 19 Notices |
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Funds investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. Each Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
Total Fiscal Year to Date | Percentage of Fiscal Year to Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative Distributions by Character | Cumulative Distributions by Character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net | Net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net | Realized | Return | Total Per | Net | Realized | Return | Total Per | |||||||||||||||||||
Investment | Capital | of | Common | Investment | Capital | of | Common | |||||||||||||||||||
Income | Gains | Capital | Share | Income | Gains | Capital | Share | |||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | $ | 0.795 | | | $ | 0.795 | 100 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | $ | 0.681 | $ | 0.073 | | $ | 0.754 | 90 | % | 10 | % | 0 | % | 100 | % | |||||||||||
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | $ | 0.600 | | | $ | 0.600 | 100 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 100 | % |
50 | ANNUAL REPORT | OCTOBER 31, 2008 | ||||
This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The Funds have leveraged their Common Shares. Leverage creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in the short-term dividend rates of the Preferred Shares, currently set at the maximum reset rate as a result of failed auctions, may affect the yield to Common Shareholders. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 441-7762; (2) at www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov. Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov.
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
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Item
2 –
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Code
of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics,
as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the
registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions.
During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to
or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics
is available without charge at
www.blackrock.com.
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Item
3 –
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Audit
Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors or
trustees, as applicable (the “board of directors”) has determined that (i)
the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving
on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is
independent:
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Item
4 –
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Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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(a)
Audit Fees
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(b)
Audit-Related Fees1
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(c)
Tax Fees2
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(d)
All Other Fees3
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Entity
Name
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Current Fiscal Year
End
|
Previous Fiscal Year
End
|
Current Fiscal Year
End
|
Previous Fiscal Year
End
|
Current Fiscal Year
End
|
Previous Fiscal Year
End
|
Current Fiscal Year
End
|
Previous Fiscal Year
End
|
BlackRock
MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.
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$33,900
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$52,850
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$3,500
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$3,500
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$6,100
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$6,100
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$1,049
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$1,042
|
Entity
Name
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Current Fiscal Year
End
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Previous Fiscal Year
End
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BlackRock
MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.
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$298,149
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$295,142
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Item
5 –
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Audit
Committee of Listed Registrants – The following individuals are members of
the registrant’s separately-designated standing audit committee
established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78c(a)(58)(A)):
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Item
6 –
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Investments
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Item
7 –
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Disclosure
of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies – The board of directors has delegated the voting of
proxies for the Fund securities to the Fund’s investment advisor
(“Investment Adviser”) pursuant to the Investment Adviser’s proxy voting
guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Adviser will vote
proxies related to Fund securities in the best interests of the Fund and
its stockholders. From time to time, a vote may present a conflict between
the interests of the Fund’s stockholders, on the one hand, and those of
the Investment Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the
Investment Adviser, on the other. In such event, provided that the
Investment Adviser’s Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a
sub-committee thereof (the “Oversight Committee”) is aware of the real or
potential conflict or material non-routine matter and if the Oversight
Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general
voting guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in
the guidelines) and vote impartially, the Oversight Committee may retain
an independent fiduciary to advise the Oversight Committee on how to vote
or to cast votes on behalf of the Investment Adviser’s clients. If the
Investment Adviser determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or
does not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the
Oversight Committee shall determine how to vote the proxy after consulting
with the Investment Adviser’s Portfolio Management Group and/or the
Investment Adviser’s Legal and Compliance Department and concluding that
the vote cast is in its client’s best interest notwithstanding the
conflict. A copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures are
attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL. Information on how the Fund voted proxies
relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period
ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at www.blackrock.com and
(ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Item
8 –
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Portfolio
Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – as of October 31,
2008.
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Number
of Other Accounts Managed
and
Assets by Account Type
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Number of Other Accounts and
Assets for
Which Advisory Fee is
Performance-Based
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Name
of
Portfolio
Manager
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Other
Registered
Investment
Companies
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Other
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
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Other
Accounts
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Other
Registered
Investment
Companies
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Other
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
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Other
Accounts
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Theodore
R. Jaeckel, Jr.
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81
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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$16.75
Billion
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
|
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Walter
O’Connor
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81
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
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$16.75
Billion
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
|
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Michael
A. Kalinoski
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6
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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$2.39
Billion
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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$0
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(a)(4)
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Beneficial Ownership of
Securities. As of October 31, 2008, the dollar range of securities
beneficially owned by each portfolio manager in the Fund is shown
below:
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Portfolio
Manager
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Dollar
Range of Equity Securities Beneficially Owned
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Theodore
R. Jaeckel, Jr.
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None
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Walter
O’Connor
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None
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Michael
A. Kalinoski
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None
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Item 9 –
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Purchases
of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and
Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the
period covered by this
report.
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Item 10 –
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating and
Governance Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors
recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders
who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations that include
biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed
nominee to the registrant’s Secretary. There have been no material changes
to these procedures.
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Item 11 –
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Controls
and Procedures
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11(a) –
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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.
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11(b) –
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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.
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Item 12 –
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Exhibits
attached hereto
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12(a)(1) –
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Code
of Ethics – See Item 2
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12(a)(2) –
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Certifications
– Attached hereto
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12(a)(3) –
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Not
Applicable
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12(b) –
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Certifications
– Attached hereto
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By:
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/s/ Donald C. Burke | |
Donald C. Burke | ||
Chief
Executive Officer of
BlackRock
MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.
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By:
|
/s/ Donald C. Burke | |
Donald C. Burke | ||
Chief
Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock
MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.
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By:
|
/s/ Neal J. Andrews | |
Neal J. Andrews | ||
Chief
Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock
MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.
|