N-Q 1 d592884dnq.htm BLACKROCK UTILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST <![CDATA[BlackRock Utility & Infrastructure Trust]]>

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22606

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

Fund Address:    100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2013

Date of reporting period: 07/31/2013


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments July 31, 2013 (Unaudited)      BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Construction & Engineering — 1.9%

     

Ferrovial SA

     160,500       $ 2,738,141   

Vinci SA

     68,200         3,689,007   
     

 

 

 
                6,427,148   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.4%

     

BT Group PLC

     1,141,100         5,904,298   

Swisscom AG

     2,100         938,788   

Telenor ASA

     251,300         5,565,467   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (a)

     194,400         9,618,912   
     

 

 

 
                22,027,465   

Electric Utilities — 18.9%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)

     100,700         4,667,445   

Cleco Corp.

     36,700         1,780,317   

Duke Energy Corp.

     157,168         11,158,928   

Edison International (a)

     126,300         6,296,055   

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

     813,700         2,892,784   

EDP — Energias do Brasil SA

     688,100         3,531,966   

ITC Holdings Corp.

     47,700         4,377,429   

NextEra Energy, Inc. (a)

     152,200         13,182,039   

Northeast Utilities

     73,400         3,259,694   

OGE Energy Corp.

     52,200         1,952,280   

PPL Corp. (a)

     80,100         2,544,777   

Spark Infrastructure Group

     661,300         1,060,587   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

     243,100         1,085,828   

Westar Energy, Inc.

     90,300         3,033,177   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     58,000         1,737,100   

Xylem, Inc.

     84,800         2,114,064   
     

 

 

 
                64,674,470   

Gas Utilities — 0.9%

     

Snam SpA

     670,200         3,163,407   

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 4.1%

  

  

EDP Renovaveis SA (b)

     318,800         1,636,357   

Enel Green Power SpA (a)

     826,200         1,839,062   

NRG Energy, Inc. (a)

     139,401         3,738,735   

NRG Yield, Inc., Class A (b)

     111,300         3,172,050   

Tractebel Energia SA

     228,000         3,609,863   
     

 

 

 
                13,996,067   

Media —1.2%

     

Comcast Corp., Special Class A (a)

     91,000         3,923,010   

Multi-Utilities — 20.8%

     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     153,000         3,797,460   

Centrica PLC

     300,400         1,786,817   

CMS Energy Corp. (a)

     395,000         11,056,050   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     152,200         9,026,982   

DTE Energy Co.

     24,600         1,739,220   

E.ON SE

     40,200         682,562   

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     141,400         3,964,856   

National Grid PLC

     987,900         11,806,797   

NiSource, Inc.

     84,400         2,592,768   
NorthWestern Corp.      67,800         2,861,160   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Multi-Utilities (concluded)

     

PG&E Corp. (a)

     110,200       $ 5,057,078   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     159,301         5,382,781   

Sempra Energy

     75,100         6,581,013   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     113,400         4,930,632   
     

 

 

 
                71,266,176   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 20.7%

     

Access Midstream Partners LP

     34,376         1,614,641   

AltaGas Ltd. (a)

     70,300         2,463,340   

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (a)

     41,600         1,576,640   

Delek Logistics Partners LP

     37,100         1,176,070   

Enbridge, Inc.

     157,000         6,978,650   

Energy Transfer Partners LP — MLP (a)(b)

     28,596         1,488,708   

Enterprise Products Partners LP

     114,977         7,132,023   

EQT Midstream Partners LP

     54,400         2,571,488   

Genesis Energy LP

     36,869         1,837,920   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     70,400         2,658,304   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP (a)

     76,000         4,155,680   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP (a)

     77,053         5,409,891   

MPLX LP

     62,300         2,227,225   

ONEOK Partners LP

     116,145         5,911,782   

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (a)

     85,500         2,677,962   

Phillips 66 Partners LP — MLP (b)

     31,424         1,017,195   

Plains All American Pipeline LP (a)

     126,370         6,727,939   

Rose Rock Midstream LP

     18,300         677,100   

Tesoro Logistics LP

     89,100         4,765,959   

TransCanada Corp. (a)

     109,200         4,989,539   

Western Gas Partners LP (a)

     23,514         1,448,462   

Williams Partners LP

     29,190         1,465,922   
     

 

 

 
                70,972,440   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.2%

     

American Tower Corp. (a)

     152,300         10,781,317   

Transportation Infrastructure — 9.2%

     

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

     323,900         6,014,495   

Aeroports de Paris

     28,400         2,933,775   

Atlantia SpA (a)

     299,970         5,710,799   

CCR SA

     216,700         1,713,577   

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

     31,400         2,032,783   

Gemina SpA (b)

     1,653,430         3,447,800   

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA

     115,300         1,291,303   

Sydney Airport

     599,700         1,935,129   

Transurban Group

     1,072,400         6,531,629   
     

 

 

 
                31,611,290   

Water Utilities — 6.8%

     

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     180,300         7,695,204   

Aqua America, Inc.

     47,000         1,591,420   

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

     425,700         4,364,575   

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais — COPASA

     331,100         5,320,589   

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

     4,458,000         3,609,183   
 
Portfolio Abbreviations        
To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:  

AUD     Australian Dollar

BRL     Brazil Real

CAD     Canadian Dollar

CHF     Swiss Franc

EUR     Euro

GBP     British Pound

 

HKD     Hong Kong Dollar

MLP     Master Limited Partnership

NOK    Norwegian Krone

REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

USD     US Dollar

 

 

          JULY 31, 2013    1


Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust (BUI)   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Water Utilities (concluded)

     

Severn Trent PLC

     25,600       $ 689,508   
     

 

 

 
                23,270,479   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.5%

     

Crown Castle International Corp. (a)(b)

     48,000         3,372,000   

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

     23,700         1,755,933   
     

 

 

 
                5,127,933   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $ 296,524,324) — 95.6%

              327,241,202   
     
Short-Term Securities                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.04% (c)(d)

     18,306,765         18,306,765   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $ 18,306,765) — 5.4%

              18,306,765   
            Value  

Total Investments Before Options Written

(Cost — $314,831,089*) — 101.0%

        $ 345,547,967   
     
Options Written              

(Premiums Received — $2,407,784) — (1.0)%

          (3,311,362

Total Investments Net of Options Written — 100.0%

        342,236,605   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — 0.0%

        (46,408
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 342,190,197   
     

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

* As of July 31, 2013, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

   $ 316,528,069   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 34,152,284   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (5,132,386
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 29,019,898   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

(d) Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period ended July 31, 2013, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares Held at
October 31, 2012
    

Net

Activity

     Shares Held at
July 31, 2013
     Income      Realized
Gain
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     7,229,592         11,077,173         18,306,765       $ 8,000       $ 214   

 

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

 

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Foreign currency exchange contracts as of July 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

Currency

Purchased

              

Currency

Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
 
USD        1,948           CAD           2,000      Bank of America N.A.     8/01/13         $ 1   
USD        63,145           AUD           70,000      Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC     8/02/13           225   
Total                         $ 226   
                       

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Exchange-traded options written as of July 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

Description    Put/
Call
    

Strike

Price

     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Market
Value
 

Atlantia SpA

     Call         EUR         14.00         8/16/13         105       $ (34,969

PG&E Corp.

     Call         USD         45.75         8/17/13         363         (27,772

Western Gas Partners LP

     Call         USD         60.50         8/17/13         80         (13,980

Crown Castle International Corp.

     Call         USD         70.00         8/19/13         25         (4,062

Crown Castle International Corp.

     Call         USD         75.00         8/19/13         69         (1,553

Crown Castle International Corp.

     Call         USD         77.50         8/19/13         74         (1,110

Edison International

     Call         USD         50.00         8/19/13         440         (33,000

Energy Transfer Partners LP - MLP

     Call         USD         52.50         8/19/13         100         (5,000

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

     Call         USD         55.00         8/19/13         135         (7,763

MarkWest Energy Partners LP

     Call         USD         67.50         8/19/13         100         (27,000

MarkWest Energy Partners LP

     Call         USD         70.00         8/19/13         8         (840

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     Call         USD         82.50         8/19/13         40         (17,200

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     Call         USD         85.00         8/19/13         106         (23,320

NRG Energy, Inc.

     Call         USD         28.00         8/19/13         130         (3,900

PPL Corp.

     Call         USD         30.00         8/19/13         90         (16,425

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

     Call         USD         75.00         8/19/13         39         (5,363

TransCanada Corp.

     Call         CAD         48.00         8/19/13         120         (2,337

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     Call         USD         52.50         8/19/13         73         (256

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

     Call         USD         43.50         9/04/13         32         (2,528

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     Call         USD         52.00         9/09/13         568         (13,076

Atlantia SpA

     Call         EUR         14.50         9/20/13         105         (25,932

Enel Green Power SpA

     Call         EUR         1.70         9/20/13         82         (4,239

AltaGas Ltd.

     Call         CAD         36.00         9/23/13         25         (2,373

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP

     Call         USD         40.00         9/23/13         15         (450

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

     Call         USD         57.50         9/23/13         130         (5,850

NRG Energy, Inc.

     Call         USD         28.00         9/23/13         357         (26,775

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

     Call         CAD         33.00         9/23/13         299         (10,917

Plains All American Pipeline LP

     Call         USD         57.50         9/23/13         50         (1,250

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

     Call         USD         75.00         9/23/13         39         (8,288

TransCanada Corp.

     Call         CAD         48.00         9/23/13         262         (16,836

Total

                  $ (344,364
                 

 

 

 

 

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Over-the-counter options written as of July 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
    

Strike

Price

     Expiration
Date
   Contracts      Market
Value
 

AltaGas Ltd.

   Citibank N.A.      Call         CAD         39.03       8/02/13      22,100       $   

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP

   UBS AG      Call         USD         39.04       8/02/13      13,000         (232

ITC Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         88.19       8/02/13      15,000         (53,710

Aqua America, Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         30.99       8/05/13      14,900         (42,801

Genesis Energy LP

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         52.33       8/05/13      11,600         (795

Xylem, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         28.19       8/05/13      26,700           

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         41.60       8/06/13      18,000         (22,626

Cleco Corp.

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         46.71       8/06/13      6,200         (11,191

Enbridge, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         43.85       8/06/13      49,500         (35,731

MarkWest Energy Partners LP

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         68.44       8/06/13      15,900         (28,111

MPLX LP

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         39.23       8/06/13      19,500         (641

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         78.81       8/06/13      38,600         (301,236

Northeast Utilities

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         41.93       8/06/13      17,800         (44,168

Sempra Energy

   Credit Suisse International      Call         USD         80.17       8/06/13      2,900         (21,654

Westar Energy, Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         32.52       8/06/13      1,300         (1,464

Westar Energy, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         32.01       8/06/13      28,400         (45,447

 

 

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

 

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Over-the-counter options written as of July 31, 2013 were as follows: (continued)

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
    

Strike

Price

     Expiration
Date
   Contracts      Market
Value
 

Aeroports de Paris

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         EUR         71.72       8/07/13      9,000       $ (71,077

EDP Renovaveis SA

   UBS AG      Call         EUR         4.08       8/07/13      100,600         (1,042

Swisscom AG

   UBS AG      Call         CHF         407.77       8/07/13      660         (5,619

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         38.58       8/08/13      14,300         (64,708

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   UBS AG      Call         USD         24.00       8/09/13      24,400         (21,835

Duke Energy Corp.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         USD         68.22       8/09/13      12,000         (33,901

Plains All American Pipeline LP

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         56.93       8/09/13      28,600         (697

EDP - Energias do Brasil SA

   Credit Suisse International      Call         BRL         12.49       8/12/13      130,000         (3,491

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA

   Credit Suisse International      Call         BRL         29.48       8/12/13      6,100         (2

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         EUR         14.00       8/14/13      84,500         (32,198

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

   UBS AG      Call         EUR         13.56       8/14/13      22,400         (16,486

Access Midstream Partners LP

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         49.37       8/14/13      2,900         (433

CMS Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         27.00       8/14/13      43,100         (60,641

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

   Citibank N.A.      Call         EUR         2.56       8/14/13      256,800         (44,011

OGE Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         35.80       8/14/13      18,200         (34,436

Telenor ASA

   Citibank N.A.      Call         NOK         120.19       8/14/13      79,300         (140,421

ONEOK Partners LP

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         51.20       8/15/13      18,300         (7,663

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA

   Credit Suisse International      Call         BRL         37.22       8/21/13      35,700         (13,479

Enterprise Products Partners LP

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         60.47       8/21/13      36,000         (80,478

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         BRL         29.94       8/21/13      13,700         (22

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   Barclays Bank PLC      Call         USD         41.91       8/22/13      12,600         (10,370

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         57.78       8/22/13      12,900         (27,492

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         28.05       8/22/13      15,000         (11,767

Sempra Energy

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         80.39       8/22/13      20,500         (148,901

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   Credit Suisse International      Call         USD         40.08       8/23/13      24,600         (1,984

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   UBS AG      Call         USD         33.13       8/23/13      8,300         (7,501

CCR SA

   Citibank N.A.      Call         BRL         18.35       8/27/13      95,000         (13,486

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA

   UBS AG      Call         BRL         39.75       8/27/13      37,900         (6,152

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA

   UBS AG      Call         BRL         29.49       8/27/13      6,100         (48

Tractebel Energia SA

   Credit Suisse International      Call         BRL         35.35       8/27/13      62,500         (43,974

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         41.99       8/28/13      9,600         (8,167

Xylem, Inc.

   UBS AG      Call         USD         27.73       8/28/13      1,300         (94

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         42.55       8/29/13      22,900         (12,913

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         24.51       8/29/13      29,000         (19,099

Cleco Corp.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         48.36       8/29/13      6,600         (5,872

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         28.05       8/29/13      15,000         (16,695

Northeast Utilities

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         43.30       8/29/13      6,400         (7,104

Williams Partners LP

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         USD         52.60       8/29/13      9,000         (5,855

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         38.58       9/04/13      14,300         (64,708

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

   UBS AG      Call         HKD         6.48       9/04/13      780,000         (18,337

ONEOK Partners LP

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         50.82       9/04/13      1,700         (1,739

ONEOK Partners LP

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         51.20       9/04/13      18,300         (14,952

Spark Infrastructure Group

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         AUD         1.82       9/04/13      231,400         (3,800

NorthWestern Corp.

   Barclays Bank PLC      Call         USD         40.45       9/06/13      22,300         (45,209

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         45.05       9/09/13      20,300         (31,065

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   UBS AG      Call         USD         46.81       9/09/13      33,300         (15,018

DTE Energy Co.

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         66.90       9/09/13      12,800         (53,130

Plains All American Pipeline LP

   UBS AG      Call         USD         55.85       9/09/13      7,300         (3,558

 

 

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

 

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Over-the-counter options written as of July 31, 2013 were as follows: (concluded)

 

Description    Counterparty    Put/
Call
    

Strike

Price

     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Market
Value
 

Access Midstream Partners LP

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         49.29         9/10/13         9,000       $ (5,178

EQT Midstream Partners LP

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         46.77         9/10/13         19,000         (35,744

Centrica PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         GBP         3.78         9/11/13         50,000         (12,343

Ferrovial SA

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         EUR         13.26         9/11/13         50,700         (22,076

Ferrovial SA

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         EUR         12.94         9/11/13         2,200         (1,220

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         EUR         46.35         9/11/13         5,200         (20,068

Severn Trent PLC

   UBS AG      Call         GBP         17.60         9/11/13         8,400         (5,534

Vinci SA

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         EUR         39.75         9/11/13         22,800         (55,155

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

   Citibank N.A.      Call         BRL         23.39         9/12/13         140,400         (80,550

Tesoro Logistics LP

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         56.10         9/13/13         11,100         (14,355

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         43.60         9/13/13         39,600         (26,008

CMS Energy Corp.

   Barclays Bank PLC      Call         USD         26.77         9/16/13         45,000         (55,125

Duke Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         68.08         9/16/13         39,900         (116,508

PPL Corp.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         30.19         9/16/13         14,500         (23,560

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         30.31         9/16/13         20,300         (9,264

E.ON SE

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         EUR         12.88         9/17/13         14,000         (7,624

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         EUR         46.35         9/17/13         5,200         (20,943

National Grid PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         GBP         7.77         9/17/13         78,700         (35,882

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   Credit Suisse International      Call         USD         28.58         9/18/13         19,400         (17,072

PPL Corp.

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         31.92         9/18/13         4,500         (1,977

Sempra Energy

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         87.87         9/18/13         2,800         (5,298

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         USD         34.54         9/19/13         47,400         (15,325

BT Group PLC

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         GBP         3.41         9/25/13         399,400         (54,479

Centrica PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         GBP         3.86         9/25/13         55,100         (10,242

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

   UBS AG      Call         HKD         6.48         9/25/13         780,000         (25,255

National Grid PLC

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call         GBP         7.70         9/25/13         188,300         (100,766

Sydney Airport

   UBS AG      Call         AUD         3.59         9/25/13         209,800         (19,520

Transurban Group

   UBS AG      Call         AUD         6.73         9/25/13         375,300         (77,102

American Tower Corp. - REIT

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         77.78         9/26/13         53,300         (24,254

Aqua America, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         USD         34.34         9/26/13         1,500         (1,066

CMS Energy Corp.

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         28.72         9/26/13         50,100         (15,960

MPLX LP

   UBS AG      Call         USD         37.32         9/26/13         2,400         (2,390

NiSource, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         31.26         9/26/13         29,500         (15,553

Tesoro Logistics LP

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         56.10         9/27/13         11,100         (17,736

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      Call         USD         60.10         9/30/13         33,500         (35,510

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   Credit Suisse International      Call         USD         60.40         9/30/13         6,800         (6,278

EDP - Energias do Brasil SA

   UBS AG      Call         BRL         11.61         9/30/13         88,000         (27,570

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA

   Credit Suisse International      Call         BRL         27.15         9/30/13         12,100         (2,754

Tractebel Energia SA

   UBS AG      Call         BRL         36.76         9/30/13         39,000         (26,130

National Grid PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      Call         GBP         7.77         10/01/13         78,700         (39,956

Plains All American Pipeline LP

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call         USD         56.03         10/01/13         3,300         (2,272

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA

   UBS AG      Call         BRL         36.56         10/07/13         35,700         (33,959

Total

                     $ (2,966,998
                    

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

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

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

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of July 31, 2013:

 

      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

         

Investments:

         

Long-Term Investments:

         

Common Stocks:

         

Construction & Engineering

          $ 6,427,148              $ 6,427,148   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   $ 9,618,912        12,408,553                22,027,465   

Electric Utilities

     59,635,271        5,039,199                64,674,470   

Gas Utilities

     3,163,407                       3,163,407   

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

     10,520,648        3,475,419                13,996,067   

Media

     3,923,010                       3,923,010   

Multi-Utilities

     58,776,817        12,489,359                71,266,176   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     70,972,440                       70,972,440   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     10,781,317                       10,781,317   

Transportation Infrastructure

     5,938,655        25,672,635                31,611,290   

Water Utilities

     18,971,788        4,298,691                23,270,479   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     5,127,933                       5,127,933   

Short-Term Securities

     18,306,765                       18,306,765   

Total

   $ 275,736,963      $ 69,811,004              $ 345,547,967   
  

 

 

 
         
      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments1

         

Assets:

         

Foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 226                     $ 226   

Liabilities:

         

Equity contracts

     (221,865   $ (3,089,497           $ (3,311,362

Total

   $ (221,639   $ (3,089,497           $ (3,311,136
  

 

 

 

1    Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options written are shown at value.

 

 

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

 

Certain of the Trust’s assets and/or liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes. As of July 31, 2013, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

                  
      Level 1    Level 2   Level 3    Total

Assets:

                  

Cash

     $ 5,450                         $ 5,450  

Foreign currency at value

       75,809                           75,809  

Liabilities:

                  

Cash received as collateral for options written

              $ (30,000 )                (30,000 )

Total

     $ 81,259        $ (30,000 )              $ 51,259  
    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2013.

 

 

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Item 2 –

  Controls and Procedures

2(a) –

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

2(b) –

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

Item 3 –

  Exhibits
  Certifications – Attached hereto


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

 

BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust
By:         /s/ John M. Perlowski
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust
Date: September 24, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:         /s/ John M. Perlowski
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust
Date: September 24, 2013
By:     /s/ Neal J. Andrews
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust
Date: September 24, 2013