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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

March 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power
Opportunities Trust (BUI)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks 99.5%

 

Building Products 5.0%

 

Johnson Controls International PLC(a)

    229,869     $ 8,491,361  

Kingspan Group PLC

    117,825       5,459,642  

Sika AG, Registered Shares

    25,300       3,538,258  
   

 

 

 
    17,489,261  
Chemicals 8.1%  

Air Liquide SA

    56,404       7,178,052  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    151,375       6,207,748  

Linde PLC

    42,202       7,430,585  

Umicore SA

    161,500       7,187,959  
   

 

 

 
    28,004,344  
Construction & Engineering 4.4%  

Eiffage SA

    49,850       4,791,973  

Vinci SA

    108,650       10,571,843  
   

 

 

 
    15,363,816  
Electric Utilities 32.7%  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.(a)

    66,820       5,596,175  

Duke Energy Corp.(a)

    96,718       8,704,620  

Edison International

    44,140       2,733,149  

Enel SpA

    2,791,617       17,888,136  

Eversource Energy(a)

    42,720       3,030,984  

Exelon Corp.(a)(b)

    207,658       10,409,896  

FirstEnergy Corp.(a)

    202,980       8,445,998  

Fortis, Inc.

    144,250       5,335,807  

Iberdrola SA

    1,261,489       11,075,578  

NextEra Energy, Inc.(a)(b)

    172,845       33,414,395  

PPL Corp.(a)

    97,710       3,101,315  

Xcel Energy, Inc.(a)

    71,400       4,013,394  
   

 

 

 
    113,749,447  
Electrical Equipment 9.5%  

ABB Ltd., Registered Shares

    336,378       6,322,024  

First Solar, Inc.(a)(c)

    72,600       3,836,184  

Schneider Electric SE

    143,082       11,230,300  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA(c)

    353,566       5,635,750  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    70,560       5,947,232  
   

 

 

 
    32,971,490  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 6.9%  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    12,874,999       8,970,545  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    1,566,700       14,938,293  
   

 

 

 
    23,908,838  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery 1.4%  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    99,207     $ 5,010,765  
   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities 16.0%  

CMS Energy Corp.(a)

    127,700       7,092,458  

Dominion Energy, Inc.(a)

    89,348       6,849,418  

DTE Energy Co.

    25,270       3,152,180  

National Grid PLC

    1,241,374       13,779,652  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.(a)

    181,632       10,790,757  

RWE AG

    219,750       5,900,775  

Sempra Energy(a)

    37,050       4,663,113  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.(a)

    42,980       3,398,858  
   

 

 

 
    55,627,211  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 12.6%  

Enbridge, Inc.(a)

    270,290       9,800,715  

Enterprise Products Partners LP(a)

    130,403       3,794,727  

ONEOK, Inc.(a)

    59,551       4,159,042  

TransCanada Corp.

    253,150       11,369,823  

Williams Cos., Inc.(a)

    515,605       14,808,176  
   

 

 

 
    43,932,483  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.9%  

Infineon Technologies AG

    150,229       2,982,409  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(c)

    161,900       3,330,283  

Texas Instruments, Inc.(a)

    34,070       3,613,805  
   

 

 

 
    9,926,497  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments 99.5%
(Cost
$273,615,055)

 

    345,984,152  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities 1.3%

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund,
Institutional Class,

   

2.37%(d)(e)

    4,443,394       4,443,394  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities 1.3%
(Cost
$4,443,394)

 

    4,443,394  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Options Written 100.8%
(Cost
$278,058,449)

 

    350,427,546  
   

 

 

 

Options Written (0.9)%
(Premiums Received
$2,070,257)

 

    (3,172,063
   

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of Options Written 99.9%
(Cost
$275,988,192)

 

    347,255,483  

Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1%

 

    454,034  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

  $ 347,709,517  
   

 

 

 
 
(a) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(b) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)

 

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

During the period ended March 31, 2019, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares
Held at

12/31/18

     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
03/31/19
     Value at
03/31/19
     Income      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund,
Institutional Class

     9,797,799        (5,354,405      4,443,394      $ 4,443,394      $ 34,171      $      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 

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

Currency Abbreviations

CAD — Canadian Dollar

CHF — Swiss Franc

DKK — Danish Krone

EUR — Euro

GBP — British Pound

HKD — Hong Kong Dollar

USD — United States Dollar

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

Description         Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise
Price
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value  

Call

                            

Eversource Energy

       35          04/03/19        USD     70.55        USD     248        $ (2,298

Johnson Controls International PLC

       88          04/04/19        USD     36.38        USD     325          (5,871

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

       250          04/04/19        USD     56.50        USD     1,485          (73,261

Xcel Energy, Inc.

       124          04/04/19        USD     54.24        USD     697          (24,842

Enterprise Products Partners LP

       124          04/05/19        USD     28.00        USD     361          (13,950

FirstEnergy Corp.

       104          04/05/19        USD     41.00        USD     433          (7,913

Williams Cos., Inc.

       120          04/05/19        USD     27.50        USD     345          (15,360

NextEra Energy, Inc.

       212          04/09/19        USD     184.87        USD     4,098          (184,864

Enterprise Products Partners LP

       232          04/12/19        USD     28.00        USD     675          (27,260

FirstEnergy Corp.

       159          04/12/19        USD     40.75        USD     662          (17,190

Williams Cos., Inc.

       120          04/12/19        USD     27.00        USD     345          (21,780

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

       121          04/18/19        USD     82.50        USD     1,013          (23,293

CMS Energy Corp.

       223          04/18/19        USD     55.00        USD     1,239          (23,415

Dominion Energy, Inc.

       156          04/18/19        USD     75.00        USD     1,196          (33,930

Dominion Energy, Inc.

       156          04/18/19        USD     77.50        USD     1,196          (10,140

Duke Energy Corp.

       176          04/18/19        USD     92.50        USD     1,584          (4,400

Enbridge, Inc.

       335          04/18/19        USD     37.50        USD     1,215          (6,700

Enterprise Products Partners LP

       15          04/18/19        USD     29.00        USD     44          (750

Eversource Energy

       139          04/18/19        USD     70.00        USD     986          (20,155

Exelon Corp.

       323          04/18/19        USD     49.00        USD     1,619          (46,028

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

 

Description         Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise
Price
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value  

Call

                            

First Solar, Inc.

       84          04/18/19        USD     52.50        USD     444        $ (14,406

FirstEnergy Corp.

       107          04/18/19        USD     40.00        USD     445          (18,993

FirstEnergy Corp.

       141          04/18/19        USD     42.00        USD     587          (5,640

NextEra Energy, Inc.

       212          04/18/19        USD     190.00        USD     4,098          (96,460

ON Semiconductor Corp.

       230          04/18/19        USD     23.00        USD     473          (1,725

ONEOK, Inc.

       156          04/18/19        USD     67.50        USD     1,090          (44,460

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

       385          04/18/19        USD     55.50        USD     2,287          (155,191

Sempra Energy

       135          04/18/19        USD     125.00        USD     1,699          (28,350

TransCanada Corp.

       240          04/18/19        CAD     60.50        CAD     1,440          (9,518

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

       41          04/18/19        USD     75.00        USD     324          (18,450

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

       41          04/18/19        USD     80.00        USD     324          (2,767

Williams Cos., Inc.

       278          04/18/19        USD     28.00        USD     798          (28,634

Johnson Controls International PLC

       177          04/23/19        USD     36.70        USD     654          (15,206

Xcel Energy, Inc.

       125          04/24/19        USD     56.82        USD     703          (10,090

PPL Corp.

       341          04/25/19        USD     32.83        USD     1,082          (5,291

Williams Cos., Inc.

       248          04/25/19        USD     27.90        USD     712          (30,458

Enterprise Products Partners LP

       51          04/26/19        USD     29.00        USD     148          (2,805

First Solar, Inc.

       86          04/26/19        USD     57.00        USD     454          (7,224

Texas Instruments, Inc.

       60          04/26/19        USD     108.00        USD     636          (14,730

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

       68          04/26/19        USD     77.00        USD     538          (19,933

FirstEnergy Corp.

       55          04/29/19        USD     40.75        USD     229          (7,531

Johnson Controls International PLC

       225          04/30/19        USD     35.86        USD     831          (31,795

Enterprise Products Partners LP

       17          05/03/19        USD     29.20        USD     49          (626

Williams Cos., Inc.

       512          05/03/19        USD     29.00        USD     1,470          (30,720

Duke Energy Corp.

       162          05/07/19        USD     91.01        USD     1,458          (17,412

FirstEnergy Corp.

       37          05/08/19        USD     41.93        USD     154          (1,776

Williams Cos., Inc.

       278          05/10/19        USD     29.00        USD     798          (18,904

CMS Energy Corp.

       223          05/17/19        USD     55.00        USD     1,239          (31,778

Enterprise Products Partners LP

       17          05/17/19        USD     29.00        USD     49          (1,105

First Solar, Inc.

       84          05/17/19        USD     60.00        USD     444          (7,182

FirstEnergy Corp.

       107          05/17/19        USD     42.00        USD     445          (8,025

Johnson Controls International PLC

       225          05/17/19        USD     36.40        USD     831          (33,866

NextEra Energy, Inc.

       180          05/17/19        USD     191.25        USD     3,480          (107,501

ON Semiconductor Corp.

       336          05/17/19        USD     23.00        USD     691          (11,760

ONEOK, Inc.

       52          05/17/19        USD     70.00        USD     363          (8,970

Texas Instruments, Inc.

       59          05/17/19        USD     110.00        USD     626          (11,800

TransCanada Corp.

       240          05/17/19        CAD     60.00        CAD     1,440          (24,784

Williams Cos., Inc.

       248          05/17/19        USD     28.00        USD     712          (33,728

Johnson Controls International PLC

       89          05/28/19        USD     36.90        USD     329          (12,050
                            

 

 

 
     $ (1,495,044
    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)

 

OTC Options Written

 

Description    Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value  

Call

 

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      20,000        04/02/19      EUR     7.96      EUR     170      $ (12,023

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      18,000        04/03/19      EUR     7.89      EUR     153        (12,402

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA

   Goldman Sachs International      73,700        04/03/19      EUR     13.66      EUR     1,047        (45,977

Kone OYJ, Class B

   Goldman Sachs International      8,100        04/03/19      EUR     44.46      EUR     365        (7,512

Schneider Electric SE

   UBS AG      23,200        04/03/19      EUR     68.12      EUR     1,623        (56,004

Umicore SA

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      43,500        04/03/19      EUR     38.44      EUR     1,726        (68,574

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      35,000        04/05/19      EUR     8.35      EUR     298        (6,500

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      20,000        04/09/19      EUR     8.43      EUR     170        (2,710

Kingspan Group PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      30,700        04/09/19      EUR     40.77      EUR     1,268        (42,185

RWE AG

   Goldman Sachs International      29,500        04/09/19      EUR     22.07      EUR     706        (63,397

RWE AG

   UBS AG      13,500        04/09/19      EUR     22.02      EUR     323        (29,779

Schneider Electric SE

   Deutsche Bank AG      5,900        04/09/19      EUR     70.03      EUR     413        (8,472

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      18,000        04/10/19      EUR     7.89      EUR     153        (12,390

Infineon Technologies AG

   UBS AG      22,100        04/10/19      EUR     20.24      EUR     391        (11

Johnson Matthey PLC

   Credit Suisse International      24,400        04/10/19      GBP     30.99      GBP     768        (28,376

Vinci SA

   UBS AG      19,000        04/10/19      EUR     83.18      EUR     1,648        (80,290

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      1,073,000        04/11/19      HKD     6.26      HKD     5,869        (26

Umicore SA

   Goldman Sachs International      6,500        04/11/19      EUR     39.43      EUR     258        (6,845

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      35,000        04/12/19      EUR     8.43      EUR     298        (5,015

ABB Ltd.

   UBS AG      31,000        04/16/19      CHF     20.87      CHF     580        (486

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

   UBS AG      1,267,000        04/16/19      HKD     6.09      HKD     6,930        (2,636

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      20,000        04/16/19      EUR     8.01      EUR     170        (10,961

Enel SpA

   Credit Suisse International      729,200        04/16/19      EUR     5.41      EUR     4,164        (258,151

Iberdrola SA

   Goldman Sachs International      147,000        04/16/19      EUR     7.48      EUR     1,151        (60,225

National Grid PLC

   Credit Suisse International      193,900        04/16/19      GBP     8.84      GBP     1,652        (12,077

Umicore SA

   Goldman Sachs International      6,500        04/16/19      EUR     41.19      EUR     258        (2,289

Infineon Technologies AG

   Goldman Sachs International      23,500        04/17/19      EUR     19.64      EUR     416        (1,286

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      20,000        04/18/19      EUR     8.43      EUR     170        (3,314

ABB Ltd.

   Goldman Sachs International      54,100        04/23/19      CHF     19.54      CHF     1,012        (7,694

Iberdrola SA

   Goldman Sachs International      36,000        04/23/19      EUR     7.81      EUR     282        (5,722

Schneider Electric SE

   Goldman Sachs International      15,100        04/23/19      EUR     70.96      EUR     1,057        (24,526

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      11,200        04/24/19      USD     83.83      USD     938        (13,539

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      25,000        04/24/19      EUR     8.19      EUR     213        (9,274

Vinci SA

   Goldman Sachs International      19,000        04/24/19      EUR     86.25      EUR     1,648        (27,380

Arlington Asset Investment Corp.

   Goldman Sachs International      13,200        04/25/19      EUR     113.51      EUR     1,498        (25,118

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      2,166,200        04/25/19      HKD     5.59      HKD     11,849        (43,515

Kingspan Group PLC

   UBS AG      10,500        04/25/19      EUR     42.41      EUR     434        (8,706

TransCanada Corp.

   Credit Suisse International      25,800        04/25/19      CAD     61.21      CAD     1,549        (7,555

Enel SpA

   Credit Suisse International      158,500        04/26/19      EUR     5.59      EUR     905        (30,445

Iberdrola SA

   Credit Suisse International      38,300        04/26/19      EUR     7.81      EUR     300        (6,411

Linde PLC

   Credit Suisse International      9,200        04/26/19      EUR     159.31      EUR     1,444        (25,510

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      25,000        04/30/19      EUR     8.19      EUR     213        (7,915

Fortis, Inc.

   Barclays Bank PLC      25,400        04/30/19      USD     36.63      USD     940        (20,892

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)

 

OTC Options Written (continued)

 

Description    Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value  

Call

                     

Enel SpA

   Goldman Sachs International      89,400        05/02/19        EUR       5.57        EUR       510      $ (19,607

TransCanada Corp.

   Credit Suisse International      14,800        05/02/19        CAD       58.96        CAD       888        (21,134

Eiffage SA

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      8,700        05/07/19        EUR       85.24        EUR       746        (24,681

Exelon Corp.

   UBS AG      30,300        05/07/19        USD       49.75        USD       1,519        (37,249

Linde PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      5,500        05/07/19        EUR       155.49        EUR       863        (30,011

National Grid PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      106,100        05/07/19        GBP       9.09        GBP       904        (7,880

Schneider Electric SE

   Goldman Sachs International      5,900        05/07/19        EUR       69.41        EUR       413        (10,766

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

   Goldman Sachs International      24,700        05/07/19        DKK       576.78        DKK       13,856        (51,194

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      25,000        05/08/19        EUR       8.44        EUR       213        (4,069

Enbridge, Inc.

   Barclays Bank PLC      30,600        05/08/19        USD       37.40        USD       1,110        (14,037

Kone OYJ, Class B

   Goldman Sachs International      13,300        05/08/19        EUR       44.63        EUR       599        (23,211

RWE AG

   Credit Suisse International      33,900        05/08/19        EUR       23.87        EUR       812        (22,526

Sika AG, Registered Shares

   UBS AG      4,500        05/08/19        CHF       137.87        CHF       627        (17,557

Exelon Corp.

   Bank of America N.A.      10,000        05/10/19        USD       49.72        USD       501        (12,895

DTE Energy Co.

   Barclays Bank PLC      8,800        05/13/19        USD       124.75        USD       1,098        (21,327

Enbridge, Inc.

   Barclays Bank PLC      30,600        05/13/19        USD       37.40        USD       1,110        (15,609

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      25,000        05/14/19        EUR       8.50        EUR       213        (3,676

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA

   Credit Suisse International      50,000        05/14/19        EUR       14.56        EUR       711        (21,506

Iberdrola SA

   Goldman Sachs International      220,200        05/14/19        EUR       7.96        EUR       1,724        (28,795

Kone OYJ, Class B

   UBS AG      13,300        05/14/19        EUR       45.55        EUR       599        (16,450

ABB Ltd.

   Goldman Sachs International      32,700        05/15/19        CHF       18.36        CHF       612        (14,336

Arlington Asset Investment Corp.

   Credit Suisse International      6,500        05/15/19        EUR       113.72        EUR       737        (17,439

Eiffage SA

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      8,700        05/15/19        EUR       85.24        EUR       746        (27,221

Infineon Technologies AG

   Goldman Sachs International      7,000        05/15/19        EUR       19.24        EUR       124        (1,935

Johnson Matthey PLC

   UBS AG      28,500        05/15/19        GBP       32.05        GBP       897        (35,132

Sika AG, Registered Shares

   UBS AG      4,400        05/15/19        CHF       137.87        CHF       613        (17,803

National Grid PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      134,400        05/21/19        GBP       9.10        GBP       1,145        (14,491

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      25,000        05/22/19        EUR       8.50        EUR       213        (4,046

Fortis, Inc.

   Bank of America N.A.      25,000        05/28/19        USD       37.25        USD       925        (14,709

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      25,000        05/30/19        EUR       8.50        EUR       213        (4,389

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      25,000        06/05/19        EUR       8.67        EUR       213        (2,846

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Credit Suisse International      25,000        06/05/19        EUR       8.43        EUR       213        (5,474

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Goldman Sachs International      25,000        06/12/19        EUR       8.48        EUR       213        (5,075

EDP Renovaveis SA

   Goldman Sachs International      25,000        06/19/19        EUR       8.59        EUR       213        (3,828
                     

 

 

 
                      $ (1,677,019
                     

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Global Valuation Committee in the absence of market information.

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

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                 

Investments:

                 

Common Stocks:

                 

Building Products

   $ 8,491,361        $ 8,997,900        $             —        $ 17,489,261  

Chemicals

              28,004,344                   28,004,344  

Construction & Engineering

              15,363,816                   15,363,816  

Electric Utilities

     84,785,733          28,963,714                   113,749,447  

Electrical Equipment

     3,836,184          29,135,306                   32,971,490  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

     14,938,293          8,970,545                   23,908,838  

Machinery

              5,010,765                   5,010,765  

Multi-Utilities

     35,946,784          19,680,427                   55,627,211  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     43,932,483                            43,932,483  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     6,944,088          2,982,409                   9,926,497  

Short-Term Securities

     4,443,394                            4,443,394  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 203,318,320        $ 147,109,226        $        $ 350,427,546  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities:

                 

Equity contracts

   $ (720,561      $ (2,451,502      $        $ (3,172,063
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are options written which are shown at value.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)

 

Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 were as follows:

 

      Transfers into
Level 1
 (a)
       Transfers Out of
Level 1
 (b)
       Transfers into
Level 2
 (b)
       Transfers Out of
Level 2
 (a)
 

Assets:

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

Common Stocks:

                 

Chemicals

   $        $ (5,687,308      $ 5,687,308        $  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

     14,046,921                            (14,046,921
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 14,046,921        $ (5,687,308      $ 5,687,308        $ (14,046,921
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Systematic Fair Value Prices were not utilized at period end for these investments.

 
  (b) 

External pricing service used to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund valued such foreign securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets.

 

 

 

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