BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME 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: 811-21566

Name of Fund:  BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

Fund Address:  100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Floating Rate Income 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: 10/31/2016

Date of reporting period: 01/31/2016


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments January 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

      

USI United Subcontractors

             8,067      $ 242,024   

Health Care Management Services — 0.0%

      

New Millennium HoldCo, Inc. (a)(b)

             9,191        107,994   

Household Durables — 0.0%

      

Berkline Benchcraft Equity LLC (a)

             6,155          
Total Common Stocks 0.1%        350,018   
      
                          
Asset-Backed Securities (c)(d)   

Par  

(000)

        

Asset-Backed Securities — 3.7%

      

ALM Loan Funding:

      

Series 2012-5A, Class BR, 3.62%, 10/18/27

     USD        560        548,296   

Series 2013-7RA, Class C, 4.07%, 4/24/24

       630        579,635   

Series 2013-7RA, Class D, 5.62%, 4/24/24

       550        525,553   

ALM XIV Ltd., Series 2014-14A, Class C, 4.07%, 7/28/26

       463        407,513   

ALM XVI Ltd./ALM XVI LLC, Series 2015-16A, Class B, 3.52%, 7/15/27

       880        860,200   

ALM XVII, Ltd., Series 2015-17A, Class C1, 4.75%, 1/15/28

       250        240,710   

AMMC CLO 15 Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class D, 4.68%, 12/09/26

       250        235,000   

Apidos CDO XI, Series 2012-11A, Class D, 4.87%, 1/17/23

       500        476,183   

Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd., Series 2014-6A, Class D, 4.32%, 10/15/26

       525        462,486   

Atrium CDO Corp., Series 9A, Class D, 3.91%, 2/28/24

       500        460,437   

Benefit Street Partners CLO VII Ltd., Series 2015-VIIA, Class B, 3.57%, 7/18/27

       405        387,626   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd:

      

Series 2012-4A, Class D, 5.12%, 1/20/25

       450        437,718   

Series 2013-1A, Class C, 4.62%, 2/14/25

       250        235,282   

Series 2014-5A, Class C, 4.77%, 10/16/25

       1,250        1,178,360   

CIFC Funding 2014-II, Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class A3L, 3.23%, 5/24/26

       275        259,922   
Asset-Backed Securities   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

      

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd., Series 2015-7A, Class C, 4.00%, 11/15/26

     USD        250      $ 248,805   

LCM XVIII LP, Series 18A, Class INC, 0.00%, 4/20/27

       1,500        916,925   

Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class D, 4.12%, 10/23/25

       250        228,907   

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class D, 3.82%, 10/25/25

       750        659,420   

OZLM Funding Ltd.:

      

Series 2012-1A, Class BR, 3.62%, 7/22/27

       275        270,499   

Series 2012-2A, Class C, 4.97%, 10/30/23

       500        476,656   

Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2012-9A, Class D, 4.87%, 4/16/22

       775        748,074   

Treman Park CLO LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class D, 4.48%, 4/20/27

       700        638,750   

Webster Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A:

      

Class B1, 3.61%, 1/20/27

       250        247,500   

Class C, 4.56%, 1/20/27

             250        238,750   
Total Asset-Backed Securities 3.7%                      11,969,207   
      
                          
Corporate Bonds                      

Airlines — 0.7%

      

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-2, Class C, 6.00%, 1/15/17 (d)

       592        593,622   

US Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2012-2, Class C, 5.45%, 6/03/18

       1,585        1,581,038   
      

 

 

 
                       2,174,660   

Auto Components — 0.1%

      

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 3.50%, 3/15/17

             410        406,925   

Capital Markets — 0.5%

      

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP, 9.30%, 3/19/19

       592        544,793   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

  

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., 0.00%, 8/31/19 (d)(e)(f)

     USD        439      $ 1,001,973   
      

 

 

 
                       1,546,766   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

  

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 3.16%, 12/01/17 (c)

             179        178,105   

Containers & Packaging — 0.3%

  

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 3.51%, 12/15/19 (c)(d)

             920        879,750   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

  

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

      

4.10%, 1/15/18 (c)

       607        607,000   

6.13%, 1/15/21

       337        353,007   
      

 

 

 
                       960,007   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.0%

  

 

DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 8.13%, 6/15/21 (d)

             190        159,600   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.4%

  

 

Care UK Health & Social Care PLC, 5.59%, 7/15/19 (c)

     GBP        327        411,194   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.01%, 6/15/20 (c)(d)

     USD        840        825,300   
      

 

 

 
                       1,236,494   

Household Durables — 0.0%

  

 

Berkline/Benchcraft LLC, 4.50%, 5/03/16 (a)(b)

             400          

Media — 1.6%

  

 

Altice Financing SA, 6.63%, 2/15/23 (d)

       335        329,138   

Altice US Finance I Corp.:

      

5.38%, 7/15/23 (d)

       745        748,725   

Extended Term Loan, 4.25%, 12/14/22

       1,183        1,160,187   

Neptune Finco Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.00%, 10/09/22

       2,475        2,468,045   

Numericable Group SA, 6.00%, 5/15/22 (d)

       512        504,320   
      

 

 

 
                       5,210,415   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

  

 

CONSOL Energy, Inc., 5.88%, 4/15/22

       280        180,950   

MEG Energy Corp., 7.00%, 3/31/24 (d)

       325        169,813   
      

 

 

 
                       350,763   
Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

      

Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.00%, 3/01/20 (d)

     USD        324      $ 311,040   
Total Corporate Bonds 4.2%        13,414,525   
      
                          
Floating Rate Loan Interests (c)                      

Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%

  

 

BE Aerospace, Inc., 2014 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/16/21

       1,689        1,686,616   

TASC, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 12.00%, 5/30/21

       725        723,187   

Transdigm, Inc.:

      

2015 Term Loan E, 3.50%, 5/14/22

       505        483,303   

Term Loan C, 3.75%, 2/28/20

       1,452        1,417,671   

Term Loan D, 3.75%, 6/04/21

       517        500,774   
      

 

 

 
                       4,811,551   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%

  

 

CEVA Group PLC, Synthetic LC, 6.50%, 3/19/21

       423        345,873   

CEVA Intercompany BV, Dutch Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

       438        358,355   

CEVA Logistics Canada ULC, Canadian Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

       69        56,130   

CEVA Logistics US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/19/21

       604        494,284   

XPO Logistics, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 11/01/21

       820        804,969   
      

 

 

 
                       2,059,611   

Airlines — 0.4%

  

 

Northwest Airlines, Inc.:

      

2.39%, 3/10/17

       237        234,630   

1.77%, 9/10/18

       435        421,465   

US Airways Group, Inc., Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 5/23/19

       686        678,715   
      

 

 

 
                       1,334,810   

Auto Components — 2.6%

  

 

Autoparts Holdings Ltd.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 7/29/17

       1,506        1,189,476   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 11.00%, 1/29/18

       546        273,000   

Dayco Products LLC, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/12/19

       656        647,565   

FPC Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/19/19

       887        612,943   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Auto Components (continued)

      

Gates Global, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/05/21

     USD         5,283      $ 4,749,958   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 4/30/19

       562        560,939   

GPX International Tire Corp., Term Loan (a)(b):

      

12.25%, 3/30/12

       274          

PIK, 13.00%, 3/30/12 (g)

       4          

INA Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/15/20

       416        416,366   
      

 

 

 
                       8,450,247   

Automobiles — 0.4%

      

Chrysler Group LLC, Term Loan B:

      

2018, 3.25%, 12/31/18

       496        492,233   

3.50%, 5/24/17

       852        848,306   
      

 

 

 
                       1,340,539   

Banks — 0.3%

      

Redtop Acquisitions Ltd.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 12/03/20

       862        855,932   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 6/03/21

       181        169,515   
      

 

 

 
                       1,025,447   

Biotechnology — 0.1%

      

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 8/13/21

             514        489,751   

Building Materials — 0.6%

      

USAGM HoldCo LLC:

      

2015 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 7/28/23

       395        363,400   

2015 Term Loan, 4.75%, 7/28/22

       1,501        1,433,848   
      

 

 

 
                       1,797,248   

Building Products — 3.0%

      

Continental Building Products LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 8/28/20

       753        734,260   

CPG International, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 9/30/20

       3,229        3,019,341   

GYP Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 4/01/21

       744        700,683   

Hanson Building Products Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 3/13/22

       157        147,026   

Jeld-Wen, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 10/15/21

       1,376        1,364,208   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Building Products (continued)

      

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/01/21

     USD        609      $ 597,351   

Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 9/28/20

       1,046        1,034,868   

Wilsonart LLC:

      

Incremental Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 10/31/19

       505        491,664   

Term Loan B, 4.00%, 10/31/19

       1,508        1,469,391   
      

 

 

 
                       9,558,792   

Capital Markets — 1.0%

      

Affinion Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.75%, 4/30/18

       793        714,715   

American Capital Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 3.50%, 8/22/17

       481        476,524   

RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan B4, 3.50%, 11/09/20

       2,022        2,015,621   
      

 

 

 
                       3,206,860   

Chemicals — 3.4%

      

Allnex (Luxembourg) & Cy SCA, Term Loan B1, 4.50%, 10/03/19

       584        576,253   

Allnex USA, Inc., Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 10/03/19

       303        298,990   

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 2/01/20

       1,311        1,299,767   

CeramTec Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B2, 4.25%, 8/30/20

       70        69,471   

Charter NEX US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 2/07/22

       690        678,236   

Chemours Co., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 5/12/22

       515        454,681   

Chemtura Corp., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 8/27/16

       69        68,229   

Chromaflo Technologies Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 6/02/20

       295        235,991   

Evergreen Acqco 1 LP, Term Loan, 5.00%, 7/09/19

       184        127,824   

Huntsman International LLC, 2013 Incremental Term Loan, 3.75%, 10/01/21

       863        847,307   

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc., Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/28/20

       443        441,182   

MacDermid, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.50%, 6/07/20

       1,027        950,629   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Chemicals (continued)

      

MacDermid, Inc. (continued):

      

Term Loan B2, 5.50%, 6/07/20

   USD     88      $ 82,136   

Term Loan B3, 5.50%, 6/07/20

       648        602,062   

OXEA Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 4.25%, 1/15/20

       1,398        1,344,708   

Royal Holdings, Inc.:

      

2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 6/19/22

       692        674,237   

2015 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 6/19/23

       285        276,213   

Solenis International LP:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/31/21

       933        889,449   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 7/31/22

       1,055        791,250   

Tata Chemicals North America, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 8/07/20

       315        305,415   
      

 

 

 
                   11,014,030   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 6.4%

      

ADMI Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/30/22

       726        724,415   

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 10/09/19

       1,791        1,727,637   

ARAMARK Corp.:

      

Term Loan E, 3.25%, 9/07/19

       1,501        1,495,155   

Term Loan F, 3.25%, 2/24/21

       523        519,417   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 11/26/20

       1,743        1,620,138   

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/20/21

       2,020        2,008,757   

Connolly Corp.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/14/21

       1,832        1,790,950   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 5/14/22

       900        884,250   

Creative Artists Agency LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 12/17/21

       634        630,698   

Dealer Tire LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 12/22/21

       545        543,591   

KAR Auction Services, Inc., Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 3/11/21

       814        813,024   

Koosharem LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.50%, 5/16/20

       1,308        1,213,469   

Livingston International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/18/19

       800        727,545   

PSSI Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 12/02/21

       995        989,975   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

      

Spin Holdco, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 11/14/19

   USD     2,691      $ 2,553,206   

US Ecology, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/17/21

       417        415,738   

Waste Industries USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/27/20

       557        553,499   

West Corp., Term Loan B10, 3.25%, 6/30/18

       1,405        1,377,484   
      

 

 

 
                   20,588,948   

Communications Equipment — 1.9%

      

Applied Systems, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 1/25/21

       494        484,027   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.50%, 1/24/22

       230        211,370   

Avaya, Inc., Term Loan B7, 6.25%, 5/29/20

       451        301,043   

CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B5, 3.83%, 12/29/22

       559        554,410   

Riverbed Technology, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 4/24/22

       331        327,160   

Telesat Canada, Term Loan A, 3.00%, 3/28/17

   CAD      2,198        1,560,791   

Zayo Group LLC, Term Loan B, 3.75%, 5/06/21

   USD     2,701        2,659,276   
      

 

 

 
                   6,098,077   

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

      

AECOM Technology Corp., 2014 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 10/15/21

         357        357,457   

Construction Materials — 0.5%

      

Filtration Group Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 11/21/20

       857        828,514   

Headwaters, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/24/22

       447        446,290   

McJunkin Red Man Corp., Term Loan, 4.75%, 11/08/19

       265        235,829   
      

 

 

 
                   1,510,633   

Containers & Packaging — 1.5%

      

Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., Incremental Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/17/19

       810        801,360   

Berry Plastics Holding Corp.:

      

Term Loan E, 3.75%, 1/06/21

       763        752,942   

Term Loan F, 4.00%, 10/01/22

       2,768        2,753,029   

BWAY Holding Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/14/20

       503        471,076   
      

 

 

 
                   4,778,407   
 

 

                
4    BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Distributors — 0.6%

  

 

ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan, 3.50%, 4/16/20

     USD        993      $ 981,135   

American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 5.25%, 9/01/21

       943        925,790   
      

 

 

 
                       1,906,925   

Diversified Consumer Services — 3.7%

  

 

Allied Security Holdings LLC:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 2/12/21

       1,736        1,699,054   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 8/13/21

       864        803,632   

AssuredPartners, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 10/21/22

       1,055        1,035,884   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.:

      

Incremental Term Loan B1, 4.50%, 1/30/20

       317        315,216   

Term Loan B, 4.00%, 1/30/20

       1,709        1,702,161   

CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 12/01/21

       735        711,271   

Iglo Foods Midco Ltd., Term Loan C1, 3.50%, 7/05/20

     EUR        606        646,859   

ROC Finance LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 6/20/19

     USD        645        571,764   

ServiceMaster Co., 2014 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/01/21

       4,634        4,586,342   
      

 

 

 
                       12,072,183   

Diversified Financial Services — 3.8%

  

 

AlixPartners LLP, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.50%, 7/28/22

       1,177        1,167,492   

Diamond US Holding LLC, Term Loan B, 4.75%, 12/17/21

       594        581,377   

Jefferies Finance LLC, Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/14/20

       1,692        1,674,585   

Onex Wizard US Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/13/22

       1,260        1,245,034   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%, 12/01/18

       3,899        3,876,424   

SAM Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan, 4.25%, 12/17/20

       1,103        1,096,171   

SIG Euro Holdings AG & Co. KG, 2013 Term Loan, 4.50%, 12/02/18

     EUR        878        949,026   

TransFirst, Inc.:

      

2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.00%, 11/12/22

     USD        521        522,156   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

      

TransFirst, Inc. (continued):

      

Incremental Term Loan B, 4.75%, 11/12/21

     USD        1,326      $ 1,324,899   
      

 

 

 
                       12,437,164   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.1%

  

 

Altice Financing SA, Term Loan:

      

5.25%, 2/04/22

       24        23,608   

Delayed Draw, 5.50%, 7/02/19

       1,849        1,835,847   

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/06/19

       1,423        1,407,313   

Integra Telecom, Inc.:

      

2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/14/20

       1,385        1,320,787   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 2/12/21

       459        444,348   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

      

2013 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 1/15/20

       4,685        4,673,287   

2019 Term Loan, 4.00%, 8/01/19

       902        900,069   

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd., Term Loan F, 3.50%, 6/30/23

       2,405        2,354,884   

Zayo Group LLC, Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 5/06/21

       190        190,120   
      

 

 

 
                       13,150,263   

Electrical Equipment — 1.1%

  

 

Southwire Co., Term Loan, 3.25%, 2/10/21

       604        579,059   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC:

      

DIP Term Loan, 3.75%, 11/07/16

       2,753        2,731,290   

Extended Term Loan, 4.91%, 10/10/17 (a)(b)

       1,050        316,459   
      

 

 

 
                       3,626,808   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%

  

 

CDW LLC, Term Loan, 3.25%, 4/29/20

       992        973,236   

CPI Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/17/22

       481        470,891   
      

 

 

 
                       1,444,127   

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0%

  

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 4/23/20

       722        695,412   

Exgen Texas Power LLC, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 9/16/21

       208        128,853   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    5


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Energy Equipment & Services (continued)

  

 

MEG Energy Corp., Refinancing Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/20

     USD        2,923      $ 2,255,162   
      

 

 

 
                       3,079,427   

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.6%

  

 

Albertsons LLC, Term Loan B4, 5.50%, 8/25/21

       2,499        2,441,939   

Hostess Brands LLC:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 8/03/22

       1,337        1,326,064   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 8/03/23

       41        39,889   

Rite Aid Corp.:

      

5.75%, 8/21/20

       540        540,000   

1.00%, 6/21/21

       1,120        1,116,080   

Supervalu, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/21/19

       1,069        1,025,871   

US Foods, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan, 4.50%, 3/31/19

       1,997        1,966,462   
      

 

 

 
                       8,456,305   

Food Products — 2.5%

  

 

CTI Foods Holding Co. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 6/29/20

       508        485,426   

Diamond Foods, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, 8/20/18

       1,764        1,758,064   

Dole Food Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 11/01/18

       1,522        1,481,424   

Pabst Brewing Co., Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 10/21/21

       1,082        1,076,289   

Performance Food Group Co., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.25%, 11/14/19

       695        693,749   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC:

      

Incremental Term Loan I, 3.75%, 1/13/23

       485        485,078   

Term Loan G, 3.00%, 4/29/20

       995        981,811   

Post Holdings Inc., Series A Incremental Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/02/21

       (h)      372   

Reddy Ice Corp.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 5/01/19

       977        787,919   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.75%, 11/01/19

       725        473,062   
      

 

 

 
                       8,223,194   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.0%

  

 

Alere, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/18/22

       1,309        1,293,202   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

  

 

Auris Luxembourg III Sarl, Term Loan B4, 4.25%, 1/15/22

     USD        641      $ 632,074   

Capsugel Holdings US, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 8/01/18

       1,151        1,134,456   

DJO Finance LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 4.25%, 6/08/20

       2,025        1,947,489   

Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 5/03/18

       1,874        1,850,695   

Immucor, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan B2, 5.00%, 8/17/18

       1,686        1,546,835   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 3/19/21

       422        406,331   

National Vision, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 3/12/21

       1,921        1,853,387   

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 6/30/21

       1,675        1,467,973   

Sage Products Holdings III LLC, Refinancing Term Loan B2, 4.25%, 12/13/19

       934        926,273   
      

 

 

 
                       13,058,715   

Health Care Management Services — 0.1%

  

 

New Millennium HoldCo, Inc., Exit Term Loan, 7.50%, 12/21/20 (a)(b)

             315        283,167   

Health Care Providers & Services — 7.2%

  

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/11/22

       291        288,877   

Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 4/28/22

       282        267,482   

Amsurg Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/16/21

       1,775        1,763,413   

CHG Healthcare Services Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, 11/19/19

       1,527        1,507,140   

Community Health Systems, Inc.:

      

Term Loan F, 3.66%, 12/31/18

       978        961,981   

Term Loan G, 3.75%, 12/31/19

       1,948        1,868,718   

Term Loan H, 4.00%, 1/27/21

       455        436,936   

Curo Health Services LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 2/07/22

       943        932,268   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 6/24/21

       5,846        5,832,821   

Envision Healthcare Corp., Term Loan:

      

4.25%, 5/25/18

       899        894,350   

B2, 4.50%, 10/28/22

       435        431,503   
 

 

                
6    BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests          

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

  

HC Group Holdings III, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 4/07/22

     USD        448      $ 444,658   

HCA, Inc., Term Loan B5, 3.18%, 3/31/17

       846        845,165   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/21

       1,056        1,028,174   

National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 1/31/21

       299        293,920   

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/15/22

       1,880        1,823,879   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/03/20

       1,192        1,167,853   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/17/22

       1,412        1,404,217   

U.S. Renal Care, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/31/22

       940        933,542   
      

 

 

 
                       23,126,897   

Health Care Technology — 1.0%

      

Emdeon Business Services LLC, Term Loan B3, 3.75%, 11/02/18

       198        193,550   

IMS Health, Inc., Term Loan, 3.50%, 3/17/21

       1,975        1,933,472   

MedAssets, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 7/06/22

       900        894,942   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.50%, 1/06/23

       205        203,336   
      

 

 

 
                       3,225,300   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 8.6%

      

Amaya Holdings BV:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 8/01/21

       793        729,031   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, 8/01/22

       862        850,671   

Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/14/20

       1,288        1,275,402   

Bronco Midstream Funding LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 8/15/20

       1,574        1,211,756   

Burger King Newco Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 12/10/21

       2,890        2,869,955   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Term Loan B, 7.00%, 10/11/20

       4,635        4,029,765   

CCM Merger, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 8/08/21

       914        907,941   

Diamond Resorts Corp., Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/09/21

       1,088        1,063,546   
Floating Rate Loan Interests          

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

      

Eldorado Resorts LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/23/22

     USD         1,034      $ 1,023,422   

ESH Hospitality, Inc., Term Loan, 5.00%, 6/24/19

       580        581,450   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 10/26/20

       1,579        1,575,680   

La Quinta Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 3.75%, 4/14/21

       1,303        1,248,965   

Las Vegas Sands LLC, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 12/19/20

       1,712        1,702,419   

MGM Resorts International, Term Loan B, 3.50%, 12/20/19

       2,132        2,110,933   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 8/13/20

       358        357,186   

RHP Hotel Properties LP, Term Loan B, 3.50%, 1/15/21

       778        774,259   

Sabre, Inc.:

      

Incremental Term Loan, 4.00%, 2/19/19

       303        299,616   

Term Loan B, 4.00%, 2/19/19

       1,399        1,381,226   

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2014 Term Loan B1, 6.00%, 10/18/20

       719        642,520   

Station Casinos LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/02/20

       3,198        3,137,722   
      

 

 

 
                       27,773,465   

Household Durables — 0.3%

      

Jarden Corp., 2015 Term Loan B2, 3.18%, 7/30/22

             963        961,384   

Household Products — 0.9%

      

Bass Pro Group LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 4.00%, 6/05/20

       492        469,815   

Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan, 3.50%, 6/23/22

       2,451        2,443,206   
      

 

 

 
                       2,913,021   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 3.3%

  

Aria Energy Operating LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/27/22

       891        819,283   

Calpine Construction Finance Co., LP, Term Loan B1, 3.00%, 5/03/20

       987        925,751   

Calpine Corp.:

      

Term Loan B5, 3.50%, 5/27/22

       866        819,528   

Term Loan B6, 4.00%, 1/15/23

       1,320        1,267,200   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    7


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests          

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (continued)

  

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, DIP Term Loan, 4.25%, 12/19/16

     USD         3,237      $ 3,223,204   

Granite Acquisition, Inc.:

      

Term Loan B, 5.00%, 12/19/21

       1,883        1,688,573   

Term Loan C, 5.00%, 12/19/21

       84        75,048   

NRG Energy, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan B, 2.75%, 7/02/18

       1,222        1,197,043   

Terra-Gen Finance Co. LLC, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 12/09/21

       932        810,812   
      

 

 

 
                       10,826,442   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%

      

Sequa Corp., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/19/17

             484        314,554   

Insurance — 1.4%

      

AmWINS Group LLC, 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 9/04/20

       349        345,918   

Asurion LLC:

      

Term Loan B1, 5.00%, 5/24/19

       227        213,075   

Term Loan B4, 5.00%, 8/04/22

       786        716,877   

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford of Delaware Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/16/20

       968        923,879   

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/01/21

       1,154        1,108,260   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 2/28/22

       1,230        1,084,454   
      

 

 

 
                       4,392,463   

Internet Software & Services — 0.5%

      

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/13/21

       1,551        1,540,950   

W3 Co., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.25%, 9/11/20

       419        188,527   
      

 

 

 
                       1,729,477   

IT Services — 4.1%

      

Blue Coat Holdings Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/20/22

       2,244        2,163,577   

Epicor Software Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 6/01/22

       1,622        1,545,921   

First Data Corp.:

      

2018 Extended Term Loan, 3.93%, 3/24/18

       7,645        7,538,065   
Floating Rate Loan Interests          

Par  

(000)

    Value  

IT Services (continued)

      

First Data Corp. (continued):

      

2018 Term Loan, 3.93%, 9/24/18

     USD        730      $ 719,181   

2021 Extended Term Loan, 4.43%, 3/24/21

       340        338,256   

Vantiv LLC, 2014 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 6/13/21

       1,040        1,035,366   
      

 

 

 
                       13,340,366   

Leisure Products — 0.2%

      

Bauer Performance Sports Ltd., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/15/21

             883        817,053   

Machinery — 2.1%

      

Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 8/23/19

       729        726,019   

Faenza Acquisition GmbH:

      

Term Loan B1, 4.25%, 8/30/20

       674        666,842   

Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 8/30/20

       205        202,923   

Infiltrator Systems, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/27/22

       924        916,633   

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/25/21

       495        494,792   

Rexnord LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/21/20

       1,478        1,407,070   

Silver II US Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/13/19

       2,085        1,731,657   

Wabash National Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/16/22

       612        609,207   
      

 

 

 
                       6,755,143   

Manufacture Goods — 0.1%

      

KP Germany Erste GmbH, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 4/28/20

             189        188,539   

Media — 10.5%

      

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan:

      

1st Lien, 7.00%, 3/31/20

       2,574        2,504,771   

0.00%, 7/03/16 (a)(b)

       1,296          

Charter Communications Operating LLC:

      

Term Loan H, 3.25%, 8/24/21

       650        643,948   

Term Loan I, 3.50%, 1/24/23

       3,970        3,963,569   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan D, 7.18%, 1/30/19

       3,597        2,377,218   

Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan C, 4.25%, 6/13/21

       440        438,764   

Hemisphere Media Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 7/30/20

       1,016        974,818   
 

 

                
8    BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

      

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 5/31/21

     USD        1,691      $ 1,648,799   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 6/30/19

       1,407        1,346,268   

Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 1/07/22

       735        703,762   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 8/16/20

       298        296,772   

MCC Iowa LLC:

      

Term Loan I, 2.89%, 6/30/17

       660        652,803   

Term Loan J, 3.75%, 6/30/21

       320        317,125   

Media General, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/31/20

       683        679,847   

Mediacom Communications Corp., Term Loan F, 2.89%, 3/31/18

       501        491,053   

Numericable U.S. LLC:

      

Term Loan B1, 4.50%, 5/21/20

       1,344        1,290,833   

Term Loan B2, 4.50%, 5/21/20

       1,162        1,116,747   

Term Loan B6, 4.75%, 2/10/23

       1,430        1,370,755   

SBA Senior Finance II LLC:

      

Incremental Term Loan B, 3.25%, 6/10/22

       900        882,213   

Term Loan B1, 3.25%, 3/24/21

       1,803        1,770,807   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 4/09/20

       121        118,559   

Tribune Media Co., Term Loan, 3.75%, 12/27/20

       2,234        2,193,108   

Univision Communications, Inc., Term Loan C4, 4.00%, 3/01/20

       3,631        3,538,215   

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd., Term Loan E, 4.25%, 6/30/23

     GBP        1,105        1,542,630   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC, Term Loan B1, 3.75%, 7/17/17

     USD        284        277,345   

Ziggo Financing Partnership:

      

Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 1/15/22

       1,108        1,073,205   

Term Loan B2A, 3.60%, 1/15/22

       719        696,215   

Term Loan B3, 3.60%, 1/15/22

       1,182        1,145,024   
      

 

 

 
                       34,055,173   

Metals & Mining — 0.5%

      

Ameriforge Group, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.75%, 12/19/20

       265        41,737   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Metals & Mining (continued)

      

Novelis, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 6/02/22

     USD        1,622      $ 1,498,068   
      

 

 

 
                       1,539,805   

Multiline Retail — 2.0%

      

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 9/26/19

       2,228        2,110,655   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/26/20

       375        312,187   

Dollar Tree, Inc., Term Loan B1, 3.50%, 7/06/22

       2,265        2,255,996   

Hudson’s Bay Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.75%, 9/30/22

       832        829,344   

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, 4.25%, 10/25/20

       1,118        968,148   
      

 

 

 
                       6,476,330   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.8%

      

CITGO Holding, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 9.50%, 5/12/18

       721        710,920   

Drillships Financing Holding, Inc., Term Loan B1, 6.00%, 3/31/21

       750        227,956   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 5/24/18

       1,070        679,450   

Green Energy Partners/Stonewall LLC, Term Loan B1, 6.50%, 11/13/21

       545        498,675   

Panda Patriot LLC, Term Loan B1, 6.75%, 12/19/20

       865        778,500   

Power Buyer LLC:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 5/06/20

       308        301,172   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.25%, 11/06/20

       285        266,595   

Samchully Midstream 3 LLC, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 10/20/21

       1,076        828,233   

Seventy Seven Operating LLC, Term Loan B, 3.75%, 6/25/21

       160        90,621   

Southcross Energy Partners LP, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/04/21

       1,356        614,849   

Southcross Holdings Borrower LP, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/04/21

       422        59,035   

Stonewall Gas Gathering LLC, Term Loan B, 8.75%, 1/28/22

       840        827,061   

TPF II Power LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 10/02/21

       1,293        1,238,936   

Veresen Midstream Limited Partnership, Term Loan B1, 5.25%, 3/31/22

       1,017        956,274   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    9


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

 

WTG Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 1/15/21

     USD        1,029      $ 1,003,275   
      

 

 

 
                       9,081,552   

Personal Products — 0.5%

  

 

Prestige Brands, Inc., Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 9/03/21

             1,610        1,606,410   

Pharmaceuticals — 6.2%

  

 

Akorn, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 4/16/21

       1,123        1,094,864   

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Term Loan, 4.50%, 11/01/19

       1,026        1,009,267   

CCC Information Services, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/20/19

       504        488,007   

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl, 2015 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 9/26/22

       2,110        2,081,979   

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.43%, 2/27/21

       2,586        2,575,680   

Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 8/18/22

       3,352        3,284,353   

JLL/Delta Dutch Newco BV, 2014 Incremental Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/11/21

       2,128        2,034,900   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:

      

Series C2 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 12/11/19

       2,245        2,159,005   

Series D2 Term Loan B, 3.50%, 2/13/19

       943        906,185   

Series E Term Loan B, 3.75%, 8/05/20

       1,513        1,452,350   

Term Loan B F1, 4.00%, 4/01/22

       2,926        2,812,532   
      

 

 

 
                       19,899,122   

Professional Services — 3.9%

  

 

Acosta Holdco, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 4.25%, 9/26/21

       1,169        1,115,989   

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.:

      

2014 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/23/21

       1,299        1,237,710   

2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/25/22

       465        406,587   

Emdeon Business Services LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 11/02/18

       1,749        1,724,707   

ON Assignment, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 3.75%, 6/03/22

       1,486        1,482,581   
Floating Rate Loan Interests   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Professional Services (continued)

  

 

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan, 7.50%, 3/27/19

     USD        1,073      $ 1,029,613   

Sterling Infosystems, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.50%, 6/20/22

       1,358        1,321,953   

TransUnion LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.50%, 4/09/21

       3,316        3,198,303   

Truven Health Analytics, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 6/06/19

       1,017        977,461   
      

 

 

 
                       12,494,904   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

  

 

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 10/24/22

             592        554,135   

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.9%

  

 

CityCenter Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 10/16/20

       1,361        1,351,539   

DTZ US Borrower LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 11/04/21

       1,767        1,712,219   

Realogy Corp.:

      

Extended Letter of Credit, 4.40%, 10/10/16

       108        106,692   

Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/05/20

       2,848        2,824,802   
      

 

 

 
                       5,995,252   

Road & Rail — 1.2%

  

 

Hertz Corp., Term Loan B2, 3.00%, 3/11/18

       2,325        2,293,758   

Road Infrastructure Investment LLC:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/31/21

       1,223        1,172,241   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, 9/30/21

       600        558,000   
      

 

 

 
                       4,023,999   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.5%

  

 

Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd., Term Loan B:

      

2016, 4.25%, 2/01/23

       6,765        6,651,889   

3.75%, 5/06/21

       2,842        2,837,542   

Microsemi Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.25%, 1/15/23

       685        680,376   

NXP BV:

      

2015 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 12/07/20

       3,501        3,491,890   

Term Loan D, 3.25%, 1/11/20

       850        842,627   
      

 

 

 
                       14,504,324   

 

 

 

                
10    BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests     Par  
(000)
    Value  

Software — 4.2%

      

GCA Services Group, Inc.:

      

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.25%, 10/22/20

     USD        400      $ 393,000   

Term Loan B, 4.25%, 11/01/19

       945        939,267   

Infor US, Inc., Term Loan B5, 3.75%, 6/03/20

       1,921        1,806,647   

Informatica Corp., Term Loan, 4.50%, 8/05/22

       2,129        2,029,387   

IQOR US, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 4/01/21

       462        359,819   

Kronos, Inc.:

      

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 4/30/20

       1,088        1,076,217   

Initial Incremental Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/30/19

       1,275        1,250,176   

Mitchell International, Inc.:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 10/13/20

       1,320        1,163,851   

2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, 10/11/21

       1,000        833,330   

Sophia LP, 2015 Term Loan B, 4.75%, 9/30/22

       529        514,633   

SS&C Technologies, Inc.:

      

2015 Term Loan B1, 4.00%, 7/08/22

       2,879        2,864,497   

2015 Term Loan B2, 4.08%, 7/08/22

       413        411,263   

Tibco Software, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.50%, 12/04/20

       54        45,944   
      

 

 

 
        13,688,031   

Specialty Retail — 2.9%

      

CNT Holdings III Corp., Term Loan B, 1.00%, 1/22/23

       480        476,798   

Equinox Holdings, Inc., Repriced Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/31/20

       794        780,704   

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, 10/16/19

       675        652,660   

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

      

Incremental 2014 Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 1/28/20

       1,443        1,430,149   

Term Loan B, 3.75%, 1/28/20

       887        874,590   

Party City Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 8/19/22

       1,910        1,850,518   

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.:

      

2016 Term Loan B1, 5.75%, 1/26/23

       510        499,214   

2016 Term Loan B2, 5.62%, 1/15/23

       1,000        978,850   

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/11/22

       1,320        1,277,583   
Floating Rate Loan Interests     Par  
(000)
    Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

      

Things Remembered, Inc., Term Loan B, 8.25%, 5/24/18

     USD        880      $ 396,186   
      

 

 

 
        9,217,252   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.8%

  

   

Dell International LLC, Term Loan B2, 4.00%, 4/29/20

       861        858,504   

Dell, Inc., Term Loan C, 3.75%, 10/29/18

       1,114        1,110,768   

Linxens France SA, Term Loan, 5.00%, 10/14/22

       480        464,400   
      

 

 

 
        2,433,672   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%

      

Ascend Performance Materials LLC, Term Loan B, 6.75%, 4/10/18

             1,384        1,275,832   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.4%

      

IG Investment Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 10/29/21

             1,169        1,158,132   

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.8%

      

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 10/01/22

       683        679,432   

HD Supply, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 8/13/21

       2,020        1,984,589   
      

 

 

 
        2,664,021   

Transportation — 0.2%

      

Gruden Acquisition, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.75%, 8/18/22

             780        728,325   

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

      

Penn Products Terminals, LLC, Term Loan B, 4.75%, 4/13/22

             690        632,658   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.5%

      

LTS Buyer LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.00%, 4/13/20

       3,024        2,961,122   

New Lightsquared LLC, PIK Exit Term Loan, 9.75%, 6/15/20 (g)

       3,500        3,170,405   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.50%, 11/09/22

       1,855        1,855,352   
      

 

 

 
        7,986,879   
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests 124.6%        402,540,598   
      
                          
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.2%                

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.2%

      

Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class EFX, 5.22%, 11/05/30 (c)(d)

             813        814,373   

 

 

 

                
   BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    11


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Investment Companies    Shares     Value  

Capital Markets — 0.0%

      

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust

       34      $ 414   

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

             8,925        48,730   
Total Investment Companies 0.0%                      49,144   
      
                          
Other Interests (i)          

Beneficial

Interest

(000)

        

Auto Components — 0.0%

      

Lear Corp. Escrow

     USD        500        4,375   

Construction Materials — 0.1%

      

USI Senior Holdings

             8        169,417   
Total Other Interests 0.1%                      173,792   
      
                          
Warrants           Shares         

Chemicals — 0.0%

      

British Vita Holdings Co. (Non-Expiring)

             166          

Software — 0.0%

      

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.:

      

(Expires 07/01/18)

       181          

(Expires 07/01/19)

       195          

(Expires 07/01/20)

       292          
Warrants    Shares     Value  

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Issued/exercisable 3/09/10, 19 Shares for 1 Warrant, Expires 6/22/19, Strike Price $42.27)

         1,501      $ 4,319   
Total Warrants 0.0%                  4,319   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $449,042,733) — 132.9%
        429,315,976   
Options Purchased
(Cost — $25,422) — 0.0%
          
Total Investments (Cost — $449,068,155*) — 132.9%        429,315,976   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (32.9)%

  

    (106,254,779
      

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%        $ 323,061,197   
      

 

 

 

 

*   As of January 31, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

  $ 450,483,911   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 1,282,835   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (22,450,770
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (21,167,935
 

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

(b)   Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

(c)   Variable rate security. Rate as of period end.

 

(d)   Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(e)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(f)   Convertible security.

 

(g)   Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

 

(h)   Amount is less than $500.

 

(i)   Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at October 31,
2015
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at January 31,
2016
       Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds,TempFund, Institutional Class

       1,094,113           (1,094,113                $ 155   

 

                
12    BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD        1,246,833         CAD        1,743,000      Royal Bank of Canada     2/03/16         $ 2,635   
USD        1,060,156         EUR        976,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     2/03/16           2,829   
USD        1,657,666         GBP        1,126,000      UBS AG     2/03/16           53,228   
USD        1,238,626         CAD        1,743,000      The Toronto-Dominion Bank     3/03/16           (5,576
USD        1,062,135         EUR        972,000      UBS AG     3/03/16           8,417   
USD        1,601,388         GBP        1,121,000      UBS AG     3/03/16           4,015   
Total                         $ 65,548   
                       

 

 

 

OTC Options Purchased

 

Description  

Put/

Call

       Counterparty  

Expiration

Date

   

Strike

Price

    Contracts     Value  

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC

  Call       Goldman Sachs & Co.     12/14/2019        USD        942.86        26          

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

ADS    American Depositary Shares
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
DIP    Debtor-In-Possession
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
USD    U.S. Dollar

 

 

                
   BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    13


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

 

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 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 Trusts’ 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. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as level 3.

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 derivative financial instruments 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, 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 instrustments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 
Long-Term Investments:                 

Asset-Backed Securities

            $ 8,323,570         $ 3,645,637         $ 11,969,207   

Common Stocks

              107,994           242,024           350,018   

Corporate Bonds

              12,869,732           544,793           13,414,525   

Floating Rate Loan Interests

              383,011,209           19,529,389           402,540,598   

Investment Companies

  $ 49,144                               49,144   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              814,373                     814,373   

Other Interests

                        173,792           173,792   

Warrants

                        4,319           4,319   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 49,144         $ 405,126,878         $ 24,139,954         $ 429,315,976   
 

 

 

 

 

                
14    BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments1                 

Assets:

                

Foreign currency exchange contracts

            $ 71,124              $ 71,124   

Liabilities:

                

Foreign currency exchange contracts

              (5,576             (5,576
 

 

 

 

Total

            $ 65,548              $ 65,548   
 

 

 

 

1    Derivative financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

       

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial reporting purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:    
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash

  $ 3,046,332                        $ 3,046,332   

Foreign currency at value

    10,803                          10,803   

Liabilities:

                

Bank borrowings payable

            $ (98,000,000             (98,000,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,057,135         $ (98,000,000           $ (94,942,865
 

 

 

 

During the period ended January 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

     Asset-Backed
Securities
       Common Stocks        Corporate
Bonds
       Floating Rate
Loan
Interests
       Other
Interests
       Warrants        Total  

Assets:

                               

Opening balance, as of October 31, 2015

  $ 4,308,660         $ 242,024         $ 584,504         $ 20,360,572         $ 173,792         $ 8,643         $ 25,678,195   

Transfers into Level 31

    248,783                               9,866,130                               10,114,913   

Transfers out of Level 32

                                  (6,680,208                            (6,680,208

Accrued discounts/premiums

    564                     (156        11,191                               11,599   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (157,994                            (236,715                            (394,709

Net change in unrealized

Appreciation (depreciation)3,4

    (42,073                  (53,004        (1,728,853                  (4,324        (1,828,254

Purchases

    726,947                     13,449           23,942                               764,338   

Sales

    (1,439,250                            (2,086,670                            (3,525,920

Closing Balance, as of January 31, 2016

  $ 3,645,637         $ 242,024         $ 544,793         $ 19,529,389         $ 173,792         $ 4,319         $ 24,139,954   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at January 31, 20164

  $ (50,830                $ (53,004      $ (1,769,247                $ (4,324      $ (1,824,454
 

 

 

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

 

  1   

As of October 31, 2015, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of January 31, 2016, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments with a beginning of period value of $10,114,913 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 

  2   

As October 31, 2015, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of January 31, 2016, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments with a beginning of period value of $6,680,208 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 

  3   

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

  4   

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at January 31, 2016 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

The Trust’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

                
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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 Floating Rate Income Trust

 

By:

   /s/ John M. Perlowski                      
   John M. Perlowski
   Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

Date: March 22, 2016

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 Floating Rate Income Trust

Date: March 22, 2016

 

By:

   /s/ Neal J. Andrews                        
   Neal J. Andrews
   Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

Date: March 22, 2016