BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION 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: 811-21972

Name of Fund:  BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Credit

Allocation 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 Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks — 0.0%    Shares     Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%

      

Ovation Acquisition I, LLC

  

    2,951      $ 2,951   
      
                          
Asset-Backed Securities (a)    

Par  

(000)

        

Asset-Backed Securities — 6.5%

      

ACAS CLO Ltd., Class C (b):

      

Series 2014-1A, 3.52%, 7/18/26

     USD        750        704,044   

Series 2014-2A, 3.82%, 1/15/27

       1,000        960,337   

ALM Loan Funding (b):

      

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

       2,000          1,958,200   

Series 2013-7R2A, Class B, 3.22%, 4/24/24

       3,000        2,963,624   

ALM XII Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class B, 3.87%, 4/16/27 (b)

       1,000        992,500   

ALM XIV Ltd., Series 2014-14A (b):

      

Class B, 3.57%, 7/28/26

       5,000        4,791,798   

Class C, 4.07%, 7/28/26

       4,500        3,964,990   

ALM XVII Ltd., Series 2015-17A, Class B1, 4.00%, 1/15/28 (b)

       1,400        1,400,000   

AMMC CLO Ltd., Series 2015-17A, Class C, 3.74%, 11/15/27 (b)

       1,000        993,400   

Apidos CDO, Series 2012-9AR, Class CR, 3.52%, 7/15/23 (b)

       1,000        973,200   

Apidos CLO XVII, Series 2014-17A, Class B, 3.47%, 4/17/26 (b)

       1,000        955,812   

Apidos CLO XVIII, Series 2014-18A, Class C, 4.27%, 7/22/26 (b)

       1,300        1,143,585   

Ares CLO Ltd., Series 2012-2A, Class CR, 3.32%, 10/12/23 (b)

       1,000        982,500   

Atlas Senior Loan Fund V Ltd., Series 2014-1A (b):

      

Class C, 3.62%, 7/16/26

       2,000        1,912,611   

Class D, 4.07%, 7/16/26

       2,000        1,705,887   

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

       3,000        2,642,778   

Atrium CDO Corp., Series 5A, Class A4, 0.76%, 7/20/20 (b)

       9,000        8,722,022   

Babson CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class D1, 4.12%, 1/15/26 (b)

       1,000        855,000   

Battalion CLO VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class C, 4.52%, 10/17/26 (b)

       1,000        874,630   
Asset-Backed Securities (a)   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

      

Benefit Street Partners CLO IV Ltd., Series 2014-IVA, Class B, 3.42%, 7/20/26 (b)

     USD        1,250      $   1,218,750   

Benefit Street Partners CLO VI Ltd., Series 2015-VIA, Class B, 3.67%, 4/18/27 (b)

       1,000        982,500   

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2011-1A, Class D, 4.62%, 8/16/22 (b)

       2,000        1,971,464   

Bowman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D2, 4.33%, 11/23/25 (b)

       1,000        919,054   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd. (b):

      

Series 2012-2A, Class C1R, 3.52%, 7/20/23

       1,000        986,300   

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

       1,000        942,688   

Series 2015-1A, Class C, 3.77%, 4/20/27

       1,000        981,773   

CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2014-3A (b):

      

Class C1, 3.42%, 7/22/26

       1,500        1,419,287   

Class D, 4.02%, 7/22/26

       1,071        933,856   

Dryden 34 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2014-34A, Class C, 3.42%, 10/15/26 (b)

       750        710,930   

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd., Series 2014-9A, Class D, 3.79%, 10/29/26 (b)

       1,000        883,471   

Highbridge Loan Management 4-2014 Ltd., Series 4A-2014, Class B, 3.62%, 7/28/25 (b)

       1,000        935,983   

Highbridge Loan Management 6-2015 Ltd., Series 6A-2015, Class C, 3.40%, 5/05/27 (b)

       1,500        1,437,983   

ING IM CLO Ltd., Series 2012-4A, Class C, 5.12%, 10/15/23 (b)

       1,000        955,643   

LCM XVIII LP, Series 18A, Class C1, 3.77%, 4/20/27 (b)

       1,000        981,198   

Limerock CLO III LLC, Series 2014-3A, Class C, 4.22%, 10/20/26 (b)

       1,000        870,226   

Madison Park Funding Ltd. (b):

      

Series 2012-10A, Class D, 4.87%, 1/20/25

       3,000        2,884,235   

Series 2012-8AR, Class CR, 3.10%, 4/22/22

       1,350        1,349,115   

Series 2012-8AR, Class DR, 4.15%, 4/22/22

       1,500        1,437,035   

Madison Park Funding IX Ltd., Series 2012-9AR, Class C1R, 3.47%, 8/15/22 (b)

       2,000        1,974,313   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Asset-Backed Securities (a)   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

      

Madison Park Funding Ltd. (b) (continued):

      

Series 2014-14A,Class D, 4.22%, 7/20/26

     USD        2,000      $ 1,785,336   

Madison Park Funding XIII Ltd., Series 2014-13A, Class C, 3.37%, 1/19/25 (b)

       1,000        954,423   

Madison Park Funding XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class B1, 3.87%, 1/27/26 (b)

       2,400        2,339,765   

Madison Park Funding XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class B, 3.62%, 4/20/26 (b)

       1,000        985,300   

Oak Hill Credit Partners XII Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class C2, 3.69%, 1/23/27 (b)

       1,600        1,580,000   

Octagon Investment Partners XX Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C, 3.42%, 8/12/26 (b)

       750        709,766   

Octagon Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D, 4.01%, 11/18/26 (b)

       1,500        1,322,404   

OZLM VI Ltd., Series 2014-6A, Class B,
3.52%, 4/17/26 (b)

       1,100        1,048,637   

OZLM VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class C,
4.22%, 7/17/26 (b)

       1,500        1,320,187   

OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class B,
3.62%, 10/17/26 (b)

       900        854,548   

OZLM XI Ltd., Series 2015-11A, Class B,
3.62%, 1/30/27 (b)

       2,750          2,668,418   

Regatta IV Funding Ltd., Series 2014-1A (b):

      

Class C, 3.57%, 7/25/26

       1,500        1,418,156   

Class D, 4.12%, 7/25/26

       1,000        854,112   

Regatta V Funding Ltd., Series 2014-1A (b):

      

Class B, 3.62%, 10/25/26

       1,000        934,036   

Class C, 4.07%, 10/25/26

       1,000        856,392   

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Series 2004-B, Class A2, 0.71%, 6/15/21

       1,451        1,439,223   

Sound Point CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class D,
4.22%, 1/23/27 (b)

       1,000        865,593   

Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2012-10AR, Class CR, 3.17%, 7/23/23 (b)

       1,000        986,687   

Symphony CLO XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A (b):

      

Class C, 3.82%, 10/17/26

       1,500        1,453,193   

Class D, 4.37%, 10/17/26

       1,000        944,200   
Asset-Backed Securities (a)   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

      

Venture XIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-13A, Class D, 4.04%, 6/10/25 (b)

     USD        800      $ 717,704   

Voya CLO Ltd., Class C (b):

      

Series 2014-3A, 4.22%, 7/25/26

       750        660,407   

Series 2014-4A, 4.62%, 10/14/26

       1,000        906,803   

Webster Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class B1, 3.61%, 1/20/27 (b)

       4,000        3,960,000   

WhiteHorse IX Ltd., Series 2014-9A, Class C, 3.32%, 7/17/26 (b)

             1,000        825,381   
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 6.5%                        96,663,393   
      
                          
Corporate Bonds                   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%

                        

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.,
5.00%, 12/15/21 (b)

       536        553,420   

TransDigm, Inc.:

      

6.00%, 7/15/22

       4,585        4,493,300   

6.50%, 7/15/24

       2,140        2,091,850   
      

 

 

 
                       7,138,570   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%

      

XPO Logistics, Inc. (b):

      

7.88%, 9/01/19

       1,548        1,544,130   

6.50%, 6/15/22

       1,576        1,410,520   
      

 

 

 
                       2,954,650   

Airlines — 1.1%

      

American Airlines Group, Inc., 4.63%, 3/01/20 (b)

       692        659,995   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust:

      

Series 2009-2, Class B, 9.25%, 11/10/18

       1,870        1,982,674   

Series 2012-3, Class C, 6.13%, 4/29/18

       2,040        2,131,800   

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2002-1, Class G-1, 6.72%, 7/02/24

       3,042        3,437,926   

Turkish Airlines 2015-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 4.20%, 9/15/28 (b)

       3,029        2,892,908   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Airlines (continued)

  

 

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust,
Series 2014-1, Class B, 4.75%, 10/11/23

     USD        3,999      $ 3,988,793   

Virgin Australia Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B,
6.00%, 4/23/22 (b)

       1,247        1,259,238   
      

 

 

 
                       16,353,334   

Auto Components — 1.2%

  

   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 6.50%, 3/01/21

       1,600        1,680,000   

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.:

      

3.50%, 3/15/17

       265        263,013   

4.88%, 3/15/19

       3,950        3,634,000   

6.00%, 8/01/20

       3,108        2,917,324   

5.88%, 2/01/22

       3,816        3,410,550   

Schaeffler Finance BV,
4.75%, 5/15/21 (b)

       2,470        2,470,000   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV (b)(c):

      

(6.25% Cash), 6.25%, 11/15/19

       1,112        1,159,260   

(6.75% Cash), 6.75%, 11/15/22

       2,417        2,525,765   
      

 

 

 
                         18,059,912   

Automobiles — 0.5%

  

 

Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 7/16/31

       3,660        4,450,172   

General Motors Co.:

      

4.88%, 10/02/23

       1,875        1,889,145   

6.25%, 10/02/43

       940        944,317   
      

 

 

 
                       7,283,634   

Banks — 5.4%

  

 

Associated Banc-Corp, 5.13%, 3/28/16 (d)

       7,430        7,450,054   

CIT Group, Inc.:

      

4.25%, 8/15/17

       4,600        4,646,000   

5.25%, 3/15/18

       4,030        4,163,474   

6.63%, 4/01/18 (b)

       335        354,095   

5.50%, 2/15/19 (b)

       5,147        5,314,277   

5.00%, 8/01/23

       660        659,587   

City National Corp., 5.25%, 9/15/20 (d)

       2,900        3,229,147   

Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.50%, 8/08/23 (b)

       12,000        12,750,000   

Discover Bank/Greenwood, 8.70%, 11/18/19

       748        884,499   

Fifth Third Bancorp, 5.10% (a)(e)

       5,000        4,484,375   

HSBC Finance Corp., 6.68%, 1/15/21 (d)

       5,150        5,808,855   
Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Banks (continued)

  

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 1/15/26 (b)

     USD        3,840      $ 3,772,854   

Rabobank Nederland, 3.95%, 11/09/22 (d)

       3,775        3,864,517   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC,
6.00%, 12/19/23

       10,080        10,687,854   

Wells Fargo & Co.:

      

3.45%, 2/13/23

       2,325        2,347,350   

4.13%, 8/15/23 (d)

       4,000        4,183,068   

5.61%, 1/15/44 (d)

       4,119        4,516,043   
      

 

 

 
                         79,116,049   

Beverages — 0.5%

  

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.,
4.90%, 2/01/46

       6,170        6,389,492   

Ball Corp., 4.38%, 12/15/20

       681        705,475   
      

 

 

 
                       7,094,967   

Biotechnology — 0.4%

  

 

Amgen, Inc. (d):

      

5.15%, 11/15/41

       3,450        3,539,082   

4.40%, 5/01/45

       3,050        2,835,933   
      

 

 

 
                       6,375,015   

Building Products — 0.3%

  

 

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 5.75%, 12/15/23 (b)

       424        432,480   

Building Materials Corp. of America,
6.00%, 10/15/25 (b)

       2,828        2,884,560   

Masonite International Corp.,
5.63%, 3/15/23 (b)

       610        625,250   
      

 

 

 
                       3,942,290   

Capital Markets — 3.0%

      

E*Trade Financial Corp., 5.38%, 11/15/22

       1,348        1,418,770   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

      

6.25%, 9/01/17

       625        664,815   

7.50%, 2/15/19 (d)

       5,165        5,884,727   

5.25%, 7/27/21

       1,175        1,303,412   

5.75%, 1/24/22 (d)

       5,500        6,237,885   

6.25%, 2/01/41 (d)

       15,000        17,785,695   

Morgan Stanley (d):

      

5.63%, 9/23/19

       6,770        7,456,756   

5.50%, 7/28/21

       2,695        3,014,514   
      

 

 

 
                       43,766,574   

Chemicals — 1.5%

  

 

Ashland, Inc., 3.88%, 4/15/18

       1,745        1,788,625   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Chemicals (continued)

      

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc./Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding BV,
7.38%, 5/01/21 (b)

     USD        617      $ 647,461   

Basell Finance Co. BV, 8.10%, 3/15/27 (b)(d)

       6,000        7,467,102   

CF Industries, Inc., 5.38%, 3/15/44

       2,500        2,117,335   

Chemours Co., 7.00%, 5/15/25 (b)

       434        264,740   

Huntsman International LLC:

      

4.88%, 11/15/20

       1,075        954,062   

5.13%, 11/15/22 (b)

       2,495        2,145,700   

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 8/01/23 (b)

       2,277        2,228,614   

Platform Specialty Products Corp. (b):

      

10.38%, 5/01/21

       165        153,863   

6.50%, 2/01/22

       1,372        1,077,020   

Solvay Finance America LLC, 3.40%, 12/03/20 (b)

       3,180        3,182,026   
      

 

 

 
                       22,026,548   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.5%

      

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 10/01/20

       1,003        927,775   

Aviation Capital Group Corp. (b):

      

7.13%, 10/15/20 (d)

       31,000        34,952,500   

6.75%, 4/06/21

       7,850        8,772,375   

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

       2,480        2,529,600   

United Rentals North America, Inc.:

      

7.38%, 5/15/20

       2,025        2,085,750   

7.63%, 4/15/22

       1,853        1,906,274   
      

 

 

 
                         51,174,274   

Communications Equipment — 0.3%

      

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC,
6.00%, 6/15/25 (b)

       2,242        2,180,345   

CommScope, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/24 (b)

       254        244,475   

Harris Corp., 5.05%, 4/27/45

       1,790        1,804,841   

Plantronics, Inc., 5.50%, 5/31/23 (b)

       423        426,172   
      

 

 

 
                       4,655,833   

Construction & Engineering — 0.3%

      

AECOM Co.:

      

5.75%, 10/15/22

       333        336,746   

5.88%, 10/15/24

       2,311        2,302,334   

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp., 7.00%, 2/01/19 (b)

       413        324,205   
Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Construction & Engineering (continued)

      

Safway Group Holding LLC/Safway Finance Corp., 7.00%, 5/15/18 (b)

     USD        568      $ 556,640   

Weekley Homes LLC/Weekley Finance Corp., 6.00%, 2/01/23

       825        771,375   
      

 

 

 
                       4,291,300   

Construction Materials — 0.6%

      

Allegion US Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/21

       1,907        1,983,280   

HD Supply, Inc.:

      

7.50%, 7/15/20

       2,905        3,021,200   

5.25%, 12/15/21 (b)

       3,278        3,372,243   
      

 

 

 
                       8,376,723   

Consumer Finance — 2.2%

      

Ally Financial, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 9/30/24

       590        598,112   

4.63%, 3/30/25

       136        132,260   

8.00%, 11/01/31

       5,795        6,519,375   

Capital One Bank USA NA, 3.38%, 2/15/23 (d)

       11,610          11,342,262   

Countrywide Financial Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/16 (d)

       8,069        8,184,032   

Discover Financial Services, 3.85%, 11/21/22

       3,252        3,320,048   

Experian Finance PLC, 2.38%, 6/15/17 (b)(d)

       2,550        2,546,379   
      

 

 

 
                       32,642,468   

Containers & Packaging — 0.6%

      

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA, 5.63%, 12/15/16 (b)

       904        892,700   

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. III, 6.25%, 2/01/21

       3,128        3,233,570   

Sealed Air Corp. (b):

      

6.50%, 12/01/20

       2,330        2,568,825   

5.13%, 12/01/24

       649        649,000   

5.50%, 9/15/25

       835        851,700   
      

 

 

 
                       8,195,795   

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%

      

Service Corp. International, 4.50%, 11/15/20

             4,382        4,475,118   

Diversified Financial Services — 10.2%

      

AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust:

      

4.63%, 10/30/20

       1,619        1,594,715   
 

 

                
4    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

      

AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust (continued):

      

4.63%, 7/01/22

     USD        518      $ 503,755   

Air Lease Corp., 3.75%, 2/01/22

       5,000        4,937,590   

Aircastle Ltd., 6.25%, 12/01/19

       3,937        4,153,535   

Bank of America Corp.:

      

3.75%, 7/12/16

       5,525        5,588,731   

5.00%, 5/13/21 (d)

       17,100        18,732,622   

5.70%, 1/24/22 (d)

       2,590        2,919,034   

Bank of America NA, 5.30%, 3/15/17 (d)

       13,440        13,930,426   

Barclays PLC, 4.38%, 9/11/24

       2,100        2,046,786   

Citigroup, Inc. (d):

      

4.45%, 1/10/17

       4,800        4,934,731   

6.68%, 9/13/43

       4,125        4,930,299   

Credit Agricole SA, 8.13% (a)(b)(e)

       5,000        4,997,000   

Deutsche Bank AG, 4.50%, 4/01/25

       3,985        3,548,495   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

      

8.00%, 12/15/16

       4,000        4,208,672   

5.88%, 8/02/21

       9,420        10,398,889   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

      

6.75%, 6/01/18

       1,700        1,840,034   

4.38%, 9/25/21

       2,260        2,296,705   

4.25%, 5/15/23

       1,681        1,634,193   

ING Bank NV, 5.00%, 6/09/21 (b)(d)

       8,000        9,012,472   

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 7.38%, 4/01/20 (b)

       1,705        1,423,675   

Leucadia National Corp., 5.50%, 10/18/23

       4,000        3,805,528   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 5.30%, 12/01/45 (b)

       1,120        1,136,453   

Moody’s Corp., 6.06%, 9/07/17

       20,000          20,563,720   

MSCI, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/25 (b)

       738        780,435   

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd., 5.50%, 7/15/22 (b)

       5,500        4,847,150   

Resparcs Funding LP I, 8.00% (e)(f)(g)

       4,000        919,760   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.:

      

8.50%, 5/15/18

       176        169,840   

9.00%, 4/15/19

       370        356,125   

7.88%, 8/15/19

       2,480        2,573,000   

9.88%, 8/15/19

       147        143,692   

5.75%, 10/15/20

       2,866        2,869,582   

6.88%, 2/15/21

       105        108,675   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC:

      

6.10%, 6/10/23

       2,500        2,662,770   
Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

      

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (continued):

      

5.13%, 5/28/24

     USD        5,250      $ 5,270,475   
      

 

 

 
                         149,839,564   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.2%

  

 

AT&T, Inc.:

      

6.30%, 1/15/38 (d)

       12,000        12,865,212   

4.30%, 12/15/42

       265        218,658   

4.35%, 6/15/45

       367        305,325   

CenturyLink, Inc.:

      

6.45%, 6/15/21

       679        661,604   

Series V, 5.63%, 4/01/20

       981        962,606   

Frontier Communications Corp.:

      

6.25%, 9/15/21

       980        825,650   

7.13%, 1/15/23

       55        45,787   

7.63%, 4/15/24

       1,609        1,343,515   

6.88%, 1/15/25

       587        466,665   

11.00%, 9/15/25 (b)

       514        495,367   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

      

5.38%, 8/15/22

       2,250        2,283,750   

5.13%, 5/01/23

       1,183        1,188,915   

5.38%, 1/15/24 (b)

       754        761,540   

5.38%, 5/01/25

       2,455        2,470,344   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 3.19%, 4/27/18

       6,550        6,663,525   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (d):

      

5.15%, 9/15/23

       8,775        9,707,782   

6.40%, 9/15/33

       9,475        10,706,163   

7.35%, 4/01/39

       7,825        9,699,620   

6.55%, 9/15/43

       13,225        15,439,606   
      

 

 

 
                       77,111,634   

Electric Utilities — 3.9%

      

CMS Energy Corp., 5.05%, 3/15/22

       9,900        10,989,564   

Duke Energy Corp., 3.55%, 9/15/21 (d)

       3,650        3,771,242   

Great Plains Energy, Inc., 5.29%, 6/15/22 (h)

       5,550        6,199,922   

Midland Cogeneration Venture LP,
5.25%, 3/15/25 (b)

       4,552        4,719,108   

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.80%, 1/15/19 (d)

       3,075        3,443,582   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC (d):

      

4.10%, 6/01/22

       4,150        4,418,484   

5.30%, 6/01/42

       2,750        3,001,380   

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.00%, 10/30/31 (d)

       12,000        15,180,852   

Puget Energy, Inc.:

      

6.00%, 9/01/21

       275        314,352   

5.63%, 7/15/22

       5,550        6,228,821   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    5


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

      

Texas Competitive Electric
Holdings Co. LLC: (f)(g):

      

10.50%, 11/01/16

     USD        91      $ 4,550   

Series A, 10.25%, 11/01/15

       137        7,364   
      

 

 

 
                         58,279,221   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%

  

 

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.:

      

6.00%, 8/15/22

       1,380        1,450,725   

5.00%, 9/01/23

       306        309,060   

5.50%, 12/01/24

       2,458        2,557,844   

Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18

       2,600        2,827,500   

Sanmina Corp., 4.38%, 6/01/19 (b)

       1,415        1,422,075   
      

 

 

 
                       8,567,204   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%

  

 

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.:

      

5.75%, 2/15/21

       293        234,400   

6.75%, 8/01/22

       375        307,500   

GrafTech International Ltd., 6.38%, 11/15/20

       890        507,300   

Halliburton Co., 5.00%, 11/15/45

       6,615        5,898,536   

Peabody Energy Corp., 6.00%, 11/15/18

       2,120        180,200   

Transocean, Inc., 6.00%, 3/15/18 (d)

       540        427,950   
      

 

 

 
                       7,555,886   

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%

  

 

CVS Health Corp.:

      

4.75%, 12/01/22 (b)

       289        315,567   

5.00%, 12/01/24 (b)

       183        201,675   

5.13%, 7/20/45 (d)

       3,879        4,167,896   

Dollar Tree Inc. (b):

      

5.25%, 3/01/20

       335        351,750   

5.75%, 3/01/23

       4,623        4,871,486   

H.J. Heinz Finance Co., 7.13%, 8/01/39 (b)

       4,415        5,404,406   

Rite Aid Corp.:

      

6.75%, 6/15/21

       541        572,108   

6.13%, 4/01/23 (b)

       2,974        3,137,570   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 5.25%, 9/01/35 (d)

       5,150        6,008,531   
      

 

 

 
                       25,030,989   

Food Products — 1.3%

  

 

Barry Callebaut Services NV, 5.50%, 6/15/23 (b)

       835        860,050   

Kellogg Co., Series B, 7.45%, 4/01/31 (d)

       3,425        4,244,507   
Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Food Products (continued)

      

Kraft Foods, Inc.:

      

6.50%, 8/11/17 (d)

     USD        4,450      $ 4,773,813   

6.13%, 8/23/18

       4,840        5,339,352   

Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp.,
5.88%, 1/15/24 (b)

       191        197,685   

Post Holdings, Inc. (b):

      

7.75%, 3/15/24

       1,502        1,599,630   

8.00%, 7/15/25

       743        798,725   

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 5.88%, 8/01/21 (b)

       715        725,725   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/24 (b)

       431        443,391   
      

 

 

 
                         18,982,878   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.6%

  

 

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

       2,065        1,734,600   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC (b):

      

4.88%, 4/15/20

       517        495,028   

5.75%, 8/01/22

       1,370        1,308,350   

5.63%, 10/15/23

       1,099        1,030,312   

Medtronic, Inc., 4.63%, 3/15/45 (d)

       4,565        4,788,201   
      

 

 

 
                       9,356,491   

Health Care Providers & Services — 4.1%

  

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.13%, 7/01/22

       435        402,375   

Amsurg Corp., 5.63%, 7/15/22

       1,856        1,862,960   

Centene Escrow Corp. (b)(i):

      

5.63%, 2/15/21

       875        890,313   

6.13%, 2/15/24

       645        662,738   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 8/15/18

       1,620        1,628,100   

6.88%, 2/01/22

       1,111        1,005,455   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 7/15/24

       1,990        2,001,194   

5.00%, 5/01/25

       1,871        1,840,596   

HCA, Inc.:

      

3.75%, 3/15/19

       4,364        4,396,730   

6.50%, 2/15/20

       10,421        11,489,152   

7.50%, 2/15/22

       2,214        2,457,540   

5.88%, 3/15/22

       340        364,650   

4.75%, 5/01/23

       676        677,690   

5.88%, 2/15/26

       1,297        1,322,940   

HealthSouth Corp.:

      

5.13%, 3/15/23

       512        496,640   

5.75%, 11/01/24

       732        722,550   

Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/22 (b)

       805        833,175   
 

 

                
6    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

  

 

MEDNAX, Inc., 5.25%, 12/01/23 (b)

     USD        587      $ 601,675   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

      

6.25%, 11/01/18

       736        778,320   

4.75%, 6/01/20

       1,450        1,460,875   

6.00%, 10/01/20

       3,645        3,854,588   

4.50%, 4/01/21

       73        71,540   

4.38%, 10/01/21

       961        947,786   

8.13%, 4/01/22

       4,907        4,919,267   

6.75%, 6/15/23

       1,758        1,626,150   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 6.88%, 2/15/38 (d)

       10,000        13,268,670   
      

 

 

 
                         60,583,669   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%

  

 

ESH Hospitality, Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/25 (b)

       513        494,081   

Jarden Corp., 5.00%, 11/15/23 (b)

       398        408,945   

MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23

       1,374        1,369,706   

New Red Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 4/01/22 (b)

       2,215        2,311,906   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 6.38%, 8/01/21

       1,586        1,681,160   

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.,
5.00%, 4/15/23

       407        405,474   

Sabre GLBL, Inc. (b):

      

5.38%, 4/15/23

       594        596,970   

5.25%, 11/15/23

       294        291,060   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/21 (b)

       1,718        1,749,439   
      

 

 

 
                       9,308,741   

Household Durables — 0.9%

  

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.63%, 4/15/18

       1,960        1,996,750   

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp., 6.13%, 7/01/22 (b)

       1,647        1,445,243   

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
7.25%, 10/15/20 (b)

       398        319,395   

KB Home, 7.25%, 6/15/18

       1,990        2,087,013   

Shea Homes LP / Shea Homes Funding Corp. (b):

      

5.88%, 4/01/23

       910        910,000   

6.13%, 4/01/25

       920        919,650   

Standard Pacific Corp., 8.38%, 1/15/21

       3,015        3,444,637   

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/21 (b)

       767        720,980   
Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Household Durables (continued)

  

 

TRI Pointe Holdings, Inc.:

      

4.38%, 6/15/19

     USD        920      $ 892,400   

5.88%, 6/15/24

       625        606,250   
      

 

 

 
                       13,342,318   

Household Products — 0.2%

      

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

      

6.38%, 11/15/20

       810        854,550   

6.63%, 11/15/22

       1,110        1,182,150   

5.75%, 7/15/25 (b)

       1,002        1,027,050   
      

 

 

 
                       3,063,750   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.7%

  

 

Calpine Corp.:

      

6.00%, 1/15/22 (b)

       1,548        1,607,985   

5.38%, 1/15/23

       2,109        1,919,190   

5.88%, 1/15/24 (b)

       823        843,575   

5.50%, 2/01/24

       1,749        1,530,375   

5.75%, 1/15/25

       1,064        956,270   

Dynegy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/01/19

       1,945        1,876,925   

NRG Energy, Inc.:

      

6.25%, 7/15/22

       567        467,775   

6.25%, 5/01/24

       218        173,855   

QEP Resources, Inc., 5.38%, 10/01/22

       1,927        1,310,360   
      

 

 

 
                       10,686,310   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.7%

  

 

General Electric Co., Series D, 5.00% (a)(e)

             10,777        11,073,367   

Insurance — 4.9%

  

 

American International Group, Inc.,
6.40%, 12/15/20 (d)

       8,710        10,151,575   

Aon Corp., 5.00%, 9/30/20 (d)

       7,700        8,507,345   

Aon PLC, 4.25%, 12/12/42 (d)

       6,500        6,038,078   

Forethought Financial Group, Inc.,
8.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

       3,400        3,914,039   

Manulife Financial Corp., 4.90%, 9/17/20 (d)

       10,425        11,504,123   

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
6.06%, 3/30/40 (b)(d)

       12,000        14,506,512   

Principal Financial Group, Inc., 8.88%, 5/15/19

       2,825        3,368,736   

Prudential Financial, Inc., 6.63%, 12/01/37 (d)

       10,000        12,158,040   

Trader Corp., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (b)

       1,455        1,505,925   
      

 

 

 
                         71,654,373   

Internet Software & Services — 0.1%

  

 

Equinix, Inc., 5.88%, 1/15/26

       1,061        1,098,135   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    7


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Internet Software & Services (continued)

      

Netflix, Inc., 5.50%, 2/15/22 (b)

     USD        563      $ 579,890   
      

 

 

 
                       1,678,025   

IT Services — 1.2%

      

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc., 11.00%, 3/15/21 (b)

       1,755        1,386,450   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25

       1,935        2,019,416   

First Data Corp. (b):

      

6.75%, 11/01/20

       1,768        1,863,030   

5.38%, 8/15/23

       1,854        1,891,080   

7.00%, 12/01/23

       5,975        6,019,813   

5.00%, 1/15/24

       4,119        4,119,000   

5.75%, 1/15/24

       410        406,925   
      

 

 

 
                       17,705,714   

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.9%

      

Life Technologies Corp., 6.00%, 3/01/20 (d)

             12,000        13,462,776   

Media — 7.6%

      

21st Century Fox America, Inc., 6.15%, 3/01/37 (d)

       9,575        10,199,721   

A&E Television Networks LLC, 3.11%, 8/22/19

       5,000        5,017,000   

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

       1,313        1,290,022   

Altice SA (b):

      

7.75%, 5/15/22

       2,425        2,261,312   

7.63%, 2/15/25

       1,515        1,348,350   

Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/23 (b)

       2,919        2,933,595   

AMC Networks, Inc.:

      

7.75%, 7/15/21

       1,330        1,409,800   

4.75%, 12/15/22

       685        681,575   

CCO Safari II LLC (b):

      

4.91%, 7/23/25

       5,000        5,004,955   

6.38%, 10/23/35

       479        481,273   

6.48%, 10/23/45

       4,584        4,614,887   

6.83%, 10/23/55

       3,540        3,524,449   

CCOH Safari LLC, 5.75%, 2/15/26 (b)

       2,539        2,524,705   

Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.13%, 12/15/22

       349        350,745   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/22

       10,205        9,352,404   

Cox Communications, Inc., 8.38%, 3/01/39 (b)(d)

       5,000        5,406,895   

CSC Holdings LLC, 8.63%, 2/15/19

       4,005        4,265,325   
Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

      

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.00%, 3/01/21 (d)

     USD        8,575      $ 9,330,012   

DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/24

       2,462        2,194,257   

Gray Television, Inc., 7.50%, 10/01/20

       543        559,969   

Grupo Televisa SAB, 5.00%, 5/13/45 (d)

       3,345        2,823,558   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 5.50%, 8/01/23

       2,909        2,319,927   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/23

       6,025        5,833,140   

Lamar Media Corp., 5.75%, 2/01/26 (b)

       224        230,720   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 7.00%, 9/01/20 (b)

       463        486,150   

NAI Entertainment Holdings/NAI Entertainment Holdings Finance Corp., 5.00%, 8/01/18 (b)

       1,471        1,472,839   

Neptune Finco Corp., 6.63%, 10/15/25 (b)

       1,436        1,489,850   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/22 (b)

       475        479,156   

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

       8,520        8,392,200   

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.:

      

5.25%, 2/15/22

       249        254,603   

5.63%, 2/15/24

       122        124,745   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/20 (b)

       2,300        2,334,500   

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55%, 5/01/37 (d)

       3,519        3,512,785   

Tribune Media Co., 5.88%, 7/15/22 (b)

       1,403        1,399,492   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH, 5.50%, 1/15/23 (b)

       1,000        1,045,580   

Univision Communications, Inc. (b):

      

5.13%, 5/15/23

       5,293        5,134,210   

5.13%, 2/15/25

       999        946,553   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.38%, 4/15/21 (b)

       1,255        1,282,829   
      

 

 

 
                       112,314,088   

Metals & Mining — 1.5%

      

Alcoa, Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/24

       1,903        1,560,460   

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, 5.13%, 8/01/22

       5,000        4,025,000   

ArcelorMittal, 6.13%, 6/01/18

       2,575        2,343,250   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Metals & Mining (continued)

      

Commercial Metals Co., 4.88%, 5/15/23

     USD        2,194      $ 1,823,762   

Constellium NV:

      

4.63%, 5/15/21

     EUR        490        440,578   

5.75%, 5/15/24 (b)

     USD        1,728        1,296,000   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (b):

      

7.00%, 2/15/21

       303        137,108   

7.25%, 5/15/22

       912        410,400   

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20

       2,983        2,711,249   

Southern Copper Corp., 5.88%, 4/23/45

       3,870        2,972,079   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 10/01/21

       1,105        1,030,412   

6.38%, 8/15/22

       1,430        1,383,525   

5.25%, 4/15/23

       309        280,418   

5.50%, 10/01/24

       240        216,600   

Wise Metals Group LLC/Wise Alloys Finance Corp., 8.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

       2,057        1,722,737   
      

 

 

 
                         22,353,578   

Multi-Utilities — 1.4%

      

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (d):

      

5.95%, 2/01/17

       9,000        9,362,808   

6.50%, 5/01/18

       9,675        10,592,645   
      

 

 

 
                       19,955,453   

Multiline Retail — 0.2%

      

Dufry Finance SCA, 5.50%, 10/15/20 (b)

             3,460        3,563,800   

Offshore Drilling & Other Services — 0.1%

      

Sensata Technologies BV (b):

      

5.63%, 11/01/24

       695        708,900   

5.00%, 10/01/25

       1,418        1,364,825   
      

 

 

 
                       2,073,725   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 12.5%

      

Access Midstream Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp.:

      

6.13%, 7/15/22

       1,668        1,360,052   

4.88%, 5/15/23

       343        260,630   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.38%, 9/15/17

       75        75,755   

Antero Resources Corp., 5.38%, 11/01/21

       228        193,230   

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.:

      

6.75%, 4/15/21

       672        263,760   

5.75%, 2/01/23

       1,245        448,200   

California Resources Corp., 8.00%, 12/15/22 (b)

       5,604        2,227,590   
Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

      

Concho Resources, Inc.:

      

5.50%, 10/01/22

     USD        106      $ 95,400   

5.50%, 4/01/23

       1,079        978,642   

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

       4,876        3,151,115   

Continental Resources, Inc.:

      

5.00%, 9/15/22

       7,000        4,917,500   

4.50%, 4/15/23

       469        321,866   

Denbury Resources, Inc., 5.50%, 5/01/22

       443        155,050   

El Paso LLC:

      

7.80%, 8/01/31

       197        188,836   

7.75%, 1/15/32

       4,586        4,305,557   

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 8.63%, 1/15/22

       2,345        2,553,628   

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, 6.50%, 4/01/20

       5,075        5,179,682   

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 9.88%, 3/01/19 (d)

       6,000        6,646,890   

Energy Transfer Equity LP:

      

7.50%, 10/15/20

       938        825,440   

5.88%, 1/15/24

       2,638        2,057,640   

Energy Transfer Partners LP:

      

5.20%, 2/01/22

       10,200        9,138,272   

6.13%, 12/15/45

       3,579        2,821,333   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

      

4.90%, 5/15/46

       5,375        4,463,862   

Series N, 6.50%, 1/31/19 (d)

       12,000          12,943,740   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 9.38%, 5/01/20

       3,027        1,286,475   

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., 5.00%, 12/01/24 (b)

       3,666        2,831,985   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP:

      

6.85%, 2/15/20 (d)

       12,000        12,286,884   

4.25%, 9/01/24

       2,170        1,848,864   

5.40%, 9/01/44

       3,615        2,713,593   

Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 7.38%, 5/01/22

       106        78,705   

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 12.00%, 12/15/20 (b)

       298        105,790   

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.50%, 3/01/16 (d)

       4,600        4,606,136   

MEG Energy Corp. (b):

      

6.50%, 3/15/21

       3,839        2,178,633   

7.00%, 3/31/24

       3,533        1,845,993   

Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC, 6.70%, 9/15/19 (b)

       3,500        2,520,000   

MPLX LP, 4.88%, 6/01/25 (b)

       583        455,351   

Nexen Energy ULC, 6.40%, 5/15/37 (d)

       4,615        5,328,442   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    9


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Corporate Bonds          

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

      

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 9.63%, 6/01/19 (b)

     USD        902      $ 843,370   

Noble Energy, Inc.:

      

5.63%, 5/01/21

       1,784        1,784,000   

5.05%, 11/15/44

       3,500        2,526,072   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.50%, 11/01/21

       371        222,600   

ONEOK Partners LP, 8.63%, 3/01/19 (d)

       10,000          10,715,030   

PDC Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/22

       1,225        1,163,750   

Petroleos Mexicanos (d):

      

3.50%, 1/30/23

       5,000        4,262,500   

4.88%, 1/18/24

       2,000        1,808,880   

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, 7.38%, 12/15/18 (b)

       3,980        2,726,300   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.88%, 5/01/18

       1,665        1,734,505   

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.:

      

4.70%, 6/15/44

       1,498        1,012,999   

4.90%, 2/15/45

       2,102        1,465,033   

Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/22

       32        24,960   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.88%, 4/15/40 (b)

       580        440,800   

RSP Permian, Inc., 6.63%, 10/01/22

       789        702,210   

Ruby Pipeline LLC, 6.00%, 4/01/22 (b)

       10,000        10,639,580   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC:

      

5.63%, 4/15/23

       7,393        6,487,357   

5.75%, 5/15/24

       2,575        2,259,562   

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

       5,965        6,158,862   

Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.13%, 1/15/23

       1,141        456,400   

SM Energy Co., 6.50%, 1/01/23

       322        185,955   

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.88%, 2/01/21

       1,265        1,094,225   

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/22 (b)

       1,519        1,382,290   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 4.88%, 1/15/26

       4,485        4,529,599   

Western Gas Partners LP, 5.38%, 6/01/21

       5,125        4,784,444   

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/19

       1,672        1,085,755   

Williams Cos., Inc.:

      

3.70%, 1/15/23

       5,283        3,450,037   
Corporate Bonds         

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

     

Williams Cos., Inc. (continued):

     

4.55%, 6/24/24

    USD        1,253      $ 821,256   

8.75%, 3/15/32

      2,478        1,742,862   

5.75%, 6/24/44

      685        384,673   

Williams Partners LP, 5.10%, 9/15/45

      5,075        3,287,306   
     

 

 

 
                        183,843,693   

Paper & Forest Products — 2.1%

     

International Paper Co. (d):

     

7.50%, 8/15/21

      9,675        11,596,910   

8.70%, 6/15/38

      4,000        5,193,404   

7.30%, 11/15/39

      10,000        11,541,810   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 7.50%, 6/01/20

      2,130        2,193,900   
     

 

 

 
                      30,526,024   

Pharmaceuticals — 4.0%

     

AbbVie, Inc. (d):

     

2.90%, 11/06/22

      5,675        5,576,431   

4.70%, 5/14/45

      3,255        3,193,568   

Actavis Funding SCS:

     

3.45%, 3/15/22

      7,335        7,443,199   

3.85%, 6/15/24

      6,000        6,110,724   

4.75%, 3/15/45

      1,450        1,449,916   

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. (b):

     

7.75%, 1/15/22

      499        520,831   

6.00%, 7/15/23

      1,514        1,521,570   

6.00%, 2/01/25

      1,601        1,581,180   

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (b):

     

4.38%, 2/01/19

      2,924        3,083,887   

5.00%, 12/15/21

      1,631        1,787,850   

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd., 5.25%, 4/01/22

      1,613        1,637,356   

Merck & Co., Inc., 6.50%, 12/01/33 (d)

      6,420        8,349,415   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (b):

     

6.75%, 8/15/18

      6,955        6,924,572   

5.38%, 3/15/20

      1,668        1,573,132   

7.00%, 10/01/20

      382        376,270   

6.38%, 10/15/20

      3,180        3,052,800   

7.50%, 7/15/21

      273        270,782   

5.63%, 12/01/21

      1,737        1,580,670   

5.50%, 3/01/23

      979        863,968   

5.88%, 5/15/23

      2,320        2,076,400   

6.13%, 4/15/25

      476        427,805   
     

 

 

 
                      59,402,326   
 

 

                
10    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Corporate Bonds  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Professional Services — 0.4%

     

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 3.25%, 12/01/17

    USD        5,750      $ 5,805,229   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.6%

     

American Tower Corp.:

     

4.50%, 1/15/18

      6,500        6,779,805   

5.05%, 9/01/20

      500        537,391   

5.90%, 11/01/21 (d)

      3,770        4,273,506   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 6.10%, 3/15/20 (d)

      10,000        11,504,390   

DDR Corp.:

     

4.75%, 4/15/18

      2,140        2,244,518   

7.88%, 9/01/20

      2,650        3,210,096   

ERP Operating LP, 5.75%, 6/15/17 (d)

      10,000        10,551,770   

Felcor Lodging LP, 5.63%, 3/01/23

      999        997,751   

HCP, Inc., 5.38%, 2/01/21 (d)

      3,450        3,800,127   

Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 3.75%, 10/15/23 (d)

      3,600        3,534,786   

iStar Financial, Inc., 4.00%, 11/01/17

      825        777,562   

UDR, Inc., 4.25%, 6/01/18 (d)

      5,225        5,485,942   
     

 

 

 
                      53,697,644   

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%

  

 

Lennar Corp.:

     

4.75%, 11/15/22

      1,805        1,759,875   

4.88%, 12/15/23

      816        799,680   

Northwest Florida Timber Finance LLC, 4.75%, 3/04/29 (b)(d)

      4,485        4,007,881   

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp. (b):

     

4.50%, 4/15/19

      803        815,045   

5.25%, 12/01/21 (d)

      344        350,450   
     

 

 

 
                      7,732,931   

Road & Rail — 1.1%

  

 

Hertz Corp.:

     

4.25%, 4/01/18

      983        978,085   

6.75%, 4/15/19

      1,167        1,167,000   

5.88%, 10/15/20

      925        910,662   

7.38%, 1/15/21

      310        313,875   

Norfolk Southern Corp., 6.00%, 3/15/05 (d)

      12,700        13,610,844   
     

 

 

 
                        16,980,466   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

  

 

Micron Technology, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/24 (b)

      885        719,063   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (b):

     

4.13%, 6/15/20

      1,154        1,148,230   
Corporate Bonds  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

  

 

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (b) (continued):

     

5.75%, 2/15/21

    USD        1,655      $ 1,712,925   

4.63%, 6/15/22

      490        476,525   
     

 

 

 
                      4,056,743   

Software — 0.5%

  

 

Infor US, Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/22 (b)

      2,425        2,115,813   

Informatica LLC, 7.13%, 7/15/23 (b)

      477        426,915   

Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.38%, 8/15/20 (b)

      4,435        4,435,000   
     

 

 

 
                      6,977,728   

Specialty Retail — 1.3%

  

 

AutoNation, Inc., 6.75%, 4/15/18

      6,125        6,650,231   

L Brands, Inc.:

     

7.00%, 5/01/20

      3,050        3,423,625   

6.88%, 11/01/35 (b)

      1,514        1,565,097   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., 5.38%, 12/01/24

      2,351        2,280,470   

VF Corp., 5.95%, 11/01/17 (d)

      5,000        5,369,130   
     

 

 

 
                      19,288,553   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%

  

 

Levi Strauss & Co., 5.00%, 5/01/25

      699        681,525   

Springs Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 6/01/21

      1,674        1,648,890   

William Carter Co., 5.25%, 8/15/21

      1,406        1,448,180   
     

 

 

 
                      3,778,595   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

  

 

Radian Group, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/20

            1,475        1,349,625   

Tobacco — 2.4%

     

Altria Group, Inc., 10.20%, 2/06/39 (d)

      13,392        22,334,521   

Reynolds American, Inc.:

     

3.50%, 8/04/16

      8,375        8,457,904   

3.25%, 11/01/22

      970        981,730   

4.85%, 9/15/23

      1,120        1,222,472   

5.85%, 8/15/45

      2,335        2,589,777   
     

 

 

 
                        35,586,404   

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%

  

 

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1 (b):

     

Class A, 5.25%, 5/30/25

      2,467        2,509,800   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    11


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

  

 

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1 (b) (continued):

      

Class B, 6.13%, 11/30/21

     USD        2,805      $ 2,833,403   
      

 

 

 
                       5,343,203   

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.9%

      

CEVA Group PLC, 4.00%, 5/01/18 (b)

       1,800        1,512,000   

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp., 4.88%, 7/11/22 (b)

       10,500        11,149,288   
      

 

 

 
                       12,661,288   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.4%

  

   

America Movil SAB de CV (d):

      

2.38%, 9/08/16

       12,495        12,526,088   

3.13%, 7/16/22

       1,275        1,268,514   

American Tower Corp., 4.00%, 6/01/25

       4,225        4,180,185   

Crown Castle International Corp.,
5.25%, 1/15/23

       1,380        1,469,700   

Crown Castle Towers LLC (b):

      

5.50%, 1/15/17

       4,000        4,068,202   

4.17%, 8/15/17

       3,000        3,059,784   

6.11%, 1/15/40

       4,555        5,006,428   

Digicel Group Ltd., 7.13%, 4/01/22 (b)

       370        275,835   

Digicel Ltd., 6.00%, 4/15/21 (b)

       1,285        1,119,556   

SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/22

       1,445        1,445,000   

SBA Tower Trust, 5.10%, 4/15/42 (b)

       13,975        14,179,918   

Sprint Communications, Inc. (b):

      

9.00%, 11/15/18

       5,290        5,395,800   

7.00%, 3/01/20

       1,263        1,212,480   

Sprint Corp.:

      

7.88%, 9/15/23

       1,515        1,079,438   

7.13%, 6/15/24

       1,755        1,184,625   

T-Mobile USA, Inc.:

      

6.63%, 4/28/21

       2,680        2,770,450   

6.73%, 4/28/22

       2,495        2,560,494   

6.84%, 4/28/23

       645        664,350   

6.50%, 1/15/26

       1,943        1,943,000   
      

 

 

 
                       65,409,847   
Total Corporate Bonds — 106.3%                        1,567,906,907   
Foreign Agency Obligations    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Brazilian Government International Bond, 5.00%, 1/27/45

     USD        4,525      $ 3,110,937   

Indonesia Government International Bond, 5.88%, 1/15/24 (b)

       4,400        4,821,296   

Mexico Government International Bond,
4.75%, 3/08/44

             2,300        2,081,500   
Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.7%                      10,013,733   
      
                          
Municipal Bonds                      

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding ARB, O’Hare International Airport, General 3rd Lien, Build America Bonds, Series B,
6.85%, 1/01/38

       5,000        5,642,250   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build America Bonds, Series B-1,
6.55%, 11/15/31

             10,000          13,042,500   
Total Municipal Bonds — 1.3%                      18,684,750   
      
                          
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities                      

Agency Obligations — 0.3%

      

Fannie Mae, 0.00%, 10/09/19 (d)(k)

             3,945        3,708,359   
      
                          
U.S. Treasury Obligations                      

U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.88%, 8/15/45

       400,000        408,813   

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.75%, 12/31/20

             11,600,000        11,828,833   
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.8%                      12,237,646   
      
                          
Preferred Securities                   

Capital Trusts

                        

Banks — 3.8%

      

BNP Paribas SA (a)(b)(e):

      

7.20% (d)

       5,000        5,625,000   

7.38%

       4,535        4,449,969   

Capital One Financial Corp., Series E,
5.55% (a)(e)

       10,000        9,943,750   

Credit Agricole SA, 8.38% (a)(b)(e)

       5,000        5,560,275   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Capital Trusts    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Banks (continued)

      

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% (a)(b)(e)

     USD        3,250      $ 3,336,385   

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.18% (a)(b)(e)

       11,835        17,604,562   

Nordea Bank AB, 6.13% (a)(b)(e)

       5,540        5,264,773   

Wells Fargo & Co. (a)(e):

      

Series K, 7.98%

       809        845,405   

Series S, 5.90%

       281        283,459   

Series U, 5.88%

       2,655        2,798,635   
      

 

 

 
                       55,712,213   

Capital Markets — 2.1%

      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 7.52%, 6/01/66 (a)

       3,000        2,911,500   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series L, 5.70% (a)(e)

       2,950        2,909,438   

Morgan Stanley (a)(e):

      

Series H, 5.45%

       2,200        2,123,000   

Series J, 5.55%

       6,530        6,460,619   

State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.51%, 6/01/77 (a)

       17,845        14,017,247   

State Street Corp., Series F, 5.25% (a)(e)

       1,855        1,864,275   
      

 

 

 
                         30,286,079   

Consumer Finance — 0.3%

      

American Express Co., Series C, 4.90% (a)(e)

             4,510        4,205,575   

Diversified Financial Services — 4.0%

      

Bank of America Corp. (a)(e):

      

Series AA, 6.10%

       6,630        6,740,721   

Series K, 8.00%

       2,420        2,443,426   

Series U, 5.20%

       5,785        5,408,975   

Barclays PLC, 6.63% (a)(e)

       4,885        4,752,382   

Citigroup, Inc. (a)(e):

      

5.90%

       2,210        2,176,850   

Series D, 5.95%

       7,000        6,792,100   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

      

6.75% (a)(e)

       7,775        8,416,437   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (a)(e):

      

Series 1, 7.90%

       3,650        3,684,219   

Series Q, 5.15%

       4,000        3,810,400   

Series R, 6.00% (d)

       14,130        14,103,506   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 8.00% (a)(e)

       970        995,463   
      

 

 

 
                       59,324,479   

Electric Utilities — 0.4%

      

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Series A,
6.70%, 3/30/67 (a)

             8,300        6,391,000   
Capital Trusts    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Insurance — 6.4%

      

ACE Capital Trust II, 9.70%, 4/01/30 (d)

     USD        7,000      $ 9,961,000   

Allstate Corp, 6.50%, 5/15/57 (a)

       10,400        11,289,200   

American International Group, Inc.,
8.18%, 5/15/58 (a)

       3,755        4,886,194   

AXA SA, 6.38% (a)(b)(e)

       4,900        5,218,500   

Bank One Capital III, 8.75%, 9/01/30 (d)

       2,000        2,954,430   

Chubb Corp., 6.38%, 4/15/37 (a)(d)

       7,400        6,930,100   

Equitable of Iowa Cos. Capital Trust II, Series B, 8.42%, 4/01/27

       5,000        6,020,730   

Farmers Exchange Capital II, 6.15%, 11/01/53 (a)(b)

       4,890        5,392,227   

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Capital LP II, 7.15%, 5/16/46 (a)(b)

       500        500,000   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.,
8.13%, 6/15/38 (a)

       5,050        5,441,375   

MetLife, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/36 (d)

       9,775        10,263,750   

Principal Financial Group, Inc., 4.70%, 5/15/55 (a)

       5,000        4,939,015   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.,
3.18%, 12/15/65 (a)

       12,000        9,530,400   

Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.85% (a)(b)(e)

       4,450        4,483,375   

ZFS Finance USA Trust II, 6.45%, 12/15/65 (a)(b)(d)

       6,800        6,808,500   
      

 

 

 
                         94,618,796   

Multi-Utilities — 0.2%

      

Dominion Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 6/30/66 (a)

             4,400        3,679,500   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.2%

      

Enterprise Products Operating LLC (a):

      

7.00%, 6/01/67

       2,500        2,000,000   

Series A, 8.38%, 8/01/66 (a)

       9,325        7,460,000   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 6.35%, 5/15/67 (a)

       9,400        6,274,500   

TransCanada Trust, 5.63%, 5/20/75 (a)

       2,755        2,472,612   
      

 

 

 
                       18,207,112   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%

      

Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust,
12.00% (b)(e)

             7,000        8,750,000   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    13


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Capital Trusts           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Road & Rail — 0.5%

  

 

BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.61%, 12/15/55 (a)

     USD        6,125      $ 6,829,375   
Total Capital Trust — 19.5%                  288,004,129   
      
                          
Preferred Stocks           Shares         

Banks — 1.0%

      

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85% (a)(e)

             550,500        14,230,425   

Capital Markets — 0.7%

      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
Series J, 5.50% (a)(e)

       162,450        4,056,376   

SCE Trust III, 5.75% (a)(e)

       31,650        842,207   

State Street Corp., Series D, 5.90% (a)(e)

       220,495        5,931,315   
      

 

 

 
                       10,829,898   

Consumer Finance — 0.0%

  

 

Ally Financial, Inc., Series A, 8.50% (a)(e)

             10,220        257,544   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%

  

 

Citigroup, Inc., Series K, 6.88% (a)(e)

             488,320        13,414,150   

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

  

 

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 5.25%

             90,000        2,324,700   

Machinery — 0.1%

  

 

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 6.25% (j)

             11,107        1,178,231   

Media — 0.4%

      

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25% (b)(e)

             5,600,000        5,936,000   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

  

 

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., 5.45%

       75,000        1,989,000   
Preferred Stocks           
Shares
    Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

  

 

Vornado Realty Trust, Series K, 5.70% (e)

       50,000      $ 1,272,500   
      

 

 

 
        3,261,500   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

      

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08% (b)

         15        18,233,119   
Total Preferred Stocks — 4.7%        69,665,567   
      
                      
Trust Preferreds — 0.5%                    

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

  

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40

         7,504        7,509,882   
Total Preferred Securities — 23.5%        365,179,578   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $2,068,281,459) — 140.6%
                 2,074,397,317   
      
                      
Short-Term Securities — 0.9%                    

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.32% (l)(m)

         13,184,631        13,184,631   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $13,184,631) — 0.9%
        13,184,631   
Options Purchased
(Cost — $1,708,392) — 0.1%
            887,845   
Total Investments
(Cost — $2,083,174,482
*) — 141.6%
      2,088,469,793   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (41.6)%

      (613,599,241
      

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%     $   1,474,870,552   
      

 

 

 

 

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

 

Tax cost

  $ 2,083,851,476   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 91,690,731   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (87,072,414
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 4,618,317   
 

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   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.

 

(c)   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.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

 

(d)   All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(e)   Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

 

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

 

(g)   Non-income producing security.

 

(h)   Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

 

(i)   When-issued security.

 

(j)   Convertible security.

 

(k)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(l)   During the period ended January 31, 2016, 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 October 31,
2015
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at January 31,
2016
       Net Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds,TempFund, Institutional Class

       610,104           12,574,527           13,184,631         $ 7,451   

 

(m)   Current yield as of period end.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds      MSCI    Morgan Stanley Capital International    S&P    Standard and Poor’s
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation      OTC    Over-the-Counter    EUR    Euro
FKA    Formerly Known As      RB    Revenue Bonds    USD    U.S. Dollar
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate              

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Counterparty    Interest
Rate
     Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date1
   Face Value      Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
     Type of
Underlying
Collateral
   Remaining
Contractual
Maturity of
the Agreements

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     0.19      3/05/15       Open    $ 3,570,225       $ 3,576,481       U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      6,863,500         6,868,219       Capital Trusts    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      10,770,000         10,777,404       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      8,268,750         8,274,435       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      4,905,625         4,908,998       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      4,499,250         4,502,343       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      710,625         711,114       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      5,906,250         5,910,311       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      1,184,375         1,185,189       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    15


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

Counterparty    Interest
Rate
     Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date1
   Face Value      Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
     Type of
Underlying
Collateral
   Remaining
Contractual
Maturity of
the Agreements

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open    $ 2,514,500       $ 2,516,229       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      4,867,413         4,870,759       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      4,691,813         4,695,038       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55      12/17/15       Open      2,768,500         2,770,403       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.60      12/17/15       Open      9,843,750         9,851,133       Capital Trusts    Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.60      12/17/15       Open      11,820,000         11,828,865       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.50      12/17/15       Open      2,720,000         2,721,700       Capital Trusts    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.65      12/17/15       Open      3,238,688         3,241,319       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.65      12/17/15       Open      2,199,375         2,201,162       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.65      12/17/15       Open      2,664,063         2,666,227       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.65      12/17/15       Open      522,500         522,925       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.65      12/17/15       Open      4,800,000         4,803,902       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.70      12/17/15       Open      5,113,969         5,118,443       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.70      12/17/15       Open      6,318,969         6,324,498       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.70      12/17/15       Open      4,978,969         4,983,325       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.70      12/17/15       Open      2,641,781         2,644,093       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.70      12/17/15       Open      3,540,563         3,543,662       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.75      12/17/15       Open      1,204,875         1,206,005       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      6,675,000         6,680,340       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      4,056,625         4,059,870       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      10,826,325         10,834,986       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      3,336,375         3,339,044       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      17,212,500         17,226,270       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      2,699,250         2,701,409       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      3,202,500         3,205,062       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      3,202,500         3,205,062       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      21,125,880         21,142,781       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

 

                
16    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

Counterparty    Interest
Rate
     Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date1
   Face Value      Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
     Type of
Underlying
Collateral
   Remaining
Contractual
Maturity of
the Agreements

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open    $ 3,319,388       $ 3,322,043       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      8,832,250         8,839,316       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      17,613,000         17,627,090       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      6,405,000         6,410,124       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      3,595,688         3,598,564       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      3,940,000         3,943,152       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      3,801,038         3,804,078       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      12,630,000         12,640,104       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      7,395,000         7,400,916       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      10,043,813         10,051,848       Capital Trusts    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      10,175,000         10,183,140       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      8,008,000         8,014,406       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      4,507,938         4,511,544       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      9,989,438         9,997,429       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      13,740,000         13,750,992       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      4,381,500         4,385,005       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      4,594,625         4,598,301       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      4,930,000         4,933,944       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      6,413,813         6,418,944       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.64      12/17/15       Open      3,285,000         3,287,628       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.00      12/17/15       Open      5,460,000         5,466,825       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.00      12/17/15       Open      339,700         339,275       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

JP Morgan Chase Bank

     0.63      12/18/15       Open      7,873,000         7,878,787       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

JP Morgan Chase Bank

     0.65      12/18/15       Open      11,575,000         11,583,778       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      3,160,000         3,162,699       Capital Trusts    Open/Demand1

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

Counterparty    Interest
Rate
     Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date1
   Face Value      Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
     Type of
Underlying
Collateral
   Remaining
Contractual
Maturity of
the Agreements

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open    $ 4,754,000       $ 4,758,061       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      11,714,000         11,724,006       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      14,418,000         14,430,315       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      11,933,000         11,943,193       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      7,067,000         7,073,036       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      9,142,000         9,149,809       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      7,963,000         7,969,802       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      10,451,000         10,459,927       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      3,014,000         3,016,574       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      5,197,000         5,201,439       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      2,841,000         2,843,427       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      4,045,000         4,048,455       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      5,189,000         5,193,432       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      3,319,000         3,321,835       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      1,771,000         1,772,513       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      4,125,000         4,128,523       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      5,096,000         5,100,353       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      5,574,000         5,578,761       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      10,410,000         10,418,892       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      4,455,000         4,458,805       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      7,109,000         7,115,072       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      9,258,000         9,265,908       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     0.75      12/21/15       Open      4,444,000         4,447,796       Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand1

 

                
18    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
    Maturity
Date1
  Face Value     Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
    Type of
Underlying
Collateral
  Remaining
Contractual
Maturity of
the Agreements

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.75     12/21/15      Open   $ 2,771,000      $ 2,773,367      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.75     12/21/15      Open     2,712,000        2,714,317      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    0.64     12/22/15      Open     9,022,500        9,029,076      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    0.64     12/22/15      Open     3,995,370        3,998,282      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     5,030,350        5,034,542      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     10,925,000        10,934,104      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     10,736,813        10,745,760      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     6,919,000        6,924,766      Capital Trusts   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     8,400,000        8,407,000      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     3,227,188        3,229,877      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     6,050,000        6,055,042      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     5,784,800        5,789,621      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     10,185,000        10,193,488      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     5,575,000        5,579,646      Capital Trusts   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     1,080,000        1,080,900      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

UBS Securities LLC

    0.75     12/22/15      Open     23,978,500        23,998,482      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00     1/04/16      Open     389,475        389,107      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Total

        $ 641,544,470      $ 642,066,249       
       

 

 

     

1    Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Financial Futures Contracts

 

Contracts
Long

(Short)

    Issue   Expiration   Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  89      2-Year U.S. Treasury Note   March 2016   USD     19,457,625       $ 92,520   
  1,400      5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   March 2016   USD     168,940,625         2,881,187   
  440      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   March 2016   USD     57,014,375         494,428   
  390      Long U.S. Treasury Bond   March 2016   USD     62,802,188         478,394   
  (180   Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond   March 2016   USD     29,913,750         (467,172
  (871   90-Day Euro Future   December 2016   USD     215,975,338         (598,813
  (900   90-Day Euro Future   March 2017   USD     222,986,250         (776,250

 

Total

  

   $ 2,104,294   
          

 

 

 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    19


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

Description   Put/
Call
  Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Contracts     Value       

S&P 500 Index

  Put     2/19/16      USD     1,890.00        50      $ 90,750     

S&P 500 Index

  Put     3/18/16      USD     1,820.00        250        547,500       

Total

            $     638,250     
           

 

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

Description   Counterparty   Put/
Call
  

Exercise

Rate

   

Pay/

Receive
Exercise Rate

  Floating Rate
Index
  Expiration
Date
   

Notional

Amount

(000)

    Value  

30-Year Interest Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Put      3.05   Pay   3-month LIBOR     6/09/16      USD     63,150      $ 249,595   

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

Fixed Rate   Floating
Rate
  Effective
Date
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

1.65%1

  3-month LIBOR     N/A        11/30/19      USD     39,200      $ (871,662

1.66%1

  3-month LIBOR     1/31/16 2      5/31/20      USD     99,000        (1,719,670

1.63%1

  3-month LIBOR     1/31/16 2      5/31/20      USD     50,100        (814,183

2.21%1

  3-month LIBOR     N/A        10/18/20      USD     50,000        (2,346,931

Total

            $ (5,752,446
           

 

 

 

1    Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

       

2    Forward Swap.

       

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

Issuer/Index   Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty   Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Southwest Airlines Co.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA     12/20/16      USD     2,535      $ (20,316   $ 21,438      $ (41,754

Southwest Airlines Co.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International     12/20/16      USD     1,465        (11,741     12,389        (24,130

Southwest Airlines Co.

    1.00   Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     12/20/16      USD     4,000        (32,057     36,784        (68,841

STMicro Electronics

    1.00   Barclays Bank PLC     6/20/17      EUR     1,500        (11,722     18,384        (30,106

Cigna Corp.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA     9/20/17      USD     4,500        (67,739     (3,531     (64,208

Cigna Corp.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International     9/20/17      USD     2,800        (42,149     (2,197     (39,952

General Dynamic Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International     9/20/17      USD     5,585        (84,280     (45,494     (38,786

Humana, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA     9/20/17      USD     4,500        (65,674     24,299        (89,973

 

                
20    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)

 

Issuer/Index   Pay
Fixed
Rate
   
Counterparty
  Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Humana, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International     9/20/17      USD     2,800      $ (40,864   $       15,119      $ (55,983

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International     9/20/17      USD     5,585        (84,495     (15,830     (68,665

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International     9/20/17      USD     4,715        (58,798     (35,334     (23,464

Raytheon Co.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International     9/20/17      USD     4,715        (73,204     (37,638     (35,566

Citigroup, Inc.

    1.00   Deutsche Bank AG     3/20/19      USD     16,700        (149,145     (44,729     (104,416

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    1.00   Citibank N.A.     12/20/20      USD     1,879        1,023        (5,207     6,230   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International     12/20/20      USD     1,181        643        (8,229     8,872   

CDX NA

    1.00   Citibank N.A.     12/20/20      USD     75            33,321        (315,483           348,804   

MetLife, Inc.

    1.00   Citibank N.A.     12/20/20      USD     1,360        4,199        (1,254     5,453   

Total

            $ (702,998   $ (386,513   $ (316,485
           

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

Issuer/Index   Receive
Fixed
Rate
   
Counterparty
  Expiration
Date
    Credit
Rating1
  Notional
Amount
(000)2
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International     6/20/17      BBB     USD        2,425      $ (41,147   $ (33,695   $ (7,452

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    1.00   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC     6/20/17      BBB     USD        10        (170     (154     (16

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    1.00   UBS AG     6/20/17      BBB     USD        994        (16,866     (15,024     (1,842

Athem, Inc. (FKA WellPoint, Inc.)

    1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA     9/20/17      NR     USD        4,500        56,653        (13,974     70,627   

Athem, Inc. (FKA WellPoint, Inc.)

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International     9/20/17      NR     USD        2,800        35,251        (8,695     43,946   

United Health Group, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA     9/20/17      A+     USD        4,500        68,941        (3,516     72,457   

United Health Group, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International     9/20/17      A+     USD        2,800        42,897        (2,187     45,084   

Comcast Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International     9/20/17      A-     USD        12,200        179,132        17,233        161,899   

MetLife, Inc.

    1.00   Deutsche Bank AG     3/20/18      A-     USD        3,025        33,060        (52,454     85,514   

Bank of America Corp.

    1.00   Deutsche Bank AG     3/20/19      BBB+     USD        16,700        159,633          79,752        79,881   

Total

  

  $   517,384      $ (32,714   $   550,098   
             

 

 

 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    21


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

 

1 

Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 

2 

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

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 the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

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

 

        Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                   
Investments:                    
Long-Term Investments:                    

Asset-Backed Securities

               $ 78,837,843         $ 17,825,550         $ 96,663,393   

Common Stocks

                           2,951           2,951   

Corporate Bonds

                 1,562,889,907           5,017,000           1,567,906,907   

Foreign Agency Obligations

                 10,013,733                     10,013,733   

Municipal Bonds

                 18,684,750                     18,684,750   

Preferred Securities

     $ 53,006,330           312,173,248                     365,179,578   

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

                 3,708,359                     3,708,359   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

                 12,237,646                     12,237,646   

Short-Term Securities:

       13,184,631                               13,184,631   
Options Purchased:                    

Interest Rate Contracts

                 249,595                     249,595   

Equity Contracts

       638,250                               638,250   
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 66,829,211         $ 1,998,795,081         $ 22,845,501         $ 2,088,469,793   
    

 

 

 

 

                
22    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments1                 

Assets:

                

Interest Rate Contracts

  $ 3,946,529                        $ 3,946,529   

Credit Contracts

            $ 928,767                928,767   

Liabilities:

                

Interest Rate Contracts

    (1,842,235        (5,752,446             (7,594,681

Credit Contracts

              (695,154             (695,154
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,104,294         $ (5,518,833           $ (3,414,539
 

 

 

 

1    Derivative financial instruments are swaps and financial futures contracts. Swaps and financial futures contracts 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 or face value, including accrued interest, 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

  $ 63,600                        $ 63,600   

Foreign currency at value

    16,919                          16,919   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    2,947,000                          2,947,000   

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

    1,854,090                          1,854,090   

Cash pledged for reverse repurchase agreements

    560,000                          560,000   

Liabilities:

                

Cash received as collateral for swap

            $ (460,000             (460,000

Cash received as collateral for repurchase agreements

              (3,339,000             (3,339,000

Reverse repurchase agreements

              (642,066,249             (642,066,249
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 5,441,609         $ (645,865,249           $ (640,423,640
 

 

 

 

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

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016    23


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

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
      

Corporate

Bonds

       Real Estate
Investment Trust
       Total  

Assets:

                

Opening Balance, as of October 31, 2015

  $ 11,525,615         $ 5,079,000                   $ 16,604,615   

Transfers out of Level 3

    (999,990                            (999,990

Accrued discounts/premiums

    3,218                               3,218   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (6,750                            (6,750

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1

    (166,043        (62,000      $ (42,494        (270,537

Purchases

    8,924,500                     45,445           8,969,945   

Sales

    (1,455,000                            (1,455,000

Closing Balance, as of January 31, 2016

  $ 17,825,550         $ 5,017,000         $ 2,951         $ 22,845,501   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at  January 31, 20161

  $ (137,543      $ (62,000      $ (42,494      $ (242,037
 

 

 

 

1    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.

        

 

                
24    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2016   


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 Credit Allocation Income Trust

By:

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

Date:

  March 22, 2016

By:

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

Date:

  March 22, 2016