Distribution Dates And Amounts Announced For Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds
Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below.
Municipal Funds:
| Declaration- 1/3/2012 | Ex-Date- 1/11/2012 | Record- 1/13/2012 | Payable- 2/1/2012 |
| Change From | |||||||||||
| National Funds | Ticker | Distribution | Prior | ||||||||
| Distribution | |||||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust | BYM | $0.077000 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust | BAF | $0.074500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Income Trust | RFA | $0.070000 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust | BTA | $0.064500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | MUI | $0.071500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | MUA | $0.062500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust | BKK | $0.062250 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust | BBK | $0.088500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust | BIE | $0.081000 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust | BFK | $0.080100 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II | BLE | $0.083500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust | BBF | $0.075375 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BPK | $0.078000 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. | MEN | $0.057000 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. | MUH | $0.081500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. | MHD | $0.090500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. | MUE | $0.073500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. | MUS | $0.074000 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund | MFL | $0.076500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. | MVT | $0.088500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. | MVF | $0.059000 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | MYD | $0.082500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. | MYI | $0.072000 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund | MFT | $0.071000 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund | MYF | $0.077500 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | MQT | $0.068000 | - | ||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | MQY | $0.077000 | - | ||||||||
| The BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | BKN | $0.084000 | - | ||||||||
| The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust | BSD | $0.074000 | - |
| Change From | ||||||||||||
| State-Specific Funds | Ticker | Distribution | Prior | |||||||||
| Distribution | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust | BFZ | $0.075700 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BJZ | $0.072000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. | MUC | $0.076500 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. | MYC | $0.079000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. | MCA | $0.073500 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust, Inc. | BFO | $0.056000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust | BZM | $0.079000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | MNE | $0.061000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. | MHN | $0.079500 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. | MYN | $0.071000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust, Inc. | BLH | $0.082000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust | BSE | $0.071500 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust | BQH | $0.082000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust | BNY | $0.082500 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II | BFY | $0.083500 | - | |||||||||
| The BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | RNY | $0.073000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. | MUJ | $0.074000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. | MYJ | $0.072500 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. | MJI | $0.072000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust | BLJ | $0.078000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust | BNJ | $0.079100 | - | |||||||||
| The BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust | RNJ | $0.065500 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. | MZA | $0.069500 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund II, Inc. | MYM | $0.071500 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. | MIY | $0.076500 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund | MPA | $0.076500 | - | |||||||||
| The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust | BPS | $0.076000 | - | |||||||||
| BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | BHV | $0.083000 | - | |||||||||
| Massachusetts Health & Education Tax-Exempt Trust | MHE | $0.070000 | - |
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