Dividend Dates And Distribution Amounts Announced For Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds

Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below.

Several of the Funds announced dividend increases. These dividend increases take into account each Fund’s earnings potential in light of the current market environment and the Fund’s leverage and asset levels. In addition, BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (NYSE:BGY) announced a dividend reduction. This dividend reduction takes into account the Fund’s relatively high previous distribution level, the current level of the Fund’s net assets and current and projected levels of dividend income, option premiums and volatility in the market.

Municipal Funds:

Declaration- 3/1/2012

Ex-Date- 3/13/2012

Record- 3/15/2012

Payable- 4/2/2012

												Change From
National Funds				Ticker				Dividend				Prior
												Dividend
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust				BYM				$0.078000				$0.001000
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				$0.066000				$0.001500
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				$0.085000				$0.001500
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust				BBF				$0.075375				-
BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust				BPK				$0.078000				-
BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.				MEN				$0.058000				$0.001000
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.				MUH				$0.083000				$0.001500
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.				MHD				$0.091500				$0.001000
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				$0.091000				$0.002500
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.				MVF				$0.059000				-
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.				MYD				$0.083500				$0.001000
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.				MYI				$0.072000				-
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund				MFT				$0.071000				-
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund				MYF				$0.079000				$0.001500
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.				MQT				$0.069500				$0.001500
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.				MQY				$0.080000				$0.003000
The BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.				BKN				$0.084000				-
The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust				BSD				$0.074000				-

												Change From
State-Specific Funds				Ticker				Dividend				Prior
												Dividend
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust				BFZ				$0.077700				$0.002000
BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust				BJZ				$0.072000				-
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.				MUC				$0.079000				$0.002500
BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc.				MYC				$0.079000				-
BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc.				MCA				$0.076000				$0.002500
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				$0.062500				$0.001500
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				$0.074000				$0.001500
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				-

Taxable Municipal Fund:

Declaration- 3/1/2012

Ex-Date- 3/13/2012

Record- 3/15/2012

Payable- 3/30/2012

Change From

Fund

Ticker

Dividend

Prior

Dividend

BlackRock Build America Bond Trust

BBN

$0.131800

$0.002000

Taxable Funds:

Declaration- 3/1/2012

Ex-Date- 3/13/2012

Record- 3/15/2012

Payable- 3/30/2012

												Change From
Fund				Ticker				Dividend				Prior
												Dividend
BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.				ARK				$0.025000				-
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust				BGT				$0.077500				-
BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust				BHD				$0.084500				-
BlackRock Core Bond Trust				BHK				$0.067000				-
BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust				BHL				$0.066000				-
The BlackRock High Yield Trust				BHY				$0.043500				-
The BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.				BKT				$0.040500				-
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust				BLW				$0.105000				-
BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.				BNA				$0.053000				-
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust III				BPP				$0.063500				-
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV				BTZ				$0.078500				-
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.				COY				$0.051000				-
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.				CYE				$0.051000				-
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.				DSU				$0.027000				-
BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.				DVF				$0.058500				-
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.				EGF				$0.070000				-
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.				FRA				$0.077000				-
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.				FRB				$0.073000				-
BlackRock High Income Shares				HIS				$0.014200				-
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.				HYT				$0.083500				-
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.				HYV				$0.086000				-
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc.				PSW				$0.059500				-
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc.				PSY				$0.061000				-

Equity Funds:

Declaration- 3/1/2012

Ex-Date- 3/13/2012

Record- 3/15/2012

Payable- 3/30/2012

												Change From
Fund				Ticker				Dividend				Prior
												Dividend
BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust*				BCF				$0.271800				-
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust*				BDJ				$0.170000				-
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust*				BGR				$0.405000				-
BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust*				BGY				$0.220000				-$0.120000
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust*				BME				$0.384375				-
BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust*				BQR				$0.235000				-
BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.*				CII				$0.360000				-
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust*				BCX				$0.350000				-

* In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, each of the Funds noted above posted to the DTC bulletin board and sent to their shareholders as of the applicable record date a Section 19 notice with the previous dividend payment. The Section 19 notice was provided not for tax reporting purposes but for informational purposes only. This information can be found in the “Closed-End Funds” section of www.blackrock.com. If applicable, the final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2012 will be made after the end of the year.

The BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE:EGF), BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (NYSE:BCF), BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE:BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE:BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE:BGR), BlackRock International Growth and Income Trust (NYSE:BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME), BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust (NYSE:BQR) and BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CII) (collectively, the “Trusts”) have adopted a level distribution plan (the “Plan”) and employ either a managed distribution or an option over-write policy to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Trust’s Board. Under its Plan, each Trust will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its primary investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If sufficient investment income is not available on a quarterly/monthly basis, the Trusts will distribute long-term capital gains and or return capital to their shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution.

The Trusts’ estimated sources of the distributions paid currently and for their current fiscal year through December 30, 2011 and February 29, 2012 are as follows:

Estimated Allocations as of February 29, 2012
Trust				Distribution				Net Investment Income				Net Realized Short-Term Gains				Net Realized Long-Term Gains				Return of Capital
EGF				$ 0.070000				$0.070000 (100%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)
Estimated Allocations as of December 30, 2011
Trust				Distribution				Net Investment Income				Net Realized Short-Term Gains				Net Realized Long-Term Gains				Return of Capital
BCF 1				$0.271800				$0.022108 (8%)				$0.135224 (50%)				$0.024893 (9%)				$0.089575 (33%)
BCX 1				$0.350000				$0.026064 (7%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0.323936 (93%)
BDJ 1				$0.170000				$0.043753 (26%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0.126247 (74%)
BGR 1				$0.553000				$0.021416 (4%)				$0.148000 (27%)				$0 (0%)				$0.383584 (69%)
BGY 1				$0.340000				$0.028827 (8%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0.311173 (92%)
BME				$1.347375				$0.009705 (1%)				$0.963000 (71%)				$0.374670 (28%)				$0 (0%)
BQR 1				$0.235000				$0.016853 (7%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0.218147 (93%)
CII 1				$0.360000				$0.073142 (20%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0.286858 (80%)
Estimated Allocations for the fiscal year through February 29, 2012
Trust				Distribution				Net Investment Income				Net Realized Short-Term Gains				Net Realized Long-Term Gains				Return of Capital
EGF				$ 0.070000				$0.070000 (100%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)
Estimated Allocations for the fiscal year through December 30, 2011
Trust				Distribution				Net Investment Income				Net Realized Short-Term Gains				Net Realized Long-Term Gains				Return of Capital
BCF 1				$0.271800				$0.022108 (8%)				$0.135224 (50%)				$0.024893 (9%)				$0.089575 (33%)
BCX 1				$0.350000				$0.026064 (7%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0.323936 (93%)
BDJ 1				$0.170000				$0.043753 (26%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0.126247 (74%)
BGR 1				$0.553000				$0.021416 (4%)				$0.148000 (27%)				$0 (0%)				$0.383584 (69%)
BGY 1				$0.340000				$0.028827 (8%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0.311173 (92%)
BME				$1.347375				$0.009705 (1%)				$0.963000 (71%)				$0.374670 (28%)				$0 (0%)
BQR 1				$0.235000				$0.016853 (7%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0.218147 (93%)
CII 1				$0.360000				$0.073142 (20%)				$0 (0%)				$0 (0%)				$0.286858 (80%)

¹ The Trust estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains in the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Trust's investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Trust’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Trust in which you are invested will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Trust Performance and Distribution Rate Information:
Trust				Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on 01/31/2012				Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of 01/31/2012				Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 01/31/2012				Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 01/31/2012
BCF				4.82%				8.67%				3.19%				2.17%
BCX 2				(7.02)%				8.36%				2.02%				2.09%
BDJ				(0.78)%				8.25%				5.04%				2.06%
BGR				6.58%				5.85%				(0.10)%				2.00%
BGY 2				(2.74)%				15.93%				2.48%				3.98%
BME				7.26%				5.76%				5.32%				5.04%
BQR 2				(4.76)%				10.04%				2.65%				2.51%
CII				3.13%				10.07%				6.04%				2.52%
EGF				4.82%				5.16%				0.12%				0.43%

² Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; this represents the average annual total return (in relation to NAV) from inception to January 31, 2012.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Trust’s investment performance from the amount of the Trust’s current distributions or from the terms of the Trust’s Plan

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Forward-Looking Statements

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