BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy 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: 811-22501

Name of Fund:  BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy 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: 12/31/2015

Date of reporting period: 03/31/2015


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Consolidated Schedule of Investments March 31, 2015 (Unaudited)     

 

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

  

  

  

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Auto Components — 0.1%

     

Johnson Controls, Inc. (a)

     23,200       $ 1,170,208   

Building Products — 0.1%

     

Kingspan Group PLC

     31,800         602,587   

Chemicals — 21.1%

     

Agrium, Inc. (a)

     67,200         7,006,944   

Air Liquide SA

     4,730         608,935   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

     103,863         29,463,856   

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co. (a)

     287,700         20,561,919   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

     625,000         4,438,924   

Linde AG

     2,900         589,711   

Monsanto Co. (a)

     419,034         47,158,086   

The Mosaic Co. (a)

     599,989         27,635,493   

Novozymes A/S, B Shares

     27,900         1,273,607   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (a)

     816,000         26,316,000   

Praxair, Inc. (a)

     157,600         19,028,624   

Syngenta AG

     86,600         29,420,497   

Uralkali OJSC — GDR

     293,500         3,908,602   

Wacker Chemie AG

     5,600         646,399   

Yara International ASA

     185,000         9,392,990   
     

 

 

 
                227,450,587   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%

     

Covanta Holding Corp.

     9,900         222,057   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     63,500         1,525,270   
     

 

 

 
                1,747,327   

Construction & Engineering — 0.0%

     

Quanta Services, Inc. (c)

     11,200         319,536   

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

     

Fortum OYJ

     16,900         354,057   

ITC Holdings Corp.

     29,300         1,096,699   

NextEra Energy, Inc. (a)

     10,100         1,050,905   
     

 

 

 
                2,501,661   

Electrical Equipment — 0.4%

     

ABB Ltd.

     25,400         538,836   

Eaton Corp PLC (a)

     8,700         591,078   

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA (a)(c)

     29,200         367,730   

Regal-Beloit Corp. (a)

     11,300         903,096   

Schneider Electric SE

     10,700         832,658   

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     13,933         574,470   
     

 

 

 
                3,807,868   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%

  

  

Azbil Corp.

     9,800         265,378   

Itron, Inc. (c)

     6,800         248,268   
     

 

 

 
                513,646   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%

     

Schlumberger Ltd. (a)

     99,983         8,342,582   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%

     

The Andersons, Inc.

     161,200         6,668,844   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Food & Staples Retailing (concluded)

     

Total Produce PLC

     990,000       $ 1,192,232   
     

 

 

 
                7,861,076   

Food Products — 8.4%

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (a)(b)

     470,000         22,278,000   

BRF SA — ADR (a)

     342,000         6,764,760   

Bunge Ltd. (a)

     162,116         13,351,874   

First Resources Ltd.

     4,942,000         6,806,121   

Ingredion, Inc. (a)

     187,895         14,621,989   

Origin Enterprises PLC

     230,000         2,015,548   

Scandi Standard AB (c)

     1,065,000         6,314,067   

Select Harvests Ltd.

     250,000         1,410,202   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A (a)

     439,000         16,813,700   

Wynnstay Group PLC

     24,600         185,194   
     

 

 

 
                90,561,455   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%

  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

     488,000         530,399   

EDP Renovaveis SA

     119,300         819,977   

Enel Green Power SpA

     223,400         416,563   

Greenko Group PLC (c)

     59,000         91,021   

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (a)

     10,800         410,616   
     

 

 

 
                2,268,576   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%

     

Danaher Corp. (a)

     16,800         1,426,320   

Roper Industries, Inc. (a)

     12,840         2,208,480   
     

 

 

 
                3,634,800   

Machinery — 0.6%

     

IDEX Corp.

     9,150         693,846   

Pall Corp. (a)

     9,300         933,627   

Pentair PLC

     23,960         1,506,844   

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

     27,300         1,502,319   

Xylem, Inc. (a)

     59,500         2,083,690   
     

 

 

 
                6,720,326   

Metals & Mining — 21.4%

     

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (a)

     35,000         1,050,350   

Alumina Ltd.

     5,770,946         7,022,740   

BHP Billiton Ltd. — ADR (a)

     378,580         17,592,613   

BHP Billiton PLC

     750,530         16,470,545   

Eldorado Gold Corp. (a)

     1,996,107         9,156,671   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (a)

     987,200         11,964,407   

Fresnillo PLC

     1,038,700         10,489,639   

Glencore PLC

     4,383,438         18,505,660   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

     2,200,000         14,181,034   

Lundin Mining Corp. (a)(c)

     2,115,762         8,536,216   

MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC — ADR

     936,313         16,690,273   

Nevsun Resources Ltd. (a)

     4,693,982         15,825,118   

OZ Minerals Ltd.

     3,002,700         8,953,836   

Rio Tinto PLC

     370,659         15,284,749   
 
Portfolio Abbreviations
ADR    American Depositary Receipt      EUR    Euro    JPY    Japanese Yen
AUD    Australian Dollar      GBP    British Pound    NOK    Norwegian Krone
CAD    Canadian Dollar      GDR    Global Depository Receipts    SEK    Swedish Krona
CHF    Swiss Franc      HKD    Hong Kong Dollar    SGD    Singapore Dollar
DKK    Danish Krone      ILS    Israeli Shekel    USD    U.S. Dollar

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Metals & Mining (concluded)

     

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR (a)

     479,800       $ 19,863,720   

Southern Copper Corp. (a)

     642,979         18,762,127   

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (a)

     1,375,000         18,878,750   

United States Steel Corp. (a)

     38,200         932,080   
     

 

 

 
                230,160,528   

Multi-Utilities — 0.3%

     

Hera SpA (a)

     361,600         848,677   

National Grid PLC

     33,700         433,247   

Veolia Environnement SA

     126,000         2,383,103   
     

 

 

 
                3,665,027   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 38.1%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (a)

     92,200         7,635,082   

BP PLC — ADR (a)(b)

     1,148,600         44,921,746   

Cairn Energy PLC (c)

     4,164,900         9,649,881   

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (a)

     1,257,000         9,775,729   

Chevron Corp. (a)(b)

     627,300         65,853,954   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

     8,620,000         21,987,027   

ConocoPhillips (a)(b)

     691,100         43,027,886   

Enbridge, Inc. (a)

     561,400         27,060,495   

Eni SpA — ADR

     332,700         11,514,747   

Exxon Mobil Corp. (a)(b)

     860,300         73,125,497   

Imperial Oil Ltd. (a)

     394,800         15,757,088   

Inpex Corp.

     491,100         5,411,328   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares — ADR (a)(b)

     685,424         40,885,542   

Southwestern Energy Co. (c)

     220,300         5,108,757   

Statoil ASA

     315,751         5,582,923   

Total SA

     144,200         7,167,723   

Total SA — ADR

     327,200         16,248,752   
     

 

 

 
                410,714,157   

Paper & Forest Products — 2.4%

     

Canfor Corp. (a)(c)

     259,500         5,193,893   

Interfor Corp. (c)

     494,000         7,469,188   

International Paper Co. (a)

     241,900         13,423,031   

Precious Woods Holding AG (c)

     20,000         49,805   
     

 

 

 
                26,135,917   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.5%

     

Weyerhaeuser Co. (a)

     826,700         27,405,105   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

  

  

AIXTRON SE (c)

     7,600         57,216   

SMA Solar Technology AG (c)

     2,600         33,208   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (concluded)

  

Trina Solar Ltd. — ADR (a)(c)

     64,800       $ 783,432   

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a)(c)

     11,200         342,160   
     

 

 

 
                1,216,016   

Water Utilities — 1.5%

     

American States Water Co.

     75,800         3,023,662   

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     51,600         2,797,236   

Aqua America, Inc.

     116,525         3,070,434   

California Water Service Group

     86,200         2,112,762   

Pennon Group PLC

     215,200         2,628,486   

United Utilities Group PLC

     158,381         2,189,968   
     

 

 

 
                15,822,548   

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%

              1,072,621,533   
     
Preferred Stocks                

Food Products — 0.5%

     

Tyson Foods, Inc. (c)

     99,842         4,840,340   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $1,099,708,094) — 100.0%

  

  

     1,077,461,873   
     
Short-Term Securities                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.06% (d)(e)

     3,575,651         3,575,651   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $3,575,651) — 0.3%

  

  

     3,575,651   

Total Investments Before Options Written

(Cost — $1,103,283,745*) — 100.3%

  

  

     1,081,037,524   
     
Options Written                

(Premiums Received — $7,084,788) — (0.4)%

  

     (4,470,102

Total Investments Net of Options Written — 99.9%

        1,076,567,422   

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1%

        945,617   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 1,077,513,039   
     

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

* As of March 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

   $ 1,160,790,991   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 82,350,090   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (162,103,557
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (79,753,467
  

 

 

 

 

(a) All or a portion of security has been pledged/segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding options written.

 

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

 

(c) Non-income producing security.

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)   
  

 

(d) During the period ended March 31, 2015, 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:

 

Affiliates    Shares/
Beneficial Interest
Held at
December 31,
2014
    

Net

Activity

   

Shares/
Beneficial Interest
Held at

March 31,

2015

     Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     29,478,327         (25,902,676     3,575,651       $ 3,062   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series

   $ 2,373,800       $ (2,373,800           $ 21,999   

 

(e) Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

As of March 31, 2015, exchange-traded options written were as follows:

 

Description    Put/
Call
    

Strike

Price

     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Market
Value
 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     Call         USD         310.00         4/02/15         28       $ (840

ConocoPhillips

     Call         USD         70.00         4/02/15         430         (430

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     Call         USD         93.00         4/02/15         1,014         (2,028

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

     Call         USD         33.01         4/08/15         37         (18,393

Agrium, Inc.

     Call         USD         116.00         4/10/15         120         (2,400

BP PLC — ADR

     Call         USD         42.00         4/10/15         510         (1,275

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     Call         USD         78.00         4/10/15         385         (1,925

Agrium, Inc.

     Call         USD         112.00         4/17/15         60         (1,800

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     Call         USD         35.00         4/17/15         62         (310

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     Call         USD         50.00         4/17/15         550         (4,675

BP PLC — ADR

     Call         USD         42.00         4/17/15         1,500         (9,750

BRF SA — ADR

     Call         USD         25.10         4/17/15         250         (2

Bunge Ltd.

     Call         USD         80.00         4/17/15         568         (157,620

Canfor Corp.

     Call         CAD         30.00         4/17/15         707         (2,512

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     Call         USD         310.00         4/17/15         167         (5,010

ConocoPhillips

     Call         USD         70.00         4/17/15         1,360         (4,760

Danaher Corp.

     Call         USD         87.50         4/17/15         15         (638

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     Call         USD         77.50         4/17/15         153         (612

Eldorado Gold Corp.

     Call         CAD         8.00         4/17/15         1,500         (3,553

Enbridge, Inc.

     Call         CAD         58.00         4/17/15         225         (64,842

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     Call         CAD         16.00         4/17/15         1,000         (33,950

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     Call         CAD         50.00         4/17/15         268         (32,904

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     Call         CAD         52.00         4/17/15         345         (17,297

Ingredion, Inc.

     Call         USD         85.00         4/17/15         330         (6,600

International Paper Co.

     Call         USD         55.00         4/17/15         1,196         (155,480

Lundin Mining Corp.

     Call         CAD         5.00         4/17/15         1,000         (23,686

Lundin Mining Corp.

     Call         CAD         6.00         4/17/15         1,500         (4,145

The Mosaic Co.

     Call         USD         53.27         4/17/15         1,085         (3,383

Nevsun Resources Ltd.

     Call         CAD         5.00         4/17/15         3,000         (9,475

Pall Corp.

     Call         USD         105.00         4/17/15         33         (908

Praxair, Inc.

     Call         USD         125.00         4/17/15         551         (22,040

Regal-Beloit Corp.

     Call         USD         80.00         4/17/15         50         (24,500

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR

     Call         USD         45.00         4/17/15         500         (6,250

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR

     Call         USD         50.00         4/17/15         500         (2,500

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares — ADR

     Call         USD         62.50         4/17/15         650         (16,250

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares — ADR

     Call         USD         67.50         4/17/15         400         (6,000

Southern Copper Corp.

     Call         USD         30.00         4/17/15         408         (13,260

Southern Copper Corp.

     Call         USD         31.00         4/17/15         885         (8,850

Trina Solar Ltd. — ADR

     Call         USD         13.00         4/17/15         113         (1,582

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     Call         USD         40.00         4/17/15         363         (10,890

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

     Call         USD         55.00         4/17/15         96         (10,320

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     Call         USD         36.00         4/17/15         950         (9,500

Xylem, Inc.

     Call         USD         35.00         4/17/15         210         (14,175

Agrium, Inc.

     Call         USD         111.00         4/24/15         58         (3,770

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     Call         USD         47.00         4/24/15         547         (64,272

Chevron Corp.

     Call         USD         108.00         4/24/15         550         (47,575

Chevron Corp.

     Call         USD         109.00         4/24/15         329         (19,411

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)   

 

As of March 31, 2015, exchange-traded options written were as follows: (concluded)

 

Description    Put/
Call
    

Strike

Price

     Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Market
Value
 

Eaton Corp PLC

     Call         USD         67.50         4/24/15         31       $ (5,115

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     Call         USD         86.50         4/24/15         464         (35,960

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     Call         USD         87.00         4/24/15         100         (6,100

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     Call         USD         51.01         4/24/15         82         (6,592

Monsanto Co.

     Call         USD         118.00         4/24/15         667         (38,686

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     Call         USD         34.00         4/24/15         900         (14,400

Schlumberger Ltd.

     Call         USD         86.00         4/24/15         175         (16,625

United States Steel Corp.

     Call         USD         27.50         4/24/15         100         (2,600

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

     Call         USD         32.50         4/30/15         40         (1,733

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     Call         USD         86.00         5/01/15         160         (25,280

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     Call         USD         48.00         5/01/15         548         (43,292

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     Call         USD         302.50         5/01/15         168         (32,340

ConocoPhillips

     Call         USD         65.00         5/01/15         315         (25,830

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     Call         USD         76.00         5/01/15         144         (4,176

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     Call         USD         35.00         5/01/15         443         (9,968

Ingredion, Inc.

     Call         USD         85.00         5/05/15         330         (10,312

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     Call         USD         75.00         5/08/15         325         (19,500

BHP Billiton Ltd. — ADR

     Call         USD         52.50         5/15/15         330         (9,570

BP PLC — ADR

     Call         USD         42.00         5/15/15         700         (21,350

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

     Call         CAD         11.00         5/15/15         440         (14,765

Canfor Corp.

     Call         CAD         28.00         5/15/15         200         (6,711

Enbridge, Inc.

     Call         CAD         62.00         5/15/15         328         (39,364

Enbridge, Inc.

     Call         CAD         64.00         5/15/15         327         (20,009

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     Call         USD         87.50         5/15/15         100         (9,300

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     Call         CAD         15.00         5/15/15         500         (52,900

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     Call         CAD         16.00         5/15/15         500         (34,740

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA

     Call         EUR         11.50         5/15/15         100         (7,380

Hera SpA

     Call         EUR         2.30         5/15/15         125         (2,871

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     Call         CAD         50.00         5/15/15         268         (50,255

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     Call         CAD         52.00         5/15/15         500         (55,860

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     Call         USD         110.00         5/15/15         35         (2,888

Roper Industries, Inc.

     Call         USD         175.00         5/15/15         44         (14,740

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares — ADR

     Call         USD         65.00         5/15/15         675         (23,625

Schlumberger Ltd.

     Call         USD         87.50         5/15/15         175         (19,250

Southern Copper Corp.

     Call         USD         30.00         5/15/15         408         (31,620

Southern Copper Corp.

     Call         USD         31.00         5/15/15         550         (23,375

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

     Call         USD         15.00         5/15/15         2,250         (122,625

Total

                  $ (1,714,055
                 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

As of March 31, 2015, over-the-counter options written were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty      Put/
Call
    

Strike

Price

     Expiration
Date
       Contracts        Market
Value
 

Enbridge, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call      CAD      63.44         4/02/15           22,300         $ (29

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      Call      USD      54.16         4/06/15           9,400           (2,784

American States Water Co.

   UBS AG      Call      USD      40.34         4/07/15           13,300           (5,001

California Water Service Group

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      USD      24.78         4/07/15           15,500           (6,479

ITC Holdings Corp.

   UBS AG      Call      USD      39.88         4/07/15           4,700           (142

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   Credit Suisse International      Call      USD      35.85         4/07/15           150,000           (86

Alumina Ltd.

   UBS AG      Call      AUD      1.97         4/08/15           670,000           (5

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      HKD      20.41         4/08/15           1,654,000           (20,864

Glencore PLC

   Bank of America N.A.      Call      GBP      3.02         4/08/15           784,200           (8,438

Novozymes A/S, B Shares

   Bank of America N.A.      Call      DKK      320.27         4/08/15           9,700           (3,623

OZ Minerals Ltd.

   UBS AG      Call      AUD      4.05         4/08/15           300,900           (8,372

United Utilities Group PLC

   Bank of America N.A.      Call      GBP      9.28         4/08/15           55,500           (10,453

Cairn Energy PLC

   UBS AG      Call      GBP      1.86         4/09/15           200,000           (191

Eni SpA — ADR

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      USD      37.35         4/09/15           61,400           (1,403

Fresnillo PLC

   Bank of America N.A.      Call      GBP      8.98         4/09/15           90,000           (1

Interfor Corp.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      CAD      21.10         4/09/15           35,600           (2,139

Select Harvests Ltd.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      AUD      7.16         4/09/15           16,700           (4,027

Total SA

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      EUR      49.25         4/09/15           34,000           (614

Enbridge, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      CAD      61.75         4/13/15           86,200           (47,061

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   Citibank N.A.      Call      USD      40.35         4/13/15           65,000           (10,616

 

 

4         MARCH 31, 2015     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)   

 

As of March 31, 2015, over-the-counter options written were as follows: (continued)

 

Description    Counterparty      Put/
Call
    

Strike

Price

     Expiration
Date
       Contracts        Market
Value
 

Statoil ASA

   Bank of America N.A.      Call      NOK      145.42         4/14/15           119,500         $ (48,257

Uralkali OJSC — GDR

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call      USD      13.48         4/14/15           103,000           (48,464

Yara International ASA

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      NOK      433.46         4/14/15           32,500           (13,573

First Resources Ltd.

   Citibank N.A.      Call      SGD      1.93         4/15/15           1,579,700           (23,261

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      ILS      28.60         4/15/15           102,800           (10,132

ITC Holdings Corp.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      USD      41.89         4/15/15           2,000           (1

Fresnillo PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      GBP      8.15         4/16/15           125,500           (402

California Water Service Group

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      USD      25.00         4/22/15           15,000           (11,158

Scandi Standard AB

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      SEK      53.36         4/22/15           15,000           (1,023

Azbil Corp.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      JPY      3,291.59         4/23/15           1,200           (419

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

   Citibank N.A.      Call      HKD      8.12         4/23/15           85,000           (4,749

Interfor Corp.

   Citibank N.A.      Call      CAD      20.98         4/23/15           50,000           (12,936

Nevsun Resources Ltd.

   Citibank N.A.      Call      CAD      4.63         4/23/15           150,000           (11,172

Select Harvests Ltd.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      AUD      7.79         4/23/15           9,300           (838

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      Call      USD      53.41         4/28/15           2,800           (4,041

Kingspan Group PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      EUR      18.70         4/28/15           11,200           (2,012

MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC — ADR

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      USD      17.09         4/28/15           209,800           (238,211

Yara International ASA

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      NOK      432.89         4/28/15           32,500           (30,178

American States Water Co.

   Credit Suisse International      Call      USD      39.85         4/29/15           13,300           (16,980

Cairn Energy PLC

   UBS AG      Call      GBP      1.86         4/29/15           200,000           (1,112

Fresnillo PLC

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      GBP      6.83         4/29/15           58,000           (24,334

Total SA

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      EUR      45.92         4/29/15           16,500           (25,027

BHP Billiton PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      GBP      15.06         4/30/15           86,000           (50,611

Cairn Energy PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      GBP      1.56         4/30/15           200,000           (20,661

MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC — ADR

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call      USD      17.48         4/30/15           118,000           (106,598

Origin Enterprises PLC

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      EUR      9.09         4/30/15           30,000           (1,115

Rio Tinto PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      GBP      29.83         4/30/15           30,000           (9,282

Scandi Standard AB

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      SEK      54.57         4/30/15           25,000           (1,438

Select Harvests Ltd.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      AUD      7.63         4/30/15           17,000           (2,650

Syngenta AG

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call      CHF      340.57         4/30/15           17,300           (21,465

Veolia Environnement SA

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      EUR      17.76         4/30/15           44,000           (15,025

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   Citibank N.A.      Call      USD      54.84         5/04/15           5,800           (5,518

Lundin Mining Corp.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      CAD      5.30         5/04/15           100,000           (20,739

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call      USD      14.00         5/04/15           300,000           (235,401

Schneider Electric SE

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      EUR      70.53         5/05/15           3,700           (9,119

Alumina Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      AUD      1.72         5/06/15           669,900           (16,119

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      HKD      20.06         5/06/15           1,500,000           (105,374

Fresnillo PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      GBP      7.07         5/06/15           90,000           (30,399

Iluka Resources Ltd.

   UBS AG      Call      AUD      7.55         5/06/15           385,000           (286,536

National Grid PLC

   Bank of America N.A.      Call      GBP      8.86         5/06/15           11,800           (1,704

OZ Minerals Ltd.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      AUD      3.79         5/06/15           250,000           (48,726

Pennon Group PLC

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      GBP      8.40         5/06/15           75,300           (16,431

Rio Tinto PLC

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      Call      GBP      29.43         5/06/15           30,000           (17,056

Select Harvests Ltd.

   Citibank N.A.      Call      AUD      7.87         5/06/15           14,000           (1,567

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      USD      40.60         5/06/15           52,400           (25,875

Wacker Chemie AG

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      EUR      110.44         5/06/15           1,000           (3,476

Eni SpA — ADR

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call      USD      35.42         5/07/15           55,000           (45,540

Glencore PLC

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      Call      GBP      2.87         5/07/15           750,000           (95,352

ITC Holdings Corp.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      USD      37.61         5/07/15           3,600           (3,412

Aqua America, Inc.

   Credit Suisse International      Call      USD      26.62         5/08/15           40,800           (16,988

EDP Renovaveis SA

   UBS AG      Call      EUR      6.38         5/11/15           15,500           (3,423

Lundin Mining Corp.

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call      CAD      5.45         5/11/15           250,000           (39,023

Cairn Energy PLC

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      GBP      1.66         5/12/15           170,000           (10,451

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      CAD      16.01         5/12/15           100,000           (65,592

Interfor Corp.

   Citibank N.A.      Call      CAD      18.63         5/12/15           59,000           (71,517

OZ Minerals Ltd.

   UBS AG      Call      AUD      4.09         5/12/15           250,000           (24,219

Rio Tinto PLC

   Bank of America N.A.      Call      GBP      28.17         5/12/15           70,000           (92,534

Scandi Standard AB

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      SEK      54.08         5/12/15           15,000           (1,424

Syngenta AG

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      CHF      334.32         5/12/15           13,000           (56,235

Iluka Resources Ltd.

   UBS AG      Call      AUD      7.55         5/13/15           385,000           (292,147

 

 

          MARCH 31, 2015    5


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)   

 

As of March 31, 2015, over-the-counter options written as were as follows: (concluded)

 

Description    Counterparty      Put/
Call
    

Strike

Price

     Expiration
Date
       Contracts       

Market

Value

 

Select Harvests Ltd.

   Citibank N.A.      Call      AUD      7.60         5/13/15           13,500         $ (2,769

Wacker Chemie AG

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      EUR      110.44         5/13/15           1,000           (3,267

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

   Goldman Sachs International      Call      ILS      27.78         5/18/15           116,000           (35,382

EDP Renovaveis SA

   UBS AG      Call      EUR      6.38         5/19/15           15,500           (3,805

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      HKD      8.68         5/20/15           85,000           (2,560

Inpex Corp.

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      Call      JPY      1,358.64         5/20/15           172,000           (68,243

Scandi Standard AB

   Bank of America N.A.      Call      SEK      51.77         5/20/15           50,000           (4,996

Interfor Corp.

   Deutsche Bank AG      Call      CAD      20.30         5/21/15           28,400           (21,148

Alumina Ltd.

   UBS AG      Call      AUD      1.67         5/27/15           680,000           (34,753

EDP Renovaveis SA

   UBS AG      Call      EUR      6.46         5/27/15           11,000           (2,209

OZ Minerals Ltd.

   Bank of America N.A.      Call      AUD      4.08         5/27/15           250,000           (42,729

Select Harvests Ltd.

   UBS AG      Call      AUD      7.63         6/03/15           17,000           (2,836

Total

                             $ (2,756,047
                            

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. 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 categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. 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.

 

 

6         MARCH 31, 2015     


Consolidated Schedule of Investments (concluded)      BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)   

 

As of March 31, 2015, 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:

                 

Common Stocks:

                 

Auto Components

     $ 1,170,208                        $ 1,170,208  

Building Products

             $ 602,587                  602,587  

Chemicals

       177,170,922         50,279,665                  227,450,587  

Commercial Services & Supplies

       1,747,327                          1,747,327  

Construction & Engineering

       319,536                          319,536  

Electric Utilities

       2,147,604         354,057                  2,501,661  

Electrical Equipment

       1,494,174         2,313,694                  3,807,868  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

       248,268         265,378                  513,646  

Energy Equipment & Services

       8,342,582                          8,342,582  

Food & Staples Retailing

       7,861,076                          7,861,076  

Food Products

       82,837,186         7,724,269                  90,561,455  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

       501,637         1,766,939                  2,268,576  

Industrial Conglomerates

       3,634,800                          3,634,800  

Machinery

       6,720,326                          6,720,326  

Metals & Mining

       122,562,052         107,598,476                  230,160,528  

Multi-Utilities

               3,665,027                  3,665,027  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       360,915,275         49,798,882                  410,714,157  

Paper & Forest Products

       26,086,112         49,805                  26,135,917  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

       27,405,105                          27,405,105  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       1,125,592         90,424                  1,216,016  

Water Utilities

       11,004,094         4,818,454                  15,822,548  

Preferred Stocks

       4,840,340                          4,840,340  

Short-Term Securities

       3,575,651                          3,575,651  
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 851,709,867       $ 229,327,657                $ 1,081,037,524  
    

 

 

 
                 
      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Derivative Financial Instruments1

                 

Liabilities:

                 

Equity contracts

       $(1,663,386)       $ (2,806,716 )                $(4,470,102)  
    

 

 

 

 

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

       

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial reporting purposes. As of March 31, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:    
                 
      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3    Total

Assets:

                 

Foreign currency at value

     $ 1,702                          1,702  

Liabilities:

                 

Bank overdraft

             $ (372,986 )              $ (372,986
    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 1,702       $ (372,986 )              $ (371,284 )
    

 

 

 

During the period ended March 31, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

 

          MARCH 31, 2015    7


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 Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
By:

    /s/ John M. Perlowski

John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
Date: May 22, 2015

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 Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
Date: May 22, 2015
By:

    /s/ Neal J. Andrews

Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
Date: May 22, 2015