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: 12/31/2016

Date of reporting period: 09/30/2016


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)      BlackRock Resources & Commodities StrategyTrust (BCX)   
     (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)   

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Chemicals — 14.4%

     

Agrium, Inc. (a)

     186,959       $ 16,936,680   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (a)

     689,270         16,783,726   

Monsanto Co. (b)

     400,561         40,937,334   

Mosaic Co. (a)(b)

     1,190,177         29,111,729   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (a)

     1,872,007         30,551,154   
     

 

 

 
                134,320,623   

Containers & Packaging — 5.4%

     

International Paper Co. (a)

     559,075         26,824,420   

Packaging Corp. of America (a)

     294,719         23,948,866   
     

 

 

 
                50,773,286   

Energy Equipment & Services — 3.0%

     

Baker Hughes, Inc. (a)

     280,627         14,163,245   

Schlumberger Ltd. (a)

     175,452         13,797,545   
     

 

 

 
                27,960,790   

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0%

     

Fyffes PLC

     11,150,417         18,488,205   

Food Products — 5.3%

     

AGT Food & Ingredients, Inc.

     433,833         12,390,505   

Elders Ltd. (c)

     1,246,695         3,697,777   

First Resources Ltd.

     8,361,900         11,254,012   

Glanbia PLC

     234,673         4,514,514   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

     31,419,900         8,215,349   

Kerry Group PLC

     107,592         8,963,281   
     

 

 

 
                49,035,438   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%

  

Greenko Group PLC (c)

     59,000         772   

Machinery — 2.0%

     

Deere & Co. (a)

     224,373         19,150,236   

Metals & Mining — 29.9%

     

ArcelorMittal (c)

     3,592,045         21,905,696   

Barrick Gold Corp. (a)

     913,497         16,187,167   

Boliden AB

     623,793         14,662,040   

Detour Gold Corp. (a)(c)

     452,308         9,839,453   

Eldorado Gold Corp. (c)

     3,372,003         13,262,347   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     1,811,807         14,997,694   

Glencore PLC (c)

     10,569,147         28,940,013   

Lundin Mining Corp. (c)

     3,251,767         12,863,806   

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC — ADR

     907,245         14,500,609   

Nevsun Resources Ltd.

     2,908,340         8,800,724   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     1,650,000         27,852,279   

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR (a)

     1,201,854         40,141,924   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

     757,718         20,481,118   

Tahoe Resources, Inc. (a)

     772,833         9,908,191   

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (a)

     689,965         12,440,069   

Vale SA — ADR (a)

     2,201,948         12,110,714   
     

 

 

 
                278,893,844   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 36.7%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (a)

     276,375         17,511,115   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

     

BP PLC — ADR (a)

     1,297,952       $ 45,635,992   

Cairn Energy PLC (c)

     3,188,680         7,767,398   

Chevron Corp. (a)(b)

     147,652         15,196,344   

Cimarex Energy Co. (a)

     100,917         13,560,217   

ConocoPhillips (a)(b)

     472,360         20,533,489   

Devon Energy Corp. (a)

     378,200         16,682,402   

Enbridge, Inc. (a)

     513,860         22,584,068   

Eni SpA — ADR

     392,070         11,319,061   

EOG Resources, Inc. (a)

     207,968         20,112,585   

Exxon Mobil Corp. (a)(b)

     515,004         44,949,549   

Hess Corp. (a)

     261,372         14,014,767   

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (a)

     258,800         18,871,696   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (a)

     91,300         16,949,845   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares

     215,918         5,371,559   

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

     1,036,474         51,896,253   
     

 

 

 
                342,956,340   

Paper & Forest Products — 1.0%

     

Precious Woods Holding AG (c)

     20,000         123,520   

TFS Corp. Ltd. (d)

     7,903,565         9,013,012   
     

 

 

 
                9,136,532   

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%

              930,716,066   
     
Preferred Stocks                

Food Products — 0.9%

     

Tyson Foods, Inc. (c)

     99,842         8,173,066   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $852,036,600) — 100.6%

              938,889,132   
     
Short-Term Securities                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.20% (e)(f)

     7,204,050         7,204,050   
      Beneficial
Interest
(000)
         

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series, 0.51% (e)(f)(g)

   $ 1,961         1,961,228   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $9,165,278) — 1.0%

              9,165,278   

Total Investments Before Options Written

(Cost — $861,201,878*) — 101.6%

              948,054,410   
     
                  
 
      Portfolio Abbreviations     
ADR    American Depositary Receipt      EUR    Euro    SEK    Swedish Krona
AUD    Australian Dollar      GBP    British Pound    USD    U.S. Dollar
CAD    Canadian Dollar              

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Resources & Commodities StrategyTrust (BCX)   

 

Options Written    Value  

(Premiums Received — $7,686,908) — (1.0)%

   $ (9,089,116

Total Investments Net of Options Written — 100.6%

     938,965,294   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)%

     (5,812,376
  

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 933,152,918   
 
      Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

Tax cost

   $ 902,183,733   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 69,148,917   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (23,278,240
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 45,870,677   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) All or a portion of security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded 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.

 

(d) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(e) During the period ended September 30, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates 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,

2015

    

Net

Activity

   

Shares/
Beneficial Interest
Held at
September 30,

2016

    

Value at
September 30,

2016

     Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     6,170,241         (6,170,241                   $ 39,728   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

             7,204,050        7,204,050         $7,204,050         1,689   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series

     $     35,689       $ 1,925,539        $1,961,228         1,961,228         66,940 1 

Total

             $9,165,278       $ 108,357   
          

 

 

 

 

  1   

Represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

(f) Current yield as of period end.

 

(g) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Trust may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

 

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

 

      Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written                                        
Description    Put/
Call
     Expiration
Date
  

Strike

Price

     Contracts      Value  

Barrick Gold Corp.

     Call       10/07/16      USD         20.00         1,000       $ (2,000

BP PLC — ADR

     Call       10/07/16      USD         34.00         272         (33,864

BP PLC — ADR

     Call       10/07/16      USD         34.50         272         (22,576

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     Call       10/07/16      USD         25.50         500         (6,500

ConocoPhillips

     Call       10/07/16      USD         45.00         229         (3,893

EOG Resources, Inc.

     Call       10/07/16      USD         91.00         210         (125,475

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     Call       10/07/16      USD         88.50         320         (8,960

Mosaic Co.

     Call       10/07/16      USD         29.00         420         (2,100

Mosaic Co.

     Call       10/07/16      USD         30.00         250         (500

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     Call       10/07/16      USD         77.50         45         (180

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     Call       10/07/16      USD         17.50         1,003         (6,018

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     Call       10/07/16      USD         18.50         680         (29,920

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares — ADR

     Call       10/07/16      USD         51.00         345         (9,488

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         55.00         26         (21,905

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)      BlackRock Resources & Commodities StrategyTrust (BCX)   

 

 

Description    Put/
Call
     Expiration
Date
  

Strike

Price

     Contracts      Value  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         61.50         103       $ (29,252

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         51.50         122         (8,418

BP PLC — ADR

     Call       10/14/16      USD         35.00         327         (21,418

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         28.00         660         (3,630

Chevron Corp.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         104.00         70         (5,880

ConocoPhillips

     Call       10/14/16      USD         44.50         207         (9,626

Deere & Co.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         84.50         225         (39,375

Devon Energy Corp.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         41.00         3         (1,035

Devon Energy Corp.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         43.00         3         (588

EOG Resources, Inc.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         92.50         130         (63,375

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         90.00         267         (5,206

Hess Corp.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         55.50         142         (11,005

International Paper Co.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         49.00         545         (21,800

Mosaic Co.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         30.50         550         (27,500

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares — ADR

     Call       10/14/16      USD         51.00         345         (18,112

Schlumberger Ltd.

     Call       10/14/16      USD         81.00         54         (1,701

Vale SA — ADR

     Call       10/14/16      USD         6.00         2,200         (12,100

Agrium, Inc.

     Call       10/21/16      CAD         120.00         375         (49,735

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         60.00         200         (85,500

Barrick Gold Corp.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         20.00         300         (3,450

BP PLC — ADR

     Call       10/21/16      USD         34.00         289         (42,483

BP PLC — ADR

     Call       10/21/16      USD         36.00         917         (30,261

Chevron Corp.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         105.00         70         (5,425

ConocoPhillips

     Call       10/21/16      USD         44.00         83         (6,640

ConocoPhillips

     Call       10/21/16      USD         46.00         344         (7,052

Deere & Co.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         85.00         225         (39,938

Detour Gold Corp.

     Call       10/21/16      CAD         34.00         334         (2,037

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         84.50         567         (189,945

Hess Corp.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         62.50         82         (4,100

International Paper Co.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         49.00         544         (29,104

Mosaic Co.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         29.00         420         (1,260

Mosaic Co.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         31.00         500         (5,000

Packaging Corp. of America

     Call       10/21/16      USD         82.50         385         (67,375

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         17.00         1,040         (16,120

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         18.00         400         (2,800

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR

     Call       10/21/16      USD         32.50         255         (40,800

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares — ADR

     Call       10/21/16      USD         52.50         1,036         (28,490

Schlumberger Ltd.

     Call       10/21/16      USD         82.50         181         (6,606

Tahoe Resources, Inc.

     Call       10/21/16      CAD         21.00         730         (2,502

Vale SA — ADR

     Call       10/21/16      USD         5.50         2,200         (55,000

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         65.00         325         (56,388

Barrick Gold Corp.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         19.50         500         (14,250

BP PLC — ADR

     Call       10/28/16      USD         35.00         639         (58,149

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         26.50         500         (16,250

ConocoPhillips

     Call       10/28/16      USD         42.00         300         (67,500

Deere & Co.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         85.00         220         (44,660

EOG Resources, Inc.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         93.50         155         (75,950

EOG Resources, Inc.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         94.50         104         (43,940

Hess Corp.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         51.00         143         (62,920

Hess Corp.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         54.00         152         (33,060

Mosaic Co.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         27.50         600         (16,200

Mosaic Co.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         30.00         420         (21,000

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         73.00         395         (76,038

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         18.00         1,003         (31,093

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares — ADR

     Call       10/28/16      USD         49.50         350         (56,000

Schlumberger Ltd.

     Call       10/28/16      USD         81.50         109         (8,502

Vale SA — ADR

     Call       10/28/16      USD         5.50         2,200         (70,400

Barrick Gold Corp.

     Call       11/04/16      USD         20.00         1,000         (28,500

BP PLC — ADR

     Call       11/04/16      USD         35.50         916         (71,906

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     Call       11/04/16      USD         23.50         550         (100,650

Chevron Corp.

     Call       11/04/16      USD         103.00         450         (106,425

ConocoPhillips

     Call       11/04/16      USD         43.00         285         (50,872

Deere & Co.

     Call       11/04/16      USD         85.50         227         (45,060

Devon Energy Corp.

     Call       11/04/16      USD         45.00         610         (111,630

Devon Energy Corp.

     Call       11/04/16      USD         46.50         448         (55,552

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)    BlackRock Resources & Commodities StrategyTrust (BCX)

 

 

Description    Put/
Call
     Expiration
Date
    

Strike

Price

     Contracts      Value  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     Call         11/04/16         USD         100.00         42       $ (8,883

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     Call         11/04/16         USD         87.00         261         (54,027

Hess Corp.

     Call         11/04/16         USD         51.00         111         (52,170

Hess Corp.

     Call         11/04/16         USD         54.50         152         (35,872

International Paper Co.

     Call         11/04/16         USD         49.00         908         (87,168

Mosaic Co.

     Call         11/04/16         USD         26.00         580         (31,320

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     Call         11/04/16         USD         73.50         440         (82,060

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     Call         11/04/16         USD         192.50         180         (83,700

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     Call         11/04/16         USD         16.50         880         (32,120

Schlumberger Ltd.

     Call         11/04/16         USD         76.50         128         (45,120

Vale SA — ADR

     Call         11/04/16         USD         6.00         2,200         (35,200

ConocoPhillips

     Call         11/11/16         USD         45.00         157         (16,171

Devon Energy Corp.

     Call         11/11/16         USD         46.50         447         (65,038

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     Call         11/11/16         USD         87.00         261         (55,854

Hess Corp.

     Call         11/11/16         USD         57.00         151         (24,840

Mosaic Co.

     Call         11/11/16         USD         26.00         580         (37,120

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     Call         11/11/16         USD         16.50         880         (55,440

Agrium, Inc.

     Call         11/18/16         CAD         120.00         372         (96,406

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         65.00         451         (119,290

Barrick Gold Corp.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         21.00         470         (12,220

BP PLC — ADR

     Call         11/18/16         USD         36.00         1,557         (99,648

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         25.00         550         (66,825

Cimarex Energy Co.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         135.00         43         (27,950

ConocoPhillips

     Call         11/18/16         USD         43.00         285         (60,135

Detour Gold Corp.

     Call         11/18/16         CAD         29.00         275         (38,149

Detour Gold Corp.

     Call         11/18/16         CAD         32.00         265         (15,856

Enbridge, Inc.

     Call         11/18/16         CAD         58.00         615         (59,768

EOG Resources, Inc.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         95.00         130         (67,600

EOG Resources, Inc.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         97.50         60         (23,100

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         87.50         384         (75,264

Hess Corp.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         52.50         111         (43,290

International Paper Co.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         49.00         239         (27,485

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         195.00         180         (90,000

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         17.00         1,600         (72,000

Schlumberger Ltd.

     Call         11/18/16         USD         80.00         229         (43,624

Tahoe Resources, Inc.

     Call         11/18/16         CAD         20.00         560         (10,458

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

     Call         11/18/16         USD         18.00         70         (12,005

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

     Call         11/18/16         USD         20.00         530         (49,555

Total

                  $ (4,510,649
                 

 

 

 

 

OTC Options Written                               
Description      Put/
Call
       Counterparty        Expiration
Date
      

Strike

Price

     Contracts        Value  

Enbridge, Inc.

       Call           Citibank N.A.           10/03/16           CAD         55.38         72,000         $ (128,078

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR

       Call           Deutsche Bank AG           10/03/16           USD         33.20         100,000           (53,573

ArcelorMittal

       Call           Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC           10/04/16           EUR         6.05         320,000           (101

Lundin Mining Corp.

       Call           Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC           10/05/16           CAD         5.94         340,000           (88

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

       Call           Bank of America N.A.           10/05/16           USD         17.20         108,000           (110,345

Detour Gold Corp.

       Call           Credit Suisse International           10/06/16           CAD         33.80         67,000           (25

Kerry Group PLC

       Call           Bank of America N.A.           10/06/16           EUR         78.88         18,000           (32

TFS Corp. Ltd.

       Call           Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC           10/06/16           AUD         1.77         200,000           (2

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

       Call           Citibank N.A.           10/10/16           USD         78.49         15,500           (253

Packaging Corp. of America

       Call           UBS AG           10/11/16           USD         77.00         49,300           (241,343

AGT Food & Ingredients, Inc.

       Call           Deutsche Bank AG           10/12/16           CAD         37.99         25,000           (10,768

Boliden AB

       Call           Credit Suisse International           10/12/16           SEK         194.83         52,000           (52,841

Lundin Mining Corp.

       Call           Deutsche Bank AG           10/12/16           CAD         5.72         300,000           (5,594

Glanbia PLC

       Call           Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC           10/13/16           EUR         17.49         16,000           (3,625

Glencore PLC

       Call           Deutsche Bank AG           10/13/16           GBP         1.81         1,250,000           (496,756

ArcelorMittal

       Call           Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC           10/14/16           EUR         6.05         320,000           (3,826

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

       Call           Citibank N.A.           10/14/16           CAD         10.76         250,000           (95,623

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC — ADR

       Call           Credit Suisse International           10/14/16           USD         15.28         70,000           (57,028

Tahoe Resources, Inc.

       Call           Citibank N.A.           10/14/16           CAD         18.32         98,000           (8,551

TFS Corp. Ltd.

       Call           UBS AG           10/14/16           AUD         1.62         500,000           (1,137

Enbridge, Inc.

       Call           Citibank N.A.           10/17/16           CAD         55.38         72,000           (161,520

 

 

4         SEPTEMBER 30, 2016     


Schedule of Investments (continued)    BlackRock Resources & Commodities StrategyTrust (BCX)

 

Description    Put/
Call
   Counterparty    Expiration
Date
    

Strike

Price

     Contracts      Value  

Lundin Mining Corp.

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      10/18/16       CAD      5.60         170,000       $ (8,783

AGT Food & Ingredients, Inc.

   Call    Deutsche Bank AG      10/19/16       CAD      37.99         25,000         (14,570

ArcelorMittal

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      10/19/16       EUR      5.81         355,000         (19,664

Boliden AB

   Call    Credit Suisse International      10/19/16       SEK      196.15         50,000         (51,371

TFS Corp. Ltd.

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      10/19/16       AUD      1.63         500,000         (1,940

Cimarex Energy Co.

   Call    Credit Suisse International      10/25/16       USD      133.01         14,400         (73,882

Glanbia PLC

   Call    UBS AG      10/25/16       EUR      17.55         30,000         (10,340

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR

   Call    Barclays Bank PLC      10/25/16       USD      31.59         80,500         (199,512

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares

   Call    Credit Suisse International      10/25/16       GBP      19.56         43,000         (15,754

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

   Call    Credit Suisse International      10/25/16       USD      17.89         108,000         (127,657

Boliden AB

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      10/26/16       SEK      181.99         60,000         (145,807

ArcelorMittal

   Call    Deutsche Bank AG      10/27/16       EUR      5.63         355,000         (52,203

Glencore PLC

   Call    Credit Suisse International      10/27/16       GBP      2.05         1,531,000         (254,176

TFS Corp. Ltd.

   Call    UBS AG      10/27/16       AUD      1.63         500,000         (3,383

AGT Food & Ingredients, Inc.

   Call    Credit Suisse International      10/28/16       CAD      37.64         25,000         (21,469

Cimarex Energy Co.

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      10/28/16       USD      132.66         21,600         (120,551

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

   Call    UBS AG      10/28/16       CAD      11.03         62,000         (23,998

AGT Food & Ingredients, Inc.

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/01/16       CAD      39.40         25,000         (11,003

Lundin Mining Corp.

   Call    Citibank N.A.      11/01/16       CAD      5.46         141,000         (17,712

Boliden AB

   Call    Credit Suisse International      11/02/16       SEK      187.08         60,000         (121,058

Elders Ltd.

   Call    Bank of America N.A.      11/02/16       AUD      3.86         50,000         (4,694

Packaging Corp. of America

   Call    Goldman Sachs International      11/02/16       USD      80.00         30,200         (110,081

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR

   Call    Barclays Bank PLC      11/02/16       USD      31.59         80,500         (213,806

Kerry Group PLC

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/03/16       EUR      77.62         30,000         (15,045

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC — ADR

   Call    Deutsche Bank AG      11/03/16       USD      15.37         120,000         (112,790

AGT Food & Ingredients, Inc.

   Call    Credit Suisse International      11/04/16       CAD      37.82         25,000         (22,596

Detour Gold Corp.

   Call    Deutsche Bank AG      11/07/16       CAD      29.28         26,500         (29,619

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR

   Call    Deutsche Bank AG      11/07/16       USD      31.71         51,200         (137,350

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

   Call    UBS AG      11/08/16       CAD      11.11         250,000         (125,662

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares

   Call    Credit Suisse International      11/08/16       GBP      19.75         43,000         (18,544

Boliden AB

   Call    Deutsche Bank AG      11/09/16       SEK      199.14         28,500         (29,139

Glanbia PLC

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/09/16       EUR      16.95         47,000         (37,323

Elders Ltd.

   Call    Bank of America N.A.      11/10/16       AUD      3.92         30,000         (2,515

TFS Corp. Ltd.

   Call    Goldman Sachs International      11/10/16       AUD      1.59         200,000         (3,637

AGT Food & Ingredients, Inc.

   Call    Deutsche Bank AG      11/11/16       CAD      38.11         25,000         (22,663

Glencore PLC

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/15/16       GBP      1.85         1,450,000         (555,428

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC — ADR

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/15/16       USD      16.42         173,000         (73,219

Lundin Mining Corp.

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/16/16       CAD      5.63         350,000         (46,846

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR

   Call    Credit Suisse International      11/17/16       USD      32.56         101,000         (209,030

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR

   Call    Goldman Sachs International      11/28/16       USD      34.81         42,000         (52,277

Tahoe Resources, Inc.

   Call    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/28/16       CAD      19.12         82,000         (30,261

Total

                     $ (4,578,467
                    

 

 

 

 

      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 methodologies 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.

 

 

          SEPTEMBER 30, 2016    5


Schedule of Investments (concluded)    BlackRock Resources & Commodities StrategyTrust (BCX)

 

Changes in valuation methodologies 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 semi-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:

         

Common Stocks:

         

Chemicals

   $     134,320,623                $ 134,320,623   

Containers & Packaging

     50,773,286                  50,773,286   

Energy Equipment & Services

     27,960,790                  27,960,790   

Food & Staples Retailing

     18,488,205                  18,488,205   

Food Products

     25,868,300      $ 23,167,138           49,035,438   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

            772           772   

Machinery

     19,150,236                  19,150,236   

Metals & Mining

     171,033,207        107,860,637           278,893,844   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     329,817,383        13,138,957           342,956,340   

Paper & Forest Products

     9,013,012        123,520           9,136,532   

Preferred Stocks

     8,173,066                  8,173,066   

Short-Term Securities

     7,204,050        1,961,228           9,165,278   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 801,802,158      $     146,252,252         $     948,054,410   
  

 

 

 
         

Derivative Financial Instruments1

                             

Liabilities:

         

Equity contracts

   $ (4,510,649   $ (4,578,467      $ (9,089,116
  

 

 

 

 

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 period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

           
      Level 1      Level 2             Level 3             Total  

Assets:

          

Cash

   $            279,926                 $            279,926   

Foreign currency at value

     23,267                   23,267   

Liabilities:

          

Collateral on securities loaned at value

           $ (1,961,228        (1,961,228
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 23,267       $       (1,961,228      $ (1,937,961
  

 

 

 

 

Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 were as follows:

           
           
      Transfers into
Level 1
   Transfers out of
Level 11
    Transfers into
Level 21
     Transfers out of
Level 2

Assets:

          

Long-Term Investments:

          

Common Stocks

      $             (15,470,918   $             15,470,918      
  

 

 

1    External pricing service used to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Trust valued such foreign securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets.

 

 

6         SEPTEMBER 30, 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 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: November 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 Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
  Date: November 22, 2016

 

  By:  

   /s/ Neal J. Andrews

  
    Neal J. Andrews   
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
  Date: November 22, 2016