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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 811-21931

Name of Fund: BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2009

Date of reporting period: 11/01/2008 – 01/31/2009


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 

 

Schedule of Investments January 31, 2009 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Common Stocks

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Chemicals—11.9%

 

 

 

 

 

98,500

 

Agrium, Inc.

 

$

3,296,795

 

 

110,400

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

 

 

5,553,120

 

 

132,100

 

Celanese Corp., Series A

 

 

1,406,865

 

 

231,025

 

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

 

 

2,677,580

 

 

548,479

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

 

12,593,078

 

 

23,900

 

Mosaic Co. (The)

 

 

852,513

 

 

229,000

 

Olin Corp.

 

 

3,217,450

 

 

82,000

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

 

 

6,138,520

 

 

183,100

 

Praxair, Inc.

 

 

11,399,806

 

 

108,600

 

Rohm & Haas Co.

 

 

5,993,634

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,129,361

 









 

 

 

Coal—4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

165,300

 

Arch Coal, Inc.

 

 

2,510,907

 

 

270,079

 

Consol Energy, Inc.

 

 

7,362,353

 

 

325,500

 

Massey Energy Co. (a)

 

 

4,941,090

 

 

31,560

 

Patriot Coal Corp. (b)

 

 

161,903

 

 

207,400

 

Peabody Energy Corp. (a)

 

 

5,185,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,161,253

 









 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper—5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

556,000

 

International Paper Co.

 

 

5,070,720

 

 

610,000

 

MeadWestvaco Corp.

 

 

7,100,400

 

 

19,005

 

Mondi Ltd.

 

 

59,877

 

 

322,512

 

Mondi Plc

 

 

850,258

 

 

434,183

 

Temple-Inland, Inc.

 

 

2,461,818

 

 

471,200

 

Votorantim Celulose e Papel S.A. (ADR) (b)

 

 

2,732,960

 

 

286,100

 

Weyerhauser Co.

 

 

7,821,974

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,098,007

 









 

 

 

Iron & Steel—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

50,800

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

 

1,122,172

 

 

51,366

 

Carpenter Technology Corp.

 

 

847,539

 

 

40,000

 

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

 

 

926,800

 

 

49,500

 

United States Steel Corp.

 

 

1,486,485

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,382,996

 









 

 

 

Machinery—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

313,625

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

 

9,675,331

 

 

95,966

 

Deere & Co.

 

 

3,333,859

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,009,190

 









 

 

 

Metal—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

2,413,600

 

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd.

 

 

1,645,233

 









 

 

 

Mining—29.2%

 

 

 

 

 

278,750

 

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

 

 

3,232,188

 

 

145,400

 

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.

 

 

7,712,016

 

 

1,000,000

 

Alamos Gold, Inc. (b)

 

 

6,426,096

 

 

331,550

 

Alcoa, Inc.

 

 

2,582,774

 

 

1,951,400

 

Alumina Ltd.

 

 

1,370,654

 

 

127,945

 

Anglo American Plc

 

 

2,301,534

 

 

45,700

 

Anglo Platinum Ltd.

 

 

1,871,139

 

 

107,100

 

Barrick Gold Corp.

 

 

4,015,179

 

 

936,700

 

BHP Billiton Plc

 

 

15,657,217

 

 

270,300

 

Cia de Minas Buenaventura S.A. (ADR)

 

 

5,092,452

 

 

980,000

 

Cia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR)

 

 

13,827,800

 

 

20,250

 

Eramet

 

 

3,197,082

 

 

200,000

 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

 

 

3,557,187

 

 

96,800

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

 

 

2,433,552

 

 

500,000

 

Fresnillo Plc

 

 

2,553,445

 

 

202,750

 

Goldcorp, Inc.

 

 

5,995,317

 

 

197,750

 

Harry Winston Diamond Corp.

 

 

786,968

 

 

1,990,286

 

Iluka Resources Ltd. (b)

 

 

5,275,426

 

 

560,200

 

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

 

 

6,411,888

 

 

513,569

 

Industrias Penoles SA de CV

 

 

4,611,194

 

 

251,400

 

Kazakhmys Plc

 

 

801,852

 

 

1,341,650

 

Lihir Gold Ltd. (b)

 

 

2,662,228

 

 

1,856,150

 

Minara Resources Ltd.

 

 

423,096

 

 

1,504,804

 

Minsur S.A.

 

 

1,702,481

 

 

17,866

 

MMC Norilsk Nickel

 

 

758,236

 

 

26,623

 

MMC Norilsk Nickel (ADR)

 

 

109,811

 

 

73,900

 

Newmont Mining Corp.

 

 

2,939,742

 

 

7,827,357

 

OZ Minerals Ltd. (c)

 

 

820,629

 

 

362,036

 

Rio Tinto Plc

 

 

7,780,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Common Stocks

 

Value

 









 

 

 

Mining— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

102,900

 

Southern Copper Corp.

 

$

1,434,426

 

 

804,450

 

Straits Resources Ltd.

 

 

522,188

 

 

390,300

 

Teck Cominco Ltd., Class B

 

 

1,508,683

 

 

432,700

 

Vedanta Resources Plc

 

 

3,419,251

 

 

419,332

 

Xstrata Plc

 

 

3,425,954

 

 

5,755,750

 

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd.

 

 

3,026,097

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

130,245,855

 









 

 

 

Oil & Gas—29.1%

 

 

 

 

 

90,700

 

Apache Corp.

 

 

6,802,500

 

 

375,000

 

BG Group Plc

 

 

5,141,476

 

 

217,100

 

Bill Barrett Corp. (b)

 

 

4,800,081

 

 

87,200

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

 

 

3,099,960

 

 

242,800

 

Crescent Point Energy Trust

 

 

4,787,689

 

 

289,100

 

Denbury Resources, Inc. (b)

 

 

3,538,584

 

 

83,600

 

Devon Energy Corp.

 

 

5,149,760

 

 

101,550

 

EnCana Corp.

 

 

4,502,727

 

 

68,900

 

ENSCO Intlernational, Inc.

 

 

1,885,104

 

 

133,700

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

 

9,060,849

 

 

102,100

 

Forest Oil Corp. (b)

 

 

1,531,500

 

 

380,000

 

Galleon Energy, Inc. (b)

 

 

997,839

 

 

579,700

 

Gasco Energy, Inc. (b)

 

 

243,474

 

 

273,900

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

 

 

6,151,794

 

 

550,000

 

Heritage Oil Ltd. (b)

 

 

1,617,912

 

 

124,900

 

Hess Corp.

 

 

6,945,689

 

 

57,800

 

Murphy Oil Corp.

 

 

2,553,604

 

 

173,900

 

Nexen, Inc.

 

 

2,532,807

 

 

87,500

 

Noble Corp.

 

 

2,375,625

 

 

82,900

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

 

 

4,056,297

 

 

109,600

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

 

5,978,680

 

 

4,200

 

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S.A. (b)

 

 

995,690

 

 

15,600

 

PetroChina Co. Ltd. (ADR)

 

 

1,150,812

 

 

175,600

 

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (ADR)

 

 

4,600,720

 

 

119,300

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co. (b)

 

 

2,519,616

 

 

101,300

 

Pride International, Inc. (b)

 

 

1,632,956

 

 

185,500

 

Range Resources Corp.

 

 

6,648,320

 

 

144,600

 

Rex Energy Corp. (b)

 

 

345,594

 

 

178,300

 

Southwestern Energy Co. (b)

 

 

5,643,195

 

 

116,836

 

StatoilHydro ASA

 

 

2,013,029

 

 

91,300

 

StatoilHydro ASA (ADR)

 

 

1,573,099

 

 

77,600

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

 

1,493,800

 

 

82,700

 

Transocean Ltd. (b)

 

 

4,517,074

 

 

136,400

 

TriStar Oil & Gas Ltd. (b)

 

 

1,201,321

 

 

138,200

 

Unit Corp. (b)

 

 

3,446,708

 

 

77,500

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (b)

 

 

2,247,500

 

 

152,625

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

 

 

5,660,861

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

129,444,246

 









 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services—6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

107,200

 

Cameron International Corp. (b)

 

 

2,482,752

 

 

85,200

 

Core Laboratories N.V.

 

 

5,724,588

 

 

146,378

 

FMC Technologies, Inc. (b)

 

 

4,331,325

 

 

115,800

 

Halliburton Co.

 

 

1,997,550

 

 

52,500

 

Oceaneering International, Inc. (b)

 

 

1,809,150

 

 

473,500

 

Petrofac Ltd.

 

 

2,850,120

 

 

136,300

 

Schlumberger Ltd. (a)

 

 

5,562,403

 

 

67,300

 

Smith International, Inc.

 

 

1,527,710

 

 

332,400

 

Weatherford International Ltd. (b)

 

 

3,666,372

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,951,970

 









 

 

 

Pipelines—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

105,200

 

Equitable Resources, Inc.

 

 

3,600,996

 

 

142,600

 

Questar Corp.

 

 

4,845,548

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,446,544

 









 

 

 

Savings & Loan—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

37,400

 

Guaranty Financial Group, Inc. (b)(d)

 

 

58,344

 









 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$758,623,084)—93.5%

 

 

416,572,999

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

   JANUARY 31, 2009

 



 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares/Beneficial
Interest

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Money Market Funds—5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

25,700,599

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
1.25%(e)(f)

 

$

25,700,599

 

 

30,000

 

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.60%(e)(f)(g)

 

 

30,000

 









 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$25,730,599)—5.8%

 

 

25,730,599

 









 

 

 

Total Investments Before Outstanding Options Written
(Cost—$784,353,683*)—99.3%

 

 

442,303,598

 









 









Contracts

 

Options Written

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options
Written—(0.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

(100

)

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd., strike price $45, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(91,500

)

 

(175

)

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd., strike price $55, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(53,375

)

 

(200

)

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd., strike price $55, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(98,000

)

 

(330

)

Agrium, Inc., strike price $40, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(14,850

)

 

(150

)

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., strike price $55, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(8,250

)

 

(215

)

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., strike price $60, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(10,750

)

 

(300

)

Alcoa, Inc., strike price $15, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(1,500

)

 

(50

)

Allegheny Technologies, Inc., strike price $35, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(250

)

 

(100

)

Apache Corp., strike price $85, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(25,250

)

 

(100

)

Apache Corp., strike price $90, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(25,750

)

 

(100

)

Apache Corp., strike price $95, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(750

)

 

(250

)

Arch Coal, Inc., strike price $25, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(4,375

)

 

(100

)

Barrick Gold Corp., strike price $35, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(39,000

)

 

(250

)

Barrick Gold Corp., strike price $40, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(67,500

)

 

(10

)

BG Group Plc, strike price 11 GBP, expires 03/20/09

 

 

(3,804

)

 

(250

)

Bill Barrett Corp., strike price $25, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(11,875

)

 

(250

)

Bill Barrett Corp., strike price $25, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(32,500

)

 

(250

)

Bill Barrett Corp., strike price $30, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(8,125

)

 

(150

)

Cameron International Corp., strike price $25, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(25,125

)

 

(300

)

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., strike price $40, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(24,000

)

 

(50

)

Carpenter Technology Corp., strike price $25, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(250

)

 

(100

)

Carpenter Technology Corp., strike price $25, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(1,000

)

 

(100

)

Caterpillar, Inc., strike price $43, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(700

)

 

(550

)

Caterpillar, Inc., strike price $45, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(1,100

)

 

(200

)

Caterpillar, Inc., strike price $50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(400

)

 

(200

)

Celanese Corp., Series A, strike price $15, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(1,500

)

 

(250

)

Celanese Corp., Series A, strike price $17.50, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(2,500

)

 

(350

)

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR), strike price $17.50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(74,375

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options
Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(540

)

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR), strike price $20, expires 03/23/09

 

$

(87,750

)

 

(500

)

Cia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR), strike price $15, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(34,500

)

 

(500

)

Cia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR), strike price $15, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(61,000

)

 

(500

)

Cia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR), strike price $16, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(20,500

)

 

(500

)

Cia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR), strike price $16, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(43,500

)

 

(500

)

Cia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR), strike price $17, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(30,000

)

 

(800

)

Cia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR), strike price $18, expires 06/22/09

 

 

(97,600

)

 

(40

)

Cliff Natural Resources, Inc., strike price $30, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(6,900

)

 

(100

)

Cliff Natural Resources, Inc., strike price $40, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(500

)

 

(250

)

Consol Energy, Inc., strike price $35, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(25,000

)

 

(250

)

Consol Energy, Inc., strike price $40, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(21,250

)

 

(214

)

Consol Energy, Inc., strike price $45, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(8,560

)

 

(139

)

Core Laboratories NV, strike price $85, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(15,985

)

 

(100

)

Deere & Co., strike price $40, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(14,000

)

 

(100

)

Deere & Co., strike price $45, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(1,750

)

 

(100

)

Deere & Co., strike price $45, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(5,000

)

 

(100

)

Devon Energy Corp., strike price $70, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(20,250

)

 

(100

)

Devon Energy Corp., strike price $80, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(10,250

)

 

(100

)

Devon Energy Corp., strike price $90, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(2,500

)

 

(250

)

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., strike price $25, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(17,500

)

 

(250

)

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., strike price $30, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(4,375

)

 

(250

)

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., strike price $32.50, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(1,875

)

 

(300

)

EnCana Corp., strike price $50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(21,000

)

 

(50

)

EnCana Corp., strike price $55, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(750

)

 

(200

)

EOG Resources, Inc., strike price $80, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(9,500

)

 

(250

)

EOG Resources, Inc., strike price $80, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(40,625

)

 

(100

)

Equitable Resources, Inc., strike price $40, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(6,250

)

 

(285

)

FMC Technologies, Inc., strike price $25, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(143,925

)

 

(100

)

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., strike price $35, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(4,550

)

 

(100

)

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., strike price $40, expires 05/18/09

 

 

(7,900

)

 

(335

)

Goldcorp, Inc., strike price $30, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(60,300

)

 

(335

)

Goldcorp, Inc., strike price $32.50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(30,150

)

 

(600

)

Helmerich & Payne, Inc., strike price $25, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(36,000

)

 

(600

)

Helmerich & Payne, Inc., strike price $30, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(18,000

)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   JANUARY 31, 2009

2



 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(100

)

Hess Corp., strike price $60, expires 02/23/09

 

$

(18,500

)

 

(100

)

Hess Corp., strike price $65, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(6,500

)

 

(200

)

Hess Corp., strike price $65, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(42,500

)

 

(250

)

International Paper Co., strike price $15, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(1,875

)

 

(625

)

Massey Energy Co., strike price $25, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(21,875

)

 

(1,000

)

MeadWestvaco Corp., strike price $12.50, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(62,500

)

 

(80

)

Mosaic Co. (The), strike price $45, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(6,400

)

 

(100

)

Murphy Oil Corp., strike price $50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(5,000

)

 

(90

)

Murphy Oil Corp., strike price $55, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(5,175

)

 

(100

)

Newmont Mining Corp., strike price $45, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(18,150

)

 

(250

)

Nexen, Inc., strike price 25 CAD, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(3,058

)

 

(88

)

Noble Corp., strike price $32.50, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(7,040

)

 

(175

)

Noble Energy, Inc., strike price $55, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(38,500

)

 

(100

)

Noble Energy, Inc., strike price $60, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(2,750

)

 

(350

)

Occidental Petroleum Corp., strike price $60, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(27,125

)

 

(100

)

Occidental Petroleum Corp., strike price $65, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(8,250

)

 

(100

)

Occidental Petroleum Corp., strike price $70, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(500

)

 

(150

)

Oceaneering International, Inc., strike price $35, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(62,250

)

 

(250

)

Olin Corp., strike price $17.50, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(6,250

)

 

(250

)

Olin Corp., strike price $20, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(1,250

)

 

(250

)

Olin Corp., strike price $20, expires 05/18/09

 

 

(7,500

)

 

(200

)

Peabody Energy Corp., strike price $30, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(23,000

)

 

(200

)

Peabody Energy Corp., strike price $35, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(7,500

)

 

(100

)

Peabody Energy Corp., strike price $40, expires 06/22/09

 

 

(10,500

)

 

(250

)

Plains Exploration & Production Co., strike price $30, expires 05/18/09

 

 

(20,625

)

 

(101

)

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, strike price $100, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(1,010

)

 

(100

)

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, strike price $85, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(35,500

)

 

(50

)

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, strike price $90, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(11,375

)

 

(300

)

Praxair, Inc., strike price $70, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(6,750

)

 

(200

)

Praxair, Inc., strike price $70, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(41,000

)

 

(100

)

Praxair, Inc., strike price $75, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(9,250

)

 

(100

)

Pride International, Inc., strike price $20, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(1,500

)

 

(135

)

Pride International, Inc., strike price $20, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(7,425

)

 

(125

)

Range Resources Corp., strike price $42.50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(2,500

)

 

(100

)

Range Resources Corp., strike price $42.50, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(11,250

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(300

)

Range Resources Corp., strike price $50, expires 03/23/09

 

$

(4,500

)

 

(500

)

Rohm & Haas Co., strike price $75, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(3,750

)

 

(586

)

Rohm & Haas Co., strike price $75, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(16,115

)

 

(200

)

Schlumberger Ltd., strike price $45, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(37,000

)

 

(150

)

Southern Copper Corp., strike price $20, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(1,875

)

 

(283

)

Southwestern Energy Co., strike price $35, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(58,015

)

 

(50

)

Southwestern Energy Co., strike price $40, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(625

)

 

(200

)

Southwestern Energy Co., strike price $40, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(14,000

)

 

(550

)

StatoilHydro ASA (ADR), strike price $20, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(49,500

)

 

(100

)

Suncor Energy, Inc., strike price $25, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(4,500

)

 

(150

)

Suncor Energy, Inc., strike price $30, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(1,500

)

 

(500

)

Teck Cominco Ltd., Class B, strike price 9 CAD, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(4,485

)

 

(500

)

Temple-Inland, Inc., strike price $7.50, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(10,000

)

 

(180

)

United States Steel Corp., strike price $50, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(8,100

)

 

(100

)

Weatherford International Ltd., strike price $15, expires 05/18/09

 

 

(7,500

)

 

(250

)

Weyerhauser Co., strike price $35, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(8,750

)

 

(500

)

Weyerhauser Co., strike price $35, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(35,000

)

 

(100

)

Whiting Petroleum Corp., strike price $45, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(3,500

)

 

(150

)

Whiting Petroleum Corp., strike price $55, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(3,750

)

 

(150

)

XTO Energy, Inc., strike price $40, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(13,876

)

 

(250

)

XTO Energy, Inc., strike price $40, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(48,750

)

 

(100

)

XTO Energy, Inc., strike price $45, expires 05/18/09

 

 

(17,250

)









 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Call Options Written

 

 

(2,432,323

)









 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options Written—(0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

(200

)

Bill Barrett Corp., strike price $17.50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(4,500

)

 

(250

)

Bill Barrett Corp., strike price $20, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(40,625

)

 

(100

)

Denbury Resources, Inc., strike price $10, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(3,500

)

 

(100

)

Denbury Resources, Inc., strike price $10, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(7,500

)

 

(25

)

Devon Energy Corp., strike price $50, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(4,062

)

 

(100

)

Devon Energy Corp., strike price $60, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(29,000

)

 

(150

)

EnCana Corp., strike price $40, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(17,250

)

 

(100

)

FMC Technologies, Inc., strike price $22.50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(2,250

)

 

(100

)

Forest Oil Corp., strike price $15, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(13,250

)

 

(100

)

Murphy Oil Corp., strike price $40, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(10,500

)

 

(50

)

Noble Energy, Inc., strike price $40, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(8,125

)

 

(100

)

Occidental Petroleum Corp., strike price $50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(13,000

)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(100

)

Occidental Petroleum Corp., strike price $50, expires 03/23/09

 

$

(28,000

)

 

(150

)

Oceaneering International, Inc., strike price $25, expires 04/20/09

 

 

(17,625

)

 

(100

)

Plains Exploration & Production Co., strike price $17.50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(4,000

)

 

(100

)

Plains Exploration & Production Co., strike price $20, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(10,500

)

 

(200

)

Schlumberger Ltd., strike price $35, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(31,000

)

 

(100

)

Smith International, Inc., strike price $20, expires 03/23/09

 

 

(14,000

)

 

(100

)

Transocean Ltd., strike price $50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(15,000

)

 

(200

)

Unit Corp., strike price $22.50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(14,500

)

 

(100

)

Weatherford International Ltd., strike price $7.50, expires 02/23/09

 

 

(750

)









 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Put Options Written

 

 

(288,937

)









 

 

 

Over the Counter Call Options Written—(0.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(47,000

)

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd., strike price 112 ZAR, expires 04/14/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(109,659

)

 

(47,000

)

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd., strike price 99 ZAR, expires 03/26/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(129,491

)

 

(300

)

Alcoa, Inc., strike price $14, expires 02/17/09, broker Jefferies & Co., Inc.

 

 

(25

)

 

(21

)

Anglo American Plc, strike price 20 GBP, expires 02/20/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(5

)

 

(20,000

)

Arch Coal, Inc., strike price $23.23, expires 02/20/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(646

)

 

(114,000

)

BG Group Plc, strike price 10.52 GBP, expires 02/18/09, broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(23,625

)

 

(210,000

)

BHP Billiton Plc, strike price 12.23 GBP, expires 03/27/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(316,680

)

 

(100

)

BHP Billiton Plc, strike price 13 GBP, expires 02/20/09, broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(48,371

)

 

(150

)

Cameron International Corp., strike price $27, expires 03/30/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(18,233

)

 

(100

)

Consol Energy, Inc., strike price $36, expires 03/30/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(10,379

)

 

(250

)

Dow Chemical Co. (The), strike price $16, expires 03/30/09, broker Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

(9,878

)

 

(350

)

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., strike price 26 CAD, expires 03/23/09, broker National Bank Financial Group

 

 

(34,964

)

 

(165,000

)

Fresnillo Plc, strike price 3.32 GBP, expires 03/31/09, broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(94,162

)

 

(380

)

Halliburton Co., strike price $22.50, expires 02/25/09, broker Jefferies & Co., Inc.

 

 

(1,881

)

 

(181,500

)

Heritage Oil Ltd., strike price 2.05 GBP, expires 03/31/09, broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

(70,401

)

 

(20,000

)

Hess Corp., strike price $60, expires 03/20/09, broker Citigroup Global Markets

 

 

(75,416

)

 

(660,000

)

Iluka Resources Ltd., strike price 4.73 AUD, expires 03/24/09, broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(84,291

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Over the Counter Call Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(90,000

)

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd., strike price 143.96 ZAR, expires 03/31/09, broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

(87,376

)

 

(95,000

)

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd., strike price 159.55 ZAR, expires 03/12/09, broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(40,132

)

 

(170,000

)

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV, strike price 176 MXN, expires 03/04/09, broker Deutsche Bank Securities

 

 

(8,958

)

 

(585

)

International Paper Co., strike price $12.75, expires 03/30/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(6,991

)

 

(100,000

)

International Paper Co., strike price $13.35, expires 02/20/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(354

)

 

(423,000

)

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., strike price 7.25 HKD, expires 02/25/09, broker Credit Suisse First Boston

 

 

(5,208

)

 

(374,000

)

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., strike price 8.01 HKD, expires 03/10/09, broker Deutsche Bank Securities

 

 

(4,881

)

 

(42,000

)

Kazakhmys Plc, strike price 2.71 GBP, expires 04/14/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(13,120

)

 

(443,000

)

Lihir Gold Ltd., strike price 3 AUD, expires 02/25/09, broker Citigroup Global Markets

 

 

(74,676

)

 

(110,000

)

Mondi Plc, strike price 2.09 GBP, expires 03/31/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(17,015

)

 

(15,200

)

Newmont Mining Corp., strike price $40, expires 02/06/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(19,983

)

 

(200

)

Peabody Energy Corp., strike price $31, expires 03/31/09, broker Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

(22,154

)

 

(81,300

)

Petrofac Ltd., strike price 3.42 GBP, expires 02/10/09, broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(89,544

)

 

(75,000

)

Petrofac Ltd., strike price 4.32 GBP, expires 03/31/09, broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(53,931

)

 

(28,000

)

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR), strike price $25.50, expires 02/20/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(56,745

)

 

(30,000

)

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR), strike price $28.50, expires 03/20/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(49,860

)

 

(143

)

Plains Exploration & Production Co., strike price $30, expires 02/09/09, broker Jefferies & Co., Inc.

 

 

(4

)

 

(100

)

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, strike price $92, expires 03/11/09, broker Jefferies & Co., Inc.

 

 

(15,597

)

 

(500

)

Questar Corp., strike price $40, expires 02/09/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(1,800

)

 

(100

)

Range Resources Corp., strike price $42, expires 03/27/09, broker Jefferies & Co., Inc.

 

 

(13,331

)

 

(60,000

)

Rio Tinto Plc, strike price 18.36 GBP, expires 04/14/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(85,522

)

 

(60,000

)

Rio Tinto Plc, strike price 19.03 GBP, expires 03/03/09, broker Citigroup Global Markets

 

 

(33,661

)

 

(79,000

)

Vedanta Resources Plc, strike price 6.71 GBP, expires 04/14/09, broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

(64,830

)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   JANUARY 31, 2009

4



 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Over the Counter Call Options Written— (cont’d)

 

 

 

 

 

(65,300

)

Vedanta Resources Plc, strike price 8.58 GBP, expires 02/10/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

$

(1,476

)

 

(40,000

)

Votorantim Celulose e Papel SA (ADR), strike price $9.59, expires 02/17/09, broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(1,132

)

 

(71,600

)

Xstrata Plc, strike price 8.56 GBP, expires 02/10/09, broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(695

)

 

(1,900,000

)

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., strike price 4.83 HKD, expires 02/25/09, broker JPMorgan Chase Securities

 

 

(45,927

)









 

 

 

Total Over the Counter Call Options Written

 

 

(1,843,010

)









 

 

 

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received $7,559,334)—(1.0)%

 

 

(4,564,270

)









 

 

 

Total Investments Net of Outstanding Options Written— 98.3%

 

 

437,739,328

 

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.7%

 

 

7,757,033

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

$

445,496,361

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of January 31, 2009, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

786,019,896

 

 

 

 



 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

8,379,789

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(352,096,087

)

 

 

 



 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(343,716,298

)

 

 

 



 




(a)

Security, or a portion thereof, pledged as collateral for outstanding options written.

 

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(c)

Security is valued in accordance with the Trust’s fair valuation policy.

 

 

(d)

Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

 

(e)

Represents current yield as of report date.

 

 

(f)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Affiliate

 

Net Activity

 

Income

 







BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund

 

 

25,700,599

 

$

20,712

 

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

 

 

(1,582,600

)

$

4,005

 










 

 

(g)

Security purchased with the cash proceeds from securities loans.

 

 

Forward foreign exchange contracts as of January 31, 2009 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
















Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 









USD

 

40,314

 

CAD

 

49,000

 

2/02/09

 

 

$

354

 

 

USD

 

94,387

 

GBP

 

66,000

 

2/02/09

 

 

 

(1,260

)

 

USD

 

705

 

MXN

 

10,000

 

2/03/09

 

 

 

9

 

 

USD

 

103,226

 

ZAR

 

1,031,000

 

2/03/09

 

 

 

2,302

 

 
















Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 


 

 

 

 

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

 

ADR

  —  

American Depositary Receipt

 

AUD

Australian Dollar

 

CAD

Canadian Dollar

 

CHF

Swiss Franc

 

DKK

Danish Krone

 

EUR

Euro

 

GBP

British Pound

 

HKD

Hong Kong Dollar

 

JPY

Japanese Yen

 

MXN

Mexican Peso

 

NOK

Norwegian Krone

 

SEK

Swedish Krona

 

SGD

Singapore Dollar

 

USD

U.S. Dollar

 

ZAR

South African Rand

 

 

 

Effective November 1, 2008, the Trust adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 - other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for 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 circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of January 31, 2009 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Valuation
Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Other Financial Instruments**

 







 

 

Assets

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

 

 


 


 


 

Level 1

 

$

362,475,704

 

$

 

$

(2,721,260

)

Level 2

 

 

79,007,265

 

 

2,665

 

 

(1,844,270

)

Level 3

 

 

820,629

 

 

 

 

 












Total

 

$

442,303,598

 

$

2,665

 

$

(4,565,530

)

 

 











 

 

**

Other financial instruments are options and forward foreign exchange contracts.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments and other financial instruments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Investments in
Securities

 





 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 


 

 

Balance, as of October 31, 2008

 

 

$

 

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

 

 

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

 

 

 

 

Net transfers in/out of Level 3

 

 

 

820,629

 

 








Balance, as of January 31, 2008

 

 

$

820,629

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

   JANUARY 31, 2009

 


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 13(a)-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 Real Asset Equity Trust

By: /s/ Donald C. Burke                 

Donald C. Burke
Chief Executive Officer of
BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

Date: March 25, 2009

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/ Donald C. Burke                 

Donald C. Burke
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

Date: March 25, 2009

By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews                 
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust

Date: March 25, 2009