BlackRock CA Muni Bd B  MBCMX
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Muni California Long Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   6.69 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-08-31
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 11.23
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
11.23%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
347
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: BlackRock CA Muni Bd B
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Muni California Long
Index: BarCap Municipal TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1985-09-30 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 11.23 11.08 2.81 3.12 4.84 6.04
+/- Category -5.50 -2.58 1.22 0.36 0.25 ---
+/- BarCap Municipal TR USD -0.91 -0.59 -1.44 -1.24 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 11.21 12.00 3.39 3.52 4.90 6.19
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 7.95 9.75 2.20 2.80 4.84 6.04
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 9.73 2.19 2.82 4.84 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 7.83 2.42 2.98 4.79 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 152 funds), (5 yrs : out of 141 funds), (10 yrs : out of 115 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
General Obligations 29.48
Advance Refunded 5.61
State Appropriated Tobacco ---
Non-state Appropriated Tobacco ---
Education 6.87
Health 3.76
Housing ---
Industrial ---
Transportation ---
Utilities 2.19
Water/Sewer 9.09
Misc. Revenue 43.01
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 8.0
AA 53.1
A 23.8
BBB 15.1
BB 0.0
B 0.0
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 1.5
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 98.5
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-08-31 Data through 2009-08-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 54
Total Number of Bond Holdings 89 30 Day SEC Yield % 3.87
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 26.09 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
California St Go Bds 6.5% 2033-04-01 9,700 10,727 3.24
California St Pub Wks Brd Leas Leas 6.5% 2034-04-01 10,000 10,706 3.23
California St Univ Rev Systemwid 5% 2032-11-01 10,000 10,114 3.05
Sacramento Calif City Uni Sch Go Bds 5% 2030-07-01 9,230 9,355 2.82
Port Oakland Calif Rev Rev Bds 5.375% 2027-11-01 9,000 8,622 2.60
Eastern Mun Wtr Dist 5% 2032-07-01 7,880 7,916 2.39
Tuolumne Wind Proj Auth 5.875% 2029-01-01 7,395 7,710 2.33
Bakersfield Calif Wastewtr Rev Rev Bd 5% 2032-09-15 7,500 7,554 2.28
Glendale Calif Wtr Rev Wtr Rev B 5% 2032-02-01 6,825 6,918 2.09
Sonoma Cnty Calif Jr College D Go Bds 5% 2028-08-01 6,700 6,837 2.06
Data through 2009-08-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1985-09-30
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Walter O'Connor  (1993-12-31)
Connor is Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006. He is Managing Director of MLIM from 2003 to 2006 and Director (Municipal Tax-Exempt Fund Management) of MLIM from 2000 to 2003.
Theodore R. Jaeckel Jr.  (2006-12-22)
Jaeckel Jr. is managing director at BlackRock. He joined BlackRock following the merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) in 2006. He is a member of BlackRock's Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group. Prior to joining MLIM in 1990, he was a municipal bond trader with Chemical Bank. Jaeckel holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-09-29)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.23
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-05-31)
Correspondence Information
100 Bellevue Parkway

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Telephone:
800-441-7762
609-282-2800
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.