Dividend Dates and Distribution Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds

November 2, 2009 5:35 PM EST

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the "Funds") announced distributions today as detailed below.

Details are as follows:

Municipal Funds:

Declaration- 11/2/2009 Ex-Date- 11/10/2009 Record- 11/13/2009 Payable- 12/1/2009

National Funds                                  Ticker   Dividend    Change From
                                                                     Prior Month

BlackRock Apex Municipal Fund, Inc.             APX      $0.046500   -

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust        BYM      $0.068500   -

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Investment   BAF      $0.068500   -
Trust

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Income   RFA      $0.070000   -
Trust

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust   BTA      $0.057500   -

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund,      MUI      $0.065500   -
Inc.

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.                 MUA      $0.067500   -

BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust             BKK      $0.062250   -

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust                  BBK      $0.085000   -

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust       BIE      $0.073800   -

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust                BFK      $0.078600   -

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II             BLE      $0.081000   -

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust     BBF      $0.075375   -

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.               MEN      $0.053000   -

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.            MUH      $0.075500   -

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.               MHD      $0.083500   -

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Fund II, Inc.    MUE      $0.070000   -

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Fund, Inc.       MUS      $0.070000   -

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment       MFL      $0.068000   -
Fund

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.                MVT      $0.083500   -

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.                   MVF      $0.053000   -

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.                  MYD      $0.069000   -

BlackRock MuniYield Insured Fund, Inc.          MYI      $0.061000   -

BlackRock MuniYield Insured Investment Fund     MFT      $0.066000   -

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund             MYF      $0.065500   -

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.       MQT      $0.062000   -

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.          MQY      $0.069500   -

The BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal      BKN      $0.081500   -
Trust, Inc.

The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust         BSD      $0.070000   -

State-Specific Funds                            Ticker   Dividend    Change From
                                                                     Prior Month

BlackRock California Insured Municipal Income   BCK      $0.066000   -
Trust

BlackRock California Municipal Bond Trust       BZA      $0.077000   -

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust     BFZ      $0.075700   -

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust     BCL      $0.074500   -
II

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Insured       MUC      $0.063000   -
Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc.       MYC      $0.067500   -

BlackRock MuniYield California Insured Fund,    MCA      $0.061000   -
Inc.

The BlackRock California Investment Quality     RAA      $0.053000   -
Municipal Trust, Inc.

BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust,    BFO      $0.056000   -
Inc.

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust         BZM      $0.067900   -

BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration   MNE      $0.055500   -
Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Insured Fund,   MHN      $0.068500   -
Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield New York Insured Fund,      MYN      $0.052500   -
Inc.

BlackRock New York Insured Municipal Income     BSE      $0.065500   -
Trust

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust         BQH      $0.078000   -

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust       BNY      $0.082500   -

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II    BFY      $0.080000   -

The BlackRock New York Investment Quality       RNY      $0.068200   -
Municipal Trust, Inc.

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Insured       MUJ      $0.069000   -
Fund, Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc.       MYJ      $0.070500   -

BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Insured Fund,    MJI      $0.069500   -
Inc.

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust       BLJ      $0.075500   -

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust     BNJ      $0.077600   -

The BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality     RNJ      $0.064000   -
Municipal Trust

BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc.          MZA      $0.067000   -

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund II,   MYM      $0.066500   -
Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund,      MIY      $0.072500   -
Inc.

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Insured Fund   MPA      $0.065500   -

The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic            BPS      $0.064000   -
Municipal Trust

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust         BHV      $0.080000   -

Massachusetts Health & Education Tax-Exempt     MHE      $0.062000   -
Trust

Taxable Funds:

Declaration- 11/2/2009 Ex-Date- 11/10/2009 Record- 11/13/2009 Payable-
11/30/2009

                                                                     Change From
Fund                                            Ticker   Dividend    Prior

                                                                     Dividend

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.         ARK      $0.025000   -

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust*           BGT      $0.067500   -

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust                  BHD      $0.069500   -

BlackRock Core Bond Trust                       BHK      $0.062000   -

BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust      BHL      $0.060000   -

The BlackRock High Yield Trust                  BHY      $0.043500   -

The BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.                BKT      $0.024000   -

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust         BLW      $0.070000   -

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.        BNA      $0.051000   -

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust*          BPP      $0.072500   -

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage        BTZ      $0.100000   -
Trust*

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.       COY      $0.061000   -

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.   CYE      $0.055000   -

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.*           DSU      $0.031000   -

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund,   DVF      $0.078500   -
Inc.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies       FRA      $0.081500   -
Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies       FRB      $0.081000   -
Fund II, Inc.*

BlackRock High Income Shares                    HIS      $0.013200   -

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.    HYT      $0.087500   -

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.     HYV      $0.087500   -

BlackRock Preferred and Corporate Income        PSW      $0.060000   -
Strategies Fund, Inc.*

BlackRock Preferred Income Strategies Fund,     PSY      $0.075000   -
Inc.*

Equity Funds:

Declaration- 11/2/2009 Ex-Date- 11/10/2009 Record- 11/13/2009 Payable-
11/30/2009

                                                                    Change From
Fund                                           Ticker   Dividend    Prior

                                                                    Dividend

BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust*   BOE      $0.568750   -

BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity   BQY      $0.187500   -
Managed Trust*

* In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, each of the Funds noted above posted to the DTC bulletin board and sent to their shareholders as of the applicable record date a Section 19 notice with the previous dividend payment. The Section 19 notice was provided not for tax reporting purposes but for informational purposes only. This information can be found in the "Closed-End Funds" section of www.blackrock.com. If applicable, the final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2009 will be made after the end of the year.

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (NYSE: BTZ), BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust (NYSE: BOE) and BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust (NYSE AMEX: BQY) (collectively, the "Trusts") have adopted a level distribution plan (the "Plan") and employ either a managed distribution or an option over-write policy to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Trust's Board. Under its Plan, each Trust will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its primary investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). If sufficient investment income is not available on a quarterly/monthly basis, the Trust will distribute long-term capital gains and or return capital to its shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution.

The Trusts' estimated sources of the distributions paid as of October 31, 2009 or August 31, 2009, as applicable, and for their current fiscal year are as follows:

Estimated Allocations as of October 31, 2009

                       Net Investment   Net Realized   Net Realized   Return of
Trust   Distribution   Income           Short-Term     Long-Term      Capital
                                        Gains          Gains

BTZ1    $0.100000      $0.047700        $0.00 (0%)     $0.00 (0%)     $0.052300
                       (48%)                                          (52%)

Estimated Allocations as of August 31, 2009

                       Net Investment   Net Realized   Net Realized   Return of
Trust   Distribution   Income           Short-Term     Long-Term      Capital
                                        Gains          Gains

BQY1    $0.187500      $0.075700        $0.00 (0%)     $0.00 (0%)     $0.111800
                       (40%)                                          (60%)

BOE1    $0.568750      $0.017480 (3%)   $0.00 (0%)     $0.00 (0%)     $0.551270
                                                                      (97%)

Estimated Allocations for the fiscal year through October 31, 2009

                       Net Investment   Net Realized   Net Realized   Return of
Trust   Distribution   Income           Short-Term     Long-Term      Capital
                                        Gains          Gains

BTZ1    $1.410000      $0.934700        $0.00 (0%)     $0.00 (0%)     $0.475300
                       (66%)                                          (34%)

Estimated Allocations for the fiscal year through August 31, 2009

                       Net Investment   Net Realized   Net Realized   Return of
Trust   Distribution   Income           Short-Term     Long-Term      Capital
                                        Gains          Gains

BQY1    $0.787500      $0.346800        $0.00 (0%)     $0.00 (0%)     $0.440700
                       (44%)                                          (56%)

BOE1    $2.275000      $0.060490 (3%)   $0.00 (0%)     $0.00 (0%)     $2.214510
                                                                      (97%)

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

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

Trust Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

        Average annual   Current fiscal
        total            period's         Cumulative total   Cumulative fiscal
        return (in       annualized       return (in         year
        relation to      distribution     relation           distribution rate
Trust   NAV) for the     rate as a        to NAV) for the    expressed as a
        inception        percentage of    fiscal year        percentage of NAV
        to date ending   NAV as of        through            as
        on               September        September 30,      of September 30,
        September 30,    30, 2009         2009               2009
        2009

BTZ     (10.67)%         9.66%            37.37%             10.55%

BQY     4.62% *          5.53%            19.22%             5.81%

BOE     5.85%            11.94%           23.22%             11.94%

* Five year total return (in relation to NAV) as of September 30, 2009.

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

About BlackRock

BlackRock is one of the world's largest publicly traded investment management firms. At September 30, 2009, BlackRock's assets under management were $1.435 trillion. The firm manages assets on behalf of institutions and individuals worldwide through a variety of equity and balanced, fixed income, cash management, alternative investment and advisory products. In addition, a growing number of institutional investors use BlackRock Solutions investment system, risk management and financial advisory services. Headquartered in New York City, as of September 30, 2009, the firm has approximately 5,000 full-time employees in 21 countries and a major presence in key global markets, including the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. For additional information, please visit the firm's website at www.blackrock.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release, and other statements that BlackRock may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to BlackRock's future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "trend," "potential," "opportunity," "pipeline," "believe," "comfortable," "expect," "anticipate," "current," "intention," "estimate," "position," "assume," "outlook," "continue," "remain," "maintain," "sustain," "seek," "achieve," and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," "may" or similar expressions.

BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

With respect to each Fund, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in the Fund's net asset value; (2) the performance of the Fund's investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (5) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; and (6) BlackRock's ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals.

The Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with the SEC are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on BlackRock's website at www.blackrock.com, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Funds. The information contained on our website is not a part of this press release.

    Source: BlackRock Closed-End Funds

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