BLACKROCK VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND 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: 811-21053

Name of Fund:  BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Virginia Municipal

Bond 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: 08/31/2018

Date of reporting period: 11/30/2017


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2017

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Municipal Bonds — 133.1%

 

Virginia — 121.9%  
Corporate — 2.0%  

County of Chesterfield Virginia EDA, RB, Virginia Electric Power Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.60%, 11/01/31

  $ 500     $ 501,240  
   

 

 

 
County/City/Special District/School District — 28.6%  

Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series A, 5.38%, 03/01/36

    250       258,720  

Cherry Hill Virginia Community Development Authority, Special Assessment Bonds, Potomac Shores Project,
5.40%, 03/01/45(a)

    250       257,215  

City of Portsmouth Virginia, GO, Refunding
Series D:

   

5.00%, 07/15/20(b)

    485       526,521  

5.00%, 07/15/34

    15       16,152  

City of Suffolk Virginia, GO, Refunding,
5.00%, 06/01/21(b)

    1,000       1,113,570  

County of Arlington Virginia IDA, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 02/15/38

    700       825,398  

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, RB, Silverline Phase I Project,
5.00%, 04/01/20(b)

    1,000       1,075,840  

County of Fairfax Virginia Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Refunding RB, Fairfax Redevelopment & Housing,
5.00%, 10/01/39

    1,500       1,574,400  

Dulles Town Center Community Development Authority, Refunding, Special Assessment, Dulles Town Center Project,
4.25%, 03/01/26

    500       501,320  

Lower Magnolia Green Community Development Authority, Special Assessment Bonds,
5.00%, 03/01/35(a)

    245       250,657  

Mosaic District Community Development Authority, Special Assessment, Series A, 6.88%, 03/01/36

    250       272,662  

State of Virginia Public School Authority, RB, Fluvanna County School Financing,
6.50%, 12/01/18(b)

    360       378,274  
   

 

 

 
      7,050,729  
Education — 22.0%  

City of Norfolk Virginia, GO, Refunding:

   

5.00%, 08/01/23(b)

    465       542,790  

5.00%, 08/01/38

    35       40,855  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia (continued)  
Education (continued)  

County of Montgomery Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Virginia Tech Foundation, Series A,
5.00%, 06/01/20(b)

  $ 355     $ 384,096  

Virginia College Building Authority, RB, Marymount University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/45(a)

    100       106,679  

Virginia College Building Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Liberty University Projects, 5.00%, 03/01/41

    1,000       1,063,600  

Marymount University Project, Series A,
5.00%, 07/01/45(a)

    400       426,704  

Washington & Lee University Project (NPFGC),
5.25%, 01/01/26

    500       581,970  

Washington & Lee University Project (NPFGC),
5.25%, 01/01/31

    1,000       1,230,470  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Roanoke College,
5.75%, 04/01/41

    500       540,590  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB,
4.00%, 10/01/38

    500       519,355  
   

 

 

 
      5,437,109  
Health — 28.8%  

City of Danville Virginia IDA, Refunding RB, Danville Regional Medical Center (AMBAC),
5.25%, 10/01/28(c)

    1,000       1,145,360  

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Vinson Hall LLC, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    500       524,230  

County of Fairfax Virginia IDA, RB, Series A,
5.00%, 05/15/44

    1,000       1,131,070  

County of Hanover Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Covenant Woods, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    500       517,950  

County of Henrico Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, United Methodist Homes, 4.25%, 06/01/26

    145       149,179  

Roanoke Virginia EDA, Refunding RB:

   

Carilion Clinic Obligation Group, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    795       874,683  

Carilion Health System (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/20(b)

    5       5,422  

Carilion Health System, Series B (AGM),
5.00%, 07/01/38

    495       524,037  
 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS      1  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia (continued)  
Health (continued)  

Winchester Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Valley Health System Obligation:

   

5.00%, 01/01/44

  $ 1,000     $ 1,113,020  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/44

    400       439,068  

Winchester Virginia IDA, RB, Valley Health System Obligation, Series E,
5.63%, 01/01/19(b)

    650       677,904  
   

 

 

 
      7,101,923  
Housing — 8.7%  

Virginia HDA, RB, M/F Housing, Rental Housing:

   

Series A, 5.25%, 05/01/41

    750       806,055  

Series B, 5.63%, 06/01/39

    1,000       1,054,450  

Series F, 5.25%, 10/01/38

    250       280,630  
   

 

 

 
      2,141,135  
State — 7.6%  

Virginia College Building Authority, RB, Public Higher Education Financing Program, Series A,
5.00%, 09/01/18(b)

    1,000       1,026,980  

Virginia Public School Authority, RB, School Financing, 1997 Resolution, Series B(b):

   

5.25%, 08/01/18

    400       410,264  

4.00%, 08/01/21

    405       437,748  
   

 

 

 
      1,874,992  
Tobacco — 3.1%  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Senior:

   

Convertible, Series B2, 5.20%, 06/01/46

    500       484,125  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    300       289,065  
   

 

 

 
      773,190  
Transportation — 20.7%  

Capital Region Airport Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/38

    500       529,780  

Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Refunding RB, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 07/15/22

    500       544,035  

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 03/15/32(d)

    500       598,655  

Virginia Port Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/36

    500       537,590  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia (continued)  
Transportation (continued)  

Virginia Resources Authority, RB, Series B:

   

5.00%, 11/01/18(b)

  $ 1,155     $ 1,192,595  

5.00%, 11/01/33

    740       764,701  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 01/01/37

    820       930,036  
   

 

 

 
      5,097,392  
Utilities — 0.4%  

Virginia Resources Authority, RB,
5.00%, 11/01/18(b)

    105       108,418  
   

 

 

 
      30,086,128  
   

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 9.9%  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB,:

   

Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39

    290       304,280  

Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/44

    460       484,016  

Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/29

    1,000       1,055,690  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    500       587,685  
   

 

 

 
      2,431,671  
   

 

 

 
Puerto Rico — 1.3%  

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds,
5.63%, 05/15/43

    335       322,793  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 133.1%
(Cost — $30,833,497)

 

    32,840,592  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 31.7%(e)

 

Virginia — 31.7%  
Education — 12.4%  

University of Virginia, Refunding RB, GO,
5.00%, 06/01/18(b)

    2,999       3,052,314  
   

 

 

 
Health — 13.7%  

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, RB, Metrorail Parking System, 5.00%, 04/01/47(f)

    2,000       2,324,050  
 

 

 

2    2017 BLACKROCK QUARTERLY REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia (continued)  
Health (continued)  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare,
5.00%, 11/01/40

  $ 1,000     $ 1,068,913  
   

 

 

 
      3,392,963  
Transportation — 5.6%  

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, RB, Capital Projects, 5.00%, 05/15/21(b)

    1,261       1,389,499  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 31.7%
(Cost — $7,595,707)

      7,834,776  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 164.8%
(Cost — $38,429,204)

      40,675,368  
   

 

 

 
    
Security
  Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities — 0.4%

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class,
0.78%(g)(h)

    103,205     $ 103,236  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%
(Cost — $103,236)

 

    103,236  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 165.2%
(Cost — $38,532,440)

 

    40,778,604  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.8)%

 

    (193,790

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (17.7)%

 

    (4,367,247

VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering
Costs — (46.7)%

 

    (11,536,581
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 24,680,986  
   

 

 

 
 
(a)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.
(b)  U.S. Government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.
(c)  Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations.
(d)  When-issued security.
(e)  Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Trust. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing.
(f)  All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires on October 01, 2024, is $1,051,389.
(g)  Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.
(h)  During the period ended November 30, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   

Shares

Held at
08/31/17

     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/17
     Value at
11/30/17
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss) 
(a)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

            103,205        103,205      $ 103,236      $ 196      $      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.  

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector 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 such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS      3  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
  Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short Contracts

              

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     2          03/20/18        $248,094   $ 1,787  

Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     3          03/20/18        455,156     4,773  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     3          03/29/18        349,031     1,326  
              

 

 

 

Total

               $ 7,886  
              

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
EDA    Economic Development Authority
GO    General Obligation Bonds
HDA    Housing Development Authority
IDA    Industrial Development Authority
M/F    Multi-Family
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
RB    Revenue Bonds

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 techniques 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)

 

 

4    2017 BLACKROCK QUARTERLY REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2017

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

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. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 Investments include equity or debt issued by privately-held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Global Valuation Committee in the absence of market information.

Changes in valuation techniques 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 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(a)

   $        $ 40,675,368        $        $ 40,675,368  

Short-Term Securities

     103,236                            103,236  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 103,236        $ 40,675,368        $        $ 40,778,604  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

                 

Assets:

                 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 7,886        $        $        $ 7,886  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.  
  (b)  Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.  

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying 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  

Liabilities:

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $        $ (4,360,368      $        $ (4,360,368

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (11,600,000                 (11,600,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (15,960,368      $        $ (15,960,368
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

During the period ended November 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS      5  


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 Virginia Municipal Bond Trust   
  By:       /s/ John M. Perlowski                       
    John M. Perlowski   
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of   
    BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust   

Date: January 22, 2018

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 Virginia Municipal Bond Trust   

Date: January 22, 2018

 

  By:       /s/ Neal J. Andrews                           
    Neal J. Andrews   
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of   
    BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust   

Date: January 22, 2018