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BTZ

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

NAV as of Jun 14, 2019 $14.30
52 WK: 13.07 - 14.35
1 Day NAV Change as of Jun 14, 2019 0.00 (0.00%)
Morningstar Rating

4

Overall Morningstar Rating for BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust as of May 31, 2019 rated against 8 Corporate Bond Funds.
Bronze
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Bronze medal. Fewer than 10% of US open-end funds hold medalist ratings. (Effective Apr 10, 2017)

Market Price as of Jun 14, 2019 $12.82
1 Day Price Change as of Jun 14, 2019 0.02 (0.16%)
Distribution Rate as of Jun 14, 2019 6.27%
Premium Discount as of Jun 14, 2019 -10.35%

Overview

Investment Approach

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust’s (BTZ) (the 'Trust') investment objective is to provide current income, current gains and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in credit-related securities, including, but not limited to, investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds (commonly referred to as 'junk' bonds), bank loans, preferred securities or convertible bonds or derivatives with economic characteristics similar to these credit-related securities. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.

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Performance

Returns

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Cumulative
Calendar Year

	1y	3y	5y	10y
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.	5.37	7.15	5.36	14.44
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the fund’s closing market price on its primary exchange and accounts for distributions from the fund.	4.67	6.43	5.29	15.30

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	YTD	1m	1y	3y	5y	10y
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.	8.72	2.50	5.37	23.01	29.85	285.40
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the fund’s closing market price on its primary exchange and accounts for distributions from the fund.	12.21	2.77	4.67	20.55	29.42	315.30

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	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.	9.05	-1.57	11.09	10.14	-5.04
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the fund’s closing market price on its primary exchange and accounts for distributions from the fund.	6.23	3.03	12.66	9.27	-10.33

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Returns are shown net of advisory fees paid by the fund and net of the fund’s operating fees and expenses. Investors who purchase shares of the fund through an investment adviser or other financial professional may separately pay a fee to that service provider. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted, and numbers may reflect small variances due to rounding. Standardized performance and performance data current to the most recent month end may be found in the Performance section.

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Source: Lipper. Data reflects different methodology from the BlackRock calculated returns in the Returns tab. The $10,000 Hypothetical Over Time chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the investor class of shares noted and does not assume the max sales charge. Had sales charge been included, returns would have been lower. The chart uses market price performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees and other expenses were deducted. Performance for other share classes will vary.

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Ex-Date	Payable Date	Record Date	Total Distribution Current year distributions are not classified as “Income,” “Short-Term Capital Gains,” “Long-Term Capital Gains,” or “Return of Capital” until approximately 60 days following calendar year-end.	Return of Capital

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Year	Total Distribution Current year distributions are not classified as “Income,” “Short-Term Capital Gains,” “Long-Term Capital Gains,” or “Return of Capital” until calendar year-end.

Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.

If a Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains in the current fiscal year; a portion of its distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of a shareholder's investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect a Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Fund's net asset value per share. Although the character of income will not be determined until the end of the fund’s fiscal year, please refer to the 'Closed-End Fund Resources' section of the BlackRock website for Section 19 notices that provide estimated amounts and sources of the fund's distributions, which should not be not be relied upon for tax reporting purposes. A Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year will be sent to shareholders to illustrate how the Fund’s distributions should be reported for federal income tax purposes.

Key Facts

Net Assets as of Jun 14, 2019 $1,485,573,452

Managed Assets as of Jun 14, 2019 $2,114,026,803.23

Share Class launch date Dec 27, 2006

Exchange New York Stock Exchange Inc.

Asset Class Fixed Income

Morningstar Category Corporate Bond

Lipper Classification Corp Debt BBB Leveraged

CUSIP 092508100

Management Fee 0.88%

Gross Expense Ratio 1.82%

Shares Outstanding as of Jun 14, 2019 103,865,554

Number of Holdings as of May 31, 2019 875

Premium/Discount The amount the Fund is trading above or below the reported NAV expressed as a percentage of NAV. When the Fund’s closing price is greater than the Fund’s NAV, it is said to be trading at a "Premium" and the percentage is expressed as a positive number. When the Fund’s closing price is less than the Fund’s NAV, it is said to be trading at a "Discount" and the percentage is expressed as a negative number. Closing price is determined using the last traded price on the Fund’s listed exchange and NAV is calculated daily (usually 4:00pm eastern time). -

Portfolio Characteristics

Distribution Rate The annual yield an investor would receive if the most recent fund distribution and current fund price stayed the same going forward. It is calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution and dividing by the fund's market price from the as-of-date. The distribution rate may include a return of capital. Please refer to the "Closed-End Fund Resources" section of the BlackRock website for Section 19 notices that provide estimated amounts and sources of the fund's distributions, which should not be relied upon for tax reporting purposes. as of Jun 14, 2019 6.27%

Yield to Worst The average rate of return of the portfolio at current market prices, adjusting for optionality. as of May 31, 2019 5.88%

Effective Duration Effective Duration measures the sensitivity of the price of a bond with or without embedded options to changes in interest rates, taking into account the likelihood of the bond being called, put and/or sunk prior to its final maturity date while incorporating after-tax impacts on the bond. The options-based duration model used by BlackRock employs certain assumptions and may differ from other fund complexes. Effective Duration is measured at the individual bond level, aggregated to the portfolio level, and adjusted for leverage, hedging transactions and non-bond holdings, including derivatives. as of May 31, 2019 6.92 yrs

WAL to Worst The weighted average time to receipt of principal, adjusting for embedding optionality. as of May 31, 2019 15.56 yrs

Leverage The amount of borrowed funds used to purchase assets in order to enhance returns. as of May 31, 2019 $ 638,452,926.00

% Leveraged The relative amount of total managed assets financed through leverage. as of May 31, 2019 30.18%

% Insured Amount of assets in the portfolio that have their principal and interest backed by an additional entity in the form of insurance, relative to the total managed assets. as of May 31, 2019 0.12%

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

Overall BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust received a Morningstar Rating of 4 stars for the 3-year period, 3 stars for the 5-year period and 4 stars for the 10-year period, rated against 8, 8 and 7 Corporate Bond Funds, respectively. Performance results represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results.<br /><br />For each U.S.-domiciled fund with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar RatingTM based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive five stars, the next 22.5% receive four stars, the next 35% receive three stars, the next 22.5% receive two stars and the bottom 10% receive one star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted-average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5- and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics.<br /><br />Morningstar Ratings are for the share classes cited only; other classes may have different ratings.

Overall Morningstar Rating for BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust, -, as of May 31, 2019 rated against 8 Corporate Bond Funds.

Holdings

as of May 31, 2019

Name	Weight (%)
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	2.45
BANK OF AMERICA CORP	2.17
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY	2.05
AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP LLC	1.97
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	1.68

Name	Weight (%)
MORGAN STANLEY	1.52
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO	1.26
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC	1.22
ENERGY TRANSFER OPERATING LP	1.19
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS LP	1.14

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The fund itself has not been rated by an independent rating agency. Credit quality ratings on underlying securities of the fund are received from S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and converted to the equivalent S&P major rating category. This breakdown is provided by BlackRock and takes the median rating of the three agencies when all three agencies rate a security the lower of the two ratings if only two agencies rate a security and one rating if that is all that is provided. Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. Below investment-grade is represented by a rating of BB and below. Ratings and portfolio credit quality may change over time.

Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management. Certain transactions the funds may utilize may give rise to a form of leverage through either (a) additional market exposure or (b) borrowing capital in an attempt to increase investment return. The use of such transactions includes certain leverage-related risks, including potential for higher volatility, greater decline of the fund’s net asset value and fluctuations of dividends and distributions paid by the fund.

Allocations are subject to change.

Portfolio Managers

Head of Multi-Strategy Credit

Managing Director

Stephan Bassas, Managing Director, is Head of Americas Liability Driven Investing and a member of Americas Fixed Income within Alpha Strategies. In addition to his responsibilities leading the North America LDI effort, he is also an active participant in the Investment Grade Credit Group as a senior portfolio manager.

Mr. Bassas' service with the firm dates back to 2000, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, Mr. Bassas was the lead PM on European corporate bond portfolios. Prior to joining MLIM in 2000, Mr. Bassas worked as a portfolio manager and asset swap proprietary trader for Paribas Asset Management and Paribas Capital Markets in Luxembourg and London.

Mr. Bassas earned an MBA degree from the University of Lyon, France in 1993 and attended the Investment Management Program at the London Business School in 2000.

Co-Head of U.S. High Yield in Global Credit team

Portfolio Manager

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Common shares for most of the closed-end funds identified above are only available for purchase and sale at current market price on a stock exchange. A closed-end fund’s dividend yield, market price and NAV will fluctuate with market conditions. The information for these funds is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell Fund shares.

Performance results reflect past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. All returns assume reinvestment of all dividends. The market value and net asset value (NAV) of a fund's shares will fluctuate with market conditions. Closed-end funds may trade at a premium to NAV but often trade at a discount.

The fund is actively managed and its characteristics will vary. Stock and bond values fluctuate in price so the value of your investment can go down depending on market conditions. International investing involves special risks including, but not limited to political risks, currency fluctuations, illiquidity and volatility. These risks may be heightened for investments in emerging markets. Fixed income risks include interest-rate and credit risk. Typically, when interest rates rise, there is a corresponding decline in bond values. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the bond issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments. Principal of mortgage- or asset-backed securities normally may be prepaid at any time, reducing the yield and market value of those securities. Obligations of US govt. agencies are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US govt. Non-investment-grade debt securities (high-yield/junk bonds) may be subject to greater market fluctuations, risk of default or loss of income and principal than higher rated securities. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative and are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns. In addition, many emerging securities markets have lower trading volumes and less liquidity. The fund may use derivatives to hedge its investments or to seek to enhance returns. Derivatives entail risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and increase volatility.

There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to numerous risks, including investment risks. Shares of closed-end funds often trade at a discount from their net asset value. The Fund is not a complete investment program and you may lose money investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors.

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

Yields are based on income earned for the period cited and on the Fund's NAV at the end of the end of the period.

Some investors may be subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

Some BlackRock funds make distributions of ordinary income and capital gains at calendar year end. Those distributions temporarily cause extraordinarily high yields. There is no assurance that a fund will repeat that yield in the future. Subsequent monthly distributions that do not include ordinary income or capital gains in the form of dividends will likely be lower.

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