BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND

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 811-07156

Name of Fund: BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

Investment Quality Fund, 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: 07/31/2014

Date of reporting period: 04/30/2014


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Alabama — 4.5%

    

City of Birmingham Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Children’s Hospital (AGC):

    

6.13%, 6/01/34

   $ 1,500      $ 1,738,290   

6.00%, 6/01/39

     2,985        3,447,735   

City of Selma Alabama IDB, RB, Gulf Opportunity Zone, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/35

     350        371,213   
    

 

 

 
               5,557,238   

California — 20.0%

    

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     1,960        2,216,819   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 8/15/42

     1,150        1,362,267   

California State Public Works Board, LRB:

    

Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Series F, 5.25%, 9/01/33

     490        548,241   

Various Capital Projects, Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/31

     1,000        1,164,900   

City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, Refunding ARB, 2nd Series A, AMT:

    

5.50%, 5/01/28

     720        825,588   

5.25%, 5/01/33

     560        619,175   

City of San Jose California, Refunding ARB, Series A-1, AMT:

    

5.50%, 3/01/30

     1,600        1,765,360   

6.25%, 3/01/34

     1,250        1,430,475   

County of Sacramento California, ARB, Senior Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/41

     1,400        1,588,174   

Kern Community College District, GO, Safety, Repair & Improvement, Election of 2002, Series C, 5.50%, 11/01/33

     970        1,130,807   

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2001, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 8/01/32

     2,780        3,081,324   

Redondo Beach Unified School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series E, 5.50%, 8/01/34

     1,000        1,099,500   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

California (concluded)

    

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Water, Refunding RB, Series B (AGC), 5.38%, 8/01/34

   $ 1,020      $ 1,168,114   

State of California, GO, Various Purposes (AGC), 5.50%, 11/01/39

     3,450        3,923,892   

Township of Washington California Health Care District, GO, Election of 2004, Series B, 5.50%, 8/01/40

     370        425,012   

University of California, Refunding RB, The Regents of Medical Center, Series J, 5.25%, 5/15/38

     2,235        2,464,803   
    

 

 

 
               24,814,451   

Colorado — 2.1%

    

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System, ARB, Series A, AMT:

    

5.50%, 11/15/28

     500        562,800   

5.50%, 11/15/30

     225        250,603   

5.50%, 11/15/31

     270        298,026   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Hospital, NCMC, Inc. Project, Series B (AGM), 6.00%, 5/15/26

     1,300        1,472,029   
    

 

 

 
               2,583,458   

Florida — 11.5%

    

City of Jacksonville Florida, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/33

     270        300,748   

County of Hillsborough Florida Aviation Authority, Refunding ARB, Tampa International Airport, Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 10/01/29

     1,170        1,308,516   

County of Lee Florida, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.38%, 10/01/32

     1,000        1,072,110   

County of Manatee Florida Housing Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, AMT (Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac), 5.90%, 9/01/40

     135        137,732   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Seaport:

    

Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/38

     1,840        2,112,375   

Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/42

     2,125        2,324,155   

Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/26

     590        694,253   

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Florida (concluded)

    

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Seaport (concluded):

    

Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/27

   $ 775      $ 905,239   

Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/38

     310        352,796   

Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/42

     410        458,113   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding RB:

    

Seaport, Series D, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/26

     735        864,874   

Water & Sewer System, Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/29

     500        571,840   

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/31

     2,165        2,308,843   

Reedy Creek Improvement District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/32

     710        792,502   
    

 

 

 
               14,204,096   

Hawaii — 0.9%

    

State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, COP, AMT:

    

5.25%, 8/01/25

     250        277,168   

5.25%, 8/01/26

     810        889,420   
    

 

 

 
               1,166,588   

Illinois — 21.9%

    

City of Chicago Illinois, GARB, O’Hare International Airport, 3rd Lien:

    

Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/39

     770        840,617   

Series C, 6.50%, 1/01/41

     3,680        4,269,683   

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series A:

    

5.25%, 1/01/29

     1,000        1,055,000   

5.25%, 1/01/33

     570        588,725   

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

Sales Tax, 5.25%, 1/01/38

     525        556,904   

Waterworks, Second Lien (AMBAC), 5.00%, 11/01/36

     1,165        1,209,922   

City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB:

    

Federal Transit Administration, Section 5309, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 6/01/26

     1,400        1,542,240   

Sales Tax Receipts, 5.25%, 12/01/36

     1,000        1,074,290   

City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Federal Transit Administration, Section 5309 (AGM), 5.00%, 6/01/28

     3,000        3,172,170   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Illinois (concluded)

    

City of Chicago Illinois Wastewater Transmission, RB, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 1/01/42

   $ 1,375      $ 1,415,494   

County of Cook Illinois Community College District No. 508, GO, City College of Chicago:

    

5.50%, 12/01/38

     1,500        1,653,765   

5.25%, 12/01/43

     2,700        2,873,475   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, Carle Foundation, Series A, 6.00%, 8/15/41

     1,555        1,747,820   

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

5.50%, 6/01/23

     940        1,095,476   

6.00%, 6/01/28

     270        313,313   

State of Illinois, GO:

    

5.25%, 2/01/31

     585        635,164   

5.25%, 2/01/32

     1,000        1,079,100   

5.50%, 7/01/33

     1,500        1,643,460   

5.50%, 7/01/38

     280        305,444   
    

 

 

 
               27,072,062   

Indiana — 4.0%

    

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     375        381,322   

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Refunding RB, Waterworks Project, Series A (AGC),
5.50%, 1/01/38

     4,310        4,635,836   
    

 

 

 
               5,017,158   

Louisiana — 2.1%

    

City of New Orleans Louisiana Aviation Board, Refunding GARB, Restructuring (AGC):

    

Series A-1, 6.00%, 1/01/23

     375        430,886   

Series A-2, 6.00%, 1/01/23

     160        183,845   

Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, RB, Series B, AMT, 5.50%, 1/01/29

     1,000        1,115,000   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.50%, 5/15/29

     805        875,124   
    

 

 

 
               2,604,855   

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Massachusetts — 1.6%

    

Massachusetts HFA, Refunding RB, Series C, AMT, 5.35%, 12/01/42

   $ 1,910      $ 1,947,627   

Michigan — 5.3%

    

City of Detroit Michigan Sewage Disposal System, Refunding RB, Senior Lien:

    

Series B (AGM), 7.50%, 7/01/33

     660        716,060   

Series C-1 (AGM), 7.00%, 7/01/27

     2,285        2,474,495   

City of Detroit Michigan Water Supply System, RB, 2nd Lien, Series B (AGM), 6.25%, 7/01/36

     1,800        1,820,034   

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital, Services V, 8.25%, 9/01/18 (a)

     1,265        1,551,548   
    

 

 

 
               6,562,137   

Minnesota — 2.8%

    

City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Fairview Health Services, Series B (AGC), 6.50%, 11/15/38

     3,000        3,520,110   

Mississippi — 1.5%

    

Mississippi Development Bank, RB, Special Obligation, Jackson Water & Sewer System Project (AGM), 6.88%, 12/01/40

     1,190        1,533,732   

Mississippi State University Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, Mississippi State University Improvement Project,
5.25%, 8/01/38

     260        291,535   
    

 

 

 
               1,825,267   

Nevada — 4.3%

    

County of Clark Nevada, ARB, Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Series A (AGM), 5.25%, 7/01/39

     2,375        2,547,781   

County of Clark Nevada, GO, Limited Tax, 5.00%, 6/01/38

     1,000        1,057,840   

County of Clark Nevada Water Reclamation District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/34

     1,500        1,711,740   
    

 

 

 
               5,317,361   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

New Jersey — 6.0%

    

New Jersey EDA, RB:

    

Private Activity Bond, The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, 5.38%, 1/01/43

   $ 1,000      $ 1,052,690   

School Facilities Construction (AGC), 6.00%, 12/15/18 (a)

     330        401,907   

School Facilities Construction (AGC), 6.00%, 12/15/34

     670        773,361   

The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, Private Bond, AMT, 5.00%, 1/01/31

     530        565,987   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Virtua Health, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/38

     1,400        1,490,384   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System:

    

Series A, 5.50%, 6/15/41

     1,195        1,313,663   

Series AA, 5.50%, 6/15/39

     1,600        1,785,792   
    

 

 

 
               7,383,784   

New York — 6.4%

    

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

     1,545        1,749,960   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-4 (AGC), 5.50%, 1/15/29

     2,000        2,317,120   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/44

     1,000        1,092,140   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated, 166th Series, 5.25%, 7/15/36

     2,500        2,787,900   
    

 

 

 
               7,947,120   

Ohio — 1.9%

    

State of Ohio Turnpike Commission, RB, Junior Lien, Infrastructure Projects, Series A-1:

    

5.25%, 2/15/30

     585        659,979   

5.25%, 2/15/31

     1,500        1,682,625   
    

 

 

 
               2,342,604   

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Pennsylvania — 2.2%

    

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44

   $ 440      $ 472,934   

Sub-Series A, 6.00%, 12/01/41

     2,000        2,198,080   
    

 

 

 
               2,671,014   

South Carolina — 4.9%

    

County of Charleston South Carolina, RB,
Special Source, 5.25%, 12/01/38

     1,470        1,674,065   

County of Charleston South Carolina Airport District, ARB, Series A, AMT:

    

5.50%, 7/01/26

     1,810        2,062,079   

6.00%, 7/01/38

     1,155        1,289,431   

5.50%, 7/01/41

     1,000        1,086,130   
    

 

 

 
               6,111,705   

Texas — 19.2%

    

Austin Community College District Public Facility Corp., RB, Educational Facilities Project, Round Rock Campus, 5.25%, 8/01/33

     2,250        2,506,523   

City of Beaumont Texas, GO, Certificates of Obligation, 5.25%, 3/01/37

     930        1,045,962   

City of Houston Texas Utility System, Refunding RB, Combined 1st Lien, Series A (AGC):

    

6.00%, 11/15/35

     2,700        3,154,680   

6.00%, 11/15/36

     2,055        2,406,384   

5.38%, 11/15/38

     1,000        1,090,300   

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Christus Health, Series A (AGC), 6.50%, 7/01/37

     1,100        1,231,406   

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, ARB, Joint Improvement, Series H, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/37

     980        1,014,692   

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Refunding RB, Joint Revenue, Series E, 5.50%, 11/01/27

     2,500        2,832,050   

Frisco Texas ISD, GO, School Building (AGC), 5.50%, 8/15/41

     1,210        1,428,393   

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB, 5.50%, 5/15/33

     730        814,731   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Texas (concluded)

    

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Special Projects, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/41

   $ 2,750      $ 3,097,325   

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, 1st Tier:

    

(AGM), 6.00%, 1/01/43

     1,000        1,113,530   

Series K-1 (AGC), 5.75%, 1/01/38

     1,400        1,588,062   

Red River Education Financing Corp., RB, Texas Christian University Project, 5.25%, 3/15/38

     420        471,891   
    

 

 

 
               23,795,929   

Virginia — 1.3%

    

City of Lexington Virginia IDA, RB, Washington & Lee University, 5.00%, 1/01/43

     380        414,029   

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

     1,000        1,241,590   
    

 

 

 
               1,655,619   

Washington — 1.6%

    

City of Seattle Washington Municipal Light & Power, Refunding RB, Series A,
5.25%, 2/01/36

     1,000        1,108,190   

State of Washington, GO, Various Purposes, Series B, 5.25%, 2/01/36

     725        821,635   
    

 

 

 
               1,929,825   
Total Municipal Bonds126.0%              156,030,008   
    
                  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond (TOB) Trusts (b)

 

Alabama — 1.3%

    

City of Mobile Alabama Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners, RB, (NPFGC), 5.00%, 1/01/31

     1,500        1,578,555   

District of Columbia — 0.7%

    

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A,
6.00%, 10/01/35 (c)

     760        871,545   

Florida — 2.4%

    

County of Hillsborough Florida Aviation Authority, ARB, Tempa International Airport, Series A, AMT (AGC), 5.50%, 10/01/38

     2,499        2,741,628   

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond (TOB)
Trusts (b)
 

Par  

(000)

    Value  
Florida (concluded)  

County of Lee Florida Housing Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Multi-County Program, Series A-2, AMT (Ginnie Mae), 6.00%, 9/01/40

  $ 240      $ 249,151   
   

 

 

 
        2,990,779   
Kentucky — 0.9%  

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission, Refunding RB, Project No. 93 (AGC), 5.25%, 2/01/27

    1,002        1,141,676   
Nevada — 7.5%  

County of Clark Nevada Water Reclamation District, GO:

   

Limited Tax, 6.00%, 7/01/38

    2,010        2,331,379   

Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/29

    1,994        2,337,809   

Las Vegas Valley Water District, GO, Refunding, Series C, 5.00%, 6/01/28

    4,200        4,678,632   
   

 

 

 
        9,347,820   
New Jersey — 2.3%  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series CC, 5.25%, 10/01/29

    1,610        1,713,508   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System, Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36 (c)

    1,000        1,085,401   
   

 

 

 
        2,798,909   
New York — 12.6%  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution:

   

Series BB, 5.25%, 6/15/44

    2,999        3,267,570   

Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

    1,095        1,240,091   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

    1,000        1,109,267   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47 (c)

    1,000        1,110,382   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond
(TOB) Trusts (b)
 

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43

  $ 3,000      $ 3,238,080   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51 (c)

    1,770        1,957,779   

New York State Dormitory Authority, ERB, Personal Income Tax, Series B, 5.25%, 3/15/38

    3,250        3,700,580   
   

 

 

 
        15,623,749   
Texas — 2.4%  

City of San Antonio Texas Public Service Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 2/01/31 (c)

    2,609        2,955,327   
Utah — 0.8%  

City of Riverton Utah, RB, IHC Health Services, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/41

    1,004        1,059,638   

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond (TOB) Trusts30.9%

  

  

    38,367,998   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $178,923,415) — 156.9%

  

  

    194,398,006   
   
   
Short-Term Securities — 2.7%   Shares         

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.03% (d)(e)

    3,329,916        3,329,916   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $3,329,916) — 2.7%

  

  

    3,329,916   

Total Investments

(Cost — $182,253,331*) — 159.6%

  

  

    197,727,922   

Other Assets Less Liabilities2.4%

  

    2,913,544   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable(16.4%)

   

    (20,288,333

VMTP Shares, at Liquidation Value(45.6%)

  

    (56,500,000
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares100.0%      $ 123,853,133   

 

*  As of April 30, 2014, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      

Tax cost

    $ 162,271,995   
   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

    $ 15,543,725   

Gross unrealized depreciation

      (371,555
   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

    $ 15,172,170   
   

 

 

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)    BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT)

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   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.

 

(b)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Fund acquired residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a financing transaction.

 

(c)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Fund to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB trust certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB trust. In the case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire from October 1, 2016 to November 15, 2019 is $4,647,054.

 

(d)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the period ended April 30, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate     

Shares Held

at July 31,

2013

       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at April 30,
2014
       Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

       8,162,312           (4,832,396        3,329,916         $ 448   

 

(e)   Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

AGC    Assured Guarantee Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds
BARB    Building Aid Revenue Bonds
COP    Certificates of Participation
EDA    Economic Development Authority
ERB    Education Revenue Bonds
GARB    General Airport Revenue Bonds
GO    General Obligation Bonds
HFA    Housing Finance Agency
IDA    Industrial Development Authority
IDB    Industrial Development Board
ISD    Independent School District
LRB    Lease Revenue Bonds
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
RB    Revenue Bonds
S/F    Single-Family

 

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Financial futures contracts outstanding as of April 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

Contracts
Sold
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration    Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (110   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2014    $ 13,686,406      $ (12,599

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)    BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT)

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

  Ÿ  

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)

 

  Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

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.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure 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 investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its semi-annual report.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of April 30, 2014:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

  

Investments:

                

Long-Term Investments 1

            $ 194,398,006              $ 194,398,006   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 3,329,916                          3,329,916   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,329,916         $ 194,398,006              $ 197,727,922   
 

 

 

 

1   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

      

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments 2

  

Liabilities:  

Interest rate contracts

  $ (12,599                     $ (12,599

2   Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

      

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)    BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT)

 

The carrying amount for certain of the Fund’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes. As of April 30, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

  

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 169,000                        $ 169,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB trust certificates

            $ (20,283,757             (20,283,757

VMTP Shares

              (56,500,000             (56,500,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 169,000         $ (76,783,757           $ (76,614,757
 

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended April 30, 2014.

 

                
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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 MuniYield Investment Quality Fund

By:

 

/s/ John M. Perlowski

  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund

Date: June 23, 2014

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 MuniYield Investment Quality Fund
Date: June 23, 2014
By:  

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund

Date: June 23, 2014