Blackrock Global Equity Income Trust-Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings of Registered Management Investment Company (N-Q)
September 26 2008 - 10:28AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 811-22006
Name of Fund: BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust (BFD)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2008
Date of reporting period: 05/01/2008 07/31/2008
Item 1 Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments
July 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
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BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust (BFD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets)
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Shares
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Common
Stocks
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Value
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Australia3.4%
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189,734
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Commonwealth
Bank of Australia
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$
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7,035,727
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795,740
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Dexus
Property Group (REIT)
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1,038,845
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2,195,288
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Goodman
Fielder Ltd.
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2,695,283
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146,350
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ING
Industrial Fund (REIT)
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188,796
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1,602,808
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Insurance
Australia Group Ltd.
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5,863,686
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1,511,168
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Macquarie
Airports
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3,992,510
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1,060,127
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OZ Minerals
Ltd.
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1,971,251
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11,990
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Wesfarmers
Ltd.
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384,434
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23,170,532
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Austria0.2%
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17,351
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Voestalpine
AG
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1,139,226
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Belgium0.2%
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98,457
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Fortis
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1,382,888
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Bermuda0.1%
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17,475
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Covidien
Ltd.
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860,469
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Canada4.1%
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25,000
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Agnico-Eagles
Mines Ltd.
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1,369,696
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134,900
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Bank of
Montreal
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6,315,842
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12,600
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Bank of
Nova Scotia
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615,018
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3,900
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Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce
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236,068
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29,700
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Canadian
Natural Resources Ltd.
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2,320,716
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81,800
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EnCana
Corp.
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5,903,628
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9,900
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Manulife
Financial Corp.
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364,694
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85,455
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PAN
American Silver Corp.(a)
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2,677,276
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10,498
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Penn West Energy
Trust
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314,545
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19,100
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Research In
Motion Ltd.(a)
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2,347,326
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118,233
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RioCan
(REIT)
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2,297,804
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32,500
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Royal Bank
of Canada
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1,499,707
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54,500
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Shaw
Communications, Inc.
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1,156,052
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27,418,372
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Denmark0.5%
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42,691
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TrygVesta
AS
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3,104,071
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Finland0.9%
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11,400
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Fortum Oyj
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502,530
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94,500
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Nokia Oyj
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2,579,125
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131,830
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Orion Oyj
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2,697,745
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5,779,400
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France4.2%
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11,085
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Air Liquide
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1,450,267
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34,490
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Alstom
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3,860,715
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53,381
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AXA S.A.
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1,568,941
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158,096
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France
Telecom S.A.
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4,998,833
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31,088
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Sanofi-Aventis
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2,182,173
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46,198
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Societe
Generale
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4,275,103
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39,512
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Total S.A.
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3,025,383
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16,200
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Vallourec
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4,823,672
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55,757
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Vivendi
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2,331,221
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28,516,308
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Germany4.1%
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16,944
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Allianz SE
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2,873,133
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91,908
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BASF AG
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5,817,542
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56,780
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DaimlerChrysler
AG
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3,280,226
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3,290
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Deutsche Bank
AG
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303,952
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14,493
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Deutsche
Post AG
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340,097
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70,309
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Deutsche
Telekom AG
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1,218,729
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1,376
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E.ON AG
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262,224
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7,214
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Metro AG
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406,338
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54,574
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RWE AG
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6,530,308
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31,296
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Siemens AG
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3,824,146
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34,590
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Wincor
Nixdorf AG
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2,582,763
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27,439,458
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Greece0.5%
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101,122
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OPAP S.A.
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3,618,196
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Hong Kong1.3%
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970,500
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BOC Hong
Kong Holdings Ltd.
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2,443,277
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267,000
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Hang Seng
Bank Ltd.
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5,225,381
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Shares
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Common
Stocks
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Value
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Hong Kong (contd)
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34,500
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Hong Kong
Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.
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$
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508,003
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602,189
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Pacific
Basin Shipping Ltd.
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844,492
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9,021,153
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Ireland0.2%
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31,107
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Bank of
Ireland
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261,220
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22,287
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Elan Corp.
Plc(a)
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454,022
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44,558
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Irish Life
& Permanent Plc
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357,290
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1,072,532
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Italy2.2%
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162,433
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Arnoldo
Mondadori Editore S.p.A.
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975,549
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615,478
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Enel S.p.A.
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5,688,256
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207,824
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Eni S.p.A.
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7,012,925
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200,055
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Mediaset
S.p.A.
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1,418,984
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15,095,714
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Japan9.4%
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50,000
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Asahi Kasei
Corp.
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255,968
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25,400
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Astellas
Pharma, Inc.
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1,101,340
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28,400
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Canon, Inc.
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1,298,029
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38,300
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Daiichi
Sankyo Co. Ltd.
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1,143,501
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70,600
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Daito Trust
Construction Co. Ltd.
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3,219,382
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411,000
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Daiwa
Securities Group, Inc.
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3,562,698
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237,000
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Ebara Corp.
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724,324
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24,200
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Eisai Co.
Ltd.
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866,681
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21,100
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Fast Retailing
Co. Ltd
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2,360,835
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7,200
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FUJIFILM
Holdings Corp.
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226,319
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74,000
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Fujitsu
Ltd.
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535,197
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94,000
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Hitachi
Ltd.
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677,614
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41,800
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Honda Motor
Co. Ltd.
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1,334,394
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26
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Japan Real
Estate Investment Corp. (REIT)
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266,540
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|
123
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Japan
Tobacco, Inc.
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573,322
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51,900
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JFE
Holdings, Inc.
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2,522,503
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|
17,900
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Kansai
Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)
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417,385
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|
49,000
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Kao Corp.
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1,271,299
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419,000
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Kobe Steel
Ltd.
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1,185,400
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54,600
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Komatsu
Ltd.
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|
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1,355,949
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33,000
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Konami Corp.
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1,043,571
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18,000
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Konica
Minolta Holdings, Inc.
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|
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295,573
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61,400
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Marui Co.
Ltd.
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472,643
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8,400
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Millea
Holdings, Inc.
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315,163
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|
197,500
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Mitsubishi
Chemical Holdings Corp.
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1,178,275
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|
|
27,800
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Mitsubishi
Corp.
|
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810,090
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|
39,000
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Mitsubishi
Electric Corp.
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384,369
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|
|
222,318
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Mitsubishi
UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
|
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1,963,128
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|
|
94,000
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Mitsui
& Co. Ltd.
|
|
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1,928,525
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|
|
4,500
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Nidec Corp.
|
|
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317,848
|
|
|
9,500
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Nintendo
Co. Ltd.
|
|
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4,609,266
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|
|
104
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Nippon
Building Fund, Inc. (REIT)
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1,227,805
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|
366,500
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Nippon
Mining Holdings, Inc.
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2,208,076
|
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|
214,000
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Nippon
Steel Corp.
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|
1,218,159
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|
|
487,300
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Nissan
Motor Co. Ltd.
|
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3,751,370
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|
120,100
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Nomura
Holdings, Inc.
|
|
|
1,733,196
|
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|
20,300
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|
Oracle
Corp.
|
|
|
850,273
|
|
|
67,100
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OSG Corp.
|
|
|
603,588
|
|
|
60,700
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Seven &
I Holdings Co. Ltd.
|
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|
1,856,332
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|
|
11,000
|
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Shin-Etsu
Chemical Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
673,006
|
|
|
35,000
|
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Shiseido
Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
778,756
|
|
|
582,000
|
|
Sumitomo
Metal Industries Ltd.
|
|
|
2,799,876
|
|
|
44,000
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|
Sumitomo
Metal Mining Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
562,511
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|
|
118
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Sumitomo
Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
|
|
|
915,527
|
|
|
31,400
|
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Takeda
Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
1,667,160
|
|
|
194,000
|
|
TonenGeneral
Sekiyu KK
|
|
|
1,641,896
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|
|
70,000
|
|
Toyota
Motor Corp.
|
|
|
3,017,526
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,722,188
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Luxembourg0.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,747
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|
ArcelorMittal
|
|
|
4,930,874
|
|
|
16,650
|
|
Oriflame
Cosmetics S.A.
|
|
|
1,077,403
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,008,277
|
|
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1
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Schedule of Investments
July 31, 2008
(Unaudited) (continued)
|
BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust (BFD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets)
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|
Shares
|
|
Common
Stocks
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
Netherlands1.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
107,445
|
|
Aegon N.V.
|
|
$
|
1,256,124
|
|
|
3,321
|
|
Akzo Nobel
N.V.
|
|
|
189,911
|
|
|
5,027
|
|
InBev N.V.
|
|
|
339,138
|
|
|
35,806
|
|
ING Groep
N.V.
|
|
|
1,167,605
|
|
|
97,843
|
|
Royal KPN
N.V.
|
|
|
1,703,280
|
|
|
181,887
|
|
Unilever
N.V.
|
|
|
5,016,178
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,672,236
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
New Zealand0.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
154,124
|
|
Fletcher
Building Ltd.
|
|
|
718,622
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Norway0.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,390
|
|
Norsk Hydro
ASA
|
|
|
242,406
|
|
|
95,205
|
|
Petroleum
Geo-Services ASA(a)
|
|
|
2,197,201
|
|
|
16,702
|
|
StatoilHydro
ASA
|
|
|
541,038
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,980,645
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portugal0.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,079
|
|
Energias de
Portugal S.A.
|
|
|
301,139
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Singapore0.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
419,000
|
|
ComfortDelgro
Corp. Ltd.
|
|
|
476,449
|
|
|
1,451,266
|
|
Parkway
Holdings Ltd.
|
|
|
2,102,135
|
|
|
89,000
|
|
SembCorp
Industries Ltd.
|
|
|
291,052
|
|
|
961,000
|
|
Singapore
Telecommunications Ltd.
|
|
|
2,500,637
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,370,273
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain1.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
90,486
|
|
Banco
Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
|
|
|
1,662,870
|
|
|
92,094
|
|
Banco
Santander Central Hispano S.A.
|
|
|
1,792,780
|
|
|
251,036
|
|
Gestevision
Telecinco S.A.
|
|
|
3,383,140
|
|
|
176,538
|
|
Telefonica
S.A.
|
|
|
4,580,720
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,419,510
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sweden0.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,250
|
|
Hennes
& Mauritz AB
|
|
|
386,892
|
|
|
29,900
|
|
Nordea Bank
AB
|
|
|
423,769
|
|
|
295,400
|
|
Skanska AB,
B Shares
|
|
|
3,808,260
|
|
|
23,420
|
|
Volvo AB, B
Shares
|
|
|
281,711
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,900,632
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Switzerland2.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
194,872
|
|
ABB Ltd.(a)
|
|
|
5,108,875
|
|
|
55,493
|
|
Ciba
Specialty Chemicals AG
|
|
|
1,449,308
|
|
|
37,747
|
|
Credit
Suisse Group
|
|
|
1,885,088
|
|
|
74,510
|
|
Nestle S.A.
|
|
|
3,268,379
|
|
|
791
|
|
SGS S.A.
|
|
|
1,112,232
|
|
|
23,364
|
|
Swiss
Reinsurance
|
|
|
1,452,920
|
|
|
6,870
|
|
Syngenta AG
|
|
|
1,999,755
|
|
|
2,439
|
|
Synthes,
Inc.
|
|
|
337,249
|
|
|
121,661
|
|
UBS AG(a)
|
|
|
2,335,176
|
|
|
2,475
|
|
Zurich
Financial Services AG
|
|
|
650,520
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,599,502
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom10.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
104,623
|
|
Anglo American
Plc
|
|
|
5,980,971
|
|
|
19,434
|
|
AstraZeneca
Plc(a)
|
|
|
944,558
|
|
|
31,510
|
|
Aviva Plc
|
|
|
312,692
|
|
|
39,981
|
|
BAE Systems
Plc
|
|
|
354,776
|
|
|
764,859
|
|
Barclays
Plc
|
|
|
5,193,709
|
|
|
478,784
|
|
BP Plc
|
|
|
4,913,994
|
|
|
176,777
|
|
British
American Tobacco Plc
|
|
|
6,379,469
|
|
|
211,446
|
|
BT Group
Plc
|
|
|
714,504
|
|
|
34,789
|
|
Diageo Plc
|
|
|
606,044
|
|
|
334,703
|
|
Electrocomponents
Plc
|
|
|
1,023,505
|
|
|
337,478
|
|
Friends
Provident Plc
|
|
|
559,176
|
|
|
353,920
|
|
GlaxoSmithKline
Plc(a)
|
|
|
8,249,949
|
|
|
65,910
|
|
HBOS Plc
|
|
|
376,121
|
|
|
530,454
|
|
HSBC
Holdings Plc
|
|
|
8,772,614
|
|
|
12,845
|
|
Imperial
Tobacco Group Plc(a)
|
|
|
479,726
|
|
|
626,580
|
|
Lloyds TSB
Group Plc
|
|
|
3,653,689
|
|
|
33,621
|
|
National
Grid Plc
|
|
|
442,772
|
|
|
30,016
|
|
Prudential
Plc
|
|
|
321,440
|
|
|
191,221
|
|
Royal Bank
of Scotland Group Plc
|
|
|
793,389
|
|
|
57,493
|
|
Royal Dutch
Shell Plc
|
|
|
2,041,328
|
|
|
70,836
|
|
Royal Dutch
Shell Plc, Class B
|
|
|
2,487,526
|
|
|
296,441
|
|
Taylor
Wimpey Plc
|
|
|
229,256
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Common
Stocks
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom (contd)
|
|
|
|
|
|
97,948
|
|
Tesco
Plc(a)
|
|
$
|
695,739
|
|
|
1,606,481
|
|
Tomkins
Plc(a)
|
|
|
3,934,092
|
|
|
261,637
|
|
United
Utilities Group Plc
|
|
|
3,588,988
|
|
|
338,590
|
|
United
Utilities Group Plc, B Shares(a)
|
|
|
1,140,938
|
|
|
1,639,026
|
|
Vodafone
Group Plc
|
|
|
4,390,679
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
68,581,644
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States41.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
67,900
|
|
3M Co.(b)
|
|
|
4,779,481
|
|
|
42,300
|
|
Abbott
Laboratories(b)
|
|
|
2,383,182
|
|
|
18,900
|
|
Allstate
Corp. (The)
|
|
|
873,558
|
|
|
95,900
|
|
Analog
Devices, Inc.(b)
|
|
|
2,925,909
|
|
|
8,600
|
|
Apache
Corp.(b)
|
|
|
964,662
|
|
|
26,200
|
|
Apple,
Inc.(b)
|
|
|
4,164,490
|
|
|
14,900
|
|
Applied
Materials, Inc.(b)
|
|
|
258,068
|
|
|
87,300
|
|
AT&T
Inc.(b)
|
|
|
2,689,713
|
|
|
99,200
|
|
Autodesk,
Inc.(b)
|
|
|
3,163,488
|
|
|
16,400
|
|
Avon
Products, Inc.
|
|
|
695,360
|
|
|
8,300
|
|
Baker
Hughes, Inc.
|
|
|
688,153
|
|
|
141,000
|
|
Bank of
America Corp.(b)
|
|
|
4,638,900
|
|
|
15,600
|
|
BB&T
Corp.(b)
|
|
|
437,112
|
|
|
15,500
|
|
Black &
Decker Corp.
|
|
|
930,310
|
|
|
253,800
|
|
Bristol-Myers
Squibb Co.(b)
|
|
|
5,360,256
|
|
|
27,200
|
|
Campbell
Soup Co.(b)
|
|
|
989,536
|
|
|
143,300
|
|
Carnival
Corp.(b)
|
|
|
5,293,502
|
|
|
20,600
|
|
CBS Corp.,
Class B
|
|
|
337,016
|
|
|
16,200
|
|
Chesapeake
Energy Corp.
|
|
|
812,430
|
|
|
112,300
|
|
Chevron
Corp.(b)
|
|
|
9,496,088
|
|
|
15,200
|
|
Chubb Corp.
|
|
|
730,208
|
|
|
11,400
|
|
Cigna Corp.
|
|
|
422,028
|
|
|
110,500
|
|
Cincinnati
Financial Corp.(c)
|
|
|
3,076,320
|
|
|
138,500
|
|
Cisco
Systems, Inc.(a)(b)
|
|
|
3,045,615
|
|
|
1,254
|
|
CME Group,
Inc.
|
|
|
451,603
|
|
|
54,300
|
|
Coca-Cola
Co. (The)(b)
|
|
|
2,796,450
|
|
|
37,400
|
|
ConocoPhillips(c)
|
|
|
3,052,588
|
|
|
133,700
|
|
Consolidated
Edison, Inc.(b)
|
|
|
5,307,890
|
|
|
45,200
|
|
Corning,
Inc.(b)
|
|
|
904,452
|
|
|
11,600
|
|
Cummins,
Inc. (c)
|
|
|
769,544
|
|
|
26,300
|
|
CVS
Caremark Corp.(b)
|
|
|
959,950
|
|
|
11,000
|
|
Devon
Energy Corp.(b)
|
|
|
1,043,790
|
|
|
16,500
|
|
Dominion
Resources, Inc.
|
|
|
728,970
|
|
|
39,300
|
|
Dow
Chemical Co. (The)(b)
|
|
|
1,309,083
|
|
|
87,700
|
|
DTE Energy
Co.(b)
|
|
|
3,593,946
|
|
|
46,300
|
|
Duke Energy
Corp.
|
|
|
813,954
|
|
|
52,200
|
|
E.I. du
Pont de Nemours & Co.(b)
|
|
|
2,286,882
|
|
|
3,800
|
|
Eaton Corp.
|
|
|
269,952
|
|
|
111,300
|
|
eBay,
Inc.(a)(b)
|
|
|
2,801,421
|
|
|
11,400
|
|
Electronic
Arts, Inc.(a)
|
|
|
492,252
|
|
|
28,900
|
|
Eli Lilly
& Co.
|
|
|
1,361,479
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
EMC
Corp.(a)
|
|
|
675,450
|
|
|
35,400
|
|
Emerson
Electric Co.(b)
|
|
|
1,723,980
|
|
|
117,300
|
|
Exxon Mobil
Corp.(b)
|
|
|
9,434,439
|
|
|
27,700
|
|
Fannie Mae
|
|
|
318,550
|
|
|
18,300
|
|
Fifth Third
Bancorp
|
|
|
255,651
|
|
|
8,200
|
|
First
Solar, Inc.(a)(b)
|
|
|
2,337,902
|
|
|
11,200
|
|
FirstEnergy
Corp.
|
|
|
823,760
|
|
|
32,800
|
|
Fluor Corp.
|
|
|
2,668,280
|
|
|
37,400
|
|
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold, Inc.(b)
|
|
|
3,618,450
|
|
|
8,300
|
|
Genentech,
Inc.(a)
|
|
|
790,575
|
|
|
401,200
|
|
General
Electric Co.(b)
|
|
|
11,349,948
|
|
|
12,700
|
|
General
Mills, Inc.
|
|
|
817,753
|
|
|
76,700
|
|
General
Motors Corp.(b)
|
|
|
849,069
|
|
|
133,100
|
|
Genuine
Parts Co.
|
|
|
5,338,641
|
|
|
27,800
|
|
Gilead
Sciences, Inc.(a)
|
|
|
1,500,644
|
|
|
12,540
|
|
Google,
Inc., Class A(a)(b)
|
|
|
5,940,825
|
|
|
37,400
|
|
H.J. Heinz
Co.
|
|
|
1,884,212
|
|
|
24,000
|
|
Halliburton
Co.
|
|
|
1,075,680
|
|
|
10,700
|
|
Hartford
Financial Services Group, Inc.
|
|
|
678,273
|
|
2
|
|
Schedule of Investments
July 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
(continued)
|
BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust (BFD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Common
Stocks
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States (contd)
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,000
|
|
Hewlett-Packard
Co.
|
|
$
|
985,600
|
|
|
49,100
|
|
Home Depot,
Inc.
|
|
|
1,170,053
|
|
|
313,300
|
|
Host Hotels
& Resorts, Inc.
|
|
|
4,107,363
|
|
|
149,500
|
|
Intel
Corp.(b)
|
|
|
3,317,405
|
|
|
8,600
|
|
IntercontinentalExchange,
Inc.(a)
|
|
|
858,280
|
|
|
24,300
|
|
Intl. Paper
Co.
|
|
|
673,596
|
|
|
11,342
|
|
Intuitive
Surgical, Inc.(a)(b)
|
|
|
3,530,651
|
|
|
80,900
|
|
Johnson
& Johnson(b)
|
|
|
5,539,223
|
|
|
15,900
|
|
Joy Global,
Inc.(b)
|
|
|
1,148,298
|
|
|
104,700
|
|
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.(b)
|
|
|
4,253,961
|
|
|
19,800
|
|
Juniper
Networks, Inc.(a)
|
|
|
515,394
|
|
|
22,900
|
|
Kimberly-Clark
Corp.
|
|
|
1,324,307
|
|
|
44,871
|
|
Kraft
Foods, Inc.
|
|
|
1,427,795
|
|
|
22,800
|
|
Lam
Research Corp.(a)
|
|
|
749,892
|
|
|
16,400
|
|
Lincoln
National Corp.
|
|
|
782,280
|
|
|
78,300
|
|
Linear
Technology Corp.
|
|
|
2,431,215
|
|
|
20,900
|
|
Marathon
Oil Corp.
|
|
|
1,033,923
|
|
|
8,600
|
|
Massey
Energy Co.
|
|
|
638,550
|
|
|
152,200
|
|
Mattel,
Inc.
|
|
|
3,051,610
|
|
|
87,000
|
|
McDonalds
Corp.(b)
|
|
|
5,201,730
|
|
|
21,300
|
|
Medco
Health Solutions, Inc.(a)
|
|
|
1,056,054
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
Medtronic,
Inc.
|
|
|
475,470
|
|
|
56,300
|
|
Merck &
Co., Inc.
|
|
|
1,852,270
|
|
|
105,200
|
|
Microchip
Technology, Inc.
|
|
|
3,359,036
|
|
|
244,500
|
|
Microsoft
Corp.
|
|
|
6,288,540
|
|
|
14,100
|
|
Monsanto
Co.(b)
|
|
|
1,679,451
|
|
|
123,400
|
|
Motorola,
Inc.
|
|
|
1,066,176
|
|
|
12,900
|
|
National
Oilwell Varco, Inc.(a)
|
|
|
1,014,327
|
|
|
144,100
|
|
New York
Community Bancorp, Inc.(b)
|
|
|
2,394,942
|
|
|
20,100
|
|
Newell
Rubbermaid, Inc.
|
|
|
332,253
|
|
|
113,000
|
|
Oracle
Corp.(a)(b)
|
|
|
2,432,890
|
|
|
12,700
|
|
Paychex,
Inc.
|
|
|
418,084
|
|
|
14,000
|
|
PepsiCo,
Inc.
|
|
|
931,840
|
|
|
384,000
|
|
Pfizer,
Inc.(c)
|
|
|
7,169,280
|
|
|
61,400
|
|
Pitney
Bowes, Inc.
|
|
|
1,945,766
|
|
|
87,700
|
|
Procter
& Gamble Co.(b)
|
|
|
5,742,596
|
|
|
21,400
|
|
Qualcomm,
Inc.(b)
|
|
|
1,184,276
|
|
|
26,900
|
|
Regions
Financial Corp.
|
|
|
255,012
|
|
|
92,100
|
|
Reynolds
American, Inc.
|
|
|
5,141,943
|
|
|
13,600
|
|
RR
Donnelley & Sons Co.(b)
|
|
|
363,120
|
|
|
85,900
|
|
SanDisk Corp.(a)
|
|
|
1,211,190
|
|
|
72,500
|
|
Sara Lee
Corp.
|
|
|
990,350
|
|
|
30,500
|
|
Schlumberger
Ltd.
|
|
|
3,098,800
|
|
|
63,283
|
|
Smith
Intl., Inc.(b)
|
|
|
4,706,990
|
|
|
27,600
|
|
Southern
Co.
|
|
|
976,764
|
|
|
137,600
|
|
Spectra
Energy Corp.(b)
|
|
|
3,738,592
|
|
|
69,700
|
|
Sprint
Nextel Corp.
|
|
|
567,358
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
Stryker
Corp.
|
|
|
673,995
|
|
|
12,400
|
|
SunTrust
Banks, Inc.
|
|
|
509,144
|
|
|
40,900
|
|
SYSCO
Corp.(b)
|
|
|
1,159,924
|
|
|
26,600
|
|
Texas
Instruments, Inc.(b)
|
|
|
648,508
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
Thermo
Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)
|
|
|
907,800
|
|
|
3,407
|
|
Transocean,
Inc.(a)
|
|
|
463,454
|
|
|
21,600
|
|
Travelers
Cos., Inc. (The)(b)
|
|
|
952,992
|
|
|
17,475
|
|
Tyco
Electronics Ltd.
|
|
|
579,122
|
|
|
206,800
|
|
U.S.
Bancorp(b)
|
|
|
6,330,148
|
|
|
50,600
|
|
United
Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(b)
|
|
|
3,191,848
|
|
|
49,200
|
|
UnitedHealth
Group, Inc.
|
|
|
1,381,536
|
|
|
101,800
|
|
UST,
Inc.(b)
|
|
|
5,355,698
|
|
|
16,900
|
|
Valero
Energy Corp.
|
|
|
564,629
|
|
|
84,100
|
|
Verizon
Communications, Inc.(b)
|
|
|
2,862,764
|
|
|
45,600
|
|
VF Corp.
|
|
|
3,264,048
|
|
|
33,900
|
|
Wachovia
Corp.(b)
|
|
|
585,453
|
|
|
32,100
|
|
Waste
Management, Inc.
|
|
|
1,140,834
|
|
|
88,500
|
|
Wells Fargo
& Co.
|
|
|
2,678,895
|
|
|
27,000
|
|
Weyerhauser
Co.
|
|
|
1,443,420
|
|
|
21,900
|
|
Williams
Cos., Inc.
|
|
|
701,895
|
|
|
263,013
|
|
Windstream
Corp.
|
|
|
3,135,115
|
|
|
28,200
|
|
Wyeth
|
|
|
1,142,664
|
|
|
8,300
|
|
Yahoo!
Inc.(a)
|
|
|
165,087
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Common
Stocks
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States (contd)
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,600
|
|
Yum!
Brands, Inc.
|
|
$
|
702,072
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
283,857,214
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Common Stocks
(Cost$709,562,232)92.2%
|
|
|
624,750,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term
Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money Market Fund4.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,957,095
|
|
Fidelity
Institutional Money Market Prime Portfolio, 2.45%(d)
|
|
|
26,957,095
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost$26,957,095)4.0%
|
|
|
26,957,095
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts
|
|
Options
Purchased
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding Call Options Purchased0.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
Abbott
Laboratories, strike price $52.50, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
16,400
|
|
|
130
|
|
Bank of
America Corp., strike price $45, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
195
|
|
|
130
|
|
Cisco
Systems, Inc., strike price $26, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
455
|
|
|
50
|
|
Coca-Cola
Co. (The), strike price $62.50, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
375
|
|
|
60
|
|
ConocoPhillips,
strike price $85, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
5,730
|
|
|
60
|
|
Corning,
Inc., strike price $25, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
1,200
|
|
|
40
|
|
Cummins,
Inc., strike price $75, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
70
|
|
Exxon Mobil
Corp., strike price $95, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
80
|
|
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold, Inc., strike price $95, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
45,800
|
|
|
40
|
|
Gilead Sciences,
Inc., strike price $55, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
3,600
|
|
|
50
|
|
Hewlett-Packard Co., strike price $45, expires
08/18/08
|
|
|
3,750
|
|
|
230
|
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co., strike price $42.50, expires
08/18/08
|
|
|
20,585
|
|
|
20
|
|
National Oilwell Varco, Inc., strike price $60, expires
08/18/08
|
|
|
37,900
|
|
|
190
|
|
Oracle Corp., strike price $24, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
1,425
|
|
|
100
|
|
Reynolds American, Inc., strike price $60, expires
08/18/08
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
|
50
|
|
Schlumberger Ltd., strike price $90, expires
08/18/08
|
|
|
59,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Outstanding Call Options Purchased
(Cost$367,742)0.0%
|
|
|
200,445
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments Before Outstanding
Options Written
(Cost$736,887,069*)96.2%
|
|
|
651,907,741
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Written
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
Call Options Written(1.0)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
(80
|
)
|
Abbott Laboratories, strike
price $55, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
(16,000
|
)
|
|
(500
|
)
|
Dow Jones Euro Stoxx, strike
price 3,250 EUR, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
(1,076,682
|
)
|
|
(920
|
)
|
Dow Jones Euro Stoxx, strike
price 3,400 EUR, expires 09/19/08
|
|
|
(1,392,722
|
)
|
|
(160
|
)
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc., strike price $110, expires 08/16/08
|
|
|
(16,800
|
)
|
|
(140
|
)
|
FTSE 100 Index, strike price
5,350 GBP, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
(332,309
|
)
|
|
(305
|
)
|
FTSE 100 Index, strike price
5,675 GBP, expires 09/19/08
|
|
|
(321,928
|
)
|
|
(460
|
)
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co., strike
price $45, expires 08/18/08
|
|
|
(12,650
|
)
|
3
|
|
Schedule of Investments
July 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
(continued)
|
BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust (BFD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts
|
|
Outstanding Written
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
Call Options Written (cont'd)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
National Oilwell Varco, Inc., strike price $70, expires
08/18/08
|
|
$
|
(37,800
|
)
|
|
(285
|
)
|
Nikkei, strike price 13,500 JPY, expires
08/08/08
|
|
|
(283,983
|
)
|
|
(65
|
)
|
Nikkei, strike price 14,000 JPY, expires
09/12/08
|
|
|
(97,905
|
)
|
|
(395
|
)
|
S&P 500, strike price $1,260, expires
08/18/08
|
|
|
(1,040,825
|
)
|
|
(1,065
|
)
|
S&P 500, strike price $1,320, expires
09/22/08
|
|
|
(1,773,225
|
)
|
|
(100
|
)
|
Schlumberger Ltd., strike price $100, expires
08/18/08
|
|
|
(41,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Outstanding Options Written
(Premium Received$5,888,313)(1.0)%
|
|
|
(6,443,829
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments Net of Outstanding
Options Written95.2%
|
|
|
645,463,912
|
|
|
|
|
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities4.8%
|
|
|
32,375,486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets100.0%
|
|
$
|
677,839,398
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
The cost and unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) of
investments as of July 31, 2008, as
computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
Aggregate
cost
|
|
$
|
736,944,440
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
unrealized appreciation
|
|
$
|
19,923,837
|
|
|
Gross
unrealized depreciation
|
|
|
(104,960,536
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
unrealized depreciation
|
|
$
|
(85,036,699
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
Security, or a portion thereof, pledged as collateral for
outstanding options written.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
All or a portion of a security, pledged as collateral in
connection with open financial futures contracts.
|
|
|
(d)
|
Represents current
yield as of report date.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial futures contracts purchased as of July 31, 2008
were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts
|
|
Issue
|
|
Expiration
Date
|
|
|
Face
Value
|
|
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
265
|
|
Dow Jones
Euro Stoxx
|
|
September 2008
|
|
$
|
13,797,255
|
|
$
|
170,129
|
|
|
102
|
|
FTSE 100
Index
|
|
September 2008
|
|
$
|
11,111,091
|
|
|
(182,231
|
)
|
|
126
|
|
Nikkei
|
|
September 2008
|
|
$
|
7,881,678
|
|
|
(112,155
|
)
|
|
759
|
|
S&P 500
|
|
September 2008
|
|
$
|
47,674,356
|
|
|
412,089
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Net Unrealized Appreciation on Financial Futures
Contracts
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
287,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KEY
TO ABBREVIATIONS
|
|
|
|
EUR
|
|
Euro
|
GBP
|
|
British Pound
|
JPY
|
|
Japanese Yen
|
REIT
|
|
Real Estate Investment Trust
|
4
Item 2 Controls and Procedures
|
|
2(a)
|
The registrants principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar
functions have concluded that the registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrants last fiscal quarter that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants 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 Global Equity Income Trust
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Donald C. Burke
|
|
|
|
Donald C. Burke
|
|
|
Chief Executive Officer of
|
|
|
BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust
|
|
|
Date: September 19, 2008
|
|
|
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/
Donald C. Burke
|
|
|
|
Donald C. Burke
|
|
|
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
|
|
|
BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust
|
|
|
Date: September 19, 2008
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Neal
J. Andrews
|
|
|
|
Neal J. Andrews
|
|
|
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
|
|
|
BlackRock Global Equity Income Trust
|
|
|
Date: September 19, 2008
|
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