BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

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 811-21931

Name of Fund: BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

            Equity 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: 10/31/2012

Date of reporting period: 07/31/2012


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


 

 

Schedule of Investments July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Chemicals – 13.3%

     

Agrium, Inc. (a)

     72,200       $ 6,856,112   

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     95,500         7,681,065   

Celanese Corp., Series A (a)

     100,000         3,813,000   

The Dow Chemical Co. (a)

     171,125         4,924,977   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (a)

     382,100         18,990,370   

Monsanto Co. (a)

     70,700         6,053,334   

The Mosaic Co. (a)

     20,200         1,173,822   

Olin Corp.

     182,800         3,699,872   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (a)

     192,400         8,496,384   

Praxair, Inc. (a)

     167,400         17,369,424   
     

 

 

 
        79,058,360   

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services – 5.3%

     

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

     29,700         1,322,541   

Basic Energy Services, Inc. (a)(b)

     44,400         480,408   

Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (a)

     15,800         373,396   

Core Laboratories NV (a)

     62,900         7,017,124   

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

     76,300         1,590,092   

Halliburton Co. (a)

     75,300         2,494,689   

Key Energy Services, Inc. (a)(b)

     281,500         2,254,815   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a)

     49,500         3,578,850   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (a)

     163,300         2,527,884   

Schlumberger Ltd. (a)

     54,400         3,876,544   

Seadrill Ltd.

     83,877         3,268,814   

Technip SA

     24,300         2,550,896   
     

 

 

 
        31,336,053   

 

 

Machinery – 4.3%

     

Caterpillar, Inc. (a)

     234,500         19,747,245   

Deere & Co. (a)

     75,600         5,807,592   
     

 

 

 
        25,554,837   

 

 

Metals & Mining – 39.2%

     

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

     254,750         4,792,951   

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (a)

     105,750         4,635,022   

Alcoa, Inc. (a)

     269,550         2,283,090   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (a)

     40,800         1,225,224   

Alumina Ltd.

     2,018,366         1,420,779   

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

     50,444         2,585,250   

Anglo American Plc

     77,945         2,309,854   

Barrick Gold Corp. (a)

     97,700         3,212,376   

BHP Billiton Plc

     778,600         22,702,973   

Carpenter Technology Corp. (a)

     41,466         1,984,563   

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA - ADR (a)

     232,900         8,482,218   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (a)

     29,100         1,189,899   

Detour Gold Corp. (a)(b)

     138,100         3,062,615   

Eldorado Gold Corp. (a)

     350,000         3,786,708   

Eramet SA

     14,350         1,522,300   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (a)

     516,100         9,371,472   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (a)

     122,000         4,107,740   

Fresnillo Plc

     475,000         10,783,580   

Glencore International Plc

     225,000         1,125,259   

Goldcorp, Inc. (a)

     171,450         6,179,058   
Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Metals & Mining (concluded)

     

Harry Winston Diamond Corp. (a)(b)

     134,300       $ 1,740,938   

IAMGOLD Corp. (a)

     268,000         2,993,070   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

     864,386         8,536,500   

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

     370,200         5,801,817   

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV (a)

     468,569         19,167,691   

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

     1,504,500         3,290,730   

Kazakhmys Plc

     268,500         2,950,060   

Kinross Gold Corp. (a)

     250,000         2,077,500   

Minsur SA

     3,846,986         3,266,862   

MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC - ADR

     11,420         175,810   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     275,385         6,734,589   

Newmont Mining Corp. (a)

     65,550         2,915,010   

OZ Minerals Ltd.

     544,459         4,292,306   

Rio Tinto Plc

     479,104         22,063,511   

Southern Copper Corp. (a)

     74,706         2,411,510   

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (a)

     421,300         11,817,489   

United States Steel Corp. (a)(c)

     42,200         871,430   

Vale SA - ADR (a)

     720,300         13,001,415   

Vedanta Resources Plc

     432,700         6,581,593   

Xstrata Plc

     1,077,996         14,245,428   

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

     5,879,731         1,866,685   
     

 

 

 
        233,564,875   

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 26.9%

     

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)(b)

     392,412         2,750,808   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (a)

     45,200         3,138,688   

Angle Energy, Inc. (a)(b)

     183,800         674,462   

Apache Corp. (a)

     89,500         7,707,740   

Bill Barrett Corp. (a)(b)(c)

     102,400         2,156,544   

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (a)(b)

     124,900         2,189,497   

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

     115,300         3,517,803   

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

     199,500         2,719,185   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

     209,000         3,933,380   

Chevron Corp.

     71,200         7,802,096   

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (a)(b)

     50,000         1,255,000   

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

     50,000         4,262,500   

CONSOL Energy, Inc. (a)

     247,579         7,174,839   

Continental Resources, Inc. (a)(b)

     44,100         2,821,959   

Crescent Point Energy Corp. (a)

     159,400         6,335,627   

Crew Energy, Inc. (a)(b)

     146,500         1,010,899   

Denbury Resources, Inc. (a)(b)

     323,100         4,885,272   

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. (a)

     128,400         4,003,512   

EOG Resources, Inc. (a)

     92,500         9,065,925   

EQT Corp.

     50,300         2,836,920   

Exxon Mobil Corp. (a)

     45,300         3,934,305   

Gasco Energy, Inc. (b)

     579,700         97,389   

Guide Exploration Ltd. (b)

     317,400         721,615   

Hess Corp. (a)

     51,300         2,419,308   

James River Coal Co. (b)(c)

     159,500         365,255   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (a)(b)

     187,400         1,564,790   

Noble Energy, Inc. (a)

     74,000         6,469,820   
 

    Portfolio Abbreviations

 

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:    ADR      American Depositary Receipt    MXN      Mexican Peso
   AUD      Australian Dollar    NOK      Norwegian Krone
   CAD      Canadian Dollar    PEN      Peruvian Neuvo Sol
   EUR      Euro    REIT      Real Estate Investment Trust
   GBP      British Pound    USD      US Dollar
   HKD      Hong Kong Dollar    ZAR      South African Rand

 

                 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

 

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks    Shares      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

  

  

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (a)

     105,500       $ 9,181,665   

Patriot Coal Corp. (b)(c)

     122,460         12,246   

Peabody Energy Corp. (a)

     172,300         3,597,624   

PetroBakken Energy Ltd., Class A (a)

     32,300         400,992   

PetroChina Co. Ltd. - ADR (a)

     13,300         1,661,702   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (a)

     37,000         3,279,310   

Plains Exploration & Production Co. (a)(b)(c)

     142,900         5,710,284   

Range Resources Corp.

     99,600         6,234,960   

Rex Energy Corp. (a)(b)

     126,800         1,607,824   

Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a)(b)

     73,400         3,062,248   

Royal Dutch Shell Plc,
Class A - ADR

     58,800         4,010,160   

Southwestern Energy Co. (b)(c)

     61,500         2,044,875   

Statoil ASA

     184,400         4,382,558   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     128,700         3,930,498   

Total SA - ADR

     71,500         3,285,425   

Valero Energy Corp. (a)

     134,700         3,704,250   

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a)(b)

     212,500         8,585,000   
     

 

 

 
        160,506,759   

 

 

Paper & Forest Products – 5.1%

  

  

Fibria Celulose SA - ADR (b)(c)

     202,100         1,554,149   

International Paper Co. (a)

     389,100         12,766,371   

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     465,500         13,220,200   

Mondi Plc

     322,512         2,743,782   
     

 

 

 
        30,284,502   

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts
(REITs) – 1.9%

     

Weyerhaeuser Co. (a)

     487,200         11,376,120   

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     

(Cost – $574,777,117) – 96.0%

        571,681,506   

 

 

    

     
     
Short-Term Securities                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.15% (d)(f)

     29,734,508         29,734,508   

 

 
     

Beneficial

Interest

(000)

         

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series, 0.30% (d)(e)(f)

   $ 6,401         6,400,600   

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities

     

(Cost – $36,135,108) – 6.0%

        36,135,108   

 

 

Total Investments Before Outstanding Options Written

   

  

(Cost – $610,912,225) – 102.0%

        607,816,614   

 

 

    

     
     
Options Written    Contracts          

Exchange-Traded Call Options – (0.6)%

  

  

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd., Strike Price USD 40, Expires 8/20/12

     360         (146,700

Agrium, Inc., Strike Price USD 95, Expires 9/24/12

     240         (96,000

Alcoa, Inc., Strike Price USD 9, Expires 8/20/12

     900         (4,050

Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Strike Price USD 30, Expires 8/20/12

     135         (15,525

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 11, Expires 8/20/12

     300         (1,200
Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Exchange-Traded Call Options (continued)

  

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 72.50, Expires 8/20/12

     100       $ (11,500

Strike Price USD 72.50, Expires 9/24/12

     50         (13,275

Angle Energy, Inc., Strike Price CAD 3.50, Expires 9/24/12

     300         (11,966

Apache Corp., Strike Price USD 87.50, Expires 9/24/12

     300         (99,000

Atwood Oceanics, Inc., Strike Price USD 40, Expires 8/20/12

     98         (47,040

Barrick Gold Corp., Strike Price USD 35, Expires 9/24/12

     325         (24,538

Basic Energy Services, Inc., Strike Price USD 10, Expires 8/20/12

     146         (16,060

Bill Barrett Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 17.50, Expires 8/20/12

     170         (65,450

Strike Price USD 22.50, Expires 9/24/12

     170         (18,700

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 20, Expires 9/24/12

     420         (19,950

Calfrac Well Services Ltd., Strike Price CAD 23, Expires 8/20/12

     52         (6,611

Carpenter Technology Corp., Strike Price USD 45, Expires 8/20/12

     136         (55,080

Caterpillar, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 90, Expires 8/20/12

     387         (11,804

Strike Price USD 92.50, Expires 8/20/12

     387         (4,450

Celanese Corp., Series A, Strike Price USD 37.50, Expires 9/24/12

     333         (84,915

Cheniere Energy, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 16, Expires 8/20/12

     300         (6,000

Strike Price USD 15, Expires 9/24/12

     158         (12,245

Strike Price USD 16, Expires 9/24/12

     200         (10,000

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 20, Expires 8/20/12

     100         (4,800

Strike Price USD 20, Expires 9/24/12

     590         (62,540

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA - ADR, Strike Price USD 37, Expires 9/24/12

     770         (146,300

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 50, Expires 8/20/12

     96         (624

Cobalt International Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 27.50, Expires 8/20/12

     165         (10,725

Concho Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 85, Expires 9/24/12

     165         (86,625

CONSOL Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 31, Expires 8/20/12

     417         (15,012

Continental Resources, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 75, Expires 8/20/12

     46         (1,150

Strike Price USD 80, Expires 8/20/12

     100         (1,000

Core Laboratories NV:

     

Strike Price USD 120, Expires 8/20/12

     105         (3,412

Strike Price USD 110, Expires 9/24/12

     103         (61,285

Crescent Point Energy Corp.:

     

Strike Price CAD 40, Expires 8/20/12

     260         (14,908

Strike Price CAD 41, Expires 8/20/12

     265         (5,946

Crew Energy, Inc., Strike Price CAD 7.50, Expires 8/20/12

     485         (9,672

Deere & Co., Strike Price USD 80, Expires 8/20/12

     250         (17,750

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 15, Expires 8/20/12

     515         (38,625

Strike Price USD 15, Expires 9/24/12

     550         (60,500
 

 

                 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

 

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Exchange-Traded Call Options (continued)

  

  

Detour Gold Corp.:

     

Strike Price CAD 25, Expires 8/20/12

     227       $ (4,527

Strike Price CAD 22, Expires 9/24/12

     228         (42,629

The Dow Chemical Co., Strike Price USD 31, Expires 8/20/12

     532         (2,926

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.:

     

Strike Price USD 50, Expires 8/20/12

     660         (37,290

Strike Price USD 52.50, Expires 8/20/12

     70         (280

Eldorado Gold Corp., Strike Price CAD 14, Expires 8/20/12

     1,155         (10,941

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd., Strike Price USD 35, Expires 9/24/12

     230         (20,700

EOG Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 100, Expires 8/20/12

     305         (89,518

Exxon Mobil Corp., Strike Price USD 84, Expires 8/18/12

     150         (47,100

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.:

     

Strike Price CAD 21.50, Expires 8/20/12

     850         (4,238

Strike Price CAD 22, Expires 8/20/12

     850         (2,119

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., Strike Price USD 20, Expires 8/20/12

     30         (3,375

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Strike Price USD 36, Expires 8/20/12

     400         (11,400

Goldcorp, Inc.:

     

Strike Price USD 34, Expires 9/24/12

     285         (89,775

Strike Price USD 35, Expires 9/24/12

     285         (71,535

Halliburton Co., Strike Price USD 32, Expires 8/20/12

     125         (19,500

Harry Winston Diamond Corp., Strike Price CAD 13, Expires 9/24/12

     445         (32,393

Hess Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 45, Expires 8/20/12

     85         (24,140

Strike Price USD 46.50, Expires 9/22/12

     85         (24,285

IAMGOLD Corp.:

     

Strike Price CAD 11, Expires 8/20/12

     405         (22,010

Strike Price CAD 13, Expires 8/20/12

     470         (1,640

International Paper Co.:

     

Strike Price USD 32, Expires 9/24/12

     642         (110,424

Strike Price USD 33, Expires 9/24/12

     642         (73,830

Key Energy Services, Inc., Strike Price USD 7.50, Expires 8/20/12

     940         (70,500

Kinross Gold Corp., Strike Price USD 10, Expires 8/20/12

     825         (4,950

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 9, Expires 8/20/12

     292         (9,490

Strike Price USD 10, Expires 9/24/12

     32         (1,360

Monsanto Co.:

     

Strike Price USD 80, Expires 8/20/12

     75         (45,188

Strike Price USD 84.35, Expires 8/29/12

     160         (46,076

The Mosaic Co., Strike Price USD 57.50, Expires 8/20/12

     67         (11,591

National Oilwell Varco, Inc., Strike Price USD 70, Expires 9/24/12

     165         (80,025
Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Exchange-Traded Call Options (continued)

  

  

Newmont Mining Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 45, Expires 9/24/12

     110       $ (18,865

Strike Price USD 46, Expires 9/24/12

     110         (14,355

Noble Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 92.50, Expires 9/24/12

     250         (40,625

Occidental Petroleum Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 87.50, Expires 8/20/12

     122         (24,522

Strike Price USD 87.50, Expires 9/24/12

     122         (41,175

Strike Price USD 90, Expires 9/24/12

     125         (27,625

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 15, Expires 8/20/12

     540         (45,900

Peabody Energy Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 26, Expires 8/20/12

     285         (1,710

Strike Price USD 27, Expires 8/20/12

     285         (1,140

PetroBakken Energy Ltd., Class A, Strike Price CAD 13, Expires 8/20/12

     107         (2,134

PetroChina Co. Ltd. - ADR, Strike Price USD 125, Expires 9/24/12

     44         (18,260

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Strike Price USD 90, Expires 9/24/12

     122         (67,100

Plains Exploration & Production Co.:

     

Strike Price USD 41, Expires 8/20/12

     210         (24,570

Strike Price USD 42, Expires 8/20/12

     260         (20,670

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc., Strike Price USD 47.50, Expires 9/24/12

     30         (1,890

Praxair, Inc., Strike Price USD 110, Expires 8/20/12

     550         (8,250

Rex Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 12.50, Expires 9/24/12

     425         (51,000

Rosetta Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 40, Expires 8/20/12

     242         (69,575

Schlumberger Ltd.:

     

Strike Price USD 67.50, Expires 8/20/12

     45         (20,025

Strike Price USD 71, Expires 9/07/12

     135         (37,749

Southern Copper Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 31, Expires 8/20/12

     131         (20,632

Strike Price USD 32, Expires 9/24/12

     131         (17,030

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B, Strike Price CAD 36, Expires 8/20/12

     500         (2,991

United States Steel Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 21, Expires 8/20/12

     70         (4,620

Strike Price USD 22, Expires 8/20/12

     70         (2,310

Vale SA - ADR:

     

Strike Price USD 19, Expires 8/20/12

     590         (12,095

Strike Price USD 22, Expires 8/20/12

     100         (200

Strike Price USD 19, Expires 9/24/12

     1,135         (59,020

Valero Energy Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 23, Expires 8/20/12

     225         (101,812

Strike Price USD 24, Expires 8/20/12

     225         (79,875

Weyerhaeuser Co.:

     

Strike Price USD 23, Expires 9/24/12

     800         (88,000

Strike Price USD 24, Expires 9/24/12

     800         (46,000
 

 

                 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

 

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Exchange-Traded Call Options (concluded)

  

  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 40, Expires 8/20/12

     295       $ (54,575

Strike Price USD 42.50, Expires 8/20/12

     295         (23,600

Strike Price USD 42.50, Expires 9/24/12

     55         (9,900

Strike Price USD 45, Expires 9/24/12

     55         (5,500

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Call Options

  

     (3,403,988

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options – (0.4)%

  

  

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.:

     

Strike Price ZAR 165.64, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     38,000         (2,344

Strike Price ZAR 167.96, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     46,000         (9,276

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Strike Price USD 81.72, Expires 8/03/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     31,500         (2,343

Alumina Ltd., Strike Price AUD 0.96, Expires 8/01/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     666,000         (7

Anglo American Platinum Ltd., Strike Price ZAR 434.30, Expires 9/05/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     16,700         (27,269

Anglo American Plc, Strike Price GBP 20.80, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     25,800         (8,951

BHP Billiton Plc, Strike Price GBP 18.44, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     257,000         (318,279

Cenovus Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 33.06, Expires 8/10/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     40,000         (3,091

Chevron Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 103.09, Expires 8/03/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     18,500         (120,010

Strike Price USD 106.40, Expires 8/27/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     5,000         (21,318

CONSOL Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 29.95, Expires 8/03/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     40,000         (2,931

The Dow Chemical Co., Strike Price USD 33.38, Expires 8/09/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     4,000           

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Strike Price USD 51.15, Expires 8/10/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     53,000         (6,171

Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd., Strike Price USD 31.06, Expires 8/16/12, Broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

     22,000         (27,985

EQT Corp., Strike Price USD 57.07, Expires 9/14/12, Broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

     16,500         (29,965

Eramet SA:

     

Strike Price EUR 87.48, Expires 9/12/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     2,400         (14,666

Strike Price EUR 88.17, Expires 9/12/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     2,400         (14,107

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., Strike Price USD 20.97, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     22,000         (9,367

 

Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Over-the-Counter Call Options (continued)

  

  

Fresnillo Plc:

     

Strike Price GBP 14.35, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     41,200       $ (35,143

Strike Price GBP 13.89, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     41,200         (69,764

Strike Price GBP 14.99, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     74,300         (64,465

Glencore International Plc, Strike Price GBP 3.14, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     74,300         (19,171

Halliburton Co., Strike Price USD 31.72, Expires 9/07/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     12,500         (26,818

Iluka Resources Ltd., Strike Price AUD 13.56, Expires 8/01/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     288,000         (3

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd., Strike Price ZAR 129.38, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     122,200         (78,668

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV:

     

Strike Price MXN 548.48, Expires 7/31/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     42,700           

Strike Price MXN 563.40, Expires 8/07/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     42,700         (10,969

Strike Price MXN 576.01, Expires 8/22/12, Broker Citigroup Global

     

Markets, Inc.

     42,700         (19,907

Strike Price MXN 587.40, Expires 9/04/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     26,500         (14,182

Strike Price MXN 553.49, Expires 9/26/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     42,700         (81,813

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H, Strike Price HKD 16.22, Expires 8/02/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     497,000         (48,007

Kazakhmys Plc, Strike Price GBP 7.30, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     88,700         (26,204

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Strike Price USD 8.64, Expires 8/09/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     29,500         (5,135

MeadWestvaco Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 28.05, Expires 8/15/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     63,000         (54,717

Strike Price USD 28.73, Expires 9/11/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     90,500         (101,487

Minsur SA:

     

Strike Price PEN 2.61, Expires 8/22/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     639,000         (38

Strike Price PEN 2.50, Expires 9/04/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     319,500         (556

Strike Price PEN 2.25, Expires 9/26/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     319,500         (7,828

MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC - ADR, Strike Price USD 15.22, Expires 9/05/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     3,800         (2,857
 

 

                 
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

 

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Over-the-Counter Call Options (continued)

  

  

Mondi Plc, Strike Price GBP 5.65, Expires 9/05/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     107,000       $ (21,847

Newcrest Mining Ltd.:

     

Strike Price AUD 25.26, Expires 8/01/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     51,300         (15

Strike Price AUD 22.49, Expires 8/13/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     41,000         (51,233

Olin Corp.:

     

Strike Price USD 20.27, Expires 8/02/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     30,000         (2,929

Strike Price USD 21.36, Expires 8/10/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     30,000         (584

OZ Minerals Ltd., Strike Price AUD 8.72, Expires 8/01/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     179,700         (2

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc., Strike Price USD 39.42, Expires 8/03/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     60,500         (286,770

Range Resources Corp., Strike Price USD 60, Expires 8/07/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     33,000         (99,576

Rio Tinto Plc, Strike Price GBP 30.70, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     158,200         (161,203

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class A - ADR:

     

Strike Price USD 69.42, Expires 9/04/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     3,500         (2,666

Strike Price USD 68.17, Expires 9/13/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     15,000         (22,957

Seadrill Ltd., Strike Price NOK 205.55, Expires 8/13/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     28,400         (138,352

Southwestern Energy Co., Strike Price USD 29.84, Expires 8/10/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     20,500         (71,545

Statoil ASA, Strike Price NOK 143.75, Expires 9/12/12, Broker Banc of America Securities

     60,900         (48,460

Suncor Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 30.28, Expires 8/10/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     42,500         (33,447
Options Written    Contracts      Value  

Over-the-Counter Call Options (concluded)

  

  

Technip SA:

     

Strike Price EUR 78.52, Expires 8/13/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     4,100       $ (36,066

Strike Price EUR 88.11, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     4,000         (11,029

Total SA - ADR, Strike Price USD 43.15, Expires 9/07/12, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

     23,500         (69,697

Vale SA - ADR, Strike Price USD 19.65, Expires 8/08/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     54,500         (811

Vedanta Resources Plc, Strike Price GBP 9.26, Expires 9/05/12, Broker UBS Securities LLC

     143,000         (191,221

Xstrata Plc, Strike Price GBP 8.35, Expires 9/05/12, Broker Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     356,000         (225,126

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H, Strike Price HKD 2.62, Expires 8/01/12, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.

     1,940,000         (56

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Call Options

  

     (2,761,404

 

 

Total Options Written

     

(Premiums Received – $6,888,088) – (1.0)%

  

     (6,165,392

 

 

Total Investments Net of Outstanding Options Written – 101.0%

   

     601,651,222   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (1.0)%

  

     (6,090,372
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 595,560,850   
     

 

 

 

 

* As of July 31, 2012, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

   $ 666,190,008   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 84,227,768   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (142,601,162
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (58,373,394
  

 

 

 

 

(a) All or a portion of security has been pledged/segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding options written.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.
(d) Represents the current yield as of report date.
(e) Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.
 
(f) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

Affiliate   

Shares/

Beneficial Interest

Held at

October 31,

2011

    

Net

Activity

    

Shares/

Beneficial Interest

Held at

July 31,

2012

    

Realized

Gain

     Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

     29,314,451         420,057         29,734,508         $688         $36,995   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

     $11,645,567         $(5,244,967)         $6,400,600                 $21,801   

 

 

 

                 
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

 

 

BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust (BCF)

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

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:

 

   

Level 1 - unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

   

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)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’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 Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its semi-annual report.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of July 31, 2012:

 

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3   Total  

 

 

Assets:

       

Investments:

       

 Long-Term Investments:

       

Common Stocks:

       

Chemicals

  $ 79,058,360               $ 79,058,360   

Energy
Equipment & Services

    25,516,343      $ 5,819,710          31,336,053   

Machinery

    25,554,837                 25,554,837   

Metals & Mining

    109,782,900        123,781,975          233,564,875   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    156,124,201        4,382,558          160,506,759   

Paper & Forest Products

    27,540,720        2,743,782          30,284,502   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    11,376,120                 11,376,120   

 Short-Term Securities

    29,734,508        6,400,600          36,135,108   

 

 

Total

  $ 464,687,989      $ 143,128,625        $ 607,816,614   
 

 

 

 

    

       

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3   Total  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

  

   

Liabilities:

       

 Equity contracts

  $ (3,248,778   $ (2,916,614     $ (6,165,392

 

 

1 Derivative financial instruments are options, which are shown at value.

Certain of the Trust’s assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes. As of July 31, 2012, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3   Total  

 

 

Assets:

       

Cash

  $ 36,943               $ 36,943   

Foreign currency

    111,511                 111,511   

Liabilities:

       

Collateral on securities loaned at value

         $ (6,400,600       (6,400,600

 

 

Total

  $ 148,454      $ (6,400,600     $ (6,252,146
 

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the period ended July 31, 2012.

 

 

                 
6         JULY 31, 2012   


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 Real Asset Equity Trust
By:  

/s/ John M. Perlowski

 
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust
Date:   September 25, 2012

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 Real Asset Equity Trust
Date:   September 25, 2012
By:  

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

 
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust
Date:   September 25, 2012