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:__811-21178______
_______BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust_______
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE | 19809 | |
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Robert S. Kapito, President
BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust
_______40 East 52nd Street, New
York, NY 10022_______
(Name and address of agent for service)
Date of fiscal year end:___August 31, 2005
Date of reporting period:__May 31, 2005_________________________________
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
The registrants unaudited schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period pursuant to Rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS |
MAY 31, 2005 (Unaudited) |
BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM) |
Principal | ||||||||
Amount | Option Call | |||||||
Rating1 | (000) | Description | Provisions2 | Value | ||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS149.5% | ||||||||
California37.5% | ||||||||
California St., | ||||||||
AAA | $ 5,000 | 5.00%, 2/01/32, MBIA | 08/13 @ 100 | $ 5,266,600 | ||||
AAA | 5,000 | 5.00%, 3/01/33 | 03/15 @ 100 | 5,284,050 | ||||
A | 14,000 | Dept. of Wtr. Res., Pwr. Sply. Rev., Ser. A, 5.375%, 5/01/22 | 05/12 @ 101 | 15,222,900 | ||||
Golden St. Tobacco Sec. Corp., | ||||||||
BBB | 6,500 | Ser. A-1, 6.625%, 6/01/40 | 06/13 @ 100 | 6,981,520 | ||||
BBB | 14,500 | Ser. A-1, 6.75%, 6/01/39 | 06/13 @ 100 | 15,788,325 | ||||
AAA | 22,500 | Ser. B, 5.00%, 6/01/43, FSA | 06/13 @ 100 | 23,312,475 | ||||
AAA | 12,100 | Infrastructure & Econ. Dev., Bay Area Toll Brdgs., Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/01/36, AMBAC | 07/13 @ 100 | 12,773,849 | ||||
AAA | 17,500 | Met. Wtr. Dist. So. California, Ser. B-1, 5.00%, 10/01/33, FGIC | 10/13 @ 100 | 18,499,425 | ||||
AAA | 5,000 | Sacramento Cnty. San. Dist. Fin. Auth., Sacramento Regl. Cnty. San., Ser. A, | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/35, AMBAC | 12/14 @ 100 | 5,318,600 | ||||||
AAA | 15,000 | San Francisco City & Cnty. Pub.
Utils. Comm., Wtr. Rev., Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/01/31, FSA |
11/11 @ 100 | 15,659,250 | ||||
AAA | 53,000 | San Joaquin Hills Transp. Corridor Agcy., Toll Road Rev., Ser. A, Zero Coupon, | ||||||
1/15/31, MBIA | No Opt. Call | 14,735,060 | ||||||
AAA | 10,910 | Univ. of California, Ser. O, 5.00%, 9/01/28, FGIC | 09/10 @ 101 | 11,451,354 | ||||
150,293,408 | ||||||||
District of Columbia2.5% | ||||||||
BBB | 9,500 | Tobacco Settlement Fin. Corp., 6.75%, 5/15/40 | 05/11 @ 101 | 10,202,240 | ||||
Florida6.5% | ||||||||
AAA | 24,700 | Orlando & Orange Cnty. Expwy.
Auth., Florida Expwy. Rev., Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/01/35, AMBAC |
07/13 @ 100 | 25,989,093 | ||||
Georgia8.2% | ||||||||
Atlanta Arpt. Passenger Fac., FSA, | ||||||||
AAA | 4,950 | Ser. C, 5.00%, 1/01/33 | 07/14 @ 100 | 5,177,651 | ||||
AAA | 2,500 | Ser. J, 5.00%, 1/01/34 | 01/15 @ 100 | 2,614,125 | ||||
Atlanta Wtr. & Wstwtr., | ||||||||
AAA | 2,000 | 5.00%, 11/01/34, FSA | 11/14 @ 100 | 2,118,460 | ||||
AAA | 3,235 | 5.00%, 11/01/37, FSA | 11/14 @ 100 | 3,418,910 | ||||
AAA | 9,555 | Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/01/38, FGIC | 05/09 @ 101 | 9,866,970 | ||||
Baa3 | 10,000 | De Kalb Cnty. Dev. Auth., PCR, General Mtrs. Corp. Proj., 6.00%, 3/15/21 | 12/12 @ 101 | 9,662,800 | ||||
32,858,916 | ||||||||
Illinois15.2% | ||||||||
Chicago, GO, | ||||||||
AAA | 13,000 | Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/01/34, FSA | 01/14 @ 100 | 13,608,660 | ||||
AAA | 7,000 | Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/01/34, MBIA | 01/13 @ 100 | 7,295,400 | ||||
AAA | 11,550 | 3 | Chicago Spec. Transp., 5.25%, 1/01/31, AMBAC | N/A | 12,403,198 | |||
Met. Pier & Exposition Auth.,
Ded. St. Tax Rev., McCormick Place Expansion Proj., MBIA, |
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AAA | 18,835 | Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/15/28 | 06/12 @ 101 | 19,761,494 | ||||
AAA | 15,000 | Ser. B, Zero Coupon, 6/15/28 | No Opt. Call | 5,133,300 | ||||
AAA | 2,400 | 4 | O'Hare Intl. Arpt., Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/01/30, MBIA | 01/15 @ 100 | 2,515,296 | |||
60,717,348 | ||||||||
Massachusetts8.1% | ||||||||
Tpke. Auth., Met. Hwy. Sys. Rev., | ||||||||
AAA | 2,195 | Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/01/37, MBIA | 01/07 @ 102 | 2,269,652 | ||||
AAA | 24,000 | Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/01/39, AMBAC | 01/09 @ 101 | 24,761,040 | ||||
AAA | 5,000 | Wtr. Res. Auth., Ser. B, 5.00%, 8/01/35, MBIA | 08/17 @ 100 | 5,338,250 | ||||
32,368,942 | ||||||||
Michigan1.3% | ||||||||
AAA | 5,000 | Detroit City Sch. Dist., GO, Ser. A, 5.125%, 5/01/31, FSA | 05/12 @ 100 | 5,271,700 | ||||
Nevada7.2% | ||||||||
AAA | 6,000 | Reno Transp. Proj., 5.125%, 6/01/32, AMBAC | 06/12 @ 100 | 6,318,480 | ||||
Truckee Meadows Wtr. Auth., Ser. A, FSA, | ||||||||
AAA | 10,000 | 5.00%, 7/01/25 | 07/11 @ 100 | 10,474,000 | ||||
AAA | 6,500 | 5.125%, 7/01/30 | 07/11 @ 100 | 6,847,880 | ||||
AAA | 5,000 | 5.25%, 7/01/34 | 07/11 @ 100 | 5,295,350 | ||||
28,935,710 | ||||||||
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BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM) (continued) |
Principal | ||||||||
Amount | Option Call | |||||||
Rating1 | (000) | Description | Provisions2 | Value | ||||
New Jersey1.3% | ||||||||
AAA | $ 4,935 | Newark Hsg. Auth., Port Auth. Port
Newark Marine Term. Rental Backed, Redev. Projs., |
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5.00%, 1/01/37, MBIA | 01/14 @ 100 | $ 5,180,467 | ||||||
New York9.1% | ||||||||
New York City Mun. Wtr. Fin. Auth., Wtr. & Swr. Sys. Rev., | ||||||||
AAA | 12,650 | Ser. B, 5.00%, 6/15/36, FSA | 12/14 @ 100 | 13,397,362 | ||||
AAA | 7,305 | Ser. C, 5.00%, 6/15/35, AMBAC | 06/14 @ 100 | 7,729,201 | ||||
AAA | 10,000 | New York City Trust Cultural Resources, American Museum of Natural History, | ||||||
Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/01/44, MBIA | 07/14 @ 100 | 10,528,900 | ||||||
AAA | 4,660 | Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/15/29, AMBAC | 10/14 @ 100 | 4,998,270 | ||||
36,653,733 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania5.3% | ||||||||
AAA | 5,420 | Iroquois Sch. Dist., 5.00%, 2/01/45, FSA | 08/15 @ 100 | 5,670,241 | ||||
BBB+ | 5,000 | Lebanon Cnty. Hlth. Facs. Auth., Good Samaritan Hosp. Proj., 6.00%, 11/15/35 | 11/12 @ 101 | 5,323,300 | ||||
AAA | 5,200 | Philadelphia Gas Wks., Ser. 3, 5.125%, 8/01/31, FSA | 08/11 @ 100 | 5,449,808 | ||||
AAA | 4,560 | Tpke. Comm., 5.00%, 7/15/41, AMBAC | 07/11 @ 101 | 4,762,510 | ||||
21,205,859 | ||||||||
South Carolina9.4% | ||||||||
AAA | 5,000 | So. Carolina Pub. Svc. Auth., Ser. B, 5.50%, 1/01/36, FSA | 01/12 @ 100 | 5,450,950 | ||||
So. Carolina Transp. Infrastructure Bank, AMBAC, | ||||||||
AAA | 12,750 | Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/01/33 | 10/12 @ 100 | 13,403,310 | ||||
AAA | 5,000 | Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/01/33 | 10/13 @ 100 | 5,285,550 | ||||
AAA | 12,660 | Ser. B, 5.125%, 10/01/26 | 10/11 @ 100 | 13,470,367 | ||||
37,610,177 | ||||||||
Tennessee3.9% | ||||||||
Knox Cnty. Hlth. Edl. & Hsg. Facs. Brd., Hosp. Facs. Rev., Ser. A, FSA, | ||||||||
AAA | 11,705 | Zero Coupon, 1/01/22 | 01/13 @ 59.566 | 4,834,867 | ||||
AAA | 9,260 | Zero Coupon, 1/01/23 | 01/13 @ 56.016 | 3,594,362 | ||||
AAA | 8,500 | Zero Coupon, 1/01/24 | 01/13 @ 52.749 | 3,097,740 | ||||
AAA | 6,850 | Zero Coupon, 1/01/25 | 01/13 @ 49.712 | 2,350,851 | ||||
AAA | 5,000 | Zero Coupon, 1/01/26 | 01/13 @ 46.781 | 1,608,850 | ||||
15,486,670 | ||||||||
Texas23.0% | ||||||||
BBB | 3,700 | Comal Cnty. Hlth. Facs., Hlth. Care
Sys., McKenna Mem. Proj., Ser. A, 6.25%, 2/01/32 |
02/13 @ 100 | 3,991,079 | ||||
AAA | 10,030 | Coppell Indpt. Sch. Dist., Zero Coupon, 8/15/30 | No Opt. Call | 2,910,907 | ||||
AAA | 2,350 | Dallas Area Rapid Trans., 5.00%, 12/01/31, AMBAC | 12/11 @ 100 | 2,443,695 | ||||
Harris Cnty., | ||||||||
AAA | 7,485 | GO, Zero Coupon, 8/15/25, MBIA | No Opt. Call | 2,905,452 | ||||
AAA | 10,915 | GO, Zero Coupon, 8/15/28, MBIA | No Opt. Call | 3,582,631 | ||||
AAA | 5,510 | Toll Road Rev., 5.00%, 8/15/30, FSA | 08/12 @ 100 | 5,749,795 | ||||
Harris Cnty. Sports Auth., MBIA, | ||||||||
AAA | 26,890 | Ser. A-3, Zero Coupon, 11/15/38 | 11/24 @ 43.826 | 4,425,287 | ||||
AAA | 27,675 | Ser. A-3, Zero Coupon, 11/15/39 | 11/24 @ 41.258 | 4,287,411 | ||||
AAA | 5,785 | Ser. H, Zero Coupon, 11/15/38 | 11/31 @ 64.91 | 991,144 | ||||
AAA | 6,160 | Ser. H, Zero Coupon, 11/15/39 | 11/31 @ 60.976 | 991,391 | ||||
AAA | 9,500 | Northside Indpt. Sch. Dist., Sch. Bldg. Rmkt, 5.125%, 6/15/29 | 06/14 @ 100 | 10,118,070 | ||||
San Antonio Wtr., FGIC, | ||||||||
AAA | 9,350 | 5.125%, 5/15/29 | 05/14 @ 100 | 9,989,446 | ||||
AAA | 10,000 | 5.125%, 5/15/34 | 05/14 @ 100 | 10,645,500 | ||||
AAA | 25,000 | Texas Tpke. Auth., Central Sys. Rev., Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/15/42, AMBAC | 08/12 @ 100 | 25,884,250 | ||||
BBB+ | 3,000 | Tyler Cnty. Hlth. Facs. Dev., Mother Frances Hosp., 6.00%, 7/01/31 | 07/12 @ 100 | 3,175,020 | ||||
92,091,078 | ||||||||
Virginia1.9% | ||||||||
Chesterfield Cnty. Indl. Dev. Auth., PCR, Elec. & Pwr. Co., | ||||||||
A3 | 3,000 | Ser. A, 5.875%, 6/01/17 | 11/10 @ 102 | 3,348,540 | ||||
A3 | 4,000 | Ser. B, 5.875%, 6/01/17 | 11/10 @ 102 | 4,464,720 | ||||
7,813,260 | ||||||||
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BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM) (continued) |
Principal | ||||||||
Amount | Option Call | |||||||
Rating1 | (000) | Description | Provisions2 | Value | ||||
Washington8.8% | ||||||||
AAA | $ 9,610 | Central Washington Univ. Sys. Rev., 5.00%, 5/01/34, FGIC | 05/14 @ 100 | $ 10,110,489 | ||||
AAA | 3,655 | Chelan Cnty. Pub. Util. Dist. 1,
Chelan Hydro Sys., Ser. C, 5.125%, 7/01/33, AMBAC |
07/12 @ 100 | 3,848,605 | ||||
AAA | 4,500 | Port of Seattle, Ser. A, 5.00%, 4/01/31, FGIC | 10/11 @ 100 | 4,652,460 | ||||
AAA | 9,500 | Seattle, GO, Ser. F, 5.125%, 12/15/28, MBIA | 12/08 @ 100 | 9,957,235 | ||||
AAA | 6,380 | Washington, GO, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/01/25, FSA | 07/11 @ 100 | 6,710,484 | ||||
35,279,273 | ||||||||
West Virginia0.3% | ||||||||
AAA | 1,295 | Econ. Dev. Auth., Correctional Juvenile Safety, Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/01/29, MBIA | 06/14 @ 100 | 1,371,936 | ||||
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $563,084,217) | 599,329,810 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS6.1% | ||||||||
Alaska1.80% | ||||||||
A1+ | 7,300 | 5 | Valdez Alaska Marine Term., Refdg.
Exxon Pipeline Co. Proj., Ser. A, 2.87%, 6/01/05, FRDD |
N/A | 7,300,000 | |||
Maryland1.5% | ||||||||
A1+ | 6,045 | 5 | Hlth. & Higher Edl. Facs. Auth., Pooled Ln. Prog. Proj., Ser. D, 2.95%, 6/02/05, FRWD | N/A | 6,045,000 | |||
Ohio0.3% | ||||||||
VMIG1 | 1,000 | 5 | Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Facs., 3.01%, 6/02/05, FRWD | N/A | 1,000,000 | |||
Pennsylvania0.2% | ||||||||
VMIG1 | 700 | 5 | Higher Ed. Facs. Auth., St. Sys. Higher Ed., Ser. A, 2.93%, 6/02/05, MBIA, FRWD | N/A | 700,000 | |||
Wyoming1.2% | ||||||||
A1+ | 4,850 | 5 | Lincoln Cnty. PCR, Exxon Proj., Ser. D, 2.81%, 6/01/05, FRDD | N/A | 4,850,000 | |||
Puerto Rico1.1% | ||||||||
A-1 | 1,800 | 5 | Govt. Dev. Bank, 2.85%, 6/01/05, MBIA, FRWD | N/A | 1,800,000 | |||
A-1+ | 2,500 | 5 | Hwy. & Transp. Auth., Transp. Rev., Ser. A, 2.90%, 6/01/05, AMBAC, FRWD | N/A | 2,500,000 | |||
4,300,000 | ||||||||
Shares | ||||||||
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Money Market Fund0.0% | ||||||||
50 | AIM Tax Free Investment Co. Cash Reserve Portfolio | N/A | 50,000 | |||||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $24,245,000) | 24,245,000 | |||||||
Total Investments155.6% (cost $587,329,6176) | $ 623,574,810 | |||||||
Other assets in excess of liabilities1.5% | 6,211,048 | |||||||
Preferred shares at redemption value, including dividends payable(57.1)% | (229,007,359 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders100% | $ 400,778,499 | |||||||
1 | Using the higher of S&Ps, Moodys or Fitchs rating. |
2 | Date (month/year) and price of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. |
3 | This bond is prefunded. U.S. government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par. |
4 | Securities, or a portion thereof, pledged as collateral with a value of $2,515,296 on 1,683 short U.S. Treasury Note futures contracts expiring Sept. 2005. The value of such contracts on May 31, 2005 was $190,626,047, with an unrealized loss of $2,736,310. |
5 | For purposes of amortized cost valuation, the maturity date of this instrument is considered to be the earlier of the next date on which the security can be redeemed at par, or the next date on which the rate of interest is adjusted. |
6 | Cost for Federal income purposes is $587,441,737. The net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis is $36,133,073 consisting of $36,470,273 gross unrealized appreciation and $337,200 gross unrealized depreciation. |
The value (market value plus accrued interest) of securities that are covered by insurance, which ensures the payment of principal and interest, represent approximately 81.3% of the Trusts managed assets. |
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS |
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AMBAC | American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation | FSA | Financial Security Assurance |
FGIC | Financial Guaranty Insurance Company | GO | General Obligation |
FRDD | Floating Rate Daily Demand | MBIA | Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
FRWD | Floating Rate Weekly Demand | PCR | Pollution Control Revenue |
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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures are effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.
(b) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits. |
Separate certifications of the registrants principal executive and financial officers pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as EX-99.CERT.
SIGNATURES
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.
(Registrant)___BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust___
By: __/s/ Henry Gabbay_____________________________________________
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Treasurer
Date: July 22, 2005
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/ Robert S. Kapito_____________________________________________
Name: Robert S. Kapito
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: July 22, 2005
By: __/s/ Henry Gabbay_____________________________________________
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Principal Financial Officer
Date: July 22, 2005