BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.

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: 811-05611

Name of Fund: BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc., 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: 08/31/2016

Date of reporting period: 11/30/2015


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Alabama — 1.9%

    

City of Selma Alabama IDB, RB, Gulf Opportunity Zone, International Paper Co. Project, Series A:

    

5.80%, 5/01/34

   $ 1,850      $ 2,060,585   

5.38%, 12/01/35

     1,000        1,105,850   

State of Alabama Docks Department, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 10/01/40

     7,610        8,855,453   
    

 

 

 
               12,021,888   

Alaska — 0.7%

    

City of Anchorage Alaska Electric Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/41

     3,000        3,367,110   

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/46

     1,250        1,044,450   
    

 

 

 
               4,411,560   

Arizona — 4.2%

    

City of Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     2,000        2,224,100   

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB, Candeo School, Inc. Project:

    

6.63%, 7/01/33

     2,245        2,503,197   

6.88%, 7/01/44

     3,440        3,886,305   

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, Refunding RB (a):

    

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/35

     600        609,570   

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/45

     760        760,540   

Legacy Traditional School Projects, 5.00%, 7/01/45

     700        674,849   

County of Maricopa Arizona IDA, RB, Arizona Charter Schools Project, Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/29

     1,180        1,129,449   

County of Maricopa Arizona Pollution Control Corp., Refunding RB, Southern California Edison Co., Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/35

     3,300        3,698,706   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Arizona (continued)

    

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, Senior, 5.00%, 12/01/37

   $ 10,725      $ 11,982,292   
    

 

 

 
               27,469,008   

California — 6.5%

    

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

St. Joseph Health System, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/39

     5,000        5,686,550   

Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 8/15/42

     5,600        6,699,000   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/34

     1,055        1,207,405   

California HFA, RB, S/F Housing, Home Mortgage, Series K, AMT, 5.50%, 2/01/42

     225        226,265   

City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport, Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/39

     1,200        1,342,680   

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Refunding, Election of 2008, Series A, 6.00%, 8/01/19 (b)

     9,585        11,285,091   

Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/40

     1,000        1,108,250   

Poway Unified School District, GO, Refunding, CAB, School Facilities Improvement District No. 2007-1, Election of 2008, Series B, 0.00%, 8/01/46 (c)

     10,000        2,710,300   

State of California, GO, Various Purposes, 6.50%, 4/01/33

     9,675        11,462,069   
    

 

 

 
               41,727,610   

Colorado — 1.8%

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D, 6.25%, 10/01/33

     2,500        2,809,500   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan society Project, 5.00%, 6/01/45

     7,000        7,491,680   

Copperleaf Metropolitan District No 2, GO, Refunding, 5.75%, 12/01/45

     1,000        1,039,410   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Colorado (continued)

    

Regional Transportation District, COP, Refunding, Series A, 5.38%, 6/01/31

   $ 385      $ 439,320   
    

 

 

 
               11,779,910   

Delaware — 0.4%

    

County of Sussex Delaware, RB, NRG Energy, Inc., Indian River Power LLC Project, 6.00%, 10/01/40

     2,500        2,816,500   

District of Columbia — 0.2%

    

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB, Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A:

    

5.00%, 10/01/39

     415        458,600   

5.25%, 10/01/44

     650        721,389   
    

 

 

 
               1,179,989   

Florida — 8.3%

    

City of Jacksonville Florida, Refunding RB, Brooks Rehabilitation Project, 4.00%, 11/01/40

     1,770        1,747,928   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, GO, Building Better Communities Program:

    

Series B, 6.38%, 7/01/28

     4,630        5,249,911   

Series B-1, 5.63%, 7/01/38

     5,000        5,527,300   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding RB, Transit System Sales Surtax, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     3,750        4,143,187   

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation, Refunding ARB, Miami International Airport:

    

Series A, AMT (AGC), 5.00%, 10/01/40

     10,000        10,527,700   

Series A-1, 5.38%, 10/01/41

     10,290        11,673,182   

County of Miami-Dade Florida Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, University of Miami, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/45

     4,625        5,088,101   

County of Miami-Dade Florida Expressway Authority, RB, Toll System, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/35

     8,900        9,971,026   
    

 

 

 
               53,928,335   

Georgia — 1.6%

    

City of Atlanta Georgia Department of Aviation, Refunding GARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 1/01/29

     1,070        1,171,811   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Georgia (continued)

    

County of DeKalb Georgia Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. Project, 6.13%, 9/01/40

   $ 3,570      $ 3,882,804   

DeKalb Private Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Children’s Healthcare, 5.25%, 11/15/39

     3,335        3,733,332   

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB, Series W, 6.60%, 1/01/18

     1,790        1,857,769   
    

 

 

 
               10,645,716   

Hawaii — 0.9%

    

State of Hawaii Harbor System, RB, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/35

     5,000        5,684,400   

Illinois — 12.2%

    

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Sales Tax Receipts, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/41

     4,640        4,809,638   

City of Chicago Illinois Midway International Airport, Refunding GARB, 2nd Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/41

     1,740        1,869,091   

City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax Receipts, 5.25%, 12/01/36

     2,110        2,269,326   

City of Chicago Illinois Wastewater Transmission, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien, Series C, 5.00%, 1/01/39

     1,000        1,076,310   

City of Chicago Illinois Waterworks, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien (AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33

     1,330        1,396,287   

County of Cook Illinois Community College District No. 508, GO, University & College Improvements, 5.25%, 12/01/31

     5,000        5,662,050   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB:

    

Advocate Health Care Network, Series D, 6.50%, 11/01/18 (b)

     9,700        11,217,953   

Disposal Waste Management, Inc., Series A, AMT, 5.05%, 8/01/29

     1,000        1,013,730   

Memorial Health System, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/44

     1,785        1,935,779   

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 6.00%, 8/15/39

     9,000        10,374,300   

OSF Healthcare System, 6.00%, 5/15/39

     4,990        5,736,055   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Illinois (continued)

    

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 1/01/40 (d)

   $ 10,980      $ 12,413,549   

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB, 6.00%, 6/01/28

     2,645        3,141,995   

Regional Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Series A (AMBAC), 7.20%, 11/01/20

     1,930        2,230,347   

Series C (NPFGC), 7.75%, 6/01/20

     3,455        3,979,884   

Village of Hodgkins Illinois, RB, Metropolitan Biosolids Management LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 11/01/23

     10,000        10,016,800   
    

 

 

 
        79,143,094   

Indiana — 1.4%

    

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT, 6.75%, 1/01/34

     2,250        2,718,743   

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

     2,640        2,817,408   

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Deaconess Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 3/01/39

     3,000        3,347,880   
    

 

 

 
        8,884,031   

Iowa — 1.4%

    

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Midwestern Disaster Area, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project, 5.25%, 12/01/25

     4,500        4,898,025   

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, Asset-Backed:

    

CAB, Series B, 5.60%, 6/01/34

     1,500        1,485,015   

Series C, 5.63%, 6/01/46

     2,500        2,389,325   
    

 

 

 
        8,772,365   

Kentucky — 2.8%

    

County of Owen Kentucky, RB, Kentucky American Water Co. Project, Series B, 5.63%, 9/01/39

     1,000        1,088,380   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Kentucky (continued)

    

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Hospital Facilities, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc., Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/39

   $ 8,000      $ 8,915,360   

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board, Refunding GARB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/27

     7,000        7,792,820   
    

 

 

 
        17,796,560   

Louisiana — 3.3%

    

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp. Project, Series A-1, 6.50%, 11/01/35

     2,615        3,080,392   

Parish of St. Charles Louisiana, RB, Valero Energy Corp., 4.00%, 12/01/40 (e)

     2,210        2,354,755   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A:

    

5.25%, 5/15/31

     3,420        3,818,430   

5.25%, 5/15/32

     4,375        4,933,119   

5.25%, 5/15/33

     4,750        5,265,802   

5.25%, 5/15/35

     1,500        1,665,990   
    

 

 

 
        21,118,488   

Maine — 1.0%

    

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     5,000        5,499,250   

Portland Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Living, Retirement Facilities, Series A, 6.00%, 2/01/34

     1,190        1,193,070   
    

 

 

 
        6,692,320   

Maryland — 2.9%

    

Maryland Community Development Administration, HRB, Series H, AMT, 5.10%, 9/01/37

     1,605        1,625,480   

Maryland Community Development Administration, Refunding, HRB, Residential, Series D, AMT, 4.90%, 9/01/42

     3,250        3,278,470   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Charlestown Community Project, 6.25%, 1/01/41

     2,000        2,225,580   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Maryland (continued)

    

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB (continued):

    

Meritus Medical Center Issue, 5.00%, 7/01/40

   $ 6,350      $ 6,872,287   

University of Maryland Medical System, 5.00%, 7/01/34

     2,100        2,261,007   

University of Maryland Medical System, 5.13%, 7/01/39

     2,100        2,255,778   
    

 

 

 
               18,518,602   

Massachusetts — 3.6%

    

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, General Transportation System, Series A, 7.00%, 3/01/19

     1,460        1,545,103   

Massachusetts HFA, RB, AMT:

    

M/F Housing, Series A, 5.20%, 12/01/37

     2,865        2,902,130   

S/F Housing, Series 130, 5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,125        2,154,878   

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

     6,550        6,800,800   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, RB, Series A, 6.50%, 7/15/19 (f)

     9,240        10,120,849   
    

 

 

 
               23,523,760   

Michigan — 3.7%

    

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

     2,500        2,760,775   

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

Henry Ford Health System, 5.25%, 11/15/46

     7,950        8,244,627   

McLaren Health Care, 5.75%, 5/15/18 (b)

     7,285        8,131,881   

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

     4,100        4,902,944   
    

 

 

 
               24,040,227   

Mississippi — 5.4%

    

County of Lowndes Mississippi, Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal & Pollution Control, Weyerhaeuser Co. Project:

    

Series A, 6.80%, 4/01/22

     9,160        11,378,552   

Series B, 6.70%, 4/01/22

     4,500        5,541,615   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Mississippi (continued)

    

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Refunding RB, System Energy Resource, Inc. Project, 5.88%, 4/01/22

   $ 10,835      $ 11,050,617   

Mississippi Development Bank, Refunding RB, Municipal Energy Agency Of Mississippi, Series A (AGM), 4.00%, 3/01/41 (d)

     7,000        6,950,790   
    

 

 

 
               34,921,574   

Nebraska — 1.0%

    

Central Plains Energy Project Nebraska, RB, Gas Project No. 3, 5.00%, 9/01/42

     6,200        6,688,932   

New Hampshire — 0.8%

    

New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Acquisition, Series H, AMT, 5.15%, 1/01/40

     4,885        4,959,789   

New Jersey — 9.1%

    

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 11/01/44

     1,400        1,404,886   

New Jersey EDA, RB:

    

Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.63%, 11/15/30

     1,530        1,712,131   

Private Activity Bond, The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, 5.13%, 1/01/34

     1,050        1,142,232   

School Facilities Construction, Series UU, 5.00%, 6/15/40

     3,890        3,979,470   

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

     10,000        10,692,100   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB:

    

5.25%, 6/15/19 (b)

     2,650        3,024,631   

5.25%, 12/15/33

     7,350        7,603,796   

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series AA, 6.38%, 10/01/28

     375        388,961   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

    

CAB, Transportation System, Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/38 (c)

     7,260        2,047,247   

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.25%, 6/15/33

     8,750        9,268,875   
 

 

                
4    BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New Jersey (continued)

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB (continued):

    

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.25%, 6/15/41 (d)

   $ 780      $ 818,766   

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 6/15/44

     8,075        8,226,568   

Transportation System, Series B, 5.50%, 6/15/31

     8,000        8,558,240   
    

 

 

 
               58,867,903   

New York — 7.3%

    

Build New York City Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Pratt Paper, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 1/01/35 (a)

     545        580,981   

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

     4,150        4,708,465   

County of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A, 6.25%, 6/01/41 (a)

     3,500        3,637,165   

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/45

     4,435        4,205,977   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series C:

    

6.25%, 11/15/23

     3,245        3,734,151   

6.50%, 11/15/28

     14,925        17,273,896   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 3 World Trade Center Project (a):

    

Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44

     7,735        7,905,170   

Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34

     460        478,566   

Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40

     1,145        1,202,662   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/36

     3,165        3,692,606   
    

 

 

 
               47,419,639   

North Carolina — 0.6%

    

County of Gaston North Carolina Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, Exempt Facilities, National Gypsum Co. Project, AMT, 5.75%, 8/01/35

     4,105        4,119,326   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Ohio — 4.9%

    

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, RB, Asset-Backed, Senior Turbo Term, Series A-2, 6.50%, 6/01/47

   $ 1,125      $ 1,041,806   

County of Allen Ohio Hospital Facilities, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare Partners, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/38

     2,875        3,199,358   

County of Franklin Ohio, RB, Health Care Facilities Improvement, OPRS Communities Obligation Group, Series A, 6.13%, 7/01/40

     1,690        1,852,003   

County of Lucas Ohio, Refunding RB, Promedica Healthcare, Series A, 6.50%, 11/15/37

     1,915        2,355,642   

County of Montgomery Ohio, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D-2, 5.45%, 10/01/38

     9,230        10,546,567   

County of Montgomery Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic Health, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/34

     5,470        6,124,759   

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Refunding RB, University of Dayton, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44

     4,080        4,536,266   

State of Ohio, RB, Portsmouth Bypass Project, AMT, 5.00%, 6/30/53

     1,585        1,696,695   
    

 

 

 
               31,353,096   

Pennsylvania — 2.4%

    

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania IDA, RB, Retirement Facilities, Rieder House Project, Series A, 6.10%, 7/01/33

     1,275        1,276,428   

County of Delaware Pennsylvania IDA, Refunding RB, Covanta Project, 5.00%, 7/01/43

     5,000        5,025,200   

County of Montgomery Pennsylvania IDA, Refunding RB, Whitemarsh Continuing Care, 5.25%, 1/01/40

     2,625        2,631,458   

Delaware River Port Authority, RB, Series D, 5.00%, 1/01/40

     195        216,787   

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, Pennsylvania Bridge Finco LP, AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/38

     2,565        2,761,505   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    5


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Pennsylvania (continued)

    

Pennsylvania HFA, RB, Series 118B, 4.05%, 10/01/40 (d)

   $ 3,850      $ 3,900,589   
    

 

 

 
               15,811,967   

Rhode Island — 1.0%

    

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, 4.50%, 6/01/45

     6,820        6,764,894   

South Carolina — 0.2%

    

County of Georgetown South Carolina, Refunding RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.55%, 12/01/29

     1,000        1,000,150   

Texas — 12.6%

    

Brazos River Authority, Refunding RB, Texas Utility Co., Series A, AMT, 7.70%, 4/01/33 (g)(h)

     3,055        183,300   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Series A:

    

5.00%, 1/01/40

     1,215        1,325,067   

5.00%, 1/01/45

     3,500        3,790,780   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien:

    

5.75%, 1/01/31

     1,000        1,134,850   

6.00%, 1/01/41

     4,300        4,908,536   

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/43

     6,925        7,365,984   

City of Houston Texas Airport System, Refunding ARB, United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     2,665        2,864,982   

County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, 1st Mortgage, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series B, 7.00%, 1/01/43

     850        1,005,728   

County of Harris Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Series B (b):

    

7.13%, 12/01/18

     3,500        4,131,820   

7.25%, 12/01/18

     5,400        6,394,734   

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Scott & White Healthcare:

    

6.00%, 8/15/20 (b)

     370        446,586   

6.00%, 8/15/45

     4,630        5,469,512   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Texas (continued)

    

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Trinity Terrace Project, 5.00%, 10/01/44

   $ 875      $ 927,509   

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, KIPP, Inc., Series A, 6.25%, 8/15/19 (b)

     925        1,093,091   

Love Field Airport Modernization Corp., RB, Southwest Airlines Co. Project, 5.25%, 11/01/40

     3,600        3,935,772   

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Corp., RB, Collegiate Housing Tarleton State University Project, 5.00%, 4/01/35

     500        523,870   

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, 1st Mortgage, Morningside Ministries Project, 6.25%, 1/01/33

     1,600        1,780,512   

North Texas Education Finance Corp., ERB, Uplift Education, Series A, 5.13%, 12/01/42

     1,000        1,049,840   

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

1st Tier, 6.25%, 1/01/39

     3,500        3,956,435   

5.00%, 1/01/38

     5,000        5,599,950   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien:

    

LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, LBJ Freeway Managed Lanes Project, 7.00%, 6/30/40

     10,000        11,996,500   

NTE Mobility Partners LLC, North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project, 6.88%, 12/31/39

     4,710        5,521,062   

Texas State University System, RB:

    

5.00%, 3/15/16 (b)

     5,005        5,074,369   

5.00%, 3/15/30

     655        664,111   
    

 

 

 
               81,144,900   

Vermont — 0.0%

    

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, RB, Developmental & Mental Health, Series A, 6.38%, 6/15/22

     30        30,632   

Virginia — 3.2%

    

City of Portsmouth Virginia, GO, Refunding, Series D, 5.00%, 7/15/34

     3,105        3,533,304   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Virginia (continued)

    

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Goodwin House, Inc.:

    

5.13%, 10/01/37

   $ 2,000      $ 2,076,740   

5.13%, 10/01/42

     6,015        6,231,600   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT:

    

6.00%, 1/01/37

     2,620        3,005,533   

5.50%, 1/01/42

     5,140        5,663,612   
    

 

 

 
               20,510,789   

Washington — 4.4%

    

Energy Northwest, Refunding RB, Series B, 7.13%, 7/01/16

     14,320        14,889,220   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/45

     4,010        4,645,345   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D, 6.38%, 10/01/36

     7,000        7,897,960   

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, RB, Heron’s Key, Series A (a):

    

6.75%, 7/01/35

     265        273,273   

7.00%, 7/01/45

     590        608,213   
    

 

 

 
               28,314,011   

West Virginia — 0.4%

    

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Improvement, Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., Series A, 5.63%, 9/01/32

     2,500        2,759,200   

Wisconsin — 1.0%

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Froedtert & Community Health, Inc., Series C, 5.25%, 4/01/39

     6,100        6,592,819   

Wyoming — 1.2%

    

County of Sweetwater Wyoming, Refunding RB, Idaho Power Co. Project, Remarketing, 5.25%, 7/15/26

     4,500        5,076,495   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Wyoming (continued)

    

Wyoming Community Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series 2 & 3, 4.05%, 12/01/38

   $ 2,555      $ 2,578,276   
    

 

 

 
               7,654,771   

Total Municipal Bonds 114.3%

  

    739,068,755   
    
   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)
 

Arizona — 0.6%

    

City of Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Water System, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/34

     3,500        3,886,610   

California — 3.5%

    

University Of California, RB, General, Series O:

    

5.25%, 5/15/19 (b)

     3,235        3,694,365   

5.25%, 5/15/39

     16,765        18,769,835   
    

 

 

 
               22,464,200   

Connecticut — 2.0%

    

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, RB, Yale University, Series Z-3, 5.05%, 7/01/42

     12,000        12,715,800   

District of Columbia — 1.3%

    

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A,
5.50%, 10/01/39

     7,495        8,308,920   

Florida — 2.6%

    

County of Miami-Dade Florida Water & Sewer System (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/39

     14,747        16,679,698   

Illinois — 2.9%

    

State of Illinois Finance Authority, RB, University of Chicago, Series B, 6.25%, 7/01/18 (b)

     10,000        11,342,400   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    7


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, RB, Senior Priority, Series B, 5.50%, 1/01/18 (b)

   $ 6,999      $ 7,577,685   
    

 

 

 
        18,920,085   

Kentucky — 1.6%

    

County of Louisville & Jefferson Kentucky Metropolitan Government Parking Authority, RB, River City, Inc., 1st Mortgage, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/39

     9,195        10,433,291   

Maryland — 0.8%

    

State of Maryland Transportation Authority, RB, Transportation Facilities Project (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/41

     4,710        5,120,948   

Nevada — 2.8%

    

County of Clark Nevada Water Reclamation District, GO, Limited Tax, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/34

     15,789        18,151,593   

New York — 5.9%

    

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/37

     24,199        26,449,771   

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

     10,001        11,537,895   
    

 

 

 
        37,987,666   

North Carolina — 2.9%

    

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

  

Duke University Project, Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/41

     12,678        13,086,362   

Wake Forest University, 5.00%, 1/01/38

     5,000        5,503,500   
    

 

 

 
        18,589,862   

Ohio — 2.2%

    

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, RB, Cleveland Clinic Health, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/33

     4,400        4,757,456   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

State of Ohio, RB, Cleveland Clinic Health Obligated Group, Series B, 5.50%, 1/01/34

   $ 8,500      $ 9,620,640   
    

 

 

 
        14,378,096   

Oregon — 2.0%

    

State of Oregon Housing & Community Services Department, HRB, M/F Housing, Series A, AMT, 4.95%, 7/01/30

     12,295        12,943,905   

South Carolina — 0.2%

    

State of South Carolina Housing Finance & Development Authority, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series B-1, 5.55%, 7/01/39

     1,508        1,534,591   

Texas — 7.6%

    

City of Houston Texas, Refunding RB, Airport System, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/34

     8,333        9,194,742   

City of Houston Texas Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Rice University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/40

     10,000        11,360,177   

County of Harris Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, School Health Care System, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/27 (f)

     20,970        26,498,321   

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, RB, S/F Mortgage, Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 9/01/32

     2,013        2,046,779   
    

 

 

 
        49,100,019   

Virginia — 2.7%

    

County of Fairfax Virginia IDA, Refunding RB, Health Care, Inova Health System, Series A, 5.50%, 5/15/35

     2,099        2,359,300   

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, RB, Capital Projects, 5.00%, 5/15/32

     7,999        9,292,242   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare, 5.00%, 11/01/40

     5,002        5,526,367   
    

 

 

 
        17,177,909   

Washington — 6.0%

    

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series A (b):

  

5.00%, 11/01/17

     5,000        5,404,450   
 

 

                
8    BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Washington

    

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series A (b)(continued):

  

5.00%, 11/01/17

   $ 6,000      $ 6,485,340   

(AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/17

     14,007        15,140,448   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/38

     10,000        11,878,400   
    

 

 

 
        38,908,638   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 47.6%
        307,301,831   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $958,866,046) — 161.9%

  

  

    1,046,370,586   

 

Short-Term Securities — 1.4%

   Shares     Value  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.02% (k)(l)

     8,921,001      $ 8,921,001   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $8,921,001) — 1.4%

             8,921,001   
Total Investments (Cost — $967,787,047*) — 163.3%        1,055,291,587   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (1.8)%        (11,200,053

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable
(23.8)%

   

    (153,882,764
VMTP Shares, at Liquidation Value (37.7)%        (243,800,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 646,408,770   
    

 

 

 

 

*   As of November 30, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Tax cost

  $ 816,118,393   
    

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 91,856,893   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (6,550,823
    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 85,306,070   
    

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(b)   U.S. Government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

 

(c)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(d)   When-issued security.

 

(e)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of period end.

 

(f)   Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations.

 

(g)   Non-income producing security.

 

(h)   Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

(i)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing.

 

(j)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Fund to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB Trust Certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB Trust or in the event of a default on the security. In the case of a shortfall or default, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire on November 15, 2019, is $5,295,502.

 

(k)   During the period ended November 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2015
      

Net

Activity

       Shares Held
at November 30,
2015
       Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

       8,611,512           309,489           8,921,001         $ 182   

 

(l)   Represents the current yield as of period end.

 

                
   BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    9


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

AGC    Assured Guarantee Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds
CAB    Capital Appreciation Bonds
COP    Certificates of Participation
EDA    Economic Development Authority
ERB    Education Revenue Bonds
GARB    General Airport Revenue Bonds
GO    General Obligation Bonds
HFA    Housing Finance Agency
HRB    Housing Revenue Bonds
IDA    Industrial Development Authority
IDB    Industrial Development Board
M/F    Multi-Family
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
RB    Revenue Bonds
S/F    Single-Family

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Financial Futures Contracts

 

Contracts
(Short)
    Issue   Expiration  

Notional

Value

   

Unrealized

Depreciation

 
  (50   5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   March 2016   $ 5,933,984      $ (3,197
  (49   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   March 2016     6,195,438        (11,820
  (20   Long U.S. Treasury Bond   March 2016     3,080,000        (10,498
  (5   Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond   March 2016     792,187        (2,117
  Total            $ (27,632
       

 

 

 

 

                
10    BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

   

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

 

   

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 Funds’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as level 3.

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

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Assets:                 
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 1,046,370,586              $ 1,046,370,586   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 8,921,001                          8,921,001   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 8,921,001         $ 1,046,370,586              $ 1,055,291,587   
 

 

 

 

 

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

 

       

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments1                 
Liabilities:                 

Interest rate contracts

  $ (27,632                     $ (27,632

1    Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

       

 

                
   BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    11


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial reporting purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 200,500                        $ 200,500   

Liabilities:

                

TOB Trust Certificates

            $ (153,867,124             (153,867,124

VMTP Shares

              (243,800,000             (243,800,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 200,500         $ (397,667,124           $ (397,466,624
 

 

 

 

During the period ended November 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

                
12    BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


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 MuniVest Fund, Inc.

By:    /s/ John M. Perlowski                
   John M. Perlowski
   Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
   BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.
Date:    January 22, 2016

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 MuniVest Fund, Inc.
Date:    January 22, 2016
By:    /s/ Neal J. Andrews                    
   Neal J. Andrews
   Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
   BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.
Date:    January 22, 2016