Portfolio Update

BLACKROCK COMMODITIES INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST plc All information is at 28 February 2015 and unaudited. Performance at month end with net income reinvested One Three Six One Three Five Month Months Months Year Years Years Net asset value 4.7% -2.0% -19.9% -12.8% -23.9% -11.0% Share price 1.7% -7.5% -21.3% -13.9% -21.7% -5.9% Sources: Datastream, BlackRock At month end Net asset value - capital only: 87.32p Net asset value - cum income*: 88.57p Share price: 90.00p Premium to NAV (cum income): 1.6% Net yield: 6.7% Gearing - cum income: nil Total assets^^: £94.6m Ordinary shares in issue: 106,858,000 Gearing range (as a % of net assets): 0-20% Ongoing charges** 1.5% *Includes net revenue of 1.25p. ^^includes current year revenue. ** calculated as a percentage of average net assets and using expenses, excluding any interest costs and excluding taxation for the year ended 30 November 2014. Sector % Total Country % Total Analysis Assets Analysis Assets Integrated Oil 32.9 Global 38.8 Diversified 20.7 USA 20.7 Exploration & Production 11.4 Canada 13.1 Copper 8.8 Europe 9.0 Gold 6.0 Africa 5.1 Distribution 4.8 Latin America 4.6 Nickel 3.8 Asia 4.5 Coal 3.3 China 2.3 Oil Sands 2.1 Australia 2.1 Silver 2.0 Current Liabilities (0.2) Oil Services 1.8 ----- Agriculture Science 1.1 100.0 Diamonds 0.6 ===== Iron Ore 0.5 Fertilizers 0.4 Current liabilities (0.2) ----- 100.0 ===== Ten Largest Equity Investments(in % of Total Assets order) % Total Company Region of Risk Assets Rio Tinto Global 6.7 Chevron Global 6.2 ExxonMobil Global 6.2 BHP Billiton Global 4.9 Enbridge Income Canada 4.8 Royal Dutch Shell Global 4.8 Eni Europe 3.5 Glencore Global 3.5 ConocoPhillips USA 3.3 Total Global 3.2 Commenting on the markets, Olivia Markham and Tom Holl, representing the Investment Manager noted: February saw a strong rebound in the commodity complex with underlying commodities rallying from their January lows. Brent crude oil rallied from $49/ bbl to $62/bbl at the end of the month and the Henry Hub gas price also recovered modestly, rising by almost 3%. On the mining side there was a more mixed picture. The traditional bell-weather commodity, copper, rose by 6.9% over the month on the back of a number of supply side disruptions. Other base metals were weaker during the quiet Chinese New Year holiday season with aluminium, zinc and nickel falling by 2.8%, 3.4% and 7.1% respectively. Many companies reported their financial results during the month and some key trends began to emerge. In the mining sector, the major producers generally exceeded expectations in terms of earnings and cashflow generation as operating costs were successfully reduced. A function of the actions taken by the companies and depreciating currencies such as the Australian dollar. Capital expenditures were also cut. The strength of the results and balance sheets was demonstrated with Rio Tinto announcing a $2bn share buyback. In the portfolio, we rotated out of a number of Canadian listed energy companies where the valuation was not compelling and the stocks were lacking near or medium term catalysts. We redeployed the capital into some new US focused stocks where the recent sell-off had presented an attractive entry point into companies with strategic resource bases. As well as buying shares, we also selectively wrote puts as the levels of option premium on offer were high following recent volatile markets. The portfolio remains tilted towards the energy sector because of the risks to mining commodity demand from an uncertain macro-economic outlook in China and relative valuation metrics. 20 March 2015 ENDS Latest information is available by typing www.blackrock.co.uk/brci on the internet, "BLRKINDEX" on Reuters, "BLRK" on Bloomberg or "8800" on Topic 3 (ICV terminal). Neither the contents of the Manager's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Manager's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.
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