Portfolio Update

BLACKROCK COMMODITIES INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST plc

All information is at 31 January 2016 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

-4.5%

-14.9%

-19.0%

-32.8%

-48.5%

-54.3%

Share price

-5.5%

-17.5%

-21.8%

-36.0%

-49.4%

-55.0%

Sources: Datastream, BlackRock

At month end

Net asset value – capital only:

51.34p

Net asset value cum income*:

52.11p

Share price:

52.00p

Discount to NAV (cum income):

0.2%

Net yield:

11.5%

Cash - cum income:

1.0%

Total assets^^:

£62.6m

Ordinary shares in issue***:

115,818,000

Gearing range (as a % of net assets):

0-20%

Ongoing charges**:

1.4%

* Includes net revenue of 0.77p. ^^ 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 2015. ***The number of ordinary shares in issue has subsequently increased to 117,468,000.

Sector Analysis

% Total Assets

Country Analysis

% Total Assets

Integrated Oil

34.5

Global

44.7

Diversified Mining

12.0

USA

19.4

Exploration & Production

9.7

Canada

12.7

Copper

8.1

Europe

5.3

Gold

7.1

Africa

5.1

Distribution

5.2

Latin America

3.5

Nickel

5.1

Australia

2.7

Fertilizers

3.7

China

1.1

Silver

2.8

Asia

1.0

Oil Services

2.1

Net current assets

4.5

Diamonds

1.8

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Refining & Marketing

1.2

100.0

Coal

1.1

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Mining

1.1

Net current assets

4.5

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100.0

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Ten Largest Equity Investments (in % of Total Assets order)

Company

Region of Risk

% Total Assets

ExxonMobil

Global

7.4

Royal Dutch Shell ‘B’

Global

6.3

BHP Billiton

Global

5.4

Enbridge Income Fund Trust

Canada

5.2

Chevron

Global

4.9

First Quantum Minerals

Global

4.6

BP

Global

4.4

Rio Tinto

Global

3.5

ConocoPhillips

USA

3.5

MMC Norilsk Nickel

USA

3.5

Commenting on the markets, Olivia Markham and Tom Holl, representing the Investment Manager noted:

Commodity prices started the year on a downward trajectory, with the Bloomberg Commodity Index declining by 1.7% over the month. This led to lacklustre performance from natural resources equities, which were also dragged down by general equity market weakness.

Global equity markets suffered their worst start to a year since 2009, with the MSCI World Total Return Index declining by 6.0%, on heightened concerns over global economic growth. China’s manufacturing PMI came in below expectations at 49.4, signalling a sixth consecutive month of contraction, whilst soft US GDP data raised questions over the US Fed’s decision to increase interest rates. Chinese equity markets were particularly weak, with trading on China’s main stock exchanges halted twice during the month, as the country’s ‘circuit-breaker’ mechanism was triggered by 7% falls. China removed its ‘circuit-breaker’ mechanism later in the month in a bid to restore some market stability.

Concerns mounted around debt in the mining and energy sectors during the month as credit rating agency Moody’s placed 55 mining companies and 120 oil and gas companies on review for downgrades. The energy sector was also held back by continued oil price weakness as Brent and WTI oil prices declined by 9.0% and 9.4% respectively. Rising geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, particularly between Saudi Arabia and Iran, put further downward pressure on the commodity’s price as the possibility of a coordinated supply cut has now become more unlikely.

Gold was the bright spot for the mining sector in January as the yellow metal’s price rose by 5.2% on the back of safe-haven buying amidst the turmoil in global equity markets.

During the month, the portfolio increased its exposure to higher quality energy names such as Exxon Mobil and continued to reduce higher cost names who face balance sheet and dividend pressure at current commodity price levels.

24 February 2016

ENDS

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