Company: BCAT
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: N-CSR
Source: 0001193125-25-049576
Chunk: 44

Company: BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: N-CSR
Chunk 44
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 a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. • Total return swaps — Total return swaps are entered into to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk). Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instrument(s) or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Trusts receive payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Trust has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio. Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Trusts and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Trusts and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time. • Interest rate swaps — Interest rate swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure