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:

       811-21177

   

 

BlackRock California Insured Municipal Income Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE
19809

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

 

Robert S. Kapito, President
BlackRock California Insured Municipal Income Trust

 40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        888-825-2257
 
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
 
Date of reporting period: November 30, 2004
 
   

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The registrant's 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
NOVEMBER 30, 2004 (U
naudited)

BlackRock California Insured Municipal Income Trust (BCK)

 

    Principal          
    Amount   Option Call      
Rating1 (000) Description Provisions2        Value  

      LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—158.6%      
        California—158.6%      
AAA   $ 6,500   Benicia Unified Sch. Dist., Ser. B, Zero Coupon, 8/01/23, MBIA No Opt. Call   $ 2,484,820  
        California Cnty., Tobacco Sec. Agcy. Rev.,      
BBB   7,405         Sonoma Cnty., 5.875%, 6/01/43 06/12 @ 100   6,528,544  
BBB   7,650         Alameda Cnty., 6.00%, 6/01/42 06/12 @ 100   6,879,951  
A2   6,500   California Dept. of Wtr. Res., Pwr. Sply. Rev., Ser. A, 5.25%, 5/01/20 05/12 @ 101   6,908,135  
AAA   2,385   California Edl. Facs. Auth., Scripps Coll. Proj., 5.00%, 8/01/31, MBIA 08/11 @ 100   2,403,651  
AAA   4,500 3 California Infrastructure & Econ. Dev., Rand Corp. Proj., Ser. A, 5.25%, 4/01/42, AMBAC 04/12 @ 100   4,615,155  
AAA   5,000   California Pub. Wks. Brd., Dept. of Gen. Svcs., Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/01/27, AMBAC 12/12 @ 100   5,055,800  
        Ceres Unified Sch. Dist., Ser. B, FGIC,      
AAA   3,055        Zero Coupon, 8/01/30 08/12 @ 34.887   721,316  
AAA   3,180        Zero Coupon, 8/01/31 08/12 @ 32.868   706,914  
AAA   3,300        Zero Coupon, 8/01/32 08/12 @ 30.966   691,911  
AAA   3,440        Zero Coupon, 8/01/33 08/12 @ 29.174   680,810  
AAA   3,575        Zero Coupon, 8/01/34 08/12 @ 27.782   667,810  
AAA   3,275        Zero Coupon, 8/01/35 08/12 @ 26.186   577,448  
A3   2,600   Kaweah Delta Hlth. Care Dist., 6.00%, 8/01/34 08/12 @ 102   2,752,126  
AAA   2,000   Long Beach Unified Sch. Dist., Ser. D, 5.00%, 8/01/31, FSA 08/10 @ 101   2,021,300  
        Los Angeles Dept. of Wtr. & Pwr., Wtr. Wks. Rev., Ser. A, FGIC,      
AAA   5,000        5.00%, 7/01/43 07/12 @ 100   5,024,850  
AAA   5,000        5.125%, 7/01/41 07/11 @ 100   5,062,400  
AAA   5,000   Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist., Ser. E, 5.125%, 1/01/27, MBIA 07/12 @ 100   5,172,650  
        Los Angeles Wstwtr. Sys., Ser. A,      
AAA   5,000        5.00%, 6/01/27, MBIA 06/13 @ 100   5,100,550  
AAA   6,025        5.00%, 6/01/32, FGIC 06/12 @ 100   6,073,682  
AAA   5,000   No. California Pwr. Agcy., Pub. Pwr. Rev., Hydroelec. Proj. 1, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/01/28, MBIA 07/08 @ 101   5,049,000  
AAA   2,500   No. Orange Cnty. Cmnty. Coll. Dist., Ser. A, 5.00%, 2/01/27, MBIA 08/12 @ 101   2,550,925  
AAA   5,000   Riverside Unified Sch. Dist., Ser. A, 5.00%, 2/01/27, FGIC 02/12 @ 101   5,097,000  
AAA   5,295   San Diego Cnty. Wtr. Auth., COP, Ser. A, 5.00%, 5/01/32, MBIA 05/12 @ 101   5,323,646  
AAA   4,805   San Diego Redev. Agcy., Centre City Proj., Ser. A, 5.00%, 9/01/28, MBIA 09/11 @ 101   4,852,089  
AAA   4,000   San Diego Univ. Fndtn Aux. Org., Ser. A, 5.00%, 3/01/37, MBIA 03/12 @ 100   4,019,000  
AAA   20,000   San Joaquin Hills Transp. Corridor Agcy., Toll Road Rev., Ser. A, Zero Coupon, 1/15/31, MBIA No Opt. Call   4,679,200  
AAA   6,000   San Jose Fin. Auth., Civic Ctr. Proj., Ser. B, 5.00%, 6/01/37, AMBAC 06/12 @ 100   6,011,100  
AAA   11,125   Santa Rosa Wstwtr., Ser. B, Zero Coupon, 9/01/27, AMBAC No Opt. Call   3,231,479  
AAA   3,000   Tustin Unified Sch. Dist., Spec. Tax Rev., Cmnty. Facs. Dist. 97-1, Ser. A, 5.00%, 9/01/38, FSA 09/12 @ 100   3,015,060  
AAA   4,000   Westlands Wtr. Dist., COP, 5.00%, 9/01/34, MBIA 09/12 @ 101   4,036,360  
             
        Total Long-Term Investments (cost $118,109,771)     117,994,682
           
   
       
    Shares        
    (000)        
   
       
        MONEY MARKET FUND—1.2%      
    850   AIM Tax Free Investment Co. Cash Reserve Portfolio (cost $850,000) N/A   850,000
             
        Total Investments—159.8% (cost $118,959,771)     $118,844,682
        Other assets in excess of liabilities—2.7%     2,039,349
        Preferred shares at redemption value, including dividends payable—(62.5)%     (46,504,103)
             
        Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders—100%   $  74,379,928
             


1 Using the higher of S&P’s, Moody’s or Fitch’s 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 Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts.
 
The value (market value plus accrued interest) of securities that are covered by insurance, which ensures the payment of principal and interest, represent approximately 80.4% of the Trust’s managed assets.


 
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
  AMBAC — American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation FSA  — Financial Security Assurance
  COP —  Certificate of Participation MBIA  — Municipal Bond Insurance Association
  FGIC — Financial Guaranty Insurance Company    

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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 registrant's 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 registrant's 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 California Insured Municipal Income Trust
 

 

By: /s/ Henry Gabbay
 
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Treasurer
Date: January 20, 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: January 20, 2005

 

By: /s/ Henry Gabbay
 
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: January 20, 2005