BLACKROCK INVESTMENT QUALITY TERM TRUST INC, N-30D, 1996-08-26

BLACKROCK INVESTMENT QUALITY TERM TRUST INC
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THE BLACKROCK INVESTMENT QUALITY TERM TRUST INC.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
REPORT OF INVESTMENT ADVISER
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July 31, 1996
Dear Trust Shareholder:

After posting strong returns during 1995, the fixed income markets have
given back much of their gains in 1996 in response to a strengthening U.S.
economy. Accelerating economic growth has raised concerns about an increased
inflationary environment, which could erode the value of fixed income
investments. The stronger economy also has led some market participants to
consider the possibility that the Federal Reserve may increase interest rates to
thwart inflation threats after three interest rate reductions over the past
twelve months.

Despite the pick-up in economic growth, we believe that current inflationary
fears will subside. Commodity prices have risen but manufacturers will have
difficulty passing along the increased costs of raw materials to consumers,
whose debt levels as a percentage of disposable income are at the highest point
since the recessionary highs of 1990. We believe that the overleveraged consumer
will have to retrench, restricting future economic expansion and creating a
positive environment for bonds in the latter half of this year.

The following semi-annual report provides detailed market commentary and a
review of portfolio management activity. We believe that BlackRock's duration
controlled management style and risk management capabilities will allow each of
our Trusts to achieve its long-term investment objective.

We look forward to maintain your respect and confidence and to serve your
financial needs in the coming years.

Sincerely,

Laurence D. Fink Ralph L. Schlosstein
Chairman President

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July 31, 1996

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present the semi-annual report for The BlackRock
Investment Quality Term Trust Inc. ("the Trust") for the six months ended June
30, 1996. We would like to take this opportunity to review the Trust's stock
price and net asset value (NAV) performance, summarize market developments and
discuss recent portfolio management activity.

The Trust is a diversified, actively managed closed-end bond fund whose
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "BQT". The
Trust's investment objective is to return $10 per share (its initial offering
price) to shareholders on or about December 31, 2004 while providing high
current income. The Trust seeks these objectives by investing in investment
grade fixed income securities, including corporate debt securities,
mortgage-backed securities backed by U.S. Government agencies (such as Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae), asset-backed securities and commercial
mortgage-backed securities. All of the Trust's assets must be rated "BBB" by
Standard & Poor's or "Baa" by Moody's at time of purchase or be issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies.

The table below summarizes the performance of the Trust's stock price and
NAV (the market value of its assets per share) over the period:

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6/30/96 12/31/95 Change High Low
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Stock Price $7.50 $7.875 (4.76%) $8.125 $7.25
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Net Asset Value (NAV) $8.87 $9.50 (6.63%) $9.57 $8.67
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The Fixed Income Markets

The domestic fixed income markets witnessed two profoundly different
environments during the past six months, providing an exciting and challenging
environment in which to manage the Trust. The Treasury market rally of 1995
continued through the middle of February 1996, as market demand for fixed income
securities remained strong due to a combination of moderate economic growth, low
absolute levels of inflation and two reductions of the Fed funds target rate.
The rally halted during mid-February, however, as data indicating accelerating
economic growth rekindled inflationary concerns. The strengthening of the
economy continued throughout the second quarter, leading market participants to
become more resolute in their belief that the Federal Reserve will tighten
monetary policy during the second half of 1996, which would result in rising
interest rates. These fears translated into a sharp rise in bond yields across
the Treasury yield curve, resulting in the fixed income markets rescinding much
of their 1995 gains.

Interest rate movements reflected the change in investor sentiment toward
fixed income securities. Interest rates across the Treasury yield curve fell
dramatically through mid-February, as evidenced by the decline in yield levels
on the 10-year Treasury. Continuing the bond market rally of 1995, the yield of
the 10-year Treasury fell to 5.52% on January 19, its lowest yield since October
1993. However, data released during February suggesting renewed economic vigor
placed pressure on bond prices, as the possibility of a stronger economy
dampened investor expectations that interest rates would continue to fall. These
fears translated into a sharp rise in bond yields across the Treasury yield
curve. The yield of the ten-year Treasury ended the semi-annual period at 6.71%,
a net increase of 114 basis points (1.14%) during the first half of 1996.

The mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market outperformed Treasuries for the
period, as rising interest rates coupled with a reduction in prepayment risk
provided investors an opportunity to fundamentally reassess mortgages after
1995's Treasury market rally. Still, many investors remained on the sidelines,
convinced that even historically wide mortgage yield spreads offered inadequate
compensation for the perceived risks of owning mortgages. As a result of this
narrow participation, MBS performance in 1996 has been good but somewhat short
of expectations given the sharp rise in interest rates.

Corporate bond performance relative to Treasuries was hampered by a heavy
new net issue supply, which expanded above 1995 levels despite the rising
interest rate environment of 1996. However, the yield premium, or "spread",
offered by

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corporate bonds remained narrow throughout the period. Corporate yield spreads
are not expected to widen significantly, as a subsiding of recessionary fears in
response to the strengthening U.S. economy is expected to support corporate bond
prices.

The Trust's Portfolio and Investment Strategy

BlackRock actively manages the Trust's portfolio holdings consistent with
BlackRock's overall market outlook and the Trust's investment objectives. The
following chart compares the Trust's current and December 31, 1995 asset
composition.

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The BlackRock Investment Quality Term Trust Inc.
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Composition June 30, 1996 December 31, 1995
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Corporate Bonds 36% 37%
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Mortgage Pass-Throughs 19% 25%
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Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities 11% 6%
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FHA Project Loans 11% 10%
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Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Throughs 6% 9%
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Taxable Zero-Coupon Bonds 6% 2%
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Stripped Mortgage Backed Securities 3% 1%
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Taxable Municipal Bonds 3% 3%
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Asset-Backed Securities 2% 7%
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Non-Agency Multiple Class Mortgage Pass-Throughs 2% 0%
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U.S. Government Securities 1% 0%
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Rating % of Corporates
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Credit Rating June 30, 1996 December 31, 1995
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BBB or equivalent 48% 33%
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A or equivalent 43% 50%
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AA or equivalent 7% 15%
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BB or equivalent 2% 2%
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The Trust maintained its focus on the primary investment objective of
returning $10 per share to investors on or about its termination date. In
conjunction with this objective, the Trust has been reducing its holdings which
are subject to cash flow risk or which can extend beyond the Trust's scheduled
maturity date. BlackRock has been opportunistically selling bonds with these
characteristics, or "tail risk", and emphasized securities offering both
attractive yield spreads over Treasury securities, cash flows prior to
termination and fixed maturities approximating the Trust's termination date. To
that end, the Trust maintained its significant allocation to investment grade
corporate bonds, which now comprise approximately 36% of portfolio assets.
Corporate bonds allow the Trust to both match the maturity date of the bond with
the Trust's scheduled termination date by providing a definite maturity value
when they mature and a more defined cash flow.

The Trust reduced its holdings in securities which offer less predictable
cash flow streams and maturity dates. Specifically, the Trust has sold
mortgage-backed securities such as agency pass-throughs and collateralized
mortgage-backed obligations, which have characteristics that are typically more
sensitive to interest rate movements than most fixed maturity securities. For
example, the maturity of a mortgage bond can extend if interest rates rise;
conversely, a sharp decline in interest rates can cause a mortgage bond to
prepay, which exposes the Trust to reinvestment risk in a lower interest rate
environment. Over the semi-annual period, this strategy has worked to the
Trust's benefit, as mortgages outperformed most sectors of the taxable fixed
income market. The Trust expects to continue its tail risk reduction strategy as
the Trust's maturity date approaches.

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We look forward to continuing to manage the Trust to benefit from the
opportunities available to investors in the fixed income markets. BlackRock
remains confident in the Trust's ability to return its initial offering price at
its scheduled termination date. We thank you for your investment in The
BlackRock Investment Quality Term Trust Inc. Please feel free to contact our
marketing center at (800) 227-7BFM (7236) if you have specific questions which
were not addressed in this report.

Sincerely,

Robert S. Kapito Michael P. Lustig
Vice Chairman and Portfolio Manager Vice President and Portfolio Manager
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

1Yield on Closing Stock Price is calculated by dividing the current annualized
distribution per share by the closing stock price per share.
2The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.
3New dividend rate effective with July 1996 payment.

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The BlackRock Investment Quality Term Trust Inc.
Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 1996
(Unaudited)
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Principal
Amount Value
Rating* (000) Description (Note 1)
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS-142.8%
Mortgage Pass-Throughs-42.7%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation,
$15,812+ 6.50%, 10/01/25 ........................ $ 14,809,319
Federal Housing Administration,
2,458 Alliance, 7.35%, 4/01/19 ............... 2,471,581
2,165 Colonial, Series 37,
7.40%, 12/01/22 ...................... 2,155,796
1,556 Elkton Care Center,
7.30%, 6/01/35 ....................... 1,485,673
10,125 GMAC, Series 51,
7.43%, 2/01/21 ....................... 10,172,418
1,259 Middlesex, 8.625%, 9/01/34 ............. 1,291,200
1,687 Overlook Green South,
7.50%, 9/01/34 ....................... 1,630,754
1,916 Providence Apartments,
7.25%, 12/01/34 ...................... 1,846,612
2,118 Rosewood, 7.875%, 12/01/34 ............. 2,095,879
1,522 Senaca Hills, 8.525%, 8/01/34 .......... 1,555,724
1,481 St. Camillus Nursing,
7.875%, 5/01/35 ...................... 1,465,963
2,883 Tuttle Grove, 7.25%, 10/01/35 .......... 2,738,762
USGI,
1,739 Series 99, 7.43%, 10/01/23 ........... 1,737,670
8,346 Series 885, 7.43%, 3/01/22 ........... 8,317,986
9,340 Series 2081, 7.43%, 5/01/23 .......... 9,362,509
1,417 Whitehalll, 8.25%, 5/25/35 ............. 1,433,545
Federal National Mortgage
Association,
9,757++ Multi-family, 6.35%, 10 Year,
1/01/04 .............................. 9,347,846
2,851++ Multi-family, 8.26%, 10 Year,
2/01/04 .............................. 2,977,373
2,366++ Multi-family, 8.78%, 10 Year,
4/01/04 .............................. 2,474,035
1,582++ Multi-family, 8.89%, 10 Year,
4/01/04 .............................. 1,686,392
36,000 7.00%, 7 Year .......................... 35,887,320
Government National Mortgage
Association,
12,259 7.00%, 4/15/23 ......................... 11,753,514
10,800 6.00%, 12/20/99, 1 Year CMT
(ARM) ................................ 10,702,125
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139,399,996
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Multiple Class Mortgage
Pass-Throughs-10.9%
10,000+ Community Program Loan Trust,
Series 1987-A, Class A-4,
4.50%, 10/01/18 ........................ 8,306,250

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Principal
Amount Value
Rating* (000) Description (Note 1)
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, Multiclass
Mortgage Participation
Certificates (REMIC),
$ 5,000++ Series 1295, Class 1295-JB,
3/15/07 .............................. $ 4,404,900
9,770+ Series 1751, Class 1751-PL,
10/15/23, (I) ........................ 1,581,555
Federal National Mortgage
Association, REMIC Pass-
Through Certificates,
2,204++ Trust G93-27, Class 27-SE,
8/25/23 .............................. 1,000,983
3,883+ Trust 1992-192, Class 192-SB,
11/25/07 ............................. 3,356,510
774 Trust 1993-179, Class 179-SA,
10/25/23 ............................. 664,425
1,932 Trust 1993-192, Class 192-S,
4/25/07 .............................. 1,468,787
3,731+ Trust 1993-212, Class 212-SB,
11/25/08 ............................. 2,901,934
3,500 Trust 1994-M1, Class M1-B,
10/25/03 ............................. 3,378,594
950 Trust 1994-10, Class 94-10E,
1/25/24 .............................. 679,315
1,183 Trust 1994-19, Class 19-C,
1/25/24 .............................. 1,069,052
3,789 Trust 1994-42, Series 42-SO,
3/25/23 .............................. 505,529
7,000++ Trust 1996-20, Class 20-SB,
10/25/08 ............................. 2,143,750
4,128 Trust 1996-24, Class 24-SE,
3/25/09 .............................. 743,129
660 Residential Funding Mortgage Sec I,
Series 1993-S15, Class A-17,
4/25/08 ................................ 489,988
3,000 Small Business Administration,
Participation Certificate,
Series 1995-10, Class 10-C,
8/01/05 ................................ 2,967,187
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35,661,888
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Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities-15.0%
AAA 2,000 AETNA, Series 1995- C5, Class B,
6.74%, 12/26/30 ........................ 1,906,314
A 2,700 American Southwest Financial
Securities Corp., Series
1994-C2, Class A4,
8.00%, 8/25/10 ......................... 2,697,530
A 5,000 CS First Boston Corp., Series
1995-AEW 1, Class C,
7.458%, 11/25/27 ....................... 4,882,813
AA 4,000 Debartolo Capital Partnership,
Class B1, 7.61%, 5/01/04 ............... 4,067,728

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp.,
Series 1992-MF3, Class B,
Baa2 $ 4,000 10.25%, 6/18/07 ........................ $ 4,123,815
Series 1996-T7, Class A1,
BBB+ 7,313 8.764%, 3/28/26 ........................ 7,404,628
Baa2 6,485 FDIC REMIC Trust, Series 1994-C1,
Class II-F, 8.70%, 9/25/25 ............. 6,649,551
LTC Commercial Mortgage Pass-
Through Certificates,
Series 1994-1, Class 1-D,
A 2,000 10.00%, 6/15/26 ........................ 2,180,356
Series 1996, Class A,
AAA 3,487 7.06%, 4/15/28 ......................... 3,427,234
BBB 2,600 Nomura Asset Capital Corp.,
Series 1993-M1, Class A3,
7.64%, 11/25/03 ........................ 2,571,034
BBB 500 PaineWebber Mortgage Accept-
ance Corp., Series 1995-M2,
Class D, 7.20%, 12/01/03 ............... 485,834
Structured Asset Securities
Corporation, Mortgage Certificate,
A 3,000 Series 1996, Class D,
7.034%, 2/25/28 ........................ 2,854,367
BBB 5,970 Series 1996, Class E,
7.75%, 2/25/28 ......................... 5,633,359
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48,884,563
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Corporate Bonds-52.1%
Finance & Banking-16.8%
A3 2,450 Amsouth Bancorp.,
6.75%, 11/01/25 ........................ 2,348,714
A2 2,000 Bank of Hawaii,
6.875%, 6/01/03 ........................ 1,947,480
A2 3,000 Den Danske Bank,
7.25%, 6/15/05 ......................... 2,938,580
A 1,300 Equitable Life of America,
6.95%, 12/01/05 ........................ 1,248,132
AA- 5,000 Farmers Insurance,
8.50%, 8/01/04 ......................... 5,043,416
A3 4,800 First National Bank of Boston,
8.00%, 9/15/04 ......................... 4,953,696
A3 5,000++ Fleet Financial Group,
8.125%, 7/01/04 ........................ 5,224,950
A+ 4,850 Goldman Sachs Group,
6.25%, 2/01/03 ......................... 4,606,506
A2 2,000 Heller Financial, Inc.,
7.75%, 5/15/97 ......................... 2,025,540
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
AA- 1,000 6.30%, 11/01/03 ........................ 945,006
A1 2,300 7.00%, 11/01/05 ........................ 2,225,296
AA- 1,000 Nationwide Mutual Life,
7.50%, 2/15/24 ......................... 908,377
Baa3 3,100 New American Capital, Inc.,
Series C, 6.91%, 4/12/00 ............... 3,115,500

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A- $ 3,800 Old Kent Financial Corp.,
6.625%, 11/15/05 ....................... $ 3,583,822
PaineWebber Group, Inc.,
BBB 500 6.90%, 2/09/04 ......................... 469,894
BBB+ 2,000 8.875%, 3/15/05 ........................ 2,150,840
A3 3,100 Reliaster Financial Corp.,
6.625%, 9/15/03 ........................ 2,965,761
Baa1 2,000 Salomon, Inc., 6.75%, 1/15/06 ............ 1,855,518
BBB+ 2,000 Southtrust Corp.,
7.00%, 5/15/03 ......................... 1,943,580
A+ 2,000 Travelers, Inc.,
6.125%, 6/15/00 ........................ 1,952,153
A- 500 URC Holdings Corp.,
7.875%, 6/30/06 ........................ 507,124
A+ 2,000 US Life Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/00 ........... 1,960,470
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54,920,355
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Corporate Bonds-(cont.)
Industrials-13.1%
A3 400 American Airlines, Inc.,
10.44%, 3/04/07 ........................ 471,734
AA- 2,000 Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc.,
7.875%, 2/01/02 ........................ 2,090,960
Baa2 2,000 Conagra, Inc.,
7.40%, 9/15/04 ......................... 2,001,129
A+ 5,500++ Ford Motor Credit Co.,
7.50%, 6/15/04 ......................... 5,566,440
BBB+ 5,000 Lukens, Inc.,
7.625%, 8/01/04 ........................ 5,015,900
BBB- 2,000 Lyondell Petrochemical Co.,
9.125%, 3/15/02 ........................ 2,173,685
BBB+ 5,000 Newmont Mining Corp.,
8.00%, 12/01/04 ........................ 5,177,500
BBB 3,000 News America Holdings, Inc.,
8.50%, 2/15/05 ......................... 3,153,360
BBB 5,000 Pulte Corp.,
8.375%, 8/15/04 ........................ 5,149,150
BBB- 2,000 Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.,
8.75%, 9/15/04 ......................... 2,032,458
BBB- 5,500 Tele-Communications, Inc.,
8.25%, 1/15/03 ......................... 5,563,365
Xtra, Inc.,
BBB+ 2,000 6.50%, 1/15/04 ......................... 1,878,880
BBB+ 2,500 7.22%, 7/31/04 ......................... 2,447,875
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42,722,436
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Corporate Bonds-(cont.)
Sovereign & Provincial-15.0%
A3 4,000 Bangkok Bank,
7.25%, 9/15/05 ......................... 3,854,602
BBB+ 2,000 Canadian Pacific Ltd.,
6.875%, 4/15/03 ........................ 2,000,000
A 6,500 China Light & Power,
7.50%, 4/15/06 ......................... 6,394,409
BBB- 5,000@ Columbia Republic,
7.25%, 2/23/04 ......................... 4,550,000
BBB 2,000 Corporacion Andina De Fomento,
7.10%, 2/01/03 ......................... 1,920,780
BBB- 5,000 Empresa Electric Guacolda Sa,
7.95%, 4/30/03 ......................... 4,973,641
BBB+ 2,500 Empresa Electric Pehuenche,
7.30%, 5/01/03 ......................... 2,489,193
A 5,000 Industrial Finance Corp., Thailand,
6.875%, 4/01/03 ........................ 4,893,068

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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A+ $ 5,000 Petronas, Malaysia,
6.875%, 7/01/03 ........................ $ 4,944,623
A+ 5,000 Quebec Province,
8.625%, 1/19/05 ........................ 5,383,050
A3 2,500 Siam Commercial Bank,
7.50%, 3/15/06 ......................... 2,429,650
A+ 5,000 Tenaga Nasional Berhad,
7.875%, 6/15/04 ........................ 5,171,709
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49,004,725
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Corporate Bonds-(cont.)
Utilities-7.2%
360 Degrees Communications Co.,
BBB- 2,000 7.125%, 3/01/03 ........................ 1,915,440
BBB- 2,000 7.50%, 3/01/06 ......................... 1,905,140
BBB 3,000 Commonwealth Edison,
7.375%, 9/15/02 ........................ 3,000,810
BBB- 5,000 Gulf States Utilities Co.,
8.25%, 4/01/04 ......................... 5,122,150
BB- 5,400 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.,
7.375%, 8/01/03 ........................ 4,774,202
BBB- 5,000 NRG Energy, Inc.,
7.625%, 2/01/06 ........................ 4,559,279
Baa2 2,000 Ohio Edison Co.,
8.625%, 9/15/03 ........................ 2,121,178
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23,398,199
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Asset-Backed Securities-2.6%
AAA 5,000 NYC Mortgage Loan Trust, Series
1996, Class A-2,
6.75%, 6/25/11 ......................... 4,629,688
A 4,000 Student Loan Marketing Associates,
Series 1995-1, Class B,
6.25%, 10/25/05 ........................ 4,000,000
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8,629,688
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Taxable Municipal Bonds-4.3%
AA- 2,000 Fresno California Taxable
Pension Obligation,
7.15%, 6/01/04 ......................... 1,991,240
BBB+ 4,375 Lake County Florida Taxable
Resource Recovery Rev.,
7.125%, 10/01/99 ....................... 4,313,006
AAA 4,000 Los Angeles County California
Pension, Taxable Series D,
6.77%, 6/30/05 ......................... 3,905,880
AAA 3,500 Los Angeles County California
Pension, Taxable Series A,
8.62%, 6/30/06 ......................... 3,827,915
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14,038,041
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Stripped Mortgage-Backed
Securities-4.7%
Federal National Mortgage
Association,
$ 6,044 Trust 63, Class 2, 6/01/18 (I/O) ....... $ 1,930,168
3,864++ Trust 269, Class 269-1, 8/01/22 (I/O)... 4,033,419
999++ Trust 1990-108, Class 108-H,
9/25/20 (I/O) ........................ 2,048,818
6,348++ Trust 1990-33, Class 33-B,
10/25/16 (P/O) ....................... 4,111,433
9,700++ Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, Multiclass Mort-
gage Participation Certificates,
Series 1430, Class KA,
12/15/21 (I/O) ....................... 3,339,710
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15,463,548
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U.S Government Securities-2.0%
U.S. Treasury Notes,
4,000++ 5.75%, 8/15/03 ......................... 3,809,360
1,850++ 6.50%, 5/15/05 ......................... 1,825,710
950++ 7.25%, 8/15/04 ......................... 983,991
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6,619,061
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Taxable Zero Coupon Bonds-8.5%
40,000 Bankers Trust,
12/31/04 ............................... 21,860,000
9,806++ Financing Corp. (FICO Strip),
Series D, 3/26/04 ...................... 5,754,455
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27,614,455
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Total Investments-142.8%
(cost $473,028,588) .................... 466,356,955
Liabilities in excess of other
assets-(42.8%) ......................... (139,870,523)
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NET ASSETS-100% .......................... $326,486,432
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* Using the higher of Standard & Poor's, Moody's or Fitch's rating.
+ In aggregate, $13,264,634 of principal amount pledged as collateral for
reverse repurchase agreements.
++ Entire principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase
agreements.
@ Entire principal amount pledged as collateral for futures transactions.

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KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
ARM- Adjustable Rate Mortgage.
CMO- Collateralized Mortgage Obligation.
CMT- Constant Maturity Treasury.
I- Denotes a CMO with interest only characteristics.
I/O- Interest Only.
P/O- Principal Only.
REMIC- Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit.

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See Notes to Financial Statements.

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The BlackRock Investment
Quality Term Trust Inc.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 1996
(Unaudited)
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Assets
Investments, at value (cost $473,028,588)
(Note 1) ....................................................... $466,356,955
Cash ............................................................. 294,018
Interest receivable .............................................. 6,322,887
Receivable for investments sold .................................. 5,647,906
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478,621,766

Liabilities
Reverse repurchase agreements (Note 4) ........................... 71,992,732
Payable for investments purchased ................................ 79,077,854
Due to broker-variation margin ................................... 209,694
Dividends payable ................................................ 207,783
Interest payable ................................................. 102,902
Advisory fee payable (Note 2) .................................... 159,469
Administration fee payable (Note 2) .............................. 31,894
Other accrued expenses ........................................... 353,006
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152,135,334
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Net Assets ....................................................... $326,486,432
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Net assets were comprised of:
Common stock, at par (Note 5) .................................. $ 368,106
Paid-in capital in excess of par ............................... 344,473,944
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344,842,050
Undistributed net investment income ............................ 733,429
Accumulated net realized losses ................................ (11,860,137)
Net unrealized depreciation .................................... (7,228,910)
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Net assets, June 30, 1996 ...................................... $326,486,432
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Net asset value per share:
.
($326,486,432 - 36,810,639 shares of
.
common stock issued and outstanding) ........................... $8.87
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See Notes to Financial Statements.

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The BlackRock Investment
Quality Term Trust Inc.
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended June 30, 1996
(Unaudited)
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Net Investment Income
Income
Interest earned (net of premium amortization
of $617,379 and interest expense of
$2,794,526) ................................................. $13,301,524
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Operating Expenses
Investment advisory ........................................... 1,003,840
Administration ................................................ 200,768
Reports to shareholders ....................................... 112,000
Custodian ..................................................... 36,000
Directors ..................................................... 36,000
Audit ......................................................... 17,000
Transfer agent ................................................ 15,000
Legal ......................................................... 5,000
Miscellaneous ................................................. 99,377
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Total operating expenses .................................... 1,524,985
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Net investment income ........................................... 11,776,539
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments (Note 3)
Net realized gain (loss)
Investments ................................................... 2,585,676
Futures ....................................................... (148,230)
-----------
2,437,446
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Net change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
Investments ................................................... (26,388,843)
Futures ....................................................... (157,343)
-----------
(26,546,186)
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Net loss on investments ......................................... (24,108,740)
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Net Decrease In Net Assets
Resulting from Operations ....................................... $(12,332,201)
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See Notes to Financial Statements.

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The BlackRock Investment
Quality Term Trust Inc.
Statement of Cash Flows
Six Months Ended June 30, 1996
(Unaudited)
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Increase (Decrease) in Cash
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
Interest received ............................................. $ 16,831,375
Operating expenses and excise taxes paid ........................ (1,476,983)
Interest expense paid ........................................... (3,211,125)
Proceeds from disposition of short-term
portfolio investments, net .................................... 3,199,489
Purchase of long-term portfolio investments ..................... (544,302,366)
Proceeds from disposition of long-term
portfolio investments ......................................... 580,197,381
Variation margin on futures ..................................... (69,161)
Other ........................................................... 11,692
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Net cash flows provided by operating
activities .................................................... 51,180,302
------------
Cash flows used for financing activities:
Decrease in reverse repurchase agreements ..................... (40,014,010)
Cash dividends paid ........................................... (11,063,842)
------------
Net cash flows used for financing activities .................... (51,077,852)
------------
Net increase in cash ............................................ 102,450
Cash at beginning of period ..................................... 191,568
------------
Cash at end of period ........................................... $ 294,018
============
Reconciliation of Net Decrease in Net
Assets Resulting from Operations to
Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities
Net decrease in net assets resulting from
operations .................................................... $(12,332,201)
------------
Decrease in investments ......................................... 25,086,275
Net realized gain ............................................... (2,437,446)
Increase in unrealized depreciation ............................. 26,546,186
Decrease in interest receivable ................................. 117,948
Increase in receivable for investments sold ..................... (5,525,043)
Decrease in other assets ........................................ 18,675
Increase in payable for investments purchased ................... 19,845,076
Increase in payable for variation margin ........................ 236,412
Decrease in interest payable .................................... (416,599)
Increase in other accrued expenses .............................. 41,019
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Total adjustments ............................................. 63,512,503
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Net cash flows provided by operating activities ................. $51,180,302
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The BlackRock Investment
Quality Term Trust Inc.
Statements of Changes
in Net Assets
(Unaudited)
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Six Months
Ended Year Ended
June 30, December 31,
1996 1995
-------- --------
Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets

Operations:

Net investment income ........................... $ 11,776,539 $ 22,249,441

Net realized gain (loss) on
investments, short sales
and futures ................................... 2,437,446 (3,158,168)

Net change in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) on
investments, short sales
and futures ................................... (26,546,186) 51,630,619
------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets resulting from
operations .................................... (12,332,201) 70,721,892

Dividends & Distributions:
Dividends from net
investment income ............................. (11,043,110) (22,249,441)

Distributions in excess of
net investment income ....................... - (757,692)
------------ ------------
Total dividends &
distributions ............................... (11,043,110) (23,007,133)
------------ ------------
Total increase (decrease) ....................... (23,375,311) 47,714,759

Net Assets

Beginning of period ............................. 349,861,743 302,146,984
------------ ------------
End of period ................................... $326,486,432 $349,861,743
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See Notes to Financial Statements.

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The BlackRock Investment Quality Term Trust Inc.
Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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<TABLE>

April 29
Six Months 1992*
Ended through
June 30, Year Ended December December 31,
-------------------------------
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of period ...................... $ 9.50 $ 8.21 $ 9.47 $ 9.57 $ 9.40
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net investment income (net of interest expense of
$.08, $.23, $.17, $.15 and $.08, respectively) ........ .32 .60 .62 .80 .54
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments .... (.65) 1.31 (1.16) (.16) .19
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations ........ (.33) 1.91 (.54) .64 .73
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Dividends from net investment income ...................... (.30) (.60) (.68) (.74) (.54)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Distributions in excess of net investment income .......... - (.02) (.04) - -
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Capital charge with respect to issuance of shares ......... - - - - (.02)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net asset value, end of period** .......................... $ 8.87 $ 9.50 $ 8.21 $ 9.47 $ 9.57#
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Market value, end of period** ............................. $ 7.50 $ 7.875 $ 7.00 $ 9.375 $ 9.375
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN+ .................................. (0.98%) 21.91% (18.10%) 7.96% 5.24%

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Operating expenses## ...................................... 0.92%++ 0.92% 0.93% 0.89% 0.91%++
Net investment income ..................................... 7.08%++ 6.76% 7.10% 8.19% 8.45%++

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Average net assets (in thousands) ......................... $334,663 $328,950 $320,366 $358,623 $348,471

Portfolio turnover ........................................ 114% 160% 111% 77% 26%
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) .................. $326,486 $349,862 $302,147 $348,528 $352,417
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period
(in thousands) .......................................... $ 71,993 $112,007 $149,800 $156,558 $172,195
Asset coverage+++ ......................................... $ 5,535 $ 4,124 $ 3,017 $ 3,226 $ 3,047

<FN>
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* Commencement of investment operations.
** NAV and market value are published in The Wall Street Journal each Monday.
# Net asset value immediately after the closing of the first public offering was $9.38.
## The ratios of operating expenses, including interest expense, to average net assets were 2.59%, 3.44%, 2.84%, 2.38% and
2.29% for the periods indicated above, respectively. The ratios of operating expenses, including interest expense and excise
tax, to average net assets were 2.59%, 3.44%, 2.85%, 2.41% and 2.35% for the periods indicated above, respectively.
+ Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock at the current market price on the first day and
a sale at the current market price on the last day of the period reported. Dividends are assumed, for purposes of this
calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan. This calculation does not
reflect brokerage commissions. Total investment returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
++ Annualized.
+++ Per $1,000 of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.

The information above represents the unaudited operating performance data for a share of common stock outstanding, total
investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data, for each of the periods indicated. This
information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market value data
for the Trust's shares.
</FN>
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See Notes to Financial Statements.

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The BlackRock Investment Quality Term Trust Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
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Note 1. Accounting Policies

The BlackRock Investment Quality Term Trust Inc. (the "Trust"), a Maryland
corporation, is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The
Trust's investment objective is to manage a portfolio of fixed income securities
that will return $10 per share to investors on or about December 31, 2004 while
providing high monthly income. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by
the Trust to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in
a specific industry or region. No assurance can be given that the Trust's
investment objective will be achieved.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the
Trust.

Securities Valuation: The Trust values mortgage-backed, asset-backed and other
debt securities on the basis of current market quotations provided by dealers or
pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Directors. In determining the
value of a particular security, pricing services may use certain information
with respect to transactions in such securities, quotations from dealers, market
transactions in comparable securities, various relationships observed in the
market between securities, and calculated yield measures based on valuation
technology commonly employed in the market for such securities. Exchange-traded
options are valued at their last sales price as of the close of options trading
on the applicable exchanges. In the absence of a last sale, options are valued
at the average of the quoted bid and asked prices as of the close of business. A
futures contract is valued at the last sale price as of the close of the
commodities exchange on which it trades unless the Trust's Board of Directors
determines that such price does not reflect its fair value, in which case it
will be valued at its fair value as determined by the Trust's Board of
Directors. Any securities or other assets for which such current market
quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in
good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision and
responsibility of the Trust's Board of Directors.

Short-term securities which mature in more than 60 days are valued at current
market quotations. Short-term securities which mature in 60 days or less are
valued at amortized cost, if their term to maturity from date of purchase was 60
days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day

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prior to maturity, if their original term to maturity from date of purchase
exceeded 60 days.

In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, the Trust's
custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities, the value of
which at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction,
including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction
exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market on a
daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and
the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced
with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the
Trust may be delayed or limited.

Option Selling/Purchasing: When the Trust sells or purchases an option, an
amount equal to the premium received or paid by the Trust is recorded as a
liability or an asset and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value
of the option written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or
purchasing options which expire unexercised are treated by the Trust on the
expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium
and the amount paid or received on effecting a closing purchase or sale
transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain
or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the
proceeds from the sale or cost of the purchase in determining whether the Trust
has realized a gain or a loss on investment transactions. The Trust, as writer
of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be
sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an
unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

Options, when used by the Trust, help in maintaining a targeted duration.
Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a security or a portfolio to
relative changes in interest rates. For instance, a duration of "one" means that
a portfolio's or a security's price would be expected to change by approximately
one percent with a one percent change in interest rates, while a duration of
five would imply that the price would move approximately five percent in
relation to a one percent change in interest rates.

Option selling and purchasing is used by the Trust to effectively "hedge" more
volatile positions so that changes in interest rates do not change the duration
of the portfolio unexpectedly. In general, the Trust uses options to hedge a
long or short position or an overall portfolio that is longer or shorter than
the benchmark security. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the
right (but not obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the
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cised), the underlying position at the exercise price at any time or at a
specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right
to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying position at the exercise
price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. Put options
can be purchased to effectively hedge a position or a portfolio against price
declines if a portfolio is long. In the same sense, call options can be
purchased to hedge a portfolio that is shorter than its benchmark against price
changes. The Trust can also sell (or write) covered call options and put options
to hedge portfolio positions.

The main risk that is associated with purchasing options is that the option
expires without being exercised. In this case, the option expires worthless and
the premium paid for the option is considered the loss. The risk associated with
writing call options is that the Trust may forego the opportunity for a profit
if the market value of the underlying position increases and the option is
exercised. The risk in writing put options is that the Trust may incur a loss if
the market value of the underlying position decreases and the option is
exercised. In addition, as with futures contracts, the Trust risks not being
able to enter into a closing transaction for the written option as the result of
an illiquid market.

Financial Futures Contracts: A futures contract is an agreement between two
parties to buy and sell a financial instrument for a set price on a future date.
Initial margin deposits are made upon entering into futures contracts and can be
either cash or securities. During the period the futures contract is open,
changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized gains or
losses by "marking-to-market" on a daily basis to reflect the market value of
the contract at the end of each day's trading. Variation margin payments are
made or received, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are
incurred. When the contract is closed, the Trust records a realized gain or loss
equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing
transaction and the Trust's basis in the contract.

Financial futures contracts, when used by the Trust, help in maintaining a
targeted duration. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a security
or a portfolio to relative changes in interest rates. For instance, a duration
of "one" means that a portfolio or a security's price would be expected to
change by approximately one percent with a one percent change in interest rates,
while a duration of "five" would imply that the price would move approximately
five percent in relation to a one percent change in interest rates. Futures
contracts can be sold to effectively shorten an otherwise longer duration
portfolio. In the same sense,

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futures contracts can be purchased to lengthen a portfolio that is shorter than
its duration target. Thus, by buying or selling futures contracts, the Trust can
effectively "hedge" more volatile positions so that changes in interest rates do
not change the duration of the portfolio unexpectedly.

The Trust may invest in financial futures contracts primarily for the purpose
of hedging its existing portfolio securities or securities the Trust intends to
purchase against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing market
interest rates. Should interest rates move unexpectedly, the Trust may not
achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may
realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect
correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and
the underlying hedged assets. The Trust is also at risk of not being able to
enter into a closing transaction for the futures contract because of an illiquid
secondary market. In addition, since futures are used to shorten or lengthen a
portfolio's duration, there is a risk that the portfolio may have temporarily
performed better without the hedge or that the Trust may lose the opportunity to
realize appreciation in the market price of the underlying positions.

Short Sales: The Trust may make short sales of securities as a method of hedging
potential price declines in similar securities owned. When the Trust makes a
short sale, it may borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the
broker-dealer through which it made the short sale as collateral for its
obligation to deliver the security upon conclusion of the sale. The Trust may
have to pay a fee to borrow the particular securities and may be obligated to
pay over any payments received on such borrowed securities. A gain, limited to
the price at which the Trust sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited as to
dollar amount will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the
market price is greater or less than the proceeds originally received.

Securities Lending: The Trust may lend its portfolio securities to qualified
institutions. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal, at all times,
to the market value of the securities loaned. The Trust may bear the risk of
delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should
the borrower of the securities fail financially. The Trust receives compensation
for lending its securities in the form of interest on the loan. The Trust also
continues to receive interest on the securities loaned, and any gain or loss in
the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the
loan will be for the account of the Trust. The Trust did not engage in
securities lending during the six months ended June 30, 1996.

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Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are
recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are
calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the
accrual basis, and the Trust accretes discount and amortizes premium on
securities purchased using the interest method. Expenses are recorded on the
accrual basis which may require the use of certain estimates by management.

Taxes: It is the Trust's intention to continue to meet the requirements of the
Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
distribute substantially all of its taxable income to shareholders. Therefore,
no federal income tax provision is required. As part of a tax planning strategy,
the Trust intends to retain a portion of its taxable income and pay an excise
tax on the undistributed amounts.

Dividends and Distributions: The Trust declares and pays dividends and
distributions monthly, first from net invest- ment income, then from realized
short-term capital gains and other sources, if necessary. Net long-term capital
gains, if any, in excess of loss carryforwards are distributed at least
annually. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Deferred Organization Expenses: A total of $70,000 was incurred in connection
with the organization of the Trust. These costs have been deferred and are being
amortized ratably over a period of sixty months from the date the Trust
commenced investment operations.

Note 2. Agreements

The Trust has an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Financial
Management Inc. (the "Adviser"), a wholly-owned corporate subsidiary of PNC
Asset Management Group, Inc., the holding company for PNC's asset management
business, and an Administration Agreement with Prudential Mutual Fund
Management, Inc. ("PMF"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential
Insurance Co. of America.

The investment advisory fee paid to the Adviser is computed weekly and
payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.60% of the Trust's average weekly net
assets until December 31, 1998, 0.50% from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2002
and 0.40% from January 1, 2003 to the termination or liquidation of the Trust.
The administration fee paid to PMF is also computed weekly and payable monthly
at an annual rate of 0.12% of the Trust's average weekly net assets until
December 31, 1998, 0.10% from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2002, and 0.08%
from January 1, 2003 to the termination or liquidation of the Trust.

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Pursuant to the agreements, the Adviser provides continuous supervision of the
investment portfolio and pays the compensation of officers of the Trust. PMF
pays occupancy and certain clerical and accounting costs of the Trust. The Trust
bears all other costs and expenses.

Note 3. Portfolio Securities

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments
and dollar rolls, for the six months ended June 30, 1996 aggregated $564,146,732
and $584,003,384, respectively.

The Trust may invest up to 30% of its total assets in securities which are not
readily marketable, including those which are restricted as to disposition under
securities law ("restricted securities"). At June 30, 1996, the Trust held no
illiquid or restricted securities.

The Trust may from time to time purchase in the secondary market certain
mortgage pass-through securities packaged or master serviced by PNC Mortgage
Securities Corp. (or Sears Mortgage if PNC Mortgage Securities Corp. succeeded
to rights and duties of Sears) or mortgage related securities containing loans
or mortgages originated by PNC Bank or its affiliates. It is possible under
certain circumstances, PNC Mortgage Securities Corp. or its affiliates could
have interests that are in conflict with the holders of these mortgage backed
securities, and such holders could have rights against PNC Mortgage Securities
Corp. or its affiliates.

The federal income tax basis of the Trust's investments at June 30, 1996 was
substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes and, accordingly, net
unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes was $6,671,633 (gross
unrealized appreciation- $4,887,047; gross unrealized depreciation-$11,558,680).

For federal income tax purposes, the Trust has a capital loss carryforward at
December 31, 1995 of approximately $17,239,100, of which $10,957,800 expires in
2001, $2,436,800 expires in 2002 and $3,844,500 expires in 2003. Accordingly, no
capital gains distribution is expected to be paid to shareholders until net
gains have been realized in excess of such amounts.

During the six months ended June 30, 1996, the Trust entered into financial
futures contracts. Details of open contracts at June 30, 1996 are as follows:

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Value at Value at
Number of Expiration Trade June 30, Unrealized
Contracts Type Date Date 1996 Depreciation
- --------- ---- ---------- -------- -------- ------------
Short
positions:
226 10 yr. T-Note Sept. 1996 $23,886,235 $24,295,000 $(408,765)
42 30 yr. T-Bond Sept. 1996 4,451,801 4,600,313 (148,512)
---------
$(557,277)
=========

Note 4. Borrowings

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Trust may enter into reverse repurchase
agreements with qualified, third party broker-dealers as determined by and under
the direction of the Trust's Board of Directors. Interest on the value of
reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding will be based upon
competitive market rates at the time of issuance. At the time the Trust enters
into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish and maintain a segregated
account with the lender, the value of which at least equals the principal amount
of the reverse repurchase transactions including accrued interest.

The average daily balance of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding during
the six months ended June 30, 1996 was approximately $93,087,938 at a weighted
average interest rate of approximately 5.62%. The maximum amount of reverse
repurchase agreements outstanding at any month-end during the year was
$117,709,548 as of January 31, 1996 which was 21.7% of total assets.

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Dollar Rolls: The Trust may enter into dollar rolls in which the Trust sells
securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to
repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on
a specified future date. During the roll period the Trust forgoes principal and
interest paid on the securities. The Trust will be compensated by the interest
earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and by the lower repurchase
price at the future date.

The average monthly balance of dollar rolls outstanding during the six months
ended June 30, 1996 was approximately $68,623,310. The maximum amount of dollar
rolls outstanding at any month-end during the year was $77,989,475 as of
February 29, 1996, which was 13.65% of total assets.

Note 5. Capital

There are 200 million shares of $.01 par value common stock authorized. Of the
36,810,639 shares outstanding at June 30, 1996, the Adviser owned 10,639 shares.

Note 6. Dividends

Subsequent to June 30, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Trust declared a
dividend from undistributed earnings of $0.047917 per share payable July 31,
1996 to shareholders of record on July 15, 1996.

Note 7. Quarterly Data

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Net realized and
unrealized
gains (losses) Net increase (decrease)
on investments in net assets Dividends Period
Net Investment and short sales resulting from and and
Quarterly Total Income and futures operations Distributions Share price net asset
period Income Amount Per share Amount Per share Amount Per share Amount Per share High Low value
- ------- ------ ---------------- ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ ---------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

January 1,
1994 to
March 31,
1994 ....$8,119,280 $6,254,974 $.17 $(21,103,607) $(.57) $(14,848,633) $(.40) $7,116,601 $.18 $9-3/8 $7-3/4 $8.87
April 1,
1994 to
June 30,
1994 .... 4,962,269 5,272,744 .15 (10,403,206) (.28) (5,130,462) (.14) 6,441,445 .18 8-1/4 7-3/8 8.56
July 1,
1994 to
September
30, 1994 6,586,341 5,589,671 .15 (4,247,936) (.12) 1,341,735 .04 6,441,481 .18 8 7 8.42
October 1,
1994 to
December
31, 1994 6,091,322 5,636,634 .15 (6,939,497) (.19) (1,302,863) (.04) 6,441,494 .18 7-3/8 6-5/8 8.21
January 1,
1995 to
March 31,
1995 .... 6,270,299 5,558,153 .15 15,629,817 .42 21,187,970 .57 5,982,026 .16 7-1/2 7 8.62
April 1,
1995 to
June 30,
1995 .... 6,338,180 5,581,999 .15 20,052,401 .55 25,634,400 .70 5,982,063 .16 8 7-3/8 9.16
July 1,
1995 to
September
30, 1995 6,114,704 5,340,237 .15 952,984 .02 6,293,221 .17 5,521,584 .15 8 7-3/8 9.18
October 1,
1995 to
December
31, 1995 6,541,917 5,769,052 .15 11,837,249 .32 17,606,301 .47 5,521,460 .15 8-1/4 7-1/2 9.50
January 1,
1996 to
March 31,
1996 .... 6,938,785 6,156,204 .17 (18,916,882) (.51) (12,760,678) (.34) 5,521,596 .15 8-1/8 7-1/2 9.01
April 1,
1996 to
June 30,
1996 .... 6,362,739 5,620,335 .15 (5,191,858) (.14) 428,477 .01 5,521,514 .15 7-5/8 7-1/4 8.87
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THE BLACKROCK INVESTMENT QUALITY TERM TRUST INC.
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
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Pursuant to the Trust's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "Plan"),
shareholders may elect to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains
automatically reinvested by State Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Plan
Agent") in Trust shares pursuant to the Plan. Shareholders who do not
participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check in
United States dollars mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the
shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the
custodian, as dividend disbursing agent.

The Plan Agent serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the
Plan. After the Trust declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain
distribution, the Plan Agent will, as agent for the participants, receive the
cash payment and use it to buy Trust shares in the open market on the New York
Stock Exchange or elsewhere, for the participants' accounts. The Trust will not
issue any new shares under the Plan.

Participants in the Plan may withdraw from the Plan upon written notice to
the Plan Agent and will receive certificates for whole Trust shares and a cash
payment will be made for any fraction of a Trust share.

The Plan Agent's fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and
distributions will be paid by the Trust. However, each participant will pay a
pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan
Agent's open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends
and distributions. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions
will not relieve participants of any federal, state and local income taxes that
may be payable on such dividends or distributions.

Experience under the Plan may indicate that changes are desirable.
Accordingly, the Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as
applied to any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the
change sent to all shareholders of the Trust at least 90 days before the record
date for the dividend or distribution. The Plan also may be amended or
terminated by the Plan Agent upon at least 90 days' written notice to all
shareholders of the Trust. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be
directed to the Plan Agent at (800) 699-1BFM. The address is on the front of
this report.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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There have been no material changes in the Trusts investment objectives or
policies that have not been approved by the shareholders, or to its charter or
by-laws, or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the
Trust. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Trust's portfolio.

The Annual Meeting of Trust Shareholders was held May 8, 1996 to vote on the
following matters:
(1) To elect three Directors to serve as follows:
Director Class Term Expiring
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Richard E. Cavanagh .......... I 3 years 1999
James Grosfeld ............... I 3 years 1999
James Clayburn LaForce, Jr. .. I 3 years 1999

Directors whose term of office continues beyond this meeting are Andrew
F. Brimmer, Kent Dixon, Frank J. Fabozzi, Laurence D. Fink and Ralph L.
Schlosstein.

(2) To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent public
accountants of the Trust for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1996.

(3) To modify the investment restriction prohibiting investing for the
purpose of exercising control over the management of a company.

Shareholders elected the three Directors, ratified the selection of Deloitte &
Touche LLP and approved the modification of the investment restriction
prohibiting investing for the purpose of exercising control over the management
of a company. The results of the voting was as follows:

Votes for Votes against Abstentions
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Richard E. Cavanagh ........... 22,218,180 - 648,139
James Grosfeld ................ 22,202,959 - 663,361
James Clayburn LaForce, Jr. .. 22,207,593 - 658,906
Ratification of Deloitte
& Touche LLP ............... 22,077,915 266,603 521,801
Investment restriction ........ 19,203,113 771,997 1,096,239

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THE BLACKROCK INVESTMENT QUALITY TERM TRUST INC.
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
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The Trust's Investment Objective

The Trust's investment objective is to manage a portfolio of investment grade
fixed income securities that will return $10 per share (the initial public
offering price per share) to investors on or about December 31, 2004 while
providing high monthly income.

Who Manages the Trust?

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. ("BlackRock") is the investment adviser for
the Trust. BlackRock is a registered investment adviser specializing in fixed
income securities. Currently, BlackRock manages over $41 billion of assets
across the government, mortgage, corporate and municipal sectors. These assets
are managed on behalf of institutional and individual investors in 21 closed-end
funds which trade on either the New York Stock or American Stock Exchanges,
several open-end funds and separate accounts for more than 80 clients in the
U.S. and overseas. BlackRock is a subsidiary of PNC Asset Management Group, Inc.
which is a division of PNC Bank, one of the nation's largest banking
organizations.

What Can the Trust Invest In?

The Trust may invest in all fixed income securities rated investment grade or
higher ("AAA", "AA", "A" or "BBB"). Examples of securities in which the Trust
may invest include U.S. government and government agency securities, zero coupon
securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt securities, asset-backed
securities, U.S. dollar-denominated foreign debt securities and municipal
securities. Under current market conditions, BlackRock expects that the primary
investments of the Trust will be U.S. government securities, securities backed
by government agencies (such as mortgage-backed securities) and corporate debt
securities.

What is the Adviser's Investment Strategy?

The Adviser will seek to meet the Trust's investment objective by managing the
assets of the Trust so as to return the initial offering price ($10 per share)
at maturity. The Trust will implement a conservative strategy that will seek to
closely match the maturity of the assets of the portfolio with the future return
of the initial investment at the end of 2004. At the Trust's termination,
BlackRock expects that the value of the securities which have matured, combined
with the value of the securities that are sold will be sufficient to return the
initial offering price to investors. On a continuous basis, the Trust will seek
its objective by actively managing its assets in relation to market conditions,
interest rate changes and, importantly, the remaining term to maturity of the
Trust.

In addition to seeking the return of the initial offering price, the Adviser
also seeks to provide high monthly income to investors. The portfolio managers
will attempt to achieve this objective by investing in securities that provide
competitive income. In addition, leverage will be used (in an amount up to
33-1/3% of the total assets) to enhance the income of the portfolio. In order to
maintain competitive yields as the Trust approaches maturity and depending on
market conditions, the Adviser will attempt to purchase securities with call
protection or maturities as close to the Trust's maturity date as possible.
Securities with call protection should provide the portfolio with some degree of
protection against reinvestment risk during times of lower prevailing interest
rates. Since the Trust's primary goal is to return the initial offering price at
maturity, any cash that the Trust receives prior to its maturity date (i.e. cash
from early and regularly scheduled payments of principal on mortgage-backed
securities) will be reinvested in securities with maturities which coincide with
the remaining term of the Trust. Since shorter-term securities typically yield
less than longer-term securities, this strategy will likely result in a decline
in the Trust's income over time. However, the Adviser will attempt to maintain a
yield which is competitive with a comparable maturity Treasury at the same point
on the yield curve (i.e. if the Trust has three years left until its maturity,
the Adviser will attempt to maintain a yield at a spread over a 3-year
Treasury). It is important to note that the Trust will be managed so as to
preserve the integrity of the return of the initial offering price.

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How Are the Trust's Shares Purchased and Sold? Does the Trust Pay Dividends
Regularly?

The Trust's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange which provides
investors with liquidity on a daily basis. Orders to buy or sell shares of the
Trust must be placed through a registered broker or financial adviser. The Trust
pays monthly dividends which are typically paid on the last business day of the
month. For shares held in the shareholder's name, dividends may be reinvested in
additional shares of the fund through the Trust's transfer agent, State Street
Bank and Trust Company. Investors who wish to hold shares in a brokerage account
should check with their financial adviser to determine whether their brokerage
firm offers dividend reinvestment services.

Leverage Considerations in a Term Trust

Under current market conditions, leverage increases the income earned by the
Trust. The Trust employs leverage primarily through the use of reverse
repurchase agreements and dollar rolls. Leverage permits the Trust to borrow
money at short-term rates and reinvest that money in longer-term assets which
typically offer higher interest rates. The difference between the cost of the
borrowed funds and the income earned on the proceeds that are invested in longer
term assets is the benefit to the Trust from leverage. In general, the portfolio
is typically leveraged at approximately 33-1/3% of total assets.

Leverage also increases the duration (or price volatility of the net assets) of
the Trust, which can improve the performance of the fund in a declining rate
environment, but can cause net assets to decline faster than the market in a
rising environment. BlackRock's portfolio managers continuously monitor and
regularly review the Trust's use of leverage and the Trust may reduce, or
unwind, the amount of leverage employed should BlackRock consider that reduction
to be in the best interests of the shareholders.

Special Considerations and Risk Factors Relevant to Term Trusts

The Trust is intended to be a long-term investment and is not a short-term
trading vehicle.

Return of Initial Investment. Although the objective of the Trust is to return
its initial offering price upon termination, there can be no assurance that this
objective will be achieved.

Dividend Considerations. The income and dividends paid by the Trust are likely
to decline to some extent over the term of the Trust due to the anticipated
shortening of the dollar-weighted average maturity of the Trust's assets.

Leverage. The Trust utilizes leverage through reverse repurchase agreements and
dollar rolls, which involves special risks. The Trust's net asset value and
market value may be more volatile due to its use of leverage.

Market Price of Shares. The shares of closed-end investment companies such as
the Trust trade on the New York Stock Exchange and as such are subject to supply
and demand influences. As a result, shares may trade at a discount or a premium
to their net asset value.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities. The cash flow and yield
characteristics of these securities differ from traditional debt securities. The
major differences typically include more frequent payments and the possibility
of prepayments which will change the yield to maturity of the security.

Corporate Debt Securities. The value of corporate debt securities generally
varies inversely with changes in prevailing market interestrates. The Trust may
be subject to certain reinvestment risks in environments of declining interest
rates.

Zero Coupon Securities. Such securities receive no cash flows prior to maturity,
therefore interim price movements on these securities are generally more
sensitive to interest rate movements than securities that make periodic coupon
payments. These securities appreciate in value over time and can play an
important role in helping the Trust achieve its primary objective.

Illiquid Securities. The Trust may invest in securities that are illiquid,
although under current market conditions the Trust expects to do so to only a
limited extent. These securities involve special risks.

Non-U.S Securities. The Trust may invest less than 10% of its assets in non-U.S.
dollar-denominated securities which involve special risks such as currency,
political and economic risks, although under current market conditions does not
do so.

Antitakeover Provisions. Certain antitakeover provisions will make a change in
the Trust's business or management more difficult without the approval of the
Trust's Board of Directors and may have the effect of depriving shareholders of
an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium above the prevailing market
price.

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THE BLACKROCK INVESTMENT QUALITY TERM TRUST INC.
GLOSSARY
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Adjustable Rate Mortgage-
Backed Securities (ARMS): Mortgage instruments with interest rates that
adjust at periodic intervals at a fixed amount
over the market levels of interest rates as
reflected in specified indexes. ARMS are backed
by mortgage loans secured by real property.

Asset-Backed Securities: Securities backed by various types of receivables
such as automobile and credit card receivables.

Closed-End Fund: Investment vehicle which initially offers a fixed
number of shares and trades on a stock exchange.
The fund invests in a portfolio of securities in
accordance with its stated investment objectives
and policies.

Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations (CMOs): Mortgage-backed securities which separate mortgage
pools into short-, medium-, and long-term
securities with different priorities for receipt
of principal and interest. Each class is paid a
fixed or floating rate of interest at regular
intervals. Also known as multiple-class mortgage
pass-throughs.

Discount: When a fund's net asset value is greater than its
stock price the fund is said to be trading at a
discount.

Dividend: This is income generated by securities in a
portfolio and distributed to shareholders after
the deduction of expenses. This Trust declares
and pays dividends on a monthly basis.

Dividend Reinvestment: Shareholders may elect to have all distributions
of dividends and capital gains automatically
reinvested into additional shares of the Trust.

FHA: Federal Housing Administration, a government
agency that facilitates a secondary mortgage
market by providing an agency that guarantees
timely payment of interest and principal on
mortgages.

FHLMC: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a
publicly owned, federally chartered corporation
that facilitates a secondary mortgage market by
purchasing mortgages from lenders such as savings
institutions and reselling them to investors by
means of mortgage-backed securities. Obligations
of FHLMC are not guaranteed by the U.S.
government, however; they are backed by FHLMC's
authority to borrow from the U.S. government.
Also known as Freddie Mac.

FNMA: Federal National Mortgage Association, a publicly
owned, federally chartered corporation that
facilitates a secondary mortgage market by
purchasing mortgages from lenders such as savings
institutions and reselling them to investors by
means of mortgage-backed securities. Obligations
of FNMA are not guaranteed by the U.S.
government, however; they are backed by FNMA's
authority to borrow from the U.S. government.
Also known as Fannie Mae.

GNMA: Government National Mortgage Association, a
government agency that facilitates a secondary
mortgage market by providing an agency that
guarantees timely payment of interest and
principal on mortgages. GNMA's obligations are
supported by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. Treasury. Also known as Ginnie Mae.

Government Securities: Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
government, or one of its agencies or
instrumentalities, such as GNMA (Government
National Mortgage Association), FNMA (Federal
National Mortgage Association) and FHLMC (Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation).

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Interest-Only Securities
(I/O): Mortgage securities that receive only the
interest cash flows from an underlying pool of
mortgage loans or underlying pass-through
securities. Also known as a STRIP.

Market Price: Price per share of a security trading in the
secondary market. For a closed-end fund, this is
the price at which one share of the fund trades
on the stock exchange. If you were to buy or sell
shares, you would pay or receive the market
price.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls: A mortgage dollar roll is a transaction in which
the Trust sells mortgage-backed securities for
delivery in the current month and simultaneously
contracts to repurchase substantially similar
(although not the same) securities on a specified
future date. During the "roll" period, the Trust
does not receive principal and interest payments
on the securities, but is compensated for giving
up these payments by the difference in the
current sales price (for which the security is
sold) and lower price that the Trust pays for the
similar security at the end date as well as the
interest earned on the cash proceeds of the
initial sale.

Mortgage Pass-Throughs: Mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae,
Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae.

Multiple-Class Pass-Throughs: Collateralized Mortgage Obligations.

Net Asset Value (NAV): Net asset value is the total market value of all
securities and other assets held by the Trust,
plus income accrued on its investments, minus any
liabilities including accrued expenses, divided
by the total number of outstanding shares. It is
the underlying value of a single share on a given
day. Net asset value for the Trust is calculated
weekly and published in Barron's on Saturday and
The Wall Street Journal on Monday.

Principal-Only Securities
(P/O): Mortgage securities that receive only the
principal cash flows from an underlying pool of
mortgage loans or underlying pass-through
securities. Also known as STRIPS.

Project Loans: Mortgages for multi-family, low- to middle-income
housing.

Premium: When a fund's stock price is greater than its net
asset value, the fund is said to be trading at a
premium.

REMIC: A real estate mortgage investment conduit is a
multiple-class security backed by mortgage-backed
securities or whole mortgage loans and formed as
a trust, corporation, partnership, or segregated
pool of assets that elects to be treated as a
REMIC for federal tax purposes. Generally, Fannie
Mae REMICs are formed as trusts and are backed by
mortgage-backed securities.

Residuals: Securities issued in connection with
collateralized mortgage obligations that
generally represent the excess cash flow from the
mortgage assets underlying the CMO after payment
of principal and interest on the other CMO
securities and related administrative expenses.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Trust
sells securities and agrees to repurchase them at
a mutually agreed date and price. During this
time, the Trust continues to receive the
principal and interest payments from that
security. At the end of the term, the Trust
receives the same securities that were sold for
the same initial dollar amount plus interest on
the cash proceeds of the initial sale.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed
Securities: Arrangements in which a pool of assets is
separated into two classes that receive different
proportions of the interest and principal
distributions from underlying mortgage-backed
securities. IO's and PO's are examples of strips.

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BlackRock
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Directors
Laurence D. Fink, Chairman
Andrew F. Brimmer
Richard E. Cavanagh
Kent Dixon
Frank J. Fabozzi
James Grosfeld
James Clayburn La Force, Jr.
Ralph L. Schlosstein

Officers
Ralph L. Schlosstein, President
Scott Amero, Vice President
Keith T. Anderson, Vice President
Michael C. Huebsch, Vice President
Robert S. Kapito, Vice President
Richard M. Shea, Vice President/Tax
Henry Gabbay, Treasurer
James Kong, Assistant Treasurer
Karen Sabath, Secretary

Investment Adviser
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(800) 227-7BFM

Administrator
Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc.
One Seaport Plaza
New York, NY 10292

Custodian and Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Heritage Drive
North Quincy, MA 02171
(800) 699-1BFM

Independent Auditors
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Two World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281-1434

Legal Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022

The accompanying financial statements as of
June 30, 1996 were not audited and accordingly,
no opinion is expressed on them.
This report is for shareholder information.
This is not a prospectus intended for use in the
purchase or sale of any securities.

The BlackRock Investment
Quality Term Trust Inc.
c/o Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc.
32nd Floor
One Seaport Plaza
New York, NY 10292
(800) 227-7BFM
Printed on recycled paper 09247J-10-2

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The BlackRock
Investment Quality
Term Trust Inc.
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Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 1996