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  SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

 

  

2022 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

iShares Trust

· iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF | XVV | Cboe BZX

· iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF | XJH | Cboe BZX

· iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF | XJR | Cboe BZX

 

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of September 30, 2022 saw the emergence of significant challenges that disrupted the economic recovery and strong financial markets of 2021. The U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022, ending the run of robust growth that followed the reopening of global economies and the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Changes in consumer spending patterns and a tight labor market led to elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices fell as interest rates rose, particularly weighing on relatively high-valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. While both large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, declines for small-capitalization U.S. stocks were steeper. Both emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets fell significantly, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose notably during the reporting period as investors reacted to higher inflation and attempted to anticipate its impact on future interest rate changes. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and increasing uncertainty led to higher corporate bond spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasuries and similarly-dated corporate bonds).

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation is proving more persistent than expected, raised interest rates five times while indicating that additional rate hikes were likely. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and is accelerating the reduction of its balance sheet. As investors attempted to assess the Fed’s future trajectory, the Fed’s statements late in the reporting period led markets to believe that additional tightening is likely in the near term.

The pandemic’s restructuring of the economy brought an ongoing mismatch between supply and demand, contributing to the current inflationary regime. While growth has slowed in 2022, we believe that taming inflation requires a more dramatic economic decline to bring demand back to a lower level that is more in line with the economy’s capacity. The Fed has been raising interest rates at the fastest pace in decades, and seems set to overtighten in its effort to get inflation back to target. With this in mind, we believe the possibility of a U.S. recession in the near-term is high, and the outlook for Europe and the U.K. is also troubling. Investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt to rapidly changing conditions.

In this environment, while we favor an overweight to equities in the long-term, the market’s concerns over excessive rate hikes from central banks moderate our outlook. Rising input costs and a deteriorating economic backdrop in China and Europe are likely to challenge corporate earnings, so we are underweight equities overall in the near term. However, we see better opportunities in credit, where higher spreads provide income opportunities and partially compensate for inflation risk. We believe that investment-grade corporates, local-currency emerging market debt, and inflation-protected bonds (particularly in Europe) offer strong opportunities for a six- to twelve-month horizon.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

 Total Returns as of September 30, 2022
     
     6-Month      12-Month  
   

U.S. large cap equities (S&P 500® Index)

  (20.20)%    (15.47)%
   

U.S. small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index)

  (19.01)       (23.50)   
   

International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

  (22.51)       (25.13)   
   

Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (21.70)       (28.11)   
   

3-month Treasury bills (ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

  0.58    0.63
   

U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index)

  (10.81)       (16.20)   
   

U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  (9.22)       (14.60)   
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (6.30)       (11.50)   
   

U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

  (10.42)       (14.15)   

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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T H I S   P A G E   I S   N O T   P A R T   O F   Y O U R   F U N D   R E P O R T


 

Table of Contents

 

     Page  

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     7  

Disclosure of Expenses

     7  

Schedules of Investments

     8  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     33  

Statements of Operations

     34  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     35  

Financial Highlights

     37  

Notes to Financial Statements

     40  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     48  

Supplemental Information

     50  

General Information

     51  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     52  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of September 30, 2022    iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities while applying screens for company involvement in controversies and controversial business activities, as represented by the S&P 500 Substainability Screened Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

          

Average Annual Total Returns

   

Cumulative Total Returns

 
     6-Month Total
Returns
     1 Year      Since
Inception
    1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    (21.39 )%       (17.71 )%       4.10     (17.71 )%       8.48

Fund Market

    (21.39      (17.88      4.14       (17.88      8.55  

Index

    (21.37      (17.67      4.20       (17.67      8.67  

The inception date of the Fund was September 22, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was September 24, 2020.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning

Account Value

(04/01/22)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(09/30/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(04/01/22)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(09/30/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   $        1,000.00          $        786.10          $          0.36               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.67          $          0.41          0.08

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    29.5

Health Care

    15.3  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.1  

Financials

    11.8  

Communication Services

    9.0  

Consumer Staples

    6.3  

Industrials

    6.2  

Real Estate

    3.1  

Materials

    2.7  

Utilities

    1.8  

Energy

    1.2  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Apple, Inc.

    7.8

Microsoft Corp.

    6.5  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    3.7  

Tesla, Inc.

    2.6  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    2.1  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

    1.9  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    1.8  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1.8  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    1.2  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.1  

 

(a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of September 30, 2022    iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities while applying screens for company involvement in controversies and controversial business activities, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Sustainability Screened Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

          

Average Annual Total Returns

   

Cumulative Total Returns

 
     6-Month Total
Returns
     1 Year      Since
Inception
    1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    (17.96 )%       (16.48 )%       9.85     (16.48 )%       20.95

Fund Market

    (18.10      (16.62      9.85       (16.62      20.95  

Index

    (17.96      (16.43      10.02       (16.43      21.30  

The inception date of the Fund was September 22, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was September 24, 2020.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning

Account Value

(04/01/22)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(09/30/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(04/01/22)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(09/30/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   $        1,000.00          $        820.40          $          0.55               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.47          $          0.61          0.12

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Industrials

    20.2

Financials

    16.6  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.8  

Information Technology

    13.2  

Health Care

    11.1  

Real Estate

    8.5  

Materials

    6.7  

Consumer Staples

    3.6  

Energy

    2.3  

Utilities

    2.3  

Communication Services

    1.7  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    0.8

Targa Resources Corp.

    0.8  

First Solar, Inc.

    0.8  

Wolfspeed, Inc.

    0.7  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    0.7  

First Horizon Corp.

    0.7  

Hubbell, Inc.

    0.7  

Alleghany Corp.

    0.7  

RPM International, Inc.

    0.6  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.

    0.6  

 

(a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of September 30, 2022    iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares ESG Screened S&PSmall-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results if an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities while applying screens for company involvement in controversies and controversial business activities, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Sustainability Screened Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

          

Average Annual Total Returns

         

Cumulative Total Returns

 
     6-Month Total
Returns
     1 Year      Since
Inception
           1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    (18.63 )%       (19.38 )%       12.00             (19.38 )%       25.79

Fund Market

    (18.50      (19.21      12.09         (19.21      25.99  

Index

    (18.62      (19.22      12.50               (19.22      26.90  

The inception date of the Fund was September 22, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was September 24, 2020.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning
Account Value
(04/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(09/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(04/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(09/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   $        1,000.00          $        813.70          $          0.54               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.47          $          0.61          0.12

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    17.5

Industrials

    16.7  

Information Technology

    13.8  

Health Care

    13.5  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.6  

Real Estate

    8.0  

Materials

    5.5  

Consumer Staples

    5.0  

Energy

    3.0  

Communication Services

    2.3  

Utilities

    2.1  

 

(a) 

Excludes money market funds.

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Livent Corp.

    0.8

Agree Realty REIT Corp.

    0.7  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.

    0.7  

AMN Healthcare, Inc.

    0.6  

Cytokinetics, Inc.

    0.6  

Rogers Corp.

    0.6  

Exponent, Inc.

    0.6  

SPS Commerce, Inc.

    0.6  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    0.6  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    0.6  

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not trade in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the fund, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%

   

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    2,767     $ 85,583  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    384       201,531  
   

 

 

 
      287,114  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%            

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    929       89,472  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    1,226       108,268  

FedEx Corp.

    1,778       263,980  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    5,463       882,493  
   

 

 

 
          1,344,213  
Airlines — 0.2%            

Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a)

    922       36,096  

American Airlines Group, Inc.(a)

    4,847       58,358  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a)

    4,807       134,884  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    4,439       136,899  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,420       78,723  
   

 

 

 
      444,960  
Auto Components — 0.1%            

Aptiv PLC(a)

    2,029       158,688  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    1,747       54,856  
   

 

 

 
      213,544  
Automobiles — 3.0%            

Ford Motor Co.

    29,477       330,142  

General Motors Co.

    10,884       349,268  

Tesla, Inc.(a)

    19,880       5,273,170  
   

 

 

 
      5,952,580  
Banks — 3.6%            

Bank of America Corp.

    52,178       1,575,776  

Citigroup, Inc.

    14,455       602,340  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    3,662       125,826  

Comerica, Inc.

    991       70,460  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    5,136       164,147  

First Republic Bank

    1,369       178,723  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    10,698       141,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    21,889       2,287,400  

KeyCorp.

    6,992       112,012  

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,316       232,037  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    3,060       457,225  

Regions Financial Corp.

    7,022       140,932  

Signature Bank

    465       70,215  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    439       147,407  

Truist Financial Corp.

    9,894       430,785  

US Bancorp

    10,090       406,829  

Zions Bancorp NA

    1,112       56,556  
   

 

 

 
      7,199,670  
Beverages — 2.1%            

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    1,367       91,001  

Coca-Cola Co.

    29,051       1,627,437  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    1,185       272,171  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    6,368       228,102  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    1,391       66,754  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    2,883       250,706  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    10,301       1,681,741  
   

 

 

 
      4,217,912  
Biotechnology — 2.5%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    13,197       1,771,169  

Amgen, Inc.

    3,993       900,022  

Biogen, Inc.(a)

    1,088       290,496  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    9,355       577,110  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Incyte Corp.(a)

    1,378     $ 91,830  

Moderna, Inc.(a)

    2,522       298,227  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    799       550,407  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    1,914       554,180  
   

 

 

 
          5,033,441  
Building Products — 0.5%            

A O Smith Corp.

    951       46,200  

Allegion PLC

    659       59,099  

Carrier Global Corp.

    6,308       224,312  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    964       51,757  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    5,121       252,056  

Masco Corp.

    1,690       78,906  

Trane Technologies PLC

    1,730       250,521  
   

 

 

 
      962,851  
Capital Markets — 3.3%  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    811       204,332  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    5,512       212,322  

BlackRock, Inc.(b)

    1,126       619,615  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    785       92,136  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    11,397       819,102  

CME Group, Inc.

    2,688       476,125  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    284       113,631  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    2,124       45,709  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    2,548       746,691  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    4,165       376,308  

Invesco Ltd.

    3,409       46,703  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    276       61,407  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,174       285,411  

Morgan Stanley

    9,995       789,705  

MSCI, Inc., Class A

    600       253,074  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    2,540       143,967  

Northern Trust Corp.

    1,560       133,474  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1,452       143,487  

S&P Global, Inc.

    2,543       776,505  

State Street Corp.

    2,741       166,680  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    1,680       176,417  
   

 

 

 
      6,682,801  
Chemicals — 1.9%            

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    1,655       385,168  

Albemarle Corp.

    870       230,063  

Celanese Corp.

    747       67,484  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    1,493       143,701  

Corteva, Inc.

    5,364       306,552  

Dow, Inc.

    5,383       236,475  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    920       65,366  

Ecolab, Inc.

    1,850       267,177  

FMC Corp.

    948       100,204  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    1,900       172,577  

Linde PLC

    3,720       1,002,875  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    1,903       143,258  

Mosaic Co.

    2,588       125,078  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    1,754       194,150  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    1,757       359,746  
   

 

 

 
      3,799,874  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%  

Cintas Corp.

    639       248,054  

Copart, Inc.(a)

    1,598       170,027  

Republic Services, Inc.

    1,539       209,366  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Rollins, Inc.

    1,681     $ 58,297  

Waste Management, Inc.

    2,806       449,549  
   

 

 

 
      1,135,293  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%            

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

    1,847       208,508  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    30,908       1,236,320  

F5, Inc.(a)

    437       63,247  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    2,419       63,184  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    1,250       279,963  
   

 

 

 
      1,851,222  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%            

Quanta Services, Inc.

    1,060       135,033  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.2%            

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    468       150,738  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    997       157,237  
   

 

 

 
      307,975  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%            

American Express Co.

    4,477       603,992  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    2,855       263,146  

Discover Financial Services

    2,047       186,113  

Synchrony Financial

    3,611       101,794  
   

 

 

 
      1,155,045  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%            

Amcor PLC

    11,269       120,916  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    601       97,783  

Ball Corp.

    2,356       113,842  

International Paper Co.

    2,709       85,875  

Packaging Corp. of America

    692       77,705  

Sealed Air Corp.

    1,089       48,471  

Westrock Co.

    1,882       58,135  
   

 

 

 
      602,727  
Distributors — 0.2%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    1,050       156,786  

LKQ Corp.

    1,942       91,565  

Pool Corp.

    296       94,190  
   

 

 

 
      342,541  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.8%            

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)

    13,471       3,597,026  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%  

AT&T Inc.

    53,188       815,904  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

    7,006       51,004  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    31,346       1,190,207  
   

 

 

 
          2,057,115  
Electric Utilities — 1.2%            

Constellation Energy Corp.

    2,430       202,152  

Edison International

    2,846       161,027  

Entergy Corp.

    1,518       152,756  

Eversource Energy

    2,574       200,669  

Exelon Corp.

    7,433       278,440  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    4,069       150,553  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    14,665       1,149,882  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    1,762       67,432  
   

 

 

 
      2,362,911  
Electrical Equipment — 0.6%            

AMETEK, Inc.

    1,711       194,044  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    2,986       398,213  

Emerson Electric Co.

    4,408       322,754  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electrical Equipment (continued)  

Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)

    476     $ 84,795  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    859       184,779  
   

 

 

 
      1,184,585  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    4,429       296,566  

CDW Corp.

    1,003       156,548  

Corning, Inc.

    5,674       164,659  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

    1,343       211,335  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    2,397       264,533  

Trimble, Inc.(a)

    1,842       99,965  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    388       101,660  
   

 

 

 
      1,295,266  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    7,583       158,940  

Halliburton Co.

    6,776       166,825  

Schlumberger NV

    10,549       378,709  
   

 

 

 
      704,474  
Entertainment — 1.5%            

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    5,308       394,597  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    1,980       229,106  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    1,065       80,983  

Netflix, Inc.(a)

    3,317       780,954  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)

    1,177       128,293  

Walt Disney Co.(a)

    13,607       1,283,548  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a)

    16,539       190,198  
   

 

 

 
          3,087,679  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.0%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    1,107       155,190  

American Tower Corp.

    3,475       746,083  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    1,042       191,926  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    1,064       79,768  

Camden Property Trust

    794       94,843  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    3,234       467,475  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    2,154       213,634  

Duke Realty Corp.

    2,869       138,286  

Equinix, Inc.

    681       387,380  

Equity Residential

    2,524       169,663  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    489       118,450  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    1,002       173,055  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    537       48,394  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    4,048       92,780  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    5,278       83,815  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    2,149       94,492  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    4,653       85,662  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    862       133,670  

Prologis, Inc.

    5,525       561,340  

Public Storage

    1,176       344,345  

Realty Income Corp.

    4,629       269,408  

Regency Centers Corp.

    1,163       62,628  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    801       228,005  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    2,443       219,259  

UDR, Inc.

    2,289       95,474  

Ventas, Inc.

    2,994       120,269  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    7,218       215,457  

Vornado Realty Trust

    1,201       27,815  

Welltower, Inc.

    3,442       221,389  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    5,526       157,823  
   

 

 

 
      5,997,778  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1%            

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    3,306       1,561,325  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)            

Kroger Co.

    4,851     $ 212,231  

Sysco Corp.

    3,802       268,839  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    5,360       168,304  
   

 

 

 
      2,210,699  
Food Products — 1.3%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    4,175       335,879  

Campbell Soup Co.

    1,517       71,481  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    3,583       116,913  

General Mills, Inc.

    4,439       340,072  

Hershey Co.

    1,101       242,737  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    2,121       96,378  

J M Smucker Co.

    799       109,791  

Kellogg Co.

    1,908       132,911  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    5,970       199,100  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    1,075       83,184  

McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS

    1,867       133,061  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    10,230       560,911  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    2,153       141,947  
   

 

 

 
      2,564,365  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    1,038       105,720  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0%            

Abbott Laboratories

    13,071       1,264,750  

ABIOMED, Inc.(a)

    343       84,261  

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

    546       113,082  

Baxter International, Inc.

    3,764       202,729  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    2,129       474,405  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    10,671       413,288  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

    367       96,851  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.(c)

    1,597       45,275  

Dexcom, Inc.(a)

    2,931       236,063  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    4,627       382,329  

Hologic, Inc.(a)

    1,850       119,362  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

    620       201,996  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

    2,665       499,528  

Medtronic PLC

    9,917       800,798  

ResMed, Inc.

    1,094       238,820  

STERIS PLC

    746       124,045  

Stryker Corp.

    2,513       508,983  

Teleflex, Inc.

    351       70,712  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    1,569       164,039  
   

 

 

 
          6,041,316  
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.1%            

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    1,165       157,660  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    2,035       135,694  

Centene Corp.(a)

    4,257       331,237  

Cigna Corp.

    2,278       632,077  

CVS Health Corp.

    9,799       934,531  

DaVita, Inc.(a)

    417       34,515  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    1,792       813,998  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    1,613       296,453  

Henry Schein, Inc.(a)

    1,008       66,296  

Humana, Inc.

    943       457,534  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    678       138,861  

McKesson Corp.

    1,070       363,661  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    431       142,161  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    870       106,740  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    6,982       3,526,189  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    500       44,090  
   

 

 

 
      8,181,697  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.1%            

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)

    296     $ 486,390  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    1,600       51,616  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    7,294       51,277  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

    208       312,574  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    919       116,088  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    269       83,444  

Expedia Group, Inc.(a)

    1,134       106,244  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    2,038       245,824  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    2,463       92,412  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    2,068       289,809  

McDonald’s Corp.

    5,491       1,266,993  

MGM Resorts International

    2,445       72,665  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,112       35,352  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    1,632       61,853  

Starbucks Corp.

    8,564       721,603  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

    774       48,785  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    2,128       226,292  
   

 

 

 
      4,269,221  
Household Durables — 0.3%            

DR Horton, Inc.

    2,369       159,552  

Garmin Ltd.

    1,141       91,634  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    1,911       142,465  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)

    385       35,108  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    2,762       38,364  

NVR, Inc.(a)

    23       91,703  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    1,720       64,500  

Whirlpool Corp.

    405       54,598  
   

 

 

 
      677,924  
Household Products — 1.6%            

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    1,803       128,806  

Clorox Co.

    915       117,477  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    6,226       437,376  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    2,516       283,151  

Procter & Gamble Co.

    17,835       2,251,669  
   

 

 

 
          3,218,479  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%            

General Electric Co.

    8,185       506,733  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.5%            

Aflac, Inc.

    4,310       242,222  

Allstate Corp.

    2,009       250,181  

American International Group, Inc.

    5,700       270,636  

Aon PLC, Class A

    1,574       421,627  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    1,567       268,302  

Assurant, Inc.

    389       56,510  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    1,754       106,082  

Chubb Ltd.

    3,117       566,920  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    1,193       106,857  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    296       77,682  

Globe Life, Inc.

    678       67,597  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    2,420       149,895  

Lincoln National Corp.

    1,161       50,979  

Loews Corp.

    1,461       72,816  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    3,725       556,105  

MetLife, Inc.

    5,022       305,237  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    1,727       124,603  

Progressive Corp.

    4,366       507,373  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    2,765       237,182  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    1,765       270,398  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

W R Berkley Corp.

    1,523     $ 98,355  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    823       165,374  
   

 

 

 
      4,972,933  
Interactive Media & Services — 5.3%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

    44,754       4,280,720  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    40,020       3,847,923  

Match Group, Inc.(a)

    2,131       101,755  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a)

    17,023       2,309,681  

Twitter, Inc.(a)

    5,039       220,910  
   

 

 

 
          10,760,989  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.8%            

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    66,154       7,475,402  

eBay, Inc.

    4,118       151,584  

Etsy, Inc.(a)

    954       95,524  
   

 

 

 
      7,722,510  
IT Services — 4.9%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    4,721       1,214,713  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)

    1,197       96,143  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    3,101       701,415  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    876       126,425  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    3,864       221,948  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    1,723       42,179  

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

    426       154,293  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    4,538       342,937  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

    4,772       446,516  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)

    562       99,008  

Gartner, Inc.(a)

    593       164,077  

Global Payments, Inc.

    2,077       224,420  

International Business Machines Corp.

    6,741       800,898  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    538       98,061  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    6,368       1,810,677  

Paychex, Inc.

    2,395       268,743  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

    8,632       742,956  

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

    700       121,590  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    12,204       2,168,041  
   

 

 

 
      9,845,040  
Leisure Products — 0.0%            

Hasbro, Inc.

    956       64,454  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.1%            

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    2,230       271,056  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)

    160       66,742  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    295       83,780  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)

    381       74,981  

Danaher Corp.

    4,887       1,262,263  

Illumina, Inc.(a)

    1,169       223,034  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,386       251,060  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

    167       181,048  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    951       114,434  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    2,924       1,483,024  

Waters Corp.(a)

    450       121,289  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    552       135,836  
   

 

 

 
      4,268,547  
Machinery — 1.8%            

Caterpillar, Inc.

    3,940       646,475  

Cummins, Inc.

    1,047       213,075  

Deere & Co.

    2,076       693,156  

Dover Corp.

    1,073       125,090  

Fortive Corp.

    2,669       155,603  

IDEX Corp.

    560       111,916  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    2,100       379,365  
Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery (continued)

   

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    2,995     $ 129,564  

Nordson Corp.

    409       86,819  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    3,123       199,247  

PACCAR, Inc.

    2,594       217,092  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    958       232,133  

Pentair PLC

    1,231       50,016  

Snap-on, Inc.

    395       79,533  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    1,102       82,881  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    1,363       110,880  

Xylem, Inc.

    1,334       116,538  
   

 

 

 
          3,629,383  
Media — 0.8%            

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)

    824       249,960  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    32,870       964,077  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    1,843       25,489  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    2,292       70,319  

Fox Corp., Class B

    1,087       30,979  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    2,910       74,496  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    2,908       43,940  

News Corp., Class B

    924       14,248  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    1,532       96,654  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    3,785       72,066  
   

 

 

 
      1,642,228  
Metals & Mining — 0.4%            

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    10,643       290,873  

Newmont Corp.

    5,942       249,742  

Nucor Corp.

    1,962       209,915  
   

 

 

 
      750,530  
Multiline Retail — 0.6%            

Dollar General Corp.

    1,692       405,843  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

    1,582       215,310  

Target Corp.

    3,466       514,320  
   

 

 

 
      1,135,473  
Multi-Utilities — 0.5%            

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    4,676       131,770  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    2,639       226,320  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    3,713       208,782  

Sempra Energy

    2,347       351,909  
   

 

 

 
      918,781  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%            

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    14,738       245,240  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    3,715       369,011  

ONEOK, Inc.

    3,319       170,066  

Phillips 66

    3,591       289,865  

Valero Energy Corp.

    2,953       315,528  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    9,116       260,991  
   

 

 

 
      1,650,701  
Personal Products — 0.2%            

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    1,733       374,155  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.6%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    15,937       1,132,961  

Catalent, Inc.(a)

    1,339       96,890  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    5,886       1,903,238  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    18,908       1,628,357  

Organon & Co.

    1,909       44,671  

Pfizer, Inc.

    41,890       1,833,107  

Viatris, Inc.

    9,042       77,038  

Zoetis, Inc.

    3,494       518,125  
   

 

 

 
      7,234,387  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Professional Services — 0.2%

 

Equifax, Inc.

    914     $ 156,687  

Nielsen Holdings PLC(a)

    2,638       73,125  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    834       63,801  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    1,167       199,009  
   

 

 

 
      492,622  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)

    2,407       162,497  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 1.0%            

CSX Corp.

    15,975       425,574  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    614       96,042  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    1,750       366,887  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    684       170,159  

Union Pacific Corp.

    4,661       908,056  
   

 

 

 
      1,966,718  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.4%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

    12,049       763,425  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    3,880       540,639  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    6,493       531,972  

Broadcom, Inc.

    3,014       1,338,246  

Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)

    1,009       279,967  

Intel Corp.

    30,647       789,773  

KLA Corp.

    1,056       319,577  

Lam Research Corp.

    1,021       373,686  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    4,124       251,688  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    8,225       412,073  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    333       121,012  

NVIDIA Corp.

    18,690       2,268,779  

NXP Semiconductors N.V

    1,957       288,677  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    3,247       202,386  

Qorvo, Inc.(a)

    774       61,463  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    8,382       946,998  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    1,201       102,409  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a)

    414       95,825  

Teradyne, Inc.

    1,175       88,301  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    6,820       1,055,600  
   

 

 

 
          10,832,496  
Software — 9.6%            

Adobe, Inc.(a)

    3,493       961,274  

ANSYS, Inc.(a)

    652       144,548  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

    1,621       302,803  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

    2,040       333,397  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(a)

    1,147       64,094  

Citrix Systems, Inc.(a)

    919       95,484  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

    4,905       240,983  

Intuit, Inc.

    2,105       815,309  

Microsoft Corp.

    55,665       12,964,378  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    4,402       88,656  

Oracle Corp.

    11,338       692,412  

Paycom Software, Inc.(a)

    363       119,786  

PTC, Inc.(a)

    786       82,216  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    790       284,116  

Salesforce, Inc.(a)

    7,427       1,068,300  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

    1,508       569,436  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

    1,145       349,809  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

    311       108,072  
   

 

 

 
      19,285,073  
Specialty Retail — 2.5%            

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    447       69,884  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Specialty Retail (continued)

 

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

    146     $ 312,722  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    1,711       55,778  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    1,511       95,707  

CarMax, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,196       78,960  

Home Depot, Inc.

    7,671       2,116,736  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    4,770       895,854  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

    474       333,388  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    2,612       220,113  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    8,745       543,239  

Tractor Supply Co.

    824       153,165  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)

    385       154,458  
   

 

 

 
      5,030,004  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 8.0%  

Apple Inc.

    112,754       15,582,603  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    9,705       116,266  

HP, Inc.

    6,821       169,979  

NetApp, Inc.

    1,640       101,434  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    1,464       77,929  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    2,335       76,004  
   

 

 

 
      16,124,215  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%  

Nike, Inc., Class B

    9,432       783,988  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    315       26,753  

Tapestry, Inc.

    1,871       53,193  

VF Corp.

    2,475       74,027  
   

 

 

 
      937,961  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%  

Fastenal Co.(c)

    4,294       197,696  

United Rentals, Inc.(a)

    525       141,813  
   

 

 

 
      339,509  
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    1,363       177,408  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.(a)

    4,493       602,826  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $264,322,377)

          200,653,224  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities(b)(d)

   

Money Market Funds — 0.3%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 3.18%(e)

    359,160       359,268  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.81%

    202,148       202,148  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%
(Cost: $561,309)

      561,416  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost: $264,883,686)

      201,214,640  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

 

    (138,657
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   201,075,983  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

09/30/22

   

Shares

Held at

09/30/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 12,354     $ 345,627 (a)    $     $ 1,177     $ 110     $ 359,268       359,160     $ 839 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    320,000             (117,852 )(a)                  202,148       202,148       2,221        

BlackRock, Inc.

    719,848       147,069       (32,627     (596     (214,079     619,615       1,126       10,053        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 581     $ (213,969   $  1,181,031       $  13,113     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

         
Description    Number of
Contracts
      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount

(000)

      

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

                 

Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index

     27          12/16/22        $ 486        $ (41,630
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 41,630      $      $      $      $  41,630  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (19,403    $      $      $      $ (19,403
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (64,628    $      $      $      $ (64,628
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

Futures contracts

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 461,101  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

                 

Aerospace & Defense

   $ 287,114        $        $        $ 287,114  

Air Freight & Logistics

             1,344,213                                    1,344,213  

Airlines

     444,960                            444,960  

Auto Components

     213,544                            213,544  

Automobiles

     5,952,580                            5,952,580  

Banks

     7,199,670                            7,199,670  

Beverages

     4,217,912                            4,217,912  

Biotechnology

     5,033,441                            5,033,441  

Building Products

     962,851                            962,851  

Capital Markets

     6,682,801                            6,682,801  

Chemicals

     3,799,874                            3,799,874  

Commercial Services & Supplies

     1,135,293                            1,135,293  

Communications Equipment

     1,851,222                            1,851,222  

Construction & Engineering

     135,033                            135,033  

Construction Materials

     307,975                            307,975  

Consumer Finance

     1,155,045                            1,155,045  

Containers & Packaging

     602,727                            602,727  

Distributors

     342,541                            342,541  

Diversified Financial Services

     3,597,026                            3,597,026  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2,057,115                            2,057,115  

Electric Utilities

     2,362,911                            2,362,911  

Electrical Equipment

     1,184,585                            1,184,585  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1,295,266                            1,295,266  

Energy Equipment & Services

     704,474                            704,474  

Entertainment

     3,087,679                            3,087,679  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     5,997,778                            5,997,778  

Food & Staples Retailing

     2,210,699                            2,210,699  

Food Products

     2,564,365                            2,564,365  

Gas Utilities

     105,720                            105,720  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     6,041,316                            6,041,316  

Health Care Providers & Services

     8,181,697                            8,181,697  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     4,269,221                            4,269,221  

Household Durables

     677,924                            677,924  

Household Products

     3,218,479                            3,218,479  

Industrial Conglomerates

     506,733                            506,733  

Insurance

     4,972,933                            4,972,933  

Interactive Media & Services

     10,760,989                            10,760,989  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     7,722,510                            7,722,510  

IT Services

     9,845,040                            9,845,040  

Leisure Products

     64,454                            64,454  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     4,268,547                            4,268,547  

Machinery

     3,629,383                            3,629,383  

Media

     1,642,228                            1,642,228  

Metals & Mining

     750,530                            750,530  

Multiline Retail

     1,135,473                            1,135,473  

Multi-Utilities

     918,781                            918,781  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     1,650,701                            1,650,701  

Personal Products

     374,155                            374,155  

Pharmaceuticals

     7,234,387                            7,234,387  

Professional Services

     492,622                            492,622  

Real Estate Management & Development

     162,497                            162,497  

Road & Rail

     1,966,718                            1,966,718  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     10,832,496                            10,832,496  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

 

                                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Common Stocks (continued)

                 

Software

   $         19,189,589        $ 95,484        $        $         19,285,073  

Specialty Retail

     5,030,004                            5,030,004  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     16,124,215                            16,124,215  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     937,961                            937,961  

Trading Companies & Distributors

     339,509                            339,509  

Water Utilities

     177,408                            177,408  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     602,826                            602,826  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     561,416                            561,416  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 201,119,156        $ 95,484        $        $ 201,214,640  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ (41,630      $        $        $ (41,630
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

S C H E D U L E S   O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%            

Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)

    3,308     $ 382,901  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    1,881       261,760  

Hexcel Corp.

    4,145       214,380  

Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)

    2,825       114,695  

Woodward, Inc.

    2,947       236,526  
   

 

 

 
      1,210,262  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

GXO Logistics, Inc.(a)

    5,835       204,575  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.1%            

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)

    16,053       106,431  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 1.5%            

Adient PLC(a)

    4,671       129,620  

Dana, Inc.

    6,277       71,746  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)

    2,070       163,696  

Gentex Corp.

    11,519       274,613  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(a)(b)

    13,854       139,787  

Lear Corp.

    2,909       348,178  

Visteon Corp.(a)

    1,387       147,105  
   

 

 

 
          1,274,745  
Automobiles — 0.5%            

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    6,516       227,278  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    2,683       187,756  
   

 

 

 
      415,034  
Banks — 8.2%            

Associated Banc-Corp.

    7,426       149,114  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    1,983       150,946  

Bank OZK

    5,472       216,472  

Cadence Bank

    4,744       120,545  

Cathay General Bancorp

    3,661       140,802  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    5,367       355,081  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    3,154       417,022  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    6,934       465,549  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    6,423       268,674  

First Horizon Corp.

    26,288       601,995  

FNB Corp.

    17,258       200,193  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    8,365       132,167  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    5,425       266,530  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    4,218       193,227  

Home BancShares, Inc.

    9,458       212,900  

International Bancshares Corp.

    2,604       110,670  

Old National Bancorp

    14,349       236,328  

PacWest Bancorp

    5,817       131,464  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    3,760       304,936  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    4,489       299,326  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    7,151       268,234  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)

    2,454       144,860  

UMB Financial Corp.

    2,140       180,381  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    10,795       184,487  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    6,594       235,735  

Valley National Bancorp

    20,678       223,322  

Washington Federal, Inc.

    3,213       96,326  

Webster Financial Corp.

    8,652       391,070  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    2,995       244,242  
   

 

 

 
      6,942,598  
Beverages — 0.5%            

Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    467       151,145  
Security   Shares     Value  
Beverages (continued)            

Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,974     $ 179,002  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    227       93,463  
   

 

 

 
      423,610  
Biotechnology — 2.0%            

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    5,186       171,397  

Exelixis, Inc.(a)

    15,766       247,211  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    6,750       266,895  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    4,685       497,594  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    2,239       468,802  
   

 

 

 
      1,651,899  
Building Products — 2.7%            

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)(b)

    7,646       450,502  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    2,534       710,559  

Lennox International, Inc.

    1,580       351,819  

Owens Corning

    4,715       370,646  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    2,127       166,757  

Trex Co., Inc.(a)

    5,402       237,364  
   

 

 

 
      2,287,647  
Capital Markets — 2.1%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    1,885       210,837  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    1,772       145,747  

Federated Hermes, Inc.

    4,166       137,978  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    5,061       323,449  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    6,519       132,401  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    9,151       269,955  

SEI Investments Co.

    5,067       248,536  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    5,221       271,022  
   

 

 

 
          1,739,925  
Chemicals — 2.3%            

Ashland, Inc.

    2,451       232,771  

Avient Corp.

    4,206       127,442  

Cabot Corp.

    2,758       176,209  

Chemours Co.

    7,600       187,340  

Ingevity Corp.(a)

    1,760       106,709  

NewMarket Corp.

    340       102,282  

RPM International, Inc.

    6,320       526,519  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Class A

    2,027       86,654  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    2,059       142,771  

Valvoline, Inc.

    8,725       221,092  
   

 

 

 
      1,909,789  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.6%            

Brink’s Co.

    2,339       113,301  

Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)

    2,465       271,101  

IAA, Inc.(a)

    6,579       209,541  

MillerKnoll, Inc.

    3,770       58,812  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    1,802       196,923  

Stericycle, Inc.(a)

    4,516       190,169  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    2,612       335,720  
   

 

 

 
      1,375,567  
Communications Equipment — 1.0%            

Calix, Inc.(a)

    2,779       169,908  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    7,365       297,767  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)

    3,380       231,766  

Viasat, Inc.(a)

    3,751       113,393  
   

 

 

 
      812,834  
Construction & Engineering — 1.9%            

AECOM

    6,841       467,719  

Dycom Industries, Inc.(a)

    1,456       139,092  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    2,418       279,231  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)            

MasTec, Inc.(a)

    2,800     $ 177,800  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    9,962       272,461  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    1,046       280,976  
   

 

 

 
      1,617,279  
Construction Materials — 0.2%            

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    1,856       198,926  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.4%            

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    1,896       59,629  

Navient Corp.

    5,446       80,002  

SLM Corp.

    12,369       173,042  
   

 

 

 
      312,673  
Containers & Packaging — 1.0%            

AptarGroup, Inc.

    3,213       305,332  

Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS

    1,304       77,679  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    4,120       173,205  

Sonoco Products Co.

    4,777       270,999  
   

 

 

 
      827,215  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.2%            

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    190       102,216  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)

    1,575       129,544  

H&R Block, Inc.

    7,818       332,577  

Service Corp. International

    7,724       445,984  
   

 

 

 
      1,010,321  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%            

Voya Financial, Inc.

    4,818       291,489  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Iridium Communications, Inc.(a)

    6,220       275,981  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.2%            

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

    5,363       185,882  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 2.5%            

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    1,603       252,424  

EnerSys

    2,000       116,340  

Hubbell, Inc.

    2,630       586,490  

nVent Electric PLC

    8,156       257,811  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    3,257       457,153  

SunPower Corp.(a)

    4,153       95,685  

Sunrun, Inc.(a)(b)

    10,391       286,688  

Vicor Corp.(a)

    1,075       63,575  
   

 

 

 
          2,116,166  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.3%  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)(b)

    3,156       290,952  

Avnet, Inc.

    4,659       168,283  

Belden, Inc.(b)

    2,132       127,963  

Cognex Corp.

    8,543       354,107  

Coherent Corp.(a)

    6,350       221,298  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    1,632       137,659  

Jabil, Inc.

    6,769       390,639  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    1,221       242,600  

National Instruments Corp.

    6,482       244,631  

Novanta, Inc.(a)

    1,754       202,850  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    2,064       167,576  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    6,430       114,390  

Vontier Corp.

    7,738       129,302  
   

 

 

 
      2,792,250  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%            

ChampionX Corp.

    9,942       194,565  

NOV, Inc.

    19,243       311,352  
   

 

 

 
      505,917  
Security   Shares     Value  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

    2,162     $ 151,708  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 8.0%  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    7,554       291,735  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    14,681       271,158  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    5,508       127,951  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

    7,489       174,868  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

    8,660       155,274  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    2,134       308,022  

EPR Properties

    3,711       133,076  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    6,470       289,921  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    5,176       139,545  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    10,867       181,805  

JBG SMITH Properties

    4,897       90,986  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    5,153       216,993  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    10,734       184,839  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    4,268       352,067  

Life Storage, Inc.

    4,134       457,882  

Macerich Co.

    10,676       84,767  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    29,345       348,032  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

    8,677       345,865  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    4,208       174,969  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    11,469       338,221  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    11,062       124,558  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

    6,537       94,852  

Physicians Realty Trust

    11,235       168,974  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    3,972       163,011  

Rayonier, Inc.

    7,173       214,975  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    8,381       435,812  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    11,381       149,319  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    3,170       127,307  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

    6,679       241,513  

STORE Capital Corp.

    13,018       407,854  
   

 

 

 
          6,796,151  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%            

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)

    6,623       482,221  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)

    4,384       145,943  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)

    5,288       146,742  
   

 

 

 
      774,906  
Food Products — 1.7%            

Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)

    7,857       519,741  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    9,495       234,432  

Ingredion, Inc.

    3,210       258,469  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    984       147,875  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    2,246       51,703  

Post Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,676       219,191  
   

 

 

 
      1,431,411  
Gas Utilities — 1.3%            

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    4,714       182,432  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    2,652       186,674  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    3,032       211,482  

Spire, Inc.

    2,572       160,313  

UGI Corp.

    10,303       333,096  
   

 

 

 
      1,073,997  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.0%            

Enovis Corp.(a)

    2,343       107,942  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)

    8,004       262,611  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a)

    3,788       225,651  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)

    2,514       186,112  

ICU Medical, Inc.(a)

    983       148,040  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    3,575       151,437  

 

 

S C H E D U L E S   O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)            

LivaNova PLC(a)

    2,661     $ 135,099  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    2,368       334,267  

Neogen Corp.(a)

    10,587       147,900  

NuVasive, Inc.(a)

    2,600       113,906  

Omnicell, Inc.(a)

    2,178       189,551  

Penumbra, Inc.(a)

    1,856       351,898  

QuidelOrtho Corp.(a)

    2,669       190,780  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a)

    1,760       489,403  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)

    2,353       166,004  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(a)

    3,183       152,307  
   

 

 

 
      3,352,908  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.9%            

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)

    4,450       347,901  

Amedisys, Inc.(a)

    1,596       154,477  

Chemed Corp.

    730       318,689  

Encompass Health Corp.

    4,888       221,084  

HealthEquity, Inc.(a)

    4,133       277,614  

LHC Group, Inc.(a)

    1,528       250,073  

Option Care Health, Inc.(a)

    7,461       234,798  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    4,323       103,838  

Progyny, Inc.(a)

    3,539       131,155  

R1 RCM, Inc.(a)

    6,713       124,392  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    5,285       272,600  
   

 

 

 
          2,436,621  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.8%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    4,029       191,982  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    1,427       156,285  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    1,625       299,244  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    1,122       103,875  

Light & Wonder, Inc.(a)

    4,640       198,963  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    1,925       234,580  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    1,593       111,526  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    3,275       285,776  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    4,123       140,677  

Wendy’s Co.

    8,390       156,809  

Wingstop, Inc.

    1,465       183,740  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    4,425       271,474  
   

 

 

 
      2,334,931  
Household Durables — 1.5%            

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)

    1,192       114,957  

KB Home

    4,157       107,749  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    6,524       216,727  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)

    5,592       130,406  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    8,473       204,538  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    5,260       220,920  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    1,586       261,341  
   

 

 

 
      1,256,638  
Household Products — 0.1%            

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    3,260       81,956  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    2,203       189,899  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.9%            

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    659       553,145  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    3,435       422,265  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a)

    3,534       153,446  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    5,629       101,153  

First American Financial Corp.

    5,126       236,309  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    1,746       223,732  

Kemper Corp.

    3,057       126,132  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    1,055       269,468  
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)            

Old Republic International Corp.

    14,167     $ 296,515  

Primerica, Inc.

    1,842       227,395  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    3,283       413,034  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    2,151       301,979  

RLI Corp.

    1,994       204,146  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    2,956       240,618  

Unum Group

    9,249       358,861  
   

 

 

 
      4,128,198  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.3%            

TripAdvisor, Inc.(a)

    4,982       110,003  

Ziff Davis, Inc.(a)

    2,323       159,079  
   

 

 

 
      269,082  
IT Services — 1.9%            

Concentrix Corp.

    2,105       234,981  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)

    2,319       175,687  

Genpact Ltd.

    8,306       363,554  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(a)

    10,041       83,039  

Maximus, Inc.

    2,966       171,642  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    16,238       83,626  

Western Union Co.

    18,980       256,230  

WEX, Inc.(a)

    2,174       275,968  
   

 

 

 
          1,644,727  
Leisure Products — 0.9%            

Brunswick Corp.

    3,657       239,351  

Polaris, Inc.

    2,743       262,368  

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.(a)

    6,819       131,334  

YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)

    4,222       120,411  
   

 

 

 
      753,464  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.6%            

Azenta, Inc.

    3,675       157,511  

Bruker Corp.

    4,962       263,284  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,236       194,262  

Repligen Corp.(a)(b)

    2,528       473,014  

Syneos Health, Inc.(a)

    5,029       237,117  
   

 

 

 
      1,325,188  
Machinery — 4.7%            

AGCO Corp.

    3,033       291,684  

Chart Industries, Inc.(a)

    1,757       323,903  

Crane Holdings Co.

    2,336       204,493  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    6,053       296,657  

Esab Corp.

    2,271       75,761  

Flowserve Corp.

    6,441       156,516  

Graco, Inc.

    8,285       496,686  

ITT, Inc.

    4,051       264,692  

Kennametal, Inc.

    4,010       82,526  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    2,837       356,668  

Middleby Corp.(a)

    2,640       338,369  

Oshkosh Corp.

    3,215       225,982  

Terex Corp.

    3,337       99,242  

Timken Co.

    3,289       194,183  

Toro Co.

    5,123       443,037  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    1,345       169,107  
   

 

 

 
      4,019,506  
Marine — 0.2%            

Kirby Corp.(a)

    2,948       179,150  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%            

Cable One, Inc.

    239       203,879  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

    2,123       79,740  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Media (continued)            

New York Times Co., Class A

    8,106     $ 233,047  

TEGNA, Inc.

    11,047       228,452  
   

 

 

 
      745,118  
Metals & Mining — 3.0%            

Alcoa Corp.

    8,814       296,679  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(a)(b)

    25,342       341,357  

Commercial Metals Co.

    5,942       210,822  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    2,954       515,207  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    3,216       301,725  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    8,499       603,004  

United States Steel Corp.

    11,673       211,515  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    1,486       56,676  
   

 

 

 
          2,536,985  
Multiline Retail — 0.7%            

Kohl’s Corp.

    6,293       158,269  

Macy’s, Inc.

    13,272       207,972  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    5,579       93,337  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,864       147,782  
   

 

 

 
      607,360  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.7%            

DT Midstream, Inc.

    4,767       247,360  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    21,297       159,301  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    7,147       384,794  

Targa Resources Corp.

    11,099       669,714  
   

 

 

 
      1,461,169  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    3,635       186,076  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 0.4%            

BellRing Brands, Inc.(a)

    6,664       137,345  

Coty, Inc., Class A(a)

    17,115       108,167  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    2,512       83,825  
   

 

 

 
      329,337  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.8%            

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    3,071       409,333  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    6,595       235,178  
   

 

 

 
      644,511  
Professional Services — 1.6%            

ASGN, Inc.(a)

    2,469       223,124  

FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)

    1,692       280,381  

Insperity, Inc.

    1,779       181,618  

KBR, Inc.

    6,812       294,415  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    2,547       164,765  

Science Applications International Corp.

    2,728       241,237  
   

 

 

 
      1,385,540  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)

    2,347       354,561  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 1.9%            

Avis Budget Group, Inc.(a)

    1,419       210,665  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    7,871       385,128  

Landstar System, Inc.

    1,791       258,566  

Ryder System, Inc.

    2,518       190,084  

Saia, Inc.(a)

    1,294       245,860  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    2,902       109,115  

XPO Logistics, Inc.(a)

    5,636       250,915  
   

 

 

 
      1,650,333  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.7%  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    5,002       85,284  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a)

    2,751       189,269  
Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

First Solar, Inc.(a)

    4,879     $ 645,345  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    6,727       331,036  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,514       130,200  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    2,801       231,475  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    2,821       181,447  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    3,175       93,377  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,685       207,996  

SiTime Corp.(a)

    777       61,173  

Synaptics, Inc.(a)

    1,941       192,178  

Universal Display Corp.

    2,129       200,871  

Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)

    6,057       626,052  
   

 

 

 
      3,175,703  
Software — 3.1%            

ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a)

    5,610       117,249  

Aspen Technology, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,402       333,956  

Blackbaud, Inc.(a)

    2,190       96,491  

CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)

    2,195       116,423  

Envestnet, Inc.(a)

    1,507       66,911  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    1,243       512,128  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)

    3,085       410,398  

NCR Corp.(a)

    6,830       129,838  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    1,985       479,536  

Qualys, Inc.(a)

    1,671       232,921  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    5,059       157,133  
   

 

 

 
      2,652,984  
Specialty Retail — 2.9%            

AutoNation, Inc.(a)

    1,900       193,553  

Five Below, Inc.(a)

    2,718       374,187  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    3,952       123,026  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    12,365       310,732  

Gap, Inc.

    10,486       86,090  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    1,349       289,428  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    1,052       289,205  

RH(a)

    983       241,887  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)

    4,088       119,043  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    3,369       397,037  
   

 

 

 
          2,424,188  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    5,512       72,097  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.8%  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

    6,762       259,931  

Carter’s, Inc.

    1,920       125,818  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    1,695       114,073  

Crocs, Inc.(a)

    3,020       207,353  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    1,300       406,393  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    17,095       118,981  

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A(a)

    6,608       209,606  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a)

    9,284       61,739  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    9,820       58,527  
   

 

 

 
      1,562,421  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.7%            

Essent Group Ltd.

    5,316       185,369  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    14,970       191,915  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    22,837       194,800  
   

 

 

 
      572,084  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.1%            

GATX Corp.

    1,735       147,735  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    2,319       168,846  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)  

Univar Solutions, Inc.(a)

    8,207     $ 186,627  

Watsco, Inc.

    1,627       418,888  
   

 

 

 
      922,096  
Water Utilities — 0.6%            

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    11,734       485,553  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7% (Cost: $100,755,116)

          84,457,572  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities(c)(d)

   
Money Market Funds — 2.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 3.18%(e)

    2,156,598       2,157,245  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.81%

    101,120       101,119  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.6%
(Cost: $2,257,445)

 

    2,258,364  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.3%
(Cost: $103,012,561)

 

    86,715,936  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.3)%

 

    (1,990,902
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 84,725,034  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

      

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/22
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
09/30/22
    Shares
Held at
09/30/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  815,271     $  1,340,817 (a)    $     $ 349     $ 808     $   2,157,245       2,156,598     $  21,772 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    90,000       11,119 (a)                         101,119       101,120       1,018        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 349     $ 808     $ 2,258,364       $ 22,790     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

For the period ended September 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
       Credit
Contracts
       Equity
Contracts
       Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
       Interest
Rate
Contracts
       Other
Contracts
       Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $ (4,490      $        $        $        $ (4,490
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 84,457,572        $        $        $ 84,457,572  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     2,258,364                            2,258,364  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 86,715,936        $        $        $ 86,715,936  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%            

AAR Corp.(a)

    1,579     $ 56,560  

AeroVironment, Inc.(a)

    1,173       97,781  

Kaman Corp.

    1,315       36,728  

National Presto Industries, Inc.

    238       15,482  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    912       10,068  

Triumph Group, Inc.(a)

    3,050       26,200  
   

 

 

 
      242,819  
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.0%            

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,210       115,640  

Forward Air Corp.

    1,261       113,818  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A(a)

    1,595       110,023  
   

 

 

 
      339,481  
Airlines — 0.4%            

Allegiant Travel Co.(a)

    726       52,983  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,413       31,731  

SkyWest, Inc.(a)

    2,375       38,618  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,529       20,810  
   

 

 

 
      144,142  
Auto Components — 1.4%            

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a)

    5,378       36,732  

Dorman Products, Inc.(a)

    1,328       109,055  

Gentherm, Inc.(a)

    1,557       77,430  

LCI Industries

    1,194       121,143  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.(a)

    903       13,744  

Patrick Industries, Inc.

    1,020       44,717  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

    874       28,405  

XPEL, Inc.(a)

    921       59,349  
   

 

 

 
      490,575  
Automobiles — 0.2%            

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    1,491       79,336  
   

 

 

 

Banks — 9.5%

   

Ameris Bancorp

    2,840       126,976  

Banc of California, Inc.

    2,619       41,825  

BancFirst Corp.

    816       73,008  

Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    2,202       48,400  

BankUnited, Inc.

    2,029       69,331  

Banner Corp.

    908       53,645  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    581       15,861  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

    1,924       22,415  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    464       9,600  

City Holding Co.

    428       37,959  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    3,273       94,557  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    2,371           142,450  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    1,193       35,170  

CVB Financial Corp.

    5,705       144,451  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

    1,522       44,564  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    1,451       65,034  

FB Financial Corp.

    1,651       63,085  

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

    6,475       88,578  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

    1,473       53,882  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    1,770       22,727  

First Financial Bancorp

    3,854       81,242  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    5,995       147,657  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    1,259       29,813  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    1,409       37,296  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    2,153       53,502  

HomeStreet, Inc.

    461       13,281  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    3,221       40,713  

Independent Bank Corp.

    1,185       88,318  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

    1,662     $ 102,030  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    1,100       80,091  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    1,412       52,230  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    1,738       65,957  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    5,563       75,156  

OFG Bancorp

    1,618       40,660  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    4,255       131,735  

Park National Corp.

    679       84,522  

Pathward Financial, Inc.

    1,023       33,718  

Preferred Bank

    107       6,980  

Renasant Corp.

    2,292       71,694  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    1,005       29,457  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    2,543       76,875  

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.(b)

    2,295       183,600  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    3,595       78,335  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    1,418       50,140  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    591       42,918  

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    1,032       56,089  

Trustmark Corp.

    2,328       71,307  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    4,408       145,905  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    1,859       49,431  

Westamerica Bancorp

    1,103       57,676  
   

 

 

 
          3,331,846  
Beverages — 0.3%            

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    723       76,754  

National Beverage Corp.

    1,096       42,240  
   

 

 

 
      118,994  
Biotechnology — 3.0%            

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    685       16,303  

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,439       63,804  

Avid Bioservices, Inc.(a)

    2,903       55,505  

Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    3,029       29,109  

Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)

    4,420       214,149  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)

    5,522       57,650  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    499       13,184  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a)

    2,083       43,722  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    915       47,461  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    6,259       64,843  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    753       64,841  

Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)

    3,786       72,237  

Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.(a)

    3,318       10,750  

REGENXBIO, Inc.(a)

    1,766       46,675  

uniQure NV(a)

    1,931       36,226  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    2,655       26,231  

Vericel Corp.(a)

    2,215       51,388  

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(a)

    3,550       68,444  

Xencor, Inc.(a)

    2,803       72,822  
   

 

 

 
      1,055,344  
Building Products — 2.1%            

AAON, Inc.

    1,972       106,251  

American Woodmark Corp.(a)

    779       34,167  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    1,040       39,749  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a)

    1,485       60,781  

Griffon Corp.

    2,224       65,653  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

    916       24,302  

PGT Innovations, Inc.(a)

    2,814       58,981  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    1,564       28,402  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a)

    6,840       130,370  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    2,893       208,759  
   

 

 

 
      757,415  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Capital Markets — 1.0%

   

B Riley Financial, Inc.

    744     $ 33,123  

Blucora, Inc.(a)

    2,242       43,360  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

    1,517       22,619  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,200       44,364  

Piper Sandler Cos

    644       67,453  

StoneX Group, Inc.(a)

    809       67,098  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

    321       51,206  

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

    5,230       24,476  
   

 

 

 
      353,699  
Chemicals — 3.0%            

AdvanSix, Inc.

    1,315       42,211  

American Vanguard Corp.

    1,362       25,469  

Balchem Corp.

    1,508       183,343  

FutureFuel Corp.

    1,240       7,490  

Hawkins, Inc.

    888       34,623  

HB Fuller Co.

    2,496       150,010  

Innospec, Inc.

    1,164       99,720  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

    981       20,385  

Livent Corp.(a)(b)

    8,415       257,920  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    640       92,403  

Stepan Co.

    995       93,202  

Tredegar Corp.

    1,181       11,149  

Trinseo PLC

    1,642       30,081  
   

 

 

 
          1,048,006  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0%        

ABM Industries, Inc.

    3,136       119,889  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    2,192       91,472  

CoreCivic, Inc.(a)

    5,522       48,815  

Deluxe Corp.

    2,023       33,683  

GEO Group, Inc.(a)

    5,611       43,205  

Harsco Corp.(a)

    3,729       13,946  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

    3,477       42,037  

HNI Corp.

    1,941       51,456  

Interface, Inc.

    2,759       24,803  

KAR Auction Services, Inc.(a)

    5,438       60,743  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    1,437       32,203  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    1,838       4,283  

UniFirst Corp.

    709       119,275  

Viad Corp.(a)

    968       30,569  
   

 

 

 
      716,379  
Communications Equipment — 1.7%            

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.

    3,308       64,770  

Clearfield, Inc.(a)(b)

    537       56,192  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    1,292       12,933  

Digi International, Inc.(a)

    1,647       56,937  

Extreme Networks, Inc.(a)

    6,069       79,322  

Harmonic, Inc.(a)

    4,932       64,461  

NETGEAR, Inc.(a)

    1,349       27,034  

NetScout Systems, Inc.(a)

    3,188       99,848  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a)

    10,696       139,583  
   

 

 

 
      601,080  
Construction & Engineering — 1.4%            

Arcosa, Inc.

    2,270       129,799  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    1,680       163,514  

Granite Construction, Inc.

    2,070       52,557  

MYR Group, Inc.(a)

    782       66,259  

NV5 Global, Inc.(a)

    584       72,311  
   

 

 

 
      484,440  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)

    1,121       50,983  
Security   Shares     Value  

Consumer Finance (continued)

   

Enova International, Inc.(a)

    1,503     $ 43,993  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    875       16,607  

LendingTree, Inc.(a)

    510       12,169  

PRA Group, Inc.(a)

    1,830       60,134  

PROG Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,369       35,488  

World Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    171       16,556  
   

 

 

 
      235,930  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%            

Myers Industries, Inc.

    1,712       28,197  

O-I Glass, Inc.(a)

    7,311       94,677  
   

 

 

 
      122,874  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0%            

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a)

    2,122       77,347  

Frontdoor, Inc.(a)

    3,826       78,012  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

    3,181       32,765  

Strategic Education, Inc.

    1,053       64,665  

Stride, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,908       80,193  

WW International, Inc.(a)

    2,511       9,868  
   

 

 

 
      342,850  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%            

ATN International, Inc.

    503       19,401  

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

    2,003       104,476  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(a)

    3,467       14,423  
   

 

 

 
      138,300  
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%            

AZZ, Inc.

    1,164       42,498  

Encore Wire Corp.(b)

    898       103,755  

Powell Industries, Inc.

    426       8,980  
   

 

 

 
      155,233  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.5%  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

    1,754       135,777  

Arlo Technologies, Inc.(a)

    4,114       19,089  

Badger Meter, Inc.

    1,374       126,944  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

    1,651       40,912  

CTS Corp.

    1,496       62,308  

ePlus, Inc.(a)

    1,263       52,465  

Fabrinet(a)

    1,727       164,842  

FARO Technologies, Inc.(a)

    858       23,543  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)

    1,433       118,094  

Itron, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,119       89,231  

Knowles Corp.(a)

    4,302       52,355  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    1,725       64,084  

OSI Systems, Inc.(a)

    744       53,613  

PC Connection, Inc.

    530       23,898  

Plexus Corp.(a)

    1,301       113,916  

Rogers Corp.(a)

    879       212,612  

Sanmina Corp.(a)

    2,714       125,061  

ScanSource, Inc.(a)

    1,184       31,269  

TTM Technologies, Inc.(a)

    4,798       63,238  
   

 

 

 
          1,573,251  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.8%            

Archrock, Inc.

    6,284       40,343  

Bristow Group, Inc.(a)

    1,102       25,886  

Core Laboratories NV

    2,175       29,319  

DMC Global, Inc.(a)

    871       13,919  

Dril-Quip, Inc.(a)

    1,614       31,505  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a)

    6,696       25,847  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    4,943       182,743  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

    420       42,609  

Oil States International, Inc.(a)

    3,000       11,670  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Energy Equipment & Services (continued)

   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    10,180     $ 118,902  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)

    4,115       33,126  

RPC, Inc.

    3,907       27,075  

US Silica Holdings, Inc.(a)

    3,547       38,840  
   

 

 

 
      621,784  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a)

    5,038       61,010  

Marcus Corp.

    1,145       15,904  
   

 

 

 
      76,914  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 7.2%        

Acadia Realty Trust

    4,035       50,922  

Agree Realty Corp.

    3,748       253,290  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

    3,413       56,588  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    2,444       62,860  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

    3,179       32,998  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    8,055       54,371  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

    4,555       82,491  

Centerspace

    722       48,605  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)

    2,291       22,612  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

    1,095       35,861  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

    9,903       74,372  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    11,227       11,116  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

    4,264       67,243  

Elme Communities

    4,103       72,049  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

    6,630       128,953  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

    3,824       92,503  

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

    4,314       11,346  

Getty Realty Corp.

    1,722       46,305  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

    4,868       51,844  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A

    1,543       12,313  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    3,072       16,896  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

    1,313       116,200  

iStar, Inc.

    4,008       37,114  

LTC Properties, Inc.

    1,902       71,230  

LXP Industrial Trust

    13,141       120,372  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

    1,072       49,537  

Office Properties Income Trust

    2,275       31,964  

Orion Office REIT, Inc.

    2,659       23,266  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    5,847       80,455  

RPT Realty

    3,998       30,225  

Safehold, Inc.

    817       21,618  

Saul Centers, Inc.

    605       22,687  

Service Properties Trust

    7,753       40,238  

SITE Centers Corp.

    8,743       93,637  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

    5,019       33,728  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

    9,968       93,899  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

    4,900       67,032  

Uniti Group, Inc.

    11,139       77,416  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    596       25,753  

Urban Edge Properties

    5,514       73,557  

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A

    1,416       21,962  

Veris Residential, Inc.(a)

    3,720       42,296  

Whitestone REIT

    2,179       18,434  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    5,369       74,038  
   

 

 

 
          2,552,196  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%            

Andersons, Inc.

    1,494       46,359  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.(a)

    1,599       46,323  

PriceSmart, Inc.

    1,176       67,726  
Security   Shares     Value  

Food & Staples Retailing (continued)

   

SpartanNash Co.

    1,696     $ 49,218  

United Natural Foods, Inc.(a)

    2,737       94,070  
   

 

 

 
      303,696  
Food Products — 2.1%            

B&G Foods, Inc.

    3,365       55,489  

Calavo Growers, Inc.

    833       26,448  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

    1,782       99,061  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    1,437       33,396  

Hostess Brands, Inc.(a)

    6,408       148,922  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

    703       91,017  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    419       31,731  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)

    261       13,165  

Simply Good Foods Co.(a)

    4,005       128,120  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

    834       27,755  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)

    2,368       100,451  
   

 

 

 
      755,555  
Gas Utilities — 0.8%            

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    280       32,309  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    1,635       70,926  

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

    5,750       192,165  
   

 

 

 
      295,400  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.5%            

AngioDynamics, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,830       37,442  

Artivion, Inc.(a)

    1,893       26,199  

Avanos Medical, Inc.(a)

    2,183       47,546  

BioLife Solutions, Inc.(a)

    1,600       36,400  

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.(a)

    1,915       26,542  

CONMED Corp.(b)

    1,430       114,643  

Cutera, Inc.(a)

    836       38,121  

Glaukos Corp.(a)

    2,235       118,991  

Heska Corp.(a)

    477       34,783  

Inogen, Inc.(a)

    1,074       26,077  

Integer Holdings Corp.(a)

    1,555       96,768  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)

    3,227       226,955  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

    907       45,967  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.(a)

    2,054       64,763  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a)

    2,665       150,599  

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

    235       33,095  

OraSure Technologies, Inc.(a)

    3,409       12,920  

Orthofix Medical, Inc.(a)

    939       17,944  

Surmodics, Inc.(a)

    658       20,003  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)

    1,873       39,595  

Zynex, Inc.

    1,046       9,487  
   

 

 

 
          1,224,840  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.9%            

AdaptHealth Corp.(a)

    3,599       67,589  

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

    755       71,906  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)

    2,032       215,311  

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,842       71,838  

Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)

    5,882       12,646  

CorVel Corp.(a)

    433       59,940  

Covetrus, Inc.(a)

    4,929       102,918  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    1,705       48,371  

Ensign Group, Inc.

    2,596       206,382  

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(a)

    952       36,290  

Hanger, Inc.(a)

    1,785       33,415  

Joint Corp.(a)

    681       10,699  

ModivCare, Inc.(a)

    594       59,210  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    3,580       86,278  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.(a)

    3,960       65,380  

Pennant Group, Inc.(a)

    1,318       13,720  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

   

RadNet, Inc.(a)

    2,287     $ 46,540  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    4,848       107,141  

US Physical Therapy, Inc.

    611       46,448  
   

 

 

 
          1,362,022  
Health Care Technology — 0.6%            

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(a)

    5,202       79,226  

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.(a)

    693       19,321  

HealthStream, Inc.(a)

    1,134       24,109  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    2,587       45,790  

OptimizeRx Corp.(a)

    846       12,538  

Simulations Plus, Inc.

    751       36,453  
   

 

 

 
      217,437  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%            

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a)

    1,101       26,259  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

    4,192       76,839  

Brinker International, Inc.(a)

    2,058       51,409  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

    2,280       66,758  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(a)

    885       20,514  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    1,999       62,029  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

    736       46,780  

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.(a)

    938       8,367  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    1,030       35,937  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

    989       73,255  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(a)

    621       34,863  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

    1,447       24,397  

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a)

    1,752       78,805  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    3,473       61,472  
   

 

 

 
      667,684  
Household Durables — 2.5%            

Cavco Industries, Inc.(a)

    388       79,835  

Century Communities, Inc.

    1,349       57,710  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    1,070       22,620  

Green Brick Partners, Inc.(a)

    1,275       27,259  

Installed Building Products, Inc.

    1,107       89,656  

iRobot Corp.(a)

    1,278       71,990  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    2,037       45,975  

LGI Homes, Inc.(a)

    962       78,278  

M/I Homes, Inc.(a)

    1,303       47,208  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    2,673       73,294  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    1,717       120,653  

Sonos, Inc.(a)

    5,974       83,039  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a)

    4,772       72,105  

Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)

    1,802       11,803  

Universal Electronics, Inc.(a)

    560       11,015  
   

 

 

 
      892,440  
Household Products — 0.6%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)

    457       16,470  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a)

    1,946       66,475  

WD-40 Co.

    640       112,474  
   

 

 

 
      195,419  
Insurance — 2.5%            

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(a)

    2,111       26,915  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    3,333       124,288  

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    905       42,291  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    2,906       140,796  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    794       27,385  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a)

    14,070       49,245  

HCI Group, Inc.

    333       13,054  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    1,098       38,748  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,685       38,435  
Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,185     $ 99,208  

ProAssurance Corp.

    1,419       27,685  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    587       47,876  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(a)

    3,989       19,745  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    1,207       52,673  

Trupanion, Inc.(a)

    1,645       97,762  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    1,016       29,190  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    1,297       12,775  
   

 

 

 
      888,071  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.6%            

Cars.com, Inc.(a)

    2,963       34,074  

QuinStreet, Inc.(a)

    2,419       25,400  

Shutterstock, Inc.

    1,131       56,742  

Yelp, Inc.(a)

    3,299       111,869  
   

 

 

 
      228,085  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%            

Liquidity Services, Inc.(a)

    1,270       20,650  

PetMed Express, Inc.

    987       19,266  
   

 

 

 
      39,916  
IT Services — 1.0%            

CSG Systems International, Inc.

    1,506       79,637  

EVERTEC, Inc.

    3,097       97,091  

Perficient, Inc.(a)

    1,625       105,658  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

    887       39,303  

Unisys Corp.(a)(b)

    3,182       24,024  
   

 

 

 
      345,713  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%            

NeoGenomics, Inc.(a)

    5,906       50,851  
   

 

 

 

Machinery — 4.5%

   

3D Systems Corp.(a)

    6,117       48,814  

Alamo Group, Inc.

    483       59,056  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    1,460       115,092  

Astec Industries, Inc.

    1,073       33,467  

Barnes Group, Inc.

    2,372       68,503  

CIRCOR International, Inc.(a)

    956       15,764  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

    2,730       48,676  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

    977       83,026  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

    1,214       89,156  

Federal Signal Corp.(b)

    2,846       106,213  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    1,826       149,203  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

    1,530       37,133  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    3,261       119,744  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    1,496       128,656  

Lindsay Corp.

    515       73,789  

Proto Labs, Inc.(a)

    1,291       47,031  

SPX Technologies, Inc.(a)

    2,123       117,232  

Standex International Corp.

    562       45,887  

Tennant Co.

    873       49,377  

Titan International, Inc.(a)

    2,388       28,990  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    3,850       82,198  

Wabash National Corp.

    2,279       35,461  
   

 

 

 
          1,582,468  
Marine — 0.3%            

Matson, Inc.

    1,830       112,582  
   

 

 

 

Media — 0.6%

   

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a)

    1,313       26,654  

EW Scripps Co., Class A(a)

    2,718       30,632  

Gannett Co., Inc.(a)

    6,586       10,077  

Scholastic Corp.

    1,419       43,648  

 

 

S C H E D U L E S   O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Media (continued)

   

TechTarget, Inc.(a)

    1,274     $ 75,421  

Thryv Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,439       32,852  
   

 

 

 
      219,284  
Metals & Mining — 1.7%            

Arconic Corp.(a)

    4,819       82,116  

ATI, Inc.(a)

    6,099       162,294  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    2,267       70,594  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)

    2,402       12,683  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

    1,604       61,802  

Haynes International, Inc.

    585       20,545  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    748       45,890  

Materion Corp.

    964       77,120  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

    450       10,265  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    3,915       22,746  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)

    1,931       28,946  
   

 

 

 
          595,001  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%        

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    6,073       50,406  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

    5,382       26,210  

Ellington Financial, Inc.

    2,674       30,403  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

    3,933       42,358  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.

    2,457       15,823  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.

    1,550       17,205  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

    2,731       44,379  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

    17,734       41,498  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    4,252       50,089  

Ready Capital Corp.

    4,780       48,469  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

    5,482       31,467  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    16,171       53,688  
   

 

 

 
      451,995  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%            

Big Lots, Inc.

    1,358       21,198  
   

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.4%

   

Avista Corp.

    3,328       123,303  

Unitil Corp.

    752       34,930  
   

 

 

 
      158,233  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.1%            

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    1,489       20,206  

Green Plains, Inc.(a)

    1,983       57,646  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,599       42,649  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A(a)

    5,037       177,101  

REX American Resources Corp.(a)

    738       20,605  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    2,907       68,140  
   

 

 

 
      386,347  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%            

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)

    786       29,554  

Mercer International, Inc.

    1,901       23,382  

Sylvamo Corp.

    1,554       52,681  
   

 

 

 
      105,617  
Personal Products — 0.9%            

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    2,433       90,994  

elf Beauty, Inc.(a)

    2,338       87,956  

Inter Parfums, Inc.

    838       63,236  

Medifast, Inc.

    517       56,022  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)

    523       29,314  
   

 

 

 
      327,522  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.9%            

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    1,795       50,439  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    566       18,191  
Security   Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

   

Cara Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,119     $ 19,834  

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)

    1,602       25,664  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    4,475       114,739  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,389       61,519  

Innoviva, Inc.(a)

    2,945       34,191  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)

    8,798       28,154  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,151       114,412  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    955       12,692  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    2,336       116,403  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    2,512       85,031  
   

 

 

 
      681,269  
Professional Services — 1.3%            

Exponent, Inc.

    2,400       210,408  

Forrester Research, Inc.(a)

    527       18,977  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    927       24,093  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A, NVS

    1,624       22,070  

Korn Ferry

    2,564       120,380  

Resources Connection, Inc.

    1,492       26,960  

TrueBlue, Inc.(a)

    1,535       29,288  
   

 

 

 
      452,176  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%            

Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.(a)

    5,370       43,550  

Douglas Elliman, Inc., NVS

    3,167       12,985  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.

    1,182       38,746  

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A

    881       16,660  

St Joe Co.

    1,604       51,376  
   

 

 

 
      163,317  
Road & Rail — 0.5%            

ArcBest Corp.

    1,152       83,785  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    2,187       31,296  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    2,701       51,751  
   

 

 

 
      166,832  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4%  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,041       32,021  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a)

    1,551       93,929  

CEVA, Inc.(a)

    1,091       28,617  

Cohu, Inc.(a)

    2,264       58,366  

Diodes, Inc.(a)

    2,135       138,583  

FormFactor, Inc.(a)

    3,621       90,706  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,349       32,659  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.(b)

    2,726       105,033  

MaxLinear, Inc.(a)

    3,383       110,353  

Onto Innovation, Inc.(a)

    2,332       149,365  

PDF Solutions, Inc.(a)

    1,383       33,925  

Photronics, Inc.(a)

    2,892       42,281  

Rambus, Inc.(a)

    5,189       131,904  

SMART Global Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,347       37,247  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,133       54,925  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a)

    2,414       44,224  
   

 

 

 
          1,184,138  
Software — 2.7%            

8x8, Inc.(a)

    5,632       19,430  

A10 Networks, Inc.

    3,111       41,283  

Adeia, Inc.

    4,838       68,409  

Agilysys, Inc.(a)

    928       51,365  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,335       151,448  

Cerence, Inc.(a)

    1,849       29,122  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(a)

    828       39,164  

Digital Turbine, Inc.(a)

    4,223       60,854  

Ebix, Inc.

    1,103       20,924  

 

 

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September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Software (continued)

   

InterDigital, Inc.

    1,392     $ 56,265  

LivePerson, Inc.(a)

    3,259       30,700  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.(a)

    3,152       57,240  

OneSpan, Inc.(a)

    1,653       14,232  

Progress Software Corp.

    2,040       86,802  

SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)

    1,691       210,073  
   

 

 

 
      937,311  
Specialty Retail — 4.0%            

Aaron’s Co., Inc.

    1,444       14,036  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)

    2,368       36,822  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.(a)

    279       17,025  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)

    1,039       156,993  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(a)(b)

    3,266       19,890  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,399       81,786  

Buckle, Inc.

    1,388       43,944  

Caleres, Inc.

    1,725       41,779  

Cato Corp., Class A

    753       7,184  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.(a)

    5,875       28,435  

Children’s Place, Inc.(a)

    619       19,121  

Conn’s, Inc.(a)

    598       4,234  

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A

    2,646       40,510  

Genesco, Inc.(a)

    612       24,064  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    741       105,867  

Guess?, Inc.

    1,567       22,988  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

    610       15,189  

Hibbett, Inc.

    607       30,235  

LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,377       9,543  

MarineMax, Inc.(a)

    1,011       30,118  

Monro, Inc.

    1,512       65,711  

National Vision Holdings, Inc.(a)

    3,704       120,936  

ODP Corp.(a)

    2,009       70,616  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    2,501       43,792  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(a)

    5,024       63,302  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    803       17,216  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    2,184       124,903  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)

    1,031       34,858  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

    870       37,671  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a)

    2,828       55,570  

Zumiez, Inc.(a)

    731       15,738  
   

 

 

 
          1,400,076  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

Corsair Gaming, Inc.(a)

    1,799       20,419  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.(a)

    3,526       8,603  
   

 

 

 
      29,022  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%            

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)

    2,038       30,468  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    2,314       77,773  

Movado Group, Inc.

    753       21,220  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    703       63,115  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    3,486       92,972  

Unifi, Inc.(a)

    601       5,715  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    3,697       56,897  
   

 

 

 
      348,160  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.0%

   

Axos Financial, Inc.(a)

    2,497     $ 85,472  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

    5,661       46,986  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

    2,115       70,641  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.(a)

    3,364       136,242  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)

    3,977       81,011  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

    2,000       28,620  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    1,475       28,763  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

    527       16,558  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

    1,442       120,739  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    1,754       81,491  
   

 

 

 
      696,523  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.4%  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    1,805       185,518  

Boise Cascade Co.

    1,852       110,120  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a)

    743       17,594  

GMS, Inc.(a)

    2,002       80,100  

NOW, Inc.(a)

    5,204       52,300  

Veritiv Corp.(a)

    656       64,137  
   

 

 

 
      509,769  
Water Utilities — 0.8%            

American States Water Co.

    1,735       135,243  

California Water Service Group

    2,552       134,465  
   

 

 

 
      269,708  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

Gogo, Inc.(a)

    1,926       23,343  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    2,351       40,014  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

    4,701       65,344  
   

 

 

 
      128,701  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 96.5%
(Cost: $40,690,564)

 

    33,977,266  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities(c)(d)

 

Money Market Funds — 7.1%

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 3.18%(e)

    1,133,232       1,133,572  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.81%

    1,355,345       1,355,345  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 7.1%
(Cost: $2,488,595)

 

    2,488,917  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.6%
(Cost: $43,179,159)

 

    36,466,183  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.6)%

 

    (1,253,063
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   35,213,120  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/22
       Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
       Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
       Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
       Value at
09/30/22
       Shares
Held at
09/30/22
       Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $  405,593        $ 727,591 (a)     $        $ 132        $ 256        $ 1,133,572          1,133,232        $ 1,162 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     760,000          595,345 (a)                                  1,355,345          1,355,345          8,711         
               

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

 
                $ 132        $ 256        $   2,488,917             $  9,873      $  
               

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
Reference Entity   Payment
Frequency
  Counterparty(a)   Termination
Date
    Net
Notional
    Accrued
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net Value of
Reference
Entity
   

Gross Notional

Amount

Net Asset

Percentage

 

 

 

Equity Securities Long/Short

  Monthly   Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)     02/27/23     $   585,411     $ (41,998 )(c)    $ 543,694       1.7
  Monthly   HSBC Bank PLC(d)     02/10/23       426,880       (29,910 )(e)      397,476       1.2  
  Monthly   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f)     02/08/23       242,959       (17,304 )(g)      225,750       0.7  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (89,212   $ 1,166,920    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c) 

Amount includes $(281) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (e) 

Amount includes $(506) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (g) 

Amount includes $(95) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

    (b)   (d)   (f)
Range:     65 basis points   65 basis points   65 basis points
Benchmarks:              USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate   USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate   USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
    (FEDL01)   (OBFR01)   (OBFR01)

 

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date February 27, 2023.

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Common Stocks                  
Banks                  

Ameris Bancorp

    157     $ 8,540       1.6

Bancorp, Inc.

    432           9,957       1.8  

BankUnited, Inc.

    1,465       51,426       9.5  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    815       22,905       4.2  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

    290       3,705       0.7  

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Banks

     

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    11     $ 228       0.0

City Holding Co.

    164           15,166       2.8  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    241       8,118       1.5  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.

    198       6,161       1.1  

CVB Financial Corp.

    397       11,774       2.2  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    39       2,465       0.5  

First Bancorp

    292       5,321       1.0  

First Bancorp

    146       5,999       1.1  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    262       3,980       0.7  

First Financial Bancorp

    497       11,510       2.1  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    172       4,073       0.8  

 

 

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September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Banks

     

Heritage Financial Corp.

    221     $ 6,194       1.1

HomeStreet, Inc.

    68       2,161       0.4  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    1,271       16,836       3.1  

Independent Bank Corp.

    267       21,688       4.0  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    64       5,606       1.0  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    239       9,905       1.8  

OFG Bancorp

    196       5,554       1.0  

Preferred Bank

    328       21,722       4.0  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    129       4,221       0.8  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    814       19,175       3.5  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    2       495       0.1  

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.

    37       2,011       0.4  

Trustmark Corp.

    441       14,457       2.7  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    517       18,933       3.5  

Verites Holdings, Inc.

    150       4,520       0.8  

Westamerica Bancorp

    136       7,791       1.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          332,597    

Commercial Services & Supplies

     

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    887       2,263       0.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consumer Finance

     

Green Dot Corp., Class A

    79       1,841       0.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

Getty Realty Corp.

    173       5,674       1.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gas Utilities

     

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    91       11,539       2.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance

     

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    125       4,656       0.9  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A

    1,078       4,431       0.8  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    259       9,881       1.8  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    184       1,391       0.2  

ProAssurance Corp.

    531       10,770       2.0  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    81       7,993       1.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      39,122    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                  

Green Plains, Inc.

    97       2,820       0.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Specialty Retail                  

Haverty Furniture Cos, Inc.

    18       448       0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

    324       3,245       0.6  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    1,795       35,763       6.6  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

    164       5,373       1.0  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    1,021       48,969       9.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      93,350    
Water Utilities                  

Middlesex Water Co.

    693       54,040       9.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity —
Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    $ 543,694    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of period end, termination date February 10, 2023.

 

 

 
    Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

 

 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Common Stocks                  
Banks                  

Ameris Bancorp

    13     $ 581       0.1

BankUnited, Inc.

    124       4,237       1.1  

Banner Corp.

    680       41,179       10.4  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    730       19,929       5.0  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

    1,358       15,821       4.0  

Central Pacific

    57       1,179       0.3  

City Holding Co.

    98       8,692       2.2  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    11       661       0.2  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.

    30       884       0.2  

First Bancorp

    80       1,095       0.3  

First Bancorp

    38       1,390       0.3  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    761       9,771       2.5  

First Financial Bancorp

    54       1,138       0.3  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    5       132       0.0  

HomeStreet, Inc.

    47       1,354       0.3  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    1,056       13,348       3.4  

Independent Bank Corp.

    242       18,036       4.5  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    13       947       0.2  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    12       455       0.1  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    328       4,431       1.1  

OFG Bancorp

    394       9,901       2.5  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

    154       4,768       1.2  

Preferred Bank

    47       3,066       0.8  

Renasant Corp.

    306       10,479       2.6  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    689       20,195       5.1  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    1,413       30,789       7.7  

Trustmark Corp.

    73       2,236       0.6  

Verites Holdings, Inc.

    10       266       0.1  

Westamerica Bancorp

    11       575       0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          227,535    
Commercial Services & Supplies                  

GEO Group, Inc.

    169       1,656       0.4  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    4,783       11,144       2.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      12,800    
Consumer Finance                  

Green Dot Corp., Class A

    205       3,891       1.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  

Getty Realty Corp.

    15       403       0.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Gas Utilities                  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    453       52,272       13.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Insurance                  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    353       12,175       3.1  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A

    2,408       8,428       2.1  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    542       19,127       4.8  

ProAssurance Corp.

    563       10,984       2.8  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    7       571       0.1  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    56       2,881       0.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      54,166    

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

 

 
    Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     

Green Plains, Inc.

    357     $ 11,250       2.8
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

    369       12,993       3.3  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    214       4,173       1.0  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

    200       6,284       1.6  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    41       1,905       0.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      25,355    

Water Utilities

     

Middlesex Water Co.

    127       9,804       2.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

    $  397,476    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of period end, termination date February 8, 2023.

 

 
    Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

 

 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Common Stocks                  
Banks                  

Ameris Bancorp

    17     $ 760       0.3

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    743           15,600       6.9  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    138       3,987       1.8  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    113       6,789       3.0  

First Bancorp

    1,882       25,746       11.4  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    1,543       19,812       8.8  

 

 
    Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

 

 

Banks

     

HomeStreet, Inc.

    252     $ 7,260       3.2

Independent Bank Corp.

    437       32,570       14.4  

Pathward Financial, Inc.

    330       11,239       5.0  

Preferred Bank

    153       9,980       4.4  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    308       10,278       4.6  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    136       2,964       1.3  

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.

    10       544       0.3  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    495       13,162       5.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      160,691    
Consumer Finance                  

Green Dot Corp., Class A

    1,069       20,290       9.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

Acadia Realty Trust

    387       5,326       2.3  

Getty Realty Corp.

    49       1,317       0.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      6,643    
Insurance                  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A

    5,905       20,667       9.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities                  

Avista Corp.

    60       3,631       1.6  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                  

Green Plains, Inc.

    260       7,558       3.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

    11       91       0.1  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    133       6,179       2.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      6,270    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity —
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    $  225,750    
   

 

 

   

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps

 

         
Description    Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC Swaps

   $      $      $        $ (89,212

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps;

                    

Swap premiums received

   $      $      $ 89,212      $      $      $      $  89,212  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

For the period ended September 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Commodity
Contracts
       Credit
Contracts
       Equity
Contracts
       Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
       Interest
Rate
Contracts
       Other
Contracts
       Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                                

Swaps

   $        $        $ (3,574      $        $        $        $ (3,574
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                                

Swaps

   $        $        $ (104,197      $        $        $        $ (104,197
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

Total return swaps

 

Average notional amount

   $ 1,169,040  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
      Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

       

Swaps — OTC(a)

   $        $ 89,212  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   $        $ 89,212  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $        $ 89,212  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/received in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

 

 
Counterparty    Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
       Derivatives
Available
for Offset(a)
       Non-
Cash
Collateral
Pledged
       Cash
Collateral
Pledged
       Net
Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities(b)
 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 41,998        $        $        $        $ 41,998  

HSBC Bank PLC

     29,910                                     29,910  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A

     17,304                                     17,304  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 89,212        $        $        $        $ 89,212  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 33,977,266        $        $        $ 33,977,266  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     2,488,917                            2,488,917  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 36,466,183        $        $        $ 36,466,183  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ (89,212      $        $ (89,212
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps. Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

September 30, 2022

 

    

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P 500 ETF

   

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P Mid-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P

Small-Cap

ETF

 

ASSETS

 

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $ 200,033,609     $ 84,457,572     $ 33,977,266  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    1,181,031       2,258,364       2,488,917  

Cash

    72,927       7,090       4,593  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    30,000              

Receivables:

   

Investments sold

    5,662       535,335       353,823  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    114       1,958       279  

Swaps

                48,415  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    135,667       90,849       45,805  

Dividends — affiliated

    717       232       3,054  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    201,459,727       87,351,400       36,922,152  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned

    363,822       2,617,814       1,133,560  

Payables:

   

Investments purchased

                422,692  

Swaps

                56,493  

Investment advisory fees

    14,498       8,552       3,562  

Other accrued expenses

                3,513  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    5,424              

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps

                89,212  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    383,744       2,626,366       1,709,032  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $  201,075,983     $ 84,725,034     $ 35,213,120  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 266,201,959     $ 102,865,458     $ 43,371,486  

Accumulated loss

    (65,125,976     (18,140,424     (8,158,366
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 201,075,983     $ 84,725,034     $ 35,213,120  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

   

Shares outstanding

  $ 7,500,000     $ 2,850,000     $ 1,150,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 26.81     $ 29.73     $ 30.62  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 263,371,702     $ 100,755,116     $ 40,690,564  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 322,124     $ 2,081,692     $ 1,102,638  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,511,984     $ 2,257,445     $ 2,488,595  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2022

 

    

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P 500 ETF

   

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P Mid-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P

Small-Cap

ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 1,592,458     $ 669,856     $ 238,416  

Dividends — affiliated

    12,274       1,018       8,711  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    839       21,772       1,162  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (485           (175
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,605,086       692,646       248,114  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory

    87,676       46,910       18,143  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    87,676       46,910       18,143  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,517,410       645,736       229,971  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (1,256,883     (1,620,492     (638,926

Investments — affiliated

    581       349       132  

Futures contracts

    (19,403     (4,490      

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    571,726       903,685        

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(a)

    2,055              

Swaps

                (3,574
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (701,924     (720,948     (642,368
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (51,470,605     (15,557,762     (5,544,466

Investments — affiliated

    (213,969     808       256  

Futures contracts

    (64,628            

Swaps

                (104,197
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (51,749,202     (15,556,954     (5,648,407
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (52,451,126     (16,277,902     (6,290,775
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  (50,933,716   $  (15,632,166   $  (6,060,804
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF
           iShares
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF
 
     Six Months Ended
09/30/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/22
            Six Months Ended
09/30/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/22
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 1,517,410     $ 2,155,766        $ 645,736     $ 586,448  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (701,924     27,890,630          (720,948     1,134,234  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (51,749,202     (13,278,031        (15,556,954     (2,007,608
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (50,933,716     16,768,365          (15,632,166     (286,926
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

          

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,456,937     (2,164,851        (606,058     (598,577
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    25,052,632       183,536,895          24,297,078       57,811,412  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (27,338,021     198,140,409          8,058,854       56,925,909  

Beginning of period

    228,414,004       30,273,595          76,666,180       19,740,271  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $   201,075,983     $   228,414,004        $   84,725,034     $   76,666,180  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (continued)

 

    iShares
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap
ETF
 
    

Six Months Ended

09/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/22

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 229,971     $ 167,343  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (642,368     1,351,582  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (5,648,407     (2,333,805
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

    (6,060,804     (814,880
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (201,034     (297,928
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    16,859,024       16,027,431  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase in net assets

    10,597,186       14,914,623  

Beginning of period

    24,615,934       9,701,311  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 35,213,120     $   24,615,934  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

          iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF  
             

Six Months Ended
09/30/22

(unaudited

 
 

   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
   

Period from
09/22/20

to 03/31/21

 
(a)  

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

             $ 34.35     $ 30.27     $ 25.29  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.21       0.39       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (7.55     4.07       4.91  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (7.34     4.46       5.12  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.20     (0.38     (0.14
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 26.81     $ 34.35     $ 30.27  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

      (21.39 )%(f)      14.74     20.27 %(f) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

      0.08 %(h)      0.08     0.08 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.38 %(h)      1.12     1.37 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 201,076     $ 228,414     $ 30,274  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      2     3     6
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

          iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF  
             

Six Months Ended
09/30/22

(unaudited

 
 

   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
   

Period from

09/22/20

to 03/31/21

 

(a) 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

             $ 36.51     $ 35.89     $ 25.19  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.27       0.46       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (6.82     0.58       10.66  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (6.55     1.04       10.88  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.23     (0.42     (0.18
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 29.73     $ 36.51     $ 35.89  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

      (17.96 )%(f)      2.88     43.29 %(f) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

      0.12 %(h)      0.12     0.12 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.65 %(h)      1.23     1.29 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 84,725     $ 76,666     $ 19,740  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      10     26     11
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

          iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF  
             

Six Months Ended
09/30/22

(unaudited

 
 

   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
   

Period from

09/22/20

to 03/31/21

 

(a) 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

             $ 37.87     $ 38.81     $ 25.18  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.26       0.39       0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (7.31     (0.55     13.69  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (7.05     (0.16     13.89  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.20     (0.78     (0.26
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 30.62     $ 37.87     $ 38.81  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

      (18.63 )%(f)      (0.47 )%      55.32 %(f) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

      0.12 %(h)      0.12     0.12 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.52 %(h)      1.00     1.13 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 35,214     $ 24,616     $ 9,701  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      13     34     18
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

 

 
iShares ETF    Diversification
Classification
 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P 500

     Non-Diversified  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

     Non-Diversified  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

     Non-Diversified  

 

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

ForeignTaxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdiction in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of September 30, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee, in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can

 

 

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resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

   
Securities
Loaned at Value
 
 
    
Cash
Collateral Received
 
(a) 
   


Non-Cash

Collateral Received,
at Fair Value

 


(a) 

   
Net
Amount
 
 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P 500

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 44,821      $ (44,821   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    3,419        (3,419            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    78,168        (78,168            

UBS AG

    195,716        (195,716            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 322,124      $ (322,124   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 8,167      $ (8,167   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    8,814        (8,814            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    129,624        (129,624            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    87,251        (87,251            

HSBC Bank PLC

    267,904        (267,904            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    831,538        (831,538            

Jefferies LLC

    13,351        (13,351            

UBS AG

    735,043        (735,043            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 2,081,692      $ (2,081,692   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 250      $ (250   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    16,169        (16,169            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    2,553        (2,553            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    703,679        (703,679            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    120,725        (120,725            

Jefferies LLC

    112,018        (112,018            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    102,698        (102,698            

UBS AG

    32,846        (32,846            

UBS Securities LLC

    11,700        (11,700            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,102,638      $ (1,102,638   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained to an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received

 

 

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are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid. Total return swaps are entered into by the iShares EGS Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF 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 instruments or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes 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 Fund 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 Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the 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 Fund 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.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of the agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees: Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

 

 

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For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF    Investment Advisory Fees  

ESG Screened S&P 500

     0.08

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

     0.12  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

     0.12  

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

ETF Servicing Fees: Each Fund has entered into an ETF Services Agreement with BRIL to perform certain order processing, Authorized Participant communications, and related services in connection with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (“ETF Services”). BRIL is entitled to a transaction fee from Authorized Participants on each creation or redemption order for the ETF Services provided. The Funds do not pay BRIL for ETF Services.

Prior to September 12, 2022, ETF Services were performed by State Street Bank and Trust Company.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income - affiliated - net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Amounts  

 

 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $ 352  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    5,459  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    400  

 

 

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended September 30, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Loss
 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $   1,229,949      $ 825,077      $ (324,907

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    645,482        1,469,094        (870,180

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    890,679        222,807        (54,467

 

 

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends - affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

 

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7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended September 30, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

 

 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $   3,780,660      $   3,670,627  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    8,012,968        7,924,716  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    5,335,153        3,667,371  

 

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $   33,928,772      $   8,984,022  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    29,233,550        5,104,886  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    14,637,005         

 

 

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of September 30, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of March 31, 2022, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Amounts  

 

 

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

  $   322,579  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    296,856  

 

 

As of September 30, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $   265,634,537      $ 2,005,653      $ (66,467,180   $ (64,461,527

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    103,852,511        1,967,800        (19,104,375     (17,136,575

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    43,571,185        727,347        (7,921,561     (7,194,214

 

 

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Market Risk: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

 

 

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Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     
    

Six Months Ended

09/30/22

      

Year Ended

03/31/22

 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF    Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

ESG Screened S&P 500

                 

Shares sold

     1,150,000        $ 34,067,552          15,950,000        $ 540,500,596  

Shares redeemed

     (300,000        (9,014,920        (10,300,000        (356,963,701
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     850,000        $ 25,052,632          5,650,000        $ 183,536,895  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended

09/30/22

      

Year Ended

03/31/22

 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF    Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

                 

Shares sold

     900,000        $ 29,451,829          1,850,000        $ 68,955,535  

Shares redeemed

     (150,000        (5,154,751        (300,000        (11,144,123
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     750,000        $ 24,297,078          1,550,000        $ 57,811,412  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

                 

Shares sold

     500,000        $ 16,859,024          700,000        $     27,779,582  

Shares redeemed

                       (300,000        (11,752,151
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     500,000        $     16,859,024          400,000        $ 16,027,431  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to BRIL, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  

 

iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF, iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF, iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 3, 2022 and May 18, 2022, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 13-15, 2022, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of another fund in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about recent enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies, provided at the May 3, 2022 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the

 

 

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revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

September 30, 2022

 

    

Total Cumulative Distributions

for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

    

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative

Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Net
Investment
Income
     Net Realized
Capital Gains
     Return of
Capital
     Total Per
Share
     Net
Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Share
 

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap(a)

  $  0.203770      $      $      $  0.203770        100         0     100

 

(a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com. Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
S&P    Standard & Poor’s

    

 

 

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