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  AUGUST 31, 2023

 

 

  

2023 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

iShares Trust

·  iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | HYG | NYSE Arca

·  iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | LQD | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Despite an uncertain economic landscape during the 12-month reporting period ended August 31, 2023, the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of ever tighter financial conditions provided an encouraging backdrop for investors. While inflation was near multi-decade highs at the beginning of the period, it declined precipitously as commodity prices dropped. Labor shortages also moderated, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates reached the lowest levels in decades. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy.

Equity returns were solid, as the durability of consumer sentiment eased investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy resumed growth in the third quarter of 2022 and continued to expand thereafter. Most major classes of equities rose, as large-capitalization U.S. stocks and developed market equities advanced strongly. However, small-capitalization U.S. stocks and emerging market equities posted more modest gains.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times during the 12-month period. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. However, the Fed declined to raise interest rates at its June 2023 meeting, the first time it paused its tightening in the current cycle, before again raising rates in July 2023.

Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for two pauses, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt.

While we favor an overweight position to developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks in the near term as growth trends for emerging markets appear brighter. We also believe that stocks with an AI tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tightening credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, and hard-currency emerging market bonds.

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.

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of August 31, 2023

 

 
    

 

6-Month

 

   

 

 12-Month

 

 
   

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

    14.50%        15.94%  
   

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

    0.99           4.65    
   

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

    4.75           17.92    
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    3.62           1.25    
   

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

    2.47           4.25    
   

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

    0.11           (4.71)   
   

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

    0.95           (1.19)   
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    1.04           1.70    
   

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

    4.55           7.19    

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

   6

Disclosure of Expenses

   6

Schedules of Investments

   7

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   54

Statements of Operations

   55

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   56

Financial Highlights

   57

Notes to Financial Statements

   59

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

   66

Supplemental Information

   70

General Information

   71

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   72

 

 

 


Fund Summary as of August 31, 2023    iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds, as represented by the Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid High Yield 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     5 Years     10 Years             1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    3.94     6.45     2.32     3.36        6.45     12.17     39.16

Fund Market

    4.07       7.01       2.29       3.31          7.01       11.97       38.44  

Index

    4.22       7.05       2.81       3.86                7.05       14.89       45.98  

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

(03/01/23)

      

Ending

  Account Value

(08/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

     

Beginning

Account Value

(03/01/23)

      

Ending

  Account Value

(08/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

    $  1,000.00        $  1,039.40          $   2.51         $  1,000.00        $  1,022.70          $   2.49          0.49

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (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

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

   

Moody’s Credit Rating*

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Aaa

    0.1

Baa

    2.0  

Ba

    41.9  

B

    44.0  

Caa

    10.2  

Ca

    0.9  

Not Rated

    0.9  

MATURITY ALLOCATION

 

 

   

Maturity

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

0-1 Year

    0.2

1-5 Years

    53.1  

5-10 Years

    44.7  

10-15 Years

    0.7  

More than 20 Years

    1.3  
  *

Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 
  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2023    iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds, as represented by the Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade 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     5 Years     10 Years             1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    2.29     0.65     1.41     2.63        0.65     7.23     29.61

Fund Market

    2.25       0.95       1.42       2.63          0.95       7.30       29.69  

Index

    2.37       0.78       1.52       2.79                0.78       7.84       31.63  

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

(03/01/23)

      

Ending

  Account Value

(08/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

     

Beginning

Account Value

(03/01/23)

      

Ending

  Account Value

(08/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

    $  1,000.00        $  1,022.90          $   0.71         $  1,000.00        $  1,024.40          $   0.71          0.14

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (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

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

   

Moody’s Credit Rating*

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Aaa

    2.8

Aa

    4.8  

A

    47.9  

Baa

    42.1  

Ba

    2.0  

Not Rated

    0.4  

MATURITY ALLOCATION

 

 

   

Maturity

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

1-5 Years

    19.5

5-10 Years

    36.4  

10-15 Years

    7.7  

15-20 Years

    8.9  

More than 20 Years

    27.5  
  *

Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

F U N D   S U M M A R Y

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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. 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)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   
Advertising — 0.9%            

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.

   

5.13%, 08/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

  $  18,951     $ 16,819,012  

7.50%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    16,795       12,547,664  

7.75%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    15,239       11,930,461  

9.00%, 09/15/28(a)

    3,575       3,565,097  

Lamar Media Corp.

   

3.63%, 01/15/31 (Call 01/15/26)(b)

    8,784       7,362,561  

3.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 09/18/23)(b)

    9,541       8,689,466  

4.00%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(b)

    8,175       7,167,687  

4.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(b)

    6,299       5,882,085  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.

   

4.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,447       6,965,758  

4.63%, 03/15/30 (Call 03/15/25)(a)(b)

    8,191       6,681,436  

5.00%, 08/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    10,277       9,300,685  

6.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    6,750       6,642,506  

Stagwell Global LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    17,546       14,727,674  

Terrier Media Buyer Inc., 8.88%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    15,104       11,847,578  
   

 

 

 
       130,129,670  
Aerospace & Defense — 2.8%            

Bombardier Inc.

   

6.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    12,028       11,228,098  

7.13%, 06/15/26 (Call 10/03/23)(a)

    19,213       18,904,262  

7.50%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/26)(a)(b)

    12,637       12,377,152  

7.88%, 04/15/27 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    29,711       29,636,723  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

   

3.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 11/15/28)(b)

    10,992       9,452,351  

5.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)

    12,656       12,529,440  

6.88%, 05/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)

    7,787       7,834,734  

Rolls-Royce PLC

   

3.63%, 10/14/25 (Call 07/14/25)(a)

    16,088       15,162,940  

5.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 07/15/27)(a)

    16,889       16,407,209  

Spirit AeroSystems Inc.

   

4.60%, 06/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)(b)

    11,189       9,077,636  

7.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    18,748       18,513,650  

9.38%, 11/30/29 (Call 11/30/25)(a)(b)

    15,103       15,750,013  

TransDigm Inc.

   

4.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(b)

    19,318       17,304,892  

4.88%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(b)

    12,215       10,985,459  

5.50%, 11/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)

    43,201       41,040,950  

6.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    67,175       66,640,146  

6.38%, 06/15/26 (Call 09/17/23)

    10,733       10,731,199  

6.75%, 08/15/28 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    33,107       33,198,110  

6.88%, 12/15/30(a)

    10,975       11,043,594  

7.50%, 03/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)

    8,857       8,884,801  

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 09/17/23)

    8,288       8,426,306  

Triumph Group Inc.

   

7.75%, 08/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    9,020       8,498,734  

9.00%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/25)(a)

    19,600       19,712,126  
   

 

 

 
      413,340,525  
Agriculture — 0.3%            

Darling Ingredients Inc.

   

5.25%, 04/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    7,663       7,461,367  

6.00%, 06/15/30 (Call 06/15/25)(a)(b)

    16,243       15,830,822  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Agriculture (continued)            

Vector Group Ltd.

   

5.75%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

  $  13,936     $ 12,106,900  

10.50%, 11/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,306       8,340,913  
   

 

 

 
      43,740,002  
Airlines — 2.2%            

Air Canada, 3.88%, 08/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    19,528       17,990,170  

American Airlines Group Inc., 3.75%, 03/01/25(a)(b)

    8,460       8,105,237  

American Airlines Inc.

   

7.25%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    12,126       11,913,189  

11.75%, 07/15/25(a)

    36,123       39,554,685  

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.

   

5.50%, 04/20/26(a)

    43,414       42,523,956  

5.75%, 04/20/29(a)

    48,140       46,023,834  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

   

2.90%, 10/28/24 (Call 09/28/24)

    13,698       13,255,281  

3.75%, 10/28/29 (Call 07/28/29)(b)

    9,455       8,399,255  

4.38%, 04/19/28 (Call 01/19/28)(b)

    8,574       8,068,563  

7.38%, 01/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(b)

    14,780       15,212,863  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 5.75%, 01/20/26 (Call 01/20/24)(a)(b)

    19,765       18,290,455  

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., 8.00%, 09/20/25 (Call 09/20/23)(a)(b)

    17,035       17,056,619  

United Airlines Inc.

   

4.38%, 04/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

    32,415       30,470,100  

4.63%, 04/15/29 (Call 10/15/28)(a)

    32,035       28,476,872  

VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/Vista Management Holding Inc.

   

6.38%, 02/01/30 (Call 02/01/25)(a)(b)

    15,957       12,969,052  

7.88%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,728       6,993,840  

9.50%, 06/01/28(a)(b)

    7,665       7,070,962  
   

 

 

 
       332,374,933  
Apparel — 0.2%            

Hanesbrands Inc.

   

4.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    14,582       13,599,028  

9.00%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    10,093       10,119,191  
   

 

 

 
      23,718,219  
Auto Manufacturers — 3.4%            

Allison Transmission Inc.

   

3.75%, 01/30/31 (Call 01/30/26)(a)

    16,575       13,844,766  

4.75%, 10/01/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    6,444       6,054,713  

5.88%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,896       7,627,389  

Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd., 10.50%, 11/30/25 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    16,691       16,962,229  

Ford Motor Co.

   

3.25%, 02/12/32 (Call 11/12/31)(b)

    31,703       24,747,996  

4.35%, 12/08/26 (Call 09/08/26)(b)

    19,173       18,505,868  

6.10%, 08/19/32 (Call 05/19/32)(b)

    22,716       21,686,965  

9.63%, 04/22/30 (Call 01/22/30)(b)

    5,218       6,037,008  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

2.30%, 02/10/25 (Call 01/10/25)

    16,194       15,212,867  

2.70%, 08/10/26 (Call 07/10/26)

    17,859       15,988,552  

2.90%, 02/16/28 (Call 12/16/27)

    9,322       7,937,590  

2.90%, 02/10/29 (Call 12/10/28)(b)

    8,941       7,382,584  

3.38%, 11/13/25 (Call 10/13/25)(b)

    26,576       24,748,900  

3.63%, 06/17/31 (Call 03/17/31)(b)

    12,149       9,859,589  

3.66%, 09/08/24

    9,610       9,333,328  

3.82%, 11/02/27 (Call 08/02/27)

    9,374       8,388,558  

4.00%, 11/13/30 (Call 08/13/30)(b)

    21,292       18,043,905  

 

 

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

  7


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Auto Manufacturers (continued)            

4.06%, 11/01/24 (Call 10/01/24)

  $  18,443     $ 17,832,537  

4.13%, 08/04/25

    16,748       15,990,823  

4.13%, 08/17/27 (Call 06/17/27)

    15,498       14,093,777  

4.27%, 01/09/27 (Call 11/09/26)

    11,101       10,283,411  

4.39%, 01/08/26

    14,290       13,539,075  

4.54%, 08/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)

    9,112       8,583,802  

4.69%, 06/09/25 (Call 04/09/25)(b)

    7,276       7,017,065  

4.95%, 05/28/27 (Call 04/28/27)(b)

    18,450       17,298,130  

5.11%, 05/03/29 (Call 02/03/29)(b)

    18,978       17,533,300  

5.13%, 06/16/25 (Call 05/16/25)(b)

    20,843       20,327,223  

6.80%, 05/12/28 (Call 04/12/28)(b)

    19,726       19,718,208  

6.95%, 03/06/26 (Call 02/06/26)(b)

    16,096       16,136,240  

6.95%, 06/10/26 (Call 05/10/26)(b)

    11,099       11,132,731  

7.20%, 06/10/30(b)

    11,434       11,615,334  

7.35%, 11/04/27 (Call 10/04/27)(b)

    19,341       19,712,734  

7.35%, 03/06/30 (Call 01/06/30)(b)

    14,859       15,119,033  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

   

4.50%, 10/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)(a)

    8,426       7,394,342  

5.50%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    7,951       6,904,069  

5.88%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    11,080       10,185,927  

7.75%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    10,715       10,753,023  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 2.75%, 03/09/28 (Call 01/09/28)(a)

    378       318,487  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 4.81%, 09/17/30 (Call 06/17/30)(a)

    274       241,808  
   

 

 

 
       504,093,886  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.8%            

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.

   

4.88%, 08/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    13,455       12,944,636  

7.00%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/25)(a)(b)

    8,285       8,367,778  

8.25%, 04/15/31 (Call 04/15/26)(a)(b)

    8,674       8,893,391  

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(b)

    10,154       8,362,022  

6.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    7,503       7,118,471  

6.88%, 07/01/28 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

    6,782       6,216,042  

Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 05/15/25 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    6,666       6,674,332  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co.

   

6.25%, 05/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    15,213       15,096,563  

6.75%, 05/15/28(a)(b)

    12,478       12,484,124  

8.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    28,282       28,611,061  

Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl, 5.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    201       196,955  

Dana Inc.

   

4.25%, 09/01/30 (Call 05/01/26)(b)

    6,691       5,541,077  

5.38%, 11/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

    6,425       6,114,137  

5.63%, 06/15/28 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

    6,603       6,188,015  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

   

4.88%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)(b)

    11,061       10,435,003  

5.00%, 05/31/26 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    14,687       14,150,190  

5.00%, 07/15/29 (Call 04/15/29)(b)

    14,035       12,472,624  

5.25%, 04/30/31 (Call 01/30/31)(b)

    8,451       7,400,879  

5.25%, 07/15/31 (Call 04/15/31)(b)

    9,330       8,035,462  

5.63%, 04/30/33 (Call 01/30/33)(b)

    6,864       5,889,312  

9.50%, 05/31/25 (Call 09/18/23)(b)

    12,346       12,617,921  

Tenneco Inc., 8.00%, 11/17/28
(Call 11/17/24)(a)

    27,375       22,481,719  

ZF North America Capital Inc.

   

4.75%, 04/29/25(a)

    18,018       17,504,595  

6.88%, 04/14/28 (Call 03/14/28)(a)

    9,569       9,540,405  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Auto Parts & Equipment (continued)            

7.13%, 04/14/30 (Call 02/14/30)(a)(b)

  $  10,070     $ 10,192,854  
   

 

 

 
      263,529,568  
Banks — 0.8%            

Freedom Mortgage Corp.

   

6.63%, 01/15/27(a)

    8,942       7,832,338  

7.63%, 05/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    8,329       7,662,680  

8.13%, 11/15/24 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    6,232       6,204,241  

8.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,012       8,894,159  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

4.20%, 06/01/32 (Call 06/01/31), (1-year CMT + 2.600%)(a)(b)(c)

    12,034       9,169,042  

5.02%, 06/26/24(a)

    658       640,521  

5.71%, 01/15/26(a)(b)

    24,292       23,307,545  

UniCredit SpA

   

5.46%, 06/30/35 (Call 06/30/30), (5-year CMT + 4.750%)(a)(b)(c)

    23,304       20,204,822  

5.86%, 06/19/32 (Call 06/19/27), (5-year USD ICE Swap + 3.703%)(a)(c)

    16,358       15,055,259  

7.30%, 04/02/34 (Call 04/02/29), (5-year USD ICE Swap + 4.914%)(a)(b)(c)

    19,381       18,578,161  
   

 

 

 
      117,548,768  
Building Materials — 1.2%            

Builders FirstSource Inc.

   

4.25%, 02/01/32 (Call 08/01/26)(a)(b)

    20,471       17,380,288  

5.00%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(a)(b)

    9,006       8,280,116  

6.38%, 06/15/32 (Call 06/15/27)(a)(b)

    11,058       10,789,844  

Camelot Return Merger Sub Inc., 8.75%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,048       11,020,380  

Emerald Debt Merger Sub LLC, 6.63%, 12/15/30 (Call 06/15/26)(a)(b)

    37,603       36,944,948  

Jeld-Wen Inc.

   

4.63%, 12/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    782       756,585  

4.88%, 12/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    742       662,028  

SRM Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)(b)

    17,306       16,572,456  

Standard Industries Inc./NJ

   

3.38%, 01/15/31 (Call 07/15/25)(a)(b)

    17,744       14,115,579  

4.38%, 07/15/30 (Call 07/15/25)(a)(b)

    25,551       21,893,247  

4.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    15,563       14,326,812  

5.00%, 02/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    12,375       11,738,718  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    11,188       10,454,112  
   

 

 

 
       174,935,113  
Chemicals — 1.8%            

ASP Unifrax Holdings Inc.

   

5.25%, 09/30/28 (Call 09/30/24)(a)(b)

    12,576       8,488,800  

7.50%, 09/30/29 (Call 09/30/24)(a)(b)

    5,997       3,118,440  

Avient Corp.

   

5.75%, 05/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,301       11,159,738  

7.13%, 08/01/30 (Call 08/01/25)(a)(b)

    11,729       11,703,196  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 3.38%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    11,605       9,835,238  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 4.75%, 06/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,957       7,494,499  

Chemours Co. (The)

   

4.63%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,292       7,723,975  

5.38%, 05/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(b)

    8,024       7,542,560  

5.75%, 11/15/28 (Call 11/15/23)(a)(b)

    12,394       11,123,615  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

Methanex Corp.

   

5.13%, 10/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)

  $  11,338     $ 10,637,425  

5.25%, 12/15/29 (Call 09/15/29)

    11,417       10,352,755  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

   

4.25%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,039       7,329,782  

4.88%, 06/01/24 (Call 03/03/24)(a)

    753       739,597  

5.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 01/31/25)(a)(b)

    7,820       7,425,403  

5.25%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/03/27)(a)(b)

    16,243       14,438,403  

Olin Corp.

   

5.00%, 02/01/30 (Call 02/01/24)(b)

    8,172       7,468,009  

5.13%, 09/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    7,909       7,546,404  

5.63%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(b)

    10,025       9,616,181  

Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp.

   

4.25%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    11,909       9,829,556  

6.25%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)(b)

    5,956       4,725,661  

9.75%, 11/15/28 (Call 06/01/25)(a)(b)

    25,145       25,155,478  

SCIH Salt Holdings Inc.

   

4.88%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    17,205       15,456,542  

6.63%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,432       10,060,160  

Tronox Inc., 4.63%, 03/15/29
(Call 03/15/24)(a)(b)

    17,008       13,946,560  

Valvoline Inc.

   

3.63%, 06/15/31 (Call 06/15/26)(a)(b)

    8,367       6,679,784  

4.25%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    6,037       5,933,156  

WR Grace Holdings LLC

   

4.88%, 06/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,893       11,079,257  

5.63%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    18,881       15,954,445  
   

 

 

 
       272,564,619  
Commercial Services — 4.3%            

ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.13%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/28)(a)(b)

    16,317       14,256,979  

Albion Financing 1 Sarl/Aggreko Holdings Inc., 6.13%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    9,498       8,987,483  

Albion Financing 2 Sarl, 8.75%, 04/15/27 (Call 10/15/23)(a)(b)

    7,246       6,739,988  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.

   

6.00%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    16,113       12,324,431  

6.63%, 07/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    31,735       30,178,398  

9.75%, 07/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    15,525       14,214,379  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl, 4.63%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    31,689       26,879,052  

APX Group Inc.

   

5.75%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)(b)

    13,141       11,334,112  

6.75%, 02/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,086       8,812,936  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc.

   

4.75%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/24)(a)(b)

    8,042       7,301,332  

5.38%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)(b)

    10,142       9,333,175  

5.75%, 07/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    6,038       5,788,744  

Block Inc.

   

2.75%, 06/01/26 (Call 05/01/26)(b)

    15,365       13,942,751  

3.50%, 06/01/31 (Call 03/01/31)(b)

    16,686       13,688,527  

Brink’s Co. (The)

   

4.63%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,342       9,584,448  

5.50%, 07/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    5,564       5,477,990  

Garda World Security Corp.

   

4.63%, 02/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,678       8,019,290  

6.00%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    8,111       6,605,387  

7.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    6,658       6,647,447  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Services (continued)            

9.50%, 11/01/27 (Call 10/03/23)(a)

  $ 9,379     $ 9,079,341  

Gartner Inc.

   

3.63%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    10,324       9,059,310  

3.75%, 10/01/30 (Call 10/01/25)(a)

    12,889       11,135,258  

4.50%, 07/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

     12,277       11,453,213  

Grand Canyon University

   

4.13%, 10/01/24

    7,519       7,154,329  

5.13%, 10/01/28 (Call 08/01/28)(b)

    5,942       5,387,441  

Herc Holdings Inc., 5.50%, 07/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    19,838       19,100,274  

Hertz Corp. (The)

   

4.63%, 12/01/26 (Call 12/01/23)(a)(b)

    8,174       7,394,936  

5.00%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)(b)

    16,294       13,406,573  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

   

5.50%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    15,967       13,565,180  

5.75%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)(b)

    16,305       12,220,777  

Neptune Bidco U.S. Inc., 9.29%, 04/15/29 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

    41,898       39,174,630  

Picasso Finance Sub Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/25 (Call 09/18/23)(a)

    7,611       7,555,820  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance Inc.

   

3.38%, 08/31/27 (Call 08/31/26)(a)(b)

    14,935       13,278,310  

5.75%, 04/15/26(a)(b)

    22,252       21,847,904  

6.25%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    20,304       19,339,560  

Sabre GLBL Inc.

   

7.38%, 09/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    12,678       12,549,635  

11.25%, 12/15/27 (Call 06/15/25)(a)(b)

    8,573       8,179,328  

Service Corp. International/U.S.

   

3.38%, 08/15/30 (Call 08/15/25)(b)

    13,309       11,032,229  

4.00%, 05/15/31 (Call 05/15/26)(b)

    12,773       10,825,117  

4.63%, 12/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    9,256       8,742,303  

5.13%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(b)

    11,607       10,974,102  

Sotheby’s, 7.38%, 10/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    13,052       11,877,320  

United Rentals North America Inc.

   

3.75%, 01/15/32 (Call 07/15/26)

    12,348       10,372,320  

3.88%, 11/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

    12,247       11,343,784  

3.88%, 02/15/31 (Call 08/15/25)(b)

    17,500       14,962,500  

4.00%, 07/15/30 (Call 07/15/25)(b)

    11,907       10,403,741  

4.88%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

    26,767       25,462,109  

5.25%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(b)

    11,871       11,287,118  

5.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    6,959       6,815,055  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 08/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    18,277       18,162,769  

Williams Scotsman International Inc., 4.63%, 08/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,631       7,875,788  
   

 

 

 
       631,134,923  
Computers — 1.4%            

Condor Merger Sub Inc., 7.38%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    31,720       27,734,572  

NCR Corp.

   

5.00%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    10,083       9,257,034  

5.13%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    19,023       17,337,880  

5.25%, 10/01/30 (Call 10/01/25)(a)

    6,947       6,227,686  

5.75%, 09/01/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    7,822       7,875,776  

6.13%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)(b)

    6,877       7,058,381  

Presidio Holdings Inc.

   

4.88%, 02/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,740       8,172,424  

8.25%, 02/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,372       8,107,759  

 

 

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

  9


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Computers (continued)            

Seagate HDD Cayman

   

4.09%, 06/01/29 (Call 03/01/29)(b)

  $ 8,089     $ 7,098,097  

4.75%, 01/01/25(b)

    8,860       8,644,702  

4.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(b)

    8,202       7,856,450  

8.25%, 12/15/29 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    8,470       8,877,793  

8.50%, 07/15/31 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,880       8,233,182  

9.63%, 12/01/32 (Call 12/01/27)(a)

     11,627       12,865,656  

Vericast Corp., 11.00%, 09/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    20,509        21,399,949  

Western Digital Corp.

   

2.85%, 02/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)

    903       729,547  

3.10%, 02/01/32 (Call 11/01/31)

    171       127,430  

4.75%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)

    35,704       33,986,395  
   

 

 

 
      201,590,713  
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.4%            

Coty Inc.

   

5.00%, 04/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    14,685       14,129,613  

6.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    5,868       5,853,858  

Coty Inc./HFC Prestige Products Inc./HFC Prestige International U.S. LLC, 4.75%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/25)(a)

    7,416       6,804,588  

Coty Inc./HFC Prestige Products Inc/HFC Prestige International U.S. LLC, 6.63%, 07/15/30 (Call 07/16/26)(a)

    11,864       11,870,763  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

   

4.13%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,381       6,391,503  

5.50%, 06/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,573       10,932,681  
   

 

 

 
      55,983,006  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.4%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.

   

3.88%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)(b)

    6,199       5,338,889  

4.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    11,515       10,407,449  

H&E Equipment Services Inc., 3.88%, 12/15/28 (Call 12/15/23)(a)(b)

    19,843       17,324,489  

Ritchie Bros Holdings Inc.

   

6.75%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/25)(a)(b)

    9,099       9,173,046  

7.75%, 03/15/31 (Call 03/15/26)(a)(b)

    13,176       13,600,706  

Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc.

   

8.50%, 11/15/24 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    9,458       416,152  

9.00%, 11/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    13,501       1,235,341  
   

 

 

 
      57,496,072  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.6%            

AerCap Holdings NV, 5.88%, 10/10/79 (Call 10/10/24), (5-year CMT + 4.535%)(b)(c)

    11,631       11,281,343  

AG Issuer LLC, 6.25%, 03/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,704       7,391,020  

AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC, 8.63%, 09/30/27 (Call 09/30/24)(a)

    8,318       8,557,505  

Ally Financial Inc.

   

5.75%, 11/20/25 (Call 10/21/25)(b)

    16,920       16,401,568  

6.70%, 02/14/33 (Call 11/16/32)(b)

    7,969       7,214,915  

Burford Capital Global Finance LLC

   

6.25%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    6,147       5,691,903  

9.25%, 07/01/31(a)

    7,020       7,098,975  

Coinbase Global Inc.

   

3.38%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/24)(a)(b)

    15,416       11,281,208  

3.63%, 10/01/31 (Call 10/01/26)(a)(b)

    14,929       10,067,371  

Curo Group Holdings Corp., 7.50%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/24)(a)(b)

    10,437       4,209,451  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

GGAM Finance Ltd.

   

8.00%, 06/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)(b)

  $ 9,987     $ 10,111,044  

7.75%, 05/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)(a)(b)

    6,987       7,017,859  

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    15,427       13,188,157  

LD Holdings Group LLC

   

6.13%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,994       5,240,567  

6.50%, 11/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,291       6,997,900  

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust

   

5.63%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)(b)

    6,413       5,074,286  

6.50%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

     15,149       13,643,189  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.

   

5.13%, 12/15/30 (Call 12/15/25)(a)(b)

    9,692       8,240,623  

5.50%, 08/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    13,401       12,183,806  

5.75%, 11/15/31 (Call 11/15/26)(a)

    9,107       7,851,145  

6.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,026       8,646,321  

Navient Corp.

   

4.88%, 03/15/28 (Call 06/15/27)

    8,088       7,019,009  

5.00%, 03/15/27 (Call 09/15/26)

    10,885       9,914,276  

5.50%, 03/15/29 (Call 06/15/28)

    11,851       10,159,645  

5.88%, 10/25/24

    7,529       7,431,984  

6.75%, 06/25/25(b)

    7,963       7,912,435  

6.75%, 06/15/26(b)

    8,056       7,912,925  

9.38%, 07/25/30 (Call 10/25/29)

    8,471       8,508,865  

NFP Corp.

   

4.88%, 08/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,175       7,318,894  

6.88%, 08/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    33,349        29,388,806  

OneMain Finance Corp.

   

3.50%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/24)

    12,366       10,768,313  

3.88%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/24)(b)

    9,342       7,660,440  

4.00%, 09/15/30 (Call 09/15/25)(b)

    13,504       10,513,809  

5.38%, 11/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(b)

    11,749       10,162,885  

6.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/27)(b)

    12,083       11,408,079  

6.88%, 03/15/25

    20,355       20,253,225  

7.13%, 03/15/26

    25,631       25,257,923  

9.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 07/15/25)(b)

    8,633       8,818,610  

PennyMac Financial Services Inc.

   

4.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,292       8,526,922  

5.38%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,396       10,029,749  

5.75%, 09/15/31 (Call 09/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,697       6,469,867  

PRA Group Inc., 8.38%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/25)(a)(b)

    6,927       6,338,205  

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc.

   

2.88%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    18,365       16,349,809  

3.63%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)(b)

    12,060       10,251,259  

3.88%, 03/01/31 (Call 03/01/26)(a)(b)

    20,201       16,479,370  

4.00%, 10/15/33 (Call 10/15/27)(a)(b)

    13,466       10,677,135  

SLM Corp.

   

3.13%, 11/02/26 (Call 10/02/26)

    7,336       6,529,040  

4.20%, 10/29/25 (Call 09/29/25)(b)

    7,601       7,148,436  

Synchrony Financial, 7.25%, 02/02/33 (Call 11/02/32)(b)

    12,207       11,221,094  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC

   

5.50%, 11/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    12,564       12,069,517  

5.50%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    10,769       9,342,107  

5.75%, 06/15/27 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    7,967       7,355,931  
   

 

 

 
      526,588,720  

 

 

10  

2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric — 2.7%            

Calpine Corp.

   

3.75%, 03/01/31 (Call 03/01/26)(a)

  $  13,862     $ 11,540,115  

4.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    19,216       17,802,723  

4.63%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    10,556       9,155,743  

5.00%, 02/01/31 (Call 02/01/26)(a)

    13,283       11,217,493  

5.13%, 03/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    22,051       20,079,272  

5.25%, 06/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    6,359       6,229,603  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC

   

3.75%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    14,895       12,247,712  

4.75%, 03/15/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    14,550       13,436,925  

DPL Inc.

   

4.13%, 07/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)(b)

    6,701       6,413,695  

4.35%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)(b)

    6,867       5,940,573  

Edison International, 8.13%, 06/15/53 (Call 03/15/28), (5-year CMT + 3.864%)(b)(c)

    8,287       8,361,583  

Electricite de France SA, 9.13%, (Call 03/15/33),
(5-year CMT + 5.411%)(a)(c)(d)

    24,263       25,305,096  

Emera Inc., Series 16-A, 6.75%, 06/15/76 (Call 06/15/26), (3-mo. LIBOR US + 5.440%)(b)(c)

    18,603       17,975,149  

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

2.65%, 03/01/30 (Call 12/01/29)(b)

    9,639       8,058,447  

Series B, 2.25%, 09/01/30 (Call 06/01/30)(b)

    7,516       5,964,035  

Series B, 4.15%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)

    23,140       21,838,375  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP

   

3.88%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,933       7,344,471  

4.25%, 07/15/24 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    501       490,329  

4.25%, 09/15/24 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    218       213,807  

4.50%, 09/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)(a)

    9,164       8,503,505  

NRG Energy Inc.

   

3.38%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    7,534       6,211,369  

3.63%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    14,870       11,576,344  

3.88%, 02/15/32 (Call 02/15/27)(a)

    17,060       13,200,175  

5.25%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,008       10,808,786  

5.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/18/23)(b)

    13,354       12,636,222  

PG&E Corp.

   

5.00%, 07/01/28 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

    16,781       15,437,946  

5.25%, 07/01/30 (Call 07/01/25)(b)

    16,396       14,530,955  

Talen Energy Supply LLC, 8.63%, 06/01/30(a)

    18,944       19,725,440  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC

   

4.38%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    20,546       18,132,872  

5.00%, 07/31/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    20,564       19,355,248  

5.50%, 09/01/26 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    15,486       14,937,021  

5.63%, 02/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    19,882       19,136,425  
   

 

 

 
       393,807,454  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.4%  

Energizer Holdings Inc.

   

4.38%, 03/31/29 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    13,227       11,328,925  

4.75%, 06/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,510       8,431,645  

WESCO Distribution Inc.

   

7.13%, 06/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    22,145       22,268,875  

7.25%, 06/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    21,464       21,787,033  
   

 

 

 
      63,816,478  
Electronics — 0.6%            

Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    31,215       27,697,850  

Sensata Technologies BV

   

4.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,502       14,493,707  

5.00%, 10/01/25(a)

    11,486       11,225,383  

5.63%, 11/01/24(a)(b)

    5,166       5,119,076  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electronics (continued)            

5.88%, 09/01/30 (Call 09/01/25)(a)(b)

  $ 7,741     $ 7,292,641  

Sensata Technologies Inc.

   

3.75%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    12,264       10,253,930  

4.38%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)(a)

    7,133       6,304,599  
   

 

 

 
       82,387,186  
Energy - Alternate Sources — 0.1%            

TerraForm Power Operating LLC

   

4.75%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)(b)

    10,959       9,413,781  

5.00%, 01/31/28 (Call 07/31/27)(a)(b)

    11,741       10,672,569  
   

 

 

 
      20,086,350  
Engineering & Construction — 0.1%            

Brand Industrial Services Inc., 10.38%, 08/01/30(a)(b)

    9,150       9,435,846  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 3.3%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., 7.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    14,780       10,068,875  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.

   

4.63%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)(b)

    19,039       16,684,510  

6.25%, 07/01/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

     53,227       52,871,710  

7.00%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    31,781       31,943,878  

8.13%, 07/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    27,815       28,266,994  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco Inc., 5.75%, 07/01/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    14,402       14,402,000  

CDI Escrow Issuer Inc., 5.75%, 04/01/30 (Call 04/01/25)(a)(b)

    19,293       17,942,490  

Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 07/15/29
(Call 07/15/24)(b)

    7,661       6,894,900  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op

   

5.38%, 04/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    8,276       7,800,130  

5.50%, 05/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    13,652       13,549,610  

Churchill Downs Inc.

   

4.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,538       10,632,267  

5.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,192       8,863,058  

6.75%, 05/01/31(a)(b)

    9,434       9,228,999  

Cinemark USA Inc.

   

5.25%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,648       11,225,606  

5.88%, 03/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,076       6,813,657  

International Game Technology PLC

   

4.13%, 04/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    12,348       11,684,542  

5.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,534       11,842,540  

6.25%, 01/15/27 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    11,834       11,739,505  

6.50%, 02/15/25 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    7,497       7,519,369  

Light & Wonder International Inc.

   

7.00%, 05/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,555       11,540,787  

7.25%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,131       9,161,991  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

   

3.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    7,185       6,435,856  

4.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    14,655       13,652,598  

4.88%, 11/01/24 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,435       7,310,592  

6.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    18,014       18,021,566  

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment

   

7.88%, 10/15/24 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    1,643       1,637,249  

8.00%, 02/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    18,784       17,502,321  

Odeon Finco PLC, 12.75%, 11/01/27 (Call 11/01/24)(a)(b)

    6,662       6,595,380  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.

   

5.63%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,326       9,029,653  

5.88%, 09/01/31 (Call 09/01/26)(a)(b)

    11,229       8,632,294  

 

 

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

  11


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Entertainment (continued)            

Resorts World Las Vegas LLC / RWLV Capital Inc., 8.45%, 07/27/30 (Call 05/27/30)(a)(b)

  $ 7,015     $ 6,888,730  

Resorts World Las Vegas LLC/RWLV Capital Inc., 4.63%, 04/16/29 (Call 01/16/29)(a)(b)

    14,998       12,231,619  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

   

5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,090       7,623,062  

7.25%, 05/15/31 (Call 05/15/26)(a)(b)

     13,293       12,744,664  

Six Flags Theme Parks Inc., 7.00%, 07/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    78       78,149  

WMG Acquisition Corp.

   

3.00%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    12,002       9,767,348  

3.75%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)(b)

    8,641       7,533,152  

3.88%, 07/15/30 (Call 07/15/25)(a)(b)

    8,450       7,328,262  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.

   

5.13%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)(a)(b)

    12,830       11,457,592  

7.13%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(a)(b)

    9,345       9,186,883  
   

 

 

 
       484,334,388  
Environmental Control — 0.8%            

Clean Harbors Inc.

   

4.88%, 07/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,874       8,471,342  

6.38%, 02/01/31 (Call 02/01/26)(a)(b)

    7,881       7,836,748  

Covanta Holding Corp.

   

4.88%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)(b)

    12,137       10,437,062  

5.00%, 09/01/30 (Call 09/01/25)(b)

    6,521       5,545,458  

GFL Environmental Inc.

   

3.50%, 09/01/28 (Call 03/01/28)(a)(b)

    11,555       10,207,629  

3.75%, 08/01/25 (Call 10/03/23)(a)

    12,581       11,943,143  

4.00%, 08/01/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    12,205       10,873,142  

4.25%, 06/01/25 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    8,190       7,913,822  

4.38%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,161       7,210,325  

4.75%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    11,791       10,674,864  

5.13%, 12/15/26 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    7,374       7,135,952  

Madison IAQ LLC

   

4.13%, 06/30/28 (Call 06/30/24)(a)(b)

    11,233       9,936,057  

5.88%, 06/30/29 (Call 06/30/24)(a)(b)

    16,574       13,927,326  

Stericycle Inc.

   

3.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 11/15/23)(a)(b)

    949       831,561  

5.38%, 07/15/24 (Call 09/18/23)(a)

    106       105,515  
   

 

 

 
      123,049,946  
Food — 2.3%            

Albertsons Companies Inc./Safeway Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC

   

3.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,648       10,840,211  

3.50%, 03/15/29 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    22,187       19,210,503  

4.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    21,810       20,639,021  

4.88%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    15,886       14,569,051  

5.88%, 02/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    12,308       11,959,991  

6.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    11,960       11,900,200  

7.50%, 03/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    8,606       8,746,073  

B&G Foods Inc.

   

5.25%, 04/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    14,107       13,807,226  

5.25%, 09/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    8,311       7,355,235  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

   

4.13%, 01/31/30 (Call 01/31/25)(a)(b)

    15,874       13,967,215  

4.38%, 01/31/32 (Call 01/31/27)(a)(b)

    12,015       10,433,225  

4.88%, 05/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)(a)(b)

    8,028       7,582,446  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Food (continued)            

Performance Food Group Inc.

   

4.25%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)(b)

  $  16,895     $ 14,867,600  

5.50%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    16,683       16,057,388  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

   

3.50%, 03/01/32 (Call 09/01/26)

    13,442       10,832,370  

4.25%, 04/15/31 (Call 04/15/26)

    15,576       13,463,505  

5.88%, 09/30/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    13,351       13,206,676  

6.25%, 07/01/33(b)

    15,617       15,497,374  

Post Holdings Inc.

   

4.50%, 09/15/31 (Call 09/15/26)(a)(b)

    19,276       16,589,407  

4.63%, 04/15/30 (Call 04/15/25)(a)(b)

    23,531       20,843,289  

5.50%, 12/15/29 (Call 12/15/24)(a)

    19,139       17,727,499  

5.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    14,956       14,320,370  

5.75%, 03/01/27 (Call 09/18/23)(a)

    6,976       6,813,459  

U.S. Foods Inc.

   

4.63%, 06/01/30 (Call 06/01/25)(a)(b)

    8,265       7,355,850  

4.75%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    14,064       12,794,865  

6.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    14,503       14,551,150  
   

 

 

 
       345,931,199  
Food Service — 0.4%            

Aramark Services Inc.

   

5.00%, 04/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,260       8,160,192  

5.00%, 02/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    16,747       15,615,238  

6.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    21,605       21,645,384  

TKC Holdings Inc.

   

6.88%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    6,925       6,263,039  

10.50%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,078       8,378,975  
   

 

 

 
      60,062,828  
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%            

Mercer International Inc., 5.13%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(b)

    14,353       11,750,083  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.3%            

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.

   

5.50%, 05/20/25 (Call 02/20/25)(b)

    12,104       11,877,050  

5.75%, 05/20/27 (Call 02/20/27)(b)

    9,097       8,414,725  

5.88%, 08/20/26 (Call 05/20/26)(b)

    11,057       10,517,971  

9.38%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/25)(a)(b)

    7,994       8,194,090  
   

 

 

 
      39,003,836  
Health Care - Products — 1.1%            

Avantor Funding Inc.

   

3.88%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)(b)

    13,391       11,727,360  

4.63%, 07/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    24,566       22,811,619  

Hologic Inc.

   

3.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    15,962       13,894,793  

4.63%, 02/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    6,673       6,288,190  

Mozart Debt Merger Sub Inc.

   

3.88%, 04/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)(b)

    70,267       61,220,124  

5.25%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)(b)

    39,047       34,654,213  

Teleflex Inc.

   

4.25%, 06/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    8,199       7,517,116  

4.63%, 11/15/27 (Call 09/18/23)(b)

    8,313       7,845,913  
   

 

 

 
      165,959,328  
Health Care - Services — 4.4%            

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.

   

3.13%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,649       7,281,161  

3.50%, 04/01/30 (Call 04/01/25)(a)(b)

    10,255       8,656,509  

5.00%, 07/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    8,673       8,098,414  

 

 

12  

2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care - Services (continued)            

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.

   

3.75%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(a)(b)

  $ 8,224     $ 7,243,124  

4.00%, 03/15/31 (Call 03/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,286       6,326,525  

4.25%, 05/01/28 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    8,272       7,579,220  

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc.

   

4.75%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

     16,634       12,467,637  

5.25%, 05/15/30 (Call 05/15/25)(a)(b)

    23,108       18,193,159  

5.63%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/23)(a)(b)

    30,055       26,448,400  

6.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    13,612       11,431,145  

6.13%, 04/01/30 (Call 04/01/25)(a)(b)

    19,855       11,394,908  

6.88%, 04/01/28 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    12,248       7,424,475  

6.88%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    21,668       13,198,250  

8.00%, 03/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    33,306       32,514,982  

8.00%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    11,303       10,863,652  

DaVita Inc.

   

3.75%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    23,413       18,642,601  

4.63%, 06/01/30 (Call 06/01/25)(a)(b)

    43,191       37,028,940  

Encompass Health Corp.

   

4.50%, 02/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    13,068       12,136,905  

4.63%, 04/01/31 (Call 04/01/26)

    5,631       4,939,411  

4.75%, 02/01/30 (Call 02/01/25)(b)

    12,782       11,662,361  

IQVIA Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    16,399       15,871,808  

5.00%, 05/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    17,242       16,604,563  

6.50%, 05/15/30 (Call 05/15/26)(a)

    9,626       9,709,960  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 4.38%, 02/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,153       7,880,458  

Lifepoint Health Inc., 5.38%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    7,663       5,242,450  

LifePoint Health Inc., 9.88%, 08/15/30(a)(b)

    11,405       11,262,437  

ModivCare Escrow Issuer Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,924       5,841,256  

ModivCare Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,374       8,893,583  

Molina Healthcare Inc.

   

3.88%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/17/30)(a)(b)

    10,548       9,005,179  

3.88%, 05/15/32 (Call 02/15/32)(a)(b)

    11,186       9,280,912  

4.38%, 06/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    13,329       12,228,478  

Radiology Partners Inc., 9.25%, 02/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,583       3,761,328  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings Inc./LifePoint Health Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    22,282       20,753,678  

RP Escrow Issuer LLC, 5.25%, 12/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,586       8,151,220  

Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 08/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    20,832       20,641,283  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   

4.25%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)

    21,155       18,907,281  

4.38%, 01/15/30 (Call 12/01/24)(b)

    22,692       20,160,142  

4.63%, 06/15/28 (Call 09/18/23)

    9,642       8,917,128  

4.88%, 01/01/26 (Call 09/18/23)

    32,719       31,716,981  

5.13%, 11/01/27 (Call 09/18/23)

    23,799       22,638,799  

6.13%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    40,211       38,668,506  

6.13%, 06/15/30 (Call 06/15/25)(b)

    32,118       31,139,901  

6.25%, 02/01/27 (Call 09/18/23)

    23,406       23,067,996  

6.75%, 05/15/31 (Call 05/15/26)(a)

    21,697       21,617,444  
   

 

 

 
       655,494,550  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 0.6%            

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

  $  14,875     $ 13,641,665  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

   

4.38%, 02/01/29 (Call 08/01/28)(b)

    12,177       9,605,096  

4.75%, 09/15/24 (Call 06/15/24)

    15,734       15,231,456  

5.25%, 05/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)(b)

    22,777       19,986,817  

6.25%, 05/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    20,909       19,454,779  

6.38%, 12/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    11,640       11,067,661  
   

 

 

 
       88,987,474  
Home Builders — 0.6%            

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., 4.63%, 04/01/30 (Call 04/01/25)(a)(b)

    6,235       5,345,078  

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. LLC

   

4.88%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    7,324       6,097,917  

6.25%, 09/15/27 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    8,729       8,047,071  

Century Communities Inc.

   

3.88%, 08/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(a)

    7,888       6,773,426  

6.75%, 06/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    8,158       8,132,710  

Mattamy Group Corp.

   

4.63%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(a)(b)

    9,641       8,516,099  

5.25%, 12/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,895       7,443,505  

Meritage Homes Corp.

   

3.88%, 04/15/29 (Call 10/15/28)(a)(b)

    6,815       5,944,043  

6.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    6,313       6,305,898  

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc.

   

5.13%, 08/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)(a)(b)

    7,448       6,861,204  

5.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/27)(a)(b)

    6,847       6,627,040  

5.88%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)(a)(b)

    7,513       7,381,748  
   

 

 

 
      83,475,739  
Home Furnishings — 0.1%            

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

   

3.88%, 10/15/31 (Call 10/15/26)(a)

    12,402       9,978,575  

4.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    13,197       11,340,446  
   

 

 

 
      21,319,021  
Household Products & Wares — 0.2%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.

   

4.13%, 10/15/30 (Call 10/15/25)(b)

    7,784       6,695,018  

4.13%, 04/30/31 (Call 04/30/26)(a)(b)

    6,263       5,322,861  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings Inc./KIK Custom Products Inc.

   

5.00%, 12/31/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,317       6,813,499  

7.00%, 12/31/27 (Call 12/31/23)(a)(b)

    8,529       7,547,455  

Spectrum Brands Inc., 3.88%, 03/15/31 (Call 03/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,561       6,339,067  
   

 

 

 
      32,717,900  
Housewares — 0.5%            

Newell Brands Inc.

   

4.70%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)

    32,036       30,702,021  

4.88%, 06/01/25 (Call 05/01/25)(b)

    7,917       7,676,284  

6.38%, 09/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)(b)

    8,010       7,856,849  

6.63%, 09/15/29 (Call 06/15/29)(b)

    8,561       8,476,931  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

   

4.00%, 04/01/31 (Call 04/01/26)(b)

    7,467       5,856,965  

4.38%, 02/01/32 (Call 08/01/26)(b)

    6,378       5,034,857  

4.50%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)

    7,026       5,881,916  
   

 

 

 
      71,485,823  

 

 

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

  13


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Insurance — 1.5%            

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance Inc.

   

4.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

  $  11,137     $ 9,616,344  

6.00%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    7,780       6,741,908  

7.00%, 11/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    15,136       14,651,715  

10.13%, 08/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    6,427       6,617,132  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer

   

4.25%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    10,419       9,505,788  

5.88%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,435       6,612,317  

6.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    21,064       19,917,328  

6.75%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/25)(a)

    18,892       18,634,935  

AssuredPartners Inc.

   

5.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

    8,864       7,702,816  

7.00%, 08/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    7,961       7,881,390  

Enstar Finance LLC, 5.50%, 01/15/42 (Call 01/15/27), (5-year CMT + 4.006%)(c)

    285       224,067  

Global Atlantic Fin Co., 4.70%, 10/15/51 (Call 07/15/26),
(5-year CMT + 3.796%)(a)(b)(c)

    11,649       8,430,964  

GTCR AP Finance Inc., 8.00%, 05/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,769       7,689,141  

Hub International Ltd.

   

5.63%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)(b)

    8,440       7,458,592  

7.00%, 05/01/26 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    26,546       26,491,076  

HUB International Ltd., 7.25%, 06/15/30 (Call 06/15/26)(a)

    34,236       34,848,482  

Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management Inc., 8.50%, 03/15/30 (Call 03/15/26)(a)(b)

    11,795       11,970,746  

Liberty Mutual Group Inc.

   

4.13%, 12/15/51 (Call 09/15/26), (5-year CMT + 3.315%)(a)(b)(c)

    7,482       6,041,715  

4.30%, 02/01/61 (Call 02/01/26)(a)(b)

    12,211       7,478,383  
   

 

 

 
      218,514,839  
Internet — 1.5%            

Arches Buyer Inc.

   

4.25%, 06/01/28 (Call 12/01/23)(a)(b)

    14,442       12,568,728  

6.13%, 12/01/28 (Call 12/01/23)(a)(b)

    8,449       7,229,739  

Gen Digital Inc., 5.00%, 04/15/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    15,516       15,234,748  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co. Inc.

   

3.50%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)(b)

    13,011       11,137,676  

5.25%, 12/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    10,026       9,599,895  

Match Group Holdings II LLC

   

3.63%, 10/01/31 (Call 10/01/26)(a)(b)

    8,499       6,922,521  

4.13%, 08/01/30 (Call 05/01/25)(a)(b)

    8,256       7,113,768  

4.63%, 06/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,005       7,385,573  

5.00%, 12/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    6,709       6,291,844  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

   

6.75%, 09/30/27 (Call 09/30/24)(a)

    14,818       14,861,061  

7.13%, 09/30/30 (Call 09/30/25)(a)(b)

    9,467       9,509,642  

Rakuten Group Inc.

   

5.13%, (Call 04/22/26), (5-year CMT + 4.578%)(a)(b)(c)(d)

    12,153       8,310,866  

6.25%, (Call 04/22/31), (5-year CMT + 4.956%)(a)(b)(c)(d)

    15,476       7,891,279  

10.25%, 11/30/24(a)(b)

    13,916       14,002,975  

Uber Technologies Inc.

   

4.50%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    23,589        21,607,524  

6.25%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)(b)

    9,060       8,983,056  

7.50%, 05/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    14,903       15,060,882  

7.50%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/21/23)(a)

    18,654       19,027,080  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Internet (continued)            

8.00%, 11/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

  $  22,187     $ 22,603,006  
   

 

 

 
       225,341,863  
Iron & Steel — 0.4%            

ATI Inc., 7.25%, 08/15/30(b)

    2,895       2,920,331  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

   

5.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    8,963       8,638,315  

6.75%, 03/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    12,555       12,564,416  

6.75%, 04/15/30(a)

    12,121       11,561,798  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

   

8.00%, 11/01/27 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    9,654       9,658,862  

8.13%, 05/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,905       10,908,975  

8.50%, 05/01/30 (Call 05/01/25)(a)(b)

    9,810       9,906,527  
   

 

 

 
      66,159,224  
Leisure Time — 1.1%            

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 10.38%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/25)(a)(b)

    32,167       35,066,373  

Life Time Inc.

   

5.75%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    14,266       13,909,350  

8.00%, 04/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,204       8,188,002  

NCL Corp. Ltd.

   

3.63%, 12/15/24 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    10,452       9,981,660  

5.88%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(a)(b)

    22,855       21,512,269  

5.88%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    15,091       14,614,879  

7.75%, 02/15/29 (Call 11/15/28)(a)(b)

    10,145       9,637,750  

8.38%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/25)(a)(b)

    8,650       8,926,908  

NCL Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)(b)

    8,052       7,251,833  

Viking Cruises Ltd.

   

5.88%, 09/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    12,559       11,700,503  

7.00%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,037       7,615,057  

9.13%, 07/15/31 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    11,067       11,429,859  

VOC Escrow Ltd., 5.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,057       9,328,144  
   

 

 

 
      169,162,587  
Lodging — 3.2%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   

4.75%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

    16,015       15,028,402  

4.75%, 06/15/31 (Call 06/15/26)(a)(b)

    14,435       12,679,415  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.

   

3.63%, 02/15/32 (Call 08/15/26)(a)(b)

    23,603       19,766,096  

3.75%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    12,770       11,251,775  

4.00%, 05/01/31 (Call 05/01/26)(a)(b)

    16,917       14,675,498  

4.88%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(b)

    16,050       14,963,415  

5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    4,683       4,641,555  

5.75%, 05/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,631       7,487,919  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc

   

4.88%, 07/01/31 (Call 07/01/26)(a)

    8,162       6,882,117  

5.00%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    13,869       12,291,401  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.88%, 04/01/27 (Call 09/18/23)

    8,604       8,302,860  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

   

2.90%, 06/25/25 (Call 05/25/25)

    7,994       7,541,899  

3.20%, 08/08/24 (Call 07/08/24)

    13,318       12,898,616  

3.50%, 08/18/26 (Call 06/18/26)

    15,519       14,335,676  

3.90%, 08/08/29 (Call 05/08/29)(b)

    12,077       10,591,529  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.

   

4.88%, 06/06/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    15,522       14,732,505  

5.25%, 04/26/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,900       7,351,796  

 

 

14  

2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Lodging (continued)            

5.38%, 12/04/29 (Call 12/04/24)(a)(b)

  $  18,080     $ 15,153,049  

5.63%, 07/17/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,753       7,898,291  

5.75%, 07/21/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    13,688       12,067,454  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

   

4.75%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,867       10,733,702  

5.25%, 06/18/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    8,577       8,243,782  

5.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    12,018       11,501,995  

MGM Resorts International

   

4.63%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)

    6,288       5,925,380  

4.75%, 10/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)(b)

    11,961       10,855,804  

5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 01/15/27)

    11,143       10,658,976  

5.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    10,908       10,747,012  

6.75%, 05/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    11,263       11,293,615  

Station Casinos LLC

   

4.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,081       9,022,495  

4.63%, 12/01/31 (Call 06/01/31)(a)(b)

    7,868       6,480,976  

Studio City Finance Ltd.

   

5.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    17,363       13,221,925  

6.00%, 07/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,976       7,589,164  

6.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,909       6,677,668  

Travel + Leisure Co.

   

4.50%, 12/01/29 (Call 09/01/29)(a)(b)

    10,253       8,791,948  

6.00%, 04/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)

    6,300       6,092,793  

6.63%, 07/31/26 (Call 04/30/26)(a)(b)

    10,649       10,558,650  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

   

5.25%, 05/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(a)(b)

    15,123       14,310,139  

5.50%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)(a)(b)

    10,620       10,500,525  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

   

4.88%, 10/01/24 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    9,429       9,211,583  

5.13%, 12/15/29 (Call 12/15/24)(a)(b)

    14,842       12,151,516  

5.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    16,482       15,506,266  

5.50%, 10/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    12,188       10,977,122  

5.63%, 08/26/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    21,370       18,883,600  
   

 

 

 
       470,477,904  
Machinery — 0.5%            

Chart Industries Inc.

   

7.50%, 01/01/30 (Call 01/01/26)(a)(b)

    23,520       24,115,291  

9.50%, 01/01/31 (Call 01/01/26)(a)(b)

    7,476       8,040,438  

Titan Acquisition Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower LLC, 7.75%, 04/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    10,194       9,935,965  

TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, 7.63%, 07/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    5,715       5,335,191  

TK Elevator U.S. Newco Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    23,637       22,130,732  
   

 

 

 
      69,557,617  
Manufacturing — 0.2%            

FXI Holdings Inc.

   

12.25%, 11/15/26(a)(b)

    7,614       6,852,600  

12.25%, 11/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    13,026       11,602,910  

Hillenbrand Inc., 5.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 09/11/23)

    6,256       6,216,900  
   

 

 

 
      24,672,410  
Media — 10.1%            

Altice Financing SA

   

5.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    18,708       15,175,112  

5.75%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    32,623       25,576,432  

AMC Networks Inc.

   

4.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(b)

    15,427       9,927,676  

4.75%, 08/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    13,043       12,211,509  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)            

Audacy Capital Corp.

   

6.50%, 05/01/27 (Call 09/18/23)(a)

  $ 4,001     $ 40,010  

6.75%, 03/31/29 (Call 03/31/24)(a)

    5,123       51,230  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

   

4.25%, 02/01/31 (Call 07/01/25)(a)(b)

    47,567       39,004,940  

4.25%, 01/15/34 (Call 01/15/28)(a)

    29,749       22,800,526  

4.50%, 08/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    43,060       36,278,050  

4.50%, 05/01/32 (Call 05/01/26)

    46,014       37,317,354  

4.50%, 06/01/33 (Call 06/01/27)(a)(b)

    27,673       21,854,198  

4.75%, 03/01/30 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    47,725       41,068,794  

4.75%, 02/01/32 (Call 02/01/27)(a)(b)

    18,961       15,721,964  

5.00%, 02/01/28 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    38,153       35,185,349  

5.13%, 05/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    51,077       48,052,220  

5.38%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    22,549       20,542,364  

5.50%, 05/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,080       10,816,542  

6.38%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/25)(a)(b)

    22,841       21,636,740  

7.38%, 03/01/31 (Call 03/01/26)(a)(b)

    17,217       17,108,533  

CSC Holdings LLC

   

3.38%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    15,753       10,733,043  

4.13%, 12/01/30 (Call 12/01/25)(a)(b)

    17,522       12,440,620  

4.50%, 11/15/31 (Call 11/15/26)(a)

    23,956       17,008,760  

4.63%, 12/01/30 (Call 12/01/25)(a)(b)

    37,244       19,448,444  

5.00%, 11/15/31 (Call 11/15/26)(a)(b)

    8,427       4,535,833  

5.38%, 02/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    16,017       13,180,657  

5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    20,228       17,396,080  

5.75%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)

    35,585       19,639,717  

6.50%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

     27,862        23,035,655  

7.50%, 04/01/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    16,663       10,545,150  

11.25%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/25)(a)(b)

    15,377       15,146,345  

Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/27
(Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    58,875       52,104,375  

DISH DBS Corp.

   

5.25%, 12/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)(a)(b)

    44,395       37,448,514  

5.75%, 12/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)(a)

    40,249       31,307,415  

5.88%, 11/15/24

    30,012       27,877,847  

7.38%, 07/01/28 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

    16,278       10,173,750  

7.75%, 07/01/26

    32,405       24,213,016  

5.13%, 06/01/29

    24,122       13,025,880  

DISH Network Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/27 (Call 05/15/25)(a)

    55,911       56,749,665  

Gray Escrow II Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/31 (Call 11/15/26)(a)(b)

    19,379       13,530,224  

Gray Television Inc.

   

4.75%, 10/15/30 (Call 10/15/25)(a)(b)

    13,102       9,162,032  

5.88%, 07/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,394       10,428,928  

7.00%, 05/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    12,743       11,475,655  

iHeartCommunications Inc.

   

4.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,949       6,120,730  

5.25%, 08/15/27 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    11,689       9,248,921  

6.38%, 05/01/26 (Call 09/18/23)

    12,602       10,995,664  

8.38%, 05/01/27 (Call 09/18/23)(b)

    16,492       11,379,388  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC

   

5.13%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    13,026       10,985,803  

6.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    18,955       17,841,394  

McGraw-Hill Education Inc.

   

5.75%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/24)(a)(b)

    14,522       12,960,885  

8.00%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    10,840       9,635,242  

 

 

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

  15


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)            

News Corp.

   

3.88%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

  $  15,818     $  13,900,226  

5.13%, 02/15/32 (Call 02/15/27)(a)(b)

    8,078       7,369,156  

Nexstar Media Inc.

   

4.75%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)(b)

    15,837       13,908,845  

5.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    28,531       26,818,664  

Paramount Global

   

6.25%, 02/28/57 (Call 02/28/27), (3-mo. LIBOR US + 3.899%)(c)

    9,918       7,808,970  

6.38%, 03/30/62 (Call 03/30/27), (5-year CMT + 3.999%)(b)(c)

    15,130       12,482,250  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance Inc.

   

4.50%, 09/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    14,790       11,506,620  

6.50%, 09/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    15,638       8,522,710  

Scripps Escrow II Inc., 3.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,443       6,754,484  

Scripps Escrow Inc., 5.88%, 07/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    6,852       5,515,860  

Sinclair Television Group Inc.

   

4.13%, 12/01/30 (Call 12/01/25)(a)(b)

    12,370       7,855,980  

5.50%, 03/01/30 (Call 12/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,708       4,123,780  

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

   

3.13%, 09/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    15,238       13,743,152  

3.88%, 09/01/31 (Call 09/01/26)(a)(b)

    25,049       19,467,770  

4.00%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)(a)(b)

    32,576       28,157,880  

4.13%, 07/01/30 (Call 07/01/25)(a)(b)

    23,875       19,427,684  

5.00%, 08/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    23,090       21,288,980  

5.50%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)

    20,042       18,020,965  

TEGNA Inc.

   

4.63%, 03/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    15,239       13,649,911  

4.75%, 03/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,443       8,105,280  

5.00%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)(b)

    16,297       14,341,360  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes Sarl, 5.50%, 03/01/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    15,000       13,700,625  

Univision Communications Inc.

   

4.50%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    17,088       14,665,776  

5.13%, 02/15/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    16,820       16,588,725  

6.63%, 06/01/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    24,606       23,775,547  

7.38%, 06/30/30 (Call 06/30/25)(a)(b)

    14,429       13,960,058  

8.00%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/25)(a)(b)

    6,220       6,204,450  

UPC Broadband Finco BV, 4.88%, 07/15/31 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    19,945       16,454,625  

UPC Holding BV, 5.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    7,247       6,455,628  

Videotron Ltd.

   

3.63%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,180       7,037,949  

5.13%, 04/15/27 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    10,124       9,690,865  

5.38%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    291       289,485  

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.00%, 07/15/30 (Call 07/15/25)(a)(b)

    14,319       11,580,491  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

   

4.50%, 08/15/30 (Call 08/15/25)(a)(b)

    14,901       12,542,491  

5.50%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    22,358       20,261,938  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 5.00%, 07/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    8,446       7,461,457  

VZ Secured Financing BV, 5.00%, 01/15/32 (Call 01/15/27)(a)

    24,156       19,670,552  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV

   

5.13%, 02/28/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    8,469       6,563,475  

6.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,122       9,413,460  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)            

Ziggo BV, 4.88%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

  $  15,862     $ 13,345,843  
   

 

 

 
       1,492,579,142  
Mining — 0.8%            

Constellium SE, 3.75%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    7,147       6,136,414  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

   

4.38%, 04/01/31 (Call 01/01/31)(a)(b)

    22,537       18,846,566  

4.50%, 09/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)(a)

    10,309       9,511,083  

FMG Resources August Pty. Ltd.

   

5.88%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)(b)

    11,003       10,205,283  

6.13%, 04/15/32 (Call 01/15/32)(a)(b)

    12,607       11,709,733  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

   

4.50%, 06/01/31 (Call 06/01/26)(a)(b)

    9,000       7,251,375  

4.63%, 03/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,472       7,480,534  

Novelis Corp.

   

3.25%, 11/15/26 (Call 11/15/23)(a)

    12,242       11,040,754  

3.88%, 08/15/31 (Call 08/15/26)(a)(b)

    10,986       9,096,251  

4.75%, 01/30/30 (Call 01/30/25)(a)(b)

    24,177       21,631,162  
   

 

 

 
      112,909,155  
Office & Business Equipment — 0.2%            

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   

5.00%, 08/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)(a)(b)

    12,098       11,506,408  

5.50%, 08/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)(a)(b)

    12,781       11,087,517  
   

 

 

 
      22,593,925  
Oil & Gas — 5.7%            

Antero Resources Corp.

   

5.38%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(a)(b)

    9,588       8,968,836  

7.63%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    6,770       6,923,756  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.

   

5.88%, 06/30/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)(b)

    6,623       6,045,474  

7.00%, 11/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,554       10,496,164  

8.25%, 12/31/28 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    8,571       8,581,714  

Baytex Energy Corp.

   

8.50%, 04/30/30(a)(b)

    13,474       13,659,267  

8.75%, 04/01/27 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    7,647       7,817,255  

Callon Petroleum Co.

   

7.50%, 06/15/30 (Call 06/15/25)(a)(b)

    10,166       10,055,089  

8.00%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/24)(a)(b)

    10,401       10,534,727  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., 11.00%, 04/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    5,549       5,697,832  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

5.50%, 02/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,870       7,691,941  

5.88%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/05/24)(a)(b)

    7,610       7,286,787  

6.75%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    14,656       14,540,939  

Citgo Holding Inc., 9.25%, 08/01/24 (Call 09/20/23)(a)

    15,440       15,443,088  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.

   

6.38%, 06/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    10,064       9,850,140  

7.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    17,640       17,484,988  

Civitas Resources Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)(b)

    6,026       5,709,635  

8.38%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/25)(a)

    22,199       22,914,918  

8.75%, 07/01/31 (Call 07/01/26)(a)(b)

    22,034       22,805,190  

CNX Resources Corp.

   

6.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    7,936       7,564,992  

7.38%, 01/15/31 (Call 01/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,962       7,922,190  

 

 

16  

2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil & Gas (continued)            

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC, 5.88%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)(b)

  $  10,810     $  10,418,138  

Comstock Resources Inc.

   

5.88%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)(b)

    15,170       13,392,557  

6.75%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)(b)

    19,030       17,778,500  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC, 9.25%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    11,506       11,759,017  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance Inc.

   

5.00%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    6,033       5,594,668  

5.63%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    18,473       18,149,722  

CVR Energy Inc.

   

5.25%, 02/15/25 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    9,310       9,059,484  

5.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    6,935       6,313,069  

Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC

   

8.00%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    8,965       9,144,300  

9.88%, 07/15/31 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,956       8,721,765  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance Inc., 5.75%, 01/30/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    15,983       15,617,788  

Energian Israel Finance Ltd.

   

4.88%, 03/30/26 (Call 12/30/25)(a)

    9,884       9,287,989  

5.38%, 03/30/28 (Call 09/30/27)(a)

    9,904       9,021,270  

5.88%, 03/30/31 (Call 09/30/30)(a)

    9,660       8,544,891  

8.50%, 09/30/33(a)(e)

    12,029       12,196,624  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.

   

5.75%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    8,805       8,186,449  

6.00%, 04/15/30 (Call 04/15/25)(a)

    7,773       7,177,070  

6.00%, 02/01/31 (Call 02/01/26)(a)

    8,912       8,165,992  

6.25%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)(b)

    9,270       8,926,141  

6.25%, 04/15/32 (Call 05/15/27)(a)(b)

    7,637       6,987,855  

Independence Energy Finance LLC, 7.25%, 05/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    10,986       10,849,133  

Laredo Petroleum Inc., 9.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    7,579       7,610,031  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.

   

6.13%, 06/30/25 (Call 03/30/25)(a)

    9,430       9,239,043  

6.50%, 06/30/27 (Call 12/30/26)(a)

    9,961       9,644,539  

6.75%, 06/30/30 (Call 12/30/29)(a)

    8,171       7,676,205  

Matador Resources Co.

   

5.88%, 09/15/26 (Call 09/18/23)(b)

    11,376       11,098,994  

6.88%, 04/15/28(a)(b)

    8,194       8,179,851  

MEG Energy Corp.

   

5.88%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    10,298       9,843,961  

7.13%, 02/01/27 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    7,724       7,818,613  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings Inc.

   

7.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,098       10,631,884  

10.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,202       8,140,485  

Murphy Oil Corp.

   

5.88%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/18/23)(b)

    8,869       8,735,332  

6.38%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)

    7,082       7,073,006  

Nabors Industries Inc.

   

5.75%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)(b)

    7,974       7,842,429  

7.38%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    11,970       11,700,675  

Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.25%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    9,790       9,449,798  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc.

   

8.13%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    10,488       10,513,276  

8.75%, 06/15/31(a)(b)

    7,606       7,776,514  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.88%, 07/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    109       124,963  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil & Gas (continued)            

Parkland Corp.

   

4.50%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)(b)

  $  11,941     $ 10,561,764  

4.63%, 05/01/30 (Call 05/01/25)(a)(b)

    12,820       11,295,488  

5.88%, 07/15/27 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    7,665       7,414,738  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.

   

6.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)

    13,132       12,444,540  

7.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 09/13/23)(b)

    10,425       10,444,171  

7.88%, 09/15/30 (Call 09/15/26)(a)

    3,410       3,393,121  

Puma International Financing SA

   

5.00%, 01/24/26 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    8,160       7,545,450  

5.13%, 10/06/24 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    1,753       1,738,044  

Range Resources Corp.

   

4.75%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    7,780       7,029,230  

4.88%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)(b)

    11,594       11,323,311  

8.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(b)

    9,163       9,494,975  

SM Energy Co.

   

6.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)(b)

    6,071       5,961,965  

6.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    5,953       5,899,853  

6.75%, 09/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    6,116       6,069,029  

Southwestern Energy Co.

   

4.75%, 02/01/32 (Call 02/01/27)(b)

    18,306       16,207,523  

5.38%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(b)

    9,997       9,485,260  

5.38%, 03/15/30 (Call 03/15/25)(b)

    18,501       17,321,561  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

   

4.50%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(b)

    12,316       11,119,747  

4.50%, 04/30/30 (Call 04/30/25)(b)

    12,185       10,836,242  

5.88%, 03/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)

    6,797       6,623,538  

6.00%, 04/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    9,631       9,531,226  

Transocean Inc.

   

7.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    8,668       8,559,650  

8.00%, 02/01/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    9,246       9,014,850  

8.75%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    15,771       16,148,822  

11.50%, 01/30/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    11,086       11,670,010  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd., 6.88%, 02/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    6,103       6,065,658  

Transocean Titan Financing Ltd., 8.38%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/25)(a)(b)

    8,344       8,553,643  
   

 

 

 
       848,140,352  
Oil & Gas Services — 0.6%            

Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp.

   

6.25%, 04/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    13,122       12,546,895  

6.88%, 04/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,702       7,560,765  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.

   

6.88%, 04/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)

    11,948       11,786,344  

6.88%, 09/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)

    12,437       12,104,351  

Valaris Ltd., 8.38%, 04/30/30(a)(b)

    16,440       16,744,962  

Weatherford International Ltd.

   

6.50%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/24)(a)(b)

    379       380,253  

8.63%, 04/30/30 (Call 10/30/24)(a)(b)

    25,791       26,382,645  
   

 

 

 
      87,506,215  
Packaging & Containers — 3.0%            

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC

   

3.25%, 09/01/28 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,958       7,582,947  

4.00%, 09/01/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,584       13,482,792  

6.00%, 06/15/27 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    9,805       9,559,343  

 

 

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

  17


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Packaging & Containers (continued)            

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc.

   

4.13%, 08/15/26 (Call 09/12/23)(a)

  $  19,339     $ 18,012,925  

5.25%, 04/30/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    12,506       12,224,615  

5.25%, 08/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    27,932        23,946,662  

Ball Corp.

   

2.88%, 08/15/30 (Call 05/15/30)(b)

    20,356       16,590,140  

3.13%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)(b)

    14,355       11,657,456  

4.88%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(b)

    12,466       12,099,811  

5.25%, 07/01/25

    13,878       13,710,848  

6.00%, 06/15/29 (Call 05/15/26)(b)

    15,708       15,492,015  

6.88%, 03/15/28 (Call 11/15/24)(b)

    12,270       12,454,050  

Berry Global Inc., 5.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,906       7,704,049  

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings Inc.

   

6.63%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/25)(a)(b)

    7,938       7,544,134  

8.75%, 04/15/30 (Call 04/15/25)(a)

    16,617       15,025,922  

Crown Americas LLC, 5.25%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(b)

    7,589       7,128,120  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 09/30/26 (Call 03/31/26)

    6,109       5,744,496  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 02/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    14,171       13,639,588  

Graphic Packaging International LLC

   

3.50%, 03/15/28(a)(b)

    7,000       6,265,050  

3.75%, 02/01/30 (Call 08/01/29)(a)(b)

    5,900       5,046,017  

LABL Inc.

   

5.88%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,996       7,278,759  

6.75%, 07/15/26 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    11,189       10,937,248  

8.25%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    7,005       5,849,175  

10.50%, 07/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    11,217       10,689,305  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.

   

7.88%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    42,150       41,433,450  

9.25%, 04/15/27 (Call 10/15/24)(a)(b)

    21,354       19,314,236  

OI European Group BV, 4.75%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/24)(a)(b)

    6,250       5,675,563  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.

   

6.63%, 05/13/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,684       9,581,156  

7.25%, 05/15/31(a)(b)

    10,912       10,991,580  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer Inc./Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Gro, 4.00%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/23)(a)(b)

    15,149       13,555,022  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC/Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,138       7,264,422  

Sealed Air Corp.

   

4.00%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(a)(b)

    6,422       5,886,817  

5.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/25)(a)(b)

    6,683       6,190,129  

5.13%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    6,301       6,233,354  

5.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)(a)(b)

    6,026       5,935,610  

Sealed Air Corp./Sealed Air Corp. US, 6.13%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/25)(a)(b)

    11,685       11,476,189  

Silgan Holdings Inc., 4.13%, 02/01/28 (Call 09/18/23)(b)

    8,938       8,194,358  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV

   

5.50%, 08/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    16,769       15,815,962  

8.50%, 08/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    11,042       10,514,987  
   

 

 

 
      447,728,302  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.8%            

AdaptHealth LLC

   

4.63%, 08/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

  $ 7,766     $ 6,330,843  

5.13%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(a)(b)

    9,048       7,480,283  

Bausch Health Americas Inc.

   

8.50%, 01/31/27 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    9,116       5,070,775  

9.25%, 04/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,777       9,849,878  

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

   

4.88%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

     24,951       14,783,467  

5.00%, 01/30/28 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    6,493       2,933,213  

5.00%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    6,816       2,883,168  

5.25%, 01/30/30 (Call 01/30/25)(a)(b)

    12,018       5,141,451  

5.25%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    6,973       2,976,164  

5.50%, 11/01/25 (Call 10/03/23)(a)

    26,305        23,660,295  

5.75%, 08/15/27 (Call 09/18/23)(a)

    7,755       4,890,497  

6.13%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    15,296       10,057,120  

6.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,728       5,568,500  

9.00%, 12/15/25 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    14,815       13,592,762  

11.00%, 09/30/28(a)(b)

    27,605       19,703,069  

14.00%, 10/15/30 (Call 10/15/25)(a)(b)

    3       1,808  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd./HLF Financing Inc., 7.88%, 09/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,634       9,270,413  

HLF Financing Sarl LLC/Herbalife International Inc., 4.88%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    9,596       7,128,101  

Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 01/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)(b)

    25,226       22,607,793  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co.-Issuer BV

   

4.13%, 04/30/28 (Call 04/30/24)(a)

    34,236       30,987,688  

5.13%, 04/30/31 (Call 04/30/26)(a)(b)

    31,778       27,074,443  

Owens & Minor Inc.

   

4.50%, 03/31/29 (Call 03/31/24)(a)(b)

    8,726       7,395,285  

6.63%, 04/01/30 (Call 04/01/25)(a)(b)

    9,454       8,622,311  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.

   

3.90%, 12/15/24 (Call 09/15/24)

    11,188       10,812,643  

4.38%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    12,466       11,853,919  

4.65%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)

    12,880       11,398,800  

Prestige Brands Inc.

   

3.75%, 04/01/31 (Call 04/01/26)(a)(b)

    9,067       7,546,201  

5.13%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    6,005       5,693,022  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

   

3.15%, 10/01/26(b)

    52,815       47,734,498  

4.75%, 05/09/27 (Call 02/09/27)(b)

    14,487       13,541,344  

5.13%, 05/09/29 (Call 02/09/29)(b)

    15,945       14,749,125  

6.00%, 04/15/24 (Call 01/15/24)

    288       286,480  

6.75%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)(b)

    20,013       20,008,557  

7.13%, 01/31/25 (Call 10/31/24)(b)

    6,651       6,680,360  

7.88%, 09/15/29 (Call 06/15/29)(b)

    9,948       10,368,402  

8.13%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)(b)

    8,586       9,094,577  
   

 

 

 
      417,777,255  
Pipelines — 4.9%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.

   

5.38%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    11,879       11,129,647  

5.75%, 03/01/27 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    10,409       10,085,488  

5.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/18/23)(a)

    10,614       10,171,927  

7.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 09/18/23)(a)(b)

    8,925       9,082,973  

Buckeye Partners LP

   

3.95%, 12/01/26 (Call 09/01/26)(b)

    8,758       8,069,446  

4.13%, 03/01/25 (Call 02/01/25)(a)

    8,240       7,922,183  

4.13%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(b)

    5,788       5,239,240  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pipelines (continued)            

4.50%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)(a)

  $ 7,198     $ 6,532,185  

CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 5.50%, 06/15/31 (Call 06/15/26)(a)(b)

     21,883        20,028,416  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.

   

5.63%, 05/01/27 (Call 09/18/23)(a)

    9,936       9,637,920  

5.75%, 04/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    7,381       7,313,107  

6.00%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,818       11,520,157  

7.38%, 02/01/31 (Call 02/01/26)(a)(b)

    9,367       9,642,468  

8.00%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)(b)

    6,535       6,762,543  

DT Midstream Inc.

   

4.13%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    18,009       15,907,890  

4.38%, 06/15/31 (Call 06/15/26)(a)(b)

    15,791       13,611,605  

EnLink Midstream LLC

   

5.38%, 06/01/29 (Call 03/01/29)(b)

    7,907       7,545,694  

5.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/27)(a)(b)

    8,907       8,627,667  

6.50%, 09/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(a)(b)

    15,946       15,958,119  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

   

4.15%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    6,609       6,372,398  

4.85%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)(b)

    7,948       7,649,288  

EQM Midstream Partners LP

   

4.13%, 12/01/26 (Call 09/01/26)(b)

    6,790       6,321,490  

4.50%, 01/15/29 (Call 07/15/28)(a)(b)

    12,732       11,549,356  

4.75%, 01/15/31 (Call 07/15/30)(a)(b)

    18,005       15,909,562  

5.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)(b)

    12,949       12,359,432  

6.00%, 07/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)(a)

    6,513       6,445,699  

6.50%, 07/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)(a)(b)

    14,004       13,915,215  

7.50%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    8,365       8,438,194  

7.50%, 06/01/30 (Call 12/01/29)(a)(b)

    7,458       7,644,605  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

   

6.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    8,999       8,882,013  

7.75%, 02/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    10,507       10,236,576  

8.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/24)

    15,929       15,743,746  

8.88%, 04/15/30 (Call 04/15/26)(b)

    8,297       8,261,240  

Hess Midstream Operations LP

   

4.25%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    11,221       9,832,401  

5.13%, 06/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,900       8,386,766  

5.50%, 10/15/30 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

    6,134       5,731,794  

5.63%, 02/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    12,060       11,769,354  

ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    18,980       17,129,450  

Kinetik Holdings LP, 5.88%, 06/15/30 (Call 06/15/25)(a)(b)

    16,114       15,606,570  

New Fortress Energy Inc.

   

6.50%, 09/30/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    24,277       22,547,264  

6.75%, 09/15/25 (Call 09/21/23)(a)(b)

    19,762       19,095,033  

NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 02/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    31,072       30,955,480  

NuStar Logistics LP

   

5.63%, 04/28/27 (Call 01/28/27)(b)

    9,187       8,902,203  

5.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 07/01/25)(b)

    8,552       8,383,098  

6.00%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

    7,407       7,286,838  

6.38%, 10/01/30 (Call 04/01/30)(b)

    9,010       8,701,408  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

   

3.60%, 05/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)(a)

    6,491       6,141,297  

4.95%, 07/15/29 (Call 04/15/29)(a)(b)

    9,548       8,723,912  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 9.00%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)(b)(f)

    12,463       12,057,953  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pipelines (continued)            

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.

   

5.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

  $  11,736     $ 10,892,220  

6.00%, 03/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,192       6,882,960  

6.00%, 12/31/30 (Call 12/31/25)(a)(b)

    11,506       10,335,034  

6.00%, 09/01/31 (Call 09/01/26)(a)

    7,462       6,631,529  

7.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,124       10,165,171  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC

   

3.88%, 11/01/33 (Call 05/01/33)(a)(b)

    20,399       16,574,188  

6.25%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/29)(a)(b)

    15,648       15,230,959  

3.88%, 08/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(a)

    20,290       17,549,535  

4.13%, 08/15/31 (Call 02/15/31)(a)

    19,828       16,834,854  

Venture Global LNG Inc.

   

8.13%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/25)(a)(b)

    35,279       35,599,273  

8.38%, 06/01/31 (Call 06/01/26)(a)(b)

    36,336       36,694,818  
   

 

 

 
       719,158,851  
Real Estate — 0.6%            

Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC/Anywhere Co.-Issuer Corp., 7.00%, 04/15/30 (Call 04/15/25)(a)(b)

    22,326       20,205,211  

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC, 6.75%, 05/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,987       8,548,758  

Cushman and Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC, 8.88%, 09/01/31(a)

    3,318       3,349,314  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)

   

4.13%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    10,317       8,528,290  

4.38%, 02/01/31 (Call 02/01/26)(a)(b)

    10,278       8,183,857  

5.38%, 08/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    12,847       11,652,229  

Kennedy-Wilson Inc.

   

4.75%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(b)

    9,798       7,839,576  

4.75%, 02/01/30 (Call 09/01/24)(b)

    9,123       7,024,071  

5.00%, 03/01/31 (Call 03/01/26)(b)

    9,097       6,942,194  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.

   

5.25%, 04/15/30 (Call 04/15/25)(a)(b)

    744       515,555  

5.75%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    653       467,711  
   

 

 

 
      83,256,766  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.6%            

Brookfield Property REIT Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL

   

4.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    12,552       10,480,920  

5.75%, 05/15/26 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    15,320       14,056,100  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

   

4.38%, 03/01/31 (Call 09/01/30)(b)

    7,767       5,867,968  

4.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 08/15/27)(b)

    8,204       6,269,907  

9.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 09/18/23)(b)

    7,499       7,390,800  

HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC

   

3.38%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)(a)(b)

    16,324       14,722,207  

6.00%, 04/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    6,054       5,963,190  

Iron Mountain Inc.

   

4.50%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    16,766       14,389,587  

4.88%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    15,209       14,264,141  

4.88%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,129       14,556,003  

5.00%, 07/15/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    7,542       6,998,750  

5.25%, 03/15/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    13,179       12,355,312  

5.25%, 07/15/30 (Call 07/15/25)(a)(b)

    20,694       18,693,395  

5.63%, 07/15/32 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    9,096       8,161,504  

7.00%, 02/15/29(a)(b)

    15,688       15,649,408  

Iron Mountain Information Management Services Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/32 (Call 07/15/27)(a)

    11,665       10,060,372  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)            

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.

   

4.25%, 02/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

  $  10,403     $ 9,391,887  

4.75%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,383       8,721,720  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.

   

3.50%, 03/15/31 (Call 03/15/26)(b)

    21,269       13,820,639  

4.63%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(b)

    15,134       10,947,046  

5.00%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    22,343       17,635,330  

5.25%, 08/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    8,019       6,830,919  

Office Properties Income Trust

   

3.45%, 10/15/31 (Call 07/15/31)(b)

    6,614       3,278,670  

4.50%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)(b)

    10,695       9,536,533  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer

   

4.88%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    11,988       10,442,404  

5.88%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,189       10,355,755  

7.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,821       10,884,405  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.

   

4.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    9,421       8,269,754  

4.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(b)

    11,338       10,518,829  

7.25%, 07/15/28(a)(b)

    6,625       6,671,784  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP

   

3.75%, 07/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,633       7,015,528  

4.00%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)(a)(b)

    7,317       6,114,573  

SBA Communications Corp.

   

3.13%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(b)

    24,164       20,690,425  

3.88%, 02/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

    23,244       21,514,182  

Service Properties Trust

   

3.95%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/27)

    6,619       5,245,756  

4.35%, 10/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)

    12,003       11,553,676  

4.38%, 02/15/30 (Call 08/15/29)(b)

    6,077       4,618,520  

4.75%, 10/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

    7,021       6,091,771  

4.95%, 02/15/27 (Call 08/15/26)(b)

    6,033       5,221,562  

4.95%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)

    7,068       5,562,034  

5.50%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)

    7,357       6,497,408  

7.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    12,597       12,452,786  

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

   

3.63%, 07/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)(a)(b)

    6,072       5,441,352  

3.75%, 12/31/24 (Call 09/30/24)(a)(b)

    6,477       6,206,520  

4.38%, 01/15/27 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,881       7,014,957  

4.75%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/24)(b)

    7,463       7,245,387  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 6.00%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)(b).

    11,386       7,517,948  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance Inc./CSL Capital LLC

   

4.75%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,320       7,005,232  

6.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    17,843       12,177,847  

10.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 09/15/25)(a)

    41,710       41,596,132  

XHR LP

   

4.88%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,286       6,321,971  

6.38%, 08/15/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    8,274       8,200,568  
   

 

 

 
       538,491,374  
Retail — 4.9%            

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc.

   

3.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,165       10,669,465  

3.88%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    25,384       23,082,590  

4.00%, 10/15/30 (Call 10/15/25)(a)(b)

    47,139       39,801,343  

4.38%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    12,799       11,771,346  

5.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

    5,757       5,724,421  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Retail (continued)            

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.

   

4.50%, 03/01/28 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

  $ 6,898     $ 6,334,520  

4.63%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)(b)

     12,616        11,133,278  

4.75%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(b)

    6,900       6,078,037  

5.00%, 02/15/32 (Call 11/15/26)(a)(b)

    9,824       8,408,263  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

   

5.25%, 02/01/28(b)

    8,170       7,834,989  

6.63%, 10/01/30 (Call 10/01/25)(a)(b)

    15,816       15,480,384  

7.50%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(b)

    8,061       8,122,264  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., 6.50%, 08/01/30 (Call 08/01/26)(a)(b)

    9,721       9,607,945  

Carvana Co.

   

4.88%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    14,389       8,666,974  

5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    10,215       7,546,331  

5.63%, 10/01/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    8,618       7,529,977  

5.88%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    9,360       5,637,060  

10.25%, 05/01/30 (Call 05/01/27)(a)

    60,040       47,261,687  

eG Global Finance PLC

   

6.75%, 02/07/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    12,213       11,999,272  

8.50%, 10/30/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,559       10,490,074  

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.

   

5.38%, 04/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    9,935       9,348,546  

5.88%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    13,889       12,239,681  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co. Inc.

   

4.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/25)(a)

    15,519       13,429,910  

6.75%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)(b)

    20,417       16,847,359  

FirstCash Inc.

   

4.63%, 09/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    7,337       6,523,327  

5.63%, 01/01/30 (Call 01/01/25)(a)(b)

    8,482       7,715,180  

Gap Inc. (The)

   

3.63%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,460       8,715,330  

3.88%, 10/01/31 (Call 10/01/26)(a)(b)

    12,051       8,736,975  

KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 4.75%, 06/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    10,551       10,193,019  

Kohl’s Corp., 4.63%, 05/01/31 (Call 02/01/31)(b)

    8,194       6,032,832  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    13,231       11,643,787  

LCM Investments Holdings II LLC

   

4.88%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    16,052       13,945,657  

8.25%, 08/01/31 (Call 08/01/26)(a)

    8,513       8,523,641  

Lithia Motors Inc.

   

3.88%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    13,286       11,395,801  

4.38%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

    9,112       7,753,932  

4.63%, 12/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    6,621       6,152,013  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC

   

5.88%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,578       6,849,148  

5.88%, 03/15/30 (Call 03/15/25)(a)(b)

    6,340       5,547,500  

6.13%, 03/15/32 (Call 03/15/27)(a)(b)

    7,014       6,014,505  

Michaels Companies Inc. (The)

   

5.25%, 05/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)(b)

    13,723       11,437,846  

7.88%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    20,531       14,221,140  

Murphy Oil USA Inc.

   

3.75%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    7,859       6,585,842  

4.75%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)

    7,891       7,236,836  

NMG Holding Co. Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 7.13%, 04/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    17,552       16,729,982  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Retail (continued)            

Nordstrom Inc.

   

4.25%, 08/01/31 (Call 05/01/31)(b)

  $ 6,967     $ 5,244,967  

4.38%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(b)

    8,293       6,598,077  

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

   

3.50%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/11/23)(b)

    7,597       7,244,246  

3.75%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(b)

    9,008       7,719,685  

PetSmart Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.

   

4.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    19,121       17,137,196  

7.75%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

     19,120       18,254,820  

QVC Inc.

   

4.38%, 09/01/28 (Call 06/01/28)(b)

    7,633       4,293,881  

4.45%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)(b)

    10,375       9,316,024  

4.75%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)(b)

    8,819       5,827,217  

Rite Aid Corp.

   

7.50%, 07/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    358       227,330  

8.00%, 11/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    9,936       6,309,360  

Sonic Automotive Inc.

   

4.63%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,611       9,063,067  

4.88%, 11/15/31 (Call 11/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,595       6,324,319  

SRS Distribution Inc.

   

4.63%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,335       10,136,295  

6.00%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)(b)

    13,518       11,617,736  

6.13%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)(b)

    6,835       5,976,524  

Staples Inc.

   

7.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    31,954       26,362,050  

10.75%, 04/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    15,923       8,752,343  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 06/01/31 (Call 06/01/26)(a)

    9,885       8,495,540  

Yum! Brands Inc.

   

3.63%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)(b)

    16,946       14,339,197  

4.63%, 01/31/32 (Call 10/01/26)(b)

    18,618       16,660,503  

4.75%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/29)(a)

    12,522       11,487,965  

5.38%, 04/01/32 (Call 04/01/27)(b)

    15,497       14,545,019  
   

 

 

 
       728,933,370  
Semiconductors — 0.3%            

Entegris Escrow Corp.

   

4.75%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)(a)

    25,133       23,349,311  

5.95%, 06/15/30 (Call 06/15/25)(a)(b)

    13,860       13,266,822  

Entegris Inc.

   

3.63%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    5,736       4,918,964  

4.38%, 04/15/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    6,796       6,219,321  
   

 

 

 
      47,754,418  
Software — 2.4%            

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.63%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    13,845       12,770,490  

Central Parent LLC/CDK Global II LLC/CDK Financing Co. Inc., 8.00%, 06/15/29(a)

    4,040       4,066,260  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.

   

3.88%, 07/01/28 (Call 06/30/24)(a)(b)

    14,566       12,806,379  

4.88%, 07/01/29 (Call 06/30/24)(a)(b)

    14,566       12,646,565  

Cloud Software Group Inc.

   

6.50%, 03/31/29 (Call 09/30/25)(a)

    64,162       57,424,990  

9.00%, 09/30/29(a)(b)

    61,226       54,636,986  

Fair Isaac Corp.

   

4.00%, 06/15/28 (Call 09/18/23)(a)

    14,301       13,067,539  

5.25%, 05/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    7,043       6,862,963  

Minerva Merger Sub Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    37,321       32,415,528  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Software (continued)            

Open Text Corp.

   

3.88%, 02/15/28 (Call 10/03/23)(a)(b)

  $  14,026     $ 12,483,140  

3.88%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)(b)

    13,236        11,216,958  

Open Text Holdings Inc.

   

4.13%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    14,015       12,132,319  

4.13%, 12/01/31 (Call 12/01/26)(a)(b)

    10,261       8,516,630  

PTC Inc.

   

3.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    6,429       6,205,046  

4.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    8,448       7,761,600  

Rackspace Technology Global Inc.

   

3.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    7,126       3,366,691  

5.38%, 12/01/28 (Call 12/01/23)(a)(b)

    6,023       1,788,831  

ROBLOX Corp., 3.88%, 05/01/30
(Call 11/01/24)(a)(b)

    16,553       13,738,990  

SS&C Technologies Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    31,103       29,937,882  

Twilio Inc.

   

3.63%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(b)

    8,708       7,475,295  

3.88%, 03/15/31 (Call 03/15/26)(b)

    7,994       6,667,396  

Veritas U.S. Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.50%, 09/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    27,088       22,172,882  
   

 

 

 
      350,161,360  
Telecommunications — 5.0%            

Altice France Holding SA

   

6.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    17,741       7,739,511  

10.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    25,115       13,562,100  

Altice France SA, 5.50%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    32,076       23,174,910  

Altice France SA/France

   

5.13%, 01/15/29 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    7,242       5,134,578  

5.13%, 07/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    40,028       28,315,407  

5.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    17,155       12,855,972  

8.13%, 02/01/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    27,277       23,042,246  

British Telecommunications PLC

   

4.25%, 11/23/81 (Call 11/23/26), (5-year CMT + 2.985%)(a)(c)

    8,706       7,714,710  

4.88%, 11/23/81 (Call 08/23/31), (5-year CMT + 3.493%)(a)(b)(c)

    7,547       6,187,964  

C&W Senior Financing DAC, 6.88%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    19,893       18,475,624  

CommScope Inc.

   

4.75%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)(b)

    20,316       15,115,307  

6.00%, 03/01/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    24,650       22,327,231  

7.13%, 07/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    11,095       6,225,127  

8.25%, 03/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    14,836       9,828,850  

CommScope Technologies LLC

   

5.00%, 03/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    11,826       6,563,430  

6.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    20,589       18,838,935  

Connect Finco Sarl/Connect U.S. Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/01/26 (Call 09/12/23)(a)(b)

    34,107       32,422,854  

Consolidated Communications Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)(b)

    6,082       4,492,122  

6.50%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)(b)

    12,173       9,342,778  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC

   

5.00%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    23,694       20,316,247  

5.88%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/23)(a)(b)

    16,916       15,393,560  

5.88%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(b)

    11,736       8,659,493  

6.00%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/24)(a)(b)

    15,421       11,400,283  

6.75%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    15,463       11,990,474  

8.63%, 03/15/31 (Call 03/15/26)(a)(b)

    11,899       11,459,728  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Telecommunications (continued)            

8.75%, 05/15/30 (Call 05/15/25)(a)(b)

  $  19,398     $ 18,853,533  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

   

5.25%, 08/01/26(b)

    11,718       10,771,420  

6.63%, 08/01/26(b)

    12,162       10,550,535  

Iliad Holding SASU

   

6.50%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    18,801       17,907,953  

7.00%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    15,221       14,155,530  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 6.50%, 03/15/30 (Call 03/15/25)(a)(b)

    48,411       44,550,223  

Level 3 Financing Inc.

   

3.40%, 03/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)(a)(b)

    10,769       9,936,233  

3.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    13,560       8,068,200  

3.75%, 07/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    14,434       8,573,796  

3.88%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)(a)(b)

    11,648       10,340,512  

4.25%, 07/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    19,542       12,752,718  

4.63%, 09/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)

    15,520       11,678,800  

10.50%, 05/15/30 (Call 05/15/26)(a)(b)

    14,580       14,798,700  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

   

4.00%, 02/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    20,424       12,905,415  

4.50%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    5,890       1,887,745  

5.13%, 12/15/26 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    7,230       3,776,258  

Rogers Communications Inc., 5.25%, 03/15/82 (Call 03/15/27),
(5-year CMT + 3.590%)(a)(b)(c)

    12,674        11,464,774  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano, 5.30%, 05/30/24(a)

    164       161,745  

ViaSat Inc.

   

5.63%, 09/15/25 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    10,489       9,925,216  

5.63%, 04/15/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    9,358       8,394,126  

6.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    6,125       4,785,156  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC

   

4.25%, 01/31/31 (Call 01/31/26)(a)

    21,935       17,978,867  

4.75%, 07/15/31 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    22,390       18,686,965  

Vodafone Group PLC

   

3.25%, 06/04/81 (Call 06/04/26), (5-year CMT + 2.447%)(b)(c)

    7,688       6,784,660  

4.13%, 06/04/81 (Call 03/04/31), (5-year CMT + 2.767%)(b)(c)

    16,066       12,552,526  

7.00%, 04/04/79 (Call 01/04/29), (5-year USD Swap + 4.873%)(c)

    32,521       32,703,931  

Windstream Escrow LLC/Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 7.75%, 08/15/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    23,185       18,784,487  

Zayo Group Holdings Inc.

   

4.00%, 03/01/27 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    23,309       17,430,237  

6.13%, 03/01/28 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

    17,506       11,353,418  
   

 

 

 
      733,093,120  
Transportation — 0.0%            

XPO Inc., 7.13%, 06/01/31(a)(b)

    7,747       7,778,763  
   

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.3%            

AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6.50%, 06/15/45 (Call 06/15/25),
(3-mo. SOFR + 4.562%)(a)(b)(c)

    8,663       8,530,482  

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC

   

5.50%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    15,438       14,349,042  
Security  

Par/

Shares

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Trucking & Leasing (continued)            

6.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 10/02/23)(a)(b)

  $ 10,340     $ 10,209,889  

9.75%, 08/01/27 (Call 09/11/23)(a)(b)

    7,130       7,429,935  
   

 

 

 
      40,519,348  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 97.7%
(Cost: $15,909,905,468)

 

    14,424,142,326  
   

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Loan Interests

   
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%            

Curo Group Holdings Corp., Term Loan, (6.00% Cash + 12.00% PIK), 18.00%, 08/02/27

    2,659       2,553,089  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Rate Loan Interests — 0.0%
(Cost: $2,599,590)

 

    2,553,089  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 97.7%
(Cost: $15,912,505,058)

 

    14,426,695,415  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 20.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.52%(g)(h)(i)

     2,900,470       2,901,339,730  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.31%(g)(h)

    117,640       117,640,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 20.5%
(Cost: $3,017,719,994)

 

    3,018,979,730  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 118.2%
(Cost: $18,930,225,052)

 

    17,445,675,145  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (18.2)%

 

    (2,684,723,770
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  14,760,951,375  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(d) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(e) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) 

Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.

(g) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(h) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(i) 

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)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended August 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

02/28/23

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

08/31/23

   

Shares

Held at

08/31/23

(000)

    Income    

Capital Gain

Distributions from

Underlying Funds

   

 
 

 

   

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 2,768,669,414     $ 133,417,131 (a)    $     $ 165,671     $ (912,486   $ 2,901,339,730       2,900,470     $ 10,614,758 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    93,650,000       23,990,000 (a)                        117,640,000       117,640       1,700,448          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 165,671     $ (912,486   $ 3,018,979,730       $ 12,315,206     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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.

 

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

                 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $        $ 14,424,142,326        $        $ 14,424,142,326  

Fixed Rate Loan Interests

              2,553,089                   2,553,089  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     3,018,979,730                            3,018,979,730  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 3,018,979,730        $ 14,426,695,415        $        $ 17,445,675,145  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   
Advertising — 0.0%            

Omnicom Group Inc., 2.60%, 08/01/31 (Call 05/01/31)(a)

  $ 1,940     $ 1,587,675  
   

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense — 2.3%            

Boeing Co. (The)

   

2.70%, 02/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)(a)

    10,714       9,801,056  

2.95%, 02/01/30 (Call 11/01/29)

    8,550       7,405,522  

3.20%, 03/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)

    11,535       10,370,108  

3.25%, 02/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)

    10,589       9,703,110  

3.25%, 02/01/35 (Call 11/01/34)

    7,891       6,339,289  

3.60%, 05/01/34 (Call 02/01/34)(a)

    9,438       7,988,435  

3.63%, 02/01/31 (Call 11/01/30)

    14,021       12,512,276  

3.75%, 02/01/50 (Call 08/01/49)(a)

    16,638       12,091,264  

3.90%, 05/01/49 (Call 11/01/48)(a)

    9,507       7,105,896  

3.95%, 08/01/59 (Call 02/01/59)(a)

    7,236       5,170,356  

5.04%, 05/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(a)

     21,489       21,240,359  

5.15%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)

    45,154       44,361,534  

5.71%, 05/01/40 (Call 11/01/39)(a)

    32,403        31,467,195  

5.81%, 05/01/50 (Call 11/01/49)

    56,344       54,782,280  

5.93%, 05/01/60 (Call 11/01/59)

    36,092       34,750,583  

General Dynamics Corp.

   

3.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)

    7,703       7,332,729  

3.63%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)

    11,851       11,033,586  

3.75%, 05/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)

    11,478       10,963,348  

4.25%, 04/01/40 (Call 10/01/39)

    4,391       3,911,740  

4.25%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)

    8,496       7,463,778  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

   

4.40%, 06/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)

    11,460       11,020,296  

4.40%, 06/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)(a)

    10,849       10,432,739  

5.40%, 01/15/27

    10,800       10,826,191  

5.40%, 07/31/33 (Call 04/30/33)

    12,804       12,821,984  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

2.80%, 06/15/50 (Call 12/15/49)

    7,244       4,883,356  

3.80%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)(a)

    8,911       7,291,394  

3.90%, 06/15/32 (Call 03/15/32)(a)

    8,918       8,285,870  

4.07%, 12/15/42

    15,336       13,295,403  

4.09%, 09/15/52 (Call 03/15/52)

    14,469       12,146,193  

4.15%, 06/15/53 (Call 12/15/52)

    8,607       7,252,267  

4.70%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)

    13,676       12,801,286  

4.75%, 02/15/34 (Call 11/15/33)

    10,426       10,282,705  

5.10%, 11/15/27 (Call 10/15/27)(a)

    9,432       9,530,988  

5.25%, 01/15/33 (Call 10/15/32)(a)

    8,735       8,955,091  

5.70%, 11/15/54 (Call 05/15/54)(a)

    9,359       10,032,190  

5.90%, 11/15/63 (Call 05/15/63)(a)

    7,405       8,121,032  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

3.20%, 02/01/27 (Call 11/01/26)(a)

    6,512       6,150,398  

3.25%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/27)(a)

    22,453       20,926,932  

4.03%, 10/15/47 (Call 04/15/47)(a)

    21,492       17,671,374  

4.40%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)

    9,562       9,204,729  

4.70%, 03/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)(a)

    8,097       7,848,969  

4.75%, 06/01/43

    10,771       9,778,279  

4.95%, 03/15/53 (Call 09/15/52)(a)

    11,196       10,485,858  

5.25%, 05/01/50 (Call 11/01/49)(a)

    9,621       9,432,055  

RTX Corp.

   

1.90%, 09/01/31 (Call 06/01/31)

    8,450       6,627,537  

2.25%, 07/01/30 (Call 04/01/30)

    11,526       9,589,189  

2.38%, 03/15/32 (Call 12/15/31)

    8,870       7,139,434  

2.82%, 09/01/51 (Call 03/01/51)

    11,843       7,394,825  

3.03%, 03/15/52 (Call 09/15/51)(a)

    12,268       8,033,365  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Aerospace & Defense (continued)            

3.13%, 05/04/27 (Call 02/04/27)

  $  11,176     $ 10,409,262  

3.13%, 07/01/50 (Call 01/01/50)(a)

    9,831       6,667,031  

3.50%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    12,414       11,732,019  

3.75%, 11/01/46 (Call 05/01/46)

    11,719       8,901,895  

4.13%, 11/16/28 (Call 08/16/28)

    30,259       28,889,880  

4.15%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/16/44)

    10,204       8,300,941  

4.35%, 04/15/47 (Call 10/15/46)

    10,852       9,123,302  

4.45%, 11/16/38 (Call 05/16/38)

    8,732       7,734,583  

4.50%, 06/01/42(a)

    37,952       33,085,719  

4.63%, 11/16/48 (Call 05/16/48)(a)

    17,950       15,763,799  

5.15%, 02/27/33 (Call 11/27/32)(a)

    13,762       13,606,550  

5.38%, 02/27/53 (Call 08/27/52)(a)

    13,022       12,663,855  
   

 

 

 
       770,935,209  
Agriculture — 1.6%            

Altria Group Inc.

   

2.45%, 02/04/32 (Call 11/04/31)

    18,018       14,059,946  

3.40%, 05/06/30 (Call 02/06/30)

    7,139       6,273,396  

3.40%, 02/04/41 (Call 08/04/40)

    16,319       11,111,824  

3.70%, 02/04/51 (Call 08/04/50)

    13,063       8,518,966  

3.88%, 09/16/46 (Call 03/16/46)

    15,980       11,004,287  

4.00%, 02/04/61 (Call 08/04/60)(a)

    10,145       6,859,092  

4.25%, 08/09/42

    10,772       8,152,548  

4.80%, 02/14/29 (Call 11/14/28)(a)

    15,981       15,478,537  

5.38%, 01/31/44(a)

    18,841       17,492,331  

5.80%, 02/14/39 (Call 08/14/38)

    21,260       20,668,273  

5.95%, 02/14/49 (Call 08/14/48)(a)

    25,550       23,764,063  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

2.70%, 09/15/51 (Call 03/15/51)

    1,775       1,148,714  

2.90%, 03/01/32 (Call 12/01/31)(a)

    7,161       6,180,071  

3.25%, 03/27/30 (Call 12/27/29)(a)

    9,119       8,295,607  

BAT Capital Corp.

   

2.26%, 03/25/28 (Call 01/25/28)(a)

    22,578       19,420,401  

2.73%, 03/25/31 (Call 12/25/30)

    11,044       8,744,872  

3.22%, 09/06/26 (Call 07/06/26)(a)

    8,205       7,674,162  

3.56%, 08/15/27 (Call 05/15/27)(a)

    11,065       10,264,792  

3.73%, 09/25/40 (Call 03/25/40)(a)

    7,841       5,400,257  

3.98%, 09/25/50 (Call 03/25/50)(a)

    9,651       6,371,009  

4.39%, 08/15/37 (Call 02/15/37)

    25,381       20,083,320  

4.54%, 08/15/47 (Call 02/15/47)

    25,370       18,460,349  

4.70%, 04/02/27 (Call 02/02/27)

    12,210       11,834,021  

4.74%, 03/16/32 (Call 12/16/31)(a)

    8,511       7,704,035  

4.76%, 09/06/49 (Call 03/06/49)

    9,911       7,342,072  

4.91%, 04/02/30 (Call 01/02/30)(a)

    6,413       6,043,125  

6.34%, 08/02/30 (Call 06/02/30)

    3,267       3,288,138  

6.42%, 08/02/33 (Call 05/02/33)(a)

    13,794       13,771,072  

7.08%, 08/02/43 (Call 02/02/43)(a)

    2,267       2,253,462  

7.08%, 08/02/53 (Call 02/02/53)(a)

    8,734       8,559,014  

BAT International Finance PLC

   

4.45%, 03/16/28 (Call 02/16/28)

    15,025       14,250,687  

5.93%, 02/02/29

    3,193       3,180,992  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 2.75%, 05/14/31 (Call 02/14/31)(a)

    9,909       8,280,025  

Philip Morris International Inc.

   

1.75%, 11/01/30 (Call 08/01/30)

    6,163       4,832,840  

2.10%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)

    9,074       7,438,608  

3.38%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(a)

    8,552       7,691,952  

3.88%, 08/21/42(a)

    11,706       9,143,774  

4.13%, 03/04/43(a)

    12,315       9,789,122  

4.25%, 11/10/44

    4,043       3,270,474  

4.38%, 11/15/41

    10,548       8,719,414  

 

 

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2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Agriculture (continued)            

4.88%, 02/15/28 (Call 01/15/28)

  $  17,712     $ 17,482,516  

4.88%, 11/15/43

    2,562       2,247,738  

5.13%, 11/17/27 (Call 10/17/27)

    16,906       16,862,856  

5.13%, 02/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)

    21,958       21,719,734  

5.38%, 02/15/33 (Call 11/15/32)

    22,758       22,479,808  

5.63%, 11/17/29 (Call 09/17/29)

    12,658       12,845,002  

5.75%, 11/17/32 (Call 08/17/32)

    14,442       14,655,184  

6.38%, 05/16/38(a)

    18,176       19,487,304  

Reynolds American Inc.

   

5.70%, 08/15/35 (Call 02/15/35)

    7,826       7,231,719  

5.85%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)(a)

    22,196       19,168,088  
   

 

 

 
       546,999,593  
Airlines — 0.1%            

Southwest Airlines Co., 5.13%, 06/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)(a)

    22,013       21,739,521  
   

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.2%            

NIKE Inc.

   

2.38%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

    6,195       5,747,040  

2.75%, 03/27/27 (Call 01/27/27)(a)

    8,055       7,530,740  

2.85%, 03/27/30 (Call 12/27/29)(a)

    18,677       16,664,574  

3.25%, 03/27/40 (Call 09/27/39)(a)

    4,201       3,381,277  

3.38%, 03/27/50 (Call 09/27/49)(a)

    11,253       8,689,051  

3.88%, 11/01/45 (Call 05/01/45)(a)

    5,178       4,427,684  

VF Corp., 2.95%, 04/23/30 (Call 01/23/30)(a)

    10,489       8,706,728  
   

 

 

 
      55,147,094  
Auto Manufacturers — 1.4%            

American Honda Finance Corp.

   

1.30%, 09/09/26(a)

    1,728       1,542,929  

2.00%, 03/24/28(a)

    1,521       1,330,976  

5.13%, 07/07/28

    11,710       11,716,006  

Cummins Inc., 1.50%, 09/01/30 (Call 06/01/30)(a)

    4,615       3,703,064  

General Motors Co.

   

4.20%, 10/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)(a)

    11,913       11,221,033  

5.00%, 10/01/28 (Call 07/01/28)(a)

    10,359       10,041,695  

5.00%, 04/01/35(a)

    1,279       1,138,015  

5.15%, 04/01/38 (Call 10/01/37)

    4,554       3,976,010  

5.20%, 04/01/45(a)

    13,720       11,264,552  

5.40%, 10/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)(a)

    17,320       16,730,995  

5.40%, 04/01/48 (Call 10/01/47)(a)

    7,921       6,580,386  

5.60%, 10/15/32 (Call 07/15/32)(a)

    18,827       18,086,847  

5.95%, 04/01/49 (Call 10/01/48)(a)

    10,562       9,452,093  

6.25%, 10/02/43

    15,101       14,168,251  

6.60%, 04/01/36 (Call 10/01/35)

    7,158       7,186,145  

6.75%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)(a)

    7,592       7,470,145  

6.80%, 10/01/27 (Call 08/01/27)

    14,113       14,551,141  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

   

2.35%, 02/26/27 (Call 01/26/27)(a)

    13,850       12,317,680  

2.35%, 01/08/31 (Call 10/08/30)

    10,618       8,254,656  

2.40%, 04/10/28 (Call 02/10/28)

    13,868       11,975,472  

2.40%, 10/15/28 (Call 08/15/28)

    13,201       11,176,079  

2.70%, 08/20/27 (Call 06/20/27)

    13,434       11,947,768  

2.70%, 06/10/31 (Call 03/10/31)

    10,784       8,510,951  

3.10%, 01/12/32 (Call 10/12/31)(a)

    13,241       10,598,028  

3.60%, 06/21/30 (Call 03/21/30)

    10,931       9,392,887  

4.00%, 10/06/26 (Call 07/06/26)

    8,155       7,709,465  

4.30%, 04/06/29 (Call 02/06/29)

    12,015       10,982,997  

4.35%, 01/17/27 (Call 10/17/26)(a)

    9,044       8,607,823  

5.00%, 04/09/27 (Call 03/09/27)

    17,571       17,113,293  

5.80%, 06/23/28 (Call 05/23/28)

    9,577       9,503,216  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Auto Manufacturers (continued)            

5.85%, 04/06/30 (Call 02/06/30)

  $ 8,695     $ 8,512,513  

6.00%, 01/09/28 (Call 12/09/27)

     13,786       13,824,200  

6.40%, 01/09/33 (Call 10/09/32)(a)

    9,180       9,206,016  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

   

2.53%, 03/10/27 (Call 02/10/27)(a)

    18,564       17,059,265  

2.97%, 03/10/32 (Call 12/10/31)(a)

    12,363       10,805,002  

Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC, 8.50%, 01/18/31(a)

    23,222       28,283,516  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

   

1.90%, 01/13/27(a)

    6,773       6,128,979  

1.90%, 04/06/28(a)

    11,863       10,455,347  

2.15%, 02/13/30(a)

    14,738       12,524,879  

3.05%, 03/22/27(a)

    19,719       18,495,744  

3.20%, 01/11/27(a)

    8,777       8,287,778  

3.38%, 04/01/30

    8,700       7,930,933  

4.45%, 06/29/29(a)

    6,351       6,222,509  

4.55%, 09/20/27

    12,781       12,583,719  

4.63%, 01/12/28(a)

    13,343       13,211,958  
   

 

 

 
       471,782,956  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%            

Aptiv PLC

   

3.10%, 12/01/51 (Call 06/01/51)

    12,398       7,531,904  

3.25%, 03/01/32 (Call 12/01/31)(a)

    6,555       5,548,874  

4.15%, 05/01/52 (Call 11/01/51)

    7,665       5,693,815  

BorgWarner Inc., 2.65%, 07/01/27 (Call 05/01/27)(a)

    6,347       5,750,582  
   

 

 

 
      24,525,175  
Banks — 23.2%            

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 6.14%, 09/14/28 (Call 09/14/27), (1-year CMT + 2.700%)(a)(b)

    1,522       1,528,430  

Banco Santander SA

   

1.72%, 09/14/27 (Call 09/14/26), (1-year CMT + 0.900%)(b)

    20,571       18,078,922  

2.75%, 12/03/30

    9,977       7,735,562  

2.96%, 03/25/31(a)

    1,942       1,600,497  

3.31%, 06/27/29(a)

    3,715       3,287,854  

3.49%, 05/28/30

    5,207       4,508,907  

3.80%, 02/23/28

    16,578       15,185,198  

4.18%, 03/24/28 (Call 03/24/27), (1-year CMT + 2.000%)(b)

    25,374       23,770,038  

4.25%, 04/11/27

    15,654       14,804,639  

4.38%, 04/12/28

    16,657       15,656,451  

5.29%, 08/18/27

    22,849       22,358,818  

5.59%, 08/08/28

    17,620       17,476,756  

6.92%, 08/08/33

    11,242       11,229,453  

Bank of America Corp.

   

1.90%, 07/23/31 (Call 07/23/30), (1-day SOFR + 1.530%)(b)

    24,577       19,384,364  

1.92%, 10/24/31 (Call 10/24/30), (1-day SOFR + 1.370%)(b)

    21,640       16,955,156  

2.09%, 06/14/29 (Call 06/14/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.060%)(b)

    26,301       22,425,340  

2.30%, 07/21/32 (Call 07/21/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.220%)(b)

    32,809       25,880,733  

2.50%, 02/13/31 (Call 02/13/30), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.252%)(b)

    31,225       25,966,292  

2.55%, 02/04/28 (Call 02/04/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.050%)(b)

    20,424       18,459,836  

 

 

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

  25


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

2.57%, 10/20/32 (Call 10/20/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.210%)(b)

  $  29,514     $  23,639,120  

2.59%, 04/29/31 (Call 04/29/30), (1-day SOFR + 2.150%)(b)

    27,119       22,536,700  

2.68%, 06/19/41 (Call 06/19/40), (1-day SOFR + 1.930%)(a)(b)

    43,066       29,655,932  

2.69%, 04/22/32 (Call 04/22/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.320%)(b)

    40,001       32,708,098  

2.83%, 10/24/51 (Call 10/24/50), (1-day SOFR + 1.880%)(b)

    8,867       5,661,629  

2.88%, 10/22/30 (Call 10/22/29), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.452%)(b)

    17,147       14,698,959  

2.97%, 02/04/33 (Call 02/04/32), (1-day SOFR + 1.330%)(b)

    33,697       27,680,724  

2.97%, 07/21/52 (Call 07/21/51), (1-day SOFR + 1.560%)(b)

    17,390       11,395,723  

3.19%, 07/23/30 (Call 07/23/29), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.442%)(b)

    22,378       19,619,184  

3.25%, 10/21/27 (Call 10/21/26)(a)

    22,625       21,073,868  

3.31%, 04/22/42 (Call 04/22/41), (1-day SOFR + 1.580%)(b)

    32,447       24,263,727  

3.42%, 12/20/28 (Call 12/20/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.302%)(b)

    52,999       48,583,346  

3.59%, 07/21/28 (Call 07/21/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.632%)(b)

    18,965       17,644,353  

3.71%, 04/24/28 (Call 04/24/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.774%)(b)

    18,024       16,867,396  

3.82%, 01/20/28 (Call 01/20/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.837%)(b)

    22,669       21,375,264  

3.95%, 01/23/49 (Call 01/23/48), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.452%)(b)

    10,740       8,411,107  

3.97%, 03/05/29 (Call 03/05/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.332%)(b)

    23,130       21,591,214  

3.97%, 02/07/30 (Call 02/07/29), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.472%)(b)

    26,830       24,716,676  

4.08%, 04/23/40 (Call 04/23/39), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.582%)(b)

    12,280       10,301,023  

4.08%, 03/20/51 (Call 03/20/50), (3-mo. SOFR + 3.412%)(b)

    47,605       38,269,369  

4.24%, 04/24/38 (Call 04/24/37), (3-mo. SOFR + 2.076%)(b)

    10,593       9,184,938  

4.25%, 10/22/26

    5,300       5,089,014  

4.27%, 07/23/29 (Call 07/23/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.572%)(b)

    26,539       25,024,730  

4.33%, 03/15/50 (Call 03/15/49), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.782%)(a)(b)

    22,858       19,363,485  

4.38%, 04/27/28 (Call 04/27/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.580%)(b)

    20,466       19,624,567  

4.44%, 01/20/48 (Call 01/20/47), (3-mo. SOFR + 2.252%)(b)

    16,815       14,340,180  

4.57%, 04/27/33 (Call 04/27/32), (1-day SOFR + 1.830%)(b)

    34,542       31,976,327  

4.95%, 07/22/28 (Call 07/22/27), (1-day SOFR + 2.040%)(b)

    26,720       26,154,696  

5.00%, 01/21/44(a)

    18,340       17,358,032  

5.02%, 07/22/33 (Call 07/22/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.160%)(b)

    44,397       42,668,736  

5.20%, 04/25/29 (Call 04/25/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.630%)(b)

    31,555       31,043,620  

5.29%, 04/25/34,
(1-day SOFR + 1.910%)(a)(b)

    42,843       41,777,533  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

5.88%, 02/07/42

  $  16,311     $  16,826,757  

6.11%, 01/29/37(a)

    18,145       18,686,714  

6.20%, 11/10/28 (Call 11/10/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.990%)(b)

    19,009       19,438,744  

7.75%, 05/14/38

    16,525       19,327,010  

Series L, 4.18%, 11/25/27 (Call 11/25/26)(a)

    19,615       18,591,111  

Series N, 2.65%, 03/11/32 (Call 03/11/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.220%)(b)

    18,366       15,017,403  

Series N, 3.48%, 03/13/52 (Call 03/13/51), (1-day SOFR + 1.650%)(b)

    8,316       5,986,255  

Bank of America NA, 6.00%, 10/15/36(a)

    12,563       13,192,661  

Bank of Montreal

   

1.25%, 09/15/26(a)

    2,076       1,840,055  

2.65%, 03/08/27

    7,530       6,871,684  

5.20%, 02/01/28 (Call 01/01/28)

    5,080       5,042,073  

Series H, 4.70%, 09/14/27 (Call 08/14/27)(a)

    6,455       6,299,336  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

   

2.05%, 01/26/27 (Call 12/26/26)(a)

    1,955       1,764,448  

3.25%, 05/16/27 (Call 02/16/27)

    1,618       1,517,284  

3.30%, 08/23/29 (Call 05/23/29)(a)

    980       873,793  

3.40%, 01/29/28 (Call 10/29/27)(a)

    1,770       1,648,722  

3.85%, 04/28/28(a)

    1,617       1,535,898  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

   

1.30%, 09/15/26

    1,242       1,100,274  

1.95%, 02/02/27

    1,565       1,402,643  

2.45%, 02/02/32

    2,028       1,641,921  

4.85%, 02/01/30(a)

    14,099       13,677,149  

5.25%, 06/12/28

    15,520       15,381,734  

Barclays PLC

   

2.28%, 11/24/27 (Call 11/24/26), (1-year CMT + 1.050%)(b)

    21,996       19,544,766  

2.65%, 06/24/31 (Call 06/24/30), (1-year CMT + 1.900%)(b)

    1,963       1,565,567  

2.67%, 03/10/32 (Call 03/10/31), (1-year CMT + 1.200%)(b)

    8,108       6,352,712  

2.89%, 11/24/32 (Call 11/24/31), (1-year CMT + 1.300%)(b)

    10,095       7,880,929  

3.33%, 11/24/42 (Call 11/24/41), (1-year CMT + 1.300%)(b)

    6,322       4,308,666  

4.34%, 01/10/28 (Call 01/10/27)(a)

    17,760       16,739,546  

4.84%, 05/09/28 (Call 05/07/27)

    22,620       20,943,906  

4.95%, 01/10/47(a)

    12,833       11,028,353  

4.97%, 05/16/29 (Call 05/16/28), (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.902%)(a)(b)

    19,248       18,289,234  

5.25%, 08/17/45(a)

    13,961       12,508,073  

5.50%, 08/09/28 (Call 08/09/27), (1-year CMT + 2.650%)(b)

    19,507       19,027,565  

5.75%, 08/09/33 (Call 08/09/32), (1-year CMT + 3.000%)(a)(b)

    8,251       7,901,606  

6.22%, 05/09/34 (Call 05/09/33), (1-day SOFR + 2.980%)(b)

    17,816       17,603,140  

7.12%, 06/27/34 (Call 06/27/33), (1-day SOFR + 3.570%)(b)

    15,670       15,623,634  

7.39%, 11/02/28 (Call 11/02/27), (1-year CMT + 3.300%)(b)

    18,045       18,786,254  

7.44%, 11/02/33 (Call 11/02/32), (1-year CMT + 3.500%)(a)(b)

    18,365       19,692,969  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

3.45%, 04/07/27

    3,038       2,837,635  

3.60%, 04/07/32 (Call 03/07/32)(a)

    2,182       1,943,763  

 

 

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2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

5.00%, 04/28/28 (Call 03/28/28)(a)

  $ 8,129     $ 7,958,150  

Citigroup Inc.

   

2.52%, 11/03/32 (Call 11/03/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.177%)(b)

     19,112        15,161,844  

2.56%, 05/01/32 (Call 05/01/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.167%)(b)

    29,418       23,702,212  

2.57%, 06/03/31 (Call 06/03/30), (1-day SOFR + 2.107%)(b)

    40,227       33,230,861  

2.67%, 01/29/31 (Call 01/29/30), (1-day SOFR + 1.146%)(b)

    28,712       24,062,132  

2.90%, 11/03/42 (Call 11/03/41), (1-day SOFR + 1.379%)(a)(b)

    10,695       7,307,925  

2.98%, 11/05/30 (Call 11/05/29), (1-day SOFR + 1.422%)(a)(b)

    27,440       23,599,421  

3.06%, 01/25/33 (Call 01/25/32), (1-day SOFR + 1.351%)(b)

    32,147       26,492,147  

3.07%, 02/24/28 (Call 02/24/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.280%)(b)

    26,857       24,654,213  

3.20%, 10/21/26 (Call 07/21/26)(a)

    8,845       8,247,501  

3.52%, 10/27/28 (Call 10/27/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.412%)(b)

    22,619       20,835,110  

3.67%, 07/24/28 (Call 07/24/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.652%)(b)

    26,618       24,730,217  

3.79%, 03/17/33 (Call 03/17/32), (1-day SOFR + 1.939%)(b)

    30,574       26,573,707  

3.88%, 01/24/39 (Call 01/24/38), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.430%)(b)

    1,904       1,556,791  

3.89%, 01/10/28 (Call 01/10/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.825%)(b)

    29,684       28,039,002  

3.98%, 03/20/30 (Call 03/20/29), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.600%)(b)

    31,925       29,408,649  

4.08%, 04/23/29 (Call 04/23/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.454%)(b)

    21,775       20,405,444  

4.13%, 07/25/28

    22,344       20,810,373  

4.28%, 04/24/48 (Call 04/24/47), (3-mo. SOFR + 2.101%)(b)

    8,650       7,189,916  

4.30%, 11/20/26

    6,468       6,207,017  

4.41%, 03/31/31 (Call 03/31/30), (1-day SOFR + 3.914%)(b)

    44,238       41,039,062  

4.45%, 09/29/27

    39,049       37,257,182  

4.65%, 07/30/45

    9,868       8,456,002  

4.65%, 07/23/48 (Call 06/23/48)

    26,224       22,572,935  

4.66%, 05/24/28 (Call 05/24/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.887%)(b)

    16,826       16,366,245  

4.75%, 05/18/46

    20,585       17,120,555  

4.91%, 05/24/33 (Call 05/24/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.086%)(a)(b)

    26,026       24,716,429  

5.30%, 05/06/44(a)

    10,448       9,372,780  

5.32%, 03/26/41 (Call 03/26/40), (1-day SOFR + 4.548%)(a)(b)

    12,419       11,762,707  

5.88%, 01/30/42

    12,252       12,419,426  

6.27%, 11/17/33 (Call 11/17/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.338%)(a)(b)

    27,956       29,122,707  

6.63%, 06/15/32(a)

    12,017       12,486,336  

6.68%, 09/13/43

    10,035       10,551,623  

8.13%, 07/15/39

    22,917       28,499,808  

Citizens Bank NA, 4.58%, 08/09/28 (Call 08/09/27), (1-day SOFR + 2.000%)(b)

    2,894       2,699,683  

Citizens Financial Group Inc., 3.25%, 04/30/30 (Call 01/30/30)(a)

    1,441       1,206,427  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

5.25%, 05/24/41

  $  27,086     $  27,563,686  

5.25%, 08/04/45(a)

    11,167       10,225,382  

5.75%, 12/01/43

    6,929       6,753,063  

Credit Suisse AG/New York

   

5.00%, 07/09/27

    7,220       7,040,583  

7.50%, 02/15/28

    21,081       22,548,870  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY

   

2.31%, 11/16/27 (Call 11/16/26), (1-day SOFR + 1.219%)(b)

    22,999       20,162,865  

2.55%, 01/07/28 (Call 01/07/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.318%)(b)

    19,343       17,092,815  

3.04%, 05/28/32 (Call 05/28/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.718%)(b)

    2,065       1,642,558  

3.55%, 09/18/31 (Call 09/18/30), (1-day SOFR + 3.043%)(b)

    8,056       6,753,903  

6.72%, 01/18/29 (Call 01/18/28), (1-day SOFR + 3.180%)(b)

    21,518       21,791,619  

Discover Bank, 4.65%, 09/13/28 (Call 06/13/28)

    9,849       9,044,840  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

   

2.55%, 05/05/27 (Call 04/05/27)

    1,929       1,725,717  

4.77%, 07/28/30 (Call 07/28/29), (1-day SOFR + 2.127%)(b)

    3,126       2,921,871  

6.34%, 07/27/29 (Call 07/27/28), (1-day SOFR + 2.340%)(a)(b)

    6,199       6,273,672  

6.36%, 10/27/28 (Call 10/27/27), (1-day SOFR + 2.192%)(a)(b)

    3,600       3,629,358  

8.25%, 03/01/38

    18,961       21,402,286  

Goldman Sachs Capital I, 6.35%, 02/15/34(a)

    10,583       10,593,127  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.,

   

1.54%, 09/10/27 (Call 09/10/26), (1-day SOFR + 0.818%)(b)

    32,802       28,945,574  

1.95%, 10/21/27 (Call 10/21/26), (1-day SOFR + 0.913%)(b)

    45,728       40,696,365  

1.99%, 01/27/32 (Call 01/27/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.090%)(b)

    27,840       21,667,763  

2.38%, 07/21/32 (Call 07/21/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.248%)(b)

    42,482       33,533,642  

2.60%, 02/07/30 (Call 11/07/29)

    19,516       16,468,233  

2.62%, 04/22/32 (Call 04/22/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.281%)(b)

    39,394       31,899,433  

2.64%, 02/24/28 (Call 02/24/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.114%)(b)

    33,634       30,396,277  

2.65%, 10/21/32 (Call 10/21/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.264%)(b)

    31,729       25,443,038  

2.91%, 07/21/42 (Call 07/21/41), (1-day SOFR + 1.472%)(b)

    11,588       7,978,471  

3.10%, 02/24/33 (Call 02/24/32), (1-day SOFR + 1.410%)(a)(b)

    42,047       34,956,396  

3.21%, 04/22/42 (Call 04/22/41), (1-day SOFR + 1.513%)(a)(b)

    21,831       15,663,018  

3.44%, 02/24/43 (Call 02/24/42), (1-day SOFR + 1.632%)(b)

    18,996       14,008,870  

3.62%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.846%)(b)

    35,860       33,525,708  

3.69%, 06/05/28 (Call 06/05/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.772%)(b)

    28,413       26,594,057  

3.80%, 03/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)(a)

    24,071       21,886,335  

3.81%, 04/23/29 (Call 04/23/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.420%)(b)

    26,763       24,755,553  

 

 

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

  27


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

3.85%, 01/26/27 (Call 01/26/26)

  $  18,876     $  17,886,433  

4.02%, 10/31/38 (Call 10/31/37), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.645%)(b)

    20,213       16,799,663  

4.22%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.563%)(b)

    37,348       35,145,021  

4.41%, 04/23/39 (Call 04/23/38), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.692%)(b)

    8,343       7,199,252  

4.48%, 08/23/28 (Call 08/23/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.725%)(b)

    28,906       27,815,154  

4.75%, 10/21/45 (Call 04/21/45)

    15,651       14,070,764  

4.80%, 07/08/44 (Call 01/08/44)

    16,415       14,608,316  

5.15%, 05/22/45(a)

    22,045       20,264,699  

5.95%, 01/15/27(a)

    7,097       7,159,486  

6.13%, 02/15/33(a)

    13,689       14,476,870  

6.25%, 02/01/41(a)

    30,357       31,915,808  

6.75%, 10/01/37

    70,782       75,103,928  

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

2.01%, 09/22/28 (Call 09/22/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.732%)(b)

    24,243       20,823,612  

2.21%, 08/17/29 (Call 08/17/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.285%)(a)(b)

    23,571       19,749,999  

2.25%, 11/22/27 (Call 11/22/26), (1-day SOFR + 1.100%)(b)

    29,039       25,901,827  

2.36%, 08/18/31 (Call 08/18/30), (1-day SOFR + 1.947%)(b)

    15,566       12,328,588  

2.80%, 05/24/32 (Call 05/24/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.187%)(b)

    29,747       23,747,351  

2.85%, 06/04/31 (Call 06/04/30), (1-day SOFR + 2.387%)(b)

    16,462       13,577,830  

2.87%, 11/22/32 (Call 11/22/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.410%)(b)

    17,730       14,080,148  

3.97%, 05/22/30 (Call 05/22/29), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.872%)(b)

    32,422       29,178,266  

4.04%, 03/13/28 (Call 03/13/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.808%)(b)

    27,718       26,032,776  

4.58%, 06/19/29 (Call 06/19/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.796%)(b)

    30,975       29,191,525  

4.76%, 06/09/28 (Call 06/09/27), (1-day SOFR + 2.110%)(a)(b)

    26,060       24,982,351  

4.95%, 03/31/30(a)

    28,819       27,711,601  

5.21%, 08/11/28 (Call 08/11/27), (1-day SOFR + 2.610%)(b)

    23,927       23,345,117  

5.25%, 03/14/44(a)

    8,931       7,831,107  

5.40%, 08/11/33 (Call 08/11/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.870%)(a)(b)

    24,594       23,476,171  

6.10%, 01/14/42(a)

    10,827       11,282,247  

6.16%, 03/09/29 (Call 03/09/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.970%)(b)

    22,146       22,298,338  

6.25%, 03/09/34 (Call 03/09/33), (1-day SOFR + 2.390%)(a)(b)

    22,020       22,247,357  

6.33%, 03/09/44 (Call 03/09/43), (1-day SOFR + 2.650%)(b)

    29,903       30,141,572  

6.50%, 05/02/36(a)

    15,829       16,122,709  

6.50%, 09/15/37(a)

    16,861       17,298,067  

6.50%, 09/15/37

    3,767       3,672,965  

6.55%, 06/20/34 (Call 06/20/33), (1-day SOFR + 2.980%)(b)

    8,800       8,621,608  

6.80%, 06/01/38(a)

    7,641       7,866,578  

7.39%, 11/03/28 (Call 11/03/27), (1-day SOFR + 3.350%)(b)

    24,649       25,901,036  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

   

2.55%, 02/04/30 (Call 11/04/29)

  $ 3,097     $ 2,525,320  

4.44%, 08/04/28 (Call 08/04/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.970%)(a)(b)

    4,464       4,201,876  

6.21%, 08/21/29 (Call 08/21/28), (1-day SOFR + 2.020%)(b)

    3,118       3,136,281  

Huntington National Bank (The)

   

4.55%, 05/17/28 (Call 05/17/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.650%)(a)(b)

    3,106       2,938,990  

5.65%, 01/10/30 (Call 11/10/29)(a)

    5,899       5,738,760  

ING Groep NV

   

2.73%, 04/01/32 (Call 04/01/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.316%)(a)(b)

    1,608       1,312,877  

3.95%, 03/29/27

     24,920        23,620,434  

4.02%, 03/28/28 (Call 03/28/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.830%)(b)

    21,752       20,477,985  

4.05%, 04/09/29

    5,357       4,977,250  

4.25%, 03/28/33 (Call 03/28/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.070%)(a)(b)

    2,615       2,351,534  

4.55%, 10/02/28

    6,484       6,214,956  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

1.47%, 09/22/27 (Call 09/22/26), (1-day SOFR + 0.765%)(b)

    31,362       27,705,429  

1.76%, 11/19/31 (Call 11/19/30), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.105%)(b)

    15,860       12,387,298  

1.95%, 02/04/32 (Call 02/04/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.065%)(b)

    32,404       25,508,199  

2.07%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.015%)(b)

    20,733       17,783,766  

2.18%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.890%)(b)

    17,483       15,529,838  

2.52%, 04/22/31 (Call 04/22/30), (1-day SOFR + 2.040%)(b)

    26,188       21,959,379  

2.53%, 11/19/41 (Call 11/19/40), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.510%)(b)

    17,966       12,085,804  

2.55%, 11/08/32 (Call 11/08/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.180%)(b)

    28,536       23,000,390  

2.58%, 04/22/32 (Call 04/22/31), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.250%)(b)

    34,786       28,480,102  

2.74%, 10/15/30 (Call 10/15/29), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.510%)(b)

    38,024       32,617,151  

2.95%, 10/01/26 (Call 07/01/26)(a)

    5,727       5,348,791  

2.95%, 02/24/28 (Call 02/24/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.170%)(b)

    19,317       17,724,593  

2.96%, 01/25/33 (Call 01/25/32), (1-day SOFR + 1.260%)(b)

    35,513       29,461,226  

3.11%, 04/22/41 (Call 04/22/40), (3-mo. SOFR + 2.460%)(a)(b)

    14,426       10,639,090  

3.11%, 04/22/51 (Call 04/22/50), (1-day SOFR + 2.440%)(a)(b)

    23,350       15,794,739  

3.16%, 04/22/42 (Call 04/22/41), (1-day SOFR + 2.460%)(b)

    19,570       14,352,579  

3.33%, 04/22/52 (Call 04/22/51), (1-day SOFR + 1.580%)(b)

    34,701       24,320,987  

3.51%, 01/23/29 (Call 01/23/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.207%)(b)

    23,041       21,234,046  

3.54%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.642%)(b)

    25,823       24,108,079  

3.63%, 12/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)(a)

    13,279       12,480,438  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

3.70%, 05/06/30 (Call 05/06/29), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.422%)(b)

  $  27,820     $  25,388,894  

3.78%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.599%)(b)

    29,259       27,625,189  

3.88%, 07/24/38 (Call 07/24/37), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.622%)(b)

    15,694       13,206,041  

3.90%, 01/23/49 (Call 01/23/48), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.482%)(b)

    17,885       14,022,725  

3.96%, 11/15/48 (Call 11/15/47), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.642%)(b)

    35,674       28,253,034  

4.01%, 04/23/29 (Call 04/23/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.382%)(b)

    24,290       22,783,541  

4.03%, 07/24/48 (Call 07/24/47), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.722%)(b)

    14,961       12,046,099  

4.13%, 12/15/26

    12,533       12,048,645  

4.20%, 07/23/29 (Call 07/23/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.522%)(b)

    26,261       24,803,662  

4.25%, 10/01/27(a)

    17,494       16,909,412  

4.26%, 02/22/48 (Call 02/22/47), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.842%)(b)

    19,743       16,529,896  

4.32%, 04/26/28 (Call 04/26/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.560%)(b)

    30,977       29,784,667  

4.45%, 12/05/29 (Call 12/05/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.592%)(a)(b)

    27,190       25,909,791  

4.49%, 03/24/31 (Call 03/24/30), (3-mo. SOFR + 3.790%)(a)(b)

    30,287       28,632,176  

4.57%, 06/14/30 (Call 06/14/29), (1-day SOFR + 1.750%)(b)

    19,655       18,741,267  

4.59%, 04/26/33 (Call 04/26/32), (1-day SOFR + 1.800%)(b)

    20,000       18,675,284  

4.85%, 07/25/28 (Call 07/25/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.990%)(b)

    35,888       35,140,701  

4.85%, 02/01/44

    11,121       10,207,710  

4.91%, 07/25/33 (Call 07/25/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.080%)(b)

    44,140       42,423,108  

4.95%, 06/01/45(a)

    17,405       15,840,310  

5.30%, 07/24/29 (Call 07/24/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.450%)(b)

    27,935       27,760,627  

5.35%, 06/01/34 (Call 06/01/33), (1-day SOFR + 1.845%)(b)

    44,277       43,711,445  

5.40%, 01/06/42(a)

    14,688       14,585,614  

5.50%, 10/15/40(a)

    14,698       14,784,898  

5.60%, 07/15/41

    19,179       19,426,426  

5.63%, 08/16/43(a)

    13,415       13,355,394  

6.40%, 05/15/38

    25,300       27,652,197  

KeyBank NA, 5.00%, 01/26/33
(Call 10/26/32)(a)

    6,290       5,468,429  

KeyBank NA/Cleveland OH

   

4.90%, 08/08/32(a)

    4,569       3,768,900  

5.85%, 11/15/27 (Call 10/16/27)(a)

    9,465       9,158,102  

KeyCorp

   

2.25%, 04/06/27(a)

    7,853       6,750,638  

2.55%, 10/01/29(a)

    4,354       3,444,972  

4.10%, 04/30/28(a)

    7,487       6,710,543  

4.79%, 06/01/33 (Call 06/01/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.060%)(b)

    3,867       3,328,756  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

3.57%, 11/07/28 (Call 11/07/27), (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.205%)(a)(b)

    31,739       28,824,788  

3.75%, 01/11/27

    9,166       8,621,812  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

3.75%, 03/18/28 (Call 03/18/27), (1-year CMT + 1.800%)(b)

  $  20,750     $  19,306,945  

4.34%, 01/09/48

    14,116       10,508,840  

4.38%, 03/22/28

    17,911       16,957,250  

4.55%, 08/16/28(a)

    11,640       11,043,689  

4.98%, 08/11/33 (Call 08/11/32), (1-year CMT + 2.300%)(a)(b)

    4,310       3,989,200  

5.30%, 12/01/45(a)

    3,846       3,400,308  

5.87%, 03/06/29 (Call 03/06/28), (1-year CMT + 1.700%)(b)

    26,423       26,202,365  

M&T Bank Corp., 5.05%, 01/27/34 (Call 01/27/33), (1-day SOFR + 1.850%)(b)

    5,579       5,078,032  

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., 4.70%, 01/27/28 (Call 12/27/27)

    10,663       9,963,462  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

   

1.64%, 10/13/27 (Call 10/13/26), (1-year CMT + 0.670%)(b)

    20,404       18,107,401  

2.05%, 07/17/30

    14,111       11,350,733  

2.31%, 07/20/32 (Call 07/20/31), (1-year CMT + 0.950%)(b)

    16,522       13,089,300  

2.34%, 01/19/28 (Call 01/19/27), (1-year CMT + 0.830%)(b)

    22,695       20,359,483  

2.49%, 10/13/32 (Call 10/13/31), (1-year CMT + 0.970%)(b)

    7,171       5,732,346  

2.56%, 02/25/30(a)

    11,044       9,283,821  

2.76%, 09/13/26(a)

    1,058       975,134  

2.85%, 01/19/33 (Call 01/19/32), (1-year CMT + 1.100%)(b)

    9,247       7,565,293  

3.20%, 07/18/29

    16,629       14,692,704  

3.29%, 07/25/27(a)

    14,346       13,339,477  

3.68%, 02/22/27(a)

    12,737       12,107,647  

3.74%, 03/07/29

    14,808       13,716,510  

3.75%, 07/18/39

    12,912       10,631,217  

3.96%, 03/02/28(a)

    15,557       14,781,420  

4.05%, 09/11/28(a)

    9,174       8,714,829  

4.08%, 04/19/28 (Call 04/19/27), (1-year CMT + 1.300%)(b)

    12,715       12,079,883  

5.02%, 07/20/28 (Call 07/20/27), (1-year CMT + 1.950%)(b)

    19,884       19,452,267  

5.13%, 07/20/33 (Call 07/20/32), (1-year CMT + 2.125%)(b)

    12,030       11,680,507  

5.35%, 09/13/28 (Call 09/13/27), (1-year CMT + 1.900%)(b)

    19,957       19,776,930  

5.41%, 04/19/34, (1-year CMT + 1.970%)(a)(b)

    8,714       8,583,750  

5.42%, 02/22/29 (Call 02/22/28), (1-year CMT + 1.380%)(b)

    16,257       16,169,874  

5.44%, 02/22/34 (Call 02/22/33), (1-year CMT + 1.630%)(b)

    12,210       12,072,694  

5.47%, 09/13/33 (Call 09/13/32), (1-year CMT + 2.125%)(a)(b)

    5,758       5,721,532  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

   

1.98%, 09/08/31 (Call 09/08/30), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.532%)(a)(b)

    3,454       2,696,077  

2.20%, 07/10/31 (Call 07/10/30), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.772%)(b)

    8,827       7,021,317  

2.56%, 09/13/31(a)

    7,733       6,019,234  

2.84%, 09/13/26(a)

    2,346       2,162,020  

3.15%, 07/16/30 (Call 07/16/29), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.392%)(a)(b)

    5,968       5,157,505  

3.17%, 09/11/27(a)

    14,261       13,063,424  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

4.02%, 03/05/28(a)

  $  16,366     $  15,424,842  

4.25%, 09/11/29 (Call 09/11/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.532%)(a)(b)

    8,904       8,318,321  

5.41%, 09/13/28 (Call 09/13/27), (1-year CMT + 2.050%)(b)

    12,197       12,097,063  

5.67%, 05/27/29 (Call 05/27/28), (1-year CMT + 1.500%)(b)

    15,929       15,897,499  

5.67%, 09/13/33 (Call 09/13/32), (1-year CMT + 2.400%)(b)

    4,329       4,294,157  

5.75%, 05/27/34 (Call 05/27/33), (1-year CMT + 1.800%)(b)

    6,771       6,755,813  

5.75%, 07/06/34 (Call 07/06/33), (1-year CMT + 1.900%)(b)

    14,625       14,480,038  

5.78%, 07/06/29 (Call 07/06/28), (1-year CMT + 1.650%)(b)

    17,395       17,417,981  

Morgan Stanley

   

1.79%, 02/13/32 (Call 02/13/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.034%)(b)

    33,962       26,092,719  

1.93%, 04/28/32 (Call 04/28/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.020%)(b)

    31,947       24,635,197  

2.24%, 07/21/32 (Call 07/21/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.178%)(a)(b)

    39,709       31,127,504  

2.48%, 01/21/28 (Call 01/21/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.000%)(b)

    21,696       19,571,352  

2.51%, 10/20/32 (Call 10/20/31), (1-day SOFR + 1.200%)(b)

    31,164       24,808,959  

2.70%, 01/22/31 (Call 01/22/30), (1-day SOFR + 1.143%)(b)

    37,604       31,672,499  

2.80%, 01/25/52 (Call 01/25/51), (1-day SOFR + 1.430%)(b)

    17,139       10,845,228  

2.94%, 01/21/33 (Call 01/21/32), (1-day SOFR + 1.290%)(b)

    31,061       25,413,352  

3.22%, 04/22/42 (Call 04/22/41), (1-day SOFR + 1.485%)(b)

    16,299       12,003,390  

3.59%, 07/22/28 (Call 07/22/27), (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.340%)(b)

    30,614       28,328,050  

3.62%, 04/01/31 (Call 04/01/30), (1-day SOFR + 3.120%)(a)(b)

    33,884       30,089,954  

3.63%, 01/20/27(a)

    14,889       14,058,883  

3.77%, 01/24/29 (Call 01/24/28), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.402%)(b)

    31,549       29,260,906  

3.95%, 04/23/27

    23,082       21,764,348  

3.97%, 07/22/38 (Call 07/22/37), (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.455%)(b)

    14,670       12,216,319  

4.21%, 04/20/28 (Call 04/20/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.610%)(b)

    26,829       25,626,154  

4.30%, 01/27/45

    22,374       18,937,213  

4.35%, 09/08/26

    3,683       3,544,857  

4.38%, 01/22/47

    20,576       17,567,931  

4.43%, 01/23/30 (Call 01/23/29), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.890%)(b)

    30,155       28,574,399  

4.46%, 04/22/39 (Call 04/22/38), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.693%)(b)

    3,069       2,688,495  

4.89%, 07/20/33 (Call 07/20/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.076%)(b)

    24,369       23,050,596  

5.12%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.730%)(b)

    25,503       24,995,411  

5.16%, 04/20/29 (Call 04/20/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.590%)(b)

    26,730       26,190,776  

5.25%, 04/21/34, (1-day SOFR + 1.870%)(b)

    37,508       36,347,863  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

5.42%, 07/21/34 (Call 07/21/33), (1-day SOFR + 1.880%)(a)(b)

  $  14,985     $  14,716,350  

5.45%, 07/20/29 (Call 07/20/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.630%)(b)

    10,098       10,035,074  

5.60%, 03/24/51 (Call 03/24/50), (1-day SOFR + 4.480%)(b)

    18,821       18,921,099  

6.30%, 10/18/28 (Call 10/18/27), (1-day SOFR + 2.240%)(b)

    21,730       22,261,983  

6.34%, 10/18/33 (Call 10/18/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.560%)(b)

    33,252       34,754,831  

6.38%, 07/24/42(a)

    27,077       29,520,705  

7.25%, 04/01/32(a)

    15,878       18,069,229  

National Australia Bank Ltd./New York

   

3.91%, 06/09/27

    5,654       5,407,387  

4.90%, 06/13/28(a)

    13,959       13,780,470  

4.94%, 01/12/28

    852       844,707  

NatWest Group PLC

   

3.07%, 05/22/28 (Call 05/22/27), (1-year CMT + 2.550%)(b)

    12,580       11,346,869  

4.45%, 05/08/30 (Call 05/08/29), (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.871%)(b)

    11,470       10,547,810  

4.89%, 05/18/29 (Call 05/18/28), (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.754%)(b)

    27,102       25,824,260  

5.08%, 01/27/30 (Call 01/27/29), (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.905%)(a)(b)

    19,102       18,190,775  

5.52%, 09/30/28 (Call 09/30/27), (1-year CMT + 2.270%)(a)(b)

    16,796       16,496,432  

5.81%, 09/13/29 (Call 09/13/28), (1-year CMT + 1.950%)(a)(b)

    13,376       13,258,983  

6.02%, 03/02/34 (Call 03/02/33), (1-year CMT + 2.100%)(a)(b)

    3,508       3,492,270  

Northern Trust Corp.

   

1.95%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)(a)

    8,564       7,056,479  

4.00%, 05/10/27 (Call 04/10/27)(a)

    10,659       10,235,003  

6.13%, 11/02/32 (Call 08/02/32)(a)

    8,576       8,761,254  

PNC Bank NA

   

2.70%, 10/22/29

    10,062       8,411,288  

3.10%, 10/25/27 (Call 09/25/27)

    10,416       9,493,601  

4.05%, 07/26/28

    15,030       13,884,123  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

   

2.31%, 04/23/32 (Call 04/23/31), (1-day SOFR + 0.979%)(a)(b)

    4,140       3,333,122  

2.55%, 01/22/30 (Call 10/24/29)(a)

    22,371       18,768,797  

3.15%, 05/19/27 (Call 04/19/27)(a)

    8,995       8,331,861  

3.45%, 04/23/29 (Call 01/23/29)

    17,584       15,899,407  

5.07%, 01/24/34 (Call 01/24/33), (1-day SOFR + 1.933%)(a)(b)

    12,055       11,420,790  

5.35%, 12/02/28 (Call 12/02/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.630%)(a)(b)

    11,975       11,768,814  

5.58%, 06/12/29 (Call 06/12/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.841%)(b)

    18,400       18,247,606  

5.94%, 08/18/34 (Call 08/18/33), (1-day SOFR + 1.946%)(a)(b)

    10,884       11,003,064  

6.04%, 10/28/33 (Call 10/28/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.140%)(b)

    11,739       11,907,252  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

1.40%, 11/02/26

    4,967       4,401,013  

2.30%, 11/03/31

    13,210       10,626,688  

3.63%, 05/04/27

    10,930       10,304,796  

3.88%, 05/04/32

    8,364       7,575,387  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

4.24%, 08/03/27

  $  10,991     $  10,561,427  

4.90%, 01/12/28(a)

    6,777       6,678,962  

5.00%, 02/01/33

    15,638       15,149,872  

5.00%, 05/02/33(a)

    9,852       9,535,667  

5.20%, 08/01/28

    14,676       14,596,116  

6.00%, 11/01/27

    10,871       11,128,629  

Santander Holdings USA Inc.

   

2.49%, 01/06/28 (Call 01/06/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.249%)(b)

    10,653       9,344,681  

3.24%, 10/05/26 (Call 08/05/26)

    2,762       2,529,031  

4.40%, 07/13/27 (Call 04/14/27)(a)

    11,286       10,688,049  

6.50%, 03/09/29 (Call 03/09/28), (1-day SOFR + 2.356%)(b)

    10,679       10,605,705  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

   

2.47%, 01/11/28 (Call 01/11/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.220%)(b)

    5,291       4,655,683  

3.82%, 11/03/28 (Call 11/03/27), (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.400%)(b)

    3,623       3,275,088  

6.53%, 01/10/29 (Call 01/10/28), (1-day SOFR + 2.600%)(b)

    6,023       6,067,436  

State Street Corp.

   

2.20%, 03/03/31(a)

    2,492       1,984,209  

2.40%, 01/24/30(a)

    1,513       1,286,419  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

   

1.40%, 09/17/26(a)

    5,886       5,206,791  

1.90%, 09/17/28

    25,628       21,550,690  

2.13%, 07/08/30

    20,243       16,309,979  

2.14%, 09/23/30

    2,982       2,358,519  

2.22%, 09/17/31(a)

    4,037       3,186,331  

2.75%, 01/15/30(a)

    18,912       16,087,304  

2.93%, 09/17/41(a)

    1,521       1,051,857  

3.01%, 10/19/26

    9,885       9,165,420  

3.04%, 07/16/29

    29,973       26,184,371  

3.35%, 10/18/27(a)

    5,750       5,290,996  

3.36%, 07/12/27(a)

    16,732       15,528,805  

3.45%, 01/11/27(a)

    5,882       5,503,581  

3.54%, 01/17/28

    5,803       5,355,691  

3.94%, 07/19/28(a)

    7,813       7,295,803  

5.52%, 01/13/28(a)

    34,970       34,952,644  

5.71%, 01/13/30

    18,636       18,731,936  

5.77%, 01/13/33

    15,432       15,650,739  

5.80%, 07/13/28(a)

    10,892       11,020,428  

6.18%, 07/13/43

    11,366       11,443,508  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

   

1.25%, 09/10/26

    2,197       1,946,733  

1.95%, 01/12/27(a)

    5,368       4,824,163  

2.00%, 09/10/31

    4,279       3,384,870  

2.80%, 03/10/27

    11,985       10,994,766  

3.20%, 03/10/32

    12,591       10,717,343  

4.11%, 06/08/27

    16,506       15,758,471  

4.46%, 06/08/32

    17,836       16,594,693  

4.69%, 09/15/27

    15,124       14,744,977  

5.16%, 01/10/28

    13,170       13,045,079  

5.52%, 07/17/28

    20,100       20,174,575  

Truist Bank

   

2.25%, 03/11/30 (Call 12/11/29)

    11,209       8,885,833  

3.80%, 10/30/26 (Call 09/30/26)

    6,407       5,917,015  

Truist Financial Corp.

   

1.13%, 08/03/27 (Call 06/03/27)(a)

    9,690       8,195,878  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

1.89%, 06/07/29 (Call 06/07/28), (1-day SOFR + 0.862%)(a)(b)

  $  15,729     $  13,164,780  

1.95%, 06/05/30 (Call 03/05/30)(a)

    7,674       6,106,398  

4.12%, 06/06/28 (Call 06/06/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.368%)(a)(b)

    11,562       10,909,525  

4.87%, 01/26/29 (Call 01/26/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.435%)(b)

    25,878       24,831,605  

5.12%, 01/26/34 (Call 01/26/33), (1-day SOFR + 1.852%)(a)(b)

    9,227       8,652,475  

5.87%, 06/08/34 (Call 06/08/33), (1-day SOFR + 2.361%)(a)(b)

    12,888       12,767,151  

6.12%, 10/28/33 (Call 10/28/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.300%)(a)(b)

    2,535       2,552,322  

U.S. Bancorp

   

1.38%, 07/22/30 (Call 04/22/30)

    10,153       7,692,480  

2.22%, 01/27/28 (Call 01/27/27), (1-day SOFR + 0.730%)(b)

    17,454       15,582,449  

2.68%, 01/27/33 (Call 01/27/32), (1-day SOFR + 1.020%)(b)

    10,229       8,145,991  

3.00%, 07/30/29 (Call 04/30/29)

    1,962       1,680,348  

3.90%, 04/26/28 (Call 03/24/28)

    12,961       12,166,521  

4.55%, 07/22/28 (Call 07/22/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.660%)(a)(b)

    21,399       20,440,862  

4.65%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.230%)(a)(b)

    17,542       16,746,993  

4.84%, 02/01/34 (Call 02/01/33), (1-day SOFR + 1.600%)(a)(b)

    19,684       18,259,522  

5.78%, 06/12/29 (Call 06/12/28), (1-day SOFR + 2.020%)(b)

    14,987       14,897,448  

5.84%, 06/12/34 (Call 06/10/33), (1-day SOFR + 2.260%)(b)

    15,331       15,314,030  

5.85%, 10/21/33 (Call 10/21/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.090%)(a)(b)

    17,679       17,607,826  

Series X, 3.15%, 04/27/27 (Call 03/27/27)

    16,153       14,981,885  

UBS Group AG, 4.88%, 05/15/45

    20,288       17,976,722  

Wachovia Corp., 5.50%, 08/01/35

    10,477       10,088,606  

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

2.39%, 06/02/28 (Call 06/02/27), (1-day SOFR + 2.100%)(a)(b)

    29,202       25,981,008  

2.57%, 02/11/31 (Call 02/11/30), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.262%)(b)

    32,834       27,402,380  

2.88%, 10/30/30 (Call 10/30/29), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.432%)(a)(b)

    34,311       29,375,658  

3.00%, 10/23/26

    6,880       6,374,427  

3.07%, 04/30/41 (Call 04/30/40), (1-day SOFR + 2.530%)(b)

    38,030       27,194,877  

3.35%, 03/02/33 (Call 03/02/32), (1-day SOFR + 1.500%)(a)(b)

    38,660       32,551,565  

3.53%, 03/24/28 (Call 03/24/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.510%)(b)

    36,677       34,118,126  

3.58%, 05/22/28 (Call 05/22/27), (3-mo. SOFR + 1.572%)(b)

    26,556       24,643,092  

3.90%, 05/01/45

    25,306       19,821,522  

4.15%, 01/24/29 (Call 10/24/28)

    23,861       22,439,340  

4.30%, 07/22/27

    22,127       21,192,579  

4.40%, 06/14/46

    22,357       17,716,279  

4.48%, 04/04/31 (Call 04/04/30), (3-mo. SOFR + 4.032%)(b)

    28,011       26,170,890  

4.61%, 04/25/53 (Call 04/25/52), (1-day SOFR + 2.130%)(b)

    35,195       29,713,509  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

4.65%, 11/04/44

  $ 22,083     $ 18,162,839  

4.75%, 12/07/46

    22,654       18,783,868  

4.81%, 07/25/28 (Call 07/25/27), (1-day SOFR + 1.980%)(b)

    26,322       25,522,559  

4.90%, 07/25/33 (Call 07/25/32), (1-day SOFR + 2.100%)(b)

    40,943       38,549,910  

4.90%, 11/17/45(a)

    21,440       18,285,235  

5.01%, 04/04/51 (Call 04/04/50), (3-mo. SOFR + 4.502%)(b)

    57,316       51,512,463  

5.38%, 11/02/43

    21,383       19,585,793  

5.39%, 04/24/34, (1-day SOFR + 2.020%)(b)

    36,793       35,799,383  

5.56%, 07/25/34 (Call 07/25/33), (1-day SOFR + 1.990%)(b)

    45,745       45,093,756  

5.57%, 07/25/29 (Call 07/25/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.740%)(b)

    42,899       42,728,481  

5.61%, 01/15/44

    27,273       25,679,640  

Wells Fargo Bank NA

   

5.85%, 02/01/37(a)

    11,080       10,935,355  

6.60%, 01/15/38(a)

    15,816       16,697,453  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

1.95%, 11/20/28

    17,562       15,095,433  

2.15%, 06/03/31

    8,072       6,607,411  

2.65%, 01/16/30(a)

    7,897       6,903,671  

2.96%, 11/16/40(a)

    10,365       6,713,029  

3.13%, 11/18/41

    7,603       4,973,499  

3.35%, 03/08/27

    14,196       13,388,872  

3.40%, 01/25/28(a)

    12,063       11,331,413  

4.04%, 08/26/27(a)

    10,780       10,464,414  

4.42%, 07/24/39

    8,237       6,638,508  

5.46%, 11/18/27

    19,774       20,052,315  
   

 

 

 
       7,713,907,332  
Beverages — 2.7%            

Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

   

4.70%, 02/01/36 (Call 08/01/35)

    55,761       53,333,071  

4.90%, 02/01/46 (Call 08/01/45)

     100,947       93,794,259  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

   

4.63%, 02/01/44

    10,719       9,723,684  

4.90%, 02/01/46 (Call 08/01/45)

    15,719       14,437,375  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

   

3.50%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(a)

    16,604       15,257,387  

4.00%, 04/13/28 (Call 01/13/28)

    22,947       22,108,764  

4.35%, 06/01/40 (Call 12/01/39)

    12,342       11,039,937  

4.38%, 04/15/38 (Call 10/15/37)

    15,502       14,176,182  

4.44%, 10/06/48 (Call 04/06/48)

    17,364       15,198,589  

4.50%, 06/01/50 (Call 12/01/49)(a)

    17,657       15,752,461  

4.60%, 04/15/48 (Call 10/15/47)

    22,493       20,211,967  

4.75%, 01/23/29 (Call 10/23/28)

    42,851       42,421,072  

4.75%, 04/15/58 (Call 10/15/57)

    9,422       8,418,022  

4.90%, 01/23/31 (Call 10/23/30)(a)

    7,303       7,326,378  

4.95%, 01/15/42

    17,114       16,285,770  

5.45%, 01/23/39 (Call 07/23/38)

    20,347       20,648,020  

5.55%, 01/23/49 (Call 07/23/48)

    40,865       41,733,357  

5.80%, 01/23/59 (Call 07/23/58)

    20,670       21,655,942  

8.20%, 01/15/39

    11,590       14,780,049  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   

1.00%, 03/15/28(a)

    15,186       13,003,927  

1.38%, 03/15/31

    13,587       10,728,673  

1.45%, 06/01/27(a)

    14,660       13,088,744  

1.50%, 03/05/28

    8,096       7,097,160  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Beverages (continued)            

1.65%, 06/01/30

  $  18,599     $ 15,333,092  

2.00%, 03/05/31

    7,254       6,025,721  

2.13%, 09/06/29(a)

    10,662       9,297,468  

2.25%, 01/05/32(a)

    20,009       16,787,167  

2.50%, 06/01/40

    9,844       7,099,727  

2.50%, 03/15/51(a)

    12,728       8,211,850  

2.60%, 06/01/50

    15,793       10,467,348  

2.75%, 06/01/60(a)

    9,153       5,938,130  

2.88%, 05/05/41

    7,823       5,901,105  

3.00%, 03/05/51(a)

    15,768       11,370,232  

3.38%, 03/25/27(a)

    9,108       8,726,251  

3.45%, 03/25/30(a)

    11,185       10,396,529  

Constellation Brands Inc.

   

2.25%, 08/01/31 (Call 05/01/31)(a)

    10,235       8,231,509  

3.15%, 08/01/29 (Call 05/01/29)

    7,830       6,992,905  

4.90%, 05/01/33

    6,447       6,211,329  

Diageo Capital PLC

   

2.00%, 04/29/30 (Call 01/29/30)

    10,882       9,077,698  

2.13%, 04/29/32 (Call 01/29/32)

    8,805       7,073,914  

2.38%, 10/24/29 (Call 07/24/29)

    9,791       8,454,377  

5.30%, 10/24/27 (Call 09/24/27)

    6,207       6,277,474  

5.50%, 01/24/33 (Call 10/24/32)

    8,706       9,048,905  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

   

3.20%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)

    5,364       4,721,318  

3.80%, 05/01/50 (Call 11/01/49)

    5,345       4,043,126  

3.95%, 04/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(a)

    11,579       10,904,795  

4.05%, 04/15/32 (Call 01/15/32)(a)

    9,328       8,548,027  

4.50%, 04/15/52 (Call 10/15/51)(a)

    11,187       9,524,369  

4.60%, 05/25/28 (Call 02/25/28)(a)

    11,338       11,068,566  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.

   

4.20%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)(a)

    14,543       11,496,463  

5.00%, 05/01/42(a)

    15,914       14,387,354  

PepsiCo Inc.

   

1.40%, 02/25/31 (Call 11/25/30)(a)

    11,001       8,761,955  

1.63%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)

    11,872       9,790,012  

1.95%, 10/21/31 (Call 07/21/31)

    14,431       11,791,863  

2.38%, 10/06/26 (Call 07/06/26)(a)

    1,234       1,156,213  

2.63%, 07/29/29 (Call 04/29/29)(a)

    9,692       8,682,434  

2.63%, 10/21/41 (Call 04/21/41)

    6,059       4,394,735  

2.75%, 03/19/30 (Call 12/19/29)

    15,659       13,948,442  

2.75%, 10/21/51 (Call 04/21/51)

    9,487       6,408,925  

2.88%, 10/15/49 (Call 04/15/49)

    7,067       4,987,137  

3.00%, 10/15/27 (Call 07/15/27)(a)

    18,500       17,391,182  

3.45%, 10/06/46 (Call 04/06/46)(a)

    10,331       8,191,122  

3.60%, 02/18/28 (Call 01/18/28)

    8,966       8,592,464  

3.63%, 03/19/50 (Call 09/19/49)

    7,684       6,170,911  

3.90%, 07/18/32 (Call 04/18/32)(a)

    16,388       15,535,121  

4.45%, 02/15/33 (Call 11/15/32)(a)

    4,747       4,723,466  

4.45%, 04/14/46 (Call 10/14/45)(a)

    9,214       8,560,157  
   

 

 

 
       892,923,678  
Biotechnology — 2.0%            

Amgen Inc.

   

1.65%, 08/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)(a)

    13,270       11,320,890  

2.00%, 01/15/32 (Call 10/15/31)(a)

    12,531       9,835,126  

2.20%, 02/21/27 (Call 12/21/26)

    13,941       12,687,856  

2.30%, 02/25/31 (Call 11/25/30)

    13,405       11,070,814  

2.45%, 02/21/30 (Call 11/21/29)

    11,291       9,601,285  

2.77%, 09/01/53 (Call 03/01/53)(a)

    8,004       4,781,170  

2.80%, 08/15/41 (Call 02/15/41)

    13,923       9,596,630  

3.00%, 02/22/29 (Call 12/22/28)

    9,232       8,354,137  

 

 

32  

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

3.00%, 01/15/52 (Call 07/15/51)(a)

  $  15,782     $ 10,181,784  

3.15%, 02/21/40 (Call 08/21/39)(a)

    22,475       16,741,621  

3.20%, 11/02/27 (Call 08/02/27)

    10,194       9,481,454  

3.35%, 02/22/32 (Call 11/22/31)

    12,622       11,007,222  

3.38%, 02/21/50 (Call 08/21/49)(a)

    24,082       16,887,816  

4.05%, 08/18/29 (Call 06/18/29)

    11,695       11,050,452  

4.20%, 03/01/33 (Call 12/01/32)

    7,179       6,609,710  

4.20%, 02/22/52 (Call 08/22/51)

    11,268       8,963,003  

4.40%, 05/01/45 (Call 11/01/44)

    24,120       20,184,383  

4.40%, 02/22/62 (Call 08/22/61)

    11,732       9,283,753  

4.56%, 06/15/48 (Call 12/15/47)

    16,268       13,871,820  

4.66%, 06/15/51 (Call 12/15/50)(a)

    35,453       30,524,923  

4.88%, 03/01/53 (Call 09/01/52)

    10,725       9,484,824  

5.15%, 03/02/28 (Call 02/02/28)

    35,993       35,971,530  

5.25%, 03/02/30 (Call 01/02/30)

    26,834       26,804,153  

5.25%, 03/02/33 (Call 12/02/32)

    41,323       41,126,179  

5.60%, 03/02/43 (Call 09/02/42)

    28,653       28,024,537  

5.65%, 03/02/53 (Call 09/02/52)

    42,804       42,411,171  

5.75%, 03/02/63 (Call 09/02/62)

    28,291       27,881,935  

Biogen Inc.

   

2.25%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)

    13,197       10,853,690  

3.15%, 05/01/50 (Call 11/01/49)

    14,066       9,143,675  

5.20%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    10,032       9,438,742  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

   

1.20%, 10/01/27 (Call 08/01/27)

    7,901       6,796,848  

1.65%, 10/01/30 (Call 07/01/30)(a)

    9,546       7,665,096  

2.60%, 10/01/40 (Call 04/01/40)(a)

    13,808       9,627,393  

2.80%, 10/01/50 (Call 04/01/50)(a)

    18,296       11,774,303  

2.95%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)

    12,085       11,276,621  

4.00%, 09/01/36 (Call 03/01/36)(a)

    1,232       1,090,210  

4.15%, 03/01/47 (Call 09/01/46)(a)

    19,949       16,668,700  

4.50%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    19,830       17,421,480  

4.60%, 09/01/35 (Call 03/01/35)

    2,411       2,286,236  

4.75%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)

    23,535       21,389,119  

4.80%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)(a)

    19,893       18,247,310  

5.65%, 12/01/41 (Call 06/01/41)

    12,636       12,871,004  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

   

1.75%, 09/15/30 (Call 06/15/30)

    13,391       10,666,017  

2.80%, 09/15/50 (Call 03/15/50)

    5,060       3,138,379  

Royalty Pharma PLC

   

1.75%, 09/02/27 (Call 07/02/27)

    9,215       7,948,364  

2.20%, 09/02/30 (Call 06/02/30)(a)

    9,734       7,758,034  

3.30%, 09/02/40 (Call 03/02/40)(a)

    7,723       5,302,399  

3.55%, 09/02/50 (Call 03/02/50)(a)

    10,987       7,179,686  
   

 

 

 
       662,283,484  
Building Materials — 0.3%            

Carrier Global Corp.

   

2.49%, 02/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    10,788       9,814,801  

2.70%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(a)

    7,996       6,710,834  

2.72%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)

    21,744       18,620,959  

3.38%, 04/05/40 (Call 10/05/39)

    13,878       10,430,781  

3.58%, 04/05/50 (Call 10/05/49)

    21,508       15,396,097  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

   

2.40%, 07/15/31 (Call 04/15/31)

    9,167       7,414,566  

3.20%, 07/15/51 (Call 01/15/51)

    2,866       1,910,725  

Trane Technologies Luxembourg Finance SA, 3.80%, 03/21/29 (Call 12/21/28)(a)

    10,029       9,354,375  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Building Materials (continued)            

Vulcan Materials Co., 3.50%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)

  $ 6,968     $ 6,241,491  
   

 

 

 
       85,894,629  
Chemicals — 1.1%            

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

   

2.05%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    11,594       9,792,759  

2.70%, 05/15/40 (Call 11/15/39)(a)

    5,160       3,750,231  

2.80%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    7,744       5,283,445  

Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC

   

6.17%, 07/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)

     22,225       22,240,202  

6.33%, 07/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)

    6,988       6,949,904  

6.35%, 11/15/28 (Call 10/15/28)(a)

    10,414       10,435,112  

6.38%, 07/15/32 (Call 04/15/32)

    11,545       11,429,125  

6.55%, 11/15/30 (Call 09/15/30)

    11,880       11,888,533  

6.70%, 11/15/33 (Call 08/15/33)

    6,851       6,880,224  

CF Industries Inc.

   

4.95%, 06/01/43

    8,860       7,480,989  

5.15%, 03/15/34

    11,598       10,930,781  

5.38%, 03/15/44

    3,811       3,370,403  

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

   

2.10%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)

    9,100       7,423,490  

3.60%, 11/15/50 (Call 05/15/50)(a)

    10,652       7,598,359  

4.38%, 11/15/42 (Call 05/15/42)

    17,974       14,846,382  

5.25%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    10,502       9,814,424  

5.55%, 11/30/48 (Call 05/30/48)

    5,986       5,685,953  

6.90%, 05/15/53 (Call 11/15/52)(a)

    6,985       7,763,599  

7.38%, 11/01/29

    14,627       16,064,906  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

   

4.73%, 11/15/28 (Call 08/15/28)(a)

    26,870       26,523,667  

5.32%, 11/15/38 (Call 05/15/38)(a)

    12,109       11,881,934  

5.42%, 11/15/48 (Call 05/15/48)(a)

    24,162       23,333,640  

Eastman Chemical Co., 4.65%, 10/15/44 (Call 04/15/44)(a)

    6,729       5,482,904  

Ecolab Inc.

   

2.70%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)(a)

    3,809       3,568,530  

2.70%, 12/15/51 (Call 06/15/51)(a)

    4,396       2,774,185  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., 5.00%, 09/26/48 (Call 03/26/48)(a)

    3,781       3,002,419  

LYB International Finance BV

   

4.88%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    9,308       7,876,854  

5.25%, 07/15/43

    7,637       6,791,926  

LYB International Finance III LLC

   

3.38%, 10/01/40 (Call 04/01/40)

    6,218       4,463,112  

3.63%, 04/01/51 (Call 10/01/50)(a)

    10,320       6,950,915  

4.20%, 10/15/49 (Call 04/15/49)

    9,063       6,740,029  

4.20%, 05/01/50 (Call 11/01/49)

    8,546       6,329,555  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, 4.63%, 02/26/55 (Call 08/26/54)

    14,403       11,323,931  

Nutrien Ltd.

   

4.20%, 04/01/29 (Call 01/01/29)

    10,348       9,738,694  

4.90%, 03/27/28 (Call 02/27/28)(a)

    9,281       9,051,722  

5.00%, 04/01/49 (Call 10/01/48)(a)

    4,554       3,949,960  

5.80%, 03/27/53 (Call 09/27/52)(a)

    10,919       10,665,995  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

   

2.95%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)

    11,044       9,727,270  

3.45%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(a)

    19,268       18,169,061  

4.50%, 06/01/47 (Call 12/01/46)(a)

    12,256       10,439,671  
   

 

 

 
       378,414,795  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Services — 0.7%            

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

   

1.25%, 09/01/30 (Call 06/01/30)(a)

  $  10,652     $ 8,477,740  

1.70%, 05/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)

    5,296       4,637,717  

Equifax Inc.

   

2.35%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)

    12,324       9,678,131  

5.10%, 12/15/27 (Call 11/15/27)

    6,062       5,992,774  

Global Payments Inc.

   

2.15%, 01/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    1,813       1,617,968  

2.90%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    13,603       11,504,250  

2.90%, 11/15/31 (Call 08/15/31)(a)

    7,621       6,244,096  

3.20%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(a)

    18,530       16,161,392  

4.15%, 08/15/49 (Call 02/15/49)(a)

    4,336       3,165,809  

5.40%, 08/15/32 (Call 05/15/32)(a)

    10,968       10,748,381  

5.95%, 08/15/52 (Call 02/15/52)(a)

    6,692       6,381,247  

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 5.60%, 07/01/2111(a)

    8,299       8,895,461  

PayPal Holdings Inc.

   

2.30%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(a)

    11,637       9,793,734  

2.65%, 10/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

    2,400       2,235,771  

2.85%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)(a)

    20,329       17,967,408  

3.25%, 06/01/50 (Call 12/01/49)(a)

    5,438       3,866,278  

4.40%, 06/01/32 (Call 03/01/32)(a)

    10,473       10,007,500  

5.05%, 06/01/52 (Call 12/01/51)(a)

    8,296       8,041,387  

Quanta Services Inc., 2.90%, 10/01/30 (Call 07/01/30)

    18,027       15,192,379  

RELX Capital Inc.

   

3.00%, 05/22/30 (Call 02/22/30)(a)

    7,653       6,727,643  

4.00%, 03/18/29 (Call 12/18/28)(a)

    14,088       13,387,684  

S&P Global Inc.

   

2.45%, 03/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)

    8,670       7,993,423  

2.70%, 03/01/29 (Call 01/01/29)(a)

    15,604       13,953,527  

2.90%, 03/01/32 (Call 12/01/31)(a)

    16,191       13,864,439  

3.70%, 03/01/52 (Call 09/01/51)

    2,538       1,975,218  

4.25%, 05/01/29 (Call 02/01/29)(a)

    12,567       12,102,598  
   

 

 

 
       230,613,955  
Computers — 2.7%            

Apple Inc.

   

1.25%, 08/20/30 (Call 05/20/30)

    13,121       10,555,329  

1.40%, 08/05/28 (Call 06/05/28)

    27,209       23,381,877  

1.65%, 05/11/30 (Call 02/11/30)

    17,132       14,302,991  

1.65%, 02/08/31 (Call 11/08/30)

    28,077       23,017,746  

1.70%, 08/05/31 (Call 05/05/31)(a)

    8,974       7,312,126  

2.05%, 09/11/26 (Call 07/11/26)

    1,862       1,720,506  

2.20%, 09/11/29 (Call 06/11/29)(a)

    17,044       14,908,037  

2.38%, 02/08/41 (Call 08/08/40)(a)

    19,295       13,760,422  

2.40%, 08/20/50 (Call 02/20/50)(a)

    14,214       9,137,540  

2.55%, 08/20/60 (Call 02/20/60)(a)

    18,451       11,577,386  

2.65%, 05/11/50 (Call 11/11/49)

    28,073       18,634,571  

2.65%, 02/08/51 (Call 08/08/50)(a)

    32,217       21,363,431  

2.70%, 08/05/51 (Call 02/05/51)(a)

    20,245       13,474,940  

2.80%, 02/08/61 (Call 08/08/60)

    18,114       11,617,575  

2.85%, 08/05/61 (Call 02/05/61)

    13,710       8,906,629  

2.90%, 09/12/27 (Call 06/12/27)(a)

    22,587       21,144,355  

2.95%, 09/11/49 (Call 03/11/49)

    17,850       12,723,664  

3.00%, 06/20/27 (Call 03/20/27)(a)

    14,665       13,822,909  

3.00%, 11/13/27 (Call 08/13/27)(a)

    16,849       15,825,678  

3.20%, 05/11/27 (Call 02/11/27)(a)

    15,004       14,260,345  

3.25%, 08/08/29 (Call 06/08/29)

    10,577       9,847,493  

3.35%, 02/09/27 (Call 11/09/26)(a)

    5,996       5,731,808  

3.35%, 08/08/32 (Call 05/08/32)(a)

    13,859       12,716,231  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Computers (continued)            

3.45%, 02/09/45

  $ 23,477     $ 18,956,154  

3.75%, 09/12/47 (Call 03/12/47)

    11,718       9,755,639  

3.75%, 11/13/47 (Call 05/13/47)

    15,756       13,102,395  

3.85%, 05/04/43

    32,712       28,311,565  

3.85%, 08/04/46 (Call 02/04/46)(a)

    21,730       18,387,357  

3.95%, 08/08/52 (Call 02/08/52)(a)

    19,747       16,678,772  

4.00%, 05/10/28 (Call 04/10/28)(a)

    12,336       12,041,303  

4.10%, 08/08/62 (Call 02/08/62)

    13,620       11,397,611  

4.25%, 02/09/47 (Call 08/09/46)(a)

    12,724       11,604,611  

4.30%, 05/10/33 (Call 02/10/33)(a)

    9,887       9,700,935  

4.38%, 05/13/45

    22,132       20,320,967  

4.45%, 05/06/44(a)

    12,689       12,060,303  

4.50%, 02/23/36 (Call 08/23/35)(a)

    6,309       6,308,392  

4.65%, 02/23/46 (Call 08/23/45)

    40,867       38,965,953  

4.85%, 05/10/53 (Call 11/10/52)(a)

     14,209       14,010,257  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

   

3.38%, 12/15/41 (Call 06/15/41)(c)

    10,008       7,030,312  

3.45%, 12/15/51 (Call 06/15/51)(a)(c)

    11,755       7,654,033  

4.90%, 10/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

    7,213       7,085,609  

5.25%, 02/01/28 (Call 01/01/28)(a)

    12,399       12,368,994  

5.30%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)

    24,205       23,901,503  

5.75%, 02/01/33 (Call 11/01/32)(a)

    10,735       10,726,627  

6.20%, 07/15/30 (Call 04/15/30)

    11,980       12,325,143  

8.10%, 07/15/36 (Call 01/15/36)

    5,880       6,755,879  

8.35%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)

    8,683       10,643,727  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

   

6.20%, 10/15/35 (Call 04/15/35)

    2,578       2,672,096  

6.35%, 10/15/45 (Call 04/15/45)(a)

    15,401       15,778,181  

HP Inc.

   

2.65%, 06/17/31 (Call 03/17/31)

    10,827       8,766,809  

3.00%, 06/17/27 (Call 04/17/27)(a)

    7,397       6,802,740  

4.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(a)

    12,501       11,654,734  

4.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)

    6,437       6,270,586  

5.50%, 01/15/33 (Call 10/15/32)(a)

    9,263       8,988,372  

6.00%, 09/15/41(a)

    16,611       16,341,176  

International Business Machines Corp.

   

1.70%, 05/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)(a)

    16,273       14,404,321  

1.95%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    15,610       12,876,252  

2.95%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    7,289       4,707,943  

3.50%, 05/15/29

    32,563       30,028,869  

4.00%, 06/20/42(a)

    13,475       11,084,093  

4.15%, 07/27/27 (Call 06/27/27)

    10,214       9,870,818  

4.15%, 05/15/39

    18,924       16,204,839  

4.25%, 05/15/49

    29,098       23,996,972  

4.40%, 07/27/32 (Call 04/27/32)(a)

    7,090       6,766,069  

4.50%, 02/06/28 (Call 01/06/28)(a)

    10,697       10,465,588  

4.75%, 02/06/33 (Call 11/06/32)(a)

    7,908       7,706,316  

4.90%, 07/27/52 (Call 01/27/52)(a)

    7,570       6,864,349  

Leidos Inc.

   

2.30%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)

    10,786       8,566,978  

4.38%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    6,256       5,777,333  

5.75%, 03/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)(a)

    1,002       995,786  
   

 

 

 
       897,428,850  
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.7%            

GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital U.S. LLC

   

3.38%, 03/24/27 (Call 02/24/27)(a)

    20,299       19,070,176  

3.38%, 03/24/29 (Call 01/24/29)(a)

    10,086       9,215,853  

3.63%, 03/24/32 (Call 12/24/31)

    21,880       19,415,583  

4.00%, 03/24/52 (Call 09/24/51)(a)

    2,789       2,234,085  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Cosmetics & Personal Care (continued)            

Kenvue Inc.

   

4.90%, 03/22/33 (Call 12/22/32)(a)(c)

  $  13,142     $ 13,075,082  

5.00%, 03/22/30 (Call 01/22/30)(c)

    11,017       11,032,467  

5.05%, 03/22/28 (Call 02/22/28)(c)

    12,120       12,158,070  

5.05%, 03/22/53 (Call 09/22/52)(a)(c)

    16,432       16,084,075  

5.10%, 03/22/43 (Call 09/22/42)(c)

    3,560       3,490,063  

5.20%, 03/22/63 (Call 09/22/62)(c)

    10,204       9,996,162  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

   

1.20%, 10/29/30

    13,144       10,508,314  

1.90%, 02/01/27(a)

    10,539       9,637,218  

1.95%, 04/23/31

    11,344       9,516,800  

2.30%, 02/01/32(a)

    8,525       7,301,339  

2.45%, 11/03/26

    3,195       2,990,490  

2.85%, 08/11/27(a)

    9,208       8,614,123  

3.00%, 03/25/30

    13,626       12,449,459  

4.05%, 01/26/33(a)

    9,043       8,780,004  

Unilever Capital Corp.

   

1.75%, 08/12/31 (Call 05/12/31)

    2,209       1,767,535  

2.13%, 09/06/29 (Call 06/06/29)(a)

    8,710       7,585,205  

2.90%, 05/05/27 (Call 02/05/27)

    9,367       8,747,720  

3.50%, 03/22/28 (Call 12/22/27)(a)

    13,361       12,700,531  

5.90%, 11/15/32(a)

    15,316       16,580,849  
   

 

 

 
       232,951,203  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.7%            

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust

   

2.45%, 10/29/26 (Call 09/29/26)(a)

    19,263       17,333,150  

3.00%, 10/29/28 (Call 08/29/28)

    37,320       32,340,881  

3.30%, 01/30/32 (Call 10/30/31)(a)

    33,684       27,376,243  

3.40%, 10/29/33 (Call 07/29/33)(a)

    22,097       17,540,400  

3.65%, 07/21/27 (Call 04/21/27)

    12,553       11,550,908  

3.85%, 10/29/41 (Call 04/29/41)(a)

    18,729       13,894,996  

5.75%, 06/06/28 (Call 05/06/28)(a)

    12,216       12,100,810  

Air Lease Corp.

   

2.20%, 01/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    5,975       5,340,784  

2.88%, 01/15/32 (Call 10/15/31)(a)

    3,543       2,838,723  

3.13%, 12/01/30 (Call 09/01/30)

    2,923       2,435,227  

Ally Financial Inc.

   

2.20%, 11/02/28 (Call 09/02/28)(a)

    2,596       2,096,997  

4.75%, 06/09/27 (Call 05/09/27)(a)

    2,161       2,026,170  

6.99%, 06/13/29 (Call 06/13/28), (1-day SOFR + 3.260%)(b)

    1,000       997,490  

7.10%, 11/15/27 (Call 10/15/27)(a)

    1,489       1,511,973  

8.00%, 11/01/31(a)

    30,817       31,866,935  

American Express Co.

   

1.65%, 11/04/26 (Call 10/04/26)(a)

    2,902       2,588,735  

2.55%, 03/04/27 (Call 02/01/27)

    9,922       9,024,627  

3.30%, 05/03/27 (Call 04/03/27)

    9,979       9,299,964  

4.05%, 05/03/29 (Call 03/03/29)(a)

    3,011       2,862,167  

4.05%, 12/03/42(a)

    15,975       13,604,868  

5.28%, 07/27/29 (Call 07/27/28), (1-day SOFR + 1.280%)(b)

    11,700       11,583,407  

5.85%, 11/05/27 (Call 10/05/27)

    8,125       8,301,088  

Ameriprise Financial Inc., 5.15%, 05/15/33 (Call 02/15/33)

    7,880       7,709,715  

Brookfield Finance Inc.

   

3.50%, 03/30/51 (Call 09/30/50)(a)

    6,905       4,502,996  

3.90%, 01/25/28 (Call 10/25/27)

    11,871       11,096,392  

4.35%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    10,068       9,264,499  

4.70%, 09/20/47 (Call 03/20/47)(a)

    8,890       7,305,799  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

4.85%, 03/29/29 (Call 12/29/28)

  $  13,320     $  12,748,232  

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

3.65%, 05/11/27 (Call 04/11/27)

    8,202       7,631,192  

3.75%, 03/09/27 (Call 02/09/27)(a)

    11,087       10,317,971  

3.80%, 01/31/28 (Call 12/31/27)

    12,200       11,179,857  

6.31%, 06/08/29 (Call 06/08/28), (1-day SOFR + 2.640%)(b)

    1,485       1,484,658  

6.38%, 06/08/34 (Call 06/08/33), (1-day SOFR + 2.860%)(b)

    1,680       1,658,389  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

   

1.65%, 03/11/31 (Call 12/11/30)(a)

    7,215       5,498,439  

1.95%, 12/01/31 (Call 09/01/31)(a)

    7,712       5,914,132  

2.00%, 03/20/28 (Call 01/20/28)(a)

    13,948       12,008,673  

2.30%, 05/13/31 (Call 02/13/31)(a)

    7,605       6,099,186  

2.45%, 03/03/27 (Call 02/03/27)(a)

    14,205       12,786,466  

2.90%, 03/03/32 (Call 12/03/31)(a)

    7,178       5,902,767  

6.14%, 08/24/34 (Call 08/24/33), (1-day SOFR + 2.010%)(b)

    1,465       1,487,978  

CME Group Inc.

   

2.65%, 03/15/32 (Call 12/15/31)

    5,536       4,641,362  

5.30%, 09/15/43 (Call 03/15/43)

    7,649       7,769,504  

Discover Financial Services

   

4.10%, 02/09/27 (Call 11/09/26)

    7,235       6,716,321  

6.70%, 11/29/32 (Call 08/29/32)

    2,020       2,009,324  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

   

1.85%, 09/15/32 (Call 06/15/32)(a)

    11,925       9,082,745  

2.10%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)(a)

    14,891       12,294,787  

2.65%, 09/15/40 (Call 03/15/40)(a)

    11,275       7,853,123  

3.00%, 06/15/50 (Call 12/15/49)

    13,605       9,113,387  

3.00%, 09/15/60 (Call 03/15/60)(a)

    13,419       8,308,534  

4.00%, 09/15/27 (Call 08/15/27)(a)

    16,614       15,919,309  

4.25%, 09/21/48 (Call 03/21/48)

    11,414       9,585,225  

4.35%, 06/15/29 (Call 04/15/29)(a)

    14,955       14,349,339  

4.60%, 03/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)(a)

    14,410       13,762,171  

4.95%, 06/15/52 (Call 12/15/51)

    18,084       16,826,386  

5.20%, 06/15/62 (Call 12/15/61)(a)

    10,246       9,687,366  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

   

2.63%, 10/15/31 (Call 07/15/31)(a)

    8,635       6,725,166  

4.15%, 01/23/30

    14,811       13,339,832  

4.85%, 01/15/27(a)

    6,108       5,942,419  

5.88%, 07/21/28 (Call 06/21/28)

    12,677       12,542,134  

Mastercard Inc.

   

2.00%, 11/18/31 (Call 08/18/31)

    10,371       8,422,832  

2.95%, 11/21/26 (Call 08/21/26)

    5,017       4,729,417  

2.95%, 06/01/29 (Call 03/01/29)(a)

    13,825       12,535,555  

3.30%, 03/26/27 (Call 01/26/27)

    9,411       8,949,522  

3.35%, 03/26/30 (Call 12/26/29)

    20,579       18,911,780  

3.65%, 06/01/49 (Call 12/01/48)

    2,926       2,346,795  

3.85%, 03/26/50 (Call 09/26/49)

    12,316       10,214,743  

4.85%, 03/09/33 (Call 12/09/32)

    8,102       8,140,876  

4.88%, 03/09/28 (Call 02/09/28)(a)

    7,022       7,047,295  

Nasdaq Inc.

   

5.35%, 06/28/28 (Call 05/28/28)

    15,026       15,027,726  

5.55%, 02/15/34 (Call 11/15/33)

    14,123       14,109,969  

5.95%, 08/15/53 (Call 02/15/53)

    8,449       8,399,883  

6.10%, 06/28/63 (Call 12/28/62)

    8,682       8,568,673  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

   

2.17%, 07/14/28(a)

    13,348       11,232,831  

2.33%, 01/22/27(a)

    6,262       5,566,163  

2.61%, 07/14/31

    12,481       9,805,532  

 

 

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

  35


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

2.68%, 07/16/30(a)

  $  12,933     $ 10,510,938  

3.00%, 01/22/32

    8,196       6,548,653  

3.10%, 01/16/30(a)

    18,087       15,353,929  

6.07%, 07/12/28

    7,962       7,981,720  

6.18%, 01/18/33(a)

    5,100       5,174,576  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

   

3.75%, 04/01/51 (Call 10/01/50)

    8,492       6,137,517  

4.95%, 07/15/46

    7,827       6,823,957  

Synchrony Financial

   

2.88%, 10/28/31 (Call 07/28/31)(a)

    2,475       1,837,870  

3.95%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(a)

    2,353       2,100,893  

Visa Inc.

   

1.10%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(a)

    10,932       8,504,490  

1.90%, 04/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(a)

    11,557       10,473,468  

2.00%, 08/15/50 (Call 02/15/50)(a)

    20,318       11,985,157  

2.05%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    18,641       15,815,707  

2.70%, 04/15/40 (Call 10/15/39)

    10,723       7,976,498  

2.75%, 09/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)

    4,418       4,101,046  

3.65%, 09/15/47 (Call 03/15/47)(a)

    11,019       8,983,136  

4.15%, 12/14/35 (Call 06/14/35)

    12,376       11,668,853  

4.30%, 12/14/45 (Call 06/14/45)

    37,623       33,970,958  
   

 

 

 
       889,541,276  
Electric — 3.3%            

AES Corp. (The)

   

2.45%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

    19,409       15,402,225  

5.45%, 06/01/28 (Call 05/01/28)(a)

    11,397       11,193,675  

Ameren Corp., 3.50%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)

    3,060       2,701,670  

American Electric Power Co. Inc., 5.63%, 03/01/33 (Call 12/01/32)

    5,328       5,333,861  

Avangrid Inc., 3.80%, 06/01/29 (Call 03/01/29)

    13,076       11,903,169  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

   

2.85%, 05/15/51 (Call 11/15/50)

    15,042       9,283,435  

3.70%, 07/15/30 (Call 04/15/30)

    3,800       3,456,790  

3.80%, 07/15/48 (Call 01/15/48)

    8,331       6,143,077  

4.25%, 10/15/50 (Call 04/15/50)

    8,126       6,351,469  

4.45%, 01/15/49 (Call 07/15/48)

    9,912       8,116,076  

4.50%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    8,084       6,769,395  

4.60%, 05/01/53 (Call 11/01/52)(a)

    10,068       8,283,346  

5.15%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    8,157       7,502,200  

6.13%, 04/01/36

    19,305       20,198,986  

Commonwealth Edison Co., 4.00%, 03/01/48
(Call 09/01/47)(a)

    7,976       6,404,078  

Connecticut Light & Power Co. (The), 4.00%, 04/01/48 (Call 10/01/47)(a)

    3,508       2,864,831  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.

   

2.40%, 06/15/31 (Call 03/15/31)(a)

    3,463       2,872,070  

3.60%, 06/15/61 (Call 12/15/60)(a)

    14,805       10,230,005  

4.45%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    1,263       1,075,178  

4.63%, 12/01/54 (Call 06/01/54)

    2,034       1,715,632  

Series 20B, 3.95%, 04/01/50
(Call 10/01/49)(a)

    14,766       11,637,098  

Constellation Energy Generation LLC

   

5.60%, 03/01/28 (Call 02/01/28)

    6,270       6,316,564  

5.60%, 06/15/42 (Call 12/15/41)(a)

    8,804       8,298,739  

6.25%, 10/01/39(a)

    9,868       9,996,962  

Dominion Energy Inc.

   

5.38%, 11/15/32 (Call 08/15/32)(a)

    6,340       6,241,621  

Series C, 2.25%, 08/15/31 (Call 05/15/31)

    17,286       13,768,723  

Series C, 3.38%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    13,413       11,836,105  

DTE Energy Co., 4.88%, 06/01/28 (Call 05/01/28)

    6,011       5,877,888  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric (continued)            

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

   

3.20%, 08/15/49 (Call 02/15/49)(a)

  $ 7,609     $ 5,229,086  

4.95%, 01/15/33 (Call 10/15/32)

    9,058       8,922,281  

5.30%, 02/15/40

    8,094       7,866,594  

5.35%, 01/15/53 (Call 07/15/52)

    9,277       8,999,269  

Duke Energy Corp.

   

2.45%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)

    5,256       4,368,662  

2.55%, 06/15/31 (Call 03/15/31)

    7,917       6,465,969  

2.65%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)(a)

    2,104       1,946,520  

3.15%, 08/15/27 (Call 05/15/27)(a)

     11,654        10,743,380  

3.30%, 06/15/41 (Call 12/15/40)(a)

    7,681       5,511,598  

3.50%, 06/15/51 (Call 12/15/50)

    8,134       5,601,521  

3.75%, 09/01/46 (Call 03/01/46)(a)

    15,365       11,222,773  

4.30%, 03/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)

    12,001       11,537,809  

4.50%, 08/15/32 (Call 05/15/32)(a)

    12,944       12,048,117  

5.00%, 08/15/52 (Call 02/15/52)(a)

    11,825       10,347,203  

Duke Energy Florida LLC, 6.40%, 06/15/38

    11,981       12,871,684  

Emera U.S. Finance LP, 4.75%, 06/15/46 (Call 12/15/45)

    10,423       8,140,272  

Entergy Corp., 2.95%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)

    816       758,229  

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.20%, 09/01/48 (Call 03/01/48)

    4,540       3,643,751  

Evergy Inc., 2.90%, 09/15/29 (Call 06/15/29)

    6,121       5,336,712  

Eversource Energy

   

5.13%, 05/15/33 (Call 02/15/33)

    5,024       4,859,153  

5.45%, 03/01/28 (Call 02/01/28)

    10,426       10,458,113  

Exelon Corp.

   

4.05%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    9,281       8,580,193  

4.45%, 04/15/46 (Call 10/15/45)

    7,022       5,781,841  

4.70%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)

    8,256       7,016,339  

5.15%, 03/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)(a)

    8,663       8,605,959  

5.30%, 03/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)

    4,050       4,004,933  

Florida Power & Light Co.

   

2.45%, 02/03/32 (Call 11/03/31)(a)

    13,863       11,501,233  

2.88%, 12/04/51 (Call 06/04/51)(a)

    12,352       8,065,199  

3.15%, 10/01/49 (Call 04/01/49)

    8,919       6,223,218  

3.95%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)

    10,576       8,589,553  

4.40%, 05/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)(a)

    10,521       10,293,422  

4.80%, 05/15/33 (Call 02/15/33)

    5,466       5,331,506  

5.05%, 04/01/28 (Call 03/01/28)(a)

    10,321       10,364,967  

5.10%, 04/01/33 (Call 01/01/33)(a)

    7,612       7,610,839  

5.30%, 04/01/53 (Call 10/01/52)(a)

    8,048       7,981,471  

Georgia Power Co.

   

4.30%, 03/15/42(a)

    13,443       11,250,706  

4.65%, 05/16/28 (Call 03/16/28)

    7,788       7,598,439  

4.95%, 05/17/33 (Call 11/17/32)

    7,454       7,210,742  

5.13%, 05/15/52 (Call 11/15/51)(a)

    8,213       7,630,911  

Series A, 3.25%, 03/15/51 (Call 09/15/50)

    6,318       4,305,620  

MidAmerican Energy Co.

   

3.65%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)

    11,394       10,609,721  

4.25%, 07/15/49 (Call 01/15/49)(a)

    10,733       8,809,084  

National Grid PLC, 5.81%, 06/12/33 (Call 03/12/33)

    3,781       3,787,686  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.

   

1.88%, 01/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    8,932       7,987,712  

1.90%, 06/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)

    25,733       22,099,886  

2.25%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)

    18,534       15,237,202  

2.44%, 01/15/32 (Call 10/15/31)

    9,986       8,007,689  

2.75%, 11/01/29 (Call 08/01/29)

    5,722       4,953,142  

3.55%, 05/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)(a)

    19,633       18,519,053  

4.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)

    15,784       15,379,191  

 

 

36  

2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric (continued)            

4.90%, 02/28/28 (Call 01/28/28)

  $  14,121     $  13,861,384  

5.00%, 07/15/32 (Call 04/15/32)(a)

    8,960       8,650,838  

5.05%, 02/28/33 (Call 11/28/32)(a)

    9,260       8,959,344  

5.25%, 02/28/53 (Call 08/28/52)

    11,954       11,077,391  

Northern States Power Co./MN, 5.10%, 05/15/53 (Call 11/15/52)(a)

    7,758       7,325,070  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

   

2.10%, 08/01/27 (Call 06/01/27)(a)

    10,656       9,207,383  

2.50%, 02/01/31 (Call 11/01/30)(a)

    19,131       14,915,002  

3.00%, 06/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)

    8,683       7,558,874  

3.25%, 06/01/31 (Call 03/01/31)

    8,257       6,705,261  

3.30%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)

    11,483       10,283,542  

3.30%, 08/01/40 (Call 02/01/40)(a)

    11,688       7,826,280  

3.50%, 08/01/50 (Call 02/01/50)(a)

    19,093       12,013,560  

3.75%, 07/01/28

    7,626       6,858,451  

3.95%, 12/01/47 (Call 06/01/47)(a)

    8,645       5,761,060  

4.50%, 07/01/40 (Call 01/01/40)

    19,330       14,864,374  

4.55%, 07/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)

    28,637       25,746,367  

4.95%, 07/01/50 (Call 01/01/50)

    30,500       23,566,029  

6.10%, 01/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)

    6,090       6,019,403  

6.15%, 01/15/33 (Call 10/15/32)

    7,098       6,908,322  

6.40%, 06/15/33 (Call 03/15/33)

    8,657       8,538,770  

6.70%, 04/01/53 (Call 10/01/52)

    8,976       8,737,588  

6.75%, 01/15/53 (Call 07/15/52)

    12,540       12,175,575  

PacifiCorp

   

2.90%, 06/15/52 (Call 12/15/51)

    11,342       6,673,371  

5.35%, 12/01/53 (Call 06/01/53)

    10,124       8,713,668  

5.50%, 05/15/54 (Call 11/15/53)

    12,438       11,000,292  

PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/53 (Call 11/15/52)

    6,804       6,587,150  

Public Service Co. of Colorado

   

1.88%, 06/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)

    3,387       2,665,112  

5.25%, 04/01/53 (Call 10/01/52)

    8,518       7,837,839  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., 2.45%, 11/15/31 (Call 08/15/31)

    2,053       1,651,710  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

   

5.35%, 04/01/53 (Call 10/01/52)

    4,338       4,200,445  

Series VVV, 1.70%, 10/01/30 (Call 07/01/30)

    2,381       1,897,010  

Series WWW, 2.95%, 08/15/51 (Call 02/15/51)(a)

    12,236       7,945,710  

Sempra Energy

   

3.25%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)

    5,113       4,730,149  

3.40%, 02/01/28 (Call 11/01/27)

    9,256       8,565,352  

3.80%, 02/01/38 (Call 08/01/37)

    12,033       9,793,043  

4.00%, 02/01/48 (Call 08/01/47)

    2,546       1,948,424  

6.00%, 10/15/39

    11,608       11,570,333  

Southern California Edison Co.

   

3.65%, 02/01/50 (Call 08/01/49)(a)

    11,782       8,504,719  

4.00%, 04/01/47 (Call 10/01/46)

    18,349       14,203,855  

4.65%, 10/01/43 (Call 04/01/43)

    8,315       7,136,061  

5.85%, 11/01/27 (Call 10/01/27)(a)

    6,269       6,418,666  

5.95%, 11/01/32 (Call 08/01/32)

    3,785       3,924,923  

Series 20A, 2.95%, 02/01/51
(Call 08/01/50)(a)

    5,123       3,239,892  

Series C, 4.13%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)

    13,327       10,487,772  

Southern Co. (The)

   

4.40%, 07/01/46 (Call 01/01/46)

    22,025       18,130,108  

4.85%, 06/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)

    6,282       6,154,350  

5.20%, 06/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)(a)

    6,614       6,434,894  

Series A, 3.70%, 04/30/30 (Call 01/30/30)

    6,795       6,148,562  

Series B, 4.00%, 01/15/51 (Call 10/15/25), (5-year CMT + 3.733%)(b)

    15,401       14,352,654  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric (continued)            

Virginia Electric & Power Co.

   

2.45%, 12/15/50 (Call 06/15/50)

  $ 9,550     $ 5,502,534  

2.95%, 11/15/51 (Call 05/15/51)(a)

    5,665       3,619,826  

5.00%, 04/01/33 (Call 01/01/33)(a)

    4,414       4,291,548  

5.45%, 04/01/53 (Call 10/01/52)(a)

     10,737       10,397,681  

Series A, 3.50%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    5,969       5,647,986  

Xcel Energy Inc., 5.45%, 08/15/33 (Call 02/15/33)

    759       746,943  
   

 

 

 
       1,110,673,471  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.1%  

Emerson Electric Co.

   

0.88%, 10/15/26 (Call 09/15/26)(a)

    5,087       4,502,322  

2.00%, 12/21/28 (Call 10/21/28)(a)

    12,779       11,112,582  

2.20%, 12/21/31 (Call 09/21/31)(a)

    10,763       8,847,662  

2.80%, 12/21/51 (Call 06/21/51)

    7,571       4,896,128  
   

 

 

 
      29,358,694  
Electronics — 0.3%            

Amphenol Corp.

   

2.20%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)(a)

    8,023       6,486,525  

2.80%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)

    11,393       9,934,933  

Honeywell International Inc.

   

1.10%, 03/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)(a)

    9,668       8,559,783  

1.75%, 09/01/31 (Call 06/01/31)(a)

    16,443       13,074,775  

1.95%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)

    11,033       9,190,905  

2.50%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)(a)

    6,838       6,385,658  

2.70%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(a)

    8,497       7,573,395  

2.80%, 06/01/50 (Call 12/01/49)(a)

    4,516       3,204,856  

4.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)

    8,565       8,317,912  

4.50%, 01/15/34 (Call 10/15/33)

    11,963       11,538,286  

5.00%, 02/15/33 (Call 11/15/32)(a)

    10,449       10,526,783  
   

 

 

 
      94,793,811  
Entertainment — 0.6%            

Warnermedia Holdings Inc.

   

3.76%, 03/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(a)

    32,702       30,666,677  

4.05%, 03/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)(a)

    17,593       16,148,891  

4.28%, 03/15/32 (Call 12/15/31)(a)

    47,459       41,822,508  

5.05%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)

    43,027       35,318,614  

5.14%, 03/15/52 (Call 09/15/51)

    73,000       58,209,550  

5.39%, 03/15/62 (Call 09/15/61)

    25,981       20,603,169  
   

 

 

 
      202,769,409  
Environmental Control — 0.3%            

Republic Services Inc.

   

1.75%, 02/15/32 (Call 11/15/31)(a)

    8,383       6,472,209  

3.95%, 05/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)

    8,809       8,390,560  

5.00%, 04/01/34 (Call 01/01/34)

    9,064       8,914,923  

Waste Connections Inc.

   

2.95%, 01/15/52 (Call 07/15/51)(a)

    3,650       2,390,885  

4.20%, 01/15/33 (Call 10/15/32)(a)

    9,544       8,825,408  

Waste Management Inc.

   

1.50%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)(a)

    8,837       6,883,513  

3.15%, 11/15/27 (Call 08/15/27)(a)

    8,448       7,881,094  

4.15%, 04/15/32 (Call 01/15/32)(a)

    10,710       10,050,786  

4.63%, 02/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)

    7,214       7,056,654  

4.88%, 02/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)

    11,045       10,971,404  

4.88%, 02/15/34 (Call 11/15/33)

    10,681       10,404,258  
   

 

 

 
      88,241,694  
Food — 1.1%            

Campbell Soup Co., 4.15%, 03/15/28

   

(Call 12/15/27)(a)

    10,318       9,830,526  

 

 

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

  37


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Food (continued)            

Conagra Brands Inc.

   

1.38%, 11/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(a)

  $  10,558     $ 8,975,439  

4.85%, 11/01/28 (Call 08/01/28)(a)

    12,296       11,960,752  

5.30%, 11/01/38 (Call 05/01/38)

    7,618       7,025,713  

5.40%, 11/01/48 (Call 05/01/48)(a)

    11,346       10,296,383  

General Mills Inc.

   

2.88%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    7,885       6,895,763  

3.20%, 02/10/27 (Call 11/10/26)(a)

    5,398       5,073,749  

4.20%, 04/17/28 (Call 01/17/28)

    17,976       17,243,485  

4.95%, 03/29/33 (Call 12/29/32)(a)

    11,461       11,169,015  

Hormel Foods Corp.

   

1.70%, 06/03/28 (Call 04/03/28)

    7,700       6,664,598  

1.80%, 06/11/30 (Call 03/11/30)(a)

    9,752       8,065,720  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance Inc.

   

2.50%, 01/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    5,392       4,857,194  

3.63%, 01/15/32 (Call 01/15/27)(a)

    8,920       7,323,498  

4.38%, 02/02/52 (Call 08/02/51)

    5,454       3,860,778  

5.13%, 02/01/28 (Call 01/01/28)

    114       110,777  

5.75%, 04/01/33 (Call 01/01/33)

    10,114       9,687,042  

6.50%, 12/01/52 (Call 06/01/52)

    10,000       9,496,444  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

   

3.88%, 05/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)

    13,855       13,233,049  

4.38%, 06/01/46 (Call 12/01/45)

    30,486       25,179,366  

4.88%, 10/01/49 (Call 04/01/49)(a)

    15,752       13,969,521  

5.00%, 06/04/42

    18,717       17,089,096  

5.20%, 07/15/45 (Call 01/15/45)

    20,814       19,208,090  

5.50%, 06/01/50 (Call 12/01/49)(a)

    9,156       8,858,121  

6.88%, 01/26/39

    11,019       12,118,013  

Kroger Co. (The)

   

2.65%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    1,227       1,136,353  

3.95%, 01/15/50 (Call 07/15/49)(a)

    4,013       3,102,095  

4.45%, 02/01/47 (Call 08/01/46)(a)

    6,298       5,243,188  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, 3.40%, 08/15/27 (Call 05/15/27)

    6,348       5,953,095  

Mondelez International Inc.

   

2.63%, 03/17/27 (Call 02/17/27)

    6,493       5,968,577  

2.63%, 09/04/50 (Call 03/04/50)

    5,568       3,482,177  

2.75%, 04/13/30 (Call 01/13/30)(a)

    7,757       6,705,519  

3.00%, 03/17/32 (Call 12/17/31)(a)

    7,660       6,549,975  

Sysco Corp.

   

3.15%, 12/14/51 (Call 06/14/51)(a)

    5,512       3,649,517  

3.25%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)(a)

    6,611       6,165,210  

5.95%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    9,921       10,273,509  

6.60%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)(a)

    10,557       11,598,212  

Tyson Foods Inc.

   

3.55%, 06/02/27 (Call 03/02/27)(a)

    13,630       12,798,119  

4.35%, 03/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)

    9,582       9,064,240  

4.55%, 06/02/47 (Call 12/02/46)

    5,623       4,505,240  

5.10%, 09/28/48 (Call 03/28/48)

    16,892       14,646,384  
   

 

 

 
       359,033,542  
Gas — 0.2%            

Atmos Energy Corp., 4.13%, 10/15/44 (Call 04/15/44)

    4,199       3,432,210  

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 5.25%, 03/01/28 (Call 02/01/28)(a)

    4,592       4,585,907  

NiSource Inc.

   

1.70%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(a)

    14,016       10,836,041  

2.95%, 09/01/29 (Call 06/01/29)(a)

    13,049       11,485,145  

3.49%, 05/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)

    11,425       10,718,952  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Gas (continued)            

3.60%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)

  $  14,967     $  13,412,571  

3.95%, 03/30/48 (Call 09/30/47)

    5,735       4,389,215  

4.38%, 05/15/47 (Call 11/15/46)

    8,303       6,785,278  

4.80%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)(a)

    8,537       7,445,736  

5.25%, 03/30/28 (Call 02/29/28)

    6,938       6,908,284  
   

 

 

 
      79,999,339  
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.1%            

Regal Rexnord Corp.

   

6.05%, 04/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)(c)

    14,003       13,849,107  

6.30%, 02/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)(c)

    12,557       12,482,396  

6.40%, 04/15/33 (Call 01/15/33)(a)(c)

    11,905       11,802,040  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

   

2.30%, 03/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)(a)

    11,548       9,562,838  

2.75%, 11/15/50 (Call 05/15/50)

    4,941       2,874,851  
   

 

 

 
      50,571,232  
Health Care - Products — 1.0%            

Abbott Laboratories

   

3.75%, 11/30/26 (Call 08/30/26)(a)

    4,948       4,798,872  

4.75%, 11/30/36 (Call 05/30/36)

    10,833       10,754,916  

4.90%, 11/30/46 (Call 05/30/46)

    27,713       26,988,433  

Baxter International Inc.

   

1.92%, 02/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)

    9,144       8,127,593  

2.27%, 12/01/28 (Call 10/01/28)

    13,672       11,718,181  

2.54%, 02/01/32 (Call 11/01/31)(a)

    16,500       13,242,296  

3.13%, 12/01/51 (Call 06/01/51)(a)

    5,966       3,789,569  

Boston Scientific Corp., 2.65%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(a)

    11,709       10,051,196  

Danaher Corp.

   

2.60%, 10/01/50 (Call 04/01/50)(a)

    7,145       4,550,309  

2.80%, 12/10/51 (Call 06/10/51)(a)

    10,548       6,939,517  

DH Europe Finance II Sarl

   

2.60%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)(a)

    7,384       6,488,954  

3.25%, 11/15/39 (Call 05/15/39)

    6,074       4,814,011  

3.40%, 11/15/49 (Call 05/15/49)(a)

    5,534       4,138,482  

GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.

   

5.65%, 11/15/27 (Call 10/15/27)

    18,163       18,381,855  

5.86%, 03/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    16,773       16,987,820  

5.91%, 11/22/32 (Call 08/22/32)(a)

    20,087       20,602,603  

6.38%, 11/22/52 (Call 05/22/52)

    7,523       8,076,269  

HCA Inc.

   

3.13%, 03/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)

    10,542       9,759,663  

3.63%, 03/15/32 (Call 12/15/31)

    20,304       17,475,978  

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA

   

4.25%, 03/30/28 (Call 02/29/28)

    10,667       10,377,628  

4.50%, 03/30/33 (Call 12/30/32)(a)

    13,046       12,617,366  

Medtronic Inc.

   

4.38%, 03/15/35

    12,359       11,696,753  

4.63%, 03/15/45(a)

    14,565       13,642,861  

Revvity Inc., 3.30%, 09/15/29 (Call 06/15/29)

    9,064       8,061,670  

Stryker Corp.

   

1.95%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)

    9,541       7,885,691  

4.63%, 03/15/46 (Call 09/15/45)(a)

    5,138       4,555,606  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

   

2.00%, 10/15/31 (Call 07/15/31)(a)

    10,765       8,684,505  

2.60%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)

    6,287       5,517,157  

2.80%, 10/15/41 (Call 04/15/41)

    4,199       3,021,742  

4.10%, 08/15/47 (Call 02/15/47)

    5,304       4,553,308  

4.98%, 08/10/30 (Call 06/10/30)

    12,130       12,102,609  

5.09%, 08/10/33 (Call 05/10/33)

    13,751       13,805,591  

 

 

38  

2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care - Products (continued)            

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc., 2.60%, 11/24/31 (Call 08/24/31)(a)

  $ 8,201     $ 6,673,885  
   

 

 

 
       330,882,889  
Health Care - Services — 3.1%            

Aetna Inc.

   

3.88%, 08/15/47 (Call 02/15/47)

    5,918       4,426,112  

6.63%, 06/15/36

     12,318       13,209,749  

Ascension Health

   

3.95%, 11/15/46(a)

    3,518       2,870,614  

Series B, 2.53%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)

    8,105       7,010,151  

Centene Corp.

   

2.45%, 07/15/28 (Call 05/15/28)

    23,111       19,804,283  

2.50%, 03/01/31 (Call 12/01/30)(a)

    20,643       16,474,425  

2.63%, 08/01/31 (Call 05/01/31)(a)

    10,926       8,710,163  

3.00%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)

    19,319       16,095,994  

3.38%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)

    19,505       16,702,943  

4.25%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/18/23)(a)

    24,790       23,229,928  

4.63%, 12/15/29 (Call 12/15/24)(a)

    35,359       32,512,600  

CommonSpirit Health

   

3.35%, 10/01/29 (Call 04/01/29)(a)

    6,324       5,642,629  

4.19%, 10/01/49 (Call 04/01/49)

    1,560       1,235,840  

Elevance Health Inc.

   

2.25%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    11,140       9,309,995  

2.55%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)

    8,810       7,364,127  

2.88%, 09/15/29 (Call 06/15/29)(a)

    8,313       7,342,962  

3.13%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)

    10,546       7,122,554  

3.60%, 03/15/51 (Call 09/15/50)

    12,909       9,491,167  

3.65%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)

    16,053       15,129,381  

3.70%, 09/15/49 (Call 03/15/49)

    8,079       6,035,265  

4.10%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)(a)

    11,993       11,471,662  

4.38%, 12/01/47 (Call 06/01/47)

    14,111       11,885,320  

4.55%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)

    9,381       8,080,858  

4.63%, 05/15/42

    10,714       9,507,560  

4.65%, 01/15/43

    13,479       11,963,999  

4.65%, 08/15/44 (Call 02/15/44)

    8,506       7,425,661  

4.75%, 02/15/33 (Call 11/15/32)(a)

    8,723       8,446,987  

5.13%, 02/15/53 (Call 08/15/52)

    12,187       11,482,304  

6.10%, 10/15/52 (Call 04/15/52)(a)

    7,008       7,446,388  

HCA Inc.

   

2.38%, 07/15/31 (Call 04/15/31)

    8,621       6,808,273  

3.50%, 09/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)

    26,714       23,350,347  

3.50%, 07/15/51 (Call 01/15/51)(a)

    17,077       11,366,569  

4.13%, 06/15/29 (Call 03/15/29)

    20,725       19,141,090  

4.50%, 02/15/27 (Call 08/15/26)

    13,551       13,099,380  

4.63%, 03/15/52 (Call 09/15/51)

    21,174       17,006,745  

5.13%, 06/15/39 (Call 12/15/38)

    10,433       9,417,483  

5.20%, 06/01/28 (Call 05/01/28)

    11,253       11,095,375  

5.25%, 06/15/49 (Call 12/15/48)

    21,789       19,009,009  

5.38%, 09/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

    2,203       2,185,728  

5.50%, 06/01/33 (Call 03/01/33)(a)

    12,330       12,112,393  

5.50%, 06/15/47 (Call 12/15/46)

    15,922       14,383,024  

5.63%, 09/01/28 (Call 03/01/28)(a)

    13,712       13,683,068  

5.88%, 02/01/29 (Call 08/01/28)

    9,816       9,870,386  

5.90%, 06/01/53 (Call 12/01/52)

    11,652       11,163,208  

Humana Inc.

   

1.35%, 02/03/27 (Call 01/03/27)

    9,512       8,363,721  

2.15%, 02/03/32 (Call 11/03/31)

    7,918       6,210,299  

3.70%, 03/23/29 (Call 02/23/29)

    8,900       8,235,589  

4.95%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)

    2,029       1,810,069  

5.50%, 03/15/53 (Call 09/15/52)

    9,890       9,521,301  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care - Services (continued)  

5.88%, 03/01/33 (Call 12/01/32)

  $ 4,961     $ 5,133,554  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

   

4.15%, 05/01/47 (Call 11/01/46)

    10,939       9,323,309  

Series 2019, 3.27%, 11/01/49 (Call 05/01/49)(a)

    4,396       3,152,766  

Series 2021, 2.81%, 06/01/41 (Call 12/01/40)

     15,239       10,819,338  

Series 2021, 3.00%, 06/01/51 (Call 12/01/50)(a)

    7,871       5,324,870  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 4.70%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    4,848       4,144,052  

Providence St Joseph Health Obligated Group, Series 21A, 2.70%, 10/01/51 (Call 04/01/51)

    195       113,959  

Quest Diagnostics Inc., 2.95%, 06/30/30 (Call 03/30/30)

    8,284       7,190,248  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

   

2.00%, 05/15/30

    11,657       9,726,991  

2.30%, 05/15/31 (Call 02/15/31)

    14,498       12,111,503  

2.75%, 05/15/40 (Call 11/15/39)(a)

    13,365       9,633,039  

2.88%, 08/15/29(a)

    10,699       9,603,412  

2.90%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)

    15,316       10,162,181  

2.95%, 10/15/27(a)

    8,348       7,743,677  

3.05%, 05/15/41 (Call 11/15/40)

    16,382       12,223,415  

3.13%, 05/15/60 (Call 11/15/59)(a)

    8,953       5,893,267  

3.25%, 05/15/51 (Call 11/15/50)

    24,278       17,225,918  

3.45%, 01/15/27

    8,535       8,155,512  

3.50%, 08/15/39 (Call 02/15/39)(a)

    15,606       12,708,581  

3.70%, 08/15/49 (Call 02/15/49)

    14,669       11,363,975  

3.75%, 10/15/47 (Call 04/15/47)(a)

    11,991       9,445,469  

3.85%, 06/15/28(a)

    11,451       10,954,787  

3.88%, 12/15/28(a)

    8,445       8,079,514  

3.88%, 08/15/59 (Call 02/15/59)

    13,857       10,709,474  

4.00%, 05/15/29 (Call 03/15/29)(a)

    7,975       7,618,729  

4.20%, 05/15/32 (Call 02/15/32)

    15,042       14,203,254  

4.20%, 01/15/47 (Call 07/15/46)

    9,971       8,446,746  

4.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    12,199       11,828,548  

4.25%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    9,218       8,072,242  

4.25%, 06/15/48 (Call 12/15/47)

    15,277       12,904,131  

4.45%, 12/15/48 (Call 06/15/48)

    12,112       10,590,173  

4.50%, 04/15/33 (Call 01/15/33)

    12,650       12,178,017  

4.63%, 07/15/35(a)

    2,062       1,995,016  

4.75%, 07/15/45(a)

    20,874       19,396,378  

4.75%, 05/15/52 (Call 11/15/51)

    22,117       20,168,282  

4.95%, 05/15/62 (Call 11/15/61)

    9,207       8,456,210  

5.05%, 04/15/53 (Call 10/15/52)

    22,025       21,004,731  

5.20%, 04/15/63 (Call 10/15/62)(a)

    17,832       17,094,847  

5.25%, 02/15/28 (Call 01/15/28)(a)

    11,324       11,545,392  

5.30%, 02/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)

    11,676       11,914,760  

5.35%, 02/15/33 (Call 11/15/32)(a)

    18,193       18,663,691  

5.80%, 03/15/36(a)

    9,023       9,540,225  

5.88%, 02/15/53 (Call 08/15/52)

    21,000       22,395,675  

6.05%, 02/15/63 (Call 08/15/62)

    14,794       16,060,034  

6.88%, 02/15/38

    10,021       11,634,668  

Universal Health Services Inc., 2.65%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)(a)

    8,125       6,510,882  
   

 

 

 
       1,038,430,120  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 0.1%            

Ares Capital Corp., 2.88%, 06/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)

    12,949       10,919,507  

Blackstone Private Credit Fund

   

2.63%, 12/15/26 (Call 11/15/26)(a)

    7,578       6,520,675  

3.25%, 03/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)

    11,028       9,605,976  

Blue Owl Capital Corp., 2.88%, 06/11/28 (Call 04/11/28)

    7,597       6,283,877  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Holding Companies - Diversified (continued)  

FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.13%, 10/12/28 (Call 08/12/28)(a)

  $ 9,350     $ 7,647,458  
   

 

 

 
       40,977,493  
Household Products & Wares — 0.0%            

Kimberly-Clark Corp., 3.10%, 03/26/30 (Call 12/26/29)

    7,027       6,355,782  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.7%            

Allstate Corp. (The), 5.25%, 03/30/33 (Call 12/30/32)(a)

    5,842       5,726,181  

American International Group Inc.

   

4.38%, 06/30/50 (Call 12/30/49)

    9,378       7,740,455  

4.75%, 04/01/48 (Call 10/01/47)

    10,971       9,629,875  

4.80%, 07/10/45 (Call 01/10/45)

    6,706       5,898,598  

5.13%, 03/27/33 (Call 12/27/32)(a)

    4,808       4,649,657  

Aon Corp.

   

2.80%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

     13,387       11,503,301  

3.75%, 05/02/29 (Call 02/02/29)

    13,137       12,234,124  

Aon Global Ltd.

   

3.90%, 02/28/52 (Call 08/28/51)

    7,005       5,364,023  

5.35%, 02/28/33 (Call 11/28/32)(a)

    4,963       4,952,222  

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 3.64%, 06/30/50 (Call 12/30/49)

    3,713       2,678,999  

Athene Holding Ltd., 4.13%, 01/12/28 (Call 10/12/27)(a)

    12,834       11,980,690  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

   

1.45%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)

    5,250       4,224,595  

2.30%, 03/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)

    4,873       4,514,701  

2.50%, 01/15/51 (Call 07/15/50)(a)

    9,891       6,141,071  

2.85%, 10/15/50 (Call 04/15/50)(a)

    20,168       13,521,200  

2.88%, 03/15/32 (Call 12/15/31)(a)

    7,915       6,909,072  

3.85%, 03/15/52 (Call 09/15/51)

    28,245       22,457,927  

4.20%, 08/15/48 (Call 02/15/48)

    23,157       20,146,678  

4.25%, 01/15/49 (Call 07/15/48)(a)

    21,018       18,465,074  

5.75%, 01/15/40(a)

    10,923       11,786,909  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., 4.50%, 02/11/43(a)

    17,828       16,702,461  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.

   

3.70%, 06/22/27 (Call 03/22/27)(a)

    4,162       3,855,107  

4.70%, 06/22/47 (Call 12/22/46)(a)

    2,922       2,178,626  

Chubb Corp. (The), 6.00%, 05/11/37(a)

    11,432       12,161,895  

Chubb INA Holdings Inc.

   

1.38%, 09/15/30 (Call 06/15/30)(a)

    6,086       4,783,620  

3.05%, 12/15/61 (Call 06/15/61)(a)

    8,252       5,331,648  

4.35%, 11/03/45 (Call 05/03/45)

    7,624       6,663,684  

Corebridge Financial Inc.

   

3.65%, 04/05/27 (Call 03/05/27)(a)

    13,768       12,949,568  

3.85%, 04/05/29 (Call 02/05/29)

    10,082       9,225,698  

3.90%, 04/05/32 (Call 01/05/32)

    10,311       9,022,604  

4.40%, 04/05/52 (Call 10/05/51)

    8,791       6,787,232  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

   

4.35%, 04/20/28 (Call 01/20/28)

    16,979       16,068,375  

5.00%, 04/20/48 (Call 10/20/47)(a)

    15,832       13,290,299  

Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc.

   

3.13%, 10/15/52 (Call 04/15/52)(a)

    9,300       5,914,076  

3.50%, 10/15/50 (Call 04/15/50)

    5,240       3,593,144  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 5.63%, 08/16/32 (Call 05/16/32)

    4,848       4,682,335  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The), 3.60%, 08/19/49 (Call 02/19/49)(a)

    2,320       1,690,271  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Insurance (continued)  

Manulife Financial Corp.

   

3.70%, 03/16/32 (Call 12/16/31)(a)

  $ 9,985     $ 8,938,206  

5.38%, 03/04/46(a)

    3,447       3,312,561  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

   

2.25%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)(a)

    4,053       3,345,235  

4.38%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)

    17,121       16,559,707  

4.90%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)

    11,331       10,392,554  

MetLife Inc.

   

4.05%, 03/01/45

    8,549       6,960,391  

4.13%, 08/13/42(a)

    10,963       9,057,492  

4.55%, 03/23/30 (Call 12/23/29)(a)

    10,107       9,826,766  

4.60%, 05/13/46 (Call 11/13/45)(a)

    6,228       5,465,092  

4.88%, 11/13/43

    8,162       7,433,851  

5.00%, 07/15/52 (Call 01/15/52)(a)

    9,268       8,453,034  

5.25%, 01/15/54 (Call 07/15/53)(a)

    11,179       10,623,226  

5.38%, 07/15/33 (Call 04/15/33)(a)

    8,475       8,436,539  

5.70%, 06/15/35(a)

    15,718       16,092,731  

5.88%, 02/06/41(a)

    9,795       10,053,680  

6.38%, 06/15/34

    13,218       14,193,662  

Progressive Corp. (The), 4.13%, 04/15/47 (Call 10/15/46)

    3,833       3,191,776  

Prudential Financial Inc.

   

3.70%, 03/13/51 (Call 09/13/50)(a)

    15,200       11,357,460  

3.91%, 12/07/47 (Call 06/07/47)

    8,720       6,759,112  

3.94%, 12/07/49 (Call 06/07/49)

    10,398       7,986,798  

4.35%, 02/25/50 (Call 08/25/49)

    9,804       8,145,697  

4.60%, 05/15/44

    8,697       7,668,449  

5.70%, 12/14/36

     12,737       13,006,399  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

   

3.05%, 06/08/51 (Call 12/08/50)(a)

    2,202       1,522,165  

5.35%, 11/01/40(a)

    7,041       7,000,221  

6.25%, 06/15/37(a)

    12,987       14,140,885  

Travelers Cos. Inc. (The), 5.45%, 05/25/53 (Call 11/25/52)

    8,203       8,317,794  

Willis North America Inc.

   

4.65%, 06/15/27 (Call 05/15/27)

    8,824       8,546,551  

5.35%, 05/15/33 (Call 02/15/33)

    5,168       4,983,690  
   

 

 

 
       577,197,719  
Internet — 2.4%            

Alphabet Inc.

   

0.80%, 08/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)(a)

    8,416       7,301,183  

1.10%, 08/15/30 (Call 05/15/30)(a)

    25,880       20,750,597  

1.90%, 08/15/40 (Call 02/15/40)(a)

    6,681       4,472,767  

2.05%, 08/15/50 (Call 02/15/50)(a)

    18,226       10,900,812  

2.25%, 08/15/60 (Call 02/15/60)(a)

    19,607       11,446,510  

Amazon.com Inc.

   

1.20%, 06/03/27 (Call 04/03/27)

    15,075       13,282,049  

1.50%, 06/03/30 (Call 03/03/30)

    20,426       16,621,988  

1.65%, 05/12/28 (Call 03/12/28)

    25,790       22,539,021  

2.10%, 05/12/31 (Call 02/12/31)

    31,085       25,782,651  

2.50%, 06/03/50 (Call 12/03/49)(a)

    28,166       17,932,436  

2.70%, 06/03/60 (Call 12/03/59)

    22,542       13,837,073  

2.88%, 05/12/41 (Call 11/12/40)

    23,136       17,316,799  

3.10%, 05/12/51 (Call 11/12/50)(a)

    35,285       25,177,291  

3.15%, 08/22/27 (Call 05/22/27)

    37,370       35,158,126  

3.25%, 05/12/61 (Call 11/12/60)

    19,442       13,474,179  

3.30%, 04/13/27 (Call 03/13/27)

    17,242       16,408,160  

3.45%, 04/13/29 (Call 02/13/29)

    15,262       14,363,988  

3.60%, 04/13/32 (Call 01/13/32)(a)

    24,174       22,228,554  

3.88%, 08/22/37 (Call 02/22/37)(a)

    19,875       17,834,756  

 

 

40  

2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Internet (continued)            

3.95%, 04/13/52 (Call 10/13/51)(a)

  $  27,706     $ 23,089,781  

4.05%, 08/22/47 (Call 02/22/47)

    37,158       32,008,837  

4.10%, 04/13/62 (Call 10/13/61)(a)

    14,389       11,878,853  

4.25%, 08/22/57 (Call 02/22/57)(a)

    24,568       21,253,025  

4.55%, 12/01/27 (Call 11/01/27)

    17,665       17,599,802  

4.65%, 12/01/29 (Call 10/01/29)

    16,895       16,818,155  

4.70%, 12/01/32 (Call 09/01/32)(a)

    22,041       21,891,648  

4.80%, 12/05/34 (Call 06/05/34)(a)

    6,230       6,259,504  

4.95%, 12/05/44 (Call 06/05/44)

    18,163       17,840,035  

Booking Holdings Inc., 4.63%, 04/13/30 (Call 01/13/30)(a)

    18,638       18,220,022  

eBay Inc.

   

2.60%, 05/10/31 (Call 02/10/31)(a)

    4,554       3,766,186  

2.70%, 03/11/30 (Call 12/11/29)(a)

    13,905       11,882,224  

3.60%, 06/05/27 (Call 03/05/27)(a)

    3,334       3,143,982  

3.65%, 05/10/51 (Call 11/10/50)

    1,043       741,137  

4.00%, 07/15/42 (Call 01/15/42)(a)

    15,335       12,004,707  

Expedia Group Inc.

   

3.25%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)(a)

    13,894       12,107,564  

3.80%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)(a)

    9,186       8,561,325  

4.63%, 08/01/27 (Call 05/01/27)

    4,741       4,599,217  

Meta Platforms Inc.

   

3.50%, 08/15/27 (Call 07/15/27)

    26,348       25,114,924  

3.85%, 08/15/32 (Call 05/15/32)

    34,012       31,229,852  

4.45%, 08/15/52 (Call 02/15/52)

    30,386       25,713,399  

4.60%, 05/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)

    16,416       16,277,981  

4.65%, 08/15/62 (Call 02/15/62)

    11,709       9,940,268  

4.80%, 05/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)(a)

    10,948       10,864,821  

4.95%, 05/15/33 (Call 02/15/33)

    17,611       17,515,899  

5.60%, 05/15/53 (Call 11/15/52)

    28,045       28,129,668  

5.75%, 05/15/63 (Call 11/15/62)

    19,419       19,584,446  

Netflix Inc.

   

4.38%, 11/15/26

    4,385       4,264,495  

4.88%, 04/15/28

    11,286       11,122,917  

5.88%, 11/15/28

    12,359       12,706,288  

6.38%, 05/15/29(a)

    1,408       1,482,242  
   

 

 

 
       784,442,144  
Iron & Steel — 0.1%            

ArcelorMittal SA

   

6.55%, 11/29/27 (Call 10/29/27)

    14,167       14,526,342  

6.80%, 11/29/32 (Call 08/29/32)

    11,405       11,723,884  
   

 

 

 
      26,250,226  
Lodging — 0.2%            

Marriott International Inc./MD

   

4.90%, 04/15/29 (Call 03/15/29)(a)

    11,052       10,759,359  

5.00%, 10/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)

    5,876       5,819,611  

Series FF, 4.63%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)

    10,294       9,735,799  

Series GG, 3.50%, 10/15/32 (Call 07/15/32)

    10,142       8,619,929  

Series HH, 2.85%, 04/15/31 (Call 01/15/31)

    7,533       6,265,511  

Sands China Ltd., 5.65%, 08/08/28 (Call 05/08/28)(a)

    18,868       17,817,618  
   

 

 

 
      59,017,827  
Machinery — 0.5%            

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 1.10%, 09/14/27(a)

    8,894       7,688,557  

Caterpillar Inc.

   

2.60%, 04/09/30 (Call 01/09/30)(a)

    10,393       9,139,905  

3.25%, 09/19/49 (Call 03/19/49)(a)

    3,345       2,520,143  

3.25%, 04/09/50 (Call 10/09/49)(a)

    5,844       4,422,336  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Machinery (continued)            

3.80%, 08/15/42(a)

  $  22,796     $ 19,301,068  

5.20%, 05/27/41

    10,594       10,715,366  

Deere & Co.

   

3.75%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)(a)

    2,122       1,810,722  

3.90%, 06/09/42 (Call 12/09/41)(a)

    19,534       17,049,574  

John Deere Capital Corp.

   

4.15%, 09/15/27(a)

    13,228       12,923,801  

4.70%, 06/10/30

    9,441       9,323,990  

4.75%, 01/20/28

    12,627       12,574,637  

4.95%, 07/14/28

    6,344       6,358,029  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

   

2.57%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)

    19,976       17,086,218  

3.11%, 02/15/40 (Call 08/15/39)

    1,430       1,075,246  

5.25%, 08/16/28 (Call 07/16/28)

    4,998       5,031,452  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

   

3.45%, 11/15/26 (Call 08/15/26)

    5,075       4,773,746  

4.95%, 09/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)

    15,426       14,911,329  
   

 

 

 
       156,706,119  
Manufacturing — 0.5%            

3M Co.

   

2.38%, 08/26/29 (Call 05/26/29)(a)

    10,598       9,129,237  

2.88%, 10/15/27 (Call 07/15/27)(a)

    9,421       8,675,454  

3.25%, 08/26/49 (Call 02/26/49)(a)

    9,071       6,270,889  

3.38%, 03/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)(a)

    10,322       9,455,189  

4.00%, 09/14/48 (Call 03/14/48)(a)

    9,607       7,811,925  

Eaton Corp.

   

4.15%, 03/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)(a)

    12,754       12,017,703  

4.15%, 11/02/42

    7,913       6,856,129  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.,

   

4.42%, 11/15/35(a)

    7,668       7,090,028  

General Electric Co.

   

5.88%, 01/14/38(a)

    12,308       12,958,293  

6.75%, 03/15/32(a)

    13,604       15,149,262  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

   

2.65%, 11/15/26 (Call 08/15/26)

    8,103       7,592,041  

3.90%, 09/01/42 (Call 03/01/42)(a)

    9,656       8,303,096  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

3.25%, 06/14/29 (Call 03/14/29)

    11,437       10,343,902  

4.00%, 06/14/49 (Call 12/14/48)(a)

    6,181       5,013,494  

4.25%, 09/15/27 (Call 08/15/27)(a)

    12,883       12,504,564  

4.50%, 09/15/29 (Call 07/15/29)(a)

    11,970       11,569,593  

Teledyne Technologies Inc., 2.75%, 04/01/31 (Call 01/01/31)(a)

    11,225       9,368,274  
   

 

 

 
      160,109,073  
Media — 4.0%            

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

   

2.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 11/15/28)

    5,784       4,805,809  

2.30%, 02/01/32 (Call 11/01/31)

    14,153       10,682,812  

2.80%, 04/01/31 (Call 01/01/31)

    10,762       8,661,429  

3.50%, 06/01/41 (Call 12/01/40)(a)

    18,445       12,203,015  

3.50%, 03/01/42 (Call 09/01/41)

    17,397       11,368,670  

3.70%, 04/01/51 (Call 10/01/50)(a)

    23,379       14,511,130  

3.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)

    10,567       9,668,946  

3.85%, 04/01/61 (Call 10/01/60)(a)

    15,466       9,224,993  

3.90%, 06/01/52 (Call 12/01/51)(a)

    27,398       17,518,289  

3.95%, 06/30/62 (Call 12/30/61)

    13,133       7,903,551  

4.20%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)

    11,883       11,056,909  

4.40%, 04/01/33 (Call 01/01/33)(a)

    4,887       4,302,839  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)            

4.40%, 12/01/61 (Call 06/01/61)

  $  10,695     $ 7,030,730  

4.80%, 03/01/50 (Call 09/01/49)

    30,328        22,376,587  

5.05%, 03/30/29 (Call 12/30/28)

    17,157       16,337,184  

5.13%, 07/01/49 (Call 01/01/49)

    14,806       11,389,333  

5.25%, 04/01/53 (Call 10/01/52)(a)

    17,819       14,064,676  

5.38%, 04/01/38 (Call 10/01/37)

    3,656       3,093,367  

5.38%, 05/01/47 (Call 11/01/46)

    26,890       21,402,579  

5.50%, 04/01/63 (Call 10/01/62)

    8,589       6,741,982  

5.75%, 04/01/48 (Call 10/01/47)

    26,383       22,225,657  

6.38%, 10/23/35 (Call 04/23/35)

    18,715       18,152,481  

6.48%, 10/23/45 (Call 04/23/45)

    36,461       33,477,079  

Comcast Corp.

   

1.50%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)

    13,109       10,250,018  

1.95%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

    12,925       10,458,630  

2.35%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/15/26)(a)

    7,147       6,557,966  

2.45%, 08/15/52 (Call 02/15/52)(a)

    17,118       9,992,513  

2.65%, 02/01/30 (Call 11/01/29)

    11,813       10,274,024  

2.65%, 08/15/62 (Call 02/15/62)(a)

    1,623       926,631  

2.80%, 01/15/51 (Call 07/15/50)

    20,451       12,964,637  

2.89%, 11/01/51 (Call 05/01/51)(a)

    54,068       34,561,861  

2.94%, 11/01/56 (Call 05/01/56)

    58,570       36,385,699  

2.99%, 11/01/63 (Call 05/01/63)(a)

    36,605       22,107,041  

3.15%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)

    13,758       12,765,891  

3.20%, 07/15/36 (Call 01/15/36)(a)

    6,445       5,219,057  

3.25%, 11/01/39 (Call 05/01/39)

    16,866       12,963,843  

3.30%, 02/01/27 (Call 11/01/26)

    10,203       9,663,650  

3.30%, 04/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)

    6,395       6,033,890  

3.40%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)

    12,924       11,787,944  

3.40%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)(a)

    17,746       12,959,980  

3.45%, 02/01/50 (Call 08/01/49)(a)

    20,235       14,753,780  

3.55%, 05/01/28 (Call 02/01/28)(a)

    7,047       6,660,558  

3.75%, 04/01/40 (Call 10/01/39)

    18,568       15,264,677  

3.90%, 03/01/38 (Call 09/01/37)

    9,015       7,685,883  

3.97%, 11/01/47 (Call 05/01/47)

    23,040       18,434,716  

4.00%, 08/15/47 (Call 02/15/47)

    12,113       9,699,388  

4.00%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)(a)

    13,524       10,874,916  

4.00%, 11/01/49 (Call 05/01/49)(a)

    22,201       17,652,655  

4.05%, 11/01/52 (Call 05/01/52)

    13,135       10,486,872  

4.15%, 10/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)

    34,383       33,141,567  

4.20%, 08/15/34 (Call 02/15/34)

    6,051       5,528,968  

4.25%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)

    11,577       11,009,098  

4.25%, 01/15/33

    22,385       20,989,306  

4.40%, 08/15/35 (Call 02/15/35)

    4,669       4,325,388  

4.55%, 01/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)

    5,924       5,799,116  

4.60%, 10/15/38 (Call 04/15/38)

    11,858       10,871,023  

4.60%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    9,662       8,480,999  

4.65%, 02/15/33 (Call 11/15/32)(a)

    14,370       14,009,829  

4.70%, 10/15/48 (Call 04/15/48)(a)

    21,929       19,760,829  

4.80%, 05/15/33 (Call 02/15/33)

    6,402       6,258,422  

4.95%, 10/15/58 (Call 04/15/58)(a)

    4,297       3,950,385  

5.35%, 11/15/27 (Call 10/15/27)

    6,454       6,541,436  

5.35%, 05/15/53 (Call 11/15/52)

    18,366       17,960,897  

5.50%, 11/15/32 (Call 08/15/32)

    8,164       8,377,321  

5.50%, 05/15/64 (Call 11/15/63)

    15,122       14,753,804  

5.65%, 06/15/35

    9,208       9,538,848  

7.05%, 03/15/33

    12,651       14,416,544  

Discovery Communications LLC

   

3.63%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    2,337       2,051,990  

3.95%, 03/20/28 (Call 12/20/27)(a)

    9,481       8,817,833  

4.00%, 09/15/55 (Call 03/15/55)

    17,731       11,558,016  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)            

4.13%, 05/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)

  $ 461     $ 423,787  

4.65%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)

    7,351       5,488,651  

5.20%, 09/20/47 (Call 03/20/47)(a)

     14,088       11,396,779  

5.30%, 05/15/49 (Call 11/15/48)

    4,667       3,796,979  

Fox Corp.

   

4.71%, 01/25/29 (Call 10/25/28)(a)

    23,014       22,206,779  

5.48%, 01/25/39 (Call 07/25/38)

    8,849       8,008,849  

5.58%, 01/25/49 (Call 07/25/48)

    14,856       13,228,914  

Paramount Global

   

4.20%, 05/19/32 (Call 02/19/32)(a)

    10,521       8,780,778  

4.38%, 03/15/43

    18,283       12,582,423  

4.95%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

    13,489       12,044,118  

4.95%, 05/19/50 (Call 11/19/49)(a)

    5,680       4,148,538  

5.85%, 09/01/43 (Call 03/01/43)(a)

    13,071       10,834,905  

6.88%, 04/30/36

    15,287       14,711,665  

7.88%, 07/30/30(a)

    14,235       15,016,277  

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, 8.38%, 07/15/33

    11,488       12,785,233  

Time Warner Cable LLC

   

4.50%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)

    13,794       10,082,464  

5.50%, 09/01/41 (Call 03/01/41)

    14,321       11,696,778  

5.88%, 11/15/40 (Call 05/15/40)

    13,716       11,917,078  

6.55%, 05/01/37

    16,542       15,713,444  

6.75%, 06/15/39

    16,018       15,499,041  

7.30%, 07/01/38(a)

    15,644       15,813,964  

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.

   

2.95%, 06/15/27(a)

    10,368       9,716,311  

4.13%, 06/01/44(a)

    10,770       9,058,623  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

   

2.00%, 09/01/29 (Call 06/01/29)(a)

    26,208       22,227,964  

2.20%, 01/13/28(a)

    14,850       13,379,354  

2.65%, 01/13/31(a)

    27,310       23,417,538  

2.75%, 09/01/49 (Call 03/01/49)(a)

    21,943       14,065,329  

3.50%, 05/13/40 (Call 11/13/39)

    17,208       13,739,430  

3.60%, 01/13/51 (Call 07/13/50)

    29,186       21,923,216  

3.80%, 03/22/30(a)

    20,787       19,457,308  

3.80%, 05/13/60 (Call 11/13/59)(a)

    5,974       4,530,875  

4.63%, 03/23/40 (Call 09/23/39)(a)

    7,002       6,479,965  

4.70%, 03/23/50 (Call 09/23/49)(a)

    18,178       16,605,367  

6.20%, 12/15/34(a)

    10,599       11,495,430  

6.40%, 12/15/35

    11,763       12,847,745  

6.65%, 11/15/37(a)

    14,039       15,810,368  
   

 

 

 
       1,324,660,653  
Mining — 0.7%            

Barrick North America Finance LLC

   

5.70%, 05/30/41

    11,781       11,661,148  

5.75%, 05/01/43(a)

    7,908       7,896,672  

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd., 5.95%, 10/15/39

    11,590       11,771,093  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

   

4.13%, 02/24/42(a)

    12,503       10,909,268  

4.75%, 02/28/28 (Call 01/28/28)

    12,487       12,373,590  

4.90%, 02/28/33 (Call 11/28/32)(a)

    7,924       7,810,802  

5.00%, 09/30/43

    19,219       18,545,918  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

   

4.63%, 08/01/30 (Call 08/01/25)(a)

    11,454       10,590,678  

5.40%, 11/14/34 (Call 05/14/34)(a)

    9,990       9,488,690  

5.45%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)(a)

    18,087       16,242,994  

Newmont Corp.

   

2.25%, 10/01/30 (Call 07/01/30)(a)

    10,658       8,667,010  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mining (continued)            

2.60%, 07/15/32 (Call 04/15/32)

  $  10,105     $ 8,123,767  

4.88%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)(a)

    13,012       11,671,440  

6.25%, 10/01/39

    11,461       11,916,781  

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., 6.13%, 12/15/33

    10,105       10,733,798  

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.

   

2.75%, 11/02/51 (Call 05/02/51)

    7,306       4,543,998  

5.20%, 11/02/40

    11,958       11,664,125  

7.13%, 07/15/28

    14,468       15,772,992  

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC

   

4.13%, 08/21/42 (Call 02/21/42)(a)

    7,966       6,776,831  

5.13%, 03/09/53 (Call 09/09/52)

    14,014       13,487,717  
   

 

 

 
       220,649,312  
Office & Business Equipment — 0.0%            

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.

   

2.67%, 12/01/26 (Call 11/01/26)

    2,399       2,178,852  

3.57%, 12/01/31 (Call 09/01/31)

    11,212       9,472,695  
   

 

 

 
      11,651,547  
Oil & Gas — 4.1%            

BP Capital Markets America Inc.

   

1.75%, 08/10/30 (Call 05/10/30)(a)

    11,079       8,970,726  

2.72%, 01/12/32 (Call 10/12/31)(a)

    20,041       16,775,634  

2.77%, 11/10/50 (Call 05/10/50)

    17,463       10,987,093  

2.94%, 06/04/51 (Call 12/04/50)(a)

    25,229       16,464,925  

3.00%, 02/24/50 (Call 08/24/49)

    21,505       14,331,895  

3.00%, 03/17/52 (Call 09/17/51)(a)

    14,966       9,791,616  

3.02%, 01/16/27 (Call 10/16/26)(a)

    8,470       7,953,813  

3.06%, 06/17/41 (Call 12/17/40)

    15,753       11,563,605  

3.38%, 02/08/61 (Call 08/08/60)(a)

    21,476       14,406,359  

3.63%, 04/06/30 (Call 01/06/30)(a)

    14,007       12,937,285  

3.94%, 09/21/28 (Call 06/21/28)(a)

    12,948       12,353,697  

4.23%, 11/06/28 (Call 08/06/28)(a)

    22,485       21,686,852  

4.81%, 02/13/33 (Call 11/13/32)(a)

    23,733       22,972,372  

4.89%, 09/11/33 (Call 06/11/33)(a)

    10,968       10,660,629  

BP Capital Markets PLC

   

3.28%, 09/19/27 (Call 06/19/27)(a)

    18,363       17,290,450  

3.72%, 11/28/28 (Call 08/28/28)

    8,880       8,344,840  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

   

3.85%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(a)

    16,619       15,729,024  

4.95%, 06/01/47 (Call 12/01/46)

    2,086       1,808,574  

6.25%, 03/15/38(a)

    22,140       22,321,389  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

   

3.75%, 02/15/52 (Call 08/15/51)(a)

    2,092       1,476,623  

5.40%, 06/15/47 (Call 12/15/46)

    4,283       3,840,138  

6.75%, 11/15/39(a)

    21,491       22,284,802  

Chevron Corp.

   

2.00%, 05/11/27 (Call 03/11/27)

    12,143       11,010,010  

2.24%, 05/11/30 (Call 02/11/30)

    15,416       13,201,035  

3.08%, 05/11/50 (Call 11/11/49)

    4,180       2,966,156  

Chevron USA Inc.

   

1.02%, 08/12/27 (Call 06/12/27)(a)

    9,073       7,877,892  

2.34%, 08/12/50 (Call 02/12/50)(a)

    1,930       1,172,730  

ConocoPhillips Co.

   

3.76%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)

    7,363       5,963,644  

3.80%, 03/15/52 (Call 09/15/51)(a)

    11,538       8,879,367  

4.03%, 03/15/62 (Call 09/15/61)

    20,370       15,649,420  

4.30%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)

    6,607       5,682,259  

5.05%, 09/15/33 (Call 06/15/33)

    10,696       10,624,867  

5.30%, 05/15/53 (Call 11/15/52)

    13,745       13,388,455  

5.55%, 03/15/54 (Call 09/15/53)

    7,641       7,654,858  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil & Gas (continued)            

6.50%, 02/01/39

  $  16,221     $ 18,037,557  

6.95%, 04/15/29

    16,892       18,574,906  

Continental Resources Inc./OK, 4.38%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/27)

    13,189       12,408,777  

Devon Energy Corp.

   

4.75%, 05/15/42 (Call 11/15/41)

    15,240       12,704,777  

5.00%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)(a)

    2,135       1,819,041  

5.60%, 07/15/41 (Call 01/15/41)(a)

    18,984       17,606,546  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

   

3.13%, 03/24/31 (Call 12/24/30)(a)

    12,236       10,517,609  

3.25%, 12/01/26 (Call 10/01/26)

    5,235       4,925,136  

3.50%, 12/01/29 (Call 09/01/29)(a)

    12,246       11,069,601  

4.25%, 03/15/52 (Call 09/15/51)(a)

    6,361       4,766,637  

6.25%, 03/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)

    13,530        13,977,245  

EOG Resources Inc.

   

4.38%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    5,807       5,637,264  

4.95%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)(a)

    1,927       1,823,389  

EQT Corp.

   

3.90%, 10/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)(a)

    15,787       14,757,111  

7.00%, 02/01/30 (Call 11/01/29)(a)

    7,401       7,755,145  

Equinor ASA

   

2.38%, 05/22/30 (Call 02/22/30)

    2,435       2,092,282  

3.13%, 04/06/30 (Call 01/06/30)(a)

    9,149       8,284,335  

3.25%, 11/18/49 (Call 05/18/49)

    4,895       3,480,489  

3.63%, 09/10/28 (Call 06/10/28)(a)

    2,631       2,498,914  

3.70%, 04/06/50 (Call 10/06/49)

    7,508       5,789,676  

3.95%, 05/15/43

    6,658       5,564,202  

4.80%, 11/08/43

    2,740       2,527,172  

5.10%, 08/17/40(a)

    6,683       6,516,520  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

2.44%, 08/16/29 (Call 05/16/29)

    13,480       11,892,079  

2.61%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)

    18,381       15,926,252  

3.00%, 08/16/39 (Call 02/16/39)(a)

    9,611       7,394,687  

3.10%, 08/16/49 (Call 02/16/49)

    17,279       12,137,400  

3.29%, 03/19/27 (Call 01/19/27)

    11,616       11,085,623  

3.45%, 04/15/51 (Call 10/15/50)(a)

    30,113       22,352,398  

3.48%, 03/19/30 (Call 12/19/29)

    18,202       16,850,622  

3.57%, 03/06/45 (Call 09/06/44)(a)

    13,218       10,305,445  

4.11%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)

    27,572       23,407,382  

4.23%, 03/19/40 (Call 09/19/39)

    21,597       19,281,873  

4.33%, 03/19/50 (Call 09/19/49)

    28,825       24,942,532  

Hess Corp.

   

4.30%, 04/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)(a)

    13,963       13,434,354  

5.60%, 02/15/41(a)

    17,762       16,677,603  

6.00%, 01/15/40

    10,122       9,920,285  

Marathon Oil Corp.

   

4.40%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)

    13,619       12,986,979  

6.60%, 10/01/37(a)

    14,278       14,383,420  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   

4.75%, 09/15/44 (Call 03/15/44)(a)

    2,022       1,679,925  

6.50%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)

    19,088       19,478,558  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

6.13%, 01/01/31 (Call 07/01/30)(a)

    13,224       13,361,953  

6.45%, 09/15/36(a)

    16,152       16,528,752  

6.60%, 03/15/46 (Call 09/15/45)(a)

    10,055       10,325,873  

6.63%, 09/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(a)

    18,309       18,920,828  

7.50%, 05/01/31(a)

    7,134       7,745,391  

8.88%, 07/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    6,088       6,979,588  

Ovintiv Inc., 6.50%, 08/15/34(a)

    6,202       6,287,285  

 

 

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

  43


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil & Gas (continued)            

Phillips 66

   

2.15%, 12/15/30 (Call 09/15/30)(a)

  $ 6,267     $ 5,072,875  

3.30%, 03/15/52 (Call 09/15/51)(a)

    4,234       2,821,771  

3.90%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)

    8,043       7,614,205  

4.65%, 11/15/34 (Call 05/15/34)

    6,983       6,545,970  

4.88%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)

    10,240       9,231,824  

5.88%, 05/01/42(a)

    18,756       19,122,342  

Phillips 66 Co., 4.95%, 12/01/27 (Call 11/01/27)(a)

    11,536       11,391,883  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   

1.90%, 08/15/30 (Call 05/15/30)(a)

    9,651       7,784,925  

2.15%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

    7,812       6,334,242  

Shell International Finance BV

   

2.38%, 11/07/29 (Call 08/07/29)(a)

    16,891       14,676,847  

2.50%, 09/12/26

    2,814       2,620,140  

2.75%, 04/06/30 (Call 01/06/30)

    16,547       14,588,406  

3.00%, 11/26/51 (Call 05/26/51)

    12,688       8,474,535  

3.13%, 11/07/49 (Call 05/07/49)

    14,803       10,284,090  

3.25%, 04/06/50 (Call 10/06/49)(a)

    22,616       16,008,770  

3.75%, 09/12/46

    13,666       10,688,460  

3.88%, 11/13/28 (Call 08/13/28)(a)

    13,958       13,387,183  

4.00%, 05/10/46

    23,794       19,472,079  

4.13%, 05/11/35(a)

    12,304       11,210,483  

4.38%, 05/11/45

    30,282       26,181,947  

4.55%, 08/12/43

    14,520       12,991,950  

5.50%, 03/25/40

    11,391       11,608,886  

6.38%, 12/15/38(a)

    30,134       33,170,522  

Suncor Energy Inc.

   

3.75%, 03/04/51 (Call 09/04/50)(a)

    2,109       1,491,222  

4.00%, 11/15/47 (Call 05/15/47)

    3,869       2,880,260  

6.50%, 06/15/38

    17,389       17,777,507  

6.80%, 05/15/38(a)

    13,633       14,221,704  

6.85%, 06/01/39

    10,001       10,439,269  

TotalEnergies Capital International SA

   

2.83%, 01/10/30 (Call 10/10/29)(a)

    13,754       12,206,012  

2.99%, 06/29/41 (Call 12/29/40)

    6,779       4,960,013  

3.13%, 05/29/50 (Call 11/29/49)(a)

    22,693        15,691,107  

3.39%, 06/29/60 (Call 12/29/59)(a)

    7,701       5,326,782  

3.45%, 02/19/29 (Call 11/19/28)(a)

    15,135       14,105,236  

3.46%, 07/12/49 (Call 01/12/49)

    8,546       6,345,380  

TotalEnergies Capital SA, 3.88%, 10/11/28

    13,729       13,094,923  

Valero Energy Corp.

   

3.65%, 12/01/51 (Call 06/01/51)

    5,286       3,605,639  

6.63%, 06/15/37(a)

     19,462       20,662,062  

7.50%, 04/15/32(a)

    9,238       10,353,654  
   

 

 

 
       1,360,889,557  
Oil & Gas Services — 0.3%            

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC, 5.13%, 09/15/40(a)

    15,642       14,741,196  

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC/Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc.

   

3.34%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)

    16,762       15,556,765  

4.08%, 12/15/47 (Call 06/15/47)

    4,760       3,779,554  

Halliburton Co.

   

2.92%, 03/01/30 (Call 12/01/29)(a)

    9,146       7,977,985  

4.75%, 08/01/43 (Call 02/01/43)(a)

    10,467       9,042,522  

4.85%, 11/15/35 (Call 05/15/35)

    12,659       11,879,978  

5.00%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)(a)

    18,200       16,376,282  

6.70%, 09/15/38(a)

    12,509       13,735,714  

7.45%, 09/15/39(a)

    13,413       15,639,555  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil & Gas Services (continued)            

Schlumberger Investment SA, 2.65%, 06/26/30 (Call 03/26/30)(a)

  $  10,174     $ 8,799,663  
   

 

 

 
       117,529,214  
Packaging & Containers — 0.0%            

Amcor Flexibles North America Inc., 2.69%, 05/25/31 (Call 02/25/31)(a)

    8,233       6,702,822  

WRKCo Inc., 4.90%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    11,302       10,881,380  
   

 

 

 
      17,584,202  
Pharmaceuticals — 7.5%            

AbbVie Inc.

   

2.95%, 11/21/26 (Call 09/21/26)(a)

    18,516       17,327,249  

3.20%, 11/21/29 (Call 08/21/29)

    55,408       49,957,958  

4.05%, 11/21/39 (Call 05/21/39)

    43,073       36,872,538  

4.25%, 11/14/28 (Call 08/14/28)

    21,729       21,012,145  

4.25%, 11/21/49 (Call 05/21/49)(a)

    60,086       50,508,490  

4.30%, 05/14/36 (Call 11/14/35)(a)

    7,043       6,430,308  

4.40%, 11/06/42

    29,610       25,794,879  

4.45%, 05/14/46 (Call 11/14/45)

    22,910       19,788,831  

4.50%, 05/14/35 (Call 11/14/34)

    20,405       19,206,312  

4.55%, 03/15/35 (Call 09/15/34)(a)

    14,078       13,324,323  

4.70%, 05/14/45 (Call 11/14/44)

    30,696       27,522,773  

4.75%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    10,239       9,175,584  

4.85%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

    12,418       11,347,655  

4.88%, 11/14/48 (Call 05/14/48)(a)

    19,849       18,293,630  

Astrazeneca Finance LLC

   

1.75%, 05/28/28 (Call 03/28/28)

    14,218       12,333,317  

2.25%, 05/28/31 (Call 02/28/31)(a)

    7,547       6,286,694  

4.88%, 03/03/28 (Call 02/03/28)

    11,931       11,888,917  

AstraZeneca PLC

   

1.38%, 08/06/30 (Call 05/06/30)

    12,772       10,154,191  

3.00%, 05/28/51 (Call 11/28/50)

    2,658       1,872,752  

3.13%, 06/12/27 (Call 03/12/27)

    7,543       7,060,573  

4.00%, 01/17/29 (Call 10/17/28)

    10,828       10,345,798  

4.00%, 09/18/42(a)

    13,475       11,568,603  

4.38%, 11/16/45

    7,971       7,086,614  

4.38%, 08/17/48 (Call 02/17/48)

    2,177       1,943,847  

6.45%, 09/15/37

    34,821       39,176,623  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   

1.96%, 02/11/31 (Call 11/11/30)

    10,462       8,414,165  

2.82%, 05/20/30 (Call 02/20/30)

    8,363       7,234,620  

3.70%, 06/06/27 (Call 03/06/27)

    20,621       19,554,195  

4.67%, 06/06/47 (Call 12/06/46)

    14,729       13,040,095  

4.69%, 02/13/28 (Call 01/13/28)

    11,289       11,083,396  

4.69%, 12/15/44 (Call 06/15/44)(a)

    4,540       4,018,005  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

1.13%, 11/13/27 (Call 09/13/27)(a)

    11,038       9,577,955  

1.45%, 11/13/30 (Call 08/13/30)

    11,253       8,919,001  

2.35%, 11/13/40 (Call 05/13/40)(a)

    11,573       7,797,316  

2.55%, 11/13/50 (Call 05/13/50)

    17,699       10,825,597  

2.95%, 03/15/32 (Call 12/15/31)(a)

    17,369       15,059,524  

3.40%, 07/26/29 (Call 04/26/29)(a)

    24,223       22,397,797  

3.55%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)(a)

    14,104       11,202,070  

3.70%, 03/15/52 (Call 09/15/51)(a)

    21,561       16,571,720  

3.90%, 02/20/28 (Call 11/20/27)(a)

    13,943       13,377,261  

3.90%, 03/15/62 (Call 09/15/61)

    9,773       7,398,316  

4.13%, 06/15/39 (Call 12/15/38)

    21,520       19,009,516  

4.25%, 10/26/49 (Call 04/26/49)

    38,134       32,181,759  

4.35%, 11/15/47 (Call 05/15/47)

    13,197       11,373,259  

4.55%, 02/20/48 (Call 08/20/47)

    14,599       12,928,106  

 

 

44  

2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

Cardinal Health Inc., 3.41%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)

  $  11,062     $  10,359,431  

Cencora Inc.

   

2.70%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)

    10,292       8,661,226  

3.45%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)(a)

    6,293       5,908,629  

Cigna Group (The)

   

2.38%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)

    14,978       12,326,916  

2.40%, 03/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)

    17,332       14,597,780  

3.20%, 03/15/40 (Call 09/15/39)(a)

    10,093       7,504,926  

3.40%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)

    13,466       12,658,435  

3.40%, 03/15/50 (Call 09/15/49)

    13,941       9,738,964  

3.40%, 03/15/51 (Call 09/15/50)(a)

    16,907       11,821,253  

3.88%, 10/15/47 (Call 04/15/47)

    10,658       8,114,145  

4.38%, 10/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)

    38,036       36,610,704  

4.80%, 08/15/38 (Call 02/15/38)

    19,460       17,899,843  

4.80%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/16/46)

    14,324       12,637,514  

4.90%, 12/15/48 (Call 06/15/48)(a)

    30,570       27,274,844  

5.40%, 03/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)

    8,123       8,149,110  

CVS Health Corp.

   

1.30%, 08/21/27 (Call 06/21/27)

    22,539       19,399,829  

1.75%, 08/21/30 (Call 05/21/30)

    12,241       9,699,803  

1.88%, 02/28/31 (Call 11/28/30)(a)

    14,360       11,254,630  

2.13%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)(a)

    11,432       9,004,139  

2.70%, 08/21/40 (Call 02/21/40)

    13,171       8,821,916  

3.25%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)

    18,720       16,737,528  

3.63%, 04/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)

    8,527       8,075,289  

3.75%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)

    14,164       12,866,527  

4.13%, 04/01/40 (Call 10/01/39)(a)

    10,819       8,782,810  

4.25%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)

    9,880       7,789,510  

4.30%, 03/25/28 (Call 12/25/27)

    49,906       47,916,907  

4.78%, 03/25/38 (Call 09/25/37)

    49,248       44,126,050  

5.00%, 01/30/29 (Call 12/30/28)

    12,549       12,354,902  

5.05%, 03/25/48 (Call 09/25/47)

    80,302       70,368,329  

5.13%, 02/21/30 (Call 12/21/29)

    14,068       13,800,445  

5.13%, 07/20/45 (Call 01/20/45)

    35,390       31,492,510  

5.25%, 01/30/31 (Call 11/30/30)(a)

    8,358       8,300,787  

5.25%, 02/21/33 (Call 11/21/32)(a)

    20,155       19,715,595  

5.30%, 06/01/33 (Call 03/01/33)(a)

    13,625       13,332,507  

5.30%, 12/05/43 (Call 06/05/43)

    8,773       8,038,144  

5.63%, 02/21/53 (Call 08/21/52)

    14,014       13,256,326  

5.88%, 06/01/53 (Call 12/01/52)

    13,728       13,364,828  

6.00%, 06/01/63 (Call 12/01/62)

    8,924       8,728,918  

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

2.25%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    12,576       7,752,137  

2.50%, 09/15/60 (Call 03/15/60)

    4,891       2,912,247  

3.38%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)

    9,900       9,255,905  

3.95%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)

    4,910       4,228,971  

4.70%, 02/27/33 (Call 11/27/32)

    11,284       11,264,623  

4.88%, 02/27/53 (Call 08/27/52)(a)

    12,529       12,320,241  

4.95%, 02/27/63 (Call 08/27/62)

    12,168       11,873,286  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc.

   

3.88%, 05/15/28

    17,271       16,649,360  

6.38%, 05/15/38(a)

    33,145       37,577,020  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC, 3.38%, 06/01/29 (Call 03/01/29)(a)

    9,454       8,793,242  

Johnson & Johnson

   

0.95%, 09/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)(a)

    16,171       14,110,483  

1.30%, 09/01/30 (Call 06/01/30)(a)

    16,069       13,043,392  

2.10%, 09/01/40 (Call 03/01/40)(a)

    9,417       6,438,350  

2.25%, 09/01/50 (Call 03/01/50)(a)

    9,115       5,738,768  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

2.45%, 09/01/60 (Call 03/01/60)(a)

  $  10,563     $ 6,476,294  

2.90%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/27)(a)

    16,489       15,457,468  

2.95%, 03/03/27 (Call 12/03/26)(a)

    10,459       9,908,899  

3.40%, 01/15/38 (Call 07/15/37)

    7,203       6,107,021  

3.50%, 01/15/48 (Call 07/15/47)(a)

    6,164       5,006,300  

3.55%, 03/01/36 (Call 09/01/35)

    6,549       5,768,386  

3.63%, 03/03/37 (Call 09/03/36)

    14,308       12,660,032  

3.70%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)

    17,764       14,740,564  

3.75%, 03/03/47 (Call 09/03/46)

    9,163       7,740,789  

4.38%, 12/05/33 (Call 06/05/33)

    6,014       5,938,337  

5.95%, 08/15/37

    10,443        11,539,710  

Merck & Co. Inc.

   

1.45%, 06/24/30 (Call 03/24/30)

    13,695       11,058,514  

1.70%, 06/10/27 (Call 05/10/27)

    13,440       12,040,106  

1.90%, 12/10/28 (Call 10/10/28)(a)

    8,872       7,708,507  

2.15%, 12/10/31 (Call 09/10/31)(a)

    25,191       20,579,014  

2.35%, 06/24/40 (Call 12/24/39)

    11,648       8,120,930  

2.45%, 06/24/50 (Call 12/24/49)

    14,039       8,718,905  

2.75%, 12/10/51 (Call 06/10/51)(a)

    21,308       13,979,375  

2.90%, 12/10/61 (Call 06/10/61)(a)

    14,156       8,857,258  

3.40%, 03/07/29 (Call 12/07/28)

    16,904       15,747,548  

3.70%, 02/10/45 (Call 08/10/44)

    19,042       15,516,332  

3.90%, 03/07/39 (Call 09/07/38)(a)

    11,709       10,241,154  

4.00%, 03/07/49 (Call 09/07/48)

    16,309       13,760,883  

4.15%, 05/18/43(a)

    16,051       14,109,108  

4.30%, 05/17/30 (Call 03/17/30)

    7,794       7,530,271  

4.50%, 05/17/33 (Call 02/17/33)(a)

    10,735       10,458,968  

4.90%, 05/17/44 (Call 11/17/43)

    9,470       9,166,564  

5.00%, 05/17/53 (Call 11/17/52)

    17,370       16,952,924  

5.15%, 05/17/63 (Call 11/17/62)

    11,514       11,231,967  

Mylan Inc.

   

4.55%, 04/15/28 (Call 01/15/28)

    7,732       7,283,584  

5.20%, 04/15/48 (Call 10/15/47)(a)

    9,348       7,244,764  

Novartis Capital Corp.

   

2.00%, 02/14/27 (Call 12/14/26)

    9,968       9,107,127  

2.20%, 08/14/30 (Call 05/14/30)

    15,652       13,330,331  

2.75%, 08/14/50 (Call 02/14/50)(a)

    7,420       5,075,702  

3.10%, 05/17/27 (Call 02/17/27)

    12,609       11,927,180  

4.00%, 11/20/45 (Call 05/20/45)

    7,398       6,363,981  

4.40%, 05/06/44

    16,072       14,827,653  

Pfizer Inc.

   

1.70%, 05/28/30 (Call 02/28/30)

    14,909       12,266,878  

1.75%, 08/18/31 (Call 05/18/31)

    12,380       9,944,816  

2.55%, 05/28/40 (Call 11/28/39)

    17,003       12,200,844  

2.63%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)

    11,510       10,099,749  

2.70%, 05/28/50 (Call 11/28/49)(a)

    19,140       12,960,586  

3.00%, 12/15/26(a)

    7,692       7,288,707  

3.45%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)

    19,399       18,227,489  

3.60%, 09/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)(a)

    13,373       12,742,315  

3.90%, 03/15/39 (Call 09/15/38)

    11,968       10,355,643  

4.00%, 12/15/36

    1,977       1,788,079  

4.00%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)(a)

    19,227       16,469,666  

4.13%, 12/15/46

    15,191       13,140,323  

4.20%, 09/15/48 (Call 03/15/48)(a)

    13,305       11,741,890  

4.30%, 06/15/43

    15,007       13,473,104  

4.40%, 05/15/44(a)

    16,547       15,037,445  

7.20%, 03/15/39

    34,205       41,217,644  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd.

   

4.45%, 05/19/28 (Call 04/19/28)

    39,035       38,284,993  

4.65%, 05/19/30 (Call 03/19/30)

    764       752,401  

 

 

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

  45


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

4.75%, 05/19/33 (Call 02/19/33)

  $ 53,732     $ 52,848,318  

5.11%, 05/19/43 (Call 11/19/42)

    10,369       10,097,704  

5.30%, 05/19/53 (Call 11/19/52)

     100,616        100,302,631  

5.34%, 05/19/63 (Call 11/19/62)

    9,943       9,780,465  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC, 3.20%, 09/23/26 (Call 06/23/26)

    3,155       2,963,131  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   

2.05%, 03/31/30 (Call 12/31/29)

    24,426       20,097,559  

3.03%, 07/09/40 (Call 01/09/40)(a)

    11,675       8,477,485  

3.18%, 07/09/50 (Call 01/09/50)(a)

    17,454       11,714,215  

3.38%, 07/09/60 (Call 01/09/60)(a)

    9,935       6,456,012  

5.00%, 11/26/28 (Call 08/26/28)(a)

    18,819       18,655,139  

Utah Acquisition Sub Inc., 5.25%, 06/15/46 (Call 12/15/45)

    9,321       7,349,713  

Viatris Inc.

   

2.30%, 06/22/27 (Call 04/22/27)

    10,082       8,837,989  

2.70%, 06/22/30 (Call 03/22/30)(a)

    14,972       12,139,492  

3.85%, 06/22/40 (Call 12/22/39)(a)

    14,343       9,986,163  

4.00%, 06/22/50 (Call 12/22/49)(a)

    20,181       13,369,477  

Wyeth LLC

   

5.95%, 04/01/37

    28,176       30,226,520  

6.50%, 02/01/34

    12,246       13,677,894  

Zoetis Inc.

   

2.00%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    7,913       6,519,089  

3.00%, 09/12/27 (Call 06/12/27)(a)

    6,543       6,089,151  

4.70%, 02/01/43 (Call 08/01/42)

    7,998       7,219,367  

5.60%, 11/16/32 (Call 08/16/32)(a)

    8,161       8,413,140  
   

 

 

 
       2,507,189,927  
Pipelines — 3.7%            

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

   

3.70%, 11/15/29 (Call 05/18/29)(a)

    13,668       12,445,190  

5.13%, 06/30/27 (Call 01/01/27)

    18,584       18,388,829  

Cheniere Energy Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/23)

    17,270       16,257,978  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

   

3.25%, 01/31/32 (Call 01/31/27)(a)

    11,145       9,174,118  

4.00%, 03/01/31 (Call 03/01/26)

    13,537       11,958,893  

4.50%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)

    12,564       11,604,110  

5.95%, 06/30/33 (Call 12/30/32)(a)(c)

    13,551       13,538,480  

Enbridge Inc.

   

2.50%, 08/01/33 (Call 05/01/33)(a)

    9,842       7,642,707  

3.13%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)(a)

    9,805       8,666,635  

3.40%, 08/01/51 (Call 02/01/51)(a)

    9,579       6,414,457  

4.25%, 12/01/26 (Call 09/01/26)

    5,796       5,588,307  

5.50%, 12/01/46 (Call 06/01/46)(a)

    2,365       2,193,524  

5.70%, 03/08/33 (Call 12/08/32)(a)

    22,195       22,200,666  

Energy Transfer LP

   

3.75%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    14,028       12,541,164  

4.00%, 10/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)

    9,128       8,575,491  

4.95%, 05/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)

    8,457       8,218,985  

4.95%, 06/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)

    10,235       9,915,444  

5.00%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    21,915       18,009,863  

5.15%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    11,229       9,419,440  

5.25%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)

    13,302       12,990,768  

5.30%, 04/15/47 (Call 10/15/46)

    9,335       7,925,433  

5.35%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

    9,087       7,766,292  

5.40%, 10/01/47 (Call 04/01/47)

    15,538       13,354,445  

5.50%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)

    11,726       11,661,479  

5.55%, 02/15/28 (Call 01/15/28)(a)

    11,541       11,501,156  

5.75%, 02/15/33 (Call 11/15/32)(a)

    15,700       15,614,583  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pipelines (continued)            

6.00%, 06/15/48 (Call 12/15/47)

  $  10,723     $ 9,896,967  

6.13%, 12/15/45 (Call 06/15/45)

    10,705        10,037,015  

6.25%, 04/15/49 (Call 10/15/48)(a)

    17,676       16,875,928  

6.50%, 02/01/42 (Call 08/01/41)(a)

    10,311       10,253,734  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

   

2.80%, 01/31/30 (Call 10/31/29)

    10,677       9,262,815  

3.13%, 07/31/29 (Call 04/30/29)

    12,304       11,034,267  

3.20%, 02/15/52 (Call 08/15/51)(a)

    10,468       7,043,778  

3.30%, 02/15/53 (Call 08/15/52)(a)

    12,967       8,843,564  

3.70%, 01/31/51 (Call 07/31/50)

    10,926       7,998,229  

3.95%, 01/31/60 (Call 07/31/59)

    11,390       8,407,232  

4.15%, 10/16/28 (Call 07/16/28)

    10,577       10,107,132  

4.20%, 01/31/50 (Call 07/31/49)

    13,812       11,019,205  

4.25%, 02/15/48 (Call 08/15/47)

    14,091       11,475,913  

4.45%, 02/15/43 (Call 08/15/42)

    12,997       11,013,027  

4.80%, 02/01/49 (Call 08/01/48)

    13,637       11,938,707  

4.85%, 08/15/42 (Call 02/15/42)

    9,019       8,087,453  

4.85%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    15,519       13,838,095  

4.90%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)(a)

    10,244       9,094,675  

5.10%, 02/15/45 (Call 08/15/44)

    12,251       11,256,793  

5.35%, 01/31/33 (Call 10/31/32)(a)

    8,703       8,731,051  

5.95%, 02/01/41(a)

    9,363       9,525,476  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

   

5.50%, 03/01/44 (Call 09/01/43)

    7,682       6,850,774  

6.95%, 01/15/38(a)

    17,038       18,227,879  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

   

2.00%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(a)

    3,640       2,861,079  

3.60%, 02/15/51 (Call 08/15/50)

    11,201       7,523,242  

4.30%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)

    15,896       15,144,569  

4.80%, 02/01/33 (Call 11/01/32)(a)

    6,790       6,324,391  

5.05%, 02/15/46 (Call 08/15/45)

    8,605       7,238,617  

5.20%, 06/01/33 (Call 03/01/33)(a)

    13,430       12,867,400  

5.20%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)

    6,976       6,009,303  

5.30%, 12/01/34 (Call 06/01/34)

    2,071       1,970,388  

5.45%, 08/01/52 (Call 02/01/52)(a)

    8,445       7,533,192  

5.55%, 06/01/45 (Call 12/01/44)(a)

    19,710       17,882,043  

7.75%, 01/15/32

    14,395       16,057,687  

Magellan Midstream Partners LP, 3.95%, 03/01/50 (Call 09/01/49)

    6,386       4,501,753  

MPLX LP

   

2.65%, 08/15/30 (Call 05/15/30)

    14,980       12,427,197  

4.00%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)

    14,153       13,291,555  

4.13%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)

    13,845       13,272,113  

4.50%, 04/15/38 (Call 10/15/37)

    14,818       12,518,015  

4.70%, 04/15/48 (Call 10/15/47)

    15,829       12,692,447  

4.80%, 02/15/29 (Call 11/15/28)

    7,187       6,933,607  

4.95%, 09/01/32 (Call 06/01/32)

    11,615       10,968,125  

4.95%, 03/14/52 (Call 09/14/51)

    15,432       12,710,723  

5.00%, 03/01/33 (Call 12/01/32)

    10,804       10,200,641  

5.20%, 03/01/47 (Call 09/01/46)

    10,117       8,698,000  

5.50%, 02/15/49 (Call 08/15/48)

    15,856       14,113,730  

ONEOK Inc.

   

3.10%, 03/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)

    5,200       4,462,863  

3.40%, 09/01/29 (Call 06/01/29)

    4,412       3,899,729  

4.55%, 07/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)

    5,830       5,559,022  

5.20%, 07/15/48 (Call 01/15/48)

    6,871       5,874,670  

5.55%, 11/01/26 (Call 10/01/26)

    10,475       10,474,988  

5.65%, 11/01/28 (Call 10/01/28)

    10,475       10,486,845  

6.05%, 09/01/33 (Call 06/01/33)

    10,525       10,590,845  

6.10%, 11/15/32 (Call 08/15/32)

    5,958       6,058,687  

 

 

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2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pipelines (continued)  

6.63%, 09/01/53 (Call 03/01/53)(a)

  $ 15,115     $ 15,251,667  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

   

3.55%, 12/15/29 (Call 09/15/29)(a)

    10,404       9,157,759  

3.80%, 09/15/30 (Call 06/15/30)

    7,038       6,231,725  

4.50%, 12/15/26 (Call 09/15/26)

    6,255       6,049,988  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

   

4.20%, 03/15/28 (Call 09/15/27)

    15,690       14,845,674  

4.50%, 05/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)(a)

    19,941       18,760,240  

5.00%, 03/15/27 (Call 09/15/26)

    16,796       16,511,647  

Targa Resources Corp.

   

4.00%, 01/15/32 (Call 07/15/26)

    11,291       9,772,567  

4.20%, 02/01/33 (Call 11/01/32)(a)

    9,243       8,157,552  

4.88%, 02/01/31 (Call 02/01/26)

    10,335       9,512,185  

4.95%, 04/15/52 (Call 10/15/51)

    6,250       5,070,187  

5.20%, 07/01/27 (Call 06/01/27)(a)

    7,922       7,848,405  

5.50%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)

    8,693       8,349,762  

6.13%, 03/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)(a)

    10,239       10,416,730  

6.50%, 07/15/27 (Call 10/02/23)

    12,593       12,665,410  

6.50%, 02/15/53 (Call 08/15/52)

    6,234       6,225,759  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

   

2.50%, 10/12/31 (Call 07/12/31)(a)

    10,845       8,636,620  

4.10%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    12,698       11,634,885  

4.25%, 05/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)(a)

    18,679       17,796,356  

4.63%, 03/01/34 (Call 12/01/33)

    8,262       7,472,701  

4.88%, 05/15/48 (Call 11/15/47)

    3,891       3,303,579  

5.10%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)(a)

    5,777       5,065,504  

6.10%, 06/01/40(a)

    12,745       12,614,085  

6.20%, 10/15/37

    18,621       18,823,576  

7.63%, 01/15/39(a)

    17,342       19,682,379  

Western Midstream Operating LP

   

4.05%, 02/01/30 (Call 11/01/29)(a)

    13,577       12,128,507  

5.25%, 02/01/50 (Call 08/01/49)

    11,126       9,034,312  

6.15%, 04/01/33 (Call 01/01/33)(a)

    6,781       6,761,391  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

   

2.60%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)

    17,478       14,354,926  

3.50%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)(a)

    12,496       11,073,617  

3.75%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)(a)

    18,877       17,775,765  

4.65%, 08/15/32 (Call 05/15/32)(a)

    9,599       9,020,843  

4.85%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)(a)

    4,727       4,030,531  

5.10%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    6,342       5,569,538  

5.30%, 08/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)

    570       567,305  

5.30%, 08/15/52 (Call 02/15/52)(a)

    8,842       7,958,034  

5.65%, 03/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)(a)

    8,023       8,071,014  

6.30%, 04/15/40(a)

     15,018       15,361,029  
   

 

 

 
       1,217,099,366  
Real Estate — 0.0%  

CBRE Services Inc., 5.95%, 08/15/34 (Call 05/15/34)

    7,908       7,826,066  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.9%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

   

1.88%, 02/01/33 (Call 11/01/32)

    8,504       6,279,177  

2.00%, 05/18/32 (Call 02/18/32)(a)

    15,806       11,992,829  

2.95%, 03/15/34 (Call 12/15/33)(a)

    13,668       10,811,708  

3.00%, 05/18/51 (Call 11/18/50)(a)

    4,192       2,520,918  

3.38%, 08/15/31 (Call 05/15/31)

    2,912       2,510,347  

3.55%, 03/15/52 (Call 09/15/51)

    11,485       7,818,181  

American Tower Corp.

   

1.88%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)

    5,368       4,183,744  

2.10%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)

    5,894       4,708,678  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)  

2.75%, 01/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)(a)

  $ 9,066     $ 8,282,914  

2.90%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/29)

    6,312       5,383,528  

2.95%, 01/15/51 (Call 07/15/50)(a)

    8,694       5,262,727  

3.10%, 06/15/50 (Call 12/15/49)(a)

    6,531       4,080,903  

3.38%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    5,705       5,341,726  

3.55%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)

    11,351       10,530,429  

3.80%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(a)

    18,447       16,774,872  

5.55%, 07/15/33 (Call 04/15/33)

    9,192       9,091,886  

5.65%, 03/15/33 (Call 12/15/32)(a)

    8,228       8,195,591  

Boston Properties LP

   

2.45%, 10/01/33 (Call 07/01/33)(a)

    14,237        10,064,150  

2.55%, 04/01/32 (Call 01/01/32)(a)

    11,628       8,714,269  

2.75%, 10/01/26 (Call 07/01/26)

    5,331       4,808,620  

3.25%, 01/30/31 (Call 10/30/30)

    11,834       9,649,050  

3.40%, 06/21/29 (Call 03/21/29)

    14,813       12,671,698  

4.50%, 12/01/28 (Call 09/01/28)

     14,469       13,370,739  

6.50%, 01/15/34 (Call 10/15/33)(a)

    6,491       6,476,606  

6.75%, 12/01/27 (Call 11/01/27)

    6,834       6,986,024  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP

   

4.05%, 07/01/30 (Call 04/01/30)(a)

    7,609       6,884,562  

4.13%, 05/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)

    8,048       7,322,576  

Crown Castle Inc.

   

2.90%, 04/01/41 (Call 10/01/40)(a)

    1,935       1,303,820  

3.25%, 01/15/51 (Call 07/15/50)(a)

    8,839       5,733,441  

5.00%, 01/11/28 (Call 12/11/27)(a)

    15,473       15,186,759  

5.10%, 05/01/33

    7,494       7,203,596  

Crown Castle International Corp.

   

2.10%, 04/01/31 (Call 01/01/31)(a)

    9,263       7,287,311  

2.25%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

    10,990       8,825,512  

2.50%, 07/15/31 (Call 04/15/31)(a)

    7,534       6,070,602  

2.90%, 03/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)

    14,720       13,515,651  

3.30%, 07/01/30 (Call 04/01/30)(a)

    6,630       5,770,659  

3.65%, 09/01/27 (Call 06/01/27)

    17,535       16,349,476  

3.80%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)

    15,537       14,444,095  

Digital Realty Trust LP

   

3.60%, 07/01/29 (Call 04/01/29)(a)

    8,331       7,515,168  

3.70%, 08/15/27 (Call 05/15/27)

    10,304       9,594,687  

5.55%, 01/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)

    9,822       9,793,855  

Equinix Inc.

   

2.15%, 07/15/30 (Call 04/15/30)

    6,399       5,166,256  

2.50%, 05/15/31 (Call 02/15/31)

    15,370       12,453,017  

3.20%, 11/18/29 (Call 08/18/29)(a)

    15,832       13,884,833  

3.90%, 04/15/32 (Call 01/15/32)

    16,043       14,285,998  

ERP Operating LP, 4.50%, 07/01/44 (Call 01/01/44)(a)

    6,156       5,214,533  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II Inc.

   

3.25%, 01/15/32 (Call 10/15/31)

    4,322       3,483,414  

5.30%, 01/15/29 (Call 10/15/28)

    9,589       9,073,570  

Healthcare Realty Holdings LP, 2.00%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)(a)

    9,970       7,680,127  

Healthpeak Properties Inc., 3.00%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/29)(a)

    7,225       6,255,294  

Healthpeak Properties Interim Inc., 5.25%, 12/15/32 (Call 09/15/32)(a)

    8,151       7,873,767  

Prologis LP

   

1.25%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)(a)

    14,716       11,299,916  

2.25%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    10,517       8,835,649  

4.75%, 06/15/33 (Call 03/15/33)(a)

    2,493       2,390,063  

4.88%, 06/15/28 (Call 05/15/28)

    7,580       7,499,881  

5.13%, 01/15/34 (Call 10/15/33)(a)

    7,166       7,057,907  

 

 

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

  47


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)  

5.25%, 06/15/53 (Call 12/15/52)

  $ 9,613     $ 9,164,970  

Realty Income Corp.

   

3.25%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)

     10,625        9,193,474  

5.63%, 10/13/32 (Call 07/13/32)(a)

    7,969       7,970,948  

Simon Property Group LP

   

1.75%, 02/01/28 (Call 11/01/27)(a)

    8,332       7,149,484  

2.45%, 09/13/29 (Call 06/13/29)(a)

    12,913       10,936,829  

2.65%, 07/15/30 (Call 04/15/30)(a)

    7,359       6,195,777  

3.25%, 11/30/26 (Call 08/30/26)(a)

    6,340       5,950,564  

3.25%, 09/13/49 (Call 03/13/49)(a)

    12,009       7,846,505  

3.38%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)

    6,022       5,610,738  

3.38%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(a)

    8,141       7,533,147  

3.80%, 07/15/50 (Call 01/15/50)(a)

    7,228       5,210,204  

Ventas Realty LP, 4.40%, 01/15/29 (Call 10/15/28)(a)

    7,494       7,038,850  

VICI Properties LP

   

4.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 01/15/28)

    7,610       7,248,411  

4.95%, 02/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)(a)

    12,041       11,328,742  

5.13%, 05/15/32 (Call 02/15/32)(a)

    13,857       12,867,339  

5.63%, 05/15/52 (Call 11/15/51)

    5,198       4,577,249  

Welltower OP LLC

   

2.80%, 06/01/31 (Call 03/01/31)

    8,655       7,132,530  

3.10%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/29)

    7,439       6,459,499  

4.25%, 04/15/28 (Call 01/15/28)(a)

    8,992       8,509,797  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   

4.00%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)

    9,435       8,663,511  

4.00%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    8,859       8,101,403  
   

 

 

 
      626,457,280  
Retail — 3.2%            

AutoZone Inc.

   

4.00%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    11,139       10,312,249  

4.75%, 08/01/32 (Call 05/01/32)(a)

    4,952       4,739,665  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

1.38%, 06/20/27 (Call 04/20/27)

    10,267       9,079,987  

1.60%, 04/20/30 (Call 01/20/30)

    21,396       17,646,028  

1.75%, 04/20/32 (Call 01/20/32)(a)

    6,010       4,769,844  

3.00%, 05/18/27 (Call 02/18/27)(a)

    8,376       7,916,054  

Dollar General Corp.

   

3.50%, 04/03/30 (Call 01/03/30)(a)

    13,065       11,607,470  

5.45%, 07/05/33 (Call 04/05/33)(a)

    10,707       10,405,590  

Dollar Tree Inc.

   

2.65%, 12/01/31 (Call 09/01/31)

    4,707       3,797,487  

4.20%, 05/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)

    8,787       8,351,077  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

   

1.38%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)

    10,959       8,575,804  

1.50%, 09/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)

    12,490       10,683,327  

1.88%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)(a)

    9,266       7,453,196  

2.13%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)(a)

    2,761       2,542,794  

2.38%, 03/15/51 (Call 09/15/50)

    12,839       7,624,820  

2.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(a)

    6,982       6,455,274  

2.70%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    15,261       13,407,759  

2.75%, 09/15/51 (Call 03/15/51)(a)

    12,716       8,184,110  

2.80%, 09/14/27 (Call 06/14/27)(a)

    10,566       9,823,581  

2.88%, 04/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)(a)

    7,976       7,497,350  

2.95%, 06/15/29 (Call 03/15/29)(a)

    18,478       16,782,520  

3.13%, 12/15/49 (Call 06/15/49)(a)

    15,533       10,855,088  

3.25%, 04/15/32 (Call 01/15/32)(a)

    11,159       9,897,621  

3.30%, 04/15/40 (Call 10/15/39)

    14,724       11,588,175  

3.35%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)

    16,732       12,210,652  

3.50%, 09/15/56 (Call 03/15/56)(a)

    2,132       1,558,577  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Retail (continued)            

3.63%, 04/15/52 (Call 10/15/51)(a)

  $ 16,043     $ 12,148,940  

3.90%, 12/06/28 (Call 09/06/28)(a)

    11,762       11,309,168  

3.90%, 06/15/47 (Call 12/15/46)

    13,922       11,316,984  

4.20%, 04/01/43 (Call 10/01/42)(a)

    12,846       11,191,911  

4.25%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)

    17,222       14,741,169  

4.40%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)(a)

    12,255       10,725,523  

4.50%, 09/15/32 (Call 06/15/32)(a)

    11,578       11,301,129  

4.50%, 12/06/48 (Call 06/06/48)

    16,660       14,848,237  

4.88%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    11,937       11,248,454  

4.95%, 09/15/52 (Call 03/15/52)(a)

    11,062       10,535,855  

5.88%, 12/16/36(a)

    31,728       34,019,368  

5.95%, 04/01/41 (Call 10/01/40)

    11,676       12,457,154  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

   

1.30%, 04/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)(a)

    12,780       10,812,280  

1.70%, 09/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)(a)

    12,626       10,750,353  

1.70%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)(a)

    16,062       12,758,813  

2.63%, 04/01/31 (Call 01/01/31)(a)

    13,270       11,122,690  

2.80%, 09/15/41 (Call 03/15/41)

    13,857       9,508,593  

3.00%, 10/15/50 (Call 04/15/50)(a)

    20,193       12,808,719  

3.10%, 05/03/27 (Call 02/03/27)(a)

    17,043       15,872,930  

3.35%, 04/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(a)

    9,213       8,674,323  

3.65%, 04/05/29 (Call 01/05/29)(a)

    14,551       13,504,585  

3.70%, 04/15/46 (Call 10/15/45)

    15,139       11,294,029  

3.75%, 04/01/32 (Call 01/01/32)(a)

    13,411       12,039,166  

4.05%, 05/03/47 (Call 11/03/46)

    16,923       13,226,540  

4.25%, 04/01/52 (Call 10/01/51)

    17,811       14,061,667  

4.45%, 04/01/62 (Call 10/01/61)

    10,842       8,453,898  

4.50%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    13,867       13,341,915  

5.00%, 04/15/33 (Call 01/15/33)(a)

    13,181       12,879,423  

5.15%, 07/01/33 (Call 04/01/33)(a)

    8,904       8,798,786  

5.63%, 04/15/53 (Call 10/15/52)(a)

    16,623       16,120,563  

5.80%, 09/15/62 (Call 03/15/62)

    6,126       5,928,577  

McDonald’s Corp.

   

2.13%, 03/01/30 (Call 12/01/29)

     10,955       9,237,449  

2.63%, 09/01/29 (Call 06/01/29)(a)

    11,422        10,114,748  

3.50%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)(a)

    6,302       5,996,847  

3.50%, 07/01/27 (Call 05/01/27)(a)

    9,096       8,634,469  

3.60%, 07/01/30 (Call 04/01/30)

    10,029       9,227,087  

3.63%, 09/01/49 (Call 03/01/49)

    21,277       15,984,785  

3.80%, 04/01/28 (Call 01/01/28)(a)

    9,008       8,605,324  

4.20%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)

    7,577       6,281,582  

4.45%, 03/01/47 (Call 09/01/46)

    10,930       9,458,343  

4.45%, 09/01/48 (Call 03/01/48)

    8,012       6,942,687  

4.60%, 09/09/32 (Call 06/09/32)(a)

    3,266       3,186,566  

4.70%, 12/09/35 (Call 06/09/35)

    1,630       1,555,102  

4.88%, 12/09/45 (Call 06/09/45)

    18,539       17,106,386  

5.15%, 09/09/52 (Call 03/09/52)(a)

    7,790       7,460,695  

5.45%, 08/14/53 (Call 02/14/53)

    7,850       7,838,497  

6.30%, 10/15/37

    11,800       12,786,777  

6.30%, 03/01/38

    10,444       11,323,330  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

   

3.60%, 09/01/27 (Call 06/01/27)(a)

    2,146       2,033,385  

4.70%, 06/15/32 (Call 03/15/32)(a)

    8,459       8,067,739  

Starbucks Corp.

   

2.25%, 03/12/30 (Call 12/12/29)(a)

    9,095       7,660,890  

2.55%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)(a)

    11,401       9,669,239  

3.00%, 02/14/32 (Call 11/14/31)(a)

    6,935       5,951,402  

3.50%, 11/15/50 (Call 05/15/50)

    13,722       9,938,368  

3.55%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(a)

    11,121       10,308,035  

4.00%, 11/15/28 (Call 08/15/28)(a)

    10,239       9,807,212  

 

 

48  

2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Retail (continued)            

4.45%, 08/15/49 (Call 02/15/49)(a)

  $  10,150     $ 8,619,510  

4.50%, 11/15/48 (Call 05/15/48)

    9,012       7,691,308  

Target Corp.

   

1.95%, 01/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)(a)

    3,918       3,576,076  

2.35%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)(a)

    9,604       8,266,551  

2.95%, 01/15/52 (Call 07/15/51)

    6,691       4,452,552  

3.38%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)(a)

    12,529       11,730,017  

4.00%, 07/01/42(a)

    14,707       12,777,562  

4.50%, 09/15/32 (Call 06/15/32)(a)

    8,434       8,138,088  

4.80%, 01/15/53 (Call 07/15/52)(a)

    10,100       9,265,587  

TJX Companies Inc. (The), 2.25%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)

    2,417       2,229,775  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

   

4.10%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)

    2,341       1,599,442  

4.80%, 11/18/44 (Call 05/18/44)(a)

    5,533       4,323,497  

Walmart Inc.

   

2.50%, 09/22/41 (Call 03/22/41)

    11,713       8,346,288  

2.65%, 09/22/51 (Call 03/22/51)(a)

    17,766       11,970,354  

3.70%, 06/26/28 (Call 03/26/28)(a)

    15,436       14,879,674  

3.90%, 04/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)(a)

    9,427       9,133,900  

4.05%, 06/29/48 (Call 12/29/47)

    17,153       15,082,918  

4.10%, 04/15/33

    11,350       10,794,354  

4.15%, 09/09/32 (Call 06/09/32)(a)

    5,191       5,030,280  

4.50%, 09/09/52 (Call 03/09/52)

    10,347       9,623,463  

4.50%, 04/15/53

    18,120       16,822,059  

5.25%, 09/01/35

    17,955       18,761,759  

6.20%, 04/15/38(a)

    9,509       10,706,963  

6.50%, 08/15/37

    7,233       8,329,775  
   

 

 

 
       1,058,896,537  
Semiconductors — 3.5%            

Analog Devices Inc.

   

1.70%, 10/01/28 (Call 08/01/28)

    11,005       9,439,947  

2.10%, 10/01/31 (Call 07/01/31)

    10,539       8,609,093  

2.80%, 10/01/41 (Call 04/01/41)

    1,710       1,217,865  

2.95%, 10/01/51 (Call 04/01/51)

    6,050       4,064,515  

3.50%, 12/05/26 (Call 09/05/26)(a)

    2,210       2,116,321  

Applied Materials Inc.

   

1.75%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)

    11,520       9,489,201  

2.75%, 06/01/50 (Call 12/01/49)(a)

    1,767       1,197,763  

3.30%, 04/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)

    7,014       6,659,214  

4.35%, 04/01/47 (Call 10/01/46)

    2,473       2,222,461  

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

   

3.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/27)

    11,850       10,936,611  

3.88%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/15/26)

    13,642       12,957,573  

Broadcom Inc.

   

1.95%, 02/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)(c)

    9,659       8,382,934  

2.45%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(c)

    31,028       25,025,633  

2.60%, 02/15/33 (Call 11/15/32)(c)

    20,894       16,147,633  

3.14%, 11/15/35 (Call 08/15/35)(c)

    34,042       25,978,727  

3.19%, 11/15/36 (Call 08/15/36)(c)

    29,660       22,321,861  

3.42%, 04/15/33 (Call 01/15/33)(c)

    25,162       20,790,455  

3.46%, 09/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)

    1,118       1,058,980  

3.47%, 04/15/34 (Call 01/15/34)(c)

    35,444       28,934,064  

3.50%, 02/15/41 (Call 08/15/40)(c)

    27,594       20,210,351  

3.75%, 02/15/51 (Call 08/15/50)(a)(c)

    15,802       11,291,287  

4.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(a)(c)

    9,773       9,018,758  

4.11%, 09/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)(a)

    12,188       11,473,795  

4.15%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)

    22,181       20,269,406  

4.15%, 04/15/32 (Call 01/15/32)(c)

    12,542       11,237,413  

4.30%, 11/15/32 (Call 08/15/32)(a)

    23,441       21,177,797  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Semiconductors (continued)  

4.75%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)

  $ 16,707     $ 16,116,884  

4.93%, 05/15/37 (Call 02/15/37)(c)

     26,911        24,226,717  

Intel Corp.

   

1.60%, 08/12/28 (Call 06/12/28)

    12,614       10,838,413  

2.00%, 08/12/31 (Call 05/12/31)

    11,363       9,182,373  

2.45%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)

    19,638       17,051,389  

2.80%, 08/12/41 (Call 02/12/41)(a)

    8,555       5,931,139  

3.05%, 08/12/51 (Call 02/12/51)

    13,967       9,022,146  

3.10%, 02/15/60 (Call 08/15/59)

    11,180       6,930,279  

3.15%, 05/11/27 (Call 02/11/27)(a)

    12,716       11,909,540  

3.20%, 08/12/61 (Call 02/12/61)(a)

    9,021       5,640,895  

3.25%, 11/15/49 (Call 05/15/49)

    22,057       14,991,801  

3.73%, 12/08/47 (Call 06/08/47)

    20,770       15,704,155  

3.75%, 03/25/27 (Call 01/25/27)

    12,712       12,198,166  

3.75%, 08/05/27 (Call 07/05/27)

    12,362       11,823,011  

3.90%, 03/25/30 (Call 12/25/29)

    16,180       15,134,054  

4.00%, 08/05/29 (Call 06/05/29)

    8,846       8,425,977  

4.00%, 12/15/32(a)

    8,611       7,968,538  

4.10%, 05/19/46 (Call 11/19/45)(a)

    13,995       11,394,450  

4.10%, 05/11/47 (Call 11/11/46)(a)

    11,209       9,136,759  

4.15%, 08/05/32 (Call 05/05/32)(a)

    13,235       12,434,529  

4.60%, 03/25/40 (Call 09/25/39)(a)

    9,345       8,479,135  

4.75%, 03/25/50 (Call 09/25/49)

    24,120       21,153,006  

4.80%, 10/01/41(a)

    10,279       9,382,485  

4.88%, 02/10/28 (Call 01/10/28)

    17,783       17,675,038  

4.90%, 07/29/45 (Call 01/29/45)(a)

    8,442       8,157,957  

4.90%, 08/05/52 (Call 02/05/52)

    18,792       16,930,374  

4.95%, 03/25/60 (Call 09/25/59)(a)

    8,404       7,541,321  

5.05%, 08/05/62 (Call 02/05/62)

    8,469       7,516,780  

5.13%, 02/10/30 (Call 12/10/29)

    13,400       13,438,017  

5.20%, 02/10/33 (Call 11/10/32)(a)

    19,773       19,766,311  

5.63%, 02/10/43 (Call 08/10/42)

    10,815       10,754,198  

5.70%, 02/10/53 (Call 08/10/52)(a)

    20,466       20,246,140  

5.90%, 02/10/63 (Call 08/10/62)(a)

    13,214       13,234,302  

KLA Corp.

   

3.30%, 03/01/50 (Call 08/28/49)

    6,436       4,619,281  

4.10%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    11,506       11,039,963  

4.65%, 07/15/32 (Call 04/15/32)(a)

    11,171       10,965,002  

4.95%, 07/15/52 (Call 01/15/52)

    13,432       12,679,498  

5.25%, 07/15/62 (Call 01/15/62)(a)

    7,514       7,281,393  

Lam Research Corp.

   

1.90%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)

    6,583       5,443,206  

2.88%, 06/15/50 (Call 12/15/49)(a)

    3,074       2,046,597  

4.00%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)

    15,167       14,553,084  

4.88%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)(a)

    2,058       1,923,946  

Marvell Technology Inc.

   

2.45%, 04/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)(a)

    2,071       1,818,440  

2.95%, 04/15/31 (Call 01/15/31)

    8,911       7,440,764  

Micron Technology Inc.

   

2.70%, 04/15/32 (Call 01/15/32)

    18,794       14,819,464  

4.19%, 02/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    2,745       2,617,711  

4.66%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)(a)

    10,325       9,675,553  

5.88%, 02/09/33 (Call 11/09/32)

    2,384       2,356,798  

5.88%, 09/15/33

    3,513       3,444,801  

6.75%, 11/01/29 (Call 09/01/29)

    16,439       17,115,728  

NVIDIA Corp.

   

1.55%, 06/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)

    17,733       15,388,607  

2.00%, 06/15/31 (Call 03/15/31)(a)

    13,760       11,394,173  

2.85%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    18,186       16,324,739  

3.20%, 09/16/26 (Call 06/16/26)(a)

    2,599       2,480,309  

 

 

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

  49


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Semiconductors (continued)  

3.50%, 04/01/40 (Call 10/01/39)

  $ 6,526     $ 5,416,073  

3.50%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)

    13,453       10,588,338  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA Inc.

   

2.50%, 05/11/31 (Call 02/11/31)(a)

    14,311       11,580,113  

2.65%, 02/15/32 (Call 11/15/31)

    12,756       10,223,775  

3.25%, 05/11/41 (Call 11/11/40)(a)

    5,372       3,819,764  

3.40%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)

    13,971       12,274,110  

4.30%, 06/18/29 (Call 03/18/29)

    12,128       11,351,274  

5.00%, 01/15/33 (Call 10/15/32)(a)

    9,974       9,483,264  

Qorvo Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)

    10,766       9,750,336  

QUALCOMM Inc.

   

1.30%, 05/20/28 (Call 02/20/28)

    7,175       6,112,304  

1.65%, 05/20/32 (Call 02/20/32)(a)

    15,556       12,081,465  

2.15%, 05/20/30 (Call 02/20/30)(a)

    14,487       12,306,817  

3.25%, 05/20/27 (Call 02/20/27)(a)

    16,927       15,992,239  

3.25%, 05/20/50 (Call 11/20/49)(a)

    10,558       7,699,345  

4.30%, 05/20/47 (Call 11/20/46)(a)

    17,950       15,549,622  

4.50%, 05/20/52 (Call 11/20/51)

    11,241       9,799,956  

4.65%, 05/20/35 (Call 11/20/34)(a)

    3,614       3,536,016  

4.80%, 05/20/45 (Call 11/20/44)

    17,458       16,446,391  

6.00%, 05/20/53 (Call 11/20/52)(a)

    12,264       13,183,837  

Texas Instruments Inc.

   

1.75%, 05/04/30 (Call 02/04/30)

    7,777       6,485,345  

2.25%, 09/04/29 (Call 06/04/29)

    12,073       10,504,536  

3.88%, 03/15/39 (Call 09/15/38)

    4,678       4,031,976  

4.15%, 05/15/48 (Call 11/15/47)

    6,848       5,946,807  

4.90%, 03/14/33 (Call 12/14/32)

    12,282       12,340,634  

5.05%, 05/18/63 (Call 11/18/62)

     13,302       12,728,294  
   

 

 

 
       1,157,227,625  
Software — 3.3%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

   

2.50%, 09/15/50 (Call 03/15/50)

    6,411       4,072,773  

3.40%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)(a)

    785       750,156  

Adobe Inc.

   

2.15%, 02/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)

    1,709       1,570,419  

2.30%, 02/01/30 (Call 11/01/29)

    16,038       13,919,661  

Autodesk Inc., 2.40%, 12/15/31 (Call 09/15/31)(a)

    10,760       8,736,990  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

   

2.60%, 05/01/31 (Call 02/01/31)(a)

    11,198       9,141,624  

2.90%, 12/01/29 (Call 09/01/29)(a)

    9,611       8,290,199  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

   

1.65%, 03/01/28 (Call 01/01/28)(a)

    3,069       2,630,599  

2.25%, 03/01/31 (Call 12/01/30)(a)

    15,422       12,449,750  

3.10%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)

    4,359       3,029,572  

5.10%, 07/15/32 (Call 04/15/32)(a)

    6,312       6,180,301  

Fiserv Inc.

   

2.25%, 06/01/27 (Call 04/01/27)(a)

    11,824       10,600,772  

2.65%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)

    10,970       9,231,743  

3.50%, 07/01/29 (Call 04/01/29)

    29,486       26,897,014  

4.20%, 10/01/28 (Call 07/01/28)

    11,774       11,233,915  

4.40%, 07/01/49 (Call 01/01/49)(a)

    17,425       14,202,912  

5.45%, 03/02/28 (Call 02/02/28)

    11,198       11,273,562  

5.60%, 03/02/33 (Call 12/02/32)

    9,267       9,317,155  

5.63%, 08/21/33 (Call 05/21/33)

    7,141       7,194,615  

Microsoft Corp.

   

2.53%, 06/01/50 (Call 12/01/49)

    66,952       44,156,036  

2.68%, 06/01/60 (Call 12/01/59)(a)

    36,350       23,331,109  

2.92%, 03/17/52 (Call 09/17/51)

    65,976       46,725,510  

3.04%, 03/17/62 (Call 09/17/61)

    20,595       14,219,964  

3.30%, 02/06/27 (Call 11/06/26)

    6,974       6,700,736  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Software (continued)            

3.45%, 08/08/36 (Call 02/08/36)

  $ 17,914     $ 15,935,986  

3.50%, 02/12/35 (Call 08/12/34)(a)

    15,265       13,894,070  

3.70%, 08/08/46 (Call 02/08/46)

    21,735       18,424,823  

4.10%, 02/06/37 (Call 08/06/36)

    9,522       9,049,733  

4.25%, 02/06/47 (Call 08/06/46)

    13,842       12,836,923  

4.45%, 11/03/45 (Call 05/03/45)(a)

    13,627       12,925,667  

4.50%, 02/06/57 (Call 08/06/56)

    9,516       8,937,199  

Oracle Corp.

   

2.30%, 03/25/28 (Call 01/25/28)

    21,574       18,984,766  

2.80%, 04/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)

    24,325       22,346,473  

2.88%, 03/25/31 (Call 12/25/30)

    31,402       26,544,933  

2.95%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)

    31,906       27,637,290  

3.25%, 11/15/27 (Call 08/15/27)

    29,413       27,258,468  

3.60%, 04/01/40 (Call 10/01/39)(a)

    30,289       22,896,621  

3.60%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)(a)

    46,131       31,781,879  

3.65%, 03/25/41 (Call 09/25/40)(a)

    23,253       17,533,532  

3.80%, 11/15/37 (Call 05/15/37)

    17,000       13,681,867  

3.85%, 07/15/36 (Call 01/15/36)

    12,771       10,565,247  

3.85%, 04/01/60 (Call 10/01/59)

    34,263       23,205,703  

3.90%, 05/15/35 (Call 11/15/34)

    12,948       11,022,720  

3.95%, 03/25/51 (Call 09/25/50)

    33,904       24,715,307  

4.00%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)

    30,729       23,023,356  

4.00%, 11/15/47 (Call 05/15/47)

    23,908       17,812,856  

4.10%, 03/25/61 (Call 09/25/60)(a)

    14,937       10,601,274  

4.13%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

    20,478       15,795,843  

4.30%, 07/08/34 (Call 01/08/34)

    17,558       15,748,529  

4.38%, 05/15/55 (Call 11/15/54)(a)

    12,655       9,693,668  

4.50%, 05/06/28 (Call 04/06/28)(a)

    9,935       9,637,813  

4.50%, 07/08/44 (Call 01/08/44)

    11,251       9,197,975  

4.65%, 05/06/30 (Call 03/06/30)

    9,178       8,819,973  

4.90%, 02/06/33 (Call 11/06/32)

    17,301       16,527,834  

5.38%, 07/15/40

    22,745       21,139,226  

5.55%, 02/06/53 (Call 08/06/52)

    24,319       22,599,455  

6.13%, 07/08/39

    13,429       13,498,970  

6.15%, 11/09/29 (Call 09/09/29)

    12,904       13,424,981  

6.25%, 11/09/32 (Call 08/09/32)(a)

    22,590       23,666,176  

6.50%, 04/15/38

    13,607       14,342,148  

6.90%, 11/09/52 (Call 05/09/52)

    25,229       27,395,957  

Roper Technologies Inc.

   

1.75%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(a)

    11,109       8,708,769  

4.20%, 09/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)

    11,637       11,101,022  

salesforce.com Inc.

   

1.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 05/15/28)(a)

    12,222       10,509,589  

1.95%, 07/15/31 (Call 04/15/31)

    16,330       13,302,495  

2.70%, 07/15/41 (Call 01/15/41)(a)

    7,255       5,171,885  

2.90%, 07/15/51 (Call 01/15/51)(a)

    16,298       10,872,047  

3.05%, 07/15/61 (Call 01/15/61)(a)

    12,846       8,292,133  

3.70%, 04/11/28 (Call 01/11/28)

    16,577       15,884,615  

VMware Inc.

   

1.80%, 08/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)

    10,404       8,708,200  

2.20%, 08/15/31 (Call 05/15/31)

    14,152       11,012,980  

3.90%, 08/21/27 (Call 05/21/27)

    12,471       11,757,207  

4.70%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    9,458       8,906,535  

Workday Inc.

   

3.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)

    4,118       3,888,617  

3.70%, 04/01/29 (Call 02/01/29)

    9,958       9,195,869  

3.80%, 04/01/32 (Call 01/01/32)(a)

     13,284       11,776,277  
   

 

 

 
       1,098,050,568  

 

 

50  

2 0 2 3I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Telecommunications — 6.7%  

AT&T Inc.

   

1.65%, 02/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)

  $  22,613     $  19,320,493  

2.25%, 02/01/32 (Call 11/01/31)

    21,852       17,043,566  

2.30%, 06/01/27 (Call 04/01/27)

    23,089       20,670,238  

2.55%, 12/01/33 (Call 09/01/33)

    39,027       29,717,866  

2.75%, 06/01/31 (Call 03/01/31)

    26,579       21,945,502  

3.30%, 02/01/52 (Call 08/01/51)(a)

    10,339       6,701,987  

3.50%, 06/01/41 (Call 12/01/40)(a)

    25,027       18,353,561  

3.50%, 09/15/53 (Call 03/15/53)

    80,106       52,714,258  

3.55%, 09/15/55 (Call 03/15/55)(a)

    76,255       49,764,463  

3.65%, 06/01/51 (Call 12/01/50)

    31,904       21,853,130  

3.65%, 09/15/59 (Call 03/15/59)

    68,500       44,283,127  

3.80%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)

    8,631       8,201,163  

3.80%, 12/01/57 (Call 06/01/57)

    59,399       39,999,702  

3.85%, 06/01/60 (Call 12/01/59)(a)

    13,992       9,542,086  

4.10%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)

    14,990       14,224,828  

4.25%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)

    13,637       13,143,691  

4.30%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)(a)

    29,914       27,865,863  

4.30%, 12/15/42 (Call 06/15/42)(a)

    14,186       11,453,732  

4.35%, 03/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)(a)

    27,711       26,224,452  

4.35%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    12,780       10,044,529  

4.50%, 05/15/35 (Call 11/15/34)

    26,321       23,372,440  

4.50%, 03/09/48 (Call 09/09/47)

    17,331       13,809,658  

4.55%, 03/09/49 (Call 09/09/48)

    9,171       7,354,395  

4.75%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)

    18,549       15,479,450  

4.85%, 03/01/39 (Call 09/01/38)(a)

    9,670       8,586,186  

5.25%, 03/01/37 (Call 09/01/36)

    9,307       8,804,428  

5.40%, 02/15/34 (Call 11/15/33)

    27,210       26,417,547  

5.65%, 02/15/47 (Call 08/15/46)(a)

    8,664       8,307,308  

Bell Telephone Co. of Canada or Bell Canada (The)

   

3.65%, 08/15/52 (Call 02/15/52)

    8,445       6,023,704  

4.46%, 04/01/48 (Call 10/01/47)

    6,269       5,148,393  

5.10%, 05/11/33 (Call 02/11/33)(a)

    12,082       11,641,304  

British Telecommunications PLC, 9.13%, 12/15/30(a)

    39,028       47,537,372  

Cisco Systems Inc.

   

2.50%, 09/20/26 (Call 06/20/26)(a)

    2,349       2,198,692  

5.50%, 01/15/40

    25,439       26,353,870  

5.90%, 02/15/39(a)

    23,893       25,840,831  

Corning Inc.

   

4.38%, 11/15/57 (Call 05/15/57)(a)

    6,897       5,580,004  

5.45%, 11/15/79 (Call 05/19/79)

    11,901       10,601,852  

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 8.75%, 06/15/30

    53,288       62,837,593  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

   

2.30%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)(a)

    7,765       6,192,167  

2.75%, 05/24/31 (Call 02/24/31)

    9,776       7,917,163  

4.60%, 05/23/29 (Call 02/23/29)(a)

    11,423       11,006,604  

Orange SA

   

5.38%, 01/13/42

    17,234       16,547,816  

5.50%, 02/06/44 (Call 08/06/43)

    1,178       1,149,074  

9.00%, 03/01/31(a)

    39,892       48,348,701  

Rogers Communications Inc.

   

3.20%, 03/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(a)

    14,693       13,575,762  

3.70%, 11/15/49 (Call 05/15/49)(a)

    8,960       6,053,925  

3.80%, 03/15/32 (Call 12/15/31)

    21,722       18,582,339  

4.30%, 02/15/48 (Call 08/15/47)(a)

    7,697       5,750,336  

4.35%, 05/01/49 (Call 11/01/48)(a)

    11,195       8,443,968  

4.50%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)(a)

    6,799       5,472,019  

4.55%, 03/15/52 (Call 09/15/51)(a)

    21,119       16,316,121  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)            

5.00%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

  $ 9,428     $ 8,023,978  

Sprint Capital Corp.

   

6.88%, 11/15/28

     20,521        21,669,762  

8.75%, 03/15/32

    31,557       37,628,703  

Telefonica Emisiones SA

   

4.10%, 03/08/27(a)

    8,922       8,496,675  

4.67%, 03/06/38

    5,776       4,770,383  

4.90%, 03/06/48

    13,716       10,916,036  

5.21%, 03/08/47(a)

    22,955       19,151,063  

5.52%, 03/01/49 (Call 09/01/48)(a)

    11,809       10,281,848  

7.05%, 06/20/36(a)

    28,626       30,541,057  

Telefonica Europe BV, 8.25%, 09/15/30

    21,421       24,413,182  

TELUS Corp.

   

3.40%, 05/13/32 (Call 02/13/32)

    5,486       4,615,756  

4.60%, 11/16/48 (Call 05/16/48)(a)

    1,516       1,246,778  

T-Mobile USA Inc.

   

2.05%, 02/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)

    19,903       17,382,180  

2.25%, 11/15/31 (Call 08/15/31)

    10,595       8,393,024  

2.55%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)

    23,826       19,635,831  

2.63%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)

    8,045       6,966,367  

2.70%, 03/15/32 (Call 12/15/31)

    10,447       8,507,054  

2.88%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)

    8,925       7,512,960  

3.00%, 02/15/41 (Call 08/15/40)

    29,613       20,866,946  

3.30%, 02/15/51 (Call 08/15/50)(a)

    33,260       22,275,280  

3.38%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)

    19,777       17,726,896  

3.40%, 10/15/52 (Call 04/15/52)

    32,881       22,221,499  

3.50%, 04/15/31 (Call 04/15/26)

    23,096       20,153,108  

3.60%, 11/15/60 (Call 05/15/60)

    11,156       7,463,097  

3.75%, 04/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)

    39,087       37,040,155  

3.88%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    65,301       59,542,869  

4.38%, 04/15/40 (Call 10/15/39)(a)

    22,918       19,677,344  

4.50%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)(a)

    33,490       27,625,734  

4.75%, 02/01/28 (Call 09/11/23)(a)

    18,055       17,555,147  

4.80%, 07/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)(a)

    8,129       7,942,944  

4.95%, 03/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)

    10,455       10,306,276  

5.05%, 07/15/33 (Call 04/15/33)

    24,993       24,113,391  

5.20%, 01/15/33 (Call 10/15/32)

    12,539       12,284,671  

5.65%, 01/15/53 (Call 07/15/52)

    20,266       19,726,219  

5.75%, 01/15/54 (Call 07/15/53)(a)

    12,899       12,751,090  

5.80%, 09/15/62 (Call 03/15/62)

    2,648       2,575,219  

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

1.50%, 09/18/30 (Call 06/18/30)(a)

    14,429       11,267,010  

1.68%, 10/30/30 (Call 07/30/30)

    9,299       7,276,996  

1.75%, 01/20/31 (Call 10/20/30)

    21,238       16,534,771  

2.10%, 03/22/28 (Call 01/22/28)(a)

    26,072       22,760,249  

2.36%, 03/15/32 (Call 12/15/31)

    43,345       34,294,083  

2.55%, 03/21/31 (Call 12/21/30)(a)

    35,570       29,266,157  

2.65%, 11/20/40 (Call 05/20/40)

    32,446       21,631,975  

2.85%, 09/03/41 (Call 03/03/41)

    14,854       10,108,876  

2.88%, 11/20/50 (Call 05/20/50)

    33,676       20,634,521  

2.99%, 10/30/56 (Call 04/30/56)

    38,786       23,143,052  

3.00%, 03/22/27 (Call 01/22/27)(a)

    3,740       3,477,247  

3.00%, 11/20/60 (Call 05/20/60)

    17,028       9,990,942  

3.15%, 03/22/30 (Call 12/22/29)

    16,140       14,157,940  

3.40%, 03/22/41 (Call 09/22/40)

    40,159       29,824,326  

3.55%, 03/22/51 (Call 09/22/50)

    50,703       35,503,711  

3.70%, 03/22/61 (Call 09/22/60)(a)

    33,829       22,998,257  

3.88%, 02/08/29 (Call 11/08/28)

    17,963       16,767,848  

3.88%, 03/01/52 (Call 09/01/51)(a)

    17,961       13,377,270  

4.00%, 03/22/50 (Call 09/22/49)(a)

    15,339       11,700,979  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)  

4.02%, 12/03/29 (Call 09/03/29)

  $ 40,387     $ 37,584,417  

4.13%, 03/16/27

    29,201       28,127,370  

4.13%, 08/15/46(a)

    11,487       9,125,474  

4.33%, 09/21/28(a)

    48,398       46,298,621  

4.40%, 11/01/34 (Call 05/01/34)(a)

    14,594       13,220,119  

4.50%, 08/10/33

    19,481       18,003,756  

4.52%, 09/15/48(a)

    15,118       12,667,567  

4.81%, 03/15/39

    14,047       12,737,484  

4.86%, 08/21/46(a)

    26,989       23,740,234  

5.01%, 08/21/54(a)

    1,533       1,356,455  

5.05%, 05/09/33 (Call 02/09/33)(a)

    15,522       15,070,929  

5.25%, 03/16/37

    6,245       6,086,689  

6.55%, 09/15/43(a)

    9,289       10,340,448  

Vodafone Group PLC

   

4.25%, 09/17/50

    10,949       8,432,837  

4.38%, 05/30/28(a)

    2,168       2,129,245  

4.38%, 02/19/43

    21,365       17,369,341  

4.88%, 06/19/49(a)

    17,805       15,087,929  

5.25%, 05/30/48(a)

    7,311       6,615,269  

6.15%, 02/27/37

     24,775       25,315,739  
   

 

 

 
       2,220,345,914  
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.0%  

Hasbro Inc., 3.90%, 11/19/29 (Call 08/19/29)

    9,313       8,449,937  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.9%            

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

   

3.30%, 09/15/51 (Call 03/15/51)

    10,070       7,241,248  

3.55%, 02/15/50 (Call 08/15/49)

    6,704       5,124,329  

3.90%, 08/01/46 (Call 02/01/46)

    6,957       5,565,367  

4.05%, 06/15/48 (Call 12/15/47)

    7,938       6,524,736  

4.13%, 06/15/47 (Call 12/15/46)

    7,359       6,129,075  

4.15%, 04/01/45 (Call 10/01/44)

    10,303       8,682,309  

4.15%, 12/15/48 (Call 06/15/48)

    6,811       5,678,959  

4.45%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    10,735       9,489,595  

4.45%, 01/15/53 (Call 07/15/52)

    9,931       8,840,549  

4.55%, 09/01/44 (Call 03/01/44)

    8,118       7,265,009  

4.90%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)(a)

    9,160       8,610,870  

5.20%, 04/15/54 (Call 10/15/53)

    18,025       17,724,291  

5.75%, 05/01/40 (Call 11/01/39)

    8,109       8,392,319  

Canadian National Railway Co., 3.85%, 08/05/32 (Call 05/05/32)(a)

    7,884       7,279,192  

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

   

1.75%, 12/02/26 (Call 11/02/26)

    5,395       4,848,465  

2.45%, 12/02/31 (Call 09/02/31)(a)

    14,279       12,665,404  

3.00%, 12/02/41 (Call 06/02/41)(a)

    8,536       7,079,574  

3.10%, 12/02/51 (Call 06/02/51)(a)

    17,881       12,123,456  

6.13%, 09/15/2115 (Call 03/15/2115)(a)

    7,466       7,732,504  

CSX Corp.

   

3.25%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(a)

    11,215       10,557,989  

3.80%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)

    7,912       7,532,548  

3.80%, 11/01/46 (Call 05/01/46)(a)

    6,706       5,240,806  

4.10%, 11/15/32 (Call 08/15/32)(a)

    9,884       9,280,609  

4.10%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)(a)

    9,020       7,498,632  

4.25%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    12,864       12,440,162  

4.30%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)

    6,904       5,833,542  

4.50%, 11/15/52 (Call 05/15/52)(a)

    11,303       9,779,458  

FedEx Corp.

   

2.40%, 05/15/31 (Call 02/15/31)(a)

    6,950       5,740,038  

3.10%, 08/05/29 (Call 05/05/29)(a)

    14,759       13,232,809  

3.25%, 05/15/41 (Call 11/15/40)(a)

    7,831       5,695,039  
Security  

Par/

Shares

(000)

    Value  
Transportation (continued)  

4.05%, 02/15/48 (Call 08/15/47)

  $ 10,257     $ 7,996,823  

4.25%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    4,287       4,070,209  

4.40%, 01/15/47 (Call 07/15/46)

    8,600       7,074,855  

4.55%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)

    12,052       10,097,034  

4.75%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)

    11,985       10,328,479  

4.95%, 10/17/48 (Call 04/17/48)

    7,798       6,964,165  

5.10%, 01/15/44

    6,936       6,317,707  

5.25%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    11,965       11,115,807  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   

3.05%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    5,635       3,755,761  

3.16%, 05/15/55 (Call 11/15/54)

    2,351       1,543,678  

4.55%, 06/01/53 (Call 12/01/52)(a)

    8,107       7,001,504  

5.35%, 08/01/54(a)

    13,372       12,969,820  

Union Pacific Corp.

   

2.38%, 05/20/31 (Call 02/20/31)

    10,379       8,694,873  

2.40%, 02/05/30 (Call 11/05/29)(a)

    8,873       7,640,943  

2.80%, 02/14/32 (Call 12/15/31)(a)

    12,704       10,848,967  

2.95%, 03/10/52 (Call 09/10/51)

    8,025       5,363,989  

2.97%, 09/16/62 (Call 03/16/62)

    11,644       7,167,790  

3.20%, 05/20/41 (Call 11/20/40)

    10,716       8,153,316  

3.25%, 02/05/50 (Call 08/05/49)

    17,752       12,853,428  

3.50%, 02/14/53 (Call 08/14/52)(a)

    14,556       10,829,804  

3.70%, 03/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)(a)

    6,516       6,178,686  

3.75%, 02/05/70 (Call 08/05/69)(a)

    4,569       3,325,128  

3.80%, 10/01/51 (Call 04/01/51)

    11,502       9,102,943  

3.80%, 04/06/71 (Call 10/06/70)

    10,316       7,547,975  

3.84%, 03/20/60 (Call 09/20/59)

    19,642       15,003,082  

3.95%, 09/10/28 (Call 06/10/28)(a)

    11,861       11,424,697  

4.50%, 01/20/33 (Call 10/20/32)(a)

    9,367       9,096,389  

United Parcel Service Inc.

   

3.05%, 11/15/27 (Call 08/15/27)(a)

    13,746       12,881,892  

3.40%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    9,156       8,572,754  

3.75%, 11/15/47 (Call 05/15/47)(a)

    10,928       8,824,965  

4.25%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)

    6,557       5,650,634  

4.45%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    8,651       8,522,219  

4.88%, 03/03/33 (Call 12/03/32)

    9,305       9,295,650  

5.05%, 03/03/53 (Call 09/03/52)

    11,708       11,427,295  

5.30%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)(a)

    11,346       11,443,401  

6.20%, 01/15/38

    20,462       22,840,401  

Walmart Inc.

   

1.05%, 09/17/26 (Call 08/17/26)(a)

    2,155       1,931,816  

1.50%, 09/22/28 (Call 07/22/28)(a)

    18,325       15,838,761  

1.80%, 09/22/31 (Call 06/22/31)(a)

    28,597       23,395,626  

3.95%, 09/09/27 (Call 08/09/27)(a)

    13,511       13,198,991  
   

 

 

 
      626,121,140  
Water — 0.1%            

American Water Capital Corp.

   

3.75%, 09/01/47 (Call 03/01/47)

    8,868       6,914,899  

4.45%, 06/01/32 (Call 03/01/32)(a)

    11,145       10,592,997  

6.59%, 10/15/37(a)

    9,080       10,063,094  
   

 

 

 
      27,570,990  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.3%
(Cost: $38,171,148,402)

 

     32,680,686,844  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 7.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.52%(d)(e)(f)

     2,213,214       2,213,877,473  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

August 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate  Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Shares

(000)

    Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.31%(d)(e)

    171,060     $ 171,060,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 7.2%
(Cost: $2,383,802,903)

 

    2,384,937,473  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 105.5%
(Cost: $40,554,951,305)

 

    35,065,624,317  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (5.5)%

 

    (1,829,136,526
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 33,236,487,791  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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 August 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
  Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

02/28/23

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

08/31/23

   

Shares

Held at

08/31/23

(000)

    Income    

Capital Gain

Distributions from

Underlying Funds

   

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 2,485,025,395     $     $ (270,425,625 )(a)    $ 104,648     $ (826,945   $ 2,213,877,473       2,213,214     $ 4,692,231 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    722,044,000             (550,984,000 )(a)                  171,060,000       171,060       6,237,158          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 104,648     $ (826,945   $ 2,384,937,473       $ 10,929,389     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(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.

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

           

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $      $ 32,680,686,844      $     —      $ 32,680,686,844  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     2,384,937,473                      2,384,937,473  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,384,937,473      $ 32,680,686,844      $      $ 35,065,624,317  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

August 31, 2023

 

    

iShares

iBoxx $ High Yield

Corporate Bond

ETF

   

iShares

iBoxx $ Investment

Grade Corporate

Bond ETF

 

ASSETS

   

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

  $ 14,426,695,415     $ 32,680,686,844  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    3,018,979,730       2,384,937,473  

Cash

    507,398        

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    28,767        

Receivables:

   

Investments sold

    272,372       195,937,242  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    1,622,505       805,537  

Capital shares sold

    58,265,580       5,391,622  

Dividends — affiliated

    396,862       915,850  

Interest — unaffiliated

    242,353,176       409,982,898  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    17,749,121,805       35,678,657,466  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Bank overdraft

          267,321  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    2,900,066,927       2,212,772,953  

Payables:

   

Investments purchased

    81,363,568       222,160,751  

Capital shares redeemed

    919,361       2,928,455  

Investment advisory fees

    5,820,574       4,040,195  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,988,170,430       2,442,169,675  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

   

NET ASSETS

  $ 14,760,951,375     $ 33,236,487,791  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 18,182,796,372     $ 40,282,301,745  

Accumulated loss

    (3,421,844,997     (7,045,813,954
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 14,760,951,375     $ 33,236,487,791  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

   

Shares outstanding

    196,400,000       313,300,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 75.16     $ 106.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)  Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 15,912,505,058     $ 38,171,148,402  

(b)  Securities loaned, at value

  $ 2,794,189,029     $ 2,140,147,033  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 3,017,719,994     $ 2,383,802,903  

(d)  Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 27,828     $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended August 31, 2023

 

    

iShares

iBoxx $ High

Yield

Corporate

Bond ETF

   

iShares

iBoxx $

Investment

Grade

Corporate

Bond ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 1,700,448     $ 6,237,158  

Interest — unaffiliated

    434,569,785       718,729,379  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    10,614,758       4,692,231  

Other income — unaffiliated

    258,961       48,636  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    447,143,952       729,707,404  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    35,422,187       24,790,344  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    35,422,187       24,790,344  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    411,721,765       704,917,060  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (77,749,057     (344,412,934

Investments — affiliated

    165,671       104,648  

Foreign currency transactions

    20        

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    (109,467,937     (335,980,106
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (187,051,303     (680,288,392
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    284,525,372       713,725,593  

Investments — affiliated

    (912,486     (826,945

Foreign currency translations

    463        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    283,613,349       712,898,648  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    96,562,046       32,610,256  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 508,283,811     $ 737,527,316  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

   

iShares

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Six Months Ended

08/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

02/28/23

   

Six Months Ended

08/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

02/28/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS

        

Net investment income

   $ 411,721,765     $ 762,314,046     $ 704,917,060     $ 1,174,187,682  

Net realized loss

     (187,051,303     (524,650,069     (680,288,392     (1,803,697,569

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     283,613,349       (898,098,573     712,898,648       (3,480,607,272
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     508,283,811       (660,434,596     737,527,316       (4,110,117,159
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

        

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

     (429,412,672     (787,964,633     (705,742,363     (1,139,836,897
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     1,978,868,501       (2,518,162,682     (147,177,640     2,779,402,728  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

        

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     2,057,739,640       (3,966,561,911     (115,392,687     (2,470,551,328

Beginning of period

     12,703,211,735       16,669,773,646       33,351,880,478       35,822,431,806  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 14,760,951,375     $ 12,703,211,735     $ 33,236,487,791     $ 33,351,880,478  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF  
   

Six Months Ended

08/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

02/28/23

   

Year Ended

02/28/22

   

Year Ended

02/28/21

   

Year Ended

02/29/20

   

Year Ended

02/28/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 74.51     $ 83.47     $ 86.84     $ 85.71     $ 85.71     $ 86.13  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      2.14       3.88       3.06       3.84       4.19       4.46  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      0.74       (8.87     (2.95     1.50       0.18       (0.36
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      2.88       (4.99     0.11       5.34       4.37       4.10  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

      (2.23     (3.97     (3.48     (4.21     (4.37     (4.52
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 75.16     $ 74.51     $ 83.47     $ 86.84     $ 85.71     $ 85.71  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

      3.94 %(e)      (5.99 )%      0.11     6.56     5.14     4.95
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

             

Total expenses

      0.49 %(g)      0.49     0.48     0.48     0.49     0.49
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      5.71 %(g)      5.10     3.52     4.59     4.83     5.25
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 14,760,951     $ 12,703,212     $ 16,669,774     $ 22,473,704     $ 13,456,300     $ 15,341,864  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      4     31     19     20     20     14
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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.

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

Not annualized.

 

(f)

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

 

(g) 

Annualized.

 

(h)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

08/31/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

02/28/23

   

Year Ended

02/28/22

   

Year Ended

02/28/21

   

Year Ended

02/29/20

   

Year Ended

02/28/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 105.81     $ 124.51     $ 132.40     $ 132.27     $ 115.89     $ 117.11  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      2.15       3.73       2.92       3.55       4.17       4.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      0.28       (18.85     (7.79     0.18       16.40       (1.20
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      2.43       (15.12     (4.87     3.73       20.57       2.95  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

      (2.15     (3.58     (3.02     (3.60     (4.19     (4.17
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 106.09     $ 105.81     $ 124.51     $ 132.40     $ 132.27     $ 115.89  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                 

Based on net asset value

      2.29 %(e)      (12.23 )%      (3.76 )%      2.83     18.03     2.64
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

             

Total expenses

      0.14 %(g)      0.14     0.14     0.14     0.14     0.15
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.99 %(g)      3.40     2.21     2.66     3.35     3.62
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 33,236,488     $ 33,351,880     $ 35,822,432     $ 46,207,378     $ 33,106,758     $ 32,519,973  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      7     27     14     14     13     10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

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.

 

(c) 

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

 

(d)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

Not annualized.

 

(f)

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

 

(g) 

Annualized.

 

(h)

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

 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

     Diversified  

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     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. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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.

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 Funds’ 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.

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(unaudited) (continued)

 

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Pricing services generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless BFA determines such method does not represent fair value.

 

   

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

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.

 

 

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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 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  

 

 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

         

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 199,042,741      $ (199,042,741   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     79,111,147        (79,111,147            

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

     31,498,640        (31,498,640            

BNP Paribas SA

     507,449,423        (507,449,423            

BofA Securities, Inc.

     86,880,049        (86,880,049            

Citadel Clearing LLC

     90,905,037        (90,905,037            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     51,651,179        (51,651,179            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     3,769,161        (3,769,161            

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     109,943,743        (109,943,743            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     453,000,884        (453,000,884            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     397,855,240        (397,855,240            

Jefferies LLC

     32,900,240        (32,900,240            

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co., Ltd.

     24,101,898        (24,101,898            

Morgan Stanley

     176,615,101        (176,615,101            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     29,696,297        (29,696,297            

Pershing LLC

     8,049,058        (8,049,058            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     155,221,111        (155,221,111            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     64,500,955        (64,500,955            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     198,230,881        (198,230,881            

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     310,376        (310,376            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     51,268,033        (51,268,033            

UBS AG

     1,155,256        (1,155,256            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     8,522,475        (8,522,475            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     32,510,104        (32,510,104            
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,794,189,029      $ (2,794,189,029   $     $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

    

Securities Loaned

at Value

 

 

   

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received, at Fair Value

 

(a) 

    Net Amount  

 

 

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

        

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 261,193,118     $ (261,193,118   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     99,123,658       (99,123,658            

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

     27,465,487       (27,465,487            

BNP Paribas SA

     482,209,531       (482,209,531            

BofA Securities, Inc.

     104,188,358       (104,188,358            

Citadel Clearing LLC

     25,358,604       (25,358,604            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     69,304,656       (69,304,656            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     35,040       (35,040            

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     70,903,541       (70,903,541            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     216,828,914       (216,828,914            

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     32,838,875       (32,838,875            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     237,787,154       (237,787,154            

Jefferies LLC

     9,962,185       (9,962,185            

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co., Ltd.

     22,146,835       (22,146,835            

Morgan Stanley

     120,241,274       (120,241,274            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     21,410,279       (21,410,279            

Pershing LLC

     46,046,890       (46,046,890            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     88,180,526       (88,180,526            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     33,808,973       (33,808,973            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     97,861,972       (97,861,972            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     12,402,594       (12,402,594            

UBS AG

     8,069,155       (8,069,155            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     14,495,517       (14,495,517            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     38,283,897       (38,283,897            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,140,147,033     $ (2,140,147,033   $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 Fund’s 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.

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).

For its investment advisory services to the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

 

 

Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

     Investment Advisory Fees   

 

 

First $19 billion

     0.5000%  

Over $19 billion, up to and including $33 billion

     0.4750   

Over $33 billion, up to and including $47 billion

     0.4513   

Over $47 billion

     0.4287   

 

 

For its investment advisory services to the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

 

 

Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

     Investment Advisory Fees   

 

 

First $121 billion

     0.1500%  

Over $121 billion, up to and including $181 billion

     0.1425   

Over $181 billion, up to and including $231 billion

     0.1354   

Over $231 billion, up to and including $281 billion

     0.1287   

Over $281 billion

     0.1222   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(unaudited) (continued)

 

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC, 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.

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 82% 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 85% 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 August 31, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

 

 

iShares ETF

     Amounts   

 

 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $ 2,923,513   

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     1,535,662   

 

 

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

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.

 

6.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended August 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

 

 

iShares ETF

     Purchases          Sales   

 

 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $ 923,120,173        $ 576,172,140   

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     2,690,943,636          2,421,523,820   

 

 

For the six months ended August 31, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

 

 

iShares ETF

    

In-kind

Purchases

 

 

      

In-kind 

Sales 

 

 

 

 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $  27,486,265,391        $  25,945,502,763   

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     25,333,617,418          25,377,411,117   

 

 

 

7.

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.

 

 

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Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of August 31, 2023, 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 February 28, 2023, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

 

 

iShares ETF

    

Non-Expiring 

Capital Loss 

Carryforwards(a)

 

 

 

 

 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $ (1,735,059,098)    

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     (973,210,854)    

 

 

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 

As of August 31, 2023, 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) 

 

 

 

 

 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $  19,010,933,093        $ 86,425,696        $ (1,651,683,644      $ (1,565,257,948)    

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     40,575,455,629          18,133,206          (5,527,964,518        (5,509,831,312)    

 

 

 

8.

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: Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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.

Geographic/Asset Class 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.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in high yield securities. High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) or are unrated may be deemed speculative, involve greater levels of risk than higher-rated securities of similar maturity and are more likely to default. High yield securities may be issued by less creditworthy issuers, and issuers of high yield securities may be unable to meet their interest or principal payment obligations. High yield securities are subject to extreme price fluctuations, may be less liquid than higher rated fixed-income securities, even under normal economic conditions, and frequently have redemption features.

 

 

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The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the period of historically low interest rates that ended in March 2022. The Federal Reserve has recently been raising the federal funds rate as part of its efforts to address inflation. There is a risk that interest rates will continue to rise, which will likely drive down the prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities, and could negatively impact the Funds’ performance.

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 Funds may be exposed to financial instruments that recently transitioned from, or continue to be tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has ceased publishing all LIBOR settings, but some USD LIBOR settings will continue to be published under a synthetic methodology until September 30, 2024 for certain legacy contracts. The Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. Under U.S. regulations that implement a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR, benchmark rates based on SOFR have replaced LIBOR in certain financial contracts. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

9.

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

08/31/23

          

Year Ended

02/28/23

 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

iShares ETF

     Shares          Amount          Shares          Amount  

 

 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

                 

Shares sold

     381,700,000        $ 28,411,140,718          592,200,000        $ 44,736,203,918  

Shares redeemed

     (355,800,000        (26,432,272,217        (621,400,000        (47,254,366,600
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     25,900,000        $ 1,978,868,501          (29,200,000      $ (2,518,162,682
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

                 

Shares sold

     241,100,000        $ 25,834,626,739          401,600,000        $ 44,125,796,480  

Shares redeemed

     (243,000,000        (25,981,804,379        (374,100,000        (41,346,393,752
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (1,900,000      $ (147,177,640        27,500,000        $ 2,779,402,728  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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 State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, 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.

 

10.

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 iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (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 the approval of 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 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, 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 7-8, 2023, 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 other fund(s) 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 any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were higher than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any 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, 2022, 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 ongoing 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, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. 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 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

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

 

 

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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 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 (as discussed above), 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 already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised 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 withsubstantially 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, as applicable (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 further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. 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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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (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 the approval of 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 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, 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 7-8, 2023, 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 other fund(s) 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 any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any 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, 2022, 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 ongoing 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, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. 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 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

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

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

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 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 (as discussed above), 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 already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised 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, as applicable (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 further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. 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)

 

Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

 

 

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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
CMT    Constant Maturity Treasury
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK    Payment-in-kind
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

 

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