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  OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

   2022 Annual Report

 

iShares U.S. ETF Trust

 

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BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF | NEAR | Cboe BZX

 

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BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF | MEAR | Cboe BZX

 

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BlackRock Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF | ICSH | Cboe BZX


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Significant economic headwinds emerged during the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2022, disrupting the economic recovery and strong financial markets of 2021. The U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022 before returning to moderate growth in the third quarter, marking a shift to a more challenging post-reopening economic environment. Changes in consumer spending patterns and a tight labor market led to elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices fell as interest rates rose, particularly weighing on relatively high-valuation growth stocks as inflation decreased the value of future cash flows and investors shifted focus to balance sheet resilience. Both large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, although declines for small-capitalization U.S. stocks were slightly steeper. Emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets also declined significantly, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of October 31, 2022  
     
       6-Month       12-Month  
   

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

    (5.50 )%      (14.61 )% 
   

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

    (0.20     (18.54
   

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

    (12.70     (23.00
   

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    (19.66     (31.03
   

3-month Treasury bills

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

    0.72       0.79  
   

U.S. Treasury securities

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

    (8.24     (17.68
   

U.S. investment grade bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

    (6.86     (15.68
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    (4.43     (11.98
   

U.S. high yield bonds

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

    (4.71     (11.76
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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Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     11  

Disclosure of Expenses

     11  

Schedules of Investments

     12  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     34  

Statements of Operations

     35  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     36  

Financial Highlights

     38  

Notes to Financial Statements

     41  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     50  

Important Tax Information

     51  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     52  

Supplemental Information

     58  

Trustee and Officer Information

     59  

General Information

     62  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     63  


Market Overview

 

iShares U.S. ETF Trust

U.S. Bond Market Overview

The U.S. bond market experienced a considerable decline for the 12 months ended October 31, 2022 (the “reporting period”). The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of U.S. fixed-income performance, returned -15.68%.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) shift toward tighter monetary policy was the primary factor driving the market downturn. Annualized consumer price inflation, which had been under 3.0% for over a decade, began to rise throughout 2021 and ultimately climbed above 6.0% in the year’s fourth calendar quarter. The inflation picture soon grew even more challenging following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, which—together with the resulting sanctions—further snarled global supply chains and contributed to a spike in energy prices. Inflation exceeded 8.0% in March 2022 and remained above that level through the end of the reporting period, with a peak of 9.1% in June.

The Fed moved aggressively in an effort to calm price pressures, ending its stimulative quantitative easing program and boosting interest rates from a range of 0.0%-0.25% to 3.0-3.25% in five separate increases from March to September 2022. This marked the largest move in such a short interval since 1980. In addition, the Fed appeared set to continue raising rates until inflation showed signs of returning closer to its longer-term target of 2%. Some evidence began to emerge later in the period that the Fed’s rate hikes had begun to reduce activity in certain segments of the economy, but there was still no sign that consumer price inflation had started to decline in a meaningful fashion. As a result, market prices at the end of October indicated that the central bank would not stop tightening until rates reached the 4.5-5.0% range.

These circumstances weighed heavily on bond market performance. The yield on the two-year U.S. Treasury note rose from 0.50% at the beginning of the period to 4.48% by the end of October 2022, while the 10-year yield climbed from 1.55% to 4.05%. The yield curve inverted significantly as result, meaning that short-term yields were higher those on longer-term debt. In late September, the yield curve moved to its largest inversion since 1982.

The surge in U.S. Treasury yields, together with investors’ increased aversion to risk, fueled weakness across all sectors of the bond market. Mortgage-backed securities, which were hurt by concerns about the housing market and the loss of demand stemming from Fed’s decision to end its quantitative easing policy, posted negative returns. Still, the category held up better than the broader index.

Investment-grade corporate bonds were among the worst-performing segments of the market. In addition to being adversely affected by rising Treasury yields, the asset class was pressured by a pronounced increase in yield spreads. The latter trend reflected concerns that weaker economic growth could lead to a slowdown in corporate earnings. Notably, the yield on corporate bonds—as gauged by the ICE BofA US Corporate Index—closed the period at the highest level since 2009.

High yield bonds also experienced sizable losses. As was the case with investment-grade corporates, a rise in both prevailing yields and yield spreads weighed heavily on performance. However, the category outperformed the investment-grade market due to its lower interest-rate sensitivity and higher weighting in the energy sector. Higher-rated issuers in the category—which are seen as having the least vulnerability to slowing growth—generally outperformed their lower-quality counterparts.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2022    BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to maximize current income by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed income securities and maintain a weighted average maturity that is less than three years. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

Performance

 

     Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
                  
      1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     (0.75 )%       1.28      1.20       (0.75 )%       6.56      11.51

Fund Market

     (0.77      1.27        1.20         (0.77      6.49        11.47  

Bloomberg Short-Term Government/Corporate Index

     (0.11      1.23        0.91               (0.11      6.29        8.55  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was September 25, 2013. The first day of secondary market trading was September 26, 2013.

The Bloomberg Short-Term Government/Corporate Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of government and corporate securities with less than 1 year remaining to maturity.

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
(05/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $      1,000.00          $      1,001.10          $      1.26               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.90          $      1.28          0.25

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2022  (continued)    BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

The annual period was characterized by high volatility and poor performance for risk assets. In the United States, inflation reached 40-year highs following the lifting of COVID-related restrictions. This prompted a dramatic response from the U.S. Federal Reserve, including 300 basis points (three percentage points) of interest-rate hikes. Short-term bonds, while having less sensitivity than the overall market, were nonetheless adversely affected by these events. However, the -0.11% return for the Bloomberg Short-Term Government/Corporate Index (the Fund’s benchmark) was well ahead of the -15.68% return versus the broader fixed-income market, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

The Fund underperformed its benchmark. In absolute terms, the bulk of the Fund’s negative absolute return occurred in the first half of the period. In the latter half, income helped offset the effect of declining prices.

The Fund’s largest allocations were to U.S. investment-grade corporate issues and non-U.S. investment-grade corporates, respectively. Both categories experienced negative total returns as yield spreads widened to reflect mounting recession concerns, detracting from Fund performance. Toward the end of the period, the Fund increased its allocations to U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds and asset-backed securities to capitalize on higher yields.

On the positive side, the Fund benefited from its defensive positioning. About 11% of the portfolio was held in cash-like securities during the period, helping relative performance. Holdings in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), which are better insulated against rising interest rates due to their floating-rate feature, were also beneficial.

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Investment Type    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

    66.8

Asset-Backed Securities

    21.9  

Collaterized Mortgage Obligations

    6.8  

Repurchase Agreements

    2.5  

Commercial Paper

    2.0  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

Moody’s Credit Rating*    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Aaa

    17.1

Aa

    3.6  

A

    30.5  

Baa

    34.4  

Ba

    0.7  

P-1

    0.2  

P-2

    1.1  

P-3

    0.5  

Not Rated

    11.9  

 

  *

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 October 31, 2022     BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to maximize tax-free current income by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities such that the interest on each bond is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes and the federal alternative minimum tax. Under normal circumstances, the effective duration of the Fund’s portfolio is expected to be 1.2 years or less, as calculated by the management team, and is not expected to exceed 1.5 years. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    (0.51 )%       0.81      0.81       (0.51 )%       4.13      6.34

Fund Market

    (0.42      0.82        0.82         (0.42      4.17        6.42  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond: 1 Year (1-2) Index

    (2.20      0.72        0.73               (2.20      3.64        5.72  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was March 3, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was March 5, 2015.

The Bloomberg Municipal Bond: 1 Year (1-2) Index is an unmanaged index comprised of national municipal bond issues having a maturity of at least one year and less than two years.

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        Ending        Expenses           Beginning        Ending        Expenses        Annualized  
Account Value        Account Value        Paid During           Account Value        Account Value        Paid During        Expense  
  (05/01/22)          (10/31/22)          the Period (a)              (05/01/22)          (10/31/22)          the Period (a)         Ratio  
  $ 1,000.00        $ 1,003.70        $ 1.26             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.90        $ 1.28          0.25

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2022  (continued)    BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

The annual period was characterized by high volatility and poor performance for risk assets. In the United States, inflation reached 40-year highs following the lifting of COVID-related restrictions. This prompted a dramatic response from the U.S. Federal Reserve, including 300 basis points (three percentage points) of interest-rate hikes. Short-term bonds, while having less rate sensitivity than the overall fixed-income market, were nonetheless adversely affected by these events. Bonds with lower credit quality lagged, as yield spreads widened to reflect mounting concerns that the economy would fall into a recession.

The -2.17% return for the Bloomberg the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: 1 Year (1-2) Index (the Fund’s benchmark) was well ahead of the -15.68% return versus the broader fixed-income market, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark. The Fund invests predominately in short-term, fixed-rate, investment-grade municipal bonds and variable-rate demand notes (“VRDNs”), which are longer-maturity securities with floating-rate coupons. VRDNs produced positive total returns in the 12-month period, so the Fund’s holdings in this area contributed to relative performance. The Fund increased its allocation to VRDNs from about 43% to 60% over the reporting period to better position the portfolio for rising rates.

From a sector perspective, tobacco, utility and education bonds delivered positive returns, while transportation issues lagged. Positions in higher-quality securities generally outperformed, with AA rated issues contributing positively. On the other hand, BBB rated bonds detracted due to widening yield spreads.

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

S&P Credit Rating*    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

AAA

    2.9

AA+

    12.5  

AA

    8.6  

AA-

    5.3  

A+

    5.7  

A

    5.4  

A-

    13.3  

BBB+

    5.4  

BBB

    0.7  

Not Rated

    40.2  

TEN LARGEST STATES

 

State    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Texas

    11.1

Pennsylvania

    9.5  

New Jersey

    7.6  

New York

    7.4  

Kentucky

    6.6  

Florida

    6.2  

Louisiana

    5.5  

Wisconsin

    5.1  

Georgia

    4.9  

Iowa

    4.0  

 

  *

Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by S&P Global Ratings, a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. S&P 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 BBB or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB 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 October 31, 2022     BlackRock Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The BlackRock Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide current income consistent with preservation of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed- and floating-rate debt securities and maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity that is less than 180 days. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    0.03      1.49      1.19       0.03      7.67      11.10

Fund Market

    (0.03      1.48        1.19         (0.03      7.63        11.06  

ICE BofA US 6-Month Treasury Bill Index

    0.53        1.26        0.91               0.53        6.47        8.40  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was December 11, 2013. The first day of secondary market trading was December 13, 2013.

On 3/1/2021 the Fund began referencing the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE BofA US 6-Month Treasury Bill Index. Historical index data prior to 3/1/2021 is for the 3pm pricing variant of the ICE BofA US 6-Month Treasury Bill Index. Index data on and after 3/1/2021 is for the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE BofA US 6-Month Treasury Bill Index.

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        Ending        Expenses           Beginning        Ending        Expenses        Annualized  
Account Value        Account Value        Paid During           Account Value        Account Value        Paid During        Expense  
  (05/01/22)          (10/31/22)          the Period (a)              (05/01/22)          (10/31/22)          the Period (a)         Ratio  
  $ 1,000.00        $ 1,005.30        $ 0.40             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,024.80        $ 0.41          0.08

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2022  (continued)    BlackRock Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

The annual period was characterized by high volatility and poor performance for risk assets. In the United States, inflation reached 40-year highs following the lifting of COVID-related restrictions. This prompted a dramatic response from the U.S. Federal Reserve, including 300 basis points (three percentage points) of interest-rate hikes. Short-term bonds, while having less sensitivity than the overall market, were nonetheless adversely affected by these events. Bonds with lower credit quality lagged, as yield spreads widened to reflect mounting concerns that the economy would fall into a recession.

The Fund’s benchmark, the ICE BofA US 6-Month Treasury Bill Index, returned 0.53% and strongly outperformed the -15.68% return of the overall fixed-income market, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

The Fund posted a narrow gain, with income slightly outweighing the impact of falling prices. Relative to the broader market, the Fund benefitted from its defensive positioning. It had a shorter average duration (interest-rate sensitivity) and held a large position in cash and cash equivalents. Commercial paper, which represented about 39% of the Fund’s market value on average, was the primary source of positive total returns. Certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, and a small allocation to municipal securities were also additive to Fund performance. Positions in these areas helped offset losses from holdings in investment-grade corporate bonds.

Over the course of the year, the Fund reduced its allocations to investment-grade corporate bonds and increased its weighting in commercial paper. Within corporates, the Fund added to floating-rate notes since they are better insulated against interest-rate increases than fixed-rate securities.

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Investment Type    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Commercial Paper

    39.5

Corporate Bonds & Notes

    36.8  

Certificates of Deposit

    15.7  

Repurchase Agreements

    3.4  

Municipal Debt Obligations

    2.4  

Asset-Backed Securities

    2.1  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

    0.1  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

Moody’s Credit Rating*    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Aaa

    2.1

Aa

    8.0  

A

    23.3  

Baa

    10.2  

P-1

    35.3  

P-2

    17.4  

Not Rated

    3.7  

 

  *

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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About Fund Performance

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

 

ACAS CLO Ltd., 5.08%, 10/18/28 (Call 01/18/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.890%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,617     $ 1,576,627  

AGL Core CLO 4 Ltd., 5.31%, 04/20/33 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.070%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,400       1,356,171  

AIG CLO Ltd., 5.36%, 04/20/32 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.120%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,000       973,018  

Ally Auto Receivables Trust, 2.67%, 04/15/25 (Call 11/15/23)

    USD       20,041       19,805,873  

American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2018-9, Class A, 3.79%, 04/15/26, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.380%)(b)

    USD       17,650       17,653,025  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2022-2, 4.20%, 12/18/25 (Call 03/18/24)

    USD       8,903       8,830,302  

Anchorage Capital CLO 4-R Ltd., Series 2014-4RA, Class A, 5.42%, 01/28/31 (Call 01/28/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.050%)(a)(b)

    USD       4,500       4,419,555  

Anchorage Capital CLO 7 Ltd., Series 2015-7A, Class AR2, 5.46%, 01/28/31 (Call 01/28/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.090%)(a)(b)

    USD       13,840       13,579,249  

Apidos CLO XII, 5.16%, 04/15/31 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.080%)(a)(b)

    USD       500       487,605  

Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd., 4.48%, 08/15/34 (Call 03/15/24), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.070%)(a)(b)

    USD       14,450       13,804,425  

ASSURANT CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A, 5.28%, 04/20/31 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.040%)(a)(b)

    USD       250       242,779  

Atlas Senior Loan Fund III Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR, 3.77%, 11/17/27 (Call 11/17/22), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.830%)(a)(b)

    USD       5,544       5,463,930  

Atrium XIII, Series 13A, Class A1, 5.50%, 11/21/30 (Call 01/23/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.180%)(a)(b)

    USD       2,500       2,459,023  

Autoflorence 2 SRL
1.64%, 12/24/44 (Call 10/24/26)(b)(c)

    EUR       10,320       10,087,571  

1.69%, 12/24/44 (Call 10/24/26)(b)(c)

    EUR       898       857,541  

Autonoria Spain FTA
1.82%, 01/25/40 (Call 03/25/28)(b)(c)

    EUR       8,500       8,379,962  

2.98%, 01/26/40 (Call 03/25/28)(b)(c)

    EUR       500       488,492  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A1R, 5.21%, 07/20/30 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.970%)(a)(b)

    USD       3,149       3,085,944  

Barings CLO Ltd.

     

5.31%, 04/20/31 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.070%)(a)(b)

    USD       550       535,425  

5.41%, 01/15/33 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.330%)(a)(b)

    USD       3,850       3,735,114  

BDS 2021-FL9 Ltd., 4.51%, 11/16/38 (Call 10/16/23), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.070%)(a)(b)

    USD       8,750       8,316,272  

Benefit Street Partners CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-IIIA, Class A1R2, 5.24%, 07/20/29 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b)

    USD       258       254,191  

Benefit Street Partners CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class A1AR, 5.34%, 01/20/31 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.100%)(a)(b)

    USD       750       732,375  

Benefit Street Partners Clo XII Ltd., 5.03%, 10/15/30 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.950%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,678       1,643,272  

BHG Securitization Trust, 3.75%, 06/18/35 (Call 04/17/24)(a)

    USD       1,264       1,244,048  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

BMW Vehicle Owner Trust, 3.52%, 12/26/24 (Call 11/27/23), (30 day SOFR + 0.520%)(b)

    USD       13,636     $   13,631,282  

Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust, 2.71%, 06/16/25 (Call 02/15/24)

    USD       15,385       15,141,652  

Carlyle C17 CLO Ltd., Series C17A, Class A1AR, 5.44%, 04/30/31 (Call 01/30/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.030%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,000       975,000  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1R2, 5.05%, 04/17/31 (Call 01/17/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.970%)(a)(b)

    USD       5,234       5,090,149  

Carmax Auto Owner Trust, 3.81%, 09/15/25 (Call 05/15/24)

    USD       8,777       8,660,188  

Cbam Ltd., Series 2018-7A, Class A, 5.34%, 07/20/31 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.100%)(a)(b)

    USD       750       723,750  

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., 5.22%, 04/20/31 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.980%)(a)(b)

    USD       2,130       2,073,198  

Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A2, 4.06%, 08/15/32 (Call 05/15/23), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.650%)(a)(b)

    USD       5,271       5,258,761  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2014-2RA, Class A1, 5.37%, 04/24/30 (Call 01/24/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.050%)(a)(b)

    USD       248       243,005  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, 5.19%, 04/18/31 (Call 01/18/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b)

    USD       13,000       12,642,500  

Series 2018-2A, Class A1, 5.28%, 04/20/31 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.040%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,250       1,216,960  

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2019-A5, Class A5, 4.19%, 04/22/26, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.620%)(b)

    USD       40,505       40,456,378  

College Ave Student Loans LLC, Series 2021-A, Class A1, 4.69%, 07/25/51 (Call 02/25/32), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.100%)(a)(b)

    USD       216       206,452  

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2021-3A, Class A, 1.00%, 05/15/30 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    USD       4,130       3,878,505  

Diameter Capital Clo 1 Ltd., 5.32%, 07/15/36 (Call 10/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.240%)(a)(b)

    USD       2,170       2,078,550  

Donlen Fleet Lease Funding 2 LLC, Series 2021-2, Class A2, 0.56%, 12/11/34(a)

    USD       8,581       8,256,661  

Dowson PLC

     

3.11%, 01/20/29 (Call 09/20/24)(b)(c)

    GBP       3,079       3,510,882  

3.94%, 01/20/29 (Call 04/22/25)(b)(c)

    GBP       646       716,789  

4.89%, 08/20/29 (Call 02/20/24)(b)(c)

    GBP       1,158       1,298,138  

Series 2021-2, Class A, 2.87%, 10/20/28 (Call 11/20/23), (Sterning Ovenight Index Average + 0.680%)(b)(c)

    GBP       4,398       5,027,201  

Series 2021-2, Class B, 3.39%, 10/20/28 (Call 05/20/24), (Sterning Ovenight Index Average + 1.200%)(b)(c)

    GBP       1,600       1,793,191  

Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund, 5.10%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.020%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,680       1,650,797  

Dryden 49 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017-49A, Class AR, 5.14%, 07/18/30 (Call 01/18/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.950%)(a)(b)

    USD       10,688       10,489,671  

Dryden 77 CLO Ltd., Series 2020-77A, Class XR, 3.98%, 05/20/34 (Call 05/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b)

    USD       234       233,015  

Dryden XXVI Senior Loan Fund, Series 2013-26A, Class AR, 4.98%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.900%)(a)(b)

    USD       14,728       14,456,080  

Dryden XXVIII Senior Loan Fund, 4.11%, 08/15/30 (Call 11/15/22), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.200%)(a)(b)

    USD       3,333       3,277,069  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Dutch Property Finance, Series 2021-2, Class A, 2.28%, 04/28/59
(Call 04/28/26)(b)(c)

    EUR       5,724     $ 5,524,773  

Dutch Property Finance BV, 0.96%, 10/28/59 (Call 01/28/27)(b)(c)

    EUR       7,979       7,681,099  

Elevation CLO Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class A1R, 5.36%, 10/15/29 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.230%)(a)(b)

    USD       420       413,297  

Elmwood CLO X Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class A, 5.28%, 10/20/34 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.040%)(a)(b)

    USD       13,000       12,497,213  

Elvet Mortgages PLC, Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.56%, 10/22/63
(Call 10/22/26)(b)(c)

    GBP       9,348       10,567,590  

Enterprise Fleet Funding LLC, Series 2021-1, Class A2, 0.44%, 12/21/26 (Call 04/20/24)(a)

    USD       7,327       7,066,531  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 3.44%, 02/15/25 (Call 01/15/24)

    USD       27,812           27,537,284  

FS Rialto Issuer LLC, 4.79%, 01/19/39 (Call 04/17/24), (SOFR + 1.900%)(a)(b)

    USD       5,000       4,806,531  

Galaxy XV CLO Ltd., Series 2013-15A, Class ARR, 5.05%, 10/15/30 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.970%)(a)(b)

    USD       670       652,366  

Galaxy XXVII CLO Ltd., 3.94%, 05/16/31 (Call 11/16/22)(a)(b)

    USD       2,730       2,659,852  

Generate CLO 2 Ltd., 5.47%, 01/22/31 (Call 01/22/23)(a)(b)

    USD       1,605       1,572,969  

Gilbert Park CLO Ltd., 5.27%, 10/15/30 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.190%)(a)(b)

    USD       250       244,494  

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, 2.93%, 10/21/24 (Call 01/20/24)

    USD       18,952       18,667,605  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd., Series 2014-9A, Class AR2, 5.52%, 10/29/29 (Call 01/29/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.110%)(a)(b)

    USD       15,721       15,411,730  

HGI CRE CLO Ltd., 4.41%, 09/17/36 (Call 09/19/23), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b)

    USD       5,380       5,135,561  

Highbridge Loan Management, Series 3A-2014, Class A1R, 5.37%, 07/18/29 (Call 01/18/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.180%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,087       1,068,193  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 3.81%, 03/18/25 (Call 03/18/24)

    USD       12,396       12,257,683  

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust, 3.41%, 10/15/24 (Call 11/15/23), (30 day SOFR + 0.620%)(a)(b)

    USD       23,490       23,485,435  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, 3.64%, 05/15/25 (Call 04/15/24)

    USD       10,808       10,687,180  

John Deere Owner Trust, 3.73%, 06/16/25 (Call 04/15/24)

    USD       8,735       8,620,355  

KKR CLO 21 Ltd., 5.08%, 04/15/31 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b)

    USD       5,590       5,434,511  

KREF Ltd., 4.92%, 02/17/39 (Call 01/17/24)(a)(b)

    USD       9,360       9,009,000  

LCM 29 Ltd., Series 29A, Class AR, 5.15%, 04/15/31 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.070%)(a)(b)

    USD       2,600       2,528,503  

LoanCore Issuer Ltd., 4.71%, 11/15/38 (Call 11/15/23), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.300%)(a)(b)

    USD       2,640       2,521,379  

Madison Park Funding XIII Ltd., Series 2014-13A, Class AR2, 5.18%, 04/19/30 (Call 01/19/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.950%)(a)(b)

    USD       3,775       3,708,277  

Madison Park Funding XVII Ltd., Series 2015-17A, Class AR2, 5.28%, 07/21/30 (Call 01/21/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,784       1,748,624  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Madison Park Funding XXIII Ltd., Series 2017-23A, Class AR, 5.33%, 07/27/31 (Call 01/27/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.970%)(a)(b)

    USD       13,200     $     12,936,000  

Madison Park Funding XXVI Ltd., Series 2007-4A, Class AR,
5.61%, 07/29/30,
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.200%)(a)(b)

    USD       4,875       4,788,264  

Madison Park Funding XXXVII Ltd., 5.15%, 07/15/33 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.070%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,750       1,694,704  

Mariner CLO LLC, Series 2016-3A, Class AR2, 5.31%, 07/23/29 (Call 01/23/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.990%)(a)(b)

    USD       951       933,134  

MF1 Multifamily Housing Mortgage Loan Trust, 4.54%, 07/16/36 (Call 07/16/23), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.100%)(a)(b)

    USD       4,520       4,333,109  

Multifamily Housing Mortgage Loan Trust, 4.24%, 02/19/37 (Call 02/17/24)(a)(b)

    USD       1,860       1,788,422  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust

     

Series 2017-A, Class A2B, 4.31%, 12/16/58 (Call 09/16/24), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.900%)(a)(b)

    USD       336       334,258  

Series 2020-IA, Class A1B, 4.41%, 04/15/69 (Call 05/15/31), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b)

    USD       6,104       5,899,653  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust

     

Series 2021-BA, Class A, 0.94%, 07/15/69 (Call 09/15/28)(a)

    USD       5,997       5,028,998  

Series 2021-DA, Class A, 4.26%, 04/15/60 (Call 05/15/32), (PRIME - 1.990%)(a)(b)

    USD       7,421       6,520,625  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

     

4.18%, 04/20/62 (Call 03/20/29), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.690%)(a)(b)

    USD       2,929       2,823,972  

4.23%, 04/20/62 (Call 08/20/29), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.740%)(a)(b)

    USD       5,622       5,378,625  

Series 2021-A, Class A1, 4.29%, 04/20/62 (Call 02/20/29), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.800%)(a)(b)

    USD       7,080       6,893,096  

Series 2021-BA, Class AFL, 4.27%, 04/20/62 (Call 07/20/29), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.780%)(a)(b)

    USD       12,259       11,817,611  

Neuberger Berman CLO Ltd., Series 2013-14A, Class AR2, 5.40%, 01/28/30 (Call 01/28/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.990%)(a)(b)

    USD       488       478,798  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 33 Ltd., 5.16%, 10/16/33 (Call 01/16/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.080%)(a)(b)

    USD       2,050       1,986,636  

Niagara Park Clo Ltd., 5.08%, 07/17/32 (Call 01/17/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b)

    USD       2,500       2,408,750  

Nissan Auto Lease Trust, 3.45%, 08/15/24 (Call 11/15/23)

    USD       14,548       14,379,879  

NLY Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-FL2, Class A, 4.71%, 02/15/36 (Call 11/15/22), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.300%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,226       1,213,921  

OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2017-13A, 5.04%, 07/15/30 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.960%)(a)(b)

    USD       3,820       3,728,003  

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A1R2, 5.36%, 01/25/31 (Call 01/25/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b)

    USD       3,000       2,936,579  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, 4.37%, 03/14/29 (Call 09/15/25)(a)(b)

    USD       8,825       8,793,219  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust

     

3.53%, 06/16/36 (Call 06/14/26), (SOFR + 0.760%)(a)(b

    USD       5,108       4,687,385  

3.84%, 05/14/32 (Call 11/14/22)(a)

    USD       2,893       2,857,277  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par
(000)
     Value  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.

       

5.23%, 10/17/31 (Call 01/19/23),
(3 mo. LIBOR US +
1.000%)(a)(b)

 

 

USD

 

  

 

1,800

 

  

$

1,743,566

 

Series 2015-2, 5.34%, 07/20/30 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.100%)(a)(b)

    USD        3,603        3,524,968  

Series 2021-3A, Class A1, 5.23%, 01/15/35 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    USD        500        477,395  

Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd., 4.08%, 01/15/31
(Call 10/15/23)(a)(b)

    USD        5,080        5,075,539  

PCL Funding V PLC, 2.94%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/23)(b)(c)

    GBP        3,000        3,400,414  

PCL Funding VI PLC, 3.59%, 07/15/26 (Call 07/15/24)(b)(c)

    GBP        6,611        7,549,270  

PFS Financing Corp., 3.39%, 02/15/26, (SOFR + 0.600%)(a)(b)

    USD        22,642            22,467,638  

Pikes Peak CLO 1, Series 2018-1A, Class A, 5.50%, 07/24/31 (Call 01/24/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.180%)(a)(b)

    USD        1,500        1,459,420  

Prodigy Finance CM2021-1 DAC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 4.84%, 07/25/51 (Call 02/25/27), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.250%)(a)(b)

    USD        1,424        1,371,513  

Red & Black Auto Germany 8 UG, Class B, 1.60%, 09/15/30 (Call 11/15/25)(b)(c)

    EUR        400        385,306  

Red & Black Auto Italy S.r.l., Class A, 1.81%, 12/28/31 (Call 09/28/25)(b)(c)

    EUR        12,452        12,186,057  

Romark WM-R Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 5.27%, 04/20/31 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.030%)(a)(b)

    USD        3,879        3,799,051  

RR 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1R2, 5.17%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.090%)(a)(b)

    USD        2,000        1,958,902  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust
2.76%, 03/17/25 (Call 08/15/23)

    USD        15,464        15,357,487  

4.05%, 07/15/25 (Call 11/15/23)

    USD        7,792        7,736,275  

Satus PLC

       

2.89%, 08/17/28 (Call 01/17/24), (Sterning Ovenight Index Average + 0.700%)(b)(c)

    GBP        524        597,791  

3.39%, 08/17/28 (Call 07/17/24), (Sterning Ovenight Index Average + 1.200%)(b)(c)

    GBP        400        453,215  

3.79%, 08/17/28 (Call 01/17/25), (Sterning Ovenight Index Average + 1.600%)(b)(c)

    GBP        300        334,838  

Shackleton Clo Ltd., Series 2017-11A, 4.00%, 08/15/30 (Call 11/15/22), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.090%)(a)(b)

    USD        2,750        2,697,770  

Shackleton CLO Ltd., Series 2015-7R, 5.23%, 07/15/31 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.150%)(a)(b)

    USD        2,750        2,678,804  

Signal Peak CLO 2 LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class AR2, 5.22%, 04/20/29 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.980%)(a)(b)

    USD        1,351        1,324,678  

Silver Creek CLO Ltd., 5.48%, 07/20/30 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.240%)(a)(b)

    USD        6,006        5,913,289  

Silverstone Master Issuer PLC, 2.48%, 01/21/70
(Call 04/21/27)(b)(c)

    GBP        3,485        3,906,323  

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust

       

Series 2004-A, Class A3, 3.69%, 06/15/33 (Call 12/15/22), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.400%)(b)

    USD        3,121        3,035,675  

Series 2004-B, Class A3, 3.62%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.330%)(b)

    USD        2,121        2,113,180  

Series 2005-A, Class A4, 3.60%, 12/15/38 (Call 12/15/26), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.310%)(b)

    USD        6,900        6,534,510  
Security           Par
(000)
     Value  

Series 2005-B, Class A4, 3.62%, 06/15/39 (Call 09/15/26), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.330%)(b)

    USD        4,875      $ 4,649,147  

Series 2006-A, Class A5, 3.58%, 06/15/39 (Call 09/15/28), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.290%)(b)

    USD        10,897        10,207,584  

Series 2006-B, Class A5, 3.56%, 12/15/39 (Call 09/15/27), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.270%)(b)

    USD        7,801        7,336,079  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

       

4.24%, 02/16/55, (30 day SOFR + 1.450%)(a)(b)

    USD        11,449        11,079,701  

4.64%, 05/16/50, (SOFR + 1.850%)(a)(b)

    USD        5,288        5,258,243  

4.75%, 10/15/58

    USD        21,335            21,012,963  

Series 2017-A, Class A2B, 4.31%, 09/15/34, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.900%)(a)(b)

    USD        9,903        9,765,437  

Series 2021-C, Class A1, 3.81%, 01/15/53, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.400%)(a)(b)

    USD        371        371,127  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 16-C, Class A1, 4.69%, 10/27/36 (Call 11/25/22), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.100%)(a)(b)

    USD        363        363,290  

Sound Point Clo XV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class ARR, 5.22%, 01/23/29 (Call 01/23/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.900%)(a)(b)

    USD        2,124        2,090,942  

Sound Point CLO XXVIII Ltd., Series 2020 3A, Class A1, 5.64%, 01/25/32 (Call 01/25/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.280%)(a)(b)

    USD        1,250        1,210,180  

Southwick Park CLO LLC, 5.30%, 07/20/32 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.060%)(a)(b) 

    USD        8,760        8,447,705  

Symphony CLO XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class AR, 5.23%, 10/15/31 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.150%)(a)(b)

    USD        500        487,826  

TAGUS - Sociedade de Titularizacao de Creditos SA/Ulisses Finance No. 2, 1.64%, 09/23/38
(Call 02/23/28)(b)(c)

    EUR        11,819        11,635,220  

TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd.

       

4.96%, 10/13/32 (Call 01/13/23),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.020%)(a)(b)

    USD        5,235        5,069,056  

5.01%, 07/15/30 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US +
0.930%)(a)(b)

    USD        7,958        7,789,664  

TICP CLO IX Ltd., Series 2017-9A, Class A, 5.38%, 01/20/31 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.140%)(a)(b)

    USD        500        488,772  

Together Asset-Backed Securitisation PLC, 2.89%, 07/12/63 (Call 10/12/25)(b)(c)

    GBP        2,350        2,622,027  

Verizon Owner Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A1B, 3.76%, 07/22/24 (Call 04/20/23), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.270%)(b)

    USD        2,536        2,534,043  

Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust, 3.20%, 10/21/24 (Call 01/20/24)

    USD        20,878        20,536,561  

Voya CLO, Series 2017-2A, Class A1R, 5.06%, 06/07/30 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.980%)(a)(b)

    USD        5,122        5,017,154  

Voya CLO Ltd., 5.14%, 04/15/31 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.060%)(a)(b)

    USD        1,250        1,220,952  

Voya Ltd., Series 2012-4, 5.08%, 10/15/30 (Call 01/15/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b) 

    USD        13,000        12,726,176  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class AR, 5.15%, 04/20/28 (Call 01/20/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.910%)(a)(b)

    USD        828        811,969  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 3.36%, 08/15/25 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

    USD        7,738        7,634,673  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Series 2021-1A, Class A2A, 0.39%, 10/15/24 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    USD       2,447     $ 2,434,300  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 21.0%
(Cost: $919,686,367)

 

          890,030,231  
     

 

 

 

Collaterized Mortgage Obligations

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 6.5%

 

280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-280P, Class A, 4.18%, 09/15/34 (Call 11/15/22), (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.880%)(a)(b)

    USD       12,100       11,766,704  

AREIT Trust
4.14%, 01/16/37 (Call 01/15/25)(a)(b)

    USD       1,878       1,791,624  

Series 2019-CRE3, Class A, 4.76%, 09/14/36 (Call 08/14/23),
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.020%)(a)(b)

    USD       4,059       4,042,876  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2018-DSNY, Class A, 4.26%, 09/15/34,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.850%)(a)(b)

    USD       19,220       18,714,624  

BBCMS-TALL Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-TALL, Class A, 4.13%, 03/15/37,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.722%)(a)(b)

    USD       8,630       8,111,995  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust
4.10%, 10/15/38,

(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.690%)(a)(b)

    USD       9,063       8,572,413  

4.39%, 02/15/39(a)(b)

    USD       10,020       9,557,185  

Series 2019-XL, Class A,
4.33%, 10/15/36,

(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.920%)(a)(b)

    USD       5,398       5,289,335  

BX Trust
4.31%, 10/15/36,

(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.890%)(a)(b)

    USD       8,520       7,986,659  

Series 2019-CALM, Class A,
4.29%, 11/15/32,

(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.876%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,290       1,255,804  

Series 2021, Class A, 4.69%, 06/15/36,

(1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.280%)(a)(b)

    USD       2,070       1,959,238  

CEDR Commercial Mortgage Trust,
4.36%, 02/15/39(a)(b)

    USD       5,410       5,053,379  

Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-ATR2, Class A11,
4.49%, 07/25/49 (Call 01/25/26),
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.900%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,133       1,086,310  

Cold Storage Trust, Series 2020-ICE5, Class A, 4.31%, 11/15/37,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.900%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,843       1,786,745  

Commission Mortgage Trust
3.42%, 03/10/31 (Call 03/10/23)(a)

    USD       17,220       17,182,559  

3.73%, 03/10/31 (Call 03/10/23)(a)

    USD       10,000       9,980,750  

Series 2013- GAM, Class A2,
3.37%, 02/10/28 (Call 02/10/23)(a)

    USD       6,185       6,105,973  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2019-ICE4, Class A,
4.39%, 05/15/36,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.980%)(a)(b)

    USD       6,333       6,214,042  

DBGS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-5BP, Class A, 4.21%, 06/15/33 (Call 11/15/22), (1 mo. LIBOR
US + 0.645%)(a)(b)

    USD       4,200       4,000,221  

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class A, 4.49%, 07/15/38,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.080%)(a)(b)

    USD       6,082       5,838,021  

Friary No. 7 PLC, 2.36%, 10/21/70
(Call 10/21/27)(b)

    GBP       1,544       1,762,950  

GCT Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-GCT, Class A, 4.21%, 02/15/38,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.800%)(a)(b)

    USD       8,600       8,081,223  

GS Mortgage Securities Corportation Trust, 4.36%, 10/15/36, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.950%)(a)(b)

    USD       10,360       9,623,515  

Hops Hill No. 1 PLC, 3.14%, 05/27/54
(Call 05/27/24)(b)(c)

    GBP       2,968       3,348,433  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 4.19%, 03/15/39(a)(b)

    USD       5,540     $ 5,380,560  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-BKWD, Class A, 4.66%, 09/15/29,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(a)(b)

    USD       1,645       1,597,592  

KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class A, 4.21%, 05/15/36,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.800%)(a)(b)

    USD       8,533       8,362,341  

Med Trust, 4.36%, 11/15/38(a)(b)

    USD       4,260       4,057,320  

MF1 Multifamily Housing Mortgage Loan Trust
4.45%, 12/15/34, (SOFR + 1.070%)(a)(b)(d)

    USD       1,230       1,174,650  

4.75%, 12/15/34, (SOFR + 1.370%)(a)(b)(d)

    USD       480       456,000  

MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, 4.21%, 04/15/38, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.801%)(a)(b)

    USD       5,925       5,676,382  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

Series 2018-BOP, Class A,
4.26%, 08/15/33,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.850%)(a)(b)

    USD       4,330       4,242,065  

Series 2018-SUN, Class A,
4.31%, 07/15/35 (Call 07/15/23),
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.900%)(a)(b) .

    USD       19,045       18,449,758  

MSCG Trust, 4.31%, 10/15/37,
(1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.900%)(a)(b)

    USD       5,300       5,140,776  

MTN Commercial Mortgage Trust,
4.77%, 03/15/39(a)(b)

    USD       8,930       8,662,118  

Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC, 4.67%, 01/25/37 (Call 02/25/24),
(SOFR + 1.650%)(a)(b)

    USD       8,560       8,215,570  

RIAL Issuer Ltd.,
5.72%, 01/19/37 (Call 05/19/24)(a)(b)

    USD       6,955       6,728,962  

Taubman Centers Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.56%, 05/15/37(a)(b)

    USD       2,900       2,823,755  

Taurus UK DAC, 2.87%, 08/17/31 (Call 08/17/26), (SOFR + 0.950%)(b)(c)

    GBP       6,837       7,454,332  

TPGI Trust, Series 2021 DGWD, Class A, 4.11%, 06/15/26, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.700%)(a)(b)

    USD       6,320       5,998,308  

Vita Scientia DAC, 1.82%, 02/27/33(b)(c)

    EUR       5,708       5,329,732  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-SMP, Class A, 4.29%, 12/15/34, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.750%)(a)(b)

    USD       17,280       17,069,327  
     

 

 

 

Total Collaterized Mortgage Obligations — 6.5%
(Cost: $286,921,058)

 

        275,932,126  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Paper

 

Enel Finance America LLC
4.17%, 11/21/22(e)

  $         20,000       19,951,467  

6.44%, 08/09/23(e)

      10,000       9,519,660  

6.58%, 09/06/23(e)

      15,000       14,195,550  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., 4.09%, 11/14/22(e)

      20,000       19,968,274  

HSBC USA Inc., 5.57%, 08/23/23(e)

      10,000       9,562,167  

National Australia Bank Ltd., 4.84%, 03/15/23(e)

      10,000       9,821,875  
     

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper — 2.0%
(Cost: $83,460,375)

 

      83,018,993  
     

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

 

L3Harris Technologies Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/23

     

(Call 05/15/23)

      15,000       14,865,970  
     

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 7.6%  

American Honda Finance Corp., 0.88%, 07/07/23(f)

      10,000       9,716,100  

BMW U.S. Capital LLC 0.80%, 04/01/24(a)

      11,565       10,880,857  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Auto Manufacturers (continued)

 

3.00%, 08/12/24, (SOFR + 0.380%)(a)(b)

  $     21,435     $ 21,204,122  

3.87%, 04/01/25, (SOFR + 0.840%)(a)(b)

    11,100       11,042,815  

Daimler Finance North America LLC
0.75%, 03/01/24(a)(f)

    11,005       10,364,949  

1.75%, 03/10/23(a)(f)

    17,650       17,465,044  

Daimler Trucks Finance North America LLC, 1.13%, 12/14/23(a)(f)

    15,000       14,293,961  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.
1.05%, 03/08/24

    20,000       18,754,349  

3.65%, 10/15/24, (SOFR + 0.620%)(b)

    15,000       14,555,789  

Hyundai Capital America
0.80%, 04/03/23(a)(f)

    17,710       17,355,087  

1.00%, 09/17/24(a)(f)

    18,105       16,388,797  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC,
1.13%, 09/16/24(a)(f)

    10,520       9,392,907  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.
1.05%, 03/08/24(a)(f)

    12,515       11,518,423  

3.81%, 03/08/24,
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.640%)(a)(b)

    4,375       4,302,926  

3.88%, 09/21/23(a)(f)

    4,000       3,916,772  

Stellantis NV, 5.25%, 04/15/23

    9,400       9,364,938  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
3.68%, 12/29/23(b)

    15,000       15,006,414  

4.40%, 09/20/24

    7,125       7,060,199  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC
0.75%, 11/23/22(a)(f)

    44,345       44,219,953  

0.88%, 11/22/23(a)

    22,000       20,942,450  

3.72%, 06/07/24(a)(b)

    19,465       19,401,953  

4.25%, 11/13/23(a)

    13,000       12,843,008  
   

 

 

 
          319,991,813  
Banks — 21.7%  

Banco Santander SA
0.70%, 06/30/24 (Call 06/30/23)(b)(f)

    21,200       20,356,150  

3.85%, 04/12/23(f)

    9,291       9,206,600  

5.04%, 04/12/23, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.120%)(b)

    10,000       9,986,142  

Bank of America Corp.
3.00%, 12/20/23 (Call 12/20/22),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.790%)(b)

    72,625       72,363,492  

3.55%, 03/05/24 (Call 03/05/23),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.780%)(b)

    30,000       29,751,493  

3.86%, 07/23/24 (Call 07/23/23),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.940%)(b)(f)

    10,000       9,852,480  

Bank of Montreal, 3.82%, 06/07/25(b)

    20,000       19,826,378  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA,
2.13%, 11/21/22(a)

    20,000       19,976,402  

Barclays PLC, 4.30%, 05/16/24 (Call 05/16/23),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.380%)(b)

    41,000       40,496,393  

BPCE SA
3.60%, 01/14/25, (SOFR + 0.570%)(a)(b)

    3,110       3,033,815  

4.48%, 09/12/23, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.240%)(a)(b)

    15,000       14,995,080  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
0.45%, 06/22/23

    26,320       25,533,290  

Citigroup Inc.
1.68%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/23),

(SOFR + 1.667%)(b)

    15,000       14,672,867  

3.78%, 05/24/25 (Call 05/24/24),
(SOFR + 1.372%)(b)

    23,300       23,272,148  

Credit Suisse AG/New York NY, 0.52%, 08/09/23

    25,000       23,687,500  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.80%, 06/09/23(f)

    8,500       8,287,500  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
2.22%, 09/18/24 (Call 09/18/23),

(SOFR + 2.159%)(b)

  $     17,000     $ 16,106,245  

Series E, 3.10%, 11/08/23, (SOFR + 0.500%)(b)

    13,790       13,617,211  

DNB Bank ASA, 3.86%, 03/28/25 (Call 03/28/24),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.390%)(a)(b)(f)

    15,000             14,871,827  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec, 2.71%, 05/21/24, (SOFR + 0.430%)(a)(b)

    20,000       19,703,893  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)
0.52%, 03/08/23(f)

    25,000       24,605,128  

1.22%, 12/06/23 (Call 12/06/22)

    28,860       27,612,267  

4.64%, 11/29/23, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.600%)(b)

    12,060       12,096,141  

0.63%, 11/17/23 (Call 11/17/22),
(SOFR + 0.538%)(b)

    3,000       2,992,296  

HSBC Holdings PLC
0.73%, 08/17/24 (Call 08/17/23),

(SOFR + 0.534%)(b)

    13,500       12,800,970  

3.60%, 05/25/23(f)

    10,000       9,895,924  

4.47%, 03/11/25 (Call 03/11/24),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.230%)(b)

    13,000       12,808,173  

3.23%, 11/22/24 (Call 11/22/23),
(SOFR + 0.580%)(b)

    6,570       6,342,003  

Huntington National Bank (The), 3.82%, 05/16/25

   

(Call 05/16/24), (SOFR + 1.190%)(b)(f)

    22,900       22,722,067  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
0.70%, 03/16/24 (Call 03/16/23),

(SOFR + 0.580%)(b)

    12,000       11,767,309  

1.51%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/23),
(SOFR + 1.455%)(b)(f)

    33,590       32,795,549  

3.56%, 04/23/24 (Call 04/23/23),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.730%)(b)(f)

    48,480       48,011,198  

KeyBank NA/Cleveland OH, 0.43%, 06/14/24

   

(Call 06/14/23), (SOFR + 0.320%)(b)

    4,625       4,478,403  

KeyCorp, 3.88%, 05/23/25 (Call 05/23/24)(b)(f)

    7,195       6,977,401  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., 4.68%, 07/18/25

   

(Call 07/18/24)(b)

    19,100       19,138,263  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.
3.55%, 03/05/23(f)

    20,000       19,905,962  

3.63%, 05/25/24 (Call 05/25/23),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.630%)(b)

    10,000       9,916,899  

3.95%, 03/05/23, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.790%)(b)

    3,000       3,000,423  

Morgan Stanley
0.53%, 01/25/24 (Call 01/25/23),

   

(SOFR + 0.455%)(b)

    66,100       65,110,281  

0.56%, 11/10/23 (Call 11/10/22),

   

(SOFR + 0.466%)(b)(f)

    5,500       5,492,901  

3.74%, 04/24/24 (Call 04/24/23),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.847%)(b)(f)

    20,000       19,803,309  

3.75%, 02/25/23(f)

    25,000       24,902,428  

National Bank of Canada, 3.09%, 08/06/24,

   

(SOFR + 0.490%)(b)(f)

    8,695       8,518,490  

Natwest Group PLC, 5.19%, 06/25/24 (Call 06/25/23), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.550%)(b)

    3,000       2,987,950  

Nordea Bank Abp, 3.71%, 06/06/25(a)(b)(f)

    19,885       19,727,217  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB,
3.88%, 12/12/22, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.645%)(a)(b)

    15,000       14,990,046  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.,
4.88%, 10/16/23, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.800%)(b)

    4,000       3,997,169  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 4.29%, 09/13/24

    20,330       19,919,372  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)  

U.S. Bank NA/Cincinnati OH, 3.40%, 07/24/23 (Call 06/23/23)

  $     20,000     $ 19,757,573  

UBS AG/London, 3.05%, 08/09/24,
(SOFR + 0.450%)(a)(b)

    15,725       15,592,263  
   

 

 

 
          918,262,281  
Beverages — 0.5%  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., 0.75%, 03/15/24
(Call 12/01/22)(f)

    21,520       20,273,537  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.6%  

Gilead Sciences Inc.
0.75%, 09/29/23 (Call 11/14/22)

    23,988       23,087,283  

2.50%, 09/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)(f)

    4,000       3,912,395  
   

 

 

 
      26,999,678  
Building Materials — 0.2%  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc., 0.65%, 07/15/23 (Call 12/01/22)(f)

    8,800       8,511,776  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 1.1%  

DuPont de Nemours Inc., 4.21%, 11/15/23
(Call 10/15/23)

    38,000       37,582,883  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.,
3.20%, 05/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)(f)

    9,000       8,910,422  
   

 

 

 
      46,493,305  
Computers — 0.2%  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,
5.45%, 06/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)

    8,783       8,768,714  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 6.2%  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 1.15%, 10/29/23

    35,000       33,154,353  

Air Lease Corp.
0.80%, 08/18/24 (Call 07/18/24)(f)

    3,325       3,027,679  

2.25%, 01/15/23(f)

    10,637       10,564,402  

3.64%, 12/15/22, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.350%)(b)

    28,600       28,579,454  

3.88%, 07/03/23 (Call 06/03/23)(f)

    6,138       6,068,064  

American Express Co.
2.51%, 11/03/23, (SOFR + 0.230%)(b)

    6,765       6,716,410  

3.38%, 05/03/24(f)

    15,000       14,548,517  

3.40%, 02/22/24 (Call 01/22/24)(f)

    34,465       33,620,777  

3.68%, 03/04/25 (Call 02/01/25),

   

(SOFR + 0.930%)(b)

    8,930       8,903,529  

3.69%, 02/27/23 (Call 01/27/23),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.650%)(b)(f)

    4,000       3,997,286  

Aviation Capital Group LLC, 3.88%, 05/01/23
(Call 04/01/23)(a)

    19,660       19,352,059  

Capital One Financial Corp.
2.60%, 05/11/23 (Call 04/11/23)(f)

    12,550       12,383,151  

3.20%, 01/30/23 (Call 12/30/22)(f)

    10,000       9,954,165  

3.50%, 12/06/24 (Call 12/06/23),

   

(SOFR + 0.690%)(b)

    9,000       8,768,160  

3.99%, 05/09/25 (Call 05/09/24),

   

(SOFR + 1.350%)(b)

    22,285       21,965,234  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 3.40%, 03/18/24 (Call 02/18/24), (SOFR + 0.500%)(b)

    33,050       32,838,958  

Synchrony Financial, 4.38%, 03/19/24
(Call 02/19/24)

    6,250       6,110,090  
   

 

 

 
      260,552,288  
Electric — 3.2%  

Dominion Energy Inc., Series D, 3.82%, 09/15/23 (Call 11/21/22), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.530%)(b)(f)

    10,105       10,073,469  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric (continued)  

Duke Energy Corp., 3.07%, 06/10/23,
(SOFR + 0.250%)(b)(f)

  $     13,415     $ 13,329,190  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.
0.65%, 03/01/23

    23,495       23,166,909  

2.69%, 11/03/23 (Call 12/01/22),

   

(SOFR + 0.400%)(b)

    24,300       24,010,769  

3.25%, 02/22/23 (Call 12/01/22),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.270%)(b)

    26,954       26,905,652  

3.28%, 03/01/23, (SOFR + 0.540%)(b)

    5,580       5,572,565  

4.20%, 06/20/24(f)

    6,105       6,008,105  

Southern California Edison Co., 0.70%, 04/03/23(f)

    25,212       24,726,088  
   

 

 

 
          133,792,747  
Food — 0.1%  

General Mills Inc., 5.09%, 10/17/23,
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.010%)(b)(f)

    2,696       2,709,246  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.3%  

Atmos Energy Corp., 0.63%, 03/09/23
(Call 11/16/22)(f)

    7,875       7,761,330  

ONE Gas Inc., 0.85%, 03/11/23
(Call 12/01/22)(f)

    5,046       4,971,396  
   

 

 

 
      12,732,726  
Health Care - Products — 1.1%  

Baxter International Inc., 3.14%, 11/29/24(b)

    5,705       5,558,887  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
0.80%, 10/18/23 (Call 12/01/22)(f)

    30,000       28,787,479  

3.56%, 10/18/24 (Call 12/01/22), (SOFR + 0.530%)(b)

    11,980       11,850,376  
   

 

 

 
      46,196,742  
Health Care - Services — 1.4%  

Elevance Health Inc., 2.95%, 12/01/22

   

(Call 11/16/22)(f)

    4,555       4,549,304  

Humana Inc., 0.65%, 08/03/23 (Call 11/08/22)

    55,230       53,351,717  
   

 

 

 
      57,901,021  
Home Builders — 0.3%  

Lennar Corp., 4.50%, 04/30/24
(Call 01/31/24)(f)

    11,500       11,290,789  
   

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.2%  

Avery Dennison Corp., 0.85%, 08/15/24

   

(Call 12/01/22)(f)

    10,440       9,652,769  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.7%  

MassMutual Global Funding II, 3.84%, 03/21/25, (SOFR + 0.270%)(a)(b)

    3,996       3,962,956  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 3.88%, 03/21/25, (SOFR + 0.910%)(a)(b)

    8,745       8,677,048  

New York Life Global Funding
2.90%, 01/17/24(a)(f)

    5,000       4,876,150  

3.15%, 06/06/24(a)(f)

    12,605       12,228,111  
   

 

 

 
      29,744,265  
Machinery — 0.9%  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
2.74%, 11/13/23, (SOFR + 0.450%)(b)(f)

    25,000       24,986,735  

3.42%, 05/15/23, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.510%)(b)

    9,020       9,028,195  

Rockwell Automation Inc., 0.35%, 08/15/23

   

(Call 11/14/22)(f)

    3,870       3,730,789  
   

 

 

 
      37,745,719  
Manufacturing — 0.7%  

Carlisle Companies Inc., 0.55%, 09/01/23

   

(Call 12/01/22)(f)

    8,390       8,074,230  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

    

Par

(000)

    Value  
Manufacturing (continued)  

Parker-Hannifin Corp., 3.65%, 06/15/24(f)

  $       22,400     $ 21,785,568  
   

 

 

 
          29,859,798  
Media — 0.8%  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
4.50%, 02/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)

    10,000       9,848,798  

6.09%, 02/01/24 (Call 01/01/24),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.650%)(b)

    17,640       17,755,717  

Sky Ltd., 3.75%, 09/16/24(a)(f)

    7,910       7,687,591  
   

 

 

 
      35,292,106  
Oil & Gas — 0.4%  

Phillips 66, 0.90%, 02/15/24
(Call 12/01/22)(f)

    18,530       17,532,122  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.1%  

AbbVie Inc. 2.30%, 11/21/22

    33,924       33,878,335  

2.90%, 11/06/22(f)

    48,550       48,532,523  

Bayer U.S. Finance II LLC
3.88%, 12/15/23 (Call 11/15/23)(a)(f)

    25,000       24,514,842  

4.30%, 12/15/23 (Call 11/15/23),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.010%)(a)(b)

    32,500       32,335,422  

Cigna Corp.
0.61%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/01/22)(f)

    8,490       7,989,111  

3.00%, 07/15/23 (Call 05/16/23)(f)

    10,000       9,859,570  

3.05%, 11/30/22 (Call 11/16/22)

    19,937       19,913,287  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC, 2.88%, 09/23/23 (Call 07/23/23)

    33,015       32,272,913  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 4.40%, 11/26/23 (Call 10/26/23)

    6,662       6,593,524  
   

 

 

 
          215,889,527  
Pipelines — 2.1%  

Enbridge Inc.
0.55%, 10/04/23(f)

    2,805       2,681,285  

2.15%, 02/16/24

    6,820       6,557,567  

3.05%, 02/17/23, (SOFR + 0.400%)(b)

    3,130       3,124,230  

4.00%, 10/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)(f)

    6,000       5,917,573  

Energy Transfer LP
3.45%, 01/15/23 (Call 12/01/22)(f)

    10,000       9,968,204  

3.60%, 02/01/23 (Call 12/01/22)(f)

    6,400       6,375,726  

4.25%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    6,550       6,516,167  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
3.50%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)(f)

    20,091       19,810,205  

4.30%, 05/01/24 (Call 02/01/24)(f)

    4,820       4,731,675  

MPLX LP, 4.50%, 07/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)(f)

    25,000       24,782,655  
   

 

 

 
      90,465,287  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.3%  

American Tower Corp., 3.38%, 05/15/24

   

(Call 04/15/24)(f)

    15,000       14,535,458  
   

 

 

 
Retail — 1.7%  

7-Eleven Inc.
0.63%, 02/10/23 (Call 12/01/22)(a)

    40,909       40,408,010  

0.80%, 02/10/24(a)

    29,600       27,913,954  

Starbucks Corp., 3.05%, 02/14/24 (Call 02/14/23), (SOFR + 0.420%)(b)(f)

    4,130       4,112,778  
   

 

 

 
      72,434,742  
Semiconductors — 0.5%  

Analog Devices Inc., 3.28%, 10/01/24,

   

(SOFR + 0.250%)(b)(f)

    5,025       4,945,220  
Security  

Par

Shares

(000)

    Value  
Semiconductors (continued)  

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 3.63%, 01/15/24 (Call 11/15/23)

  $     17,000     $ 16,649,316  
   

 

 

 
      21,594,536  
Software — 3.0%  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc., 0.38%, 03/01/23(f)

    31,909       31,411,201  

Fiserv Inc., 3.80%, 10/01/23 (Call 09/01/23)(f)

    15,539       15,307,500  

Oracle Corp.
2.40%, 09/15/23 (Call 07/15/23)(f)

    23,000       22,433,782  

2.63%, 02/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)(f)

    20,753       20,613,037  

VMware Inc., 0.60%, 08/15/23

    37,339       35,948,804  
   

 

 

 
          125,714,324  
Telecommunications — 1.6%  

AT&T Inc.
3.66%, 03/25/24 (Call 12/01/22),

   

(SOFR + 0.640%)(b)

    22,000       21,867,086  

4.42%, 06/12/24, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.180%)(b)

    14,350       14,396,760  

Rogers Communications Inc., 2.95%, 03/15/25

   

(Call 03/15/23)(a)(f)

    8,950       8,438,321  

Verizon Communications Inc.
3.48%, 03/22/24, (SOFR + 0.500%)(b)

    11,715       11,617,811  

4.01%, 05/15/25 (Call 03/15/25),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.100%)(b)

    10,000       9,993,399  
   

 

 

 
      66,313,377  
Transportation — 0.5%  

Ryder System Inc.
3.65%, 03/18/24 (Call 02/18/24)(f)

    17,550       17,135,953  

3.88%, 12/01/23 (Call 11/01/23)

    5,000       4,929,433  
   

 

 

 
      22,065,386  
Trucking & Leasing — 0.7%  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.
2.70%, 03/14/23 (Call 02/14/23)(a)(f)

    10,000       9,897,345  

3.90%, 02/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)(a)

    6,000       5,846,818  

4.13%, 08/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)(a)(f)

    15,000       14,805,483  
   

 

 

 
      30,549,646  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 64.0%
(Cost: $2,766,429,233)

 

    2,708,731,695  
   

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements(b)(g)

   

Goldman Sachs & Co., 3.05%,
11/01/22 (Purchased on 10/31/22 to be repurchased at $100,008,472, collateralized by Government agency mortgage-backed security, 2.50% to 6.00%, due 04/01/26 to 08/15/57, par and fair value of $115,684,459 and $101,616,391, respectively)

    100,000       100,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements — 2.4%
(Cost: $100,000,000)

 

    100,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 3.29%(h)(i)(j)

    77,908       77,892,775  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares
(000)
    Value  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.97%(h)(i)

    190,200     $ 190,200,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds — 6.4%
(Cost: $268,096,491)

      268,092,775  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.3%
(Cost: $4,424,593,524)

      4,325,805,820  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.3)%

 

    (95,640,199
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   4,230,165,621  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

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)

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

 

 

(d) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) 

Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(g) 

Maturity date represents next reset date.

(h) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(i) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(j) 

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 year ended October 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    
Value at
10/31/21
 
 
   
Purchases
at Cost
 
 
   
Proceeds
from Sale
 
 
   
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 
 
   


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
   
Value at
10/31/22
 
 
   


Shares
Held at
10/31/22
(000)
 
 
 
 
    Income      




Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

  $ 49,889,059     $ 28,059,224 (a)    $     $ (43,078   $ (12,430   $ 77,892,775       77,908     $ 157,553 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

    208,310,000             (18,110,000 )(a)                  190,200,000       190,200       2,215,596        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (43,078   $ (12,430   $ 268,092,775       $ 2,373,149     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(b) 

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

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency Purchased       

Currency Sold

       Counterparty      Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     56,929,972        EUR     56,714,000        HSBC Bank PLC        12/21/22        $ 653,287  
USD     49,073,169        GBP     42,688,000        HSBC Bank PLC        12/21/22          34,922  
                       

 

 

 
                          688,209  
                       

 

 

 
USD     8,836,063        EUR     8,994,000        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        12/21/22          (88,586
USD     4,998,995        GBP     4,479,000        Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.        12/21/22          (146,299
USD     2,416,122        GBP     2,234,000        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        12/21/22          (150,207
                       

 

 

 
                          (385,092
                       

 

 

 
                        $ 303,117  
                       

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

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

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $     —      $     —      $     —      $ 688,209      $     —      $     —      $ 688,209  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 385,092      $      $      $ 385,092  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the period ended October 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 18,266,401      $      $      $ 18,266,401  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ (168,618    $      $      $ (168,618
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts       

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 760,188  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 117,089,408  

 

 

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

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

      Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 688,209        $ 385,092  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     688,209          385,092  

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

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     688,209          385,092  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

 

Counterparty     



Derivative
Assets
Subject to an
MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
      

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
      

Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
      

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 
 
(b)(c) 

HSBC Bank PLC

   $ 688,209        $      $        $        $ 688,209  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Bond ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
Counterparty     

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

      


Derivatives

Available
for Offset

 


(a) 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

      

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

      

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(c)(d) 

 

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc

   $ 146,299        $      $        $        $ 146,299  

State Street Bank and Trust Co

     238,793                                   238,793  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 385,092        $      $        $        $ 385,092  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (c) 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 
  (d) 

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

 

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  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Asset-Backed Securities

   $        $ 890,030,231        $        $ 890,030,231  

Collaterized Mortgage Obligations

              274,301,476          1,630,650          275,932,126  

Commercial Paper

              83,018,993                   83,018,993  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

              2,708,731,695                   2,708,731,695  

Repurchase Agreements

              100,000,000                   100,000,000  

Money Market Funds

     268,092,775                            268,092,775  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   268,092,775        $   4,056,082,395        $        1,630,650        $   4,325,805,820  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 688,209        $        $ 688,209  

Liabilities

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              (385,092                 (385,092
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ 303,117        $        $ 303,117  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Municipal Debt Obligations            
Alabama — 1.8%            

Black Belt Energy Gas District RB 4.00%, 12/01/22

  $ 240     $ 239,969  

4.00%, 12/01/22

    750       749,650  

4.00%, 06/01/23

    240       239,773  

4.00%, 06/01/23

    1,500       1,497,663  

4.00%, 12/01/24

    1,250       1,228,015  

5.00%, 12/01/23

    1,000       1,004,817  

5.25%, 12/01/24

    2,745       2,765,316  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/23

    450       448,305  

Series B, 4.00%, 06/01/24

    1,200       1,190,672  
   

 

 

 
        9,364,180  
California — 0.4%            

California Community Choice Financing Authority RB

   

4.00%, 02/01/24

    500       498,715  

4.00%, 08/01/24

    350       348,401  

State of California GO, 5.00%, 12/01/24

    1,190       1,232,430  
   

 

 

 
      2,079,546  
Colorado — 0.6%            

Adams & Arapahoe Joint School District 28J Aurora, 5.00%, 12/01/22 (SAW)

    1,000       1,001,457  

City & County of Denver Co. Airport System Revenue RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/23

    250       254,392  

City of Colorado Springs Co. Utilities System Revenue RB, 2.19%, 11/01/40 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,000       2,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      3,255,849  
Connecticut — 3.7%            

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority RB, 2.19%, 05/15/50 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    5,000       5,000,000  

State of Connecticut GO

   

3.23%, 03/01/25 (a)(b)

    4,600       4,667,947  

Series A, 3.00%, 01/15/23

    2,000       1,999,652  

Series C, VRDN, 2.30%, 05/15/34
(Put 11/07/22)(a)

    7,820       7,820,000  
   

 

 

 
      19,487,599  
District of Columbia — 1.8%            

District of Columbia, 2.20%, 05/01/72

    4,000       3,999,333  

District of Columbia RB, 2.31%, 04/01/38
(Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,890       2,890,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates RB, 2.29%, 10/01/53 (Put 11/07/22)(a)(c)

    2,355       2,355,000  
   

 

 

 
      9,244,333  
Florida — 6.5%            

City of Gainesville Utilities System Revenue, 1.64%, 10/01/42 (Put 11/01/22)(a)

    7,800       7,800,000  

County of Escambia FL RB, 1.63%, 04/01/39
(Put 11/01/22)(a)

    2,300       2,300,000  

County of Martin FL RB, 2.28%, 07/01/52
(Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,500       2,500,000  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/23

    2,500       2,535,107  

County of Palm Beach FL RB, 2.28%, 07/01/32 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,800       2,800,000  

County of St Lucie FL RB, 1.79%, 09/01/28
(Put 11/01/22)(a)

    11,790       11,790,000  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority RB, 0.40%, 08/01/23

    1,000       971,286  

Pinellas County Housing Finance Authority RB, 2.24%, 10/01/48 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    3,070       3,070,000  
   

 

 

 
        33,766,393  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Georgia — 5.2%            

Burke County Development Authority RB, 2.25%, 10/01/32 (Put 05/25/23)(a)

  $ 2,000     $ 1,983,832  

City of Atlanta GA TA RB, 5.00%, 12/01/22

    3,975       3,979,543  

Main Street Natural Gas Inc. RB

   

5.00%, 06/01/27

    1,750       1,744,969  

VRDN, 2.81%, 08/01/48 (Put 09/01/23)(a)(b)

    5,000       4,941,005  

Series A, VRDN, 4.00%, 04/01/48
(Put 09/01/23)(a)

    5,685       5,654,028  

Series D, VRDN, 2.93%, 08/01/48
(Put 12/01/23)(b)

    5,000       4,958,120  

Monroe County Development Authority RB, 1.80%, 06/01/49 (Put 11/01/22)(a)

    3,700       3,700,000  
   

 

 

 
        26,961,497  
Illinois — 1.9%            

Chicago Midway International Airport, 5.00%, 01/01/23

    970       971,870  

County of Cook IL GO, 4.00%, 11/15/22

    1,395       1,395,314  

Illinois Development Finance Authority RB

   

VRDN, 2.27%, 07/01/33 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,600       2,600,000  

VRDN, 2.28%, 02/01/33 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,000       2,000,000  

Illinois Finance Authority RB, 2.25%, 01/01/37 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    3,100       3,100,000  
   

 

 

 
      10,067,184  
Indiana — 3.8%            

Indiana Finance Authority RB, 4.50%, 12/15/46 (Put 05/15/23)

    12,000       12,043,032  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/23

    1,800       1,816,659  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates RB, 2.39%, 04/01/30 (Put 11/07/22)(a)(c)

    6,000       6,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      19,859,691  
Iowa — 4.1%            

Iowa Finance Authority RB

   

VRDN, 2.23%, 01/01/47 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    8,400       8,400,000  

VRDN, 2.34%, 12/01/41 (Put 11/07/22)(a)(c)

    3,200       3,200,000  

VRDN, 2.28%, 05/01/23 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    10,000       10,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      21,600,000  
Kansas — 1.3%            

City of Burlington KS RB

   

Series A, VRDN, 2.41%, 09/01/35
(Put 11/07/22)(a)

    4,000       4,000,000  

Series B, VRDN, 2.41%, 09/01/35
(Put 11/07/22)(a)

    3,000       3,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      7,000,000  
Kentucky — 6.9%            

County of Meade KY RB

   

VRDN, 2.33%, 08/01/61 (Put 11/01/22)(a)

    6,600       6,600,000  

VRDN, 2.35%, 08/01/61 (Put 11/01/22)(a)

    18,900       18,900,000  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority RB

   

4.00%, 02/01/23

    1,000       999,444  

4.00%, 12/01/49 (Put 06/01/25)

    4,000       3,926,856  

Series A, VRDN, 4.00%, 04/01/48
(Put 04/01/24)(a)

    3,930       3,900,301  

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission RB,

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/22

    1,000       1,000,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates RB, 2.27%, 12/01/41 (Put 11/07/22) (AGM)(a)(c)

    500       500,000  
   

 

 

 
      35,826,601  
Louisiana — 5.8%            

Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District RB, 1.00%, 12/01/51 (Put 12/01/24)(a)

    4,325       4,069,535  

Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority RB, 1.65%, 09/01/27 (Put 12/01/23)(a)

    400       390,246  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Louisiana (continued)            

Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District RB, 4.00%, 07/03/23 (Call 04/01/23)

  $ 2,325     $ 2,330,596  

Parish of St James LA RB, Series B1, 2.61%, 11/01/40 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    23,400       23,400,000  
   

 

 

 
        30,190,377  
Massachusetts — 0.9%            

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority RB, 5.00%, 01/01/24

    2,500       2,533,332  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency RB

   

Series A, 0.30%, 12/01/23 (Call 11/21/22)

    1,000       962,812  

Series A, 0.40%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/23)

    1,000       952,749  
   

 

 

 
      4,448,893  
Michigan — 2.7%            

Michigan Finance Authority RB
0.40%, 10/15/23

    665       646,068  

5.00%, 11/01/22

    240       240,000  

5.00%, 12/01/22

    1,390       1,391,857  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority RB, 2.22%, 04/01/62 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    12,000       12,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      14,277,925  
Minnesota — 3.8%            

City of Minneapolis MN RB, 2.24%, 12/01/40 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    9,450       9,450,000  

City of Rochester MN RB, 2.23%, 05/01/61
(Put 11/07/22)(a)

    4,800       4,800,000  

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission RB, 5.00%, 01/01/23

    410       410,791  

University of Minnesota RB, 2.24%, 12/06/22

    5,175       5,175,237  
   

 

 

 
      19,836,028  
Mississippi — 2.6%            

Mississippi Business Finance Corp. RB

   

VRDN, 1.66%, 11/01/35 (Put 11/01/22)(a)

    4,970       4,970,000  

VRDN, 1.66%, 11/01/35 (Put 11/01/22)(a)

    3,800       3,800,000  

Series A, VRDN, 2.20%, 12/01/30
(Put 11/07/22)(a)

    5,000       5,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      13,770,000  
Missouri — 0.4%            

County of Greene MO COP, Series A, 3.00%, 03/01/23

    350       349,864  

RBC Municipal Products Inc. Trust RB, 2.29%, 09/01/39 (Put 11/07/22)(a)(c)

    2,000       2,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      2,349,864  
Nebraska — 0.6%            

Central Plains Energy Project RB, 5.00%, 03/01/50 (Put 01/01/24)(a)

    1,000       1,000,450  

County of Douglas NE RB, 2.77%, 07/01/35 (Put 09/01/26)(a)(b)

    1,980       1,936,945  
   

 

 

 
      2,937,395  
Nevada — 0.5%            

County of Clark Department of Aviation RB, 2.27%, 07/01/40 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,600       2,600,000  
   

 

 

 
New Jersey — 8.0%            

Borough of Berlin NJ GO, 4.50%, 09/26/23

    2,212       2,223,120  

Borough of Park Ridge NJ GO, 4.50%, 04/28/23

    1,000       1,003,137  

Borough of Wood-Ridge NJ GO, 4.50%, 03/01/23

    1,640       1,643,655  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority RB
5.25%, 09/01/24 (c)

    7,600       7,799,743  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/23 (SAP)

    1,450       1,466,062  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/24

    1,010       1,030,670  

Series N-1, 5.50%, 09/01/24 (AMBAC)

    1,460       1,500,452  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New Jersey (continued)            

Series NN, 5.00%, 03/01/23

  $ 1,000     $ 1,004,164  

Series UU, 5.00%, 06/15/23

    1,575       1,586,704  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority RB, 5.00%, 10/01/23

    1,500       1,515,463  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority RB, 5.00%, 12/01/24

    500       509,253  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency RB, 4.00%, 04/01/23

    1,290       1,289,781  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/24

    1,575       1,606,635  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/24

    1,000       1,021,502  

Series A, 5.50%, 12/15/22

    1,430       1,432,979  

Series A, 5.50%, 12/15/22 (AGM-CR)

    1,735       1,739,764  

Series A, 5.50%, 12/15/23

    155       157,743  

Series B, 5.25%, 12/15/22 (AMBAC)

    910       911,629  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/15/23

    470       475,769  

Series D, 5.25%, 12/15/23

    1,275       1,294,106  

State of New Jersey GO, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/23

    1,290       1,294,960  

Township of Cranford NJ GO, 4.75%, 07/20/23

    1,940       1,949,570  

Township of Deptford NJ RB, 4.00%, 07/11/23

    1,800       1,797,233  

Township of Plainsboro NJ GO, 4.50%, 07/26/23

    1,500       1,506,303  

Township of Plainsboro NJ RB, 4.00%, 07/26/23

    1,340       1,337,816  

Township of River Vale NJ RB, 4.00%, 07/14/23

    1,258       1,256,707  

Township of Voorhees NJ GO, 4.00%, 09/27/23

    1,145       1,147,390  
   

 

 

 
      41,502,310  
New York — 7.8%            

Albany Industrial Development Agency RB, 2.34%, 07/01/32 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    800       800,000  

Amherst Development Corp. RB, 2.31%, 02/01/35 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    1,720       1,720,000  

City of New York GO

   

VRDN, 1.60%, 09/01/49 (Put 11/01/22)(a)

    4,700       4,700,000  

Series F-5, VRDN, 1.60%, 06/01/44
(Put 11/01/22)(a)

    7,300       7,300,000  

Genesee County Funding Corp. (The) RB
5.00%, 12/01/22

    150       150,140  

5.00%, 12/01/23

    150       151,679  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 1.62%, 11/01/32 (Put 11/01/22)(a)

    4,500       4,500,000  

Nassau Health Care Corp. RB, Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/23 (GTD)

    1,425       1,440,813  

New York City Housing Development Corp. RB 0.45%, 11/01/25 (FHA)

    1,560       1,398,244  

VRDN, 2.20%, 05/01/61 (Put 11/07/22)
(FHA 542 (C))(a)

    4,165       4,165,000  

New York Transportation Development Corp. RB
5.00%, 12/01/22

    495       495,558  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/23

    1,250       1,259,106  

Town of Oyster Bay NY GOL, 4.00%, 03/01/23

    425       426,193  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority RB, 1.00%, 04/01/26

    11,000       10,537,637  

Village of Hamburg NY, 3.50%, 07/20/23

    1,506       1,498,797  
   

 

 

 
      40,543,167  
North Carolina — 0.6%            

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency RB, Series A, 2.75%, 07/01/34 (Put 12/01/22)(a)

    3,000       3,000,000  
   

 

 

 
North Dakota — 1.2%            

North Dakota Housing Finance Agency RB, 2.22%, 07/01/36 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    6,520       6,520,000  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security       
Par
(000)
    Value  
Ohio — 0.4%            

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District RB
5.00%, 11/15/22

  $ 225     $ 225,127  

5.00%, 11/15/23

    325       329,832  

City of Cleveland OH GOL, Series A, 2.00%, 12/01/22

    300       299,733  

County of Miami OH GOL, 3.25%, 07/27/23

    1,050       1,041,185  
   

 

 

 
      1,895,877  
Pennsylvania — 9.9%            

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority RB, 2.61%, 11/15/23(a)(b)

    1,500       1,499,070  

Butler County Industrial Development Authority/PA RB, 2.31%, 05/01/34 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,100       2,100,000  

Ephrata Area School District GO, 3.00%, 03/01/24

    1,000       993,284  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, 3.25%, 12/01/38 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    23,000       23,000,000  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority RB

   

VRDN, 2.64%, 06/01/41 (Put 06/03/24)(a)(b)

    3,000       2,878,851  

VRDN, 3.25%, 12/01/37 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    9,070       9,070,000  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency RB, 5.00%, 10/01/25

    500       517,466  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission RB, 2.84%, 12/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)(a)(b)

    10,000       9,967,080  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates RB, 2.27%, 10/01/41 (Put 11/07/22)(a)(c)

    1,620       1,620,000  
   

 

 

 
      51,645,751  
Puerto Rico — 0.6%            

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority RB, 5.00%, 12/01/22

    3,000       3,003,342  
   

 

 

 
South Carolina — 0.4%            

South Carolina Public Service Authority RB, 2.26%, 01/01/36 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    900       900,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates RB, 2.36%, 12/01/55 (Put 11/07/22) (BAM-TCRS)(a)(c)

    1,000       1,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,900,000  
South Dakota — 0.3%            

South Dakota Housing Development Authority RB, 2.26%, 11/01/62 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    1,770       1,770,000  
   

 

 

 
Tennessee — 2.5%            

Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board RB, 2.28%, 07/01/45 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,030       2,030,000  

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Water & Sewer Revenue, 2.27%, 11/08/22

    10,000       9,999,413  

Tennergy Corp./TN RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/23

    375       374,384  

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/23

    320       318,482  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/23

    250       250,029  
   

 

 

 
      12,972,308  
Texas — 11.6%            

Bexar County Housing Finance Corp. RB, 2.24%, 12/15/25 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,305       2,305,000  

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System RB, 2.10%, 01/05/23

    2,000       1,996,028  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. RB, 1.80%, 11/01/22

    15,000       15,000,000  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp. RB, 1.64%, 12/01/41 (Put 11/01/22)(a)

    2,100       2,100,000  

Pasadena Independent School District GO, 2.20%, 02/01/35 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,400       2,400,000  
Security   Par/
Shares
(000)
    Value  
Texas (continued)            

Port of Arthur Navigation District Industrial Development Corp. RB

   

VRDN, 2.29%, 12/01/40 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

  $ 7,000     $ 7,000,000  

VRDN, 2.29%, 06/01/41 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    3,000       3,000,000  

Red River Education Finance Corp. RB, 2.25%, 03/01/30 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    3,300       3,300,000  

State of Texas GO

   

VRDN, 2.30%, 06/01/50 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    3,560       3,560,000  

VRDN, 2.35%, 12/01/43 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    9,700       9,700,000  

Series A, VRDN, 2.35%, 06/01/44 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    400       400,000  

Series A, VRDN, 2.35%, 06/01/45 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,670       2,670,000  

State of Texas GOL, 2.26%, 06/01/53 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,500       2,500,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates RB, 2.34%, 06/15/27 (Put 11/07/22)(a)(c)

    1,155       1,155,000  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III RB
5.00%, 12/15/22

    2,000       2,001,472  

5.00%, 12/15/23

    1,150       1,156,685  
   

 

 

 
      60,244,185  
Virginia — 0.4%            

Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority RB, 5.00%, 05/15/23

    300       302,924  

Loudoun County Economic Development Authority RB, 2.19%, 02/15/38 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    2,025       2,025,000  
   

 

 

 
      2,327,924  
Washington — 0.2%            

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority RB, 5.00%, 08/01/49 (Put 08/01/25)(a)

    800       818,554  
   

 

 

 
Wisconsin — 5.4%            

State of Wisconsin GO, 2.66%, 05/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)(a)(b)

    19,990       19,816,987  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority RB,
2.42%, 08/15/54 (Put 07/01/26)(a)(b)

    2,000       1,963,166  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority RB

   

VRDN, 2.24%, 03/01/41 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    1,000       1,000,000  

VRDN, 2.24%, 04/01/46 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    765       765,000  

Series C, VRDN, 2.20%, 05/01/46 (Put 11/07/22)(a)

    4,355       4,355,000  
   

 

 

 
      27,900,153  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Debt Obligations — 104.6%
(Cost $548,774,446)

      544,966,926  
   

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds: MuniCash,
1.83%(d)(e)

    29       28,912  
   

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds — 0.0%
(Cost: $28,912)

      28,912  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 104.6%
(Cost: $548,803,358)

        544,995,838  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.6)%

      (24,036,223
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 520,959,615  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

(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.

 

 

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BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF

 

(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.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
10/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
10/31/22
    Shares
Held at
10/31/22
(000)
    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions from
Underlying Funds
 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds: MuniCash

  $     $ 29,740 (a)    $     $ 828   $     $ 28,912       29     $ 3,902     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

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  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Municipal Debt Obligations

   $        $ 544,966,926        $        $ 544,966,926  

Money Market Funds

     28,912                            28,912  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   28,912        $ 544,966,926        $        $ 544,995,838  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

 

American Express Credit Account Master Trust, 5.18%, 10/15/27

  $ 14,709     $ 14,708,270  

BMW Vehicle Owner Trust, 2.52%, 12/26/24 (Call 11/25/23)

    13,523       13,353,620  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

   

2.81%, 05/15/25 (Call 09/15/23)

    3,470       3,427,373  

5.61%, 12/15/25

    12,861       12,859,925  

Chase Issuance Trust, 3.97%, 09/15/27

    14,100       13,701,346  

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust

   

0.24%, 04/15/24 (Call 02/15/23)

    3,231       3,207,073  

2.78%, 10/15/24 (Call 09/15/23)

    4,065       4,009,888  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

   

0.73%, 09/15/24 (Call 07/15/23)

    6,860       6,769,009  

3.44%, 02/15/25 (Call 01/15/24)

    9,988       9,889,343  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 1.44%, 10/15/24 (Call 11/15/23)

    13,886       13,654,487  

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust

   

0.24%, 01/16/24 (Call 04/15/23)(a)

    8,123       8,042,676  

0.81%, 04/15/24 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    7,368       7,224,975  

2.75%, 10/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

    18,449       18,135,688  

4.34%, 01/15/25 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    2,378       2,352,825  

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 4.50%, 08/15/25 (Call 06/15/24)

    9,440       9,353,333  

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 2.35%, 01/15/25 (Call 09/15/23)

    9,153       9,018,834  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 2.1%
(Cost: $151,594,938)

      149,708,665  
   

 

 

 

Certificates of Deposit

   

Banco Santander SA, 3.82%, 05/03/23, (SOFR + 0.800%)(b)

    10,000       9,999,809  

Banco Santander SA/New York, 3.67%, 01/18/23, (SOFR + 0.620%)(b)

    8,000       8,000,910  

Bank of Montreal

   

0.50%, 11/28/22

    7,000       6,982,316  

5.40%, 10/13/23

    25,000       24,982,160  

Bank of Montreal/Chicago IL, 3.75%, 07/13/23, (SOFR + 0.700%)(b)

    7,000       6,997,951  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 4.05%, 07/14/23

    20,000       19,816,692  

Barclays Bank PLC/NY 1.65%, 03/03/23

    15,000       14,831,890  

2.98%, 06/01/23

    8,750       8,636,518  

3.28%, 02/03/23, (SOFR + 0.300%)(b)

    30,000       29,978,106  

3.70%, 06/08/23, (SOFR + 0.650%)(b)

    15,000       14,983,689  

4.00%, 07/13/23

    15,000       14,871,236  

Bayerische Landesbank/New York

   

0.90%, 06/27/23

    15,000       14,584,074  

4.52%, 01/27/23,
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.160%)(b)

    22,500       22,499,796  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 0.35%, 11/02/22

    6,000       5,999,069  

3.26%, 03/03/23, (SOFR + 0.280%)(b)

    30,000       29,980,341  

3.34%, 01/06/23, (SOFR + 0.300%)(b)

    10,000       9,997,930  

4.65%, 09/14/23

    17,000       16,882,033  

CDP Financial Inc., 5.24%, 06/27/23

    7,900       7,634,565  

Citibank NA 3.61%, 09/21/23(b)