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  OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

 

   

  

 

2022 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

 

·  

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | STIP | NYSE Arca

·  

iShares CMBS ETF | CMBS | NYSE Arca

·  

iShares GNMA Bond ETF | GNMA | NASDAQ

·  

iShares TIPS Bond ETF | TIP | NYSE Arca

·  

iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF | TFLO | NYSE Arca

·  

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | GOVT | 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.

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

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


Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     17  

Disclosure of Expenses

     17  

Schedules of Investments

     18  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     38  

Statements of Operations

     40  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     42  

Financial Highlights

     45  

Notes to Financial Statements

     51  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     60  

Important Tax Information

     61  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     62  

Supplemental Information

     72  

Trustee and Officer Information

     74  

General Information

     77  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     78  

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares 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   iShares® 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of inflation-protected U.S. Treasury bonds with remaining maturities of less than five years, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index (Series-L) (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns      Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years      1 Year     5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (2.51 )%       2.57      1.34      (2.51 )%      13.50      14.28

Fund Market

    (2.55      2.56        1.34        (2.55     13.48        14.24  

Index

    (2.55      2.52        1.37        (2.55     13.24        14.59  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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              $        973.70          $        0.15          $      1,000.00          $      1,025.10          $         0.15          0.03

 

  (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)   iShares® 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

All major segments of the fixed-income market including U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) experienced steeply negative returns over the 12-month period, as hawkish monetary policy and rising Treasury yields weighed on performance.

Entering the period, U.S. inflation was already running well above the 2% target of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed). Inflation would spike in the wake of Russia’s late-February invasion of Ukraine, which exacerbated ongoing supply-chain pressures and led to sharply higher commodity prices. Consumer price inflation rose by at least 7.5% on a year-over-year basis in each of the first ten months of 2022, hitting a peak of 9.1% in June. In response, the Fed aggressively raised its benchmark overnight lending rate, bringing the Fed funds target to a range of 3.75% to 4.0%, as compared to 0% to 0.25% at the start of 2022. In addition, the market anticipated significant further rate increases from the Fed in the coming months.

The U.S. Treasury yield curve moved dramatically higher in response to the Fed’s policy tightening, with the two-year yield moving from 0.50% to 4.48% over the 12 months, an increase of 398 basis points. Longer-term Treasury yields, which are less directly influenced by changes in Fed funds, rose to a more moderate degree, as reflected in the bellwether 10-year note yield which increased from 1.55% to 4.05%, or 250 basis points. As a result, short-term Treasury yields were higher than long-term yields at the end of the period, raising concerns that the economy was on the verge of recession.

Performance for TIPS is influenced both by the direction of interest rates and changes in inflation expectations. The five-year “breakeven” inflation rate for TIPS, which measures expectations for annualized inflation five years from the present, declined slightly during the reporting period, finishing at 2.67% (source: St. Louis Fed). The rise in Treasury yields pressured TIPS performance in absolute terms, most notably for longer-maturity TIPS which are more interest rate sensitive.

Portfolio Information

 

MATURITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Maturity  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

0-1 Year

    17.8%  

1-2 Years

    21.5     

2-3 Years

    22.6     

3-4 Years

    20.7     

4-5 Years

    17.4     

 

 
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security    

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds,
0.13%, 04/15/25

    8.7%  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds,
0.13%, 01/15/23

    8.2     

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds,
0.63%, 04/15/23

    7.7     

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds,
0.13%, 04/15/26

    7.2     

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds,
0.13%, 04/15/27

    6.8     

 

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2022   iShares® CMBS ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares CMBS ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of investment-grade commercial mortgage-backed securities, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. CMBS (ERISA Only) Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns                Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years          1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (13.75 )%       (0.06 )%      1.05       (13.75 )%       (0.29 )%       10.99

Fund Market

    (14.02      (0.07     1.04         (14.02      (0.36      10.94  

Index

    (13.44      0.23       1.35           (13.44      1.14        14.33  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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               $          939.10          $        1.22            $        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)   iShares® CMBS ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

All major segments of the fixed-income market including commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) experienced steeply negative returns over the 12-month period, as hawkish monetary policy and rising Treasury yields weighed on performance.

Entering the period, U.S. inflation was already running well above the 2% target of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed). Inflation would spike in the wake of Russia’s late-February invasion of Ukraine, which exacerbated ongoing supply-chain pressures and led to sharply higher commodity prices. Consumer price inflation rose by at least 7.5% on a year-over-year basis in each of the first nine months of 2022, hitting a peak of 9.1% in June. In response, the Fed aggressively raised its benchmark overnight lending rate, bringing the Fed funds target to a range of 3.0% to 3.25%, as compared to 0% to 0.25% at the start of 2022. In addition, the market anticipated significant further rate increases from the Fed in the coming months. The U.S. Treasury yield curve moved dramatically higher in response to the Fed’s policy tightening, with the two-year yield moving from 0.50% to 4.48% over the 12 months, an increase of 398 basis points. In addition, the yield curve became inverted as the market anticipated recession driven by tighter financial conditions.

Against this backdrop of rising rates and recession fears, CMBS issuance declined dramatically relative to the historically high volumes seen in 2021 and early 2022. Performance across property types varied between the pandemic winners and losers. Pandemic losers, such as hotel and retail properties, continued to experience elevated delinquencies relative to the pandemic winners such as industrial and multifamily properties. That said, certain segments are seeing improvement mainly driven by leisure and corporate travel returning to more normalized levels. The office sector remains an area of concern as remote work policies are being implemented which is resulting in lower demand for office space.

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Moody’s Credit Rating*    

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Aaa

    67.7%  

Aa

    4.1     

A

    0.8     

Baa

    0.5     

Not Rated

    26.9     

 

 
MATURITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Maturity    

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

1-5 Years

    12.7%  

5-10 Years

    29.5     

10-15 Years

    2.2     

20-25 Years

    6.4     

25-30 Years

    30.8     

30-35 Years

    12.5     

35-40 Years

    3.8     

More than 40 Years

    2.1     

 

 

 

  *

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   iShares® GNMA Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares GNMA Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mortgage-backed pass-through securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae), as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. GNMA Bond Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns                Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years          1 Year     5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (13.42 )%       (1.22 )%       0.07       (13.42 )%      (5.95 )%       0.72

Fund Market

    (13.31      (1.24      0.03         (13.31     (6.06      0.32  

Index

    (13.44      (1.07      0.31           (13.44     (5.23      3.09  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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               $          934.30          $        0.44            $        1,000.00            $      1,024.80          $        0.46          0.09

 

  (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)   iShares® GNMA Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

All major segments of the fixed-income market including GNMAs experienced steeply negative returns over the 12-month period, as hawkish monetary policy and rising Treasury yields weighed on performance.

Entering the period, U.S. inflation was already running well above the 2% target of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed). Inflation would spike in the wake of Russia’s late-February invasion of Ukraine, which exacerbated ongoing supply-chain pressures and led to sharply higher commodity prices. Consumer price inflation rose by at least 7.5% on a year-over-year basis in each of the first nine months of 2022, hitting a peak of 9.1% in June. In response, the Fed aggressively raised its benchmark overnight lending rate, bringing the Fed funds target to a range of 3.0% to 3.25%, as compared to 0% to 0.25% at the start of 2022. In addition, the market anticipated significant further rate increases from the Fed in the coming months.

The U.S. Treasury yield curve moved dramatically higher in response to the Fed’s policy tightening, with the two-year yield moving from 0.50% to 4.48% over the 12 months, an increase of 398 basis points. Longer-term Treasury yields, which are less directly influenced by changes in Fed funds, rose to a more moderate degree, as reflected in the bellwether 10-year note yield which increased from 1.55% to 4.05%, or 250 basis points. As a result, short-term Treasury yields were higher than long-term yields at the end of the period, raising concerns that the economy was on the verge of recession.

While GNMA payments of principal and interest are guaranteed by the U.S. government, mortgage-backed securities including GNMAs typically perform best in a relatively stable interest rate environment. The upward shift in Treasury yields brought prepayments on underlying mortgages to a virtual halt, leading to extended durations and greater interest rate sensitivity for existing GNMAs. In addition, performance for lower-coupon GNMAs was negatively impacted by concerns that the Fed was prepared to begin selling its holdings of these issues in conjunction with an overall tightening of policy.

Portfolio Information

 

MATURITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Maturity    

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

5-10 Years

    1.7%  

10-15 Years

    0.4     

15-20 Years

    1.1     

20-25 Years

    14.8     

25-30 Years

    72.5     

30-35 Years

    9.5     

 

 
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security    

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association,
2.00%, 12/20/51

    15.1%  

Government National Mortgage Association,
2.50%, 08/20/51

    5.6     

Government National Mortgage Association,
2.50%, 07/20/51

    5.3     

Government National Mortgage Association,
2.00%, 02/20/51

    4.0     

Government National Mortgage Association,
2.50%, 08/20/50

    3.2     

 

 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2022   iShares® TIPS Bond ETF

 

The iShares TIPS Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of inflation-protected U.S. Treasury bonds, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L) (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years               1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (11.62 )%      1.98     0.87%         (11.62 )%      10.30     9.10

Fund Market

    (11.56     1.99       0.90            (11.56     10.38       9.34  

Index

    (11.47     2.16       1.02                  (11.47     11.28       10.66  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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        $           920.70        $         0.92         $       1,000.00        $       1,024.20        $         0.97                  0.19

 

  (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)   iShares® TIPS Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

All major segments of the fixed-income market including U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) experienced steeply negative returns over the 12-month period, as hawkish monetary policy and rising Treasury yields weighed on performance.

Entering the period, U.S. inflation was already running well above the 2% target of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed). Inflation would spike in the wake of Russia’s late-February invasion of Ukraine, which exacerbated ongoing supply-chain pressures and led to sharply higher commodity prices. Consumer price inflation rose by at least 7.5% on a year-over-year basis in each of the first ten months of 2022, hitting a peak of 9.1% in June. In response, the Fed aggressively raised its benchmark overnight lending rate, bringing the Fed funds target to a range of 3.75% to 4.0%, as compared to 0% to 0.25% at the start of 2022. In addition, the market anticipated significant further rate increases from the Fed in the coming months.

The U.S. Treasury yield curve moved dramatically higher in response to the Fed’s policy tightening, with the two-year yield moving from 0.50% to 4.48% over the 12 months, an increase of 398 basis points. Longer-term Treasury yields, which are less directly influenced by changes in Fed funds, rose to a more moderate degree, as reflected in the bellwether 10-year note yield which increased from 1.55% to 4.05%, or 250 basis points. As a result, short-term Treasury yields were higher than long-term yields at the end of the period, raising concerns that the economy was on the verge of recession.

Performance for TIPS is influenced both by the direction of interest rates and changes in inflation expectations. The five-year “breakeven” inflation rate for TIPS, which measures expectations for annualized inflation five years from the present, declined slightly during the reporting period, finishing at 2.67% (source: St. Louis Fed). The rise in Treasury yields pressured TIPS performance in absolute terms, most notably for longer-maturity TIPS which are more interest rate sensitive.

Portfolio Information

 

MATURITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Maturity  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

1-5 Years

    51.8%  

5-10 Years

    34.6     

15-20 Years

    2.8     

20-25 Years

    7.1     

25-30 Years

    3.7     

 

 

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 

 
Security   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)
 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.63%, 01/15/26

    5.9%  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.50%, 04/15/24

    5.3     

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.13%, 04/15/25

    5.0     

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.13%, 01/15/30

    4.2     

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, 0.13%, 01/15/31

    3.8     

 

 

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2022   iShares® Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF(the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury floating rate bonds, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     

Since   

Inception   

           1 Year      5 Years     

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    1.22      1.15      0.81%         1.22      5.88      7.29

Fund Market

    1.27        1.15        0.81            1.27        5.91        7.35  

Index

    1.37        1.29        0.92                  1.37        6.61        8.32  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was February 3, 2014. The first day of secondary market trading was February 4, 2014.

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          $      1,009.80          $        0.76           $      1,000.00          $      1,024.40          $        0.77                  0.15

 

  (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)   iShares® Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

While most major segments of the fixed-income market experienced steeply negative returns over the 12-month period against the backdrop of hawkish monetary policy and rising Treasury yields, returns for Treasury Floating Rate Notes (“FRNs”) were positive for the period.

Entering the period, U.S. inflation was already running well above the 2% target of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed). Inflation would spike in the wake of Russia’s late-February invasion of Ukraine, which exacerbated ongoing supply-chain pressures and led to sharply higher commodity prices. Consumer price inflation rose by at least 7.5% on a year-over-year basis in each of the first ten months of 2022, hitting a peak of 9.1% in June. In response, the Fed aggressively raised its benchmark overnight lending rate, bringing the Fed funds target to a range of 3.75% to 4.0%, as compared to 0% to 0.25% at the start of 2022. In addition, the market anticipated significant further rate increases from the Fed in the coming months.

The U.S. Treasury yield curve moved dramatically higher in response to the Fed’s policy tightening, with the two-year yield moving from 0.50% to 4.48% over the 12 months, an increase of 398 basis points. Longer-term Treasury yields, which are less directly influenced by changes in Fed funds, rose to a more moderate degree, as reflected in the bellwether 10-year note yield which increased from 1.55% to 4.05%, or 250 basis points. As a result, short-term Treasury yields were higher than long-term yields at the end of the period, raising concerns that the economy was on the verge of recession.

Treasury FRNs are issued with maturities of two years and coupons that reset periodically based on the three-month Treasury bill rate. As a result, prices for FRNs are relatively unimpacted by the direction of market interest rates. Moreover, FRN performance benefits from increases in short-term Treasury yields.

Portfolio Information

 

MATURITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Maturity  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

0-1 Year

    47.1%  

1-2 Years

    52.9     

 

 

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 4.07%, 07/31/23

    21.3%  

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3.95%, 10/31/24

    19.9     

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 4.09%, 01/31/23

    16.6     

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 4.08%, 07/31/24

    14.9     

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note, 3.97%, 04/30/24

    10.0     

 

 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2022   iShares® U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds, as represented by the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years              1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (14.21 )%       (0.60 )%       0.27%          (14.21 )%       (2.98 )%       2.73

Fund Market

    (14.21      (0.58      0.28             (14.21      (2.87      2.88  

Index

    (14.07      (0.48      0.38               (14.07      (2.37      3.85  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

On March 1, 2021 the Fund began to track the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index. Index data on and after March 1, 2021 is for the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index. Historical index data from July 1, 2016 through February 28, 2021 is for the 3pm pricing variant of the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index. Historical index data prior to July 1, 2016 is for the Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond 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

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          $        935.90          $        0.24           $      1,000.00          $      1,025.00          $        0.26                  0.05

 

  (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)   iShares® U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

All major segments of the fixed-income market including U.S. Treasuries experienced steeply negative returns over the 12-month period, as hawkish monetary policy and rising Treasury yields weighed on performance.

Entering the period, U.S. inflation was already running well above the 2% target of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed). Inflation would spike in the wake of Russia’s late-February invasion of Ukraine, which exacerbated ongoing supply-chain pressures and led to sharply higher commodity prices. Consumer price inflation rose by at least 7.5% on a year-over-year basis in each of the first ten months of 2022, hitting a peak of 9.1% in June. In response, the Fed aggressively raised its benchmark overnight lending rate, bringing the Fed funds target to a range of 3.75% to 4.0%, as compared to 0% to 0.25% at the start of 2022. In addition, the market anticipated significant further rate increases from the Fed in the coming months.

The U.S. Treasury yield curve moved dramatically higher in response to the Fed’s policy tightening, with the two-year yield moving from 0.50% to 4.48% over the 12 months, an increase of 398 basis points. Longer-term Treasury yields, which are less directly influenced by changes in Fed funds, rose to a more moderate degree, as reflected in the bellwether 10-year note yield which increased from 1.55% to 4.05%, or 250 basis points. As a result, short-term Treasury yields were higher than long-term yields at the end of the period, raising concerns that the economy was on the verge of recession.

Portfolio Information

 

MATURITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 

 
Maturity  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

1-5 Years

    50.2%  

5-10 Years

    31.9     

10-15 Years

    0.4     

15-20 Years

    1.8     

More than 20 Years

    15.7     

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 

 
Security   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)
 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.25%, 05/15/24

    6.7%  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 3.13%, 11/15/28

    5.3     

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.38%, 11/15/31

    5.0     

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.63%, 02/15/29

    4.2     

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.88%, 02/15/51

    3.7     

 

  (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

  

iShares® 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

    

Par

(000)

     Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

U.S. Government Obligations — 99.5%  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds

    

0.13%, 01/15/23

  $ 996,405      $ 994,251,045  

0.13%, 07/15/24

    770,678        750,998,622  

0.13%, 10/15/24

    703,144        682,422,728  

0.13%, 04/15/25

    1,090,016        1,045,713,148  

0.13%, 10/15/25

    652,321        623,907,068  

0.13%, 04/15/26

    918,871        867,200,733  

0.13%, 07/15/26

    733,783        693,850,537  

0.13%, 10/15/26

    800,972        754,147,469  

0.13%, 04/15/27

    882,620        823,855,086  

0.25%, 01/15/25

    697,687        674,030,955  

0.38%, 07/15/23

    218,140        216,377,488  

0.38%, 07/15/25

    374,507        361,938,506  

0.38%, 01/15/27

    594,386        562,064,934  

0.38%, 07/15/27

    449,907        425,023,833  

0.50%, 04/15/24

    403,882        395,417,503  

0.63%, 04/15/23

    938,105        932,204,711  

0.63%, 01/15/24

    791,308        778,544,071  

0.63%, 01/15/26

    173,132        166,979,333  

1.63%, 10/15/27

    269,734        270,345,182  

2.00%, 01/15/26

    13,499        13,576,802  
Security  

Par/

Shares

(000)

     Value  

 

 
U.S. Government Obligations (continued)  

2.38%, 01/15/25

  $   20,895      $ 21,122,958  

2.38%, 01/15/27

    13,061        13,392,079  
    

 

 

 
       12,067,364,791  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $12,913,482,122)

       12,067,364,791  
    

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities  
Money Market Funds — 0.3%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.97%(a)(b)

    29,880        29,880,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%
(Cost: $29,880,000)

       29,880,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $12,943,362,122)

       12,097,244,791  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

       26,573,132  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $   12,123,817,923  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

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 Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

  $ 558,699,039     $     $ (528,819,039 )(a)    $     $     $ 29,880,000       29,880     $ 1,316,788 (b)    $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(b) 

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

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 12,067,364,791        $        $ 12,067,364,791  

Money Market Funds

     29,880,000                            29,880,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     29,880,000        $ 12,067,364,791        $                   —        $ 12,097,244,791  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments 

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® CMBS ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Collaterized Mortgage Obligations

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 58.4%  

Bank

   

2.92%, 12/15/52 (Call 12/15/29)

  $ 1,000     $ 836,457  

3.30%, 05/15/64 (Call 05/15/31)

    500       352,098  

3.79%, 04/15/65(a)

    1,500       1,301,930  

Series 2017, Class A5, 3.44%, 09/15/60 (Call 09/15/27)

    220       198,151  

Series 2017-BNK4, Class AS, 3.78%, 05/15/50 (Call 04/15/27)

    500       447,053  

Series 2017-BNK4, Class ASB, 3.42%, 05/15/50 (Call 04/15/27)

    260       247,410  

Series 2017-BNK4, Class C, 4.37%, 05/15/50 (Call 04/15/27)(a)

    485       415,506  

Series 2017-BNK5, Class A4, 3.13%, 06/15/60 (Call 07/15/27)

    1,960           1,747,517  

Series 2017-BNK7, Class B, 3.95%, 09/15/60 (Call 09/15/27)

    550       478,537  

Series 2017-BNK8, Class A3, 3.23%, 11/15/50 (Call 11/15/27)

    683       607,429  

Series 2017-BNK8, Class AS, 3.73%, 11/15/50 (Call 11/15/27)

    1,000       887,243  

Series 2018-BN10, Class C, 4.16%, 02/15/61 (Call 02/15/28)(a)

    800       672,577  

Series 2018-BN14, Class A3, 3.97%, 09/15/60 (Call 09/15/28)

    600       547,491  

Series 2018-BN14, Class AS, 4.48%, 09/15/60 (Call 09/15/28)(a)

    500       450,220  

Series 2018-BN14, Class B, 4.58%, 09/15/60 (Call 09/15/28)(a)

    750       660,773  

Series 2018-BN15, Class A3, 4.14%, 11/15/61 (Call 11/15/28)

    500       459,204  

Series 2019-BN16, Class AS, 4.27%, 02/15/52 (Call 02/15/29)

    262       231,101  

Series 2019-BN18, Class A2, 3.47%, 05/15/62 (Call 05/15/29)

    830       797,496  

Series 2019-BN19, Class A3, 2.93%, 08/15/61 (Call 07/15/29)

    2,000       1,709,148  

Series 2019-BN19, Class A3, 3.18%, 08/15/61 (Call 07/15/29)

    497       425,258  

Series 2019-BN20, Class A2, 2.76%, 09/15/62 (Call 10/15/29)

    425       355,069  

Series 2019-BN20, Class A3, 3.01%, 09/15/62 (Call 10/15/29)

    1,000       844,247  

Series 2019-BN20, Class B, 3.40%, 09/15/62 (Call 10/15/29)(a)

    1,000       811,287  

Series 2019-BN21, Class A4, 2.60%, 10/17/52 (Call 10/15/29)

    2,000       1,665,941  

Series 2019-BN21, Class A5, 2.85%, 10/17/52 (Call 10/15/29)

    500       417,882  

Series 2019-BN21, Class B, 3.21%, 10/17/52 (Call 10/15/29)(a)

    1,000       793,707  

Series 2019-BN22, Class A3, 2.73%, 11/15/62 (Call 11/15/29)

    1,000       825,498  

Series 2019-BN22, Class A4, 2.98%, 11/15/62 (Call 11/15/29)

    820       689,696  

Series 2019-BN24, Class ASB, 2.93%, 11/15/62 (Call 12/15/29)

    1,000       889,190  

Series 2019-BNK16, Class A4, 4.01%, 02/15/52 (Call 02/15/29)

    2,100       1,904,135  

Series 2020, Class A5, 2.65%, 01/15/63 (Call 02/15/30)

    1,000       818,247  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)        

Series 2020-BN25, Class A3, 2.39%, 01/15/63 (Call 02/15/30)

  $ 1,000     $ 873,512  

Series 2020-BN26, Class B, 2.91%, 03/15/63 (Call 03/15/30)(a)

    250       190,965  

Series 2020-BN27, Class AS, 2.55%, 04/15/63 (Call 04/15/30)

    1,000       766,484  

Series 2020-BN28, Class A4, 1.84%, 03/15/63 (Call 10/15/30)

    500       378,080  

Series 2020-BN29, Class C, 3.03%, 11/15/53 (Call 12/15/30)(a)

    520       381,160  

Series 2020-BN30, Class ABS, 1.67%, 12/15/53

    240       197,853  

Series 2021-BN32, Class AS, 2.64%, 04/15/54 (Call 04/15/31)

    2,075           1,653,817  

Series 2021-BN34, Class A5, 2.44%, 06/15/63 (Call 07/15/31)

    244       190,152  

Series 2021-BN34, Class AS, 2.57%, 06/15/63 (Call 07/15/31)

    500       377,354  

Series 2021-BN35, Class B, 2.53%, 06/15/64 (Call 08/15/31)

    1,000       714,192  

Series 2022-BNK40, Class A4, 3.39%, 03/15/64 (Call 03/15/32)(a)

    1,000       841,147  

Series 2022-BNK40, Class AS, 3.39%, 03/15/64 (Call 03/15/32)(a)

    1,000       803,916  

Series2017-BNK4, Class A4, 3.63%, 05/15/50 (Call 04/15/27)

    1,000       914,553  

Serise BN23, Class C, 3.51%, 12/15/52 (Call 12/15/29)(a)

    500       379,961  

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2016-UB10, Class A4, 3.17%, 07/15/49 (Call 02/15/31)

    800       732,773  

Series 2016-UB10, Class B, 3.79%, 07/15/49 (Call 02/15/31)

    250       224,202  

Series 2017-BNK3, Class A3, 3.31%, 02/15/50 (Call 02/15/27)

    1,351       1,222,388  

Series 2017-BNK3, Class A4, 3.57%, 02/15/50 (Call 02/15/27)

    1,000       915,680  

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2019-C3, Class A4, 3.58%, 05/15/52 (Call 05/15/29)

    1,746       1,543,235  

Series 2019-C4, Class A5, 2.92%, 08/15/52 (Call 08/15/29)

    1,000       844,121  

Series 2019-C5, 2.81%, 11/15/52 (Call 11/15/29)

    1,000       834,342  

Series 2019-C5, Class A2, 3.04%, 11/15/52 (Call 11/15/29)

    678       644,873  

Series 2019-C5, Class A4, 3.06%, 11/15/52 (Call 11/15/29)

    1,000       848,373  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust

   

2.95%, 02/15/55 (Call 02/15/32)(a)

    1,500       1,211,062  

Series 2017-C1, Class A4, 3.67%, 02/15/50 (Call 02/15/27)

    1,000       917,595  

Series 2018-C2, Class A5, 4.31%, 12/15/51 (Call 12/15/28)

    1,250       1,156,733  

Series 2018-C2, Class C, 4.97%, 12/15/51 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    250       212,212  

Series 2020-C6, Class A4, 2.64%, 02/15/53 (Call 02/15/30)

    1,500       1,229,722  

Series 2020-C7, Class AS, 2.44%, 04/15/53 (Call 04/15/30)

    300       231,269  

Series 2020-C8, Class A5, 2.04%, 10/15/53 (Call 10/15/30)

    1,000       769,533  

Series 2021-C11, Class A5, 2.32%, 09/15/54

    2,500       1,924,723  

Series 2021-C12, Class A4, 2.42%, 11/15/54

    2,000       1,573,459  

Series 2021-C12, Class C, 3.21%, 11/15/54(a)

    1,500       1,066,199  

Series 2022-C14, Class AS, 3.35%, 02/15/55 (Call 02/15/32)(a)

    250       202,279  

Series 2022-C15, Class A5, 3.66%, 04/15/55 (Call 04/15/32)(a)

    2,640       2,263,394  

Series 2022-C17, Class A4, 4.17%, 09/15/55 (Call 09/15/32)

    2,000       1,786,492  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® CMBS ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

BBCMS Trust

   

Series 2021-C10, Class A5, 2.49%, 07/15/54 (Call 07/15/31)

  $ 1,750     $ 1,383,991  

Series 2021-C10, Class AS, 2.68%, 07/15/54 (Call 07/15/31)

    1,000       757,440  

Series 2021-C10, Class B, 2.49%, 07/15/54 (Call 07/15/31)

    1,000       713,002  

Series 2021-C10, Class C, 2.84%, 07/15/54 (Call 07/15/31)

    500       346,445  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust

   

3.46%, 03/15/55 (Call 03/15/32)

    2,000           1,677,828  

4.45%, 05/15/55 (Call 05/15/32)(a)

    1,750       1,599,539  

Series 2018-B1, Class A5, 3.67%, 01/15/51 (Call 01/15/28)(a)

    1,000       905,417  

Series 2018-B1, Class AM, 3.88%, 01/15/51 (Call 01/15/28)(a)

    500       446,033  

Series 2018-B2, Class A4, 3.61%, 02/15/51 (Call 02/15/28)

    1,350       1,217,931  

Series 2018-B2, Class AS, 4.08%, 02/15/51 (Call 02/15/28)(a)

    1,000       888,538  

Series 2018-B2, Class C, 4.24%, 02/15/51 (Call 02/15/28)(a)

    500       425,704  

Series 2018-B3, Class A4, 3.76%, 04/10/51 (Call 04/10/28)

    1,700       1,543,768  

Series 2018-B3, Class A5, 4.03%, 04/10/51 (Call 04/10/28)

    1,000       918,778  

Series 2018-B4, Class A5, 4.12%, 07/15/51 (Call 07/15/28)(a)

    1,023       940,520  

Series 2018-B4, Class ASB, 4.06%, 07/15/51 (Call 07/15/28)(a)

    464       438,640  

Series 2018-B4, Class C, 4.55%, 07/15/51 (Call 07/15/28)(a)

    400       333,941  

Series 2018-B5, Class B, 4.57%, 07/15/51 (Call 08/15/28)

    500       444,170  

Series 2018-B7, Class B, 4.86%, 05/15/53 (Call 11/15/28)(a)

    400       360,497  

Series 2018-B8, Class A4, 3.96%, 01/15/52 (Call 12/15/28)

    2,000       1,840,589  

Series 2018-B8, Class A5, 4.23%, 01/15/52 (Call 12/15/28)

    1,000       919,428  

Series 2018-B8, Class AS, 4.53%, 01/15/52 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    1,563       1,428,551  

Series 2019-B10, Class AM, 3.98%, 03/15/62 (Call 03/15/29)

    600       524,039  

Series 2019-B11, Class AS, 3.78%, 05/15/52 (Call 06/15/29)

    500       428,846  

Series 2019-B11, Class B, 3.96%, 05/15/52 (Call 06/15/29)(a)

    500       415,786  

Series 2019-B13, Class C, 3.84%, 08/15/57 (Call 10/15/29)(a)

    500       394,181  

Series 2019-B14, Class A5, 3.05%, 12/15/62 (Call 11/15/29)

    500       421,356  

Series 2019-B9, Class A5, 4.02%, 03/15/52 (Call 02/15/29)

    1,000       906,574  

Series 2019-B9, Class C, 4.97%, 03/15/52 (Call 02/15/29)(a)

    250       212,931  

Series 2020-B16, Class A5, 2.73%, 02/15/53 (Call 02/15/30)

    1,990       1,634,679  

Series 2020-B16, Class AM, 2.94%, 02/15/53 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    1,000       799,485  

Series 2020-B17, Class C, 3.37%, 03/15/53 (Call 03/15/30)(a)

    250       190,908  

Series 2020-B18 AM, Class AM, 2.34%, 07/15/53 (Call 08/15/30)

    430       326,495  

Series 2020-B19, Class B, 2.35%, 09/15/53 (Call 10/15/30)

    450       320,567  

Series 2020-B20, Class B, 2.53%, 10/15/53 (Call 10/15/30)

    500       370,419  

Series 2020-B21, Class A5, 2.25%, 12/17/53 (Call 12/15/30)

    500       380,709  

Series 2020-B22, Class A5, 1.97%, 01/15/54 (Call 01/15/31)

    1,000       757,148  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2020-IG1, Class A3, 2.69%, 09/15/43 (Call 01/15/30)

  $ 1,750     $     1,423,128  

Series 2021-B23, Class AS, 2.27%, 02/15/54 (Call 02/15/31)

    500       375,840  

Series 2021-B24, Class A4, 2.26%, 03/15/54 (Call 03/15/31)

    2,000       1,578,691  

Series 2021-B25, Class A5, 2.58%, 04/15/54 (Call 04/15/31)

    2,000       1,582,886  

Series 2021-B25, Class ASB, 2.27%, 04/15/54 (Call 04/15/31)

    650       537,145  

Series 2021-B26, Class A5, 2.61%, 06/15/54 (Call 06/15/31)

    1,500       1,188,286  

Series 2021-B26, Class AM, 2.83%, 06/15/54 (Call 06/15/31)

    500       384,695  

Series 2021-B27, Class A2, 2.02%, 07/15/54 (Call 07/15/31)

    1,000       872,581  

Series 2021-B27, Class A5, 2.39%, 07/15/54 (Call 07/15/31)

    1,000       773,403  

Series 2021-B27, Class AS, 2.51%, 07/15/54 (Call 07/15/31)

    500       374,964  

Series 2021-B29, Class A2, 2.02%, 09/15/54 (Call 10/15/31)

    1,740       1,515,071  

Series 2021-B29, Class A5, 2.39%, 09/15/54 (Call 10/15/31)

    830       638,958  

Series 2022-B32, Class A5, 3.00%, 01/15/55(a)

    1,000       807,114  

Series 2022-B34, Class A5, 3.79%, 04/15/55 (Call 04/15/32)(a)

    1,500       1,293,129  

Serise 2020-B17, Class A2, 2.21%, 03/15/53 (Call 03/15/30)

    1,000       914,938  

Serise 2020-B17, Class A5, 2.29%, 03/15/53 (Call 03/15/30)

    1,000       793,406  

CCUBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-C1, Class A4, 3.54%, 11/15/50
(Call 12/15/27)(a)

    1,510       1,351,840  

CD Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2017-CD3, Class A4, 3.63%, 02/10/50 (Call 02/10/27)

    230       209,505  

Series 2017-CD3, Class AS, 3.83%, 02/10/50 (Call 02/10/27)

    750       668,044  

Series 2017-CD3, Class C, 4.55%, 02/10/50 (Call 02/10/27)(a)

    300       250,637  

Series 2017-CD4, Class A4, 3.51%, 05/10/50 (Call 05/10/27)(a)

    1,000       906,243  

Series 2017-CD5, Class A4, 3.43%, 08/15/50 (Call 07/15/27)

    750       674,464  

Series 2017-CD6, Class C, 4.23%, 11/13/50 (Call 11/13/27)(a)

    500       430,129  

Series 2018-CD7, Class ASB, 4.21%, 08/15/51 (Call 08/15/28)

    550       522,036  

Series 2019-CD8, Class A4, 2.91%, 08/15/57 (Call 08/15/29)

    1,000       835,988  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2016-C3, Class A3, 3.87%, 01/10/48 (Call 01/10/26)

    500       469,079  

Series 2016-C4, Class A4, 3.28%, 05/10/58 (Call 05/10/26)

    1,650       1,506,058  

Series 2017-C8, Class ASB, 3.37%, 06/15/50 (Call 05/15/27)

    901       856,642  

Series 2017-C8, Class B, 4.20%, 06/15/50 (Call 05/15/27)(a)

    750       666,461  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2014-GC19, Class A4, 4.02%, 03/10/47 (Call 03/10/24)

    500       488,389  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® CMBS ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2014-GC21, Class A5, 3.86%, 05/10/47 (Call 05/10/24)

  $ 1,145     $ 1,110,118  

Series 2014-GC23, Class A4, 3.62%, 07/10/47 (Call 07/10/24)

    750       721,269  

Series 2014-GC23, Class AS, 3.86%, 07/10/47 (Call 07/10/24)

    250       238,866  

Series 2014-GC23, Class C, 4.43%, 07/10/47 (Call 07/10/24)(a)

    250       235,260  

Series 2014-GC25, Class A4, 3.64%, 10/10/47 (Call 10/10/24)

    1,000       956,183  

Series 2014-GC25, Class AS, 4.02%, 10/10/47 (Call 10/10/24)

    953       905,653  

Series 2014-GC25, Class B, 4.35%, 10/10/47 (Call 10/10/24)(a)

    100       94,792  

Series 2015-GC27, Class A5, 3.14%, 02/10/48 (Call 01/10/25)

    2,180           2,057,378  

Series 2015-GC29, Class C, 4.14%, 04/10/48 (Call 04/10/25)(a)

    250       229,709  

Series 2015-GC31, Class A4, 3.76%, 06/10/48 (Call 06/10/25)

    750       708,976  

Series 2015-GC33, Class A4, 3.78%, 09/10/58 (Call 05/10/26)

    1,500       1,415,979  

Series 2015-GC33, Class AS, 4.11%, 09/10/58 (Call 05/10/26)

    850       797,750  

Series 2015-GC35, Class AAB, 3.61%, 11/10/48 (Call 11/10/25)

    328       318,179  

Series 2015-P1, Class A5, 3.72%, 09/15/48 (Call 05/15/26)

    356       335,073  

Series 2016-C1, Class A4, 3.21%, 05/10/49 (Call 06/10/26)

    874       797,469  

Series 2016-C2, Class A4, 2.83%, 08/10/49 (Call 08/10/26)

    1,000       889,410  

Series 2016-C3, Class AAB, 2.98%, 11/15/49 (Call 11/15/26)

    872       831,133  

Series 2016-GC36, Class A4, 3.35%, 02/10/49 (Call 02/10/26)

    1,000       934,406  

Series 2016-P3, Class A3, 3.06%, 04/15/49 (Call 04/15/26)

    1,500       1,413,671  

Series 2016-P3, Class A4, 3.33%, 04/15/49 (Call 04/15/26)

    75       69,084  

Series 2016-P6, Class AS, 4.03%, 12/10/49 (Call 01/10/27)(a)

    1,000       912,231  

Series 2017-C4, Class A3, 3.21%, 10/12/50 (Call 11/12/27)

    1,000       901,953  

Series 2017-P8, Class A3, 3.20%, 09/15/50 (Call 09/15/27)

    885       788,188  

Series 2017-P8, Class AS, 3.79%, 09/15/50 (Call 09/15/27)(a)

    750       667,375  

Series 2018-B2, Class A4, 4.01%, 03/10/51 (Call 03/10/28)

    600       550,716  

Series 2018-C5, Class A4, 4.23%, 06/10/51 (Call 06/10/28)(a)

    1,000       924,954  

Series 2018-C6, Class A4, 4.41%, 11/10/51 (Call 11/10/28)

    1,199       1,111,493  

Series 2019-C7, Class A4, 3.10%, 12/15/72 (Call 12/15/29)

    2,000       1,684,621  

Series 2019-GC41, Class AS, 3.02%, 08/10/56 (Call 08/10/29)

    750       613,208  

Series 2019-GC43, Class A2, 2.98%, 11/10/52 (Call 11/10/29)

    863       812,989  

Series 2019-GC43, Class A4, 3.04%, 11/10/52 (Call 11/10/29)

    750       632,174  

Series 2020-GC46, Class A5, 2.72%, 02/15/53 (Call 02/15/30)

    1,000       821,870  

Series 2020-GC46, Class AS, 2.92%, 02/15/53 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    500       396,206  

Series 2020-GC46, Class B, 3.15%, 02/15/53 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    234       182,927  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Commission Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2013-CR11, Class AM, 4.72%, 08/10/50 (Call 10/10/23)(a)

  $ 250     $ 246,773  

Series 2013-CR6, Class ASB, 2.62%, 03/10/46 (Call 03/10/23)

    17       17,214  

Series 2013-LC6, Class B, 3.74%, 01/10/46 (Call 02/10/23)

    430       428,373  

Series 2014-CR14, Class C, 4.59%, 02/10/47 (Call 01/10/24)(a)

    200       190,446  

Series 2014-CR16, Class A4, 4.05%, 04/10/47 (Call 04/10/24)

    500       485,602  

Series 2014-CR16, Class ASB, 3.65%, 04/10/47 (Call 04/10/24)

    49       48,193  

Series 2014-CR17, Class A5, 3.98%, 05/10/47 (Call 05/10/24)

    500       484,728  

Series 2014-CR17, Class B, 4.38%, 05/10/47 (Call 05/10/24)

    292       275,659  

Series 2014-CR18, Class AM, 4.10%, 07/15/47 (Call 07/15/24)

    300       286,717  

Series 2014-CR19, Class A5, 3.80%, 08/10/47 (Call 08/10/24)

    438       422,717  

Series 2014-CR19, Class B, 4.70%, 08/10/47 (Call 08/10/24)(a)

    850       811,016  

Series 2014-CR20, Class AM, 3.94%, 11/10/47 (Call 01/10/29)

    250       234,509  

Series 2014-LC17, Class A5, 3.92%, 10/10/47 (Call 12/10/24)

    675       650,184  

Series 2014-UBS2, Class A5, 3.96%, 03/10/47 (Call 03/10/24)

    1,521           1,482,818  

Series 2014-UBS2, Class AM, 4.20%, 03/10/47 (Call 03/10/24)

    425       411,319  

Series 2014-UBS3, Class C, 4.74%, 06/10/47 (Call 06/10/24)(a)

    150       141,292  

Series 2014-UBS4, Class A4, 3.42%, 08/10/47 (Call 07/10/29)

    250       240,511  

Series 2014-UBS4, Class A5, 3.69%, 08/10/47 (Call 07/10/29)

    500       480,078  

Series 2014-UBS4, Class AM, 3.97%, 08/10/47 (Call 07/10/29)

    500       475,495  

Series 2014-UBS4, Class B, 4.35%, 08/10/47 (Call 07/10/29)

    250       234,441  

Series 2014-UBS5, Class A4, 3.84%, 09/10/47 (Call 09/10/24)

    730       701,789  

Series 2014-UBS6, Class A4, 3.38%, 12/10/47 (Call 10/10/28)

    834       794,659  

Series 2014-UBS6, Class A5, 3.64%, 12/10/47 (Call 10/10/28)

    500       477,419  

Series 2015-CR22, Class A5, 3.31%, 03/10/48 (Call 03/10/25)

    500       471,655  

Series 2015-CR22, Class AM, 3.60%, 03/10/48 (Call 03/10/25)(a)

    200       186,206  

Series 2015-CR22, Class C, 4.07%, 03/10/48 (Call 03/10/25)(a)

    300       275,370  

Series 2015-CR23, Class A4, 3.50%, 05/10/48 (Call 05/10/25)

    500       471,153  

Series 2015-CR24, Class A4, 3.43%, 08/10/48 (Call 06/10/26)

    954       896,232  

Series 2015-CR24, Class B, 4.43%, 08/10/48 (Call 06/10/26)(a)

    750       700,323  

Series 2015-CR24, Class D, 3.46%, 08/10/48 (Call 06/10/26)(a)

    200       162,976  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® CMBS ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2015-CR25, Class A4, 3.76%, 08/10/48 (Call 08/10/25)

  $ 750     $ 706,616  

Series 2015-CR25, Class ASB, 3.54%, 08/10/48 (Call 08/10/25)

    571       552,534  

Series 2015-CR25, Class B, 4.52%, 08/10/48 (Call 08/10/25)(a)

    300       277,732  

Series 2015-DC1, Class A5, 3.35%, 02/10/48 (Call 02/10/25)

    750       708,716  

Series 2015-DC1, Class B, 4.04%, 02/10/48 (Call 02/10/25)(a)

    1,000       919,712  

Series 2015-DC1, Class C, 4.30%, 02/10/48 (Call 02/10/25)(a)

    250       228,171  

Series 2015-LC19, Class A4, 3.18%, 02/10/48 (Call 01/10/27)

    1,000       944,554  

Series 2015-LC21, Class A4, 3.71%, 07/10/48 (Call 01/10/26)

    500       472,384  

Series 2015-LC23, Class A4, 3.77%, 10/10/48 (Call 11/10/25)

    1,000       941,859  

Series 2015-PC1, Class ASB, 3.61%, 07/10/50 (Call 06/10/25)

    96       93,889  

Series 2016-CR28, Class C, 4.60%, 02/10/49 (Call 01/10/26)(a)

    604       545,746  

Series 2016-DC2, Class A4, 3.50%, 02/10/49 (Call 02/10/26)

    367       345,132  

Series 2016-DC2, Class AM, 4.24%, 02/10/49 (Call 02/10/26)

    750       686,790  

Series 2016-DC2, Class ASB, 3.55%, 02/10/49 (Call 02/10/26)

    650       627,808  

Series 2016-DC2, Class C, 4.66%, 02/10/49 (Call 02/10/26)(a)

    250       225,075  

Series 2017-COR2, Class C, 4.59%, 09/10/50 (Call 09/10/27)(a)

    750       649,701  

Series 2018-COR3, Class A3, 4.23%, 05/10/51 (Call 05/10/28)

    750       688,887  

Series 2018-COR3, Class B, 4.51%, 05/10/51 (Call 05/10/28)(a)

    500       438,989  

Series 2018-COR3, Class C, 4.56%, 05/10/51 (Call 05/10/28)(a)

    500       415,783  

Series 2019-GC44, Class A5, 2.95%, 08/15/57 (Call 11/15/29)

    1,000       829,501  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2015-C1, Class A4, 3.51%, 04/15/50 (Call 03/15/25)

    500       474,105  

Series 2015-C1, Class AS, 3.79%, 04/15/50 (Call 03/15/25)(a)

    435       408,136  

Series 2015-C2, Class A4, 3.50%, 06/15/57 (Call 05/15/25)

    500       471,163  

Series 2015-C3, Class A4, 3.72%, 08/15/48 (Call 08/15/25)

    650       612,941  

Series 2015-C4, Class A3, 3.54%, 11/15/48 (Call 11/15/25)

    1,489       1,397,666  

Series 2015-C4, Class A4, 3.81%, 11/15/48 (Call 11/15/25)

    1,464           1,376,132  

Series 2015-C4, Class D, 3.56%, 11/15/48 (Call 11/15/25)(a)

    250       213,442  

Series 2016-C5, Class C, 4.64%, 11/15/48 (Call 11/15/25)(a)

    750       688,912  

Series 2016-C6, Class C, 4.92%, 01/15/49 (Call 05/15/26)(a)

    350       311,849  

Series 2016-C7, Class A4, 3.21%, 11/15/49 (Call 11/15/26)

    193       179,604  

Series 2016-C7, Class AS, 3.96%, 11/15/49 (Call 11/15/26)(a)

    1,000       907,720  

Series 2017-CX9, Class A5, 3.45%, 09/15/50 (Call 09/15/27)

    1,000       901,132  

Series 2018-CX11, Class A5, 4.03%, 04/15/51 (Call 04/15/28)(a)

    1,000       917,222  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2019-C15, Class A2, 3.45%, 03/15/52 (Call 02/15/29)

  $ 1,045     $ 1,011,610  

Series 2019-C15, Class A3, 3.78%, 03/15/52 (Call 02/15/29)

    1,400       1,262,843  

Series 2019-C15, Class B, 4.48%, 03/15/52 (Call 02/15/29)

    1,000       861,907  

Series 2019-C17, Class A5, 3.02%, 09/15/52 (Call 09/15/29)

    2,000       1,673,871  

Series 2019-C18, Class ASB, 2.87%, 12/15/52 (Call 12/15/29)

    500       441,796  

Series 2020-C19, Class A3, 2.56%, 03/15/53 (Call 03/15/30)

    500       403,915  

DBGS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C1, Class A4, 4.47%, 10/15/51 (Call 10/15/28)

    1,400       1,298,431  

DBJPM Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2016-C1, Class A4, 3.28%, 05/10/49 (Call 04/10/26)

    1,000       918,553  

Series 2016-C1, Class ASB, 3.04%, 05/10/49 (Call 04/10/26)

    385       366,454  

Series 2016-C1, Class B, 4.20%, 05/10/49 (Call 04/10/26)(a)

    1,160       1,026,422  

Series 2016-C1, Class C, 3.32%, 05/10/49 (Call 04/10/26)(a)

    468       396,375  

Series 2017-C6, Class A3, 3.27%, 06/10/50 (Call 06/10/27)

    561       540,393  

Federal National Mortgage Association

   

1.71%, 11/25/31(a)

    983       828,286  

1.94%, 12/25/31(a)

    1,000       779,471  

2.35%, 02/25/31

    1,000       844,370  

Series 2016-M1, Class A2, 2.94%, 01/25/26(a)

    807       761,875  

Series 2016-M10, Class AV2, 3.00%, 11/25/45

    500       386,536  

Series 2016-M12, Class AV2, 2.31%, 10/25/23

    260       257,224  

Series 2016-M5, Class A2, 2.47%, 04/25/26

    1,000       924,043  

Series 2017-M1, Class A2, 2.41%, 10/25/26(a)

    786       719,737  

Series 2017-M14, Class A2, 2.87%, 11/25/27(a)

    1,811       1,662,352  

Series 2017-M15, Class ATS2, 3.16%, 11/25/27(a)

    457       442,177  

Series 2018-M14, Class A2, 3.58%, 08/25/28(a)

    409       383,766  

Series 2019-M12, Class A2, 2.89%, 06/25/29(a)

    1,175       1,042,615  

Series 2019-M25, Class A2, 2.33%, 11/25/29(a)

    1,690       1,440,559  

Series 2020-M1, Class A1, 2.15%, 10/25/29

    1,568       1,445,419  

Series 2020-M1, Class A2, 2.44%, 10/25/29

    4,530           3,877,185  

Series 2020-M14, Class A2, 1.78%, 05/25/30

    1,000       803,840  

Series 2020-M20, Class A2, 1.44%, 10/25/29

    250       198,270  

Series 2020-M5, Class A3, 2.19%, 01/25/30

    1,000       832,859  

Series 2020-M8, Class A2, 1.82%, 02/25/30

    100       81,315  

Series 2021-M19, Class A2, 1.74%, 10/25/31(a)

    2,000       1,539,230  

Series 2021-M4, Class A2, 1.46%, 02/25/31(a)

    2,500       1,911,110  

Series 2022-M3, Class A2, 1.71%, 11/25/31(a)

    2,000       1,523,904  

Series 2022-M4, Class A2, 2.29%, 05/25/30(a)

    1,800       1,508,043  

Series2019-M6, Class A2, 3.45%, 01/01/29

    577       538,636  

Serise 2015-M15, Class A2, 2.92%, 10/25/25(a)

    653       619,868  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

   

Series 2012-GCJ9, Class AS, 3.12%, 11/10/45

    32       31,542  

Series 2013-GC16, Class AS, 4.65%, 11/10/46 (Call 11/10/23)

    150       148,079  

Series 2013-GC16, Class C, 5.31%, 11/10/46 (Call 11/10/23)(a)

    100       97,003  

Series 2014-GC18, Class AS, 4.38%, 01/10/47 (Call 01/10/24)

    650       626,958  

Series 2014-GC20, Class A5, 4.00%, 04/10/47 (Call 04/10/24)

    400       389,899  

Series 2014-GC20, Class B, 4.53%, 04/10/47 (Call 04/10/24)(a)

    250       236,222  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® CMBS ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2014-GC22, Class A5, 3.86%, 06/10/47 (Call 06/10/24)

  $ 1,640     $ 1,585,705  

Series 2014-GC22, Class AS, 4.11%, 06/10/47 (Call 06/10/24)

    250       239,221  

Series 2014-GC24, Class AAB, 3.65%, 09/10/47 (Call 09/10/24)

    216       211,697  

Series 2014-GC26, Class A5, 3.63%, 11/10/47 (Call 12/10/24)

    1,485       1,408,914  

Series 2015-GC30, Class AAB, 3.12%, 05/10/50 (Call 05/10/25)

    215       208,773  

Series 2015-GC30, Class AS, 3.78%, 05/10/50 (Call 05/10/25)(a)

    500       467,727  

Series 2015-GC32, Class A3, 3.50%, 07/10/48 (Call 07/10/25)

    545       512,717  

Series 2015-GC32, Class C, 4.41%, 07/10/48 (Call 07/10/25)(a)

    804       722,439  

Series 2015-GC34, Class A4, 3.51%, 10/10/48 (Call 10/10/25)

    1,500       1,398,906  

Series 2015-GS1, Class A3, 3.73%, 11/10/48 (Call 11/10/25)

    1,500       1,397,738  

Series 2016-GS2, Class A4, 3.05%, 05/10/49 (Call 05/10/26)

    1,170       1,063,867  

Series 2016-GS3, Class A3, 2.59%, 10/10/49 (Call 10/10/26)

    1,291           1,153,249  

Series 2016-GS3, Class A4, 2.85%, 10/10/49 (Call 10/10/26)

    780       697,204  

Series 2016-GS4, Class A4, 3.44%, 11/10/49 (Call 11/10/26)(a)

    39       35,559  

Series 2017-GS6, Class B, 3.87%, 05/10/50 (Call 05/10/27)

    1,000       870,145  

Series 2017-GS7, Class A3, 3.17%, 08/10/50 (Call 08/10/27)

    1,000       892,073  

Series 2017-GS7, Class B, 3.88%, 08/10/50 (Call 08/10/27)

    500       442,235  

Series 2018-GS9, Class A4, 3.99%, 03/10/51 (Call 03/10/28)(a)

    1,000       915,437  

Series 2019-GC38, Class A4, 3.97%, 02/10/52 (Call 02/10/29)

    750       677,162  

Series 2019-GC40, Class A4, 3.16%, 07/10/52 (Call 07/10/29)

    1,131       966,742  

Series 2019-GSA1, Class C, 3.80%, 11/10/52 (Call 11/10/29)(a)

    500       386,873  

Series 2020-GC45, Class A4, 2.66%, 02/13/53 (Call 01/13/30)

    775       632,576  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

Series 2015-JP1, Class A4, 3.65%, 01/15/49 (Call 12/15/25)

    1,000       938,825  

Series 2015-JP1, Class AS, 4.12%, 01/15/49 (Call 12/15/25)(a)

    750       693,946  

Series 2016-JP3, Class AS, 3.14%, 08/15/49 (Call 09/15/26)

    1,000       875,542  

Series 2016-JP3, Class B, 3.40%, 08/15/49 (Call 09/15/26)(a)

    108       94,643  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

Series 2013-C14, Class AS, 4.41%, 08/15/46 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    150       148,073  

Series 2013-C14, Class B, 4.55%, 08/15/46 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    500       488,782  

Series 2013-C15, Class B, 4.93%, 11/15/45 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    200       196,054  

Series 2013-C15, Class C, 5.18%, 11/15/45 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    110       107,556  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2013-C17, Class A4, 4.20%, 01/15/47 (Call 01/15/24)

  $ 490     $ 480,081  

Series 2013-C17, Class C, 4.88%, 01/15/47 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    100       95,929  

Series 2014-C18, Class A5, 4.08%, 02/15/47 (Call 01/15/29)

    1,400       1,362,789  

Series 2014-C18, Class AS, 4.44%, 02/15/47 (Call 01/15/29)(a)

    1,200       1,160,852  

Series 2014-C18, Class B, 4.79%, 02/15/47 (Call 01/15/29)(a)

    225       215,418  

Series 2014-C19, Class C, 4.65%, 04/15/47 (Call 01/15/25)(a)

    200       188,748  

Series 2014-C21, Class A4, 3.49%, 08/15/47 (Call 07/15/24)

    510       492,386  

Series 2014-C21, Class A5, 3.77%, 08/15/47 (Call 07/15/24)

    500       481,950  

Series 2014-C21, Class ASB, 3.43%, 08/15/47 (Call 07/15/24)

    119       116,554  

Series 2014-C22, Class A4, 3.80%, 09/15/47 (Call 03/15/26)

    1,006       968,098  

Series 2014-C22, Class C, 4.55%, 09/15/47 (Call 03/15/26)(a)

    200       178,484  

Series 2014-C23, Class A5, 3.93%, 09/15/47 (Call 02/15/26)

    1,144           1,102,232  

Series 2014-C23, Class ASB, 3.66%, 09/15/47 (Call 02/15/26)

    140       136,958  

Series 2014-C25, Class AS, 4.07%, 11/15/47 (Call 11/15/24)

    232       220,028  

Series 2014-C25, Class B, 4.35%, 11/15/47 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    185       173,821  

Series 2015-C27, Class AS, 3.63%, 02/15/48 (Call 09/15/26)

    500       463,229  

Series 2015-C28, Class A3, 2.91%, 10/15/48 (Call 04/15/25)

    803       755,806  

Series 2015-C28, Class ASB, 3.04%, 10/15/48 (Call 04/15/25)

    215       208,152  

Series 2015-C29, Class ASB, 3.30%, 05/15/48 (Call 06/15/28)

    251       243,266  

Series 2015-C29, Class B, 4.12%, 05/15/48 (Call 06/15/28)(a)

    250       229,553  

Series 2015-C30, Class AS, 4.23%, 07/15/48 (Call 07/15/25)(a)

    635       595,916  

Series 2015-C31, Class A3, 3.80%, 08/15/48 (Call 08/15/25)

    946       897,460  

Series 2015-C33, Class A4, 3.77%, 12/15/48 (Call 11/15/25)

    1,000       941,845  

Series 2016-C1, Class A5, 3.58%, 03/17/49 (Call 02/15/26)

    822       764,215  

Series 2016-C1, Class B, 4.74%, 03/17/49 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    450       415,546  

Series 2016-C1, Class C, 4.74%, 03/17/49 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    400       360,750  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

Series 2017-JP5, Class AS, 3.88%, 03/15/50 (Call 04/15/27)(a)

    650       584,001  

Series 2017-JP5, Class ASB, 3.55%, 03/15/50 (Call 04/15/27)

    112       105,764  

Series 2017-JP6, Class A5, 3.49%, 07/15/50 (Call 06/15/27)

    300       272,596  

Series 2017-JP6, Class AS, 3.74%, 07/15/50 (Call 06/15/27)

    400       354,144  

 

 

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

    23  


Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® CMBS ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2017-JP7, Class A5, 3.45%, 09/15/50 (Call 08/15/27)

  $ 1,000     $ 902,491  

Series 2019-COR5, Class A2, 3.15%, 06/13/52 (Call 06/13/29)

    324       312,440  

Series 2019-COR5, Class A4, 3.39%, 06/13/52 (Call 06/13/29)

    1,200       1,042,893  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

Series 2016-C2, Class A4, 3.14%, 06/15/49 (Call 05/15/26)

    1,000       913,124  

Series 2016-C2, Class B, 3.99%, 06/15/49 (Call 05/15/26)(a)

    750       651,715  

Series 2017-C5, Class A5, 3.69%, 03/15/50 (Call 04/15/27)

    1,100       1,011,537  

Series 2017-C7, Class A3, 3.05%, 10/15/50 (Call 11/15/27)

    1,196       1,140,931  

Series 2017-C7, Class A5, 3.41%, 10/15/50 (Call 11/15/27)

    1,050       943,608  

Series 2018-C8, Class A3, 3.94%, 06/15/51 (Call 06/15/28)

    561       519,143  

Series 2019-COR6, Class A4, 3.06%, 11/13/52 (Call 11/13/29)

    955       803,290  

Series 2020-COR7, Class A5, 2.18%, 05/13/53 (Call 04/13/30)

    539       417,570  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

Series 2013-C13, Class A4, 3.99%, 01/15/46 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    205       202,580  

Series 2013-C13, Class ASB, 3.41%, 01/15/46 (Call 07/15/23)

    7       6,943  

Series 2014-C20, Class A5, 3.80%, 07/15/47 (Call 06/15/24)

    500       483,462  

Series 2014-C20, Class B, 4.40%, 07/15/47 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    100       93,914  

Series 2015-JP1, Class A5, 3.91%, 01/15/49 (Call 12/15/25)

    1,462           1,375,526  

Series 2016-JP2, Class A4, 2.82%, 08/15/49 (Call 07/15/26)

    1,023       917,072  

Series 2016-JP2, Class AS, 3.06%, 08/15/49 (Call 07/15/26)

    700       613,688  

Series 2016-JP4, Class A4, 3.65%, 12/15/49 (Call 04/15/27)(a)

    1,090       999,992  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust

   

Series 2013-C10, Class ASB, 3.91%, 07/15/46 (Call 06/15/28)(a)

    14       14,280  

Series 2013-C11, Class A3, 3.96%, 08/15/46 (Call 08/15/23)

    312       308,038  

Series 2013-C13, Class C, 4.90%, 11/15/46 (Call 11/15/28)(a)

    230       217,475  

Series 2013-C7, Class B, 3.77%, 02/15/46 (Call 01/15/23)

    200       197,236  

Series 2013-C8, Class B, 3.64%, 12/15/48 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    200       198,044  

Series 2014-C14, Class A5, 4.06%, 02/15/47 (Call 02/15/24)

    733       716,776  

Series 2014-C14, Class AS, 4.38%, 02/15/47 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    200       195,592  

Series 2014-C14, Class B, 4.87%, 02/15/47 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    200       194,198  

Series 2014-C15, Class ASB, 3.65%, 04/15/47 (Call 04/15/24)

    60       59,116  

Series 2014-C16, Class A5, 3.89%, 06/15/47 (Call 06/15/26)

    500       484,590  

Series 2014-C17, Class A5, 3.74%, 08/15/47 (Call 07/15/24)

    2,220       2,141,537  

Series 2014-C18, Class A3, 3.65%, 10/15/47 (Call 07/15/26)

    329       314,014  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2014-C18, Class A4, 3.92%, 10/15/47 (Call 07/15/26)

  $ 1,150     $ 1,108,347  

Series 2014-C19, Class A4, 3.53%, 12/15/47 (Call 10/15/26)

    1,275       1,216,192  

Series 2015-C20, Class AS, 3.61%, 02/15/48 (Call 11/15/26)

    500       466,836  

Series 2015-C21, Class A4, 3.34%, 03/15/48 (Call 03/15/31)

    901       845,596  

Series 2015-C22, Class A4, 3.31%, 04/15/48 (Call 04/15/25)

    1,000       937,726  

Series 2015-C22, Class C, 4.20%, 04/15/48 (Call 04/15/25)(a)

    250       217,146  

Series 2015-C23, Class A3, 3.45%, 07/15/50 (Call 06/15/25)

    730       686,279  

Series 2015-C23, Class A4, 3.72%, 07/15/50 (Call 06/15/25)

    1,000       941,577  

Series 2015-C24, Class A3, 3.48%, 05/15/48 (Call 08/15/25)

    336       316,903  

Series 2015-C24, Class A4, 3.73%, 05/15/48 (Call 08/15/25)

    950       888,304  

Series 2015-C25, Class ASB, 3.38%, 10/15/48 (Call 09/15/25)

    318       306,195  

Series 2015-C27, Class A4, 3.75%, 12/15/47 (Call 11/15/25)

    1,373       1,288,493  

Series 2016-C28, Class A4, 3.54%, 01/15/49 (Call 02/15/28)

    1,000       927,686  

Series 2016-C30, Class A5, 2.86%, 09/15/49 (Call 10/15/26)

    500       446,889  

Series 2016-C31, Class A5, 3.10%, 11/15/49 (Call 11/15/26)

    1,250           1,123,128  

Series 2016-C32, Class A4, 3.72%, 12/15/49 (Call 01/15/27)

    1,000       918,613  

Series 2016-C32, Class ASB, 3.51%, 12/15/49 (Call 01/15/27)

    261       247,266  

Series 2017-C33, Class A5, 3.60%, 05/15/50 (Call 05/15/27)

    1,100       1,001,902  

Series 2017-C34, Class A4, 3.54%, 11/15/52 (Call 10/15/27)

    1,000       901,924  

Series 2017-C34, Class AS, 3.86%, 11/15/52 (Call 10/15/27)

    500       444,933  

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2017-HR2, Class A4, 3.59%, 12/15/50 (Call 12/15/27)

    2,010       1,806,350  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

   

Series 2015-MS1, Class A4, 3.78%, 05/15/48 (Call 07/15/25)(a)

    500       472,906  

Series 2015-UBS8, Class AS, 4.11%, 12/15/48 (Call 12/15/25)

    250       228,945  

Series 2016-BNK2, Class A4, 3.05%, 11/15/49 (Call 11/15/26)

    1,250       1,120,903  

Series 2016-UB11, Class A4, 2.78%, 08/15/49 (Call 08/15/26)

    1,000       891,264  

Series 2016-UB12, Class A3, 3.34%, 12/15/49 (Call 12/15/26)

    983       898,133  

Series 2016-UB12, Class A4, 3.60%, 12/15/49 (Call 12/15/26)

    1,500       1,371,645  

Series 2017-H1, Class A5, 3.53%, 06/15/50 (Call 06/15/27)

    1,000       905,732  

Series 2018-H3, Class A4, 3.91%, 07/15/51 (Call 07/15/28)

    500       457,597  

Series 2019-H7, Class A4, 3.26%, 07/15/52 (Call 07/15/29)

    1,000       855,918  

Series 2020-HR8, Class A4, 2.04%, 07/15/53 (Call 08/15/30)

    1,120       863,823  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® CMBS ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2020-L4, Class A3, 2.70%, 02/15/53 (Call 02/15/30)

  $ 1,500     $ 1,225,372  

Series 2021-L5, Class ASB, 2.43%, 05/15/54 (Call 05/15/31)

    145       120,540  

Series 2021-L6, Class A2, 2.13%, 06/15/54 (Call 07/15/31)(a)

    1,500       1,311,572  

Series 2021-L7, Class A5, 2.57%, 10/15/54 (Call 10/15/31)

    3,000           2,331,827  

SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-C5, Class A4, 3.06%, 10/10/48 (Call 07/10/26)

    1,000       897,568  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2017-C2, Class A4, 3.49%, 08/15/50 (Call 08/15/27)

    1,000       903,483  

Series 2017-C6, Class AS, 3.93%, 12/15/50 (Call 12/15/27)(a)

    500       443,495  

Series 2017-C7, Class A4, 3.68%, 12/15/50 (Call 01/15/33)

    1,000       900,147  

Series 2018-C08, Class A4, 3.98%, 02/15/51 (Call 02/15/28)

    1,325       1,212,024  

Series 2018-C15, Class B, 4.92%, 12/15/51 (Call 01/15/29)(a)

    750       660,900  

Series 2019-C16, Class AS, 3.89%, 04/15/52 (Call 04/15/29)

    1,592       1,377,825  

Series 2019-C17, Class A4, 2.92%, 10/15/52 (Call 10/15/29)

    1,000       831,011  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

4.15%, 08/15/51 (Call 08/15/28)

    1,623       1,488,322  

Series 2013-LC12, Class AS, 4.30%, 07/15/46 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    473       458,599  

Series 2015-C26, Class AS, 3.58%, 02/15/48 (Call 02/15/25)

    820       764,699  

Series 2015-C27, Class A5, 3.45%, 02/15/48 (Call 03/15/25)

    1,000       942,417  

Series 2015-C27, Class B, 4.14%, 02/15/48 (Call 03/15/25)(a)

    330       300,593  

Series 2015-C28, Class A4, 3.54%, 05/15/48 (Call 05/15/25)

    500       470,853  

Series 2015-C28, Class AS, 3.87%, 05/15/48 (Call 05/15/25)(a)

    250       232,902  

Series 2015-C30, Class A4, 3.66%, 09/15/58 (Call 08/15/25)

    817       769,282  

Series 2015-C30, Class ASB, 3.41%, 09/15/58 (Call 08/15/25)

    269       260,958  

Series 2015-C31, Class A4, 3.70%, 11/15/48 (Call 11/15/25)

    500       469,799  

Series 2015-C31, Class B, 4.48%, 11/15/48 (Call 11/15/25)(a)

    1,000       926,813  

Series 2015-C31, Class C, 4.60%, 11/15/48 (Call 11/15/25)(a)

    450       404,994  

Series 2015-LC20, Class A3, 3.09%, 04/15/50

    600       584,087  

Series 2015-LC20, Class B, 3.72%, 04/15/50 (Call 04/15/25)

    750       687,657  

Series 2015-LC22, Class A4, 3.84%, 09/15/58 (Call 09/15/25)

    1,000       943,086  

Series 2015-NXS2, Class A5, 3.77%, 07/15/58 (Call 07/15/25)(a)

    750       708,028  

Series 2016-C32, Class ASB, 3.32%, 01/15/59 (Call 01/15/26)

    718       692,013  

Series 2016-C33, Class A4, 3.43%, 03/15/59 (Call 04/15/26)

    1,000       924,196  

Series 2016-C34, Class A4, 3.10%, 06/15/49 (Call 05/15/26)

    1,000       911,159  

Series 2016-C35, Class A4, 2.93%, 07/15/48 (Call 07/15/26)

    1,000       899,686  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2016-C36, Class AS, 3.42%, 11/15/59 (Call 10/15/26)

  $ 500     $ 439,505  

Series 2016-LC24, Class A4, 2.94%, 10/15/49 (Call 09/15/26)

    1,680       1,508,062  

Series 2016-LC25, Class B, 4.34%, 12/15/59 (Call 11/15/26)(a)

    198       176,642  

Series 2016-NXS4, Class A4, 3.72%, 12/15/48 (Call 11/15/25)

    1,920       1,803,792  

Series 2016-NXS6, Class B, 3.81%, 11/15/49 (Call 10/15/26)

    500       435,106  

Series 2017-C38, Class A4, 3.19%, 07/15/50 (Call 06/15/27)

    487       437,582  

Series 2017-C38, Class A5, 3.45%, 07/15/50 (Call 06/15/27)

    1,000       902,220  

Series 2017-C39, Class A5, 3.42%, 09/15/50 (Call 08/15/27)

    2,500           2,250,651  

Series 2017-C39, Class ASB, 3.21%, 09/15/50 (Call 08/15/27)

    950       896,712  

Series 2017-C39, Class C, 4.12%, 09/15/50 (Call 08/15/27)

    500       420,356  

Series 2017-C42, Class A4, 3.59%, 12/15/50 (Call 12/15/27)

    1,250       1,123,593  

Series 2017-C42, Class B, 4.00%, 12/15/50 (Call 12/15/27)(a)

    500       439,160  

Series 2018-C44, Class A4, 3.95%, 05/15/51 (Call 05/15/28)

    1,250       1,138,857  

Series 2018-C44, Class A5, 4.21%, 05/15/51 (Call 05/15/28)

    1,000       923,499  

Series 2018-C45, Class AS, 4.41%, 06/15/51 (Call 07/15/28)(a)

    350       314,861  

Series 2018-C46, Class AS, 4.38%, 08/15/51 (Call 08/15/28)

    500       447,681  

Series 2018-C47, Class A4, 4.44%, 09/15/61 (Call 10/15/28)

    1,250       1,161,411  

Series 2018-C47, Class ASB, 4.37%, 09/15/61 (Call 10/15/28)

    1,625       1,546,688  

Series 2018-C48, Class A5, 4.30%, 01/15/52 (Call 12/15/28)

    1,010       929,943  

Series 2019-C49, Class A5, 4.02%, 03/15/52 (Call 02/15/29)

    1,625       1,468,159  

Series 2019-C49, Class C, 4.87%, 03/15/52 (Call 02/15/29)(a)

    665       563,235  

Series 2019-C50, Class A5, 3.73%, 05/15/52 (Call 05/15/29)

    750       663,009  

Series 2019-C50, Class AS, 4.02%, 05/15/52 (Call 05/15/29)

    1,000       866,306  

Series 2019-C51, Class AS, 3.58%, 06/15/52 (Call 06/15/29)

    492       415,762  

Series 2019-C53, Class A4, 3.04%, 10/15/52 (Call 10/15/29)

    1,400       1,178,154  

Series 2020-C55, Class A5, 2.73%, 02/15/53 (Call 02/15/30)

    1,000       817,196  

Series 2020-C56, Class ASB, 2.42%, 06/15/53 (Call 04/15/30)

    500       430,259  

Series 2020-C56, Class B, 3.74%, 06/15/53 (Call 04/15/30)(a)

    345       280,421  

Series 2020-C56, Class C, 3.74%, 06/15/53 (Call 04/15/30)(a)

    800       617,892  

Series 2020-C57, Class A4, 2.12%, 08/15/53 (Call 08/15/30)

    1,919       1,489,809  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® CMBS ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2020-C58, Class A4, 2.10%, 07/15/53 (Call 12/15/30)

  $ 1,000     $ 763,207  

Series 2021-C59, Class A5, 2.63%, 04/15/54 (Call 04/15/31)

    1,000       791,176  

Series 2021-C59, Class ASB, 2.30%, 04/15/54 (Call 04/15/31)

    459       389,414  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2012-C10, Class AS, 3.24%, 12/15/45

    250       243,846  

Series 2013-C13, Class C, 3.91%, 05/15/45 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    110       107,237  

Series 2013-C14, Class B, 3.84%, 06/15/46 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    500       470,811  

Series 2013-C18, Class A4, 3.90%, 12/15/46 (Call 01/15/24)

    419       406,986  

Series 2013-UBS1, Class A4, 4.08%, 03/15/46 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    712       698,375  

Series 2014-C19, Class A4, 3.83%, 03/15/47 (Call 03/15/24)

    285       278,965  

Series 2014-C19, Class B, 4.72%, 03/15/47 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    300       284,853  

Series 2014-C22, Class A4, 3.49%, 09/15/57 (Call 09/15/24)

    972       929,659  

Series 2014-C22, Class A5, 3.75%, 09/15/57 (Call 09/15/24)

    400       383,318  

Series 2014-C22, Class AS, 4.07%, 09/15/57 (Call 09/15/24)(a)

    480       456,856  

Series 2014-C24, Class A5, 3.61%, 11/15/47 (Call 11/15/24)

    100       95,348  

Series 2014-C25, Class A5, 3.63%, 11/15/47 (Call 12/15/24)

    1,050       1,001,844  

Series 2014-LC14, Class A5, 4.05%, 03/15/47 (Call 02/15/24)

    950       928,021  
   

 

 

 
      342,368,885  
   

 

 

 

Total Collaterized Mortgage Obligations — 58.4%
(Cost: $400,031,772)

 

      342,368,885  
   

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 41.0%  

Federal National Mortgage Association

   

Series 2013-M6, Class 1A2, 3.35%, 02/25/43(a)

    296       277,438  

Series 2014-M11, Class 1A, 3.12%, 08/25/24(a)

    604       588,711  

Series 2014-M11, Class 2A, 3.29%, 08/25/26(a)

    560       531,140  

Series 2014-M13, Class A2, 3.02%, 08/25/24(a)

    102       98,843  

Series 2014-M3, Class A2, 3.50%, 01/25/24(a)

    280       276,850  

Series 2014-M4, Class A2, 3.35%, 03/25/24(a)

    375       368,570  

Series 2015-M1, Class A2, 2.53%, 09/25/24

    506       487,977  

Series 2015-M11, Class A2, 2.85%, 04/25/25(a)

    725       692,329  

Series 2015-M13, Class A2, 2.70%, 06/25/25(a)

    696       659,689  

Series 2015-M2, Class A, 2.62%, 12/25/24

    324       309,561  

Series 2015-M8, Class A2, 2.90%, 01/25/25(a)

    1,125       1,077,977  

Series 2016-M6, Class A2, 2.49%, 05/25/26

    274       253,265  

Series 2016-M9, Class A2, 2.29%, 06/25/26

    2,000       1,836,966  

Series 2017, Class A2, 2.96%, 09/25/27(a)

    935       866,555  

Series 2017-M11, Class A2, 2.98%, 08/25/29

    1,000       894,102  

Series 2017-M15, Class AV2, 2.57%, 11/25/24(a)

    629       607,586  

Series 2017-M2, Class A2, 2.76%, 02/25/27(a)

    2,248       2,080,509  

Series 2017-M3, Class A2, 2.47%, 12/25/26(a)

    645       590,093  

Series 2017-M4, Class A2, 2.55%, 12/25/26(a)

    723       662,676  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2017-M7, Class A2, 2.96%, 02/25/27(a)

  $ 948     $ 882,017  

Series 2017-M8, Class A2, 3.06%, 05/25/27(a)

    2,181       2,031,817  

Series 2018-M1, Class A2, 2.99%, 12/25/27(a)

    755       697,823  

Series 2018-M10, Class A2, 3.36%, 07/25/28(a)

    2,382       2,216,769  

Series 2018-M13, Class A2, 3.74%, 09/25/30(a)

    84       77,786  

Series 2018-M7, Class A2, 3.04%, 03/25/28(a)

    760       699,231  

Series 2019-M1, Class A2, 3.55%, 09/25/28(a)

    2,701       2,531,853  

Series 2019-M2, Class A2, 3.63%, 11/25/28(a)

    1,852       1,740,059  

Series 2019-M5, Class A2, 3.27%, 02/25/29

    2,450       2,257,931  

Series 2019-M7, Class A2, 3.14%, 04/25/29

    2,584       2,339,054  

Series 2019-M9, Class A2, 2.94%, 06/25/29

    1,792       1,609,234  

Series 2020-M5, Class A2, 2.21%, 01/25/30

    2,496       2,107,893  

Series 2021-M17, Class A2, 1.71%, 07/25/31(a)

    2,000       1,544,780  

Series 2022-M1, Class A2, 1.67%, 10/25/31(a)

    3,000       2,284,412  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates

   

1.31%, 05/25/30 (Call 06/25/30)

    1,000       772,536  

2.03%, 09/25/28 (Call 10/25/28)

    1,150       983,602  

2.12%, 04/25/55 (Call 09/25/29)(a)

    3,000       2,560,868  

2.25%, 03/25/54 (Call 02/25/32)

    165       132,243  

2.45%, 04/25/32 (Call 05/25/32)

    1,000       811,873  

2.92%, 06/25/54 (Call 07/25/32)

    3,500       2,953,981  

3.00%, 06/25/32 (Call 06/25/32)(a)

    2,500       2,122,397  

3.50%, 07/25/32 (Call 08/25/32)(a)

    2,000       1,770,820  

Class A1, 2.55%, 05/25/31 (Call 02/25/32)

    2,248       1,965,105  

Class A2, 2.25%, 02/25/32 (Call 02/25/32)

    2,500       2,004,014  

Series K037, Class A2, 3.49%, 01/25/24 (Call 01/25/24)

    750       738,634  

Series K038, Class A2, 3.39%, 03/25/24 (Call 05/25/24)

    500       490,062  

Series K039, Class A2, 3.30%, 07/25/24 (Call 08/25/24)

    263       256,253  

Series K040, Class A2, 3.24%, 09/25/24 (Call 10/25/24)

    1,120       1,087,094  

Series K041, Class A2, 3.17%, 10/25/24 (Call 11/25/24)

    1,250       1,210,887  

Series K043, Class A2, 3.06%, 12/25/24 (Call 01/25/25)

    1,000       961,783  

Series K044, Class A2, 2.81%, 01/25/25 (Call 01/25/25)

    2,346       2,243,913  

Series K046, Class A2, 3.21%, 03/25/25 (Call 04/25/25)

    1,785       1,714,637  

Series K048, Class A1, 2.69%, 12/25/24 (Call 08/25/25)

    173       168,978  

Series K049, Class A2, 3.01%, 07/25/25 (Call 08/25/25)

    1,800       1,714,906  

Series K050, Class A2, 3.33%, 08/25/25 (Call 10/25/25)(a)

    2,000       1,918,614  

Series K051, Class A2, 3.31%, 09/25/25 (Call 10/25/25)

    2,630       2,518,356  

Series K052, Class A2, 3.15%, 11/25/25 (Call 01/25/26)

    800       761,278  

Series K053, Class A2, 3.00%, 12/25/25 (Call 01/25/26)

    2,200       2,081,590  

Series K054, Class A2, 2.75%, 01/25/26 (Call 02/25/26)

    700       656,146  

Series K055, Class A2, 2.67%, 03/25/26 (Call 04/25/26)

    1,500       1,398,456  

Series K056, Class A1, 2.20%, 07/25/25 (Call 06/25/26)

    174       168,300  

Series K056, Class A2, 2.53%, 05/25/26 (Call 06/25/26)

    1,725       1,596,437  

Series K057, Class A2, 2.57%, 07/25/26 (Call 08/25/26)

    1,725       1,595,300  

Series K058, Class A2, 2.65%, 08/25/26 (Call 09/25/26)

    1,527       1,410,287  

Series K059, Class A2, 3.12%, 09/25/26 (Call 10/25/26)(a)

    1,780       1,671,434  

Series K060, Class A2, 3.30%, 10/25/26 (Call 12/25/26)

    1,046       987,533  

Series K061, Class A2, 3.35%, 11/25/26 (Call 12/25/26)(a)

    1,300       1,229,307  

Series K062, Class A2, 3.41%, 12/25/26 (Call 01/25/27)

    1,000       946,345  

Series K063, Class A2, 3.43%, 01/25/27 (Call 02/25/27)(a)

    1,345       1,273,214  

Series K064, Class A1, 2.89%, 10/25/26 (Call 05/25/27)

    659       633,632  

Series K064, Class A2, 3.22%, 03/25/27 (Call 05/25/27)

    325       304,787  

Series K065, Class A2, 3.24%, 04/25/27 (Call 07/25/27)

    2,570        2,408,373  

Series K067, Class A1, 2.90%, 03/25/27 (Call 09/25/27)

    755       724,233  

Series K067, Class A2, 3.19%, 07/25/27 (Call 09/25/27)

    1,600       1,491,778  

Series K068, Class A2, 3.24%, 08/25/27 (Call 10/25/27)

    1,000       933,467  

Series K069, Class A2, 3.19%, 09/25/27 (Call 10/25/27)(a)

    1,000       930,454  

Series K070, Class A1, 3.03%, 04/25/27 (Call 12/25/27)

    1,537       1,475,845  

Series K070, Class A2, 3.30%, 11/25/27 (Call 12/25/27)(a)

    1,541       1,438,734  

Series K071, Class A2, 3.29%, 11/25/27 (Call 02/25/28)

    1,500       1,397,832  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® CMBS ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series K072, Class A2, 3.44%, 12/25/27 (Call 12/25/27)

  $ 1,000     $ 937,938  

Series K073, Class A2, 3.35%, 01/25/28 (Call 10/25/28)

    2,397       2,235,786  

Series K074, Class A1, 3.60%, 09/25/27 (Call 07/25/28)

    871       842,044  

Series K074, Class A2, 3.60%, 01/25/28 (Call 07/25/28)

    1,000       942,974  

Series K075, Class A2, 3.65%, 02/25/28 (Call 05/25/28)(a)

    1,000       944,700  

Series K076, Class A1, 3.73%, 12/25/27 (Call 05/25/28)

    979       947,176  

Series K076, Class A2, 3.90%, 04/25/28 (Call 05/25/28)

    2,025       1,934,254  

Series K077, Class A2, 3.85%, 05/25/28 (Call 05/25/28)(a)

    1,000       952,357  

Series K078, Class A2, 3.85%, 06/25/28 (Call 10/25/28)

    1,140       1,085,169  

Series K079, Class A2, 3.93%, 06/25/28 (Call 07/25/28)

    2,100       2,004,029  

Series K080, Class A2, 3.93%, 07/25/28 (Call 08/25/28)(a)

    1,700       1,620,798  

Series K081, Class A2, 3.90%, 08/25/28 (Call 12/25/28)(a)

    1,500       1,426,967  

Series K082, Class A2, 3.92%, 09/25/28 (Call 10/25/28)(a)

    2,310       2,198,236  

Series K083, Class A2, 4.05%, 09/25/28 (Call 10/25/28)(a)

    1,195       1,144,096  

Series K084, Class A2, 3.78%, 10/25/28 (Call 11/25/28)(a)

    1,000       940,627  

Series K085, Class A2, 4.06%, 10/25/28 (Call 11/25/28)(a)

    1,000       954,702  

Series K086, Class A2, 3.86%, 11/25/28 (Call 11/25/28)(a)

    1,725       1,632,790  

Series K087, Class A2, 3.77%, 12/25/28 (Call 01/25/29)

    1,571       1,479,524  

Series K088, Class A1, 3.48%, 09/25/28 (Call 04/25/29)

    330       315,094  

Series K088, Class A2, 3.69%, 01/25/29 (Call 04/25/29)

    2,010       1,883,306  

Series K089, Class A1, 3.34%, 10/25/28 (Call 04/25/29)

    2,275       2,158,725  

Series K089, Class A2, 3.56%, 01/25/29 (Call 04/25/29)

    1,400       1,302,032  

Series K091, Class A2, 3.51%, 03/25/29 (Call 10/25/29)

    2,017       1,867,211  

Series K092, Class A2, 3.30%, 04/25/29 (Call 07/25/29)

    2,010       1,836,139  

Series K094, Class A2, 2.90%, 06/25/29 (Call 11/25/29)

    2,420       2,154,080  

Series K095, Class A2, 2.79%, 06/25/29 (Call 01/25/30)

    2,675       2,363,204  

Series K096, Class A2, 2.52%, 07/25/29 (Call 07/25/29)

    1,215       1,053,078  

Series K097, Class A1, 2.16%, 05/25/29 (Call 12/25/29)

    964       868,733  

Series K097, Class A2, 2.51%, 07/25/29 (Call 12/25/29)

    2,250       1,946,801  

Series K098, Class A2, 2.43%, 08/25/29 (Call 08/25/29)

    500       430,144  

Series K100, Class A2, 2.67%, 09/25/29 (Call 10/25/29)

    1,000       871,736  

Series K101, Class A2, 2.52%, 10/25/29 (Call 01/25/30)

    250       215,485  

Series K102, Class A1, 2.18%, 05/25/29 (Call 04/25/30)

    944       849,945  

Series K102, Class A2, 2.54%, 10/25/29 (Call 04/25/30)

    2,000       1,725,275  

Series K103, Class A2, 2.65%, 11/25/29 (Call 06/25/30)

    1,220       1,058,102  

Series K104, Class A2, 2.25%, 01/25/30 (Call 07/25/30)

    3,005       2,529,651  

Series K105, Class A2, 1.87%, 01/25/30 (Call 06/25/30)

    1,485       1,213,411  

Series K106, Class A1, 1.78%, 10/25/29 (Call 02/25/30)

    2,428       2,095,933  

Series K106, Class A2, 2.07%, 01/25/30 (Call 02/25/30)

    2,250       1,862,542  

Series K107, Class A2, 1.64%, 01/25/30 (Call 02/25/30)

    3,250       2,611,208  

Series K108, Class A2, 1.52%, 03/25/30 (Call 03/25/30)

    2,153       1,707,244  

Series K109, Class A2, 1.56%, 04/25/30 (Call 04/25/30)

    3,000           2,375,446  

Series K110, Class A1, 1.02%, 09/25/29 (Call 05/25/30)

    977       809,057  

Series K110, Class A2, 1.48%, 04/25/30 (Call 05/25/30)

    1,640       1,291,525  

Series K111, Class A2, 1.35%, 05/25/30 (Call 07/25/30)

    1,500       1,164,952  

Series K114, Class A2, 1.37%, 06/25/30 (Call 06/25/30)

    760       587,714  

Series K115, Class A2, 1.38%, 06/25/30 (Call 07/25/30)

    1,000       774,759  

Series K116, Class A2, 1.38%, 07/25/30 (Call 09/25/30)

    2,000       1,546,358  

Series K117, Class A2, 1.41%, 08/25/30 (Call 10/25/30)

    1,500       1,159,496  

Series K118, Class A1, 0.79%, 03/25/30 (Call 09/25/30)

    1,909       1,586,869  

Series K118, Class A2, 1.49%, 09/25/30 (Call 09/25/30)

    2,500       1,942,344  

Series K119, Class A2, 1.57%, 09/25/30 (Call 10/25/30)

    3,000       2,342,849  

Series K120, Class A2, 1.50%, 10/25/30 (Call 10/25/30)

    3,200       2,478,703  

Series K121, Class A2, 1.55%, 10/25/30 (Call 03/25/31)

    1,500       1,165,264  

Series K123, Class A2, 1.62%, 12/25/30 (Call 01/25/31)

    600       467,974  

Series K124, Class A2, 1.66%, 12/25/30 (Call 01/25/31)

    2,300       1,796,387  

Series K125, Class A2, 1.85%, 01/25/31 (Call 01/25/31)

    3,000       2,377,002  

Series K126, Class A2, 2.07%, 01/25/31 (Call 05/25/31)

    3,866       3,121,757  

Series K127, Class A2, 2.11%, 01/25/31 (Call 02/25/31)

    3,000       2,426,220  

Series K128, Class A2, 2.02%, 03/25/31 (Call 03/25/31)

    1,000       801,952  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series K130, Class A2, 1.72%, 06/25/31 (Call 07/25/31)

  $ 2,500     $ 1,941,489  

Series K131, Class A2, 1.85%, 07/25/31 (Call 09/25/31)

    3,000       2,352,856  

Series K132, Class A2, 2.02%, 08/25/31 (Call 12/25/31)

    1,000       791,803  

Series K133, Class A2, 2.10%, 09/25/31 (Call 10/25/31)

    1,000       795,980  

Series K135, Class A1, 1.61%, 10/25/30 (Call 11/25/31)

    1,215       1,016,100  

Series K135, CLASS A2, 2.15%, 10/25/31 (Call 11/25/31)(a)

    2,800       2,237,115  

Series K136, Class A2, 2.13%, 11/25/31 (Call 12/25/31)

    2,000       1,591,297  

Series K139, Class A2, 2.59%, 01/25/32 (Call 02/25/32)(a)

    2,000       1,653,514  

Series K142, Class A2, 2.40%, 03/25/32 (Call 03/25/32)

    3,000       2,433,043  

Series K150, 3.71%, 09/25/32

    2,000       1,806,437  

Series K1510, Class A2, 3.72%, 01/25/31 (Call 01/25/34)

    250       230,628  

Series K1510, Class A3, 3.79%, 01/25/34 (Call 01/25/34)

    500       451,160  

Series K-1511, Class A2, 3.47%, 03/25/31 (Call 04/25/34)

    1,000       902,547  

Series K-1512, Class A2, 2.99%, 05/25/31 (Call 10/25/34)

    730       634,533  

Series K-1512, Class A3, 3.06%, 04/25/34 (Call 10/25/34)

    450       373,918  

Series K-1513, Class A3, 2.80%, 08/25/34 (Call 12/25/34)

    1,015       815,450  

Series K-1514, Class A2, 2.86%, 10/25/34 (Call 10/25/34)

    1,000       803,754  

Series K-1516, Class A2, 1.72%, 05/25/35 (Call 10/25/35)

    1,825       1,278,016  

Series K-1517, Class A2, 1.72%, 07/25/35 (Call 08/25/35)

    500       351,582  

Series K-1518, Class A2, 1.86%, 10/25/35 (Call 10/25/35)

    2,500       1,767,618  

Series K152, Class A1, 2.83%, 05/25/30 (Call 04/25/31)

    1,137       1,041,716  

Series K152, Class A2, 3.08%, 01/25/31 (Call 04/25/31)

    250       220,157  

Series K-1520, Class A2, 2.44%, 02/25/36 (Call 04/25/36)

    2,000       1,486,794  

Series K-1521, Class A2, 2.18%, 08/25/36 (Call 09/25/36)

    1,000       717,106  

Series K153, Class A3, 3.12%, 10/25/31 (Call 02/25/32)(a)

    500       435,220  

Series K154, Class A3, 3.46%, 11/25/32 (Call 12/25/32)

    1,345       1,184,553  

Series K155, Class A1, 3.75%, 11/25/29 (Call 05/25/33)

    468       447,842  

Series K156, Class A3, 3.70%, 06/25/33 (Call 07/25/33)(a)

    500       448,609  

Series K157, Class A2, 3.99%, 05/25/33 (Call 09/25/33)(a)

    1,076       1,013,760  

Series K159, Class A1, 3.95%, 12/25/29 (Call 11/25/33)

    1,497       1,444,175  

Series K159, Class A2, 3.95%, 11/25/30 (Call 11/25/33)(a)

    833       783,000  

Series K159, Class A3, 3.95%, 11/25/33 (Call 11/25/33)(a)

    2,000       1,837,859  

Series K725, Class A2, 3.00%, 01/25/24 (Call 05/25/24)

    989       967,384  

Series K727, Class A2, 2.95%, 07/25/24 (Call 10/25/24)

    866       840,879  

Series K728, Class A2, 3.06%, 08/25/24 (Call 11/25/24)(a)

    1,955       1,902,636  

Series K729, Class A1, 2.95%, 02/25/24 (Call 11/25/24)

    112       111,947  

Series K730, Class A2, 3.59%, 01/25/25 (Call 02/25/25)(a)

    1,998       1,940,172  

Series K731, Class A2, 3.60%, 02/25/25 (Call 05/25/25)(a)

    991       962,373  

Series K733, Class A2, 3.75%, 08/25/25 (Call 01/25/26)

    1,000       968,365  

Series K734, Class A2, 3.21%, 02/25/26 (Call 07/25/26)

    1,000       949,299  

Series K735, Class A2, 2.86%, 05/25/26 (Call 06/25/26)

    1,993       1,863,454  

Series K737, Class AM, 2.10%, 10/25/26 (Call 12/25/26)

    300       269,537  

Series K739, Class A2, 1.34%, 09/25/27 (Call 09/25/27)

    2,150       1,834,690  

Series K740, Class A2, 1.47%, 09/25/27 (Call 10/25/27)

    2,000       1,704,951  

Series K741, Class A2, 1.60%, 12/25/27 (Call 12/25/27)

    1,120       955,164  

Series K742, Class A2, 1.76%, 03/25/28 (Call 04/25/28)

    1,000       854,896  

Series K742, Class AM, 1.37%, 04/25/28 (Call 04/25/28)

    1,400       1,161,676  

Series K745, Class A2, 1.66%, 08/25/28 (Call 09/25/28)

    3,000       2,514,367  

Series KS03, Class A4, 3.16%, 05/25/25 (Call 08/25/25)(a)

    1,000       962,041  
   

 

 

 
          240,211,150  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 41.0%
(Cost: $279,621,872)

      240,211,150  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $679,653,644)

      582,580,035  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® CMBS ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Shares

(000)

    Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 
Money Market Funds — 0.3%        

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.97%(b)(c)

    1,600     $ 1,600,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%
(Cost: $1,600,000)

 

    1,600,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $681,253,644)

 

    584,180,035  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.3%

 

    1,649,233  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  585,829,268  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

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 Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

  $ 6,210,000     $     $ (4,610,000 )(a)    $     $     $ 1,600,000       1,600     $ 25,789     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2              Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Collaterized Mortgage Obligations

   $      $ 342,368,885      $      $ 342,368,885  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            240,211,150               240,211,150  

Money Market Funds

     1,600,000                      1,600,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $     1,600,000      $ 582,580,035      $      $ 584,180,035  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® GNMA Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 100.8%

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

1.50%, 10/20/51

  $ 460     $ 354,916  

2.00%, 07/20/50

    42       34,631  

2.00%, 08/20/50

    848       701,306  

2.00%, 09/20/50

    7,797       6,451,625  

2.00%, 02/20/51

    15,893       13,126,781  

2.00%, 10/20/51

    2,140       1,761,941  

2.00%, 12/20/51

    60,152        49,497,896  

2.00%, 01/20/52

    346       284,781  

2.00%, 03/20/52

    485       398,700  

2.00%, 04/20/52

    497       407,259  

2.00%, 11/21/52(a)

    2,855       2,344,669  

2.50%, 01/15/28

    4       3,635  

2.50%, 02/20/28

    6       5,376  

2.50%, 01/20/31

    95       88,057  

2.50%, 07/20/35

    1,418       1,283,688  

2.50%, 04/20/43

    14       12,037  

2.50%, 12/20/46

    1,298       1,122,295  

2.50%, 01/20/47

    124       107,551  

2.50%, 06/20/50

    3,470       2,964,973  

2.50%, 08/20/50

    14,432       12,331,436  

2.50%, 09/20/50

    4,127       3,527,598  

2.50%, 01/20/51

    3,589       3,066,600  

2.50%, 02/20/51

    4,100       3,492,960  

2.50%, 05/20/51

    5,994       5,101,581  

2.50%, 07/20/51

    20,527       17,457,373  

2.50%, 08/20/51

    21,702       18,449,794  

2.50%, 11/20/51

    9,791       8,314,547  

2.50%, 12/20/51

    550       467,474  

2.50%, 02/20/52

    1,942       1,647,566  

2.50%, 04/20/52

    497       420,637  

2.50%, 11/21/52(a)

    3,275       2,774,562  

3.00%, 07/15/27

    3       3,202  

3.00%, 09/15/27

    6       5,910  

3.00%, 01/20/31

    122       112,982  

3.00%, 07/20/31

    194       179,874  

3.00%, 02/20/32

    152       140,352  

3.00%, 09/15/42

    5       4,454  

3.00%, 10/15/42

    37       32,646  

3.00%, 01/20/43

    341       303,115  

3.00%, 07/15/43

    60       53,699  

3.00%, 09/20/43

    708       630,173  

3.00%, 01/15/44

    1,905       1,695,602  

3.00%, 08/20/44

    394       350,371  

3.00%, 05/20/45

    280       248,588  

3.00%, 07/20/45

    77       68,485  

3.00%, 10/20/45

    125       110,361  

3.00%, 12/20/45

    1,545       1,370,182  

3.00%, 01/20/46

    503       445,547  

3.00%, 02/20/46

    521       461,562  

3.00%, 03/20/46

    1,937       1,716,855  

3.00%, 04/20/46

    1,276       1,131,003  

3.00%, 05/20/46

    1,627       1,441,540  

3.00%, 06/20/46

    575       511,522  

3.00%, 07/20/46

    581       514,610  

3.00%, 08/20/46

    3,737       3,312,151  

3.00%, 09/20/46

    2,467       2,185,994  

3.00%, 12/15/46

    141       123,830  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

3.00%, 12/20/46

  $ 431     $ 381,956  

3.00%, 02/15/47

    171       150,635  

3.00%, 02/20/47

    486       430,674  

3.00%, 06/20/47

    57       50,763  

3.00%, 07/20/47

    983       870,942  

3.00%, 10/20/47

    323       286,128  

3.00%, 02/20/48

    45       40,181  

3.00%, 04/20/49

    1,995       1,767,794  

3.00%, 07/20/49

    410       362,251  

3.00%, 09/20/49

    32       28,050  

3.00%, 10/15/49

    855       749,805  

3.00%, 11/20/49

    1,225       1,079,491  

3.00%, 01/20/50

    3,124       2,752,121  

3.00%, 04/20/50

    8,657       7,613,215  

3.00%, 07/20/50

    11,173       9,821,001  

3.00%, 08/20/50

    1,325       1,164,148  

3.00%, 08/20/51

    1,168       1,021,455  

3.00%, 10/20/51

    6,776        5,919,452  

3.00%, 11/20/51

    1,037       905,931  

3.00%, 12/20/51

    1,924       1,680,143  

3.00%, 05/20/52

    1,195       1,038,135  

3.00%, 07/20/52

    3,322       2,890,148  

3.00%, 11/21/52(a)

    5,381       4,683,572  

3.50%, 02/15/26

    2       1,699  

3.50%, 11/15/26

    1       1,359  

3.50%, 02/20/27

    5       4,250  

3.50%, 01/20/31

    41       38,374  

3.50%, 07/20/32

    108       101,520  

3.50%, 09/15/41

    4       3,963  

3.50%, 06/20/42

    2,848       2,559,074  

3.50%, 09/15/42

    11       10,022  

3.50%, 09/20/42

    120       109,989  

3.50%, 10/15/42

    4       3,995  

3.50%, 10/20/42

    280       257,843  

3.50%, 11/15/42

    24       22,071  

3.50%, 11/20/42

    926       851,276  

3.50%, 12/20/42

    98       90,296  

3.50%, 02/20/43

    755       693,728  

3.50%, 03/15/43

    36       32,781  

3.50%, 05/15/43

    32       29,244  

3.50%, 06/15/43

    125       115,462  

3.50%, 04/20/45

    272       248,907  

3.50%, 09/20/45

    3,001       2,744,364  

3.50%, 11/20/45

    11       9,949  

3.50%, 12/20/45

    75       68,671  

3.50%, 03/20/46

    382       349,148  

3.50%, 04/20/46

    60       54,774  

3.50%, 06/20/46

    581       528,787  

3.50%, 07/20/46

    3,429       3,122,805  

3.50%, 11/20/46

    10       9,408  

3.50%, 12/20/46

    144       131,087  

3.50%, 01/20/47

    52       46,999  

3.50%, 02/20/47

    127       115,828  

3.50%, 03/20/47

    259       236,085  

3.50%, 04/20/47

    1,110       1,009,502  

3.50%, 08/20/47

    513       467,238  

3.50%, 09/20/47

    978       890,076  

3.50%, 10/20/47

    7,430       6,763,963  

3.50%, 12/15/47

    482       437,294  

3.50%, 12/20/47

    578       526,067  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® GNMA Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

    

Par

(000)

     Value  

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

3.50%, 02/20/48

  $     1,355      $     1,233,150  

3.50%, 04/20/48

    110        99,303  

3.50%, 11/20/48

    697        633,496  

3.50%, 09/20/49

    218        197,450  

3.50%, 10/20/49

    265        240,040  

3.50%, 12/20/49

    734        665,604  

3.50%, 01/20/50

    1,674        1,518,131  

3.50%, 03/20/50

    1,435        1,301,110  

3.50%, 04/20/50

    9,668        8,762,815  

3.50%, 05/20/50

    399        361,449  

3.50%, 06/20/50

    619        560,872  

3.50%, 08/20/50

    2,760        2,499,862  

3.50%, 08/20/52

    1,547        1,382,784  

3.50%, 09/20/52

    3,991        3,567,720  

3.50%, 11/21/52(a)

    7,726        6,914,086  

4.00%, 03/20/26

    1        1,410  

4.00%, 07/20/26

    1        1,142  

4.00%, 02/15/41

    6        5,463  

4.00%, 03/15/41

    5        4,458  

4.00%, 04/15/41

    25        23,747  

4.00%, 05/15/41

    7        6,483  

4.00%, 12/15/41

    8        7,127  

4.00%, 01/15/42

    5        4,620  

4.00%, 02/15/42

    16        15,743  

4.00%, 03/15/42

    40        37,738  

4.00%, 05/15/42

    9        8,025  

4.00%, 08/15/42

    8        7,672  

4.00%, 09/20/42

    216        205,589  

4.00%, 04/15/44

    29        27,079  

4.00%, 05/15/44

    40        37,731  

4.00%, 08/20/44

    25        23,563  

4.00%, 10/20/44

    271        255,287  

4.00%, 03/20/45

    1,092        1,027,868  

4.00%, 08/15/45

    2,998        2,814,645  

4.00%, 08/20/45

    427        400,922  

4.00%, 09/20/45

    589        552,307  

4.00%, 10/20/45

    5        4,985  

4.00%, 01/20/46

    9        8,427  

4.00%, 03/20/46

    104        97,734  

4.00%, 07/20/46

    10        9,383  

4.00%, 09/20/46

    302        283,231  

4.00%, 11/20/46

    116        108,893  

4.00%, 12/15/46

    20        19,216  

4.00%, 06/20/47

    1,716        1,607,249  

4.00%, 07/20/47

    350        327,832  

4.00%, 08/20/47

    7        6,156  

4.00%, 11/20/47

    103        96,182  

4.00%, 03/20/48

    66        61,882  

4.00%, 04/20/48

    453        425,269  

4.00%, 05/20/48

    3,533        3,311,842  

4.00%, 06/20/48

    1,252        1,171,583  

4.00%, 07/20/48

    373        348,516  

4.00%, 10/20/48

    1,270        1,187,981  

4.00%, 11/20/48

    4,132        3,865,438  

4.00%, 09/15/49

    193        180,686  

4.00%, 01/20/50

    501        466,315  

4.00%, 02/20/50

    11        10,133  

4.00%, 09/20/50

    362        336,607  

4.00%, 07/20/52

    236        217,716  

4.00%, 09/20/52

    3,621        3,333,064  
Security  

Par/

Shares
(000)

    Value  

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)            

4.00%, 11/21/52(a)

  $ 6,987     $ 6,437,756  

4.50%, 07/20/24

    1       576  

4.50%, 08/15/39

    83       80,631  

4.50%, 07/15/40

    20       19,653  

4.50%, 08/15/40

    31       30,669  

4.50%, 11/20/45

    194       188,075  

4.50%, 08/20/46

    328       318,282  

4.50%, 09/20/46

    54       53,166  

4.50%, 10/20/46

    54       52,235  

4.50%, 11/20/46

    56       54,656  

4.50%, 04/20/47

    6       5,324  

4.50%, 06/20/47

    7       6,278  

4.50%, 07/20/47

    2,337       2,251,310  

4.50%, 02/20/48

    328       315,892  

4.50%, 06/20/48

    21       20,372  

4.50%, 07/20/48

    134       128,471  

4.50%, 08/20/48

    116       111,455  

4.50%, 09/20/48

    3,304       3,177,708  

4.50%, 10/20/48

    110       105,479  

4.50%, 12/20/48

    993       954,365  

4.50%, 01/20/49

    654       628,740  

4.50%, 03/20/49

    16       15,692  

4.50%, 06/20/49

    643       618,459  

4.50%, 08/20/49

    195       187,933  

4.50%, 10/20/49

    141       135,982  

4.50%, 01/20/50

    772       742,958  

4.50%, 08/20/52

    3,402       3,222,745  

4.50%, 11/21/52(a)

    6,888       6,527,456  

5.00%, 07/15/39

    19       19,592  

5.00%, 07/20/42

    110       110,719  

5.00%, 07/20/46

    44       43,685  

5.00%, 04/20/48

    46       45,575  

5.00%, 05/20/48

    243       239,722  

5.00%, 11/20/48

    56       55,464  

5.00%, 12/20/48

    54       52,803  

5.00%, 01/20/49

    155       153,004  

5.00%, 04/20/49

    10       9,664  

5.00%, 09/20/50

    229       227,888  

5.00%, 09/20/52

    2,128       2,069,065  

5.00%, 11/21/52(a)

    5,954       5,793,037  

5.50%, 10/15/38

    14       14,557  

5.50%, 07/20/40

    185       190,255  

5.50%, 11/21/52(a)

    950       945,171  

6.00%, 09/20/38

    18       18,343  

6.00%, 11/21/52(a)

    200       203,740  
   

 

 

 
      333,012,157  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 100.8%
(Cost: $384,767,988)

 

      333,012,157  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            

Money Market Funds — 11.8%

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.97%(b)(c)

      38,794       38,794,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 11.8%
(Cost: $38,794,000)

 

    38,794,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sales Commitments — 112.6%
(Cost: $423,561,988)

 

    371,806,157  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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2 0 2 2   I S H A R E S   A N N U A L   R E P O R T   T O   S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® GNMA Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

TBA Sales Commitments(a)

   
Mortgage-Backed Securities — (1.5)%            

Government National Mortgage Association

   

3.50%, 11/21/52

    (4,550   $ (4,071,847

4.50%, 11/21/52

    (950     (900,274
   

 

 

 

Total TBA Sales Commitments — (1.5)%
(Proceeds: $(4,979,156))

 

    (4,972,121
   

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of TBA Sales Commitments — 111.1%
(Cost: $418,582,832)

 

    366,834,036  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (11.1)%

 

    (36,556,397
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $     330,277,639  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

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 Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

  $ 96,704,000     $     $ (57,910,000 )(a)    $     $     $ 38,794,000       38,794     $ 275,035     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

                 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

   $        $ 333,012,157        $        $ 333,012,157  

Money Market Funds

     38,794,000                            38,794,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     38,794,000          333,012,157                   371,806,157  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

                 

TBA Sales Commitments

              (4,972,121                 (4,972,121
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   38,794,000        $ 328,040,036        $                 —        $ 366,834,036  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® TIPS Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

    

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   
U.S. Government Obligations — 99.3%            

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds

   

0.13%, 07/15/24

  $ 760,668     $ 741,244,785  

0.13%, 10/15/24

    972,874       944,203,485  

0.13%, 04/15/25

    1,303,373       1,250,398,952  

0.13%, 10/15/25

    332,512       318,028,294  

0.13%, 04/15/26

    827,257       780,738,127  

0.13%, 07/15/26

    815,238       770,872,715  

0.13%, 10/15/26

    870,102       819,236,401  

0.13%, 04/15/27

    998,550       932,066,426  

0.13%, 01/15/30

    1,150,209       1,030,268,661  

0.13%, 07/15/30

    970,398       866,451,785  

0.13%, 01/15/31

    1,069,142       947,089,715  

0.13%, 07/15/31

    726,861       640,959,095  

0.13%, 01/15/32

    1,062,655       928,482,294  

0.13%, 02/15/51

    584,750       374,582,341  

0.13%, 02/15/52

    324,832       208,573,382  

0.25%, 01/15/25

    724,388       699,827,229  

0.25%, 07/15/29

    229,446       209,483,152  

0.25%, 02/15/50

    117,465       78,308,365  

0.38%, 07/15/23

    0       13  

0.38%, 07/15/25

    143,467       138,652,306  

0.38%, 01/15/27

    935,150       884,298,171  

0.38%, 07/15/27

    807,113       762,473,754  

0.50%, 04/15/24

    1,350,587       1,322,282,387  

0.50%, 01/15/28

    694,034       653,551,678  

0.63%, 01/15/24

    331,838       326,485,465  

0.63%, 01/15/26

    1,510,272           1,456,598,190  

0.63%, 07/15/32

    756,837       693,855,939  

0.63%, 02/15/43

    147,567       116,549,539  

0.75%, 07/15/28

    451,874       430,298,571  

0.75%, 02/15/42

    435,703       358,482,017  

0.75%, 02/15/45

    741,012       589,844,154  

0.88%, 01/15/29

    628,276       598,581,179  

0.88%, 02/15/47

    204,499       164,420,882  
Security  

Par/

Shares

(000)

    Value  

 

 
U.S. Government Obligations (continued)            

1.00%, 02/15/46

  $   410,939     $ 343,171,884  

1.00%, 02/15/48

    192,145       158,236,126  

1.00%, 02/15/49

    123,138       101,605,881  

1.38%, 02/15/44

    613,871       560,158,460  

1.63%, 10/15/27

    388,987       389,868,585  

1.75%, 01/15/28

    568,565       570,232,389  

2.00%, 01/15/26

    268,455       270,011,148  

2.13%, 02/15/40

    204,516       214,068,138  

2.13%, 02/15/41

    122,993       128,507,676  

2.38%, 01/15/25

    23,233       23,485,496  

2.38%, 01/15/27

    14,482       14,848,550  

2.50%, 01/15/29

    378,256       395,844,006  

3.38%, 04/15/32

    5,837       6,692,066  

3.63%, 04/15/28

    212,604       233,015,777  

3.88%, 04/15/29

    325,260       366,696,906  
   

 

 

 
      24,813,632,537  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.3%
(Cost: $29,229,491,604)

      24,813,632,537  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.97%(a)(b)

    36,490       36,490,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2% (Cost: $36,490,000)

      36,490,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5% (Cost: $29,265,981,604)

      24,850,122,537  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5%

      131,743,588  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   24,981,866,125  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

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 Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,004,366,960     $     $ (967,876,960 )(a)    $     $     $ 36,490,000       36,490     $ 1,971,067 (b)    $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(b) 

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

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

   iShares® TIPS Bond ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 24,813,632,537        $        $ 24,813,632,537  

Money Market Funds

     36,490,000                            36,490,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     36,490,000        $ 24,813,632,537        $                 —        $ 24,850,122,537  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

U.S. Government Obligations

 

 
U.S. Government Obligations — 98.3%        

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note

   

3.95%, 10/31/24

  $ 737,881     $     737,819,674  

3.97%, 04/30/24, (3 mo.Treasury money market yield - 0.075%)(a)

    372,041       371,362,139  

4.03%, 01/31/24, (3 mo.Treasury money market yield - 0.015%)(a)

    301,482       301,352,208  

4.07%, 04/30/23, (3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.034%)(a)

    341,624       341,932,346  

4.07%, 07/31/23, (3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.029%)(a)

    789,672       790,340,026  

4.08%, 10/31/23, (3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.035%)(a)

    1,651       1,652,596  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
U.S. Government Obligations (continued)            

4.08%, 07/31/24, (3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.037%)(a)

  $   555,596     $ 554,928,612  

4.09%, 01/31/23, (3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.049%)(a)

    617,477       617,900,913  
   

 

 

 
      3,717,288,514  

Total Investments — 98.3%
(Cost: $3,717,947,343)

      3,717,288,514  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.7%

      65,534,003  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   3,782,822,517  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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.

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: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $ 200,000     $     $ (200,000 )(b)    $     $     $           $ 1,257,425 (c)    $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

(b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(c) 

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

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

U.S. Government Obligations

   $                 —      $ 3,717,288,514      $                 —      $ 3,717,288,514  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

U.S. Government Obligations

   
U.S. Government Obligations — 99.2%            

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond

   

0.13%, 12/15/23

  $ 172,550     $ 164,131,448  

0.25%, 05/15/24

    1,508,861           1,411,138,682  

0.25%, 05/31/25

    100,120       89,920,275  

0.25%, 07/31/25

    14,767       13,186,648  

0.25%, 08/31/25

    316,755       281,751,099  

0.25%, 10/31/25

    308,589       272,703,475  

0.38%, 04/15/24

    467,988       439,963,564  

0.38%, 07/15/24

    5       4,657  

0.38%, 08/15/24

    438,349       406,791,296  

0.38%, 11/30/25

    514,354       454,781,183  

0.50%, 03/31/25

    585       533,264  

0.50%, 02/28/26

    361,749       318,155,420  

0.50%, 05/31/27

    116,191       98,036,156  

0.63%, 07/31/26

    212,788       185,383,234  

0.63%, 12/31/27

    222,187       185,048,456  

0.63%, 08/15/30

    3,506       2,708,111  

0.75%, 12/31/23

    115,927       110,814,438  

0.75%, 03/31/26

    128,569       113,763,476  

0.75%, 04/30/26

    67,840       59,855,550  

0.75%, 05/31/26

    67,986       59,830,336  

0.75%, 08/31/26

    428,666       374,279,001  

0.75%, 01/31/28

    10,935       9,143,967  

0.88%, 06/30/26

    126,942       111,951,935  

1.00%, 12/15/24

    38,108       35,455,326  

1.00%, 07/31/28

    142,815       119,256,103  

1.13%, 01/15/25

    5,000       4,648,242  

1.13%, 02/28/25

    115,748       107,238,714  

1.13%, 10/31/26

    79,049       69,736,040  

1.13%, 08/31/28

    14,438       12,113,820  

1.25%, 03/31/28

    200,909       171,745,803  

1.25%, 06/30/28

    76,670       65,133,561  

1.25%, 09/30/28

    218,657       184,508,925  

1.25%, 08/15/31

    1,986       1,578,641  

1.38%, 10/31/28

    145,422       123,415,562  

1.38%, 11/15/31

    1,323,282       1,055,834,056  

1.38%, 11/15/40

    30,347       18,747,571  

1.38%, 08/15/50

    56,023       32,122,693  

1.50%, 02/15/25

    341,769       319,567,365  

1.50%, 11/30/28

    389,452       332,509,857  

1.50%, 02/15/30

    25       20,525  

1.63%, 02/15/26

    173,226       158,447,657  

1.63%, 05/15/26

    570,580       519,138,647  

1.63%, 11/15/50

    74,439       42,569,803  

1.88%, 02/15/32

    200,043       166,348,257  

1.88%, 02/15/41

    62,618       42,330,746  

1.88%, 02/15/51

    1,282,875       785,410,148  

1.88%, 11/15/51

    94,451       57,533,941  

2.00%, 04/30/24

    4,000       3,846,719  

2.00%, 05/31/24

    4,746       4,556,160  

2.00%, 02/15/25

    506,636       479,344,942  

2.00%, 08/15/25

    252,227       236,039,056  

2.00%, 11/15/26

    4,117       3,759,979  

2.00%, 02/15/50

    3,471       2,207,763  

2.00%, 08/15/51

    118,677       74,761,874  

2.13%, 07/31/24

    21,946       21,034,727  

2.13%, 05/15/25

    308,827       291,455,859  

2.25%, 11/15/25

    24,005       22,515,096  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
U.S. Government Obligations (continued)            

2.25%, 02/15/27

  $ 512,534     $ 471,050,871  

2.25%, 08/15/27

    99,660       90,955,048  

2.25%, 11/15/27

    298,299       271,067,746  

2.25%, 05/15/41

    89,397       64,460,126  

2.25%, 08/15/49

    1,715       1,166,002  

2.25%, 02/15/52

    89,609       60,094,036  

2.38%, 02/29/24

    517,294       502,320,765  

2.38%, 08/15/24

    799,436       768,770,323  

2.38%, 04/30/26

    13,701       12,813,298  

2.38%, 05/15/27

    71,754       66,072,356  

2.38%, 03/31/29

    24,531       23,055,378  

2.38%, 05/15/29

    242,193       216,801,025  

2.50%, 04/30/24

    5,000       4,845,703  

2.50%, 02/28/26

    22,054       20,746,267  

2.50%, 02/15/46

    4,999       3,575,352  

2.50%, 05/15/46

    495,175       353,315,097  

2.63%, 12/31/23

    240,467       235,103,458  

2.63%, 02/15/29

    970,057       883,509,909  

2.63%, 07/31/29

    197,625       179,421,884  

2.75%, 02/15/24

    413,333       403,467,903  

2.75%, 05/15/25

    344,355       330,231,066  

2.75%, 06/30/25

    154,166       147,686,210  

2.75%, 08/31/25

    22,054       21,058,124  

2.75%, 04/30/27

    16,511       15,472,800  

2.75%, 07/31/27

    2,133       1,993,855  

2.75%, 02/15/28

    573,715       532,456,825  

2.75%, 08/15/32

    116,805       104,522,224  

2.75%, 11/15/42

    561,472       432,575,007  

2.75%, 08/15/47

    13,978       10,483,500  

2.75%, 11/15/47

    48,257       36,207,830  

2.88%, 04/30/25

    2,896       2,787,032  

2.88%, 07/31/25

    22,054       21,159,779  

2.88%, 11/30/25

    37,997       36,299,009  

2.88%, 05/15/28

    352,597       328,204,263  

2.88%, 08/15/28

    6,062       5,629,855  

2.88%, 05/15/32

    121,922       110,472,762  

2.88%, 05/15/43

    43,003       33,708,719  

2.88%, 08/15/45

    99,701       76,793,292  

2.88%, 11/15/46

    270,772       208,272,323  

2.88%, 05/15/49

    12,263       9,549,811  

2.88%, 05/15/52

    6,078       4,717,098  

3.00%, 07/31/24

    16,309       15,873,881  

3.00%, 07/15/25

    20,091       19,350,144  

3.00%, 10/31/25

    32,438       31,131,610  

3.00%, 11/15/44

    10,365       8,195,638  

3.00%, 02/15/47

    3,063       2,409,002  

3.00%, 02/15/48

    142,886       112,829,707  

3.00%, 08/15/48

    38,651       30,688,290  

3.00%, 08/15/52

    114,528       94,114,219  

3.13%, 08/15/25

    83,392       80,518,885  

3.13%, 11/15/28

    1,189,053           1,117,524,030  

3.13%, 08/31/29

    154,824       145,074,926  

3.13%, 02/15/43

    98,586       80,805,615  

3.25%, 08/31/24(a)

    24,494       23,935,231  

3.25%, 06/30/29

    2,640       2,492,738  

3.38%, 05/15/44

    60,601       51,243,776  

3.63%, 08/15/43

    35       31,042  

3.75%, 11/15/43

    759,540       685,751,513  

3.88%, 09/30/29

    52,705       51,766,192  

4.25%, 05/15/39

    11,578       11,525,989  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par/

Shares

(000)

    Value  

 

 
U.S. Government Obligations (continued)            

4.38%, 02/15/38

  $ 45,496     $ 46,244,196  

4.38%, 11/15/39

    184,480       185,957,281  

4.50%, 05/15/38

    3,048       3,138,488  

5.00%, 05/15/37

    37,200       40,418,672  

5.50%, 08/15/28

    2,500       2,651,465  

6.13%, 11/15/27

    287,825       311,098,351  

U.S. Treasury STRIPS

   

0.00%, 02/15/29(b)

    39,465       30,114,290  

0.00%, 08/15/35(b)

    15,080       8,616,391  

0.00%, 08/15/36(b)

    60,316       32,920,059  

0.00%, 05/15/43(b)

    28,562       11,166,338  
   

 

 

 
      21,069,291,739  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.2%
(Cost: $23,924,479,938)

      21,069,291,739  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.2%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.97%(c)(d)(e)

    39,685       39,685,406  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2%
(Cost: $39,685,406)

      39,685,406  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $23,964,165,344)

      21,108,977,145  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6%

      132,937,066  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   21,241,914,211  
   

 

 

 
    

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the 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: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 426,474,749      $      $ (386,789,343 )(a)     $      $      $ 39,685,406        39,685      $ 722,151 (b)     $    
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

(a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
(b) 

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

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 21,069,291,739        $        $ 21,069,291,739  

Money Market Funds

     39,685,406                            39,685,406  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     39,685,406        $ 21,069,291,739        $                 —        $ 21,108,977,145  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2022

   iShares® U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

0-5 Year TIPS Bond
ETF

   

iShares

CMBS ETF

   

iShares

GNMA Bond
ETF

   

iShares

TIPS Bond ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

         

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

    $ 12,067,364,791     $ 582,580,035     $ 333,012,157     $ 24,813,632,537  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

      29,880,000       1,600,000       38,794,000       36,490,000  

Cash

      5,379       16,449       6,129       334  

Receivables:

         

Investments sold

      230,944,718       1,468,658       471,187       336,520,275  

Securities lending income — affiliated

      183,168                   218,854  

TBA sales commitments

                  4,979,156        

Due from custodian

            2,114,006              

Capital shares sold

      179             2,145,848       73,356  

Dividends — affiliated

      121,764       5,897       83,340       345,196  

Interest — unaffiliated

      6,233,316       1,692,963       867,098       30,736,241  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

      12,334,733,315       589,478,008       380,358,915       25,218,016,793  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

TBA sales commitments, at value

                  4,972,121        

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

      210,584,147       3,519,940       45,084,362       230,639,780  

Capital shares redeemed

      25,574                   1,345,209  

Investment advisory fees

      305,671       128,800       24,793       4,165,679  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      210,915,392       3,648,740       50,081,276       236,150,668  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    $ 12,123,817,923     $ 585,829,268     $ 330,277,639     $ 24,981,866,125  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

         

Paid-in capital

    $ 13,048,973,694     $ 700,181,025     $ 394,049,832     $ 29,797,529,044  

Accumulated loss

      (925,155,771     (114,351,757     (63,772,193     (4,815,662,919
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    $ 12,123,817,923     $ 585,829,268     $ 330,277,639     $ 24,981,866,125  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

         

Shares outstanding

      124,750,000       13,000,000       7,750,000       235,100,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

    $ 97.18     $ 45.06     $ 42.62     $ 106.26  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

      Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

      None       None       None       None  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

    $ 12,913,482,122     $ 679,653,644     $ 384,767,988     $ 29,229,491,604  

(b) Investments, at cost — affiliated

    $ 29,880,000     $ 1,600,000     $ 38,794,000     $ 36,490,000  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Treasury

Floating Rate
Bond ETF

    

iShares

U.S. Treasury
Bond ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

    

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

  $ 3,717,288,514      $ 21,069,291,739  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

           39,685,406  

Cash

    63,374,894        3,302  

Receivables:

    

Investments sold

           157,154,624  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    3,477        11,936  

Capital shares sold

    6,725,998        1,285,648  

Dividends — affiliated

    711,983        47,473  

Interest — unaffiliated

    1,553,163        154,965,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    3,789,658,029        21,422,445,128  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

           24,350,406  

Payables:

    

Investments purchased

    6,377,612        146,680,551  

Capital shares redeemed

           8,526,942  

Investment advisory fees

    457,900        973,018  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    6,835,512        180,530,917  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 3,782,822,517      $ 21,241,914,211  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

    

Paid-in capital

  $ 3,773,134,222      $ 24,601,714,576  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    9,688,295        (3,359,800,365
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 3,782,822,517      $ 21,241,914,211  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

    

Shares outstanding

    74,900,000        948,500,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 50.50      $ 22.40  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 3,717,947,343      $ 23,924,479,938  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $      $ 23,676,530  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $      $ 39,685,406  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

0-5 Year TIPS
Bond ETF

   

iShares

CMBS ETF

   

iShares

GNMA Bond
ETF

   

iShares

TIPS Bond ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 1,044,075     $ 25,789     $ 275,035     $ 1,369,175  

Interest — unaffiliated(a)(b)

    676,483,761       19,364,018       5,427,089       2,137,369,836  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    272,713                   601,892  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    677,800,549       19,389,807       5,702,124       2,139,340,903  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    3,586,349       1,838,368       380,008       60,866,353  

Professional

    217       217       217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    3,586,566       1,838,585       380,225       60,866,570  

Less:

       

Investment advisory fees waived

                (26,169      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    3,586,566       1,838,585       354,056       60,866,570  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    674,213,983       17,551,222       5,348,068       2,078,474,333  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (78,919,423     (18,661,019     (8,776,553     (375,993,770

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(c)

    (182,553                 (66,793,568
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (79,101,976     (18,661,019     (8,776,553     (442,787,338
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (946,415,284     (105,496,354     (49,977,400     (5,520,153,272
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (946,415,284     (105,496,354     (49,977,400     (5,520,153,272
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (1,025,517,260     (124,157,373     (58,753,953     (5,962,940,610
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (351,303,277   $ (106,606,151   $ (53,405,885   $ (3,884,466,277
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Includes net inflationary and deflationary adjustments. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b) 

Includes net deflationary adjustments for U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds which exceeded the aggregate of interest accrued to income for the period.

(c) 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Treasury
Floating Rate
Bond ETF
   

iShares

U.S. Treasury
Bond ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 1,247,220     $ 401,935  

Interest — unaffiliated

    27,569,764       297,432,197  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    10,205       320,216  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    28,827,189       298,154,348  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    1,935,965       9,210,386  

Professional

    217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,936,182       9,210,603  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    26,891,007       288,943,745  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    16,812       (419,482,712

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    209,402       (78,214,266
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    226,214       (497,696,978
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (670,939     (2,755,101,547
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (670,939     (2,755,101,547
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (444,725     (3,252,798,525
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 26,446,282     $ (2,963,854,780
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

       

iShares

0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

           

iShares

CMBS ETF

 
 

 

     

 

 
        Year Ended
10/31/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
            Year Ended
10/31/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

               

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

      $ 674,213,983      $ 205,532,661           $ 17,551,222      $ 14,414,419  

Net realized gain (loss)

      (79,101,976      39,866,814           (18,661,019      2,035,608  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (946,415,284      46,409,311           (105,496,354      (16,946,499
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (351,303,277      291,808,786           (106,606,151      (496,472
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

               

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (708,599,128      (209,931,933         (19,482,690      (15,800,694
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      5,688,028,105        4,572,586,705           (108,467,807      345,487,641  
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      4,628,125,700        4,654,463,558           (234,556,648      329,190,475  

Beginning of year

      7,495,692,223        2,841,228,665           820,385,916        491,195,441  
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 12,123,817,923      $ 7,495,692,223         $ 585,829,268      $ 820,385,916  
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (continued)

 

       

iShares

GNMA Bond ETF

           

iShares

TIPS Bond ETF

 
 

 

     

 

 
        Year Ended
10/31/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
            Year Ended
10/31/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

               

OPERATIONS

                 

Net investment income

      $ 5,348,068      $ 385,759         $ 2,078,474,333      $ 1,099,103,928  

Net realized gain (loss)

      (8,776,553      (1,301,515         (442,787,338      824,140,987  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (49,977,400      (4,933,632         (5,520,153,272      (129,747,390
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (53,405,885      (5,849,388         (3,884,466,277      1,793,497,525  
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

               

From net investment income

      (4,647,702      (590,997         (2,167,278,308      (1,131,771,551

Return of capital

             (4,165,344                 
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (4,647,702      (4,756,341         (2,167,278,308      (1,131,771,551
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (95,516,056      13,169,725           (4,835,024,590      11,250,572,331  
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (153,569,643      2,563,996           (10,886,769,175      11,912,298,305  

Beginning of year

      483,847,282        481,283,286           35,868,635,300        23,956,336,995  
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 330,277,639      $ 483,847,282         $ 24,981,866,125      $ 35,868,635,300  
   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (continued)

 

       

iShares

Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

            

iShares

U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

 
 

 

     

 

 
       

Year Ended

10/31/22

     Year Ended
10/31/21
            

Year Ended

10/31/22

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

               

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income (loss)

      $ 26,891,007      $ (54,932          $ 288,943,745     $ 146,145,828  

Net realized gain (loss)

      226,214        191,601            (497,696,978     57,544,516  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (670,939      (231,479          (2,755,101,547     (549,141,099
   

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      26,446,282        (94,810          (2,963,854,780     (345,450,755
   

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

               

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (16,475,106      (77,549          (256,285,822     (270,729,481
   

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      3,511,487,208        (145,814,606          8,796,873,416       1,243,723,778  
   

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      3,521,458,384        (145,986,965          5,576,732,814       627,543,542  

Beginning of year

      261,364,133        407,351,098            15,665,181,397       15,037,637,855  
   

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 3,782,822,517      $ 261,364,133          $ 21,241,914,211     $ 15,665,181,397  
   

 

 

    

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF  
  

 

 

 
     Year Ended
10/31/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
     Year Ended
10/31/20
     Year Ended
10/31/19
     Year Ended
10/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 105.95      $ 103.32      $ 100.17      $ 98.21      $ 100.52  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

     6.31        4.52        1.62        2.05        2.61  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

     (8.83      2.17        2.85        2.02        (2.22
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (2.52      6.69        4.47        4.07        0.39  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

     (6.25      (4.06      (1.32      (2.11      (2.70
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 97.18      $ 105.95      $ 103.32      $ 100.17      $ 98.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

              

Based on net asset value

     (2.51 )%       6.55      4.49      4.17      0.39
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

     0.03      0.05      0.06      0.06      0.06
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

     6.15      4.28      1.59      2.07      2.62
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of year (000)

   $ 12,123,818      $ 7,495,692      $ 2,841,229      $ 2,343,861      $ 2,199,887  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

     27      36      72      58      40
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

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

 
(c) 

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

 
(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(e) 

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

 
(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

iShares CMBS ETF

 
 

 

 
   

Year Ended

10/31/22

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

    Year Ended
10/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

      $ 53.62          $ 54.88          $ 53.42          $ 49.36             $ 51.60  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.19          1.23          1.39          1.45         1.37  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (8.45        (1.06        1.47          4.04         (2.26
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (7.26        0.17          2.86          5.49         (0.89
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                      

From net investment income

      (1.18        (1.22        (1.40        (1.43       (1.35

From net realized gain

      (0.12        (0.21                          
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.30        (1.43        (1.40        (1.43       (1.35
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 45.06        $ 53.62        $ 54.88        $ 53.42       $ 49.36  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                      

Based on net asset value

      (13.75 )%         0.29        5.42        11.27       (1.74 )% 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                      

Total expenses

      0.25        0.25        0.25        0.25       0.25
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.39        2.26        2.58        2.81       2.72
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                      

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 585,829        $ 820,386        $ 491,195        $ 422,024       $ 310,990  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      21        13        26        21       13
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

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

 
(c) 

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

 
(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(e) 

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

 
(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares GNMA Bond ETF  
 

 

 
   

Year Ended

10/31/22

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

    Year Ended
10/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

       $ 49.88          $ 50.93          $ 50.35          $ 47.67          $ 49.74  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

       0.66          0.04          0.77          1.34          1.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

       (7.31        (0.61        0.82          2.69          (2.05
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

       (6.65        (0.57        1.59          4.03          (0.93
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                        

From net investment income

       (0.61        (0.06        (0.82        (1.35        (1.14

Return of capital

                (0.42        (0.19                 (0.00 )(d) 
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (0.61        (0.48        (1.01        (1.35        (1.14
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 42.62        $ 49.88        $ 50.93        $ 50.35        $ 47.67  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                        

Based on net asset value

       (13.42 )%         (1.14 )%         3.18        8.55        (1.90 )% 
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                        

Total expenses

       0.10        0.15        0.15        0.15        0.15
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

       0.09        0.13        0.12        0.13        0.12
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

       1.41        0.08        1.51        2.71        2.31
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $ 330,278        $ 483,847        $ 481,283        $ 178,753        $ 102,483  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)(h)

       313        498        699        529        834
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

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

 
(c) 

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

 
(d) 

Rounds to less than $0.01.

 
(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(f) 

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

 
(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 
(h) 

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”).

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares TIPS Bond ETF  
  

 

 

 
     Year Ended
10/31/22
    Year Ended
10/31/21
    Year Ended
10/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
    Year Ended
10/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 128.61     $ 125.29     $ 116.11     $ 108.83     $ 113.73  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

     7.63       4.90       1.56       2.11       3.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

     (21.96     3.33       8.87       7.41       (4.63
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (14.33     8.23       10.43       9.52       (1.49
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

     (8.02     (4.91     (1.25     (2.24     (3.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 106.26     $ 128.61     $ 125.29     $ 116.11     $ 108.83  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

          

Based on net asset value

     (11.62 )%      6.67     9.02     8.80     (1.36 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

          

Total expenses

     0.19     0.19     0.19     0.19     0.19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     6.36     3.84     1.29     1.87     2.80
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of year (000)

   $ 24,981,866     $ 35,868,635     $ 23,956,337     $ 20,436,063     $ 22,223,190  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

     20     34     53     17     21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

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

 
(c) 

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

 
(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(e) 

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

 
(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF  
  

 

 

 
     Year Ended
10/31/22
    Year Ended
10/31/21
    Year Ended
10/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
    Year Ended
10/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 50.26          $ 50.29          $ 50.28          $ 50.31             $ 50.24  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     1.05          (0.01        0.31          1.08         0.92  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

     (0.44        (0.01        0.08          (0.04       (0.07
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     0.61          (0.02        0.39          1.04         0.85  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                     

Distributions from net investment income

     (0.37        (0.01        (0.38        (1.07       (0.78

From net realized gain

     (0.00 )(d)         (0.00 )(d)                           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.37        (0.01        (0.38        (1.07       (0.78
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 50.50        $ 50.26        $ 50.29        $ 50.28       $ 50.31  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                     

Based on net asset value

     1.22        (0.04 )%         0.78        2.09       1.70
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                     

Total expenses

     0.15        0.15        0.15        0.15       0.15
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     2.08        (0.02 )%         0.62        2.15       1.83
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                     

Net assets, end of year (000)

   $ 3,782,823        $ 261,364        $ 407,351        $ 507,830       $ 306,913  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

     6        74        44        20       17
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

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

 
(c) 

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

 
(d) 

Rounds to less than $0.01.

 
(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(f) 

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

 
(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF  
  

 

 

 
    

Year Ended

10/31/22

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 26.46     $ 27.66     $ 26.28     $ 24.17     $ 25.16  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

     0.38       0.25       0.39       0.53       0.48  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

     (4.11     (0.96     1.40       2.10       (1.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (3.73     (0.71     1.79       2.63       (0.52
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

          

From net investment income

     (0.33     (0.25     (0.41     (0.52     (0.47

From net realized gain

           (0.24                  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.33     (0.49     (0.41     (0.52     (0.47
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 22.40     $ 26.46     $ 27.66     $ 26.28     $ 24.17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

          

Based on net asset value

     (14.21 )%      (2.58 )%      6.84     10.99     (2.10 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

          

Total expenses

     0.05     0.09     0.15     0.15     0.15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1.57     0.95     1.43     2.09     1.95
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of year (000)

   $ 21,241,914     $ 15,665,181     $ 15,037,638     $ 15,219,211     $ 6,747,196  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

     50     128     91     22     27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

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

 
(c) 

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

 
(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(e) 

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

 
(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

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

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

 

     
iShares ETF   Diversification
Classification
    

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  Diversified  

CMBS

  Diversified  

GNMA Bond

  Diversified  

TIPS Bond

  Diversified  

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

  Diversified  

U.S. Treasury Bond

  Diversified    

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed (the “trade dates”). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

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

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

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

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

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

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

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

 

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Pricing services generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g.,

 

 

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  recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless BFA determines such method does not represent fair value.

 

   

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

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

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

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

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

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, are typically issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, a fund may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

For mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”) there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or

 

 

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entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond is included as interest income in the Statements of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds.

Stripped Bonds: A stripped bond is a bond that has had its coupon payments and principal repayment stripped into two separate components then selling the separate parts as a zero-coupon bond and an interest paying coupon bond. Once stripped, each component trades as a separate security. Stripped bonds have a greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates than similar maturity debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

TBA Commitments: TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of securities, including mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, a fund may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date, if there are expenses or delays in connection with the TBA transactions, or if the counterparty fails to complete the transaction.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: Certain Funds may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a fund is not entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Mortgage dollar roll transactions are treated as purchases and sales and a fund realizes gains and losses on these transactions. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that a fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

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

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

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

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

 

 

 
iShares ETF and Counterparty     

Securities Loaned

at Value

 

 

    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash Collateral

Received, at Fair Value

 

(a) 

     Net Amount  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

           

Barclays Capital, Inc.

   $ 23,676,530      $ (23,676,530    $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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

 

5.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

Effective January 5, 2022, for its investment advisory services to the iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.03%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to January 5, 2022, for its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.05%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

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

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

CMBS

    0.25

GNMA Bond

    0.10  

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

    0.15  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    0.05  

For its investment advisory services to the iShares TIPS Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets  

Investment

Advisory Fees

 

First $121 billion

    0.2000

Over $121 billion, up to and including $181 billion

    0.1900  

Over $181 billion, up to and including $231 billion

    0.1805  

Over $231 billion, up to and including $281 billion

    0.1715  

Over $281 billion

    0.1630  

Expense Waivers: A fund may incur its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). The total of the investment advisory fee and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, is a fund’s total annual operating expenses. Total expenses as shown in the Statement of Operations does not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

For the iShares GNMABond ETF, BFAhas contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through February 29, 2024 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, attributable to the Fund’s investments in other registered investment companies.

This amount is included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts Waived    

GNMA Bond

  $ 26,169    

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

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution

 

 

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fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

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

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income – affiliated – net in its Statements of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts  

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  $ 89,682  

TIPS Bond

    204,639  

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

    3,707  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    129,376  

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

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

For the year ended October 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

  $ 3,205,738,871      $ 3,262,967,250      $ (88,655,707

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

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

 

6.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended October 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, including mortgage dollar rolls and excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
   

U.S. Government Securities

  

             Other  Securities             

 
iShares ETF   Purchases    Sales    Purchases      Sales  

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  $ 3,085,283,222    $ 2,782,775,485    $      $  

CMBS

  88,014,748    136,841,826       64,181,923         139,166,586  

GNMA Bond

  1,194,571,620    1,284,639,985              

TIPS Bond

  6,468,075,181    8,738,818,481              

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

  1,616,467,752    40,465,953              

U.S. Treasury Bond

  9,537,559,461    9,183,793,121              

 

 

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For the year ended October 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind  

Sales  

 

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  $ 7,598,439,296      $ 1,993,722,447    

CMBS

    18,599,063        —    

TIPS Bond

    11,151,603,656        15,935,770,230    

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

    3,660,962,429        280,143,689    

U.S. Treasury Bond

    14,260,009,001        5,511,344,941    

 

7.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

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

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of October 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of October 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital     Accumulated  
Earnings (Loss)  
 

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  $ (30,445,638   $ 30,445,638    

CMBS

    (22     22    

TIPS Bond

    (131,754,083     131,754,083    

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

    209,402       (209,402)   

U.S. Treasury Bond

    (78,242,046     78,242,046    

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Year Ended
10/31/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
 

 

 

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

    

Ordinary income

  $ 708,599,128      $ 209,931,933  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

CMBS

    

Ordinary income

  $ 17,571,757      $ 14,025,497  

Long-term capital gains

    1,910,933        1,775,197  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 19,482,690      $ 15,800,694  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

GNMA Bond

    

Ordinary income

  $ 4,647,702      $ 590,997  

Return of capital

           4,165,344  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 4,647,702      $ 4,756,341  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

TIPS Bond

    

Ordinary income

  $ 2,167,278,308      $ 1,131,771,551  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

    

Ordinary income

  $ 16,475,106      $ 70,173  

Long-term capital gains

           7,376  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 16,475,106      $ 77,549  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

    

Ordinary income

  $ 256,285,822      $ 248,085,194  

Long-term capital gains

           22,644,287  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 256,285,822      $ 270,729,481  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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As of October 31, 2022, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF

   
Undistributed
Ordinary Income
 
 
    

Non-expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 
 
(a) 
   
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
(b) 
    Total  

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  $      $ (79,005,302   $ (846,150,469   $ (925,155,771

CMBS

    1,392,592        (18,311,730     (97,432,619     (114,351,757

GNMA Bond

    495,128        (12,309,603     (51,957,718     (63,772,193

TIPS Bond

           (396,779,209     (4,418,883,710     (4,815,662,919

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

    10,347,124              (658,829     9,688,295  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    45,562,180        (538,370,420     (2,866,992,125     (3,359,800,365

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 
  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and TBA transactions.

 

As of October 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

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

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  $ 12,943,395,260      $ 449,226      $ (846,599,695   $ (846,150,469

CMBS

    681,612,654        2,002        (97,434,621     (97,432,619

GNMA Bond

    423,730,920        83,760        (52,001,488     (51,917,728

TIPS Bond

    29,269,006,247        958,826        (4,419,842,536     (4,418,883,710

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

    3,717,947,343        146,565        (805,394     (658,829

U.S. Treasury Bond

    23,975,969,270        199,162,211        (3,066,154,336     (2,866,992,125

 

8.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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

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

Market Risk: Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

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

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

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

 

 

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The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates. The Federal Reserve has recently begun to raise the federal funds rate as part of its efforts to address inflation. There is a risk that interest rates will continue to rise, which will likely drive down the prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities, and could negatively impact the Funds’ performance.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes a greater risk of prepayment or payment extension by securities issuers. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions. Investment percentages in these securities are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

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

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

 

9.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

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

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

10/31/22

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

       

Shares sold

    73,950,000     $ 7,703,184,734       50,850,000     $ 5,376,211,278  

Shares redeemed

    (19,950,000     (2,015,156,629     (7,600,000     (803,624,573
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    54,000,000     $ 5,688,028,105       43,250,000     $ 4,572,586,705  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CMBS

       

Shares sold

    1,600,000     $ 82,403,093       6,950,000     $ 378,337,893  

Shares redeemed

    (3,900,000     (190,870,900     (600,000     (32,850,252
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,300,000   $ (108,467,807     6,350,000     $ 345,487,641  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GNMA Bond

       

Shares sold

    1,150,000     $ 53,550,684       1,550,000     $ 78,612,344  

Shares redeemed

    (3,100,000     (149,066,740     (1,300,000     (65,442,619
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,950,000   $ (95,516,056     250,000     $ 13,169,725  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TIPS Bond

       

Shares sold

    92,200,000     $ 11,219,666,328       154,000,000     $ 19,686,505,282  

Shares redeemed

    (136,000,000     (16,054,690,918     (66,300,000     (8,435,932,951
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (43,800,000   $ (4,835,024,590     87,700,000     $ 11,250,572,331  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

       

Shares sold

    75,600,000     $ 3,808,560,987       3,200,000     $ 160,881,792  

Shares redeemed

    (5,900,000     (297,073,779     (6,100,000     (306,696,398
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    69,700,000     $ 3,511,487,208       (2,900,000   $ (145,814,606
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

       

Shares sold

    611,000,000     $ 14,659,250,742       220,600,000     $ 5,882,272,810  

Shares redeemed

    (254,600,000     (5,862,377,326     (172,200,000     (4,638,549,032
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    356,400,000     $ 8,796,873,416       48,400,000     $ 1,243,723,778  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units

 

 

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may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

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

 

10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the six funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (six of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of October 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended October 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

 iShares CMBS ETF

 iShares GNMA Bond ETF

 iShares TIPS Bond ETF

 iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

 iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 22, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)   

 

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of distributions from direct federal obligation interest for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF   Federal Obligation
Interest
 

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  $ 674,086,765  

CMBS

    2,545  

GNMA Bond

    150,447  

TIPS Bond

    2,078,500,802  

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

    26,891,007  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    288,946,107  

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percent of ordinary income dividends attributable to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisers to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income tax.

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest income eligible to be treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF   Interest Dividends  

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  $ 674,086,765  

CMBS

    17,552,260  

GNMA Bond

    5,348,068  

TIPS Bond

    2,078,500,802  

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

    26,891,007  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    288,946,107  

The Funds hereby designate the following amount(s), or maximum amount(s) allowable by law, as interest-related dividends and qualified short-term capital gains eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022:

 

     
iShares ETF   Interest-Related
Dividends
     Qualified Short-Term
Capital Gain
 

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  $ 674,086,765      $  

CMBS

    17,552,260        8,111  

GNMA Bond

    5,348,068         

TIPS Bond

    2,078,500,802         

Treasury Floating Rate Bond

    26,891,007        16,812  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    288,946,107         

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as capital gain dividends, subject to a long-term capital gains tax rate as noted below, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF   20% Rate Long-Term
Capital Gain Dividends
 

CMBS

  $ 1,910,933  

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (the “Fund”)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

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

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

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

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

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

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

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

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

iShares CMBS ETF, iShares GNMA Bond ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider and approve the

 

 

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Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 3, 2022 and May 18, 2022, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 13-15, 2022, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

iShares TIPS Bond ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board

 

 

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Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 3, 2022 and May 18, 2022, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 13-15, 2022, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

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

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

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

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

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

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

iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board

 

 

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Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 3, 2022 and May 18, 2022, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 13-15, 2022, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board

 

 

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Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 3, 2022 and May 18, 2022, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 13-15, 2022, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

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

October 31, 2022

 

       
   

Total Cumulative Distributions

for the Fiscal Year

        

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative

Distributions for the Fiscal Year

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Net

Investment

Income

    

Net Realized

Capital Gains

    

Return of

Capital

    

Total Per

Share

   

      

  

Net

Investment

Income

   

Net Realized

Capital Gains

   

Return of

Capital

   

Total Per

Share

 

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

  $ 6.250623      $      $      $ 6.250623          100             100

CMBS

    1.178910        0.123809               1.302719          90       10             100  

GNMA Bond

    0.609388                      0.609388          100                   100  

TIPS Bond

    8.022071                      8.022071          100                   100  

Treasury Floating Rate Bond(a)

    0.365772               0.002178        0.367950          99             1       100  

U.S. Treasury Bond

    0.333890                      0.333890            100                   100  

 

  (a) 

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

 

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (as amended) and the “Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD” issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (together the “Regulations”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, non-EU and non-UK managers are only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the Regulations if such managers market a fund to EU investors.

The Company has registered the iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (the “Fund”) to be marketed to United Kingdom.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under the Regulations to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund.

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area.As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programmes which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a claw-back policy.

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

 

 

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Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organisational structures which are independent of the business units. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of each individual’s portion of remuneration attributable to the Fund according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company. Accordingly the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of total & aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company to its staff which has been attributed to the Fund in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

             
iShares ETF  

Total

Remuneration

    

Fixed

Remuneration

    

Variable
Remuneration

    

No. of

Beneficiaries

     Senior Management
Remuneration
    

Risk Taker

Remuneration

 

0-5 Year TIPS Bond

    $796,058        $372,209        $423,849        661        $97,439        $10,070  

Disclosures Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

The iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (the “Fund”) is registered under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to be marketed to European Union (“EU”) investors, as noted above. As a result, certain disclosures are required under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).

The Fund has not been categorized under the SFDR as an “Article 8” or “Article 9” product. In addition, the Fund’s investments do not take into account the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities under the EU sustainable investment taxonomy regulation.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).

The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 379 funds as of October 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

Interested Trustees
       
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Robert S. Kapito(a) (65)    Trustee (since 2009).    President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002).    Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
Salim Ramji(b) (52)    Trustee (since 2019).    Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2019).

 

(a) 

Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

(b) 

Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

Independent Trustees
       
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
John E. Kerrigan (67)    Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022).    Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).
Jane D. Carlin (66)    Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).    Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016).
Richard L. Fagnani (67)    Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Independent Trustees (continued)
       
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H. Herbert (73)    Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022).    Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E. Lawton (63)    Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017).    Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017).
John E. Martinez (61)    Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019).    Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
Madhav V. Rajan (58)    Trustee (since 2011); Fixed-Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019).    Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

 

Officers
     
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Armando Senra (51)    President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent Walker (48)    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.
Charles Park (55)    Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).
Marisa Rolland (42)    Secretary (since 2022).    Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Vice President, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2017).
Rachel Aguirre (40)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).
Jennifer Hsui (46)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).
James Mauro (52)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management (since 2020).

 

 

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Effective March 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

Effective June 15, 2022, Marisa Rolland replaced Deepa Damre Smith as Secretary.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
STRIPS   Separate Trading of Registered Interest & Principal of Securities
TBA   To-Be-Announced

 

 

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This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

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The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by Bloomberg Index Services Limited or ICE Data Indices, LLC nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed above.

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