LOGO

  APRIL 30, 2022

 

 

  

2022 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

iShares Trust

 

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iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF | ISHG | NASDAQ

 

·  

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF | IGOV | NASDAQ

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of April 30, 2022 saw the emergence of significant challenges that disrupted the economic recovery and strong financial markets which characterized 2021. The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of 2022, ending the run of robust growth which followed reopening and the development of the COVID-19 vaccines. Rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and 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 invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed but mostly down, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, particularly weighing on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks were nearly flat. Both emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets fell significantly, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as increasing inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and increasing uncertainty led to higher corporate bond spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasuries and similarly-dated corporate bonds).

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation is growing faster than expected, raised interest rates in March 2022, the first increase of this business cycle. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and raised the prospect of reversing the flow and reducing its balance sheet. Continued high inflation and the Fed’s new tone led many analysts to anticipate that the Fed will continue to raise interest rates multiple times throughout the year.

Looking ahead, however, the horrific war in Ukraine has significantly clouded the outlook for the global economy, leading to major volatility in energy and metal markets. Sanctions on Russia, Europe’s top energy supplier, and general wartime disruption are likely to drive already-high commodity prices even higher. We believe sharp increases in energy prices will exacerbate inflationary pressure while also constraining economic growth. Combating inflation without stifling a recovery, while buffering against ongoing supply and price shocks amid the ebb and flow of the pandemic, will be an especially challenging environment for setting effective monetary policy. Despite the likelihood of more rate increases on the horizon, we believe the Fed will err on the side of protecting employment, even at the expense of higher inflation.

In this environment, we favor an overweight to equities, as valuations have become more attractive and inflation-adjusted interest rates remain low. Sectors that are better poised to manage the transition to a lower-carbon world, such as technology and healthcare, are particularly attractive in the long term. We favor U.S. equities due to strong earnings momentum, while Japanese equities should benefit from supportive monetary and fiscal policy. We are underweight credit overall, but inflation-protected U.S. Treasuries, Asian fixed income, and emerging market local-currency bonds offer potential opportunities for additional yield. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability and quality can help provide portfolio resilience.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

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

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

    (9.65)%   0.21%
   

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

  (18.38)      (16.87)   
   

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

  (11.80)      (8.15)   
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (14.15)      (18.33)   
   

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

    0.07     0.08 
   

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

  (10.29)    (8.86) 
   

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

  (9.47)    (8.51) 
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (7.90)    (7.88) 
   

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

  (7.40)   (5.22)   
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

     

Page

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     6  

Shareholder Expenses

     6  

Schedules of Investments

     7  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     18  

Statements of Operations

     19  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     20  

Financial Highlights

     21  

Notes to Financial Statements

     23  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     28  

Supplemental Information

     29  

General Information

     30  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     31  


Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022 

   iShares® 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of non-U.S. developed market government bonds with remaining maturities between one and three years, as represented by the FTSE World Government Bond Index – Developed Markets 1-3 Years Capped Select Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    (10.00 )%       (13.33 )%       (1.41 )%       (2.60 )%         (13.33 )%       (6.85 )%       (23.18 )% 

Fund Market

    (9.93      (13.17      (1.40      (2.73        (13.17      (6.82      (24.18

Index

    (9.79      (12.93      (1.21      (2.35              (12.93      (5.92      (21.13

Index performance through August 31, 2020 reflects the performance of the S&P International Sovereign Ex-U.S. 1-3 Year Bond Index. Index performance beginning on September 1, 2020 reflects the performance of the FTSE World Government Bond Index – Developed Markets 1-3 Years Capped Select Index.

Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 6 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
    $ 1,000.00        $ 900.00        $ 1.65             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.10        $ 1.76          0.35

 

  (a)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY

 

   

Moody’s Credit Rating*

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a)  

 

 

Aaa

 

 

 

 

35.4

 

Aa

    23.7  

A

    24.2  

Baa

    14.5  

Not Rated

    2.2  

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a)  

 

 

Japan

 

 

 

 

13.6

 

Italy

    10.7  

Germany

    8.8  

France

    8.8  

Spain

    5.4  

Canada

    4.6  

Austria

    4.6  

Ireland

    4.6  

United Kingdom

    4.6  

Belgium

    4.6  

 

  *

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 April 30, 2022    iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of non-U.S. developed market government bonds, as represented by the FTSE World Government Bond Index - Developed Markets Capped Select Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    (15.48 )%       (18.39 )%       (1.34 )%       (0.96 )%        (18.39 )%       (6.54 )%       (9.21 )% 

Fund Market

    (15.70      (18.43      (1.39      (1.01       (18.43      (6.76      (9.70

Index

    (15.25      (17.98      (0.95      (0.59             (17.98      (4.66      (5.73

Index performance through August 31, 2020 reflects the performance of the S&P International Sovereign Ex-U.S. Bond Index. Index performance beginning on September 1, 2020 reflects the performance of the FTSE World Government Bond Index – Developed Markets Capped Select Index.

Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 6 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $ 1,000.00          $ 845.20          $ 1.60               $ 1,000.00          $ 1,023.10          $ 1.76          0.35

 

  (a)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY

   

Moody’s Credit Rating*

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a)  

 

Aaa

    35.7

Aa

    26.2  

A

    26.0  

Baa

    11.8  

Not Rated

    0.3  

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

   

Country/Geographic Region

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a)  

 

Japan

    16.6

France

    8.1  

Italy

    7.3  

Germany

    5.9  

Spain

    4.7  

United Kingdom

    4.7  

Singapore

    4.7  

Canada

    4.6  

Austria

    4.6  

Netherlands

    4.6  
  *

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

 
  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. 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.

Shareholder 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 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 a Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par
(000)
     Value  

Foreign Government Obligations

 

  
Australia — 4.5%                    

Australia Government Bond
0.25%, 11/21/24(a)

    AUD        1,910      $ 1,270,541  

2.75%, 04/21/24(a)

    AUD        1,120        795,728  

3.25%, 04/21/25(a)

    AUD        1,360        974,313  
       

 

 

 
            3,040,582  
Austria — 4.6%                    

Republic of Austria Government Bond
0.00%, 07/15/23(b)(c)

    EUR        530        559,236  

0.00%, 07/15/24(c)

    EUR        660        690,934  

0.00%, 04/20/25(b)(c)

    EUR        430        445,418  

1.65%, 10/21/24(b)

    EUR        590        641,653  

1.75%, 10/20/23(b)

    EUR        710        767,440  
       

 

 

 
          3,104,681  
Belgium — 4.5%                    

Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond
0.20%, 10/22/23(b)

    EUR        647        684,055  

0.50%, 10/22/24(b)

    EUR        730        770,807  

2.25%, 06/22/23(a)

    EUR        632        684,730  

2.60%, 06/22/24(b)

    EUR        858        948,413  
       

 

 

 
          3,088,005  
Canada — 4.6%                    

Canadian Government Bond
0.25%, 05/01/23

    CAD        316        240,530  

0.25%, 08/01/23

    CAD        300        227,058  

0.25%, 04/01/24

    CAD        470        349,687  

0.50%, 11/01/23

    CAD        290        218,977  

0.75%, 02/01/24

    CAD        370        278,814  

1.25%, 03/01/25

    CAD        190        142,039  

1.50%, 06/01/23

    CAD        350        269,484  

1.50%, 05/01/24

    CAD        200        152,143  

1.50%, 09/01/24

    CAD        318        241,117  

1.50%, 04/01/25

    CAD        170        127,756  

2.00%, 09/01/23

    CAD        540        417,443  

2.25%, 03/01/24

    CAD        150        116,013  

2.50%, 06/01/24

    CAD        190        147,434  

0.75%, 10/01/24

    CAD        240        178,463  
       

 

 

 
          3,106,958  
Denmark — 2.8%                    

Denmark Government Bond
0.00%, 11/15/24(c)

    DKK        6,360        886,172  

1.50%, 11/15/23

    DKK        7,170        1,037,897  
       

 

 

 
          1,924,069  
Finland — 3.3%                    

Finland Government Bond
0.00%, 09/15/23(b)(c)

    EUR        850        895,596  

0.00%, 09/15/24(b)(c)

    EUR        527        549,593  

2.00%, 04/15/24(b)

    EUR        720        784,128  
       

 

 

 
          2,229,317  
France — 8.7%                    

French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.00%, 02/25/24(a)(c)

    EUR        625        655,981  

0.00%, 03/25/24(a)(c)

    EUR        650        681,260  

0.00%, 02/25/25(a)(c)

    EUR        170        176,078  

0.00%, 03/25/25(a)(c)

    EUR        890        922,193  

1.75%, 05/25/23(a)

    EUR        830        892,771  

1.75%, 11/25/24(a)

    EUR        650        706,495  

2.25%, 05/25/24(a)

    EUR        840        919,744  
Security          

Par

(000)

     Value  
France (continued)                    

4.25%, 10/25/23(a)

    EUR        770      $ 861,700  

8.50%, 04/25/23(a)

    EUR        75        85,783  
       

 

 

 
          5,902,005  
Germany — 8.7%                    

Bundesobligation
0.00%, 10/13/23(a)(c)

    EUR        400        422,174  

0.00%, 04/05/24(a)(c)

    EUR        480        503,809  

0.00%, 10/18/24(a)(c)

    EUR        420        438,746  

0.00%, 04/11/25(a)(c)

    EUR        330        343,312  

Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe
0.50%, 02/15/25(a)

    EUR        539        569,630  

1.00%, 08/15/24(a)

    EUR        410        438,849  

1.50%, 05/15/23(a)

    EUR        450        482,879  

1.50%, 05/15/24(a)

    EUR        410        443,053  

1.75%, 02/15/24(a)

    EUR        415        449,826  

2.00%, 08/15/23(a)

    EUR        480        519,987  

6.25%, 01/04/24(a)

    EUR        270        313,716  

Bundesschatzanweisungen
0.00%, 06/16/23(a)(c)

    EUR        220        232,442  

0.00%, 09/15/23(a)(c)

    EUR        238        251,141  

0.00%, 12/15/23(a)(c)

    EUR        190        200,050  

0.00%, 03/15/24(c)

    EUR        290        304,397  
       

 

 

 
          5,914,011  
Ireland — 4.6%                    

Ireland Government Bond
3.40%, 03/18/24(a)

    EUR        1,100        1,226,243  

5.40%, 03/13/25

    EUR        1,560        1,868,224  
       

 

 

 
          3,094,467  
Israel — 4.4%                    

Israel Government Bond - Fixed
0.15%, 07/31/23

    ILS        2,470        731,068  

0.40%, 10/31/24

    ILS        1,570        456,144  

1.50%, 11/30/23

    ILS        2,766        831,253  

3.75%, 03/31/24

    ILS        3,020        943,187  
       

 

 

 
          2,961,652  
Italy — 10.6%                    

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro
0.00%, 11/29/23(a)(c)

    EUR        180        187,911  

0.00%, 01/15/24(a)(c)

    EUR        280        291,709  

0.00%, 01/30/24(a)(c)

    EUR        220        229,088  

0.00%, 04/15/24(a)(c)

    EUR        300        310,700  

0.00%, 08/15/24(a)(c)

    EUR        250        256,991  

0.00%, 12/15/24(a)(c)

    EUR        90        91,662  

0.30%, 08/15/23(a)

    EUR        370        390,437  

0.35%, 02/01/25(a)

    EUR        330        338,992  

0.60%, 06/15/23(a)

    EUR        250        265,236  

0.65%, 10/15/23(a)

    EUR        400        423,094  

1.45%, 11/15/24(a)

    EUR        240        254,016  

1.75%, 07/01/24(a)

    EUR        340        363,568  

1.85%, 05/15/24(a)

    EUR        290        311,265  

2.45%, 10/01/23(a)

    EUR        370        401,608  

2.50%, 12/01/24(a)

    EUR        470        511,782  

3.75%, 09/01/24(a)

    EUR        390        436,495  

4.50%, 05/01/23(a)

    EUR        320        352,502  

4.50%, 03/01/24(a)

    EUR        430        484,253  

4.75%, 08/01/23(b)

    EUR        320        356,492  

5.00%, 03/01/25(b)

    EUR        600        697,862  

9.00%, 11/01/23(a)

    EUR        180        213,848  
       

 

 

 
            7,169,511  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

    

Par
(000)

     Value  
Japan — 13.5%                   

Japan Government Five Year Bond
0.10%, 06/20/23

    JPY       69,800      $ 538,962  

0.10%, 09/20/23

    JPY       20,000        154,492  

0.10%, 12/20/23

    JPY       45,350        350,436  

0.10%, 03/20/24

    JPY       114,500        885,076  

0.10%, 06/20/24

    JPY       42,650        329,717  

0.10%, 09/20/24

    JPY       39,850        308,157  

0.10%, 12/20/24

    JPY       84,950        657,259  

0.10%, 03/20/25

    JPY       41,550        321,553  

Japan Government Ten Year Bond
0.40%, 03/20/25

    JPY       53,300        416,042  

0.50%, 09/20/24

    JPY       33,600        262,301  

0.60%, 09/20/23

    JPY       6,050        47,057  

0.60%, 12/20/23

    JPY       60,000        467,424  

0.60%, 03/20/24

    JPY       73,350        572,314  

0.60%, 06/20/24

    JPY       25,350        198,061  

0.80%, 06/20/23

    JPY       23,200        180,560  

0.80%, 09/20/23

    JPY       47,150        367,743  

Japan Government Twenty Year Bond
1.80%, 06/20/23

    JPY       11,600        91,296  

1.90%, 09/20/23

    JPY       12,000        95,005  

1.90%, 12/20/23

    JPY       13,000        103,408  

2.10%, 09/20/24

    JPY       14,400        116,656  

2.40%, 06/20/24

    JPY       6,550        53,117  

Japan Government Two Year Bond
0.00%, 05/01/23(c)

    JPY       26,250        202,453  

0.00%, 06/01/23(c)

    JPY       13,450        103,739  

0.00%, 07/01/23(c)

    JPY       12,100        93,332  

0.00%, 08/01/23(c)

    JPY       32,950        254,170  

0.00%, 09/01/23(c)

    JPY       46,700        360,253  

0.00%, 10/01/23(c)

    JPY       53,900        415,812  

0.00%, 11/01/23(c)

    JPY       17,450        134,625  

0.00%, 12/01/23(c)

    JPY       35,100        270,803  

0.00%, 01/01/24(c)

    JPY       21,000        162,024  

0.00%, 02/01/24(c)

    JPY       20,250        156,244  

0.00%, 04/01/24(c)

    JPY       61,200        472,231  
      

 

 

 
         9,142,322  
Netherlands — 4.5%                   

Netherlands Government Bond
0.00%, 01/15/24(b)(c)

    EUR       880        924,921  

1.75%, 07/15/23(b)

    EUR       990        1,068,318  

2.00%, 07/15/24(b)

    EUR       1,000        1,092,295  
      

 

 

 
         3,085,534  
Norway — 4.4%                   

Norway Government Bond
1.75%, 03/13/25(b)

    NOK       7,370        769,267  

2.00%, 05/24/23(b)

    NOK       11,038        1,179,665  

3.00%, 03/14/24(b)

    NOK       9,580        1,034,671  
      

 

 

 
           2,983,603  
Singapore — 3.4%                   

Singapore Government Bond

      

2.00%, 02/01/24

    SGD       1,152        832,760  
Security         

Par/

Shares

(000)

     Value  
Singapore (continued)                   

2.75%, 07/01/23

    SGD       930      $ 679,543  

3.00%, 09/01/24

    SGD       1,048        772,699  
      

 

 

 
         2,285,002  
Spain — 5.4%                   

Spain Government Bond
0.00%, 04/30/23(c)

    EUR       340        358,930  

0.00%, 05/31/24(c)

    EUR       337        351,078  

0.00%, 01/31/25(c)

    EUR       370        381,338  

0.25%, 07/30/24(b)

    EUR       330        345,046  

0.35%, 07/30/23

    EUR       420        444,337  

2.75%, 10/31/24(b)

    EUR       460        509,590  

3.80%, 04/30/24(b)

    EUR       400        449,599  

4.40%, 10/31/23(b)

    EUR       390        437,108  

4.80%, 01/31/24(b)

    EUR       324        368,061  
      

 

 

 
         3,645,087  
Sweden — 2.2%                   

Sweden Government Bond,
1.50%, 11/13/23(b)

    SEK       14,505        1,484,793  
      

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 4.5%                   

United Kingdom Gilt
0.13%, 01/31/24(a)

    GBP       646        791,112  

0.25%, 01/31/25(a)

    GBP       210        253,740  

0.75%, 07/22/23(a)

    GBP       364        453,547  

1.00%, 04/22/24(a)

    GBP       270        335,539  

2.25%, 09/07/23(a)

    GBP       370        469,397  

2.75%, 09/07/24(a)

    GBP       250        322,347  

5.00%, 03/07/25(a)

    GBP       340        466,182  
      

 

 

 
         3,091,864  
      

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 99.2%
(Cost: $74,279,026)

 

     67,253,463  
      

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

  
Money Market Funds — 0.0%                   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares,
0.34%(d)(e)

      10        10,000  
      

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0%
(Cost: $10,000)

 

     10,000  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.2%
(Cost: $74,289,026)

 

       67,263,463  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.8%

 

     526,524  
      

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

   $ 67,789,987  
      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

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

(c) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
10/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
04/30/22
     Shares
Held at
04/30/22
(000)
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions from
Underlying Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 20,000      $        $(10,000) (a)     $      $      $ 10,000        10      $ 6      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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

                 

Foreign Government Obligations

   $        $ 67,253,463        $        $ 67,253,463  

Money Market Funds

     10,000                            10,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $         10,000        $ 67,253,463        $             —        $ 67,263,463  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par
(000)
     Value  

Foreign Government Obligations

 

Australia — 4.5%                    

Australia Government Bond
0.25%, 11/21/24(a)

    AUD        4,678      $ 3,111,653  

0.25%, 11/21/25(a)

    AUD        2,300        1,482,709  

0.50%, 09/21/26(a)

    AUD        3,057        1,946,307  

1.00%, 12/21/30(a)

    AUD        2,883        1,710,639  

1.00%, 11/21/31(a)

    AUD        4,385        2,550,425  

1.25%, 05/21/32

    AUD        5,804        3,428,733  

1.50%, 06/21/31(a)

    AUD        3,506        2,156,124  

1.75%, 11/21/32(a)

    AUD        3,457        2,130,802  

1.75%, 06/21/51(a)

    AUD        2,750        1,329,778  

2.25%, 05/21/28(a)

    AUD        1,179        797,686  

2.50%, 05/21/30(a)

    AUD        4,289        2,900,177  

2.75%, 04/21/24(a)

    AUD        2,387        1,695,895  

2.75%, 11/21/27(a)

    AUD        2,734        1,907,909  

2.75%, 11/21/28(a)

    AUD        1,049        728,282  

2.75%, 11/21/29(a)

    AUD        2,325        1,605,636  

2.75%, 06/21/35(a)

    AUD        736        491,321  

2.75%, 05/21/41(a)

    AUD        1,755        1,118,612  

3.00%, 03/21/47(a)

    AUD        1,987        1,286,239  

3.25%, 04/21/25(a)

    AUD        1,064        762,256  

3.25%, 04/21/29(a)

    AUD        3,352        2,395,805  

3.25%, 06/21/39(a)

    AUD        2,342        1,623,366  

3.75%, 04/21/37(a)

    AUD        1,970        1,460,288  

4.25%, 04/21/26(a)

    AUD        4,214        3,128,832  

4.50%, 04/21/33(a)

    AUD        2,843        2,252,661  

4.75%, 04/21/27(a)

    AUD        3,496        2,674,797  
       

 

 

 
            46,676,932  
Austria — 4.6%  

Republic of Austria Government Bond
0.00%, 07/15/23(b)(c)

    EUR        1,845        1,946,773  

0.00%, 07/15/24(c)

    EUR        2,278        2,384,768  

0.00%, 04/20/25(b)(c)

    EUR        1,151        1,192,270  

0.00%, 10/20/28(b)(c)

    EUR        380        373,208  

0.00%, 02/20/30(b)(c)

    EUR        2,021        1,935,479  

0.00%, 02/20/31(b)(c)

    EUR        3,340        3,138,059  

0.00%, 10/20/40(b)(c)

    EUR        771        599,858  

0.25%, 10/20/36(b)

    EUR        1,072        932,093  

0.50%, 04/20/27(b)

    EUR        1,679        1,738,670  

0.50%, 02/20/29(b)

    EUR        2,385        2,414,408  

0.70%, 04/20/71(b)

    EUR        578        389,455  

0.75%, 10/20/26(b)

    EUR        2,836        2,982,086  

0.75%, 02/20/28(b)

    EUR        2,041        2,125,808  

0.75%, 03/20/51(b)

    EUR        1,135        952,866  

0.85%, 06/30/2120(b)

    EUR        722        397,365  

0.90%, 02/20/32(b)

    EUR        800        803,197  

1.20%, 10/20/25(b)

    EUR        2,444        2,623,934  

1.50%, 02/20/47(b)

    EUR        1,768        1,830,460  

1.50%, 11/02/86(b)

    EUR        513        454,707  

1.65%, 10/21/24(b)

    EUR        1,915        2,082,655  

1.75%, 10/20/23(b)

    EUR        2,074        2,241,791  

2.10%, 09/20/2117(b)

    EUR        1,079        1,145,235  

2.40%, 05/23/34(b)

    EUR        1,571        1,828,694  

3.15%, 06/20/44(b)

    EUR        1,375        1,894,572  

3.80%, 01/26/62(b)

    EUR        726        1,214,478  

4.15%, 03/15/37(b)

    EUR        2,631        3,757,045  

4.85%, 03/15/26(b)

    EUR        1,539        1,883,826  

6.25%, 07/15/27

    EUR        1,780        2,399,374  
       

 

 

 
          47,663,134  
Security           Par
(000)
     Value  
Belgium — 4.5%  

Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond
0.00%, 10/22/27(b)(c)

    EUR        1,135      $ 1,137,740  

0.00%, 10/22/31(b)(c)

    EUR        1,691        1,558,612  

0.10%, 06/22/30(b)

    EUR        1,383        1,329,437  

0.20%, 10/22/23(b)

    EUR        1,201        1,269,783  

0.35%, 06/22/32(b)

    EUR        530        498,291  

0.40%, 06/22/40(b)

    EUR        858        700,403  

0.50%, 10/22/24(b)

    EUR        1,435        1,515,216  

0.65%, 06/22/71(b)

    EUR        612        361,641  

0.80%, 06/22/25(b)

    EUR        2,569        2,725,615  

0.80%, 06/22/27(b)

    EUR        1,332        1,398,027  

0.80%, 06/22/28(b)

    EUR        1,805        1,881,046  

0.90%, 06/22/29(b)

    EUR        1,854        1,924,388  

1.00%, 06/22/26(b)

    EUR        1,834        1,954,320  

1.00%, 06/22/31(b)

    EUR        1,911        1,955,328  

1.40%, 06/22/53(b)

    EUR        552        497,603  

1.45%, 06/22/37(b)

    EUR        687        692,500  

1.60%, 06/22/47(b)

    EUR        1,243        1,215,449  

1.70%, 06/22/50(b)

    EUR        1,273        1,261,649  

1.90%, 06/22/38(b)

    EUR        1,236        1,325,694  

2.15%, 06/22/66(b)

    EUR        868        941,934  

2.25%, 06/22/23(a)

    EUR        1,330        1,440,967  

2.25%, 06/22/57(b)

    EUR        729        814,510  

2.60%, 06/22/24(b)

    EUR        2,050        2,266,023  

3.00%, 06/22/34(b)

    EUR        1,126        1,370,925  

3.75%, 06/22/45(a)

    EUR        1,125        1,582,302  

4.00%, 03/28/32(a)

    EUR        1,091        1,424,126  

4.25%, 03/28/41(b)

    EUR        1,945        2,807,867  

4.50%, 03/28/26(b)

    EUR        957        1,158,796  

5.00%, 03/28/35(b)

    EUR        2,588        3,778,460  

5.50%, 03/28/28

    EUR        2,495        3,327,859  

Series 86, 1.25%, 04/22/33(b)

    EUR        1,155        1,195,560  
       

 

 

 
            47,312,071  
Canada — 4.6%  

Canadian Government Bond
0.25%, 08/01/23

    CAD        2,416        1,828,573  

0.25%, 04/01/24

    CAD        938        697,887  

0.25%, 03/01/26

    CAD        4,855        3,439,788  

0.50%, 11/01/23

    CAD        2,200        1,661,204  

0.50%, 09/01/25

    CAD        5,795        4,191,671  

0.50%, 12/01/30

    CAD        4,629        2,957,422  

0.75%, 02/01/24

    CAD        3,088        2,326,967  

1.00%, 09/01/26

    CAD        3,778        2,731,694  

1.00%, 06/01/27

    CAD        47        33,597  

1.25%, 03/01/27

    CAD        940        682,831  

1.25%, 06/01/30

    CAD        5,040        3,472,976  

1.50%, 06/01/23

    CAD        1,073        826,160  

1.50%, 06/01/26

    CAD        110        81,624  

1.50%, 06/01/31

    CAD        6,131        4,252,446  

1.50%, 12/01/31

    CAD        1,260        868,568  

1.75%, 12/01/53

    CAD        2,197        1,331,693  

2.00%, 09/01/23

    CAD        3,310        2,558,773  

2.00%, 06/01/28

    CAD        200        149,186  

2.00%, 12/01/51

    CAD        4,939        3,220,413  

2.25%, 03/01/24

    CAD        3,874        2,996,217  

2.25%, 06/01/25

    CAD        1,297        995,812  

2.25%, 06/01/29

    CAD        320        240,452  

2.75%, 12/01/48

    CAD        1,516        1,160,133  

2.75%, 12/01/64

    CAD        800        604,130  

3.50%, 12/01/45

    CAD        781        672,086  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par
(000)
     Value  
Canada (continued)                    

4.00%, 06/01/41

    CAD        844      $ 760,208  

5.00%, 06/01/37

    CAD        551        536,263  

5.75%, 06/01/29

    CAD        672        621,960  

5.75%, 06/01/33

    CAD        2,082        2,050,040  
       

 

 

 
          47,950,774  
Denmark — 4.5%                    

Denmark Government Bond
0.00%, 11/15/24(c)

    DKK        20,855        2,905,835  

0.00%, 11/15/31(c)

    DKK        42,002        5,282,297  

0.25%, 11/15/52

    DKK        31,714        3,267,110  

0.50%, 11/15/27

    DKK        43,995        6,063,413  

0.50%, 11/15/29

    DKK        53,373        7,215,104  

1.50%, 11/15/23

    DKK        26,161        3,786,934  

1.75%, 11/15/25

    DKK        32,135        4,706,407  

4.50%, 11/15/39

    DKK        66,394        13,952,506  
       

 

 

 
            47,179,606  
Finland — 4.5%                    

Finland Government Bond
0.00%, 09/15/23(b)(c)

    EUR        1,955        2,059,870  

0.00%, 09/15/24(b)(c)

    EUR        1,797        1,874,039  

0.00%, 09/15/26(b)(c)

    EUR        1,712        1,737,877  

0.00%, 09/15/30(b)(c)

    EUR        3,636        3,456,554  

0.13%, 09/15/31(b)

    EUR        2,605        2,452,637  

0.13%, 04/15/36(b)

    EUR        1,699        1,470,309  

0.13%, 04/15/52(b)

    EUR        1,770        1,221,600  

0.25%, 09/15/40(b)

    EUR        1,825        1,509,789  

0.50%, 04/15/26(b)

    EUR        2,999        3,124,850  

0.50%, 09/15/27(b)

    EUR        2,828        2,916,452  

0.50%, 09/15/28(b)

    EUR        2,246        2,285,991  

0.50%, 09/15/29(b)

    EUR        2,595        2,613,802  

0.50%, 04/15/43(b)

    EUR        1,445        1,217,952  

0.75%, 04/15/31(b)

    EUR        2,005        2,022,129  

0.88%, 09/15/25(b)

    EUR        2,467        2,616,928  

1.13%, 04/15/34(b)

    EUR        1,939        1,962,724  

1.38%, 04/15/47(b)

    EUR        1,817        1,858,611  

2.00%, 04/15/24(b)

    EUR        2,213        2,410,106  

2.63%, 07/04/42(b)

    EUR        2,357        2,926,607  

2.75%, 07/04/28(b)

    EUR        2,175        2,536,382  

4.00%, 07/04/25(b)

    EUR        2,428        2,833,135  
       

 

 

 
          47,108,344  
France — 8.0%                    

French Republic Government Bond OAT
0.00%, 02/25/24(a)(c)

    EUR        310        325,367  

0.00%, 03/25/24(a)(c)

    EUR        1,875        1,965,174  

0.00%, 02/25/25(a)(c)

    EUR        430        445,373  

0.00%, 03/25/25(a)(c)

    EUR        2,279        2,361,436  

0.00%, 02/25/26(a)(c)

    EUR        2,019        2,067,750  

0.00%, 02/25/27(a)(c)

    EUR        1,898        1,916,798  

0.00%, 11/25/29(a)(c)

    EUR        2,704        2,606,978  

0.00%, 11/25/30(a)(c)

    EUR        2,412        2,276,854  

0.00%, 11/25/31(a)(c)

    EUR        1,855        1,711,533  

0.00%, 05/25/32(a)(c)

    EUR        985        897,805  

0.25%, 11/25/26(a)

    EUR        2,401        2,460,494  

0.50%, 05/25/25(a)

    EUR        2,084        2,187,963  

0.50%, 05/25/26(a)

    EUR        2,742        2,854,490  

0.50%, 05/25/29(a)

    EUR        1,884        1,902,659  

0.50%, 05/25/40(b)

    EUR        1,336        1,131,195  

0.50%, 06/25/44(b)

    EUR        529        425,081  

0.50%, 05/25/72(b)

    EUR        436        242,628  
Security           Par
(000)
     Value  
France (continued)                    

0.75%, 05/25/28(a)

    EUR        2,306      $ 2,395,008  

0.75%, 11/25/28(a)

    EUR        2,146        2,219,098  

0.75%, 05/25/52(a)

    EUR        1,482        1,152,878  

0.75%, 05/25/53(b)

    EUR        540        412,045  

1.00%, 11/25/25(a)

    EUR        1,634        1,738,641  

1.00%, 05/25/27(a)

    EUR        1,403        1,486,016  

1.25%, 05/25/34(a)

    EUR        1,683        1,708,190  

1.25%, 05/25/36(b)

    EUR        1,953        1,951,739  

1.50%, 05/25/31(a)

    EUR        2,518        2,698,601  

1.50%, 05/25/50(b)

    EUR        1,455        1,411,235  

1.75%, 05/25/23(a)

    EUR        1,844        1,983,457  

1.75%, 11/25/24(a)

    EUR        1,782        1,936,437  

1.75%, 06/25/39(b)

    EUR        1,350        1,439,991  

1.75%, 05/25/66(b)

    EUR        648        645,121  

2.00%, 05/25/48(b)

    EUR        1,341        1,457,836  

2.25%, 05/25/24(a)

    EUR        1,776        1,944,601  

2.50%, 05/25/30(a)

    EUR        2,328        2,701,762  

2.75%, 10/25/27(a)

    EUR        2,348        2,714,996  

3.25%, 05/25/45(a)

    EUR        1,365        1,826,217  

3.50%, 04/25/26(a)

    EUR        1,888        2,202,075  

4.00%, 10/25/38(a)

    EUR        1,177        1,655,837  

4.00%, 04/25/55(b)

    EUR        980        1,559,848  

4.00%, 04/25/60(a)

    EUR        830        1,359,159  

4.25%, 10/25/23(a)

    EUR        3,227        3,611,307  

4.50%, 04/25/41(a)

    EUR        1,740        2,632,086  

4.75%, 04/25/35(a)

    EUR        1,514        2,190,872  

5.50%, 04/25/29(a)

    EUR        1,579        2,159,833  

5.75%, 10/25/32(a)

    EUR        1,778        2,662,236  

6.00%, 10/25/25(a)

    EUR        1,660        2,068,363  
       

 

 

 
            83,705,063  
Germany — 5.9%                    

Bundesobligation
0.00%, 10/13/23(a)(c)

    EUR        660        696,587  

0.00%, 04/05/24(a)(c)

    EUR        1,310        1,374,978  

0.00%, 10/18/24(a)(c)

    EUR        1,680        1,754,983  

0.00%, 04/11/25(a)(c)

    EUR        1,010        1,050,742  

0.00%, 10/10/25(a)(c)

    EUR        924        957,380  

0.00%, 04/10/26(a)(c)

    EUR        1,330        1,371,093  

0.00%, 10/09/26(a)(c)

    EUR        686        703,316  

Series G, 0.00%, 10/10/25(a)(c)

    EUR        316        327,969  

Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe
0.00%, 08/15/26(a)(c)

    EUR        1,451        1,491,653  

0.00%, 11/15/27(a)(c)

    EUR        1,248        1,266,535  

0.00%, 08/15/29(a)(c)

    EUR        1,207        1,201,115  

0.00%, 02/15/30(a)(c)

    EUR        1,255        1,242,208  

0.00%, 08/15/30(a)(c)

    EUR        1,300        1,279,631  

0.00%, 02/15/31(a)(c)

    EUR        1,176        1,149,647  

0.00%, 08/15/31(a)(c)

    EUR        1,415        1,372,842  

0.00%, 02/15/32(a)(c)

    EUR        420        404,274  

0.00%, 05/15/35(a)(c)

    EUR        1,447        1,329,944  

0.00%, 05/15/36(a)(c)

    EUR        668        606,132  

0.00%, 08/15/50(a)(c)

    EUR        1,316        1,026,298  

0.00%, 08/15/52(a)(c)

    EUR        671        509,016  

0.25%, 02/15/27(a)

    EUR        1,617        1,674,706  

0.25%, 08/15/28(a)

    EUR        1,787        1,826,152  

0.25%, 02/15/29(a)

    EUR        1,256        1,278,933  

0.50%, 02/15/25(a)

    EUR        1,134        1,198,443  

0.50%, 02/15/26(a)

    EUR        1,516        1,595,466  

0.50%, 08/15/27(a)

    EUR        1,475        1,540,615  

0.50%, 02/15/28(a)

    EUR        1,288        1,340,623  

 

 

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 (unaudited)  (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par
(000)
     Value  
Germany (continued)                    

1.00%, 08/15/24(a)

    EUR        1,283      $ 1,373,276  

1.00%, 08/15/25(a)

    EUR        1,180        1,264,398  

1.25%, 08/15/48(a)

    EUR        1,256        1,384,935  

1.50%, 05/15/23(a)

    EUR        801        859,524  

1.50%, 05/15/24(a)

    EUR        1,271        1,373,591  

1.75%, 02/15/24(a)

    EUR        1,149        1,245,423  

2.00%, 08/15/23(a)

    EUR        1,262        1,367,134  

2.50%, 07/04/44(a)

    EUR        1,297        1,767,718  

2.50%, 08/15/46(a)

    EUR        1,439        2,002,840  

3.25%, 07/04/42(a)

    EUR        864        1,277,808  

4.00%, 01/04/37(a)

    EUR        1,225        1,814,046  

4.25%, 07/04/39(a)

    EUR        824        1,304,483  

4.75%, 07/04/28(a)

    EUR        724        949,031  

4.75%, 07/04/34(a)

    EUR        1,426        2,156,970  

4.75%, 07/04/40(a)

    EUR        1,167        1,980,758  

5.50%, 01/04/31(a)

    EUR        1,007        1,476,353  

5.63%, 01/04/28(a)

    EUR        1,095        1,469,920  

6.25%, 01/04/24(a)

    EUR        785        912,101  

6.25%, 01/04/30(a)

    EUR        545        808,584  

6.50%, 07/04/27(a)

    EUR        693        945,894  

Series G, 0.00%, 08/15/30(a)(c)

    EUR        400        394,205  

Series G, 0.00%, 08/15/31(a)(c)

    EUR        290        281,681  

Series G, 0.00%, 08/15/50(a)(c)

    EUR        317        249,019  

Bundesschatzanweisungen
0.00%, 06/16/23(a)(c)

    EUR        300        316,966  

0.00%, 09/15/23(a)(c)

    EUR        800        844,171  

0.00%, 12/15/23(a)(c)

    EUR        200        210,579  
       

 

 

 
            61,602,689  
Ireland — 4.5%                    

Ireland Government Bond
0.00%, 10/18/31(a)(c)

    EUR        3,419        3,123,914  

0.20%, 05/15/27(a)

    EUR        2,114        2,157,890  

0.20%, 10/18/30(a)

    EUR        2,436        2,328,482  

0.35%, 10/18/32(a)

    EUR        1,643        1,524,596  

0.40%, 05/15/35(a)

    EUR        1,788        1,599,918  

0.55%, 04/22/41(a)

    EUR        1,478        1,234,276  

0.90%, 05/15/28(a)

    EUR        2,854        2,977,345  

1.00%, 05/15/26(a)

    EUR        3,606        3,837,175  

1.10%, 05/15/29(a)

    EUR        3,406        3,566,931  

1.30%, 05/15/33(a)

    EUR        1,275        1,296,876  

1.35%, 03/18/31(a)

    EUR        2,601        2,740,633  

1.50%, 05/15/50(a)

    EUR        2,333        2,229,108  

1.70%, 05/15/37(a)

    EUR        2,378        2,490,860  

2.00%, 02/18/45(a)

    EUR        3,550        3,838,127  

2.40%, 05/15/30(a)

    EUR        3,467        3,971,465  

3.40%, 03/18/24(a)

    EUR        2,939        3,276,297  

5.40%, 03/13/25

    EUR        4,373        5,236,603  
       

 

 

 
          47,430,496  
Israel — 4.5%                    

Israel Government Bond - Fixed
0.15%, 07/31/23

    ILS        14,620        4,327,213  

0.40%, 10/31/24

    ILS        4,000        1,162,151  

0.50%, 04/30/25

    ILS        8,360        2,417,330  

0.50%, 02/27/26

    ILS        9,236        2,629,593  

1.00%, 03/31/30

    ILS        14,938        4,078,090  

1.30%, 04/30/32

    ILS        4,178        1,131,857  

1.50%, 11/30/23

    ILS        10,550        3,170,540  

1.50%, 05/31/37

    ILS        10,074        2,565,213  

1.75%, 08/31/25

    ILS        11,062        3,312,469  
Security           Par
(000)
     Value  
Israel (continued)                    

2.00%, 03/31/27

    ILS        11,300      $ 3,393,389  

2.25%, 09/28/28

    ILS        9,952        3,007,566  

3.75%, 03/31/24

    ILS        11,625        3,630,645  

3.75%, 03/31/47

    ILS        14,995        5,037,921  

5.50%, 01/31/42

    ILS        10,891        4,565,278  

6.25%, 10/30/26

    ILS        8,383        2,977,699  
       

 

 

 
            47,406,954  
Italy — 7.2%                    

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro
0.00%, 01/15/24(a)(c)

    EUR        693        721,979  

0.00%, 01/30/24(a)(c)

    EUR        720        749,743  

0.00%, 04/15/24(a)(c)

    EUR        800        828,533  

0.00%, 08/15/24(a)(c)

    EUR        1,207        1,240,753  

0.00%, 04/01/26(a)(c)

    EUR        810        798,608  

0.00%, 08/01/26(a)(c)

    EUR        1,206        1,179,496  

0.25%, 03/15/28(a)

    EUR        907        858,898  

0.30%, 08/15/23(a)

    EUR        310        327,123  

0.35%, 02/01/25(a)

    EUR        1,024        1,051,901  

0.50%, 02/01/26(a)

    EUR        670        677,816  

0.50%, 07/15/28(a)

    EUR        579        551,701  

0.60%, 06/15/23(a)

    EUR        500        530,471  

0.60%, 08/01/31(b)

    EUR        1,069        935,123  

0.65%, 10/15/23(a)

    EUR        776        820,803  

0.85%, 01/15/27(a)

    EUR        895        901,721  

0.90%, 04/01/31(a)

    EUR        1,565        1,421,938  

0.95%, 09/15/27(a)

    EUR        851        851,043  

0.95%, 08/01/30(a)

    EUR        935        869,887  

0.95%, 12/01/31(b)

    EUR        277        248,701  

0.95%, 06/01/32(a)

    EUR        290        257,273  

0.95%, 03/01/37(b)

    EUR        690        556,579  

1.25%, 12/01/26(a)

    EUR        488        502,558  

1.35%, 04/01/30(a)

    EUR        1,194        1,159,421  

1.45%, 11/15/24(a)

    EUR        1,164        1,231,978  

1.45%, 05/15/25(a)

    EUR        1,022        1,077,836  

1.45%, 03/01/36(b)

    EUR        549        485,348  

1.50%, 06/01/25(a)

    EUR        828        875,490  

1.50%, 04/30/45(b)

    EUR        509        398,695  

1.60%, 06/01/26(a)

    EUR        1,000        1,050,752  

1.65%, 12/01/30(b)

    EUR        1,240        1,213,403  

1.65%, 03/01/32(b)

    EUR        1,080        1,039,072  

1.70%, 09/01/51(b)

    EUR        611        468,535  

1.75%, 07/01/24(a)

    EUR        709        758,147  

1.80%, 03/01/41(b)

    EUR        960        830,771  

1.85%, 05/15/24(a)

    EUR        620        665,463  

1.85%, 07/01/25(b)

    EUR        946        1,007,454  

2.00%, 12/01/25(a)

    EUR        1,209        1,294,107  

2.00%, 02/01/28(a)

    EUR        1,136        1,195,883  

2.05%, 08/01/27(a)

    EUR        477        505,169  

2.10%, 07/15/26(a)

    EUR        822        879,821  

2.15%, 09/01/52(b)

    EUR        351        294,575  

2.15%, 03/01/72(b)

    EUR        246        189,664  

2.20%, 06/01/27(a)

    EUR        1,650        1,765,559  

2.25%, 09/01/36(b)

    EUR        765        747,131  

2.45%, 10/01/23(a)

    EUR        789        856,402  

2.45%, 09/01/33(b)

    EUR        940        960,416  

2.45%, 09/01/50(b)

    EUR        730        666,803  

2.50%, 12/01/24(a)

    EUR        1,149        1,251,144  

2.50%, 11/15/25(a)

    EUR        800        870,418  

2.70%, 03/01/47(b)

    EUR        736        723,956  

2.80%, 12/01/28(a)

    EUR        1,021        1,116,849  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          

Par

(000)

     Value  
Italy (continued)                    

2.80%, 03/01/67(b)

    EUR        432      $ 403,051  

2.95%, 09/01/38(b)

    EUR        683        719,184  

3.00%, 08/01/29(a)

    EUR        1,029        1,132,917  

3.10%, 03/01/40(b)

    EUR        596        635,717  

3.25%, 09/01/46(b)

    EUR        645        699,325  

3.35%, 03/01/35(b)

    EUR        874        969,649  

3.45%, 03/01/48(b)

    EUR        711        793,866  

3.50%, 03/01/30(b)

    EUR        1,254        1,429,613  

3.75%, 09/01/24(a)

    EUR        946        1,058,780  

3.85%, 09/01/49(b)

    EUR        914        1,085,418  

4.00%, 02/01/37(b)

    EUR        1,238        1,477,667  

4.50%, 05/01/23(a)

    EUR        877        966,076  

4.50%, 03/01/24(a)

    EUR        1,157        1,302,979  

4.50%, 03/01/26(b)

    EUR        1,286        1,504,013  

4.75%, 08/01/23(b)

    EUR        1,420        1,581,934  

4.75%, 09/01/28(b)

    EUR        976        1,186,794  

4.75%, 09/01/44(b)

    EUR        1,131        1,518,186  

5.00%, 03/01/25(b)

    EUR        1,049        1,220,096  

5.00%, 08/01/34(b)

    EUR        926        1,203,922  

5.00%, 08/01/39(b)

    EUR        1,047        1,402,900  

5.00%, 09/01/40(b)

    EUR        1,200        1,620,188  

5.25%, 11/01/29(a)

    EUR        1,435        1,825,334  

5.75%, 02/01/33(a)

    EUR        1,152        1,558,990  

6.00%, 05/01/31(a)

    EUR        1,593        2,149,590  

6.50%, 11/01/27(a)

    EUR        1,368        1,786,937  

7.25%, 11/01/26(a)

    EUR        573        748,562  

9.00%, 11/01/23(a)

    EUR        622        739,330  
       

 

 

 
            75,183,928  
Japan — 16.5%                    

Japan Government Five Year Bond
0.00%, 03/20/26(c)

    JPY        80,950        624,439  

0.00%, 06/20/26(c)

    JPY        87,750        676,799  

0.00%, 09/20/26(c)

    JPY        50,000        385,552  

0.00%, 12/20/26(c)

    JPY        193,950        1,495,197  

0.10%, 06/20/23

    JPY        123,000        949,747  

0.10%, 09/20/23

    JPY        169,600        1,310,092  

0.10%, 12/20/23

    JPY        68,550        529,712  

0.10%, 03/20/24

    JPY        77,350        597,909  

0.10%, 06/20/24

    JPY        23,700        183,219  

0.10%, 09/20/24

    JPY        22,950        177,471  

0.10%, 12/20/24

    JPY        80,000        618,960  

0.10%, 03/20/25

    JPY        131,400        1,016,896  

0.10%, 06/20/25

    JPY        21,500        166,428  

0.10%, 09/20/25

    JPY        153,000        1,184,210  

0.10%, 12/20/25

    JPY        164,100        1,270,338  

Japan Government Forty Year Bond
0.40%, 03/20/56

    JPY        103,750        663,033  

0.50%, 03/20/59

    JPY        126,050        821,027  

0.50%, 03/20/60

    JPY        181,950        1,179,566  

0.70%, 03/20/61

    JPY        162,700        1,127,385  

0.80%, 03/20/58

    JPY        98,150        711,036  

0.90%, 03/20/57

    JPY        104,500        782,596  

1.40%, 03/20/55

    JPY        54,400        467,595  

1.70%, 03/20/54

    JPY        90,750        835,634  

1.90%, 03/20/53

    JPY        75,050        719,560  

2.00%, 03/20/52

    JPY        54,200        528,259  

2.20%, 03/20/49

    JPY        59,100        592,940  

2.20%, 03/20/50

    JPY        56,150        566,921  

2.20%, 03/20/51

    JPY        83,000        839,299  

2.40%, 03/20/48

    JPY        36,900        382,790  
Security           Par
(000)
     Value  
Japan (continued)                    

Japan Government Ten Year Bond
0.10%, 03/20/26

    JPY        42,600      $ 329,826  

0.10%, 06/20/26

    JPY        45,000        348,439  

0.10%, 09/20/26

    JPY        218,300        1,690,334  

0.10%, 12/20/26

    JPY        109,700        849,426  

0.10%, 03/20/27

    JPY        109,550        848,627  

0.10%, 06/20/27

    JPY        55,050        426,066  

0.10%, 09/20/27

    JPY        56,250        435,016  

0.10%, 12/20/27

    JPY        56,000        432,962  

0.10%, 03/20/28

    JPY        109,850        848,497  

0.10%, 03/20/29

    JPY        95,850        738,512  

0.10%, 06/20/29

    JPY        52,400        403,069  

0.10%, 09/20/29

    JPY        78,600        603,489  

0.10%, 12/20/29

    JPY        227,450        1,744,289  

0.10%, 03/20/30

    JPY        131,450        1,006,789  

0.10%, 06/20/30

    JPY        115,050        880,949  

0.10%, 09/20/30

    JPY        135,050        1,033,155  

0.10%, 12/20/30

    JPY        223,000        1,704,406  

0.10%, 03/20/31

    JPY        136,750        1,044,168  

0.10%, 06/20/31

    JPY        238,350        1,817,172  

0.10%, 09/20/31

    JPY        282,950        2,156,481  

0.10%, 12/20/31

    JPY        348,550          2,653,062  

0.30%, 12/20/24

    JPY        82,650        642,820  

0.30%, 12/20/25

    JPY        51,550        401,953  

0.40%, 03/20/25

    JPY        58,200        454,290  

0.40%, 06/20/25

    JPY        36,850        287,923  

0.40%, 09/20/25

    JPY        47,950        374,888  

0.50%, 09/20/24

    JPY        81,900        639,360  

0.50%, 12/20/24

    JPY        43,850        342,832  

0.60%, 09/20/23

    JPY        30,250        235,285  

0.60%, 12/20/23

    JPY        207,000        1,612,614  

0.60%, 03/20/24

    JPY        79,700        621,860  

0.60%, 06/20/24

    JPY        83,050        648,875  

0.80%, 06/20/23

    JPY        50,100        389,917  

0.80%, 09/20/23

    JPY        101,800        793,981  

Japan Government Thirty Year Bond
0.30%, 06/20/46

    JPY        58,200        394,047  

0.40%, 06/20/49

    JPY        75,400        506,875  

0.40%, 09/20/49

    JPY        104,500        700,881  

0.40%, 12/20/49

    JPY        136,500        914,411  

0.40%, 03/20/50

    JPY        130,000        870,737  

0.50%, 09/20/46

    JPY        52,850        375,083  

0.50%, 03/20/49

    JPY        128,450        889,297  

0.60%, 12/20/46

    JPY        71,300        517,206  

0.60%, 06/20/50

    JPY        119,100        839,853  

0.60%, 09/20/50

    JPY        140,400        988,139  

0.70%, 06/20/48

    JPY        80,000        586,689  

0.70%, 12/20/48

    JPY        101,450        740,821  

0.70%, 12/20/50

    JPY        164,050        1,184,497  

0.70%, 03/20/51

    JPY        103,300        743,728  

0.70%, 06/20/51

    JPY        130,450        938,607  

0.70%, 09/20/51

    JPY        121,650        873,724  

0.70%, 12/20/51

    JPY        118,150        847,084  

0.80%, 03/20/46

    JPY        65,400        498,149  

0.80%, 03/20/47

    JPY        56,550        428,556  

0.80%, 06/20/47

    JPY        75,900        574,448  

0.80%, 09/20/47

    JPY        59,550        450,098  

0.80%, 12/20/47

    JPY        86,100        649,225  

0.80%, 03/20/48

    JPY        91,000        685,198  

0.90%, 09/20/48

    JPY        87,350        670,874  

 

 

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 (unaudited)  (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par
(000)
     Value  
Japan (continued)                    

1.10%, 03/20/33

    JPY        29,000      $ 242,764  

1.40%, 09/20/45

    JPY        37,500        323,337  

1.40%, 12/20/45

    JPY        47,650        410,780  

1.50%, 12/20/44

    JPY        50,150        440,447  

1.50%, 03/20/45

    JPY        75,000        658,694  

1.60%, 06/20/45

    JPY        30,950        276,772  

1.70%, 06/20/33

    JPY        61,300        544,423  

1.70%, 12/20/43

    JPY        62,400        566,762  

1.70%, 03/20/44

    JPY        29,450        267,588  

1.70%, 06/20/44

    JPY        46,450        422,243  

1.70%, 09/20/44

    JPY        64,150        583,922  

1.80%, 11/22/32

    JPY        26,000        232,238  

1.80%, 03/20/43

    JPY        65,750        606,050  

1.80%, 09/20/43

    JPY        68,800        634,975  

1.90%, 09/20/42

    JPY        188,350        1,761,136  

1.90%, 06/20/43

    JPY        77,250        724,087  

2.00%, 12/20/33

    JPY        14,550        133,320  

2.00%, 09/20/40

    JPY        121,600        1,150,644  

2.00%, 09/20/41

    JPY        193,300        1,832,414  

2.00%, 03/20/42

    JPY        154,550        1,466,531  

2.10%, 09/20/33

    JPY        38,950        359,589  

2.20%, 09/20/39

    JPY        108,400        1,050,296  

2.20%, 03/20/41

    JPY        131,650        1,281,644  

2.30%, 05/20/32

    JPY        24,800        230,340  

2.30%, 03/20/35

    JPY        47,600        454,503  

2.30%, 06/20/35

    JPY        45,550        435,708  

2.30%, 12/20/35

    JPY        45,650        438,096  

2.30%, 12/20/36

    JPY        43,100        417,048  

2.30%, 03/20/39

    JPY        131,050        1,282,982  

2.30%, 03/20/40

    JPY        158,950        1,563,436  

2.40%, 03/20/34

    JPY        43,200        412,143  

2.40%, 12/20/34

    JPY        42,600        409,521  

2.40%, 03/20/37

    JPY        111,400          1,091,905  

2.40%, 09/20/38

    JPY        141,950        1,403,104  

2.50%, 06/20/34

    JPY        46,450        448,848  

2.50%, 09/20/34

    JPY        39,700        384,500  

2.50%, 09/20/35

    JPY        36,550        357,831  

2.50%, 03/20/36

    JPY        52,000        510,932  

2.50%, 06/20/36

    JPY        43,950        432,612  

2.50%, 09/20/36

    JPY        36,900        364,289  

2.50%, 09/20/37

    JPY        85,800        853,775  

2.50%, 03/20/38

    JPY        34,500        344,452  

Japan Government Twenty Year Bond
0.20%, 06/20/36

    JPY        75,000        557,193  

0.30%, 06/20/39

    JPY        180,000        1,314,101  

0.30%, 09/20/39

    JPY        192,850        1,404,302  

0.30%, 12/20/39

    JPY        82,150        596,190  

0.40%, 03/20/36

    JPY        22,350        170,954  

0.40%, 03/20/39

    JPY        240,100        1,788,146  

0.40%, 03/20/40

    JPY        118,600        873,697  

0.40%, 06/20/40

    JPY        166,600        1,224,335  

0.40%, 09/20/40

    JPY        222,850        1,633,592  

0.40%, 06/20/41

    JPY        175,150        1,274,077  

0.50%, 09/20/36

    JPY        115,500        892,903  

0.50%, 03/20/38

    JPY        116,550        889,893  

0.50%, 06/20/38

    JPY        20,000        152,428  

0.50%, 12/20/38

    JPY        140,200        1,064,440  

0.50%, 12/20/40

    JPY        172,600        1,285,001  

0.50%, 03/20/41

    JPY        265,250        1,968,440  

0.50%, 09/20/41

    JPY        127,300        940,946  
Security           Par
(000)
     Value  
Japan (continued)                    

0.50%, 12/20/41

    JPY        142,850      $ 1,053,298  

0.60%, 12/20/36

    JPY        107,100        838,809  

0.60%, 06/20/37

    JPY        73,200        571,380  

0.60%, 09/20/37

    JPY        75,000        584,130  

0.60%, 12/20/37

    JPY        89,350        694,386  

0.70%, 03/20/37

    JPY        93,550        741,357  

0.70%, 09/20/38

    JPY        48,850        383,136  

0.80%, 06/20/23

    JPY        51,950        404,315  

1.00%, 12/20/35

    JPY        110,000        910,845  

1.20%, 12/20/34

    JPY        105,650        895,308  

1.20%, 03/20/35

    JPY        74,250        629,913  

1.20%, 09/20/35

    JPY        78,850        668,744  

1.30%, 06/20/35

    JPY        97,300        834,752  

1.40%, 09/20/34

    JPY        120,000          1,038,838  

1.50%, 06/20/32

    JPY        50,900        441,633  

1.50%, 03/20/33

    JPY        59,400        517,127  

1.50%, 03/20/34

    JPY        56,400        492,739  

1.50%, 06/20/34

    JPY        85,050        743,590  

1.60%, 06/20/30

    JPY        73,200        628,840  

1.60%, 03/20/32

    JPY        46,700        408,286  

1.60%, 06/20/32

    JPY        50,100        438,517  

1.60%, 03/20/33

    JPY        89,100        782,947  

1.60%, 12/20/33

    JPY        107,850        950,900  

1.70%, 09/20/31

    JPY        50,400        441,675  

1.70%, 12/20/31

    JPY        66,600        585,454  

1.70%, 03/20/32

    JPY        45,450        400,748  

1.70%, 06/20/32

    JPY        44,550        393,341  

1.70%, 09/20/32

    JPY        66,000        583,638  

1.70%, 12/20/32

    JPY        102,050        903,835  

1.70%, 06/20/33

    JPY        78,100        693,629  

1.70%, 09/20/33

    JPY        92,600        823,464  

1.80%, 06/20/23

    JPY        43,000        338,423  

1.80%, 06/20/30

    JPY        18,100        157,730  

1.80%, 09/20/30

    JPY        48,850        426,899  

1.80%, 06/20/31

    JPY        47,800        421,259  

1.80%, 09/20/31

    JPY        88,950        785,817  

1.80%, 12/20/31

    JPY        80,100        709,954  

1.80%, 03/20/32

    JPY        101,700        904,309  

1.80%, 12/20/32

    JPY        55,950        500,004  

1.90%, 09/20/23

    JPY        33,000        261,264  

1.90%, 12/20/23

    JPY        35,000        278,406  

1.90%, 03/20/24

    JPY        24,250        193,789  

1.90%, 03/20/25

    JPY        31,500        256,389  

1.90%, 06/20/25

    JPY        40,200        328,684  

1.90%, 12/20/28

    JPY        63,050        543,889  

1.90%, 03/20/29

    JPY        25,150        217,618  

1.90%, 09/20/30

    JPY        66,200        582,733  

1.90%, 03/20/31

    JPY        55,950        495,343  

1.90%, 06/20/31

    JPY        110,000        977,027  

2.00%, 12/20/24

    JPY        53,100        431,351  

2.00%, 09/20/25

    JPY        32,650        268,914  

2.00%, 12/20/25

    JPY        56,050        463,763  

2.00%, 03/20/27

    JPY        38,350        324,345  

2.00%, 06/20/30

    JPY        51,700        456,924  

2.00%, 12/20/30

    JPY        110,550        983,224  

2.00%, 03/20/31

    JPY        57,550        513,385  

2.10%, 03/20/24

    JPY        7,300        58,548  

2.10%, 09/20/24

    JPY        70,600        571,938  

2.10%, 03/20/25

    JPY        29,900        244,695  

2.10%, 09/20/25

    JPY        28,850        238,370  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          

Par

(000)

     Value  
Japan (continued)                    

2.10%, 12/20/25

    JPY        30,000      $ 249,064  

2.10%, 03/20/26

    JPY        44,600        372,018  

2.10%, 12/20/26

    JPY        93,350        789,528  

2.10%, 03/20/27

    JPY        213,950        1,817,524  

2.10%, 06/20/27

    JPY        37,500        319,886  

2.10%, 09/20/27

    JPY        31,300        267,999  

2.10%, 12/20/27

    JPY        60,000        515,882  

2.10%, 12/20/28

    JPY        35,000        305,481  

2.10%, 03/20/29

    JPY        70,500        617,450  

2.10%, 06/20/29

    JPY        75,700        665,268  

2.10%, 09/20/29

    JPY        88,500        779,721  

2.10%, 12/20/29

    JPY        87,950        777,288  

2.10%, 03/20/30

    JPY        100,200        888,168  

2.10%, 12/20/30

    JPY        80,000        716,754  

2.20%, 03/20/24

    JPY        38,950        312,957  

2.20%, 03/20/26

    JPY        42,700        357,446  

2.20%, 06/20/26

    JPY        29,550        248,591  

2.20%, 09/20/26

    JPY        245,400        2,074,445  

2.20%, 09/20/27

    JPY        49,750        428,036  

2.20%, 03/20/28

    JPY        81,400        706,372  

2.20%, 09/20/28

    JPY        96,450        842,978  

2.20%, 06/20/29

    JPY        39,450        348,844  

2.20%, 12/20/29

    JPY        82,800        736,590  

2.20%, 03/20/30

    JPY        64,000        571,130  

2.20%, 03/20/31

    JPY        70,600        639,298  

2.30%, 03/20/26

    JPY        36,000        302,439  

2.30%, 06/20/26

    JPY        49,300        416,312  

2.30%, 06/20/27

    JPY        40,000        344,374  

2.40%, 06/20/24

    JPY        55,800        452,506  

2.40%, 03/20/28

    JPY        36,500        320,038  

Japan Government Two Year Bond
0.00%, 05/01/23(c)

    JPY        140,150        1,080,907  

0.00%, 10/01/23(c)

    JPY        279,650        2,157,362  

0.00%, 01/01/24(c)

    JPY        70,500        543,938  

0.00%, 02/01/24(c)

    JPY        118,650        915,472  

0.00%, 03/01/24(c)

    JPY        299,200        2,308,618  
       

 

 

 
            172,156,740  
Netherlands — 4.5%                    

Netherlands Government Bond
0.00%, 01/15/24(b)(c)

    EUR        2,218        2,331,222  

0.00%, 01/15/27(b)(c)

    EUR        2,545        2,587,388  

0.00%, 01/15/29(c)

    EUR        1,053        1,038,323  

0.00%, 07/15/30(b)(c)

    EUR        2,074        2,003,959  

0.00%, 07/15/31(b)(c)

    EUR        2,311        2,199,067  

0.00%, 01/15/38(b)(c)

    EUR        1,138        969,311  

0.00%, 01/15/52(b)(c)

    EUR        1,661        1,203,986  

0.25%, 07/15/25(b)

    EUR        2,992        3,122,319  

0.25%, 07/15/29(b)

    EUR        2,164        2,162,603  

0.50%, 07/15/26(b)

    EUR        2,552        2,668,541  

0.50%, 07/15/32(b)

    EUR        130        127,626  

0.50%, 01/15/40(b)

    EUR        1,594        1,460,798  

0.75%, 07/15/27(b)

    EUR        2,381        2,499,799  

0.75%, 07/15/28(b)

    EUR        1,900        1,983,476  

1.75%, 07/15/23(b)

    EUR        2,205        2,379,434  

2.00%, 07/15/24(b)

    EUR        2,067        2,257,871  

2.50%, 01/15/33(b)

    EUR        2,385        2,832,126  

2.75%, 01/15/47(b)

    EUR        2,802        3,902,768  

3.75%, 01/15/42(b)

    EUR        2,432        3,635,336  

4.00%, 01/15/37(b)

    EUR        2,405        3,433,569  
Security           Par
(000)
     Value  
Netherlands (continued)                    

5.50%, 01/15/28(b)

    EUR        2,069      $ 2,743,122  
       

 

 

 
            47,542,644  
Norway — 3.3%                    

Norway Government Bond
1.25%, 09/17/31(b)

    NOK        26,304        2,455,640  

1.38%, 08/19/30(b)

    NOK        41,834        4,006,218  

1.50%, 02/19/26(b)

    NOK        23,695        2,426,481  

1.75%, 03/13/25(b)

    NOK        49,056        5,120,379  

1.75%, 02/17/27(b)

    NOK        23,231        2,377,751  

1.75%, 09/06/29(b)

    NOK        30,895        3,080,820  

2.00%, 05/24/23(b)

    NOK        49,436        5,283,377  

2.00%, 04/26/28(b)

    NOK        29,023        2,977,075  

2.13%, 05/18/32(b)

    NOK        15,094        1,518,195  

3.00%, 03/14/24(b)

    NOK        47,314        5,110,064  
       

 

 

 
          34,356,000  
Singapore — 4.6%                    

Singapore Government Bond
0.50%, 11/01/25

    SGD        3,129        2,133,499  

1.25%, 11/01/26

    SGD        1,500        1,033,964  

1.63%, 07/01/31

    SGD        2,464        1,651,510  

1.88%, 03/01/50

    SGD        3,439        2,117,212  

1.88%, 10/01/51

    SGD        1,653        1,008,426  

2.00%, 02/01/24

    SGD        3,478        2,514,184  

2.13%, 06/01/26

    SGD        5,257        3,774,153  

2.25%, 08/01/36

    SGD        4,733        3,245,422  

2.38%, 06/01/25

    SGD        3,700        2,691,386  

2.38%, 07/01/39

    SGD        2,041        1,397,922  

2.63%, 05/01/28

    SGD        3,718        2,714,265  

2.75%, 07/01/23

    SGD        3,780        2,762,014  

2.75%, 04/01/42

    SGD        3,196        2,303,329  

2.75%, 03/01/46

    SGD        3,804        2,765,825  

2.88%, 07/01/29

    SGD        3,984        2,950,831  

2.88%, 09/01/30

    SGD        4,830        3,584,562  

3.00%, 09/01/24

    SGD        4,860        3,583,317  

3.38%, 09/01/33

    SGD        3,836        2,975,851  

3.50%, 03/01/27

    SGD        4,456        3,383,525  
       

 

 

 
          48,591,197  
Spain — 4.7%                    

Spain Government Bond
0.00%, 04/30/23(c)

    EUR        1,387        1,464,226  

0.00%, 01/31/25(c)

    EUR        29        29,889  

0.00%, 01/31/26(c)

    EUR        1,420        1,434,483  

0.00%, 01/31/27(c)

    EUR        674        667,443  

0.00%, 01/31/28(c)

    EUR        495        481,155  

0.10%, 04/30/31(b)

    EUR        1,076        972,588  

0.25%, 07/30/24(b)

    EUR        750        784,195  

0.35%, 07/30/23

    EUR        973        1,029,382  

0.50%, 04/30/30(b)

    EUR        1,080        1,040,952  

0.50%, 10/31/31(b)

    EUR        1,034        957,466  

0.60%, 10/31/29(b)

    EUR        1,087        1,066,150  

0.70%, 04/30/32

    EUR        520        485,164  

0.80%, 07/30/27(b)

    EUR        944        966,744  

0.85%, 07/30/37(b)

    EUR        418        358,036  

1.00%, 07/30/42(b)

    EUR        325        269,007  

1.00%, 10/31/50(b)

    EUR        1,239        909,076  

1.20%, 10/31/40(b)

    EUR        769        669,173  

1.25%, 10/31/30(b)

    EUR        1,220        1,237,166  

1.30%, 10/31/26(b)

    EUR        1,135        1,202,278  

1.40%, 04/30/28(b)

    EUR        892        939,105  

 

 

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April 30, 2022

  

iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          

    

Par
(000)

     Value  
Spain (continued)  

1.40%, 07/30/28(b)

    EUR        1,070      $ 1,124,812  

1.45%, 10/31/27(b)

    EUR        991        1,049,021  

1.45%, 04/30/29(b)

    EUR        936        980,818  

1.45%, 10/31/71(b)

    EUR        240        157,665  

1.50%, 04/30/27(b)

    EUR        977        1,039,282  

1.60%, 04/30/25(b)

    EUR        1,152        1,240,885  

1.85%, 07/30/35(b)

    EUR        904        918,418  

1.90%, 10/31/52(b)

    EUR        150        134,139  

1.95%, 04/30/26(b)

    EUR        1,215        1,320,961  

1.95%, 07/30/30(b)

    EUR        1,165        1,251,914  

2.15%, 10/31/25(b)

    EUR        972        1,065,403  

2.35%, 07/30/33(b)

    EUR        1,382        1,504,668  

2.70%, 10/31/48(b)

    EUR        735        810,886  

2.75%, 10/31/24(b)

    EUR        1,284        1,422,419  

2.90%, 10/31/46(b)

    EUR        672        772,170  

3.45%, 07/30/66(b)

    EUR        701        844,243  

3.80%, 04/30/24(b)

    EUR        988        1,110,509  

4.20%, 01/31/37(b)

    EUR        1,132        1,500,935  

4.40%, 10/31/23(b)

    EUR        943        1,056,905  

4.65%, 07/30/25(b)

    EUR        1,583        1,864,523  

4.70%, 07/30/41(b)

    EUR        1,030        1,494,671  

4.80%, 01/31/24(b)

    EUR        707        803,146  

4.90%, 07/30/40(b)

    EUR        1,013        1,493,843  

5.15%, 10/31/28(b)

    EUR        975        1,262,053  

5.15%, 10/31/44(b)

    EUR        570        895,669  

5.75%, 07/30/32

    EUR        1,041        1,490,196  

5.90%, 07/30/26(b)

    EUR        1,407        1,775,478  

6.00%, 01/31/29

    EUR        1,251        1,707,558  
       

 

 

 
            49,056,868  
Sweden — 3.5%  

Sweden Government Bond
0.13%, 05/12/31(b)

    SEK        34,105        3,015,891  

0.75%, 05/12/28

    SEK        40,320        3,890,154  

0.75%, 11/12/29(b)

    SEK        42,310        4,018,986  

1.00%, 11/12/26(a)

    SEK        57,800        5,732,645  

1.50%, 11/13/23(b)

    SEK        66,685        6,826,156  

2.25%, 06/01/32(a)

    SEK        30,185        3,221,799  

2.50%, 05/12/25

    SEK        56,635        5,939,683  

3.50%, 03/30/39

    SEK        30,680        3,876,238  
       

 

 

 
          36,521,552  
United Kingdom — 4.7%  

United Kingdom Gilt
0.13%, 01/31/24(a)

    GBP        1,300        1,592,020  

0.13%, 01/30/26(a)

    GBP        1,293        1,536,421  

0.13%, 01/31/28(a)

    GBP        660        757,963  

0.25%, 07/31/31(a)

    GBP        1,369        1,481,479  

0.38%, 10/22/26(a)

    GBP        1,030        1,219,795  

0.38%, 10/22/30(a)

    GBP        910        1,015,548  

0.50%, 10/22/61(a)

    GBP        658        509,845  

0.63%, 06/07/25(a)

    GBP        600        731,685  

0.63%, 07/31/35(a)

    GBP        1,146        1,197,214  

0.63%, 10/22/50(a)

    GBP        1,167        1,025,597  

0.75%, 07/22/23(a)

    GBP        1,200        1,495,209  

0.88%, 10/22/29(a)

    GBP        1,045        1,230,989  

0.88%, 07/31/33(a)

    GBP        540        605,485  

0.88%, 01/31/46(a)

    GBP        538        521,588  

1.00%, 04/22/24(a)

    GBP        1,115        1,386,110  

1.13%, 10/22/73(a)

    GBP        170        167,636  

1.25%, 07/22/27(a)

    GBP        1,008        1,240,258  
Security           Par/
Shares
(000)
     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)                    

1.25%, 10/22/41(a)

    GBP        1,035      $ 1,120,428  

1.25%, 07/31/51(a)

    GBP        486        504,175  

1.50%, 07/22/26(a)

    GBP        384        479,751  

1.50%, 07/22/47(a)

    GBP        755        841,336  

1.50%, 07/31/53(a)

    GBP        50        55,592  

1.63%, 10/22/28(a)

    GBP        193        241,450  

1.63%, 10/22/54(a)

    GBP        565        647,442  

1.63%, 10/22/71(a)

    GBP        517        610,511  

1.75%, 09/07/37(a)

    GBP        1,030        1,233,524  

1.75%, 01/22/49(a)

    GBP        515        606,336  

1.75%, 07/22/57(a)

    GBP        696        829,413  

2.00%, 09/07/25(a)

    GBP        498        633,600  

2.25%, 09/07/23(a)

    GBP        868        1,101,181  

2.50%, 07/22/65(a)

    GBP        757        1,127,942  

2.75%, 09/07/24(a)

    GBP        310        399,711  

3.25%, 01/22/44(a)

    GBP        953        1,432,801  

3.50%, 01/22/45(a)

    GBP        788        1,236,508  

3.50%, 07/22/68(a)

    GBP        801        1,513,546  

3.75%, 07/22/52(a)

    GBP        495        862,874  

4.00%, 01/22/60(a)

    GBP        537        1,050,288  

4.25%, 12/07/27(a)

    GBP        534        761,138  

4.25%, 06/07/32(a)

    GBP        895        1,365,587  

4.25%, 03/07/36(a)

    GBP        675        1,070,395  

4.25%, 09/07/39(a)

    GBP        638        1,052,637  

4.25%, 12/07/40(a)

    GBP        749        1,249,715  

4.25%, 12/07/46(a)

    GBP        614        1,088,085  

4.25%, 12/07/49(a)

    GBP        511        935,949  

4.25%, 12/07/55(a)

    GBP        653        1,276,488  

4.50%, 09/07/34(a)

    GBP        652        1,039,219  

4.50%, 12/07/42(a)

    GBP        848        1,490,023  

4.75%, 12/07/30(a)

    GBP        556        863,004  

4.75%, 12/07/38(a)

    GBP        603        1,041,598  

5.00%, 03/07/25(a)

    GBP        381        522,021  

6.00%, 12/07/28(a)

    GBP        515        818,615  
       

 

 

 
          48,817,725  
       

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 99.1%
(Cost: $1,235,714,476)

 

     1,036,262,717  
       

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.1%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(d)(e)

       410        410,000  
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $410,000)

 

     410,000  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.2%
(Cost: $1,236,124,476)

 

     1,036,672,717  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.8%

 

     8,883,336  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

   $   1,045,556,053  
       

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

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

(c) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
10/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
04/30/22
     Shares
Held at
04/30/22
(000)
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions from
Underlying Funds
 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 460,000        $          —        $(50,000) (a)     $      $      $ 410,000        410      $ 366      $ (1
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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

                 

Foreign Government Obligations

   $        $ 1,036,262,717        $        $ 1,036,262,717  

Money Market Funds

     410,000                            410,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     410,000        $ 1,036,262,717        $             —        $ 1,036,672,717  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

April 30, 2022

 

     iShares
1-3 Year
International
Treasury
Bond ETF
    iShares
International
Treasury Bond
ETF
 

ASSETS

   

Investments in securities, at value:

   

Unaffiliated(a)

  $ 67,253,463     $ 1,036,262,717  

Affiliated(b)

    10,000       410,000  

Cash

    716       7,451  

Foreign currency, at value(c)

          4,120,004  

Receivables:

   

Investments sold

    4,277,187       12,788,590  

Capital shares sold

          778,624  

Dividends

    3       127  

Interest

    369,381       6,789,594  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    71,910,750       1,061,157,107  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Foreign bank overdraft(d)

    62,772        

Payables:

   

Investments purchased

    4,037,871       15,288,767  

Investment advisory fees

    20,120       312,287  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    4,120,763       15,601,054  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 67,789,987     $ 1,045,556,053  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 83,951,820     $ 1,262,124,936  

Accumulated loss

    (16,161,833     (216,568,883
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 67,789,987     $ 1,045,556,053  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    950,000       24,350,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 71.36     $ 42.94  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 74,279,026     $ 1,235,714,476  

(b) Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 10,000     $ 410,000  

(c)  Foreign currency, at cost

  $     $ 4,302,863  

(d) Foreign bank overdraft, at cost

  $ 51,637     $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2022

 

    

iShares

1-3 Year

International

Treasury

Bond ETF

   

iShares

International

Treasury

Bond ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — Affiliated

  $ 6     $ 366  

Interest — Unaffiliated

    (65,087     2,876,913  

Foreign taxes withheld

          (847
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    (65,081     2,876,432  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory fees

    126,978       2,004,339  

Professional fees

    217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    127,195       2,004,556  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (192,276     871,876  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (663,506     (7,432,503

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

          (700,153

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — Affiliated

          (1

Foreign currency transactions

    (30,708     (439,725
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized loss

    (694,214     (8,572,382
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (6,625,650     (180,015,978

Foreign currency translations

    (31,730     (529,104
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (6,657,380     (180,545,082
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (7,351,594     (189,117,464
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (7,543,870   $ (188,245,588
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    

iShares

1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

          

iShares

International Treasury Bond ETF

 
  

 

         

 

 

 
    

Six Months Ended
04/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

          

Six Months Ended

04/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                       

OPERATIONS

                       

Net investment income (loss)

      $ (192,276      $ (349,662         $ 871,876        $ 1,706,805  

Net realized gain (loss)

        (694,214        1,408,412                  (8,572,382                 10,657,620  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             (6,657,380                 (1,950,151           (180,545,082        (59,153,120
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     

 

 

 

(7,543,870

 

    

 

 

 

(891,401

 

       

 

 

 

(188,245,588

 

    

 

 

 

(46,788,695

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

        (958,072                    (4,625,904         
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                       

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

                 20,246,747             55,217,872          147,069,339  
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

        (8,501,942        19,355,346             (137,653,620        100,280,644  

Beginning of period

        76,291,929          56,936,583             1,183,209,673          1,082,929,029  
     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

End of period

     

 

$

 

67,789,987

 

 

    

 

$

 

76,291,929

 

 

       

 

$

 

1,045,556,053

 

 

    

 

$

 

1,183,209,673

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF  
   

Six Months Ended
04/30/22
(unaudited)
 
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/21
 
 
    
Year Ended
10/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/19
 
 
    
Year Ended
10/31/18
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/17
 
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 80.31     $ 81.34      $ 78.93     $ 80.16      $ 82.78     $ 80.72  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss(a)

    (0.20     (0.49      (0.14     (0.00 )(b)       (0.06     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (7.74     (0.54      2.55       0.20        (2.17     2.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (7.94     (1.03      2.41       0.20        (2.23     2.06  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

             

From net investment income

    (1.01                  (1.43      (0.39      
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.01                  (1.43      (0.39      
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 71.36     $ 80.31      $ 81.34     $ 78.93      $ 80.16     $ 82.78  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

    (10.00 )%(f)      (1.27 )%       3.05     0.25      (2.71 )%      2.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

    0.35 %(h)      0.35      0.35     0.35      0.35     0.35
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.35 %(h)      0.35      0.17     0.09      0.01     0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (0.53 )%(h)      (0.59 )%       (0.18 )%      (0.01 )%       (0.07 )%      (0.04 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 67,790     $ 76,292      $ 56,937     $ 67,090      $ 76,156     $ 78,641  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    33 %(f)       60      71     56      47     48
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Rounds to less than $0.01.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares International Treasury Bond ETF  
   

Six Months Ended

04/30/22

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

 

    

Year Ended

10/31/20

 

 

    

Year Ended

10/31/19

 

 

    

Year Ended

10/31/18

 

 

   

Year Ended

10/31/17

 

(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 51.00     $ 52.95      $ 50.76      $ 47.45      $ 48.72     $ 48.06  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.04       0.08        0.21        0.30        0.33       0.37  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (7.90     (2.03      2.10        3.16        (1.58     0.62  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (7.86     (1.95      2.31        3.46        (1.25     0.99  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

              

From net investment income

    (0.20            (0.12      (0.15      (0.02     (0.33
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.20            (0.12      (0.15      (0.02     (0.33
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 42.94     $ 51.00      $ 52.95      $ 50.76      $ 47.45     $ 48.72  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

              

Based on net asset value

    (15.48 )%(f)       (3.68 )%       4.57      7.31      (2.57 )%      2.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

              

Total expenses

    0.35 %(h)       0.35      0.35      0.35      0.35     0.35
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.15 %(h)       0.14      0.41      0.62      0.66     0.78
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 1,045,556     $ 1,183,210      $ 1,082,929      $ 903,457      $ 851,684     $ 811,247  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    9 %(f)       21      41      9      10     9
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on August 30, 2017.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

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

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

 

iShares ETF   Diversification    
Classification    

 

1-3 Year International Treasury Bond

 

 

Non-diversified    

International Treasury Bond

 

 

Non-diversified    

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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

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

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)  (continued)

 

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. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). 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 a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

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., 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 the Manager 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 Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

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 Global 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 Global 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

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)  (continued)

 

5.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, 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 Fee  

 

1-3 Year International Treasury Bond

 

 

 

 

0.35

 

International Treasury Bond

 

   

 

0.35

 

 

 

Sub-Adviser: BFA has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of BFA, under which BFA pays the Sub-Adviser for services it provides to the Funds.

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.

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

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

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

 

6.

PURCHASES AND SALES

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

 

       
iShares ETF    Purchases             Sales   

 

1-3 Year International Treasury Bond

  

 

$

 

     24,582,999

 

 

    

 

$     23,820,593   

International Treasury Bond

 

    

 

129,300,532

 

 

 

          

101,870,792   

 

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

 

       
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

           

In-kind   

Sales   

 

International Treasury Bond

 

 

 

$

 

 

79,959,991

 

 

 

 

          

 

$45,203,328   

 

 

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 April 30, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of October 31, 2021, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Non-Expiring   

 

1-3 Year International Treasury Bond

 

 

$    8,019,446   

International Treasury Bond

 

 

6,162,997   

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)  (continued)

 

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

 

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

 

1-3 Year International Treasury Bond

  

 

$

 

      74,483,152

 

 

  

 

$

 

14,455

 

 

  

 

$

 

(7,234,144

 

 

 

$

 

(7,219,689

 

International Treasury Bond

     1,238,508,568        566,058        (202,401,909     (201,835,851

 

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 the Manager 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.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries as well as acts of war in the region. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. The United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching. In addition, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The extent and duration of the military action, resulting sanctions and resulting future market disruptions in the region are impossible to predict, but could be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the region, including significant negative impacts on the economy and the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, as well as other sectors.

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 increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)  (continued)

 

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:

 

 

 
    Six Months Ended
04/30/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
 
iShares ETF   Shares      Amount      Shares     Amount  

 

 

1-3 Year International Treasury Bond

         

Shares sold

         $        250,000     $ 20,246,747  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Treasury Bond

         

Shares sold

    2,450,000      $ 118,323,768        6,100,000     $ 324,357,341  

Shares redeemed

    (1,300,000      (63,105,896      (3,350,000     (177,288,002
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    1,150,000      $ 55,217,872        2,750,000     $ 147,069,339  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

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

 

10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program  (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF and iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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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.

April 30, 2022

 

    

 

Total Cumulative Distributions

for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

          

 

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

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

 

1-3 Year International Treasury Bond(a)

 

 

$

 

  0.959734

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

  0.048763

 

 

 

 

$

 

  1.008497

 

 

   

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

International Treasury Bond(a)

    0.193778             0.003069       0.196847               98             2       100  

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Currency Abbreviations

 

AUD    Australian Dollar
CAD    Canadian Dollar
DKK    Danish Krone
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
ILS    Israeli Shekel
JPY    Japanese Yen
NOK    Norwegian Krone
SEK    Swedish Krona
SGD    Singapore Dollar

    

 

 

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