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APRIL 30, 2022 |
2022 Semi-Annual Report (Unaudited)
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iShares Trust
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iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF | ISHG | NASDAQ |
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iShares International Treasury Bond ETF | IGOV | NASDAQ |
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,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Total Returns as of April 30, 2022 | ||||
6-Month | 12-Month | |||
U.S.
large cap equities |
(9.65)% | 0.21% | ||
U.S.
small cap equities |
(18.38) | (16.87) | ||
International
equities |
(11.80) | (8.15) | ||
Emerging
market equities |
(14.15) | (18.33) | ||
3-month Treasury bills |
0.07 | 0.08 | ||
U.S.
Treasury securities |
(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 |
(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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T H I S P A G E I S N O T P A R T O F Y O U R F U N D R E P O R T |
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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
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Beginning Account Value (11/01/21) |
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Ending Account Value (04/30/22) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Beginning Account Value (11/01/21) |
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Ending Account Value (04/30/22) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 900.00 | $ | 1.65 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.10 | $ | 1.76 | 0.35 | % |
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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*
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Percent of Total Investments
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Aaa |
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35.4 |
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Aa |
23.7 | |||
A |
24.2 | |||
Baa |
14.5 | |||
Not Rated |
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TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region
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Percent of Total Investments
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Japan |
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13.6 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Beginning Account Value (11/01/21) |
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Ending Account Value (04/30/22) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 845.20 | $ | 1.60 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.10 | $ | 1.76 | 0.35 | % |
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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*
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Percent of Total Investments
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Aaa |
35.7 | % | ||
Aa |
26.2 | |||
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26.0 | |||
Baa |
11.8 | |||
Not Rated |
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TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region
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Percent of Total Investments
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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 |
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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. |
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Excludes money market funds. |
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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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.
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) |
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Foreign Government Obligations |
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Australia — 4.5% | ||||||||||||
Australia
Government Bond |
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 | |||||||||
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3,040,582 | ||||||||||||
Austria — 4.6% | ||||||||||||
Republic
of Austria Government Bond |
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 | |||||||||
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3,104,681 | ||||||||||||
Belgium — 4.5% | ||||||||||||
Kingdom
of Belgium Government Bond |
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 | |||||||||
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3,088,005 | ||||||||||||
Canada — 4.6% | ||||||||||||
Canadian
Government Bond |
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 | |||||||||
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3,106,958 | ||||||||||||
Denmark — 2.8% | ||||||||||||
Denmark
Government Bond |
DKK | 6,360 | 886,172 | |||||||||
1.50%, 11/15/23 |
DKK | 7,170 | 1,037,897 | |||||||||
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1,924,069 | ||||||||||||
Finland — 3.3% | ||||||||||||
Finland
Government Bond |
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 | |||||||||
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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) |
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France (continued) | ||||||||||||
4.25%, 10/25/23(a) |
EUR | 770 | $ | 861,700 | ||||||||
8.50%, 04/25/23(a) |
EUR | 75 | 85,783 | |||||||||
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5,902,005 | ||||||||||||
Germany — 8.7% | ||||||||||||
Bundesobligation |
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 |
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 |
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 | |||||||||
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5,914,011 | ||||||||||||
Ireland — 4.6% | ||||||||||||
Ireland
Government Bond |
EUR | 1,100 | 1,226,243 | |||||||||
5.40%, 03/13/25 |
EUR | 1,560 | 1,868,224 | |||||||||
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3,094,467 | ||||||||||||
Israel — 4.4% | ||||||||||||
Israel
Government Bond - Fixed |
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 | |||||||||
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2,961,652 | ||||||||||||
Italy — 10.6% | ||||||||||||
Italy
Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro |
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 | |||||||||
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7,169,511 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par |
Value | ||||||||||
Japan — 13.5% | ||||||||||||
Japan
Government Five Year Bond |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |||||||||
|
|
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9,142,322 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands — 4.5% | ||||||||||||
Netherlands
Government Bond |
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 |
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 | |||||||||
|
|
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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 | |||||||||
|
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2,285,002 | ||||||||||||
Spain — 5.4% | ||||||||||||
Spain
Government Bond |
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 | |||||||||
|
|
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3,645,087 | ||||||||||||
Sweden — 2.2% | ||||||||||||
Sweden
Government Bond, |
SEK | 14,505 | 1,484,793 | |||||||||
|
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United Kingdom — 4.5% | ||||||||||||
United
Kingdom Gilt |
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 | |||||||||
|
|
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3,091,864 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
Total
Foreign Government Obligations — 99.2% |
|
67,253,463 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
|
|||||||||||
Money Market Funds — 0.0% | ||||||||||||
BlackRock
Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, |
10 | 10,000 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
Total
Short-Term Investments — 0.0% |
|
10,000 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
Total
Investments in Securities — 99.2% |
|
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 |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
$ | 20,000 | $ | — | $(10,000) | (a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 10,000 | 10 | $ | 6 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||
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(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 | ||||||||||||
|
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|
|
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$ | 10,000 | $ | 67,253,463 | $ | — | $ | 67,263,463 | |||||||||
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See notes to financial statements.
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||||||
Foreign Government Obligations |
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Australia — 4.5% | ||||||||||||
Australia
Government Bond |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |||||||||
|
|
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47,108,344 | ||||||||||||
France — 8.0% | ||||||||||||
French
Republic Government Bond OAT |
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 | |||||||||
|
|
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83,705,063 | ||||||||||||
Germany — 5.9% | ||||||||||||
Bundesobligation |
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 |
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 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
11 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
12 |
2 0 2 2 I S H A R E S S E M I - A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
Schedule of Investments (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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (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 |
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 |
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 | |||||||||
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172,156,740 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands — 4.5% | ||||||||||||
Netherlands
Government Bond |
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 | ||||||||
|
|
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47,542,644 | ||||||||||||
Norway — 3.3% | ||||||||||||
Norway
Government Bond |
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 |
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 | |||||||||
|
|
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48,591,197 | ||||||||||||
Spain — 4.7% | ||||||||||||
Spain
Government Bond |
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 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® International Treasury Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par |
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 |
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 |
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% |
|
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% |
|
410,000 | ||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
Total
Investments in Securities — 99.2% |
|
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.
|
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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.
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
17 |
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.
F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
19 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF |
iShares International Treasury Bond ETF |
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|
|
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Six Months Ended (unaudited) |
Year Ended 10/31/21 |
Six Months Ended 04/30/22 (unaudited) |
Year Ended 10/31/21 |
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|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS |
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OPERATIONS |
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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 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations |
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(7,543,870 |
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(891,401 |
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(188,245,588 |
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(46,788,695 |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) |
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Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders |
(958,072 | ) | — | (4,625,904 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
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Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions |
— | 20,246,747 | 55,217,872 | 147,069,339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NET ASSETS |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End of period |
$ |
67,789,987 |
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$ |
76,291,929 |
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$ |
1,045,556,053 |
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$ |
1,183,209,673 |
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(a) |
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six Months Ended 04/30/22 (unaudited) |
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Year Ended 10/31/21 |
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Year Ended 10/31/20 |
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Year Ended 10/31/19 |
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Year Ended 10/31/18 |
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Year Ended 10/31/17 |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 80.31 | $ | 81.34 | $ | 78.93 | $ | 80.16 | $ | 82.78 | $ | 80.72 | ||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
(7.94 | ) | (1.03 | ) | 2.41 | 0.20 | (2.23 | ) | 2.06 | |||||||||||||||
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Distributions(d) |
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From net investment income |
(1.01 | ) | — | — | (1.43 | ) | (0.39 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total distributions |
(1.01 | ) | — | — | (1.43 | ) | (0.39 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 71.36 | $ | 80.31 | $ | 81.34 | $ | 78.93 | $ | 80.16 | $ | 82.78 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(e) |
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Based on net asset value |
(10.00 | )%(f) | (1.27 | )% | 3.05 | % | 0.25 | % | (2.71 | )% | 2.55 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(g) |
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Total expenses |
0.35 | %(h) | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived |
0.35 | %(h) | 0.35 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net investment loss |
(0.53 | )%(h) | (0.59 | )% | (0.18 | )% | (0.01 | )% | (0.07 | )% | (0.04 | )% | ||||||||||||
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Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000) |
$ | 67,790 | $ | 76,292 | $ | 56,937 | $ | 67,090 | $ | 76,156 | $ | 78,641 | ||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate(i) |
33 | %(f) | 60 | % | 71 | % | 56 | % | 47 | % | 48 | % | ||||||||||||
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(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.
F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S |
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares International Treasury Bond ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Six Months Ended 04/30/22 (unaudited) |
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Year Ended 10/31/21 |
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Year Ended 10/31/20 |
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Year Ended 10/31/19 |
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Year Ended 10/31/18 |
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Year Ended 10/31/17 |
(a) | |||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 51.00 | $ | 52.95 | $ | 50.76 | $ | 47.45 | $ | 48.72 | $ | 48.06 | ||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
(7.86 | ) | (1.95 | ) | 2.31 | 3.46 | (1.25 | ) | 0.99 | |||||||||||||||
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Distributions(d) |
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From net investment income |
(0.20 | ) | — | (0.12 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.33 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total distributions |
(0.20 | ) | — | (0.12 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.33 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 42.94 | $ | 51.00 | $ | 52.95 | $ | 50.76 | $ | 47.45 | $ | 48.72 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(e) |
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Based on net asset value |
(15.48 | )%(f) | (3.68 | )% | 4.57 | % | 7.31 | % | (2.57 | )% | 2.13 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(g) |
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Total expenses |
0.35 | %(h) | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income |
0.15 | %(h) | 0.14 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.66 | % | 0.78 | % | ||||||||||||
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Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000) |
$ | 1,045,556 | $ | 1,183,210 | $ | 1,082,929 | $ | 903,457 | $ | 851,684 | $ | 811,247 | ||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate(i) |
9 | %(f) | 21 | % | 41 | % | 9 | % | 10 | % | 9 | % | ||||||||||||
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(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.
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
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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
|
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
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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) |
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1-3 Year International Treasury Bond |
$ |
74,483,152 |
|
$ |
14,455 |
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$ |
(7,234,144 |
) |
$ |
(7,219,689 |
) | ||||
International Treasury Bond |
1,238,508,568 | 566,058 | (202,401,909 | ) | (201,835,851 | ) |
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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.
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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:
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Six Months
Ended 04/30/22 |
Year Ended
10/31/21 |
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iShares ETF | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
|
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1-3 Year International Treasury Bond |
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Shares sold |
— | $ | — | 250,000 | $ | 20,246,747 | ||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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International Treasury Bond |
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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 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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.
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. |
S U P P L E M E N T A L I N F O R M A T I O N |
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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:
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Go to icsdelivery.com. |
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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 |
G L O S S A R Y O F T E R M S U S E D I N T H I S R E P O R T |
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