LOGO

  OCTOBER 31, 2021

 

   2021 Annual Report

 

iShares U.S. ETF Trust

 

·  

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF | LQDI | Cboe BZX

 

·  

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF | LQDH | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF | HYGH | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of October 31, 2021 was a remarkable period of adaptation and recovery, as the global economy dealt with the implications of the coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic. The United States began the reporting period as the initial reopening-led economic rebound was beginning to slow. Nonetheless, the economy continued to grow at a solid pace for the reporting period, eventually regaining the output lost from the pandemic. However, a rapid rebound in consumer spending pushed up against supply constraints and led to elevated inflation.

Equity prices rose with the broader economy, as the implementation of mass vaccination campaigns and passage of two additional fiscal stimulus packages further boosted stocks, and many equity indices neared or surpassed all-time highs late in the reporting period. In the United States, returns of small-capitalization stocks, which benefited the most from the resumption of in-person activities, outpaced large-capitalization stocks. International equities also gained, as both developed and emerging markets continued to recover from the effects of the pandemic.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) had fallen sharply prior to the beginning of the reporting period, which meant bonds were priced for extreme risk avoidance and economic disruption. Despite expectations of doom and gloom, the economy expanded rapidly, stoking inflation concerns in early 2021, which led to higher yields and a negative overall return for most U.S. Treasuries. In the corporate bond market, support from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) assuaged credit concerns and led to solid returns for high-yield corporate bonds, outpacing investment-grade corporate bonds.

The Fed remained committed to accommodative monetary policy by maintaining near-zero interest rates and by reiterating that inflation could exceed its 2% target for a sustained period without triggering a rate increase. In response to rising inflation late in the period, the Fed changed its market guidance, raising the possibility of higher rates in 2022 and reducing bond purchasing beginning in late 2021.

Looking ahead, we believe that the global expansion will continue to broaden as Europe and other developed market economies gain momentum, although the Delta variant of the coronavirus remains a threat, particularly in emerging markets. While we expect inflation to remain elevated in the medium-term as the expansion continues, we believe the recent uptick owes more to temporary supply disruptions than a lasting change in fundamentals. The change in Fed policy also means that moderate inflation is less likely to be followed by interest rate hikes that could threaten the economic expansion.

Overall, we favor a moderately positive stance toward risk, with an overweight in equities. Sectors that are better poised to manage the transition to a lower-carbon world, such as technology and health care, are particularly attractive in the long-term. U.S. small-capitalization stocks and European equities are likely to benefit from the continuing vaccine-led restart, while Chinese equities stand to gain from a more accommodative monetary and fiscal environment as the Chinese economy slows. We are underweight long-term credit, but inflation-protected U.S. Treasuries, Asian fixed income, and emerging market local-currency bonds offer potential opportunities. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability can help provide portfolio resilience, and the disruption created by the coronavirus appears to be accelerating the shift toward sustainable investments.

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of October 31, 2021
     
      6-Month     12-Month 
   

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

  10.91%   42.91%
   

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

  1.85   50.80
   

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

  4.14   34.18
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (4.87)   16.96
   

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

  0.01   0.06
   

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

  1.59   (4.77)
   

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

  1.06   (0.48)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(S&P Municipal Bond Index)

  0.33   2.76
   

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

  2.36   10.53

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

 

 

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


Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     11  

Shareholder Expenses

     11  

Schedules of Investments

     12  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     23  

Statements of Operations

     24  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     25  

Financial Highlights

     27  

Notes to Financial Statements

     30  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     38  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     39  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     40  

Supplemental Information

     44  

Trustee and Officer Information

     45  

General Information

     47  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     48  

Additional Financial Information

     49  


Market Overview

 

iShares U.S. ETF Trust

U.S. Bond Market Overview

The U.S. bond market declined slightly for the 12 months ended October 31, 2021 (“reporting period”). The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of U.S. fixed-income performance, returned -0.48%.

The U.S. economy continued to recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, growing at a brisk pace during the reporting period. Driven by strong consumer spending and significant fiscal and monetary stimulus, U.S. growth outpaced most other developed economies. An ongoing COVID-19 vaccination program helped accelerate the easing of pandemic-related restrictions, and consumers returned to activities that were previously curtailed, such as travel, restaurant dining, and in-person shopping. Spending on goods also remained elevated, leading imports to rise to an all-time high.

However, this robust consumer demand combined with continued pandemic-related disruptions to the global supply chain led to significantly higher inflation. Similarly, in the labor market, the reopening economy and pent-up demand meant that hiring accelerated, and the unemployment rate fell substantially. Nonetheless, total employment remained notably below pre-pandemic levels and job openings reached a record high despite rising wages. Elevated demand drove an increase in industrial production, although rising commodities prices and supply delays constrained growth, particularly late in the reporting period. The emergence of the highly contagious Delta variant, which was responsible for a significant rise in cases beginning late in summer 2021, also weighed on the economy.

The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”) continued to keep short-term interest rates at near-zero levels and maintained a significant bond-buying program for U.S. Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities, although it discontinued its corporate bond purchasing program. The Fed indicated that it would begin slowing its bond buying activities late in 2021 and signaled that an interest rate increase could be possible in 2022. However, the improving employment environment and a sharp rise in inflation led investors to anticipate a more accelerated tightening of monetary policy. Trading activity showed that investors view multiple interest rate increases as probable in 2022.

U.S. Treasuries declined, as inflation increased, and investors moved toward equities and lower-rated bonds. Rising domestic inflation expectations pressured U.S. Treasuries, which typically lose value in an inflationary environment. U.S. Treasury yields (which move inversely to prices) began the reporting period near historic lows, but generally rose as inflation increased and the economy continued to strengthen. Yields of U.S. Treasuries with intermediate- and long-term maturities, which are more sensitive to inflation, generally increased more than short-term U.S. Treasuries. However, long-term U.S. Treasury yields rose less than intermediate-term U.S. Treasury yields, with two-year, 10-year, and 30-year U.S. Treasury yields rising by 0.34%, 0.67%, and 0.28%, respectively.

Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) declined slightly, despite ongoing support from Fed bond purchasing. MBS performance was constrained by prepayments, as homeowners took advantage of low mortgage rates to refinance their mortgages at a lower interest rate.

On the upside, most corporate bonds advanced for the reporting period, particularly lower-rated corporate bonds. A narrowing yield spread (the difference between yields on corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries) buoyed the performance of corporate bonds compared to U.S. Treasuries. Investors’ ongoing search for yield in a low interest rate environment drove the decline in the yield spread and supported corporate bond prices. High-yield bonds gained the most, as investors’ concerns about solvency abated alongside the growing economy, and the Fed’s support led to high investor confidence. Corporate bond issuance was elevated by historical standards as companies took advantage of low yields to refinance and lock in advantageous borrowing costs.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2021    iShares® Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to mitigate the inflation risk of a portfolio composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade corporate bonds. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF. The Fund attempts to mitigate the inflation risk of the underlying fund by holding inflation swaps.

Effective December 1, 2021, the Fund will change from operating as a transparent active ETF to tracking an underlying index, the BlackRock Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond Index.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    12.60      8.92       12.60     34.69

Fund Market

    12.53        9.10         12.53       35.48  

Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade Inflation Hedged Index

    15.91        10.13               15.91       39.87  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 5/8/18. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/10/18.

The Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade Inflation Hedged Index is an unmanaged index that is designed to reflect the inflation hedged performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate debt.

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 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return         
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/21)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a)(b) 
     

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/21)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a)(b) 
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 (a) 
  $ 1,000.00          $ 1,070.00          $ 0.26               $ 1,000.00          $ 1,025.00        $   0.26        0.05

 

  (a) 

Annualized expense ratio and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.

 
  (b) 

Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). 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” on page 11 for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2021   (continued)    iShares® Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

The Fund posted a positive return for the reporting period, largely driven by the strong performance of inflation-hedging securities in an environment of rising inflation. The Fund’s inflation hedge contributed the majority of the Fund’s return amid investors’ increasing inflation expectations. Inflation rose consistently during the reporting period due to the reopening of the global economy, persistent fiscal and monetary stimulus, and supply chain bottlenecks. Meanwhile, corporate yield spreads (the difference between yields of corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries) declined, which supported corporate bond prices, while the relatively high yields of corporate bonds also helped the Fund’s performance.

On an unhedged basis, bonds issued by energy companies were the largest contributors to the Fund’s return. Oil prices more than doubled during the reporting period, as robust demand from the economic recovery met supply disruptions. Bonds issued by financial companies, especially banks, were also solid contributors to the Fund’s performance, as banks benefited from rising earnings, increased loan issuance, and somewhat higher bond yields relative to other types of corporate bonds. In the consumer non-cyclicals sector, bonds issued by food and beverage companies advanced, as an increase in consumption of alcohol and stockpiling of staples since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic continued throughout the reporting period. From a maturity perspective, the longest-term bonds contributed the most to the Fund’s return, as investors sought higher yields in the low interest rate environment.

In terms of the performance of the inflation hedge, the portfolio managers sought to mitigate the impact of inflation by using zero-coupon Consumer Price Index inflation swaps. These securities posted strong gains, as inflation expectations rose sharply during the reporting period to a seven-year high, reflecting higher realized inflation and concern that inflation could erode the value of fixed-income investments. The hedge, which is designed to offset the inflation risk of the entire Fund, was very effective during the reporting period, as it increased in value at a higher rate than inflation rose.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE

 

Investment Type   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Investment Companies

    95.0

Short-term Investments

    45.4  

Swaps, net cumulative appreciation

    3.8  

Other assets less liabilities

    (44.2

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

Credit Rating(a)   Percent of
Total Investment(b)
 

Aaa

    1.7

Aa

    7.0  

A

    40.9  

Baa

    47.5  

Ba

    2.2  

Not Rated

    0.7  

 

  (a) 

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.

 
  (b) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2021    iShares® Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to mitigate the interest rate risk of a portfolio composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF. The Fund attempts to mitigate the interest rate risk of the underlying fund by holding short positions in U.S. Treasury futures or interest rate swaps.

Effective December 1, 2021, the Fund will change from operating as a transparent active ETF to tracking an underlying index, the BlackRock Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond Index.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    6.46      3.79      2.34       6.46      20.42      18.73

Fund Market

    6.37        3.79        2.36         6.37        20.44        18.90  

Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade Interest Rate Hedged Swaps Index

    6.74        3.88        2.72               6.74        20.95        22.08  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 5/27/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/28/14.

The Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade Interest Rate Hedged Swaps Index is an unmanaged index that is designed to reflect the duration hedged performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate debt.

The Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade Interest Rate Hedged Swaps Index reflects the performance of the Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade Interest Rate Hedged Index through June 16, 2016 and beginning June 17, 2016 reflects the performance of the Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade Interest Rate Hedged Swaps 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 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return         
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/21)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a)(b) 
     

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/21)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a)(b) 
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio 
 
 
(a) 
$ 1,000.00        $ 1,009.60        $ 0.51             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,024.70        $ 0.51        0.10

 

  (a) 

Annualized expense ratio and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.

 
  (b) 

Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). 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” on page 11 for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2021   (continued)    iShares® Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

The Fund posted a positive return for the reporting period despite rising long-term interest rates. The Fund’s interest rate hedge contributed the most to the Fund’s return, as the rising interest rate environment increased the value of the hedge. Similarly, corporate yield spreads (the difference between yields of corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries) declined, which supported corporate bond prices, while the relatively high yields of corporate bonds also helped the Fund’s performance.

On an unhedged basis, bonds issued by energy companies were the largest contributors to the Fund’s return. Oil prices more than doubled during the reporting period, as robust demand from the economic recovery met supply disruptions. Bonds issued by financial companies, especially banks, were also solid contributors to the Fund’s performance, as banks benefited from rising earnings, increased loan issuance, and somewhat higher bond yields relative to other types of corporate bonds. In the consumer non-cyclicals sector, bonds issued by food and beverage companies advanced, as an increase in consumption of alcohol and stockpiling of staples since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic continued throughout the reporting period. From a maturity perspective, the longest-term bonds contributed the most to the Fund’s return, as investors sought higher yields in the low interest rate environment.

Interest rate hedging activity was beneficial to the Index’s performance. Typically, increasing interest rates reduce the price of existing bonds, meaning a rise in interest rates detracts from bond fund performance. Conversely, decreasing interest rates usually increase bond prices. An interest rate hedged fund attempts to avoid these fluctuations by offsetting interest rate risk, primarily using interest rate swaps and U.S. Treasury futures contracts.

The Fund’s interest rate hedge seeks near-zero interest rate sensitivity. Consequently, the Fund’s return was minimally affected by interest rate fluctuations during the reporting period. With interest rate sensitivity hedged, the Fund fluctuated based on direct exposure to the yield premium of investment-grade corporate bonds, independent of rising interest rates.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE

 

Investment Type   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Investment Companies

    99.0

Short-term Investments

    46.1  

Swaps, net cumulative appreciation

    2.7  

Other assets less liabilities

    (47.8

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

Credit Rating(a)   Percent of
Total Investment(b)
 

Aaa

    1.7

Aa

    7.0  

A

    40.9  

Baa

    47.5  

Ba

    2.2  

Not Rated

    0.7  

 

  (a) 

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.

 
  (b) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2021    iShares® Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Interest Rate Hedged HighYield Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to mitigate the interest rate risk of a portfolio composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF. The Fund attempts to mitigate the interest rate risk of the underlying fund by holding short positions in U.S. Treasury futures or interest rate swaps.

Effective December 1, 2021, the Fund will change from operating as a transparent active ETF to tracking an underlying index, the BlackRock Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     

Since

Inception

           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    9.70      5.03      3.17       9.70      27.78      26.12

Fund Market

    9.62        5.02        3.17         9.62        27.77        26.15  

Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid High Yield Interest Rate Hedged Swaps Index

    10.60        5.15        3.67               10.60        28.54        30.67  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 5/27/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/28/14.

The Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid High Yield Interest Rate Hedged Swaps Index is an unmanaged index that reflects the duration hedged performance of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate debt.

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 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return         
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/21)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a)(b) 
     

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/21)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a)(b) 
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio 
 
 
(a) 
$ 1,000.00        $ 1,017.40        $ 0.25             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,025.00        $ 0.26        0.05

 

  (a) 

Annualized expense ratio and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.

 
  (b) 

Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). 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” on page 11 for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2021   (continued)    iShares® Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

The Fund posted a positive return for the reporting period. High-yield credit spreads, the difference in yield between high-yield bonds and U.S. Treasuries, declined to record lows during the reporting period due to healthy corporate balance sheets combined with strong investor demand. Previous downgrading of companies’ credit quality led to investor expectations of subsequent upgrades, contributing to the fall in yields. Rising interest rates also increased the value of the Fund’s hedge.

On an unhedged basis, bonds issued by energy companies were the largest contributors to the Fund’s return. Oil prices more than doubled during the reporting period, as robust demand from the economic recovery met supply disruptions. Consumer-oriented sectors were also strong contributors to the Fund’s performance, as rising wages and pent-up demand drove consumer spending on a wide variety of items, which led to strong performance in many industries, including automotive, gaming, healthcare, and food and beverage. Bonds issued by companies in the communications sector also posted gains, as remote work, learning, and entertainment led to a surge in demand for voice and data traffic. Most industries in the financial sector also benefited broadly from a rebound in global economic activity, especially real estate investment trusts, as business fundamentals improved.

Rising interest rates during the reporting period led to positive performance from hedging activity, which was the largest contributor to the Fund’s return. Typically, increasing interest rates reduce the price of existing bonds, meaning a rise in interest rates detracts from bond fund performance. Conversely, decreasing interest rates usually increase bond prices. An interest rate hedged fund attempts to avoid these fluctuations by offsetting interest rate risk, primarily using interest rate swaps and U.S. Treasury futures contracts.

The Fund’s interest rate hedge seeks near-zero interest rate sensitivity. Consequently, the Fund’s return was minimally affected by interest rate fluctuations during the reporting period. With interest rate sensitivity hedged, the Fund fluctuated based on direct exposure to the yield premium of high-yield corporate bonds, independent of rising interest rates.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE

 

Investment Type   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Investment Companies

    96.5

Short-term Investments

    43.1  

Swaps, net cumulative appreciation

    0.8  

Other assets less liabilities

    (40.4

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

Credit Rating(a)   Percent of
Total Investment(b)
 

Baa

    3.5

Ba

    49.2  

B

    35.8  

Caa

    10.3  

Ca

    0.2  

Not Rated

    1.0  

 

  (a) 

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.

 
  (b) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Shareholder Expenses

As a shareholder of your Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period (or from the commencement of operations if less than 6 months) and held through the end of the period, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses – The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on your Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

   

Exchange-Traded Funds — 95.0%

   

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF(a)(b)

    519,893     $ 69,395,318  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 95.0%
(Cost: $69,210,295)

   

 

69,395,318

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 45.4%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.05%(a)(c)(d)

 

 

32,582,611

 

 

 

32,598,902

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(a)(c)

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

600,000

 

   

 

 

 
      33,198,902  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 45.4%
(Cost: $33,198,903)

   

 

33,198,902

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 140.4%
(Cost: $102,409,198)

 

 

 

102,594,220

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (40.4)%

      (29,521,412
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 73,072,808  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(d) 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
      

Affiliated Issuer

  Value at
10/31/20
    Purchases
at Cost
   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Value at
10/31/21
    Shares
Held at
10/31/21
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

          
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 8,309,664     $ 24,291,532 (a)    $     $ (3,123   $ 829     $ 32,598,902       32,582,611     $ 54,024 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    330,000       270,000 (a)                        600,000       600,000       177          
 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

    16,463,367       55,923,856       (2,645,469     323,059       (669,495     69,395,318       519,893       701,126          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 319,936     $ (668,666   $ 102,594,220       $ 755,327     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6        12/31/21      $ 730      $ (11,023

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

 

Futures Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

    4       12/31/21      $ 877      $ (3,912
         

 

 

 
            (14,935
         

 

 

 

Short Contracts

         

10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Bond

    (1     12/21/21        145        3,119  

U.S. Long Bond

    (4     12/21/21        643        (6,099

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

    (2     12/21/21        393        (9,940
         

 

 

 
            (12,920
         

 

 

 
          $ (27,855
         

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps

 

 

 
Paid by the Fund   

Received by the Fund

  

Termination

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

      

 

   

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Reference      Frequency    Rate      Frequency    Value  

 

 
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
1.74%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      08/20/22      $ (10    $ 633     $      $ 633  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
1.75%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      08/20/23        (10      793              793  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.97%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      10/13/24        (4,000      40,332       42        40,290  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
1.80%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      08/20/25        (10      1,027              1,027  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.57%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      04/19/26        (1,250      66,055       17        66,038  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.70%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      09/01/26        (2,500      58,266       14        58,252  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.68%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      09/07/26        (2,000      47,372       27        47,345  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.74%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      09/15/26        (2,000      38,624       27        38,597  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.92%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      10/21/26        (3,500      26,729       46        26,683  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
3.13%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      10/27/26        (10,000      (33,898     133        (34,031
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
3.15%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      10/29/26        (2,000      (9,374     27        (9,401
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.37%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      05/15/28        (1,775      98,251       41        98,210  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.66%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      10/01/28        (2,000      38,481       37        38,444  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.96%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      10/26/28        (3,000      (13,152     55        (13,207
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
3.01%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      10/27/28        (2,000      (15,331     37        (15,368
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.97%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      11/01/28        (2,000      (9,757     37        (9,794
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.19%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      12/03/28        (2,663      206,034       (74,540      280,574  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
1.89%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      08/20/30        (1,410      192,006       28,433        163,573  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
1.90%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      08/20/30        (5,900      798,904       33,637        765,267  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.24%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      01/12/31        (2,000      177,872       47        177,825  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps (continued)

 

 

 
Paid by the Fund   

Received by the Fund

   Termination     

Notional

Amount

      

 

 

Upfront
Premium

Paid

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

 
Reference      Frequency    Rate      Frequency    Date      (000)      Value   (Received)      (Depreciation)  

 

 
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.40%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      02/09/31        $(3,000    $  211,806   $ 70      $ 211,736  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.47%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      04/07/31        (2,000    123,005     47        122,958  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.67%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      05/19/31        (1,000    35,286     23        35,263  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.57%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      06/02/31        (3,000    137,045     2,870        134,175  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.60%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      09/30/31        (2,000    33,540     47        33,493  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.40%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      06/29/41        (500    24,449     19        24,430  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.45%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      06/29/41        (1,000    38,584     38        38,546  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.38%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      07/16/41        (300    14,829     4        14,825  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.40%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      05/15/48        (362    12,134     (30,782      42,916  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
1.83%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      10/18/49        (418    104,119     (11,789      115,908  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
1.94%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      08/20/50        (10    2,374            2,374  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
1.95%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      08/20/50        (600    140,419     16,730        123,689  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.23%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      01/06/51        (300    36,987     15        36,972  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.41%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      07/30/51        (1,000    34,719     49        34,670  
        U.S. CPI Urban                   
2.42%      At Termination    Consumers NSA      At Termination      08/02/51        (2,000    58,610     98        58,512  
                     

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 
                      $2,717,773   $ (34,444    $ 2,752,217  
                     

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps

 

     

Premiums

Paid

    

Premiums

Received

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

     $82,667        $(117,111)        $2,834,018        $(81,801)  

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

 
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Inflation
Linked
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

        

Futures contracts

        

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 3,119      $      $ 3,119  

Swaps — centrally cleared

        

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

   $      $ 2,834,018      $ 2,834,018  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,119      $ 2,834,018      $ 2,837,137  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

 

 

 
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
    

Inflation

Linked
Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

        

Futures contracts

        

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 30,974      $      $ 30,974  

Swaps — centrally cleared

        

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

   $      $ 81,801      $ 81,801  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  30,974      $  81,801      $  112,775  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared inflation swaps contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended October 31, 2021, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Inflation

Linked

Contracts

    

Total

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

        

Futures contracts

   $ (98,154    $      $ (98,154

Swaps

            404,190        404,190  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (98,154    $ 404,190      $ 306,036  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

        

Futures contracts

   $ (6,454    $      $ (6,454

Swaps

            2,803,908        2,803,908  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (6,454    $   2,803,908      $   2,797,454  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,373,633  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ (531,356

Inflation swaps:

  

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

   $ 34,981,200  

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

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Investment Companies

   $ 69,395,318      $      $      $ 69,395,318  

Money Market Funds

     33,198,902                      33,198,902  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 102,594,220      $      $      $ 102,594,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 3,119      $      $      $ 3,119  

Swaps

            2,834,018               2,834,018  

Liabilities

           

Futures Contracts

     (30,974                    (30,974

Swaps

            (81,801             (81,801
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (27,855    $      2,752,217      $             —      $ 2,724,362  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Investment Companies

   

Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.0%

   

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF(a)(b)(c)

 

 

5,311,881

 

 

$

709,029,875

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 99.0%
(Cost: $707,005,068)

   
      709,029,875  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 46.1%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency
Shares, 0.05%(a)(d)(e)

 

 

322,459,229

 

 

 

322,620,459

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(a)(d)

 

 

7,390,000

 

 

 

7,390,000

 

   

 

 

 
      330,010,459  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 46.1%
(Cost: $330,010,459)

   

 

330,010,459

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 145.1%
(Cost: $1,037,015,527)

   

 

1,039,040,334

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (45.1)%

      (322,950,776
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 716,089,558  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged in connection with outstanding centrally cleared swaps.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   

    

 

Affiliated Issuer

 

Value at

10/31/20

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Value at

10/31/21

   

Shares

Held at

10/31/21

   

Income

   

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

    

 
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 173,299,904     $ 149,366,273 (a)    $     $ (63,036   $ 17,318     $ 322,620,459       322,459,229     $ 943,860 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    11,240,000             (3,850,000 )(a)                  7,390,000       7,390,000       2,838          
 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

    445,044,213       381,035,380       (119,480,304     6,670,564       (4,239,978     709,029,875       5,311,881       12,346,167          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 6,607,528     $ (4,222,660   $ 1,039,040,334       $ 13,292,865     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 
Paid by the Fund  

Received by the Fund

 

Effective

Date

  

Termination

Date

    

Notional
Amount

(000)

   

Value

     Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
    

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Rate      Frequency   Rate      Frequency

 

 
1.17%      Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%      Quarterly   N/A      12/08/21      $ (41,731   $ (47,568    $ (31,558    $ (16,010
0.23%      Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%      Quarterly   N/A      10/19/22        (57,770     40,699        934        39,765  
2.38%      Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%      Quarterly   N/A      01/12/23        (14,338     (345,291      (272,001      (73,290

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

 

 

 
Paid by the Fund   

Received by the Fund

   Effective    Termination      Notional
Amount
     

 

     Upfront
Premium
Paid
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Rate    Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Date    Date      (000)     Value      (Received)      (Depreciation)  

 

 
2.46%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      01/12/25      $ (29,448   $ (1,369,026)      $ (1,800,764    $ 431,738  
0.35%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/22/25        (36,500     1,076,644        20,557        1,056,087  
0.40%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      10/19/25        (70,900     2,014,212        588,048        1,426,164  
0.93%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      05/17/26        (1,000     11,802        8        11,794  
0.93%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      05/17/26        (17,100     202,581        (6,327      208,908  
0.86%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      08/23/26        (8,000     134,536        70        134,466  
0.92%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/14/26        (5,600     81,565        50        81,515  
0.87%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/01/26        (7,500     44,061        67        43,994  
1.01%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/29/26        (950     (434      9        (443
0.49%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/22/27        (65,232     3,138,572        847,169        2,291,403  
1.08%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      08/19/28        (11,800     256,892        12,674        244,218  
3.25%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      10/18/28        (34,860     (4,268,447      (5,301,441      1,032,994  
1.19%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/20/28        (38,300     (65,625      493        (66,118
1.23%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/22/28        (1,460     (6,533      19        (6,552
0.77%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      04/01/30        (18,514     1,106,395        (138,285      1,244,680  
0.78%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      10/19/30        (27,400     1,796,084        453        1,795,631  
1.22%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      02/12/31        (25,180     767,996        890,446        (122,450
1.63%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      05/25/31        (18,080     (80,180      (148,883      68,703  
1.03%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      08/23/31        (1,000     26,101        16        26,085  
1.28%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      08/23/31        (5,000     145,132        79        145,053  
1.37%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/22/31        (10,460     217,992        166        217,826  
1.43%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/28/31        (7,000     (76,858      114        (76,972
0.91%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/25/35        (26,000     2,618,287        131,500        2,486,787  
1.59%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/14/36        (3,200     55,385        63        55,322  
1.44%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/05/36        (3,600     (6,281      72        (6,353
1.46%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/29/36        (8,360     (45,810      168        (45,978
2.34%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      12/08/36        (20,706     (1,745,784      (2,278,568      532,784  
1.11%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      10/19/40        (21,700     2,390,898        1,240,757        1,150,141  
2.03%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      05/17/41        (14,180     (622,334      (535,273      (87,061
1.57%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      08/23/41        (17,970     621,620        38,322        583,298  
0.86%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      03/30/45        (23,747     4,312,532        1,172,624        3,139,908  
1.16%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      10/19/45        (23,700     2,948,953        3,898,543        (949,590
1.61%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      08/23/46        (4,820     165,230        12,983        152,247  
1.58%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/01/46        (3,000     (71,508      82        (71,590
1.67%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/12/46        (4,700     (197,402      131        (197,533
1.66%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/22/46        (2,190     (88,608      61        (88,669
1.06%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/18/50        (22,605     3,726,804        463,932        3,262,872  
1.18%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      10/19/50        (18,750     2,543,988        2,460,004        83,984  
2.08%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      05/17/51        (5,900     (463,711      (25,818      (437,893
1.63%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/16/51        (2,500     75,089        77        75,012  
1.52%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      09/29/51        (4,900     (80,769      151        (80,920
1.55%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/20/51        (8,600     (204,851      (2,655      (202,196
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    $ 20,733,030      $ 1,239,269      $ 19,493,761  
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps

 

      Premiums
Paid
     Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

   $ 11,780,842      $ (10,541,573)      $ 22,023,379      $ (2,529,618)  

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

 
    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Swaps — centrally cleared

  

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

   $ 22,023,379  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Swaps — centrally cleared

  

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

   $ 2,529,618  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared interest rate swaps contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended October 31, 2021, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Swaps

   $ 433,028  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Swaps

   $ 15,640,151  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Interest rate swaps:

        

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

   $ 629,011,800  

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

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

           

Investment Companies

   $ 709,029,875      $      $      $ 709,029,875  

Money Market Funds

     330,010,459                      330,010,459  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,039,040,334      $      $      $ 1,039,040,334  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Swaps

   $      $   22,023,379      $      $ 22,023,379  

Liabilities

           

Swaps

            (2,529,618             (2,529,618
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 19,493,761      $             —      $ 19,493,761  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are swaps. Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

   

Exchange-Traded Funds — 96.5%

   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(a)(b)

    1,508,855     $ 131,164,765  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 96.5%
(Cost: $132,323,116)

      131,164,765  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 43.1%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.05%(a)(c)(d)

    56,290,502       56,318,647  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(a)(c)

    2,310,000       2,310,000  
   

 

 

 
      58,628,647  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 43.1%
(Cost: $58,628,647)

      58,628,647  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 139.6%
(Cost: $190,951,763)

      189,793,412  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (39.6)%

      (53,872,959
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   135,920,453  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(d) 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
10/31/20
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Value at
10/31/21
    Shares
Held at
10/31/21
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 31,857,833     $ 24,470,449 (a)    $     $ (12,818   $ 3,183     $ 56,318,647       56,290,502     $ 504,630 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    550,000       1,760,000 (a)                        2,310,000       2,310,000       282        

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    60,409,118       86,939,538       (18,144,223)       19,536       1,940,796       131,164,765       1,508,855       3,591,951        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 6,718     $ 1,943,979     $ 189,793,412       $ 4,096,863     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 
Paid by the Fund   

Received by the Fund

   Effective    Termination      Notional
Amount
     

 

     Upfront
Premium
Paid
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Rate    Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Date    Date      (000)     Value      (Received)      (Depreciation)  

 

 
0.22%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/18/22        $(11,150)     $ 5,946      $ 486      $ 5,460  
2.38%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      01/12/23        (13,705     (330,047      3,306        (333,353
0.33%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      06/30/23        (8,900     32,235        33        32,202  
0.44%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      06/17/24        (6,120     68,480        6,839        61,641  
0.33%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/15/25        (28,900     865,526        125,033        740,493  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

 

 

 
Paid by the Fund   

Received by the Fund

   Effective    Termination      Notional
Amount
     

 

     Upfront
Premium
Paid
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Rate    Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Date    Date      (000)     Value      (Received)      (Depreciation)  

 

 
0.87%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      06/17/26      $ (5,600   $ 84,408      $ (13,067    $ 97,475  
0.87%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      09/29/26        (3,850     21,738        35        21,703  
1.42%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      04/07/28        (9,450     (21,042      (56,615      35,573  
1.23%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      06/08/28        (5,780     60,415        (26,458      86,873  
1.12%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/03/28        (1,960     39,102        24        39,078  
1.14%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/12/28        (2,500     3,209        32        3,177  
1.21%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/22/28        (2,100     (7,105      27        (7,132
0.77%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      04/01/30        (10,500     627,479        395,099        232,380  
1.59%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      06/04/31        (4,614     (4,697      (74,564      69,867  
1.36%    Annual    1-Year SOFR, 0.05%    Annual    N/A      10/20/31        (2,470     (11,386      40        (11,426
0.86%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      03/30/45        (80     14,529        2,375        12,154  
0.87%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      03/30/50        (10     2,064               2,064  
1.06%    Semi-annual    3-Month LIBOR, 0.13%    Quarterly    N/A      09/18/50        (15     2,473        38        2,435  
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    $ 1,453,327      $ 362,663      $ 1,090,664  
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps

 

         
      Premiums
Paid
     Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

   $ 533,367      $ (170,704      $1,442,575        $(351,911)  

 

  (a)

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

   
    

Interest

Rate
Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Swaps — centrally cleared

  

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

   $ 1,442,575  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Swaps — centrally cleared

  

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

   $ 351,911  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared interest rate swaps contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended October 31, 2021, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Interest

Rate
Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Swaps

   $ (579,414
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Swaps

   $ 1,538,324  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Interest rate swaps:

  

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

   $ 78,718,800  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

 

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

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

           

Investment Companies

   $ 131,164,765      $      $      $ 131,164,765  

Money Market Funds

     58,628,647                      58,628,647  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 189,793,412      $      $      $ 189,793,412  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Swaps

   $      $ 1,442,575      $      $ 1,442,575  

Liabilities

           

Swaps

            (351,911             (351,911
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 1,090,664      $             —      $ 1,090,664  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps. Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2021

 

    

iShares

Inflation

Hedged

Corporate

Bond ETF

    

iShares

Interest Rate

Hedged Corporate
Bond ETF

    

iShares

Interest Rate
Hedged High

Yield Bond

ETF

 

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

       

Affiliated(b)

  $ 102,594,220      $ 1,039,040,334      $ 189,793,412  

Cash

    2,603        678,207        71,110  

Cash pledged:

       

Futures contracts

    26,000                

Centrally cleared swaps

    3,544,000               2,338,000  

Receivables:

       

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    4,675        48,836        74,421  

Dividends

    6        93,423        9  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    106,171,504        1,039,860,800        192,276,952  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    32,598,903        322,683,495        56,325,341  

Payables:

       

Variation margin on futures contracts

    3,206                

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    493,984        1,030,913        25,615  

Investment advisory fees

    2,603        56,834        5,543  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    33,098,696        323,771,242        56,356,499  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 73,072,808      $ 716,089,558      $ 135,920,453  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 69,946,070      $ 714,047,406      $ 147,168,708  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    3,126,738        2,042,152        (11,248,255
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 73,072,808      $ 716,089,558      $ 135,920,453  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    2,400,000        7,450,000        1,550,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 30.45      $ 96.12      $ 87.69  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 31,936,157      $ 315,896,438      $ 55,022,169  

(b) Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 102,409,198      $ 1,037,015,527      $ 190,951,763  

See notes to financial statements.

 

F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

    iShares
Inflation
Hedged
Corporate
Bond ETF
   

iShares

Interest Rate
Hedged

Corporate

Bond ETF

   

iShares

Interest Rate
Hedged High

Yield Bond

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — Affiliated

  $ 701,303     $ 12,349,005     $ 3,592,233  

Interest — Unaffiliated

    11              

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    54,024       943,860       504,630  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    755,338       13,292,865       4,096,863  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory fees

    69,132       1,640,532       603,091  

Miscellaneous

          173       173  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    69,132       1,640,705       603,264  

Less:

     

Investment advisory fees waived

    (51,849     (1,093,688     (556,699
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    17,283       547,017       46,565  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    738,055       12,745,848       4,050,298  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

          22,541        

Investments — Affiliated

    (3,123     (473,132     (114,645

In-kind redemptions — Affiliated

    323,059       7,080,660       121,363  

Futures contracts

    (98,154            

Swaps

    404,190       433,028       (579,414
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    625,972       7,063,097       (572,696
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — Affiliated

    (668,666     (4,222,660     1,943,979  

Futures contracts

    (6,454            

Swaps

    2,803,908       15,640,151       1,538,324  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    2,128,788       11,417,491       3,482,303  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    2,754,760       18,480,588       2,909,607  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 3,492,815     $ 31,226,436     $ 6,959,905  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

    

iShares

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

ETF

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
    Year Ended
10/31/21
     Year Ended
10/31/20
     Year Ended
10/31/21
     Year Ended
10/31/20
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 738,055      $ 256,326      $ 12,745,848      $ 5,278,486  

Net realized gain (loss)

    625,972        (68,354      7,063,097        (416,576

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    2,128,788        407,386        11,417,491        11,692,070  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    3,492,815        595,358        31,226,436        16,553,980  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

          

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (735,803      (257,076      (9,086,966      (4,725,247
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    52,336,980        9,742,193        243,946,436        311,943,315  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

          

Total increase in net assets

    55,093,992        10,080,475        266,085,906        323,772,048  

Beginning of year

    17,978,816        7,898,341        450,003,652        126,231,604  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 73,072,808      $ 17,978,816      $ 716,089,558      $ 450,003,652  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

   

iShares

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

ETF

 
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
10/31/21
    Year Ended
10/31/20
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 4,050,298     $ 4,490,364  

Net realized loss

    (572,696     (10,296,906

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    3,482,303       1,769,252  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    6,959,905       (4,037,290
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

From net investment income

    (3,454,455     (3,757,382

Return of capital

          (29,722
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (3,454,455     (3,787,104
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    70,089,848       (44,062,036
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    73,595,298       (51,886,430

Beginning of year

    62,325,155       114,211,585  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 135,920,453     $ 62,325,155  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF  
 

 

 

 
          Period From  
    Year Ended       Year Ended       Year Ended          05/08/18 (a) 
    10/31/21       10/31/20       10/31/19       to 10/31/18  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

          $ 27.66                   $ 26.33               $ 24.31               $ 25.00  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.63          0.71          0.91          0.37  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      2.82          1.36          2.01          (0.70
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      3.45          2.07          2.92          (0.33
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                  

From net investment income

      (0.66        (0.74        (0.90        (0.36
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.66        (0.74        (0.90        (0.36
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 30.45        $ 27.66        $ 26.33        $ 24.31  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                  

Based on net asset value

      12.60        8.00 %(f)         12.26 %(g)         (1.34 )%(h) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                  

Total expenses(i)

      0.20        0.20        0.20        0.20 %(j)  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived(i)

      0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05 %(j)  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.14        2.64        3.60        3.04 %(j)  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 73,073        $ 17,979        $ 7,898        $ 9,725  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(k)(l)

      0        13        0        0 %(h)(m)  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

 Commencement of operations.

(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) 

 Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g) 

 Includes payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Excluding the payment from an affiliate, the Fund’s total return would  have been 12.22%.

(h) 

 Not annualized.

(i) 

 The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested (“acquired fund fees  and expenses”). This ratio does not include these acquired fund fees and expenses.

(j) 

 Annualized.

(k) 

 Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

(l) 

 Portfolio turnover rate excludes the portfolio activity of the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. See the underlying fund’s financial highlights for  its respective portfolio turnover rates.

(m) 

Rounds to less than 1%.

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 Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
10/31/21
   

Year Ended

10/31/20

    Year Ended
10/31/19
    Year Ended
10/31/18
    Year Ended
10/31/17
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 91.84                 $ 93.50        $ 95.79        $ 96.62        $ 92.49  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    2.23          2.38          3.35          3.16          2.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    3.68          (1.69        (0.97        (1.16        3.73  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    5.91          0.69          2.38          2.00          6.49  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                     

From net investment income

    (1.63        (2.35        (3.12        (2.83        (2.36

From net realized gain

                      (1.55                  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.63        (2.35        (4.67        (2.83        (2.36
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 96.12        $ 91.84        $ 93.50        $ 95.79        $ 96.62  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                     

Based on net asset value

    6.46        0.79        2.63        2.08        7.11
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                     

Total expenses(e)

    0.30        0.30        0.30        0.30        0.30
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived(e)

    0.10        0.10        0.10        0.10        0.10
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.33        2.64        3.59        3.27        2.91
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                     

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 716,090        $ 450,004        $ 126,232        $ 215,530        $ 77,295  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)

    5        7        4        2        0 %(h)  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

 Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

 Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

 The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested (“acquired fund fees  and expenses”). This ratio does not include these acquired fund fees and expenses.

(f) 

 Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

(g) 

 Portfolio turnover rate excludes the portfolio activity of the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. See the underlying fund’s financial highlights for  its respective portfolio turnover rates.

(h) 

 Rounds to less than 1%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
10/31/21
    Year Ended
10/31/20
    Year Ended
10/31/19
    Year Ended
10/31/18
    Year Ended
10/31/17
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 83.10                 $ 87.86        $ 90.47        $ 91.78        $ 87.42  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    3.81          4.31          5.51          4.98          4.57  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    4.15          (5.53        (2.92        (1.46        4.21  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    7.96          (1.22        2.59          3.52          8.78  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                     

From net investment income

    (3.37        (3.51        (5.18        (4.83        (4.42

Return of capital

             (0.03        (0.02                  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (3.37        (3.54        (5.20        (4.83        (4.42
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 87.69        $ 83.10        $ 87.86        $ 90.47        $ 91.78  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                     

Based on net asset value

    9.70        (1.32 )%         3.00        3.93        10.26
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                     

Total expenses(e)

    0.65        0.65        0.65        0.65        0.65
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived(e)

    0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05        0.05
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.37        5.12        6.22        5.46        5.04
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                     

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 135,920        $ 62,325        $ 114,212        $ 416,178        $ 137,670  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)

    1        1        1        0 %(h)          0
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

 Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

 Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

 The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested (“acquired fund fees  and expenses”). This ratio does not include these acquired fund fees and expenses.

(f) 

 Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

(g) 

 Portfolio turnover rate excludes the portfolio activity of the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. See the underlying fund’s financial highlights for  its respective portfolio turnover rates.

(h) 

 Rounds to less than 1%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   

 

1.     ORGANIZATION

iShares U.S. ETF 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   

 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond(a)

    Diversified     

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    Diversified     

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    Diversified     

 

  (a) 

The Fund’s classification changed from non-diversified to diversified during the reporting period.

Currently each Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in an iShares fund (an “underlying fund”). The financial statements, including the accounting policies, and schedules of investments for the underlying funds are available on iShares.com and should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements.

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 from the underlying funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts and swaps) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

3.     INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. 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:

 

 

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Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last traded price or official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the fund is primarily traded. Funds traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

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 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

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)   

 

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

   
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

 

 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

         

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

  $ 31,936,157      $ 31,936,157     $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

         

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 88,096,800      $ 88,096,800     $      $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    103,663,238        103,663,238               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    124,136,400        124,136,400               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 315,896,438      $ 315,896,438     $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

         

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 38,243,636      $ 38,243,636     $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

    4,529,053        4,529,053               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    12,223,314        12,223,314               

SG Americas Securities LLC

    26,166        26,166               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 55,022,169      $ 55,022,169     $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk) .

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”).

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (“CCP”) and the CCP becomes the Fund’s counterparty on the swap. Each Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, each Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted cash, are included in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty are amortized over the term of the contract and recorded as realized gains (losses) in the Statements of Operations, including those at termination.

Inflation swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to inflation (inflation risk). In an inflation swap, one party makes fixed interest payments on a notional principal amount in exchange for another party’s variable payments based on an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index.

 

 

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Interest rate swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate (interest rate risk).

Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. In more complex interest rate swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

The iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF uses inflation swaps to mitigate the potential impact of inflation on the performance of the bonds held by the Fund or its underlying fund. The iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF use interest rate swaps to mitigate the potential impact of interest rates on the performance of the bonds held by each Fund or its underlying fund.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

For its investment advisory services to 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  

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

    0.20

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    0.30  

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    0.65  

Expense Waivers: A fund may incur its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). The total of the investment advisory fee and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, is a fund’s total annual operating expenses. Total expenses as shown in the Statement of Operations does not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

For the iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through February 28, 2023 so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investment in the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (“LQD”), after taking into account any fee waivers by LQD, plus 0.05%.

For the iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through February 28, 2022 so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investment in LQD, after taking into account any fee waivers by LQD, plus 0.10%.

For the iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through February 28, 2022 so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investment in the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (“HYG”), after taking into account any fee waivers by HYG, plus 0.05%.

These amounts are included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Amounts waived  

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 51,849  

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    1,093,688  

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    556,699  

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money

 

 

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market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income – affiliated – net in its Statements of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

iShares ETF   Fees Paid  
to BTC  
 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 16,621    

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    285,293    

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    126,364    

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.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended October 31, 2021, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales    

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 4,570,356      $ —    

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    52,248,584        29,463,947    

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    2,270,568        1,312,673    

For the year ended October 31, 2021, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind  
Sales  
 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 51,353,500      $ 2,645,469    

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    328,786,796        90,016,356    

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    84,668,971        16,831,550    

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of October 31, 2021, 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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)   

 

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of October 31, 2021, permanent differences attributable to certain deemed distributions, distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital      Accumulated  
Earnings (Loss)  
 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 334,647      $ (334,647 )   

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    6,557,708        (6,557,708 )   

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    120,383        (120,383 )   

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Year Ended
10/31/21
     Year Ended
10/31/20
 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

    

Ordinary income

  $ 735,803      $ 257,076  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    

Ordinary income

  $ 9,086,966      $ 4,725,247  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    

Ordinary income

  $ 3,454,455      $ 3,757,382  

Return of capital

           29,722  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 3,454,455      $ 3,787,104  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of October 31, 2021, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

 

 

iShares ETF

    
Undistributed
Ordinary Income
 
 
    

Non-expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 
 
(a) 
    
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses
 
)(b) 
     Total    

 

 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

   $ 193,362      $      $ 2,933,376      $ 3,126,738    

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

            (19,476,468      21,518,620        2,042,152    

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

            (11,176,733      (71,522      (11,248,255)    

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 
  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts.

 

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

iShares ETF   Utilized    

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 93,761    

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    4,154,517    

As of October 31, 2021, 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)  
 

 

 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 102,413,061      $ 3,050,014      $ (116,638)     $ 2,933,376    

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    1,037,015,527        24,048,186        (2,529,618     21,518,568    

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    190,955,598        1,442,575        (1,514,097     (71,522)    

 

9.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)   

 

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Market Risk: 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. The duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

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.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to 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.

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 will be phased out by the end of 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.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Year Ended

10/31/21

    

Year Ended

10/31/20

 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
iShares ETF    Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

           

Shares sold

     1,850,000      $     55,174,954        350,000      $     9,742,193  

Shares redeemed

     (100,000      (2,837,974              
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     1,750,000      $ 52,336,980        350,000      $ 9,742,193  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Year Ended

10/31/21

    

Year Ended

10/31/20

 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
iShares ETF    Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

           

Shares sold

     3,500,000      $     335,029,941        5,150,000      $     457,227,626  

Shares redeemed

     (950,000      (91,083,505      (1,600,000      (145,284,311
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     2,550,000      $ 243,946,436        3,550,000      $ 311,943,315  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

           

Shares sold

     1,000,000      $ 87,477,811             $  

Shares redeemed

     (200,000      (17,387,963      (550,000      (44,062,036
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     800,000      $ 70,089,848        (550,000    $ (44,062,036
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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.

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and Shareholders of iShares Inflation Hedged

Corporate Bond ETF, iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Interest Rate

Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF, iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (three of the funds constituting iShares U.S. ETF Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of October 31, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2021, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 21, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)   

 

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest income eligible to be treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021:

 

iShares ETF    Interest Dividends    

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 570,394    

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    5,530,306    

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    3,504,665    

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021:

 

iShares ETF     Interest-Related  
Dividends  
 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 351,716    

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    5,292,258    

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    2,572,724    

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of distributions from direct federal obligation interest for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021:

 

iShares ETF     Federal Obligation  
Interest  
 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 17    

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    244    

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    31    

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percent of ordinary income dividends attribute to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisers to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income tax.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 7, 2021 and May 14, 2021, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 15-16, 2021, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of another fund in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider), objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the overall fund expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the overall fund expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements ) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

The Board noted that the Fund was, during the periods under review, an actively managed ETF that did not seek to track the performance of a specified index and that the management team for the Fund managed the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective. The Board further noted that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its reference benchmark. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with expectations relative to the Fund’s peer group (where applicable) and reference benchmark.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies, which were provided at the May 7, 2021 meeting and throughout the year.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized

 

 

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that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors and other information considered.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with a similar investment strategy or investment mandate as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to (i) an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds and (ii) other technology-related initiatives aimed to better support the iShares funds. The Board further noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF, iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 7, 2021 and May 14, 2021, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 15-16, 2021, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of another fund in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider), objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the overall fund expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were higher than the median of overall fund expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements ) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

The Board noted that the Fund was, during the periods under review, an actively managed ETF that did not seek to track the performance of a specified index and that the management team for the Fund managed the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective. The Board further noted that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its reference benchmark. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with expectations relative to the Fund’s peer group (where applicable) and reference benchmark.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies, which were provided at the May 7, 2021 meeting and throughout the year.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors and other information considered.

 

 

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Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with a similar investment strategy or investment mandate as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to (i) an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds and (ii) other technology-related initiatives aimed to better support the iShares funds. The Board further noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

October 31, 2021

 

     
    Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year
 
iShares ETF  

 

Net
Investment
Income

     Net Realized
Capital Gains
     Return of
Capital
     Total Per
Share
    

 

Net
Investment
Income

    Net Realized
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Share
 

Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond

  $ 0.658248      $      $      $ 0.658248        100             100

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

    1.626579                      1.626579        100                   100  

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

    3.372705                      3.372705        100                   100  

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. The President, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary shall each hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify, and all other officers shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).

The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares Trust, and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 375 funds as of October 31, 2021. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. The Board has designated Cecilia H. Herbert as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

Interested Trustees

       
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

       Other Directorships Held by Trustee    
Robert S. Kapito(a) (64)    Trustee
(since 2011).
   President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002).    Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).
Salim Ramji(b) (51)    Trustee (since 2019).    Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2019).

(a) Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

(b) Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

Independent Trustees

       
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H. Herbert (72)    Trustee
(since 2011);
Independent Board Chair
(since 2016).
   Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust (since 2016); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Jane D. Carlin (65)    Trustee (since 2015);
Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).
   Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since (2016).
Richard L. Fagnani (66)    Trustee (since 2017);
Audit Committee Chair
(since 2019).
  

Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).

   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
  Name (Age)        Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

       Other Directorships Held by Trustee    
John E. Kerrigan (66)    Trustee
(since 2011);
Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs
(since 2019).
   Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005);

Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005).

Drew E. Lawton (62)    Trustee
(since 2017);
15(c) Committee Chair
(since 2017).
   Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).
John E. Martinez (60)    Trustee
(since 2011); Securities
Lending Committee Chair (since 2019).
   Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V. Rajan (57)    Trustee
(since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019).
   Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).

 

Officers
     
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando Senra (50)    President
(since 2019).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent Walker (47)    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(since 2020).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.
Charles Park (54)    Chief Compliance Officer
(since 2011).
   Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).
Deepa Damre Smith (46)    Secretary
(since 2019).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Scott Radell (52)    Executive Vice President
(since 2012).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009).
Alan Mason (60)    Executive Vice President
(since 2016).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009).
Marybeth Leithead (58)    Executive Vice President
(since 2019).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2017); Chief Operating Officer of Americas iShares (since 2017); Portfolio Manager, Municipal Institutional & Wealth Management (2009-2016).

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Fixed Income
CPI    Consumer Price Index
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

 

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Additional Financial Information

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

October 31, 2021

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

October 31, 2021

iShares Trust

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

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

Advertising — 0.7%

   

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.

   

7.50%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

  $ 18,243     $ 18,699,075  

7.75%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,764       17,349,567  

Lamar Media Corp.

   

3.63%, 01/15/31 (Call 01/15/26)

    9,281       9,086,534  

3.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(b)

    11,188       11,322,815  

4.00%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)

    10,377       10,509,826  

4.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(b)

    5,407       5,661,102  

Midas OpCo Holdings LLC,
5.63%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

        18,188       18,549,941  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.

   

4.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    7,754       7,598,920  

4.63%, 03/15/30 (Call 03/15/25)(a)(b)

    9,175       9,172,248  

5.00%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    13,620       13,892,400  

6.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(a)(b)

    5,151       5,410,696  

Terrier Media Buyer Inc.,
8.88%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)(b)

    16,713       17,675,147  
   

 

 

 
          144,928,271  
Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%            

Bombardier Inc.

   

6.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,458       12,554,361  

7.13%, 06/15/26 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    20,516       21,516,155  

7.50%, 12/01/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    16,170       16,837,013  

7.50%, 03/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    23,804       24,428,855  

7.88%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    34,600       35,971,025  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

   

3.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 11/15/28)(b)

    9,560       9,416,600  

5.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)(b)

    22,838       25,204,017  

6.88%, 05/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)

    17,531       20,335,609  

Rolls-Royce PLC

   

3.63%, 10/14/25 (Call 07/14/25)(a)(b)

    15,252       15,557,040  

5.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 07/15/27)(a)

    18,211       20,209,657  

Spirit AeroSystems Inc.

   

4.60%, 06/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)(b)

    12,342       12,183,294  

5.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/22)(a)(b)

    6,673       6,960,551  

7.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    22,914       24,134,171  

TransDigm Inc.

   

4.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)

    20,882       20,751,488  

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

    11,959       11,979,106  

5.50%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/22)(b)

    45,032       46,157,800  

6.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/22)(a)(b)

    69,839       72,981,755  

6.38%, 06/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)

    15,998       16,517,935  

7.50%, 03/15/27 (Call 03/15/22)(b)

    8,365       8,780,403  

8.00%, 12/15/25 (Call 04/08/22)(a)

    19,303       20,527,775  

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC,
6.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    6,403       6,751,771  

Triumph Group Inc.

   

6.25%, 09/15/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    8,524       8,521,528  

7.75%, 08/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    7,931       8,059,998  

8.88%, 06/01/24 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    10,832       11,942,280  
   

 

 

 
      478,280,187  
Agriculture — 0.1%            

Vector Group Ltd.

   

5.75%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    14,964       14,934,072  

10.50%, 11/01/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    9,069       9,579,131  
   

 

 

 
      24,513,203  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Airlines — 1.8%

   

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

  $ 21,350     $ 21,635,360  

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

    8,002       7,300,625  

American Airlines Inc., 11.75%, 07/15/25(a)

        42,828       53,053,185  

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.

   

5.50%, 04/20/26(a)(b)

    58,326       61,147,520  

5.75%, 04/20/29(a)

    50,384       54,225,780  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

   

2.90%, 10/28/24 (Call 09/28/24)(b)

    16,560       16,897,142  

3.75%, 10/28/29 (Call 07/28/29)(b)

    11,371       11,541,565  

3.80%, 04/19/23 (Call 03/19/23)(b)

    6,650       6,886,488  

4.38%, 04/19/28 (Call 01/19/28)(b)

    6,661       7,093,965  

7.38%, 01/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(b)

    19,398       22,782,951  

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

    21,328       22,394,400  

United Airlines Holdings Inc., 4.25%, 10/01/22(b)

    1,076       1,098,327  

United Airlines Inc.

   

4.38%, 04/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

    35,128       36,334,573  

4.63%, 04/15/29 (Call 10/15/28)(a)

    34,200       35,290,809  
   

 

 

 
          357,682,690  
Apparel — 0.3%            

Hanesbrands Inc.

   

4.63%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    12,915       13,497,368  

4.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    13,998       14,960,363  

5.38%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    14,137       14,732,080  

William Carter Co. (The)

   

5.50%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/22)(a)

    8,587       8,988,442  

5.63%, 03/15/27 (Call 03/15/22)(a)(b)

    8,143       8,428,005  
   

 

 

 
      60,606,258  
Auto Manufacturers — 3.3%            

Allison Transmission Inc.

   

3.75%, 01/30/31 (Call 01/30/26)(a)(b)

    17,282       16,612,323  

4.75%, 10/01/27 (Call 10/01/22)(a)(b)

    6,522       6,783,998  

5.88%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    8,049       8,680,480  

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

    19,258       21,079,266  

Ford Motor Co.

   

4.35%, 12/08/26 (Call 09/08/26)(b)

    21,663       23,157,205  

8.50%, 04/21/23

    46,332       50,787,980  

9.00%, 04/22/25 (Call 03/22/25)(b)

    51,029       61,362,372  

9.63%, 04/22/30 (Call 01/22/30)(b)

    14,116       20,355,296  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

2.70%, 08/10/26 (Call 07/10/26)

    20,830       20,777,896  

2.90%, 02/16/28 (Call 12/16/27)(b)

    10,495       10,413,108  

3.09%, 01/09/23

    18,918       19,232,985  

3.10%, 05/04/23

    13,294       13,529,381  

3.35%, 11/01/22

    12,338       12,523,070  

3.37%, 11/17/23

    13,014       13,355,618  

3.38%, 11/13/25 (Call 10/13/25)

    30,667       31,510,342  

3.55%, 10/07/22(b)

    1,414       1,436,893  

3.63%, 06/17/31 (Call 03/17/31)(b)

    13,723       13,877,384  

3.66%, 09/08/24

    10,810       11,203,063  

3.81%, 01/09/24 (Call 11/09/23)

    10,109       10,462,815  

3.82%, 11/02/27 (Call 08/02/27)

    10,717       11,129,583  

4.00%, 11/13/30 (Call 08/13/30)(b)

    24,113       25,107,661  

4.06%, 11/01/24 (Call 10/01/24)

    20,922       21,914,749  

4.13%, 08/04/25(b)

    17,920       18,928,575  

4.13%, 08/17/27 (Call 06/17/27)

    18,346       19,419,485  

4.14%, 02/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)(b)

    11,012       11,329,503  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Auto Manufacturers (continued)            

4.27%, 01/09/27 (Call 11/09/26)

  $     12,590     $ 13,378,008  

4.38%, 08/06/23(b)

    12,975       13,510,219  

4.39%, 01/08/26(b)

    16,135       17,266,651  

4.54%, 08/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)

    11,126       11,980,254  

4.69%, 06/09/25 (Call 04/09/25)

    8,770       9,375,569  

5.11%, 05/03/29 (Call 02/03/29)(b)

    20,687       23,025,781  

5.13%, 06/16/25 (Call 05/16/25)(b)

    23,795       25,869,660  

5.58%, 03/18/24 (Call 02/18/24)

    19,826       21,362,515  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

   

4.50%, 10/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)(a)(b)

    8,481       8,158,104  

5.50%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,442       9,141,036  

5.63%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    5,708       5,730,975  

5.88%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    9,486       9,462,285  

7.75%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    13,225       14,201,273  
   

 

 

 
          657,433,361  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.3%            

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., 4.88%, 08/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    12,021       12,245,851  

Adient U.S. LLC, 9.00%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/22)(a)

    10,450       11,189,024  

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(b)

    12,922       12,322,970  

6.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 11/09/21)(b)

    4,118       4,236,393  

6.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 04/01/22)

    7,527       7,856,306  

6.88%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(b)

    4,119       4,374,790  

Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b) .

    6,037       6,362,565  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co.

   

6.25%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    15,568       16,288,020  

8.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    31,839       33,876,696  

Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl,
5.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    3,319       3,418,570  

Dana Inc.

   

4.25%, 09/01/30 (Call 05/01/26)(b)

    7,465       7,544,885  

5.38%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/22)(b)

    4,695       4,923,177  

5.63%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(b)

    4,540       4,806,725  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

   

4.88%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)(b)

    11,477       12,205,789  

5.00%, 05/31/26 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    13,340       13,654,644  

5.00%, 07/15/29 (Call 04/15/29)(a)(b)

    15,191       16,026,505  

5.25%, 04/30/31 (Call 01/30/31)(b)

    8,962       9,591,867  

5.25%, 07/15/31 (Call 04/15/31)(a)(b)

    9,431       10,031,384  

5.63%, 04/30/33 (Call 01/30/33)

    7,667       8,236,548  

9.50%, 05/31/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    14,269       15,552,350  

Tenneco Inc.

   

5.00%, 07/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    9,014       8,757,101  

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

    12,633       12,528,778  

7.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    7,714       8,409,224  

ZF North America Capital Inc.,
4.75%, 04/29/25(a)(b)

    17,020       18,247,142  
   

 

 

 
      262,687,304  
Banks — 1.6%            

CIT Group Inc.

   

3.93%, 06/19/24 (Call 06/19/23)(b)(c)

    6,320       6,573,151  

4.75%, 02/16/24 (Call 11/16/23)(b)

    8,046       8,564,833  

5.00%, 08/01/23

    9,364       9,955,847  

5.25%, 03/07/25 (Call 12/07/24)(b)

    7,990       8,794,893  

6.13%, 03/09/28(b)

    9,079       10,804,010  

Commerzbank AG, 8.13%, 09/19/23(a)(b)

    18,983       21,253,312  

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

Deutsche Bank AG

   

4.30%, 05/24/28 (Call 05/24/23),
(5 year USD Swap + 2.248%)(b)(c)

  $     25,091     $ 26,002,154  

4.50%, 04/01/25(b)

    28       30,005  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY

   

3.73%, 01/14/32 (Call 01/14/31)(b)(c)

    21,831       22,389,874  

4.88%, 12/01/32 (Call 12/01/27)(b)(c)

    15,804       17,158,852  

5.88%, 07/08/31 (Call 04/08/30)(b)(c)

    8,505       9,974,187  

Fifth Third Bancorp., Series H, 5.10%,
(Call 06/30/23)(b)(c)(d)

    11,064       11,316,525  

Freedom Mortgage Corp.

   

6.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    11,360       10,793,420  

7.63%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/01/23)(a)(b)

    9,544       9,336,020  

8.13%, 11/15/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    6,500       6,572,109  

8.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    11,719       11,873,934  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

4.20%, 06/01/32 (Call 06/01/31)(a)

    13,317       13,426,452  

5.02%, 06/26/24(a)(b)

    33,128       35,694,158  

UniCredit SpA

   

5.46%, 06/30/35 (Call 06/30/30)(a)(b)(c)

    25,902       28,333,392  

5.86%, 06/19/32 (Call 06/19/27)(a)(b)(c)

    16,023       17,657,320  

7.30%, 04/02/34 (Call 04/02/29)(a)(b)(c)

    20,134       24,182,881  
   

 

 

 
          310,687,329  
Building Materials — 0.9%            

Builders FirstSource Inc.
4.25%, 02/01/32 (Call 08/01/26)(a)(b)

    17,434       17,559,389  

5.00%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(a)(b)

    7,243       7,676,760  

6.75%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)(a)

    12,622       13,320,580  

Griffon Corp., 5.75%, 03/01/28
(Call 03/01/23)(b)

    18,525       19,358,625  

Jeld-Wen Inc.
4.63%, 12/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    7,652       7,745,737  

4.88%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)(b)

    7,855       8,121,500  

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

    19,836       20,670,481  

Standard Industries Inc./NJ

   

3.38%, 01/15/31 (Call 07/15/25)(a)(b)

    19,666       18,240,215  

4.38%, 07/15/30 (Call 07/15/25)(a)(b)

    17,564       17,581,857  

4.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    13,520       13,920,530  

5.00%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/22)(a)

    16,884       17,327,205  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 07/15/23)(a)(b)

    13,959       14,675,950  
   

 

 

 
      176,198,829  
Chemicals — 1.6%            

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

    12,538       11,941,910  

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

    6,579       6,784,183  

CF Industries Inc., 3.45%, 06/01/23

    5,716       5,927,892  

Chemours Co. (The)

   

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

    12,218       11,759,825  

5.38%, 05/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(b)

    7,492       7,951,110  

5.75%, 11/15/28 (Call 11/15/23)(a)(b)

    11,657       12,007,617  

Methanex Corp.

   

5.13%, 10/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)(b)

    10,755       11,319,637  

5.25%, 12/15/29 (Call 09/15/29)(b)

    11,440       12,140,700  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

   

4.25%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,216       10,088,981  

4.88%, 06/01/24 (Call 03/03/24)(a)

    15,655       16,322,216  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

5.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 01/31/25)(a)(b)

  $ 7,212     $ 7,626,916  

5.25%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/03/27)(a)(b)

        17,723       18,586,996  

Olin Corp.

   

5.00%, 02/01/30 (Call 02/01/24)(b)

    9,327       9,894,675  

5.13%, 09/15/27 (Call 03/15/22)

    7,276       7,529,502  

5.63%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(b)

    14,710       16,060,460  

9.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)(a)(b)

    8,680       10,698,410  

Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp.

   

4.25%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    10,589       10,405,347  

6.25%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    7,903       7,875,814  

SCIH Salt Holdings Inc.

   

4.88%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    19,710       19,266,525  

6.63%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,126       10,463,244  

Tronox Inc.

   

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

    17,859       17,496,462  

6.50%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/22)(a)(b)

    9,448       9,920,400  

Unifrax Escrow Issuer Corp.

   

5.25%, 09/30/28 (Call 09/30/24)(a)

    12,865       12,849,862  

7.50%, 09/30/29 (Call 09/30/24)(a)(b)

    6,709       6,674,337  

Valvoline Inc.

   

3.63%, 06/15/31 (Call 06/15/26)(a)

    11,080       10,828,853  

4.25%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    8,806       8,938,090  

WR Grace Holdings LLC

   

4.88%, 06/15/27 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    12,711       12,919,143  

5.63%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    19,020       19,186,425  
   

 

 

 
          323,465,532  
Commercial Services — 3.8%            

ADT Security Corp. (The)

   

4.13%, 06/15/23

    9,166       9,533,520  

4.13%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/28)(a)(b)

    17,469       17,260,128  

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

    9,390       9,478,078  

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

    7,550       7,578,011  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal
Finance Corp.

   

6.00%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    15,080       14,872,801  

6.63%, 07/15/26 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    35,588       37,434,127  

9.75%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    20,317       21,925,308  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl

   

4.63%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    20,829       20,686,738  

4.63%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    14,638       14,523,824  

APX Group Inc.

   

5.75%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)(b)

    13,761       13,622,244  

6.75%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/23)(a)(b)

    9,498       10,032,442  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc.

   

4.75%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,743       8,027,517  

5.38%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,332       11,954,481  

5.75%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    6,799       7,107,599  

Brink’s Co. (The)

   

4.63%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)(b)

    9,371       9,652,599  

5.50%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    5,647       5,898,292  

Garda World Security Corp.

   

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

    9,795       9,721,537  

6.00%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    8,349       8,183,759  

9.50%, 11/01/27 (Call 11/01/22)(a)(b)

    10,386       11,204,709  

Gartner Inc.

   

3.63%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,955       10,004,775  

3.75%, 10/01/30 (Call 10/01/25)(a)(b)

    15,384       15,666,815  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Services (continued)            

4.50%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(a)(b)

  $     13,105     $ 13,649,513  

Herc Holdings Inc., 5.50%, 07/15/27
(Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    22,681       23,672,586  

Jaguar Holding Co. II/PPD Development LP
4.63%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(a)(b)

    7,491       7,794,386  

5.00%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    15,115       16,248,625  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

   

5.50%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/24)(a)(b)

    18,283       18,155,617  

5.75%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)(b)

    21,344       19,452,922  

Nielsen Co Luxembourg SARL (The),
5.00%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    9,248       9,404,060  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.

   

4.50%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,177       11,906,062  

4.75%, 07/15/31 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    11,464       11,187,144  

5.63%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)(b)

    16,350       17,009,888  

5.88%, 10/01/30 (Call 10/01/25)(a)

    11,173       11,709,863  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime
Finance Inc.

   

3.38%, 08/31/27 (Call 08/31/26)(a)(b)

    17,596       16,849,308  

5.25%, 04/15/24(a)(b)

    12,036       12,798,033  

5.75%, 04/15/26(a)(b)

    22,368       23,901,950  

6.25%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    22,452       23,013,300  

Sabre GLBL Inc.

   

7.38%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/01/22)(a)(b)

    14,560       15,506,991  

9.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 03/16/25)(a)

    11,593       13,397,566  

Service Corp. International/U.S.

   

3.38%, 08/15/30 (Call 08/15/25)(b)

    14,954       14,729,690  

4.00%, 05/15/31 (Call 05/15/26)(b)

    15,557       15,907,032  

4.63%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(b)

    7,338       7,729,440  

5.13%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(b)

    11,338       12,231,812  

Sotheby’s, 7.38%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    2,500       2,628,125  

Square Inc.

   

2.75%, 06/01/26 (Call 05/01/26)(a)(b)

    17,444       17,664,192  

3.50%, 06/01/31 (Call 03/01/31)(a)(b)

    17,300       17,727,599  

United Rentals North America Inc.

   

3.75%, 01/15/32 (Call 07/15/26)

    11,971       11,936,383  

3.88%, 02/15/31 (Call 08/15/25)(b)

    20,863       21,017,386  

4.00%, 07/15/30 (Call 07/15/25)(b)

    11,521       11,759,715  

4.88%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(b)

    28,230       29,798,176  

5.25%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(b)

    12,242       13,251,965  

5.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)(b)

    16,780       17,580,272  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 08/15/26
(Call 11/29/21)(a)

    19,680       20,847,221  
   

 

 

 
          754,836,126  
Computers — 1.3%            

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

   

3.88%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/23)(a)(b)

    10,551       10,662,840  

4.00%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)(b)

    10,692       10,819,564  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 7.13%, 06/15/24 (Call 11/02/21)(a)

    27,150       27,699,850  

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.

   

8.50%, 04/15/24 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    4,300       4,293,980  

9.38%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    12,607       13,529,675  

Exela Intermediate LLC/Exela Finance Inc.,
10.00%, 07/15/23 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    15,621       13,082,587  

NCR Corp.

   

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

    9,046       9,210,605  

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

    22,489       23,024,913  

5.25%, 10/01/30 (Call 10/01/25)(a)(b)

    7,088       7,314,144  

5.75%, 09/01/27 (Call 09/01/22)(a)(b)

    8,604       9,039,669  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security

 

Par

(000)

    Value  
Computers (continued)            

6.13%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)(b)

  $ 8,788     $ 9,441,704  

Seagate HDD Cayman

   

3.13%, 07/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    6,018       5,778,484  

3.38%, 07/15/31 (Call 01/15/26)(a)

    10,258       9,812,841  

4.09%, 06/01/29 (Call 03/01/29)

    7,737       7,999,826  

4.13%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)

    8,470       8,601,115  

4.75%, 06/01/23(b)

    7,159       7,481,155  

4.75%, 01/01/25(b)

    8,721       9,407,779  

4.88%, 03/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)

    5,858       6,239,063  

4.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(b)

    10,268       11,324,496  

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

    21,808       22,789,759  

Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 02/15/26
(Call 11/15/25)(b)

        38,456           42,253,530  
   

 

 

 
      269,807,579  
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.3%            

Coty Inc.

   

5.00%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/23)(a)(b)

    16,793       17,241,877  

6.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    9,426       9,696,997  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

   

4.13%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,214       7,106,941  

5.50%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/23)(a)(b)

    15,566       16,284,460  
   

 

 

 
      50,330,275  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.5%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc.

   

3.88%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)(b)

    7,600       7,474,072  

4.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    11,563       11,748,157  

Avient Corp.

   

5.25%, 03/15/23(b)

    7,292       7,683,945  

5.75%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/22)(a)

    14,422       15,099,877  

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

    21,729       21,631,469  

Wolverine Escrow LLC

   

8.50%, 11/15/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    9,803       9,092,283  

9.00%, 11/15/26 (Call 11/15/22)(a)(b)

    14,747       13,567,240  

13.13%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/22)(a)(b)

    8,680       5,747,090  
   

 

 

 
      92,044,133  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.1%            

AerCap Holdings NV, 5.88%, 10/10/79
(Call 10/10/24)(b)(c)

    13,102       13,647,829  

Ally Financial Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25
(Call 10/21/25)

        18,879           21,420,113  

Coinbase Global Inc.

   

3.38%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/24)(a)(b)

    16,328       15,722,683  

3.63%, 10/01/31 (Call 10/01/26)(a)(b)

    17,462       16,626,056  

Enact Holdings Inc., 6.50%, 08/15/25

   

(Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    10,697       11,749,323  

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

    16,995       17,246,696  

LD Holdings Group LLC

   

6.13%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/24)(a)(b)

    10,041       9,207,848  

6.50%, 11/01/25 (Call 11/01/22)(a)(b)

    7,629       7,495,016  

LPL Holdings Inc.

   

4.00%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,859       17,221,469  

4.38%, 05/15/31 (Call 05/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,439       7,612,422  

4.63%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/22)(a)

    4,390       4,529,332  

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust

   

5.63%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)

    6,634       6,526,198  

6.50%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    17,376       18,016,015  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc.

   

5.13%, 12/15/30 (Call 12/15/25)(a)(b)

        10,904           10,977,084  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

5.50%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)(b)

  $ 12,712     $ 13,038,275  

6.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    11,001       11,524,521  

Navient Corp.

   

4.88%, 03/15/28 (Call 06/15/27)

    7,948       7,976,699  

5.00%, 03/15/27 (Call 09/15/26)(b)

    14,301       14,587,020  

5.50%, 01/25/23

    16,612       17,348,078  

5.88%, 10/25/24(b)

    6,846       7,308,105  

6.13%, 03/25/24

    14,478       15,490,121  

6.75%, 06/25/25(b)

    7,335       8,040,610  

6.75%, 06/15/26(b)

    7,881       8,702,003  

7.25%, 09/25/23(b)

    8,039       8,754,024  

NFP Corp.

   

4.88%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)(b)

    5,684       5,769,260  

6.88%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)(b)

    30,141       30,592,461  

OneMain Finance Corp.

   

3.50%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/24)(b)

    11,954       11,708,184  

3.88%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/24)(b)

    10,066       9,801,768  

4.00%, 09/15/30 (Call 09/15/25)(b)

    16,108       15,644,895  

5.38%, 11/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(b)

    12,501       13,380,987  

5.63%, 03/15/23(b)

    14,204       14,938,631  

6.13%, 03/15/24 (Call 09/15/23)(b)

    20,248       21,538,810  

6.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/27)(b)

    14,200       16,008,691  

6.88%, 03/15/25(b)

    22,043       24,591,867  

7.13%, 03/15/26

    25,913       29,443,646  

8.88%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)

    9,988       10,793,615  

PennyMac Financial Services Inc.

   

4.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,820       10,244,723  

5.38%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    11,171       11,505,013  

5.75%, 09/15/31 (Call 09/15/26)(a)

    9,190       9,057,319  

Quicken Loans LLC/Quicken Loans Co-Issuer Inc.

   

3.63%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)(b)

    15,428       15,330,489  

3.88%, 03/01/31 (Call 03/01/26)(a)(b)

    20,753       20,524,717  

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc.

   

2.88%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    15,707       15,599,014  

4.00%, 10/15/33 (Call 10/15/27)(a)(b)

    11,787       11,631,314  

SLM Corp., 3.13%, 11/02/26 (Call 10/02/26)

    8,550       8,485,875  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC

   

5.50%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/22)(a)

    12,710       12,664,775  

5.50%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,192       11,935,968  
   

 

 

 
          621,959,562  
Electric — 2.7%            

Calpine Corp.

   

3.75%, 03/01/31 (Call 03/01/26)(a)(b)

    17,481       16,736,089  

4.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)(b)

    23,040       23,322,339  

4.63%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    10,128       9,843,775  

5.00%, 02/01/31 (Call 02/01/26)(a)(b)

    13,656       13,372,447  

5.13%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/23)(a)(b)

    21,612       21,554,968  

5.25%, 06/01/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    13,718       14,110,255  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC

   

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

    17,223       17,156,261  

4.75%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/23)(a)(b)

    13,667       14,459,686  

DPL Inc.

   

4.13%, 07/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)

    7,034       7,439,369  

4.35%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)(b)

    8,221       8,899,233  

Electricite de France SA

   

5.25%, (Call 01/29/23)(a)(b)(c)(d)

        30,704           31,801,954  

5.63%, (Call 01/22/24)(a)(b)(c)(d)

    23,044       24,521,077  

Emera Inc., Series 16-A, 6.75%, 06/15/76
(Call 06/15/26)(b)(c)

    8,741       10,260,885  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Electric (continued)

   

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

2.65%, 03/01/30 (Call 12/01/29)(b)

  $ 12,240     $ 12,125,519  

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

    8,275       7,961,521  

Series B, 4.40%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)

    27,087       29,389,395  

Series B, 4.75%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    3,723       3,860,016  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC

   

2.87%, 09/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)(a)

    6,529       6,735,012  

4.35%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    8,671       9,384,533  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP

   

3.88%, 10/15/26
(Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    10,106       10,744,325  

4.25%, 07/15/24 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    10,700       11,328,090  

4.25%, 09/15/24 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    983       1,042,239  

4.50%, 09/15/27
(Call 06/15/27)(a)(b)

    8,872       9,468,908  

NRG Energy Inc.

   

3.38%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    8,070       7,893,267  

3.63%, 02/15/31
(Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    17,435       16,991,497  

3.88%, 02/15/32
(Call 02/15/27)(a)(b)

    20,939       20,520,220  

5.25%, 06/15/29
(Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,949       11,639,699  

5.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)

    12,542       13,306,059  

6.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 11/15/21)(b)

    5,957       6,180,388  

PG&E Corp.

   

5.00%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(b)

    14,774       15,364,960  

5.25%, 07/01/30 (Call 07/01/25)(b)

    17,991       18,796,097  

Talen Energy Supply LLC

   

6.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    10,010       6,031,025  

6.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    7,384       6,962,810  

7.25%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)(a)

    12,485       11,954,387  

7.63%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    6,502       6,210,833  

10.50%, 01/15/26
(Call 01/15/22)(a)

    10,414       6,795,135  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC

   

4.38%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    21,566       21,313,740  

5.00%, 07/31/27
(Call 07/31/22)(a)(b)

    21,766       22,295,608  

5.50%, 09/01/26
(Call 11/09/21)(a)(b)

    16,673       17,168,188  

5.63%, 02/15/27
(Call 02/15/22)(a)(b)

    20,906       21,616,804  
   

 

 

 
          546,558,613  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.4%  

Energizer Holdings Inc.

   

4.38%, 03/31/29 (Call 09/30/23)(a)(b)

    14,531       13,877,105  

4.75%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    9,604       9,544,509  

WESCO Distribution Inc.

   

7.13%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(a)

    27,946       29,700,514  

7.25%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

        21,806           24,038,270  
   

 

 

 
      77,160,398  
Electronics — 0.5%            

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

    33,889       34,819,253  

Sensata Technologies BV

   

4.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    17,591       17,866,475  

4.88%, 10/15/23(a)

    6,008       6,379,370  

5.00%, 10/01/25(a)(b)

    12,145       13,282,298  

5.63%, 11/01/24(a)(b)

    4,886       5,386,819  

Sensata Technologies Inc.

   

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

    14,264       14,086,797  

4.38%, 02/15/30
(Call 11/15/29)(a)(b)

    6,216       6,570,312  
   

 

 

 
      98,391,324  
Energy - Alternate Sources — 0.2%            

TerraForm Power Operating LLC

   

4.25%, 01/31/23
(Call 10/31/22)(a)(b)

    5,291       5,418,793  

4.75%, 01/15/30
(Call 01/15/25)(a)(b)

    12,737       13,198,716  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Energy - Alternate Sources (continued)

   

5.00%, 01/31/28 (Call 07/31/27)(a)(b)

  $ 12,084     $ 12,899,428  
   

 

 

 
      31,516,937  
Engineering & Construction — 0.1%            

AECOM, 5.13%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)(b)

    624       687,596  

Brand Industrial Services Inc., 8.50%, 07/15/25
(Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    16,378       16,414,032  

Fluor Corp.

   

3.50%, 12/15/24 (Call 09/15/24)(b)

    2,469       2,567,760  

4.25%, 09/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)(b)

    1,820       1,892,605  
   

 

 

 
          21,561,993  
Entertainment — 2.9%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.,
10.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    8,097       8,704,275  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.

   

4.63%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    22,440       22,575,015  

6.25%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/22)(a)

    55,937       58,809,645  

8.13%, 07/01/27 (Call 07/01/23)(a)(b)

    29,004       32,485,930  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco Inc., 5.75%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/22)(a)

    13,644       14,336,433  

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

    7,795       8,139,929  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp.,
5.38%, 06/01/24
(Call 11/29/21)(b)

    5,516       5,569,350  

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

   

5.38%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/22)(b)

    8,285       8,545,770  

5.50%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/22)(a)

    20,847       21,663,318  

Churchill Downs Inc.

   

4.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    12,026       12,497,194  

5.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 04/01/22)(a)

    10,004       10,366,645  

Cinemark USA Inc.

   

5.25%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,407       12,096,825  

5.88%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/23)(a)(b)

    7,182       7,219,804  

International Game Technology PLC

   

4.13%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/23)(a)

    15,110       15,582,641  

5.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    13,115       13,803,538  

6.25%, 01/15/27 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    10,213       11,504,551  

6.50%, 02/15/25 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    17,726       19,692,662  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC,
5.50%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,702       17,098,505  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

   

3.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,486       9,379,283  

4.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)(b)

    15,637       15,949,740  

4.88%, 11/01/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    8,158       8,249,778  

6.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/23)(a)(b)

    21,836       23,877,031  

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment

   

7.88%, 10/15/24 (Call 11/15/21)(a)(b)

    3,323       3,447,613  

8.00%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    19,888       20,531,874  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.

   

5.63%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)(b)

    12,544       12,780,768  

5.88%, 09/01/31 (Call 09/01/26)(a)(b)

    13,425       13,693,500  

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

    15,254       15,425,132  

Scientific Games International Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    17,754       18,287,582  

7.00%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    11,812       12,762,275  

7.25%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)(b)

    7,705       8,707,266  

8.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/22)(a)(b)

        17,259           18,316,114  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Entertainment (continued)

   

8.63%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/22)(a)(b)

  $ 8,050     $ 8,701,044  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

   

4.88%, 07/31/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    16,140       16,322,777  

5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    7,320       7,585,350  

Six Flags Theme Parks Inc., 7.00%, 07/01/25
(Call 07/01/22)(a)(b)

    13,047       13,862,437  

WMG Acquisition Corp.

   

3.00%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    15,356       14,923,575  

3.88%, 07/15/30 (Call 07/15/25)(a)(b)

    8,003       8,317,868  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.

   

5.13%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)(a)(b)

    12,908       12,963,182  

7.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/22)(a)

    10,230       10,776,384  
   

 

 

 
      575,552,603  
Environmental Control — 0.8%            

Covanta Holding Corp.

   

5.00%, 09/01/30 (Call 09/01/25)(b)

    8,761       8,719,823  

5.88%, 07/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)

    4,177       4,310,142  

6.00%, 01/01/27 (Call 01/01/22)

    7,187       7,435,626  

GFL Environmental Inc.

   

3.50%, 09/01/28 (Call 03/01/28)(a)(b)

    14,575       14,516,543  

3.75%, 08/01/25 (Call 08/01/22)(a)(b)

    15,140       15,578,303  

4.00%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/23)(a)(b)

    11,596       11,326,872  

4.25%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)(b)

    9,718       10,020,188  

4.38%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,236       9,155,668  

4.75%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,550       12,651,969  

5.13%, 12/15/26 (Call 12/15/22)(a)(b)

    7,208       7,546,750  

Madison IAQ LLC

   

4.13%, 06/30/28 (Call 06/30/24)(a)(b)

    12,740       12,671,140  

5.88%, 06/30/29 (Call 06/30/24)(a)(b)

    17,100       16,971,750  

Stericycle Inc.

   

3.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 11/15/23)(a)(b)

    9,860       9,712,100  

5.38%, 07/15/24 (Call 11/15/21)(a)(b)

    9,552       9,800,352  
   

 

 

 
          150,417,226  
Food — 3.3%            

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

   

3.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 09/15/22)(a)(b)

    16,109       16,384,588  

3.50%, 02/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)(a)(b)

    9,642       9,810,827  

3.50%, 03/15/29 (Call 09/15/23)(a)(b)

    20,693       20,415,000  

4.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    22,113       23,080,444  

4.88%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    18,981       20,350,637  

5.88%, 02/15/28 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    14,152       15,048,202  

7.50%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/22)(a)(b)

    8,042       8,655,203  

B&G Foods Inc.

   

5.25%, 04/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)

    14,722       15,042,203  

5.25%, 09/15/27 (Call 03/01/22)(b)

    10,994       11,280,575  

JBS Finance Luxembourg Sarl,
3.63%, 01/15/32 (Call 01/15/27)(a)(b)

    2,762       2,727,475  

JBS USA Food Co.

   

5.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    11,671       12,142,217  

7.00%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/22)(a)(b)

    17,931       18,698,113  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance Inc., 6.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)(b)

    17,695       19,107,643  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance Inc.

   

3.75%, 12/01/31 (Call 12/01/26)(a)(b)

    9,207       9,411,461  

5.50%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)(b)

    22,577       24,691,255  

6.50%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

        22,784           25,277,294  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Food (continued)

   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

   

3.00%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

  $ 27,452     $ 28,670,045  

3.50%, 06/06/22(b)

    991       1,008,189  

3.75%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)

    13,596       14,759,518  

3.88%, 05/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(b)

    22,509       24,420,802  

4.25%, 03/01/31 (Call 12/01/30)

    23,660       26,620,103  

4.63%, 01/30/29 (Call 10/30/28)(b)

    11,297       12,840,905  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

   

4.13%, 01/31/30 (Call 01/31/25)(a)

    13,350       13,362,682  

4.38%, 01/31/32 (Call 01/31/27)(a)

    13,300       13,319,684  

4.63%, 11/01/24 (Call 11/18/21)(a)

    12,502       12,796,838  

4.88%, 11/01/26 (Call 11/18/21)(a)

    13,926       14,285,451  

4.88%, 05/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)(a)(b)

    9,490       10,171,952  

Performance Food Group Inc.

   

4.25%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)(b)

    19,170       19,181,502  

5.50%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)(b)

    16,177       16,878,383  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

   

3.50%, 03/01/32 (Call 09/01/26)(a)(b)

    16,080       16,151,890  

4.25%, 04/15/31 (Call 04/15/26)(a)

    16,104       16,988,445  

5.88%, 09/30/27 (Call 09/30/22)(a)

    14,169       14,930,584  

Post Holdings Inc.

   

4.50%, 09/15/31 (Call 09/15/26)(a)

    32,209       31,605,081  

4.63%, 04/15/30 (Call 04/15/25)(a)(b)

    27,045       27,184,958  

5.50%, 12/15/29 (Call 12/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,382       13,171,353  

5.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 12/01/22)(a)(b)

    15,043       15,700,379  

5.75%, 03/01/27 (Call 03/01/22)(a)(b)

        24,422       25,342,245  

U.S. Foods Inc.

   

4.75%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,298       16,510,200  

6.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    17,372       18,212,621  
   

 

 

 
      656,236,947  
Food Service — 0.4%            

Aramark Services Inc.

   

5.00%, 04/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    7,269       7,441,639  

5.00%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    20,788       21,366,507  

6.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/22)(a)(b)

    27,531       28,978,387  

TKC Holdings Inc.

   

6.88%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    6,930       7,120,575  

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

    10,769       11,626,332  
   

 

 

 
      76,533,440  
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%            

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

    15,347       15,329,182  

Pearl Merger Sub Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    3,357       3,340,215  
   

 

 

 
      18,669,397  
Gas — 0.2%            

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.

   

5.50%, 05/20/25 (Call 02/20/25)(b)

    12,767       13,859,472  

5.63%, 05/20/24 (Call 03/20/24)

    9,528       10,303,103  

5.75%, 05/20/27 (Call 02/20/27)(b)

    8,091       9,031,579  

5.88%, 08/20/26 (Call 05/20/26)(b)

    10,539       11,770,745  
   

 

 

 
          44,964,899  
Health Care - Products — 0.8%            

Avantor Funding Inc.

   

3.88%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    10,450       10,465,372  

4.63%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    27,356       28,380,482  

Hologic Inc.

   

3.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 09/28/23)(a)(b)

    19,751       19,606,768  

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

    4,862       5,067,751  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health Care - Products (continued)

   

Mozart Debt Merger Sub Inc.

   

3.88%, 04/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

  $     29,396     $ 29,249,020  

5.25%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)(b)

    38,041       38,611,615  

Teleflex Inc.

   

4.25%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    10,453       10,740,458  

4.63%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/22)(b)

    8,471       8,839,827  
   

 

 

 
          150,961,293  
Health Care - Services — 6.4%            

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.

   

3.13%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    11,170       10,910,856  

3.50%, 04/01/30 (Call 04/01/25)(a)

    12,505       12,411,213  

5.00%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    10,172       10,538,333  

Centene Corp.

   

2.45%, 07/15/28 (Call 05/15/28)

    27,037       26,970,632  

2.50%, 03/01/31 (Call 12/01/30)(b)

    37,368       36,487,360  

2.63%, 08/01/31 (Call 05/01/31)

    21,683       21,355,357  

3.00%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)(b)

    37,488       38,139,823  

3.38%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)

    34,299       35,251,442  

4.25%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(b)

    40,328       42,241,564  

4.63%, 12/15/29 (Call 12/15/24)(b)

    57,508       62,108,640  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.

   

3.75%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,519       8,604,190  

4.00%, 03/15/31 (Call 03/15/26)(a)(b)

    9,863       10,188,528  

4.25%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    7,506       7,750,570  

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc.

   

4.75%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    20,567       20,567,000  

5.63%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

    29,926       31,313,893  

6.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    13,603       14,358,817  

6.13%, 04/01/30 (Call 04/01/25)(a)(b)

    24,121       23,716,491  

6.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/22)(a)

    23,108       24,123,146  

6.88%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/23)(a)(b)

    12,579       11,963,887  

6.88%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    29,592       30,442,770  

8.00%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/22)(a)(b)

    34,324       36,254,725  

8.00%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    11,521       12,537,949  

DaVita Inc.

   

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

    26,407       25,004,128  

4.63%, 06/01/30 (Call 06/01/25)(a)(b)

    46,072       46,187,180  

Encompass Health Corp.

   

4.50%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(b)

    13,881       14,140,714  

4.63%, 04/01/31 (Call 04/01/26)(b)

    6,536       6,696,815  

4.75%, 02/01/30 (Call 02/01/25)(b)

    14,737       15,118,034  

HCA Inc.

   

3.50%, 09/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)

    45,357       47,779,917  

5.38%, 02/01/25

    41,836       46,542,550  

5.38%, 09/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)(b)

    15,985       18,189,135  

5.63%, 09/01/28 (Call 03/01/28)

    25,171       29,598,989  

5.88%, 05/01/23

    18,239       19,516,093  

5.88%, 02/15/26 (Call 08/15/25)(b)

    24,695       28,136,989  

5.88%, 02/01/29 (Call 08/01/28)(b)

    16,197       19,296,296  

IQVIA Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    16,634       17,095,060  

5.00%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    19,069       19,766,353  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC

   

4.38%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/22)(a)

    10,342       10,276,234  

6.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    11,366       11,950,577  

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

    8,002       7,885,371  

MEDNAX Inc., 6.25%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/22)(a)(b)

    17,716       18,598,611  

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

    8,565       8,713,462  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health Care - Services (continued)

   

ModivCare Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/22)(a)(b)

  $ 8,100     $ 8,494,875  

Molina Healthcare Inc.

   

3.88%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/17/30)(a)(b)

    11,884       12,285,085  

4.38%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    14,062       14,596,206  

5.38%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)(b)

    7,700       7,931,000  

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

    11,678       12,363,499  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings Inc./LifePoint Health Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/26 (Call 12/01/21)(a)

    21,523       22,706,765  

RP Escrow Issuer LLC, 5.25%, 12/15/25 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    13,490       13,490,000  

Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    21,250       22,240,069  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   

4.25%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

        24,131       24,457,492  

4.63%, 07/15/24 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    11,316       11,499,389  

4.63%, 09/01/24 (Call 11/15/21)(a)

    8,975       9,097,284  

4.63%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    8,254       8,558,985  

4.88%, 01/01/26 (Call 03/01/22)(a)

    35,761       36,699,726  

5.13%, 11/01/27 (Call 11/01/22)(a)(b)

    26,645       27,834,510  

6.13%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)(b)

    43,780       45,976,648  

6.25%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/22)(a)(b)

    24,761       25,720,489  

6.75%, 06/15/23(b)

    30,085       32,326,333  

7.50%, 04/01/25 (Call 04/01/22)(a)(b)

    12,482       13,246,523  
   

 

 

 
      1,288,254,572  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 0.6%            

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

    17,275       17,966,000  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

   

4.38%, 02/01/29 (Call 08/01/28)(b)

    13,284       13,335,841  

4.75%, 09/15/24 (Call 06/15/24)(b)

    19,392       20,098,741  

5.25%, 05/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)

    23,744       24,696,989  

6.25%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/22)(b)

    24,076       25,232,563  

6.38%, 12/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)

    12,374       12,630,684  

6.75%, 02/01/24 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    5,711       5,788,488  

Stena AB, 7.00%, 02/01/24(a)(b)

    307       318,144  
   

 

 

 
      120,067,450  
Home Builders — 0.8%            

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

   

4.88%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    7,652       7,648,939  

6.25%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/22)(a)(b)

    12,729       13,290,667  

Century Communities Inc.

   

3.88%, 08/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(a)(b)

    9,812       9,786,663  

6.75%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)(b)

    3,798       4,037,464  

Mattamy Group Corp.

   

4.63%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(a)(b)

    10,987       11,137,592  

5.25%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)(b)

    8,920       9,294,354  

Meritage Homes Corp.

   

3.88%, 04/15/29 (Call 10/15/28)(a)(b)

    9,159       9,499,165  

6.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)(b)

    5,786       6,494,062  

Picasso Finance Sub Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(a)(b)

    10,077       10,589,982  

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc.

   

5.13%, 08/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)(a)

    9,087       9,654,938  

5.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/27)(a)(b)

    5,535       6,090,161  

5.88%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)(a)(b)

    9,691       10,867,245  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

   

3.80%, 11/01/29 (Call 08/01/29)(b)

    8,588       9,205,621  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Home Builders (continued)

   

4.35%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)(b)

  $ 4,663     $ 5,090,497  

4.38%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)(b)

    4,851       5,025,102  

4.88%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    6,667       7,409,146  

TRI Pointe Group Inc./TRI Pointe Homes Inc., 5.88%, 06/15/24(b)

    8,736       9,661,725  

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

    6,563       6,784,501  
   

 

 

 
          151,567,824  
Home Furnishings — 0.1%            

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

   

3.88%, 10/15/31 (Call 10/15/26)(a)

        14,059       13,918,614  

4.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    6,596       6,704,391  
   

 

 

 
      20,623,005  
Household Products & Wares — 0.2%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.

   

4.13%, 10/15/30 (Call 10/15/25)

    7,842       7,881,210  

4.13%, 04/30/31 (Call 04/30/26)(a)(b)

    8,481       8,519,376  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings Inc./KIK Custom Products Inc.

   

5.00%, 12/31/26 (Call 06/30/23)(a)(b)

    8,262       8,189,191  

7.00%, 12/31/27 (Call 12/31/23)(a)(b)

    8,708       8,368,562  

Spectrum Brands Inc.

   

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

    9,807       9,647,869  

5.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)

    6,421       6,587,857  
   

 

 

 
      49,194,065  
Housewares — 0.4%            

Newell Brands Inc.

   

4.35%, 04/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)

    15,131       15,786,324  

4.70%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)(b)

    35,549       38,951,491  

4.88%, 06/01/25 (Call 05/01/25)(b)

    9,193       10,069,461  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

   

4.00%, 04/01/31 (Call 04/01/26)(a)(b)

    9,277       9,201,392  

4.38%, 02/01/32 (Call 08/01/26)(a)(b)

    7,390       7,413,683  

4.50%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(b)

    5,690       5,919,947  
   

 

 

 
      87,342,298  
Insurance — 1.0%            

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance Inc.

   

4.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    11,136       10,761,172  

6.00%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,720       7,585,088  

7.00%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    17,278       17,470,964  

10.13%, 08/01/26 (Call 08/01/22)(a)(b)

    5,381       5,969,396  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer

   

4.25%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/23)(a)(b)

    11,338       11,350,036  

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

    4,610       4,633,431  

6.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)(b)

    22,440       23,211,712  

AssuredPartners Inc.

   

5.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 12/15/23)(a)(b)

    8,075       8,025,557  

7.00%, 08/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    10,974       11,114,833  

Global Atlantic Fin Co., 4.70%, 10/15/51 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)(c)

    14,480       14,927,148  

GTCR AP Finance Inc., 8.00%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    8,296       8,728,118  

HUB International Ltd., 7.00%, 05/01/26 (Call 11/09/21)(a)

    28,288       29,237,238  

Liberty Mutual Group Inc.

   

4.13%, 12/15/51 (Call 12/15/26)(a)(b)(c)

    820       841,717  

4.30%, 02/01/61 (Call 02/01/26)(a)(b)

    16,286       15,163,678  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

Radian Group Inc.

   

4.50%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)

  $ 6,579     $ 6,980,489  

4.88%, 03/15/27 (Call 09/15/26)(b)

    8,350       9,111,937  

6.63%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/24)

    7,130       7,957,548  
   

 

 

 
      193,070,062  
Internet — 1.9%            

Arches Buyer Inc.

   

4.25%, 06/01/28 (Call 12/01/23)(a)(b)

    13,548       13,650,529  

6.13%, 12/01/28 (Call 12/01/23)(a)(b)

    7,516       7,581,765  

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

   

3.50%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)(b)

        14,580       14,106,150  

5.25%, 12/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)(a)(b)

    11,455       11,886,853  

Match Group Holdings II LLC

   

3.63%, 10/01/31 (Call 10/01/26)(a)

    5,637       5,473,809  

4.13%, 08/01/30 (Call 05/01/25)(a)(b)

    9,667       9,984,803  

4.63%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    7,928       8,232,871  

5.00%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    6,854       7,162,687  

Netflix Inc.

   

3.63%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)(a)(b)

    3,792       4,034,192  

4.38%, 11/15/26(b)

    10,586       11,790,158  

4.88%, 04/15/28

    20,096       23,035,040  

4.88%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)(a)(b)

    14,339       16,848,325  

5.38%, 11/15/29(a)(b)

    13,973       16,872,397  

5.75%, 03/01/24

    3,190       3,512,988  

5.88%, 02/15/25(b)

    8,127       9,213,986  

5.88%, 11/15/28

    27,541       33,531,167  

6.38%, 05/15/29(b)

    11,092       13,989,785  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

   

3.95%, 06/15/22 (Call 03/15/22)

    740       747,211  

5.00%, 04/15/25 (Call 11/09/21)(a)

    18,319       18,564,678  

Photo Holdings Merger Sub Inc., 8.50%, 10/01/26 (Call 10/01/22)(a)(b)

    14,246       14,979,669  

Rakuten Group Inc.

   

5.13%, (Call 04/22/26)(a)(b)(c)(d)

    8,497       8,530,867  

6.25%, (Call 04/22/31)(a)(b)(c)(d)

    13,733       14,462,173  

Uber Technologies Inc.

   

4.50%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    26,370       26,515,723  

6.25%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)(b)

    7,931       8,515,622  

7.50%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/22)(a)

    19,871       21,171,378  

7.50%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/22)(a)(b)

    21,632       23,668,869  

8.00%, 11/01/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    21,764       23,192,807  
   

 

 

 
          371,256,502  
Iron & Steel — 0.3%            

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

   

4.63%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)(b)

    8,131       8,415,585  

4.88%, 03/01/31 (Call 03/01/26)(a)(b)

    7,969       8,308,663  

5.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)(b)

    9,983       10,381,627  

6.75%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/22)(a)

    12,633       13,433,707  

9.88%, 10/17/25 (Call 10/17/22)(a)(b)

    8,338       9,539,322  

United States Steel Corp.

   

6.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 10/31/21)(b)

    6,520       6,727,092  

6.88%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(b)

    11,074       11,849,180  
   

 

 

 
      68,655,176  
Leisure Time — 0.7%            

Life Time Inc.

   

5.75%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    16,993       17,466,595  

8.00%, 04/15/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    7,000       7,350,000  

NCL Corp. Ltd.

   

3.63%, 12/15/24 (Call 12/15/21)(a)(b)

    9,273       8,786,168  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Leisure Time (continued)

   

5.88%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(a)(b)

  $ 24,488     $ 24,632,981  

10.25%, 02/01/26 (Call 08/01/23)(a)(b)

        11,820       13,523,424  

12.25%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    11,130       13,145,587  

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

    9,379       9,502,334  

Viking Cruises Ltd.

   

5.88%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    14,743       14,295,181  

7.00%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    3,970       3,989,929  

13.00%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    13,233       15,189,624  

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

    10,373       10,303,307  
   

 

 

 
          138,185,130  
Lodging — 2.8%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   

4.75%, 12/01/27 (Call 12/01/22)(b)

    18,950       19,524,185  

4.75%, 06/15/31 (Call 06/15/26)(a)(b)

    15,965       16,444,226  

8.63%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)(b)

    8,214       8,863,317  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.

   

3.63%, 02/15/32 (Call 08/15/26)(a)(b)

    26,581       25,908,735  

3.75%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    12,598       12,638,243  

4.00%, 05/01/31 (Call 05/01/26)(a)(b)

    18,925       19,062,206  

4.88%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(b)

    17,389       18,562,410  

5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/22)(a)(b)

    7,467       7,785,703  

5.75%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    5,890       6,331,750  

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

   

4.88%, 07/01/31 (Call 07/01/26)(a)(b)

    8,091       8,060,659  

5.00%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    14,687       14,918,908  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.88%, 04/01/27 (Call 04/01/22)(b)

    10,841       11,220,435  

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc.

   

4.50%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,824       8,826,363  

6.13%, 09/15/25 (Call 05/15/22)(a)

    2,881       3,023,552  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.

   

4.88%, 06/06/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    15,889       15,752,243  

5.25%, 04/26/26 (Call 04/26/22)(a)(b)

    7,675       7,598,362  

5.38%, 12/04/29 (Call 12/04/24)(a)(b)

    18,557       18,318,060  

5.63%, 07/17/27 (Call 07/17/22)(a)

    10,573       10,594,642  

5.75%, 07/21/28 (Call 07/21/23)(a)

    14,355       14,301,169  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

   

4.75%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    13,723       13,187,313  

5.25%, 06/18/25 (Call 06/18/22)(a)(b)

    8,250       8,167,986  

5.38%, 05/15/24 (Call 11/09/21)(a)(b)

    10,556       10,579,942  

5.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    12,288       12,302,941  

MGM Resorts International

   

4.63%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)(b)

    6,112       6,394,833  

4.75%, 10/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)(b)

    11,808       12,270,002  

5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 01/15/27)(b)

    11,899       12,821,172  

5.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)(b)

    15,528       16,847,396  

6.00%, 03/15/23

    19,910       21,034,318  

6.75%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/22)

    12,559       13,256,024  

Studio City Finance Ltd.

   

5.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    17,672       15,993,160  

6.00%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    8,037       7,797,899  

6.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)(b)

    8,414       8,109,186  

Travel + Leisure Co.

   

3.90%, 03/01/23 (Call 12/01/22)

    5,724       5,889,996  

6.00%, 04/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)

    7,427       8,105,349  

6.63%, 07/31/26 (Call 04/30/26)(a)(b)

    12,237       13,648,171  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

   

4.25%, 05/30/23 (Call 02/28/23)(a)(b)

    8,728       8,811,331  

5.25%, 05/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(a)(b)

    13,496       13,603,968  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Lodging (continued)

   

5.50%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)(a)

  $ 30,452     $ 30,984,910  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

   

4.88%, 10/01/24 (Call 11/09/21)(a)(b)

    9,661       9,159,736  

5.13%, 12/15/29 (Call 12/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,328       14,713,233  

5.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 06/15/22)(a)(b)

    16,347       15,400,631  

5.50%, 10/01/27 (Call 10/01/22)(a)(b)

    12,709       11,877,911  

5.63%, 08/26/28 (Call 08/26/23)(a)(b)

        22,484       20,986,116  
   

 

 

 
          559,678,692  
Machinery — 0.2%            

Titan Acquisition Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower LLC, 7.75%, 04/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    10,861       11,058,815  

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

    26,970       27,450,066  

Vertical Holdco GmbH, 7.63%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)(b)

    6,372       6,750,390  
   

 

 

 
      45,259,271  
Manufacturing — 0.2%            

FXI Holdings Inc.

   

7.88%, 11/01/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    9,638       9,818,713  

12.25%, 11/15/26 (Call 11/15/22)(a)

    14,188       15,777,198  

Hillenbrand Inc., 5.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)

    5,899       6,217,424  
   

 

 

 
      31,813,335  
Media — 9.2%            

Altice Financing SA

   

5.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    21,137       20,383,973  

5.75%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    32,369       31,824,414  

AMC Networks Inc.

   

4.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(b)

    18,111       17,839,335  

4.75%, 08/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    11,350       11,633,750  

5.00%, 04/01/24 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    6,330       6,406,490  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

   

4.00%, 03/01/23 (Call 11/15/21)(a)

    8,128       8,141,767  

4.25%, 02/01/31 (Call 07/01/25)(a)(b)

    50,376       50,095,335  

4.25%, 01/15/34 (Call 01/15/28)(a)(b)

    34,170       33,102,188  

4.50%, 08/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    46,920       47,758,930  

4.50%, 05/01/32 (Call 05/01/26)(b)

    47,195       47,577,105  

4.50%, 06/01/33 (Call 06/01/27)(a)

    29,568       29,494,080  

4.75%, 03/01/30 (Call 09/01/24)(a)(b)

    50,711       52,359,107  

5.00%, 02/01/28 (Call 08/01/22)(a)

    41,539       43,200,560  

5.13%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/01/22)(a)

    53,373       55,374,487  

5.38%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    23,449       25,195,951  

5.50%, 05/01/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    11,665       12,049,945  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., 5.13%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

    23,607       24,234,946  

CSC Holdings LLC

   

3.38%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    17,238       15,697,354  

4.13%, 12/01/30 (Call 12/01/25)(a)(b)

    18,295       17,521,213  

4.50%, 11/15/31 (Call 11/15/26)(a)(b)

    26,600       25,776,730  

4.63%, 12/01/30 (Call 12/01/25)(a)(b)

    38,495       35,332,701  

5.00%, 11/15/31 (Call 11/15/26)(a)(b)

    7,652       7,101,209  

5.25%, 06/01/24

    11,370       11,952,409  

5.38%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    15,948       16,446,375  

5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    24,161       24,946,233  

5.75%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)(b)

    38,196       37,667,749  

5.88%, 09/15/22

    821       843,475  

6.50%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    31,665       33,960,712  

7.50%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/23)(a)

    16,463       17,580,769  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

   

Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.

   

5.38%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

  $     50,465     $     28,512,725  

6.63%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    29,589       8,803,784  

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co. Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/27
(Call 08/15/23)(a)(b)

    29,589       30,710,423  

DISH DBS Corp.

   

5.00%, 03/15/23(b)

    21,975       22,746,872  

5.88%, 07/15/22

    764       784,533  

5.88%, 11/15/24(b)

    33,944       36,126,599  

7.38%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(b)

    16,627       17,499,918  

7.75%, 07/01/26(b)

    34,903       38,827,619  

5.13%, 06/01/29(b)

    26,293       25,293,866  

Entercom Media Corp.

   

6.50%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/01/22)(a)

    5,550       5,580,345  

6.75%, 03/31/29 (Call 03/31/24)(a)

    3,250       3,225,625  

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

    7,410       7,503,088  

Gray Television Inc.

   

4.75%, 10/15/30 (Call 10/15/25)(a)(b)

    13,842       13,658,180  

5.88%, 07/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    8,721       9,000,798  

7.00%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    14,069       15,076,888  

iHeartCommunications Inc.

   

4.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    7,031       7,064,819  

5.25%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    14,861       15,194,956  

6.38%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/01/22)(b)

    13,586       14,230,965  

8.38%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/01/22)(b)

    26,502       28,225,088  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC

   

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

    14,379       14,561,613  

6.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    22,496       23,733,406  

Mav Acquisition Corp.

   

5.75%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    14,921       14,667,343  

8.00%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    12,115       11,805,159  

Meredith Corp., 6.88%, 02/01/26 (Call 12/01/21)(b)

    17,023       17,668,172  

News Corp., 3.88%, 05/15/29
(Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    18,018       18,289,531  

Nexstar Media Inc.

   

4.75%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)(b)

    17,179       17,550,925  

5.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    31,901       33,655,555  

Quebecor Media Inc., 5.75%, 01/15/23

    13,784       14,507,660  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance Inc.

   

4.50%, 09/15/26 (Call 09/15/23)(a)(b)

    18,736       19,036,525  

6.50%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)(b)

    15,777       15,777,000  

Scripps Escrow II Inc.

   

3.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,810       9,787,976  

5.38%, 01/15/31 (Call 01/15/26)(a)(b)

    9,295       9,120,634  

Scripps Escrow Inc., 5.88%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    7,449       7,607,291  

Sinclair Television Group Inc.

   

4.13%, 12/01/30 (Call 12/01/25)(a)(b)

    11,349       10,821,555  

5.13%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/21)(a)(b)

    6,403       6,181,911  

5.50%, 03/01/30 (Call 12/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,777       7,442,670  

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

   

3.13%, 09/01/26 (Call 09/01/23)(a)(b)

    16,272       16,312,680  

3.88%, 09/01/31 (Call 09/01/26)(a)(b)

    26,078       25,067,478  

4.00%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)(a)(b)

    35,245       35,498,764  

4.13%, 07/01/30 (Call 07/01/25)(a)(b)

    24,910       24,798,901  

5.00%, 08/01/27 (Call 08/01/22)(a)(b)

    24,361       25,457,245  

5.50%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)(b)

    20,245       21,813,988  

TEGNA Inc.

   

4.63%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/23)(b)

    19,072       19,255,509  

4.75%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/23)(a)(b)

    7,850       8,164,393  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

   

5.00%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)(b)

  $     18,565     $ 18,830,247  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes Sarl, 5.50%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/22)(a)

    17,400       18,134,280  

Univision Communications Inc.

   

4.50%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    18,039       18,250,056  

5.13%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/09/21)(a)(b)

    24,558       24,990,221  

6.63%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/23)(a)(b)

    27,412       29,635,799  

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

    21,715       22,077,641  

UPC Holding BV, 5.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/22)(a)(b)

    8,591       8,901,890  

ViacomCBS Inc., 6.25%, 02/28/57 (Call 02/28/27)(c)

    11,236       12,825,669  

Videotron Ltd.

   

3.63%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,853       10,891,076  

5.13%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    11,749       12,152,872  

5.38%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,145       8,775,312  

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

    16,651       16,577,527  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

   

4.50%, 08/15/30 (Call 08/15/25)(a)(b)

    15,353       15,342,253  

5.50%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    23,375       24,616,446  

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

    9,064       9,211,290  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV

   

5.13%, 02/28/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    8,487       8,588,844  

6.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/22)(a)

    11,434       11,785,453  

Ziggo BV

   

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

    17,710       17,986,719  

5.50%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/22)(a)

    29,190       30,082,878  
   

 

 

 
          1,837,806,740  
Mining — 1.4%            

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV

   

4.13%, 03/31/29 (Call 03/31/24)(a)(b)

    7,593       7,898,998  

5.50%, 12/15/27 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    11,528       12,359,745  

6.13%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    7,720       8,285,876  

Arconic Corp.

   

6.00%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    10,638       11,150,182  

6.13%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)(b)

    14,165       14,944,075  

Constellium SE

   

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

    7,743       7,480,590  

5.88%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    6,384       6,493,245  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

   

4.38%, 04/01/31 (Call 01/01/31)(a)(b)

    24,999       25,437,482  

4.50%, 09/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)(a)(b)

    9,318       9,769,632  

5.13%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,618       11,317,594  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

   

3.88%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    13,298       13,696,940  

4.13%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/23)(b)

    11,481       11,882,835  

4.25%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(b)

    12,219       12,875,771  

4.38%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/23)

    9,619       10,015,495  

4.55%, 11/14/24 (Call 08/14/24)(b)

    11,292       12,209,701  

4.63%, 08/01/30 (Call 08/01/25)(b)

    12,934       13,936,385  

5.00%, 09/01/27 (Call 09/01/22)(b)

    9,198       9,605,012  

5.25%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(b)

    10,511       11,504,290  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

   

4.50%, 06/01/31 (Call 06/01/26)(a)(b)

    8,676       8,497,231  

4.63%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/23)(a)(b)

    8,007       8,093,976  

Novelis Corp.

   

3.25%, 11/15/26 (Call 11/15/23)(a)(b)

    13,190       13,140,538  

3.88%, 08/15/31 (Call 08/15/26)(a)(b)

    11,628       11,308,811  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Mining (continued)

   

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

  $     27,607     $ 28,719,562  
   

 

 

 
          280,623,966  
Office & Business Equipment — 0.4%            

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.

   

3.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 08/15/23)(b)

    11,413       11,572,782  

4.13%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/22)

    8,060       8,316,308  

4.25%, 04/01/28 (Call 10/01/22)(b)

    10,854       11,274,551  

5.50%, 12/01/24 (Call 06/01/24)

    7,254       7,945,526  

Pitney Bowes Inc., 6.88%, 03/15/27 (Call 03/15/24)(a)(b)

    5,479       5,689,070  

Xerox Corp., 4.38%, 03/15/23 (Call 02/15/23)

    14,985       15,478,306  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   

5.00%, 08/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)(a)

    12,681       13,188,240  

5.50%, 08/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)(a)(b)

    12,373       12,535,480  
   

 

 

 
      86,000,263  
Oil & Gas — 7.0%            

Antero Resources Corp.

   

5.00%, 03/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    7,209       7,313,530  

5.38%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(a)(b)

    9,588       10,155,130  

7.63%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    9,674       10,713,955  

8.38%, 07/15/26 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    5,648       6,346,940  

Apache Corp.

   

4.25%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/29)(b)

    7,686       8,175,464  

4.38%, 10/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)(b)

    11,113       11,899,912  

4.63%, 11/15/25 (Call 08/15/25)(b)

    5,684       6,127,295  

4.88%, 11/15/27 (Call 05/15/27)(b)

    9,100       9,881,265  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.

   

5.88%, 06/30/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    6,996       7,080,372  

7.00%, 11/01/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    9,266       9,568,674  

Callon Petroleum Co.

   

6.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 11/29/21)

    7,153       7,034,777  

8.00%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/24)(a)(b)

    10,565       10,644,237  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., 11.00%, 04/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    8,161       8,864,886  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

5.50%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/05/23)(a)(b)

    7,453       7,786,149  

5.88%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/05/24)(a)(b)

    7,596       8,089,604  

Citgo Holding Inc., 9.25%, 08/01/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    21,705       22,156,759  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.

   

6.38%, 06/15/26 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    10,657       10,976,710  

7.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(a)

    17,362       17,882,339  

CNX Resources Corp.

   

6.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,152       8,600,360  

7.25%, 03/14/27 (Call 03/14/22)(a)(b)

    13,096       13,921,866  

Comstock Resources Inc.

   

5.88%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)(b)

    16,372       17,023,606  

6.75%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)(b)

    19,706       21,178,507  

7.50%, 05/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    2,768       2,870,624  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

   

3.80%, 06/01/24 (Call 03/01/24)(b)

    15,602       16,382,100  

4.38%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/27)(b)

    15,486       16,841,025  

4.50%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)(b)

    8,184       8,512,833  

5.75%, 01/15/31 (Call 07/15/30)(a)(b)

    25,626       30,591,037  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance Inc.

   

5.00%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    6,127       6,324,596  

5.63%, 10/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    18,979       19,440,026  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil & Gas (continued)

   

CVR Energy Inc.

   

5.25%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/22)(a)(b)

  $ 9,569     $ 9,470,760  

5.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)(b)

    5,956       5,876,807  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance Inc.

   

5.75%, 01/30/28 (Call 01/30/23)(a)(b)

    15,437       16,208,850  

6.63%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    7,120       7,508,305  

Energean Israel Finance Ltd.

   

4.50%, 03/30/24 (Call 12/30/23)(a)(e)

        10,346           10,550,851  

4.88%, 03/30/26 (Call 12/30/25)(a)(e)

    8,033       8,163,536  

5.38%, 03/30/28 (Call 09/30/27)(a)(e)

    10,050       10,145,475  

5.88%, 03/30/31 (Call 09/30/30)(a)(e)

    10,270       10,413,780  

EQT Corp.

   

3.00%, 10/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)(b)

    1,523       1,540,499  

3.13%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/23)(a)(b)

    9,657       9,734,860  

3.63%, 05/15/31 (Call 05/15/30)(a)(b)

    9,234       9,435,225  

3.90%, 10/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)(b)

    18,794       20,037,368  

6.63%, 02/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)(b)

    18,697       21,014,761  

7.50%, 02/01/30 (Call 11/01/29)(b)

    11,654       14,923,707  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.

   

5.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 11/15/21)(a)

    5,730       5,844,887  

5.75%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    9,546       9,717,645  

6.00%, 02/01/31 (Call 02/01/26)(a)(b)

    10,055       10,297,368  

6.25%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)(b)

    8,388       8,608,604  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.

   

7.75%, 07/31/29 (Call 07/31/24)(a)(b)

    6,662       6,580,557  

9.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/22)(b)

    8,885       9,150,069  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.

   

5.75%, 06/30/23 (Call 03/30/23)(a)(e)

    5,963       6,188,696  

6.13%, 06/30/25 (Call 03/30/25)(a)(e)

    9,582       10,342,923  

6.50%, 06/30/27 (Call 12/30/26)(a)(e)

    8,118       8,874,354  

6.75%, 06/30/30 (Call 12/30/29)(a)(e)

    9,035       9,999,938  

Matador Resources Co., 5.88%, 09/15/26 (Call 11/15/21)(b)

    15,160       15,651,351  

MEG Energy Corp.

   

5.88%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    8,541       8,786,554  

6.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    2,907       2,976,041  

7.13%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    20,595       21,655,642  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings Inc.

   

7.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    11,633       10,586,030  

10.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    7,930       7,857,922  

Murphy Oil Corp.

   

5.75%, 08/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    9,756       9,998,274  

5.88%, 12/01/27 (Call 12/01/22)

    8,296       8,635,763  

6.38%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)

    8,575       9,068,920  

6.88%, 08/15/24 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    3,928       4,006,885  

Nabors Industries Inc.

   

5.75%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)

    9,424       8,952,800  

9.00%, 02/01/25 (Call 12/01/21)(a)

    226       233,916  

Nabors Industries Ltd.

   

7.25%, 01/15/26 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    9,265       8,980,101  

7.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    2,523       2,411,002  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

2.70%, 02/15/23 (Call 11/15/22)

    6,801       6,883,337  

2.90%, 08/15/24 (Call 07/15/24)

    42,871       43,672,688  

3.00%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)(b)

    11,179       11,170,966  

3.20%, 08/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)(b)

    13,091       13,278,529  

3.40%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)

    15,032       15,321,791  

3.50%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    7,611       7,869,556  

3.50%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(b)

    25,360       25,740,400  

5.50%, 12/01/25 (Call 09/01/25)

    11,232       12,349,472  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil & Gas (continued)            

5.55%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

  $ 16,661     $ 18,389,579  

5.88%, 09/01/25 (Call 06/01/25)(b)

    13,547       15,037,170  

6.13%, 01/01/31 (Call 07/01/30)(b)

    21,401       25,627,697  

6.38%, 09/01/28 (Call 03/01/28)(b)

    9,772       11,405,878  

6.63%, 09/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(b)

    25,706       31,472,285  

6.95%, 07/01/24

    10,794       12,129,757  

7.50%, 05/01/31(b)

    14,415       18,754,347  

7.88%, 09/15/31

    7,383       9,820,202  

8.00%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)(b)

    7,318       8,660,994  

8.50%, 07/15/27 (Call 01/15/27)

    7,709       9,620,110  

8.88%, 07/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

        15,950           21,622,219  

Ovintiv Exploration Inc.

   

5.38%, 01/01/26 (Call 10/01/25)(b)

    10,335       11,491,714  

5.63%, 07/01/24(b)

    13,729       15,111,236  

Parkland Corp.

   

4.50%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    13,048       13,129,550  

5.88%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    7,412       7,824,447  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.

   

6.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)

    17,974       13,031,150  

7.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)

    12,596       9,799,688  

9.25%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    20,157       19,501,897  

PDC Energy Inc.

   

5.75%, 05/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    11,026       11,342,997  

6.13%, 09/15/24 (Call 11/29/21)

    5,142       5,223,501  

Puma International Financing SA

   

5.00%, 01/24/26 (Call 11/09/21)(a)

    10,170       10,236,896  

5.13%, 10/06/24 (Call 11/09/21)(a)

    9,356       9,413,175  

Range Resources Corp.

   

4.88%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)

    12,906       13,463,140  

5.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    5,743       5,830,422  

5.00%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    6,340       6,501,832  

8.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,304       9,341,111  

9.25%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/22)(b)

    11,408       12,357,668  

SM Energy Co.

   

6.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)(b)

    5,779       6,067,950  

6.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/22)

    6,484       6,698,797  

6.75%, 09/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    6,661       6,829,018  

10.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 06/17/22)(a)

    8,571       9,551,186  

Southwestern Energy Co.

   

5.38%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    12,075       12,734,673  

5.38%, 03/15/30 (Call 03/15/25)(b)

    20,615       21,748,413  

6.45%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)

    11,684       12,750,165  

7.75%, 10/01/27 (Call 10/01/22)(b)

    8,003       8,587,125  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

   

4.50%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)

    13,392       13,572,658  

4.50%, 04/30/30 (Call 04/30/25)(a)

    12,972       13,086,413  

5.88%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/23)(b)

    6,605       6,983,533  

6.00%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/22)(b)

    9,238       9,681,408  

Transocean Guardian Ltd., 5.88%, 01/15/24
(Call 11/29/21)(a)

    11,641       11,425,287  

Transocean Inc.

   

7.25%, 11/01/25 (Call 11/09/21)(a)(b)

    6,247       5,154,462  

7.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 11/09/21)(a)

    10,116       8,143,380  

8.00%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    5,518       4,212,717  

11.50%, 01/30/27 (Call 07/30/23)(a)(b)

    11,484       11,824,558  

Transocean Pontus Ltd., 6.13%, 08/01/25
(Call 11/29/21)(a)

    9,749       9,780,124  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd., 6.88%, 02/01/27
(Call 02/01/22)(a)(b)

    12,016       11,953,717  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil & Gas (continued)            

Transocean Sentry Ltd., 5.38%, 05/15/23
(Call 11/29/21)(a)

  $ 8,934     $ 8,800,233  
   

 

 

 
      1,394,828,822  
Oil & Gas Services — 0.4%            

Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp.

   

6.25%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/23)(a)(b)

    12,737       13,223,580  

6.88%, 04/01/27 (Call 04/01/22)(a)(b)

    8,835       9,208,479  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.

   

6.88%, 04/01/26 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    12,226       12,642,662  

6.88%, 09/01/27 (Call 09/01/22)(b)

    10,827       11,239,654  

Weatherford International Ltd.

   

6.50%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,545       10,081,906  

8.63%, 04/30/30 (Call 10/30/24)(a)(b)

    23,725           24,407,094  

11.00%, 12/01/24 (Call 12/01/21)(a)(b)

        4,064       4,236,720  
   

 

 

 
      85,040,095  
Packaging & Containers — 2.2%            

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

   

3.25%, 09/01/28 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    8,847       8,658,264  

4.00%, 09/01/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    19,733       19,647,161  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc.

   

4.13%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    19,718       20,122,109  

5.25%, 04/30/25 (Call 04/30/22)(a)

    12,431       12,896,174  

5.25%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    31,890       31,810,276  

Ball Corp.

   

2.88%, 08/15/30 (Call 05/15/30)(b)

    23,216       22,345,400  

3.13%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)(b)

    14,254       13,862,015  

4.00%, 11/15/23

    13,815       14,523,353  

4.88%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(b)

    12,901       14,143,703  

5.25%, 07/01/25(b)

    16,353       18,230,529  

Berry Global Inc.

   

4.50%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    991       1,006,599  

4.88%, 07/15/26 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    1,276       1,334,413  

5.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    9,025       9,453,462  

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

    8,586       9,165,555  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/29/21)

    14,695       15,152,106  

Flex Acquisition Co. Inc.

   

6.88%, 01/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    12,770       12,833,850  

7.88%, 07/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    8,660       9,051,570  

Graphic Packaging International LLC,
3.50%, 03/15/28(a)(b)

    8,051       8,102,526  

LABL Inc.

   

5.88%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/24)(a)(b)

    2,305       2,324,477  

6.75%, 07/15/26 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    13,275       13,746,594  

8.25%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    3,160       3,096,800  

10.50%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    13,766       14,559,204  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.

   

5.50%, 04/15/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    25,628       25,666,442  

7.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    23,640       22,905,505  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.

   

5.88%, 08/15/23(a)(b)

    9,966       10,464,300  

6.63%, 05/13/27 (Call 05/15/23)(a)(b)

    13,003       13,873,898  

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

    8,224       8,100,640  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
Packaging & Containers (continued)            

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

  $     18,006     $ 17,618,871  

Sealed Air Corp.

   

4.00%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(a)

    10,268       10,757,270  

5.13%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    6,842       7,370,852  

5.25%, 04/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)(a)(b)

    6,681       6,984,986  

5.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)(a)

    4,777       5,274,072  

Silgan Holdings Inc., 4.13%, 02/01/28

   

(Call 10/01/22)(b)

    10,915       11,106,013  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV

   

5.50%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    20,983       21,806,507  

8.50%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    10,395       10,966,621  
   

 

 

 
          448,962,117  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.9%            

AdaptHealth LLC

   

4.63%, 08/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    6,659       6,593,890  

5.13%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(a)(b)

    11,293       11,345,633  

Bausch Health Americas Inc.

   

8.50%, 01/31/27 (Call 07/31/22)(a)(b)

    28,712       30,528,792  

9.25%, 04/01/26 (Call 04/01/22)(a)

    26,244       27,914,711  

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

   

4.88%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    28,583       29,434,773  

5.00%, 01/30/28 (Call 01/30/23)(a)(b)

    20,234       18,690,146  

5.00%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,481       15,121,317  

5.25%, 01/30/30 (Call 01/30/25)(a)(b)

    22,040       19,918,650  

5.25%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    16,017       14,410,295  

5.50%, 11/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    28,659       29,130,363  

5.75%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    6,920       7,240,811  

6.13%, 04/15/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    48,406       49,332,733  

6.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    25,742       24,935,807  

7.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    12,465       12,597,441  

7.25%, 05/30/29 (Call 05/30/24)(a)(b)

    12,175       12,320,491  

9.00%, 12/15/25 (Call 12/15/21)(a)(b)

    24,361       25,612,851  

Elanco Animal Health Inc.

   

5.27%, 08/28/23 (Call 07/28/23)(b)

    11,415       12,205,489  

5.90%, 08/28/28 (Call 05/28/28)(b)

    14,249       16,598,803  

Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc.

   

6.00%, 06/30/28 (Call 06/30/23)(a)(b)

    20,847       14,540,783  

9.50%, 07/31/27 (Call 07/31/23)(a)(b)

    15,417       15,301,372  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl/Endo U.S. Inc., 6.13%, 04/01/29
(Call 04/01/24)(a)

    22,151       21,818,735  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd./HLF Financing Inc., 7.88%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/01/22)(a)

    10,851       11,664,391  

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

    10,127       10,192,117  

Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 01/15/29

   

(Call 07/15/24)(a)(b)

    26,148       26,868,464  

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

   

4.13%, 04/30/28 (Call 04/30/24)(a)

    34,490       34,826,277  

5.13%, 04/30/31 (Call 04/30/26)(a)(b)

    34,916       36,013,410  

Par Pharmaceutical Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/27

   

(Call 04/01/22)(a)(b)

    34,212       34,511,355  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.

   

3.15%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)(b)

    13,803       13,901,442  

3.90%, 12/15/24 (Call 09/15/24)

    10,015       10,567,537  

4.38%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    11,065       11,785,556  

Prestige Brands Inc.

   

3.75%, 04/01/31 (Call 04/01/26)(a)

    11,305       10,937,588  

5.13%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    5,360       5,605,657  
Security  

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

   

2.80%, 07/21/23

  $     51,544     $ 51,920,271  

3.15%, 10/01/26(b)

    57,750       54,413,251  

6.00%, 04/15/24 (Call 01/15/24)(b)

    19,509       20,536,131  

6.75%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)(b)

    22,201       24,395,726  

7.13%, 01/31/25 (Call 10/31/24)(b)

    14,657       15,733,410  
   

 

 

 
          789,466,469  
Pipelines — 4.8%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.

   

5.38%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    12,357       12,882,173  

5.75%, 03/01/27 (Call 03/01/22)(a)

    13,488       13,949,964  

5.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    11,426       11,954,453  

7.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/23)(a)(b)

    7,565       8,255,306  

Buckeye Partners LP

   

3.95%, 12/01/26 (Call 09/01/26)

    10,807       11,038,486  

4.13%, 03/01/25 (Call 02/01/25)(a)(b)

    11,576       11,852,377  

4.13%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)

    5,854       5,904,674  

4.15%, 07/01/23 (Call 04/01/23)

    6,420       6,626,403  

4.50%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)(a)(b)

    7,311       7,279,319  

6.38%, 01/22/78 (Call 01/22/23)(c)

    7,023       6,396,162  

Cheniere Energy Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/28

   

(Call 10/15/23)(b)

    34,462       36,183,377  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

   

3.25%, 01/31/32 (Call 01/31/27)(a)

    13,393       13,252,641  

4.00%, 03/01/31 (Call 03/01/26)(a)(b)

    26,448       27,541,133  

4.50%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(b)

    27,072       28,836,553  

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

    24,426       25,497,356  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood

   

Midstream Finance Corp.

   

5.63%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/01/22)(a)(b)

    9,776       10,026,754  

5.75%, 04/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    6,000       6,148,800  

6.00%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,044       11,418,556  

DCP Midstream Operating LP

   

3.88%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)(b)

    5,370       5,531,100  

5.13%, 05/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(b)

    10,406       11,784,795  

5.38%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)

    11,917       13,205,001  

5.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)(b)

    9,084       10,359,175  

5.85%, 05/21/43 (Call 05/21/23)(a)(b)(c)

    9,151       8,614,141  

DT Midstream Inc.

   

4.13%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    18,194       18,316,142  

4.38%, 06/15/31 (Call 06/15/26)(a)(b)

    17,236       17,486,462  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

   

4.15%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    13,128       13,616,861  

4.40%, 04/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)

    6,292       6,567,275  

4.85%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)(b)

    7,286       7,572,279  

EQM Midstream Partners LP

   

4.00%, 08/01/24 (Call 05/01/24)

    6,105       6,318,675  

4.13%, 12/01/26 (Call 09/01/26)

    6,925       7,125,038  

4.50%, 01/15/29 (Call 07/15/28)(a)(b)

    12,218       12,569,268  

4.75%, 07/15/23 (Call 06/15/23)

    11,352       11,949,229  

4.75%, 01/15/31 (Call 07/15/30)(a)(b)

    19,773       20,462,419  

5.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)(b)

    12,399       13,691,596  

6.00%, 07/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)(a)(b)

    12,075       13,133,575  

6.50%, 07/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)(a)

    15,259       16,975,638  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

   

6.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    7,843       7,730,845  

7.75%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(b)

    11,984       11,864,160  

8.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/24)(b)

    16,762       16,840,781  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    

Value

 
Pipelines (continued)             

Hess Midstream Operations LP

    

4.25%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

  $ 13,195      $ 13,165,311  

5.13%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    7,854        8,157,950  

5.63%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    10,296        10,653,786  

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

    20,520        20,571,300  

New Fortress Energy Inc.

    

6.50%, 09/30/26 (Call 03/31/23)(a)(b)

    24,696        24,016,860  

6.75%, 09/15/25 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    20,363        19,860,441  

NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp.,

    

7.50%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    33,771        34,258,316  

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.

    

7.50%, 11/01/23 (Call 11/29/21)

    7,353        7,075,015  

7.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/22)(b)

    3,585        3,067,864  

NuStar Logistics LP

    

5.63%, 04/28/27 (Call 01/28/27)(b)

    9,072        9,534,649  

5.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 07/01/25)(b)

    7,917        8,471,190  

6.00%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)(b)

    6,676        7,101,595  

6.38%, 10/01/30 (Call 04/01/30)(b)

    11,153        12,226,476  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

    

3.60%, 05/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)(a)

    6,217        6,448,718  

4.95%, 07/15/29 (Call 04/15/29)(a)

    7,931        8,469,019  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass
Energy Finance Corp.

    

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

    12,798        12,819,213  

6.00%, 03/01/27 (Call 03/01/23)(a)(b)

    6,323        6,581,812  

6.00%, 12/31/30 (Call 12/31/25)(a)

    12,793        12,806,263  

6.00%, 09/01/31 (Call 09/01/26)(a)(b)

    9,507        9,392,322  

7.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 10/01/22)(a)

    8,177        8,841,381  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa
Resources Partners Finance Corp.

    

4.00%, 01/15/32 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    17,002        17,544,687  

4.88%, 02/01/31 (Call 02/01/26)(b)

    17,969        19,397,176  

5.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)

    10,881        11,464,679  

5.38%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/22)

    5,248        5,425,076  

5.50%, 03/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(b)

    15,357        16,877,960  

5.88%, 04/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    13,071        13,657,991  

6.50%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)

    11,014        11,823,403  

6.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(b)

    8,537        9,562,507  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC

    

3.88%, 08/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(a)(b)

    21,072        21,467,100  

4.13%, 08/15/31 (Call 02/15/31)(a)(b)

    21,315        22,059,959  

Western Midstream Operating LP

    

3.95%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    7,909        8,303,738  

4.35%, 02/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)

    12,156        12,762,811  

4.50%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)

    5,441        5,899,336  

4.65%, 07/01/26 (Call 04/01/26)(b)

    6,217        6,733,322  

4.75%, 08/15/28 (Call 05/15/28)(b)

    5,395        5,935,579  

5.30%, 02/01/30 (Call 11/01/29)(b)

    19,778        21,706,355  
    

 

 

 
       960,900,102  
Real Estate — 0.5%             

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)

    

4.13%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

    9,266        9,293,242  

4.38%, 02/01/31 (Call 02/01/26)(a)

    12,215        12,217,687  

5.38%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/23)(a)(b)

    13,445        14,127,334  

Kennedy-Wilson Inc.

    

4.75%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(b)

    8,121        8,283,420  

4.75%, 02/01/30 (Call 09/01/24)(b)

        11,199            11,317,155  

5.00%, 03/01/31 (Call 03/01/26)

    9,490        9,703,525  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.

    

4.88%, 06/01/23 (Call 03/01/23)(a)

    4,705        4,846,150  
Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  
Real Estate (continued)             

5.75%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

  $ 16,130      $ 16,683,259  

7.63%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(a)(b)

    9,832        10,505,001  

9.38%, 04/01/27 (Call 04/01/22)(a)(b)

    10,809        11,829,099  
    

 

 

 
       108,805,872  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.0%         

Brookfield Property REIT Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR

    

Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL

    

4.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    14,526        14,162,850  

5.75%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    6,825        7,060,462  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    

4.38%, 03/01/31 (Call 09/01/30)(b)

    8,685        8,424,540  

4.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 08/15/27)(b)

    6,999        6,974,504  

9.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)

    18,586        20,248,332  

EPR Properties

    

4.50%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)

    691        742,806  

4.75%, 12/15/26 (Call 09/15/26)

    1,191        1,295,040  

HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC

    

3.38%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)(a)

    17,660        17,604,798  

6.00%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    6,231        6,497,064  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    

4.50%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    18,997        19,154,179  

4.88%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/22)(a)(b)

    18,804        19,403,660  

4.88%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,791        17,378,853  

5.00%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    6,544        6,770,968  

5.25%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/27/22)(a)

    13,058        13,634,184  

5.25%, 07/15/30 (Call 07/15/25)(a)

    23,510        24,564,240  

5.63%, 07/15/32 (Call 07/15/26)(a)(b)

    9,425        10,063,544  

iStar Inc.

    

4.25%, 08/01/25 (Call 05/01/25)(b)

    6,559        6,733,965  

4.75%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)(b)

    14,670        15,462,180  

5.50%, 02/15/26 (Call 08/15/22)(b)

    6,929        7,220,107  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings
LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.

    

4.25%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    11,197        11,259,516  

4.75%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,492        10,570,690  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc.

    

3.88%, 02/15/29 (Call 11/15/28)(a)(b)

    12,120        12,820,172  

4.50%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)(b)

    6,067        6,566,011  

4.63%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)(a)

    10,797        11,609,699  

5.63%, 05/01/24 (Call 02/01/24)(b)

    16,954        18,350,131  

5.75%, 02/01/27 (Call 11/01/26)

    11,265        12,847,732  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.

    

3.50%, 03/15/31 (Call 03/15/26)

    22,824        22,973,497  

4.63%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(b)

    15,822        16,751,542  

5.00%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(b)

    24,981        26,302,697  

5.25%, 08/01/26 (Call 11/29/21)

    6,646        6,852,912  

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

    

4.88%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,189        12,363,564  

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

    14,726        15,451,926  

7.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)

    8,461        8,977,121  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.

    

4.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,488        9,437,081  

4.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(b)

    11,100        11,368,244  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP

    

3.75%, 07/01/26 (Call 07/01/23)(a)(b)

    4,627        4,673,270  

4.00%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,593        9,565,660  

SBA Communications Corp.

    

3.13%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

        25,230            24,157,725  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)            

3.88%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/23)(b)

  $ 27,323     $ 28,177,663  

4.88%, 09/01/24 (Call 11/08/21)(b)

    16,893       17,088,114  

Service Properties Trust

   

3.95%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/27)(b)

    6,703       6,247,805  

4.35%, 10/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)(b)

    15,505       15,666,717  

4.38%, 02/15/30 (Call 08/15/29)(b)

    6,902       6,487,880  

4.50%, 06/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)(b)

    9,767       10,005,193  

4.75%, 10/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

    5,688       5,632,542  

4.95%, 02/15/27 (Call 08/15/26)(b)

    5,255       5,176,175  

4.95%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)(b)

    6,378       6,149,987  

5.50%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)(b)

    8,576       8,983,360  

7.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    15,262       16,867,562  

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

   

3.63%, 07/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)(a)

    6,521       6,519,696  

4.75%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/24)(b)

    7,427       7,805,034  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings Inc./CSL
Capital LLC

   

6.00%, 01/15/30 (Call 01/15/25)(a)

    12,715       12,546,526  

7.13%, 12/15/24 (Call 12/15/21)(a)

    9,044       9,270,301  

7.88%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/22)(a)

    37,361       39,292,564  

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

   

4.75%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,015       9,060,075  

6.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    19,423       19,678,607  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co. Inc.

   

3.50%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/22)(a)(b)

    11,407       11,628,923  

3.75%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/23)(a)(b)

    13,677       14,068,846  

4.13%, 08/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    18,546       19,465,572  

4.25%, 12/01/26 (Call 12/01/22)(a)(b)

    19,865       20,601,594  

4.63%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)(b)

    16,784       17,895,940  

XHR LP

   

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

    7,248       7,436,086  

6.38%, 08/15/25 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    8,697       9,175,335  
   

 

 

 
      807,223,563  
Retail — 4.0%            

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc.

   

3.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,512       12,118,185  

3.88%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    26,467       26,402,950  

4.00%, 10/15/30 (Call 10/15/25)(a)(b)

    50,203       48,508,649  

4.38%, 01/15/28 (Call 11/15/22)(a)(b)

    12,633       12,699,323  

5.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/22)(a)

    9,523       9,926,716  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

   

5.25%, 02/01/28

    6,839       7,355,345  

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

    16,594       18,564,537  

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

    7,506       8,459,262  

9.38%, 07/01/25(a)

    3,690       4,600,705  

Carvana Co.

   

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

    12,937       12,516,547  

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

    9,523       9,582,519  

5.63%, 10/01/25 (Call 10/01/22)(a)(b)

    9,813       10,009,260  

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

    8,137       8,286,314  

eG Global Finance PLC

   

6.75%, 02/07/25 (Call 11/09/21)(a)

    12,718       13,024,609  

8.50%, 10/30/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    9,619       9,986,446  

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.

   

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

    10,796       10,505,833  

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

    13,203       12,839,917  

Gap Inc. (The)

   

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

    12,845       12,610,602  

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

        12,285           12,039,300  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Retail (continued)            

Golden Nugget Inc.

   

6.75%, 10/15/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

  $ 26,921     $ 27,021,954  

8.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    13,156       13,697,946  

IRB Holding Corp.

   

6.75%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    6,062       6,207,838  

7.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(a)(b)

    13,456       14,245,024  

KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC,
4.75%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)(a)(b)

    12,462       12,899,694  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 01/15/29

   

(Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    12,861       12,489,317  

LCM Investments Holdings II LLC,
4.88%, 05/01/29

   

(Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    7,764       7,972,230  

Lithia Motors Inc.

   

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

    13,490       13,979,012  

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

    8,599       9,170,834  

4.63%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)(b)

    7,565       7,997,332  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC

   

2.88%, 02/15/23 (Call 11/15/22)(b)

    6,368       6,439,640  

3.63%, 06/01/24 (Call 03/01/24)(b)

    2,338       2,413,284  

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

    7,189       7,665,921  

Michaels Companies Inc (The)

   

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

    14,314       14,475,748  

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

    21,145       21,433,623  

Murphy Oil USA Inc.

   

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

    9,085       8,939,362  

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

    9,276       9,772,266  

NMG Holding Co. Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC,

   

7.13%, 04/01/26 (Call 04/01/23)(a)(b)

    18,364       19,308,980  

Nordstrom Inc.

   

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

    7,023       7,023,000  

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

    8,782       8,935,685  

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

   

3.50%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/01/22)(b)

    10,119       10,397,273  

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

    8,588       8,540,852  

PetSmart Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.

   

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

    20,332       20,891,130  

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

    20,312       21,926,195  

QVC Inc.

   

4.38%, 03/15/23

    9,630       10,028,843  

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

    7,625       7,796,563  

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

    11,661       12,453,365  

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

    10,820       11,315,015  

4.85%, 04/01/24(b)

    9,961       10,684,418  

Rite Aid Corp.

   

7.50%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/22)(a)(b)

    10,519       10,571,595  

8.00%, 11/15/26 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    12,971       13,090,686  

Sonic Automotive Inc.

   

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

    10,801       10,828,002  

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

    8,310       8,310,000  

SRS Distribution Inc.

   

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

    12,802       13,096,318  

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

    6,923       7,122,036  

Staples Inc.

   

7.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    35,109       35,372,317  

10.75%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    16,212       15,482,460  

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

    10,424       10,684,600  

Yum! Brands Inc.

   

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

    19,047       18,808,912  

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

        19,420           20,238,370  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Retail (continued)

   

4.75%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/29)(a)(b)

  $ 12,179     $ 13,059,542  

7.75%, 04/01/25 (Call 04/01/22)(a)

    9,859       10,475,187  
   

 

 

 
      793,299,388  

Semiconductors — 0.1%

   

Microchip Technology Inc., 4.25%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/01/22)(b)

    19,622       20,389,544  

Qorvo Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)

    836       898,524  
   

 

 

 
      21,288,068  

Software — 1.8%

   

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

    16,888       16,803,560  

Boxer Parent Co. Inc., 7.13%, 10/02/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)(b)

    11,084       11,753,220  

CDK Global Inc.

   

4.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)(b)

    12,099       12,594,523  

5.00%, 10/15/24 (Call 07/15/24)(b)

    6,137       6,786,397  

5.25%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

    10,291       11,036,767  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance Inc., 5.75%, 03/01/25 (Call 11/09/21)(a)

    21,512       21,687,770  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.

   

3.88%, 07/01/28 (Call 06/30/24)(a)(b)

    16,323       16,139,347  

4.88%, 07/01/29 (Call 06/30/24)(a)

    14,512       14,461,208  

MSCI Inc.

   

3.25%, 08/15/33 (Call 08/15/27)(a)(b)

    13,210       13,276,010  

3.63%, 09/01/30 (Call 03/01/25)(a)

    13,799       14,115,687  

3.63%, 11/01/31 (Call 11/01/26)(a)

    10,526       10,841,780  

3.88%, 02/15/31 (Call 06/01/25)(a)(b)

    16,315       16,851,463  

4.00%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,408       17,156,732  

Open Text Corp.

   

3.88%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)(b)

    15,244       15,365,952  

5.88%, 06/01/26 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    10,739       11,110,001  

Open Text Holdings Inc., 4.13%, 02/15/30 (Call 02/15/25)(a)(b)

    16,999       17,226,929  

PTC Inc.

   

3.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/22)(a)

    9,100       9,257,366  

4.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)(b)

    7,689       7,804,685  

Rackspace Technology Global Inc.

   

3.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

    9,323       8,876,661  

5.38%, 12/01/28 (Call 12/01/23)(a)(b)

    8,439       8,143,729  

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

    15,415       15,357,194  

SS&C Technologies Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/27 (Call 03/30/22)(a)(b)

    35,568       37,435,320  

Twilio Inc.

   

3.63%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(b)

    7,777       7,830,856  

3.88%, 03/15/31 (Call 03/15/26)(b)

    8,931       8,992,088  

Veritas U.S. Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.50%, 09/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)

    29,027       30,079,229  
   

 

 

 
      360,984,474  

Telecommunications — 7.5%

   

Altice France Holding SA

   

6.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)(b)

    19,827       18,835,650  

10.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)(a)

    26,908       29,161,545  

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

    32,275       31,651,524  

Altice France SA/France

   

5.13%, 01/15/29 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    7,531       7,325,517  

5.13%, 07/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

        42,841           41,523,639  

5.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/15/22)(a)(b)

    17,678       17,744,293  

8.13%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/22)(a)

    28,042       30,145,150  

Avaya Inc., 6.13%, 09/15/28
(Call 09/15/23)(a)(b)

    16,503       17,203,717  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Telecommunications (continued)

   

Cincinnati Bell Inc., 7.00%, 07/15/24
(Call 11/29/21)(a)

  $ 14,271     $ 14,534,466  

CommScope Inc.

   

4.75%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)(b)

    23,055       22,622,500  

6.00%, 03/01/26 (Call 03/01/22)(a)

    24,139       24,963,069  

7.13%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(a)(b)

    11,556       11,389,160  

8.25%, 03/01/27 (Call 03/01/22)(a)(b)

    17,165       17,490,105  

CommScope Technologies LLC

   

5.00%, 03/15/27 (Call 03/15/22)(a)(b)

    11,374       10,561,946  

6.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 11/09/21)(a)

    21,631       21,411,013  

Connect Finco Sarl/Connect U.S. Finco LLC,
6.75%, 10/01/26 (Call 10/01/22)(a)(b)

    36,377       37,741,138  

Consolidated Communications Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)(b)

    5,989       6,063,007  

6.50%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)(b)

    13,856       14,739,597  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC

   

5.00%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    26,537       27,029,142  

5.88%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/23)(a)(b)

    20,652       21,688,844  

5.88%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(b)

    14,564       14,527,590  

6.00%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/24)(a)(b)

    16,155       16,221,316  

6.75%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

    18,200       18,845,885  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

   

5.25%, 08/01/26

    14,929       16,683,714  

6.63%, 08/01/26(b)

    13,240       14,997,610  

Iliad Holding SAS

   

6.50%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    19,605       20,201,384  

7.00%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/24)(a)(b)

    14,730       15,161,147  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

   

8.00%, 02/15/24 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(f)(g)

    24,990       25,517,914  

9.50%, 09/30/22(a)(f)(g)

    7,476       8,765,610  

Intrado Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/25
(Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    783       773,682  

Koninklijke KPN NV, 7.00%, 03/28/73
(Call 03/28/23)(a)(b)(c)

    12,259       12,979,484  

Level 3 Financing Inc.

   

3.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    13,474       12,749,234  

3.75%, 07/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    14,802       13,987,890  

4.25%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(a)(b)

    20,037       19,812,385  

4.63%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/22)(a)(b)

    17,421       17,856,525  

5.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 11/29/21)(b)

    12,329       12,707,500  

5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)

    12,397       12,683,870  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

   

4.00%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    23,601       23,690,040  

4.50%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)(b)

    15,433       14,912,136  

5.13%, 12/15/26 (Call 12/15/22)(a)(b)

    23,807       24,389,795  

5.38%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)(b)

    17,236       17,279,090  

5.63%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)(b)

    8,480       9,116,662  

Series W, 6.75%, 12/01/23

    10,309       11,319,179  

Series Y, 7.50%, 04/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)(b)

    15,840       17,421,228  

Nokia OYJ, 4.38%, 06/12/27(b)

    8,650       9,316,944  

Sprint Communications Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/22

    34,924       36,634,578  

Sprint Corp.

   

7.13%, 06/15/24

    42,263       47,757,190  

7.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)(b)

    25,449       29,616,274  

7.63%, 03/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)

    25,331       30,365,536  

7.88%, 09/15/23

    69,596       77,232,421  

Switch Ltd.

   

3.75%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)(b)

    9,649       9,612,816  

4.13%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    10,088       10,147,036  

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

        23,625           25,160,625  

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC

   

4.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 12/01/22)(a)(b)

    6,406       5,733,370  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

 

Par

(000)

    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)            

5.63%, 12/06/26 (Call 12/06/23)(a)(b)

  $ 9,279     $ 8,672,153  

6.50%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)(b)

    9,114       7,382,340  

T-Mobile USA Inc.

   

2.25%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/23)(b)

    14,713       14,804,956  

2.25%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    13,273       13,355,956  

2.63%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/23)(b)

    19,501       19,830,893  

2.63%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(b)

    15,329       15,192,003  

2.88%, 02/15/31 (Call 02/15/26)(b)

    16,256       16,189,350  

3.38%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(b)

    19,953       20,520,663  

3.38%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    18,686       19,217,617  

3.50%, 04/15/31 (Call 04/15/26)

        21,981       22,784,406  

3.50%, 04/15/31 (Call 04/15/26)(a)(b)

    18,737       19,390,921  

4.75%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(b)

    27,538       29,087,013  

5.38%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/22)(b)

    6,070       6,337,866  

ViaSat Inc.

   

5.63%, 09/15/25 (Call 11/09/21)(a)

    12,501       12,680,702  

5.63%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/22)(a)(b)

    12,587       13,086,022  

6.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    6,722       7,041,295  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC

   

4.25%, 01/31/31 (Call 01/31/26)(a)

    23,060       22,455,828  

4.75%, 07/15/31 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    23,601       23,720,971  

Vodafone Group PLC

   

3.25%, 06/04/81 (Call 06/04/26)(b)(c)

    7,843       7,831,216  

4.13%, 06/04/81 (Call 03/04/31)(c)

    15,787       15,709,170  

7.00%, 04/04/79 (Call 01/04/29)(c)

    34,517       41,592,985  

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

    24,092       25,512,946  

Zayo Group Holdings Inc.

   

4.00%, 03/01/27 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    26,440       25,653,410  

6.13%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/23)(a)(b)

    18,823       18,370,307  
   

 

 

 
          1,504,423,671  
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.2%  

Mattel Inc.

   

3.38%, 04/01/26 (Call 04/01/23)(a)(b)

    11,106       11,446,121  

3.75%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)(b)

    11,771       12,228,598  

5.88%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)(b)

    8,755       9,434,294  
   

 

 

 
      33,109,013  
Transportation — 0.1%            

XPO Logistics Inc., 6.25%, 05/01/25
(Call 05/01/22)(a)

    20,261       21,343,950  
   

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.2%            

AerCap Global Aviation Trust,
6.50%, 06/15/45
(Call 06/15/25)(a)(b)(c)

    7,884       8,494,419  
Security  

Par/

Shares

(000)

    Value  
Trucking & Leasing (continued)            

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC

   

5.50%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)(b)

  $ 17,848     $ 17,892,620  

6.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 11/29/21)(a)(b)

    14,678       15,108,065  

9.75%, 08/01/27 (Call 08/01/23)(a)(b)

    6,240       7,019,805  
   

 

 

 
      48,514,909  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 98.7%
(Cost: $19,987,785,833)

 

    19,741,574,573  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 15.3%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.05%(h)(i)(j)

    2,950,329       2,951,803,759  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(h)(i)

    108,480       108,480,000  
   

 

 

 
      3,060,283,759  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 15.3%
(Cost: $3,059,502,100)

 

    3,060,283,759  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 114.0%
(Cost: $23,047,287,933)

 

    22,801,858,332  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (14.0)%

 

    (2,807,783,921
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   19,994,074,411  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(g) 

Non-income producing security.

(h) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(i) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(j) 

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

 

Fair Value Measurements

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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

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. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are 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. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent 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

           

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $      $ 19,741,574,573      $      $ 19,741,574,573  

Money Market Funds

     3,060,283,759                      3,060,283,759  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  3,060,283,759      $ 19,741,574,573      $             —      $ 22,801,858,332  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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

 


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   
Advertising — 0.1%            

Omnicom Group Inc., 2.60%, 08/01/31

   

(Call 05/01/31)(a)

  $ 9,175     $ 9,251,643  

Omnicom Group Inc./Omnicom Capital Inc.

   

3.60%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)

    12,978       14,016,254  

3.65%, 11/01/24 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    2,307       2,462,915  
   

 

 

 
      25,730,812  
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%            

Boeing Co. (The)

   

2.20%, 02/04/26 (Call 02/04/23)(a)

    10,896       10,919,953  

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

    10,277       10,532,120  

2.75%, 02/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)(a)

    4,847       5,004,817  

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

    8,537       8,634,828  

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

    10,741       11,120,212  

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

    6,011       6,287,342  

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

    7,282       7,290,806  

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

    8,680       9,030,463  

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

    13,288       14,145,245  

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

    12,036       12,657,357  

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

    7,837       8,359,156  

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

    9,496       10,012,323  

4.88%, 05/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)

    33,156       36,621,389  

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

    18,405       20,913,916  

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

    43,219       50,438,868  

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

    31,553       40,385,827  

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

    53,739       73,640,884  

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

    34,781       48,784,836  

General Dynamics Corp.

   

3.25%, 04/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    9,467       10,080,437  

3.50%, 05/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    6,985       7,512,309  

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

    8,552       9,353,684  

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

    10,637       11,884,183  

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

    9,670       10,821,730  

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

    10,078       12,306,369  

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

    6,216       8,081,319  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., 4.40%, 06/15/28

   

(Call 03/15/28)

    21,133       24,110,390  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

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

    5,870       5,964,589  

2.90%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)(a)

    7,370       7,761,872  

3.55%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

    18,659       20,315,531  

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

    11,545       13,595,131  

4.07%, 12/15/42

    16,393       19,569,781  

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

    12,446       15,628,180  

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

    13,140       17,369,673  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

2.93%, 01/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)

    7,715       8,086,151  

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

    8,812       9,440,940  

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

    18,058       19,448,090  

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

    19,261       23,098,338  

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

    7,828       9,132,383  

4.75%, 06/01/43

    12,181       15,534,020  

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

    9,541       13,591,469  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

   

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

    11,654       11,251,735  

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

    13,772       13,832,754  

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

    11,957       11,760,792  

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

    10,886       11,652,368  

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

        10,558           11,029,032  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Aerospace & Defense (continued)            

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

  $ 14,591     $ 15,838,762  

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

    11,403       12,912,174  

3.95%, 08/16/25 (Call 06/16/25)

    13,251       14,462,556  

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

    26,939       30,536,825  

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

    6,737       8,031,688  

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

    11,118       13,732,698  

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

    7,497       9,048,721  

4.50%, 06/01/42

    33,491       41,098,089  

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

    14,544       18,830,918  

5.70%, 04/15/40

    10,033       13,854,577  

6.13%, 07/15/38

    9,884       13,984,706  

Teledyne Technologies Inc., 2.75%, 04/01/31

   

(Call 01/01/31)

    7,687       7,839,003  
   

 

 

 
      937,164,309  
Agriculture — 1.6%            

Altria Group Inc.

   

2.35%, 05/06/25 (Call 04/06/25)

    7,430       7,657,183  

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

    19,099       18,047,541  

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

    7,945       8,294,377  

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

    16,255       15,168,685  

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

    12,301       11,677,699  

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

    14,204       13,979,219  

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

    8,979       8,617,737  

4.25%, 08/09/42

    10,441       10,729,835  

4.40%, 02/14/26 (Call 12/14/25)

    8,862       9,834,326  

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

    15,680       17,853,711  

5.38%, 01/31/44(a)

    15,656       18,454,048  

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

    18,241       22,208,355  

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

    25,422       32,394,378  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

2.50%, 08/11/26 (Call 05/11/26)(a)

    11,821       12,441,787  

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

    6,550       6,598,199  

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

    10,848       11,850,455  

BAT Capital Corp.

   

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

    17,084       16,749,075  

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

    11,234       10,945,399  

3.22%, 08/15/24 (Call 06/15/24)

    1,490       1,564,930  

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

    11,878       12,500,392  

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

    34,909       36,988,396  

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

    7,723       7,491,003  

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

    10,969       10,704,716  

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

    21,416       22,861,980  

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

    25,763       27,008,942  

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

    9,226       10,264,177  

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

    10,970       11,881,158  

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

    8,363       9,479,141  

BAT International Finance PLC, 1.67%, 03/25/26

   

(Call 02/25/26)(a)

    17,656       17,455,193  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 2.75%, 05/14/31

   

(Call 02/14/31)(a)

    11,899       11,994,462  

Philip Morris International Inc.

   

0.88%, 05/01/26 (Call 04/01/26)

    11,227       10,906,319  

1.50%, 05/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)

    6,298       6,347,373  

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

    7,738       7,410,525  

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

    4,155       4,101,473  

2.75%, 02/25/26 (Call 11/25/25)

    8,155       8,566,320  

3.25%, 11/10/24

    2,751       2,925,828  

3.38%, 08/11/25 (Call 05/11/25)(a)

    8,247       8,833,263  

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

    8,260       9,017,292  

3.88%, 08/21/42

        8,009           8,693,031  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

    
Security
  Par
(000)
    Value  
Agriculture (continued)        

4.13%, 03/04/43

  $ 9,409     $ 10,514,862  

4.25%, 11/10/44(a)

    10,373       11,903,475  

4.38%, 11/15/41

    7,641       8,793,968  

4.88%, 11/15/43(a)

    8,418       10,324,291  

6.38%, 05/16/38

    14,899       20,964,943  

Reynolds American Inc.

   

4.45%, 06/12/25 (Call 03/12/25)

    22,708       24,774,294  

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

    6,434       7,622,772  

5.85%, 02/12/45 (Call 02/15/45)

        20,235       24,646,086  
   

 

 

 
          620,042,614  
Airlines — 0.1%            

Southwest Airlines Co.

   

5.13%, 06/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)(a)

    20,132       23,237,770  

5.25%, 05/04/25 (Call 04/04/25)(a)

    13,720       15,375,161  
   

 

 

 
      38,612,931  
Apparel — 0.3%            

NIKE Inc.

   

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

    11,275       11,816,741  

2.40%, 03/27/25 (Call 02/27/25)(a)

    4,271       4,447,182  

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

    12,344       13,122,883  

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

    14,863       15,931,804  

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

    8,848       9,713,965  

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

    11,607       13,291,235  

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

    9,055       10,974,323  

VF Corp.

   

2.40%, 04/23/25 (Call 03/23/25)(a)

    8,681       8,983,933  

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

    11,275       11,774,962  
   

 

 

 
      100,057,028  
Auto Manufacturers — 1.3%            

American Honda Finance Corp.

   

1.00%, 09/10/25(a)

    4,519       4,479,512  

1.20%, 07/08/25

    10,262       10,234,609  

1.30%, 09/09/26(a)

    4,477       4,439,223  

2.00%, 03/24/28(a)

    8,766       8,849,690  

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

    7,460       7,103,148  

Daimler Finance North America LLC,
8.50%, 01/18/31(a)

    14,639       22,062,752  

General Motors Co.

   

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

    8,005       8,794,648  

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

    6,137       7,061,153  

5.00%, 04/01/35(a)

    8,350       9,886,923  

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

    10,853       13,075,576  

5.20%, 04/01/45(a)

    11,943       14,944,773  

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

    7,249       9,267,216  

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

    10,141       13,873,345  

6.13%, 10/01/25 (Call 09/01/25)(a)

    22,787       26,407,257  

6.25%, 10/02/43

    12,271       16,751,387  

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

    9,474       12,815,743  

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

    8,432       12,220,828  

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

    9,740       12,000,376  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

   

1.25%, 01/08/26 (Call 12/08/25)

    16,569       16,237,923  

1.50%, 06/10/26 (Call 05/10/26)(a)

    15,301       15,072,105  

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

    9,478       9,196,846  

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

    10,291       10,283,001  

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

    19,365       19,263,667  

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

    9,913       10,135,075  

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

    11,132       11,001,268  

2.75%, 06/20/25 (Call 05/20/25)

    15,808       16,398,252  
    
Security
  Par
(000)
    Value  
Auto Manufacturers (continued)            

2.90%, 02/26/25 (Call 01/26/25)

  $ 12,285     $ 12,782,402  

3.50%, 11/07/24 (Call 09/07/24)

    4,170       4,417,288  

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

    9,181       9,774,121  

4.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    4,816       5,154,371  

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

    8,087       8,811,985  

4.30%, 07/13/25 (Call 04/13/25)

    3,369       3,659,287  

4.35%, 04/09/25 (Call 02/09/25)(a)

    10,949       11,906,388  

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

    11,058       12,205,771  

5.25%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    12,865       14,554,245  

Toyota Motor Corp., 1.34%, 03/25/26 (Call 02/25/26)

    14,246       14,217,269  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

   

0.80%, 10/16/25

    13,561       13,293,939  

1.13%, 06/18/26(a)

    5,301       5,227,076  

1.80%, 02/13/25(a)

    13,643       13,929,010  

1.90%, 04/06/28

    8,531       8,575,712  

2.15%, 02/13/30

    6,682       6,744,850  

3.00%, 04/01/25

    10,310       10,902,932  

3.20%, 01/11/27(a)

    9,133       9,838,224  

3.38%, 04/01/30(a)

    9,361       10,337,070  
   

 

 

 
          498,188,236  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%            

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

        12,710       13,223,995  

Magna International Inc., 2.45%, 06/15/30
(Call 03/15/30)(a)

    7,559       7,688,832  
   

 

 

 
      20,912,827  
Banks — 23.0%            

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd./New York NY, 3.70%, 11/16/25(a)

    5,430       5,947,875  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA,
1.13%, 09/18/25

    7,759       7,611,671  

Banco Santander SA

   

1.72%, 09/14/27 (Call 09/14/26)(b)

    18,126       17,834,811  

1.85%, 03/25/26

    15,978       15,988,418  

2.75%, 05/28/25(a)

    13,705       14,242,244  

2.75%, 12/03/30

    12,836       12,620,086  

2.96%, 03/25/31

    10,423       10,610,319  

3.31%, 06/27/29

    14,395       15,395,406  

3.49%, 05/28/30

    9,615       10,218,965  

3.80%, 02/23/28

    8,828       9,634,949  

4.25%, 04/11/27

    11,541       12,758,593  

4.38%, 04/12/28(a)

    10,353       11,647,369  

Bank of America Corp.

   

1.20%, 10/24/26 (Call 10/24/25)(b)

    17,644       17,341,762  

1.32%, 06/19/26 (Call 06/19/25),
(SOFR + 1.150%)(b)

    24,450       24,258,547  

1.73%, 07/22/27 (Call 07/22/26)(b)

    45,358       45,078,463  

1.90%, 07/23/31 (Call 07/23/30)(b)

    19,880       18,991,853  

1.92%, 10/24/31 (Call 10/24/30)(a)(b)

    19,492       18,598,097  

2.02%, 02/13/26 (Call 02/13/25),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.640%)(b)

    12,272       12,500,464  

2.09%, 06/14/29 (Call 06/14/28)(b)

    22,661       22,393,412  

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

    31,442       30,786,557  

2.48%, 09/21/36 (Call 09/21/31)(b)

    24,300       23,601,414  

2.50%, 02/13/31 (Call 02/13/30),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.990%)(b)

    27,010       27,140,083  

2.57%, 10/20/32 (Call 10/20/31)(b)

    26,671       26,672,096  

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

    27,358       27,624,604  

2.68%, 06/19/41 (Call 06/19/40)(b)

    40,162       38,744,069  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

2.69%, 04/22/32 (Call 04/22/31)(b)

  $ 35,901     $ 36,354,835  

2.83%, 10/24/51 (Call 10/24/50),
(SOFR + 1.880%)(a)(b)

    6,640       6,544,434  

2.88%, 10/22/30 (Call 10/22/29),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.190%)(b)

    15,081       15,611,602  

2.97%, 07/21/52 (Call 07/21/51),
(SOFR + 1.560%)(a)(b)

    20,493       20,680,400  

3.19%, 07/23/30 (Call 07/23/29),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.180%)(b)

    17,723       18,757,997  

3.25%, 10/21/27 (Call 10/21/26)(a)

    19,861       21,138,984  

3.31%, 04/22/42 (Call 04/22/41)(b)

    26,977       28,515,709  

3.37%, 01/23/26 (Call 01/23/25),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.810%)(b)

    14,270       15,135,104  

3.42%, 12/20/28 (Call 12/20/27),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.040%)(a)(b)

    47,797       51,120,698  

3.50%, 04/19/26

    20,609       22,245,486  

3.56%, 04/23/27 (Call 04/23/26),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.060%)(b)

    22,445       24,128,786  

3.59%, 07/21/28 (Call 07/21/27),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.370%)(b)

    15,429       16,698,885  

3.71%, 04/24/28 (Call 04/24/27),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.512%)(b)

    15,758       17,057,071  

3.82%, 01/20/28 (Call 01/20/27),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.575%)(b)

    16,381       17,839,423  

3.88%, 08/01/25

    14,202       15,491,618  

3.95%, 01/23/49 (Call 01/23/48),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.190%)(b)

    9,406       11,091,378  

3.97%, 03/05/29 (Call 03/05/28),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.070%)(a)(b)

    18,937       20,962,636  

3.97%, 02/07/30 (Call 02/07/29),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.210%)(b)

    22,990       25,564,524  

4.00%, 01/22/25(a)

    16,820       18,125,383  

4.08%, 04/23/40 (Call 04/23/39),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.320%)(b)

    10,763       12,420,262  

4.08%, 03/20/51 (Call 03/20/50),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.150%)(b)

    43,705       52,829,909  

4.20%, 08/26/24

    6,046       6,543,384  

4.24%, 04/24/38 (Call 04/24/37),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.814%)(b)

    16,347       19,176,633  

4.25%, 10/22/26(a)

    16,312       18,063,021  

4.27%, 07/23/29 (Call 07/23/28),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.310%)(b)

    22,464       25,259,364  

4.33%, 03/15/50 (Call 03/15/49),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.520%)(b)

    25,969       32,274,182  

4.44%, 01/20/48 (Call 01/20/47),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.990%)(a)(b)

    15,408       19,474,912  

4.45%, 03/03/26(a)

    14,472       16,040,645  

5.00%, 01/21/44

    15,202       19,949,434  

5.88%, 02/07/42(a)

    11,596       16,551,916  

6.11%, 01/29/37

    17,978       24,323,038  

7.75%, 05/14/38(a)

    13,333       20,886,662  

Series L, 3.95%, 04/21/25(a)

    19,841       21,432,528  

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

    15,254       16,804,371  

Series N, 1.66%, 03/11/27 (Call 03/11/26)(b)

    21,365       21,270,874  

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

    18,023       18,167,872  

Series N, 3.48%, 03/11/51 (Call 03/13/51),
(SOFR + 1.650%)(b)

    8,915       9,841,614  

Bank of America N.A., 6.00%, 10/15/36(a)

        10,577           14,497,852  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

0.95%, 01/22/27 (Call 01/22/26)(b)

  $ 5,685     $ 5,530,093  

1.25%, 09/15/26(a)

    17,316       16,997,993  

1.85%, 05/01/25(a)

    12,709       12,972,286  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

   

1.60%, 04/24/25 (Call 03/24/25)(a)

    12,770       12,945,980  

2.45%, 08/17/26 (Call 05/17/26)

    9,004       9,405,546  

2.80%, 05/04/26 (Call 02/04/26)

    6,831       7,219,564  

3.25%, 05/16/27 (Call 02/16/27)

    8,692       9,380,042  

3.30%, 08/23/29 (Call 05/23/29)

    3,955       4,311,939  

3.40%, 01/29/28 (Call 10/29/27)

    9,150       10,000,439  

3.85%, 04/28/28(a)

    9,622       10,871,555  

Series G, 3.00%, 02/24/25 (Call 01/24/25)

    7,377       7,809,318  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

   

1.05%, 03/02/26(a)

    13,057       12,797,553  

1.30%, 06/11/25(a)

    7,247       7,237,565  

1.30%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)

    7,018       6,897,447  

1.35%, 06/24/26

    7,597       7,524,613  

2.20%, 02/03/25(a)

    5,909       6,093,468  

2.70%, 08/03/26(a)

    14,918       15,661,339  

4.50%, 12/16/25(a)

    13,903       15,450,215  

Barclays PLC

   

2.65%, 06/24/31 (Call 06/24/30)(b)

    8,549       8,562,631  

2.67%, 03/10/32 (Call 03/10/31)(b)

    8,150       8,109,829  

2.85%, 05/07/26 (Call 05/07/25)(b)

    20,724       21,544,654  

3.65%, 03/16/25

    19,235       20,522,204  

4.34%, 01/10/28 (Call 01/10/27)(a)

    14,120       15,574,313  

4.38%, 09/11/24

    3,469       3,744,844  

4.38%, 01/12/26

    24,177       26,643,076  

4.84%, 05/09/28 (Call 05/07/27)(a)

    20,440       22,771,354  

4.95%, 01/10/47(a)

    13,744       18,057,135  

4.97%, 05/16/29 (Call 05/16/28)(a)(b)

    16,866       19,493,444  

5.20%, 05/12/26(a)

    18,095       20,497,527  

5.25%, 08/17/45(a)

    11,869       16,117,059  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

   

1.25%, 06/22/26

    25,367       24,850,650  

2.25%, 01/28/25

    4,944       5,100,136  

Citigroup Inc.

   

1.12%, 01/28/27 (Call 01/28/26)(b)

    23,353       22,795,811  

1.46%, 06/09/27 (Call 06/09/26)(b)

    25,315       24,917,322  

2.52%, 11/03/32 (Call 11/03/31)(b)

    5,080       5,080,000  

2.56%, 05/01/32 (Call 05/01/31)(a)(b)

    28,490       28,515,479  

2.57%, 06/03/31 (Call 06/03/30)(b)

    32,805       33,021,165  

2.67%, 01/29/31 (Call 01/29/30),
(SOFR + 1.146%)(a)(b)

    21,253       21,585,546  

2.90%, 11/03/42 (Call 11/03/41)(b)

    7,365       7,297,389  

2.98%, 11/05/30 (Call 11/05/29)(b)

    19,450       20,269,228  

3.11%, 04/08/26 (Call 04/08/25),
(SOFR + 2.842%)(a)(b)

    32,590       34,331,192  

3.20%, 10/21/26 (Call 07/21/26)(a)

    30,909       32,865,061  

3.30%, 04/27/25

    16,095       17,194,430  

3.40%, 05/01/26(a)

    18,512       19,955,712  

3.52%, 10/27/28 (Call 10/27/27),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.151%)(b)

    19,907       21,352,252  

3.67%, 07/24/28 (Call 07/24/27),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.390%)(b)

    22,467       24,292,862  

3.70%, 01/12/26(a)

        20,554       22,291,333  

3.88%, 03/26/25(a)

    11,669       12,536,262  

3.88%, 01/22/38 (Call 01/24/38),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.168%)(a)(b)

    9,651           10,962,593  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

3.89%, 01/10/28 (Call 01/10/27),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.563%)(b)

  $     25,893     $     28,183,223  

3.98%, 03/20/30 (Call 03/20/29),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.338%)(b)

    23,616       26,240,706  

4.08%, 04/23/29 (Call 04/23/28),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.192%)(a)(b)

    18,738       20,792,185  

4.13%, 07/25/28(a)

    19,884       22,087,813  

4.28%, 04/24/48 (Call 04/24/47),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.839%)(b)

    10,736       13,339,110  

4.30%, 11/20/26

    8,169       9,052,248  

4.40%, 06/10/25

    26,290       28,730,530  

4.41%, 03/31/31 (Call 03/31/30),
(SOFR + 3.914%)(a)(b)

    37,876       43,364,316  

4.45%, 09/29/27(a)

    37,418       41,920,721  

4.60%, 03/09/26(a)

    15,985       17,831,996  

4.65%, 07/30/45(a)

    12,464       16,118,105  

4.65%, 07/23/48 (Call 06/23/48)(a)

    24,081       31,591,426  

4.75%, 05/18/46(a)

    16,346       20,764,724  

5.30%, 05/06/44(a)

    8,899       11,715,161  

5.32%, 03/26/41 (Call 03/26/40),
(SOFR + 4.548%)(b)

    10,576       13,897,807  

5.50%, 09/13/25(a)

    15,810       18,047,371  

5.88%, 01/30/42(a)

    11,593       16,529,503  

6.63%, 06/15/32

    10,317       13,793,523  

6.68%, 09/13/43

    9,866       15,014,822  

8.13%, 07/15/39(a)

    18,115       30,802,494  

Citizens Bank N.A./Providence RI, 2.25%, 04/28/25
(Call 03/28/25)

    4,825       4,982,017  

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

    12,016       12,818,663  

Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A.

   

3.75%, 07/21/26

    14,852       16,134,702  

4.38%, 08/04/25

    15,479       16,990,888  

5.25%, 05/24/41(a)

    13,949       19,285,036  

5.25%, 08/04/45

    11,921       16,188,654  

5.75%, 12/01/43(a)

    10,751       15,123,505  

Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A./New York,
3.38%, 05/21/25

    8,952       9,627,940  

Credit Suisse AG/New York NY
1.25%, 08/07/26

    23,386       22,856,656  

2.95%, 04/09/25(a)

    15,972       16,809,653  

Credit Suisse Group AG
3.75%, 03/26/25(a)

    22,137       23,685,778  

4.55%, 04/17/26

    21,616       24,006,269  

4.88%, 05/15/45(a)

    16,264       20,604,471  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
1.69%, 03/19/26

    7,468       7,428,708  

2.13%, 11/24/26 (Call 11/24/25)(b)

    21,169       21,269,692  

3.04%, 05/28/32 (Call 05/28/31)(b)

    17,111       17,221,528  

3.55%, 09/18/31 (Call 09/18/30),
(SOFR + 3.043%)(a)(b)

    13,339       14,124,013  

3.96%, 11/26/25 (Call 11/26/24)(b)

    21,576       23,062,800  

Discover Bank
3.45%, 07/27/26 (Call 04/27/26)

    6,688       7,166,306  

4.65%, 09/13/28 (Call 06/13/28)(a)

    9,815       11,317,821  

Fifth Third Bancorp.
2.38%, 01/28/25 (Call 12/28/24)

    6,918       7,137,451  

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

    4,614       4,786,267  

8.25%, 03/01/38

    8,168       13,443,041  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

Fifth Third Bank NA
3.85%, 03/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)

  $     10,316     $     11,249,108  

3.95%, 07/28/25 (Call 06/28/25)

    5,840       6,408,212  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)
0.86%, 02/12/26 (Call 02/12/25),
(SOFR + 0.609%)(b)

    8,408       8,364,466  

1.09%, 12/09/26 (Call 12/09/25)(b)

    18,154       17,706,898  

1.43%, 03/09/27 (Call 03/09/26),
(SOFR + 0.798%)(b)

    27,748       27,305,253  

1.54%, 09/10/27 (Call 09/10/26)(b)

    25,712       25,261,330  

1.95%, 10/21/27 (Call 10/21/26)(b)

    21,701       21,730,518  

1.99%, 01/27/32 (Call 01/27/31)(b)

    21,614       20,654,691  

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

    44,192       43,419,391  

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

    17,598       17,893,083  

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

    35,081       35,186,225  

2.65%, 10/21/32 (Call 10/21/31)(b)

    27,046       27,187,215  

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

    15,812       15,713,368  

3.21%, 04/22/42 (Call 04/22/41)(b)

    23,035       23,856,603  

3.50%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)(a)

    16,190       17,217,268  

3.50%, 04/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)(a)

    33,832       36,095,296  

3.50%, 11/16/26 (Call 11/16/25)

    27,458       29,410,909  

3.69%, 06/05/28 (Call 06/05/27),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.510%)(b)

    24,530       26,577,818  

3.75%, 05/22/25 (Call 02/22/25)

    22,903       24,599,730  

3.75%, 02/25/26 (Call 11/25/25)

    16,592       17,990,336  

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

    22,633       24,934,756  

3.81%, 04/23/29 (Call 04/23/28),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.158%)(b)

    22,926       25,109,314  

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

    30,133       32,633,153  

4.02%, 10/31/38 (Call 10/31/37),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.373%)(b)

    26,754       30,707,176  

4.22%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/28),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.301%)(a)(b)

    32,173       36,012,111  

4.25%, 10/21/25(a)

    17,572       19,261,332  

4.41%, 04/23/39 (Call 04/23/38),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.430%)(b)

    15,741       18,860,150  

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

    12,612       16,477,780  

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

    18,973       24,206,801  

5.15%, 05/22/45

    21,569       28,528,678  

5.95%, 01/15/27

    7,938       9,430,329  

6.13%, 02/15/33

    11,071       14,683,993  

6.25%, 02/01/41

    24,369       35,641,556  

6.75%, 10/01/37

    54,753       78,167,655  

HSBC Holdings PLC
1.59%, 05/24/27 (Call 05/24/26)(b)

    19,724       19,376,572  

1.65%, 04/18/26 (Call 04/18/25)(b)

    21,091       21,033,980  

2.01%, 09/22/28 (Call 09/22/27)(a)(b)

    16,901       16,659,106  

2.10%, 06/04/26 (Call 06/04/25)(b)

    21,166       21,426,513  

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

    20,807       20,409,672  

2.36%, 08/18/31 (Call 08/18/30)(a)(b)

    10,614       10,377,711  

2.63%, 11/07/25 (Call 11/07/24),
(SOFR + 1.401%)(b)

    20,079       20,734,754  

2.80%, 05/24/32 (Call 05/24/31)(b)

    31,454       31,662,892  

2.85%, 06/04/31 (Call 06/04/30)(a)(b)

    14,357       14,572,833  

3.90%, 05/25/26(a)

    22,981       24,945,411  

3.97%, 05/22/30 (Call 05/22/29)(a)(b)

    29,442       32,209,904  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

4.04%, 03/13/28 (Call 03/13/27),

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.546%)(b)

  $     26,730     $     29,084,282  

4.25%, 08/18/25

    13,412       14,546,607  

4.29%, 09/12/26 (Call 09/12/25)(a)(b)

    22,828       24,863,518  

4.30%, 03/08/26(a)

    29,521       32,476,758  

4.38%, 11/23/26

    16,011       17,604,698  

4.58%, 06/19/29 (Call 06/19/28)(b)

    31,503       35,598,771  

4.95%, 03/31/30

    23,184       27,283,386  

5.25%, 03/14/44(a)

    16,390       21,245,331  

6.10%, 01/14/42(a)

    5,001       7,158,150  

6.50%, 05/02/36(a)

    21,099       28,751,384  

6.50%, 09/15/37

    25,613       35,432,425  

6.80%, 06/01/38(a)

    13,642       19,538,820  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH, 2.55%, 02/04/30
(Call 11/04/29)(a)

    4,963       5,090,679  

ING Groep NV

   

1.73%, 04/01/27 (Call 04/01/26)(b)

    12,275       12,247,490  

2.73%, 04/01/32 (Call 04/01/31)(b)

    8,654       8,834,987  

3.95%, 03/29/27(a)

    16,555       18,216,639  

4.05%, 04/09/29(a)

    7,902       8,932,343  

4.55%, 10/02/28

    11,238       12,999,833  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

1.04%, 02/04/27 (Call 02/04/26)(b)

    18,617       18,091,245  

1.05%, 11/19/26 (Call 11/19/25),
(SOFR + 0.800%)(b)

    25,447       24,823,643  

1.47%, 09/22/27 (Call 09/22/26)(b)

    35,671       35,001,174  

1.58%, 04/22/27 (Call 04/22/26),
(SOFR + 0.885%)(a)(b)

    31,946       31,657,687  

1.76%, 11/19/31 (Call 11/19/30)(a)(b)

    14,401       13,635,143  

1.95%, 02/04/32 (Call 02/04/31)(b)

    27,228       26,044,132  

2.01%, 03/13/26 (Call 03/13/25)(a)(b)

    21,959       22,367,196  

2.07%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/28)(b)

    19,335       19,138,725  

2.08%, 04/22/26 (Call 04/22/25)(b)

    32,369       33,018,173  

2.18%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/27)(b)

    15,375       15,461,607  

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

    24,724       25,010,269  

2.53%, 11/19/41 (Call 11/19/40)(b)

    15,736       14,916,505  

2.58%, 04/22/32 (Call 04/22/31)(b)

    32,107       32,376,397  

2.74%, 10/15/30 (Call 10/15/29),
(SOFR + 1.510%)(a)(b)

    35,326       36,192,727  

2.95%, 10/01/26 (Call 07/01/26)(a)

    27,941       29,566,968  

3.11%, 04/22/41 (Call 04/22/40),
(SOFR + 2.460%)(b)

    14,759       15,245,060  

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

    20,677       21,404,872  

3.13%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)

    16,537       17,441,268  

3.16%, 04/22/42 (Call 04/22/41)(b)

    20,079       20,877,154  

3.20%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)

    18,054       19,274,779  

3.30%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)(a)

    22,254       23,781,982  

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

    38,447       41,433,371  

3.51%, 01/23/29 (Call 01/23/28),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.945%)(a)(b)

    20,129       21,746,146  

3.54%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/27),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.380%)(b)

    23,008       24,843,024  

3.63%, 12/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)

    11,492       12,394,330  

3.70%, 05/06/30 (Call 05/06/29)(b)

    23,466       25,620,803  

3.78%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/27),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.337%)(a)(b)

    24,767       26,984,892  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

3.88%, 07/24/38 (Call 07/24/37),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.360%)(b)

  $     23,859     $     27,232,851  

3.90%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)

    24,252       26,333,219  

3.90%, 01/23/49 (Call 01/23/48),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.220%)(b)

    17,244       20,113,619  

3.96%, 01/29/27 (Call 01/29/26)(b)

    18,474       20,127,122  

3.96%, 11/15/48 (Call 11/15/47),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.380%)(b)

    32,946       38,844,711  

4.01%, 04/23/29 (Call 04/23/28)(b)

    21,321       23,663,619  

4.03%, 07/24/48 (Call 07/24/47),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.460%)(b)

    14,390       17,010,292  

4.13%, 12/15/26

    20,281       22,456,328  

4.20%, 07/23/29 (Call 07/23/28),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.260%)(b)

    22,576       25,342,206  

4.25%, 10/01/27(a)

    13,408       15,073,817  

4.26%, 02/22/48 (Call 02/22/47),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.580%)(a)(b)

    18,146       22,204,151  

4.45%, 12/05/29 (Call 12/05/28),
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.330%)(a)(b)

    23,564       26,884,535  

4.49%, 03/24/31 (Call 03/24/30),
(SOFR + 3.790%)(b)

    27,943       32,383,517  

4.85%, 02/01/44(a)

    9,313       12,126,276  

4.95%, 06/01/45

    16,087       21,226,956  

5.40%, 01/06/42(a)

    11,782       16,062,766  

5.50%, 10/15/40

    10,002       13,618,985  

5.60%, 07/15/41(a)

    17,926       24,758,982  

5.63%, 08/16/43

    11,363       15,708,395  

6.40%, 05/15/38

    22,226       32,218,472  

KeyBank N.A./Cleveland OH, 3.30%, 06/01/25

    9,917       10,646,655  

KeyCorp.

   

2.25%, 04/06/27

    10,365       10,610,175  

2.55%, 10/01/29(a)

    7,993       8,256,324  

4.10%, 04/30/28

    9,329       10,587,426  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

1.63%, 05/11/27 (Call 05/11/26)(b)

    12,141       12,003,107  

2.44%, 02/05/26 (Call 02/05/25)(b)

    11,170       11,496,574  

3.57%, 11/07/28 (Call 11/07/27)(b)

    12,875       13,821,512  

3.75%, 01/11/27(a)

    14,848       16,118,814  

4.34%, 01/09/48

    15,798       18,997,307  

4.38%, 03/22/28

    12,696       14,348,307  

4.45%, 05/08/25

    16,327       17,962,908  

4.50%, 11/04/24

    4,233       4,608,250  

4.55%, 08/16/28(a)

    10,246       11,742,274  

4.58%, 12/10/25

    16,843       18,620,209  

4.65%, 03/24/26

    11,944       13,270,018  

5.30%, 12/01/45(a)

    6,059       8,155,371  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

   

1.41%, 07/17/25(a)

    21,554       21,489,554  

1.54%, 07/20/27 (Call 07/20/26)(b)

    23,932       23,625,204  

1.64%, 10/13/27 (Call 10/13/26)(b)

    10,146       10,082,821  

2.05%, 07/17/30(a)

    13,235       12,887,164  

2.19%, 02/25/25(a)

    22,173       22,777,270  

2.31%, 07/20/32 (Call 07/20/31)(b)

    18,814       18,465,226  

2.49%, 10/13/32 (Call 10/13/31)(b)

    5,907       5,904,113  

2.56%, 02/25/30(a)

    10,805       10,946,788  

2.76%, 09/13/26

    10,300       10,758,148  

3.20%, 07/18/29

    19,974       21,179,703  

3.29%, 07/25/27(a)

    4,334       4,658,763  

3.68%, 02/22/27(a)

    9,144       9,982,081  

3.74%, 03/07/29

    16,261       17,949,139  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Banks (continued)

   

3.75%, 07/18/39(a)

  $ 12,897     $     14,415,218  

3.78%, 03/02/25

    5,248       5,655,913  

3.85%, 03/01/26(a)

        24,585       26,841,517  

3.96%, 03/02/28

    11,775       13,124,490  

4.05%, 09/11/28(a)

    8,892       9,999,234  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

   

1.23%, 05/22/27 (Call 05/22/26)(b)

    13,413       13,060,007  

1.55%, 07/09/27 (Call 07/09/26)(b)

    14,943       14,750,591  

1.98%, 09/08/31 (Call 09/08/30)(a)(b)

    2,885       2,762,552  

2.20%, 07/10/31 (Call 07/10/30)(b)

    12,411       12,111,745  

2.23%, 05/25/26 (Call 05/25/25)(a)(b)

    3,773       3,844,537  

2.56%, 09/13/31

    15,179       14,829,220  

2.84%, 09/13/26(a)

    9,874       10,354,320  

3.15%, 07/16/30 (Call 07/16/29), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.130%)(b)

    8,066       8,501,525  

3.17%, 09/11/27

    11,150       11,859,402  

4.02%, 03/05/28(a)

    10,425       11,669,866  

4.25%, 09/11/29 (Call 09/11/28)(a)(b)

    10,763       12,119,649  

Morgan Stanley

   

0.99%, 12/10/26 (Call 12/10/25)(b)

    23,402       22,747,268  

1.51%, 07/20/27 (Call 07/20/26), (SOFR + 0.858%)(b)

    29,917       29,439,193  

1.59%, 05/04/27 (Call 05/04/26), (SOFR + 0.879%)(b)

    33,096       32,780,886  

1.79%, 02/13/32 (Call 02/13/31)(a)(b)

    23,609       22,243,802  

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

    24,477       23,329,303  

2.19%, 04/28/26 (Call 04/28/25), (SOFR + 1.990%)(a)(b)

    27,741       28,400,171  

2.24%, 07/21/32 (Call 07/21/31), (SOFR + 1.178%)(b)

    33,385       32,589,672  

2.48%, 09/16/36 (Call 09/16/31)(b)

    30,560       29,662,386  

2.51%, 10/20/32 (Call 10/20/31)(b)

    16,576       16,539,533  

2.70%, 01/22/31 (Call 01/22/30), (SOFR + 1.143%)(a)(b)

    33,384       34,123,726  

2.80%, 07/25/51 (Call 01/25/51)(a)(b)

    18,776       18,618,558  

3.13%, 07/27/26

    27,995       29,738,229  

3.22%, 04/22/42 (Call 04/22/41)(a)(b)

    18,225       19,201,308  

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

    28,094       30,388,724  

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

    28,564       31,207,281  

3.63%, 01/20/27

    29,453       31,993,371  

3.77%, 01/24/29 (Call 01/24/28), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.140%)(a)(b)

    27,987       30,743,980  

3.88%, 01/27/26

    29,109       31,767,231  

3.95%, 04/23/27

    19,146       21,027,123  

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

    18,445       21,150,114  

4.00%, 07/23/25(a)

    29,005       31,657,693  

4.30%, 01/27/45

    23,408       28,838,001  

4.35%, 09/08/26

    21,786       24,213,725  

4.38%, 01/22/47

    19,554       24,690,754  

4.43%, 01/23/30 (Call 01/23/29), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.628%)(b)

    27,606       31,576,458  

4.46%, 04/22/39 (Call 04/22/38), (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.431%)(a)(b)

    9,822       11,891,861  

5.00%, 11/24/25

    19,335       21,778,062  

5.60%, 03/24/51 (Call 03/24/50), (SOFR + 4.480%)(a)(b)

    18,016       27,078,929  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)            

6.38%, 07/24/42(a)

  $ 18,419     $     28,085,453  

7.25%, 04/01/32

    9,706       13,888,723  

National Australia Bank Ltd./New York

   

2.50%, 07/12/26(a)

    10,332       10,828,429  

3.38%, 01/14/26(a)

    5,746       6,219,002  

Natwest Group PLC

   

1.64%, 06/14/27 (Call 06/14/26)(a)(b)

    14,668       14,489,441  

3.07%, 05/22/28 (Call 05/22/27)(a)(b)

    8,374       8,746,687  

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

    11,644       13,209,337  

4.80%, 04/05/26

    13,491       15,131,197  

4.89%, 05/18/29 (Call 05/18/28)(b)

    14,788       17,046,064  

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

    15,501       18,156,610  

Northern Trust Corp.

   

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

    6,671       6,652,757  

3.95%, 10/30/25

    6,437       7,113,934  

PNC Bank N.A.

   

2.70%, 10/22/29

    10,097       10,506,700  

2.95%, 02/23/25 (Call 01/24/25)

    4,626       4,884,930  

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

    7,315       7,889,699  

3.25%, 06/01/25 (Call 05/02/25)(a)

    8,677       9,298,827  

4.05%, 07/26/28

    11,351       12,834,740  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

   

2.31%, 04/23/32 (Call 04/23/31)(a)(b)

    10,499       10,591,780  

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

    19,403       20,033,202  

2.60%, 07/23/26 (Call 05/23/26)

    9,212       9,680,837  

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

    9,412       10,178,679  

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

    19,086       20,987,008  

Royal Bank of Canada

   

0.88%, 01/20/26

    15,899       15,518,518  

1.15%, 06/10/25

    14,389       14,318,720  

1.15%, 07/14/26

    15,914       15,642,572  

1.20%, 04/27/26

    16,408       16,173,648  

1.40%, 11/02/26

        20,422       20,175,562  

2.25%, 11/01/24

    12,066       12,484,188  

2.30%, 11/03/31

    20,000       19,965,750  

4.65%, 01/27/26

    16,873       18,904,595  

Santander Holdings USA Inc.

   

3.24%, 10/05/26 (Call 08/05/26)

    10,256       10,801,955  

3.45%, 06/02/25 (Call 05/02/25)

    8,597       9,123,598  

4.40%, 07/13/27 (Call 04/14/27)

    7,499       8,342,191  

4.50%, 07/17/25 (Call 04/17/25)(a)

    12,163       13,324,975  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

   

1.53%, 08/21/26 (Call 08/21/25)(b)

    6,984       6,909,139  

3.82%, 11/03/28 (Call 11/03/27)(a)(b)

    5,674       6,117,520  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC., 1.67%, 06/14/27 (Call 06/14/26)(b)

    12,039       11,854,476  

State Street Corp.

   

2.20%, 03/03/31(a)

    10,472       10,390,497  

2.40%, 01/24/30(a)

    6,003       6,174,805  

2.65%, 05/19/26(a)

    6,717       7,105,325  

3.30%, 12/16/24(a)

    2,911       3,124,329  

3.55%, 08/18/25

    13,333       14,487,454  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

   

0.95%, 01/12/26

    10,649       10,376,488  

1.40%, 09/17/26

    25,249       24,757,521  

1.47%, 07/08/25

    21,986       21,996,283  

1.90%, 09/17/28(a)

    22,673       22,092,542  

2.13%, 07/08/30

    15,350       15,051,674  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Banks (continued)

   

2.14%, 09/23/30

  $ 9,805     $ 9,426,183  

2.22%, 09/17/31

    8,694       8,480,718  

2.35%, 01/15/25(a)

    6,132       6,320,860  

2.63%, 07/14/26

    25,187       26,168,842  

2.75%, 01/15/30(a)

    12,584       12,933,088  

2.93%, 09/17/41(a)

    9,058       8,855,777  

3.01%, 10/19/26

    15,500       16,395,547  

3.04%, 07/16/29

        26,084           27,403,417  

3.35%, 10/18/27

    9,373       10,094,618  

3.36%, 07/12/27(a)

    14,499       15,621,582  

3.45%, 01/11/27

    13,961       15,049,205  

3.54%, 01/17/28(a)

    9,583       10,443,894  

3.78%, 03/09/26

    18,176       19,786,953  

3.94%, 07/19/28

    5,182       5,786,488  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

   

0.75%, 09/11/25(a)

    10,899       10,667,192  

0.75%, 01/06/26(a)

    18,907       18,428,568  

1.15%, 06/12/25(a)

    13,229       13,176,797  

1.20%, 06/03/26(a)

    14,444       14,259,149  

1.25%, 09/10/26

    15,816       15,523,127  

2.00%, 09/10/31(a)

    11,736       11,539,721  

Truist Bank

   

1.50%, 03/10/25 (Call 02/10/25)

    14,501       14,670,679  

2.15%, 12/06/24 (Call 11/05/24)

    4,685       4,843,854  

2.25%, 03/11/30 (Call 12/11/29)

    11,031       11,006,124  

3.30%, 05/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)(a)

    11,192       12,059,204  

3.63%, 09/16/25 (Call 08/16/25)

    11,711       12,670,681  

3.80%, 10/30/26 (Call 09/30/26)

    9,342       10,261,773  

Truist Financial Corp.

   

1.13%, 08/03/27 (Call 06/03/27)(a)

    7,133       6,888,331  

1.20%, 08/05/25 (Call 07/03/25)(a)

    8,795       8,787,017  

1.27%, 03/02/27 (Call 03/02/26)(b)

    15,097       14,875,119  

1.89%, 06/07/29 (Call 06/07/28)(b)

    13,081       12,959,895  

1.95%, 06/05/30 (Call 03/05/30)(a)

    7,011       6,957,241  

3.70%, 06/05/25 (Call 05/05/25)(a)

    11,588       12,558,501  

4.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)(a)

    9,966       10,864,719  

U.S. Bancorp.

   

1.38%, 07/22/30 (Call 04/22/30)

    15,917       15,032,362  

1.45%, 05/12/25 (Call 04/11/25)

    14,793       14,937,985  

2.49%, 11/03/36 (Call 11/03/31)(b)

    10,000       9,947,321  

3.00%, 07/30/29 (Call 04/30/29)(a)

    10,038       10,706,872  

3.10%, 04/27/26 (Call 03/27/26)(a)

    8,217       8,763,983  

3.90%, 04/26/28 (Call 03/24/28)(a)

    8,540       9,642,850  

3.95%, 11/17/25 (Call 10/17/25)

    8,046       8,866,743  

Series V, 2.38%, 07/22/26 (Call 06/22/26)

    14,567       15,222,380  

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

    13,430       14,433,198  

U.S. Bank N.A./Cincinnati OH

   

2.05%, 01/21/25 (Call 12/20/24)(a)

    8,362       8,616,669  

2.80%, 01/27/25 (Call 12/27/24)

    4,946       5,206,011  

Wachovia Corp., 5.50%, 08/01/35

    8,529       10,930,124  

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

2.16%, 02/11/26 (Call 02/11/25)(b)

    31,306       32,037,959  

2.19%, 04/30/26 (Call 04/30/25)(a)(b)

    31,709       32,396,464  

2.39%, 06/02/28 (Call 06/02/27)(b)

    30,989       31,483,959  

2.41%, 10/30/25 (Call 10/30/24)(b)

    30,239       31,238,387  

2.57%, 02/11/31 (Call 02/11/30)(b)

    27,862       28,185,358  

2.88%, 10/30/30 (Call 10/30/29)(b)

    36,388       37,711,683  

3.00%, 02/19/25

    18,110       19,061,248  

3.00%, 04/22/26(a)

    35,306       37,386,148  

3.00%, 10/23/26(a)

    33,276       35,163,478  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Banks (continued)

   

3.07%, 04/29/40 (Call 04/30/40)(b)

  $     40,386     $ 41,276,394  

3.20%, 06/17/27 (Call 06/17/26)(b)

    23,987       25,447,674  

3.55%, 09/29/25

    26,031       28,023,007  

3.58%, 05/22/28 (Call 05/22/27)(a)(b)

    27,978       30,166,056  

3.90%, 05/01/45(a)

    19,098       22,443,681  

4.10%, 06/03/26

    23,979       26,301,064  

4.15%, 01/24/29 (Call 10/24/28)

    25,702       28,933,402  

4.30%, 07/22/27(a)

    21,964       24,544,208  

4.40%, 06/14/46(a)

    19,229       23,251,907  

4.48%, 04/04/31 (Call 04/04/30)(b)

    23,726       27,422,157  

4.65%, 11/04/44

    19,563       24,044,105  

4.75%, 12/07/46

    20,767       26,351,666  

4.90%, 11/17/45

    19,563       25,179,574  

5.01%, 04/04/51 (Call 04/04/50)(b)

    52,244       72,088,810  

5.38%, 11/02/43

    20,705       27,566,442  

5.61%, 01/15/44

    22,613       30,906,917  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

   

5.85%, 02/01/37

    9,302       12,545,202  

6.60%, 01/15/38

    14,094       20,555,472  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

1.15%, 06/03/26

    13,795       13,631,110  

2.15%, 06/03/31

    14,510       14,484,174  

2.35%, 02/19/25

    11,764       12,206,462  

2.65%, 01/16/30(a)

    6,317       6,661,526  

2.70%, 08/19/26(a)

    10,329       10,921,856  

2.85%, 05/13/26(a)

    14,447       15,342,054  

2.96%, 11/16/40(a)

    7,482       7,466,315  

3.35%, 03/08/27(a)

    10,093       10,930,519  

3.40%, 01/25/28(a)

    8,539       9,367,634  

4.42%, 07/24/39(a)

    10,242       12,042,509  
   

 

 

 
          8,758,277,323  
Beverages — 3.2%            

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

   

3.65%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)

    34,791       37,808,256  

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

    51,694       62,551,710  

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

    92,171       117,574,037  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

   

3.65%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)

    17,315       18,797,630  

4.00%, 01/17/43(a)

    9,545       10,675,859  

4.63%, 02/01/44(a)

    7,683       9,280,641  

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

    14,774       18,585,893  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

   

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

    15,911       17,427,573  

3.75%, 07/15/42(a)

    10,156       11,106,238  

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

    24,448       27,477,391  

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

    12,441       14,660,318  

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

    16,837       19,813,529  

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

    15,518       18,753,961  

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

    21,604       26,747,057  

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

    23,222       28,673,139  

4.60%, 06/01/60 (Call 12/01/59)(a)

    10,726       13,405,723  

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

    40,272       47,277,910  

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

    13,349       16,984,886  

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

    7,330       8,871,511  

4.95%, 01/15/42

    15,823       19,908,511  

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

    18,481       24,236,931  

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

    38,524       54,075,372  

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

    18,719       27,618,803  

8.20%, 01/15/39

    12,923       21,243,918  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Beverages (continued)

   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   

1.00%, 03/15/28(a)

  $     11,149     $ 10,670,131  

1.38%, 03/15/31

    11,384       10,735,125  

1.45%, 06/01/27

    12,458       12,392,476  

1.50%, 03/05/28

    7,737       7,615,425  

1.65%, 06/01/30(a)

    16,121       15,653,493  

2.00%, 03/05/31(a)

    2,776       2,764,009  

2.13%, 09/06/29

    10,658       10,868,068  

2.25%, 01/05/32

    17,242       17,409,991  

2.50%, 06/01/40

    10,222       10,068,456  

2.50%, 03/15/51

    14,171       13,729,823  

2.60%, 06/01/50

    13,593       13,427,319  

2.75%, 06/01/60

    10,559       10,540,692  

2.88%, 05/05/41

    8,441       8,763,280  

3.00%, 03/05/51(a)

    14,291       15,206,210  

3.38%, 03/25/27(a)

    11,206       12,219,149  

3.45%, 03/25/30(a)

    12,946       14,393,909  

Constellation Brands Inc.

   

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

    13,883       13,576,826  

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

    5,594       5,943,889  

Diageo Capital PLC

   

1.38%, 09/29/25 (Call 08/29/25)

    8,562       8,602,407  

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

    8,520       8,463,955  

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

    8,216       8,142,257  

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

    9,357       9,586,107  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

   

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

    9,976       10,592,024  

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

    7,113       8,017,683  

4.42%, 05/25/25 (Call 03/25/25)

    11,572       12,726,204  

4.60%, 05/25/28 (Call 02/25/28)

    18,333       21,111,839  

5.09%, 05/25/48 (Call 11/25/47)(a)

    7,422       9,850,267  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.

   

3.00%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)

    21,012       22,240,696  

4.20%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)

    16,409       18,370,405  

5.00%, 05/01/42

    11,315       13,771,278  

PepsiCo Inc.

   

1.40%, 02/25/31 (Call 11/25/30)

    5,879       5,610,718  

1.63%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)

    14,916       14,541,534  

1.95%, 10/21/31 (Call 07/21/31)(a)

    14,755       14,630,717  

2.25%, 03/19/25 (Call 02/19/25)

    10,037       10,435,696  

2.38%, 10/06/26 (Call 07/06/26)(a)

    12,179       12,765,706  

2.63%, 07/29/29 (Call 04/29/29)

    4,079       4,303,122  

2.63%, 10/21/41 (Call 04/21/41)(a)

    10,160       10,261,854  

2.75%, 04/30/25 (Call 01/30/25)

    11,857       12,483,987  

2.75%, 03/19/30 (Call 12/19/29)

    17,346       18,380,758  

2.75%, 10/21/51 (Call 04/21/51)

    10,000       10,304,266  

2.85%, 02/24/26 (Call 11/24/25)(a)

    10,105       10,741,047  

2.88%, 10/15/49 (Call 04/15/49)(a)

    10,289       10,837,225  

3.00%, 10/15/27 (Call 07/15/27)(a)

    14,249       15,405,462  

3.38%, 07/29/49 (Call 01/29/49)

    4,970       5,680,750  

3.45%, 10/06/46 (Call 04/06/46)

    6,241       7,108,589  

3.63%, 03/19/50 (Call 09/19/49)

    6,815       8,160,175  
   

 

 

 
          1,202,661,796  
Biotechnology — 1.7%            

Amgen Inc.

   

1.65%, 08/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)

    12,896       12,507,400  

2.00%, 01/15/32 (Call 10/15/31)(a)

    15,186       14,577,734  

2.20%, 02/21/27 (Call 12/21/26)

    16,734       17,078,791  

2.30%, 02/25/31 (Call 11/25/30)(a)

    9,785       9,739,234  

2.45%, 02/21/30 (Call 11/21/29)(a)

    13,844       14,074,998  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

2.60%, 08/19/26 (Call 05/19/26)(a)

  $     12,684     $ 13,244,416  

2.77%, 09/01/53 (Call 03/01/53)(a)

    11,191       10,552,932  

2.80%, 08/15/41 (Call 02/15/41)

    12,234       11,847,734  

3.00%, 01/15/52 (Call 07/15/51)(a)

    14,278       14,016,217  

3.13%, 05/01/25 (Call 02/01/25)(a)

    10,105       10,682,936  

3.15%, 02/21/40 (Call 08/21/39)

    17,801       18,202,423  

3.20%, 11/02/27 (Call 08/02/27)(a)

    7,906       8,464,822  

3.38%, 02/21/50 (Call 08/21/49)

    21,309       22,299,302  

4.40%, 05/01/45 (Call 11/01/44)(a)

    24,575       29,704,899  

4.56%, 06/15/48 (Call 12/15/47)(a)

    11,681       14,640,589  

4.66%, 06/15/51 (Call 12/15/50)

    31,654       40,850,611  

Baxalta Inc., 4.00%, 06/23/25 (Call 03/23/25)

    10,954       11,899,654  

Biogen Inc.

   

2.25%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)

    16,635       16,390,447  

3.15%, 05/01/50 (Call 11/01/49)

    16,505       16,214,883  

4.05%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)(a)

    16,400       17,940,181  

5.20%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    8,938       11,954,316  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

   

1.20%, 10/01/27 (Call 08/01/27)

    9,484       9,138,918  

1.65%, 10/01/30 (Call 07/01/30)(a)

    8,054       7,700,646  

2.60%, 10/01/40 (Call 04/01/40)(a)

    12,860       12,285,980  

2.80%, 10/01/50 (Call 04/01/50)(a)

    14,911       14,463,613  

2.95%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)(a)

    13,783       14,585,777  

3.50%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)

    8,682       9,255,260  

3.65%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    28,662       31,055,575  

4.00%, 09/01/36 (Call 03/01/36)

    4,571       5,219,095  

4.15%, 03/01/47 (Call 09/01/46)(a)

    17,998       21,382,268  

4.50%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    18,001       22,209,533  

4.60%, 09/01/35 (Call 03/01/35)

    10,663       12,841,938  

4.75%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)

    21,197       27,099,828  

4.80%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    15,824       19,972,668  

5.65%, 12/01/41 (Call 06/01/41)(a)

    10,003       13,797,207  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

   

1.75%, 09/15/30 (Call 06/15/30)

    16,350       15,453,845  

2.80%, 09/15/50 (Call 03/15/50)

    6,160       5,799,893  

Royalty Pharma PLC

   

1.20%, 09/02/25 (Call 08/02/25)(a)

    12,161       12,012,775  

1.75%, 09/02/27 (Call 07/02/27)(a)

    10,984       10,762,288  

2.20%, 09/02/30 (Call 06/02/30)

    9,901       9,593,315  

3.30%, 09/02/40 (Call 03/02/40)(a)

    10,855       10,818,626  

3.55%, 09/02/50 (Call 03/02/50)

    9,926       9,865,671  
   

 

 

 
          632,199,238  
Building Materials — 0.3%            

Carrier Global Corp.

   

2.24%, 02/15/25 (Call 01/15/25)

    18,334       18,818,520  

2.49%, 02/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    12,368       12,710,744  

2.70%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(a)

    7,436       7,566,145  

2.72%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)

    16,417       16,818,379  

3.38%, 04/05/40 (Call 10/05/39)

    14,580       15,244,431  

3.58%, 04/05/50 (Call 10/05/49)

    19,999       21,636,176  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

   

2.40%, 07/15/31 (Call 04/15/31)

    8,623       8,559,503  

3.20%, 07/15/51 (Call 01/15/51)(a)

    10,744       11,003,933  
   

 

 

 
      112,357,831  
Chemicals — 1.0%            

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

   

2.05%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    9,090       9,155,939  

2.70%, 05/15/40 (Call 11/15/39)

    6,116       6,207,482  

2.80%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    9,060       9,269,381  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

CF Industries Inc.

   

4.95%, 06/01/43

  $ 389     $ 475,179  

5.15%, 03/15/34

        10,050       12,296,446  

5.38%, 03/15/44

    10,000       12,989,900  

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

   

2.10%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)(a)

    3,457       3,401,443  

3.60%, 11/15/50 (Call 05/15/50)(a)

    11,364       12,357,372  

3.63%, 05/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)(a)

    8,567       9,291,394  

4.38%, 11/15/42 (Call 05/15/42)(a)

    10,447       12,422,043  

4.80%, 05/15/49 (Call 11/15/48)

    7,337       9,453,853  

5.25%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    6,942       8,972,667  

5.55%, 11/30/48 (Call 05/30/48)

    8,927       12,571,885  

7.38%, 11/01/29

    6,705       9,090,054  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

   

4.49%, 11/15/25 (Call 09/15/25)

    20,929       23,296,691  

4.73%, 11/15/28 (Call 08/15/28)(a)

    18,784       21,966,988  

5.32%, 11/15/38 (Call 05/15/38)

    17,415       22,514,499  

5.42%, 11/15/48 (Call 05/15/48)(a)

    20,148       28,130,414  

Eastman Chemical Co., 4.65%, 10/15/44

   

(Call 04/15/44)

    6,267       7,529,122  

Ecolab Inc.

   

2.70%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)(a)

    3,059       3,229,631  

4.80%, 03/24/30 (Call 12/24/29)(a)

    4,398       5,296,934  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.,
5.00%, 09/26/48 (Call 03/26/48)

    3,658       4,800,376  

LYB International Finance BV

   

4.88%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    10,900       13,454,326  

5.25%, 07/15/43

    7,458       9,634,377  

LYB International Finance II BV, 3.50%, 03/02/27

   

(Call 12/02/26)

    10,806       11,669,016  

LYB International Finance III LLC
3.38%, 10/01/40 (Call 04/01/40)(a)

    6,123       6,331,053  

3.63%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/50)(a)

    9,040       9,639,026  

4.20%, 10/15/49 (Call 04/15/49)

    11,255       13,129,647  

4.20%, 05/01/50 (Call 11/01/49)(a)

    10,411       12,127,546  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, 4.63%, 02/26/55

   

(Call 08/26/54)(a)

    9,697       11,990,293  

Nutrien Ltd.
4.20%, 04/01/29 (Call 01/01/29)

    4,124       4,676,911  

5.00%, 04/01/49 (Call 10/01/48)

    6,645       8,921,572  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)
2.95%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)

    10,086       10,673,706  

3.45%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(a)

    16,510       17,890,272  

4.50%, 06/01/47 (Call 12/01/46)

      10,211       12,757,161  

Westlake Chemical Corp., 3.60%, 08/15/26

   

(Call 05/15/26)(a)

    611       667,901  
   

 

 

 
        388,282,500  
Commercial Services — 0.5%            

Automatic Data Processing Inc.
1.25%, 09/01/30 (Call 06/01/30)

    9,588       9,048,282  

1.70%, 05/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)

    10,876       10,819,360  

3.38%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)(a)

    8,094       8,725,482  

Equifax Inc.,
2.35%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)

    6,388       6,262,855  

Global Payments Inc.
1.20%, 03/01/26 (Call 02/01/26)

    12,169       11,877,073  

2.65%, 02/15/25 (Call 01/15/25)

    4,352       4,511,953  

2.90%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    12,442       12,693,790  

3.20%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(a)

    8,420       8,804,641  

4.15%, 08/15/49 (Call 02/15/49)(a)

    8,119       9,207,747  

4.80%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)(a)

    7,497       8,389,004  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Commercial Services (continued)            

IHS Markit Ltd.
4.25%, 05/01/29 (Call 02/01/29)(a)

  $     7,841     $ 8,945,130  

4.75%, 08/01/28 (Call 05/01/28)

    7,742       9,026,519  

Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
5.60%, 07/01/2111

    2,535       4,520,775  

PayPal Holdings Inc.
1.65%, 06/01/25 (Call 05/01/25)

    10,509       10,665,288  

2.30%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)

    7,083       7,200,729  

2.65%, 10/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)(a)

    14,413       15,189,012  

2.85%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)

    17,790       18,779,330  

3.25%, 06/01/50 (Call 12/01/49)

    8,346       9,029,253  

Quanta Services Inc., 2.90%, 10/01/30
(Call 07/01/30)

    2,829       2,923,139  

RELX Capital Inc.
3.00%, 05/22/30 (Call 02/22/30)

    8,514       8,992,804  

4.00%, 03/18/29 (Call 12/18/28)(a)

    8,229       9,198,650  

Verisk Analytics Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    9,643       10,494,223  
   

 

 

 
        205,305,039  
Computers — 3.3%            

Apple Inc.

   

0.55%, 08/20/25 (Call 07/20/25)

    16,392       16,048,091  

0.70%, 02/08/26 (Call 01/08/26)(a)

    25,985       25,445,021  

1.13%, 05/11/25 (Call 04/11/25)

    19,834       19,810,766  

1.25%, 08/20/30 (Call 05/20/30)(a)

    11,700       11,029,369  

1.40%, 08/05/28 (Call 06/05/28)(a)

    23,458       22,858,878  

1.65%, 05/11/30 (Call 02/11/30)

    18,451       18,014,580  

1.65%, 02/08/31 (Call 11/08/30)

    25,713       24,918,854  

1.70%, 08/05/31 (Call 05/05/31)(a)

    13,682       13,269,174  

2.05%, 09/11/26 (Call 07/11/26)

    19,832       20,413,300  

2.20%, 09/11/29 (Call 06/11/29)(a)

    14,802       15,123,570  

2.38%, 02/08/41 (Call 08/08/40)(a)

    14,388       13,955,753  

2.40%, 06/20/50 (Call 02/20/50)

    12,102       11,400,547  

2.45%, 08/04/26 (Call 05/04/26)(a)

    23,026       24,116,990  

2.50%, 02/09/25

    13,701       14,314,709  

2.55%, 08/20/60 (Call 02/20/60)

    12,388       11,593,398  

2.65%, 05/11/50 (Call 11/11/49)

    24,236       23,924,068  

2.65%, 02/08/51 (Call 08/08/50)(a)

    28,949       28,563,883  

2.70%, 08/05/51 (Call 02/05/51)

    18,614       18,505,378  

2.75%, 01/13/25 (Call 11/13/24)

    4,719       4,960,404  

2.80%, 02/08/60 (Call 08/08/60)

    20,144       19,866,520  

2.85%, 08/05/61 (Call 02/05/61)

    14,366       14,313,081  

2.90%, 09/12/27 (Call 06/12/27)(a)

    21,531       23,013,009  

2.95%, 09/11/49 (Call 03/11/49)

    12,780       13,284,598  

3.00%, 06/20/27 (Call 03/20/27)(a)

    12,010       12,945,786  

3.00%, 11/13/27 (Call 08/13/27)

    15,886       17,076,440  

3.20%, 05/13/25(a)

    16,195       17,329,876  

3.20%, 05/11/27 (Call 02/11/27)

    21,326       23,096,384  

3.25%, 02/23/26 (Call 11/23/25)

    32,396       34,890,780  

3.35%, 02/09/27 (Call 11/09/26)(a)

    21,063       22,941,723  

3.45%, 02/09/45

    19,915       22,337,704  

3.75%, 09/12/47 (Call 03/12/47)

    11,621       13,687,299  

3.75%, 11/13/47 (Call 05/13/47)

    12,446       14,622,753  

3.85%, 05/04/43

    28,585       33,709,527  

3.85%, 08/04/46 (Call 02/04/46)

    19,337       22,967,038  

4.25%, 02/09/47 (Call 08/09/46)

    9,810       12,428,131  

4.38%, 05/13/45

    19,235       24,592,015  

4.45%, 05/06/44

    9,282       11,833,328  

4.50%, 02/23/36 (Call 08/23/35)(a)

    6,827       8,529,314  

4.65%, 02/23/46 (Call 08/23/45)

    38,723       51,243,521  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
4.90%, 10/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)(a)

    17,969       20,475,983  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Computers (continued)            

5.30%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)

  $     18,048     $     21,711,650  

5.85%, 07/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    12,461       14,371,174  

6.02%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)

    42,522       50,117,203  

6.20%, 07/15/30 (Call 04/15/30)(a)

    5,409       6,892,827  

8.10%, 07/15/36 (Call 01/15/36)

    13,513       20,493,243  

8.35%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)

    17,631       29,426,520  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
1.75%, 04/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)(a)

    9,266       9,324,392  

4.90%, 10/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)(a)

    27,027       30,286,967  

6.20%, 10/15/35 (Call 04/15/35)(a)

    8,923       11,727,624  

6.35%, 10/15/45 (Call 04/15/45)

    13,300       18,282,733  

HP Inc.
1.45%, 06/17/26 (Call 05/17/26)(a)(c)

    10,405       10,267,229  

2.20%, 06/17/25 (Call 05/17/25)

    9,989       10,245,840  

2.65%, 06/17/31 (Call 03/17/31)(c)

    14,356       14,129,247  

3.00%, 06/17/27 (Call 04/17/27)(a)

    9,610       10,167,242  

3.40%, 06/17/30 (Call 03/17/30)(a)

    5,957       6,277,951  

6.00%, 09/15/41

    10,098       13,312,047  

International Business Machines Corp.
1.70%, 05/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)(a)

    16,813       16,823,227  

1.95%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    14,561       14,247,816  

2.95%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)

    7,871       7,817,503  

3.30%, 05/15/26

    27,977       30,184,301  

3.45%, 02/19/26(a)

    13,240       14,333,845  

3.50%, 05/15/29(a)

    31,481       34,479,499  

4.00%, 06/20/42(a)

    11,476       13,192,133  

4.15%, 05/15/39(a)

    19,253       22,510,756  

4.25%, 05/15/49(a)

    29,887       36,588,661  

Leidos Inc.
2.30%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)

    11,324       10,890,028  

4.38%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    8,012       9,004,790  

NetApp Inc., 1.88%, 06/22/25 (Call 05/22/25)

    9,389       9,535,592  
   

 

 

 
        1,270,093,583  
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.3%            

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

   

0.55%, 10/29/25

    8,698       8,506,002  

1.00%, 04/23/26(a)

    11,205       11,102,770  

1.20%, 10/29/30

    13,893       13,146,024  

1.95%, 04/23/31(a)

    6,199       6,235,954  

2.45%, 11/03/26

    6,987       7,363,778  

2.85%, 08/11/27

    8,264       8,870,731  

3.00%, 03/25/30(a)

    14,184       15,427,111  

Unilever Capital Corp.
1.75%, 08/12/31 (Call 05/12/31)(a)

    9,521       9,286,250  

2.13%, 09/06/29 (Call 06/06/29)(a)

    8,292       8,430,120  

2.90%, 05/05/27 (Call 02/05/27)(a)

    11,103       11,826,508  

3.50%, 03/22/28 (Call 12/22/27)(a)

    10,893       12,039,634  

5.90%, 11/15/32(a)

    9,951       13,453,333  
   

 

 

 
      125,688,215  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.4%            

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global

   

Aviation Trust
1.75%, 01/30/26 (Call 12/30/25)

    13,174       12,961,368  

2.45%, 10/29/26 (Call 09/29/26)

    25,870       26,091,020  

3.00%, 10/29/28 (Call 08/29/28)(a)

    30,175       30,561,551  

3.30%, 01/30/32 (Call 10/30/31)(a)

    33,840       34,374,817  

3.40%, 10/29/33 (Call 07/29/33)(a)

    15,285       15,576,639  

3.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)

    5,134       5,390,053  

3.65%, 07/21/27 (Call 04/21/27)(a)

    10,017       10,585,635  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

3.85%, 10/29/41 (Call 04/29/41)(a)

  $     12,975     $     13,428,092  

6.50%, 07/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)(a)

    9,630       11,147,114  

Air Lease Corp. 1.88%, 08/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)

    15,058       14,893,258  

2.30%, 02/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)(a)

    3,839       3,914,056  

2.88%, 01/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(a)

    15,528       16,031,321  

3.13%, 12/01/30 (Call 09/01/30)(a)

    7,505       7,662,953  

3.38%, 07/01/25 (Call 06/01/25)

    12,403       13,063,271  

3.75%, 06/01/26 (Call 04/01/26)

    10,501       11,236,460  

Ally Financial Inc.
2.20%, 11/02/28 (Call 09/02/28)

    10,795       10,660,062  

5.80%, 05/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)(a)

    3,516       4,005,971  

8.00%, 11/01/31

    20,514       29,381,743  

American Express Co.
3.00%, 10/30/24 (Call 09/29/24)

    10,307       10,898,824  

3.13%, 05/20/26 (Call 04/20/26)

    8,451       9,063,054  

4.05%, 12/03/42

    8,288       9,914,402  

4.20%, 11/06/25 (Call 10/06/25)(a)

    7,279       8,089,731  

American Express Credit Corp.,
3.30%, 05/03/27 (Call 04/03/27)

    20,613       22,455,913  

Brookfield Finance Inc.
3.50%, 03/30/51 (Call 09/30/50)

    7,055       7,488,445  

4.35%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    5,942       6,771,761  

4.70%, 09/20/47 (Call 03/20/47)

    9,869       12,157,201  

4.85%, 03/29/29 (Call 12/29/28)(a)

    10,189       11,904,779  

Capital One Financial Corp.
1.00%, 11/02/27

    15,000       14,958,600  

3.20%, 02/05/25 (Call 01/05/25)

    5,675       6,014,505  

3.30%, 10/30/24 (Call 09/30/24)(a)

    6,950       7,381,044  

3.65%, 05/11/27 (Call 04/11/27)(a)

    10,472       11,379,938  

3.75%, 07/28/26 (Call 06/28/26)

    14,247       15,401,416  

3.75%, 03/09/27 (Call 02/09/27)(a)

    12,972       14,144,177  

3.80%, 01/31/28 (Call 12/31/27)(a)

    16,029       17,685,182  

4.20%, 10/29/25 (Call 09/29/25)

    12,373       13,533,449  

4.25%, 04/30/25 (Call 03/31/25)

    8,773       9,609,335  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
0.90%, 03/11/26 (Call 02/11/26)

    7,763       7,621,703  

1.15%, 05/13/26 (Call 04/13/26)(a)

    12,632       12,526,784  

1.65%, 03/11/31 (Call 12/11/30)(a)

    7,707       7,393,135  

1.95%, 12/01/31 (Call 09/01/31)(a)

    15,171       14,900,163  

2.00%, 03/20/28 (Call 01/20/28)

    16,246       16,396,916  

2.30%, 05/13/31 (Call 02/13/31)(a)

    2,905       2,932,891  

3.85%, 05/21/25 (Call 03/21/25)

    8,180       8,893,463  

CME Group Inc.
3.00%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)(a)

    3,772       3,980,498  

5.30%, 09/15/43 (Call 03/15/43)

    10,070       14,116,208  

Discover Financial Services, 4.10%, 02/09/27

   

(Call 11/09/26)

    11,161       12,279,051  

GE Capital Funding LLC
3.45%, 05/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)

    14,649       15,671,226  

4.05%, 05/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)

    11,452       12,754,924  

4.40%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    26,950       31,498,489  

4.55%, 05/15/32 (Call 02/15/32)

    6,361       7,619,234  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.
3.37%, 11/15/25

    19,681       21,236,891  

4.42%, 11/15/35

    110,961       135,097,237  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.
1.85%, 09/15/32 (Call 06/15/32)(a)

    15,225       14,316,326  

2.10%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)

    14,996       14,800,214  

2.65%, 09/15/40 (Call 03/15/40)(a)

    6,674       6,413,149  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

3.00%, 06/15/50 (Call 12/15/49)(a)

  $ 15,353     $ 15,346,031  

3.00%, 09/15/60 (Call 03/15/60)

    16,590       16,123,544  

3.75%, 12/01/25 (Call 09/01/25)(a)

    12,418       13,521,460  

4.25%, 09/21/48 (Call 03/21/48)

    11,213       13,515,583  

Jefferies Group LLC/Jefferies Group Capital Finance Inc.
2.63%, 10/15/31 (Call 07/15/31)(a)

    146       143,328  

4.15%, 01/23/30

    10,797       12,033,890  

4.85%, 01/15/27(a)

    7,591       8,683,064  

Mastercard Inc.
2.00%, 03/03/25 (Call 02/03/25)

    5,067       5,217,026  

2.95%, 11/21/26 (Call 08/21/26)(a)

    4,465       4,780,343  

2.95%, 06/01/29 (Call 03/01/29)

    9,629       10,357,083  

3.30%, 03/26/27 (Call 01/26/27)

    12,854       13,965,059  

3.35%, 03/26/30 (Call 12/26/29)(a)

    15,223       16,832,650  

3.65%, 06/01/49 (Call 12/01/48)

    9,277       10,868,159  

3.85%, 03/26/50 (Call 09/26/49)(a)

    13,847       16,780,738  

Nomura Holdings Inc.
1.65%, 07/14/26

    14,089       13,871,060  

1.85%, 07/16/25

    13,246       13,314,054  

2.17%, 07/14/28(a)

    16,016       15,690,869  

2.61%, 07/14/31(a)

    10,284       10,136,332  

2.65%, 01/16/25(a)

    8,490       8,784,478  

2.68%, 07/16/30(a)

    6,148       6,155,664  

3.10%, 01/16/30(a)

    13,966       14,423,240  

Raymond James Financial Inc.
3.75%, 04/01/51 (Call 10/01/50)(a)

    9,408       10,750,329  

4.95%, 07/15/46

    8,841       11,660,367  

Synchrony Financial
3.95%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(a)

    8,974       9,769,275  

4.50%, 07/23/25 (Call 04/23/25)

    7,632       8,351,382  

Visa Inc.

   

1.10%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(a)

    7,939       7,405,506  

1.90%, 04/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(a)

    13,732       13,987,255  

2.00%, 08/15/50 (Call 02/15/50)(a)

    16,090       14,288,311  

2.05%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    14,554       14,766,710  

2.70%, 04/15/40 (Call 10/15/39)

    12,249       12,560,717  

2.75%, 09/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)

    7,721       8,220,953  

3.15%, 12/14/25 (Call 09/14/25)

    32,018       34,396,611  

3.65%, 09/15/47 (Call 03/15/47)

    7,969       9,371,197  

4.15%, 12/14/35 (Call 06/14/35)(a)

    15,379       18,464,318  

4.30%, 12/14/45 (Call 06/14/45)

        33,376       42,782,308  
   

 

 

 
          1,297,584,536  

Electric — 2.9%

   

AES Corp. (The)
1.38%, 01/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    9,276       9,073,519  

2.45%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)

    11,452       11,236,969  

Ameren Corp., 3.50%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

    3,770       4,092,735  

Avangrid Inc.
3.20%, 04/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)(a)

    6,489       6,857,623  

3.80%, 06/01/29 (Call 03/01/29)(a)

    8,175       9,082,569  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.
2.85%, 05/15/51 (Call 11/15/50)

    12,753       12,474,170  

3.70%, 07/15/30 (Call 04/15/30)

    11,243       12,571,910  

3.80%, 07/15/48 (Call 01/15/48)

    7,164       8,187,056  

4.05%, 04/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)(a)

    10,511       11,466,678  

4.25%, 10/15/50 (Call 04/15/50)(a)

    7,929       9,774,776  

4.45%, 01/15/49 (Call 07/15/48)

    10,098       12,697,781  

4.50%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    7,611       9,392,060  

5.15%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    7,697       10,074,632  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Electric (continued)

   

6.13%, 04/01/36(a)

  $ 17,400     $ 23,917,497  

Commonwealth Edison Co., 4.00%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)(a)

    8,598       10,296,422  

Connecticut Light & Power Co. (The), 4.00%, 04/01/48 (Call 10/01/47)

    8,581       10,523,825  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.
2.40%, 06/15/31 (Call 03/15/31)

    4,577       4,615,716  

3.60%, 06/15/61 (Call 12/15/60)(a)

    9,063       9,793,464  

4.45%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    7,246       8,619,163  

4.63%, 12/01/54 (Call 06/01/54)

    6,437       8,197,612  

Series 20B, 3.95%, 04/01/50
(Call 10/01/49)(a)

    9,791       11,398,237  

Dominion Energy Inc.
3.90%, 10/01/25 (Call 07/01/25)(a)

    10,227       11,124,563  

Series C, 2.25%, 08/15/31 (Call 05/15/31)(a)

    9,942       9,800,752  

Series C, 3.38%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    14,688       15,787,676  

DTE Energy Co., Series F, 1.05%, 06/01/25 (Call 05/01/25)(a)

    10,089       9,962,179  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
3.20%, 08/15/49 (Call 02/15/49)

    7,783       8,244,902  

5.30%, 02/15/40(a)

    8,086       10,757,481  

Duke Energy Corp.
2.45%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(a)

    9,138       9,160,845  

2.55%, 06/15/31 (Call 03/15/31)

    9,554       9,604,554  

2.65%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)(a)

    12,650       13,210,349  

3.15%, 08/15/27 (Call 05/15/27)(a)

    8,606       9,188,663  

3.30%, 06/15/41 (Call 12/15/40)(a)

    5,309       5,415,333  

3.50%, 06/15/51 (Call 12/15/50)

    7,862       8,303,257  

3.75%, 09/01/46 (Call 03/01/46)

    15,025       16,348,883  

Duke Energy Florida LLC, 6.40%, 06/15/38(a)

    9,832       14,295,100  

Emera U.S. Finance LP
3.55%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)

    5,300       5,673,789  

4.75%, 06/15/46 (Call 12/15/45)

    11,978       14,393,808  

Entergy Corp.
0.90%, 09/15/25 (Call 08/15/25)(a)

    12,193           11,875,015  

2.95%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)(a)

    7,433       7,838,569  

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.20%, 09/01/48 (Call 03/01/48)

    9,326       11,460,033  

Evergy Inc., 2.90%, 09/15/29 (Call 06/15/29)

    6,973       7,274,909  

Exelon Corp.
3.40%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)

    8,781       9,412,701  

3.95%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    8,409       9,087,138  

4.05%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

        12,702       14,292,309  

4.45%, 04/15/46 (Call 10/15/45)

    7,166       8,883,508  

4.70%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)

    4,864       6,269,906  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC
3.25%, 06/01/25 (Call 05/01/25)(a)

    9,176       9,706,911  

5.60%, 06/15/42 (Call 12/15/41)(a)

    7,854       9,428,207  

6.25%, 10/01/39

    9,771       12,480,409  

Florida Power & Light Co.
2.85%, 04/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)(a)

    8,374       8,808,423  

3.15%, 10/01/49 (Call 04/01/49)(a)

    8,341       9,117,906  

3.95%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)

    8,860       10,906,050  

Georgia Power Co.
4.30%, 03/15/42

    11,484       13,226,552  

Series A, 3.25%, 03/15/51 (Call 09/15/50)(a)

    6,787       6,947,783  

MidAmerican Energy Co.
3.65%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)

    6,023       6,691,277  

4.25%, 07/15/49 (Call 01/15/49)

    8,423       10,539,633  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.
1.90%, 06/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)(a)

    17,216       17,018,748  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Electric (continued)

   

2.25%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(a)

  $ 18,212     $ 18,198,844  

2.75%, 05/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)(a)

    14,854       15,504,121  

2.75%, 11/01/29 (Call 08/01/29)

    6,033       6,255,562  

3.55%, 05/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)

    17,754       19,250,525  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
2.10%, 08/01/27 (Call 06/01/27)(a)

    10,212       9,913,675  

2.50%, 02/01/31 (Call 11/01/30)

    20,884       19,947,587  

3.00%, 06/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)(a)

    8,062       8,124,806  

3.15%, 01/01/26(a)

    20,024       20,619,909  

3.30%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)

    13,058       13,360,870  

3.30%, 08/01/40 (Call 02/01/40)

    8,552       8,040,114  

3.45%, 07/01/25(a)

    7,248       7,565,733  

3.50%, 08/01/50 (Call 02/01/50)

    20,592       19,570,128  

3.75%, 07/01/28(a)

    5,797       6,086,331  

3.95%, 12/01/47 (Call 06/01/47)

    8,471       8,398,997  

4.50%, 07/01/40 (Call 01/01/40)

    20,775       21,652,409  

4.55%, 07/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)

    28,702       31,280,825  

4.95%, 07/01/50 (Call 01/01/50)

    28,909       32,021,950  

PacifiCorp., 2.90%, 06/15/52 (Call 12/15/51)(a)

    10,517       10,468,014  

Public Service Co. of Colorado,
1.88%, 06/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)(a)

    6,258       6,122,113  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

   

Series VVV, 1.70%, 10/01/30 (Call 07/01/30)(a)

    8,544       8,164,593  

Series WWW, 2.95%, 08/15/51 (Call 02/15/51)

    8,464       8,604,746  

Sempra Energy
3.25%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)(a)

    8,190       8,748,013  

3.40%, 02/01/28 (Call 11/01/27)

    12,413       13,359,979  

3.80%, 02/01/38 (Call 08/01/37)

    9,831       10,874,167  

4.00%, 02/01/48 (Call 08/01/47)

    6,838       7,769,578  

6.00%, 10/15/39

    6,962       9,668,090  

Southern California Edison Co.
3.65%, 02/01/50 (Call 08/01/49)(a)

    11,863       12,764,729  

4.00%, 04/01/47 (Call 10/01/46)

    16,287       18,124,348  

4.65%, 10/01/43 (Call 04/01/43)

    8,251       9,740,104  

Series 20A, 2.95%, 02/01/51 (Call 08/01/50)(a)

    8,347       7,979,984  

Series C, 4.13%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)(a)

    13,341       15,008,756  

Series E, 3.70%, 08/01/25 (Call 06/01/25)(a)

    10,434       11,261,382  

Southern Co. (The)
3.25%, 07/01/26 (Call 04/01/26)

    17,792       18,969,206  

4.40%, 07/01/46 (Call 01/01/46)

        20,279       24,268,127  

Series A, 3.70%, 04/30/30 (Call 01/30/30)(a)

    9,909       10,767,291  

Series B, 4.00%, 01/15/51 (Call 10/15/25)(b)

    11,452       12,065,512  

Virginia Electric & Power Co.
2.45%, 12/15/50 (Call 06/15/50)

    10,037       9,352,607  

Series A, 3.15%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)

    5,229       5,574,972  

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

    6,999       7,625,946  
   

 

 

 
          1,099,957,178  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.0%

 

Emerson Electric Co., 0.88%, 10/15/26

   

(Call 09/15/26)(a)

    5,943       5,775,055  
   

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.3%

   

Agilent Technologies Inc., 2.30%, 03/12/31

   

(Call 12/12/30)

    7,859       7,807,861  

Amphenol Corp.
2.20%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)(a)

    9,965       9,795,665  

2.80%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)

    5,506       5,710,614  

Honeywell International Inc.
1.10%, 03/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)(a)

    27,990       27,487,750  

1.35%, 06/01/25 (Call 05/01/25)(a)

    12,249       12,352,137  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Electronics (continued)

   

1.75%, 09/01/31 (Call 06/01/31)(a)

  $ 19,630     $ 19,084,119  

1.95%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(a)

    5,277       5,268,341  

2.50%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)(a)

    7,652       8,053,355  

2.70%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)

    7,452       7,876,955  

2.80%, 06/01/50 (Call 12/01/49)(a)

    7,483       7,830,394  
   

 

 

 
      111,267,191  

Environmental Control — 0.1%

   

Republic Services Inc.
1.75%, 02/15/32 (Call 11/15/31)

    4,529       4,277,858  

3.95%, 05/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)

    8,980       10,042,069  

Waste Connections Inc., 2.95%, 01/15/52

   

(Call 07/15/51)

    10,450       10,395,877  

Waste Management Inc.
1.50%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)(a)

    12,487       11,724,719  

3.15%, 11/15/27 (Call 08/15/27)

    9,369       10,049,010  
   

 

 

 
      46,489,533  

Food — 1.0%

   

Campbell Soup Co.
3.95%, 03/15/25 (Call 01/15/25)(a)

    8,683       9,385,900  

4.15%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)

    10,433       11,684,743  

Conagra Brands Inc.
1.38%, 11/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)

    14,676       14,130,424  

4.60%, 11/01/25 (Call 09/01/25)

    9,389       10,459,995  

4.85%, 11/01/28 (Call 08/01/28)(a)

    13,653       15,936,051  

5.30%, 11/01/38 (Call 05/01/38)

    11,210       14,233,907  

5.40%, 11/01/48 (Call 05/01/48)(a)

    7,977       10,876,027  

General Mills Inc.
2.88%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    7,597       7,956,539  

3.20%, 02/10/27 (Call 11/10/26)

    6,782       7,271,323  

4.00%, 04/17/25 (Call 02/17/25)

    8,711       9,464,753  

4.20%, 04/17/28 (Call 01/17/28)(a)

    15,447       17,501,182  

Hormel Foods Corp.
1.70%, 06/03/28 (Call 04/03/28)(a)

    10,106       10,027,171  

1.80%, 06/11/30 (Call 03/11/30)(a)

    4,034       3,953,300  

J M Smucker Co. (The), 2.13%, 03/15/32

   

(Call 12/15/31)

    5,710       5,536,220  

JM Smucker Co. (The), 3.50%, 03/15/25

    10,780       11,545,491  

Kellogg Co., 3.25%, 04/01/26

    8,641       9,255,367  

Kroger Co. (The)
2.65%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    9,859       10,327,017  

3.95%, 01/15/50 (Call 07/15/49)(a)

    8,111       9,387,095  

4.45%, 02/01/47 (Call 08/01/46)(a)

    9,867       12,030,437  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, 3.40%, 08/15/27

   

(Call 05/15/27)(a)

    7,435       8,063,654  

Mondelez International Inc.
1.50%, 05/04/25 (Call 04/04/25)

    11,252       11,342,623  

2.63%, 09/04/50 (Call 03/04/50)

    9,522       8,955,147  

2.75%, 04/13/30 (Call 01/13/30)(a)

    9,659           10,062,087  

Sysco Corp.
3.25%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)

    4,165       4,464,299  

3.30%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)(a)

    8,363       8,960,116  

3.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 07/01/25)(a)

    6,300       6,830,446  

5.65%, 04/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)(a)

    9,623       10,948,519  

5.95%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    11,334       14,365,481  

6.60%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)(a)

        12,723       20,416,561  

Tyson Foods Inc.
3.55%, 06/02/27 (Call 03/02/27)(a)

    13,393       14,561,372  

4.00%, 03/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)

    13,072       14,369,226  

4.35%, 03/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)(a)

    8,869       10,192,694  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Food (continued)

   

4.55%, 06/02/47 (Call 12/02/46)(a)

  $ 5,319     $ 6,682,878  

5.10%, 09/28/48 (Call 03/28/48)(a)

    15,582       21,078,547  
   

 

 

 
      372,256,592  

Gas — 0.2%

   

Atmos Energy Corp., 4.13%, 10/15/44 (Call 04/15/44)

    3,912       4,572,336  

NiSource Inc.
0.95%, 08/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)(a)

        15,977           15,665,365  

1.70%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)

    9,022       8,493,262  

2.95%, 09/01/29 (Call 06/01/29)

    8,250       8,606,152  

3.49%, 05/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(a)

    10,951       11,832,387  

3.60%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)(a)

    10,219       11,134,702  

3.95%, 03/30/48 (Call 09/30/47)(a)

    6,986       8,040,384  

4.38%, 05/15/47 (Call 11/15/46)

    8,812       10,662,485  

4.80%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    7,367       9,159,898  
   

 

 

 
      88,166,971  

Hand & Machine Tools — 0.0%

   

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
2.30%, 03/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)(a)

    7,357       7,513,591  

2.75%, 11/15/50 (Call 05/15/50)

    9,013       8,850,123  
   

 

 

 
      16,363,714  

Health Care - Products — 1.1%

   

Abbott Laboratories
2.95%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)(a)

    6,715       7,104,837  

3.75%, 11/30/26 (Call 08/30/26)(a)

    20,540       22,739,760  

4.75%, 11/30/36 (Call 05/30/36)

    13,646       17,426,381  

4.90%, 11/30/46 (Call 05/30/46)

    31,195       43,370,156  

Boston Scientific Corp.
2.65%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)

    10,759       11,013,780  

3.75%, 03/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)

    10,343       11,247,136  

4.00%, 03/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)(a)

    7,717       8,658,948  

4.55%, 03/01/39 (Call 09/01/38)

    6,722       8,168,730  

4.70%, 03/01/49 (Call 09/01/48)(a)

    11,060       14,290,767  

Danaher Corp., 2.60%, 10/01/50 (Call 04/01/50)(a)

    10,111       9,837,629  

DH Europe Finance II Sarl
2.60%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)(a)

    9,986       10,386,130  

3.25%, 11/15/39 (Call 05/15/39)(a)

    6,390       6,833,484  

3.40%, 11/15/49 (Call 05/15/49)

    7,461       8,324,578  

Medtronic Inc.
3.50%, 03/15/25

    17,094       18,436,276  

4.38%, 03/15/35(a)

    19,873       24,391,564  

4.63%, 03/15/45

    16,535       21,989,204  

PerkinElmer Inc.
2.55%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)

    4,500       4,548,435  

3.30%, 09/15/29 (Call 06/15/29)

    2,193       2,347,927  

Stryker Corp.
1.95%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)(a)

    10,042       9,879,236  

3.38%, 11/01/25 (Call 08/01/25)

    8,732       9,391,431  

3.50%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    9,947       10,749,766  

4.63%, 03/15/46 (Call 09/15/45)(a)

    7,886       10,299,647  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
2.00%, 10/15/31 (Call 07/15/31)(a)

    11,612       11,366,035  

2.60%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)

    8,473       8,815,306  

2.80%, 10/15/41 (Call 04/15/41)

    15,088       15,183,797  

2.95%, 09/19/26 (Call 06/19/26)(a)

    13,934       14,822,762  

3.20%, 08/15/27 (Call 05/15/27)

    8,939       9,620,541  

4.10%, 08/15/47 (Call 02/15/47)(a)

    4,233       5,267,298  

4.13%, 03/25/25 (Call 02/25/25)

    8,919       9,724,098  

4.50%, 03/25/30 (Call 12/25/29)

    9,759       11,485,963  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health Care - Products (continued)

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.
3.55%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)

  $ 18,295     $ 19,496,767  

3.55%, 03/20/30 (Call 12/20/29)(a)

    7,442       8,086,503  
   

 

 

 
      405,304,872  

Health Care - Services — 2.3%

   

Aetna Inc.
3.50%, 11/15/24 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    1,936       2,064,893  

3.88%, 08/15/47 (Call 02/15/47)(a)

    7,922       9,036,903  

6.63%, 06/15/36(a)

        10,314           14,712,323  

Anthem Inc.
1.50%, 03/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    11,004       10,961,382  

2.25%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    12,121       12,097,533  

2.38%, 01/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)

    2,130       2,203,443  

2.55%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)

    9,073       9,262,794  

2.88%, 09/15/29 (Call 06/15/29)

    9,705       10,183,525  

3.13%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    9,385       9,727,447  

3.35%, 12/01/24 (Call 10/01/24)

    2,456       2,617,809  

3.60%, 03/15/51 (Call 09/15/50)(a)

    11,496       12,819,805  

3.65%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(a)

    12,006       13,157,515  

3.70%, 09/15/49 (Call 03/15/49)

    8,148       9,141,266  

4.10%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)(a)

    13,077       14,660,321  

4.38%, 12/01/47 (Call 06/01/47)

    11,859       14,538,369  

4.55%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)

    9,180       11,579,866  

4.63%, 05/15/42

    9,517       11,665,845  

4.65%, 01/15/43

    10,434       12,840,722  

4.65%, 08/15/44 (Call 02/15/44)

    9,205       11,409,424  

Ascension Health
3.95%, 11/15/46

    4,993       6,208,210  

Series B, 2.53%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)

    3,058       3,188,111  

CommonSpirit Health
3.35%, 10/01/29 (Call 04/01/29)

    9,336       9,955,937  

4.19%, 10/01/49 (Call 04/01/49)(a)

    5,511       6,490,305  

HCA Inc.
2.38%, 07/15/31 (Call 04/15/31)(a)

    10,543       10,289,296  

3.50%, 07/15/51 (Call 01/15/51)

    15,374       15,616,619  

4.13%, 06/15/29 (Call 03/15/29)

    17,043       18,889,137  

4.50%, 02/15/27 (Call 08/15/26)

    10,991       12,189,907  

5.13%, 06/15/39 (Call 12/15/38)

    10,569       13,063,044  

5.25%, 04/15/25

    12,308       13,795,256  

5.25%, 06/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    15,101       17,122,757  

5.25%, 06/15/49 (Call 12/15/48)

    20,156       26,057,505  

5.50%, 06/15/47 (Call 12/15/46)

    15,186       20,024,522  

Humana Inc.
1.35%, 02/03/27 (Call 01/03/27)(a)

    15,659       15,252,178  

2.15%, 02/03/32 (Call 11/03/31)(a)

    13,340       12,906,287  

4.95%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)(a)

    5,880       7,607,739  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
4.15%, 05/01/47 (Call 11/01/46)(a)

    14,277       17,730,237  

Series 2019, 3.27%, 05/12/49
(Call 05/01/49)(a)

    10,164       11,078,800  

Series 2021, 2.81%, 06/01/41
(Call 12/01/40)(a)

    13,192       13,371,877  

Series 2021, 3.00%, 06/01/51 (Call 12/01/50)

    14,505       15,077,604  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
3.60%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    8,065       8,600,401  

4.70%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)(a)

    6,804       8,415,574  

Quest Diagnostics Inc., 2.95%, 06/30/30

   

(Call 03/30/30)

    9,871       10,342,180  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.
1.15%, 05/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)(a)

    10,476       10,381,243  

2.00%, 05/15/30(a)

    13,045       13,000,702  

2.30%, 05/15/31 (Call 02/15/31)

    12,315       12,469,770  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

Health Care - Services (continued)

    

2.75%, 05/15/40 (Call 11/15/39)

  $ 11,063      $ 11,121,372  

2.88%, 08/15/29(a)

    10,648        11,345,821  

2.90%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)

    12,351        12,621,528  

2.95%, 10/15/27(a)

    9,171        9,838,356  

3.05%, 05/15/41 (Call 11/15/40)(a)

    15,394        16,085,383  

3.10%, 03/15/26(a)

    9,747        10,464,089  

3.13%, 05/15/60 (Call 11/15/59)(a)

    8,957        9,394,309  

3.25%, 05/15/51 (Call 11/15/50)(a)

    18,963        20,622,858  

3.45%, 01/15/27(a)

    9,155        10,007,294  

3.50%, 08/15/39 (Call 02/15/39)

    13,794        15,295,602  

3.70%, 08/15/49 (Call 02/15/49)

    12,084        13,982,390  

3.75%, 07/15/25

    18,582        20,269,905  

3.75%, 10/15/47 (Call 04/15/47)

    10,151        11,777,937  

3.85%, 06/15/28

    11,555        13,014,222  

3.88%, 12/15/28

    8,672        9,810,781  

3.88%, 08/15/59 (Call 02/15/59)

    13,458        16,179,911  

4.20%, 01/15/47 (Call 07/15/46)

    8,035        9,910,826  

4.25%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)(a)

    6,944        8,426,607  

4.25%, 06/15/48 (Call 12/15/47)

    14,152        17,725,980  

4.45%, 12/15/48 (Call 06/15/48)

    11,827        15,249,736  

4.63%, 07/15/35(a)

    8,248        10,215,046  

4.75%, 07/15/45

    19,205        25,523,040  

5.80%, 03/15/36(a)

    9,443        13,011,798  

6.88%, 02/15/38

    10,379        15,972,094  

Universal Health Services Inc.
2.65%, 10/15/30
(Call 07/15/30)(a)(c)

    2,103        2,091,824  

2.65%, 01/15/32
(Call 10/15/31)(a)(c)

    4,500        4,420,918  
    

 

 

 
           858,186,010  

Holding Companies - Diversified — 0.2%

 

Ares Capital Corp.
2.15%, 07/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)(a)

        10,690        10,587,232  

2.88%, 06/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)(a)

    15,307        15,368,865  

3.25%, 07/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    13,920        14,467,586  

3.88%, 01/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    17,114        18,152,921  

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 3.63%, 01/15/26

    

(Call 12/15/25)

    2,486        2,600,211  

FS KKR Capital Corp.
3.13%, 10/12/28 (Call 08/12/28)

    2,231        2,198,606  

3.40%, 01/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    1,273        1,309,815  

Owl Rock Capital Corp.
2.88%, 06/11/28 (Call 04/11/28)

    9,078        8,956,681  

3.40%, 07/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)

    16,408        16,886,400  
    

 

 

 
       90,528,317  

Home Builders — 0.0%

    

Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 11/29/27 (Call 05/29/27)(a)

    8,156        9,300,991  
    

 

 

 

Household Products & Wares — 0.0%

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp., 3.10%, 03/26/30 (Call 12/26/29)(a)

    7,401        8,045,814  
    

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.0%

    

Aflac Inc.
3.60%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    8,492        9,404,813  

3.63%, 11/15/24

    2,344        2,522,618  

American International Group Inc.
2.50%, 06/30/25 (Call 05/30/25)(a)

    13,966        14,488,349  

3.40%, 06/30/30 (Call 03/30/30)

    14,643        15,845,820  

3.75%, 07/10/25 (Call 04/10/25)

    11,030        11,895,771  

3.88%, 01/15/35 (Call 07/15/34)(a)

    10,866        12,133,094  

3.90%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)(a)

    16,933        18,566,593  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

4.20%, 04/01/28 (Call 01/01/28)

  $ 5,965     $ 6,733,470  

4.38%, 06/30/50 (Call 12/30/49)

    11,859       14,793,635  

4.38%, 01/15/55 (Call 07/15/54)

    8,902       11,134,297  

4.50%, 07/16/44 (Call 01/16/44)(a)

    19,770       24,122,310  

4.75%, 04/01/48 (Call 10/01/47)

    9,118       11,737,910  

4.80%, 07/10/45 (Call 01/10/45)(a)

    8,240       10,561,390  

6.25%, 05/01/36

    8,585       11,841,261  

Aon Corp.
2.80%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    14,098       14,578,272  

3.75%, 05/02/29 (Call 02/02/29)(a)

    3,962       4,392,608  

Aon PLC, 3.88%, 12/15/25 (Call 09/15/25)(a)

    4,457       4,867,185  

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 3.64%, 06/30/50

   

(Call 12/30/49)

    11,114       12,244,903  

Athene Holding Ltd., 4.13%, 01/12/28 (Call 10/12/27)(a).

    11,163       12,325,718  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
1.45%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)(a)

    7,998       7,634,675  

2.50%, 01/15/51 (Call 07/15/50)

    9,710       9,112,714  

2.85%, 10/15/50 (Call 04/15/50)

    18,585       18,641,759  

4.20%, 08/15/48 (Call 02/15/48)

        21,585           26,689,593  

4.25%, 01/15/49 (Call 07/15/48)

    19,620       24,348,371  

5.75%, 01/15/40(a)

    5,947       8,412,389  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
3.13%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(a)

    26,647       28,680,574  

4.50%, 02/11/43

    12,808       16,057,541  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.
3.70%, 06/22/27 (Call 03/22/27)(a)

    11,168       12,107,158  

4.70%, 06/22/47 (Call 12/22/46)(a)

    9,576       10,941,743  

Chubb Corp. (The), 6.00%, 05/11/37

    8,321       11,900,231  

Chubb INA Holdings Inc.
3.15%, 03/15/25(a)

    4,881       5,201,521  

3.35%, 05/03/26 (Call 02/03/26)

    7,274       7,860,249  

4.35%, 11/03/45 (Call 05/03/45)(a)

    8,660       11,060,714  

Equitable Holdings Inc.
4.35%, 04/20/28 (Call 01/20/28)(a)

    13,503       15,277,969  

5.00%, 04/20/48 (Call 10/20/47)

    14,458       18,498,333  

Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc.
3.13%, 10/15/52 (Call 04/15/52)

    13,254       13,009,432  

3.50%, 10/15/50 (Call 04/15/50)(a)

    3,082       3,281,026  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The), 3.60%, 08/19/49 (Call 02/19/49)(a)

    6,828       7,561,606  

Manulife Financial Corp.
4.15%, 03/04/26(a)

    8,266       9,163,405  

5.38%, 03/04/46(a)

    5,669       8,033,915  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
2.25%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)(a)

    3,317       3,314,711  

4.38%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    16,611       19,191,642  

4.90%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)

    12,099       16,517,475  

MetLife Inc.
4.05%, 03/01/45(a)

    8,139       9,821,334  

4.13%, 08/13/42

    9,908       11,790,154  

4.55%, 03/23/30 (Call 12/23/29)(a)

    10,968       12,921,336  

4.60%, 05/13/46 (Call 11/13/45)

    6,924       9,036,634  

4.88%, 11/13/43

    9,520       12,432,885  

5.70%, 06/15/35(a)

    10,393       14,019,630  

5.88%, 02/06/41

    9,143       13,033,587  

6.38%, 06/15/34

    7,992       11,229,415  

Progressive Corp. (The), 4.13%, 04/15/47

   

(Call 10/15/46)

    9,929       12,252,923  

Prudential Financial Inc. 3.70%, 03/13/51 (Call 09/13/50)(a)

    10,873       12,612,297  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

3.91%, 12/07/47 (Call 06/07/47)(a)

  $ 10,293     $ 12,129,055  

3.94%, 12/07/49 (Call 06/07/49)(a)

    12,236       14,578,368  

4.35%, 02/25/50 (Call 08/25/49)(a)

    10,529       13,454,981  

4.60%, 05/15/44(a)

    8,587       10,832,109  

5.70%, 12/14/36(a)

    8,717       11,751,976  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)
3.05%, 06/08/51 (Call 12/08/50)

    8,310       8,842,509  

5.35%, 11/01/40

    7,998       10,984,906  

6.25%, 06/15/37

    9,054       13,130,068  
   

 

 

 
          751,542,930  

Internet — 1.8%

   

Alphabet Inc.
0.45%, 08/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)

    6,509       6,357,431  

0.80%, 08/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)(a)

    13,733       13,205,092  

1.10%, 08/15/30 (Call 05/15/30)(a)

    23,517       22,039,987  

1.90%, 08/15/40 (Call 02/15/40)

    8,239       7,450,248  

2.00%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/15/26)(a)

    21,868       22,558,755  

2.05%, 08/15/50 (Call 02/15/50)(a)

        25,616       22,936,052  

2.25%, 08/15/60 (Call 02/15/60)

    18,882       16,918,693  

Amazon.com Inc.
0.80%, 06/03/25 (Call 05/03/25)

    8,925       8,839,009  

1.00%, 05/12/26 (Call 04/12/26)(a)

    22,380       22,153,817  

1.20%, 06/03/27 (Call 04/03/27)

    14,072       13,824,362  

1.50%, 06/03/30 (Call 03/03/30)

    18,888       18,278,339  

1.65%, 05/12/28 (Call 03/12/28)(a)

    20,910       20,835,945  

2.10%, 05/12/31 (Call 02/12/31)

    22,933       23,059,664  

2.50%, 06/03/50 (Call 12/03/49)

    22,784       21,713,674  

2.70%, 06/03/60 (Call 12/03/59)

    19,733       19,031,237  

2.88%, 05/12/41 (Call 11/12/40)

    22,705       23,472,783  

3.10%, 05/12/51 (Call 11/12/50)(a)

    31,427       33,531,650  

3.15%, 08/22/27 (Call 05/22/27)

    32,530       35,227,693  

3.25%, 05/12/61 (Call 11/12/60)

    19,593       21,347,095  

3.80%, 12/05/24 (Call 09/05/24)

    2,653       2,869,873  

3.88%, 08/22/37 (Call 02/22/37)(a)

    26,556       31,238,686  

4.05%, 08/22/47 (Call 02/22/47)

    33,194       40,753,950  

4.25%, 08/22/57 (Call 02/22/57)

    22,660       29,470,690  

4.80%, 12/05/34 (Call 06/05/34)(a)

    12,406       15,753,974  

4.95%, 12/05/44 (Call 06/05/44)

    13,374       17,995,729  

5.20%, 12/03/25 (Call 09/03/25)

    8,536       9,784,209  

Booking Holdings Inc.
3.60%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

    11,257       12,244,461  

4.63%, 04/13/30 (Call 01/13/30)(a)

    14,161       16,690,637  

eBay Inc.
1.40%, 05/10/26 (Call 04/10/26)

    6,859       6,788,238  

1.90%, 03/11/25 (Call 02/11/25)

    9,148       9,321,090  

2.60%, 05/10/31 (Call 02/10/31)(a)

    6,142       6,202,227  

2.70%, 03/11/30 (Call 12/11/29)(a)

    11,764       12,090,831  

3.60%, 06/05/27 (Call 03/05/27)(a)

    9,588       10,457,148  

3.65%, 05/10/51 (Call 11/10/50)(a)

    9,304       10,201,789  

4.00%, 07/15/42 (Call 01/15/42)(a)

    6,152       6,936,403  

Expedia Group Inc.
2.95%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)

    8,986       9,068,554  

3.25%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)

    14,537       14,958,073  

3.80%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)(a)

    13,132       14,167,662  

4.63%, 08/01/27 (Call 05/01/27)(a)

    5,781       6,469,928  

5.00%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)(a)

    5,344       5,993,094  

Netflix Inc.

   

4.38%, 11/15/26

    6,000       6,682,500  

4.88%, 04/15/28

    8,777       10,060,636  

5.88%, 11/15/28

    8,000       9,740,000  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Internet (continued)

   

6.38%, 05/15/29

  $ 4,000     $ 5,045,000  
   

 

 

 
          693,766,908  

Lodging — 0.2%

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.20%, 08/08/24 (Call 07/08/24)

    2,622       2,677,477  

3.50%, 08/18/26 (Call 06/18/26)

    8,721       8,910,842  

3.90%, 08/08/29 (Call 05/08/29)(a)

    2,789       2,832,473  

Marriott International Inc./MD

   

Series FF, 4.63%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)

    13,159       14,969,205  

Series GG, 3.50%, 10/15/32 (Call 07/15/32)

    8,378       8,857,076  

Series HH, 2.85%, 04/15/31 (Call 01/15/31)

    6,077       6,114,341  

Series R, 3.13%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)(a)

    7,583       8,017,722  

Sands China Ltd.
3.80%, 01/08/26 (Call 12/08/25)

    1,000       1,008,974  

5.13%, 08/08/25 (Call 06/08/25)

    13,030       13,871,988  

5.40%, 08/08/28 (Call 05/08/28)(a)

        16,314       17,681,470  
   

 

 

 
      84,941,568  

Machinery — 0.5%

   

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
0.80%, 11/13/25(a)

    12,678       12,492,189  

0.90%, 03/02/26(a)

    9,099       8,941,128  

1.10%, 09/14/27(a)

    9,643       9,397,492  

2.15%, 11/08/24(a)

    7,441       7,715,204  

Caterpillar Inc.
2.60%, 04/09/30 (Call 01/09/30)(a)

    8,464       8,875,868  

3.25%, 09/19/49 (Call 03/19/49)

    11,549       12,837,389  

3.25%, 04/09/50 (Call 10/09/49)(a)

    9,666       10,781,064  

3.80%, 08/15/42

    16,944       20,077,552  

5.20%, 05/27/41

    7,477       10,215,943  

Deere & Co.
3.75%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)(a)

    8,361       10,194,109  

3.90%, 06/09/42 (Call 12/09/41)(a)

    13,322       16,017,687  

John Deere Capital Corp.
0.70%, 01/15/26(a)

    7,435       7,253,594  

3.45%, 03/13/25(a)

    8,792       9,465,521  

Otis Worldwide Corp.
2.06%, 04/05/25 (Call 03/05/25)(a)

    10,493       10,738,528  

2.57%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)(a)

    17,650       18,007,232  

3.11%, 02/15/40 (Call 08/15/39)(a)

    5,533       5,652,920  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
3.45%, 11/15/26 (Call 08/15/26)(a)

    3,472       3,685,728  

4.95%, 09/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)

    11,682       13,439,032  
   

 

 

 
      195,788,180  

Manufacturing — 0.6%

   

3M Co.
2.00%, 02/14/25 (Call 01/14/25)(a)

    7,523       7,736,212  

2.38%, 08/26/29 (Call 05/26/29)(a)

    4,070       4,185,790  

2.88%, 10/15/27 (Call 07/15/27)(a)

    7,622       8,144,380  

3.25%, 08/26/49 (Call 02/26/49)(a)

    8,337       9,085,520  

3.38%, 03/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)

    8,483       9,306,314  

4.00%, 09/14/48 (Call 03/14/48)

    10,719       13,117,567  

Eaton Corp., 4.15%, 11/02/42(a)

    9,659       11,440,899  

General Electric Co.
3.45%, 05/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(a)

    10,311       11,229,357  

3.63%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)(a)

    9,962       11,157,995  

4.35%, 05/01/50 (Call 11/01/49)(a)

    10,667       13,575,033  

5.88%, 01/14/38

    16,596       22,918,535  

6.75%, 03/15/32

    31,443       43,244,567  

6.88%, 01/10/39

    14,218       21,613,368  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Manufacturing (continued)

   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.
2.65%, 11/15/26 (Call 08/15/26)(a)

  $ 11,025     $ 11,647,908  

3.90%, 09/01/42 (Call 03/01/42)(a)

    11,141       13,015,267  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.
3.25%, 06/14/29 (Call 03/14/29)(a)

    9,653       10,348,223  

4.00%, 06/14/49 (Call 12/14/48)(a)

    5,912       6,935,020  

Trane Technologies Luxembourg Finance SA, 3.80%, 03/21/29 (Call 12/21/28)(a)

    7,996       8,848,940  
   

 

 

 
          237,550,895  

Media — 4.9%

   

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
2.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 11/15/28)

    11,826       11,612,189  

2.30%, 02/01/32 (Call 11/01/31)

    3,669       3,473,002  

2.80%, 04/01/31 (Call 01/01/31)

    13,871       13,794,288  

3.50%, 06/01/41 (Call 12/01/40)(a)

        15,060       14,797,164  

3.50%, 03/01/42 (Call 09/01/41)

    16,125       15,720,582  

3.70%, 04/01/51 (Call 10/01/50)(a)

    19,479       19,080,356  

3.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)

    9,056       9,867,161  

3.85%, 04/01/61 (Call 10/01/60)

    18,672       18,067,640  

3.90%, 06/01/52 (Call 12/01/51)

    23,392       23,679,195  

3.95%, 06/30/62 (Call 12/30/61)

    10,102       9,905,324  

4.20%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)

    12,401       13,769,501  

4.40%, 12/01/61 (Call 06/01/61)

    11,907       12,629,535  

4.80%, 03/01/50 (Call 09/01/49)(a)

    26,966       30,683,916  

4.91%, 07/23/25 (Call 04/23/25)

    42,894       47,688,087  

5.05%, 03/30/29 (Call 12/30/28)(a)

    12,042       14,038,741  

5.13%, 07/01/49 (Call 01/01/49)(a)

    13,265       15,677,524  

5.38%, 04/01/38 (Call 10/01/37)

    9,332       11,218,755  

5.38%, 05/01/47 (Call 11/01/46)

    24,439       29,607,289  

5.75%, 04/01/48 (Call 10/01/47)(a)

    21,144       27,065,318  

6.38%, 10/23/35 (Call 04/23/35)

    20,291       26,331,127  

6.48%, 10/23/45 (Call 04/23/45)(a)

    33,533       46,091,249  

Comcast Corp.
1.50%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)

    15,669       14,696,754  

1.95%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

    12,983       12,666,485  

2.35%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/15/26)

    13,880       14,379,386  

2.45%, 08/15/52 (Call 02/15/52)(a)

    10,653       9,619,754  

2.65%, 02/01/30 (Call 11/01/29)

    15,198       15,735,005  

2.65%, 08/15/62 (Call 02/15/62)(a)

    14,077       12,687,366  

2.80%, 01/15/51 (Call 07/15/50)

    19,841       19,092,663  

2.89%, 11/01/51 (Call 05/01/51)(c)

    47,223       46,094,403  

2.94%, 11/01/56 (Call 05/01/56)(c)

    57,968       55,920,651  

2.99%, 11/01/63 (Call 05/01/63)(c)

    41,193       39,476,393  

3.10%, 04/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    5,817       6,168,019  

3.15%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)(a)

    21,740       23,289,273  

3.15%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)

    14,678       15,809,995  

3.20%, 07/15/36 (Call 01/15/36)

    9,503       10,102,368  

3.25%, 11/01/39 (Call 05/01/39)

    13,043       13,709,193  

3.30%, 02/01/27 (Call 11/01/26)

    13,047       14,075,567  

3.30%, 04/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)

    7,393       7,982,687  

3.38%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)

    8,757       9,344,792  

3.38%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/15/25)(a)

    14,860       15,950,051  

3.40%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    13,820       15,045,338  

3.40%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)

    14,244       15,308,503  

3.45%, 02/01/50 (Call 08/01/49)(a)

    17,434       18,776,802  

3.55%, 05/01/28 (Call 02/01/28)(a)

    7,287       8,037,291  

3.75%, 04/01/40 (Call 10/01/39)

    15,703       17,567,199  

3.90%, 03/01/38 (Call 09/01/37)

    11,875       13,450,413  

3.95%, 10/15/25 (Call 08/15/25)

    26,483       29,087,878  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

   

3.97%, 11/01/47 (Call 05/01/47)

  $ 18,340     $ 21,151,414  

4.00%, 08/15/47 (Call 02/15/47)

    9,602       11,131,367  

4.00%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)

    10,329       11,962,882  

4.00%, 11/01/49 (Call 05/01/49)

    19,184       22,364,308  

4.05%, 11/01/52 (Call 05/01/52)

    11,522       13,565,774  

4.15%, 10/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)

    37,498       42,797,761  

4.20%, 08/15/34 (Call 02/15/34)(a)

    9,577       11,184,117  

4.25%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)

    8,879       10,239,748  

4.25%, 01/15/33

    16,549       19,328,525  

4.40%, 02/25/35 (Call 02/15/35)

    6,958       8,232,834  

4.60%, 10/15/38 (Call 04/15/38)

    10,590       12,946,173  

4.60%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    9,351       11,797,136  

4.70%, 10/15/48 (Call 04/15/48)

    19,441       25,203,439  

4.95%, 10/15/58 (Call 04/15/58)(a)

    9,733       13,500,914  

5.65%, 06/15/35(a)

    6,092       8,010,847  

7.05%, 03/15/33

    7,881       11,324,870  

Discovery Communications LLC
3.63%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    9,578       10,304,444  

3.95%, 03/20/28 (Call 12/20/27)(a)

    13,531       14,888,052  

4.00%, 09/15/55 (Call 03/15/55)

        14,729           15,649,588  

4.13%, 05/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(a)

    8,854       9,839,616  

4.65%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    12,338       14,526,832  

5.20%, 09/20/47 (Call 03/20/47)(a)

    12,159       15,126,292  

5.30%, 05/15/49 (Call 11/15/48)(a)

    8,064       10,271,866  

Fox Corp.
4.71%, 01/25/29 (Call 10/25/28)(a)

    19,873       22,963,257  

5.48%, 01/25/39 (Call 07/25/38)

    9,718       12,553,246  

5.58%, 01/25/49 (Call 07/25/48)(a)

    16,541       22,713,064  

Time Warner Cable LLC
4.50%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)

    10,851       11,829,129  

5.50%, 09/01/41 (Call 03/01/41)

    10,552       12,888,129  

5.88%, 11/15/40 (Call 05/15/40)

    13,576       17,095,757  

6.55%, 05/01/37

    17,047       22,872,737  

6.75%, 06/15/39

    12,737       17,385,599  

7.30%, 07/01/38(a)

    16,793       24,150,114  

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.38%, 07/15/33

    12,218       17,950,163  

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.
1.85%, 07/30/26(a)

    9,911       10,066,413  

2.95%, 06/15/27(a)

    9,610       10,340,249  

3.00%, 02/13/26

    7,859       8,369,898  

3.15%, 09/17/25(a)

    8,122       8,671,222  

4.13%, 06/01/44

    11,226       13,395,546  

ViacomCBS Inc.
4.00%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

    5,857       6,392,579  

4.20%, 05/19/32 (Call 02/19/32)

    8,089       9,191,320  

4.38%, 03/15/43(a)

    11,744       13,402,192  

4.75%, 05/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)

    14,760       16,369,613  

4.95%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

    14,727       17,476,644  

4.95%, 05/19/50 (Call 11/19/49)(a)

    8,867       11,234,178  

5.85%, 09/01/43 (Call 03/01/43)(a)

    12,252       16,620,663  

6.88%, 04/30/36(a)

    13,009       18,541,647  

7.88%, 07/30/30(a)

    12,208       17,140,365  

Walt Disney Co. (The)
1.75%, 01/13/26

    14,619       14,832,108  

2.00%, 09/01/29 (Call 06/01/29)(a)

    17,080       17,102,892  

2.20%, 01/13/28

    8,273       8,451,820  

2.65%, 01/13/31(a)

    22,928       23,804,774  

2.75%, 09/01/49 (Call 03/01/49)(a)

    15,579       15,291,764  

3.35%, 03/24/25(a)

    15,644       16,751,107  

3.50%, 05/13/40 (Call 11/13/39)

    19,447       21,465,091  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)            

3.60%, 01/13/51 (Call 07/13/50)(a)

  $     27,738     $ 31,611,442  

3.80%, 03/22/30

    12,612       14,198,479  

3.80%, 05/13/60 (Call 11/13/59)

    12,471       14,710,051  

4.63%, 03/23/40 (Call 09/23/39)

    8,641       10,798,059  

4.70%, 03/23/50 (Call 09/23/49)(a)

    22,032       29,585,457  

6.20%, 12/15/34(a)

    9,621       13,474,163  

6.40%, 12/15/35(a)

    8,904       12,788,424  

6.65%, 11/15/37(a)

    12,885       19,244,244  
   

 

 

 
          1,857,944,570  
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.0%            

Precision Castparts Corp., 3.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)(a)

    9,088       9,730,421  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 0.5%            

Barrick Gold Corp., 5.25%, 04/01/42(a)

    4,117       5,374,524  

Barrick North America Finance LLC
5.70%, 05/30/41(a)

    8,435       11,480,697  

5.75%, 05/01/43

    8,888       12,355,115  

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd., 5.95%, 10/15/39(a)

    8,745       11,973,365  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.
4.13%, 02/24/42(a)

    7,736       9,176,828  

5.00%, 09/30/43

    26,050       34,677,234  

Newmont Corp.
2.25%, 10/01/30 (Call 07/01/30)

    12,980       12,786,588  

4.88%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)(a)

    6,797       8,561,096  

6.25%, 10/01/39

    9,811       13,947,742  

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., 6.13%, 12/15/33(a)

    7,342       10,144,040  

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.
2.75%, 11/02/51

    15,665       15,494,095  

3.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    14,277       15,548,926  

5.20%, 11/02/40

    11,667       15,685,283  

7.13%, 07/15/28(a)

    7,267       9,600,372  

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC,
4.13%, 08/21/42 (Call 02/21/42)(a)

    6,966       8,398,281  
   

 

 

 
      195,204,186  
Oil & Gas — 4.7%            

BP Capital Markets America Inc.
1.75%, 08/10/30 (Call 05/10/30)(a)

    9,951       9,627,002  

2.77%, 11/10/50 (Call 05/10/50)

    15,613       14,789,444  

2.94%, 06/04/51 (Call 12/04/50)(a)

    22,496       21,927,618  

3.00%, 02/24/50 (Call 08/24/49)(a)

    17,919       17,710,822  

3.00%, 03/17/52 (Call 09/17/51)

    15,897       15,712,274  

3.02%, 01/16/27 (Call 10/16/26)

    9,488       10,079,494  

3.06%, 06/17/41 (Call 12/17/40)

    15,681       15,843,218  

3.12%, 05/04/26 (Call 02/04/26)

    10,410       11,136,536  

3.19%, 04/06/25 (Call 03/06/25)(a)

    6,220       6,607,926  

3.38%, 02/08/61 (Call 08/08/60)

    19,211       19,815,870  

3.41%, 02/11/26 (Call 12/11/25)

    11,024       11,890,715  

3.63%, 04/06/30 (Call 01/06/30)(a)

    12,968       14,370,453  

3.80%, 09/21/25 (Call 07/21/25)

    11,762       12,831,365  

3.94%, 09/21/28 (Call 06/21/28)

    8,618       9,656,608  

4.23%, 11/06/28 (Call 08/06/28)(a)

    18,063       20,621,230  

BP Capital Markets PLC
3.28%, 09/19/27 (Call 06/19/27)(a)

    14,117       15,277,745  

3.51%, 03/17/25

    8,981       9,638,625  

3.54%, 11/04/24(a)

    2,356       2,523,633  

3.72%, 11/28/28 (Call 08/28/28)

    6,959       7,711,380  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
3.85%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(a)

    13,588       14,742,613  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil & Gas (continued)            

4.95%, 06/01/47 (Call 12/01/46)(a)

  $ 7,527     $ 9,572,574  

6.25%, 03/15/38(a)

    14,239       19,085,348  

Cenovus Energy Inc.
3.75%, 02/15/52 (Call 08/15/51)(a)

    8,227       8,307,867  

4.25%, 04/15/27 (Call 01/15/27)(a)

    13,433       14,750,732  

4.40%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)(a)

    8,953       10,030,553  

5.40%, 06/15/47 (Call 12/15/46)(a)

    6,188       7,750,432  

6.75%, 11/15/39

    13,931       19,025,845  

Chevron Corp.
1.55%, 05/11/25 (Call 04/11/25)(a)

        25,742           26,113,264  

2.00%, 05/11/27 (Call 03/11/27)(a)

    7,737       7,881,185  

2.24%, 05/11/30 (Call 02/11/30)(a)

    15,393       15,726,228  

2.95%, 05/16/26 (Call 02/16/26)

    20,792       22,164,312  

3.08%, 05/11/50 (Call 11/11/49)(a)

    10,247       10,982,847  

3.33%, 11/17/25 (Call 08/17/25)

    8,228       8,861,305  

Chevron USA Inc.
0.69%, 08/12/25 (Call 07/12/25)(a)

    8,961       8,804,243  

1.02%, 08/12/27 (Call 06/12/27)(a)

    10,360       10,014,275  

2.34%, 08/12/50 (Call 02/12/50)

    9,925       9,358,080  

5.05%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)

    1,000       1,360,657  

ConocoPhillips
3.75%, 10/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)(a)(c)

    8,953       9,822,351  

4.30%, 08/15/28 (Call 05/15/28)(c)

    12,990       14,871,699  

4.88%, 10/01/47 (Call 04/01/47)(c)

    5,674       7,543,871  

6.50%, 02/01/39

    25,871       38,162,548  

ConocoPhillips Co.
4.30%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)

    7,288       8,830,623  

4.95%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(a)

    9,918       11,278,947  

6.95%, 04/15/29

    18,884       25,026,234  

Devon Energy Corp.
4.75%, 05/15/42 (Call 11/15/41)

    8,010       9,281,145  

5.00%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)(a)

    5,173       6,300,487  

5.60%, 07/15/41 (Call 01/15/41)(a)

    12,197       15,379,939  

Diamondback Energy Inc.
2.88%, 12/01/24 (Call 11/01/24)

    2,686       2,798,151  

3.13%, 03/24/31 (Call 12/24/30)(a)

    7,251       7,484,158  

3.25%, 12/01/26 (Call 10/01/26)(a)

    9,993       10,568,297  

3.50%, 12/01/29 (Call 09/01/29)

    15,098       16,076,954  

EOG Resources Inc.
4.15%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)

    7,752       8,559,982  

4.38%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    7,423       8,644,245  

4.95%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)(a)

    5,602       7,627,140  

Equinor ASA
1.75%, 01/22/26 (Call 12/22/25)

    4,680       4,745,076  

2.38%, 05/22/30 (Call 02/22/30)(a)

    7,044       7,214,926  

2.88%, 04/06/25 (Call 03/06/25)

    8,555       9,013,199  

3.13%, 04/06/30 (Call 01/06/30)(a)

    6,141       6,621,806  

3.25%, 11/18/49 (Call 05/18/49)

    8,717       9,410,490  

3.63%, 09/10/28 (Call 06/10/28)(a)

    8,119       9,024,547  

3.70%, 04/06/50 (Call 10/06/49)(a)

    10,596       12,449,641  

3.95%, 05/15/43(a)

    7,625       8,953,067  

4.80%, 11/08/43(a)

    4,822       6,353,262  

5.10%, 08/17/40

    6,607       8,827,331  

Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.28%, 08/16/26 (Call 06/16/26)(a)

    6,877       7,150,696  

2.44%, 08/16/29 (Call 05/16/29)(a)

    13,798       14,252,291  

2.61%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)(a)

    17,864       18,604,341  

2.71%, 03/06/25 (Call 12/06/24)

    16,951       17,780,958  

2.99%, 03/19/25 (Call 02/19/25)

    24,758       26,179,245  

3.00%, 08/16/39 (Call 02/16/39)(a)

    8,707       8,997,033  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil & Gas (continued)

   

3.04%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

  $     27,509     $     29,348,422  

3.10%, 08/16/49 (Call 02/16/49)(a)

    16,932       17,584,950  

3.29%, 03/19/27 (Call 01/19/27)

    11,402       12,372,286  

3.45%, 04/15/51 (Call 10/15/50)(a)

    25,372       28,130,276  

3.48%, 03/19/30 (Call 12/19/29)(a)

    19,210       21,223,854  

3.57%, 03/06/45 (Call 09/06/44)

    8,313       9,288,030  

4.11%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)

    25,956       31,215,703  

4.23%, 03/19/40 (Call 09/19/39)(a)

    19,722       23,543,035  

4.33%, 03/19/50 (Call 09/19/49)(a)

    28,544       35,965,577  

Hess Corp.
4.30%, 04/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)(a)

    4,985       5,470,526  

5.60%, 02/15/41(a)

    12,370       15,560,254  

6.00%, 01/15/40(a)

    6,116       7,956,186  

Marathon Oil Corp.
4.40%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)(a)

    12,195       13,543,173  

6.60%, 10/01/37

    6,510       8,765,027  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
4.70%, 05/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)

    14,458       15,977,553  

4.75%, 09/15/44 (Call 03/15/44)(a)

    10,283       12,092,675  

6.50%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)

    11,846       16,435,565  

Phillips 66
2.15%, 12/15/30 (Call 09/15/30)(a)

    8,286       8,005,580  

3.90%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)

    8,280       9,135,348  

4.65%, 11/15/34 (Call 05/15/34)

    8,580       10,146,974  

4.88%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)(a)

    18,222       22,933,910  

5.88%, 05/01/42

    15,058       20,771,936  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
1.13%, 01/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(a)

    5,450       5,325,121  

1.90%, 08/15/30 (Call 05/15/30)(a)

    8,090       7,699,629  

2.15%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

    9,817       9,468,021  

Shell International Finance BV
2.00%, 11/07/24 (Call 10/07/24)

    2,250       2,317,380  

2.38%, 04/06/25 (Call 03/06/25)

    15,357       15,948,782  

2.38%, 11/07/29 (Call 08/07/29)(a)

    14,709       15,144,673  

2.50%, 09/12/26(a)

    10,998       11,561,531  

2.75%, 04/06/30 (Call 01/06/30)(a)

    15,258       16,097,706  

2.88%, 05/10/26(a)

    17,751       18,909,700  

3.13%, 11/07/49 (Call 05/07/49)(a)

    14,513       15,472,679  

3.25%, 05/11/25(a)

    26,826       28,694,973  

3.25%, 04/06/50 (Call 10/06/49)(a)

    19,792       21,657,630  

3.75%, 09/12/46

    13,701       15,941,300  

3.88%, 11/13/28 (Call 08/13/28)(a)

    14,437       16,280,707  

4.00%, 05/10/46

    20,547       24,600,580  

4.13%, 05/11/35(a)

    15,323       18,067,588  

4.38%, 05/11/45(a)

    28,458       35,733,165  

4.55%, 08/12/43

    13,235       16,709,439  

5.50%, 03/25/40

    9,376       12,975,221  

6.38%, 12/15/38(a)

    27,101       40,004,220  

Suncor Energy Inc.
3.75%, 03/04/51 (Call 09/04/50)(a)

    7,271       7,933,228  

4.00%, 11/15/47 (Call 05/15/47)(a)

    7,902       8,895,131  

6.50%, 06/15/38(a)

    13,311       18,468,420  

6.80%, 05/15/38

    7,738       11,010,550  

6.85%, 06/01/39

    7,354       10,668,123  

TotalEnergies Capital International SA
2.43%, 01/10/25 (Call 10/10/24)

    6,784       7,039,023  

2.83%, 01/10/30 (Call 10/10/29)(a)

    9,406       9,996,478  

2.99%, 06/29/41 (Call 12/29/40)(a)

    7,379       7,549,355  

3.13%, 05/29/50 (Call 11/29/49)(a)

    24,626       25,708,569  

3.39%, 06/29/60 (Call 12/29/59)

    9,882       10,696,893  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil & Gas (continued)

   

3.46%, 02/19/29 (Call 11/19/28)(a)

  $     12,156     $ 13,400,223  

3.46%, 07/12/49 (Call 01/12/49)

    8,143       8,972,369  

TotalEnergies Capital SA, 3.88%, 10/11/28

    11,260       12,748,717  

Valero Energy Corp.
2.85%, 04/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)(a)

    11,421       11,909,704  

3.40%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)

    10,105       10,801,899  

4.00%, 04/01/29 (Call 01/01/29)(a)

    8,439       9,260,037  

4.35%, 06/01/28 (Call 03/01/28)

    6,580       7,368,854  

6.63%, 06/15/37(a)

    16,928       23,098,061  

7.50%, 04/15/32

    7,421       10,225,760  
   

 

 

 
          1,805,967,277  
Oil & Gas Services — 0.4%            

Baker Hughes a GE Co. LLC/Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc.
3.34%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)(a)

    14,296       15,418,200  

4.08%, 12/15/47 (Call 06/15/47)

    14,574       16,641,836  

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC, 5.13%, 09/15/40

    9,878       12,534,867  

Halliburton Co.
2.92%, 03/01/30 (Call 12/01/29)(a)

    10,562       10,917,587  

3.80%, 11/15/25 (Call 08/15/25)(a)

    9,870       10,756,401  

4.75%, 08/01/43 (Call 02/01/43)

    9,594       11,214,181  

4.85%, 11/15/35 (Call 05/15/35)(a)

    10,775       12,824,087  

5.00%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)(a)

    19,011       23,556,127  

6.70%, 09/15/38

    7,002       9,748,267  

7.45%, 09/15/39(a)

    8,393       12,506,015  

Schlumberger Investment SA, 2.65%, 06/26/30

   

(Call 03/26/30)(a)

    13,850       14,220,115  
   

 

 

 
      150,337,683  
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%            

Berry Global Inc., 1.57%, 01/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    13,122       12,978,412  

WRKCo Inc.
4.65%, 03/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)

    7,408       8,325,707  

4.90%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    8,588       10,077,447  
   

 

 

 
      31,381,566  
Pharmaceuticals — 8.0%            

AbbVie Inc.
2.60%, 11/21/24 (Call 10/21/24)(a)

    30,460       31,797,078  

2.95%, 11/21/26 (Call 09/21/26)

    37,839       39,980,839  

3.20%, 05/14/26 (Call 02/14/26)(a)

    19,450       20,727,542  

3.20%, 11/21/29 (Call 08/21/29)

    52,764       56,406,689  

3.60%, 05/14/25 (Call 02/14/25)

    37,099       39,810,937  

3.80%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)

    26,200       28,219,339  

4.05%, 11/21/39 (Call 05/21/39)

    39,034       44,754,772  

4.25%, 11/14/28 (Call 08/14/28)(a)

    14,633       16,609,517  

4.25%, 11/21/49 (Call 05/21/49)(a)

    56,908       68,530,998  

4.30%, 05/14/36 (Call 11/14/35)

    9,061       10,591,263  

4.40%, 11/06/42

    25,338       30,424,976  

4.45%, 05/14/46 (Call 11/14/45)

    19,209       23,462,074  

4.50%, 05/14/35 (Call 11/14/34)

    24,845       29,529,738  

4.55%, 03/15/35 (Call 09/15/34)

    14,628       17,458,992  

4.70%, 05/14/45 (Call 11/14/44)(a)

    25,441       31,832,756  

4.75%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    9,172       11,522,397  

4.85%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

    10,688       13,458,668  

4.88%, 11/14/48 (Call 05/14/48)

    17,130       22,371,571  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.
2.70%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)(a)

    10,034       10,186,948  

3.45%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)

    8,227       8,872,281  

Astrazeneca Finance LLC
1.20%, 05/28/26 (Call 04/28/26)

    14,298       14,167,722  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

1.75%, 05/28/28 (Call 03/28/28)

  $ 10,826     $ 10,768,372  

2.25%, 05/28/31 (Call 02/28/31)(a)

    7,289       7,386,890  

AstraZeneca PLC

   

0.70%, 04/08/26 (Call 03/08/26)(a)

    12,619       12,246,401  

1.38%, 08/06/30 (Call 05/06/30)(a)

    12,931       12,249,004  

3.00%, 05/28/51 (Call 11/28/50)(a)

    7,302       7,717,639  

3.13%, 06/12/27 (Call 03/12/27)(a)

    8,232       8,858,221  

3.38%, 11/16/25

    17,991       19,458,389  

4.00%, 01/17/29 (Call 10/17/28)

    8,111       9,227,696  

4.00%, 09/18/42(a)

    10,446       12,579,866  

4.38%, 11/16/45

    8,223       10,605,360  

4.38%, 08/17/48 (Call 02/17/48)

    6,176       8,033,690  

6.45%, 09/15/37(a)

    27,160       40,381,708  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   

1.96%, 02/11/31 (Call 11/11/30)(a)

    12,133       11,768,215  

2.82%, 05/20/30 (Call 02/20/30)(a)

    7,435       7,736,561  

3.70%, 06/06/27 (Call 03/06/27)(a)

    17,397       18,991,552  

3.73%, 12/15/24 (Call 09/15/24)

    2,038       2,184,581  

3.79%, 05/20/50 (Call 11/20/49)(a)

    6,255       7,114,424  

4.67%, 06/06/47 (Call 12/06/46)(a)

    13,407       17,003,393  

4.69%, 12/15/44 (Call 06/15/44)

    10,709       13,403,496  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

0.75%, 11/13/25 (Call 10/13/25)(a)

    10,704       10,496,116  

1.13%, 11/13/27 (Call 09/13/27)(a)

    10,455       10,165,914  

1.45%, 11/13/30 (Call 08/13/30)(a)

    10,196       9,728,919  

2.35%, 11/13/40 (Call 05/13/40)(a)

    9,678       9,167,069  

2.55%, 11/13/50 (Call 05/13/50)(a)

    15,024       14,356,945  

3.20%, 06/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)(a)

    23,172       24,999,573  

3.25%, 02/27/27(a)

    8,258       8,983,261  

3.40%, 07/26/29 (Call 04/26/29)

    35,917       39,497,623  

3.45%, 11/15/27 (Call 08/15/27)

    11,102       12,181,255  

3.88%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/15/25)

    16,490       18,010,545  

3.90%, 02/20/28 (Call 11/20/27)

    13,598       15,270,389  

4.13%, 06/15/39 (Call 12/15/38)

    19,138       22,833,071  

4.25%, 10/26/49 (Call 04/26/49)

    32,583       40,953,423  

4.35%, 11/15/47 (Call 05/15/47)

    14,483       18,346,427  

4.55%, 02/20/48 (Call 08/20/47)

    14,446       18,839,627  

5.00%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    19,589       26,608,797  

Cardinal Health Inc., 3.41%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)(a)

    12,957       13,973,219  

Cigna Corp.

   

1.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    9,783       9,665,801  

2.38%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)(a)

    14,710       14,739,395  

2.40%, 03/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)(a)

    15,700       15,871,989  

3.20%, 03/15/40 (Call 09/15/39)

    8,608       8,882,904  

3.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 01/15/25)

    8,836       9,371,637  

3.40%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)(a)

    12,743       13,725,912  

3.40%, 03/15/50 (Call 09/15/49)

    12,461       13,108,816  

3.40%, 03/15/51 (Call 09/15/50)(a)

    14,248       15,005,153  

3.88%, 10/15/47 (Call 04/15/47)

    11,809       13,230,492  

4.13%, 11/15/25 (Call 09/15/25)

    19,594       21,549,123  

4.38%, 10/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)

    35,923       41,200,082  

4.50%, 02/25/26 (Call 11/27/25)

    11,512       12,817,622  

4.80%, 08/15/38 (Call 02/15/38)

    22,388       27,535,290  

4.80%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/16/46)

    15,069       19,058,010  

4.90%, 12/15/48 (Call 06/15/48)

    26,606       34,474,251  

CVS Health Corp.

   

1.30%, 08/21/27 (Call 06/21/27)(a)

    21,342       20,627,711  

1.75%, 08/21/30 (Call 05/21/30)(a)

    13,522       12,872,487  

1.88%, 02/28/31 (Call 11/28/30)(a)

    11,939       11,425,870  

2.13%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)(a)

        23,835           23,257,318  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

2.70%, 08/21/40 (Call 02/21/40)

  $ 15,281     $ 14,643,545  

2.88%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)(a)

    17,643       18,570,129  

3.00%, 08/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)(a)

    7,893       8,383,880  

3.25%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(a)

    16,087       17,184,135  

3.63%, 04/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)

    7,047       7,682,465  

3.75%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)

    15,510       17,093,708  

3.88%, 07/20/25 (Call 04/20/25)

    24,300       26,384,107  

4.10%, 03/25/25 (Call 01/25/25)(a)

    8,671       9,432,676  

4.13%, 04/01/40 (Call 10/01/39)(a)

    11,322       12,966,489  

4.25%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)(a)

    7,174       8,668,772  

4.30%, 03/25/28 (Call 12/25/27)

    30,348       34,383,656  

4.78%, 03/25/38 (Call 09/25/37)(a)

    47,667       58,334,346  

5.05%, 03/25/48 (Call 09/25/47)

    76,663       100,741,530  

5.13%, 07/20/45 (Call 01/20/45)(a)

    33,945       44,666,097  

5.30%, 12/05/43 (Call 06/05/43)(a)

    8,367       11,006,866  

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

2.25%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    13,729       12,673,348  

2.50%, 09/15/60 (Call 03/15/60)(a)

    10,397       9,774,935  

3.38%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    9,865       10,854,861  

3.95%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)

    2,813       3,485,915  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc.

   

3.63%, 05/15/25

    9,683       10,483,322  

3.88%, 05/15/28

    17,577       19,834,110  

6.38%, 05/15/38

    25,467       37,670,300  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC, 3.38%, 06/01/29
(Call 03/01/29)(a)

    12,073       13,219,958  

Johnson & Johnson

   

0.55%, 09/01/25 (Call 08/01/25)(a)

    11,305       11,048,598  

0.95%, 09/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)(a)

    14,493       14,005,057  

1.30%, 09/01/30 (Call 06/01/30)(a)

    13,639       13,056,244  

2.10%, 09/01/40 (Call 03/01/40)

    10,461       9,901,467  

2.25%, 09/01/50 (Call 03/01/50)(a)

    11,052       10,547,642  

2.45%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)(a)

    19,592       20,552,905  

2.45%, 09/01/60 (Call 03/01/60)

    14,009       13,539,239  

2.63%, 01/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)

    2,768       2,903,595  

2.90%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/27)

    15,407       16,566,059  

2.95%, 03/03/27 (Call 12/03/26)(a)

    10,748       11,531,924  

3.40%, 01/15/38 (Call 07/15/37)

    11,457       12,969,837  

3.50%, 01/15/48 (Call 07/15/47)(a)

    5,851       6,865,723  

3.55%, 03/01/36 (Call 09/01/35)

    11,848       13,584,321  

3.63%, 03/03/37 (Call 09/03/36)(a)

    12,088       14,007,645  

3.70%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)

    18,759       22,420,449  

3.75%, 03/03/47 (Call 09/03/46)(a)

    9,923       12,057,217  

4.38%, 12/05/33 (Call 06/05/33)(a)

    9,210       11,294,383  

5.95%, 08/15/37(a)

    9,970       14,453,610  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., 4.13%, 11/15/25
(Call 08/15/25)

    9,324       10,269,414  

Merck & Co. Inc.

   

0.75%, 02/24/26 (Call 01/24/26)(a)

    13,313       13,037,603  

1.45%, 06/24/30 (Call 03/24/30)(a)

    14,344       13,782,576  

2.35%, 06/24/40 (Call 12/24/39)

    14,022       13,357,131  

2.45%, 06/24/50 (Call 12/24/49)(a)

    9,878       9,422,116  

2.75%, 02/10/25 (Call 11/10/24)(a)

    18,986       19,910,876  

3.40%, 03/07/29 (Call 12/07/28)

    15,719       17,275,373  

3.70%, 02/10/45 (Call 08/10/44)(a)

    18,957       22,019,407  

3.90%, 03/07/39 (Call 09/07/38)

    11,400       13,325,826  

4.00%, 03/07/49 (Call 09/07/48)(a)

    11,834       14,614,564  

4.15%, 05/18/43

        15,123           18,450,669  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

   

Mylan Inc.
4.55%, 04/15/28 (Call 01/15/28)(a)

  $ 8,476     $ 9,593,900  

5.20%, 04/15/48 (Call 10/15/47)(a)

    8,533       10,593,496  

Novartis Capital Corp.
1.75%, 02/14/25 (Call 01/14/25)

    10,737       10,958,106  

2.00%, 02/14/27 (Call 12/14/26)(a)

    12,334       12,627,649  

2.20%, 08/14/30 (Call 05/14/30)(a)

    15,388       15,707,556  

2.75%, 08/14/50 (Call 02/14/50)(a)

    13,019       13,321,189  

3.00%, 11/20/25 (Call 08/20/25)(a)

    14,951       15,947,048  

3.10%, 05/17/27 (Call 02/17/27)

    11,411       12,312,196  

4.00%, 11/20/45 (Call 05/20/45)

    10,850       13,302,946  

4.40%, 05/06/44

    16,199       20,733,111  

Pfizer Inc.
0.80%, 05/28/25 (Call 04/28/25)

    4,870       4,819,636  

1.70%, 05/28/30 (Call 02/28/30)(a)

    8,276       8,109,090  

1.75%, 08/18/31 (Call 05/18/31)(a)

    16,635       16,198,331  

2.55%, 05/28/40 (Call 11/28/39)

    11,470       11,395,276  

2.63%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    11,709       12,291,268  

2.70%, 05/28/50 (Call 11/28/49)(a)

    9,735       9,849,781  

2.75%, 06/03/26(a)

    10,076       10,730,330  

3.00%, 12/15/26(a)

    16,676       18,013,722  

3.45%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    10,375       11,484,882  

3.60%, 09/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)(a)

    8,423       9,426,890  

3.90%, 03/15/39 (Call 09/15/38)

    8,332       9,831,015  

4.00%, 12/15/36(a)

    10,481       12,405,343  

4.00%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)(a)

    10,586       13,105,315  

4.13%, 12/15/46

    11,006       13,685,458  

4.20%, 09/15/48 (Call 03/15/48)

    9,837       12,483,213  

4.30%, 06/15/43

    8,388       10,366,040  

4.40%, 05/15/44

    11,097       14,000,435  

7.20%, 03/15/39

    23,747       38,298,269  

Sanofi, 3.63%, 06/19/28 (Call 03/19/28)(a)

    9,821       11,080,877  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC, 3.20%, 09/23/26 (Call 06/23/26)(a)

    28,203       30,002,160  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
2.05%, 03/31/30 (Call 12/31/29)

    26,141       25,500,582  

3.03%, 07/09/40 (Call 01/09/40)

    13,305       13,423,675  

3.18%, 07/09/50 (Call 01/09/50)(a)

    19,786       20,244,586  

3.38%, 07/09/60 (Call 01/09/60)(a)

    8,698       9,226,615  

5.00%, 11/26/28 (Call 08/26/28)(a)

    16,891       19,983,313  

Utah Acquisition Sub Inc.
3.95%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)

    24,080       26,169,039  

5.25%, 06/15/46 (Call 12/15/45)(a)

    10,726       13,367,901  

Viatris Inc.
1.65%, 06/22/25 (Call 05/22/25)(a)(c)

    4,091       4,097,862  

2.30%, 06/22/27 (Call 04/22/27)(a)(c)

    3,975       4,013,146  

2.70%, 06/22/30 (Call 03/22/30)(a)(c)

    14,886       14,871,208  

3.85%, 06/22/40 (Call 12/22/39)(c)

    9,752       10,428,561  

4.00%, 06/22/50 (Call 12/22/49)(a)(c)

    21,513       23,166,577  

Wyeth LLC
5.95%, 04/01/37(a)

        23,253       32,889,097  

6.50%, 02/01/34

    7,648       10,913,873  

Zoetis Inc.
2.00%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    8,809       8,649,200  

3.00%, 09/12/27 (Call 06/12/27)(a)

    8,499       9,040,562  

4.50%, 11/13/25 (Call 08/13/25)

    9,541       10,637,627  

4.70%, 02/01/43 (Call 08/01/42)

    8,629       10,983,637  
   

 

 

 
          3,046,456,800  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Pipelines — 3.2%

   

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
2.74%, 12/31/39 (Call 07/04/39)(a)(c)

  $ 11,221     $     11,032,280  

3.70%, 11/15/29 (Call 05/18/29)(a)

    17,040       18,341,878  

5.13%, 06/30/27 (Call 01/01/27)

    16,548       18,903,682  

5.88%, 03/31/25 (Call 10/02/24)

    12,970       14,518,829  

Enable Midstream Partners LP, 4.95%, 05/15/28

   

(Call 02/15/28)

    8,459       9,457,607  

Enbridge Inc.
2.50%, 08/01/33 (Call 05/01/33)(a)

    13,355       13,225,782  

3.13%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)(a)

    11,142       11,778,310  

3.40%, 08/01/51 (Call 02/01/51)(a)

    804       827,369  

4.25%, 12/01/26 (Call 09/01/26)

    8,111       9,016,141  

5.50%, 05/29/46 (Call 06/01/46)(a)

    6,371       8,702,017  

Energy Transfer LP
2.90%, 05/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)

    10,878       11,354,095  

3.75%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)(a)

    13,747       14,643,997  

4.00%, 10/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)

    5,362       5,815,330  

4.05%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)(a)

    8,042       8,614,925  

4.75%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)

    10,014       11,075,457  

4.95%, 06/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)(a)

    6,897       7,883,192  

5.00%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)

        20,628       24,172,014  

5.15%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    10,275       11,952,964  

5.25%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)

    14,816       17,179,925  

5.30%, 04/15/47 (Call 10/15/46)

    9,611       11,353,068  

5.35%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

    7,767       9,136,386  

5.40%, 10/01/47 (Call 04/01/47)

    13,592       16,322,936  

5.50%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(a)

    9,371       10,834,040  

6.00%, 06/15/48 (Call 12/15/47)

    11,321       14,454,876  

6.13%, 12/15/45 (Call 06/15/45)

    9,905       12,683,608  

6.25%, 04/15/49 (Call 10/15/48)(a)

    16,256       21,618,277  

6.50%, 02/01/42 (Call 08/01/41)(a)

    9,344       12,041,389  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
2.80%, 01/31/30 (Call 10/31/29)(a)

    13,827       14,363,439  

3.13%, 07/31/29 (Call 04/30/29)(a)

    9,871       10,515,387  

3.20%, 02/15/52 (Call 08/15/51)(a)

    10,857       10,709,602  

3.30%, 02/15/53 (Call 08/15/52)(a)

    10,261       10,285,867  

3.70%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)(a)

    8,301       9,017,506  

3.70%, 01/31/51 (Call 07/31/50)

    10,383       11,028,795  

3.75%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    11,689       12,575,372  

3.95%, 01/31/60 (Call 07/31/59)(a)

    10,985       12,030,334  

4.15%, 10/16/28 (Call 07/16/28)

    7,540       8,508,294  

4.20%, 01/31/50 (Call 07/31/49)(a)

    9,713       11,090,379  

4.25%, 02/15/48 (Call 08/15/47)

    12,695       14,488,755  

4.45%, 02/15/43 (Call 08/15/42)

    10,321       11,889,036  

4.80%, 02/01/49 (Call 08/01/48)(a)

    11,944       14,721,406  

4.85%, 08/15/42 (Call 02/15/42)

    7,819       9,484,934  

4.85%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    13,937       16,879,720  

4.90%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)

    8,826       10,876,771  

5.10%, 02/15/45 (Call 08/15/44)

    11,714       14,563,127  

5.95%, 02/01/41

    7,262       9,890,604  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
5.50%, 03/01/44 (Call 09/01/43)(a)

    7,328       9,157,594  

6.95%, 01/15/38

    9,594       13,533,828  

Kinder Morgan Inc.
2.00%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(a)

    7,089       6,742,123  

3.60%, 02/15/51 (Call 08/15/50)

    9,000       9,159,136  

4.30%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)(a)

    14,972       16,360,710  

4.30%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)(a)

    12,537       14,089,378  

5.05%, 02/15/46 (Call 08/15/45)

    8,390       10,198,371  

5.20%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)

    9,680       12,157,009  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pipelines (continued)            

5.30%, 12/01/34 (Call 06/01/34)

  $ 4,549     $ 5,547,345  

5.55%, 06/01/45 (Call 12/01/44)(a)

    16,390       21,076,819  

7.75%, 01/15/32

    10,602       15,064,246  

Magellan Midstream Partners LP, 3.95%, 03/01/50
(Call 09/01/49)

    10,158       10,956,043  

MPLX LP

   

1.75%, 03/01/26 (Call 02/01/26)

    15,102       15,040,044  

2.65%, 08/15/30 (Call 05/15/30)(a)

    14,234       14,166,727  

4.00%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)

    11,028       12,145,366  

4.13%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)

    12,076       13,310,956  

4.50%, 04/15/38 (Call 10/15/37)(a)

    14,878       16,740,641  

4.70%, 04/15/48 (Call 10/15/47)(a)

    12,645       14,833,445  

4.80%, 02/15/29 (Call 11/15/28)(a)

    7,991       9,186,284  

4.88%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)

    3,009       3,305,070  

4.88%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    13,988       15,487,730  

5.20%, 03/01/47 (Call 09/01/46)

    9,557       11,759,934  

5.50%, 02/15/49 (Call 08/15/48)

    16,071       20,715,596  

ONEOK Inc.

   

3.10%, 03/15/30 (Call 12/15/29)

    7,434       7,672,486  

3.40%, 09/01/29 (Call 06/01/29)

    6,325       6,651,655  

4.55%, 07/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)

    7,161       8,067,502  

5.20%, 07/15/48 (Call 01/15/48)(a)

    6,994       8,601,783  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

   

3.55%, 12/15/29 (Call 09/15/29)

    12,387       12,929,146  

3.60%, 11/01/24 (Call 08/01/24)

    1,966       2,078,336  

3.80%, 09/15/30 (Call 06/15/30)(a)

    7,178       7,599,110  

4.50%, 12/15/26 (Call 09/15/26)(a)

    8,566       9,446,670  

4.65%, 10/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)(a)

    9,968       10,949,183  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

   

4.20%, 03/15/28 (Call 09/15/27)(a)

    10,872       12,059,987  

4.50%, 05/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)

    18,450       20,994,410  

5.00%, 03/15/27 (Call 09/15/26)

    13,767       15,639,253  

5.63%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)

    18,325       20,565,964  

5.88%, 06/30/26 (Call 12/31/25)

    15,855       18,430,737  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

   

2.50%, 10/12/31 (Call 07/12/31)

    15,141       15,034,901  

4.10%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    14,383       16,101,497  

4.25%, 05/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)(a)

    13,753       15,518,662  

4.63%, 03/01/34 (Call 12/01/33)(a)

    12,590       14,754,979  

4.88%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

    8,381       9,461,961  

4.88%, 05/15/48 (Call 11/15/47)

    8,555       10,891,660  

5.10%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)(a)

    9,916       13,192,266  

6.10%, 06/01/40

    6,164       8,449,061  

6.20%, 10/15/37

    11,050       15,067,683  

7.63%, 01/15/39

    10,855       16,810,843  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 7.85%, 02/01/26
(Call 11/01/25)

    10,067       12,398,992  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

   

2.60%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)(a)

    6,568       6,567,732  

3.50%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)(a)

    9,595       10,300,278  

3.75%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)(a)

    15,523       16,896,792  

3.90%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    4,295       4,610,451  

4.00%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)(a)

    7,858       8,537,048  

4.85%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)(a)

    7,437       9,129,063  

5.10%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)(a)

    10,107       12,637,558  

6.30%, 04/15/40

        11,849       16,141,880  
   

 

 

 
          1,234,783,626  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.8%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. 1.88%, 02/01/33 (Call 11/01/32)(a)

    10,624       9,952,999  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)            

2.00%, 05/18/32 (Call 02/18/32)(a)

  $ 8,937     $ 8,599,795  

3.00%, 05/18/51 (Call 11/18/50)(a)

    9,072       9,057,354  

3.38%, 08/15/31 (Call 05/15/31)(a)

    6,991       7,556,001  

American Tower Corp.

   

1.88%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)

    6,008       5,717,175  

2.10%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)

    5,438       5,280,442  

2.40%, 03/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)

    8,201       8,461,785  

2.75%, 01/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)(a)

    10,237       10,645,836  

2.90%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/29)

    8,387       8,668,697  

2.95%, 01/15/51 (Call 07/15/50)

    10,937       10,580,798  

3.10%, 06/15/50 (Call 12/15/49)

    10,146       10,066,138  

3.38%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)

    9,786       10,470,228  

3.55%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)(a)

    4,257       4,591,513  

3.80%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)

    15,587       17,130,835  

4.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    7,002       7,578,839  

Boston Properties LP

   

2.45%, 10/01/33 (Call 07/01/33)(a)

    20,400       19,758,057  

2.55%, 04/01/32 (Call 01/01/32)(a)

    7,033       6,998,476  

2.75%, 10/01/26 (Call 07/01/26)

    10,095       10,545,801  

3.20%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    5,625       5,925,366  

3.25%, 01/30/31 (Call 10/30/30)

    10,024       10,510,380  

3.40%, 06/21/29 (Call 03/21/29)

    7,812       8,381,521  

3.65%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/03/25)

    8,920       9,623,849  

4.50%, 12/01/28 (Call 09/01/28)(a)

    7,191       8,213,755  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP

   

4.05%, 07/01/30 (Call 04/01/30)

    7,733       8,538,663  

4.13%, 05/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)

    7,239       8,085,555  

Crown Castle International Corp.

   

1.05%, 07/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)(a)

    15,432       14,937,232  

2.10%, 04/01/31 (Call 01/01/31)

    9,414       9,018,395  

2.25%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

    9,779       9,502,731  

2.50%, 07/15/31 (Call 04/15/31)(a)

    8,377       8,304,543  

2.90%, 04/01/41 (Call 10/01/40)

    11,943       11,513,169  

3.25%, 01/15/51 (Call 07/15/50)

    10,222       10,268,973  

3.30%, 07/01/30 (Call 04/01/30)

    5,866       6,202,546  

3.65%, 09/01/27 (Call 06/01/27)(a)

    8,226       8,931,796  

3.70%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)(a)

    9,337       10,083,796  

3.80%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)

    8,795       9,644,943  

4.45%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)(a)

    9,357           10,356,607  

Digital Realty Trust LP

   

3.60%, 07/01/29 (Call 04/01/29)(a)

    9,897       10,775,228  

3.70%, 08/15/27 (Call 05/15/27)(a)

    9,966       10,911,983  

Equinix Inc.

   

2.15%, 07/15/30 (Call 04/15/30)(a)

    12,907       12,570,738  

2.50%, 05/15/31 (Call 02/15/31)

    16,024       16,043,687  

2.63%, 11/18/24 (Call 10/18/24)

    5,101       5,296,897  

3.20%, 11/18/29 (Call 08/18/29)

    11,014       11,612,266  

ERP Operating LP, 4.50%, 07/01/44 (Call 01/01/44)

    6,550       8,188,903  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II Inc.

   

5.25%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    6,290       6,984,665  

5.30%, 01/15/29 (Call 10/15/28)

    5,984       6,859,469  

5.38%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)(a)

    11,976       13,447,612  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP, 2.00%, 03/15/31
(Call 12/15/30)

    8,026       7,575,709  

Healthpeak Properties Inc., 3.00%, 01/15/30
(Call 10/15/29)

    7,941       8,351,412  

Prologis LP

   

1.25%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)(a)

    8,831       8,221,713  

2.25%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    11,209       11,308,340  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)            

Realty Income Corp., 3.25%, 01/15/31 (Call 10/15/30)(a)

  $     9,696     $     10,461,128  

Simon Property Group LP

    7,409       7,280,752  

1.75%, 02/01/28 (Call 11/01/27)(a)

   

2.45%, 09/13/29 (Call 06/13/29)(a)

    12,010       12,206,641  

2.65%, 07/15/30 (Call 04/15/30)(a)

    5,683       5,808,374  

3.25%, 11/30/26 (Call 08/30/26)(a)

    7,480       8,028,205  

3.25%, 09/13/49 (Call 03/13/49)(a)

    11,087       11,479,949  

3.30%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

    8,766       9,410,250  

3.38%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)

    7,197       7,776,725  

3.38%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(a)

    8,391       9,036,446  

3.50%, 09/01/25 (Call 06/01/25)(a)

    11,877       12,796,920  

3.80%, 07/15/50 (Call 01/15/50)(a)

    6,910       7,813,418  

Ventas Realty LP, 4.40%, 01/15/29 (Call 10/15/28)(a)

    7,256       8,238,106  

Welltower Inc.

   

2.80%, 06/01/31 (Call 03/01/31)

    7,312       7,496,301  

3.10%, 01/15/30 (Call 10/15/29)

    8,035       8,437,878  

4.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    14,301       15,490,796  

4.25%, 04/15/28 (Call 01/15/28)(a)

    8,517       9,640,263  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   

4.00%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)(a)

    6,882       7,719,363  

4.00%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    10,296       11,546,459  

7.38%, 03/15/32

    11,237       15,906,569  
   

 

 

 
      664,427,754  
Retail — 2.7%            

AutoZone Inc., 4.00%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    7,881       8,861,777  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

1.38%, 06/20/27 (Call 04/20/27)

    16,756       16,617,234  

1.60%, 04/20/30 (Call 01/20/30)(a)

    16,541       16,082,816  

1.75%, 04/20/32 (Call 01/20/32)

    8,081       7,867,922  

3.00%, 05/18/27 (Call 02/18/27)(a)

    9,506       10,298,881  

Dollar General Corp., 3.50%, 04/03/30 (Call 01/03/30)(a)

    12,392       13,491,428  

Dollar Tree Inc.

   

4.00%, 05/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    11,054       11,980,920  

4.20%, 05/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)(a)

    11,866       13,368,435  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

   

1.38%, 03/15/31 (Call 12/15/30)(a)

    10,218       9,601,566  

1.50%, 09/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)(a)

    6,142       6,028,718  

1.88%, 09/15/31 (Call 06/15/31)(a)

    6,373       6,217,251  

2.13%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)(a)

    10,864       11,235,616  

2.38%, 03/15/51 (Call 09/15/50)(a)

    11,397       10,625,683  

2.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(a)

    7,527       7,901,987  

2.70%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    15,330       16,157,198  

2.75%, 09/15/51 (Call 03/15/51)(a)

    7,166       7,194,645  

2.80%, 09/14/27 (Call 06/14/27)(a)

    10,596       11,284,253  

2.95%, 06/15/29 (Call 03/15/29)(a)

    18,183       19,500,684  

3.00%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)

    13,482       14,404,387  

3.13%, 12/15/49 (Call 06/15/49)(a)

    12,947       13,845,971  

3.30%, 04/15/40 (Call 10/15/39)

    15,370       16,679,060  

3.35%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    8,335       8,976,530  

3.35%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)(a)

    16,962       18,860,010  

3.50%, 09/15/56 (Call 03/15/56)

    9,963       11,366,549  

3.90%, 12/06/28 (Call 09/06/28)(a)

    10,971       12,487,558  

3.90%, 06/15/47 (Call 12/15/46)(a)

    12,826       15,376,188  

4.20%, 04/01/43 (Call 10/01/42)

    9,564       11,576,707  

4.25%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)(a)

    18,222       22,906,865  

4.40%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    9,612       12,220,752  

4.50%, 12/06/48 (Call 06/06/48)

    13,491       17,703,702  

4.88%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

        10,638           14,009,644  
Security  

Par

(000)

    

Value

 
Retail (continued)             

5.88%, 12/16/36

  $     25,630      $     36,082,022  

5.95%, 04/01/41 (Call 10/01/40)

    10,201        14,635,899  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    

1.30%, 04/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)

    10,802        10,388,820  

1.70%, 09/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)

    10,640        10,448,694  

1.70%, 10/15/30 (Call 07/15/30)

    14,625        13,935,497  

2.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)(a)

    13,015        13,594,764  

2.63%, 04/01/31 (Call 01/01/31)(a)

    12,190        12,443,123  

2.80%, 09/15/41 (Call 03/15/41)(a)

    10,734        10,545,730  

3.00%, 10/15/50 (Call 04/15/50)(a)

    19,166        19,184,666  

3.10%, 05/03/27 (Call 02/03/27)

    15,408        16,496,541  

3.38%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    9,576        10,287,638  

3.65%, 04/05/29 (Call 01/05/29)(a)

    8,614        9,507,249  

3.70%, 04/15/46 (Call 10/15/45)(a)

    12,447        13,836,469  

4.00%, 04/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    2,754        2,998,643  

4.05%, 05/03/47 (Call 11/03/46)

    15,712        18,317,166  

4.50%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)(a)

    11,464        13,368,138  

McDonald’s Corp.

    

2.13%, 03/01/30 (Call 12/01/29)(a)

    9,667        9,678,420  

2.63%, 09/01/29 (Call 06/01/29)(a)

    11,095        11,495,861  

3.30%, 07/01/25 (Call 06/01/25)

    5,398        5,758,615  

3.50%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)(a)

    9,389        10,225,293  

3.50%, 07/01/27 (Call 05/01/27)(a)

    8,826        9,614,096  

3.60%, 07/01/30 (Call 04/01/30)(a)

    10,224        11,340,731  

3.63%, 09/01/49 (Call 03/01/49)(a)

    19,385        21,639,852  

3.70%, 01/30/26 (Call 10/30/25)

    17,734        19,283,508  

3.80%, 04/01/28 (Call 01/01/28)(a)

    10,243        11,412,943  

4.20%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)(a)

    6,467        7,906,933  

4.45%, 03/01/47 (Call 09/01/46)

    10,312        12,824,564  

4.45%, 09/01/48 (Call 03/01/48)

    5,699        7,146,755  

4.70%, 12/09/35 (Call 06/09/35)(a)

    7,297        8,963,144  

4.88%, 12/09/45 (Call 06/09/45)

    17,521        22,839,168  

6.30%, 10/15/37(a)

    8,192        11,724,637  

6.30%, 03/01/38(a)

    7,474        10,676,500  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc., 3.60%, 09/01/27 (Call 06/01/27)(a)

    10,692        11,728,337  

Starbucks Corp.

    

2.25%, 03/12/30 (Call 12/12/29)(a)

    8,567        8,589,979  

2.55%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)(a)

    10,511        10,723,167  

3.50%, 11/15/50 (Call 05/15/50)

    11,153        12,099,724  

3.55%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)(a)

    11,169        12,274,957  

3.80%, 08/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)(a)

    12,461        13,541,878  

4.00%, 11/15/28 (Call 08/15/28)(a)

    6,410        7,252,006  

4.45%, 08/15/49 (Call 02/15/49)

    9,605        11,955,084  

4.50%, 11/15/48 (Call 05/15/48)(a)

    12,384        15,481,001  

Target Corp.

    

2.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)(a)

    16,392        17,003,302  

2.35%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)(a)

    8,170        8,424,975  

2.50%, 04/15/26(a)

    10,771        11,366,357  

3.38%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)(a)

    10,880        12,003,454  

4.00%, 07/01/42(a)

    7,032        8,636,965  

TJX Companies Inc. (The),
2.25%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)(a)

    9,958        10,354,367  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    

3.45%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)(a)

    5,454        5,844,770  

4.10%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)(a)

    7,846        8,832,970  

Walmart Inc.

    

3.05%, 07/08/26 (Call 05/08/26)

    331        356,783  

3.55%, 06/26/25 (Call 04/26/25)(a)

    977        1,065,581  

3.70%, 06/26/28 (Call 03/26/28)

        1,914            2,157,577  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
Retail (continued)            

4.05%, 06/29/48 (Call 12/29/47)

  $ 1,745     $ 2,236,546  

5.25%, 09/01/35

    770       1,050,400  

6.20%, 04/15/38

    265       395,613  

6.50%, 08/15/37

    66       100,777  
   

 

 

 
      1,006,809,586  
Semiconductors — 3.3%            

Analog Devices Inc.

   

1.70%, 10/01/28 (Call 08/01/28)

        10,239           10,166,495  

2.10%, 10/01/31 (Call 07/01/31)

    5,789       5,792,068  

2.80%, 10/01/41 (Call 04/01/41)

    9,203       9,346,569  

2.95%, 10/01/51 (Call 04/01/51)

    9,580       9,945,909  

3.50%, 12/05/26 (Call 09/05/26)

    10,446       11,403,570  

Applied Materials Inc.

   

1.75%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(a)

    7,783       7,614,100  

2.75%, 06/01/50 (Call 12/01/49)(a)

    8,907       8,972,118  

3.30%, 04/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)(a)

    14,138       15,349,082  

4.35%, 04/01/47 (Call 10/01/46)(a)

    9,122       11,678,802  

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

   

3.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/27)(a)

    14,502       15,660,085  

3.88%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/15/26)

    36,717       39,800,240  

Broadcom Inc.

   

1.95%, 02/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)(c)

    10,233       10,021,900  

2.45%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(c)

    25,517       24,666,082  

2.60%, 02/15/33 (Call 11/15/32)(c)

    16,407       15,808,044  

3.14%, 11/15/35 (Call 08/15/35)(c)

    16,621       16,315,976  

3.15%, 11/15/25 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

    17,489       18,472,585  

3.19%, 11/15/36 (Call 08/15/36)(c)

    13,194       12,967,480  

3.42%, 04/15/33 (Call 01/15/33)(c)

    20,854       21,530,646  

3.46%, 09/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    19,042       20,309,533  

3.47%, 04/15/34 (Call 01/15/34)(c)

    29,347       30,280,232  

3.50%, 02/15/41 (Call 08/15/40)(c)

    27,873       27,697,539  

3.75%, 02/15/51 (Call 08/15/50)(a)(c)

    15,603       16,134,689  

4.11%, 09/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)(a)

    20,767       22,892,338  

4.15%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)

    25,519       28,038,795  

4.25%, 04/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)

    13,115       14,426,909  

4.30%, 11/15/32 (Call 08/15/32)(a)

    21,064       23,439,202  

4.70%, 04/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    12,918       14,264,243  

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

    28,003       31,901,835  

5.00%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    17,644       20,463,554  

Intel Corp.

   

1.60%, 08/12/28 (Call 06/12/28)(a)

    9,931       9,784,659  

2.00%, 08/12/31 (Call 05/12/31)(a)

    9,829       9,657,460  

2.45%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)

    18,594       19,180,178  

2.60%, 05/19/26 (Call 02/19/26)(a)

    11,061       11,659,145  

2.80%, 08/12/41 (Call 02/12/41)(a)

    9,098       9,069,975  

3.05%, 08/12/51 (Call 02/12/51)(a)

    12,150       12,364,447  

3.10%, 02/15/60 (Call 08/15/59)

    9,657       9,741,686  

3.15%, 05/11/27 (Call 02/11/27)(a)

    11,433       12,354,256  

3.20%, 08/12/61 (Call 02/12/61)(a)

    7,583       7,771,868  

3.25%, 11/15/49 (Call 05/15/49)

    20,563       21,705,797  

3.40%, 03/25/25 (Call 02/25/25)(a)

    11,748       12,586,906  

3.70%, 07/29/25 (Call 04/29/25)

    20,078       21,795,388  

3.73%, 12/08/47 (Call 06/08/47)

    19,487       22,037,342  

3.75%, 03/25/27 (Call 01/25/27)(a)

    10,154       11,236,260  

3.90%, 03/25/30 (Call 12/25/29)(a)

    13,757       15,626,690  

4.00%, 12/15/32(a)

    7,423       8,632,599  

4.10%, 05/19/46 (Call 11/19/45)

    13,476       16,041,271  

4.10%, 05/11/47 (Call 11/11/46)(a)

    10,206       12,176,987  

4.60%, 03/25/40 (Call 09/25/39)

    9,360       11,659,896  

4.75%, 03/25/50 (Call 09/25/49)(a)

    20,675       27,474,106  
Security  

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
Semiconductors (continued)            

4.80%, 10/01/41(a)

  $ 7,841     $ 10,051,615  

4.90%, 07/29/45 (Call 01/29/45)(a)

    7,029       9,316,604  

4.95%, 03/25/60 (Call 09/25/59)

    9,287       13,121,832  

KLA Corp.

   

3.30%, 03/01/50 (Call 08/28/49)(a)

    5,085       5,438,044  

4.10%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    6,250       7,104,379  

4.65%, 11/01/24 (Call 08/01/24)

    3,499       3,826,949  

Lam Research Corp.

   

1.90%, 06/15/30 (Call 03/15/30)

    7,927       7,846,357  

2.88%, 06/15/50 (Call 12/15/49)

    11,005       11,213,430  

3.75%, 03/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)

    8,806       9,658,379  

4.00%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)

    8,389       9,539,946  

4.88%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)

    6,340       8,666,123  

Marvell Technology Inc.

   

2.45%, 04/15/28 (Call 02/15/28)

    6,998       7,065,407  

2.95%, 04/15/31 (Call 01/15/31)

    8,473       8,664,392  

Micron Technology Inc.

   

2.70%, 04/15/32 (Call 01/15/32)

    15,000       14,977,918  

4.19%, 02/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    11,177       12,321,308  

4.66%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)

    9,419       10,763,542  

NVIDIA Corp.

   

1.55%, 06/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)

        13,317           13,092,503  

2.00%, 06/15/31 (Call 03/15/31)(a)

    12,819       12,693,007  

2.85%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)

    14,075       14,960,584  

3.20%, 09/16/26 (Call 06/16/26)

    7,314       7,934,332  

3.50%, 04/01/40 (Call 10/01/39)

    6,157       6,873,046  

3.50%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)

    20,352       23,238,834  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA Inc.

   

2.50%, 05/11/31 (Call 02/11/31)(c)

    12,106       12,015,381  

3.25%, 05/11/41 (Call 11/11/40)(a)(c)

    9,433       9,630,499  

3.40%, 05/01/30 (Call 02/01/30)(c)

    11,847       12,734,345  

3.88%, 06/18/26 (Call 04/18/26)(c)

    7,410       8,069,794  

4.30%, 06/18/29 (Call 03/18/29)(c)

    8,626       9,713,901  

QUALCOMM Inc.

   

1.30%, 05/20/28 (Call 02/20/28)

    7,701       7,460,163  

1.65%, 05/20/32 (Call 02/20/32)

    15,472       14,626,266  

2.15%, 05/20/30 (Call 02/20/30)(a)

    10,928       11,034,536  

3.25%, 05/20/27 (Call 02/20/27)(a)

    22,330       24,173,446  

3.25%, 05/20/50 (Call 11/20/49)(a)

    7,663       8,364,551  

3.45%, 05/20/25 (Call 02/20/25)

    11,483       12,322,780  

4.30%, 05/20/47 (Call 11/20/46)

    14,960       18,855,535  

4.65%, 05/20/35 (Call 11/20/34)

    9,179       11,339,217  

4.80%, 05/20/45 (Call 11/20/44)

    15,148       20,100,992  

Texas Instruments Inc.

   

1.38%, 03/12/25 (Call 02/12/25)

    4,969       5,008,761  

1.75%, 05/04/30 (Call 02/04/30)

    7,503       7,372,265  

2.25%, 09/04/29 (Call 06/04/29)

    9,053       9,296,501  

3.88%, 03/15/39 (Call 09/15/38)

    7,052       8,355,578  

4.15%, 05/15/48 (Call 11/15/47)

    15,378       19,562,368  
   

 

 

 
      1,256,322,946  
Software — 4.0%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

   

2.50%, 09/15/50 (Call 03/15/50)

    12,476       11,190,333  

3.40%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)

    10,449       11,258,862  

Adobe Inc.

   

2.15%, 02/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)

    9,959       10,311,819  

2.30%, 02/01/30 (Call 11/01/29)

    15,002       15,382,539  

3.25%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    7,236       7,699,283  

Autodesk Inc., 2.40%, 12/15/31 (Call 09/15/31)

    8,503       8,364,495  

 

 

2 0 2 1   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)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
Software (continued)            

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

   

2.60%, 05/01/31 (Call 02/01/31)

  $ 12,670     $ 12,745,978  

2.90%, 12/01/29 (Call 09/01/29)(a)

    7,083       7,349,591  

Citrix Systems Inc.

   

1.25%, 03/01/26 (Call 02/01/26)

    7,164       6,971,696  

3.30%, 03/01/30 (Call 12/01/29)(a)

    9,855       9,999,601  

4.50%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(a)

    7,278       7,945,470  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

   

1.15%, 03/01/26 (Call 02/01/26

    11,884       11,648,964  

1.65%, 03/01/28 (Call 01/01/28)(a)

    9,698       9,430,515  

2.25%, 03/01/31 (Call 12/01/30)(a)

    12,411       12,203,860  

3.10%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)(a)

    7,866       7,974,874  

Fiserv Inc.

   

2.25%, 06/01/27 (Call 04/01/27)(a)

    10,526       10,692,314  

2.65%, 06/01/30 (Call 03/01/30)(a)

    7,065       7,183,631  

3.20%, 07/01/26 (Call 05/01/26)(a)

    21,622       22,973,211  

3.50%, 07/01/29 (Call 04/01/29)(a)

    30,915       33,396,006  

3.85%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)(a)

    7,184       7,752,581  

4.20%, 10/01/28 (Call 07/01/28)(a)

    11,720       13,258,555  

4.40%, 07/01/49 (Call 01/01/49)(a)

    17,150       20,690,738  

Microsoft Corp.

   

2.40%, 08/08/26 (Call 05/08/26)(a)

    41,519       43,559,468  

2.53%, 06/01/50 (Call 12/01/49)

    67,945       67,009,805  

2.68%, 06/01/60 (Call 12/01/59)

    38,644       38,532,964  

2.70%, 02/12/25 (Call 11/12/24)

    7,627       8,027,488  

2.92%, 03/17/52 (Call 09/17/51)

    64,375       68,066,082  

3.04%, 03/17/62 (Call 09/17/61)

    22,939       24,707,081  

3.13%, 11/03/25 (Call 08/03/25)(a)

    26,523       28,448,018  

3.30%, 02/06/27 (Call 11/06/26)

    42,474       46,299,540  

3.45%, 08/08/36 (Call 02/08/36)(a)

    18,188       20,828,903  

3.50%, 02/12/35 (Call 08/12/34)

    17,417       19,939,356  

3.70%, 08/08/46 (Call 02/08/46)

    19,636       23,566,134  

4.10%, 02/06/37 (Call 08/06/36)

    7,183       8,777,360  

4.25%, 02/06/47 (Call 08/06/46)

    8,089       10,514,576  

4.45%, 11/03/45 (Call 05/03/45)

    2,621       3,472,902  

4.50%, 02/06/57 (Call 08/06/56)

    2,424       3,398,569  

Oracle Corp.

   

1.65%, 03/25/26 (Call 02/25/26)(a)

    25,746       25,798,669  

2.30%, 03/25/28 (Call 01/25/28)

    20,319       20,541,928  

2.50%, 04/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)(a)

    33,767       35,019,215  

2.65%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)

    28,520       29,634,915  

2.80%, 04/01/27 (Call 02/01/27)(a)

    22,116       23,103,097  

2.88%, 03/25/31 (Call 12/25/30)

    33,643       34,466,641  

2.95%, 11/15/24 (Call 09/15/24)

    9,543       10,017,092  

2.95%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    23,671       24,871,475  

2.95%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    31,801       32,978,648  

3.25%, 11/15/27 (Call 08/15/27)

    27,673       29,555,201  

3.60%, 04/01/40 (Call 10/01/39)

    30,494       31,696,043  

3.60%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)

    42,893       43,851,599  

3.65%, 03/25/41 (Call 09/25/40)

    22,413       23,501,877  

3.80%, 11/15/37 (Call 05/15/37)

    21,009       22,520,358  

3.85%, 07/15/36 (Call 01/15/36)

    10,378       11,190,085  

3.85%, 04/01/60 (Call 10/01/59)

    31,208       32,588,985  

3.90%, 05/15/35 (Call 11/15/34)

    12,024       13,093,651  

3.95%, 03/25/51 (Call 09/25/50)(a)

    33,141       35,884,269  

4.00%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)

    27,953       30,196,941  

4.00%, 11/15/47 (Call 05/15/47)

    21,828       23,611,132  

4.10%, 03/25/61 (Call 09/25/60)(a)

    18,078       19,780,680  

4.13%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)(a)

    20,900       22,998,556  

4.30%, 07/08/34 (Call 01/08/34)

    20,894       23,599,832  

Security  

Par

(000)

    

Value

 
Software (continued)             

4.38%, 05/15/55 (Call 11/15/54)(a)

  $ 9,974      $ 11,400,028  

4.50%, 07/08/44 (Call 01/08/44)

    9,859        11,330,776  

5.38%, 07/15/40

    22,558        28,492,387  

6.13%, 07/08/39

    11,263        15,277,872  

6.50%, 04/15/38

    10,926        15,283,750  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    

1.75%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)(a)

    11,216        10,595,342  

4.20%, 09/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)(a)

    9,187        10,376,390  

salesforce.com Inc.

    

1.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 05/15/28)(a)

    11,235        11,076,362  

1.95%, 07/15/31 (Call 04/15/31)(a)

    15,316        15,242,771  

2.70%, 07/15/41 (Call 01/15/41)(a)

    12,545        12,604,153  

2.90%, 07/15/51 (Call 01/15/51)(a)

    18,788        19,342,588  

3.05%, 07/15/61 (Call 01/15/61)

    13,614        14,222,392  

3.70%, 04/11/28 (Call 01/11/28)(a)

    13,411        15,009,963  

VMware Inc.

    

1.40%, 08/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    8,061        7,936,480  

1.80%, 08/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)(a)

    9,223        8,984,729  

2.20%, 08/15/31 (Call 05/15/31)(a)

    6,030        5,870,749  

3.90%, 08/21/27 (Call 05/21/27)(a)

    14,105        15,456,922  

4.50%, 05/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)(a)

    9,074        10,006,900  

4.70%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    7,815        9,132,491  
    

 

 

 
       1,529,717,096  
Telecommunications — 7.3%             

AT&T Inc.

    

1.65%, 02/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)(a)

    22,401        21,851,649  

1.70%, 03/25/26 (Call 03/25/23)(a)

    12,868        12,926,448  

2.25%, 02/01/32 (Call 11/01/31)

    24,535        23,604,878  

2.30%, 06/01/27 (Call 04/01/27)

    25,199        25,749,220  

2.55%, 12/01/33 (Call 09/01/33)(a)

    38,272        37,192,282  

2.75%, 06/01/31 (Call 03/01/31)(a)

    28,588        29,078,822  

3.10%, 02/01/43 (Call 08/01/42)

    24,926        23,999,999  

3.30%, 02/01/52 (Call 08/01/51)

    20,454        20,074,423  

3.40%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    21,590        23,059,210  

3.50%, 06/01/41 (Call 12/01/40)(a)

    21,431        22,073,525  

3.50%, 09/15/53 (Call 03/15/53)

    74,353        75,303,960  

3.50%, 02/01/61 (Call 08/01/60)(a)

    16,280        15,933,342  

3.55%, 09/15/55 (Call 03/15/55)(a)

    75,308        76,478,836  

3.65%, 06/01/51 (Call 12/01/50)

    24,866        25,860,456  

3.65%, 09/15/59 (Call 03/15/59)

    64,591        65,534,145  

3.80%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)(a)

    7,546        8,252,372  

3.80%, 12/01/57 (Call 06/01/57)(a)

    57,113        60,007,487  

3.85%, 06/01/60 (Call 12/01/59)

    15,522        16,360,430  

4.10%, 02/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)(a)

    15,363        17,218,058  

4.13%, 02/17/26 (Call 11/17/25)(a)

    7,875        8,689,821  

4.25%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)(a)

    12,059        13,474,651  

4.30%, 02/15/30 (Call 11/15/29)

    30,277        34,362,248  

4.30%, 12/15/42 (Call 06/15/42)

    13,145        14,880,601  

4.35%, 03/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)(a)

    29,396        33,383,409  

4.35%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    12,594        14,407,369  

4.50%, 05/15/35 (Call 11/15/34)(a)

    23,468        27,118,602  

4.50%, 03/09/48 (Call 09/09/47)

    17,232        20,383,826  

4.55%, 03/09/49 (Call 09/09/48)

    8,659        10,193,118  

4.75%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)(a)

    19,521        23,886,388  

4.85%, 03/01/39 (Call 09/01/38)

    11,435        13,741,072  

5.15%, 02/15/50 (Call 08/14/49)(a)

    8,374        10,774,369  

5.25%, 03/01/37 (Call 09/01/36)

    18,602        23,073,099  

5.35%, 09/01/40

    10,990        13,998,444  

5.65%, 02/15/47 (Call 08/15/46)(a)

    9,976        13,522,092  

Bell Canada, 4.46%, 04/01/48 (Call 10/01/47)(a)

    10,329        12,829,752  

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)            

British Telecommunications PLC, 9.63%, 12/15/30(a)

  $ 26,267     $ 39,435,414  

Cisco Systems Inc.

   

2.50%, 09/20/26 (Call 06/20/26)(a)

    13,651       14,446,444  

2.95%, 02/28/26

    8,292       8,873,591  

5.50%, 01/15/40

    17,811       24,987,413  

5.90%, 02/15/39(a)

    22,111       32,026,548  

Corning Inc.

   

4.38%, 11/15/57 (Call 05/15/57)(a)

    9,148       11,156,071  

5.45%, 05/15/79 (Call 05/19/79)(a)

    9,364       12,580,853  

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 8.75%, 06/15/30

    36,724       53,771,560  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

   

2.30%, 11/15/30 (Call 08/15/30)

    10,271       10,024,855  

2.75%, 05/24/31 (Call 02/24/31)

    7,831       7,904,724  

4.60%, 05/23/29 (Call 02/23/29)

    8,103       9,327,904  

Orange SA

   

5.38%, 01/13/42

    8,522       11,330,930  

5.50%, 02/06/44 (Call 08/06/43)

    9,368       12,808,138  

9.00%, 03/01/31

    27,191       41,717,952  

Rogers Communications Inc.

   

3.70%, 11/15/49 (Call 05/15/49)

    10,055       10,438,381  

4.30%, 02/15/48 (Call 08/15/47)(a)

    10,423       11,778,046  

4.35%, 05/01/49 (Call 11/01/48)

    9,387       10,698,440  

5.00%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    12,791       15,543,687  

Telefonica Emisiones SA

   

4.10%, 03/08/27

    13,095       14,513,238  

4.67%, 03/06/38

    9,217       10,739,274  

4.90%, 03/06/48(a)

    13,946       16,987,158  

5.21%, 03/08/47(a)

    23,872       30,072,375  

5.52%, 03/01/49 (Call 09/01/48)(a)

    9,890       13,060,972  

7.05%, 06/20/36(a)

    20,169       28,861,234  

Telefonica Europe BV, 8.25%, 09/15/30(a)

    14,522       20,686,428  

TELUS Corp., 4.60%, 11/16/48
(Call 05/16/48)(a)

    5,937       7,591,435  

T-Mobile USA Inc.

   

1.50%, 02/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)

    9,241       9,175,199  

2.05%, 02/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)

    17,106       16,963,502  

2.25%, 11/15/31 (Call 08/15/31)(a)

    9,588       9,253,358  

2.55%, 02/15/31 (Call 11/15/30)

    22,938       22,764,465  

3.00%, 02/15/41 (Call 08/15/40)

    25,467       24,470,321  

3.30%, 02/15/51 (Call 08/15/50)(a)

    28,244       27,698,377  

3.40%, 10/15/52 (Call 04/15/52)(a)(c)

    15,774       15,689,361  

3.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    33,560       35,798,818  

3.60%, 11/15/60 (Call 05/15/60)

    8,057       8,092,427  

3.75%, 04/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)

    39,287       42,612,342  

3.88%, 04/15/30 (Call 01/15/30)

    67,304       73,537,670  

4.38%, 04/15/40 (Call 10/15/39)

    21,803       24,873,569  

4.50%, 04/15/50 (Call 10/15/49)

    28,591       33,756,241  

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

0.85%, 11/20/25 (Call 10/20/25)

    12,227       11,971,890  

1.45%, 03/20/26 (Call 02/20/26)

    20,426       20,374,096  

1.50%, 09/18/30 (Call 06/18/30)(a)

    8,254       7,736,415  

1.68%, 10/30/30 (Call 07/30/30)

    10,086       9,510,132  

1.75%, 01/20/31 (Call 10/20/30)(a)

    21,441       20,254,515  

2.10%, 03/22/28 (Call 01/22/28)(a)

    26,908       26,988,708  

2.36%, 03/15/32 (Call 12/15/31)(c)

    30,569       30,110,578  

2.55%, 03/21/31 (Call 12/21/30)

    40,140       40,481,258  

2.63%, 08/15/26(a)

        20,387           21,336,757  

2.65%, 11/20/40 (Call 05/20/40)(a)

    30,806       29,140,042  

2.85%, 09/03/41 (Call 03/03/41)(a)

    9,269       9,051,694  

2.88%, 11/20/50 (Call 05/20/50)

    31,157       29,687,496  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)            

2.99%, 10/30/56 (Call 04/30/56)

  $ 45,483     $ 43,198,121  

3.00%, 03/22/27 (Call 01/22/27)

    7,841       8,292,529  

3.00%, 11/20/60 (Call 05/20/60)(a)

    22,525       21,386,285  

3.15%, 03/22/30 (Call 12/22/29)(a)

    13,265       14,062,372  

3.38%, 02/15/25

    10,557       11,278,985  

3.40%, 03/22/41 (Call 09/22/40)(a)

    37,067       38,836,556  

3.50%, 11/01/24 (Call 08/01/24)

    6,633       7,077,779  

3.55%, 03/22/51 (Call 09/22/50)(a)

    43,478       46,742,841  

3.70%, 03/22/61 (Call 09/22/60)(a)

    33,302       36,315,288  

3.85%, 11/01/42 (Call 05/01/42)

    12,646       14,017,005  

3.88%, 02/08/29 (Call 11/08/28)

    9,416       10,504,362  

4.00%, 03/22/50 (Call 09/22/49)

    12,135       13,967,919  

4.02%, 12/03/29 (Call 09/03/29)

    37,795       42,449,220  

4.13%, 03/16/27(a)

    30,323       33,896,359  

4.13%, 08/15/46

    14,493       16,998,173  

4.27%, 01/15/36(a)

    25,408       29,669,232  

4.33%, 09/21/28

    40,283       46,002,968  

4.40%, 11/01/34 (Call 05/01/34)(a)

    22,981       26,820,626  

4.50%, 08/10/33(a)

    28,600       33,795,442  

4.52%, 09/15/48

    22,607       28,623,629  

4.67%, 03/15/55

    20,061       26,442,845  

4.86%, 08/21/46

    20,131       26,402,416  

5.01%, 04/15/49

    10,932       14,927,721  

5.01%, 08/21/54(a)

    5,764       8,054,815  

5.25%, 03/16/37(a)

    12,302       16,019,330  

6.55%, 09/15/43(a)

    4,553       7,037,213  

Vodafone Group PLC

   

4.13%, 05/30/25(a)

    13,484       14,774,165  

4.25%, 09/17/50(a)

    14,193       16,516,457  

4.38%, 05/30/28(a)

    25,670       29,271,101  

4.38%, 02/19/43(a)

    14,299       16,604,336  

4.88%, 06/19/49

        18,628           23,298,150  

5.00%, 05/30/38(a)

    13,427       16,700,656  

5.25%, 05/30/48(a)

    26,867       35,314,098  

6.15%, 02/27/37(a)

    18,799       25,616,063  
   

 

 

 
      2,772,885,756  
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.0%            

Hasbro Inc., 3.90%, 11/19/29 (Call 08/19/29)

    9,091       9,979,368  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.8%            

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

   

3.30%, 09/15/51 (Call 03/15/51)

    9,647       10,711,495  

3.55%, 02/15/50 (Call 08/15/49)

    9,228       10,608,568  

3.90%, 08/01/46 (Call 02/01/46)

    7,873       9,380,060  

4.05%, 06/15/48 (Call 12/15/47)

    6,247       7,670,005  

4.13%, 06/15/47 (Call 12/15/46)

    7,958       9,827,026  

4.15%, 04/01/45 (Call 10/01/44)(a)

    10,676       13,075,377  

4.15%, 12/15/48 (Call 06/15/48)

    6,984       8,710,298  

4.45%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    6,986       8,731,257  

4.55%, 09/01/44 (Call 03/01/44)

    8,428       10,726,372  

4.90%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    10,267       13,516,551  

5.75%, 05/01/40 (Call 11/01/39)

    7,715       10,814,382  

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 6.13%, 09/15/2115 (Call 03/15/2115)

    8,062       12,460,253  

CSX Corp.

   

3.25%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)(a)

    9,802       10,530,529  

3.80%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)

    8,855       9,832,599  

3.80%, 11/01/46 (Call 05/01/46)(a)

    8,393       9,665,782  

4.10%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    6,714       7,795,658  

4.25%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)

    9,152       10,481,853  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

 

Par
(000)

    Value  
Transportation (continued)            

4.30%, 03/01/48 (Call 09/01/47)

  $ 8,172     $     10,067,665  

FedEx Corp.
2.40%, 05/15/31 (Call 02/15/31)(a)

        10,356       10,384,520  

3.10%, 08/05/29 (Call 05/05/29)(a)

    4,637       4,941,473  

3.25%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)(a)

    7,525       8,091,741  

3.25%, 05/15/41 (Call 11/15/40)

    8,520       8,671,394  

4.05%, 02/15/48 (Call 08/15/47)

    10,760       12,270,023  

4.25%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)

    7,787       8,895,880  

4.40%, 01/15/47 (Call 07/15/46)

    8,044       9,587,271  

4.55%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)

    11,580       14,018,391  

4.75%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)(a)

    12,554       15,606,690  

4.95%, 10/17/48 (Call 04/17/48)

    9,005       11,640,682  

5.10%, 01/15/44(a)

    7,614       9,733,811  

5.25%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    12,160       16,477,548  

Norfolk Southern Corp.
3.05%, 05/15/50 (Call 11/15/49)(a)

    6,462       6,645,360  

3.16%, 05/15/55 (Call 11/15/54)

    7,956       8,194,483  

Union Pacific Corp.
2.38%, 05/20/31 (Call 02/20/31)(a)

    10,956       11,188,806  

2.40%, 02/05/30 (Call 11/05/29)(a)

    8,418       8,637,544  

2.95%, 03/10/52 (Call 09/10/51)(a)

    8,528       8,738,370  

2.97%, 09/16/62 (Call 03/16/62)

    7,820       7,852,765  

3.20%, 05/20/41 (Call 11/20/40)

    13,236       14,129,622  

3.25%, 02/05/50 (Call 08/05/49)(a)

    16,850       18,293,106  

3.70%, 03/01/29 (Call 12/01/28)(a)

    8,117       9,027,386  

3.75%, 02/05/70 (Call 08/05/69)(a)

    7,442       8,620,668  

3.80%, 10/01/51 (Call 04/01/51)(a)

    10,558       12,541,573  

3.80%, 04/06/71 (Call 10/06/70)

    2,571       3,015,852  

3.84%, 03/20/60 (Call 09/20/59)

    16,832       19,943,360  

3.95%, 09/10/28 (Call 06/10/28)

    12,553       14,165,703  

United Parcel Service Inc.
3.05%, 11/15/27 (Call 08/15/27)(a)

    9,716       10,540,594  

3.40%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28)(a)

    7,656       8,450,456  

3.75%, 11/15/47 (Call 05/15/47)

    11,374       13,688,284  

3.90%, 04/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    12,386       13,451,932  

4.25%, 03/15/49 (Call 09/15/48)(a)

    7,035       9,077,891  

4.45%, 04/01/30 (Call 01/01/30)(a)

    8,657       10,252,178  

5.30%, 04/01/50 (Call 10/01/49)

    12,051       17,890,494  

6.20%, 01/15/38

    13,553       19,785,697  

Walmart Inc.
1.05%, 09/17/26 (Call 08/17/26)(a)

    15,643       15,429,575  
Security  

Par/

Shares

(000)

    Value  
Transportation (continued)            

1.50%, 09/22/28 (Call 07/22/28)(a)

  $ 19,455     $ 19,234,491  

1.80%, 09/22/31 (Call 06/22/31)

    17,163       16,893,069  

2.50%, 09/22/41 (Call 03/22/41)

    27,313       27,442,218  

2.65%, 09/22/51 (Call 03/22/51)

    30,302       31,058,683  
   

 

 

 
      679,115,314  
Water — 0.1%            

American Water Capital Corp.

   

3.75%, 09/01/47 (Call 03/01/47)

    8,132       9,237,863  

6.59%, 10/15/37

    6,904       10,097,318  
   

 

 

 
      19,335,181  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 98.7%
(Cost: $38,039,983,364)

 

        37,578,790,667  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 8.3%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency
Shares, 0.05%(d)(e)(f)

        2,805,836       2,807,239,074  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(d)(e)

    365,184       365,184,000  
   

 

 

 
      3,172,423,074  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 8.3%
(Cost: $3,171,450,862)

 

    3,172,423,074  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 107.0%
(Cost: $41,211,434,226)

 

    40,751,213,741  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (7.0)%

 

    (2,671,488,956
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 38,079,724,785  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

Fair Value Measurements

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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (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. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments

 

 

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


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

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. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent 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

          

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $      $ 37,578,790,667      $      $ 37,578,790,667  

Money Market Funds

    3,172,423,074                      3,172,423,074  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 3,172,423,074      $ 37,578,790,667      $      $ 40,751,213,741  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

 

     

iShares

iBoxx $ High Yield

Corporate Bond

ETF

   

iShares

iBoxx $ Investment

Grade Corporate

Bond ETF

 

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

    

Unaffiliated(b)

   $ 19,741,574,573     $ 37,578,790,667  

Affiliated(c)

     3,060,283,759       3,172,423,074  

Cash

     26,627,216       1,851,775  

Receivables:

    

Investments sold

     20,749,350       107,399,229  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

     605,709       326,365  

Capital shares sold

           2,716,072  

Dividends

     478       1,407  

Interest

     261,472,412       311,570,561  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     23,111,313,497       41,175,079,150  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

     2,950,702,408       2,805,869,158  

Payables:

    

Investments purchased

     158,176,615       268,149,948  

Capital shares redeemed

     303,383       16,741,567  

Investment advisory fees

     8,056,680       4,593,692  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,117,239,086       3,095,354,365  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 19,994,074,411     $ 38,079,724,785  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 21,471,783,916     $ 37,585,470,412  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

     (1,477,709,505     494,254,373  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 19,994,074,411     $ 38,079,724,785  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     230,000,000       285,300,000  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 86.93     $ 133.47  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

     Unlimited       Unlimited  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

     None       None  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

   $ 2,845,897,179     $ 2,722,932,782  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

   $ 19,987,785,833     $ 38,039,983,364  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

   $ 3,059,502,100     $ 3,171,450,862  

 

F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

 


Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Fixed Income
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

 

 

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