LOGO

  SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

  

 

2023 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

iShares Trust

 

·  

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | IJH | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | IJR | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF | IUSG | NASDAQ

 

·  

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | IUSV | NASDAQ


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The combination of continued economic growth and moderating inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended September 30, 2023. Significantly tighter monetary policy helped to rein in inflation while the economy proved more resilient than many investors anticipated. A moderating labor market also helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates touched the lowest levels in decades. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war will have a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.

Equity returns were substantial, as the durability of consumer sentiment and spending mitigated investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy resumed growth in the third quarter of 2022 and continued to expand thereafter. All major classes of equities rose, although large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted significantly higher returns than small-capitalization U.S. stocks due primarily to the performance of large technology companies. International developed market equities also advanced strongly, and emerging market equities posted solid gains.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates six times during the 12-month period. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. However, the Fed declined to raise interest rates at two of its meetings late in the period.

Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for two pauses, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt.

While we favor an overweight position in developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on Japanese stocks in the near term as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest. We also believe that stocks with an AI tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tightening credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, euro area government bonds and gilts, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, and hard-currency emerging market bonds.

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of September 30, 2023
     
    

 

  6-Month  

 

 

 

  12-Month  

 

   

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

     5.18%   21.62%
   

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

  (0.19)   8.93  
   

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

  (1.28)   25.65
   

Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (2.05)   11.70
   

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

  2.50   4.47
   

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

  (6.98)   (2.90)
   

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

  (4.05)   0.64
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (4.05)   2.66
   

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

  2.22   10.28

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

 

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Table of Contents

 

      Page

The Markets in Review

   2

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

   4

About Fund Performance

   8

Disclosure of Expenses

   8

Schedules of Investments

   9

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   60

Statements of Operations

   61

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   62

Financial Highlights

   64

Notes to Financial Statements

   68

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

   77

Supplemental Information

   81

General Information

   82

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   83

 

 

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Fund Summary as of September 30, 2023     iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400® (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns         Cumulative Total Returns      
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

6-Month Total

Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    0.43     15.49     6.01     8.88     15.49     33.91     134.13

Fund Market

    0.43       15.54       6.01       8.88       15.54       33.87       134.12  

Index

    0.45       15.51       6.06       8.94       15.51       34.20       135.50  

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

   

 

 

      
 


Beginning

Account Value
(04/01/23)

 


 

      

Ending

Account Value

(09/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(04/01/23)

 

 

 

      


Ending

Account Value
(09/30/23)

 


 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

$ 1,000.00          $      1,004.30          $        0.25       $      1,000.00          $      1,024.75          $        0.25          0.05

 

(a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Industrials

    22.4

Consumer Discretionary

    14.6  

Financials

    14.5  

Information Technology

    10.5  
Health Care     8.4  
Real Estate     7.3  
Materials     7.0  
Energy     5.9  
Consumer Staples     4.3  
Utilities     3.4  

Communication Services

    1.7  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Hubbell, Inc.

    0.7

Jabil, Inc.

    0.7  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

    0.7  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    0.7  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

    0.6  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    0.6  

Watsco, Inc.

    0.6  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

    0.6  

Graco, Inc.

    0.5  

Owens Corning

    0.5  

 

(a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of September 30, 2023     iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600® (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns         Cumulative Total Returns      
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

6-Month Total

Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (1.71 )%      10.04     3.16     8.11     10.04     16.81     118.03

Fund Market

    (1.62     9.96       3.15       8.11       9.96       16.78       118.06  

Index

    (1.71     10.08       3.21       8.15       10.08       17.11       118.87  

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

   

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(04/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(09/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(04/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(09/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

$ 1,000.00          $      982.90          $        0.30       $      1,000.00          $      1,024.70          $        0.30          0.06

 

(a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Industrials

    17.5

Financials

    17.1  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.0  

Information Technology

    13.0  
Health Care     10.0  
Real Estate     7.7  
Energy     5.4  
Materials     5.3  
Consumer Staples     5.2  
Communication Services     2.9  

Utilities

    1.9  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Onto Innovation, Inc.

    0.7

SPS Commerce, Inc.

    0.6  

Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.

    0.6  

Rambus, Inc.

    0.6  

Fabrinet

    0.6  

elf Beauty, Inc.

    0.6  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    0.6  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

    0.6  

ATI, Inc.

    0.5  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

    0.5  

 

(a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of September 30, 2023     iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-and mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the S&P 900 Growth Index™ (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns                Cumulative Total Returns      
    

6-Month Total

Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years     

Fund NAV

    7.39     19.62     10.11     12.83       19.62     61.86     234.38%  

Fund Market

    7.48       19.71       10.12       12.83         19.71       61.90       234.41     

Index

    7.40       19.65       10.17       12.90               19.65       62.30       236.43     

Index performance through January 22, 2017 reflects the performance of the Russell 3000® Growth Index. Index performance beginning on January 23, 2017 reflects the performance of the S&P 900 Growth IndexTM.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(04/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(09/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           


Beginning

Account Value
(04/01/23)

 


 

      


Ending

Account Value
(09/30/23)

 


 

      


Expenses

Paid During
the Period

 


(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $        1,000.00          $        1,073.90          $         0.21               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.80          $        0.20          0.04

 

(a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Information Technology

    33.8

Health Care

    16.9  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.5  

Financials

    7.6  

Communication Services

    7.5  

Energy

    7.3  

Industrials

    6.3  

Consumer Staples

    6.2  

Materials

    2.3  

Real Estate

    1.0  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    0.6  
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Apple Inc.

    12.1

Microsoft Corp.

    6.5  

NVIDIA Corp.

    5.2  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    3.7  

Tesla, Inc.

    3.3  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS

    3.2  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    2.6  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2.3  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    2.2  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2.1  

 

(a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of September 30, 2023     iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the S&P 900 Value Index™ (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns                Cumulative Total Returns      
    

6-Month Total

Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years     

Fund NAV

    2.07     21.67     8.25     9.54       21.67     48.62     148.66%  

Fund Market

    2.11       21.65       8.25       9.54         21.65       48.64       148.67     

Index

    2.08       21.71       8.26       9.58               21.71       48.71       149.65     

Index performance through January 22, 2017 reflects the performance of the Russell 3000® Value Index. Index performance beginning on January 23, 2017 reflects the performance of the S&P 900 Value IndexTM.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

         Actual                    Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(04/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(09/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(04/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(09/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $        1,000.00          $        1,020.70          $         0.20               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.80          $        0.20          0.04

 

(a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    19.4

Information Technology

    17.6  

Industrials

    12.6  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.4  

Communication Services

    9.6  

Health Care

    8.4  

Consumer Staples

    6.7  

Utilities

    4.7  

Real Estate

    4.6  

Materials

    3.3  

Energy

    1.7  
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Microsoft Corp.

    5.7

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    3.9  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    3.7  

Amazon.com, Inc.

    3.6  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2.4  

Walmart, Inc.

    1.3  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1.3  

Salesforce, Inc.

    1.2  

Bank of America Corp.

    1.1  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1.1  

 

(a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%            

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    2,860,621     $ 214,489,362  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    1,197,998       234,364,349  

Hexcel Corp.

    2,641,694       172,079,947  

Woodward, Inc.

    1,889,587       234,800,081  
   

 

 

 
      855,733,739  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%            

GXO Logistics, Inc.(a)(b)

    3,719,752       218,163,455  
   

 

 

 
Automobile Components — 1.7%            

Adient PLC(a)

    2,929,145       107,499,621  

Autoliv, Inc.

    2,376,466       229,281,440  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    1,325,069       131,287,837  

Gentex Corp.

    7,300,767       237,566,958  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)(b)

    8,865,811       110,202,031  

Lear Corp.

    1,837,326       246,569,149  

Visteon Corp.(a)(b)

    881,930       121,768,075  
   

 

 

 
          1,184,175,111  
Automobiles — 0.4%            

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    4,032,478       133,313,723  

Thor Industries, Inc.(b)

    1,667,220       158,602,638  
   

 

 

 
      291,916,361  
Banks — 5.1%            

Associated Banc-Corp.

    4,720,090       80,760,740  

Bank OZK

    3,290,932       121,994,849  

Cadence Bank

    4,706,476       99,871,421  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    6,523,108       132,419,093  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    3,549,020       170,281,980  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    2,005,462       182,918,189  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    4,424,946       233,238,904  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.(b)

    4,017,833       100,927,965  

First Horizon Corp.

    17,432,219       192,103,053  

FNB Corp.

    11,222,213       121,087,678  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    3,467,642       98,827,797  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    2,693,611       99,636,671  

Home BancShares, Inc.

    5,892,265       123,384,029  

International Bancshares Corp.

    1,668,914       72,330,733  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    22,595,579       256,233,866  

Old National Bancorp

    9,150,791       133,052,501  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.(b)

    2,400,656       160,939,978  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    2,931,178       159,983,695  

SouthState Corp.

    2,377,106       160,121,860  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    4,571,408       127,085,142  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,501,243       88,423,213  

UMB Financial Corp.

    1,365,699       84,741,623  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    4,220,124       116,433,221  

Valley National Bancorp

    13,336,181       114,157,709  

Webster Financial Corp.

    5,418,592       218,423,444  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    1,914,420       144,538,710  
   

 

 

 
      3,593,918,064  
Beverages — 0.7%            

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    295,634       115,158,312  

Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,539,062       264,103,039  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.(b)

    146,576       93,269,241  
   

 

 

 
      472,530,592  
Biotechnology — 1.6%            

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

    3,352,487       90,081,326  

Exelixis, Inc.(a)(b)

    9,957,442       217,570,108  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    4,125,861       157,607,890  

Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    3,054,090     $ 343,585,125  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)(b)

    1,467,841       331,541,246  
   

 

 

 
      1,140,385,695  
Broadline Retail — 0.5%            

Kohl’s Corp.

    3,458,760       72,495,610  

Macy’s, Inc.

    8,523,441       98,957,150  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    3,030,458       45,275,043  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,932,747       149,169,413  
   

 

 

 
      365,897,216  
Building Products — 3.9%            

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(b)

    2,165,778       246,530,510  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)(b)

    3,910,562       486,825,863  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    1,561,229       404,764,231  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    3,968,546       246,684,819  

Lennox International, Inc.

    999,638       374,304,453  

Owens Corning

    2,809,580       383,254,808  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    1,334,608       199,937,625  

Trex Co., Inc.(a)(b)

    3,395,334       209,254,434  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    1,934,843       198,127,923  
   

 

 

 
          2,749,684,666  
Capital Markets — 2.2%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)

    1,096,103       142,866,065  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    1,090,217       150,319,120  

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B

    2,754,591       93,297,997  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A(b)

    3,345,575       289,592,972  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    4,144,795       107,018,607  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    5,527,386       202,468,149  

Morningstar, Inc.

    813,749       190,612,566  

SEI Investments Co.

    3,146,041       189,486,049  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    3,266,667       200,704,021  
   

 

 

 
      1,566,365,546  
Chemicals — 2.2%            

Ashland, Inc.

    1,602,575       130,898,326  

Avient Corp.

    2,848,580       100,611,846  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)

    6,933,783       186,518,763  

Cabot Corp.

    1,749,443       121,183,917  

Chemours Co. (The)

    4,628,931       129,841,514  

NewMarket Corp.

    215,180       97,915,507  

Olin Corp.(b)

    3,935,238       196,683,195  

RPM International, Inc.

    4,036,132       382,665,675  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    1,299,656       67,166,222  

Westlake Corp.(b)

    998,360       124,465,541  
   

 

 

 
      1,537,950,506  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.3%            

Brink’s Co. (The)

    1,451,984       105,472,118  

Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,575,035       263,597,858  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    1,155,399       182,148,652  

Stericycle, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,892,157       129,308,340  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    1,665,281       253,172,670  
   

 

 

 
      933,699,638  
Communications Equipment — 0.6%            

Calix, Inc.(a)

    1,846,015       84,621,328  

Ciena Corp.(a)(b)

    4,675,617       220,969,659  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,148,609       97,074,155  
   

 

 

 
      402,665,142  
Construction & Engineering — 1.8%            

AECOM

    4,338,720       360,287,309  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    1,474,158       310,148,102  

Fluor Corp.(a)(b)

    4,483,869       164,557,992  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Construction & Engineering (continued)

   

MasTec, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,890,417     $ 136,053,311  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    6,368,827       124,701,633  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    657,187       157,862,889  
   

 

 

 
      1,253,611,236  
Construction Materials — 0.4%            

Eagle Materials, Inc.(b)

    1,108,144       184,528,139  

Knife River Corp.(a)(b)

    1,592,204       77,747,321  
   

 

 

 
      262,275,460  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%            

Ally Financial, Inc.

    8,456,167       225,610,535  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

    1,156,826       116,122,194  

SLM Corp.

    7,070,737       96,303,438  
   

 

 

 
      438,036,167  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.0%  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    4,202,423       299,926,929  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    1,169,381       317,510,329  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    3,089,274       89,125,555  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)(b)

    4,883,504       287,443,045  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)(b)

    3,190,262       136,543,214  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    7,104,194       282,036,502  
   

 

 

 
          1,412,585,574  
Containers & Packaging — 1.9%            

AptarGroup, Inc.

    2,052,813       256,683,738  

Berry Global Group, Inc.

    3,693,606       228,671,147  

Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)

    3,773,326       333,863,885  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    9,608,098       214,068,423  

Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS

    796,674       53,225,790  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    2,613,326       112,660,484  

Sonoco Products Co.

    3,063,597       166,506,497  
   

 

 

 
      1,365,679,964  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.9%            

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    115,249       67,190,167  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)(b)

    932,659       109,009,184  

H&R Block, Inc.

    4,762,719       205,082,680  

Service Corp. International

    4,718,089       269,591,605  
   

 

 

 
      650,873,636  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.(a)(b)

    6,917,554       108,259,720  

Iridium Communications, Inc.

    3,911,000       177,911,390  
   

 

 

 
      286,171,110  
Electric Utilities — 1.0%            

ALLETE, Inc.

    1,795,136       94,783,181  

IDACORP, Inc.

    1,582,996       148,247,575  

OGE Energy Corp.

    6,264,024       208,779,920  

PNM Resources, Inc.

    2,684,510       119,755,991  

Portland General Electric Co.

    3,161,770       127,988,450  
   

 

 

 
      699,555,117  
Electrical Equipment — 2.4%            

Acuity Brands, Inc.(b)

    975,537       166,143,706  

EnerSys

    1,283,536       121,512,353  

Hubbell, Inc.

    1,677,322       525,689,488  

nVent Electric PLC

    5,184,653       274,734,763  

Regal Rexnord Corp.(b)

    2,073,892       296,317,689  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    4,767,035       180,289,264  

Sunrun, Inc.(a)(b)

    6,792,450       85,313,172  

Vicor Corp.(a)(b)

    701,628       41,318,873  
   

 

 

 
      1,691,319,308  
Security   Shares     Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.6%

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,740,874     $ 218,027,060  

Avnet, Inc.

    2,857,128       137,684,998  

Belden, Inc.(b)

    1,322,849       127,721,071  

Cognex Corp.

    5,388,505       228,688,152  

Coherent Corp.(a)(b)

    4,069,936       132,842,711  

Crane NXT Co.

    1,509,889       83,904,532  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)(b)

    933,291       94,766,368  

Jabil, Inc.(b)

    4,093,335       519,403,278  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    778,503       192,539,362  

National Instruments Corp.

    4,112,631       245,195,060  

Novanta, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,119,904       160,639,030  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    1,495,411       149,331,743  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    3,970,298       98,145,767  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    4,837,271       149,568,419  
   

 

 

 
          2,538,457,551  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.2%            

ChampionX Corp.(b)

    6,148,149       218,997,067  

NOV, Inc.

    12,315,470       257,393,323  

Valaris Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,990,033       149,212,674  

Weatherford International PLC(a)

    2,254,163       203,618,544  
   

 

 

 
      829,221,608  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A

    1,647,481       138,487,253  
   

 

 

 

Financial Services — 1.4%

   

Essent Group Ltd.

    3,346,075       158,235,887  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,475,442       117,120,586  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    8,829,657       147,366,975  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    3,308,295       219,836,203  

Western Union Co. (The)

    9,294,514       122,501,694  

WEX, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,343,397       252,679,542  
   

 

 

 
      1,017,740,887  
Food Products — 1.2%            

Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)(b)

    4,988,119       260,379,812  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    6,014,266       133,396,420  

Ingredion, Inc.

    2,068,544       203,544,729  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    636,960       105,117,509  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)(b)

    1,257,039       28,698,200  

Post Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,589,150       136,253,721  
   

 

 

 
      867,390,391  
Gas Utilities — 1.1%            

National Fuel Gas Co.

    2,871,661       149,067,922  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    3,049,705       123,909,514  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    1,734,181       118,409,879  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    1,877,787       113,437,113  

Spire, Inc.

    1,645,171       93,083,775  

UGI Corp.

    6,551,506       150,684,638  
   

 

 

 
      748,592,841  
Ground Transportation — 2.0%            

Avis Budget Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    617,901       111,030,631  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    4,185,894       51,277,201  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    5,044,508       252,982,076  

Landstar System, Inc.

    1,124,220       198,919,487  

Ryder System, Inc.

    1,423,868       152,282,683  

Saia, Inc.(a)(b)

    829,888       330,834,851  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    1,982,537       77,219,816  

XPO, Inc.(a)(b)

    3,626,896       270,784,055  
   

 

 

 
      1,445,330,800  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7%  

Enovis Corp.(a)(b)

    1,549,303       81,694,747  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    5,123,635     $ 142,846,944  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    3,670,681       182,249,312  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b)

    1,586,030       142,076,567  

ICU Medical, Inc.(a)(b)

    634,082       75,462,099  

Inari Medical, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,596,391       104,403,971  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    2,214,959       84,589,284  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,139,118       148,625,919  

LivaNova PLC(a)

    1,685,204       89,113,587  

Masimo Corp.(a)(b)

    1,387,592       121,664,067  

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

    6,154,462       114,103,725  

Penumbra, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,202,126       290,806,301  

QuidelOrtho Corp.(a)(b)

    1,545,789       112,904,429  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,149,365       228,838,571  
   

 

 

 
          1,919,379,523  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.3%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)(b)

    2,882,701       202,682,707  

Amedisys, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,020,605       95,324,507  

Chemed Corp.(b)

    471,537       245,057,779  

Encompass Health Corp.

    3,134,749       210,529,743  

HealthEquity, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,673,126       195,271,854  

Option Care Health, Inc.(a)(b)

    5,625,696       181,991,266  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    2,661,412       78,884,252  

Progyny, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,595,946       88,314,083  

R1 RCM, Inc.(a)(b)

    6,158,430       92,807,540  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    3,175,531       209,235,737  
   

 

 

 
      1,600,099,468  
Health Care REITs — 1.0%  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    11,911,425       181,887,460  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    18,715,103       101,997,311  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    7,658,430       253,953,539  

Physicians Realty Trust

    7,457,706       90,909,436  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    7,231,430       100,806,134  
   

 

 

 
      729,553,880  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%  

Doximity, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    3,925,480       83,298,686  
   

 

 

 
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.1%            

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    6,747,101       83,124,284  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.4%  

Aramark

    8,164,401       283,304,715  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    2,220,808       135,091,751  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.(b)

    787,792       96,512,398  

Churchill Downs, Inc.(b)

    2,130,807       247,258,844  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,271,553       92,452,207  

Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,849,737       203,271,740  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    1,060,736       106,741,864  

Penn Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b)

    4,723,718       108,409,328  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,644,666       130,064,674  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    2,087,560       200,614,516  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    2,311,991       84,919,429  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    1,205,786       267,551,856  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    5,301,881       108,211,391  

Wingstop, Inc.(b)

    937,569       168,612,409  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    2,635,158       183,248,887  
   

 

 

 
      2,416,266,009  
Household Durables — 1.7%  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b)

    753,702       87,851,505  

KB Home

    2,430,410       112,479,375  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    4,165,674       105,849,776  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    3,421,465       145,788,624  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    5,384,251       233,353,438  
Security   Shares     Value  
Household Durables (continued)            

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    3,419,697     $ 252,920,790  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    993,208       249,891,133  
   

 

 

 
      1,188,134,641  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.7%  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.(b)

    1,677,335       117,279,263  

Vistra Corp.

    10,806,089       358,546,033  
   

 

 

 
      475,825,296  
Industrial REITs — 1.3%            

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    1,419,865       236,450,118  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    4,136,276       196,845,375  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    6,456,523       318,629,410  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    5,619,035       193,912,898  
   

 

 

 
      945,837,801  
Insurance — 4.4%            

American Financial Group, Inc.

    2,070,231       231,182,696  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,048,591       100,258,043  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    3,534,008       83,862,010  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    780,069       229,176,471  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

    2,217,266       91,573,086  

First American Financial Corp.

    3,224,039       182,125,963  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    1,118,215       124,099,501  

Kemper Corp.

    1,883,165       79,149,425  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.(b)

    688,177       284,994,741  

Old Republic International Corp.

    8,279,119       223,039,466  

Primerica, Inc.(b)

    1,118,621       217,023,660  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    2,070,796       300,658,871  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    1,600,729       316,816,284  

RLI Corp.

    1,254,903       170,528,769  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    1,894,247       195,429,463  

Unum Group

    5,751,126       282,897,888  
   

 

 

 
          3,112,816,337  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.3%            

Ziff Davis, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,453,767       92,590,420  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    9,542,590       156,498,476  
   

 

 

 
      249,088,896  
IT Services — 0.6%            

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    4,591,580       341,980,879  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    7,158,652       108,095,645  
   

 

 

 
      450,076,524  
Leisure Products — 1.1%            

Brunswick Corp.

    2,184,075       172,541,925  

Mattel, Inc.(a)(b)

    11,075,782       243,999,477  

Polaris, Inc.

    1,666,584       173,558,058  

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.(a)(b)

    4,469,679       61,860,357  

YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,712,689       130,805,864  
   

 

 

 
      782,765,681  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.1%            

Azenta, Inc.(a)

    1,881,331       94,424,003  

Bruker Corp.(b)

    3,077,218       191,710,681  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    726,458       175,897,276  

Repligen Corp.(a)(b)

    1,621,717       257,869,220  

Sotera Health Co.(a)(b)

    3,093,609       46,342,263  
   

 

 

 
      766,243,443  
Machinery — 4.8%            

AGCO Corp.

    1,943,769       229,908,997  

Chart Industries, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,312,716       222,006,530  

Crane Co.(b)

    1,527,007       135,659,302  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    3,791,873       226,147,306  

Esab Corp.

    1,771,538       124,397,398  

 

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September 30, 2023

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)            

Flowserve Corp.

    4,103,530     $ 163,197,388  

Graco, Inc.(b)

    5,285,297       385,192,445  

ITT, Inc.

    2,567,697       251,403,213  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    1,795,605       326,423,033  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

    1,676,447       214,585,216  

Oshkosh Corp.

    2,042,304       194,897,071  

RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)(b)

    908,733       212,761,657  

Terex Corp.

    2,107,951       121,460,137  

Timken Co. (The)

    2,044,078       150,219,292  

Toro Co. (The)

    3,249,685       270,048,824  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    855,992       147,932,538  
   

 

 

 
          3,376,240,347  
Marine Transportation — 0.2%  

Kirby Corp.(a)(b)

    1,860,877       154,080,616  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.8%            

Cable One, Inc.

    142,422       87,680,680  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    5,115,316       210,751,019  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    1,041,891       149,375,913  

TEGNA, Inc.

    6,302,649       91,829,596  
   

 

 

 
      539,637,208  
Metals & Mining — 2.3%            

Alcoa Corp.

    5,581,066       162,185,778  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(a)(b)

    15,909,151       248,660,030  

Commercial Metals Co.

    3,652,510       180,470,519  

MP Materials Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    4,500,372       85,957,105  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    1,831,384       480,243,827  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    2,054,439       218,448,499  

United States Steel Corp.(b)

    6,973,252       226,491,225  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    952,788       58,901,354  
   

 

 

 
      1,661,358,337  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    15,447,091       290,559,782  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    9,293,067       179,820,846  
   

 

 

 
      470,380,628  
Multi-Utilities — 0.3%            

Black Hills Corp.

    2,098,913       106,184,008  

Northwestern Energy Group, Inc.

    1,877,828       90,248,414  
   

 

 

 
      196,432,422  
Office REITs — 0.6%            

COPT Defense Properties

    3,519,559       83,871,091  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

    4,746,768       96,691,664  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    3,334,941       105,417,485  

Vornado Realty Trust

    5,005,820       113,531,998  
   

 

 

 
      399,512,238  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.7%  

Antero Midstream Corp.

    10,651,451       127,604,383  

Antero Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    8,830,907       224,128,420  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    3,518,546       303,404,222  

Chord Energy Corp.

    1,298,892       210,511,426  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

    2,661,089       215,202,267  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    5,049,857       114,025,771  

DT Midstream, Inc.

    3,030,633       160,381,098  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    13,550,342       126,966,704  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    4,548,961       258,972,350  

Matador Resources Co.(b)

    3,465,535       206,130,022  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    4,639,596       210,405,679  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    7,936,399       377,534,500  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

    3,440,262       184,157,225  

Permian Resources Corp., Class A

    8,683,576       121,222,721  
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Range Resources Corp.(b)

    7,548,342     $ 244,641,764  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)(b)

    34,448,519       222,192,948  
   

 

 

 
          3,307,481,500  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    2,007,096       110,932,196  
   

 

 

 
Personal Care Products — 0.4%        

BellRing Brands, Inc.(a)

    4,111,005       169,496,736  

Coty, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    11,202,001       122,885,951  
   

 

 

 
      292,382,687  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    1,974,562       255,587,305  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    4,234,574       135,294,640  
   

 

 

 
      390,881,945  
Professional Services — 3.0%  

ASGN, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,513,722       123,640,813  

CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    713,044       223,845,903  

Concentrix Corp.(b)

    1,351,267       108,249,999  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)

    5,415,526       151,851,349  

Exponent, Inc.

    1,589,537       136,064,367  

FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,064,265       189,875,519  

Genpact Ltd.

    5,213,463       188,727,361  

Insperity, Inc.

    1,133,255       110,605,688  

KBR, Inc.

    4,219,530       248,699,098  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    1,550,658       113,694,245  

Maximus, Inc.

    1,908,891       142,555,980  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    1,346,686       244,692,846  

Science Applications International Corp.

    1,678,949       177,196,277  
   

 

 

 
      2,159,699,445  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,491,266       210,536,934  
   

 

 

 
Residential REITs — 0.9%            

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    4,667,016       143,277,391  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    5,825,827       371,163,438  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    7,018,633       98,752,167  
   

 

 

 
      613,192,996  
Retail REITs — 1.2%            

Agree Realty Corp.

    3,010,836       166,318,581  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    9,401,118       195,355,232  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    6,857,838       146,894,890  

NNN REIT, Inc.

    5,704,948       201,612,862  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

    4,420,161       148,207,998  
   

 

 

 
      858,389,563  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.4%  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,226,144       71,103,039  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    3,227,811       72,948,529  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,711,068       126,550,589  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    4,310,885       370,434,348  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,677,224       136,827,934  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    1,965,687       170,110,553  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    1,795,011       136,977,290  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)(b)

    996,554       115,490,643  

Synaptics, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,236,123       110,558,841  

Universal Display Corp.

    1,362,297       213,867,006  

Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b)

    3,892,951       148,321,433  
   

 

 

 
      1,673,190,205  
Software — 2.9%            

ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a)(b)

    3,396,335       76,621,318  

 

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September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Software (continued)            

Aspen Technology, Inc.(a)(b)

    887,110     $ 181,201,089  

Blackbaud, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,347,462       94,753,528  

CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,372,201       92,774,510  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    1,862,597       147,629,438  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    8,065,102       219,612,727  

Dynatrace, Inc.(a)(b)

    7,429,899       347,199,180  

Envestnet, Inc.(a)

    1,426,567       62,811,745  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,928,713       381,229,411  

NCR Corp.(a)(b)

    4,186,347       112,905,779  

Qualys, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,148,177       175,154,401  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    3,122,893       140,592,643  
   

 

 

 
      2,032,485,769  
Specialized REITs — 1.8%        

CubeSmart

    7,030,955       268,090,314  

EPR Properties

    2,355,776       97,858,935  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    8,200,340       373,525,487  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A(b)

    2,737,834       228,527,004  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    2,595,574       82,383,519  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    2,499,236       113,440,322  

Rayonier, Inc.

    4,266,177       121,415,397  
   

 

 

 
          1,285,240,978  
Specialty Retail — 2.8%            

AutoNation, Inc.(a)(b)

    840,343       127,227,930  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    1,959,738       212,788,352  

Five Below, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,740,905       280,111,614  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    8,387,421       138,056,950  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    6,676,421       70,970,355  

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A(b)

    862,008       254,576,823  

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.(b)

    610,562       208,647,352  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    610,381       101,970,250  

RH(a)(b)

    483,232       127,747,212  

Valvoline, Inc.(b)

    4,336,719       139,815,821  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.(b)

    2,008,558       312,129,913  
   

 

 

 
      1,974,042,572  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.5%  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,428,170       391,632,777  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.9%  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

    3,630,023       190,975,510  

Carter’s, Inc.

    1,165,253       80,577,245  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    1,093,323     $ 81,015,234  

Crocs, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,927,931       170,101,352  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)(b)

    817,347       420,189,919  

PVH Corp.

    1,961,489       150,073,523  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    4,202,391       205,707,040  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    5,901,794       40,427,289  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    6,129,509       39,106,268  
   

 

 

 
      1,378,173,380  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.2%  

GATX Corp.

    1,107,143       120,490,373  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    1,482,384       145,495,990  

Watsco, Inc.

    1,048,909       396,193,907  

WESCO International, Inc.(b)

    1,382,329       198,806,557  
   

 

 

 
      860,986,827  
Water Utilities — 0.4%            

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    7,610,689       261,274,953  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.3%
(Cost: $63,329,536,901)

 

    70,359,091,626  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

Money Market Funds — 6.4%

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(c)(d)(e)

    3,733,299,806       3,734,793,126  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 5.31%(c)(d)

    777,350,463       777,350,463  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 6.4%
(Cost: $4,509,869,176)

 

    4,512,143,589  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 105.7%
(Cost: $67,839,406,077)

 

    74,871,235,215  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (5.7)%

 

    (4,066,581,769
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   70,804,653,446  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

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

 

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September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   

    

 

Affiliated

Issuer

 

Value at

03/31/23

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

09/30/23

   

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 4,068,703,325     $     $ (334,343,042 )(a)    $ 179,859     $ 252,984     $ 3,734,793,126       3,733,299,806     $ 8,486,238 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    225,712,057       551,638,406 (a)                        777,350,463       777,350,463       5,628,797          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 179,859     $ 252,984     $ 4,512,143,589       $ 14,115,035     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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

           

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     497        12/15/23      $ 125,264      $ (835,170
           

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
Reference Entity    Payment
Frequency
   Counterparty(a)   

Termination

Date

    

Net

Notional

    

Accrued

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Net Value of

Reference

Entity

    

Gross Notional

Amount

Net Asset

Percentage

 

 

 

Equity Securities Long/Short

   Monthly    Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)      08/19/26      $ 265,228,009      $ (10,247,014 )(c)     $ 255,341,230        0.4
  

Monthly

   HSBC Bank PLC(d)      02/10/28        18,699,546        (119,882 )(e)       18,576,656        0.0 (f) 
  

Monthly

   JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(g)      02/08/24        28,216,137        534,935 (h)       28,754,159        0.0 (f) 
              

 

 

    

 

 

    
               $ (9,831,961    $ 302,672,045     
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c) 

Amount includes $(360,235) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (e) 

Amount includes $3,008 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (f) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 
  (h) 

Amount includes $(3,087) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

 

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iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

  (b)    (e)    (g)
Range:   40 basis points    40 basis points    40 basis points
Benchmarks:       USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
  (FEDL01)    (OBFR01)    (OBFR01)

 

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date August 19, 2026.

 

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Reference Entity — Long

 

   

Common Stocks

                

Banks

       

Cadence Bank

    349,121     $ 7,408,347         2.9
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance

       

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    5,869,426       242,407,294         94.9  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Software

       

Envestnet, Inc.

    125,496       5,525,589         2.2  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    $ 255,341,230      
   

 

 

     

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of period end, termination date February 10, 2028.

 

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Reference Entity — Long

                

Common Stocks

       

Banks

       

Cadence Bank

    399,296     $ 8,473,061         45.6
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Consumer Finance

                

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    33,719     $ 899,623         4.8
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Financial Services

       

Western Union Co. (The)

    650,674       8,575,883         46.2  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Specialized REITs

       

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    13,789       628,089         3.4  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

    $ 18,576,656      
   

 

 

     

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of period end, termination date February 8, 2024.

 

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Reference Entity — Long

 

   

Common Stocks

                

Banks

       

Cadence Bank

    256,623     $ 5,445,540         18.9
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Financial Services

       

Western Union Co. (The)

    1,768,484       23,308,619         81.1  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    $ 28,754,159      
   

 

 

     

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps

 

         
Description    Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC Swaps

   $      $      $ 534,935      $ (10,366,896

 

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September 30, 2023

  

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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

   $      $      $ 534,935      $      $      $      $ 534,935  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 835,170      $      $      $      $ 835,170  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

                   10,366,896                             10,366,896  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $   11,202,066      $      $      $      $   11,202,066  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement 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 September 30, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 8,802,161      $      $      $      $ 8,802,161  

Swaps

                   (5,638,567                           (5,638,567
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $ 3,163,594      $      $      $      $ 3,163,594  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (8,346,494    $      $      $      $ (8,346,494

Swaps

                   (7,431,220                           (7,431,220
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $  (15,777,714    $      $      $      $  (15,777,714
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 169,850,195  

Total return swaps

  

Average notional amount

   $ 185,601,755  

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

Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

     
      Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     

Futures contracts

   $      $ 546,700  

Swaps — OTC(a)

     534,935        10,366,896  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 534,935      $ 10,913,596  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

            (546,700
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $   534,935      $   10,366,896  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

 

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

 

           
Counterparty   

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset(a)

    

Non-

Cash

Collateral

Received(b)

    

Cash

Collateral

Received(b)

    

Net

Amount of

Derivative

Assets(c)

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

   $ 534,935      $      $      $ (534,935    $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

              
Counterparty   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset(a)

    

Non-

Cash

Collateral

 Pledged(b)

    

Cash

Collateral

Pledged(b)

    

Net

Amount of

Derivative

Liabilities(d)

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 10,247,014      $      $      $ (10,247,014    $  

HSBC Bank PLC

     119,882                      (119,882       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   10,366,896      $      $      $   (10,366,896    $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

         
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Common Stocks

   $ 70,359,091,626      $      $      $ 70,359,091,626  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     4,512,143,589                      4,512,143,589  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $     74,871,235,215      $      $      $     74,871,235,215  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ 534,935      $      $ 534,935  

Liabilities

           

Equity Contracts

     (835,170              (10,366,896             (11,202,066
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (835,170    $ (9,831,961    $                     —      $ (10,667,131
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%

   

AAR Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,244,253     $ 133,600,381  

AeroVironment, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,769,978       197,405,646  

Kaman Corp.(a)

    1,911,813       37,567,125  

Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,457,387       128,234,484  

Moog, Inc., Class A(a)

    1,939,246       219,057,228  

National Presto Industries, Inc.(a)

    358,197       25,954,955  

Triumph Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,076,599       31,226,748  
   

 

 

 
      773,046,567  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%            

Forward Air Corp.(a)

    1,734,929       119,259,019  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    2,121,068       166,588,681  
   

 

 

 
      285,847,700  
Automobile Components — 1.5%            

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,908,911       57,418,694  

Dana, Inc.(a)

    8,673,296       127,237,252  

Dorman Products, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,913,397       144,958,957  

Gentherm, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,227,473       120,862,685  

LCI Industries(a)

    1,709,820       200,767,064  

Patrick Industries, Inc.(a)

    1,409,715       105,813,208  

Phinia, Inc.(a)

    3,174,255       85,038,291  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.(a)

    1,261,508       42,411,899  

XPEL, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,436,077       110,735,897  
   

 

 

 
      995,243,947  
Automobiles — 0.2%            

Winnebago Industries, Inc.(a)

    2,039,772           121,264,445  
   

 

 

 

Banks — 8.6%

   

Ameris Bancorp(a)

    4,388,018       168,456,011  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.(a)

    4,835,564       139,167,532  

Axos Financial, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,541,918       134,097,015  

Banc of California, Inc.(a)

    3,537,836       43,798,410  

BancFirst Corp.

    978,628       84,876,406  

Bancorp, Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    3,664,987       126,442,051  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.(a)

    2,678,398       133,089,597  

BankUnited, Inc.(a)

    4,991,757       113,312,884  

Banner Corp.(a)

    2,319,074       98,282,356  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    2,953,723       59,222,146  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    5,986,919       54,540,832  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.(a)

    8,541,161       40,741,338  

Cathay General Bancorp

    3,421,989       118,948,338  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.(a)

    1,597,517       26,646,584  

City Holding Co.(a)

    1,013,316       91,553,101  

Community Bank System, Inc.(a)

    3,589,821       151,526,344  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,901,405       65,503,402  

CVB Financial Corp.(a)

    8,938,467       148,110,398  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.(a)

    2,361,096       47,127,476  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    2,019,153       43,310,832  

FB Financial Corp.(a)

    2,370,555       67,228,940  

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico(a)

    11,950,930       160,859,518  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC(a)

    2,774,520       78,074,993  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.(a)

    6,914,751       84,429,110  

First Financial Bancorp(a)

    6,423,117       125,893,093  

First Hawaiian, Inc.(a)

    8,615,920       155,517,356  

Fulton Financial Corp.(a)

    9,435,149       114,259,654  

Hanmi Financial Corp.(a)

    2,058,503       33,409,504  

Heritage Financial Corp.(a)

    2,349,768       38,324,716  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    3,088,359       87,585,861  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    8,105,383       71,732,640  

Independent Bank Corp.(a)

    2,962,999       145,453,621  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Independent Bank Group, Inc.(a)

    2,425,143     $ 95,914,406  

Lakeland Financial Corp.(a)

    1,717,164       81,496,603  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A(a)

    2,529,282       75,271,432  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    3,173,060       100,554,271  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    2,672,944       25,259,321  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.(a)

    8,581,892       87,792,755  

OFG Bancorp(a)

    3,182,158       95,019,238  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    6,475,515       140,907,206  

PacWest Bancorp(c)

    5,547,720       43,882,465  

Park National Corp.(a)

    970,643       91,745,176  

Pathward Financial, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,770,856       81,618,753  

Preferred Bank

    626,312       38,987,922  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.(a)

    5,100,613       77,988,373  

Renasant Corp.(a)

    3,790,534       99,274,085  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    2,582,211       69,926,274  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida(a)

    5,745,254       126,165,778  

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.(a)

    3,307,064       172,529,529  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A(a)

    8,480,581       143,830,654  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.(a)

    1,947,052       55,880,392  

Stellar Bancorp, Inc.(a)

    3,167,734       67,536,089  

Tompkins Financial Corp.(a)

    844,210       41,357,848  

Triumph Financial, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,461,526       94,692,270  

TrustCo Bank Corp.(a)

    1,288,670       35,167,804  

Trustmark Corp.(a)

    4,123,624       89,606,350  

United Community Banks, Inc.(a)

    8,025,301       203,922,898  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.(a)

    3,643,425       65,399,479  

Washington Federal, Inc.(a)

    4,342,121       111,245,140  

Westamerica BanCorp(a)

    1,799,266       77,818,254  

WSFS Financial Corp.(a)

    4,109,647       150,002,115  
   

 

 

 
          5,692,314,939  
Beverages — 0.3%            

MGP Ingredients, Inc.(c)

    1,055,342       111,317,474  

National Beverage Corp.(b)

    1,575,750       74,091,765  
   

 

 

 
      185,409,239  
Biotechnology — 1.5%            

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(b)(c)

    3,621,803       65,011,364  

Avid Bioservices, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,237,170       39,998,885  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,764,405       79,075,894  

Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,481,567       190,946,964  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    8,696,061       128,440,821  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)(c)

    9,276,758       89,335,180  

iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.(b)(c)

    1,788,938       19,588,871  

Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,528,531       88,677,637  

REGENXBIO, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,730,585       44,945,429  

Vericel Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    3,216,665       107,822,611  

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(b)(c)

    5,801,073       54,356,054  

Xencor, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,092,423       82,462,323  
   

 

 

 
      990,662,033  
Building Products — 2.0%            

AAON, Inc.(a)(c)

    4,581,925       260,574,075  

American Woodmark Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,105,732       83,604,397  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.(a)

    1,490,644       70,179,520  

AZZ, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,688,809       76,975,914  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,054,155       138,676,004  

Griffon Corp.(a)

    2,765,042       109,689,216  

Hayward Holdings, Inc.(b)

    8,488,266       119,684,551  

Insteel Industries, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,312,053       42,589,240  

Masterbrand, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,620,835       104,743,145  

PGT Innovations, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,939,713       109,327,036  

 

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September 30, 2023

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Building Products (continued)

   

Quanex Building Products Corp.(a)(c)

    2,224,890     $ 62,675,151  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    9,969,185       157,513,123  
   

 

 

 
      1,336,231,372  
Capital Markets — 1.3%            

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    2,853,109       106,763,339  

Avantax, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,483,784       63,535,195  

B Riley Financial, Inc.

    1,114,626       45,688,520  

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.(a)(c)

    2,186,859       42,403,196  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,684,228       94,788,352  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    2,595,833       117,149,943  

Piper Sandler Cos.(a)

    1,013,710       147,302,200  

StoneX Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,207,463       117,027,314  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.(a)

    460,448       93,005,892  

WisdomTree, Inc.(a)

    7,719,414       54,035,898  
   

 

 

 
      881,699,849  
Chemicals — 2.8%            

AdvanSix, Inc.(a)

    1,837,336       57,104,403  

American Vanguard Corp.(a)(c)

    1,840,976       20,121,868  

Balchem Corp.(a)

    2,176,776       270,007,295  

Hawkins, Inc.(a)

    1,296,458       76,296,553  

HB Fuller Co.(a)(c)

    3,637,184       249,547,194  

Ingevity Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,274,549       108,291,278  

Innospec, Inc.(a)

    1,678,895       171,583,069  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,409,312       55,738,290  

Livent Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    12,133,959       223,386,185  

Mativ Holdings, Inc.(a)

    3,694,806       52,687,934  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.(a)

    2,197,292       120,323,710  

Quaker Chemical Corp.(a)(c)

    935,639       149,702,240  

Sensient Technologies Corp.(a)

    2,852,622       166,821,335  

Stepan Co.(a)

    1,433,628       107,479,091  
   

 

 

 
      1,829,090,445  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.1%        

ABM Industries, Inc.(a)

    4,466,026       178,685,700  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    3,099,870       170,244,860  

CoreCivic, Inc.(a)(b)

    7,670,303       86,290,909  

Deluxe Corp.(a)

    2,944,886       55,628,897  

Enviri Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    5,389,818       38,914,486  

GEO Group, Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    8,514,099       69,645,330  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.(a)

    5,011,661       52,271,624  

HNI Corp.(a)

    3,142,871       108,837,623  

Interface, Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    3,925,715       38,511,264  

Liquidity Services, Inc.(b)(c)

    1,513,760       26,672,451  

Matthews International Corp., Class A(a)(c)

    2,057,116       80,042,384  

MillerKnoll, Inc.(a)

    5,111,137       124,967,300  

OPENLANE, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,390,122       110,260,620  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    7,894,604       23,841,704  

UniFirst Corp.(a)(c)

    1,019,787       166,235,479  

Viad Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,411,013       36,968,541  
   

 

 

 
          1,368,019,172  
Communications Equipment — 1.1%        

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.(a)

    4,783,642       39,369,374  

Clearfield, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    877,588       25,151,672  

Digi International, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,428,522       65,570,094  

Extreme Networks, Inc.(b)(c)

    5,838,562       141,351,586  

Harmonic, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,556,173       72,765,946  

NetScout Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,871,261       136,492,733  

Viasat, Inc.(b)(c)

    5,067,078       93,538,260  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    15,019,218       137,275,653  
   

 

 

 
      711,515,318  
Security   Shares     Value  

Construction & Engineering — 1.6%

 

 

Arcosa, Inc.(a)

    3,292,302     $ 236,716,514  

Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.(a)(c)

    2,415,118       411,560,258  

Dycom Industries, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,979,955       176,215,995  

Granite Construction, Inc.(a)

    2,965,367       112,743,253  

MYR Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,128,220       152,038,927  
   

 

 

 
          1,089,274,947  
Consumer Finance — 0.9%            

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    1,781,705       60,934,311  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,585,642       75,730,262  

Enova International, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,078,661       105,741,485  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A, NVS(b)(c)

    3,520,433       29,043,572  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    3,019,896       42,067,151  

Navient Corp.

    5,911,379       101,793,946  

PRA Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,650,923       50,924,231  

PROG Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,086,222       102,493,433  

World Acceptance Corp.(b)(c)

    230,390       29,273,353  
   

 

 

 
      598,001,744  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.6%        

Andersons, Inc. (The)(a)

    2,126,125       109,516,699  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    2,383,523       50,483,017  

PriceSmart, Inc.(a)

    1,739,973       129,506,190  

SpartanNash Co.(a)

    2,345,666       51,604,652  

United Natural Foods, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,956,542       55,945,504  
   

 

 

 
      397,056,062  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%            

Myers Industries, Inc.(a)

    2,487,113       44,593,936  

O-I Glass, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    10,469,291       175,151,238  
   

 

 

 
      219,745,174  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.9%            

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,804,947       120,191,979  

Frontdoor, Inc.(a)(b)

    5,424,235       165,927,349  

Mister Car Wash, Inc.(b)(c)

    6,123,363       33,739,730  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

    4,429,797       75,749,529  

Strategic Education, Inc.(a)

    1,486,147       111,832,562  

Stride, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,731,467       122,997,959  
   

 

 

 
      630,439,108  
Diversified REITs — 0.8%            

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.(a)

    4,903,440       82,034,551  

American Assets Trust, Inc.(a)

    3,279,978       63,795,572  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.(a)

    4,590,973       47,011,564  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.(a)

    10,533,380       227,837,009  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

    8,365,926       80,396,549  
   

 

 

 
      501,075,245  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%        

ATN International, Inc.

    716,850       22,623,786  

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,937,475       181,829,702  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)

    5,042,638       17,245,822  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.(b)(c)

    47,061,267       66,826,999  
   

 

 

 
      288,526,309  
Electric Utilities — 0.3%            

Otter Tail Corp.(a)

    2,816,232       213,808,333  
   

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.4%

   

Encore Wire Corp.(a)(c)

    1,134,637       207,025,867  

Powell Industries, Inc.(a)

    616,624       51,118,130  

SunPower Corp.(b)(c)

    5,801,353       35,794,348  
   

 

 

 
      293,938,345  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.1%

 

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(a)(c)

    2,542,114     $ 262,142,796  

Arlo Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,350,318       65,408,275  

Badger Meter, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,979,490       284,789,226  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(a)

    2,408,395       58,427,663  

CTS Corp.(a)

    2,118,645       88,432,242  

ePlus, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,818,788       115,529,414  

Fabrinet(a)(b)(c)

    2,450,699       408,335,467  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,041,542       297,044,361  

Itron, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,069,356       185,941,586  

Knowles Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    6,153,799       91,137,763  

Methode Electronics, Inc.(a)

    2,431,345       55,556,233  

OSI Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,039,079       122,652,885  

PC Connection, Inc.

    762,561       40,705,506  

Plexus Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,855,454       172,520,113  

Rogers Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,131,218       148,721,230  

Sanmina Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    3,863,837       209,729,072  

ScanSource, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,681,167       50,956,172  

TTM Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,013,099       90,328,715  
   

 

 

 
          2,748,358,719  
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.5%            

Archrock, Inc.(a)

    9,298,503       117,161,138  

Bristow Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,618,076       45,581,201  

Core Laboratories, Inc.(a)(c)

    3,151,698       75,672,269  

Dril-Quip, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,307,393       64,999,261  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    9,571,864       106,917,721  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(a)

    6,713,095       283,024,085  

Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A(a)

    10,469,137       193,888,417  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)(b)

    605,785       74,596,365  

Oceaneering International, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,804,429       175,009,914  

Oil States International, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,316,292       36,127,364  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.(a)(c)

    21,648,510       299,615,378  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    5,862,796       62,321,521  

RPC, Inc.(c)

    5,750,190       51,406,699  

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,206,717       73,102,307  
   

 

 

 
      1,659,423,640  
Entertainment — 0.5%            

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,309,059       134,121,233  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A(a)

    1,124,831       198,307,705  

Marcus Corp. (The)(a)(c)

    1,662,371       25,766,751  
   

 

 

 
      358,195,689  
Financial Services — 1.4%            

EVERTEC, Inc.(a)

    4,363,732       162,243,556  

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

    1,405,238       53,708,196  

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,476,926       239,784,157  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    5,555,419       150,496,301  

Payoneer Global, Inc.(b)

    14,803,769       90,599,066  

Radian Group, Inc.

    2,974,461       74,688,716  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(a)

    2,251,375       167,142,080  
   

 

 

 
      938,662,072  
Food Products — 1.9%            

B&G Foods, Inc.(a)

    4,884,563       48,308,328  

Calavo Growers, Inc.(a)

    1,201,609       30,316,595  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(a)

    2,744,538       132,890,530  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    2,274,237       58,766,284  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    6,043,846       62,674,683  

Hostess Brands, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    8,973,517       298,907,851  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.(a)

    1,041,934       170,512,499  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.(a)

    604,816       59,755,821  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)(b)

    6,116,405       211,138,301  
Security   Shares     Value  

Food Products (continued)

   

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.(c)

    1,175,755     $ 35,108,044  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,463,982       150,960,336  
   

 

 

 
      1,259,339,272  
Gas Utilities — 0.3%            

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.(a)(c)

    1,201,609       117,457,280  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.(a)

    2,436,759       92,986,723  
   

 

 

 
      210,444,003  
Ground Transportation — 0.7%            

ArcBest Corp.(a)(c)

    1,622,112       164,887,685  

Heartland Express, Inc.(c)

    3,094,664       45,460,614  

Marten Transport Ltd.(c)

    3,897,341       76,816,591  

RXO, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,898,354       155,834,524  
   

 

 

 
      442,999,414  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.5%        

Artivion, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,633,753       39,927,695  

Avanos Medical, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,164,722       63,990,679  

CONMED Corp.(a)(c)

    2,075,496       209,313,772  

Embecta Corp.(a)

    3,871,891       58,271,960  

Glaukos Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    3,284,738       247,176,534  

Integer Holdings Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,248,880       176,379,658  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.(a)

    1,337,791       72,882,854  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,891,389       268,583,669  

Omnicell, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,052,607       137,489,419  

OraSure Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,960,489       29,415,700  

Orthofix Medical, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,481,952       31,917,903  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b)(c)

    3,274,599       131,573,388  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,393,890       91,261,095  

UFP Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    474,820       76,659,689  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,727,675       51,253,013  
   

 

 

 
          1,686,097,028  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%            

AdaptHealth Corp.(b)(c)

    5,517,327       50,207,676  

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,094,793       93,265,416  

Agiliti, Inc.(b)(c)

    2,378,962       15,439,463  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,564,866       218,475,286  

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,842,463       87,689,984  

Community Health Systems, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,595,953       24,928,264  

CorVel Corp.(b)(c)

    612,412       120,430,820  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,272,268       56,329,524  

Enhabit, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,383,975       38,069,719  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)(a)(c)

    3,794,573       352,629,669  

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(b)(c)

    1,373,990       36,740,493  

ModivCare, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    834,386       26,291,503  

NeoGenomics, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,613,750       105,949,125  

Owens & Minor, Inc.(a)(b)

    5,167,168       83,501,435  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,589,935       71,048,074  

Premier, Inc., Class A(a)

    8,039,870       172,857,205  

Privia Health Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,893,949       158,560,827  

RadNet, Inc.(b)(c)

    3,215,114       90,634,064  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.(a)

    7,039,211       177,880,862  

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.(a)

    1,011,885       92,820,211  
   

 

 

 
      2,073,749,620  
Health Care REITs — 0.5%            

CareTrust REIT, Inc.(a)

    6,716,374       137,685,667  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.(a)

    1,668,094       49,542,392  

LTC Properties, Inc.(a)

    2,795,825       89,829,857  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust(a)

    859,328       34,742,631  
   

 

 

 
      311,800,547  
Health Care Technology — 0.7%            

Certara, Inc.(b)(c)

    7,227,740       105,091,340  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Technology (continued)

   

HealthStream, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,636,898     $ 35,324,259  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,665,141       86,973,796  

Schrodinger, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,683,943       104,145,069  

Simulations Plus, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,076,345       44,883,587  

Veradigm, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,376,957       96,933,215  
   

 

 

 
      473,351,266  
Hotel & Resort REITs — 1.2%            

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.(a)

    14,366,635       220,384,181  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)

    3,301,157       31,592,072  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)(c)

    14,153,487       113,652,501  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(a)(c)

    8,135,997       110,568,199  

Service Properties Trust(a)

    11,171,759       85,910,827  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.(a)

    7,268,666       42,158,263  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.(a)

    13,988,626       130,793,653  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a)

    7,241,982       85,310,548  
   

 

 

 
      820,370,244  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.1%            

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,593,023       37,372,320  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.(a)

    5,880,581       144,603,487  

Brinker International, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,990,821       94,480,035  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)(a)

    3,185,065       96,507,469  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,218,269       43,346,011  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.(a)

    1,495,647       100,507,478  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,319,854       85,996,988  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.(a)

    1,049,953       51,920,176  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    1,461,780       49,963,640  

Jack in the Box, Inc.(a)

    1,357,638       93,758,480  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.

    904,779       56,186,776  

Papa John’s International, Inc.(a)(c)

    2,210,323       150,788,235  

Sabre Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    22,438,168       100,747,374  

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    2,531,161       146,984,519  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)(b)

    4,835,887       113,691,703  
   

 

 

 
      1,366,854,691  
Household Durables — 3.1%            

Cavco Industries, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    544,841       144,742,460  

Century Communities, Inc.(a)

    1,924,102       128,491,532  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.(a)

    1,540,757       46,068,634  

Green Brick Partners, Inc.(b)(c)

    1,715,763       71,221,322  

Installed Building Products, Inc.(a)

    1,592,145       198,842,989  

iRobot Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,863,066       70,610,201  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.(a)

    2,924,535       90,309,641  

LGI Homes, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,383,099       137,604,520  

M/I Homes, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,876,924       157,736,693  

MDC Holdings, Inc.(a)

    4,026,538       166,014,162  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    2,482,293       303,807,840  

Newell Brands, Inc.(a)

    25,728,592       232,329,186  

Sonos, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,664,364       111,856,939  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,683,850       182,803,297  
   

 

 

 
          2,042,439,416  
Household Products — 0.7%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)(b)(c)

    643,834       28,418,833  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(b)

    2,767,946       110,966,955  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a)

    4,488,636       143,815,897  

WD-40 Co.(a)(c)

    915,743       186,115,607  
   

 

 

 
      469,317,292  
Industrial REITs — 0.5%            

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.(a)

    1,893,194       143,239,058  

LXP Industrial Trust(a)

    19,756,083       175,829,139  
   

 

 

 
      319,068,197  
Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance — 2.6%

   

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.(b)(c)

    2,217,455     $ 26,742,507  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.(a)(b)

    4,176,339       224,018,824  

AMERISAFE, Inc.(a)

    1,294,976       64,839,448  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.(a)

    3,756,918       227,368,677  

Employers Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,726,870       68,988,456  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    29,816,208       174,722,979  

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    1,614,471       120,326,524  

HCI Group, Inc.

    406,511       22,069,482  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.(a)

    2,732,195       80,271,889  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,544,137       39,052,503  

Lincoln National Corp.

    7,525,199       185,797,163  

Mercury General Corp.

    1,794,465       50,298,854  

Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,670,511       84,778,433  

ProAssurance Corp.(a)

    3,425,318       64,704,257  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.(a)

    998,712       68,102,171  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(b)(c)

    5,973,873       60,754,288  

Stewart Information Services Corp.(a)

    1,833,755       80,318,469  

Trupanion, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,402,248       67,743,394  

United Fire Group, Inc.(a)

    1,432,376       28,289,426  
   

 

 

 
          1,739,187,744  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.9%            

Cargurus, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    5,858,762       102,645,510  

Cars.com, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,173,589       70,366,711  

QuinStreet, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,473,753       31,159,564  

Shutterstock, Inc.

    1,632,083       62,100,758  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,269,053       120,520,899  

Yelp, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,639,412       192,953,145  
   

 

 

 
      579,746,587  
IT Services — 0.2%            

Perficient, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,350,624       136,007,105  
   

 

 

 

Leisure Products — 0.3%

   

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.(a)

    1,196,602       62,366,896  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,916,355       129,709,678  
   

 

 

 
      192,076,574  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%            

BioLife Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,320,391       32,044,600  

Cytek Biosciences, Inc.(b)(c)

    6,726,101       37,128,078  

Fortrea Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,982,062       171,027,153  

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.(a)(c)

    345,682       36,320,808  

OmniAb, Inc., 12.50 Earnout Shares(d)

    450,637        

OmniAb, Inc., 15.00 Earnout Shares(d)

    450,637        
   

 

 

 
      276,520,639  
Machinery — 5.0%            

3D Systems Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    9,018,673       44,281,684  

Alamo Group, Inc.(a)

    697,420       120,556,021  

Albany International Corp., Class A(a)(c)

    2,105,135       181,631,048  

Astec Industries, Inc.(a)

    1,535,139       72,320,398  

Barnes Group, Inc.(a)

    3,418,211       116,116,628  

CIRCOR International, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,376,674       76,749,575  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A(a)(c)

    3,787,995       100,116,708  

EnPro Industries, Inc.(a)

    1,411,390       171,046,354  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.(a)

    1,740,809       181,810,092  

Federal Signal Corp.(a)(c)

    4,118,110       245,974,710  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.(a)

    2,686,158       239,685,878  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)(a)

    2,086,780       83,471,200  

Hillenbrand, Inc.(a)

    4,720,502       199,724,440  

John Bean Technologies Corp.(a)(c)

    2,149,632       226,012,308  

Kennametal, Inc.(a)

    5,381,891       133,901,448  

Lindsay Corp.(a)

    743,298       87,471,309  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery (continued)

   

Mueller Industries, Inc.(a)

    3,833,596     $ 288,133,075  

Proto Labs, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,761,847       46,512,761  

SPX Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,078,136       250,560,270  

Standex International Corp.(a)

    800,015       116,554,185  

Tennant Co.(a)

    1,254,674       93,034,077  

Titan International, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,472,841       46,640,255  

Trinity Industries, Inc.(a)

    5,526,589       134,572,442  

Wabash National Corp.(a)(c)

    3,173,239       67,018,808  
   

 

 

 
      3,323,895,674  
Marine Transportation — 0.3%            

Matson, Inc.(a)

    2,382,635       211,387,377  
   

 

 

 

Media — 0.6%

   

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    2,055,336       24,211,858  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    16,766,523       98,251,825  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A,
NVS(a)(b)(c)

    3,970,408       21,757,836  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A(a)

    2,873,177       106,795,989  

Scholastic Corp., NVS(a)

    1,882,282       71,790,235  

TechTarget, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,709,688       51,906,128  

Thryv Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,057,529       38,619,819  
   

 

 

 
      413,333,690  
Metals & Mining — 1.8%            

ATI, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,681,785       357,255,453  

Carpenter Technology Corp.(a)

    3,279,265       220,399,401  

Century Aluminum Co.(b)(c)

    3,495,659       25,133,788  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.(a)

    2,277,616       63,659,367  

Haynes International, Inc.(a)

    860,209       40,016,923  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(a)

    1,081,152       81,367,500  

Materion Corp.(a)(c)

    1,393,360       141,997,318  

Olympic Steel, Inc.(a)

    665,485       37,406,912  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.(a)

    5,654,948       57,397,722  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,611,212       56,715,525  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.(c)

    2,470,246       126,180,166  
   

 

 

 
      1,207,530,075  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.9%  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.(a)

    8,780,271       88,944,145  

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.(c)

    8,089,649       122,800,872  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.(a)

    15,426,119       65,561,006  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A(a)

    11,634,126       253,042,240  

Ellington Financial, Inc.(a)

    4,592,288       57,265,831  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.(a)

    5,551,696       73,504,455  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.(a)

    7,233,157       153,342,928  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.(a)

    3,009,888       30,128,979  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.(a)

    3,919,424       46,523,563  

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.(a)(c)

    6,160,890       52,305,956  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(a)

    5,857,781       72,636,484  

Ready Capital Corp.(a)

    10,667,744       107,850,892  

Redwood Trust, Inc.(a)

    7,708,927       54,964,650  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a)

    6,492,861       85,965,480  
   

 

 

 
          1,264,837,481  
Multi-Utilities — 0.3%            

Avista Corp.(a)

    5,167,191       167,261,973  

Unitil Corp.(a)

    1,087,518       46,447,894  
   

 

 

 
      213,709,867  
Office REITs — 1.0%            

Brandywine Realty Trust(a)

    11,631,073       52,805,071  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

    8,150,864       104,005,025  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.(a)

    6,272,327       71,692,698  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.(a)

    7,138,258       147,119,497  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.(a)

    8,539,940       56,790,601  

Security   Shares     Value  

Office REITs (continued)

   

JBG SMITH Properties(a)

    6,355,374     $ 91,898,708  

SL Green Realty Corp.(a)(c)

    4,315,743       160,977,214  
   

 

 

 
      685,288,814  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.8%  

California Resources Corp.(a)

    4,376,793       245,144,176  

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)(b)(c)

    3,773,473       147,618,264  

Comstock Resources, Inc.

    6,204,736       68,438,238  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.(a)

    1,943,600       203,903,076  

CVR Energy, Inc.

    1,968,390       66,984,312  

Dorian LPG Ltd.(a)

    2,292,482       65,863,008  

Green Plains, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,655,598       110,033,500  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.(a)

    5,652,633       227,405,426  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)

    2,888,579       103,815,529  

REX American Resources Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,022,092       41,619,586  

SM Energy Co.(a)

    8,012,072       317,678,655  

Talos Energy, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,784,520       111,537,509  

Vital Energy, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,130,053       62,627,537  

World Kinect Corp.(a)

    4,064,337       91,163,079  
   

 

 

 
          1,863,831,895  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%            

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,128,849       40,920,776  

Mercer International, Inc.

    2,966,658       25,453,926  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)

    2,402,624       105,571,299  
   

 

 

 
      171,946,001  
Passenger Airlines — 0.5%            

Allegiant Travel Co.(a)

    1,021,301       78,497,195  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,490,846       22,097,055  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    22,500,168       103,500,773  

SkyWest, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,841,470       119,171,252  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)

    2,724,140       40,426,238  
   

 

 

 
      363,692,513  
Personal Care Products — 1.3%            

Edgewell Personal Care Co.(a)

    3,430,702       126,798,746  

elf Beauty, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,676,823       403,825,470  

Inter Parfums, Inc.

    1,207,761       162,250,613  

Medifast, Inc.(a)

    735,190       55,028,972  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A(a)

    3,373,092       71,543,281  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(b)(c)

    755,856       44,300,720  
   

 

 

 
      863,747,802  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5%            

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,574,298       118,391,965  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,082,577       62,854,421  

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,345,124       52,413,521  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,092,894       166,000,897  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.(b)(c)

    2,268,578       74,341,301  

Innoviva, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,870,679       50,280,120  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,101,453       65,999,064  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,133,955       96,149,739  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A(a)

    1,374,179       17,548,266  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,344,760       191,286,824  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,685,976       101,622,358  
   

 

 

 
      996,888,476  
Professional Services — 1.2%            

CSG Systems International, Inc.(a)

    2,053,540       104,976,965  

Forrester Research, Inc.(b)(c)

    778,849       22,508,736  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.(a)

    1,351,967       33,826,214  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A, NVS(c)

    2,166,252       39,404,124  

Korn Ferry(a)

    3,617,936       171,634,884  

NV5 Global, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    858,281       82,592,381  

Resources Connection, Inc.(a)

    2,161,397       32,226,429  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Professional Services (continued)

   

TrueBlue, Inc.(a)(b)

    2,094,883     $ 30,731,934  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

    1,281,608       33,603,762  

Verra Mobility Corp., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    11,460,297       214,307,554  
   

 

 

 
      765,812,983  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8%  

Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,561,500       48,620,445  

Cushman & Wakefield PLC(b)(c)

    9,581,275       73,009,315  

eXp World Holdings, Inc.(c)

    5,172,829       84,006,743  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.(a)

    8,003,673       117,974,140  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.(c)

    1,644,864       48,260,310  

St. Joe Co. (The)

    2,404,092       130,614,318  
   

 

 

 
      502,485,271  
Residential REITs — 0.4%            

Centerspace(a)

    1,009,632       60,840,424  

Elme Communities(a)

    5,929,562       80,879,226  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.(a)

    1,532,940       49,330,009  

Veris Residential, Inc.(a)

    5,407,909       89,230,498  
   

 

 

 
      280,280,157  
Retail REITs — 1.9%            

Acadia Realty Trust(a)

    6,426,835       92,225,082  

Getty Realty Corp.(a)

    3,102,819       86,041,171  

Macerich Co. (The)(a)

    14,533,590       158,561,467  

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.(a)

    7,926,587       265,857,728  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.(a)

    8,507,467       105,322,441  

RPT Realty(a)

    5,393,684       56,957,303  

Saul Centers, Inc.

    873,551       30,810,144  

SITE Centers Corp.

    10,042,064       123,818,649  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.(a)(c)

    7,101,509       160,494,103  

Urban Edge Properties(a)

    7,942,756       121,206,457  

Whitestone REIT(a)

    3,177,421       30,598,564  
   

 

 

 
          1,231,893,109  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.3%  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,513,688       45,168,450  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,215,734       361,275,429  

CEVA, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,597,115       30,968,060  

Cohu, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,213,765       110,682,067  

Diodes, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,088,873       243,526,747  

FormFactor, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,243,156       183,195,871  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    1,976,392       61,189,096  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.(a)(c)

    3,812,926       185,422,591  

MaxLinear, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,980,442       110,814,834  

Onto Innovation, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,312,836       422,452,847  

PDF Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,059,378       66,723,847  

Photronics, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,221,049       85,307,400  

Rambus, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,368,297       411,077,290  

Semtech Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    4,318,283       111,195,787  

SiTime Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,154,665       131,920,476  

SMART Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,380,455       82,314,079  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,017,891       89,540,826  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,804,338       106,939,941  
   

 

 

 
      2,839,715,638  
Software — 2.7%            

A10 Networks, Inc.(a)

    4,703,536       70,694,146  

Adeia, Inc.(a)

    7,007,031       74,835,091  

Agilysys, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,369,467       90,603,937  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,369,542       206,013,798  

Cerence, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,723,151       55,470,586  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,238,482       31,184,977  

Digital Turbine, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,113,441       36,986,318  

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,477,011       236,932,457  

Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

Ebix, Inc.(a)(c)

    1,667,153     $ 16,471,472  

InterDigital, Inc.(a)

    1,782,938       143,062,945  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    4,468,987       128,885,585  

N-able, Inc.(b)(c)

    4,682,756       60,407,552  

OneSpan, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,431,710       26,140,883  

Progress Software Corp.(a)

    2,927,968       153,952,557  

SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,474,598       422,191,165  

Xperi, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,926,174       28,852,076  
   

 

 

 
      1,782,685,545  
Specialized REITs — 0.6%            

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.(a)

    6,114,799       135,687,390  

Outfront Media, Inc.(a)

    9,806,085       99,041,458  

Safehold, Inc.(b)(c)

    3,023,348       53,815,594  

Uniti Group, Inc.(a)

    16,152,014       76,237,506  
   

 

 

 
      364,781,948  
Specialty Retail — 4.7%            

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    3,380,275       190,546,102  

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.(a)(c)

    5,162,073       244,011,191  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(a)

    4,013,525       224,476,453  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a)

    12,531,564       208,149,278  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    405,220       36,870,968  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,389,181       319,608,873  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,024,990       164,408,938  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

    2,009,915       67,111,062  

Caleres, Inc.(a)(c)

    2,302,040       66,206,670  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,341,670       62,395,692  

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    3,324,771       42,091,601  

Foot Locker, Inc.(a)

    5,517,105       95,721,772  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.(a)(c)

    948,694       254,923,565  

Guess?, Inc.(c)

    1,844,726       39,919,871  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.(a)

    907,610       26,121,016  

Hibbett, Inc.(a)(c)

    860,636       40,888,816  

Leslie’s, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    12,430,864       70,358,690  

MarineMax, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,346,156       44,180,840  

Monro, Inc.(a)(c)

    2,121,243       58,906,918  

National Vision Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,277,012       85,382,054  

ODP Corp. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    2,286,386       105,516,714  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,281,743       61,021,006  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.(c)

    1,218,912       29,290,455  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,067,096       220,248,164  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,425,895       35,062,758  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

    1,074,924       51,338,370  

Upbound Group, Inc.(a)

    3,099,234       91,272,441  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(b)(c)

    3,817,831       124,804,895  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)(c)

    5,208,892       86,884,319  
   

 

 

 
          3,147,719,492  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%  

Avid Technology, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,289,447       61,517,441  

Corsair Gaming, Inc.(b)(c)

    2,914,584       42,348,906  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    7,638,018       119,840,502  
   

 

 

 
      223,706,849  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.9%  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    2,739,752       68,274,620  

Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)(c)

    23,623,410       93,548,704  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.(a)

    3,372,529       148,087,748  

Movado Group, Inc.(a)

    1,055,268       28,861,580  

Oxford Industries, Inc.(a)

    999,067       96,040,311  

Steven Madden Ltd.(a)

    4,779,984       151,860,092  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.(a)

    5,374,029       43,314,674  
   

 

 

 
      629,987,729  

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Tobacco — 0.3%

   

Universal Corp.(a)

    1,663,420     $ 78,530,058  

Vector Group Ltd.(a)

    8,955,283       95,284,211  
   

 

 

 
      173,814,269  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.7%  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.(a)

    2,609,837       403,506,899  

Boise Cascade Co.(a)

    2,673,978       275,526,693  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    926,760       32,380,994  

GMS, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,752,967       176,107,299  

NOW, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,205,379       85,527,849  

Veritiv Corp.(a)

    914,932       154,532,015  
   

 

 

 
      1,127,581,749  
Water Utilities — 0.9%            

American States Water Co.(a)

    2,496,604       196,432,803  

California Water Service Group(a)

    3,895,907       184,315,360  

Middlesex Water Co.(a)

    1,198,295       79,387,044  

SJW Group(a)

    1,951,916       117,329,671  
   

 

 

 
      577,464,878  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

Gogo, Inc.(b)(c)

    4,173,958       49,795,319  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.(a)(c)

    3,395,925       69,990,014  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.(a)

    6,610,359       121,035,673  
   

 

 

 
      240,821,006  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 97.8%
(Cost: $62,294,606,860)

 

    64,975,060,340  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 8.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(a)(e)(f)

    3,774,194,495     $ 3,775,704,173  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.31%(a)(e)

    1,747,150,270       1,747,150,270  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 8.3%
(Cost: $5,520,756,958)

 

    5,522,854,443  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 106.1%
(Cost: $67,815,363,818)

 

    70,497,914,783  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (6.1)%

 

    (4,021,880,738
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 66,476,034,045  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

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

(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.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital 

Gain 

Distributions 
from Underlying 

Funds 

   

    

 

 

   

    

 

3D Systems Corp.

   $ 102,182,418      $ 7,448,317      $ (10,980,399    $ (12,567,878    $ (41,800,774    $ 44,281,684        9,018,673      $      $ —     
 

8x8, Inc.(a)

     34,349,003        2,690,047        (24,464,675      (106,508,755      93,934,380                             —     
 

A10 Networks, Inc.

     72,406,332        9,156,933        (8,737,981      442,406        (2,573,544      70,694,146        4,703,536        550,544        —     
 

AAON, Inc.

     296,224,899        23,023,791        (23,820,216      9,698,773        (44,553,172      260,574,075        4,581,925        728,993        —     
 

AAR Corp.

     130,130,171        11,871,670        (19,983,453      4,032,654        7,549,339        133,600,381        2,244,253               —     
 

Aaron’s Co., Inc.(a)

     22,311,151        2,358,610        (25,150,477      (19,683,119      20,163,835                      553,564        —     
 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

     98,817,944        12,260,655        (21,267,504      7,420,138        93,314,869        190,546,102        3,380,275               —     
 

ABM Industries, Inc.

     216,184,140        18,108,701        (32,371,776      615,601        (23,850,966      178,685,700        4,466,026        2,075,466        —     
 

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

     371,182,519        26,571,275        (52,107,657      6,485,881        (108,120,827      244,011,191        5,162,073        997,205        —     
 

Acadia Realty Trust

     95,963,864        2,323,502        (9,225,017      (8,492,527      11,655,260        92,225,082        6,426,835        2,343,554        —     
 

Addus HomeCare Corp.

     125,019,590        10,197,449        (16,659,779      (659,487      (24,632,357      93,265,416        1,094,793               —     
 

Adeia, Inc.

     62,082,295                             12,752,796        74,835,091        7,007,031        700,703        —     
 

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.

     127,926,317        11,369,743        (32,319,948      1,792,386        11,423,481        120,191,979        2,804,947               —     
 

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.

     81,436,976        4,756,429        (7,928,939      (6,493,009      (32,402,083      39,369,374        4,783,642        922,309        —     
 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

            289,980,932        (16,001,178      (1,836,479      (47,666,822      224,476,453        4,013,525               —     
 

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

     266,681,030        23,783,974        (42,173,900      7,769,669        6,082,023        262,142,796        2,542,114        537,880        —     
 

AdvanSix, Inc.

     76,656,303        7,190,277        (12,491,138      579,903        (14,830,942      57,104,403        1,837,336        601,616        —     
 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(a)

     309,930,501        17,956,693        (337,322,963      113,289,725        (103,853,956                           —     
 

AeroVironment, Inc.

     167,676,570        16,388,697        (21,982,441      5,526,521        29,796,299        197,405,646        1,769,978               —     
 

Agilysys, Inc.

     119,751,301        10,073,077        (15,779,586      4,422,329        (27,863,184      90,603,937        1,369,467               —     

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital 

Gain 

Distributions 
from Underlying 

Funds 

   

    

 

 

   
 

Alamo Group, Inc.

   $ 138,123,499      $ 12,004,206      $ (21,187,191    $ 4,288,338      $ (12,672,831    $ 120,556,021        697,420      $ 323,165      $ —     
 

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.

     182,914,919        17,115,262        (31,900,840      (7,555,572      45,440,029        206,013,798        3,369,542               —     
 

Albany International Corp., Class A

     202,299,869        17,853,661        (31,653,153      4,447,976        (11,317,305      181,631,048        2,105,135        1,112,506        —     
 

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

     99,630,606        8,713,820        (15,135,788      (2,287,797      (8,886,290      82,034,551        4,903,440        2,292,857        —     
 

Allegiant Travel Co.

     104,538,121        10,887,845        (21,333,346      (14,275,813      (1,319,612      78,497,195        1,021,301        666,274        —     
 

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.

     43,950,060        4,843,172        (8,179,447      (1,731,877      6,286,542        45,168,450        1,513,688               —     
 

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A

     35,658,903        3,191,240        (2,844,263      (2,443,761      (9,350,261      24,211,858        2,055,336               —     
 

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     70,755,064        6,080,303        (14,386,973      (17,819,484      19,166,662        63,795,572        3,279,978        2,459,692        —     
 

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.

     65,189,406        6,224,170        (9,387,691      (4,870,460      263,269        57,418,694        7,908,911               —     
 

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     170,730,968        18,050,517        (21,690,939      2,270,990        38,787,742        208,149,278        12,531,564        2,546,768        —     
 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

     184,632,248        16,257,963        (55,560,046      10,957,994        67,730,665        224,018,824        4,176,339               —     
 

American States Water Co.

     239,487,349        19,208,676        (36,131,011      4,685,933        (30,818,144      196,432,803        2,496,604        2,187,927        —     
 

American Vanguard Corp.

     44,332,031        3,392,515        (6,066,450      (1,248,520      (20,287,708      20,121,868        1,840,976        113,526        —     
 

American Woodmark Corp.

     63,064,789        7,716,829        (15,274,030      (1,288,445      29,385,254        83,604,397        1,105,732               —     
 

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.

     33,227,486        3,749,455        (4,985,703      (460,158      5,339,888        36,870,968        405,220               —     
 

Ameris Bancorp

     173,814,150        3,872,977        (17,196,776      (3,258,635      11,224,295        168,456,011        4,388,018        1,335,996        —     
 

AMERISAFE, Inc.

     68,324,067        7,028,914        (12,252,496      (1,112,545      2,851,508        64,839,448        1,294,976        930,257        —     
 

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

     261,702,877        24,608,373        (83,013,021      7,122,444        8,054,613        218,475,286        2,564,866               —     
 

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     102,744,038        11,298,575        (18,898,732      4,443,461        18,804,623        118,391,965        2,574,298               —     
 

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     93,462,493        9,472,848        (15,968,006      3,058,144        19,491,220        109,516,699        2,126,125        802,275        —     
 

AngioDynamics, Inc.(a)

     29,484,283        2,522,880        (23,591,858      (31,724,349      23,309,044                             —     
 

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     35,360,373        14,741,820        (3,644,033      1,249,539        15,146,722        62,854,421        1,082,577               —     
 

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     30,577,724        2,113,876        (20,932,065      (23,274,993      11,515,458                             —     
 

Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.

     43,897,144        4,836,409        (9,441,578      (8,567,404      17,895,874        48,620,445        7,561,500               —     
 

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     69,807,317        7,116,039        (12,855,377      799,104        5,312,437        70,179,520        1,490,644        762,349        —     
 

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

     88,167,627        8,592,308        (8,570,219      (13,012,740      13,767,169        88,944,145        8,780,271        6,272,364        —     
 

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.

     N/A        9,202,207        (9,561,010      (6,712,181      (115,716,812      87,689,984        2,842,463               —     
 

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

            235,829,697        (3,097,499      (117,475      (12,230,542      220,384,181        14,366,635        1,141,258        —     
 

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     399,375,919        33,833,956        (63,380,434      15,135,472        18,541,986        403,506,899        2,609,837        1,934,813        —     
 

ArcBest Corp.

     162,821,305        14,845,611        (27,730,041      6,402,643        8,548,167        164,887,685        1,622,112        413,971        —     
 

Archrock, Inc.

     95,015,517        9,435,612        (8,269,291      (3,765,663      24,744,963        117,161,138        9,298,503        2,928,150        —     
 

Arconic Corp.(a)

     194,186,802        11,920,916        (233,498,141      99,041,991        (71,651,568                           —     
 

Arcosa, Inc.

     222,096,270        21,069,670        (37,554,872      8,992,611        22,112,835        236,716,514        3,292,302        345,152        —     
 

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.(b)

     69,313,550        6,867,679        (10,516,052      (3,972,397      56,650,434        N/A        N/A               —     
 

Arlo Technologies, Inc.

     39,065,554        6,285,128        (7,086,828      1,698,909        25,445,512        65,408,275        6,350,318               —     
 

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     58,248,207        5,355,288        (7,182,349      (3,532,252      (5,877,330      47,011,564        4,590,973        1,821,189        —     

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital 

Gain 

Distributions 
from Underlying 

Funds 

   

    

 

 

   
 

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

   $ 62,319,873      $ 34,051,324      $ (5,679,825    $ (10,084,138    $ (15,046,228    $ 65,561,006        15,426,119      $ 6,139,078      $ —     
 

Artivion, Inc.

     38,495,097        4,438,939        (8,945,753      (4,426,334      10,365,746        39,927,695        2,633,753               —     
 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

     338,291,310        28,805,089        (77,883,192      18,692,383        11,703,283        319,608,873        1,389,181               —     
 

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     219,398,891        21,038,764        (56,462,909      8,595,354        34,798,577        227,368,677        3,756,918        2,391,712        —     
 

Astec Industries, Inc.

     68,264,543        6,982,293        (12,569,702      (1,595,288      11,238,552        72,320,398        1,535,139        423,508        —     
 

ATI, Inc.

     371,755,383        31,064,442        (61,607,060      18,557,840        (2,515,152      357,255,453        8,681,785               —     
 

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

     160,737,723        6,248,635                      (27,818,826      139,167,532        4,835,564        2,878,255        —     
 

Avanos Medical, Inc.

     100,495,981        8,072,377        (12,818,711      (5,605,232      (26,153,736      63,990,679        3,164,722               —     
 

Avantax, Inc.

     76,349,477        6,445,023        (16,488,170      1,584,833        (4,355,968      63,535,195        2,483,784               —     
 

Avid Bioservices, Inc.

     84,935,412        6,521,609        (10,320,440      (7,392,872      (33,744,824      39,998,885        4,237,170               —     
 

Avid Technology, Inc.

     77,158,914        6,878,329        (10,102,266      (291,337      (12,126,199      61,517,441        2,289,447               —     
 

Avista Corp.

     225,297,559        1,563,455        (6,624,595      (2,011,852      (50,962,594      167,261,973        5,167,191        4,872,086        —     
 

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

     317,914,779        32,047,064        (59,727,611      22,466,388        48,574,809        361,275,429        2,215,734               —     
 

Axos Financial, Inc.

     143,594,987        7,844,736        (22,133,292      302,941        4,487,643        134,097,015        3,541,918               —     
 

AZZ, Inc.

     74,597,593        7,611,238        (12,847,492      (1,515,016      9,129,591        76,975,914        1,688,809        605,509        —     
 

B&G Foods, Inc.

     80,873,267        6,543,289        (177,692      (18,017,359      (20,913,177      48,308,328        4,884,563        1,895,622        —     
 

Badger Meter, Inc.

     259,557,610        27,643,467        (50,794,331      15,159,472        33,223,008        284,789,226        1,979,490        1,037,713        —     
 

Balchem Corp.

     295,818,759        26,040,028        (48,039,388      5,165,121        (8,977,225      270,007,295        2,176,776               —     
 

Banc of California, Inc.

     50,130,563        499,131        (6,297,596      (3,443,373      2,909,685        43,798,410        3,537,836        773,660        —     
 

Bancorp, Inc. (The)

     110,908,893        1,633,883        (12,860,758      2,759,444        24,000,589        126,442,051        3,664,987               —     
 

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

            117,392,080        (11,888,747      1,645,871        25,940,393        133,089,597        2,678,398        1,939,431        —     
 

BankUnited, Inc.

     118,713,424               (6,338,465      124,226        813,699        113,312,884        4,991,757        2,820,675        —     
 

Banner Corp.

     131,055,405        1,544,299        (5,510,262      (2,634,077      (26,173,009      98,282,356        2,319,074        2,314,823        —     
 

Barnes Group, Inc.

     148,456,693        12,754,344        (22,929,487      (5,546,268      (16,618,654      116,116,628        3,418,211        1,162,585        —     
 

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     60,719,294        6,122,443        (9,805,107      (596,734      1,987,767        58,427,663        2,408,395        809,821        —     
 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     77,475,120               (2,766,451      (982,884      (14,503,639      59,222,146        2,953,723        1,112,971        —     
 

Big Lots, Inc.(a)

     22,968,269        841,911        (16,724,495      (54,047,106      46,961,421                             —     
 

BioLife Solutions, Inc.

     54,067,629        4,773,213        (7,095,170      (10,249,522      (9,451,550      32,044,600        2,320,391               —     
 

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

     49,529,579        5,262,680        (8,181,102      (2,322,049      (6,916,788      37,372,320        1,593,023               —     
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     4,009,427,142               (234,148,791 )(c)       19,679        406,143        3,775,704,173        3,774,194,495        7,997,577 (d)       —     
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,360,595,186        386,555,084 (c)                            1,747,150,270        1,747,150,270        32,061,323        —     
 

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

            276,200,562        (3,538,782      (147,460      (19,472,080      253,042,240        11,634,126        7,163,883        —     
 

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     164,133,452        14,351,610        (27,940,381      2,657,217        (8,598,411      144,603,487        5,880,581        3,012,197        —     
 

Boise Cascade Co.

     181,861,713        19,590,983        (37,276,171      10,006,478        101,343,690        275,526,693        2,673,978        9,549,615        —     
 

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

     166,546,614        16,184,289        (28,014,386      4,036,754        5,655,667        164,408,938        2,024,990               —     
 

Brandywine Realty Trust

     59,150,320        2,779,355        (5,767,802      (11,732,988      8,376,186        52,805,071        11,631,073        4,659,485        —     
 

Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.

     55,527,481        4,938,218        (8,462,383      1,537,965        (11,138,085      42,403,196        2,186,859        46,389        —     
 

Brinker International, Inc.

     122,025,676        10,664,581        (17,858,066      (644,204      (19,707,952      94,480,035        2,990,821               —     
 

Bristow Group, Inc.

     38,410,826        4,459,542        (6,953,219      (571,172      10,235,224        45,581,201        1,618,076               —     
 

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     61,759,068        3,575,678        (2,320,958      (2,441,915      (6,031,041      54,540,832        5,986,919        1,653,399        —     
 

Calavo Growers, Inc.

     36,920,281        4,019,749        (6,351,038      (7,026,092      2,753,695        30,316,595        1,201,609        244,825        —     
 

Caleres, Inc.

     56,132,878        6,266,961        (14,062,819      (300,459      18,170,109        66,206,670        2,302,040        358,546        —     
 

California Resources Corp.

            231,723,232        (45,250,793      8,135,060        50,536,677        245,144,176        4,376,793        1,408,854        —     
 

California Water Service Group

     232,582,390        18,403,325        (23,688,917      1,627,463        (44,608,901      184,315,360        3,895,907        2,062,769        —     
 

Callon Petroleum Co.

     124,618,741        17,745,392        (15,297,921      (2,889,459      23,441,511        147,618,264        3,773,473               —     

 

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September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 
 

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

   $ 168,023,093      $ 15,392,545      $ (16,259,505    $ 524,991      $ (34,790,594    $ 132,890,530        2,744,538      $ 8,117,438      $    
 

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

     62,108,969        1,259,379        (5,210,872      (4,256,141      (13,159,997      40,741,338        8,541,161        1,542,108           
 

Cara Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     16,036,723        440,018        (10,905,795      (63,470,393      57,899,447                                
 

Cardiovascular Systems,
Inc.(a)

     60,718,195        924,106        (62,068,808      (46,213,982      46,640,489                                
 

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

     142,006,280        13,474,068        (22,723,262      (449,982      5,378,563        137,685,667        6,716,374        3,816,807           
 

Cargurus, Inc., Class A

            144,154,526        (13,268,214      (2,483,867      (25,756,935      102,645,510        5,858,762                  
 

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     157,860,239        16,045,299        (31,022,921      9,159,615        68,357,169        220,399,401        3,279,265        1,397,239           
 

Cars.com, Inc.

     86,875,148        8,104,017        (13,817,653      1,446,379        (12,241,180      70,366,711        4,173,589                  
 

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     115,688,475        8,927,429        (11,735,600      (1,215,198      (32,589,212      79,075,894        6,764,405                  
 

Cavco Industries, Inc.

     187,257,209        14,182,116        (26,353,135      5,092,686        (35,436,416      144,742,460        544,841                  
 

Centerspace

     59,983,030        6,287,819        (9,700,954      (5,807,031      10,077,560        60,840,424        1,009,632        1,504,815           
 

Central Garden & Pet Co.

     28,991,932        2,709,073        (5,494,032      294,143        1,917,717        28,418,833        643,834                  
 

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     28,595,554                             (1,948,970      26,646,584        1,597,517        830,709           
 

Century Communities, Inc.

     131,731,066        12,991,129        (22,225,398      4,996,464        998,271        128,491,532        1,924,102        935,782           
 

Cerence, Inc.

     82,103,671        7,681,675        (13,026,098      (1,026,769      (20,261,893      55,470,586        2,723,151                  
 

CEVA, Inc.

     51,414,406        4,049,404        (6,149,108      (3,089,916      (15,256,726      30,968,060        1,597,115                  
 

Chatham Lodging Trust

     37,098,924        3,104,349        (4,164,151      (4,785,137      338,087        31,592,072        3,301,157        472,299           
 

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)

     122,152,475        10,782,834        (20,024,829      (3,154,714      (13,248,297      96,507,469        3,185,065        1,858,344           
 

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)

     84,273,137        7,950,689        (10,475,650      (413,660      (30,851,499      50,483,017        2,383,523                  
 

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

     148,469,039        25,047,032        (19,168,624      34,207        (36,924,374      117,457,280        1,201,609        1,496,744           
 

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     49,993,317        4,275,887        (7,836,050      (3,156,631      19,119,169        62,395,692        8,341,670                  
 

Children’s Place, Inc.(a)

     35,862,187        1,048,417        (19,068,334      (41,674,052      23,831,782                                
 

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.

     47,009,424        4,864,169        (8,276,134      1,192,949        (1,444,397      43,346,011        1,218,269                  
 

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

     115,204,324        12,079,109        (20,136,919      1,417,463        25,557,256        134,121,233        7,309,059                  
 

CIRCOR International, Inc.

     46,173,646        6,839,363        (12,244,915      2,150,540        33,830,941        76,749,575        1,376,674                  
 

City Holding Co.

     92,915,621        4,403,902        (5,250,508      (45,890      (470,024      91,553,101        1,013,316        1,373,277           
 

Clearfield, Inc.

     42,875,446        3,441,195        (5,132,121      (4,930,267      (11,102,581      25,151,672        877,588                  
 

Clearwater Paper Corp.

     40,817,651        4,213,826        (7,419,113      (1,168,828      4,477,240        40,920,776        1,128,849                  
 

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

     198,455,621        16,537,959        (17,317,270      (5,965,857      (9,880,751      181,829,702        2,937,475        5,769,725           
 

Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(a)

     32,171,147        6,249,728        (29,431,002      (56,521,692      47,531,819                                
 

Cohu, Inc.

     133,262,362        11,735,290        (21,123,007      2,992,702        (16,185,280      110,682,067        3,213,765                  
 

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

     58,685,154        5,534,232        (7,848,627      264,588        (4,221,826      52,413,521        2,345,124                  
 

Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.

     379,972,122        33,397,018        (66,408,396      23,219,351        41,380,163        411,560,258        2,415,118        1,088,137           
 

Community Bank System, Inc.

     194,295,409               (4,832,633      (3,850,052      (34,086,380      151,526,344        3,589,821        3,294,397           
 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     44,616,254        3,703,342        (5,385,225      (6,227,853      (11,778,254      24,928,264        8,595,953                  
 

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

     62,746,198        6,140,752        (6,720,989      (1,572,245      (11,051,324      49,542,392        1,668,094        1,550,988           
 

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     85,232,184        8,250,417        (14,496,473      (6,384,872      (8,941,889      63,659,367        2,277,616        732,116           
 

Computer Programs & Systems,
Inc.(a)

     31,093,648        2,177,403        (18,457,135      (15,712,646      898,730                                

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.(a)

   $ 25,084,350      $ 777,330      $ (17,701,564    $ (30,196,746    $ 22,036,630      $             $      $    
 

CONMED Corp.

     230,448,099        22,982,458        (39,943,592      5,476,833        (9,650,026      209,313,772        2,075,496        872,236           
 

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.

     43,749,197        4,143,713        (5,574,312      (3,213,467      (7,920,154      31,184,977        1,238,482                  
 

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

     138,708,588        14,616,224        (53,043,119      20,045,162        83,576,221        203,903,076        1,943,600        2,590,501           
 

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.

     150,882,325        15,108,479        (37,747,338      5,657,732        32,099,699        166,000,897        6,092,894                  
 

Core Laboratories, Inc.

     74,716,271        7,385,095        (12,928,228      (784,803      7,283,934        75,672,269        3,151,698        66,722           
 

CoreCivic, Inc.

     76,866,984        7,327,308        (14,076,433      (180,149      16,353,199        86,290,909        7,670,303                  
 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     183,548,518        13,330,368        (22,826,539      (5,221,229      (68,323,640      100,507,478        1,495,647        4,122,918           
 

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.

     57,621,468        6,180,698        (14,219,298      2,238,144        4,508,512        56,329,524        2,272,268                  
 

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     117,406,619        10,576,839        (17,479,058      536,827        (6,064,262      104,976,965        2,053,540        1,208,130           
 

CTS Corp.

     114,604,063        9,928,983        (18,354,825      2,712,126        (20,458,105      88,432,242        2,118,645        172,631           
 

Customers Bancorp, Inc.

     39,774,237        1,994,994        (9,647,807      (3,131,548      36,513,526        65,503,402        1,901,405                  
 

Cutera, Inc.(a)

     30,720,361        900,594        (22,352,140      (29,418,470      20,149,655                                
 

CVB Financial Corp.

     159,788,194        2,882,120        (12,859,687      (6,325,479      4,625,250        148,110,398        8,938,467        3,742,294           
 

Cytokinetics, Inc.

     242,363,841        20,454,718        (34,826,651      (346,791      (36,698,153      190,946,964        6,481,567                  
 

Dana, Inc.

            159,159,440        (12,414,887      (1,079,374      (18,427,927      127,237,252        8,673,296        913,154           
 

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.

     112,342,054        9,989,287        (37,532,250      835,328        362,569        85,996,988        2,319,854                  
 

Deluxe Corp.

     50,289,328        5,198,577        (8,802,045      (3,963,036      12,906,073        55,628,897        2,944,886        1,867,741           
 

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A

     32,039,144        3,609,498        (7,600,266      (4,278,620      18,321,845        42,091,601        3,324,771        183,267           
 

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     123,890,737        10,202,406        (18,750,853      (5,033,202      3,343,413        113,652,501        14,153,487        864,764           
 

Digi International, Inc.

     87,721,076        8,984,920        (14,710,193      2,627,662        (19,053,371      65,570,094        2,428,522                  
 

Digital Turbine, Inc.

     81,070,266        6,619,394        (9,901,082      (6,442,230      (34,360,030      36,986,318        6,113,441                  
 

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     53,270,743        5,179,105        (4,691,116      (1,447,594      (5,183,662      47,127,476        2,361,096        1,156,181           
 

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

     77,056,638        7,499,359        (12,405,394      (3,452,688      (16,777,739      51,920,176        1,049,953        1,114,351           
 

Diodes, Inc.

     307,146,726        24,292,961        (42,396,395      6,734,507        (52,251,052      243,526,747        3,088,873                  
 

DISH Network Corp., Class A

            121,257,358        (12,394,477      (343,693      (10,267,363      98,251,825        16,766,523                  
 

DMC Global, Inc.(a)

     29,701,199        883,675        (22,351,413      (48,650,426      40,416,965                                
 

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

     74,519,324        8,387,850        (15,171,059      4,121,419        22,930,818        94,788,352        1,684,228                  
 

Dorian LPG Ltd.

     46,315,296        6,155,483        (6,639,054      1,826,011        18,205,272        65,863,008        2,292,482        4,573,875           
 

Dorman Products, Inc.

     177,785,224        14,117,144        (25,960,134      (2,134,919      (18,848,358      144,958,957        1,913,397                  
 

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

     N/A        88,806,678        (24,234,013      1,898,926        (3,166,492      236,932,457        8,477,011                  
 

Douglas Elliman, Inc.(a)

     15,688,697        536,047        (12,803,138      (19,393,423      15,971,817                                
 

Dril-Quip, Inc.

     70,712,501        6,230,630        (10,497,647      (2,184,002      737,779        64,999,261        2,307,393                  
 

DXP Enterprises, Inc.

     30,708,102        3,241,769        (10,885,310      29,642        9,286,791        32,380,994        926,760                  
 

Dycom Industries, Inc.

     201,762,838        18,103,884        (35,580,723      748,997        (8,819,001      176,215,995        1,979,955                  
 

Dynavax Technologies Corp.

     84,578,740        14,119,271        (12,782,074      1,253,678        41,271,206        128,440,821        8,696,061                  
 

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

     74,581,737        349,668        (5,392,630      (7,390,393      (18,837,550      43,310,832        2,019,153        1,966,766           
 

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     21,589,598        1,001,987        (15,420,272      (24,836,854      17,665,541                                
 

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

     86,345,087        5,280,111        (138,033      (5,423,493      (14,370,974      71,692,698        6,272,327        3,330,633           
 

Ebix, Inc.

     22,609,137        3,214,824        (4,084,121      (3,618,291      (1,650,077      16,471,472        1,667,153                  

 

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       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

   $ 158,589,503      $ 13,844,677      $ (26,448,694    $ 557,612      $ (19,744,352    $ 126,798,746        3,430,702      $ 1,100,996      $    
 

elf Beauty, Inc.

     303,507,266        46,183,594        (44,076,018      15,614,144        82,596,484        403,825,470        3,676,823                  
 

Ellington Financial, Inc.

     56,245,609        8,626,163        (8,681,525      (985,593      2,061,177        57,265,831        4,592,288        4,073,533           
 

Elme Communities

     113,838,747        7,877,182        (6,692,308      (14,416,653      (19,727,742      80,879,226        5,929,562        2,170,557           
 

Embecta Corp.

     117,239,760        8,432,326        (14,456,417      (4,134,044      (48,809,665      58,271,960        3,871,891        1,233,359           
 

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(a)

     33,542,448        2,202,347        (17,129,626      (113,500,689      94,885,520                                
 

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     72,259,484        1,345,458        (1,656,837      (203,188      (2,756,461      68,988,456        1,726,870        968,836           
 

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     57,691,502        3,017,649        (21,610,614      (63,245,790      24,147,253                                
 

Encore Capital Group, Inc.

     85,730,089        8,174,554        (13,425,728      9,781        (4,758,434      75,730,262        1,585,642                  
 

Encore Wire Corp.

     247,802,148        19,047,495        (53,951,180      17,028,584        (22,901,180      207,025,867        1,134,637        51,728           
 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

            156,116,767        (2,331,206      (84,568      (9,885,096      143,815,897        4,488,636                  
 

Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A

     105,874,139        9,828,277        (19,562,334      1,585,223        2,391,403        100,116,708        3,787,995                  
 

Enhabit, Inc.

     50,148,624        4,443,220        (7,231,954      (3,487,533      (5,802,638      38,069,719        3,383,975                  
 

Enova International, Inc.

     100,809,360        10,208,634        (19,463,727      5,598,511        8,588,707        105,741,485        2,078,661                  
 

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     157,140,897        15,295,017        (27,835,929      5,311,742        21,134,627        171,046,354        1,411,390        865,193           
 

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     387,611,799        34,327,715        (58,776,742      15,075,482        (25,608,585      352,629,669        3,794,573        442,241           
 

Enviri Corp.(e)

     39,551,676        4,457,322        (7,695,044      (6,079,547      8,680,079        38,914,486        5,389,818                  
 

ePlus, Inc.

     96,011,051        10,084,351        (18,182,395      2,749,662        24,866,745        115,529,414        1,818,788                  
 

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     179,527,801        15,826,243        (30,078,859      4,904,870        11,630,037        181,810,092        1,740,809        144,601           
 

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     257,903,414        25,421,511        (18,378,520      (2,382,591      (34,726,805      227,837,009        10,533,380        5,842,449           
 

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     45,645,769        4,873,187        (8,338,308      704,535        3,183,451        46,068,634        1,540,757        1,979,732           
 

EVERTEC, Inc.

     160,007,704        15,127,833        (28,846,540      3,269,661        12,684,898        162,243,556        4,363,732        467,372           
 

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A, NVS

     39,742,495        3,418,237        (4,787,912      (4,753,341      (11,861,643      21,757,836        3,970,408                  
 

Fabrinet

     316,931,724        27,508,065        (58,211,572      16,792,722        105,314,528        408,335,467        2,450,699                  
 

FARO Technologies, Inc.(a)

     33,444,916        1,280,168        (22,381,770      (46,157,047      33,813,733                                
 

FB Financial Corp.

     79,384,070        7,290,181        (12,374,209      (3,300,742      (3,770,360      67,228,940        2,370,555        757,491           
 

Federal Signal Corp.

     239,607,658        23,360,678        (41,353,851      11,372,350        12,987,875        245,974,710        4,118,110        871,403           
 

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

     146,853,183               (12,059,241      4,436,913        21,628,663        160,859,518        11,950,930        3,555,805           
 

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

     101,721,572        1,710,486        (4,460,676      (2,437,772      (18,458,617      78,074,993        2,774,520        1,236,264           
 

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     88,629,082        495,328        (3,197,578      (1,218,133      (279,589      84,429,110        6,914,751        1,782,564           
 

First Financial Bancorp

     142,830,379        952,884        (3,741,802      (1,407,134      (12,741,234      125,893,093        6,423,117        3,020,826           
 

First Hawaiian, Inc.

     191,255,634        15,579,158        (27,249,182      (7,555,746      (16,512,508      155,517,356        8,615,920        4,763,168           
 

Foot Locker, Inc.

            102,359,582        (1,321,690      (50,524      (5,265,596      95,721,772        5,517,105                  
 

FormFactor, Inc.

     178,809,435        15,407,736        (26,505,098      (405,886      15,889,684        183,195,871        5,243,156                  
 

Fortrea Holdings, Inc.

            233,685,826        (13,021,890      (2,814,366      (46,822,417      171,027,153        5,982,062                  
 

Forward Air Corp.

     208,856,122        15,816,960        (33,008,665      (2,242      (72,403,156      119,259,019        1,734,929        907,593           
 

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

     163,838,640        14,867,175        (11,886,368      (1,421,682      (29,710,375      135,687,390        6,114,799        4,138,459           
 

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

     71,662,078        7,414,264        (13,778,914      (1,694,316      9,901,343        73,504,455        5,551,696        4,014,848           
 

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

     266,513,408        23,333,290        (37,453,797      8,076,552        (20,783,575      239,685,878        2,686,158        1,252,902           
 

Frontdoor, Inc.

     165,202,271        16,435,913        (31,672,016      3,162,731        12,798,450        165,927,349        5,424,235                  
 

Fulton Financial Corp.

            119,069,641                      (4,809,987      114,259,654        9,435,149        2,329,840           
 

Gannett Co.,
Inc.(a)

     20,024,676        743,820        (18,518,247      (57,896,468      55,646,219                                
 

Genesco, Inc.(a)

     32,192,810        1,125,073        (21,442,708      (21,239,096      9,363,921                                
 

Gentherm, Inc.

     145,834,183        12,143,256        (22,961,757      (1,779,248      (12,373,749      120,862,685        2,227,473                  

 

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September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A

   $ 155,800,113      $ 2,300,657      $ (8,814,544    $ 1,389,091      $ 24,047,662      $ 174,722,979        29,816,208      $      $    
 

GEO Group, Inc. (The)

     71,373,690        6,545,358        (10,560,422      (146,070      2,432,774        69,645,330        8,514,099                  
 

Getty Realty Corp.

     106,746,477        15,079,980        (8,954,296      (890,697      (25,940,293      86,041,171        3,102,819        2,684,552           
 

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

     109,464,112        11,730,344        (24,437,319      2,107,838        39,811,029        138,676,004        2,054,155                  
 

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.

     48,426,354        5,887,348        (13,906,586      (6,573,260      34,440,764        68,274,620        2,739,752                  
 

Glaukos Corp.

     174,195,095        19,869,916        (33,037,588      4,573,319        81,575,792        247,176,534        3,284,738                  
 

Global Net Lease, Inc.(b)

     97,000,858        35,616,449        (9,233,964      (18,695,815      5,513,976        N/A        N/A        5,917,956           
 

GMS, Inc.

     175,619,967        17,278,228        (34,789,281      8,409,982        9,588,403        176,107,299        2,752,967                  
 

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

     69,585,761        6,388,673        (11,514,115      (2,921,941      (11,574,738      49,963,640        1,461,780        3,152,866           
 

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A

            117,324,448        (4,619,976      165,512        7,456,540        120,326,524        1,614,471                  
 

Granite Construction, Inc.

     130,924,178        11,441,430        (20,047,913      1,864,179        (11,438,621      112,743,253        2,965,367        783,238           
 

Green Dot Corp., Class A

     59,054,343               (7,061,187      (10,989,272      1,063,267        42,067,151        3,019,896                  
 

Green Plains, Inc.

     113,286,982                             (3,253,482      110,033,500        3,655,598                  
 

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     76,631,095        8,161,706        (18,499,898      (2,938,901      20,117,198        83,471,200        2,086,780        1,321,422           
 

Griffon Corp.

     110,428,290        11,483,537        (37,567,634      8,881,217        16,463,806        109,689,216        2,765,042        7,719,305           
 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     240,279,848        21,800,964        (49,430,152      14,821,210        27,451,695        254,923,565        948,694        925,133           
 

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)

     111,462,378        7,737,699        (12,888,811      (3,891,568      (39,745,015      62,674,683        6,043,846                  
 

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     133,951,881        10,219,179        (18,856,343      (1,160,449      (30,605,564      93,548,704        23,623,410                  
 

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     38,719,323        337,467        (781,122      (626,295      (4,239,869      33,409,504        2,058,503        1,044,861           
 

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

            182,291,837        (2,050,659      (128,761      (26,769,489      153,342,928        7,233,157                  
 

Harmonic, Inc.

     116,507,540        9,702,741        (14,649,291      1,729,273        (40,524,317      72,765,946        7,556,173                  
 

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     30,548,049        3,018,094        (4,454,179      475,931        (3,466,879      26,121,016        907,610        568,775           
 

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

     34,077,847        3,495,190        (5,363,150      (11,161,541      1,048,709        22,097,055        3,490,846                  
 

Hawkins, Inc.

     60,440,742        6,709,571        (11,221,479      3,047,018        17,320,701        76,296,553        1,296,458        423,007           
 

Haynes International, Inc.

     46,049,240        4,224,460        (7,105,251      1,099,428        (4,250,954      40,016,923        860,209        399,394           
 

HB Fuller Co.

     267,610,614        23,914,136        (42,022,831      2,894,924        (2,849,649      249,547,194        3,637,184        1,575,741           
 

HCI Group, Inc.(b)

     26,351,154        2,443,906        (6,890,884      (1,803,065      (375,685      N/A        N/A        388,160           
 

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     74,665,761        6,887,704        (11,378,418      (6,691,808      (11,211,615      52,271,624        5,011,661                  
 

HealthStream, Inc.

     47,692,179        4,344,025        (7,111,016      (842,538      (8,758,391      35,324,259        1,636,898        131,082           
 

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     43,935,990        3,863,076        (6,235,933      (1,645,409      (6,091,510      33,826,214        1,351,967        429,829           
 

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

     80,486,224        7,908,940        (15,266,234      2,997,711        30,791,080        106,917,721        9,571,864                  
 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     271,925,833        24,330,099        (60,185,620      5,645,102        41,308,671        283,024,085        6,713,095        7,194,931           
 

Heritage Financial Corp.

     53,901,678        378,274        (3,272,186      (3,551,351      (9,131,699      38,324,716        2,349,768        1,095,793           
 

Heska Corp.(a)

     72,186,964        2,798,179        (91,540,180      3,453,147        13,101,890                                
 

Hibbett, Inc.

     54,699,291        4,379,012        (7,122,675      (207,384      (10,859,428      40,888,816        860,636        456,423           
 

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

            164,295,440        (1,039,681      (11,052      (16,125,210      147,119,497        7,138,258                  
 

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     240,061,435        20,213,136        (35,594,294      3,659,358        (28,615,195      199,724,440        4,720,502        2,182,367           
 

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.(b)

     98,632,693               (7,082,267      (758,378      11,663,003        N/A        N/A        1,047,076           
 

HNI Corp.

     83,911,068        17,495,728        (15,266,211      (1,253,111      23,950,149        108,837,623        3,142,871        2,127,405           
 

HomeStreet, Inc.(a)

     23,604,463               (6,914,010      (30,379,701      13,689,248                      131,209           
 

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     79,956,414        3,108,608        (3,509,271      (2,809,252      (5,013,859      71,732,640        8,105,383        2,302,785           
 

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     91,473,889                             (11,202,000      80,271,889        2,732,195        1,803,249           
 

Hostess Brands, Inc., Class A

     242,479,510        18,852,231        (41,860,924      7,313,121        72,123,913        298,907,851        8,973,517                  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

Hub Group, Inc., Class A

   $ 199,789,287      $ 16,727,492      $ (37,203,468    $ 4,668,679      $ (17,393,309    $ 166,588,681        2,121,068      $      $    
 

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

     62,200,117        3,794,416        (8,723,375      (7,144,682      6,664,125        56,790,601        8,539,940        1,162,743           
 

Ichor Holdings Ltd.

     68,853,399        6,762,819        (10,884,208      (1,532,882      (2,010,032      61,189,096        1,976,392                  
 

Independent Bank Corp.

     206,148,445               (9,840,045      (4,323,297      (46,531,482      145,453,621        2,962,999        3,322,263           
 

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     119,660,451        8,771,143        (14,735,001      (7,023,227      (10,758,960      95,914,406        2,425,143        1,931,640           
 

Ingevity Corp.

            136,872,600        (12,428,657      (850,454      (15,302,211      108,291,278        2,274,549                  
 

Innospec, Inc.

     185,047,583        15,580,126        (28,376,349      3,984,396        (4,652,687      171,583,069        1,678,895        1,233,233           
 

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

     154,533,036        13,703,230        (25,193,623      (24,040,456      24,236,871        143,239,058        1,893,194        6,930,297           
 

Innoviva, Inc.

     51,337,564        5,202,870        (14,020,815      (1,394,613      9,155,114        50,280,120        3,870,679                  
 

Inogen, Inc.(a)

     20,699,378        1,102,569        (18,705,628      (54,410,781      51,314,462                                
 

Insight Enterprises, Inc.

     315,302,283        24,655,996        (47,955,443      16,702,893        (11,661,368      297,044,361        2,041,542                  
 

Installed Building Products, Inc.

     194,942,723        18,820,804        (33,144,908      7,288,396        10,935,974        198,842,989        1,592,145        1,101,178           
 

Insteel Industries, Inc.

     39,429,230        4,111,501        (7,469,747      (744,435      7,262,691        42,589,240        1,312,053        83,386           
 

Integer Holdings Corp.

     186,869,395        19,128,768        (32,286,604      4,541,319        (1,873,220      176,379,658        2,248,880                  
 

InterDigital, Inc.

     142,699,271        13,767,900        (28,429,508      3,771,179        11,254,103        143,062,945        1,782,938        1,337,751           
 

Interface, Inc., Class A

     34,179,987        3,874,798        (6,448,812      (4,271,821      11,177,112        38,511,264        3,925,715        83,161           
 

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.

     28,489,334        21,866,802        (3,067,870      (20,944,439      3,785,152        30,128,979        3,009,888        2,196,056           
 

iRobot Corp.

     86,350,032        8,162,338        (13,047,654      (6,963,907      (3,890,608      70,610,201        1,863,066                  
 

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A

     102,035,794        9,288,764        (13,091,895      (1,368,553      (7,528,930      89,335,180        9,276,758                  
 

iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.(b)

     24,370,080        3,128,319        (3,241,495      (3,038,917      40,142,120        N/A        N/A                  
 

Itron, Inc.

     182,591,693        18,092,747        (32,708,369      (3,810,758      21,776,273        185,941,586        3,069,356                  
 

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

     161,645,916        15,724,452        (23,541,584      1,866,362        14,817,353        170,512,499        1,041,934        1,538,348           
 

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     131,488,619        11,622,113        (22,750,610      (940,396      (25,661,246      93,758,480        1,357,638        1,296,068           
 

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

     54,415,765        3,762,090        (1,495,549      (6,135,903      (11,493,900      39,052,503        2,544,137        262,943           
 

JBG SMITH Properties

     108,645,430        8,602,998        (21,555,697      630,865        (4,424,888      91,898,708        6,355,374        3,090,214           
 

JetBlue Airways Corp.

            113,119,072        (1,190,469      (68,625      (8,359,205      103,500,773        22,500,168                  
 

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

     63,262,398        6,824,710        (12,199,895      1,897,795        (29,187      59,755,821        604,816        2,242,015           
 

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     253,447,554        21,986,744        (40,996,869      (2,021,545      (6,403,576      226,012,308        2,149,632        457,861           
 

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

            106,114,118        (10,453,097      600,821        10,534,147        106,795,989        2,873,177        1,052,668           
 

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     86,687,297        7,637,373        (13,518,511      (4,015,040      4,576,381        81,367,500        1,081,152        1,764,791           
 

Kaman Corp.

     46,934,940        4,137,856        (7,082,730      (7,322,012      899,071        37,567,125        1,911,813        792,382           
 

Kennametal, Inc.

     161,872,343        14,517,837        (27,321,976      703,667        (15,870,423      133,901,448        5,381,891        2,306,751           
 

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

     141,614,695        12,450,616        (21,129,451      (77,088      (14,884,632      117,974,140        8,003,673        3,923,761           
 

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

     48,168,447        4,719,851        (8,523,601      (3,795,100      5,953,966        46,523,563        3,919,424        3,429,308           
 

Knowles Corp.

     112,730,077        10,164,341        (17,541,736      (1,335,835      (12,879,084      91,137,763        6,153,799                  
 

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

     174,110,704        13,754,806        (23,680,671      (539,691      (15,557,400      148,087,748        3,372,529        3,396,177           
 

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

     53,100,966        4,980,807        (8,939,316      471,212        6,124,621        55,738,290        1,409,312        179,558           
 

Korn Ferry

     198,786,374        16,750,226        (27,621,382      (806,158      (15,474,176      171,634,884        3,617,936        1,309,947           
 

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

     217,384,819        19,084,278        (35,039,217      6,892,454        (22,899,743      185,422,591        3,812,926        1,480,530           
 

Lakeland Financial Corp.

     115,762,353        534,895        (7,250,866      (3,228,257      (24,321,522      81,496,603        1,717,164        1,666,021           
 

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     91,153,674        9,066,197        (15,198,208      (945,681      6,233,659        90,309,641        2,924,535        1,119,060           
 

LCI Industries

     203,655,472        19,074,131        (35,959,396      44,537        13,952,320        200,767,064        1,709,820        3,814,242           
 

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

     72,406,555        8,256,801        (12,530,881      2,344,462        2,405,917        72,882,854        1,337,791        388,878           

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

LendingTree, Inc.(a)

   $ 20,967,477      $ 806,571      $ (17,818,177    $ (88,900,873    $ 84,945,002      $             $      $    
 

Leslie’s, Inc.

     119,142,546        19,324,245        (11,981,755      (3,463,744      (52,662,602      70,358,690        12,430,864                  
 

LGI Homes, Inc.

     169,937,199        15,984,304        (28,138,184      5,283,525        (25,462,324      137,604,520        1,383,099                  
 

Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A

            193,121,584        (2,610,459      (37,395      3,414,687        193,888,417        10,469,137                  
 

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     86,025,257        7,606,367        (12,025,238      (2,728,165      (12,879,157      65,999,064        1,101,453                  
 

Lindsay Corp.

     120,919,113        9,407,604        (16,157,889      (1,030,693      (25,666,826      87,471,309        743,298        544,906           
 

Liquidity Services,
Inc.(b)

     22,867,914        3,014,528        (6,817,717      763,847        (4,811,282      N/A        N/A                  
 

Livent Corp.

     283,604,447        26,068,984        (46,459,237      (3,374,012      (36,453,997      223,386,185        12,133,959                  
 

LivePerson,
Inc.(a)

     22,355,644        998,152        (19,474,188      (118,802,576      114,922,968                                
 

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.

     103,421,134        11,512,673        (18,140,310      825,080        31,267,008        128,885,585        4,468,987                  
 

LTC Properties, Inc.

     103,413,657        9,584,856        (11,855,468      (5,555,907      (5,757,281      89,829,857        2,795,825        3,316,510           
 

LXP Industrial Trust

     207,205,029        22,323,315        (19,713,879      (8,168,740      (25,816,586      175,829,139        19,756,083        5,026,905           
 

M/I Homes, Inc.

     125,795,845        14,467,820        (24,238,402      7,048,737        34,662,693        157,736,693        1,876,924                  
 

Macerich Co. (The)

            189,738,321        (13,451,019      (635,726      (17,090,109      158,561,467        14,533,590        2,607,119           
 

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A

            273,156,110        (28,856,997      (5,199,996      (40,791,412      198,307,705        1,124,831                  
 

Marcus Corp. (The)

     28,247,952        2,906,344        (4,448,350      (2,781,614      1,842,419        25,766,751        1,662,371        211,206           
 

MarineMax, Inc.

     45,781,328        5,063,207        (12,782,190      (2,461,122      8,579,617        44,180,840        1,346,156                  
 

Marten Transport Ltd.(b)

     87,916,759        8,139,067        (14,290,556      2,617,846        (25,319,312      N/A        N/A        494,125           
 

Masterbrand, Inc.

     75,128,518        8,993,786        (17,127,898      1,993,862        35,754,877        104,743,145        8,620,835                  
 

Materion Corp.

     173,151,692        14,226,043        (24,883,724      5,953,594        (26,450,287      141,997,318        1,393,360        383,448           
 

Mativ Holdings, Inc.

     85,713,221        6,492,841        (11,146,062      (14,721,321      (13,650,745      52,687,934        3,694,806        1,981,719           
 

Matson, Inc.

     164,314,890        17,291,747        (45,740,065      7,632,289        67,888,516        211,387,377        2,382,635        1,656,395           
 

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     79,704,067        8,259,915        (14,188,036      (887,880      7,154,318        80,042,384        2,057,116        1,003,442           
 

MaxLinear, Inc.

     185,644,514        12,371,392        (19,121,391      (9,423,943      (58,655,738      110,814,834        4,980,442                  
 

MDC Holdings, Inc.

     164,121,617        16,945,928        (25,195,586      2,009,526        8,132,677        166,014,162        4,026,538        4,380,286           
 

Medifast, Inc.

     82,543,091        6,749,050        (11,659,318      (6,376,977      (16,226,874      55,028,972        735,190        2,470,027           
 

Mercury Systems, Inc.

            157,904,902        (28,392,373      240,565        (1,518,610      128,234,484        3,457,387                  
 

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

     306,831,713        28,399,468        (47,402,994      9,708,608        (28,953,126      268,583,669        3,891,389                  
 

Meritage Homes Corp.

     310,965,624        28,523,513        (51,257,228      12,270,327        3,305,604        303,807,840        2,482,293        1,413,330           
 

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

     63,979,486        5,178,530        (7,915,153      (4,891,736      (20,030,319      36,320,808        345,682        115,640           
 

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     115,112,247        8,553,435        (14,363,672      (2,823,675      (50,922,102      55,556,233        2,431,345        719,306           
 

MGP Ingredients, Inc.(b)

     108,229,100        10,885,559        (17,352,408      1,758,881        (9,621,954      N/A        N/A        264,449           
 

Middlesex Water Co.

     90,171,104        15,877,812        (12,421,229      (1,371,770      (12,868,873      79,387,044        1,198,295        752,535           
 

MillerKnoll, Inc.

     112,359,805        9,342,681        (15,541,488      (801,209      19,607,511        124,967,300        5,111,137        2,032,097           
 

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     142,894,327        12,203,046        (21,658,980      72,684        (13,187,367      120,323,710        2,197,292        233,827           
 

ModivCare, Inc.

     77,735,239        4,495,523        (7,999,765      (12,320,946      (35,618,548      26,291,503        834,386                  
 

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.(b)

     71,511,446        6,800,287        (10,791,300      1,757,494        (21,864,476      N/A        N/A        571,885           
 

Monro, Inc.

     112,801,237        8,403,160        (13,999,342      (6,480,728      (41,817,409      58,906,918        2,121,243        1,263,240           
 

Moog, Inc., Class A

     210,593,393        18,681,250        (34,905,780      6,362,470        18,325,895        219,057,228        1,939,246        1,109,132           
 

Movado Group, Inc.

     32,925,280        2,918,212        (5,262,985      (858,178      (860,749      28,861,580        1,055,268        2,325,332           
 

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.

     192,972,305               (12,587,796      3,373,700        56,025,948        239,784,157        4,476,926                  
 

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     304,166,566        27,571,578        (50,595,168      11,206,112        (4,216,013      288,133,075        3,833,596        2,445,120           
 

Myers Industries, Inc.

     56,831,331        5,006,751        (8,001,651      (542,610      (8,699,885      44,593,936        2,487,113        709,482           
 

MYR Group, Inc.

     152,100,623        14,389,923        (25,015,266      7,574,261        2,989,386        152,038,927        1,128,220                  
 

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

     137,194,406        10,618,840        (17,742,215      (5,141,737      (36,251,657      88,677,637        5,528,531                  
 

Nabors Industries Ltd.

     79,576,874        7,380,942        (13,273,151      (1,554,865      2,466,565        74,596,365        605,785                  
 

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

     90,851,696               (5,764,542      (2,177,755      (7,637,967      75,271,432        2,529,282        1,391,184           
 

National Presto Industries, Inc.

     26,513,693        2,479,587        (3,170,192      (491,316      623,183        25,954,955        358,197                  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

National Vision Holdings, Inc.

   $ 108,050,132      $ 11,288,749      $ (20,695,924    $ (5,720,573    $ (7,540,330    $ 85,382,054        5,277,012      $      $    
 

Navient
Corp.(b)

            134,231,385        (24,775,433      (756,433             N/A        N/A        1,115,817           
 

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

     100,235,168        6,279,869                      (5,960,766      100,554,271        3,173,060        1,843,542           
 

Nektar Therapeutics(a)

     9,905,892        973        (9,649,944      (165,202,115      164,945,194                                
 

NeoGenomics, Inc.

     160,271,933        12,428,012        (20,841,751      (23,760,454      (22,148,615      105,949,125        8,613,750                  
 

NETGEAR, Inc.(a)

     38,708,889        2,878,832        (29,811,819      (33,024,682      21,248,780                                
 

NetScout Systems, Inc.

     140,765,615        15,647,174        (16,927,787      (1,321,333      (1,670,936      136,492,733        4,871,261                  
 

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

     69,395,712        6,285,075        (14,150,048      (15,067,862      5,843,079        52,305,956        6,160,890        3,856,912           
 

Newell Brands, Inc.

            246,900,260        (2,583,901      (112,445      (11,874,728      232,329,186        25,728,592                  
 

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

     59,857,290        10,252,966               (3,263,859      (17,516,388      49,330,009        1,532,940        1,287,670           
 

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

     67,649,550        7,232,733        (11,569,174      590,405        23,070,282        86,973,796        3,665,141                  
 

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A

     136,021,945        13,546,064        (27,778,306      4,177,673        24,528,925        150,496,301        5,555,419                  
 

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.

     163,667,170        33,770,326        (26,622,389      2,161,854        54,428,465        227,405,426        5,652,633        4,219,918           
 

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

     36,132,664        851,869        (5,052,349      (2,730,658      (3,942,205      25,259,321        2,672,944        773,597           
 

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     104,793,739        1,339,464        (2,665,345      (1,648,925      (14,026,178      87,792,755        8,581,892        3,514,017           
 

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

     121,713,935        10,621,908        (15,706,663      (4,504,712      (19,137,745      92,986,723        2,436,759        2,479,939           
 

NOW, Inc.

     89,728,989        7,676,230        (16,582,045      421,906        4,282,769        85,527,849        7,205,379                  
 

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     141,589,824        10,268,720        (16,700,928      (5,102,200      (58,512,135      71,543,281        3,373,092        2,785,810           
 

NuVasive,
Inc.(b)

     156,966,020        11,789,124        (130,731,239      (1,908,881      (3,566,134      N/A        N/A                  
 

NV5 Global, Inc.

     94,053,237        8,873,076        (13,470,633      (2,433,900      (4,429,399      82,592,381        858,281                  
 

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     128,820,488        12,810,306        (23,578,297      5,478,098        51,479,319        175,009,914        6,804,429                  
 

ODP Corp. (The)

     132,156,368        10,766,297        (38,491,207      6,450,954        (5,365,698      105,516,714        2,286,386                  
 

Office Properties Income Trust(a)

     43,526,404        2,326,942        (23,937,723      (78,837,839      56,922,216                      1,754,898           
 

OFG Bancorp

     83,033,016        847,664        (5,135,592      617,892        15,656,258        95,019,238        3,182,158        1,424,384           
 

O-I Glass, Inc.

     255,527,856        19,232,620        (34,276,494      3,678,535        (69,011,279      175,151,238        10,469,291                  
 

Oil States International, Inc.

     38,785,896        3,787,036        (6,498,891      (7,670,015      7,723,338        36,127,364        4,316,292                  
 

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     36,165,345        3,325,310        (4,588,221      1,313,238        1,191,240        37,406,912        665,485        170,827           
 

Omnicell, Inc.

            171,390,802        (1,839,805      (200,700      (31,860,878      137,489,419        3,052,607                  
 

OneSpan, Inc.

     44,893,310        3,702,749        (5,494,302      (1,585,449      (15,375,425      26,140,883        2,431,710                  
 

Onto Innovation, Inc.

     316,769,875        31,632,025        (64,364,597      19,740,051        118,675,493        422,452,847        3,312,836                  
 

OPENLANE, Inc.(f)

     108,570,937        10,425,700        (18,818,562      592,614        9,489,931        110,260,620        7,390,122                  
 

OraSure Technologies, Inc.

     31,793,506        3,212,381        (4,856,802      (2,875,781      2,142,396        29,415,700        4,960,489                  
 

Orion Office REIT, Inc.(a)

     27,459,287        2,290,218        (24,696,460      (56,839,459      51,786,414                      399,636           
 

Orthofix Medical, Inc.

     41,630,802        4,788,441        (4,976,695      (4,663,088      (4,861,557      31,917,903        2,481,952                  
 

OSI Systems, Inc.

     116,917,844        11,759,633        (24,249,794      4,858,795        13,366,407        122,652,885        1,039,079                  
 

Otter Tail Corp.

     218,970,729        20,160,881        (36,087,203      704,179        10,059,747        213,808,333        2,816,232        2,607,142           
 

Outfront Media, Inc.

     160,477,176        25,971,895        (24,086,178      (7,262,780      (56,058,655      99,041,458        9,806,085        6,335,649           
 

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     80,595,549        9,443,629        (15,712,166      (7,665,014      16,839,437        83,501,435        5,167,168                  
 

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     114,064,865        9,114,602        (17,087,257      2,131,172        (12,183,071      96,040,311        999,067        1,378,376           
 

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     159,729,950        870,540        (4,800,664      (4,388,165      (10,504,455      140,907,206        6,475,515        4,388,916           
 

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

     136,465,947        11,393,090        (19,285,202      (7,223,597      (25,200,499      96,149,739        3,133,955                  
 

Palomar Holdings, Inc.

     101,500,711        8,807,012        (17,619,154      (9,840,739      1,930,603        84,778,433        1,670,511                  
 

Papa John’s International, Inc.

            172,232,532        (2,309,651      (192,928      (18,941,718      150,788,235        2,210,323                  
 

Park National Corp.

     124,774,768        9,229,636        (17,605,995      (1,933,521      (22,719,712      91,745,176        970,643        2,179,725           
 

Pathward Financial, Inc.

     81,920,594        569,166        (10,554,797      3,171,860        6,511,930        81,618,753        1,770,856        191,140           

 

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September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

Patrick Industries, Inc.

   $ 107,684,347      $ 10,956,671      $ (22,810,309    $ 2,829,160      $ 7,153,339      $ 105,813,208        1,409,715      $ 1,376,136      $    
 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     184,904,881        98,159,359        (45,132,076      4,329,456        57,353,758        299,615,378        21,648,510        3,062,595           
 

PDF Solutions, Inc.

     91,243,358        8,509,037        (11,816,902      2,299,895        (23,511,541      66,723,847        2,059,378                  
 

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     110,799,552        17,211,422        (13,918,252      374,392        (3,898,915      110,568,199        8,135,997        158,768           
 

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

     88,757,888        8,040,665        (12,775,588      (6,063,621      (6,911,270      71,048,074        5,589,935                  
 

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

     79,670,825        8,089,119        (12,859,732      (8,741,938      6,478,210        72,636,484        5,857,781        5,030,749           
 

Perdoceo Education Corp.

     65,730,718        6,516,280        (13,796,114      1,458,671        15,839,974        75,749,529        4,429,797        527,495           
 

Perficient, Inc.

     182,203,662        15,601,072        (26,894,775      (1,358,653      (33,544,201      136,007,105        2,350,624                  
 

PetMed Express,
Inc.(a)

     24,777,043        818,005        (22,297,338      (17,191,176      13,893,466                      454,117           
 

PGT Innovations, Inc.

     109,483,894        10,355,867        (21,727,499      4,368,379        6,846,395        109,327,036        3,939,713                  
 

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

     22,546,153        1,906,847        (3,074,111      (2,938,372      (892,251      17,548,266        1,374,179        355,898           
 

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.

            294,236,575        (24,625,849      243,971        (3,996,969      265,857,728        7,926,587        2,354,930           
 

Phinia, Inc.

            123,434,505        (6,750,964      (1,656,236      (29,989,014      85,038,291        3,174,255        825,542           
 

Photronics, Inc.

     74,377,150        8,922,951        (14,067,594      2,413,480        13,661,413        85,307,400        4,221,049                  
 

Piper Sandler Cos

     138,401,808        18,649,408        (16,644,688      4,592,109        2,303,563        147,302,200        1,013,710        1,228,135           
 

Plexus Corp.

     197,013,149        16,691,789        (31,625,911      3,875,335        (13,434,249      172,520,113        1,855,454                  
 

Powell Industries, Inc.

     28,087,125        4,210,075        (7,182,152      2,168,027        23,835,055        51,118,130        616,624        342,325           
 

PRA Group, Inc.

     110,378,706        6,530,256        (10,810,436      (4,736,027      (50,438,268      50,924,231        2,650,923                  
 

Premier, Inc., Class A

            178,607,800        (2,219,853      (11,475      (3,519,267      172,857,205        8,039,870                  
 

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.

     226,837,405        18,491,151        (34,257,936      2,638,551        (22,422,347      191,286,824        3,344,760                  
 

PriceSmart, Inc.

     131,024,556        12,134,316        (19,078,869      (123,974      5,550,161        129,506,190        1,739,973        818,836           
 

Privia Health Group, Inc.

            208,341,844        (10,050,727      (955,918      (38,774,372      158,560,827        6,893,949                  
 

ProAssurance Corp.

     65,153,421               (1,777,503      (3,713,789      5,042,128        64,704,257        3,425,318                  
 

PROG Holdings, Inc.

     86,731,227        9,562,766        (27,929,134      4,863,540        29,265,034        102,493,433        3,086,222                  
 

Progress Software Corp.

     181,504,715        16,594,718        (29,926,215      5,161,825        (19,382,486      153,952,557        2,927,968        1,085,862           
 

ProPetro Holding Corp.

     50,270,388        5,753,344        (17,038,101      (11,907,499      35,243,389        62,321,521        5,862,796                  
 

Proto Labs, Inc.

     65,500,720        5,902,711        (12,569,381      (23,608,548      11,287,259        46,512,761        1,761,847                  
 

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     100,062,405        485,346        (2,349,964      (792,121      (19,417,293      77,988,373        5,100,613        2,504,169           
 

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     196,336,906        15,943,945        (25,945,042      (2,089,720      (34,543,849      149,702,240        935,639        846,417           
 

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     51,998,546        5,919,491        (10,950,376      1,198,815        14,508,675        62,675,151        2,224,890        379,598           
 

QuinStreet, Inc.

     58,321,774        3,359,751        (5,124,369      (2,765,929      (22,631,663      31,159,564        3,473,753                  
 

Rambus, Inc.

     401,070,030        36,689,132        (61,923,082      19,628,500        15,612,710        411,077,290        7,368,297                  
 

Ranger Oil Corp., Class A(a)

     56,740,686        2,579,172        (53,900,288      (3,320,048      (2,099,522                    103,721           
 

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.(a)

     29,023,980        780,914        (20,167,465      (23,724,998      14,087,569                                
 

Ready Capital Corp.

     72,885,125        55,381,562        (21,122,109      (5,480,828      6,187,142        107,850,892        10,667,744        7,254,800           
 

Redwood Trust, Inc.

     55,577,150        5,625,543        (4,829,565      (10,760,467      9,351,989        54,964,650        7,708,927        2,516,501           
 

REGENXBIO, Inc.

     51,752,926        6,008,054        (6,222,124      (5,219,076      (1,374,351      44,945,429        2,730,585                  
 

Renasant Corp.

     119,652,965        444,100        (3,645,102      (2,054,641      (15,123,237      99,274,085        3,790,534        1,721,625           
 

Resideo Technologies, Inc.

     194,322,816        15,453,678        (26,266,413      (4,817,813      (21,179,145      157,513,123        9,969,185                  
 

Resources Connection, Inc.

     39,718,836        3,664,111        (6,210,290      (565,900      (4,380,328      32,226,429        2,161,397        640,800           
 

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     127,259,709        9,632,205        (16,187,104      (5,954,627      (9,427,742      105,322,441        8,507,467        2,683,440           
 

REX American Resources Corp.

     31,659,279        3,587,916        (6,708,487      996,576        12,084,302        41,619,586        1,022,092                  
 

REX Holdings, Inc.(a)(g)

     25,663,511        1,984,950        (21,407,914      (27,527,403      21,286,856                      609,700           

 

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September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

     Value at
09/30/23
    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

Rogers Corp.

   $ 223,929,171      $ 17,460,867      $ (51,778,811    $ (23,839,787    $ (17,050,210    $ 148,721,230        1,131,218      $      $    
 

RPT Realty

     59,512,895        5,638,822        (13,362,434      (4,038,007      9,206,027        56,957,303        5,393,684        1,619,747           
 

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.(a)

     36,264,292        1,594,123        (49,039,469      6,170,918        5,010,136                                
 

RXO, Inc.

     166,623,973        14,243,490        (25,630,253      1,309,115        (711,801      155,834,524        7,898,354                  
 

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     86,792,408        346,325        (5,488,478      (1,952,804      (9,771,177      69,926,274        2,582,211        1,740,746           
 

Sabre Corp.

     102,368,422        8,917,686        (14,972,683      (4,361,928      8,795,877        100,747,374        22,438,168                  
 

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     74,943,572        3,457,365        (3,796,706      (779,020      (5,723,040      68,102,171        998,712        1,862,886           
 

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

     121,550,237        8,015,998        (13,447,618      (3,016,658      (52,080,953      61,021,006        7,281,743                  
 

Sanmina Corp.

     259,046,060        20,630,245        (41,196,766      5,492,955        (34,243,422      209,729,072        3,863,837                  
 

ScanSource, Inc.

     56,386,478        5,822,961        (10,961,558      (1,997,999      1,706,290        50,956,172        1,681,167                  
 

Scholastic Corp.

     73,790,913        7,678,362        (18,354,087      (280,171      8,955,218        71,790,235        1,882,282        845,226           
 

Schrodinger, Inc.

            180,455,980        (9,469,118      (2,333,896      (64,507,897      104,145,069        3,683,943                  
 

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

     134,871,391        10,329,124        (8,755,205      (5,770,842      (4,508,690      126,165,778        5,745,254        2,140,696           
 

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

     196,195,141        17,345,582        (32,236,198      4,144,028        (7,567,691      177,880,862        7,039,211        1,862,316           
 

Semtech Corp.

     112,170,155        10,888,331        (18,543,622      (3,984,507      10,665,430        111,195,787        4,318,283                  
 

Seneca Foods Corp.(a)

     20,048,629        864,059        (13,891,365      (396,680      (6,624,643                              
 

Sensient Technologies Corp.

            184,292,175        (2,309,107      (112,025      (15,049,708      166,821,335        2,852,622                  
 

Service Properties Trust

     120,094,831        9,202,040        (16,388,866      (3,673,699      (23,323,479      85,910,827        11,171,759        4,756,385           
 

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

     194,429,700        14,221,940        (26,309,577      (8,800,774      (1,011,760      172,529,529        3,307,064        1,889,041           
 

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A

     150,917,929        15,952,103        (27,786,116      (2,207,106      10,107,709        146,984,519        2,531,161                  
 

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

     69,197,290        6,636,696        (11,706,352      (8,259,818      14,122,198        69,990,014        3,395,925                  
 

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     257,612,338        18,813,076        (35,129,299      8,776,961        (29,824,912      220,248,164        3,067,096        1,494,306           
 

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

     153,694,354               (5,339,441      (3,862,283      (661,976      143,830,654        8,480,581        3,515,022           
 

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)

     244,818,035        23,670,850        (25,553,422      1,679,754        (33,476,916      211,138,301        6,116,405                  
 

Simulations Plus, Inc.

     51,277,409        5,332,267        (9,296,968      (2,631,416      202,295        44,883,587        1,076,345        137,406           
 

SiTime Corp.

            143,087,819        (6,854,087      (144,417      (4,168,839      131,920,476        1,154,665                  
 

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

     144,071,924        12,407,756        (26,774,316      1,186,386        (17,200,047      113,691,703        4,835,887                  
 

SJW Group

     147,687,023        13,428,388        (12,614,411      (552,839      (30,618,490      117,329,671        1,951,916        1,476,438           
 

SkyWest, Inc.

     81,507,562        10,110,317        (43,301,813      (8,018,629      78,873,815        119,171,252        2,841,470                  
 

SL Green Realty Corp.

     82,935,377        29,974,790        (13,314,750      2,598,539        58,783,258        160,977,214        4,315,743        6,940,868           
 

Sleep Number Corp.

     48,750,697        4,135,996        (8,567,837      (4,499,992      (4,756,106      35,062,758        1,425,895                  
 

SM Energy Co.

     252,060,526        24,474,401        (56,494,741      6,642,851        90,995,618        317,678,655        8,012,072        2,615,381           
 

SMART Global Holdings, Inc.

     61,637,620        8,110,951        (12,898,459      905,526        24,558,441        82,314,079        3,380,455                  
 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A(b)

     66,094,068        5,514,474        (12,146,733      2,107,452        (32,296,288      N/A        N/A        674,656           
 

Sonos, Inc.

     182,115,528        12,409,148        (21,617,893      (12,585,943      (48,463,901      111,856,939        8,664,364                  
 

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

     72,522,777        444,359        (7,151,973      (2,121,122      (7,813,649      55,880,392        1,947,052        1,485,394           
 

SpartanNash Co.

     63,565,103        5,892,827        (10,509,802      (1,967,906      (5,375,570      51,604,652        2,345,666        1,081,762           
 

SPS Commerce, Inc.

     399,593,013        37,049,603        (63,147,077      19,436,567        29,259,059        422,191,165        2,474,598                  
 

SPX Technologies, Inc.

     232,117,646        21,726,421        (38,241,234      10,019,539        24,937,898        250,560,270        3,078,136                  
 

STAAR Surgical Co.

            147,745,547        (9,686,887      123,038        (6,608,310      131,573,388        3,274,599                  
 

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

     50,334,610        5,109,460        (8,615,479      (2,000,081      (2,416,611      42,411,899        1,261,508        782,364           

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

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Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

Standex International Corp.

   $ 106,286,124      $ 10,907,772      $ (20,311,622    $ 3,996,844      $ 15,675,067      $ 116,554,185        800,015      $ 476,832      $    
 

Stellar Bancorp, Inc.

     80,716,493        6,899,625        (9,394,224      (1,207,098      (9,478,707      67,536,089        3,167,734        843,051           
 

Stepan Co.

     158,190,511        12,276,246        (21,064,996      (3,413,531      (38,509,139      107,479,091        1,433,628        1,105,928           
 

Steven Madden Ltd.

     192,104,172        15,677,831        (34,018,850      (328,651      (21,574,410      151,860,092        4,779,984        2,170,297           
 

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     76,127,135        195,534        (2,603,620      (1,929,964      8,529,384        80,318,469        1,833,755        1,749,657           
 

StoneX Group, Inc.

     132,431,538        10,206,916        (16,745,529      3,550,966        (12,416,577      117,027,314        1,207,463                  
 

Strategic Education, Inc.

     145,694,199        10,952,699        (21,508,516      250,836        (23,556,656      111,832,562        1,486,147        1,918,634           
 

Stride, Inc.

     116,847,368        11,082,128        (21,694,087      508,582        16,253,968        122,997,959        2,731,467                  
 

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

     73,737,279        6,942,241        (11,350,755      (1,866,764      (5,095,105      62,366,896        1,196,602        857,347           
 

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     54,522,356        4,429,632        (7,125,600      (5,916,092      (3,752,033      42,158,263        7,268,666        924,085           
 

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

     54,577,450        4,797,963        (8,537,332      (304,286      6,863,927        57,397,722        5,654,948        1,080,591           
 

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

     151,302,794        12,587,701        (25,392,381      (1,986,469      (5,717,992      130,793,653        13,988,626        1,704,729           
 

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     142,742,976        11,214,531        (19,310,153      (208,958      (32,816,038      101,622,358        3,685,976                  
 

Sylvamo Corp.

     107,425,527        15,325,282        (11,864,717      1,213,963        (6,528,756      105,571,299        2,402,624        1,138,396           
 

Talos Energy, Inc.(h)

     N/A        49,358,740        (22,350,061      (3,892,748      2,624,828        111,537,509        6,784,520                  
 

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.

     190,328,065        12,080,091        (19,110,697      (7,578,903      (84,457,461      91,261,095        4,393,890                  
 

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

     149,288,290        14,310,897        (21,908,030      437,883        18,365,063        160,494,103        7,101,509        3,690,964           
 

TechTarget, Inc.

     70,076,304        6,449,094        (13,791,273      (12,771,380      1,943,383        51,906,128        1,709,688                  
 

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

     76,222,146        7,774,034        (16,406,649      (4,518,491      57,964,633        121,035,673        6,610,359        2,626,415           
 

Tennant Co.

     92,604,246        9,622,510        (17,216,646      1,149,942        6,874,025        93,034,077        1,254,674        703,415           
 

Thryv Holdings, Inc.

     51,410,241        4,838,663        (8,293,502      (3,403,502      (5,932,081      38,619,819        2,057,529                  
 

TimkenSteel Corp.

     52,888,690        5,605,846        (11,057,690      2,028,346        7,250,333        56,715,525        2,611,212                  
 

Titan International, Inc.

     38,870,980        4,194,105        (6,991,088      105,245        10,461,013        46,640,255        3,472,841                  
 

Tompkins Financial Corp.

     60,143,045        4,810,030        (8,016,254      (2,949,045      (12,629,928      41,357,848        844,210        1,083,483           
 

Tredegar Corp.(a)

     16,623,950        524,578        (11,477,416      (20,166,677      14,495,565                      235,104           
 

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

     185,248,352        15,112,191        (25,572,900      2,064,768        (25,892,075      150,960,336        3,463,982                  
 

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.

     185,957,853        18,919,111        (38,405,239      6,936,743        9,394,829        182,803,297        6,683,850                  
 

Trinity Industries, Inc.

     144,524,275        12,511,868        (22,057,471      (411,149      4,919        134,572,442        5,526,589        3,016,481           
 

Trinseo PLC(a)

     52,985,063        3,316,518        (25,344,346      (71,026,237      40,069,002                      374,243           
 

TripAdvisor, Inc.

            117,876,068        (1,636,551      (11,724      4,293,106        120,520,899        7,269,053                  
 

Triumph Financial, Inc.

     95,710,400        4,721,209        (16,451,762      (4,326,858      15,039,281        94,692,270        1,461,526                  
 

Triumph Group, Inc.

     47,247,782                             (16,021,034      31,226,748        4,076,599                  
 

TrueBlue, Inc.

     42,436,215        3,835,054        (8,542,668      (3,280,361      (3,716,306      30,731,934        2,094,883                  
 

Trupanion, Inc.

     109,637,605        7,064,237        (11,614,239      (16,511,800      (20,832,409      67,743,394        2,402,248                  
 

TrustCo Bank Corp.

     40,955,608        282,643        (91,279      (65,533      (5,913,635      35,167,804        1,288,670        926,775           
 

Trustmark Corp.

     99,208,760        3,552,677        (878,201      (537,773      (11,739,113      89,606,350        4,123,624        1,876,822           
 

TTM Technologies, Inc.

     100,193,427        8,953,389        (14,243,099      (815,189      (3,759,813      90,328,715        7,013,099                  
 

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

     103,215,451        9,351,799        (16,603,722      (13,261,373      3,263,325        85,965,480        6,492,861        7,282,981           
 

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

     92,764,634        22,481,038        (15,827,488      1,584,154        (8,182,127      92,820,211        1,011,885        855,197           
 

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.

     65,681,594        7,163,199        (11,200,991      754,512        10,703,993        73,102,307        5,206,717                  
 

UFP Technologies, Inc.

            94,547,943        (5,860,958      (436,591      (11,590,705      76,659,689        474,820                  
 

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.

     109,650,769        9,789,911        (19,491,474      (3,929,837      (6,478,543      89,540,826        3,017,891                  
 

UniFirst Corp.

     193,944,463        15,295,329        (29,308,619      (2,082,917      (11,612,777      166,235,479        1,019,787        669,192           
 

uniQure NV(a)

     60,288,023        3,969,038        (28,208,473      (74,210,898      38,162,310                                
 

United Community Banks, Inc.

     223,750,587        5,909,840        (3,918,697      (1,923,960      (19,894,872      203,922,898        8,025,301        3,715,987           
 

United Fire Group, Inc.

     42,728,827        1,445,732        (5,141,794      (6,013,075      (4,730,264      28,289,426        1,432,376        505,447           

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

United Natural Foods, Inc.

   $ 114,892,166      $ 8,625,125      $ (16,776,051    $ (10,218,394    $ (40,577,342    $ 55,945,504        3,956,542      $      $    
 

Uniti Group, Inc.

     61,356,045        7,053,055        (12,505,588      (11,648,120      31,982,114        76,237,506        16,152,014        5,092,575           
 

Unitil Corp.

     66,644,509        5,639,808        (9,652,150      (668,230      (15,516,043      46,447,894        1,087,518        932,587           
 

Universal Corp.

     94,377,815        8,798,972        (14,738,992      (1,505,766      (8,401,971      78,530,058        1,663,420        2,776,318           
 

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

     44,402,307        4,052,025        (6,618,467      (2,901,681      (4,191,553      34,742,631        859,328        1,278,607           
 

Universal Insurance Holdings,
Inc.(a)

     36,438,725        2,388,188        (28,474,238      (19,029,225      8,676,550                      627,957           
 

Upbound Group, Inc.

     89,481,843        9,664,691        (25,878,929      (4,872,151      22,876,987        91,272,441        3,099,234        2,469,001           
 

Urban Edge Properties

     128,562,943        12,484,603        (21,874,853      (1,712,119      3,745,883        121,206,457        7,942,756        2,683,844           
 

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.(b)

     34,221,124        3,466,739        (635,620      21,014        3,293,438        N/A        N/A        438,356           
 

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     28,107,205        2,239,212        (21,717,754      (58,839,841      50,211,178                                
 

Varex Imaging Corp.

     52,999,203        5,988,521        (9,643,023      (2,350,420      4,258,732        51,253,013        2,727,675                  
 

Vector Group Ltd.

     114,861,598        10,211,525        (16,993,185      1,472,746        (14,268,473      95,284,211        8,955,283        3,779,398           
 

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

     78,954,802        13,043,462        (10,788,749      2,752,082        22,978,344        106,939,941        3,804,338                  
 

Veradigm, Inc.

     103,631,851        9,031,948        (15,715,577      1,277,561        (1,292,568      96,933,215        7,376,957                  
 

Vericel Corp.

     100,897,978        10,182,659        (17,647,586      (6,815,169      21,204,729        107,822,611        3,216,665                  
 

Veris Residential, Inc.

     84,533,556        8,904,723        (15,208,576      1,110,333        9,890,462        89,230,498        5,407,909        268,774           
 

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     68,439,831               (1,938,628      (2,513,532      1,411,808        65,399,479        3,643,425        1,499,230           
 

Veritiv Corp.

     132,456,525        12,764,805        (22,626,683      7,570,496        24,366,872        154,532,015        914,932        1,220,654           
 

Verra Mobility Corp., Class A

     171,896,557        45,225,282        (20,504,344      717,682        16,972,377        214,307,554        11,460,297                  
 

Viad Corp.

     31,387,728        3,785,950        (6,241,582      (3,874,645      11,911,090        36,968,541        1,411,013                  
 

Viasat, Inc.(b)

     188,377,568        16,438,401        (31,503,083      (3,881,660      4,530,475        N/A        N/A                  
 

Viavi Solutions, Inc.

     177,432,688        14,138,100        (27,817,789      (8,636,900      (17,840,446      137,275,653        15,019,218                  
 

Victoria’s Secret & Co.

            112,981,376        (10,512,696      (487,565      (15,096,796      86,884,319        5,208,892                  
 

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

     94,337,674        6,115,130        (13,327,751      (676,245      6,557,084        93,005,892        460,448        1,617,361           
 

Vista Outdoor, Inc.

     113,962,723        10,758,181        (16,219,633      593,979        20,614,428        129,709,678        3,916,355                  
 

Vital Energy, Inc.

     55,637,675        10,002,815        (15,892,854      (9,677,992      22,557,893        62,627,537        1,130,053                  
 

Wabash National Corp.

     85,424,750        7,693,838        (14,898,819      2,573,135        (13,774,096      67,018,808        3,173,239        543,291           
 

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     170,050,668        20,675,923        (18,408,193      68,582        (5,244,900      167,142,080        2,251,375        2,788,044           
 

Washington Federal, Inc.

     118,876,050        11,359,335        (443,137      (85,905      (18,461,203      111,245,140        4,342,121        2,144,662           
 

WD-40 Co.

     176,341,432        16,162,788        (30,961,420      914,950        23,657,857        186,115,607        915,743        1,609,081           
 

Westamerica BanCorp

     85,488,457        624,344        (6,191,244      (2,573,061      469,758        77,818,254        1,799,266        1,628,264           
 

Whitestone REIT

     30,906,498        3,287,016        (3,660,157      (2,409,872      2,475,079        30,598,564        3,177,421        797,149           
 

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

     128,434,026        13,108,360        (24,293,190      2,492,866        1,522,383        121,264,445        2,039,772        1,861,657           
 

WisdomTree, Inc.

     47,941,123        1,246,940        (4,373,993      (370,836      9,592,664        54,035,898        7,719,414        482,787           
 

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     97,581,873        7,269,171        (10,888,022      (10,950,317      (39,698,031      43,314,674        5,374,029        1,094,477           
 

World Kinect Corp.(i)

     114,988,874        7,999,080        (17,948,579      (5,766,908      (8,109,388      91,163,079        4,064,337        1,807,687           
 

WSFS Financial Corp.

     159,891,957               (5,384,844      (2,312,158      (2,192,840      150,002,115        4,109,647        1,275,395           
 

Xencor, Inc.

     121,801,515        9,561,636        (15,832,242      (8,118,402      (24,950,184      82,462,323        4,092,423                  
 

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     109,489,891        3,356,100        (14,257,594      (14,530,064      1,252,215        85,310,548        7,241,982        1,485,355           
 

XPEL, Inc.

     96,821,615        14,111,064        (13,145,799      1,207,965        11,741,052        110,735,897        1,436,077                  
 

Xperi, Inc.

     33,237,769        3,356,718        (4,500,421      (9,239,790      5,997,800        28,852,076        2,926,174                  

 

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September 30, 2023

  

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Affiliates (continued)

 

                   
    Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/23

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

   

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

       

 

 

Yelp, Inc.

  $  155,587,661     $  16,392,777     $  (32,896,048   $ 3,855,319     $ 50,013,436      $ 192,953,145               4,639,412     $     $          
 

Zumiez, Inc.(a)

    20,807,438       853,468       (17,265,476     (12,559,816     8,164,386                             
         

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $  (2,021,963,743   $  410,290,588      $  64,658,751,523       $  594,665,198     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

As of period end, the entity was not considered an affiliate.

 
  (c) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (d) 

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.

 
  (e) 

Formerly the Harsco Corp.

 
  (f) 

Formerly the KAR Auction Services, Inc.

 
  (g) 

Formerly the RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.

 
  (h) 

As of the beginning of the period, the entity was not considered an affiliate.

 
  (i) 

Formerly the World Fuel Services Corp.

 

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

           

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     2,857        12/15/23      $  256,930      $ (6,440,537
           

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

               
Reference Entity   

Payment

Frequency

     Counterparty(a)   

Termination

Date

    

Net

Notional

    

Accrued

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Net Value of

Reference

Entity

    

Gross Notional

Amount

Net Asset

Percentage

Equity Securities

                   

Long/Short

     Monthly      Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)      08/19/26      $   443,620,370      $ (16,712,255 )(c)    $ 427,507,288      0.7%
     Monthly      HSBC Bank PLC(d)      02/10/28        521,285,614        (22,036,393 )(e)      500,092,413      0.8   
     Monthly      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f)      02/08/24        287,495,086        (7,034,664 )(g)      281,398,948      0.4   
              

 

 

   

 

 

    
               $   (45,783,312   $   1,208,998,649     
              

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c) 

Amount includes $(599,173) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (e) 

Amount includes $(843,192) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (g) 

Amount includes $(938,526) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

  (b)    (d)    (f)

Range:

  0-250 basis points    40 basis points    40 basis points

Benchmarks:

  USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
  (FEDL01)    (OBFR01)    (OBFR01)

 

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September 30, 2023

  

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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of period end, termination date August 19, 2026.

 

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Reference Entity — Long

 

            

Common Stocks

       

Aerospace & Defense

 

   

Triumph Group, Inc.

    364,664     $ 2,793,326         0.7
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Banks

       

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    4,219       209,642         0.1  

BankUnited, Inc.

    32,961       748,215         0.2  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

    17,893       358,755         0.1  

Cathay General Bancorp

    1,443,673       50,182,074         11.7  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    123,068       2,052,774         0.5  

Community Bank System, Inc.

    24,478       1,033,216         0.2  

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

    88,271       1,188,128         0.3  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    17,682       526,216         0.1  

PacWest Bancorp

    2,276,514       18,007,226         4.2  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    44,998       763,166         0.2  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
      75,069,412      
Capital Markets                        

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    869,461       32,535,231         7.6  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    1,803,688       81,400,439         19.0  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
        113,935,670      

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

   

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    1,924,204       5,811,096         1.4  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment

 

   

Extreme Networks, Inc.

    2,491,619       60,322,096         14.1  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance

 

   

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    23,681       809,890         0.2  

Green Dot Corp., Class A

    19,531       272,067         0.0  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
      1,081,957      

Financial Services

 

   

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

    793,962       30,345,228         7.1  

Payoneer Global, Inc.

    2,616,061       16,010,293         3.8  

Radian Group, Inc.

    88,317       2,217,640         0.5  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
      48,573,161      

Health Care Providers & Services

 

   

RadNet, Inc.

    439,894       12,400,612         2.9  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance

       

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

    141,562       1,707,238         0.4  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    15,954       637,362         0.1  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    26,490       778,276         0.2  

Lincoln National Corp.

    80,266       1,981,767         0.5  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    12,727       557,443         0.1  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
      5,662,086      

Metals & Mining

       

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    72,022       3,678,884         0.9  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

                

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

    4,405,032     $ 66,868,386         15.6
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
Office REITs                        

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

    55,919       713,526         0.1  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    31,923       1,190,728         0.3  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
      1,904,254      
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels              

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.

    504,635       18,136,582         4.2  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
Residential REITs                        

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

    9,949       320,159         0.1  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
Retail REITs                        

SITE Centers Corp.

    888,046       10,949,607         2.6  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    $  427,507,288      
   

 

 

     

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of period end, termination date February 10, 2028.

 

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Reference Entity — Long

 

            

Common Stocks

       

Aerospace & Defense

       

Triumph Group, Inc.

    757,016     $ 5,798,743         1.2
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Banks

       

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    228,992       6,590,390         1.3  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    15,047       250,984         0.0  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    1,572,633       19,044,586         3.8  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    16,124       262,982         0.1  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    32,234       914,156         0.2  

Independent Bank Corp.

    17,125       840,666         0.2  

PacWest Bancorp

    180,135       1,424,868         0.3  

Preferred Bank

    250,034       15,564,617         3.1  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    10,943       314,064         0.1  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    20,436       366,826         0.1  

Washington Federal, Inc.

    28,637       733,680         0.1  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    13,100       478,150         0.1  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
          46,785,969      
Capital Markets                        

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    62,857       2,352,109         0.5  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    95,682       4,318,129         0.8  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
      6,670,238      

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

   

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    521,829       1,575,924         0.3  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance

       

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    1,585,885       54,237,267         10.8  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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September 30, 2023

  

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    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Diversified REITs

                

Global Net Lease, Inc.

    4,753,782     $ 45,683,845         9.1
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

   

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

    21,048,851       29,889,368         6.0  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Financial Services

       

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

    2,723,274       104,083,532         20.8  

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.

    36,914       1,977,114         0.4  

Payoneer Global, Inc.

    41,807       255,859         0.1  

Radian Group, Inc.

    145,714       3,658,878         0.7  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
      109,975,383      
Health Care Providers & Services              

RadNet, Inc.

    200,907       5,663,568         1.1  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance

       

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

    276,512       3,334,735         0.7  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    17,093       682,865         0.1  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A

    1,283,128       7,519,130         1.5  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    1,342       39,428         0.0  

Lincoln National Corp.

    3,848,988       95,031,514         19.0  

ProAssurance Corp.

    90,263       1,705,068         0.4  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
      108,312,740      
Metals & Mining                        

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    186,894       9,546,546         1.9  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Office REITs

       

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

    3,051,853       38,941,644         7.8  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       

Green Plains, Inc.

    363,906       10,953,571         2.2  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.

    258,181       9,279,025         1.9  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
      20,232,596      

Retail REITs

       

SITE Centers Corp.

    1,222,370       15,071,822         3.0  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Software

       

Adeia, Inc.

    159,809       1,706,760         0.3  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

    $   500,092,413      
   

 

 

     

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of period end, termination date February 8, 2024.

 

 

 
    Shares     Value    

% of

Basket

Value

 

 

 

Reference Entity — Long

 

   
Common Stocks                           
Banks                        

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    90,255     $ 1,505,453         0.5
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Markets

       

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    837,732       31,347,932         11.2  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Communications Equipment

 

   

Extreme Networks, Inc.

    236,183       5,717,990         2.0  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Financial Services

       

Radian Group, Inc.

    7,421,371       186,350,626         66.2  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

   

RadNet, Inc.

    216,930       6,115,257         2.2  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance

       

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

    434,872       5,244,556         1.9  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining

       

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    783,245       40,008,155         14.2  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

   

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.

    142,153       5,108,979         1.8  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    $ 281,398,948      
   

 

 

     

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps

 

         
Description   

Swap

Premiums

Paid

    

Swap

Premiums

Received

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

OTC Swaps

   $      $      $      $   (45,783,312

 

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September 30, 2023

  

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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange
Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 6,440,537      $      $      $      $ 6,440,537  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

                   45,783,312                             45,783,312  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $   52,223,849      $      $      $      $   52,223,849  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, 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 September 30, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 13,714,507      $      $      $      $ 13,714,507  

Swaps

                   12,632,405                             12,632,405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $ 26,346,912      $      $      $      $ 26,346,912  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (13,537,579    $      $      $      $ (13,537,579

Swaps

                   (21,936,449                           (21,936,449
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $   (35,474,028    $      $      $      $   (35,474,028
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

     $191,001,550  

Total return swaps

  

Average notional amount

     $1,317,225,801  

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

Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

     
      Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

       

Futures contracts

   $        $ 1,499,925  

Swaps — OTC(a)

              45,783,312  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

   $        $ 47,283,237  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

              (1,499,925
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $        $   45,783,312  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

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

 

           
Counterparty   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset(a)

    

Non-

Cash

Collateral

Pledged(b)

    

Cash

Collateral

Pledged(b)

    

Net

Amount of

Derivative

Liabilities(c)

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 16,712,255      $      $      $ (16,712,255    $  

HSBC Bank PLC

     22,036,393                      (22,036,393       

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     7,034,664                      (7,034,664       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 45,783,312      $      $      $   (45,783,312    $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

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

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Common Stocks

   $ 64,975,060,340      $      $      $ 64,975,060,340  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     5,522,854,443                      5,522,854,443  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $     70,497,914,783      $                     —      $                     —      $     70,497,914,783  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Liabilities

           

Equity Contracts

   $ (6,440,537    $ (45,783,312    $      $ (52,223,849
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 (unaudited) 

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%            

Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)

    45,464     $ 9,046,882  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    59,237       4,441,590  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    24,806       4,852,798  

General Dynamics Corp.

    77,057       17,027,285  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    60,894       10,602,863  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    102,179       41,787,124  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    65,663       28,904,196  

TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)

    16,717       14,094,604  
   

 

 

 
          130,757,342  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%            

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    41,164       3,545,455  

Expeditors International of Washington,
Inc.(b)

    95,318       10,926,303  
   

 

 

 
      14,471,758  
Automobile Components — 0.1%            

Autoliv, Inc.

    16,125       1,555,740  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)

    27,441       2,718,854  

Gentex Corp.

    70,036       2,278,972  

Visteon Corp.(a)

    18,172       2,509,008  
   

 

 

 
      9,062,574  
Automobiles — 3.3%            

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    54,210       1,792,183  

Tesla, Inc.(a)

    1,773,089       443,662,329  
   

 

 

 
      445,454,512  
Banks — 0.1%            

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    70,118       1,423,395  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    50,286       2,412,722  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    27,940       2,548,408  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    46,688       2,460,925  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    44,732       1,123,668  

First Horizon Corp.

    229,145       2,525,178  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    38,901       1,108,679  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    28,403       1,050,627  

International Bancshares Corp.

    20,807       901,775  

SouthState Corp.

    27,998       1,885,945  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    40,760       1,124,568  
   

 

 

 
      18,565,890  
Beverages — 2.2%            

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)

    4,325       1,684,717  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    65,069       3,753,831  

Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    31,706       5,440,749  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1,624,355       90,931,393  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    58,224       14,633,438  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    324,138       10,233,037  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    476,803       25,246,719  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    883,908       149,769,371  
   

 

 

 
      301,693,255  
Biotechnology — 3.7%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    1,133,343       168,936,108  

Amgen, Inc.

    343,461       92,308,578  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    33,067       888,510  

Biogen, Inc.(a)

    43,705       11,232,622  

Exelixis, Inc.(a)

    202,713       4,429,279  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    800,069       59,957,171  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    84,301       3,220,298  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    118,851       6,866,022  

Moderna, Inc.(a)

    212,356       21,934,251  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a)

    62,397       7,019,663  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    68,538       56,404,033  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    30,351     $ 6,855,381  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    165,722       57,628,168  
   

 

 

 
          497,680,084  
Broadline Retail — 2.6%            

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    2,681,825       340,913,594  

Etsy, Inc.(a)(b)

    45,955       2,967,774  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)

    18,494       1,427,367  
   

 

 

 
      345,308,735  
Building Products — 0.4%            

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(b)

    34,358       3,910,971  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)

    80,563       10,029,288  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    32,158       8,337,283  

Lennox International, Inc.

    12,641       4,733,296  

Masco Corp.

    103,802       5,548,217  

Owens Corning

    31,515       4,298,961  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    27,649       4,142,097  

Trex Co., Inc.(a)(b)

    37,773       2,327,950  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    39,971       4,093,030  
   

 

 

 
      47,421,093  
Capital Markets — 1.4%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    15,239       1,986,251  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    65,720       21,666,570  

Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS

    455,733       48,827,234  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    45,580       7,120,052  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    562,908       30,903,649  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    11,606       1,600,235  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    14,807       6,474,509  

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B

    37,771       1,279,304  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    37,354       3,233,362  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    113,884       4,171,571  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    11,944       2,551,716  

Moody’s Corp.

    47,675       15,073,405  

Morningstar, Inc.

    16,769       3,927,970  

MSCI, Inc., Class A

    29,043       14,901,382  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    140,807       6,841,812  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    121,130       12,165,086  

SEI Investments Co.

    64,121       3,862,008  
   

 

 

 
      186,586,116  
Chemicals — 1.4%            

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    142,642       40,424,743  

Albemarle Corp.

    75,137       12,776,296  

Ashland, Inc.

    21,652       1,768,535  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)

    64,416       1,732,790  

Cabot Corp.

    36,405       2,521,774  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    124,342       10,661,083  

Chemours Co. (The)

    55,685       1,561,964  

Corteva, Inc.

    315,584       16,145,278  

FMC Corp.

    79,249       5,307,306  

Linde PLC

    191,119       71,163,160  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    215,122       7,658,343  

NewMarket Corp.

    2,393       1,088,911  

Olin Corp.

    81,095       4,053,128  

RPM International, Inc.

    82,240       7,797,174  

Westlake Corp.(b)

    20,563       2,563,589  
   

 

 

 
      187,224,074  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7%            

Brink’s Co. (The)

    14,126       1,026,112  

Cintas Corp.

    32,769       15,762,217  

Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)

    32,658       5,465,643  

Copart, Inc.(a)

    556,851       23,994,709  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)            

MSA Safety, Inc.

    12,798     $ 2,017,605  

Republic Services, Inc.

    72,325       10,307,036  

Rollins, Inc.

    180,924       6,753,893  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    19,631       2,984,501  

Waste Management, Inc.

    139,273       21,230,776  
   

 

 

 
          89,542,492  
Communications Equipment — 0.4%            

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

    160,999       29,612,546  

Calix, Inc.(a)

    36,925       1,692,642  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    59,151       16,103,268  
   

 

 

 
      47,408,456  
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%            

AECOM

    48,771       4,049,944  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    30,202       6,354,199  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    93,341       17,461,301  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    13,286       3,191,430  
   

 

 

 
      31,056,874  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    23,079       3,843,115  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    50,167       10,134,737  
   

 

 

 
      13,977,852  
Consumer Finance — 0.3%            

Ally Financial, Inc.

    34,379       917,232  

American Express Co.

    182,839       27,277,750  

Discover Financial Services

    93,422       8,093,148  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

    24,309       2,440,138  

SLM Corp.

    141,289       1,924,356  
   

 

 

 
      40,652,624  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.1%  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    49,845       3,557,438  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    24,151       6,557,479  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    187,800       106,099,488  

Dollar General Corp.

    140,680       14,883,944  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

    133,949       14,258,871  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)

    45,323       2,667,712  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)(b)

    36,977       1,582,616  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)

    39,900       1,584,030  
   

 

 

 
      151,191,578  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

AptarGroup, Inc.

    19,899       2,488,171  

Berry Global Group, Inc.

    33,973       2,103,268  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    30,346       2,685,014  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    141,256       3,147,184  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    54,117       2,332,984  

Sonoco Products Co.

    32,145       1,747,081  
   

 

 

 
      14,503,702  
Distributors — 0.1%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    64,723       9,344,707  

Pool Corp.

    16,009       5,700,805  
   

 

 

 
      15,045,512  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%            

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)

    18,678       2,183,085  

H&R Block, Inc.

    97,537       4,199,943  

Service Corp. International

    97,676       5,581,206  
   

 

 

 
      11,964,234  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%  

Iridium Communications, Inc.

    81,416       3,703,614  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Electric Utilities — 0.2%            

IDACORP, Inc.

    17,328     $ 1,622,767  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    70,444       2,713,503  

OGE Energy Corp.

    129,664       4,321,701  

PG&E Corp.(a)

    1,339,790       21,610,813  

PNM Resources, Inc.

    34,418       1,535,387  
   

 

 

 
      31,804,171  
Electrical Equipment — 0.2%            

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    10,478       1,784,508  

AMETEK, Inc.(b)

    74,249       10,971,032  

Hubbell, Inc.

    34,326       10,758,112  

nVent Electric PLC

    105,409       5,585,623  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    38,321       1,449,300  

Vicor Corp.(a)(b)

    6,215       366,002  
   

 

 

 
      30,914,577  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    382,985       32,166,910  

Belden, Inc.

    27,713       2,675,690  

CDW Corp.

    54,415       10,978,771  

Cognex Corp.

    58,391       2,478,114  

Crane NXT Co.

    15,411       856,389  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

    61,644       8,156,118  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    9,996       2,472,211  

National Instruments Corp.

    48,328       2,881,315  

Novanta, Inc.(a)

    23,114       3,315,472  
   

 

 

 
          65,980,990  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%            

ChampionX Corp.

    125,433       4,467,923  

NOV, Inc.

    254,161       5,311,965  

Schlumberger NV

    483,104       28,164,963  

Valaris Ltd.(a)

    40,990       3,073,430  

Weatherford International PLC(a)

    46,435       4,194,474  
   

 

 

 
      45,212,755  
Entertainment — 0.3%            

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    270,459       25,323,076  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    108,026       13,006,330  

TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A

    33,765       2,838,286  
   

 

 

 
      41,167,692  
Financial Services — 3.7%            

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)

    14,937       1,185,699  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

    269,912       30,489,260  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)

    25,275       6,453,719  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    47,031       7,108,265  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    534,241       211,511,354  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,031,724       237,306,837  

WEX, Inc.(a)

    27,560       5,183,760  
   

 

 

 
      499,238,894  
Food Products — 0.9%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    169,289       12,767,776  

Bunge Ltd.

    39,871       4,316,036  

Campbell Soup Co.

    73,500       3,019,380  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)

    101,496       5,298,091  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    78,342       1,737,626  

General Mills, Inc.

    256,414       16,407,932  

Hershey Co. (The)

    95,919       19,191,473  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    134,883       5,129,600  

Kellanova

    91,068       5,419,457  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    94,371       8,725,543  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    12,886       2,126,577  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products (continued)            

McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS

    82,672     $ 6,253,310  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    471,491       32,721,475  
   

 

 

 
      123,114,276  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    57,310       6,070,848  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    41,533       2,155,978  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    40,443       1,643,199  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    34,970       2,387,752  

Spire, Inc.

    16,652       942,170  
   

 

 

 
      13,199,947  
Ground Transportation — 0.8%            

Avis Budget Group, Inc.(a)

    12,717       2,285,118  

CSX Corp.

    620,597       19,083,358  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    52,624       9,920,677  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    51,954       2,605,493  

Landstar System, Inc.

    23,261       4,115,801  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)

    57,393       23,481,772  

Saia, Inc.(a)

    9,763       3,892,020  

Union Pacific Corp.

    195,667       39,843,671  
   

 

 

 
          105,227,910  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%            

Abbott Laboratories

    579,424       56,117,214  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    497,569       26,271,643  

Dexcom, Inc.(a)

    248,409       23,176,560  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(a)

    74,650       3,706,373  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)

    32,779       2,936,343  

Hologic, Inc.(a)

    157,853       10,954,998  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

    26,013       11,374,705  

Inari Medical, Inc.(a)

    33,840       2,213,136  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    45,004       7,177,688  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

    110,474       32,290,445  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(a)

    44,622       3,100,337  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    18,002       1,578,415  

Penumbra, Inc.(a)

    15,501       3,749,847  

QuidelOrtho Corp.(a)(b)

    17,304       1,263,884  

ResMed, Inc.

    51,298       7,585,435  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a)

    23,921       4,762,671  
   

 

 

 
      198,259,694  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.6%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)

    34,135       2,400,032  

Chemed Corp.

    6,528       3,392,602  

Cigna Group (The)

    93,419       26,724,373  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    151,309       65,882,965  

Encompass Health Corp.

    29,657       1,991,764  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    70,047       17,230,161  

HealthEquity, Inc.(a)

    54,748       3,999,341  

Humana, Inc.

    50,828       24,728,839  

McKesson Corp.

    39,986       17,387,912  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    37,364       12,251,282  

Option Care Health, Inc.(a)

    115,918       3,749,947  

Progyny, Inc.(a)(b)

    18,052       614,129  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    47,659       5,807,726  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    594,784       299,884,145  
   

 

 

 
      486,045,218  
Health Care REITs — 0.0%            

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    74,223       2,461,235  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Technology — 0.0%            

Doximity, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    45,364       962,624  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.7%            

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    109,907     $ 15,080,340  

Aramark

    69,257       2,403,218  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    26,257       1,597,213  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

    17,698       32,419,727  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    9,489       1,162,497  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    42,734       4,958,853  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    10,242       3,879,567  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a)

    22,865       930,606  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    80,905       12,150,313  

Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A(a)

    28,036       1,999,808  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    82,333       16,183,375  

McDonald’s Corp.

    290,122       76,429,740  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(a)

    37,416       1,840,119  

Starbucks Corp.

    375,005       34,226,706  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    43,329       4,163,917  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    12,932       2,869,482  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    110,404       2,253,346  

Wingstop, Inc.

    19,417       3,491,953  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    27,949       1,943,573  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    114,728       14,334,116  
   

 

 

 
      234,318,469  
Household Durables — 0.1%            

DR Horton, Inc.

    98,113       10,544,204  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    110,889       4,805,930  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    11,022       2,773,135  
   

 

 

 
      18,123,269  
Household Products — 1.2%            

Clorox Co. (The)

    35,949       4,711,476  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    291,136       20,702,681  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    104,792       12,664,113  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    832,500       121,428,450  
   

 

 

 
      159,506,720  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

AES Corp. (The)

    251,001       3,815,215  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.(b)

    20,082       1,404,134  

Vistra Corp.

    144,724       4,801,942  
   

 

 

 
      10,021,291  
Industrial REITs — 0.1%            

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    15,525       2,585,378  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    43,704       2,079,873  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    74,190       3,661,277  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    52,265       1,803,665  
   

 

 

 
      10,130,193  
Insurance — 2.0%            

American Financial Group, Inc.

    19,127       2,135,912  

Aon PLC, Class A

    86,269       27,970,135  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    241,485       19,248,769  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    88,898       20,262,521  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    90,005       6,285,949  

Chubb Ltd.

    150,232       31,275,298  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    16,177       4,752,641  

Everest Group Ltd.

    16,159       6,005,816  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

    20,391       842,148  

Globe Life, Inc.

    39,229       4,265,369  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    13,592       1,508,440  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    13,972       5,786,224  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    202,990       38,628,997  

Primerica, Inc.

    16,157       3,134,620  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    87,102       6,277,441  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    375,846       52,355,348  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)            

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    18,129     $ 3,588,092  

RLI Corp.

    26,146       3,552,980  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    39,016       4,025,281  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    79,665       13,010,091  

W R Berkley Corp.

    129,618       8,229,447  
   

 

 

 
      263,141,519  
Interactive Media & Services — 6.9%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)

    3,809,599       498,524,125  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    3,240,611       427,274,560  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A(a)

    102,241       1,676,753  
   

 

 

 
      927,475,438  
IT Services — 0.7%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    198,467       60,951,200  

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

    25,398       6,494,015  

Gartner, Inc.(a)

    50,798       17,454,701  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a)

    94,597       7,045,585  

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

    27,997       5,670,232  
   

 

 

 
      97,615,733  
Leisure Products — 0.0%            

Brunswick Corp.

    26,096       2,061,584  

Polaris, Inc.

    17,754       1,848,901  

YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    30,836       1,486,912  
   

 

 

 
      5,397,397  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.2%  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    113,984       12,745,691  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    49,250       3,352,447  

Bruker Corp.

    36,214       2,256,132  

Danaher Corp.

    421,948       104,685,299  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    56,644       11,144,707  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.(a)

    14,960       3,622,265  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)(b)

    9,152       10,141,057  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    33,504       5,327,471  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    247,818       125,438,037  

Waters Corp.(a)

    38,002       10,420,528  
   

 

 

 
          289,133,634  
Machinery — 1.5%            

AGCO Corp.

    20,801       2,460,342  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    196,538       53,654,874  

Chart Industries, Inc.(a)(b)

    12,185       2,060,727  

Crane Co.

    15,411       1,369,113  

Cummins, Inc.

    46,450       10,611,967  

Deere & Co.

    175,082       66,072,445  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    50,811       3,030,368  

Graco, Inc.

    71,027       5,176,448  

IDEX Corp.

    27,877       5,798,974  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    89,863       20,696,348  

ITT, Inc.

    24,711       2,419,454  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    36,633       6,659,513  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    16,795       2,149,760  

RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)

    18,736       4,386,660  

Snap-on, Inc.

    19,083       4,867,310  

Timken Co. (The)

    20,951       1,539,689  

Toro Co. (The)

    67,484       5,607,920  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    9,201       1,590,117  
   

 

 

 
      200,152,029  
Media — 0.0%            

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    53,425       2,201,110  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    21,490       3,081,021  
   

 

 

 
      5,282,131  
Security   Shares     Value  
Metals & Mining — 0.7%            

Commercial Metals Co.

    42,514     $ 2,100,617  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    920,236       34,315,600  

MP Materials Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    92,737       1,771,277  

Nucor Corp.

    159,412       24,924,066  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    37,506       9,835,198  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    42,531       4,522,321  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    100,327       10,757,061  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    9,580       592,236  
   

 

 

 
      88,818,376  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    319,909       6,017,488  
   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%            

Black Hills Corp.

    21,917       1,108,781  

Sempra

    243,325       16,553,400  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    106,046       8,542,005  
   

 

 

 
      26,204,186  
Office REITs — 0.0%            

COPT Defense Properties

    37,793       900,607  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.0%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    217,263       2,602,811  

Antero Resources Corp.(a)

    178,888       4,540,177  

APA Corp.

    196,554       8,078,369  

Chevron Corp.

    1,139,259       192,101,853  

Chord Energy Corp.

    20,496       3,321,787  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

    54,768       4,429,088  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    102,977       2,325,221  

ConocoPhillips

    768,912       92,115,658  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    485,688       13,137,860  

Devon Energy Corp.

    409,989       19,556,475  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    115,243       17,848,836  

DT Midstream, Inc.

    62,648       3,315,332  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    373,872       47,392,015  

EQT Corp.

    233,761       9,486,021  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    128,761       1,206,491  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,570,464       302,235,157  

Hess Corp.

    177,079       27,093,087  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    41,254       2,348,590  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    390,322       10,441,113  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    122,811       18,586,217  

Matador Resources Co.

    70,479       4,192,091  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    94,732       4,296,096  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    427,580       27,741,390  

ONEOK, Inc.

    373,184       23,671,061  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    125,919       5,989,967  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

    70,537       3,775,846  

Permian Resources Corp., Class A

    119,895       1,673,734  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    149,636       34,348,944  

Range Resources Corp.

    156,582       5,074,823  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)(b)

    715,092       4,612,343  

Targa Resources Corp.

    144,167       12,357,995  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    779,888       26,274,427  
   

 

 

 
          936,170,875  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    41,367       2,286,354  
   

 

 

 
Personal Care Products — 0.2%            

BellRing Brands, Inc.(a)

    35,955       1,482,425  

Kenvue, Inc.

    1,106,603       22,220,588  
   

 

 

 
      23,703,013  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 5.9%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,341,419     $ 77,855,959  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    512,019       275,020,766  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    40,675       5,264,972  

Johnson & Johnson

    958,640       149,308,180  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    1,629,351       167,741,685  

Pfizer, Inc.

    3,625,290       120,250,869  
   

 

 

 
      795,442,431  
Professional Services — 1.1%            

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    264,537       63,642,311  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    36,624       6,557,527  

CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    9,259       2,906,678  

Concentrix Corp.

    27,505       2,203,426  

Equifax, Inc.

    39,034       7,150,248  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)

    107,284       3,008,243  

Exponent, Inc.

    22,718       1,944,661  

FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)

    21,582       3,850,445  

Genpact Ltd.

    62,353       2,257,179  

Insperity, Inc.

    23,112       2,255,731  

KBR, Inc.

    86,548       5,101,139  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    57,459       5,295,421  

Paychex, Inc.

    117,384       13,537,897  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    31,353       8,128,892  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    27,754       5,042,902  

Science Applications International Corp.

    22,585       2,383,621  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    43,137       10,190,685  
   

 

 

 
          145,457,006  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%  

CoStar Group, Inc.(a)

    261,418       20,100,430  
   

 

 

 
Retail REITs — 0.1%            

Agree Realty Corp.

    41,807       2,309,419  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    95,367       1,981,726  

NNN REIT, Inc.

    64,166       2,267,626  
   

 

 

 
      6,558,771  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 10.0%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

    560,212       57,600,998  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a)

    16,430       524,774  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    65,053       1,470,198  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    151,110       26,457,850  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    539,204       74,652,794  

Broadcom, Inc.

    158,992       132,055,575  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.(a)

    35,701       2,640,446  

Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)(b)

    87,835       10,553,375  

First Solar, Inc.(a)

    68,835       11,123,048  

KLA Corp.

    87,788       40,264,844  

Lam Research Corp.

    85,590       53,645,244  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    88,859       7,635,654  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings,
Inc.(a)

    33,147       2,704,132  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    171,891       13,416,093  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    30,793       14,226,366  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1,585,997       689,892,835  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    97,344       19,461,012  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    276,647       25,714,339  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    37,091       2,830,414  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    716,588       79,584,263  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)

    10,785       1,249,874  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)

    36,249       4,694,608  

Teradyne, Inc.

    48,259       4,848,099  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    367,296       58,403,737  

Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Universal Display Corp.

    17,758     $ 2,787,828  

Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b)

    36,285       1,382,459  
   

 

 

 
          1,339,820,859  
Software — 10.1%            

Adobe, Inc.(a)

    137,557       70,140,314  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

    75,643       15,651,293  

Blackbaud, Inc.(a)

    13,348       938,631  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

    174,519       40,889,802  

CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)

    19,367       1,309,403  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    18,897       1,497,776  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    166,189       4,525,327  

Dynatrace, Inc.(a)

    153,090       7,153,896  

Envestnet, Inc.(a)

    9,413       414,454  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    16,028       13,920,799  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

    417,732       24,512,514  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    191,499       3,385,702  

Intuit, Inc.

    95,310       48,697,692  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)

    22,796       4,505,857  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,766,992       873,677,724  

Oracle Corp.

    596,397       63,170,370  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b)

    196,545       46,078,010  

PTC, Inc.(a)

    76,577       10,849,429  

Qualys, Inc.(a)

    23,648       3,607,502  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

    130,988       73,217,053  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

    97,701       44,841,828  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    30,478       1,372,120  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

    12,664       4,890,077  
   

 

 

 
      1,359,247,573  
Specialized REITs — 0.7%            

American Tower Corp.

    158,640       26,088,348  

CubeSmart

    78,485       2,992,633  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    68,075       8,276,538  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    111,698       5,087,844  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    118,784       7,061,709  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    31,693       2,645,415  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    25,822       819,590  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    29,883       1,356,389  

Public Storage

    62,998       16,601,233  

Rayonier, Inc.

    47,493       1,351,651  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    39,229       7,852,469  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    372,019       10,825,753  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    267,452       8,200,078  
   

 

 

 
      99,159,650  
Specialty Retail — 2.3%            

AutoNation, Inc.(a)(b)

    7,970       1,206,658  

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

    11,643       29,573,103  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    20,520       2,228,062  

Five Below, Inc.(a)(b)

    24,884       4,003,836  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    342,145       103,382,533  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    259,621       53,959,629  

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.

    12,534       4,283,244  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

    38,785       35,250,135  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    472,276       41,975,891  

Tractor Supply Co.

    70,125       14,238,881  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)

    32,084       12,815,954  

Valvoline, Inc.

    41,381       1,334,123  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    19,828       3,081,271  
   

 

 

 
      307,333,320  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 12.1%  

Apple Inc.

    9,436,467     $ 1,615,617,515  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)(b)

    23,365       6,407,150  
   

 

 

 
      1,622,024,665  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%  

Crocs, Inc.(a)

    40,035       3,532,288  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    16,843       8,658,818  
   

 

 

 
      12,191,106  
Tobacco — 0.6%            

Altria Group, Inc.

    591,490       24,872,155  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    538,254       49,831,555  
   

 

 

 
      74,703,710  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%  

Fastenal Co.

    179,511       9,808,481  

GATX Corp.

    11,827       1,287,133  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    15,242       1,496,002  

Watsco, Inc.

    21,590       8,154,975  

WESCO International, Inc.

    13,160       1,892,671  

WW Grainger, Inc.

    28,476       19,700,836  
   

 

 

 
      42,340,098  
Water Utilities — 0.0%            

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    154,699       5,310,817  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.(a)

    225,865       31,632,393  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $10,369,882,779)

 

      13,412,583,905  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 1.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(c)(d)(e)

    92,105,814     $ 92,142,656  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.31%(c)(d)

    66,741,839       66,741,839  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.2%
(Cost: $158,834,331)

 

    158,884,495  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.0%
(Cost: $10,528,717,110)

 

    13,571,468,400  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.0)%

 

    (137,821,891
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   13,433,646,509  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

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

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/23

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

     Income     

Capital 

Gain 

Distributions 

from Underlying 

Funds 

     
 

 

   

    

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 113,505,398      $      $ (21,392,807 )(a)     $ 5,597      $ 24,468      $ 92,142,656        92,105,814      $ 214,227 (b)     $         
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     17,496,613        49,245,226 (a)                            66,741,839        66,741,839        532,848           
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   
              $ 5,597      $ 24,468      $   158,884,495         $   747,075      $    
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  (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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

 

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

           

E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index

     12        12/15/23      $ 2,002      $ (109,881

NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Index

     4        12/15/23        1,189        (48,960

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     68        12/15/23        14,707        (612,148
           

 

 

 
            $ (770,989
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $   770,989      $      $      $      $   770,989  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement 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 September 30, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $   2,952,715      $      $      $      $ 2,952,715  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (2,161,172    $      $      $      $ (2,161,172
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 23,391,971  

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

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

 

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  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Common Stocks

   $ 13,412,583,905      $      $      $ 13,412,583,905  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     158,884,495                      158,884,495  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $       13,571,468,400      $                 —      $                 —      $       13,571,468,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Liabilities

           

Equity Contracts

   $ (770,989    $      $      $ (770,989
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%

   

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    433,279     $ 83,050,919  

General Dynamics Corp.

    81,201       17,942,985  

Hexcel Corp.

    65,248       4,250,255  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    297,856       13,775,840  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    30,607       6,261,580  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    72,416       12,609,074  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    49,603       20,285,643  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    30,427       13,393,661  

RTX Corp.

    1,112,218       80,046,329  

Textron, Inc.

    152,136       11,887,907  

TransDigm Group, Inc.(a)

    22,315       18,814,446  

Woodward, Inc.

    46,473       5,774,735  
   

 

 

 
          288,093,374  
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.1%  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    40,630       3,499,462  

FedEx Corp.

    176,813       46,841,300  

GXO Logistics, Inc.(a)(b)

    92,018       5,396,855  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    552,685       86,147,011  
   

 

 

 
      141,884,628  
Automobile Components — 0.4%  

Adient PLC(a)

    72,158       2,648,199  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    215,875       21,283,116  

Autoliv, Inc.

    40,478       3,905,317  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    179,628       7,251,582  

Gentex Corp.

    95,518       3,108,156  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)

    214,126       2,661,586  

Lear Corp.

    45,564       6,114,689  
   

 

 

 
      46,972,645  
Automobiles — 0.6%            

Ford Motor Co.

    3,004,112       37,311,071  

General Motors Co.

    1,051,384       34,664,130  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    37,123       1,227,286  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    41,781       3,974,627  
   

 

 

 
      77,177,114  
Banks — 6.7%            

Associated Banc-Corp.

    119,505       2,044,731  

Bank of America Corp.

    5,282,759       144,641,941  

Bank OZK

    80,818       2,995,923  

Cadence Bank

    42,877       909,850  

Citigroup, Inc.

    1,471,504       60,522,960  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    362,777       9,722,424  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    77,872       1,580,802  

Comerica, Inc.

    100,324       4,168,462  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    27,514       1,320,122  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    17,361       1,583,497  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    54,058       2,849,397  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    520,289       13,178,920  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    45,477       1,142,382  

First Horizon Corp.

    144,976       1,597,636  

FNB Corp.

    271,966       2,934,513  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    38,418       1,094,913  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    33,404       1,235,614  

Home BancShares, Inc.

    148,576       3,111,181  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    1,107,804       11,521,162  

International Bancshares Corp.

    15,533       673,200  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2,220,652       322,038,953  

KeyCorp

    717,869       7,724,270  

M&T Bank Corp.

    127,421       16,112,385  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    551,096       6,249,429  

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Banks (continued)

   

Old National Bancorp

    223,774     $ 3,253,674  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    59,392       3,981,640  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    304,322       37,361,612  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    73,057       3,987,451  

Regions Financial Corp.

    717,042       12,333,122  

SouthState Corp.

    24,974       1,682,249  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    113,139       3,145,264  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)

    36,857       2,170,877  

Truist Financial Corp.

    1,017,813       29,119,630  

U.S. Bancorp

    1,189,740       39,332,804  

UMB Financial Corp.

    34,368       2,132,534  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    52,559       1,450,103  

Valley National Bancorp

    335,955       2,875,775  

Webster Financial Corp.

    133,990       5,401,137  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2,795,821       114,237,246  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    47,378       3,577,039  

Zions Bancorp N.A.

    115,531       4,030,877  
   

 

 

 
          891,027,701  
Beverages — 0.8%            

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)

    2,197       855,798  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    64,039       3,694,410  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1,040,888       58,268,910  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    3,470       2,208,030  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    54,447       13,684,165  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    382,318       12,069,779  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    141,827       9,018,779  
   

 

 

 
      99,799,871  
Biotechnology — 0.1%            

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    44,737       1,202,083  

Biogen, Inc.(a)

    58,768       15,103,964  
   

 

 

 
      16,306,047  
Broadline Retail — 3.8%            

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    3,746,572       476,264,233  

eBay, Inc.

    405,650       17,885,108  

Etsy, Inc.(a)(b)

    40,896       2,641,064  

Kohl’s Corp.

    87,948       1,843,390  

Macy’s, Inc.

    210,213       2,440,573  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    74,426       1,111,924  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    24,204       1,868,065  
   

 

 

 
      504,054,357  
Building Products — 1.0%            

A O Smith Corp.

    95,197       6,295,378  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(b)

    12,246       1,393,962  

Allegion PLC

    67,438       7,027,040  

Carrier Global Corp.

    640,064       35,331,533  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    96,726       6,012,488  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    519,859       27,661,698  

Lennox International, Inc.

    9,246       3,462,072  

Masco Corp.

    49,316       2,635,940  

Owens Corning

    31,491       4,295,687  

Trane Technologies PLC

    174,346       35,376,547  

Trex Co., Inc.(a)

    38,891       2,396,852  
   

 

 

 
      131,889,197  
Capital Markets — 4.5%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    9,653       1,258,172  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    595,063       25,379,437  

BlackRock, Inc.(c)

    107,246       69,333,467  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    27,004       4,218,295  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    466,782       25,626,332  

CME Group, Inc., Class A

    274,895       55,039,477  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Capital Markets (continued)

   

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    13,467     $ 1,856,830  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    11,787       5,153,984  

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B

    19,753       669,034  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    219,000       5,383,020  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    251,916       81,512,460  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    36,158       3,129,836  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    437,344       48,116,587  

Invesco Ltd.

    340,445       4,943,261  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    100,034       2,582,878  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    14,924       3,188,363  

Moody’s Corp.

    64,097       20,265,549  

Morgan Stanley

    974,936       79,623,023  

MSCI, Inc., Class A

    25,870       13,273,380  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    94,082       4,571,444  

Northern Trust Corp.

    158,285       10,997,642  

S&P Global, Inc.

    248,653       90,860,293  

State Street Corp.

    242,772       16,256,013  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    79,811       4,903,588  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    171,390       17,973,669  
   

 

 

 
          596,116,034  
Chemicals — 2.1%            

Ashland, Inc.

    12,403       1,013,077  

Avient Corp.

    69,952       2,470,705  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)

    93,094       2,504,229  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    76,455       9,596,632  

Chemours Co. (The)

    48,930       1,372,486  

Corteva, Inc.

    169,079       8,650,082  

Dow, Inc.

    537,246       27,700,404  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    350,334       26,131,413  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    90,270       6,925,514  

Ecolab, Inc.

    193,846       32,837,512  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    195,410       13,321,100  

Linde PLC

    145,415       54,145,275  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    195,322       18,496,993  

NewMarket Corp.

    2,356       1,072,074  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    179,964       23,359,327  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    32,204       1,664,303  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    180,778       46,107,429  
   

 

 

 
      277,368,555  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%  

Brink’s Co. (The)

    18,568       1,348,780  

Cintas Corp.

    26,983       12,979,093  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    12,494       1,969,679  

Republic Services, Inc.

    70,642       10,067,191  

Stericycle, Inc.(a)(b)

    69,927       3,126,436  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    18,019       2,739,429  

Waste Management, Inc.

    115,475       17,603,009  
   

 

 

 
      49,833,617  
Communications Equipment — 1.5%  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    114,267       5,400,258  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    3,113,913       167,403,963  

F5, Inc.(a)

    45,549       7,339,766  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    248,635       6,909,567  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)

    53,846       2,432,762  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    57,354       15,614,053  
   

 

 

 
      205,100,369  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%  

AECOM

    48,433       4,021,876  

Fluor Corp.(a)

    111,195       4,080,857  

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Construction & Engineering (continued)

 

MasTec, Inc.(a)

    45,757     $ 3,293,131  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    157,325       3,080,424  
   

 

 

 
      14,476,288  
Construction Materials — 0.2%  

Knife River Corp.(a)

    39,331       1,920,532  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    47,229       19,386,560  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    41,788       8,442,012  
   

 

 

 
      29,749,104  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%  

Ally Financial, Inc.

    167,204       4,461,003  

American Express Co.

    226,735       33,826,595  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    291,165       28,257,563  

Discover Financial Services

    80,187       6,946,600  

Synchrony Financial

    321,222       9,819,756  
   

 

 

 
      83,311,517  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.7%  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)

    43,801       3,126,077  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    115,131       65,044,410  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    75,881       2,189,167  

Kroger Co. (The)

    504,264       22,565,814  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)

    66,686       3,925,138  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)

    36,723       1,571,744  

Sysco Corp.

    385,633       25,471,060  

Target Corp.

    352,694       38,997,375  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)

    125,034       4,963,850  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    546,265       12,148,934  

Walmart, Inc.

    1,090,583       174,416,939  
   

 

 

 
          354,420,508  
Containers & Packaging — 0.6%  

Amcor PLC

    1,120,593       10,264,632  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    27,178       3,398,337  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    61,757       11,281,151  

Ball Corp.

    241,371       12,015,448  

Berry Global Group, Inc.

    51,158       3,167,192  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    56,130       4,966,383  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    68,254       1,520,699  

Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS

    19,570       1,307,472  

International Paper Co.

    265,760       9,426,507  

Packaging Corp. of America

    69,077       10,606,773  

Sealed Air Corp.

    111,558       3,665,796  

Sonoco Products Co.

    36,032       1,958,339  

Westrock Co.

    195,289       6,991,346  
   

 

 

 
      80,570,075  
Distributors — 0.1%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    30,437       4,394,494  

LKQ Corp.

    205,509       10,174,750  

Pool Corp.

    11,278       4,016,096  
   

 

 

 
      18,585,340  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    2,891       1,685,453  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.4%

 

AT&T Inc.

    5,462,820       82,051,556  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.(a)(b)

    172,656       2,702,066  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    3,212,472       104,116,218  
   

 

 

 
      188,869,840  
Electric Utilities — 3.1%            

ALLETE, Inc.

    43,106       2,275,997  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    194,160       9,407,052  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    393,668       29,611,707  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

   

Constellation Energy Corp.

    245,744     $ 26,805,756  

Duke Energy Corp.

    588,931       51,979,050  

Edison International

    293,454       18,572,704  

Entergy Corp.

    162,007       14,985,647  

Evergy, Inc.

    174,952       8,870,066  

Eversource Energy

    266,747       15,511,338  

Exelon Corp.

    759,710       28,709,441  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    392,663       13,421,221  

IDACORP, Inc.

    17,920       1,678,208  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1,546,400       88,593,256  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    92,248       3,553,393  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    86,921       6,404,339  

PNM Resources, Inc.

    24,594       1,097,138  

Portland General Electric Co.

    77,648       3,143,191  

PPL Corp.

    565,735       13,328,717  

Southern Co. (The)

    833,333       53,933,312  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    421,449       24,115,312  
   

 

 

 
      415,996,845  
Electrical Equipment — 1.3%            

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    12,132       2,066,201  

AMETEK, Inc.

    88,407       13,063,018  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    304,892       65,027,366  

Emerson Electric Co.

    436,708       42,172,892  

EnerSys

    30,782       2,914,132  

Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)

    47,559       5,182,029  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    50,972       7,282,879  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    87,768       25,090,238  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    71,420       2,701,104  

Sunrun, Inc.(a)(b)

    169,486       2,128,744  

Vicor Corp.(a)(b)

    9,575       563,872  
   

 

 

 
      168,192,475  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.1%  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)

    42,756       5,354,762  

Avnet, Inc.

    68,948       3,322,604  

CDW Corp.

    37,806       7,627,739  

Cognex Corp.

    62,794       2,664,977  

Coherent Corp.(a)

    99,960       3,262,694  

Corning, Inc.

    587,552       17,902,710  

Crane NXT Co.

    18,039       1,002,427  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)(b)

    22,800       2,315,112  

Jabil, Inc.(b)

    100,498       12,752,191  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

    62,715       8,297,822  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    7,187       1,777,489  

National Instruments Corp.

    41,462       2,471,964  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    36,736       3,668,457  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    239,585       29,595,935  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)

    36,052       14,730,126  

Trimble, Inc.(a)

    188,463       10,150,617  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    98,986       2,446,934  

Vontier Corp.

    120,705       3,732,199  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    39,434       9,327,324  
   

 

 

 
          142,404,083  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%            

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    771,517       27,249,980  

Halliburton Co.

    686,615       27,807,908  

Schlumberger NV

    510,415       29,757,194  
   

 

 

 
      84,815,082  
Entertainment — 2.4%            

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    224,755       21,043,811  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    60,597       7,295,879  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    108,893       9,042,475  
Security   Shares     Value  

Entertainment (continued)

   

Netflix, Inc.(a)

    338,625     $ 127,864,800  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)

    120,352       16,896,217  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    1,398,207       113,324,677  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,690,794       18,362,023  
   

 

 

 
      313,829,882  
Financial Services — 4.7%            

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)

    1,393,546       488,159,164  

Essent Group Ltd.

    84,512       3,996,572  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(a)(b)

    18,100       1,436,778  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    453,824       25,082,853  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

    145,154       16,396,596  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)

    26,802       6,843,623  

Global Payments, Inc.

    198,585       22,914,723  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    214,416       3,578,603  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

    839,054       49,051,097  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    81,247       5,398,863  

Western Union Co. (The)

    231,224       3,047,532  
   

 

 

 
          625,906,404  
Food Products — 1.1%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    208,273       15,707,950  

Bunge Ltd.

    68,865       7,454,636  

Campbell Soup Co.

    62,101       2,551,109  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    364,142       9,984,774  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    53,607       1,189,003  

General Mills, Inc.

    142,590       9,124,334  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    61,125       2,324,584  

Ingredion, Inc.

    50,794       4,998,130  

J M Smucker Co. (The)

    78,432       9,640,077  

Kellanova

    91,106       5,421,718  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    610,079       20,523,058  

McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS

    94,095       7,117,346  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    478,194       33,186,664  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    30,746       701,931  

Post Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    38,821       3,328,512  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    218,217       11,017,776  
   

 

 

 
      144,271,602  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    43,410       4,598,421  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    20,691       1,074,070  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    25,399       1,031,961  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    46,117       2,785,928  

Spire, Inc.

    20,182       1,141,898  

UGI Corp.

    161,270       3,709,210  
   

 

 

 
      14,341,488  
Ground Transportation — 1.0%            

CSX Corp.

    797,084       24,510,333  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)

    102,803       1,259,337  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    63,026       3,160,754  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    173,471       34,161,644  

Ryder System, Inc.

    34,966       3,739,614  

Saia, Inc.(a)(b)

    8,894       3,545,593  

Union Pacific Corp.

    232,854       47,416,060  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    48,683       1,896,203  

XPO, Inc.(a)

    89,205       6,660,045  
   

 

 

 
      126,349,583  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.9%            

Abbott Laboratories

    636,506       61,645,606  

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

    54,233       16,558,420  

Baxter International, Inc.

    386,645       14,591,982  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    221,682       57,311,447  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    525,867     $ 27,765,778  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

    37,929       12,061,801  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    161,773       5,526,166  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    464,424       32,175,295  

Enovis Corp.(a)

    35,933       1,894,747  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)

    126,186       3,518,066  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

    299,596       20,384,512  

ICU Medical, Inc.(a)(b)

    15,195       1,808,357  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

    32,486       14,205,153  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    54,798       2,092,736  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

    136,895       40,013,040  

LivaNova PLC(a)

    40,366       2,134,554  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    13,489       1,182,715  

Medtronic PLC

    1,017,186       79,706,695  

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

    151,167       2,802,636  

Penumbra, Inc.(a)

    11,134       2,693,426  

QuidelOrtho Corp.(a)

    18,155       1,326,041  

ResMed, Inc.

    51,996       7,688,648  

STERIS PLC

    75,185       16,497,093  

Stryker Corp.

    258,281       70,580,449  

Teleflex, Inc.

    35,876       7,046,405  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    159,678       17,919,065  
   

 

 

 
          521,130,833  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)

    28,815       2,025,983  

Amedisys, Inc.(a)

    24,640       2,301,376  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    195,253       16,951,865  

Cencora, Inc.

    127,331       22,915,760  

Centene Corp.(a)

    413,765       28,500,133  

Chemed Corp.

    3,588       1,864,684  

Cigna Group (The)

    115,345       32,996,744  

CVS Health Corp.

    981,462       68,525,677  

DaVita, Inc.(a)(b)

    41,146       3,889,531  

Encompass Health Corp.

    40,641       2,729,450  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    70,584       17,362,252  

Henry Schein, Inc.(a)

    100,310       7,448,018  

Humana, Inc.

    34,253       16,664,770  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    67,983       13,667,982  

McKesson Corp.

    55,642       24,195,924  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    64,194       1,902,710  

Progyny, Inc.(a)(b)

    40,174       1,366,719  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    29,202       3,558,556  

R1 RCM, Inc.(a)(b)

    151,238       2,279,157  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    78,105       5,146,338  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    47,480       5,969,660  
   

 

 

 
      282,263,289  
Health Care REITs — 0.5%            

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    293,664       4,484,249  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    419,519       7,702,369  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    461,392       2,514,586  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    95,925       3,180,873  

Physicians Realty Trust

    184,388       2,247,690  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    174,171       2,427,944  

Ventas, Inc.

    307,179       12,941,451  

Welltower, Inc.

    396,382       32,471,614  
   

 

 

 
      67,970,776  
Health Care Technology — 0.0%            

Doximity, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    37,305       791,612  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.1%

   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    546,461     $ 8,781,628  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    164,416       2,025,605  
   

 

 

 
      10,807,233  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.8%            

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)

    195,480       26,821,811  

Aramark

    117,932       4,092,240  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)

    27,272       84,105,484  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    22,243       1,353,042  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    164,419       7,620,821  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    769,822       10,561,958  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.(b)

    8,576       1,050,646  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    92,049       13,183,258  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    14,416       5,460,637  

Expedia Group, Inc.(a)

    105,872       10,912,227  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a)

    26,487       1,078,021  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    103,556       15,552,040  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    249,698       11,446,156  

Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    38,139       2,720,455  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    93,588       18,395,657  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    26,060       2,622,418  

McDonald’s Corp.

    211,612       55,747,065  

MGM Resorts International(b)

    215,609       7,925,787  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    325,849       5,369,991  

Penn Entertainment, Inc.(a)(b)

    116,967       2,684,393  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    20,828       1,024,321  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    179,559       16,544,566  

Starbucks Corp.

    428,871       39,143,056  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    56,482       2,074,584  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    14,215       3,154,166  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    31,969       2,223,124  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    74,387       6,874,103  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    77,412       9,671,855  
   

 

 

 
          369,413,882  
Household Durables — 0.8%            

DR Horton, Inc.

    115,703       12,434,601  

Garmin Ltd.

    116,985       12,306,822  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b)

    18,092       2,108,803  

KB Home

    59,374       2,747,829  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    104,931       2,666,297  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    192,565       21,611,570  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)

    41,057       3,523,101  

NVR, Inc.(a)

    2,499       14,902,287  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    166,757       12,348,356  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    84,570       3,603,528  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    83,977       6,210,939  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    11,335       2,851,886  

Whirlpool Corp.

    41,956       5,609,517  
   

 

 

 
      102,925,536  
Household Products — 1.4%            

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    187,581       17,188,047  

Clorox Co. (The)

    52,012       6,816,693  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    283,908       20,188,698  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    134,681       16,276,199  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    810,590       118,232,657  
   

 

 

 
      178,702,294  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

AES Corp. (The)

    210,889       3,205,513  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.(b)

    16,430       1,148,786  

Vistra Corp.

    92,892       3,082,156  
   

 

 

 
      7,436,455  

 

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September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.7%

   

3M Co.

    421,800     $ 39,488,916  

General Electric Co.(b)

    831,673       91,941,450  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    507,361       93,729,871  
   

 

 

 
      225,160,237  
Industrial REITs — 0.7%            

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    15,598       2,597,535  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    48,818       2,323,248  

Prologis, Inc.

    705,957       79,215,435  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    66,200       3,266,970  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    75,327       2,599,535  
   

 

 

 
      90,002,723  
Insurance — 2.7%            

Aflac, Inc.

    413,090       31,704,657  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    199,876       22,268,185  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    27,819       3,106,548  

American International Group, Inc.

    543,990       32,965,794  

Aon PLC, Class A

    52,706       17,088,339  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    59,181       13,489,125  

Assurant, Inc.

    41,000       5,886,780  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(a)

    51,535       2,522,123  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    74,906       5,231,435  

Chubb Ltd.

    134,960       28,095,973  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    119,806       12,254,956  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    90,485       2,147,209  

Everest Group Ltd.

    13,792       5,126,073  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

    22,062       911,161  

First American Financial Corp.

    77,504       4,378,201  

Globe Life, Inc.

    19,931       2,167,098  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    10,996       1,220,336  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    234,905       16,657,114  

Kemper Corp.

    45,805       1,925,184  

Loews Corp.

    142,037       8,992,362  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    135,885       25,858,915  

MetLife, Inc.

    482,708       30,367,160  

Old Republic International Corp.

    202,270       5,449,154  

Primerica, Inc.

    8,633       1,674,888  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    66,270       4,776,079  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    277,385       26,321,063  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    51,314       7,450,280  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    16,906       3,346,036  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    80,472       13,141,882  

Unum Group

    140,507       6,911,539  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    80,258       16,770,712  
   

 

 

 
          360,206,361  
Interactive Media & Services — 3.9%            

Match Group, Inc.(a)

    213,568       8,366,526  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(a)

    1,698,364       509,865,857  

Ziff Davis, Inc.(a)

    35,586       2,266,472  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A(a)

    112,485       1,844,754  
   

 

 

 
      522,343,609  
IT Services — 1.7%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    245,831       75,497,158  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)

    116,749       12,438,439  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    385,923       26,142,424  

DXC Technology Co.(a)(b)

    157,606       3,282,933  

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

    14,240       3,641,026  

International Business Machines Corp.

    696,134       97,667,600  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(a)

    175,828       2,655,003  

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

    34,831       7,054,322  
   

 

 

 
      228,378,905  
Security   Shares     Value  

Leisure Products — 0.1%

   

Brunswick Corp.

    22,422     $ 1,771,338  

Hasbro, Inc.

    100,164       6,624,847  

Mattel, Inc.(a)

    273,735       6,030,382  

Polaris, Inc.

    19,711       2,052,704  

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.(a)(b)

    105,910       1,465,794  

YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    29,271       1,411,448  
   

 

 

 
      19,356,513  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.8%            

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    90,208       10,087,059  

Azenta, Inc.(a)

    46,205       2,319,029  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)

    15,955       5,719,070  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    63,041       4,291,201  

Bruker Corp.

    30,916       1,926,067  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)

    39,613       7,763,356  

Illumina, Inc.(a)

    121,144       16,630,648  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    72,457       14,255,915  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

    5,876       6,511,019  

Revvity, Inc.

    95,345       10,554,691  

Sotera Health Co.(a)(b)

    74,455       1,115,336  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    56,373       21,151,713  
   

 

 

 
      102,325,104  
Machinery — 2.5%            

AGCO Corp.

    23,450       2,773,666  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    155,928       42,568,344  

Chart Industries, Inc.(a)(b)

    17,558       2,969,409  

Crane Co.(b)

    18,039       1,602,585  

Cummins, Inc.

    53,145       12,141,507  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    33,250       1,983,030  

Dover Corp.

    106,885       14,911,526  

Esab Corp.

    43,515       3,055,623  

Flowserve Corp.

    99,445       3,954,928  

Fortive Corp.

    268,995       19,948,669  

Graco, Inc.

    46,151       3,363,485  

IDEX Corp.

    25,002       5,200,916  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    103,341       23,800,466  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    308,545       19,660,487  

ITT, Inc.

    33,683       3,297,903  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

    21,128       2,704,384  

Nordson Corp.

    41,056       9,162,467  

Oshkosh Corp.

    50,611       4,829,808  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    314,631       25,268,016  

PACCAR, Inc.

    399,496       33,965,150  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    98,034       38,186,204  

Pentair PLC

    126,887       8,215,933  

Snap-on, Inc.

    17,277       4,406,672  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    117,344       9,807,611  

Terex Corp.

    53,206       3,065,730  

Timken Co. (The)

    25,460       1,871,055  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    9,872       1,706,079  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    136,879       14,546,131  

Xylem, Inc.

    184,244       16,771,731  
   

 

 

 
          335,739,515  
Marine Transportation — 0.0%            

Kirby Corp.(a)

    45,727       3,786,196  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.7%            

Cable One, Inc.

    3,636       2,238,467  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    77,771       34,205,241  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    3,144,959       139,447,482  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    194,853       6,079,414  

Fox Corp., Class B

    100,650       2,906,772  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    292,154       8,373,134  

 

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September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Media (continued)

   

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    62,082     $ 2,557,778  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    295,124       5,920,187  

News Corp., Class B

    89,395       1,865,674  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    149,932       11,166,935  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    370,402       4,778,186  

TEGNA, Inc.

    154,780       2,255,145  
   

 

 

 
      221,794,415  
Metals & Mining — 0.3%            

Alcoa Corp.

    136,340       3,962,040  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(a)

    387,479       6,056,297  

Commercial Metals Co.

    38,932       1,923,630  

Newmont Corp.

    606,969       22,427,504  

United States Steel Corp.

    173,114       5,622,743  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    11,667       721,254  
   

 

 

 
      40,713,468  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    228,242       4,416,483  
   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 1.2%            

Ameren Corp.

    201,210       15,056,544  

Black Hills Corp.

    26,131       1,321,967  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    484,152       12,999,481  

CMS Energy Corp.

    223,312       11,860,100  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    263,479       22,535,359  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    639,409       28,562,400  

DTE Energy Co.

    157,940       15,680,283  

NiSource, Inc.

    316,505       7,811,344  

Northwestern Energy Group, Inc.

    46,456       2,232,675  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    381,389       21,704,848  

Sempra

    191,482       13,026,521  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    115,489       9,302,639  
   

 

 

 
          162,094,161  
Office REITs — 0.2%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    118,994       11,911,299  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    109,396       6,506,874  

COPT Defense Properties

    40,700       969,881  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

    114,193       2,326,112  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    83,456       2,638,044  

Vornado Realty Trust

    121,476       2,755,076  
   

 

 

 
      27,107,286  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.1%            

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    86,423       7,452,255  

Chord Energy Corp.

    7,664       1,242,105  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    178,465       1,672,217  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    62,553       3,561,142  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    1,480,919       24,553,637  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    158,829       24,037,181  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    44,839       2,132,991  

Permian Resources Corp., Class A

    70,382       982,533  

PetroCorp Escrow(a)(d)

    190        

Phillips 66

    340,263       40,882,599  

Valero Energy Corp.

    269,845       38,239,735  
   

 

 

 
      144,756,395  
Passenger Airlines — 0.4%            

Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a)

    98,742       3,661,354  

American Airlines Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    499,751       6,401,810  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    491,661       18,191,457  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    455,973       12,343,189  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)

    249,167       10,539,764  
   

 

 

 
      51,137,574  
Security   Shares     Value  

Personal Care Products — 0.2%

   

BellRing Brands, Inc.(a)

    60,258     $ 2,484,437  

Coty, Inc., Class A(a)

    273,633       3,001,754  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    177,182       25,611,658  
   

 

 

 
      31,097,849  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5%            

Catalent, Inc.(a)(b)

    138,501       6,305,950  

Johnson & Johnson

    699,219       108,903,359  

Organon & Co.

    196,330       3,408,289  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    104,680       3,344,526  

Viatris, Inc.

    911,859       8,990,930  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

    351,749       61,197,291  
   

 

 

 
          192,150,345  
Professional Services — 0.7%            

ASGN, Inc.(a)

    37,620       3,072,802  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    47,072       8,428,242  

CACI International, Inc., Class A(a)

    6,375       2,001,304  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(a)(b)

    119,647       8,118,049  

Equifax, Inc.

    47,745       8,745,929  

Exponent, Inc.

    12,027       1,029,511  

Genpact Ltd.

    54,674       1,979,199  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    96,220       13,134,030  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    37,476       3,453,788  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    38,118       2,794,812  

Maximus, Inc.

    47,271       3,530,198  

Paychex, Inc.

    105,137       12,125,450  

Robert Half, Inc.

    81,654       5,983,605  

Science Applications International Corp.

    13,716       1,447,587  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.(b)

    59,906       14,152,193  
   

 

 

 
      89,996,699  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)

    236,208       17,446,323  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)

    36,590       5,165,776  
   

 

 

 
      22,612,099  
Residential REITs — 0.8%            

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    113,723       3,491,296  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    108,794       18,684,282  

Camden Property Trust

    82,014       7,756,884  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    143,088       9,116,137  

Equity Residential

    262,698       15,423,000  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    48,792       10,348,295  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    168,799       2,375,002  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    439,557       13,929,561  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    89,393       11,500,409  

UDR, Inc.

    232,845       8,305,581  
   

 

 

 
      100,930,447  
Retail REITs — 0.7%            

Agree Realty Corp.

    23,238       1,283,667  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    115,346       2,396,890  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    56,310       5,103,375  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    472,187       8,305,769  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    171,316       3,669,589  

NNN REIT, Inc.

    66,222       2,340,285  

Realty Income Corp.

    541,614       27,048,203  

Regency Centers Corp.

    126,097       7,495,206  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    250,018       27,009,445  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

    108,471       3,637,033  
   

 

 

 
      88,289,462  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.6%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

    567,918       58,393,329  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a)

    29,927       955,868  

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

    203,074     $ 35,556,227  

Broadcom, Inc.

    126,138       104,767,700  

Intel Corp.

    3,200,218       113,767,750  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    213,214       16,641,353  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    836,967       56,938,865  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    48,266       4,176,940  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    80,767       16,146,939  

Qorvo, Inc.(a)

    74,818       7,142,874  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)(b)

    11,802       1,367,734  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    121,109       11,940,136  

Synaptics, Inc.(a)

    30,073       2,689,729  

Teradyne, Inc.

    59,897       6,017,252  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    256,708       40,819,139  

Universal Display Corp.

    12,132       1,904,603  

Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b)

    53,742       2,047,570  
   

 

 

 
      481,274,008  
Software — 9.1%            

ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a)

    84,734       1,911,599  

Adobe, Inc.(a)

    184,597       94,126,010  

ANSYS, Inc.(a)

    66,319       19,733,218  

Aspen Technology, Inc.(a)

    21,675       4,427,335  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)(b)

    73,438       15,195,057  

Blackbaud, Inc.(a)

    17,772       1,249,727  

CommVault Systems, Inc.(a)

    10,833       732,419  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    23,229       1,841,131  

Envestnet, Inc.(a)

    5,825       256,475  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    204,033       3,607,303  

Intuit, Inc.

    100,585       51,392,900  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)(b)

    20,029       3,958,932  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,384,498       752,905,243  

NCR Corp.(a)

    102,271       2,758,249  

Oracle Corp.

    493,216       52,241,439  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    81,542       39,489,160  

Salesforce, Inc.(a)

    744,274       150,923,882  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    41,446       1,865,899  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

    17,027       6,574,806  
   

 

 

 
          1,205,190,784  
Specialized REITs — 1.5%            

American Tower Corp.

    167,420       27,532,219  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    331,389       30,497,730  

CubeSmart

    80,597       3,073,164  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    231,314       27,993,620  

EPR Properties

    59,577       2,474,829  

Equinix, Inc.

    71,498       51,926,137  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    81,047       9,853,748  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    68,600       3,124,730  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    83,535       4,966,156  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    28,955       2,416,874  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    33,781       1,072,209  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    26,198       1,189,127  

Public Storage

    45,689       12,039,965  

Rayonier, Inc.

    49,685       1,414,035  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    36,882       7,382,670  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    331,138       9,636,116  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    242,584       7,437,625  
   

 

 

 
      204,030,954  
Specialty Retail — 1.9%            

AutoNation, Inc.(a)(b)

    11,149       1,687,959  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    175,286       5,924,667  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    148,401       10,309,417  

CarMax, Inc.(a)(b)

    121,166       8,570,071  
Security   Shares     Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

   

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    23,872     $ 2,592,022  

Five Below, Inc.(a)(b)

    12,969       2,086,712  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    205,992       3,390,628  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    170,764       1,815,221  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    361,076       109,102,724  

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    21,080       6,225,556  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    138,810       28,850,270  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    14,997       2,505,399  

RH(a)

    11,877       3,139,804  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    260,306       29,401,563  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    316,146       28,099,057  

Valvoline, Inc.

    57,453       1,852,285  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    26,165       4,066,041  
   

 

 

 
      249,619,396  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.5%  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    985,078       17,110,805  

HP, Inc.

    664,247       17,071,148  

NetApp, Inc.

    161,918       12,286,338  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    147,176       9,706,257  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)

    7,001       1,919,814  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    244,068       11,136,823  
   

 

 

 
      69,231,185  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.9%  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

    89,155       4,690,445  

Carter’s, Inc.

    29,162       2,016,552  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    26,689       1,977,655  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    936,125       89,512,273  

PVH Corp.

    49,178       3,762,609  

Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A

    30,860       3,582,537  

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A(a)

    103,893       5,085,562  

Tapestry, Inc.

    180,350       5,185,063  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A(a)

    142,284       974,645  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    148,565       947,845  

VF Corp.

    253,763       4,483,992  
   

 

 

 
      122,219,178  
Tobacco — 0.6%            

Altria Group, Inc.

    650,904       27,370,513  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    545,657       50,516,925  
   

 

 

 
      77,887,438  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%  

Fastenal Co.

    222,846       12,176,305  

GATX Corp.

    12,733       1,385,732  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    17,804       1,747,463  

United Rentals, Inc.

    52,133       23,176,768  

WESCO International, Inc.

    19,024       2,736,031  
   

 

 

 
      41,222,299  
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    149,142       18,468,254  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%        

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.(a)

    126,268       17,683,833  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $12,563,540,400)

 

        13,226,064,163  
   

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 1.9%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.54%(c)(e)(f)

    155,467,363     $ 155,529,550  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.31%(c)(e)

    101,731,593       101,731,593  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.9%
(Cost: $257,192,315)

 

    257,261,143  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.6%
(Cost: $12,820,732,715)

 

    13,483,325,306  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.6)%

 

    (217,565,595
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   13,265,759,711  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

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

(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.

    

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/23

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

09/30/23

   

Shares

Held at

09/30/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 96,361,854     $ 59,142,593 (a)    $     $ 4,155     $ 20,948     $ 155,529,550       155,467,363     $ 302,769 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    23,677,943       78,053,650 (a)                        101,731,593       101,731,593       683,465        

BlackRock, Inc.

    77,499,486       3,829,240       (9,810,141     (329,845     (1,855,273     69,333,467       107,246       1,156,135        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (325,690   $ (1,834,325   $ 326,594,610       $ 2,142,369     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

          

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

    121        12/15/23      $  26,169      $ (885,566

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

    45        12/15/23        11,342        (311,440
          

 

 

 
           $ (1,197,006
          

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)  (continued)

September 30, 2023

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

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

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 1,197,006      $      $      $      $  1,197,006  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement 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 September 30, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:                                               

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 3,626,242     $      $      $      $ 3,626,242  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (2,904,741   $      $      $      $  (2,904,741
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

    $38,281,719   

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  

 

 

Assets

              

Investments

              

Long-Term Investments

              

Common Stocks

  $ 13,226,064,163      $        $        $ 13,226,064,163  

Short-Term Securities

              

Money Market Funds

    257,261,143                          257,261,143  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $ 13,483,325,306      $        $        $ 13,483,325,306  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

              

Liabilities

              

Equity Contracts

  $ (1,197,006    $        $        $ (1,197,006
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

September 30, 2023

 

    

iShares

Core S&P

Mid-Cap ETF

    

iShares

Core S&P

Small-Cap ETF

   

iShares

Core S&P

U.S. Growth

ETF

    

iShares

Core S&P

U.S. Value ETF

 

ASSETS

         

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $ 70,359,091,626      $ 5,839,163,260     $ 13,412,583,905      $ 13,156,730,696  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    4,512,143,589        64,658,751,523       158,884,495        326,594,610  

Cash

    141,544,438        14,303,405       6,944        3,354,795  

Cash pledged:

         

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    13,000,000        78,680,000               

Futures contracts

    7,156,800        19,680,000       1,159,620        2,101,190  

Receivables:

         

Investments sold

    86,136,895        495,505,061       3,546,839        21,828,298  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    917,023        1,021,792       38,545        37,592  

Capital shares sold

    1,256,475        1,083,995              62,025  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    79,396,999        83,388,181       7,419,984        11,602,853  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,381,890        6,248,033       101,629        143,435  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                 7,020         

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps

    534,935                      
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    75,202,560,670        71,197,825,250       13,583,748,981        13,522,455,494  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Cash received:

         

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    1,610,000                      

Collateral on securities loaned

    3,733,434,847        3,774,946,841       92,074,739        155,462,157  

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

    321,830,046        536,785,146       8,054,929        21,828,298  

Swaps

    3,523,445        34,933,218               

Capital shares redeemed

    418,825        1,144,242              108,544  

Income dividend distributions

    323,199,273        323,334,412       49,481,774        78,738,540  

Investment advisory fees

    2,977,192        3,364,109       450,230        454,669  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    546,700        1,499,925       40,800        103,575  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps

    10,366,896        45,783,312               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    4,397,907,224        4,721,791,205       150,102,472        256,695,783  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

         

NET ASSETS

  $ 70,804,653,446      $ 66,476,034,045     $ 13,433,646,509      $ 13,265,759,711  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 66,796,207,137      $ 69,122,043,616     $ 11,700,308,386      $ 13,253,427,910  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    4,008,446,309        (2,646,009,571     1,733,338,123        12,331,801  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 70,804,653,446      $ 66,476,034,045     $ 13,433,646,509      $ 13,265,759,711  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

         

Shares outstanding

    283,950,000        704,900,000       141,700,000        177,850,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 249.36      $ 94.31     $ 94.80      $ 74.59  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited       Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None       None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 63,329,536,901      $ 6,273,932,826     $ 10,369,882,779      $ 12,488,014,036  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 3,636,132,354      $ 3,650,712,742     $ 89,622,064      $ 151,398,503  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 4,509,869,176      $ 61,541,430,992     $ 158,834,331      $ 332,718,679  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2023

 

    

iShares

Core S&P

Mid-Cap ETF

    

iShares

Core S&P

Small-Cap ETF

    

iShares

Core S&P

U.S. Growth

ETF

    

iShares

Core S&P

U.S. Value ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

          

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 589,479,376      $ 54,445,208      $ 84,260,382      $ 133,545,952  

Dividends — affiliated

    5,628,797        586,667,621        532,848        1,839,600  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    8,486,238        7,997,577        214,227        302,769  

Foreign taxes withheld

           (505,238      (29,835      (24,886
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

    603,594,411        648,605,168        84,977,622        135,663,435  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES

          

Investment advisory

    17,319,189        20,318,701        2,646,966        2,743,236  

Interest expense

    1,507        46,781        21        484  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

    17,320,696        20,365,482        2,646,987        2,743,720  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    586,273,715        628,239,686        82,330,635        132,919,715  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

          

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investments — unaffiliated

    (1,582,883,957      176,732,439        (21,416,214      (60,273,723

Investments — affiliated

    179,859        (2,988,036,128      5,597        (1,578,020

Futures contracts

    8,802,161        13,714,507        2,952,715        3,626,242  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    603,056,869        50,285,197        176,845,506        183,454,488  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(a)

           966,072,385               1,252,330  

Swaps

    (5,638,567      12,632,405                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (976,483,635      (1,768,599,195      158,387,604        126,481,317  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investments — unaffiliated

    345,882,499        (494,222,481      673,851,635        21,678,453  

Investments — affiliated

    252,984        410,290,588        24,468        (1,834,325

Futures contracts

    (8,346,494      (13,537,579      (2,161,172      (2,904,741

Swaps

    (7,431,220      (21,936,449              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    330,357,769        (119,405,921      671,714,931        16,939,387  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (646,125,866      (1,888,005,116      830,102,535        143,420,704  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (59,852,151    $  (1,259,765,430    $  912,433,170      $  276,340,419  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF            iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
    

Six Months
Ended

09/30/23

(unaudited)

      

Year Ended

03/31/23

           

Six Months
Ended

09/30/23

(unaudited)

      

Year Ended

03/31/23

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

OPERATIONS

                

Net investment income

  $ 586,273,715        $ 1,015,512,367        $ 628,239,686        $ 1,058,965,518  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (976,483,635        1,609,302,685          (1,768,599,195        972,769,988  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    330,357,769          (5,947,641,200        (119,405,921        (8,677,638,044
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

    (59,852,151        (3,322,826,148        (1,259,765,430        (6,645,902,538
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (523,062,910        (1,068,069,845        (563,767,987        (1,012,107,695
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    4,879,291,905          4,875,353,742          1,542,741,394          2,344,556,736  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    4,296,376,844          484,457,749          (280,792,023        (5,313,453,497

Beginning of period

    66,508,276,602          66,023,818,853          66,756,826,068          72,070,279,565  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

  $   70,804,653,446        $  66,508,276,602        $  66,476,034,045        $  66,756,826,068  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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 Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF            iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Six Months Ended

09/30/23

(unaudited)

      

Year Ended

03/31/23

           

Six Months Ended

09/30/23

(unaudited)

      

Year Ended

03/31/23

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

OPERATIONS

                

Net investment income

  $ 82,330,635        $ 125,491,843        $ 132,919,715        $ 265,989,995  

Net realized gain (loss)

    158,387,604          (542,861,646        126,481,317          826,914,609  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    671,714,931          (1,437,182,389        16,939,387          (1,119,955,183
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    912,433,170          (1,854,552,192        276,340,419          (27,050,579
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (80,252,021        (124,923,098        (128,141,246        (267,844,515
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                

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

    278,002,912          1,445,604,490          (166,425,034        1,455,025,976  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    1,110,184,061          (533,870,800        (18,225,861        1,160,130,882  

Beginning of period

    12,323,462,448          12,857,333,248          13,283,985,572          12,123,854,690  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 13,433,646,509        $ 12,323,462,448        $ 13,265,759,711        $ 13,283,985,572  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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 Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF  
    

Six Months Ended

09/30/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/23

   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 250.17     $ 268.39     $ 260.16     $ 143.87     $ 189.34     $ 187.51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    2.16       3.99       3.41       2.74       3.12       2.85  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    (1.08     (18.04     8.35       116.36       (45.14     1.84  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.08       (14.05     11.76       119.10       (42.02     4.69  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (1.89     (4.17     (3.53     (2.81     (3.45     (2.86
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 249.36     $ 250.17     $ 268.39     $ 260.16     $ 143.87     $ 189.34  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    0.43 %(e)      (5.13 )%      4.51     83.36     (22.53 )%      2.50
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.05 %(g)      0.05     0.05     0.05     0.07     0.07
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.69 %(g)      1.62     1.26     1.36     1.62     1.50
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 70,804,653     $  66,508,277     $  66,023,819     $  61,137,875     $  35,722,456     $  48,206,329  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)(i)

    11     18     16     20     15     17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

(i) 

Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF  
    

Six Months Ended

09/30/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/23

    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
    Year Ended
03/31/19
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 96.76     $ 107.93     $ 108.34     $ 56.22     $ 77.13     $ 77.05  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.91       1.57       1.13       1.03       1.06       1.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    (2.55     (11.24     0.12       52.13       (20.77     0.11  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.64     (9.67     1.25       53.16       (19.71     1.20  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.81     (1.50     (1.66     (1.04     (1.20     (1.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 94.31     $ 96.76     $ 107.93     $ 108.34     $ 56.22     $ 77.13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    (1.71 )%(e)      (8.90 )%      1.12     95.23 %(f)      (25.89 )%      1.53
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

           

Total expenses

    0.06 %(h)      0.06     0.06     0.06     0.07     0.07
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.86 %(h)      1.60     1.02     1.28     1.36     1.35
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 66,476,034     $  66,756,826     $  72,070,280     $  68,273,012     $  31,863,332     $  43,064,083  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)(j)

    13     19     16     20     16     14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

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

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

(j) 

Excludes underlying investments in total return swaps.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF  
    

Six Months Ended

09/30/23

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/23

   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 88.82     $ 105.47     $ 90.74     $ 57.16     $ 60.31     $ 54.56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.59       0.96       0.72       0.76       0.92       0.81  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    5.96       (16.67     14.73       33.62       (2.97     5.68  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    6.55       (15.71     15.45       34.38       (2.05     6.49  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.57     (0.94     (0.72     (0.80     (1.10     (0.74
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 94.80     $ 88.82     $ 105.47     $ 90.74     $ 57.16     $ 60.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    7.39 %(e)      (14.86 )%      17.03     60.34     (3.54 )%      11.95
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.04 %(g)      0.04     0.04     0.04     0.04     0.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.24 %(g)      1.10     0.69     0.96     1.44     1.41
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 13,433,647     $  12,323,462     $  12,857,333     $  10,461,747     $  6,893,329     $  5,985,790  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    2     36     15     14     35     31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF  
    

Six Months Ended

09/30/23
(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/23

   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

    Year Ended
03/31/19
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 73.78     $ 75.80     $ 68.82     $ 46.23     $ 54.82     $ 53.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.74       1.55       1.50       1.43       1.45       1.37  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    0.79       (2.02     6.93       22.60       (8.57     1.68  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.53       (0.47     8.43       24.03       (7.12     3.05  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.72     (1.55     (1.45     (1.44     (1.47     (1.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 74.59     $ 73.78     $ 75.80     $ 68.82     $ 46.23     $ 54.82  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    2.07 %(e)      (0.46 )%      12.33     52.59     (13.34 )%      5.83
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.04 %(g)      0.04     0.04     0.04     0.04     0.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.94 %(g)      2.18     2.04     2.48     2.52     2.53
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 13,265,760     $  13,283,986     $  12,123,855     $  9,084,867     $  5,270,383     $  5,208,349  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    2     31     20     25     34     35
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF  

Diversification

Classification

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  Diversified

Core S&P Small-Cap

  Diversified

Core S&P U.S. Growth(a)

  Diversified

Core S&P U.S. Value

  Diversified

 

  (a) 

The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as its underlying index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in its relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index.

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

ForeignTaxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of September 30, 2023, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

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

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

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

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise

 

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accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are 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 Valuation Committee, in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

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

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy

 

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or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

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

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

    

Securities

Loaned at Value

 

 

      

Cash

Collateral Received

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral Received,

at Fair Value

 

 

(a) 

    

Net

Amount

 

(b) 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

             

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 338,378,291        $ (338,378,291    $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     35,913,422          (35,913,422              

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

     64,273          (64,273              

BNP Paribas SA

     202,797,388          (202,797,388              

BofA Securities, Inc.

     244,752,572          (244,752,572              

Citadel Clearing LLC

     85,295,997          (85,295,997              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     173,710,216          (173,710,216              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     44,191          (44,191              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     366,665,476          (366,665,476              

HSBC Bank PLC

     110,633,856          (110,633,856              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     365,571,097          (365,571,097              

Jefferies LLC

     6,822,216          (6,822,216              

Morgan Stanley

     435,219,738          (435,219,738              

National Financial Services LLC

     66,686,663          (66,686,663              

Natixis SA

     38,734,737          (38,734,737              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     82,050          (82,050              

RBC Capital Market LLC

     324,018,623          (324,018,623              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     182,815,554          (182,815,554              

Scotia Capital, Inc.

     340,070,677          (340,070,677              

SG Americas Securities LLC

     30,282,576          (30,282,576              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     13,736,345          (13,736,345              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     146,562,348          (146,562,348              

UBS AG

     69,621,688          (69,621,688              

UBS Securities LLC

     14,975,303          (14,975,303              

Virtu Americas LLC

     8,387,368          (8,387,368              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     30,648,496          (30,648,496              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     3,641,193          (3,641,193              
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,636,132,354        $ (3,636,132,354    $      $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P Small-Cap

             

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 187,050,479        $ (187,050,479    $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     14,648,787          (14,648,787              

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

     121,011          (121,011              

BNP Paribas SA

     358,023,938          (358,023,938              

BofA Securities, Inc.

     116,743,262          (116,743,262              

Citadel Clearing LLC

     20,052,386          (20,052,386              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     83,847,902          (83,847,902              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     10,156,800          (10,156,800              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     615,418,872          (615,418,872              

HSBC Bank PLC

     52,123,718          (52,123,718              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     528,530,430          (528,530,430              

Jefferies LLC

     21,390,574          (21,390,574              

Morgan Stanley

     797,100,878          (797,100,878              

National Financial Services LLC

     81,316,491          (81,316,491              

Natixis SA

     30,364,261          (30,364,261              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     5,995,640          (5,995,640              

Pershing LLC

     1,171,859          (1,171,859              

RBC Capital Market LLC

     181,515,136          (181,515,136              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     70,524,804          (70,524,804              

SG Americas Securities LLC

     4,592,972          (4,592,972              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     162,430,811          (162,430,811              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     133,250,946          (133,250,946              

UBS AG

     97,187,383          (97,187,383              

UBS Securities LLC

     13,016,999          (13,016,999              

Virtu Americas LLC

     14,097,711          (14,097,711              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     37,178,902          (37,178,902              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     12,859,790          (12,859,790              
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,650,712,742        $ (3,650,712,742    $      $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

    

Securities

Loaned at Value

 

 

      

Cash

Collateral Received

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral Received,

at Fair Value

 

 

(a) 

    

Net

Amount

 

(b) 

Core S&P U.S. Growth

             

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 5,096,899        $ (5,096,899    $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1,310,974          (1,310,974              

BofA Securities, Inc.

     1,715,295          (1,715,295              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     27,590,135          (27,590,135              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     10,247,130          (10,247,130              

HSBC Bank PLC

     2,770,420          (2,770,420              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     2,608,116          (2,608,116              

Jefferies LLC

     1,507,074          (1,507,074              

Morgan Stanley

     1,526,548          (1,526,548              

National Financial Services LLC

     927,463          (927,463              

Natixis SA

     382,373          (382,373              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     19,100          (19,100              

RBC Capital Market LLC

     3,744,409          (3,735,156             9,253  

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     5,762,074          (5,762,074              

Scotia Capital, Inc.

     1,056,879          (1,056,879              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     22,940,165          (22,940,165              

UBS Securities LLC

     358,400          (358,400              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     58,610          (58,610              
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 89,622,064        $ (89,612,811    $      $ 9,253  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P U.S. Value

             

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 27,290,940        $ (27,290,940    $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

     12,816,141          (12,816,141              

BofA Securities, Inc.

     3,516,373          (3,516,373              

Citadel Clearing LLC

     5,744,985          (5,744,985              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     20,152,613          (20,152,613              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     13,135,118          (13,135,118              

HSBC Bank PLC

     5,255,952          (5,255,952              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     7,599,953          (7,599,953              

Morgan Stanley

     7,599,308          (7,599,308              

National Financial Services LLC

     127          (127              

Natixis SA

     1,999,959          (1,999,959              

RBC Capital Market LLC

     4,482,655          (4,468,079             14,576  

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     7,943,199          (7,943,199              

Scotia Capital, Inc.

     16,083,979          (16,083,979              

SG Americas Securities LLC

     197,660          (197,660              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     7,746,110          (7,746,110              

UBS AG

     9,642,919          (9,642,919              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     190,512          (190,512              
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 151,398,503        $ (151,383,927    $      $ 14,576  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of September 30, 2023. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

 

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 on 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 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.

 

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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”). For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid. Total return swaps are entered into by the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instruments or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.

Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.

Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Fund and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

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.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help it mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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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 of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees     

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    0.05%  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    0.06     

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    0.04     

Core S&P U.S. Value

    0.04     

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), 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.

ETF Servicing Fees: Each Fund has entered into an ETF Services Agreement with BRIL to perform certain order processing, Authorized Participant communications, and related services in connection with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (“ETF Services”). BRIL is entitled to a transaction fee from Authorized Participants on each creation or redemption order for the ETF Services provided. The Funds do not pay BRIL for ETF Services.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

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

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 81% 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 81% 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 six months ended September 30, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Amounts  

 

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $  2,854,736  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    2,691,518  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    86,887  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    103,375  

 

 

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

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

 

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For the six months ended September 30, 2023, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $ 394,692,300      $  2,369,932,440      $  (1,128,162,354

Core S&P Small-Cap

    2,070,606,255        631,566,110        (81,076,271

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    75,228,330        36,765,288        (5,866,637

Core S&P U.S. Value

    36,374,655        53,960,866        (24,641,743

 

 

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

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

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended September 30, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

 

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $  7,807,532,807      $  7,790,873,979  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    8,968,899,938        9,021,601,535  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    285,272,301        275,611,998  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    280,308,939        275,770,390  

 

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

 

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $  6,771,658,330      $  1,971,082,135  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    4,744,933,533        3,234,438,389  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    687,198,792        410,299,421  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    558,271,115        724,456,084  

 

 

 

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 September 30, 2023, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of March 31, 2023, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains and qualified late-year losses as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Non-Expiring Capital

Loss Carryforwards

          

Qualified Late-Year

Ordinary Losses

 

 

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    $      1,713,541,092                                           $           310,816  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    2,941,893,594          111,666,576  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    1,457,321,766           

Core S&P U.S. Value

    728,805,923           

 

 

As of September 30, 2023, 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)

 

 

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $  68,219,886,455      $ 12,581,638,914      $ (5,940,957,285    $  6,640,681,629  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    68,350,762,661        11,797,317,468        (9,702,389,195      2,094,928,273  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    10,540,385,401        3,456,161,172        (425,849,162      3,030,312,010  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    12,870,827,476        1,788,029,487        (1,176,728,663      611,300,824  

 

 

 

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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.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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 BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

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, 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 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.

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

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:

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

09/30/23

          

Year Ended

03/31/23

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount            Shares     Amount  

 

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

          

Shares sold

    26,050,000     $ 6,871,920,536          44,050,000     $ 10,833,257,889  

Shares redeemed

    (7,950,000     (1,992,628,631        (24,200,000     (5,957,904,147
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 
    18,100,000     $ 4,879,291,905          19,850,000     $ 4,875,353,742  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core S&P Small-Cap

          

Shares sold

    48,900,000     $ 4,791,957,669          109,400,000     $ 10,712,472,940  

Shares redeemed

    (33,900,000     (3,249,216,275        (87,250,000     (8,367,916,204
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 
    15,000,000     $ 1,542,741,394          22,150,000     $ 2,344,556,736  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core S&P U.S. Growth

          

Shares sold

    7,200,000     $ 689,293,463          32,150,000     $ 2,766,534,333  

Shares redeemed

    (4,250,000     (411,290,551        (15,300,000     (1,320,929,843
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,950,000     $ 278,002,912          16,850,000     $ 1,445,604,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core S&P U.S. Value

          

Shares sold

    7,300,000     $ 560,472,919          67,600,000     $ 4,795,462,207  

Shares redeemed

    (9,500,000     (726,897,953        (47,500,000     (3,340,436,231
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,200,000   $ (166,425,034        20,100,000     $ 1,455,025,976  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 BRIL, 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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iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap 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 the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, 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 7-8, 2023, 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 other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

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

 

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

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

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

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

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

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

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

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (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 further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

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

iShares Core S&PU.S. Growth ETF, iShares Core S&PU.S. Value 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 the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet

 

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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 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, 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 7-8, 2023, 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 other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

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 information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

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

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

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

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

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

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (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 further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

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

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

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

September 30, 2023

 

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

Net

Investment

Income

    

Net Realized

Capital Gains

    

Return of

Capital

    

Total Per

Share

         

 

Net

Investment

Income

   

Net Realized

Capital Gains

   

Return of

Capital

   

Total Per

Share

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $  1.894569      $           —       $      $  1.894569          100             100

Core S&P Small-Cap(a)

    0.799267               0.011120        0.810387            99             1       100  

 

(a) 

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

Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
CVR    Contingent Value Rights
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
S&P    Standard & Poor’s

                    

 

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