LOGO

  APRIL 30, 2023

 

  

2023 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

iShares Trust

 

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iShares iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF | IBHC | Cboe BZX

 

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iShares iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF | IBHD | Cboe BZX

 

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iShares iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF | IBHE | Cboe BZX

 

·  

iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF | IBHF | Cboe BZX

 

·  

iShares iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF | IBHG | Cboe BZX

 

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iShares iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF | IBHH | Cboe BZX

 

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iShares iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF | IBHI | Cboe BZX

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Investors faced an uncertain economic landscape during the 12-month reporting period ended April 30, 2023, amid mixed indicators and rapidly changing market conditions. The U.S. economy returned to modest growth beginning in the third quarter of 2022, although the pace of growth slowed thereafter. Inflation was elevated, reaching a 40-year high as labor costs grew rapidly and unemployment rates reached the lowest levels in decades. However, inflation moderated as the period continued, while continued strength in consumer spending backstopped the economy.

Equity returns varied substantially, as large-capitalization U.S. stocks gained for the period amid a rebound in big tech stocks, whereas small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined. International equities from developed markets advanced strongly, while emerging market stocks declined, pressured by higher interest rates and volatile commodities prices.

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 also faced inflationary headwinds, although high-yield corporate bonds posted a positive return as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates eight times. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. In addition, the Fed added liquidity to markets amid the failure of prominent regional banks.

Restricted labor supply kept inflation elevated even as other inflation drivers, such as goods prices and energy costs, moderated. While economic growth was modest in the last year, we believe that stickiness in services inflation and continued wage growth will keep inflation above central bank targets for some time. Although the Fed has decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and indicated a pause could be its next step, we believe that the Fed still seems determined to get inflation back to target. With this in mind, we believe the possibility of a U.S. recession in the near term is high, but the dimming economic outlook has not yet been fully reflected in current market prices. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt to rapidly changing conditions. Turmoil in the banking sector late in the period highlighted the potential for the rapid increase in interest rates to disrupt markets with little warning.

While we favor an overweight to equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance on equities overall in the near term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with the possibility of a recession. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks as we believe a weakening U.S. dollar could provide a supportive backdrop. We also see selective, long-term opportunities in credit, where we believe that valuations are appealing, and higher yields offer attractive income. However, we are neutral on credit in the near term, as we’re concerned about tightening credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most significant opportunities in short-term U.S. Treasuries, global inflation-linked bonds, and emerging market bonds denominated in local currency.

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.

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of April 30, 2023  
     
     6-Month 
    12-Month 
 
   

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

    8.63%       2.66%  
   

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

    (3.45)         (3.65)    
   

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

    24.19          8.42     
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    16.36          (6.51)    
   

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

    2.09          2.83     
   

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

    7.14          (1.68)    
   

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

    6.91          (0.43)    
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    7.65          2.87     
   

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

    6.21          1.21     
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

     11  

Disclosure of Expenses

     11  

Schedules of Investments

     12  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     46  

Statements of Operations

     48  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     50  

Financial Highlights

     54  

Notes to Financial Statements

     61  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     70  

Supplemental Information

     71  

General Information

     72  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     73  

 

 

 


Fund Summary as of April 30, 2023   

 

iShares® iBonds® 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2023 Term HighYield and Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield and other income generating corporate bonds maturing in 2023, as represented by the Bloomberg 2023 Term High Yield and Income 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     Since
Inception
          1 Year     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    2.75     3.09     3.03        3.09     12.63

Fund Market

    2.77       3.48       3.07          3.48       12.81  

Index

    2.88       3.61       3.90            3.61       16.43  

The inception date of the Fund was May 7, 2019. The first day of secondary market trading was May 9, 2019.

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
(11/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
         

Beginning

Account Value

(11/01/22)

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $      1,000.00          $      1,027.50          $      1.71             $      1,000.00        $      1,023.10          $      1.71          0.34

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

A

    2.5%  

Baa

    70.7     

Ba

    12.6     

B

    7.3     

Not Rated

    3.3     

Short-Term and Other Assets

    3.6     

 

 

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

Ball Corp., 4.00%, 11/15/23

    2.6%  

Sprint LLC, 7.88%, 09/15/23

    2.3     

Newmark Group Inc., 6.13%, 11/15/23

    2.2     

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 1.15%, 10/29/23

    2.1     

Commerzbank AG, 8.13%, 09/19/23

    2.1     

 

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2023   

 

iShares® iBonds® 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2024 Term HighYield and Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield and other income generating corporate bonds maturing in 2024, as represented by the Bloomberg 2024 Term High Yield and Income 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    

Since

Inception

            1 Year    

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    5.12     4.61     3.03        4.61     12.65

Fund Market

    5.14       4.86       3.06          4.86       12.78  

Index

    5.35       4.68       3.38                4.68       14.14  

The inception date of the Fund was May 7, 2019. The first day of secondary market trading was May 9, 2019.

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
(11/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
         

Beginning

Account Value

(11/01/22)

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $      1,000.00          $      1,051.20          $      1.78             $      1,000.00        $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

Baa

    10.0%  

Ba

    40.9     

B

    32.6     

Caa

    13.1     

Ca

    (b)  

Not Rated

    3.4     

Short-Term and Other Assets

    0.0     

 

 

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.02%, 06/26/24

    3.0%  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 6.50%, 09/15/24

    3.0     

OneMain Finance Corp., 6.13%, 03/15/24

    3.0     

Las Vegas Sands Corp., 3.20%, 08/08/24

    2.9     

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano, 5.30%, 05/30/24

    2.9     

 

 

 

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
  (b) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2023   

 

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2025 Term HighYield and Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield and other income generating corporate bonds maturing in 2025, as represented by the Bloomberg 2025 Term High Yield and Income 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     Since
Inception
            1 Year     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    5.10     3.00     3.32        3.00     13.90

Fund Market

    5.26       3.48       3.37          3.48       14.13  

Index

    5.45       3.43       3.81                3.43       16.06  

The inception date of the Fund was May 7, 2019. The first day of secondary market trading was May 9, 2019.

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
(11/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(04/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

         

Beginning

Account Value

(11/01/22)

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $      1,000.00          $      1,051.00          $      1.78             $      1,000.00        $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

Baa

    4.9%  

Ba

    40.5     

B

    37.3     

Caa

    12.9     

Ca

    0.3     

Not Rated

    0.8     

Short-Term and Other Assets

    3.3     

 

 

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Inc., 6.25%, 07/01/25

    2.8%  

American Airlines Inc., 11.75%, 07/15/25

    2.3     

Sands China Ltd., 5.63%, 08/08/25

    1.5     

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.50%, 03/01/25

    1.4     

WESCO Distribution Inc., 7.13%, 06/15/25

    1.2     

 

 

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2023   

 

iShares® iBonds® 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2026 Term HighYield and Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield and other income generating corporate bonds maturing in 2026, as represented by the Bloomberg 2026 Term High Yield and Income 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     Since
Inception
            1 Year     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    5.44     2.03     1.27        2.03     3.17

Fund Market

    5.92       2.75       1.44          2.75       3.59  

Index

    5.72       2.27       1.61                2.27       4.02  

The inception date of the Fund was November 10, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was November 12, 2020.

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
(11/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(04/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

         

Beginning

Account Value

(11/01/22)

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $      1,000.00          $      1,054.40          $      1.78             $      1,000.00        $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

Baa

    4.3%  

Ba

    34.2     

B

    47.9     

Caa

    10.5     

Ca

    (b)  

Not Rated

    1.5     

Short-Term and Other Assets

    1.6     

 

 

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

TransDigm Inc., 6.25%, 03/15/26

    2.2%  

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 04/20/26

    2.1     

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 7.88%, 08/15/26

    1.7     

DISH DBS Corp., 5.25%, 12/01/26

    1.3     

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc., 8.00%, 03/15/26

    1.2     

 

 

 

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
  (b) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2023   

 

iShares® iBonds® 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2027 Term HighYield and Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield and other income generating corporate bonds maturing in 2027, as represented by the Bloomberg 2027 Term High Yield and Income 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     Since
Inception
            1 Year     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    5.91     1.38     (2.35 )%         1.38     (4.23 )% 

Fund Market

    6.19       2.27       (2.21        2.27       (3.98

Index

    6.05       1.67       (2.00              1.67       (3.61

The inception date of the Fund was July 7, 2021. The first day of secondary market trading was July 9, 2021.

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
(11/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(04/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

         

Beginning

Account Value

(11/01/22)

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $      1,000.00          $      1,059.10          $      1.79             $      1,000.00        $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of   
Net Assets (a)
 

Baa

    2.3%  

Ba

    36.2  

B

    46.7  

Caa

    12.2  

Not Rated

    0.2  

Short-Term and Other Assets

    2.4  

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security   Percent of   
Net Assets (a)
 

DISH Network Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/27

    1.8%  

Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/27

    1.7     

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.13%, 05/01/27

    1.7     

Carnival Corp., 5.75%, 03/01/27

    1.5     

TransDigm Inc., 5.50%, 11/15/27

    1.4     

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2023    iShares® iBonds® 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2028 Term HighYield and Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield and other income generating corporate bonds maturing in 2028, as represented by the Bloomberg 2028 Term High Yield and Income 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     Since
Inception
            1 Year     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    5.62     0.27     (2.56 )%         0.27     (2.93 )% 

Fund Market

    6.02       0.86       (2.28        0.86       (2.61

Index

    5.71       0.44       (2.56              0.44       (2.93

The inception date of the Fund was March 8, 2022. The first day of secondary market trading was March 10, 2022.

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
(11/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(04/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

         

Beginning

Account Value

(11/01/22)

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $      1,000.00          $      1,056.20          $      1.78             $      1,000.00        $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Moody’s Credit Rating*   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

Baa

    3.3%  

Ba

    35.4     

B

    50.7     

Caa

    8.5     

Not Rated

    1.2     

Short-Term and Other Assets

    0.9     

 

 

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 5.75%, 07/21/28

    1.3%  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 10.50%, 02/15/28

    1.3     

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.13%, 10/01/28

    1.2     

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.00%, 02/01/28

    1.2     

TransDigm Inc., 6.75%, 08/15/28

    1.1     

 

 

 

  *

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

 
  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2023    iShares® iBonds® 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2029 Term HighYield and Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield and other income generating corporate bonds maturing in 2029, as represented by the Bloomberg 2029 Term High Yield and Income 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     Since
Inception
            1 Year     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    6.58     0.10     (3.62 )%         0.10     (4.14 )% 

Fund Market

    6.96       0.91       (3.29        0.91       (3.77

Index

    6.70       0.32       (3.59              0.32       (4.11

The inception date of the Fund was March 8, 2022. The first day of secondary market trading was March 10, 2022.

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
(11/01/22)
 
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(04/30/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

         

Beginning

Account Value

(11/01/22)

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $      1,000.00          $      1,065.80          $      1.79             $      1,000.00        $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 
Moody’s Credit Rating*   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

Baa

    1.4%  

Ba

    33.9     

B

    46.9     

Caa

    14.3     

Not Rated

    1.2     

Short-Term and Other Assets

    2.3     

 

 

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 
Security   Percent of   
Net Assets(a)
 

 

 

Mozart Debt Merger Sub Inc., 3.88%, 04/01/29

    1.8%  

Picard Midco Inc., 6.50%, 03/31/29

    1.5     

American Airlines Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.75%, 04/20/29

    1.4     

Neptune Bidco U.S. Inc., 9.29%, 04/15/29

    1.1     

Mozart Debt Merger Sub Inc., 5.25%, 10/01/29

    1.0     

 

 

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%  

Boeing Co. (The)

   

1.88%, 06/15/23 (Call 05/30/23)

  $ 350     $ 348,449  

4.51%, 05/01/23

        2,365       2,365,000  

L3Harris Technologies Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)

    765       762,682  

Northrop Grumman Corp., 3.25%, 08/01/23(a)

    650       645,697  

Raytheon Technologies Corp., 3.70%, 12/15/23 (Call 09/15/23)

    420       415,834  
   

 

 

 
      4,537,662  
Agriculture — 0.4%  

Reynolds American Inc., 4.85%, 09/15/23

    770       766,420  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 6.5%  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

3.10%, 05/04/23(a)

    365       365,102  

3.37%, 11/17/23

    3,100       3,049,842  

4.38%, 08/06/23(a)

    1,283       1,276,662  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

   

1.70%, 08/18/23

    1,865       1,843,795  

3.70%, 05/09/23

    1,335       1,334,399  

4.15%, 06/19/23 (Call 05/19/23)

    625       623,475  

4.25%, 05/15/23(a)

    460       459,738  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 3.88%, 09/21/23(b)

    1,000       993,170  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 3.04%, 09/15/23(b)

    3,500       3,459,365  
   

 

 

 
          13,405,548  
Banks — 7.7%  

Citigroup Inc., 3.50%, 05/15/23

    1,060       1,059,364  

Comerica Inc., 3.70%, 07/31/23 (Call 07/01/23)

    2,000       1,980,080  

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

    4,400       4,358,948  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 4.63%, 12/01/23

    835       829,681  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.80%, 06/09/23

    1,955       1,924,580  

Discover Bank, 4.20%, 08/08/23

    1,455       1,447,012  

Fifth Third Bancorp., 1.63%, 05/05/23

    535       534,818  

First Horizon Corp., 3.55%, 05/26/23(a)

    580       577,083  

Morgan Stanley, 4.10%, 05/22/23

    3,085       3,082,470  
   

 

 

 
      15,794,036  
Beverages — 0.5%  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, 2.88%, 05/10/23

    320       319,837  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., 3.13%, 12/15/23 (Call 10/15/23)

    770       760,175  
   

 

 

 
      1,080,012  
Biotechnology — 3.8%  

Amgen Inc., 2.25%, 08/19/23
(Call 06/19/23)(a)

    815       807,388  

Gilead Sciences Inc.
0.75%, 09/29/23 (Call 05/09/23)

    4,050       3,975,399  

2.50%, 09/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    1,110       1,099,677  

Royalty Pharma PLC, 0.75%, 09/02/23

    1,895       1,860,795  
   

 

 

 
      7,743,259  
Building Materials — 1.0%  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc., 4.00%, 09/21/23 (Call 08/21/23)

    723       718,235  

Lennox International Inc., 3.00%, 11/15/23 (Call 09/15/23)

    680       669,304  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc., 0.65%, 07/15/23 (Call 05/30/23)

    680       672,928  
   

 

 

 
      2,060,467  
Chemicals — 1.3%  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., 3.20%, 05/01/23

    335       335,000  

LYB International Finance BV, 4.00%, 07/15/23

    555       552,397  

Mosaic Co. (The), 4.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)

    1,250       1,238,900  
Security   Par (000)     Value  
Chemicals (continued)  

Nutrien Ltd., 1.90%, 05/13/23

  $ 565     $ 563,915  
   

 

 

 
      2,690,212  
Commercial Services — 1.9%  

ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.13%, 06/15/23(a)

        2,072       2,066,530  

Equifax Inc., 3.95%, 06/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)

    550       548,306  

Global Payments Inc.

   

3.75%, 06/01/23 (Call 05/30/23)

    600       598,896  

4.00%, 06/01/23 (Call 05/01/23)

    640       638,330  
   

 

 

 
      3,852,062  
Computers — 2.6%  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.45%, 10/02/23 (Call 09/02/23)

    2,605       2,592,288  

Leidos Inc., 2.95%, 05/15/23
(Call 05/09/23)(a)

    475       474,553  

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.75%, 06/01/23

    2,190       2,187,153  
   

 

 

 
      5,253,994  
Diversified Financial Services — 10.3%  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust
1.15%, 10/29/23

    4,485       4,380,141  

4.50%, 09/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)

    2,865       2,846,807  

Air Lease Corp.

   

3.00%, 09/15/23 (Call 07/15/23)

    1,005       995,342  

3.88%, 07/03/23 (Call 06/03/23)

    680       677,661  

Aircastle Ltd., 4.40%, 09/25/23 (Call 08/25/23)(a)

    1,835       1,819,916  

Ally Financial Inc.

   

1.45%, 10/02/23 (Call 09/02/23)

    1,600       1,559,664  

3.05%, 06/05/23 (Call 05/05/23)(a)

    965       960,638  

BGC Partners Inc., 5.38%, 07/24/23

    480       477,528  

Capital One Financial Corp., 3.50%, 06/15/23

    925       921,207  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc., 5.50%, 10/18/23 (Call 05/30/23)

    550       548,988  

Navient Corp., 7.25%, 09/25/23(a)

    3,454       3,461,944  

OneMain Finance Corp., 8.25%, 10/01/23(a)

    2,100       2,110,500  

Western Union Co. (The), 4.25%, 06/09/23 (Call 05/09/23)

    350       349,304  
   

 

 

 
          21,109,640  
Electric — 7.2%  

American Electric Power Co. Inc., Series M, 0.75%, 11/01/23 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    680       664,884  

Black Hills Corp., 4.25%, 11/30/23 (Call 08/30/23)

    620       613,447  

Consolidated Edison Inc., Series A, 0.65%, 12/01/23 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    1,215       1,182,049  

Duke Energy Corp., 3.95%, 10/15/23 (Call 07/15/23)

    530       525,665  

Eversource Energy

   

2.80%, 05/01/23(a)

    480       480,000  

Series N, 3.80%, 12/01/23
(Call 11/01/23)(a)

    525       520,091  

Georgia Power Co., Series A, 2.10%, 07/30/23

    950       941,193  

OGE Energy Corp., 0.70%, 05/26/23(a)

    565       562,474  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

   

1.70%, 11/15/23 (Call 05/30/23)

    1,545       1,508,646  

3.25%, 06/15/23 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    405       403,676  

3.85%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)

    450       445,032  

4.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    1,485       1,478,629  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., 0.84%, 11/08/23 (Call 05/09/23)

    1,310       1,278,678  

Southern Co. (The), 2.95%, 07/01/23 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    2,210       2,200,475  

WEC Energy Group Inc., 0.55%, 09/15/23

    1,010       991,345  

Xcel Energy Inc., 0.50%, 10/15/23 (Call 09/15/23)

    965       942,641  
   

 

 

 
      14,738,925  
Electronics — 0.2%            

Trimble Inc., 4.15%, 06/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)

    325       323,466  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Environmental Control — 0.4%            

Republic Services Inc., 4.75%, 05/15/23(a)

  $ 325     $ 324,792  

Waste Management Inc., 2.40%, 05/15/23

    535       534,010  
   

 

 

 
      858,802  
Food — 1.1%            

Conagra Brands Inc., 0.50%, 08/11/23
(Call 05/30/23)(a)

    480       473,227  

Kellogg Co., 2.65%, 12/01/23(a)

    595       585,784  

Kroger Co. (The), 3.85%, 08/01/23 (Call 05/01/23)

    575       572,234  

Tyson Foods Inc., 3.90%, 09/28/23 (Call 08/28/23)(a)

    655       651,640  
   

 

 

 
          2,282,885  
Gas — 0.4%            

Eastern Energy Gas Holdings LLC, 3.55%, 11/01/23 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    430       425,704  

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 2.45%, 10/01/23 (Call 08/01/23)

    480       473,616  
   

 

 

 
      899,320  
Health Care - Products — 1.3%            

Baxter International Inc., 0.87%, 12/01/23(a)

        1,270       1,235,088  

PerkinElmer Inc., 0.55%, 09/15/23 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    720       707,184  

Stryker Corp., 0.60%, 12/01/23 (Call 05/09/23)(a)

    765       744,888  
   

 

 

 
      2,687,160  
Health Care - Services — 1.9%            

Aetna Inc., 2.80%, 06/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)

    1,750       1,744,155  

Humana Inc., 0.65%, 08/03/23 (Call 05/08/23)

    1,450       1,433,108  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 4.00%, 11/01/23 (Call 08/01/23)

    820       812,620  
   

 

 

 
      3,989,883  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 1.9%            

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 3.65%, 07/14/23

    575       570,929  

FS Energy & Power Fund, 7.50%, 08/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)(b)

    3,435       3,428,439  
   

 

 

 
      3,999,368  
Home Builders — 0.7%            

DR Horton Inc., 5.75%, 08/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)

    560       559,709  

Lennar Corp., 4.88%, 12/15/23 (Call 09/15/23)

    980       975,384  
   

 

 

 
      1,535,093  
Insurance — 1.6%            

Aon PLC, 4.00%, 11/27/23 (Call 08/27/23)(a)

    480       475,541  

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 4.65%, 11/15/23

    340       336,375  

Jackson Financial Inc., 1.13%, 11/22/23

    1,500       1,458,270  

Lincoln National Corp., 4.00%, 09/01/23

    500       496,275  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc., 4.70%, 09/15/23

    630       627,411  
   

 

 

 
      3,393,872  
Lodging — 0.6%            

Hyatt Hotels Corp., 1.30%, 10/01/23 (Call 05/30/23)

    820       807,765  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Series Z, 4.15%, 12/01/23 (Call 11/01/23)

    375       371,884  
   

 

 

 
      1,179,649  
Machinery — 1.0%            

CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 1.95%, 07/02/23

    1,200       1,192,248  

CNH Industrial NV, 4.50%, 08/15/23

    780       776,474  
   

 

 

 
      1,968,722  
Manufacturing — 0.2%            

Carlisle Companies Inc., 0.55%, 09/01/23
(Call 05/30/23)

    460       451,403  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.5%            

Thomson Reuters Corp., 4.30%, 11/23/23
(Call 08/23/23)

    945       937,572  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 0.4%            

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 0.55%, 05/15/23

    750       748,200  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Packaging & Containers — 3.7%            

Ball Corp., 4.00%, 11/15/23(a)

  $ 5,490     $ 5,432,904  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/23(a)(b)

    2,175       2,172,325  
   

 

 

 
          7,605,229  
Pharmaceuticals — 8.2%            

AbbVie Inc.
2.85%, 05/14/23

    955       954,131  

3.75%, 11/14/23 (Call 10/14/23)(a)

    3,650       3,617,114  

Cigna Group (The)
3.00%, 07/15/23 (Call 05/16/23)

    1,305       1,297,614  

3.75%, 07/15/23 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    1,655       1,648,347  

CVS Health Corp., 4.00%, 12/05/23 (Call 09/05/23)(a)

    560       555,341  

Elanco Animal Health Inc., 6.02%, 08/28/23
(Call 07/28/23)(a)

    3,975       3,966,016  

Mylan Inc., 4.20%, 11/29/23 (Call 08/29/23)

    690       683,169  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC, 2.88%, 09/23/23 (Call 07/23/23)

        3,357       3,321,315  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 4.40%, 11/26/23 (Call 10/26/23)

    765       760,494  
   

 

 

 
      16,803,541  
Pipelines — 5.9%            

Buckeye Partners LP, 4.15%, 07/01/23 (Call 05/30/23)

    3,740       3,722,871  

Enbridge Inc.
0.55%, 10/04/23(a)

    855       835,318  

4.00%, 10/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    1,665       1,652,795  

Energy Transfer LP, Series 5Y, 4.20%, 09/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)

    880       875,001  

Energy Transfer LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 4.50%, 11/01/23 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    1,090       1,083,514  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 3.50%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)

    575       571,257  

ONEOK Inc., 7.50%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)

    675       676,330  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 3.85%, 10/15/23 (Call 07/15/23)

    822       814,775  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 3.75%, 10/16/23 (Call 07/16/23)

    645       639,511  

Williams Companies Inc. (The), 4.50%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    1,255       1,248,813  
   

 

 

 
      12,120,185  
Real Estate — 2.2%            

Newmark Group Inc., 6.13%, 11/15/23 (Call 10/15/23)

    4,500       4,475,925  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.4%            

American Tower Corp., 3.00%, 06/15/23

    800       797,296  

Boston Properties LP, 3.13%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)

    1,070       1,053,982  

Crown Castle Inc., 3.15%, 07/15/23 (Call 06/15/23)

    725       721,353  

Essex Portfolio LP, 3.25%, 05/01/23

    325       325,000  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., 4.38%, 08/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    690       685,667  

Piedmont Operating Partnership LP, 3.40%, 06/01/23 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    480       476,333  

Starwood Property Trust Inc., 5.50%, 11/01/23 (Call 08/01/23)(a)(b)

    3,000       2,991,210  
   

 

 

 
      7,050,841  
Retail — 3.8%            

AutoZone Inc., 3.13%, 07/15/23 (Call 05/30/23)

    480       477,298  

Brinker International Inc., 3.88%, 05/15/23(a)

    1,860       1,858,084  

Lowe’s Companies Inc., 3.88%, 09/15/23
(Call 06/15/23)

    640       636,518  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/23
(Call 05/30/23)

    325       324,288  

Starbucks Corp., 3.85%, 10/01/23
(Call 07/01/23)(a)

    1,115       1,109,414  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., 0.95%, 11/17/23
(Call 05/30/23)

    1,360       1,327,455  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

 

Par
(000)

    Value  
Retail (continued)            

Yum! Brands Inc., 3.88%, 11/01/23 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

  $ 2,170     $ 2,152,293  
   

 

 

 
      7,885,350  
Semiconductors — 2.2%            

Marvell Technology Inc., 4.20%, 06/22/23
(Call 05/22/23)

    470       468,463  

Microchip Technology Inc.

   

2.67%, 09/01/23

    1,625       1,608,490  

4.33%, 06/01/23 (Call 05/01/23)

    1,955       1,951,403  

Skyworks Solutions Inc., 0.90%, 06/01/23
(Call 05/15/23)

    535       532,913  
   

 

 

 
      4,561,269  
Shipbuilding — 0.3%            

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., 0.67%, 08/16/23 (Call 05/09/23)

    535       526,670  
   

 

 

 
Software — 4.6%            

Fiserv Inc., 3.80%, 10/01/23 (Call 09/01/23)(a)

    2,060           2,044,962  

Oracle Corp.

   

2.40%, 09/15/23 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    4,055       4,009,909  

3.63%, 07/15/23(a)

    945       941,834  

Roper Technologies Inc., 3.65%, 09/15/23
(Call 08/15/23)(a)

    1,015       1,007,560  

VMware Inc., 0.60%, 08/15/23

    1,375       1,355,434  
   

 

 

 
      9,359,699  
Telecommunications — 3.7%            

British Telecommunications PLC, 4.50%, 12/04/23 (Call 11/04/23)

        1,025       1,018,532  

Rogers Communications Inc., 4.10%, 10/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    2,000       1,983,240  

Sprint LLC, 7.88%, 09/15/23(a)

    4,674       4,709,523  
   

 

 

 
      7,711,295  
Transportation — 0.8%            

Kansas City Southern, 3.00%, 05/15/23

    470       469,366  
Security   Par/
Shares
(000)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)            

Ryder System Inc.

   

3.75%, 06/09/23 (Call 05/09/23)(a)

  $ 550     $ 548,449  

3.88%, 12/01/23 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    645       637,963  
   

 

 

 
      1,655,778  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 96.4%
(Cost: $198,897,232)

 

      198,043,414  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 13.8%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.02%(c)(d)(e)

      16,178       16,182,862  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.75%(c)(d)

    12,120       12,120,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 13.8%
(Cost: $28,295,340)

 

    28,302,862  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 110.2%
(Cost: $227,192,572)

 

    226,346,276  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (10.2)%

 

    (21,032,832
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 205,313,444  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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 April 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
10/31/22
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    

Change in

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

     Value at
04/30/23
     Shares
Held at
04/30/23
(000)
     Income     Capital Gain
Distributions from
Underlying Funds
 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 23,056,271      $     $ (6,885,306 )(a)    $ 3,727      $ 8,170      $ 16,182,862        16,178      $ 76,584 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    10,600,000        1,520,000 (a)                          12,120,000        12,120        267,781       7  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ 3,727      $ 8,170      $ 28,302,862         $ 344,365     $ 7  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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)

April 30, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® 2023 Term High Yield and Income 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

                 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $        $ 198,043,414        $             —        $ 198,043,414  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     28,302,862                            28,302,862  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 28,302,862        $ 198,043,414        $        $ 226,346,276  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2023

  

 

iShares® iBonds® 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%

   

Howmet Aerospace Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)

  $     5,544     $ 5,514,284  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 3.0%            

Delta Air Lines Inc., 2.90%, 10/28/24 (Call 09/28/24)

    5,742       5,548,437  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.,
5.00%, 02/01/24(a)

    2,427       2,409,113  
   

 

 

 
      7,957,550  
Auto Manufacturers — 4.1%            

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

3.66%, 09/08/24

    1,334       1,289,564  

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

    1,350       1,326,065  

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

    2,635       2,563,407  

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

    2,640       2,622,101  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, 1.13%, 09/16/24(b)

    3,100       2,892,114  
   

 

 

 
      10,693,251  
Banks — 4.0%            

Freedom Mortgage Corp., 8.13%, 11/15/24 (Call 05/30/23)(b)

    2,696       2,602,826  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.02%, 06/26/24(b)

    8,010       7,811,833  
   

 

 

 
      10,414,659  
Chemicals — 2.2%            

Cornerstone Chemical Co., 10.25%, 09/01/27

    2,146       1,915,241  

Methanex Corp., 4.25%, 12/01/24
(Call 09/01/24)

    1,954       1,907,299  

Rayonier AM Products Inc., 5.50%, 06/01/24 (Call 05/30/23)(a)(b)

    1,912       1,914,505  
   

 

 

 
      5,737,045  
Commercial Services — 3.0%            

Grand Canyon University, 4.13%, 10/01/24

    3,196       3,033,867  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance Inc., 5.25%, 04/15/24(a)(b)

    4,942       4,909,333  
   

 

 

 
      7,943,200  
Computers — 1.2%            

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.88%, 03/01/24
(Call 01/01/24)

    3,147       3,107,505  
   

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.0%            

Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc., 8.50%, 11/15/24 (Call 11/15/23)(b)

    448       16,388  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 11.4%            

CNG Holdings Inc., 12.50%, 06/15/24
(Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    1,835       1,536,794  

Enova International Inc., 8.50%, 09/01/24 (Call 05/30/23)(b)

    1,613       1,602,338  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 6.50%, 09/15/24 (Call 09/15/23), (7.25% PIK)(b)(c)

    8,727       7,790,535  

goeasy Ltd., 5.38%, 12/01/24
(Call 12/01/23)(a)(b)

    3,590       3,408,526  

Navient Corp.

   

5.88%, 10/25/24(a)

    2,907       2,860,575  

6.13%, 03/25/24

    5,046       5,001,848  

OneMain Finance Corp., 6.13%, 03/15/24 (Call 09/15/23)

    7,910       7,782,728  
   

 

 

 
      29,983,344  
Electric — 1.7%            

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.25%, 07/15/24 (Call 04/15/24)(b)

    4,440       4,377,485  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.0%            

Sensata Technologies BV, 5.63%, 11/01/24(b)

    2,678       2,681,133  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.9%            

Fluor Corp., 3.50%, 12/15/24 (Call 09/15/24)

    2,518       2,437,197  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 5.6%            

Live Nation Entertainment Inc., 4.88%, 11/01/24 (Call 05/30/23)(a)(b)

    3,432       3,392,463  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Entertainment (continued)            

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 7.88%, 10/15/24
(Call 05/15/23)(a)(b)

  $     1,500     $ 1,484,670  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.88%, 07/31/24 (Call 05/30/23)(a)(b)

    5,290       5,290,423  

Universal Entertainment Corp., 8.50%, 12/11/24
(Call 12/11/23)(a)(b)

    4,845       4,615,977  
   

 

 

 
      14,783,533  
Environmental Control — 1.3%            

Stericycle Inc., 5.38%, 07/15/24
(Call 06/07/23)(b)

    3,377       3,362,479  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 1.7%            

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., 5.63%, 05/20/24 (Call 03/20/24)

    4,424       4,397,589  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - Services — 2.9%            

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   

4.63%, 07/15/24 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    4,304       4,265,436  

4.63%, 09/01/24 (Call 09/01/23)

    3,358       3,336,643  
   

 

 

 
      7,602,079  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 3.6%            

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.,

   

4.75%, 09/15/24 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    7,052       6,963,497  

Stena AB, 7.00%, 02/01/24(b)

    2,580       2,571,744  
   

 

 

 
      9,535,241  
Home Builders — 1.9%            

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II Inc., 5.63%, 03/01/24 (Call 12/01/23)(a)(b)

    1,972       1,966,636  

TRI Pointe Group Inc./TRI Pointe Homes Inc., 5.88%, 06/15/24(a)

    2,972       2,970,009  
   

 

 

 
      4,936,645  
Internet — 2.1%            

Rakuten Group Inc., 10.25%, 11/30/24
(Call 11/28/23)(b)

    5,760       5,640,826  
   

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.8%            

Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd., 12.00%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/23)(a)(b)

    2,117       2,020,888  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 1.3%            

NCL Corp. Ltd., 3.63%, 12/15/24
(Call 12/15/23)(b)

    3,688       3,468,158  
   

 

 

 
Lodging — 6.8%            

Las Vegas Sands Corp., 3.20%, 08/08/24
(Call 07/08/24)

    7,961       7,702,427  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.38%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/23)(b)

    4,625       4,544,895  

Travel + Leisure Co., 5.65%, 04/01/24
(Call 02/01/24)

    1,772       1,761,900  

Wynn Macau Ltd., 4.88%, 10/01/24
(Call 05/09/23)(a)(b)

    3,855       3,726,474  
   

 

 

 
      17,735,696  
Machinery — 0.7%            

Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC, 10.13%, 08/01/24 (Call 05/30/23)(a)(b)

    1,908       1,897,010  
   

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 2.0%            

FXI Holdings Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/24
(Call 05/30/23)(b)

    2,876       2,618,397  

Trinity Industries Inc., 4.55%, 10/01/24
(Call 07/01/24)

    2,596       2,533,021  
   

 

 

 
      5,151,418  
Media — 8.3%            

AMC Networks Inc., 5.00%, 04/01/24
(Call 05/30/23)(a)

    2,493       2,457,575  

Cengage Learning Inc., 9.50%, 06/15/24
(Call 05/30/23)(b)

    3,440       3,444,610  

CSC Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 06/01/24(a)

    4,858       4,737,764  

DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/24(a)

    9,088       7,530,953  

Videotron Ltd., 5.38%, 06/15/24
(Call 03/15/24)(a)(b)

    3,627       3,619,021  
   

 

 

 
      21,789,923  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2023

  

 

iShares® iBonds® 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

    

    

Security

 

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mining — 2.3%            

Compass Minerals International Inc., 4.88%, 07/15/24 (Call 05/15/24)(a)(b)

  $ 1,504     $ 1,504,000  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 5.13%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)(a)(b)

        4,473       4,445,759  
   

 

 

 
      5,949,759  
Office & Business Equipment — 0.7%            

Xerox Corp., 3.80%, 05/15/24

    1,992       1,946,961  
Oil & Gas — 4.0%            

Ensign Drilling Inc., 9.25%, 04/15/24
(Call 05/29/23)(b)

    2,711       2,643,062  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.90%, 08/15/24
(Call 06/15/24) .

    4,175       4,056,054  

Puma International Financing SA, 5.13%, 10/06/24 (Call 05/09/23)(b)

    3,820       3,661,012  
   

 

 

 
      10,360,128  
Oil & Gas Services — 1.0%            

Oceaneering International Inc., 4.65%, 11/15/24
(Call 09/30/24)(a)

    2,596       2,554,490  
Packaging & Containers — 2.4%            

Graphic Packaging International LLC, 4.13%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    1,687       1,669,219  

Sealed Air Corp.,
5.13%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)(b)

    2,743       2,739,050  

Trident TPI Holdings Inc.,
9.25%, 08/01/24 (Call 08/01/23)(b)

    1,939       1,984,198  
   

 

 

 
      6,392,467  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%            

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., 3.90%, 12/15/24
(Call 09/15/24)

    4,385       4,234,858  
Pipelines — 2.3%            

Buckeye Partners LP, 4.35%, 10/15/24
(Call 07/15/24)

    1,995       1,944,387  

EQM Midstream Partners LP,
4.00%, 08/01/24 (Call 05/01/24)

    1,961       1,897,189  

Southeast Supply Header LLC,
4.25%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)(b)

    2,335       2,196,815  
   

 

 

 
      6,038,391  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.6%            

Office Properties Income Trust,
4.25%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)

    2,305       2,178,294  

Service Properties Trust

   

4.35%, 10/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)

    5,365       5,118,318  

4.65%, 03/15/24 (Call 09/15/23)

    2,091       2,049,598  
   

 

 

 
      9,346,210  
Security   Par/
Shares
(000)
    Value  
Retail — 3.4%            

Brinker International Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/24
(Call 07/01/24)(a)(b)

  $ 2,259     $ 2,212,239  

Nordstrom Inc., 2.30%, 04/08/24
(Call 05/15/23)

    1,576       1,505,931  

QVC Inc., 4.85%, 04/01/24(a)

    3,766       3,227,612  

TPro Acquisition Corp., 11.00%, 10/15/24
(Call 10/15/23)(b)

    1,919       1,916,045  
   

 

 

 
          8,861,827  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 5.1%            

Sprint LLC, 7.13%, 06/15/24

    5,579       5,670,942  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano, 5.30%, 05/30/24(a)(b)

    7,781       7,603,515  
   

 

 

 
      13,274,457  

Total Long-Term Investments — 100.0%
(Cost: $264,254,965)

 

    262,144,074  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 9.8%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.02%(d)(e)(f)

    24,867       24,874,956  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.75%(d)(e)

    640       640,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 9.8%
(Cost: $25,505,841)

      25,514,956  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 109.8%
(Cost: $289,760,806)

      287,659,030  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (9.8)%

      (25,604,432
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  262,054,598  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended April 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
10/31/22
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
04/30/23
    Shares
Held at
04/30/23
(000)
    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions from
Underlying Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 20,365,980     $ 4,492,629 (a)    $     $ 6,646     $  9,701     $ 24,874,956       24,867     $ 229,409 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    2,860,000             (2,220,000 )(a)                  640,000       640       96,660       1  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 6,646     $ 9,701     $ 25,514,956       $ 326,069     $ 1  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2023

  

 

iShares® iBonds® 2024 Term High Yield and Income 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

                 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $        $ 262,144,074        $        $ 262,144,074  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     25,514,956                            25,514,956  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   25,514,956        $ 262,144,074        $        $ 287,659,030  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2023

  

 

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

    
Security
  Par (000)     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes            
Advertising — 0.6%            

Clear Channel International BV, 6.63%, 08/01/25
(Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

  $ 485     $ 478,666  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 6.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    586       587,992  
   

 

 

 
      1,066,658  
Aerospace & Defense — 3.0%            

Bombardier Inc., 7.50%, 03/15/25 (Call 05/29/23)(a)(b)

    509       508,903  

Howmet Aerospace Inc., 6.88%, 05/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)

    880       906,743  

Rolls-Royce PLC, 3.63%, 10/14/25 (Call 07/14/25)(a)

    1,550       1,464,502  

Spirit AeroSystems Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    1,727       1,717,812  

Triumph Group Inc., 7.75%, 08/15/25
(Call 08/15/23)(b)

    698       648,973  
   

 

 

 
      5,246,933  
Airlines — 4.0%            

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

    674       635,380  

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

    3,600       3,964,931  

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., 8.00%, 09/20/25 (Call 09/20/23)(a)

    1,591       1,606,662  

U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 3.95%, 05/15/27

    373       349,617  

United Airlines Holdings Inc., 4.88%, 01/15/25(b)

    471       465,112  
   

 

 

 
      7,021,702  
Auto Manufacturers — 4.9%            

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

    1,750       1,718,465  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
2.30%, 02/10/25 (Call 01/10/25)

    970       904,137  

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

    1,710       1,588,248  

4.13%, 08/04/25

    1,090       1,034,159  

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

    465       448,888  

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

    1,360       1,324,055  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 7.75%, 10/15/25
(Call 10/15/23)(a)

    945       939,047  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 3.52%, 09/17/25 (Call 08/17/25)(a)

    621       580,542  
   

 

 

 
      8,537,541  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.3%            

Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    645       645,774  

Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl, 5.75%, 04/15/25
(Call 05/29/23)(a)(b)

    566       559,089  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 9.50%, 05/31/25
(Call 05/31/23)

    1,170       1,199,613  

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

    1,605       1,568,053  
   

 

 

 
      3,972,529  
Banks — 0.4%            

Freedom Mortgage Corp., 8.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a) .

    785       730,238  
Building Materials — 0.5%            

Jeld-Wen Inc.
4.63%, 12/15/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    537       517,974  

6.25%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/23)(a)(b)

    328       331,362  
   

 

 

 
      849,336  
Chemicals — 1.3%            

Avient Corp., 5.75%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/23)(a)(b)

    957       955,813  

Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp., 7.25%, 04/01/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    792       768,993  

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials

   

Finance Inc., 5.38%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/01/23)(a)(b)

    730       611,134  
   

 

 

 
      2,335,940  
    
Security
  Par (000)     Value  
Coal — 0.3%            

Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP/Alliance Resource Finance Corp., 7.50%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

  $ 585     $ 582,865  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 2.5%            

Aptim Corp., 7.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    740       588,981  

Brink’s Co. (The), 5.50%, 07/15/25 (Call 06/18/23)(a)

    536       531,953  

Matthews International Corp., 5.25%, 12/01/25 (Call 12/01/23)(a)

    421       403,343  

Picasso Finance Sub Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    727       724,426  

Sabre GLBL Inc.
7.38%, 09/01/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a)(b)

    1,229       1,091,967  

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

    1,098       1,012,762  
   

 

 

 
      4,353,432  
Computers — 0.6%            

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.75%, 01/01/25

    663       645,172  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., 5.75%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    417       419,093  
   

 

 

 
      1,064,265  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.6%            

G-III Apparel Group Ltd., 7.88%, 08/15/25 (Call 08/15/23)(a)(b)

    569       537,523  

KAR Auction Services Inc., 5.13%, 06/01/25
(Call 06/01/23)(a)(b)

    472       469,673  
   

 

 

 
      1,007,196  
Diversified Financial Services — 5.8%            

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

    1,509       1,463,896  

Enact Holdings Inc., 6.50%, 08/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    1,062       1,051,475  

Enova International Inc., 8.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 09/15/23)(a)(b)

    508       490,037  

Finance of America Funding LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/23)(a)

    500       392,970  

LD Holdings Group LLC, 6.50%, 11/01/25 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    720       509,328  

Navient Corp., 6.75%, 06/25/25

    713       702,847  

OneMain Finance Corp., 6.88%, 03/15/25

    1,790       1,749,707  

PennyMac Financial Services Inc., 5.38%, 10/15/25
(Call 10/15/23)(a)

    959       904,970  

PRA Group Inc., 7.38%, 09/01/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    417       415,178  

Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp., 6.38%, 06/15/25 (Call 05/24/23)(a)(b)

    470       414,272  

SLM Corp., 4.20%, 10/29/25 (Call 09/29/25)

    720       665,309  

StoneX Group Inc., 8.63%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    469       476,082  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 5.50%, 11/15/25
(Call 11/15/23)(a)

    1,113       1,061,646  
   

 

 

 
      10,297,717  
Electric — 0.9%            

DPL Inc., 4.13%, 07/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)

    578       555,406  

Drax Finco PLC, 6.63%, 11/01/25 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    685       674,451  

FirstEnergy Corp., 2.05%, 03/01/25 (Call 02/01/25)

    415       392,125  

NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/25(a)

    6       5,750  
   

 

 

 
      1,627,732  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.3%            

WESCO Distribution Inc., 7.13%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    2,163       2,199,187  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.9%            

Likewize Corp., 9.75%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    608       547,638  

Sensata Technologies BV, 5.00%, 10/01/25(a)

    1,017       1,005,040  
   

 

 

 
      1,552,678  
Engineering & Construction — 1.3%            

Artera Services LLC, 9.03%, 12/04/25
(Call 02/04/24)(a)

    1,425       1,225,500  

Brand Industrial Services Inc., 8.50%, 07/15/25
(Call 07/15/23)(a)(b)

    642       600,353  

 

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

  19


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2023

  

 

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

    
Security
  Par
(000)
    Value  
Engineering & Construction (continued)  

Tutor Perini Corp., 6.88%, 05/01/25
(Call 05/01/23)(a)(b)

  $ 720     $ 521,496  
   

 

 

 
      2,347,349  
Entertainment — 6.6%  

Banijay Entertainment SASU, 5.38%, 03/01/25 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    535       524,140  

Caesars Entertainment Inc., 6.25%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/23)(a)(b)

    4,899       4,905,761  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco Inc., 5.75%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    1,435       1,445,576  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, 5.50%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    1,449       1,445,276  

Cinemark USA Inc., 8.75%, 05/01/25
(Call 05/01/23)(a)(b)

    346       352,923  

International Game Technology PLC, 6.50%, 02/15/25 (Call 08/15/24)(a)(b)

    850       860,387  

Scientific Games International Inc., 8.63%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    760       777,358  

Six Flags Theme Parks Inc., 7.00%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    500       505,740  

Vail Resorts Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/25
(Call 05/30/23)(a)(b)

    828       833,879  
   

 

 

 
      11,651,040  
Environmental Control — 1.0%  

GFL Environmental Inc.

   

3.75%, 08/01/25 (Call 08/01/23)(a)(b)

    1,079       1,044,062  

4.25%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    710       690,731  
   

 

 

 
      1,734,793  
Food — 2.2%  

B&G Foods Inc., 5.25%, 04/01/25
(Call 05/30/23)

    1,265       1,195,653  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp. Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a)(b)

    756       742,815  

Performance Food Group Inc., 6.88%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/23)(a)(b)

    408       410,831  

U.S. Foods Inc., 6.25%, 04/15/25
(Call 04/15/24)(a)

    1,440       1,446,034  
   

 

 

 
      3,795,333  
Food Service — 1.7%  

Aramark Services Inc.

   

5.00%, 04/01/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a)(b)

    863       855,992  

6.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    2,162       2,167,924  
   

 

 

 
      3,023,916  
Gas — 0.5%  

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., 5.50%, 05/20/25 (Call 02/20/25)

    947       920,957  
   

 

 

 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.2%  

Werner FinCo LP/Werner FinCo Inc., 8.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/23)(a)(b)

    380       303,533  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - Services — 2.8%  

Akumin Inc., 7.00%, 11/01/25
(Call 05/29/23)(a)

    675       538,070  

Encompass Health Corp., 5.75%, 09/15/25 (Call 09/15/23)(b)

    517       516,478  

Global Medical Response Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    865       534,094  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 6.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    842       810,029  

ModivCare Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/25
(Call 11/15/23)(a)(b)

    684       653,719  

Prime Healthcare Services Inc., 7.25%, 11/01/25 (Call 11/01/23)(a)(b)

    1,260       1,137,994  

RP Escrow Issuer LLC, 5.25%, 12/15/25 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

    1,133       794,358  
   

 

 

 
      4,984,742  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 0.9%  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.38%, 12/15/25 (Call 05/30/23)(b)

    1,091       1,080,472  
    
Security
  Par
(000)
    Value  
Holding Companies - Diversified (continued)  

Stena International SA, 6.13%, 02/01/25
(Call 02/01/24)(a)(b)

  $ 460     $ 447,060  
   

 

 

 
      1,527,532  
Home Builders — 0.9%  

Empire Communities Corp., 7.00%, 12/15/25 (Call 12/15/23)(a)(b)

    682       624,146  

Meritage Homes Corp., 6.00%, 06/01/25
(Call 03/01/25)

    572       577,920  

New Home Co. Inc. (The), 7.25%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/23)(a)(b)

    415       386,519  
   

 

 

 
      1,588,585  
Household Products & Wares — 0.4%  

Spectrum Brands Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/25
(Call 07/15/23)(b)

    645       640,717  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.9%  

American Greetings Corp., 8.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    29       28,565  

CD&R Smokey Buyer Inc., 6.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/23)(a)(b)

    1,006       885,371  

Newell Brands Inc., 4.88%, 06/01/25
(Call 05/01/25)

    690       672,060  
   

 

 

 
      1,585,996  
Insurance — 1.9%  

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance Inc., 7.00%, 11/15/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    1,295       1,236,531  

AssuredPartners Inc., 7.00%, 08/15/25
(Call 05/30/23)(a)

    679       672,223  

NMI Holdings Inc., 7.38%, 06/01/25
(Call 03/30/25)(a)

    551       560,461  

USI Inc./NY, 6.88%, 05/01/25
(Call 05/30/23)(a)(b)

    883       873,040  
   

 

 

 
      3,342,255  
Internet — 2.1%  

Gen Digital Inc., 5.00%, 04/15/25
(Call 05/09/23)(a)

    1,583       1,565,730  

TripAdvisor Inc., 7.00%, 07/15/25
(Call 07/15/23)(a)(b)

    708       712,630  

Uber Technologies Inc., 7.50%, 05/15/25
(Call 05/15/23)(a)

    1,439       1,460,657  
   

 

 

 
      3,739,017  
Leisure Time — 2.3%  

Constellation Merger Sub Inc., 8.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a)(b)

    617       487,436  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 11.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    2,004       2,126,044  

Viking Cruises Ltd.

   

6.25%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    334       317,587  

13.00%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    990       1,042,401  
   

 

 

 
      3,973,468  
Lodging — 6.7%  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc., 5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/23)(a)(b)

    665       664,481  

Las Vegas Sands Corp., 2.90%, 06/25/25 (Call 05/25/25)

    685       647,373  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 4.88%, 06/06/25 (Call 06/06/23)(c)

    1,350       1,275,818  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.25%, 06/18/25 (Call 05/09/23)(a) .

    675       644,720  

MGM Resorts International

   

5.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    975       971,578  

6.75%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/23)(b)

    1,078       1,087,583  

Sands China Ltd., 5.63%, 08/08/25
(Call 06/08/25)

    2,615       2,560,320  

Studio City Finance Ltd., 6.00%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/23)(a)(b).

    675       625,192  

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., 5.88%, 05/15/25
(Call 05/30/23)(a) .

    410       398,409  

Travel + Leisure Co., 6.60%, 10/01/25
(Call 07/01/25)

    503       504,318  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.50%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)(a)

    2,506       2,472,620  
   

 

 

 
      11,852,412  
Machinery — 0.3%  

Husky III Holding Ltd. , 13.00%, 02/15/25
(Call 02/15/24), (13.75% PIK)(a)(b)(d)

    661       601,563  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2023

  

 

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Manufacturing — 0.3%  

Hillenbrand Inc., 5.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/23)

  $     541     $     540,216  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.8%  

AMC Networks Inc., 4.75%, 08/01/25
(Call 08/01/23)(b)

    1,168       1,082,759  

Univision Communications Inc., 5.13%, 02/15/25 (Call 05/09/23)(a)

    2,128       2,095,612  
   

 

 

 
      3,178,371  
Mining — 0.9%  

Arconic Corp., 6.00%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    1,020       1,019,358  

Perenti Finance Pty Ltd., 6.50%, 10/07/25 (Call 10/07/23)(a)

    605       587,485  
   

 

 

 
      1,606,843  
Office & Business Equipment — 0.6%  

Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/25
(Call 07/15/25)(a)(b)

    1,055       1,005,457  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 6.6%  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., 11.00%, 04/15/25
(Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    762       783,214  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance Inc., 5.63%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    1,703       1,681,917  

CVR Energy Inc., 5.25%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    862       834,114  

Laredo Petroleum Inc., 9.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/24)

    652       655,756  

Nabors Industries Inc., 5.75%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)

    727       707,502  

Neptune Energy Bondco PLC, 6.63%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    1,150       1,136,418  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

5.50%, 12/01/25 (Call 09/01/25)(b)

    915       917,663  

5.88%, 09/01/25 (Call 06/01/25)

    1,090       1,104,900  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/23)

    958       954,542  

Range Resources Corp., 4.88%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)(b)

    1,087       1,073,249  

SM Energy Co., 5.63%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/23)

    466       455,715  

Southwestern Energy Co., 5.70%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)(b)

    553       553,111  

Transocean Inc., 7.25%, 11/01/25 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    480       457,070  

Vermilion Energy Inc., 5.63%, 03/15/25 (Call 05/29/23)(a)(b)

    391       383,751  
   

 

 

 
      11,698,922  
Oil & Gas Services — 0.7%  

CSI Compressco LP/CSI Compressco Finance Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/25 (Call 04/01/24)(a)(b)

    475       458,907  

KCA Deutag UK Finance PLC, 9.88%, 12/01/25 (Call 12/01/23)(a)

    710       707,771  
   

 

 

 
      1,166,678  
Packaging & Containers — 2.5%  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., 5.25%, 04/30/25 (Call 04/30/23)(a)

    955       940,541  

Ball Corp., 5.25%, 07/01/25(b)

    1,460       1,460,117  

Clearwater Paper Corp., 5.38%, 02/01/25(a)(b)

    366       358,592  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.

   

5.38%, 01/15/25(a)(b)

    406       402,094  

6.38%, 08/15/25(a)

    395       405,661  

Sealed Air Corp., 5.50%, 09/15/25
(Call 06/15/25)(a)(b)

    536       537,115  

Trident TPI Holdings Inc., 6.63%, 11/01/25 (Call 05/04/23)(a)

    319       318,892  
   

 

 

 
      4,423,012  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.0%  

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., 5.50%, 11/01/25 (Call 05/29/23)(a)

    2,425       2,109,629  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd./HLF Financing Inc., 7.88%, 09/01/25 (Call 05/29/23)(a)

    842       807,082  

P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/23)(a)(b)

    662       529,911  
   

 

 

 
      3,446,622  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Pipelines — 5.0%  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 7.63%, 12/15/25 (Call 12/15/23)(a)(b)

  $       861     $       869,808  

Buckeye Partners LP, 4.13%, 03/01/25
(Call 02/01/25)(a)

    675       647,845  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 04/01/25 (Call 05/30/23)

    682       672,534  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.15%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    608       588,076  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.00%, 07/01/25 (Call 04/01/25)(a)(b)

    555       544,943  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 6.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 10/01/23)

    775       760,383  

New Fortress Energy Inc., 6.75%, 09/15/25 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    1,790       1,708,251  

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 6.13%, 03/01/25 (Call 05/30/23)

    543       501,596  

NuStar Logistics LP, 5.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 07/01/25)

    861       848,602  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 3.60%, 05/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)(a)

    556       528,939  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/30/23)(b)

    374       311,355  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    826       834,070  
   

 

 

 
      8,816,402  
Real Estate — 0.9%  

Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp., 7.88%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/23)(a)(b)

    903       821,531  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 5.75%, 12/01/25 (Call 05/30/23)(a)

    848       833,321  
   

 

 

 
      1,654,852  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.0%  

Diversified Healthcare Trust, 9.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/23)

    694       663,894  

HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC, 6.00%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    541       526,604  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.25%, 10/01/25 (Call 05/15/23)(a)(b)

    461       433,216  

New Residential Investment Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    794       727,177  

Office Properties Income Trust, 4.50%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)

    935       797,022  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, 7.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    954       958,703  

Service Properties Trust

   

4.50%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/24)

    472       439,215  

7.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    1,115       1,092,979  

Starwood Property Trust Inc., 4.75%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/24)

    720       679,500  

XHR LP, 6.38%, 08/15/25 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    724       714,168  
   

 

 

 
      7,032,478  
Retail — 4.4%  

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., 5.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/24)(a)(b)

    659       661,142  

Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co., 8.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/23)(a)(b)

    398       404,348  

Bath & Body Works Inc., 9.38%, 07/01/25(a)(b)

    423       453,342  

Dave & Buster’s Inc., 7.63%, 11/01/25
(Call 11/01/23)(a)(b)

    596       606,198  

eG Global Finance PLC

   

6.75%, 02/07/25 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    1,075       1,018,530  

8.50%, 10/30/25 (Call 10/30/23)(a)

    985       938,055  

IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 06/15/25
(Call 06/15/23)(a)

    1,048       1,058,815  

Kohl’s Corp., 4.25%, 07/17/25 (Call 04/17/25)

    485       453,538  

Penske Automotive Group Inc., 3.50%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/01/23)(b)

    784       748,077  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2023

  

 

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 
Retail (continued)            

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc., 5.63%, 12/01/25 (Call 12/01/23)

  $ 972     $ 959,510  

Sizzling Platter LLC/Sizzling Platter Finance Corp., 8.50%, 11/28/25 (Call 11/28/23)(a)

    491       454,553  
   

 

 

 
      7,756,108  
Semiconductors — 0.3%            

ams-OSRAM AG, 7.00%, 07/31/25
(Call 07/31/23)(a)(b)

    595       558,169  
   

 

 

 
Software — 1.9%            

Boxer Parent Co. Inc., 7.13%, 10/02/25 (Call 06/01/23)(a)(b)

    825       822,880  

PTC Inc., 3.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    699       673,899  

Veritas U.S. Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.50%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/01/23)(a)(b)

    2,517       1,904,966  
   

 

 

 
      3,401,745  
Telecommunications — 1.7%            

CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    1,867       1,754,215  

Qwest Corp., 7.25%, 09/15/25

    348       308,909  

ViaSat Inc., 5.63%, 09/15/25 (Call 05/09/23)(a)

    976       931,026  
   

 

 

 
      2,994,150  
Transportation — 0.0%            

Western Global Airlines LLC, 10.38%, 08/15/25 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    437       58,698  
   

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.5%            

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 6.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    948       936,321  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 96.7%
(Cost: $171,559,240)

      170,334,201  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares
(000)
    Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 16.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.02%(e)(f)(g)

    24,800     $ 24,806,998  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.75%(e)(f)

    4,330       4,330,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 16.6%
(Cost: $29,130,390)

      29,136,998  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 113.3%
(Cost: $200,689,630)

      199,471,199  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (13.3)%

      (23,377,557
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 176,093,642  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)

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

(d)

Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

(e)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g)

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 April 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
10/31/22
 
 
   
Purchases
at Cost
 
 
   
Proceeds
from Sale
 
 
   
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 
 
   


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
   
Value at
04/30/23
 
 
   


Shares
Held at
04/30/23
(000)
 
 
 
 
    Income      

Capital Gain
Distributions from
Underlying Funds
 
 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 11,992,444     $ 12,808,994 (a)    $     $ (1,222   $ 6,782     $ 24,806,998       24,800     $ 80,803 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    2,080,000       2,250,000 (a)                         4,330,000       4,330       49,760        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (1,222   $ 6,782     $ 29,136,998       $ 130,563     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

April 30, 2023

  

 

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income 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

                 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $        $ 170,334,201        $        $ 170,334,201  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     29,136,998                            29,136,998  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     29,136,998        $ 170,334,201        $        $ 199,471,199  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2023

  

 

iShares® iBonds® 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

    
Security
  Par
(000)
    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Advertising — 0.2%  

Summer BC Bidco B LLC, 5.50%, 10/31/26 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

  $ 210     $ 177,610  
   

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense — 4.1%  

Bombardier Inc., 7.13%, 06/15/26 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    588       584,078  

F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile U.S. LLC, Series XR, 7.38%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/23)(a)(b)

    235       195,184  

Spirit AeroSystems Inc., 3.85%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)

    149       139,705  

TransDigm Inc.
6.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    1,866       1,874,938  

6.38%, 06/15/26 (Call 06/15/23)

    411       410,737  

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/23)

    230       231,341  
   

 

 

 
      3,435,983  
Agriculture — 0.5%  

Turning Point Brands Inc., 5.63%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    117       107,579  

Vector Group Ltd., 10.50%, 11/01/26 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    284       285,775