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  APRIL 30, 2022

 

   

  

2022 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

iShares Trust

·  iShares iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income ETF | IBHB | Cboe BZX

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

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

·  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

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

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

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of April 30, 2022 saw the emergence of significant challenges that disrupted the economic recovery and strong financial markets which characterized 2021. The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of 2022, ending the run of robust growth which followed reopening and the development of the COVID-19 vaccines. Rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

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

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

    (9.65)     0.21%   
 

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

    (18.38)       (16.87)     
 

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

    (11.80)       (8.15)     
 

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    (14.15)       (18.33)     
 

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

    0.07        0.08      
 

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

    (10.29)       (8.86)     
 

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

    (9.47)       (8.51)     
 

Tax-exempt municipal bonds  
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    (7.90)       (7.88)     
 

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

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

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

    Page  

 

 

The Markets in Review

    2  

Fund Summary

    4  

About Fund Performance

    12  

Shareholder Expenses

    12  

Schedules of Investments

    13  

Financial Statements

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    52  

Statements of Operations

    54  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    56  

Financial Highlights

    60  

Notes to Financial Statements

    68  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

    76  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

    78  

Supplemental Information

    79  

General Information

    80  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

    81  

 

 

 


Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022    iShares® iBonds® 2022 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2022 Term High Yield 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 2022, as represented by the Bloomberg 2022 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 Months     1 Year    

Since

Inception

           1 Year     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    0.10 %            1.03     2.67       1.03     8.19

Fund Market

    (0.12     0.77       2.67         0.77       8.20  

Index

    0.54       1.76       3.35               1.76       10.33  

The inception date of the Fund was 5/7/19. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/9/19.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning      

Account Value      

(11/01/21)      

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00      

       $      1,001.00          $       1.74               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.10          $       1.76          0.35

 

  (a) 

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

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY
   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of    
Net Assets(a)

A

  4.3%

Baa

  62.9   

Ba

  14.1   

B

  7.5   

Caa

  1.6   

Ca

  0.3   

Not Rated

  3.9   

Short-Term and Other Assets

  5.4   
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS
   
Security(a)   Percent of    
Net Assets    

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.46%, 07/23/22

  2.3%

Morgan Stanley, 4.88%, 11/01/22

  1.8   

Sprint Communications Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/22

  1.8   

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd., 3.80%, 09/15/22

  1.7   

DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 07/15/22

  1.6   
  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022    iShares® iBonds® 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2023 Term High Yield 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 Months     1 Year    

Since

Inception

           1 Year     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    (2.19 )%            (0.29 )%      3.01       (0.29 )%      9.26

Fund Market

    (2.47     (0.86     2.93         (0.86     9.01  

Index

    (2.17     0.02       3.99               0.02       12.38  

The inception date of the Fund was 5/7/19. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/9/19.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning      

Account Value      

(11/01/21)      

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00      

       $         978.10          $      1.72               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a) 

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

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY
   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*  

Percent of   

Net Assets   

A

  1.1%

Baa

  33.7   

Ba

  34.0   

B

  16.8   

Caa

  7.0   

Not Rated

  4.0   

Short-Term and Other Assets

  3.4   
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS
   
Security(a)   Percent of   
Net Assets   

Sprint Corp., 7.88%, 09/15/23

  2.2%

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 06/15/23

  2.0   

Commerzbank AG, 8.13%, 09/19/23

  2.0   

HCA Inc., 5.88%, 05/01/23

  1.8   

DISH DBS Corp., 5.00%, 03/15/23

  1.8   
  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022    iShares® iBonds® 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2024 Term High Yield 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 Months      1 Year    

Since

Inception

           1 Year    

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    (3.74 )%       (1.64 )%            2.51       (1.64 )%      7.69

Fund Market

    (4.03      (1.95     2.47         (1.95     7.55  

Index

    (4.47      (2.08     2.95               (2.08     9.05  

The inception date of the Fund was 5/7/19. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/9/19.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning      

Account Value      

(11/01/21)      

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00      

       $        962.60          $      1.70               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a) 

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

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY
   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*  

Percent of   

Net Assets   

Baa

  2.2%

Ba

  46.3   

B

  36.1   

Caa

  11.4   

Not Rated

  2.4   

Short-Term and Other Assets

  1.6   
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS
   
Security(a)  

Percent of   

Net Assets   

Sprint Corp., 7.13%, 06/15/24

  3.1%

DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/24

  2.9   

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

  2.9   

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

  2.7   

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 04/15/24

  2.5   
  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022    iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2025 Term High Yield 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 Months     1 Year    

Since

Inception

           1 Year     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    (2.83 )%            (1.32 )%      3.43       (1.32 )%      10.59

Fund Market

    (3.26     (1.76     3.33         (1.76     10.29  

Index

    (2.49     (0.61     3.94               (0.61     12.22  

The inception date of the Fund was 5/7/19. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/9/19.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning      

Account Value      

(11/01/21)      

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00      

       $        971.70          $      1.71               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a) 

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

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY
   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*  

Percent of   

Net Assets   

Baa

  3.0%

Ba

  34.5   

B

  42.6   

Caa

  13.6   

Not Rated

  3.2   

Short-Term and Other Assets

  3.1   
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS
   
Security(a)  

Percent of    

Net Assets(a)

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

  2.1%

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

  1.7   

HCA Inc., 5.38%, 02/01/25

  1.6   

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 7.88%, 02/15/25

  1.4   

Bausch Health Companies Inc., 6.13%, 04/15/25

  1.3   
  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022    iShares® iBonds® 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield 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 Months     1 Year    

Since

Inception

           1 Year    

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    (4.42 )%            (2.78 )%      0.76       (2.78 )%      1.11

Fund Market

    (4.87     (3.39     0.56         (3.39     0.82  

Index

    (4.33     (2.55     1.16               (2.55     1.71  

The inception date of the Fund was 11/10/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 11/12/20.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning      

Account Value      

(11/01/21)      

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00      

       $        955.80          $      1.70               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a) 

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

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY
   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*  

Percent of   

Net Assets   

Baa

  1.9%

Ba

  37.4   

B

  42.2   

Caa

  12.2   

Not Rated

  4.1   

Short-Term and Other Assets

  2.2   
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS
   
Security(a)  

Percent of   

Net Assets   

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

  2.2%

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

  1.8   

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

  1.3   

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

  1.1   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.88%, 01/01/26

  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, 2022    iShares® iBonds® 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2027 Term High Yield 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

 

            Cumulative Total Returns  
     6 Months    

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    (5.67 )%            (5.53 )% 

Fund Market

    (6.25     (6.11

Index

    (5.46     (5.19

The inception date of the Fund was 7/7/21. The first day of secondary market trading was 7/9/21.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning      

Account Value      

(11/01/21)      

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00      

       $        943.30          $      1.69               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.10          $      1.76          0.35

 

  (a) 

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

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY
   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*  

Percent of   

Net Assets   

Baa

  0.2%

Ba

  35.3   

B

  47.5   

Caa

  13.3   

Not Rated

  1.6   

Short-Term and Other Assets

  2.1   
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS
   
Security(a)  

Percent of   

Net Assets   

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

  1.8%

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

  1.6   

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

  1.6   

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

  1.2   

Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27

  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, 2022    iShares® iBonds® 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2028 Term High Yield 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

 

                                   Cumulative Total Returns  
           

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

      (3.19 )% 

Fund Market

      (3.44

Index

            (3.35

The inception date of the Fund was 3/8/22. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/10/22.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning      

Account Value      

(03/08/22)      

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00      

       $        968.10          $      0.50               $      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 53/365 for actual expenses and 181/365 for hypothetical expenses (to reflect the six month period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY
   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*  

Percent of   

Net Assets   

Baa

  1.7%

Ba

  38.8   

B

  46.0   

Caa

  10.3   

Not Rated

  1.2   

Short-Term and Other Assets

  2.0   
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS
   
Security(a)  

Percent of    

Net Assets(a)

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

  1.3%

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

  1.1   

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

  1.1   

DISH DBS Corp., 5.75%, 12/01/28

  1.1   

Carnival Corp., 4.00%, 08/01/28

  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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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022    iShares® iBonds® 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds 2029 Term High Yield 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

 

                                   Cumulative Total Returns  
           

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

      (4.24 )% 

Fund Market

      (4.64

Index

            (4.41

The inception date of the Fund was 3/8/22. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/10/22.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning      

Account Value      

(03/08/22)      

      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(11/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(04/30/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00      

       $        957.60          $      0.50               $      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 53/365 for actual expenses and 181/365 for hypothetical expenses (to reflect the six month period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY
   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*  

Percent of   

Net Assets   

Baa

  1.3%

Ba

  37.5   

B

  43.4   

Caa

  14.1   

Not Rated

  1.3   

Short-Term and Other Assets

  2.4   
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS
   
Security(a)  

Percent of    

Net Assets(a)

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

  1.5%

Centene Corp., 4.63%, 12/15/29

  1.4   

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

  1.3   

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

  0.9   

Altice France SA/France, 5.13%, 07/15/29

  0.9   
  *

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.

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2022 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%            

Boeing Co. (The), 2.70%, 05/01/22(a)

  $ 85     $ 85,000  
   

 

 

 
Agriculture — 1.7%            

Altria Group Inc., 2.85%, 08/09/22

    855       857,325  

BAT Capital Corp., 2.76%, 08/15/22 (Call 07/15/22)

    310       310,422  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 3.00%, 09/25/22 (Call 08/25/22)

    310       311,082  
   

 

 

 
          1,478,829  
Airlines — 1.5%            

American Airlines Group Inc., 5.00%, 06/01/22(b)

      1,028       1,028,812  

Southwest Airlines Co., 2.75%, 11/16/22 (Call 10/16/22)

    250       250,360  
   

 

 

 
      1,279,172  
Apparel — 0.3%            

Tapestry Inc., 3.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    255       255,194  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 4.0%            

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

2.98%, 08/03/22 (Call 07/03/22)

    505       504,626  

3.35%, 11/01/22

    485       485,073  

3.55%, 10/07/22

    391       391,063  

4.25%, 09/20/22

    475       476,805  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

   

3.15%, 06/30/22 (Call 05/30/22)

    425       425,620  

3.55%, 07/08/22

    1,130       1,134,249  
   

 

 

 
      3,417,436  
Banks — 9.0%            

Citigroup Inc., 4.05%, 07/30/22

    825       829,620  

Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., 3.95%, 11/09/22(a)

    675       681,129  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd., 3.80%, 09/15/22

    1,480       1,488,628  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY, 3.30%, 11/16/22(a)

    1,025       1,028,116  

Fifth Third Bancorp., 2.60%, 06/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    125       125,048  

Morgan Stanley, 4.88%, 11/01/22(a)

    1,550       1,570,584  

Natwest Group PLC, 6.13%, 12/15/22

    1,170       1,189,937  

Synchrony Bank, 3.00%, 06/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    365       365,110  

Synovus Financial Corp., 3.13%, 11/01/22 (Call 10/01/22)

    475       476,648  
   

 

 

 
      7,754,820  
Beverages — 0.0%            

Molson Coors Beverage Co., 3.50%, 05/01/22(a)

    45       45,000  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 1.8%            

Biogen Inc., 3.63%, 09/15/22

    760       764,112  

Gilead Sciences Inc., 3.25%, 09/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    775       777,185  
   

 

 

 
      1,541,297  
Chemicals — 3.1%            

Cabot Corp., 3.70%, 07/15/22

    225       225,794  

Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 4.63%, 11/15/22

    635       641,128  

Eastman Chemical Co., 3.60%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    500       500,770  

Mosaic Co. (The), 3.25%, 11/15/22 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    750       753,953  

Nutrien Ltd., 3.15%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    385       386,020  

RPM International Inc., 3.45%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    200       200,748  
   

 

 

 
      2,708,413  
Commercial Services — 2.4%            

Block Financial LLC, 5.50%, 11/01/22 (Call 05/01/22)

    205       205,000  

Equifax Inc., 3.30%, 12/15/22 (Call 09/15/22)

    425       426,551  

North Queensland Export Terminal Pty Ltd., 4.45%, 12/15/22(b)

    1,100       1,067,275  

PayPal Holdings Inc., 2.20%, 09/26/22

    60       60,113  

Verisk Analytics Inc., 4.13%, 09/12/22

    300       301,926  
   

 

 

 
      2,060,865  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Computers — 1.7%            

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.40%, 10/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

  $   1,135     $     1,142,094  

HP Inc., 4.05%, 09/15/22

    335       337,412  
   

 

 

 
      1,479,506  
Diversified Financial Services — 4.9%            

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.63%, 07/01/22(a)

    415       416,461  

Air Lease Corp., 2.63%, 07/01/22 (Call 06/01/22)

    750       750,615  

Ally Financial Inc., 4.63%, 05/19/22

    325       325,270  

Discover Financial Services, 3.85%, 11/21/22

    650       656,604  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., 2.35%, 09/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

    135       135,175  

International Lease Finance Corp., 5.88%, 08/15/22

    700       704,641  

Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings Inc., 2.95%, 08/24/22 (Call 07/24/22)

    555       555,954  

Synchrony Financial, 2.85%, 07/25/22 (Call 06/25/22)

    665       664,834  
   

 

 

 
      4,209,554  
Electric — 10.0%            

AEP Texas Inc., 2.40%, 10/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)

    310       310,047  

American Electric Power Co. Inc., Series F, 2.95%, 12/15/22 (Call 09/15/22)

    250       250,270  

Dominion Energy Inc., Series B, 2.75%, 09/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    260       260,075  

DTE Energy Co.

   

2.25%, 11/01/22

    350       349,769  

Series H, 0.55%, 11/01/22

    560       555,212  

Duke Energy Corp.

   

2.40%, 08/15/22 (Call 07/15/22)

    425       425,370  

3.05%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    385       385,100  

Edison International

   

2.40%, 09/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    305       303,795  

3.13%, 11/15/22 (Call 10/15/22)

    325       325,413  

Entergy Corp., 4.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    560       560,851  

Exelon Corp., 3.50%, 06/01/22 (Call 05/01/22)(a)

    301       301,000  

FirstEnergy Corp., Series A, 3.35%, 07/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    1,281       1,277,644  

ITC Holdings Corp., 2.70%, 11/15/22 (Call 10/15/22)

    560       559,367  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 1.75%, 06/16/22 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    1,060       1,059,237  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., 2.65%, 11/15/22 (Call 10/15/22)

    600       600,708  

TransAlta Corp., 4.50%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    1,150       1,151,207  
   

 

 

 
      8,675,065  
Electronics — 0.6%            

Avnet Inc., 4.88%, 12/01/22

    300       303,357  

Jabil Inc., 4.70%, 09/15/22(a)

    220       221,637  
   

 

 

 
      524,994  
Environmental Control — 0.3%            

Waste Management Inc., 2.90%, 09/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    260       260,398  
   

 

 

 
Food — 3.4%            

General Mills Inc., 2.60%, 10/12/22 (Call 09/12/22)

    410       411,074  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.50%, 06/06/22(a)

    1,000       1,001,000  

Kroger Co. (The), 2.80%, 08/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    565       566,068  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, 2.70%, 08/15/22 (Call 07/15/22)

    625       626,325  

Sysco Corp., 2.60%, 06/12/22

    335       335,409  
   

 

 

 
      2,939,876  
Health Care - Products — 0.7%            

DH Europe Finance II Sarl, 2.05%, 11/15/22(a)

    565       564,729  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - Services — 3.8%            

Aetna Inc., 2.75%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    760       761,132  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2022 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care - Services (continued)            

Anthem Inc.

   

2.95%, 12/01/22 (Call 11/01/22)

  $ 960     $ 963,159  

3.13%, 05/15/22

    60       60,034  

CommonSpirit Health, 2.95%, 11/01/22

    375       376,391  

Dignity Health, 3.13%, 11/01/22

    250       250,980  

Humana Inc.

   

2.90%, 12/15/22 (Call 11/15/22)

    185       185,629  

3.15%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)

    685       688,089  
   

 

 

 
              3,285,414  
Home Builders — 3.0%            

DR Horton Inc., 4.38%, 09/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)(a)

    300       301,056  

KB Home, 7.50%, 09/15/22

      1,195       1,213,343  

Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    495       498,559  

NVR Inc., 3.95%, 09/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    580       581,781  
   

 

 

 
      2,594,739  
Home Furnishings — 0.5%            

Leggett & Platt Inc., 3.40%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    250       249,745  

Whirlpool Corp., 4.70%, 06/01/22

    150       150,378  
   

 

 

 
      400,123  
Household Products & Wares — 1.2%            

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

   

2.45%, 08/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    210       210,510  

2.88%, 10/01/22

    375       376,436  

Clorox Co. (The), 3.05%, 09/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    480       481,037  
   

 

 

 
      1,067,983  
Insurance — 1.7%            

Alleghany Corp., 4.95%, 06/27/22

    355       356,807  

Aon Corp., 2.20%, 11/15/22

    590       589,203  

Fidelity National Financial Inc., 5.50%, 09/01/22(a)

    340       343,618  

Globe Life Inc., 3.80%, 09/15/22(a)

    80       80,665  

Markel Corp., 4.90%, 07/01/22

    100       100,498  
   

 

 

 
      1,470,791  
Internet — 1.2%            

NortonLifeLock Inc., 3.95%, 06/15/22 (Call 05/31/22)

    1,020       1,018,144  
   

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.5%            

Nucor Corp., 4.13%, 09/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    464       465,271  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 1.4%            

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/22

    1,245       1,248,424  
   

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 2.8%            

Carlisle Companies Inc., 3.75%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    225       226,127  

Eaton Corp., 2.75%, 11/02/22

    1,135       1,137,860  

General Electric Co.

   

2.70%, 10/09/22

    290       290,737  

3.15%, 09/07/22(a)

    550       551,265  

Parker-Hannifin Corp., 3.50%, 09/15/22

    255       256,568  
   

 

 

 
      2,462,557  
Media — 5.5%            

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.46%, 07/23/22 (Call 05/23/22)

    2,010       2,014,402  

CSC Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 09/15/22

    1,305       1,309,463  

DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 07/15/22

    1,416       1,420,064  
   

 

 

 
      4,743,929  
Mining — 0.8%            

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/22 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

    360       352,893  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mining (continued)            

Southern Copper Corp., 3.50%, 11/08/22

  $ 340     $ 340,823  
   

 

 

 
          693,716  
Oil & Gas — 0.1%            

Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    102       102,094  
   

 

 

 
Packaging & Containers — 1.9%            

Graphic Packaging International LLC, 4.88%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

      1,010           1,013,414  

Sealed Air Corp., 4.88%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)(b)

    584       587,486  
   

 

 

 
      1,600,900  
Pharmaceuticals — 6.2%            

AbbVie Inc.

   

2.30%, 11/21/22

    740       740,067  

2.90%, 11/06/22

    725       727,356  

3.20%, 11/06/22 (Call 09/06/22)(a)

    450       452,057  

3.25%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    315       315,765  

AstraZeneca PLC, 2.38%, 06/12/22 (Call 05/12/22)

    85       85,080  

Cigna Corp., 3.05%, 11/30/22 (Call 10/31/22)

    455       457,184  

CVS Health Corp.

   

2.75%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)

    985       987,807  

3.50%, 07/20/22 (Call 05/20/22)

    740       740,770  

4.75%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)

    230       232,047  

McKesson Corp., 2.70%, 12/15/22
(Call 09/15/22)(a)

    160       160,310  

Viatris Inc., 1.13%, 06/22/22

    475       473,879  
   

 

 

 
      5,372,322  
Pipelines — 5.8%            

Enbridge Inc., 2.90%, 07/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    555       555,344  

Energy Transfer LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    705       708,793  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 3.95%, 09/01/22 (Call 06/01/22)

    690       691,007  

MPLX LP, 3.50%, 12/01/22 (Call 11/01/22)

    565       567,582  

ONEOK Partners LP, 3.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    840       841,840  

Ruby Pipeline LLC, 8.00%, 04/01/22(a)(b)(c)

    259       230,174  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 2.50%, 08/01/22

    880       881,083  

Williams Companies Inc. (The), 3.35%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    545       545,125  
   

 

 

 
      5,020,948  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.8%            

Office Properties Income Trust, 4.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    185       185,144  

Service Properties Trust, 5.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/31/22)

    1,406       1,402,822  

SL Green Operating Partnership LP, 3.25%, 10/15/22 (Call 09/15/22)

    525       525,305  

SL Green Realty Corp., 4.50%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)

    304       306,189  
   

 

 

 
      2,419,460  
Retail — 1.3%            

O’Reilly Automotive Inc., 3.80%, 09/01/22 (Call 06/01/22)

    250       250,240  

Starbucks Corp., 2.70%, 06/15/22 (Call 05/31/22)

    395       395,407  

Walgreen Co., 3.10%, 09/15/22

    475       477,061  
   

 

 

 
      1,122,708  
Savings & Loans — 0.5%            

People’s United Financial Inc., 3.65%, 12/06/22 (Call 09/06/22)(a)

    410       411,488  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.4%            

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., 7.50%, 08/15/22

    318       321,927  
   

 

 

 
Software — 3.1%            

Autodesk Inc., 3.60%, 12/15/22 (Call 09/15/22)

    480       482,362  

Fiserv Inc., 3.50%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)(a)

    335       335,968  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2022 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par/

Shares

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Software (continued)            

Oracle Corp.

   

2.50%, 05/15/22

  $ 100     $ 100,032  

2.50%, 10/15/22(a)

    1,325       1,326,139  

Roper Technologies Inc.

   

0.45%, 08/15/22

    90       89,561  

3.13%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    340       341,071  
   

 

 

 
      2,675,133  
Telecommunications — 3.8%            

AT&T Inc., 2.63%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)(a)

    800       803,512  

Sprint Communications Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/22(a)

      1,502       1,523,058  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, 4.13%, 05/15/22(a)

    606       606,006  

Vodafone Group PLC, 2.50%, 09/26/22

    315       315,258  
   

 

 

 
      3,247,834  
Transportation — 0.8%            

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc., 3.30%, 08/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    335       335,664  

Ryder System Inc., 2.50%, 09/01/22 (Call 08/01/22)(a)

    330       330,003  
   

 

 

 
      665,667  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 94.6%
(Cost: $82,004,726)

 

      81,691,720  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 12.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.38%(d)(e)(f)

    6,759       6,758,956  
Security  

    

Shares

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Money Market Funds (continued)            

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

      3,960     $ 3,960,000  
   

 

 

 
          10,718,956  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 12.4%
(Cost: $10,717,674)

 

    10,718,956  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 107.0%
(Cost: $92,722,400)

 

    92,410,676  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (7.0)%

 

    (6,032,615
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   86,378,061  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(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, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

10/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

04/30/22

    

Shares

Held at

04/30/22

(000)

     Income    

Capital Gain

Distributions from

Underlying Funds

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 6,234,299        $527,207 (a)    $       $ (3,488   $ 938      $ 6,758,956        6,759      $ 11,864 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     3,280,000        680,000 (a)                          3,960,000        3,960        1,461        
          

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ (3,488   $ 938      $ 10,718,956         $ 13,325     $  
          

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2022 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  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $      $ 81,691,720      $             —      $ 81,691,720  

Money Market Funds

     10,718,956                      10,718,956  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 10,718,956      $ 81,691,720      $      $ 92,410,676  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2022

  

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 — 2.0%            

Boeing Co. (The)

   

1.17%, 02/04/23 (Call 05/31/22)

  $ 300     $ 296,019  

1.88%, 06/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)

    175       172,431  

4.51%, 05/01/23 (Call 04/01/23)

    675       682,992  

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

    100       100,871  

Northrop Grumman Corp., 3.25%, 08/01/23

    260       261,022  

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

    90       90,821  

Spirit AeroSystems Inc., 3.95%, 06/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    696       682,010  
   

 

 

 
      2,286,166  
Agriculture — 0.1%            

Reynolds American Inc., 4.85%, 09/15/23(a)

    170       173,380  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 1.1%            

American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2013-2, Class A, 4.95%, 07/15/24

    220       218,862  

Delta Air Lines Inc., 3.80%, 04/19/23 (Call 03/19/23)(a)

    939       937,150  

Southwest Airlines Co., 4.75%, 05/04/23(a)

    175       177,800  
   

 

 

 
      1,333,812  
Auto Manufacturers — 4.9%            

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

3.09%, 01/09/23

    600       596,628  

3.10%, 05/04/23

    565       558,751  

3.37%, 11/17/23

    875       860,860  

4.14%, 02/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)

    325       325,010  

4.38%, 08/06/23

    683       683,649  

General Motors Co.

   

4.88%, 10/02/23

    500       510,415  

5.40%, 10/02/23

    195       200,440  

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

   

1.70%, 08/18/23

    400       392,132  

3.70%, 05/09/23 (Call 03/09/23)

    170       170,988  

4.15%, 06/19/23 (Call 05/19/23)

    150       151,585  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 5.63%, 02/01/23 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    930       923,881  

Stellantis NV, 5.25%, 04/15/23

    275       279,683  
   

 

 

 
            5,654,022  
Banks — 4.5%            

Citigroup Inc., 3.50%, 05/15/23

    250       251,598  

Commerzbank AG, 8.13%, 09/19/23(a)(b)

      2,200       2,301,288  

Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., 4.63%, 12/01/23(a)

    100       101,770  

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

    405       406,470  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY, 3.95%, 02/27/23(a)

    200       201,022  

Discover Bank, 4.20%, 08/08/23

    505       509,914  

First Horizon Corp., 3.55%, 05/26/23 (Call 04/26/23)

    25       25,056  

Morgan Stanley, 4.10%, 05/22/23

    395       399,104  

Natwest Group PLC

   

3.88%, 09/12/23

    756       758,177  

6.10%, 06/10/23(a)

    100       102,379  

Santander Holdings USA Inc., 3.40%, 01/18/23 (Call 12/18/22)

    200       200,820  
   

 

 

 
      5,257,598  
Beverages — 0.6%            

Constellation Brands Inc.

   

3.20%, 02/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)

    150       150,713  

4.25%, 05/01/23

    205       207,759  

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

    300       300,555  
   

 

 

 
      659,027  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Biotechnology — 0.9%            

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

  $ 165     $ 163,924  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

   

0.75%, 09/29/23 (Call 05/10/22)

    382       369,516  

2.50%, 09/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)

    180       179,111  

Royalty Pharma PLC, 0.75%, 09/02/23

    300       290,262  
   

 

 

 
          1,002,813  
Building Materials — 0.3%            

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

    163       164,834  

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

    100       99,537  

Mohawk Industries Inc., 3.85%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/01/22)

    100       100,671  
   

 

 

 
          365,042  
Chemicals — 0.8%            

DuPont de Nemours Inc., 4.21%, 11/15/23 (Call 10/15/23)

    670       679,212  

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

    235       237,771  
   

 

 

 
          916,983  
Commercial Services — 2.1%            

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

    1,345       1,336,284  

Ahern Rentals Inc., 7.38%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    890       836,600  

Global Payments Inc.

   

3.75%, 06/01/23 (Call 03/01/23)

    25       25,118  

4.00%, 06/01/23 (Call 05/01/23)

    140       141,354  

RELX Capital Inc., 3.50%, 03/16/23 (Call 02/16/23)

    125       125,579  
   

 

 

 
          2,464,935  
Computers — 1.6%            

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 5.45%, 06/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)

    127       129,771  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

   

2.25%, 04/01/23 (Call 03/01/23)(a)

    250       248,748  

4.45%, 10/02/23 (Call 09/02/23)

    350       355,275  

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.75%, 06/01/23

      1,075       1,081,256  
   

 

 

 
          1,815,050  
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.6%            

Avon Products Inc., 6.50%, 03/15/23

    730       754,265  
   

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.9%            

Avient Corp., 5.25%, 03/15/23

    1,035             1,042,245  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 7.5%            

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust

   

1.15%, 10/29/23(a)

    500       477,510  

4.13%, 07/03/23 (Call 06/03/23)

    150       149,781  

4.50%, 09/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)

    390       390,725  

Air Lease Corp.

   

3.00%, 09/15/23 (Call 07/15/23)

    350       346,147  

3.88%, 07/03/23 (Call 06/03/23)

    130       130,421  

Aircastle Ltd.

   

4.40%, 09/25/23 (Call 08/25/23)

    150       150,527  

5.00%, 04/01/23

    60       60,530  

Ally Financial Inc.

   

1.45%, 10/02/23 (Call 09/02/23)

    325       315,894  

3.05%, 06/05/23 (Call 05/05/23)

    200       199,610  

BGC Partners Inc., 5.38%, 07/24/23

    100       101,489  

Capital One Bank USA N.A., 3.38%, 02/15/23

    250       251,655  

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

2.60%, 05/11/23 (Call 04/11/23)

    200       199,446  

3.20%, 01/30/23 (Call 12/30/22)

    100       100,657  

3.50%, 06/15/23

    250       251,240  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc., 5.50%, 10/18/23 (Call 01/18/23)

    110       111,923  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

Navient Corp.

   

5.50%, 01/25/23(a)

  $ 1,564     $ 1,571,820  

7.25%, 09/25/23(a)

    934       959,918  

OneMain Finance Corp.

   

5.63%, 03/15/23(a)

    1,405       1,418,699  

8.25%, 10/01/23

    900       937,377  

TMX Finance LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp., 11.13%, 04/01/23 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    565       557,632  
   

 

 

 
      8,683,001  
Electric — 3.4%            

American Electric Power Co. Inc., Series M, 0.75%, 11/01/23 (Call 05/31/22)

    175       168,679  

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

    140       141,505  

Consolidated Edison Inc., Series A, 0.65%, 12/01/23 (Call 05/31/22)

    200       192,322  

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

    100       100,779  

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

    100       100,958  

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

    200       198,224  

InterGen NV, 7.00%, 06/30/23 (Call 05/30/22)(b)

    940       920,035  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc., 0.65%, 03/01/23

    380       374,049  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

   

1.37%, 03/10/23 (Call 05/10/22)

    350       344,918  

1.70%, 11/15/23 (Call 11/15/22)(a)

    375       364,549  

3.85%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)

    120       119,678  

4.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)

    135       135,382  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., 0.84%, 11/08/23 (Call 05/31/22)

    215       206,935  

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

    300       300,006  

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

    180       174,037  

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

    140       134,827  
   

 

 

 
      3,976,883  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%            

EnerSys, 5.00%, 04/30/23 (Call 01/30/23)(b)

    555       555,821  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.3%            

Agilent Technologies Inc., 3.88%, 07/15/23 (Call 05/04/22)

    125       126,833  

Sensata Technologies BV, 4.88%, 10/15/23(b)

    1,365       1,369,313  
   

 

 

 
      1,496,146  
Energy - Alternate Sources — 0.8%            

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.25%, 01/31/23 (Call 10/31/22)(a)(b)

    870       871,714  
   

 

 

 
Food — 2.9%            

Albertsons Companies Inc./Safeway Inc./New

   

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

    1,325       1,323,132  

Campbell Soup Co., 3.65%, 03/15/23 (Call 02/15/23)

    100       100,627  

Conagra Brands Inc., 0.50%, 08/11/23 (Call 08/11/22)

    150       145,018  

Fresh Market Inc. (The), 9.75%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

      1,110             1,082,616  

General Mills Inc., 3.70%, 10/17/23 (Call 09/17/23)

    232       234,174  

Kellogg Co., 2.65%, 12/01/23

    175       173,896  

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

    145       146,267  

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

    120       121,037  
   

 

 

 
      3,326,767  
Gas — 0.9%            

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

    100       100,380  

ONE Gas Inc., 0.85%, 03/11/23 (Call 05/31/22)

    75       73,935  

Rockpoint Gas Storage Canada Ltd., 7.00%, 03/31/23 (Call 05/30/22)(b)

    735       727,826  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Gas (continued)            

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

  $ 110     $ 108,939  
   

 

 

 
      1,011,080  
Health Care - Products — 0.7%            

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

    200       192,404  

PerkinElmer Inc., 0.55%, 09/15/23 (Call 09/15/22)

    135       130,472  

Stryker Corp., 0.60%, 12/01/23 (Call 05/10/22)

    160       154,219  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., 0.80%, 10/18/23 (Call 10/18/22)

    385       373,308  
   

 

 

 
      850,403  
Health Care - Services — 4.6%            

Aetna Inc., 2.80%, 06/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)

    260       259,467  

Anthem Inc., 3.30%, 01/15/23(a)

    125       125,665  

HCA Inc., 5.88%, 05/01/23

    2,029       2,094,314  

Humana Inc., 0.65%, 08/03/23 (Call 05/09/22)

    350       339,916  

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

    90       90,787  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 06/15/23

    2,309       2,376,354  
   

 

 

 
      5,286,503  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 1.1%  

Ares Capital Corp., 3.50%, 02/10/23 (Call 01/10/23)(a)

    125       125,093  

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

    100       100,342  

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

    1,070       1,087,377  
   

 

 

 
      1,312,812  
Home Builders — 1.9%            

DR Horton Inc.

   

4.75%, 02/15/23 (Call 11/15/22)

    15       15,177  

5.75%, 08/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)

    100       102,905  

KB Home, 7.63%, 05/15/23 (Call 11/15/22)

    700       717,206  

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

    125       127,213  

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II Inc., 5.88%, 04/15/23
(Call 01/15/23)(b)

    645       651,908  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.38%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    640       644,838  
   

 

 

 
      2,259,247  
Housewares — 1.7%            

Newell Brands Inc., 4.10%, 04/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    2,000       1,999,540  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.6%            

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

    90       90,843  

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

    70       70,526  

Assurant Inc., 4.20%, 09/27/23 (Call 08/27/23)

    65       65,796  

Jackson Financial Inc., 1.13%, 11/22/23(b)

    200       193,050  

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

    100       100,942  

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

    150       152,561  
   

 

 

 
      673,718  
Internet — 0.1%            

Expedia Group Inc., 3.60%, 12/15/23 (Call 11/15/23)

    175       175,023  
   

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.5%            

Commercial Metals Co., 4.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    579       583,012  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 2.2%            

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

   

9.13%, 06/15/23 (Call 03/15/23)(b)

      1,300       1,343,030  

10.88%, 06/01/23 (Call 03/01/23)(b)

    1,100       1,151,304  
   

 

 

 
            2,494,334  
Lodging — 3.5%            

Hyatt Hotels Corp.

   

1.30%, 10/01/23 (Call 10/01/22)

    300       291,732  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Lodging (continued)            

3.38%, 07/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)

  $ 100     $ 99,384  

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

    85       85,973  

MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 03/15/23

    1,940       1,964,463  

Travel + Leisure Co., 3.90%, 03/01/23 (Call 12/01/22)

    650       649,448  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 4.25%, 05/30/23 (Call 02/28/23)(b)

    1,010       990,457  
   

 

 

 
      4,081,457  
Machinery — 0.9%            

Cleaver-Brooks Inc., 7.88%, 03/01/23 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    700       666,659  

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

    140       137,999  

CNH Industrial NV, 4.50%, 08/15/23

    250       253,535  
   

 

 

 
      1,058,193  
Manufacturing — 0.2%            

Carlisle Companies Inc., 0.55%, 09/01/23 (Call 09/01/22)

    90       86,969  

Trane Technologies Global Holding Co. Ltd., 4.25%, 06/15/23

    100       101,181  
   

 

 

 
      188,150  
Media — 3.0%            

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.00%, 03/01/23 (Call 05/16/22)(a)(b)

    850       849,065  

Discovery Communications LLC, 2.95%, 03/20/23 (Call 02/20/23)

    125       124,960  

DISH DBS Corp., 5.00%, 03/15/23

    2,098       2,090,762  

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

    180       182,623  

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.38%, 03/15/23

    225       235,354  
   

 

 

 
      3,482,764  
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.1%            

Crane Co., 4.45%, 12/15/23 (Call 09/15/23)

    165       167,353  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 1.2%            

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., 3.88%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    1,429       1,435,445  
   

 

 

 
Office & Business Equipment — 1.6%            

Xerox Corp., 4.63%, 03/15/23 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    1,815       1,815,000  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 3.5%            

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 2.95%, 01/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    50       50,092  

Continental Resources Inc./OK, 4.50%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)

    410       414,678  

Devon Energy Corp., 8.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)

    35       36,726  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 2.70%, 02/15/23 (Call 11/15/22)

    225       223,589  

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

    150       146,343  

Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    1,045       1,047,382  

Transocean Sentry Ltd., 5.38%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/30/22)(b)

    537       522,889  

Vantage Drilling International, 9.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    620       588,337  

W&T Offshore Inc., 9.75%, 11/01/23 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

      1,035       1,028,811  
   

 

 

 
            4,058,847  
Oil & Gas Services — 0.3%            

Halliburton Co., 3.50%, 08/01/23 (Call 05/01/23)

    205       205,879  

HF SINCLAIR Corp., 2.63%, 10/01/23(b)

    100       98,113  
   

 

 

 
      303,992  
Packaging & Containers — 2.7%            

Ball Corp., 4.00%, 11/15/23(a)

    1,915       1,918,409  

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

    1,159       1,175,782  
   

 

 

 
      3,094,191  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.2%            

AbbVie Inc.

   

2.85%, 05/14/23 (Call 03/14/23)(a)

    100       100,169  

3.75%, 11/14/23 (Call 10/14/23)

    320       323,546  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

AmerisourceBergen Corp., 0.74%, 03/15/23 (Call 05/31/22)

  $ 50     $ 49,255  

Cardinal Health Inc., 3.20%, 03/15/23(a)

    100       100,350  

Cigna Corp.

   

3.00%, 07/15/23 (Call 05/16/23)

    200       200,046  

3.75%, 07/15/23 (Call 06/15/23)

    330       332,858  

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

    360       364,849  

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

    130       131,073  

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

    287       286,262  

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

    500       507,590  

Zoetis Inc., 3.25%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/01/22)

    190       190,756  
   

 

 

 
      2,586,754  
Pipelines — 7.4%            

Buckeye Partners LP, 4.15%, 07/01/23 (Call 04/01/23)

    1,185       1,178,400  

DCP Midstream Operating LP, 3.88%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    770       768,113  

Enbridge Inc.

   

0.55%, 10/04/23

    145       139,722  

4.00%, 10/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)

    220       222,136  

Energy Transfer LP

   

4.25%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    250       252,045  

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

    400       403,472  

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

    300       302,331  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.35%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    175       175,852  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 07/15/23 (Call 06/15/23)

    1,255       1,250,394  

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

    300       300,909  

Kinder Morgan Inc., 3.15%, 01/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    250       250,615  

MPLX LP, 4.50%, 07/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)

    300       303,330  

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 11/01/23 (Call 05/31/22)

    934       872,496  

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

    130       135,706  

ONEOK Partners LP, 5.00%, 09/15/23 (Call 06/15/23)

    130       132,174  

PBF Logistics LP/PBF Logistics Finance Corp., 6.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/31/22)

    1,055       1,049,841  

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

    192       192,472  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.63%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)

    300       304,836  

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

    180       181,282  

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

    200       202,654  
   

 

 

 
      8,618,780  
Real Estate — 2.1%            

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

      1,425       1,455,695  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 4.88%, 06/01/23 (Call 03/01/23)(a)(b)

    970       966,857  
   

 

 

 
            2,422,552  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.9%            

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP, 3.75%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)

    50       50,303  

American Tower Corp.

   

3.00%, 06/15/23

    200       199,780  

3.50%, 01/31/23

    100       100,631  

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

    130       130,071  

Crown Castle International Corp., 3.15%, 07/15/23 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    250       249,790  

 

 

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, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

    

Par
(000)

    Value  

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)            

Essex Portfolio LP, 3.25%, 05/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)

  $ 15     $ 15,018  

GEO Group Inc. (The), 5.13%, 04/01/23 (Call 05/31/22)

    495       475,215  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II Inc., 5.38%, 11/01/23 (Call 08/01/23)

    130       131,832  

Mid-America Apartments LP, 4.30%, 10/15/23 (Call 07/15/23)

    80       80,970  

Piedmont Operating Partnership LP, 3.40%, 06/01/23 (Call 03/01/23)

    80       79,906  

Service Properties Trust, 4.50%, 06/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    1,050       1,029,136  

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

    860       867,869  
   

 

 

 
            3,410,521  
Retail — 3.2%            

AutoZone Inc., 3.13%, 07/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)

    115       115,253  

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

    725       722,484  

Dollar General Corp., 3.25%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)

    25       25,121  

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

    140       141,497  

QVC Inc., 4.38%, 03/15/23

      1,155       1,155,843  

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

    205       207,204  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., 0.95%, 11/17/23 (Call 05/31/22)

    230       222,872  

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

    1,080       1,087,668  
   

 

 

 
      3,677,942  
Semiconductors — 0.6%            

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

    100       101,107  

Microchip Technology Inc.

   

2.67%, 09/01/23

    265       262,149  

4.33%, 06/01/23 (Call 05/01/23)

    225       227,533  

Skyworks Solutions Inc., 0.90%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/22)

    50       48,775  
   

 

 

 
      639,564  
Shipbuilding — 0.1%            

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., 0.67%, 08/16/23 (Call 08/16/22)(b)

    100       96,707  
   

 

 

 
Software — 1.7%            

Fidelity National Information Services Inc., 0.38%, 03/01/23(a)

    100       98,018  

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

    300       302,643  

Oracle Corp.

   

2.40%, 09/15/23 (Call 07/15/23)

    700       693,420  

2.63%, 02/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    100       99,896  

3.63%, 07/15/23

    345       347,491  

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

    170       171,035  

VMware Inc., 0.60%, 08/15/23

    300       290,298  
   

 

 

 
      2,002,801  
Telecommunications — 7.5%            

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

    200       202,810  
Security   Par/
Shares
(000)
    Value  

 

 
Telecommunications (continued)            

DKT Finance ApS, 9.38%, 06/17/23 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

  $ 870     $ 867,059  

Ligado Networks LLC, 15.50%, 11/01/23,
(15.50% PIK)(b)(c)

    2,717       1,857,818  

Lumen Technologies Inc., Series W, 6.75%, 12/01/23(a)

    1,550       1,576,133  

Quebecor Media Inc., 5.75%, 01/15/23

    1,380       1,396,836  

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

    245       247,457  

Sprint Corp., 7.88%, 09/15/23

      2,449       2,571,181  
   

 

 

 
      8,719,294  
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.3%            

Mattel Inc., 3.15%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    387       386,408  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.5%            

Altera Infrastructure LP/Teekay Offshore Finance Corp., 8.50%, 07/15/23 (Call 05/16/22)(b)

    625       343,750  

Ryder System Inc., 3.88%, 12/01/23 (Call 11/01/23)

    200       201,580  
   

 

 

 
      545,330  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 96.6%
(Cost: $114,938,746)

      112,073,387  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 15.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.38%(d)(e)(f)

    15,418       15,417,844  

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

    2,060       2,060,000  
   

 

 

 
      17,477,844  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 15.1%
(Cost: $17,475,529)

      17,477,844  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 111.7%
(Cost: $132,414,275)

      129,551,231  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (11.7)%

 

    (13,618,386
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   115,932,845  
   

 

 

 

 

(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, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

10/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

04/30/22

   

Shares

Held at

04/30/22

(000)

    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions from
Underlying Funds

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 5,910,354     $ 9,510,054 (a)    $     $ (4,006   $ 1,442     $ 15,417,844       15,418     $ 6,645 (b)    $                      —

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    5,780,000             (3,720,000 )(a)                  2,060,000       2,060       740    
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

         $ (4,006   $ 1,442     $ 17,477,844       $ 7,385     $                      —
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

(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.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments
Assets

                 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $        $ 112,073,387        $         —        $ 112,073,387  

Money Market Funds

     17,477,844                            17,477,844  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   17,477,844        $ 112,073,387        $        $ 129,551,231  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   
Aerospace & Defense — 5.1%            

Bombardier Inc., 7.50%, 12/01/24 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

  $ 911     $ 909,469  

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

    1,320       1,342,955  

Triumph Group Inc.

   

6.25%, 09/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    618       595,264  

8.88%, 06/01/24 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    654       676,426  
   

 

 

 
      3,524,114  
Airlines — 1.9%            

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

    1,020       974,069  

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

    355       353,726  
   

 

 

 
      1,327,795  
Apparel — 1.5%            

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

    1,025       1,015,908  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 3.0%            

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

3.66%, 09/08/24

    314       304,759  

3.81%, 01/09/24 (Call 11/09/23)

    320       315,245  

4.06%, 11/01/24 (Call 10/01/24)

    705       689,984  

5.58%, 03/18/24 (Call 02/18/24)

    770       778,077  
   

 

 

 
      2,088,065  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.4%            

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., 13.00%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/22)(a)(b)

    295       298,392  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 3.6%            

Freedom Mortgage Corp., 8.13%, 11/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    505       489,436  

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

      2,075       2,039,580  
   

 

 

 
            2,529,016  
Chemicals — 2.7%            

Cornerstone Chemical Co., 6.75%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    525       474,658  

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

    340       334,771  

Rayonier AM Products Inc., 5.50%, 06/01/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    450       443,133  

TPC Group Inc., 10.50%, 08/01/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(c)(d)

    715       239,546  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.63%, 10/01/24(a)(b)

    355       357,503  
   

 

 

 
      1,849,611  
Commercial Services — 2.0%            

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

    570       555,950  

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

    865       863,564  
   

 

 

 
      1,419,514  
Computers — 1.3%            

Diebold Nixdorf Inc., 8.50%, 04/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    460       302,919  

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

    592       594,877  
   

 

 

 
      897,796  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.4%            

Wolverine Escrow LLC, 8.50%, 11/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    455       253,153  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 9.3%            

ASG Finance Designated Activity Co., 7.88%, 12/03/24 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    250       239,540  

CNG Holdings Inc., 12.50%, 06/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    330       308,900  

Enova International Inc., 8.50%, 09/01/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    305       304,390  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 6.50%, 09/15/24 (Call 05/30/22),
(7.25% PIK)(a)(e)

    2,193       1,904,331  

goeasy Ltd., 5.38%, 12/01/24 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    685       671,149  

Navient Corp.

   

5.88%, 10/25/24

    580       577,506  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

6.13%, 03/25/24

  $ 991     $ 995,638  

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

    1,495       1,500,606  
   

 

 

 
      6,502,060  
Electric — 1.1%            

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP

   

4.25%, 07/15/24 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    785       779,191  

4.25%, 09/15/24 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    5       4,958  
   

 

 

 
      784,149  
Electronics — 0.7%            

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

    465       471,138  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.7%            

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

    460       451,978  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 3.3%            

Live Nation Entertainment Inc., 4.88%, 11/01/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    635       628,752  

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 7.88%, 10/15/24 (Call 05/16/22)(a)(b)

    525       537,469  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.88%, 07/31/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    1,135       1,130,834  
   

 

 

 
      2,297,055  
Environmental Control — 1.0%            

Stericycle Inc., 5.38%, 07/15/24 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    680       677,872  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 1.1%            

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

    780       784,189  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - Services — 2.2%            

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   

4.63%, 07/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    885       882,885  

4.63%, 09/01/24 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    680       676,851  
   

 

 

 
      1,559,736  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 3.0%            

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.75%, 09/15/24 (Call 06/15/24)

      1,290       1,257,337  

Stena AB, 7.00%, 02/01/24(a)(b)

    415       414,137  

Stena International SA, 5.75%, 03/01/24(a)

    410       402,259  
   

 

 

 
                2,073,733  
Home Builders — 1.4%            

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

    410       412,255  

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

    540       547,511  
   

 

 

 
      959,766  
Insurance — 1.3%            

Genworth Holdings Inc., 4.80%, 02/15/24(b)

    360       360,378  

Radian Group Inc., 4.50%, 10/01/24
(Call 07/01/24)(b)

    540       527,413  
   

 

 

 
      887,791  
Internet — 0.6%            

Netflix Inc., 5.75%, 03/01/24

    410       425,637  
   

 

 

 
Iron & Steel — 0.7%            

ArcelorMittal SA, 3.60%, 07/16/24

    115       115,240  

Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd., 12.00%, 10/01/24 (Call 05/30/22)(a)(b)

    370       377,696  
   

 

 

 
      492,936  
Leisure Time — 0.9%            

NCL Corp. Ltd., 3.63%, 12/15/24
(Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

    663       617,710  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Security

  Par
(000)
    Value  
Lodging — 4.3%            

Arrow Bidco LLC, 9.50%, 03/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

  $ 420     $ 426,346  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.38%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

    885       826,900  

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

    374       377,837  

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

    870       884,381  

Wynn Macau Ltd., 4.88%, 10/01/24 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

    550       491,596  
   

 

 

 
            3,007,060  
Machinery — 1.2%            

Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC, 10.13%, 08/01/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    376       371,906  

Welbilt Inc., 9.50%, 02/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    490       492,190  
   

 

 

 
          864,096  
Manufacturing — 1.5%            

FXI Holdings Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    570       563,120  

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

    465       465,674  
   

 

 

 
      1,028,794  
Media — 6.8%            

AMC Networks Inc., 5.00%, 04/01/24 (Call 05/31/22)

    463       458,875  

Cengage Learning Inc., 9.50%, 06/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    720       705,960  

CSC Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 06/01/24(b)

    860       839,179  

DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/24(b)

      2,095       2,041,012  

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

    680       688,649  
   

 

 

 
      4,733,675  
Mining — 1.9%            

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

    300       297,054  

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

    835       845,947  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., 4.55%, 11/14/24 (Call 08/14/24)(b)

    200       202,686  
   

 

 

 
      1,345,687  
Office & Business Equipment — 1.0%            

Pitney Bowes Inc., 4.63%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)

    300       295,833  

Xerox Corp., 3.80%, 05/15/24(b)

    375       370,526  
   

 

 

 
      666,359  
Oil & Gas — 5.2%            

Callon Petroleum Co., 6.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 05/31/22)

    531       524,389  

Ensign Drilling Inc., 9.25%, 04/15/24 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    470       461,601  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

2.90%, 08/15/24 (Call 07/15/24)

    600       586,458  

6.95%, 07/01/24

    680       713,007  

Ovintiv Exploration Inc., 5.63%, 07/01/24

    200       207,874  

Puma International Financing SA, 5.13%, 10/06/24 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    700       668,507  

Transocean Guardian Ltd., 5.88%, 01/15/24 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    515       492,552  
   

 

 

 
      3,654,388  
Oil & Gas Services — 2.1%            

Oceaneering International Inc., 4.65%, 11/15/24 (Call 08/15/24)

    460       445,197  

Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd., 7.75%, 10/15/24 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    353       355,213  

Transocean Proteus Ltd., 6.25%, 12/01/24 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    332       328,304  

Weatherford International Ltd., 11.00%, 12/01/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    352       366,330  
   

 

 

 
      1,495,044  
Packaging & Containers — 4.3%            

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

    365       363,891  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 04/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    1,755       1,713,687  
Security   Par/
Shares
(000)
    Value  
Packaging & Containers (continued)            

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

  $ 510     $ 519,501  

Trident TPI Holdings Inc., 9.25%, 08/01/24
(Call 05/10/22)(a)

    400       394,000  
   

 

 

 
      2,991,079  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.7%            

Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc., 5.88%, 10/15/24 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    340       315,693  

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

    905       887,624  
   

 

 

 
      1,203,317  
Pipelines — 3.5%            

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

    355       347,907  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.40%, 04/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)

    615       606,894  

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

    575       556,531  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 5.63%, 06/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    405       397,366  

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

    525       517,277  
   

 

 

 
      2,425,975  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.6%            

Diversified Healthcare Trust, 4.75%, 05/01/24 (Call 11/01/23)

    310       294,618  

iStar Inc., 4.75%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)

    885       860,415  

Service Properties Trust

   

4.35%, 10/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)(b)

    965       892,972  

4.65%, 03/15/24 (Call 09/15/23)

    415       394,109  

Starwood Property Trust Inc., 3.75%, 12/31/24 (Call 09/30/24)(a)(b)

    115       110,704  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co. Inc., 5.63%, 05/01/24(a)

    630       634,964  
   

 

 

 
      3,187,782  
Retail — 3.0%            

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., 3.75%, 08/01/24 (Call 05/01/24)(b)

    370       341,081  

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

    415       414,792  

Nordstrom Inc., 2.30%, 04/08/24 (Call 05/16/22)

    300       287,649  

QVC Inc., 4.85%, 04/01/24

    698       693,812  

TPro Acquisition Corp., 11.00%, 10/15/24 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    355       370,936  
   

 

 

 
      2,108,270  
Software — 0.9%            

CDK Global Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/24
(Call 07/15/24)(b)

    590       608,951  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 7.2%            

Lumen Technologies Inc., Series Y, 7.50%, 04/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)

    1,155       1,186,358  

Sprint Corp., 7.13%, 06/15/24(b)

    2,070       2,177,620  

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

    1,697       1,663,467  
   

 

 

 
      5,027,445  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 98.4%
(Cost: $71,539,761)

      68,537,036  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments            
Money Market Funds — 17.9%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.38%(f)(g)(h)

      11,687         11,686,906  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares
(000)
    Value  

 

 
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(f)(g)

    770     $ 770,000  
   

 

 

 
      12,456,906  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 17.9%
(Cost: $12,454,371)

      12,456,906  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 116.3%
(Cost: $83,994,132)

      80,993,942  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (16.3)%

      (11,322,721
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   69,671,221  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(d) 

Non-income producing security.

(e) 

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.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h) 

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, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

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

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 4,145,592      $ 7,543,822 (a)     $       $ (4,479    $ 1,971      $ 11,686,906        11,687      $ 25,956 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     610,000        160,000 (a)                            770,000        770        529         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
             $ (4,479    $ 1,971      $ 12,456,906         $ 26,485      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $        $ 68,537,036        $        $ 68,537,036  

Money Market Funds

     12,456,906                            12,456,906  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 12,456,906        $ 68,537,036        $             —        $ 80,993,942  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   
Advertising — 0.5%            

Clear Channel International BV, 6.63%, 08/01/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

  $ 100     $ 101,012  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 6.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(a)(b)

    105       106,579  
   

 

 

 
      207,591  
Aerospace & Defense — 3.8%            

Bombardier Inc., 7.50%, 03/15/25
(Call 05/30/22)(a)(b)

    320       311,376  

Hexcel Corp., 4.95%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/15/25)

    75       76,152  

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

    160       169,096  

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

    250       234,077  

Spirit AeroSystems Inc.

   

5.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    125       124,595  

7.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    300       304,683  

TransDigm Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    275       286,316  

Triumph Group Inc., 7.75%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    125       121,608  
   

 

 

 
      1,627,903  
Airlines — 2.6%            

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

    125       112,276  

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

    620       714,445  

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

    126       132,994  

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

    79       75,652  

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

    80       77,507  
   

 

 

 
      1,112,874  
Auto Manufacturers — 4.3%            

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

        285       287,118  

Ford Motor Co., 9.00%, 04/22/25 (Call 03/22/25)(b)

    175       195,170  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

2.30%, 02/10/25 (Call 01/10/25)

    190       176,438  

3.38%, 11/13/25 (Call 10/13/25)(b)

    465       438,430  

4.13%, 08/04/25(b)

    205       198,497  

4.69%, 06/09/25 (Call 04/09/25)

    90       88,226  

5.13%, 06/16/25 (Call 05/16/25)

    275       274,002  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 7.75%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    175       178,731  
   

 

 

 
          1,836,612  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.8%            

Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 05/15/25
(Call 05/30/22)(a)(b)

    115       117,883  

Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl, 5.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    95       94,512  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 9.50%, 05/31/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    210       220,162  

Meritor Inc., 6.25%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)(b)

    70       72,475  

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

    260       254,324  
   

 

 

 
      759,356  
Banks — 1.1%            

Deutsche Bank AG, 4.50%, 04/01/25

    330       323,350  

Freedom Mortgage Corp., 8.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    133       127,607  
   

 

 

 
      450,957  
Building Materials — 0.7%            

Jeld-Wen Inc.

   

4.63%, 12/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    100       94,578  

6.25%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    60       61,340  

Koppers Inc., 6.00%, 02/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    125       121,389  
   

 

 

 
      277,307  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Chemicals — 0.8%            

Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp., 7.25%, 04/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

  $ 145     $ 140,012  

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance Inc., 5.38%, 09/01/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)(b)

    135       130,946  

Venator Finance Sarl/Venator Materials LLC, 5.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    95       77,892  
   

 

 

 
      348,850  
Coal — 0.2%            

Natural Resource Partners LP/NRP Finance Corp., 9.13%, 06/30/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    75       76,118  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 2.4%            

Aptim Corp., 7.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 05/16/22)(a)(b)

    130       101,977  

Brink’s Co. (The), 5.50%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    95       95,357  

Nielsen Co Luxembourg SARL (The), 5.00%, 02/01/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)(b)

    105       105,231  

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc., 5.38%, 01/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    120       120,393  

Sabre GLBL Inc.

   

7.38%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/01/22)(a)(b)

    225       227,761  

9.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 03/16/25)(a)

    190       202,983  

Team Health Holdings Inc., 6.38%, 02/01/25 (Call 05/16/22)(a)(b)

    175       149,345  
   

 

 

 
          1,003,047  
Computers — 0.8%            

Diebold Nixdorf Inc., 9.38%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    175       154,920  

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.75%, 01/01/25(b)

    120       119,615  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., 5.75%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)(b)

    75       75,491  
   

 

 

 
      350,026  
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.2%            

Avient Corp., 5.75%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

        160       161,534  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd., 7.88%, 08/15/25 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

    90       93,612  

KAR Auction Services Inc., 5.13%, 06/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    235       238,198  
   

 

 

 
      493,344  
Diversified Financial Services — 4.9%            

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

    265       272,333  

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

    200       199,284  

Enova International Inc., 8.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    85       84,512  

Finance of America Funding LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/22)(a)(b)

    90       80,382  

LD Holdings Group LLC, 6.50%, 11/01/25 (Call 11/01/22)(a)(b)

    125       103,590  

Navient Corp., 6.75%, 06/25/25

    125       125,625  

OneMain Finance Corp.

   

6.88%, 03/15/25(b)

    330       333,211  

8.88%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)

    185       194,128  

PennyMac Financial Services Inc., 5.38%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    165       156,816  

PRA Group Inc., 7.38%, 09/01/25
(Call 09/01/22)(a)(b)

    70       72,413  

Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp., 6.38%, 06/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    75       73,600  

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

    125       122,162  

StoneX Group Inc., 8.63%, 06/15/25
(Call 06/15/22)(a)

    85       88,829  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 5.50%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/22)(a)(b)

    210       193,261  
   

 

 

 
      2,100,146  
Electric — 1.0%            

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

    100       97,352  

Drax Finco PLC, 6.63%, 11/01/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    110       110,971  

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

    75       70,728  

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

    155       154,599  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Electric (continued)            

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

  $ 11     $ 10,766  
   

 

 

 
      444,416  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.9%            

WESCO Distribution Inc., 7.13%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(a)

    375       389,340  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.7%            

Likewize Corp., 9.75%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    105       102,117  

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

    175       173,638  
   

 

 

 
      275,755  
Engineering & Construction — 1.4%            

Artera Services LLC, 9.03%, 12/04/25 (Call 02/04/23)(a)

    245       231,863  

Brand Industrial Services Inc., 8.50%, 07/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    250       225,473  

Tutor Perini Corp., 6.88%, 05/01/25
(Call 05/16/22)(a)(b)

    135       126,445  
   

 

 

 
      583,781  
Entertainment — 5.9%            

Banijay Entertainment SASU, 5.38%, 03/01/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    100       98,450  

Caesars Entertainment Inc., 6.25%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/22)(a)

    890       900,048  

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

    250       255,180  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, 5.50%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    250       251,310  

Cinemark USA Inc., 8.75%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    60       62,299  

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

        275             279,708  

Powdr Corp., 6.00%, 08/01/25 (Call 08/01/22)(a)

    60       60,988  

Scientific Games International Inc., 8.63%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/22)(a)

    140       147,000  

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

    165       171,348  

Vail Resorts Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    135       138,808  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 7.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    155       159,805  
   

 

 

 
      2,524,944  
Environmental Control — 0.9%            

GFL Environmental Inc.

   

3.75%, 08/01/25 (Call 08/01/22)(a)

    185       176,895  

4.25%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)

    125       121,351  

Tervita Corp., 11.00%, 12/01/25 (Call 12/01/23)(a)(b)

    76       84,729  
   

 

 

 
      382,975  
Food — 1.8%            

B&G Foods Inc., 5.25%, 04/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    225       214,211  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp. Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    130       122,352  

Del Monte Foods Inc., 11.88%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    90       98,310  

Performance Food Group Inc., 6.88%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    61       62,717  

U.S. Foods Inc., 6.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    250       257,048  
   

 

 

 
      754,638  
Food Service — 1.3%            

Aramark Services Inc.

   

5.00%, 04/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    150       149,185  

6.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    375       381,705  
   

 

 

 
      530,890  
Forest Products & Paper — 0.2%            

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

    70       69,980  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.4%            

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

    175       172,275  
   

 

 

 
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.2%            

Werner FinCo LP/Werner FinCo Inc., 8.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

  $ 65     $ 66,850  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - Services — 4.7%            

Air Methods Corp., 8.00%, 05/15/25
(Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    125       102,685  

Akumin Inc., 7.00%, 11/01/25 (Call 11/01/22)(a)(b)

    125       106,019  

Encompass Health Corp., 5.75%, 09/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    90       91,582  

Global Medical Response Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 05/04/22)(a)(b)

    160       154,464  

HCA Inc.

   

5.38%, 02/01/25

    650       668,642  

7.69%, 06/15/25

    70       75,685  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 6.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    150       153,054  

ModivCare Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/22)(a)

    125       122,582  

Prime Healthcare Services Inc., 7.25%, 11/01/25 (Call 11/01/22)(a)

    225       225,562  

RP Escrow Issuer LLC, 5.25%, 12/15/25 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    205       192,643  

Surgery Center Holdings Inc., 6.75%, 07/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    95       93,859  
   

 

 

 
      1,986,777  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 0.6%            

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.38%, 12/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    185       184,541  

Stena International SA, 6.13%, 02/01/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    85       84,469  
   

 

 

 
      269,010  
Home Builders — 0.9%            

Empire Communities Corp., 7.00%, 12/15/25 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    115       108,983  

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

    95       96,812  

New Home Co. Inc. (The), 7.25%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    70       66,494  

Picasso Finance Sub Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(a)(b)

    128       130,440  
   

 

 

 
      402,729  
Household Products & Wares — 0.3%            

Spectrum Brands Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    105       106,302  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.8%            

American Greetings Corp., 8.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    50       49,381  

CD&R Smokey Buyer Inc., 6.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    175       178,153  

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

    120       121,384  
   

 

 

 
      348,918  
Insurance — 1.7%            

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance Inc., 7.00%, 11/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    230       223,507  

AssuredPartners Inc., 7.00%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    125       123,251  

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

    100       104,579  

Radian Group Inc., 6.63%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/24)

    125       127,265  

USI Inc./NY, 6.88%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    150       147,722  
   

 

 

 
      726,324  
Internet — 2.1%            

Netflix Inc.

   

3.63%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)(a)(b)

    120       117,396  

5.88%, 02/15/25(b)

        205             212,845  

NortonLifeLock Inc., 5.00%, 04/15/25
(Call 05/10/22)(a)

    175       174,911  

TripAdvisor Inc., 7.00%, 07/15/25
(Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    120       123,197  

Uber Technologies Inc., 7.50%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    250       258,075  
   

 

 

 
      886,424  
Leisure Time — 1.7%            

Constellation Merger Sub Inc., 8.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    105       97,860  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 11.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)

    341       370,810  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Leisure Time (continued)            

Viking Cruises Ltd.

   

6.25%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

  $ 60     $ 55,012  

13.00%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    165       180,748  
   

 

 

 
      704,430  
Lodging — 3.8%            

Boyd Gaming Corp., 8.63%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)

    65       67,843  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc., 5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

    125       126,926  

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc., 6.13%, 09/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    58       59,401  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 4.88%, 06/06/25 (Call 05/30/22)(b)(c)

    200       178,684  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.25%, 06/18/25 (Call 06/18/22)(a)

    100       90,139  

MGM Resorts International

   

5.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    165       163,817  

6.75%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    190       194,670  

Studio City Finance Ltd., 6.00%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    200       169,536  

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., 5.88%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    70       68,605  

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

    80       83,193  

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

    445       430,538  
   

 

 

 
      1,633,352  
Machinery — 0.3%            

Husky III Holding Ltd. , 13.00%, 02/15/25 (Call 05/10/22), (13.75% PIK)(a)(d)

    120       123,523  
   

 

 

 
Manufacturing — 0.2%            

Hillenbrand Inc., 5.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)

    90       91,333  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.6%            

AMC Networks Inc., 4.75%, 08/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    215       207,585  

Univision Communications Inc.

   

5.13%, 02/15/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

        395             389,972  

9.50%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    90       94,434  
   

 

 

 
      691,991  
Mining — 0.7%            

Arconic Corp., 6.00%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    170       170,847  

Perenti Finance Pty Ltd., 6.50%, 10/07/25 (Call 10/07/22)(a)(b)

    110       109,751  
   

 

 

 
      280,598  
Office & Business Equipment — 0.4%            

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

    185       177,602  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 7.6%            

Callon Petroleum Co., 9.00%, 04/01/25 (Call 10/01/22)(a)

    80       84,800  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., 11.00%, 04/15/25
(Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    135       136,003  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance Inc., 5.63%, 10/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    295       294,985  

CVR Energy Inc., 5.25%, 02/15/25
(Call 05/16/22)(a)

    160       154,698  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance Inc., 6.63%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    145       149,017  

Laredo Petroleum Inc., 9.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    145       149,315  

Murphy Oil Corp., 5.75%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    130       130,389  

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

    165       157,829  

Neptune Energy Bondco PLC, 6.63%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    200       198,612  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

5.50%, 12/01/25 (Call 09/01/25)

    185       188,284  

5.88%, 09/01/25 (Call 06/01/25)

    225       231,136  

8.00%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)

    125       135,313  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Oil & Gas (continued)            

Par Petroleum LLC/Par Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

  $ 75     $ 74,053  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.

   

7.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    165       159,213  

9.25%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    335       347,150  

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

    185       183,805  

SM Energy Co.

   

5.63%, 06/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    85       83,666  

10.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 06/17/22)(a)

    100       108,280  

Southwestern Energy Co., 5.95%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)

    105       106,581  

Transocean Pontus Ltd., 6.13%, 08/01/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    89       87,796  

Vermilion Energy Inc., 5.63%, 03/15/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)(b)

    70       69,796  
   

 

 

 
      3,230,721  
Oil & Gas Services — 0.7%            

CSI Compressco LP/CSI Compressco Finance Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    90       86,628  

Exterran Energy Solutions LP/EES Finance Corp., 8.13%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    85       85,293  

KCA Deutag UK Finance PLC, 9.88%, 12/01/25 (Call 12/01/22)(a)

    125       128,465  
   

 

 

 
      300,386  
Packaging & Containers — 2.8%            

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., 5.25%, 04/30/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    175       173,934  

Ball Corp., 5.25%, 07/01/25

    255       261,566  

Matthews International Corp., 5.25%, 12/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    65       64,953  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 7.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    335       317,473  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.

   

5.38%, 01/15/25(a)

    75       73,832  

6.38%, 08/15/25(a)

    75       75,507  

Pactiv LLC, 7.95%, 12/15/25

    70       68,908  

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

        100             102,822  

Trident TPI Holdings Inc., 6.63%, 11/01/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    60       57,948  
   

 

 

 
      1,196,943  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.8%            

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

   

5.50%, 11/01/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    395       382,083  

6.13%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    543       544,434  

9.00%, 12/15/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    420       421,722  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd./HLF Financing Inc., 7.88%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/01/22)(a)

    165       162,306  

P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/22)(a)

    115       102,085  
   

 

 

 
      1,612,630  
Pipelines — 5.6%            

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 7.63%, 12/15/25 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    145       149,350  

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

    120       115,453  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 04/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    120       118,501  

DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.38%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)

    205       207,028  

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

    175       169,832  

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

    185       183,777  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 6.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    135       129,202  

Martin Midstream Partners LP/Martin Midstream Finance Corp., 11.50%, 02/28/25 (Call 08/12/22)(a)

    50       50,843  

New Fortress Energy Inc., 6.75%, 09/15/25 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    330       324,552  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

    

Par
(000)

    Value  
Pipelines (continued)            

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 6.13%, 03/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)

  $ 90     $ 75,325  

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

    150       148,815  

Rattler Midstream LP, 5.63%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    125       125,454  

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

    95       90,192  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    65       52,232  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 10/01/25
(Call 10/01/22)(a)

    160       163,171  

Western Midstream Operating LP

   

3.60%, 02/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)

    180       172,193  

3.95%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    105       101,993  
   

 

 

 
      2,377,913  
Real Estate — 1.3%            

Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp., 7.88%, 11/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    167       166,040  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 5.75%, 12/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    145       145,815  

WeWork Companies Inc., 7.88%, 05/01/25(a)

    165       139,458  

WeWork Companies LLC/WW Co-Obligor Inc., 5.00%, 07/10/25 (Call 04/10/25)(a)

    135       109,420  
   

 

 

 
      560,733  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.7%            

Diversified Healthcare Trust, 9.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/22)(b)

    250       261,987  

HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC, 6.00%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    90       91,474  

iStar Inc., 4.25%, 08/01/25 (Call 05/01/25)(b)

    140       133,559  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.25%, 10/01/25 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    80       78,625  

New Residential Investment Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    140       133,316  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, 7.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)(b)

    45       46,672  

Service Properties Trust

   

4.50%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/24)

    85       76,918  

7.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    205       204,795  

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

    125       123,426  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings Inc./CSL Capital LLC,

   

7.88%, 02/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    585       597,420  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co. Inc., 4.63%, 06/15/25(a)

    145       142,371  

XHR LP, 6.38%, 08/15/25 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

    125       126,658  
   

 

 

 
      2,017,221  
Retail — 4.1%            

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., 5.75%, 04/15/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    120       122,656  

Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co., 8.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    80       83,866  

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

    71       79,897  

Carvana Co., 5.63%, 10/01/25 (Call 10/01/22)(a)(b)

    125       108,454  

Dave & Buster’s Inc., 7.63%, 11/01/25 (Call 11/01/22)(a)(b)

    116       120,261  

eG Global Finance PLC

   

6.75%, 02/07/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

        205             199,295  

8.50%, 10/30/25 (Call 05/30/22)(a)(b)

    150       150,235  

IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 06/15/25
(Call 06/15/22)(a)

    190       194,435  

Penske Automotive Group Inc., 3.50%, 09/01/25 (Call 09/01/22)(b)

    135       130,919  

QVC Inc., 4.45%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)(b)

    150       145,414  

Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 07/01/25 (Call 07/01/22)(a)

    150       128,656  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc.

   

5.63%, 12/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    165       165,437  

8.75%, 04/30/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    25       26,214  
Security   Par/
Shares
(000)
    Value  

 

 
Retail (continued)            

Sizzling Platter LLC/Sizzling Platter Finance Corp., 8.50%, 11/28/25 (Call 11/28/22)(a)

  $ 85     $ 77,504  
   

 

 

 
      1,733,243  
Semiconductors — 0.2%            

ams-OSRAM AG, 7.00%, 07/31/25
(Call 07/31/22)(a)(b)

    100       101,154  
   

 

 

 
Software — 2.3%            

Boxer Parent Co. Inc., 7.13%, 10/02/25 (Call 06/01/22)(a)

    145       147,897  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance Inc., 5.75%, 03/01/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

    315       314,383  

PTC Inc., 3.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    120       116,761  

Veritas U.S. Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.50%, 09/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    435       385,027  
   

 

 

 
      964,068  
Telecommunications — 3.2%            

CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

    323       283,436  

Intrado Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    165       146,551  

Level 3 Financing Inc., 5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)

    190       188,526  

Lumen Technologies Inc., 5.63%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)

    125       121,831  

Qwest Corp., 7.25%, 09/15/25

    60       65,026  

Sprint Corp., 7.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)

        375             399,292  

ViaSat Inc., 5.63%, 09/15/25 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

    175       162,589  
   

 

 

 
      1,367,251  
Transportation — 0.5%            

Western Global Airlines LLC, 10.38%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/15/25)(a)(b)

    100       103,568  

XPO Logistics Inc., 6.25%, 05/01/25
(Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    119       121,770  
   

 

 

 
      225,338  
Trucking & Leasing — 0.5%            

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 6.50%, 10/01/25 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    210       200,266  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 96.9%
(Cost: $42,665,347)

      41,157,155  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 25.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.38%(e)(f)(g)

    9,379       9,378,918  

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

    1,380       1,380,000  
   

 

 

 
      10,758,918  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 25.3%
(Cost: $10,757,414)

      10,758,918  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 122.2%
(Cost: $53,422,761)

      51,916,073  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (22.2)%         (9,420,197)  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%         $ 42,495,876  
   

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

(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, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

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

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 3,718,076      $ 5,663,241 (a)     $      $ (3,124    $ 725      $ 9,378,918        9,379      $ 9,994 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,120,000        260,000 (a)                            1,380,000        1,380        496         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (3,124    $ 725      $ 10,758,918         $ 10,490      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                   
         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $        $ 41,157,155        $        $41,157,155

Money Market Funds

     10,758,918                          10,758,918
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

   $ 10,758,918        $ 41,157,155        $        $51,916,073
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

April 30, 2022

  

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)

  $ 50     $ 48,043  
   

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense — 3.9%            

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

    135       125,077  

F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile U.S. LLC, Series XR, 7.38%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

    55       48,651  

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

    35       32,800  

TransDigm Inc.

   

6.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    475       475,608  

6.38%, 06/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    105       103,758  

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    50       49,806  
   

 

 

 
      835,700  
Agriculture — 0.4%            

Turning Point Brands Inc., 5.63%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    30       28,535  

Vector Group Ltd., 10.50%, 11/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    60       61,388  
   

 

 

 
      89,923  
Airlines — 5.0%            

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

    135       124,821  

Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class C, 10.50%, 07/15/26(a)

    30       33,892  

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

    390       386,533  

American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A, 3.70%, 04/01/28

    45       42,578  

Delta Air Lines Inc., 7.38%, 01/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    120       127,828  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty

   

Ltd., 5.75%, 01/20/26 (Call 01/20/24)(a)

    135       131,761  

United Airlines Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

        225       216,810  
   

 

 

 
         1,064,223  
Apparel — 0.7%            

Hanesbrands Inc., 4.88%, 05/15/26
(Call 02/15/26)(a)(b)

    100       97,750  

Under Armour Inc., 3.25%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)

    65       60,027  
   

 

 

 
      157,777  
Auto Manufacturers — 2.8%            

Ford Motor Co., 4.35%, 12/08/26 (Call 09/08/26)(b)

    170       163,186  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

2.70%, 08/10/26 (Call 07/10/26)

    170       151,657  

4.39%, 01/08/26(b)

    130       125,378  

4.54%, 08/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)

    90       86,430  

JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., 7.13%, 04/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    60       60,178  
   

 

 

 
      586,829  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.8%            

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., 4.88%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    95       84,797  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co., 6.25%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    102       103,447  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.00%, 05/31/26 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    100       96,061  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 4.75%, 09/15/26 (Call 05/10/22), (5.50% PIK)(a)(c)

    55       51,755  

Tenneco Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    55       52,732  
   

 

 

 
      388,792  
Banks — 1.0%            

Freedom Mortgage Corp., 7.63%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/01/23)(a)(b)

    65       59,140  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 01/15/26(a)

    160       159,251  
   

 

 

 
      218,391  
Chemicals — 1.7%            

Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 6.50%, 05/15/26

   

(Call 05/10/22)(a)

    50       51,004  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

GCP Applied Technologies Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

  $ 40     $ 40,336  

GPD Companies Inc., 10.13%, 04/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    55       57,293  

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC., 3.38%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    55       50,056  

Polar U.S. Borrower LLC/Schenectady International Group Inc., 6.75%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    35       28,252  

Rayonier AM Products Inc., 7.63%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    55       52,201  

SCIL USA Holdings LLC, Class-H, 5.38%, 11/01/26 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    85       77,572  
   

 

 

 
      356,714  
Coal — 0.2%            

Coronado Finance Pty Ltd., 10.75%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    37       39,762  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 5.5%            

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

    65       61,337  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., 6.63%, 07/15/26 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    215       207,800  

Alta Equipment Group Inc., 5.63%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/23)(a)

    35       32,526  

Block Inc., 2.75%, 06/01/26 (Call 05/01/26)(a)

    110       100,457  

Cimpress PLC, 7.00%, 06/15/26 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    70       65,744  

CoreCivic Inc., 8.25%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/24)

    75       76,805  

CPI CG Inc., 8.63%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/23)(a)

    32       30,794  

Graham Holdings Co., 5.75%, 06/01/26 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    45       45,433  

Hertz Corp. (The), 4.63%, 12/01/26 (Call 12/01/23)(a)

    55       50,234  

Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    45       42,294  

MoneyGram International Inc., 5.38%, 08/01/26 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    45       45,888  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance Inc., 5.75%, 04/15/26(a)

    150       144,178  

Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub Inc., 4.63%, 11/01/26 (Call 11/01/22)(a)

    50       47,891  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

        125       128,750  

WASH Multifamily Acquisition Inc., 5.75%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/23)(a)

    95       92,515  
   

 

 

 
         1,172,646  
Computers — 0.6%            

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

    140       131,715  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.9%            

Coty Inc.

   

5.00%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/23)(a)(b)

    100       94,994  

6.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    60       58,352  

Oriflame Investment Holding PLC, 5.13%, 05/04/26 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    45       32,423  
   

 

 

 
      185,769  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%            

Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc., 9.00%, 11/15/26 (Call 11/15/22)(a)

    75       46,622  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.4%            

Avation Capital SA, 8.25%, 10/31/26 (Call 06/01/26), (9.00% PIK)(a)(c)

    50       42,084  

Brightsphere Investment Group Inc., 4.80%, 07/27/26

    30       27,905  

Credit Acceptance Corp., 6.63%, 03/15/26 (Call 05/10/22)(b)

    45       45,478  

goeasy Ltd., 4.38%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    35       32,722  

Home Point Capital Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    60       47,539  

Jefferson Capital Holdings LLC, 6.00%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    35       32,763  

LFS Topco LLC, 5.88%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)(b)

    35       32,514  

Navient Corp., 6.75%, 06/15/26

    55       54,130  

OneMain Finance Corp., 7.13%, 03/15/26

    180       183,215  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

PHH Mortgage Corp., 7.88%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/23)(a)(b)

  $ 45     $ 40,471  

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc., 2.88%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    130       114,873  

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

    55       50,304  

World Acceptance Corp., 7.00%, 11/01/26 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    30       26,064  
   

 

 

 
      730,062  
Electric — 1.3%            

Calpine Corp., 5.25%, 06/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    47       46,571  

FirstEnergy Corp., Series A, 1.60%, 01/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    35       31,684  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 3.88%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    55       51,915  

Terraform Global Operating LLC, 6.13%, 03/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    45       44,263  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.50%, 09/01/26 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

        110            109,649  
   

 

 

 
      284,082  
Electronics — 0.2%            

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc., 6.88%, 10/01/26 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    40       35,998  
   

 

 

 
Energy - Alternate Sources — 0.3%            

Enviva Partners LP/Enviva Partners Finance Corp., 6.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    25       25,474  

Sunnova Energy Corp., 5.88%, 09/01/26 (Call 09/01/23)(a)(b)

    45       41,371  
   

 

 

 
      66,845  
Engineering & Construction — 0.3%            

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc., 6.00%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    40       37,406  

INNOVATE Corp., 8.50%, 02/01/26
(Call 02/01/23)(a)

    35       33,785  
   

 

 

 
      71,191  
Entertainment — 2.8%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., 10.00%, 06/15/26 (Call 06/15/23), (12.00% PIK)(a)

    170       142,292  

CCM Merger Inc., 6.38%, 05/01/26 (Call 11/01/22)(a)

    30       29,927  

Cinemark USA Inc., 5.88%, 03/15/26
(Call 03/15/23)(a)(b)

    45       42,294  

Empire Resorts Inc., 7.75%, 11/01/26
(Call 11/01/23)(a)

    35       33,862  

Golden Entertainment Inc., 7.63%, 04/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    40       41,051  

International Game Technology PLC, 4.13%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/23)(a)

    85       79,880  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc., 5.63%, 03/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    35       34,748  

Merlin Entertainments Ltd., 5.75%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/17/26)(a)

    45       44,159  

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 8.00%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    130       114,848  

Raptor Acquisition Corp./Raptor Co-Issuer LLC, 4.88%, 11/01/26 (Call 11/01/22)(a)

    40       37,606  
   

 

 

 
      600,667  
Environmental Control — 0.5%            

GFL Environmental Inc., 5.13%, 12/15/26 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    55       54,074  

Waste Pro USA Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    55       48,891  
   

 

 

 
      102,965  
Food — 1.2%            

Albertsons Companies Inc./Safeway Inc./New

   

Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC

   

3.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    85       77,710  

7.50%, 03/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    65       68,399  

FAGE International SA/FAGE USA Dairy Industry Inc., 5.63%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    30       28,226  

H-Food Holdings LLC/Hearthside Finance Co. Inc., 8.50%, 06/01/26 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    40       37,630  

Sigma Holdco BV, 7.88%, 05/15/26
(Call 05/10/22)(a)

    55       41,262  
   

 

 

 
      253,227  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Forest Products & Paper — 0.3%            

Mercer International Inc., 5.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)

  $ 35     $ 34,704  

Resolute Forest Products Inc., 4.88%, 03/01/26 (Call 03/01/23)(a)

    35       33,325  
   

 

 

 
      68,029  
Gas — 0.3%            

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., 5.88%, 08/20/26 (Call 05/20/26)

    75       74,104  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - Services — 6.1%            

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc., 8.00%, 03/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    235       243,121  

Hadrian Merger Sub Inc., 8.50%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    35       34,809  

HCA Inc.

   

5.38%, 09/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

    110       112,658  

5.88%, 02/15/26 (Call 08/15/25)

    170       176,117  

IQVIA Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    130       129,476  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings Inc./LifePoint Health Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    160       164,342  

Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 08/15/26
(Call 08/15/22)(a)

    135       133,987  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.88%, 01/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

        235            229,097  

U.S. Acute Care Solutions LLC, 6.38%, 03/01/26 (Call 03/01/23)(a)

    80       77,894  
   

 

 

 
      1,301,501  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 0.7%            

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.25%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    140       138,648  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 0.5%            

Forestar Group Inc., 3.85%, 05/15/26
(Call 05/15/23)(a)

    45       40,473  

K Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.

   

7.75%, 02/15/26 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    31       30,952  

10.50%, 02/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    30       30,653  
   

 

 

 
      102,078  
Housewares — 1.2%            

Newell Brands Inc., 4.45%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)

    225       222,514  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 5.25%, 12/15/26 (Call 05/16/22)

    30       29,757  
   

 

 

 
      252,271  
Insurance — 1.1%            

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance Inc., 10.13%, 08/01/26 (Call 08/01/22)(a)

    45       47,309  

HUB International Ltd., 7.00%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    185       183,346  
   

 

 

 
      230,655  
Internet — 2.4%            

Cogent Communications Group Inc., 3.50%, 05/01/26 (Call 02/01/26)(a)

    55       52,349  

Millennium Escrow Corp., 6.63%, 08/01/26 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    90       83,423  

Netflix Inc., 4.38%, 11/15/26

    110       109,140  

Photo Holdings Merger Sub Inc., 8.50%, 10/01/26 (Call 10/01/22)(a)(b)

    90       83,647  

Uber Technologies Inc., 8.00%, 11/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    170       178,027  
   

 

 

 
      506,586  
Iron & Steel — 0.8%            

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp./Baffinland Iron Mines LP, 8.75%, 07/15/26 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    65       65,963  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., 6.75%, 03/15/26
(Call 05/31/22)(a)

    95       99,580  
   

 

 

 
      165,543  
Leisure Time — 3.7%            

Carnival Corp.

   

7.63%, 03/01/26 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    160       156,589  

10.50%, 02/01/26 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    85       93,409  

CWT Travel Group Inc., 8.50%, 11/19/26 (Call 11/19/22)(a)

    70       69,217  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Leisure Time (continued)            

Life Time Inc.

   

5.75%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

  $ 104     $ 101,051  

8.00%, 04/15/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    55       53,727  

NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.88%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)(a)

    160       147,079  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

   

4.25%, 07/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)(a)(b)

    75       67,893  

5.50%, 08/31/26 (Call 02/28/26)(a)(b)

        110            102,520  
   

 

 

 
      791,485  
Lodging — 1.9%            

Genting New York LLC, 3.30%, 02/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)(a)

    55       50,405  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 5.25%, 04/26/26 (Call 05/30/22)(d)

    50       43,685  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/22)(a)

    100       88,970  

MGM Resorts International, 4.63%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)

    45       42,387  

Travel + Leisure Co., 6.63%, 07/31/26 (Call 04/30/26)(a)

    75       76,706  

Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.50%, 01/15/26
(Call 06/15/22)(a)

    115       99,726  
   

 

 

 
      401,879  
Machinery — 1.1%            

Manitowoc Co. Inc. (The), 9.00%, 04/01/26 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    35       36,225  

Stevens Holding Co. Inc., 6.13%, 10/01/26 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    45       45,636  

Titan Acquisition Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower LLC, 7.75%, 04/15/26 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    75       73,178  

Weir Group PLC (The), 2.20%, 05/13/26 (Call 04/13/26)(a)

    90       81,621  
   

 

 

 
      236,660  
Manufacturing — 1.1%            

EnPro Industries Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    40       40,248  

FXI Holdings Inc., 12.25%, 11/15/26
(Call 11/15/22)(a)

    85       90,871  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Corp., 6.25%, 01/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    65       63,745  

Hillenbrand Inc., 5.00%, 09/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)

    40       39,110  
   

 

 

 
      233,974  
Media — 5.8%            

Beasley Mezzanine Holdings LLC, 8.63%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    35       32,605  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.50%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    85       85,212  

Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc., 6.75%, 07/01/26 (Call 07/01/22)(a)(b)

    50       49,942  

DISH DBS Corp.

   

5.25%, 12/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)(a)

    310       285,132  

7.75%, 07/01/26

    225       214,821  

Gannett Holdings LLC, 6.00%, 11/01/26 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    45       40,977  

Gray Television Inc., 5.88%, 07/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    80       80,701  

iHeartCommunications Inc., 6.38%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/16/22)

    90       90,201  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance Inc., 4.50%, 09/15/26 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    100       92,273  

Sirius XM Radio Inc., 3.13%, 09/01/26 (Call 09/01/23)(a)(b)

    110       101,337  

Spanish Broadcasting System Inc., 9.75%, 03/01/26 (Call 09/01/23)(a)

    35       34,411  

TEGNA Inc., 4.75%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/23)(a)(b)

    60       59,587  

Townsquare Media Inc., 6.88%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    60       59,897  
   

 

 

 
      1,227,096  
Mining — 1.1%            

Constellium SE, 5.88%, 02/15/26 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    30       29,713  

Hudbay Minerals Inc., 4.50%, 04/01/26 (Call 04/01/23)(d)

    60       55,356  

JW Aluminum Continuous Cast Co., 10.25%, 06/01/26 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    30       30,959  

Novelis Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/26 (Call 11/15/23)(a)

    85       77,625  

Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.00%, 02/15/26
(Call 02/15/23)(a)

    45       44,635  
   

 

 

 
      238,288  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil & Gas — 8.9%            

Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

  $ 85     $ 87,785  

Antero Resources Corp., 8.38%, 07/15/26 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    38       40,972  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    65       65,480  

Athabasca Oil Corp., 9.75%, 11/01/26
(Call 11/01/24)(a)

    35       37,119  

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC, 7.00%, 02/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    45       44,064  

California Resources Corp., 7.13%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)(b)

    65       66,344  

Callon Petroleum Co., 6.38%, 07/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    35       34,011  

Centennial Resource Production LLC, 5.38%, 01/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    30       29,241  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.50%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/05/23)(a)

    55       54,564  

Civitas Resources Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    43       40,982  

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC, 7.75%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    35       36,663  

Energy Ventures Gom LLC/EnVen Finance Corp., 11.75%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/23)(a)

    27       28,063  

Gulfport Energy Corp., 8.00%, 05/17/26 (Call 05/17/24)

    60       61,820  

Harbour Energy PLC, 5.50%, 10/15/26
(Call 10/15/23)(a)

    55       53,223  

Independence Energy Finance LLC, 7.25%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    80       78,799  

Ithaca Energy North Sea PLC, 9.00%, 07/15/26 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    75       76,537  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 6.00%, 08/01/26 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    45       45,037  

Matador Resources Co., 5.88%, 09/15/26 (Call 05/16/22)

        120            117,748  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings Inc., 7.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    80       73,487  

Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.25%, 01/15/26 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    65       63,608  

Oasis Petroleum Inc., 6.38%, 06/01/26
(Call 06/01/23)(a)(b)

    45       45,223  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

3.20%, 08/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)

    70       65,806  

3.40%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)

    75       71,408  

5.55%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    120       122,971  

PDC Energy Inc., 5.75%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    85       82,742  

Penn Virginia Holdings LLC., 9.25%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    45       46,550  

Petrofac Ltd., 9.75%, 11/15/26 (Call 11/15/23)(a)

    65       60,787  

Precision Drilling Corp., 7.13%, 01/15/26 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    40       40,068  

SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 09/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    45       44,955  

Strathcona Resources Ltd., 6.88%, 08/01/26 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    55       53,244  

Talos Production Inc., 12.00%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/23)

    70       75,349  

Tap Rock Resources LLC, 7.00%, 10/01/26 (Call 10/01/23)(a)(b)

    55       55,555  
   

 

 

 
      1,900,205  
Oil & Gas Services — 0.9%            

TechnipFMC PLC, 6.50%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    71       73,840  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 04/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    80       78,533  

Welltec International ApS, 8.25%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    35       35,331  
   

 

 

 
      187,704  
Packaging & Containers — 2.9%            

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., 4.13%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

    135       125,226  

Ball Corp., 4.88%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    85       85,620  

Berry Global Inc., 4.50%, 02/15/26
(Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    36       35,440  

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp VI, 4.25%, 09/30/26 (Call 03/31/26)(b)

    45       43,581  

Crown Cork & Seal Co. Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/26

    40       42,609  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 4.75%, 02/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    100       99,722  

LABL Inc., 6.75%, 07/15/26 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    80       76,987  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

    

Par

(000)

    Value  
Packaging & Containers (continued)            

Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

  $ 115     $ 111,149  
   

 

 

 
      620,334  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.4%            

Bausch Health Americas Inc., 9.25%, 04/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    170       168,623  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., 4.38%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    80       77,433  

PRA Health Sciences Inc., 2.88%, 07/15/26 (Call 07/15/23)(a)(b)

    60       55,559  
   

 

 

 
      301,615  
Pipelines — 5.1%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 7.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    60       62,744  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.63%, 07/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    35       35,044  

Buckeye Partners LP, 3.95%, 12/01/26 (Call 09/01/26)

    65       61,324  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.85%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)

    55       53,628  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.13%, 12/01/26 (Call 09/01/26)

    55       51,055  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 6.25%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    40       37,508  

Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.63%, 02/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    90       90,058  

New Fortress Energy Inc., 6.50%, 09/30/26 (Call 03/31/23)(a)

    170       164,417  

NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

        230            216,773  

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    35       29,311  

Northriver Midstream Finance LP, 5.63%, 02/15/26 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    60       58,631  

NuStar Logistics LP, 6.00%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

    55       54,756  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    80       74,830  

TransMontaigne Partners LP/TLP Finance Corp., 6.13%, 02/15/26 (Call 05/16/22)

    35       34,116  

Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.65%, 07/01/26 (Call 04/01/26)

    55       54,222  
   

 

 

 
      1,078,417  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.7%            

Brookfield Property REIT Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL, 5.75%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/22)(a)

    105       101,912  

GEO Group Inc. (The), 6.00%, 04/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    40       32,252  

HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC, 3.38%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)(a)

    110       101,467  

iStar Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26 (Call 08/15/22)(b)

    45       43,784  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc., 4.50%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)

    0        

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 5.25%, 08/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    55       55,070  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 3.75%, 07/01/26 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    55       51,182  

Service Properties Trust

   

4.75%, 10/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

    50       43,442  

5.25%, 02/15/26 (Call 08/15/25)

    40       35,803  

Starwood Property Trust Inc., 3.63%, 07/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)(a)

    45       41,403  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co. Inc., 4.50%, 09/01/26(a)

    70       67,250  
   

 

 

 
      573,565  
Retail — 4.5%            

99 Escrow Issuer Inc., 7.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    40       26,682  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/26 (Call 11/15/22)(a)

    35       34,131  

CEC Entertainment LLC, 6.75%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/01/23)(a)(b)

    75       71,339  

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 5.38%, 04/01/26 (Call 04/01/23)(a)(b)

    75       68,142  

Guitar Center Inc., 8.50%, 01/15/26
(Call 01/15/23)(a)

    60       60,082  
Security  

Par/

Shares

(000)

    Value  
Retail (continued)            

LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC/Victra Finance Corp., 7.75%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

  $ 90     $ 81,127  

NMG Holding Co. Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 7.13%, 04/01/26 (Call 04/01/23)(a)(b)

    125       124,776  

Party City Holdings Inc., 8.75%, 02/15/26 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    85       78,081  

Rite Aid Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/26 (Call 01/15/23)(a)(b)

    95       79,789  

Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC/SBP Finance Corp., 6.38%, 09/30/26 (Call 09/30/22)(a)

    80       78,594  

Staples Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    225       214,823  

White Cap Parent LLC, 8.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 05/31/22), (9.00% PIK)(a)(c)

    35       34,039  
   

 

 

 
      951,605  
Software — 1.2%            

ACI Worldwide Inc., 5.75%, 08/15/26
(Call 05/31/22)(a)

    45       45,615  

Boxer Parent Co. Inc., 9.13%, 03/01/26 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    40       40,491  

Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/01/26
(Call 11/01/22)(a)

    80       75,585  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc., 6.00%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    35       33,414  

Fair Isaac Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)(a)

    45       45,238  

Skillz Inc., 10.25%, 12/15/26 (Call 12/15/23)(a)(b)

    35       24,553  
   

 

 

 
      264,896  
Telecommunications — 6.7%            

CommScope Inc., 6.00%, 03/01/26 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    170       160,745  

Connect Finco Sarl/Connect U.S. Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/01/26 (Call 10/01/22)(a)

        230            225,062  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

   

5.25%, 08/01/26

    85       83,173  

6.63%, 08/01/26(b)

    85       85,088  

Iliad Holding SAS, 6.50%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    140       134,816  

Level 3 Financing Inc., 5.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 05/31/22)

    85       82,823  

Lumen Technologies Inc., 5.13%, 12/15/26 (Call 12/15/22)(a)(b)

    140       126,857  

Sprint Corp., 7.63%, 03/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)

    170       185,069  

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, 5.63%, 12/06/26 (Call 12/06/23)(a)

    55       39,278  

T-Mobile USA Inc.

   

2.25%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/23)(b)

    110       101,119  

2.25%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    90       82,981  

2.63%, 04/15/26 (Call 04/15/23)

    135       125,914  
   

 

 

 
      1,432,925  
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.3%            

Mattel Inc., 3.38%, 04/01/26 (Call 04/01/23)(a)

    65       63,218  
   

 

 

 
Water — 0.2%            

Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC, 7.63%, 04/01/26 (Call 04/01/23)(a)

    45       46,223  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 97.8%
(Cost: $22,101,246)

      20,857,447  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 17.9%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.38%(e)(f)(g)

    3,263       3,262,811  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Shares

(000)

    Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

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

    560     $ 560,000  
   

 

 

 
      3,822,811  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 17.9%
(Cost: $3,822,282)

      3,822,811  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 115.7%
(Cost: $25,923,528)

      24,680,258  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (15.7)%

      (3,344,516
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 21,335,742  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

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) 

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

(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, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

10/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

04/30/22

    

Shares

Held at

04/30/22
(000)

     Income     

Capital Gain

Distributions from

Underlying Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency

                          

Shares

   $ 1,830,858      $ 1,432,771 (a)     $      $ (1,347    $ 529      $ 3,262,811        3,263      $ 3,762 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency

                          

Shares

     520,000        40,000 (a)                            560,000        560        106         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (1,347    $ 529      $ 3,822,811         $ 3,868      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2                    Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $        $ 20,857,447        $        $ 20,857,447  

Money Market Funds

     3,822,811                            3,822,811  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     3,822,811        $ 20,857,447        $        $ 24,680,258  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   
Advertising — 1.5%            

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., 5.13%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

  $ 75     $ 70,532  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

    40       37,893  

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

    60       58,674  
   

 

 

 
            167,099  
Aerospace & Defense — 3.7%            

Bombardier Inc., 7.88%, 04/15/27 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

        115       107,158  

Hexcel Corp., 4.20%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)

    25       24,531  

Howmet Aerospace Inc., 5.90%, 02/01/27

    35       35,950  

Moog Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    30       28,173  

Rolls-Royce PLC, 5.75%, 10/15/27
(Call 07/15/27)(a)

    60       57,954  

TransDigm Inc.

   

5.50%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/22)

    155       142,154  

7.50%, 03/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)

    30       30,224  
   

 

 

 
      426,144  
Agriculture — 0.3%            

Darling Ingredients Inc., 5.25%, 04/15/27 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    30       30,090  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.3%            

American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A, 3.38%, 11/01/28

    37       34,649  
   

 

 

 
Apparel — 0.3%            

William Carter Co. (The), 5.63%, 03/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    30       29,890  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 2.5%            

Allison Transmission Inc., 4.75%, 10/01/27 (Call 10/01/22)(a)(b)

    25       24,100  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

3.82%, 11/02/27 (Call 08/02/27)

    45       40,951  

4.13%, 08/17/27 (Call 06/17/27)

    70       64,911  

4.27%, 01/09/27 (Call 11/09/26)

    55       52,033  

4.95%, 05/28/27 (Call 04/28/27)

    85       82,637  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 4.50%, 10/01/27 (Call 07/01/27)(a)

    30       24,994  
   

 

 

 
      289,626  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.0%            

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., 6.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)

    30       28,065  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co., 8.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    115       115,180  

Dana Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/22)

    25       23,655  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 4.88%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)(b)

    40       37,215  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 6.00%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22), (6.75% PIK)(a)(c)

    25       23,295  
   

 

 

 
      227,410  
Banks — 0.3%            

Freedom Mortgage Corp., 6.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    35       30,255  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials — 1.3%            

Builders FirstSource Inc., 6.75%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)(a)

    31       31,961  

Eco Material Technologies Inc., 7.88%, 01/31/27 (Call 01/31/24)(a)

    30       29,029  

Jeld-Wen Inc., 4.88%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    25       22,696  

Standard Industries Inc./NJ, 5.00%, 02/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    50       47,432  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 6.50%, 03/15/27 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    15       14,967  
   

 

 

 
      146,085  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Chemicals — 2.0%            

Cerdia Finanz GmbH, 10.50%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

  $ 35     $ 31,062  

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

          30       28,514  

Chemours Co. (The), 5.38%, 05/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(b)

    30       29,226  

HB Fuller Co., 4.00%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)

    15       14,159  

Methanex Corp., 5.13%, 10/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)

    40       38,495  

Olin Corp., 5.13%, 09/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)

    30       29,606  

SPCM SA, 3.13%, 03/15/27 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    20       17,672  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 4.88%, 06/15/27 (Call 06/15/23)(a)(b)

    45       42,301  
   

 

 

 
            231,035  
Commercial Services — 5.2%            

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

    25       23,732  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., 9.75%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    60       58,279  

AMN Healthcare Inc., 4.63%, 10/01/27 (Call 10/01/22)(a)

    30       28,822  

APX Group Inc., 6.75%, 02/15/27
(Call 02/15/23)(a)(b)

    35       34,683  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    45       44,502  

Brink’s Co. (The), 4.63%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    35       33,168  

CoreCivic Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 07/15/27)

    15       13,220  

Garda World Security Corp.

   

4.63%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    35       31,851  

9.50%, 11/01/27 (Call 11/01/22)(a)

    35       34,573  

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

    70       68,579  

Korn Ferry, 4.63%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    25       23,865  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance Inc., 3.38%, 08/31/27 (Call 08/31/26)(a)

    60       51,406  

Service Corp. International/U.S., 4.63%, 12/15/27

   

(Call 12/15/22)

    30       29,230  

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

    45       44,350  

United Rentals North America Inc., 5.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(b)

    70       71,566  
   

 

 

 
      591,826  
Computers — 1.2%            

NCR Corp., 5.75%, 09/01/27 (Call 09/01/22)(a)

    30       28,980  

Presidio Holdings Inc., 4.88%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    30       28,727  

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)

    30       29,145  

Unisys Corp., 6.88%, 11/01/27 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    25       25,071  

Vericast Corp./Harland Clarke/Checks in the Mail/Valassis Comm/Valassis Direct, 13.00%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    20       23,800  
   

 

 

 
      135,723  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.8%            

BCPE Empire Holdings Inc., 7.63%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    40       37,483  

IAA Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/27 (Call 06/15/22)(a)

    30       29,350  

Univar Solutions USA Inc., 5.13%, 12/01/27 (Call 12/01/22)(a)

    30       28,920  
   

 

 

 
      95,753  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.2%            

Advisor Group Holdings Inc., 10.75%, 08/01/27 (Call 08/01/22)(a)

    20       21,100  

Castlelake Aviation Finance DAC, 5.00%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    25       22,508  

LPL Holdings Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/22)(a)

    25       23,767  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., 6.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    35       33,983  

Navient Corp., 5.00%, 03/15/27 (Call 09/15/26)

    40       36,450  

OneMain Finance Corp., 3.50%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/24)(b)

    45       39,605  

Oxford Finance LLC/Oxford Finance Co-Issuer II Inc., 6.38%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    25       25,347  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 5.75%, 06/15/27 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    30       26,028  

 

 

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

  35


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/XO Management Holding Inc., 7.88%, 05/01/27(a)

  $ 25     $ 23,543  
   

 

 

 
      252,331  
Electric — 2.9%            

FirstEnergy Corp., Series B, 4.15%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)

    90       87,330  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.50%, 09/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)(a)

    30       28,402  

NRG Energy Inc., 6.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 05/16/22)

    20       20,221  

Talen Energy Supply LLC, 7.25%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    50       47,903  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC

   

5.00%, 07/31/27 (Call 07/31/22)(a)(b)

    75       71,971  

5.63%, 02/15/27 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

    75       73,978  
   

 

 

 
            329,805  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2%            

EnerSys, 4.38%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)(a)

    20       18,642  
   

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.7%            

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

    60       59,336  

Promontoria Holding 264 BV, 7.88%, 03/01/27 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    25       23,869  
   

 

 

 
      83,205  
Entertainment — 4.6%            

Affinity Gaming, 6.88%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/01/23)(a)

    30       28,197  

Caesars Entertainment Inc., 8.13%, 07/01/27 (Call 07/01/23)(a)(b)

        105       109,718  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, 5.38%, 04/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)

    30       29,179  

Churchill Downs Inc., 5.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    35       34,433  

International Game Technology PLC, 6.25%, 01/15/27 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    45       45,750  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

   

4.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    55       51,701  

6.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    70       72,126  

Motion Bondco DAC, 6.63%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/22)(a)(b)

    25       23,017  

Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC/Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance Inc., 8.50%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/23)(a)

    50       54,760  

Penn National Gaming Inc., 5.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    25       23,950  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    30       29,436  

Speedway Motorsports LLC/Speedway Funding II Inc., 4.88%, 11/01/27 (Call 11/01/22)(a)

    20       19,074  
   

 

 

 
      521,341  
Environmental Control — 0.5%            

Clean Harbors Inc., 4.88%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    30       29,617  

Harsco Corp., 5.75%, 07/31/27 (Call 07/31/22)(a)

    30       27,314  
   

 

 

 
          56,931  
Food — 2.1%            

Albertsons Companies Inc./Safeway Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC, 4.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    80       74,933  

B&G Foods Inc., 5.25%, 09/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)

    30       27,474  

Performance Food Group Inc., 5.50%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    60       58,190  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.88%, 09/30/27 (Call 09/30/22)(a)

    50       50,349  

Post Holdings Inc., 5.75%, 03/01/27
(Call 05/16/22)(a)

    25       24,730  
   

 

 

 
      235,676  
Gas — 0.2%            

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., 5.75%, 05/20/27 (Call 02/20/27)

    30       29,460  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care - Products — 0.2%            

Teleflex Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/22)

  $ 30     $ 29,339  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - Services — 5.6%            

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    30       29,197  

Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)

    145             140,644  

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc.

   

5.63%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

        110       104,937  

8.00%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    40       41,483  

IQVIA Inc., 5.00%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    65       64,490  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 4.38%, 02/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    35       32,388  

Surgery Center Holdings Inc., 10.00%, 04/15/27

   

(Call 05/31/22)(a)

    30       31,371  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   

5.13%, 11/01/27 (Call 11/01/22)(a)

    90       87,791  

6.25%, 02/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    85       84,383  

US Renal Care Inc., 10.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    30       26,087  
   

 

 

 
      642,771  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 0.7%            

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)

    85       79,433  
   

 

 

 
Home Builders — 1.7%            

Beazer Homes USA Inc., 5.88%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(b)

    20       18,368  

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. LLC, 6.25%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    35       32,823  

Century Communities Inc., 6.75%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)

    25       25,266  

KB Home, 6.88%, 06/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)

    15       15,563  

Mattamy Group Corp., 5.25%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    30       28,055  

Meritage Homes Corp., 5.13%, 06/06/27 (Call 12/06/26)

    20       19,710  

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc.

   

5.88%, 06/15/27 (Call 03/15/27)(a)

    30       29,784  

6.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    10       10,054  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc., 5.25%, 06/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)

    20       19,403  
   

 

 

 
      199,026  
Insurance — 1.5%            

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer

   

4.25%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    45       41,518  

6.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    80       75,721  

GTCR AP Finance Inc., 8.00%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    30       29,901  

Radian Group Inc., 4.88%, 03/15/27 (Call 09/15/26)

    25       23,922  
   

 

 

 
      171,062  
Internet — 2.1%            

Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 3.88%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    25       22,020  

Getty Images Inc., 9.75%, 03/01/27 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    15       15,572  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co. Inc., 5.25%, 12/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)(a)

    35       34,613  

GrubHub Holdings Inc., 5.50%, 07/01/27 (Call 07/01/22)(a)

    30       25,756  

Match Group Holdings II LLC, 5.00%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    25       24,345  

Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub Inc., 4.75%, 04/30/27 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    20       18,247  

Twitter Inc., 3.88%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)(a)

    35       34,334  

Uber Technologies Inc., 7.50%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    70       72,035  
   

 

 

 
      246,922  
Iron & Steel — 0.8%            

Allegheny Technologies Inc., 5.88%, 12/01/27 (Call 12/01/22)

    20       19,323  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., 5.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)

    30       30,042  

Mineral Resources Ltd., 8.13%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    40       40,843  
   

 

 

 
      90,208  

 

 

36  

2 0 2 2   I S H A R E S   S E M I - A N N U A L   R E P O R T   T O   S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Leisure Time — 3.8%            

Carnival Corp.

   

5.75%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)(a)(b)

  $ 205     $ 186,611  

9.88%, 08/01/27 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    50       53,953  

Lindblad Expeditions LLC, 6.75%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    20       19,655  

NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.88%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    60       57,301  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, 5.38%, 07/15/27 (Call 10/15/26)(a)

    60       55,135  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 7.50%, 10/15/27

    15       15,245  

Viking Cruises Ltd., 5.88%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    50       42,454  
   

 

 

 
            430,354  
Lodging — 2.6%            

Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.75%, 12/01/27 (Call 12/01/22)

    60       56,788  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.88%, 04/01/27 (Call 05/16/22)

    35       34,865  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 5.63%, 07/17/27 (Call 07/17/22)(d)

    35       29,866  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 4.75%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    40       33,639  

MGM Resorts International, 5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 01/15/27)

    40       38,835  

Travel + Leisure Co., 6.00%, 04/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)

    25       24,996  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/27 (Call 02/15/27)(a)(b)

    50       46,048  

Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.50%, 10/01/27
(Call 10/01/22)(a)

    45       36,718  
   

 

 

 
      301,755  
Machinery — 0.9%            

Granite US Holdings Corp., 11.00%, 10/01/27 (Call 10/01/22)(a)

    15       15,469  

TK Elevator U.S. Newco Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    90       84,416  
   

 

 

 
      99,885  
Manufacturing — 0.2%            

Amsted Industries Inc., 5.63%, 07/01/27 (Call 07/01/22)(a)

    25       24,875  
   

 

 

 
Media — 9.9%            

Audacy Capital Corp., 6.50%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    25       21,504  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.13%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)(b)

    190       185,125  

CSC Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    75       72,451  

Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

        215       202,737  

Gray Television Inc., 7.00%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)(a)(b)

    45       46,605  

iHeartCommunications Inc.

   

5.25%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

    45       42,218  

8.38%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/16/22)

    85       84,139  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    67       66,660  

Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., 5.38%, 08/15/27
(Call 08/15/22)(a)

    20       19,535  

Nexstar Media Inc., 5.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    105       102,235  

Scripps Escrow Inc., 5.88%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)(b)

    30       28,690  

Sinclair Television Group Inc., 5.13%, 02/15/27 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    20       17,525  

Sirius XM Radio Inc., 5.00%, 08/01/27 (Call 08/01/22)(a)

    90       86,838  

Univision Communications Inc., 6.63%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    90       90,545  

Videotron Ltd., 5.13%, 04/15/27 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    35       34,305  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 6.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 05/30/22)(a)(b)

    35       34,379  
   

 

 

 
      1,135,491  
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.3%            

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc., 5.00%, 09/30/27 (Call 09/30/22)(a)

    20       19,544  

Park-Ohio Industries Inc., 6.63%, 04/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)

    20       15,178  
   

 

 

 
      34,722  
Mining — 1.2%            

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 5.50%, 12/15/27 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    45       44,787  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Mining (continued)            

Compass Minerals International Inc., 6.75%, 12/01/27 (Call 12/01/22)(a)

  $ 30     $ 30,357  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 4.50%, 09/15/27 (Call 06/15/27)(a)

    35       33,501  

New Gold Inc., 7.50%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    25       24,996  
   

 

 

 
      133,641  
Office & Business Equipment — 0.2%            

Pitney Bowes Inc., 6.88%, 03/15/27
(Call 03/15/24)(a)

    20       18,482  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 5.3%            

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 9.00%, 11/01/27 (Call 11/01/26)(a)

    20       27,829  

Baytex Energy Corp., 8.75%, 04/01/27 (Call 04/01/23)(a)

    30       31,735  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., 8.13%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    20       18,083  

Centennial Resource Production LLC, 6.88%, 04/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    20       19,934  

CNX Resources Corp., 7.25%, 03/14/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    40       40,868  

Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/27

    20       19,940  

MEG Energy Corp., 7.13%, 02/01/27
(Call 02/01/23)(a)

    70       71,084  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings Inc., 10.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    30       29,397  

Murphy Oil Corp., 5.88%, 12/01/27 (Call 12/01/22)(b)

    30       29,730  

Nabors Industries Inc., 7.38%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    40       40,858  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

3.00%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)

    30       27,957  

8.50%, 07/15/27 (Call 01/15/27)

    30       33,845  

Parkland Corp., 5.88%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    30       29,029  

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)

    25       24,866  

Southwestern Energy Co., 7.75%, 10/01/27 (Call 10/01/22)

    25       26,146  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 6.00%, 04/15/27

   

(Call 05/31/22)

    35       35,283  

Transocean Inc., 11.50%, 01/30/27 (Call 07/30/23)(a)

    40       39,829  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd., 6.88%, 02/01/27 (Call 05/30/22)(a)

    28       27,036  

Viper Energy Partners LP, 5.38%, 11/01/27 (Call 11/01/22)(a)

    30       29,984  
   

 

 

 
      603,433  
Oil & Gas Services — 0.9%            

Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp., 6.88%, 04/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    30       29,893  

CGG SA, 8.75%, 04/01/27 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    30       29,846  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.88%, 09/01/27 (Call 09/01/22)

    45       44,052  
   

 

 

 
            103,791  
Packaging & Containers — 3.2%            

ARD Finance SA, 6.50%, 06/30/27 (Call 11/15/22), (7.25% PIK)(a)(c)

    50       42,362  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc., 5.25%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

        105       90,115  

Berry Global Inc., 5.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    30       29,896  

Graphic Packaging International LLC, 4.75%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)(a)

    20       19,375  

LABL Inc., 10.50%, 07/15/27 (Call 07/15/22)(a)

    40       38,609  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., 6.63%, 05/13/27 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    37       36,761  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer Inc./Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Gro, 4.00%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    60       52,271  

Sealed Air Corp., 4.00%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)(a)

    25       23,532  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 8.50%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)(b)

    40       39,487  
   

 

 

 
      372,408  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

    

Par

(000)

     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.4%             

Bausch Health Americas Inc., 8.50%, 01/31/27 (Call 07/31/22)(a)(b)

  $ 100      $ 94,676  

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

    

5.75%, 08/15/27 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

    30        28,144  

6.13%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    60        57,688  

Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc., 9.50%, 07/31/27 (Call 07/31/23)(a)

    55        43,481  

Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., 5.50%, 08/01/27 (Call 08/01/22)(a)

    35        34,982  

Par Pharmaceutical Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

        120        109,565  

Vizient Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    20        20,650  
    

 

 

 
       389,186  
Pipelines — 3.0%             

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 03/01/27 (Call 05/16/22)(a)

    40        39,217  

Buckeye Partners LP, 4.13%, 12/01/27 (Call 09/01/27)

    25        22,896  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.63%, 05/01/27
(Call 05/16/22)(a)

    35        34,050  

DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.63%, 07/15/27 (Call 04/15/27)

    30        30,483  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.50%, 07/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)(a)

    50        50,443  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/24)

    60        58,948  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., 7.00%, 08/01/27 (Call 08/01/22)

    25        24,536  

Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp., 6.38%, 04/15/27

    10        10,223  

Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC, 6.75%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    25        24,214  

NuStar Logistics LP, 5.63%, 04/28/27 (Call 01/28/27)

    30        28,804  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.,

    

6.00%, 03/01/27 (Call 03/01/23)(a)

    25        24,247  
    

 

 

 
             348,061  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.5%             

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc., 3.75%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/15/26)(a)

    25        22,861  

Brookfield Property REIT Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL, 4.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    45        40,786  

Global Net Lease Inc./Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP, 3.75%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)(a)

    30        27,005  

Iron Mountain Inc., 4.88%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    60        57,136  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.25%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    40        36,893  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)

    80        76,757  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)

    40        37,308  

SBA Communications Corp., 3.88%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/23)

    85        80,645  

Service Properties Trust

    

4.95%, 02/15/27 (Call 08/15/26)(b)

    25        21,684  

5.50%, 12/15/27 (Call 09/15/27)

    25        22,750  

Starwood Property Trust Inc., 4.38%, 01/15/27 (Call 07/15/26)(a)

    30        27,994  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co. Inc., 5.75%, 02/01/27(a)

    60        60,002  
    

 

 

 
       511,821  
Retail — 2.7%             

Academy Ltd., 6.00%, 11/15/27 (Call 11/15/23)(a)

    25        24,953  

Bath & Body Works Inc., 6.69%, 01/15/27

    15        15,565  

BCPE Ulysses Intermediate Inc., 7.75%, 04/01/27 (Call 04/01/23),
(8.50% PIK)(a)(c)

    20        17,106  

Carvana Co., 5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    35        28,661  

KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 4.75%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)(a)

    40        39,906  
Security  

Par/

Shares

(000)

     Value  
Retail (continued)             

Lithia Motors Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

  $ 25      $ 24,126  

Murphy Oil USA Inc., 5.63%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)

    15        14,964  

Nordstrom Inc., 4.00%, 03/15/27 (Call 12/15/26)(b)

    20        18,571  

Patrick Industries Inc., 7.50%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    20        20,228  

QVC Inc., 4.75%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)

    35        31,400  

Staples Inc., 10.75%, 04/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    55        48,668  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.88%, 03/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)

    20        19,963  
    

 

 

 
       304,111  
Semiconductors — 0.3%             

Amkor Technology Inc., 6.63%, 09/15/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    30        30,629  
    

 

 

 
Software — 1.4%             

CDK Global Inc., 4.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 06/01/22)

    45        45,338  

SS&C Technologies Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    115        112,826  
    

 

 

 
       158,164  
Telecommunications — 5.9%             

Altice France Holding SA, 10.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)(a)

    90        91,099  

Altice France SA/France, 8.13%, 02/01/27 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

        105        105,756  

CommScope Inc., 8.25%, 03/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    55        46,752  

CommScope Technologies LLC, 5.00%, 03/15/27 (Call 05/10/22)(a)

    45        35,298  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 10/15/27 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    65        62,238  

Level 3 Financing Inc., 4.63%, 09/15/27 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    60        54,056  

LogMeIn Inc., 5.50%, 09/01/27 (Call 09/01/23)(a)

    55        48,499  

Lumen Technologies Inc., 4.00%, 02/15/27 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    70        62,259  

Nokia OYJ, 4.38%, 06/12/27(b)

    30        29,191  

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, 4.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 12/01/22)(a)

    25        16,999  

T-Mobile USA Inc., 5.38%, 04/15/27 (Call 05/10/22)

    20        20,429  

ViaSat Inc., 5.63%, 04/15/27 (Call 05/10/22)(a)(b)

    35        32,497  

Zayo Group Holdings Inc., 4.00%, 03/01/27 (Call 05/31/22)(a)

    85        74,209  
    

 

 

 
       679,282  
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.3%             

Mattel Inc., 5.88%, 12/15/27 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    30        30,677  
    

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.3%             

Watco Companies LLC/Watco Finance Corp., 6.50%, 06/15/27
(Call 06/15/23)(a)

    35        33,769  
    

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.2%             

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 9.75%, 08/01/27 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    25        25,538  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 97.9%
(Cost: $12,147,296)

 

       11,191,812  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 12.2%             

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.38%(e)(f)(g)

    1,347        1,347,177  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Shares

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Money Market Funds (continued)            

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

          40     $ 40,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,387,177  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 12.2%
(Cost: $1,386,931)

      1,387,177  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 110.1%
(Cost: $13,534,227)

      12,578,989  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (10.1)%

      (1,149,077
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 11,429,912  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

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) 

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

(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, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

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

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 508,415     $ 839,095 (a)    $     $ (579   $ 246     $ 1,347,177       1,347     $ 1,308 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    250,000             (210,000 )(a)                  40,000       40       32        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (579   $ 246     $ 1,387,177       $ 1,340     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $      $ 11,191,812      $             —      $ 11,191,812  

Money Market Funds

     1,387,177                      1,387,177  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,387,177      $ 11,191,812      $      $ 12,578,989  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   
Advertising — 1.2%            

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/28 (Call 11/15/23)(a)(b)

  $     35     $ 32,010  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., 7.75%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    45       42,556  

Lamar Media Corp., 3.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)

    25       23,049  

National CineMedia LLC, 5.88%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/23)(a)

    20       17,210  
   

 

 

 
          114,825  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%            

Bombardier Inc., 6.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    35       30,432  

Howmet Aerospace Inc., 6.75%, 01/15/28

    15       15,873  

Spirit AeroSystems Inc., 4.60%, 06/15/28 (Call 03/15/28)

    30       25,928  
   

 

 

 
      72,233  
Airlines — 0.2%            

Delta Air Lines Inc., 4.38%, 04/19/28 (Call 01/19/28)

    25       23,403  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.3%            

Ford Motor Co., 6.63%, 10/01/28

    20       20,763  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.90%, 02/16/28 (Call 12/16/27)

    35       30,019  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 5.88%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    30       25,832  

PM General Purchaser LLC, 9.50%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    30       28,651  

Wabash National Corp., 4.50%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    20       16,730  
   

 

 

 
      121,995  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.9%            

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., 6.88%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)

    20       18,829  

Dana Inc., 5.63%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)

    20       19,085  

Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC, 8.00%, 02/01/28 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    25       24,601  

Meritor Inc., 4.50%, 12/15/28
(Call 12/15/23)(a)

    10       9,987  

Titan International Inc., 7.00%, 04/30/28 (Call 04/30/24)

    15       14,708  
   

 

 

 
      87,210  
Biotechnology — 0.5%            

Emergent BioSolutions Inc., 3.88%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    20       16,973  

Grifols Escrow Issuer SA, 4.75%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    30       27,444  
   

 

 

 
      44,417  
Building Materials — 2.4%            

CP Atlas Buyer Inc., 7.00%, 12/01/28
(Call 12/01/23)(a)

    25       20,875  

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

    45       40,176  

James Hardie International Finance DAC, 5.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    20       19,278  

Masonite International Corp., 5.38%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    25       23,980  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc.

   

5.25%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    30       27,603  

9.75%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    10       9,876  

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

    50       48,020  

Standard Industries Inc./NJ, 4.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    50       46,037  
   

 

 

 
      235,845  
Chemicals — 3.3%            

ASP Unifrax Holdings Inc, 5.25%, 09/30/28
(Call 09/30/24)(a)

    40       35,276  

Chemours Co. (The), 5.75%, 11/15/28
(Call 11/15/23)(a)

    35       32,949  

Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 5.63%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    25       23,307  

CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp., 6.13%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    25       24,427  

Element Solutions Inc., 3.88%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/23)(a)

    35       31,305  

HB Fuller Co., 4.25%, 10/15/28
(Call 10/15/23)

    15       13,485  

Herens Holdco Sarl, 4.75%, 05/15/28
(Call 05/15/24)(a)

    15       13,357  

Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV Inc., 9.00%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    20       19,256  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

Ingevity Corp., 3.88%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

  $     25     $       22,566  

Innophos Holdings Inc., 9.38%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    10       10,550  

Minerals Technologies Inc., 5.00%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    20       18,632  

Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp., 4.25%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    35       31,075  

SCIH Salt Holdings Inc., 4.88%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    50       43,848  
   

 

 

 
      320,033  
Coal — 0.2%            

Warrior Met Coal Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/28
(Call 12/01/24)(a)

    15       15,503  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 5.2%            

Adtalem Global Education Inc., 5.50%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    21       19,268  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl, 4.63%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    90       79,708  

ASGN Inc., 4.63%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    25       23,227  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc., 4.75%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    25       23,322  

CoreLogic Inc., 4.50%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    35       31,077  

Gartner Inc., 4.50%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    35       33,578  

Grand Canyon University, 5.13%, 10/01/28 (Call 08/01/28)

    20       19,333  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

   

5.50%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    50       46,268  

5.75%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    60       52,218  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.63%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    45       43,587  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance Inc., 6.25%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    60       53,851  

United Rentals North America Inc., 4.88%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)

    75       72,997  
   

 

 

 
      498,434  
Computers — 1.5%            

Ahead DB Holdings LLC, 6.63%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    20       17,737  

Austin BidCo Inc., 7.13%, 12/15/28 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

    15       13,546  

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., 3.88%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/23)(a)

    30       27,706  

KBR Inc., 4.75%, 09/30/28 (Call 09/30/23)(a)

    10       9,450  

NCR Corp., 5.00%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    30       28,611  

Presidio Holdings Inc., 8.25%, 02/01/28
(Call 02/01/23)(a)

    25       24,364  

Science Applications International Corp., 4.88%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/23)(a)

    20       19,122  
   

 

 

 
      140,536  
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.4%            

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 5.50%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    35       33,868  
   

 

 

 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.8%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc., 4.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    30       27,883  

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

    60       52,247  
   

 

 

 
      80,130  
Diversified Financial Services — 4.8%            

AG Issuer LLC, 6.25%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/23)(a)

    25       24,529  

Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, 6.25%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    20       19,707  

Coinbase Global Inc., 3.38%, 10/01/28
(Call 10/01/24)(a)

    45       35,908  

Curo Group Holdings Corp., 7.50%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    45       37,916  

GPS Hospitality Holding Co LLC/GPS Finco Inc., 7.00%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    20       15,012  

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

    45       41,005  

LD Holdings Group LLC, 6.13%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    30       22,657  

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, 6.50%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    45       38,792  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., 5.50%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    40       36,536  

 

 

40  

2 0 2 2   I S H A R E S   S E M I - A N N U A L   R E P O R T   T O   S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

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

  $     25     $ 21,953  

NFP Corp.

   

4.88%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    25       22,826  

6.88%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    95       84,061  

OneMain Finance Corp.

   

3.88%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/24)

    30       25,489  

6.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/27)

    40       39,544  
   

 

 

 
          465,935  
Electric — 3.5%            

Calpine Corp.

   

4.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    55       51,014  

5.13%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/23)(a)

    65       59,046  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/23)(a)

    35       33,296  

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

    20       17,829  

NRG Energy Inc., 5.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)

    35       34,175  

Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy Operations Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    30       28,350  

PG&E Corp., 5.00%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)

    45       41,430  

Pike Corp., 5.50%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/23)(a)

    35       31,946  

Talen Energy Supply LLC

   

6.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    20       18,923  

7.63%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    20       19,167  
   

 

 

 
      335,176  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.9%            

Energizer Holdings Inc., 4.75%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    25       21,933  

WESCO Distribution Inc., 7.25%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    60       62,353  
   

 

 

 
      84,286  
Energy - Alternate Sources — 0.8%            

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC, 4.13%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/25)(a)

    20       18,642  

Renewable Energy Group Inc., 5.88%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    25       26,493  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.00%, 01/31/28 (Call 07/31/27)(a)

    30       28,018  
   

 

 

 
      73,153  
Engineering & Construction — 0.6%            

Fluor Corp., 4.25%, 09/15/28 (Call 06/15/28)

    30       28,516  

Railworks Holdings LP/Railworks Rally Inc., 8.25%, 11/15/28 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    15       14,961  

Weekley Homes LLC/Weekley Finance Corp., 4.88%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    20       17,667  
   

 

 

 
      61,144  
Entertainment — 1.6%            

Allen Media LLC/Allen Media Co-Issuer Inc., 10.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    30       27,116  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, 6.50%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)

    15       15,105  

Churchill Downs Inc., 4.75%, 01/15/28
(Call 01/15/23)(a)

    30       28,093  

Cinemark USA Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/28
(Call 07/15/24)(a)

    35       30,972  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc., 3.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    25       22,707  

Scientific Games International Inc., 7.00%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    30       30,725  
   

 

 

 
      154,718  
Environmental Control — 0.9%            

GFL Environmental Inc.

   

3.50%, 09/01/28 (Call 03/01/28)(a)

    35       31,437  

4.00%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    35       30,846  

Madison IAQ LLC, 4.13%, 06/30/28 (Call 06/30/24)(a)

    30       26,332  
   

 

 

 
      88,615  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Food — 2.0%            

Albertsons Companies Inc./Safeway Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC, 5.88%, 02/15/28 (Call 08/15/22)(a)

  $     35     $ 34,018  

C&S Group Enterprises LLC, 5.00%, 12/15/28 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

    20       17,100  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp. Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/28 (Call 11/15/23)(a)

    20       17,998  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc., 4.88%, 05/15/28 (Call 11/15/27)(a)

    25       24,358  

Post Holdings Inc., 5.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 12/01/22)(a)

    45       42,588  

SEG Holding LLC/SEG Finance Corp., 5.63%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    15       14,640  

TreeHouse Foods Inc., 4.00%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/23)

    25       20,496  

United Natural Foods Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    25       25,085  
   

 

 

 
          196,283  
Food Service — 0.7%            

Aramark Services Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/28
(Call 02/01/23)(a)

    55       51,313  

TKC Holdings Inc., 6.88%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    20       19,115  
   

 

 

 
      70,428  
Forest Products & Paper — 0.5%            

Ahlstrom-Munksjo Holding 3 Oy, 4.88%, 02/04/28 (Call 02/04/24)(a)

    15       13,354  

Clearwater Paper Corp., 4.75%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    10       8,823  

Domtar Corp., 6.75%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    30       29,727  
   

 

 

 
      51,904  
Health Care - Products — 1.4%            

Avantor Funding Inc., 4.63%, 07/15/28
(Call 07/15/23)(a)

    70       66,823  

Hologic Inc., 4.63%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    25       24,512  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 7.25%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    20       20,323  

Teleflex Inc., 4.25%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    25       23,554  
   

 

 

 
      135,212  
Health Care - Services — 5.2%            

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc., 5.50%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    25       24,343  

Akumin Escrow Inc., 7.50%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    20       16,037  

Cano Health LLC, 6.25%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    15       13,909  

Centene Corp., 2.45%, 07/15/28 (Call 05/15/28)

    105       91,650  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc., 4.25%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    25       23,861  

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc., 6.88%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/23)(a)

    35       27,496  

Encompass Health Corp., 4.50%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)

    35       32,225  

HCA Inc., 5.63%, 09/01/28 (Call 03/01/28)

    70       72,348  

Molina Healthcare Inc., 4.38%, 06/15/28
(Call 06/15/23)(a)

    35       32,696  

Radiology Partners Inc., 9.25%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    35       33,312  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   

4.63%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    25       23,614  

6.13%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    115       110,331  
   

 

 

 
      501,822  
Home Builders — 1.5%            

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., 6.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    10       9,722  

Forestar Group Inc., 5.00%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/23)(a)

    15       13,543  

Installed Building Products Inc., 5.75%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    15       14,223  

M/I Homes Inc., 4.95%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)

    20       18,429  

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp., 4.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    20       17,827  

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc., 5.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/27)(a)

    20       19,633  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc., 5.70%, 06/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)

    15       14,405  

Williams Scotsman International Inc., 4.63%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    25       23,699  

 

 

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

  41


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Home Builders (continued)            

Winnebago Industries Inc., 6.25%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

  $     15     $ 14,910  
   

 

 

 
          146,391  
Household Products & Wares — 0.2%            

Central Garden & Pet Co., 5.13%, 02/01/28 (Call 01/01/23)

    15       14,394  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.5%            

MGIC Investment Corp., 5.25%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)

    30       28,270  

Sagicor Financial Co. Ltd., 5.30%, 05/13/28 (Call 05/13/24)(a)

    25       24,419  
   

 

 

 
      52,689  
Internet — 3.9%            

Acuris Finance Us Inc./Acuris Finance SARL, 5.00%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    15       13,787  

ANGI Group LLC, 3.88%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    25       19,854  

Arches Buyer Inc.

   

4.25%, 06/01/28 (Call 12/01/23)(a)

    45       40,260  

6.13%, 12/01/28 (Call 12/01/23)(a)

    25       21,751  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 5.63%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    20       17,172  

Cars.com Inc., 6.38%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    20       18,771  

ION Trading Technologies Sarl, 5.75%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    20       18,793  

Match Group Holdings II LLC, 4.63%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/23)(a)

    25       23,338  

Netflix Inc.

   

4.88%, 04/15/28

    75       73,631  

5.88%, 11/15/28

    90       92,651  

Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub Inc., 6.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    15       12,529  

Uber Technologies Inc., 6.25%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    25       24,748  
   

 

 

 
      377,285  
Iron & Steel — 0.2%            

Carpenter Technology Corp., 6.38%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)

    20       19,959  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Time — 2.4%            

Carnival Corp., 4.00%, 08/01/28 (Call 05/01/28)(a)

    110       99,037  

NCL Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)(a)

    25       22,500  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

   

3.70%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/15/27)

    25       21,006  

5.50%, 04/01/28 (Call 10/01/27)(a)

    70       63,848  

VOC Escrow Ltd., 5.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    30       27,087  
   

 

 

 
      233,478  
Lodging — 2.5%            

Full House Resorts Inc., 8.25%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    20       19,795  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc., 5.75%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/23)(a)

    25       25,326  

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc., 4.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/15/22)

    15       13,769  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 5.75%, 07/21/28 (Call 07/21/23)(a)

    40       33,267  

MGM Resorts International, 4.75%, 10/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)

    35       32,158  

Station Casinos LLC, 4.50%, 02/15/28
(Call 02/15/23)(a)

    30       27,255  

Studio City Finance Ltd., 6.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    25       19,462  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc., 4.38%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    25       23,308  

Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.63%, 08/26/28 (Call 08/26/23)(a)

    60       48,172  
   

 

 

 
      242,512  
Machinery — 1.1%            

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc., 4.13%, 12/15/28 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

    15       13,587  

BWX Technologies Inc., 4.13%, 06/30/28 (Call 06/30/23)(a)

    20       18,637  

GrafTech Finance Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/28 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

    25       22,958  

TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, 7.63%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    20       19,246  

Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    40       34,861  
   

 

 

 
      109,289  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Manufacturing — 0.3%            

LSB Industries Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

  $     30     $ 29,384  
   

 

 

 
Media — 8.1%            

Altice Financing SA, 5.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    55       46,355  

Block Communications Inc., 4.88%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/23)(a)

    15       14,074  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.00%, 02/01/28 (Call 08/01/22)(a)

    115           109,559  

CSC Holdings LLC

   

5.38%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    50       46,250  

7.50%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/23)(a)

    50       46,122  

DISH DBS Corp.

   

5.75%, 12/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)(a)

    115       103,150  

7.38%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)

    45       39,653  

GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    30       27,697  

iHeartCommunications Inc., 4.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    25       22,704  

McGraw-Hill Education Inc., 5.75%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    40       35,762  

Nexstar Media Inc., 4.75%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    45       40,972  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance Inc., 6.50%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    45       39,348  

Sirius XM Radio Inc., 4.00%, 07/15/28
(Call 07/15/24)(a)

    90       81,381  

TEGNA Inc., 4.63%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/23)

    45       43,330  

UPC Holding BV, 5.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 10/15/22)(a)

    25       23,675  

Urban One Inc., 7.38%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    40       38,775  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 5.00%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    25       22,967  
   

 

 

 
      781,774  
Mining — 1.5%            

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 6.13%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

    25       25,384  

Arconic Corp., 6.13%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    40       38,709  

Century Aluminum Co., 7.50%, 04/01/28
(Call 04/01/24)(a)

    10       10,106  

Constellium SE, 5.63%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    15       14,373  

Hecla Mining Co., 7.25%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)

    20       20,206  

Joseph T Ryerson & Son Inc., 8.50%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    15       16,120  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 4.63%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/23)(a)

    25       22,768  
   

 

 

 
      147,666  
Office & Business Equipment — 0.3%            

Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.50%, 08/15/28
(Call 07/15/28)(a)

    35       31,522  
   

 

 

 
Office Furnishings — 0.1%            

Interface Inc., 5.50%, 12/01/28
(Call 12/01/23)(a)

    15       13,585  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 4.3%            

Apache Corp., 4.38%, 10/15/28 (Call 07/15/28)

    15       14,100  

Callon Petroleum Co., 8.00%, 08/01/28
(Call 08/01/24)(a)

    30       30,984  

CVR Energy Inc., 5.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    20       18,758  

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC, 8.50%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    30       30,067  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance Inc., 5.75%, 01/30/28 (Call 01/30/23)(a)

    50       50,128  

Global Marine Inc., 7.00%, 06/01/28

    15       10,552  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., 6.25%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    25       24,915  

Laredo Petroleum Inc., 10.13%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)

    15       15,815  

Murphy Oil Corp., 6.38%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)

    25       25,444  

Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.50%, 01/15/28
(Call 01/15/23)(a)

    20       19,244  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc., 8.13%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    35       35,022  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.38%, 09/01/28 (Call 03/01/28)

    30       31,644  

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc., 3.95%, 02/01/28 (Call 11/01/27)

    25       23,002  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 6.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)

    40       35,140  

SM Energy Co., 6.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/24)

    20       19,809  

Southwestern Energy Co., 8.38%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)

    15       16,237  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil & Gas (continued)            

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.88%, 03/15/28 (Call 03/15/23)

  $     20     $ 19,812  
   

 

 

 
          420,673  
Oil & Gas Services — 1.0%            

Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp., 6.25%, 04/01/28 (Call 04/01/23)(a)

    35       33,957  

Bristow Group Inc., 6.88%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    20       19,579  

Oceaneering International Inc., 6.00%, 02/01/28 (Call 11/01/27)

    15       13,801  

Weatherford International Ltd., 6.50%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/24)(a)

    25       25,245  
   

 

 

 
      92,582  
Packaging & Containers — 1.8%            

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 3.25%, 09/01/28 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    25       21,943  

Cascades Inc./Cascades USA Inc., 5.38%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    20       19,427  

Graham Packaging Co. Inc., 7.13%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    25       22,546  

Graphic Packaging International LLC, 3.50%, 03/15/28(a)

    20       18,100  

Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco Inc./Intelligent Packaging Ltd.

   

Co-Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    30       28,400  

LABL Inc., 5.88%, 11/01/28 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    25       22,887  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC/Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/28
(Call 10/15/24)(a)

    25       22,051  

Silgan Holdings Inc., 4.13%, 02/01/28 (Call 10/01/22)

    25       23,393  
   

 

 

 
      178,747  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.6%            

AdaptHealth LLC, 6.13%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    15       14,236  

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

   

4.88%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    75       66,556  

5.00%, 01/30/28 (Call 01/30/23)(a)

    60       44,332  

7.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    35       28,737  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 5.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    25       23,932  

Elanco Animal Health Inc., 6.40%, 08/28/28 (Call 05/28/28)

    35       36,248  

Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc., 6.00%, 06/30/28 (Call 06/30/23)(a)

    60       26,462  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 4.13%, 04/30/28 (Call 04/30/24)(a)

    95       88,246  

Prestige Brands Inc., 5.13%, 01/15/28
(Call 01/15/23)(a)

    20       19,159  
   

 

 

 
      347,908  
Pipelines — 4.2%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    30       29,128  

Buckeye Partners LP, 4.50%, 03/01/28
(Call 12/01/27)(a)

    25       22,806  

Cheniere Energy Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/23)

    90       87,466  

Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 7.13%, 06/01/28 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    20       19,140  

EnLink Midstream LLC, 5.63%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/27)(a)

    25       24,775  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, 5.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 04/15/28)

    40       38,210  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 7.75%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)

    35       33,668  

Harvest Midstream I LP, 7.50%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/23)(a)

    35       35,571  

Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.13%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/23)(a)

    25       24,262  

Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    25       23,771  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 5.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 01/15/23)(a)

    35       32,672  

Western Midstream Operating LP

   

4.50%, 03/01/28 (Call 12/01/27)

    25       23,952  

4.75%, 08/15/28 (Call 05/15/28)

    15       14,604  
   

 

 

 
      410,025  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Real Estate — 0.6%            

Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC, 6.75%, 05/15/28 (Call 05/15/23)(a)

  $     25     $ 25,500  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 5.38%, 08/01/28 (Call 08/01/23)(a)

    35       33,956  
   

 

 

 
      59,456  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.0%            

American Finance Trust Inc./American Finance Operating Partner LP, 4.50%, 09/30/28 (Call 06/30/28)(a)

    25       21,292  

CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.88%, 06/30/28 (Call 03/30/28)(a)

    20       18,102  

Diversified Healthcare Trust, 4.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 08/15/27)

    25       21,325  

Iron Mountain Inc.

   

5.00%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    25       23,670  

5.25%, 03/15/28 (Call 12/27/22)(a)

    35       33,445  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, 5.88%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    35       33,952  

Service Properties Trust, 3.95%, 01/15/28 (Call 07/15/27)

    20       15,841  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 4.75%, 04/15/28 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    25       22,342  
   

 

 

 
          189,969  
Retail — 4.4%            

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc.

   

3.88%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    70       64,400  

4.38%, 01/15/28 (Call 11/15/22)(a)

    35       32,096  

Asbury Automotive Group Inc., 4.50%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/23)

    20       18,639  

At Home Group Inc., 4.88%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    15       12,396  

Bath & Body Works Inc., 5.25%, 02/01/28

    25       24,196  

Carvana Co., 5.88%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    30       23,867  

FirstCash Inc., 4.63%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/23)(a)

    25       22,753  

Group 1 Automotive Inc., 4.00%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    35       31,484  

Ken Garff Automotive LLC, 4.88%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    20       18,188  

Michaels Companies Inc (The), 5.25%, 05/01/28 (Call 11/01/23)(a)

    40       34,394  

Nordstrom Inc., 6.95%, 03/15/28

    15       15,348  

PetSmart Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 4.75%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    55       51,158  

QVC Inc., 4.38%, 09/01/28 (Call 06/01/28)

    25       21,250  

SRS Distribution Inc., 4.63%, 07/01/28
(Call 07/01/24)(a)

    30       27,472  

White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28
(Call 10/15/23)(a)

    30       27,647  
   

 

 

 
      425,288  
Semiconductors — 0.5%            

Entegris Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/28
(Call 04/15/23)(a)

    20       18,614  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 3.88%, 09/01/28
(Call 09/01/23)(a)

    30       27,870  
   

 

 

 
      46,484  
Software — 3.0%            

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.63%, 09/01/28 (Call 09/01/23)(a)

    50       46,419  

Castle U.S. Holding Crop., 9.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    15       13,766  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 3.88%, 07/01/28 (Call 06/30/24)(a)

    40       35,618  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc., 6.50%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/26)(a)

    25       23,470  

Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 06/15/28 (Call 12/15/22)(a)

    40       36,565  

Helios Software Holdings Inc./ION Corporate Solutions Finance Sarl, 4.63%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    15       13,271  

MicroStrategy Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/28 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    25       23,007  

Open Text Corp., 3.88%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    40       36,464  

PTC Inc., 4.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

    25       23,263  

Rackspace Technology Global Inc.

   

3.50%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    25       21,635  

5.38%, 12/01/28 (Call 12/01/23)(a)

    25       20,399  
   

 

 

 
      293,877  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Telecommunications — 7.6%            

Altice France Holding SA, 6.00%, 02/15/28 (Call 02/15/23)(a)

  $     55     $ 45,431  

Altice France SA/France, 5.50%, 01/15/28 (Call 09/15/22)(a)

    50       44,258  

Avaya Inc., 6.13%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    45       41,598  

CommScope Inc., 7.13%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    35       27,944  

Consolidated Communications Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    20       16,360  

6.50%, 10/01/28 (Call 10/01/23)(a)

    35       30,407  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.00%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    70       63,909  

Frontier Florida LLC, Series E, 6.86%, 02/01/28

    15       14,793  

Iliad Holding SAS, 7.00%, 10/15/28 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    40       38,150  

Level 3 Financing Inc., 4.25%, 07/01/28 (Call 07/01/23)(a)

    55       46,533  

Lumen Technologies Inc., Series G, 6.88%, 01/15/28

    20       18,858  

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

    115       126,161  

Switch Ltd., 3.75%, 09/15/28 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    25       23,446  

T-Mobile USA Inc., 4.75%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)

    75       74,035  

ViaSat Inc., 6.50%, 07/15/28 (Call 07/15/23)(a)

    20       17,299  

Windstream Escrow LLC/Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 7.75%, 08/15/28 (Call 08/15/23)(a)

    65       62,278  

Zayo Group Holdings Inc., 6.13%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/23)(a)

    50       41,929  
   

 

 

 
          733,389  
Transportation — 0.5%            

Cargo Aircraft Management Inc., 4.75%, 02/01/28 (Call 02/01/23)(a)

    30       28,228  

Danaos Corp., 8.50%, 03/01/28 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    15       15,562  
   

 

 

 
      43,790  
Trucking & Leasing — 0.4%            

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 5.50%, 05/01/28 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    45       38,998  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 98.0%
(Cost: $9,887,537)

      9,488,222  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Shares

(000)

    Value  

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 2.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.38%(c)(d)(e)

    34     $ 33,957  

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

      210       210,000  
   

 

 

 
      243,957  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.5%
(Cost: $243,957)

      243,957  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.5%
(Cost: $10,131,494)

      9,732,179  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.5)%

      (49,934
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   9,682,245  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

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 period ended April 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    

Value at

03/08/22

 

(a) 

   

Purchases

at Cost

 

 

   

Proceeds

from Sales

 

 

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

 

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

 

Value at

04/30/22

 

 

    

Shares

Held at

04/30/22

(000)

 

 

 

 

 

    Income

 

   

Capital Gain

Distributions from

Underlying Funds

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $       $  33,957 (b)    $      $      $          $ 33,957        34        $ 1 (c)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

          210,000 (b)                            210,000        210          101        
        

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $      $       $ 243,957           $ 102     $  
        

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(c) 

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.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $      $ 9,488,222      $             —      $ 9,488,222  

Money Market Funds

     243,957                      243,957  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   243,957      $ 9,488,222      $      $ 9,732,179  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   
Advertising — 1.2%            

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., 7.50%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

  $ 55     $ 51,877  

Lamar Media Corp., 4.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)

    20       19,078  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 4.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    25       22,240  

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

    55       48,524  
   

 

 

 
      141,719  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%            

Howmet Aerospace Inc., 3.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 11/15/28)

    30       26,211  

TransDigm Inc.

   

4.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)

    60       51,844  

4.88%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)

    35       30,652  
   

 

 

 
      108,707  
Agriculture — 0.3%            

Vector Group Ltd., 5.75%, 02/01/29
(Call 02/01/24)(a)

    45       39,607  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 2.2%            

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

    155       149,542  

Delta Air Lines Inc., 3.75%, 10/28/29 (Call 07/28/29)

    30       26,486  

United Airlines Inc., 4.63%, 04/15/29 (Call 10/15/25)(a)

        100       91,878  
   

 

 

 
            267,906  
Apparel — 0.5%            

Crocs Inc., 4.25%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    20       17,002  

Kontoor Brands Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/29
(Call 11/15/24)(a)

    20       17,480  

Wolverine World Wide Inc., 4.00%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    30       25,513  
   

 

 

 
      59,995  
Auto Manufacturers — 1.2%            

Allison Transmission Inc., 5.88%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    25       24,652  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

2.90%, 02/10/29 (Call 12/10/28)

    40       33,548  

5.11%, 05/03/29 (Call 02/03/29)

    65       61,598  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 5.50%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    25       20,874  
   

 

 

 
      140,672  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.7%            

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)

    30       25,850  

Dornoch Debt Merger Sub Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    30       24,475  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) 5.00%, 07/15/29 (Call 04/15/29)(a)

    10       8,861  

5.00%, 07/15/29 (Call 04/15/29)

    30       26,581  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 6.38%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24), (7.13% PIK)(a)(c)

    20       19,049  

Real Hero Merger Sub 2 Inc., 6.25%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    30       24,357  

Tenneco Inc.

   

5.13%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    25       24,352  

7.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    30       30,298  

Wheel Pros Inc., 6.50%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    20       15,200  
   

 

 

 
      199,023  
Beverages — 0.5%            

Primo Water Holdings Inc., 4.38%, 04/30/29 (Call 04/30/24)(a)

    30       26,123  

Triton Water Holdings Inc., 6.25%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    38       31,496  
   

 

 

 
      57,619  
Building Materials — 0.9%            

Cornerstone Building Brands Inc., 6.13%, 01/15/29 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    25       20,822  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Building Materials (continued)            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 3.63%, 03/15/29
(Call 03/15/24)(a)

  $ 20     $ 17,245  

PGT Innovations Inc., 4.38%, 10/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    25       21,962  

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

    40       37,615  

Victors Merger Corp., 6.38%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    25       15,002  
   

 

 

 
            112,646  
Chemicals — 3.1%            

ASP Unifrax Holdings Inc, 7.50%, 09/30/29 (Call 09/30/24)(a)

    20       16,382  

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

    30       26,022  

Chemours Co. (The), 4.63%, 11/15/29
(Call 11/15/24)(a)

    35       30,310  

Diamond BC BV, 4.63%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    25       21,528  

EverArc Escrow Sarl, 5.00%, 10/30/29
(Call 10/30/24)(a)

    25       21,901  

LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, 6.63%, 10/15/29
(Call 10/15/24)(a)

    15       13,350  

Methanex Corp., 5.25%, 12/15/29 (Call 09/15/29)

    35       33,460  

Olin Corp., 5.63%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)

    40       39,360  

Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp., 6.25%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)(b)

    20       16,725  

SCIH Salt Holdings Inc., 6.63%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    35       27,977  

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance Inc., 5.13%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    25       22,037  

Tronox Inc., 4.63%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    50       44,625  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    60       51,532  
   

 

 

 
      365,209  
Coal — 0.2%            

SunCoke Energy Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/29
(Call 06/30/24)(a)

    25       22,412  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services — 5.7%            

ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.13%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/28)(a)

          50       42,530  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., 6.00%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    50       41,376  

AMN Healthcare Inc., 4.00%, 04/15/29
(Call 04/15/24)(a)

    20       18,106  

APi Escrow Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    10       9,135  

APi Group DE Inc., 4.13%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    20       17,860  

APX Group Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    40       32,813  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc., 5.38%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    30       28,517  

Carriage Services Inc., 4.25%, 05/15/29
(Call 05/15/24)(a)

    20       17,551  

Deluxe Corp., 8.00%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)(b)

    25       23,949  

Garda World Security Corp., 6.00%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    25       20,852  

Gartner Inc., 3.63%, 06/15/29
(Call 06/15/24)(a)

    30       27,086  

HealthEquity Inc., 4.50%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    30       27,410  

Hertz Corp. (The), 5.00%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)

    50       43,769  

Metis Merger Sub LLC, 6.50%, 05/15/29
(Call 05/15/24)(a)

    35       30,450  

NESCO Holdings II Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    45       42,392  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 4.50%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    40       37,778  

Paysafe Finance PLC/Paysafe Holdings U.S. Corp., 4.00%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    20       16,319  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    25       23,349  

PROG Holdings Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    30       26,559  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX, 6.38%, 02/15/29
(Call 02/15/24)(a)

    25       21,772  

Service Corp. International/U.S., 5.13%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)

    40       39,453  

Signal Parent Inc., 6.13%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    15       11,772  

Sotheby’s/Bidfair Holdings Inc., 5.88%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    15       14,156  

StoneMor Inc., 8.50%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    20       19,523  

TriNet Group Inc., 3.50%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    30       27,295  

WW International Inc., 4.50%, 04/15/29
(Call 04/15/24)(a)

    25       19,819  
   

 

 

 
      681,591  
Computers — 1.8%            

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., 4.00%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)

    30       27,715  

 

 

46  

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Computers (continued)            

Conduent Business Services LLC/Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc., 6.00%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

  $ 25     $ 23,082  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., 3.00%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)

    40       35,535  

NCR Corp.

   

5.13%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    60       56,771  

6.13%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    25       23,944  

Seagate HDD Cayman

   

3.13%, 07/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)

    25       21,146  

4.09%, 06/01/29 (Call 03/01/29)

    25       22,282  
   

 

 

 
            210,475  
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.4%            

Coty Inc/HFC Prestige Products Inc/HFC Prestige International U.S. LLC, 4.75%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/25)(a)

    25       22,277  

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.13%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    30       26,722  
   

 

 

 
      48,999  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc., 3.88%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    20       17,685  

Resideo Funding Inc., 4.00%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    10       8,941  
   

 

 

 
      26,626  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.2%            

Aretec Escrow Issuer Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/29
(Call 04/01/24)(a)

          20       18,672  

Armor Holdco Inc., 8.50%, 11/15/29
(Call 11/15/24)(a)

    15       14,261  

Cobra AcquisitionCo LLC, 6.38%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    20       15,419  

Jane Street Group/JSG Finance Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    25       22,977  

LPL Holdings Inc., 4.00%, 03/15/29
(Call 03/15/24)(a)

    40       36,436  

Navient Corp., 5.50%, 03/15/29 (Call 06/15/28)

    35       30,874  

OneMain Finance Corp., 5.38%, 11/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)

    35       31,440  

PennyMac Financial Services Inc., 4.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    30       24,172  

PRA Group Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    15       13,873  

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc., 3.63%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/09/23)(a)

    35       29,946  

United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 5.50%, 04/15/29 (Call 03/30/24)(a)

    35       29,127  
   

 

 

 
      267,197  
Electric — 1.5%            

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

    30       26,223  

DPL Inc., 4.35%, 04/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)

    20       18,517  

Leeward Renewable Energy Operations LLC, 4.25%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)

    20       18,109  

NRG Energy Inc.

   

3.38%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    25       21,393  

5.25%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    35       33,116  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.38%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    65       59,161  
   

 

 

 
      176,519  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%  

Energizer Holdings Inc., 4.38%, 03/31/29 (Call 09/30/23)(a)

    40       33,293  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 1.8%            

II-VI Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/29 (Call 12/15/24)(a)

    55       51,587  

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

    100       93,348  

Sensata Technologies BV, 4.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 03/18/24)(a)

    50       44,578  

TTM Technologies Inc., 4.00%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    30       26,279  
   

 

 

 
      215,792  
Engineering & Construction — 1.0%            

Arcosa Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    20       18,276  

Dycom Industries Inc., 4.50%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    25       22,793  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Engineering & Construction (continued)            

Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc., 5.63%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

  $ 20     $ 18,230  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 5.25%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    20       18,879  

IEA Energy Services LLC, 6.63%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    10       9,221  

TopBuild Corp., 3.63%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    20       17,428  

VM Consolidated Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    15       13,429  
   

 

 

 
      118,256  
Entertainment — 4.4%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., 7.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    50       46,170  

Boyne USA Inc., 4.75%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    30       27,940  

Caesars Entertainment Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    60       51,802  

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

    30       28,405  

Everi Holdings Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/29
(Call 07/15/24)(a)

    20       18,137  

International Game Technology PLC, 5.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    40       37,992  

Jacobs Entertainment Inc., 6.75%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/25)(a)

    25       24,699  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 04/15/29 (Call 03/23/24)(a)

          50       44,284  

Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC, 4.88%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    30       26,497  

Penn National Gaming Inc., 4.13%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)

    20       16,955  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., 5.63%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    35       27,935  

Resorts World Las Vegas LLC, 4.63%, 04/16/29 (Call 01/16/29)(d)

    50       43,813  

Scientific Games International Inc., 7.25%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    30       31,487  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc., 5.25%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    35       31,865  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.75%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)

    30       26,897  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.13%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)(a)

    40       35,050  
   

 

 

 
            519,928  
Environmental Control — 1.4%            

Clean Harbors Inc., 5.13%, 07/15/29
(Call 07/15/24)(a)

    15       14,727  

Covanta Holding Corp, 4.88%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)

    40       36,335  

GFL Environmental Inc.

   

4.38%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    30       26,582  

4.75%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    35       31,766  

Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 06/30/29 (Call 06/30/24)(a)

    50       40,761  

Stericycle Inc., 3.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 11/15/23)(a)

    25       22,065  
   

 

 

 
      172,236  
Food — 1.9%            

Albertsons Companies Inc./Safeway Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC, 3.50%, 03/15/29 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    65       54,716  

Performance Food Group Inc., 4.25%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    50       44,482  

Post Holdings Inc., 5.50%, 12/15/29
(Call 12/15/24)(a)

    65       59,079  

Simmons Foods Inc./Simmons Prepared Foods Inc./Simmons Pet Food Inc./Simmons Feed, 4.63%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    40       36,081  

U.S. Foods Inc., 4.75%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    40       36,927  
   

 

 

 
      231,285  
Food Service — 0.2%            

TKC Holdings Inc., 10.50%, 05/15/29
(Call 05/15/24)(a)

    30       28,978  
   

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.7%            

Glatfelter Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)(b)

    25       20,045  

Mercer International Inc., 5.13%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)

    47       43,725  

Sylvamo Corp., 7.00%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    22       21,650  
   

 

 

 
      85,420  

 

 

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

  47


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Health Care - Products — 3.0%            

Avantor Funding Inc., 3.88%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

  $ 40     $ 35,951  

Hologic Inc., 3.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 09/28/23)(a)

    40       35,669  

Mozart Debt Merger Sub Inc.

   

3.88%, 04/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    210       183,605  

5.25%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    125       108,736  
   

 

 

 
      363,961  
Health Care - Services — 4.5%            

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc., 5.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 10/15/23)(a)

    25       23,704  

AHP Health Partners Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    10       9,065  

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc., 3.13%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    30       26,012  

Centene Corp., 4.63%, 12/15/29 (Call 12/15/24)

        170             164,735  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc., 3.75%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(a)(b)

    25       22,698  

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc.

   

6.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    45       42,540  

6.88%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    70       61,417  

HCA Inc., 5.88%, 02/01/29 (Call 08/01/28)

    55       57,304  

Lifepoint Health Inc., 5.38%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    25       21,375  

ModivCare Escrow Issuer Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    25       21,884  

Syneos Health Inc., 3.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    30       26,551  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.25%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    65       58,852  
   

 

 

 
      536,137  
Holding Companies - Diversified — 0.8%            

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    50       44,727  

Hightower Holding LLC, 6.75%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/13/24)(a)

    15       13,941  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.38%, 02/01/29 (Call 08/01/28)

    40       34,605  
   

 

 

 
      93,273  
Home Builders — 1.2%            

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., 4.63%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    20       16,831  

Beazer Homes USA Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)

    15       14,299  

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. LLC, 5.00%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    20       17,672  

Century Communities Inc., 3.88%, 08/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(a)

    25       21,083  

KB Home, 4.80%, 11/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)

    15       13,579  

LGI Homes Inc., 4.00%, 07/15/29 (Call 01/15/29)(a)

    15       12,416  

Meritage Homes Corp., 3.88%, 04/15/29 (Call 10/15/28)(a)

    20       17,940  

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp., 4.75%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    15       13,073  

Thor Industries Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    25       21,118  
   

 

 

 
      148,011  
Home Furnishings — 0.3%            

Tempur Sealy International Inc., 4.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    40       34,698  
   

 

 

 
Household Products & Wares — 0.3%            

ACCO Brands Corp., 4.25%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    30       26,227  

Spectrum Brands Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    15       13,958  
   

 

 

 
      40,185  
Housewares — 0.3%            

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 4.50%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)

    20       17,722  

SWF Escrow Issuer Corp., 6.50%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    30       23,219  
   

 

 

 
      40,941  
Insurance — 1.6%            

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance Inc.

   

4.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    40       34,935  

6.00%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    25       21,839  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Insurance (continued)            

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 5.88%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

  $ 20     $ 18,602  

AmWINS Group Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/29 (Call 06/30/24)(a)

    40       36,594  

AssuredPartners Inc., 5.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 12/15/23)(a)

    25       22,004  

BroadStreet Partners Inc., 5.88%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    35       30,404  

HUB International Ltd., 5.63%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)

    25       22,901  
   

 

 

 
      187,279  
Internet — 1.9%            

Endurance International Group Holdings Inc., 6.00%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

          35       28,320  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co. Inc., 3.50%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    35       31,098  

Match Group Holdings II LLC, 5.63%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    15       14,577  

Netflix Inc.

   

5.38%, 11/15/29(a)

    45       45,053  

6.38%, 05/15/29

    40       42,485  

Uber Technologies Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/29 (Call 08/15/24)(a)

    75       64,603  
   

 

 

 
            226,136  
Iron & Steel — 1.1%            

Allegheny Technologies Inc., 4.88%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)

    15       13,667  

Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., 6.63%, 01/31/29 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    35       35,796  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., 4.63%, 03/01/29
(Call 03/01/24)(a)

    25       23,448  

TMS International Corp./DE, 6.25%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/06/24)(a)

    15       12,961  

United States Steel Corp., 6.88%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)

    40       40,683  
   

 

 

 
      126,555  
Leisure Time — 1.7%            

Carnival Corp., 6.00%, 05/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    100       89,763  

MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC, 6.38%, 06/01/29
(Call 06/01/24)(a)

    25       19,692  

NCL Corp. Ltd., 7.75%, 02/15/29
(Call 11/15/28)(a)

    30       29,107  

Viking Cruises Ltd., 7.00%, 02/15/29
(Call 02/15/24)(a)

    25       22,249  

Viking Ocrean Cruises shi, 5.63%, 02/15/29
(Call 02/15/24)(a)

    17       15,067  

Vista Outdoor Inc., 4.50%, 03/15/29
(Call 03/15/24)(a)

    30       26,950  
   

 

 

 
      202,828  
Lodging — 2.2%            

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc., 3.75%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    40       36,357  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc, 5.00%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    45       40,569  

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc., 4.50%, 06/15/29
(Call 06/15/24)(a)

    30       26,738  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 5.38%, 12/04/29 (Call 12/04/24)(a)

    57       45,879  

Studio City Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    55       37,697  

Travel + Leisure Co., 4.50%, 12/01/29 (Call 09/01/29)(a)

    35       31,032  

Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.13%, 12/15/29 (Call 12/15/24)(a)

    50       39,497  
   

 

 

 
      257,769  
Machinery — 0.7%            

BWX Technologies Inc., 4.13%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    20       18,473  

Mueller Water Products Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    20       18,172  

OT Merger Corp., 7.88%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    15       12,965  

Terex Corp., 5.00%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    30       27,580  
   

 

 

 
      77,190  
Media — 6.2%            

Altice Financing SA, 5.75%, 08/15/29
(Call 08/15/24)(a)

    100       84,478  

AMC Networks Inc., 4.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)

    50       43,628  

Audacy Capital Corp., 6.75%, 03/31/29 (Call 03/31/24)(a)

    25       21,601  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.38%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    70       66,435  

CSC Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 02/01/29
(Call 02/01/24)(a)

    80       76,425  

DISH DBS Corp., 5.13%, 06/01/29

    75       58,567  

 

 

48  

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)            

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 5.13%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

  $ 35     $ 31,879  

Liberty Interactive LLC, 8.50%, 07/15/29

    15       13,589  

McGraw-Hill Education Inc., 8.00%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    35       31,335  

News Corp., 3.88%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    50       45,016  

Scripps Escrow II Inc., 3.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    30       26,656  

Sirius XM Radio Inc., 5.50%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)

          60       57,830  

TEGNA Inc., 5.00%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)

    55       53,395  

Univision Communications Inc., 4.50%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    55       49,375  

Videotron Ltd., 3.63%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    25       21,798  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.50%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

    70       65,196  
   

 

 

 
            747,203  
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.2%            

Roller Bearing Co of America Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    30       27,112  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 0.8%            

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 4.13%, 03/31/29 (Call 03/31/24)(a)

    25       23,550  

Coeur Mining Inc., 5.13%, 02/15/29
(Call 02/15/24)(a)

    18       14,248  

Constellium SE, 3.75%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    25       21,575  

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

   

6.13%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    15       14,218  

6.13%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(d)

    25       23,696  
   

 

 

 
      97,287  
Office & Business Equipment — 0.1%            

Pitney Bowes Inc., 7.25%, 03/15/29
(Call 03/15/24)(a)

    15       13,705  
   

 

 

 
Office Furnishings — 0.2%            

Steelcase Inc., 5.13%, 01/18/29 (Call 10/18/28)

    18       17,551  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas — 5.4%            

Antero Resources Corp., 7.63%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    30       31,769  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 5.88%, 06/30/29
(Call 09/01/24)(a)

    20       19,365  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

5.88%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/05/24)(a)

    25       24,776  

6.75%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    40       40,260  

CNX Resources Corp., 6.00%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    25       24,695  

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC, 5.88%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)

    35       34,809  

Comstock Resources Inc., 6.75%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    65       65,692  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance Inc., 5.00%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    20       19,580  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., 5.75%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    30       29,419  

Laredo Petroleum Inc., 7.75%, 07/31/29 (Call 07/31/24)(a)

    20       19,618  

MEG Energy Corp., 5.88%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    30       29,443  

Murphy Oil Corp., 7.05%, 05/01/29

    10       10,312  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.50%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)

    50       46,964  

Parkland Corp., 4.50%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    45       39,448  

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)

    20       19,035  

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/25)(a)

    20       19,402  

Range Resources Corp., 8.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)

    40       42,844  

Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 5.50%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    40       38,953  

Southwestern Energy Co., 5.38%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)

    30       29,644  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.50%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)

    45       40,547  

Teine Energy Ltd., 6.88%, 04/15/29
(Call 04/15/24)(a)

    20       19,926  
   

 

 

 
      646,501  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Packaging & Containers — 1.1%            

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 4.00%, 09/01/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

  $ 50     $ 42,837  

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings Inc., 6.63%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/25)(a)

    18       17,980  

Graphic Packaging International LLC, 3.50%, 03/01/29 (Call 09/01/28)(a)

    20       17,800  

Intertape Polymer Group Inc., 4.38%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    15       15,427  

LABL Inc., 8.25%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)(a)

    20       16,623  

Sealed Air Corp., 5.00%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/25)(a)

    9       8,931  

TriMas Corp., 4.13%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    15       13,457  
   

 

 

 
      133,055  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.9%            

180 Medical Inc., 3.88%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/07/24)(a)

    30       26,893  

AdaptHealth LLC, 4.63%, 08/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    25       21,299  

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

   

5.00%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    50       35,177  

6.25%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    70       51,028  

7.25%, 05/30/29 (Call 05/30/24)(a)

    35       26,451  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl/Endo U.S. Inc., 6.13%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

          55       47,858  

HLF Financing Sarl LLC/Herbalife International Inc., 4.88%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    30       24,209  

Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 01/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    65       60,104  

Option Care Health Inc., 4.38%, 10/31/29 (Call 10/31/24)(a)

    25       22,449  

Owens & Minor Inc., 4.50%, 03/31/29
(Call 03/31/24)(a)

    30       27,008  
   

 

 

 
            342,476  
Pipelines — 3.7%            

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.38%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    40       37,595  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 4.50%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)

    65       62,256  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 6.00%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    35       34,078  

DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.13%, 05/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)

    25       24,603  

DT Midstream Inc., 4.13%, 06/15/29
(Call 06/15/24)(a)

    55       49,940  

EnLink Midstream LLC, 5.38%, 06/01/29 (Call 03/01/29)

    25       24,345  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.50%, 01/15/29 (Call 07/15/28)(a)

    40       35,997  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., 6.88%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)

    17       16,464  

ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    60       53,102  

Oasis Midstream Partners LP/OMP Finance Corp., 8.00%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    25       25,976  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 07/15/29 (Call 04/15/29)(a)

    25       23,445  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.88%, 08/15/29 (Call 02/15/29)(a)

    60       54,788  
   

 

 

 
      442,589  
Real Estate — 1.0%            

Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 4.13%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    30       27,174  

Hunt Cos. Inc., 5.25%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    30       27,743  

Kennedy-Wilson Inc., 4.75%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)

    30       27,661  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.75%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    45       37,868  
   

 

 

 
      120,446  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.1%            

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc., 4.63%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    25       21,729  

Iron Mountain Inc., 4.88%, 09/15/29
(Call 09/15/24)(a)

    50       45,853  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.75%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    35       31,473  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 4.63%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)

    40       36,749  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

    

Par
(000)

    Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued)            

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, 4.88%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

  $ 40     $ 36,672  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., 4.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    30       27,172  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 4.00%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)(a)

    25       22,312  

SBA Communications Corp., 3.13%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)

    70       60,016  

Service Properties Trust, 4.95%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)

    20       15,999  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 6.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    55       47,419  

XHR LP, 4.88%, 06/01/29 (Call 06/01/24)(a)

    25       23,069  
   

 

 

 
      368,463  
Retail — 7.3%            

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc., 3.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    40       35,339  

Ambience Merger Sub Inc., 7.13%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    25       18,654  

Arko Corp., 5.13%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    25       22,162  

Asbury Automotive Group Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    45       40,542  

Bath & Body Works Inc., 7.50%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)

    40       41,320  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., 4.13%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/25)(a)

    20       17,591  

Bloomin’ Brands Inc./OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, 5.13%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    15       13,955  

BlueLinx Holdings Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    15       13,628  

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., 5.88%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)

    15       11,480  

Carvana Co., 4.88%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    37       27,121  

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 5.88%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

          40       34,880  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co. Inc., 4.63%, 01/15/29
(Call 01/15/25)(a)

    45       40,805  

Foot Locker Inc., 4.00%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    20       16,656  

Foundation Building Materials Inc., 6.00%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    20       16,400  

Gap Inc. (The), 3.63%, 10/01/29 (Call 10/01/24)(a)

    35       28,490  

GYP Holdings III Corp., 4.63%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    20       17,743  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    40       32,860  

LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.88%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    50       43,849  

Lithia Motors Inc., 3.88%, 06/01/29
(Call 06/01/24)(a)

    40       36,336  

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    25       23,810  

Michaels Companies Inc (The), 7.88%, 05/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    65       51,599  

Murphy Oil USA Inc., 4.75%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)

    25       23,797  

Papa John’s International Inc., 3.88%, 09/15/29 (Call 09/15/24)(a)

    25       22,070  

Park River Holdings Inc.

   

5.63%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    20       15,390  

6.75%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    15       12,071  

Patrick Industries Inc., 4.75%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    15       12,816  

Penske Automotive Group Inc., 3.75%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)

    25       21,363  

PetSmart Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 7.75%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    50       49,750  

Sonic Automotive Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    35       29,892  

SRS Distribution Inc.

   

6.00%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)

    35       30,625  

6.13%, 07/01/29 (Call 07/01/24)(a)

    25       22,051  

Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner Inc., 4.50%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    25       22,835  

Victoria’s Secret & Co., 4.63%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    30       24,713  
   

 

 

 
            872,593  
Semiconductors — 0.3%            

Entegris Inc., 3.63%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    25       21,996  

Synaptics Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    20       17,622  
   

 

 

 
      39,618  
Security  

Par/

Shares
(000)

    Value  
Software — 2.7%            

CDK Global Inc., 5.25%, 05/15/29 (Call 05/15/24)(a)

  $ 40     $ 40,302  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 4.88%, 07/01/29 (Call 06/30/24)(a)

    45       39,753  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 5.00%, 12/15/29 (Call 12/15/24)(a)

    20       18,589  

Elastic NV, 4.13%, 07/15/29 (Call 07/15/24)(a)

    30       26,895  

MSCI Inc., 4.00%, 11/15/29 (Call 11/15/24)(a)

    50       46,019  

Open Text Corp., 3.88%, 12/01/29 (Call 12/01/24)(a)

    45       40,010  

Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)(a)

    30       27,020  

Rocket Software Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)(a)

    30       25,710  

Twilio Inc., 3.63%, 03/15/29 (Call 03/15/24)

    30       26,442  

ZoomInfo Technologies LLC/ZoomInfo Finance Corp., 3.88%, 02/01/29 (Call 02/01/24)(a)

    35       30,972  
   

 

 

 
            321,712  
Telecommunications — 6.0%            

Altice France SA, 5.50%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

        100       86,085  

Altice France SA/France

   

5.13%, 01/15/29 (Call 09/15/23)(a)

    30       25,863  

5.13%, 07/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    125       105,739  

CommScope Inc., 4.75%, 09/01/29 (Call 09/01/24)(a)

    65       54,477  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC

   

5.88%, 11/01/29 (Call 11/01/24)

    35       30,501  

6.75%, 05/01/29 (Call 05/01/24)(a)

    50       45,433  

Level 3 Financing Inc.

   

3.63%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    40       32,552  

3.75%, 07/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    45       36,549  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

   

4.50%, 01/15/29 (Call 01/15/24)(a)

    50       39,581  

5.38%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    50       40,811  

Plantronics Inc., 4.75%, 03/01/29 (Call 03/01/24)(a)

    25       25,400  

Switch Ltd., 4.13%, 06/15/29 (Call 06/15/24)(a)

    30       28,717  

T-Mobile USA Inc.

   

2.63%, 02/15/29 (Call 02/15/24)

    50       43,258  

3.38%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)

    55       50,025  

3.38%, 04/15/29 (Call 04/15/24)(a)

    55       49,787  

Viavi Solutions Inc., 3.75%, 10/01/29
(Call 10/01/24)(a)

    25       22,481  
   

 

 

 
      717,259  
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.2%            

Mattel Inc., 3.75%, 04/01/29 (Call 04/01/24)(a)

    30       28,576  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.6%            

Carriage Purchaser Inc., 7.88%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/24)(a)

    15       13,204  

First Student Bidco Inc./First Transit Parent Inc., 4.00%, 07/31/29 (Call 07/31/24)(a)

    40       35,806  

Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 08/01/29 (Call 08/01/24)(a)

    30       26,424  
   

 

 

 
      75,434  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes — 97.6%
(Cost: $12,280,156)

      11,678,653  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 2.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.38%(e)(f)(g)

    101       100,553  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

  

iShares® iBonds® 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares
(000)
    Value  

 

 
Money Market Funds (continued)            

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

    180     $ 180,000  
   

 

 

 
      280,553  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.3%
(Cost: $280,553)

      280,553  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $12,560,709)

      11,959,206  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

      10,957  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 11,970,163  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

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) 

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

(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 period ended April 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer    
Value at
03/08/22
 
(a) 
   
Purchases
at Cost
 
 
   
Proceeds
from Sales
 
 
   
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 
 
   


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
   
Value at
04/30/22
 
 
   


Shares
Held at
04/30/22
(000)
 
 
 
 
    Income    

Capital Gain

Distributions from

Underlying Funds

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $     $ 100,553 (b)    $     $     $     $ 100,553       101     $ 2 (c)    $                       —

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

          180,000 (b)                        180,000       180       92    
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

        $     $     $ 280,553       $ 94     $                       —
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(c) 

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.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

         
         Level 1     Level 2             Level 3     Total

Investments

       

Assets

       

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $     $ 11,678,653     $     $11,678,653

Money Market Funds

    280,553                 280,553
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  $ 280,553     $ 11,678,653     $     $11,959,206
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

April 30, 2022

 

   

iShares

iBonds 2022

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

   

iShares

iBonds 2023

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

   

iShares

iBonds 2024

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

   

iShares

iBonds 2025

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

 

 

ASSETS

       

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

       

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 81,691,720     $ 112,073,387     $ 68,537,036     $ 41,157,155  

Affiliated(c)

    10,718,956       17,477,844       12,456,906       10,758,918  

Cash

    936       3,128       5,801       2,746  

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

    360,650       2,144,393       1,020,238       307,295  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    2,841       2,000       5,048       2,397  

Capital shares sold

    10,185       23,582              

Dividends

    777       268       190       350  

Interest

    939,444       1,753,030       1,086,732       753,853  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    93,725,509       133,477,632       83,111,951       52,982,714  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    6,761,804       15,420,752       11,689,348       9,381,939  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    561,682       2,092,167       1,731,452       1,092,493  

Investment advisory fees

    23,962       31,868       19,930       12,406  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    7,347,448       17,544,787       13,440,730       10,486,838  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 86,378,061     $ 115,932,845     $ 69,671,221     $ 42,495,876  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 86,937,683     $ 119,493,252     $ 73,369,142     $ 45,001,358  

Accumulated loss

    (559,622 )         (3,560,407 )         (3,697,921 )         (2,505,482
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 86,378,061     $ 115,932,845     $ 69,671,221     $ 42,495,876  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    3,600,000       4,900,000       3,000,000       1,800,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 23.99     $ 23.66     $ 23.22     $ 23.61  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)  Securities loaned, at value

  $ 6,522,775     $ 14,929,960     $ 10,974,649     $ 8,997,726  

(b)  Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 82,004,726     $ 114,938,746     $ 71,539,761     $ 42,665,347  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 10,717,674     $ 17,475,529     $ 12,454,371     $ 10,757,414  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2022

 

   

iShares
iBonds 2026

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

   

iShares

iBonds 2027

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

   

iShares

iBonds 2028

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

   

iShares

iBonds 2029

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

       

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

       

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 20,857,447     $ 11,191,812     $ 9,488,222     $ 11,678,653  

Affiliated(c)

    3,822,811       1,387,177       243,957       280,553  

Cash

    9,821       4,060       4,053       8,068  

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

          18,313       14,875       442,177  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    884       345       1       2  

Dividends

    86       10       61       51  

Interest

    325,971       184,698       149,046       173,114  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    25,017,020       12,786,415       9,900,215       12,582,618  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    3,263,798       1,347,510       33,957       100,553  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    411,140       5,048       181,181       508,384  

Investment advisory fees

    6,340       3,945       2,832       3,518  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    3,681,278       1,356,503       217,970       612,455  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 21,335,742     $ 11,429,912     $ 9,682,245     $ 11,970,163  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 22,737,283     $ 12,671,362     $ 10,001,515     $ 12,510,534  

Accumulated loss

    (1,401,541 )         (1,241,450 )         (319,270 )         (540,371
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 21,335,742     $ 11,429,912     $ 9,682,245     $ 11,970,163  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    900,000       500,000       400,000       500,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 23.71     $ 22.86     $ 24.21     $ 23.94  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)  Securities loaned, at value

  $ 3,128,138     $ 1,284,813     $ 31,690     $ 96,252  

(b)  Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 22,101,246     $ 12,147,296     $ 9,887,537     $ 12,280,156  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 3,822,282     $ 1,386,931     $ 243,957     $ 280,553  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2022

 

   

iShares

iBonds
2022 Term
High Yield
and

Income
ETF

   

iShares

iBonds 2023

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

   

iShares

iBonds 2024

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

   

iShares

iBonds 2025

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — Affiliated

  $ 2,187     $ 1,048     $ 1,032     $ 872  

Interest — Unaffiliated

    627,429       1,392,826       1,227,275       969,061  

Payment-in-kind interest — Unaffiliated

          177,243              

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    11,138       6,337       25,453       9,618  

Other income — Unaffiliated

    (9,398     1,136       6,040       1,612  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    631,356       1,578,590       1,259,800       981,163  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees

    130,863       168,453       101,786       73,803  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    130,863       168,453       101,786       73,803  

Less:

       

Investment advisory fees waived

    (806     (503     (271     (168
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    130,057       167,950       101,515       73,635  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    501,299       1,410,640       1,158,285       907,528  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    92,842       (678,780     86,640       (81,948

Investments — Affiliated

    (3,488 )         (4,006 )         (4,479 )         (3,124

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

          242,948             1,197  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    89,354       (439,838     82,161       (83,875
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (512,534     (3,255,667     (3,639,186     (2,080,167

Investments — Affiliated

    938       1,442       1,971       725  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (511,596     (3,254,225     (3,637,215     (2,079,442
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (422,242     (3,694,063     (3,555,054     (2,163,317
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 79,057     $ (2,283,423   $ (2,396,769   $ (1,255,789
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2022

 

   

iShares

iBonds 2026

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

 

 

 

 

 

   

iShares

iBonds 2027

Term High

Yield and

Income ETF

 

 

 

 

 

   

iShares

iBonds

2028 Term

High Yield

and

Income

ETF

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

   

iShares

iBonds

2029 Term

High Yield

and

Income

ETF

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

         

Dividends — Affiliated.

           $ 265     $ 79     $ 101     $ 92  

Interest — Unaffiliated

      527,433       267,299       84,689       95,612  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

      3,603       1,261       1       2  

Other income — Unaffiliated

      1,160       250              
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

      532,461       268,889       84,791       95,706  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

         

Investment advisory fees

      37,694       23,331       5,044       5,725  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      37,694       23,331       5,044       5,725  

Less:

         

Investment advisory fees waived

      (49     (23     (21     (20
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      37,645       23,308       5,023       5,705  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      494,816       245,581       79,768       90,001  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

         

Net realized gain (loss) from:

         

Investments — Unaffiliated

      (40,090     (75,260     277       (28,869

Investments — Affiliated

      (1,347     (579            

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

      (47,213 )         (155,198 )                   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

      (88,650     (231,037     277       (28,869
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments — Unaffiliated

      (1,411,845     (830,997     (399,315     (601,503

Investments — Affiliated

      529       246              
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (1,411,316     (830,751     (399,315     (601,503
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

      (1,499,966     (1,061,788     (399,038     (630,372
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

    $ (1,005,150   $ (816,207   $ (319,270   $ (540,371
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

For the period from March 8, 2022 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2022.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

          iShares
iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and
Income ETF
    iShares
iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and
Income ETF
 
                                    
   

Six Months

Ended

04/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

   

Six Months

Ended

04/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

    $ 501,299           $ 1,279,552     $ 1,410,640     $ 2,061,878  

Net realized gain (loss)

      89,354          505,905       (439,838     554,555  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (511,596        (132,806 )          (3,254,225 )          161,331  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      79,057          1,652,651       (2,283,423     2,777,764  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

             (615,603        (1,338,242     (1,477,577     (1,956,106
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      16,829,315          50,744,075       36,147,381       66,191,647  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase in net assets

      16,292,769          51,058,484       32,386,381       67,013,305  

Beginning of period

      70,085,292          19,026,808       83,546,464       16,533,159  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 86,378,061        $ 70,085,292     $ 115,932,845     $ 83,546,464  
   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

          iShares
iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and
Income ETF
   

iShares

  iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and

Income ETF

 
                                              
   

Six Months

Ended

04/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

   

Six Months

Ended

04/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                  

OPERATIONS

                  

Net investment income

           $ 1,158,285           $ 1,292,686           $ 907,528           $ 1,248,401  

Net realized gain (loss)

      82,161          165,396          (83,875        120,442  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (3,637,215        535,648          (2,079,442        372,759  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (2,396,769        1,993,730          (1,255,789        1,741,602  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                  

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (1,184,841        (1,275,100        (1,010,205        (1,311,182
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                  

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      21,525,402          41,654,956          4,943,194          22,540,953  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                  

Total increase in net assets

      17,943,792          42,373,586          2,677,200          22,971,373  

Beginning of period

      51,727,429          9,353,843          39,818,676          16,847,303  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 69,671,221        $ 51,727,429        $ 42,495,876        $ 39,818,676  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares
iBonds 2026 Term High Yield
and Income ETF
    iShares
iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and
Income ETF
 
                         
   


Six Months

Ended
04/30/22

(unaudited

 


 

   

Period From
11/10/20

to 10/31/21

 
(a)  

 

   

Six Months
Ended
04/30/22

(unaudited

 
 
 

   

Period From
07/07/21

to 10/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 494,816     $ 672,208     $ 245,581     $ 124,912  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (88,650 )           (59,096 )           (231,037 )           119  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,411,316     168,046       (830,751     (124,487
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,005,150     781,158       (816,207     544  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (514,446     (663,103     (332,535     (93,252
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    2,534,729       20,202,554       153,508       12,517,854  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    1,015,133       20,320,609       (995,234     12,425,146  

Beginning of period

    20,320,609             12,425,146        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 21,335,742     $ 20,320,609     $ 11,429,912     $ 12,425,146  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares
iBonds 2028
Term High
Yield and
Income ETF
    iShares
iBonds 2029
Term High
Yield and
Income ETF
 
             
   

Period From
03/08/22

to 04/30/22

(unaudited)

 
(a)  

 

 

   

Period From
03/08/22

to 04/30/22

(unaudited)

 
(a)  

 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 79,768     $ 90,001  

Net realized gain (loss)

    277       (28,869

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (399,315     (601,503
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

    (319,270 )           (540,371
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

           
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    10,001,515       12,510,534  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase in net assets

    9,682,245       11,970,163  

Beginning of period

           
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 9,682,245     $ 11,970,163  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

04/30/22

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

 

   

Year Ended

10/31/20

 

 

   

Period From

05/07/19

to 10/31/19

 

(a) 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

                     $ 24.17       $ 23.78       $ 24.59     $ 25.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.16                  0.66                  1.32       0.64  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (0.14       0.57         (0.83     (0.51
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

      0.02         1.23         0.49       0.13  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

             

From net investment income

      (0.20       (0.84       (1.30     (0.54
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.20       (0.84       (1.30     (0.54
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 23.99       $ 24.17       $ 23.78     $ 24.59  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      0.10 %(f)        5.22       2.15     0.56 %(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.35 %(h)        0.35       0.35 %              0.35 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.35 %(h)        0.35       0.35     0.35 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.34 %(h)        2.72       5.61     5.34 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 86,378       $ 70,085       $ 19,027     $ 9,838  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      1 %(f)        33       68     14 %(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

04/30/22

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

 

   
Year Ended
10/31/20
 
 
   

Period From
05/07/19

to 10/31/19

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period.

    $ 24.57       $ 23.62                $ 24.73     $ 25.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.35         1.08         1.33       0.69  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

                   (0.88                1.04         (1.08 )              (0.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.53       2.12         0.25       0.29  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

             

From net investment income

      (0.38       (1.17       (1.36     (0.56
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.38       (1.17       (1.36     (0.56
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 23.66       $ 24.57       $ 23.62     $ 24.73  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      (2.19 )%(f)        9.12       1.16     1.19 %(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.35 %(h)        0.35       0.35     0.35 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.35 %(h)        0.35       0.35     0.35 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.93 %(h)        4.40       5.67     5.73 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 115,933       $ 83,546       $ 16,533     $ 12,364  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      14 %(f)        46       51     9 %(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
04/30/22

(unaudited)

 
 

 

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

 

   
Year Ended
10/31/20
 
 
   

Period From
05/07/19

to 10/31/19

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

                     $ 24.63                $ 23.38                $ 25.21     $ 25.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.47         1.08         1.33       0.68  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (1.38       1.33         (1.79     0.09  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.91       2.41         (0.46 )              0.77  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

             

From net investment income

      (0.50       (1.16       (1.37     (0.56
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.50       (1.16       (1.37     (0.56
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 23.22       $ 24.63       $ 23.38     $ 25.21  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      (3.74 )%(f)        10.42       (1.72 )%      3.08 %(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.35 %(h)        0.35       0.35     0.35 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.35 %(h)        0.35       0.35     0.35 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.98 %(h)        4.39       5.61     5.55 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 69,671       $ 51,727       $ 9,354     $ 12,604  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      22 %(f)        44       42     10 %(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF
 

 

 
 

Six Months Ended

04/30/22

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

 

   
Year Ended
10/31/20
 
 
   

Period From
05/07/19

to 10/31/19

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 24.89       $ 24.07       $ 25.13     $ 25.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.52         1.14         1.37       0.71  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

                   (1.22            0.95                  (0.99 )              0.00 (d) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.70       2.09         0.38       0.71  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(e)

             

From net investment income

      (0.58       (1.27       (1.44     (0.58
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.58       (1.27       (1.44     (0.58
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 23.61       $ 24.89       $ 24.07     $ 25.13  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

             

Based on net asset value

      (2.83 )%(g)        8.77       1.71     2.87 %(g) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

             

Total expenses

      0.35 %(i)        0.35       0.35     0.35 %(i) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.35 %(i)        0.35       0.35     0.35 %(i) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      4.30 %(i)        4.58       5.73     5.84 %(i) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 42,496       $ 39,819       $ 16,847     $ 12,565  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

      13 %(g)        29       42     5 %(g) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Rounds to less than $0.01.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g) 

Not annualized.

(h) 

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

(i) 

Annualized.

(j) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income  ETF

 
   

Six Months Ended

04/30/22

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   

Period From

11/10/20

to 10/31/21

 

(a) 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.40     $ 25.00  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

                             0.56       1.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (1.66     0.37  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (1.10     1.43  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

     

From net investment income

      (0.59     (1.03
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.59     (1.03
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 23.71     $ 25.40  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

     

Based on net asset value

      (4.42 )%(f)                  5.79 %(f) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

     

Total expenses

      0.35 %(h)      0.35 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.35 %(h)      0.35 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      4.59 %(h)      4.26 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 21,336     $ 20,321  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      11 %(f)      35 %(f) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

iShares iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income  ETF

 
   

Six Months Ended
04/30/22

(unaudited)

 
 

 

   

Period From
07/07/21

to 10/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 24.85     $ 25.00  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

                             0.44       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized loss(c)

      (1.82     (0.21
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (1.38     0.04  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

     

From net investment income

      (0.61     (0.19
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.61     (0.19
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 22.86     $ 24.85  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

     

Based on net asset value

      (5.67 )%(f)                  0.15 %(f) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

     

Total expenses

      0.35 %(h)      0.35 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.35 %(h)      0.35 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.68 %(h)      3.19 %(h) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 11,430     $ 12,425  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      8 %(f)      3 %(f) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

    iShares
iBonds 2028
Term High
Yield and
Income ETF
 
   

Period From
03/08/22

to 04/30/22

(unaudited)

 
(a)  

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 25.00  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.20  

Net realized and unrealized loss(c)

    (0.99
 

 

 

 

Net decrease from investment operations

    (0.79
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 24.21  
 

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

Based on net asset value

    (3.19 )%(e) 
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

 

Total expenses

    0.35 %(g) 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.35 %(g) 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.54 %(g) 
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 9,682  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    1 %(e) 
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

    iShares
iBonds
2029
Term
High
Yield and
Income
ETF
 
   


Period

From

03/08/22

to

04/30/22
(unaudited)

 

 

(a) 

 


 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 25.00  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.20  

Net realized and unrealized loss(c)

    (1.26
 

 

 

 

Net decrease from investment operations

    (1.06
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 23.94  
 

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

Based on net asset value

    (4.24 )%(e) 
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

 

Total expenses

    0.35 %(g) 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.35 %(g) 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.50 %(g) 
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 11,970  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    4 %(e) 
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF   Diversification
Classification
 

iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income

    Non-diversified       

iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income

    Non-diversified       

iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income

    Non-diversified       

iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income

    Non-diversified       

iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income

    Non-diversified       

iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income

    Non-diversified       

iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income(a)

    Non-diversified       

iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income(a)

    Non-diversified       

 

  (a) 

The Fund commenced operations on March 8, 2022.

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, and payment-in-kind interest are recognized daily on an accrual basis.

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

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

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

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Pricing services generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots.

 

 

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The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

   

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

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

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

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

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

 

 

 
iShares ETF and Counterparty    
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
   

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
    Net Amount  

 

 

iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income

       

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 975,010     $ 975,010     $     $  

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    110,580       110,580              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    207,321       207,321              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    3,750,672       3,750,672              

Morgan Stanley

    1,479,192       1,479,192              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 6,522,775     $ 6,522,775     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income

       

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 291,093     $ 291,093     $     $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1,981,082       1,981,082              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    408,194       408,194              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    281,296       281,296              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    354,170       354,170              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    3,622,603       3,622,603              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    5,680,866       5,680,866              

Morgan Stanley

    183,330       183,330              

Pershing LLC

    99,167       99,167              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    2,028,159       2,028,159              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 14,929,960     $ 14,929,960     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income

       

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 1,080,776     $ 1,080,776     $     $  

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    189,870       189,870              

BNP Paribas SA

    1,447,919       1,447,919              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    904,649       904,649              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    389,287       389,287              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    717,064       717,064              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    3,720,234       3,720,234              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    2,293,082       2,293,082              

Morgan Stanley

    231,768       231,768              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 10,974,649     $ 10,974,649     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income

       

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 636,929     $ 636,929     $     $  

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    87,559       87,559              

BNP Paribas SA

    798,370       798,370              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    201,534       201,534              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    134,457       134,457              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    80,389       80,389              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    4,346,671       4,346,671              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    2,019,787       2,019,787              

Jefferies LLC

    102,976       102,976              

Morgan Stanley

    342,491       342,491              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    246,563       246,563              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 8,997,726     $ 8,997,726     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 533,947     $ 533,947     $     $  

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    9,685       9,685              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    100,186       100,186              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    103,029       103,029              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    1,486,539       1,486,539              

Morgan Stanley

    210,149       210,149              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    96,881       96,881              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    587,722       587,722              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 3,128,138         $ 3,128,138         $         $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 
iShares ETF and Counterparty    
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
   

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
    Net Amount  

 

 

iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 492,293     $ 492,293     $     $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    344,140       344,140              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    70,765       70,765              

Jefferies LLC

    90,490       90,490              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    123,715       123,715              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    144,197       144,197              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    874       874              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    18,339       18,339              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,284,813     $ 1,284,813     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income Jefferies LLC

  $ 31,690     $ 31,690     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income Jefferies LLC

  $ 96,252         $ 96,252         $         $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

5.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.35%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.

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

BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for each Fund through the termination date of such Fund, in an amount equal to acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, attributable to each Fund’s investments in other funds advised by BFA or its affiliates.

These amounts are included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts waived      

iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income

  $ 806      

iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income

    503      

iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income

    271      

iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income

    168      

iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income

    49      

iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income

    23      

iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income

    21      

iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income

    20      

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

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for

 

 

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securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

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

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

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

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income – affiliated – net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF  

 Fees Paid   

to BTC   

 

iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income

  $ 3,721     

iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income

    2,619     

iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income

    7,204     

iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income

    3,185     

iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income

    1,243     

iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income

    429     

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

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

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

 

6.

PURCHASES AND SALES

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

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales     

iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income

  $ 511,071      $  17,631,862     

iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income

    13,049,727        17,581,744     

iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income

    12,658,139        12,520,342     

iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income

    5,457,403        5,927,546     

iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income

    2,287,405        2,237,280     

iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income

    1,080,073        1,013,586     

iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income

    7,483,623        48,963     

iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income

    7,862,274        451,414     

 

 

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

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

     In-kind   
Sales   
 

iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income

  $   16,621,517      $ —     

iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income

    42,699,254        6,749,837     

iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income

    21,119,269        —     

iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income

    7,195,254        1,956,189     

iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income

    4,741,591        2,319,668     

iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income

    2,410,290        2,264,173     

iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income

    2,445,947        —     

iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income

    4,887,901        —     

 

7.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

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

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of April 30, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

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

 

   
iShares ETF   Non-Expiring     

iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income

  $ 264,550     

iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income

    391,001     

iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income

    811,548     

iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income

    835,333     

iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income

    59,954     

iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income

    229     

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

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost     

 Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized   

Appreciation   

(Depreciation)   

 

iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income

  $ 92,816,933      $ 82,511      $ (488,768   $ (406,257)    

iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income

    132,526,454        132,594        (3,107,817     (2,975,223)    

iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income

    84,133,105        131,401        (3,270,564     (3,139,163)    

iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income

    53,641,552        188,875        (1,914,354     (1,725,479)    

iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income

    26,012,466        104,465        (1,436,673     (1,332,208)    

iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income

    13,630,623        50,546        (1,102,180     (1,051,634)    

iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income

    10,131,911        9,511        (409,243     (399,732)    

iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income

    12,561,057        4,741        (606,592     (601,851)    

 

8.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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

 

 

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Market Risk: Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in high yield securities. High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) or are unrated may be deemed speculative, involve greater levels of risk than higher-rated securities of similar maturity and are more likely to default. High yield securities may be issued by less creditworthy issuers, and issuers of high yield securities may be unable to meet their interest or principal payment obligations. High yield securities are subject to extreme price fluctuations, may be less liquid than higher rated fixed-income securities, even under normal economic conditions, and frequently have redemption features.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

9.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

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

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

04/30/22

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income

       

Shares sold

    700,000     $ 16,829,315       2,100,000     $ 50,744,075  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income

       

Shares sold

    1,800,000     $ 43,443,155       2,700,000     $ 66,191,647  

Shares redeemed

    (300,000 )         (7,295,774 )                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    1,500,000     $ 36,147,381       2,700,000     $ 66,191,647  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income

       

Shares sold

    900,000     $  21,525,402       1,700,000     $   41,654,956  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended

04/30/22

   

Year Ended

10/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income

       

Shares sold

    300,000     $ 7,315,050          900,000     $ 22,540,953  

Shares redeemed

    (100,000     (2,371,856            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

       200,000     $ 4,943,194       900,000     $ 22,540,953  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income

       

Shares sold

    200,000     $ 4,920,901       800,000     $ 20,202,554  

Shares redeemed

    (100,000 )        (2,386,172 )               
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    100,000     $ 2,534,729       800,000     $ 20,202,554  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income

       

Shares sold

    100,000     $    2,459,012       500,000     $ 12,517,854  

Shares redeemed

    (100,000 )         (2,305,504 )                
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

        $ 153,508       500,000         $   12,517,854  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

Period Ended

04/30/22

 
 

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount  

 

 

iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income

   

Shares sold

    400,000          $ 10,001,515  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income

   

Shares sold

    500,000     $ 12,510,534  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

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

 

10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract   

 

iShares iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF, iShares iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required to consider and approve the proposed Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the proposed Advisory Contract. At a meeting held on December 9 – December 10, 2021, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the selection of BFA as investment adviser and approved the proposed Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA. The Board also considered information previously provided by BFA, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), as applicable, at prior Board meetings. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services to be provided to the Fund and the availability of information related to profits to be realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, no one of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the Advisory Contract are discussed below.

Expenses of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the overall fund expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the overall fund expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services: The Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time and have made significant investments into the iShares business to support the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board considered representations by BFA, BTC, and BlackRock that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Fund would be similar to the scope and quality of services provided to other iShares funds. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to other iShares funds. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and relevant, and has provided information and made appropriate officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources that will be available to them in managing the Fund. The Board also considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies, which were provided throughout the year with respect to other iShares funds.

Based on review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.

Costs of Services to be Provided to the Fund and Profits to be Realized by BFA and Affiliates: The Board did not consider the profitability of the Fund to BFA based on the fees payable under the Advisory Contract or revenue to be received by BFA or its affiliates in connection with services to be provided to the Fund since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. The Board noted that it expects to receive profitability information from BFA periodically following the Fund’s launch and will thus be in a position to evaluate whether any new or additional breakpoints or other adjustments in Fund fees would be appropriate.

Economies of Scale: The Board considered information that it had previously received regarding economies of scale, efficiencies and scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints and waivers or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

This consideration of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA previously provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the iShares

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract   (continued)

 

funds, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the iShares funds, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: Except as noted below, the Board did not consider the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services to be provided to the Fund by BFA since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. However, the Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered the potential payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board also noted the potential revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that would permit a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board also considered the potential for revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, and its affiliates in the event of any loaning of portfolio securities of the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates (including associated commissions), will be reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the Advisory Contract.

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

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income ETF, iShares iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income ETF, iShares iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF, iShares iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF, iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF, iShares iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF, iShares iBonds 2028 Term High Yield and Income ETF and iShares iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

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

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

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

 

  a)

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

 

  b)

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

 

  c)

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

 

  d)

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

 

  e)

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

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

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

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

April 30, 2022

 

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

Net

 Investment

Income

    Net Realized
Capital Gains
   

 Return of

Capital

   

Total Per

Share

   

Net

Investment

Income

    Net Realized
Capital Gains
   

Return of

Capital

   

Total Per

Share

 

iBonds 2022 Term High Yield and Income(a)

  $ 0.195653     $     $   0.005511     $   0.201164            97         3     100

iBonds 2023 Term High Yield and Income(a)

    0.376834             0.003503       0.380337       99             1       100  

iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income(a)

    0.494347             0.005829       0.500176       99             1       100  

iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income

    0.582687                   0.582687       100                   100  

iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income

    0.592744                   0.592744       100                   100  

iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income

    0.611119                   0.611119       100                   100  

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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General Information

 

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Fixed Income

PIK   Payment-in-kind
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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