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APRIL 30, 2022 |
2022 Semi-Annual Report (Unaudited)
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iShares U.S. ETF Trust
· iShares Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF | CMDY | NYSE Arca
· iShares Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF | CCRV | NYSE Arca
· iShares Gold Strategy ETF | IAUF | Cboe BZX
· iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF | COMT | NASDAQ
Dear Shareholder,
The 12-month reporting period as of April 30, 2022 saw the emergence of significant challenges that disrupted the economic recovery and strong financial markets which characterized 2021. The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of 2022, ending the run of robust growth which followed reopening and the development of the COVID-19 vaccines. Rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.
Equity prices were mixed but mostly down, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, particularly weighing on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks were nearly flat. Both emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets fell significantly, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as increasing inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and increasing uncertainty led to higher corporate bond spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasuries and similarly-dated corporate bonds).
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation is growing faster than expected, raised interest rates in March 2022, the first increase of this business cycle. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and raised the prospect of reversing the flow and reducing its balance sheet. Continued high inflation and the Fed’s new tone led many analysts to anticipate that the Fed will continue to raise interest rates multiple times throughout the year.
Looking ahead, however, the horrific war in Ukraine has significantly clouded the outlook for the global economy, leading to major volatility in energy and metal markets. Sanctions on Russia, Europe’s top energy supplier, and general wartime disruption are likely to drive already-high commodity prices even higher. We believe sharp increases in energy prices will exacerbate inflationary pressure while also constraining economic growth. Combating inflation without stifling a recovery, while buffering against ongoing supply and price shocks amid the ebb and flow of the pandemic, will be an especially challenging environment for setting effective monetary policy. Despite the likelihood of more rate increases on the horizon, we believe the Fed will err on the side of protecting employment, even at the expense of higher inflation.
In this environment, we favor an overweight to equities, as valuations have become more attractive and inflation-adjusted interest rates remain low. Sectors that are better poised to manage the transition to a lower-carbon world, such as technology and healthcare, are particularly attractive in the long term. We favor U.S. equities due to strong earnings momentum, while Japanese equities should benefit from supportive monetary and fiscal policy. We are underweight credit overall, but inflation-protected U.S. Treasuries, Asian fixed income, and emerging market local-currency bonds offer potential opportunities for additional yield. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability and quality can help provide portfolio resilience.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Total Returns as of April 30, 2022 | ||||||||
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U.S.
large cap equities |
(9.65 | )% | 0.21 | % | ||||
U.S.
small cap equities |
(18.38 | ) | (16.87 | ) | ||||
International
equities |
(11.80 | ) | (8.15 | ) | ||||
Emerging
market equities |
(14.15 | ) | (18.33 | ) | ||||
3-month
Treasury bills |
0.07 | 0.08 | ||||||
U.S.
Treasury securities |
(10.29 | ) | (8.86 | ) | ||||
U.S.
investment grade bonds |
(9.47 | ) | (8.51 | ) | ||||
Tax-exempt
municipal bonds |
(7.90 | ) | (7.88 | ) | ||||
U.S.
high yield bonds |
(7.40 | ) | (5.22 | ) | ||||
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022 | iShares® Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a broad range of commodity exposures with enhanced roll selection, on a total return basis, as represented by the Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Total Return 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 |
24.41 | % | 42.37 | % | 11.27% | 42.37 | % | 54.57% | ||||||||||||
Fund Market |
23.21 | 41.24 | 11.12 | 41.24 | 53.71 | |||||||||||||||
Index |
25.04 | 43.62 | 11.89 | 43.62 | 58.08 |
The inception date of the Fund was 4/3/18. The first day of secondary market trading was 4/5/18.
Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the one-year period. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.
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 8 for more information.
Expense Example
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Ending Account Value |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 1,244.10 | $ 1.50 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.50 | $ 1.35 | 0.27 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information. |
Portfolio Information
ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE
Investment Type | Percent of Net Assets |
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Commercial Paper |
70.7 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
14.7 | |||
Money Market Funds |
9.2 | |||
Cash |
6.7 | |||
Futures |
0.5 | |||
Other assets, less liabilities |
(1.8 | ) |
COMMODITIES EXPOSURE
Sector Exposure(a) | Percent of Exposure |
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Energy Futures |
36.2 | % | ||
Agriculture Futures |
28.8 | |||
Precious Metals Futures |
16.5 | |||
Industrial Metals Futures |
14.0 | |||
Livestock Futures |
4.5 |
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Represents the sector allocation of the Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Total Return Index. |
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022 | iShares® Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of commodities with the top ten highest ranking roll yields, on a total return basis, selected from a broad commodity universe, as represented by the ICE BofA Commodity Enhanced Carry Total Return 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 |
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6 Months | 1 Year |
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1 Year |
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Fund NAV |
29.99 | % | 49.98% | 43.75% | 49.98 | % | 82.86 | % | ||||||||||||
Fund Market |
29.00 | 49.70 | 43.49 | 49.70 | 82.30 | |||||||||||||||
Index |
30.35 | 50.78 | 44.50 | 50.78 | 84.50 |
The inception date of the Fund was 9/1/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/3/20.
Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the six-months and one-year periods. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.
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 8 for more information.
Expense Example
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Beginning Account Value (11/01/21) |
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Ending Account Value (04/30/22) |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 1,299.90 | $ 2.22 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.90 | $ 1.96 | 0.39 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information. |
Portfolio Information
ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE
Investment Type |
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Commercial Paper |
58.4 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
11.7 | |||
Money Market Funds |
31.3 | |||
Cash |
0.0 | (a) | ||
Commodity Swaps |
30.7 | |||
Other assets, less liabilities |
(32.1 | ) |
FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS
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U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.29%, 05/24/22 |
7.4 | % | ||
Ecolab Inc., 0.80%, 05/18/22 |
3.2 | |||
Export Development Corp., 0.76%, 06/23/22 |
3.2 | |||
NASDAQ Inc., 1.06%, 06/17/22 |
3.2 | |||
Bayerische Landesbank/New York, 1.08%, 07/07/22 |
3.2 |
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Rounds to less than 0.1%. |
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022 | iShares® Gold Strategy ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Gold Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index that provides exposure, on a total return basis, to the price performance of gold, as represented by the Bloomberg Composite Gold 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fund NAV |
6.37 | % | 6.74 | % | 8.86% | 6.74 | % | 39.27 | % | |||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
5.83 | 6.20 | 8.72 | 6.20 | 38.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Index |
6.62 | 7.23 | 9.10 | 7.23 | 40.45 |
The inception date of the Fund was 6/6/18. The first day of secondary market trading was 6/8/18.
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 8 for more information.
Expense Example
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Ending Account Value |
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Beginning Account Value (11/01/21) |
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Ending Account Value (04/30/22) |
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Expenses Paid During |
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 1,063.70 | $ 0.77 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,024.10 | $ 0.75 | 0.15 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information. The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio. |
Portfolio Information
ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE
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Investment Type |
Percent of Net Assets |
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Money Market Funds |
76.7 | % | ||
Grantor Trust |
21.9 | |||
Cash |
3.2 | |||
Futures |
(0.6 | ) | ||
Other assets, less liabilities |
(1.2 | ) |
COMMODITY-LINKED FUTURES
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Sector Exposure(a) |
Percent of Net Assets |
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Gold Futures |
75.8 | % |
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Exposures are calculated as the current notional value of the futures contracts as a percentage of net assets. |
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2022 | iShares® GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of a broad range of commodity exposures with enhanced roll selection, on a total return basis, as represented by the S&P GSCI Dynamic Roll (USD) Total Return 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
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6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years |
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1 Year | 5 Years |
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Fund NAV |
31.95 | % | 53.58 | % | 12.36 | % | 2.67 | % | 53.58 | % | 79.10 | % | 22.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
31.19 | 52.95 | 12.29 | 2.61 | 52.95 | 78.53 | 21.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Index |
32.32 | 54.35 | 12.80 | (0.17 | ) | 54.35 | 82.59 | (1.26 | ) |
The inception date of the Fund was 10/15/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/16/14.
Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the six-months and one-year periods. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.
Index performance through January 30, 2020 reflects the performance of the S&P GSCI Dynamic Roll Reduced Energy 70/30 Futures/Equity Blend Total Return Index. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2020 reflects the performance of the S&P GSCI Dynamic Roll (USD) Total Return Index.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 8 for more information.
Expense Example
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 1,319.50 | $ 2.76 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.40 | $ 2.41 | 0.48 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information. |
Portfolio Information
ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE
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Commercial Paper |
66.2 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
12.3 | |||
Certificates of Deposit |
4.2 | |||
Money Market Funds |
9.1 | |||
Cash |
3.5 | |||
Futures |
5.1 | |||
Other assets, less liabilities |
(0.4 | ) |
COMMODITY-LINKED FUTURES
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Sector Exposure(a) |
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Energy Futures |
62.1 | % | ||
Agriculture Futures |
18.8 | |||
Industrial Metals Futures |
10.3 | |||
Livestock Futures |
5.2 | |||
Precious Metals Futures |
3.6 |
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Exposures are calculated as the current notional value of the futures contracts as a percentage of net assets. |
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. 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.
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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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Commercial Paper |
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ANZ New Zealand International Ltd. |
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0.46%, 05/09/22(a) |
$ | 7,000 | $ | 6,999,113 | ||||
1.15%, 07/19/22(a) |
6,000 | 5,984,569 | ||||||
AT & T Inc., 0.56%, 05/02/22(a) |
1,950 | 1,949,909 | ||||||
Banco Santander SA, 0.39%, 05/04/22(a) |
2,000 | 1,999,891 | ||||||
Barton Capital Corp., 1.07%, 07/05/22(a) |
6,000 | 5,988,074 | ||||||
Bayerische Landesbank/New York, 1.08%, 07/07/22(a) |
12,000 | 11,975,160 | ||||||
BNP Paribas SA, 0.88%, 06/16/22(a) |
10,000 | 9,988,347 | ||||||
Brighthouse Financial Short Term Funding |
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0.71%, 05/23/22(a) |
3,000 | 2,998,574 | ||||||
0.75%, 06/01/22(a) |
4,000 | 3,997,252 | ||||||
Britannia Funding Co. |
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0.81%, 06/07/22(a) |
1,750 | 1,748,358 | ||||||
1.02%, 06/27/22(a) |
5,000 | 4,991,699 | ||||||
Ecolab Inc., 0.80%, 05/18/22(a) |
10,000 | 9,995,804 | ||||||
ENGIE SA, 0.90%, 06/08/22(a) |
5,800 | 5,794,039 | ||||||
Export Development Corp., 0.76%, 06/23/22(a) |
13,000 | 12,984,866 | ||||||
Federation des Caisses, 0.79%, 06/06/22(a) |
12,500 | 12,489,603 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, 0.89%, 05/23/22(a) |
11,333 | 11,326,291 | ||||||
Ionic Capital II Trust, 0.80%, 05/27/22(a) |
10,000 | 9,994,190 | ||||||
Korea Development Bank (The), 0.71%, 05/25/22(a) |
4,000 | 3,997,952 | ||||||
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, 0.95%, 06/21/22(a) |
10,000 | 9,985,984 | ||||||
Lime Funding LLC, 0.59%, 05/04/22(a) |
8,377 | 8,376,547 | ||||||
Lloyds Bank PLC |
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0.95%, 07/01/22(a) |
5,000 | 4,991,688 | ||||||
1.13%, 07/19/22(a) |
10,000 | 9,974,575 | ||||||
Mitsubishi HC Capital America Inc., 0.82%, 05/17/22(a) |
6,000 | 5,997,537 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group |
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0.73%, 05/31/22(a) |
7,000 | 6,995,439 | ||||||
1.10%, 07/06/22(a) |
4,000 | 3,991,689 | ||||||
Mizuho Bank Ltd. |
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0.86%, 06/14/22(a) |
8,000 | 7,991,260 | ||||||
0.87%, 06/15/22(a) |
4,000 | 3,995,478 | ||||||
Mont Blanc Capital Corp., 0.83%, 06/10/22(a) |
7,000 | 6,992,993 | ||||||
NASDAQ Inc., 1.06%, 06/17/22(a) |
8,350 | 8,338,021 | ||||||
Nieuw Amsterdam Recv |
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0.64%, 05/11/22(a) |
5,000 | 4,999,078 | ||||||
0.81%, 06/06/22(a) |
5,000 | 4,995,334 | ||||||
Nutrien Ltd. |
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0.85%, 05/19/22(a) |
7,000 | 6,996,683 | ||||||
1.20%, 06/28/22(a) |
2,300 | 2,295,400 |
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Regatta Funding Co., 1.43%, 07/25/22(a) |
$ | 12,000 | $ | 11,963,112 | ||||
Sherwin Williams Co., 0.47%, 05/03/22(a) |
6,000 | 5,999,684 | ||||||
ST Engineering |
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0.43%, 05/09/22(a) |
11,000 | 10,998,689 | ||||||
0.91%, 07/13/22(a) |
3,000 | 2,994,300 | ||||||
Starbird Funding Corp., 0.62%, 05/16/22(a) |
2,000 | 1,999,412 | ||||||
Verizon Communications Inc., 0.89%, 05/23/22(a) |
9,000 | 8,994,672 | ||||||
Victory Receivables |
||||||||
0.46%, 05/04/22(a) |
1,000 | 999,946 | ||||||
1.03%, 06/28/22(a) |
2,000 | 1,996,400 | ||||||
VW CR Inc., 0.89%, 05/23/22(a) |
4,500 | 4,497,336 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Commercial Paper — 70.7% |
272,564,948 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill |
||||||||
0.09%, 05/03/22(a) |
550 | 549,999 | ||||||
0.11%, 05/10/22(a) |
8,600 | 8,599,785 | ||||||
0.19%, 05/17/22(a) |
1,100 | 1,099,914 | ||||||
0.29%, 05/24/22(a) |
24,700 | 24,695,660 | ||||||
0.45%, 06/16/22(a) |
21,850 | 21,837,863 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 14.7% |
56,783,221 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Money Market Funds |
||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(b)(c) |
35,520 | 35,520,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Money Market Funds — 9.2% |
35,520,000 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments in Securities — 94.6% |
364,868,169 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 5.4% |
20,652,583 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 385,520,752 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end. |
(b) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(c) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended April 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer |
Value at 10/31/21 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sales |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 04/30/22 |
Shares Held at 04/30/22 (000) |
Income |
Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
$ | 19,480,000 | $ | 16,040,000 | (a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 35,520,000 | 35,520 | $ | 12,765 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
C O N S O L I D A T E D S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
9 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
|
||||||||||||||||
Description |
Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Long Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Roll Select Index |
11,283 | 06/15/22 | $ | 381,523 | $ | 1,825,199 | ||||||||||
|
|
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
|
||||
Commodity Contracts |
||||
|
||||
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||
Futures contracts |
||||
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | 1,825,199 | ||
|
|
(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. In the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the period ended April 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
|
||||
Commodity Contracts |
||||
|
||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: |
||||
Futures contracts |
$ | 70,472,970 | ||
|
|
|||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: |
||||
Futures contracts |
$ | (8,825,877 | ) | |
|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
|
||||
Futures contracts: |
||||
Average notional value of contracts — long |
$ | 278,737,369 | ||
|
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated 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 |
||||||||||||||||
Commercial Paper |
$ | — | $ | 272,564,948 | $ | — | $ | 272,564,948 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
— | 56,783,221 | — | 56,783,221 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
35,520,000 | — | — | 35,520,000 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 35,520,000 | $ | 329,348,169 | $ | — | $ | 364,868,169 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | 1,825,199 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,825,199 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
10 |
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 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par |
Value | ||||||
Commercial Paper |
||||||||
ANZ New Zealand International Ltd., 1.15%, 07/19/22(a) |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 997,428 | ||||
AT & T Inc., 0.56%, 05/02/22(a) |
250 | 249,988 | ||||||
Bayerische Landesbank/New York, 1.08%, 07/07/22(a) |
1,300 | 1,297,309 | ||||||
BNP Paribas SA, 0.88%, 06/16/22(a) |
300 | 299,650 | ||||||
Britannia Funding Co., 0.81%, 06/07/22(a) |
500 | 499,531 | ||||||
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale, 0.87%, 06/15/22(a) |
1,000 | 998,863 | ||||||
Ecolab Inc., 0.80%, 05/18/22(a) |
1,300 | 1,299,454 | ||||||
ENGIE SA, 0.90%, 06/08/22(a) |
500 | 499,486 | ||||||
Export Development Corp., 0.76%, 06/23/22(a) |
1,300 | 1,298,487 | ||||||
Federation des Caisses, 0.79%, 06/06/22(a) |
700 | 699,418 | ||||||
Ionic Capital II Trust, 0.80%, 05/27/22(a) |
1,000 | 999,419 | ||||||
Korea Development Bank (The), 0.71%, 05/25/22(a) |
1,000 | 999,488 | ||||||
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, 0.95%, 06/21/22(a) |
1,000 | 998,598 | ||||||
Lime Funding LLC, 0.59%, 05/04/22(a) |
1,000 | 999,946 | ||||||
Lloyds Bank PLC, 1.13%, 07/19/22(a) |
1,000 | 997,457 | ||||||
Matchpoint Finance PLC, 0.59%, 05/18/22(a) |
800 | 799,728 | ||||||
Mitsubishi HC Capital America Inc., 0.82%, 05/17/22(a) |
750 | 749,692 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, 1.10%, 07/06/22(a) |
1,200 | 1,197,507 | ||||||
NASDAQ Inc., 1.06%, 06/17/22(a) |
1,300 | 1,298,135 | ||||||
Nieuw Amsterdam Recv |
||||||||
0.64%, 05/11/22(a) |
500 | 499,908 | ||||||
0.81%, 06/06/22(a) |
500 | 499,533 | ||||||
Nutrien Ltd. |
||||||||
0.85%, 05/19/22(a) |
1,100 | 1,099,479 | ||||||
1.20%, 06/28/22(a) |
300 | 299,400 | ||||||
Regatta Funding Co., 1.43%, 07/25/22(a) |
1,300 | 1,296,004 | ||||||
Sherwin Williams Co., 0.47%, 05/03/22(a) |
500 | 499,974 | ||||||
ST Engineering, 0.43%, 05/09/22(a) |
1,100 | 1,099,869 |
Security | Par/ Shares (000) |
Value | ||||||
|
||||||||
Starbird Funding Corp., 0.62%, 05/16/22(a) |
$ | 300 | $ | 299,912 | ||||
Verizon Communications Inc., 0.89%, 05/23/22(a) |
1,000 | 999,408 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Commercial Paper — 58.4% |
23,773,071 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill |
||||||||
0.11%, 05/10/22(a) |
1,150 | 1,149,971 | ||||||
0.29%, 05/24/22(a) |
3,000 | 2,999,473 | ||||||
0.45%, 06/16/22(a) |
600 | 599,667 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 11.7% |
4,749,111 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Money Market Funds |
||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(b)(c) |
12,750 | 12,750,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Money Market Funds — 31.3% |
|
12,750,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments in Securities — 101.4% |
|
41,272,182 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.4)% |
(560,402 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 40,711,780 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end. |
(b) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(c) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended April 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Issuer |
Value at 10/31/21 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sales |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 04/30/22 |
Shares Held at 04/30/22 (000) |
Income |
Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
$ | 7,190,000 | $ | 5,560,000 | (a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 12,750,000 | 12,750 | $ | 5,627 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
C O N S O L I D A T E D S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
11 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF |
OTC Total Return Swaps
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paid by the Fund |
Received by the Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
Upfront |
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rate(a) | Frequency | Reference(b) | Frequency | Counterparty |
Effective Date |
Termination Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value |
Premiums Paid (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.07% | At Termination | ICE BofA Commodity Enhanced Carry Total Return Index | At Termination | Citibank N.A. | N/A | 09/01/22 | 10,289 | $ 4,538,021 | $(26,062 | ) | $ 4,564,083 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.07% | At Termination | ICE BofA Commodity Enhanced Carry Total Return Index | At Termination | |
Merrill Lynch International |
|
N/A | 09/01/22 | 17,931 | 7,899,848 | (53,673 | ) | 7,953,521 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$12,437,869 | $(79,735 | ) | $12,517,604 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Represents 3-month Treasury Bill. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period-end. |
(b) |
Please refer to the Reference Entity below for more details. |
Reference Entity
The ICE BofA Commodity Enhanced Carry Total Return Index consists of futures contracts under each counterparty. The following table represents the individual long positions and related weighting of the future contracts underlying the ICE BofA Commodity Enhanced Carry Total Return Index as of April 30, 2022.
|
||||||||
Futures contracts | Maturity date | Weight % | ||||||
|
||||||||
Brent Crude Oil |
10/31/2022 | 28.2 | % | |||||
Corn |
12/14/2022 | 14.7 | ||||||
Gas Oil |
12/12/2022 | 11.3 | ||||||
RBOB Gasoline |
11/30/2022 | 10.3 | ||||||
Soybeans |
11/14/2022 | 9.6 | ||||||
Wheat |
12/14/2022 | 7.4 | ||||||
WTI Crude Oil |
11/21/2022 | 7.3 | ||||||
Coffee |
12/19/2022 | 3.2 | ||||||
Zinc |
10/20/2022 | 3.2 | ||||||
Lean Hogs |
10/14/2022 | 2.6 | ||||||
Aluminum |
12/20/2022 | 2.3 |
Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Total Return Swaps
|
||||||||||||||||
Premiums Paid |
Premiums Received |
Unrealized Appreciation |
Unrealized Depreciation |
|||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Total Return Swaps |
$— | $(79,735 | ) | $12,517,604 | $— | |||||||||||
|
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
|
||||
Commodity Contracts |
||||
|
||||
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||
Swaps — OTC |
||||
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid |
$ | 12,517,604 | ||
|
|
|||
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||
Swaps — OTC |
||||
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received |
$ | 79,735 | ||
|
|
For the period ended April 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
|
||||
Commodity Contracts |
||||
|
||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: |
||||
Swaps |
$ | 616,436 | ||
|
|
|||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: |
||||
Swaps |
$ | 8,668,167 | ||
|
|
12 |
2 0 2 2 I S H A R E S S E M I - A N N U A L R E P O R T T O S H A R E H O L D E R S |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF |
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
|
||||
Total return swaps: |
||||
Average notional value |
$ | 30,749,078 | ||
|
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End
The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:
|
||||||||
Assets | Liabilities | |||||||
|
||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments: |
||||||||
Swaps - OTC(a) |
$ | 12,517,604 | $ | 79,735 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
12,517,604 | 79,735 | ||||||
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”) |
— | — | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA |
12,517,604 | 79,735 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty |
|
Derivative Assets Subject to an MNA by Counterparty |
|
|
Derivatives Available for Offset |
(a) |
|
Non-Cash Collateral |
|
|
Cash Collateral Received |
(b) |
|
Net Amount of Derivative Assets |
(c) | |||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. |
$ | 4,564,083 | $ | (26,062 | ) | $ | — | $ | (4,538,021 | ) | $ | — | ||||||||
Merrill Lynch International |
7,953,521 | (53,673 | ) | — | (7,870,000 | ) | 29,848 | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
$ | 12,517,604 | $ | (79,735 | ) | $ | — | $ | (12,408,021 | ) | $ | 29,848 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative Liabilities Subject to an MNA by |
|
Derivatives Available |
|
Non-Cash Collateral |
|
Cash Collateral |
|
Net Amount of Derivative |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty |
Counterparty |
|
for Offset | (a) | Pledged |
|
Pledged |
|
Liabilities | (d) | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank N.A. |
|
$ | 26,062 | $ | (26,062 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch International |
53,673 | (53,673 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 79,735 | $ | (79,735 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA. |
(b) |
Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes. |
(c) |
Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default. |
(d) |
Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
C O N S O L I D A T E D S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
13 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® Commodity Curve Carry Strategy 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 |
||||||||||||||||
Commercial Paper |
$ | — | $ | 23,773,071 | $ | — | $ | 23,773,071 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
— | 4,749,111 | — | 4,749,111 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
12,750,000 | — | — | 12,750,000 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 12,750,000 | $ | 28,522,182 | $ | — | $ | 41,272,182 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Swaps |
$ | — | $ | 12,517,604 | $ | — | $ | 12,517,604 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Derivative financial instruments are swaps. Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
14 |
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 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® Gold Strategy ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
|
||||||||
Grantor Trust |
||||||||
Grantor Trust — 21.9% | ||||||||
iShares Gold Trust(a)(b) |
211,472 | $ | 7,621,451 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Grantor Trust |
7,621,451 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Short-Term Investments |
||||||||
Money Market Funds — 76.7% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(a)(c) |
26,707,000 | 26,707,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Short-Term Investments — 76.7% |
26,707,000 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments in Securities — 98.6% |
34,328,451 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.4% |
478,505 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 34,806,956 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(b) |
Non-income producing security. |
(c) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
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 |
Income |
Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
$ | 23,797,000 | $ | 2,910,000 | (a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 26,707,000 | 26,707,000 | $ | 11,097 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
iShares Gold Trust |
5,542,262 | 3,331,543 | (1,665,762 | ) | (26,548 | ) | 439,956 | 7,621,451 | 211,472 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | (26,548 | ) | $ | 439,956 | $ | 34,328,451 | $ | 11,097 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(a) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
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Description |
Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Long Contracts |
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Gold 100 OZ |
138 | 06/28/22 | $ | 26,381 | $ | (201,231 | ) | |||||||||
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15 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® Gold Strategy ETF |
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
|
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Commodity Contracts |
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|
||||
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments |
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Futures contracts |
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Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | 201,231 | ||
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(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. In the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the period ended April 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
|
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Commodity Contracts |
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|
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: |
||||
Futures contracts |
$ | 1,262,105 | ||
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: |
||||
Futures contracts |
$ | 193,861 | ||
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts: |
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Average notional value of contracts — long |
$ | 23,950,423 |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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Grantor Trust |
$ | 7,621,451 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 7,621,451 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds |
26,707,000 | — | — | 26,707,000 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 34,328,451 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 34,328,451 | |||||||||
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Liabilities |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | (201,231 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (201,231 | ) | ||||||
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(a) |
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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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 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Certificates of Deposit |
||||||||
Bank of Montreal, 1.23%, 08/09/22 |
$ | 700 | $ | 697,965 | ||||
Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.45%, 05/18/22, (SOFR + 0.180%)(a) |
5,000 | 5,000,150 | ||||||
Bayerische Landesbank/New York, 0.50%, 05/09/22 |
32,750 | 32,748,714 | ||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1.96%, 11/03/22 |
11,000 | 10,908,430 | ||||||
Cooperatieve Centrale, 1.05%, 07/18/22 |
10,000 | 9,984,013 | ||||||
Credit Suisse AG/New York NY |
||||||||
0.41%, 05/09/22, (SOFR + 0.300%)(a) |
5,000 | 5,000,301 | ||||||
2.45%, 02/02/23 |
5,000 | 4,948,383 | ||||||
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, 0.81%, 06/03/22, (SOFR + 0.28000%) |
10,000 | 9,995,016 | ||||||
Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen, 0.47%, 05/09/22 |
18,000 | 17,999,283 | ||||||
MUFG Bank Ltd./New York NY, 0.77%, 03/13/23, (SOFR + 0.300%)(a) |
22,000 | 21,972,508 | ||||||
Natix NY, 0.56%, 06/17/22, (SOFR + 0.180%)(a) |
10,000 | 9,999,302 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York, 0.64%, 07/29/22, (SOFR + 0.180%)(a) |
5,000 | 4,998,345 | ||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken/New York NY, 0.72%, 10/27/22, (SOFR + 0.190%)(a) |
12,350 | 12,337,544 | ||||||
Swedbank AB, 0.39%, 05/09/22 |
25,000 | 24,999,616 | ||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank, 0.67%, 05/23/22, (SOFR + 0.180%)(a)(b) |
5,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Certificates of Deposit — 4.2% |
176,589,570 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Commercial Paper |
||||||||
Amcor Flexibles North America, 0.80%, 05/17/22 |
50,000 | 49,980,100 | ||||||
ANZ New Zealand International Ltd. |
||||||||
0.46%, 05/09/22 |
25,000 | 24,996,833 | ||||||
1.15%, 07/19/22 |
100,000 | 99,742,825 | ||||||
ASB Finance Ltd., 1.22%, 08/01/22 |
8,000 | 7,974,495 | ||||||
AT&T Inc., 0.78%, 05/17/22 |
35,000 | 34,986,420 | ||||||
Banco Santander SA, 0.39%, 05/04/22 |
35,750 | 35,748,049 | ||||||
Bank of Montreal, 0.98%, 07/08/22 |
1,500 | 1,497,142 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.39%, 09/06/22 |
13,000 | 12,934,888 | ||||||
Barton Capital Corp., 1.07%, 07/05/22 |
44,000 | 43,912,543 | ||||||
Base Aktiengesellsch, 2.14%, 10/03/22 |
17,450 | 17,288,589 | ||||||
Bayerische Landesbank/New York |
||||||||
0.95%, 06/21/22 |
100,000 | 99,860,875 | ||||||
1.08%, 07/07/22 |
18,350 | 18,312,016 | ||||||
Bennington Sark Cap Co., 0.47%, 05/06/22 |
60,000 | 59,994,983 | ||||||
BNP Paribas SA, 0.88%, 06/16/22 |
26,350 | 26,319,294 | ||||||
Brighthouse Financial Short Term Funding |
||||||||
0.71%, 05/23/22 |
59,175 | 59,146,872 | ||||||
0.75%, 06/01/22 |
36,000 | 35,975,268 | ||||||
Britannia Funding Co. |
||||||||
0.81%, 06/07/22 |
54,600 | 54,548,776 | ||||||
1.02%, 06/27/22 |
60,100 | 60,000,223 | ||||||
Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale, 0.87%, 06/15/22 |
38,525 | 38,481,192 | ||||||
Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC, 0.71%, 05/24/22 |
20,000 | 19,990,097 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 0.78%, 04/03/23, (SOFR + 0.430%)(a)(b) |
24,200 | 24,196,594 | ||||||
Ecolab Inc., 0.80%, 05/18/22 |
11,650 | 11,645,112 | ||||||
ENGIE SA, 0.90%, 06/08/22 |
6,000 | 5,993,833 | ||||||
Evergy Missouri, 0.89%, 05/23/22 |
30,000 | 29,982,240 | ||||||
Export Development Corp., 0.76%, 06/23/22 |
37,000 | 36,956,926 |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Federation des Caisses, 0.79%, 06/06/22 |
$ | 143,000 | $ | 142,881,055 | ||||
Fidelity National Information Services, 0.89%, 05/23/22 |
56,667 | 56,633,453 | ||||||
FMS Wertmanagement, 0.63%, 05/17/22 |
50,000 | 49,984,150 | ||||||
Ionic Capital II Trust, 0.80%, 05/27/22 |
60,550 | 60,514,820 | ||||||
Kookmin Bank, 2.63%, 04/25/23 |
13,300 | 12,957,641 | ||||||
Korea Development Bank (The), 0.71%, 05/25/22 |
50,000 | 49,974,397 | ||||||
La Fayette Asset Security, 0.77%, 06/08/22 |
41,000 | 40,961,597 | ||||||
Landesbank Baden- Wuerttemberg, 0.95%, 06/21/22 |
75,000 | 74,894,883 | ||||||
Legacy Capital Co., 1.09%, 06/21/22 |
61,700 | 61,614,705 | ||||||
Lime Funding LLC, 0.59%, 05/04/22 |
62,550 | 62,546,620 | ||||||
Lloyds Bank PLC |
||||||||
0.95%, 07/01/22 |
52,700 | 52,612,386 | ||||||
1.13%, 07/19/22 |
125,000 | 124,682,187 | ||||||
Macquarie Bank Ltd. |
||||||||
0.54%, 05/09/22 |
35,400 | 35,394,651 | ||||||
1.50%, 08/15/22 |
15,000 | 14,932,680 | ||||||
1.99%, 10/28/22 |
22,300 | 22,084,892 | ||||||
Matchpoint Finance PLC |
||||||||
0.59%, 05/18/22 |
25,000 | 24,991,489 | ||||||
0.72%, 05/31/22 |
36,850 | 36,824,287 | ||||||
Mitsubishi HC Capital America Inc. |
||||||||
0.82%, 05/17/22 |
52,250 | 52,228,551 | ||||||
1.05%, 06/06/22 |
20,000 | 19,977,770 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group |
||||||||
0.41%, 05/04/22 |
25,000 | 24,998,590 | ||||||
0.73%, 05/31/22 |
75,000 | 74,951,133 | ||||||
Mizuho Bank Ltd. |
||||||||
0.86%, 06/14/22 |
64,200 | 64,129,861 | ||||||
0.87%, 06/15/22 |
72,100 | 72,018,483 | ||||||
Mont Blanc Capital Corp., 0.83%, 06/10/22 |
14,748 | 14,733,237 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd., 0.62%, 08/10/22, (SOFR + 0.150%)(a)(b) |
10,000 | 9,995,908 | ||||||
Natix NY, 1.25%, 08/01/22 |
7,000 | 6,977,244 | ||||||
Nieuw Amsterdam Recv |
||||||||
0.64%, 05/11/22 |
15,000 | 14,997,235 | ||||||
0.81%, 06/06/22 |
16,000 | 15,985,070 | ||||||
Nutrien Ltd. |
||||||||
0.85%, 05/19/22 |
11,900 | 11,894,361 | ||||||
1.20%, 06/28/22 |
20,400 | 20,359,200 | ||||||
Regatta Funding Co., 1.43%, 07/25/22 |
50,000 | 49,846,300 | ||||||
Santander UK PLC, 1.03%, 07/11/22 |
15,000 | 14,968,853 | ||||||
Sherwin Williams Co. |
||||||||
0.47%, 05/03/22 |
25,500 | 25,498,657 | ||||||
0.61%, 05/09/22 |
8,500 | 8,498,562 | ||||||
0.79%, 05/18/22 |
25,000 | 24,989,616 | ||||||
Spire Inc., 0.70%, 05/12/22 |
40,000 | 39,989,961 | ||||||
ST Engineering |
||||||||
0.43%, 05/09/22 |
100,000 | 99,988,083 | ||||||
0.91%, 07/13/22 |
32,000 | 31,939,200 | ||||||
Starbird Funding Corp., 0.62%, 05/16/22 |
12,475 | 12,471,330 | ||||||
Toronto Dominion Bank, 1.24%, 07/29/22 |
10,000 | 9,968,681 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 0.80%, 03/31/23(a) |
24,300 | 24,307,425 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd., 1.19%, 07/26/22 |
3,950 | 3,938,500 | ||||||
Verizon Communications Inc. |
||||||||
0.89%, 05/23/22 |
14,013 | 14,004,704 | ||||||
1.29%, 07/11/22 |
50,000 | 49,869,512 | ||||||
Versailles CDS LLC |
||||||||
1.38%, 08/03/22 |
19,000 | 18,933,424 | ||||||
1.38%, 08/04/22 |
38,250 | 38,114,164 | ||||||
Victory Receivables, 1.03%, 06/28/22 |
25,000 | 24,955,000 | ||||||
VW CR Inc., 0.89%, 05/23/22 |
40,500 | 40,476,024 |
C O N S O L I D A T E D S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
17 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par/ Shares (000) |
Value | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp., 1.37%, 08/30/22 |
$ | 7,000 | $ | 6,967,354 | ||||
Westpac Securities NZ Ltd., 1.00%, 07/01/22 |
13,000 | 12,977,387 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Commercial Paper — 66.2% |
2,790,901,458 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill |
||||||||
0.29%, 05/24/22(c) |
374,000 | 373,934,292 | ||||||
0.45%, 06/16/22(c) |
66,500 | 66,463,061 | ||||||
0.57%, 06/21/22(c) |
80,000 | 79,937,593 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 12.3% |
520,334,946 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Money Market Funds |
||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(d)(e) |
386,590 | 386,590,095 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Money Market Funds — 9.1% |
386,590,095 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments in Securities —
91.8% |
3,874,416,069 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 8.2% |
344,618,685 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 4,219,034,754 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available. |
(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) |
Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end. |
(d) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(e) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended April 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Issuer |
Value at 10/31/21 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sales |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 04/30/22 |
Shares Held at 04/30/22 (000) |
Income |
Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
$ | 233,060,095 | $ | 153,530,000 | (a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 386,590,095 | 386,590 | $ | 122,227 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
|
||||||||||||||||
Description |
Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Long Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
Brent Crude Oil |
7,719 | 05/31/22 | $ | 827,014 | $ | 34,502,163 | ||||||||||
NY Harbor ULSD (Heat Oil) |
1,300 | 05/31/22 | 219,339 | 35,721,904 | ||||||||||||
Gas Oil |
2,634 | 06/10/22 | 307,256 | 51,918,348 | ||||||||||||
LME Lead |
340 | 06/13/22 | 19,206 | (1,204,951 | ) | |||||||||||
Gold 100 OZ |
788 | 06/28/22 | 150,642 | (6,690,244 | ) | |||||||||||
Live Cattle |
2,126 | 06/30/22 | 112,805 | (3,652,780 | ) | |||||||||||
Sugar |
2,671 | 06/30/22 | 57,288 | (2,809,399 | ) | |||||||||||
Silver |
135 | 07/27/22 | 15,582 | (1,526,329 | ) | |||||||||||
WTI Crude |
9,543 | 08/22/22 | 941,799 | 25,799,500 |
18 |
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 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF |
Futures Contracts (continued)
|
||||||||||||||||
Description |
Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Cattle Feeder |
454 | 08/25/22 | $ | 38,198 | $ | (3,535,586 | ) | |||||||||
Corn |
6,648 | 09/14/22 | 255,283 | 54,201,146 | ||||||||||||
KCBT Wheat |
1,216 | 09/14/22 | 67,427 | (1,684,289 | ) | |||||||||||
Wheat |
2,997 | 09/14/22 | 158,579 | (3,141,318 | ) | |||||||||||
LME Nickel |
259 | 09/19/22 | 49,410 | (2,033,784 | ) | |||||||||||
Gasoline RBOB |
1,572 | 09/30/22 | 193,114 | 9,683,156 | ||||||||||||
Lean Hogs |
1,827 | 10/14/22 | 68,293 | (631,766 | ) | |||||||||||
LME Copper |
728 | 10/17/22 | 177,955 | (9,575,028 | ) | |||||||||||
Soybean |
1,895 | 11/14/22 | 143,522 | 14,215,164 | ||||||||||||
Cotton |
831 | 12/07/22 | 50,720 | 6,859,050 | ||||||||||||
Cocoa |
389 | 12/14/22 | 10,048 | (338,135 | ) | |||||||||||
LME Zinc |
414 | 12/19/22 | 41,581 | 5,428,578 | ||||||||||||
Coffee |
424 | 03/21/23 | 35,028 | (1,069,303 | ) | |||||||||||
Natural Gas |
2,894 | 03/29/23 | 131,330 | 31,861,320 | ||||||||||||
LME PRI Aluminum |
2,026 | 12/18/23 | 149,190 | (16,147,204 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
$ | 216,150,213 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
|
||||
Commodity Contracts |
||||
|
||||
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||
Futures contracts |
||||
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | 270,190,329 | ||
|
|
|||
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||
Futures contracts |
||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | 54,040,116 | ||
|
|
(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. In the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the period ended April 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
|
||||
Commodity Contracts |
||||
|
||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: |
||||
Futures contracts |
$ | 729,376,924 | ||
|
|
|||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: |
||||
Futures contracts |
$ | 132,650,737 | ||
|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts: |
||||
Average notional value of contracts — long |
$ | 3,261,027,299 |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
C O N S O L I D A T E D S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
19 |
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) April 30, 2022 |
iShares® GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy 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 |
||||||||||||||||
Certificates of Deposit |
$ | — | $ | 176,589,570 | $ | — | $ | 176,589,570 | ||||||||
Commercial Paper |
— | 2,790,901,458 | — | 2,790,901,458 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
— | 520,334,946 | — | 520,334,946 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
386,590,095 | — | — | 386,590,095 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 386,590,095 | $ | 3,487,825,974 | $ | — | $ | 3,874,416,069 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) |
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Assets |
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Futures Contracts |
$ | 270,190,329 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 270,190,329 | ||||||||
Liabilities |
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Futures Contracts |
(54,040,116 | ) | — | — | (54,040,116 | ) | ||||||||||
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$ | 216,150,213 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 216,150,213 | |||||||||
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Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
20 |
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 |
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
April 30, 2022
iShares Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF |
iShares Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF |
iShares Gold Strategy ETF |
iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF |
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ASSETS |
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Investments in securities, at value: |
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Unaffiliated(a) |
$ | 329,348,169 | $ | 28,522,182 | $ | — | $ | 3,487,825,974 | ||||||||
Affiliated(b) |
35,520,000 | 12,750,000 | 34,328,451 | 386,590,095 | ||||||||||||
Cash |
12,556 | 10,533 | — | 7,423,562 | ||||||||||||
Cash pledged: |
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Futures contracts |
25,812,000 | — | 1,098,000 | 142,021,415 | ||||||||||||
Receivables: |
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Variation margin on futures contracts |
699,401 | — | 281,510 | 216,283,439 | ||||||||||||
Capital shares sold |
— | — | — | 8,346,370 | ||||||||||||
Dividends |
6,873 | 3,362 | 7,270 | 232,474 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on: |
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OTC swaps |
— | 12,517,604 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total assets |
391,398,999 | 53,803,681 | 35,715,231 | 4,248,723,329 | ||||||||||||
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Bank overdraft |
— | — | 904,017 | — | ||||||||||||
Cash received: |
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Collateral — OTC derivatives |
— | 12,500,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Payables: |
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Investments purchased |
5,794,039 | 499,486 | — | 28,078,725 | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees |
84,208 | 12,680 | 4,258 | 1,609,850 | ||||||||||||
Swap premiums received |
— | 79,735 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total liabilities |
5,878,247 | 13,091,901 | 908,275 | 29,688,575 | ||||||||||||
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NET ASSETS |
$ | 385,520,752 | $ | 40,711,780 | $ | 34,806,956 | $ | 4,219,034,754 | ||||||||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: |
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Paid-in capital |
$ | 313,217,305 | $ | 27,606,668 | $ | 33,041,349 | $ | 3,324,375,711 | ||||||||
Accumulated earnings |
72,303,447 | 13,105,112 | 1,765,607 | 894,659,043 | ||||||||||||
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NET ASSETS |
$ | 385,520,752 | $ | 40,711,780 | $ | 34,806,956 | $ | 4,219,034,754 | ||||||||
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Shares outstanding |
6,050,000 | 1,400,000 | 600,000 | 101,100,000 | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value |
$ | 63.72 | $ | 29.08 | $ | 58.01 | $ | 41.73 | ||||||||
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Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | ||||||||||||
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Par value |
None | None | None | None | ||||||||||||
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(a) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated |
$ | 329,359,531 | $ | 28,523,742 | $ | — | $ | 3,488,386,467 | ||||||||
(b) Investments, at cost — Affiliated |
$ | 35,520,000 | $ | 12,750,000 | $ | 33,541,680 | $ | 386,590,095 |
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
21 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended April 30, 2022
iShares Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF |
iShares Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF |
iShares Gold Strategy ETF |
iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF |
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INVESTMENT INCOME |
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Dividends — Affiliated |
$ | 12,765 | $ | 5,627 | $ | 11,097 | $ | 122,227 | ||||||||
Interest — Unaffiliated |
376,285 | 37,137 | — | 4,178,800 | ||||||||||||
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Total investment income |
389,050 | 42,764 | 11,097 | 4,301,027 | ||||||||||||
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EXPENSES |
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Investment advisory fees |
379,801 | 72,791 | 39,483 | 7,392,924 | ||||||||||||
Professional fees |
— | — | — | 217 | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses |
379,801 | 72,791 | 39,483 | 7,393,141 | ||||||||||||
Less: |
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Investment advisory fees waived |
(7,388 | ) | (2,604 | ) | (15,589 | ) | (9,516 | ) | ||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived |
372,413 | 70,187 | 23,894 | 7,383,625 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss) |
16,637 | (27,423 | ) | (12,797 | ) | (3,082,598 | ) | |||||||||
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) |
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Net realized gain (loss) from: |
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Investments — Unaffiliated |
299 | 56 | — | 9,776 | ||||||||||||
Investments — Affiliated |
— | — | (26,548 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Futures contracts |
70,472,970 | — | 1,262,105 | 729,376,924 | ||||||||||||
Swaps |
— | 616,436 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Net realized gain |
70,473,269 | 616,492 | 1,235,557 | 729,386,700 | ||||||||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
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Investments — Unaffiliated |
(12,458 | ) | (1,801 | ) | — | (608,381 | ) | |||||||||
Investments — Affiliated |
— | — | 439,956 | — | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
(8,825,877 | ) | — | 193,861 | 132,650,737 | |||||||||||
Swaps |
— | 8,668,167 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(8,838,335 | ) | 8,666,366 | 633,817 | 132,042,356 | |||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain |
61,634,934 | 9,282,858 | 1,869,374 | 861,429,056 | ||||||||||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | 61,651,571 | $ | 9,255,435 | $ | 1,856,577 | $ | 858,346,458 | ||||||||
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See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
22 |
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
iShares Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF |
iShares Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF |
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Six Months Ended 04/30/22 (unaudited) |
Year Ended 10/31/21 |
Six Months Ended 04/30/22 (unaudited) |
Year Ended 10/31/21 |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS |
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OPERATIONS |
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Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 16,637 | $ | (161,116 | ) | $ | (27,423 | ) | $ | (96,638 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain |
70,473,269 | 19,938,578 | 616,492 | 8,349,961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(8,838,335 | ) | 10,876,593 | 8,666,366 | 4,877,734 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
61,651,571 | 30,654,055 | 9,255,435 | 13,131,057 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) |
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Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders |
(30,653,592 | ) | (69,482 | ) | (8,253,258 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions |
145,679,035 | 136,346,700 | — | (2,599,830 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NET ASSETS |
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Total increase in net assets |
176,677,014 | 166,931,273 | 1,002,177 | 10,531,227 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
208,843,738 | 41,912,465 | 39,709,603 | 29,178,376 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End of period |
$ | 385,520,752 | $ | 208,843,738 | $ | 40,711,780 | $ | 39,709,603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(a) |
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
23 |
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
iShares Gold Strategy ETF |
iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF |
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Six Months Ended 04/30/22 (unaudited) |
Year Ended 10/31/21 |
Six Months Ended 04/30/22 (unaudited) |
Year Ended 10/31/21 |
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS |
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OPERATIONS |
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Net investment loss |
$ | (12,797 | ) | $ | (30,684 | ) | $ | (3,082,598 | ) | $ | (5,032,541 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
1,235,557 | (1,792,497 | ) | 729,386,700 | 351,111,376 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
633,817 | 99,087 | 132,042,356 | 88,305,347 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
1,856,577 | (1,724,094 | ) | 858,346,458 | 434,384,182 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) |
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Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders |
— | (1,564,719 | ) | (426,344,721 | ) | (799,124 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
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Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions |
2,954,731 | 11,320,515 | 962,247,615 | 2,194,642,007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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NET ASSETS |
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Total increase in net assets |
4,811,308 | 8,031,702 | 1,394,249,352 | 2,628,227,065 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
29,995,648 | 21,963,946 | 2,824,785,402 | 196,558,337 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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End of period |
$ | 34,806,956 | $ | 29,995,648 | $ | 4,219,034,754 | $ | 2,824,785,402 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(a) |
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
24 |
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 |
Consolidated Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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04/30/22 | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | 04/03/18 | (a) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | 10/31/21 | 10/31/20 | 10/31/19 | to 10/31/18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 59.67 | $ | 41.91 | $ | 45.01 | $ | 47.77 | $ | 50.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss)(b) |
0.00 | (c) | (0.09 | ) | 0.23 | 1.05 | 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(d) |
12.01 | 17.92 | (2.33 | ) | (3.05 | ) | (2.81 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
12.01 | 17.83 | (2.10 | ) | (2.00 | ) | (2.23 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions(e) |
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From net investment income |
(7.96 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (0.76 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions |
(7.96 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (0.76 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 63.72 | $ | 59.67 | $ | 41.91 | $ | 45.01 | $ | 47.77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total Return(f) |
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Based on net asset value |
24.41 | %(g) | 42.59 | % | (4.81 | )% | (4.19 | )% | (4.46 | )%(g) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ratios to Average Net Assets(h) |
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Total expenses |
0.28 | %(i) | 0.28 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.28 | % | 0.28 | %(i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived |
0.27 | %(i) | 0.27 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.10 | %(i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss) |
0.01 | %(i) | (0.16 | )% | 0.55 | % | 2.30 | % | 2.01 | %(i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000) |
$ | 385,521 | $ | 208,844 | $ | 41,912 | $ | 27,004 | $ | 40,607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate(j) |
0 | %(g) | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | %(g) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(a) |
Commencement of operations. |
(b) |
Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) |
Rounds to less than $0.01. |
(d) |
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. |
(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 Consolidated Financial Statements
C O N S O L I D A T E D F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S |
25 |
Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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04/30/22 | Year Ended | 09/01/20 | (a) | |||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | 10/31/21 | to 10/31/20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 28.36 | $ | 19.45 | $ | 20.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net investment loss(b) |
(0.02 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c) |
6.64 | 8.98 | (0.70 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
6.62 | 8.91 | (0.71 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||