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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 |
2022 Semi-Annual Report (Unaudited)
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iShares Trust
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iShares Global 100 ETF | IOO | NYSE Arca |
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iShares Global Infrastructure ETF | IGF | NASDAQ |
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iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF | WOOD | NASDAQ |
Dear Shareholder,
The 12-month reporting period as of September 30, 2022 saw the emergence of significant challenges that disrupted the economic recovery and strong financial markets of 2021. The U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022, ending the run of robust growth that followed the reopening of global economies and the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Changes in consumer spending patterns and a tight labor market led to 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 ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.
Equity prices fell as interest rates rose, particularly weighing on relatively high-valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. While both large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, declines for small-capitalization U.S. stocks were steeper. 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 notably during the reporting period as investors reacted to higher inflation and attempted to anticipate its impact on future interest rate changes. 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 proving more persistent than expected, raised interest rates five times while indicating that additional rate hikes were likely. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and is accelerating the reduction of its balance sheet. As investors attempted to assess the Fed’s future trajectory, the Fed’s statements late in the reporting period led markets to believe that additional tightening is likely in the near term.
The pandemic’s restructuring of the economy brought an ongoing mismatch between supply and demand, contributing to the current inflationary regime. While growth has slowed in 2022, we believe that taming inflation requires a more dramatic economic decline to bring demand back to a lower level that is more in line with the economy’s capacity. The Fed has been raising interest rates at the fastest pace in decades, and seems set to overtighten in its effort to get inflation back to target. With this in mind, we believe the possibility of a U.S. recession in the near-term is high, and the outlook for Europe and the U.K. is also troubling. Investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt to rapidly changing conditions.
In this environment, while we favor an overweight to equities in the long-term, the market’s concerns over excessive rate hikes from central banks moderate our outlook. Rising input costs and a deteriorating economic backdrop in China and Europe are likely to challenge corporate earnings, so we are underweight equities overall in the near term. However, we see better opportunities in credit, where higher spreads provide income opportunities and partially compensate for inflation risk. We believe that investment-grade corporates, local-currency emerging market debt, and inflation-protected bonds (particularly in Europe) offer strong opportunities for a six- to twelve-month horizon.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Total Returns as of September 30, 2022
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6-Month
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12-Month
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U.S.
large cap equities
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(20.20)% |
(15.47)% | ||
U.S.
small cap equities
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(19.01) |
(23.50) | ||
International
equities
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(22.51) |
(25.13) | ||
Emerging
market equities
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(21.70) |
(28.11) | ||
3-month Treasury bills
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0.58 |
0.63 | ||
U.S.
Treasury securities
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(10.81) |
(16.20) | ||
U.S.
investment grade bonds
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(9.22) |
(14.60) | ||
Tax-exempt municipal
bonds
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(6.30) |
(11.50) | ||
U.S.
high yield bonds
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(10.42) |
(14.15) | ||
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 September 30, 2022 | iShares® Global 100 ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Global 100 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of 100 large-capitalization global equities, as represented by the S&P Global 100TM (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-Month Total Returns |
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Fund NAV |
(20.69 | )% | (14.59 | )% | 8.31 | % | 9.27 | % | (14.59 | )% | 49.08 | % | 142.75 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
(20.83 | ) | (14.74 | ) | 8.27 | 9.27 | (14.74 | ) | 48.81 | 142.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Index |
(20.75 | ) | (14.55 | ) | 8.29 | 9.20 | (14.55 | ) | 48.92 | 141.12 |
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 793.10 | $ 1.89 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.00 | $ 2.13 | 0.42 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
Portfolio Information
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector | |
Percent of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Information Technology |
29.7 | % | ||
Health Care |
13.6 | |||
Consumer Discretionary |
12.4 | |||
Consumer Staples |
12.0 | |||
Financials |
8.9 | |||
Communication Services |
8.2 | |||
Energy |
7.0 | |||
Industrials |
4.9 | |||
Materials |
1.9 | |||
Other (each representing less than 1%) |
1.4 |
(a) |
Excludes money market funds. |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region | |
Percent
of Total Investments |
(a) | |
United States |
74.0 | % | ||
United Kingdom |
6.9 | |||
Switzerland |
5.7 | |||
France |
4.2 | |||
Japan |
2.9 | |||
Germany |
2.8 | |||
South Korea |
1.3 | |||
Australia |
1.2 | |||
Spain |
0.7 | |||
Netherlands |
0.3 |
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Fund Summary as of September 30, 2022 | iShares® Global Infrastructure ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities in the infrastructure industry, as represented by the S&P Global Infrastructure IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6-Month Total Returns |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fund NAV |
(16.67 | )% | (6.76 | )% | 1.31 | % | 4.87 | % | (6.76 | )% | 6.73 | % | 60.86 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
(16.57 | ) | (6.60 | ) | 1.31 | 4.91 | (6.60 | ) | 6.75 | 61.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Index |
(16.72 | ) | (6.72 | ) | 1.22 | 4.76 | (6.72 | ) | 6.24 | 59.28 |
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 833.30 | $ 1.88 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.00 | $ 2.08 | 0.41 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
Portfolio Information
INDUSTRY ALLOCATION
Industry | |
Percent
of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Electric Utilities |
24.7 | % | ||
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation |
20.1 | |||
Airport Services |
18.6 | |||
Highways & Railtracks |
17.7 | |||
Multi-Utilities |
11.4 | |||
Marine Ports & Services |
4.3 | |||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders |
1.3 | |||
Water Utilities |
1.3 | |||
Other (each representing less than 1%) |
0.6 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region | |
Percent
of Total Investments |
(a) | |
United States |
41.3 | % | ||
Canada |
9.7 | |||
Australia |
8.8 | |||
Italy |
7.3 | |||
Spain |
6.2 | |||
Mexico |
4.9 | |||
France |
4.8 | |||
China |
4.7 | |||
New Zealand |
2.4 | |||
Japan |
1.9 |
(a) |
Excludes money market funds. |
F U N D S U M M A R Y |
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Fund Summary as of September 30, 2022 | iShares® Global Timber & Forestry ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in or related to the timber and forestry industry, as represented by the S&P Global Timber & Forestry IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6-Month Total Returns |
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fund NAV |
(25.17 | )% | (21.36 | )% | 1.49 | % | 6.77 | % | (21.36 | )% | 7.66 | % | 92.44 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
(25.39 | ) | (21.41 | ) | 1.41 | 6.74 | (21.41 | ) | 7.26 | 91.96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Index |
(25.27 | ) | (21.43 | ) | 1.40 | 6.64 | (21.43 | ) | 7.21 | 90.17 |
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.
Expense Example
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Ending Account Value (09/30/22) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Beginning Account Value (04/01/22) |
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Ending Account Value (09/30/22) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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$ 1,000.00 | $ 748.30 | $ 1.80 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.00 | $ 2.08 | 0.41 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information. |
Portfolio Information
INDUSTRY ALLOCATION
Industry | |
Percent
of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Paper Products |
39.0 | % | ||
Paper Packaging |
20.8 | |||
Forest Products |
19.4 | |||
Specialized REITs |
17.7 | |||
Homebuilding |
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GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region | |
Percent
of Total Investments |
(a) | |
United States |
31.4 | % | ||
Sweden |
13.3 | |||
Canada |
12.8 | |||
Japan |
9.9 | |||
Brazil |
9.3 | |||
Finland |
8.1 | |||
Ireland |
4.2 | |||
United Kingdom |
4.0 | |||
South Africa |
2.7 | |||
Portugal |
2.3 |
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Excludes money market funds. |
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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. 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 the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
A B O U T F U N D P E R F O R M A N C E / D I S C L O S U R E O F E X P E N S E S |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) September 30, 2022 |
iShares® Global 100 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks |
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Australia — 1.2% | ||||||||
BHP Group Ltd. |
1,112,995 | $ | 27,666,957 | |||||
Rio Tinto PLC |
234,909 | 12,709,950 | ||||||
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40,376,907 | ||||||||
France — 4.2% | ||||||||
AXA SA |
433,494 | 9,464,432 | ||||||
Cie. de Saint-Gobain |
115,523 | 4,130,593 | ||||||
Engie SA |
409,442 | 4,712,632 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA |
55,807 | 17,843,842 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE |
58,698 | 34,606,854 | ||||||
Orange SA |
414,677 | 3,750,560 | ||||||
Sanofi |
255,159 | 19,429,459 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE |
125,150 | 14,135,787 | ||||||
Societe Generale SA |
171,508 | 3,391,758 | ||||||
TotalEnergies SE |
545,133 | 25,574,667 | ||||||
Vivendi SE |
182,546 | 1,415,932 | ||||||
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138,456,516 | ||||||||
Germany — 2.8% | ||||||||
Allianz SE, Registered |
90,441 | 14,247,555 | ||||||
BASF SE |
201,708 | 7,741,226 | ||||||
Bayer AG, Registered |
214,954 | 9,903,900 | ||||||
Deutsche Bank AG, Registered |
458,318 | 3,393,375 | ||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered |
772,177 | 13,143,737 | ||||||
E.ON SE |
496,376 | 3,813,544 | ||||||
Mercedes-Benz Group AG |
182,738 | 9,240,517 | ||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered |
30,768 | 7,406,492 | ||||||
RWE AG |
148,650 | 5,463,778 | ||||||
Siemens AG, Registered |
165,475 | 16,173,997 | ||||||
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90,528,121 | ||||||||
Japan — 2.9% | ||||||||
Bridgestone Corp. |
131,800 | 4,262,532 | ||||||
Canon Inc. |
227,850 | 4,976,820 | ||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. |
376,100 | 8,163,541 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. |
2,772,800 | 12,561,128 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. |
536,600 | 1,729,264 | ||||||
Panasonic Holdings Corp. |
511,600 | 3,592,475 | ||||||
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. |
175,020 | 7,030,559 | ||||||
Sony Group Corp. |
279,200 | 17,984,505 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Corp. |
2,779,100 | 36,324,069 | ||||||
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96,624,893 | ||||||||
Netherlands — 0.3% | ||||||||
ING Groep NV |
861,504 | 7,381,734 | ||||||
Koninklijke Philips NV |
195,124 | 3,004,226 | ||||||
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10,385,960 | ||||||||
South Korea — 1.3% | ||||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. |
1,135,752 | 41,703,952 | ||||||
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Spain — 0.7% | ||||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA |
1,478,420 | 6,631,963 | ||||||
Banco Santander SA |
3,805,579 | 8,855,197 | ||||||
Repsol SA |
337,892 | 3,882,464 | ||||||
Telefonica SA |
1,247,633 | 4,124,569 | ||||||
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23,494,193 | ||||||||
Switzerland — 5.7% | ||||||||
ABB Ltd., Registered |
391,133 | 10,098,830 | ||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered |
552,443 | 2,185,233 | ||||||
Nestle SA, Registered |
608,358 | 65,798,366 | ||||||
Novartis AG, Registered |
531,754 | 40,539,288 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Switzerland (continued) | ||||||||
Roche Holding AG, Bearer |
6,044 | $ | 2,360,971 | |||||
Roche Holding AG, NVS |
155,562 | 50,640,498 | ||||||
Swiss Re AG |
63,606 | 4,691,196 | ||||||
UBS Group AG, Registered |
812,842 | 11,792,682 | ||||||
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188,107,064 | ||||||||
United Kingdom — 6.9% | ||||||||
Anglo American PLC |
293,524 | 8,813,299 | ||||||
AstraZeneca PLC |
342,781 | 37,681,717 | ||||||
Aviva PLC |
637,106 | 2,732,445 | ||||||
Barclays PLC |
3,427,815 | 5,454,117 | ||||||
BP PLC |
4,614,920 | 22,051,869 | ||||||
Diageo PLC |
516,222 | 21,729,587 | ||||||
GSK PLC |
881,738 | 12,734,675 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC |
4,496,010 | 23,279,704 | ||||||
National Grid PLC |
853,500 | 8,786,016 | ||||||
Prudential PLC |
607,434 | 5,945,341 | ||||||
Shell PLC |
1,692,345 | 41,983,576 | ||||||
Standard Chartered PLC |
540,471 | 3,380,405 | ||||||
Unilever PLC |
578,447 | 25,416,873 | ||||||
Vodafone Group PLC |
5,877,549 | 6,578,150 | ||||||
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226,567,774 | ||||||||
United States — 73.7% | ||||||||
3M Co. |
122,581 | 13,545,200 | ||||||
Abbott Laboratories |
387,409 | 37,485,695 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc., Class A(a) |
1,327,635 | 126,988,288 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a) |
1,187,213 | 114,150,530 | ||||||
Amazon.com Inc.(a) |
1,962,485 | 221,760,805 | ||||||
American Tower Corp. |
102,998 | 22,113,671 | ||||||
Aon PLC, Class A |
46,650 | 12,496,135 | ||||||
Apple Inc. |
3,344,885 | 462,263,107 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
472,365 | 33,580,428 | ||||||
Caterpillar Inc. |
116,991 | 19,195,883 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. |
398,386 | 57,236,117 | ||||||
Citigroup Inc. |
428,827 | 17,869,221 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) |
861,030 | 48,234,901 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
184,073 | 12,931,128 | ||||||
DuPont de Nemours Inc. |
111,891 | 5,639,306 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. |
130,125 | 9,527,752 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
925,118 | 80,772,053 | ||||||
Ford Motor Co. |
867,301 | 9,713,771 | ||||||
General Electric Co. |
241,983 | 14,981,168 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The) |
75,333 | 22,076,336 | ||||||
Honeywell International Inc. |
149,678 | 24,991,736 | ||||||
HP Inc. |
201,323 | 5,016,969 | ||||||
Intel Corp. |
908,333 | 23,407,741 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. |
199,804 | 23,738,713 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson |
582,230 | 95,113,093 | ||||||
Johnson Controls International PLC |
153,546 | 7,557,534 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
648,745 | 67,793,852 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
74,275 | 8,358,909 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. |
110,732 | 16,531,180 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. |
162,903 | 37,588,238 | ||||||
Merck & Co. Inc. |
560,414 | 48,262,854 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. |
1,651,328 | 384,594,291 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley |
296,244 | 23,406,238 | ||||||
Nike Inc., Class B |
278,867 | 23,179,425 | ||||||
PepsiCo Inc. |
305,306 | 49,844,258 | ||||||
Pfizer Inc. |
1,243,838 | 54,430,351 | ||||||
Philip Morris International Inc. |
343,237 | 28,492,103 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) |
528,620 | 66,738,275 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) September 30, 2022 |
iShares® Global 100 ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
United States (continued) | ||||||||
Raytheon Technologies Corp. |
326,846 | $ | 26,755,614 | |||||
Texas Instruments Inc. |
202,345 | 31,318,959 | ||||||
Walmart Inc. |
315,331 | 40,898,431 | ||||||
|
|
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2,430,580,259 | ||||||||
|
|
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Total
Long-Term Investments — 99.7% |
|
3,286,825,639 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Short-Term Securities |
||||||||
Money Market Funds — 0.2% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.81%(b)(c) |
4,780,000 | 4,780,000 | ||||||
|
|
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Total
Short-Term Securities — 0.2% |
|
4,780,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments — 99.9% |
3,291,605,639 | |||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1% |
4,817,363 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 3,296,423,002 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
Non-income producing security. |
(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 September 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 03/31/22 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sale |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 09/30/22 |
Shares Held at 09/30/22 |
Income |
Capital Gain |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a) |
$ | — | $ | 80 | (b) | $ | — | $ | (80 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | — | $ | 41,052 | (c) | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
8,396,000 | — | (3,616,000 | )(b) | — | — | 4,780,000 | 4,780,000 | 34,959 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | (80 | ) | $ | — | $ | 4,780,000 | $ | 76,011 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
As of period end, the entity is no longer held. |
(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. |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
|
||||||||||||||||
Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
|
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Long Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
Euro STOXX 50 Index |
16 | 12/16/22 | $ | 513 | $ | (48,853 | ) | |||||||||
FTSE 100 Index |
16 | 12/16/22 | 1,223 | (117,719 | ) | |||||||||||
S&P 500 E-Mini Index |
35 | 12/16/22 | 6,303 | (848,383 | ) | |||||||||||
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|
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$ | (1,014,955 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) September 30, 2022 |
iShares® Global 100 ETF |
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,014,955 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,014,955 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the period ended September 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,237,840 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,237,840 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (2,008,505 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (2,008,505 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts |
||||
Average notional value of contracts — long |
$ | 8,709,352 |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 2,430,580,259 | $ | 856,245,380 | $ | — | $ | 3,286,825,639 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds |
4,780,000 | — | — | 4,780,000 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 2,435,360,259 | $ | 856,245,380 | $ | — | $ | 3,291,605,639 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) |
||||||||||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | (848,383 | ) | $ | (166,572 | ) | $ | — | $ | (1,014,955 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) September 30, 2022 |
iShares® Global Infrastructure ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks |
||||||||
Australia — 8.7% | ||||||||
Atlas Arteria Ltd. |
18,891,493 | $ | 75,226,945 | |||||
Qube Holdings Ltd. |
27,371,919 | 43,459,451 | ||||||
Transurban Group |
19,943,460 | 157,501,815 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
276,188,211 | ||||||||
Belgium — 0.1% | ||||||||
Euronav NV |
311,703 | 4,896,917 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Brazil — 0.7% | ||||||||
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, ADR |
1,805,482 | 14,498,020 | ||||||
Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo, ADR(a) |
484,587 | 4,414,588 | ||||||
Ultrapar Participacoes SA, ADR |
1,532,672 | 3,356,552 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
22,269,160 | ||||||||
Canada — 9.7% | ||||||||
Enbridge Inc. |
4,281,273 | 158,748,184 | ||||||
Gibson Energy Inc. |
310,048 | 4,931,230 | ||||||
Keyera Corp. |
467,338 | 9,621,814 | ||||||
Pembina Pipeline Corp. |
1,173,962 | 35,660,365 | ||||||
TC Energy Corp. |
2,139,661 | 86,184,340 | ||||||
Westshore Terminals Investment Corp. |
568,743 | 10,919,075 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
306,065,008 | ||||||||
China — 4.7% | ||||||||
Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H(a)(b) |
25,928,000 | 13,988,591 | ||||||
China Gas Holdings Ltd. |
4,242,800 | 5,074,621 | ||||||
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H |
4,736,000 | 5,918,089 | ||||||
China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd. |
20,756,000 | 26,069,749 | ||||||
China Power International Development Ltd. |
7,066,000 | 2,797,257 | ||||||
China Resources Gas Group Ltd. |
1,279,600 | 4,057,144 | ||||||
China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd. |
2,524,000 | 3,897,538 | ||||||
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd. |
26,222,000 | 16,504,258 | ||||||
Guangdong Investment Ltd. |
3,986,000 | 3,184,096 | ||||||
Hainan Meilan International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H(b) |
2,638,000 | 6,302,840 | ||||||
Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H |
19,068,000 | 14,315,766 | ||||||
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. |
5,648,000 | 4,065,006 | ||||||
Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H |
9,502,000 | 6,944,662 | ||||||
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd. |
21,468,500 | 16,365,043 | ||||||
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd. |
14,654,000 | 5,951,290 | ||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H |
21,116,000 | 14,349,069 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
149,785,019 | ||||||||
France — 4.8% | ||||||||
Aeroports de Paris(b) |
429,531 | 49,636,803 | ||||||
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA |
46,255 | 5,100,234 | ||||||
Getlink SE |
6,223,839 | 96,515,197 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
151,252,234 | ||||||||
Germany — 1.9% | ||||||||
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(b) |
574,671 | 20,664,386 | ||||||
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG |
348,468 | 3,787,602 | ||||||
RWE AG |
958,836 | 35,242,966 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
59,694,954 | ||||||||
Hong Kong — 0.6% | ||||||||
Atlas Corp. |
1,351,539 | 18,786,392 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Italy — 7.2% | ||||||||
Atlantia SpA |
7,722,418 | 170,400,291 | ||||||
Enav SpA(b)(c) |
3,955,570 | 14,393,651 | ||||||
Enel SpA |
10,955,930 | 44,932,717 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
229,726,659 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan — 1.9% | ||||||||
Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.(b) |
1,443,900 | $ | 60,343,146 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
Mexico — 4.9% | ||||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, ADR |
527,583 | 26,453,012 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR |
562,699 | 71,338,979 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, ADR |
292,038 | 57,289,094 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
155,081,085 | ||||||||
New Zealand — 2.4% | ||||||||
Auckland International Airport Ltd.(b) |
18,719,612 | 75,034,138 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Singapore — 1.3% | ||||||||
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U(a) |
78,704,400 | 14,458,943 | ||||||
SATS Ltd.(b) |
10,099,200 | 21,165,251 | ||||||
SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.(b) |
4,056,100 | 6,297,095 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
41,921,289 | ||||||||
Spain — 6.2% | ||||||||
Aena SME SA(b)(c) |
1,139,358 | 118,242,127 | ||||||
Iberdrola SA |
8,306,525 | 77,451,559 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
195,693,686 | ||||||||
Switzerland — 1.4% | ||||||||
Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered(b) |
295,074 | 43,613,644 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
United Kingdom — 1.8% | ||||||||
National Grid PLC |
5,496,314 | 56,579,614 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
United States — 41.1% | ||||||||
American Electric Power Co. Inc. |
728,442 | 62,973,813 | ||||||
American Water Works Co. Inc. |
257,761 | 33,550,172 | ||||||
Cheniere Energy Inc. |
528,149 | 87,625,201 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison Inc. |
502,774 | 43,117,898 | ||||||
Constellation Energy Corp. |
463,445 | 38,553,990 | ||||||
Dominion Energy Inc. |
1,180,436 | 81,579,932 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co. |
274,709 | 31,605,270 | ||||||
DTE Midstream LLC(b) |
204,537 | 10,613,425 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. |
1,091,766 | 101,556,073 | ||||||
Edison International |
540,846 | 30,601,067 | ||||||
Equitrans Midstream Corp. |
915,086 | 6,844,843 | ||||||
Eversource Energy |
491,234 | 38,296,603 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. |
1,406,247 | 52,678,013 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan Inc. |
4,192,158 | 69,757,509 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Inc. |
2,064,089 | 161,845,218 | ||||||
ONEOK Inc. |
944,859 | 48,414,575 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. |
707,351 | 39,774,347 | ||||||
Sempra Energy |
445,671 | 66,823,910 | ||||||
Southern Co. (The) |
1,507,267 | 102,494,156 | ||||||
Targa Resources Corp. |
479,039 | 28,905,213 | ||||||
WEC Energy Group Inc. |
447,266 | 39,998,998 | ||||||
Williams Companies Inc. (The) |
2,576,498 | 73,765,138 | ||||||
Xcel Energy Inc. |
775,598 | 49,638,272 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,301,013,636 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Common Stocks — 99.4% |
3,147,944,792 | |||||||
|
|
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) September 30, 2022 |
iShares® Global Infrastructure ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Preferred Stocks |
||||||||
Brazil — 0.1% | ||||||||
Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, ADR |
2,078,017 | $ | 4,197,594 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Preferred Stocks — 0.1% |
4,197,594 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Long-Term Investments — 99.5% |
3,152,142,386 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Short-Term Securities |
||||||||
Money Market Funds — 0.3% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 3.18%(d)(e)(f) |
4,205,431 | 4,206,693 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.81%(d)(e) |
4,090,000 | 4,090,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Short-Term Securities — 0.3% |
8,296,693 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments — 99.8% |
3,160,439,079 | |||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2% |
7,362,031 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 3,167,801,110 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(b) |
Non-income producing security. |
(c) |
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(d) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(e) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(f) |
All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 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 03/31/22 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sale |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 09/30/22 |
Shares Held at 09/30/22 |
Income |
Capital Gain |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares |
$ | 1,940,677 | $ | 2,269,034 | (a) | $ | — | $ | (4,046 | ) | $ | 1,028 | $ | 4,206,693 | 4,205,431 | $ | 64,792 | (b) | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
6,110,000 | — | (2,020,000 | )(a) | — | — | 4,090,000 | 4,090,000 | 26,651 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | (4,046 | ) | $ | 1,028 | $ | 8,296,693 | $ | 91,443 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
(b) |
All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
|
||||||||||||||||
Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Long Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
IBEX 35 Index |
30 | 10/21/22 | $ | 2,148 | $ | (189,394 | ) | |||||||||
S&P/TSX 60 Index |
35 | 12/15/22 | 5,655 | (282,806 | ) | |||||||||||
SPI 200 Index |
26 | 12/15/22 | 2,698 | (164,713 | ) | |||||||||||
Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index |
51 | 12/16/22 | 1,620 | (212,913 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
$ | (849,826 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) September 30, 2022 |
iShares® Global Infrastructure ETF |
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 849,826 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 849,826 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the period ended September 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (746,848 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (746,848 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,024,991 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,024,991 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts |
||||
Average notional value of contracts — long |
$ | 16,145,102 |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 1,803,215,281 | $ | 1,344,729,511 | $ | — | $ | 3,147,944,792 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
4,197,594 | — | — | 4,197,594 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
8,296,693 | — | — | 8,296,693 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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$ | 1,815,709,568 | $ | 1,344,729,511 | $ | — | $ | 3,160,439,079 | |||||||||
|
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|
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|
|
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Derivative financial instruments(a) |
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Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | (495,719 | ) | $ | (354,107 | ) | $ | — | $ | (849,826 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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 financial statements.
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
13 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) September 30, 2022 |
iShares® Global Timber & Forestry ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks |
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Brazil — 9.2% | ||||||||
Dexco SA |
992,523 | $ | 1,720,335 | |||||
Klabin SA |
2,407,017 | 8,098,725 | ||||||
Suzano SA |
1,136,781 | 9,377,730 | ||||||
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19,196,790 | ||||||||
Canada — 12.7% | ||||||||
Canfor Corp.(a) |
334,435 | 4,868,779 | ||||||
Interfor Corp.(a)(b) |
266,911 | 4,672,174 | ||||||
Stella-Jones Inc. |
148,248 | 4,161,912 | ||||||
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. |
174,532 | 12,626,042 | ||||||
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26,328,907 | ||||||||
China — 1.9% | ||||||||
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. |
6,478,000 | 4,027,267 | ||||||
|
|
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Finland — 8.1% | ||||||||
Stora Enso OYJ, Class R |
701,277 | 8,908,631 | ||||||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ |
248,636 | 7,890,321 | ||||||
|
|
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16,798,952 | ||||||||
Ireland — 4.1% | ||||||||
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC |
301,651 | 8,626,974 | ||||||
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|
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Japan — 9.8% | ||||||||
Daio Paper Corp. |
335,300 | 2,689,594 | ||||||
Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. |
603,200 | 3,921,863 | ||||||
Oji Holdings Corp. |
2,028,100 | 7,525,562 | ||||||
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. |
416,800 | 6,344,756 | ||||||
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20,481,775 | ||||||||
Portugal — 2.3% | ||||||||
Altri SGPS SA |
408,757 | 2,073,117 | ||||||
Navigator Co. SA (The) |
766,342 | 2,618,173 | ||||||
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|
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4,691,290 | ||||||||
South Africa — 2.7% | ||||||||
Sappi Ltd.(a) |
2,318,366 | 5,587,460 | ||||||
|
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Sweden — 13.2% | ||||||||
BillerudKorsnas AB(b) |
530,496 | 6,228,166 | ||||||
Holmen AB, Class B |
242,146 | 9,188,644 | ||||||
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B |
951,400 | 12,071,820 | ||||||
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27,488,630 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
United Kingdom — 4.0% | ||||||||
Mondi PLC |
542,275 | $ | 8,330,660 | |||||
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United States — 31.1% | ||||||||
International Paper Co. |
345,400 | 10,949,180 | ||||||
Mercer International Inc. |
284,156 | 3,495,119 | ||||||
PotlatchDeltic Corp. |
242,727 | 9,961,516 | ||||||
Rayonier Inc. |
412,128 | 12,351,476 | ||||||
Sylvamo Corp. |
141,062 | 4,782,002 | ||||||
Westrock Co. |
291,242 | 8,996,465 | ||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
496,329 | 14,175,156 | ||||||
|
|
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64,710,914 | ||||||||
|
|
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Total
Long-Term Investments — 99.1% |
206,269,619 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Short-Term Securities |
||||||||
Money Market Funds — 1.5% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 3.18%(c)(d)(e) |
2,772,598 | 2,773,430 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.81%(c)(d) |
460,000 | 460,000 | ||||||
|
|
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Total
Short-Term Securities — 1.5% |
3,233,430 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments — 100.6% |
209,503,049 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)% |
(1,274,292 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 208,228,757 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
Non-income producing security. |
(b) |
All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(c) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(d) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) |
All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer | Value at 03/31/22 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sale |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 09/30/22 |
Shares Held at 09/30/22 |
Income |
Capital Gain Funds |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares |
$ | — | $ | 2,773,186 | (a) | $ | — | $ | 244 | $ | — | $ | 2,773,430 | 2,772,598 | $ | 15,376 | (b) | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
470,000 | — | (10,000 | )(a) | — | — | 460,000 | 460,000 | 1,751 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 244 | $ | — | $ | 3,233,430 | $ | 17,127 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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|
|
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(a) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
(b) |
All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. |
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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) September 30, 2022 |
iShares® Global Timber & Forestry ETF |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Notional Amount (000) |
Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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Long Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
S&P 500 E-Mini Index |
9 | 12/16/22 | $ | 1,621 | $ | (112,341 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 112,341 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 112,341 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). |
For the period ended September 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Commodity Contracts |
Credit Contracts |
Equity Contracts |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Interest Rate Contracts |
Other Contracts |
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (184,344 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (184,344 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (163,871 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (163,871 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts |
||||
Average notional value of contracts — long |
$ | 1,378,763 |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
$ | 110,236,611 | $ | 96,033,008 | $ | — | $ | 206,269,619 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds |
3,233,430 | — | — | 3,233,430 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 113,470,041 | $ | 96,033,008 | $ | — | $ | 209,503,049 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) |
||||||||||||||||
Liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
$ | (112,341 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (112,341 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
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 |
15 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
September 30, 2022
iShares Global 100 ETF |
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF |
iShares Global Forestry ETF |
||||||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||||||
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) |
$ | 3,286,825,639 | $ | 3,152,142,386 | $ | 206,269,619 | ||||||
Investments, at value — affiliated(c) |
4,780,000 | 8,296,693 | 3,233,430 | |||||||||
Cash |
5,874 | 3,202 | 1,190 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at value(d) |
1,780,330 | 2,286,099 | 322,414 | |||||||||
Cash pledged for futures contracts |
354,000 | 152,999 | 51,000 | |||||||||
Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(e) |
134,294 | 884,020 | — | |||||||||
Receivables: |
||||||||||||
Investments sold |
— | 203,579,728 | 36,509,739 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated |
40,305 | 13,917 | 2,361 | |||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliated |
3,488,206 | 6,129,986 | 291,041 | |||||||||
Dividends — affiliated |
12,246 | 8,391 | 839 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims |
1,766,090 | 251,216 | 373,943 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total assets |
3,299,186,984 | 3,373,748,637 | 247,055,576 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
LIABILITIES |
||||||||||||
Collateral on securities loaned, at value |
— | 4,203,757 | 2,773,291 | |||||||||
Payables: |
||||||||||||
Investments purchased |
— | 200,496,256 | 35,962,562 | |||||||||
Variation margin on futures contracts |
97,082 | 40,686 | 12,817 | |||||||||
Capital shares redeemed |
15 | — | — | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees |
1,170,913 | 1,177,291 | 78,149 | |||||||||
Professional fees |
22,667 | 29,537 | — | |||||||||
IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims |
1,473,305 | — | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total liabilities |
2,763,982 | 205,947,527 | 38,826,819 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS |
$ | 3,296,423,002 | $ | 3,167,801,110 | $ | 208,228,757 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF |
||||||||||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 3,018,290,563 | $ | 3,662,492,420 | $ | 282,423,523 | ||||||
Accumulated earnings (loss) |
278,132,439 | (494,691,310 | ) | (74,194,766 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSETS |
$ | 3,296,423,002 | $ | 3,167,801,110 | $ | 208,228,757 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
NET ASSET VALUE |
||||||||||||
Shares outstanding |
55,350,000 | 75,900,000 | 3,180,000 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net asset value |
$ | 59.56 | $ | 41.74 | $ | 65.48 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Shares authorized |
Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Par value |
None | None | None | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated |
$ | 2,875,388,678 | $ | 3,287,138,615 | $ | 253,040,349 | ||||||
(b) Securities loaned, at value |
$ | — | $ | 2,705,700 | $ | 2,704,257 | ||||||
(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated |
$ | 4,780,000 | $ | 8,294,602 | $ | 3,233,430 | ||||||
(d) Foreign currency, at cost |
$ | 1,801,764 | $ | 2,290,922 | $ | 324,257 | ||||||
(e) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost |
$ | 146,417 | $ | 949,635 | $ | — |
See notes to financial statements.
16 |
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 |
Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended September 30, 2022
iShares Global 100 ETF |
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF |
iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF |
||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME |
||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliated |
$ | 42,940,647 | $ | 72,366,317 | $ | 2,516,227 | ||||||
Dividends — affiliated |
34,959 | 26,651 | 1,751 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net |
41,052 | 64,792 | 15,376 | |||||||||
Other income — unaffiliated |
901,649 | 64,110 | — | |||||||||
Foreign taxes withheld |
(1,990,014 | ) | (4,761,499 | ) | (176,626 | ) | ||||||
Foreign withholding tax claims |
2,347,966 | 234,723 | — | |||||||||
IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims |
(1,439,615 | ) | (48 | ) | 195 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total investment income |
42,836,644 | 67,995,046 | 2,356,923 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
EXPENSES |
||||||||||||
Investment advisory |
7,191,024 | 7,116,273 | 564,149 | |||||||||
Commitment costs |
1,768 | 2,666 | 881 | |||||||||
Professional |
325,234 | 29,883 | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Total expenses |
7,518,026 | 7,148,822 | 565,030 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net investment income |
35,318,618 | 60,846,224 | 1,791,893 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) |
||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: |
||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated |
(10,027,048 | ) | (85,124,354 | ) | (14,562,362 | ) | ||||||
Investments — affiliated |
(80 | ) | (4,046 | ) | 244 | |||||||
Foreign currency transactions |
(914,741 | ) | (1,120,670 | ) | (99,564 | ) | ||||||
Futures contracts |
(1,237,840 | ) | (746,848 | ) | (184,344 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a) |
24,671,582 | 19,619,556 | 2,639,267 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
12,491,873 | (67,376,362 | ) | (12,206,759 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated |
(878,027,963 | ) | (613,896,430 | ) | (63,008,911 | ) | ||||||
Investments — affiliated |
— | 1,028 | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency translations |
(187,062 | ) | (10,744 | ) | (59,044 | ) | ||||||
Futures contracts |
(2,008,505 | ) | (1,024,991 | ) | (163,871 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
(880,223,530 | ) | (614,931,137 | ) | (63,231,826 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss |
(867,731,657 | ) | (682,307,499 | ) | (75,438,585 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | (832,413,039 | ) | $ | (621,461,275 | ) | $ | (73,646,692 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
See notes to financial statements.
F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
17 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
iShares Global 100 ETF |
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF |
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended (unaudited) |
Year Ended 03/31/22 |
Six Months Ended (unaudited) |
Year Ended 03/31/22 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 35,318,618 | $ | 55,780,470 | $ | 60,846,224 | $ | 70,322,524 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
12,491,873 | 116,816,003 | (67,376,362 | ) | 102,129,926 | |||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(880,223,530 | ) | 345,899,984 | (614,931,137 | ) | 292,894,503 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(832,413,039 | ) | 518,496,457 | (621,461,275 | ) | 465,346,953 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders |
(40,097,757 | ) | (56,448,560 | ) | (50,404,211 | ) | (76,469,201 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions |
325,324,183 | 408,496,678 | 406,677,285 | (19,508,370 | ) | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
NET ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
(547,186,613 | ) | 870,544,575 | (265,188,201 | ) | 369,369,382 | ||||||||||||||
Beginning of period |
3,843,609,615 | 2,973,065,040 | 3,432,989,311 | 3,063,619,929 | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
End of period |
$ | 3,296,423,002 | $ | 3,843,609,615 | $ | 3,167,801,110 | $ | 3,432,989,311 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
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 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Six Months 09/30/22 |
Year Ended 03/31/22 |
|||||||
|
||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS |
||||||||
OPERATIONS |
||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 1,791,893 | $ | 5,956,846 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
(12,206,759 | ) | 41,102,186 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(63,231,826 | ) | (34,689,412 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(73,646,692 | ) | 12,369,620 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) |
||||||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders |
(5,365,819 | ) | (4,841,317 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions |
(28,212,300 | ) | (24,124,346 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
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NET ASSETS |
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Total decrease in net assets |
(107,224,811 | ) | (16,596,043 | ) | ||||
Beginning of period |
315,453,568 | 332,049,611 | ||||||
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End of period |
$ | 208,228,757 | $ | 315,453,568 | ||||
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Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
See notes to financial statements.
F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 75.96 | $ | 65.92 | $ | 44.71 | $ | 47.57 | $ | 45.54 | $ | 40.90 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(b) |
0.67 | (c) | 1.16 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.14 | 1.02 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(d) |
(16.29 | ) | 10.08 | 21.16 | (2.83 | ) | 1.97 | 4.65 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
(15.62 | ) | 11.24 | 22.15 | (1.77 | ) | 3.11 | 5.67 | ||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(e) |
(0.78 | ) | (1.20 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (1.03 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 59.56 | $ | 75.96 | $ | 65.92 | $ | 44.71 | $ | 47.57 | $ | 45.54 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(f) |
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(20.69 | )%(c)(g) | 17.11 | % | 49.88 | % | (3.91 | )% | 7.00 | % | 13.97 | % | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses |
0.42 | %(i) | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims |
0.40 | %(i) | 0.40 | % | N/A | 0.40 | % | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income |
1.96 | %(c)(i) | 1.58 | % | 1.71 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.46 | % | 2.30 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) |
$ | 3,296,423 | $ | 3,843,610 | $ | 2,973,065 | $ | 1,855,568 | $ | 2,031,281 | $ | 1,780,507 | ||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate(j) |
1 | % | 2 | % | 3 | % | 5 | % | 9 | % | 8 | % | ||||||||||||
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(a) |
Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on May 1, 2018. |
(b) |
Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) |
Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the six months ended September 30, 2022: |
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Net investment income per share by $0.04. |
• |
Total return by 0.05%. |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.11%. |
(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 financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year Ended 03/31/21 |
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Year Ended 03/31/20 |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 50.78 | $ | 45.05 | $ | 33.89 | $ | 44.78 | $ | 42.73 | $ | 42.18 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) |
0.85 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.54 | 1.34 | 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) |
(9.19 | ) | 5.84 | 11.14 | (10.86 | ) | 2.10 | 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
(8.34 | ) | 6.88 | 12.18 | (9.32 | ) | 3.44 | 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(c) |
(0.70 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (1.02 | ) | (1.57 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (1.34 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 41.74 | $ | 50.78 | $ | 45.05 | $ | 33.89 | $ | 44.78 | $ | 42.73 | ||||||||||||
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(16.67 | )%(e)(f) | 15.54 | % | 36.27 | %(g) | (21.75 | )% | 8.40 | % | 4.37 | % | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses |
0.41 | %(i) | 0.40 | % | 0.43 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.47 | % | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims |
0.41 | %(i) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income |
3.52 | %(f)(i) | 2.23 | % | 2.57 | % | 3.38 | % | 3.15 | % | 3.24 | % | ||||||||||||
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Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000) |
$ | 3,167,801 | $ | 3,432,989 | $ | 3,063,620 | $ | 2,741,647 | $ | 2,825,830 | $ | 2,503,687 | ||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate(j) |
7 | % | 16 | % | 25 | % | 9 | % | 19 | % | 11 | % | ||||||||||||
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(a) |
Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) |
The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities. |
(c) |
Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(d) |
Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) |
Not annualized. |
(f) |
Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the six months ended September 30, 2022: |
• |
Total return by 0.01%. |
• |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.01%. |
(g) |
Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return. |
(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.
F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S |
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Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year Ended 03/31/20 |
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Year Ended 03/31/19 |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 89.11 | $ | 85.14 | $ | 48.10 | $ | 63.82 | $ | 78.11 | $ | 57.39 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) |
0.53 | 1.58 | (b) | 0.78 | 0.79 | 1.57 | 0.82 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c) |
(22.62 | ) | 3.53 | 37.04 | (15.27 | ) | (14.25 | ) | 20.75 | |||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
(22.09 | ) | 5.11 | 37.82 | (14.48 | ) | (12.68 | ) | 21.57 | |||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(d) |
(1.54 | ) | (1.14 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (1.24 | ) | (1.61 | ) | (0.85 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 65.48 | $ | 89.11 | $ | 85.14 | $ | 48.10 | $ | 63.82 | $ | 78.11 | ||||||||||||
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Total Return(e) |
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(25.17 | )%(f) | 6.04 | %(b) | 79.23 | % | (23.04 | )% | (16.22 | )% | 37.92 | % | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses |
0.41 | %(h) | 0.41 | % | 0.43 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.47 | % | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims |
N/A | 0.40 | % | N/A | N/A | 0.46 | % | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income |
1.30 | %(h) | 1.78 | %(b) | 1.15 | % | 1.30 | % | 2.17 | % | 1.21 | % | ||||||||||||
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Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000) |
$ | 208,229 | $ | 315,454 | $ | 332,050 | $ | 173,178 | $ | 279,553 | $ | 440,542 | ||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate(i) |
16 | % | 18 | % | 14 | % | 10 | % | 18 | % | 31 | % | ||||||||||||
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(a) |
Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) |
Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended March 31, 2022: |
• |
Net investment income per share by $0.07. |
• |
Total return by 0.09%. |
• |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.07%. |
(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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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 | |
Global 100 |
Diversified | |
Global Infrastructure |
Diversified | |
Global Timber & Forestry |
Non-diversified |
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. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. 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.
Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of September 30, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.
Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.
In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.
Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.
3. |
INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.
Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:
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Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price. |
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Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV. |
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Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded. |
Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.
If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee, in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement.
Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.
Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
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Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access; |
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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 |
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Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments). |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS |
Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.
As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.
As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:
iShares ETF and Counterparty | |
Securities Loaned at Value |
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Cash Collateral Received |
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Non-Cash Collateral Received, at Fair Value |
(a) |
Net Amount | ||||||
Global Infrastructure |
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BofA Securities, Inc. |
$ | 233,072 | $ | (233,072 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
HSBC Bank PLC |
42,991 | (42,991 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. |
2,429,637 | (2,429,637 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
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$ | 2,705,700 | $ | (2,705,700 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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Global Timber & Forestry |
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Morgan Stanley |
$ | 2,704,257 | $ | (2,704,257 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
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Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.
5. |
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).
Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations
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equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.
6. |
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
Investment Advisory Fees: Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).
For its investment advisory services to the iShares Global 100 ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.40%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.
For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares Global Infrastructure and iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETFs, BFA is entitled to annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds as follows:
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | Investment Advisory Fees | |||
First $10 billion |
0.4800 | % | ||
Over $10 billion, up to and including $20 billion |
0.4300 | |||
Over $20 billion, up to and including $30 billion |
0.3800 | |||
Over $30 billion, up to and including $40 billion |
0.3420 | |||
Over $40 billion |
0.3078 |
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 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, the iShares Global 100 ETF (the “Group 1 Fund”), retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the iShares Global Infrastructure ETF and iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (the “Group 2 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 a given calendar year exceeds a specified threshold: (1) the Group 1 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees, and (2) each Group 2 Fund 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 September 30, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
iShares ETF | Amounts | |||
Global 100 |
$ | 9,917 | ||
Global Infrastructure |
16,461 | |||
Global Timber & Forestry |
4,435 |
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Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.
Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.
For the six months ended September 30, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
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Global 100 |
$ | 7,635,321 | $ | 3,319,335 | $ | (2,025,835 | ) | |||||
Global Infrastructure |
2,880,915 | 12,936,087 | (3,027,619 | ) | ||||||||
Global Timber & Forestry |
824,952 | 737,915 | (195,978 | ) |
Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.
A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.
7. PURCHASES AND SALES
For the six months ended September 30, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Global 100 |
$ | 85,352,183 | $ | 36,054,417 | ||||
Global Infrastructure |
314,393,172 | 251,092,170 | ||||||
Global Timber & Forestry |
43,141,972 | 48,258,996 |
For the six months ended September 30, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:
iShares ETF | In-kind Purchases |
In-kind Sales |
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Global 100 |
$ | 323,540,700 | $ | 44,145,644 | ||||
Global Infrastructure |
432,452,842 | 83,802,219 | ||||||
Global Timber & Forestry |
— | 26,096,631 |
8. |
INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of September 30, 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 March 31, 2022, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:
iShares ETF | Amounts | |||
Global 100 |
$ | 114,796,914 | ||
Global Infrastructure |
279,792,184 | |||