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OCTOBER 31, 2023 |
2023 Annual Report |
iShares Trust
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iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | BEMB | Cboe BZX |
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iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | EMB | NASDAQ |
Dear Shareholder,
The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2023. Significantly tighter monetary policy helped to rein in inflation, as the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index declined to its long-term average of approximately 3% in October 2023. Meanwhile, real economic growth proved more resilient than many investors anticipated. A moderating labor market also helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates touched the lowest levels in decades before rising slightly. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war will have a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.
Equity returns were solid during the period, as the durability of consumer spending mitigated investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the third quarter of 2023. However, equity returns were uneven, as the performance of a few notable technology companies supported gains among large-capitalization U.S. stocks, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined overall. Meanwhile, international developed market equities advanced, and emerging market equities posted solid gains.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates six times during the 12-month period, but slowed and then paused its tightening later in the period. The Fed also wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity.
Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for several pauses, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again.
While we favor an overweight position in developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on Japanese stocks in the near term as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest. We also believe that stocks with an AI tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tightening credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, euro area government bonds and gilts, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, and hard-currency emerging market bonds.
Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock, Inc.
Total Returns as of October 31, 2023
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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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1.39% | 10.14% | ||||||
U.S.
small cap equities
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(5.29) | (8.56) | ||||||
International
equities
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(7.88) | 14.40 | ||||||
Emerging
market equities
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(4.78) | 10.80 | ||||||
3-month Treasury bills
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2.63 | 4.77 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury securities (ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index)
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(9.70) | (3.25) | ||||||
U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)
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(6.13) | 0.36 | ||||||
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)
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(4.65) | 2.64 | ||||||
U.S. high yield bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)
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0.02 | 6.23 | ||||||
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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iShares Trust
Global Bond Market Overview
Global investment-grade bonds posted positive returns in the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 (the “reporting period”). The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index, a broad measure of world bond market performance, returned 1.72% in U.S. Dollar terms for the reporting period. Income made a strong contribution to performance following an extended period of rising yields, outweighing the impact of falling prices. Lower-rated, higher-yielding market segments generally outperformed, and short-term debt outpaced longer-term issues. On the other hand, interest-rate sensitive investments—particularly developed-market government bonds—typically experienced weak relative performance.
The falling prices for government bonds reflected the global interest-rate backdrop. Persistent inflation compelled developed-market central banks to continue raising rates. While the pace of rate hikes slowed, investors began to anticipate that rates were likely to remain “higher for longer.” This trend was particularly evident in the United States, where stronger-than-expected growth prompted the markets to push out expectations for the central bank’s first rate cut. At the beginning of the period, the futures markets were indicating that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) initial rate reduction would occur in the second half of 2023. In contrast, the expected timing had shifted to late 2024 by the end of October. Japan was a notable outlier compared to its developed-market peers, as the combination of lower relative inflation and tepid economic growth prompted the nation’s central bank to maintain a highly accommodative interest rate policy.
Credit-oriented market segments delivered generally positive performance and outpaced government debt. Investors appeared to be encouraged that the slowdown in global growth was less severe than expected. In addition, corporate earnings—while slowing—exceeded the depressed expectations that were in place in late 2022. These developments fueled a healthy appetite for risk among investors, leading to outperformance for lower-rated investment-grade corporates and high yield bonds.
Emerging markets debt also held up well versus developed market government issues. The category was helped by a robust contribution from income, as well as its lower interest-rate sensitivity in relation to higher-rated, developed market bonds. Additionally, emerging market central banks were seen as being closer to the point at which they could begin cutting rates than their larger peers. The asset class further benefited from the generally positive, “risk-on” tone that was in place for much of the period.
Currency movements had a meaningful impact on returns for bonds denominated in foreign currencies. The U.S. Dollar fell sharply in the first two months of the period due to the growing view that the Fed was set to move to a neutral policy, boosting returns for non-U.S. bonds. On the other hand, the Dollar’s rally from mid-July onward reversed all of its previous gains, weighing on returns for the international markets.
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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023 | iShares® J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by emerging market sovereign, quasi-sovereign, and corporate entities, as represented by the J.P. Morgan EM Sovereign and Corporate Credit Core Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in that Index.
Performance
Cumulative Total Returns | ||||
Since Inception |
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Fund NAV |
(0.48 | )% | ||
Fund Market |
0.06 | |||
Index |
(0.48 | ) |
The inception date of the Fund was February 22, 2023. The first day of secondary market trading was February 24, 2023.
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 (10/31/23) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Beginning Account Value (05/01/23) |
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Ending Account Value (10/31/23) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 973.60 | $ | 0.90 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.30 | $ | 0.92 | 0.18 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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. |
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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023 (continued) | iShares® J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Emerging market bonds posted negative returns in the time from the Fund’s inception on February 22, 2023, through the end of the reporting period on October 31, 2023.
Despite the negative return, the investment backdrop was in fact quite favorable from the beginning of the period through the end of July. During this time, investors appeared to be encouraged by the combination of positive global growth and expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve and other developed market central banks would soon pause their long series of interest rate increases. The market environment grew less supportive in August, however, as a spike in oil prices raised fears that a reacceleration of inflation would compel central banks to keep rates “higher for longer.” This development, together with rising concerns about the United States’ growing government debt, caused U.S. Treasury yields to spike and pressured returns across the world bond markets. Investor sentiment further deteriorated after the outbreak of violence in the Middle East raised fears about the possibility of a broader regional conflict. While these factors caused prices to fall in September and October, the Index posted only a modest loss for the full period due to the combination of income and its earlier gains.
At the regional level, Europe registered a gain behind strong returns for Turkey and several other smaller countries in the region. Africa was also a source of positive performance, with Nigeria and Ghana leading the way higher. Asia finished in line with the Index, with gains for South Korea and India offsetting weaker showings for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Middle East and Latin America regions both lagged the Index.
Despite the “risk-off” environment late in the period, lower-quality bonds generally outperformed the broader market due to their lower degree of interest rate sensitivity. Similarly, shorter-term issues held up well relative to more rate-sensitive, longer-dated securities.
Portfolio Information
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
Moody’s Credit Rating* |
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Percent
of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Aa |
7.9 | % | ||
A |
16.1 | |||
Baa |
32.3 | |||
Ba |
14.7 | |||
B |
12.0 | |||
Caa |
3.1 | |||
Ca |
1.1 | |||
Not Rated |
12.8 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region |
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Percent of Total Investments |
(a) | |
China |
6.5 | % | ||
Mexico |
4.5 | |||
Saudi Arabia |
4.2 | |||
United Arab Emirates |
4.2 | |||
Turkey |
4.1 | |||
Brazil |
3.9 | |||
Indonesia |
3.7 | |||
India |
3.3 | |||
Qatar |
3.3 | |||
Philippines |
3.1 |
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Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
(a) |
Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023 | iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
Investment Objective
The iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, emerging market bonds, as represented by the J.P. Morgan EMBI® Global Core Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.
Performance
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fund NAV |
7.46 | % | (0.46 | )% | 1.49 | % | 7.46 | % | (2.30 | )% | 15.94 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Fund Market |
8.12 | (0.44 | ) | 1.46 | 8.12 | (2.18 | ) | 15.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Index |
7.65 | (0.29 | ) | 1.88 | 7.65 | (1.44 | ) | 20.46 |
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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Beginning Account Value (05/01/23) |
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Ending Account Value (10/31/23) |
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Expenses Paid During the Period |
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 971.80 | $ | 1.94 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.20 | $ | 1.99 | 0.39 | % |
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Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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. |
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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023 (continued) | iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
Portfolio Management Commentary
Emerging market sovereign bonds posted positive returns and strongly outperformed developed-market government debt in the 12-month reporting period.
Whereas many segments of the world bond market were hurt by continued interest rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and other major central banks, emerging market bonds were relatively insulated due to their lower interest rate sensitivity. The category also benefited from its higher yields, which contributed meaningfully to its total return. Emerging market debt was further helped by better-than-expected global growth and the concurrent improvement in investors’ appetite for risk. In addition, emerging market central banks were generally expected to pursue less restrictive monetary policies than their developed market peers. Together, these factors helped the asset class finish as one of the top performing categories in the global fixed-income market.
With a small number of exceptions, the majority of the countries represented in the Index delivered positive total returns. Africa was the strongest performer at the regional level, but the effect on the Index return was limited due to the region’s relatively small weighting. Europe also outperformed, as the concerns about the economic impact of the war in Ukraine gradually dissipated. Latin America underperformed slightly, with the two largest markets in the region—Brazil and Mexico—finishing behind the Index. Asia also lagged, largely as a result of depressed investor sentiment caused by China’s weaker-than-expected reopening following its COVID-19 lockdowns. The Middle East region, while producing a positive return, was the weakest performer due in part to the fact that it had already registered a robust gain in the eight-month span prior to the beginning of the reporting period.
Bonds with maturities of less than three years outperformed, but returns were fairly consistent across the remainder of the maturity spectrum. Mirroring a trend that was visible throughout the global fixed-income markets, lower-rated securities outpaced higher-rated issues.
Portfolio Information
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION
Moody’s Credit Rating* |
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Percent
of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Aa |
6.3 | % | ||
A |
14.2 | |||
Baa |
31.3 | |||
Ba |
16.7 | |||
B |
12.8 | |||
Caa |
5.5 | |||
Ca |
2.1 | |||
Not Rated |
11.1 |
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION
Country/Geographic Region |
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Percent
of Total Investments |
(a) | |
Mexico |
5.8 | % | ||
Saudi Arabia |
5.8 | |||
Indonesia |
5.2 | |||
Turkey |
5.2 | |||
United Arab Emirates |
4.6 | |||
Qatar |
4.1 | |||
Brazil |
3.8 | |||
Oman |
3.6 | |||
Philippines |
3.6 | |||
China |
3.6 |
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Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
(a) |
Excludes money market funds. |
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Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.
Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not trade in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the fund, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.
An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During 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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iShares® J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes |
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Argentina — 0.3% |
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YPF SA, 9.00%, 06/30/29(a) |
$ | 150 | $ | 130,875 | ||||
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Azerbaijan — 0.5% |
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Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, 6.88%, 03/24/26(a) |
200 | 196,822 | ||||||
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Brazil — 2.7% |
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Banco do Brasil SA, 6.25%, 04/18/30(a) |
200 | 191,275 | ||||||
Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, 4.50%, 01/10/28 (Call 10/10/27)(a) |
200 | 168,940 | ||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island, 7.86%, (Call 03/19/24), (5-year CMT + 3.863%)(a)(b)(c) |
200 | 193,500 | ||||||
Petrobras
Global Finance BV |
100 | 91,751 | ||||||
6.90%, 03/19/49 |
100 | 89,993 | ||||||
Suzano
Austria GmbH, 5.00%, 01/15/30 |
200 | 179,950 | ||||||
Vale Overseas Ltd., 8.25%, 01/17/34 |
100 | 108,953 | ||||||
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1,024,362 | ||||||||
Chile — 1.4% | ||||||||
Colbun SA, 3.15%, 03/06/30 (Call 12/06/29)(a) |
200 | 162,910 | ||||||
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 4.50%, 08/01/47 (Call 02/01/47)(a) |
200 | 137,400 | ||||||
Enel Chile SA, 4.88%, 06/12/28 (Call 03/12/28) |
100 | 92,927 | ||||||
Latam Airlines Group SA, 13.38%, 10/15/29 (Call 10/15/25)(a)(d) |
50 | 53,694 | ||||||
Telefonica Moviles Chile SA, 3.54%, 11/18/31 (Call 08/18/31)(a) |
150 | 103,905 | ||||||
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550,836 | ||||||||
China — 6.0% | ||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 4.50%, 11/28/34 (Call 05/28/34) |
200 | 168,272 | ||||||
Amipeace Ltd., 2.25%, 10/22/30(a) |
200 | 158,580 | ||||||
BOC
Aviation Ltd., 3.50%, 09/18/27 |
200 | 182,860 | ||||||
China Cinda 2020 I Management Ltd., 3.13%, 03/18/30 (Call 12/18/29)(a) |
200 | 160,404 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp., 2.45%, 06/24/30 (Call 06/24/25), (5-year CMT + 2.150%)(a)(c) |
200 | 188,724 | ||||||
CNAC HK Finbridge Co. Ltd., 4.13%, 07/19/27(a) |
200 | 185,710 | ||||||
CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd., 3.30%, 09/30/49 (Call 03/30/49) |
200 | 122,010 | ||||||
Huarong Finance II Co. Ltd., 4.88%, 11/22/26(a) |
200 | 176,652 | ||||||
ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd., 2.13%, 01/27/25(a) |
200 | 190,500 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd./Singapore, 1.20%, 09/09/25(a) |
200 | 184,240 | ||||||
Prosus NV, 4.19%, 01/19/32 (Call 10/19/31)(a) |
300 | 230,775 | ||||||
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018 Ltd., 2.70%, 05/13/30 (Call 02/13/30)(a) |
200 | 168,900 | ||||||
Tencent
Holdings Ltd., 2.88%, 04/22/31 |
200 | 158,752 | ||||||
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2,276,379 | ||||||||
Colombia — 0.9% | ||||||||
Avianca Midco 2 Ltd., 9.00%, 12/01/28 (Call 12/01/24)(a) |
100 | 82,875 | ||||||
Ecopetrol
SA |
100 | 74,650 | ||||||
6.88%, 04/29/30 (Call 01/29/30) |
100 | 89,645 | ||||||
8.88%, 01/13/33 (Call 10/13/32) |
100 | 95,600 | ||||||
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342,770 | ||||||||
Ghana — 0.4% | ||||||||
Tullow
Oil PLC, 10.25%, 05/15/26 |
200 | 171,375 | ||||||
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Security | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Guatemala — 0.8% |
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CT Trust, 5.13%, 02/03/32 (Call 02/03/27)(a) |
$ | 200 | $ | 153,000 | ||||
Millicom International Cellular SA, 4.50%, 04/27/31 (Call 04/27/26)(a) |
200 | 149,060 | ||||||
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302,060 | ||||||||
Hong Kong — 1.8% | ||||||||
AIA
Group Ltd., 3.20%, 09/16/40 |
200 | 128,272 | ||||||
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 5.25%, 04/26/26 (Call 11/30/23)(a) |
200 | 182,834 | ||||||
NWD MTN Ltd., 4.13%, 07/18/29(a) |
200 | 129,986 | ||||||
Prudential Funding Asia PLC, 3.13%, 04/14/30 |
50 | 41,712 | ||||||
Seaspan
Corp., 5.50%, 08/01/29 |
50 | 38,340 | ||||||
Wheelock MTN BVI Ltd., 2.38%, 01/25/26(a) |
200 | 184,396 | ||||||
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705,540 | ||||||||
India — 2.8% | ||||||||
Delhi International Airport Ltd., 6.45%, 06/04/29(a) |
200 | 181,192 | ||||||
Greenko Dutch BV, 3.85%, 03/29/26 (Call 11/30/23)(a) |
185 | 164,534 | ||||||
JSW Steel Ltd., 3.95%, 04/05/27 (Call 10/05/26)(a) |
200 | 171,250 | ||||||
Network i2i Ltd., 5.65%, (Call 01/15/25), (5-year CMT + 4.274%)(a)(b)(c) |
200 | 193,632 | ||||||
Power Finance Corp. Ltd., 3.95%, 04/23/30(a) |
200 | 170,868 | ||||||
Reliance Industries Ltd., 2.88%, 01/12/32(a) |
250 | 194,608 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,076,084 | ||||||||
Indonesia — 1.4% | ||||||||
Freeport Indonesia PT, 5.32%, 04/14/32 (Call 01/01/32)(a) |
200 | 177,652 | ||||||
Minejesa Capital BV, 4.63%, 08/10/30(a) |
200 | 178,028 | ||||||
Pertamina Persero PT, 5.63%, 05/20/43(a) |
200 | 168,646 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
524,326 | ||||||||
Israel — 2.1% | ||||||||
Energian
Israel Finance Ltd. |
50 | 43,845 | ||||||
5.88%, 03/30/31 (Call 09/30/30)(e) |
50 | 39,688 | ||||||
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 4.25%, 08/14/28(e) |
200 | 174,875 | ||||||
Leviathan
Bond Ltd., 6.50%, 06/30/27 |
100 | 87,250 | ||||||
Teva
Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV |
250 | 218,272 | ||||||
4.10%, 10/01/46 |
100 | 59,162 | ||||||
5.13%, 05/09/29 (Call 02/09/29) |
200 | 172,750 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
795,842 | ||||||||
Kazakhstan — 0.4% | ||||||||
KazMunayGas
National Co. JSC, 3.50%, 04/14/33 |
200 | 145,500 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Kuwait — 0.9% |
||||||||
Equate Petrochemical BV, 2.63%, 04/28/28 (Call 01/28/28)(a) |
200 | 170,554 | ||||||
NBK
Tier 1 Financing 2 Ltd., 4.50%, |
200 | 183,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
353,554 | ||||||||
Luxembourg — 0.4% | ||||||||
Altice Financing SA, 5.00%, 01/15/28 (Call 11/30/23)(a) |
200 | 162,360 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Macau — 1.6% |
||||||||
MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 11/10/23)(a) |
200 | 186,144 | ||||||
Sands
China Ltd., 3.10%, 03/08/29 |
300 | 240,621 | ||||||
Wynn
Macau Ltd., 5.63%, 08/26/28 |
200 | 166,600 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
593,365 | ||||||||
Malaysia — 1.7% | ||||||||
Axiata SPV2 Bhd, 2.16%, 08/19/30 (Call 05/19/30)(a) |
200 | 157,306 | ||||||
Gohl Capital Ltd., 4.25%, 01/24/27(a) |
200 | 182,810 |
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2 0 2 3 I S H A R E S 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 (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Malaysia (continued) |
||||||||
Petronas
Capital Ltd. |
$ | 200 | $ | 155,242 | ||||
4.55%, 04/21/50 (Call 10/21/49)(a) |
200 | 153,412 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
648,770 | ||||||||
Mexico — 3.0% | ||||||||
America Movil SAB de CV, 4.70%, 07/21/32 (Call 04/21/32) |
200 | 178,968 | ||||||
BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas, 5.13%, 01/18/33 (Call 01/17/28), (5-year CMT + 2.650%)(a)(c) |
200 | 168,640 | ||||||
Cemex SAB de CV, 3.88%, 07/11/31 (Call 07/11/26)(a) |
200 | 162,300 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, 1.85%, 09/01/32 (Call 06/01/32) |
150 | 107,899 | ||||||
Grupo Televisa SAB, 6.63%, 01/15/40 |
50 | 47,000 | ||||||
Petroleos
Mexicanos |
30 | 19,725 | ||||||
6.70%, 02/16/32 (Call 11/16/31) |
100 | 73,000 | ||||||
6.75%, 09/21/47 |
200 | 113,200 | ||||||
6.88%, 08/04/26 |
100 | 91,825 | ||||||
7.69%, 01/23/50 (Call 07/23/49) |
100 | 61,750 | ||||||
8.75%, 06/02/29 (Call 04/02/29) |
100 | 87,890 | ||||||
Southern Copper Corp., 6.75%, 04/16/40 |
50 | 49,480 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,161,677 | ||||||||
Morocco — 0.4% | ||||||||
OCP SA, 6.88%, 04/25/44(a) |
200 | 163,500 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Panama — 0.4% |
||||||||
C&W
Senior Financing DAC, 6.88%, 09/15/27 |
200 | 170,960 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Paraguay — 0.5% |
||||||||
Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA, 5.88%, 04/15/27 (Call 11/10/23)(a) |
200 | 180,300 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Peru — 1.0% |
||||||||
Banco de Credito del Peru SA, 3.13%, 07/01/30 (Call 07/01/25), (5-year CMT + 3.000%)(a)(c) |
100 | 91,375 | ||||||
Consorcio Transmantaro SA, 4.70%, 04/16/34(a) |
200 | 172,944 | ||||||
Petroleos del Peru SA, 4.75%, 06/19/32(a) |
200 | 132,998 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
397,317 | ||||||||
Philippines — 0.4% | ||||||||
SMC Global Power Holdings Corp., 7.00%, (Call 10/21/25), (5-year CMT + 9.199%)(a)(b)(c) |
200 | 158,300 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Qatar — 0.8% |
||||||||
Qatar Petroleum, 3.13%, 07/12/41 (Call 01/12/41)(a) |
200 | 131,250 | ||||||
QNB Finance Ltd., 1.38%, 01/26/26(a) |
200 | 179,180 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
310,430 | ||||||||
Saudi Arabia — 1.4% | ||||||||
Gaci First Investment Co., 5.25%, 10/13/32 (Call 07/13/32)(a) |
200 | 189,750 | ||||||
Riyad Sukuk Ltd., 3.17%, 02/25/30 (Call 02/25/25), (5-year CMT + 1.791%)(a)(c) |
200 | 190,064 | ||||||
Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 4.38%, 04/16/49(a) |
200 | 146,250 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
526,064 | ||||||||
Singapore — 1.9% | ||||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd., 1.82%, 03/10/31 (Call 03/10/26), (5-year CMT + 1.100%)(a)(c) |
200 | 181,120 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 1.83%, 09/10/30 (Call 09/10/25), (5-year CMT + 1.580%)(a)(c) |
200 | 184,232 | ||||||
SingTel Group Treasury Pte Ltd., 2.38%, 08/28/29 (Call 05/28/29)(a) |
200 | 168,102 |
Security | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Singapore (continued) |
||||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd., 2.00%, 10/14/31 (Call 10/14/26), (5-year CMT + 1.230%)(a)(c) |
$ | 200 | $ | 176,910 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
710,364 | ||||||||
South Africa — 0.9% | ||||||||
Anglo American Capital PLC, 2.88%, 03/17/31 (Call 12/17/30)(a) |
200 | 155,210 | ||||||
Sasol Financing USA LLC, 6.50%, 09/27/28 (Call 06/27/28) |
200 | 175,700 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
330,910 | ||||||||
South Korea — 2.0% | ||||||||
POSCO, 5.75%, 01/17/28(a) |
200 | 196,768 | ||||||
Shinhan Bank Co. Ltd., 1.38%, 10/21/26(a) |
200 | 175,944 | ||||||
SK Hynix Inc., 6.38%, 01/17/28(a) |
200 | 197,740 | ||||||
Woori Bank, 4.25%, (Call 10/04/24), (5-year CMT + 2.664%)(a)(b)(c) |
200 | 192,375 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
762,827 | ||||||||
Taiwan — 1.5% | ||||||||
TSMC
Arizona Corp. |
200 | 137,530 | ||||||
3.88%, 04/22/27 (Call 03/22/27) |
300 | 283,623 | ||||||
TSMC
Global Ltd., 2.25%, 04/23/31 |
200 | 157,292 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
578,445 | ||||||||
Thailand — 1.2% |
||||||||
Bangkok Bank PCL/Hong Kong, 3.73%, 09/25/34 (Call 09/25/29), (5-year CMT + 1.900%)(a)(c) |
200 | 162,190 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL/Hong Kong, 3.34%, 10/02/31 (Call 10/02/26), (5-year CMT + 1.700%)(a)(c) |
200 | 176,362 | ||||||
Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd., 3.50%, 10/17/49(a) |
200 | 109,162 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
447,714 | ||||||||
Turkey — 0.5% | ||||||||
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, 5.25%, 02/05/25(a) |
200 | 193,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
United Arab Emirates — 2.4% |
||||||||
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 6.50%, 10/27/36(a) |
100 | 105,326 | ||||||
DIB Sukuk Ltd., 4.80%, 08/16/28(a) |
200 | 193,052 | ||||||
DP World Ltd./United Arab Emirates, 6.85%, 07/02/37(a) |
100 | 98,500 | ||||||
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, 4.50%, (Call 04/05/26), (5-year CMT + 4.138%)(a)(b)(c) |
200 | 187,250 | ||||||
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd., 2.16%, 03/31/34(a) |
170 | 136,972 | ||||||
MDGH
GMTN RSC Ltd., 5.50%, 04/28/33 |
200 | 193,500 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
914,600 | ||||||||
United Kingdom — 2.2% | ||||||||
CK Hutchison International 19 II Ltd., 2.75%, 09/06/29 (Call 06/06/29)(a) |
300 | 253,944 | ||||||
Standard Chartered PLC |
||||||||
4.64%,
04/01/31 (Call 04/01/30), |
200 | 175,855 | ||||||
6.17%,
01/09/27 (Call 01/09/26), |
200 | 198,223 | ||||||
6.30%,
01/09/29 (Call 01/09/28), |
200 | 195,334 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
823,356 | ||||||||
United States — 0.9% | ||||||||
Flex Ltd., 4.88%, 06/15/29 (Call 03/15/29) |
200 | 182,912 |
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 (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
United States (continued) |
||||||||
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance Inc. |
||||||||
3.00%, 05/15/32 (Call 02/15/32) |
$ | 100 | $ | 72,276 | ||||
5.75%, 04/01/33 (Call 01/01/33) |
100 | 87,984 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
343,172 | ||||||||
Zambia — 0.5% | ||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.88%, 03/01/26 (Call 11/10/23)(a) |
200 | 175,450 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Corporate Bonds & Notes —
48.0% |
18,349,206 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Foreign Government Obligations(f) |
| |||||||
Angola — 0.6% |
||||||||
Angolan Government International Bond, 8.75%, 04/14/32(a) |
300 | 234,750 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Argentina — 0.9% |
||||||||
Argentine
Republic Government International Bond |
330 | 91,740 | ||||||
1.00%, 07/09/29 (Call 12/01/23) |
50 | 13,375 | ||||||
3.50%, 07/09/41 (Call 12/01/23)(g) |
220 | 57,269 | ||||||
3.63%, 07/09/35 (Call 12/01/23)(g) |
420 | 103,320 | ||||||
3.63%, 07/09/46 (Call 12/01/23)(d)(g) |
50 | 12,400 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/09/38 (Call 12/01/23)(g) |
225 | 67,725 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
345,829 | ||||||||
Bahrain — 1.9% | ||||||||
Bahrain
Government International Bond |
200 | 173,750 | ||||||
5.63%, 05/18/34(a) |
200 | 163,750 | ||||||
7.38%, 05/14/30(a) |
200 | 197,250 | ||||||
CBB International Sukuk Co. 7 SPC, 6.88%, 10/05/25(a) |
200 | 199,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
733,750 | ||||||||
Brazil — 1.2% | ||||||||
Brazilian
Government International Bond |
200 | 189,932 | ||||||
5.63%, 02/21/47 |
200 | 153,300 | ||||||
8.25%, 01/20/34 |
100 | 106,950 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
450,182 | ||||||||
Chile — 1.2% | ||||||||
Chile
Government International Bond |
200 | 160,600 | ||||||
4.00%, 01/31/52 (Call 07/31/51)(d) |
200 | 137,500 | ||||||
4.34%, 03/07/42 (Call 09/07/41) |
200 | 154,500 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
452,600 | ||||||||
China — 0.4% | ||||||||
China Government International Bond, 1.75%, 10/26/31 |
200 | 158,868 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Colombia — 1.5% |
||||||||
Colombia
Government International Bond |
200 | 118,500 | ||||||
4.13%, 05/15/51 (Call 11/15/50) |
200 | 110,000 | ||||||
6.13%, 01/18/41 |
200 | 152,000 | ||||||
8.00%, 04/20/33 (Call 01/20/33) |
200 | 194,700 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
575,200 | ||||||||
Costa Rica — 0.5% | ||||||||
Costa Rica Government International Bond, 6.13%, 02/19/31(a) |
200 | 190,000 | ||||||
|
|
Security | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Dominican Republic — 2.2% |
||||||||
Dominican
Republic International Bond |
$ | 150 | $ | 121,275 | ||||
5.30%, 01/21/41(a) |
150 | 108,900 | ||||||
5.50%, 02/22/29 (Call 12/22/28)(a) |
200 | 181,900 | ||||||
6.40%, 06/05/49(a) |
150 | 117,300 | ||||||
6.85%, 01/27/45(a) |
100 | 83,250 | ||||||
6.88%, 01/29/26(a) |
150 | 149,173 | ||||||
7.45%, 04/30/44(a) |
100 | 89,900 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
851,698 | ||||||||
Ecuador — 0.6% | ||||||||
Ecuador
Government International Bond |
25 | 7,413 | ||||||
2.50%, 07/31/40(a)(g) |
120 | 40,140 | ||||||
6.00%, 07/31/30(a)(g) |
155 | 78,507 | ||||||
6.90%, 07/31/35(a)(g) |
300 | 113,700 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
239,760 | ||||||||
Egypt — 1.7% | ||||||||
Egypt
Government International Bond |
200 | 127,000 | ||||||
7.60%, 03/01/29(a) |
200 | 124,000 | ||||||
7.63%, 05/29/32(a) |
200 | 114,000 | ||||||
8.88%, 05/29/50(a) |
200 | 105,500 | ||||||
Egyptian Financial Co. for Sovereign Taskeek (The), 10.88%, 02/28/26(a) |
200 | 184,750 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
655,250 | ||||||||
El Salvador — 0.2% | ||||||||
El Salvador Government International Bond, 7.12%, 01/20/50(Call 07/20/49)(a) |
150 | 93,300 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Ghana — 0.3% |
||||||||
Ghana Government International Bond, 8.13%, 03/26/32(a)(i)(j) |
300 | 126,750 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Hungary — 1.3% |
||||||||
Hungary
Government International Bond |
300 | 282,513 | ||||||
6.75%, 09/25/52(a) |
200 | 185,000 | ||||||
7.63%, 03/29/41 |
40 | 40,988 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
508,501 | ||||||||
India — 0.4% | ||||||||
Export-Import Bank of India, 3.25%, 01/15/30(a) |
200 | 168,382 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Indonesia — 2.3% |
||||||||
Indonesia
Government International Bond |
200 | 135,180 | ||||||
3.85%, 10/15/30 |
200 | 177,668 | ||||||
4.55%, 01/11/28 (Call 12/11/27) |
200 | 192,126 | ||||||
4.85%, 01/11/33 (Call 10/11/32) |
200 | 186,460 | ||||||
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 1.50%, 06/09/26(a) |
200 | 179,820 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
871,254 | ||||||||
Jamaica — 0.6% | ||||||||
Jamaica Government International Bond, 8.00%, 03/15/39 |
200 | 221,300 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Jordan — 0.4% |
||||||||
Jordan Government International Bond, 5.85%, 07/07/30(a) |
200 | 168,750 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Kazakhstan — 0.5% |
||||||||
Kazakhstan Government International Bond, 6.50%, 07/21/45(a) |
200 | 196,000 | ||||||
|
|
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2 0 2 3 I S H A R E S 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 (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Kenya — 0.4% |
||||||||
Republic of Kenya Government International Bond, 8.00%, 05/22/32(a) |
$ | 200 | $ | 156,750 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
Kuwait — 0.5% |
||||||||
Kuwait International Government Bond, 3.50%, 03/20/27(a) |
200 | 189,317 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Lebanon — 0.1% |
||||||||
Lebanon
Government International Bond |
200 | 11,738 | ||||||
6.65%, 02/26/30(a)(i)(j) |
150 | 9,206 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
20,944 | ||||||||
Mexico — 1.4% | ||||||||
Mexico
Government International Bond |
200 | 142,100 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/27/51 (Call 10/27/50) |
200 | 146,804 | ||||||
5.55%, 01/21/45(d) |
50 | 41,375 | ||||||
6.35%, 02/09/35 (Call 11/09/34) |
200 | 190,600 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
520,879 | ||||||||
Morocco — 0.4% | ||||||||
Morocco Government International Bond, 3.00%, 12/15/32(a) |
200 | 149,250 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Nigeria — 1.3% |
||||||||
Nigeria
Government International Bond |
200 | 142,000 | ||||||
8.38%, 03/24/29(a) |
200 | 174,750 | ||||||
8.75%, 01/21/31(a) |
200 | 171,250 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
488,000 | ||||||||
Oman — 2.3% | ||||||||
Oman
Government International Bond |
300 | 289,128 | ||||||
6.00%, 08/01/29(a) |
200 | 194,000 | ||||||
6.75%, 10/28/27(a) |
200 | 201,687 | ||||||
6.75%, 01/17/48(a) |
200 | 178,250 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
863,065 | ||||||||
Pakistan — 0.3% | ||||||||
Pakistan Global Sukuk Programme Co. Ltd. (The), 7.95%, 01/31/29(a) |
200 | 118,856 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Panama — 1.9% |
||||||||
Panama
Government International Bond |
300 | 202,800 | ||||||
3.16%, 01/23/30 (Call 10/23/29) |
200 | 160,400 | ||||||
3.87%, 07/23/60 (Call 01/23/60) |
200 | 104,400 | ||||||
4.50%, 05/15/47 (Call 11/15/46) |
200 | 128,500 | ||||||
4.50%, 04/16/50 (Call 10/16/49) |
200 | 124,300 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
720,400 | ||||||||
Peru — 1.4% | ||||||||
Peruvian
Government International Bond |
200 | 160,200 | ||||||
3.00%, 01/15/34 (Call 10/15/33) |
100 | 75,450 | ||||||
3.30%, 03/11/41 (Call 09/11/40) |
50 | 33,025 | ||||||
3.55%, 03/10/51 (Call 09/10/50) |
50 | 31,275 | ||||||
3.60%, 01/15/72 (Call 07/15/71) |
100 | 56,400 | ||||||
5.63%, 11/18/50 |
200 | 176,200 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
532,550 | ||||||||
Philippines — 2.6% | ||||||||
Philippine
Government International Bond |
200 | 149,536 | ||||||
3.00%, 02/01/28 |
200 | 180,230 |
Security | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Philippines (continued) |
||||||||
3.20%, 07/06/46 |
$ | 200 | $ | 125,386 | ||||
3.75%, 01/14/29 |
200 | 183,564 | ||||||
3.95%, 01/20/40 |
200 | 152,766 | ||||||
6.38%, 10/23/34 |
100 | 102,646 | ||||||
10.63%, 03/16/25 |
100 | 106,573 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,000,701 | ||||||||
Poland — 1.1% | ||||||||
Republic
of Poland Government International Bond |
60 | 56,818 | ||||||
4.88%, 10/04/33 (Call 07/04/33) |
100 | 92,487 | ||||||
5.50%, 11/16/27 (Call 08/16/27) |
70 | 70,285 | ||||||
5.50%, 04/04/53 (Call 10/04/52) |
130 | 114,201 | ||||||
5.75%, 11/16/32 (Call 08/16/32) |
70 | 69,274 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
403,065 | ||||||||
Qatar — 2.4% | ||||||||
Qatar
Government International Bond |
300 | 289,950 | ||||||
3.75%, 04/16/30(a) |
200 | 182,500 | ||||||
4.40%, 04/16/50(a) |
200 | 154,125 | ||||||
5.10%, 04/23/48(a) |
200 | 170,812 | ||||||
9.75%, 06/15/30(a) |
100 | 123,214 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
920,601 | ||||||||
Romania — 1.3% | ||||||||
Romanian
Government International Bond |
100 | 79,000 | ||||||
3.63%, 03/27/32(a) |
100 | 78,952 | ||||||
5.25%, 11/25/27(a) |
150 | 144,897 | ||||||
6.13%, 01/22/44(a) |
100 | 86,030 | ||||||
7.63%, 01/17/53(a) |
100 | 97,601 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
486,480 | ||||||||
Saudi Arabia — 2.8% | ||||||||
Saudi
Government International Bond |
200 | 187,000 | ||||||
3.63%, 03/04/28(a) |
200 | 184,750 | ||||||
4.38%, 04/16/29(a) |
200 | 187,500 | ||||||
4.50%, 10/26/46(a) |
200 | 149,750 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/17/49(a) |
200 | 158,750 | ||||||
5.50%, 10/25/32(a) |
200 | 195,750 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,063,500 | ||||||||
Senegal — 0.4% | ||||||||
Senegal Government International Bond, 6.25%, 05/23/33(a) |
200 | 158,250 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
South Africa — 1.2% |
||||||||
Republic
of South Africa Government International Bond |
200 | 184,250 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/12/46 |
200 | 121,000 | ||||||
5.88%, 04/20/32 |
200 | 168,750 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
474,000 | ||||||||
South Korea — 1.0% | ||||||||
Korea Electric Power Corp., 5.38%, 04/06/26(a) |
200 | 198,658 | ||||||
Korea Gas Corp., 3.88%, 07/13/27(a) |
200 | 188,056 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
386,714 | ||||||||
Sri Lanka — 0.5% | ||||||||
Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 6.20%, 05/11/27(a)(i)(j) |
400 | 198,036 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Supranational — 0.8% |
||||||||
Africa Finance Corp., 3.75%, 10/30/29(a) |
200 | 161,368 |
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 (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Supranational (continued) |
||||||||
African Export-Import Bank (The), 3.99%, 09/21/29 (Call 06/23/29)(a) |
$ | 200 | $ | 161,618 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
322,986 | ||||||||
Turkey — 3.5% | ||||||||
Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama AS, 9.76%, 11/13/25(a) |
200 | 206,500 | ||||||
Turkey
Government International Bond |
200 | 187,500 | ||||||
5.25%, 03/13/30 |
200 | 165,000 | ||||||
5.75%, 05/11/47 |
200 | 130,250 | ||||||
6.00%, 03/25/27 |
200 | 187,750 | ||||||
8.00%, 02/14/34 |
50 | 46,687 | ||||||
9.38%, 01/19/33 |
200 | 199,750 | ||||||
9.88%, 01/15/28 |
200 | 209,250 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
1,332,687 | ||||||||
Ukraine — 0.5% | ||||||||
Ukraine
Government International Bond |
200 | 50,300 | ||||||
7.75%, 09/01/24(a)(i)(j) |
150 | 42,729 | ||||||
7.75%, 09/01/26(a)(i)(j) |
100 | 28,000 | ||||||
9.75%, 11/01/30(a)(i)(j) |
200 | 58,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
179,029 | ||||||||
United Arab Emirates — 1.8% | ||||||||
Abu
Dhabi Government International Bond |
200 | 155,746 | ||||||
3.13%, 10/11/27(a) |
200 | 184,184 | ||||||
4.13%, 10/11/47(a) |
200 | 148,938 | ||||||
UAE International Government Bond, 4.05%, 07/07/32(a) |
200 | 182,062 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
670,930 | ||||||||
Uruguay — 1.2% | ||||||||
Uruguay
Government International Bond |
110 | 108,644 | ||||||
4.38%, 01/23/31 (Call 10/23/30) |
100 | 94,312 | ||||||
4.98%, 04/20/55 |
110 | 91,630 | ||||||
5.10%, 06/18/50 |
200 | 172,400 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
466,986 | ||||||||
Total
Foreign Government Obligations — 49.8% |
|
19,066,100 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Long-Term Investments — 97.8% |
37,415,306 | |||||||
|
|
Security | Shares |
Value | ||||||
Short-Term Securities |
| |||||||
Money Market Funds — 1.5% |
||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(k)(l)(m) |
590,000 | $ | 590,000 | |||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Short-Term Securities — 1.5% |
590,000 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments — 99.3% |
38,005,306 | |||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.7% |
260,636 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 38,265,942 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
(b) |
Perpetual security with no stated maturity date. |
(c) |
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available. |
(d) |
All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(e) |
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. |
(f) |
U.S. dollar denominated security issued by foreign domiciled entity. |
(g) |
Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect. |
(h) |
Zero-coupon bond. |
(i) |
Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. |
(j) |
Non-income producing security. |
(k) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(l) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(m) |
All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended October 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer | |
Value at 02/22/23 |
(a) |
|
Purchases at Cost |
|
|
Proceeds from Sale |
|
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
|
|
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|
|
Value at 10/31/23 |
|
|
Shares Held at 10/31/23 |
|
Income | |
Capital Gain |
| |||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
$ | — | $ | 590,000 | (b) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 590,000 | 590,000 | $ | 16,932 | (c) | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Commencement of operations. |
(b) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
(c) |
All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes |
$ | — | $ | 18,349,206 | $ | — | $ | 18,349,206 | ||||||||
Foreign Government Obligations |
— | 19,066,100 | — | 19,066,100 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
590,000 | — | — | 590,000 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 590,000 | $ | 37,415,306 | $ | — | $ | 38,005,306 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
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Schedule of Investments October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes |
||||||||
Azerbaijan — 0.4% | ||||||||
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, 6.88%, 03/24/26(a) |
$ | 43,957 | $ | 43,258,523 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
Bahrain — 0.2% | ||||||||
Oil and Gas Holding Co. BSCC (The), 7.50%, 10/25/27(a) |
22,421 | 22,505,079 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
British Virgin Islands — 0.2% | ||||||||
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd., 3.25%, 04/28/25(a) |
19,674 | 18,964,752 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Chile — 0.9% | ||||||||
Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile |
||||||||
3.00%, 09/30/29 (Call 06/30/29)(a) |
15,354 | 12,720,175 | ||||||
3.15%, 01/14/30 (Call 10/14/29)(a) |
13,900 | 11,460,550 | ||||||
3.63%, 08/01/27 (Call 05/01/27)(a) |
17,704 | 16,128,344 | ||||||
3.70%, 01/30/50 (Call 07/30/49)(a) |
37,833 | 22,207,971 | ||||||
4.38%, 02/05/49 (Call 08/05/48)(a) |
18,138 | 12,261,288 | ||||||
4.50%, 08/01/47 (Call 02/01/47)(a) |
17,304 | 11,887,848 | ||||||
5.95%, 01/08/34 (Call 10/08/33)(b) |
17,550 | 16,303,950 | ||||||
5.95%, 01/08/34 (Call 10/08/33)(a) |
800 | 743,200 | ||||||
Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA, 4.70%, 05/07/50 (Call 11/07/49)(a) |
14,112 | 10,124,654 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
113,837,980 | ||||||||
China — 1.9% | ||||||||
CNAC HK Finbridge Co. Ltd. |
||||||||
3.00%, 09/22/30(a) |
14,243 | 11,445,675 | ||||||
4.13%, 07/19/27(a) |
13,851 | 12,861,346 | ||||||
5.13%, 03/14/28(a) |
24,445 | 23,315,641 | ||||||
Minmetals Bounteous Finance BVI Ltd., 3.38%, (Call 09/03/24), (5-year CMT + 5.209%)(a)(c)(d) |
13,674 | 13,339,944 | ||||||
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2012 Ltd., 4.88%, 05/17/42(a) |
14,213 | 12,151,404 | ||||||
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2017 Ltd., 3.63%, 04/12/27(a) |
14,522 | 13,636,013 | ||||||
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018 Ltd. |
||||||||
1.45%, 01/08/26(a) |
15,895 | 14,573,649 | ||||||
2.15%, 05/13/25 (Call 04/13/25)(a) |
12,376 | 11,699,528 | ||||||
2.30%, 01/08/31 (Call 10/08/30)(a) |
16,786 | 13,577,524 | ||||||
2.70%, 05/13/30 (Call 02/13/30)(a) |
20,928 | 17,673,696 | ||||||
2.95%, 11/12/29 (Call 08/12/29)(a) |
14,203 | 12,342,691 | ||||||
SPIC MTN Co. Ltd., 1.63%, 07/27/25(a) |
13,642 | 12,693,744 | ||||||
State Grid Overseas Investment 2016 Ltd., 3.50%, 05/04/27(a) |
33,469 | 31,318,617 | ||||||
State Grid Overseas Investment BVI Ltd., 1.63%, 08/05/30 (Call 05/05/30)(a) |
16,456 | 12,800,958 | ||||||
Three Gorges Finance I Cayman Islands Ltd., 3.15%, 06/02/26(a) |
13,656 | 12,873,375 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
226,303,805 | ||||||||
Hong Kong — 0.2% | ||||||||
China
Life Insurance Overseas Co. Ltd.,
5.35%, 08/15/33, |
27,800 | 26,993,800 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Indonesia — 1.0% | ||||||||
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT |
||||||||
4.75%, 05/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)(a) |
9,059 | 8,846,114 | ||||||
5.45%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)(a) |
9,482 | 8,763,359 | ||||||
Pelabuhan Indonesia Persero PT, 4.25%, 05/05/25(a) |
9,080 | 8,783,901 | ||||||
Pertamina Persero PT 1.40%, 02/09/26 (Call 01/09/26)(a) |
8,874 | 7,992,279 |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Indonesia (continued) | ||||||||
4.18%, 01/21/50 (Call 07/21/49)(a) |
$ | 9,163 | $ | 6,095,594 | ||||
5.63%, 05/20/43(a) |
13,635 | 11,497,441 | ||||||
6.00%, 05/03/42(a) |
11,615 | 10,233,163 | ||||||
6.45%, 05/30/44(a) |
13,741 | 12,667,278 | ||||||
Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, 4.13%, 05/15/27(a) |
13,683 | 12,820,629 | ||||||
Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara |
||||||||
4.00%, 06/30/50 (Call 12/30/49)(a) |
9,661 | 5,876,690 | ||||||
5.25%, 10/24/42(a) |
9,475 | 7,399,312 | ||||||
5.45%, 05/21/28(a) |
9,106 | 8,823,168 | ||||||
6.15%, 05/21/48(a) |
9,242 | 7,832,595 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
117,631,523 | ||||||||
Malaysia — 1.7% | ||||||||
Petronas Capital Ltd. 2.48%, 01/28/32 (Call 10/28/31)(a) |
27,499 | 21,344,999 | ||||||
3.40%, 04/28/61 (Call 10/28/60)(a) |
37,737 | 21,827,458 | ||||||
3.50%, 03/18/25(a) |
32,123 | 31,115,944 | ||||||
3.50%, 04/21/30 (Call 01/21/30)(a) |
48,856 | 42,464,169 | ||||||
4.50%, 03/18/45(a) |
32,586 | 25,477,690 | ||||||
4.55%, 04/21/50 (Call 10/21/49)(a) |
59,411 | 45,571,802 | ||||||
4.80%, 04/21/60 (Call 10/21/59)(a) |
21,239 | 16,493,995 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
204,296,057 | ||||||||
Mexico — 2.5% | ||||||||
Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC/Cayman Islands, 4.38%, 10/14/25(a) |
6,983 | 6,732,101 | ||||||
Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.69%, 05/15/29 (Call 03/15/29)(a) |
8,818 | 7,803,930 | ||||||
Mexico City Airport Trust, 5.50%, 07/31/47 (Call 01/31/47)(a) |
15,482 | 11,015,598 | ||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos |
||||||||
4.50%, 01/23/26 |
8,135 | 7,278,059 | ||||||
5.35%, 02/12/28 |
14,383 | 11,554,583 | ||||||
5.95%, 01/28/31 (Call 10/28/30) |
27,725 | 19,629,300 | ||||||
6.35%, 02/12/48 |
11,619 | 6,346,879 | ||||||
6.38%, 01/23/45 |
8,814 | 4,935,840 | ||||||
6.49%, 01/23/27 (Call 11/23/26) |
11,274 | 9,956,520 | ||||||
6.50%, 03/13/27 |
28,832 | 25,323,578 | ||||||
6.50%, 01/23/29 |
8,621 | 6,959,302 | ||||||
6.50%, 06/02/41 |
11,479 | 6,719,233 | ||||||
6.63%, 06/15/35 |
20,185 | 13,271,638 | ||||||
6.70%, 02/16/32 (Call 11/16/31) |
50,167 | 36,621,910 | ||||||
6.75%, 09/21/47 |
41,026 | 23,220,716 | ||||||
6.84%, 01/23/30 (Call 10/23/29) |
17,377 | 13,493,241 | ||||||
6.88%, 08/04/26 |
18,412 | 16,906,819 | ||||||
6.95%, 01/28/60 (Call 07/28/59) |
27,973 | 15,839,711 | ||||||
7.69%, 01/23/50 (Call 07/23/49) |
59,599 | 36,802,382 | ||||||
8.75%, 06/02/29 (Call 04/02/29) |
14,077 | 12,372,444 | ||||||
10.00%, 02/07/33 |
14,920 | 13,301,180 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
306,084,964 | ||||||||
Netherlands — 0.1% | ||||||||
MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd., 3.70%, 11/07/49 (Call 05/07/49)(a) |
14,479 | 9,610,436 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Oman — 0.2% | ||||||||
EDO Sukuk Ltd. |
||||||||
5.88%, 09/21/33(b) |
20,650 | 19,808,512 | ||||||
5.88%, 09/21/33(a) |
250 | 239,813 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
20,048,325 |
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2 0 2 3 I S H A R E S 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 (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Panama — 0.2% |
||||||||
Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA, 5.13%, 08/11/61 (Call 08/11/60)(a) |
$ | 22,433 | $ | 14,980,309 | ||||
Banco Nacional de Panama, 2.50%, 08/11/30 (Call 05/11/30)(a) |
16,550 | 12,207,776 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
27,188,085 | ||||||||
Peru — 0.3% | ||||||||
Petroleos del Peru SA 4.75%, 06/19/32(a) |
20,313 | 13,507,942 | ||||||
5.63%, 06/19/47(a) |
40,826 | 22,268,134 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
35,776,076 | ||||||||
Philippines — 0.1% | ||||||||
Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp., 7.39%, 12/02/24(a) |
16,417 | 16,595,945 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Qatar — 0.8% |
||||||||
Qatar
Energy |
17,118 | 15,113,140 | ||||||
2.25%, 07/12/31 (Call 04/12/31)(a) |
40,407 | 31,542,714 | ||||||
Qatar
Petroleum |
40,331 | 26,467,219 | ||||||
3.30%, 07/12/51 (Call 01/12/51)(a) |
46,117 | 28,088,135 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
101,211,208 | ||||||||
Saudi Arabia — 0.5% | ||||||||
Gaci
First Investment Co. |
13,959 | 13,104,011 | ||||||
4.88%, 02/14/35 (Call 11/14/34)(a) |
16,205 | 14,321,169 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/13/27 (Call 09/13/27)(a) |
10,004 | 9,700,754 | ||||||
5.13%, 02/14/53 (Call 08/14/52)(a) |
13,812 | 10,652,505 | ||||||
5.25%, 10/13/32 (Call 07/13/32)(a) |
9,987 | 9,475,166 | ||||||
Suci
Second Investment Co. |
5,000 | 5,026,751 | ||||||
6.25%, 10/25/33(a) |
5,000 | 5,106,936 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
67,387,292 | ||||||||
South Africa — 0.5% | ||||||||
Eskom
Holdings SOC Ltd. |
20,328 | 18,396,840 | ||||||
7.13%, 02/11/25(a) |
25,381 | 24,873,380 | ||||||
Transnet SOC Ltd., 8.25%, 02/06/28(a) |
20,350 | 19,230,750 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
62,500,970 | ||||||||
United Arab Emirates — 1.2% | ||||||||
Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline LLC, 4.60%, 11/02/47(a) |
21,353 | 17,269,239 | ||||||
DP
World Crescent Ltd. |
9,308 | 8,249,215 | ||||||
4.85%, 09/26/28(a) |
9,608 | 9,085,565 | ||||||
5.50%, 09/13/33(a) |
9,200 | 8,661,800 | ||||||
DP
World Ltd./United Arab Emirates |
12,551 | 10,294,330 | ||||||
6.85%, 07/02/37(a) |
17,000 | 16,745,000 | ||||||
DP World Salaam, 6.00%, (Call 10/01/25), (5-year CMT + 5.750%)(a)(c)(d) |
14,273 | 13,934,159 | ||||||
MDGH
GMTN RSC Ltd. |
9,769 | 9,011,902 | ||||||
2.88%, 11/07/29 (Call 08/07/29)(a) |
9,140 | 7,823,269 | ||||||
2.88%, 05/21/30 (Call 02/21/30)(a) |
9,197 | 7,781,950 | ||||||
3.38%, 03/28/32 (Call 12/28/31)(a) |
9,110 | 7,669,481 | ||||||
3.40%, 06/07/51 (Call 12/07/50)(a) |
9,009 | 5,585,580 | ||||||
3.95%, 05/21/50 (Call 11/21/49)(a) |
18,472 | 12,814,950 | ||||||
4.38%, 11/22/33 (Call 08/22/33)(a) |
9,134 | 8,083,590 |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
United Arab Emirates (continued) |
||||||||
5.50%, 04/28/33 (Call 01/28/33)(a) |
$ | 9,084 | $ | 8,788,770 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
151,798,800 | ||||||||
Venezuela — 0.2% | ||||||||
Petroleos
de Venezuela SA |
14,002 | 2,135,351 | ||||||
0.00%, 05/16/24(a)(e)(f) |
32,388 | 4,113,199 | ||||||
0.00%, 04/12/37(a)(e)(f) |
22,444 | 3,154,532 | ||||||
5.38%, 04/12/27(a)(e)(f) |
24,185 | 3,216,605 | ||||||
6.00%, 11/15/26(a)(e)(f) |
30,450 | 3,851,971 | ||||||
9.00%, 11/17/21(a)(e)(f) |
28,268 | 3,604,176 | ||||||
9.75%, 05/17/35(a)(e)(f) |
31,912 | 4,467,592 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
24,543,426 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 13.1% |
1,596,537,046 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Foreign Government Obligations(g) |
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Angola — 1.1% |
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Angolan
Government International Bond |
37,411 | 29,928,800 | ||||||
8.25%, 05/09/28(a) |
37,834 | 32,111,607 | ||||||
8.75%, 04/14/32(a) |
37,724 | 29,519,030 | ||||||
9.13%, 11/26/49(a) |
26,601 | 18,687,203 | ||||||
9.38%, 05/08/48(a) |
37,950 | 27,039,375 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
137,286,015 | ||||||||
Argentina — 1.4% | ||||||||
Argentine
Republic Government International Bond |
161,676 | 44,945,909 | ||||||
1.00%, 07/09/29 (Call 12/01/23) |
26,531 | 7,097,104 | ||||||
3.50%, 07/09/41 (Call 12/01/23)(h) |
105,150 | 27,371,931 | ||||||
3.63%, 07/09/35 (Call 12/01/23)(h) |
209,072 | 51,431,584 | ||||||
3.63%, 07/09/46 (Call 12/01/23)(h) |
21,518 | 5,336,390 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/09/38 (Call 12/01/23)(h) |
115,979 | 34,909,698 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
171,092,616 | ||||||||
Azerbaijan — 0.2% | ||||||||
Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond, 3.50%, 09/01/32(a) |
23,884 | 18,665,346 | ||||||
|
|
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Bahrain — 2.7% |
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Bahrain
Government International Bond |
21,809 | 17,747,074 | ||||||
5.45%, 09/16/32(a) |
21,992 | 18,500,770 | ||||||
5.63%, 09/30/31(a) |
21,563 | 18,732,856 | ||||||
5.63%, 05/18/34(a) |
21,445 | 17,558,094 | ||||||
6.00%, 09/19/44(a) |
26,898 | 19,400,182 | ||||||
6.75%, 09/20/29(a) |
27,818 | 26,809,597 | ||||||
7.00%, 01/26/26(a) |
25,062 | 24,936,690 | ||||||
7.00%, 10/12/28(a) |
35,085 | 34,865,719 | ||||||
7.38%, 05/14/30(a) |
21,963 | 21,661,009 | ||||||
7.75%, 04/18/35(a) |
21,877 | 21,001,920 | ||||||
CBB International Sukuk Co. 7 SPC, 6.88%, 10/05/25(a) |
22,293 | 22,181,535 | ||||||
CBB
International Sukuk Programme Co. |
22,198 | 18,896,048 | ||||||
3.95%, 09/16/27(a) |
21,996 | 19,851,390 | ||||||
4.50%, 03/30/27(a) |
21,821 | 20,211,701 | ||||||
CBB International Sukuk Programme Co. WLL, 6.25%, 10/18/30(a) |
21,845 | 20,834,669 | ||||||
|
|
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323,189,254 |
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 (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Bolivia — 0.1% |
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Bolivian Government International Bond, 4.50%, 03/20/28(a) |
$ | 22,048 | $ | 11,024,000 | ||||
|
|
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Brazil — 3.7% |
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Brazilian
Government International Bond |
24,577 | 23,339,794 | ||||||
3.75%, 09/12/31 |
21,412 | 17,739,842 | ||||||
3.88%, 06/12/30 |
51,343 | 44,063,076 | ||||||
4.25%, 01/07/25 |
61,843 | 60,394,637 | ||||||
4.50%, 05/30/29 (Call 02/28/29) |
28,820 | 26,530,827 | ||||||
4.63%, 01/13/28 (Call 10/13/27) |
43,376 | 41,346,003 | ||||||
4.75%, 01/14/50 (Call 07/14/49) |
57,661 | 38,488,717 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/27/45 |
48,335 | 34,583,693 | ||||||
5.63%, 01/07/41 |
32,030 | 26,024,375 | ||||||
5.63%, 02/21/47 |
39,792 | 30,500,568 | ||||||
6.00%, 04/07/26 |
31,289 | 31,563,717 | ||||||
6.00%, 10/20/33 |
32,484 | 30,047,700 | ||||||
7.13%, 01/20/37 |
23,515 | 23,103,488 | ||||||
8.25%, 01/20/34 |
19,823 | 21,200,699 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
448,927,136 | ||||||||
Chile — 2.3% | ||||||||
Chile
Government International Bond |
19,859 | 15,946,777 | ||||||
2.55%, 01/27/32 (Call 10/27/31) |
20,612 | 16,190,726 | ||||||
2.55%, 07/27/33 (Call 04/27/33) |
31,522 | 23,562,695 | ||||||
2.75%, 01/31/27 (Call 12/31/26) |
20,322 | 18,544,231 | ||||||
3.10%, 05/07/41 (Call 11/07/40) |
37,965 | 24,677,250 | ||||||
3.10%, 01/22/61 (Call 07/22/60) |
28,408 | 15,184,076 | ||||||
3.24%, 02/06/28 (Call 11/06/27) |
24,846 | 22,609,860 | ||||||
3.25%, 09/21/71 (Call 03/21/71) |
13,948 | 7,392,440 | ||||||
3.50%, 01/31/34 (Call 10/31/33) |
21,228 | 17,003,628 | ||||||
3.50%, 01/25/50 (Call 07/25/49) |
32,573 | 20,537,277 | ||||||
3.50%, 04/15/53 (Call 10/15/52) |
20,602 | 12,814,444 | ||||||
3.86%, 06/21/47 |
15,179 | 10,541,816 | ||||||
4.00%, 01/31/52 (Call 07/31/51) |
14,238 | 9,788,625 | ||||||
4.34%, 03/07/42 (Call 09/07/41) |
27,920 | 21,568,200 | ||||||
4.95%, 01/05/36 (Call 10/05/35) |
23,655 | 20,993,640 | ||||||
5.33%, 01/05/54 (Call 07/05/53) |
21,070 | 17,804,142 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
275,159,827 | ||||||||
China — 1.6% | ||||||||
China Development Bank, 1.00%, 10/27/25(a) |
13,635 | 12,469,344 | ||||||
China
Government International Bond |
31,650 | 28,860,685 | ||||||
1.20%, 10/21/30(a) |
28,126 | 22,011,689 | ||||||
1.25%, 10/26/26(a) |
20,339 | 18,198,320 | ||||||
1.75%, 10/26/31(a) |
14,378 | 11,421,021 | ||||||
1.95%, 12/03/24(a) |
26,669 | 25,676,913 | ||||||
2.13%, 12/03/29(a) |
27,558 | 23,618,308 | ||||||
2.63%, 11/02/27(a) |
13,258 | 12,145,521 | ||||||
3.50%, 10/19/28(a) |
13,550 | 12,683,613 | ||||||
Export-Import
Bank of China (The) |
13,658 | 12,897,113 | ||||||
3.88%, 05/16/26(a) |
20,786 | 20,159,926 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
200,142,453 | ||||||||
Colombia — 3.1% | ||||||||
Colombia
Government International Bond |
22,688 | 17,424,384 | ||||||
3.13%, 04/15/31 (Call 01/15/31) |
38,416 | 28,293,384 | ||||||
3.25%, 04/22/32 (Call 01/22/32) |
30,636 | 21,843,468 | ||||||
3.88%, 04/25/27 (Call 01/25/27) |
28,991 | 26,352,819 |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Colombia (continued) |
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3.88%, 02/15/61 (Call 08/15/60) |
$ | 20,016 | $ | 10,228,176 | ||||
4.13%, 02/22/42 (Call 08/22/41) |
13,976 | 8,280,780 | ||||||
4.13%, 05/15/51 (Call 11/15/50) |
23,074 | 12,690,700 | ||||||
4.50%, 01/28/26 (Call 10/28/25) |
22,808 | 21,845,502 | ||||||
4.50%, 03/15/29 (Call 12/15/28) |
30,752 | 26,661,984 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44) |
68,545 | 43,526,075 | ||||||
5.20%, 05/15/49 (Call 11/15/48) |
43,028 | 27,387,322 | ||||||
5.63%, 02/26/44 (Call 08/26/43) |
38,208 | 26,535,456 | ||||||
6.13%, 01/18/41 |
38,420 | 29,199,200 | ||||||
7.38%, 09/18/37 |
28,209 | 25,317,578 | ||||||
7.50%, 02/02/34 (Call 11/02/33) |
33,533 | 31,269,522 | ||||||
8.00%, 04/20/33 (Call 01/20/33) |
24,652 | 23,998,722 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
380,855,072 | ||||||||
Costa Rica — 0.8% | ||||||||
Costa
Rica Government International Bond |
26,230 | 24,918,500 | ||||||
7.00%, 04/04/44(a) |
21,992 | 20,133,676 | ||||||
7.16%, 03/12/45(a) |
28,538 | 26,568,878 | ||||||
Costa
Rica Government International Bonds, 6.55%,
04/03/34 |
32,967 | 31,335,134 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
102,956,188 | ||||||||
Dominican Republic — 3.3% | ||||||||
Dominican
Republic International Bond |
37,890 | 32,035,995 | ||||||
4.88%, 09/23/32(a) |
57,682 | 46,635,897 | ||||||
5.30%, 01/21/41(a) |
27,921 | 20,270,646 | ||||||
5.50%, 01/27/25(a) |
23,478 | 23,034,735 | ||||||
5.50%, 02/22/29 (Call 12/22/28)(a) |
33,100 | 30,104,450 | ||||||
5.88%, 01/30/60(a) |
59,878 | 42,453,502 | ||||||
5.95%, 01/25/27(a) |
31,469 | 30,238,877 | ||||||
6.00%, 07/19/28(a) |
24,146 | 22,817,970 | ||||||
6.00%, 02/22/33 (Call 11/22/32)(a) |
32,838 | 28,881,021 | ||||||
6.40%, 06/05/49(a) |
28,467 | 22,261,194 | ||||||
6.50%, 02/15/48(a) |
18,883 | 14,993,102 | ||||||
6.85%, 01/27/45(a) |
37,498 | 31,217,085 | ||||||
6.88%, 01/29/26(a) |
29,813 | 29,648,731 | ||||||
7.45%, 04/30/44(a) |
28,215 | 25,365,285 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
399,958,490 | ||||||||
Ecuador — 1.1% | ||||||||
Ecuador
Government International Bond |
21,710 | 6,437,050 | ||||||
2.50%, 07/31/40(a)(h) |
65,878 | 22,036,048 | ||||||
6.00%, 07/31/30(a)(h) |
75,610 | 38,296,247 | ||||||
6.90%, 07/31/35(a)(h) |
162,714 | 61,668,710 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
128,438,055 | ||||||||
Egypt — 2.3% | ||||||||
Egypt
Government International Bond |
22,282 | 14,204,775 | ||||||
5.88%, 06/11/25(a) |
29,814 | 24,011,897 | ||||||
5.88%, 02/16/31(a) |
29,733 | 16,241,651 | ||||||
6.59%, 02/21/28(a) |
24,569 | 15,601,315 | ||||||
7.05%, 01/15/32(a) |
19,716 | 11,139,540 | ||||||
7.30%, 09/30/33(a) |
22,888 | 12,588,400 | ||||||
7.50%, 01/31/27(a) |
38,810 | 26,778,900 | ||||||
7.50%, 02/16/61(a) |
29,709 | 14,631,683 | ||||||
7.60%, 03/01/29(a) |
34,802 | 21,577,240 | ||||||
7.63%, 05/29/32(a) |
35,061 | 19,984,770 | ||||||
7.90%, 02/21/48(a) |
29,816 | 15,094,350 | ||||||
8.50%, 01/31/47(a) |
50,002 | 25,928,537 | ||||||
8.70%, 03/01/49(a) |
29,652 | 15,530,235 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Egypt (continued) |
||||||||
8.88%, 05/29/50(a) |
$ | 39,642 | $ | 20,911,155 | ||||
Egyptian Financial Co. for Sovereign Taskeek (The), 10.88%, 02/28/26(a) |
29,858 | 27,581,328 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
281,805,776 | ||||||||
El Salvador — 0.4% | ||||||||
El
Salvador Government International Bond |
24,633 | 15,321,726 | ||||||
7.65%, 06/15/35(a) |
21,490 | 14,903,315 | ||||||
9.50%, 07/15/52 (Call 01/15/52)(a) |
21,885 | 16,063,590 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
46,288,631 | ||||||||
Ethiopia — 0.1% | ||||||||
Ethiopia International Bond, 6.63%, 12/11/24(a) |
20,972 | 13,205,859 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Ghana — 0.8% |
||||||||
Ghana
Government International Bond |
27,475 | 11,951,625 | ||||||
7.63%, 05/16/29(a)(e)(f) |
21,970 | 9,447,100 | ||||||
7.75%, 04/07/29(a)(e)(f) |
21,969 | 9,474,131 | ||||||
7.88%, 02/11/35(a)(e)(f) |
22,123 | 9,595,851 | ||||||
8.13%, 01/18/26(a)(e)(f) |
21,823 | 9,574,657 | ||||||
8.13%, 03/26/32(a)(e)(f) |
27,605 | 11,663,113 | ||||||
8.63%, 04/07/34(a)(e)(f) |
22,024 | 9,497,850 | ||||||
8.63%, 06/16/49(a)(e)(f) |
22,097 | 9,225,498 | ||||||
8.95%, 03/26/51(a)(e)(f) |
21,795 | 9,153,900 | ||||||
10.75%, 10/14/30(a)(e)(f) |
21,881 | 13,620,922 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
103,204,647 | ||||||||
Guatemala — 0.4% | ||||||||
Guatemala
Government Bond |
31,078 | 24,707,010 | ||||||
6.60%, 06/13/36 (Call 03/13/36)(a) |
21,989 | 20,317,836 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
45,024,846 | ||||||||
Hungary — 2.5% | ||||||||
Hungary
Government International Bond |
48,614 | 34,972,829 | ||||||
3.13%, 09/21/51(a) |
43,379 | 22,906,715 | ||||||
5.25%, 06/16/29(a) |
37,728 | 35,528,835 | ||||||
5.50%, 06/16/34(a) |
27,021 | 24,045,899 | ||||||
6.13%, 05/22/28(a) |
35,911 | 35,626,226 | ||||||
6.25%, 09/22/32(a) |
39,083 | 37,543,520 | ||||||
6.75%, 09/25/52(a) |
26,981 | 24,957,425 | ||||||
7.63%, 03/29/41 |
35,764 | 36,646,924 | ||||||
Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt, 6.13%, 12/04/27(Call 11/04/27)(a) |
26,898 | 26,290,105 | ||||||
MFB Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt, 6.50%, 06/29/28(a) |
24,759 | 24,291,550 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
302,810,028 | ||||||||
India — 0.8% | ||||||||
Export-Import
Bank of India |
21,902 | 16,728,529 | ||||||
3.25%, 01/15/30(a) |
21,902 | 18,439,513 | ||||||
3.38%, 08/05/26(a) |
22,186 | 20,830,879 | ||||||
3.88%, 02/01/28(a) |
22,068 | 20,251,141 | ||||||
5.50%, 01/18/33(a) |
21,985 | 20,595,988 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
96,846,050 | ||||||||
Indonesia — 4.1% | ||||||||
Indonesia
Government International Bond |
11,802 | 9,007,876 | ||||||
2.15%, 07/28/31 (Call 04/28/31) |
11,085 | 8,552,521 | ||||||
2.85%, 02/14/30 |
11,504 | 9,723,641 | ||||||
3.05%, 03/12/51 |
19,005 | 11,599,322 |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Indonesia (continued) |
||||||||
3.50%, 01/11/28 |
$ | 11,855 | $ | 10,895,693 | ||||
3.55%, 03/31/32 (Call 12/31/31) |
9,506 | 8,044,548 | ||||||
3.70%, 10/30/49 |
8,987 | 6,074,313 | ||||||
3.85%, 07/18/27(a) |
9,475 | 8,883,950 | ||||||
3.85%, 10/15/30 |
15,310 | 13,600,485 | ||||||
4.10%, 04/24/28 |
9,475 | 8,881,960 | ||||||
4.13%, 01/15/25(a) |
18,340 | 18,038,674 | ||||||
4.20%, 10/15/50 |
15,721 | 11,511,702 | ||||||
4.35%, 01/08/27(a) |
11,495 | 11,034,855 | ||||||
4.35%, 01/11/48 |
16,484 | 12,541,192 | ||||||
4.45%, 04/15/70 |
9,528 | 6,945,721 | ||||||
4.55%, 01/11/28 (Call 12/11/27) |
9,088 | 8,730,205 | ||||||
4.63%, 04/15/43(a) |
13,083 | 10,843,583 | ||||||
4.65%, 09/20/32 (Call 06/20/32) |
12,870 | 11,764,081 | ||||||
4.75%, 01/08/26(a) |
19,220 | 18,897,681 | ||||||
4.75%, 02/11/29 |
11,488 | 10,982,873 | ||||||
4.75%, 07/18/47(a) |
9,530 | 7,774,955 | ||||||
4.85%, 01/11/33 (Call 10/11/32) |
11,827 | 11,026,312 | ||||||
5.13%, 01/15/45(a) |
18,795 | 16,338,493 | ||||||
5.25%, 01/17/42(a) |
21,540 | 19,343,997 | ||||||
5.25%, 01/08/47(a) |
14,264 | 12,487,419 | ||||||
5.35%, 02/11/49 |
9,093 | 8,012,388 | ||||||
5.95%, 01/08/46(a) |
11,898 | 11,345,219 | ||||||
6.63%, 02/17/37(a) |
13,003 | 13,511,157 | ||||||
6.75%, 01/15/44(a) |
18,539 | 19,339,514 | ||||||
7.75%, 01/17/38(a) |
18,167 | 20,724,369 | ||||||
8.50%, 10/12/35(a) |
14,635 | 17,459,555 | ||||||
Perusahaan
Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III |
11,505 | 10,344,145 | ||||||
2.55%, 06/09/31(a) |
8,998 | 7,196,960 | ||||||
2.80%, 06/23/30(a) |
9,479 | 7,915,629 | ||||||
4.15%, 03/29/27(a) |
18,342 | 17,442,141 | ||||||
4.33%, 05/28/25(a) |
17,615 | 17,268,205 | ||||||
4.40%, 06/06/27(a) |
15,842 | 15,150,180 | ||||||
4.40%, 03/01/28(a) |
16,243 | 15,473,732 | ||||||
4.45%, 02/20/29(a) |
11,554 | 10,929,622 | ||||||
4.55%, 03/29/26(a) |
16,491 | 16,063,883 | ||||||
4.70%, 06/06/32(a) |
13,283 | 12,332,203 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
504,034,954 | ||||||||
Iraq — 0.2% | ||||||||
Iraq International Bond, 5.80%, 01/15/28 (Call 12/17/23)(a) |
33,598 | 29,835,307 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Ivory Coast — 0.2% |
||||||||
Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 6.13%, 06/15/33(a) |
27,492 | 22,474,710 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Jamaica — 0.9% |
||||||||
Jamaica
Government International Bond |
31,034 | 31,409,511 | ||||||
7.88%, 07/28/45 |
39,797 | 42,542,993 | ||||||
8.00%, 03/15/39 |
27,197 | 30,093,481 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
104,045,985 | ||||||||
Jordan — 0.9% | ||||||||
Jordan
Government International Bond |
21,978 | 19,780,200 | ||||||
5.85%, 07/07/30(a) |
26,959 | 22,746,656 | ||||||
6.13%, 01/29/26(a) |
21,787 | 20,180,209 | ||||||
7.38%, 10/10/47(a) |
22,264 | 16,781,490 | ||||||
7.50%, 01/13/29(a) |
27,386 | 25,366,282 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
104,854,837 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
19 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Kazakhstan — 0.9% |
||||||||
Kazakhstan
Government International Bond |
$ | 22,184 | $ | 18,246,340 | ||||
5.13%, 07/21/25(a) |
54,342 | 54,479,485 | ||||||
6.50%, 07/21/45(a) |
33,169 | 32,505,620 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
105,231,445 | ||||||||
Kenya — 0.6% | ||||||||
Republic
of Kenya Government International Bond |
21,920 | 15,015,200 | ||||||
7.25%, 02/28/28(a) |
22,262 | 18,032,220 | ||||||
8.00%, 05/22/32(a) |
26,464 | 20,741,160 | ||||||
8.25%, 02/28/48(a) |
21,640 | 15,202,100 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
68,990,680 | ||||||||
Kuwait — 0.8% | ||||||||
Kuwait International Government Bond, 3.50%, 03/20/27(a) |
98,289 | 93,038,893 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Lebanon — 0.1% |
||||||||
Lebanon
Government International Bond |
35,609 | 2,089,892 | ||||||
6.00%, 01/27/23(a)(e)(f) |
25,132 | 1,530,790 | ||||||
6.10%, 10/04/24(a)(e)(f) |
21,875 | 1,334,813 | ||||||
6.65%, 02/26/30(a)(e)(f) |
31,017 | 1,903,513 | ||||||
6.75%, 11/29/27(a)(e)(f) |
23,028 | 1,387,437 | ||||||
6.85%, 03/23/27(a)(e)(f) |
28,409 | 1,731,480 | ||||||
7.00%, 03/23/32(a)(e)(f) |
22,986 | 1,379,390 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
11,357,315 | ||||||||
Malaysia — 0.3% | ||||||||
Malaysia Sovereign Sukuk Bhd, 3.04%, 04/22/25(a) |
21,647 | 20,931,567 | ||||||
Malaysia Sukuk Global Bhd, 3.18%, 04/27/26(a) |
21,857 | 20,806,334 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
41,737,901 | ||||||||
Mexico — 3.2% | ||||||||
Mexico
Government International Bond |
25,084 | 19,527,894 | ||||||
3.25%, 04/16/30 (Call 01/16/30) |
16,270 | 13,699,340 | ||||||
3.50%, 02/12/34 (Call 11/12/33) |
21,139 | 16,086,779 | ||||||
3.75%, 01/11/28 |
13,565 | 12,506,930 | ||||||
3.75%, 04/19/71 (Call 10/19/70) |
22,597 | 12,371,857 | ||||||
3.77%, 05/24/61 (Call 11/24/60) |
22,802 | 12,746,318 | ||||||
4.13%, 01/21/26 |
14,938 | 14,527,803 | ||||||
4.15%, 03/28/27 |
17,290 | 16,564,339 | ||||||
4.28%, 08/14/41 (Call 02/14/41) |
18,332 | 13,024,886 | ||||||
4.35%, 01/15/47 |
9,345 | 6,303,203 | ||||||
4.40%, 02/12/52 (Call 08/12/51) |
16,636 | 10,954,806 | ||||||
4.50%, 04/22/29 |
21,869 | 20,196,021 | ||||||
4.50%, 01/31/50 (Call 07/31/49) |
14,353 | 9,824,629 | ||||||
4.60%, 01/23/46 |
17,156 | 12,103,558 | ||||||
4.60%, 02/10/48 |
13,564 | 9,426,980 | ||||||
4.75%, 04/27/32 (Call 01/27/32) |
17,936 | 15,873,360 | ||||||
4.75%, 03/08/44 |
26,610 | 19,619,021 | ||||||
4.88%, 05/19/33 (Call 02/19/33) |
16,305 | 14,307,637 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/27/51 (Call 10/27/50) |
19,032 | 13,969,869 | ||||||
5.40%, 02/09/28 (Call 01/09/28) |
8,849 | 8,680,869 | ||||||
5.55%, 01/21/45 |
20,418 | 16,895,895 | ||||||
5.75%, 10/12/2110 |
19,562 | 14,798,653 | ||||||
6.05%, 01/11/40 |
20,848 | 18,658,960 | ||||||
6.34%, 05/04/53 (Call 11/04/52) |
21,427 | 18,566,495 | ||||||
6.35%, 02/09/35 (Call 11/09/34) |
21,439 | 20,431,367 | ||||||
6.75%, 09/27/34 |
12,608 | 12,494,528 |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Mexico (continued) |
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8.30%, 08/15/31 |
$ | 8,376 | $ | 9,406,248 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
383,568,245 | ||||||||
Morocco — 0.7% | ||||||||
Morocco
Government International Bond |
22,056 | 16,459,290 | ||||||
4.00%, 12/15/50(a) |
27,607 | 16,322,639 | ||||||
5.95%, 03/08/28(a) |
26,770 | 26,201,138 | ||||||
6.50%, 09/08/33(a) |
27,527 | 26,391,511 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
85,374,578 | ||||||||
Nigeria — 2.0% | ||||||||
Nigeria
Government International Bond |
27,133 | 22,045,563 | ||||||
6.50%, 11/28/27(a) |
32,784 | 28,194,240 | ||||||
7.14%, 02/23/30(a) |
27,216 | 21,806,820 | ||||||
7.38%, 09/28/33(a) |
32,804 | 24,603,000 | ||||||
7.63%, 11/21/25(a) |
24,223 | 23,496,310 | ||||||
7.63%, 11/28/47(a) |
32,817 | 22,069,432 | ||||||
7.70%, 02/23/38(a) |
27,438 | 19,480,980 | ||||||
7.88%, 02/16/32(a) |
31,842 | 25,393,995 | ||||||
8.25%, 09/28/51(a) |
27,301 | 19,076,574 | ||||||
8.38%, 03/24/29(a) |
27,222 | 23,785,222 | ||||||
8.75%, 01/21/31(a) |
21,432 | 18,351,150 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
248,303,286 | ||||||||
Oman — 3.4% | ||||||||
Oman
Government International Bond |
48,496 | 46,503,784 | ||||||
5.38%, 03/08/27(a) |
32,679 | 31,576,084 | ||||||
5.63%, 01/17/28(a) |
48,173 | 46,427,210 | ||||||
6.00%, 08/01/29(a) |
44,034 | 42,712,980 | ||||||
6.25%, 01/25/31(a) |
33,070 | 32,119,237 | ||||||
6.50%, 03/08/47(a) |
40,430 | 35,073,025 | ||||||
6.75%, 10/28/27(a) |
27,405 | 27,636,230 | ||||||
6.75%, 01/17/48(a) |
55,831 | 49,759,379 | ||||||
7.00%, 01/25/51(a) |
20,561 | 18,864,718 | ||||||
7.38%, 10/28/32(a) |
20,060 | 20,812,250 | ||||||
Oman
Sovereign Sukuk Co. |
35,811 | 33,438,521 | ||||||
5.93%, 10/31/25(a) |
30,385 | 30,195,094 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
415,118,512 | ||||||||
Pakistan — 0.5% | ||||||||
Pakistan Global Sukuk Programme Co. Ltd. (The), 7.95%, 01/31/29(a) |
22,026 | 13,089,611 | ||||||
Pakistan
Government International Bond |
28,731 | 15,589,440 | ||||||
6.88%, 12/05/27(a) |
32,850 | 17,154,270 | ||||||
7.38%, 04/08/31(a) |
30,630 | 14,862,289 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
60,695,610 | ||||||||
Panama — 2.7% | ||||||||
Panama
Government International Bond |
43,028 | 29,086,928 | ||||||
3.16%, 01/23/30 (Call 10/23/29) |
27,122 | 21,751,844 | ||||||
3.30%, 01/19/33 (Call 10/19/32) |
18,023 | 13,228,882 | ||||||
3.75%, 03/16/25 (Call 12/16/24) |
21,040 | 20,251,000 | ||||||
3.87%, 07/23/60 (Call 01/23/60) |
51,542 | 26,904,924 | ||||||
3.88%, 03/17/28 (Call 12/17/27) |
21,273 | 19,060,608 | ||||||
4.30%, 04/29/53 |
30,480 | 18,150,840 | ||||||
4.50%, 05/15/47 (Call 11/15/46) |
20,282 | 13,031,185 | ||||||
4.50%, 04/16/50 (Call 10/16/49) |
42,894 | 26,658,621 | ||||||
4.50%, 04/01/56 (Call 10/01/55) |
43,697 | 26,261,897 | ||||||
4.50%, 01/19/63 (Call 07/19/62) |
26,701 | 15,566,683 |
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2 0 2 3 I S H A R E S 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 (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Panama (continued) |
||||||||
6.40%, 02/14/35 (Call 11/14/34) |
$ | 39,134 | $ | 35,572,806 | ||||
6.70%, 01/26/36 |
35,138 | 32,695,909 | ||||||
6.85%, 03/28/54 (Call 09/28/53) |
20,259 | 17,280,927 | ||||||
6.88%, 01/31/36 (Call 10/31/35) |
10,900 | 10,218,750 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
325,721,804 | ||||||||
Paraguay — 0.5% | ||||||||
Paraguay
Government International Bond |
21,914 | 19,875,998 | ||||||
5.40%, 03/30/50 (Call 09/30/49)(a) |
25,850 | 19,322,875 | ||||||
6.10%, 08/11/44(a) |
22,208 | 18,565,888 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
57,764,761 | ||||||||
Peru — 2.5% | ||||||||
Peruvian
Government International Bond |
20,062 | 14,113,617 | ||||||
2.78%, 01/23/31 (Call 10/23/30) |
70,466 | 56,443,266 | ||||||
2.78%, 12/01/60 (Call 06/01/60) |
40,700 | 20,370,350 | ||||||
3.00%, 01/15/34 (Call 10/15/33) |
45,671 | 34,458,769 | ||||||
3.23%, 07/28/2121 (Call 01/28/21) |
20,304 | 10,182,456 | ||||||
3.30%, 03/11/41 (Call 09/11/40) |
25,547 | 16,873,794 | ||||||
3.55%, 03/10/51 (Call 09/10/50) |
35,438 | 22,166,469 | ||||||
3.60%, 01/15/72 (Call 07/15/71) |
20,366 | 11,486,424 | ||||||
5.63%, 11/18/50 |
52,067 | 45,871,027 | ||||||
6.55%, 03/14/37 |
23,002 | 23,128,511 | ||||||
8.75%, 11/21/33 |
44,391 | 51,767,009 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
306,861,692 | ||||||||
Philippines — 3.4% | ||||||||
Philippine
Government International Bond |
19,541 | 14,610,415 | ||||||
2.46%, 05/05/30 |
15,590 | 12,780,526 | ||||||
2.65%, 12/10/45 |
23,089 | 13,369,224 | ||||||
2.95%, 05/05/45 |
21,179 | 12,975,950 | ||||||
3.00%, 02/01/28 |
30,585 | 27,561,673 | ||||||
3.20%, 07/06/46 |
35,521 | 22,269,180 | ||||||
3.70%, 03/01/41 |
31,506 | 22,784,194 | ||||||
3.70%, 02/02/42 |
31,482 | 22,494,519 | ||||||
3.75%, 01/14/29 |
22,797 | 20,923,543 | ||||||
3.95%, 01/20/40 |
31,526 | 24,080,505 | ||||||
4.20%, 03/29/47 |
15,854 | 11,777,302 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/17/33 |
19,873 | 18,680,620 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/13/37 |
20,756 | 18,891,488 | ||||||
5.50%, 03/30/26 |
15,859 | 15,847,740 | ||||||
5.50%, 01/17/48 |
19,941 | 17,867,335 | ||||||
6.38%, 01/15/32 |
15,977 | 16,523,893 | ||||||
6.38%, 10/23/34 |
29,460 | 30,239,512 | ||||||
7.75%, 01/14/31 |
27,117 | 30,172,001 | ||||||
9.50%, 02/02/30 |
30,273 | 35,885,614 | ||||||
10.63%, 03/16/25 |
22,251 | 23,713,558 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
413,448,792 | ||||||||
Poland — 2.1% | ||||||||
Bank
Gospodarstwa Krajowego |
38,376 | 35,689,680 | ||||||
6.25%, 10/31/28(a) |
8,500 | 8,595,625 | ||||||
6.25%, 10/31/28(b) |
11,725 | 11,856,906 | ||||||
Republic
of Poland Government International Bond |
37,584 | 35,590,920 | ||||||
4.88%, 10/04/33 (Call 07/04/33) |
54,601 | 50,498,827 | ||||||
5.50%, 11/16/27 (Call 08/16/27) |
31,995 | 32,125,220 | ||||||
5.50%, 04/04/53 (Call 10/04/52) |
53,843 | 47,299,460 | ||||||
5.75%, 11/16/32 (Call 08/16/32) |
32,574 | 32,235,882 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
253,892,520 |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Qatar — 3.2% |
||||||||
Qatar
Government International Bond |
$ | 40,508 | $ | 38,371,608 | ||||
3.40%, 04/16/25(a) |
21,970 | 21,234,005 | ||||||
3.75%, 04/16/30(a) |
34,475 | 31,458,438 | ||||||
4.00%, 03/14/29(a) |
46,285 | 43,507,900 | ||||||
4.40%, 04/16/50(a) |
58,319 | 44,942,079 | ||||||
4.50%, 04/23/28(a) |
34,701 | 33,575,300 | ||||||
4.63%, 06/02/46(a) |
22,976 | 18,703,900 | ||||||
4.82%, 03/14/49(a) |
70,210 | 57,374,734 | ||||||
5.10%, 04/23/48(a) |
69,092 | 59,008,886 | ||||||
5.75%, 01/20/42(a) |
11,051 | 10,582,769 | ||||||
6.40%, 01/20/40(a) |
11,489 | 11,840,851 | ||||||
9.75%, 06/15/30(a) |
16,129 | 19,873,133 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
390,473,603 | ||||||||
Romania — 2.2% | ||||||||
Romanian
Government International Bond |
28,884 | 26,129,044 | ||||||
3.00%, 02/14/31(a) |
27,920 | 22,056,800 | ||||||
3.63%, 03/27/32(a) |
23,816 | 18,803,208 | ||||||
4.00%, 02/14/51(a) |
43,532 | 26,595,331 | ||||||
5.13%, 06/15/48(a) |
26,178 | 19,351,039 | ||||||
5.25%, 11/25/27(a) |
21,476 | 20,745,386 | ||||||
6.00%, 05/25/34(a) |
21,862 | 19,880,866 | ||||||
6.13%, 01/22/44(a) |
21,862 | 18,807,879 | ||||||
6.63%, 02/17/28(a) |
30,750 | 30,785,670 | ||||||
7.13%, 01/17/33(a) |
34,896 | 34,618,692 | ||||||
7.63%, 01/17/53(a) |
27,284 | 26,629,367 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
264,403,282 | ||||||||
Saudi Arabia — 5.1% | ||||||||
KSA
Sukuk Ltd. |
15,635 | 12,351,650 | ||||||
2.97%, 10/29/29(a) |
19,919 | 17,254,834 | ||||||
3.63%, 04/20/27(a) |
36,141 | 33,927,364 | ||||||
4.27%, 05/22/29(a) |
24,321 | 22,800,937 | ||||||
4.30%, 01/19/29(a) |
15,851 | 14,979,195 | ||||||
4.51%, 05/22/33(a) |
24,521 | 22,252,808 | ||||||
5.27%, 10/25/28(a) |
19,337 | 19,095,288 | ||||||
Saudi
Government International Bond |
22,083 | 16,589,854 | ||||||
2.50%, 02/03/27(a) |
10,461 | 9,480,281 | ||||||
2.75%, 02/03/32(a) |
8,036 | 6,479,025 | ||||||
2.90%, 10/22/25(a) |
18,049 | 17,063,886 | ||||||
3.25%, 10/26/26(a) |
42,076 | 39,341,060 | ||||||
3.25%, 10/22/30(a) |
13,059 | 11,181,769 | ||||||
3.25%, 11/17/51(a) |
10,037 | 5,821,460 | ||||||
3.45%, 02/02/61(a) |
18,124 | 10,511,920 | ||||||
3.63%, 03/04/28(a) |
41,265 | 38,118,544 | ||||||
3.75%, 01/21/55(a) |
22,404 | 14,114,520 | ||||||
4.00%, 04/17/25(a) |
33,689 | 32,733,917 | ||||||
4.38%, 04/16/29(a) |
32,437 | 30,409,687 | ||||||
4.50%, 04/17/30(a) |
23,932 | 22,376,420 | ||||||
4.50%, 10/26/46(a) |
52,206 | 39,089,242 | ||||||
4.50%, 04/22/60(a) |
24,431 | 17,651,398 | ||||||
4.63%, 10/04/47(a) |
36,473 | 27,445,932 | ||||||
4.75%, 01/18/28(a) |
26,582 | 25,718,085 | ||||||
4.88%, 07/18/33(a) |
27,256 | 25,382,150 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/17/49(a) |
28,230 | 22,407,562 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/18/53(a) |
26,537 | 20,997,401 | ||||||
5.25%, 01/16/50(a) |
29,291 | 24,091,847 |
S C H E D U L E O F I N V E S T M E N T S |
21 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Saudi Arabia (continued) |
||||||||
5.50%, 10/25/32(a) |
$ | 19,596 | $ | 19,179,585 | ||||
|
|
|||||||
618,847,621 | ||||||||
Senegal — 0.3% | ||||||||
Senegal
Government International Bond |
24,246 | 19,184,648 | ||||||
6.75%, 03/13/48(a) |
22,324 | 14,789,650 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
33,974,298 | ||||||||
Serbia — 0.3% | ||||||||
Serbia
International Bond |
26,552 | 19,431,284 | ||||||
6.50%, 09/26/33(a) |
22,173 | 20,795,170 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
40,226,454 | ||||||||
South Africa — 2.6% | ||||||||
Republic
of South Africa Government International Bond |
40,917 | 35,188,620 | ||||||
4.85%, 09/27/27 |
20,267 | 18,670,974 | ||||||
4.85%, 09/30/29 |
41,379 | 35,120,426 | ||||||
4.88%, 04/14/26 |
24,760 | 23,522,000 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/12/46 |
20,451 | 12,372,855 | ||||||
5.38%, 07/24/44 |
20,708 | 13,667,280 | ||||||
5.65%, 09/27/47 |
30,691 | 19,949,150 | ||||||
5.75%, 09/30/49 |
61,007 | 39,654,550 | ||||||
5.88%, 09/16/25 |
41,389 | 40,796,723 | ||||||
5.88%, 06/22/30 |
28,776 | 25,214,970 | ||||||
5.88%, 04/20/32 |
28,464 | 24,016,500 | ||||||
7.30%, 04/20/52 |
32,438 | 25,261,093 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
313,435,141 | ||||||||
Sri Lanka — 0.8% | ||||||||
Sri
Lanka Government International Bond |
32,810 | 16,243,903 | ||||||
6.75%, 04/18/28(a)(e)(f) |
27,544 | 13,678,901 | ||||||
6.83%, 07/18/26(a)(e)(f) |
21,979 | 11,268,414 | ||||||
6.85%, 03/14/24(a)(e)(f) |
22,144 | 11,353,893 | ||||||
6.85%, 11/03/25(a)(e)(f) |
32,600 | 16,694,134 | ||||||
7.55%, 03/28/30(a)(e)(f) |
32,782 | 16,273,968 | ||||||
7.85%, 03/14/29(a)(e)(f) |
30,872 | 15,273,613 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
100,786,826 | ||||||||
Trinidad And Tobago — 0.2% | ||||||||
Trinidad & Tobago Government International Bond, 4.50%, 08/04/26(a) |
21,900 | 20,836,755 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Tunisia — 0.1% |
||||||||
Tunisian Republic, 5.75%, 01/30/25(a) |
21,923 | 15,154,274 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Turkey — 5.1% |
||||||||
Hazine
Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama AS |
23,080 | 21,406,700 | ||||||
7.25%, 02/24/27(a) |
27,565 | 26,692,568 | ||||||
9.76%, 11/13/25(a) |
23,005 | 23,752,662 | ||||||
Turkey
Government International Bond |
18,103 | 17,265,736 | ||||||
4.25%, 04/14/26 |
14,305 | 13,124,838 | ||||||
4.75%, 01/26/26 |
15,854 | 14,863,125 | ||||||
4.88%, 10/09/26 |
28,189 | 25,933,880 | ||||||
4.88%, 04/16/43 |
27,596 | 16,730,075 | ||||||
5.13%, 02/17/28 |
18,535 | 16,403,475 | ||||||
5.25%, 03/13/30 |
17,835 | 14,713,875 | ||||||
5.75%, 05/11/47 |
32,481 | 21,153,251 | ||||||
5.88%, 06/26/31 |
16,105 | 13,347,019 |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
Turkey (continued) |
||||||||
5.95%, 01/15/31 |
$ | 20,857 | $ | 17,519,880 | ||||
6.00%, 03/25/27 |
30,504 | 28,635,630 | ||||||
6.00%, 01/14/41 |
27,892 | 19,803,320 | ||||||
6.13%, 10/24/28 |
25,096 | 22,743,250 | ||||||
6.38%, 10/14/25 |
23,971 | 23,341,761 | ||||||
6.50%, 09/20/33 |
13,553 | 11,350,638 | ||||||
6.63%, 02/17/45 |
27,993 | 20,644,837 | ||||||
6.75%, 05/30/40 |
18,389 | 14,297,448 | ||||||
6.88%, 03/17/36 |
25,337 | 20,934,696 | ||||||
7.25%, 03/05/38 |
8,730 | 7,420,500 | ||||||
7.38%, 02/05/25 |
29,673 | 29,784,274 | ||||||
7.63%, 04/26/29 |
28,206 | 26,830,957 | ||||||
8.00%, 02/14/34 |
13,835 | 12,918,431 | ||||||
8.60%, 09/24/27 |
18,866 | 19,078,243 | ||||||
9.13%, 07/13/30 |
23,174 | 23,116,065 | ||||||
9.38%, 03/14/29 |
20,702 | 21,064,285 | ||||||
9.38%, 01/19/33 |
25,381 | 25,349,274 | ||||||
9.88%, 01/15/28 |
31,773 | 33,242,501 | ||||||
11.88%, 01/15/30 |
13,729 | 15,719,705 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
619,182,899 | ||||||||
Ukraine — 0.8% | ||||||||
Ukraine
Government International Bond |
38,202 | 9,416,793 | ||||||
7.25%, 03/15/35(a)(e)(f) |
56,196 | 14,133,294 | ||||||
7.38%, 09/25/34(a)(e)(f) |
65,602 | 16,498,903 | ||||||
7.75%, 09/01/23(a)(e)(f) |
29,664 | 9,047,520 | ||||||
7.75%, 09/01/24(a)(e)(f) |
29,192 | 8,315,633 | ||||||
7.75%, 09/01/25(a)(e)(f) |
29,337 | 8,331,708 | ||||||
7.75%, 09/01/26(a)(e)(f) |
29,166 | 8,166,480 | ||||||
7.75%, 09/01/27(a)(e)(f) |
28,937 | 8,044,486 | ||||||
9.75%, 11/01/30(a)(e)(f) |
34,660 | 10,051,400 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
92,006,217 | ||||||||
United Arab Emirates — 3.2% | ||||||||
Abu
Dhabi Government International Bond |
18,387 | 15,651,934 | ||||||
1.70%, 03/02/31(a) |
13,766 | 10,715,592 | ||||||
1.88%, 09/15/31(a) |
16,045 | 12,494,723 | ||||||
2.50%, 04/16/25(a) |
27,874 | 26,602,109 | ||||||
2.50%, 09/30/29(a) |
28,478 | 24,468,298 | ||||||
2.70%, 09/02/70(a) |
13,872 | 7,035,705 | ||||||
3.00%, 09/15/51(a) |
12,252 | 7,236,338 | ||||||
3.13%, 05/03/26(a) |
24,456 | 23,072,707 | ||||||
3.13%, 10/11/27(a) |
38,902 | 35,825,630 | ||||||
3.13%, 04/16/30(a) |
27,977 | 24,576,046 | ||||||
3.13%, 09/30/49(a) |
37,249 | 22,791,732 | ||||||
3.88%, 04/16/50(a) |
37,652 | 26,603,491 | ||||||
4.13%, 10/11/47(a) |
28,865 | 21,495,405 | ||||||
Emirate
of Dubai Government International Bond, |
9,129 | 7,736,827 | ||||||
Emirate
of Dubai Government International Bonds, |
11,380 | 7,283,200 | ||||||
Finance
Department Government of Sharjah |
9,825 | 5,563,406 | ||||||
6.50%, 11/23/32(a) |
9,260 | 8,959,050 | ||||||
RAK Capital, 3.09%, 03/31/25(a) |
8,014 | 7,663,387 | ||||||
Sharjah
Sukuk Program Ltd. |
9,392 | 8,417,580 | ||||||
3.23%, 10/23/29(a) |
9,450 | 8,106,328 | ||||||
3.85%, 04/03/26(a) |
9,799 | 9,272,304 | ||||||
4.23%, 03/14/28(a) |
11,565 | 10,684,557 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security |
Par (000) |
Value | ||||||
United Arab Emirates (continued) |
||||||||
UAE
International Government Bond |
$ | 9,850 | $ | 7,721,415 | ||||
2.88%, 10/19/41(a) |
8,997 | 5,862,108 | ||||||
3.25%, 10/19/61(a) |
18,488 | 10,959,917 | ||||||
4.05%, 07/07/32(a) |
17,060 | 15,529,931 | ||||||
4.92%, 09/25/33(b) |
13,300 | 12,797,094 | ||||||
4.95%, 07/07/52(a) |
11,527 | 9,715,100 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
394,841,914 | ||||||||
Uruguay — 2.1% | ||||||||
Uruguay
Government International Bond |
30,540 | 30,162,933 | ||||||
4.38%, 01/23/31 (Call 10/23/30) |
44,960 | 42,402,561 | ||||||
4.98%, 04/20/55 |
56,501 | 47,065,309 | ||||||
5.10%, 06/18/50 |
85,352 | 73,573,827 | ||||||
5.75%, 10/28/34 (Call 07/28/34) |
32,202 | 32,153,388 | ||||||
7.63%, 03/21/36 |
22,352 | 25,246,999 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
250,605,017 | ||||||||
Zambia — 0.2% | ||||||||
Zambia
Government International Bond |
21,929 | 13,383,543 | ||||||
8.97%, 07/30/27(a)(e)(f) |
27,286 | 16,550,664 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
29,934,207 | ||||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Foreign Government Obligations — 84.9% |
|
10,307,940,624 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Long-Term Investments — 98.0% |
|
11,904,477,670 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
| |||||||
Money Market Funds — 0.4% |
||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(j)(k) |
46,700,000 | 46,700,000 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Short-Term Securities — 0.4% |
46,700,000 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Total
Investments — 98.4% |
11,951,177,670 | |||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.6% |
194,180,063 | |||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 12,145,357,733 | ||||||
|
|
(a) |
This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
(b) |
Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(c) |
Perpetual security with no stated maturity date. |
(d) |
Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available. |
(e) |
Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. |
(f) |
Non-income producing security. |
(g) |
U.S. dollar denominated security issued by foreign domiciled entity. |
(h) |
Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect. |
(i) |
Zero-coupon bond. |
(j) |
Affiliate of the Fund. |
(k) |
Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer | Value at 10/31/22 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sale |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 10/31/23 |
Shares Held at 10/31/23 |
Income |
Capital Gain |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares |
$ | 122,810,000 | $ | — | $ | (76,110,000 | )(a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 46,700,000 | 46,700,000 | $ | 3,290,994 | $ | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
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 (continued) October 31, 2023 |
iShares® J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets |
||||||||||||||||
Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments |
||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes |
$ | — | $ | 1,596,537,046 | $ | — | $ | 1,596,537,046 | ||||||||
Foreign Government Obligations |
— | 10,307,940,624 | — | 10,307,940,624 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities |
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds |
46,700,000 | — | — | 46,700,000 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
$ | 46,700,000 | $ | 11,904,477,670 | $ | — | $ | 11,951,177,670 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2023
iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
|||||||
|
||||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||
Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b) |
$ | 37,415,306 | $ | 11,904,477,670 | ||||
Investments, at value — affiliated(c) |
590,000 | 46,700,000 | ||||||
Cash |
5,036 | — | ||||||
Cash pledged as collateral for securities lending |
161,077 | — | ||||||
Foreign currency, at value(d) |
374 | 85,536 | ||||||
Receivables: |
||||||||
Investments sold |
672,658 | 11,732,546 | ||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated |
194 | — | ||||||
Capital shares sold |
— | 35,442,247 | ||||||
Dividends — affiliated |
1,995 | 218,080 | ||||||
Interest — unaffiliated |
466,987 | 170,367,073 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total assets |
39,313,627 | 12,169,023,152 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
LIABILITIES |
||||||||
Bank overdraft |
— | 10,749 | ||||||
Collateral on securities loaned, at value |
161,077 | — | ||||||
Payables: |
||||||||
Investments purchased |
880,753 | 19,452,600 | ||||||
Investment advisory fees |
5,855 | 4,202,070 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total liabilities |
1,047,685 | 23,665,419 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities |
||||||||
NET ASSETS |
$ | 38,265,942 | $ | 12,145,357,733 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF |
||||||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 40,193,947 | $ | 17,972,088,483 | ||||
Accumulated loss |
(1,928,005 | ) | (5,826,730,750 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
NET ASSETS |
$ | 38,265,942 | $ | 12,145,357,733 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
NET ASSET VALUE |
||||||||
Shares outstanding |
800,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net asset value |
$ | 47.83 | $ | 80.97 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Shares authorized |
Unlimited | Unlimited | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Par value |
None | None | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated |
$ | 39,337,529 | $ | 16,076,921,511 | ||||
(b) Securities loaned, at value |
$ | 154,871 | $ | — | ||||
(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated |
$ | 590,000 | $ | 46,700,000 | ||||
(d) Foreign currency, at cost |
$ | 383 | $ | 85,525 |
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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Year Ended October 31, 2023
|
iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
(a) |
|
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
| |||
|
||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME |
||||||||
Dividends — affiliated |
$ | 15,507 | $ | 3,290,994 | ||||
Interest — unaffiliated |
1,812,216 | 785,179,646 | ||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net |
1,425 | — | ||||||
Other income — unaffiliated |
200 | 59,429 | ||||||
Other income — affiliated |
— | 63,375 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total investment income |
1,829,348 | 788,593,444 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
EXPENSES |
||||||||
Investment advisory |
54,930 | 57,906,631 | ||||||
Interest expense |
— | 63,375 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total expenses |
54,930 | 57,970,006 | ||||||
Less: |
||||||||
Investment advisory fees waived |
(5,493 | ) | — | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total expenses after fees waived |
49,437 | 57,970,006 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net investment income |
1,779,911 | 730,623,438 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) |
||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: |
||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated |
(199,071 | ) | (177,115,430 | ) | ||||
Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated |
— | 106 | ||||||
Foreign currency transactions |
— | 25 | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b) |
— | (551,826,444 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
(199,071 | ) | (728,941,743 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated |
(1,922,223 | ) | 919,991,372 | |||||
Foreign currency translations |
(9 | ) | 843 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
(1,922,232 | ) | 919,992,215 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(2,121,303 | ) | 191,050,472 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | (341,392 | ) | $ | 921,673,910 | |||
|
|
|
|
(a) |
For the period from February 22, 2023 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2023. |
(b) |
See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
See notes to financial statements.
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2 0 2 3 I S H A R E S 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
iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
|||||||||||||||
|
Period From 02/22/23 to 10/31/23 |
(a)
|
|
Year Ended 10/31/23 |
|
|
Year Ended 10/31/22 |
| ||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 1,779,911 | $ | 730,623,438 | $ | 728,491,655 | ||||||||||
Net realized loss |
(199,071 | ) | (728,941,743 | ) | (912,320,662 | ) | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(1,922,232 | ) | 919,992,215 | (4,367,349,345 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(341,392 | ) | 921,673,910 | (4,551,178,352 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b) |
||||||||||||||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders |
(1,586,613 | ) | (741,738,699 | ) | (739,764,342 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions |
40,193,947 | (1,703,746,600 | ) | (677,716,605 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
NET ASSETS |
||||||||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
38,265,942 | (1,523,811,389 | ) | (5,968,659,299 | ) | |||||||||||
Beginning of period |
— | 13,669,169,122 | 19,637,828,421 | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
End of period |
$ | 38,265,942 | $ | 12,145,357,733 | $ | 13,669,169,122 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
Commencement of operations. |
(b) |
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 |
27 |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF |
||||
|
Period From 02/22/23 to 10/31/23 |
(a)
| ||
|
||||
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 50.00 | ||
|
|
|||
Net investment income(b) |
2.22 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain(c) |
(2.41 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Net increase from investment operations |
(0.19 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Distributions from net investment income(d) |
(1.98 | ) | ||
|
|
|||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ | 47.83 | ||
|
|
|||
Total Return(e) |
||||
Based on net asset value |
(0.48 | )%(f) | ||
|
|
|||
Ratios to Average Net Assets(g) |
||||
Total expenses |
0.20 | %(h) | ||
|
|
|||
Total expenses after fees waived |
0.18 | %(h) | ||
|
|
|||
Net investment income |
6.48 | %(h) | ||
|
|
|||
Supplemental Data |
||||
Net assets, end of period (000) |
$ | 38,266 | ||
|
|
|||
Portfolio turnover rate(i) |
10 | % | ||
|
|
(a) |
Commencement of operations. |
(b) |
Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) |
The amount reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities. |
(d) |
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.
28 |
2 0 2 3 I S H A R E S 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 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended 10/31/23 |
Year Ended 10/31/22 |
Year Ended 10/31/21 |
Year Ended 10/31/20 |
Year Ended 10/31/19 |
||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year |
$ | 79.20 | $ | 109.65 | $ | 109.82 | $ | 113.14 | $ | 104.57 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net investment income(a) |
4.20 | 4.17 | 4.32 | 4.63 | 5.25 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b) |
1.79 | (30.34 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (3.39 | ) | 9.44 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations |
5.99 | (26.17 | ) | 4.18 | 1.24 | 14.69 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income(c) |
(4.22 | ) | (4.28 | ) | (4.35 | ) | (4.56 | ) | (6.12 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year |
$ | 80.97 | $ | 79.20 | $ | 109.65 | $ | 109.82 | $ | 113.14 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Based on net asset value |
7.46 | %(e) | (24.42 | )% | 3.80 | % | 1.20 | % | 14.50 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets(f) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses |
0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net investment income |
4.95 | % | 4.44 | % | 3.86 | % | 4.22 | % | 4.81 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Supplemental Data |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000) |
$ | 12,145,358 | $ | 13,669,169 | $ | 19,637,828 | $ | 17,208,257 | $ | 14,482,306 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) |
13 | % | 8 | % | 7 | % | 10 | % | 11 | % | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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) |
Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return. |
(f) |
Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) |
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 |
29 |
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 | |
J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond(a) |
Non-diversified | |
J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond |
Diversified |
(a) |
The Fund commenced operations on February 22, 2023. |
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. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.
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.
Bank Overdraft: The Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period and as of the report date and utilized its ability to temporarily borrow from that custodian for operational purposes. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.
In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.
Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.
Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.
3. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the 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
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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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Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Pricing services generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless BFA determines such method does not represent fair value. |
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Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV. |
If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the 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.
4. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS
Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.
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
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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 |
(a) |
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Non-Cash Collateral Received, at Fair Value |
(a) |
Net Amount | ||||||
J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond |
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
$ | 106,547 | $ | (106,547 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Jefferies LLC |
48,324 | (48,324 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
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$ | 154,871 | $ | (154,871 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.
5. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Advisory Fees: Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock, Inc. (“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 J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.20%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.
For its investment advisory services to the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the 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 $19 billion |
0.4000 | % | ||
Over $19 billion, up to and including $33 billion |
0.3800 | |||
Over $33 billion, up to and including $47 billion |
0.3610 | |||
Over $47 billion |
0.3430 |
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Expense waivers: The total of the investment advisory fee and any other fund expenses are a fund’s total annual operating expenses. For the iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through February 29, 2024 in order to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waiver to 0.18% of average daily net assets.
This amount is included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended ended October 31, 2023, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:
iShares ETF | Amounts Waived | |||
J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond |
$ | 5,493 |
Sub-Adviser: BFA has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of BFA, under which BFA pays the Sub-Adviser for services it provides to the Funds.
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, each Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income – affiliated – net in its Statements of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:
iShares ETF | Amounts | |||
J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond |
$ | 343 |
Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.
During the year ended October 31 2023, the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF received a reimbursement of $63,375 from an affiliate, which is included in Other income – affiliated in the Statement of Operations, related to an operating event.
Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.
A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.
6. PURCHASES AND SALES
For the year ended October 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond |
$ | 33,548,888 | $ | 3,901,344 | ||||
J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond |
1,948,257,968 | 1,818,996,667 |
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For the year ended October 31, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows:
iShares ETF |
In-kind Purchases |
In-kind Sales |
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J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond |
$ | 9,558,449 | $ | — | ||||
J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond |
9,029,990,726 | 10,758,718,608 |
7. INCOME TAX INFORMATION
Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of October 31, 2023, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of October 31, 2023, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:
iShares ETF | Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Earnings (Loss) |
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J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond |
$ | (582,210,734 | ) | $ 582,210,734 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
iShares ETF |
Period Ended 10/31/23 |
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J.P.
Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond |
$ 1,586,613 | |||
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iShares ETF |
Year Ended 10/31/23 |
Year Ended 10/31/22 |
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J.P.
Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond |
$ | 741,738,699 | $739,764,342 | |||||
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As of October 31, 2023, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:
iShares ETF | |
Undistributed Ordinary Income |
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Non-expiring Capital Loss |
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Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
(b) |
Total | ||||||
J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond |
$ | 206,717 | $ | (163,807 | ) | $ | (1,970,915 | ) | $ | (1,928,005 | ) | |||||
J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond |
55,119,770 | (1,667,746,796 | ) | (4,214,103,724 | ) | (5,826,730,750 | ) |
(a) |
Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains. |
(b) |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the classification of investments and the accrual of income on securities in default. |
As of October 31, 2023, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
iShares ETF | Tax Cost | |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
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Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
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Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond |
$ | 39,976,212 | $ | 247,559 | $ | (2,218,465 | ) | $ | (1,970,906) | |||||||
J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond |
16,165,281,405 | 5,048,645 | (4,219,152,380 | ) | (4,214,103,735) |
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8. PRINCIPAL RISKS
In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.
BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
Market Risk: Investments in the securities of issuers domiciled in countries with emerging capital markets involve certain additional risks that do not generally apply to investments in securities of issuers in more developed capital markets, such as (i) low or nonexistent trading volume, resulting in a lack of liquidity and increased volatility in prices for such securities; (ii) uncertain national policies and social, political and economic instability, increasing the potential for expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, high rates of inflation or unfavorable diplomatic developments; (iii) lack of publicly available or reliable information about issuers as a result of not being subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements and accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; and (iv) possible fluctuations in exchange rates, differing legal systems and the existence or possible imposition of exchange controls, custodial restrictions or other foreign or U.S. governmental laws or restrictions applicable to such investments.
Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.
Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.
Valuation Risk: The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore each Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by each Fund, and each Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. Each Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.
Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.
Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.
The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in high yield securities. High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) or are unrated may be deemed speculative, involve greater levels of risk than higher-rated securities of similar maturity and are more likely to default. High yield securities may be issued by less creditworthy issuers, and issuers of high yield securities may be unable to meet their interest or principal payment obligations. High yield securities are subject to extreme price fluctuations, may be less liquid than higher rated fixed-income securities, even under normal economic conditions, and frequently have redemption features.
The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or uses derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the period of historically low interest rates that ended in March 2022. The Federal Reserve has recently been raising the federal funds rate as part of its efforts to address inflation. There is a risk that interest rates will continue to rise, which will likely drive down the prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities, and could negatively impact the Funds’ performance.
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Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
Period Ended 10/31/23 |
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iShares ETF | Shares | Amount | ||||||
J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond(a) |
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Shares sold |
800,000 | $ | 40,193,947 | |||||
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Year Ended 10/31/23 |
Year Ended 10/31/22 |
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iShares ETF | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond |
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Shares sold |
110,100,000 | $ | 9,394,461,609 | 101,500,000 | $ | 9,328,406,270 | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
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The Fund commenced operations on February 22, 2023. |
The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.
From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of
iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the two funds listed in the table below
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (two of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of October 31, 2023, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for the periods indicated in the table below, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
iShares J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF(1)
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF(2)
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Statement of operations and statement of changes in net assets for the period February 22, 2023 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2023. |
(2) |
Statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, and statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023. |
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 21, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited)
The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023:
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$ | 1,791,626 | ||
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785,056,687 | |||
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The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of distributions from direct federal obligation interest for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023:
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$ | 9,504 | ||
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1,942,069 | |||
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The law varies in each state as to whether and what percent of ordinary income dividends attributable to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisers to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income tax.
The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest income eligible to be treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023:
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$ | 1,748,161 | ||
J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond |
730,666,012 | |||
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The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023:
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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (the “Fund”)
Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”), and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between BFA and BlackRock International Limited, (together the “Advisory Agreements”), on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreements. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.
After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA and BlackRock International Limited; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreements are discussed below.
Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. The Board further noted that BFA pays BlackRock International Limited for sub-advisory services, and that are no additional fees imposed on the Fund in respect of the services provided under the Sub-Advisory Agreement(s).
In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.
Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the coming year.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA and BlackRock International Limited under the Advisory Agreements for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, including those of the Sub-Advisor(s), as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding investment performance, investment and risk management
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processes and strategies for BFA and BlackRock International Limited, which were provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.
Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreements supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the coming year.
Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).
Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreements and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the coming year.
Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.
The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the coming year.
Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.
The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.
The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.
Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA
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(including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the coming year.
Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the coming year.
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Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
October 31, 2023
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J.P. Morgan Broad USD Emerging Markets Bond |
$ | 1.983266 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1.983266 | 100 | % | — | % | — | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond |
4.221624 | — | — | 4.221624 | 100 | — | — | 100 |
Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs
Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.
Premium/Discount Information
Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.
Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, and its United Kingdom (“UK”) equivalent, ( “AIFMD”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, the Company is only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of AIFMD because it has registered the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (the “Fund”) to be marketed to investors in the EU and/or UK.
Report on Remuneration
The Company is required under AIFMD to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.
Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund.
All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area.As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.
BlackRock has a clear and well-defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programs which support that philosophy.
BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management and staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time.All employees are subject to a clawback policy.
Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.
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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)
Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.
Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organizational structures which are independent of the business units and therefore staff members in control functions are remunerated independently of the businesses they oversee. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.
Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Conversely, members of staff and senior management of the broader BlackRock group may provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the broader BlackRock group and of the Company. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of individuals’ portion of remuneration attributable to the Company according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company and the broader BlackRock group. Accordingly, the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.
The amount of the total remuneration awarded to the Company’s staff in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2022 was USD 4.12 million. This figure is comprised of fixed remuneration of USD 685 thousand and variable remuneration of USD 3.44 million. There was a total of 8 beneficiaries of the remuneration described above.
The amount of the aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2022, to its senior management was USD 2.96 million, and to other members of its staff whose actions potentially have a material impact on the risk profile of the Company or its funds was USD 970 thousand. These figures relate to the entire Company and not to the Fund.
Disclosures Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
The iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (the “Fund”) is registered under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to be marketed to European Union (“EU”) investors, as noted above. As a result, certain disclosures are required under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).
The Fund has not been categorized under the SFDR as an “Article 8” or “Article 9” product. In addition, the Fund’s investment strategy does not take into account the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities under the EU sustainable investment taxonomy regulation or principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) on sustainability factors under the SFDR. PAIs are identified under the SFDR as the material impacts of investment decisions on sustainability factors relating to environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters.
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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)
The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).
The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fundis included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 404 funds as of October 31, 2023. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).
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Name (Year of Birth) |
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Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee | |||
Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957) |
Trustee (since 2009). | President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002). | Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). | |||
Salim Ramji(b) (1970) |
Trustee (since 2019). | Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014). | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2019). |
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Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
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Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. |
Independent Trustees | ||||||
Name (Year of Birth) |
Position(s) |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee | |||
John E. Kerrigan (1955) |
Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022). | Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002). | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022). | |||
Jane D. Carlin (1956) |
Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016). | Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012). | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016). | |||
Richard L. Fagnani (1954) |
Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019). | Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021). | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017). |
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Independent Trustees (continued) | ||||||
Name (Year of Birth) |
Position(s) |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee | |||
Cecilia H. Herbert (1949) |
Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022). | Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018). | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). | |||
Drew E. Lawton (1959) |
Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017). | Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015). | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021). | |||
John E. Martinez (1961) |
Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019). | Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016). | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). | |||
Madhav V. Rajan (1964) |
Trustee (since 2011); Fixed-Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019). | Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016). | Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011). |
Officers | ||||
Name (Year of Birth) |
Position(s) |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | ||
Dominik Rohé (1973) |
President (since 2023). | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2005); Head of Americas ETF and Index Investments (since 2023); Head of Latin America (2019-2023). | ||
Trent Walker (1974) |
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020). | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds. | ||
Aaron Wasserman (1974) |
Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2023; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2023). | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023). | ||
Marisa Rolland (1980) |
Secretary (since 2022). | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022); Vice President, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2017). | ||
Rachel Aguirre (1982) |
Executive Vice President (since 2022). | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019). | ||
Jennifer Hsui (1976) |
Executive Vice President (since 2022). | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022). |
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Officers (continued) | ||||
Name (Year of Birth) |
Position(s) |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | ||
James Mauro (1970) |
Executive Vice President (since 2022). | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management (since 2020). |
Effective March 30, 2023, Dominik Rohé replaced Armando Senra as President.
Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.
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The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records
A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.
A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Currency Abbreviation | ||
USD | United States Dollar | |
Portfolio Abbreviation | ||
CJSC | Closed Joint Stock Company | |
CMT | Constant Maturity Treasury | |
JSC | Joint Stock Company | |
PJSC | Public Joint Stock Company |
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