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  OCTOBER 31, 2023

 

  

2023 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF | IBTD | NASDAQ

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF | IBTE | NASDAQ

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF | IBTF | NASDAQ

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF | IBTG | NASDAQ

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF | IBTH | NASDAQ

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF | IBTI | NASDAQ

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF | IBTJ | NASDAQ

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF | IBTK | NASDAQ

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF | IBTL | NASDAQ

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF | IBTM | NASDAQ

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF | IBTO | NASDAQ


The Markets in Review

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.

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of October 31, 2023
     6-Month     12-Month
   

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

  1.39%   10.14%
   

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

  (5.29)      (8.56)
   

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

  (7.88)      14.40
   

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (4.78)      10.80
   

3-month Treasury bills

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

  2.63      4.77
   

U.S. Treasury securities

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

  (9.70)      (3.25)
   

U.S. investment grade bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  (6.13)      0.36
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (4.65)      2.64
   

U.S. high yield bonds

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

  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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Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     26  

Disclosure of Expenses

     26  

Schedules of Investments

     27  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     45  

Statements of Operations

     48  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     51  

Financial Highlights

     57  

Notes to Financial Statements

     68  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     77  

Important Tax Information

     78  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     79  

Supplemental Information

     83  

Trustee and Officer Information

     84  

General Information

     87  

 

 

 

    


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

U.S. Treasury Bond Market Overview

U.S. Treasuries finished with a negative return of -0.62% in the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 (the “reporting period”), as gauged by the ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index. The poor performance represented a continuation of a market downturn that started in mid-2020.

Several factors played a role in the weakness in government bonds. When the reporting period began, the bond market was seeing support from a decline in inflation off of the peak that was reached in the months following the outbreak of war in Ukraine. The easing of price pressures fueled expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) could be nearing the end of its long series of interest rate hikes, leading to positive market performance in late 2022. As 2023 progressed, however, the combination of persistent inflation and communications from Fed officials made it clear that although rate hikes were indeed winding down, interest rates were likely to remain “higher for longer.” Continued strength in economic growth, together with elevated housing prices and robust employment, reinforced the notion that the Fed would need to maintain high rates to prevent a reacceleration of inflation. The Fed ultimately raised rates six times over the course of the 12-month period, bringing the benchmark fed funds rate from a range of 3.0-3.25% to 5.25%-5.50%. More important, however, was the fact that the markets continued to push out expectations for the central bank’s first rate cut. At the beginning of the period, the futures markets were indicating the 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.

The Treasury market was also affected by mounting worries about the U.S. government’s rising debt load. The debt ceiling agreement of June 2023 led to a sharp increase in government debt over the following weeks, creating the need for greater U.S. Treasury issuance. Coming at a time in which central banks—particularly those of China and Japan—were selling U.S. Treasuries, the prospect of higher issuance raised concerns that an unfavorable balance of supply and demand would remain a headwind for the market.

In this environment, yields moved higher across the maturity spectrum (as prices fell). The two-year note moved from 4.48% to 5.09% over the course of the 12-month period, while the 10-year yield rose from 4.05% to 4.93%. Both issues finished October 2023 near their highest levels since 2007. Notably, the yield curve was inverted for much of the period – meaning that yields on short-term debt were higher than those on longer-term bonds. At the peak of inversion in late June, the two-year yield was 1.08 percentage points above that on the 10-year issue. Investors typically view an inverted yield curve as a precursor to a recession.

Bonds with maturities of ten years and above, which are most sensitive to interest-rate movements, lagged the broader market. On the other hand, issues in the three- to-seven-year maturity range outperformed in relative terms.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023    iShares® iBonds® Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2023, as represented by the ICE 2023 Maturity US Treasury 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      Since
Inception
           1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    4.78      1.41       4.78      5.29

Fund Market

    4.61        1.39         4.61        5.23  

Index

    4.20        1.31               4.20        4.89  

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was February 25, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was February 27, 2020.

On March 1, 2021 the Fund began to track the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2023 Maturity US Treasury Index. Historical index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the 3pm pricing variant of the ICE 2023 Maturity US Treasury Index. Index data on and after March 1, 2021 is for the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2023 Maturity US Treasury Index.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

          
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $      1,000.00          $      1,025.50          $      0.26               $      1,000.00          $      1,025.00          $      0.26          0.05

 

  (a) 

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® iBonds® Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    26.0

Short-Term and Other Assets

    74.0  

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.88%, 11/30/23

    8.5

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.13%, 12/15/23

    5.3  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.50%, 11/30/23

    3.9  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.75%, 11/15/23

    3.4  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.25%, 11/15/23

    2.1  

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023    iShares® iBonds® Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2024, as represented by the ICE 2024 Maturity US Treasury 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      Since
Inception
            1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     3.98      0.35        3.98      1.29

Fund Market

     4.01        0.36          4.01        1.35  

Index

     4.05        0.40                4.05        1.46  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was February 25, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was February 27, 2020.

On March 1, 2021 the Fund began to track the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2024 Maturity US Treasury Index. Historical index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the 3pm pricing variant of the ICE 2024 Maturity US Treasury Index. Index data on and after March 1, 2021 is for the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2024 Maturity US Treasury Index.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

          
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $        1,000.00          $        1,017.10          $        0.36               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.90          $        0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

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® iBonds® Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    96.0

Not Rated

    2.3  

Short-Term and Other Assets

    1.7  

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.38%, 09/15/24

    7.1

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.50%, 09/30/24

    7.0  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.25%, 04/30/24

    7.0  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.25%, 03/15/24

    6.2  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.75%, 11/15/24

    6.1  

 

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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® iBonds® Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2025, as represented by the ICE 2025 Maturity US Treasury 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      Since
Inception
            1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     3.28      (0.61 )%         3.28      (2.24 )% 

Fund Market

     3.35        (0.59        3.35        (2.16

Index

     3.31        (0.58              3.31        (2.10

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was February 25, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was February 27, 2020.

On March 1, 2021 the Fund began to track the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2025 Maturity US Treasury Index. Historical index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the 3pm pricing variant of the ICE 2025 Maturity US Treasury Index. Index data on and after March 1, 2021 is for the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2025 Maturity US Treasury Index.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

          
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $        1,000.00          $        1,001.20          $        0.35               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.90          $        0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

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® iBonds® Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    97.8

Short-Term and Other Assets

    2.2  

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.25%, 08/31/25

    7.7

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.88%, 06/15/25

    7.1  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.25%, 05/31/25

    7.0  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.38%, 11/30/25

    6.5  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 3.00%, 09/30/25

    6.4  

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023     iShares® iBonds® Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2026, as represented by the ICE 2026 Maturity US Treasury 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      Since
Inception
            1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     3.01      (1.36 )%         3.01      (4.92 )% 

Fund Market

     3.07        (1.34        3.07        (4.84

Index

     3.05        (1.34              3.05        (4.83

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was February 25, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was February 27, 2020.

On March 1, 2021 the Fund began to track the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2026 Maturity US Treasury Index. Historical index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the 3pm pricing variant of the ICE 2026 Maturity US Treasury Index. Index data on and after March 1, 2021 is for the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2026 Maturity US Treasury Index.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

          
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $      1,000.00          $      987.60          $      0.35               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.90          $      0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

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® iBonds® Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    92.0

Not Rated

    6.7  

Short-Term and Other Assets

    1.3  

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.88%, 06/30/26

    7.8

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.75%, 03/31/26

    7.6  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.75%, 05/31/26

    7.5  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.50%, 08/15/26

    6.8  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.50%, 02/28/26

    6.4  

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023    iShares® iBonds® Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2027, as represented by the ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury 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      Since
Inception
            1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     2.13      (2.23 )%         2.13      (7.98 )% 

Fund Market

     2.21        (2.20        2.21        (7.88

Index

     2.15        (2.19              2.15        (7.83

 

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was February 25, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was February 27, 2020.

On March 1, 2021 the Fund began to track the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index. Historical index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the 3pm pricing variant of the ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index. Index data on and after March 1, 2021 is for the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

          
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $      1,000.00          $      973.30          $      0.35               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.90          $      0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

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® iBonds® Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    92.4

Not Rated

    6.4  

Short-Term and Other Assets

    1.2  

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 3.25%, 06/30/27

    7.5

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.75%, 07/31/27

    7.4  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.50%, 10/31/27

    7.2  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.50%, 01/31/27

    6.7  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.50%, 08/31/27

    6.4  

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023     iShares® iBonds® Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2028, as represented by the ICE 2028 Maturity US Treasury 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      Since
Inception
            1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     1.62      (2.90 )%         1.62      (10.29 )% 

Fund Market

     1.73        (2.87        1.73        (10.19

Index

     1.66        (2.87              1.66        (10.15

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was February 25, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was February 27, 2020.

On March 1, 2021 the Fund began to track the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2028 Maturity US Treasury Index. Historical index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the 3pm pricing variant of the ICE 2028 Maturity US Treasury Index. Index data on and after March 1, 2021 is for the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2028 Maturity US Treasury Index.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

          
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $      1,000.00          $      961.00          $      0.35               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.90          $      0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

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® iBonds® Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    98.4

Short-Term and Other Assets

    1.6  

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.88%, 05/15/28

    10.5

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.25%, 06/30/28

    8.2  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.00%, 07/31/28

    7.6  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.88%, 08/15/28

    7.1  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.75%, 01/31/28

    6.9  

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023    iShares® iBonds® Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2029, as represented by the ICE 2029 Maturity US Treasury 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      Since
Inception
            1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     0.55      (3.51 )%         0.55      (12.35 )% 

Fund Market

     0.62        (3.49        0.62        (12.27

Index

     0.57        (3.49              0.57        (12.23

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was February 25, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was February 27, 2020.

On March 1, 2021 the Fund began to track the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2029 Maturity US Treasury Index. Historical index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the 3pm pricing variant of the ICE 2029 Maturity US Treasury Index. Index data on and after March 1, 2021 is for the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2029 Maturity US Treasury Index.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

          
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $      1,000.00          $      948.40          $      0.34               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.90          $      0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

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® iBonds® Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    98.7

Short-Term and Other Assets

    1.3  

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.63%, 02/15/29

    10.5

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.38%, 05/15/29

    8.3  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.88%, 02/28/29

    8.1  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 3.13%, 08/31/29

    8.0  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.75%, 05/31/29

    7.9  

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023    iShares® iBonds® Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2030, as represented by the ICE 2030 Maturity US Treasury 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      Since
Inception
            1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     (0.88 )%       (7.14 )%         (0.88 )%       (21.70 )% 

Fund Market

     (0.89      (7.13        (0.89      (21.67

Index

     (0.82      (7.12              (0.82      (21.60

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was July 14, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was July 16, 2020.

On March 1, 2021 the Fund began to track the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2030 Maturity US Treasury Index. Historical index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the 3pm pricing variant of the ICE 2030 Maturity US Treasury Index. Index data on and after March 1, 2021 is for the 4pm pricing variant of the ICE 2030 Maturity US Treasury Index.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

          
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $      1,000.00          $      931.00          $      0.34               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.90          $      0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

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® iBonds® Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    97.6

Short-Term and Other Assets

    2.4  

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.88%, 11/15/30

    18.5

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.63%, 08/15/30

    17.5  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 0.63%, 05/15/30

    13.0  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.50%, 02/15/30

    9.2  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 4.00%, 02/28/30

    8.3  

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023    iShares® iBonds® Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2031, as represented by the ICE 2031 Maturity US Treasury 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      Since
Inception
            1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     (2.03 )%       (8.77 )%         (2.03 )%       (19.07 )% 

Fund Market

     (1.96      (8.74        (1.96      (19.01

Index

     (1.94      (8.73              (1.94      (18.94

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was July 13, 2021. The first day of secondary market trading was July 15, 2021.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

          
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $      1,000.00          $      915.10          $      0.34               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.90          $      0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

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® iBonds® Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    98.8

Short-Term and Other Assets

    1.2  

FIVE LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.25%, 08/15/31

    25.3

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.38%, 11/15/31

    25.2  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.63%, 05/15/31

    24.5  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.13%, 02/15/31

    23.6  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 5.38%, 02/15/31

    0.2  

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023     iShares® iBonds® Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2032, as represented by the ICE 2032 Maturity US Treasury 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      Since
Inception
            1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     (2.37 )%       (7.91 )%         (2.37 )%       (10.34 )% 

Fund Market

     (2.19      (7.83        (2.19      (10.23

Index

     (2.35      (7.93              (2.35      (10.31

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was July 6, 2022. The first day of secondary market trading was July 8, 2022.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

          
 

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $      1,000.00          $      910.60          $      0.34               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.90          $      0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

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® iBonds® Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    98.4

Short-Term and Other Assets

    1.6  

ALL HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 4.13%, 11/15/32

    26.4

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.88%, 05/15/32

    24.9  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 2.75%, 08/15/32

    23.7  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 1.88%, 02/15/32

    23.5  

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of October 31, 2023    iShares® iBonds® Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in 2033, as represented by the ICE 2033 Maturity US Treasury Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

          Cumulative Total Returns  
           

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

      (7.38 )% 

Fund Market

      (7.26

Index

            (7.42

For the fiscal period ended October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have six months of performance and therefore line graphs are not presented.

The inception date of the Fund was June 27, 2023. The first day of secondary market trading was June 29, 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

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(06/27/23)
 
 
(a) 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(b) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(10/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(b) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $         1,000.00          $        926.20          $        0.23               $     1,000.00          $         1,024.90          $        0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

Commencement of operations.

 
  (b) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 126/365 for actual expenses and 184/365 for hypothetical expenses (to reflect the six month period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Moody’s Credit Ratings*   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Aaa

    98.5

Short-Term and Other Assets

    1.5  

ALL HOLDINGS

 

           

Security

   
Percent of
Net Assets
 
(a) 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 3.88%, 08/15/33

    35.2

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 3.38%, 05/15/33

    31.7  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond, 3.50%, 02/15/33

    31.6  

 

  *

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

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

U.S. Government Obligations — 26.0%  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond
0.13%, 12/15/23(a)

  $ 117,652     $ 116,907,114  

0.25%, 11/15/23

    47,144       47,052,440  

0.50%, 11/30/23

    85,798       85,466,923  

0.75%, 12/31/23

    26,960       26,753,100  

2.25%, 12/31/23

    36,408       36,215,620  

2.75%, 11/15/23

    76,387       76,309,418  

2.88%, 11/30/23

    188,318       187,935,325  
   

 

 

 
      576,639,940  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 26.0%
(Cost: $577,162,650)

 

    576,639,940  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         
Short-Term Securities  
Money Market Funds — 65.6%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(b)(c)(d)

    1,453,202,000       1,453,202,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 65.6%
(Cost: $1,453,202,000)

 

    1,453,202,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 91.6%
(Cost: $2,030,364,650)

 

    2,029,841,940  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 8.4%

 

    185,745,277  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  2,215,587,217  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 
(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
(d) 

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 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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

  $ 81,560,100     $ 1,371,641,900 (a)    $     $     $     $ 1,453,202,000       1,453,202,000     $ 24,195,084 (b)    $ 47  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2023 Term Treasury 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

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 576,639,940        $        $ 576,639,940  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     1,453,202,000                            1,453,202,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,453,202,000        $   576,639,940        $                   —        $ 2,029,841,940  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   
U.S. Government Obligations — 98.3%            

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond
0.13%, 01/15/24(a)

  $ 53,060     $ 52,493,967  

0.25%, 03/15/24

        167,254           164,085,223  

0.25%, 06/15/24(a)

    60,608       58,676,410  

0.38%, 04/15/24

    118,329       115,647,815  

0.38%, 07/15/24

    15,542       14,996,941  

0.38%, 09/15/24

    196,759       188,251,188  

0.75%, 11/15/24

    168,724       160,808,472  

1.00%, 12/15/24

    52,836       50,330,799  

1.50%, 09/30/24

    192,995       186,232,347  

1.50%, 11/30/24

    81,494       78,151,377  

1.75%, 07/31/24

    16,651       16,194,757  

2.00%, 04/30/24

    138,750       136,370,654  

2.13%, 07/31/24

    59,276       57,817,645  

2.25%, 03/31/24

    77,715       76,691,955  

2.25%, 04/30/24

    188,287       185,278,625  

2.25%, 11/15/24

    86,380       83,609,573  

2.38%, 02/29/24

    47,519       47,032,871  

2.38%, 08/15/24

    157,878       154,079,158  

2.50%, 01/31/24(a)

    61,758       61,311,702  

2.50%, 04/30/24

    136,094       134,089,902  

2.50%, 05/31/24

    106,126       104,293,472  

2.75%, 02/15/24

    104,349       103,533,773  

3.00%, 06/30/24

    130,586       128,443,574  

3.00%, 07/31/24

    63,287       62,132,997  

3.25%, 08/31/24

    98,222       96,430,412  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 
U.S. Government Obligations (continued)  

4.50%, 11/30/24

  $ 86,960     $ 86,100,393  
   

 

 

 
      2,603,086,002  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.3%
(Cost: $2,619,570,437)

 

    2,603,086,002  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         
Short-Term Securities  

Money Market Funds — 4.7%

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(b)(c)(d)

    123,870,000       123,870,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 4.7%
(Cost: $123,870,000)

 

    123,870,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.0%
(Cost: $2,743,440,437)

 

    2,726,956,002  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.0)%

 

    (80,215,057
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   2,646,740,945  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 
(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
(d) 

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 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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

  $ 6,958,000     $ 116,912,000 (a)    $     $     $     $ 123,870,000       123,870,000     $ 719,163 (b)    $ 9  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2024 Term Treasury 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

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 2,603,086,002        $             —        $ 2,603,086,002  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     123,870,000                            123,870,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  123,870,000        $ 2,603,086,002        $        $ 2,726,956,002  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   
U.S. Government Obligations — 97.8%            

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond

   

0.25%, 05/31/25

  $     116,200     $ 107,534,930  

0.25%, 06/30/25

    48,873       45,077,522  

0.25%, 08/31/25

    128,585       117,740,663  

0.25%, 09/30/25

    1       1,095  

0.25%, 10/31/25

    8,234       7,487,654  

0.38%, 04/30/25

    46,485       43,265,551  

0.38%, 11/30/25

    110,360           100,268,005  

1.13%, 01/15/25

    41,539       39,515,977  

1.13%, 02/28/25

    50,333       47,649,513  

1.50%, 02/15/25

    74,216       70,708,516  

1.75%, 03/15/25

    86,988       82,955,088  

2.63%, 03/31/25

    34,931       33,679,279  

2.63%, 04/15/25

    56,846       54,774,230  

2.75%, 05/15/25

    96,020       92,531,581  

2.75%, 06/30/25

    13,462       12,946,754  

2.88%, 05/31/25

    23,243       22,431,736  

2.88%, 06/15/25

    112,504       108,482,957  

2.88%, 07/31/25

    76,364       73,473,311  

3.00%, 07/15/25

    63,880       61,638,727  

3.00%, 09/30/25

    101,061       97,207,857  

3.00%, 10/31/25

    72,459       69,612,068  

3.50%, 09/15/25

    31,760       30,847,288  

4.00%, 12/15/25

    35,513       34,766,378  

4.13%, 01/31/25

    26,206       25,826,749  

4.25%, 10/15/25

    40,429       39,797,100  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 
U.S. Government Obligations (continued)  

4.63%, 02/28/25

  $       23,184     $ 22,984,055  

5.00%, 08/31/25

    20,000       19,957,812  

5.00%, 09/30/25

    35,000       34,935,742  
   

 

 

 
          1,498,098,138  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 97.8%
(Cost: $1,518,307,901)

 

    1,498,098,138  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

 

 
Short-Term Securities  

Money Market Funds — 0.4%

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(a)(b)

    6,200,000       6,200,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $6,200,000)

 

    6,200,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.2%
(Cost: $1,524,507,901)

 

    1,504,298,138  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.8%

 

    28,213,163  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,532,511,301  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(b) 

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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 1,600,000      $ 4,600,000 (a)     $      $      $      $ 6,200,000        6,200,000      $ 383,126      $ 2  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

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

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 1,498,098,138        $        $ 1,498,098,138  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     6,200,000                            6,200,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     6,200,000        $ 1,498,098,138        $             —        $ 1,504,298,138  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   
U.S. Government Obligations — 98.7%            

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond

   

0.38%, 01/31/26

  $ 29,980     $ 27,053,076  

0.50%, 02/28/26

    33,525       30,245,836  

0.63%, 07/31/26

    6,397       5,699,631  

0.75%, 03/31/26

    39,215       35,520,393  

0.75%, 04/30/26

    27,296       24,630,826  

0.75%, 05/31/26

    39,168       35,219,250  

0.75%, 08/31/26

    14,988       13,355,357  

0.88%, 06/30/26

    40,508       36,492,012  

0.88%, 09/30/26

    8,696       7,763,897  

1.13%, 10/31/26

    28,010           25,096,124  

1.25%, 11/30/26

    26,342       23,625,571  

1.38%, 08/31/26

    6,814       6,182,816  

1.50%, 08/15/26

    34,822       31,742,612  

1.63%, 05/15/26

    31,868       29,350,557  

1.63%, 11/30/26

    13,585       12,328,750  

1.88%, 07/31/26

    14,802       13,652,440  

2.00%, 11/15/26

        27,841       25,582,273  

2.25%, 03/31/26

    13,844       12,994,433  

2.38%, 04/30/26

    1,174       1,103,376  

3.88%, 01/15/26

    4,895       4,778,752  

4.00%, 02/15/26

    19,760       19,330,642  

4.38%, 08/15/26

    12,815       12,631,983  

4.63%, 03/15/26

    18,853       18,697,213  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 
U.S. Government Obligations (continued)            

4.63%, 09/15/26

  $       9,498     $ 9,428,448  
   

 

 

 
      462,506,268  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.7%
(Cost: $471,988,792)

 

        462,506,268  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

 

 
Short-Term Securities  

Money Market Funds — 0.9%

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(a)(b)

    4,440,000       4,440,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%
(Cost: $4,440,000)

 

    4,440,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $476,428,792)

 

    466,946,268  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%

 

    1,828,058  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 468,774,326  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(b) 

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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 870,000      $ 3,570,000 (a)     $      $      $      $ 4,440,000        4,440,000      $ 78,504 (b)     $ 1  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

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

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 462,506,268        $        $ 462,506,268  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     4,440,000                               —          4,440,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  4,440,000        $ 462,506,268        $        $ 466,946,268  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   
U.S. Government Obligations — 98.8%            

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond
0.38%, 09/30/27

  $       12,392     $ 10,423,318  

0.50%, 04/30/27

    12,900       11,098,535  

0.50%, 05/31/27

    16,797       14,401,545  

0.50%, 08/31/27

    21,071       17,883,188  

0.50%, 10/31/27

    23,993       20,214,787  

0.63%, 03/31/27

    11,868       10,295,490  

0.63%, 11/30/27

    9,056       7,645,514  

1.50%, 01/31/27

    20,928       18,820,755  

1.88%, 02/28/27

    16,469       14,959,309  

2.25%, 02/15/27

    12,570       11,574,711  

2.25%, 08/15/27

    12,087       10,994,449  

2.25%, 11/15/27

    17,931       16,219,850  

2.38%, 05/15/27

    12,023       11,048,010  

2.50%, 03/31/27

    12,204       11,303,108  

2.75%, 04/30/27

    14,660       13,661,288  

2.75%, 07/31/27

    22,240       20,624,994  

3.13%, 08/31/27

    4,584       4,304,756  

3.25%, 06/30/27

    22,240       21,036,781  

4.13%, 09/30/27

    17,364       16,901,318  

4.13%, 10/31/27

    13,713       13,340,957  
   

 

 

 
        276,752,663  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.8%
(Cost: $284,889,732)

 

    276,752,663  
   

 

 

 
Security       
Shares
    Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(a)(b)

    1,360,000     $ 1,360,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5%
(Cost: $ 1,360,000)

 

    1,360,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.3%
(Cost: $ 286,249,732)

 

    278,112,663  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.7%

 

    2,022,115  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   280,134,778  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(b) 

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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 190,000      $ 1,170,000 (a)     $      $      $      $ 1,360,000        1,360,000      $ 29,365 (b)     $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
 

 

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 276,752,663        $        $ 276,752,663  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     1,360,000                            1,360,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  1,360,000        $ 276,752,663        $             —        $ 278,112,663  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   
U.S. Government Obligations — 98.4%            

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond
0.75%, 01/31/28

  $       16,165     $     13,633,999  

1.00%, 07/31/28

    18,043       15,108,731  

1.13%, 02/29/28

    12,327       10,545,449  

1.13%, 08/31/28

    9,268       7,787,040  

1.25%, 03/31/28

    15,085       12,935,719  

1.25%, 04/30/28

    8,668       7,416,732  

1.25%, 06/30/28

    19,085       16,229,450  

1.25%, 09/30/28

    14,770       12,451,057  

1.38%, 10/31/28

    13,634       11,534,831  

1.50%, 11/30/28

    11,015       9,354,145  

2.75%, 02/15/28

    10,587       9,727,633  

2.88%, 05/15/28

    22,582       20,769,081  

2.88%, 08/15/28

    15,345       14,046,527  

3.13%, 11/15/28

    11,076       10,213,035  

3.50%, 01/31/28

    6,441       6,107,125  

3.63%, 03/31/28

    3,610       3,436,036  

4.00%, 02/29/28

    7,853       7,594,096  

4.38%, 08/31/28

    2,000       1,961,875  

4.63%, 09/30/28

    2,000       1,981,875  

4.88%, 10/31/28

    2,500       2,505,273  
   

 

 

 
      195,339,709  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.4%
(Cost: $202,575,383)

 

    195,339,709  
   

 

 

 
Security       
Shares
    Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.7%

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(a)(b)

    1,460,000     $ 1,460,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.7%
(Cost: $ 1,460,000)

 

    1,460,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.1%
(Cost: $ 204,035,383)

 

    196,799,709  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%

 

    1,810,533  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   198,610,242  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(b) 

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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 150,000      $ 1,310,000 (a)     $      $      $      $ 1,460,000        1,460,000      $ 34,626 (b)     $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
 

 

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 195,339,709        $        $ 195,339,709  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     1,460,000                            1,460,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,460,000        $ 195,339,709        $             —        $ 196,799,709  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   
U.S. Government Obligations — 98.7%            

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond
1.63%, 08/15/29

  $ 9,432     $ 7,907,372  

1.75%, 01/31/29

    9,647       8,256,818  

1.75%, 11/15/29

    7,250       6,086,035  

1.88%, 02/28/29

    11,298       9,712,234  

2.38%, 03/31/29

    8,362       7,361,826  

2.38%, 05/15/29

    11,261       9,893,492  

2.63%, 02/15/29

    14,030       12,562,509  

2.63%, 07/31/29

    6,808       6,033,590  

2.75%, 05/31/29

    10,454       9,359,737  

2.88%, 04/30/29

    7,927       7,156,466  

3.13%, 08/31/29

    10,454       9,507,967  

3.25%, 06/30/29

    7,629       7,003,894  

3.88%, 09/30/29

    4,649       4,400,395  

3.88%, 11/30/29

    7,604       7,185,996  

4.00%, 10/31/29

    5,475       5,213,678  
   

 

 

 
      117,642,009  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.7%
(Cost: $122,373,557)

 

      117,642,009  
   

 

 

 
,Security       
Shares
    Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(a)(b)

    670,000     $ 670,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5%
(Cost: $670,000)

 

    670,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.2%
(Cost: $123,043,557)

 

    118,312,009  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.8%

 

    897,588  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   119,209,597  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(b) 

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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 220,000        $450,000 (a)     $      $      $      $ 670,000        670,000      $ 15,568 (b)     $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 

 

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 117,642,009        $        $117,642,009

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     670,000                          670,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

   $   670,000        $ 117,642,009        $             —        $118,312,009
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   
U.S. Government Obligations — 97.6%            

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond
0.63%, 05/15/30

  $ 25,460     $ 19,408,125  

0.63%, 08/15/30

    34,391       25,978,488  

0.88%, 11/15/30

    36,088       27,589,376  

1.50%, 02/15/30

    16,738       13,683,969  

3.50%, 01/31/30

    8,814       8,141,219  

3.50%, 04/30/30

    9,281       8,552,487  

3.63%, 03/31/30

    7,174       6,661,921  

3.75%, 05/31/30

    9,089       8,492,385  

3.75%, 06/30/30

    5,448       5,086,644  

4.00%, 02/28/30

    12,974       12,322,069  

4.00%, 07/31/30

    551       521,943  

4.13%, 08/31/30

    7,016       6,692,606  

4.63%, 09/30/30

    1,000       983,125  

4.88%, 10/31/30

    1,000       997,969  
   

 

 

 
      145,112,326  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 97.6%
(Cost: $154,438,121)

 

      145,112,326  
   

 

 

 
Security  

    

Shares

    Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 1.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(a)(b)

    1,960,000     $ 1,960,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.3%
(Cost: $1,960,000)

 

    1,960,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.9%
(Cost: $156,398,121)

 

    147,072,326  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.1%

 

    1,656,389  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   148,728,715  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(b) 

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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 330,000        $1,630,000 (a)     $      $      $      $ 1,960,000        1,960,000      $ 34,373      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

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

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 145,112,326        $        $145,112,326

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     1,960,000                          1,960,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

   $     1,960,000        $ 145,112,326        $             —        $147,072,326
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

U.S. Government Obligations — 98.8%  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond
1.13%, 02/15/31

  $ 35,889     $ 27,793,024  

1.25%, 08/15/31

    38,863       29,766,935  

1.38%, 11/15/31

    38,652       29,665,103  

1.63%, 05/15/31

    36,330       28,926,503  

5.38%, 02/15/31

    283       291,490  
   

 

 

 
      116,443,055  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.8%
(Cost: $126,318,020)

 

    116,443,055  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

 

 
Short-Term Securities  
Money Market Funds — 0.4%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(a)(b)

    480,000       480,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $480,000)

 

    480,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.2%
(Cost: $126,798,020)

 

    116,923,055  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.8%

 

    940,796  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 117,863,851  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(b) 

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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 30,000      $ 450,000 (a)     $      $      $      $ 480,000        480,000      $ 12,000 (b)     $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2031 Term Treasury 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

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 116,443,055        $        $ 116,443,055  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     480,000                            480,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $      480,000        $ 116,443,055        $             —        $ 116,923,055  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

U.S. Government Obligations — 98.4%  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond
1.88%, 02/15/32

  $ 40,031     $ 31,813,540  

2.75%, 08/15/32

    37,941       32,095,799  

2.88%, 05/15/32

    39,194       33,632,164  

4.13%, 11/15/32

    37,856       35,664,493  
   

 

 

 
      133,205,996  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.4%
(Cost: $142,995,001)

 

    133,205,996  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

 

 
Short-Term Securities  
Money Market Funds — 0.1%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.33%(a)(b)

    120,000       120,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $120,000)

 

    120,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.5%
(Cost: $143,115,001)

 

    133,325,996  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.5%

 

    1,967,035  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 135,293,031  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(b) 

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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $        $120,000 (a)     $      $      $      $ 120,000        120,000      $ 7,660 (b)     $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
 

 

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 133,205,996        $        $ 133,205,996  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
 

 

   Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

   $ 120,000        $        $        $ 120,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   120,000        $ 133,205,996        $        $ 133,325,996  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

   
U.S. Government Obligations — 98.5%            

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond
3.38%, 05/15/33

  $   24,730     $ 21,866,730  

3.50%, 02/15/33

    24,369       21,813,884  

3.88%, 08/15/33

    26,329       24,234,837  
   

 

 

 
      67,915,451  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.5%
(Cost: $69,405,487)

 

    67,915,451  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

 

 
Short-Term Securities  

Money Market Funds — 0.1%

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency
Shares, 5.33%(a)(b)

    30,000       30,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $30,000)

 

    30,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.6%
(Cost: $69,435,487)

 

    67,945,451  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.4%

 

    998,525  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  68,943,976  
   

 

 

 
(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(b) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

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
06/27/23
 
(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
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 


 
 
 
 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   $      $ 30,000 (b)     $      $      $      $ 30,000        30,000      $ 1,126      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Commencement of operations.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

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

                 

U.S. Government Obligations

   $        $ 67,915,451        $        $ 67,915,451  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     30,000                            30,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     30,000        $ 67,915,451        $             —        $ 67,945,451  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

October 31, 2023

  

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

iBonds Dec 2023

Term Treasury ETF

    

iShares

iBonds Dec 2024
Term Treasury ETF

   

iShares

iBonds Dec 2025
Term Treasury ETF

   

iShares

iBonds Dec

2026

Term Treasury

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $ 576,639,940      $ 2,603,086,002     $ 1,498,098,138     $ 462,506,268  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    1,453,202,000        123,870,000       6,200,000       4,440,000  

Cash

    142,042,253        12,386       3,207       3,382  

Receivables:

        

Investments sold

    50,785,477              76,421,265        

Securities lending income — affiliated

    17,436        3,959              

Capital shares sold

           91,925       2,357,693       195,076  

Dividends — affiliated

    6,095,772        122,684       21,909       16,697  

Interest — unaffiliated

    4,100,950        10,595,850       7,005,823       1,830,736  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    2,232,883,828        2,737,782,806       1,590,108,035       468,992,159  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    17,255,000        90,890,000              

Payables:

        

Investments purchased

                 57,483,008       160,223  

Capital shares redeemed

    2,047              20,178       33,010  

Investment advisory fees

    39,564        151,861       93,548       24,600  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    17,296,611        91,041,861       57,596,734       217,833  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

        

NET ASSETS

  $ 2,215,587,217      $ 2,646,740,945     $ 1,532,511,301     $ 468,774,326  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

        

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,208,780,260      $ 2,660,281,232     $ 1,552,836,345     $ 483,183,923  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    6,806,957        (13,540,287     (20,325,044     (14,409,597
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 2,215,587,217      $ 2,646,740,945     $ 1,532,511,301     $ 468,774,326  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

        

Shares outstanding

    89,250,000        111,000,000       66,400,000       20,900,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 24.82      $ 23.84     $ 23.08     $ 22.43  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None       None       None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 577,162,650      $ 2,619,570,437     $ 1,518,307,901     $ 471,988,792  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 16,892,354      $ 88,678,399     $     $  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,453,202,000      $ 123,870,000     $ 6,200,000     $ 4,440,000  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

I N A N C I A L    T A T E M E N T  S 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   (continued)

October 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

iBonds Dec

2027
Term Treasury

ETF

   

iShares

iBonds Dec

2028
Term Treasury

ETF

   

iShares

iBonds Dec

2029
Term Treasury

ETF

   

iShares

iBonds Dec

2030
Term Treasury

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 276,752,663     $ 195,339,709     $ 117,642,009     $ 145,112,326  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

    1,360,000       1,460,000       670,000       1,960,000  

Cash

    9,240       7,795       7,232       5,792  

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

    842,942       7,199,723       2,886,017       4,337,227  

Capital shares sold

    259,088       71,322       12,602        

Dividends — affiliated

    3,425       5,642       1,907       7,691  

Interest — unaffiliated

    1,170,438       1,061,565       851,801       779,440  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    280,397,796       205,145,756       122,071,568       152,202,476  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    247,671       6,524,577       2,855,492       3,427,847  

Capital shares redeemed

                      37,428  

Investment advisory fees

    15,347       10,937       6,479       8,486  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    263,018       6,535,514       2,861,971       3,473,761  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

       

NET ASSETS

  $ 280,134,778     $ 198,610,242     $ 119,209,597     $ 148,728,715  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 291,097,021     $ 207,652,050     $ 127,222,939     $ 163,903,637  

Accumulated loss

    (10,962,243     (9,041,808     (8,013,342     (15,174,922
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 280,134,778     $ 198,610,242     $ 119,209,597     $ 148,728,715  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

       

Shares outstanding

    12,900,000       9,300,000       5,750,000       8,000,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 21.72     $ 21.36     $ 20.73     $ 18.59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 284,889,732     $ 202,575,383     $ 122,373,557     $ 154,438,121  

(b) Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,360,000     $ 1,460,000     $ 670,000     $ 1,960,000  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   (continued)

October 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

iBonds Dec

2031
Term Treasury

ETF

   

iShares

iBonds Dec

2032
Term Treasury

ETF

   

iShares

iBonds Dec

2033

Term Treasury

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 116,443,055     $ 133,205,996        $ 67,915,451  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

    480,000       120,000          30,000  

Cash

    2,611       2,507          8,166  

Receivables:

        

Investments sold

    232,994       341,888          6,898,175  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,120       626          168  

Interest — unaffiliated

    710,004       1,629,558          782,592  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

    117,870,784       135,300,575          75,634,552  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Payables:

        

Investments purchased

                   6,687,175  

Investment advisory fees

    6,933       7,544          3,401  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    6,933       7,544          6,690,576  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

        

NET ASSETS

  $ 117,863,851     $ 135,293,031        $ 68,943,976  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

        

Paid-in capital

  $ 127,648,085     $ 145,057,061        $ 70,678,103  

Accumulated loss

    (9,784,234     (9,764,030        (1,734,127
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 117,863,851     $ 135,293,031        $ 68,943,976  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

        

Shares outstanding

    6,150,000       6,300,000          3,000,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 19.16     $ 21.48        $ 22.98  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited          Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None          None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 126,318,020     $ 142,995,001        $ 69,405,487  

(b) Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 480,000     $ 120,000        $ 30,000  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2023

 

   


iShares

iBonds Dec

2023
Term Treasury

ETF

 

 


 

 

   


iShares

iBonds Dec

2024
Term Treasury

ETF

 

 


 

 

   



iShares
iBonds Dec

2025
Term Treasury
ETF

 
 


 
 

   



iShares

iBonds Dec

2026
Term Treasury
ETF

 

 


 
 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 23,560,545     $ 687,450     $ 378,140     $ 78,421  

Interest — unaffiliated

    92,316,940       89,607,523       47,634,853       10,768,499  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    634,539       31,713       4,986       83  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    116,512,024       90,326,686       48,017,979       10,847,003  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    1,778,716       1,446,972       803,151       198,303  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,778,716       1,446,972       803,151       198,303  

Less:

       

Investment advisory fees waived

    (411,302     (12,520     (6,936     (1,460
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1,367,414       1,434,452       796,215       196,843  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    115,144,610       88,892,234       47,221,764       10,650,160  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (124,107     (3,713,200     (2,972,851     (2,668,889

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

    47       9       2       1  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    (209,797     514,460       403,086       323,877  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (333,857     (3,198,731     (2,569,763     (2,345,011
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    4,864,556       (6,146,884     (13,929,502     (3,660,714
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    4,864,556       (6,146,884     (13,929,502     (3,660,714
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    4,530,699       (9,345,615     (16,499,265     (6,005,725
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 119,675,309     $ 79,546,619     $ 30,722,499     $ 4,644,435  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations   (continued)

Year Ended October 31, 2023

 

   



iShares

iBonds Dec

2027
Term Treasury
ETF

 

 


 
 

   



iShares

iBonds Dec

2028
Term Treasury
ETF

 

 


 
 

   



iShares

iBonds Dec

2029
Term Treasury
ETF

 

 


 
 

   


iShares

iBonds Dec

2030

Term Treasury
ETF

 

 

 


 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 29,232     $ 34,320     $ 15,544     $ 34,373  

Interest — unaffiliated

    8,298,018       3,468,884       2,550,720       2,697,060  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    133       306       24        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    8,327,383       3,503,510       2,566,288       2,731,433  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    149,712       69,237       48,503       62,476  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    149,712       69,237       48,503       62,476  

Less:

       

Investment advisory fees waived

    (540     (609     (295     (625
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    149,172       68,628       48,208       61,851  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    8,178,211       3,434,882       2,518,080       2,669,582  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (991,700     (1,588,819     (2,397,146     (6,049,965

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    576,081       402,520       14,547       98,966  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (415,619     (1,186,299     (2,382,599     (5,950,999
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (5,386,794     (3,907,232     (1,714,708     1,258,705  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (5,386,794     (3,907,232     (1,714,708     1,258,705  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (5,802,413     (5,093,531     (4,097,307     (4,692,294
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 2,375,798     $ (1,658,649   $ (1,579,227   $ (2,022,712
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations   (continued)

Year Ended October 31, 2023

 

   



iShares

iBonds Dec

2031
Term Treasury
ETF

 

 


 
 

   



iShares

iBonds Dec

2032
Term Treasury
ETF

 

 


 
 

   



iShares

iBonds Dec

2033
Term Treasury
ETF

 

 


 
(a)  

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 11,792     $ 7,488     $ 1,126  

Interest — unaffiliated

    1,962,041       2,509,231       375,566  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    208       172        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,974,041       2,516,891       376,692  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory

    40,017       47,102       6,077  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    40,017       47,102       6,077  

Less:

     

Investment advisory fees waived

    (212     (135     (19
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    39,805       46,967       6,058  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,934,236       2,469,924       370,634  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (252,844     (329,863     (466,156

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

    31,734       136,554        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (221,110     (193,309     (466,156
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (8,099,270     (9,437,928     (1,490,036
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (8,099,270     (9,437,928     (1,490,036
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (8,320,380     (9,631,237     (1,956,192
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (6,386,144)     $ (7,161,313)     $ (1,585,558)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

For the period from June 27, 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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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

         

iShares

 iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF 

          

iShares

 iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF 

 
   

 

 

      

 

 

 
         

Year Ended

10/31/23

          

Year Ended

10/31/22

          

Year Ended

10/31/23

           Year Ended
10/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                  

OPERATIONS

                  

Net investment income

             $ 115,144,610                 $ 5,731,117                 $ 88,892,234                 $ 4,964,637  

Net realized loss

      (333,857        (2,581,389        (3,198,731        (3,283,265

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      4,864,556          (5,264,971        (6,146,884        (10,193,140
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      119,675,309          (2,115,243        79,546,619          (8,511,768
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                  

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (108,095,152        (2,873,254        (80,598,526        (3,252,740
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                  

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      1,084,393,652          1,055,605,379          1,921,500,871          690,799,667  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                  

Total increase in net assets

      1,095,973,809          1,050,616,882          1,920,448,964          679,035,159  

Beginning of year

      1,119,613,408          68,996,526          726,291,981          47,256,822  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 2,215,587,217        $ 1,119,613,408        $ 2,646,740,945        $ 726,291,981  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

         

iShares

 iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF 

          

iShares

 iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF 

 
   

 

 

      

 

 

 
         

Year Ended

10/31/23

           Year Ended
10/31/22
           Year Ended
10/31/23
           Year Ended
10/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                  

OPERATIONS

                  

Net investment income

             $ 47,221,764                 $ 2,143,739                 $ 10,650,160                 $ 1,611,396  

Net realized loss

      (2,569,763        (3,146,147        (2,345,011        (3,820,872

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (13,929,502        (6,017,310        (3,660,714        (5,559,470
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      30,722,499          (7,019,718        4,644,435          (7,768,946
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                  

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (42,238,905        (1,262,837        (9,506,757        (1,311,849
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                  

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      1,205,217,958          325,469,098          351,955,716          114,300,076  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                  

Total increase in net assets

      1,193,701,552          317,186,543          347,093,394          105,219,281  

Beginning of year

      338,809,749          21,623,206          121,680,932          16,461,651  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 1,532,511,301        $ 338,809,749        $ 468,774,326        $ 121,680,932  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

         

iShares

 iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF 

          

iShares

 iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF 

 
   

 

 

      

 

 

 
          Year Ended
10/31/23
           Year Ended
10/31/22
           Year Ended
10/31/23
           Year Ended
10/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                  

OPERATIONS

                                                             

Net investment income

    $ 8,178,211        $ 798,957        $ 3,434,882        $ 326,234  

Net realized loss

      (415,619        (2,558,637        (1,186,299        (620,076

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (5,386,794        (2,213,309        (3,907,232        (2,780,154
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      2,375,798          (3,972,989        (1,658,649        (3,073,996
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                  

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (7,507,384        (605,669        (2,872,284        (284,375
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                  

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      148,717,984          109,683,926          168,503,725          19,144,177  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                  

Total increase in net assets

      143,586,398          105,105,268          163,972,792          15,785,806  

Beginning of year

      136,548,380          31,443,112          34,637,450          18,851,644  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 280,134,778        $ 136,548,380        $ 198,610,242        $ 34,637,450  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

         

iShares

 iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF 

          

iShares

 iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF 

 
   

 

 

      

 

 

 
          Year Ended
10/31/23
           Year Ended
10/31/22
           Year Ended
10/31/23
           Year Ended
10/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                  

OPERATIONS

                  

Net investment income

             $ 2,518,080                 $ 345,253                 $ 2,669,582                 $ 1,778,609  

Net realized loss

      (2,382,599        (1,371,265        (5,950,999        (7,191,029

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (1,714,708        (2,134,090        1,258,705          (10,440,330
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

      (1,579,227        (3,160,102        (2,022,712        (15,852,750
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                  

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (2,223,361        (257,403        (2,472,543        (1,460,782
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                  

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      84,641,970          24,275,915          78,845,916          88,198,943  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                  

Total increase in net assets

      80,839,382          20,858,410          74,350,661          70,885,411  

Beginning of year

      38,370,215          17,511,805          74,378,054          3,492,643  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 119,209,597        $ 38,370,215        $ 148,728,715        $ 74,378,054  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

         

iShares

 iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF 

          

iShares

 iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF 

 
   

 

 

      

 

 

 
     
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
      
Year Ended
10/31/22
 
 
      
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
      

Period From
07/06/22

to 10/31/22

 
(a)  

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                  

OPERATIONS

                  

Net investment income

              $ 1,934,236                  $ 276,465                  $ 2,469,924                  $ 40,162  

Net realized loss

      (221,110        (1,356,335        (193,309        (100,405

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (8,099,270        (1,744,029        (9,437,928        (351,077
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

      (6,386,144        (2,823,899        (7,161,313        (411,320
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

                  

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (1,586,102        (218,224        (2,038,743        (27,829
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                  

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      111,725,174          14,687,889          139,949,762          4,982,474  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                  

Total increase in net assets

      103,752,928          11,645,766          130,749,706          4,543,325  

Beginning of period

      14,110,923          2,465,157          4,543,325           
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 117,863,851        $ 14,110,923        $ 135,293,031        $ 4,543,325  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

   

 

iShares
iBonds Dec
2033
Term Treasury
ETF

 

 
   

Period From
06/27/23

to 10/31/23

 
(a)  

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income

  $ 370,634  

Net realized loss

    (466,156

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,490,036
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,585,558
 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (148,569
 

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    70,678,103  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

Total increase in net assets

    68,943,976  

Beginning of period

     
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 68,943,976  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

 

iShares iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/21
 
 
   

Period From
02/25/20

to 10/31/20

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 24.72     $ 25.55     $ 25.71     $ 24.99  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    1.12       0.64       0.07       0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    0.03       (1.24     (0.15     0.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.15       (0.60     (0.08     0.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.05     (0.23     (0.08     (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 24.82     $ 24.72     $ 25.55     $ 25.71  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

    4.78     (2.39 )%      (0.30 )%      3.25 %(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.05     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.53     2.55     0.28     0.63 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 2,215,587     $ 1,119,613     $ 68,997     $ 17,996  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    0     29     10     1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

 

iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/21
 
 
   

Period From
02/25/20

to 10/31/20

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 23.85     $ 25.54     $ 25.93     $ 25.04  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    1.02       0.59       0.12       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (0.09     (1.97     (0.35     0.87  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.93       (1.38     (0.23     0.99  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

       

From net investment income

    (0.94     (0.31     (0.14     (0.10

From net realized gain

                (0.02      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.94     (0.31     (0.16     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 23.84     $ 23.85     $ 25.54     $ 25.93  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

    3.98     (5.43 )%      (0.90 )%      3.95 %(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.30     2.45     0.46     0.69 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 2,646,741     $ 726,292     $ 47,257     $ 12,964  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    7     63     112     7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

 

iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/21
 
 
   

Period From
02/25/20

to 10/31/20

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 23.21     $ 25.44     $ 26.07     $ 25.07  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.96       0.55       0.15       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (0.21     (2.48     (0.62     0.97  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.75       (1.93     (0.47     1.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.88     (0.30     (0.16     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 23.08     $ 23.21     $ 25.44     $ 26.07  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

    3.28     (7.64 )%      (1.83 )%      4.39 %(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.12     2.30     0.58     0.71 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 1,532,511     $ 338,810     $ 21,623     $ 15,642  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    15     63     15     2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

 

iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/21
 
 
   

Period From
02/25/20

to 10/31/20

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 22.53     $ 25.33     $ 26.15     $ 25.02  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.85       0.50       0.16       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (0.17     (2.95     (0.82     1.11  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.68       (2.45     (0.66     1.23  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.78     (0.35     (0.16     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.43     $ 22.53     $ 25.33     $ 26.15  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

    3.01     (9.70 )%      (2.55 )%      4.90 %(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.76     2.11     0.62     0.69 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 468,774     $ 121,681     $ 16,462     $ 22,230  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    29     76     41     5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

 

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/21
 
 
   

Period From
02/25/20

to 10/31/20

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 22.02     $ 25.15     $ 26.19     $ 25.05  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.85       0.45       0.20       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (0.37     (3.24     (1.06     1.11  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.48       (2.79     (0.86     1.23  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.78     (0.34     (0.18     (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 21.72     $ 22.02     $ 25.15     $ 26.19  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

    2.13     (11.18 )%      (3.31 )%      4.92 %(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.82     1.92     0.78     0.66 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 280,135     $ 136,548     $ 31,443     $ 14,405  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    10     58     18     45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

 

iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/21
 
 
   

Period From
02/25/20

to 10/31/20

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 21.65     $ 25.14     $ 26.30     $ 25.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.76       0.36       0.21       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (0.39     (3.54     (1.17     1.13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.37       (3.18     (0.96     1.26  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.66     (0.31     (0.20     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 21.36     $ 21.65     $ 25.14     $ 26.30  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

    1.62     (12.70 )%      (3.71 )%      5.01 %(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.47     1.54     0.83     0.71 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 198,610     $ 34,637     $ 18,852     $ 14,467  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    15     34     73     10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/21
 
 
   

Period From
02/25/20

to 10/31/20

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 21.32     $ 25.02     $ 26.27     $ 25.04  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.78       0.39       0.19       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (0.65     (3.81     (1.25     1.20  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.13       (3.42     (1.06     1.34  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.72     (0.28     (0.19     (0.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 20.73     $ 21.32     $ 25.02     $ 26.27  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

    0.55     (13.72 )%      (4.08 )%      5.35 %(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.63     1.68     0.74     0.78 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 119,210     $ 38,370     $ 17,512     $ 23,645  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    34     51     0 %(j)       19
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

(j) 

Rounds to less than 0.5%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

 

iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/21
 
 
   

Period From
07/14/20

to 10/31/20

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.32     $ 23.28     $ 24.58     $ 25.06  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.58       0.49       0.20       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized loss(c)

    (0.73     (4.11     (1.32     (0.49
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from investment operations

    (0.15     (3.62     (1.12     (0.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.58     (0.34     (0.18     (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.59     $ 19.32     $ 23.28     $ 24.58  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

    (0.88 )%      (15.69 )%      (4.58 )%      (1.81 )%(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07     0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.99     2.36     0.83     0.53 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 148,729     $ 74,378     $ 3,493     $ 2,458  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    43     0 %(j)       37     36
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

(j) 

Rounds to less than 1%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
10/31/22
 
 
   

Period From
07/13/21

to 10/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 20.16     $ 24.65     $ 24.91  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.69       0.55       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized loss(c)

    (1.07     (4.63     (0.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from investment operations

    (0.38     (4.08     (0.20
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

     

From net investment income

    (0.62     (0.39     (0.06

From net realized gain

          (0.02      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.62     (0.41     (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.16     $ 20.16     $ 24.65  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

     

Based on net asset value

    (2.03 )%      (16.73 )%      (0.81 )%(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

     

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07     0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.38     2.54     1.29 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 117,864     $ 14,111     $ 2,465  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    0 %(j)       10     26
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

(j) 

Rounds to less than 0.5%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

 

iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
10/31/23
 
 
   

Period From
07/06/22

to 10/31/22

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 22.72     $ 24.88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.84       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized loss(c)

    (1.33     (2.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease from investment operations

    (0.49     (2.02
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.75     (0.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 21.48     $ 22.72  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

   

Based on net asset value

    (2.37 )%      (8.16 )%(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

   

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07     0.07 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.67     2.97 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

   

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 135,293     $ 4,543  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    13     47
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iShares
iBonds
Dec 2033
Term Treasury
ETF

 

 
 

 

 

 
   


Period
From
06/27/23

to
10/31/23

 
 
(a)  


 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 25.00  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.35  

Net realized and unrealized loss(c)

    (2.19
 

 

 

 

Net decrease from investment operations

    (1.84
 

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.18
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.98  
 

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    (7.38 )%(f) 
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

 

Total expenses

    0.07 %(h) 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07 %(h) 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.18 %(h) 
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 68,944  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    55
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF  

Diversification
Classification

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

 

Diversified(a)

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

 

Diversified(a)

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

 

Diversified(a)

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

 

Diversified(a)

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

 

Diversified(a)

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

 

Diversified(a)

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

 

Diversified(a)

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

 

Diversified

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

 

Diversified

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

 

Diversified

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury(b)

 

Diversified

 

  (a) 

The Fund’s classification changed from non-diversified to diversified during the reporting period.

 
  (b) 

The Fund commenced operations on June 27, 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.

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 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.

 

   

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:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the 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

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral.

 

 

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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
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received, at Fair Value
 
(a) 
    Net Amount  

 

 

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

        

Morgan Stanley

  $ 16,892,354      $ (16,892,354   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 24,203,125      $ (24,203,125   $     $  

Morgan Stanley

    48,645,899        (48,645,899            

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    15,829,375        (15,829,375            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 88,678,399      $ (88,678,399   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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 the 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, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.07%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.

Expense Waivers: A fund may incur its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). The total of the investment advisory fee and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, is a fund’s total annual operating expenses. Total expenses as shown in the Statements of Operations does not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for each Fund through the termination date of such Fund, in an amount equal to acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, attributable to each Fund’s investments in other funds advised by BFA or its affiliates.

These amounts are included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2023, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to these arrangements were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Amounts Waived  

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $ 411,302  

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

    12,520  

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    6,936  

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    1,460  

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    540  

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    609  

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    295  

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    625  

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    212  

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    135  

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury

    19  

 

 

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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  

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $   174,638  

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

    10,982  

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    1,202  

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    28  

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    57  

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    103  

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    12  

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    89  

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    42  

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

 

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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:

 

     U.S. Government Securities  
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $      $ 98,907,685  

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

      128,223,265          195,774,103  

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    162,806,723        201,666,483  

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    82,157,836        88,801,112  

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    21,947,264        26,392,909  

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    14,833,375        16,828,576  

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    23,733,346        24,181,868  

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    38,377,484        40,990,042  

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    155,046        1,133,841  

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    8,841,724        9,367,601  

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury

    85,380,614        15,560,335  

For the year ended October 31, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $ 1,878,957,999      $ 516,585,096  

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

      2,119,024,833          214,297,220  

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    1,386,520,087        193,354,992  

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    373,170,395        24,930,053  

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    202,419,155        54,911,213  

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    193,535,525        26,963,006  

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    85,786,828        2,133,133  

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    136,987,016        59,298,426  

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    136,141,168        25,331,145  

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    161,493,020        23,030,653  

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury

    67,361,105         

 

7.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’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)
 

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $         (209,797)      $ 209,797  

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

    514,460        (514,460

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    403,086        (403,086

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    323,877        (323,877

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    576,081        (576,081

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    402,400        (402,400

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    14,547        (14,547

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    98,966        (98,966

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    31,734        (31,734

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    124,825        (124,825

 

 

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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Year Ended
10/31/23
     Year Ended
10/31/22
 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 108,095,152      $ 2,873,254  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 80,598,526      $ 3,252,740  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 42,238,905      $ 1,262,837  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 9,506,757      $ 1,311,849  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 7,507,384      $ 605,669  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 2,872,284      $ 284,375  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 2,223,361      $ 257,403  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 2,472,543      $ 1,460,782  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 1,586,102      $ 218,224  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Year Ended
10/31/23
     Period Ended
10/31/22
 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 2,038,743      $ 27,829  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Period Ended
10/31/23
 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury

 

Ordinary income

  $ 148,569  
 

 

 

 

As of October 31, 2023, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    
Undistributed
Ordinary Income
 
 
    

Non-expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 
 
(a) 
   
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
(b) 
    Total  

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $ 9,919,061      $ (2,589,394   $ (522,710   $ 6,806,957  

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

    10,017,111        (7,072,963     (16,484,435     (13,540,287

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    5,877,747        (5,993,028     (20,209,763     (20,325,044

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    1,452,305        (6,379,378     (9,482,524     (14,409,597

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    886,458        (3,711,632     (8,137,069     (10,962,243

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    630,474        (2,436,608     (7,235,674     (9,041,808

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    392,454        (3,674,248     (4,731,548     (8,013,342

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    517,983        (6,367,110     (9,325,795     (15,174,922

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    412,303        (319,672     (9,876,865     (9,784,234

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    443,529        (342,920     (9,864,639     (9,764,030

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury

    222,065        (466,156     (1,490,036     (1,734,127

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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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
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $   2,030,364,650      $ 1      $ (522,711   $ (522,710

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

    2,743,440,437               (16,484,435     (16,484,435

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    1,524,507,901               (20,209,763     (20,209,763

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    476,428,792               (9,482,524     (9,482,524

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    286,249,732               (8,137,069     (8,137,069

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    204,035,383        74        (7,235,748     (7,235,674

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    123,043,557               (4,731,548     (4,731,548

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    156,398,121               (9,325,795     (9,325,795

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    126,799,920               (9,876,865     (9,876,865

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    143,190,635               (9,864,639     (9,864,639

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury

    69,435,487               (1,490,036     (1,490,036

 

8.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Market Risk: Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

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.

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 securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the the Funds invest.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will 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.

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.

 

9.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
    Year Ended
10/31/23
    Year Ended
10/31/22
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

       

Shares sold

    81,550,000     $ 2,014,964,208       43,750,000     $ 1,084,812,929  

Shares redeemed

    (37,600,000     (930,570,556     (1,150,000     (29,207,550
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    43,950,000     $   1,084,393,652       42,600,000     $   1,055,605,379  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

       

Shares sold

    89,650,000     $ 2,138,309,056       28,600,000     $ 690,799,667  

Shares redeemed

    (9,100,000     (216,808,185            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    80,550,000     $ 1,921,500,871       28,600,000     $ 690,799,667  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

       

Shares sold

    60,250,000     $ 1,400,600,895       16,900,000     $ 400,527,356  

Shares redeemed

    (8,450,000     (195,382,937     (3,150,000     (75,058,258
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    51,800,000     $ 1,205,217,958       13,750,000     $ 325,469,098  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

       

Shares sold

    16,600,000     $ 377,080,574       6,050,000     $ 143,475,143  

Shares redeemed

    (1,100,000     (25,124,858     (1,300,000     (29,175,067
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    15,500,000     $ 351,955,716       4,750,000     $ 114,300,076  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

       

Shares sold

    9,200,000     $ 204,037,260       6,500,000     $ 145,216,995  

Shares redeemed

    (2,500,000     (55,319,276     (1,550,000     (35,533,069
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    6,700,000     $ 148,717,984       4,950,000     $ 109,683,926  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

       

Shares sold

    8,950,000     $ 195,800,219       850,000     $ 19,144,177  

Shares redeemed

    (1,250,000     (27,296,494            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    7,700,000     $ 168,503,725       850,000     $ 19,144,177  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

       

Shares sold

    4,050,000     $ 86,801,211       1,550,000     $ 33,986,141  

Shares redeemed

    (100,000     (2,159,241     (450,000     (9,710,226
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    3,950,000     $ 84,641,970       1,100,000     $ 24,275,915  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

       

Shares sold

    7,150,000     $ 138,668,133       8,850,000     $ 187,513,182  

Shares redeemed

    (3,000,000     (59,822,217     (5,150,000     (99,314,239
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    4,150,000     $ 78,845,916       3,700,000     $ 88,198,943  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

       

Shares sold

    6,700,000     $ 137,269,008       1,500,000     $ 32,943,636  

Shares redeemed

    (1,250,000     (25,543,834     (900,000     (18,255,747
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    5,450,000     $ 111,725,174       600,000     $ 14,687,889  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

 

 
    Year Ended
10/31/23
     Period Ended
10/31/22
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

         

Shares sold

    7,150,000     $ 163,243,790        200,000      $ 4,982,474  

Shares redeemed

    (1,050,000     (23,294,028)                
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    6,100,000     $   139,949,762        200,000      $   4,982,474  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 
                  Period Ended
10/31/23(a)
 
iShares ETF                 Shares      Amount  

 

 

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury

          

Shares sold

          3,000,000      $ 70,678,103  
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The Fund commenced operations on June 27, 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.

 

10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and the following item was noted:

Planned Fund Liquidation: In accordance with its prospectus and its investment objective, the iShares iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF ceased trading after the close of business on December 15, 2023. Proceeds of the liquidation are currently scheduled to be sent to shareholders on December 22, 2023.

 

 

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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 eleven 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 (eleven 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 iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury ETF(1)

  iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETF(1)

  iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF(1)

  iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF(1)

  iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF(1)

  iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF(1)

  iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF(1)

  iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF(1)

  iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF(1)

  iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF(2)

  iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (3)

(1) 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.

(2) Statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, and statement of changes in net assets for the year ended October 31, 2023 and for the period July 6, 2022 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2022.

(3) Statement of operations and statement of changes in net assets for the period June 27, 2023 (commencement of operations) to 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 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:

 

iShares ETF   Federal Obligation
Interest
 

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $ 114,510,072  

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

    88,860,520  

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    47,216,777  

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    10,650,079  

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    8,178,078  

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    3,434,696  

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    2,518,057  

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    2,669,579  

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    1,934,029  

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    2,469,766  

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury

    370,634  

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:

 

iShares ETF   Interest Dividends  

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $ 114,510,072  

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

    88,860,520  

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    47,216,777  

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    10,650,079  

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    8,178,078  

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    3,434,696  

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    2,518,057  

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    2,669,579  

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    1,934,029  

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    2,469,766  

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury

    370,634  

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:

 

iShares ETF   Interest-Related
Dividends
 

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $ 114,510,072  

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

    88,860,520  

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    47,216,777  

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    10,650,079  

iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury

    8,178,078  

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    3,434,696  

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    2,518,057  

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    2,669,579  

iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury

    1,934,029  

iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury

    2,469,766  

iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury

    370,634  

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares iBonds Dec 2023TermTreasury ETF, iShares iBonds Dec 2024TermTreasury ETF, iShares iBonds Dec 2025TermTreasury ETF, iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF, iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF, iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF, iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF, iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF, iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF, iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF (each 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”) 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 Agreement. 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 Agreement 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 Agreement 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; (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 Agreement 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 lower than 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.

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 Agreement 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 under the Advisory Agreement 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, 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 BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies 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 Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

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 Agreement 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 Agreement 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 did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

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 Agreement 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 (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 Agreement 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

 

 

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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 Agreement for the coming year.

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (each 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 to consider and approve the proposed Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. 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 terms of the proposed Advisory Agreement. At a meeting held on March 29-30, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the selection of BFA as investment adviser and approved the proposed Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA. The Board also considered information previously provided by BFA, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), as applicable, at prior Board meetings. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services to be provided to the Fund and the availability of information related to profits to be realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, no one of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable 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 lower than 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.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided by BFA: The Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time and have made significant investments into the iShares business to support the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board considered representations by BFA, BTC, and BlackRock that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Fund would be similar to the scope and quality of services provided to other iShares funds. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to other iShares funds. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and 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 who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources that will be available to them in managing the Fund. The Board also considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies, which were provided throughout the year with respect to other iShares funds, and other matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program.

Based on review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided to the Fund and Profits to be Realized by BFA and Affiliates: The Board did not consider the profitability of the Fund to BFA based on the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement or revenue to be received by BFA or its affiliates in connection with services to be provided to the Fund since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. The Board noted that it expects to receive profitability information from BFA periodically following the Fund’s launch and will thus be in a position to evaluate whether any new or additional breakpoints or other adjustments in Fund fees would be appropriate.

Economies of Scale: The Board considered information that it had previously received regarding potential economies of scale, efficiencies and scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints and waivers or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

This consideration of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement.

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,

 

 

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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 noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA previously provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the iShares funds, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the iShares funds, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: Except as noted below, the Board did not consider the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services to be provided to the Fund by BFA since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. However, the Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered the potential payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board also noted the potential revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that would permit a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board also considered the potential for revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, and its affiliates in the event of any loaning of portfolio securities of the Fund. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that will be provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the Advisory Agreement.

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 to be rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the Advisory Agreement.

 

 

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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

 

 

 
    Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year
          % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year
 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Net
Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Share
          Net
Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Share
 

 

 

iBonds Dec 2023 Term Treasury

  $   1.046366     $     $     $   1.046366         100             100

iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury

    0.937767                   0.937767         100                   100  

iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury

    0.877273                   0.877273         100                   100  

iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury

    0.780209                   0.780209         100                   100  

iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury

    0.656171                   0.656171         100                   100  

iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury

    0.721540                   0.721540         100                   100  

iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury

    0.580321                   0.580321               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.

 

 

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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 Fund is 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).

 

Interested Trustees
       

      Name

    (Year of

      Birth)

   Position(s)    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).

 

(a) 

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.

(b) 

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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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com. Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.

 

 

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This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

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The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by ICE Data Indices, LLC, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.

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